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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number X
Dry Crushing and Roasting Mill.
We illustrate on this page the general plan of
a dry crushing and roasting mill as arranged by
the Pacific Iron Works of this city. The ore is
brought to the upper story and dropped on to
the grizzlies which are shown above. The tine
ore passes on down, while the coarse ore is
broken in the rock-breaker and then passes by
ohuto down to the revolving drier.
What appears to be the furnace on the upper
floor of the building is the Pacifio revolving '
drier. This is to dry the ore before it goes into \
the batteries,
and takes the
plaoe of the
ordinary drying
plates hereto
fore used. 'Ihe
ore h delivered
from the crush-
er (shown in
the engraving)
ci-ectly into the
drier, where it
is anowered
through the
flame as it
i a pro^res'.ed
through the cyl-
inder, until dis-
charged at the
lower end. It
is automatic in
i t b operation,
requires little
fuel, and needs
n o attention.
The ore is more
thoroughly
dried than is
possible on
plates. These
driers are made
40"x30" diam-
eter by 16 ft.
Iongand48"x30"
24 ft. long.
From thiB
drier the ore
goes to the bat-
teries, and is
then carried up
into the fur-
nace, where it
is chloridized.
The furnace
used is the
Howell -White,
in which are
combined the
three essential
requistt s for
the thorough
and economical
roasting and chlorination of ores: 1st. Con-
tinuous progression through and discharge
of the ore from the furnace while it
is being constantly Btirred and showered
through the heated air and gases, exposing it
in the greatest possible degree to their reduc-
ing action. 2d. Increasing the heat on the
ores as they are progressed through the fur-
nace. 3d. Subjecting the ores to this shower-
ing process any length of time that may be
necessary, with any given character of ore, for
its thorough reduction.
For ores containing base medals this furnace
affords a most economical process, The
ore being exposed in the very great-
est degree, and also for any desired
time to the action of the receiving agents of
heat, air or gases. The main fire enters the
lower end of the cylinder and passes entirely
through it. The ore is regularly and continu-
ously fed from a hopper at the upper end, by a
sorew conveyor into the cylinder and constantly
stirred and showered through the heated air
and gases, by means of spiral ribs in the small
section of the cylinder, and regularly pro-
gresses through it and discharges at the lower
end into the ore chamber. The length of time
is subject to regulation. The auxiliary fire at
the upper end of the cylinder is for the purpose
of receiving the finer particles of ore which are
carried back by the draft, which constitute, in
many cases, 10 or 15 per oent. of the entire
product, and which would otherwise be lost.
When the ore comes from the batteries con-
veyors move it along to the furnace, where the
elevator deposits it in the hopper. After pass-
ing through the furnace the ore goes to the
cooling tljor buowo below the furnace. Aitsr
being cooled it is taken to the pans, and thence
passes to the settlers. The retorts are shown
on the left. The drier, furniee, retorts and
boilers each have independent stacks. A dry
crushing 20-stamp mill such as che engraving
A New Amalgamator and Concentrator.
Wm. F. Davis, of 1232 Dupont street, in this
city, has just received through the Mining
and Scientific 1'ress Patent Agency a patent
for an improved ore concentrator and amalga-
mator of that class in which an endle38 belt
t avels upward against a stream of water and
deposits its concentrations in a tank below.
A tack having an inclined bottom has at its
upper end a smaller tank for receiving the con-
centrations. The main tank is supplied with
water from a pipe underneath, and has a dis-
charge in its end near the bottom. In the re-
&
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OP A DRY CRUSHING AND ROASTING MILL.
represents will require an 18x46 Wheelock en-
gine for power.
We learn from the Pioohe Record that Eu-
gene Blair, formerly of the police force in Vir-
ginia, Nov., with two or three prospectors, has
gone off on a mining "still hunt" in Southern
Arizona. Th e Record Bays : Although these
individuals were very reticent as to what they
were goinp after, we learn they go for the pur-
pose of taking up the mica claims in that lo-
cality, of whicb there are large quantities. The
blocks of mica that have from time to time been
sent to Fioche from that vicinity are very fine
specimens, and as the railroad will be running
through that section within a year, these mica
claims will probably become valuable, though
worthless at present.
Garber & Thornton, of San Francisco, have
commenced suit in the District Court at Eureka
(Nev.) to recover from the Eureka Consolidated
Mining Company §60,000— a balance claimed
by them for legal services rendered the com-
pany, principally in the great suit with the
Richmond Mining Company, determined in the
Supreme Court of the United States in March,
1881,
I ceiving tank is journaled a driving drum to
which power is applied. There are al30 suit-
able rollers arranged along the endless belt run-
ning over theBe and the driving drum.
To the belt is given what is known as an "up-
hill travel," that is, it travels up the incl.ne
over the rollers and around the drum from
which it derives its motion. All the rollers
over which it passes, including the drum, are
individually journaled in boxes provided
with screws whereby each may be adjusted to
vary the inclination or level of the belt at any
desirable point, which is an advantage to the
ore at different points upon the belt, aB has been
found by experience. One of the rollers over
which the belfr travels is cam-shaped, which
gives the belt a gentle undulatory motion,
which the inventor says is highly beneficial in
settling the heavier particles. There is no side
shake or end shake to the belt.
The water in both the main and small tanks is
kept high enough to submerge the entire belt,
with the exception of that portion of its top ex-
tending from the top of the main roller to about
two-thirds of the way down.
Just over the belt at its highest point, which
is above the roller, next to the upper one, is a
water pipe arranged to throw jets of water upon
and against the belt as it travels upward, This
pipe is loosely journaled in boxes, to have a cer-
tain lateral movement or vibration. The lat-
eral vibration of the pipe causes a distribution
of the jets over the belt. Above the belt, lower
than the water pipe, is the ore distributer or
feed, supplied from a small sluice. Water is
also directed upon the belt at the edge of the
water line by another water pipe.
In the lower end of the tank is a plate amal-
gamated on its lower surface and sustained on
the surface of the water by means of suitable
hangers. This plate extends between tho water
line upon the belt and the end of the tank.
The belt travels upward by means of power
applied at the
drum, its lar-
gest portion
moving through
the water. The
ore is fed to the
belt fiom the
distributer, and
moving up,
meets the vi-
brating jets of
water fron* the
water pipe. By
these jets a sep-
aration occurs
at this poirit.
The heavier
particles or con-
centration re-
Bist the down-
ward flow of
the water, and
are carried
down into the
receiving tank,
which contains
clear water,and
are washed off.
From this
they are contin-
ually discharg-
ed through its
bottom. The
lighter or waste
particles flow
down over the
belt with the
waste water.
They contain a
portion of prec-
ious metal too
light to resist
the flow. The
undulatory mo-
tion given by
the cam roller,
which is a main
peculiarity o f
the machine,
tends to settle
them down upon
the belt, and
l some are thus carried up and washed off in the
upper tank. The rest continue down to the
water's edge, where they are met by the down-
ward jets of clear water from the supplemental
pipe, and more evaporation occurs. What is left
descends into the muddy water, and the floating
gold is caught under the inverted amalgam
plate. Others pass down through the amalgam
grate and are caught, while the purely waste
matter finds a discharge through the opening.
Thus during the entire operation the pulp is
subjected to a concentratory and amalgamatory
prooess. Any kind of belt is used, but the in-
ventor sayB he has obtained good results upon
some kinds of ore with a belt with a friction sur-
face, made by mixing fine sand with the paint
applied to a heavy oanvas belt.
The legal holidays, other than Sundays, for
1883 will fall as follows: Twenty-second of
February (Washington's Birthday), Thursday;
30th of May (Decoration Day), Wednesday;
Fourth of July (Independence day), Wednes-
day; 25th of December (Christma3)( Tuesday.
Thanksgiving is selected by the President, and
usually falls on a Thursday. If Admission day
is observed it will be on a Monday, the 9th
of September falling on a Sunday.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January G, 1883
Correspondence,
Notes From Eureka, Nevada.
[From our Correspondent.]
The new Richmond furnace will be atarted up,
it is thought, about the 1st of January. I hear
of nothing new at the mines. At the Eureka
Con. there ia nothing unusual to note. The
new (Looan) shaft is at a standstill, and will be
so until the eections of the accumulator [arrive
and are set in place. At the Albion the big
smokestacks are finished, and are said by
Sapt. Robinson to be working with the flue-
dust chambers satisfactorily, doing the work
required as smoothly as can be desired, Down
in the mine developments are progressing
steadily day by day, giving testimony to the
increasing worth of the property.
New strikes are reported occasionally, but
from their position it appears that they are all
on the same fissure as the huge Richmond ore
bodies, and which extends across the A, C.
line iu a northwesterly direction through the
Albion ground.
The Latest Strike
Made is a triangular cave, dimensions about 33
ft. from noith to south, and 32 ft. from east to
west. The bottom is filled with debris. On the
west wall of it is a body of ore, on which a
raise of 20 ft. has been made. Samples taken
from different places show the value to be at the
rite of §135 silver and $6 gold per ton; it also
carries 22£% of lead. It is situated on the same
level as the October cave, about 120 ft. west-
ward from it.
In the west drift from the east upraise the
entire face is all in ore. Twenty ft. below the
same is a west drift, just now broken into ore,
the distance of the same being ISO ft. from the
A. C. line and chamber B, from which large
quantities of ore are still being taken.
I understand that the Albion Company have
shipped 1,770 bars of base bullion up to Dec.
1st, and from then up to the present time
they have shipped 2,S99 bare; added to which,
the melted bullion in the furnace pit may run
the number up to 3.000 bars, Supt. Robinson
confidently asserts that when both furnaces are
running under full blast he will ship about
10,000 bars per month. If my information
from the smelters that No. 2 furnace is not
running up to more than two-thirds of its ca-
pacity, is correct, Mr. Robinson's statement is
made from inference from preeent results.
Among some of the
Earliest Locations Made in Eureka District
Are the mines of the Alexandria Company, but
they have been worked by the moat primitive
methods, and up to the present date with ex-
ceeding irregularity. The ores from them were
among the first smelted in the district, having
been ,sold at the old Roslin furnace, the only
one then in operation here. The Alexandria
mine is situated a few hundred ft. above the
El Dorado No. 2 main shaft, and is on the same
mineral belt of limestone as the Eureka
Tunnel ore bodies. From time to time large
quantities of ore have been produced that will
probably aggregate $60,000. The expenses
of development, reduction work?, etc., will reach
$40,000. Several good stikes have been made
by parties leasing the property. The company
have lately purchased the Sterling series of loca-
tions adjoining it, owned by the Sterling Min-
ing Co., a corporation possessed of no ether cap-
ital than was taken out of the mine. It, how-
ever, is undoubtedly a valuable property, that,
by the application of adequate means to develop
it, will become dividend-paying. A force of
men have been set to work grading a road for
the purpose of removing the hoisting machinery
from the Alexandria incline shaft to a vertical
Bhaft on the Dilligent location, 200 ft. south
of it.
This Shaft 1b Now Down
One hundred feet, and will be carried to a depth
of 500 ft., more or less, to the level of the
Eureka tunnel, with which it is intended to
make connection for the purpose of easy ex-
traction of ore and cheap disposal of waste rock.
A wagon road will also be extended from the
mine to one now built to New York canyon,
which will give thorough andeaBy access. It is
estimated that there are trees on the ground
sufficient to provide fuel for running the engine
for two years. The ore obtained is generally of
good quality, running as high as $400 per ton.
There is also a quantity that is of a grade
hitherto unprofitable to work.
At the Lizzie L,, in running a drift to con-
nect with a cave discovered a few weeks ago,
some ore was struck in a fissure. It is four feet
thick, and has been stripped for six feet along
the veiny but the extent of the body is not yet
known. Assays show a value of $143 per ton
in gold and Bilver. At the Grant mine noth-
ing but dead work is being done at present. The
Geraldine tunnel, now in 130 ft.,has to be driven
40 ft. farther to connect with the old workings,
out of which very large quantities of rich ore
have been taken
On Adams Hill
The Bowman Company have just shipped 25
tons of oro to the Eureka Con, furnaces that
worked over $100 per ton. ThiB mine is pro-
ducing favorably,
Grif. J. Griffith, the superintendent of the
Wales Con. is in Eureka. He says he will re-
sume work on the mine. Should anything be
done actively the public will be duly informed
of it. Last month the Bertrand Company av-
eraged a run of 55 ijons of ore per day. It cott
$2.25 t> mine, and about $9 per ton to mill. I
learn that the ore yields from 20 to 25 oza. of
silver per ton.
Work has been resumed in the south shaft of
the Medora Con. mine, adjoining the old Page
and Corwin, and a vein of ore 8 inches thick,
very rich, has been struck. Thirty tons of ore
are being shipped from the Fairplay mine on the
Alhambra hill to the Eureka Con. furnaces.
I hear that the richest ore even taken out of
the Bay State mine at Newark, White Pine
county, has been struck within the past week.
This property 1b capable of producing large
quantities of high grade ore, and ttill greater of
middle class. It is a regular shipper to the
Richmond furnaces in Eureka, as are other
mines in that locality. Yours truly,
M. H. Joseph.
The Transit Observations and Lon<. itudes.
Dr. A. P. Goddard writes to the Sacramento
Record-Union as follows: "With regard to the
vexed question of longitudes, and the correct
time of the Beveral contacts during the transit
of Venus, December 6;h, I believe the whole
matter can be reconciled something as follows:
It appears that we cannot exactly adopt the
Signal Service longitudes in another paper.
For instance, Professor Davidson's observatory
on Clay-street hill and Oetavia street, where
Captain,Gilbert (in charge) took theobservation,
is in longitude 122d. 25m. 41s., as determined
by Professor Davidson a few years sinee,
whereas the Signal Service still call San Fran-
cisco 1221. 26m. 153., which was what Lieuten-
ant Trowbridge made Lime Point, in S»n Fran-
cisco bay, in the CoaBt Survey of 1S53-54. It
gave the relative time from Greenwich 8h. 9m.
45 h, while Trof. Davidson's observatory gives
it Sh. 9m. 42.733?., or about 2£a. difference in
time. But the Signal Service Washington
longitude of 77d. 1m. is much more out
of the way from the Dome observatory.
1 1; is true that it has been variously computed
at different times from 77 J. 0m. 153 to 77d.
8m , which may be found in Black's atlas, pub
liBhed in 1871; bat Johnson's cyclopedia, 1877,
and Loomis' astronomy, give it 77d. 2m. 4Sa.
If we take the relative difference, however, of
the late eminent and lamented Dr. Draper's
computation of his observatory at Hastings,
near New York, which in his transit of Mer-
cury observations, May 6, 1878, he gave as 73d.
52m. 253., or 23b. 47m. 4 183. in time, calling
Washington 24h. The difference, 12 n. 42a., is
equal to 33. 10m. 303., which, added to 731.
52m. 253., makes 77d. 2m. 55*. Thisi3 doubt-
less very nearly correct. But special observa-
tions for longitude or time from Greenwich,
after the electric Atlantic cable was laid, were
taken by Dr. Gould, Professor Hilgard and an-
other, which gave a mean of 5h. 8m. 12.12).,
convertible to 77d. 3m. 1.83. Washington; so
probably that is most correct of all, and iB our
starting point. Then we deduct 5h. Sm. 12.12s
from Professor Davidson's observatory — 8b. 9m.
42 7333.— we have 3b. lm. 30.6133. as the differ-
ence between Washington time and the Clay
street observatory; or, if we please, deduct 77d.
3m. 1.8s, Washington, from 122d, 25m. 41s., Clay
street, giving 45d. 22m. 39.2$. these should give
the same results in time, or show that the
Atlantic cable observations were not connected
with the same part of Washington. It does
give us the same result or 3 b., 1 m., 3.6 sec,
for difference between Washington and the Da-
vidson'observatory. Therefore, if we take the
given predicted Washington time for the transit
and deduct the difference, we shall have the
predicted time for Professor Davidson's obser-
vatory in San Francisco, Captain Gilbert's place
of observation — not of course the Cerro Eoblero
N. M., station, where Professor Davidson had
such admirable success' — except, however, the
first contact, which his station seems to have
missed, as the sun was less t-fcfen a diameter
above the Organ mountains at the first internal
contact. Weil, then, the prediction for Captain
Gilbert stood:
Washington. San Francisco.
Fivat contact 8.55 A. M. 5:53 5G,4 A. ai.
First internal coo tact 9:16 a. m. 0:1+ 50.4 A. M,
Second internal contact 2:3S p. M. 11:30 . 56.4 A. M.
Last contact 3:00 r. M. 11:68 50,4 A. M.
But there is an admirable chart in Proctor's
"The Universe and the Coming Tiansits,"
showing that ingress is retarded eight minutes
at about 108° longitude, and egress accelerated
three to four minutes on our coast, and five
minutes at about 104° longitude. The second
internal or third contact was not due at II h,
36m., 56.4 sec, but at some figure we must as-
certain. It is not quite clear, however, that
the eight minutes, or even seven and a half
minutes' retardation extends further than the
diagonal path shown running from about Wy-
oming to ths Gulf of California, but it undoubt-
edly indicates important differences which may
clear up the observed differences at San Fran-
cisco and Sacramento.
Captain Gilbert recorded his observation of
the second internal contact at llh. 42m. A. m,
and the last contact at 12h. 2m. 10*., showing
5m. 3.6s. retardation at the third contact, and
3m. 13.63. at the last contant from the Wash-
ington predicted time. But it appears that the
well-known medical almanac of Dr. Jayne,
Philadelphia, gives the time for thirty-one
cities in the United States, including Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, and llh. 42m. a. m. is
given for San Francisco, and we may note that
if we deduct three minutes' acceleration from
eight minutes' retardation, it leaves the retard-
ation five minutes, or within 3.63. of the ob-
servance, or taking the last contact and de-
ducting 3lm. acceleration from 7m. rttardation,
it would give us 3im. retardation, which would
ba within 3. 63. of the last contact observation
at San Francisco. A very little alteration in
the proportions of the acceleration and retarda-
tion would give the exact results, therefore I
have dwelt upon the San Francisco observa-
tions because they afford the kay to the cor-
rectness of Major Bander's at the State Capi-
tol; but now, then, we must ascertain what the
loDgitude of our State Capitol is. Professor
Hall kindly informs me that it is 27.85 miles
less or east of 122:1. true longitude. At 381.
35m. Sacramento latitude that would give us
121d. 29.n. 7.4j., while the Coast Survey in
1S78 ordered lm. added to every degree
of old longitude, showing that formerly
it would have read, after adding the
lm. 121d. 30m. 7.4 sec. The Signal Service
figure- -121d. 31m. — appears to be too much.
Adopting 121d. 29m. 7.4?., then, as the longi-
tude of the State Capitol west of Greenwich,
the difference from San Francisco is 56m. 33.6
sec; for adding that to my computation of the
dome of the State Capitol— 12 Id. 29 n. 7-4 sec.
— which has never been given by any civil en-
gineer before, we have 1221. 25 m. 41 sec. for
Prof.J Davidsons's observatory on Clay street
hill. It must be recollected that the Coast
Survey Offjce, Washington Equare, San Fran-
cisco, was called in longitude 122 i. 24m.
35.49 Bee, but no doubt should have been 122d.
25m. 35 49 sec. The 56m, 33.6 sec. gives us
3m. 46.24 sec. difference of time, or later than
San Francisco, so that, as we found before, that
the San Francisco, or Captain Gilbert's ob-
servation of llh. 42m. came out right with the
proper retardation added, and conformed to Dr.
Jayne's almanac; so if we add 3m. 46.24s.,
Laeour's difference of time, to llh. 42 m., we have,
as a result, llh. 45m. 46.24s. which includes
the same retardation as we allowed for San
Francisco, and this comes out 13.76a. only less
than llh. 46m. given in Dr. Jayne'd almanac.
The observation was. in fact, called, ai ex-
plained last week, at llh. 42 n. 55 1., San Fran-
cisco time, adding 3b. 46m. 24?.; therefore, we
have llh. 46m. 31.24a., showing that Major
Bender was probably 31.249. late," as he was
confident he wae, and even admitted 13.76 s.
more, which would make the actual occurrence
precisely what I estimate it should have been,
llh. 45m. 46.24). My mode of getting the
true retardation was only approximate, how-
ever. The last contact would work out as fol-
lows: Captain Gilbert's was 12h. 2m. 10'.,
with probable retardation of 3m. 13 6.*. included.
We have then merely to add the difference of
our time, 3m. 46.243., to 12b. 2m. 103., making
12b.fc5m. 56.243. The actual time Mr. Shearer
called to Major Bender was 12b. 2m. 253., by
San Francisco time; adding, therefore, 3m.
42 24s. The Sacramento time called was 12h.
6m. 11.24s., showing a possibility that it was
called 15 seconds too late to be in harmony with
Captain Gilbert's. Thus, then, we have ar-
rived at conclusions that harmonize with science
and the facts, and prove the correctness of Cap-
tain Gilbert's observations. Prof. Proctor's
elaborate descriptions and chart for the transit
of December 6, 1882, and the really admirable
precise figures given by Dr. Jayne's almanac,
for which his astronomer i3 deserving of the
public thanks, whereas the Scientific American,
if it quoted from the Nautical almanac, which
I have not yet had an opportunity of seeing,
still only gave us the Washington time without
the retardation added, and was consequently
misleading. It was only a few days since that
Dr. Jayne's almanac was brought to my notice,
which, together with Proctor's chart, I believe
clears up the whole mystery, now thafc I have
ascertained the various longitudes of Washing-
ton, San Francisco, and our own State capitol,
which have never been given to the public be-
fore. I have labored with zsal and a determi-
nation to master the question, and have the sat-
isfaction at least that ''truth bringa its own re-
ward," and som^, at least, of the public, I am
sure, will appreciate my endeavor.
New State OfficBrs and Legislature.
The following is a list of the State officers
elect, with postoffice addresses of same:
Governor — George Stoneman, San Gabriel, Los
Angeles county.
Lieutenant-Governor— John Daggett, Oakland —
formerly Klamath Mills, Siskiyou county.
Secretary of State — T. L. Thompson, Santa Rosa,
Sonoma county.
Controller— -J. P. Dunn, San Francisco.
Treasurer — w. .\. January, San Jose.
Attorney-General— E. C. Marshall, San Francisco.
Surveyor-General — W. I. Willey, San Diego.
Superintendent of Public Instruction— VV. T.
Welcker, San Francisco.
Clerk of Supreme Court— J. W. McCarthy, Mo-
desto, Stanislaus county.
Railroad Commissioners — G.J. Carpenter, Placer-
ville, El Dorado county; W. P. Humphries, San
Francisco; W. W. Foote, Oakland.
Board of Equalization— Charles Gildea, San
Francisco; L. C. Morehouse, San Leandro, Ala-
meda county; C. S. Wilcoxon, Yuba City, Sutter
county; John Markley, Salinas.
Congressmen— Charles A. Sumner, San Francisco;
T. R. Glascock, Oakland; W. S. Rosecrans, San
Francisco; fames H. Budd, Stockton; Barclay
Henley, Santa Rosa, Sonoma county; P. B. Tully,
Gilroy, Santa Clara county.
Senate.
First District— San Diego and San Bernardino,
John Woll'skill, D., Bernardo. ' 1 Diej
Second District— Lo
D,, Los Angeles.
Third District— yentura, Santa Barbara and San
Luis Obispo, George Steele, R., San Luis Obispo.
Fourth Distrtct— Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Mono
and Inyo, Patrick Redely, D, Bodie.
Fifth District— Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus,
J. D. Spencer, D. , Modesto.
Sixth District— Monterey, San Benito and Santa
Cruz, Benjamin Knight, D., Santa Cruz.
Seventh District— Santa Clara, C. H. MaddoN
D., San Jose; B. D. Murphy, D., San [ose.
Eighth District — San Francisco and Sari MaHco,
Jeremiah Lynch', 1'., San Francisco.
Ninth District— San Francisco, T. McCarthy, D. ;
John Harrigan, D.
Tenth District— San Francisco, David McClure,
R.; George H. Perry. R.
Eleventh District— San Francisco, Edward Keat-
ing, D.; T. R. Nelson, D.
Twelfth District— San -Francisco, J. T. Dougherty,
D.; Martin Kelly, D.
Thirteenth District— San Francisco, ], F. Sulli-
van, D. ; W. Crqnan, I >.
Fourteenth District— Alameda, Henry Vrooman,
R. , Oakland; George E. Whitney, R., Oakland.
Fifteenth District — Contra Costa and Marin, W,
B. English, D., Concord, Contra Costa county.
Sixteenih District— San Joaquin and Amador, B.
F. Langford (joint), D., Acampo; F. T. Baldwin,
D. , Stockton.
Seventeenth District— Calaveras and Tuolumne,
C. D. Reynolds, D., Milton, Calaveras county.
Eighteenth District— Sacramento, Joseph Routier,
R., Routier's P. O.; Frederick Cox, D., Sacra-
mento.
Nineteenth District— Solano and Yolo, J. M.
Dudley, R., Dixon; K. E. Kelley (John), D., Fair-
field.
Twentieth District — Napa, Lake and Sonoma,
Dennis Spencer, D., Napa.
Twenty-first District— Sonoma, George A. John-
son, D. , Santa Rosa.
Twenty-second District— Placer, ]. A. Filcher,
D., Auburn.
Twenty-third District — El Dorado and Alpine,
Thomas Fraser, ,R., Placerviile,
Twentv-fourth I 'istrict — Nevada and Sierra, C. W
Cross, I'. Nevada City; H.W.Wallis (joint), R.,
Forest City, Sierra county.
Twenty-lift 1 1 District- -Yuba and Sutler, A. L.
Chandler, R., Nicolaus.
Twenty-sixth District — Butte, Pinmasatid Lassen,
W, \Y. ICelldgg', D., Quincy, Pltimas county.
Twenty-seventh Districl -Mendocino, Humboldt
and Del Norte, I'. tl, Ryan, D., Eureka.
Twenty-eighth- I >istrict — Siskiyou, Modoc, Trin-
ity and Shasta, Clay W. Taylor, I'., Shasta.
Twenty-ninth District— Colusa and Tehama, C.
F. Foster. D., Red Bluff.
Assembly.
Alameda— 1.. 11. Carv, R., Oakland; W. B.
Clement, R., Alameda'; R. L. II. Brown, R., Hay-
war. is.
Amador A. 1 'aminetti, 1 '., Jackson; Robed
Stewart, I >. , Volcano.
Butte -I-. C. than-.,, i 1., 1 n-oville; T. R. Flem-
ming, D. , Gridley.
1 niura Costa— G. VV. I . I larter, R , Byron.
1 lalaveras -A. R. \\ In ,1. D., \ alley Spring
1 !olusa and Tehama— Reuben Clark', I '., \\ illiams,
Colusa county.
Del Norte— W. A. Hamilton, D.
El Dorado — C. I'". Irwin, D., Placerviile,
El Dorado and Alpine -Thomas B. Rowland, D. ,
Rowland's, Lake Tahoe.
Fresno — W. D. Grady, D.
Humbeldt— I. H. G. Weaver, R., Eureka.
Inyo and Mono— J. M. Keller, K., Lone Pine,
Inyo county.
Los Angeles- A. P.. Moffitt, D., San Fernando;
H. W. Head, D., Garden Grove.
Lake — H. J. Crumpton, D.
Mariposa and Merced — \V. L. Smith, D. , Mari-
posa.'
Marin — S, C. Bowers, D., San Rafael.
Mendocino — Archibald Yell, D.
Monterey -Thomas F. Faw, D, , Chualar, Monte-
rey county.
Napa — F. E.Johnston, I),
Nevada- -1- 1 .. Lewison, R.. Truckee; V Wal-
rath, R., Nevada City; J. O. Sweetland, D., Sweet-
land.
Placer— P. McHale, D., Michigan Bluff.
Plumas and Lassen— Calvin McClaskey, D,,
Susanville.
San Francisco— Ninth District — E. Gausrail, 1 >. ,
W, J, Simon, I >. ; Thomas F. Barry, D ; [ames
Callaghan, D. Tenth I >istrict— 1 'harles A. Mm-
dock, R.;J. H. Culver, R. ; B. F. McKinley, R,;A.
G. Booth, P. Eleventh District— Peter Wheelan,
D. ; Thomas Healy, I 1. ; Bernard Rawle, D. ; Syd-
ney Hall, D. Twelfth 1 ijstriet -T. H. Mi I
D.; M, R. Leverson, I >. . James |. Flynn, IX; P.
Plover, D. Thirtc nth 1 'istn ! ■< 'harl< . \. 1 h hes
D.; D. H. Bibb, D. ; Thomas II. Murphy, D . ; E.
J. O'Connor, D.
Sacramento— H M Lame, D, Sacramento;
Ryan, R, Sacramento; Gillis Doty, D, J ilk Grove. ,
San Diego— Edwin Parker, D, San I ijego.
San Bernardino — Trueman Reeves, R.
San Luis Obispo— s H Hollister, R.
Santa Barbara and Ventura— C A Stork
Santa Barbara.
Santa Clara— A B Hunter, D, Santa Clara
M Townsend, D, San Jose; Adam Rhiel, I>. <
Santa Cruz — Lucien Heath, R, Santa Cruz.
San Benito — J H Mathews, D.
San Joaquin— S L Terry, D, Stockton; C S
phens, D, Stockton; J W ICerrick, D, 1 tollegei
San Mateo -1 V Coleman, D, Menlo Park.
1 D
I
Sierra — M Farley, D, Downieville.
Siskiyou and Modoc— Peter Peterson, I).
Stanislaus— E B Beard, D.
Solano— Joel A Harvey, R, Fairfield; DG '.
R. Vallejo.
Sonoma— John T Campbell, 0, Santa Ro
Martin, D, Petaluma; John Field, D, Cloven
Sutter— S R Fortna, D, Yuba City.
Trinity and Shasta — 1 M Briceland, D.
Tulare and Kern — W L Morton, D, Gran
Tulare county.
Tuolumne — F. D Nieol, D, Si
Yolo — D N Hershey, I). Black's Station.
Yuba— W M ' utter, D, Marysville; N G
D.
Recapitulation.
Democrats, 30; Republicans, 10;
cr.itie majority, 20. Assembly— Democrats, (
pul ilicans r.8; 1 fem « 1 ati majority, 44.
Jamu
Mining and Scientific Press.
. EGH APICAL % ROGRESS.
Asphalt Fouadatioas for Machinery.
Parties who find their business interfered
with by vibrations producod by a neighbor's
machinery are very apt to seek redress at the
hands of the law. Such litigation if attended
with loss of time and temper, if not of money;
it makes rnemus of neighbor?, and should, if
possible, be avoided. The offending party will
find it to his advantage to incur considerable ex-
pense in abating the nuisance, rather than sub-
ject himself to be mulcted in damages to an
amouct whioh a jury is to fix. Timber and
masonry, the materials usually employed for
foundations, have been found to transmit in-
juriously the vibrations of machinery placed
upon them and (irmly secured. Similar ma-
chinery, similarly secured upon a foundation of
asphalt concrete has, when driven at an equal
rate, produced no perceptible vibration. The
asphalt referred tois a natural produotof bitumi-
nous limestone, consisting of carbonate of lime
and mineral bitumen intimately commingled by
natural agency. If to this rook, ground to
powder, an additional portion of similar bitumen
be added, and the whole thoroughly mixed
when hot with clean dry sharp sand, free from
all earthy matters, we have the gritted asphalt-
maatic so successfully need just prior to the
Paris exhibition, 1873, and during that event,
for the construction of non-vibrating founda-
tions, by Mr. Wm. H. Delano, engiueeer of the
company organized for the manufacture of that
article.
A striking instance of the value of this pre-
paration as a foundation for machinery is given
in their own experience. Oue of the heavy
mills used by the company for grinding rock,
when running at its usual rate of 500 revolu-
tions per minute, caused a neighboring factory
for painting on glass and china to vibrate to
such a degree both in the works and in the
counting-room that the proprietor threatened to
bring suit. The area thrown into vibration by
the mill had a radius of over a hundred feet,
and the company wisely resolved to remove
the foundation of wood and masonry and sub-
stitute their own material for it. This was
done under both machinery and walls. It is
now impossible to know by the vibration when
the mill is running. There have never been
any yielding, settling or repairs since it was
laid.
Subsequently the foundation for a die press
for stamping out iron frames, and striking 12
blows a minute, waB laid in asphalt with equal
success. Foundations of asphalt for steam
hammers at the artillery factory at Vincennes
at the shops of the Paris, Lyons, and Mediter-
ranean railroad, and, elsewhere, have also given
every satisfaction.
The method employed for the large grist mill
making 1,400 revolutions a minute, at the Paris
Exhibition of 1878, will serve to illustrate the
general course to be pursued in laying such a
foundation. An oaken framework was first
built in the excavation, and the places marked
for the bearings, recesses, etc., surrounded by
a rough caisson of planking, firmly supported
by stays from the outside to prevent bulging.
A layer of hot gritted asphalt-maBtic was then
poured on the floor and covered with a layer of
flint-stone and rubble, perfectly dry; next a
layer of mastic followed by a layer of flint and
rubble, and so on, until the top was reached.
The whole was then. left 10 days to cool and set-
tle. At the end of that time the surface was
dres3ed with mastic and the planking removed.
Earth was then filled in all around to the re-
quired hight, and the machinery fixed and
started. At the close of the exhibition it was
found impossible to break up this material, and
as blasting could not be allowed in the city, the
block, weighing 45 tons, remains in the ground
of the Champs de Mars, opposite the Military
school. The proportions used were 60 per cent.
flint and rubble and 40 per cent, gritted mastic.
Of the latter about 7 per cent, was bitumen,
from which all matters volatilizable at 42S° Fah.
bad been driven off.
We condense the above from the Textile Re-
cord. In connection with the same we would
give the following, which it is said will form a
very good floor for a machine shop and even
quite a good foundation for the building and
machinery to rest upon: First make a proper
excavation, then wheel in gravel and dirt, ram
them down, run water upon them, and allowiog
it to settle; then adding 6 inches of fine, sharpy
olean sand, roll t'nis well with a heavy roller.
Upon this lay inch boards, both sides coated
with boiling tar. Upon this lay on end blocks
of square wood, 5 inches long, one end dipped
into tar for two-thirds its length, and set tarred
end down.
Steel vs. Iron Rails— The gradual disuse
of iron rails is shown by the fact that in the
last few months this country has entirely
ceased to import them from Great Britain, and
that in the eight months ending with August
there was a decrease in their exportation from
England of 1G|%. The steel rail expoiti, how-
ever, in the same length of time, increased from
339 686 to 505,017 tons. Oar own rolling-mills
are also turning out a much larger proportion tion of air' Girders should'be constructed "with
«ArS J e mUls at PQebl0' Colorado, | two thicknesses of material with half-inch
are totted up for making steel rails only, of space between, bolted and keyed together at
which they turn out about 1,000 per day. ( each end and in the middle.
American vs. English Nailmakera.
Discussing the prospects of the nail trade, a
Birmingham (Eog.) correspondent of the Lon-
don Ironmonger uys: Foreign competition in
this branch is relaxed by the action of Ameri-
can nailmakerc, who have advanced prices from
15 cents to 20 cents per keg. These advanced
rates, which are much above those demanded
by English makers, have of course greatly im-
proved the chances of English nails in Canada,
Australia and other neutral markets, though
many even in onr own colonies appear to be
strongly biased still in favor of the American
article, owing to the greater uniformity of qual-
ity. It is not denied that English manufactur-
ers can produce asjgood or even a better nail
than the Americans, but they do not always do
so; and the merchants who conduot the trade
are apt in buying to sacrifice higher considera-
tions to cheapness. The Americans are wiser
in their generation, and frankly recognize the
impossibility of competing with Eoglish mak-
ers in cheapness; they strive to excel in quality,
uniformity and excellence of patterns. On the
whole, these tactics have been of great service
to them, and have given them a footing in many
markets from which it will be no easy matter
to dislodge them.
Statistics show that over 85,000 kegs of
American nails and spikes were exported last
year. They wont to over 40 diffarent countries,
including England, Ireland and Scotland.
Chili took the most, 1,80G,500 ft?.; Mexico
next, 1321 512 lb.., and Cuba third, 1,269.120
His. The B.i:ish possessions in Africa took
581 9S7 ft?. The new departure in this manu-
facture, of making nails from mild steel instead
of iron, will no doubt greatly influence the qual-
ity of American nails, and possibly increase the
foreign demand for them.
Tempering Steel.— More tools are ruined
by overheating, cold-hammering and overtem-
pering than can be redeemed by all the new re-
cipes that have been invented. The only way
that is really good is first to find a brand of
Bteel that is good and suitable for the tools to
be made, and stick to it. Next find by a few
trials the lowest heat that will harden it in pure
water at 70" or ordinary shop temperature. If
steel is hardened at the lowest heat, the tem-
per will require drawing very little — i, e., to a
pale straw, full straw, or brownish yellow, but
not deeper unless for wood-working tools with
thin cutting edges, when a full brown may be
desirable. File makers use salt water for a
hardening bath, because it makes the water
more dense, and the teeth harder, and, of
course, more brittle. Sulphuric acid or mer-
cury is sometimes used for hardening very
small tools for cutting glass and etching stone.
For epriogs the same care should be taken in
regard to low. even heatiog that is necessary
with tools. Pure lard oil is as good, and prob-
ably better, than any of the many mixtures
that have been tried for the hardening fluid.
Burning off may do for drawing the temper of
small or thick springs, but is totally unfit for
long or slender ones. Dip the hardened spring
into a bath of oil heated nearly to ita boiling
temperature. This is the only way to get an
even temper. — Scientific American.
Improvements in Tempering Glass.— The
high expectations in regard to the Bastic
method of toughening glass do net appear to
have been fully realized, and any improvement
thereupon will be welcomed. That method
consisted in immersing the aiticle, while still
red hot, in a bath of oil heated to about 390°
Fah., and letting it remain there until it had
cooled down to that temperature. Glass thus
tempered, while tough, seems to be at the same
time very brittle, so that when it does break it
flies into very small fragments, much like
Prince Kapert drops. It appears to have a
hard skin, bound tightly over a less hard in-
terior. F. Lubisch, a GermaD, now claims to have
devised an improvement on the Bastic process.
He immerses the article in a hot bath, heated
only to about 220° Fah., but takes it out when
it has lost its redness and cools it gradually and
very slowly in an oven. He also uses a solu-
tion of starch or gum, or some similar substance
which does not soil the surface of the glass, as
fat or oil does. It is claimed that glass so
hardened resists pressure or shocks as well as
the Bastic glass, whilo at the same time it may
be cut with a diamond or polished and engraved
with the sand blast, a process to which the
Bistic glass cannot be safely subjected.
Improvement in Watch Hands.— A device
in the arrangement of watch hands has been
patented, whereby the traveler may see at a
glance the time, both at the place he is leaving
and whatever local time he may wish to keep at
a distance. The value to the traveling public
of such a service is apparent in the facility it
affords for making connection between trains
run at different times, etc. The improvement
consists merely in a convenient device whereby
a thin hand may be placed upon the dial with-
out any change in the movements of the watch.
Posts and Glrders.— A writer in Wood and
Iron says that posts, whether for supporting
floors or otherwise, should be bored from end
to end t) prevent dry rot by allowing a circula
Parasites in a Fly's Tongue.
The microscope iscomtantly revealing wonder
after wonder. Thelatestobservationisfrom ami-
croBoopist at Cincinnati, who has been examin-
ing the anatomy of the common house fly, the
tongue or proboscis of which he has ascertained
is quite commonly inhabited by parasities. The
operator had caught a fly, decapitated it and
taken out the tongue. The reporter of the Cin-
cinnati Commercial, who was present, writes as
follows-
Under ihe microscope the proboscis bore a
decided resemblance to a rough, uneven log,
overgrown with dark, thick moss, at one end of
which were a number of black projections hav-
ing the appearance of heavy spikes driven into
the log, but which were in reality infinitely
small hairs. It was certainly a formidable
looking object in its magnified state. The ex-
perienced eye of the professor detected a slight
vibration upon the surface of the log, and that
particular specimea of fly-tongue was pro-
nounced one of those for which we sought.
The tongue was inhabited, and again the fly
had proved a success. The operation which
followed was one of extreme caution and skill-
ful manipulation, and consuted 'n splitting the
organ lengthwise, which was successfully ac-
complished under the small microscope, with
instruments of most delicate texture, requiring
the greatest care in their use. The operation
resulted favorably, and Bure enough tie "crit-
ter" was there. He bad taken up his residence
for the time being inside the tongue, although
it has been demonstrated that he possesses the
power of roaming at Mb own sweet will either
inside or outside of his field of operation. He
waB captured without much of a contest, and
was imprisoned in a small drop of water,
which was placed upon a glass slide with aeon-
cave center, and subjected to the searching
revelations of the microscope. He appeared to
take naturally to his new element, and mani-
fested a surprising activity in his liquid quar-
ters. He was pronounced by the proftsaorto
be a very handsome specimen. He was almost
transparent, had a flat head and the b >dy of a
serpent. And how he did squirm, fill ng the
entire spacs of his miniature aquarium with his
writhings and onvuleions. By aotual measure-
ment this one was found by Mr. Mickelbor-
ough to be 93 1000 of an inch in diameter.
The greatest number he has ever found on a
single fly's 1 tongue was three — enough, in all
conscience !
Migration of Fish Through the Suez
Canal — Dr. Keller has communicated to the
Swiss Geographical Society some interesting
notes relative to the migration of fish by means
of the Sui z canal. It was at one time predicted
that the interchangeof fish between the Mediter-
ranean and the Red seas would soon assume
large proportions, but the prediction has not
been fulfilled. Specimens of the smaller Med-
iterranean fish have been found in the Hid sea,
and for some unexplained reason the b'sh seem
to travel in that direction in preference to the
other. The most interesting circumstance
noted is that the pearl oyster is slowly making
its way toward the Mediterranean. Its progress
is slow, but it is said to be moving in large
companies.
Another Great Lake in Africa.
The discovery of another great lake in the
interior of Africa is reported far to the west of
Albert Nyanzi. Occasional reports of Bucb a
lake have been current in scientific circles for
some time, but it is only recently that any
authentio data have been received. Recently
F. Lupton, Governor of the Egyptian province
of Bahr KI Ghaz»l, has written to the London
Times to the effect that Kifai Aga, an em.
ployee under his command, on his return from
an expedition toward the Uelle, told him that
he and some of the members of the expedition
had seen a great lake in the country of the Bar-
boa, a powerful copper-colored tribe clothed
with a peculiar grass cloth (of which Mr. Lap-
ton sends a specimen in his letter). Mr. .Lup-
ton gathered that the position of the lake was
in about 3 degrees 40 minutes north latitude,
and 23 degrees east longitude, and that it was
quite as large as Victoria Nyanza. Wnen the
weather permits, the Barboas cross the lake in
large open boatB made out of a single tree, the
voyage taking three days, and they obtain from
the people living on the western side (their
own country being east of the lake) articles of
European manufacture, euoh as blue beads and
brass wire.
Mr. Lupton gives in brief Rafai Aga's ac-
count of his trip to the lake, and concludes by
saying: "I feel I should not be doing right in
keeping dark this information, which, when
looked into by competent persons, may throw
some light on the famous Congo and Uelle riv-
era. I believe that the Uelle flows iutb the
lake discovered by Rafai Aga, and that the
stream which is said to flow out of the lake
probably joins the Congo." Mr. Lupton fur-
ther informs the Times that he is engaged in
preparing a map of this provinoe, and that be
was about to start in a few days on a journev
t> a country called Umbungu, some 15 dayis'
march to the west of Dshm Siber.
Recent Finds in the Connecticut Valley
Sandstones.— Some new and very fine speci-
mens of tracks are reported as having recently
been found in the sandstones at Turner's Falls,
in Massachusetts. Among the find is a bird
track with a stride of five feet in length. Com-
pared with a bird which made suoh a stride the
ostrich would dwindle in proportion to a barn-
yard fowl. This new find in a new locality is
considered a very interesting and important
one. The entire region|of the Connecticut! River
valley is supposed to have once Ibeen covered by
the sea, upon the beach of which birds, quad-
rupeds, insecti and various forms of vegetation
have left their impressions. Compared with
these traoks, as to age, the Pyramids of Egypt
are but as of yesterday.
Discovery of the Carbon Voltaic Arc— At
a recent meeting of the London Physical Soci-
ety Professor S. P. Thompson read some "His-
torical Notes on Physics," in which he showed
that the voltaic arc between carbon points was
produced by a Mr. Etienne Gaspar Robertson
(whose name indicates a Scotch origin) at Paris
in 1802. This reference is found in the Jour-
nal de Paris for that year. Laboratory note-
books at the Royal Institution, however, are
said to sliow that Davy experimented with the
arc quite as early. The experiment usually at-
tributed to Franklin, of exhausting air from a
vessel of water, "off the boil," and causing it
to boil afresh, ieTfound in Boyle's "new experi-
ments touching the spring of the air."
Sun Spots.— Herr S. Wolff endeavors to ac-
count for sun Bpots by a new theory. He thinks
they may represent areas on the eun that are
vastly hotter than the vast surface surrounding
instead of being cooler, as astronomers generally
believe. They are regions so extremely hot, he
supposes, that the heat radiations have reached
the intensity of ultra violet (red ?) rays; theBe
being invisible, the spots consequently appear
dark.
Electro-Generative Fuel.
At a recent meeting of the French Association
for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Brard, of
La Rochelle, read a paper before the physical
section in which he described a new method of
generating electricity by the combustion of a
peculiar kind of fire- slab, This slab consists of
a brick of carbonaceous matter and a brick of
nitrate of soda or nitrate of potash, plaoed to-
gether, but separated by a thin sheet of asbestos
paper, and both enveloped in a wrapper of
asbestoB. The carbon brick ie formed of about
100 grams of coal-dust kneaded into a paste
with tar or molasses, and shaped in a mold by
heat. The mold gives the brick a pitted sur-
face above and perforates it with holes through
and through from the upper to the under side.
Strips of braBB or copper are also imbedded in
the under side of the brick to serve as an elec-
trode for the oarbon pole of the electro-genera-
tive element. The other brick consists of a
mixture of three partB ashes and one part ni-
trate of potash or soda melted together and
poured upon the pitted surface of the carbon,
which, however, is first covered with a layer of
asbestos paper. Strips of brass are also imbed-
ded in this compound to serve as an electrode.
The slab thus formed constitutes a generator
of electricty when wrapped in asbestos and
placed in a furnace or fierce fire. In such an
element the carbon forms the negative plate
and is oxidized just as zinc is oxidized in the
ordinary voltaic cell, the nitrate of potash be-
ing the oxidizing substance. The Blab becomes
a thermo-chemical battery, and Mr. Brard
states that an electric current is obtained strong
enough to actuate an ordinary electric bell. By
connecting up several of theBe elementary slabs
after the manner of a voltaic battery, a more
powerful current is the result, three or four
cells being sufficient to decompose water.
Tremors of the Earth. — The London Times
publishes a synopsis of some papers on the
"Tremors of the Earth,"Jby the committee ap-
pointed to measure the lunar disturbance of
gravity and by Mr. G. Darwin, which contains
some statements new to the public. It is: con-
sidered proved by the men of science engaged
that the cruBt of the earth bends under the
weights imposed on it till, "when the barome-
ter rises an inch over a land area like that of
Australia, the increased load of air sinks fie
entire continent two or three inches below the
normal level." The land actually sinks and
rises under the pressure of the mass of water
thrown upon it by the tides; the maximum of
rise and fall on the Atlantic seaboard reaches
five inches. The effect is felt at the bottom of
the deepest mine, and may reach for an un-
known distance. It follows that the crust of
the earth must be of exceeding tenacity, ex-
ceeding as a minimum that of granite, and its
swaying may be tbecauses of phenomena 'hith-
erto quite unexplained, as, for example, the re-
lation between storm and earthquake. So uni-
versal, frequent and unavoidable are these dis-
turbances that the inquiry into the lunar dis-
turbance of gravity has been given up.. No
depth can be found at which a recording instru-
ment can be placed so as to escape their effect.
The round earth pants, in fact, like a breathing
being, under changes always going on above her.
Pebble-loaded water exerts an astonishing
erosive power. In one hydraulic mine a peb-
ble-loaded stream, working eight months in a
year, has in four years cut a channel in solid
slate rock 3 ft, wide and 50 ft. deep, according
to Packard.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 6, 1885
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange
ire-it i Weed I WeeK
Name of i e^iihr1 Ending! Ending
Company. 0l.c 14
Alpha
Alta
Andaa
Albion
Argeuta
Addenda
Atlas
Belcher
Balraont
Boat 4 Belcher
Billion
Btichtel
Bsllelale
jjjdie
Bsnton
Bulwer
Boston
Back Hawk
Bodie Tunnel
Booker
Uiiedonia
California
O hallenge
Chollar
•Jjnfidence
Con Imperial
Oou Virginia,
Crown Point
Columbus
Chsuunion
Concordia
Con Pacilic
Derbec
Day
E. Mt. Diablo
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel
Exchequer.
Endowment
Grand Prize
Golden Gate
(Joodshaw
Gould & Curry
Uilefc Norcro33...
' Head Center
Holmes
Independence
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Jupiter
Kentuck •
Kossuth
Lady Bryan
Lady Wash
Leviathan
Leeds ■••
Manhattan
Martin White
McCUnton
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
New York
Northern Belle....
North Noonday...
Navajo
North Belle Isle. . ,
Occidental
Ophir
Original Keystone.
Overman
Oro
Paris
Potosi
Pinal
Queen Bee
South Bulwer.....
Savage
Seg Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
8ilverHill
Silver King
Saeoor
Summit
Scorpion
Solid Silver
Star
South Nevada. . . .
Syndicate
Tioga Con
Tiptop
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jacket. , . .
1
23c
(35c
2} :
10c
i'ao '
75c
i'.io 4-5"
75c y
15c
Dec 21. Dec 3S.
... 1.10
25c 40c
60c 70c
2.50 2. SI
30c
2. Of
60
2.20
10c
WecU
Ending
.Ian 4.
1
20c 30c
55c 65
2.7U 3.10
30c 35c
L95 '"2
1.80 4.10
60c 1
10c
30c
i.45 1.65
85c l.OO
60c '65c
1 1.40
1.20 1.55
90c
55c 60c
1.15 1.30
2.65 2.85
1.20 1.60
25c
70c
5c 10c
.40 2. St
120 1.45
1.85 4.20
60c 1.00
MININGr SHABEHOLDERS^ DIRECTORY.
Compiled every Thursday from Advertisements in I»h^n7scientinc Press and other S. F. Journals
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS
COMPAHY.
Location. No.
Amt. Levied. Dblinq'nt. Sale. Sbcrbtaky.
Nevada 25
Nevada 6
Nevada 18
Nevada 11
Nevada 2 1
California 1
Nevada 37
California 6
California 7
California 7
Nevada 5
Nevada 4
Nevada 43
California- 13
Nevada 10
Nevada 55
Nevada 42
Best & Belche r M Co
Cal:fornia M Co
Con Imperial m Co
Da y a M Co
Giand Prize MCo
Grand View Con M Co
Justice M Co
Napoleon M Co
Noonday M Co
N Noonday M Co
North Belle Isle M Co
N Gould & Curry S M Co
Ophir S M Co
Oro M Co
Potoai M Co
Sierra Nevada S M CO
0tah OTHER COMPANIES-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
1.05 1.2Q
80c
45c
90c 1.15
40c 50c
70c 75c
30c
3.90 4.15
35 4
92 10
Ci 6fi
1.10 1.35
1.95
20c
2.95 3.40
It
l.ao
3.30 3.55
'.'.'.'. "ioj
1.65 1.90
1.15
15c 20c
2.65 2.85
5.85 4.L0
LOO 1.15
Acme M&MCo
Atlantic Con M Co
Aurora M Co
Betty O'Neal M Co
Con Amador M Co
Kiotraoht Gravel M Co
Fata Euena Con S M Co
1 air Villa M Co
Goodehaw M Co
Horseshoe M Co
Harrington M Co
]\To mmental T & M Co
Mono Like H M Co
Mount Auburn G M Co
New Coso M Co
Oro M & M Co
Pittsburg G M Co
Puget Sound Iron Co
Real del Monte MCo
Red Cloud Con M Co
Red Hill HM&.W Co
Santa Anita M & M Co
Steptoe Con M Co
Uocas M Co
Young America South M Co
Namb op Company.
Albion Con M Co
Argenta M Co
Bullion M Co
California MCo
Con VirciniaM Co
Grand Prize M Co
Iowa M Co
Leviathan M Co
Mountain < 3 & R M Co
Miirijiosa L & M Co
Rex MoitisM Co
Silver King M Co
South HiteGMCo
California 6
Nevada 5
California 4
Nevada 4
California 4
California 11
Nevada 7
Arizona 3
California 13
Arizona 3
California 4
Ne vada 4
California 1"
California 9
California 15
Arizona 2
California 15
Wash Ter 3
Nevad a 16
California 11
California 7
California 5
Nevada 2
California 1
Nevada 1
50
Nov 18
20
Nov 21
05
Jan 3
30
Nov 10
25
Nov 9
05
Dec 16
20
Oct 18
05
Nov 16
1 rji
Dec 2
1 00
Dec 2
20
Nov 29
30
DecH
1 00
Dec 27
15
Nov 11
25
Nov 22
1 nn
Dec 8
1 00
Dec 7
03
Nov 20
05
D.c21
05
Nov 23
75
Nov 17
51
Dec 21
05
Dec 12
1 00
Nov 3
111
Dec 11
111
Oct 24
112
Dec 27
l>5
Dec 6
115
Nov 15
hi)
Nov 16
25
Dec 5
15
Dec 13
20
Dec 28
90
Nov 29
5(1
Oct 31
10
Nov 17
2 00
Dec 2
05
Dec 5
f!2?r Nov 10
M
Nov 13
05
Aug 31
10
Dec 26
Dec 22
Dec 20
Feb 8
Dec 19
Dec 15
Feb I*
Dec 13
Dec 19
Jan 12
Jan 10
Jan 3
Jan 12
Jan 31
Jan 19
Dec 27
Jan 11
Jan 15
Jan 11
Jan 2 6
Mar 1
Jan 15
Jan 10
Mar 14
Jan 6
Jan 6
Ftb7
Feb 5
Jan 23
Feb 2
Feb 20
Feb 10
Jan 17
Jan 30
Feb 5
W Willis
C P Gordon
W E Dean
E M flail
E M Hall
W H Peufleld
R E Kelley
H Smith
W J Taylor
W J Taylor
J WPew
C H Ma1 on.
C L McCoy
W Stuart
W E Dean
E L Parker,
G C Piatt.
Placb op Business
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
308 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
32? Pine at
106 Leidesdorff st
41 & California st
307 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
310 Pine fit
310 Pine st
331 MontijOmeiy st
309 M ontgomery st
320 Sanaomest
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery Bt
309 Montgomery fit
INING lUMMARY.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
Dec:
Jan 29
Dec 22
Dec 20
Jan 26
Jau20
Jan II
Jan 17
Dec 20
Feb 2
Jan 9
Dec 18
Jan 16
Jan 9
Jan 19
Feb '3
Jan 3
Dec 11
Dec 20
Jan 10
Jan 6
Dec IS
Dec 21
Dec 26
Jan 30
Jan 15
Feb 19
Jan 20
Jan 10
Feb 10
■Feb 7
Feb 10
Feb 5
Jan 9
Feb 23
Jan 31
Jan 8
Feb 10
Jan 26
Feb 7
Feb 27
Jan 24
Jail 11
JanS
Feb 5
Jan 31
Jan 8
Jan 12
dan 17
Feb 20
J M Buffi ngton
D Wilder
P Conklin
R W Heath
F B Latham
H Kunz
R N BrookB
J H Rayre
C C Ha-vey
J H Sayre
O C Miller
D B Chisholm
.T Elbert
(J A Jame3
DB Chisholm
J L Fields
R Wegener
A H'lsey
CVD Hubbard
W J Taylor
E HesfcreR
J M Bumngton
J E Damon
C E Gil'ett
E M Hall
309 California at
323 Montgomery st
585 Market at
31SPlue »t
310 Pine at
209 Sansome st
509 Sacramento tt
330 Pine st
309 California st
330 Pine st
409 California st
327 Finest
331 Montgomery Bt
402 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
309 Montgomery st
4'4 California st
328 Montgomery st
310 Finest
310 P,ne st
328 Montgomery Bt
309 California £t
436 Montgomery at
303 Montgomery fit
327 Pine at
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location.
Nevada
Nevad a
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
California
Secretary-.
D B Chisholm
E M Hall
J M Brazell
C P Gordon
A W Havens
E M Hall
C C Leavitt •
E B Smith
B E Henrick^eo
S Hevdenfeldt
E A Heron
J Nash
F A Berlin
OFFICE IN S. F.
327 Pine sfc
320 Pine st
32S Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
307 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
510 Battery at
330 Pine st
213 Mission st
309 Montgomery st
421 California st
323 Montgomery st
420 Montgomery st
Meeting.
Annua)
Annual
Aunual
Annual
Annual
Adjourned
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
9J
72 8
.... 20c
1.20 13
1,65 1.80
3.65 4
1.70 1.90
80c
1
2.83
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WXTHIN THREE MONTHS
Name op Company.
Bodie Con M Co
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co
Navajo M Co
Northern Belle M & M Co
Pleasant Valley M Co
Silver King M Co
Standard Con M Co
Location. Secretary.
Cah'fornia G W Sesaiona
California W Willis
Arizona D C Bates
Nevada J W Pew
Wm Willis
California C E Elliot
Arizona J Nash
California Wm Willis
Office in S. F.
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
310 Fine at
309 Montgomery at
3?7 Pine bt
315 Cali forniast
309 Montgomery st
50
05
25
75
Datb
Jan 10
Jan 8
Jan 11
Jan 17
.Ian 11
Jan 19
.Tun
Jan
Jan
Jan 10
Jan 8
Jan 9
Jan 8
Payable
Nov 15
Jan 12
Nov 23
Deo 13
ihur.
Dec 15
D<cl5
Jan 12
3 3.35
1.55 13
Sales at S. F. Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. M., .T
140 Alpha
70 Albion
109 Amies.
70 B& Belcher 3.90
25 Bodie IS'
100 Bodie Tonuel 40c
250 Bullion 1
50 California 25c
853 Chollar 1.10
100 Crown Point 75c
160 Day 40c
210 Gould b Curry. .. , "
500 Grand Prize
5(0 Hub- ft Nor 1.05
390 M White 3
4S0 Mexican 3@3.05
50 Northern Belle T"
480Oj)hir 1.75(?n.
275 Poto3l U
400 Sierra Nevada. 2.60Q*2. 65
70 Utah 1.65
155 Union .3.10(^3.15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
103 Aruenta
■ Ubion 2.80@2.85
140 Alta lC@15c
120 Bodie 1.95
259 Bodie Tunnel 45c
100 Belle l3le 45c
400 Bullion 95c
100 B& Belcher 3.95
1050 Chollar 1.15@1.20
45 Con Virginia 50o
BOO Elko C 10c
200 Eureka Tunuel 75c
100 Grand Pnze 30c
2<0 Gould & Curry. 1.80@1. 85
310 Hale&Nor 1. 10
550 Jackson 15c
30 Mt Diablo 4
lOMWhite 3
350 Mexican 3@3.05
100 Northern Belle 9£
1010 N Belle Is 45c
450 Navajo ?i'<*S3
200 Oro 10c
250 Opbii 1.80@1.85
180 Potosi 1.10@1.15
S7 S Nevada 2@2.60
5 Union 3.10
200 Wales 20c
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Christy, Dec. 27, $2,358; Northern Belle, 27,
S8.SS8; Cnristy. 30, £4 902; Nivajo, Jan. 2,
jl6,'000; Star, Dae. 29. §1,263; Bodie Con., Jan.
IS; Standard, Dec. 24, S15.S69; Con.
Virginia. 30, ©1.901; California, 30, 82,447;
Yellow Jacket, 30, §8,125; Tiptop, Jan. 2, §20.-
000; Hanauer, Dec. 2S. 82.450; CreBcent, 28,
. Clormania, 2S, §1,540; Horn Silver, 2S,
i; Fresno, 2S, S3 95S; Ballionville, 2S,
$8 959; Horn Silver, 30, §15,000; Gerrnrnia, 30,
; Hanauer, 30, 82,450; Horn Silver, 30,
.1)0; Ballionville 30, $12,446.,
Three important test wells are nearly com-
pleted in the Forest county, Pennsylvania, re*
gion of the oil field, on which hinges the course
of the petroleum market.
Leon Gambetta, the most prominent French-
man of the day, died on the 3d ult. The physi-
cians who attended Gambetta state that his
death was due to pyemia, caused by suppressed
erysipelas. A clot of blood formed in his heart
and bu (located him.
Mining Share Market.
It is not only in San Francisco that the min-
ing stock business ia dull. The New York Mining
and Financial News says: "It is at preBeni
practically impossible to borrow money on any
kind of mining stock, no matter how gilt-edged
it may be. The business lags, the brokers are
disheartened, the public is disgusted and the
promoters' are investing their ill-gotten gains
in the names of their wives and beyond the
reach of the law."
Unless some good development occurs before
long on the Comstock the bottom will drop out
of the mining Btock businesB in thiB city. Still
at Virginia miners are hopeful. Next week
the joint Ophir and Mexican winze will reach
the 3100 level. It will require about two weeks
to sink a suitable Bump. When this has been
completed croascutting the vein at the 3100
level will be commenced at once. This level
(the deepest on the lode and the deepest mining
excavation on the continent) will henceforward
be a point of great interest. Another point of
interest to all mining men is the east crosscut
just started from the joint Sierra Nevada and
Union Con. widzq at the 2900 level. This is
going toward 'very promising ground. The
eaat crosscut on the same level near the Mexican
and Union Con. line will also soon reach a point
where ore may be expected. It is being ex-
tended at the rate of 20 ft. per week. Next
week the work of changing the pumps at the
Union shaft will be commenced. The old pumps
will be taken off their foundations and the new
and larger ones put in their place. It will not
be necestiary to move the pump column. During
the time when this change of pumps is being
made all prospecting operatious will go ahead as
at present.
The joint Savage and Hale & Norcrosa drift,
now into the ground of the latttr company a
distance of 80 ft., haa cut into qnartz carrying
some mttil. The quartz is of 1* favorable ap-
pearance,
Pats. — The silver lead of the Richmond Cm.
mine, Eureka district, yield from 1S71 to De-
cember 31, 18S0, aggregated 50,564 tone, whose
assay value in gold and ailver footed up $20,-
425,600, and the value of the 50,000 and odd
tons of refiued lead, produced at the refinery
up to the latter date, produced in round num-
bers §4,400,000, which, added to the precious
metal values, gives the grand total sum of S24,-
S25.C00. Out of this vast product the company
have disbursed nearly §4,000,000 in quarterly
dividends, besides paying vast sums for litiga-
tion and for the purchase and construction of
the magnificent refinery plant, and for the pur-
chase of additional locations.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished f or publication in the MlK ISO AND Si tBNTU "
Press by Henry G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[CA2AX0GUJ3.1
4443. Cassia Undatus— Soutb seaa.
4444. Conus Sp. (:)— Japan.
4145. Strombus KntomaniH (Lion )- Japan.
4443. Cunus Mustalinas (?)— Japan.
4447. Pecteu Sp. (.'(—Japan.
4143. Patella Nigro-Lineata -Japan.
4449. Salt— Owens River valley, Inyo county, Cal., between
Bishop Creek and Big Pine. Said to occur in large quantity.
J. H. Stoutenborough.
■4450. Clay Slats with Crystal of An lalusite, imbedded—
SaeJJo. 1795. 1-VeBno county, Ca'. Mrs. A E Lush
4151. Variegated Sandstone-X 'ar Buchanan Coppermine,
Fie-no county, Cat Mrs. A E. Bu?h.
4432. Calcite. Iceland Spar. Carbonate of Lime— Saata
Clara county. Cal. Mrs. A. E. Bmh.
Hoi. Aunfer us Quartz with Ca'.cite, also auriferous-
Star mine, n^ar Mud Springs, El Dorado county, Cal. C.
J. Pdabury.
Some small specimens brought to the Mining Bureau from
the same locality were wholly calcite. in which free gold was
imbedded, which led to the impression that the whole fis-
sure was fibed with that mineral. This specimen ebowa this
to be a mistake. The occurrence of calcite in mineral veins
is not uncommon. Th9 gold in this mine is light colored,
from being alloyed with silver — elect rum— this and the
preseuce ot calcice slmws a mineral vein unlike the ommon
quartz ledges ot th« State, iudiciting stiver and other miner-
als ai a greater depth.
4454. Molybdenite— South Fork of the Kings river, Fresno
county, Cal., 55 miles northeast of ViBaua. Dr. S. G.
George.
4455. Cinnabar with Me tacinnabarite— Bonanza mine,
Douglass county, 0*;n, John Winteibum.
44r>t>. Cuprite with taMve copper— Tunity county, Cal.
See No. 4223. * William Ayi-s.
4157. Copper Ore, principally nhalcoiiy rite -Old Hat dls-
tr.ct, Pinal county, Arizona. Wil iain Clarice.
4I5S. Molybdenite, Sulphide of Molybdenum, with chalco-
pyrite— Old Hat district, Pinal county, Arizona. William
Clarke.
4459. Slickensider— Polished surface caused by movement
of the walls of a mine or formation. ■ Old Hat district, Pinal
county, Arizona William Clarke.
4460. Molybdenite, Sulphide of Molybdenum— Mammoth
mine. Baker county, Ogu. John Leary.
4461. Copper Ore— Buchanan mine, Freano county. Cal.
Mis: A. E. Bush.
4462. Wall Rock, Slate— Sinta Annita miue, near the
Washington mine, Poorman's creek, Nevada county, Cal.
F. Sletcher.
4463. Vein Matter— Santa Annita mine, Poorman's creek,
Nevada county, Cal. F. Sletcher.
4464. Asbestns— Bear valley, Mariposa, county. Cal. Ed-
ward M. Pi ice.
4465. Selenite, Gypsum— Bear valley, Mariposa county,
Cal. Deposit two feel- thick. Edward M. Price.
4166 Ca'cireous Tufa, Formation sprincs— Soda spriogg,
Bear river, Idaho. There are five specimens formed on
blade3 of grass and other vegetable matter which remains in
tbem, showing the mode of dep isit, For a detailed account
of » his remarkable locality with eugraving of the springs,
see ' Geologic*! aud Geographical Survey of the Territories
of Idaho and Wyoming," Hnydeo. 1S77. Fob 593. See also
"Fremont's First ajd Second Expeditions," 1S42-3-4. Folio
13S. Presented by Peter Decker.
Nothing has resulted from recent investiga-
tions at Dublin Castle, and the police are ap-
parently as far as ever from the track of the
murderers. Westgate, who was bronght back
from Jamaica at no little expense, is simply a
half-insane impostor, whom there is no law to
punish.
Rheumatism, disordered blood, general debility and
many chronic di3eases pronouueed incurable, are often
cur<.-d bj Brown's Iron Bitters.
CALIFORNIA.
ALPINE.
ISABBLuE.— Monitor- Argus , Dec. 29: In our last issue
speaking of the Isabelle G. & S M. Cj. , we erred in stating
tliatore is being taken from a depth of 40 ft below the tun-
nel level, but should have read that the shaft was down 40
ft under that level. The shaft is now sunk 60 ft below that
level, and it is the intention to sink another 50 ft before
drilling, making 24S ft from the surface. Since our last
iBsue the mill has been started up; alto the hoisting
works at the Stella mine.
AMADOR.
GOuD. — Amador Sentinel, Dec 27: D. Fulcher and the
BartleU Bros, shipped on Saturday to San Francisco
nearly 81,900 in gold dust, the product of their giavel
ciaim at Slabtown. This looks as though Amador county
placers were not yet played out.
Jackson.— Amador Ledger, Dec. 29: Messrs. Peck and
Smith arrived in Jackaun the middle of last week to make
personal investigation aud inquiries concerning the con-
dition of this mine. The water was hauled out the same
day, and the parties went down the shaft and viewed the
ledge from whence the rich ore, studded with fre« gold,
was extracted the week before. A quantity of the ore
was put in a sack and sent below for the inspection of
parties there. It 13 Baid that F. M. Blown, formerly
BUperintendent of the Amador canal, but now of San
Francisco, and who has amassed considerable wealth
Biuce leaving Amador county by fortunate mining ven-
tures in Colorado, has Borne thought of embarking, in this
propeity. After the Bpasm of activity, the mine fell back
to its previous condition, under attachment, and in
charge of the Sheriff.
Miscellaneous. — The Amador Con. has levied an as-
sessment of 50 centB per-share, delinquent January 26th.
W. A. NevillB, who, for several momhs past, has been
working on the Spanish Gulch or Mammoth quartz mine,
near Middle Bar, has taken out some very rich ore, and,
from all accounts, he is still in quartz of high grade.
There jb a lu-siamp mill on the property, hut it bas not
been Btaried yet. It is expected to be put in motion
shortly, and there is abundance of rock to beep it run-
ning. Bartlett's gravel claim at Slabtown is turning out
well. A partial clean-up was made lately which proved
highly flittering. The auriferous ground will require two
or three years to work out.
EL DORADO.
Notes.— Mountain Democrat, Dec. 29: Last Saturday
J. E. Lyon brought down a couple of "goose eggs," the
reault of a Ifi-aays run at his Mount Hope mine, near
Grizzly Flat. The 'two weighed a fraction over 16A lbs, and
were worth about §3,150. This was the third cltan-up at
the Mount Hope since the new 10-stamp mill was put up.
The mine is pajing about S5,000 per month over and
above expenses. The mills now in operation at Grizzly Flat
and vicinity are regularly turning out upwards of $40,000
per month. A short time ago 450 lbs of ore from the
Alhambra mine, Kuisey township, owned by R H. Dedd,
J. (J. A. Ballard & C. H. Weatherwax, of this city, was
seuv to Prof. J bourns Price, of San Francisco, to be tested.
List week the Professor's return was received, Bhowing a
yield of §2 300, or a fraction over §5 a pound, §10,000 per
ton.
A Rich Goiter Mine.— W. H. Keefer, the indefatigable
and peraiB'tent prospector, came over from Georgetown,
and has been in Placerville several days, and at Alden's
drug store he has deposited a considerable lot of fine cop-
per ore takeu from a ledge near Garden Valley, which he
i eceutly discovered and has partially developed, of
which he, E. H. Watson, of Georgetown, and others are
the owners. He exhibits samples of high-grade sul-
phureted ore, of which be reportB a solid ledge 4 ft in
thickness. Contiguous to this, next to the foot-wall, is
an lS-inch vein of loose "peacock" ore, which can be free-
ly shoveled up without blasting or pickine, and which ia
even richer than the main ledge. Next to the hanging
wall is a large ledge of quartz, freely interspersed with
copper ore, from which alBO a good proBpect in gold is ob-
tained. His location embraces 3,000 ft adjacent to the
old Isbell mine, and is in the close vicinity of the once
famous St. Lawrence. He haa sunk a Bhaft about 47 ft,
has struck the water level, and the ledge has every ap-
pearance of being large, permanent and valuable.
A Fixe Nugget — Seth Loveless, on his last trip down
from ConBumnes township, brought with him a handsome
nugget, weighing a fraction over 2 oza, recently taken out
of his claim, near Brownsville, by Capt. G. S. Claghorn,
who has taken out many of similar size during the past
season,
INYO
Southern Into.— Cor. Independent, Dec. 80: The burn-
ing of the Pauamiat mill on ihe evening of the 19th was
a serious disaster to thiB section. The mill had just com-
pleted a most successful run of about 6 weeks, the reoult
of which had been estimated at nearly $30,000, all denot-
ing the prosperity of the camp, when fortune, turning at
its 1! "id-Mile, destroys the mill, and for a time checks the
progress of a company who were aiding much toward the
prosperity of Inyo. However, as one camp meets with a
reverse, others are coming forward to sustain the busi-
ness of the county.
Sherman District — ThiB district is still moving ahead,
and the camp, now called Reilly, presents a lively appear-
ance. Some 60 men are employed in and about the mines,
grading for the mill and erecting buildings. A store, 36
by 54 ft, and 1^ stories high, is beine erected. Two in-
clines are being run on the Bonanza King, and below the
mine a working tunnel. The lowest depth reached by
the main incline is about 130 ft. The company has sev-
eral men at work upon trnee other mines — the Natolia,
South Point and North Star— with the object of putting
them in working order. The history of these mines, al-
though brief, by no means lacks interest. They were lo-
cated, in 1875, by the Wibbett brothers, who held posses-
sion of tbem and did sufficient work upon the various
min^s to show that they possessed the merit of having a
rich class of ores. At various times they had ore worked
that yielded some 25u ozs or more per ton. This, after a
time, attracted the attention of -Mr. John Ely, who placed
them, undeveloped as they were, before the Eastern mar-
ket. In the early part of last spring Mr. Edward Keilly,
of New York, made an examination of the mines, and, un-
developed as they were, concluded to take them, some 6
in number. Mr. Reilly visited the mine in October, and
immediately ordered the erection of a 10-stamp mill, and
upon his reUrn to New Yoik took steps leading tc the
organization of a company. A few months more and the
sound of stamps, now hushed at Panamiot, wil! be awak-
ened across the valley, and in time others will be added
thereto.
Doings at Otuer Camps.— At Snow's canyon Hunter's
pack train is delivering wood to the mill. As Boon as
enough is accumulated the mill will start on a run of
some 250 tons of gold ore. At Lookout Fitzgerald started
up his furnace on a run of some 250 tons of ore, and meet-
ing with an accident was compelled to ciose down and or-
der some new water jackets, which will soon arrive, when
he will resume smelting. Cbloriders and miners about
Darwin are actively at work, and the approaching year
bids fair for a season of prosperity.
NEVADA.
The MunciiiE Mink.— Nevada Transcript, Dec. 27: The
Murchie mine ia looking splendidly, the ore deposits
never having made a more encouraging appearance. Next
week the work of adding S more stamps to those already
in use will be begun.
New Hoisting Works. — Lawrence & Barlow, the con-
tractors, have a good start on the building for the new
water-power hoisting and pumping machinery at the
January 6, 18S3.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Sherman Cor. mine They expect to have ever
readiness tfitnio about 30 day*, ac which time the Booth
Tuba Company contempUle ifct? ink' water down to them
ria the Quaker Hill ditch BO* being >nolrueled.
PLACER.
Fusswr Hill Cor. Placer Urrald, Dec. 89: Our mines
■eem to htvo caught the lofi * tuple, the
Paragon, which a vear ago employed 40 men,
ifives cmplotmetit to The NapoUon, iu which SO
earned their -Inly bread, shut do* D twj months ago. or
rather the men quit work, aa nearly two months' pay waa
due them. It looke doubtful whether It will be started
again. TheM«)!l.wcr and Dardanelles are waiting for
water, but thauka to the owners of the Missouri tunnel.
Excelsior shaft and the Imperial flume at BhirtTmUfoi
their patience snd perse ver-iiice. That their eff »nu may be
crowned with auccots is the sincere wish ol all in our
community. The tinker Divide mine deserves huuorablu
mention.
PLUMAS.
B*T biar« *np 8tka»'h..'ai Minn. Greeni
Dec. B: These dsJaiS were formerly known a* the Yellow
Jacket and White lodges, and for a lung limn after first
being located nothing wu done oponlkrai* Du
fiaet season the prevent owners have put down about To*
I of shaft and tun 100 ft of tunnol and drilti At iht
surface the ore from both of the ledges pros]
llttb. The tunnel now being run was started
mountain side below the shaft, and will strike the ledge
at a depth of SL6 ft from the surface. Every '■'■': It Ol tun-
nel gives 2 ft of backs, the grom d being vLry steep Mw
same p,irtie* own the Monumental claim In the ai>me lo-
cality. Thie they have a so l>:en Opening up by both a
tunnel and shaft. The latter has au ut 30 ft yet to run
before It will strike the ledge. The ore In the shift pros-
pects v*ry well, the gold being distributed evenly
through the rook.
liRAMTi Bamx.— Cor. PlUIliii
present tluro is but little Del g done, but we think
within the next 12 months our li . a camp will have more
quartz mines run* ing than havi- been worked for years.
All work has oeen suspended for the winter, aside from a
little prospecting or assessment work, and many have
gone out to spend the winter, with the intention of re-
turning In the early spring. There are three families who
Intent! to winter in the Basin and Bl |0J the ' beautiful
enow." A few weeks ago the miners ol the Basin, pursu-
ant to a call, assembled together and organized ■ mining
district, '■ bj 7 mdos square, the name of the district be-
ing "Granite Busln Mining District " They aleo adopted
a set of district mining laws and elected a Recorder.
Hereafter all claims located in the district will be re-
corded upon -he records of this district as thty should
be. A copy of the mining laws of Calistoga mining dis-
trict was submitted and adopted with but a portion of
one section left out. A. Davidson was elected Recorder.
Although times are dull just at present, wo think the out-
look for the near future is very fivorable, and that our
little Basin wilt soon be one of the successful quart £ min-
ing camps of California. The process heretofore lined in
this locality has not been In any way adapted to the
quartz of this district. Parties who came here last Au-
gust thoroughly examined the quartz, and satisfied them-
selves that by milling the rock with the proper process
for saving the metal, good results, and in paying quanti-
ties, could be obtained; alao claiming to have a process to
work the ore successfully. About the Ut of September
last Davidson and Lyon bought miniug property here,
and since that time have been engaged In fixing up ma-
chinery preparatory to making a sturt towards testing the
mines and the process by which tbey intend to work the
rock of this district.
Meadow Valley,— Cor. Plumas National, Dec. 30:
Everything in this locality is Blow. The winter has been
favorable, but nothing to do since the Monte Ch islo min-
ing company was sold out, and times have been close. J.
A. Edmau Jc Co. are closed up for the winter. Hanson &
Andrusare runniog a tunnel upon the southeast ex ten-
sion, and Bill Smith is prospecting the northwest exten-
sion of the Kdman ledge. Meadow Valley is as usual,
some improvements going on and others in contempla-
tion. K. Jacks is rehi i ding his taw-mill, Several resi-
dences have been e reel d on the road-ide between Meadow
Valtey and Spanish Kancli. Silver Creel: mining is closed
for the winter. The P. M. & W. Co. are in readiness for
water, and have everything complete for G big and long
run, should the elements fun ish the necessary power.
The Orr company has been running, ho 1 am informed.
Reports from the river are that times are dull— all, with
few exceptions, laid up for winter. How different it
might be if tome of our selfish montyed men would ouly
organize a company on purely business p iocipks and
build a narrow-gauge railroad up said river from Orot il.e
to Qulncy. 1 1 stead of Baying, "L&id up for win'er," busi-
ness would flourish the year round, and all the bars, flits,
etc., on the entire route would be decked with cottage
homes and orchardB, and instead of less than 100 inhabi-
tants, one or more thousand would be there, and then the
untold thousands that reman in the deep and back chan-
nels could have machinery placed upon them to advan-
tage, and fortunes could again be made. Besides, it is
the on'y true and feasible route over the Sierra?.
SHASTA.
loo.— Shasta Courier, Dec. 30: E. L. Ballou, aa well as
Crum & Hubbard, are running araatros and making for
themselves -a good Bum for a rainy day. Their mines have
paid well, and they are satisfied with the outlook. At
the Bullion mine, owned by Robinson BroB., everything
was working well, and, as a result of good financial re-
turns, the boys were all happy. Heuniken & Co., at the
Continental, are doing good work and receiving good re-
turns, haviDg plenty of good pajing ore on hand. While
at Cooper's mine the filthy lucre was being extracted
from the earth in quantities that remunerate its owner
eatisfactotily for lime and effort expended. These mines
are not what are termed bonanza mines, bub are like
many others in the counij', paying very good wagea for
effort put forth, and giving to their owners by gradual
accumulation sufficient returns to enable them to live at
ease in after years.
SIERRA.
Forest Cnv.— Sierra county Tribune, Dec. 23: The
Bald Mountain company is working the usual number of
men. Gravel that prospects $2.30 to the car was struck
last week in a tunnel ruuning west from Lowtli avenue
This development will result in the company opening out
a large piece of ground in a quarter where such a pros-
pect was not expected. The Ruby mine continues to pay
well, and is being opened out so that a large crew of men
can be put at work next spring. The Extension company
are prosecuting work in their usual energetic manner,
and are very confident in reaching pay a^ain soon. The
Arizona company, composed principally of Forest City
gentlemen, feel jubilant over the late dec.sion rendered
in their f*vor by the Supreme Court. If the caae reBts
where it is, the company propose to begin work earlv in
the Bpring.
Clilfps' Flat.— The Rainbow mine is in full blast sind is
doing well. Some §90.000 has been expended by the com-
pany this summer in making outside improvements and
in developing the mine. The hoiBting works are no
longer used, hut the entire work of the mine is now cai-
ried on through the new tunnel. At the entrance of this
tunnel there have been erected a rlackamith shop and a
dump house. Ore is transported from here to the mill by
a Halliday tramway. The company intends sinking on
the ledge from the new tunnel aoon. A Corliss engine
and Bteain pump that is to be used for that purpose is al-
ready at the mine. The Rainbow has yielded about $270,-
000 in bullion during the past year, which is not a bad
showing by any means for a tew mine. The wiiter is un-
der obligations to Supt. L. Irwin for favors.
Alleghany.— But few changes have occurred at Alle-
ghany during the paat Bummer. Our friends are aiill
there awaiting the development of a "mining boom,"
which they anticipate will come ere another year rolls
around. The Golden Gate mine ia atill ljing idle, with
but little prospecta of starling up very soon. It was ex-
pected that work would be resumed on the Harlem mine
during the summer, but fur some reason it was not
iber has really found a bonanza in a quartz
I i! mouths he ba« been prospectlug the
ledge, and from nearly the first found the iuo»t favorable
I to fen Francisco
."pert- m Mr. lluuber has considerable more
Ol the Dime kind ol rock On the dump. T. II
also prospecting a ledge
something worth owning, The Bockej
. Mcssrr. Huckleburg, PutOD fit LUrnhart, hat
thin year. Prom will A. Hanly, who
Golden Star uiitt mine leased, we learn that ■> 1
blue gravel was recently em- mute-red in that cla'm that
promises to dc1.. .nbl>.
. I ■■
ble mining imp, Sam
Ireland is \ignroua'y pushing his bedrock tunnel ahead
to prospect his quart/ li
same as Ralnbjw, n > .s [o 900 ft. An Air lunnel la being
put in a i ft ib.it will require abunt four
months1 time. This will be thru extended 160 U further
to tap a second ledge, parallel with tin- Qmt, 1
ago Mr In OUt with a hand mortar fci.OOO
fiorn his rich quart* Near by, In fnrlj days, 85,000 «:v?
Ukcn out of one shaft, and fmiu another
I discounting this, as he patient I
nuuou dividends. Hay the New you bi
impany, ,M Poet,
rlntondent, employ "• men, doing very well tbii
prospecta for Ihe future, w. w.
1 1 1. mi suit bedrock with hia tunuel, and
ike through Into gravel any mlante. a bedrock
aval claim. Plum-
are not being worked at
prudent. A tunnel is being run on the Follows' quarts
owned by Hasten capitalists.
NEVADA.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
HlxlCAt?.— Kni. pn , Deo, 80: Good headway is being
made in the j >nu Union Consolidated coat crosscut it
will be advanced some 20 ft this week, as yel no Bp clal
change of tn.itLii J has been noted. Ihe joint Ophir winze
is now within a few feet of the IUU0 level. It will reach
said level nex'. week. Y-sterday quartz was again com-
ing In at tin b ittom, showing th.it the lump of porphyry
cncounteied two or three days ago was a bowlder.
Hai.k ami NoBCROSS — The joint Savage drift on the
2000 level i4 ina ui-iUince of SO ft. The face is in a mix-
ture of quartz and porphyry, which carries a small
amount of metal. The ground is soft, and requires to Ijj
closely timbered. Sir CO striking the qaar'z there has
beep, a B'ijht Increase of wattr; however, adrain hue been
cui, thudraiu boxes arc all in, and the water doeB not in-
terfere with the operations of the workmen.
Savage.— The joint Hale and Norcross drift on the 'ib'OO
level is now <_iut some BO ft In llule and NorcroeB ground
Day h; ine yesterday a considerable amount of quartz of
good appearance, and: cirrj ing some metal, maoe its an
pearance in the face. This ground is soft, and requires
to ba closely timbered. When the quartz came itbrought
in a slight increase of water. The drift will be pushed
ahead to the Savage line as rapidly as possible.
Si ri. i. \ Nkvada. — A new east crojscut joint with Union
Consolidated has been started on the 21100 level. The
east crosscut on the nTuO level ia out some SO ft. From
this point it will probably be necessary to keep a hole
drilled ahead, in order to guard nga;nst water. The
winze from the 2300 down to the 2i00 level is being over-
hauled and repaired.
California.— Work at the face of ihe joint Consoli-
dated Virginia southeast drift has been discontinued, in
order to cut a drain and properly timber up. Some very
promising streaks of quartz, that carry metal, have made
their appearance in the face of ihe drift. The work of
overhauling the machinery and apparatus at the C. and C.
shaft it* about completed.
Consolidated Virginia. — The southeast drift on the
2700 level, joint with California, ia bt ing timbered up and
a drain is being cut iu the bottom. Streaka of (,uartz that
yield assays have made their appearance in the face of
the drift. Toe suiface machinery at the C. and C shaft
is being overhauled, and will be iu good repair by the
first of next week.
Opuik. — The mhia south drift on the 2900 level has
crotsed the iiorlh lino of the California ground. The
j'dnt il- xican winze will reach the 3100 level next week.
After ha\ ing p-ttaed through a bowlder of porphyry, the
bottom ie again in material la* gtly composed tf quatlz
Eb&t ANb Bklcuhr. — Work has not yet betn rtsumed in
t ho north diift. The ground ahead aeema to be quite
wet, and it \* still being alloned to drain out through the
drill hole. The rlow from the hole ia gradually diminish-
ing, and there i* not now much pressure.
YklIiOW Jacket —The amount of ore extracted from
the old leve'a at the Wintera eh;ift is being st-eauily in-
creased.
ERISTOL DISTRICT.
Stkikk.— Picche Record, Dec, 27: There baa been qui'e
a i ith strike of ore made in the Noonday miue of Bristol
district, owned by Rafe Barton & Co. The report says
that the ore goes 50 per cent, lead and irorn $100 to $300
in silver. Anew thaft was being sunk on the claim,
where there were indications of ore, and at the depth of
G ft tbia new find was encountered. We hope that the
report ia correct.
WitA Start Up. — The Bristol S M. Co. ia preparing to
start up its mill on tai.ing?. Mr. Goodhue was in town
duiing the week, emp'oyiic; hand\ The Bristol Co , at
no distant day, will again be working under fuil force.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Fine Ore. — Silver State, Dee. 2(J: Alex. Wise returned
from a visit to hia mine at Central yesterday. He say-
they have st uck a new formation in the Keystone sha't,
and the ledge carriea 3 f'^ of aulphuret ore, but he can-
not tell how riuh it is, as none of it has been asaaytd ytt.
CHERRY CREEK DISTRICT.
The &t\r Mine.— Eureka Sentinel, Dec. 30: Cherry
Creek W siill a bustling little camp, in which everybody
aeemed to be employed, and to have a me money for the
ueceEsaiies, as well aa the luxuries, of life. The main-
stay of the camp is the Star mine. The Star mill, 2U
stamps, is running at full capacity, but not at a profit
just now, as the moat of the ore being reduced is of low
((rode and does not pay. Of this character of ore, frc m $: 0
per ton down, there iB a vast quantny in the mine. At
present Mr. Foulke, the superintendent of the property
who ia avery intelligent gentleman is experimenting?*! 1
1 stamp, wet crush ng and concent ratine:, lie has not com
pleted the experiment yet, hut he has gone far enough ii
it to be aa' isfied that by the UBe of a aeries tf b'anket
tluices and a pair of reservoirs, in which to Bave
the sedimentB, that he can save 10 per cent, of the assay
value of the ore, which has hitherto been lost. If he
succeeds in this, as he confidently believes he will, it
will aesure the Star mine a splendid fuiute and Cherry
Creek a long life. The process employed in the mills
hitherto, and on whith the 19 atamp? ate now run. is dry
crushing and roasting. Cherry Creek enjoys peculiar ad-
vantages, and if Mr. Foulke works out the problem of re-
ducing his low-grade ores profitably it will be a fine town
for business. It is what Stephen Gage calls a "competi-
tive point." Being so nen- Utah, it can get its supplies
from Salt Lake if the C. P. refuses low fates tf freight.
These rates it gets on freights hauled from Toauo. Wood
is very cheap. Mahogany is abundant at §0 per cord, and
a splendid quality of nut pine at 55.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Bbllb. — Tfue Fissure, Dec. 28: A distance
of 12 ft has been made iu binking the winze from the
tilth shaft level duiing the week. It is now down
and shows a much harder formation than at the time of
the last report. The streak of su1phuret3 encountered
has passed entirely out of the winze. There is quite an
improvement on the fourth Bhaft level, the ore body hav-
ing widened considerably as well as improving in grade.
The main drift on the first shaft level has been extended
13 ft, and the a'.ope above this level is now looking finely.
bowing no diminution either in the quantity or quality
of the ore produced. The other shaft levels present
■bout tiie tame appearance as last week. In the levels
above the adit tnere Is no Important change. The ninth
king well, and continue the i a ial
ij.'ld . i or* All work in and about 111
daily output ot ore has been
tons. V7ork hu been resumed in mill Mo. 8.
which was started upon Monday, the necessary repairs
having bet u mad UUl tfp. t is clo»
and ncom] a ill be made in it at sco'n as
possible. Tim bullion shipment* amounted to |1
for the week ending Dew .1 a total of |01,-
837 (8 has boon made so far this month.
The u*uul amount of work has bcou
ICOOmpligUOd on thl« property during the week. The
first level Is no* of SK) ft.
uprise has been Bt&rtod on the ore body.
a the second level, hu I
and is shuwing a ledge of high-gnid'- ere i ^
There id no clUMlgfl Wcrihv > i QOtfl in the
west diift, which ii DOW 28 ft In ll
COMO DISTRICT.
i AiitoMi Petagna,
ratorof the Pay mister, returned
to Conio on a shaft visit this week, on btieim si connected
with the mine. Mr. Petagna reports that San Francisco
capitalists are keeping poateJ iu regard to Como and the
developments in the Kureka, and that if this mine ful-
fills its present promises there will immediately be ■ rush
of capital to the camp.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
Alk\am>kia._ Sentinel, Dec. 20: The Alexandria M\
Co., hitherto operating the Alextndrii mine on Prospect
Mountain, has purchased a number of claims lying south
of and adjoining their property, known as the Sterling
series, Tbe livi tor has been operated for several years by
Adam Hall, who, un tided, except by means realized from
the sales cf ore taken from bis mino, has done an im-
mense amount of work on the ground in running tun-
nely, sinking shafts, driving drifts, crosscuts, etc. Al-
ways trustworthy, Mr. Hall has stuck to his claim
through a period of many years, relj ing on a good credit
to carry on the work of exploration when monpy gave
out, and hia at last met the reward bis energy justly de-
serves. The work of development upon the coutolidated
mines of the Alexandria Co. will now be pushed ahead
as fast as possible, with a plenty of money to back it.
The hoUtiug engine lately placed upon the Alexandria
Incline is being removed to the Diligent shaft, now down
to a depth of 100 ft, and which will be carried down to a
depth even with the level of the Eureka Tunuel. with
which connection is to be made by a drift about d00 ft in
length. This will give to three mines, the Alexandria,
Ki Uorado Con. and the Eureka Tunnel, a perfect system
of ventilation, eheapeninEr and facilitating the work of
development in all of them. The Alexandria mine has
yielded large amounts of high and low-grade ore, and the
Sterling has not been at all behind in tbia particular.
The present owners are wealthy merchants of Detroit,
atich,, who, from the intimate knowledge we hive of the
mines, we feel assured will not have reason to regret the
investment they have made.
JACKRABBIT DISTRICT.
Work.— Pioche Record. Dec. 27: ConaiderAble work is
being done on the mines in Jackrabbit district. John C.
Lynch has a force of 5 men working on the Cottontail
mine, which is lookiug very favorable.
SILVERADO DISTRICT.
Ore Suii'ments.— Eureka Sentinel, Dec. 30: Foley and
Kilgore shipped yesterday to the Eureka Con. reduction
works from the Eairphiy mine, Alhambra Hill, Silverado
district, 14 tons of ore— 4 tonB of flrBt-class and 10 tons
of Becond-closs. The Brat a&aayed $200 per ton and the
second $00. The miue looks very well.
SWEETWATER DISTRICT.
Quibt.— Cor. Esmeralda Herald, Dec. 30: The Summers
mine starts up to-day with a full force, and Mesbre. Ben-
nett & Reddy, as co-ownera, representing one-fifth of the
mill aud mine. The property never looked as well as it
does at present. Four hundred tons of very fine ore
await reduction at the mill, which is having its amalga-
matijg capacity enlarged by th* addition of two pans and
settler, which formerly belonged to the old Moses mill
at Pine Grove. Everything in mining circles here has
been very quiet during the last few days, owing to the
many attachments leviod on the Summers property; hut
the gloom that has prevailed has been dispelled, which
makeB the heart of the average prospector buoyant with
hope. It looked at one time as though we were to have
a lawsuit of no Bmall proportions to determine the title to
the Summers property. The laws of our country, though
founded on reason and sanctified by the wisdom of cen-
turies, afford but a feeble and inadequate protection from
the claima of those who shirk the burden and labor of
prospecting, and emerge from obBcurity to claim the
fruit produced by the industry and perseverance of others.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Elko Con. — Times-Review, Dec. 2S: Main drift of abaft
No. 1 has been advanced a distance of S ft. The forma-
tion atill continufa hard, but favorabe.
North Belle Isle. — Total depth of the phaft to date,
290 ft. Suspended work on the 25th inst. to rephce
some tubes in the boiler and make some repairs to the
machinery.
Independence.— Total depth of No. 1 abaft, 193 ft; pro-
gress duiing the past week, ;t ft. No change in the vein
or grade of ore. West crosscut, 300 level, extended 15 ft.
Stopes aie yielding some good ore.
Navajo. — crosscut, 450 level, extended 12 ft. Forma-
tion lookB encouraging. No change to note ia the atopep.
They are producing a good grade of ore at all points.
Have resumed work in the south drift on the east lateral
vein, 350 level. The vein ie yielding some very rich ore.
Grand Prize and Argbnta. — East drift, 700 level, ia in
240 ft, and west drift 35 ft. Joint winz<) sunk 21 ft in
favorable vein maiter. Argentine winze 03 ft deep. Have
changed the grates under all the boilers, and are now
uaing coal, which gives very gatiafactory results. Will
now get in the plunger pump in the bottom of the tfbiift,
and take out the steam pumps, which will Bave a great
deal of fuel.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
A 0ood Mine.— Esmeralda Herald, Dec. 28: Oliver
Peartree, of Washington district, East Walker river, waa
in town Monday. He his 5 men employed extractii gore
from his mines, some of which he concentrates himself
and the balance he abipa to Dayton to be worked.
WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT.
Or*.— Silver State, Dec. 20: Laat week the Silver
State reoorted that a body of fine ore had been found in
the Iowa mine at Willow Creek. Joseph McColley, one
of the principal owners of the Ohio mine, in the same
locality, anived in town Saturday, and coufirmud the re-
port. He says two men break down from 4 to (i tons of
§100 ore in the mine on a shift. The extent of the ore
body is not known, but the appearance of the lead indi-
cates that there is a large body .of ore. The Ohio mine
is oIfo looking wetl'and now that there is a mill in the
distiiut, it U expected that there will be regular ship-
ments cf bulbon during the winter, unle3S the weather
is too severe to get ore from the mines, as roads have yet
to be built and luel procured.
Good Minikg ?ROhrtuyts.Siloer State, Dec. 27: E. E.
Burr, who arrived here yesterday from Willow Creek on
his way to New York, aays the Willow Creek mines are
proepeciing hetter than the moat sanguine expected. In
addition to the fine body of ore found iu the Iowa mine,
good ore ha^ been stiuck in the Missouri and Red Roee
mines, and the prospects are very encouraging. In the
Shrewsbury miue also the ledge looks well and carries
considerable ore. The Silver Wave mill will be started
this week to test the machinery, and will commence
crushing ore immediately after New Year'a day.
ARIZONA.
F;Y: I .. Deo 30: The Common-
wealt,» «■ ! I meW after having expended
■ cting their mine Id Woud Oauyon
have found uu ih . ,eil) 0( „re lll0 :i^'
awayBcf which are $200 per ton, gMd and silver TU
average width of tbe ledge Is 0 It .Many had given up
aa the Commonwealth Co. had worked BO long— almost
■' u( ling anything. But now all have
greater faith in the future of the camp, and know that
nothing but intelligent and peraevoring work will bring
the camp from | ,,( tU(J „_
ahead camps of the Ten
Clip Mill. — Ariinna Smi . i» ■ ■_>;;: On the flrftl
Bteamer that leaves hero the machinery aud tmnplios for
the Clip mill will go up. Tbe mill will be erected at Clip
Lauding, which is ltU ,m two milt* above Bed Rock Gate.
1 h« .■mill mil he of 10 Btamps, 1 paiia aim a 90uler8.
power enough to work lOaddiUonal stamps when
required. .Mr. II. Shipman, one of the owners of the
Uip Diuiu and null, will personally superintend the erec-
>8 of the mill, and expects in six weeks to
Degiu crushing ore. Men are at work grading the road
between ibo mine and the millaite, a distance of about
bIx miles, Reports from the Clip mine arc verj encour-
aging. That old-time Aria nlan, Mr. a. g. Bubbaxd, is
in charge of the mine, wnlchlsasufflnlcnt assurance that
the property ia well managed.
COLORADO.
DRKNOWiT.- Georgetown Court* r, Dee, IQ From 5 to ll
inches of pyrite, gray copper and galena has been en-
countered in this lud«, on Griffith mountain, wl.ick mills
8100 per ton.
DlVBB.— It is eaid that Von Brandts & Co., lessees on
the E.st Hives, have a fine vein t f ore in the bottom
level, which runa well enough to make thorn feel happy.
Cuckoo. — Afoot of coarde galena, carrying rich min-
eral iu the disintegrated portions, was Btrack in tho
Cuckoo lode, Republican mountain, last Saturday. It
C3rrie3 85 per cent, lead, and will mill about 100 ounces
silver per ton.
Ernest Staiil had a very acceptable Christmas present
in the way of a big strike in his Vice President mine on
11 He l.aa about '6 to 4 inches solid mineral, con-
stating i f galena and gray copper, which runs Bomcthing
like 000 ounces of silver per ton.
Corry City.— The Diamond Tunuel has cut a 5-ft vtln
of miueral at it« intereection with the Corry City lode,
which as aays from 42 to b'll ounces silver per ton." Work
will be commenced ou the vein as soon as the tuunel head
is far enough advanced to admit room.
Koiiinoor and Donaldson Concrntratok-— On Wednes
day morning of last week, a bhort distance below the
mouth of Fall river, ground was brokeu for the founda-
tion walla of what will be the most extensive concentrat-
ing mill in the Rocky mountains. These works are to be
erected by the Kohinoor and Donaldson M. Co., tho Eng-
lish corporation which lately has acquired exteneive min-
ing properties in Gilpin and Clear Crfek counties. The
mill will have a capacity for treating 200 tons of oro per
day, which will be furnished by the Donaldson and Lham-
pion mineB, the former being on the south side of the
creek and the latter on the north side, each of which will
bo connected with the mill by wire tramways. The ma-
chinery will contist of Hartz jigs aud Frue vaimers, with
which the ore has been tested with excellent Hatisfaction.
A contract has been made with Fraser &, Chalmers,!of
Chicago, for the entire plant of machinery, aud the works
will be pushed forward t j completion with all p
dispatch.
IDAHO.
Billion.— Silver City A valanclie, Dec. 23: The largest
shipment tf treasure at any one time tor many years
paased through this place last Sunday, in charge of Win.
Poxton, Wells, Fargo & Co.'a messenger, on its way to
Winneiaucca. We are informed that the value of the
shipment was nearly £30,000.
SlOiT of the ledgeB in this vicinity are looking well,
and considerable ore is being extracted, yet there" is 001
a mill running in camp. Most of the owners of mines
have relied upon the winter to furnish Bnow enough, to
make good i-leighing. So far they have been disap*
pointed, as there is neither wheeling or Bieighing, and us
a consequence tbe mills are all shut down for want of ore.
Oro Fino.— Ntz Perce News, Dec 21: Mr. Keane, ufflD
came down from Oro Fino last week, informa us that tho
mines in that camp have had the pooreBt season for
years, owing to the limited water supply, hut they are
sanguine of doing as well aa ever next year. Several
locations have been made by new comers on the agricul-
tural lands adjoining the Wee-ife, and the new seftlei
ment on Whiskey creek ia still nourishing. There is a
bright future in Btore for old Shoshone when the Nez
Perce reservation is opened, and time will prove that we
are right in aasertiug that north Idaho is tbe foothills! of
the promised land.
MONTANA.
Buttb.— 'Miner, Dec 20: At the mines advantage has
generally been taken of tbe holiday season for a general
cleaning up and reorganization of the works, and the ef-
fect of a general relaxation from vigorous productive
wo?k is evident in the decreased volume of bullion ship-
ments.
Moulton.— A full forcj had been worked up to last
night, but the ore house being full to its utmost capac*
ity, the mine will be shut down until cfler Christmas.
During the week a wirize has been started from the 300,
at a point 200 ft east of the air ehoft and directly under
the big body of ore penetrated in sinking that shaft. A
ZJ-It vein has been uncovered in the new winze, which
mills 50 to 60 ounces.
Tue Original baa been getting ready for active sinking
work. The mine has heretofore-been worked only t<> the
200 level, but the shaft had reached a depth of 240 ft.
The 40-ft sump had become filled up, and the work dur-
ing the past week has been confined to cleaning it out,
Alice —Development work iB bein? prosecuted on the
700, and sloping as usual en the upper levels
A larqh force is working the Magna Charta, and -10
tons of ore per oay are hoisted. The high-grade ore
mentioned laat week as being uncovered in the north
drift of the 200 and 300 holds out as to quantity and
grade.
M. C & V. — Work during the week has bren princi-
pally confined to sinking and development. The strike
in the liy level holds out strong, and it, is believed will
prove one of the most valuable discoveriea in the mine.
NEW MEXICO.
Black Bange.— Cor. New Southwest, Dec. 20: IU\ lug^
just returned from a proapect over the country on the*
east s'de of Black Range, a few items regarding this now
booming Territory might, prove interesting. Cblori ie is
fast developing into a fine camp. It is growing rapidly .
Its niiiiFS are being opened to their advantage, and ma-
chinery is going in. Among their beat mines are im-
White Signal, Wall dtreet and Colossal. Nearly evejJ
canyon (.from one to two miles aparl) running east fmm
thesummit of the Range has its good mines. The Piin-
cess, on the Cave creek, has a fine showing of sulphide
ore. It has 2 ft of tne vein matter claimed to average IpO
ozs. Thomas C. Archer, one of the best posted prospec-
tors in the country, has some very fine prospects in thin
vicinity. In the next gu'ch south are the rich mines cf
Chirles Van Alstyno. His best mine ie the "Ingersol."
This claim eho-vs from IS to 24 inches of partial! .
posed quarlz. lying betweeu perfect, walls. Character ol
ore is sulphides. Tho formaiion i* porphyrin-- ■
On the middle Percha wo find the famous SoJtaire
Clair mines. The Soltflire vt in has at last been found, ft
is wonde- fully rich. Many other fine proipects arc lay-
ing undeveloped ou this creek.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 6, 1883
The Denver Exposition— No. 19.
[Editorial Correspondence.]
The Nevada Exhibit.
The ores and minerals on exhibition at Den-
ver from the State of Nevada, although few in
number, small in bulk, and packed away al-
most out of sight in one corner of the building,
nevertheless, to the mineralogist comprised one
of the most interesting collections in the entire
Exposition. The collection embraced nearly
all the valuable minerals and metals known to
Bcience. In no other exhibit could a person
gaze upon ores that have been extracted from a
depth of over half a mile beneath the earth's
surface. In that exhibit were to be seen free
milling ores from tho Comstock; smelting ores
of varied character from Eureka and Esmeralda
counties and from surrounding districts; roast-
ing ores from Austin, Ophir, Cornucopia, Tus-
carora, Lewis, Humboldt and Esmeralda coun-
ties; copper ores from Lander, Washoe, Nye
and Esmeralda counties; horn silver from Tus-
carora, White Pine and Esmeralda; gold from
Paradise, Tuscarora, Virginia City, Lewie, Eu-
reka and White Pine districts; stephanite, ruby
silver and chloride ores from Austin; atetefel-
dite from Nye county; garnets from White
Pine; native copper from Lander and Esmer-
alda counties; mineral soap from Elko; salt,
borax and soda from Esmeralda county; niter
and sulphur from Humboldt countj; nickel
and cobalt from Nye county, and iron ores
from various portions of the State.
No other State or Territory represented at
that exposition exhibited refined or crude borax.
Nevada presented a fine display of refined
borax, borate of soda, borate of lime. Cotton
balls and tinkle in large hermetically sealed
glass jars were exhibited from the famous Teels
Marsh deposit, of Eameraldo county, owned by
Smith Bros., as also like samples from the Pa-
cific works, owned by F. M. Smith. The sa-
lines attracted no little attention, and called
forth many questions from those unfamiliar with
the nature, process of refining and the many in-
dustrial uses to which they were adapted. The
production of borax is one of the principal in-
dustries of the State.
At the closing of the Exposition the Nevada
Commissioners turned over the exhibit of that
State to the manager of the Union Pacific Kail-
road exhibit, at Denver, to be k9pt there as a
permanent exhibit, and Commissioner Smith,
moreover, agreed to collect additional minerals
from the State of Nevada and send to Denver
to be added to the Nevada collection already
there, thus giving the State of Nevada a perma-
nent exhibit with the Union Pacific railroad at
any future exposition.
The collection, as shown by the Commission-
ers, E. T. George and B. G. Smith, though em-
bracing ores from all parts of the State, was far
from being what it might have been bad suffi-
cient time been given for a thorough canvass of
the State. Many of the most important and
promisiug mines were not represented at all.
The entire collection was but the work of a few
days, and altogether a private enterprise. The
Legislature meeting but once in two years,
and the Exposition at Denver not being known
at time of its previous meeting, no appropriation
was made to meet expenses. But in order that
the State might not be entirelv without any
representation, Messrs. F. W. Dunn, Superin-
tendent of the Nevada Central railroad; A. A.
Curtis, banker, and I. A. Blossom, contractor,
miner and stock raiser, all of Lander county,
and F, M. and B. G. Smith, of Esmeralda
county, nobly came to the frost and paid the
expenses necessary to insure Nevada a repre-
sentation at the great National Mineral and In-
dustrial Exposition at Denver. Such public
spirited citizens are a credit to the State, and
the Legislature of Nevada should see to it that
the amount is reimbursed to those gentlemen,
and a vote of thanks extended for their prompt
and noble action in the matter.
There is no need of our describing the amount
of work which has been performed on most of
the leading mines of Nevada. Our readers are
already familiar with that work in all its mag-
nificent proportions. Suffice at thia time to
say that several Nevada mines have reached a
depth of nearly 3.0QO ft., and that the Com-
^stock lode alone has added more than $350,000,-
000 to the circulating medium of the world,
and that the many promising camps within her
borders are still adding to the world's wealth
their quota of gold and silver, and many of the
useful metals. In the Bouthern portion of the
State new discoveries are being opened up and
a large industry being built up, not only in
mining for the preciouB metals, but in adding
to the world's commerce large quantities of
salt, borax, and soda; and notwithstanding the
present business depression, we venture to pre-
dict that ere long Nevada will once more take
her place in the front rank as a bullion pro-
ducer, and that her mines of other metals and
minerals will become the wonder and admira-
tion of the civilized world.
It is to be hoped that the Legislatures of Ne-
vada and other States and Territories will make
the necessary appropriation for having a suit-
able person appointed to visit the different min-
ing districts and obtain collections of ore from
all the prominent mines, so that next year a
full representation of the mineral wealth of the
Pacific States and Territories may be placed on
exhibition before Eastern and European capital-
ists. An announcement has already been made
that another grand Exposition will be held at
Danver next summer under substantially the
same management that so successfully planned
and carried out that of last summer.
W. B. Ewer.
Production of Vanadium from Furnace
Slag. —It is well known that the cinder of the
Thomas Gilchrist process contains very valua>
ble elements, extenaive experiments having, for
instance, been made to pulverize it and use it
as manure. We learn from a paper presented
to the French Academy of Sciences by MM. G,
Witz and F. Osmand that the authors have suc-
ceeded in producing vanadium from Thomas
slag. Vanadium, discoveaed in 1830 by Sef-
strom, occurs, beaides in a few rare mineralB,
in many iron ores and other rocks, but in such
small quantities that its separation ia attended
by great difficulties. "Vanadium was firat UBed
by Lightfoot in 1S71 in wood dyeing for chang-
ing aniline into aniline black. It possesses the
additional property of increasing the luater of
the color and the aharpneas of the impresaion
in printing on cotton. It is also used for pho-
tographic purposes, in painting china, in the
manufacture of ink, and in tetting wine. The
price of vanadium is at present very high,
owing to the difficulty attending its extraction.
Vanadiate of soda coats from 25s. to 30i. per
pound. To abow the importance of the above
discovery to works carrying on the dephoapho-
rizing process, it may be mentioned that in the
Creusot ateel works alone 60 tons of vanadium
might be annually produced. — Iron,
Improvements at the Tanite Co.'s Works.
— It is only a few montha ago that we chroni-
cled the enlargement of the Tanite works by
the addition of aeveral large buildings, which
are moreover among the most substantial struc-
tures of the kind in the county. But "Tanite"
is a synonym for busy activity and energetic
progresB. It would be unuBual for a monthly
visitor to fail noting on each return some im-
provement. The new Btore house, 24x40, two
stories and attic, which became a necessity
with the rapidly increasing amount of work
turned out, is now thoroughly finished. The
company have also juet built a new casting
shed, 16x30, one story high. They have also
just complttad the extension of the boiler ahed,
adding 19 feet to the original one, which ia
now 50 fett long. They have just put in place
a new horizontal boiler, built by Tippett &
Wood, of Phillipsburgh, N. J. It is one of 65
horse-power, 15 feet long and five feet in dia-
meter. It has 45 tubes which are four inches
in diameter. This boiler is in addition, of
course, to one of the same size in present use.
They have also just added to their machinery a
new Worthington double-acting steam pump,
to be used as an auxiliary to the "Ni-
agara" (Campbell & Hardick) pump now in use,
both for boiler feeding and for use in case of
fire. — Jefferaonian.
Calico District. — This comparatively new
mining district, in San Bernardino county, is
thus hopefully spoken of by the Colton Semi-
Tropic; Calico haB passed through its most dis-
couraging experience, and is now fairly started
on the road to prosperity. The activity in min-
ing operations is constantly increasing. Assess-
ment work is being done on a great many claime;
valuable claims are being sold to parties who
have the money to develop them; extensive and
substantial improvements are being made on
the principal mines; good roads are being built
which are accessible to all of the beat mines;
the Oriental mill is rapidly approaching com-
pletion; the railroad is completed, depot build-
ings six miles from town have been erected, and
we now have rapid communication with the
rest of the world; in town buildings have been
enlarged, and preparations are now being made
to erect other buildings; stores are inereaaing
their stocks of goods; the travel to this place ia
increasing; the hotels and lodging houses are
doing a good business; and in abort, all the vari-
ous businesa enterprises in this vicinity are grad-
ually growing in importance, and we may safely
predict that before many months the mining
operation here will be extenaive, and will sup-
port a large and ftouriahing town.
Postal Telegraph.
The Eureka (Nov.) Sentinel says a diabolical
attempt waa made to kill Doc. Hamilton the
other day in the mine where he is working.
He had drilled a hole about 10 inches deep, in
which he left the drill. Upon returning to
work next morning he found everything as he
had left it, and he resumed work, but
had only struck a few blows on the drill
when a terrific exploaion occured. The
drill was hurled from the hole with great force
and broken in two, and Hamilton waa struck
and stunned by the flying fragments of rock.
He waa, however, not aeriously injured, receiv-
ing only a cut on the ear and a severe bruise on
the leg. Some fiend had inserted a stick of
giant powder into the hole, and replaoed the
drill in order to give Hamilton no intimation of
the murderous Dlot.
An absolute non-conductor of eleotricity
has yet to be found, for all substances hitherto
diacovered are conductora of the force 'under
certain known conditions; but those which offer
a great resistance to it serve the purpose of non-
conductors in practice, although they may all
be classed as good or bad conductors. The
beBt conductor at present known is silver; the
poorest conductor is solid paraffine.
Why not postal telegraph as well as the old-
time mail service? Why should the public
enjoy the transmission of newP, etc., at a nom-
inal rate by train, and be forced to pay a pri*
vate corporation a large rate by wire ? That is
the question, and the anawer, in our opinion, is
that the working of the telegraph at cost by
the Government is just as much a needed con-
tribution to the spread of intelligence to-day as
the establishment of cheap mail service waa
years aeo. Is seems coming to that gradually.
The probability is that we shall soon do much
of our business and personal communication by
lightning.
The present Postmaater-General ia under-
atood to favor the project, and various trade or-
ganizations have declared themselves as sup-
porters of the demand for government tele-
graphy. It ia not a new thing. It has been
fully tried in England, and we are not therefore
undertaking any visionary enterprise in adopt-
ing it. The English government bought the
private telegraphs in 1869, and has extended
them more than four fold since that time.
The enormous increase in the value of the
service to the public is, however, the chief feat-
ure. When the telegraphs were operated by
private companies, rates were charged accord-
ing to distance, and were very much higher
than the rate established by the Government,
which is one shilling, about 25 cents for 20
words beaides date, address and signature to
any part of the kingdom. With anything like
the same ratio of increase in the use of the tel-
egraph, it is evident that a higher rate would
have yielded larger returns, which have inured
to the public in the shape of reduced charges.
The public was also benefited by the transmis-
sion of news, the number of papers served with
telegraphic ad vie? being increa'ed from 173, in
1869, to 518, in 1880, the amount of news being
largely increased, while the charge for this ser-
vice was largely decreased. The private com-
panies previously to the acquirement of the
lines by government sent out about 6,000
words of news daily, when Parliament was in
session, and 4.000 at other times. Under the
government. 25,000 words of news per diem are
sent when Parliament is in session, and 21,000
at other times.
In the United States our telegraph service,
like that of operating railways, has been dele-
gated to corporate organizations, and in the ab-
sence of proper supervision and control serious
abuses have crept in, and the public has been
taxed much higher for the use of these inven-
tions (which it may be said have become neces-
sities of commerce), than is necessary to yield a
liberal returnupon the capital actually invested.
What this ia may be indicttsd by the remarks of
President Norvin Green, of the Western Union
Company, at the last annual meeting of that
company, Sept. 13. 1882:
The same rate of increase for the next five years will
produce gross revenues of thirtv-one and a half millions
and net profits of sixteen-millionB per annum. But as
the growth of the company has been in an increasing
ratio — each five years showing a larger percentage of in-
crease than the preceding five years— we may reasonably
expect a still greater ratio of growth, and, therefore, even
larger figures for the year endiug in 1SS7 than those above
presented, enormous as they now appear.
It is estimated by good judges that there has
never been paid in by stockholders $16,000,000
since the beginning of the Western Union Com-
pany, and that its present property represents
simply water and the amounts extorted from
the public to extend its lines, besides paying
dividends.
This great system, as well as the ocean cables
connecting ua with the rest of the world, are
now virtually controlled by one man, and this
individual, whose name haB become a synonym
for unecrupulousneBs and rapacity, in common
with a few others with similar character, now
aim at, and have largely succeeded, in controll-
ing the channels of intelligence, of thought and
of commerce, in a nation of 50,000,000 of peo-
ple.
Still Another "New Use" for Elec
tricity. — A significant feature of the use of
electric lights in agriculture, and one pregnant
with great possibilities for the insect-tormentsd
farmer, is, the London Globe thinks, the won-
derful inducement which the light offers to all
sorts and conditions of insects to attempt mul-
titudinous suicide by banging their heads
against the crystal globe all through the night
and the small hours of the morning. A simple
mechanical arrangement, in the shape of a
grated trap, into which the impulsive creatures
could fall, and whence they could not extricate
themselves, would assist them to complete the
happy work of self-destruction.
Metallic Gas. — Some of our cotemporaries
are apparently making much of the alleged dts -
covery of a Mr. John Dixon, of Liverpool, Eng.,
of what he calls "metallic gas." His process is
merely a bungling way of making gas from
petroleum, while he pretends the gas mainly
arises from some hidden principle in various
metals and minerals which he mixes with it —
hence his title, "Metallic Gas." The Bcheme is
merely the reproduction of an old deception
practiced by the same party a year or two since
in Sydney, where it was thoroughly exploded
and shown up as a fraud.
Minute Microscopic Measurements. —
Mons. Perreaux has constructed an apparatus.
for microscopic measurements which is capable
of measuring l-37,000th part of an inch. The
instrument is so delicate that it can only be used
at certain hours of the night when [the jar of
passing vehicles has ceased.
A Novel Way of Making Bullion.
W. P. Nye, well known among mining men
as a skilled mechanic, returned lasteveing from
the Plancha de la Plata mines, in Sonora, to
which place he had been for the purpose of put-
ting the prospect mill at that place in repair.
The mill in question is but of two stamp capac-
ity, although the engine and boiler attached
have power for running double that amount.
Mr. Nye states that from what he could learn
while there the mine has enough ore in sight to
run a twenty- stamp mill Bteadily for two years.
The ore is marvelously rich in horn silver.
About half a mile above the mill a number of
Mexicans are taking out ore and reducing it by
arrastras. The ore after being reduced to a
pulp ia then put into a large vat and boiled for
a given time, at the expiration of which it is
allowed to settle and the water taken cff. The
pulp when settled is taken out and the silver
separated from it by means of washing it
through a large wooden bowl, or, in plain En-
glish, "panning it out." While there Mr. Nje
saw six and a half pounds of jjure silver panned
out of a pile of pulp about three feet in diame-
ter and two feet high.
The process in use for the handling of tho
ores by the Mexicans at the place named is of a
most primitive character, bars and ahovels only
being used in mining. The arrastras, as all
mining men well know, are but a collection of
large stoneBso arrarged as to form a basin in
which the ores are pulverized by the dragging of
other stones over them, mules, oxen, horses or
donkeys being the power employed for that
purpose. The kettles or vats in which the
pulp is boiled are made by the building together
of Btrongmetquite branchesinthe form required,
and then cementing the sides exposed to the
tire with a thick coating of olay. For the pan-
ning out process a large wooden bowl known as
"the batea" is used. Crude as their means of
working may be, the result is said to reim-
burse them largely for their labor. —Citizen,
The Location of Placer Claims,
A gentleman in Montana recently propounded
the following questions to the consideration of
the General Laud Office at Washington:
1. Is an individual claimant limited to one
location of twenty acres in a placer mining dis-
trict?
2. What amount of work is necessary to
maintain the possesaory title to placer clairm?
3. Can work performed or expenditures made
in constructing a ditch for the purpose of work-
ing a placer claim be applied to the maintenance
of possessory titled ■
4. Does the law require a greater amount of
work per annum to be performed by an aFBocia-
tion of eight persons to hold possessory tide to a
placer claim of 1 GO acres than it does of an indi-
vidual claimant to maintain possessory title of
twetny acreB more? The official answer was as
follows:
Department of the Interior, J
General Land Office, >
Washington, V. C, Sept. 29, 1882. )
J. Walbridge, Stq., Baggs, Carbon County,
Montana :
Sir: — Your communication dated the 16th
instant has been referred to thia effice. In re-
ply to the inquiry therein contained, I have to
state that the law imposes no limit upon the
number of mining claims which a qualified per-
son may locate. Bight person are allowed to
locate in one placer claim 160 acres. The
amount of work necessary to maintain the pos-
sessory title to placer claims is left by Congress
to be regulated by local laws and customs. In
Colorado I believe the Legislature prescribes
the amount. Whether work performed or ex-
penditures made in constructing a ditch for the
purpose of wmking a placer claim will apply to
the maintenance of possessory title, is a matter
that depends entirely upon local regulations
and customs.
You will understand that a location by eight
persons of 160 acreo c institutes only ona loca-
tion or claim — not eigh:.
Respectfully,
M. M^Farland,
Commissioner.
A New Carving Machine. — A Michigan
man has invented a new carving and molding
machine that takes the palm for rapid work.
In its construction the machine is very simple,
being composed of a tool attached to a spindle
that when thrown into motion springs up
through an aperture in the table. The piece of
wood to be carved or molded is then pushed
against the tool, and the work is done quicker
and better than any man could do it. Tne ma-
chine is designed to do all kinds of fancy carv-
ing work on cornices, moldings, newels and
scrolls.
Paper in Architecture. — An immense
building is to be constructed in Chicago en-
tirely of paper material. It will be six stories
high, covering an entire block, and will con-
tain 100,000 ft. of straw-board flooring, 180,000
ft. of straw ceiling, and a large amount of the
same material for doors and connters.
A Mastodon Graveyard. —The city of Dal-
las, Tfcxas, is said to be built over a graveyard
of mastodons, and for five or six years past ex-
cavations for buildings have seldom failed to
bring up their bones. A large number of these
maBtodon remains were unearthed recently, and
some of the bones were of enormous size.
January 6, 1
Mining and Scientific Press.
t" r
Thk - TvmriL Between Ij M .v
ii.v. — From the project predeuted to the
Italian Ministry and proposed to the Venetian
Society of Construction by Signor Gabelli, the
following particulars are taken: The length of
the submarine tunnel between Italy and Sicily
will be 44,000 It. The maximum depth of the
sea above the line of tunnel is 305 it. Tho
thickness of rock between the roof of the tun-
nel and the bottom of the sea is 115 ft. The
direction of the tunnel from St. Agatt to Punta
<lul V //. > is almost duo northwest to southwest.
The two incline^ descending to the tunnel will
first run ptrallt 1 with the shore and then de-
scend to the lowest level by spiral tunnels. The
length of these iodines is each 15,000 ft., and
the area occupied by each spiral tunnel is 1,1 (JO
ft. The degree of inclination will be 35 per
1.000. The center of the tunnel will be on a
higher level than the two finds. Wells and sub-
sidiary tunnels will \a oonstiucted to drain off
the peculating water, and i he most ditli cult
part of the line will be first c immenced, which
will at once show the geological construction of
the ground and the difficulties to be overcome.
According to the opinions of all geologists the
bottom of the Straits of Messina consists of
crystalline rock (granite, gneies and mica
schist* )■ Neither in Calabria nor in Sicily can
the upper strata that covers this crystalline
rock be so thick as to reach the level of the
bottom of the descending incline.
i Engineering Operations. —
Parts of Cibrado, New Mexico and Arizona,
in plats of hundreds of thousands of acre?, are
level and ready for the farmer, only that there
is no water. The rivers running much higher
than these valleys or tableland?, tffer abun-
dant water for irrigation, provided that ditches
or channels be cut aud dams com t meted to di-
vert the water to them. There are numerous
enterprises of this kind already in operation
upon a moderate scale, and recently an Eoglish
company has undertaken the cutting of a chan-
nel in central Colorado, which will render some
200,000 acres fertile and ready for the farmer's
crops. Another ttapendous undertaking of a
similar kind is on foot by the Colorado Coal
and Iron Company, This channel will be
opened from a point on the Arkansas river 3!
miles below Canyon City, and be extended
acrosB the table-land in a southeasteily direc-
tion to the St. Charles river. The ditch will
be 30 feet wide and 70 miles long, carrying 5
feet of water. Such enterprises are the feature
of the new development of this new country,
and are watched with a great deal of interett.
Ban i~. -An average day's
work for a bricklayer is 1,500 bricks on outside
and iu&ide wallt ; on facings and angles and fin-
ishing around wood or stone work not more
than half of this number can be laid. To tind
the number of bricks in a wall, first determine
the nnmber of rquare feet of surface, and then
multiply by 7 for a 4-inch wall, by 14 for an 8
inch wall, by 21 for a 12 inch wall and by 28
for a 10-inch wall. For staining bricks red,
melt one ounce of glue in one gallon of water;
add a piece of alum the sizs of an egg, then one*
half pound of Venetian red, and one pound of
Spanish brown. Try the color on the bricks be-
foro using, and change to light or dark with the
red or brown, using a yellow mineral for buff.
For coloring black, heat asphaltum to a fluid
state, and moderately heat true surface brioks
and dip them. Or make a hot mixture of Ha-
feed oil and asphalt; heat the bricks and dip
them. Tar and asphalt are also used for the
eamo purpose. It is important that the bricks
be Butliciently h< t, and be held in the mixture
to absorb the color to the depth of one-sixteenth
of an inch. — Railroad Journal.
I of Wind on DaAPT or 0HIMNEY8. —
In a paper bearing the above title, and which
was recently read at Southampton, England, by
Lord Rayleigb, it was stated that a horizontal
wind would usually promote a draft, except in
cases where the chimney opened out upon a
large expanse of wall, and so was indirectly af-
fected, in which case there was only one cure,
namely, to carry the chimney higher. When
the wind was inclined downward to the chim-
ney at an angle of 30* and more, there was a
down draft, and the maximum up draft was pro-
duced by wind inclined upward at about the
same angle. The simplest thing to prevent
wind blowing down a chimney was to erect a
T- piece on the top. In that caee a vertical or
inclined wind favored the draft, and the effect
of a wind blowing through the T tube was prac-
tically nothing. Lord Rayleigb, moreover, con-
tended that chimneys should be turned upside
down; that ir, the opening at the fireplace
should be narrow and the outlet wide; and that
if alt the chimneys in a house could be made to
open into a common cloaca, a down draft would
hardly ever ocenr.
Chawqe in lit: LraSHP's Plans.— It is re-
ported that the engint-trs of the Panama canal
have made a radical change in their plan of
operations. The intention of the projectors
was to make a sea-level canal from one ocean to
the other without locks of any kind. Informa-
tion now comes oat that they have found it im-
possible for any audi of money which could be
raised to overcome the natural difficulties of
such an undertaking, and they have decided to
adopt the ordinary plan — that of locking, up
and down the grades. The other scheme in-
volved the operation of digging a canal for eome
distance through great cut?, which would have
been several hundred feet deep, involving an
amount of excavation the like of which wag
never attempted by human hands. There were
other difficulties also in connection with that
part of the canal where the bed of the Chagres
river is utilized which the engineers concluded
would form a fatal obstruction to the plan origin-
ally entered upon.
Connecting the Chesapeake and the Del-
aware — The Maritime Registtr aaye: We no-
tice that there is a movement toward carrying
out the project of a ship canal between the
Dalaware and Chesapeake bays. The pro-
jectors of this new scheme say that this canal
will be puBhed to completion without aBking
for Government aid. This is a very sensible
decision on their part. There is no reason why
the Government should furnish the money for
this work, and if it will givo the great advan-
tages to Maryland and Baltimore which have
been claimed, Baltimore capitalists ought cer-
tainly to be able to build the canal.
Railroad in Central Africa.— A party of
80 Frenchmen, assisted by 1,400 African labor-
ers, are to begin the construction of a railway
between the Niger and Senegal riverp. Their
operations will be protected by a military col-
umn, which will plant the French flag and erect
two forts on the Niger.
Work Still Going On\ — It is stated that
the works of the submarine railway between
Calais and Dover are still going od, notwith-
standing political objections, and the gallery, is
now 445 yards in length. Since the heading
has bsen under the sea there has been, it is
said, no leakage. Co!. Baaumont'a boring ma-
chine is being uaed.
From Denver, to Utah. — Track on the Utah
Extension of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
ia now laid to Grand Junction, Col., 50 miles
westward from the late terminus at Delta, and
425 miles from Denver. The new terminus is
only 37 miles from the Utah line,
A Foundry Flooded With Sulphur. — A
singular snd remarkable occurrence recently
took place in the large foundry of the Reading,
Pe., Hardware Company, where 90 men are em-
ployed. The atmosphere en the outside was
derseandall the windows were tightly closed.
Suddenly a large amount of sulphur and gas
was driven out of the opening in the cupola
among the men, scatterirg all over the foundry.
Ten became deathly sick and dropped to the
floor at once. The others commenced vomiting
and comola:ned of severe paius in the stomach
d head. Two were perfectly unconscioua
and rema ned in that condition for some time,
having to be taken to their homes in carriage?.
The foundry presented the appearance of a
huge hospital, with men lying in every direc-
tion. About 70 men were affected. — Ex.
The Protective Question. — A great deal of
needless misunderstanding is occasioned in pro-
tection-free-trade discussions by not under-
standing terms and phrase?. A high tar IF is
not necessarily a protective tariff, nor alow one
for revenue. Protection is an end to which a
tariff is the means, snd this end may be secured,
sometimes by a high tariff, sometimes by a low
tar IF, sometimes by no tariff at all. An exceed-
ingly high tariff may not be obstructive after it
has ceased to be protective. The duty on horse-
shoe nails, for example, is very high and prac-
tically inoperative, but it is in no sense ob-
structive. A high tariff, when inoperative, is
also obstructive only when it prevents compe-
tition and makes monopoly possible. — Boston
Com. Bui.
Potency of tub Human Voice in Controll.
ikg the Horse. — The r'eins may guide the
horse, the bit may inspire him by its careful
manipulation, and the whip may urge him for-
ward to greater ambition; but the human voice
is more potent than all these agencies. Its as-
suring tones will more quickly dispel his fright ;
its severe reproaches will more effectually check
his insubordination; its sharp, clear, electric
commands will more thorougtly arouse his am-
bition, and its gentle, kindly praises will more
completely encourage the intelligent road horse
than the united forces of the bit and reins and
the laBh. No animal in domestic use more
readily responds to the power of kinduesthan
the ad horse, — National Live Stock Journal.
Progress op MivtrFicnraiNo Industry. —
The progress of manufacturing industries in the
United States has been such that an arbitrary
di virion into manufacturing and agricultural
sections can no longer be maintained. Id seven
principal Western States— Ohio, Indiana, II-
linoip, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minne-
sota— the manufacturing industries were less
than one-half those of the New England StateB
in 1850. Now these industries in the Western
States named exceed those of the New Eagland
States. More than 10 years ago the annual
aggregate value of manufactured products ex-
ceeded the i"ilue of all agricultural products in
the above Western StateB. The number of
patents now annually taken out in the North-
western States far exceeds the number issued to
oitissna of the New England States.
The'Spriko Street Car Motor. — It is re-
ported that reoent experiments in Philadelphia
have proved that it is possible to propel street
oars smoothly and rapidly by the expansion of
powerful steel springs, the difliculty of giving
a uniform and perfect temper to the metal hav-
ing been overcome. The company controlling
the patents makes the following claim f: The
motor consitta of six springs coiled upon a cyl-
inder. Each spring will be made of a flat bar
of steel 300 ft. long, (> inches wide, and one-
fourth inch thick. These springs are tempered
by the new process so uniformly and delicately
that their power becomes tremendous. After
first being coiled so that their diameter is IS
ft., they are tempered, and then wound up un-
til the diameter is 7^ ft. In this condition
they are placed upon tne motor truck and the
appliance of the patents adjusted.
Subways for Gas and Water Pipes, — The
New Yoik World suggests the advisability of
constructing under the streets of that city what
it calls subways, through which working men
can travel, as a means of avoiding the tearing
up of streets for the repair of water, steam and
gas pipes. This is by no means an infeasible
scheme, tince it has long been in operation in
Parip, and for a city so troubled with travel
and traffic as New York there are few greater
nuisances than an uptorn street. In time this
difficulty will come to perplex us, after we have
Eolved our bridge problem.
The Erie Canal was formally opened in
1825; it then carried a boat through with 90
barrels of flour; now 900 barrels are the regu-
lar cargo.
How to Tell a Good Millstone. — An old
Hungarian miller is reported to have given this
rule for telling a good millstone: 'When about
to select a stone take a flask of gin and pour a
ltttlerof it upon the stone; if the stone absorbs
the liquor so that the surface appears dry, it is
a good one, but if the gin remains on the sur-
face the stone is good for nothing."
The Mint in San Francisco is the largest in
the world — twice as large as astheone in Phila-
delphia, and three timeB the size of any in Eu-
rope, having $24,000,000 worth of coin and bul-
lion stored away in its vaults.
The Digestibility of Oysters,
Why oysters should be eaten raw is explained
by Dr. William Roberta in his lecture on "Di-
gestion." He says thit the general practice of
eating the oysters raw is evidenee that the
popular judgment upon matters of diet is usu-
ally trustworthy. The fawn-colored mass,
which is the delicious portion of the fish, is its
liver, and is simply a maBs of glycogen. Asso-
ciated with the glycogen, but withheld from
actual contact with it during life, is its appro-
priate digestive ferment — the hepatic diastase.
Tie mere crushing of the oyster between the
teeth brings theEe two bodies together, and
then the glycogen is at once digested
without any other help than the diaetase.
The raw or merely warmed oyster is self-diges-
tive. But the advantage of this provision is
wholly lost by cooking, for the heac immedi-
ately destroys the associated ferment, and a
cooked oyster has to be digested, like any
other food, by the eater's own digestive powers.
'"My dear sir, do you want to ruin your di-
gestion?" asked Prof. Houghton, of Trinity col-
lege, one day, of a friend who had ordered
brandy and water with his oysters in a Dublin
restaurant.
Then he sent for a glass of brandy and a
glass of Guinness' XX, and put an oyster in
each. In a very short time there Jay in the
bottom of the glass of brandy a tough, leathery
substance resembling the finger of a kid glove,
while in the porter there was hardly a trace of
the oyster to be found.
City Smveragk. — In answer to a question re-
cently, when before a committee ot the City
Council of Philadelphia, Col. Waring siid, with
reference to the ventilation of sewers: "I would
use neither street openings nor tubes. Eich
householder should be required to run the drain
pipe which carries the sewage from his house
up to the roof. It should be left untrapped,
and then every discharge of sewage all through
the c t? would be followed by a draft of freBh
air. With such aewerB as yours the impregna-
tion of the aoil by noxious gases is much to be
feared. It would coat little more to make them
fit to do the duty for which they are designed.
They should be cemented inside and out, the
joints tightly closed and the material of the
beBt, and they should be kept clean. But de-
fective house drainage exerts influences as bale-
ful as do the most wretched aewers. The
greater number of the cases which doctora at-
tribute tj sewer gas is due to fault, not in
the sewers themselvep, but to the filthy pipes
which carry off the houae drainage. Illuminat-
ing gaa very often escapee from the pipea into
the aewera, and most of the explosions are ap-
parently due to that cause."
Salicylic Acid in Typhoid Fever.
A member of the French Academy of Medi-
cine, at Paris, M. Yulpian, at a recent meeting
of the Association asked if the terrible scourge
of typhoid fever might not be more successfully
treated by the employment of some soluble anti-
septic, susceptible of finding its way, without
alteration, into the intestines, and then neutral-
izing the typhoid virus. Trial in that direction
had been made with various antiseptics, but
salicylicate of soda seemed to have been attend-
ed with the beBt results.
M, \ ulpian, recalling the fact that typhoid
fever, the same as the small-pox, the measles
•ndscarht fever, consists in reality of au in-
toxication caused by the virus absorbed, and
which, on its first attack, we seek to combat in
the blood itielf and in ita organic elements, re-
marked that the medicine ought to reach not
only the microbes but the nervous center?,
which impel tie general circulation.
To < fleet this, hia choice is salicylic acid, to
which numerous German, Italian and American
works have for a long time accorded an action
certain snd preponderate.
The dote of salicylic acid — given in unleav-
ened bread — is about half a gramme every half
hour or hour, but it has been increased success-
fully to 6, 10, and 12 grammes — one gramme
is equal to 23 graine. It is the medium dose of
G to 7 grammes per day which should form the
base of the new medication.
Fiom a careful study of various cases at the
Hotel Dieu, it is found that but little inconven-
ience is experienced in administering salicylic
scid; while on the other Bide, the beneficial ef-
fects of salicylic acid have always been very
striking, as follows:
The regular and permanent lowering of the
temperature from 40 53, to 39°, 3S.50, at the
end of 24 hours. Amelioration of the general
condition of the patieLt.
The aotion of thiB medicine is, then, logical,
though it may not be all-powerful and verit-
ably curative. Salicylic acid, given in sufficient
doses, is, up to this time, one of the most power-
ful agent's in moderating typhoid fever.
This point established, M. Vulpian demand-
ed, "if salicylic acid could not be employed as a
prophlactic and preventive agett in epidemics
of typhoid fever, and if taking daily a moder-
ate doae'of the medicine would not have the
effect of auihilating the action of the typhoid
poieoL ?
The Ashes of the Dead. — A correspondent
of Knowledge (London), who signs himself * 'A
Brother Cinder," referring to the first two ere-
mationa which have taken place in Eagland in
modern times and to the disposition which was
made of tbe ashes, bega leave to suggest "a far
neater and more appropriate mode of disposing
of the ashes of a corpse cremated. These aahes,
I think," he observes, "consist wholly or prin-
cipally of phosphate of lime, and therefore have
only to be treated with sulphuric acid to convert
them into sulphate of lime — i. e., gypsum of
plaster of Paris. With thia substance a model
can be cast in a mould previously prepared, and
representing either the full figure of the de-
ceased or simply the bust, or the likeness can
take tbe form of a medallion. Whichever form
of memoiial is adopted a glass caae would be
sufficient protection for it, and the costly urn
can be dispensed with as unnecessary, while the
remains of our loved ones will themselves be
gathered into the form of a compact and Iikelife
memorial, which itself will be composed of the
veritable 'ashes of the dead."' It is doubtful
whether in this country, for years to come, if
ever, the idea of incineration or cremation can
be popularized. There is a repugnance to it in
the general mind which cannot easily be over*
come. In France the subject ia in a manner
forced upon the public. The crowded condi-
tion of tbe cemeteriea necessitates the removal
of bodies long distances from the city — as much
as 30 miles — the expense of which, when the
poor are interred, falls upon the municipality.
In consequence a bill is before the Assembly to
legalize cremation. In England also this ques-
tion of cremation ia being seriously considered.
The same argument applies to London as to
Paris in reference to disposing of the remains of
the dead. England will be slower to accept tho
alternative than France, but it would not be
surprising if both countries would ultimately
adopt it, iiu the least of evils presenting them-
selves in connoction with sepulture.
Power of the Will. — We hear frequently
of pretendera who profess to heal diaeases by
"laying on of hands," etc. The real manner
of healing in all such cases is merely tbe de-
termined exerciae of the will power, or whatia
the same thing, faith in the healer and hia artr.
Witness the following evidence of the power of
the will in such caBee: A lady waa sick from
apparent exhaustion, and for a long time had
kept her bed. Her pastor, at her rtqueBt, had
prayed and prayed, but she was no better. A
new pbyaician one day called. He came to her
bedaide and said: "I think that the beBt thing
you can do is to get up!" And she got up.
"Go down stain !" And she went down. The
next day Bhe was on the streer, eDJoying a
walk after along, long confinement. "I didn't
cure her," aaid the physician, "for there was
nothing to cure. She had lain in her bed so
long thither will power had all gone." Hia
prompt and heroic treatment atartled into life
her paralyzad resolution.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS— Dry Crushing and Roastiug Mill; A
New Amalgamator and Concentrator, 1. Pat-sing
Uiventa; Magnetic Separation of Ore; Clastification of
Mineral LandB; Academy of Sciences; California State
Geological Society, 8. State Mining Bureau; Winter
in California, 9. A New Fire Extinguisher; Patents
and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 12.
ILLUSTRATIONS. —General Arrangement of a
Dry Crushing and Roasting Mill, 1. Hotel Del Monte
at Monterey, Cal.— View of the West Side; Scene in the
Grounds of the Hotel Del Monte, 9.
CORRESPONDENCE.— Notes from Eureka, Ne-
vada, 2. „
MECBANICAL PROGRESS.-Aspbalt Founda;
tions for Machineiy; Steel vb, Lon Rails; American vs-
English NaUmakers; Tempering Steel; Improvement.
in Tempering Glass; Improvement in Watch Hai,diB
Posts and Girders, 3.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.— Parasitica in a Fly's
Tongue; Migration of JJiah Thiough the Suez Canal;
Recent Finds in the Connecticut Valley Sandstones;
Dis«overy of the Carbon Voltaic Arc; Sun Spots;
Another Great Lake in Africa; Electro-Generative Fuel;
Tremors of the Earth, 3.
MINING STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the San
Francisco Slock Board, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ings and Dividends, 4-5.
MINING SUMMARY from the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana
and New Mexico, 4-5.
THE ENGINEEH.— The Submarine Tunnel between
Italy and Sicily; Important Engineering Operations;
Change in De LeEsep's Plans; Connecting the Chesa-
peake and tbe Delaware; Railroad in Central Africa;
Work Still Going on; From Denver to Utah, 7.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Some Facts about
Bricks; Effect of Wind on Draft of Chimneys; A Foun-
dry Flooaed with Sulphur; The Protective Question;
fotency of the Human Voice in Controlling the HorBe;
How to Tell a Good Millstone; Progress of Manufactur-
ing Industry; The Spring Street Car Motor; Subways
for Gas and Water Pipes, 7.
GOOD HEALTH.— The Digestibility of Oysters:
City Sewerage; Salicylic Acid in Typhoid Fever; The
Ashes of the Dead; Power of the Will, 7.
Business Announcements.
Sewer Gas Trap— Garland Mf'g Co , Oakland, Ca!.
Dividend Notice— San Francisco Savings Union, S. F.
Dividend Notice— Bulwer Con. M. Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice — Navojo M. Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice— Standard Con. M. Co., S. F.
Passing Events.
We begin with this number Volume XLVI
of the Miking and Scientific Press under
encouraging auBpices, the paper now having a
large and increasing circulation and liberal ad-
vertising patronage. We intend to make this
volume exceed its predecessors, and more par-
ticularly in respect to the illustrations, which
will be more numerous than formerly. The
Press will be improved io every way, and our
patrons may reBt assured their interests will be
closely looked to.
News from tbe mines is somewhat meager
jutt at present, the weather of late somewhat
interfering with operations.
The moBt notable local event of late has been
the unprecedented fall of snow in San Fran-
cisco, Oakland and many other towns in this
State on December 31st. Never since the State
has been an American one has a similar storm
occurred in the coast regions. The snow-fall
was four to six inches deep, and thousands of
persons saw snow for the tirst time.
There came near being a bad fire in the
Sutro tunnel on New Year's day, It took about
three hours to drive the smoke back, the fire
being at a point 300 ft. north of the C. and C.
shaft, but when the fire was finally reached
it was quickly extinguished. It burned about
13 sets of timbers and the drain boxes that
ran along the side of the drift. No great dam-
age was done,
Magnetic Separation of Ore,
Some time since we illustrated and described
the apparatus invented by Mr. Edison for the
magnetic separation of ore. A man named
Hans J. Mailer, of New York, has now in-
vented one of an improved form. The new
machine consists of a revolving cylindrical
electro-magnet, around which a band or belt
passes, also passing around a cylinder or roller
parallel with the magnetic cylinder in combina-
tion with a vibrating feeding device, from which
the granulated or pulverized material drops
tangentially to the magnetic cylinder, so that
the particles of steel or iron will be attracted
by the magnetic cylinder and will be carried off
by the belt until the same leaves the magnetic
cylinder, when these particleB of iron or steel
will drop into a suitable chute or receptacle
separated from the box or chute into which the
ore drops by a beveled longitudinal partition.
A magnetic plate extends longitudinally along
the magnetic cylinder, below the same, and
over the chute into which the pai tides of iron
drop, for the purpose of preventing the swinging
clusters or particles of iron or eteel which
are formed on the belt from dropping int> the
chute or receptacle from the ore. The inven-
tion also consists in so constructing the mag-
netic cylinder that it has double poles — that is
to say, two opposing poles in the middle of its
length, beside those at the ends.
For very finely divided particles the belt is
made of thin sheet brase, but for coarser parti-
cles it is made of steel or iron sheets.
The operation of the machine is as follows:
The pulverized ore from which the particles of
iron or steel are to be separated is placed in a
hopper, and the cylinder is rotated. By suit-
able mechanism a shelf is vibrated on a horizon-
tal plane, and the non-metallic portion of the
pulverized ore, or rather the portion which has
only slight capacity for magnetic attraction, will
drop from the inner edge of the shelf through
a slot-. As the material passes the cylinder the
particles of iron and steel will be attracted by
the magnetic cylinder and will cling to the
belt and be carried around by the same until it
leaves the cylinder, which takes place directly
above another slot, when the particles of iron
or steel will drop into or through a slot into a
receptacle. The ore leaves the belt at this
point because the magnetic attraction there be-
comes insufficient to hold it — to support its
weight.
In case the pulverized ore contains very large
quantities of iron or steel, long clusters or
particles of iron or steel will be formed at the
lower part of the cylinder, and as these clusters
receive a swinging motion from the movements
of the belt, they drop Bometimes, bi_t arrange-
ments are made to catch them.
Classification of Mineral Lands.
The method of classification of mineral lands
on the public domain when the lines of the sur-
veys are being extended over them is as follows:
At the time of survey in the field the deputy
Surveyor notes on his field notes (which remain
permanently in the Surveyor-General's Office, a
copy being Bent to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office) the character of the coun-
try, both from obseivation and information from
persons, if any there be having knowledge of
the same. This makes up the general topog-
raphy. He describes the country by sections
one mile square. When the deputy makes up
his plats he enters upon them the topography
noted in his field notes and returns the same to
the Survey or -General, who prepares three
copieB thereof. One of trie township plats, with
a copy of the field notes, is sent to the General
Land Office to be used in checking all entries
or changes of entries made in the district land
office. If the land surveyed is returned as min-
eral, the Commissioner at once issues notice to
the land office of tbe district in which the landB
lie of the withdrawal of the same from agricul-
tural or entry other than as mineral. Claim-
ants of mining claims may make applica-
tion for survey to the surveyor -general, as
provided by law, and the surveys of their
claims will be made by a mineral dep-
uty, with or without reference to the lines
of the rectangular system. Still they can
and may be used for points of determination
tand referenoe. Proof is admissible upon con-
ett in the district land offices between claim-
ants aB to its mineral or non-mineral character.
The Register and Receiver render an opinion on
the case, which is forwarded to and approved
or disapproved by the Commissioner of the Gen-
eral Land Office, and after his action is Bubjeet
to appeal to the Secretary of the Interior. In
case the rectangular surveys are not extended
over the lands containing mineral, the claimant,
whether a raining district has been formed by
the miners or not, applies to the Survey or- Gen-
eral, who orders a survey by a deputy mineral
surveyor whether public land Burveys have beeu
made or not. The Burvey of a mining claim
■lode, vein or placer — has no reference neces-
sarily to any other surveys or systems of sur-
veys,
Academy of Sciences.
Annual Meeting and Election.
The annual meeting of the California Acad-
emy of Sciences was held on Monday evening
last, President Davidson in the chair. The re-
port; of the election held during the day was
read and showed the following result: Presi-
dent, George Davidson; First Vice-President,
Justin P. Moore; Second Vice-President, H.
Herman Behr; Corresponding Secretary, Sam-
uel B. ChriBty; Recording Secretary, Charles G.
Yale; Treasurer, Elisha Brooks; Librarian, Car-
los Troyer; Director of Museum, W. G, W.
Harford; Trustees— George E. Gray, Ralph C.
Harrrison, James M. McDonald, Robert W.
Simpson, Thos. P. Madden, Charles F. Crocker,
Lewis Gerstle.
Financial Condition.
The Board of Trustees of the Academy sub-
mitted a report showing the financial status of
the Society: The total amount of receipts for
the year from all sources has been $28/145.14;
total expenses, $25,707.04, leaving a balance
cash on hand of $2,829.17. In April the Trus-
tees purchased from Professor Henry A. Ward
a valuable collection of natural history, paleon-
tology and geology, for $16,000, and placed it in
charge of the Director of the Museum to be
opened for public exhibition at Mercantile Li-
brary Hall, which was hired for the purpose.
Messrs. Charles Crocker and ex-Governor Le-
land Stanford donated $8,000 each to enable the
Academy to effect this purchase, and the joint
gift is now named the "Crocker- Stanford Col-
lection." The amount collected for dues and
memberships from life and resident members
during the year was $3,257.50; outstanding
monthly dues, considered collectable, $99S.50;
rents yielded $1,1 IS 44. while payments of all
kinds aggregated $2,333.75. The property of
the Academy consists of the library and mu-
seum, with its fixtures and furniture, bookcases,
desks, safe, specimens of mammals and birds
and the Crocker-Stanford collection.
The real estate owned by the Academy is de-
scribed as follows: Market street, lot lying on
the southeast line of Market, 195 ft. southwest
from Fourth, thence southwest 80 ft., thence
southeast 275 ft., thence north 113 ft., thence
northwest, 195 ft- to point of beginning {the gift
of the late James Lick during his lifetime). The
title is now perfect. City lot between Geary
and Post streets, 187 7-12x240 ft. , corner of
First avenue and Mears street. Osher perma-
nent property to the value of $274.80 was also
acquired by purchase during the year. There is
in process of settlement a half interest as resid-
uary legatee in the unsettled estate of James
Lick, likely to be realized by the close of the
year 1885. In August Mrs. E, B. Crocker, of
Sacramento, donated a rare and valuable collec-
tion of over 1,000 birds and 100 mnnmah in
glass cases, valued at $12,000. Patrons of sci-
ence have donated gifts to the amount of $32,-
058.50.
A valuable paleontologies! collection, pur-
chased by Irving M. Scott, Wm. B. Hyde. Jas.
O'B. Gunn, Christian Froelich, Jr., R. H. Pease,
Jr., Andrew Carrigan, P. N. Lilienthal, J. B.
Randoi and A. Chabot, has been donated to the
Academy, and is now on exhibition at Mercan-
tile Library hall. This was purchased from C.
D. Voy, and is known aB the Voy collection.
The Trustees have in charge as a special trust
the "Crocker Scientific Investigation Fund,"
which consists of 20 registered bonds of the
Southern Pacific railroad for $1,000 each, and
the income is being regularly expended in assist-
ing worthy investigators in accordance with the
terms prescribed in the letter of Charles
Crocker, the generous donor of the fund. Henry
M. Newhall, a late fellow member, generously,
as a donation, abated the &um of $300 from the
rent of the building. The executors of the es-
tate have reduced the rent to $150 monthly.
Djring the year the Hoard of Trusteed held 34
meetings. A special committee, appointed to
consider the propriety of removing the museum
of the Academy to some more suitable locality,
failed to find a desirable building in a proper
neighborhood . The Bum of $3, 430 was collected
from 2S subscribers to provide a fund necessary
to maintain the free exhibition of the Crocker-
Stanford collection at Mercantile Library hall.
Officers' Reports.
The report of the Rscording Secretary, Chas.
G. Yale, showed that there had been elected
during the year 40 resident members and 23
life members; deducting resignations, dropped
for non-payment of dues and four life members
who died, there was a net gain during the year
of 47 members. There are now IIS life mem-
bers and 188 resident members, or 306 in all.
Twenty-five meetings of the Academy were
held during the year, 24 being regular and one
special. The average attendance at meetings
during the year has been 51.
The report of Elisha Brooks, Treasurer,
showed the following items: Receipts, gifts,
etc., $19,758.30; interest of Crocker's Scientific
Investigation Fund, §1,200; from rents, $4,-
118.44; from life memberships, $1,800; dues
from resident members, $1 457.50; sundries.
admission to museum, etc., $11,070; balance on
hand January 3, 1882, $91.07. Total receipts,
$28,536.21. Disbursements — Maintenance
Fund, $17..S76 47; Crocker's Scientific Investi-
gation Fund, including allowances made, $720;
expenses investigating the Careon footprints,
$103.15, $823.15; General Fund, rent of balls,
( and all other expenses, $7,007.42. Total, $25.-
787.04, leaving a balance in bank of $2,829.17.
The report of the Librarian, Carlos Troyer,
shows 843 volumes of valuable works received,
besides the usual exchanges. All authors issu-
ing pamphlets on subjects of,interest throughout
the Pacific coast are requested to donate a copy
for preservation in the Academy's library.
Mr. Hanford, Director of the Museum, gave
a summary of the donations to the museum for
the year.
Honors to Members.
The Council of the Academy, acting under
the privilege allowed it of nominating for life
membership two members annually, presented
the name of Gustaf Eisen, a young man who
has done of late some very valuable scientific
work in the investigation of "Earth Worms."
He has contributed many botanical specimens
to the Academy, and as a natural history student
stands in the front rank. The Council's recom-
mendation was adopted, and Mr. Eisen was
unanimously elected,
Vice-President J. P. Moore stated that one
of our oldest and mosc valuable members was
about to leave up to pursue scientific work at
the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, and
he thought that the Academy should take seme
suitable action in expressing its appreciation of
his services and labors while with us and wish
him Godspeed on his journey. He alluded to
Dr. Robert E C. Stearns, who was well known
to all the members aB one of our earnest
workers and most intelligent co-laborers. Pro-
fessor Davidson, the President, heartily co-
incided with the views expressed by Mr.
Moore. He said the scientific work done by
Mr. Stearns in his specialty was recognized as of
the highest value. He had been one who had
always kept in view the highest interests of
the Academy, and had been identified with it
for many years. The Board of R-gents of the
University of California, a very conservative
body, had on his resignation of his long- held po-
sition of Secretary of the Bjard, conferred on
him the degree of Ph. D., an honor of which
they are very chary. The President thought a
committee should be appointed to draft suitable
resolutions expressive of the regret of the
Academy at Dr. Steam's departure. A motion
to that effect having been maHe, J. P. Moore,
H. W. Harkness and Dr. A. Kellogg were ap-
pointed.
Mr. Moore spoke of the valuable botanical
and arborial work done by Dr. Albert
Kellogg, under the patronage of the ' Crocker-
Stanford Scientific Investigation Fund," which
he characterized as unsurpassed for beauty of
execution and thoroughness of detail. Dr. H.
W. Harkness has labored constantly at his
work on Fungi, assisted by Mrs. Dr. Curran.
This new department of Fungology, now being
paid so close attention to, was very important,
and the labDrs of Dr. Harkness were of the
greatest degree of value
Transit of Venus.
Prof. Davidson asked for one month's further
time to prepare his report, as his time had been
fully occupied since his return from observing
the transit of Venus. He then gave a rapid
sketch of his astronomical observations and the
mechanical details of the transit party, with
free-hand blackboard illustrations. The Pro-
fessor described the peculiarities of the transit
in detail, and gave a very interesting lecture.
He Baid his party were favored with exceedingly
e'ear and fine weather, and the contacts were
tharp and clear, no "black drop" or wavy out-
line being apparent. He spuke of the peculiar
halo, or light, on part of the planet. He Baid
two new observers, not professionals, Mr. J. P.
Moore, at Mt. Diablo, "and Mr. Burkhalter, in
Oakland, had observed a Hash of light on the
planet when it left the sun, cot noticed by any
other observers. Mr. J. P. Mooro described the
transit as seen by him from Mt. Diablo.
California State Geological Society.
The sixth ann'i i' meeting of the California
State Geological Sjsi^fcy was held Thursday,
Dec. 2Sth, at the rooms of the State Mining
Bureau,
The President read his annual address, w hich
we have put in type, and will publish in full in
next week's Press
Henry Janin, M. E., Louis Janip, M. E.,
Hod. John Daggett, John D. Coughlin, D. W.
C. Morgan, L. Wagoner, M. E., Jas. H. Cross-
man, Hon. Jos. Wasson, Chas. G. Yale, W. B.
Ewer and J. R. Scupham were elected regular
members, and Dr. Joseph Szibo, of Budapest,
Hungary, was elected a corresponding member.
A paper by James H. Cro»sman, describing
Santa Fe mining district, E:meralda, Nev.,
was read by the Secretary.
The election of officers for tbe ensuing year
resulted aR follows : President, Henry G.
Hanks; Vice-President, Melville Attwood;
Secretary, S. Heydenfeldt, Jr.
Important to Miners. — The Supreme Court
of this State has recently rendered a decision to
the effect that the law of Congress requiring an
annual expenditure of $100 on unpatented min-
ing claims applies to gravel and placer claims
as well as quartz. It has usually been con-
sidered that the law was intended for quartz
claims only, but owners of all kinds of uupat- ■
ented mining ground have now a warning that
it is important that they shall heed, and if the
requisite amount of work has not been done
within the past year, they should be prompt in
commencing the labor now at the opening of the
new year.
January G, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
The State Mining; Bureau.
Report of the State Mineralogist.
The report of State Mineralogist Hanks
has been laid on our table this week, and while
no very careful review is possible, we tind much
of interest. The report tills 288 pages, with an
appendix of 200 pages, and there is also a cata-
logue of It lit pages, showing the specimens given
to the Bureau during the year ending April 10,
1881. The report itself cov-
ers a period of two year*.
The following figures will
show the growth of the in-
stitution:
Receipts from Dec. 1 ,
1880, t<. Btpt. 1, 1882,
total, $15,432 ''■• Total
warrants iMsut-'i From Deo.,
Is *0, to June 1, 1882, |20,
358 65. * 'jinplete tabulated
statements of all transac-
tions are embodied in the
report. In addition to a
tine collection to start with
(all of the State Geological
Society's accumulation),
there have been added be-
tween Dec. 1880, and Sept.
I, 1882, 723 books and
pamphlets, Oh" maps, chart-
ami pictures and 2,1*24
specimens of minerals, as
follows :
Donate d— BookB and
pamphlets, u'82 ; maps,
chart*, f tc. , 39; mine rale,
etc., l.IKMrtotal, 2,565.
Purchased — Biokp, 102;
map?, etc. , 27 ; minerals,
etc.. 220; total, 34b'; grand
total, 2,914
This, added to the pre*
vions collection, which con-
sisted of — books and pamph-
lets, 433; map?, charts, etc.,
til; minerals, etc., 2,023;
total, 2,517, presents a
grand total of 5,431 eat*.
logaed and prepared for ex-
hibition. There is still a
large number of mineial
and other specimens not yet
catalogued, of which no re*
cord is made. Mr. Perkins, the Secretary, adds
the following interesting information on an im-
portant feature of the Bureau: Since the date of
the latt report 1 090 letters have been written to
1,023 corresponien a, as follows: Commun'ca-
tioos and replies on sundry subjects, 563;
acknowledgements, 198; information on miner-
al*, 151; information, variou?, 175; total, 1,090
During the same period there were received 900
letters from 059 correspondents, as follows:
Sundry subjects, 1S6; acknowledgments, 91; in-
quiry on minerals, 96; in-
quiry, various, 206; dona-
tions, 93; information, 223;
total, 900.
The principal paper In
the report is on Piacer, Hy-
draulic and Drift Mining,
by the State Mineralogist.
He also has a paper on
Ores end Iron Industries
of California. There is also
a charter on "Lumber and
Kue' ; ' oi.eoii "Salt in Cali-
fornia;" one on "Mud Vol-
oanoes in the Colorado
Desert;" on "Diamonds in
California;" "Notes on
Mica;" "Notes on Itoacoe-
lite;" "Diatoms and Di-
atoinaceouB Eirth." There
is also a glossary of miniog
terms, compiled by Dr. Dd
Groct. There is also in the
chapter on hydraulic min-
ing some copious notes on
gold, and tables of yield of
California gold mines.
The appendix contains
several papers supplement-
ary to the Report of the
State Mineralogist, The
moat exhaustive is on "The
Forest Trees of California,"
by Dr. Albert Kellogg. We
have pub iahea a number cf
descriptions from this pait
of the report, which fo msd
part of a separate publica-
tion punted some time
since. "Notej on Hydrau-
lic Mining" is a j aper by F.
W. Piobinson. "Hydraulic
and Drift Mining" is by
Dr. Henry De Grcot. "On
the Milling of Gold Quartz"
is by Melville Allurra. "Rare Minerals Re-
cently Found in the State" is by Wm. P.
Blake. "Fkur God" ia by Almarin B. Paul.
The following remarks by the State Miner-
alogist show the growth of the museum: "A
catalogue of the first year's collections, amount-
ing to 3,000 in number, has been prepared and is
ready for distribution. The number of speci-
mens entered and ready for the museum is now
4 147, and there are at least 2,000 more not so
entered, but in process of claBsihcation. The
museum is growing more rapidly than is gener-
ally known or could be expected; specimens are
flowing in from every part of the State, and also
from other States and Territories of the Pacific
coast. Besides these, many valuable rpecimeus
have been obtained in exchange with other
States of the United States with foreign coun-
tries.
"Duplicatf Specimens, — In making the collec-
tions many duplicates have been collected. To
these have been given the same numbers re
chived by the specimens in the museum cases.
It is the intention of the management to place
these duplicates in suitable drawers in wbiob
it is also true that, with a few trilling excep-
tions, no money has been expended beyond fur-
nishing caees and paying necessary freight; nor
in any way has the legitimate working of the
Mining Bureau been interfered with by this
cause. The popularity of the institution has
stimulated the generosity of citizens, and the
State Museum has been greatly enriched by
these donations. The policy of the State Min-
ing Bureau was set fourth in tircuUrs issued
they will be accessible, and to make up sets tor I and published in the tirst_ report of the State
HOTEL DEL MONTE, AT MONTEREY, CAL.-VIEW OP THE WEST SIDE.
the use of the public schools, and to be used in
exchanges. Application has already been made
by the State Normal Schools, and, as soon as
possible, selections will be Bet aside from the
duplicates for those institutions. Application
was also made by the dental department of the
State University for a set of mineral* to illus-
trate hardness of minerals, which was furnished
as requested.
"Toe establishment of the State Mining Bu-
reau has developed, or rather made manifest, the
Mineralogist, from which no deviation ha? bee i
made, except when fr,rced by the dimiuishing
Mining Bureau fund."
As we have said, it has been impossible in
the limited time to go into any extended re-
view of the report; but it appears a creditable
document, and one that will be of interest to
the mining community for whom it was writ-
ten. It is to be hoped that it will be circulated
in this State, which pays for it, and not be to>
freely scattered elsewhere, as seems to be the
SCENE IN THE GROUNDS OP THE HOTEL DEL MONTE, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH IN JANUARY
want of a first-class chemical and metallurgical
laboratory, in which analytic of ores, minerals,
mineral waters, rocks, building stones and other
mineral deposits of the State should be made,
and the results published for the benefit of the
people of the State directly and the world at
large indirectly."
With regard to the nature of the colle ction
Mr. Hanks says: "It has been intimated that
the Mining Bureau has paid undue attention to
the collection of curiosities and speoimens of
natural history, and* in doing so, has over-
stepped the intentions of the Mining Bureau
bill. While it is true that many valuable do-
nations of this character have been received,
fate with U. S. Mining Commissioners' and,
Mint Directors' report*, few of which reach the
people for whom they are intended. Oar legis-
lators, when they get t he's a reports, should look
to it that representative miners in their locali-
ties obtain them.
The Old South Church of Boat m has called
Rsv. George A. Gordon, of Greenwich, Coan.,
at a salary of $8,000 and the parsonage.
Lead in L:verpool is quoted at £14 to £14
2*. 61. for English, and £13 15a. per ton for
Slavish, with and without Bilver.
Winter at the Seaside in California.
It is only upon the Pacific coast that seaside
ecete* a e delightful the ye»r round. Winter
on the Atlantic coast is most dreary, and the
various resort hotels stand deserted upon
lonely waste?. It is quits different in Califor-
nia, for winter at the seaside is even more de-
lightful than summer. The greater part of the
tinae}the sunshine is warm, the air cltar, the
fields and gardens full of
beauty and fragrance, and
the whole scene is inperfect
contrast with the "winter"
as it is known in all other
jatts of the country.
There are several seaside
places which are truly en-
titled to diit'ncMon as win-
ter restVts. but the most
prominent just now is Mon-
teiey, with its splendid
hotel and its handsi me
grove and well-kept gard-
ens. Our .engravings give
glimpses at some of the
charms at Monterey. One
of the pictures is a view of
the Hotel del Monte, which
was built in 1880, and is
without question the hand-
somest watering place hotel
in America. The site se-
lected was in a lovely grove
of pine, oak and cedar, the
treeB beingauffieiently scat-
tered to admit of the adorn-
ment of the grounds by
means of drive*wa;s. foot-
naths, lawns and b«ds of
flowei a. A plat of 1 26 acres
was enclosed and set aside
*s ihe hotel grounds, wlile
7 000 acres more were pur-
ohaaed for other purpojes.
L'he fact that the vi ilor
may ride a score of milej
overwell-kept macadamized
roads, and be nearly all the
time within the borders of
the hotel company's prop*
erty, serves to show in
some measure the vaat ex-
tent of these possessions.
The Hotel del Monte is constructed in the
modern gothic style, and coat, with itsfnrniture
and other appointments, a quarter of a million
of dollars. No seaside hotel upon the Atlantic
coaat can app:oich its plan of exterior, while its
interior design and finish display the same le-
Sned taste and lavish uae of wea th.
Another engraving gives a scene in the park
surrounding the Hotel del Monte. The picture
is from a photograph taken by Watkins, in
January, 1SS2, and thus gives the grounds in
their true winter condition.
The evergreen oaks, the
fresh grass, the blooming
plants in the borders show
how gentle is the air and
warm the winter's tun. In
its beautiful embewerment
of foliage and flowers, the
Hotel del Monte resembles
some rich private home in
the middt of a broad park.
TbiB impression is light-
ened when the broader ex-
tent of avenues, lawns and
fljwer-bi rlered walks come
into vitw. The gardener's
art has turned many acres
into a choice conservatory,
where the richest flowers
blossom in profusion. Here
and there are swings, cro-
quet plat?, an archery,
lawn-tennis grounds and
bins of fine beach sand, the
latter baing intended for
the uae and delectation of
the children who cannot
await the bathing hour for
the daily visit 1 1 the beach.
In all directions there are
seats for loungers, and the
situation and arrangements
are in every way delightful.
Gold Coin Made Here.
Coinage operations at the
Mint <n this city for the
year 1882 were confined to
gold coin and standard dol-
lars, as follows; Double
eagles, $24,175 000; eagles,
g2.S20.0C0; half eagles, $1,.
670 000; standard dollarr,
§9,250 000; tctal, $37,915,.
CIO. The laigest amonnt
of coinage for the year was in August, when
$6,130,000 was made, including $5,180,000
in double eagles and $050,000 in standard
dollarr. The amount of standard dollars coined
last yeir is $3,510,000 less than in 1881. This
decrease is due to the inability to procure fine
silver for the Mint here on as favorable terms
aa at the other Mints. The total co'nagti for
1881 was $11,845,000, and for 1S30 it was $37,-
427,000. There was comparatively little small
"nid coined last year. la 1SSI there was $9,-
700,000 in eagles and $4,845 000 in half eagles.
Judge Sawyer is visiting tl e slick ens district
in Yuba county,
10
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largely increased facilities, at the old
Newburg Steam Eog.no works, which have been enlarged to meet .ho dcma^o^lm? SZ"£ "pranWin
Morey, of the late firm of Morey & Sperry, will manage the trainees of "hie taiv iSLi!. Franklin
™ ^feS.'^i-e «S £SuT.Machin3y ItoXy™ ™%n3ffi nlleuTrompV Mat"
mates of the vario
rials and Workm.
iip First-class.
HERCULES SLAYING THE GIANTS.
HERCULES POWDER
Derives its name from Hercules, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow
of his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
HERCULES POWDER will break more roek, ia stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro- Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to any powder of that grade
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OIFICE.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and HEE0ULES Powder.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street, - San Francisco, Cal.
MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINE CO.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Superior to Black or Judson Powder,
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The best Nitro-Glycerine Powders manufac" ured. Having secured large lota of the
best imported Glycerine at low piices. we are prepared to offer tl o mining public the
very strongest, most uniform and best Nitro-Glycerine Powder at the very Lowest
Rates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is tJnequaled
For Bank Blasting and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pow-
der and no Other.
Vulcan Powder Co.
S. HEYDENFELT,
H. SHA1NWALD,
218 California St., S. F.
President,
Secretary.
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Books for Miners and Millmen,
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Patent Life- Saving Respirator,
PREVENTS LEAD TOJSONING AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those'
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A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER:
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order .in
a strong frame, with pulley, etr. . all ready for work.
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Good as New.
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We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited The
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The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
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to the metal. Send for a circular.
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.Manufacturing Chemists. Also, Chamical
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mettwith some party with Capital to Join him in (le-
vel ipiog same.
OiU be seen at 531 California Street, room 1, where
samples and assays of the Rock can be teen.
0T10K/R H0FMANN,
Metallurgist and MmiDgr Engineer.
Erecliin of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
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(letalllirgy and Ore?.
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ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 Halleck Street,
Near UMonlorft, SAN FRANCISCO.
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Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
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•
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Containing 672 Pages and 83 Engravings,
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Mining and Scientific Press.T
[January 6, 1883
A New Fire Extinguisher.
We examined this week, at 409 California
Btreet, a new form of fire extinguisher present*
ing several novel and improved features which
make it a very (superior apparatus, overcoming
the objections to the old forms. The extin-
guieher, as the cat represents, is a double tank
made of galvanized iron or brass, each tank
holding three gallons of water, and connected
only by a fine braBS double-acting, ball- valve
pump.
The chemicals, which are called No. 1 and
No. 2, are carried in separate boxes, one on
each side, a charge in each box. The tanks are
filled with clear water, and in case of fire the
chemicals are put in, one package in each tank.
The pump is worked with one hand and the
hose directed on the tire with the other, the
pump drawing from one side water charged
with No. 1 and from the other charged from
No. 2, the two coming together in fcheaii-cham-
bar and hose, thus forming a powerful stream
of water highly charged with carbonic aoid gas,
the great destroyer of fire.
This machine is very simple indeed, and is
durable because there are no chemicals to cor-
rode the material of its construction. There is
never any preaBure in the tanks, and there is
therefore no danger of their bursting.
This machine can be tested at any time by
Bimply taking a couple of strokes with the
pump. Moreover the contents can be replen-
ished in a moment when the charge is out; or
water alone can be forced on to the embers
when the chemical charge has been expended.
There is no danger of a machine exploding on
a man's back, as the chamber contains no gas,
the gas forming where the streams are brought
together in the top of the pump. The apparatus
is Bet on the ground, and the pump operated in
that way, so that a very powerful stream can be
sent.
A company has recently been formed to man-
ufacture the apparatus. The machine is called
the "Climax Fire Extinguisher," and has been
patented.
For miners' use, particularly, this is a very
efficient machine, as with it an incipient fire in
a shaft or drift can be quickly and readily
stopped. A few of the machines, set in the dif-
ferent parts of a mine and always ready for
use, would be invaluable, and they are easily
and readily operated and are very effective.
Some tests were recently made at the Mare
Island navy yard by order of the Secretary of
the Navy, and Commodore Phelps, Command-
ant, reports as follows :
"In compliance with your order of October 16, 1882,
directing; me to test and report upon the value of a "fire
extinguisher" invented by A. F. Spawn, I respectfully
Bubmit the following:
"A pile of light wood, tar barrels, etc., well Bprinkled
with refuse tar and pitch, about 8 feet in diameter and
hight, was lighted, and when well on fire the stream from
the extinguisher was brought in play. Wherever it
struck the fire was at once put out.
"On the 10th inst. another trial of the "extinguisher"
(similar In every respect to the first) was made, with the
same reBult bo far as it waB concerned; and in competi-
tion with a new Martin's, recently charged for the pur-
pose, and Bhowing on its gauge a pressure of 102 poundB,
against a separate fire of precisely the same character, it
showed a decided BUperiority. The latter made no im-
preBBion whatever, and when exhausted the fire was burn-
ing sb fiercely as at the commencement.
"The principal advantages of Spawn's (not considering
the nature of the chemical) are that it is charged only
when needed for actual use; is in immediate readlneBS,
and can be re-charged as often as required without inter-
fering with its action; that the charges being kept dry,
do not deteriorate any more than the spare ones furnished
for the extingutBhers (Martini) now in uBe; and that the
apparatus itaelf, not being under the continual heavy
pressure of those now furnished, do not become useless
through leaks."
t The number of real estate sales in San
Francisco in 1881 was 2.277, amounting
to $12,233,933, while 2,835 sales, of
the value of $15,1277,20, were made in
1882, The increase was, in value, mostly in the
business portion of the city. Down-town busi-
nests property of all kinds has increased in value
within a year §50,000,000. Many properties
lying north of California street, which had beon
for sale for one to three years and could find no
buyers, all went off in 1882, and generally at an
advance on the old prices.
Overworked men and women, persons of sedentary
habits, and othera whose system needs recuperction,
nerves toned and musclee strengthened, should use
Brown's Iron Bitters,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dkwby & Co.'s
Soisnttmc Prbss Patbnt Aobnct, 252, Market St., S. F.
For Webk Ending Dbcbmbbr. 26, 1S82.
269,613.— Lettbr and Bill File— Frank D. AdamB, Au-
burn, Cal.
269,563.— Orb Concentrator — W. P. Davis, Spring
City. Nev.
269 656.— Steam Trap— A. L. Fish, S. F.
269,588.— Watcu Regulator— J. C. Landmann, Dutch
F.at, Cat.
269,589.— Device for Breaking Balky Horses— Job.
LucaB, Lo3 Angeles, Cal.
269,701.— Header and Thrasher— Wm. H. Parrish,
Salem, Or.
269,719.— Drafting Instrument— H. C. Root, S. F.
269,610.— Sbwikg Implement— Maria A. Wilson, Grayson,
Cal.
9,907.— Trade Mark— Granite Powder Co., S. F.
Nora.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dbwby & Co. in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
At New York agents of the leading steamship
lines complain that the shipping trade is in any-
thing but a satisfactory condition. The British
lines complain of the competition of the email
and slow independent steamers known as ocean
tramps.
The c Ulcers of the Chicago Exposition pro-
pose that the city government allow them 4%
dividends on their ttock per annum and allow
certain annual improvements, and that the bal-
ance of money earned bs set aside for a public
ai t museum.
PLAIN
TRUTHS
The blood is the foundation of
fife, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition ; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head-
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
Brown's Iron Bitters will thor-
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen-
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part of the system, and it will
not blacken the teeth, cause head-
ache or constipation, arid is posi-
tively not injurious.
Saved his Child.
17 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md.
Feb. 12, 1880.
Gents : — Upon the recommenda-
tion of a friend I tried Brown's
Iron Bitters as a tonic and re-
storative for my daughter, whom
I was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having lost three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the care of
eminent physicians, I was loth to
believe that anything could arrest
the progress of the disease, but, to
my great surprise, before my daugh-
ter had taken one bottle of Brown's
Iron Bitters, she began to mend
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonics were re-
quired;" and when informed that
the elder sister was taking Brown's
Iron Bitters, responded "that is
a good tonic, take it."
Adoram Phelps.
Brown's IronBitters effectual-
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con-
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
The "Garland" Patent
SEWER CAS TRAP
Ib a sure shut-off ag&inBt
Sewer Gas and Back Waier.
The Loaled Metal Ball Valve
issl'fii.tly heavier than water.
This Tran can be t>ut in at
small exptnBe. and is warranted
to nive satisfaction. Highly
recommended by leadin g
Architects and Plumbers.
Used in all new, first-class
buildings in San Francisco, in-
cludinR Phelnn Block. For
^ eale bv all dealers in Plumbers'
Goods, and by the "OAKLAND" IMPROVED SEWER
GAS TRAP MF'O CO., 1901 Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
Coast Rights for Eale.
^ijiijig and Other Copipapie?.
Persons interested In incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication
of the official notices of their companies
in this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 2, 1883
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividend Nc. 50, of
twenty five cents (25c.) per Bhare, was declared, payable
on Friday, January 12, 18S3, at the (.fficc in this city, or
at the f armerb' Loan and Trust Company in New York.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 20, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery St., San Francisco, CaL
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 3, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 5, of twenty -
five cents (25c.) per share, was declared, payable on Fri-
day, January 12, 1883. Transfer books closed on Satur,
day, January 6, 1883, at 12 o'clock M.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine St., San Eiuncisco,
Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, December 26, 1882.
At a meetiDg of the Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividepd No. 14, of five
cents (5c.) per Bhare, was declared, payable on Friday,
January 12, 1883. Transfer books closed on Tuesday,
Jauuavy 2, 1883, at 3 o'clock p. M. This dividend is pay-
able at the Farmerb' Loan and Trust Company in New
York on all Btock issued th<re, and at the office in this
city on all stock issued here. WM. WILLI', Sec'y.
OFFICE— Room 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont
gomery St., San Francnco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
San Francisco Savings Union
532 California Street, cor. Webb.
For the half year ending with December 81, 1882, a
DiviJeud has been declared at the rate of four and thirty-
two one-hundredth (4.32) per cent, per annum on term
depoaits and three aid sixty one-hundredtha (3 60) per
cent, per annum on ordinary deposits, free of Federal
tax, payable on and after Wednesday, January 17, 1883.
LOVELL WHITE, Cashier.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The German Savings and Loan Society.
Per the half year ending December 31*»t, 1882, thi
Board of Directors of THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND
LOAN SOCIETY has declared a dividend ou Term De-
posits at the rate of four and thirty -two one-hutidredths
(4 32-100) per cent, per annum, and on Ordinary Depos-
its at the rate of three and six-tenths (..: 6 10) per cent,
per annum, free from Federal Tuxes, and payable on and
ufter the 2nd day of January, 18S3. By order,
GEO. LETTE, Secretary.
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IRON MINEJOR SALE.
An Iron Mine of three claims consolidated, situated
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Contains very lart:c body of high grade ore, samples of*
which may be seen at this office. For particulars address,
MRS. D. S. ROHLWING,
St. Helena, Nupa Co., Cal.
January 6, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
"THE $1,000 CHALLENGE"
Ore Feeder for Qua,rtz JVTills.
OVER 800 ARE NOW IN USE. GIVING ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
Awarded First Premium at the Tenth and Twelfth Industrial Fairs of the Mechanics' Institute.
Twenty Per Cent. More Ore Crushed with Fifteen Per Cent. Less Wear of Iron thai by aid Feeding.
The HcomtHUiyitiK cut illuatrateit the recently InbtOdnnd
firin, and »lm» tin- hpriric Attachment, which replace* the
Weight heretofore ujmwI. and which arc ubrlomt improve-
ment*
It U now fully deinoiutrated. ifUr careful and long Con-
tinued experimentation and practical use, that the plan
upon which a perfect ori' Ft^edtr i>. ICtoduiUuJ
of a carrier, and not that of a shaking tabic I 'n I form and
accural*' fiMdtnf li u<>l pMaJbl* opoD UM latter ]<lau. Tim
ore must be evenly earned, upon a steadily advancing plane
or table, to the Hoe of discharge, and there "imply dropped.
Jerky or M>asinodlcc outrlvauces will not answer the purpose
tot w.-t or slickT orea
The Challenge Ore Feeders are now in Use In
the following" Mills, besides many others
Koulftby 20 Stamp Tuolumne county. Cal.
Sheep- Kancl
.Calavunui
.Amador
.Bodie DIs.. Mono,
.UlnUhCo. Utah.
..Parley's Park, "
, .TombatoneDis, Arizona
..Patagonia, "
. .Idaho Spring*. Col.
..Black Hills. Dakota.
.20
Mahouey 4"
Zdle 40
Placenrilte 40
Gross 80
Julian »
St Patrick 15
Providence 20
Omaha 10
Ureen Mountain. ...60
Plumas Kuntka,... 60
Bulwer-Standard...30
Standard 20
Noonday »
Bodie » 10
Christy 5
Ontario 40
Contention 20
Grand Central 20
Harshaw 20
Sunshine 2U
Homcstake 2u0
Father Do S met 81
Hidden Treasure. ..40
Sup43riority of the "Challenge" Or*
Feeder Demonstrated !
At the " Christy' MM, Lhitah County. Utah, the
"Eclipse" Feeders, (conceived by E. Coleman) wen intro
duced, but not carrying a regular supply of ore for tno crush
ing capacity of the stamps, were replaced by the "Challenge,"
which are now running and the stamps crushing forty (40)
per cent, more OH than was done by the " Eclipse "
The "Harshaw" or "Hermosa" Mill, of Patagonia Dis-
trict, Arizona, was also originally fitted with "Eclipse"
Feeders, but after a few weeks trial they were pronounced
inadequate to the work, discarded, and the 'Challenge"
adopted.
The "Silver King" Mil' of Arizona, also removed the
'Eclipse" Feeders to give place to the "Challenge."
The "Sola" Mill, of Brown's Valley. Yuba County, Cal.,
was fitted with "Victor" Feeders, manufactured by E. T.
Steen, but proving insufficient, the "Challenge" Feeders were
substitute (1.
Four of the "Victor" Feeders, manufactured by E T
Steen, were also placed in the "Alexander" Mill, at Grants-
ville, Nevada, but after a fairtri«l were discarded, and Hen-
dy's Feeders fitted, and four others of the same pattern ad-
ded when the second twenty stamps were erected.
These cases are simply cited from among many similar instances, in proof of the vast superiority of the "Challenge" Feeders over all others.
Machine Works 49 and 51 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
Manufacturer of Quartz. Saw Mill and General Machinery. Also Agent for BAKER ROTARY PRESSURE BLOWERS, and WILBRA-
HAM ROTARY PISTON PUMPS. P. BLAISDELL & CO.'S Machinists' Tools. HOT POLISHED SHAFTING
from the Akron Iron Company, of Akron, Ohio.
Dealer in New and Second Hand Engines, Boilers, and all Descriptions, of Machinery.
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lict. Market and Mission, near Ferries, San Francisco,
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Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
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No other furnaces can compare with these for dura-
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MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
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These Smelters are chipped in a complete state, requir-
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thus Baving great expense and Iobs of time in construc-
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Complete smeltiug plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
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experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application.
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BBAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
DAVID KERR,
MECHANICS' FAIR, 1883.
Best Truck Silver Medal.
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4-SpringWaRon, with Top Silver Medal.
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GLOBE IRON WORKS,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
Hoisting and Mining Machine y,
Portable, Stationary and Marino Ensrines Bishop's Min-
ini Pump Apparatus aud 0. H. Baker s New
' Mining Horse-Power a specialty.
Also
L. D. LOUNT'S PATENT AIR COMPRESSORS.
332 & 224 Fremont Street, S«n Fra Cisco,
Between Howard and Folsoru.
Oakland jron Works.
' We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Kock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumpine; Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Worfes Located Cor. Second and Jefferson'
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
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ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANOTACTURERS 0P
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Wining Purposes.
Flouring Milis, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets),
BACR-AMKNTO, OAIi.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard Si Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metat Castings, Bras3 Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Brace3, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
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and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
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with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. *®Ji
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WM. H. BIB.CH,
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Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Miniag Machinery. Brudio's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tonB per hour S 150 00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
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" 0 " 1500 tlis " " 150.00
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Power, Hydraulic Rain or cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
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STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also. Quartz
MillB, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HBNDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS TDOMrSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANtTFAOTtrnKRH OP CASTINGS OF BVBRT BBSCaiFTTON.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In Genvrnl Usi on the
Comstock
For sale at wholesale by
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Cor. Beale & Market Sts.,
1SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT, COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
* PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. 323 ft 325 Market St.,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
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Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and H« i-tiing Engines anil Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
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Paper in Rolls, together with, a general line
of Mining' and Mill Supplies, includ-
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ing Packing and Hose.
t3T Catalogues furnished on Application. Jg$
GEORGE V7. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sis., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All 'Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Enoktes, Baby Hoists, Stamps.,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Kock Breakers, Settlers.
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
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PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO,
"William Hawkins.
(SUCCBSSOE TO HAWKINS & CANTRBLL).
MACHIN"B WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Colorado Iron Works,
MANUFACTURERS OF
ENGINES, BOILERS, RAILWAY CAST AND WROUGHT WORK, BRIDGE WORK,
BOLTS AND BOLT ENDS, BUILDING WORK, ETC.
MINING MACHINERY A SPECIALTY.
Our manufactures of min
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every ltiad of machine and
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and reduction of oree.
We have had an expe-
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mining machinery in Color-
ado and the neighboring
States and Territories.
Our facilities are superior
to those of any manufac-
tory in the West, our works
having been recently re-
built, greatly enlarged and
completely equipped.
We invite the investiga- (
tion of mine owners and
mill men seeking machin-
ery. We can furnish, on
board, at our works, or set
up at the mines anywhere
iu the Rocky Mountain re-
gion, on short notice, the
COLORADO IRON
P. O. Box, 1921,
following machinery:
Cornish Pumps, Steam
Pumps, Suamp Mills for
Wet or Dry crushing, Pans,
Settlers, Agitators, Retorts,
Bullion and Ingot Moulds,
Reverberatory Furnaces,
Bruckner Cylinders, Revolv-
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Dryers, Melting Furnaces,
Concentrating Machinery,
Rolls, Crushers, Conveyors
and E levators, Ore ham-
piers and Grinders, Hoist-
ing Engines, Water Jacket
Furnace?, Slag Pots and
Cars, Lead Pots and Ladles,
Blast Pipes and Water
_ Tuyeres, Blowers, Cupel-
_^ la ion Furnaces, Market
11 Kettles, Wire Rope. Cages,
- Buckets. Skips, Ore Cars.etc,
Estimates furnished and
prices emoted on applica-
tion. Send for illustrated
catalogue.
WORKS,
Denver, Colorado.
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength .
Rearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Caetines.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CnESTEK.IPa, 407 Library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, PreB'L JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'!
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all-its Branches,
Steamboat Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
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to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given (o
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjione
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans.
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size''
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by tliis establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
KENDALL'S
PATENT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hours, According
to Sizk.
mi immui
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
9" i3"Send for Circular.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No, 45 Fremont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp Mill.
Iiljami' r TapiKl*, and idju.'t* Itnll lO
i
workliik*.
, Awarded
m uafsetnred hi
i- a iirs'Tiv i El 181 Et ft i II M
■ .' I 116 Fulton St.. Chicago. III.
ImftigunittlDH i'
rrtitntorn and Qolfl Ai. i
Ing iMnchimTj ol Ireulan.
F. A. HUNTXNaiON,
46 Fremont Street, San FraDctaco. Cal-
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This nun inii.' re or attention, ami la less liable to pair Uum any oonceutra*
tor now In use. Allot which an) praol
The wear and teat Is nominal, and the constru rid the low
price bringt it within the reach ol all mill rien, aa it wfll saw i ay mill in a wry short
lime. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a Bve- ■■ ■
JjgT Send for Circulars. =?sa
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For simplicity, durability and rapidity "f actioi
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per hour. Xhcy ;m' now uwd by all tuo prin-
cipal MUlmcn on the Pacific Coast
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
.Successor to REYNOLDS & RIX,
No. 49 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN
We manufacture the
BEST
iss
-a I
Ever driven by belt
from Water
Hoistinq Rigs.
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For Pile Driving.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM.
MINING CARS,
Ore and Water
BUCKETS.
One Horne cau easily hsint over 1,000 pounds at a depth of
500 foot. The whim is mainly built of wrought iron. The
hoia tiny-drum in thrown out of gear by the lever, while the
load is held in place with a brake by the man tending
bucket. The standard of the whioi ia bolted to bed-timbers,
thus avoiding all frame work. When required these wh;m
are made in suctions to pack on mule".
F H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
<fcj> « Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
■1
The Korthnr's Injector is the simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send for Circu.ar.
in
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Fay & Co., Wood Working Ma-
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Demerit & Son'a Machinista
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
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New Haven Machine Co. 'a Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
n
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More Than
EAM PUMP.
16,000 in Use.
Hoisting Engines
liniuawaB*-
of all
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Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
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Jndson'a Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co, Emery Wheela.
Nathan & Dreyfua' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
New York Belting & Packing
Co. 'a Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
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T. G. CANTRELL
Uational Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Fr. ncieco,
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At Greatly Reduced Prices-
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED : '
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CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
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COPP'S AMERICAN MINING CODE.
United States, State and Territorial Mining Lam s,
and Land Office Regulations; Digest of Laud Office
and Court Decisions; List of Patents issued, and Dr. Ray-
mond's Glossary, with Forma for Mechanics' Liens, Loca-
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Price, postpaid, in paper, 50 cts ; in cloth, $1.25.
Sold by DEWBY & CO., S. F.
A KABE BARGAIN!
One-fifth of a valuable Gold Mine in Aunona for sale.
Ledge four feet wide, and abaft seventy feet down in ore
all the way. Price $]5, COO— to be used only in develop-
ing Hie mine. Address,
C. D. T., 1003 DeviBadero Street,
San Francieco, Cal.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL ANT) T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAO SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
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LATHES, DRILLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
and Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAW FRANCISCO TOOL CO., - - 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 6, 1883
Mining Machinery Depot,
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes lesa water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjra. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside-of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and TTVIHE
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Planes, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Bridges, Ferries; forMines and all kinds of
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
Tilers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanized and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
THE BUCK THORN BARBED FENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)
43- SEND FOR CIRCULAR. TS1
The undersigned are agenis for, ana
are prepared to furnish prices
and all particulars for
THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES, every
style and for any service.
THE BALDWIN STEAM MOTOR for use
on City and Suburban Roads.
FREIGHT CARS, 1
PASSENGER CARS,
STREET CARS,
I From EILLEMEYER &
j. SMALL CO., and J. M
l JONES & CO.
I
J
CAR WHEELS, from A. Whitney & Sons.
RAILROAD IRON, )
f FROM BEST EArf't'-
SPIKES, BOLTS, Etc. $ ERN MAKERF-
WILLIAMS, DIMOND & CO.,
202 M3rfcet Street San Francisco
E.H. McDonald,
President,
1863.
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Bank Premises
other Real Estate
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Land Association Stock...
Loans and Discounts
Due. from Banks 537,279 09
Money on band 633.365 30
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Capital paid np 8(1,000.000 OO
Surplus ll.O.SOO 70
I>ue Depositors 1,953,073 SO
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Dividends unpaid 134 50
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13,825 35
629,507 60
15.131 55
1,785,000
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MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
For particulars apply to C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
. San Franchco.
To parties contemplating the erection of new works for
mnnufacturinir purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
larThc plant will be sold at a very low rate,
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to Jet in the
Pacific Power Co. 's new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street.
Inventors
L. PETERSON
MOOEL MAKER,
258 Market St., N. E. cor. FrOn*. un-stairs, San Francisco.
Experimental machinery and all kmil3 of models, tin, cop-
per and brass work
FUKffm-ENQRAVING
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it witiiPAY you)702CHESTNUT!-tPHILA|2*«
EMERY WHEELS and
The
Tanite
GRINDING MACHINES. 1 Company.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing placoe, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nos. 152 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No. 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 to S19 North Second Street
MINES WANTED.
Two Gold, one Copper and one Antimony, for CASH
CUSTOMERS. Mines will be as good as sold if first-class
and accompanied with favorable Reports from Experts of
known reputation. No PROSPECTS wanted, and no
mine without an Expert Report will be entertained.
Apply in person or by letter to
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45 Merchant's Exchange San Francisco, Cal.
this paper is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Charles Eneu Johnson & Co., 609
South loth St., Philadelphia. Branch Offl-
ces-47 Eose St., New York, and 40 La Salle
St., Chicago. Agent for the Pacific Coast-
Joseph H. Dorety, 529 Commercial St., S. F.
SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the Bast
haviDK a process for working low-grade Sulphurets, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulphurets preferred,
having an assay value of $20 per ton, or upwards.
Address.
A. B. WATT, P. O. Box, 2293, San Francisco.
AIR COMPRESSORS
SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE & PRICE LIST.
CLAYTON STEAM PUMP WORKS
0.4&ISWATEK ST., BROOKLYN, N. *■
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Am Illustrated Journal of Mining, Popular
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DEWB1 .v CO. .
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
rfuunbor '-i
Miners' Association of California.
Th>- S'ate Miners' Association is again calling
upnti the miners of California to contribute to
the fnnd to enable the Association to meet the
expenses of the continued litigation against the
hydraulic miners by the an -debris men. It
will be remembered that this Association when
tint formed was composed only of hydraulic
miners; but now quartz miners are also enrolled.
The Automation id sending circulars to miners
in all parts of the State, asking for aid. The
circular is as follows:
Olll' K UlKHBS1 Assoc lVl'ION. )
320 Sinsome St., Room 23,
S*n Francisco, Jan. 1, 18S3. '
DfAB Sir:— Your locality will soon be visited
by an accredited agent of this Association, who
will on its behalf solicit contributions to the
"defense fund" of the Miners' Association.
We cull the attention of your citizens to the
magnitude of the litigation pending in the
United States and State courts. All the promi-
nent companies have been sued and maoy arc
enjoined.
Our opponents aim at nothing less than the
suspension of the mining industry. It is a mere
question of time when service will be made on
all cl sses of mice).
To that end, our opponents are collecting a
large fund for the employment of lawyers, en-
gineers and witnesses, and are organizing their
forces with a further view to legislation hot tile
to the miners in the Legislature of 1833.
Not c intent with appropriations of §1,000
from their respective city and county trets-
uries, tuey have appealed to all classes for pe-
cuniary aid. The land owner contributes ac
cording to Ms means, represented by taxable
values of his property. The laborer is callid
upon to pay his contribution, and the women
and children have been solicited to donate their
savings. Their organizations extend from the
mouth of the Sacramento to its head, and from
the Coast Range to the Sierra Nevada. No
person can refuse to contribute under the pen-
alty of social ostracism.
And ytt how insignificant their irjurieB,
either proven, alleged or threatened, to the
great calamity which would befall the mining
counties, if tbey should prevail in their en-
deavors to crush the business of mining! In a
few years the mountain counties would present
a scene of depopulated towns, empty school-
houses and decayed churches. The fairest por-
tion of our State would present an appearance
more sad than that of provinces ravaged by
war, famine and pestilence.
The burden of the defense of this great in-
dustry has fallen on a few companies, banded
together under the name of the Miners' Asso-
ciation, and controlled by the advice of the
leading miners of the State. Owing to the
dosing of some mines by injunction and the
suspension of work in others, through the pre-
vailing system of terrorism, and the expense of
building dams, voluntarily incurred, the re-
sources of the companies comprising the Asso-
ciation have been crippled, and we are com-
pelled to adopt the tactics of our opponents
and ask contributions from all classes of persons
— for all are interested in the protection of their
homes.
With a view to promote this object we ask
you to give us your personal influence, and sug-
gest that in each town and camp a subscription
liBt be opened at the place of business of our
local agentB, where contributions may be re-
ceived and retained until the arrival of our
special agent, or be remitted to the main (.Mice
in San Francisco. la either event, official re-
ceipts will be issued to the donors.
The name and standing of the Board of Coun-
cil directiog the policy of tbe Association, and
its record in the defense of the mining indus-
try, whenever and wherever attacked, is a guar-
antee that tbe mining interest will be protected
in the future as in the past.
Hamilton Smith, Jr.,
President.
W. A. Skidmore, Secretary.
During the past year five Michigan mining
companies paid their stockholders $340,000
more than the actual paid-up capital of thecom<
p allies.
The Tariff and Mining.
The miners of the country are as much in-
t -roted in the questions connected with the
tariff as any class of the community. In fact,
they are vrry much more interested than most
persons. Tho imposition or removal of a duty
means often to tham profit or loss, a continu-
ance or stoppage t-f business. Just at the time
when the tariff is being considered by CongresB
timoiy, 10 ad valorem: borax, 10 oents per
pound, while its value in the market is only 10
centB per pound; copper, .J cent per ponnd;
tin. I"> | a ? valorem; steel, 30. ^ ad valorem:
copper ore. 3 cents per pound; copper, in plate
and bars, 5 cents a pound; nickel, 30 cents a
pound; brass, 15% ad valorem. Manufacturers
of brass, iron, lead, pewter, tin, etc., not other-
wise provided for, pay 35% <<-l valorem, under
which clause the quicksilver miners must pay
35 £ duty on iron flasks. Gunpowder used for
BLAKE'S SINKING PUMP FOR MINES.
and a revision is being made, the miners
are uneasy. The quicksilver and lead
miners particularly are watching carefully
what is being done. We give in other columns
of this number of the Press full statements of
the cases of both these interests. The lead
miners protest against a reduction of tbe tariff,
claiming that it would ruin the business of lead
mining by making it unprofitable. The quick-
silver miuerj ask to have a duty imposed on
that metal, as was formerly the case, the ab-
sence of any duty working a hardship to their
industry, and having caused the closing down
of many mines in California.
California is not so much interested in the
lead as in the quicksilver, as she is sole pro-
ducer of the latter in thiB country, while of tbe
former she produces very little. Quicksilver
w»b put on the free list by Act of February 8,
1875. Under the present tariff the following
minerals and ores are protected by duty: An-
mining has a duty of G cents a pound, or 20%
ad valorem.
The mining community should give close at-
tention to these tariff questions, and should act
together to protect their interests. A passive
grumble at proposed adverse legislation is of no
use, but active measures must be taken. The
quicksilver and lead miners have both presented
their ideas of the question to Congress in the
forms of memorial and protest, and by united
action hops to gain their points.
Made Insane by Noxious Gases. — At the
Albion works, Eureka, McDonald, a smelter,
who bad been in one of the tunnel fume escapes
to make some repairs, was overpowered and
rendered unconscious by noxious gases. When
resuscitated McDonald was for a time violently
insane. Be siezed a sledge hammer and charg-
ed upon his friends. Being overpowered and
put to bed he came out all right in a few hours.
State Mining Bureau.
Governor Perkins, in his message to the Leg-
islature, has the following to say commendatory
of the State Mining Bureau:
I commend the report of the State Mineralo-
gist to your careful consideration. It is one of
the most important documents submitted for
your investigation. At a comparatively small
cost, it contains more practical information
relative to the mineral wealth of the State
than will be found in the teports of
the State Geological Survey, at an
enormous outlay. The appointment of Pro-
fessor Henry G. Hanks as State Mineralogist
was a fortunate selection, and I take pleasure
in thus publicly acknowledging his services,
eminently deserved by his unceasing exertion
and devotion in advancing the interests and in-
fluence of tbe Bureau. Its usefulness has been
recognized by the leading scientific institutions
of Europe and America, attested by a volumin-
ous correspondence on file in his office.
The catalogue of its collection of minerals,
metals, and other articles, bears testimony to
the labor required, and which must have been
expended, not only in procuring, but in placing
them in classes appreciable to the visitor; and
I would here suggest the propriety of transfer-
ring the mineral collection now in the State
Library to the Bureau. It will be seen by the
financial exhibit that it will be impossible to
coLtinue the Bureau unless an appropriation is
made for its future support. The State should
pay from the General Fund the salaries of the
Mineralogist, Secretary, Chemist and Janitor,
and the rent and the insurance of the building;
and permit the moneys raised by the provisions
of the Act to be used for the benefit of the Mu-
seum proper, the traveling expenses of the
S ;;, t e Mineralogist, incidental expenses, and
Buch extra help as I am satisfied is at times re-
quired. To remove the burden and responsi-
bility which so important a trust devolves on
one person, I would recommend the Act creat-
ing the Bureau be amended by placing its man-
agement under the charge of a Board of Trus-
tees, who, in connection with the State Miner-
siogist, shall have tbe control and supervision
of the same. This is also the desire of Mr.
Hanks, as expressed in his report.
The Blake Sinking Pump.
The engraving on this page represents Blake's
Improved Sinking Pump of the vertical double-
acting plunger pattern for mining operations,
sinking well-shafts, etc. For sinking new
shafts, recovering old mines that have been
"drowned out," and for mining operations re-
quiring the use of a light, portable and efficient
steam pump, or for sinking wells and general
excavation work, this improved sinking pump
is especially adapted.
The pump being vertical requires but little
room in the shaft. It will throw a steady con-
tinuous stream of water, and will work equally
well when hanging by the tackle or when
hooked to the timbering. Ton sizes of this
style of pump are made, with capacities from
33 gallons a minute np to 400 gallons, and from
7 to IS incheB stroke. Estimates will be fur-
nished also by the agents for larger sizes when
required.
The pump is arranged with a strong bolt, as
shown, firmly imbeded in the upper steam cyl-
inder head, to which tackle for raising or lower-
ing can be readily attached. Adjustible
wrought iron dogs for hanging the pump to the
shaft timbering are bolted to the cylinders.
The lower plunger works on a removable cylin-
der of gun-metal composition, which can be
readily replaced with but little trouble and ex-
pense by a new one when worn out. The wa-
ter valves are of the best vulcanized rubber and
work on seats of gun-metal composition. Swing
boltB admit of easy access to the crater-valves
and pump-barrel. The details of operation of
the Blake mining pumps are well known to
mining men, and this one differs only in form,
the valves, etc., being all on the same general
principle. H. P. Gregory & Co., mining ma-
chinery and' supplies, 2 and 4 California street,
in this city, are general agents for the Blake
pumps.
18
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 13, 1S83
California State Geological Society.
President's Annual Add res 3.
la the last number of the Press we gave the
result of the annual election of this society, aud
promised to give this week the annual address
of President Hanks, which was as follows:
On retiring from the office of President, wi:h
which you have honored me, it will be fitting
to "ive you a history of the Society since its
commencement, and some account of its doings,
what it haB accomplished, and what may be
hoped for in the future. ..,„..
The California State Geological Society was
organizad for the purpose of making a State
geological collection, while the facilities for do-
ing so were better than they would be in the
future, owing to unusual activity in prospect-
ing caused by the discovery and development
of rich mines of gold and silver in California
and Nevada. ,
The first meeting of the Society was held
Bee 22 1876, and the incorporation papers
filed Die. 30, 1376. As it was thought upon
due deliberation that a limited number of
aotive workers could secure that end sooner
than a cumbersome organization, the number
was limited to 10.
It was thought by the projectors that at least
10 years might elapse before a collection could
be made worthy the acceptance of the Sbate.
Unexpected success attended the efforts of the
decemirri, and the acquisitions soon became
valuable and extensive, growing quite beyond
the expectation of the society.
The Society aDd the Mining Bureau.
In 1880 the Hon. Joseph WaBson, a member
of the Legislature, became intemted in the so-
ciety's doings, and proposed to introduce a bill
to establish a Mining Bureau and Sbate Museum.
The matter was brought before the society, by
whom it was thought too early to make the at-
tempt. Mr. Wasaon, however, differed in
opinion; the bill was introduced, meeting with
success, and the institution was created, the
Mining Bareau bill being approved April 16,
1880. . ,_ . iL
The main object of the society being thus un-
expectedly accomplished, meetiugs were for a
time discontinued, but the interest of the
members did not wane. At a meeting held
May 29, 18S0, the collections, consisting of 1,327
geological specimens and 103 books and pamph-
lets, were presented to the State by the follow-
ing resolution:
On motion, duly seconded, it was
Resolved, That the entire collection of miner-
als of this society, its books, aud all of its prop-
erty, except its desk, record book and sea', be,
and the same are, hereby donated to the Stite
of California, subject to the conditions set forth
in the by-laws of the society. The President
and Secretary are hereby authorized to make the
necessary conveyance, and the Secretary is di-
rected to deliver all of said property to the State
Mineralogist, to be by him held in trust for the
State of California.
On motion, duly seconded, it was
Resolved, That the specimens and books here-
after received by the society be given as fast as
received to the State Mineralogist for the State
Mining Bureau.
It was understood that in due time the meet-
ings would be resumed, and the society, having
no property, nor desiring any, would become
a purely scientific one, and would direct its
energies toward building up the State Museum
and Mining Bureau.
The reasons for a limited membership having
ceased to exist, it was decided to modify the
by-laws to admit of increase to any extent.
With this view, at a meeting held September
21, 1882, a committee was appointed to revise
the by-laws, consisting of Messrs. W. S. Key eg
and S. Heydenfeldt, Jr., who reported at the
next meeting the revised by-laws, which were
accepted.
The change of laws abolishes all classes and
permitB unlimited membership.
It was decided that this, the sixth anniver-
sary, should be the era for the new dispensa-
tion, and I truBt that the California State Geo-
logical Society will now, as proposed, take a
new start and assert itself.
The proceedings of the Society have been
quietly conducted, but, while it has accom-
plished more than waB expected, or even hoped
for by its founders, it has been too modest and
too retiring in its character. While its mem-
bership in California has been small, it num-
bers among its associates abroad some of the
most noted men of science.
Since its organization the Society has lost
seven members by death, OE the original ten,
Joseph Roberts, Jr., and Thomas J. Owens
have died. Of associate life members, four have
been taken from us, Louis V, B. Howell,
Frederick MacCrellish, Seth Robinson and John
D. Barry. Of corresponding members Charles
Darwin is the only one of whose death we have
received notice.
The State Geological Society greatly assisted
the Paris Exposition Committee in their efforts
to have the mineral resources of the State and
the Pacific coast represented at the World's
Exposition of 1S78, which became a success on
receiving material aid from the generous John
W. Mackay.
State Museum.
It has been the desire of California Legisla-
tures in years past to provide for a State Mu-
seum, but circumstances have interfered with
its accomplishment.
In 1878 the Act of the Legislature creating
the State Geological Survey provided in Sec-
tion 1 for a State Museum in the following
words:
3. D. Whitney is appointed State Geologist,
whose duty it shall be, with the aid of suchras-
sistants aB he may appoint, to make accu ate
and complete geological survey of the State,
and to furnish in his report of the name proper
maps and diagrams thereof, with a full and
scientific description of its rocks, fossils, soils
and minerals, and of ita botanical and zoological
productions, together with specimens of the
same, which spec-mena shall be properly laWed
and arranged, and deposited in such placs as
shall be hereafter provided for that purpose by
the Legislature.
In the preface of "Geology," Vol, I, folio 24,
Prof. Whitney states that a large collection has
accumulated, but that no provision had been
made by the Legislature for a museum. Owing
to this oversight, the tine collect on made by the
Geological Survey was destroyed by fire when
stored in a warehouse supposed to be fire-proof,
and, like the destruction of the Alexandrian
Museum, on a lesser scale, a vast amount of
valuable material was lost to the State, to the
srorld and to science.
The same danger menaces the well advanced
and very valuable muesum of the State Mining
Bareau and the inestimable collections of the
California Academy of Sciences.
The Legislature of 1862-3 passed a joint
resolution appointing a committee, consisting
of Prof. J. D, Whitney, John Swett and J. F.
Houghton, to report to the Legislature upon
the feasibility of establishing a State Univer-
sity, an Agricultural College, a School of Mines
and a Museum.
Prof. Whitney, in a lecture before the Me-
chanics' Institute held at Piatt's Hall, Jan. 2S,
1S64, calling attention to the importance of a
State Museum, said: "The interests of the
State demand that these collections should be
placed in a fire-proof building, which may be
called the Slate Museum, where they will be
accessible for the purpose of instruction, not
only to the student, but to the general public. "
Through the instrumentality of the State Gp.
ological Society and Acta of recent Legislatures,
the foundation of the desired State Museum is
already laid. As may be seen by an inspection
of the cases of the Mining Bureau and the nu-
cleus library of the same, the institution is not
to be despised.
I congratulate you on the results of your ef-
forts, to which are mainly due the accomplish-
ment of this object.
When an institution in the interest of the
general public is once established, it grows rap-
idly, for the reason that it is tl e inevitable dee-
tiny of private collections made by students,
amateurs and specialists, to centralize, to grav-
itate to and become absorbed in great museums.
No matter what they may think or do duriDg
their short lives, this will be the certain and
final disposition of their collections. And this
is right, for in no other way could the world
be so benefited. Collectors hoard with a
miser's acquisitiveness their small local collec-
tions, and gather together what will be of in-
estimable value in a scientific and practical
sense, to those who follow, and while future
generations will not thank them individually,
they will not and cannot ignore the ob-
ligation. This is the experience made in all
countries where museums have grown up, and
the great collections in the world's centerB are
aggregations of small ones made principally by
individuals. The same will be the case on the
Pacific coast. There is no city in the world
where a complete Geological MuBeum is more
needed, or will be more appreciated than in
San Francisco.
Scientific Men of the Pacific Coast.
I feel it my duty to say something on this oc-
casion in favor of the scientific men of Califor-
nia and the Pacific coast, for they do nob al-
ways .receive the credit they deserve. This
claBB must include not only those who have at-
tained eminence, but students with a bent to-
ward scientific studies, who are equally deserv-
ing of respect and consideration. The prospect-
ors also, as a class, muat be included, for their
pursuits create in them a desire to investigate
the laws of nature, the results of which they
see on every side as they scour the hills and
valleys in search of mineral veins and deposits.
Aa a class they would be scientific men if their
most earnest desire could be accomplished.
The want of education in some cases and ad-
verse circumstances in others have defeated
their aspirations. They are, as it were, rough
diamonds, deficient merely in the polish that
can only be imparted by education. It can be
shown that this State and the world have been
benefited by the labors of these men to a much
greater extsnt than can ever b- repaid, and it
is only justice to them to put in au'airn for edu-
cational facilities to fit them for the b< tter ac-
complishment of their labors.
There is a class of scientific workers whose
happiness depends on the pursuit of knowledge.
They may be found in almost every part of the
State and in every social condition. In the
large cities they institute societies in which
they toil for years in poverty, to be at times
ridiculed, and but seldom encouraged or appre-
ciated. They may be ^found in the mountains
in rough dress, with mining tools on their shoul-
ders, climbing hills while looking for mines of
silver, gold, lead, copper and other metals, or
searching the deserts for deposits of salt, borax
and soda. It is through the efforta of this clasa
of men that the glorious State of California is
100 years in advance of the frontier Territory
it would have been had the land been suited
only for agricultural purposes. They were the
pioneers who paved the way for the railroad
made known the -physical features of,
the country, and made it possible for
us to rear our families in safety on lands
which but a few short years ago were the
range of the savage and of wild animals. While
they believed they were working for themselves
they were in reality the agents of a providence
which has given to the world a California and a
Pacific coast,
Scientific men generally become so without
any premeditated plan; on the other hand, at-
tempts to make them to order generally result
in failure. Scientific men, and especially those
who become noted aa such, are too frequently
jaalous of each other. But I will not say that
these very jealousies are not productive of
good, and the world benefited by the rivalry
thereby engendered. They should more gener-
ally j )in forces and work in harmony, give
their ideas and the resultB of their original re-
searches to to the world for the benefit of man-
kind during their lives, rather than {by the
posthumous publication of their worke) be re-
ferred to after death as noted men of science.
"A prophet is not without honor save in his
own country" — bo a scientific man is seldom ap-
preciated during his life. History is filled with
such examples. They are generally poor and
their pursuite tend to a continuance of that
condition, and as they seldom become wealthy
by the practical application of the discoveries
they make, they should at least be indulged in
their peculiarities and thanked by those who
gain riches, health and convenience from their
labors.
Mining Schools.
To aid prospectors in their labors and studies
there should be some institution, fostered by
the State, where men wishing to spend a few
days, or weeks, in learning to distinguish min-
erals or to assay ores, could be able to do so with-
out expense and without preparatory study, by
simply making application and expressing the
desire.
There should be a grand library of practical
and scientific books, special works of reference,
to which all should have free access during suit-
able hours daily, with conveniences for making
memoranda. These books, being of a reference
character, and unlike those in public libraries,
ehould never be permitted to leave the rooms,
and should be carefully watched to prevent
mutilation and theft.
California is one of the largest States in the
Union, having an area of nearly 1S9.000 square
miles. A corresponding sea coast on the Atlan-
tic side of the continent would extend nearly
from Boston to Savannah. With such a vast
scope of only partially explored territory at
your feet, yoa will have ample opportunity to
employ your leisure in collecting geological facts
and leave something to be done by future gen-
erations. Scientific men in older countries envy
us the new fields open to our investigations, and
look to us for original work.
I trust the California Geological Society will
not only do all in its power to collect informa-
tion relating to this almost virgin field, but
also publish its proceedings for the benetiVof
the world.
The Tariff on Lead.
Vigorous Protest £ g alnst a Reduction.
The American Association of Mining Indus-
tries has issued the following "Protest A,"
which is being circulated in Colorado for signa-
ture:
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives oj the United States: — Aa miners
and men of business, desiring to BeB our coun-
try prosperous and progressive commercially,
socially, and in all other advantageous direc-
tions, and recognizing the indubitable fact that
the tradeB and industries which, when fl mrish-
ingand Belf-sustaining, lead to this worthy end,
and that these trades and industries depend
largely upon eaeh other for their aggregate suc-
cess, we earnestly and anxiously proteBt against
any movement for reductions in the tariff on
lead and copper and their ores,
The mining and reduction of base oreB, espe-
cially those of lead and copper, form one of the
strongest interests in the State; an interest in
which much of the present prosperity of the
State, and that which is anticipated, lies, and
we desire to present to your honorable bodies
that the contemplated reduction of tariff upon
the ores and metals named would utterly ruin
and shut off this industry, for only under the
protection of tho tariff can it be possible to con-
duct the work of mining and reducing lead and
copper with that success which would lead to
any extensive operationo therein.
The greatest commentators upon tariff ques-
tions, and even those who have most strenuous-
ly advocated free trade, have agreed that it iB
most expedient to givo tariff protection to cer-
tain industries in new countries, provided the
country under consideration has good natural
resources for the prosecution of the industry
thm to be protected.
Without intent or desire to discuss tariff mat-
ters, further than to present our just claim in
the single proposition in hand, we beg leave to
offer that ours ia certainly a new country, and
that there can be no manner of doubt as to its
natural resources in ths direction suggested, or
that the industry and interests involved have
most prospered under tariff protection against
foreign compttition.
To abolish this protection against foreign lead
and copper is to paralyz3 not only the direct in-
dustries which mining and reducing them fos-
ters i a this State, but it would seriously injure
many and other important industries that are
largely dependent upon the first named to-wit:
the manufactories which manipulate lead and
copper, and which give employment to thou-
sands; the merchants and farmers who supply
the miners and artisans of these metals with
the necessities and comforts of life in the way
of food, clothing, etc. ; the railroads and other
common carriers, and other various branches
too numerous to speoify, in trade and commerce,
which the interests mentioned permeate and
ramify.
It is this multiplying and diversifying of the
departments of home industry, bringing the
farmer, the mechanic, the merchant, the man-
ufacturer, the miner, and the common carrier,
into immediate contact and community of in-
terest, enabling them to interchange their pro-
ducts, necessities', and accommodations, which
makea any country, and especially a new one,
successful and prosperous.
The high price of coke and other material,
the use in mines of large quantities of steel and
iron, the heavy machinery required that must
be taken into them to work them, incur not
only great cost in purchase, but a vast expenae
in freight, and it is certain, therefore, that but
for the protection afforded by the tariff on lead
aud copper, so largely produced in this State,
not a pound of either would have been produced,
and for the same reason a reduction of the tar-
iff would operate to hinder and shut off the
production. The tariff is, in short, the very
life of the industries mentioned and those cor-
relative.
That the prosperity of the whole country is
the first thought and aim and care of your hon-
orable bodies, we entertain no doubt, and we
submit that in order to foster the industries of
the whole country as an aggregate, those of
sections should be encouraged, sustained, abet-
ted and upheld in detail. In Colorado all
branches of business are made more valuable
and prosperous by the protection of her mines,
which enables her people to work them and ren-
der them productive aud valuable to the Stat;
and the world.
The lead and oopper interests of Colorado,
though yet in their infancy, are capable of pro-
lific production of wealth, and will be exten-
sively advanced by the prosecution of opera-
tions in the prdsent mines, the opening of new
ones, and the erection of numerous additional
works for the reduction of ores, if your honor-
able bodies heed our petitions and memorials,
and thus insure the protection desired, which
is, beyond paradventure, a sine qua non in the
premises.
The Leadville Protest.
The miners and smelters of Laadville, Col-
orado, have signed a protest addressed to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate, and to
the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives, and filed with the
said committees on December 23, 1SS2. The
proteBt is aa follows:
The undersigned, who are well acquainted
with the lead industry of Leadville, Colorado,
and of this country, respectfully submit the
following faots for the consideration of your
honorable body.
Until the tariff on lead ores was threatened
with a reduction the price of lead was §100 a
ton. At that rate the Leadville smelter can
pay $40 a ton for the lead in the ore. The re-
maining $60 ia consumed in loss in treating,
freight, refining, commissions, etc. With the
present tariff of two cents per pound on lead,
equivalent to $40 a ton, lead cannot be imported
at a profit; with the tariff reduced to one and
and one halt cents per pound, equivalent to $30
a ton, lead could be imported and sold at a
profit with a slight advance on $90 a ton. At
$90 a ton the Leadville smelter could only pay
$30 a ton for lead.
Product of Colorado.
Leadville and its adjoining and tributary
camps (Pi. 3d Cliff, Kokomo and others) now pro-
duce about 1.000 tons of ore per day, or at the
rate of 300,000 tons per annum; 100,000 tons of
this ore now net the mine owner not to exceed
$2 a ton. This ore averages from 25 to 30%
lead, for which the smelter now pays at the
rate of 40 cents per unit, but for which he
could only pay at the rate of 30 cents per unit,
with lead at $00 a ton, i. e., the mine owner
would receive 10 cants a unit, or from $2.50 to
$3.00 a ton less for his ore, which exceed hia
present profit.
Of these 100,000 tons not to exceed 10,000
tons are mined in mining the richer ores, so
that the remaining 90,000 tons would not be
mined at all in the case of a reduction of
the tariff. These 90,000 tons would cost an
average of $12 a ton to mine, equal to §1,080, •
000, and $12 a ton to reduce, equal to $1,080,-
000 more, or a total of $2,160,000, the whole
of which sum is now expended in this cimp as
follows: Labor, $1,500,000; supplies, $060,000.
As it coats no more to mine and reduce the
higher grades of ore than th6 lower, the reduc-
tion of the tariff by one-half cent per pound on
lead would reduce the demand for labor and
supplies in this camp to two-thirds of the pres-,
ent. In addition to this loss to labor and Bup-
plie3, the mine owner and the sraolter together
would lose a profit of about $300,000 on the
90,000 tons of ore that could not be mined
with the reduced tariff, and the mine owner
would in addition thereto lose about
$320,000 on the lead produced from the
{Continued on page 23).
January 13, I
Mining and Scientific Press.
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ROGRESS,
What Dr. SeimeBs Expects From the Gas
Engine.
In his 1883 inautrura! as President of the
British Amouiati m, Df, Seimens s'lk'^'ested that
might not be far distant when the gai
engine wmiM displace on board our ships the
it complicate'] and dangerous steam
boiler i»-j«* in use. The advent of such an en-
gine and the dyntmo machine he declared must
mark a new era *>f material progress, at least
equal to that produced by the introduction of
stesm power in the early part of the century.
The great advantage of the gas engine is be-
lieved to be in its saving of fuel.. According to
Dr. Siimens the best steam engine yet construc-
ted does not yield in mechanical effect more
than one-seventh part of the heat energy resid-
ing in the fuel consumed, when as the factor of
V of the gas engine is one quarter. If,
therefore, it shall be adapted to vessels, the
gas engine, being of half the weight of the
present steam engine and boilers, and working
with only about half the present expenditure of
fuel, will admit of an addition of 30 to the
cargo of an "an Atlantic propeller vessel — no
longiT to bo called a steamer." That improve-
ment accomplished, the balance of advantages
in favor of such vessels would be sullicieut, as
• he says, to restrict the use of sailing craft
chit fly t'> the regattas of sportsmen.
As it is -now, steam is rapidly driving sails
from the ojean, just as iron and steel are super-
ceding wood for ship construction. Oat of the
780 vessels building, or preparing to be
built, in the United Kingdom on the 30th of
June last, only 130 were sailing craft, while u'5U
were steamships; and of this whole number
only 49 sailing vessels and 6 steam vesBels were
of wood, while steel, or homogeneous iron,
which is destined to become the great material
for ship building, was used for SV» steam and 1 1
sailing vessels.
The great advanoes hitherto made in steam
vessels nave been in the direction of saving fuel
in lighter machinery, in the substitution of the
screw for side wheels, and in the use of iron and
steel instead of wood for their construction.
A wooden ship could not be built to perform
like the AOmhi or the Arizona, Whereas in
the days of the old Collins line, the steam was
expanded only twice, and the pressure carried
was only IS lb).; the expansion now is 10 or 12
times and the pressure is 1)3 to 100 Ibj. The
oldCunarders, the ^l«ia, Africa,, and Canada cat-
liel a pressure of only 10 lbs.
The consequence has been the enormous in-
crease in the size of the ocean steamers and the
great advance in their speed. In April, 1S3S,
the fiirius firat crossed the Atlantic in 17 days
from Liverpool and 15 days from Qieenetown.
.She was of 700 tons and 320-horse power. The
Servia, built in 1SSI, has an extreme length of
530 it., and a displacement of 13,000 ton?. The
City of Rome, built in the same year, is GOO ft.
long, and has a displacement of 13,500 tons.
The Alaska, which is 500 ft. long, and of 12,000
displacement, has done the distance between
Queenstown and New York in 7 days, 4 hours
and 32 minute?, and the return voyage in 6
days and 22 hours, a mean ocean speed of
about 17 knots an hour, or more than double
that of tie first steam vessel which crossed the
Atlantic.
Undoubtedly, if the gas engine shall be able
to do what Dr. StimecB anticipates.it will give
ocean navigation another and a strong impulse.
Its far greater lightness, as compared with the
steam engine ana boilers, and its smaller coif-
consumption of coal to produce the same effect,
will admit of a much larger cargo, and greater
Bpeed may be obtained without too much sac-
rifice of the cargo capacity of the vessel.
Length of Rails for Railways.
A new question among railroad men has re-
cently sprung up regarding the most profitable
and economical length for rails in the track.
Up to 10 years ago, a rail 16 ft. in length was
in general use; then the more prominent lines
began laying a 32-foot length rail. Now sev-
eral roads are introducing ft rail GO ffc. in length,
, and as soon as the new mill in Chicago is fairly
in operation, rails 120 ft. in length are to be
manufactured and teated on one of the north-
western lines. This mill will be the only one
in the country to constructed that a 120-foot
rail can be timed out. The argument in favor
of long rails is the fact that the chief wear on
the rails is at the joints, which become bat-
tered usually long batore the body of the rail is
much worn. Then it is further argued that
the wheels under the cirs will wear a third
longer on a 120-foot rail, tbey being more worn
in pounding the ends of the rails than in the
a tual turning of the wheel. It will be no-
ticed further that with the lengthening of the
rail a heavier rail ia taking the place of a
lighter one, but few firat-class roads now laying
a rail lighter than 60 pounds to the yard.
They claim that with a rail 120 feet in length,
Champions of the long rails favor a rail that
will weigh 70 or SO pouuds to the yard,
weighing SO pounda to the yard, a track will
last a quarter of a century, with slight repairs
in the way of new crose-ties. One obj action
will be, however, its great weight, which will
make in difficult to handle, unless it be done
by a derrick car. — Mechanical News.
A Helping Hand.
The boys who succeed in life are generally
those who aro always ready to lend a helping
hand. The same is true with workmen gener-
ally, wherever they may be. Daring the pro-
gress of the boilermakerV strike in New York,
a steamship needed some repairs on her boilers
beforo she oonld vail. Nothing would induce
the strikers to undertake the work. In the
emergency the chief engineer appealed to his
crew to help him out of the difficulty. This the
latter cheerfully consented to do, and set to
work with a will, finishing the job in time for
the regular trip. The proprietors of the works
where the repairs were made recognized the
service by paying full time to the crew, and it
is probable that these men will never have occa-
sion to regret their action in this instance. They
were not, however, obliged to do it. It was
not the duty for which they were paid, and had
they possessed the spirit of some workers they
would have declined to touch the job. Many
men, especially young men, have the idea that
the performance of any service outside of the
prescribed routine is a blow at their independ-
ence. John, who is engaged on the books,
grumbles because his employer asks him to olose
the store in the absence of the porter.
The men who succeed, however, are they
who are occasionally willing to sink dignity in
the interest they feel in the business in which
they are engaged, and who are not sticklers
for an over-strict construction of the terms of
their contract. The painter who drops his
brush at the tt*oke of 12, and will not finish a
piece of work which will take two minuteB
more to bring to completion, is not the one to
become a master-workman. Oftentimes the
employer is to blame for the lack of interest
among his help and their disposition to demand
the exact "pound of tljBh," He ia unsympa-
thetic, 'Mocks ' them for a slight and unavoid-
able loss of tin o, and bo engenders inharmoni-
ous or unfriendly relations. Where there ia a
mutual good feeling, each party to the contuact
will be alert to help the other in time of need.
Waste of Power m Friction.
The frequent nae of the indicator for deter-
mining the amount of power consumed in
driving ahafting ia of great value. From 30 to
50% of the power of enginea ia ordinarily used
for thia purpose. The running condition of
shafts and bearings, the aligment, the quality
of the lubricant, and the tension of the belting,
all have an important effect on the amount of
power used up in friction. These are every
one liable to change.
The difference in the friction of a line of ahaft-
iug in perfect order, and the eame not in per-
fect order may not be such to attract attention
by any outward sign. But the indicator will
show a difference, and it is liable to be of con-
siderable amount. The repeated employment
of the indicator for this purpose ia a simple and
certain means for showing changes that may
occur, and furnishes a reliable indication aa to
when thia important oonsumer of power needs
attention.
The friction of the shafting and loose pulleys
located in a certain new building waa found by
indicator test to consume 19.34-horae power.
At the expiration of 15 montha a similar test
of the same shafting showed a consumption of
26 64,-horse power, being an increase of 38%.
Aa far as thoso having charge were aware, the
bearings and all the conditions were practically
the same aa before. A test on another engine
showed an increase in friction amounting to
44% after the expiration of five months.
The use of the indicator, the determination
of the actual performance by testB of boilers and
engines, the careful examination of the uses to
which steam is applied, not only detect the
first source of waste, but locate the place of
the second, and point to remedies for both.
Edge Tools. — All cutting and piercing edge
tools operate on the principle of tho wedge.
A brad-awl furnishes an example which all oan
readily understand. The cutting edge of the
awl severs the fibers of wood as the instrument
enters, and the particles are compressed into a
smaller compass, in the same manner as when
a piece of wood ia severed by a wedge. A
chisel is a wedge in one sense, and an ax, draw-
ing-knife or jack-knife ia also a wedge. When
a keen-edged razor ia made to clip a hair or to
remove a man's beard it operates on the princi-
ple of the wedge. Every intelligent mechanic
understands that when a wedge is dressed out
smoothly it may be driven in with much less
force than if its surface were left jagged
and rough. The same idea holds good with
reapect to edge toola. If the cutting edge be
ground and whet to as fine an edge as may be
praticable wish a fine gritted whetstone, and
if the surface back of the cutting edge be
ground smooth and true, and polished neatly,
ao that one can discern the color of hia eyea by
meana of she polished Burface, the tool will en-
ter whatever is to be cut by the application of
much less force than if the surfaces were left as
rough aa they usually are when the tool leaves
the grindstone. All edge tools, such as axes,
chisels and planes, that are operated with a
crushing instead of a drawing stroke, should be
polished neatly clear to the cutting edge, to
facilitate .their entrance into the substance to
be cut. — Manufacturer and Builder,
The greatest of physical para-
doxes is the sunbeam. It is the most potent and
versatile force we have, and yet it behaves it-
self like the gentlest and most accommodating.
Nothing can fall more softly and more Bileotly
upon the earth than the rays of our great lu
miliary — not even the feathery tlakeB of snow
which thread their way through the atmos-
phere as if they were too filmy to yield to the
demands of gravity like grosser things. The
most delicate slip of gold leaf, exposed as a
target to the sun's shafts, is not stirred to the
extent of a hair, though an infant's faintest
breath would set it into tremulous motion. The
tenderest of human organs — the apple of the
eye— though pierced and bufftted each day by
thousands of sunbeams, suffers no pain during
the process, but rejoices in their sweetness, and
blesses the useful light. Vet a few of those
rays, insinuating themselves into a mass of iron,
like the Britannia tubular bridge, will compel
the closely-knit particles to separate, and will
move the whole enormous fabric with aa much
ease as a giant would stir a straw. The play of
those beama upon our sheets of water lifts up
layer after layer into the atmosphere, and
hoists whole rivers from their beds, only to
drop them again in snows upon the hills, or in
fattening showers upon the plants. L^t but
the air drink in a little more sunshine at one
place than another, and out of it springs the
tempest or the hurricane,) which desolareB a
whole region in its lunatio wrath. The marvel
16, that a power which is capable of assuming
auch a diversity of forms, and of producing
such stupendous results, should come to us in
so gentle, so peaceful and so unpretentious a
guise. — Manufacturer and Builder.
Curious Fact Concerning Boiling Water.
— At a recent Association meeting, Mr. A. J.
Haddock, A. I. C, related the following: A
kettle rilled with boiling water was hung in the
botteat room of Borne Turkish baths, with the
lid on. The temperature of the surrounding air
waa 2G2° Fahr. After about an hour the tem-
perature of the water was taken, and indicated,
as was expected, 212°. The kettle was then re-
hung with the lid off. The temperature of the
room was now 252°. In 20 minutes the tem-
perature of the water had fallen to 1SJ°; in 30
minutes, to 17S°; in 45 minutes, to 170', and
was evidently still falling. The manager atated
that it generally fell finally to about 140°, when
a point of equilibrium aeemed to be established,
and the water neither got hotter nor cooler.
Mr. Haddock supposes thia loss of heat was due
to rapid vaporizitiou and conversion of the
sensible heat of the water into the
latent heat of steam, and as dry air is a very
bad conductor of heat (one of the worst known),
the heat required to convert a portion of the
water into steam had to be abstracted from the
remainder of the water, thus lowering the tem-
perature. In substantiation of this explanation,
we know as a fact that if water is placed in a
vessel over a large bulk of strong sulphuric
acid, in the receiver of an air pump, and the air
ia exhausted, the rapid evaporation of one por-
tion of the water will aotually cause the rest to
freeze.
Purification cf Sulphuric Acid p.y Crys-
tallization.— In the Zeitschrift fur Analytlsche
Chemie, Tj »den Moddermann remarks that he
has for some time been accustomed to prepare
pure sulphuric acid by recryatallization of the
hydrate (H2SO4H2O), and finds thia seldom
adopted method of purification to be really an
excellent one. The author haB experimented
in this way upon acids containing considerable
quantities of lead and arsenious and nitric acids,
etc., and by protracted re crystallization haB in all
cases obtained a pure acid from them. The
method is very simple. The acid is mixed with
Bijfiijient water, and, in bottles two-thirds full,
exposed to the cold in the open air on a frosty
night. If the mixture haa been properly made
it ia generally frozen throughout the next morn-
ing. The chief thing then is to carefully sepa-
rate the crystals from the mother liquor, and
for thia purpose the author employs a centrifugal
apparatus, ao constructed that the acid only
comes in contact with glass. The separation is
very easily effected, and except in cases whore
an acid is atrongly contaminated with the dif-
ferent oxides of nitrogen, one recrystallization
iB generally sufficient.
Seeing and Signaling. — M. Carpentier
tells us that the time elapaing between a per-
son aeeing a signal and being able to repeat it
with his forefinger ia about 13 100 of a second.
With some people the interval is twice aa long,
but the above may be taken as the average.
M. Carpentier terms the interval in queation
the "duration of luminous perception," and he
meaaurea it in a very ingenious manner. A
black disk is set revolving at a given speed,
and the observer faces it, having under hia fin-
ger an electrio* key. There ia a small opening
or window in one part of the disk, and when
this comes round opposite the observer he sees
a light shining through it. Immediately he
presses the key and an electric signal passes to the
a revolving disk. The disk is stopped, and the
distance between the window and the record of
the signal being measured furnishea the result.
The distance between the two points on the
disk is, of course, easily turned into time,
sines the disk was revolving at a known speed.
SciEH noNs.—Prof. Liokyer ia
of the opinion that there are many facta sug-
gested by the spectra of solar and stellar physics
which seem t ) show that nhe elements them-
selves, or, at all events, some of them, are com-
pound bodies. Thus it would appear that the
hotter a star the more simple is its spectrum,
for the brightest, and therefore probably the
hottest stars, such as Sirius, furnish spectra,
showing only very thick hydrogen lines, aud a
very few thin metallic lines, characteristic of
elements of low atomic weight. On ihe other
hand, the cooler stars, auch as our sun, are
shown by their spectra to oontain a much larger
cumber of metallic elements than stars such as
Sirius, but no non-metallic elements; and again
the coolest stars furnish spectra characteris-
tic of compounds of metallic with non-
metallic elements. These/acts appear to
meet with a simple explanation, if
if it bo supposed that, as the temperature in-
creases, the compounds are first broken up into
their constituent elements, and that those ele-
ments then undergo decomposition into elements
of lower atomic weight.
SCIENCE in Japan. — Scientific men in Japan
are now discussing the possibility of utilizing
the internal heat of the earth. At a recent
meeting of the Seismological Society, Mr. Milne
read a paper in which he said that the fact
that there was an unlimited supply of energy
in the interior of the earth bad been generally
overlooked, although portions of it crop out in
countries like Japan, Iceland and New Zealand,
in the form of hot springs, solfataras, volcanos,
etc He stated that there is an unlimited supply
of water in hot springs within a radius of 100
miles around Tokio, and that the heat of these
springs should be converted into an electric cur-
reut and transmitted to towna and buainess or
manufacturing centers.
Meteoric Hailstones.— At the late meeting
of the British Association, Prof. Schwedoff said
aome startling thinga about hailatone8. He
made mention of one hails t me 26 inches in
diameter, and of another as large as an elephant
which took three days to melt. He advanced
novel and startling viewa on the formation of
hailstones. He contended that hail, exhibiting
a regular crystalline form, and not infrequently
falling from all points of the atmosphere, ia not
of atmospheric origin, generating from moisture
suddenly in aerial storms, but that the stones
come from ultra- terrestrial regions, and are, in
short, a species of meteor of cosmic origin.
Sometimes meteors were an accompaniment of
hailstorms.
Proposed New Scientific Phrases. — Some
scientific journals propose that men of science
should be called "scientiates, " and not "scien-
tists," and that instead of using the phrase
"scientific studies," we should rather employ
"sciential studiis." No doubt these changes
would harmonize our expressions very closely
with the Italian acienziati and scienziali, but it
is exceedingly questionable whether the adop-
tion of these ne w words would add much to
precision of statement, when the words now in
use have very definite meanings attached to
them.
Obstacles to the Cultivation of Science.
— The Pojndar Science Monthly rightly Bays:
"Two unregulated and overwhelming passions
in this country stifle the growth of science — the
intense and absorbing passion for wealth and
the universal infatuation for politics. These
are great national diseasea, not peculiar to
America, but malignant in America, and the
state of mind they engender makes the sys-
tematic cultivation of scientific thought next to
impossible.
SiticiUM Instead of Carbon. — Mr. Werder-
mann, whose electrical diacoveiiea have at-
tracted much notice, has j att patented a new
incandescent lamp. The peculiarity of thia
lamp consists in the fact that the vacuum, in-
dispensible in all other such lampB, is dispensed
with. Mr. Werdermann employs silicium in
place of carbon, and he has succeeded in pro-
curing from it better results than if carbon
were employed.
Cold or Hot Gas. — An eminent authority
on illuminating gas, Mr. Sugg, insists that
one point of great importance in the construc-
tion of a gas-burner is that the gaa should not
be heated until it arrives at the point of igni-
tion. The body of the chamber below that
point must therefore be made of a material
which ia a bad conductor of heat, to prevent
an undue expansion of gas and maintain the
heat of the flame.
Jupitf.r's Spot. — The great red apot on the
planet Jupiter is reported by some obaervers to
be growing fainter, with the prospeota of an
early disappearance. Othera can , detect no
change. This remarkable object, nearly 30,-
000 milea in length aud more than S.000 in
breadth, which has for j more than three years
maintained ita aize and shape ^without material
change while moving across Jupiter's surface, is
still a aource of much perplexity toaatronomers.
'Present evidence,'1 aaya Prof. Owen, in
Longman's Magazine, "concurs in concluding
that the modes of life and grades of thought of
the men who have left evidences of their exist-
ence at the earliest periods, hitherto discovered
and determined, were auch as are now obaerva-
ble in 'savages, * or the human races which are
commonly ao called."
20
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 13, 188 3
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange
Name of
n>iii|>;iii v.
i Week
I nee 21.
Alpha
AUa
Anrtei
Albion
Argeuta •■■■
Addenda .•
Atlas
Belcher
Balmont
Best 4 Belcher
Balu'on
B^ohtel
BjlleEule
B^die
Biatoa
Bulwer
Boston
B ack Hawk.
Bodie Tunnel.
B joker ■
*.: >.!' ilolli.i
California
0 ballenge
Chollar
(JjDfldence.
0 m Imperial
Cm Virginia
Crown Point
C )lumbii9
Champion
Cincordia
Con Pacifio
Derbec
Day
E. Mt. Diablo
Eureka Con
EurekaTunael....
Etchequer
Endowment
G.-and Prize
Golden Gate
Gnodstaaw
Gould & Curry
H ile & Norcro3s. . .
Head Center
Holmes
Independence
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Jupiter
Kentuck
Kossuth.
Lady Bryan
Lady Wash
Leviathan
Leeds
Manhattan
Martin White
VcClinton
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
New York
Northern Belle....
North Noonday...
Navajo
North Belle Isle...
Occidental
Ovhir
Original Keystone.
Overman
Oro
Paris
Potosi
Pinal
Queen Bee
South Bulwer
Savage
9eg Belcher ,
Sierra Nevada.
Silver Hill
Silver King
S lecor
Simmit
Scorpion
Solid Silver
Star ,
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tioga Con
Tiptop
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah ,
Ward
Wale3
Yellow Jacket
UeeK
Ending
Dec 28.
7 c! 55c
30c
25c
60c
2.50
'2*
70a
32 4.30
75c l."5
5c
45c
1
30c
65
3.10
35c
Heck
Ending
Jan 4.
6^c
L95 2.10
5nC
1.15
10
50 c
30c
5c 10c
2.40 2.80
"1 1.45
55c
1.15
Week
Ending
50c 60c
1.65 2.85
30c 55 c
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY,
Compiled every Thursday from Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Press and other S. F. Journals
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
LOOATION. NO. AHT. LSVIBD. DeLINQ/NT. SALE. SECRETARY. PLACE OP BUSINESS
6lc
i.,85 2.00
1.90 2.2
1.05 1J
20r
2.95 3.40
1.90
3.65
1.70 1.90
n n
1.15
l.f
15c 20c
2.65 2.85
J. 85 4.(j0
L.00 1.15
n
.. 20c
1.20 1
1.65 1.8
COMPAHY.
Alta S M Co
Cal'foroia M Co
Con Imperial M Co
lay S M Co
Grand View Con M Co
Noonday M Co
N Noonday M Co
Nf-rth Belle Isle M Co
N Gooli & Curry S M Co
Opbir S M Co
Oro M Co
PofwiMCo
Sierra Nevada SM Co
Utah SM Co
Nevada 24
Nevada b
Nevada 18
Nevada 11
California 1
California 7
Ca'ifnroia 7
Nf vada 5
Nevada 4
Nevada 43
Ca'ifomia 13
Ntvada 10
Nevada 75
Nevada 42
20
05
Jan 4
Nov 21
Jau 3
Nov 10
05 Dec 16
1 00 Dec 2
1 00 Dec 2
20 Nov 29
30 Dec 11
1 00 Dec 27
15 Nov 11
25 Nov 22
1 00 Dec 8
1 00 Dec 7
Feb 8
Dec 29
Feb S
Dec 19
Feb 14
Jan 12
Jan 10
Jan 3
Jan 12
Jan 31
Jan 19
Dec 27
Jan 11
Jan 15
Feb 27
Jan 2 6
Mar 1
Jan 15
Mar 14
Feb 7
Feb 5
Jan 23
Feb 2
Feb 20
Feb 10
Jan 17
Jan 30
Feb 5
W H Watson
C P Gordon
W E Dean
E M flaH
WH Pet li eld
W J Taylor
W J Taylor
J WPew
C H Ma' od,
C L McCoy
W rituart
W E Dean
ELPaiker,
G C Piatt,
302 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery at
308 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
106 Leidesd rff st
310 Fine st
310 Pine st
310 Tiue st
331 MontBome*y Bt
303 Montgomery st
320 Saosume st
309 Montgomeiyst
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
OTHER COMPANIES-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
2.75 2.90
10c
2.80 3.10
n 4
93
90c
1.20
l".gfl
Acme M & M Co
Atlantic Con M Co
Aurora M Co
Con Amador M Co
Einfcracht Gravel M Co
Esta Euena Con S M Co
Fair Villa M Co
Horseshoe M Co
Harrington M Co
M<no Like HM Co
Mo mt Auburn G M Co
New Coso M Co
Oro M & M Co
Pittsbure G M Co
Rial del Monte M Co
Led TlnudConMCo
Red Hill HM&W Co
Steptoe Con M Co
Uucas M Co
Young America South M Co
Name op Compare.
California M Co
Crescent M & M Co
Grand Prize M Co
California 6
Nevada 5
California 4
California 4
California 11
Nevada 7
Arizona 3
Arizona 3
California 4
California 1
California 9
California 15
Arizona 2
California 15
Nevada 16
California 11
California 7
Nevada 2
California 1
Nevada 1
03 Nov 21
05 Dec 21
05 Nov 23
5) Dec 21
05 Dec 12
1 00 Nov 3
10
Dec 11
im
Deo 27
ift
Bee 6
Ml
Nov 16
Si
Dec 5
IS
Dec 13
Ml
Dec 58
vn
Not 29
m
Nov 17
on
Dec 2
IB
Dec 5
IK
Nov 13
ns
Aug 31
10
Dec 26
Dec 29
Jan 29
Dec 22
Jao26
Jan 20
Jan 11
Jan 17
Feb 2
Jan 9
Jan 6
Jao 9
Jan 19
Feb 3
Jan 3
Dec 20
Jan 10
Jan 6
Dec 21
Dec 26
Jan 30
Jan 15
Feb 19
Jan 20
Feb 10
Feb 7
Feb 10
FeT> 5
Feb 23
Jan 31
Feb 10
Jan 2o
Feb 7
Feb 27
Jan 24
Jan 8
Feb 5
Jan 31
Jan 12
Jan 17
Feb 20
J M Buftiiigti.n
D Wider
-p Conklin
F B Litham
H Kuuz
R N Brooks
J H Say re
J H Sayre
O 0 Miller
J Elbert
C A JaTies
D B rimho'in
J L Fields
R Wegener
CVD Hubbard
W J Taylor
E Hesfes
J E Dwmon
C E Gil'ett
E M Hall
309 California st
323 Montgomery st
585 Market st
310 Pine st
209 Sansome st
509 Sacramenlost
330 Pine st
330 Piue st
409 California st
331 Montgomery st
402 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
309 Mon*g rnery st
4' 4 California st
310 Pine st
310Pmest
323 Monteomery st
436 Mon'gomery st
3C3 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location.
Nevada
SECRETARY
C P Gordon
F Peter
E MHaU
Opfice in S. F.
309 Montgomery st
310 Finest
327 Pine st
MRETTNG.
Annual
Annual
Adjourned
Namb of Company.
Bodie Con M Co
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co
Rentuck M Co
Navajo M Co
Northern Belle M&MCo
Pleasant Valley M Co
Silver King M Co
Standard Con M Co
Nevada
LATEST DIVIDENDS— WITHIN THREE MONTHS
Office in S. F.
Location. Secretary.
California O W SessionB
California W Willis
Arizona D C Bates
Nevada J W Pew
Nevada J W Pew
Wm W i lis
California C E Ellict
Arizona J Nash
California Wm Willis
309 Montgomery Bt
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery Bt
310 Pine st
310 Fine st
309 Montgomery st
327 Pineet
315 California st
309 Montgomery st
Amount.
25
10
GO
05
Datr
Jan 17
Jan 15
Jan 19
Nov 15
Jan 12
Nov 28
Jan 19
.'«n 12
Dec 15
Dec 15
J nli
Jan 12
! 95c
, 1.05
2.35 3.35
io 104
3 3.35
1.55 13
...J "260
1.05 1.15
2.90 3.10
1.20 2.45
Sales at S. F. Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. M.. Jan. 11
350 Alta 20c
800 Albion 1.75
200 Andes 50c
750 Belle Isle 1.25
40 Utah 2.30
490 Union 2.85
40 Yellow Jacket 1 .15
afternoon session.
60D Argenta 25«40c
40 Belcher .....'tic 2320 Albion 1.70@1
210 B & Belcher . . .3 85@3.90
300 Bullion 90c
775 Chollar 1.30(51.3"
43) Con Virginia 45((250c
100 Day
100 Enreka Con 25c
50 Eureka Tunnel 70c
170 Gould & Ourry.l.60@1.65
410 Hale & Nor 1.10
260 Mexican 2.80@2.85
100 Indeoendeuce .75c
100 Mt Diablo 3.75
100 Navajo.
275 Northern Belle 1UJ 3~>0 Oohir..
40 Occidental 1.15(^1.20 ""'
10 Ophir 1.60
21(10 Poto3i 1.30@1.35
'300 Savatre 80c
150 Scorpion 50c
10 Seg Belcher 1
405 Sierra Nevada.3.15(a>3.20
100 Silver King 10i
Belcher
100 Bullion 90c
425 Chollar 1 .30(5)1 .35
600 Con Virginia 45(3500
Bi'l Elko C 15(525c
200 Grand Prize 35c
'200 Hale & Nor 1.15
3HQ Independence 70c
300 Mono 10c
145 Mexican 2.85@2.90
35 Northern Belle 10
20QNBelleIs 80c
f'GO Oro
..1.60
.3.10
-.1.30
100 Pinal
500 Potosi.,
131 Savage.
160 S Nevada 3.05@3.15
100 Union 2.85
70 Utah 2.20
200 Wales '20c
190 Yellow Jacket 1.15
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reoorts :
Horn Silver, Jan. 2o\ $10,000; Bullionville,
2d, $3,595; Stormont, 2d, S3, 310; Germania, 2d,
$4,100; Hanauer, 2d, §2,790; Horn Silver, 3d,
$40,500; Fresno, 2d, ©3,281; Tintic, 21, $3 310;
Park City, 31, $2 625; Hanauer, 3d, $5,500;
Stormont, 3', $0 400; Crescent, 31, §3 070;
Alice, 4th, $35,000; Park City, 6"b, $5,375;
Horn Silver, 7th, §15,000; Hanauer, 7 th, $2 300;
Nevada, 7th. $3,100; Alice, Dae. 30bb, §10 080;
Lexington, 30th, $17,056; Anaconda, Dec. 30ih;
56 240; Christy, Jan. 1st, §2 269; Standard, 1st,
$15,456; Northern Belle, 33, §9,S94; Bodie,
Sth, 86,136; Navajo (for December), §65,194;
Northern Belle (for December), $81,141; Yellow
Jacket (for December), §25,847; Navoji, 8tb,
^§16,000; Syndioate, 6th, §9.217; Manhattan,
3d, §9,955; Bodie Tunnel, 2d, §2,956; Conten-
tion Con., 5tb, §24,102.
The total catch by the New England fleet
during 1882 waB: Of mackerel, 378.S63 barrels,
of cod and other ground fa'Bh, 898,904 quintels.
Mining Share Market.
The principal item of interest this week
among the mining stock dealers is that con*
nected with the Bullion mine. There has been
a fight between the "ins" and "outfl." The
dissatisfied stockholders have been trying to
"oust" the MacDsrmott management, and all
sorts of statements have been made. The man-
agement refused to allow stockholders or ex-
perts to examine the bookB; but an order of
court was obtained and the books finally exam-
ined.
The members of the Pacific Stock and Ex-
change Board have decided t> close its doors
and dispose of the property to the highest bid-
der. Several offers for the property on Mont-
gomery street are said to have been received,
the highest bid being $85,000.
The market is not buoyant by any means,
yet there have b3en more ups and downs in the
past few days than have occurred for some
time.
The promising feeders of quartz still continue
in the face of the south drift on the 2700 level
of the Con. Virginia. In a short time, too, the
west crosscut on the 2500 level of the Gould &
Curry will be entering into a very interesting
section out toward the west wall of the Corn-
stock. In the middle mines they are pushing
the drifts in the Chollar, Savage and Norcrosa
as rapidly as possible, and at no distant day
will be in a position to start crosscuts for the
exploration of their ground.
At the Gold Hill end of the lode most of the
work is in the way of the extraction of ore from
the old nppel levels. The Alta folks, however,
are vigorously pushing forward their drain
drift, which is to connect with the Sntro tun-
nel. The Sutro tunnel folks have put in new
drain boxes at the point wheie they were
burned out by the fire which burned out a few
sets of timbers the other day. The damage
done by the fire was trifling, as the timbers
burned were old ones that were about to be
taken out and replaced by new ones.
Saturday night the Los Angeles Electric
Light Co., having completed preparations, for
the first time turned the lights on all the eeven
masts in that city. Parties in the country
could see to drive by the electric light four miles
distant from the town.
Meetings and Elections.
Leviattiax M. Co., Jan. 9lb. Directors; H. A. Dem-
ing, (President) L. W. Boyer, (Vice-President); R, W.
Hent, G. P. Theller and W. T. Jamte. B. Smith, Sec-
retary.
S. iT. Stock and Exchange Board, Jun SMl Presi-
dent, George T. Marye, Jr.; Vice-President, is. ■'. Wake-
field; Chairman. B Howard Coit; Treasurer, .). M Shot-
well; Secretary, Charles S. Neal.
Silver King M. Co., Jan. 10th. B. A. Barney, Presi-
dent; J. L. Jones, Vice-President; James M. Barney,
General Manager and Treasurer; R. M. Phillips, Superin-
tendent; and JoBeph Nash, Secretary.
New Incorporations.
The following companies have been incorporated and
papers tiled in the office of the Superior Court, Depart-
ment No. 10, San Francisco;
Rappahannock G. M. Co., Jan. 9th. Directors: P. B
Cornwall, Richard Chute, Jamea McCord, Alexander
Barnes and John A. Davis. Capital stock— S2,000,O0O.
O. G. M. Co., Jan. 9. Capital stock, $2,000,000. Direc-
tors: P. B. Cornwall, Richard Chute, James McCord, Al-
exander Earner and John A. Davis.
News in Brief.
Two woolen mills at Newburgh, N. Y., have
shut down until the market improves, and
three others will reduce the wages of employees.
A bill has been introduced in the Missouri
State Senate to tix gross earnings of railroads
at the same rate as other personal property.
Ttie Germans of New York are moving
promptly to rais« a relief fund for the sufferers
by he terrible floods in Germany.
The Eoglish expedition to C*pe of Good
Hope obtained two good observations of the in-
ternal contact of Venus, and took 236 photo-
graphs, over 200 of which can be measured.
Dr. A. J. Pbotiiero, who is about to intro-
duce ostrich farming in Southern California, .is
in Los Angeles, in quest of a proper site for the
experiment.
The Mayor (f New York has bfen ordered
to show cause why a writ of mandamus should
not issue commanding him to issue and grant
a license for the production of the Passion
Play.
Chas. Williams, who lives at Los Angeles,
is the possessor of a jenny which proposes to
make herself famous. Ste has given birth to
four colts, each of them Lvdy. The little fel-
lows are about the siz) of a small dog.
A movement among Texas stock men to dis-
arm their cowboys was derided at first, but is
now said to be making considerable headway.
Several stock men announced that they would
not employ any one who carried a deadly
weapon.
The Mount Cory Mine. — There is an im-
pression abroad that Messrs. Miokay and Fair
are principal owners in the Mount" Cory mine.
The foct is that they are not interested in it as
owners. It is owned by A. G. McKeizie, G.'K,
Wells and James L Flood, Jr. The mine is
opened by five tunnels, the vein runs from 30
feet t> over 100 feet in width, and they now
have in sight an amount of ore estimated at
§2,000,000. The ore is both milling and smelt-
ing. A first c'aas furnace will soon be erected
for the reduction of such ore as cannot be eco-
nomically worked by mill process. In the
Mount Cory mine a big bonanza appears to have
been opened out, and the success of the owners
will be a good thing for that region of country.
It is good evidence of what can be done when
capital is expended freely and judiciously upon
a fair prospect. — Enterprise.
The Prussian Mining and Milling Company
has declared a dividend of 10 cents per share,
or $125 000. at New York on the 6ch. This
makes a tctil of $650,000.
The Kentuck dividend of 10 cents per share
is the first which that organizition has declared
since March 10, 1S70. To date the Kentuck
has paid 32 dividends, aggregating £1,252,000,
exclusive of the above.
The Tuscarora mines listed on the Boards
have produced bullion as fullows: Grand Prize,
$2,300,000; Argenta, S274.C50; Navajo, $720, 000;
Belle Isle, $000,000; Independence, $700,000;
North Belle Isle, $100,000. Total, $4,694,000.
Revitalizing the blood is absolutely necessary for the
cure of senerol debility, weakness, lassitude, etc. The
best enrichsr of the blood is Brown's Iron Bitters.
INING NUMMARY.
The following- is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
ALPINE.
Men Employed. —Monitor- Argus. Jan. 5: The starting
up of the Stella miue and Exchequer mill is furnishing
employment to quite a large number of men, arid it is
to be hoped that success will crown the efforts of this
enterprising mining company.
AMADOR.
Bartlett's Hydraulic Claim. —Amador Ledger, Jan. (i:
For a run of UO days with S5 inches of water the amount
obtained from the partial clean-up, together with several
ounces of foarse gold p eked up on the claim during the
run, was $2,000, or ou an average of §33 per day. This is
a splenoid yield for theBe t'mes. The hydraulic is in the
hands of Dave Fulcher, who is a No. 1 man for such
work.
lticu f r-EciMSNS.— We were shown this week a Fpecimen
of quartz taken from the Mammoth mine, near Midole
bar, by W. A. Nevills. it is one of the finest specimens
we have Been taken from a quartz mine. Indeed.it is
almost a Bolid chunk of gold, weighing probably from 10
to 12cz*. Mr. Nevilla has taken out considerable ore
lately plen' ifully charged witbf free gold. This ledge has
the reputation of being rich in pockets, and we are glad
to know that the enterprising owner has aighted on a
pocket of an extraordinary lich character.
Miscellaneous. — It is atated that the Bunker Hill will
settle up and resume operations by the first of next month.
The Hazard closed down last Tuesday. The prospecting
operations which have been in progreasforseveral months
past have led to nothing of importance.
Maiioney.— Divpatch, Jan. 6: The Mahoney Co. mide
a clean-up this wetk, the best for the amount of ore,
crushed that has been made in the past year. There is a
very fine body of ore in eitht and tha indications are very
flittering. The employees have been notified to call at
the office and receive their pay on Friday of this week.
Volcano —Everything has been dull in the gravel min-
ing until recently, but the rain has given it a brighter
appearance. The Tunnel Co. has a full force of men to
work building wing damB and other improvements. They
expect to reap a golden harvest. The Downs is getting
out plenty of roik and has the mill running to its ut-
moat capacity. 1 he Acme mine is getting out rich rock
also.
CALAVERAS.
FeaVV Machinery — Lodi Sentinel, Jan 3: As a result
of the building of the S.J. and S. N. K. K. the copter
mines of Campo Seco have advance in value 400 , agd
their owners are preparing to work them vigorously, be-
ing confident of success. During the forepart or the
week a vast amount of new and heavy copper miniag ma-
chinery arrived from the East to be resbipped at Lodi to
Campo Seco via the narrow gau^e. The machinery in-
cludes smelting apparatus. It 11 the intention of the
Campo Seco copper mining company, of which C. Borger
is Supt., to refine the copper at the mines. Some idea
may be had of the confidence of the company in the
mines by the t\jieu&ive machinery which they are get-
ting One machine came in seven parts, three of which
weighed 3,000 Ibj. each and the other four over t),000 lbj.
each.
FRESNO.
Minks on the San Joaqoih.— Indrpe-ndent, Jan. 6:
Maurice Burke, one of the original locators of the DeSoto
group of mines. t\ uated in North Fork mining district,
Fresno county, is in town. 'Ibis group consists of the De
Soto and River View lodes, lying under the Cathedral
peaks, on the headwaters of the San Joaquin river. The
ores are sulphuretted, bearing tilver, and will average at
least $40 per ton. Careful examination and measurement
shows the UdgetobeTiO ft wide from wall to wall.no
gangue intervening. The facilities for reduction are sec-
ond to none, there being dense foreBts of timber on the
mines; water is easily obtained from the high falls ou the
river above the lead, and Borne of the leading "rock
tharpB" of the coaBt pronounce it simply immense. These
mines have been opened at four different points along its
trend and show vast bodies of mineral. The field rock is
a porphyry on the foot and a talcose slate on the hanging
wall, which is so characteristic of a true fissure vtin. Ne-
gotiations are now on foot that will probably result in the
disposition of this large property to some Chicago capital-
ists in the early Bpring.
INYO-
Waucoba.— Inyo Independent, Jan. C: W. L. Fuller
returned Monday last from Waueuba, where, with a small
force, he has been engaged during the past month iu do-
ing the annual assessment work on a number of the
Waueuba company's claias. It is much to be hoped that
that company will soon start in for the effectual develop-
ment of their properties iu that district. Curtainly the
Wajam'otte. one of the properties in question, is promts-
1ng"enough of itself to warrant the immediate inaugura-
tion of permanent work, 8 tying nothing of half a dozen or
more of other claimB of the company in the vicinity. Wc
are told by those who have lately sten thiB location that
it shews enough high-grade galena to give it rank with
the very best and most extensive galena ledges in this
county. There is no quest on but there are several other
lodes iu the district, some of them exclusively silver
quartz, that would amply justify a large outlay in the way
of permanent investment. Now that we are to have a
ruilroad on toiB part of the mountains within 30 miles of
that district directly opposite on the other side of the
Inyo range, with a peifectly featib'e loute for a good
wagon road between, the day cannot be far distant when
that camp will 'b,om" in earnest, and to some purpose
too.
Alabama.— Mr. J. H. Cook has for some three or four
years past been operating in a small way on the old
"Uncle Abe" gold ledge, in Alabama district. His plan is
to work about three days in each week getting out ore,
which in the three days following he (rushes in a two-
stamp mill, the propelling power of which is the same old"
horse which packs the ore. He is making good miner's
wages all the while and accumulating a lot of experimen-
tal machinery for a new water-power apparatus.
MARIPOSA.
Gertrude.— Cor. Mariposa Berald, Dec. G: At Grub
Gulch times continue lively. The Surprise mill is nearly
completed, and they think'it will start crushing in about
10 days. There has been considerable dispute at Gnib
Gulch over mining claims. A man could not get out
there and chop a stick of wood without some one order-
ing him < ff the ground. One man started digging post-
holes to fence in eoaie pasture. Other parties filled the
holes up as fast as he would dig them. SeriouB trouble
was feared, but the matter was finally settled without the
assistance of Mr. Colts or Mr. Bowie. But who ever
heard of anew miring camp that did not have disputes
over miniug claims?
NEVADA.
The Little Bonanza.— Grass Valley Union, Jan 4th:
The quartz claim of H. Nichols & Co.. 2 miles to the west
of town, is again prospecting well, 8607 being the clean-up
on Monday, the reeult of 2 days work fur :( men. The
quartz was taken from a shaft 20 ft in depth. The ledge
is small but has invariably yielded rich results for the
amount of labor bestowed, wh'ch has been done by fink-
ing several small shafts down to water level at several
points. Where the last shaft was sunk the ledce is show-
ing regu'ar walls, which gives encouragement that the
ledge will become larger and well defined when machinery
is put up and the shaft Bunk below the water level. Al-
together this little claim has yielded about $j 000 for the
j labor of 2 men, taken out during the past season, when
■ wjrkingat intervals.
January 13, 1
Mining and Scientific Press.
21
m —The Robinson Co. hav» pur-
chuol the iti»clnm-r> ci D Snjuirrcl
creek, and ha* e ooilWacted with (hi
;-.ul'i*tllt ui'un the Male
In out Grass Valley, on what is known as the old Bui-
mer lot. It la proposed lo ^ut the claim a Uir trial, -a
the ap|>earance of thy ledge and the manntr in which it
prospects at ems U» ju-tily lbs exportation lhal it will
makes valuable mine, uld mlntrs In the district have
i Hut it maj prove' to be the true sn
■ Kureka mine, fur which much
Qg has been doi I « are tho
* u* ..I "old John K-timaon," the well known circustran.
■ retains a third Iii'iTuSl In the
■
Ui ACROU Mink.- J '■ 6th: The new
10-itamp mill at the kt. Auburn nunc has been run-
Lbe lant 3 days. Tho null was eonslru.
Contract try M. (X r»)b»r, the Urai* Valley founuryman,
and is a first -clans pi> ce <'| machinery* it li
itors. This mine has had conaid-
*..-k ol a prospective
climracler. The main ihift is 000 fl d.r|.. At lbs boV
torn of the shaf , attttuUj"t) a ifex-d vein -li'i** there, very
liMte work has been done. At the 460 IomI tl
has been pretty ari II prospoc sd, the north hi m b. log in
400 (tana Un the SI Q
north dril ", and the souii.
It. Thre-e hundred (t of CTo*SCUta have been run a', dif-
ferent points. The tfeneral average . f the chutes thus
far prospected Is from if to 10 ft In tbleknsssj,
injf In length up to 1,0) > a iUm.uk
matter U>l results, hut after
j run <>r a month or so some d..: a be forme i
as to tho ore's value The form odi iit»is suid
i td 2 or 3 crusblngs at cu-' iiim milh that paid
from |10 50 to |S3 a ton. The 'lie EOUOO
Alien the wood oontraete were let renders the supply of
fuel short, and until the weather Mttlee and
■;et tit tor banting the work ot d<
hwded. Tna property is sell regarded
Opinion being that careful and i < iDomli .1 management
will develop it Into a flnrt-clsat tulne, it now seems to
he m good hands. Sunt James displaying energy and
|i il with a di termination to do hib duty.
We shall more thoroughly diSCUM the mine's prOflpoeta
hereafter. ,
PLACER.
AROTHBR Mixiso EftTISPlltSi — Placer Berald, Jan. 6:
Wm. Wurry, one of our tluifty and energetic mining
is a force of men at work on what Is known as
union of the Rising Sun mine, near Obi*
fax. Be proposes to work the ledge through a tunnel
from the Hear Kive-r gmue. This tunut.1 is now in about
200 ft, or nearly half the oeoeeeery distance. The old
(Using Ban has been one of ['Lieut's best paying quartz
mines, and Mr. Werry, wbo was superintendent of the lat-
ter for some time, has confidence that the extension is as
good as the original.
ins Paht uio Potorx— Hxoapt the In
caused by the hampering of our hydraulic mining Indus-
try, the year Lsu was a prosperous year lor Pacer
county. The drift mints generally did wo 1, and the quartz
mining Industry reeelvod quites Btlmulus by the develop-
ment of a number of comparatively new leads. Thus far
the outlook for the year 18&'J Is altogether encouraging,
ii our hjdraulic miner?. They have no! jet had
nough to wafih, and the threat that comes from
below o! inclining them i( they attempt lo wash, makes
their outlook anything b it good.
PLUMAS.
Noras.-- Greenville Bulletin, Jan. :j: There is not much
of note to repoit in the mining interest this week. At
the Oberokee there hi»ve been scverm sales under the at-
tachments for labor and supp ies lumished. Tno future
of this mine and the 0<4d Stripe is still uncertain. Re-
ports have been current several times of some one coming
from New York fully authorized by the directors to settle
up the erf .In* of the mines with a view to resume opera-
operations, hut nn such person 1 as yet appeared.
Grkks JIhim.mv U the Oreen Mountain mine both
the mills are tunning ste.dily. Stock papers in New York
give very disxal account* o( the miie, hut theee accourt*
are very different from what is said of the miue here by
men wbo have the very best facilities for knowing its eon*
nn i ,!i. However, it is a struggle between the stock
sharps and the stockholders; they can fight it out. The
new air compressor lately received is nearly reidy for
work.
SAN BERNARDINO-
Cahi [HLB. — Calico Print, Dec. SO: Owned by Wm. Ray-
mond. Two men at work: on the ledge, which runs north
and south. Ore assays $f>00. Vein matter 7 ft wide. A
shaft 4 by 7 It is being Bunk.
ALBamiika. — Work on this mine still progretsfs, and
tons of flrst-clasa ore are being taken out daily. The re-
turns cf the lost lot of ore taken to Scherman'a mill av-
eraged over $3C0 per ton. A previous ruu went from
|400 to $800; the last run averaged 810 better than the
same k ind crushed at Oro Grande mill.
Oriental Mill.— The work on this mill is pio.'ressing,
and before many weeks it will be in operation. The boiler
aud engine are in place and tho pans are beimr set in or-
der. All the machinery is on the ground and the heaviest
part of the work finiBhul.
BlLYBR 0DB88A. — This promising mine hag been bought
by Messrs. Hunt, Daggett, Walbh aud others, the amount
paid bting 01,500, The Scherman mill has been leased for
a month, and it is the intention of the company to put
enough men on the mine to take out 10 or 1*2 tons a day.
Last Chance.— There are several ram at work on this
claim, and the showing continues to be trood. There are
230 sacks of good ore on the aump and Mr. Ben fie Id is
making arrangements to have the same crushed at Scher-
man's mil).
B»ss. — This mine, owned by Wm. Raymond, is showing
up veil. A cut 11 ft deep bos Dcen run L0 ft into the
ledge, from which ore has been taken assaying $? 000 and
working $1,000 to the ton. Eight or 10 tons of ore are on
tbe dump.
O K.— Owned by Robt. Greer and Barrett. Situated
near tin Bismarck Assessment work is being performed.
Ledge '2 ft wide. Ore assaying $100.
Dkaqon, No. 1.— Work has been resumed on thiB mine
On the northern side a tunnel has haen run in 20 ft. On
the southern aide the shaft is down 20 ft. Tho paving
streak is 10 inches wide, and the ore assays as high as
$1,000 per ton.
SHASTA.
Ckntbnsial Mine.— Shasta Courier, Jan. i'n One of the
promising mines of western Shasta is the Centennial,
owned by Russell St To. It ij located at thcextreme head
of Eagle creek, and about live miles from the noted Chi-
cago mine. The ledge shows a width of G ft on the
Burface, and 4 ft at a depth of DO It. The ore is prin-
cipally silver, is almost entirety free from base minerals,
and very niuuh resembles the best and freest ore of the
celebrated White Pine district in Nevada The course of
tbe vein is northeast, and it is found at an altitude of
3,500 It. There has been 100 tons of ore taken out of
this ledge, aud tests by numerous assays give an average
of $175 per ton. The mine is being developed by several
tuunels, the combined length of which is 425 ft. These
can be run to a depth of 3,000 ft below the surface crop-
ping wi bout int.-rference from inflowing water, and
tbe facilities for dumping tho ore direct from the tunnels
to a splendid water-power is unsurpassed.
SIERRA.
Savaok Plackr Mink.— Sierra Tribune, Jan. G: On the
ridge between Forest City and the Savage mine the enow
is now about 3 ft deep. An eff jrt was made before the
mine was shut down 10 shovel out a trail, but with very
little BUccoftB, as tho shovelerB were obliged to weareoow-
shoes. To get 10 buehets of coal in at the mine cost $14,
and other supplies in the same proportion. Some of the
rock that was thrown out by the last blast in tbe face of
the drift waB rotten granite mixed with elate, and quite
i,(t Thi-i diift isnow in a dlUance of '"2 ft The drift
is liable to cut into the second or main channel m< st any
lime. Jas. M N .UgbtOD, President of the Bald Mountain
Co, and II. W. Walli*. Superintendent of the Bold
UountaiD, have examined the Savav*> ground, and say
that the streak of Uva and grmre] lltt cut througb RU
merely an ovei How from the main channel. The com-
pany is oonfl lent thai when the ru«ln i- limine I Is reached
l..1 will be found. Kvi'iy thing at i.
| in good shape until work is resumed in the
TUOLUMNE.
liutr Unit— Tuolumne faaVlffefldenf, Jan. 0: Dr.
Pbo ISBUpei i ii tending »nd lOOpei i >g the Em-
mvel ui-;.', in T«hie Mount* in, on Mormon
creek, has supplied new track, put the tunnel up Bl bee],
mid huLg new tin ai-.pipo to the extreme end, Bl the
g.avel channil. Two gangs of men are bun:: m
| tip B&d down tho channel from the tunin.1
il gtttfl i" i hi- pan, and says ll.e chances for a
"boom" are dftidedly favorable. FlOU the "perfectly
marv. Imu ' amount the* channel hu* paid in dlffcienl
Dgthellne In ewly days, we have no doubt
that thle virgin groaud will surprise the- owners and be
lying Mke mining properties iu other
Bounty.
NEVADA.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
in-. 6th: The joint Mexican
winze is now a few ft below the 3100 level. There has re-
Oentb been a change of formation. The ground isnow
so soft that much better progress can bo made in sink
ing A snmp 'd B'lflhjlent depth DSD bfl made in S or iO
das a if the ground continues as at presen'. The material
i torn shows nume o is small feeders of Mii;ui.',
and Is quite favorable for tbe finding of ore, assays show-
log ii to he fertile and met a I -bearing.
Miur oak The j ilnt ITnlcn Consolidated eist eross ut
. n the _ ■ 0 le?el is passlog Into more favorable ground
iii.ni it bos heretofore, iiuu 'juarii; feeders and st lingers
olng to appear in the face. A station la being
cut out for a Joint Onhir winze at. the 2000 level. F .r
work in the j >int Ophir wii /j, aow down below the 3100
level, nee report on Ophlr.
L'mon fox.— The joint Mex'ojm east drift on the 2900
.uing Into ground which shows feeders and
■trlogers ol quar b On the 2000 level are also cui-tine
down the grade in the mala d.ilt. The 6tation from
which starts joint Sierra Nevada taU orift 011 the 2000
level m bl Ing subsbintially timbered. All other work is
progressing us u«.uul.
iMu.s siiApr. — Next Monday tbe woik of taking out
the p esent pumps and putting in those of larger Blue will
be commenced, The present pump column will be al-
lowed to r.-main, as it will carry all the water that can be
raised by the lar^e pumps. Thus will the pumping ca-
pacity at the Bhaft ho greatly increased at small expense.
I oxs' LlDATBD Vim.iN'A — ihe face of the s mtheast drift
on the 2700 level i* ahuwing promlaing feeders of quart z.
Thowotkof overhauling the machinery is about 10^-
pleted, and the lirtt of next, week all the miners of ihe
north end mines will pasB dawn that way, pending the
changing cf the pumps at the Union shaft.
California — Good progress ia making in the joint
Consolidated Virginia to Jtbeost dri.t on the 2700 level.
The f .ce is in material containing many feeders of quartz.
A drift is being run into the coin, a iy's ground on the
2000 level. This is an extension ui the drift whith was
run south across ihi Ophir.
Hals AMD NoftCKOse.— The joint Savage north latenl
drift, 011 the 2000 level ia being advanced as >aj i hy as
post ible toward the Savage south line. The face is in
vein material showing a considerable amount of quartz.
Thus far not much water haa been encountered.
Sikrra Nevada.- The east croiscut on the 2700 level is
being puRhed ahead as rapidly as posnb'e and is goiog to-
wa-d int:reBting ground. The joint Union Com oli dated
s'atiou on the 2000 level, from which starts the joint east
crosscut, iB bting permanently timbered.
Ciioilar. — The south drift 13 passing through vein ma
terial containing numerous seams of quartz, but of the
kind that carries little or no metal. The drift is passing
into a section where it is necessary to guard well against
water.
Gould and Curry, — The west crosscut is b iug ad-
vanced at tho u-uit! speed. The diamond drill was sent
ahead last week to guard against water. Tho crosscut is
goi'ig into a promising country lying out west in front of
the foot wall.
Savage. — The joint Hale and NorcrosB north drift, on
the 2000 level is iu Boft grouid of a favorable appearance.
Some water ia encountered, but not suti.ient to inter-
fere with the operations of the workmen.
Ankbb. — Tho north drift from the winze is in very fa-
voraole mateiiil, aud the eaat crosscut from the south
d ift id cutting quartz of a favoralU character.
Yellow Jacket. — Are taking out about ou tons of good
milling ore pe day from the old upper levels. The mine
ia now making regular bhipmeuts of bjllion.
BRISTOL DISTRICT.
Day Mink. — Pioche Record, January 2d: In tho Day
work i* being steadily urged ahead and a full force ia em-
ployed. Tbe SliO level hag been reached, a station cut out
and a drilt started in the direction of the ore chamber,
and work of sinking to tbe 000 level is now going on.
The m chinery has been overhauled and the little en-
gine is doing good work, it not being necessary to uje any
windlasses in attaining this depth. This property grows
more valuable as work progresses.
ESMERALDA DISTRICT.
New Mij.l Startkd.— Eameralda Herald, Jan. 6th: The
moat important event that occuireo. in this vicinity New
Year's day was tho starting up of tho new m.li .. t Gregory
flat. Everything started off as smoutbly and nicely as cuulu
have been wished for, and ami at the not e of ihe falling
stamps the popping of chimpigne corks ct u'd l.e Lear J, tnrl
meriy-makiug aud rtjoidng helufuli away tor an huur or
so, when all returned to their respective abodeB, fully satis-
fied with the stinting up of tae new mill, and wishes for it
a long and successful run. Kcjoice and be glad, for a
brighter day has at 1-nst dawned upon thin benighted peoplr,
ami Aur ra's siar is oneu more in the ascendency. A por-
tion of the builidng of the Silver Hi 1 mill at Bodle was used,
and the balance of the luu.ber was hauled from Hawtherne.
The botUr, engine and pans cf the tiilver Hill mill wt re also
used, while the reBt of tbe machinery waB obtained in San
Kmihi 0.1. The main building is 4S ft wiele by 80 it in
1. ii--. li; battery-house and ore-house 3ix43. Tho foundation
of the engi e U made of cut granite, and is 11 ft li ng by 32
ft deep aud 9 ft wide. Ten stamps, 4 pans, 2 sett era and 1
agitator are now in use, Riving a capacity of about 20 tons
daily run. Mr. Baiton put up tbe macuinery aod George
Allhright had charge of the builtliog, They did their work
well aud satisfactorily.
CONC£E.NINO THE COKTEZ.— Supt, Mcintosh now has a
force of 40 miners at woik stuping out ore and prospecting.
All of the stopeB are looking well, and yielding about the
same quantity and QU "lily ( f ore as usual. The inside work-
ings of the mine are now s ) arranged that no \v,i .- 1 .- has t > be
tanen out, it all being stowed away. During the past month
an ore-bouse ha3 beeu erected at tbe mine, iuto which the
ore is run on a ear, Mr. Mcintosh now has everything in
and about the mne iu tine working order, and is deserving
of great credit for the economical and systematical manner
iu which ho controls the proieity. Through hiivim aid
energy t lie Cortex now bids lair to soon become a bullion
producer of no small pretensions.
JACKRABBIT DISTRICT.
NBW Shaft.— Pioche Record, January 2d: A lanre
double-compartment shaft is beicg BUuk on the Cotton-
tail mine in Jackrabbit Diai-rict, there being two shifts
employed in the work. Lynch has commenced woiking
this property in earnest, a thing which should have been
done long ago.
PARADISE DISTRICT.
Bullion" Mink.— Virginia Enterprise, Jan. 0th: J. V
McCurdy who has been superintendent of the Bullion
mine and mill, Paradise, foi some months past, arrived
in this city, where h is family rtBides, day before yester-
day. Mr. McCurdy thinks well of the Paradise mineB,
and will probably return atrain U» Humbolt The Bul-
1.3 been (hut down for the \ resent, owintr to
the bod condition of the roods, but there arc several huu-
lof ore at the mill, and tailings BUfflaiont lo run
it for some time Mr McCurdy *ays that Id no instance,
thU9 Car, boa anj vein in that 1 mud its
owDsra when the\ h*vc < xpended o io and labor in auffl-
Cient aud intelligent pTOnweUDK ODOntlonr.
Tut Livi Vankbi*.-- S\ , lanuarj Itta Kiel.
Prayer is in tuwn from the Paradise mines. He say a they
have Btrurk the ledge in the Live Yankee tunn I at a
deptb 1 t 926 ft. 'I be rein 1- large, but the ^renter par; oi
the Ore is of a low grade, avet aging about -i" lo tho ton.
There is a amall btreak <f the ore which assa'
. .uid the Indications arc that it will in-
crease in sine as the vela Is opened, sir. Ki ever deserve!
success, and we sii.curely hope he will attain It,
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
piffio. January 4th: North drift,
west vein, £60 level, eMuuded 24 ft. Formation con-
linues favor.. lie for making rapid progress.
llftmpBKOKM ' -Drift south on the 400 level has been
iial length, -il fl. West croiscut ad-
vanced 7 ft No. 1 Bhaft has been completed to the
depth of 200 ft.
North hkllb.Iblb.— Since his: report no work has
been done in the shaft. Repairs on the machini ry arc
about completed, also tho work on the bpiler. Binking
of the ehaft will be reBUined in a few da\a, which will he
continued to the deptb ol -iuo ft .
Elko Con.— During the post week the main drift at
a'-ia't of No. 1 has hi en extended a distance ol - ft. The
format iou continues haid. The h dge continues lo widen
and tho ore improves in quality, Arrangements for sink-
ing a new perpendicular Bhuft will soon be completed
and better resullB obtained.
Nava.'O.— South drift, cast lateral vein, 350 level, baa
been extended 1"> ft. It shows a large w idlh of vein mat-
ter and small seams of rich ore. Crosscut on tho 45U
level has been extended 13 ft. Stupes u re lookiug well.
Bullion shipment of $10,100. OS was made on regular ship-
ping day, and ft r the month t tiding Dec. 81, |0fl,lfe4 B3,
t'RAND PlllZR AND ABOKNTA. — East <J1 Ift Oil 700 level
pxtended 21 ft; tola', 201 tt; west drift, 17 ft; total, 62 ft.
Noith crosscut from cibt diift, 15 ft; total, 35 't; Argenta
winzi 0 ft, total 72 ft in depth. Joint ninz , i7 ft, total
123 ft, folio ff iug the inclination of the ledge. No change
of importance in any part of mine, except an improve-
ment in j >int winze. Have taken out one of the steam
pumps, and will have the plunger pump in and running
all right by the lost of the week, which will save a large
amount of fuel and Beveral men's wages.
TYBO DISTRICT
Bullion. — Belmont Courier, Jan. 0th: Tho Tyho mil
is still running on ore from the 2 G mine. Considerable
bullion was shipped during the pust ) ear from that camp.
WARD DISTRICT.
Livkly.— Pioche Record, January 21: Ward is getting
to be quite a lively place, and there are a good number of
people there and the vacant huildiugs arc rapidly being
inhabited. Woik of placing the mill in order is going
on, but Mr, Puujade sayB it will not be in readiness to
start up foreeveral weeks yet.
ARIZONA.
Bishek,— Cor. Epitaph, Jan. 4: Tho history of the past
fear shows a great aeal of material improvement , a ^n .it deal
accomplished fact that was a year ago problematical, aud a
confidence in the fu'ure, if ever in any degree impaired, re-
stored and great y augmented. The Copper Queen, then a
giddy young thing that people feared hari no elepth to her,
has Rettled down to business, been a re'gulsr p.oducer ever
since, and demon&tiated her right to the supremacy she hss
wo u. This mine i3 probably tbe best dividend-paying prop-
trtyin the Teiritory lo-day, with every prebibility of con-
tinuing to be so lor years to come. She may not pay such
large dividends as some, but that is only because a greater
force and facilities are not employed. The Queeu could pro-
duce from her present development a prodigious amount of
copper per month if her owners chone. But they are well
uati.fied with tbe present excellent, judicious and economi-
cal management of their property. The Silver Bear, about
a mile and a half south of the Queen, is also a fine mine. For
several months she has been producing rich ore. It is said
that all the expenses of working the miue have been paid
from the ore extracted, and this ore had to be hauled a dis-
tance of 50 mile3 for reduction. It is understood the par-
ties intend erecting a mi 1 very soon. The Mammoth, a cop-
per mine, and the Hendricks, a silver mine, both the pat-
ented property of the Cot bin Br03 , are now in course of de-
velopment, and so far are both In bonanza. The Hendricks
corners on the l^ueeu, and has long been considered the next
best, although until now lying undeveloped. Besides these
the Blackjack, theHolbrook, Cave, U^clc Sam, Delia Mack,
White Tailed Deer, and a score of others show enough in
prospects to encourage the belief that Bisbee will one day be
the greatest mining camp in Arizona. Our population has
not greaily increased, but there are indications that those
who are here have come to stay. The tents have given way
to commodious houses anel cabins.
Washington.— Pinal Drill, Jan. 2: The shaft of this
mine ia about 1 700 ft. due north of the Silver Kicg mine,
and is down 45 ft. on a ledge dipping 45° towards the Silver
K ng mine, on pay ore all the way down from the grass
roo'a, very much resemblirg the Silver Kingore a3 that was
on or near the surface. The ledge is traceable along the
surface the entire length of the claim, which runs northeast
and southwest, and over on to tbe adj ining claim on both
sides. The vein is narrow, averaging about 4 inches, but
very rich. WageB and expenses can be taken out in sinking.
The character of the ore is bromide, chloride and ga'ena
The Tueodoue, Tho as essment work on this mine has
just been completed. It is about a mile north of the Silver
King mine, on ihe tr U leading to the Mount View, and is
situated between the Hke aud the Josephine. The shaft is
down 40ft. between fine, smooth walls, which are G ft. apart
Some fine ouartz and promising ledge matter were taBen
from the mine. There is a splendid prospect for a big mine
on this claim, as several veins crura it, which it is the inten-
tion of the owners to croiscut when they shall hive attained
sufficient depth in the peiptndicular shaft which they are
now sinking.
Owl Head District. -The Jesse Benton mill is running
on ore from the Desert mine, ledge 5 ft. wide, paying large
margin of profit over and above expenses. W. H. Alerrit is
working mine and mill with economy and good judgement.
They are getting very rich ore iu tbe JesBe Bente n, but it Is
rebellious, and they let it lie tiil they can adopt a better
proceBS f or working it. Mr, Menit is woiking the Chief
mine tinkiug an incline shaft showing good ore.
COLORADO.
The iNPEPFNDEse'E.— Colorado Miner, Jan, 6: J. P.
Williams, of Denver, largely inte rented in ihe tniuii g c aims
here and arouod Decatur, came up from Denver last Friday
IDAHO.
^ ' I' i '■ ' i -i '■■■. Idaho '■■ il J .;: . -,. Our
people cannot ML when the enowr.Jl ceuirncucc*, when it
wui end, opd consequently when we be if i\
11 * ll ■ ""-eariy part of October, all the teams that
lultogore, wood and lime to our smelters
I, and left-making it neoauarj to close
heweather became warm
and bU remained to ever since. Now you can compare the
foLowlna Rgu i , which oo« the work of tbe Ketcbum
smelter roi with the time lost since II dosed
and ran oanaea hon much weare loser, Here are the inures.
which fere official; lha Philadelphia Co., at Ketchuin
"i" ' ''■ ■' i re, in bona lurnece, about 3 months during tho
a, and ii] that time put throtn.it 4, 2.r>9, 350 ibsof ore
Wblehllaldel I ,"'■ . , i'.,„| haJ .,,.,1 ii,r,;7,i 1Vs of eilver'
Of this amount. 1,499,013 j [eld of 510.105 \bs of
lend and 47,L".'S ,,/,-i ,,i mI'-lt, "ere K.nu mines operated to
this company. Thej purchased outside one to the amount
ill lead and H8,t81
' ■ ■ ■ "i silver. Thuflyou mil ■-. e that had the teams remained
a'.dt.|jcwt,rk gone 011 without Intenuptiou. tor t lie 'A months,
we would hare had an .1 Idltlonal output of at k-uBi
and one-hall ol which wunid have been expended here for
!■ 11 bdre and labor, it can he readily teen what a dlffei
once Una would have made iu the circulating medium of thiB
country An. I thin in only one of the niuuy interest* which
have Buffered hy that storm. It In safe to say that $1,000,-
00J would not more than make this eoiiuttv even on the
damage Boataloed. JJut we are doing tho very beat we can
under the circumstances, It will not do for a miuing com-
tnuoltyto let go. and "cry over BplUpd milk" Evoryouo
Beema to be doing the very bejt he can to amend the mis-
fortuxe. Uloesare being opened, ore taken out aud piled
on the dump; assessment work in being done, aud prepara-
1 pD made for the spring. All seem to be of the opinion that
tbe Hummer of l?8i will be one of great prosperity in this
ci untiy.
MONTANA.
Etibe in TAB Sno.NUAK. — fiiter-Sfountain, Jan. 5th:
Durinx the past few days Joseph Li Calf, Judge Warren,
Judge Barrett and other owners In the Shonbar, have
beep highly elated over developmcntain that riBing prop
erty. At a depth of So ft a drift was Btarted east on what
was supposed to be the main ledge, which it followed for
a diBtance of 125 ft. At this point ote of an entirely differ-
ent character was ttruck in a vein trending northward,
and of which what iB thought the old ledge is merely a
spur. The ledge it yet unknown in width, but tho ore
body meotures3! ft wide and samples 107 ozs in silver
and 2 ozs in gold, giving the ore a total valuation of 8150.
A 3A ft body of JlfiO is a big bonanza In any country.
LaCalf 13 iju'tu certain that he has all alorg In en working
merely a Bpur and that the vein just discovered in the
185-'t east drift will develop into a veritable bonanza.
A New Bonanza— Helena Independent , Jan. tfth: Sev-
eral weekB ago Dr. F. Remington, o* Lmcolo, Deer Lodge
county, gave Mr. C. E. Kemp two aamplos of ore to be as-
sayed. The orea asBajod in gold and silver about|l,720,
and $1,330 per ton. From a letter received yesterday by
Mr. Kemp from Dr. Kemiugton, in telation to the mine
from whicb the Bampleswere taken, we make the fol-
lowing extract: "Ihe mine from which sample No. 1
wae taken, is loacated in tbe mountains, and I cannot
possibly get any more ore for a larger test sample until
spring. I had some more ore, but it was loot when our
house burned down."
NEW MEXICO.
Tkleorapi! DibTRier.— Silver City Enterprise: The
people of the Telegrat h district are talking of building a
road from their cimp to liichl's ranch, on the LorcUburg
road. Almost every miner in tho district baa agreed to
do a certcin amount of work on the road or to have some
one to do it in hiB pace, and the Lordaburg merchants
are ta'king of subscribing money to aid them in the en-
terprise. This step ia being taken because there is no
road leading there at tbe present, and goods taken there
from Silver City or ores shipped from there to thia city
bavo to bo packed on burros for auout two miles. Lords-
burg is at present tho nearest point on a railroad to Dor-
sey's C3mp, but when the Silver City, Doming and Pacific
Railroad is completed, this station will be at least 20
milea nearer. The district is an exceedingly rich one,
and the population will probably increase rapidly.
OREGON.
NOTES, Jacksonville Timen, Jan 6: Borryman & Hansen,
of Applegate. continue drifting to good advantage, iu spite
of the cold weather. .... .S. A. Burough, of S'ate Creek,
showed us some line specimens of iron ore found iu that sec-
tion by him D. W. Anelerson & Sons are sinking a shaft
in J. A. Card well's orchard, preparatory to commencing -
mining operations there Josephine county promises to
rank very high as a mining section soon, as her copper and
iron mines are atttractipg a great deal of attention.
Tbe weather is more favorable for mineia at this writing,
as the cold spell seems to be broken, and some snow and
rain have fallen in the pa>t day The cold Bnap has put
a atop to mining operations, but'it is not liable to last long.
More rain is needed to facilitate business in this line, how-
ever R. W. Derickaon came over from Horsehead,
Jispphine county, tl > i week, and reports that considerable
gocd ore is being taken out r'ght along The miners of
Josephine couaty have been favored with much more rain
than these here; besides, the wealh^r has not been ho col*!
there, and many are busily at work already Geo, Robs,
who was up from Rlackwell tbia week, infoims us that
Welch & Co 'a mill has been put in excellent running order,
and will soon be crushirg sevetal tons of ore daily. Judge
Han n a has been in Joseptine couu'y locating iron mines for
himself and others. He returned Thursday, accrmpanied
hy Sam Bmvden, bringing some fine specimens of ore with
him Geo. Simmons' mammoth ditch has beeu com-
pleted, but as Illinois river ia too high for effective rluming
at this season, operations will be suspended for the present.
Mr. S. expec.s to have this mine in full blast next winter.
UTAH.
Notbp. -Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 7th: Yesterday the
Sampson mine at Park City Bti nek in the Van Praag incline
a solid body of rich ore over 2 ft wide, assaying way up.
The Rampion is located southeast from the Crescent
group The Utah Ceutral carried 10.219,310 lbs of salt to
Ogden during the year 1892 for shipment to Paik City,
Culoardo, Montana, etc Hiring 1882 there was received
at Ogden by the Utah Central from tbe south: 1,969,707 Um
ore. 50,482,033 ll.s base bullion, 7.140,2fti lbs lead and 881. 029
lbs copi-er matte There is much activity among min-
ing men, in the formation of new c< rporatious and sale of
property, Numerous valuable claims in Utah and Idaho are
now being negotiated for, end we expect to see a big boom
in mining matters soon The Germania lead works will
begin the manufacture of white lead within a few days, the
■e and arouod Decatur ; came up tnm. Denver mat vv- aj -«- hi and worksl beil]g a,mofit completed Miners
ht to take charge of the IndependenoB 'mine on ^oClel- maf° *tfy encouraged over the mining outlook in X'tsh.
Ian mountain. It is propo.cd to open up this property.
which ahciidy has made a fine record for producing lerge
supplies of good otf, in thorough, systematic manner. Mr.
Wildams is a miner of long and varied experience, having
been engaged in tbe business for 28 years in Australia, New
Zealand and America. .
OVER TBE R ^NeiE.— Mr. Joseph A. Love returned from a
trip over the ringe on Tuesday last, wheiehe has been do-
ing Chaffee work on some of his mining property, and says
of that section and tbe roads: There has never been so bttle
snow on the range at this time of the year as at present.
From the Horse Shoo to Montezuma the snow will not aver-
age a foot In depth. Tbe weather is quite pleasant, and
out-Uoor work has been pursued all wmter. A few people
are wmteiingiu the Snake liiver valley, who are working
the mineP. The Horse Shoe Mining Co. are employing a
number oi men, in also are thaowneis of the Captain Jack.
Large (piautities'oi ore are being taken from the latter.
Nine men are employed on the Delaware, mostly on devel-
opment work. They have 150 tonB of first-class ore, aod sev-
eral hundred tons of concentrating ore. Tlu new mill at
Decatur ia employing 18 mechanics in putting in machinery
and the company expect to start up work about the 1st of
April. Al Chihuahua the people who are livmg there are
contented aud satisfied with their future prospects, At
Montezuma a large number of men are engaged m working
the mines, and are shipping about 50 tons of ore per week to
Leadville. which costs $9 per ton for transportation. The
South Pirk railroad is running within a mile of Haywood s,
earry ng freight and passengers, Between 100 and 2U0 men
The steady incr-aso ;
new courage.
the bullion production gives them
Chrap Ork Pclvbrizkr.— There iB for Bale in thiB city,
as will be seen by our advertising columns, a second-hand
Rutherford Pulverizer, which was only used a few times
and is as good aa new. It will be sold very much below
C03t, and miners who are in need of Buch an appliance
for a Bmall mine will do well to make inquiries concern-
ing it. .
Idaho and Montana mine owners are pre-
paring specimens for the Amsterdam Exposi-
tion.
Telegrams announce that the furnace of the
Pinal Consolidated mine, in Arizona, has again
been started.
Coppek .Queen produced 2,107,130 pounds
,.- copper during the three months ending Novem-
are working between Haywood's and the forks of the iiuake ^ fl' * valim nf whirh is estimated at
river The road Is surveyed aud located to Montezuma, and ber 30th, the value Ot WDICQ is eswuiatou **
ibis expected that cars will reach that point early next $400,000.
Mining and Scientific Press.^*
[January 13, 1883
The Denver Exposition— No. 22.
[Editorial Correspondence.]
Arizona.
West of New Mexico, and occupying an im
mense region of country extending from the
western flanka of the Rocky moantaina to the
eattarn foothills of the southern point of the
Sierra Nevada, is the Territory of Arizona. It
embraces the southern rim of the Great Salt
Lake basin, through which, in the northeastern
portion of the Territory, the Colorado river has
cutoutita famous "Big Canyon," plowing its
way down through the high table-land of that
region, in many places from three to six thou-
and feet deep.
The Physical Features of the Territory
Are quite unlike any heretofore described in
these letters. It has no great mountain range
extending through its Territory or flanking
either of its bides. It consists of an elevated
plateau, gradually sloping in a southwesterly di-
rection from an altitude ot 7,0C0 ft, in its north-
eastern corner to that of only 100 ft. at Yuma,
near the mouth of the Colorado, in the south-
western cdrner of the Territory. Isolated and
parallel mountain ranges of inconsiderable alti-
tude above their basis extend over this plateau
in a northerly and southerly direction. The
main ranges through the central portions of the
Territory are compo8ed of granite, porphyry and
Blates. The moat important mountain range is
the San Francisco, which is dominated by a
great volcanic cone, 12,500 ft. high, in the
northwestern portion of the Territory, and from
which mountain apeers of volcanic origin or plu-
tonic upthrow diverge in various directions.
Many narrow valleys, and now and then quite
wide and open plains, occur between theBe moun-
tain ranges. Here valleys are, many of them,
rich and well watered and covered with an
abundance of numerous grasses, and some of
them highly cultivated.
Its Early History.
Hundreds of years ago, even before the Pil-
grims landed at Plymouth, the early Spanish ad-
ventuiers pushed their way into this region and
found these valleyB and plains the happy home
of a quiet, industrious and semi civil zad people
who tilled the soil, and to some extent worked
the mines for gold, silver and copper. The
Spanish thirst for conquett and gold destroyed
those homes and scattered those people until
merely a degenerated remnant was left. After
a Rip Van Winkle sleep of some two centuries,
the inhabitant* of this region have again been
disturbed by the appearance among them of a
new but more progressive and utilitarian people,
bringing with them the same old thirst for gold
indeed, but with it, instead of the weapons of
war and pillage, they bear the implements of
peace, at least to all who aeek and love peace
and progress. The industrious Pima ia pro-
tected in his rights of person and property,
while the Ishmaelitist Apache, whose hand has
ever been against every other man's hand, is
' justly hunted down without mercy.
The very name of "Arizona" has, perhaps by
association, become suggestive of golden nug-
gete, streams yellow with golden sands and
mountains rich in precious minerals. The ori-
gin of the name and its signification are
somewhat doubtful. Some say the word
dignities "The blessed Sun," from two
Indian worda, which, in the Mohave dialect,
are ara — blessed, and Zuna — sun. Others de-
rive the name from two Pima woids — air, a
maiden, and zon, a valley, in reference to a tra-
ditionary maiden queen who once ruled over all
the brancheB of the Pima race.
Arizona was set off from New Mexico in 1S63,
and the name first adopted was "Pimieria,"
which wag soon dropped for the more euphone-
ous and appropriate one which it now bears,
and which was originally and still continuea to
be borne by a mountain near the eouthern line
of the Territory. The history of this region has
been a series of fierc; strugglos with the savage
Apache. The intrepidity, daring and self-sac-
rifice of the early Territorial pioneers, who won
this rich domain, foot by foot, from the savage
race which dominated it at the time of their
coming, is yet to be written, and when pre-
sented to the world will form one of the blood-
iest pages in the whole hiBtory of American
frontier life.
The earliest mention of this region in history
ia connected with storieB of the unbounded
wealth which it was even then supposed to con-
tain. Probably the firBt Europeans who ever
set foot within the present limits of Arizona
were the four men whom the Spanish navigator,
Narvaez, left on the then unexplored coast of
Florida in 1538, These men sought, by an over-
land jnurney across the continent, to join their
fellow countrymen, who were established at
Culiacan, in Sinaloa, Mexico. This remarkable
journey was safely accomplished, their wonderful
adventures told, and the riches of the country,
and eapecially of the "seven cities of Cibola,"
portrayed in such glowing colors that an expedi-
tion was immediately sent out to visit them in
force. This expedition was not unlike that of
the ancient Argonauts who went in search of
the "Golden Fleece." If the leader, Coronado,
failed to bring back the rich treasure of which
he went in Bearch, he at least discovered and
made known to hia countrymen a land abound-
ing in the precious metals, from which they
afterwards reaped unt Id wealth. . The old
shafts and tunnels which have been discovered
in various parts of the Territory give ample
proof that the early SpaniBh adventurers had
fully proven the richness of its mines, and had,
in their crude way, worked them largely and
Bucceasfolly. The same evidence exists that a
still earlier race of minora once delved for the
precious metala in thia region; but neither
Toltic nor Spaniard were able to fully appreci-
ate the riches and bleBsings of this wonderful
land, which, almost in their entirety, remained
hidden in the mountain fastnesses, until, in the
progress of events, they are now being brought
to light and usefulness by a race which can fully
appreciate their value, and which is developing
and dispensing them, not for personal, kiDgly
or priestly hoarding, but for the general good of
humanity and the world, and for the building
up of another great, prosperous and powerful
State in the American Union of States. Arizona
is indeed
A Land of Marvels
For either the prospector, the acieitistor the
sight-seeker. Nowhere on the globe, unless we
except the Black Hills of Dakota, hereinbe-
fore described, can the operations of nature in
building up the earth's cruBt be more clearly
traced and described. While the upthrust of
the Black Hills has laid open for our inspection
and Etady the book of nature almoBt to it3 bot-
';om page, here the stupendous gorgeB and deep
and murky canyona of the Colorado have been
so excavated, and to such a depth, that the
geologist and mineralogist has only to
enter and read upon the broad and mas-
sive leaves of nature the records of countless
ages which have been impressed upon them in a
language and with Bigns which no man need
misinterpret or fail to understand.
The Territory of Arizona is one vast mineral
field. In no other State or Territory is there
such a universal and exteneive distribution of
all the minerals which enter into the commer-
cial operations of the world. Every county in
the Territory, aave posBibly one — Apache — a
name significant of utter worthlesaness and ab-
horrence— whether the fact is due to the
name, to the feared presence of the savage
whose name it bears, or to its own rough and
rugged topography, we know not, but we are
credibly informed that less prospecting haa been
done in Apache than in any other county in the
Territory, and that, too, notwithstanding its
indications of mineral value are by no means
unpromising. Nature seems to have been eape-
cially lavish here in scattering her treasures,
and has neglected no portion of thia wonderful
land, or favored one part above another.
No portion of the Pocky mountains or Pacific
mining regions have yielded any greater vari-
ety or richer ores. Arizona has produced the
largest nugget of native silver ever found upon
any portion of the globe — a maaB of pure aiver
weighing 2.700 pounds, which was confiscated
by Philip V. of Spain and taken to Madrid.
This act was soon followed by the absolute
confiscation of the mine itself. It is not
uncommon to find silver ores in Arizona which
run up to thousands of dollars.
Arizona's Display of Ores at Denver,
When in the fall of 1877 Mr. A. E. Sheif-
felen, the discoverer of thia district, mide fre-
quent trips from Camp Huachua alone into
thia neighborhood he was repeatedly told that
if he continued his prospecting there he would
find a tombstone instead of amine of wealth; but
he still persisted in his hazardous wanderings,
and when, in time, he succeeded in rinding
what he sought, he perpetrated the grim joke
of his friends by insisting that both the district
and town should be named "Tombatone." The
wonderful riehneBs and extent cf the district
soon spread far and wide and attracted tbithsr
a large population, so that within three years
from the discovery the town numbered fully
7.000 Bonis, and the district is one of the richest
and moat prosperous on all the Pacific slope.
The mineral belt of Tombstone embraces a re-
gion of about eight miles east and west by five
noith and south. The geological formation is
porphyry, capped at most of the leading mining
camps with lime. The ores of the district are
rich and easily worked.
The present output of bullion in the district
ia about §600,000 per month, from 140 stamps.
Thia output is continually on the increaae as
these mines are more fully developed. Thia is
certainly a good showing for a three-year-old
camp. Some of the mines have been opened to
a depth of something over 5C0 feet, at which
point but very little water 1b found. There are
over 3,000 locations in the iistriet. The ores
are mostly free milling ailver ores.
This district was well represented in the Ex
position by a large amount and great variety of
its characteristic ores and rock. The ores
are so rich that in several of the mines
nearly one-half of the entire yield is disbursed
as dividends. The reports of the aggregate
yield of the Tombstone district almost chal-
lenge belief. The dividends alone from 54
mines for 18S1 amounted to §2.290,000. The
dividends from only 4S mines in 1882, all the
official reports we have before ua, amounted to
§2,087,500. It ia aaid that all the mines from
which the above amount was realized were at
one time bonded to well-known capitalists of
thia city for §90,000. 2nd that the bond waa al-
lowed to lapse. However that may be, the
mines ara now in the hands of good managers,
who are working them under a conservative
system, with good bodies of ore constantly
opened up in advance; and it is predicted that
ere five years have nassed Tombatone will have
developed mines sufficient to more than double
her present population. We shall refer to other
localities in our next. W. B. Ewer.
In richness and variety, had no superior at
that great show of minerals. The Republican,
of that city, spoke of it as follower "Consider-
ing the recent opening of the' Territory, and the
bonanza mines, Arizona takes a hi^h rank
among the mineral regions of the West, and
gives promise of rivaling Colorado in its bul-
lion production when the country is as exten-
sively developed. * * It includes as
large a variety of minerals, and combines the
useful with the beautiful in a greater degree,
perhaps, than any other exhibit at the Exposi-
tion."
The exhibit, besides being exceptionally good,
was scientifically arranged, the different varitty
of orea from the various minea being carefully
classified in separate cases, and so placed as to
permit of ready inspection. There waa no spe-
cial effort made for mere display. The exhibit
comprised specimens from over 400 different
properties, from almost all parts of the Terri-
tory, whose combined weight was eight tons.
The most notable special display was probably
that from the Silver King mine. Some of the
oxidized copper ores from that and other mines
were undoubtedly the tit-eat *ver Been. The
Tombstone district also made a most nctible
display. But we have no room for special
notice of the various exhibits. One word, how-
ever, ia due to Prof. J. A. Church and T. R.
Sornin, the CommiaBioners representing the
Territory, and for the industry, intelligence and
ability displayed by them in the discharge
of their duties. No men could have acted more
intelligently or filled their placeB more effi-
ciently. Their attention ti> visitors was un-
tiring.
Cochise County
Haa perhaps become more famous than any
other county in the Territory, chiefly from the
most remarkable development made within the
paBt two or three yeara in the district.
Tombstone District.
The region of country cimprised in this dis-
trict haa a history quite as dark and gloomy in
character aa the name which it bears. Thia re-
gion waB the choBen retreat of the famous Co-
chise and his bloody band of warriors, and it
is marked all over with the graves of his white
victims. The first mining location here was
the "Old Bronco Mine," known to be rich long
before "Tombstone" had a name, and from
which it ia distant about six milea. Within
the "dark and bloody ground" about this mine it
is said no Ibbs than sixteen white men have met
their death at the hand of savage Indiana.
The Eureka Con. Lava Beds. — Concerning
these beds the Ruby Hill Mining News pub-
Iiahea the following: Perhaps the mosS remarka-
ble place in connection with our mining industry
is the oldWintzel works, which ia a part of the
Eureka Cm. mine, and which is commonly
known as the "lava bedB." A little over three
yeara ago some miners conceived the idea that
ore did exist in these old workings. ,Th<
place had been abandoned by the company for a
period of over two years. These men, having
secured permission, commenced operations on
the tribute system, and were highly successful.
They were followed by others, until at one
time there were nearly 30 men working there,
all of whom made good wagea, while not a few
made nice little stakes of several thousand dol-
lars, with which they left the camp for a more
congenial clime, and are now living on the fruits
of their labor and luck. At present 24 tribu-
ters are working at thia place, and we believe
that §4 per day haa been averaged by these
men. During the time that this place has been
worked by tribute nearly a quarter of a million
of dollars has been extracted from thia once
abandoned place, and it looks good now.
How Wood is Hoisted Out of the Carson
River. — The Lyon County Times gives the fol-
lowing account of a Nevada invention for hoist-
ing floating wood out of the water: The Car-
son wood drive is being rapidly taken out of the
water. Some distance above the boom wagons
are at work, and the hoisting machine at the
boom 1b doing good work. Mr. Cameron in-
tends, in the course of time, to arrive pretty
nearly at perfection with his invention. Each
time the machine cornea here it has improve-
ments added which give it greater efficiency.
When firi t made the wood was carried up the
endless chain and thrown over into a cart, and
when one cart was full work had to stop until
another took its place. A movable apron, or
slide, has been added, which extends to a
framework across the road, where the first cart
stands. The apron is hinged on to the frame
and held up while the cart is being filled, and
then dropped to receive the wood which Blides
over it to another cart stationed outside the
frame. While the outside cart is receiving its
load another takes its position on the inner
track, aud at the proper time the apron is lift-
ed and the wood again falh directly from the
end of the elevator. In this way a continu-
ous procession of cord wood moves out
of the river over the endless chain, and no
stoppage is required except to repair break-
ages or oil machinery. It is an excellent con-
trivance for the purpcee, but is especially val-
uable in cold weather, as it saves the necessity
of half a drzen men standing in the water up
to their waittd for hours while loading wood
on the wagon.
How Mtjch Toes Your Cistern Hold?—
It ia a difficult matter for the aveiage man,
who does not make mathematics a specialty,
to compute the capacity of a cistern. For the
benefit of those who may want to make such
estimates we give the following by W. H.
White in the Country Qentkmav: Knowing the
capacity of a gallon in ft. and inches, it is
an easy matter to calculate the capacity of any
sized cistern. A cubic fuot of water is seven
and one-half gallons. Knowing the cubic ft,
in any cistern, by multiplying that by 7i, we
find the capacity in gallonB. The number of
cubic ft. in any rectangular cistern is found by
multiplying the length, breadth and hight to-
gether; the product multiplied by 1\, as above,
gives the capacity in gallons, Fur a round
cistern I give the following table aa conveni-
ent for reference: A cistern 5 ft. in diameter
contains 19 3-5 cubic ft., or 147 gallons for
each foot in depth; G ft. across, 2S:{: cubic
ft., or 212 gallons; 7 ft. across, 38£ cubic
ft., or 2SS gallons; 8 ft. across, 50J cubic ft., or
376 gallons; 9 ft. across, 63J cubic ft., or 476
gallons; 10 ft. across, 7S.V cubic ft, or 5S9 gal-
lons; 11 ft. across, 95 cubic ft., or 712gaJJon ;
12 ft. across, 113 cubic ft., or S47 gallouB.
From this may be easily calculated the diame-
ter and depth of a ciatern to hold any quantity
of water desired.
Bad Management. — The Investigate Com-
mittee—M. J. McDonald, R. H. Podgera,
Marcua R. Hall and Coll Deane — of the San
Francises Stock and Exchange Baard filed a re-
port, in which it states: Relative to the Ballion
Mining Company the committee says: "We
find no work has been done on the mine for
about 10 months, and it is now in charge of a
watchman. We consider the management of
the mine recklessly extravagant and character-
ized by a total disregard of the rights of stock-
holders. The Belcher and Crown Point minea
have produced, in about 20 months, 96,611 tone
of ore, of the value of which we have no cer-
tain knowledge, for which the company re-
ceived §50.25 per ton, and these mines are still
producing about 5,000 tons per month. We do
n«t hesitate to say that these two mines are
managed badly, and with a total disregard of
the rights of the stockholders. And we fuither
add that we consider the proxy system one of
the greatest evi's in the business, thereby en-
abling people to control minea and run them in
their own interest who do not own the stock.
Qdick Drifting.— The Prussians have dis.
covered that the best way to make rapid ad-
vance in drifting in mines is to pay each gang of
men separately for the work done, the gangway
being measured at the end of each shift. Thia
involves conaiderable trouble, but results in
rapid work. At the Annen coal mine, in a
bed dipping 8° to 10° and 4 ft. thick, a gang-
way 8 ft. wide was driven 203.5 yarda in 26
working days, or nearly S yarda a day. The
work was divided iu four shifts, three miners
and one trammer in each shift, or 16 men in
all. These men also laid track and put in the
few timbers required. The work waa done on
the system referred to.
A Good razor paste ia made by mixing fine
emery intimately with fat and wax until the
proper consistency is obtained in the paBte, and
then rub it well into the leather strop. Pre-
pare the emery by pounding the rather coarse
material in a mortar, throwing the material into
a vessel of water and stirring well. Immedi-
ately after the large particles have sunk pour
off the supernatent fluid into an evaporating
diBh and evaporate off the water. Another
recipe ia : Emery, reduced to an impalpable
powder, two parts; epermacsti ointment, one
part; mix together and rub it over the strop.
Another is : Jewelers' rouge, blacklead and
suet, equal parts; mix and rub it over the
strop.
Unpleasant Taste From Wooden Ves-
sels.— It is often found desirable to remove
the unpleisint taste which is frequently ob-
servable from new wooden vessels. Thia is of-
ten a thing diifijult of accomplishment. An
exchange suggeaca that the simplest plan, and
one that will succeed ii most cases, ia to scald
them thoroughly several times with boiling
water; then dissolve some pearlash or aoda in
luke-warm water, adding a little lime to it,
and waBh the inside of vessels well with the
BoluSioo. Afterwards scald them again thor-
oughly several times with boiling water as be-
fore.
Secretary Teller has amended the placer
mining claim circular of Sept. 22d so that it pro-
vides that no application by an association of
persons for a patent to a placer claim will be al-
lowed to embrace more than 160 acres, and not
less than §500 worth of work must be ahown to
have been expended thereon. If an individual
becomes the purchaser and possessor of several
aeparate claims of 20 acres each or less, he may
include in his application for a patent any num-
ber of such claims contingent to each other,
not exceeding 160 acres.
Electricity in Belt3. — Some of the larger
belts in an extensive Western flour mill have
been provided with wires to receive and con-
duct away anv surplus electricity that may be
generated. Where the belt passes through the
floor a wooden cleat ia nailed across the open-
ing on the outer side of the floor, an inch or
two away from the belt, and to the cleat, point-
ing out toward the belt," are fastened prolonged
brads, which take the electricity from the belt,
the latter being conducted away to water mains
by means of wires connected.
January 13, I
Mining and Scientific Press.
The Tariff on Lead.
IUID IKL'M 1
would
of the
higher -grade silver ores, which
be produced after tio reduction
tariff, making a total loss to the laborer, the
furnisher of supplies, the mine owner and the
smelter of this camp of about two million eight
hundred and forty thousand dollars ($2,840,000)
per annum.
This threatened loss is based only on the
present output of this camp. The concentra-
tion of ore*, which is just now receiving the
attention of capitalists, and can be carried en
successfully with the present tariff, must be
abandoned in case of a reduction of the tariff.
There is enough of this ore now on the dumps
on the various m nes, and known to exist, to
assure an output of at least 500 tons per day.
The profit on these concentrates would be
small and would not exceed a fair per rentage
on the oapital invested, bet their production
would add about $2,500 per day, or 5760,000
per annum, to the amount expended in this
oamp for labor and supplier. The profit from
these concentrates is estim\ted at >
These two sums, added to the sum above
?;iven as the threatened log \ show an annual
osB <>f $3 70 ',000 to thie ciinp alonr, which
would fall on the several classes as follows:
Laborers, $2,150,000; furni-iherB of supplies,
<«*); and capitalists $830,000.
To this extent the immeaiate consequence of
the proposed reduction of the tariff on this
camp can bo traced in figures. Same of the re-
moter consequences, which will prove none the
less disastrous, though they cannot bo stated in
figures even-approximately correc^, are the fol-
lowing:
The amount of
K'gb.-3raie Ore3 Produced
Has been and is steadily diminishing. The
known bodies of ore that cannot be mined with
the reduced tariff already exceed in amount and
value the known bodies of high-grade crj. The
moBt reliable mines to day are the low-grade
mine?. Hence, the injury resulting from the
proposed reduction of the tariff would steadily
increase.
Large bodies of low-grade ores that are now
penetrated in search for better ores, because the
ores taken out in prospecting will pay the ex-
pense of tie prospecting, will be abandoned if
tho tariff is reduced, whereby the chances of
finding richer ores will be greatly diminished.
Of the 00,000 tons of ore above mentioned as
ore flat would not be mined in case the tariff is
reduced, 00,000 tons are fioni mines that carry
no high-grade ores and would have to shut
down. The value of these mines and of the ex-
tensive improvements connected therewith
would be wholly destroyed. The shrinkage of
value in mioiug property in this camp will ex-
ceed the sum oi $5,000,000. Smelters will be
similarly affected.
A decreased demand for labor will not reduce
wages. The supeitluous labor will leave the
camp. A decreased demand for supplies will
tend to advance their price. Railroad freights
will advance if the bulk of the freight is dimin-
ished.
The Producer will Suffer by tne Reduction
The consumer will gain little, because the re-
duction is not sufficient to materially affdc: re-
tail prices. The only real gainers will be the
owners of the Spanish lead mines aud the for-
eign shippers.
A reduced tariff will admit foreign lead. The
foreign producer wonld thereupon ag t ite fui-
ther reducticna of the tariff, and thereby keep
the lead market in a state of fever that would
check, aud eventually destroy, home produc-
tion. Note the decline of lead produced by the
present agitation.
The reduction of the tariff on lead ores by
one-half cent per pound, or $10 a ton,
would be even more disastrous than tne proposed
reduction of the tariff on manufactured and pig
lead. The abolition of the tariff on lead and
lead ores wonld be ruinous to the interests of
this camp.
The undersigned, though they cannot speak
in figures for other camps in this State, know
that the proposed reduction of the tariff on lead
and lead ores would affect every seotion of thia
State, more or less, in the same manner.and must
operate as a material check upon the develop-
ment of the resources of this State, and a blow
to the present prosperity of its inhabitants.
It is believed that no member of the Tariff
Commission, owing to the limited time allotted
the Commission for the completion of its la-
bors, was enabled to come here and examine
the conditions of our lead industry.
Wherefore the undersigned, on behalf of
themselves and of the residents of this camp,
respectfully, but earnestly, protest against any
reduction of the present tariff on lead and sil-
ver ores, pig lead and manufactured lead.
[Then follow the signatures. — Eds. Press ]
flow to Judge of Good Grinding.
Catch your hand full of the meal as it falls
from the stones, and feel it lightly between
your tingtrs and thumb, and if it feels smooth
and will not stick much t > the hand, it shows it
to be line enough and the stones to be sharp.
If then he no lumps to bo felt larger than the
rest, but all of ono fineness, it shows the stones
to be welt faced, and the furrows to have not
too much draught, as none has escaped un-
ground. But if the meal feels very smooth and
oily and sticks much to the hand, it shows it
to be too low ground, hard pressed and the
stones dull. But if it feels pare oily and part
coarse and lumpy, and will stick much to the
hand, it shows the stones have too much feed,
or are dull and badly faced, or have some
furrows that ha • too much draught, or are too
deep, or perhaps tio steep at the back edge, as
part has escaped unground and part too mu h
pressed anil low. Catch your hand full, and,
holding the palm up, shut it briskly ; if the great-
est quantity of the meal fly out and escape be-
twetn your fingers, it shows it to be in a fine
[y state, the atones sharp, the bran thin,
and will bolt well; but the greater the quantity
that stays in the hand, the more it shows the
reverse. Catch a haudful of meal in a sieve
and sift the meal clean out of thebrau; Iheu feel
it, and if it feels soft and springy or elastic, and
also feels thin, with but little sticking inside of
the lr.tr, and no pieces found much thicker
than the rest, it will show the stones to be
sharp and the grinding well done. Bat if is
broad and stiff, and the inside white, it is a
sure sign that the stones are dull or overfed.
If you find some parts that are much thicker
and harder than the reBt, such as almost half
or t|uarter grains, it shows that there are some
furrows that have loo much draught, or are too
deep or steep at the back edge, else that you are
grinding with less feed than the depth of the
furrows and velooity of the stone will bsar.
• —The best solv-
ent for caoutchouc is said to be caoutchoucine,
which is obtained by subjecting rubber to dry
distillation. O.her woll known solvents are
chloroform, carbon disulphide, resin oil, coal
naphtha*-, rectified spirits of turpentine, tar, the
oils of lavender, sassafras and rosemary, and
ber.z-.ne (petroleum spirit ). Pure oil of turpen-
tine dissolves 49 , of caoutchouc. A mixture of
6 to S of absolute alcohol and 100 of carbon
dibulphide is eaid to be an excellent solvent.
Sulphuric ether, whioh alone is a poor sol-
vent,dissolves more readily if abou' 5 { of abso-
lute alcohol is added. Hot alcohol dissolves out
about 4 "i J of a soft resin. It is sparingly
soluble ia not fused oil; readily at a gentle heat
in melted hog 'a lard, or in very hot whale oil.
After swelling up in oil of turpentine, or in
naphtha, it ia soluble in hot linseed oil.
A Niw Dye. — The young growth of the pop-
lar tree yields a dye, to which we have before
referred, which may be extracted as follows:
The joung twigs and branches are bruiaed and
boiled for twenty minutaa with a solution of
alum, 10 pounds of wood requiring 1 pound oi
alum, in 3 gallons of water. The solution is
filteied hot and allowed to cool, and, after
standing some time, iB again filtered from a re-
sinous deposit. Oa exposure to air and light it
develops a rich gold color, and may be used di-
rectly for dyeing orange and yellow shades upon
all classesa of goods,
Efflorescence on Brick Walls.
The Philadelphia Times mentions that the
white iff] jrescence on brickwork, known fcj the
ignorant as "saltpeter" has been particularly
common in that city during the present season,
several old buildings which had long been free
from it showing as much incrustation as those
of very recent construction. A reporter seems
to have been enterprising enough to question
Dr. Joseph Lsidy, President of the Academy of
Natural Sciences, upon the m' j :ct, and repeats
with remarkable correctness what is certainly
the true explanation of the phenomenon. Ac-
cording to Dr. Lsidy, the ifiloreacence is com-
posed of sulphate of magnesia, which is in most
cases easily fhown by analysis, and is produced,
he thii ks, by the action of the sulphurous acid,
always contained in the air of cities, upon the
magnesia salts in the mortar with which the
bricks are laid. There is, we believe, some
doubt whether the sulphurous and sulphuric
acid of the atmoFphere alone is euffijient to pro-
duce the effect. It is always observed that a
wall, the top of which is exposed to the rain, or
which receives water into its interior in any
other way, soon shows a copious < HI jresconce,
as if the magnesia salt was dissolved in the
heartof the wall aud brought tothesurfacs by the
evaporation of the water, so that some imagine
that the coal used in burning bricks abiut Phil-
adelphia and other sea coast towns may leave a
sulphurous deposit within their pores, which
acts on the lime, or rather on the cement, with
which they are built.
In the above Dt. Leidy expresses the correct
explanation of thia annoyaoce, which we gave
some time since in the Notes and Queries de-
partment of this journal. It is ut questionably
due to the action of sulphuric acid on the mag-
neaian mortar commonly used in Philadelphia,
The action of sulphuric acid from coal-burned
bricks is quite subordinate to the other.
Boiling Water in a Si&ve. — If we cannot
carry waier in a sieve, tcience has t)ld us how
we may boil it in such a vessel. There are nu-
merous ways in which this curious experiment
may be performed. One of the simplest is the
following: If the open mouth of a glass bell-jar,
of any diameter, from 10 to 20 inches, be closed
by meaus of a piece of coarse muslin aud
then depressed into a vtSBel of water, the water
may be drawn up into the bell j \r by aspiration
through a tube attached to an orifice at the top.
On being raised out of the water the jar will be
found to retain its content?, the muslin meshes
peforming the functions of capillary tube?. At
each of the meshes there is a well-marked men-
iscus. A Sanson burner may now be lighted
and placsd beneath the water, the temperature
of which may be raised even to boiling without
any of its contents escaping through the meshes.
It will fall, however, if the boiling is too vio-
lent,
Bricks From Slag. — The utilization of Blag
waBte is fast assuming considerable economical
importance. The manufacture of bricks from
granulated blait-furnace slags will soon be be-
gun in Germany. The Blags are run into water,
and the grit thus' obtained is mixed up with
Jime, concrete or plaster of Paris, and formed
into bricks, which are diied for a month. They
possess greater solidity than common brick, and
seem to resist a much greater pressure.
Paper From a New Source — Anew branch
of industry has sprung up in Sweden lately —
the fabrication of paper from moss, not from the
living plant, but from the bleached and blancle i
remains of mosses that lived centuries ago, and
of which enormous masses have accumulated
in most parts of Sweden. A manufactory of
paper from this material has begun operations
near Joenkaeping, and iB turning out paper in
all degrees of excellence, from tissue to sheets
three-quarters of an inch in thickness. These
latter are harder than wood.
Alum Water for Extinguishing! Fires. —
M. L. B. DumaB, member of the French Acad-
emy of Sciences, fcai discovered that water sat-
urated with alum has Buperior value in extin-
guishing fires — a value supposed to be due to
the coating it gives to objects wet with it, which
prevents contact with the oxygen of the air,
and thus diminishes the rapidity of the combus-
tion. Experiments are to be made by supply-
ing the firemen of Paris with instruments to
throw it, and the Minister of the Interior has
recommended that the firemen of the French
communes or towns be supplied with facilities
to use such solutions of alum.
Electric Patents. — There were 100 patentB
granted in Germany between May and October
for inventions connected with electricity. Tele-
phones are being adopted on a scale of increas-
ing importance in that country, there being
now — according to the statements made at a re-
cent meeting of the Berlin Electro-technical So-
ciety— telephonic arrangements in eighteen
German cities, comprising 3,788 different sta-
tions. The total length of the telegraphic lines
used in the above telephone service is 540 miles,
these lines comprising single wires 4,017 miles
in length.
If Javelle water be put on fruit stains in linen
or other fabrics, and immediately washed out
in soap-suds, the stains will be eradicated If
Javelle water ia not at hand use chloride of lime,
four ounces to a quart of water; shake and al-
low to settle, then apply to the spots, rinse in
clean water thoroughly before applying soap.
This precaution must be observed, or the fabric
will be left harsh and stiff. Aoy drug store*
can supply you.
Good Ink. Eraser. — L;me water, with a small
quantity of acitic acid, makes a good ink eraser.
It should be carefully secured from exposure to
retain its strength. It is uBually kept in a
bottle closed either with a stopper or a cork or
bung of beeswax or gutta-percha. But with
the utmost precaution that can be taken, it will
still be necessary to make a fresh preparation
from time to time.
The Sin o* Fretting.— There is one sin
which, it seems to me, is everywhere aud by
everybody, underestimated, and quite too much
overlooked in valuations of character. It is the
sin cf fretting. It is aa common as air, as
speech so common, that unless it rises above its
usual monotone we do not even observe it.
Watch any ordinary coming together of peoplt
and see how many minutes it will be bsfoi
somebody frets — that ib, makes a more or less
complaining statement of something or other
whioh most probably everyone in the room, or
on the stage, or the car, or the street corner, as
it may be, knew before, and which moat proba-
bly nobody can help. Why Bay anything about
it! It is cold, it ia hot, it ia wet, it is dry;
somebody has broken an appointment, ill-cooked
a meal; stupidity or bad faith somewhere baa
mulled in discomfort. There are always plenty
of things to fret about. It ia simply astonish-
ing how much annoyance and discomfoit may
bo found in the course of every day's living,
even at the simplest, if one only keeps a sharp
eve out on that side of thiug?. Even Holy
Writ says we are born to trouble as sparks tly
upward. But even to the sparks Hying upward,
in the blaokeBt of smoke there is a blue (ky
ab>ve, and the less time they waste on the
road the Booner they will reach it. Fretting ia
all time wasted on che road. — Helen Hunt,
A Live Snake in a Huh am Stomach. — The
following it am, with Blight alterations, is taken
from the Oakland Tribune of recent date: The
reprint is only after a personal interwiew with
Mr. Wright, who assures us it is strictly cor-
rect We have known the gentleman for many
years, and beliove him to be perfectly reliable,
"Mr, Alfred Wright, a mining expert, who
resides on Eagle avenne, between Park and
Everretf, Alameda, and who has, of late, been
giving bia attention to the raising of fruit treep,
has been singularly ill for two years past. He
was troubled with strange movements in his
stomach, and sttl cted with an inordinate ap-
petite. He tried various physicians without ob-
taining relief, most of them pronouncing his
malady dvBpepsia. He finally went to. treating
himBel'. Hjcently he has had fears in reference
to Borne living thing within htm, and abstained
aa far aa possible from food. He then took
some herbs, which actually killed whatever it
wag. Daring the past two weeks he was re-
lieved of a brown snake three or four feet long.
A portion of the skin, by actual measurement,
was fifteen inches in length and one inch in
diameter. His impression ia that he swallowed
it while drinking water from a Btream in the
mountains. This is one of the most remarkable
cases on record. Mr. Wright is doing well."
Milk and Oil ia Disease.
Dr. W. W. Townaend, a well-known physi-
cian in Philadelphia, in writing to the Scientific
American on the use of milk aa a diet in dysen-
tery and typhoid fever, aayE: (1I am now in
my 75th year, and have witnessed several epi-
demics ot dysentery, typhoid, scarlet, and re-
lapsing fevers, Bmallpox, meaBlea, etc., and have
uBed milk in every case coming under my care
for near 40 years, in every stage of the diseasp.
I will noi; Bay it ia a cure, for I do not believe
in the Bo-called "cures" and "specifics" Milk
is the natural food of all mammalians. It not
only sustains life, but promotes the growth of
every part of the system. No ether article con-
tains ail these ingredients. It ia the recupera-
tive power of nature that performs the cure; aud
he who studies how to aasist it by sustaining
the system iB the beBt physician, aud milk is
one of the best agents that can be used . In dys-
entery I prefer fresh buttermilk, aud all the pa-
tient wants ia perfect rest, and discard all irri-
tating cathartica and purgatives. Mercury in
any of its preparationa ia poison in dysentery or
acarlet fever, and the physician who givea them
will never be succeBBful. If his patient recovers
it will do despite hia treatment. I will add that
in smallpox and scarlet fever I annoint the pa-
tient from head to feet with olive oil, by means
of a badger brush, and repeat aa often aa it dis-
appears, thereby allaying the heat, keeping open
the pores of the skin, producing quietude, pre-
venting congestion of the capillary circulation,
and obviating the necessity of anodynes, I
have practiced the greasiug for 35 years, and
was sneered at by my medical brethren for it
and the milk treatment. Now, I believe it ia
in general use with the best results.
Respiration Affected by Food.— A very
oareful examination by Dr. Speck of the chsngt a
produced in the respiratory process by the use
of fatty food, of coffee, quinine, alcohol and
water, and by the inspiration of air respectively
rich in carbonic acid, poor in oxygen and rich
in oxygen, ha& led him to the following conclu-
aione: With an increased proportion of hydro-
gen in diet, the amount of air inspired and ex-
pired decreases, and nutriment, such as sugar,
which contains little hydrogen in comparison
with their oxygen, involves more exertion of
the respiratory organs than such aa are rich in
hydrogen like the fats; the more carbon pre-
dominatea in the food in proportion to hydro-
gen, the more air ia exhaled in proportion to
that inhaled; the more carbon increases in the
diet in proportion to hydrogen, the more car-
bonic acid is evolved and the more oxygen ia
taken up — while the richer the diet in hydrogen
the leaa oxygen ia required. An atmosphere
containing live per cent, or six per cent, of car-
bonic acid could be breathed for some minutes
without oppression; at 11.51% great exertion
would be needed to breathe for one minute; at
7.2 all carbonic acid produced in the body is re-
tained in the blood.
Smoking Boys. — A medical man, struck with
the large number of boya under 15 years of age
he observed smoking, waa led to inquire in*o
the effect the habit had upon the general
health. He took for Mb purpose 38, aged fro.m
nine to fifteen, and carefully examined them.
In 27 ho discovered injurious traces of the
habit; in 22 there were various disorders of the
circulation and digeation, palpitation of the
heart, and a more or less taste for strong drink.
In 12 there were fn quent bleedings of the noBe,
10 had disturbed sleep, and 12 had slight ulcer-
ation of the mucous membrane of the mouth,
which disappeared on ceasing the use of tobacco
for Borne daye.
Consumption. — Koch'a discovery of the true
nature of tubercular consumption has naturally
raised the hope that some means may be found
to destroy in the system the organisms produc-
ing the diaeaBc. Mom?. Da Korab has recently
deacribed to the Paris Academy of Sciences an
interesting experiment bearing on the
subject. Tubercular matter from a guinea
pig was placed in 10 tubas under favorable
conditions for development. Into three of the
tubes helenine was introduced. At the end of
a week the matter acted upon by the helenino
had lost its infective power, while that in the
other tubea still readily produced tubeiculosi:.
Black corn, it is said, has been raised in Liv-
ingston county, N. Y. It is described aa being
as black as an African, aa aweet aa sugar, and
retains all these attributes when cooked.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITOBIALS— Miners' Association of California; The
Tariff and Mining; State Mining Bureau; The Blake
Sinking Pump, 17. Passing Events; Foundry Notes;
California Quicksilver, 24. Horse Power of Water
Wheels; Mining- Expositions, 25. Patents and Inven-
tions; Notices of Receut Patents, 2B.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — ^Blake's SinkiDg Pump for
Mines, 17. Horse Power of Water Wheels, 25.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS-— What Dr. Siemens
Expects from the Gas Engine; Length of Rails for Rail-
ways; A Helping Hand; Waste of Power in Friction;
Edge Tools, 19.
SIENTIFIC PROGRESS-— Sunbeams; Curious Fact
Concerning Boiling Water; Purification of Sulphuric
Acid by Crystallization; Seeing and Signaling; Scientific
Suggestions; Science in Japan; Meteoric Hailstones;
Proposed New Scientific Phrases; Obstacles to the Culti-
vation of Science; Silicium Instead of Carbon; Cold or
Hot Gas; Jupiter's Spot, 19.
MINING STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ings and Divideuds, 20.
N^WS IN BRIEfc — Ou page 20 and other pages.
MINING SUMMARY from the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 20-21.
USEFUL INFORMATION. -How to Judge of
Good Grinding; Efflorescence on Brick Walls; Boiling
Water in a Sieve; Bricks from Slag; Solvents for Caout-
choug; Paper from a New Source; Alum Water for Ex-
tinguishing Fires; Electric Patents, 23.
GOOD HEALTH.— Milk and Oil in Disease; The Sin
of Fretting; A Live Soake in a Human Stomacb; Respi-
ration Affected by Food; Smoking Boys; Consump-
tion, 23.
CORRESPONDENCE.— Notes from Eureka, Ne-
vada, 25.
MISCEi_.LANEOUS.-Gal forma State Geological
Society, 18. The Tariff on Lead, 18-23. The Denver
Exposition— No. 22, 22.
Business Announcements.
Rock Drills— Edward A. Rix. S. P.
Engines and Boilers— H. G. Beckett, S. F.
Hoisting Engines— Edward A. Rix, S. F.
Dividend Notice— Northern Belle Mill & Mining Co.
Dividend Notice— Silver King Mining Co.
Assessment Notice — Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co.
Mining Engineer-— George Madeira, Santa Cruz, Cal.
Mechanical Engineer— W. W. Bailey, S. F.
Passing Events.
This week the Legislature has convened ut
the Stats capital. The retiring and incoming
Governors have sent in their messages, and the
work of making laws has been commenced. We
shall during the session keep track of all that
is of interest to the mining or manufacturing
community.
The deliberations of Congress on the tariff
question are being carefully watched by those
intereated in several branches of the mining in-
dustry. Some changes are contemplated which
will be detrimental to those interests.
From the various States and Territories where
precious metal mining is carried on, come tid-
ings which Bhow an increased yield for the paBt
year. We shall shortly issue our annual min-
ing review, which will give a summary of the
year's progress in all quarters.
A dispatch from Virginia City states that
the bonanza folks are having abstracts of the
titles of all the mines, from PotoBi to Belcher,
made. Five men are at the job, which will
take nearly a month. This is (supposed in Vir-
ginia City to mean a movement in the flooded
mines under one management.
The Wood River Times reporta hundreds of
certificates of new locations poured in on the
-Recorder of that district on the two first days
cf January, indicating that much jumping of
claims must have taken place.
Foundry Notes.
Most of the foundries of the city are pretty
busy just now, conBidering the seaBon of the
year. The main work is mining machinery,
but a great deal of other work is being done
also. Perhaps the heaviest piece of work, aside
from the mining machinery now being made, is
that of the second dredger for the Panama canal,
which is now nearing completion at the Golden
State and Miners' Iron Works. This second
machine is the same size aB the first one which
waB made by these works and shipped East.
The big scow on which the machinery is to be
placed was launched the other day at Port
Richmond, Philadelphia. The machinery is all
to be placed in position and tried somewhere
there, and then the upper patt will be taken
down and stowed in the hold, and the scow
towed to Panama. The new machinery now
being built here will be shipped East and put
on another scow, which will then be towed to
Panama. A third one is to follow, work being
already commenced on it here.
There are about 300 tons of iron in the ma-
chinery of each one of these dredgers. The
dredge is a bucket one with endless chain.
There are about 40 buckets, and 16 of these a
minute discharge into a large pipe at the top of
the machine, the mud passing through this
pipe to the bank or levee which the machine is
to form. Where there is sand a hydraulic noz-
zle is used to wash the sand out of the buckets
in case it shows a tendency to stick ; but this is
not necessary in digging mud. The main driv-
ing engines are each 100-horBe power, and they
are made in a most substantial and plain man-
ner. There are also three other pairB of en-
gines, of 20-horse power each, for raising and
lowering the buckets, handling the spud, etc.
Steam is used for all purposes, and one man can
control all the mechanism. In fact, only five
men altogether are necessary to run the ma-
chine. The scow on which the machinery is
placed is 100 fett long and 60 feet wide. The
whole dredge cost about §150,000. The ma-
chine is on the plan of that which has been do-
ing such effective work on the the tulo lands of
this State, under the supervision of General
Williams. The work accomplished has been
so remarkable that a great many Eastern peo-
ple have come here especially to see it work.
The engineer of the Panama canal was one of
these, and Col, Totten, U. S. A., also reported
on it. The first machine bad a Btump-pulliDg
apparatus, which the others have not.
In addition to this work this foundry has
just sent away a 10-stamp mill to Mexico. The
mill was all made in sections for convenience in
packing on mule back. All the pans, settlers,
etc., were made in the same way. A 10 stamp
silver mill has been made for Silver district,
Arizona, juBt above Castle Dome. Pane, set-
tles, rock breaker and the usual things go with
this mill.
They are also making a Wheeler rock breaker
for Globe district, Arizona, and doing consider-
able bridge work for Mexico. They are making
a good deal of iron work for Carter Bros., of
Newark, Alameda county, who are doing an
immense business in building cars for narrow
gauge railroads. The foundry has just sent; off
a lot of hydraulic elevators for Portland, Ore-
gon. They are making quite a number of Mil-
liken's hydraulic ram elevators, which are tak-
ing first rate. A great many of this style of
elevators are being introduced, as they are
seen to be perfectly Bafe from accident, and are
durable and strong. In many new buildings
this form of elevator is taking precedence. It
has been put in most of the new large buildings
recently put up, as Phelan'a block, Fair's build-
ing, and at Huntington, Hopkins & Co.'s and
many other places.
The Golden State and Min- ra are building
two rock crushers or pulveriz jrs of E. Cha-
quette's patent. There are a few of these ma-
chines running here, and one of these being
built Is for a man who has been using one for
some time.
Machinery at the Denver Exposition. —
In our special notice of "Machinery at iihe Den-
ver Exposition" we inadvertently omitted to
make allusion to the really fine and large ex-
hibit made by Messrs. Fraaer & Chalmers, of
Chicago. The motive power by which nearly
all the machinery in the building was driven
was an improved 24x28 Corliss automatic cut-
off engine, with two 60-inch boiler?, each 16 ft.
long, with a Baragwanath improved. The en-
gine was rated at 250 horse power, and was em-
ployed to drive a 25 inch belt with a 16-ffc.
wheel. In addition, they also exhibited a
Comet quartz crusher, a double Huntington
quartz mill, an improved Frue vanner, aud an
assortment of other smaller machinery. They
also exhibited a 30- horse-power engine for driv-
ing dynamo machines, with 25 electric lightp,
embracing two 10-light and one 5-light Weston
machines with 25 lamps. Their exnibit, taken
altogether, was one of the best and most exten-
sive single displays in the building. Messrs.
Fraser & ChalmerB have their general office at
Chioago, with branch offices in New York,
Butte City, Montana, and Denver, Colorado.
_ Asbestos gloves are maie and sold in con-
siderable quantities by the H. W. Johns Manu-
facturing Co., of New York,
California Quicksilver.
The Industry and the Tariff;
The production of quicksilver is one of the
most important interests of the Pacific coast,
representing a capital of $30,000,000, and giv-
ing permanent employment to more than 5,000
men, who are paid liberal wages. For many
years, while the article was protected by a duty,
the business was profitable to the producers,
and come 30 mines were in operation in the
State. Within the last few years, aince quick-
silver was placed on the free list, and owing
to competition with foreign producers, par-
ticularly of the Almaden mines in Spain, which
are owned and worked by the Spanish Gov-
ernment, and the Idria mine in Austria, worked
by the Austiian Government, the price has been
reduced to so low a figure that the California
quicksilver miners say there is no profit to
them in the business.
Eight mines only are now being woiked in
California, as follows: Quicksilver Mining Com-
pany, New Almaden, J. B. Randol, manager;
Sulphur Bank, Parrott & Co., agents; Great
Western, P. Palache, President; Redington,
John F. Redington, President; New Idria,
Thomas Bell, President; Santa Clara Mfning
Association, of Bait "more (the Guadalupe),
Henry May, receiver; Oakland, Thomaa Bell,
truatee; Napa Consolidated Mining Company.
It is represented that the total amount received
for Bales of the article during the last three
years has not paid the cost of production, al-
lowing for depreciation in works and exhaustion
of the mines. Owing to the richness of the
Spanish and Austrian mines, and the fact that
the coat of labor in those countries is not more
than one-Eixth of what is paid in California,
quicksilver cannot be produced in America to
compete with the product from Spain and Aus-
tria, and unless some relief and protection is
given, thiB important interest must give way to
foreign competition.
OwiDg to the high rata of transportation be-
tween California and the Eastern States, foreign
quicksilver can be sent from Europe to New
York at one quarter the freight and
in one-third of the time that it can be
sent from San FranciBCC. The freight
from here to New York is two cents
per pound, or S40 per ton. From London to
New York freight is $12 per ton, and it takeB
10 days from London and 21 dayB from here.
The mines here cannot therefore sell their pro-
duct in New York. Last year London sent to
New York 12,000 fls-akB— 1,000 flasks a month,
but shipments Eaat from here must cease uoder
such conditions.
Many articlea necessary for the working of
quicksilver mines, particularly iron, steel, coal,
etc., are subject to high duties, thereby largely
increasing tne coat of production. Empty
quicksilver fl&Bks are aubject to a duty of 35%;
that many of the flasks used in California are
flaaka of American make returned from foreign
countries, on which the quicksilver manufac-
turers here are obliged to pay the high duty,
often many times on the same flasks, while for-
eign flasks filled with foreign quicksilver are
imported into the United States free of duty!
Owing to these facta, all of the American mar-
ket eaat of the Rocky Mountains has been lost
to California manufacturers, and supplied with a
foreign product which pays no duty nor revenue
in any way to our*Government,jbut, on the con-
trary, is protected and favored over the Ameri-
can product to the extent of 35% duty, paid by
the American mines on empty naskB, which are
classed under the head of manufactured iron.
The imposition of a duty on quicksilver
would lead to no hardship or damage to other
industries in this country, the article being
used over many times in gold and silver mining,
so that the small advance in price would prac-
tically be almost rn.tb.ing in the cost of mining,
while the only other industries which would be
affected — the manufacture of vermilion ?,nd the
manufacture of medicinal preparations from
mercury, both of which are small in comparison
with the manufacture of quicksilver — are now
protected by a duty.
Owing to the great extent and richness of the
Spanish mines, as compared with any mines in
this country, and the low rate of labor in Spain,
the Spanish Government can at any time pro-
duce quicksilver in sufficient quantities to aap-
ply the consumption of the world, and at a
price which would eloae every mine in this
country. The control of this Spanish product
is a practical monopoly in the hands of Messrs.
Rothchild, of London, who have the control
of the Spanish mines production for 30 years
to secure the payment of a loan to that Govern-
ment. There is a very large accumulation —
more than 100,000 flasks — Irom the products
of these mines now in London.
Prior to the manufacture of quicksilver in
California the price of foreign quicksilver was
more than treble the preaent price, and, should
the California mines, which are practically
the only competitors oi the Spanish and Aus-
trian Governments' mineB, be, for want of pro-
tection, driven from the field, the price of the
foreign aiticle would be advanced to a rate
that would compel the consumers of quicksilver
in this country to pay a hundredfold more than
the imposition of a duty on the American pro-
duct would coBt them, and practically subject
the mining of gold and silver in America, for
which quicksilver is indispensible, and the price
of bullion to the control of foreign governments'
product of quicksilver. In 1874 the price in
London was advanced to one dcllxr and seventy-
Jive cents per pound. It ia now selling in San
Francisco at 34i cents per pound. The admis-
sion free of duty of the only product manufac-
tured exclusively by foreign governments
(which themselves have a high protective tariff),
to the detriment and ruin of an American in-
dustry, is an anomaly in our revenue laws which
the quicksilver miners want to see at once re-
moved.
Careful estimates recently made from the
different mines show that for every flask of
quicksilver manufactured, nine days' actual la-
bor is used, which, at the low average of two
dollars per day, would make the amount paid
to workingmen §18 for every flask manufac-
tured. It is now selling for less than §26 per
llask, and the amount over what is paid for
astual labor will not pay the cost of fuel, pow-
der, flasks, steel and other materials protected
by duties and necessarily used in the mining of
cinnabar ore and its reduction to quicksilver. It
seems almost a self-evident proposition that if
any article of American manufacture is pro-
tected, quicksilver should ahare in such protec-
tion.
All other metals of American manufacture,
from native orea, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, lead,
etc., are protected by high dutiea; quicksilver,
which under the present foreign government
com pt t ttion aef ms to re quire it more
than any other, foiming the only exception.
The bubinefs is aubject to all the extraordinary
risks and ULcirtamties of mining, with the
added costs and difficulties of converting the
ore into quicksilver and fi-ding a commercial
outlet for it.
Contrary to the general supposition, there ia
no tariff on quicksilver, though the daily papers
have been publishing dispatches aaying the
duty was about to be removed. It has been
free of duty since 1874. Under the old tariff
the duty was 15 per cent, a I valorem, and
ranged in amount from 10 to 25 cents per
pound. All these facts have been presented to
Congress in a memorial from the quicksilver
minere of California, who ask to have a specific
duty of from 15 to 20 centa per pound impoaed,
15 cents being, in their opinion, the lowest fig-
ure which may enable American manufacturers
to compete with the Spanish and Austrian G >v-
ernmente and give a fair return for capital in-
vested.
Id conversation with the manager of the most
extensive minea in California, the writer was
told that unless some such duty urn imposed,
in three years there would not be a quicksilver
mine at work in this Stat \ In fact, several
will close down this year unless the duty is put
on the metal. California is particularly inter-
ested in this matter, as she is the only pro-
ducer of quicksilver in the United States. Gji>-
eral Posecrans, the Representative to CjngreBa
from this district, has actively interested him-
self in the sul j cfc, and by peiaiatent ;nd inte li
gent work, is bringing the matter before Con-
gress in such a way that tie e are strong hopes
among the quicksilver minere — thanks to his
help — of carrying the point.
Casks OF Steel. — An English firm has re
cently turned their atteLtion to the manufac-
ture of casks and barrels of steel. The two
edged of the aheet of steel which form the
cask are brazed together in such a manner as
to justify the title of "seamless," which the
patentees have applied to those productions.
The^head of the barrel is aleorivetedto the body,
so as to leave no seam, and the end rima are
shrunk on hot, thus making a very solid end,
whilst-, at the same time, the rims are thick
enough to give a good purchase to the grappling
hooks of hoists and cranes for loading and un-
loading purposes. The buah for the tap does
not project beyond the rim, so that the
nozzle is not liable to be knocked about", and in-
jured. The ea&ks are more durable than wood,
less bulky, and it ia aaid lighter — an eighteen-
gallon Bteel cask weighing some ten pounds
less — a not unimpjjtant consideration as re-
gards transit. In point of shape the steel bar-
rel is exactly that of a well-formed wood one.
The Evening Star mine, which has been the
pride of Leadville, has ceased producing. The
mine has paid dividends|to the amount of §>1.500, -
000, and its gross product has amounted to
something like §3,000,000. The Leadville
Chronicle, in speaking of the mine, says: "We
must not be understood as intimating that the
Evening Star is exhausted, but simply that the
managers see themselves near enough to the
end of the resources to incline them to direct
their attention chiefly to the work of explora-
tion."
A Combination of Asbestos and India
Rubber has been very successfully introduced
in its application to valves of large biz9 for
steam by Mr. B. Rhodes, of London. The ad-
vantage . of the material consists in its great
durability under steam, as the heat does not
affect the aabeatos, and new settings can be
readily applied without breaking any joint* or
removing the body of the valve, a point of
great consideration where a large mill iB de-
pending on the ateam valve for motive power.
Silling Patents.— George B. Davie, the
well-known agent for the sale of patents in the
United States and Europe, has moved his effice
from 503 California street to room 14 over
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s bank, corner California
and Sansome, as will be seen by our advertising
columns,
January 13, 1883.]
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Notes From Eureka, Nevada.
(From oar K'gulu Comspoixlent.)
The sections of tbe accumulator Tor the Eu-
reka Cod. new machinery are at hand, and Mr.
Moore, from the R sdon Iron Work a, at Ban
Francisco, ia here to aaperiutend tbe erection of
them. When all ia ready, the sinking of the
big abaft will be reaamed, and in a few months
we ahall know a little about what there is be-
low tbe 12th level.
What ia going on at the K:chmond mine it
ia ditlicult to tell, and can ouly be guessed at
At the latt bi- yearly meeting of tbe stockhold-
ers in London, Eog., it was ahown that the
company, daring tbe paat six months, have
realized a net profit of A*30,000— or nearly
$160,000. A letter from Mr. Probert, the man-
ager of the company at Kureka, was read at
the meeting, showing that there ifl still a vast
amount of unproftptcted territory in the Rich-
mond mine; it also atatea the gentleman's
viewa in respect to tbe future of tbe property,
which are decidedly favorable. At tne Rtoh-
mond reduction works there are now
Two Forty-Ton Furnaces Running.
One of them was started up this morning, and
is working splendidly. The smelters and help-
ers say that no furnace ever built in this dis-
trict has made such a d tin start. It was built
nnder Mr. Probert's direction and according to
his own plaus. This afternoon 1 want to
The Albion MIg*».
And under guuUMtfe »i Mr. J >nn W l'i>m\ the
foreman, got in the cag<
and was lowered down
to the main level,
through which we passed
to the j ^notion and
thence southeast to the
foot of a laddtr on which
we climbad through an
upraise to tho foot of
an incline leading up to
the Mammoth cave.
From there we continu-
ed going upwards until
the top of the cave was
reached, and then sat
down to catch our breath
now nearly exhausted.
From the, top of tht OAve
we again commenced
climbing, and r etched
the June drift 75 ft.
above it. This brought
us to the June chamber,
which 1 can but imper-
fectly describe. We rest-
ed on tl jor - 1 , below
which are three other
rloorr, X| Y and Z.
Above it are six doors,
B, C. D, E, F, O, mak-
ing in all 10 floors.
Toese .ve laid on mas-
sive iqnare sets of tim-
bers six feet Ugh, s x
feet long and live I'eec
wide from centers to
centers. Where the
square sets are now
tnere was originally ore,
but at present most oc
the space has been ri led
in witii waste rock and
oartb, leaving a walled
it to admit of ingress
lime rock, reached the January cave, where the
ore ia making atrong towards the surface. The
Albion ia certainly a big mine, and, considering
tbe immense amount of territory that it covera,
it ia reasonable to suppose that it cannot be
worked 0Lt for a great number of years. The
amount of exploration work done and tbe man-
ner of its peiformance speaks volumes for K.
N. R Jim*'.!!, the superintendent. The devel-
opment of a mine ia by no means "baby work."
It requires brain, engineering skill, labor,
energy, perseverance and a large amount of
money. Of all these Kureka district is much in
need. I'.d ahe possess them we could show to
the world the biggest mining camp upon the
face of the globe.
I bear that tbe Bald Kigleand I'ioneer mines,
now in litigation, are to be consolidated.
A Suggested Consolidation.
I would respectfully suggest th,at these, the
Dundurherg aeries, Cjnnolly, "California and
Silver lung, and the Golden Kute" series (the
last named contains 00 acres of good mineral
ground), should all bo consolidated into one or
two good atroogoompanies, such, for instance, us
the I; ohmond Con. or Eureka Con., with ample
means to develop the ground embraoed in the
several claims. There is no doubt that in vari-
ous portions of these claims vast deposits oE ore
exist, no matter what may be said by persons
peculiarly interested in making it appear to the
contrary. I will now call attention of the
readers of the Minim; ami SCIENTIFIC PRESS
To Adams Bill
At the Horace Tony work on tbe shaft has been
Horse Power of Water Wheels.
In the accompanying table, which is designed
to show graphically the horse power of water
wheels, tbe lines of horse power are parallel
and iqui-distant. The lines of heads in feet
are parallel and are set at distances from 0 pro-
portional to the cube of the square root of the
head in feet. The lines of diameters are drawn
diagonally, and intersect tbe lines of heads in
feet proportionally to the tquares of tbe di-
ameters.
In order that the diagonal lines should not
be too crowded, those representing diameters
from 5 inches up to 24 inones have been drawn
from one corner, while those from 28 inches up
to 72 inches have been drawn from the adjacent
corner on the line of 0 feet head. The hues of
horse power are numbered increasing from tbe
origin of the lines of diameters which they are
designed to measure.
To illustrate the method of using the scale,
take two examples. First, a 30-inoh wheel
under 70 feet head. Following tbe line marked
70 in the margin of "Heads in feot for large
wheels," to its intersection with the diagonal
of 30 in. diameter and then going back from
the opposite side of the diagonal in the line of
horse power, the figure in the margin will indi-
cate 200 horse power.
Second, a wheel of 15 inches diameter nnder
300 feet head. Taking the line marked 300 in
the margin ''Heads in feet for small wheels,"
| to its intersection with the diagonal of 15 in.
c a
gSHIfl
5>3J| S&Sj
Ems
it ii^iilgi
iilafssE 1
_SSK8I
HEADS 450 IN 462 FEET
SMALL 200 WHEELS. 150 120 100
up passage through
and egresB. Fnm
floor A we descended through the Juae winz*
to the November level, and thtn proceeded
to the November cave. Here we round but
one man at work. He was prospecting,
and had just struck a bunch of ore,_ fin-
looking and giving indications of making
into a body. From this point we passed ul
through another portion of the June chamber
to the A', Y and Z floors. B/ the marks on
each puBt we could tell precisely what part of
the chamber we were in, and by the same
marks I noticed that the chamber was 45 ft.
wide and 85 ft. long on these d jors. It
iB also 60 ft. irom top to bottom as far as ex-
plored; but as there is still a plenty of ore in
Bight, there is no telling where it will end. We
next retraced our steps and went through the
November drift toachuteinto which the ore from
the June cave is dumped and conveyed to the
main level. Mr. Williams now placed me in
charge of a miner, and went to look after his
men. My next point was the east raise, to
reach which we had to go back to the Mam
moth cave. Again we Btarted fiom this point,
and, going directly to the east raise, found that
a large amount of ore had been removed tince
my last visit, and all the way up the raise there
is from three to eight or ten feet of ores, mak-
ing, in a noitherly dirt ction, as I judge (not
having a compass with me, I had to rely on my
judgment as regards direction, and may be some-
what at fault in regard to it). Upward we
went a great distance, keeping the 'ore at our
left hand all the way up and dipping away from
uf. This, I think, is the December cave, but I
am only guessing, as my present guide could
tell me nothing. We again retraced our steps
to the October drift, and thence found our waj
to the October cave. Here were
Mlcers Taking Out Ore
In the same manner as laborers would take Band
from a sandbank; no timbering, but working up
against a bank of ore over 20 ft. high at the
breast. By means of a ladder we climbed up
over this, and, going through a natural hole in
quit far the present to prospect for a "grub
stake," the parties leasing and taking out flux,
of which there is a great deal. There is also
three or four tons of high grade ore on] the
dump.
At the Rio Members tbe main shaft ia down
tifty feet, and a cross cut has been driven forty
feet on solid hard quarlz that will work about
$15 per ton, which as soon as hoisted to the
surface is bought by the Albion Company at
$2 per ton, and by them hauled to their fur-
naces to be used as flux for their own ores.
Through the quartz are veins of ^carbonate ore
running from $90 up to $105 per ton.
At the Silver Lick series a new double com*
partment shaft is being Bunk, from which at a
depth of 50 it. from the surface a drift is being
iun to strike the lode. The extreme east end
of the serieB is leased to parties who have besn
raking out some good quartz, but have quit that
for tne purpose of sinking on the ledge to
where they believe they will strike it
bigger than near to the surface. Molino and
Frazer have over 100 sacks of fine rich ore on
tbe dump, and are still going for more of the
same kind. From the Herculean is being ship-
ped for flux to the Albion eight tons of quartz
per day. At Eureka No. 2 are indications
around and about the sha t of a mine. There is
quartz beside the dump, but as the windlas
drum had been removed from the standards,
and there was no person to let me down into the
shaft, I cannot aay whether the quartz was
taken out of it or carted there from some other
place. On Prospect mountain there is consid'
erable activity, bat during the past week I have
had but little chance to take notes up that way.
One of the important enterprises in that portion
of the district is the Monumental tunnel, now
in about 350 ft. in hard lime rock, which the
contractors say is changing to softer ground. In
fact they think they are in the casing of the
ledge; but of this more anon.
M. H. Joseph.
Eureka, Nevada, Jan. 8, 1883.
The Miners' Association, which is making the
debris fight, has issued a call for more money.
diameter, and following the "horse power" line | of this State therein,
from the same side of the diameter line to the
margin it will be found to indicate 450 horse
power,
Tbe diagram is drawn upon a basis of useful
effect of 80 per cent, of the theoretical power
of water, and a full gate opening having a fixed
proportion in square inches to the diameter of
the wheel in lineal inches. This is one of the
diagrams accompanying the drawing of Sshuss-
ler & E;kart'a water wheel, in the circular of
the Union Iron Works of this city.
Mining Expositions.
In bis message to tbe Legislature of this
State Governor Perkins speaks as follows of the
recent mining exposition at Denver, Colorado:
In the month of June last I received from Gov-
ernor Pitkin, of Colorado, an invitation from the
Directors of the National Mining Exposition, to
be held at Denver in the months of August and
September, requesting me to appoint a commis-
sioner to represent this State therein. Believ-
ing Buoh representation would be advantageous
to our people, and be the means of advancing ita
commercial a i well as ita mineral interests, I
urged on Warren B. E«ver, E <\ , of San Fran-
cisco, the acceptance of such appointment. His
commission sb such agent was forwarded him,
and in accordance therewith he proceeded to
discharge the duties required of him. HiB re-
port, wnioh accompanies this message, is the
strongest evidence of the wiadom of the ap-
pointment, and further shows the necessity of
the State's encouraging such expositions; the
meager exhibition ot the mineral and metallic
production of California does not speak very fa-
vorably of the business qualifications and en-
ergy which is the boast of a Californian.
I commend the report as full of suggestions,
many of which, if adopted, would bring the
State more prominently before the commercial
and scientific men of the world, as well as to
those who are seeking to create homes, thus ad-
vancing the Common-
30125 20 12 S04 wealth in all its varied
hit areata.
|I respectfully call your
attention to the fact that
i no appropriation was at
' my command to pay any
of the expenses incurred
by Mr. Ewtr, and he
! was bo informed, with
' the un le stan in », how-
ever, that I would refer
the mattsr of conden-
sation to you. I there-
fore ask that the Legis-
lature pay the same,
, being the trifling sum of
; $121.
An appropriation of
§5,000 was made at the
last session to provide
for a proper representa-
tion of Gal foraia at the
World's Exhibition, to
1 be held in New York in
' 18S3. None of this
money has been used,
the exhibition having
been postponed, hence
the small sum recom-
mended abjve may well
be granted.
I have been officially
notified by James Da
Fremery, Esq., Consul
of the Netherlands, of
the intention of his Gov-
ernment to hold an In-
ternational Exhibition
at Amsterdam during
the present year, and in-
viting the participation.
Great efforts are being
Large Pearls. — The Pacific, of Mezatlan
(Mexico), has the following: The largest pearl in
the world has been found recently in Lower
California (Mexico) by one of the fishers (or di-
vers) belonging to the firm of GoczaUz and
Kaffo, merchants at La P*z (L. C. ). The pearl
is of the dimension of a lemon, weighing 75
carats and meat urea one inch in length and
three-fourths of an inch in width. It took the
fisher who opened the shell several minutes to
extract the pearl. There ia no doubt that the
coaBt of Lower California is very rich. The
largest pearl known before was also found on
that coast, in Loreto (L. C. ), in the time of the
Jesuits, and adorned the crown of the Queen of
Spain.
James Brown, chief engineer of the On-
tario mine, Park City, Utah, died in Salt L ake
City on the 52.1 of last month. Deceased was
49 years of age, and a native of PrestoD, Eag-
land. He wa^formerly foreman of the Gold
Hill foundry, and subsequently held the posi-
tion of chief engineer of the Ophir mine.
Bullion Output of Leadville, — The bul-
lion product of Leadville district the last quar-
ter was as follows: Pounds lead, 17,009 228;
ounces silver, 1,336,112; ounces gold, 2,921.
Total currency value, $5,783,127. Total value
of output for the last four years is as followe:
1879, $10 333 740; 18S0, $14,187,697; 1881,
§13,170,567; 1882, $18,220,893.
made to insure its success. This exhibition
offers a rare opportunity to bring to notice the
resources and advantages of California. The
leading countries of Europe have already taken
measures to have their several industries repre-
sented therein. The great usefulness of these
international exhibitions has so frequently been
demonstrated that it seemB unnecessary to call
special attention to them.
The State should avail itself of this opportu-
nity to impress the advantages for settlement,
for agricultural and industrial pursuits, etc.,
upon the multitudes that will visit this exhibi-
tion, and who will carry their acquired knowl-
edge and impressions to every nook and corner
of Europe.
I have been informed that articles represent-
ing the resources of California, with specimens
of her minerals, would be donated for this pur-
pose if the expenses incident to their care and
transportation were provided by the State.
A few years ago copper leads in Montana
were given the go-by by prospectors as value-
less. Nothing but gold and silver prospects
were considered worth the trouble of locating
and recording. To-day copper iB the most
valuable product, and the rich copper mines of
Montana are attracting fully as much attention
abroad as her silver bonanzas.
Locating at Midnight. — At Cjmo there was
a crowd on hand New Year's for the purpose of
relocating jumpable claims. Many were up till
after midnight — till Monday morning was fairly
ushered in — waiting about bonfires (#hieh khey
had built in various places in the hille) for the
moment to arrive when they could legally post
their notices.
Thomas Donovan was killed in the Huhn
& Hunt mine, Nevada, by a cave last week.
He landed in California in early days and he
worked in the mines and mills of the Comatock
for several years.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 13, 1883
omo^a-oo
FRASER & CHALMERS.
MANUFACTURERS OP IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
ILLINOIS
MLXTLbJLm
Having ~
POINTED SHOPS in the West.
j^TVJD 3VEI3XTE MACHINERY.
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
,,.,.„., ,. „nr Shons ana Machinery, we have now the LAKGJ5ST and BEST AP-
made extensive ^o™ * ™rared tS bui°d f"m the Latest una Most Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
The Stetefeldt, Howell's Improved White, Erunton's &
Z^¥a^:%tl"S^tZd,lSy^;;
SMELTING
FURNACES,
r ODe piece, either round, oblong, oval or square. Our
Water ,«„*.. either Wjo^h* or cast iron, ^^^^.^.^^^r^^^^^^j^
ISTTSSS^ ^pSuldTand1 Mfe™itharge Car, and Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Car,.
HOISTING ENGINES
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars
Principal Office and Works, Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois.
Coarse Concentrating Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers, Sizers, Trommels, Kittenger Tables, and all other
adjuncts for the proper working of Gold, Silver and Copper Ores, complete in every detail. ,„„/.. . ,
HAI.L.IDIE IMPROVED ORE TRAMWAYS. We refer to Gen. CuBter mine, Idaho, 5,000 feet long;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4,750 feet long; Mary Murphy mine, Col., 5,000 feet Ions, all in constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
COKLISS ENGINES from 12x36 Cylinders to 30x60. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 6x10 to 36x36. BOILERS
of every form, made of Pine Iron Works C. H. No. 1 Flange Iron, or Otis Steel. Workmanship the most careful. All
Rivets Hand Driven.
This latter size furnished J. B. Haggin for Giant and Old Abe Co , Black Hills
S^^^^uThu^^^oWs^^f^rr^mgV^tOTi^l^ti^p. BafcyHoiats for Prospecting, 4 H. P. to 6 B. P.
McCaskeli's Patent Car Wheels and Axles-Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
RULLERORE FEEDER.
JAMES LEFFEL'S WATER WHEEL,
The
"Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, making; it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the SmaUest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in thisjMuntry. Our new HluBtrated Book sent free to those
'""^os^tapro-rtng water power should not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
WheeL Address
JAMBS X.EFFKL <£s CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City.
P4RKE & I-ACY. General Agenta, 21 & 23 Fremont St.. S. Y+
Toia la the best and cheapest Ore Feeder now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires less power, is simpler in
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse, ore or Boft
clay alike uniformily, under one or all the Btamps in a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hill Mill it has run continuously for two
years, never having been out of order or costing a dollar
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CA1„
FACTORY BUILDINGS
AND
MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
.For particulars apply to C. O. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
San Francisco.
To parties contemplating the erection of new works for
niamifactuiing purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
«3TThe plant will be sold at a very low rate.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
Successors to MOREY & SPiflRRY,
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINING MACHINERY.
,n« ^«SS ««3»Sf
of Amalgamating Pans, Combination, Eclipse, Excelsior, etc. Settlers, Bock Break-
ers Stamp Mills for Wet or Dry Crush! njr. Rowland's Pulverizer, Improved Riffles
Betorts for Gold and Silver, Silver Plated Copper for free Gold
Amalgamation. Hoisting and Pumping Machinery, Chlondiz-
ing Furnaces, etc. Mining and Mill Supplies of every descrip-
tion. Steel Shoes and Dies that last three times as long as any iron.
WARERO0MS: 92 & 94 Liberty St., New York,
Foundry and Machine Shop,: Newbure. M. T.
NOTICE!. — The public and former friends and
patrons of the old firm of Morey & S perry are
hereby notified that the above-named Company is
the legitimate and ONLY successor to the said
firm, having acquired all the drawings,
patterns and machinery of theof theold
firm, together with the lease and good
will of its business.
We shall continue the business, with
largely increased facilities, at the old
place, having made connection with the
Newburg Steam Engine works, which have been enlarged to meet the demands of this Company. Mr. Franklin
Morey, of the late firm of Morey & Spwrrjv will manage tbe business of this Company. . Information^aud esti-
mates of the various stjles of Mining and Milling Machinery cheerfully given. All orders filled promptly. Mate-
rials and Workmanship First-Olass.
MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINE CO.
Redlands.
Good water, riob soil and magnificent view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northers.
No brush or fences on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin grape.
Near to church, school, store and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays.
SEND FOB CIRCTJLAB.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
CttiS. E. LLOTD. J- S. B1UIU13L7.Y.
BEARDSLEY & LLOYD,
KEAL ESTATE AGENTS.
No, 912 Broadway Street,
Between 8th & 9th Sts., Oakland.
Particular Attention given to Negotiating Loans upon
Favo' able Terms. Acting ts Agents for Buyers and
Sellers of Real Estate, and the Management
of Business for Absent Owners.
DEWBT <5c OO.'S
Scientific Press
Flint igncy.
JOHN BERGSTROM,
ORGAN BUILDER.
' 9lh. and Mission Sis.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Manupactt/ebb.
[ESTABLISHED I860.]
Inventors on the Pacifio Coast will find it greatly to their advantage to consult this old
experienced, firat-class Agency. We have able and trustworthy associates and Agents in Wash-
ington and the capital cities of the principal nations of the world. In connection with our edi-
torial, scientific and Patent Law Library, and record of original cases in our office, we have
other advantages far beyond those which can be offered home inventors by other Agencies. The
information accumulated through long and careful practice before the Office, and the frequent
examination of Patents already granted, for the purpose of determining the patentability of
inventions brought before us, enables us often to give advice which will save inventors the
expense of applying for Patents upon inventions which are not new. Circulars of advice sent
free on receipt of postage. Address DEWEY & CO., Patent Agents, 252 Market St., S. F.
A. T. DEWEY. W. B. EWER. OEO. H. STRONR.
Gnoch
GAS
Coast
Ihe "Garland" Patent
SEWER CAS TRAP
Is a sure shut-off against
Sewer Gas and Back Waier.
The Loaned Metal Ball Valvo
is slightly heavier than water.
This Trau can be put in at
small expense, and is warranted
to Rive satisfaction- Highly
recommended by leading
Vrcbitects and Plumbers.
Used in all new, first-class
buildings in San Francisco, in-
cluding Phelau Block. For
Bale by all dealers in E lumbers'
and. by the "GARLAND" IMPROVED HEWER
TRAP MP'G CO., 1901 Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
Rights for sale.
BOONE & MILLER,
Attorneys & Counsellors-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9.
No- 320 California Street. S. F„
(Over "Wella Fargo & Co.'b Hank.
Special Attention Paid to Patent
Law.
N. B.— Mr. J. L. Boone, of the above firm, has been con-
nected with the patent business for over 15 years, and de-
rates himself almost exclusively to patent litigation and
kindred branches
Mil
Several first premiums received
for Quarts Mill Screens, and Per-
I forated Sheet Metals of every
I description. 1 would call special
1 attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
I which are attracting much at-
I tention and giving universal
I satisfaction. This is the only
\ establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens extaL-
aively can contract for large supplies at favorable ratee.
Orders solicitcdand promptly attended to.
32 Fremont Street, San Franclpoo.
Dewey & Co.UrS».l Patent Agt's
GIANT POWDER.
Manufaotur ed under Alfred Nobel's Okiginal and Only Valid Patent for Nitro-Glycerjne Powders
All NUro-Glycprine Compounds, for instance, so-called HERCULES, VULCAN. VIGORIT,
NITBO-SAFETY Powder, Etc., are infringements on. IHe Giant Powder Co.'s Patents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
Call Special Attention to their Improved Grades of Powder.
NO, 1.— The most Powerful Explosive Compound now in use here.
NO. 3. — Surpasses in strength any Powder of its class ever manufactured.
NO. 3.— This grade is a Strong and Reliable Powder, which does excellent work.
JUDSON POWDER
Is now used in all large Hydraulic Claims, and on most Railroads. It breaks much more ground, aud obviates reblaBting
by breaking much finer. TRIPLE FORCE CAPS AND ALL GRADES OE FUSE.
jJSTThe Giiint Powder Company have also purchased from Mr. Nobel, the inventor of Nitro-Glycerine, his latest in-
vention, knowu under the name of
KTOIBElli'S EXPLOSIVE OEIiATINE
This explosive is from o\}% to 60% stronger than the strongest Nitro Glycerine Compound and impervious to watt r
Even hot water does not diminish its strength. We are now introducing the same.
6SAXO.UANN, NIELSEN ■£ CO., General Agents, 310 Front St., S. F,
CHAS. M. EVANS
CINCINNATI.O
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
185 Montgomery St. , naar Bush.
SmCXA&Z'S' FOR 33 TTBAKS.
The moat complicated caseB of defect
Ire vision thoroughly diagnosed, free of
charge. Orders by mail or express
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic'Lenses Mounted to
Order. Two Hours Notice.
January I'd,
Mining and Scientific Press,
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO.,
416 Montgomery St.. San Francisco
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
BlOni0T I'MOU MID KOR
Gold, sih.ainHil.m.ilu,.-, ■ nil s u 1 |ih ureta
Manufacturers of Biuestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHKET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
Tbli c..mu*ny has the beet f&cllRluo on the Coast
for vol.
COLS, SILVER and LEAD
IX THKIIt VAKIDLS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BY. - - Superintendent
bli5ijie&$ birectory.
WK. BAHTLIH0. DBNH.T EIKBALL
BAETLINQ & KIMBALL,
BOOKBINDERS
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manuiactureru
605 Clay Street, (southwest cornor Sansomo),
BAN KKAN0T8X .
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
SUa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Ropo, Wtiale
, etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice
TDBBS & CO.,
611 and 6*18 Front Street, San Franciscr.
N. W. SPAULDING'S
'-*-^L-
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS
Manufactory, 17 & 19 Fremont St.. 8. F.
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction Hurdy Curdy Water-Wheel.
TIliB Wheel will be guaranteed to purchasers to give 83
of tlio theoretical power of water. rti. Send for circular ■
L. A. PELTUN, Nevada City, Nevada Co., Cal.
QUICKSILVER.
tv:e celebrated A brand.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaden Station, Sar.ta Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantity. Trademark A on top of
FlaskH secured by United Slates Patent, and registered.
Flasks contain 7(U lbs. QuickBilver. Weight and purity
guaraateed.
OAKLOAD LOTS will be shipped from San Jose, f. o.
b,, for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and l/Iabo
or Utah, or delivered at Pacific Mail SteamshipCo.'swharf,
a>id Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
charge. Railroad rates from San Jose are the same as
from San .Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. O Box, 1078.
320 Sansome Street. S. F,
Inventors
S5S Jluket St., N. E.
Experimental mac lioe
per aud braea work
L. PETERSON
MODEL MAKER.
ior. Front, up-staira, San Francisco.
iid all kinds of models, tin, cop-
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
AND
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, Estimate?, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET. SAN FRANCISCO
Patent Life -Saving Respirator?
PREVENTS LEAD POISONING AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to these
engaged in dry ctuah-
iu;; quartz rj i la, quick-
silver mines. whi'e lead
corroding, feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere is filled
with dust, obnoxious
smells or pnisrn U3
vapors. The Respira-
tors are sold Buhjecfc
to approval after trial,
and, if not sntisfactory,
the price wi 1 be re-
f unded. Price, $3
each, or §30 per dozer.
AiUlreoS all com muni -
cations aud orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY.JSole Agent,
43 S-cramento Street, San Franc sc 3, Cal.
A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which ii in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only bteu used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a eood opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
F1GAB.I & RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND
We guarantee our COMPOUND to -remove
all scale and prevent udj- more being deposited The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no Bcale will adhere and which preserves the. iron.
The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it without injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY <Sf CO., Agents.
San FranciscL
RICHARD C. REMIWEY, Agent,
Philadelphia Chemical Stoneware Manufactory,
On OB Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Manufacturer of all kinds of Chemical Stone Ware for
Manufacturing Chemists. Also, Chemical
Hric.kt* for (Hove Towers.
A Partner Wanted in a Rich Silver Mine,
A Miner of many years' experience having discovered
aDd located a Mining Claim on a Ricb Silver Lode at a
place n it very far distant from San Francisco, wishes fo
meet with some party with Capital to join him in de-
veloping same.
Cj.ii be seen at 531 California Street, room 1, where
samples and assays of the Rock can be seen.
OTTOKAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
MARY MURPHY MININQ CO.,
Cor. Fourth and Market Sts., St, Louis, Mo.
The Explorers' Miners' and
Metallurgists' Companion.
Comprising a Practical Exposition of the Va
rious Departments of Exploration,
Mining, Engineering, Assaying,
and Metallurgy,
Containing 672 Pages and 83 Engravings,
BY J. S. PHILLIPS, M. E.,
Of California, a Practical Operator for Thirty-eight
Years; Explorer and Resident in the Pacific States
and Territories for the past Twelve years.
PRICE— bound in cloth, §10.50; in leather, 812.
For sale at this office.
Rrmittanoes to this office should be made by postal or-
lei ar registered letter, when practicable; cost of postal
mler, for §16 or less, 10 ets.; for registered letter, in ad
lif.ion to regular postage (at 3 ctB. per half-ounce) HO tita
IHetalllirgy and Ore$.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 HaUeck Street,
New Leldwdorff, SAM FRANCISCO.
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
ryPersonal attention insures Correct Returns. ta
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET,
Near First arid Market Streets, S. P. '
Estabubukb, 1809. c. A. Luoruardt, Managor.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Kto.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
O. A. LTJCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huliu & Luckhardt)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
IMP0RTHR3 OP AND DKALKRS IN
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG-
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Prospectors, etc.,
to our full stock of Balances, Furnaces, Aluflies, Cruci-
bles, Scorifiers, etc., including, alBo, a full stock of
Chemicals.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
ihe lirst discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these coeds both as to quality and price. Our
Aew Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
application.
r^Our Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables ior compulation of assays in grains and grammes,
will be sent free upon application. Agents ior the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., Loudon, England.
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METALLURGICAL WORKS,
318 Pine St., (Basement),
Corner of Leidesdorff Street, - SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by anv
Process. ■*
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given iu Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
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Mining Engineers aud Metallurgist
THCS. PRICE'S
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Laboratory,
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Chemist and Assayer,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. P.
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Efl43 Years' Practice! Pacific Coast l4t |
Send for list of his Mining Books. Tools, <£c.
Instruction on Annoying and Testing.
ADVICE, ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied.
I Agency for a Swansea Co. buying mixed ores.
ASSAYS FOR PROSPECTORS S3. PER METAL
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WAGONER & HAMMOND,
MINING ENGINEERS,
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!jj>ATE]MTS AT^ X^VE^TIQ^S
List of U. S.
Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of TJ S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'b
Scixntiho PRB38 PATENT Agbnct, 252, Market St., S. t.
For Week Ending Januart 2, 1882. »
"70 171.-CAR Coupling- Wm Adams. Salem, Or.
26Q%9.-Cas. Coupling -Geo. W. Bedbury, Portland,
°269,9i2.-FAECET-J. L. Berry & S. Gladney, Antelope,
C^70 001 -Grain SEPARATOR-Datiiel Best, Albany, Or.
070*007 — Equalizing Apparatds for. Pumping anu
Ot"her MACQWBRY-Chaa Bridges, San Fernando, Cal
WO 00S -L.vnDKH.-Cha9. Bridees. San Fernando, Cal.
2G9's52— Fro;t Stoner— J. M. Harlow, Brighton, Cal.
269 855.— Safbtt Appliance for Elevators— L. H.
Hevremann, S. F. „ _ _ T ,
269,863— Iron and Illuminating Stairs-P. H. Jack-
S°2C9,94s!— Featherins Paddle Wheel— Chas. Mejrow,
S' 269 952. -Hand Rock Drill— E. Moreau, S. F.
270,095.— Cork Extractor— Rob't, Morgan, Stockton,
°9B9 903.-HAND OR Wire Vise-S. B. Whitehead, S. F.
26Q,QS2.— Two-woeeled Vehicle— G. A. Wright, L. H.
Fowler and f. Shaw. Napa, Cal. . ,
269,988.— Stock Car— A. V. Anderson, Virginia City,
Nev.
Note —Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents famished
bv Dewsy & Co. in the shortest time possible (by tele-
c-raph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'b Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention :
Device fou Breaking Balky Horses.—
JoBeph Lucas, Los Angeles, Cal. No, 269,5S9.
December 26, 18S2, This invention relates to
a device for breaking or overcoming the fault
of horseB which refuse to move at times, com-
monly known as "balky horses." It consists in
the employment of two boots or inclosing
pieces of leather, which are fitted around the
front legs of the animal just behind the knees,
and have a cord or strap attached to them from
the front and passing through a pulley, which
ia fixed to the front end of the pole, so that
when the animal moves properly and freely the
strap runs freely back and forth through the
pulley with the reciprocal action of the front
legs. If, however, the animal refuses to travel,
the other animal of the team will Btart the
wagon, and the consequent pull upon the boots
will force the unwilling animal to start.
Watch Regulator. — Julius C. Landmann,
Dutch Flat, California. No. 269,588. Decern-
ber 26, 1S82, This invention relates to an at-
tachment for regulating the speed of watches,
and it consists of a segment rack attached to
the outer end of the regulating arm. With this
meshes a pinion, the shaft of which extends
through the watch and has another pinion upon
the opposite end, which is engaged by the teeth
of a gear-wheel, the shaft of which extendi
through the face and has an index-arm secured
to it. By moving this index-arm the regulator
is adjusted without opening the watch, a circu-
lar scale showing the amount of adjustment
made. ^
The Garland Sewer Gas Trap.
The Garland improved sewer gas trap for
wash-basins, sinks, bath-tubs, seems to be a
sure seal against sewer gas and back water.
With or without vent pipes, danger from si-
phonage and evaporation is avoided. A loaded
metal ball valve, slightly heavier than water,
ia ground into its seat, resting two and a
half inhces under the water or exit
pipe. This valve floats up and around
the large chamber while the water is
running out, and after the flow falls
gently into its seat. There is a trap screw at
the bottom which is easily removed for cleans-
ing or recovering anything of value that might
drop through a basin or sink. The Gar-
land trap received the first premium at
Mechanics' and State Fairs, It has been in-
dorsed by the Oakland Board of Health.
There i8 no department of invention that has
been put to stronger testa than that of plumb-
ing, to keep out sewer gas. The inception of
many of our worst diseases is due to the escape
of sewer gas through our dwellings. The Gar-
iand trap is recommended highly by J. P. Gay-
nor, Aug. Laver, P. Huerne, John Marquis,
Wolfe & Son and other leading architects. It
has been put in moat of the new buildings of
late, such asPhelan Block, Union Square Hotel,
Page, Westerfield & Co.'a building, etc. The
old-style traps have been taken out and these
put in A. J. Kalston'a house. Arcade house.
Post Office block, Galindo hotel and Central
block, Oakland. In that city also the traps are
used in the houses of G. W. Manuel, S. J. Har-
vey, C. W. Crane, C. J. Forest, F. S. Page and
others. S. H. Seymour, of the Rubb house,
aleo UE68 them. They are in Holbrook &
Merrill's big building, are uaed by W. W.
Montague, and among leading plumbers by
Thomas Day and others. These references are
enough to show the favor in which the trap is
held, as will be seen by our advertising col-
umns. The Garland Sewer Gas Trap Manu-
facturing Co., of Oakland are makers,
Debilitated persona and sufferers from wasting dis-
eases, such as consumption, scrofula, kidney affections,
^vill be greatly benefited by using Brown's Iron Bitters.
San Francisco Metal Market
[WHOLESALE.]
TflOKSDAT, Jan. 11,11883.
ANTIMONY.—
Per pound @ 15
Iron.—
American. Pig, aof t, ton 0*31 00
Scotch. Pig. ton 27 00 (§29 00
American White Pis, ton @
Oregon Pig, ton @30 00
Clipper Gap, Noa. 1 to 4 @
RetinedBar i@
Horse Shoes, keg — @ 5 50
NailRod — @ 71
Norway, according to thickness . 6^@ 70
Steel.—
English Cast, lb 16® 25
Black Diamond, ordinary sizes — @) 14
Drill 15® 16
Machinery 12(S 14
Copper.,—
Ingot —a 22
Sheet 37 @ 39
Sheating, Tinnedl4xl8 — (g SI
Nails
Bolt
Old
Bar
Cement, 100 fine
Lead.— ■Mlb^H
Pig 43® 51
Bar •- ® 6
Pipe -® 8
Sheet — @ 9
Shot, discount 10% on 500 Bags ^ n Tn
Drop, per hag
Buck, "
chilled "
Tin Plates.—
Charcoal 1 25(3 7 50
Cike 6 25@6 40
BancaTin — @25 10
Australian — @25 00
I. C. Charcoal Roofing 14x20 — @ 6 90
Zinc—
By the Cask
Zinc, sheet 7x3 ft. 7 to 10 Q), less the cask
Assorted Sizes 4 00 @ 4 75
Quicksilver.— _
Bytheflask - - @ 371
Flasks, new , ® 1 2a
Fla:ks, old (<» 1 05
@ 33
@ 15J
@ 2 30
- @ 2 50
-<§
Assessments falling delinquent on mining
stocks in January amount to §810,070, levied
by 20 mines, against S462. 400 in January, 1882,
and $780,500 in 1881. Of this month's as-
sessments Nevada mines call for $285,800, Cali-
fornia $514 270, and Arizma $10,000.
The Hor n Silver mine of Utah produced over
$3,000,000 laBt yeai, and paid $1,200,000 in
dividends.
The Secret
of the universal success of
Brown's Iron Bitters is sim-
ply this : It is the best Iron
preparation ever made ; is
compounded on thoroughly
scientific, chemical and
medicinal principles, and
does just what is claimed for
it — no more and no less.
By thorough and rapid
assimilation with the blood,
it reaches every part of the
system, healing, purifying
and strengthening. Com-
mencing at the foundation
it builds up and restores lost
health — in no other way can
lasting benefit be obtained.
yy Dearborn Ave., Chicago, Nov. 7.
1 have been a great sufferer from
a very weakstomach, heartburn, and
dyspepsia in its worst form. Nearly
"everything I ate gave me distress,
and 1 could eat but little. I have
tried every thingrecommended, have
taken the prescriptions of a dozen
physicians, butgot no relief until I
took Brown's Iron Bitters. I feci
none of the old troubles, and am a
new man. I am getting much
stronger, and feel first-rate. I am
a railroad engineer, and now make
my. trips regularly. I can not say
too much in praise of your wonder-
ful medicine. ' D. C. Mack.
Brown's Iron Bitters
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
It will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep-
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Brown's Iron Bitters made by
Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore. Crossed
red lines and trade-mark on wrapper.
HOISTING ENGINES.
lipf rl|llii^|||i\ fii
Mi
. r, ^^_s''" !:.. .■ ''■ J ■ 1 ~i7,, WJ M«jau 1 r-- ■ — --y-
. *iip«ifiiiiS5Si
m— rT , V ~
ivifiiD i_ro-E:D pkices.
1— 10X14 Single. 1— 8X12 Double.
EDWARD A. BIX,
47 and 49 Fremont St., - - - • SAN FRANCISCO.
PATENTS
Bought and Sold for INVENTORS,
and handle 1 in UNlTED STATES
and LUKOPE.
Patents made for
Profitable Investments in ViTuablt
Capitalists by
GE0RG". B DAVIS,
Room 14. 320 California St. (over Wills St Fargos
Bank), SAN BR&NCISCO, CAL.
Tbe Pacific Coast offers a good market lor useful In-
ventions.
Should con-
sult DEWEY
& CO. , Amer-
ican add Foreign Patest Solicitors, for obtaining: Pat-
ents and Caveats. Established in 1S60. Their long ex-
perience as journalists an I large practice as patent attor-
neys enables them to offer PaciSc Coast inventory far bet-
ter service than they can obtain elsewhere. Send for free
circulars of information. Office of the Miraa and
Soumtifio Press and Pacific Bdral Press, No. 262 Mar-
ket St.. S. RV Elevator. 12 Front St
California Inventors
FINE^ ENGRAVING
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Persons Interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend tbe publication
of the official notices of tbeir companiee
in tms paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Silver King Mining Company
San Franoeco, January 2, 1S83.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, a Dividend (No. 87) of
twenty-five cents (25c.) jer share was declared, payable
on MONDAY, January 15. 1883, at the office of the Com.
pany, Room 19, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San Fran-
cisco, Cali'ornia. Transfer books will close January 6,
1833, at 12 M.
JOSEPH NASH, Secretary.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Kill & Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 10, 1883.
At a meeting of tbe Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held ibis day, Dividend No. 3S, of fifty
cents (50c) per share, was declared, payable on Monday,
January 15, 1833. Transfer books closed on Thursday,
January 11, 1833, at^3 o'clock p. m.
WM. WILI , Secretary.
^OFFICE— Room Ne. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company
ASSESSMENT, NO. 44,
Levied January 10, 1883
Delinquent February 15, 1883
Day o( Sale March S, 1883
Amount per Share Fifty Cents
ALFRED K. DURBROV7,:Sec'y.
Office— Riom 69, Neva a Block, 309 Montgomery St.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 2, 1883
At a meeting- of the Board of Directors of the above*
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 50, o»
twenty five cents (25c.) per share, was declared, payable
on Friday, January 12, 1SS3, at the cfHce in this city, or
at the FarmerB' Loan and Trust Company in New York.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFI ICE— Room 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery St., San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 3, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 5, of twenty-
five cents (25c.) per share, was declared, payable on Fri-
day, January 12, 1S83. Transfer books closed on Satur-
day, January 6, 1883, at 12 o'clock M.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine St., San Eruncisco,
CaL
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, December 26, 1882.
At a meeting of tbe Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 14, of five
cents (5c.) per share, was declared, payable on Friday,
January 12, 18S3. Transfer books closed on Tuesday,
January 2, 1883, at 3 o'clock p. M. This dividend is pay-
able at the Farmers* Loan and Trust Company in New
York on all Btock issued there, and at the office in this
city on all stock issued here. WM. WILLI J, Sec'y.
OFFICE— Room 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery St., San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
San Francisco Savings Union
532 California Street, cor. Webb.
For tbe half year ending with December 31, 1882, a
Dividend has been declared at the rate of four and thirty-
two one-hundredth (1.32) per cent, per annum on term
deposits and three ard sixty one-hundredths (3 60) per
cent, per annum on ordinary deposits, free of Federaj
tax, payable on and after Wednesday, January 17, 1883.
LOVELL WHITE, Cashier.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The German Savings and Loan Society.
?For the half year ending December 31st, 11882, the
Board of Directors of THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND
LOAN SOCIET Y has declared a dividend on Term De-
posits al the rate of four and tbirtj-two one-hundredtl a
(4 32-100) per cent, per annum, and on Ordinary Depos-
its at the rate of three and six-tenths (3 C 10) per cent,
per annum, free from Federal Taxes, and payable on and
after tbe 2nd day of January, 1S83. By order,
GEO. LETTE, Secretary.
January 13, 1883.]
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NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. KIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street,
IBON .A-ISTD STEEL WIKE
San Francisco, Cal.
HOISTING ROPES.
ORE
CARS.
WIRE ROPf^
B ROD i E RICK & B AS COM R 0 PI C 0 .
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Borae Poser.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
ORB AND
Water Buckets,
BELT
Compressor,--,
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM.
One Home can easily h-ist over 1,000 pound* at a depth of 500 t« I The whim
Ih mainly built of wrought iron. The hol*tlng-drum ia thrown out of g6U \>y the
levir, while the load fa held in place with a brake by the mau tending ih.<
bucket. The standard of the whim la bolWd to bed-tlmbetF, thua avoiding all frame
work. When required theae whims %r« made in auctions to pack on mule*.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
STATHAM & CO.
PIANOS,
765 Mission Street, S. F.
REMOVAL.
the nm & PLACE
Have Removed from 323 and. 325
Marlcet Street, to
NO. S CALIFORNIA ST.
GEORGE MADEIRA,
Geologl t and Mining EnsrineEr.
Reports on mines fuml&hed; Estimates of Machinery,
etc. Spcciil aUenlhn paid to the exunination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arz > t . and New Mex.co. Thirty
yiars in ihe mines of the above States.
81 Hll'.M ESPASiOLA!
Direct care t^ild office, or SANTA CRUZ, CAL.
W. W BAILEY,
MEOHANIOAL ENGINEER,
Rcom No 22, Stock Exchange, S. F.
Plans and Specficationa furnished for HfdBting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Milling and other Mac-bin >.r . Machinery in-
spected and erected.
P
ALACE HOTEL,
RENO, NEVADA.
PERKINS & WHITE, Props.
AIR COMPRESSORS
SEND FORNEW CATALOGHR & PRICE LIST.
CLAYT OH STEAM PUMP WOEKS
14 6 IS WATER, ST., BUOOXLYN, N. "If.
■ ■ ft I W\ Good land that will raise a crop even
I H nl 1 1 ^ear* 0vor 12'tl0° acros (or sale in lots to
11 111 I I suit. Climate healthy. No drouths, bad
LV II I W floods, nor malaria. Wood and watei
convenient. U. S. Title, perfect. Send stamp (or IUub
trated ciroular, to EDWARD PRISBIE, Proprietor of
RaaiUnp Ro.7>(?h. A'nH«r«roi. P'on.t.* fWintv. fT*l
COPP'S AMERICAN MINING CODE.
United States, State and Territorial Mining Lawn,
and Land Office Regulations; Digest of Land Office
nnd Court Decisions; List of Patents Issued, and Dr. Ray-
mond's Glossary, with Forms for Mechanics' Liens, Loca-
tion Notices, etc.
Price, postpaid, in paper, 50 cts ; in cloth, @1.25.
Sold by DEWEY & CO., S. F.
IF. GK BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
Tustin's Pulverizer
WORKS ORE WET OR DRY
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
From 2 to 50-Horse Power Engines for steam Yachts, Improved Hoisting Enginep, Engines for pumping arteBian wells
and Lrrigatijguntl farming purposes, and all kinds of Machinery.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
44 FIRST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Superior Wood and Metal Engrav-
ing, Electrotyplug and Stereotyp-
_ ing done at the office of UioMining
«n> Soihntipio PRBBH. San Francisco, at favorable- ratiB
Engraving.
Sy Telephone. —Subscriber8, advertisers and other
patrons of this office can address orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or agents by telephone, as vs
aw connected with the central system in San Francisco.
MANUKACIURKD AT
The Tustln Windmill Horse-pow^r and
Pumping Machine Works.
308 Mission Street, S. F., Cal.
By W. I. TUSTIN, Inventor and Patentee.
MECHANICAL DRAFfSMAN
WITH
Fourteen Years' practical experience, des'res an en
gagement.
GOOD REFERENCES.
Address, " S. " 766 Eryant Street, S. P.
A RARE BARGAIN!
One-fifth of a valuablo Gold Mine in Arizona for sale.
Ledge four feet wide, and shaft seventy feet down in ore
all the way. Piice Sir. 000— to be U8ed only in develop-
ng the mine. Address,
C. D. T.t IOC 3 Deviesdero Street,
San Francis co, Cal.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to ]et in the
Pacific Power Co.'b new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street.
SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the EaBt
having n process for working Iow-gra.de Sulphurous, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulphurcts preferred,
having an assay value of §20 per ton, or upwards.
Addre's,
A. B. WATT, P. O. Box, 2293, San Francisco.
IRON MINEJOR SALE.
An Iron Mine of three claims consolidated, situated
two and a half miles from Ruiherford, on N. V. R. R.
Contains very large body of high grade ore, samples tf
which may be seen at this office. For parlu-uinra address,
MRS. D. S. ROHLWING,
St. Helena, N:»pa Co. , Cal.
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[January 13, 1883
lyoji and JVIachijie tyofc
GLOBE IRON WORKS,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
Hoisting and Mining Machinery,
Portable, Stationary and Marine Engines. Bialiop'a Min-
ing Pump Apparatus and C. H. Baker's New
' Mining Horse-Power a specialty.
Also
L. D. LOUNT'S PATENT AIR COMPRESSORS.
232 & 224 Fremont Street, San Francisco,
Between Howard and Folsom,
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Milla, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Good Faculties for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
BOOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANOTACTORER8 OP
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SAORAMBNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kindfl of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinda, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinda of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. *©&
J. H. WEED. V. KING-WELL.
California Machine Works,
WXtt. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Euj*ines, Flour.
Quartz and Mini Dg Machinery. Erudic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour 8150.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
'■ 3 " 3 " " " 925.00
" 0 " ISOOlhs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by ,
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANOFAOTURKRB OF CASTINGS OF BTBRY SBSORIPTION.
GILUG'S PATENT
Mock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General Cs< on the
Comstock
For eale at wholesale by
Hollffoot, Morrill & Stetson,
3^ Cor. Beale & Market Sta.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
' PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
p-. Stationary. Portable nnd Hoisting* Engines and Boilers
53 Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together -with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
I3T Catalogues furnished on Application. JB$
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cop. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | p. o. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"William Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRBLL).
MACHINE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
for mining and other purposes.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, lor Hotels, 'Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Preu't. JOSEPH MOORE. Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barnes and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to he employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and;none
but firBt-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans.
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for Bhipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality ol work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP "WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Colorado Iron Works,
MANUFACTURERS OF
ENGINES, BOILERS, RAILWAY CAST AND WROUGHT WORK, BRIDGE WORK,
BOLTS AND BOLT ENDS, BUILDING WORK, ETC.
MINING MACHINERY A SPECIALTY.
Our manufactures of min
ing machine' y embrace
every kind of machine and
appliance for the miuing
and reduction of ores.
We have had an expe-
rience of more than twenty
years in the manufacture
and practical operation of
mining machinery in Color-
ado and the neighboring
States and Territories.
Our facilities are superior
to those of any manufac-
tory in the West, our work3
having beeu recently re-
built, greatly enlarged and
completely equipped.
We invite the investiga-
tion of mine owners and
mill men seeking machin-
ery. We can furnish, on
board, at our works, or sit
up at the mines anywhere
in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion, on short notice, the
COLORADO IRON
following machinery:
Cornish Pumps, Steam
Pumps, Scamp Mills for
Wet or Dry crushing, Pans,
Settlers, Agitators, Retorts,
Bullion and Ingot Moulds,
Reverberatory FurnaceB,
Bruckner Cylinders. Revolv-
ing Roasting Furnaces and
Dryers, Melting Furnaces,
Concentrating Machinery,
Rolls. Crushers, Conveyors
aud Elevators, Ore Sam-
plers and Grinders, Hoist-
ing Engines, Water Jacket
Fui nacep, Slag Pots and
Cars, Lead Pots aud Ladles,
Blast Pipes and Water
=£=, Tuyeres, Blowers, Cupel-
' '-- la, ion Furnaces, Market
s Kettles, Wire Rope. Cages,
.Buckets, Skips, Ore Cars.etc.
Estimates furnished and
trices quoted on anplira-
tion. Send for illustrated
oatalogue.
P. O. Box, 1921,
WORKS,
Denver, Colorado.
STEEL
CASHES
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
Truo to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads. CrossheadB for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10.000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its suiRnimitv ovtr other Sti'd Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, f IIESTEU. 1-a. 401 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
KENDALL'S
PATBKT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hours, According
to Sizb.
mi lionu,
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO,
tarsend for Circular.
PATENTS
Bought and Sold for INVENTORS,
and handled in UNITED STATES
and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made [or
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
503 California Street (Dear Montgomery)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offarB a good market for UEeful In-
ventions.
AnpA/tpA of pay and bounty to Union Soldiers re-
I I CCli a parted on the rolls as deserters, Act of
August 7th, 1882.
PpflClftRQ fl" a'* so'diers disabled in line and dis-
rClfolUllo charee of dutv. either bv accident or
otherwise.
charge of duty, either by accident or
WwlUUVVS discharged from any cause due their mi'i-
tary service, are entitled to PeuBion.
PflTPntQ In cases where the soldier died, leaving
F til Cilia neither wife nor children, the parents
are entitled to pensioD.
Rftlintv Thousands of soldiers are yet entitled to
DUUIliy. bounty. Send for blanks and Bee if you
have received all due you.
nietharnac Honorable Discharges procured; al-
UlObllOll yc5. so duplicates. Send for blanks.
lnCrCciSG Of rfinSIOn. doners are now en-
titled to increase. Send for blank and we will advise you.
Address, with two three-cent stamps,
STODDART & CO.,
Washington. D. C.
Box 623-
January I
Mining and Scientific Press.
31
? H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Th« KOTtboft Injector
rhcapMt and beat In tuc.
own water. *>ot or cold, r
varying pressure. Send
ti the simplest,
Will ilnft it*
and feed BDdar
rctiiW.
Nos
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Fay & Co., Wood Working Ma-
chinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pomps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pnmps,
Gould's Hand k Power Pumps.
Perrin's Hand Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
BteUD Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Blowers and Ex-
Uii.\K>-'. BTKAM PUMP.
More Tlmii It* 000 In Cue.
Hoisting
Engines of
Kinds.
Sturtevant's
bauats.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tauite Co. Emory Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
New York Belting &. Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
■Bj
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It dorives lt« name from HlRCrLra, the most famous lioro of Greek Mythology, who was crifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion ho slew several giants who opposed nim, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from Hummit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to any powder of that grad e.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
GOLD MINERS
HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS,
t'or working Hat
mines that
have no dump.
Sluices gravel and
water up hill on an
angle of 45°, and
will run any Kind of
gravel that will run
in a Hume. Handles
rocks as easy as fine dirt, and will raise as much material as the water will carry off in a Hume
oa G iuci.es grade to 12 feet.
No bedrock cuts, tunnels or drains required Machine a sufficient drain itself, and the
process of mining the same as any other hydraulic mine. Is now a practical success in various
places in California and Oregon. Send for desurif. live circular to
JOSHUA H'EIN'ID-Y.
No. 51 Fremont Street, Office of the Hydraulk Gravel Elevating Mining Co.,S. F.
L. C. MAItSHUTZ.
T. 0. CANTKELI,
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard £ts., San Francieco,
WORKING PLACER, GRAVEL AND QUARTZ MINES,
SAVE TOUR GOLD!
— BY USING —
SILVER PLATED AMALGAMATING PLATES.
The most economical and successful process now in use. Will warrant my Plates to save more gold than any
other method, and double the amount of tho same surface of ordinary copper plates. The only plates that have
proved durable and satisfactory.
OLD WINING PLATES BOUGHT, TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW, OR RE-PLATED.
ALL KINDS OP METAL GOODS PLATED!
San Francisco Gold, Silver and Nickel Plating Works,
653 and 665 Mission St., bet. New Montgomery and Third, San Francisco.
Send for Circular. EDWARD G. DENNISTON, PROPRIETOR.
Awarded the First Premium at every Fair of the Mechanics' Institute for the last 12 Yours.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
JW Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION BlOOK.
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
IIOIIE INDUSTRY ! XIX. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Ai alga
mating Macmnes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
WFI I <»' PATENT
VI C L Ld CAST M ETAL
A. C. "WELLS & CO., Patentees,
Market St. Manchester, Eng.
UNBREAKABLE LAMPS AND OIL FEEDERS.
Adoptedln the English tiuvtin-
ment and finest Railway Works
ami Steamship CompBnioa in tho
world.
150,000
Entirely superseding tin
goods, as they Don't
Leak ! or Break I
Cast in first two year.-,
supeiseding all others.
Ask your Fur-
nisher to get you
tbern.
WRITE FOR LISTS
AgentB wanted in all pn ' t
Liheral Terms.
In writing p'easc mention
Lhi3i>aper.
W.R. ALLEN & CO..
IMPORTERS OP
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers'. Goods.
(<
Nos.' 327 and 329 Market Street, Cor. Fremont, S. F.
Sole "Who'eFaleiAgents for the United Slates,
FAINE, EIEHL CO., 140 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Superior to Black or Judson Powder.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The best Nitro-Glycerine Powders uranuf ac' ured. Having secured large lots of the
hu*t imported I'.lycerine at low prices, wv are prepared to otter the mining pulilic the
very strongest, most uniform and best Nitro-Clycerine Powder at the very Lowest
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PKICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is TJnequaled
Cor Bank Blasting? and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pon-
der and no Other.
Vulcan Powder Co., 218 California St., S. F.
I
S. HEYDENFELT,
H. SHA1NWALD,
President.
Secretary.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES. DRILLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
and Other Machine Tools,
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAN FRANCISCO TOOL CO., - - 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 13, 1S8
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPEESSOE.
With Adiustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank. Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the "best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
1850. 1882.
KANKIN, BRAYTON & CO,,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUiLDBRS O?
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
audniost improved machinery and processes for * ase anc
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting1 Furnaces for stiver,
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to aDy other make. Hoisting Works,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. V.V.
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this spec;al Hue of work, and are prepared to
furnish the most approved character of Mining- aud Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running1 order,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard & EIIib' Celebrated
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
TRADE MARK.
STEAM OYLINCEE AND MACHINE OILS,
The Be^t and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils camwt be purchased through dealer,
and are sold direct to comamcr only by H. H. BROMLEY,
sole deal-r in these goods.
Reference— An? first-class Engine or Machine Bu'lder in
America. Address, 43 Sacramento St„ S. F.
PENRYN
CE.A.1TITE WORKS,
O. GRIFFITH, Frop.
Penryn, Placer County, - CALIFORNIA.
The Granite Stone from the Penryu and Roeklii Quar-
ries was declared by experts at the Philadelphia Centen-
nial Exposition lo be the
Best in the United States.
GBAKITE FOR BUILDING PURPOSES, TOMBSTOXES
AND MONUMENTS,
In Blub, Gray and Black shades, supplied to order on
ebort notice. Address,
O. GRIFFITH,
Penryn, Placer Co., Cal.
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANWIHG MACHINE.
Over 400 are now in use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen m working order, and ready to make teats, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given thit all skalcing motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing aDy end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-3hake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves agaiDst any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1S69; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of §1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7. 109 California Street,
Nov. 6 1882
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STROUDSBITRG, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nos. 2 and i California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. « Front Street.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nos. 152 and 164 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No. 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 to 819 North Second Street.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27. 29 and 31 Main St..
Bet. Market and Mission, near Ferries, San Francisco,
— and —
187 Front St., Portland, Oregon
LARGEST" STOCK
OF
Eastern,
LUBRICATING OILS
On the Ppcific Coast, and
HEADQUARTERS
For the following
Celebrated Specialties:
Albany Lubricating Com-
pound and Cnpg,
Albany Cylinder Oil and
Sight Drop Cylinder Lu-
bricator,
Albany Spindle Oil,
Genuine West Virginia Lu-
bricating Oil.
3®"Ihe above can he gotten from us or our AGENTS
ONLY.
MINES WANTED.
Two Gold, one Copper and one Antimony, for CASH
CUSTOMERS. Mines will be as good as sold if first-class
and accompanied with favorable Reports from Experts of
known refutation. No PROSPECTS wanted, and no
mine withou t an Expert Report will be entertained.
Apply in person or by letter to
A. M. LAWVER,
45Merchant'sExcaange.San Fiancieco, Cal.
Ihis paper is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Charle3 Eneu Johnson & Co., 609
South lOKi St., Philadelphia. Branch Offi-
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An Illustrated Journal of Mining,
tor &clenc&
BY X>I2W*:Y A CO.,
I'll l.ll-ll*'!--.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1883.
VOLUMS 3HL.V1
Humber 3.
The Heald & Morris Engine
ISdward A. i ; i x , "t 47 and I!' Pramont street,
in tin- city, baa the agency "f the upright and
horizontal engines of Heald & Morris, These
.in . tti.i.-iit.l'iw priced and economically worked
engines. All work ol a showy and ornamental
nature, which" enters largely into tl»- ooete "t
: ally, all complicated and expensive
mechanisms for operating the valves, etc., have
been practically dispensed with. These things
add greatly to the cost, and us engines of this
class pass largely into the hands "f those quite
inexperienced in their attendance, it is abso-
lutely necessary that complicated mechanism
should In- avoided ii« fill' a- possible.
As will 1"' seen Erom the engraving, these l-u-
ginee are of a somewhat novel yet graceful de-
sign, giving in the highest degree; for the weight
of material used, and which is ample for nil con-
tingencies, that strength and rigidity of parts
essential to durability ami economy in
wear, anil freedom from vibration and
when in rapid motion.
The working strain acting on a line
through the center is self-contained,
rendering it practically impossible for
tl,. in ever to lie ne out of line. Re-
quiring a very small tloor space, they
are more compactly built than any
horizontal engines of equal power,
and from shortness of stroke and great
strength of parts, admit of a high rate
of speed.
The cylinder is steam-jacketed, with
steam chest on bottom, giving per-
fect and instant drainage, and all cast
in one piece. The piston is packed
with self-adjusting inside and outside
metallic rings. The valve is simple
and inexpensive in construction. It
is as perfectly balanced as one run-
ning in a horizontal position can be
made, ami requires the minimum of
power for its operations. It exhausts
through its center into the heater,
giving no pressure on steam chest
covers nor leakage at any point.
The feed pump is simple and dura-
ble; accessible in case of stoppage by simply
loosening one nut and without disconnecting
pipes. The water heater is a separate part, and
so attached as to have no effect from its expan-
sion and contraction on other parts, and has
perfect drainage. The engines are furnished
with best make of governor, and can be set to
make the engine run at any speed desired.
The crank shaft, connecting rod and shafts,
are of the best forged iron. Anti-friction metal
is used for the shaft boxes and bronze metal
boxes for both ends of the connecting rod. The
cross-head is of steel with steel wrist and bronze
metal gibs adjustable to wear. The piston
rod is of steel, and all the material and fittings
are as perfect as mechanical skill and good fa-
cilities can give. All parts are made in dupli-
cate, so that worn out or broken parts may be
readily and cheaply supplied.
There are five sizes of the Heald & Morris
horizontal engines sold, from an 8xS to a 14x12.
The engraving shows the "Reliable," which is
* made from 20 to 45-horse power, with cylinder
10 inches in diameter and 10 inches stroke, and
a 53-inch fly-wheel. This engine weighs 2,800
pounds. It requires a foundation seven feet by
two feet, and a floor space over all of eight feet
four inches by four feet six inches. This is ex-
treme measurement over all projecting parts,
including wheels, pipes, pulleys, etc.
Academy of Sciences.
At the last meeting of the Academy of Sci-
ences Prof. Davidson presided and there was a
large attendance. Prof. Hitchcock, of Dart,
mouth College, who has since sailed for the
Hawaiian Islands, addressed the Academy on
tin- subject of "Glacial Moraines." He said an
examination of the distribution of moraines had
prompted an inquiry as to whether they were
deposited by glaciers or icebergs. In his opin-
ion, they are clearly the work of glaciers, and
icebergs have in certain localities simply supple-
mented their work. Late observations now en-
able us to decide the positions of these great
terminal moraines. Their extreme eastern
boundary is oft' the island of Xantucket, and
they extend, with occasional interruptions, when
cut away by streams traversing them, below
Long Island, Staten Island, through New' Jer-
sey, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, con-
and clay were formed by high-water rivers, re-
sulting from melting ice, and prove conclusively
tlie claims of glacial theorists. Some such tor-
races, remaining as steps, must have enclosed
rivers 200 ft. deep at such times. Along the
line of the Northern Paoific railroad in Idaho
and Montana these successive terrace forma-
tions are developed on a magnificent scale. They
are exceedingly interesting as bearing on the an-
tiquity of the human race, for mi these high ter-
races are found flint arrow-heads, obsedianspear
heads and the remains of early man.
He thought there could be no doubt, that man
lived as far back as the ice period. It was at
first supposed by early glacial investigators that
all glaciers originated at the poles and worked
their way toward the equator. This theory is
now untenable, for we can locate the various ice
centers on this continent whence these glacial
flows have proceeded, and this has also been
done in Europe. In the center of our continent
THE HEALD & MORRIS "RELIABLE " HORIZONTAL ENGINE.
tinning to an indefinite distance toward the
northwest. This general outline traces the ex-
treme terminal moraines, but many others ex-
ist within the outer circle at different irregular
points formed by the ice boundaries, varied by
the difference in seasons.
Another large glacial area is bounded by a
point beginning on British territory, extending
through Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,
and forming a loop parallel to Lake Michigan
and Lake Erie; thence down to Long Island,
and off Cape Cod, whence it extends off into
the Atlantic ocean. In the ice age the country
stood higher out of the water than now, hence
some of these moraines are now submerged un-
der the ocean. Fishermen engaged in our At-
lantic coast fisheries bring in great numbers of
tertiary .fossils, brought up from the shoals off
the eastern coast of the United States and Nova
Scotia. The large glaciers of the great glacial
period were thousands of feet in thickness. The
very large ketttle holes worn by the erosion of
bowlders throughout the northwest portions of
the continent belong to this general system of
terminal moraines. Eratic bowlders are dis-
tributed over the country, having been trans-
ported by moving glaciers on their surface, with-
out abrasion from contact with the surface. He
said many claimed that terraces of gravel, sand
there existed at least three pre-historie lakes of
great magnitude, which were recently named
for purposes of identification. Lake Bonneville
was as large as the Territory of Utah, and is
said to have been the result of melted glaciers.
Lake La Hontaine was another glacial lake be-
tween the Sierra Nevada and Rocky mountains.
Lake Agassiz was a similar lake in Minnesota,
wrhose extreme southern part was once the source
of Red river. These three lakes, long since
drained and dry, were glacial lakes.
Mr. J. G. Lemmon read a paper describing
the native potato of Arizona. This paper we
shall refer to in a future number.
Annual Mining Review.— We shall publish
next week a double edition of the Mining and
Scientific Press containing our "Annual Min-
ing Review." There will be a good deal of in-
teresting matter hi this edition for the miners
of the coast, each of whom should have a copy.
The statistics of production, so far as gathered,
will be printed, and the number will be es-
pecially valuable for reference.
Congressman Rosecrans says that the
Ways and Means Committee have admitted be-
ing in error in putting boracic acid on the free
list, and they will change their recommendation
on the subject,
Expenses of Mining Companies.
Jt was a wise conclusion that tin; Presidents of
the lo mining companies in this city came to the
other day when they met ami resolved to re-
duce the salaries of all officers, including their
own, at the same time agreeing to keep the min-
ers' wages at the present standard.
We have often inveighed against what may
be called the "top heavy" system of mining,
where very high salaries were paid for officials
who performed merely nominal duties, and
without whom the actual work in the mine itself
could very Well go on. It has been, however,
to the interest of the men in charge, and having
influence in this direction, to keep those high
salaries running as long as possible, since they
participated in the profits and were themselves
benefited.
Of late it has come to be recognized that peo-
ple would have nothing to do with the stocks of
these mines, and the occupation of
many of these men was gone. Other
people refused to pay assessments,
and the stock had to be taken by the
company, and would bring no price
when sold again. It became evident
that in order to restore confidence
and keep the mines running at all,
some popular move should be made
to cut down expenses. Many of
these expenses ought to have been
cut down long since. If they had
been, the mines would have been
worked to a better advantage, since
money spent on useless officers would
have paid turners to do work in the
mine, where money should be legiti-
mately spent.
It is even now, however, late as it
is, a subject of congratulation to all
friends of legitimate mining that the
evils of the "top heavy system" arc
being recognized in this city. They
are finding out that in order to do
anything with mines they must work
them. It is no longer possible to
work stocks instead of mines as for-
merly. People will invest to a certain point and
no further. All the dodges of the stock mar-
ket are pretty well known, and the public has
learned by bitter experience that then- money
invested in this way is all the money of people
who are probably interested on the other side.
With the superfluous expenses cut off, and the
ordinary ores reduced, the mines themselves
have a better chance of getting what they need
to be developed. It was a poor way to raise
§100,000 by assessment, and fritter away 875,-
000 of it in useless expenditures, the other quar-
ter going to the mine. With the new order of
things now going on there is a much better
prospect for the mining interests of the coast.
Minim: Bureau.— A bill has been introduced
hi the Legislature looking to the better support
of the State Mining Bureau, which will give it
an appropriation instead of having it depend on
the tax on mining stock certificates. It is proba-
ble that the collection now at Sacramento will
be removed to the Bureau here before long.
The Pacific Iron works, Rankin, Brayton
& Co., San Francisco, are completing at their
Chicago shops a 30-ton galena plant for the
Campbell Reduction and Milling Company, of
New York, to be used ou the mines of the com-
pany in North Carolina.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 20, 1 88 3
Southern Nevada.
During our trip through the southern part of
Nevada we were surprised at the number of re-
duction works that had been erected in the dif-
ferent mining camps and laying idle, monu-
ments of folly and mismanagement. If one-
fourth the amount of capital had been expended
in exploring the mines that has been wasted in
erecting those expensive works, our State would
to-day be the greatest bullion producer in the
world. Valuable mines are lying idle, which,
if worked on legitimate business principles,
would be dividend payers, but useless expendi-
tures and gross mismanagement have caused
stockholders to refuse to contribute any further
funds, and the mines and mills have become
almost uninhabited, where heretofore all was
life and bustle, and not on account of the merits
or demerits of the mines, but simply from the
incapacity and make all you can for yourself
management. Nevada lias had "wild cat and
stock jobbery" enough, while our neighboring
mineral States are enjoying a season of pros-
perity. Nevada is undergoing a season of dull-
ness unparalleled in her history, and through no
fault of her mines or mineral wealth. We be-
lieve that our State is the best mineralized State
or Territory in the Union, if properly worked,
and in all our principal mining camps it has
been proved beyond a doubt that our mineral
veins are continued to as great a depth as in
any other country in the world. Then why should
so many of our mines be lying idle to-day ? Let
any person who has been a resident of those
camps answer the question. Is it through the
mines giving out, or account of the poorness of
the ore ? Can they truthfully say yes in either
ease ? There may be some few exceptions, but
the greater number will have to be laid to the
incapacity of the management and useless ex-
penditures in salaries to n on -producers. How
many mines are there whose pay-roll for miners
and mill men can equal the amount paid out to
supernumeries, many of whom have never seen
a mine and know no more about mining than a
cow does about handling a musket. Mining
can be made a paying business, and will pay a
larger rate of interest on the amount invested
than almost any other business, but must be
conducted on the same business principles that
any other business is conducted on. Then, and
not till then, will our State return to its old
time prosperity, and it should be the endeavor
of all interested in mining and the welfare of
the State of Nevada to do all in their power to
encourage legitimate mining and discourage
wildcat schemes and stock jobberies. — Letch
Hmld. _
Vertigoed by the Geologists.
This is the way that the spokesman at a
miner's meeting in the Gibraltar mining dis-
trict, near Casa Grande, put it:
"Fellow miners and citizens: I am not
Fitch, the silver tongue, nor am I Beech, the
Plymothonian; but I am the rhetorician of
these little hills and the vindicator of the
miner's wrongs. Egypt had her ten plagues;
Pharaoh was swallowed in the Dead Sea, and
Beecher swallowed Plymouth church ; but
greater curses are reserved for Arizona. The
locusts from the East, having professional ap-
pendages, are now lighting upon our mining
camps and darkening our brightest prospects
with their inexperience and unjust reports.
What do strangers from the East know about o\ir
peculiar country? They acknowledge that our
veins and ledges are totally new to them, and the
pitch of our hills are so peculiar that they have
never seen a similarity of them before, and yet,
in the face of all these assertions, they render
an off-hand verdict on our mines with as much
ease and gusto as if they were dining upon
roasted turkey. They are shown some of the
richest veins and lodes in Arizona, and yet be-
cause two or three millions have not been ex-
pended in tunnels, winzes and dumps, they
turn up their facetious noses, pass sentence
derogatory and repack their satchels for civil-
ized Boston. The miner has said more than
once, and still repeats it, that the capitalist
should be the party acting in these matters;
the book student mineralogized and metallur-
gized let loose from the bank counters and office
space of eastern cities are nauseated at the
presence of an Arizona desert, and their book-
stuffed learning and theories theoretical are
dealt out to the hardy-fisted miner in such
doses and pills that it seems all practical ex-
perience was at nought and only learned men
resided in the East. Fellow citizens, am I not
right when I say that Arizona is sick, verti-
goed by the professors and stupified by the
geological geologists? (Cries of, 'Bravo! good,
good, 'tis so, give it to 'em.') My friends, in
the future let us place a plate, knife and fork
at the miner's table for the reception of the
man of means and practical business knowledge
who will meet us half way upon reasonable
propositions, and let us ignore and banish the
learning that stands on hill tops and knows it
all. (Great cheering and cries of 'We'll fix
'em.' " — Tombstone Independent.
Ao iiiol From CHiccoRV.—Chiccory will hardly
lie longer made to serve as a substitue for coffee,
if it is true that, as a European technical jour-
nal asserts, it can be made to give an alcohol of
a pleasant aromatic taste and great purity.
Mexican Mining Laws.
We republish from the Denver Tribune the
following precis of the mining laws of Mexico,
contributed to that journal by its intelligent
traveling correspondent, ' 'Weaver, " written
from the city of Chihuahua:
"For the instruction of those of our people
who have an eye to milling in Mexico; I have
been at some pains to gather correct information
as to laws governing mines. There is a differ-
ence of opinion here between native lawyers and
American interpreters as to the meaning of the
mineral laws, especially that part of them which
refers to the length of time a mine must be
worked during each year, some claiming that a
mine must be worked at least eight months, and
others four months in each year. I am indebted
to Senor Martinez del Rio, J r. , an attorney in the
city of Mexico, for my interpretation of the min-
ing laws. And I will preface the summary of
them by the remark that our own mining laws
might be greatly improved by modeling them in
some features after the Spanish laws. These
laws seem to be particularly adapted to the de-
velopment of the mineral wealth of the country,
whereas ours allow of the longest delay, and
even of the holding of the most valuable mines
without any production whatever. As is well
known, Mexico was captured and held by the
Spaniards for its mineral wealth, and the laws
the Spanish Government enacted governing mines
were with a view to obtaining the greatest pro-
duction of bullion. Under the old Spanish laws,
which are held in observation by the States of the
Republic, the right of eminent domain in all min-
eral whether on private or public lands, was al-
ways reserved to the government, and no indi-
vidual or corporation could become the owner of
mineral, in the earth. The government grants the
privilege of working out the mineral
under certain fixed conditions, and when these
conditions are violated the privilege is
withdrawn. These conditions may be briefly
stated as follows: The discoverer of an
ore body of mineral denounces (claims) the dis-
covery, and must publish or advertise his de-
nouncement after having first established his
boundaries. He must then sink a shaft or tun-
nel 30 ft. on the ledge within 90 days. Then in
30 days more he must dig 30 ft. more. A justice
then goes in company writh a mining expert, ex-
amines the property and measures off 200
yards along the vein, and 200 yards across
it, the side lines being located according
to the inclination of the vein. If the vein is per-
pendicular, 100 yards are allowed on each side.
If horizontal, 100 yards square are allowed. If
the vein dips 45° they measure 1 50 yards on side
of dip from the outcrop, and. 50 yards on the
other side. The claimant is then put in posses-
sion, with a title to the mineral, under the pro-
viso that he must work the mine at least four
months in every year, with not less* than four
men. If he fails to do this work he forfeits all
his rights and all work, and the mine may be
denounced and taken possession of by the first
comer. The mineral wealth does not belong to
the general Government, but to the States.
The States, however, have retained the old Span-
ish laws, as proven by experience to be the most
wise and best adapted for the development of
the mines. The ownership of lands does not af-
fect the right of government to the mineral be-
neath them, only that the discoverer of mineral
on private lands must pay the owner for the sur-
face at its value. The water and timber privi-
leges go with the mineral. Here is, in brief,
the essence of the mineral laws of Mexico. With
similar laws in force in our country, I believe
that the bullion product of Colorado would to-
day be quadruple what it is. It seems prepos-
terous that Government should carry the title
to mineral lands to individuals or corporations,
as is often done • in the United States, for no
other object than that they may keep somebody
else out of possession, or to work stock specu-
lations, or for no object whatever apparent
other than the mere desire to own a mine. It
is a well-known fact that hundreds of the rich-
est mining claims in Colorado are held under
Government titles, and are not producing a dol-
lar of bullion in years. Under the Spanish laws
these gentlemen would either have to produce
something from the mines or abdicate in favor
of somebody else."
The ^Eolian Harp consists of a long, nar-
row box of pine about 6 inches deep, with a
:ircle in the middle of the upper side of H
inches in diameter, in which are to be drilled
small holes. On this side 7, 10 or more strings
of a fine cat-gut are stitched over bridges at
each end, like the bridge of a fiddle, and screwed
up or relaxed with screw pins. The strings
must all be tuned to one and the same note (D
is perhaps the best) and the instrument should
be placed in a window partly open, in which
the width is exactly equal to the harp, with the
sash just raised to give the air admission. When
the air blows upon these strings with different
degrees of force it will excite different tones of
sound. Sometimes the blast brings on all the
tones in full concert and sometimes it sinks
them to the softest murmurs. A colossal im-
itation of the instrument just described was in-
vented at Milan in 17S0, by the Abbe Gattoni.
He stretched 7 strong iron wires, tuned to the
notes of the gamut, from the top of a tower 80
feet high to the house of a Signor Moscate, who
was interested in the success of the experiment,
and this apparatus, called the "giant's harp,"
in blowing weather yielded lengthened peals of
harmonious music. In a storm this music was
sometimes heard at a distance of several miles.
Sierra County Mines.
The Sierra county Tribune says : It is often
a matter of great surprise to many who visit
Downieville and notice the unusual advantages
offered in its vicinity for quartz miners that no
enterprises of this character scarcely are in op-
eration. The first conclusion reached is that
there are no ledges in the section worth devel-
oping. However, the contrary is the case, and
these visitors who do not take the pains to in-
quire regarding the matter become impressed
with false ideas. Of course, these men, with
their unfavorable opinions, often work injury to
this section on the outside.
On the mountain sides leading north and
south from Downieville are numerous ledges
that have been prospected, and in many in-
stances they have been developed sufficiently to
prove that the rock is of a high character. Too
often, however, these ledges have fallen into the
hands of poor companies, whose only object in
securing them was for corrupt purposes. If
these companies could make nothing by other
means than legitimately working their proper-
ties, then the ledges were abandoned, and, as a
matter of course, they are looked upon to-day
by those from abroad as worthless.
With the exception of the Gold Bluff there is
not a quartz mine in operation to-day near this
town. S. Van Slyke, the owner of the Gold
Bluff, has alone run this mine and made it one
of the best dividend-paying properties in the
county. On the other hand is the Good Hope
mine, owned by a San Francisco company (pur-
ported to be wealthy), who came up here last
year and displayed all the pomp imaginable.
They erected a fine 20-stamp mill (which was
heavily insured), coyoted around in former
worked -out drifts for a while, and then then the
mill was burned under very suspicious circum-
stances. The mine is now lying idle, not one
iota more prospected than it was the day that
the company assumed control of it. Experienced
miners say that the Good Hope can be made a
paying mine if properly developed.
It does seem to us that if the business men of
Downieville would make an effort they might
have some of these mills that are lying idle
within almost a stone's throw of the town in
operation. If the real facts were presented to
legitimate mining operators, and the business
men would lend their influence, in all probabil-
ity the desired object could be accomplished.
The people of Downieville have been deceived
many times by fraudulent companies, but if
they would take the matter in hand themselves
they might avert so much of this deception in
the future. With the utmost confidence in the
value of the surrounding mines, and knowing
of what benefit they will prove to Downieville,
if properly worked, our citizens should endeavor
to attract the attention of honest investors to
this section, while on the other hand they should
endeavor to keep away all companies whose ob-
jects have the odor of rascality.
The Action of Light Upon Amalgamation.
— M. P. Laur, of Rodez, Aveyron, France, hav-
ing noticed in Mexico the striking effect of the
sunlight upon the activity of the process of
amalgamation, has undertaken a number of ex-
periments, which he has communicated to the
French Academy of Sciences recently. He
placed in a dark chamber a glass vessel con-
taining a solution of 15 parts of salt and 7 parts
of sulphate of copper in 100 parts of water. A
porous vessel rilled with quicksilver was sus-
pended in this solution, and one platinum elec-
trode was dipped into the mercury, while a
second, consisting of a leaf of sulphide of silver,
was dipped into the copper solution. The wires
from both are connected with a galvanometer.
When the vessel is placed in the dark chamber
and the circuit is closed, the needle of the gal-
vanometer is deflected, showing that the sul-
phide of silver is the positive pole. As soon as
light is admitted to the dark chamber, the
needle at once swings back, the current being
still in the same direction. Every change from
darkness to light, or even in the intensity of
the latter, causes variations in the current.
The bichloride of copper formed by the mixture
of salt and sulphate of copper attacks the quick-
silver, and the photo-chloride of copper formed
reduces the sulphide of silver. This reduction,
however, takes place only under the action of
sunlight, and therefore an electric current is
produced by exposure to the sun.
An Important Invention, — A new process
in the manufacture of alkali has just been in-
vented by McTear. The main advantage of his
new patent is that it admits of the use of ground
rock salt, which is a great saving compared with
the white salt. It is said it produces a much
improved quality of salt cake. At the same
time it effects the decomposition of salt at one-
third the cost of the present system — hand
labor. This marks an important point in the
chemical manufacturing trade of the Tyne dis-
trict, for if it is successful, as it promises to be,
many employers will be aide largely to dimin-
ish working expenses.
Subsidy to Pasteur. — The French Minister
of Agriculture has lately placed at the disposal
of M. Pasteur a new sum of 50,000 fr. ($10,000)
in order to continue his admirable investigations
upon the contagious diseases of animals. The
Government had already granted to the illustrious
savant, for the same object, 50,000 fr. in 18S0
and 40,000 in 1881. The minister consulted a
special committee, who, in view of the brilliant
success obtained by Pasteur in his previous in-
vestigations, unanimously recommend a renewal
of the grant.— Les Monaes,
Air in Mines,
There are two principles which are relied upon
to ventilate a mine. That of heat expanding the
air and the abhorrence of a vacuum by nature.
Add to these a system of pumping or forcing
air into a place, and we have the three ideas
upon the expansion of which into practical
methods all ventilation of mining properties
depends. There are various causes which de-
velop heat in mines. The lamps or candles by
the light of -which the miner works, the heat
given out by the bodies of the men as the re-
sult of that work, the oxidation of sulphur, if
any be present in the mineral or in the walls,
being among them. There may be, too, the
heat of thermal springs, or, if the mine be deep
enough, that which is ' ouod in the rock. If we
suppose a shaft to be sunk, say 2,000 ft., and if
in the center of that shaft we placed a tube, or
box, or aDy substance, wood, for example, which
runs from the surface of the ground to the bot-
tom of the shaft, there would be at once created
a circulation of air. The air around the sides
of the shaft being heated by the walls would
rise, and the vacuum so created would draw the
cold air down through the box. But if we kin-
dled a fire below the box, the current of air
would be down the shaft and up the box.
The system of ventilating a mine by heat a
simply the one which we have imagined ex-
panded to the ertent necessary to ventilate the
whole mine. If we run off at one side from the
bottom of our shaft a level of 500 ft. in length,
and caried the box into the face of it, we would
have precisely the same thing taking place as
before. The air, as heated by the walls, would
travel along the level and ascend the shaft, while
the cold air would come through the bax. If
instead of constructing a box we placed a di-
vision in the shaft, cutting it into two equal parts,
as we do so often in this country, the cold air
would descend on one side and the warm air
would ascend on the other. Suppose, however,
that we had two shafts — one at each end of the
level; then the air would come down one, trav-
erse the level and go up the other. The direc-
tion in which it would travel would depend
altogether upon the size of the shafts or the
amount of beat generated. If the shafts were
of unequal siz^ the air would come down the
smaller and go up the larger. If it is the same
the air would move in the direction of that shaft
the center or the equilibrium of heat was near-
est to. If the center or equilibrium of heat was
exactly in the center of the level, and if the
friction on the air was exactly equal in each
shaft, then we could cause the air to move
whichever way we pleased by building a fire at
the foot of the shaft we wished it to ascend]
Keeping that fire burning for a day would be
sufficient to cause the air to ascend tba* shaft
in preference to the other for all time, because
■-he cold air constantly descending through one
shaft would cool that shaft c IT and so move the
point of equilibrium of heat nearer to the other.
The ventilation of a mine where pumping is
not necessary is merely an expansion of the sys-
tem which has just been outlined. But there
are two most important variations possible in
the application of this system. We may either
take the fresh air in through a box to the work-
ings or we may take the foul air out. Each has
its advantages. In the first we find the intro-
duction of the fresh air and the removal of the
foul easier than in the second. In the second
the foul air and gases generated by blasts are
carried off at once and are not forced to travel
through the level to the shaft.
A Splendid Collection of Ores.— At the
office of H. M. Yerington, General Superin-
tendent of the Virginia and Truckee and Car-
son and Colorado Railroad, at Carson, is to be
seen a rich and beautiful collection of .samples
of ore from the mines situated in the mineral
ranges bordering Owens Valley. These ore
samples were collected by Mr, Yerington dur-
ing a recent trip through that country along
the line of the Carson and Colorado road.
There are specimens of silver, copper, argentif-
erous galena and free-gold ores. Many of the
samples of copper are very beautiful, showing
brilliant hues of blue, green, orange and burnt
sienna. These are not only very rich in metal,
but also quite ornamental, making magnificent
cabinet specimens. One of these fine samples
of copper ore is from the Hirsch mine near In-
dependence, and another from the Russ mine,
Bishop Creek. From the Union mine, Cerro
Gordo, there are specimens of argentiferous ga-
lena that arc solid masses of metal. This ore
runs very high in silver. From the Farrington
mine, near Benton, are specimens of chloride
ore which are rich. The ore of this mine, now-
being worked at the Millner mill, Benton, will
pay $200 per ton. From the Poleta and Sacra-
mento mines— both very fine properties — there
are specimens of quartz that show very bright
spangles of free gold. In short, mining men
will be able to obtain a very good idea of the
mines in the Owens Valley country by an ex-
amination of this collection of ores. Many mines
not mentioned above are represented in the col-
lection.— En relet Sentinel.
A Cable Railroad for Philadelphia. —
Work on the machinery to be used in furnishing
the motive power required to operate the first
cable street railway in Philadelphia is now rap-
idly progressing, and it is expected that all ne-
cessary preparations will soon be completed.
January 20, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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ME(3HAJ\!ICy\L PROGRESS.
i ista v id [Thing Bi re are sev-
eral hundred columns published every year in
newspapers on the subject of belts, mo
iug directions how to use them and how t" take
them. But the first thing to bi
I them; for it a man does
not know how to select a belt, an article in a
iper will not teach him much on this
■ U for 1 1 ^ work,
_-lit. It is a difficult matter
to teU the exact power required for different
■ tie required p
different tunes in the same machine with the
quality or qoantit) of work t" be don< I
belt snips it proves that the traction
too small, either from small pulleys, di
unferential oontaot or narrow belts, The
into! this ii olearj but the pi aetii
ompounds on belts to keep them from
■lipping is n narrow; senseless one, There
are a few manufacturers who make first class
belts and make them all tin- time, and any
one who buys from them is sure to buy a good
It is s very difficult matter to judge a
good belt b) Looking at it. It is doubtful if any
0 judge accurately who is not handling
leather as a business. There an a few firms
1 mrinesfl is to make good belts, and they
do it. The wayontof the difficulty is fixed.
\\ ii- [. the power is known, a '"'It of sufficient
sue to transmit that power van be determined.
A\ Asm ai.t MnnTAit.— A German paper de-
nted composition made at a fac-
31 irgard, Pomerania, which lias for some
past been used with perfect success on the
Berlin-Stettin railway tor wall copings, water
tables and similar purposes requiring a water-
prooJ coating. The material is composed of
coal tar, to u hich are added clay, asphalt, resin,
and sand. It is, in short, a kind of arti-
ficial asphalt, with the distinction that it is ap-
plied cold, lih dinary cement rendering. The
tenacity of the material when properly laid,
and its freedom from liability to damage by the
weather, arc proved by reference to an example
in the coping of a retaining wall which has been
exposed for four years to the drainage of a slope
33 ft. high. This coping is still perfectly sound,
and has required no repairs since it was laid
down. Other works have proved equally satis-
Eactory. In applying this mortar, as it is termed.
the space to be covered is first thoroughly dried,
and after being well cleaned is primed with hot
roofing varnish, the basis of which is also tar.
The mortar is then laid on eold to the thickness
of about three-eighths of an inch, with either
wood or steel trowels, and is properly smoothed
over. If the area covered is large, another coat-
ing of varnish is applied, and rough, sand strewn
over the whole. The water-proof surface thus
made is perfectly impregnable to rain or frost,
and practically indestructible. The cost of the
material laid is estimated at not more than
nd. per square foot, and it is stated that this
price can be reduced by at least Id. for large
quantities put down by experienced workmen.
A New Method of Making Railway
SriKES. — The machine used in the manufacture
of railway spikes by H. H. Fowler & Co., Chi-
cago, consists of two large rolls, mounted in
substantial housings, and driven by gearing
after the manner of ordinary bar rolls. The
center of these rolls contains a groove in winch
the forming dies are placed. These are twelve
in number, are made of special grade of steel
and contain the imprint of the spike. The
spike, after being rolled into the groove, is
forced out by the plunger actuated by interior
methods. The rolls are driven at such a speed
that the radius of the roll is not assumed by
the spike, but it leaves the roll substantially
straight. The speed also has the effect of form-
ing the spike, as it were, by a blow. The en-
tire operation of producing the spike consists
merely of taking from the furnace the hot bil-
let, about two niches square, running it through
but four passes, after which it is fed direct into
the spike forming rolls, from which the spikes
drop out automatically, at the rate of twelve
per revolution. The machine is capable of
turning out from 000 to 1*200 finished spikes
continuously per minute, depending upon the
rate of speed at which the machine is run.
Keep Your Machinery Clean*.— It might
be urged that in some shops where they want
quantity more than quality, no time is allowed
to wipe or clean a machine, and the foreman is
indifferent how short lived a machine is. In
any shop where first-class work is done, a care-
ful mechanic who does his work so that no one
can do it better, and takes good care of his ma-
chine, will always be appreciated. A man who
tries to make short cuts by dumping or grinding
a little off the extreme edge of his tools, and
works with the points a quarter of an inch lower
than the back, is invariably a butcher.
Malleable Brass.— A German periodical is
responsible for the following method of making
malleable brass: Thirty-three parts of copper
and 25 of zmc are alloyed, the copper being first
put into the crucible, which is loosely covered.
As soon as the copper is melted, zinc, purified
by sulphur, is added. The alloy is then cast
into molding sand in the shape of bars.
LTaB BOTH H\m<\-A writer on mechanical
subjects advises young mechanics to cultivate
the nerves and muscles of each hand so that they
can use d hammer, chisel, file, wrench, or &nj
other t'H.i as well with one hand as with the
other; or so that they cm turn a handle or hand
wheel one, way with one hand, and anothei one
the other 'way with the other hand, both at the
same time, ->i BO that they can turn them both
one waj or different ways at difierent
ictice in turning handles will be found
in learning t>i become an expert
"ii the Lathe, planer or other machine fcooL All
that is required t«> learn this is a little pi actios
until the motion of one limb or member is not
at all governed or controlled by the motion "i
\ \>.u Tram Car, At a Bavarian exhibi-
tion in Nuruberg lately there was shown, from
EToeU'a wagon manufactory at Wurrburg, a tram
car which does not require switch and siding on
meeting another ear. The car is kept on the
means of a fifth wheel in front of the
uul catching in a groove between the
rails, The guide wheel is set in a triangular
frame on the fore axle, and when the drivei
raises this the car readily leaves the rails, an. I
may l>c drawn over the street pavement in .my
direction, Such cars have been successfully
used in Hamburg and Lisbon. Of course, the
leaving the rails involves greater strain for the
horses, but tlii- is only temporary and without
serious inconvenience.
Wonderful Iron Making Bbocess. — AX
llartholmy Hruiiow, a French metallurgist, is
credited with having discovered a method of re-
ducing iron ore to pig metal in the short .space
of ]4 minutes. A lump of African iron ore,
weighing 32 pounds, was broken up into small
fragments and placed into a crucible. As soon
as the ore was at red heat, a reacting substance
was added, and in three minutes the liquefac-
tion was complete. The produce obtained was
iron. Tile reacting substance cost about '23
cents per ton. What the reducing substance is
lias not been stated.
The Pullman Company are about to engage
in the manufacture, on an extensive scale, of
freight ears, and have already received orders
for some 4,000 cars. Work is now in progress
on 10 dining cars for the Northern Pacific, and
ti dining and fi sleeping cars for the New York,
West Shore and Buffalo road. Enough orders
are on hand to keep the shops busy for the next
year, among the largest of which are B0 first-
class and 37 second-class passenger coaches for
the Northern Pacific, and 50 passenger and 20
baggage and mail coaches for the West Shore
road, — Industrial World.
The Finishing File.— In the hand of one who
appreciates its possibilities, a three-cornered file,
ground sharp on the sides and rounded toward
the end like a bayonet, is a most efficient finish-
ing tool on fine work. It will take out every
scratch and leave dead smooth surfaces that re-
quire but little rubbing with emery paper. The
scraper does not cover up the work as the file
does, and is much more speedy in action, Used
with saliva on wrought iron or steel it surpasses
any other tool for finishing.
An Improved Wood Screw. — Screws used in
soft wood are sometimes driven in with a ham-
mer, and given a turn or two with a screw-
driver to bring them flush. A manufacturer has
brought out a new screw which is adopted for
driving and which enters the wood without tear-
ing the grain as the ordinary screw does. The
gimlet point is dispensed with and a cone point
substituted. The thread has a pitch that it
drives in barb fashion, offering no resistance in
entering, but firmly resisting all attempts to
withdraw it except by turning it with a screw-
driver.
Slotting Screws.— A New York City firm
has invented a simple machine for rapidly slot-
ting screws, which is said to work satisfactorily
and cheaply. It operates so as to require only one
downward pressure on the lever to grip and slot
the screw. When the lever is released, the
screw head is clear of the saw before the jaws
relax, but when the lever has reached a certain
point, the screw drops out and the jaws are
ready for another. The jaw is readily adjust-
able, and screws of different diameters can be
slotted without delay in changing the parts.
The machine, which weighs 250 lbs., can be
used in milling certain classes of light work.
Frost axd Fractcre.— Additional tests
made by M. Bade seem to prove that low tem-
perature has but little to do with the fracture
of railroad tires. Other things being equal, the
tires are as strong, he says, in severe frost as
when the temperature is normal; but low tem-
perature increases, of course, the rigidity of the
road and its inequalities, and so renders the
shocks received by the tires very violent, pro-
ducing at times disasters which are attributed
to changes in the metal.
Nail Mills. — In the eastern part of Massa-
chusetts, and with headquarters in Boston, are
seven nail mills, operating 300 machines and
turning out an average of 10,000 kegs per week,
mostly for the home trade, but furnishing ship-
ments for Cuba and South America.
SeiEJMTIFI© PF^OGF^ESS,
The Origin of Life.
Men "! science may amuse themselves by
sneaking ■>' lit.- being brought t-< the earth by
the arrival of a meteor, in reality a fragment of
some once peopled world which has been de-
stroyed by outlier with another or by internal
■■nee. Hut this is a more scientific jest
than a grave reality. Astronomy knowi
nothing -.1 worlds coming into conflict, * Mi the
contrary, the laws of motion assure us that it'
anything is so unlikely that it may !"■ ..
as absolutely impossibe, it is the encounter «>t
two orbs in mid Bpace; nor have we any reason
t<. suppose U,, u a planet can be rent into frag-
ments by internal convulsions. If we had,
we have not the slightest reason for supposing
that orbs thus unfortunate would be more
likely to be inhabited than their more lucky fel-
low worlds. If these u ere inhabited already . We
gain nothing by bringing to them the tragi B
of other worlds which have exploded; and if
tic \ un,- nut inhabited, whilst the burst or
shattered worlds were, we arc called on to im-
agine (for no one can believe) the absurdity
that only inhabited worlds are liable to destruc-
tion, for tin' benefit of thoBe which are without
inhabitants. To which absurdity this ad-
ditional one is superadded, that the seeds of
life would survive the destruction of their
planet home, and the journeying through mil-
lions on millions of years (rather millions of
millions) winch science assures us they would
have to make through the cold of iutersteller
Bpace before they would fall on any other
world. And all these absurdities to no pur-
pose, so far as the origin of life is concerned,
for they take us back but a step, which brings
us in reality no nearer to all life, — Professor
Proctor, in Bdyracia.
Siemens' New Solar Tiikoky. -The solar
theory lately propounded by Dr. Siemens, Pres-
ident of the British Science Association, does
not meet with favor in the eye of Dr. Tyndall,
the eminent physicist. Dr. Siemens suggested
that interstellar space is rilled with various com-
bustible gases, which are drawn in by the sun
in its onward march; that these gases rush in
from the pole of the sun toward its equator,
producing intense heat by their combustion on
the sun's surface; that the products of this com-
bustien are then thrown off into space, where, in
a highly ratified state they are dissociated by
the solar rays and are once more ready to become
f ,iel for another sun. In commenting on this
theory Dr. Tyndall says : "It would give me
extreme pleasure to be able to point to my re-
searches in confirmation of the solar theory re-
cently enunciated by my friend the President of
the British Association. But through the
experiments which I have made on the decom-
position of vapors by light might be numbered
by the thousand, I have, to my regret, en-
countered no fact which proves that free aque-
ous vapor is decomposed by the solar rays or
that the sun is reheated by the combination of
gases, iu the severance of which it had previ-
ously sacrificed its heat."
New Safety Lamp. — M. Tricot, the manager
of the Mons gas works, at the recent meeting
of the Association des Gaziers Beiges, described
a new fixed lamp invented by M. Lechienn for
burning safely while surrounded by an explosive
mixture of air and gas, such as may be pres-
ent in gas works. It consists of a metal bracket
(with an oritice in connection with a pipe lead-
ing a supply of pure air from a safe distance)
securely fixed to the wall, and provided with a
groove filled with sand for receiving a projecting
collar at the bottom of the lamp, so as to form
an air-tight joint. In the bottom of the lamp is
a valve, opening inwards, which keeps it closed
until placed in position, when it opens automat-
ically. The cover, made separate for facility of
cleaning, is also provided with a sand joint, and
the trunco-conical chimney is of such dimensions
that no air or gas can enter the lamp by its
means; while a sheet of perforated metal or wire
gauze, placed across it, affords an additional
safeguard. When the source of light is a vege-
table or mineral oil, the lamp has simply to be
lighted in a pure atmosphere before being placed
in position, as it contains sufficient air to sup-
port combustion for two or three minutes, when
the ail- valve opens. When ordinary coal gas is
used, the simplest method is to light a small
piece of taper near the burner before fixing the
lamp, and making the connection with the gas
sujiply pipe; or the gas may be lighted by elec-
tricity, or by a fulminating capsule.
A Pretty Scientific Experiment. — The fol-
lowing experiment in the way of physics with-
out apparatus is given by a correspondent of La
Nafua: A clay pipe is laid over the top of a
large wine glass, and a person is required to
bring it down to the table without touching
either pipe or glass, without agitating the air or
moving the table. The solution of the problem
consists in taking up another like glass, rubbing
it vigorously on your sleeve, then bringing it
near the pipe stem, which is thereupon strongly
attracted, so that the pipe falls. This experi-
ment is a pretty variation of the electric pen-
dulum, and shows that pipe-clay, a very bad con-
ductor of electricity, yields readily to the at-
traction of an electrified body.
M. Noedenskiold maintains that the aurora
is a permanent phenomenon in polar regions, be-
ing always seen when the sun is below the hori-
zon and when the moon is invisible.
■ vrn.s- in Ele'tkicity.— It is not only
the inventors of the world that ha\e now turned
their thoughts to electricity, but also tli
ulators, The progn -- of I
to that degree of industrial perfection which wilt
render it a paying investment from a financial
point, is necessarily slow. Some compani
indeed established themselves almost at once as
profitable undertaking-; but the formation of
large money enterprises, on the strength of in.
ventions which are not sufficiently tested, is cer-
tain to result in disappointment'. 'Jin- quota-
tions of some of the minor English companies
have greatlj depreciated. In fact, electricity,
it, is yet young, and Bhould not
a favorite object of speculation. We
are in favor of the widest freedom, so tar as
manirfacturmg enterprise is concerned, for here
tiier.- is a Bond basis, but the abuse oi i
di oovei ies in England by the "promotej ■
undertakings" has already throw a iome di
on solid companies. The shares of Borneo! tin
branch companies that were formed have de-
clined considerably, others ha\ ■■ been oblig. d to
wind up. lint whatever stock jobbing misfor-
tunes may be reported, we have no doubt that
when electricity comes to be more adapted to all
industries, as it will 1m- before long, it will then
Offer a large and safe field of investment.
Singular Laboratory Explosion1. -E.Militz,
writing from the Leverkuseit Alizarine Works,
gives an account of an explosion under unusual
circumstances: "I take the liberty of reporting
to you a peculiar explosion which has taken
plaee in this laboratory. Kura number of years
I have prepared the chromic acid solution requi-
site for the analysis of anthracene by adding to
five kilos, of chromic acid water and acetic acid
iu suitable proportions and letting the mixture
stand, stirring occasionally, till the whole is .lis-
solved. One bottle of chromic acid, on addition
of the acetic acid and water, became suddenly
warm, and in a short time began to boil briskly,
giving off abundance of fumes smelling like aide-
hide. As I saw that the reaction became more
and more violent, and that the chromic acid
could not be saved, the room was at once evacu-
ated, and scarcely was everyone out of danger
when a violent explosion ensued, with formation
of dense clouds of chromic oxide. The chromic
oxide was of a very loose texture, exactly re-
sembling that formed on heating ammonium
bichromate. A fresh quantity of chromic acid
(obtained at the same time with the spoiled lot)
dissolved quietly in the acetic and water. I am
unable, therefore, to explain the cause of the
explosion. —Chem. Rev.
New Photo-Electric 'Hatteky.— A new
battery, which gives a current on exposure to
the action of light, has been devised by M.
Saner. It consists of a square glass vessel, con-
taining a solution of fifteen parts common salt
and seven parts sulphate of copper in 10b" of
water. A porous vessel of mercury is placed in
the solution. An electrode of platinum is in the
mercury, and another of sulphuret of silver in
the saline solution. The electrodes are connect-
ed by means of a galvauo meter, and the bat-
tery is iixed in a box sheltered from light. The
closing of the circuit displaces the needle of the
galvanometer, and it is seen that the sulphuret
of silver is the negative pole. When the needle
has come to rest, if the battery is exposed to the
light of the sun the deviation increases. If the
light is suppressed the needle returns to its orig-
inal position; if a cloud passes before the sun
while the battery is exposed to the Uglit the va-
riations of the needle indicate the fluctuations
of the electric current. The effect of the bat-
tery is due to the action on the mercury
of the bichloride of copper formed by
the mixture of common salt and sulphate of
copper. The proto- chloride of copper which is
formed reduces the sulphuret of silver, but this
reduction requires the intervention of the solar
light, which determines the production of the
photo-electric current. — Leu Monties.
The largest telescopes in the world are in the
United States, the one at the naval observatory
in Washington being 33 ft. long, and there is one
of the same size at the University of Virginia, in
Charlottesville. But the Russian Government is
now having a telescope constructed, to be ready
this month, which will be 45 ft. in length. The
work is being done by Messrs. Alvin Clark &
Co.i of Cambridge, Mass., under the care of the
great astronomer, Otto Struve. It is for the
Government observatory in a suburb of Moscow,
but will stand in a meadow outside of the prin-
cipal building. The diameter of the glass is 30
inches.
Professor Koch's Discovery Disputed. —
At a meeting of the New Orleans Pathological
Society Nov. 20th, the President, Dr. H. D.
Schmidt, made an important microscopic dem-
onstration to disprove the reported discovery of
of Professor Koch, in Berlin, as to the
bacilli of tuberculosis. Dr. Schmidt claimed to
demonstrate that the bacilli thought by Dr.
Koch to be the cause of tubercular consumption
were simply fatty crystals. Dr. Schmidt's re-
searches have been long and minute, and he is
lonfident that Dr. Koch is in error.
The Growth oe Language. — Human lan-
guages appear to have grown like trees in a
wood, which in the first stage are as numerous
as possible, but are soon reduced to a few indi-
viduals, of which a very small number attain
their full term of life. Numerous as were at
first the local manifestations of human beings,
the primordial languages were as iimumerable.
■M, Julkn Vhizon.
36
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 20, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange
Week Week Week i week
Name of
Ending Ending
Company*
Dec 38.
1
Jan 4.
Jan 11 Jan lx.
■
75c 80c
2 c 25c
45 c 60c
... 2-85
30c 35c
80c 1 ...
20c 30c
55 c 65
.70 3.10
30c 35c
50c 60c
1.65 2.85
30c 55c
... 50c
.05 1.80
35c 45c
Addenda
1.95 '"&
... 75c
Atlas
'.'.'. Wo
70c 90c
70c 8-c
Belmont
Best & Belcher
3.80 i.io
60c 1
60c 1.00
3.80 3.95
60c 1.05
.60 3.85
90c 1
... Fc
60 6Ec
1.95 2.10
1.85 2.00
1.85 2
1.85 1.90
Benton
Balwer
Black Hawk.
jj'
5o
5c
20c 25c
20c 30c
.... 25c
... 25c
Challenge
Chollar
i!o5 i'.ffl
i',05 "ij
1. 10 1.60
.30 1.45
Confidence
Cjn Imperial
45o 55c
90c 1.15
35c '50c
75c 90c
45c 55c
.... 90c
45c 50o
86c 1
Columbus
Concordia
Con Pacific
9 9}
20c 25c
65c *75c
.... 20c
65c 75c
.... 20c
70c 75c
20o 25c
Endowment
30c '35c
.... 35c
30o 55c
10c 45c
Golden Gate
Goodshaw
Hile & Norcross. . . .
06 2.2:
1.05 1J
1.65 1.93
1 1.16
1.60 1.80
1.05 1.30
1.50 1.65
1 05 1.25
65c 70c
... 65c
70c 90c
5c
.... 2Cc
.... 70c
5c
'.'.'.'. '26c
Jilia
Jackson
Jupiter.
Kentuck
Kossuth
Lady Bryan
Lady Wash
Leviathan
Leeds
Manhattan
i'.ti '"3
2l75 2i90
i'.W "'3
15c 20c
2.65 2.85
i 85 4.00
1.00 1.15
.... 10c
2.80 3.10
3i 4
2.70 2.95
2.95 3.40
3.80 3.90
Northern Belle....
9 9J
91
9! 10
n n
7} 8
... 20c
45c 90c
60c 70c
1.20 V.
1.15 1.2C
.... 1.1:
1.75 2.20
1.65 1.81
1 70 1.81
1.10 1.6C
Original Keystone..
10O 15c
10c 15c
80c l.M
.... 10c
1 1.16
'.'.'.'. 'i6c
1. 10 1.45
1.80 3
0c 15c
1.30 1.4'
3.10 3.25
85c 1
75c 80c
1
2J 2.81
75c 95c
.... l.Of
2.35 3.3!
75c 85c
1
2.60 3.1C
3.10 3.2(
91 11
.... 11
10 10J
JOJ 10J
Succor
50c 55c
50c 55c
.... 55c
3.05 3.4E
1J l.SF
3 3.35
1.55 1]
.... 20
1.05 1.1
2.90 3.10
1.20 2.45
.... 20c
1 1.15
1.20 (
1.20 -1.30
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled every Thursday from Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Press and other S. F. Journals
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
AMT. UlVUB). DBLINQ'NT. SALB. SSOMTARY. PLWJB OF BUBBTBBB
Compact.
Albion Con M Co
Alpha HyGravM Co
Argenta M Co
Alta. S M Co
California M Co
Con Imperial M Co
Gould & Curry 8 M Co
Grand Piize M Co
Grand View Con M Co
Hale & Norcross S M Co
Noonday M Co
N Noonday M Co
North Belle Isle M Co
N Gould & Curry S M Co
Ophir S M Co
Oro M Co
Sierra Nevada 8 M Co
Utah S M Co
Union Con 3 M Co
LOOATIOM. No.
Nevada
12
California
4
Nevada
14
•M
Nevada
«
Nevada
18
Nevada
44
M
California
1
Nevada
Vtt
California
'/
California
V
Nevada
ft
Nevada
4
Nevada
48
California
13
Nevada
n
Nevada
u
Nevada
21
05
25
05
Jan 10
Jan 8
Jan 13
Jan 4
Nov 21
Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 11
Dec 16
Jan 10
1 00 DecS
1 00 Dec 2
20 Nov 29
30 Dec 11
1 oi) Dec 27
15 Nov 11
1 00 Dec 8
1 00 Dec 7
1 00 Jan 10
Feb 13
Feb 15
Feb 19
Feb 8
Dec 29
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 12
Feb 14
Feb H
Jan 12
Jan 10
Jan 3
Jan 12
Jan 31
Jaul9
Jan 11
Jan 15
Feb 15
Mar 5
Mar 7
Mar 12
Feb 27
Jan2 6
Mar 1
Mar 8
Mar 5
Mar 14
Mar 7
Feb 7
Feb 5
Jan 23
Feb 2
Feb 20
Fab 10
Jan 30
Feb 5
Mar 5
D B Chisholm
J IreUnd
E M Hill
W H Watson
CP Gordon
W E Dean
A K Dutbrow
B M. Hall
W H Penfield
J F Lightner
W J Taylor
W J Taylor
J WPew
C H Mason,
C L McCoy
W Stuart
E L Parker,
G C Pratt.
J M Buffi ogton
. 327 Pine st
216 Sansome at
327 Pine Bt
302 Montgomeiy st
309 Montgomery at
308 Montgomery at
30) Montgomery at
327 Pine ut
106 Leidead ..rrT at
309 Montgomery at
310 Pine at
310 Pine at
310 Pine at
331 Monfeomeiyat
309 Montgomery st
320Sanaomeat
309 Montgomery at
309 Montgomery at
319 California at
OTHER COMPANIES-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Atlantic Con M Co
Aurora M Co
Commonwealth Con M Co
Con Amador M Co
Eintracht Gravel M Co
Esta Euena O on S M Co
Exotltior W &M Co
Fair Villa M Co
Horseshoe M Co
Harrington M Co
Mono L'keHICo
Mount Auburn G M Co
New Coso M Co
Oro M & M Co
Pittsburg G M Co
Red Cloud Con M Co
Red Hill EM&WCo
Young America South M Co
Namb of Coup ast.
Betty O'Neal M Co
Calaveras M Co
Gila S M Co
Pleasant Valley M Co
Wide Awake Pros & M Co
Nevada 5
California 4
Nevada 5
California 4
California 11
Nevada 7
Ca'ifcrnia 4
Arizona 3
Arizona 3
California 4
California 1
California 9
California 15
Arizona 2
California 15
California 11
California 7
Nevada 1
Dec 21
Nov 23
Jan 12
Dec 21
Dec 12
1 00 Nov 3
1 00 Decl
Dec II
Dec 27
Dec 6
Nov 16
Dec 5
Dec 13
Dec 28
Nov 29
Dec 2
Dec 5
Dec 26
Jan 29
Dec 22
Feb 16
Jau26
Jan 2)
Jan II
Jan 29
Jan 17
Feb 2 '
Jan 9
Jan "6
Jan 9
Jan 19
Feb 3
Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 6
Jan 30
Feb 19
Jan 20
Mar S
Feb 10
Feb 7
Feb 10
Feb 14
Feb 5
Feb 23
Jan 31
Feb 10
Jan 2 J
Feb 7
Feb 27
Jan 24
Feb 5
Jan 31
Feb 20
D Wilder
P Conklin
P F Marhnardt
F B Litham
H Kunz
R N Brooks
W J Stewart
J H Sayre
J H Sayre
O C Miller
J Elbert
C A James
D B Obisholm
J h FieldB
R Wegener
W J Taylor
E Heaves
E M Hall
I Montgomery at
585 Market st
311 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
209 Sanaome st
503~Sacramento st
215 Sansome at
330 Pine at
330 Pine at
409 California at
331 Montgomery Bt
402 Montgomery at
327 Pine at
309 Montgomery st
414 California st
310 Pine at
328 Montgomery at
327 Pine at
MEETING-S TO BE HELD.
LOOATIOff. SECRBTARr. OFFICE IN S. P.
Nevada R W Heath 318 Pine at
California A D Pane 328 Montgomery st
J T McGeoghehan 318 Pine st
CE Elliott 327 Pine Bt
Arizona O Hildebrandt cor Bush & Kearny Bt
Meeting.
Special
Stockholders
Annual
Annual
Annual
LATEST DIVIDENDS-W1THIN THREE MONTHS
N amb of Company.
Bodie Con M Co
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co
fventuck M Co
Navajo M Co
Northern Belle M&MCo
Pleasant Valley M Co
Silver King M Co
Standard Con M Co
Location. Sborbtaet.
California G W Seaaions
California W Willis
Arizona D C Bates
Nevada J W Pew
Nevada J W Paw
■ ■ Wm Wilis
California OE Elliot
Arizona J Nash
California WmWillia
Offiob in S. F.
309 Montgomery at
309 Montgomery at
309 Montgomery st
310 Pine Bt
310 Fine at
309 Montgomery st
327 Pine Bt
315 California at
309 Montgomery at
Amount.
25
10
25
10
25
50
05
25
75
Datb
Jan 23
Jan 23
Jan 22
Jan 22
Feb 14
Payable
Nov 15
Jan 12
Nov 28
Jan 19
Jan 12
Jan 15
Dec 15
Jan 15
Jan 12
Sales at S. F. Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. M., Jan. IS
1595 Albion 1.05@1.15
700 Argenta 50c
20 Belcher ?5c
250 B & Belcher 3.35
400 Belle Isle 1@1.05
30 Bullion 90cl
200 Caledonia 10c
260 California 20c
520 Chollar 1.35
101 Con Virginia 45c
200 Eureka Tunnel 70c
200 E xchequer. 20c
220 Grand Prize 55c
50 Gould & Curry 1.40
825 Hale & Nor. . . .1,05@1. 10
500 Independence .70c
100 Justice
20 M White 2.90
675 Mexican 2.50@2.55
30 Northern Belle 9
10 Navajo 9.12&
310 Ophir 1.35
50 Overman
420 PotoaL 1.35
50 Pinal 3.10
200 Savage 75c
210 Scorpion 50c
670 Sierra Nevada. 2.90(£»2. 95
300 Utah 2.00
3050 Union. 2.350*2.25
25 Yellow Jacket 1.15
afternoon bembion.
1315 Albion 1@1.05
200 Alta 15c
500 Argenta 50©55c
700 Belle iBle 3@1.05
50 B& Belcher 3.35
70 Bodie .1.85@1.90
300 Bullion 90c
490 Chollar 1.30
90 Con Virginia 45c
300 Day 40c
200 Elko C 20c
25 Eureka Con 10J,
20 Exchequer 20c
1500 Grand Priz e 60c
S170 Gould & Curry 1.45
365 Hale&Nor... .1.05(31.10
100 Independence 65c
265 Mexican. 2.30@2.40
50 Navajo 9J
440 M White 3
375 Ophir 1.35
2350 Poto3i 1.30
270 Savage 70c
180 S Nevada 2.85
50 Silver King 10J
20 Scorpion 45c
180 U nion 2.25@2.30
30 Utah 2
300 Wales 20c
50 Ward .'..3.V 335 Yellow Jacket. .
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
he pleased to receive further reports :
Horn Silver, January 9th, $15,000: Hanauer 9
$2,050; Park City, 9, $2,400; Crescent, 9, $2,020;
Gcrmania, 9, $4,450; Stormont, 9, $3,485; Horn
Silver, 10, $9,000; Horn Silver, 12, $9,000; Han-
auer, 12, $1,880; Crescent, 12, $1,750; Germania,
12, $2,250; Horn Silver, 14, $6,000; Park City
14, $2,350; Hanauer, 14, $1,910; Ger-
mania, 14, $1,000; Stormont, 14, $2,780-
Christy, S, $6,388; Standard, 8, $31 724-
Northern Belle, 8, $16,473; Bonanza King (San
Bernardino Co.), 11, $19,000; Christy, 13
$2,213; Northern Belle, 11, $7,SS0; Bodie, 15,
$5,723; Star, 12, $1,360; Yellow Jacket, 12
$5,723; Bodie Tunnel, $16, $2,366.
Mining Share Market.
The sudden disappearance of the Secretary of
the Albion Mining Company with some of the
funds of the mine has created a ripple of excite-
ment in stock circles, but the fluctuation of
stocks themselves have amounted to little. The
Pacific Stock Exchange has this week sold its
building, and will hereafter rent the premises
instead of owning them.
The east crosscut on the 2,900 level of the
Sierra Nevada, joint with the Union Consolida-
ted, is now but fairly out of reach of the station,
and far enough away to allow of heavy blasting
being done. It has yet a long way to go to
reach the point where should come down the
ore streaks cut above the winze.
The joint Mexican and Union Consolidated
east crosscut on the 2,900 level shows a steady
increase of quartz that carries metal. It will be
some four weeks before it will be near the point
where it is hoped to find ore.
The west crosscut on the 2,500 level of the
Gould and Curry is being pushed at the rate of
about 60 ft. per week toward the west wall,
against, or in front of, which ore is likely "to be
found.
The following are the financial balances of the
various mining companies on January 1st, so
far as reported below:
Cash on Hand.— Alta, $S,505.68; Best & Bel-
cher, $30,044.19; Benton Con., $4,650.54;
Bechtel, $9.34; Belding, $336.93; Bulwer Con.,
$15,372.30; Bodie Con. (bullion on hand, $4,-
302.S8), $25,928.32; California, $33,993.94;
Con. Virginia, $104,201.90; Chollar, $29,-
27S.06; Crown Point, $20,886.08; Gen-
eral Jackson, $830. 98 ; Gould & Curry,
$17,642:40; Hale & Norcross, $19,479.19;
Lady Washington, $1,179,58; Mexican, $45,-
064.92; Mount Diablo, $3, 075. 38; Northern Belle
(unsold bullion onhand, $152,400.50), $34,418. 1 1 ;
Ophir (bullion on hand, $15,744.04), $1,336.81;
Oro (indebtedness, $5,95S.14), $98.05; Occiden-
tal, $6,983.09; Potosi, $23,255.50; Savage, $29,-
872.29; Scorpion,$107.62; Standard, $91,581.14;
Union, $6,700. Indebtedness.— Argenta, $2,-
885.79; Betty O'Neal (overdraft), $7,050.67;
Grand Prize, $3,970.99; Mono, $1,587.80; Sierra
Nevada, $7,485.70; Star (old indebtedness, $36,-
S39.S4), $34,170; Utah, $6,545.38.
Judge White, of Pittsburgh, has declared
uture dealings on margins as gambling, con-
racts immoral in character and pernicious in
their tendency,
The hydraulic elevators in use in this city
in which a long piston, fitting on a cylinder sunk
in the earth, carries the cage on its upper end,
were invented originally by M. Leon Edoux, of
Paris, Prance. Elevators of this kind were
shown in operation at the Paris Exposition of
1867. Several minor improvements have been
made since the original invention. This style
of elevator is now very popular in this city.
Those in the Huntington, Hopkins & Co.'s
building, on Market street, which were put in
by the California Machine Works, are noticed
by many passers. These works also put the
elevators in the B'nai B'rith hall, Figenbaum &
Co.'s, the Sub-Treasury and other buildings,
Meetings and Elections.
Black Diamond Coal Co., Jan. 15th. Presi-
dent, P. B. Cornwall; Directors — Thomas Bell, P.
B. Cornwall, J. B. Haggin, A. Hayward, S. P.
Smith. James H. Dobinson, Secretary.
Bellingham Bay Coal M. Co., Ian. 15th. Di-
rectors— Thomas Bell, P. B. Cornwall, J. B. Hag-
gin, A. Hayward, S. P. Smith, At a subsequent
meeting of the newly-elected Board, P. B. Corn-
wall was elected President and J as. H. Dobinson
Secretary.
Bodie-Benton R. R. Co., Jan. 15th. R. N.
Graves, President; A. J. Ralston, Vice-President,
and J. B. Low, Thomas Menzies, William Willis
and H. M. Yerington, Directors.
Mercantile Library Association, Jan. 15th.
President, Geo. T. Marye, Jr.; Vice-President, J.
H. Wildes; Treasurer, T. B. Kent; Recording Sec-
retary, F. T. Cooper; Corresponding Secretary,
David Wilder; Trustees — J. F. Finn, Enos Taylor,
C, W. Carmany, Colin M, Smith, Joseph D. Red-
ding, M. B. Blake, F. B. Wilde, Geo. O. Davis, F.
W. Gill.
New Incorporations.
The following companies have been incorporated
and papers filed in the office of the Superior Court,
Department No. 10, San Francisco:
California Cap Company, Jan. 15th. Object,
manufacturing percussion caps and detonators. Cap-
ital stock, $100,000. Directors — W. Letts Oliver,
F. J. Fletter, J. M. Rothschild, A. S. Cheminant, J.
W. Watson and R. G. Brown. The works of this
company are on the grounds of the Tonite Powder
Co., in Alameda county, and it is proposed to sup-
ply caps for use with all high explosives. Many are
now imported from Europe, and this is the only
cap factory of the kind on the coast.
San Francisco and Colorado River R. R. Co.,
Jan. 15th. The road the company proposes to build
will run from San Antonio, Alameda county, to the
intersection of the 35th parallel of north latitude
and the Colorado river, a distance of about 650 miles.
Directors — A. E. Davis, A. Groves, Charles Iver-
son, George C. Prentice and R. M. Garrett. Cap-
ital stock $20,000,000, of which $1, 000,000 has been
subscribed.
Little Butte Tunnel Co., Tan. 12th. Location,
Butte Co., Cal. Directors— E. W. Boyce, O. M.
Enslow, D. K. Perkins, J. L. Hansard, R. E. Pot-
ter, George A. Wikle and M. J. Green. Capital
stock, $100,000, in 100,000 shares.
Frue Concentrators. — Twelve Frue concen-
trators have been sent up to the Yosemite mine,
Mariposa county. The Mount Auburn, near
Nevada City, has four, and now that the ca-
pacity of the Nevada City mill of that place has
been doubled, four more of this style of concen-
trators have been added. The Pioneer mine,
Globe district, Arizona, now has three Frue con-
centrators, and the South Pioneer has eight.
The Silver King mine, which has given up roast-
ing and lixivating its ores, now has eight of
these concentrators, and when its reduction
works are all completed will have 12 in all.
The Frueisavery successfulconcentrator, and one
of its best recommendations is that where once
used, when the mine warrants it, more of the
same pattern are ordered.
Thb only scientific Iron Medicine that does not produce
headache, etc., but gives to the system all the benefits of
ron without its bad effects, is Brown's Iron Bittors.
INING SUMMARY.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub*
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
ALPINE.
Running. — Monitor- Argus, Jan. 12: Messrs.
Weis and Arnot yesterday arrived from the Ex-
chequer mill near Silver^ Mountain, and from them
we learn that the mill is running steadily on Stella
ore and turning out lots of bullion, and regular ship-
ments of the precious metal are being made.
AMADOR.
Plymouth. — Cor. Amador Ledger, Jan. 13:
Your correspondent was shown last week a specimen
of quartz taken out of a claim near Plymouth by
Thomas Russell. It is as rich a specimen as I
have seen exhibited here. Mr. Russell is an expert
miner, but has no capital to develop the claim. For
two months he has been in correspondence with ex-
perts and capitalists in regard to his property. One
of these j ardes was here last week, and inspected
the claim, and expressed himself as well satisfied
with it as a likely field for prospecting. In the past
fivemonh; the Page Brothers have taken out of
the old Ochre ledge, x% miles west of Plymouth,
200 tons of rock which will pay at the lowest cal-
culation $20 per ton. The shaft is 70 ft deep, with
a tunnel running north 70 ft and another running
south 60 ft. The rich ore is taken out of these tun-
nels, the ledge being 18 ft thick. No sloping has
been done. I am told told that $1,500 was taken
out a few days ago.
Sutter Creek. — I am pleased to be able to state
that the outlook is more encouraging than for some
time past. The employees of the Mahoney were
cheered by the arrival of a pay-day on the 5th, when
a substantial sum was disbursed, to the relief of busi-
ness men and the community. There is nothing
doing at the Amador mine except keeping out the
water. The mill is also at a standstill. AH hands
were paid off this week. A general impression pre-
vails tha t operations will be resumed ere long.
Nothing definite is known touching the intention of
the company, but it is probable that the old shaft
will be drained, as paying rock is known to exist
there.
CALAVERAS.
Hoisting Works. — Calaveras Chronicle, Jan. 13:
Hoisting works are about to be put up on what is _
known as the "Three Ball" gravel claim located on
the east side of Tunnel ridge on the slope to the Cal-
averas river. The machinery will be run by water
power with a 6 ft hurdy-gurdy wheel. It is expected
that everything will be in readiness and running
within a month. The mine will be worked by an in-
cline tunnel in which the gravel has already been
struck and the water level reached.
DEL NORTE.
Piping. — Del Norte Record, Jan. 13; Mr. Paris,
of Big Flat, was in town a few days ago, and re-
ports everything at the mine in a prosperous con-
dition. They have finished repairing the ditch and
flume, and commenced piping the first of the pres-
ent week. We also learn that the French hill mine
has been fitted up for work by Mr. Smart, and that
as soon as a little more rain comes they will com-
mence washing. This mine has for a long time
been considered one of the best mines in the coun-
try, but has laid idle, or been only partially worked
on account of bad management and litigation. We
believe all controversy has now been settled, and
the owner, Mr. Smart, we learn, intends to work the
mine to the best advantage, and thoroughly test the
extent and richness of the property in which he has
invested.
EL DORADO.
The Melton Mine. — Mountain Democrat, Jan.
13; At the Melton mine, near Grizzly flat, of which
H. H. McClellan is superintendent and E. Ball
amalgamator, they prematurely stopped work last
Saturday, owing to the bursting of the hurdy-gurdy
wheel. It was a Knight wheel, and Mr. McClellan
hurried at once to Sutter Creek, where he procured
a new wheel, which was delivered at the mine Wed-
nesday night, and the stoppage will be a brief one.
At the time of the accident they were making their
first run with the fine 10-stampmill recently erected,
and the machinery, tramway, and everything con-
nected with the mill worked to a charm. They had
calculated on a run of 15 days before cleaning up.
Saturday was the 12th day, when the stamps and
batteries were heavily coated with amalgam, and the
yield was eminently satisfactory. The mine is in
fine condition for economical and profitable work-
ing, and all connected with it are sanguine of big
returns for a long time to come.
Clipper. — Georgetown Gazette, Jan. 18: Hu-
som & Powning continue to run the Clipper mine
with success. They have opened up the main lode
in good shape.
INYO-
The Montezuma. — We regret to record another
apparent failure on the part of the Montezuma Co.
to make their furnace work. It will be remembered
that after several trials, successful only in getting
out some 20 bars of bullion, Mr. Woodhull pro-
nounced the water-jacket a fraud and went to San
Francisco to induce the company to send up a new
and modern one. Instead of that they sent up an-
other furnace man — Mr. Austin, we believe — who
overhauled the thing somewhat and fired it up last
Tuesday. In a few hours it ran out some pots of
slag and then "froze" completely. Mr. Madison,
the Secretary of the company, and Mr. Austin, the
new smelter, started for San. Francisco the follow-
ing day, leaving Supt. Griswold to appease unpaid
creditors. It will be conceded in all this operation
that the present failure is through no fault of the
mine, as its thousands of tons of ore lie there wait-
ing a little intelligence and proper appliances to be
red-iced to silver. We have no knowledge of what
the company will do, but hope of course that tbey
will pay off and start in right, after their costly ex-
perience. The next company commencing opera-
dons in this county will do well to avoid endeavoring
to make reduction works from old junk piles, and
also have the money to go on — or else not go.
Miners Discharged. — Inyo Independent, Jan,
13: Edward Reilly, the managing director of the
Argus Range Silver Mining Co. , was at the scene
of their operations at "Camp Reilly" last week.
January 20, 18&3.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
..
He ordered the discharge of about 35 men alto-
gether, leaving but 16 miners now at work. As
near as the facts can be ascertained, this was simply
to reduce expenses pending the erection of the mill.
AH accounts agree that the mines present the best
showing of any in the county, there being about
1,000 tons of ore on the dumps, and enough in sight
or so well opened that a hundred men could be put
to breaking down one whenever II if wanted. I here
have been a teriea of delays In getting in the ma-
chinery for the mill, which is reported as being ->till
at Mojave, but the carpenter red some
timbers, and .ire going ahead with tlu-ir work.
MARIPOSA.
\ >*-■— Gazette, fan. 13:
ICmtte mill at No. 9 mine has again started up,
after an interval of three weeks fur repairs and the
addition of 12 Frue ore concentrators, cloriniiation
works are also being erected. The M
in connection with ihe No. Q. has again resumed
the usual din and bustle of vigorous business u Ui -
ny. The Uuin • mountain mine, under the man-
- ■ [9 tempo-
.
MONO
Hiring the
elc 135.6 tons of ore were hauled t<j the
mill and 135. 7 tons were crushed, The av«
say value of the pulp was 548 i; l)cr ton- ,:
i ore being $271.84. and the average value
I . . :
was valued at $5,723.23. There were 201 carloads
the mine, ol which amount 27
■ ere from the slope*, .it the 740 level of
the shaft, and 64 loads wer trom the
workings between the 640 and 780 levels. Slopes
will soon be opened from the 770 shaft level, where
een reached by the short east crosscut
: 1 g good ore.
Standard Gon.— There, were extracted and sent
to the mills Ufit week 1.427 tons of ore, and $25,-
573.60 were shipped to the company in San I'ran-
cisco. The east crosscut, 1,000 level, was.
during the week 12 ft; total length 1.199 ft- The
rock in the face is hard and shows no change. The
east crosscut from the south drift is in 203 ft; pro-
gress since last report 18 ft.
Bulwkr Con.— The south drift from the west
crosscut, 600 level, has been extended since last re-
port 10 ft; total length 300 ft. There is no change
in the appearance of the ground cut through, which
is hard and shows somequartz.
Bodie Tunnel,— The mill Is kept supplied with
ore and the stopes look well. There is no change to
report in the formation.
NEVADA.
THE MASCOTTE. — Grass Valley Union, Jan. 13:
Work on the Mascolle quartz claim is progressing
under the superintendency of Mr. George Murphy,
A perpendicular prospect shaft bas been put down
to the ledge, some 20 ft, where both the foot and
hanging walls are found smooth and regular, and the
nig a pitch of 74 degrees. The shaft is be-
ing carried down from this point on the pitch of the
vein to water level, which is 4 by 8 ft inside of tim-
bers and lined throughout with planking, and will be
divided into two compartments, one for car track
and the other foe pump and ladder way. The shaft
uried up to the surface on the same
incline, and timbered in the same manner, and then,
when the hoisting works, which are in process of
construction are completed, the work of sinking the
shaft below- water level will be vigorously prosecuted.
The probabilities are that the Mascotte w ill open out
into a strong vein, ns the space between the walls
containing the ledge and ledge matter is between 4
and 5 ft.
More of the Little Bonanza.— Nevada Trans-
cript, Jan. 13: H. B. Nichols' and E. B. Russell's
quartz mine is still panning out well. In the last
three days $700 worth of gold has been taken out.
Ih.- drift yields $100 worth of gold to the foot and
gives about $1.75 to the pan. The shaft is down
to water level and in the hard rock below the water
gold can be seen. .We were shown a lump of gold
token out to-day which is worth $25 by weight.
PLUMAS.
Crescent Mine.— Greenville /?////*•/■/«, [an. 10: On
Monday evening a clean-up was made at the Cres-
cent mine after a 4 days' run with 4 stamps, and the
result was $4,000 worth of bullion. The ore body
opens out better every day. The Taylor-Plumas
mill is almost completed; little more than laying the
water-pipe remains to be done. The Green Moun-
tain mills are both running steadily, and have been
yielding better during the past week or two. The
3 mines arc located in the form of a triangle, the
Crescent being down on the flat at the foot of the
mountain, the Taylor-Plumas about 250 yards north-
west and the Green Mountain about 500 yards south-
west, and up the mountain. The main lode is con-
sequently tapped at a greater depth in the Crescent
mine that in either of the others, and as it is the uni-
form experience there that the ore is richer as depth
increases, so doubtless it will be with both of the
other mines. The present workings of the Green
Mountain at their greatest depth are several hundred
ft above even the surface ground of the Crescent
mine.
Spanish Peak.— Plumas National, Jan. 13;
From Mr. M. Matheson, who has been in the lower
country for some months, and who called on us the
other day, we learn that there is good reason
to believe th capitalists will in ' the early
spring take hold of the Monte Christo property,
and push the prospecting tunnel ahead. There are
many good miners who yet believe that there is a
magnificent gravel mine in that mountain, and if
Mr. M. is correct the fact will yet be demonstrated.
We hope the work will be resumed, for we have
never lost faith in the property, and believe that it
only needs muscle and money to show it up among
the best drift mines in the State.
Indian Valley. — The new air compressor has
been received at the Indian Valley mine; the whole
machinery belonging to it is on the ground. Mr.
Manson is expected back from San Francisco this
week, and when he comes he will at once proceed to
erect the machine and get it to work.
SHASTA.
The Afterthought Mine. — Redding Inde-
Pendent, Jan. 13: A. J. Loomis, of Red Bluff, who
is interested in the Afterthought mine at Furnace-
ville, in this county, tells the Cause that under the
management of J. O. Stewart the mine is likely to
be a complete success. Mr. Stewart has a new pro-
cess of extracting copper and silver from the dirt,
and it is working to the entire satisfaction of the su-
perintendent and owners. He is taking out about
1,000 lbs of pure copper daily, and expects to lake
out a ton daily as soon as two more stamps are put
up in working order. The copper taken out has
been from dirt around th.- luiii-- thai
valueless, or nearly so, by those who worked the
ral months since. If the refuse dirt is
yielding <o satisfactorily, then the company man)
- 1 good results when the best of pay
indled.
SIERFA.
I \.\.— Mountain MtUtitgtr, Jan. 13: The
Phoenix ouartz mine, at Sierra City, has been hood-
tern capitalists, and they are proceeding
with its development.
A report reaches us that Jack Billings has struck
a large deposit of rich gravel in his diggings at Se-
bastopol. Our informant was of the opinion that
he had reached the main tunnel.
TRINITY.
I j • i.\ Est .'I trinity Journal, Jan. 13: Bart-
telt & Evans bur .1 new 000-foot bedrock tunnel
in their mine at R»l Hill, through which water
Was running last Saturday, when it suddenly
dammed tip at the head. Three men, Ral Law ton,
John Dacy and John Luinly went up through the
tunnel to see what was the matter, and about the
lime they got to the d.1111 it broke and the rush of
water washed two of them the entire length ol the
tunnel and safely deposited them on the dump, the
third man clinging to the side of the drift and avoid-
ing the free ride. Fortunately noneof the nun were
injured aside from some slight bruises.
A Little Water.— The storm of last week
started the water in the mines and that was about
all. More storm is needed at once, as there is so
little snow on the hills to keep up the supply.
TUOLUMNE.
The Patterson Mine.— Tuolumne ludepen-
Jait, Jan. 13: Supt. W. F. Drake is making a
splendid property of the Patterson mine, and the
company, which is made up of strong and willing
men, have been lavish in their expenditure to carry
out the well-framed plans of the master workman.
So pleased with the results of his stewardship,
the Trustees East have wired that he had been
elected superintendent with sole charge. The new
mill is running 20 stamps. From an experienced
miner employed, we understand that everything is
looking splendid — the deeper they sink the belter
ihe ore. A new chute of ore has been struck in
the shafl which shows gold freely — vein 6 ft and
gold belter quality. The No. 3 levels just opened
are in good ore of higher grade. Had a splendid
clean-up last month — and returns are better each
month by almost double. By like good manage-
ment other mines now lying idle in this county could
also be worked to good profit.
NEVADA.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
OPHIR. — Enterprise, Jan. 13; The broken spur-
wheel will be repaired by to-morrow. The accident
has delayed no work at the Union shaft, nor did it
interfere with Ihe pump, and the water has been han-
dled without difficulty by apparatus other than that
affected by the breaking of the wheel. The sump
in the joint Mexican winze below the 3100 level will
be completed to-day.
Sierra Nevada. — On the 2700 level the east
crosscut is making good progress. It will be in
ground in aboiit two weeks in which a change may
be looked for. On the 2900 level the joint Union
Con. east crosscut is being pushed foward as rapidly
as possible.
Union Shaft. — All the new pumps have been
lowered to the levels on which they are to be set up.
As soon as all is in readiness for the change, the old
pumps will be lifted from their foundations and the
new ones put in their places, beginning with the low-
est, that on the 2700 level. The breaking of the
spur-wheel at the Ophir caused no delay, nor will
it cause any.
Union Con, — The joint Sierra Nevada east cross-
cut on the 2900 level is making good headway. Be-
ing now well out from the station, blasting may be
pushed. The joint Mexican east crosscut on the
2900 level is passing into ground showing more
quartz than was first seen.
Yellow Jacket. — The old upper levels continue
to yield about 60 tons of ore per day. On the Sage-
brush level there is found to be an immense area of
ore that would yield about $9 per ton, but at the
present cost of extraction and reduction nothing can
be done with this. In addition to the work done in
taking out ore some prospecting is being done, and
deposits of ore now hidden may be brought to light.
Mexican. — The joint Ophir winze has been sunk
12 ft below the 3100 level for a sump. This sump
will Le completed to-day. A station will now be
opened at the 3100 level, and a crosscut started east
in the vein. The bottom of the winze shows an in-
crease of quartz.
Chollak. — The south drift has passed into min-
eral-bearing quartz, giving low assays. The drift is
fast nearing the Potosi line. At present the trend of
the lode is toward the east, which causes the drift to
cut into it deeper than heretofore. The chances are
good for finding something of value down about the
north line of the Potosi.
Alta. — The drain drift to connect with the Sutro
tunnel on the 1030 level is being advanced at a rapid
rate. It is now out over 250 ft. The completion of
this drift will give new life and capacity lo the
pumps, as it will at once relieve them of the great
strain of the dead weight of a column of water 1,030
ft in hight,
Savage. — The joint Hale & Norcross north drift
on the 2600 level is being pushed along at the rate
of about 30 ft per week in ground of promising ap-
pearance, though rather soft for rapid progress, as
close timbering is required. Quartz feeders giving
low assays are beginning to be cut.
Con. Virginia. — The south drift on the 2700
level is being advanced at the usual speed. The face
continues to show quartz giving low assays. All the
hoisting of men and rock is now being done at the
C. and C shaft, pending the changing of the pumps
at the Union shaft.
Crown Point. — Large quantities of ore still be-
ing taken out. This is of a very low grade — averag-
ing but about $11 per ton — but its extraction gives
employment to a great many men, who would other-
wise be idle, and keeps the mine and all connected
with it in good repair,
ION.— The usual progress is making in the
main east drift on the 500 level. The material is
still vein matter, which looks about the same from
day to day. The drift already shows the lode to be
u( immense width at tin
d \M't iKKv.- The west crosscul on the
2500 level is bring rushed along at the rate of about
60 ft per week. It is in vein porphyry streaked with
quartz and seamed with cl.iy.
Hale am. Norcross.— The Joint s.iv.ige north
drift on the 2600 level is progressing at the rale of
about 30 ft per week. The material is a mixture of
quart/, clay and porphyry,
BULLION DISTRICT.
i opper.— 1 Iko County Free Press, [an. 13 At
Bullion, which la also known as Railroad
away. -i"d with no inconsid-
erable sucasv The Blue Bell Company a short time
since completed 1 run of 50010ns of carb
m their furnace, There is no longer room for doubt-
ing that the old Empire City mining company1 prop-
erty has changed hands, and now belongs tu Mr.
Rlfej .uiii friends. They are said to have a large
quantity of galena ore in sight. At the Sweepstake
mine a tine breast of ore can be seen, which assays
from 25 to 40 percent, copper and carries $80 a ton
in silver.
COMET DISTRICT.
NSW Discovery.— Pioche Record: Greal tales
are told on the streets of a wonderful discovery re-
cently made by Jim Burrows in what he calls Comet
district. This new find is located on the west side
of the Highland range, about 10 miles due west of
the Floral Springs. Several samples of rich ore.
■!.i h tssays in the hundreds, have been brought to
town, and if it is anything like the description that
disinterested parties have given us, they getting their
information from Burrows, indeed Jim is a most
fortunate man, and he has more rich ore on top of
the ground than the trains of Vanderbilt and Gould
would be able to haul for the next 50 years. There
is nothing like being lucky,
EUREKA DISTRICT.
GEDDES& Bertr and.— Eureka Sentinel, Jan. 12:
A representative of the Sentinel had an interview
yesterday with Mr. Atchison, foreman of the Geddes
& Bertrand mine. He tells us that they have just
made a shipment of 18 bars of bullion, 980 fine, val-
ued at $1,000 each approximately, to the reduction
works of Selby & Co., San Francisco. The mill is
reducing about 54 tons daily, the average assay value
of which is 28 ozs, for which they got, in December,
$1.13^ per ounce, or about $32 per ton, This, Mr.
Atchison says, is about the average yield at present,
$36,000 per month of 30 days. The total expense of
running mill and mine is $8,000 per month, leaving
thus a net profit of $28,000 for the month.
PEAVINE DISTRICT.
Bullion. — Virginia Enterprise, Jan. 9: The An-
telope mine, in IJeavine district, has just shipped 5
bars of bullion to Boston. The mine is being worked
by Boston folks.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Bullion Shipment.— Times- Review, Jan. 9:
Navajo made its regular bullion shipment of 8 bars
this morning, aggregating $15, 182.50.
North Belle Isle. — Everything is looking well
in this mine. The boiler has been repaired, and this
morning the work of sinking was resumed, and the
men returned to the places which they occupied be-
fore suspension.
Whitewash.— On the hills near the Navajo is
found a very curious deposit, apparently hundreds of
feet in extent. It is a white substance resembling
marl, but when mixed with water makes a superior
article of whitewash. It hardens immediately, is
pure white, leaves a good coating, and will not rub
off like ordinary wash made of lime. It makes a
beautiful finish. An experiment with the material
was tried on the ceiling of Cockbin's barber shop.
At the Grand Prize.— Since Friday last work-
men have been engaged in putting in place the
plunger at the bottom of the Grand Prize shaft,
which job was completed and all connections made
at 4 o'clock this morning, and the pump set in mo-
tion. Although the pump is running only 7 strokes
per minute, at the time of our going to press it had
emptied the shaft of some 60 or 70 ft of water which
accumulated therein, showing that it was equal to
any emergency. The work of hoisting waste, of
which there is a great accumulation in the drifts,
will now be resumed, and the work of exploration
vigorously pushed fenvard. The west drift from the
700 level, now in some 52 ft, and which was sus-
pended from fear of encountering a greater flow of
water, will now be driven ahead. The saving in ex-
pense of running the Prize, now that the steam pump
has been discarded, will be $200 per day, or about
$6,000 per month.
ARIZONA.
Smelter. — Phoenix Herald, Jan, 12: By the 1st
of April the mining interests of Phoenix will receive
an impetus by the erection of a good-sized smeller on
one of the copper mines of Castle Creek, and the
erection of a 40-stamp mill on one of the Cave
Creek mines. The latter, we are credibly informed,
will be put up during next month, or at least the
business of putting it up will begin then, The ener-
getic work being done in both the sections of coun-
try named will ere long bring yet other mills and
smelters into this region of country, where they will
find almost limitless work and ample remuneration.
Notes. — Tombstone Epitaph, Jan. 10: The early
morning of the 1st inst. saw many persons on the
hills in this district relocating claims. Many had
their pains for nothing, but we hear of one fortunate
man who had the hardihood to relocate a well-known
claim and cleaned up a few days later with $1,500
for his night's work. We hear of some copper mines
having lately been discovered in the vicinity of Co-
chise's stronghold which promise well. We have also
seen some very fine looking rock from a claim near
Morris' wood ranch. The last year, however, has
been a quiet one in this district. Most of the claim
owners simply kept up their assessment work, and
others have relocated their properties to hold on for
another term. Col. Hafford, with his usual luck, is
the owner of a claim from which he has lately taken
some samples which assay 20 per cent, copper and $64
in silver. His claim is situated 10 miles southeast of
Picacho, in Pima county. The Copper Queen broke
a shaft of one of their blower engines, and conse-
quently had to shutdown one of their smelters. Ben.
Williams, the superintendent, is in town, and by his
City. Pinal county, under the able management of
Aaron Mason, superintendent, is now shipping bul-
lion. The smelter works splendidly. The Santa
Catarina mine, Pima county, has developed a rich
vein of copper ore. At the depth of 40 ft a vein of 6
inches of almost pure metallic copper was struck.
There is over 1 ,000 tons ol from 18 to 20 per cent, in
sight. Blue Monday and Emllle how signs of return-
ing and replenished vitality.
IDAHO.
Till VVOLFTONE LEDGB STRUCK IN DEPTH.—
Wood kiv,rr Times, Jan. 13: Another rich strike is
reported in the Wolftone nunc, on Deer creek, in the
lower drift. Last Monday the ledge came in strong,
and from 2 to 3 ft in width— of rich carbonate and
galena ore. The dip of the vein, which has hereto-
t, has changed to the east, and
the ledge now pitches into the hill. The miners .in-
going alter it hvely. This new strike is under the
original discovery, and is very encouraging as indi-
cating the continuance of the ore chimney in depth.
A Km EN1 STRIKE.T-Cftpt. Bledsoe, superintend-
ent of the Penobscot mine, was in town yesterday,
and reported that ore vva Saturday In
tunnel No. 3, the lowest workings in the property,
and at a depth of 150 ft from the surface. The head-
ng had been in ledge matter for over 100 ft, cutting
through fine looking vein matter, but early Saturday
morning ore appeared in the breast. It proved to be
only a stratum 3 inches thick, but this was followed
by two other strata of like thickness, and the mere
finding of ore at that depth is held to be an exceed-
ingly promising indication. The Penobscot is con-
trolled by Judge V. Stamps Anderson, of this city,
and is located about 6 miles from Hailey, on the
same ledge as the Minnie Moore.
MONTANA.
Mine SoiD.—Infer Mountain, [an. 13: About
3 months ago Green Campbell, of Utah, and C. X.
Larabie, of this city, bonded of W.J. McNamara
and James Larkin a two-thirds interest in the Mount-
ain view mine for $20,000. The remaining third
was owned by C. X. Larabie. Since that time the
property has been actively explored, and the showing
of the mine so rapidly improved that its purchase
was decided upon long before the bond expired. On
Saturday last the necessary deeds were drawn up,
transferring a two-thirds interest to Messrs, Camp-
bell and Larabie. The mine adjoins the St. Law-
rence on the northeast, and if it should prove to be
an extension of that magnificent ledge, it is worth 10
times the amount paid for it. The mine is devel-
oped by a shaft 200 ft deep, from the bottom of
which considerable exploration has been conducted.
It is exclusively a copper mine The Colorado
smelter is reducing about 50 tons of ore per diem.
The Clear Grit continues to develop handsomely in
the 220 west level. The Alice company is paying to-
day. .About $50,000 will be disbursed. Seventy-five
mineral locations have been recorded during the past
week in this district. Mechanics are still at work on
the mammoth machinery at the Anaconda, which
will not start up for 10 days. The Stedefelt furnaces
at the Lexington mill are giving excellent satisfac-
tion, the percentage of chlorinatton being uniformly
high .
NEW MEXICO.
Pekcha District. — New Mexico Mining World,
Jan. 3: The Carpenter district, on the opposite side
of the range from Percha, is being prospected, and
some good finds reported. Almost pure silver is
still being taken out of the Solitaire mine, in the
Percha district. Unless the ore runs out, this mine
will prove to be one of the richest ever discovered.
The town of Kingston is very quiet, notwithstanding
the great activity in the mines. Considerable de-
velopment work is being done all through the Percha
district, and the people of Kingston are expecting a
big boom in the early spring. The 10-stamp mill at
Hillsboro is doing a big business. It is crushing
about 20 tons of ore per day. About 3 carloads of
ore are shipped every week. The Animas mining
district, 15 miles northeast of Kingston, is reporting
some very good strikes. The Bullion mine, near
Kingston, has a true fissure vein, the ore running
about $250 to the ton. Kingston, named from the
Iron King mine, and its surroundings, mines and
prospects, is situated on the strike of the grand min-
eral belt of the Membres mountains, or Black Range,
and gives great promise of being a camp of continu-
ous productiveness. The first rich mineral in the
district was found on the Solitaire mine last August
by Jack Shedden, the discoverer of the famous Rob-
inson mine in Colorado. The claim had been located,
in 1881, by H. J. Wilson. Shedden, not knowing
of a firior location, took possession of the mine and
bonded it to Tabor and Wurtzeback for $100,000.
UTAH.
Bullion.— Salt Lake Tribune: During the week
ending January 6lh there were shipped from Salt
Lake 19 cars of lead, 458,212 lbs; 2 cars copper
matte, 40.700 lbs, and 51 cars bullion, 1,161,497 tt>s-
making a grand total of 72 cars, aggregating 1,660,-
409 lbs. This is a good beginning for the first week
in the new year.
Crescent. — Mr. Daily, superintendent of the
Crescent mines, reports the daily average output
from the property at about 30 tons. This ore is
hauled to the sampling mill on runners. There is no
more snow at Rebellion mine than there was one
month ago.
Hidden Treasure. — Capt. Wilder is running a
long and deep tunnel for the benefit of the Hidden
Treasure property in Dry canyon. This was a great
producer for several years. Work on the new smel-
ters of the Mammoth is. being pushed energetically.
Sales. — More mining sales are pending in Utah
at present than at any time in the past two years.
This is by reason of the big output of ore and bul-
lion in 1882, and the favorable mining outlook in
nearly every district in the Territory.
Tintic is now one of the liveliest mining districts
in Utah. A great deal of money is being spent in
development, and the output of ore is larger than
ever before.
energy has done much to repair the damages re- -."~" «*v, ~«,. ~~~
ported. The Pinal Con. mining company, at Butte I bullion production,
Several old and supposed to be worked out
mining camps' in Nevada have lately come to the
front. Conspicuous among them are Tuscarora,
Austin, Como, Jefferson and Ophir Canyon,
Inch are now exceeding their palmiest days in
38
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 20, 1883
Denver Exposition— No. 23.
Editorial Correspondence].
Pima County, Arizona.
Pima comity is said to lie the oldest mining
locality in the United States. The early
Jesuit missionaries and their immediate associ-
ates were engaged in mining operations at quite
a number of different points in this county
something like 250 years ago. From the many
old shafts and tunnels which are yet to be seen,
it is evident that mining was carried on then
quite extensively. It was within the present
boundaries of this county that the famous
"Planchas de Plata" — "planks of silver" — were
found, which are said to have yielded five tons
of pure metal. It lies directly west of and ad-
joining Caehise county. Its valleys contain
quite an extent of fine grazing land, while its
mountains are rich in minerals.
The construction of the Southern Pacific rail-
road lias imparted a wonderful impetus to the
mining and other industries of this county, as it
has, indeed, to the entire Territory, and espe-
cially to the southern tier of counties, through
which it passes. The county is divided into 13
mining districts, and millions of dollars have al-
ready been invested in opening their numerous
mines. Harshaw district contains one of the
leading mines of the Territory — the Herniosa.
The ore is chloride, and is worked by a 20-stamp
mill. The yield to date is about §'700,000. It
has been opened to a depth of over 300 ft. The
Trench, one of the old Spanish mines, is opened
to the depth of 400 ft. with steam
hoisting works. The Hardshell, Alta, Blue
Nose, American and Independent are among
the mines of this district.
Washington Camp district contains many
large veins of low grade ore, but generally car-
rying a large per centage of lead. The Belmont
is one of the oldest locations in the district. It
has quite a heavy vein of carbonate ore. The
"Old Howry " mine is one of the most noted of
the district. It was worked before the war by
Lieut. Mowry, and gave employment to some
400 men, mostly Mexicans. Large smelting
works were erected, but the building and ma-
chinery were all destroyed by the Apaches.
The main shaft is down 350 feet. The mine is
now owned by parties in Tucson. There are
mines enough in this district to make it one of
the leading districts in the Territory.
Tyndall district boasts of quite a number of
mines with promising prospects, but it is
claimed that the district has suffered much from
bad management and unscrupulous speculators.
Arivaca district contains a 10-stamp mill,
with steam hoisting works upon the Con. Ari-
zona. This district also contains the fa-
mous Cerro Colorado mine, which is said to
have yielded some two millions of dollars before
the war. The works were all destroyed by the
Apaches, and have not been shice rebuilt. The
mine is now owned by the Arivaca M. and M.
Co. To the west of Arivaca is the Baboquivari
range, which is said to contain several valuable
mines worked by the early Spaniards.
Oro Blanco district contains several valuable
mines, yielding chiefly carbonates and free mill-
ing ores— gold and silver. The Warsaw mine
has produced some 830,000, and has a 10-stamp
mill with roaster. The Yellow Jacket also has a
10-stamp mill. The Empire district, some
twenty miles east of Tucson and just south of
the line of the Southern Pacific railroad, has
recently become somewhat prominent by the
discovery of the " Total Wreck," said to be an
immense body of chloride ore, 50 feet wide. A
large amount of ore has been raised, and reduc-
tion works are soon to be or are already in pro-
cess of erection. We have no room for mention
of other prominent mines and districts.
Copper.
Pima county also contains several valuable
mines of copper— veins are reported 50 feet
in width, with very rich ores of carbonates,
oxides and glance. A 30-ton smelter lias just
been erected by the Huachaeha Company.
Yavapai County
Is the largest in area in the Territory. It also
maintains a prominent position as a bullion pro-
ducer. It is the leading county in the produc-
tion of gold, which occurs both in placers and
in ledges. Silver and copper are also found in
many localities in almost all the various forms
of their ores. The first mining discoveries in
the county were of gold, and made at Weaver
Creek, at which point mining has been success-
fully carried on up to the present time. Peck
district, some thirty miles southeast of Pres-
cott, has produced a large amount of bullion.
The Peck mine, in this district, has produced
over SI ,200,000 since its discovery in 1 S75. Ore
of extraordinary richness is sometimes met with
m this mine, which has been opened to a depth
of over 400 feet. The ore is worked by a 10-
stamp mill and roasting furnace.
The Tiger, a silver mine hi Tiger district,
near the above, is one of the largest veins in the
Territory— 70 feet between walls. It is opened
to a depth of over 300 feet, and is equipped
with steam hoisting works and a 10-stamp mill
It has thus far produced §250,000. It is a true
fissure vein, and quite a number of extensions
have been located. Several valuable mines have
been opened in the Bradshaw basin, in this dis-
trict, yielding gold chiefly. A 10-stamp mill is
located there.
In the Tip-top district, 50 miles southeast of
Prescott, there are a great number of promis-
ing mines, several of which are paying regularly.
A 10-stamp mill and roaster have been erected
for working the Tip-top mine, the principal one
in the. district, which lias already produced over
■SI, 000,000. There are one or two other mills in
the district erected for custom work.
The Hasayaiupa district is located about 10
miles south of Prescott, in a heavily timbered,
well watered region, which is considered one of
the most delightful summer resorts of the Ter-
ritory. The creek from which the district
takes its name has been worked for gold ever
since the first settlement of Arizona by the peo-
ple of the United States. It is essentially a
gold producing district. But as depth is
reached in the mines the gold gradually 'de-
creases and a large percentage of silver conies
in, much as on the Comstock lode, at Virginia
City, Nevada. The Senator has been quite ex-
tensively worked, and has thus far yielded
about §175,000. It has a 10-stamp mill. The
Crook, near by, has produced some §50,000.
There are at least 30 or 40 other mines in this
district well worthy of mention.
Walker district, seven miles east of Prescott,
embraces the head waters of Lynx creek, the
richest gold-producing stream yet discovered in
the Territory. Upwards of §1,000,000 have
been already taken from it since its discovery,
in 1863. The district abounds" in valuable mines
of both gold and silver. The Turkey Creek
and Big Bug, Grover Creek and Cherry Creek
districts, all in the immediate vicinity of Pres-
cott, are well watered and well wooded locali-
ties, containing rich mines, the most of which
are as yet but slightly developed, but many of
which in the near future bid fair to become val-
uable. The attention of Eastern capitalists is
now being attracted to this neighborhood.
Weaver district is one of the oldest mining
localities in the Territory. From a small de-
pression upon the summit of Rich Hill §500,000
in coarse gold was taken, mostly lying upon the
bed-rock near the surface. About the same
amount was taken from the three or four gulches
running down from this locality — §1,000,000 in
all. A 300-ft. wide gold-bearing quartz vein
lies near this locality, upon which there are
about 200,000,000 tons of quartz in sight
within 100 ft. from the surface. Good, and
sometimes very rich, milling rock is assorted
from this immense quartz deposit. Upon the
Model mine, in the same district, a Huntington
mill has been erected. Of the Tonto Basin Silver
Mountain, Walnut Grove, and- other districts,
we have no space for mention. The Silver Belt
silver mine, 16 miles east of Prescott, has a
smelting furnace of seven tons capacity which
has already turned out over §100,000 in silver.
The Wickenburg and Zika mines, in Black can-
yon, are each worked by arastras to good profit.
Yavapai county is also rich in copper ores,
which are found in all parts of the county. The
only mines, however, which have been thoroughly
opened are those in the Black Hills, about 20
miles northeast of Prescott. An Eastern com-
pany has recently purchased the Eureka, and
has made arrangements to erect reduction works
upon it.
Pinal County— Silver King.
Pinal county has become quite well known
through the wonderful developments at the
famous Silver King mine, which may now be
considered, whether in size of the vein, richness
and variety of its ores, or in the aggregate of
the bullion yield, one of the great mines of the
world. We have already spoken of the rich
and elegant exhibit which this mine made at
Denver. The croppings of the Silver King were
found upon a low conical hill near the center of
a basin surrounded by spurs of the Pinal Moun-
tains. This mine was discovered by a dis-
charged soldier, who, with his associates, after
working it for two years, taking out several
thousand dollars, sold it to some San Francisco
and Oakland capitalists, who still continue to
work it. The vein matter is chiefly quartz,
and the ore a sulphuret carrying native silver,
copper glance, antimony and other combina-
tions. It forms one of the richest bodies of sil-
ver ore ever discovered. The main shaft is now
down over 600 ft., with five levels— shaft and
levels everywhere showing fine ore, which in
places is proven by crosscuts to be SO ft. wide.
The ore is worked by a 20-stamp mill, at Pinal,
five miles distant from the mine. There are
also roasting and concentration works. The
ores are treated by the lixivation process. The
extensions both upon the north and south are
being developed by the aid of steam hoisting
works. The Belcher, in the same district, is a
promising mine, with a 10-stamp mill. The
proprietors of the Eureka, upon the same ledge,
were about making arrangements a year ago to
put up a mill. A custom mill has already been
put up, or soon will be, at the mouth of the San
Pedro, to work several prominent mines in that
neighborhood.
Copper is also found in this county, and a
30-ton smelter is in successful operation on the
Gila river, near Florence, treating ores from a
group of mines in the foothills some five miles
distant.
Gila County.
This is said to be one of the most thoroughly
mineralized counties in the Territory, containing
gold, silver, copper, lead, coal and iron. An
expedition of nearly 300 men, led by the Gov-
ernor, penetrated into this county, then an
Apache stronghold, in 1871, in search for placer
gold. In their unsuccessful search for that
they overlooked the really rich mines of silver
and copper which they passed over. The In-
dians for a long time guarded well the treasures
which they knew were hidden within their
mountain homes,- but the strong arm of the
white man finally prevailed, and the now fa-
mous Globe district, in this county, was opened
up to industry and commerce. Hundreds, if
not thousands, of tons of rich ore has been
freighted to San Francisco for treatment from
this district. A large number of mines are now
opened. Two 10-stamp mills and one 5-stamp
mill are now in operation in the district, re-
spectively on the Miami, the Champion and the
Townsend mines.
The Richmond Basin, in this county, has
become famous for the silver nuggets * which
have been picked up there — over §SO,000 have
been picked up from the surface in the vicinity
of a single camp, near -which is now the Mc-
Morris mine, which has yielded to date about
§625,000. The mine is provided with steam
hoisting works and a 10-stamp mill. There are
several other valuable mines in the same neigh-
borhood.
The McMillenville group of mines, 20 miles
north of Globe, are located upon an immense
fissure, traceable for twelve miles across the
county, one of which — the Stonewall — is well
known in this city from the rich specimens
which it has produced. It is now provided
with a 5-stamp mill and steam hoisting works.
It has yielded, to the present 'time, consider-
ably over §300,000.
Copper mining in this county promises to be-
come an important business. It contains some
of the richest in the territory. The Globe, the
first opened, is now consolidated with several
others, upon which three furnaces have been
erected, with a united capacity of 100 tons per
day. The bullion is shipped to Baltimore, and
pays from two to three hundred dollars per ton
in silver. The daily bullion production is about
four tons. Gen. A. McDowell, of Chicago, is
one of the principal owners and the earliest
promoter of this group of mines; he is reaping
a rich return from his investment.
Mohave County.
This county is located on the central portion
of the eastern border of the Territory. It is a
mountainous and exceeding rich and abundant
in mineral bearing veins. Almost every moun-
tain range appears to be seamed with mines
rich in silver, gold and copper. Much of the
county abounds with wood and water. Nearly
all the ore obtained is picked rock, which is
shipped to San Francisco at great expense for
treatment. There are but two .or three small
mills in the county; but as soon as the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad makes its connection
through from Albuquerque, in New Mexico, to
the Southern Pacific, at Mohave, a new im-
petus will be given to the mines of this county.
The same advantage will also accrue to all the
mineral range of country through the entire
length of the northern portion of the Territory.
The famous McCracken lode, which extends for
miles across the country, is located in this
county, and with the opening of the railroad
will begin, with other neighboring mines, to send
large amounts of bullion to this market. The
McCracken Consolidated Company has already
expended §200,000 in improvements, and
realized over §SOO,000 in silver from its mines.
The company is now running a 20-stamp and a
10-stamp mill.
Yuma County
Occupies the southwestern corner of the
Territory. It lias long been known to be rich
in gold placers, and is comparatively convenient
of access from the Southern Pacific railroad,
which passes directly through the county.
Mining was first commenced here in 1S62, and
in 1803 fully 2,000 miners were working the
placers in the foot hills near La Paz, about 70
miles north of Yuma, who soon took out a mil-
lion and a half of gold. The mines of Castle
Dome district, 20 miles north of Yuma, were
discovered in 1863 by Prof. Wm. P. Blake, a
well known geologist, for many years a resident
of this city. There is a large group of mines in
this district which although yielding a low
grade of ore, are nevertheless among the most
profitable in the Territory. It is estimated
that the destrict has yielded fully §2,000,000.
Silver district is also one of the leading camps
of the comity. It is convenient of access, and
contains some of the heaviest ore bodies in the
Territory. The Red Cloud, a New York com-
pany, has, perhaps, the largest development.
It has yielded over §100,000. Its ores are treated
at its own \ works — a 20-ton furnace. The
Ellsworth district is a promising locality — has
many promismg mines. The Oro mine has a
five-stamp mill. Messrs. Thomas Eells and
Richards, of this city, are opening a very prom-
ising mine in this district.
Maricopa County,
East of Yuma, though generally considered an
agricultural county, has many promising mines.
The well-known Vulture mine is located in this
county. This mine has produced §3,000,000.
It has been opened only to a depth of 400 ft. It
is a very heavy mine, showing a width at one
place of fully 100 ft. The ore is now reduced
in an SO-stamp mill, at a cost of only §2.50 per
ton. More stamps will soon be added, and the
bullion product be increased. The Golden Star,
on Cave creek, is a promismg mine, and has a
10-stamp mill. A 5-stamp custom mill is also
in operation about four miles from Phoenix, run
by water from the Grand canal.
Graham County
Is the youngest born of the Territory, but the
richness, extent and variety of its minerals is
fast giving it great prominence as a copper and
bullion producing locality. Graham can proba-
bly show some of the most productive copper
minesin the United States. The famous Longfel-
low mines are located on the San Francisco
ern Pacific railroad, copper matte was shipped
from these mines 700 miles by wagons to the
nearest railroad. But notwithstanding the enor-
mous cost of the transportation, the mines were
worked at a profit. This mine appears to be a
regular mountain of ore; neither tunnel nor drift
has yet found a vein wall. The property is
worked as a quarry, rather than a mine. It
belongs to a company which keeps its business
to itself. Hence very little information can be
gained as to its yield. Report fixes it at
about three and one-half tons of matte
per day. The amount, whatever it
may be, will soon be materially increased by a
proposed increase of the reduction facilities.
The mines will soon have direct railroad com-
munication by a branch with the Southern Pa-
cific railroad.
Extensive Placers.
The placer mines on the San Francisco river
in that country are very extensive and undoubt-
edly rich. A Boston company has recently
purchased 1,000 acres of placer ground there,
and are making preparations to work it on a
large scale. These, gravel beds have been thor-
oughly prospected and show good pay gravel
everywhere. Fifteen miles of piping have been
laid, and hydraulic appliances will soon be put
up for working this ground in a thorough and
economical manner.
Bullion Yield of Arizona.
No truer test of the richness ' f the Arizona
mines can be found than the steadily increasing
volume of bullion shipments from that Terri-
tory. _ The yield has probably increased three
fold since the Southern Pacific railroad has been
constructed through the so thern mineral
field of the Territory. A like increase
may reasonably be expected to follow the com-
pletion of the Atlantic and Pacific, which is now
nearly completed through the northern portion of
the State. And when a complete railroad system
for the Territory is constructed by branches from
and connections with the two great trunk lines,
no one need be surprised to see Arizona suddenly
step to the very front rank as the largest bullion
producing Territory in the Union.
The yield of the Territory for 1881, as re-
ported by Wells, Fargo & Co., was §4,000,000;
but this did not include the raw ores, concen-
trations and large amount of placer gold which
annually finds its way out by private hands.
The Mint report for 1SS1 gives the yield for
that year as §S,440,775. This estimate does
not include the copper product, which may be
set down at fully §1,500,000, nor the ores
shipped out of the Territory. In view of the
rapid rate of bullion increase, it may be safe to
estimate the yield for the year 18S2 at fully
§10,000,000.
[Since the above was in type we have received
the following, which is probably as reliable as
anything we can get short of actual official re-
ports: "The value of the copper produced in
Arizona for the year 1SS2 was §2,945,284.40,
being 17,201,586 pounds. The gold and silver
yield of the Territory was §10,257,0S9.88. The
Tucson Star believes there was produced §1,500,-
000 worth of copper not reported, and therefore
not included above."]
This is certainly a good showing for a Ter-
ritory where total shipment seven years ago
amounted to only §109,0S3. Probably no min-
ing region can make a better show for the cap-
ital invested than Arizona. Capital there has
been less reckless than almost anywhere else,
and there is probably no country where the
character and value of the mines can be more
readily determined, or with greater certainty.
Quartz Mills in Arizona.
The number of quartz mills and stamps in
Arizona is given in the last Mint Report as fol-
lows:
Cranty. N0. Mills.
Cochise Q
Gi'a 12
Maricopa 3
Mohave 7
Pima 5
Pinal 4
Yavapai 15
Yuma l
Total.
No. Stamps.
145
70
05
CO
02
37 '•
117
5
600
66
Useful Hints.
We clip from a late number of the Prescott
Miner the following useful hints which may not
be out of place in this connection: "As a gen-
eral thing ill Arizona, ores found upon the sur-
face are free milling, and so long as the ore re-
mains such in going down upon the various
mines which have been worked, good results
were achieved, but so soon as water level is
struck and sulphurets appear, the ordinary ma-
chinery in use fails to save the metal, and sus-
pension of operations is necessary. In every
instance, ' without a single exception, assays
show the sulphuret ores to be the richer, hence
the only thing necessary to make mining a success
in all this section is the proper machinery for the
treatment of rebellious ores. Experienced men
to operate the machinery necessary for properly
treating base ores is also very essential. Mining,
like other things, must be dealt with intelli-
gently, and because one run upon certain ore
fails to pay it does not necessarily follow that
another run will. Good management and favor-
able circumstances have much to do with the
treatment of ores. " W. B. Ewek.
Moxey Value or Science.— The Signal Ser-
vice office estimates that ships containing at
least §13,000,000 of property, besides many
lives, were saved from running into the disas-
trous cyclone during the mouth of November
last, by the warning it gave. The money thus
saved in this one storm would pay the expense
this county. Before the opening of the South- ' of the Service for 10 years,
January 20, ]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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THE ENGINEER.
Tut: ( Us vi-l IN I' I ll'I.KTKh
J'. IS--.7. Mi. < nllin-u | «
neer of Government railway^ whi
on a tour of inspection over bhe Canadian Pa-
cific railway, haa been interviewed bj a ■■
of the >t. John, N. B., Sttn on the pi
work "it the great national highway with tin*
following into tnlto:
tthu station," said Mi-. Bohreiber, with
the tii •>! r in. m who knows iual what an inter-
viewer wanta antl exactly what he doi
quire, "is the western terminus of the ol
non "i the < Canadian < Central, The track is laid
!ln)u ( aleudai -t.itii.li for tliii t\ Hill.
ward, and the road u graded for about fcwentj
in advance of that I this point, fifty
miles v. bo Pi
gap, and the now -it work locate
Eng the hue. Between Pio river' and Prince
Arthurs Landing ;i long stretch of rough, hilly,
. intervenes, Here the grading is
ing very rapidly, and probabii five or
i position. '
i" Prince Arthui ■- i . tnding con
m, h bich u 650
miles or th from the crossing ol the
Saskatchewan. Surveys arc in progress over
Idea t" Kamloops, The eastern end of
the work t<> E&mory's Bar, 127 miles is being
constructed.11
( 'ANAL i lONSTBI ' TION U) EUROPE. Among
the many canals projected on the continent at
mnect the I fanube and the
Elbe, one from < lologne to Antwerp, and a third
t«t connect Brussels and Louvain with the Bea,
likewise by \\ ay of Antwerp, The Danube-
Elbe project is an important one, for the pro-
po canal would be 138 miles long, and
would, it ig estimated, cost $29,000,000. The
depth of the water in the canal would be six
and a half feet, and the width of the canal bed
ight feet. The value of each of these
canals obviously would l>e very great; and
that connecting Cologne and Antwerp would
have an immense influence in still further de-
veloping tin- resources of Belgium. The pros-
perity of Cologne would be greatly enhanced,
r i on ommation most devoutly to be wished, if
it should carry with it sonic diminution of the
"seventy Btinke, all well defined, and
several stenches," of the city of the Eleven
Thousand V urging.
Tni:( 'ii a ssKt. Ti nnki.. —According to reports
from Paris, the suspension of the boring of the
Channel tunnel is regarded in that city as a la-
mentable error of judgment on the part of the
I i.\ ernment and people of England. The French
company, meantime, arc going forward diligently
with the boring on this side. M. Raoul Duval,
the Director Ol the Calais and 1 lover railway,
and a strong partisan of the scheme, has just
been to Calais for the purpose of inspecting the
works, which are progressing perfectly under
the direction uf M. Breton, the engineer who is
conducting this great undertaking. The gallery
On the French side is now about 1,600 ft. in
length, with a square diameter of a little over
six and a half feet, and it already extends to a
distance of over 100 ft. under the sea. The
Beaumont machine, which is worked by com-
pressed air, will he used until the gallery meas-
ures about 5,000 ft. in hight.
Electric Navigation-. — Prof. S. P. Thomp-
son lately gave a description of the trial trip of
the Electricity, a launch propelled by a screw
actuated by an electro- motor, the current for
which was supplied by storage batteries of the
Sellon-Volckinar type. The launch is 26 feet
long, about 5 feet wide, and draws about 2 feet
of water, the propeller being about 22 inches in
diameter. She carries 45 storage batteries, each
about 10 inches cube, said to be capable of sup-
plying 4 horse-power for 0 hours. The accumu-
lators have an electro-motive force of 96 volts,
and during the run the current through each
machine was steadily maintained at 24 amperes.
Prof. Thompson reports the speed of the vessel
to have been about 8 knots an hour against the
tide, while the return journey from London
Bridge to Millwall (distance not stated) was
made in 24 minutes.
Sawdust in the Uppeu Mississippi. — The
statement was made some time ago on what
seemed to be good authority, that the Upper
Mississippi was gradually becoming tilled with
sawdust, and that it was or soon would be
detrimental to navigation. Wood and Iron
says that a joint committee of prominent busi-
ness men and steamboatmen of St. Paul and
Minneapolis have been making an investiga-
tion of this matter, and found no sawdust ac-
cumulating in the main channel, and think the
accumulation in the eddies and shallows will
prove an advantage, instead of, as was at one
time feared, a serious impediment to navigation;
that is, by lodging on the wing-bars and shal-
lows it serves the i>urpose of protecting them
from the washing of the current, by which the
sand was removed and deposited in the main
channel. _____
A NovklBridgf. — A patent lias recently been
taken out for a bridge, which is so constructed
that it will be raised off its foundations by high
water, and at the same time can be used for
crossing. To each end of the bridge aprons are
hinged, which connect at one end with the
foundations at the road levels and with the
bridge at the other end, and afford practicable
ascent to and descent from the bridge while it
is floating above the foundations.
USEFUL INFORMATION.
Chinese Mo;ie of Manufacturing Sheet
Lead.
Tin- making of sheet had for th<
■ Bomew hat important industry
of Hongkong, It is made principally in sundry
establishments to the westward. On entering
one, the workmen will be seen with shears
busily employed in cutting out the sheets of
i.. i tiapi i ("
shears are simply a large pair of scissors, firmly
■■[ two '< el ni hight.
Tin lower blade <»f the shears fcermi
H]uai e pi pointed,
as is the upper blade. The sheets of lead will
observed to be of small size and some-
what irregular in shape, and this arises from
the method ol manufacture, as will subse-
quently be Been. Going further into the shop
will be situ an iron pan raised 12 inches ol so
above tin- ground and carefully finished off.
Beneath this iron pan is a furnace, and at the
in- pan uext the wall is the line com-
municating with it. In this pan the lead i*
melted, and when judged to Ik- hot enough, the
workmen take two of tin:' targe, square paving
tile, which may be seen almost any where in the
colony, and these arc thi.ii smoothly and care-
fully covered with -several layers of unsized
paper. Saving placed these two tiles before
him, one above the other, the workman raises
ii-' Upper tile with his left hand, and taking a
ladle of tin.' proper si/e in his right, he dips it in
the melted lead and then pours its contents on
the upper tile and quickly presses the lead out
in the form of a sheet. The paper being a bad
conductor of heat, the lead does nut solidify
Immediately it leaves the ladle, and, by long
practice, the workmen always ladle out exactly
the same quantity of lead; the sheets made vary
but little in size uv thickness.
"Crackle" Glass.
An ingenious process for producing glass with
an iced or crackled surface, suitable for many
decorative purposes, has been invented in France
by Bay. The product appears in the form of
sheets or panes, bne side of which is smooth
and glossy like common window glass, while the
other is rough and filled with innumerable crev-
ices, giving it the frozen or crackled appearance
so much admired for many decorative purposes.
The peculiar crackled surface is obtained by
covering the surface of the sheet on the table
with a thick coating of some cross -grained flux
mixed to form a paste, or with a coating of
some more easily fusible glass, and then subject-
ing it to the action of a strong fire, either open
or in a muffle. As soon as the coating is fused,
and the table is red hot, it is withdrawn and
rapidly cooled. The superficial layer of flux
separates itself in this operation from the un-
derlying glass surface, and leaves behind the
evidence of its attachment to the same, in the
form of numberless irregularities, scales, irreg-
ular crystal forms, etc., giving the glass surface
the peculiar appearance to winch the above
name has been given. The rapid cooling of the
glass may be facilitated witli the aid of a stream
of cold air, or by continuously projecting a
tine spray of cold water upon it. By protect-
ing certain portions of the glass surface from
contact with the flux, with the use of a template
of any ornamental or other desired form, these
portions will retain their ordinary appearance,
and will show the form of the design very
strongly outlined beside the crackled surface.
In this manner letters, arabesque and other pat-
terns, in white or colored glass, can be pro-
duced with great ease and fine effect.
Luminous Paint.— The color of the light of
luminous paint is generally white, or at first a
little bluish or yellowish white. A Dresden
firm now produces various paints — pure white,
blue, red, green, violet and gray, so that the
objects which become luminous at night may
have a pleasing appearance by day. This paint
is fast becoming utilized for various purposes.
The last use noticed is that of a railway carriage
painted inside, and intended to be placed on one
of the trains between London and Kotherhithe,
via the Thames tunnel. Although only one-
half of the available space of the carriage is
painted, the phosphorescent light is quite suf-
ficient to enable the passengers to distinguish
small objects when passing through the tunnel;
and, moreover, the light is powerful enough to
enable a person to read the indication of an or-
dinary watch. It is probable that the railway
companies will be enabled to effect a consider-
able saving in gas and oil by using the phos-
phorescent paint.
Water Proof Paper. — By plunging a sheet
of paper into an ammoniacal solution of cop-
per for an instant, then passing it between the
cylinders and drying it, it is rendered entirely
impermeable to water, and may even be boiled
without disintegrating. Two, three or any
number of sheets rolled together become per-
manently adherent, and form a material having
the strength of wood. By the interposition of
cloth or any kind of fiber between the layers
the strength is greatly increased.
New Pa vino Material. — An experiment is
to be made in New Orleans to adopt mosquito
wood, a native of Texas, very durable and
nearly as hard as iron, for street paving pur-
poses. It is so abundant that the cost of cut-
ting and transporting it will be very light.
Tin: bieyde is steadily widening its field of
usefulness. The experiment of its employment
by totter carrierafer the delivery and collect) I
mail matter BeemS to be a success, and it is
likely that the next thing will be its utilization
for ii" delivery of newspapers in suburban
Localities. In the West it is already coming
into use for newspaper delivery, The Cine ati
is served regularly to subscribers in the
townol Greenville, Ohio, by carriers mounted
upon bh ■
W hi ii. -I UPAN FOR Kit in TORS. A white
r lamp reflectors which hac a tine porce-
lain finish and needs mi heating is made as fol-
lows : Mix [in re white zinc (dry) with sufficient
soluble glass [silicate Of soda] in be easily ap-
plied with a brush. Apply one coat and drj
by artificial heat, if convenient; then apply a
second lieavj coat, and dry cither in an oven at
from 150 to 200 K. or at ordinary tempera-
ture.
Solidifying Petroleum.- We have already
in this column mentioned the fact that Borne
French chemists had succeeded ill so solidifying
petroleum that it could be readily handled in
solid cubes. We now learn that this solidifica-
tion is effected by adding to distilled petroleum
25 per cent, of the purified juice of plants be-
longing to the family of the euphorbiaca*. Pe-
troleum solidified burns like tallow or paralinc.
Il;o\ and wood may be joined with the fol-
lowing composition: Fine Russian isinglass is
dissolved in strung acetic acid (pyroligcneous
acid) until the consistence of a strong, firm glue
is obtained.
A NEW glass, transparent and more brilliant
than common crystal, but containing no silex,
potash, soda, lime, or borax, has been invented
by a chemist in Vienna. It can be cut and
polished, and when fused adheres to iron,
bronze and zinc.
Annexation Extraordinary.— A few weeks
ago, during a heavy storm, the Kio Grande
river suddenly changed its course by cutting
through a bend near Camargo, and thus placed
several acres of inhabited territory in Mexico
within the legal limit of the United .States.
Utilizing Pyrites. — The manufacture of sul-
phuric acid from pyrites has recently been com-
menced at Nashville, Teim., and at Atlanta,
Ga.
GOOD HEALTH,
"Weight" in the Stomach.
I frequently meet a case of indigestion, the
most marked feature of which is what the pa-
tient calls "weight in the stomach." Some-
times it is spoken of as a pressure, and again as
stricture, but the most common word is weight.
Sometimes the patient will say, "It Beems to
me I have a stone or a mass of iron;1' and one
lady said, the other day, "I have an iron wedge
in my stomach." Generally these sufferers at-
tribute the sensation to the weight of food. A
clergyman said, "I suppose my stomach has
become sensitive to pressure, and the food press-
ing upon the surface which has become so ten-
der produces this sensation of weight." This
explanation is entirely at fault, Instead of be-
ing produced by the presence of a heavy mass
in the stomach, in its most intense and unbeara-
ble forms, I have found that it does not appear
in connection with a full meal, but is much
more likely to come on after eating a few' mouth-
fuls of cracker or fine flour bread, or a single
hot biscuit. The patient may have ground it
between his teeth with the greatest care, but,
soon after swallowing, this sensation of weight
appears. More frequently, however, there
seems to be no connection whatever with the
presence of food in the stomach. The sensation
is not produced so much by what is in the stom-
ach as by certain conditions of the walls of the
stomach itself; in brief, it is produced by con-
gestion of the walls of the organ. Accompany-
ing this congestion there is generally an adhe-
sive mucus poured out which sticks to the inner
coat. I may add that this sensation of wreight
is nearly always a little to the right of the pit
of the stomach, and that it is found that the
congestion and adhesive mucus, which seem to
stand in the relation of cause to this sensation,
are found at the right or pyloric extremity of
the stomach.
This sensation of weight is not relieved by
stimulus. If it was produced by a load of food
pressing upon the weakened walls of the stom-
ach, a glass of wdiisky or wine would afford at
least a tempory relief, whereas it is found that
the employment of alcoholic drinks only in-
creases the trouble. Indeed, dxamkards suffer
more intensely from this sensation of "wreight
in the stomach" than any other class of dys-
peptics.
The most striking relief, for the time being, is
obtained from hot fomentations over the pit of
the stomach. » A mustard poultice applied over
the stomach is very effectual. — Dr. W. L&wis.
The Conditions of Health. — In order to
have good health, the following conditions are
imperative: 1. Pure air. 2. Pure and nutri-
tious food. 3. Proper exercise. 4. Undis-
turbed sleep. 5, Regularity. 6. Temperance
in all things. 7. Pleasant and active mental,
moral and social conditions. 8. Right bodily
positions. 9. Cleanliness. 10. Sunlight. —
Herald of Healthy
■ oi Sh km.-, a reporter visited Mr.
Brewer's Academy, at San Mateo, at the ti t
the death of Ashley Oldham, of Gilroy, one of
the pupils. As there were some cases cf diph
thena in the school, the eye of the reporter was
led to notice the superabundant .shade ol
and shrubs which shut out the sunlight from
the premises and caused unwholesome vapors
from the irrigated grounds to produce diseased
germs. In his judgmi nt. this was the cause of
sickness at that pleasantly-situated institution,
A few days since we were driving on the San
.loan road and noticed the BUITOUndingS of the
residence of the Allen family, in which there has
recently been one fatal ease of qUUlSV and ■ re-
ported case or tWO of diphtheria. I in the BOUth
side of the house, a tew feet distant IV it. is
a corral where seres of cows stand at milking
time, and where they leave their fecal matter to
drj in the sun and poison the air, This foul,
disease-breeding air is wafted by the southern
breeze into the house, where the sick try to live
oil' its effects by the aid of medicine and tin-
daily visits ot the doetor, which extend over
weeks and months. The Buffering inmates want
pine air. Move them, and the house with them,
to tie' line elevation some few hundred yards
to the west, and in a short time they will be
able to "throw physic to the dues!" Qilroy
Advocate,
Carbolic Acid for Diphtheria.— In a com-
munication to the ( Ihicago .I/- cReal Journal, Dr.
Mel liH describes a method of treating diptheria,
from which he has secured far better results
than from any other, He uses an ordinary hose,
from two to live feet long and about one inch in
diameter. One end of this is placed over the
spout of a common tea kettle, into which has
been put half a gallon of water and half an
ounce of carbolic acid; the kettle is then placed
on the stove over a good fire, and when the wa-
ter reaches the boiling point the end of the hose
is carried under a blanket thrown over the pa-
tient's head. The room must be closed. In a
short time the patient will perspire freely. If
persevered in at short intervals, the breathing
becomes softer, and presently, after a succession
of quick, expulsive efforts, the patient throws
off a coat or tube of false membrane. The acid
vapor seems to prevent the reformation of exu-
dations. Alcohol and sulphate of quinine are
used in conjunction with the aeid for the sup*
porting properties.
Anaesthetic Bullets.— A German chemist
has invented a new kind of bullet, which, he
urges, will, if brought into general use, greatly
diminish, if not altogether remove, the horrors of
war. The bullet is of a brittle substance, break-
ing directly as it comes in contact with the ob-
ject at which it is aimed. It contains a power-
ful anaesthetic, producing instantaneously com-
plete insensibility, lasting for twelve hours,
which, except that the action of the heart con-
tinues, is not to be distinguished from death.
A battle field where these bullets are used will
iu a short time be apparently covered with dead
bodies, but in reality merely with the prostrate
forms of soldiers reduced for the time being to
a state of unconsciousness. While in this con-
dition they may, the German chemist points
out, be carefully packed in ambulance wagons
and carried off as prisoners. Whole cities may
in a like manner be reduced to helplessness by
means of shells charged with the same com-
pound. The anaesthetic bullet is also strongly
recommended to the burglar and to the house-
holder, no risk of hanging being involved by
its use.
A New Theory of Consumption;— Con-
sumption has hitherto been regarded as a dis-
ease of the lungs, which cannot be reached di-
rectly except by inhalation, and the value of
that form of medication is problematical. A
new theory of the disease, called the Salsbury
theory, makes it one of unhealthy alimentation.
According to this view, it is the fermenting of
food in the stomach, which furnishes to the cir-
culation noxious material that affects the lungs
on reaching those organs. Granting the truth
of the theory, we shall have to consider con-
sumption as curable. All that needs to be done
is to use only such food as will not ferment in
the stomach, and to clean out that .organ occa-
sionally by a judicious use of warm water, with
simple tonics before meals to aid the digestive
process. A weak solution of ferne per slib
phate is recommended for inhalation to check
hemorrhage in the severe stage of the disease.
The idea is well worthy the attention of the
many wdio are supj>osed to he in the initial
stages of consumption. It would be an ines-
timable boon if it be the means of saving them,
to say nothing of the many others whose casey
are otherwise hopeless. — Chicago Tribune.
House Plants and Consumption. — Professor
Crudelli, of Rome, points out in the Practitioner
that the keeping of plants in ill-ventilated
rooms may cause malarious infections even in
regions where malaria is unknown. Professor
Eiehwald, of St. Petersburg, reports the case of
a lady who was attacked by true intermittent
fever while living hi a room containing plants, yet
after the removal of the flower pots a cure with-
out a relapse was effected. The unwholesome
influence is said to be due, not to the plants,
but to the damp earth in which they grow.
Food fob, Consumptive Patients. — Milk
powder, mixed with powder of beef, is re-
ported as having been used successfully by
Dr. Dujardin-Beaumetz in keeping up the
strength of consumptive patients. For use
both articles are dissolved in ordinary milk,
and the stomach is said to be very toleiantof
the mixture,
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— The Heald and MorriB Engine; Acad-
emy of Sciences; Expenses of Mining Companies, 33.
Passing Event*?; Expenditures on Placer Claims; The
Consolidated Virginia Mine; Getting Rid of Non-Paying
Partners, 40. The Keeley Motor; Gold in Alaska;
Engliih Slag Hearth Furnace, 41. Patents ai>d Inven-
tions: Notices of Recent Patents, 44
ILLUSTRATIONS.— The Heald and Morris "Reli-
abje" Horizontal Engine, 33. Vertical Section of the
English Slag Hearth; Horizontal Section of the English
Slae Haarth. 41-
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.— Selecting and Us-
ing Belts; An Asphalt Mortar; A New Method of Mak-
ing Kailway Spikes; Keep Your Machinery ^Clean; Mal-
leable Brass; Use Both Hands; A New Tram Car: Won-
derful Iron-Making Process; The Finishing File; Slot-
tine Screws; Frost and Fracture; Nail Mills, 35.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.— The Origin of Life;
Siemens' New Solar Theory; New Safety Lamp; A Pretty
Scientific Experiment; Speculation in Electricity; Sin-
gular Laboratory Explosion; New Photo-Electric Bat-
tery; Professor Koch's Discovery Disputed; The Growth
of Lanc-uaee. 35.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Biard, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ings and Dividends 36.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico and Utah 36-7.
THE ENGINEER— The Canadian Pacific to be Com-
pleted in lSa7; Canal Construction in Europe; The
Channel Tunnel; Electric Navigation; SawduBt in the
UDner Mississippi; A Novel Bridge, 39.
USEFUL INFORMATION. -Chinese Mode of
Manufacturing Sheet Lead; "Crackle" Glass; Luminous
Paint; Water Proof Paper; New Paving Material; Whitt
Japan for Reflectors; Solidifying Petroleum; Annexa-
tion Extraordinary; Utilizing Pyrites, 39.
GOOD HEALTH.— "Weight," in the Stomach; CauBes
of Sickness; Carbolic Acid for Diphtheria; The Condi-
tions of Health; AniE3thetic Bullets; A New Theory of
Consumption; House Plants and Consumption; Food
for Consumptive Patients, 39.
NEWS IN BRIEF —On page 44 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Southern Nevada; Veriigoed
by the Geologists; Mexican Mining Laws; SierraCounty
Mines; Air in Mines,',34. Denver Exposition— No. 23,
38. Nevada's Salvation, 42.
Business Announcements.
Books— G. & C. Merriam & Co., Springfield, Mass.
Powder— Tonite Powder Co., San Francisco.
Notice of Dissolution— South ComBtock G. &S. M. Co.
Machinist Tools— Adr. Ketscber, San Francisco.
Passing Events.
There is very little news to report from the
mining point of view. The news from Alaska,
which we give in another column, telling of the
discovery of rjlacer mines on the Yukon river, is
important; still it has been known that there
was gold on the Yukon some time since, but the
expedition now there is the first one which has
made systematic work of it. They had a steamer
and plenty of provisions. In a few years much
more attention will be given to Alaska mining
matters than is now the case.
TheStateLegislatureisinsession, but has done
nothing so far of special interest to the miners
or mechanics of the coast.
At a meeting of the Pacific Exchange Associ-
ation after the adjournment of the Stock Board,
the building and property of the Association
was disposed of to an unknown bidder, supposed
to be Charles Crocker, represented by C. H.
Reynolds, a real estate dealer. The amount
was $81,000, which is said to be a great sacri-
fice. The land alone is said to have cost §192,-
000, and the buildings nearly $40,000 more.
The Board will continue to occupy the building,
renting of the purchaser.
The Navajo and Independence mines, at Tus-
earora, paid $40,000 to miners, teamsters and
merchants this week on December account.
Expenditures on Placer Claims.
A very unexpected decision has been an-
nounced by the Supreme Court of this State
in the matter of assessment work on mining
claims, declaring that annual expenditures are
required on placer claims the same as on
lodes.
This decision is entirely contrary to what has
generally been supposed to be the law of the
subject. Section 2, 324 of the Revised Statutes
provides that, "On each claim located after the
10th day of May, 1872, and until a patent has
been issued therefor, not less than §100 worth
of labor shall be performed or improvements
made during each year."
Heretofore all the constructions of the law by
the Interior Department, the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, or the courts, have
been to the effect that only lode claims were
subject to the annual expenditure, placer claims
being omitted.
In the case in point, however, is a very im-
portant decision, overthrowing all previous rul-
ings. The case is that of Carney vs. the Ari-
zona Mining Co. , of Sierra county. The case
was originally tried in the Superior Court of
that county, and in substance was as follows:
Carney and others located a tract of placer min-
ing ground at the head of Jim Crow canyon,
marked their boundaries properly, ran a tunnel
several hundred feet in length and did other
work. Some years afterwards the Arizona com-
pany located a large portion of the same ground,
ran a long tunnel and applied for a patent. The
original locators filed an adverse claim. The
case came to trial, and the Arizona company set
up that the boundaries were not, at the time they
relocated, so marked as to be readily traceable,
and that for more than a year previous the
yearly exjjenditure had not been made. The
plaintiff proved properly marked boundaries,
and the Court held that no yearly expenditure
was required by United States law on placer
claims. Decision was rendered in favor of
plaintiffs, and defendants appealed. It is the ap-
pealed case just decided which reverses the gen-
erally accepted tenor of the law. The appellant
relied principally on the failure to do annual
work, and this view of the case has been ac-
cepted and the decision of the Superior Court
reversed, judgment being given for the de-
fendants.
There is one point about this case that will
make it a leading one. There were no local
laws involved, as there were none in force in the
district, and the decision is therefore one of gen-
eral application referring to the general mining
laws of the United States. . Under this decision
$100 will have to be spent in labor or improve-
ments each year on placer claims of 20 acres, or
$800 on each 160 acres, a fact miners will do
well to remember. In view of the importance
of this decision, we give it in full :
DEPARTMENT TWO.
[Filed December 21, 1882.]
Carney "\
vs. |
The Arizona Gold j No. 8,639.
Mining Company. J
In December, 1876, plaintiffs and their grant-
ors located a series of placer mining claims,
which claims contained about 1 00 acres. Work was
done on said claims until October, 1 S7S, since which
day the Court finds "plaintiffs did no work or
made any improvements on their claim, of any
value whatever, for the purpose of working, pros-
pecting or improving their claims." The Court
also finds that during the absence of the plain-
tiffs and their grantors, defendant's predecessors
in interest, August 7, 1S80, entered upon a por-
tion of said lands, and located by Government
subdivisions 81 72-100 acres of the mining
ground previously located by plaintiffs prede-
cessors in interest, in compliance with the laws
of Congress, and proceeded to work by tunnel
and shaft within their location lines, but outside
of the boundaries of plaintiffs claims, and had,
at the time of commencing this suit, expended
$6,000 in such work.
The substantial question involved in this con-
troversy is whether the laws of Congress, re-
quiring a certain amount of annual work to be
done by persons claiming to hold until patent
issued, apply as well to the class of claims known
as placer claims as to the class known as lode or
vein claims. The Act of Congress of May 10,
1872 (Sec. 2234, U. S. Rev. Stat. ), requires that
"on each claim located after the 10th day of
May, 1872; and until a patent has been issued
therefor, not less than $100 worth of labor shall
be performed or improvements made during each
year;" and upon a failure to perform such work,
the claim shall be open to relocation in the same
maimer as if no location had ever been made,
provided that the original locators or their rep-
resentatives have not resumed work before such
relocation. Granting that from a close reading
of the various sections of the act, from Section
2,319 to 2,328, Revised Statutes, it might ap
pear that the clauses of Section 2,324, above re-
ferred to, were intended to apply only to claims
upon lodes or veins, we are of opinion that Sec-
tion 2,329 removes any doubt, and that the per-
formance of annual work is required as well
upon the one class of claims as upon the other.
In Section 2,329 it is declared that claims usu-
ally called placers, including all forms of de-
posit, excepting veins of quartz or other rock,
in place, shall be subject to entry and patent,
under like circumstances and conditions and upon
similar proceedings, as are provided for vein or
lode locations. We think the effect of this sec-
tion is to declare that the circumstances and con-
ditions under which vein or lode claims may be
entered and patented shall be likewise applica-
ble to placer claims; that as a location of a vein
or lode claim may be kept alive for the purpose
of entry and patent only by the performance of
the requisite amount of annual work, so & placer
claim must " be kept alive for the same
purpose in the same manner. The Act of Janu-
ary 2, 1880 (21 Stat, at Large, 61), amending
Section 2,324, Revised Statutes, is in harmony
with this view, in speaking, as it does, of "the
vein, lode, ledge or deposit sought to be pat-
ented. "
Judgment reversed and cause remanded, with
instructions to render judgment for defendant
as to the lands within its location.
We concur: Myrihk, J.
Morrison, C. J.
Sharpstein, J.
The Consolidated Virginia Mine.
The famous Consolidated Virginia mine on the
Comstock, that paid for months consecutively
million dollar dividends, and made colossal, for-
tunes for a few men, only produced in bul-
lion last year the pitiful smn of $1,631.48.
Yet the mine has been constantly worked. The
work has been confined to opening out and par-
tially prospecting the 2,500 and 2,700 levels, in
the accomplishment of which there have been
hoisted 10,090 tons of waste rock. On the 1,500,
1,650, 1,750 and 1,950 levels the drifts connect-
ing with the old stopes still remain bulkheaded,
it not being considered prudent as yet to at-
tempt opening the old stopes. On the 2,300
level the drift run by the Best and Belcher
Co. from the Gould and Curry and Best and
Belcher joint shaft was connected in May last,
and forms a valuable connection between that
shaft and the C. and C. shaft. No further work
has been done on this level except keeping open
the various drifts, and connecting winzes neces-
sary for ventilation.
AYork will soon be commenced to continue
the winze from the 2,500 level, now sunk 218
feet, down to the 2,900 level. The 2,700 level
was reached last February by the joint winze
sunk from the 2,500 level. A station was cut
out and a joint lateral east drift was started
in March. This joint east drift has been ex-
tended 450 feet and connected with the main
south lateral drift run through the lateral
ground in June last, which carries the natural
ventilation down to this level and forms a base
for future operations in depth.
Mr. W. H. Patton in his annual report con-
cludes as follows: Our work the past year has
demonstrated the fact that the Comstock lode
in our lower levels continues to show great
strength of formation, and the cutting of seams
of quartz, giving assays, in the ' various drifts
on the 2,500 and 2,700 levels, shows that it is
mineralized, with a probability of finding ore
deposits of value when the lower levels are
fully opened. By the judicious use of the dia-
mond drill I have been able to avoid, or con-
trol, the influx of larger quantities of water
than our pumping machinery could handle.
Thesum of $196,213 has been spent this year on
the C. and C. shaft.
A Prize for Mine Lamps. — A gentleman of
Manchester, England, Mr. Ellis Lever, has of-
fered a prize of £500 for the most perfect porta-
ble lamp for mining purposes. A competent
committee is to investigate by actual test all
the lamps brought forward for competition.
Here is a chance for inventors in this country
who think they know what a mine lamp is and
how to make one. It is expected that the lamp
shall be an electric one. It is curious that an
objection like the following should come from
one of the English mining papers: "Exclusive
of candles used in some few mines, we believe it
may be assumed that at the various coal mines
in the kingdom there are now something like
600,000 lamps in use, and were these to be re-
placed by those lighted by electricity, this would
nvolve a loss or expenditure of an enormous sum
of money."
Getting Rid of Non-Paying Partners.
The mining laws of the United States provide
that upon the failure of anyone of several co-
owners to contribute his proportion of the annual
expenditures required, the co-owners who have
performed the labor or made the im-
provements may, at the expiration
of the year, give the delinquent co-
owner personal notice in writing, or notice by
publication in the newspaper published nearest
the claim, for at least once a week for 90 days,
and if at the expiration of 90 days after such
notice in writing or by publication the delin-
quent should fail or refuse to contribute his pro-
portion, his interest in the claim becomes the
property of his co-owners who have made the
required expenditures.
It must be remembered that the party who
contributes his portion of the required expendi-
tures can retain his interest. If a party fails to
contribute his proportion of the actual expendi-
tures upon a mining claim, the remedy lies in
the courts. The U. S. mining laws only pro-
vide for failure to expend the proper proportion
of the annual expenditures required by those
laws.
In the first place, when the partners have done
their share, and one miner has done his, he who
has done the work records an affidavit like the fol-
lowing, which is prima facie evidence of the per-
formance of such labor*
Proof of Labor.
-of-
■ County of -
Before me the subscriber personally appeared
, who being duly sworn says that at least
dollars' worth of labor or improvements
were performed or made upon (here describe
claim), situated in mining district,
county, of , during the year ending
, 188—. Such expenditure was made by or at
the expense of , owners of said claim
for the purpose of holding said claim.
[Jurat.] j (Signature.)
Note.— The record of an affidavit like the
above is prima facie evidence of the perform-
ance of such labor.
Then a notice of forfeiture should be sent to
the delinquent, and published in the local
paper. At the expiration of ISO days this no-
tice should be recorded, with the affidavit of
the newspaper publisher that the same was
published for 90 days, together with the affi-
davit of the party signing the notice to the ef-
fect that one or more of the partners or co-own-
ers named in the published notice have not paid
their share of the expenditure. This completes
the record title. This notice of forfeiture is as
follows:
Notice of Forfeiture.
- County, -
, 188-.
To — (names of all parties who have record
title to any portion of the mine). You are
hereby notified that I have expended dol-
lars in labor and improvements upon the
lode (describe the claim), as will appear by cer-
tificate filed , 188-, in the office of the Re-
corder of said county (or district), in order to
hold said premises under the provisions of Sec.
2,324 Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount required to hold
the same for the year ending , 188-.
And if within ninety days from the service of
this notice (or within ninety days after this no-
tice by publication), you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such expenditure as
a co-owner, your interest in said claim will be-
come the property of the subscriber under said
Section 2324.
(Signature.)
The affidavit of failure to contribute, referred
to above, is in the following form:
Affidavit of Failure to Contribute.
■of-
Count}/ of -
, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that for the year ending , 1S8-, he ex-
pended at least dollars in labor and im-
provements upon the lode [or placer
claim] (here describe the claim), to hold the
same under the laws of the United States and of
this (district, Territory, or State); that
due notice thereof was personally served
upon , co-owners, on the day
of , 188-, (or was duly published in
the , as appears from the affidavit of
the publisher thereof), and that (of
the said) co-owners have failed or refused to
contribute their share of said expenditures
within the time required by law.
Subscribed and sworn
this — day of , 188-.
to before me
The New York Commercial construes the
election of Henry Villard, John W. Ellis and
Fred Billings, Directors of the New York, Lake
Shore and Buffalo railroad, as meaning a sera-
rate trans -continental road beginning at New
York and ending at Puget Sound.
January 20, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
41
The Keeley Motor.
It will tod that the stockholders
who lui\ been tarnishing
Mr. Keeley with the mews to panne his inves-
it his promised nen motor
recently latisiied with lue continuous
delays and caU aid commenced
a suit to compel liim either to initiate |
obtaining a patent or divulge to them
the precise Mature of hia discovery, Th
ever steadfastly refused bo do, axo pt in genera]
terms; out after the suit was eomm
tion to atop the same was agreed upon,
tditioo that Mr. Keeley would
everything in full to a third party- an expert.
The expert was mutually agreed upon in the
person of William Boeekel, who baa entered
into close intimacy with Keeley, thoroughly in-
vestigated the whole matter, as he claims, ami
reported hu full oonfidence in the actuality and
prai tical value of the discovery, with tb
tmn that "both nun of science and practical
engineering .skill alike would stand amazed to-
day if th< ■ I what Keeley has already ac-
complished." The stockholders have expressed
their fullest confidence in the report of the ex-
pert, and have also received from Mr. Keeley
in which the following sentence occurs:
*T am glad that all past misunderstanding
between us 'ha.-* been removed, and have no
doubt that the present friendly feeling and con-
will I"- maintained uninterruptedly. At
your request, and with the aid of Mr. Boeekel,
l, 1 have prepared a caveat for
aerator, which has been forwarded to the
Patent Office.
Boeekel says he fully understands the motor,
Keeley says he '-> ready, and the stockholders
say they are satisfied. This is certainly a
highly gratifying state of affairs all around.
The Keeley motor excitement commenced in
1874, and has been kept up for the past eight
years with a degree ol success highly credit-
able to the ingenuity of the inventor. He
has now, practically, about two years
longer in which to continue his experi-
ments, worry his stockholders and practice
upon the credulity of human nature in general, if
such is his purpose.
But to be serious, it is much safer to admit
'■ility of Keeley 'a alleged discovery than
bo i n lunce it as a humbug. So many won-
derful things have been accomplished within the
last fifty years that any man is regarded as
somewhat reckless who ventures to pronounce
anything impossible which it is impossible to
prove so. The ocean steamship, the railroad,
the telegraph , the telephone and the photo-
phone were each and all once regarded, by
good engineers and scientists of undoubted
standing, to be just as impossible as the
Keeley motor is now pronounced to be.
The Keeley motor comes under the head of the
seemingly impossible, simply from the fact that
it is based upon a secret law of nature, which,
it is alleged, lias been discoverd by Keeley.
No man can prove, or, in light of the past,
safely say there is no such law; The safest
thing to do is to still wait and hope for another
two years' time, when it is barely possible "men
of science and practical engineers" may once
more stand amazed at the actual accomplish-
ment of the seemingly impossible.
What Keeley Claims
As his discovery is the fact that water in its
natural state is capable of being, by vibratory
action, disintegrated so that its molecular
structure is broken up, and there is evolved
therefrom a permanent expansive gas, or "elas-
tic medium," or force, which result is produced
by mechanical action with force capable of ex-
erting an expansive energy of at least 25,000
pounds per square inch. In support of the
reasonableness of such a possibility, Mr.
Boeckle, in his argument, calls attention to
a work recently published by Mr. Woodbury,
member of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, relating chiefly to the construction
of mills, in which lie recorded many interesting
phenomena observed by him as to the vibration
of mill structures. Among other examples,
Mr. Woodbury mentions numerous instances
where large stone structures have been thrown
into rapid and is some cases dangerous vibration
through the influence of a musical tone caused by
a body of falling water some distance from the
structure so vibrated. It is to be understood
that the result so caused is not attributable to
the concussion caused by the falling water, but
(8 a phenomenon of a wholly different character,
and which neither the increase nor the decrease
of the volume of water is capable of producing,
if thereby a key-not.' not in sympathy with
tint of the mill structure is produced.
Mr. B. refers to other well-know 11 similar
instanoes, and adds that Mr. Keeley*B inquiries
have been conducted in this direction, and that
bis investigations and experiments have carried
him far beyond the laboratory experiments of
■ . l\ nd.tll and other scientific invt
tors, until be baa succeeded in exciting, harness-
ing and utilizing the subtle force winch, to
them, has been only a subject of scientific
wonder.
Wlu-n the great energy of this new gas or
clastic medium, or other source of energy, was
first discovered, Mr. Keeley thought to utilize
it in a manner similar to the utilization of
steam, but he soon made the still further dis-
covery that th ace, or source of en*
i ad properties v holly unlike those of
any other substance hitherto known, for which
reason he was compelled to occupy much time
Gold in Alaska.
In dune last we gave an account in the Min-
PRESS Of two parties hav-
ing started for Alaska on mining expeditions.
One of these parties, which went op on a sail-
ik a small stern-wheel steamer for
the purp-.se of prospecting along the Yukon
river. It was known that there were gold dig-
rend hundred miles from the mouth of
, and the party intended to make a
thorough exploration. Information has now
been received that Schieffelin and his part),
with the little steamer, carrying one-half of the
Q us supplies, ascended tie- Yukon 1,500
miles and established camp at the mouth of the
Tannanna, Xhe boal was then sent back to St.
Michaels for the remainder of the supplies, and
Schieffelin went on a prospecting tour. Shortly
after the boat left on the return voyage he made
discovery in gravel washings of sufficient im-
portance to justify the detail of a courier to
VERTICAL SECTION OF THE ENGLISH SLAG HEARTH.
in studying its properties and in devising some
new way to produce and utilize the enormous
energy which could be thereby developed. As
a result he constructed what lie called hfs "vi-
bratory engine," the details of which as a de-
veloper arc well known to all the parties im-
mediately interested in the invention.
But his great work, as claimed by the sci-
entific expert, has been to devise some mechani-
cal device whereby the power evolved by the
proper mechanical vibration of water may be
taken off and employed for useful work. This
work, the expert claims, has been successfully
accomplished, and three several engines con-
structed, the first of which was a measurable
success, but the degree of success has been
vastly augmented in succession by the second
and third attempts. Mr. Keeley is still san-
guine of further improvement in this direction,
make the long and perilous journey overland to
Sitka in order to convey the news rapidly to
his brother, a capitalist residing in Philadel-
phia. The courier reached Sitka safely and
dispatched the letter, which came to San Fran-
cisco on the last steamer, and is now on the
way to Philadelphia by rail. It is reported
that the washings in the gravel beds averaged
SI. 50 per pan, and that in some instances §10
per pan was produced.
The Yukon is an immense river, but is little
navigated. There is a steamer running there
which nukes about two trips a year, but most
of the navigation is by canoes. The river is
frozen over until June, and as for paddling up
stream when it is open, it is pretty hard
work. Individual miners without much
money would find the country rather an un-
pleasant one to go into. From all accounts
HORIZONTAL SECTION OP THE ENGLISH SLAG HEARTH.
but is willing and has already filed his caveat
for the progress he has thus far made, and will
proceed to prepare his final papers within the
two years still allowed him by the patent laws.
He considers his work as about completed,
and is now constructing a fourth engine of 500
horse power, which will soon be completed and
in full operation. The purpose is also an-
nounced of so bringing the matter to the atten-
tion of the Philadelphia Railroad Company as
to have the first practical trial made upon their
road between Philadelphia and New York.
The stockholders and the public are assured
that the line of experiment is now- fully passed,
and nothing is left to be done but the comple-
tion of the mechanical work upon the machine.
If there is a hitherto unknown law of nature
which Mr. Keeley has discovered, the public are
impatient to receive the proof, after which they
will be ready to give Mr. Keeley all due honors
for his discovery.
The Congressional Committee on Ways and
Means struck from the free list borax and
boracic acid on the representations of the borax,
producers of the Pacific Coast, where deposits
have been discovered, but need no protection.
A rate of ten cents a pound was recommended
for borax. This will interest those owning the
borax works near Columbus, Esmeralda county.
The duty will put thousands of dollars into their
pockets. Borax only sells for ten cents a pound
here, so the duty is full value.
travel on foot is extremely difficult, owing to
swamps, moss-covered surface and the dense
timbers. If the information received is authen-
tic, there will no doubt be many persons ven-
ture the trip up the Yrukon; but for the or-
dinary prospector, with small means, it will be
a risky business.
Ex-Collector William Gouverneur Morris, of
Alaska, wdio has just come back from there,
and is on his way to Washington, in the course
of an interview on Alaskan affairs, incidentally
mentions the mining interests. The formation
of the lodes, said he, is unlike any other known
to the geological world, being entirely glacial in
character. You will find a lode at the base of
a mountain 3,000 or 4,000 ft. high, and you can
trace it distinctly up the side, and on reaching
the top you will find there an auriferous de-
posit, made by the moraine of the glacier, from
15 to 20 ft. deep. This is claimed by the sur-
face diggers as placer claims, and for the last
two seasons they have been successfully worked,
to the detriment of the quartz claimants.
About §250,000 was taken out last season near
Juneau and on Douglas island alone.
There being no courts wdiatever in the coun-
try, no law and no vestige or form of govern-
ment whatever save that administered by the
captain of a man-of-war and the Collector of
Customs, it follows that those rival rights are
as yet undetermined. No injunction can issue
t restrain the placer diggers from pursuing
their vocation, and the quartz owners have so
Far restricted themselves to a policy of non-
intervention, and have gone on sinking shafts
and running tunnels to determine the value of
their Lodes. The work done is of a satisfactory
character, and will justify further expenditure.
Several mining companies have been formed in
thin city, backed up by men of capital, of which
Wm. T. Coleman is one of the prime movers.
On Douglas Island, opposite Juneau, is a se-
ries of mines as large as the whole Comstock
lode. The opening of one of these lodes has so
instrated the value of the property that
it is understood that the owners contemplate
soon to erect a 100-stanipmill. The ore, though
of low grade, is free milling and easily worked.
In fact, said he, there is the largest body of ore
in .sight in the known world. The attention of
Eastern capitalists has been directed to the is
land and a party of scientific and wealthy men
\\ ill visit Alaska in the spring to examine this
property. Though the interests of the placer
and quartz miners clashed, and though there
was no semblance of law, the miners were well
behaved and orderly. Some time ago Commander
Meriiman visited the island in the U. S. ship
Adams, in the interest of the preservation of the
public peace, and induced both parties to come
to an understanding by which the placer min-
ers used the water during the day and the
quartz miners during the night. But in hia
opinion this state of affairs could not last for-
ever, because the development of the lodes will
attract adventurous spirits who can't be easily
controlled. It is, therefore, incumbent upon
Congress at this session, if possible, to establish
a court of justice, if nothing else, for that por-
tion of Alaska. This all the miners are in
favor of, and until this is granted it is no trea-
sonable to be expected that capitalists will go to
any very great extent in investing their means
in that country.
English Slag Hearth Furnace.
The bottom of the furnace hearth, which
slopes forwards and downwards, is formed of a
cast-iron bed plate, c. In front of the hearth is
a cast-iron tank or trough, c, known as the lead
trough, into which the metal is run from the
hearth, while in front of this again is another
trough or slag pot, /, for the collection of the
slag as it flows over from the surface of the metal
in the lead trough.
In working this hearth it is first Blagged out,
or freed from any adhering slag left from the
previous shift, and any badly corroded spots in
the lining are repaired with clay, after which
the bottom, or bed plate of the hearth, is cov-
ered with a layer of ashes, or small cinders, to
a depth of from five to six inches, and made to
slope like the bed plate from back to front, but
leaving a space between its upper surface and
the lower edge of the fore-stone, which space is
stopped with clay, with the exception of an
opening, or tap-hole, through which a quantity
of the slag flows during the smelting campaign.
A quantity of fuel, usually peat, is placed upon
the hearth thus prepared, and ignited by the
addition of a little burning coal, when the blast
is turned on, and a quantity of coke is then
thrown into the hearth. As the smelting pro-
cseds, the reduced lead and the accompanying
slag descend to the bottom, where the ashes,
placed upon the bed plate of the furnace, serve
as a kind of filter, through which the lead per-
colates and passes out from the front edge of the
hearth into the tank, e, placed in front for its
reception, and in the bottom of which is usually
introduced a layer of cinders for further separat-
ing the metal from any slag passing out along
with it. The lead flows from the lead trough.
e, into a lead pot, heated by its own fire, and
from which the metal is ladled into ingots, while
the slag, passing from the hearth along with the
lead, accumulates in the lead trough, which it
overflows, and passes to the slag pot, /, already
spoken of, and in which it collects; but the
greater portion of the slag produced during the
process of smelting passes out from the furnace
through an opening made by a bar in the clay
stopping.
At the end of the shift, when materials have
ceased to be added to the furnace, and lead like-
wise ceased to flow from the hearth, the clay
stopping is broken down, and the slaggy matter
remaining on the hearth is raked forward and
collected for addition as slag-hearth browse at
the commencement of the next shift. The shift
often lasts about eight hours, of which about six
hours are employed in the smelting and two
hours in cleansing out and preparing the hearth
for the next shift. The lead produced in this
hearth, and which is known as "slag lead," is
always hard and impure, from the presence of
sulphur, antimony, copper and iron,
42
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 20, 1883
Nevada's Salvation.
Under the above headiDg the Careon Tribune
publishes some sensible ideaB in relation to the
bene6ts Western Nevada will reeieve from the
construction of the Carson and Colorado rail-
road, now being pushed southward. We copy
the following extract as being to the point:
But for the energy of the few men who risked
their personal means in the construction of the
road referred to, a fearfully dark prospect would
be before us at this time, for the chances are
strongly against any development on the Com-
stock that will be of general benefit, and but
for the C. & C. the ledges south would have
still lain dormant, if nit undiscovered, and 80
we claim that the people of Western Nevada
have much reason to be thankful that such men
as control the narrow-gauge possessed not only
the means but the energy to enter into such a
speculation a.3 the C. & C. R. R. The taxes of
Esmeralda county will be greatly augmented,
and so in Lyon county; hundreds of people will
obtain employment, towns are building up along
the line of the road; farmers will be benefited,
mills will be erected and better than all for
Carson, the number of employees in the machine
shops of the V. & T. R. R. will be keft up if
not increased, and so we Bay that the thanks of
the whole community of the several counties
through which the railroad passes, and of the
Carson people, are due to the projectors and
building of this very important railroad, for
without doubt it will prove the salvation of
Western Nevada.
The Esmeralda Herald, in speaking of the
road, says; The Carson and Colorado railroad
is already of great benefit to that portion"of this
State through which it extends, and to a large
extent of country beyond. It not only increases
the convenience and comfort of traveles but
asBi&ts miners and prospectors in getting in and
out of their field of operations. It is the inten-
tion of the company to extend the road through
Mono and Inyo counties, and by so doing they
will increase the business facilities of both those
oounties and at the same time increase in a
large measure the business done at this end of
the line.
^etalllmy apt! Ores.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 Halleck Street,
Near LeideBdorfl, SAU FRANCISCO.
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
iarPereonal attention insures Correct Returns. <@^
SEEK
health and avoid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong ?
You can continue feeling
miserable and good for no-
thing, and no one but your-
self can find fault, but if you
are tired of that kind of life,
you can change it if you
choose.
How ? By getting one
bottle of Brown' Iron Bit-
ters, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1881.
Gentlemen: — Ihavesufferedwith
pain in my side and back, and great
soreness on my breast, with shoot-
ing pains all through my body, at-
tended with great weakness, depres-
sion of spirits, and loss of appe-
tite. I have taken several different
medicines, and was treated by prom-
inent physicians for my liver, kid-
neys, and spleen, but I got no relief.
I thought I would try Brown's Iron
Bitters ; I have now taken one bottle
and a half and am about well — pain
in side and back all gone — soreness
all out of my breast, and I have a
good appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh. It can justly be
called the king of medicines.
John K. Allender.
Brown's Iron Bitters is
composed of Iron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET,
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, 1869. C. A. Luckhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
C. A. LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG-
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc
118 and 120 Market Street, and 16 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of As.«ayera, Chemists
Mining Companies, Millmjt Companies, Prospectors, etc '
to our full stock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruoi-
bles, Scoriflers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these goods both as to quality and price. Our
New Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
application.
UrOar Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammes
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR * CO.
u. hi ,i i nu
^L METALLURGICAL WORKS,
r\ 318 Pine St., (Basemen;),
Corner of LeideBdorff Street, . SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made bv am
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores bv ap-
proved processes.
O. KUSTBL <Sc CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
THCS PRICE'S
Assay Office and Ohemica]
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St., S. P.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assayer,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. P.
tvCH ST. ■: J.S.PHILL1PS ■
T EXAMINE, ASSAYER, AND METALLURGIST-
^y43 Years" Practice". Pacific Coast l4t|
Send for list of his Mining Books. Tools, die.
Instruction on Assaying and Testing.
ADVICE. ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied.
I Agency lor atiwanseaCo. buying mixed ores. I
ASSAYS FOR PROSPECTORS SZ.PER METAL
California Inventors
Should con-
Bult DEWEY
—....— ....w...wiv SCO., Amer-
ican abd Forbion Patbnt Somcitors, for obtaining Pat-
ents and Caveats. Established in 1860. Their long ex-
perience as journalists an I large practice as patent attor-
neys enables I hem to offer Pacific Coast inveotore far bet-
ter service than they can obtain elsewhere. Send for free
circulars of information. Office of the Mining and
Scirntifio Prrss and Pacific Rural Frrss, No 262 Mar-
ket St.. S. F. Klevator. 12 Front St.
Mining tpgi».
GEORGE MADEIRA,
Geologi.t and. Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnifihed; Estimates of Machinery,
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizing and New Mex'.co. Thirty
years in the mines of the above States.
SI H.VBL.V ESPAtfOLA I
Direct, care this office, or SANTA CRUZ, CAI.
W. W BAILEY,
MEOHANIOAL ENGINEEE,
Bcom No 22, Stock^Excnange, S. P.
Plans and Specifications furnished for Hoisting, Pump
ing, Mill, Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in
spected and erected.
AIR COMPRESSORS
SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE & PRICE LIST
CLAYfON STEAM PUMP WORKS
CL4 & 16 WATEE, ST., BIEOOXATfiv, N. Y.
Rbmittancks to this office should be made by postal or-
der or registered letter, when practicable; cost of postal
order, foi 816 or less, 10 cts. ; for registered letter, in ad-
dition to regular postage (at 3 cts. per half-ounce), 10 ct
OTTOKAR HGFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining" Engineer.
Erectim of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
MARY MURPHY MININC CO.,
Cor. Fourth and Market Sts., St Louts, Mo.'
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min-
ing Engineering,
SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
^4 Post Street, San Francis co
A. VAN DKR NAILLEN, Principal.
Send for Circular.
Luther Wagoner. John Hays Hammond
WAGONER & HAMMOND,
MINING ENGINEERS,
818 PINE ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining; and Civil Engineer,
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
CWRenorta. Surveyfl and Plann of Miiifw m*uia._^7
him birectory.
WM. BARTUNO.
HBNRY KIMBALL
BARTLING & KIMBALL,
BOOKBIN DERS
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manufacturers
605 Clay Street,(southwest corner Sanaome),
BAN FRAN CI 8. Ji\
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
Siaa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Wbale
Line, etc., etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TDBBS & CO.,
611 and 618 Front Street, San Francisco.
APP0HPC °' Pavand bounty to Union Soldiers re-
I I Cdl 5> ported on the rolls as deserters, Act of
August 7th, 18S2.
PpriQIftriC for a" soldiers disabled In line and dis-
rcllolUllo charge of duty, either by accident or
otherwise.
WlrinU/Q °* HoldierB wn0 died in the service or since
ff lUUVVd discharged from any cause due their mi'i-
tary service, are entitled to Pension.
Pn panic In cases where the Boldier died, leaving
ralClllo neither wife nor children, the parents
are entitled to pension.
Rntmtv Thousands of soldiers are yet entitled to
DUUIIlji bounty. Send for blanks and see if you
have received all due you.
Hic/tho padc Honorable Discharges procured; al-
UJOOIiaiyCa so duplicates. Send for blanks.
Increase of Pension. Szr^SnfSr
titled to increase. Send for blank and we will advise you.
AddresB, with two three-ceut stamps,
STODDART & CO.,
"Washington. D. C.
Box 623-
A RARE BARGAIN!
One-fifth of a valuable Gold Mine in Aiizona for sale.
Le Ige four feet wide, and shaft seventy i'eet down in ore
all the way. Pi ice §15,000— to be used only in develop-
ing the mine. Address,
C. D. T., 1003 Devisadero Street,
fan Francisco, Cal.
Inventors
258 Market St., N, E. coi ~
Experimental mac'iinexy
per and brass work
L, PETERSON
MODEL MAKER.
Front, up-stairfi, San Francisco,
.nd all kinds of models, tin, cop-
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO.,
416 Montgomery St.. San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGHEST PRICKS PAID FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Oreg and Sulphnrets,
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SELBY, - - Superintendent
N. W. SPAULDING'S
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 & 19 Fremont St.. 3. P.
Patent Life • Savirg Respirator
PREVENTS LKADfrOISOKING AKD SALIVATION,
Invaluable to those
engaged in dry crush-
ing quartz o i Is, quick-
silver mines, wbi eltad
corroding, f edieg
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere is til 1 ed
with iluat, obnoxious
smells or poison ui
vapors The Respira-
tors are sold subject
to apjjruv.l after tiial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wi 1 be ie-
f uncled. Piice, §3
each, or §30 per dozer.
Address all communi •
cations arid older s
to
H. H, BROMLEY, "Sole Agent,
43 S.cramento Street, San Franc sc % Cal.
A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only bteu used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. AddresB,
DhTWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
FZGARZ 6L RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND,
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent an}' more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-*
ranted to do all that is claimed for it wi thout injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent,
On O B Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Manufacturer of all kinds of Chemical Stone Ware for
Manufacturing ChemiaLs. Also, Chemical
Bricks for Wluve Towers.
A Partner Wanted in a Rich Silver Mine.
A Miner of many years' experience having discovered
and locuted a Mining Claim on a Rich Silver Lode at a
place n tt very fQr distant from San Francisco, wishes to
meet with some party with Capital to join him iu de-
veloping same.
Can be seen at 531 California Street, room 1, where
samples and assays of the Rock can be been.
SULPHUFETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the East
having a prccess for working low-grade SulpnuretB, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulphurets preferred,
having an aBsay value of §20 per too, or upwards.
Address,
A. B. WATT, P. O, Box, 2203, San Francisco.
January 20, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
43
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. HIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, ----- gan Francisco, Cal.
IROIST -A.1ST3D STEEL. WIEE HOISTING EOPES.
ORE
CAEi
BRODERlCMASraMoPE Co.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
l to 100 Horse Po *er
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel. a
OVKB :'JJ IN l SB IN OAL.
ORE AND
Water Buckets.
BELT
Compressor?.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM.
One Horse can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 500 feot. The whim
In mainly built of wrought iron. The hoisting-drum la thrown out of guar by the
k-vitr, while the load is held in place with a brako by the man tending the
bucket. The standard of the whim is bolted to bed-tlmberr, thus avoiding all frame
work. When required these whima are mode in sections to pack on mule.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
o^xo^oo FRA8ER & CHALMERS. ^INOIS
MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
ILiviriir made extensive additions to our Shops and Machinery, we have now the LARGEST and BEST AP-
POINTED SHOPS in the West. We are prepared to build from the Latest and Moat Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
For working gold and silver ores by wet or dry crushing. The Stetefeldt, Howell's Improved While, Eruntou'a &
Bruckner Furnaces, for working- base ores, notary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces,
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water Jackets, either Wrought or cast iron, marie in sections or one piece, either round, oblong, oval or °r|uare. Our
patterns roost extensivo in use. SPECIAL FURNACES FoR COPPfcR SMELTING. Slag Pots and Ca.s. improved
form. Bulliou and Copper Moulds and Ladles, Litharge Cars and Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Cais.
Large or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cy
also Corliss Pumping Engines, 20x60, for Hoisting
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Works, Fulton and Union Sis., Chicago, Illinois.
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner
HOISTING ENGINES
Coarse Concentrating Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers, Sizers, Trommels, Rittenger Tab'eB, and all other
adjuncts ior the proper working of Gold, Silver and Copper Ores, complete in every detail.
HALL, I DIE IMPROVED OWE TRAMWAY-S. We refer to Gen. Custer mine, Idaho, 5,000 feot long;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4,760 feet long; Mary Murphy mine, Col., 6,000 feet long, all it) constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
COKLISS ENGINES from 12x30 Cylinders to 30x60. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 0x10 to 30x36. BOILERS
of every form, made of Pine Iron Works 0. H. No. 1 flange Iron, or Otis Steel. Workmanship the most careful. All
Rivets Hand Driven.
Under Engines, from 6x10 to 18x60. This latter size furnished J. B. Haggin for Giant and Old Abe Co , Black Hills
and Pumping Works, for 2,000 feet deep. Baby Hoists for Prospecting, 4 H. P. to 6 H. P.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles-Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON
No. 45 Fremont Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp
It has no Stems. Cams, or Tappets, and adjusts itself to
the wear of tbe Shoes and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability and effective working.
It exceeds anything ever presented to the public, and will do
the work of live stamps with one-fourth the power. Awarded
First Premium aud Medal at Mechanics' Fair, S. F.( 1880.
Manufactured hy
F A. HUNTINfiTuN. I FRA.SER & CHALMERS,
45 Fremont St,, S. F., Cal. | 145 Fulton St.. Chicago, 111.
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Engines
and Mining Machinery of all kinds. ISend for circulars.
F. A. HUNTIM GTOKT,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This machine requires less power, less care or attention, and is less liable to get out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nonrnal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reich of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will co. centrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
ZW° Send for Circulars. ^^ft
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. «5 Fremont Street, Fan Francisco
FACTORY BUILDINGS
AND
MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
For particulars apply to C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
San Frand co.
To parties contemplating the erection of new works for
nianufictuiijg purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
£2TThe plant will be sold at a very low rate.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Manofactubbh.
Several first premiums received
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of even
description. 1 would call fcpecial
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and ri villi; universal
satisfaction. This is the onl)
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens extei -
e: v.'lv can contract for large supplies at favorable rate?.
Orders solicited and promptly attended to.
32 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
3t Telhphonk. — Subscribes, advertisers and othv)
patrons of this office can address orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or agentB by telephone, ao w
ara connected with the central svstem in Sen Fianciec\
Good*
GAS
Cast
The "Gnland" Patent
SEWER CAS TRAP
Is a mire shut-off against
Sewer Ga3 and Batk Waer,
The Loaied Metal Ball Valva
is al tft.tly heiivier than water,
ibis Trao eaa be i ut in at
-imall i xpense, and is warranted
-,o give satisfaction. Highly
recommended by leading
Vrchitects a-id Plumbers.
CJaed in all new, first-class
buildings in San Frimiaco, in-
cluding Phelau B.ocfr. For
_ ale hv all deah rs in I l-iniln r.V
and by the "OAKLAND" IMPRoVKD 8BWER
TRAP MF'G CO., lyUl Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
Right3 for eale.
Superior Wood and Metal Kngrm
ing, Electrotyptng and Slereotyp
_ ■ ingdone at Lheofficeof theMiNJNf
"urmFic Prksb. Sati Francison. at tavcj-amA rti<u
Engraving.^
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to let intlio
Pacific Power -Co. 's new brick tmildingj
Stevenson 3treet, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office. 314 California atr^et.
3IECHANICAL DKAFrSMAN
WITH
Fourteen Years' practical experience, de8ire9 an en
gagement.
GOOD REFERENCES,
Address, " S. " 766 Bryant Street, S. F.
u
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 20, 1883
PATENTS A^JD IJMVENTIOJSIS.
List of U. S.
Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official liat of U. S. Patents in Dbwby & Co/s
Sosntimc Prbsb Patent AofiNcy, 252, Market St., S. F.
Fob Week Endikg Jasctary 9, 1883.
270,383.— Hrfriqkbatob Car— B. N. Bugbey, Sacra-
mento, CaL , , _
270 411.- -Fish Trap— Jag. M Frazer, Portland, Or.
270,56*.— Cabinet Steam Bath— B. aulhran, Gold Hill,
Nev
270,418 —Engine— P. V. Goodrich, San Francisco.
270,315.— Miner's Combination Tool— Juhn Jones, Ore-
gon City, Or. «..»■«
270,316.— Miner's Candlestick - John Jones, Oregon
City, Or.
270.440.— Car Brake— A. D. Kilborn and W. F. Smith,
Tucson, A. T.
270,328.— Vehicle Brake— F. I. Meyer,?, Healdsburg,
270,474.— Hand-Tdrninq Tool— J. A. Plummer, Jr.,
& T. Sainford, NewarK, CaI.
280,483— Anchor— L. H. Rhrades, Bay Center, W. T.
270,529.— Canning Appabatus— Richard Whetler, Ala-
meda, Cal. , , _ .
270,532.— Sawing Machine-D. W. Williams, Sprmg-
ville, Cal.
270,356.— Wrench and Festers— Saml. L. Willmer,
Anderson, Cxi.
Noth,— CopleB of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dbwsy & Co. in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security xnd in ^he shortest possible tune.
Notices of Kecent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co. 's Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Engine.— Perry F. Goodrich, S. F., Cal., as-
signor of one-fourth to Dexter Salisbury, of
same place. No. 270,418. Dated Jan. 9, 1883.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in engines, and it consists in a means for expand-
ing the steam or vapor which is introduced into
the cylinder at a low pressure to a higher tem-
perature and pressure by the admission of a
quantity of explosive material into the cylinder
with the steam at the beginning of each stroke,
and igniting and exploding the same after the
piston has commenced its stroke. The important
feature of this invention is the starting of a pis-
ton upon each stroke in its cylinder by a low
initial pressure of steam or other vapor, and
then largely increasing that pressure without
an undue shock or strain from the explosion. It
is also for the purpose of intensely heating and
expanding a volume of wet steam introduced
into a cylinder at a low pressure, so as to obtain
its greatest elastic power after its connection
with the boiler has been severed, and finally it
may be employed to superheat steam of a low
temperature and pressure for any purpose after
it has been cut off from the boiler.
"Vehicle Brake. — Francis I. Meyers, Healds-
burg, Cal. No. 270,32S. Dated Jan. 9, 1883.
The invention relates to the class of vehicle
brakes and to the means whereby power is trans-
mitted from the lever to the brake locks. It
consists in certain levers and shafts, and in the
position of the latter. More particularly, it con-
sists of two rocking shafts, to one of which,
through a long arm and a connecting rod, the
power is applied, and to the other, which car-
ries the brake blocks, the power is transmitted
by means of arms and rods connecting it with
the first shaft. The second shaft is journaled
higher up than the first, whereby longer arms
may be provided and an increased leverage ob-
tained, and the first shaft, by being low down,
may have a longer arm connecting it with the
main lever. The object of the invention is to
provide a means, whereby the brakes may be ap-
plied with great power, and which will require
but small force to operate them.
A New Court. — The accumulation of busi-
ness in the Supreme Court of the United States,
resulting from appeals in excess of the number
of cases which* can be tried, has long called for
a remedy. Not only is it proper that the Su-
preme Court should be relieved of much of the
business which is now accumulating on its
docket, but those having important interests at
stake, which are dependent upon an authorita-
tive decision, are entitled to some provision
which will avoid the distressing delays that are
now experienced, averaging about three years
in each case. Congress has just estab-
lished an Appellate Court to relieve the
Supreme Court. Among those named for
Judges of the Second district is Mr. James A.
Whitney, L.L. D., who is receiving a very
solid and influential support from the manu-
facturing interests. Mr. Whitney is one of the
most scholarly men now practicing before the
courts, and his long and successful experience
in connection with patent litigation gives him
peculiar qualifications. Mr. Whitney was at
one time editor of the American Artisan. He
is in every way suited to the position of Judge
- of the new court, and we hope the position will
be tendered to him.
A Medicine of real merit, prescribed by many leadng
physicians, and universally recommended by those who
have used it, as a true tonic, is Brown's Iron Bitters.
The Judson Manufacturing Company have
removed their office and salesroom from 402
Front street to 329 Market. At thier new quar-
ters they will have goods of their own manufac-
ture, such as tacks, brads, shoe and finishing
nails, hardware, California Victor mowing ma-
chines, etc.
The Mount Cory mine has been connected by
telephone with the railroad station at Haw-
thorne. The distance is 11 miles.
[rfijiipg apd Other Copipapie&.
Persons interested In incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication
of the official notices of their companies
in this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
OFFICE OF THE
South Comstock Gold and Silver Mining
Company. No. 309 California Street, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, January 18, 18S3.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of
Title Six of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California, a meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS of the
SOUTH COMSTOCK GOLD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY, a corporation organized, and existing under
the laws of the State of Calif ornia, will be held on MONDAY
the FI6TH (5th) day of FEBRUARY, A, D., 1883, at the
hour of TWO o'clock p. M., at said Company's office in
room No 4 of premises No. 309 California Street, in the
City and Couaty of San Francisco and State of California,
to consider and vote uoon the question of the voluntary
dissolution of said Corporation and such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
By order of the President and B:ard of Trustees,
J. M. BUFFINGTON,
Secretary.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
San Franciaco, January 10, 1S83.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named company, held ihia day, Dividend No. 58, of fifty
cents (50c) per share, was declared, payable on Monday,
January 15, 1S83. Transfer books closed on Thursday,
January 11, 1SS3, at 3 o'clock p. M.
WM. WILL , Secretary.
OFFICE— Room Ne. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company
ASSESSMENT, NO. 44,
Levied January 10, 1S83
Delinquent February 15, 1883
Day ol Sale March 8, 18S3
Amount per Share Fifty Cents
ALFRED K. DUKBROW, Seo'y.
Office— Room 69, Neva a Block, 309 Montgomery St.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The German Savings and Loan Society.
For the half year ending: December 3lBt, 11882, thc
Board of Directors of THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND
LOAN SOCIETY has declared a dividend on Term De-
posits at the rate of four and thirty-two one-hundredti-s
(4 32-100) per cent, per annum, and on Ordinary Depos-
its at the rate of three aud six-tenths (3 6 10) per cent,
per annum, free from Federal Taxes, and pajable on and
after the 2nd day of January, 1833. By order,
GEO. LETTE, Secretary.
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Removal of Office of
JUDSON MAMAOTMff COMPANY.
San Francisco, January 2, 1883.
NOTICE !
On and after January 4,1883, the Office and Sales-
room of the JUDSON MANUFACTURING CO. will be
located at 329 Market Street, San Franciaco, where
we Bhall carry a full line of Goods of our own manufac-
ture, such as Files, Tacks, Brads, Shoe, Box and Finishing
Nails, Hardware and California Victor Mowing Machines
JUDSON MANUFACTURING CO.
BOONE & MILLER,
Attorneys & Counsellors-at-Law,
Rocma 7, 8 and 9,
No. 820 California Street. S. P.,
(Over Wells Fargo & Co. 'a Ban*.
Special Attention Paid to Patent
Law.
N. B. — Mr. J. L. Boone, of the above firm, has been con-
nected with the patent business for over IS rears, and de-
rotes himself almost exclusively to patent litigation and
kindred branched
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25, 27, 29 end 31 Main St..
Bet. Market and Mission, near Ferries, San Francisco,
— and —
187 Front St., Portland, Oregon.
LARGEST^ STOCK
OF
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On the Ppcific Coast, and
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For the following
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Sight Drop Cylinder Lu-
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Albany Spindle Oil,
Genuine West Virginia Lu-
bricating Oil.
a^"Th6 above can be gotten from us or our AGENTS
ONLY.
P£NRYN
GB.A2TXTE WORKS,
a. GRIFFITH, Prop.
Penryn, Placer County, - CALIFORNIA.'
The Granite Stone from the Penryn and Rocklin Quar-
ries was declared by experts at the Philadelphia Centen-
nial Exposition to be the
Best in the United States.
GRAMTE FOR BUILDING PURPOSES, TOMBSTONES
AND MONUMENTS,
In Blots, Gray and Black shades, supplied to order on
short notice. Address,
G. GRIFFITH,
Penryn, Placer Co , Cal.
»OGIT0eI
SCIENTIFIC PRES8 OFFICE, 252 Market (Eleva-
tor 12 Front), S. P. Pamphlet lor Inventors tree.
REMOVAL.
THE SEE? & PLACE MACHINE CO,
Have Removed from 323 and 325
Market Street, to
NO. S CALIFORNIA ST.
IRON MINEJOR SALE.
An Iron Mine of three claims consolidated, situated
two aud a half miles from Rutherford, on N. V. R. R.
Contains very laree body of high <jrade ore, samples of
which may be Been at this office. For particulars address,
MRS. D. S. ROHLWING,
St. Helena, Nupa Co., Cal.
January 20, 1883.]
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F. Gh BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
From 2 to SOII-jibu Power Engines for steam Yachts. Improved Hoisting Engine?, Engines for pumping artesian wells
and lrrigatl.it; Hid fftl lulng iiiirpuHea, and all kinds of Machinery.
Repairing" Promptly Attended to.
44 FIRST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
GIANT POWDER.
JUNUrACTURED UNDER ALFRED NoBEL'S ORIGIKaL A.NdOnlV VALID PATENT TOR. NITBO-GlYCERINE POWDF.HS
All Miro-Glyc-rlne Compounds, for instance, so-called HERCULES, VULCAN. VIGORIT,
MTRO-8AFETY Powder* Etc, are infringements on I lie Giant Powder Co.1* Patents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
Call Special Attention to their Improved Grades of Powder.
NO. I. — The mQ..t Powerful Explosive Compound now in use here.
NO. 3a— Surpasses in strength any Powdur of its class ever manufactured.
NO. 3.— This gradu is a Strung and Reliable Powder, which doea excellent work.
JUDSOKT PO"WTDER.
Ii now used iu all large Hydraulic ("hums, and on mo3t Railroad0. It breaks much more ground, and obviates rehlasting
by breaking much fijer. TRIPLE FORGE CAPS AND ALL GHADES OF FUSE.
JtSTThe Glint Powder Company havu also purchased from Mr. Nobel, the inventor of Nitro-Gljcerine, his latest in-
vention, knowu uuder the name of
KTOBEXj'S explosive gelatine
Tblsexploaive is from 5tt% to 60% stronger than the strongest Nitro Glycerine Compound and impervious to wato
Even hot water does not diminish its strength. We are now introducing the same.
i: turn i\v. mi:i,-i:\ .v < <>.. General Ascitis. si» Front si., s. F.
Contai s no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is ihs
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
Price of Tonite Materially Reduced Tfor 1883.
TOIMITE POWDER CO.,
No. 310 California Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
To Subscribers.
f*' Notify us by postal card should It happen that you re-
ceive this paper beyond the time desired. We do not want
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notify us, however, if you do not expect to pay for it.
Good land that will raise a crop every
year. Over 12,000 acres for sale iu lots to
suit. Climate healthy. No drouths, bad
floods, nor malaria. Wood and water
convenient. U. S. Title, perfect. Send stamp for illus-
trated circular, to EDWARD FRISBIE, Proprietor of
Beading Ranch, Anderson, Shut* County, CmL
LAND
HOISTING ENGINES.
,v**""»»*
lv£3r> LTC-EID PBICES.
1— 10s:14 Single. 1— 8x12 Double.
EDWARD A. RIX,
47 and 49 Fremont St., - - - SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
The Best Low Grade Explosive in the raarkut. Superior to Black or Judson Powder
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The best Nitro-Glyoerine Powders manufac'ured. Having secured large lota of the
heft imported Glycerins at low pi ices, we are prepared to offer tie milling public the
very strongest, most uniform and best Nitro-Glycerine Powder at the very Lowest
Rates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is TJnequaled
For Bank Singling and Ruilroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pow-
der anri no Other.
Vulcan Fowder Co., 218 California St., S. F.
S. HEYDENFELT. - - President,
H. SHAINWALD, - - - Secretary.
JAMES LEFFEL'S WATER WHEEL?
The "Old Reliable,
J5
With Important Improvements, making it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheela, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this_country. Our new Illustrated Book sent free to those
owning water power.
Those improving water power Bhould not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elBewhure. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
WheeL Address
JAMES LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York Otty
PARKE & LACY. General Agents, 2t & 23 Fremont St.. S. F.
GOLD QUARTZ AND PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
AMALGAMATING PLATES,
For Saving Gold.
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or
Dry Placer Amalgamator Machines made to order, corru-
gated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most extensive and successful manufacturer of these
platen in the United States.
Will fi I orders for delivery In Rocky Mountain and Pa-
cific Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other
manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, or gold
separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission Street, San Francisco, Oal.
E.G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
MINES WANTED.
Two Gold, one Copper and one Antimony, for CASH
CUSTOMERS. Mines will be as good as sold if first-class
and accompanied with favorable Reports from Experts of
known reputation. No PROSPECTS wanted, and no
mine without an Expert Report will be entertained.
Apply in person or by letter to
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45 Merchant's Exchange San Fiancleco, Oal*
By Telephone. — Subscribers, advertisers and other
patrons of this office can address orders, or make appoint-
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are connected with the central systemin San Francisco.
P
ALACE HOTEL,
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PERKINS & WHITE, Props.
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[January 20, 1883
IfDj) and Iflachipe tyofe
F. P. Bacon, Pres. C. L. Fours. Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDBKS OP
Locomotives, Hoisting anl Mining Macninery, Port-
able, Stationery anl Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
igTAsents for C. H. Baker's Miain? Horse Power;
Bi-hip's Milling Pump Apparatus; 0. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Jlron Works.
We are uow prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumpim? Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOV1LLE & CO
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
8ACRAMBNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Beduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA1.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. -SJ
J. H. WEED. V. EINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Eogines, Flour,
Quartz and Minin g Machinery. Brodic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour S150.00
" 2 " 6 ....• 625.00
'■ 3 " S " " " 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Price3.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes — from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the loweBt prices by
J. HBNDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANDFACTURRR8 OF OAST1NQS OF BVRRT BRCCRtPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General Use on tlie
Comstock
For Bale at wholesale by
Holliroot, Merrills Stetson,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
* PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. S California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
, GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting? "Engines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together w Ith a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
t3T Catalogues furnished on Application. js>j
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamp!.,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE,
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
ZMIA-CiHIIlLSriE! "WO^IE^S
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTLNG ENGINES,
FOE MTNma AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, tor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
Successors to MOREY & SPERRY,
Manufacturers of all kinds cf
MINING MACHINERY.
Gold and Silver Grinding, Concentrating' and Amalgamating Machinery, Engines
and Boilers of any eize. Hydraulic Giants, Hydraulic Outfits. All the various kinds
of Amalgamating Pans, Combination, Eclipse, Excelsior, etc. Settlers, Rock Break-
ers. Stamp Mills for Wet or Dry Crushing Howland's Fu'verSzer, Improved Riffles,
- - -Retorts for Gold and Silver, Silver Plated Copper for free Gold
Amalgamation. Hoisting and Pumping Macninery, Chloridiz-
ing Furnaces, it:. Mining and Mill Supplies of every descrip-
tion. Steel Shoes and Diesthatlastthreetirnesasloug as any iron.
WARERO0MS: 92 & 9* Liberty St., New York,
Foundry and Machine Shop: Newburg, N. 7.
NOTICE3.— The public and former friends and
patrons of the old firm of Morey & Sperry are
hereby notified that the abave-named Company is
the legitimate and ONLY successor to the said
firm, having acquired all tho drawings,
patterns and machinery of the of the old
firm, together with the lease and good
will of its business.
We shall continue the business, with
largely increased facilities, at the old
place, having made connection with the
Newburg Steam Engine works, which have been enlarged to meet the demands of this Company. Mr. Franklin
Morey, of the late firm of Morey & Sperry, will manage the business of this Company. Information and esti-
mates of the various stjk-s of Mini ng and Milling Machinery cheerfully given. All orders filled promptly. Mate-
rials and Workmanship First-Class.
MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINE CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
PROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forginga or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, COESTElC.'Pa. 401 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
tV. H TAYLOR, Prea't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its BRANonss,
Steamboat Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
STEAM LAUNCHES, BargeB and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and|none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans.
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, lor Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
KENDALL'S
PATBNT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hours, According
to SlZB.
m mum,
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
iS"Send for Circular.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with these for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
gards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade and
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or stone work, except that for the crucible,
thus saving great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelti tig plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this class of machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine '
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application.
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San. Francisco.
Dewey & Co.Ur^s..! Patent Agt's
January 20, 1883.]
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NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts-
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty ia the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less vater to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to tho best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Kntire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
DlSPLACEHEHTS in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
ami a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
Tho Kortinir'fl Injector is the simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send tor Circular.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Fay & Co., Wood Working Ma
chinery,
Bemmt & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps. &
Perrirj's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En- Ig^-
ginee.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma- 1
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Blowers and Ex-
BL.VKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
Sturtevant's
hausts.
Jndson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co..
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND J IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
SW Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION BlOCK.
WELLS'
PATENT
CAST METAL
UNBREAKABLE LAMPS AND OIL FEEDERS.
A. C. WELLS & CO., Patentees,
Market St. Manchester, Eng.
Adoptedln the English Govern-
ment and finest Hallway Wurks
and Steamship Cowiiauitd in the
world.
50,000
Entirely superseding tin
goods, as they Don't
Leak! or Break!
Cast in first two years,
superseding all others.
Ask your Fur-
nisher to get you
them.
WRITE FOR LISTS
Agents wanted in all P&rlt
Liberal Terms.
Sole Wholesale Agents for the United Slates,
PAINE, DIEHL CO., 140 Chesiut Street, Philadelphia, Pa
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES, DRILLING MACHINE**, PLANING MACHINES
and Other Machine Tools,
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAN FRANCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S. P.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro- Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
it derives its name from HBRcrLRS, the most famouB hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion ho slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
L. C. MARJHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard St9., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. At alga
mating Macmnes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
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[January 20, 1883
THE JOHNA-ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and ~SXTX?EVE2
Off Every Description.
For Inclined Pianos, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Biidges, Ferries; for Mines and all kinds or
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
T Hers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvan;zed and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
THE BUCK THORN BAKBED FENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)
£35SEND FOR CIRCULAR.^
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, Estimate?, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET. SAN FRANCISCO
CHAS.M. EVANS
CINC/NNATi.O
This paper is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Charles Eneu Johnson & Co., 509
South 10th St., Philade'phla. Branch Offl-
ces-47 Rose St., New York, and 40Li Sal e
St.. Chicago. Agent for the Pacific Coast—
Joseph H. Dorety, 529 Commercial St., S. F.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard & Elite' Celebrated
TRADE MARK.
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
The Bent and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through dtaler
and are sold direct to cmmtamer only by H. H. JBROMLEY
sole dealer in these goods.
Ruferi'uce— Any first-clasB Engine or Machine Builder in
America. Address, -13 Sacramento St,, S. F.
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
-OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now in use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen m working order, and ready to make teats, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, -we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of or*s is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That 9i. i his been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and 1 hat as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That tha patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-Bhake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incur'ed by the purchaser.
That wu Bhall protect ourselves against any1 one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1S69; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of 81,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, -
Nov. G. 1882.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The
Tanite
Company.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
Orders may be addressed to ub at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nob. 2 and 4 Califomln Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 48 Front Street.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nos. 162 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No. 209 North TUrd Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 to 819 North Second Street.
PATENTS
Bought and Sold for INVENTORS,
and bandied in UNITED STATES
and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
Room 14, 320 California St. (over Wells|& Fargos
Bank), SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for useful In-
ventions.
Dewey & Co. {„.£?„.
Patent Agt's
DAVID KERR,
MECHANICS' FAIR, 1883.
Best Truck Silver Medal.
Best Hose Cart Silver Medal.
4-SprlDg WaKon, With Top Silver Medal.
Best Mile: Wagon Silver Medal
Carriage, Wagon & Truck Manufactory,
47 & 19 Beale Street,
SAN FRANCISCO
m
Am Illustrated
A.3ST3STXJ-A.L REVIEW TWENTY--FOUB PAGES.
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI.,
Number 4.
Locke's Improved Lead Smelting Furnace.
The exhibit .it the Denvei Exposition of an
unproved lead smelting furnace, mannfac tared
by the Lane ft Bodley Co, of Cinoinnati, Ohio,
from designs furnished by CoL Jos. M. Locke,
r. E . M. ET, of Sail LakeCity, Qtah, attracted
considerable attention, espeoially from those in
terested in the reduction of ores, In designing
^he furnace Col. Locke has combined all the
later improvements and been guided in the se-
Lection and arrangement of the same by the ad-
vice of th-.' principal smelters in the West. The
main features of this Bmelter can he briefly
toted as follows: The crucible binders are
made of ribbed wrought iron in lieu of east, thus
securing lightness without sacrifice of strength,
and at the same time greatly reducing the lia-
bility to breakage. This substitution of wrought
for cast iron extends throughout the whole
structure. The furnace being of the reetangu-
lar pair, in, the ground plan of the base is that
i a rectangle 9x7-J ft., with the corners cut oft",
thus allowing the uprights which support the
deck plate to have foundations outside of the
crucible hinders. These uprights are rolled I
beams, the grooves in their sides forming ex-
cellent racks for tools. The deck plate is also
made of rolled beams placed some distance
apart, the apace between them being utilized as
a conduit for any vapors escaping from the fur-
nace. Pipes lead from the above conduits to
the top of the building. The water jacket,
which is in sections, is made of steel, in the fol-
lowing manner : The sheet forming the Hre
side of the jacket is shaped into a box over six
inches deep without cutting the corners, so as
not to have any riveted or welded joint exposed
to the fire. The back plate is formed into a
shallow box fitting into the other, the concave
sides of both boxes facing outward, the outer
edges of the two parts being flush, and in which
position they are riveted and caulked, thus
caving the joint entirely on the outside. At-
ached to the outside of the jackets are hoppers
open at the top, and through which the cold
water is supplied to keep the jackets
cool, and from which there is an
overflow for the hot water. This form, known
as the open-topped jacket, claims advantages
over the old method of closed jackets with an
inlet and outlet pipe, in which case, if the open-
ings of the inlet pipes are neglected or either pipe
becomes obstructed, the results are serious, as
steam woidd in such a case accumulate in the
jackets to force out the [water, and thus expose
the jacket to being burnt.
In the present form such neglect or accidents
become known at once to the furnace man, and
in case of obstruction to the supply pipes the
open-topped hopper affords an opportunity to
furnish the jacket with water during the re-
pair of piping. The end jackets do not come
down to the crucible by about seven inches.
The space so left is filled up with a small closed
top jacket which can be readily removed. This
construction does away with the old-fashioned
brick breast, and in case of necessity enables
the furnace man to rapidly open and close up
the furnace at any time it becomes desirable so
to do. All the piping for ah', supply and dis-
charge of water, and the valves to the same are
so arranged as to admit of any jacket being re-
moved without disturbing the connection of the
remainder, and all valves are within ready reach
of the furnace man. The ultimate economy of
these steel jackets has been fully demonstrated
by experience at tho large smelting works of
the Horn Silver Mining Company, near Salt
Lake, h here five furnaces are iu operation,
each measuring 40 inches by nine foot at the
tuyere, These five furnaces during the first
Our New Dress,
The MINING wi> SttBNTIYIC I'ukss will ap-
pear td its subscribers this week like an old
friend refreshed, cleansed and redressed after
a long journey. Our old reading type bore well
to draw closer to us in the Bupport of our en>
terprise. The expenditure for our new outfit is
a sign of our devotion to the work, and we hope
it will had to reciprocal effort on the part of
our patrons in the way of prompt renewals and
kind words which will enlist others to give us
their .support. There are thousands more who
should read the P&£SS, and probably would if
they should hear, from those who know it, of
its value.
To our editorial friends, who are typograph-
ical experts, we can but appeal for kindly judg-
ment. They know well that it is hard to get a
new suit with all the seams properly pressed at
the first appearance. Knjoy what is good
and overlook defects. It is a good rule in all
affairs.
THE LOOKE PATENT LE
six months of 1S82 had an output of over $2,-
000,000 in value.
The shape of the furnace internally is
as follows: From the tuyers upwards the
water jacket has a bosh on the sides, thus in-
creasing the width to five and a half feet; the
ends are perpendicular from the top of the
jacket; the sides are perpendicular to the feed
door, making the shaft five feet by five and one-
half feet. The bight should be adapted to the
character of the ore to be worked. The Lane &
Bodley Co. have a Western office at Salt Lake
City, Utah, of which Col, Locke is manager,
AD SMELTING FURNACE
the heavy task laid upon it, but its work is done.
This week we have the new type, with its sharp
outlines and clear impressions, which we trust
may make our paper all the more welcome, espe-
cially if we can, as we hope 1jd do, make our
selections of facts more pertinent and our de
ductions therefrom more vigorous and valuable
than heretofore. The new type will also prove
an acceptable comparison to the finer engravings
which we expect to introduce in greater abun
dance than before.
The improved appearance of the paper may
prove,Ve trust, anincentive to all our friends
American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers.
The papers read at the more recent meetings
of the American Institute of Mining Engineers
have been of a character of much greater inter-
est to miners on this coast than formerly. Un
til within the past two years nearly all the pa-
pers were on subjects more directly connected
with the coal and iron interests of the country.
The precious metal interests were seldom con-
sidered. The reason was, of course, that the
more active members of the Institute, and those
who wrote most, were professionally engaged
among the coal and iron mines.
Now a change has taken place, and many of
the gentlemen who are members of the associa-
tion come out to this coast among the gold, sil-
ver, copper and lead mines. We see the result
hi papers which treat of matters connected with
precious metal mining subjects which interest
other miners than those who work in coal and
iron.
It seems to us that this broadens the field of
usefulness of the association very greatly in-
deed. Not only are there more papers read,
but the proceedings, as published, are of greater
value to a more general class. It cannot be
said that the mining engineers of the coast who
reported on or managed the great gold and sil-
ver mines were ever a very communicative
class. Whatever they knew they kept pretty
much to themselves. Messrs. Hague, Bowie and
Goodyear published, as did Messrs. Kustel,
Aaron and Phillips, but outside of these few but
little from the pens of this class of the com-
munity ever came into public print.
The public have been dependent almost en-
tirely on such journals as the Mixing and Sci-
entific Press for such details of mining and
metallurgy as could be procured, The engineers
were exceedingly reticent, and little more than
generalities could be gleaned from them. The
three or four attempts to form a society of min-
ing engineers on this coast met with failure.
Now, however, that the American Institute
of Mining Engineers has within it so many of
the profession both competent and willing to go
into the science of mining and metallurgy of the
precious metals, and lead and copper as well as
iron and coal, there is hope for us on this coast.
This makes the American Institute more of a
national and less of a local institution. The pa-
pers will be welcomed everywhere instead of in
one section only. The miners and metallurgists
of the country will look to members of the In-
stitute to elucidate knotty problems, and to
give them the science essential to their busi-
ness. We, see in this a better field of usefulness
for'tlie Institute and an'opportunity for it to de-
velop into a much larger society than it ever
has been,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1883
Correspondence,
The Black Sand Question.
Reason of Loss of Gold.
Editors Pkess:— Knowing the willingness of
Professor Hanks to lend his time and ear for
the investigation of any interesting fact con-
nected with the production of more gold, I
made the request for a day of his time, that to-
gether we might closely examine into the
-black Band" question, as connected with hy-
draulic mining. I had just returned from the
gravel mines of the Red Hill Hydraulic Mining
and "Water Co., located near Magalia, Butte
Co., Cal. During my stay there a partial clean-
up was had, in which I participated with the
view of studying the character of gold and the
best mode for saving the highest percentage.
During the clean-up I observed that magnetic
iron and iron in its various forms, from the size
of beans to the finest pulverized "black sand,
was moving down the sluices in large quanti-
ties A cursory examination disclosed the fact
that vury minute particles of mercury were at-
tached to the iron. I saw at once that here
was a matter for investigation, as a minute
particle of gold must be behind this mercury
for it to thus attach itself to the iron. Black
sand mallourhydraulicand drift mmes is abun-
dant, and that it contains more or less gold is
universally known; but this gold .has generally
been considered free, and in a condition to be
saved by careful washing. Although I had
read of others' ideas and experiments on the
black sand question, yet, like too many other
hydraulic miners, have given the subject here-
tofore but little attention as connected with
this class of mining. I now concluded on a
very thorough investigation, and for this pur-
pose collected a quantity of the iron, varying
in size from coffee grains to the finest, and to
the examination of thisrequested the Professor's
attention and assistance. A general examina-
tion was first made through the Professor's pow-
erful microscope, and the first view revealed a
secret of much value to me, and should be to.
all hydraulic miners. Here was black sand and
iron ore being washed off by the hundreds
of pounds daily, much of which carried
gold coated with a film of iron so thin
as to prevent the adherence of mercury, and
yet discernible as gold through the microscope,
but not to the naked eye; some where mer-
cury would attach itself to abraided points;
other specimens so black as only to be suspected,
but which the blow pipe revealed to be gold;
"rusty gold" completely enveloped, and having
no affinity for mercury; and with all this some
particles of very fine bright gold.
I must say I was surprised at seeing so much
gold in such condition, none of which is secur-
ed by our present system of washing. The Pro-
fessor assured me he had examined black sands
from other hydraulic mines with similar results,
and only wondered that hydraulic miners be-
fore this has not given the matter more atten-
tion. It did not take many glances through
the microscope to satisfy me that I had busi-
ness ahead, as the stoppage of such a loss must
be arrested as soon as possible. We worked,
calculated and speculated on the value of the
gold associated with the black sands washed off
m the working of our hydraulic and drift mines.
And here let me say, as first expressed by the
Professor, the saving of these sands, when once
entered upon by the Hydraulic and drift min-
ers, will solve, in a great degree, the debris
problem; for the reason it will paythe hydraulic
miner to change his mode of dumping debris.
On this proposition 1 think'I can say the Red
Hill Company will lead off. On this question,
however, I may have more to say hereafter.
The microscope having revealed so much, I now
concluded to find the value per ton of the sands
of various degrees of fineness. To this end the
first operation was sizing the ore, which re-
sulted as follows, 100 being the standard:
Nob. Bievea. 100 standard. Va'. per 100 Val. perron
Bet 5 and 10 mesh 20.75 §11.10 $222.00
» 10 " 20 " 1 SO 34.20 GS4.00
" 30 " 40 " 7 25 2 70 64.00
" 40 " 00 63.41 24 00 480 00
" 60 " 100 " 7.29 -60 12.00
This makes an average of $290 per ton. As
extravagant as these figures may seem, there is
no getting away from the gold buttons in hand.
It is proper to state that between the sizes of
5 to 20 mesh were several pieces of iron quite
heavily coated with rusty gold, hence such large
results; this may and yet may not be excep-
tional; further testing will determine. That
which attracts my particular attention, and
goes further to convince me of the value of these
sands, is the result of that as sized between 40
and 00. I can see how this grade of "black
sand" is likely to possess the value independent
of the rusty gold by gatheriug and holding in
its strong, magnetic, if you please, embrace, the
finer free gold. The further I progressed in
these experiments the more astonished I be-
came, and yet the Professor had prepared my
mind for satisfactory results. I could not at
first believe there was one-quarter the value en-
veloped in these black sands. That these sands
generally, from productive mines, properly con-
centrated, will pay §100 per ton on the average,
I have not the least doubt, So much for
the experiment of considerable labor made for
my satisfaction, but which I give to the public
for the reason I engaged the time of Mr. Hanks,
who is working in the interest of the State, and
in compliance with my promise to him to do so
at the start. Whether these tests will awaken
any interest in the minds of hydraulic, drift and
placer miners, or not, concerns me but little. I
can only say they should. I am now engaged
in more extended experiments, and hope in time
to solve two important problems: First, how to
mechanically and cheaply extract the sands, and
not interfere with extensive working. Second,
how to practically and cheaply extract the gold.
The latter, however, to me, is a more simple
problem than the former.
Almarin B. Paul.
San Francisco, Cal.,- January, 1883.
Notes From Eureka, Nevada.
[Prom our Regular Correspondent.]
There has been a great deal of comment in
regard to the Albion affairs during the week.
By many persons the amount of the company's
indebtedness has been shrewdly guessed, while
others have missed the mark by a great many
thousand dollars. I have not been in the mine
since my last report to the Mining and Scien-
tific Press, but am assured by those who
have that there is as much in sight as ever.
The new sections of
The Accumulator at the Eureka Con.
Have been set in place. It is expected that the
pipes and fittings will be attached and all ready
to steam up on Thursday next.
At the Phoenix some of the tributers have
been shipping ore, but have not yet got in their
returns. It is said that the Jackson will shortly
be started up by the company, but of the truth
thereof I know naught. Mr. E. N. Robinson
has bonded
The Eagle Series of Claims,
Lying southeast from the Jackson, that Joe
Potts in his lifetime held to be a branch exten-
sion of the Ruby Hill mineral belt. Not suffi-
cient work has been done, however, to deter-
mine whether his theory is correct or not. The
claims in question are three in number, known
as the Eagle, Blake and Connor, each 200 feet
wide and 1,500 ft. in length on the lode. If
bold iron croppings indicate favorably, it is a
good property. Ten men are at work prospect-
ing on the ground. At the bottom of an in-
cline shaft on the Eagle I found iron, sand,
clay, spar, and just enough of low-grade ore to
swear by. This was at a depth of 27 ft. from
the surface on the incline. There is a good
double compartment shaft on the Bayard Tay-
lor mine down 150 ft. that is situated within a
stone's throw to the eastward of the in-
cline shaft above mentioned, and on this a whim
is to be set up. What the plan of operations is
I did not learn, but there is some low-grade ore
in the mine, and a big cave that has not yet
been explored, as I learned from one of the own-
ers three years ago, since when it has been lying
idle, with exception of assessment work done on
the ground. Indications point to the probability
of the shaft being carried down to a greater
depth, say to 300 ft., whence a crosscut driven
out under the Eagle series would be a a good
thing to prospect both properties.
The Eureka Tunnel
Is looking about the same as it has been for
several weeks past. Ore is being shipped at
the rate of eight to ten tons per day that works
about $100 per ton. The output might be in-
creased if the hoisting capacity were equal to
removing the waste rock, which is not the case
at present. It was intended to enlarge the main
shaft and place the new engine on it, but a
careful survey of the workings has shown the
better plan to be the enlarging of a winze sunk
100 feet west of the mam south drift. This is
being done, and the timbers are framed ready
to set. The advantages of sinking a working
shaft and placing the engine at this point are
various. The ground is more favorable for
sinking, there is already a splendid prospect
for ore in the winze, and the ore deposits at the
south are dipping almost vertical, but with an in-
clination towards it. In addition to the ad-
vantages named there is a reasonable probabil-
ity of finding a continuation of the first ore
body discovered in the tunnel, which has made
off in several directions, but in stringers too
small to follow considering the means at hand
to do the work. The south drift has been
driven to the El Dorado Con. line on a seam
showing fine indications for ore, but nothing
has been discovered worth mentioning. Yet
the ground looks so well that it seems a pity
not to explore it thoroughly. It will be done
in good time, says the worth * foreman, Mr.
"Win. Maxwell, than whom a better man could
not be selecled for the place. Ventilation from
the surface is the strongly apparent necessity.
It must be had, and how to get it with the best
advantages and most profit to the company, is
now a matter under consideration.
The Bald Eagle and Pioneer
Mmes have been consolidated, the Pioneer peo-
ple agreeing to furnish an equal amount of cap-
ital with the Eureka (Nevada) Silver Mining
Company. An English corporation will
conduct the business of the company in London;
60,000 new shares will be issued to raise capital
for working purposes.
Four men are at work taking out quartz ore
from the Republic mine on Prospect mountain.
The mine looks favorable. On the Chloride and
Bromide locations, adjoining, assessment work
finished last month left them in a very promis-
ing condition. Possibly, the next assessment
work done on these claims wTill develop some
ore in quantities sufficient to warrant further
exploration, when doubtless a capitalist will
happen on the ground and offer a few hundred
dollars for the property, which in any ordinary
camp in Colorado he would be ashamed to offer
for the same as many .thousands. "What a
shame it is that this, the best mineral section
in America, should receive so little attention
from
The Moneyed Men of San Francisco.
I will guarantee to any man who will think it
worth his while to take me up, that he shall re-
ceive $50 for every time he sinks a hole in the
ground to a depth of 10 ft. anywhere (in a lime-
stone formation) within the boundaries of Eu-
reka mining district, and fail to find rock that,
upon being assayed, will not be shown to con-
tain silver or gold. We have a magnificent field
for legitimate and profitable mining operations,
but are greatly in need of the capital required
for development purposes. It must, however,
come to us in time. The camp is in its infancy,
and we have good inducements to offer. On
Silverado mountain the Berryman Bros, are
daily expecting to strike ore again — this time in
a vertical winze, now down 45 ft. below the
Diagonal tunnel level.
From the Silver Nugget nine tons of middle-
class ore have been shipped to the Richmond fur-
nace for reduetion that assayed $70 per ton
in silver, and carried 40% of lead. It also con-
tains silica in such quantities as to make it a
very desirable ore for smelting purposes.
Yours truly, M. H. Joseph.
"Wooden Water Pipe.
One of the best improvements for the good of
the city of Ogden is that of the water works,
inaugurated in 1881, and continued during 1882.
A company, of which the city is part owner,
operates the works. Water is taken from the
Ogden river at an elevation of nearly 600 ft.
above the city, and by means of pipes is con-
veyed to reservoirs on the bench back of the
city. From the reservoirs pipes convey the wa-
ter to various portions of the city and into resi-
dences. In the lower part of the city there is a
pressure of 175 ft., ample for extinguishing fires
by means of hose. The name of the incopora-
tion is Ogden Water Company, E. H. Orth
President and Joseph Stanford Secretary and
Treasurer. The company have in use 12 miles of
pipe in the mains, besides a large amount of
service pipe, 34 city hydrants, 5 public drink-
ing fountains, 2 public horse troughs, and over
200 subscribers using hydrants in residences and
places of business. The pressure at the hydrants
ranges from 75 to 100 lbs. A patent wooden
pipe, wrapped spirally with iron bands, is used,
so far giving good satisfaction. The works have
cost about $75,000, and the present revenue is
about $10,000 per annum. The expense of oper-
ating is merely nominal. Only a little attention
to prevent any clogging at the fountain head
and occasionally slight repairs are needed. Be-
sides Ogden river as a source of supply, the
company holds water rights in Strong's canyon.
The above is taken from the Salt Lake
Tribune, and we refer to it at this time to show
the practical working of the improved wooden
pipe patented by Honton some years since, and
of which we gave an extended notice at that
time.
Sonora News. — Mr. G. H. Sharp, an old
resident of Tombstone, returned from Sonora
Saturday, having been absent some months.
He left Hermosillo only a few days since, which
place he reports improving. There are a good
many Americans there, who add to the "push"
of the place, if such a term is applicable to a
country where everything is done many ana (to-
morrow). He says the Santa Maria property
looks better than it did one year ago. They
are doing a good deal of work, and have some
ore. About one-half the machinery and lumber
for their 60-stamp mill is onthge round, and the
remainder in Hermosillo. The San Augustine
(Shugart's) mine is turning out well, and he
talks of enlarging his mill to keep pace with the
production of ore. The ore continues rich. At
the Las Delicias mine great developments have
been made. They have opened the property in
three places, all of which show an abundance of
good ore. They have contracted for a 60-stamp
mill and large hoisting works. Mr. E. E. Olcott,
the superintendent, has returned from Boston,
and is again at the helm. Crops along the So-
nora river are up and looking well, and there is
an air of greater prosperity than for a long time
heretofore. — Tombstone Epi'apk,
The Bodie Miner's Union has elected the fol-
lowing officials for the ensuing term of six
months : President, Watkin Morgan; Vice-
President, Harry Keenan; Recording Secretary,
John F. McDonell (re-elected); Financial Secre-
tary, A. E. McMillan (re-elected); Treasurer,
John Lawler (re-elected); Conductor, Hum-
phrey Desmond (re elected); Warden, John T.
Read (re-elected); Finance Committee: Morris
O'Connor, Roderick McDonald and John S.
Long; Board of Trustees: M. Cullinan, S. P.
Gallen (re-elected), John Prior (re-elected),
Frank Bowden and D. E. Leahy.
Mrs. Mary Douglas has located a ledge
known as the Buffalo claim, bounded south by
the Empire mine, in Calaveras county.
Mining Laws.
Cutting Timber on Mining Claims.
The following letter to the Prescott (Arizona)
Courier, from C. Y. Shelton, will be of interest
to all miners :
It seems that in most large mming camps,
and sometimes small ones, there are usually one
or more persons who, in their judgment, know
more law than others, and contend that if more
than one lode exists in a mining location that
outside parties have a right to go on, or enter,
locate and hold one of the lodes; or, that they
have the right to cut timber off it; or, that they
have a right to build and reside on it; or, that
they have a right to placer mine on it: — all of
which, if not intentionally, is calculated in its
nature to create disturbance; or, that this or
that man has not done his assessments; or, that
he can't hold this, that or the other. Of course,
all or most miners who want to know are ac-
quainted with that particular section headed
"Locators' Rights of Possession andEnjoyment,"
which gives them "the exclusive right of pos-
session and enjoyment of all the surface
included within the lines of their location, and
of all veins, lodes and ledges throughout their
entire depth, the top or apex of which lies in-
side of such surface lines, extended downward,
vertically, although such veins, lodes or lecrges
may so far depart from a perpendicular in their
course downward as to extend outside the verti-
cal side lines of such surface locations. But
their right of possession to such outside parts
of such veins or ledges shall be confined to such
portions thereof as lie between vertical planes
drawn downward, as above described, through
the end lines of their location, so continued in
their own direction that such planes will inter-
sect such exterior parts of such veins or ledges.
And nothing in this section shall authorize the
locator or possessor of a vein or lode which ex-
tends in its downward course beyond the verti-
cal lines of his claim to enter upon the surface
of a claim owned or possessed by another."
And the following decisions are just received
from Washington:
Department of the Interior,
General Land Office,
Washington, D. C, Dec. 9, 18S2.
C. Y. Shelton, Esq., Walker, A. T.~ Sir':— I
am in receipt of your letter without date, in
which you state that all the mining claims in
your vicinity are 1,500 ft. in length and 600 ft.
in width, and a large number of them contain
more than one vein; that it is rumored that in-
formation has been received from Washington
that the original locators could only hold one
vein or lode within the boundaries of their re-
spective claims, and that outside parties could
go upon such claims, locate and hold one of the
veins. You ask if this is true, and whether
outside parties have a right to enter upon claims
properly located and cut timber therefrom, for
building or other purposes, or reside thereon,
or work the same for the placer mineral.
In reply I have to state, by the Act of July
9, 1865, the miner could only acquire and hold
one lode or vein within the limits of his surface
location; but the act of May 10, 1872, gave
the locator of a lode claim additional rights; it
granted to him a specific quantity of surface
ground, the lode located and all other veins or
lodes the apices of which lie within the surface
lines of his location. Such veins are not sub-
ject to location or relocation so long as the orig-
inal locator complies with the law; nor would
a stranger l:e authorized to reside upon the
claim, or cut timber standing thereon, without
the consent of the owner; and any forcible at-
tempt to do so would be a trespass. The own-
er's remedy would be in the local courts. See
letter of Secretary of Interior to this office,,
under date of Sept. 30, 1882. (Washington
Law Reporter, p. 636. ) The locator of a lode
claim acquires the right to all surface ground
embraced within the exterior boundaries of his.
location, not previously reserved or appropria-
ted, and the discovery of placer mineral there-
on would not authorize an outside party to go
upon the claim for the purpose of mining there-
on. Very respectfully,
N. C. McFarland, Commissioner.
Now, some seem to think that the woods are
free, and that they have a right to cut timber,
reside, or placer mine where they please; defy
law and man; take a part of that which belongs
to others, or influence some one in that way,
simply because they begrudge the law-abiding
citizens their property. Such law violators are
no acquisition to a mining community, and
should look more to their reputation or apply
for walking papers.
The Mines of Chihuahua. — The Chihuahua
Mail says: That an error exists hi presuming
that the silver, gold and copper mines which
supplied the rich ores, the slag of which is all
along the Chihuahua river for miles, arefaraway
from this city, we know to be true. It is esti-
mated that there are two and a half to three
million tons of this slag. We cannot, perhaps,
see overtwentyper cent, of it. Floods and dust
have carried much of it away or hidden it from
sight. We verily believe and have our reasons
for believing that the oldest and best mines of
all this Republic are within a radius of thirty
miles of this State capital and many of the best
within twelve miles of the city, and that hun-
dreds of bonanza veins will be claimed and de-
veloped in the next six months on this ground.
Before the end of January Vanderbilt starts
for California with his sons and daughters and
then- wives and husbands. It will be purely a
pleasure trip.
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.!
si
II]EGHy\Nicy\L Progress.
Judging by the Fracture.
Whenever a tine of ahaJting break*, a boiler
i or a rod or link maw, an examination
of the fractun ol the iron i
The inferencea drawn lamination are
•ometimea irery nnfsir to the maker, at other
the consumer, although the examiner
himself wonld do no injnstioe to either. These
nnjual concluaiona m;iy frequently be
to the prevalence of crnd< noerning
the appearance which the fracture abonld pro-
sent. M.HI) suppose that it it it not fibrous,
but crystalline, then the metal was unfit for
i they charge the foreman or engineer
with ha' ted it to injurious and on-
. ■■■.■.' . ■■ ■
the tun tdent; or they ohi
maker with having Furnished metal of so poor a
quality that it waa unable to withstand custom-
it and tear. These chai .
they injuriously affect professiona] character,
and they should l» made w ith extreme caution,
for the condition under which iron may assume
and maintain a fibrous or a crystalline
matters ol profound scientific inquiry.
For a long time thej h ged the attention
of the beat engineers! who, recognizing the dif-
Uivofved in tli-1 question, have been
utter positive convictions.
I ippearances of rractures being due to the
as assumed' bj the molecules of iron at
the places. When the metal is Quid any change
in their position may be accounted for. Thus,
pouring molten metal into a mold, that
which chills rapidly wUl h hen broken exhibit a
different fracture from the rest, It will t*c
Line and Lustrous, indicating hardness
and brittleness; while parts of the same casting
which cooled bIov 1> will exhibit a dull granular
fracture, and be found comparatively soft and
Here the fluidity of the mass readily
■ i ite mol< cules bo bo arrange themselves
under the varied conditions of temperature as
to imparl to it the different qualities,
w hen the iron of which a t shafting, boiler
plate, rods or links are made Leaves the fashion-
ing it is of uniform quality. It remains solid
while in use, and any molecular changes must
tided with difficulty, and be produced
only by powerful external agencies. The
opinion that the Bevere cold of our winters
fli:uiLfc.s fibrous iron into crystalline, although
generally entertained outside the profession, is
received by engineers with many grains of al-
lowance, and some of the best of them reject it
altogether. Indeed, they have great reason to
doubt whether iron, as it comes from the rolls
or the hammer in the form of bar, plate or rod,
has a fibrous structure. Take the rod to the
draw bench, and draw it into wire in the usual
way. Sou impart to it a fibrous structure; and
so do all machines for testing tensile strain.
The test pieces when drawn asunder exhibit fi-
brous structure, and this is assumed to show
that they possessed such structure before they
were subjected to the strain; butitprovesnotbing
of the kind. As in wire-drawing the tendency
of the operation is to cause the molecules to
take the form of fiber; but had another method
of rupture been employed the same pieces
would have appeared crystalline, and by the
popular standard been adjudged inferior. Nick
them round, as is frequently done in the rolling
mill, and, laying them flat between two sup
ports, subject them to the force of a falling
weight. They will break squarely off, and not a
trace of fiber can be detected in the fracture.
Had the same bars been tested in another fa-
miliar way, by making a nick on one side only,
and then with a hammer bending them until
they broke, the fracture would have been fi-
brous, the bending being so far a wire-drawing
process as to arrange the molecules in fine lines.
Whether the fracture be fibrous or not depends
upon how the rupture came about, and to con-
demn iron because its fracture is crystalline,
without taking into account the method of
rupture, is most reprehensible. In thus point-
ing out the untrustworthiness of the fracture
test we do not leave the questions involved
without other and exact means of settlement.
Poor iron is so because it is impure. One per
cent, of carbon, silicon, sulphur or phosphorus
.seriously impairs the quality of iron, and the
presence or absence of those elements can be as-
certained with the greatest nicety by means of
chemical analysis. — Dr. A.S. Kennedy.
Iron Rust as a Cement.
Most mechanics in iron have tested the co-
hesiveness of iron rust as a cement in the use of
the ordinary joint packing made from iron fil-
ings or drillings, sal-ammoniac and sulphur, com-
bined with water. The salt and sulphur are
simply agents to rapidly and thoroughly oxidize
the iron, which becomes, in its oxidized state, a
cement. The effectiveness of iron rust as a
cement is not confined to its action between iron
surfaces; it is seen in the red sandstones, which
consist simply of wand held in mass by iron rust,
that gives it, also, its reddish hue, and in the
common red bricks, which derive much of their
cohesiveness, as well as their color, from the
iron they contain. 1 h ; process of the forma-
tion of red sandstone cm be seen by the careful
observer on some of our New England beaches,
where this kind of rock prevails in the cliffs and
the beach shingle. The slight winrows of sand
thrown up by the ii:e.*easmg waves in some high
tide may be found gradually hardening into
stone under the combined action of sea, water
and air; and fragments may be picked up in all
-in the crumbling sand, tin- oohemveness
of which will not bear its own unsupported
weight, to the hardened shingle, which Lfl --- n
tially rock. And vet toll sandstone, when quar-
ried many miles from the sea, from beds that
must have been deposttod many centuries ago,
h water that It must be s<a-"iud
like wood before it is ready for building use.
And this water is probably salt, for its effect on
iron broughl in contact with it is essentially the
■sane as that of salt water on Iron under any
other circumstances.
A notable instance came under the writer's
observation several years ago. a balustrade of
iron ban, or balustere, seated in red sandstone,
was taken down, and that portion ol the iron
that was removed from the stone was either q
fibrous powder or a few strings of iron. In
this instance the gradual disintegration of the
iron by rust had been going on for more than 40
years, but it had been going On, The imbedding
of the iron into tile -"lid stone, protecting it from
the weather, could not protect it from the moist-
on probably salt moiBture— in the stone. All
oi this disintegration could not be attributable
bo the absorption of moisture by the stone, as a
portion ol this balustrade was entirety within an
inclosed building. If sulphur imparts activity
to the process of oxidation of iron, when used
aa a component of the ordinary "rust cement," it
is evident it is wholly unfit as a tilling to seat
iron into stone, especially into red sandstone.
Lead is, perhaps, as safe as any material, as,
while it will not be attacked by moisture to any
appreciable extent, it will defend the iron from
destruction.
In witnessing the operation of removing a
heavy iron fence recently, which it was desira-
ble to preserve for re-erection, it was noticed
that, while the palings could be easily removed
from their leaded seats in the stone base, it was
necessary to start them from their connection
with the horizontal liars, or rails, by sharp and
repeated blows of a hammer. The cross section
of the palings was a right-angled cross, or an X,
and their bearing against the corresponding
holes in the rails was, as carried around the out-
side, about four inches, by three-quarters of an
inch in depth, or thickness of rail, making an
area of bearing between the two surfaces of
about three inches. Yet this comparatively
slight area, as compared with the much larger
area in the stone, offered a much greater resist-
ance, showing the cohesive force of simple oxide
of iron. — Cotton, Wool and Iron.
SCBIEJMTIFIG P^OQF^ESS,
Shop Practice.
I well remember my first visit to a machine
shop, and how I was impressed with the slow-
ness of the work in process — the slow revolving
of the shaft or pulley in the lathe, with no per-
ceptible forward movement of the tool; the slow
dragging of the planer bed, with a faint show of
hurry on the back motion. This, doubtless, is
a common impression, made on all who see such
work for the first time. Having watched the
lathe and the planer so long, it would seem that
this apparent slowness would he less noticeable,
but still I see it. Once in a while the brisk
movement of five or six feet a second attracts at-
tention, and I instinctively look to see if the
tool stands the speed, and drop a word in recog-
nition of the get-up of the man in charge. The
other extreme of speed is more frequently met,
and sometimes it is necessary to use a magnify-
ing glass to see if things are really moving.
It is often annoying to notice this disregard of
time on the part of the workmen, and yet I feel
a degree of sympathy that prompts a word of
apology. There is no doubt but that this ever-
lasting slowness has become a part of the machin-
ist's education.
He has come to fear nothing as much as the
possibility of dulling a tool, seeming to feel
much as one does when at work in the country,
with the last sound chisel, and a mile or more
from a grindstone. He actually seems to think
that it is a part of his business to be slow.
Just to make the contrast striking, go into a
brass shop ami notice the way the lathe hand
handles his calipers, scraper or burnisher, and
see how he jerks the shifter from side to side;
or, into one of our modern cooper shops, and see
the man or boy put on truss-hoops, or paint bar-
rels at the rate of two a minute. Then go back
to the machine shop and see the sleepy lathe
hand enjoying a good loafing job, with the slow-
est feed and speed on that he dares to adopt.
Or, another setting his calipers the fourteenth
time to know if ho dare to try the thing to see if
it will fit.
There are some exceptions to this class of close
workmen, and a few who look for the shortest
way round, and really seem to try to see how
much work their lathe or planer will do, in
place of how little.
It would be well if master machinists would
have an active eye to the active men, and en-
courage their efforts, at least by recognition if
not by advanced pay, which would be the strong-
est incentive to an emulation of their example
on the part of others.
I was once acquainted with a lathe hand who
knew how7 to use hand tools. He was naturally
kept at the ornamental turning of irregular
shapes, and could turn out three times as much
of it as anyone I ever knew, notwithstanding he
spent much of his time at a grindstone; in fact,
he had one of these useful articles placed very
near his lathe.
I hope none of my brother "chips" will take
offense at anything I have said. I would have
him know his is not the only slow trade in the
world. — Cor. of American Machinist.
Practical Application of the Lenkoscope.
In a recent issue oi Onghueringt London, we
find an account of a number ol experiments
by l>r. Ko-nig on the quality of different kinds
of light by means of the [endoscope, an instru-
ment of his invention. It consists of a rhom-
boid of cah-.spar, a quartz plate and a Niool'fl
prism, When a ray of light enters the spar it
is split into two rays, polarized at right angles.
These traverse the quartz and Nicol. When
analysed tiny show two spectra of absorption
bands, and the peculiarity is that, where the
band-, occur in one, the other spectrum is of
pristine brightness, so that the two spectra
overlaid give a continuous spectrum. The num-
ber of bauds is increased by increasing the
thickness of quart/, and they can bo shifted by
rotating the Nicol. It is possible, therefore, by
rotating the Nicol to make the colors in each
spectrum produce white light together. When
Ouffarent kinds of light are examined by the in-
strument, different amounts of rotation of the
Nicol are required to bring the two spectra into
conformity, and the angles of rotation
arc a gauge of the color-quality of the
light examined. According to the results
eommunicated to the Physical Society of Berlin"
Dr. Ivciiig finds that the angle for stearin can-
dles is 71.20°; for gaslight, 71. 5° j for electric arc
light, 79 ; for magnesium light, 8u", and for
-sunlight, 90.5'. For burning phosphorus and
the Drummond limelight the angles were be-
tween gas and the electric light. It thus ap-
pears that the magnesium light more closely re-
sembles sunlight than that of the electric arc, a
result confirmed by the fact that the aniline
dyes, hardly distinguishable by gaslight, can all
b3 distinguished by the arc light, except a few
"bronzes," and even these are clearly distin-
guishable by magnesium, as by sunlight. Dr.
ivcenig has also tested Swan and Kdison incan-
descence lamps, and finds that the luminosity
increases at first in a much greater rate than
the current increases. Doubling the strength
of current very largely increases the luminosity.
The highest angle reached was 78°, or very
nearly that for the are lamp. These researches
of Dr. Kceuig are of considerable interest, more
especially as so little has been done in this di-
rection.
Bisulphide or Carbon Lenses—Proportions
of Lenses. — We say in reply to a correspondent
that we do not know of any telescopes with bi-
sulphide of carbon correcting lenses having been
made of late years. They were never a success.
It requires the grinding and polishing of four
surfaces for the correcting lens, and as there are
no formulas, to our knowledge, for the bisul-
phide, you will have to make an experimental
trial. For your front glass you may make the
curves one to six or nearly a plano-convex flat
side next the eye, the radius of shortest curve
about six times the diameter of the lens. For
the correcting lens the diameter should not be
less than one-third the diameter of the front
lens. Its general form should be plano-concave;
and as the dispersive power of bisulphide is
more than three times as great as crown glass,
its refractive power being about 50% greater,
you may make the side next the object glass
plane, and the side next the eye convex
on the inner side and plane next to the eye, if
convenient to do so. This will require only one
curve to be altered for final correction. To
start, make this cure the radius of the first sur-
face of the front lens, and place the lens about
one- third the focal length of the object glass from
the eye.
Gum Arabic in Certain Chemical Reac-
tions,— Jules Lefort and P. Thibault find that
in dilute solutions gum hinders the precipita-
tion of metallic sulphides. In concentrated so-
lutions, or when the proportion of gum is small,
there is a precipitation more or less incomplete.
The precipitation of the metallic oxides is also
prevented whilst in the presence of gum, qui-
nine, cinchonine, morphine, strychnine, brucine
and veratrine are not precipitated by the usual
reagents, ammonium phospho molybdate, potas-
sium mercury iodide and tannin. Thegumdoesnot
dissolve the various precipitates formed or pre-
vent their formation, but merely holds them in
suspension. These results have a certain physio-
logical importance. Most inorganic fluids con-
tain glutinous bodies, and it is hence possible to
understand the simultaneous presence in a solu-
ble state in the animal and vegetable cellules of
compounds capable of acting chemically upon
each other. In analytical operations gum and
analogous bodies must be removed before certain
determinations can be effected.
Poteline. — M. Potel recently submitted to
the French Society of Encouragement a new
substance, named after himself, "Poteline," and
which appears to be susceptible of numerous ap-
plications. It is said to be a mixture of gela-
tine, glycerine and tannin, and is, according to
the inventor, absolutely impermeable to the air.
When warmeii it becomes liquid, or nearly so,
and may readily be worked into different
shapes. M. Potel is reported to have made
corks of it which form an economical substitute
for metallic capsules, securing a hermetic clos-
ing, and to have used it as a coating to preserve
meat. At a temperature of 112° it becomes al-
most liquid, and when applied to meat will, it
is claimed, kill the germs of putrefaction and
prevent the entrance of new germs. According
to the inventor, meat thus treated will retain all
its freshness for a considerable length of time.
Cheapened Aluminum.
The improved process of producing the metal
aluminum, recently reported from England, does
ipen the product anywhere near enough
to bring the metal into serious competition with
iron. Thr inventor, Mr. James Webster, of
Hollywood, near Birmingham, Eng., claims,
however, to have found away to solder and
weld the metal. If this claim is true, and the
methods are practicable, the improvement is
likely to greatly extend the usefulness of the
''coming" metal.
Mr. Webster's process of reducing th tal
is described aa follow b:
A given quantity of alum and pitch, which
are first finely ground, are mixed together ami
placed in a calcining furnace, by which means
US per cent, of water is driven out, leaving the
Sulphur, potash and alumina with oxide of iron.
The calcined mixture is then put into vertical
retorts, and steam ami air an forced through,
which leaves a residue of potash and alumina
only. This residue is afterwards placed in a
vat filled with warm water, which is I
with steam. The potash is thus leached out,
and the alumina left as a deposit The potash
liquor is then run off, boiled down, while the
alumina precipitate is collected in sacks and
dried. It is then ready for making chloride of
aluminum. The alumina deposit thus obtained
contains about 84 per cent, of pure alumina,
while that which is obtained by the old prOCGBG
of precipitation has only i!."> per cent. Mr.
Jones, the Wolverhampton borough analyst,
certifies that the constituents of Mr. Webster's
alumina deposit are as follows: Alumina,
84.10; sulphate of zinc, '2. OS; silica, 7.40; water.
4.20; alkaline salts, 1,62. In order to complete
the process and convert it into aluminum, the
chloride of aluminum is treated with sodium,
in order to withdraw the metal. Aluminum is
afterward alloyed with copper, silver, and other
metals. It is used for the manufacture of bis-
muth bronze, aluminum bronze, or any other
alloys.
A Curious Phenomenon. — The Virginia
EhUerpriee gives the following particulars in
regard to a tunnel that resents being a tunnel,
and insists upon being just the opposite. Its
location is Castle district, at a point about
five miles north of Virginia City. It was run
about four years ago into the side of a steep
hill, and was originally about 40 ft. in length.
When in about lo ft., the tunnel cut into a soft,
swelling clay, very difficult to manage. After
timbering and striving against the queer,
spongy material till it had been penetrated
some 25 ft., the miners gave up the fight,
as they found that it was a losing "game.
Being left to its own devices, the tunnel pro)
ceeded to repair damages. It is very plainly
shown that it resented the whole business, as its
first move was to push out all the timbers and
dump them down the hill. It did not stop at
that, but projected from the mouth of the tunnel
a pith or stopper of clay the full size of the ex-
cavation. This came out horizontally some
eight feet as though to look about and see what
had become of the miners, when it broke off and
rolled down the slope. In this way it has been
going on until there are some hundreds of tons
of the clay at the foot of the hill. At first it re-
quired only about a week for a plug to come out
and break off, then a month, and so on till now
the masses are ejected but three or four times
per year, yet the motion continues, and to-day
the tunnel has the better of the tight about four
feet.
Soap Manufacture. — H. Heckel has ob-
tained a German patent for the manufacture of
soap without loss of glycerine. The practice
at present is to saponify the fats with alkalines
without any previous treatment of the grease,
for the purpose of decomposing it. The result
is a slow saponification, and all the glycerine
that does not remain mechanically suspended in
the soap is carried away in the alkaline solution
and lost. The design of Heckel is to prepare
the fats for instantaneous saponification and
economize all the glycerine. The glycerine is
first extracted from the fat in its neutral condi-
tion, by the direct action of steam and water
under a pressure of 7o kilos. The whole pro-
cess of soap making is abridged by the system,
and it is claimed that the soap itself is supe-
rior. A digester with diaphragm and rotary
pump form the special apparatus.
A late number of the Idaho Statesman says :
"The activity of volcanic action in the Snake
river lava beds, near the line of the Oregon Short
Line railroad, is driving many of the graders
from the work. In an area of about 22 square
miles, at short distances apart, smoke and flames
of a peculiar odor, color and shape issue from
the chasms and seams in the lava. The irri-
tating sulphurous vapors in themselves cause
many to quit work, while the unusual agitation
of the boiling springs and the general commo-
tion all over the fields of lava has caused a su-
perstitious fear to take hold of many of the
railroad hands, and they are leaving the section
terror stricken. The whole area has the appear-
ance from a distance of being on fire."
A new kind of alum, under the name of
double alum, has been introduced in the Ger-
man trade. It is a transparent sulphate of
alumina, but has a larger proportion of the lat-
ter than usual, and is free from iron and acids.
For many industrial purposes, such as the prepa-
ation of paper, etc., it will, it is claimed, pre-
sent some advantages.
52
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
CiHiipuuj".
I Weeu i Weefc i Week
Ending Ending Ending
.inn 4. Jan 11. Jan IS.
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Addenda
Atla-9
Balcher
fijlmont
Bast* Balchar
B illion
Bjchtel
Ballelsle
B )die
Benton
Bulwer
]; i-ii'u
B ack H»wk
Bodie Tuuuel
Bjoker
UJedouia
California
Challenge
Ciiollar
UmBdence
Cm Imperial
Con Virginia
Crown Point
Cblumbus
Champion
Umcordi*
Con Pacific
Derbec
Day. .■--:■•;
E, Mt. Diablo
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel
Exchequer
Endowment
G.-ani Prue
Golden Gate
Gnodshaw
Gould & Curry
H vie & Norcro33. . . .
Head Center
Holmes
Independence
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Jupiter
Kentuck
Kossuth ■•■
Lady Bryan
Lady Wash
Leviathan
Leeds
Manhattan
Martin White
\tcClinton
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
New York
Northern Belle....
North Noonday... -
Navajo
North Btlle Isle...
Occidental
Ophir
Original Keystone.
Overman
Oro
Paris
Potosi
Pinal
Queen Bee
South Bulwor
Savage
9eg Belcher
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King
Siccor.......
Summit
Scorpion
Solid Silver
Star
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tioga Con
Tiptop
Tuscarora
TTnion Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jacket
2.85 1.65
35o 30c
4.21:3.80
l.OOJ 60c
3.95
1.05
6ic 70c
2.03 1.85
20c
i'.io
25c
1.3: i'.kh
65c 70o
I ■•'■
15c
2.75
Oo
75c
2 ."35
io
3.K
2.4!
10 10£
70 c 75c
10c...
2.70 2.95 2.05
neek
Endinc
Jan 24.
70c
15c
3 30
9jc
20c
25c
1.66
90c
5c
50c
1
1.55
1.40
9 10
"% "h
60c 70c
... 1.15
.40 1
lfc
-30 1:4"
.10 3.2'
75c 8!
i!i6 3.!
io| i(
!.r.O 2.85
MO 2.15
55c
2,50
"ioi
2
1.70
20c
1.2
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. M., Jan. 24
50 Alpha 80c
200 Alta 15c
100 Andes 45r
950 Albion 75(&S0c
950 Argenta 60@65ci 250 Belle Isle
E75 Bodie 80c: 400 Bodie
190 Yellow Jacket 1
AFTERNOON SESSION.
150 Argenta 60(3f 5c
1200 Albion 75@8rc
250 Alta 15c
9r<&95o
90k**5c
200 Belle Isle 90c! 400 Day 40c
560 B& Belcher... 3. 20@3. 25; 4)0 Gra^d Prize 70c
1000 Con Imperial 5c 210 Gould & Curry 1.45
380 Chollar 1.20il7('5 Chollar li«31.55
1703 Grand Prize 70(«75c' 210 Crown Point 95e
""1 Gould & Curry l.STOStt Hale & Nor. . . .t.40@l .65
1500 Hale&Nor... .1.10(91.15
25 Independence 65c
40 Kentucfe 1.50
41 MWhite 2.80@3
310 Mexican 2.25@2.30
100 Navajo 8.75
100 Northern Belle 9.50
50 Oro 10c
520 Ophir 1.11
350 Potosi 1.25^1.30
1250 Savage 75@30c
115 Sierra Nevada. 2. 70^2. 75
90 Utah 2
370 Holmes 40c
500 Independence ...7Cc
60 MWhite 29
HO Navajo
1000 Potosi 1.40@lj
150 ftxehequer 20c
40 Northern Belle 10
200 San Pedro 40c
1650 Con Virginia 51c
5190 Savage 1.10@1.25
440 Oohir 1 ,15@1 .20
250 Union 2.35
500 SNevada 2.1
300 Union.,,, ..'... '.2.16(42 201 50 Yellow Jacket.'.'.'.'. .'..1.
Bullion Shipments
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
l)C pleased to receive further reports :
Navajo, Jan. 15th, §16,000; Standard, 15th
$25,572; Northern Belle, 15th, $10,291; Christy
Kith, $2,050; Northern Belle, 18th, $7,654
Navajo, 22d; $16,000; Star, 20th, $1,700; Bodie
Innnel, 22d, $2,300; Bodie, 22d, $5,558; Horn
Silver, 16th, s] 5,000; Park City, 16th, $2,450;
Hanauer, liiili, SI, 750; Horn Silver, 17th, $16,
000; Hanauer, 17th, $3,900; Crescent, 17th,
$1,590; Nevada, 17th, $2,500; Martin White.
23d, $4,000; Contention Con., 20th, $16,769.
The shipment of metals from Salt Lake for the
year ending January 13th comprised 37 cars of
bullion, 949,029 lbs.; six cars refined lead, 144,-
5S2 ihs., and two cars copper matte, 41,230 lbs.,
making a grand total of 45 cars, aggregating
1,134,841 lbs.
Tin; search in the ruins of the Newhall House
is finished. Two more of the charred bodies
were found Saturday, making 48; stilljnissing
l;_a total loss of 75.
< MINING SHAKEHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
CoswiHl) Evert Tjicrsdat From Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Presb and Ctdbr S. P. Jodrnals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
Company.
Albion Cod M Co
Alpha Hy Grav M Co
Argenta M Co
A'tiH M Co
Bechtel Cod M Co
Benton Con M Co
Calavpras M Co
Con Imperial M Co
Gould & Curry S M Co
Grand Prize M Co
Grand View Con M Co
Hale & Norcross S M Co
Noonday M Co
N Noonday M Co
N Gould & Curry S M Co
i ipbir S M Co
Oro M Co
Scorpiou M. Co
Sierra Nevada S M Co
Utah S M Co
Union Coo S M Co
Location. No
Nevada 12
_ California 4
Nevada It
Nevada 24
California 10
Nevada 9
California 11
Nevada 18
Nevada 44
Nevada 12
California 1
Nevada 76
California 7
California 7
Nevada 4
Nevada 43
Ca'ifornia 13
Nevada 14
Ntvada 75
Nevada
Amt. Lbvtbd. Dblinq.1
10
30
25
10
10
05
05
50
25
05
Ell
1 00
1 00
30
1 00
15
10
Nevada 21
Jan 10
Jan 8
Jan 13
Jan 4
Jan 17
Jan 18
Jan 23
Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 11
Dec 16
Jan 10
Dec 2
Dec 2
Dec 11
Dec 27
Nov 11
Jan 5
Dec 8
Dec 7
JaolO
Feb 13
Feb 15
Feb 19
Feb 8
Feb 21
Feb 21
Feb 24
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 12
Feb 14
Feb 14
Jatil2
Jan 10
Jan 12
Jan 31
Jan 19
Feb 8
Jan 11
Jan IS
Feb 15
'NT. Sale.
Mar 5
Mar 7
Mar 12
Feb 27
Mar 13
Mar 13
Mar 21
Mar 1
Mar 8
Mar 5
Mar 14
Mar 7
Feb 7
Feb 5
Feb 2
Feb 20
Feb 10
Mar 1
Jan 30
Feb 5
Mar- 5
Sbcrbtary.
D "B Cbiahobn
J Ireland
E M Hall
W H Watson
G W Sessions
W H Watson
A B Paul
W E Dean
A K Durbrow
U M. Hall
W H Pen Held
J F Lightner
W J Taylor
W J Taylor
C H Ma=on,
C L McCoy
W Stuart
G K Spinney
E L Parker,
G C Pratt.
J M Burlington
Place of Business
327 Pine s!i
216 San some st
327 Pine st
302 Montgomeiy st
309 Montgomery st
302 Montgomery at
?28 Montgomery st
308 Montgomery st
303 Montgomery st
327 Pine Bt
106 Leidesdorff st
309 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
310 Pine et
331 Montfaotne'y at
309 Montgomery st
320 Sao some s^
310 Pine st
309 Montgomery Bfc
309 Montgomery et
:;.'.' California s..
OTHER COMPANIES-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
Atlantic Con M Co
Baker Divide M Co
Commonwealth Cou M Co
Con Amador M Co
Eintracht Gravel M Co
Esta Euenft O on S M Co
Excelsior W & M Co
Fair Villa M Co
Horseshoe M Co
H arriogton M Co
Mono LukeHM Co
New Coso M Co
Oro M & M Co
Red Cloud Con M Co
Red Hill H M & W Co
Young America South M Co
Nevada 5
California 7
Nevada 5
California 4
California 11
Nevada 7
Ca'iVrnii 4
Arizona 3
Arizona 3
California 4
California 1
California 15
Arizona 2
California 11
California 7
Nevada 1
05 Dec 21
20 Jan 22
25 Jan 12
51 Dec 21
05 Dec 12
1 00 Nov 3
1 00 Pec 23
Dec 11
Dec 27
Dec 6
Nov 16
Dec 13
Dec 28
Dec 2
Dec 5
Dec 26
10
02
(5
50
15
20
2 00
05
10
Jan
Feb 26
Feb 16
Jan 26
Jan2J
Jan 11
Jan 29
Feb 16
Feb 2
Jan 9
Jan "6
Jan 19
Feb 3
Jan 10
Jan 6
Jan 30
Feb 19
Mar 17
Mar 8
Feb 10
Feb 7
Feb 10
Feb 14
Mar 7
Feb 23
Jan 31
Feb 10
Feb 7
Feb 27
Feb 5
Jan 31
Feb 20
D Wilder
D M Kent
P F Marhhardt
F B Latham
H Kunz
R N Brooks
W J Stewart
J H Sayre
J H Sayre
O C Miller
J Elbert
D B Cbisliohu
J L Fields
W J Taylor
E Heatres
E M Hall
Namb op Company.
Con Amador MO")
Father De Smet Con M Co
Gen Jackson M Co
Oro M Co
Sulphur Bank Q M Co
Wide Awake Pros & M Co
MEETINGS
joation. Secretary/.
California
Dakota
California
California
F B Latham
H Dea^
R W Heath
W Stuart
L Hermann
Arizona C Hildebrandt
TO BE HELD.
Officb in S. F. Mebttno.
31U Pinest Annual
309 Montgomery st Annual
318 Pine et Annual
320 Sanaome at Spe-ial
220 Sanaome st Annual
cor Bush & Kearny st Annual
328 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
311 Montgomery at
310 Pine fit
209 Saneome st
509 Sacramento it
215 Sanaome st
330 Pine st
330 Pine st
409 California st
331 Montgomery ft
327 Pine at
309 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
328 Monteomery st
327 Pine st
Datp
Feb'2
Febl
Feb 5
Feb 8
Feb 5
Feb 14
LATEST DIVIDENDS— WITHIN THREE MONTHS
Namb op Company.
Bodie Con M Co
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co
Kentuck M Co
Navajo M Co
Northern Belle M & M Co
Pleasant Valley M Co
Silver King M Co
Standard Con M Co
Location.
California
California
Arizona
Nevada
Nevada
California
Arizona
California
Sbcrbtary.
O W Sessions
W Willia »
D C Bates
J W Pew
J W Pew
WmW Ilia
C E Elliot
J Nash
Wm Willis
Opficb in S. F.
309 Mont£ ornery st
309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery Bt
310 Pine st
310 Fine st
309 Montgomeiy at
327 Pine st
315 California st
309 Montgomery st
25
10
25
50
06
25
75
Payable
Nov 15
Jan 12
Nov 2F
Jan 19
-'an 12
.Ta 1 15
Dec 15
J m 15
Jan 12
Mining Share Market.
The mining share market still continues very
dull indeed, little business being done and
fluctuation being very small. Up on the Com-
stocktheyarestill hopeful of striking something.
At the 3100 level of the Ophir-Mexican winze
they are now cutting out a main working sta-
tion. The opening is now two sets of timbers
in width. As soon as this station is completed
a crosscut will be started East. It will be in
very interesting ground from the start — ground
showing small seams of ore. The south drift on
the 2700 level of the Consolidated Virginia is
still cutting seams and stringers of quartz of
good appearance, and all of which carry more or
less metal. The west crosscut on the 2500 level
of the Gould and Curry is now fast nearing the
west wall of the vein, in. front of or against
which it is expected that ore will be encoun-
tered. The south drift of the Chollar on the
2600 level is now in favorable ground. Feeders
of metal-bearing quartz are being cut, but the
main vein lies to the west, and its character and
value will not be known until a crosscut has
been driven in that direction.
At Gold Hill the Crown Point, Belcher, Yel-
low Jacket and some other companies are taking
out a good deal of low-grade ore, the extraction
of which gives employmont to a considerable
number of men. ■
The Alta folks are making very rapid progress
in their drain drift to the Sutro tunnel. The
completion of this drift will give to their pumps
a new lease of life. It will at once relieve them
of the great strain of a column of water 1,030
ft . in bight.
Legislative Committees. — The Assembly
Committee on "Agriculture, Mining and Me-
chanics Arts College" is as follows: Townsend,
Leverson, Case, Kerrick, Simon, Lewison,
Stewart. On "Mines and Mining Interests1* —
Farley, Briceland, Stewart, McHale, Rawle,
Walrath, Carter. On "Water Eights and
Drainage" — Matthews, Beard, Wheat, Doty,
Sweetland, Coombs, Farley, McCloskey, Wal-
rath. The Senate Committee on "Irrigation,
Water Rights, Drainage and Mining Debris" is
as follows: English, Del Valle, Murphy,
Wallis, Spencer of Napa, Wolf skill, Whitney,
Kellogg, Cross. The Committee on "Mines
and Mining" is Kellogg, Flicker, Reddy, Wolf-
skill, Frasier, Wallis, Taylor.
Two workmen were killed at one of th» large
city foundries this week while at work heating
old metal, which they were breaking up. A
couple of old brass cylinders, with the ends
plugged up, exploded while in the fire, killing
the two men.
Frank A. Huntington (of 45 Fremont St.),
has one of his new centrifugal roller quartz
mills, with a Patten concentrator, running at
the corner of Fifth and Bryant streets. The
machines are at work on ore from Lower Cali-
ifornia, and may be examined by any person in-
terested in quartz machinery.
The Tehichepa Disaster.
Before daylight on the morning of Saturday,
Jan. 20th, u train of cars left standing without
a locomotive near the summit of the Tehichepa
pass, on the S. P. R. R., rushed down the
grades and around the sharp curves until a part
of the train jumped the track and was instantly
wrecked; almost immediately the cars took
fire and were consumed. Many were killed by
the shock, and others perished in the flames,
unable to extricate themselves from the wreck.
It was the most appalling railway disaster ever
occurring on the Pacific coast. The following
is the list of the killed and wounded :
L. Wethered, dead; Major Larrabee, dead; Capt.
A. L. Waterhouse, wife and two children, wounded;
Miss Ida Brown, wounded; Mrs. J. K.. Brown,
wounded; Lawrence, the porter, dead; B. A. Schleng-
heyde, dead; Mrs. Cassell, dead; H. A. Oliver, dead;
Miss.M. E. Squires, dead; Mrs. Hatch, wounded; Gov.
Downey, wounded; Mrs. Downey, dead; Wright,
the porter, dead; Thomis Keegan and F. Grome-
fort, both dead; C. K. Pierson, express messenger,
dead. [Mr. Pierson was the son of the Utah cor-
respondent of the Mining and Scientific Press.
— Eds. Pkess].
This makes only 1 2 known to be dead, but sev-
eral others who boarded the train at the way
stations are believed to have perished.
Much mail matter was burned, including the
edition of the Rural Press mailed to subscrib-
ers in the southern counties. . Unfortunately,
we are unable to replace these papers.
The Ostriches at Woodward's Gardens
are attracting much attention, and they are
well worth a visit. There are several varieties
of the ostrich, and the specimens on exhibition
afford a rare opportunity for studying the char-
acteristics of this wonderful bird — the largest
of all the feathered kind now in existence.
Two varieties — the Emu and the Cassowary —
have been on exhibition at Woodward's for
some time. These birds, however, are much
smaller than those which recently arrived here
from South Africa via New York. The latter
are the true ostrich, being much larger and
differing much in other respects from the
smaller varieties. The males of the variety re-
cently arrived sometimes reach 300 pounds in
weight, and stand eight feet in hight. There
are 22 of these noble birds now at Woodward's,
which have been brought here to be domesti-
cated for their feathers and eggs. Some varie-
ties of the ostrich when young are very palata-
ble as food. The present is a rare opportunity
for seeing them which will not be continued
long, as the birds will soon be removed to the
"ostrich farm,'' which is being prepared for
them in the interior of the State. The last
China steamer brought to Woodward's another
very interesting bird novelty — known as the
Mandarin duck. This bird is quite rare and
specially noted for ibs beautiful plumage. It is
well worth a visit to the Gardens to see it.
II]lJ\Ilj\IG SUjVIJVlAF^Y,
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
A full feeling after meale, dyspepsia, heart-burn and
general ill health relieved by Brown's Iron Bitters.
California.
AMADOR.
Oneida. — Amador Ledger, Jan. 20: The Oneida
company has put a number of men to work in pre-
paring the ground in the neighborhood of the mine
for sluicing. It is said that there is some first-class
gravel which has never been worked, some of it
prospecting as high as 15 to 20 cents per pan. The
intention is to run it through sluice boxes, employing
three gangs, 4 men to each gang, in shoveling it in.
The operations are carried on under the direction of
A. Velmini.
Ochre. — This claim is owned by the Page broth-
ers, and is located one and a half miles west of Ply-
mouth. We are informed that in the last two weeks
the nice little sum of $1,500 was taken out by pound-
ing in a hand mortar the richest of the ore. It bids
fair to become a famous mine.
Miscellaneous. — The Cleveland placer claim at
Volcano has been running steadily for three months
past, employing 5 men. The work mainly consists
in taking out pay dirt, and getting it on the dump
preparatory to washing, when the water supply ena-
bles them to do so. There are 4 owners in the claim.
The gravel prospects handsomely; as high as $2 has
been taken from a single pan,
KELLY. — This quartz mine, three and a half miles
above Volcano, is working constantly, with the
small mill belonging thereto. This and' the Downs
mill, we believe, are the only quartz mills in opera-
tion in Volcano district at the present time.
Volcano. — Amador Dispatch, Jan. 20: The
weather has been so cold and frosty that all the
creeks are dried up, so that it is impossible for gravel
miners to work their claims. All the quarts mines
around are still at work. The Acme mine is work-
ing steady. The Downs mine is getting out very
rich rock. The mill is running day and night to its
utmost capacity. The mines in Pioneer district are
all getting out rock.
Copplb, — The Campo Seco Copper Company has
concluded a shipment of 500 tons of copper, and now
has under construction extensive smelting works.
Fifty tons of castings are now on the ground for that
purpose. There are at present 30 men employed,
but the number will be doubled as soon as the pres-
ent works are completed. The body of ore is 25 ft
in thickness, and contains about 15 per cent, of cop-
per.
BUTTE.
The Pekshbac'ker. — Butte Record, Jan, 20: We
received a call last evening from Mr. lohn Barrett, a
long-Lime resident of Magalia, and one of the own-
ers in the celebrated Pershbacker mine near that
place. He still adheres to his opinion expressed long
ago, that it -is one of the best mines in the State.
Just now they are not drifting in the mine, for the
reason that the cold weather formed ice in their ditch
that furnishes them with power to run their pumps,
and, while freeing that of Arctic and oilier obstruc-
tions to the free passage of the water, the pumps
were allowed to lie idle, and the mine was flooded.
They expect to have it pumped out in a short time
and go ahead again with their daily work of taking
out numerous specimens of coarse gold, besides
ounces of fine dust.
OALAVERAS.
West Point. — Cor. Calaveras Chronicle, Jan. 20:
The Champion mine is being worked; prospects are
favorable. Win. Henderson and Wm. Jones have
the management of the brakes. From what wc can
learn good ore is being taken from the Carlton mine.
Xew machinery has been put on the mine, and work
is prosecuted night aiid day. Mr. Baker and Mr.
Richards run the engine. The Henry mine is shut
down at present. It is one of the leading mines 111
this vicinity. The Star of the West, Tom Payne,
Pride of Bummerville, Water Lilly, Gouldston and
several other mines are not being worked at pres-
ent.
The LeavittMine. — We were shown some very
rich specimens of quartz one day this week which
were taken from the Leavitt mine, situated near the
Big Bar bridge on the Moquelumne river. The rock
was taken from a depth of 40 ft, and the vein at thai
point is large and well defined. Considerable work
has been done upon the mine in the way of prospect-
ing.
EL DORADO.
Unfavorable.— Georgetown Gazette, fan. 20:
This winter so far has been very unfavorable to our
mining interests. The sluice claims have nearly all
been idle. Owing to the freezing weather of the past
few weeks the California W. & M. Co.'s ditches have
been very short in their water supply. Our mills have
been shut clown on this account. About the only
work in the mining line being done is tunnelifig,
drifting and sinking. General stagnation now pre-
vails. Very little money is circulating, and many of
our people are closely pressed. Financially, this is
the worst season ever experienced here.
Greenwood.— Owing to the protracted spell of
dry, cold weather dullness prevails. Mining opera-
tions are almost entirely suspended for lack of water,
and until the wished-for rains come news items, like
every other benefit, will be scarce.
PLUMAS.
Crescent' Mine.— Greenville Bulletin, Jan, 20:
The pumps were started up last Friday and are
working very well, lowering the water in the shaft 4
ft per day. At this rate it will be but a short lime
till the Ophir vein can be reached from the shaft,
when work can be done to much greater advantage
than at present. It is the intention of Mr. Davis to
continue the drain tunnel around and above the
shaft. When this is done it will intercept and carry
off a large amount of water that now finds its way
into the mine, and to that extent will reduce ex-
pense. The ore continues to be as rich as before,
and the body increases in size with further develop
ment. Eight stamps are now running, 4 more ha\-'
ing been started up on last Friday. Still other bat-
teries will be put to work as soon as new ground is
opened up, till the whole milling capacity shall be
fully employed.
Granite Basin Notes.— Cor. Plumas National,
Jan. 20: Basin froze up for the winter, and 2 ft of
snow. Nothing doing. The parties that attempted
to buv in with Swan & Anient have so far failed to
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
63
r agreement, by way of putting in the prom-
phurel works and paying the amount stipu-
lated in the agreement. S_t I, think the sale a dead
"-.•mug out goo*! rock
in their upper mine. They undoul
idgcs that keep their mill bus]
: lies idle. If it would
aid ih.iw out the pi
iuill up ami run throu
. OUl, but the ieicle> are about
7 ft too ' i ire a few placer mine-, in this
I the country, but at present the outlook for
hi will have t
old roc 'ig.
SAN BERNARDINO
1 in. i San Bernardino
i. Mining
■
ii (tower for 20—
da) ; stamps, 865
tn-up pan, 3 0-ft
1 ruck breaker.
I
The pulleys for the pans
>high ami the connecting wat<-r pipes
prings tu tin- mill got out ot fix, and other
little draw ing done until January,
since which tun Q turning
out bullion at the rale of 60,000 ozs a month, or
I
■ . running
Imi with the
SAN DIEGO.
D Jan
J?; At .: 1 the head-
:■ ■ ■ > .n 1 ii'-go coun-
on fan. to, 1883, it the purpose of forming
aining district, < . Herkelrath
the cliair and L, M. Wilson appointed Secretary,
when the re had fohn £.
Stuart, M. Prob Deming and J. H. Binet
mmitti g i" draft .1 sei ■•( by-laws
ported .is follow ■■ : Sec.
, 1 ' ; known as tin- "Menifee
Mining District inded as follows; Begin-
ning at a point where the old sheep camp
tersccts and is crossed by the California Southern
'. ■ ■ ■!' .1 mil.' -i!i.tI\
known OS Cottonwood canyon, and
asterly along said old sheep camp wash to
the old sheep camp! thence due northeast to the
main wagon road leading from Lamb's blacksmith
shop to Pinacate railroad station; thence easterly to
prings; thence easterly to San Jacinto post-
to the San Jacinto toll-gate;
lo ricknor's store; thence south-
■ Temecula railroad station; thence
northerly along ihe line of the California Southern
railroad to place of beginning.
SHASTA.
WH1SKYTOWN.— I or. Shasta Courier, Jan.
Vndrew & Kesler have a quantity of quartz
■ mill, but fohnniesnys there is not enough
■ drink, let alone run an arastra. At Mad
■•■ o tons of quartz on the dump. Sev-
j made 1 short run of 18 tons, but
nad to shui dowi n account of scant water supply.
rhe new millwoi harm. It is a great credit
to the late energetic superintendent, Mr, I'arham,
tinder whose supervision it was constructed. Zent &
Uutler are engaged in the development of their mine,
and are keeping a sharp lookout for nuggets. Low
le are opening up a ledge above the Mad Ox,
m & Jackson present the appearance of pros-
miners. Bell & Mahoney have leagued to-
gether to assault quart/ upon Grizzly. J. Stroud has
■ 1 the interest of Arnetl & J. Williams on
Dog Gulch.
SIERRA.
Qi vrtz, — Mountain Messenger, [an. 20; Stephen
Spencer's quartz null, situated below the Ruby mine,
is all ready to run when water comes. His men are
at work getting down quartz,
BlC— The old Union claims at Gibsonville con-
tinue to pay as well as ever. An immense deposit of
rich gravel has been tapped, and the extent of it is
not yet know n.
[EROME Vork has got his arastra in Slug canyon
running. The late cold snap has interfered with his
work by shutting off the water. Mr. Schofield, of
the North Armerica mine, is running ahead in hard
rock, but expects to complete his tunnel in about 7
weeks. He has prospected the ground by shaft, and
is now running a tunnel to work the ground,
TRINITY.
DEADWOOD. — Trinity Journatx Jan. 20: Mr.
Friek was in this week, and from him we learn that
Frick & Davis have their lower tunnel in about 200
ft on the mine recently purchased from Gibson &
McDonald Bros., and that they expect to strike the
lode in 80 ft more. This will open the mine 80 ft
lower than it has been worked and about 160 ft be-
low the surface. In running this lower tunnel a
small but very rich stringer was cut lately. Other
mines in the Deadwood district are reported as not
only "holding out," but constantly improving.
TUOLUMNE.
The HESLEP. — Tuolumne In dependent, Jan. 20:
This mine, a long while in the shadow as a good in-
vestment, has recently come to the front. The mine
is owned by a French company, who have furnished a
good many hopeful twenty dollar pieces. With these
they also sunk a shaft 800 ft deep in barren rock — in
consequence, the property has been discouragingly
down at the heel. Recently the superintendent was
induced to run to a known chute farther south. This
chute of ore was discovered in early limes, and,
strange to say, was only prospected to the depth of
10 ft. At a depth of 400 ft, on a drift 10 ft wide,
they have found no hanging wall — a part near which
the vein is said to be the richest. The ore they are
now taking out is supposed to mill from $7 to $15
per ton — and the cost of mining and milling is about
$3 per ton — leaving a splendid profit for the company.
The chute will pay from the grass roots. The min-
ers pan out from 12 to 15 cents from a drill hole 2jjj
ft deep. Stocks are again up at Quartz mountain.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Union Con. — Enterprise, Jan. 20: The joint
Sierra Nevada east crosscut on the 2900 level is mak-
ing good headway. Being now well out from the
station, blasting may be pushed. The rock is the
regular Comstock vein porphyry, with streak> of
porphyry and clay. All this quart/ is metal-bear-
ing. The joint Mexican east crosscut on the ,\,oj
., into ground showing mure quartz
than was u first seen, but it ^tilt has
the point where
ore will Inr found. The met.d-be.tnng seams vt
quartz ap[K*ar to be stringers or feeders from some
larger body of quart/.
OPHIR. — The broken spin replaced
and in operation last Sunday. All the machinery
is now in excellent condition. At the joint Mexican
winze all is pro cIL A working station
is being cut out at the 3100 level. Two sets of tim-
bers have already l>een placed in position, and In
less than two weeks the whole Station will be com -
Dieted. Ihe material encountered in cutting out
found in the
bottom of the u
CON. Virginia.— The south drift on the 2700
level is being advanced at the usual speed. The
face continues to show quartz giving low
All the hoisting ol men lOtt being done at
the C. and 1 haft, pern Line 1 ae ch inge of die
I the Union shaft. The sending of the men
down at this point interferes but very little with the
vork, as no ore is now being hoisted.
Choi 1 lit.- ihe main south drift has crossed the
line im. 1 Potosi ground and I into vein
material that gives low assays. The ground is
comparatively dry, and is of such character that
good headway c in be made of it. The seams of
ftring quartz appear to be feeders from the
main vein, which lies to the west, and when a cross-
cut shall be run in that direction something of
value is liable lo be found.
Mi \ii an, — A working station is being cut out at
thc'3ioo level. This will becompleted in less than
two weeks, when an east crosscut will be started.
'I lie material found in this large opening is as yet
about the same as that passed through by the winze.
The joint L'nion Con. east crosscut on the 2900 level
is progressingat the rate of about 20 ft per week, and
the material is steadily improving.
Sa V AGE. — The joint Hale and Norcross drift on
the 2600 level is being advanced at the rate of 40ft
pur week. The drift has passed through the belt of
soft material which required such close timbering
and which was so wet as to somewhat retard op-
erations. The rock is now of a good blastingchar-
aclcr and will allow of better progress being made.
SlERKA N&VADA. — The east crosscut on the27oo
is still follow ing a erosscourse of quartz of good ap-
pearance, [nafeu days this crosscut will reach a
point where a change of ground for the better may-
be looked for, On the 2900 the north drift and the
east crosscut joint with the Union Con. are making
good headway in favorable ground.
Yellow Jai ki-.t.— Over 60 tons of very fair
milling ore now daily being extracted. A consider-
able amount of prospecting work is in progress, and
new deposits of ore are liable to be found almost
any day, as occasional bunches of paying ore are
encountered in several directions.
Hale and Nohckoss, — The joint Savage drift on
the 2600 level has passed into harder and dryer rock.
This allows of better progress being made, as the
close timbering is not required which was necessary
while in the belt of soft, wet ground. The rock
contains scams of quartz that give low assays.
TAYLOR DISTRICT.
MILL.— Eureka Sentinel, Jan. 20: The remains of
the old Lemon mill have been bought by the proprie-
tors of the Monitor mine, Taylor District, and will
be removed to its destination as soon as the weather
permits. These remnants consist of three pans and
one settler. After this last haul there will be little
left of the old landmark but the frame.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Ei.ko Con. — Times-J?ez<icii>, Jan. 20: During
the past week the west crosscut from main drift of
shaft No. t has been extended a distance of 10 ft.
In the main drift good ore has been encountered
with every indication of improvement as the drift is
advanced.
Independence. — The west crosscut on the 300
level was advanced 10 ft the past week. The south
drift, 4C0 level, has been extended 17 ft, making a
total of 278 ft. No change to note since last re-
port.
Grand Prize and Argenta,— East drift, 700
level, is in 300 ft and west drift 79 ft. North cross-
cut is in 56 ft. Crosscut towards foot wall in Ar-
genta winze has reached the wall. Hanging wall
crosscut is in 16 ft in favorable-looking ledge mat-
ter; no wall yet. No trouble now with water, and
everything is working well.
Belle Isle.— During the past week the north
drift was advanced 12 ft through ground showing
fine seams of ore, and presenting good indications
for an ore chimney in the near future. The
winze from the 250 level was sunk 25 ft in a favor-
able formation that shows small seams of ore.
Navajo. — The drift on tl e 450 level was ad-
vanced 14 ft the past week. The ledge shows a
marked improvement both in size and the quality of
the ore vein. On the 350 level, winze No. 2 was
sunk 7 ft, and the material found continues to im-
prove in character. Winze No. 4, which was sunk
10 ft, is also looking well. The usual amount and
grade of ore is being produced by the slopes. The
bullion shipment for the week amounted to $15,686. 18.
WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT.
Silver Wave Mill Started.— Cor. Silver
State, Jan. 16: This day has been a notable one
upon this side of the Paradise range. The resound-
ing echo of a steam whistle for the first time saluted
the primitive precincts of Queen river. For several
years it has been apparent to those conversant with
the facts that much merit belonged to the prospects
on and about Willow Creek, but it remained for H.
H. McColley and T. J. Harlan to render, by the
building of a quartz mill, the demonstration of the
fact. As to the merits of this camp, I will add that
while no excitement prevails, and that there is no
wish upon the part of any here to create one, there
is already for the first run of this mill abou 50010ns
of ore from the Iowa mine that samples from $20
away up into the hundreds. Your correspondent
visited this mine yesterday, and found from the face
of the tunnel, drifts north and south to the extent of
100 ft on the ledge, showing a 2-ft ledge all the way
of good milling rock, say from $60 to $70 per ton.
Many other properties are showing up finely. The
Silver Wave mine, I am informed, is giving good
ag at the foot fbf the incline 130 ft)
$17.50 in gold and $7.80 in silver. Another mine.
the name of which I did not learn, is showing up
well. It is the property of A. Shrewsbury, and he
ral men at work. Thi I fohn Ber-
worked
have produced a tine quality of or.-. The Ohio mine
is well known, mention. While its
good, allow in.' 10 predict thai many other
■ m its immediate vicinity now
valuable.
Arizona.
Strike in mi Eden Lass. - Tombstone Rtpub-
Hi 1 den Lass mine is located south of
■
I belt that runs from Tombstone to
the San Pedro river, 9 miles distant It is on the
weslci 11 slope \ 1 low ridge that lies to thi ■
Via* lull, and is between a contact of porphyry
with the lime. I northeast and south-
ed can be traced for the length of 2 full
claims. Two years ago this claim stood irerj high
in the estimation ol mining men. Nothing more
than the assessment work has been done on it since
then until quite recently, when a lease was given 10
ners tu work it upon tribute. At a depth of
85 ft a drift has been run for some distant e in fair
milling ore, the ledge being well defined. Coming
up within 20 ft of the surface, they discovered a
chimney of exceedingly rich ore— ore that is tilled
with greenhorn silver, with some black metal
ing from $1,000 to $5,000 per ton. They now have
out on the dump an amount of ore estimated at
$5,000, net value. They intend to drift to
a point underneath this rich chimney, feeling confi-
denl 1I1 iiu continues down to that pointat least, and
how much further they do not know. This strike
should have the effect of stimulating others to work
their claims in the same locality.
Colorado.
DUMONT ami Irs Minks.— Colorado Miner,
Jan. 16: Within a radius of 2 miles of Dumont
there are 53 different mines that have produced more
or less of the precious metals during the year 1882,
and the amount will not fall but very little short of
$50,000. It is mostly gold, but silver has been
found in some of the mines in paying quantities,
and it is generally believed that the latter will pre-
dominate as greater depth is attained. Nearly all
the ore that contained silver has been shipped to
Georgetown and sold, while the gold ore has been
worked up in stamp mills at that place or shipped to
smelters in the valley. Among the most prominent
mines are the Albro, Eagle, American Eagle, Ohio
and Syndicate. Many other mines give good pros-
pects, but the developments are too small to judge of
their value. The two stamp mills, the Albro and
the Mansfield, have" been kept busy most of the past
year on free milling ore. Dumont has improved but
very little in the last year, although we noticed some
new buildings in course of construction. The
growth has been steady and healthy ever since the
name was changed from Mill City to Dumont, and
new buildings are only put up to meet the demands
of the mining interest, which is the only industry.
Idaho.
The Smoky Placers. — Wood River Times, Jan.
17; The placer mining season generally lasts 5 or 6
months every year, or from the 1st of April to the
1st of October. Some years the season is much
shorter. The snow is seldom gone befoie the
middle of May, and by the middle of September the
water freet.es and it becomes impossible to wash
gravel. The snow is 2J4 ft deep in the Smokeys
just now, which is a much lighter fall than is custo-
mary by this time of year. An open winter and
early spring is expected. All the placer mining
ground is now taken up — seven locations altogether.
Messrs. Swift & McCarter intend starling up work
early in the spring.
Little Lost River. — Wood River Times, Jan.
20: The mines are located on Little Lost river, in
this county, 40 miles northeast of Arco, a stage sta-
tion on the Blackfoot and Wood river road. The
surrounding country is covered with lava. There
is but one lode, the Tyndall, which runs north and
south and dips to the west. The formation is rotten
or decomposed quartzite, with trachytic dykes or
crosscourses running through on the east wall. A
peculiarity of the lode is that a 25-ft reef of pure
white sandstone runs along the whole course of it in
the vein. Wood and water are abundant.
Montana.
The Cable Strike. — Inter-Mountain, Jan. 20:
The strike recently recorded in the Cable gold mine
is one of the most important mining developments
announced within the past year. Supt. Savery is
averse to the publication of any facts relative to his
company's operations, but in the interest of the
mining industry of this territory it is deemed expedi-
ent to give the public some idea of what is going on
in the old camp. Enough ore has been blocked out
in the lower workings of the mine from the face of
the tunnel to supply the 30-stamp mill for over a
year. The ledge is 40 ft wide, well defined, regular
and of uniform richness. A little more development
will bring into sight an inexhaustible ore supply.
The ore now being taken out averages in assay
value from $60 to $75 per ton, exclusive of the gold
nuggets which are frequently found in great profu-
sion and of all sizes. Two weeks ago, it will be re-
membered, a piece of ore was extracted weighing
about 150 lbs, and which was estimated to contain
$6,000 in native gold, most of it in nugget form.
At present only 15 of the 30 stamps are in opera-
tion owing to the scarcity of water, but these stamps
are daily crushing ore valued at $100 per stamp. As
soon as the water supply can be increased the daily
product of the mitt will be $3,000, and this yield can
be kept up for an indefinite period, as the ore now
being treated is only of the average grade. This
little 3o-stamp*miIl is thus making a wonderful
record, and the product for this year promises to be
over $1,000,000, if only the ore in sight should be
worked. The Cable mine coutd easily supply a 60-
stamp mill. It is considered by all who know any-
thing of its productiveness, richness and extent, a
far more valuable gold property than even the
famous Drum Lummon. It would take more than
a million dollars in cold cash to buy it to-day.
New Mexico.
Lake Valley.— Herald, Jan. n: Work is pro-
gressing steadily at the Hillsboro mine, belonging
igeCo, The new find i:i
perior improves as they work deeper into it
ing both in extent and quality. In the Bullion the
I into the vein as anticipated, and
■ do considei ■
ore will be I
■l^ rapidh [*he trouble at the 1
mine with the employee! and a full new
now at work sinking a shaft, ami
0. J in- is the
aging to [elTerson Raynolds, of I
1 en or fifteen thousand dollars' worth of work
has been done on the Iron King mine, 1
from Kingston. It has two shafts B i:
! ■ >j<per carbonates and
manganese oxide. The Kentucky mine has 50
u the dump, in the tnnm I
isao-ft breast of ore which runs high. There is
also a shaft 20 ft deep. On the surface are crop-
hii h indicate a verj rich mine. 'I he ore is .1
kindol carbonate. Moore Bros, St NfcDoug
it work "ii the Oxford, an extension of the Brilliant,
e.0111^ down on the iron croppings with the inten-
Lion of erossL'iitting toward the qu irUite. I hi re Is
an immense vein on the claim, whn h 1
ries mineral on ihesuil. v,.iv-
pit canyon is showing up some very lair pro
50m? i them indicating galena which will I
ual.lc for smelting. 1 h. [.■■ k-pot, Mountain Maid,
Lone Boy. and Yellow facket are among those that
have been fairly tested by their owners and promise
well in future development. Hold in considerable
quantities is found on ihe -.null lu.nn.li of the north
Percha, in the vicinity of the Solitaire. A pan of
dirt showed several colors. This gold placer work-
ing, however, will not prove a success in this dis-
trict, but the fact that the colors are found is im-
portant, as it indicates that gold lodes will yet be
discovered higher up in the mountains. Work is in
progress on the Miner's Dream, which is a very
valuable lead. There had been some anxiety on ac-
count of the scarcity of lead in the district previous
to the recent strikes on this mine, when ore carrying
lead in large quantities was discovered. This will
avoid the difficulty tosome|extent, and indicates that
there is plenty of lead in camp for lluxing. The
"Kentuck," situated in the mining belt in which is
embraced the Illinois, Andy [nlmson, Brush Heap,
United States, Clipper, Good Will and Black-eyed
Susan, is developed to the extent of 30 ft in a body
of mineral, which is galena, copper carbonates and
bromide of silver. The Kentuck only needs to be
worked to become valuable to its owners.
A Fraud.— New Southwest, Jan. 13: Inaccrtain
mining district, not a thousand miles away from
Doming or Silver City, there is said to be a stock
company operating in a very darkish kind of a
way. The capital of the corporation is nominally
$400,000. It has ground a distance of about one
mile up on the side of a sleep and rugged moun-
tain. Its agent has sunk two shafts, one 75 and the
other 60 ft in depth, sunk in granite— solid granite
and in nothingbut granite, It has one tunnel in the
side of the rugged hill aforesaid for the distance of
75 ft and another 30 ft, out of both of which comes
some nice granite. The company employs a su-
perintendent and six men, and instructions were re-
cently received from the East to sink a 600 foot shaft
— again we suppose in granite. Parlies who have
been on the ground say that there is not a trace of
metal of any kind in any of the shafts or tunnels,
and yet the workof sinking — in granite — goes bravely
onward. Work has been commenced on several of
the mines at Ties Hermanos, and very favorable re-
ports from them have been received.
Oregon.
Snow. — Jacksonville Times, Jan. 16: A consider-
able amount of snow lies back in the hills, upon
which the miners anticipate fondly. Win, Heeley
was down from big Applegate this week, who in-
forms us that the Chinese operating the Applegate
Gravel ("o.'s claims have suspended work. H. D.
Russell has sold his interest in the McKee claim on
lackass creek to Polk Dews. W. Q. Brown, super-
intendent of the nickel mine on Cow creek, is hav-
ing a wagon road built to G. W. Riddle's old place
from the mine. The O, C. andS. mining company,
at Oakland, Or., have discharged all the miners,
and for the present work in the mine will be discon-
tinued, as they already have ore enough out to run
the furnace four months. The last clean-up was 38
bottles of quicksilver. J. F. Salmon, one of the in-
ventors of the quartz milts now being operated at
Blackwell and Horsehead, has recently been putting
them in running order. They come up to expecta-
tions now, and are said to be unexcelled in the
economy and perfection of their work. Mr. S. is
interested in a hydraulic claim on Cow creek, which
has not been worked to any extent this season, ow-
ing to the weather. There are two like claims in
that vicinity.
Utah.
Bakrke & Walker. — Silver Reef Miner, Jan.
18: Although this property has been encumbered
for some time witli suits and attachments for debt,
we have no hesitancy in saying that at no great dis-
tance in the future, affairs now somewhat muddled,
will give way to a more favorable impression, and at
least no one suffer from loss who has had dealings
with this company. At present the property and
mill are closed down and undoubtedly will remain
so until it changes hands.
Stormont. — This property is being worked with
satisfactory and Haltering results under the able and
energetic management of Col. Allen. From 10 to
12 teams are engaged in hauling the ore from the
mines to the mill on the Virgin river, a distance of
some 5 miles, and kept constantly at work. About
35 or 40 tons of good grade ore is crushed daily.
The mines are looking better and richer as depth is
attained, while development is kept moving in the
various shafts, levels and drifts as time and opportu-
nity present. Bullion shipments are regular through
McCormick & Co., of Salt Lake.
Christy. — The vast and inexhaustible deposits
belonging to this company still improve at each step
of development in extent and quality. In a short
article for the press one can only get an idea of what
the property embraces, or its immense bodies of ore,
workings, and so on. To get a proper understand-
ing of these facts necessitates a visit and examina-
tion of the Underground workings. The Christy Co
has expended thousands and thousands of dollars in
opening and developing its mines, which, by the way,
has been the boon of success it now enjoys.
54
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 2?, 1883
Substances Used in Amalgamating-.
The application and modification of the
amalgamation process, as practiced on the
Comstock, has occasioned among experienced
millmen great doubt as to the beneficial results
derived from the use of any chemical agents
at present mixed with the ore. This doubt is oc-
casioned, or at least strengthened, by the cus-
tom of late years of decreasing the quantity of
salt and sulphate of copper added to the charge,
without apparently diminishing the product of
bullion. Many amalgamators now abstain from
the use of both reagents; others add a small
quantity of sulphate of copper, but no salt; in a
few instances the custom is to throw in only a
little of the latter, while in many mills the rule
is to employ a small amount of both substances,
' owing to a slight prejudice against the aban-
donment of "chemicals" altogether.
The action exerted by these two reagents in
the pan would appear clearly to indicate that
the benefits derived from their use are partly
to aid in converting the sulphide into chloride
of silver, as in the patio, and partly to decompose
such minerals as are but slightly attacked by
the mercury. In the Comstock process, how-
ever, the large quantity of iron present must
tend greatly to produce sub-chloride of copper
almost as soon as the chemical agents are
thrown into the pulp.
Notwithstanding the importance of common
salt and sulphate of copper ^in the patio, and,
under certain conditions in the pan, their value
must be considered as only secondary in the de-
composition of a large proportion of the Com-
stock ores. The advantages derived from their
use are shown to be exerted chiefly upon such
minerals as blende and galena, which are but
slightly attacked by the mercury. But the
amounts employed are in most cases too small to
effect any favorable results. On the other hand,
if a sufficiently large proportion of the reagents
are consumed in the pulp, in order to produce
the beneficial returns, it is always at the ex-
pense of preserving the necessary "purity of the
mercury. The quantity of salt deemed neces-
sary by millmen varies from one-quarter of a
pound up to seven or eight pounds per ton;
scarcely any two establishments have the same
rule.
The consumption of sulphate of copper also
depends upon the ideas of the amalgamators,
but the amounts do not differ so widely as in
the case of the salt. It ranges from one-quarter
of a pound to three pounds per ton.
The addition of the sulphate without salt is
of late years a common practice. The opinion
among those v.dio work their ore in this way is
that it gives a little better yield than when
mercury alone is employed, particularly where
the ore indicates the presence of galena in any
considerable amount, hi which case it is said to
'quicken" the mercury and render it more ener-
getic.
Continued experience appears to determine
this fact with a considerable degree of certainty.
In working ores containing only a small per-
centage of lead, the quicksilver very soon be-
comes dull and inactive, or, as it is technically
termed, it "sickens," and the yield from the pan
is consequently low. Lead is one of the most
deleterious metals in destroying the amalgamating
energy of mercury, and at the same time is very
rapidly absorbed when the two metals are
brought into contact. Sulphate of copper pos-
sesses to a certain extent the property of ex-
pelling lead from the mercury, copper being
amalgamated and sulphate of lead formed at the
expense of the sulphuric acid of the copper
salt.
If a concentrated solution of sulphate of cop-
per be allowed to stand upon the lead -amalgam,
the action takes place quite rapidly, mercury
containing lead acting much more energetically
upon the copper solution than when perfectly
pure.
This salt, however, does not appear, under any
circumstances, to possess the power of com-
pletely driving out the lead.
Another advantage derived from the ad-
dition of a small quantity of the sul-
phate of copper is that mercury, un-
der certain conditions, when exposed
to the solution, forms a minute amount of cop-
per amalgam, which causes the metal to act
with a somewhat greater intensity in the de-
composition of the silver sulphide than when
perfectly pure. Iron, as a reducing agent in the
pan process, probably plays an important part
in bringing about the favorable results ob-
tained. This may occur, according to Mr.
Hague, in three ways:
First. — It aids in a great measure the decom
position of the chloride of silver.
Secondly — It reduces the calomel formed dur-
ing the operation; the chlorine, combining with
the iron, goes into solution, and the heavy metal
is liberated. In this way it not only pre-
vents a chemicalloss of mercury, but also serves
to keep the surface of that metal bright and
clean, which otherwise might be coated with a
thin film of sub- chloride, which would greatly
destroy its activity.
Thirdly — It undoubtedly assists directly in
the amalgamation where the two metals are
brought into close contact with the easily re-
ducible sulphurets. The successful and con-
tinued operations on the Comstock without the
aid of any other chemical agents sufficiently
prove this statement. The experiments in treat-
ing argentite and iron filings with mercury con-
firm the fact.
Humboldt, in speaking of the amalgamation
problem in Mexico, draws attention to this point,
and remarks upon the rapidity with which amal-
gamation was secured when the two metals were
triturated together with argentite. This action
of iron is obtained not only from the constant
agitation maintained, which brings the pulp and
metal in contact with the sides and bottom of
the pan, but also from the amount of iron dis-
seminated in a fine condition through the ore,
produced by the wear of the stamps, shoes and
dies.
Plumbago.
Plumbago is an instance in which a variety of
uses have been discovered in modern times for
an article well known for several generations.
Chemically, pure plumbago is a form of cai'bon,
and the chemist knows it as graphite. Popu-
larly it is known as black lead from its metallic
lead gray luster. It is still further known as
"kish," by workmen, when it occurs among the
crystals of rich pig iron. Its specific gravity
between 2.09 and l.S. It feels very unctious to
the touch when rubbed between the fingers.
Plumbago neither melts, softens, nor is in any
way changed by the temperatures, provided
access of oxygen be prevented, and it burns
very slowly when heated in atmospheric air. On
account of this property, it is a valuable ma-
terial for making crucibles. As it is not of it-
self plastic, it is mixed with refractory clay in
sufficient proportion to produce a material ca-
pable of being molded into crucibles on the pot-
ter's wheel. Good plumbago crucibles support
sudden alterations of temperature without
cracking, and may be used after being repeatedly
heated and cooled. The graphite or phunbago
on the outer surface will ultimately burn away
unless protected by dipping in a mixture of
clay and water containing borax in solution.
A few years ago the only uses to which plum-
bago was applied was in the manufacture of
black lead pencils, and for the domestic clean-
ing of household grates. Afterwards its use as
a lubricant for heavy machinery was discov-
ered, and it is now largely used for the bearings
of water wheels and other large gear, and as a
lubricant for gun carriages, and for blowing
cylinders of blast engines. It is peculiarly
suitable for blowing cylinders, as it is uninflam-
mable. It is free from the clogging properties
of oil, and as dust is frequently drawn into the
blowing cylinder, oil soon clogs, rendering con-
stant supervision necessary. Plumbago is also
used for lubricating piano keys, the pivots of
large clocks, etc., and particularly for wooden
cog wheels.
The most famous mine in England is at Bor-
rowdale, in Cumberland; but plumbago is
found also in India and Ceylon, in the United
States, Canada, Nova Zembla, Australia, in
France, Sweden, Russia, and a few other places
including Bohemia, where there are large
mines. The development of the steel trade has
largely increased the demand for plumago, the
large works of Krupp & Co. alone using up-
wards of 200 tons annually.
Another increasing use of thiH valuable ma-
terial is for founders' blacking, which is used as
a facing powder for sand molds by thickly dust-
ing it over the molds, by shaking a bag in which
is a quantity of finely powdered black lead.
The facing powder is said to need no smoothing
after dusting, and does not run before the hot
metal. It is used in a similar manner for the
molds of chill castings; it is also used to coat the
molds of loat castings as a thick paste. It is
further useful for coating patterns — if of wood
it is rubbed on dry; if the patterns are of iron it
is painted or rubbed on with a brush. Another
use in the foundry is to throw it on the surface
of hot metal whilst in the ladle to prevent too
rapid cooling, and for which purpose also a
wash is painted on the coating of the ladle, as
the plumbago is practically uninflammable.
There are no sparks, and castings that are from
molds, dusted with this mineral, have a fine blue
skin.
Of course, pumbago, like other minerals, is
never found pure, the impurities being silicon,
oxide of iron, alumnia, lime, magnesia, etc., ac-
cording to the localities in which it is found.
To purify it, after being powdered , it is washed
and sifted into different degrees of fineness. One
of the latest applications of plumbago is in the
manufacture of paint. It is peculiarly adapted
for withstanding the effects of the weather and
salt water, for which reason it has been largely
used for painting ships, piers, bridges, tanks,
buoys, tarpaulins, railway trucks, etc. Its great
body enables it to cover more surface than an
equal weight of most paints. At present the
only colors which have been manufactured are
black and chocolate. It is used for glazing gun-
powder, for coating ships and boats to prevent
weeds and^ barnacles adhering to the bottoms,
and for dusting steel ingot molds.
Artificial graphite is now made so that the sup-
ply is not so dependent upon natural sources as
formerly. — Manchester (Eng. ) Mechanical
World.
Bad Mining Management.
Of all the evils that our country is afflicted
with, the worst is that of having a quartz mine
fall into the hands of Eastern capitalists, or
rather Eastern stock gamblers. After a thorough
trial of this style of mining, and after watch-
ing the results for many years, we are confirmed
in the opinion that nothing worse can befall a
mine — as far as this country is concerned — than
to have it fall into the hands of that class of op-
erators. A good property undeveloped is put
into the Stock Board of New York,
for instance. The agents to give it a ' 'gilt edged
send-off," convey the idea that it is a perfect
wonder and rich beyond compare. They say
that all that it needs is just enough capital to
start up the mine and mill, and that wonderful
dividends will result. Acting on these repre-
sentations Eastern men put their money into the
stock, and in a very short time commence to
clamor for the promised dividends. Probably
not half enough money has been furnished to
develop and improve the mine, and our own
people, merchants, farmers and contractors, are
holding claims for the half that has not been ad-
vanced. And here is where the bad manage-
ment comes in. Instead of using the proceeds
of the mine to pay their debts and make further
developments until it is on a substantial
footing, the money taken out is shipped
to New York and distributed in the
shape of dividends with a grand flourish of
trumpets, to satisfy the demands of rapacious
stockholders and bull the market, and in the
meantime our own home people are left to bear
the brunt. They must wait, because the property
is here, and they are interested in "keeping up
the country." Operations are worked along in
this way for a while, the mine — which may be
a good paying property — is only half worked
and does not have half a chance, and then some
creditor, who has "packed" it as far as he can,
is obliged to bring suit for his money, and the
whole business ends in a grand collapse, the
mine is condemned, and other valuable prop-
erties in the neighborhood suffer because of the
failure. The whole system is wrong, and it is
a curse to any mining country in the world.
When a failure is made in this manner, it is
more than an even bet, every time, that a Cali-
fornia company of mining men can take the
same property, put it in shape, and make it a
good dividend paying mine. They know what
mining means, and know that it takes time
and money to put it on a good footing, except
in an exceptional case, now and then, where a
perfect bonanza is found, which can be made to
pay at once. Mining is a business which needs
both brains and experience, and when men
with a very small stock of these qualifications
are placed in charge, it does not take a wise
man nor a prophet to predict that failure is to
be the result. — Plumas National.
New Method of Separating Minerals,
Mr. T. Buettgenbach contributes to the Berg
und Hiilcmmanische Zeitung the following: The
separation of intimately intermixed minerals
from each other has hitherto been effected
mainly by taking advantage of differences in
density, structure or capacity for being rendered
magnetic by calcination, while no use has been
made of the striking properties evinced in dif-
ferences of specific cohesive strength. The
separation of minerals of unequal hardness, and
by reason of their greater or less susceptibility
to break down into fragments of different sizes,
is not possible with the ordinary crushing or
stamping mill; but it is different when the mass
is thrown violently against a hard resisting sur-
face, in which case, if the velocity is properly
proportioned, only the more brittle substances
are broken. In order to obtain a proper separa-
tion of iron pyrites and zinc blende, the author
has been led to experiment on the use of Vapart's
centrifugal breaker, not only as a crusher, but
as a separating machine. AVhen this apparatus
is driven at S00 revolutions per minute, lumps
of iron pyrites of 20 to 25 millimeters diameter
are reduced partly to dust and partly to grains
of 1 to 1£ millimeter; but when the velocity
is reduced to 400 revolutions they are
scarcely touched. Blende, which is of
inferior hardness, is reduced to the finest
flue stuff at 800 revolutions, while at
400 it leaves the apparatus partly as dust and
partly as grains of O'o to 3*0 millimeters^ in di-
ameter. If, therefore, a mixture of the two min-
erals is treated at the lower speed of 400 revolu-
tions per minute, the pyrites arealmost entirely
unaltered, while the blende, being very finely
reduced, may be separated by a simple sifting
process. In order to make the process continu-
ous in action, the crushed ore is passed through
a hopper into a drum sieve making nine and
two-tenths revolutions to every hundred of the
mill, and divided into three parts with holes of
1, 2 and 3 millimeters respectively. The coarser
stuff passes into a second drum with two divis-
ions, having holes of 6 and S millimeters re-
spectively, which is driven at eight revolutions
per 100 of those of the crusher. The size of the
sieve holes depends upon those of the particles
operated on, and it is importantthat these shall
be as nearly uniform as possible. The operation
may be carried on wet or dry, but in the latter
case it is essential that the material shall be as
free from moisture as possible, as the powder,
if damp (with about four per cent, of water),
binds, and easily stops up the holes in the
sieves. The dust is also a very great inconven-
ience, which, however, may be remedied by the
use of a small jet of water. The separation of
the two minerals is not completely effected, as
the angles of the grains of pyrites are apt to
break off, even at moderate speeds of the ma-
chine, and to become mixed with the fine blende;
but it is sufficient for ordinary commercial pur-
poses. The economic value is shown by the
following calculation : Mixed ores with equal
contents of blende and pyrites are worth at the
utmost about 10s. per ton, and are not easily
disposed of at that price; but when subjected
to the treatment described above, the products
are 1 1 cwt. of pyrites, with 5% of blende,
worth 9s. 6d., and 9 cwt. of blende, worth 31s.
6d., or a total of 41s. for the eparated pro-
ducts. Taking the cost of the raw material at
10s., and the working cost at 9d., the profit on
the process appears to be 30s. 3d. per ton of
stuff treated. The amount of material that
can be crushed in a Vapart mill is about five
tons per hour passed once through, so that a
single apparatus will be sufficient for even a
very productive mine, as mixed ore of this kind
never forms more than a comparatively small
portion of the total produce. H. B.
Some Reactions of Titanium.
The following "Notes on Some Reactions of
Titanium" were submitted at the Colorado meet-
ing of the American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers by Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, of Boston,
Mass. : It is of importance to analysts to have
a ready means of detecting the presence of small
quantities of titanium in iron ores, and in cer-
tain fluxes and slags. The method given in
Elderhorst's Blouyripe Analysis (fusion with po-
tassium hydrogen sulphate) requires considerable
practice in order so to regulate the heat that the
titanium oxide shall become soluble.
In Brush's Determinative Mineralogy is found
a method which, at least in inexperienced hands,
has given better results, i. e., fusion of the sub-
stance to be tested with soda on charcoal in the
reducing flame. The solution in hydrochloric
acid of the bead thus obtained, boiled with tin
or zinc, gives the characteristic violet color; but
when the mineral contains less than four per
cent, of titanium oxide, long boiling and conse-
quent concentration is necessary. In fact the
test would seem to be much less delicate than
is generally supposed,
In the course of some analyses I quite acci-
dentally found that a peculiar color is given to
tumeric paper by solutions of titanium chloride.
This color is hard to describe, being modified by
the quantity of ferric chloride present in the
solution; but it is neither the orange of zirconia
nor the red of boron. It is rather a dull shade
of purple, and is easily recognized when the
paper is dried, although the color fades in a few
hours.
By this means a solution containing .015 per
cent of titanium oxide can be easily tested.
The same solution, treated with tin, required to
be concentrated to one-tenth its bulk before a
decided color could be obtained.
The color on tumeric paper is intensified when
the-solution has been treated with tin and has
failed to show a shade of color. This and some
other indications show that the best shade of
color is given by the titanous chloride rather
than by the titanic chloride, amino other salt
of titanium has been found to give the color.
Another peculiar property of titanium salts
has come under my oheervation. When titan -
iferous minerals are soluble in nitric acid, and
the solution is subjected to the action of the
battery, the soluble titanium is converted into
the insoluble oxide and appears on the electrode,
in some cases as a white coating; this coating
intei feres with the estimation of copper, as it is
deposited along with the metal, sometimes to
the extent of one per cent, of the copper.
In the course of the experiments it was found
that a strong battery current reduced the titanic
oxide to titanous oxide in aqueous solution, ob-
tained by fusion with potassium hydrogen sul-
phate in acid solutions of the oxalate and sul-
phate. The oxalate, in particular, soon became
a deep golden yellow, and after 36 hours, al-
though the solution was clear, the addition of
ammonia produced a precipitate of a beautiful
deep blue color.
The New Wire Gauge. — The Board of
Trade have issued a circular to those interested
in the new standard wire gauge, which is
shortly to be legalized, accompanied by a copy
of the new standards, and asking the opinion of
manufacturers. The Board of Trade does not
propose to make any change in the smaller
gauges from 20 to 50 BWG, but the sizes of the
Nos. 8 to 19 are reduced in the new standard.
The wire-makers of Warrington and Shropshire
are surprised to find that the Board of Trade
has remodeled the gauge on a plan of its own,
irrespective of their expressed views.
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Tellurium iu Copper.
At the Harrisburg meeting td the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, T. EEglaston. Ph.
Bad iii. follow ing p
1 ilach oiide ol
copper and of pig copper from Colorado wi re
tent to in.- t-« examine for arsenic and antimony.
i ined them both by the blow pipe, and in
the wet tray, but found none present.
A quantity of this material was purchased by
■ large metsUurgical works, hut when tiny at
I t" refine it the} pi it to be
lull of arsenic ami antimony; so much so that
their furnaces were, as they said, '"poisoned,*'
ami rendered unfit for refinmg. 1 thru re-ex
■mined the samples, ami. at the same time,
! which had "poisoned" the
. and found no trace ol u seme or an! i
mon\ when th i usual amounts for analysis were
useof; but on taking varj largi > amounts 1 found
merely, in some parts of the sample, but
not in all. As it was a matter of interest to
u uli.it the white substance thai "poi
soned"the furnace was, I sent to the works
making the black copper, and obtained
the matte from « Inch the black copper was
made. I took careful samp] s, huth of it and
the black copper and the refined copper. 1 then
found the impurity to be tellurium, a substance
not heretofore known as occurring in copper. I
give below one analysis of the matte, two of the
black, and one of the refined copper.
M.tte.
0.06
0 40
17 U7
its
4.18
20.02
0 12
HUck C"ppcr.
97.120 Uij.090
0.182 0.125
0.777 0.757
0.070 0.100
0.130 0 080
0.230
0.093 0.097
0.000
1 270 0 192
Rennet)
Copper.
nil 701
Gold
Siher
Lo»d
Z dc and nickel
0 135
none.
0.021
0.031
face.
0 083
0.091
S';iK. etc
Useful Information.
99.80 99.S34 09 4 M 100.009
*No tracei were found with tho blow pij-e.
The mattes and the black copper are re-
sults of the treatment of copper ores with the
tellurium ores of Colorado. In the laboratory
no traces of white fumes were shown on char-
coal, but when the metal in the furnace was sub-
jected to the process of "dry roasting," us was
unintentionally done, very dense white fumes
were given off. When refined and east into cake,
it had the ordinary appearance of cake copper. It
was then reheated for rolling in the ordinary
way, showing no signs of impurity. At the first
pass in the rolls, very fine cracks showed them-
selves, which opened in succeeding passes. At
a thickness of about 0.03 meter the cracks on
either side nearly penetrated the cake, and at
1 i 0.008 meter it began to fall to pieces. It
was heated and rolled at different temperatures,
but always with the same result.
When cold the metal is tough and malleable.
Although the cakes in the molds showed no
coating, when they were heated repeatedly and
allowed to cool in the air they became covered
witha white powder, which proved to be the oxide
of tellurium. The copper, as it comes from the
cake molds, has every appearance of being good
copper.
This i3 the first time, so far as I know, that
the presence of tellurium has been detected in
commercial copper. But very little of it is re-
moved in the treatment, as the four analyses
show.
It is surprising how very small a quantity
renders the copper red short, and consequently
worthless for rolling.
The following rates of passage have been
adopted over the Southern Pacific .Railroad from
San Francisco, via El Paso, San Antonio and
Houston, to New Orleans: For first-class tick-
ets with stop-over privileges, $98.50; second-
class tickets for a continuous trip, $80; third-
class tickets for a continuous trip, $55. The
following-named rates are now in effect for pas
sage by rail from New Orleans, La., to New
York City, N. Y. : For first-class tickets, un-
limited, according to route, 853.50 to $45.35;
first-class tickets, limited and for continuous
trip, all routes, $38; second-class tickets, lim-
ited and for continuous trip, all routes, $32.25;
third-class tickets, limited and for continuous
trip, all routes, $24.50.
UNDERf:uorND Telephone Wires. — The En-
ll'tiiri rhi'j and Milling Journal says that "there
is a good deal of unreasoning agitation in regard
to putting telephone wires underground, and the
legitimate and feasible plan of subterranean tele-
graph cables, at least in cities, is assumed, with-
out any knowledge of the facts, to be applicable
to telephone wires also. We are assured by
practical electricians of high authority that it is
impossible to work underground telephone lines
under the conditions prevailing in our large
cities, and any steps to secure by "legislation the
removal of the wires from our streets should, so
far as they affect telephone lines, be preceded
by an inquiry whether or not it is at all pos-
sible.
Suicide. — Seventy-two persons committed
suicide in San Francisco in 1882, from these
causes: Intemperance, 22; poverty, 15; tem-
porary insanity, 11; financial embarassment, in-
curable disease, physical suffering, six each; do-
mestic trouble and fear of arrest for crime, three
each; business disappointment and disappoint-
ment in love, two each; jealousy, one.
The Mint at San Francisco is the largest in
the world — twice as large as the one in Phila-
delphia, and three times the size of any in Eu-
rope, having $24,000,000 worth of coin and bul-
lion stored away in its vaults.
l.iMiMM-i Paint, liahuain. in his luminous
paint, succeeded in obtaining a composition that
was a great advance on that oi Canton and Be-
eyurel. He combined it with a varnish that re-
Diospherical influence, and despite many
attempts in the same line, this process has not
been surpassed. The great difficulty in making
lors i* to have the exact chemical pro-
portions. There must also be auexcitant ran
light, or electric or magnesium light. Water
Sect "ii it, and the luminous paint pro-
duces the aame COloi*, UO matter what may lie
the color of the light employed for charging it,
only it becomes w biter alter a time, i Ihlonne,
muriatic acid and nitric acid destroy the lu-
minous power, and iron and lead substances in-
terrupt it. If this property could be applied to
Colon it would lie of great practical value, but
it would depend upon two questions being
Bolved: Whether .such preparations would re-
tain this luminousness, and for what length of
linn : and secondly, whether the luminosity
could be preserved when mixed with an adjunct
for painting purposes'.' in this case linseed oil
varnish would be necessary for objects exposed
to the air. and the preparation would lie ex-
posed to the effects of the air like any white oil
color, not to mention that the varnish would
turn yellow and gradually destroy the luminous
force. A firm in Dresden is said to produce a
pure white luminous paint. There is, doubt-
less, a large field for inventors.- Oil and Paint
L'- <■'/. ir.
Printing on Wood.-— A machine for printing
box sides and ends, instead of stenciling, and
doing the work ten times faster than can be
done by hand, has been patented by Connell &
Dengler, of Rochester, N. Y. It lias the ad-
vantage of printing in a very rapid and clear
manner all cards or trade marks much more
perfectly than can be done by hand, thereby
rendering it of great importance to the mer-
chant or manufacturer. The type or form is
east in brass, and secured in such a manner that
it can be easily and rapidly adjusted to print
upon the board at the proper time. The ink-
ing rollers can be instantly raised from the type
to prevent inking when the machine is not fed
with boards, It will print boards varying
from J to U inches iu thickness, and at the
rate of 1,500 to 2,000 impressions per hour.
The boards or sides of boxes are introduced to
the machine in quantities of ten to twenty
pieces at a time, and the bottom piece of the
pile is fed by a reciprocating bar to its proper
place in order to receive the impression at the
proper time, the boards above dropping down
to be fed in like manner until all are printed.
Edge Tools. — There are many times when it la
very defiireble to have the edge of a tool preserved,
as in the ease of boring a Cylinder, milling-eut-
■ r cutters and similar standard tools, but
I think it iu:i\ be safely said that there are not
half enough grindstones worn out in any machine
shop. Then an oilstone is a g 1 thing. Many
suppose an oilstone is only intend, d fol
tersand pattern-makers, but 1 find a turning
tool will hold an edge much longer it nicel)
whittrd, ami besides, \\ilt do a better job.
Every lathe should have an oilstone.
Tm longest lin< of fence in the world will be
fence extending from the Indian Ter-
ritory west across the Texas Pan-Handle, and
35 miles into New Mexico. We are int.. mud
that 85 mil) B Of this fence is already under eon-
tract. Its course will be in the line of the
Canadian river, and its purpose is to stop the
drift of the Northern cattle. It is a bold and
splendid enterprise, and will pay a large per-
centage on the investment. The fence will be
over 300 miles long.
Brickmaxdjg Without Bakin<;. Equal
parts of hydraulic lime, sand and scoria are
pounded and then mixed, being made into a
paste by the addition of water. This paste is
submitted to strong pressure in molds, and af-
terward hardened in cold water. The bricks,
therefore, it will be seen, consist of hydraulic
cement.
Americas and English House-Building.—
The editor of the Builder and Woodworker
says : The modern London house is a surprise
to Americans. If one take the pains to go
through 500 or 000 South Kensington houses,
all built within the last two years, vacant, and
kept in stock for future buyers, he will not
take kindly to the way in which English me-
chanics do their work. Floors are badly laid;
strange to say, there is a general
shrinkage in the wood-work, indicating
the use of unseasoned lumber, and the
hardware is of a quality tha1-. is never used
ii this country, except in houses of a very cheap
class. The English builder seems to think that
almost any kind of hardware will answer, so he
uses locks that in six months or a year are a
source of constant vexation. To make matters
worse, the work of adjusting hardwa»e to its
place is badly done; doubtless the result of
piece-work at low prices. These remarks apply
to houses that are held at a valuation of §100,-
000, and on leased ground, and the writer does
not speak from hearsay, but from observation.
Tempering Locomotive Springs. — In re-
gard to the correct method of tempering locomo-
tive springs, a contemporary says: I will give
a recipe, and one that has been tested and is
now in use in a number of railroad shops. The
materials to be used are as follows: Eight
ounces gum Arabic, four ounces oxalic acid, two
pounds fine salt, two and one-half pounds brown
sugar and 15 gallons whale oil. Heat the leaves
of the spring red hot, but not so as to burn or
overheat. Plunge into the mixture and let lay
until cool. In using the above mixture it will
have to be employed in an iron tank. The best
method for testing a spring is to'put it under a
locomotive and let it be used practically. IT it
is not tempered properly it will soon show evi-
dence of it.
Sawdust Instead op Hair. — It is said that
sawdust is better than hair in protecting rough
cast from peeling and scaling under the influ-
ence of frost and weather. The sawdust should
be first dried and then thoroughly sifted, in or-
der to remove the coarser particles. A mixture
is then made of two parts of sawdust, five parts
sharp sand and one part cement, which should
be thoroughly stirred together and then incor-
porated with two parts of lime.
To Preserve Hickory Timber. — The Hub
says that a thorough dosing of hickory timber
with raw turpentine is a preventive of the rav-
ages of worms, and one of its correspondents
says that this will destroy worms already at
work in the timber. Carriage makers whose
valuable stocks of hickory are being injured by
pests will find this worth a trial, at any rate.
KooD Health,
A Marvel of Surgery.
The Philadelphia Record relates the following
remarkable case of surgery, iu which a man has
been breathing for five years through an open-
ing in his throat. We quote as follows : The
students in the Hospital of Oral Surgery, at
Tenth and Arch streets, were shown a patient
at Saturday's clinic whose throat had been cut
from ear to ear, and who had then been hanged
by the neck, but still survived his injuries. He
breathes through a silver tube in the throat, and
for six months was nourished entirely by ene-
mata.
The man's name is Simon Ladenski, a native
of Fvoumania. In the winter of 1877— he then
being 23 years old — Ladenski was one of a party
of 10 men whose throats were cut by a band of
gypsy robbers on the road from Varsloe. La-
denski was not killed, and on regaining con-
sciousness and finding the robbers quarreling
over the division of the plunder, he attempted
to crawl into some bushes by the wayside. Be-
ing detected, he was strung up to a tree by the
neck, and when again unconscious he was let
down and thrown among the bodies of his com-
panions, but not until he had been stabbed in
the abdomen and cut in the cheek. Two days
later the bodies were found by Prof. Russ, of
Jassy, and Ladenski and a companion who was
still alive were removed to town. The latter
soon died, and then Prof. Russ removed his pa-
tient to Vienna. There Ladenski was placed
under the care of the most eminent Austrian
surgeons. It was found that the windpipe was
closed, and for two years the man was unable
to utter a word. He breathed through an open-
ing in the neck, After many efforts a large
threaded needle was passed up through the
trachea and into the mouth. Small beads were
thendrawnthrough,beingdailyincreasedinsizein
order to effect a permanent enlargement of the
obstruction. The man is still obliged to prac-
tice this device, and wears the instument in his
windpipe during the night, being able to breathe
when in an upright position without aid. He
has been examined by the leading surgeons of
Berlin, Paris and London, and it is expected
that some day it will be possible to close up the
opening in the throat.
Face Ache.
Half the human race perishes before its time
for the want of a little knowledge of the rules
that govern health. The beginnings, the nuclei,
are few, from which radiates the hosts of dis-
eases that afflict mankind. It is important,
therefore, that everyone should know what mis-
chief may come from neglect of things seemingly
trivial. As an example, let us trace the possi-
bilities connected with that very painful, but
very common ailment, toothache. The intense
pain is caused either from an inflamed condition
of the membrane that lines the tooth socket, the
tooth being sound, or else from decay in the
tooth itself, which has extended to the nerve. In
either case we have inflammation of the mem-
branes and nerves that are encased in unyield-
ing channels of bone; hence the severe pain,
followed by death and decay of the parts af-
fected. While it would, as a rule, be unwise
to resort to radical means to cure the trouble
during the inflammatory stage, it is positively
unsafe to neglect those means when the pain and
irritation have subsided, for the truce is usually
but temporary. If the decay extends to the
surface of the tooth, the cavity forms a sort of
safety valve for the escape of the dead matter,
thus postponing or preventing more serious
symptoms. But if the teeth are apparently
sound, and there is neuralgia of the face, head,
neck or shoulders, it is certain that the teeth
are not sound, and that an expert dentist will
find minute cavities extending from the crowns
to the fangs of some of the teeth, or else ulcer-
ative points at the extremities of the fangs
themselves. The remedy, of course, is to prop-
erly fill every cavity, being careful to make a
minute examination, so as to miss none. In all
recent eases this is a radieal cure. Should th
course tail, it is certain thediBt as- baa extended
beyond the reach of that remedy, and however
Bound appears the offending tooth, it must be
removed, and the removal of teeth must con-
tinue until they are all gone, if found necessary
tO check the neuralgia. There are. unfortunately,
neglected cases where these methods are an
availing, and where the Burgeon follows the dis-
ease to the cavities of the jaws, sawing through
the bone and taking out the dead portiOD of the
nerve; and still there are depths beyond the
reach of human skill, where the sufferer writhes
in pain until death COmes fcohis relief; for a dis
eased tooth may be the beginning of fatal ner-
vous diseases, and of dyspepsia and blood poison-
ing. We trust this article will be carefully
read, for it points Out the cause and the remedy
for a class of diseases that produce more intense
suffering in the world than all other diseases
combined.- Journal of Ihuitlt.
Long Life.
The subject of longevity is always one of
great interest to everybody. "Live forever" is
a favorite salutation in some countries. In thu
old times people found great delight in imagin-
ing their heroes gifted with continual life and
unfading bloom of youth. With w hat breath-
less interest one follows Ponce de Leon as he
plunges into the wild forests of Florida in the
fruitless search for the fabled fountain. With
the advance of civilization and the scientific
study of disease and medicine and the better
understanding of sanitary conditions and laws,
there has been a steady increase iu the average
life of the individual. Governments are study-
ing how best to promote length of life. Those
who lead sober, peaceful lives, free from all great
troubles and strong excitements, arc surest of
the coveted length of days.
Some time ago the French Government sent a
circular letter to all the districts of that country
to collect information as to those conditions of
life which seemed to favor longevity. The re
plies were very interesting, but on the whole
rather monotonous; the general result was that
longevity is promoted by great sobriety, regular
labor, especially in the open air, absence of ex-
cessive fatigue, easy hours, freedom from gall-
ing poverty, a philosophical mind in meeting
troubles, not too much intellect, and a domestic
life. The value of marriage was universally
admitted, and long-lived parents were also
found an important factor. A healthy climate
and good water were mentioned. All this
agrees with common sense, unless the idea that
the intellect is a hindrance to longevity be con-
sidered unreasonable, and we know that some
of the most intellectual men have lived to a
great age.
Interesting researches concerning the com-
parative longevity of men and women in Europe
have recently been made by the Director of the
Bureau of Statistics at Vienna. From these it
appears that about a third more women than
men reach advanced age. This seems corrob-
orative of what was said above. Women oftener
than men lead quiet, regular lives. They have
fewer bad habits; are less exposed to strong
passions and excitement. — Potter's Monthly,
Value of Asses' Milk for Children.
In the Paris Academy of Medicine, M. Parrot
has recently called attention to some remark-
able results obtained in the Hospital des En*
fants-Assistes of Paris in feeding delicate in-
fants with asses' milk. Many of the infants in
that hospital have diseases which forbid their
being suckled by nurses (whom they would soon
infect). Hence, the feeding bottle was formerly
used for them; but, spite of great care, the en-
deavor to foster the small vital force of these
children was of little avail. Direct application
to the udder of an animal was then tried. At
first the infants were thus fed with goats' milk,
but it was soon found that asses' milk was
greatly preferable, and all arc now fed with
that, one, two, sometimes three infants being
held to the animal's udder at once. The nurses
do this with great ease. During six months
eighty-six infants having congenital and con-
tagious diseases have been treated in the hos-
pital nursery. Of the first six, fed with cows'
milk on feeding bottles, only one was cured.
Of forty-two fed at the goat's udder eight were
cured, while thirty-four died. Of thirty-eight
fed at. the asses' udder, twenty-eight have been
cured, while six have died.
The virtues of asses' milk have been ap-
preciated some time in France. For many
years Paris and the large towns have been vis-
ited every morning with troops of she asses,
brought in to supply their milk for invalids. It
is said the use of the milk was introduced by
Francis I., who, reduced to a very weak state
and a despair to physicians, was induced by a
Jew from Constantinople to take asses' milk,
and thereby got well again. This milk has
much less of plastic matters and butter than
goats' or cows' milk, and is easily digested. M.
Parrot notices the practical advantage in the
case of suckling from the ass, in that the an-
imal is so easily fed; it is content with the poor-
est fodder. The goat suffers from a diet that
lacks variety, and in the city its milk is not
what it is in the country. The asses kept at
the hospital referred to are in stables adjoining
a field, in which they generally pass part of
the day. It may be mentioned, in fine, that
weekly statistics for Paris have lately presented
the unwonted fact of an excess of 200 and 240
births over the deaths. — London- Times,
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Saturday Morning, Jan. 27, 1883-
Manufacture of Engines.
A new establishment for the manufacture of
vertical and horizontal engines and boilers has
been recently opened in this city at 44 First
street, of which F. G. Beckett is the proprietor.
Mr. Beckett has made the manufacture of steam
engines and boilers a specialty for many years, dur-
ing that time building upwards of 1,000. Mr.
Beckett has been on this coast some six or seven
years, but before that he had extensive works
at Hamilton, Ontario, where they built on an
average an engine a day. Thinking there was a
the bearings are made of extra length. The
valve rods work in substantial guides. The
balance wheels are of ample size and weight,
and are turned true for driving belt. The boil-
ers and engines are all tested and set to work
before leaving the works. Vertical engines alone
from 2 to 50 horse-power are made, and vertical
engines and boilers combined from two to 24
horse-power.
Mr. Beckett also makes a specialty of horizon-
tal engines of the type illustrated by the accom-
panying engraving. The engines are built in a
substantial manner on a massive solid box frame.
Driver's Patent Mortising Machine.
The accompanying engraving represents anew
kind of mortising machine which will do a great
amount of work in a short time, and leave the
mortise cleaned. The cutter is an endless chain
with teeth like a saw, and is made to run over
a grooved slide and 'roller. The middle link
projects at the back so as to fit in the groove,
and is driven by a chain-wheel at the end of the
driving shaft. This driving shaft is provided
with a loose pulley and friction clutch so ar-
ranged that when the treadle is pressed down
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
trnTTOMALS —Locke's Improved Lead Smelting
P nrnacV- Our New Dress; The Tehichepa Disaster, 49
faS Events; Manufacture of Engines; Driver's Pat-
en MorSs Machine, 56. Centering the Transit ,m
Mining Shafts, 57. Mines and Mining in 1882, 57 -b^-
Stents and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents 68.
ttt TITRATIONS —The Locke Patent Lead Smelt-
J^ !™at, °a Beckett's Improved Horizontal
Eneine- Driver's Improved Mortising Machine, 56.
fmproved Apparatus to Center the Transit by Screws
CORRESPONDENCE.-The Black Sand Question;
Notes from Eureka, Nevada, 50. .
MECHANICAL PBOGRBSS.-Jndging by the
Fracture; Iron Rust as a Cement; Shop Practice 51.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Practical Application
of the Lenkoecope; Bisulphide Carton Lenses; Gum
Arabic in Certain Chemical Reactions: Poteline, Cheap-
ened Aluminum; A Curious Phenomenon; Soap Manu-
MI^INcfsTOCK MABKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
in^s and Dividends 52. . ,.
MTN1TNG SUMMARY— From the various counties
of ciu5 nia.NevaS. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 52-d.
USEFUL INFORMATION. - Luminous Pant,
Printing on Wood; American and English House-Build-
ing; Tempering Locomotive Springe; Sawdust Instead
of Hair; To Preserve Hickory Timber; Edge Tools;
Brickmaking without Baking, 55.
GOOD HEALTH.— A Marvel of Surgery; Face Ache,
Long Life; Value of Asses' Milk for Children, 55. _
MISCELLANEOUS.-Wooden Water Pipe; Mining
LaWB, 50 Substances Used in Amalgamating; Plum-
bago; Bad Mining Management; New Method of Separa-
ting Minerals; Some Reactions of Titanium, 04.
Tellurium in Copper, 55.
NEWS IN BRIEF— On page 65 and other pages.
BEOKETT'3 IMPROVED HORIZONTAL
more extended field in this State than in Canada,
he came to this coast. He first spent a year or
two in the mines to obtain a knowledge of the
■ecruirements of mining machinery, and has since
been employed in the large foundries in this
city.
He has just started the manufacture of hori-
zontal and vertical engines and boilers, claiming
for them beauty of design, neatness of work-
The cranks are turned and balanced. The
piston and valve rods, crosshead and crank
pins are made of the best machinery steel. The
crosshead is fitted with brass gibs, with a very
large area of wearing surface. The valve is a
plain slide valve having extra large wearing
surface at the bottom end, the valve rod being
carried in a substantial guide. The balance
wheels are turned and bored perfectly true,
Business Announcements.
Woodworking Machinery— Parke & Lacy, S. F.
Machinery— Thomas F. Rowland, Brooklyn, N. ^.
Abel Stearns Ranchos— A. Robinson, S. F.
Turbine Pumps— S»n Francisco Tool Company.
Engines and Boilers— W. H. Ohmen, S. F. _
Inventore' Institute of California— San Francisco.
Dividend Notiee— Bulwer Con. M. Co , S. F.
Stock Dividend— Gila Silver Mining Company.
Passing Events.
During the past week we have had a succes-
sion of accidents, attendant with loss of life,
phenomenal as occurring in so short a space of
time. The dreadful accident on the Southern
Pacific railroad, where the train went rushing
down the grade, carrying with it to death a num-
ber of helpless passengers, was the first of these.
Then we read of the wreck of the Cimbria and
some 450 passengers drowned. Then came the
Giant Powder explosion at the works across the
bay, when a number of Chinese and one white
men were killed. All these accidents occurring
so soon after the fatal hotel fire in Milwaukee
have made nervous people apprehensive.
"We publish this week a very complete and
full review of the mining interests in 18S2,
giving figures of yield from the different sections,
and statistics and dates of value for future ref-
erence.
Attention is also called to our new dress of
reading type, which much improves the appear-
ance of the Press.
A store at Gold Mountain, Nev. , was robbed
on Thursday or Friday last by mounted and
masked men. The proprietor and two clerks
Were killed. The road agents then proceeded
on their way to the store at Silver Peak, which
was also robbed by them, the proprietor and
one clerk being killed. Two of the robbers
were also killed,
ENGINE.
the clutch is thrown in and the chain set in mo-
tion. At the same time the table where the
material to be mortised is placed is raised to
the cutter or chain so that the chain is only in
motion while doing the work.
There is also a chip breaker that holds the
stuff firm while it is being mortised and re-
leases it when the treadle is up. The chains
are kept tight with a screw and spring at the
top, and by loosening the screw the chain may
be easily taken off. The machine is provided
with all the standard sizes of cutters. The
table is so arranged that it may be set in any
desired position. The machine makeB a clean
mortise, as it takes out the cores at the same
time, and the inventor claims that it will do at
least twice as much work as any other machine.
He states also that it will not split the most
delicate or cross-grained wood, and will go
through knotB without breaking them out or
injuring the cutters.
This machine is specially adapted for mortis-
ing redwood doors such as are being made in
large quantities for South Aineiica and Mexico.
With the hub attachment it is excellent for
wagon work, as it will mortise hard wood with-
out boring.
The machine is of such capacity that it will
make a mortise as small as a quarter inch by a
half inch. Any length of mortise can be made
by moving the work and making several cuts.
The machine is made in a neat and substantial
manner, every part being fitted in the best way
and nothing but the best material used. The
cutter goes through the material with one cut*
so there is no need of turning it over. John
Driver, of San Leandro, is the inventor and man-
ufacturer of this mortising machine.
DRIVER'S IMPROVED
manship, cheapness, durability and economy in
working. The vertical engines and boilers are
connected together on a substantial iron base
MORTISING MACHINE
ready for the driving belt, and are of ample
weight for all purposes. The outboard bearing
supplied with a separate sole plate, and the
occupying little space, and may be easily engines are complete with governor ready to
mounted upon wheels, rendering them well
adapted for agricultural purposes, or they can
be placed with perfect safety on a boarded floor,
the insurance companies making no extra charge
for their use. They are very simple in their
construction, and can be run with safety by
persons of ordinary intelligence. The combined
engines and boilers (except the two and three
horse-powers), are all supplied with heaters.
The working parts, such as the piston rod, valve
rod, crosshead pin, etc. , are made of steel, and
connect to the boiler. Duplicates of all work
mg parts kept on hand. This style of engine
is made from 10 to 90 horse-power. In addi-
tion to these specialties, Mr. Beckett is prepared
to manufacture engines for steam yachts and
launches, hoisting engines, donkey engines;
pumping and irrigating engines, etc.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. , after long
consideration, has taken an important step in
the direction of putting all its wires in New
York under ground.
Powder Explosion. — An explosion occurred
at the Giant Powder Works, Fleming's Point,
Alameda county, on Sunday, by which 25 Chi-
namen and one white man met their death.
The cause of theexplosionisnot known, as all who
were iu the house when the first one occurred
were killed. There were seven distinct explo-
sions, with a short time elapsing between each,
the explosions occurring in different isolated
buildings. The circumstances overthrow some
of the preconceived notions about this powders,
the separate explosions being contrary to gen-
eral theory. The large magazine, hi which were
many tons of powder, remained intact.
Mrs. Theodore Tilton recently sought and
found employment as a nurse in a Brooklyn
sick room.
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Centering the Transit in Mining Shafts.
ings -.ii this page illustrate u im-
proved apparatus for centering the b
mining drafts bj tni I he prim i
pie "f the apparatu ibed
in the Mini s« and Scuktifk Praia
■ itu yean ago; bul the details have
! < ii unproved on by the in-
ventor, Ernest Koch, ol Sutro, St
ii. I e, and the iron
the apparatus is well tight
ened against the roof and bottom "t
the drift, similar to the niethod
adopted in machine drilling. The arm
</ will slide up -nil! dow ii on the bar a,
and is well secured on the bar a bj a
Tin- 1h»\ .", od which the transit is
i slides "ii the arm -/. being
moved bj b screw n, i sliding stair I
ing it. The transit
can U turned around the bar a bj
i . « , and can be centered by
means of the screws w and n under the
plumb.
li. light 4 may be *Yul up and
down and turned on the bar a, a ring
row y, Fig, 1 is a si. !<■ view;
■ top \ iefl ; fig. ■" i-s the appa-
.i Uy constri
The ini|>i"\ ementa in this apparatus
■ facilitate the putting up of the
transit as in timber or in rock, and
particularly in inclines and shafts so
it will be steady.
The apparatus i- ■ ery useful in
badly ventilated and hot mines. Be
fore the connection of the Sutro Tun-
nel with the Comstock mines, when
the tunnel was in over 1,000 ft., there
was very hot and bad air, ami Mr.
Koch and his assistant fainted several
times in surveying the tunnel line at
the time Mr, Koch perfected the ap-
paratus for centering the transit.
The correctness of the apparatus
was perfect, and tin' inventor writes
us when the tunnel connection* was
made and the air was pumped, the
daylight of the tunnel entrance was
■ i distance of 20,000 ft.
Mr. Koch has used his apparatus
with success to survey with the level-
ing instrument during the excavation
of the sub-drain to carry the hot water
of the Comstock mines through the
tunnel. A thousand miners were at
work completing the sub-drain for the
'2,000-ft. during 90 days, and Mr.
Koch was compelled to survey the
grade and not interfere with the
working men. By the use of the appa-
ratus it is very easy to change the
bight <>f the leveling instrument.
ScLFiirn Mikes. -Superintendent Rhodes b
actively working the Humboldt sulphur mine,
(STov. Tiiry have a deposit tinstone.
All they have to ■'.. i> t<. blast it out. Bach
brimsl "ii lire, l.ut tin .■> are
/7<
Ward. — Tile gratifying new
Ward that the outlook <>f that camp is v<
fearing. The Martin Whit, mill Btarted up about
the 10th inst There air 60 men employed in
the mine and about .'{" in the mill. Nearly
Continuity of Dividends. — Con-
tinuity of dividends for any length-
ened period is not a characteristic of
American mines. Dividend mines are
not plentiful. The few that come
under that head arc oftener managed
more with a view of making money
out of the variation in the value of
the stock; rather than out of the divi-
dends. Hence the mine is worked to
make big dividends for short periods,
instead of small dividends for long
periods. This is done by selecting
ore of high grade for the mills, leav-
ing the low grade to be worked to
depress the stock and get it back.
An honest management will not let a
good body of ore become exhausted
before prospecting for another, but
will judiciously use the resources of
the mine in its period of prosperity.
Asskssm k\t Work and Patents. —
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office says : L. J. Webster, "T9"
San Francisco, Cal., Sir: I am in
receipt of your letter of September 6, 188*2
FIG. S.
FIG. 3.
ing whether, after purchase money paid and
Receiver's receipt issued, it will be necessary to
continue annual expenditures until issuance of
patent. In reply you are advised that no
annual assessment work need be done after
final entry is made.
IMPROVED APPARATUS TO CENTER
ask- ! prepared for this, and after a shot is fired they
at once advance and throw water upon the burn-
ing mineral.
The Quicksilver mines at Steamboat Springs,
Nev., sometimes called, the Humbert mine, has
been sold for $2,013 to satisfy a judgment.
THE TRANSIT BY SCREWS IN SHAFT,
everybody has something to do, idle men being
very scarce. The mill reduces from 50 to 55
tons per day. It has 20 stamps, and the ore is
roasted. The ore goes on an average from $1*20
to §150 per ton.
The thermometer at Butte, Montana, re
corded 61° below zero on Saturday.
Mines and Mining in 1882.
A Review of the Work of the Year.
Since the year 1*77, when the great Comstock
I... nan/, i- were yielding their millions, we have
not had so productive a year from the
mines of the United States as thai of
1882. The total yield last war was
$92,41 1,835, which, compared with
1881, when it was $84,604,417, bIiows
ii -ain ofnearly SS.lHMl.tHHi. It must
In remembered, also, that 1881 was
the best year in 10 or 12, except the
memorable yean 1876 and 1877j when
we win- producing in the nineties.
The main increase this year comes
from ( lolorado, Cdaho, Montana,
Utah and New Mexico, in all of
which regions man} mra mines have
In e i opened.
Until a few years ago California
and Nevada overshadowed all the
other mining regions of the United
states. Then, when the I lomstock
bonanzas were exhausted in Nevada
and the Leadville discoveries in Col-
orado were developed, the latter State
took the lead. California still being
second and Nevada third.
One thing should be recollected in
this connection that is often forgot-
ten: What may be a big develop-
ment in a new region might not be
considered so in an old one. When
a lot of men are prospecting a claim
and good ore is struck in a new camp,
— the fact is heralded abroad as one of
great importance, and considerable
attention is paid fco it as auguring suc-
cess for the camp in the future. The
inference is that most of the other
mines near by are just as good. But
when the end of the year comes and
the results are figured up, perhaps
some quiet old camp has far exceeded
the yield of the new and "boomed"
one.
Fur instance, a good many people
imagine that California and Nevada
are played out for mining, and that
the mining industry is dead in both
States. Yet at the end of every year
these "played out" regions show a net
product ahead of all the other States
and Territories except one. They
have remained second and third for
some few years. The other Territo-
ries and States, much advertised and
"boomed," with new mines, mills, re-
duction works, towns, railroads and
all sorts of things, make a great deal
more noise about what they are doing
than do the old. settled regions. Cal-
ifornia, for instance, this year yielded
six millions more than any other
State or Territory except Nevada and
Colorado. She beat Nevada 1,000,000
and Arizona 7,000,000, and all the
others run below her. And this in
the face of a depression of her grand
mining interests resulting from litiga-
tion, which other regions are free
from.
Very little capital is coming to
this State or Nevada, but a good deal
is going elsewhere. The other re-
gions will no doubt progress rap-
idly, and it is hoped they will. But
then people should remember that
there are other places which are at
work at mines, and doing good
work too, as results show.
A much broader region of mining
ground has been prospected this year
than ever before. Men have ranged
over the mountains in every direc-
tion, starting new camps here and
there and everywhere. Railroads are
being extended hi all directions, and
the mining interests of the country
being rapidly developed.
In New Mexico, Idaho, Montana
-» and Arizona considerable prospecting
is going on. Colorado, Nevada, Cal
ifornia and Utah are now at work developing
their old ones. Taken all together the work
has been very satisfactory everywhere.
More people are now interested in mining
pursuits than ever before, and people are
commencing to, see that miners are not a set
of stock gamblers. In fact, the operations at
58
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[January 27, 1883
the Exchanges have fallen oft greatly, ami many
stocks will probably never be dealt in to the
extent they have formerly.
The Bullion Product.
We are indebted to Mr. John J. Valentine,
Vice-President and General Superintendent of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, for the following
annual statement of precious metals produced in
the States and Territories west of the Missouri
fiver, including British Columbia (and receipts
in San Francisco by express from the west coast
of Mexico) during 1SS2, which shows aggregate
products as follows: Gold, §30,193,355; silver,
350,155,288; copper, §4,055,037; lead, $S,008,-
15.3. Total gross result, $92,411,835.
The increase of transportation facilities for
carrying bullion, pig metal, ores, etc., has in-
creased the difficulty of verifying the reports of
products from several important localities; and
the general tendency is to exaggeration when
the actual values are not obtainable from authen-
tic sources, but the aggregate result as shown
herein, we think, may be relied on with reason-
able confidence:
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gated, is approximately as follows:
Gold 32.67% §30,193,355
Silver 54.27% 60.155,288
Copper 4.39,r
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The exports of silver during the present year
to Japan, China, India, the Straits, etc. , have
been as follows: From Southampton, $27 390 -
000. From Venice, 89,095,000. From 'Mar-
seilles, $S06,000. From San Francisco, $5,375 -
000. Total, $43,260,000, as against. §27,000,000
from the same places in 1881.
San Francisco Mint Coinage.
Coinage operations at the Mint in this city
for the year 1882 were confined to gold coin
and standard dollars, as follows:
Double Eagles $24,176,000
Eagles 2,820.000
Hall Eagles 1,670.000
Standard Dollars 9,250,000
Total for 1SS2 887,915,000
The largest amount of coinage for the year was
in August, when $6,130,000 was made, includ-
ing $5,180,000 in double eagles and $950,000 in
standard dollars. The amount of standard
dollars coined last year is $3,510,000 less than
in 1881. This decrease is due to the inability to
procure fine silver for the Mint here on as favor-
able terms as at the other Mints. The total
coinage for 18S1 was $41,845,000, and in 1880 it
was $37,427,000.
The descriptions of treasure shipped from
San Francisco during the past two years are as
follows:
1881. 1882
Silver bars $3 539.050 $3,878,075
Silver coin :... 183,252 104.260
Mexican Dolla-s 2,210,459 2,404 630
South American coin 21,900 12,600
Gold coin 5,459,316 3,698,881
Sovereigns 1,900 1654
Gold dust 33,690 23.684
Sold bullion 4,805
Nickels 350
Currency 424,263 354,010
Totals 811,873,830 $10,383,839
The markets which have taken the above
treasure are appended:
1881. 1882.
Hongkong 83 718,001 $4,635,693
Japan 1,425,851 830,608
Calcutta 533,000
England 19 700
Germany 61,700
Central America 251,688
Hawaiian IslandB 139,186
Mexico 2,000
Apia 7,000
Auckland
Tahiti
5,095
1,243.519
61,167
54,350
5,000
4,400
8.200
1,300
15,926
4.234,195
ARIZONA.
Blue Wing 1
Contention Con 11
Copper Queen 7
Grand Central 8
Silver King 12
Tombstone Mill 4
Vizina Con 5
Totals 48
In 1881 54
UTAH.
Christy 4
Horn Silver 4
Ontario , ...12
Totals 20
In 1881 20
DAKOTA.
Dead wood-Terra 12
Father de Smet. 9
Homestake 12
Totals 33
In 1881 31
50,000
687,600
350,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
Boston & Montana. .
Hecla Con
Sultan
SI, 080,000
1,016,000
$ 100,000
135,000
15,000
Totals 16
In 1881 26
S 250,000
690,000
Following is a compact statement of the fore-
going dividends, and the number of mines con-
tributing to the total:
Locality.
Arizona 7
California 14
Colorado 13
Dakota 3
Georgia 1
Idaho 2
Michigan 5
Missouri 1
Montana 3
Nevada 8
New Mexico 2
Utah 3
Mines. Div'ds.
Totals.
Mexico
.62
. 2
New Yoik
Totals $11,873,830 $10,383,839
This is the smallest amount of treasure shipped
from San Francisco in many years. In the first
place, we are not receiving as much bullion from
the mines as formerly. In the second place, the
Mint is absorbing a larger percentage of what
does come. In the third place, we are settling
more of our balances abroad by the shipments of
California produce and manufactures. Though
the total for 1882 is $1,490,000 less than in 1881 ,
there was a small increase in the shipments of
silver, as will be seen *by the following con-
densed comparison:
1S81 1882
Silver $5,954,601 $6,400,455
Gold 6.494,906 3,629,024
Currency 424,263 354,360
Totals $11,874,830 810,383,839
It is better to coin up our gold and silver for
domestic use than to ship it abroad for foreign
Mints to use. In addition to the above, con-
siderable coin has also been shipped through
the mails.
Dividends.
From such statistics as are attainable, it is
exceedingly difficult to compile any figures about
the dividends and assessments which convey a
proper idea of the subject, There are so many
thousands of mines worked in a private way
that never publish any notices of such things,
that such records as are accessible by no
means give a complete view of the subject. We
know in California, for instance, that there are
several hundred mines scattered about the State
which are paying their owners good profits, but
no mention of the amounts is made. We only
hear of the incorporated companies, and not of
all of them. The Bulletin counts up 60 incor-
porated companies only, though there must be
many more than. that. From the tables compiled
by that journal we take the follwing, showing
the list of dividends paid by incorporated min-
ing companies in 18S2:
CALIFORNIA.
Company. Dividends. Amounts.
Black Bear Quartz 4 § 31,500
Bodie Con 4 100,000
Bulwer Con 12 120,000
Fresno Enterprise 1 10,000
Great Western Quicksilver 1 12^500
Idaho 12 224 750
Marguerite 1 (j 250
Napa Con. Quicksilver 9 90,000
New York Hill 2 20 000
Pleasant Valley 6 3o!oOO
Plumas-Eureka. 2 50 800
San FranciBco Copper 6 lr,[ooo
Sierra Buttes 2 14100
Standard Con 13 725,000
Totals .
In 1881....
..64
..60
48
75
68
33
12
7
12
4
16
29
327
4
331
342
Amount.
$2,087,500
,',449.900
1,8S3,250
1,080,000
48,000
26,000
2,850,000
80,000
250,000
787,625
201,875
2,124,000
$1 2,868,150
440,000
$13308,150
13,053.400
Totals
InlSSl
COLORADO.
.. 75
...72
Evening Star
...28
La Plata
Leadville
... 7
... G
Smuggler Con
United Gregory
Warrior's Mark
... 1
... 1
..;os
Totals
In 1881
NEVADA.
Alexander j
BrlBtol '.'.'.'.'.'. 1
Exchange ',',',' j
Eureka Con \\\'t 4
Indian Queen .',',' 7
Navajo , 3
Northern Belle ]][ 9
Richmond Con.. ' ' ' 3
Totals 29
imssi ;;66
$1 449.900
1,820,900
$ 30,000
50,000
700,000
36,000
400,000
180,000
120.000
275,000
21,000
3,000
13,000
26.250
15,000
$1,883,250
2,682,000
$ 100,000
14.000
3,000
75 000
25 625
76 000
225,000
270,000
787,625
$1,397,500
Looking at the mining business as a whole, it
is probably as legitimate, safe and profitable as
any other industry. Full returns from every
mine, were such a thing possible, would un-
doubtedly show a good margin on the right side.
CALIFOENIA.
It cannot be said that Califoi'nia has sjiecially
distinguished herself this year, although she
still maintains, as we have stated, second place
in the list of bullion-producing States. She has
been second ever since the big bonanzas of the
Comstock placed Nevada No. 1. Now Colorado
has displaced Nevada, and California takes Ne-
vada's, still maintaining the position she has
held so long. The litigation about the debrisfrom
the hydraulic mines, to which we cannot refer
fully, has had a depressing effect on our whole
mining interest throughout the State. It has
beenfearedthatlawsmight be passed which would
infringe upon the laws and customs of miners
to such a degree as to jeopardize the whole bus-
iness and place the mining community at the
mercy of any one wdio cared to go into litiga-
tion.
This feeling has not only been experienced
among the gravel miners, but among quartz
miners as well. It was thought that should
the anti-mining crowd once gain a foothold on
the debris proposition the next thing to be done
would be to attack the quartz interest. The
mere existence of such ideas among the people
has had the effect of destroying confidence in
mining values and retarding development to a
certain extent. Capital has been extremely
loth to invest in mines in those regions where
the debris question was pi-ominent, and proper-
ties which elsewhere would be held at high
rates, have gone begging for customers and lain
idle for want of money to develop them.
In view of these untoward and unfortunate
circumstances it is to be wondered at that Cali-
fornia has been able to do as well as she has.
Her production has fallen off this year about
two millions, but even then only one State out-
does her.
The^southern part of the State is now being
better prospected than ever before. The hills
and mountains each summer are ranged over by
a searching, careful set of men, hunting for the
slightest indication of mineral wealth. More-
over, old prospects abandoned years ago, when
tools, appliances, living and everything else was
high, are now being examined by the owners,
who think, with changed conditions, they can
be made profitable.
We have given the current news about the
mines in this State each week in a fuller form
than we have given that of other regions in our
"Mining Summary." It is, therefore, scarcely
necessary for us to go into very much detail,
county by couuty, concerning the developments
of the year. To do this properly, so as to do
justice to all, would take more pages than we
print in this large edition of the Press. Those
of our readers who are interested in particular
counties must have seen what we have given
from tune to time, and a recapitulation would
therefore be useless. We can only give the gen-
eral conditions, and such statistics as are worthy
of presentation.
The Bodie Mines.
The two principal mining counties of this
State now are Mono and Nevada. Bodie dis-
trict, Mono county, the camp which gives Mono
its prominence, has not been so prosperous this
year as before, but still ithas not done so badly.
On an average, about 750 men have been em-
ployed in the mills and mines, which number
since the closing of the Noondays and Red I
Cloud works in the first part of December has
been reduced to about 500. The population of
the town numbers in' the neighborhood of 3,000.
One hundred and thirty-five stamps out of the
139 have been constantly employed until the
closing down referred to, and 95 are at the pres-
ent time in motion. During 18S2 the bullion
producers have been the Standard Con., Bodie
Con. , Noonday, North Noonday, Bodie Tunnel,
Syndicate, Boston Con., Wagner & Gillespie's
tailings mill and from scattering sources. The
Bodie Free Press gives quite an extended re-
view of the production of the camp, from which
we extract the following:
The Standard has, as in previous years, taken
the lead in production. A falling off is notice-
able from that of 1881. This is due partially to
the fact of the complete suspension of milling
during the month of May, when the main shaft
was undergoing repairs, and partially to a fall-
ing off 111 the value of the ore. The Standard
Company has milled since it commenced opera-
tions 111 1S77 about a quarter of a million tons
of ore, from which it has received $8,522,371.83
or the remarkable average of a few cent's over
$34 per ton. This is a wonderful average for
such a vast quantity of ore.
The production of the mine for two years
past has been as follows:
Go!d- Silver. Total
1882 $1131,066.40.. ....$126,990 38 $1,528 05P80
1881 1,952,726.38 17S.732.49 2,131,458.'87
The total output of this mine has been as fol-
lows:
1877..
1878.
1879..
1880..
1881..
18S2 .
$ 784 522 80
1,025,383.35
1,448,845.47
1,858,763.40
2,131,458.87
1,268 056 80
Tolal $8,507,030.76
The Bodie Con. mine has been worked steadily
throughout the year, and its 10-stamp mill has
been constantly employed. During the year
$95,000 has been disbursed in dividends by the
company, and extensive additions and improve-
ments have been made to the machinery. Alto-
gether, the Bodie has disbursed $1,295,000 in
dividends.
The production for the past two years has
been as follows :
Gold. Silver. Total.
1882 8261.165 92 8219,724 56 $4S5 S90 48
1881 251,140 14 114,665 00 386,105 14
The total output of the mine has been as fol-
lows :
1878.
1879.,
1880..
1881 . .
1882..
. .$1 042,236 SO
.. 764,067 12
. . 429,817 80
. . 366 105 14
.. 484,890 48
Total....... $3,037,117 34
The Bodie mill usually crushes between 100
and 110 tons per week, which would make the
quantity of ore reduced during the year between
5,000 and 5,500 tons. With a production of
$484,S90.4S, this would make the net yield of
the ore nearly $90 per ton.
Next to the Standard and Bodie the Noonday
and North Noonday mines, which have been
worked by one management and through a com-
mon shaft, have been the largest bullion pro-
ducers. The ledge is exceedingly large and
well defined, and has been followed to a vertical
depth of nearly 900 feet. The ore milled has
all been taken from above the 512-foot level.
The following production of the Noondays has
been gathered from various sources, but is be-
lieved to be nearly correct:
1879
1SS0
1881
1S32
$36,532 29
511,767 S.1
244 000 00
231,000 00
Total $1,023,289 50
The Bodie Tunnel has produced as follows:
$10,628 81
129.216 53
1881
1882
Total $139,845 34
The following is the output of the Syndicate
1879. . .
1880,..
1881...
.... $12,310 18
.... 24,709 75
.... 134,706 30
«sa 75.45S 29
Total $247,250 52
In addition to the mines above referred to,
bullion has been produced in the quantities and
from the sources referred to below:
$1,331.00
8 3 0.00
29527.14
Boston Con
Wagner & Gillespie's tnilings mill.
Scattering, placer, bullion, etc
The total production of Bodie District in 1SS2
was as follows:
Standard Con. $1,258,056 80
Bodie Con 434,890 48
Noonday and North Noonday 231 C00 00
Bodie Tunnel 129,'2Iti 53
Syudicate 75.458 *9
Boston Con 1,331 00
Wagner & Gillespie's tailings mill 8,300 00
Scattering, placer, bullion, etc 29,527 14
Total .$2,2 17, 780 24
This sum is considerably smaller than the
yield of 1881, which was $3,172,749.71.
The total bullion product of Bodie District
has been as follows:
1877 X 797.052 80
1878 2,129.732 58
1879 2.55G.S47 £8
1880 - 3.063.CS9 13
1881 3.172,749 71
1882 2,217,780 24
Total production to December 31, 1882 $13,937,832 04
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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The following tables show tb« percentage of
ad silver in the yean named:
ILTB> IJ* 1383.
Cr>|.] Bilrtr.
.8 6
•'.6
5i
H
8
88
11
■
91 50
1 50
59 41
41 JO
7
to
ii
70
Silver.
8
18
8
SO
10
7
standard Cob ...«J iu3
54 8 45 J
Noooda) ..SO
MouDday M
I
i none! 33 4
W
Bu^U^n Coo 86
Sea', tot lD([ i»5
is 1881.
.. Id. Sllm
Standard Con. ...91 4
Bodto Cod 68.86
89
No.b'»> 74.02
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Vooodaj IBS 91 4*
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Dudley 35
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There is this to be rememhered concerning the
-■ .i riia. The State Lb th< i tide >1 ol
wh.it are known an the "mining States.*1 The
regioil hash er settled. There are roads
ferywhere, and many small towns, set-
mp mi .\ rj-y nook and corner
■ •I the miningregion. Moreover, we are not con-
Bned strictly to mining, but may farm and mine
t.».. or 'I" both "ii the same land. The miners
lied to live in an unsettled, half-
civilized region, bat eon Uveas nun should in
lays. Property rights are pretty well
settled, title* are well founded and mines easj
i commercial and manufacturing
Supplies are easily procured, the best
of machinery readily procurable, and in most
places the mines con Ik- worked oil tire year
round.
In addition bo the quartz mines mentioned,
nearly everj ulterior county in the State das its
(marts properties, Amador, Butte, Calaveras,
El Dorado, Inyo. San Bernardino and
others boast of their g 1 mines, all of which
are have mor ■ lees frequently mentioned dur-
ing the year. The dividends for the year foot
up $1,449,900 against $1,820,900 in 1881. This
is only Irmn jm ■■ n poi a ted companies, During
i 88 mines in 14 counties have levied 121
mente, aggregating $1,547,467, aa against
$2,237,850. A good many of the gravel claims
have ! wed by litigation.
\\ e have , l* o it Borne length of the Bodie
mines, Mono Co , and stated that the Nevada
COUnty minus, willi those of that enmity, Were
the principal ones in the state. The following
about Nevada county, from the foothill Tidings,
is, to the point: No equal area in the world has
produced more gold than has Nevada county,
and do region known has the promise of an.
equal mining permanency. The gold is found
in both quartz ledges and gravel bedfl. Nevada
and Grass Valley townships are the principal
portions in which quartz mining is carried on.
ESureka and Washington townships, further
east and higher of altitude, than the two first
named, have also many valuable quartz ledges.
The mines in Grass Valley and Nevada town-
ships have been, systematically worked and de-
veloped for many yens; those of Washington
and Kureka have received but little of the
proper kind of attention. The Meadow Lake
mines are idle now. Rough and Ready town-
ship has many gold-bearing quartz ledges in its
eastern portion, while in its west part are valu-
able deposits of copper. The great gold gravel
region of the county is in the townships of
Bridgeport, Bloomfield, Eureka, Little York
and Washington. These are of immense extent,
and of incalculable richness. These beds are
worked by the hydraulic process for the most part,
and enormous values of gold are annually
washed out of them. There are some gravel
mines in Nevada. Grass Valley and Rough and
Heady townships, but they are not extensive —
excepting at Moony Flat and Rough and Ready,
where is the extension of the famous gravel
leads of Timbuetoo, Smartsville and Sucker
Flat. The most famous of the present active
quartz mines are the Idaho, New York Hill and
Km pi re. These are dividend payers at the time
of this writing. One of them, the Idaho, paid
on the first Monday in December, 1882, its lfo'2d
dividend. The mine has produced over $6,000,-
000, and has kept in constant employment and
and at three-dollars-a-day wages a large number
of men. The Empire is the oldest of all the
mines now working in this State, and it, as well
as tiie Idaho, gives promise of indefinite continu-
ance. The Allison ranch, North Star and some
others that were celebrated as gold producers
in times past will soon be worked again. Cheap
water power for machinery will cause those
mines to resume. A revival, or rather renewed
impetus to mining is certain in the year 1883
in the rich regions round about Grass Valley and
Nevada City.
All the other States and Territories are cred-
ited with their production of copper and lead,
but California is not. She produces no lead,
but docs produce some copper. She produces,
however, what no other region in the United
States does, and that is, quicksilver. This year
the State turned out over 50,000 flasks, each
containing 70^ pounds of quicksilver, and worth
on an average 35 cents a pound.
Iron.
During the past y< ntinn has been
paid to tie iron resources of California 1
before, and in Iron manufacture particularly Is
vrr\ gratifying increase. The un-
fortunate lire at tlie Clipper Gap were
California Iron and - av« the infant
iron industry a verj stbaok, but tin-
works are being rebuilt. It is expected thai
they will commence bout April 1st
« itii act] nt consump-
tion Of the State. This is something which has
i looked forward t<>, and it is gratifying
i i oob t hal th>' public ipii ited and pi ogi
men who inaugurated these important works
have every prospect of reaping an abundant re-
ward, Dotwitfa the misfortune expe-
rienced in tlir burning ol these works. The iron
Bupei ior character that it m< sts
a ready sale. When these works, with the Or-
egon and I'u •. t Sound iui uaees, are all in opera-
tion, this coast will produce u IftTgi prO] 0U
of the iron for i1 own aae, \ we Euwe been
pendent On other markets for our iron,
this change is a very gratifying one.
The private circular Of J, W. Harrison re
< length the pig iron trade of San I'lan
cisco for the past year. Spot tots have rarely
been as low as the price for loading, though
there has been n steadj decline in both through-
out the year. About so per cent, of the iron
melted here is known as Grlengaraock, and this
has declined from $85 last January to $28 in De-
cember. The Oswego furnaces in Oregon have
passed into new hands, and Hie product here-
after will be converted into steel and used
mainly in Oregon. The OswegO furnaces this
year sent aboul 3,200 tons of pig iron to San
Francisco, which realized an average of $31 per
ton. The imports here of all kinds for the past
six years ami the highest and lowest prices for
Glengarnock in each year will be found an-
nexed:
Highest.
1877, per ton *32 50
1878, " 31 CO
1879, " 34 00
1880, " 38 00
1881, " 30 00
18*2, " 85 00
The average price for the six years is $29.70
per ton, and the average imports have been 13,-
279 tons. The imports for the past year are the
largest in the history of the trade. The con-
sumption was also larger than in any previous
year, amounting to 20,159 tons. The stock on
hand at the close is 8,108 tons, and the quantity
afloat 4,337 tons. The present stock is 5,000
tons less than the average for the past six years.
There are strong indications that more iron will
be melted in 1883 than in 18S2. The Pnget
Sound furnaces will begin melting in a few
weeks with increased capacity.
Quicksilver.
California is the only producer of quicksilver
in the United States, the rest of the world's
supply coming mainly from Spain. The quick-
silver industry is somewhat depressed here just
now, all of the mines not being at work. This
is due to the metal being on the free list, and
Congress has been petititn^d to restore the
duty. Two weeks since we had quite an ex-
tended article on the quicksilver industry in
California, and need not now go over the
ground again. The estimate of production of
this metal in California this year is about 50,000
flasks of 70A pounds each. The producing
mines of the State, with their yield for 1882,
as follows:
Flash p.
New Almaden 25,867
New Idriii 1,964
Redlneton 2,228
Sulphur BaDk 5,133
Guadalupe 1,138
Great Western 5,279
Nap* C>n 6,838
Great EaBtern 2,1 27
Vaiious mines 256
The figures given for the New Alma-den are
not authentic, the manager declining to make
the product public; but the others are correct.
Oifr exports this year were 34,770 flasks, and
the following table will show our previous ex-
ports ;
Lowest
ImportB
$23 00
17,472
26 50
11.0)7
24 CO
9T59
26 <I0
13 202
24 50
8,(100
28 00
19,993
The question naturally aroMft, what becomes of
thil large Stock, QVI r 4,000 tour- ..f metal':
Oar monthly receipts at San Francisco aw as
follow i:
Flasks.
In 1868 44 506
to 1869 24.415
[n 1870 13,788
In 1871 76,205
to 1872 13,089
In 1873 6,359
tnl874 6,770
In 1875 28,960
to 1876 41,140
In 1877 46,280
[n 1878 34,280
(nl879 52,180
In 1880 34 648
lu 1S81 35 269
In 1882 34 770
Flaeke
In 1852 900
In 1853 12,737
In 1854 20.963
Id 1855 27,165
In 1856 23,74('
In 1857 27,262
In 1858 24,142
InlS59 3,399
In 1860 9,448
In 1861 35,996
In 1862 33 74'
In 1863 26,014
In 1864 36,927
In 1865 42,469
In 1863 30,287
In 1867 28,853
The Commercial Herald says : Our produc-
tion this year is 10,000 flasks less than for the
year 1881, and nearly 30,000 less than in 1877,
the year of the greatest production of this arti-
cle. That of the Almaden mine, in Spain, for
the year 1882 is not published as yet, but may
be safely estimated the same, or more, as in the
year 1881, 50,000, and this is understood to be
all forwarded to the Rothschilds, in London.
According to the London Board of Trade, re-
turns for November, 1882, the receipts there for
the first 11 months were 45,121 flasks; for the
corresponding period in 1881, 47,573, and in
1880, 49,247, showing a slight decrease. To the
quantity produced here and and in Spain to-
gether, 100,000 flasks or more, should be added
10,000 to 12,000 furnished by the Idria mine, in
Australia, making altogether as the world's pro-
duction for the year, 10,000 to 15,000 flasks.
L8S1 1*82,
Month. Fluki. Flaakr.
January t BTfl
Ft-bru»r> | VH t,0B6
March |,SM 3 432
April 4,268
May B642 1,036
June .'..1X'»
July 4.64J 4,131
August 4,U" 4,173
September #,S70 4,158
October.. i u.ise
November ^,730 8,UM
December 4,703 3,202
Totals 63.2W 45,810
Shipped direct Irom nance to
Eastern Stole* & Nevada.. 6,386 6 510
TuW production..
Copper.
In a comparatively condensed review like
this it is impossible to go into the question of
copper product as freely as the importance of
the subject warrants, There is a sort of copper
'boom ' just now, and many mines an- being
opened. We shall reserve for a furture number
a more full review of the subject. No furnace
work has been done in this State, that branch
of the business being Htill confined, as far as
this coast is concerned, to Arizona, and in a
limited manner to Nevada. The copper Queen,
Clifton and Globe districts in Arizona are now
producing at the rate of about lfi,O(K).<i00 lbs.
per annum of copper bullion, a great portion of
which now seeks the Eastern market direct
over the Southern roads. Copper cement pro-
duction, says the Commercial Eferald,is still
limited to the Spencervillc and Newton, mines,
and amounts to about 000 tons per annum, aver-
aging 00; metallic copper; but works are
now being erected by the Campo Seco Co. in
Calaveras county with a capacity of 20 to 30
tons per month. The latter mining camp (Campo
Seco) lias come somewhat into notoriety during
the past year by the re-opening of two old
mines formerly worked in that district, viz: the
Campo Seeo mine by a coporate company, who
are putting up reduction works as above stated,
and the "Satellite," formerly the "Lancha
Plana."
The production of this metal on the Pacific
slope has been greatly increased this past year,
until it lias reached an output equal to 10,000
tons fine copper, as follows:
Tons Fine Copper.
California ores and cement (precipitate) 600
Nevada orfB and liars 800
Arizona '* " 8,600
Total 10,000
New mines have been discovered and worked,
and numerous smelting furnaces have been
erected all over the coast, especially in Ari-
zona, while the old producers, as the "Copper
Queen" and the "Longfellow" mines have in-
creased their product considerably. The "Cop-
per Queen" has turned out 4,200 tons bars,
averaging 96A%; "Longfellow" about 2,000 tons,
92%; "Detroit ' about 500 tons, and "Old Globe
and Dominion" about 1,500 tons liars, about 95%
fine. Li California the principal producer is
the "San Francisco Copper Mine," at Spence-
ville.
Coal.
San Francisco, from its geographical position, is
an important coalmarket. California itself, while
a comparatively insignificant coal producer, still
doesproducesomewherenear 100,000 tons a year.
But thecoalfieldsofPuget Sound and British Col-
umbia are near at hand, and the mines there are
being gradually opened and developed, so that
they now produce much more than formerly.
Most of these mines are owned by San Fran-
cisco capitalists. A change within the past few
years has taken place in the method of transpor
tation of the coals to this port, steam colliers
having taken the place of the old worn out
barks which formerly did all the trade. This
fleet of steam colliers is steadily increasing, and
as it does our receipts of English coal fall off.
We will always, however, receive large quanti-
ties of English coal by the vessels which come
here in search of wheat cargo. According to
the private circular of J. W. Harrison, the re-
ceipts for the past year were about 840,000 tons
as follows:
Coos Bay and Renton tone 39,100
Carbon Hill 54,400
Seattle 146,300
Mount Diablo £0 20
Entern (Cumberland and Anthracite) 48,500
British Columbia 151,800
English and Welsh 138.67^
Scotch 23 878
Auatralian 163 127
Total 845 880
There have been radically changes in the
sources of supply as compared with 1881. The
quantity from England shows a falling off of
92,400 tons, while from Australia, there has
been a gain of 39,500 tons, and from British Col-
umbia and Puget Sound a gain of 62,000 tons.
COLORADO.
The bullion product of Colorado for the past
year shows a most marked increase over the
product of 1881— having reached the large total
of §20,750,898 against $22,000,000, the largest
yield of any previous year. It may be of hater
est to our readers to note the gradual increase
of the bullion product of this State since the
discovery of the Leadville mines. For several
years previous to 1877 the annual product had
varied from six to eight millions of dollars. In
1877 the output was in round numbers $7,000,-
000; in 187S it was $10,000,000; in 1879,815,-
000,000; 1880, $22,000,000; in 18S1, $22,000,000;
and in 1882, as already stated, ii i
750,898. I ' is a very ffratifyin
especially in view of the Fact that a large por-
ti< t the increase has been derived from new
localities, where little beyond pi
"dead h 01 k has as yet been done.
An Immense Mineral Field.
For many years mining in Colorado was
principally confined t«> the central portion ol
the Stat., near to the locality of the original
discoveries. * >i late years prospectoi
pushed out in all directions until everj |
oj i he east i n topi of the Kooky mountain:..
from the very northern limits of th. State bo itt
southern boundary, is known to be rich in mill*
eralaofever} kino. Not only gold and silver,
but lead. COpper, irOU and cOal are everywhere
found, I luring the past three or foui
prospectoi a ba* b passed over th
several points, and almost invariably found the
istern slope quite as rich in minerah
eastern, Much of the growing prosperity of
Colorado is Atn.' to thi i q< i . ;. ■■■<•< enter]
her railroad men, who are constantly extend
"ug the facilities of transportation in ■■, ■ I
rection throughout the mountains. The rail*
road engineer treads closely on the IicoIe of tin
prospector.
Improved Methods.
According to the Tribuue3 grades of ore art
now being worked in Colorado at all tie biui ll
ing and reduction works which could not be
made to yield profitable margins two or fchrei
years ago. Scores of waste dumps, containing
the accumulations of many years, have I
sorted over, and thousands of tOUS gathered
which gave the st gratifying returns, All
this is the direct result of the introduction ol
methodical systems, and improvements added to
BVery detail of the business, inter jer ted oi at least
rendered possible by the extension of railways
to nearly every principal mining camp. Take
away these inllucnees, restore the primitive
methods and the expense incident thereto, and
it would paralyze the whole industry, Ores
which contain S20 in silver per ton are now
worked at a profit. Indeed, the greater part of
the dividends paid are derived from this ma-
terial. It forms the great wealth of the mines,
for the high grades run in small seams and
streaks, forming an insignificant feature of the
whole mass of vein matter. Cheap transporta-
tion and the enlargement of facilities for reduc-
tion followed as a natural consequence of the
period and its steam-carriage innovations. The
concentration of power at a few points where
open markets with active bidders contend for
every ton of valuable ore produced, has wrought
most salutary changes. If a mine is worth
working at all it will yield material that can be
marketed profitably if within easy reach of a
railway.
The Leadville Mines
Are still increasing the aggregate of their yield.
We give the following summary of the yield of
this remarkable deposit since 1800:
18G0 to 1870, creld from placers. .
1871, gold and silver
1875, gold and silver.
1876, gold, silver and lead
1877, gold, silver and lead.
1878, jjold, silver ai d lead.
... se.-ioo.ooo oo
145 000 00
113.000 00
85 000 00
555,330 00
... 3 152 925 00
1879, gold, silver and lead 10.383 740 09
1880, (jold, silver and lead 11,187,697 00
1881, gold, silver and lead 13,170.576 00
18S2, gold, Bilver and lead 16 393 258 00
Total 964,536,526 R9
The San Juan Country.
Next to Leadville the greatest increase of
yield is in what is known as the San Juan coun-
try, comprising the five southeastern counties of
the State, and the locality where the most re-
cent important discoveries have been made.
These counties and the progress made, in their
development has recently been fully recorded
our Denver Exposition letters. The yield of
this district for 1881 was reported at the paltry
sum of $40,000, while that of 1882 is $675,000.
This yield is mostly for ores shipped to dis-
tant furnaces, which could not be moved until
the locomotive reached Silverton on the 4th of
July last.
The recent discoveries on Red mountain
have contributed much high grade ore to the
general yield of this district; but the principal
cause of the increased showing is in the fad
that when the road to market was opened many
mines which had been under development for
years without reward to the owners, because the
value of their mineral was exhausted by charges
for transportation and treatment, began to be
operated in earnest, and with satisfactory re-
wards came new power for systematic enlarge
merit.
A Grand Mining Country.
Taken as a whole, there is no mining region
of equal extent in the world which can present
so large and varied an exhibit of the precious
metals in all their various combinations as Colo-
rado, or so large an aggregate of yield. In the
returns for 1882 no less than 19 counties figure
in the list as producing the precious metals.
These counties cover an area nearly if not quite
equal to the entire mineral region of California,
with an immense area of country on the western
slope of the Rocky Mountain Divide on which
the prospector has as yet scarcely set his foot.
In order to show the general diffusion of the
minerals throughout the State we herewith ap-
pend the
60
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1883
Bullion Product by Counties.
The bullion product of the State for 1882 was
as follows:
Counties Amoaut
Boulder 9 §50,000
Chaffee 225,500
Custer „JS?'Jm
Clear Creek 2'?2S
Dolores 1» ™»
Fremont o ooS
Gilpin 2,006,516
oSfc."......". ™°°°°
ar--;:::"::::::::::::::::::::::^;^
La Plata, San Juan ' " ' ' S&S22
Ouray 329,780
Park 283,564
Pitkin-;::::::::;::::: 100.000
Rio Grande ftg.OOO
Routt 100,000
Saguache 62>000
Summit ■ 1,250,000
Total S2(J,750,89S
Nearly all the counties which report a yield
of $125,000, or less, are those in which mining
is just beginning to be developed, and yet,
notwithstanding all that has already been done,
the Tribune truly remarks that Colorado
Is Still in its Infancy.
In regard to the unrivaled industry of mining
as a pursuit — only two shafts have penetrated
the fissures to the depth of 1,300 ft., and not
more than six or eight to the depth of 1 ,000 ft.
The major part of our 26& millions for this year
came from mines less than 500 ft. from the sur-
face. It must be understood also that all oper-
ators work for immediate gains. In other
words, when a body of paying mineral is ex-
posed byjunderground exploration it is stoj)ed
out for what it will yield, rather than left as re-
serve force for stock operations on the mining
exchanges, The expense of a mine is in the
amount of dead work required to expose reserves.
A shaft determines nothing but the character
and strength of the vein matter, yields nothing
in comparison to its cost. It is in the stopes
opened by levels where the profits are derived,
because they contain values which can be meas-
ured and readily converted into coin. If all
the fissure mines could be penetrated to the
depth of 1,000 ft., and levels driven to the full
extent of their ore chutes at intervals of 100 ft.
before any stoping was done, a work requiring
a large expenditure of capital without recom-
pense, and from three to rive years' time under
the most favorable conditions, the output for
the succeeding five years would be enormous.
But mines cannot be worked hi this manner.
Consequently each owner or corporation con-
ducts operations with an eye single to the bene-
fits derivable from day to day. When the re-
serves are at hand he is happy in the possession
of a plethoric bank account, and when exhausted
he must needs hunt for more.
Future Stability.
In conclusion, continues the Trihune, we be-
lieve that unless serious injury shall be inflicted
upon the mining industry by causes now operating
against the price of lead and silver for a consid-
erable period, this pursuit will be even more
prosperous during 1S83 than any former period.
We are dependent to a greater degree than
some are willing to admit upon the mainten-
ance of the values of these metals which have
prevailed for the past three or four years. The
removal of the present tariff on lead or any
material reduction would bring serious conse-
quences, because we are producing more than
one-half of the entire lead product of the United
States. The demonetization of silver would
close the mines and depopulate the districts.
Colorado Smelting "Works.
There are three great smelting establishments
in Colorado that are kept in constant blast to
their fullest extent — the aggregate capacity of
which has been nearly doubled during the past
year. We give their products fpr 18S2, so far
as it has come to our knowledge, as follows:
Argo works $ 3,668.000
Pueblo works 3,279,40b
Grant works (70daya) 1,337,220
Two smelters at Golden 1, 190,043
The La Plata, Arkansas Valley, Cumnirags and
Fain 6,929,863
Total 416,404,531
There are many other smelting works scat-
tered through various portions of the mines
from which we have no returns. The Grant
works are new and had run but 70 days up to
Jan. 1, 1883. There are three smelters at
Golden, but we have returns from only two. A
considerable amount of ore from Utah and other
localities is treated at the Argo works. The
Pueblo works receive large amounts of ore from
New Mexico and Arizona, the product of which
appears in their total of returns. In the above
total of furnace products there is no returns
from ores treated at the furnaces in Leadville.
Coal in Colorado.
The deposits of coal in Colorado are practically
inexhaustible. They are found in nearly every
section of the State, at and above the foothills
of the Rocky mountains. The northern coal
belt is a free-burning, semi-bituminous coal of
air quality for heating and domestie purposes.
This coal is sold in Denver city at from $3 and
upwards per ton. Most of the coal consumed
in Denver is from this deposit. This coal is
shipped east as far as Omaha. Arbitrary rail-
road rates prevent its going further. The pro-
duct of this region the past year has been about
§550,000, which has brought an average of $2,50
per ton at the mine,
The Middle Coal Region
Lies between the foothills west of Denver and
the Colorado springs. This is also a fair domes-
tie coal, and crops out at numerous points along
the region designated, although but little has
been as yet done in the way of its development.
The Southern Belt
Produces a superior article of coal, most of
which is of a fine quality for coking. At Stark-
ville, five miles from Trinidad, on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa iTe railroad, 100,000 tons were
produced last year. Most of this coal was sent
to the South and West. The value of this coal
on cars at the mine is about $2 per ton. At the
same point 40 coke ovens are running, and these
have produced about 225 tons of coke, worth
$4.50, which has been sent wholly into Arizona.
They have not been able to fill all their orders
for either coal or coke. The mines at Eagle
will have shipped about 400,000 tons of coal,
worth $2 on cars at the mine at El Moro, and
about 12,000 tons of coke, worth at El Moro
$4.50 per ton. Chappell & John's mine, south
of Trinidad, has turned out 20,000 tons.
The Canyon Region.
The superior qualities of the Canyon coal are
too well known to require notice in this hurried
review. The belt includes the valley of the
Arkansas, and is mainly, if not wholly, confined
to Fremont county. The region is one of the
oldest in the State, and the development is
large, and the exhaustless character of the de-
posits have been proved. The output of this
region for the year has been about 100,000 tons.
The value at the mines is from |2 to $2.50 per
ton.
The Gunnison Coal.
Gunnison county furnishes the most import-
ant coa4-field in the State, whether in quantity
or quality, the development of which is being
rapidly made. This coal is both soft, or coking,
and anthracite. During the past year 43,000
tons of soft coal have been raised and disposed
of. Fully 10,000 tons of coke were produced in
1882 from this coal by one company — the Colo-
rado Coal and Iron Co. The anthracite depos-
its have not as yet been largely worked, and
only 2,000 tons have been marketed during the
past year. There are five workable seams at
one locality in Gunnison county— the Crested
Butte — running from 3 to 15 ft. in thickness.
Besides this locality there are hundreds of square
miles of equally valuable soft coal in Gunnison
county.
The anthracite of this county also covers an
extensive territory, but it is not all of what may
be considered a good quality. The anthracite
interest of Colorado is just beginning to be de-
veloped. One of the companies, now actively
at work, is putting up unproved machinery —
breakers and screens — with which it will soon
be able to furnish from 200 to 300 tons per day.
The coal belonging to this company is in all
respects equal to the production of the best
grades of steel, as has been fully proven at the
Pueblo Iron and Steel Works.
Iron Products, Etc.
In addition to her other products, Colorado
has also turned out during the past year from
53,000 tons of iron ore 24,000 tons of pig iron,
which has been converted into 1 6, 1 39
tons of steel rails, 3,8,83 tons of mer-
chant iron and 2,752 tons of mis-
cellaneous castings, 1,253 tons of muck bar>
16,15S kegs of nails and 5,022 kegs of spikes.
With her immense resources of coal and iron
ore Colorado promises in the near future to be-
come one of the largest iron-producing States in
the Union. The total railroad investment
within the State reaches the enormous amount
of over $95,000,000 in value, the total length of
the track being 1,397 miles, the gross receipts
from which for the past year were $9,135,544,
which gave net earnings to the amount of
$3,654,810.
State School of Mines.
It is eminently proper that Colorado, which
produces more of the preeiouB metals than any
other other State or Territory, should have a
State School of Mines, where a thorough educa-
tion in chemistry and -metallurgy, together with
a practical knowledge of mineral geology and of
the science of the reduction of ores may be ob-
tained. This advantage Colorado now pos-
sesses.
The report of the operations of the school
shows that the number of students in attendance
is more than double that of two years ago, and
that a large number of students who have gradu-
ated at Harvard University, the United States
Naval Academy and other colleges of the high-
est standing are pursuing regular courses at
this institution, which is good evidence that it
is accomplishing well the purposes for which it
is established. The large increase hi the num-
ber of students compelled the management to
either continue the school without sufficient
room for any department of work or enlarge the
building to meet the additional requirements.
They determined upon making the addition,
which is now nearly completed, and which will
about double the building accommodations of
the school.
NEVADA.
Nevada shows a falling off of $1,484,188—
the yield of the Comstock being $1,333,018 as
against $1,726,162 in 1881, a decrease of $393,-
144. Yet she still maintains her third place in
the list of bullion producers, as she has since
the Leadville mines of Colorado put that State
at the head. Perhaps the situation in Nevada
is best summarized by a quotation from the in-
augural address of Governor Kinkead delivered
a few weeks since; ('We have had no wild ex-
citements, as in previous years, over alleged
vast mining discoveries, which have benefited
the wary few at the expense of the credulous
multitude. Stock gambling is not so prevalent
as formerly. The mines have yielded fair
returns in most localties, and in several
the present bullion output is larger than
ever heretofore. Legitimate mining is taking
the place of stock speculation; new and prosper-
ous mining districts are being organized, giving
employment to many, and inviting the atten-
tion of capital to safe and profitable investment.
The result must be beneficial to the State; its
revenue will augment, and its population per-
manently increase. The growth of all other
branches of business in our State depends, hi
great degree, upon extended and successful min-
ing operations. Our neighboring States and
Territories, through public spirit, private enter-
prise and fair railway charges, proffer induce-
ments to investigation of their mineral resources,
and offer reasonable guarantees for the safety
and protection of capital from abroad to aid in
the development of this important interest. I
believe our State unequaled in the extent and
variety of her mineral wealth. Much of this lies
dormant for lack of capital and transportation
facilities. The decline in the production of the
great Comstock lode (which I trust will not be
permanent) has, through unjust comparison,
greatly retarded the prosecution of the mining
industry in other portions of the State. In sev-
eral districts remote from the Comstock mines
are now being opened that give promise of a
large bullion product in the near future. Im-
proved machinery will utilize and render valu-
able our low grade and hitherto unproductive
ores and ensure a more extended and profitable
industry.
The product of Eureka district last year was
$3,176,700, a decrease of $953,100 from 1 SSI.
This camp produced more than the Constock
last year.
The demands on Nevada last year were as
follows:
Alexander 1 slOO.000
Bristol 1 14,000
Exchange 1 3.000
Eureka Con 4 75,01 0
Indian Queen 7 25,625
Navajo 4 75,000
Northern Belle 9 225,000
Richmond Con 3 270,000
Total 29 $787,625
In 1831 56 1,397,500
As to the Comstock the Enterprise thus sum-
marizes the situation:
In the Calfomia and Consolidated Virginia
there is now open on the 2,700 and 2,500 levels
about 1,300 feet of new ground — the California
claim being 600 and the Consolidated Virginia
710 feet in width.
In the Best and Belcher mine there are 540
feet; Gould and Curry, 612; Savage, 771; Hale
and Norcross, 400; Chollar, 700, and Potosi,
700, making in all, from the south line of the
Potosi to the north end of the Sierra Nevada
drift (2,700 level), a little over 8,000 feet of
ground along the lode which, with but few and
short breaks, is now open for exploration on
levels ranging in depth from 2,500 to 2,900 feet.
In the opening out of these several deep
levels by means of long main working and deep
ventilating drifts, our leading mining com-
panies have at last readied a point toward
which they have been striving during the past
four years. Just now, when the grand object
has been attained', it is rather curious to seethe
stock of the several mines lower in price and
apparently in public estimation than at any
time since the commencement of operations
looking to the opening out of these deep levels.
A year or two ago an impatient public in its
mind's eye saw already completed the work not
yet wholly finished, and began investing. No
doubt almost every person who then invested
thought he was putting in his money just in
the "nick of time" and expected to see his
pet stock go up the next day or the next week at the
furthest. Those who thus invested have grown
heart-sick at the long delay. Many have sold
their stocks and many have had them sold by
brokers. Some have doubtless held on through
all discouragements (and assessments), but they
have neither been hi a condition or the humor
to buy more stocks and thus assist in keeping
up prices.
Now, when that is about to be done to which
all have been looking forward, and when the
proper time for investing has arrived, the
masses are so much exhausted through their
premature efforts, and so disgusted on account
of their bad luck, that they look with suspicious
eye upon Opportunity, though she turns toward
them the handle of the jug. Had those who
began the fight a year or two ago reserved their
fire until the present time, their ammunition
might have done gratifying execution.
Those who now put their money into stocks,
whether or not they make fortunes, will have
the satisfaction of knowing that they made their
venture at the best time that could have been
selected and at a price so low that any further
decline would be impossible without the stocks
going off the Board and out of sight entirely.
In Humboldt county the mining ou tlook is bet-
ter than at any previous time for years. Rich ores
have again been found in mines which have not
been worked for two or three years. It is
stated with certainty that work will be resumed
on the Arizona mine, at Unionville, where large
bodies of rich ore have been found while work-
ing the annual assessments. This mine will
give employment directly and indirectly to
many men and reinhabit the camp where it is
situated. The Paradise mines are also looking
better, and it is hoped that work will be re-
sumed on the Paradise Valley [and other pro-
ductive mines in the district before long. Wil-
low Creek, a new and promising mining camp,
is also coming to the front, and will be produc-
ing bullion within the present month. The Au-
burn and Lang Syne companies, at Dun Glen,
are expected to resume operations on their
mines ere long, and it is reasonably hoped that
the season of greatest mining depression is jxt
an end.
We have been giving every week descriptions
of the mines in the various camps of the State,
and have only room here for a few general re-
marks. As to the southern countiesof Nevada,
Mr. E. T. George, who lately visited them,
says: During our trip through the southern
part of Nevada we were surprised at the num-
ber of reduction works that had been erected
in the different mining camps and lying idle,
monuments of folly and mismanagement. If
one-fourth of the amount of capital had been
expended in exploring the mines that has been
wasted in erecting those expensive works, our
State would to-day be the greatest bullion pro-
ducer in the world. Valuable mines are lying
idle which, if worked on legitimate business
principles, would be dividend payers, but use-
less expenditures and gross mismanagement
have caused stockholders to refuse to contribute
any further funds, and the mines and mills
have become almost uninhabited, where hereto-
fore all was life and bustle, and not on account
of the merits or demerits of the mines, but sim-
ply for the incapacity and make-all-you-can-
for-yourself management. Nevada has had
"wild cat and stock jobbery" enough.
While our neighboring mineral States
are enjoying a season of prosperity
Nevada is undergoing a season of dullness un-
paralleld in her history, and through no fault of
her mines or mineral wealth. We believe that
our State is the best mineralized State or Ter-
ritory in the Union, if properly worked, and hi
all our principal mining camps it has been
proven beyond a doubt that our mineral veins
are continued to as great a depth as in any other
country in the world. Then why should so
many of our mines be lying idle to-day? Let
any person who has been a resident of those
camps answer the question. Is it through the
mines giving out, or ou account of the poorness
of the ore? Can they truthfully say yes in either
case? There may be some few exceptions, but the
greaternumberwillhaveto be laid to the inacapa-
city of the management and useless expenditures
in salaries to non-producers. How many mines
are there whose pay-rolls for miners and mill
men equal the amount paid out to supernumer-
aries. Mining can be made a paying business,
and will pay a larger rate of interest on the
amount invested than almost any other business,
but must be conducted on the same business
principles that any other business is conducted
on; then, and not till then, will our State return
to its old prosperity, and it should be the en-
deavor of all interested in mining and the wel-
fare of the State of Nevada, to do all in their
power to encourage legitimate mining and dis-
courage wildcat schemes and stock jobberies.
The Carson and Colorado railroad will open up
all the districts in southwestern Nevada and help
the State out wonderfully. The region traversed
by this road abounds in mineral, but the camps
have languished owing to lack of transportation
facilities. With this new road running, however,
these difficulties will be overcome. The copper
resources of the region alone would be sufficient
to make a prosperous one, but there are many
other minerals as well. There is little doubt
that Nevada will again resume her vigor when
the present temporary depression wears away.
She is doing now a great deal more bullion pro-
ducing than many of the more advertised States
and Territories, standing, as we have said, third
on the list, j
ARIZONA.
As will be seen by Wells, Fargo & Go's esti-
mate of bullion product, Arizona yielded in
1882 $9,298,207. 'Hie estimates made in Arizona
considerably exceed the amount. The follow-
ing table prepared for the Tucson Star's animal
edition shows a different result:
The gold and silver output of Tombstone
takes the first rank, after which comes the cop-
per output of the Territory, and third, the gold
and silver reported from the Territory at large,
and lastly, estimated ouput not reported, the
whole footing up §11, 702,294. 28.
Tabulated Statement.
Silver King, silver bullion g 375.C0O CO
Silver KiDg, concentrations 440,000 00
Tip Top. silvir 233 081 00
McMonis 281,014 00
Pioneer 33, 763 00
Arizona Central, gold (estimated) 425.100 03
Silver bullion shipped from Pioju pet W.,F. £Oo. 76,109 £0
Gold bullion and dutt shipped iiom Pima per
W., F. & Co 75,208 20
Silver bullion snipped from Yuma per W. P. &
Oo 13,36'J CO
Gold bullion and dust shirped from Yuma per
W.,F. & Co U.472 00
Ore shipments via Yuma £4,106 53
Ore shipments via Casa Grande 22, 5G0 00
Total §2.254,133 53
Tombstone.
Contention si, 680,512 13
Grand Central I,3s8.t 20 35
Stonewall (eight months' run) 240,000 00
Boston mil (custom) 16-.O0O 00
Giravd mill and mine hnrt custom) 177,540 10
Tombstone M. and M. Co 1.440.SU4 C6
Head Center (tight moutha's nm) 125,i79 81
Watervale mill (two months' i no) 15,000 00
Total of Tombstone s 5,202,870 35
Copper Output.
Pounds.
Copper Queen Co., operate g the Copper Queen
mine, in Cochise county, Warrren district 8,045,320
A'izona Copper Mining Co.. operating the
Longfellow and Coronado mines in Graham
county, Clifton district 4,325.000
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
61
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Old QlAtw ftod fkimfoion minr*. <nu cutuiiy,
BuflUo M lad B ■ '■> . oper*tta( tu i.iobc ihV
liver Bell *i»ulct.
r Mlo titc (Jo . uociAlliii t' ■*
H..1 ID PlUUt I
■
Pmbody uikac. lu (.'xIum
Tutal i
tloo dutrict Initio
ruing iu «>iU
Poun<ia
1.WO.0O0
96 1.500
4*8.000
mjm
VjIui- >•! o
not rrjKtfUd.
ia;>.'.--vt B
figure* ihon the product "i tli<- princi-
pal c-imps, but nuui) small uiixnM not mentioned
|.. . ting i- uon
tno in Arizona, and within a year man}
ininoa "ill be developed. One difficulty
ii. .w u that where there are a uumbei
i the m-ii have not money
enough to go on « itli the work.
It will be noticed that the copper output oi
: itory i- non !
! u ill no donbt be doubled
befon
i >■ pao ill not warranl mention of all the
minee in the Territory, or even tlie districts.
We ha\ <■ 4iii in i -at deal
i>t' attention to the mines of Arizona, and given,
from week to week, all thi ■■ • W e
n U sum u|i the results.
The principal i amp, Tombstone, lias not done
what was eSpected of it, There were several
why the yield did not yield $6,000,000.
Pirat came litigation, closing down three
nniu- for the greater part of the year, ami sec-
1. the closing down of om oi the Tombstone
Mill an. 1 Mining Co.*s mills the 1st of May,
which reduced that company's output 03 aboui
$1,000,000. Topartialh make ap for the deficit,
the Stonewall mine, which was purchased by
Bo ton and Arizona Smelting aud Reduc-
tion Co., was opened out and became quite a
.i nd se^ eral other claims were
id a paying basis in a small way. The
total output was $5,202,875.85. It the Head
Center-Tranquility starts up within any reason-
able Bcason, it should add at least $1,000,000 to
the present year's product, and then Way I p,
i 11, Lurk Sure, Little Devil, Blue Jacket
1 ita.t will come in t<> swell the amount,
so thai this year's yield onght to approximate
$7,000,000.
Tlinv .iiv mam ].i'M.-.]>i'i'..M- .imps iii the Ter-
ritory oi which very tittle is said. Of most of
hi \ i published notes from time to
time. The smaller mines, which furnish no fig-
ares oi bullion product, but which yield more
ii |< each year, are those which keep a Large
population oi miners at work and in which the;
miners themselves are generally interested. Of
i in Large class it is impossible within the limits
of i ve\ tefl like this to say very much. Arizona
promises to increase her yield of bullion an-
nually for many years t<> come.
irdj aii-1 m
rvation ol any on ■ i uu> the
win. It- field must be somewl md uu
•ugh. however, at command
t'. make good the assertion that more has been
accomplished within the one year than in all
the preceding time since the industry «
established.
Utah 1 a of those « hich shows a
gain in bullion production this year. The mineral
■ ■ ienced. The mines
seem to l«e in a prosper lit! n
advancing to development in an • xi
satisfactory manner. The Salt Lake TVifwini is
sued "n the l.-t inst an edition in which were
very elaborate special at tides, describing in de-
tail the \\<*\\ of all the mines in the various dis-
tricts, i oluminous r< \ iew of the
mining industry of Utah treri creditable in
unable, oi course, to go
nit., details, about the 80 milling camps of the
Territory, but collate from the Tribnin an ab
struct which Bho\t - .: neral n ulte.
The totals of values of bullion produced are
lows ;
V»lue of product of 1882 |8,14S 17fi
Value of product of lt«l
Excess of 1882....
The must of tl
1789.61'
increase musl be credited to
ippi i the product of -il\ er being as
NEW MEXICO.
New Mexico rolls up $3,667,132 as her l>
lion product this year, a very respectable show-
ing, placing her number seven on the list of bul-
lion prod "S. List year the Territory pro-
814,944, and the year before that only
$711,300. The increase of 1882 was therefore
>..i\ marked and quite satisfactory. The re-
gion labors under the difficulty of being new as
i mining tisld, I h it is, it i- n'\ of lats that it
lias attracted much attention from capital. Even
now capital has come in more slowly than should
be, and there are many properties waiting
buyers. It is stated, however, that the devel-
opment is retarded by reason of so many per-
sons holding ground and only doing assessment
work on it. The Commissioner of Immigra-
tion of New Mexico, Chas. W. Greene, says, in
Bpeaking of mining in 188*2: Looking back
over the year just closed we find a marked pro-
gress in development of the mining industry of
this Territory. At the beginning of the year
almost everything that could be said of it was
of its prosperity in the distant past, or of
its hope for the future under the new regime
just inaugurated. The practical questions were
often asked: "Where is the product of the
mines, tor which so much is promised?1' "Why
no output from the large number of mines you
tell us about?" Save the operations at George-
town, Santa Rita aud Silver City, and for a brief
period at Socorro, there was no real mine pro-
duction, aud but little practical mining. Smelt-
ers were talked about, and mills in several parts
of the Territory. One had been built and was
standing idle at Cerrillos; another, the Duryca,
had proved a failure at Bonanza City; another
had been built and was making spasmodic ef-
forts to obtain ore at Socorro; another novel
electric process was about being tried at White
Oaks; a small mill had been built at the same
place, but had not been successfully operated.
Prospects by thousands had been located and re-
corded: upon some of them two or three assess-
ments had been worked; on much the larger pro-
portion only one assessment, if any, had been
worked. Mines, in the full sense of the word,
were very few and far between.
To one who has watched the changes of the
year, there has been much to encourage and but
little to disappoint. The advance has been
steady; there have been but few failures, and
where either labor or capital has been employed
it has generally yielded gratifying results.
Lad and
follow i:
Ounces .n 1 882 5 435,444
Om-ceaio 1MI 6,400,191
Being but a trifling gain. But the gain ai
a is a Utah gain, which could not quite
have been said of the gain of 1881 over the year
before, tn 1881 there were received from Idaho,
Montana and Nevada nearly 2,000 tons of lead,
441,846 ounces silver and !>7b' ounces of gold, all
of which went to swell the bullion statement for
Utah of that year. But for 1882 the amount of
ore received from points outside this Territory
has been so insignificant that it wasn't worth
while tn state it. The statement, therefore, is
an unsually gratifying one, not only as to the
lai'L'.' ajj.LTiVL'atc produced, but also from the fact
that it shows an increase for Utah mines much
greater than the simple comparison of the aggre-
gates would indicate. Thus, the product in lead
BJlOWn in the general statement is, in pounds:
Poi 1882 55,349,850
For 1881 42,1 01,0-25
Increase 10,158 225
But to get the actual increase of Utah pro-
duction, the 3,009,440 received in 18S1 from out-
side the Territory must be added to the bal-
ance shown, making the increase for Utah 14,-
1 '27, 0(15 lbs.
In like manner, the general aggregate shows
an increase of but 35, "253 ounces in silver; but
if from the product of 1881 we deduct the 441,-
840 ounces received from our neighbors in 1881,
to balance which there were no receipts from
the outside for 1882, we perceive the real in-
crease in Utah's silver output to he 477,099
ounces, or a handsome margin over half a mil-
lion dollars. The above values are given on a
basis of Utah value; about 25% must be added
for the sea-coast value. The general situation,
then, is one of great prosperity and satisfactory
growth.
The Smelters.
The great smelters not working in connection
with any mine or mining company are the Ger-
mania, the Hanauer and the Mingo.
The Germania shows a production the past
year of S,*213,789 lbs. of refined lead, against 2,-
045,373 lbs. the year before; 501,777 lbs. unre-
fined lead, against 3,087,284 for 1881; 388,014
ounces silver, against 349,479 the year before,
and 815 ounces gold, against 50S ozs. in 1881.
This shows an enormous gain in lead production,
especially refined lead; and a handsome gain in
silver and gold.
The Hanauer smelter produced 5,602,324 lbs.
unrefined lead, against 3,015,228 lbs. in 1881;
254,339 ounces silver and 1,384 ounces gold,
against 170,320 ounces silver and 438 ounces gold
the year before.
The Mingo furnace produced 10,128,738 lbs.
unrefined lead in 1SS2, against 11,977,649 lbs.
in 1881; 310,309 ounces silver against 437,170
ounces the year before; and 816 ounces gold
against 832 ounces.
Park City.
For many years Park City has been the lead-
ing mining district in Utah, and the Ontario
has been its mainstay and life. The Ontario is
one of the few great mines of the world. It has a
record of steady dividends and never an assess
ment. It has produced an aggregate of §12,-
295,265.92 in silver, and has paid 86 regular
monthly dividends, amounting to §5, 1 50,000.
For the year just closed its product has been
1,852,664 ounces of silver, compared with
1,909,870 ounces in 1881. The product of the
company is only gauged by the capacity of the
mill to reduce the ore. This milling capacity is
to be doubled next summer by the erection of a
new mill of equal capacity with the present one.
The value of the Ontario product at the standard
adopted by Wells - Fargo ($1.12$ per ounce)
amounted to §2,084,246.90. From this have
come 12 regular monthly dividends of $150,000
each or #900,000.
Another company which, by the recent settle-
ment of conflicting claims and titles, has become
a tine producer is the Crescent, shipping both
ore and bullion. Its product, however, is not
stated separately^
Other properties in Park City and vicinity
are fully treated Of iu the special article in lids
issue devoted to that camp.
Frisco District.
The greal Bora Silver mine is in this dis-
trict; it has much tb.- largest mass of ..re in
light "1 any mine n-.w being Worked any-
where. Within the year just closed ii
pany whieb owns tins mine hu overhauled and
■ rival, til.- i tatario Th.
product of the Horn Silver foi 1882 was 1,620,-
:!57 ounces silver! and 32,003,775 lbs. lead,
against 1 ,259,903 ounces silver and 16,343,995
the. lead in 1881. Value of silver, 1862, $1,
S82.901.62; value ol Lead, at $62 per ton 1832
052; aggregate value of product, $2,654,953.62.
But this is tin- Utah valuation; at the
the company actual]} received for Us product
considerably more. It received $2,521 ,687,68
for 1,255,111.32 ounces of silver and 11,803 tons
of lead sold on to September 30th, 1882, the sum
-i $2,521,687:68. At the same rati... n- added
product since would bring the total of sales up
to $3,31 1,689.80. Prom this there have been
paid four regular quarterly dividends of $300,-
OOOeach, aggregating $1,200,000, and another
dividend of the same amount is due February
|5tli. and will doubtless be paid promptly.
The Frisco Mining and Smelting Company's
product for the year was just about the same
as last year, being, 3,027,424 His. lead and 214,-
320 ounces silver. But in gold it made a jump
from -125 ounces in bSSI to iSS2 ounces in I SS2.
Silver Reef.
The product of Silver Beef is steady, being
li'Jl ,879 ounces for the year just closed, against
614,368 ounces, for the £ear before. The camp is
holding out well in permanence, ami will from
all appearances be a regular producer to the ex-
tent of nearly three-quarters of a million dol-
lars annually.
Tintic District.
The independent producers of this district are
the Mammoth and the Tintic Mining and Mill-
ing Co. To the former is to be credited the
matte reported in Wells. Kargo & Co.'s tables,
605, S80 lbs., with 67, X20 ounces silver and !,-
683 ounce's gold; a clear increase, nothing being
reported from there in 1881.
The Tintic Mining and Milling Co. produced
59,S14 ounces silver ami 417 gold, a total value
of S7C/230. 75. to which the usual addition is to
lie made in reckoning the difference between
values here and at the seaboard.
Other Districts.
The other districts, Bingham, Little Cotton-
wood, Big Cottonwood, Marysvale, American
Fork, Stockton, etc., are not separately stated,
their product going in to swell the aggregate
production of the smelters.
The following tables show "Wells, Fargo &,
Co. 's statement of the mineral product of Utah
for the year 1882':
The following shows the quality of Utah's
bullion :
2 = 3 » ?
1870..
I \S 1-10
■
. ose -^ in
0
• /!■' ii.;-. i ■> ; ]u
Bask Bullion.
-3
D ,.
»
p.
1 o
sir
O
c
a
°i
00
o
a
a
rt
a
a
Frisco M &S Co..
Germ an ia. Lead
Works
8,213,780
3,027, i'A
601.777
5 002,324
32,003 775
10,128,738
900,000
61,290,03-
713,385
214,320
85,082
254,339
1,020.357
310 309
53,600
2,543.973
44 968
882
109
1,384
SIC
13
3,264
124
Mingo Furnace Co.
8.213,780
Deduct baBe bul
lion pun hast dbj
Germaniu Lcati
Net product bast
8,213 7S0
51,570,053
773,197
2,499,005
15,484
07,320
3,140
193
1,683
Lead, silver a n o
g-o Id in or et
Matte containing
copper, 005,880 IbB
Total, 005,830 lb;-
8,213 7 SO
52,349,S60
2,581,769
5010
Doiik Bars.
Germama Lead Works
Ontario Silver M h \\\- <..'■'
Silver Reef District
303.532
. 1,852,004
021,679
69SI4
16,766
2 853,065
616
447
Other Mills and l'l
Total Dure Bar
cers
4,0£8
IDAHO.
Idaho Territory this year shows a to-
tal production of $3,325,738, against $2,-
834,474 in 1881, This i^ quite a gain, bat
not ao much as was expected from the num-
ber of new mines opened and the dim re-
duction works started up. The only two incor-
porated mines ^ bich have lei ied assessments
were the Pilgrim, $14,000, and the Western
Homo, $5,000. TheCastle Greek Gold Mining
Co., of Idaho, paid its first dividend of .'! cents
pei shate, or $3,000, last June, It paid the
same amount in July, August and September,
making four dividends this year, or $12,000*
Qolyoke paid its 6rst dividend oi 2 cents per
share, or $4,000, in October. In November it
paid 3 cents per share, or $G,QD0, and in Decem-
ber 2 cents per share, or $4,000. The Custer
and Gold Hul have done well this year. Of
COUrSe there are many other mines which have
been profitable to their owners of which no public
mention has been made.
The smelter at Challis, with one staek,
shipped 38 carloads of bullion, The "\\ ners,
the Omaha Smelting Co. , also shipped !i\ e ear-
loads of ore so rich that it was nearly equal to
bullion. Besides they have shipped one carload
of copper matte, and have Btock on hand left
over of a few thousand dollars in value, making
a grand aggregate fur the year, together with
the light stock on hand, of $425,000. This, for
one inexpensive plant, is a little hard to beat.
In Warm Springs district (Ketchum) the op-
erations of the season, according to the A', ystont .
resulted in general satisfaction both as to out-
puts and developments. Results in general
have been very gratifying, and the future looms
up fat and hopefully encouraging, The season
started in late, but when onee going the mills
were alive with enterprise and activity, owners
were developing, and prospectors were in Bearch
of the preeious metals. Thousands of tons of
ore were turned out and hundreds of new loca-
tions made. The reeords of the district show
about 300 of the latter, and the Philadelphia
Mining and Smelting Co.'s records show the
following among other interesting facts;
Pounds
Ores purchased 2 839,437
Philadelphia Co. 'b ores received 1,410,1*13
Total 4,259,350
This has not all been reduced, a good supply
for a spring start being on hand, but sufficient
was reduced to turn out nearly "2,000,000 lbs. of
bullion of an average value of 250 ozs. silver per
ton. The mines from which -most of this ore-
was received, with amounts and average value
silver, are as follows:
Ozs. per tou
hilver.
7U
ea
90
105
RECAPITULATION.
605,880 lbs. copper, at 121 cents per lb 8 75,735
8,213,708 lba reflLed lead, at 5 cents per tb 410,000
52,319,850 lbs unrefined lead, at $52 per ton 1,301 090
5,436 444 lzs silver, at $1.12} per oz 6,114,874
9 039 ozs «oki, at S20 per cz 180,780
Total export value £8,143,175
Computing tho gold and silver at its tciot valuation,
and oiher metalB at their value at the seaboard, it would
increase the value of the product to $10,312,902.
The following is a comparative statement
showing the quantity of the silver and gold
contained in base bullion produced in Utah:
1„JS1
18 i2
5^
•a o -
— z
4,359 703
4,357 328
3.835 047
3 783 566
5 400,101
5 435,444
17,171,279
■a o
17 32f
15,041
15 932
8 021
7 96$
9,030
73,314
2.102.09S
2 I OS 339
1 7i)7.589
1,403 819
2 643 899
2,581,780
12 037-533
11,035 4S 2-10
10.165 48 3-10
5
2,*78
2,62
5016
46 8-10
37 1-10
9-10
47 3-10
63 0-10
67 6-10
35 7 10
3-10
32 9-10
55 6-10
Pounds.
Elkhoin l,950,f 00
Erwln 600.UOO
Blackbawk 200,000
W. Foik 141), 000
Black Horse 75,000
I.nbella 65.C00
Mountain Girl 21,000
Ontario Queen 13,(00
Carrie Leonard 8,000
Moonlight 7,i 00
Occidental 7,0o0
Back Pay 4.500
Paymaster 6.000
212
35
51 2-10
There are 50 mines from which shipments
have been made to this smelter, a few of them
in neighboring districts, but nearly all in our
own. The Ontario shipped $'20,000 worth to
one place out of the district, while many other
mines have fine lots of ore on their dumps ready
for sale or shipment, when markets and trans-
portation facilities are more favorable, as they
certainly will be.
Little Wood River mining district, which
figures so prominently among the producing
mineral sections, is situated near the center of
Alturas county, and embraces an area of about
twenty-five square miles. Little Wood river
runs parallel with Big Wood river, aud is about
twenty-five miles east of the latter stream.
Muldoon, the town and supply depot, is sit-
uated near the head waters of the river, and
twenty-five north of the crossing of the Black-
foot road, with which it is connected by a good
wagon road. Shoshone, the junction of Wood
river and the Oregon Short Line railroad, is dis-
tant about fifty miles, also approached by good
wagon road. The great Muldoon group is the
best developed among the mines. The owners
of the Muldoon group mines also own and
operate very fine smelting and sampling works
under the title of Little Wood River Mining &
Smelting Co. The works are three miles from
the Muldoon mine. These works consist of
a plant of two 40-ton smelting furnaces, with
all the accompanying machinery, such as crush-
ers, sampling works, etc., all of which are pro-
pelled by a 100-horse power steam engine.
There are about 100 tons of bullion piled up at
the smelter now. Among the mines near by
are the Mountain Boy, Josephine, Jones &
Davis, Gen. Garfield, Bonanza Boy, Buckhorn,
Rose Abby, Iron Clad, James, Rippeto, Narrow
Gauge, Hoodlum, Karrick group, Good Hope,
Monitor, Lexington, etc.
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The Yankee Fork region seems to have been
prosperous this season. Although the camp has
been in existence as a placer mining region of
some note for seven or eight years, it is only
since the purchase of the great Custer mine that
it has been known to the general public as a
large bullion-producing district, and just as its
fame in that line began to spread, Wood River
country loomed up, and in a measure over-
shadowed it. Placer mining on Jordan creek
began in 1S74-5, and had been in progress at
and near the mouth of Yankee Fork of Salmon
river for some years prior thereto; also at Loon
creek, IS miles north. The Charles Dickens
mine is the "boss" lode of the region. The
Dickens lode is now known as a great and con-
tinuous or mother vein, extensions having been
discovered and located continuously for miles,
among the more prominent of which are the
Pilot,°Paradise, Passover and George Washing-
ton. There are 6,000 tons of ore run on the
Charles Dickens dumps.
One and a half miles north of the Dickens and
across the canyon is the great Custer, which lies
in direct line with the Dickens, and is undoubt-
edly a continuation thereof, the ore being simi-
lar in character. The Custer has a brief his-
tory, its fame as yet only maturing; discovered
in 1S78; traded for a butcher shop; almost
abandoned; gradually attracting attention; then
in the courts, and finally sold for about $100,-
000 in 1879. A 20-stamp mill built in 18S0
commenced operations in the spring of 1881,
and the returns thereof in bricks of gold and
silver bullion to date foot up in value to a most
the enormous sum of $2,000,000, and that all
from surface ore, the mine as yet being unde-
veloped underground; ten additional stamps are
now being put into the mill.
The Salmon River mines include the great
districts of Bay Horse, Poverty Flat, Squaw
Creek, etc.
The Squaw creek mines are principally owned
by J. D. Murphy & Co., a New York City firm,
Capt. C. B. Rustin and Messrs. Conover &
Gaunt. But little has been done the past sea-
son on any of the locations.
Situated near the head of East fork of the
Salmon river are what is known as the Ger-
mania, Arctic, Idaho, Bible Back, Washington,
Crcesus, Tyrolese, etc. The Germania shipped
from July 1st to Nov. 1st 86,000 lbs. of ore that
averaged 180' ozs. per ton.
The mines in Yellow Jacket district, situated
about 40 mibs north of Challis, are principally
gold producing, and report speaks favorably of
them. The principal mine in this camp has
bsen owned and worked by Dr. Van Horn, and
has just been sold to San Francisco parties for
the sum of §30,000. The Bay Horse Mining &
Smelting Co. !s smelter, situated on Bay Horse
creek, has a capacity of about 20 tons. On the
15th of last June this furnace commenced work
in earnest, and the result to the first of Decem-
ber, when the works were closed, there was 40
tons of bullion, valued at $S50 per ton or $340,-
000.
The Salmon River Mining & Smelting Co.'s
smelter, situated on the banks of the Salmon
river, at Clayton, has a capacity of about 30
tnns, but only run 20 days the past season. The
bullion produced wis of a good grade.
Blackburn district is a new and important
region just opening up, the great Tyndall lode
being the chief.
Leesburg district in northern Id lho is fast be-
coming known as a region of great possibilities.
Sawtooth district is on the extreme northerly
tributaries of the Sinuous Salmon, and sepa-
rated from the Wood River country by a range
of mountains, over which is a goed wagon road.
The distance from Vienna and Sawtooth to Ga-
lena, head of Wood river, is 15 miles; to
Ketchum 40 miles; to Hailey 55 miles; to Belle-
vue 60 miles. The mines of Sawtooth district
are divided into a number of belts. Those near
Vienna are known as the Smiley Basin mines,
and those in the vicinity of Sawtooth (seven
miles north of Vienna) as the Beaver Canyon
and Salt Creek belts.
Next year will make a very great difference
with Idaho. There has been a great deal of
preliminary work done in the Territory this
year. New reduction works have been put up,
new mines opened, and old ones put in shape
for development. Capital has been attracted to
the newer regions— and even the old ones, like
Owyhee, Boise, etc., have experienced a revival.
Next season Idaho ought to be ready to turn
out a great deal of bullion. It has suffered
badly from lack of means of transportation, but
these will before long be supplied, and the
mines can then be better worked. There is yet
a great extent of unprospected territory in
Idaho.
■ MONTANA.
Montana is credited last year with the pro-
duction of 88 , 004,000, while she produced only
§4,359,071 in 1881, and §3,S22,379in 18S0. Her
progress is steady and rapid. The biggest camp
in Montana is Butte, and she produced the most
bullion. The Inter -Mountain of that place
says :
A careful review of the mining, milling and
smelting affairs of this camp can lead but to one
conclusion, viz. : that the outlook for the mining
interest of the Summit Valley district for the
season of 'S3 is fully as high as the most san-
guine friends of the camp expected, and far
brighter than that of any other camp on the Pa-
cific coast. Owing to the depression in Eastern
mining circles, and to the fact that so many
speculators in Colorado properties were out-
rageously swindled by the methods in vogue in
that State, no little distrust as to the legitimacy
Of mining as a business has been infused into the
public mind, and really meritorious camps, great
and permanent producers like Butte, have been
condemned as being as ^unworthy of confidence
as the veriest wild-cat, knife-blade district in
the country. Thus it is that the city of Butte
has not this fall enjoyed the bustle and excite-
ment of a big boom, which, in the minds of
some mistaken persons, is the only evidence
that a camp has rich and productive mines.
That the boom did not strike Butte is extremely
fortunate, but if anyone thinks that because
this district is not now the scene of extravagant
flush times and crazy mining speculation the
mines have shown the slightest deterioration,
never was he more greviously in error. The
fact is, that Butte to-day is shipping more bul-
lion and matte than ever before. The mines
are being ([worked to the deep, and solely on
their merits. The ore in sight at present is
twice as great in amount and fully as rich as
one year ago. Our silver properties show con-
stant improvement, and the copper mines have
developed truly wenderful productive capacity
since December, 1881, when the copper inter-
est was looked upon as comparatively unimpor-
tant.
The Alice, Lexington, Moulton, Silver Bow
all have the latest improved hoisting machinery
in operation, most of it having a power capable
of sinking to the depth of 1,000 feet. The ag-
gregate number of stamps rejiresented is 210.
But productive and lasting as the silver mines
undoubtedly are, they are likely to find formid-
able rivals in the copper properties now being
opened up. The Colusa for the past two years
has produced from 50 to 100 tons of ore per
diem, much of which has been shipped in a
crude state, the remainder being smelted in the
magnificent works which are now turning out
on an average 18 tons of copper matte each day.
The Parrot company is putting up new and
heavy machinery, and expect to tax its power
to the utmost in hoisting the immense quantities
of ore now available for extraction in the Parrot
mine. The 50-ton smelter is easily kept sup-
plied. A competent authority states that the
Parrot could now produce 150 tons per diem of
first-class ore if desirable. The Rams-
dell Parrot and .Shakespeare Parrot are also
heavy producers, either of which could supply
a 50-ton smelter with plenty of work. The
Boston and Montana Company are working four
mines, and the smelter is turning out copper
matte at the rate of §1,000,000 per annum.
In the Butte Inter-Mountain of the 13th we
find the following : Owing to the fact that some
of our mining and milling companies have not
before completed a statement of their work for
the year just closed, it has been impossible for
the Inter- Mountain to present to its readers a
correct and authorized tabulated statement of the
year's production of silver, copper and gold in
this district. Even now it is impossible to col-
lect all the statistical details of the product, but
the following figures, as far as completed, are
correct: ,
Alice Co apany $ 850,000
Moulton Company 406,92.'
Silver Bow Oumpany , 418 473
Lexington Company— th ee months' iun 310 COO
Dexter Mill— Anaconda Company 100,i00
Colorado a1 d Montana CompaLy 865,000
M< ntana Copper Company— matte 1,4 8.000
Montana Copper Company — ore f2 i.JOu
Be 1 Company— January to JuDe 324 00
Parrot Company , ., . l,*7iy(li'i
Longtnaid Concentrator 12',00i*
Total .$6,831,793
These figures are somewhat startling, but they
are nevertheless true, and within a few days
such additions will be made to the table by sta-
tistics[not now obtainable of crude ore shipments,
that the grand total will be swelled to $7,000 -
000.
The following table, showing the value of
gold and silver bullion deposited at the United
States Assay Office at Helena during the year
1882, is published by the Helena Herald. In
the item of gold 'deposited and treated the
amount has increased yearly since 1877, the
present annual showing being nearly double of
that six years ago, and exceeding that of 18S1
by upwards of $100,000. The slight falling off
in the silver deposits is owing to the increase of
shipments direct from contiguous mines to the
East, being a saving to the companies in the
item of freights. The bulk of silver bullion
produced in the Helena district is transported
to market in its crude form, and of course does
not appear in the assay office figures
Months.
Jennary
Bebiuary
Mii-ch
April
Gold.
J32,f69.93
41,984.63
53,523.69
._.. 50.701.91
June 72.722 69
July 80,173.89
August 62,675.58
September 73.599.31
October 73.453.54
NoTember 61,394.32
Dec, estimated 16,000.00
Silv<r
§ 4. 003. 07
12E65.95
14,199.12
15.76S.50
12,229.20
15.532.93
3,597.97
1,414.79
1,700.97
2,772.14
1,830.54
4,000.00
TotaUSS2..
Total ItSl..
-.8678,925.33
.. 570,536.63
Increase $108,358.
TEXAS.
S91.013.16
98.714.04
S7.700.88
This is the first year that Texas was ever
mentioned in the bullion tables, and it is cred-
ited with a yield of $257,597 in silver. The
most abundant metallic product of the State is
copper. The copper belt extends from the Red
river and the counties of Clay, Archer, Wichita,
Haskell, etc., across the Rio Grande, through
the counties of Pecos and Presidio, and yields,
in immense quantities, an ore which will smelt
on an average 55% of pure copper. In the im
mediate vicinity are found timber and fluxes.
Argentiferous galena is found in northwestern
Texas. Manganese, cobalt, nickel and bismuth
are also found. Iron occurs in the same region
as copper. There are also large coal fields,
OREGON.
We have from week to week given the cur-
ent news from the Oregon mines, but, compared
with the work done elsewhere, the State makes
a small showing in mining. The mines are
principally surface diggings, comparatively few
quartz mines being worked. The product has
been entirely of gold. We are unable to ob-
tain statistics from all over the State, but of
Grant county the News has gathered a good
deal of information and apparently reliable fig-
ures: A little more than 20 years ago the gold
mines of Grant county were discovered by
chance. A company of men from northern Cal-
ifornia who were on their way to the then fa-
mous mines of Salmon river, Idaho, camped for
the night on Pine creek, and some of their num-
ber found gold on the creek and staid to pros-
pect more thoroughly. A little investigation
convinced them that the mines of the vicinity
were very rich, and in a short time Canyon
creek was alive with men. The importance of
this discovery to Grant county and to eastern
Oregon can hardly be estimated. At the date
of the discovery this county was a howling wil-
derness, roamed by the fierce Umatilla and
crafty Snake Indian. Now it is the home of
miners, farmers and stockmen.
For twenty years a stream of gold has been
steadily pouring out of the county. The total
output for these twenty years has been
enormous, yet all attempts at estimating the
amount are guesswork. Of late years much of
the mining has been done by Chinese, who are
very reticent concerning their operations. The
§lacer mines of Canyon creek were among the
rst to be worked, and have yielded more of the
precious metal than any other creek in Oregon.
At one time there were 5,000 men at work on
the creek, and wages were very high then, so
that the yield must have been large to pay ex-
penses. The creek bottom, from hill to hill, as
well as parts of the "rim," has been worked for
six or seven miles. At present the principal
work is being done by Chinese, near the mouth
of the creek. There are probably 150 mining
on the creek yet. It is impossible to tell how
much gold they have taken out during the
year, but is estimated at $100,000.
The history of Dixie Creek is similar to that
of Canyon Creek. It has been worked in the
same way and has yielded largely. A Chinese
merchant stated some time ago that hehadhan-
dled $400,000 that was taken out by his country-
men. , At present there are about 35 Chinese at
work upon the creek, near Prairie City. It is
estimated that they have taken out atleast$25,-
000 during the year. The quatz mines near the
head of the creek have attracted much attention
during the year, althoughmost of the work done
has been applied in prospecting and testing the
various lodes. Three arastras have been at work
during the season. Every ton of quartz that has
been crushed during the year has paid over $20
to the ton; some of it as high as $7<3 to the ton.
Ore has been crushed from 5 lodes and work
has been done upon 13 during the year. Most
of the rock ground has been taken from Starr &
■Settlemrer's ledges. Yield of quartz mines dur-
ing the year, between $11,000 and $12,000.
Number of men egaged in quartz mining, 16.
Number of claims filed for record, 33.
On Granite creek the famous Monumental
mine, with its splendid mill, is lying idle, but
there is said to be reason to believe that it will
be started up before long. Work is being done
upon 20 mines, although little or no rock was
crushed during the year. Ore has been worked
from 18 mines in the district at various times.
During the year 27 quartz mines were recorded
from this district; part of them are on Onion
creek. Placer mining lias been more active on
the creek during the year. There are about 140
men engaged in mining there, 30 of whom are
white men and the rest Chinese. The Chinese
are exclusively engaged in placer mining; the
white men largely so. Sixteen hydraulics were
operated during the season, and are estimated
to have yielded $30,000. All other mines, $35,-
000.
The mines at Marysville are not situated on a
creek, like most placer mines, but consist of a
rolling bench at the foot of a mountain. Sev-
eral acres of surface have been washed off and
paid well. Including Pine creek and Quartz
gulch close by, there are some 15 white men and
12 Chinese engaged in placer mining. Five hy-
draulics are operated, employing 10 or 12 men.
Estimated yield of hydraulics, $10,000. Other
placer mines, $3,000.
On Olive creek considerable prospecting for
quartz has been done. Eight claims were re-
corded during the year. Three hydraulics were
operated during the summer and took out about
$5,000. There are about 15 white men and 20
Chinese engaged in mining on the creek and in
that vicinity. Estimated yield for the year,
$13,000.
Spanish gulch is situated near the western
edge of the county, and appears to be outside of
the regular mineral belt, which extends through
the county from southwest to northeast. Like
all the placer mines of the county, it has seen
its best days. At present there are three hy-
draulics operated there during the season, giv-
ing employment to seven white men. The yield
for the year is placed at $3,000.
On Elk creek 30 or 40 Chinese took out $10,-
000, and a few white men $5,000.
The number of men engaged in mining in
Grant county during 1882 was as follows:
Canyon Creek 165
Granite 140
Dixie 65
Olive '. , 35
Marysville 27
Elk 40
Miscellaneous 25
Total .
.497
Number of quartz veins located and recorded
in the office of the County Clerk during 1SS2:
Gold and Silver— Granite Creek district, 27;
Elk Creek, 8; Olive Creek, 8; Dixie Creek, 33;
Canyon Creek, 1 ; Quinn River, 6. Total, 83.
Copper — Dixie Creek, 1.
Cinnabar— Birch Creek, 2; Riley Creek, I.
Total, 3.
Placer claims recorded during the year —
Granite, 2; Olive, 2; Elk, 4; Canyon, 5. To-
tal, 13.
One ledge of marble has been located on the
South Pork.
Yield of Grant county mines during the year
1882:
Canyon Creek §110,000
Granite 05,000
Dixie 42,000
Olive 13,000
Elk 15,000
Marysville 13,000
Spanish Galcb 3, COO
Miscellaneous 10,100
Total 8271,000
WYOMING.
Although Wyoming does not figure in the
table of bullion production of the United States,
there are mines there, and some parts of it are
said to be exceedingly rich in gold and silver.
Mention should be made of the once abandoned
but now again prosperous mining country known
as South Pass, Atlantic and Miner's Delight,
lying to the east and south of Wind river range
of mountains, and about equi-distant from
Green river station on the U. P. R. R. and old
Fort Washake to the east of Wind river and in
the Wind River valley.
Miner's Delight mining district, the oldest
mining camp on the hill, was discovered in 1S76,
and was for a long time worked more for its
placers than for quartz. It is situated on the
west and north of Beaver creek, and extends to
Atlantic gulch and Fort Stambough on the west,
to the Sweetwater river on the south and east,
and includes in its territory what wrere in for-
mer times good placer diggings known as the
Strawberry mines; also some very valuable
quartz mines to the north of Stambough, among
which may be mentioned the Miner's Delight
mine, named for the district, the Young Amer-
ica, Mozart, Peabody, Hidden Hand and many
others of minor note.
Probably no mining district in Wyoming has
a greater number of locations, or a greater
amount of work done on them than has Alantic
district, A sanguine correspondent asserts that
within a year, or even less, this district will
witness a boom not unlike Leadville or even
Wood River. All the mines in this district are
at an altitude of from 8,000 to 9,000 feet, and
all of them also show ore in greater or less quan-
tities. Here are the Buckeye, Carriboo, Old Do-
minion, Sorello and Perkins, Red Jacket, Dun-
can and others.
The South Pass district, adjoining Atlantic
on the west, are the Washington, Hope, Doc.
Blair, Carissa, Young America, Carrie Shields
and a host of others, all good properties lying
idle for lack of funds with which to develop
tliem. The same correspondent to whom we
refer says: ''All that is wanted to make this
a second Comstock mining country is capital in
the hands of parties who will use it judiciously,
and I trust that in less than a year men of cap-
ital will become mindful of the fact that a
mining country with the facilities this section
has should not remain idle."
DAKOTA, ALASKA AND MEXICO.
This year Dakota yielded $2,855,127, while
in the previous year it yielded $3,550,950. Da-
kota has been producing for the past six years.
So far the productive mines consist of the little
group at Black Hills. Recently most of these
properties have passed under the same control,
and this probably accounts for the falling off in
the production in tire past two years. The
yield of Dakota was the largest in 1880, when
the total was $4,123,000.
Alaska does not cut much of a figure in the
table of bullion product, yet she has several good
mines about Harrisburgand that region. Other
mining regions are being opened also. The recent
announcem ents of discoveries on the headwaters of
the Yukon river may possibly attract in thespring
a crowd of prospectors who will thoroughly
search the country about the new find. The
season is so short in Alaska that the mining
development of the country will be compara-
tively slow.
A good deal of attention is now being paid to
mines in Mexico by Americans, but mining
there is attended with many difficulties not ex-
perienced in more enlightened countries. Still
its mines are attracting many persons, 'espe-
cially into those parts of Mexico where the rail-
roads will run.
Lower California mines have never been
profitable, and comparatively little mining is
done there. There is an extensive copper belt
in the country, however, which will no doubt
before long be taken hold of and developed.
Senator Arthur Gorman, of Maryland, pre-
sided over the United States Senate during the
temporary absence of Vice-President Davis.
Less than 20 years ago Gorman was a page in
the Senate.
Should you be a sufferer from dyspepsia, indigestion,
malaria, or weaknts?, jou can be cured by Brown's Iron
Jitters.
January 27, 18S3.]
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Redlands.
Good water, rich soil and magnificent view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northers.
No brush or ienoes on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin grape.
Near to church, school, store and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays.
The price of land has steadily advanced from
the first price of §50 per acre until now it is
held at $200 per acre.
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Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
PENRYN
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a. GRIFFITH, Prop.
Penryn, Placer County, - CALIFORNIA,
The Granite Stone from thePenryn and Rocklia Quar-
ries was declared by exports at the Philadelphia Centen-
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Mining and Scientific Press.
Of Interest to Miners.
During the Best few month* wc Intend giving
to the readen of the Mimm. ufD Sciwrnnc
i of valuable illustrated articles "i
special mine. Among theae may be nw
paration
on ^.Timbering in Minea," which will :
froelj illustrated Tbia will give the methods
-■ com*
inonly pi w I"'"'- A series of articles
Mm. «,
which will also be illustrated. This will be of
it will,
many d ''"' miner* lr
will treat of the various methods of preparing
blast holes, blasts, etc., the t-...Is used, the ex-
plosive agents and kindred sub
[n addition to theae articles, which will be
continued through several tmrnb
p of Ui it
iafa Columbia, witha description <-t the geology
ol the region and ol the minin <
A map of the mining districts of Alaska will
also be given, showi
.u being worked. It will alsoshon the
I the Inkon river, where the recent
placer mines were made, and where it
rich developments will be
made next -
We have, to i I preparation a map
of the Montana districts, and one also
.,] the various minin- districts o( wnthwestei n
Nevada, along the line of the Carson and Col-
orado railroad.
It is Intended to more fully illustrate the
Ph.] than heretofore, and with appropriate
engravings. Such of the mechanical appliances
.,i mining oi metallurgy asmaybe practacalm
their nature we propose fo illustrate and de-
, i ibc Erom time to time as occasion offers.
It is the aimol the publishers of this i .urnal
to ki-rp pacr with the j.nxjiv.-- >>i the mining in-
dustry. Themountaina of the whole western
ideipf thecontinent are now hunted over by
the adventurous prospectors. New mines are
tg found everyday, and new worka are be-
ing put Up. The Mimm. AND SCIENTIFIC VrF.SS
I, kept track of this business for 20 years,
and been with it in its ups and downs. Its best
efforta havealwaya been with the prospector
and working miner, and will continue to be so.
It has been uiir object to cull from every
source such things as would be of practi-
cal value or interest to the class of readers with
whom we arc identified, and these efforts have
been appreciated, we trust.
The Press has the satisfaction of knowing
that its columns have never been lent to bolster
up any scheme to fleece unwary stockholders,
and that it has persistently upheld legitimate
mining. Now that legitimate mining is in the
* ascendent, we feel that we have done our share
in the good work.
We can of course do nothing without the co-
operation of the mining community. While al-
ready possessing among our subscribers a large
proportion of the progressive miners of the
cast, there are new men in the business who
may not be familiar with the merits of this
journal. To these others familiar should present
its advantages and call their attention to the
desirability of becoming subscribers. It will be a
mutual advantage. The more full our patron-
age the better paper we can make. We trust
these words will not fall unheeded, but that
they will result in material addition to our
lists. We feel no hesitation in presenting our
claims, feeling as we do that it is but justice to
ourselves to call attention to them occasion-
ally.
Aboi-t MiNlNO Locations. — A question
which has perplexedlocators of mining claims
for some time, and on which there has been a
diffetenoe of opinion among claim owners, has
beenaettled by the LTnited States Land Com-
nussinnrv at Washington. The question asked
uas this: "Is a location made on a quart/, lode
or ledge on the first day of January, 1S&2, sub-
ject to relocation on the first day of January,
1883, provided the required assessment work
has not been done for the calendar year of
1882?" To wdiieh Commissioner McFarland re-
plied: "It is not. The locator of a claim in-
itiated on the first day of January, 1832, has
until January 1, ISS-i, to complete the first as -
sessment work: which work when done would
hold the claim until January 1, 1885."
Alluvial Gold in California.
Gustave Dore, the famous French painter
and designer, is dead. Dore caughtcold Fri-
day when returning home from a soiree. On
Saturday inflammation of the throat set in, and
despite every effort it was impossible to arrest
its progress, and he expired at 1:30 P. M,
The State Mineralogist has arranged on ,t ,...•■
iics..i' microaoopic slides the various forma ol
.;].!,. I in hydraulic, placet and drift
mines in t lalifornia, with associate minerals
found in "cleaning up" the alajoea. These
forma of gold are very curious, some, oi them,
and oi ^reat interest to the miner. The slides
are .u ranged t ■ bo illustrate the
; ion iii the repot t "t th< State Mining
Bureau.
One slide showed gold crystals afteratihi
Lab mine, N api ■ ountj . * Salifornia.
ol dirl were taken from the nl h
down in B miner- pan to a small >[iian
■ irl i I I he mei i in \ added, the mer*
panted without rubbing and boiled in
oitric acid, these oseudomorphio crystals re-
main.-d, An attempt was made to pin, luce sim-
ilar crystal- bj treating precipitated gold in the
same manner, DUtwithoul BUCOOSS.
The gold from the Beveridge mine, Inyo
county, was shown as having been rolled into
cylinder's under the smelter while being crushed.
The placer gold from upper San Joaquin river,
I i unty, < 'alifornia. is line and free from
coating, except to a slight degree on some of
the pieces. It ahOWfi a tendency to crystallize.
Placer gold from San Luis Obispo county
w as Shown \ cry pure and free from coating.
Placer gold from the shores of Mono lake,
Mono COUntys ('alifornia, in remarkably pure
and free from coating. It amalgamates per-
fectly and immediately on being brought in
contact w ith mercury.
Placer gold from Chile gulch, Calaveras
county, is in a oryptocrystalline state not easy
to account for. Many of the grains inclose
quartz, which would seem to indicate that it
has its origin in some quartz vein in the im-
mediate vicinity. It differs from ordinary
placer gold, and may have been collected by
mercury and overheated in the retort.
The electrum we have already referred to in
previous numbers of the MINING AND SCIEN-
TIFIC Press.
Another piece is a typical specimen of coated
or "rusty" gold, Red Hill hydraulic mine, Butte
county. All attempts to collect such gold by
amalgamation results in failure; for this reason
a large proportion of the placer gold, and es-
pecially that from the ancient river beds, is lost
to the world. The loss is so great, and the
matter so serious, that miners, inventors and
scientific men should attempt to devise some
plan by which such gold may be saved.
Another piece is rusty or coated gold from a
large deposit of tailings below Oroville, Butte
county. The particles of gold are not in tlie
same extent coated, but that all are more or
less so.
The placer gold from the Bonanza hydraulic
mine, Cold Run, Placer county, is considerably
coated. This gold was collected in "crevicing.
One specimen of placer gold was shown coated
with silica by pressure and friction, from the
Blue Lead bedrock, below the gravel, Chalk
Bluffs, Nevada county.
Coated placer gold, with pyriteand magnetite,
from Nevada county, is among the specimens.
Another is a piece of hydraulic gold, amalga-
mated and boiled in nitric acid, by which the
mercury was dissolved. The product is beauti-
fully crystallized. The gold used was amor-
phous,
One piece showed gold precipitated from solu-
tion of sesquichloride by solution of protosul-
phate of iron.
One slide showed precipitated gold amalga-
mated and boiled in nitric acid.
Gold from the Spring Valley hydraulic mine*
Butte county, was in the form of amalgam, from
which the mercury was volatilized by heating to
redness in a porcelain capsule.
Concentrations from the Spring Valley hy.
draulic mine, Cherokee Flat, Butte Co. , show
platinum and iridium.
Concentrations from placer washings, Chi-
quita Joaquin, Fresno county, contain zircons
with gold; curious as showing gold in two con-
ditions— as pure gold or nearly so, and as elec-
trum, a natural alloy of gold and silver.
Gem sand (so-called), from Lower Gold Bluffs,
Humboldt county, contains gold, platinum, mag-
netite, chromite, quartz, zircons and red crys-
tals. It is the result of natural concentration
by the action of the waves on the ocean beach.
Concentrations from the Spring Valley hy-
draulic mine contain zircons.
San. Is concentrated from placer mines, is
Amador county, contain QtOOns.
In the dune tends of San Francisco, all. or
marly all. of the grains are rounded. In tlii-
which ts quite extensive new the city
.•t San I'ranei ,
varying .states of decomposition, showing hen
some sand stone* are mottled and become shaded
in proc li ion.
In the fine -and from the i lolorado desert, San
i ■ ounty, the grainf are oded by the ac-
tion of both water and wind.
In specimens from the fine sand from the
\ alley hydraulic mine all the grains are
angular.
Fine quarts sand from the Polar star hy-
draulic mine. Dutch Flat, Placer county, buowb
all the grains to be sharp and angular.* \
Another microscopic slide .showed placer gold
with globular pyrite in the form of -and Erom
Last Chance mining district, Placer county.
This gold is but slightly coated. The small
concavities arc in some eases coated with silica,
and some grains show the pyrite attached. The
gold is remarkably fine, probably the most so of
any in the State, being 996 tiuo. The pyrite
sand is very interesting when examined micro.
seopically. This association is rather rare. The
exact locality is Section Ml, township 15 north,
range I "J east, .Mount Diablo meridian.
Miner's Combination Tool.
John Jones, of Oregon city, Oregon, has just
patented through the MINING AND SCIENTIFIC
Press Patent Agency a combination tool for
the use of miners in their operations with blast-
ing fuse. For handling fuse in preparing it for
a blast an ordinary pen-knife does not answer
the purpose well. This invention is intended to
provide a tool to split the fuse either lengthwise
or crosswise, to cut it off squarely from the coil,
to press its em 1 to receive the cap, and, finally,
to press the cap tightly upon it. The tool is in
shape somewhat like a pair of pliers, the points
or jaws of which are formed, one flat and the
other into a blade, constituting the splitting
mechanism, and the flat jaw having upon its
rear part a small projection formed into a cut-
ting edge, which, with that portion of the blade
which meets it, constitutes the cutter. Behind
the pivot-point the meeting handles are formed
with grooves adapted to fit around and press
the end of the fuse, and also with other grooves
having ribs adapted to fit around the cap and
press it tightly upon the fuse when fitted upon
it.
Blasting fuse is ordinarily a tube filled witli
some combustible material. In order to get at
this composition to apply the match so that it
will readily ignite, the protecting tube is split
lengthwise at one end. Sometimes, where no
blasting cap is employed and the explosion is
effected by direct contact with fire, it is neces-
sary to split or cut the sides of the tube cross-
wise, so that the fire when it reaches these cuts
may issue forth to produce the explosion. One
side of the plier has its point or edge made
fiat upon its inner surface, while the other side
has its edge made in the shape of a blade, the
cutting edge of which is adapted to be brought
down upon the flat surface of the other jaw.
By this construction the fuse may be split or
laid open, and may be cut crosswise without en-
tirely cutting through it. Upon the flat jaw
near its rear part is a projecting jaw, which is
ground to a cutting edge, and forms, with the
blade of another jaw, a short cutter. In this
the fuse may be easily severed from the coil or
cut hito desired lengths., Behind the pivot-
point on the inner side of the two handles,
which are of some width, are cut grooves,
which, when the handles meet, form a hole or
die. In these grooves are formed ribs or beads.
When the cap is fitted upon the end of the fuse
it requires to be pressed tightly, making it se-
cure and water-tight, eo that it will not be dam-
aged when used in wet holes. The handles are
opened and the cap fitted in the grooves,
which are then brought together and pressed
tightly around it. The beads press into it and
form encirclmg dents which hold it securely to
the fuse. Behind the grooves are others,
smaller, which are made to fit over the end of
the fuse and by compressing it prepare it to re-
ceive the cap with ease.
Mining Notes from Nevada.
'-■ V '■' 11 known i bmstocK miner,
came in from Nevada this week. He report-,
mining operations on the ComstocE a- at nearly
a standstill. But few men ,uv employed at any
of the mines, and the prospects look very
gloomy. Selling out and [ea> in- is the order oJ
the day in Virginia I it> aid Gold Bill. The
"Northern Belle" mines, in Esmeralda county,
.-how some activity, there being B5 men em-
ployed in and around the mines: somevi i
ore ia being taken out: the Lower level aov
line veins of medium grade ore. Some very
rich prospects have been struck in various [.arts
of the country, hut it i- hard to get capi-
tal to take a hand and help de-
velop new mines, an thej have been
so often out ot pocket bj such operations.
In Garfield district. 0eai bj , Vl ,.(i l|llMl . i,
been partial!} opened, which, in nearlj every
instance. BuOW good pa> ore. and Sllfficienl IS
pri duped to keep two custom mills running day
and night. A company has i>. i n 1 1. uhi. h
will at once commence the erection of another
mill. About •_'(«) miners find employment in tie
district, working cither on .shares or by the day.
The "Alexandria" mines, at Granteville, Nye
county. Nev.. are doinc but little, although
there are vast (pianities of low-grade ore in sight,
but the high price of fuel and the low price of
the bullion produced at these mines keep the
company from pushing their mining operations.
The Manhattan Mining Company, at Austin,
Lander county, are making about their usual
monthly shipments. They arc not increasing
their force of miners, however, ow bag to the low
price at which their bullion is Bold in the mar-
ket. Mr. Murry is of the opinion that the Gar-
Held is the most promising district in the State,
and proposes to erect a custom mill at that
point in the spring.
News in Brief.
It is authoritatively stated that the Prince of
Wales ami suite will visit Canada the first week
in March, remaining until after the meeting of
the Science Association.
ABOUT 40 lives were lost by the explosion at
the Giant Powder works, near West Berkeley,
on Sunday.
TRAIN robbers on theC. P. R. R. were foiled
by the bravery of the express messenger Ross,
who kept them at bay until time for another
train to arrive, when they rode off, robbing
only the train men.
A woman, laboring under religious insanity,
in Milwaukee, killed her three children, oldest
seven and the youngest IS months, in the most
brutal manner, literally cutting them to pieces
and completely disemboweling them. She took
her arrest very calmly, stating she had read in
the Good Book that it was her duty to sacrifice
her children.
The Caktwricmt Mine.— Uoak & Anderson,
proprietors of the Champion lode, in Fresno
county, have their new 10-stamp mill running
on custom rock at present, but will soon start
it on their own rock, of which they have quite
a lot on the dump, and enough good paying
ore in sight to keep the mill running for six
months. They have three of Hendy's concen-
trators in use. All the machinery "works to a
charm.
Does Advatisin?; Pay?
The Portsmouth (Virginia) Times says'. It is sometimes
questioned by merchants whether advertising pays. The
question will hardly bear discussion in the light of the fol-
lowing Tacts, rates for transient advertisements being fig-
ured: "The Chicago Tribune, it is said, Cora column a year
receives $26,000. The New York Herald receives for its
lowest-priced column §39.723 and for its highest §349,000.
The New York Tribune for its lowest §29,764 and for its
highest §85,648— and these papers are never at a lossfor ad-
vertisements lo fill their columns. Their patronage conies
not from any desire to assist the respective papers, but from
business men who find it profitable to advertise."
A firm of manufacturers in Philadelphia placed an adver-
tisement in a journal as an experiment, As they were
economical Quakers, they commenced sparingly. Within
three months their advertisements were running in seven
different publications, and there is no question with them
about its paying. As well might an enterprising firm try to
save postage as the cost of advertising. Customers ro to
those who most presistently extend them an invitation.
Judicious advertising pays a hundred fold. — Exchange.
The annual meeting of the American Intitute
of Mining Engineers will be held in Boston, be-
ginning February 20, 18S3. Volume X of the
transaction will soon be distributed.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
I Furnished for publication in the Mining and Scientific
Press by Henky G. HANKS, State Mineralogist.]
[C^TAXOGUE.1
4467. Bird's Feather coated with carbonate of lime— For-
mat'on Fprings, Idaho. Hee 4406. Pftt-r Dicker.
41G8. Alum Incruwtation- Found 10 miles north of Hants.
Rosa, Sonoma coim'y, Cal. C W. Frott.
44*9. Limonite — Near Murpheys, Calaveras county, Cat
E. H Schaeme,
4*70 Chromic Irnn— Near Murpheys, Calaveras county,
Cal. E H. SchicfHe.
447I_\Vhite Lava, so called, indtirat' d volcanin ash— Near
Murpheys, Calaveras coumy, Cal. E. H, SchaifHe.
4472. Steatite- Near Murpheys, Calaveras county, Cal.
E H. Schaeftle.
4473. Sedimentary deposit found in digging a we'l at a
deiilli of 75 ft, near Rosevllle Btation, Placer county, Cal.
4474. Copper ore. principally chalcopyrite— Section 12-13,
towoship 15 north, ra ge 6 east, Placer county, CaL E. W.
Roberts.
4i75. Root, resembling au owl's head— Found on the
beach, San Francieco bay, near Martinez. J. Z. Davis.
4176. Silver ore showing wire silver— Belle of Butte mine,
BuMp, Montana.
4477. Crude Ozocerite— Southern Utah. J. E. Scupbam,
66
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1883
Esmeralda Coal Fields.
Some ten years ago, while prospecting for
mineral bearing quartz, in the vicinity of what
is known as the Washington district, croppmgs
of coal were found which promised to develop
into something of importance. Samples were
in Aurora, and although they were considered
valuable, but little was done toward a further
development. E. C. Smith, who has taken a
great interest in the matter, recently visited
Carson, and informs the Index that the deposit
is about ten miles southeast of Pine Grove, m
Esmeralda county. It promises to prove quite
extensive, and will furnish fuel for all of Mason
valley without any trouble. The coal has been
tested in ordinary eoal stoves, and proves very
nearly equal to the Rocky mountain article. It
burns readily and leaves comparatively little
residuum. The stratum already penetrated by a
shaft of forty feet is fifteen feet in thickness,
and the coal is easily mined. If this coal dis-
covery is properly developed it will greatly re-
duce the expense of fuel in Mason valley.
Wood is rapidly becoming scarce and dear. In
some places in the valley it is necessary to go
twenty-five miles or more to the mountains for
wood, while the coal can be delivered in all
parts of the valley at a freight charge of not
much, if any, over five dollars per ton. Mr
Smith is the owner of this property, and looks
forward toward realizing a handsome profit
therefrom in the near future. We are glad to
congratulate him and the people of Mason val-
ley over this luckily found deposit of good fuel.
The mine is about twenty miles from Pizen
Switch. — Esmeralda Herald.
The London Times, on the burning of the
Newhall house, at Milwaukee, says: It is a re-
proach and shame to modern intelligence that
nearly a hundred lives were lost, hi sight of a
crowd eager to aid, from want of effective me-
chanical appliances.
The California representatives are very much
annoyed at the action of the Ways and Means
Committee in refusing them a hearing on the
questions in relation to the tariff of interest to
their section of the country. They promise to
make a fight for their interests when the bill
comes up in the House.
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paper, induced me to give it a trial.
1 am now taking the third bottle
and have not felt so well in six
years as I do at the present time.
Mrs. L. F. Griffin.
Brown's Iron Bitters
will have a better tonic
effect upon any one who
needs " bracing up," than
any medicine made.
ffletalllirgy apd Ore?.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 Haneck Street,
Near Leidesdorff, SAN FRANCISCO.
ASSAYINS, TACOHT.
^"Personal attention insures Correct Returns. ia
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET,
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, 1369. C. A. Luckhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications famished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
C. A, LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining- Engineers and. Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS TH
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG-
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc.
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Prospectors, etc.,
to our full Btock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scorifiers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these eoods both as to quality and price. Our
Heto Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
application.
£3T0ur Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuaole
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammes,
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
•
METALLURGICAL WORKS,
318 Pine St., (Basement),
Corner of Leidesdorff Street,
SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by any
Assaying and Analysis of Ores; Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
G. KTJSTEIi & CO..
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
THCS. PRICE'S
issay Office and Chemical
Laboratory,
524 Sacramento St.. S. P.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assayer,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F.
kCHST. -:j.S.PHIl:UPS"--- NEW.
/EXAMINER, AS5AYER, AND METALLURGIST.
1 43 "Years" Practice* Pacific Coast l4t|
Send for list of his Mining Books. Tools. <£c.
Instruction on Aiwayinq and Testing.
ADVICE. ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied.
Agency tot a Swansea Co. baying mixed ores.
ASSAYS .FOR PROSPECTORS S2.PER METAL
Should con-
sult DEWEY
&00.,Amsr-
California Inventors
ican and Forbign Patbkt Solicitors, for obtaining Pat-
ents and Caveats. Established in I860. Their long ex-
perience as journalists an) large practice as patent attor-
neys enables «hem to offer Pacific Coast inventors far bet-
ter sorvice than they can obtain elsewhere. Send for free
circulars of information. Office of the Mininq and
Scientific Prbss and Pacific Rural Prbss, No. 252 Mar-
t«>t. St.. S. F. Elevator. 12 Front St.
AIR COMPRESSORS
SEND FOB. NEW CATALOGUE & PRICE LIST.
OLAYTON STEAM PUMP WOEKS
0.4 & 16 WATER ST,, BROOXJU1TN, N. T.
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der or registered letter, when practicable; cost of postal
order, foi $15 or less, 10 cts. ; for registered letter, in ad-
dition to regular postage (at sts. per half-ounce)ti10 ct
f/lipipg tpgipeers.
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Geologi t and Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Machinery,
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona, and New Mex;co. Thirty
y<.ars in the mines of the above States.
SI HABLA ESPANOLA I
Direct, care tills office, or SANTA CRUZ, CAL.
W. W. BAILEY,
Mechanical Ex\gir\eer3
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. P.
Plans and Spec filiations furnished for Hoisting, Pump-
ing, Mil), Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in'
spected and erected.
OTTOKAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
MARY MURPHY MININQ CO.,
Cor. Fourth and. Market Sts., St Louis, Mo.
school of
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min-
ing Engineering',
SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
24 Post Street, San Francisco
A. VAN DEE NiULLCN, Principal.
Send for Circular.
Luther Wagoner. John Hays Hammond
WAGONER & HAMMOND,
MINING ENGINEERS,
818 PINE ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL-
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining and Civil Engineer,
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
CVRenorta Surverfl and Plana of Mines mwifl-J*
Wm Rectory.
WM. BARTLING. HBNRY KIMBALL
BARTLING & KIMBALL,
BOOKBINDERS.
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manufacturers
505 Clay Street,(8outhwest corner Sansome),
SAN PBANOIBOr.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
Sisa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc. , etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TUBBS & CO.,
611 and 618 Front Street, San Franclaco.
FACTORY BUILDINGS
MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
For particulcrs apply to C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
San Francisco.
To parties contemplating the erection of new worka (or
manufacturing purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
l3TThe plai.t will be sold at a very low rate.
Inventors
L. PETERSON
MODEL MAKER.
258 Market SK, N. B. cor. Front, up-stairs, San Francisco.
Experimental mac'iinerv and all kinds of models, tin, cop-
per and braes work
SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the East
having a process for working low-grade Sulpburets, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as oEBured of an
abundant supply. Gold -bearing Sulpburets preferred,
having an assay value of $20 per ton, or upwards.
Address,
A. B. WATT, P. O. Box, 2293, San Fra cisco.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to Jet in the
Pacific Power Co. 'a new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street.
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO.,
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HI9HBST PRICES PATD FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and SnlphnretSj
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LBAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PEENTISS SEI.BY, - - Superintendent
N. W. SPAULDING'S
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 & 19 Fremont St., S. F-
Patent Life - Savir g Respirator
PREVENTS LEAD POISONING AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those
ergaged in dry ciush-
ing tiuartz o i lf> quick-
ai.Vtr mines, wl it > lead
corroding, t* eilicg
thrashing machiueB
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere is tilled
with dusb, obnoxious
smells or poise n i 8
vapors. The Respi ac-
tors are soM sm-jeut
toayprcv-1 after t;i 1,
and, if not s.tisfactoiy,
the price wi 1 he re-
funded. Pi ice, §3
each, or §30 per dozen
Address all comniuni -
cations and orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY/Sole Agent,
43 S cramento Street. San Franc'eco, Cal.
A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER.
We have ou sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This i3 a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
HGARI & RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND.
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
Thepreparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it without injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
RICHARD C. REMViEY, Agent,
ory,
On O E Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Manufacturer of all kinds of Chemical Stone Ware for
Manufacturing Chemists. Also, Chemical
Bricks for Glove Towers.
BOONE & MILLER,
Attorneys & Counsellors-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9.
No. 320 California Street. S. F„
(Over Wells Fargo & Co. 'a Bank.
Special Attention Paid to Patent
Law.
N. B. — Mr. J. L. Boone, of the above firm, has been con-
nected with the patent business for over 15 years, and de-
rotes himself almost exclusively to patent litigation and
kindred branches
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NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS,
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal
IHOIN" -AJSTD STEEL WIRE HOISTING HOPES-
ORE AND
Water Buckets.
CARS
ORE
JpVIRE ROP
Broderjck&bascom Rqp
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horae Po rer.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
OVEa '.'J. IN I iK IM.CAI,
BELT
Compress diy. "-^is
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM.
Ouo Horse can easily li-iat over 1,000 pouudu at a depth of 500 feet. The whim
ts mainly built of wrought Iron. The boiating-druni fa thrown out of gear by the
Ittvt.T, while the load Is held In place with a brake by the man tuudlng the
bucket. The ataudaid of the whim la bolted to bed-timber?, thus avoiding all fram
wiu-k. When required these wbhi ■■ are made In sections to pack on mule.-.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
omo^c0 FRA8ER & CHALMERS. ^MNOIS
MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
T^CIILsIj -A.TXTID lULITNTIE MACHINERY.
Having made extensive additions to our Shops and Machinery, we have now the LARGEST and BEST AP-
POINTED SHOPS In the West. We are prepared to build from the Latest and Moat Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
For working gold and Bilver ores by wet or dry crushing. The Stetefeldt, Howell's Improved White, Bruntou's &
Binoknex Furnaces, for working base ores. Kotary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kilo Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water Jackets, either Wrought or cast iron, made in sections or one piece, either round, oblong, oval or square. Our
ntU immost extensive in use. SPECIAL FURNACES FOR COPPER SMELTING. Slag Pots and Cars, improved
form. Bullion and Copper MouldB and Ladles, Litharge Cars und Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Cars.
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
Coarse Concentrating Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers, Sizera, Trommels, Rittenger Tables, and all other
adjuncts for the proper working of Gold, Silver and Copper Ores, complete in every detail.
HAlLIDIi; IMPROVED OKE TRAMWAY*. We refer to Gen. Custer mine, Idaho, 5,000 feet long;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4,750 feet long; Mary Murphy mine, Col., 5,000 feet long, all in coiiBtant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENGINES from 12x36 Cylinders to 30x60. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 6x10 to 36x36. BOILERS
of every form, made of Pine Iron Works C. H. No. 1 Flange Iron, or Otis Steel. Workmanship the moat careful All
Rivets Hand Driven.
HOISTING ENGINES
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Woiks, Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois.
Large or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cylinder Engines, from 6x10 to 18x60. ThiB latter size furnished J. B. Haggln for Giant and Old Abe Co , Black Hills
alBO Corliss Pumping Engines, 26x60, for Hoisting and Pumping Works, for 2,000 feet deep. Baby Hoists for Prospecting, 1 II. P. to 6 H. P.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles-Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OP
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
t&~ Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 203 Market St.. UNION B1.OCK.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN BB,
The Beat Low Grade Explosive in the market. Superior to Black or Judsoo Powder.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The best Nitro-Glycerine Powders manufactured. Having secured large lots of the
best imported Glycerine at low piices. we are prepared to offer the mining public the
very strongest, moBt uniform and best Nitro-Ulycerine Powder at the very Lowest
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is TJnequaled
for Bunk Blasting and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pow-
der anrt no Other.
Vulcan Powder Co., 218 California St., S. F.
President.
S. HEYDENFELT,
H. SHA1NWALD,
Secretaiy.
IRON MINEJOR SALE.
An Iron Mine of three claims consolidated, situated
two and a half miles from Rutherford, on N. V. E.. R.
Contains very lartje body of high urade ore, samples cf
which may be seen at this office. For particulars address,
MBS. D. S. BOHLWING,
St. Helena, Napa Co., Cal.
Engraving.
Superior Wood and Metal Engrav-
ing, Electrotyping and Stereotyp-
__ " Ing done at the office of the Mining
UOt Soihntifw Pssas. San Francisco, at favorable rat-^
MECHANICAL DRAFTSMAN
WITH
Fourteen Years' practical experience, deB'.rea an en
gagement.
GOOD REFERENCES.
Address, "S. " 766 Bryant Street, S. F
By Telephone.— Subscriber8, advertisers and btiwsr
patrons of this ofSco can address orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or aijentB by telephone, an we
ma connected with the central Bvetem in San Franc »;c.
W.R. ALLEN & CO
IMPORTERS OP
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers' Goods.
TTos. 327 and 329 Market Street. Cor. Fremont. S. F.
GIANT POWDER.
MANUFACTURED UNDER ALFRED NoBEI.' S OSIGJKAI A" D ONL* "VALID PATENT FOR N ITRO-GLYOEHINE FOWDFRB
All Nitro-Glyc»rine Compounds, for instance, so-called HERCULES, VULCAN, ViGORIT,
NITRO-SAFETY Powder, Etc, are infringements on I lie uiant Powder Co.'s Putents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
Call Special Attention to their Improved Grades of Powder.
NO. 1.— The moat Powerful Explosive Compound now iii use here.
NO. 'i.~ Surpasses in strength any Powder of its class ever maLufactured.
NO. 3.— This grade is a Strong and Reliable Powder, which does excellent work.
JUDSOKT I»OA7\7'I>E:H.
Is now used in all large Hydraulic Claims, and on moat Railroad". It breaks much more ground, and obviatea reblasMng
by breaking much finer. TRIPLE FORCE CAPS AND ALL GKADES OF FUSE.
£3TThe Giant Powder Company have also purchased from Mr. Nobel, the Inventor of Nitro-Glycerlne, hia lateBt in-
vention, known under the name of
3STOIB3E:Xj?S T^yT'T.OSTVE C3tOE3Ij ATIKTE
Thia explosive ia from 5i)% to 60% stronger than the Btrongest Nitro Glycerine Compound and impeivious to watn
Even hot water doea not diminish its strength- We are now Introducing the same.
* IMMMI INN, NIELSEN & CO., General Agents, 810 Front St., S. F.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES, DRILLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
and Other Machine Tools,
STrtONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAM FRANCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
G8
Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1888.
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending Jan. 16, 1883.
270,876.— Sewer ok Stench Trap— L. D.
Craig. S. F,
270,766.— Cooking Stove— Chas. H. Dun ton,
S. F.
270,652.— Telegraph Key— W. D. Fan-en , Boise
City, I. T.
270,655— Nasal Respirator — W. A. Fruhhng,
Jr., San Jose, Cal.
270,671.— Operating Pumps in Deep Wells
and Mines— J. H. Huffer, Jacksonville, Or.
270,814.— Sewing Machine — Ed. Kohler, Oak-
land, Cal.
270,689. — Mining Car — Gustav Olsen, S. F.
270,849.— Lighting Device for Lamps— A.
H. Schlueter, S. F.
270,704.— Mold For Making Cement Pipes —
N. W. Stowell, Los Angeles, Cal.
270,664. — Revolving Sprinkler — Henderson &
Schultz, Sierra Buttes, Cal.
Note. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Feathering Paddle Wheel. — Chas. Megow,
San Francisco, California, assignor of one-half
to John L. Markel, of same place. No. 269,948.
Dated January 2, 1S83. This invention re-
lates to a new and useful propeller wheel; and
it consists in centrally -mounted revolving
wheel, having around its outer circumference a
number of swinging blades or fans "'having pe-
culiar stems engaging with sliding frames set in
the wheel. The wheel is mounted in a hollow
casing, having a portion of its bottom cut away
to permit the blades of the wheel to emerge
therefrom and be exposed for a short distance.
The inner surfaces of the casings have grooves
in which pins or studs on the sliding frames
travel, and these grooves are so made that by
means of certain switching devices, the pins are
deflected from one groove to another to lower
and elevate the frames, whereby the blades are
turned at right angles with the wheel just after
they emerge from the casing, and are again
turned in line with the wheel before they re-
enter the casing. The object of this invention
is to provide an effective propeller wheel, which
may with advantage be applied to steam ves-
sels, to which, on account of its simplicity, du-
rability and effectiveness, it is peculiarly
adapted.
Miner's Candlestick. — John Jones, of Ore-
gon City, Or. No. 270,316. Dated January
9, 18S3. This invention relates to a novel can-
dlestick or holder specially adapted for the use
of miners; and it consists of a prod or point
pivoted or hinged in the end of a safeguard, and
secured in position either in line or at right
angles with said guard by a swinging clasp.
The prod is pivoted with a hook near its point,
and a spring-ring for the candle is secured to
the device. The object of the invention is to
provide a candlestick or holder, which, when
not in use, may be carried in the pocket, and
when in use, may be readily inserted in any con-
venient timber, or hung from a projecting point,
and is therefore particularly adapted for use in
mines.
Iron and Illuminating Stairs.— Peter H.
Jackson, San Francisco, California. No. 269,-
863. Dated Jan. 2, 1883. This invention re-
lates to certain improvements in the construc-
tion of iron and illuminating stairs. And it
consists in so forming the risers of the stairs
that the inner edges of the tiles or steps are
supported upon their projecting flanges, no in-
termediate support being necessary, and a part
of the finish under the projection of the step is
supplied. The molding which forms the finish
of the front edge is partly formed upon the edge
of the step and partly upon the riser. The bot-
tom riser is made of the full depth, and the
grade of the street is conformed to by a taper-
ing filling-in piece which rests upon the lip of
the riser, its upper edge supporting the inner
side of the tile.
Header.— Abraham Miller, Cridley, Cal.
No. 269,951. Dated January 2, 18S3. This in-
vention relates to certain improvements in
headers; and it consists of the header-frame
supported upon bearing-wheels in the usual
manner, and having a tongue to which the team
is attached. This tongue has its front end
hinged or journaled to the lower part of the
frame below the axles of the bearing-wheels,
and may be raised or lowered at this point, the
object being to relieve the raising and depress-
ing lever from strain and to balance the action
of the driving-gears,
Canning Apparatus. — Richard Wheeler,
Alameda. No. 270,529. Dated January 9,
1883. This invention relates to an apparatus
for putting up all sorts of hermetically sealed
■goods in an inexpensive manner, and it consists
in the employment of a water reservoir with a
heater beneath and a series of separate inclosed
chambers above, through which steam or hot air
is allowed to pass and surround the cans or glass
jars containing the substance to be cooked, the
cans or jars being placed in the chambers. These
chambers are arranged in series, so that either
series may be withdrawn at will.
Two- Wheeled Vehicle. — Gilbert A.Wright,
Leven H. Fowler and Samuel Shaw, Napa City,
Cal. No. 269,982. Dated Jan. 2, 1883. This
invention relates to that class of two-wheeled
vehicles commonly known as "carts," and it
consists in a novel arrangement of the shafts
with respect to the axle, and of the body with
respect to the shafts.
Grain Separator. — Daniel Best, Albany,
Oregon. No. 270,001. Dated January 2, 1S83.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in grain separators, and it consists in mechan-
ism by which the amount of shake given the
shoes is regulated, and the joints always kept
tight and prevented from rattling.
Faucet. — John L. Berry and Shadrack Glad-
ney, Antelope, -California. No. 269,912. Dated
January 2, 1883. This invention relates to a
new and useful improvement in faucets; and it
consists in certain details of construction.
General Merchandise.
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counties.
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CANNED fiOODS.
Asartd Pie Fruits.
211bcauB 2 25
Table do 3 5C @ —
Jams and Jellies. 3 75 @e —
Pickles, hf gal.... 3 25 @ —
Sardines, qr bos..l 67 @ —
Hf Boxes 2 50J@1 90
Merry. Faull&Co.B
Preserved Beef
21b, doz 3 25 @3 —
do4ibdoz 6 50 @6 —
Preserved Mutton
2 lb, doz 3 25 @3 50
Beef Tonirue 5 75 @6 00
Preserved Ham,
21b, doz 5 50 @5 60
Deviled Ham, lib,
doz 3 00 @3 50
do Ham i tt> doz 2 50 @ —
Boneless Pigs Feet
31bs 3 50 @3 75
2 lbs 2 75 (9) —
Spiced Fillets2 1bs3 50 @ —
Head Cheese31b3.3 50 (* —
COAL— Jobbing,
Australian, ton. — @ 8 50
Coos Bay — @ 6 CO
Bellingham Bay — &.
Seattle
Cumberland. , . .
Mt Diablo
Lehigh
Liverpool
West Hartley..
Scotch
Scranton —
Vancouver Id . . . —
Wellington —
Charcoal, Back. . —
Ooke, bush —
COFFEE.
Sandwich Id lb. —
Costa Rica 12
Guatemala 12 <g
Java -_.
Manilla 15 ®
Ground, in cs... — @ HHj
FI31I.
Sac'toDryCod. @— 7
do in cases.. @ — 1\
Eastern Cod...— 7 (3 — li
Salmon, bbU... 7 00 @ 7 50
Hf bbls 3 50 @ 4 00
1 lb cans 1 m@ 1 22j
PkldCod, bbls. @
Hf bbls <3
Mackerel, No. 1
Hf bbls 8 50 @ 9 00
In Kits 1 65 & 1 70
Ex Mess 3 00 @ 3 25
Pickled Herring,
box 3 00 @ 3 50
Boston Smoked
Herring 65 <a — 70
LIME, etc.
Plaster, Colden
Gate Mills.... 3 00 @ 3 25
Lacd. Plaster,
ton 10 00 @ 12 50
Lime, Snta Cruz
bbb 1 25 @ 1 50
- @ 6 50
- @13 00
- m 9 so
- @ 850
, 1883.
2 00
4 00
! 4 00
Wednesday m., Jaa. 24
Cement, Rosen -
dale 1 75 (
Portland 3 75 (
NAILS.
Aasrtd sizes, keg.3 75
OILS.
Pacific Glue Co's
Neatsfoot, No.1.1 00 @1 00
Castor, No. 1 — (SI 05
do, No. 2 — @ 95
Baker's A A — @>1 30
Olive, Plaguoil...5 25 £5 75
Possel 4 75 <&5 25
Palm, lb 9 @ —
Linseed, Raw, bbl — <» 60
Boiled — @ 65
Cocoanut 60 @
China nut, cs 68 <£
Sperm 1 40 @
Coast Whales 35 @
Polar — @)
Lard — @)
Petroleum (110°)., 18 @
Petroleum (U00).. 28 @ 35
PAINTS,
Pure White Lead. 72@ 8
Whiting li@ —
Putty 4 (<* 5
Chalk U@> —
Paris White 2\@ —
Ochre 3|@ —
Venetian Red..-,. 3i@ —
Averil mixd Paint
69
. 00
j 50
14
! @ 20
White & Tints. .2 00 @2 00
Green, Blue and
Ch Yellow 3 00 @3 50
Light Red 3 00 @3 50
Metallic Roof ..1 30 (a)\ 60
it he.
China Mixed, lb..- 43@ 5
Hawaiian. 4fi@ 5
SALT.
Cal. Bay, ton ...14 00 @22 00
Common 6 50 @14 00
Carmen Id :14 00 @22 CO
Liverpool line.. .14 00 @20 00
SOAP.
Castile,lb 9@ 10
Common brands.. I ■'■'■'< 6
Fancy Brands.... 7 (3 8
SPICES,
Cloves, lb 37i@ 40
Cassia 19 <a 20
Nutmegs 85 @ 90
PepperGrain 15 @ 16
Pimento 16 @ 17
Mustard, Cal J lb
Glass — @1 25
SI «. Alt, ETC.
CaLCubelb — @ U|
Powdered — <5 Us
Fine Crushed — W Hf
Granulated — @ 11
Golden C — @ 93
Cal Syrup, kgs 65 {* —
Hawaiian Mol'sses 25 @ 30
TEA.
Young Hyson,
Moyune, etc 40 © 65
Country pkd Gun-
powder & Im-
perial 35 @ 75
Hyson 30 @ 35
Fooo-ChowO 27i@ 32
Japan, medium... 35 @ 37
- @ 15
64®
71
70
16 #
- ®
15 lit
12 @
35
14
16
14
-<a
37 @
22
S3
31
189
178
Fdii
state op weather
Clear I Clear ] Clear I Cew | Clear | Fair.
RAINFALL IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
.03 | .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 I ,00 1 .00
Total rain during the season from Juiy 1. 1382, 9.71 (□ otitis.
Lumber.
JEfc*- dwoocl.
CARGOES.
Rough @'8 00
Su> faced 24 00 <a>30 00
Floor and Btep. . @27 50
RETAIL.
Merchantable .. @22 50
Surfaced, No. 1. ©37 50
Wednesday m., Jan £4, 1883.
Shingles @ 2 50
Posts, each — 15 @— 17£
Pine.
CARGOES.
Rough @18 00
Surfaced. 22 00 @28 00
RETAIL.
Bough @22 50
Tongue&Groove30 00 (rr,7 50 Flooring 32 50 @35 00
Pickets, rough.. @20 00^ Floorand step. .36 00 @37 50
do, fancy . . @30 00 Laths @ 3 75
do. square.. @17 50 I
Retail Groceries, Etc.
Butter, California
Choice, lb
Cheese .
Eastern
Lard, Cal
Eastern
Flour, ex.fm,bbl..8
Com Meal, lb ... .
Sugir, wh crushd.
Light Brown...
Coffee, Green
Tea, Hne Black..
Finest Japan. ,.
Candles, Adm'te..
Soap, Cal
45 @
17 (fO
25 (ft
-@
20 «<!
00 <«■;)
2.>
12J.H,
8 (ft
23 @
50 (ffl
55 (« 1
15 @
7 @
Wednesday m, Jan.
Rice
Yeast Powdr, doz.l
CanOsstera, doz. 2
Syrup.SF&old'n.
Dried Apples, lb. .
Ger. PruneB,...
Figs, Cal
Peaches
Oils, Kerosene. .. .
Wines, Old Port.. 3
French Claret.... 1
Cal. doz bot....2
Whisky, O K. gal 3
French Brandy. .,4
24, 1883.
8 @ 10
50 m 00
00 (S3 00
75 (31 10
10 @ 15
124(ft 20
9 @ 10
15 @ 25
50 @ 60
50 (§5 CO
co m 50
V. @4 50
50 &5 00
CO <g8 00
Gold, Legal Tenders, Exchange, Etc.
[Correoted Weekly by Sutro & Co.)
San Francisco, Jan. 21, 3 p. m.
Silver, }.
Gold Bars, 890@910. Silver Barb, 10@18 » cent dis-
count.
jnF^SF^^i*? New™York- ^0 Premium; London, 49iO
493: Paris. 5.13 francs # dollar- Mexican dollars, &7J@89 1
Nbw York (4 per aenc), 120 i.
San Francisco Metal Market
[wnOI.ESALE.]
Thursday, Jan. 21, l
Antimony.—
Per pound
Iron.—
American, Pig, soft, ton — — (ft3l 00
Scotch. Pig, ton 27 00 (529 00
American White Pig, ton (ft— -
Oregon Pig, ton @30 00
Clipper Gap, Nos. 1 to 4 @
Renned Bar 4 <&
HorselShoea, keg — @ 5 50
Nial Rod
Norway, .according to thickness
Steel—
English Cast, lb 16
BlackB Diamond, ordinary sizes
DriU
Machinery
Copper,—
Ingot
Sheet
S'aeating, Tinned 14x18
Nails
Bolt
Old
Bar
Cement, 100 fine
Lead.—
Pig.... ...
Bar
Pipe
Sheet
Shot, discount 10% on 500 Bags
Drop, per bag
Buck, "
uhilled "
Tin Plates.—
Charcoal 7 25(ft 7 50
Ooke 6 25(56 40
BancaTin — @25 00
Australian — @25 00
I. C. Charcoal Rooting 14x20. \ — @ 6 90
Zinc.—
By the Cask — & 9
Zinc, sheet 7x3 ft. 7 to 10 lb, less the cask. ... — @ 10
Nails.—
Assorted Sizes 4 00 @ 4 75
Quicksilver.—
By the flask -- @ 371
Flasks, new (ft 1 25
Flasks, old (5? 1 05
■ @ 33
-@ 15J
43@ 5J
-«*
§2 10
2 30
- @2 50
Leather.
WHOLESALE. 1
Wednesday, m., Jan. 24. 1883.
Sole Leather, heavy, lb 30 @ 32
Light 25 @ 28
Jodot, 3 to 10 Kil., doz 36 00 (a>46 00
11 to 13 Kil 50 00 @60 00
14 to 16 Kil 65 00 <5>72 09
Second Choice, 11 to 16 Kil 40 00 (<i65 00
Simon Ullmo, Females, 12 to 13 Kil 52 00 @50 00
11tol5 Kil 60 00 @6' 00
16 to 17 Kil 66 00 (SG8 09
Simon. 18 Kil @57 00
20 Kil @60 00
24 Kil (565 rt
Kins, French lb — 85 @ 1 20
Ca>, doz 55 00 @60 00
French Sheep, all colors 12 00 @15 00
Eastern Calf for Backs, lb. ] 00 (ft/ 1 25
Sheep Roans for Topping, all colors, doz 9 CO (c*10 00
For linings 6 50 (*»10 00
Cal. Russet Sheep Linings 3 I'O @ 5 50
Boot Legs, French Calf, pair @ 4 50
Gooa French Calf igd 4 00
Best /odot Calf 4 75 (ft 5 00
Leather, Harness, lb. 35 (ft 40
Fa'r Bridle, doz ....45 00 (ft66 00
Skirting, lb 33 (ft 37
Welt, doz 30 00 @36 00
Biff ft 17 (® 20
Wax" Side 19 @ 20
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Pacific Coast Weather for the Week.
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Sergt. Signal Service Corps, U. S. A.]
The following ia a summary of the rainfall for
each day of the weekending 11:58 a.m. Wednes-
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Friday.. .
Saturday .
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Mendocino.
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SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
Mechanics' Fair, 1882
— FOR—
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combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
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SAN FRANCISCO. 1*
The Explo.eis' Miners' and
Metallurgists' Companion.
Comprising a Practical Exposition of the Va-
rious Departments of Exploration,
Mining, Engineering, Assaying,
and Metallurgy,
Contalnlrii; 672 Pages and 83 BDgravlngs,
BY J. S. PHILLIPS, M. E.,
Of California, a Practical Operator for Thirty-eight
Years; Explorer and Resident in the Pacific Stales
and Territories for the past Twelve years.
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"Aid Steams
RANCHOS."
The Center of Los An-
geles Valley.
Embracing Aoiheim,
Westminster, A r t e s i * ,
Garden City, etc. Thir-
teen miles southe&Bt of
Los Angeles City, within
(At Artesian Wdl Belt.
Hundreds of flowing pipe
wells. Water near the
surface. Rivers on two
•ides ; ever-Mowing creek
runs thiough the tract.
Front on the Ocean. Trans-
portation and passage by
Steamship* or Ktilroad.
Southern Pacific Hulroad
through the tract. Twen-
ty-one hours from San
Francisco. The unsold
land for sale or lease in
sections or tractions. Ap-
ply to Trustee A. KOBIN-
318 California St.,
San Francisco.
Or to at) BERT .1.
NORTHAM, Anaheim,
Cal., or concerning West*
minster Colonv. to REV.
ROBERT 8TB0NG, West-
minster, Cal.
TermB, one-fifth cash,
balance on interest at 10
per cent, per annum.
Send for Circulars and
Maps.
^OftTfO/Vs
Bctu
OP "-^PiFirmin *
LGS ANGELES
AND
SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES, CAL.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 end 31 Main St.,
UcL Markot and Mission, near Ferries, San FraociBco
— and —
187 Front St., Portland, Oregon.
LARGEST^ STOCK
OF
Eastern
LUBRICATING OILS
On tha Ppcific Coast, and
HEADQUARTERS
For the following
Celebrated Specialties:
Albany Lubricating Com-
pound and Cups,
Albany Cylinder Oil and
Sight Drop Cylinder lu-
bricator,
Albany Spindle Oil,
Genuine West Virginia Lu-
bricating Oil.
agrThe above can be gotten from us or our AGENTS
ONLY.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company
ASSESSMENT, NO. 4.4,
Levied January 10, 1S83
Delinquent February 15, 1SS3
Day ot Sale March 8, 18S3
Amount per Share Fifty Cents
ALFRED K. DURBROW,' Sec'y.
Office— Room 69, Neva a Block, 309 Montgomery St.
Continental Works, Brooklyn, IT. Y".
DUC'S MECHANICAL ATOMIZER OR PUVERIZER.
For reducing to an impalpable powdor all kinds of hard and brittle substances, such as QUARTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SILVER ORES, BARYTES, COAL,
FHOS-PH-A-TE EOCK, ETC.
It is simple and not liable to get out of order, Revolving Shell being; constructed of Siemens-Martin steel, and all parts mechanical
in design and of first-class construction. Weight 5,500 tig.; heaviest piece, 1,500 lb.'. It will pulverize 1 to 10 Tons in 10 Hours
with 30 H. P. For circulars and full particulars apply to or address,
TH0S. F. ROWLAND, Sole Manf r, Brooklyn, N. Y.
|Ylipipppu Other Coinpapie$.
STOCK DIVIDEND.
At a Meeting of the Directors
—OF THE—
Gila Silver Mining Company,
Hold this day, a Stock Dividend of Two Shares for each
outstanding share was declared, deliverable on and after
February I, 1SS3.
J. T. MoOEOGHEGAN, Sec'y.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
OFFICE OF THE
South Comstock Gold and Silver Mining
Company, No. 309 California Street, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, January 18, 1813.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of
Titlo Six of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California, a meeting of th3 STUCK II OLD KRS of the
SOUTH COMSTOCK GOLD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of California, will he IWd on MONDAY
the FIfTH (5th) day of FEBRUAKY. A. D., 1833, a1, the
hour of TWO o'clock p. M,,at Baid Company's office in
room No i of premises No. 309 California .Street, in the
City and Couity of San Francisco and State of California,
to consider and vote uooo the <mi ation of the voluntary
dissolution of said Corporation and such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
By order of the President and U aid of Trustees,
J. M. BUPflNGTUN.
Secretary.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 25, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above,
named Company, htld this day, Dividend No. 15, of Ave
cents (5c) per share, wag declared, payable on Monday,
February 12, 1383. Transfer bookfl closed on Friday,
February 2, 1883, at 3 o'clock p. M. This dividend ie pay-
able at the Fanners' Loan and Trust Company in New
York on all stock issued there, and at the office in this
city on all stock issued here.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PATENTS
Bought and Sold for INVENTORS
and handled in UNITED STATES
and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
Room 14, 320 California St. (ovor Wells &. Fargos
Bank), SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market (or useful In-
ventions.
BUY LAND
Where you can get a crop every yearj
where you will make something every
aeasonj where you are sure of having a crop
when prices are high; where you have a
healthy place to live; where you can raise
semi-tropical as well as other fruits; where
you can raise a diversity of grain and vege--
tables and get a good price for them. Go
and see the old Heading Grant (in the
upper Sacramento Valley), and you will
find such land for sale in sub-divisions to
suit purchasers — at very low rates and
on easy terms. There are 12,000 acres at
from $3 to $30 per acre, including pastur-
age, vine, fruit land and grain land. Will
sell the whole tract at a great bargain.
Send stamp for map and circular to Ed-
ward Frisbie. proprietor, (on the GTant),
Anderson, Shasta Co., Cal.
Inventors' Institute
-OF—
OALIFOBWIA,
32 1 California St., San Francisco.
Patented Inventions sold upon Commission. Agencies
everywhere. Send stamp for Circular containing terma_
etc., or call at rooms of Institute for information.
QUICKSILVER.
THE CELEBRATED A BRAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaden Station, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantity. Trademark A on top of
Flasks secured hy United States Patent, and registered.
Flasks contain 761 tbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
guaranteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from San Jose, f. o.
b., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Idaho
or Utah, or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'swharf,
and Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
charge. Railroad rates from San Jose are the same as
from San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
320 Sansome Street, S. F
P. O Box, 1078.
Carson and Colorado Railroad.
(NARROW-GAUGE.)
The Company anuouncce the completion of its line March
1, 1882, to CANDELARIA, Columbus Mining District, Es-
meralda Co., Nev., 1?8 miles from Mound House (Junction
with Virginia and Truckee Railroad).
STAGE CONNECTIONS,
At Hawthorne with U. S. Stage Company's daily coaches
for Aurora (20 m.); Bodie (37 m.); Luncly and Bridgeport.
AtLuning (125 mileB from Mound House) with Gilmer,
Salisbury & Co.'s tri-weekly stages (leaving Tuesday, Thurs-
day arid Saturday mornings) for Grantsvillo, Belmont and
Tybo.
At Belleville (150 miles from Mound House) with Belleville
and Independence Stage Co.'s stageB for benton (40 m.),
Bishop Creek, Big Pine aud Independence.
At Caudelaria, with U. S. Stage Co.'s stages for Colum-
bus (8 m ), Silver Peak, Montezuma, Alida Valley, Gold
Mountain, eto.
THROUGH TICKETS
To the above points for sale at San Francisco, Sacramento
Reno, Carson and Virginia R. R. Ticket offices.
This is the direct and natural route for Passengers and
Freight, to points in Southern Nevada, Mono and Inyo
counties, California. The line, laid with steel rails and red-
wood ties and equipped with new and first-class rolling stock,
is penetrating new and most promising Mining Districts
which are now attracting deserved attention throughout the
country.
For information on through freight rate3 apply to
H. M. YERINGTON, D. A- BENDER.
Gei-'l Supt. Gen'J Freight & Pass. Agent.
Carson, Nev.
GiLHB H. GRAY.
Jambs Havhn.
GRAY & HAVEN,
Attorneys and Counsellers-at-Law,
6SO Oalifornle, St. SAN FBANOISOO
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a postal card, giving full address and the date of the num-
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[January 27, 1883
Iron ajid jYlachipe W?.
F. P. B^con, Pree.
0. L. Fduts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND B01LDBR8 OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Maclinery, Port-
able, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
fSTAffents for C. H. Baker'a Mining: Horse Power;
Bi-h >p*d Mining Pump Apparatus; 0. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cam.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOV1LLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTUBBRB OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard tt Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, -Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Belle and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ts.PRICES MODERATE'S*
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Enginea, Flour,
Quartz and Mining Machinery, Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $150 00
" 2 " 6 625.00
" 3 " 8 925.00
" 0 " I5001bs " " 15000
The Best Crusher In the Market and at the LoweBt Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
OI all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T*\nks, etc For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St. , between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANOTAOTTmRRS OF 0ASTING8 OP RVBRY BBS0RIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General TJs© on the
Comstock
For Bale at wholesale by
" Holtjroot, Merrill&Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Market Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE, PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. - Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
* PARKE & LACY. Proprietors.
No. 3 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting- Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rnbber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
£3T Catalogues furnished on Application. jRjr
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Eock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self- Feeders, Retorts,
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO.
^W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
ZMZ^CHZIZLSTIE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTEJG ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for HotelB, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
Successors to MOREY & SP.BRRY,
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINING MACHINERY.
Gold and Silver Grinding, Concentrating and Amalgamating Machinery, Engine*
and Boilers of any eize. Hydraulic Giants, Hydraulic Outfits. All the various kiudf
of Amalgamating Pans, Combination, Eclipse, Excelsior, etc. Settlers, Rock Break-
ers. Stamp Mills for Wet or Dry Crushing Howlatid's t-u'verizer, Improved Riffi -a,
Retorts for Gold and Silver, Silver Plated Copper for free Gold
imilJMK. Amalgamation. Hoisting and Pumping Machinery, Chloridiz-
\wSSm. ing Furnaces, tt!. Mining and Mill Supplies of every descrip-
— tion. Steel Shoes and Diesthatlaatthreetiineaaslong asany iron.
WAREROOMS: 92 & 9* Liberty St., New York,
Foundry and Machine Shop: Newhurg, M. Y.
NOTICE.— The public and farmer friends and
patrons of the old firm of Morey & S perry are
hereby notified that the above-named Company i*
the legitimate and ONLY snecessor to the said
firm, having acquired all the drawings,
patterns and machinery of theof the old
firm, together with the lease and good
will of its business.
We shall continue the business, with
largely increased facilities, at the old
WoafK„,„ Cf x. P,ace. having made connection with the
Newburg 'Steam Engine works, which have been eularged to meet the demands of this Company. Mr Frankliri
Morey, of the late firm of Morey & Sparry, will manage the bueiness of this Company. Information and esti-
mates of the various stj lea of Mini ng and Milling Machinery cheerfully given. All orders filled promptly. Mate-
rials and WorkmaneMp First-Class. F J
MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINE CO.
STEEL
CASHES
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
Ttup to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheada for Loco-
motives, etc.
16,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
Zrove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
NK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price ListB free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTEK.tl'a. 407 library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pree't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branohbs,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and.'none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moat approved plans.
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
"WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP "WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purpoaes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
KENDALL'S
PATBNT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hours, According
to Sizb.
£TNA IRONWORKS,
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
iS'Send for Circular.
1882.
RANKIN, BEAYT0N & CO.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OF
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
andmost improved machinery and processes for baae nne
free orea. Water Jacket Smelting Furnaces for silver.
lead and eopperores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Workd.
Pumping Machinery, Chloridrzing Furnaces, etc. Wh
offer our customers the best reaulta of thirty years' expt-
nence in this special line of work, and are prepared to
furnish the moat approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior In design and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,
Mills, Furnaces, HoiBting Worke, etc., in aoy of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
Br Telbphonb.— Subscribers, advertisers and other
patrons of this office can address orders, or make appoint-
mentE with the proprietors or agents by telephone, as we
are connected with the central syetemin San Francisco.
January 27, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
71
Mining
Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
^VIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adlustable Cut-oC Puppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty io the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
The Kortlne's Injector 19 the simplest,
Cheapest and beet in use. Will draft its
own wiiter, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure Send (or Circu.ar.
P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay A Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Toole.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines
all Kinds.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors,
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKB STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
JAMES LEFFEL'S WATER WHEEL
The
i»
Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, making it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
\o\l Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheela, under both the Highest and
|;\tv'o Lowest head uaed in this country. Our new llluutrated Book sent free to those
s \ owning water power.
.---r^ Those improving water power should not fail to write us (or New Prices, before
'«$*??. buying elsewhere. New ShopB and New Machinery are provided for making this
^JV^ WheeL Address
JAMES LE7FEL c& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Libsrty Street, New York City
FARES &■ LACY. General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St.. S. F.
Contai.s no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is lhs
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not c ontain these Dangerous Ingredients.
Price of Tonite Materially Reduced 'for 1883.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No. 3XO California Street, - - - SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
che poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from HERoriiBS, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
h. C. MAR3HUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron "Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francisco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices-
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL, WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED I
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour. Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Atralga
mating Macnlnes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Quartz Mills.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[January 27, 1883
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, E3timates, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
Removal of Office of
Judson Manufacturing Co.
NOTICE !
San Francisco, January 2, 1883.
On and alter January 4, 1883, the Office and Sales-
room of the JUDSON MANUFACTURING CO. will be
located at 329 Market Street, San Francisco, where
we Bhall carry a full line of Goods of our own manufac-
ture, such as Files, Tacks, BradB, Shoe, Box and Finishing
Nails, Hardware and California Victor Mowing Machines
Judson Manufacturing Co.
Gold Medal Awarded
STATHAM PIANOS
At Mechanics' Fair, 1882.
FACTORY765 MISSION STREET.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
185 Montgomery St , near Bash.
SPECIALTY FOR 33 7BARS,
The most complicated caseB o! defect
Ive vision thoroughly diagnosed, free ol
charge. Orders by mail or express
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order. Two Hours Notice.
Irrigation ! Reclamation !
TURBINE PUMPS.
1 000 to 20,000 Gallons a Minute. $100 to $l,OOD
21 STEVENSON ST., S. F.
REMOVAL.
THE IWl & PLACE MACHINE CO,
Have Removed from 323 and 325
Market Street, to
NO. 8 CALIFORNIA ST.
HOISTING ENGINES.
/fir' * '" -rF*'A ■£-?!>
■**BPfe
IvED U"CEr> PRICES.
1- 10x14 Single. 1— 8x12 Double.
EDWARD A. RIX,
47 and 49 Fremont St., - - - SAN FRANCISCO.
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANOTING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now in use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentration are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen in working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Fruu Vanning Machine Company
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and (hat as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-Qhake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial ag*insfc the Triumph, or any othor
machine, for stakes of $1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street,
Nov. 6, 18S2.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STROUDSBUEG, MONKOE COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front Strait.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nos. 152 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Strcei.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No. 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
"~ ~~ Nos. 811 to 819 North Second Street.
UN IN
An Illustrated
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 5.
Operating Pumps iu Mines.
Mr. .I"lm Buffer, of Jacksonville, Oregon,
i patented through the Mimv; ami Sol-
nrnfio Pun Patent Agenoy a new method
Mm,' | pa in mines or deep wells,
the pumps aw located Lifierent levels
or stations. The object of the invention is to
furnish means (or operating all the pumps upon
the various levels or stations at the same time
by the application of the original power, which,
by certain mechanical devices, is transmitted
throughout the entire system.
tin top of the shaft is suitably jour-
naleil the driving shaft, upon which is a pulley
QU which is lirmly clamped a tlat wire cable.
This cable is clampeil to its tenter at the top of
tin pulley to prevent slipping, as its ends are
loose anil swing down upon each side over the
face of the pulley. This power pulley docs not
make a complete revolution, but oscillates, that
is, it revolves part way and then back.
At the li ist side station or level is journaled
a horizontal shaft, carrying upon one end a
double-faced pulley. Upon the outer of these
faces is clamped at the center and underneath
the pulley another flat cable, the ends of which
■pass about the face of the pulley at its sides,
and extend up to connect with the lower ends
of pieces of round cable already attached to the
Hat cable of the power pulley, thus making a
connection with the upper pulley. In the pieces
of round cable connecting the flat cables are
placed set screws or links, whereby the cable
connection can be tightened and adjusted.
Over the other face of the pulley at the station
is another flat belt connected in a similar man-
ner to that already described, with the pulley
at the next station by similarly arranged belts.
Each level is connected with the one above in
this way, and at each station is a pump.
The shafts of each of the sets of pulleys have
pinions at their ends, these pinions engaging
with a rack, either formed with or at-
tached to the piston rod of the pump.
Power is applied to the main driv-
ing shaft and pulley at the surface to give
the pulley an oscillatory motion. This is trans-
mitted through the continuous belt or cable con-
nections to the pinions at the several stations,
and by means of these pinions the piston rods of
the pumps are moved back and forth to operate
the pumps. The pumps may be single or double-
acting, or two single-acting pumps, one at each
end of the rack, may be used.
The pumps may be operated at any angle de-
sired, by clamping the flat cables at suitable
pouits upon their pulleys, and by the interposi-
tion of guide pulleys the power may be trans-
mitted to them in any location, as in a tunnel or
down another shaft. The general principle of
operating a series of pumps simultaneously is
not new, but the other devices differ from Mr.
Huffer's. The vibrations of the cable is pro-
vided for, and also the stretching of the cables.
The Chico Record says : An industrious
miner from the Butte Creek region came to
Sown this morning with over §1,600 worth of
gold dust, which he deposited in the Bank of
Butte County. He said that the miners along
the creek are now idle on account of the scarcity
of water, but they hope to be at work when the
spring rain sets in.
Mine Timbering.
On the Comstocfc the material enclosing the
ore bodies in bonanzas is of a very unstable
character, and involves an immense cost in tim-
bering. The ore bodies frequently have sel-
vagea of clay of considerable thickness. The
whole is soft and yielding, and owing to the
clayey nature swells on exposure to the air, ex-
erting an enormous pressure. The extraction
of such immense bodies of ore and the opening
of such extensive chambers with insufficient
supportof theconntry rock or veinmatterinduce
large movements of the surrounding masses.
Great caves of ground from old stopes occur.
The difficulty of sustaining ground of this na-
ture by any method of timbering is not only
great in itself, but is much increased by the
hers that are framed together on rectangula
sets four to five feet square, the floors being sup-
ported one above the other by posts seven to
eight feet high. The two left-hand figures of
the engraving illustrate the method of timber-
ing in stopes. They present an elevation and
floor of a single set, showing thedetails of fram-
ing. The timbers arc usually of 12-inch stuff and
square-hewn or sawed. They are formed with
much care so that the various parts fit snugly
and nicely together.
Drift Timbering.
The method employed in timbering drifts or
tunnels is the same as is generally iu use in
other districts. The timber is, bow-ever, all
square, varying in size from 8 to 13 inches.
Ordinary working drifts, such as those connect-
In the Arizona Legislature the bill to pay
Prof. Church the expenses he claimed to have
incurred as Commissioner to Denver was de-
feated.
SIOPE TIMBERS. DRIFT TIMBERS.
lying the main shaft with the vein, are about five
feet wide in the bottom, four feet wide in the
top and seven feet high. They are usually tim-
bered with vertical sets or frames, consisting of
two posts, a cap and a sill or spreader. _ These
posts are mainly seven feet two inches high, the
cap three feet nine inches, and the sill four
feet nine inches long. These sets are placed
from two to six feet apart, according to the na-
ture of the ground. They are covered on the
outside with lagging, which is likewise varied
according to condition, consisting sometimes of
six-inch scantling, in pieces five or six feet long.
large size of the chambers rendered vacant
the extraction of the bodies of ore.
Methods ordinarily in use in veins of nioder.
ate width and in firm rock were found to be in-
sufficient. To meet the necessities of the case,
a method of timbering was introduced, which
is said to have been devised by Mr. Diedeshimer,
which, though meeting at first with some op-
position, on account of its great cost, has
been generally adopted, and is used in
all the mines on the lode. This con-
sists of framing 'timbers together in vectaugular ' and pi;
1 three-inch or four-inch plank, placed close to
gether, inclosing both sides and top, and some
times the bottom. Lagging, consisting of light
sets, each set being composed of a square base,
placed horizontally, formed of four timbers,
sills and iron pieces, four to six feet long,
framed together, surmounted by four posts six
to seven feet high at each corner, and capped
by a framework similar to that of the base.
These cap pieces forming the top of any set are
at the same tune the sills or base of the next
set above, the posts, as the sets rise one above
the other in the stopes, being generally placed
in position directly over those below.
This somewhat complicated system of timber-
ing may also be described, in other terms, as a
succession of horizontal floors composed of tim-
scantling, placed several inches apart, is often
preferred in heavy swelling ground, as the pres-
sure breaks in the pieces of scantling before ef-
fecting the stronger timbers of the tunnel sets.
By picking down the intruding clay and reliev-
ing the pressure, the more expensive timbers are
saved. String pieces, usually of square stuff, or
three inches by four inches, are laid in the bot-
tom on the sill timbers, and shod with flat iron
one and one-half inches wide by one-fourth inch
thick to serve as track for the drift cars, and a
footway of two inch plank is laid between the
rails.
The two right-hand figures of the engravings
illustrate the method of framing the tunnel sets.
Alaska as a Mining'. Region.
Jii-i at the present time there is some unusual
"interest" in tin1 mining prospects of Uaska,
brought about. loubt, by certain vague
rumore current of late regarding supposed rich
placer discoveries somewhere about the bead
waters of the Yukon river, The part\ that
made the trip up the river is one composed of
old miners and prospectors, equipped with
steamer, boats and canoes, with supplies for
three years, and everything in first-rate style.
It was expected to remain over winter and do
the prospecting this summer, as they would
have little time the past summer. It seems
somewhat unreasonable that these men, after
all the trouble and expense they have been to,
would publish abroad the fact of striking rich
diggings until at least they had some chance to
work them. They were not a lot of "tender-
feet," to draw a crowd to a region where they
had it all their own way; at least it is hardly
probable, under the conditions, the men would
"blow" about the discovery. It is best, there-
fore, to receive with caution stories that may be
current.
These views are conformed by a conversation
we had this week with James Williams, a miner
who has spent the best part of the last seven or
eight years prospecting in the northern country,
and who has been in the city this winter, but
will return to Alaska on the -20th inst. Mri
Williams has been ou the Stickeen river and
other British Columbia mining regions, and is
familiar with Alaska also, owning claims now at
Harrisburg, where the principal mines of Alaska
are situated.
In the season, Mr. Williams tells us, there
are about 200 miners about Harrisburg. Very
little prospecting has been done outside of the
camp itself. They know nothing so far of the
ledges, but there are a few good paying plaoer
chums. No one knows as yet the extent of the
field. The claims are in high banks or benches,
and the gravel is from 3 to 20 feet in thickness.
The material is a sort of decomposed stuff— a
mixture of broken quartz and other debris.
Sometimes a reef of quartz will be met with in
the gravel bed.
Water is plenty, and is brought to the gravel
beds in ditches from the creeks. There is no
company furnishing water, the miners bringing
it themselves to their claims. The season lasts
from five to six months, but varies considerably.
It is expected it will commence in May this
year.
The miners at Harrisburg take up 200 feet
frontage on the hill ground, and 1,000 feet run-
ning back. Most of the mines are on the main-
land, but there are some on the islands. There
are two companies mining on Douglas island.
All the region close around has been taken
up. Some little prospecting outside has been
done, but it has not paid. The mines are not
in a regular gold belt; it does not seen to be a
regular wash. The belt cannot be traced at all.
Wherever stringers of quartz are found placer
ground is met with around it. The quartz and
placer ground have to be recorded separately.
Four hydraulic nozzles (two of Hoskins' pat-
tern) will be sent up on the steamer that goes
this month. These mines are most of them
worked by hydraulic process. Wre shall have
more to say about the mining region of Alaska
hi next week's Press.
The work on the Channel tunnel is still going
on quietly.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 3, 1883
Correspondence,
Colorado Notes.
Editors Press : — Mining is being interfered
with somewhat by the recent cold weather and
snow, yet many properties, being well prepared
for winter, continue their working without any
difficulty.
The Red Mountain district, S miles from
Ouray, in the San Juan country, is not to be
deterred by wind or weather, and is developing
some fine mines through the snow. This
district probably possesses some of the richest
mines in the State. In fact, they are striving
bard to have it become known as "New Lead-
vine*' or "Second Carbonate Camp." It is true
they are making some wonderful discoveries for
a camp only rive months old, three being winter
months. Old Leadville miners went in there
in December, and are living in tents and pros
pecting, and
Sinking Shafts Through the Snow.
There are some gray carbonates of lead found
associated with galena, but not sufficient to give
the camp much notoriety as a carbonate camp.
The ores are principally sulphides of lead and
copper. While not generally high grade, the
ore lies in vast bodies, and probably averages
$50 per ton. Among the mines of this district
is the Congress, with an ore body 18 ft. in
width, from which 110 tons of ore was taken
which netted $100 to the ton in copper, silver
and gold. The Hudson, with a shaft 52 ft.
deep, has a body of ore 11 ft. thick, which will
run $90 to the ton. The Yankee Girl is evi-
dently quite a bonanza, It has two shafts, one
42 and the other 50 ft. deep. The former is in
a solid body of galena ore 40 ft. in thickness,
and no bottom reached yet. This ore nets $oo
to $60 per ton in St. Louis. The Yankee Girl
was sold on the 20th of last September for $125,-
000 cash. The D. & R, G. R. R. will, it is ex-
pected, extend their line to Ouray next summer,
and this camp will be brought into prominence.
The Electric Light
Is being adopted in a number of mines through-
out the State. The Silver Cord group of Lead-
ville employ seven electric arc-lamps on its
premises, which are pronounced very satisfac-
tory illuminators. The ore-house contains two
of these lights, and the ore is sorted with fully
as great precision as can be done by daylight.
The Iron Silver Mining Co. of the same dis-
trict are also considering the feasibility of
working by the electric light.
It is estimated that a plant such as the Iron
Silver Company think of putting up would
cost, all told, between $2,000 and $2,500, and at
that price it would unquestionably prove a
beneficial and saving investment to any mining
company employing a large force of men at
night. The miners of Alma, Park Co. , held a
meeting on the 4th rust, for the purpose of
considering the most effective means of
Exposing All "Wild Cat Schemes,
Fostering honest enterprises and preventing un-
principled individuals from employing miners,
and creating other obligations, and in the end
have no funds to pay them. If miners and busi-
ness men of other camps would maintain a like
front toward corrupt schemes and companies,
honest investors would receive great encourage-
ment.
Some excitement and no little scandal has been
occasioned in mining circles here by the recent
change of
Management of the Robinson
Mine, the outgoing manager being accused of
some decidedly disreputable actions in connec-
tion with his management of that property. It
is alleged that he leased an adjoining mine and
connected it with one of the richest ore bodies
in the Robinson by a tunnel, through which he
extracted a large amount of high-grade ore.
Also, that he sent a great many car loads of ore
to the smelter in his own name, and appropri-
ated the returns to his own use. It is to be
hoped that he can disprove these charges, as
such occurences, coming to the knowledge of cap-
italists, work an inestimable injury to legitimate
mining.
Messrs. Geo. M. Miller and Felix McLaughlin,
extensive mine operators of Park Co., returned
yesterday from a tour of inspection through New
Mexico. They do not think very highly of that
country, ami say that Colorado 'offers better in-
ducements for investment than New Mexico.
C. F. Blackxidge,
Denver, Col., Jan. 21, 1SS3.
Electricity on Tap.— Prof. Brush, President
of the electric light company bearing his name,
has succeeded, it is claimed, in perfecting a
system for storing electric power. The inven-
tion consists of a box containing cells, in each
of which is suspended two lead plates electric-
ally treated and immersed in acidulated water.
These plates are called accumulators, on which
is stored electricity. The batteries can be
packed and shipped as merchandise, and han-
dled without danger. The capacity of the. bat-
tery depends upon the number of cells. The
electricity loses none of its force from storage,
and can be used for any purpose for which it is
needed.
The Floridas.
The Florida mountains, that on a bright
day can be seen for miles from the plain on
which Deming, New Mexico, is situated,
formed for many years a safe retreat for the
bloodthirsty Apache, and were shunned by
all prospectors, are at last upon the eve of an
era of prosperity, and their hidden treasures are
being torn from their bowels by the miner. Al-
though there are no well-developed mines in
these mountains, the ore that is now being pro-
duced is of an excellent character, and from the
size of the veins, the district bids fair to take a
front rank as a bullion producer when smelting
works are established at some adjoining camp,
and more capital can be attracted to work the
many promising claims. The ore is similar in
character to that found at Cook's Peak, and is
mostly composed of carbonate of lead, carrying
silver. It is soft and easily worked. As an ex-
ample of this, it is said that three men were able
to mine and hoist nine tons of ore from a mine
in 12 hours, a most remarkable feat. The Sil-
ver Cave mine, l-ecently bought by J. E. Car-
roll & Co. for $25,000, is an excellent piece of
property. It is situated about 2S miles from
Deming, by the road that winds around the
mountain and passes through the pass between
the Little and the Big Floridas. Five hundred
tons of ore from this mine shipped to the Shak-
speare smelter for reduction gave very satisfac-
tory results, running from $50 to $68 per ton in
silver and from 50 to 60% in lead. The vein
that has been dipping constantly into the moun-
tain side now descends almost perpendicularly,
and at the bottom of the shaft is five feet wide.
Assessment work has been done on several other
mines in this vicinity, and most of the claims
are looking well.
Horton's camp, situated on the west end of
the main range of the Floridas, is about 12
miles from Deming by road, and contains some
of the best prospects in that section. On the
Carbonate cave mine thirty-five feet have been
sunk and very good mineral is being produced,
specimens of which assayed 200 ounces in silver
and 50% in lead. The vein is a large one,
probably 10 or 12 ft. wide, no foot walls having
as yet been found.
The Black Bear at a depth of 20 ft. shows a
vein 8 to 10 ft. wide of ore running from $40 to
$75 silver and from 35 to 40% lead. Mr. Hor-
ton has done the assessment work on 10 other
claims, all of which contain rich ore of the
same description as the above.
Messrs. Shaw, Arnold and Ensign own five
claims at Mineral Cave, between Horton's and
Cedar springs, where excellent water is found
full of gravel and supposed to have run dry,
but when its basin was scooped out, it ran full
to the edge once more.
The Mountain Boy, the most developed mine
as yet, at Mineral cave, is but 12 ft. in depth,
but carries ore running 33 ounces in silver.
The vein, which was but 18 inches wide on the
surface, is four feet in the bottom, and is be-
coming richer as it goes down. The walls are
well defined, being granite on one side and por-
phyry on the other. The southwest extension
of the Mountain Boy at a depth of five feet
contains a good vein running 28 ounces in sil-
ver. The other three locations have not yet
been worked, but good walls are seen on the
surface of each one, and the sin-face rock assays
from 10 to 30 ounces of silver. Wood and
water are found in the mountains in sufficient
quantities for camping pnrposes, but there is
not enough of either to run mills. — New South
we#t.
The Shakspeare Smelter.
The smelter, which was completed in Febru-
ary, 1882, was erected by the Shakspeare Con-
solidated Smelting Company. It was bought
by A. M. Gmehling, H. W. Schmidt and the
Carroll brothers, George L. and J. E., some
four months smce. About $18,000 were invest-
ed in the erection of the works. It commenced
running in February, and in three weeks turned
out two car loads of bullion which averaged
500^ ounces of silver and 8-i ounces of gold to
the ton. The ores treated were from the Vic-
toria and Last Chance mines. The second run
was in .Tune — ten days— resulting in one car
load of bullion which yielded 465 ounces of sil-
ver and 8i ounces of gold to the ton, from the
same mines.
The third run was made in November — fif-
teen days— producing four car loads of bullion
(60 tons) averaging 250 ounces of silver and
one-half ounce of gold. The ore for this run
was from the Fioridas and Last Chance.
The fourth run was made in December, just
previous to our visit — eight days — upon copper
ore from the Superior mine. The result was
fifteen tons of 97 per cent, copper, 100 ounces
of silver and 3 ounces of gold, a total value of
$450 a ton, together with four tons of copper
mat assaying 81 per cent., worth $243 per ton.
At the time of our visit the smelter was
ready to start the next day with quite a quan-
tity of Superior copper on hand, and 600 tons
of galena ore, which would yield from 30 to 40
ounces per ton.
The difficulty they have had to contend with
is lack of ore. With millions of tons within
10 miles of them, it is difficult to obtain the
comparatively small quantity necessary to keep
the smelter running. Those who are getting it
out in any quantity are proposing to erect their
own reduction works and have no ore to sell. —
Lake VatteylfferaUL
Making White Lead.
The New Germania Works, Near Salt Lake.
At the Germania smelting and refining works,
south of this city, says the Salt Lake Tribune,
work goes on day and night without interrup-
tion, and a constant stream of metal is pouring
from its furnaces. The plant extends over a
large surface, and there are all the conveniences
of railroad tracks for bringing in supplies. Two
stacks are run at a tune, while two others re-
main idle, thus giving an opportunity for re-
pairs. It requires from 80 to 90 tons of ore and
fluxing materials to feed the furnaces, while
coke and charcoal make up 12 or 14 tons more.
The quantity of coke is two or three to one of
charcoal. It takes from, two to three car loads
of lime rock and about the same amount of iron
ore per day. The lead and silver ores come
from Bingham, Alta, Park City and other places
in Utah, Nevada and Idaho. About the works
there are employed about SO men.
In the earlier days of the Germania, it was
their custom to send the product of the smelters
to market in the form of base bullion. This was
found to be less profitable to the company than
it would be to separate the precious metals fi'om
the lead. The refining department has been
successful in producing fine bullion, and estab-
lishing for the works a reputation for the quali-
ty of its refined lead, said to be chemically pure.
This lead has commanded a ready market for
the manufacture of shot, white lead, and for
shipment to China and Japan for use in the arts
there. The entire smelting and refining works
appear to be under excellent management, and
operated so as to save all the metal possible in
the process of reduction. All the latest im-
provements, such as dust collecting flues, im-
proved machinery, etc. , are found here.
For several months past the company have
been engaged in perfecting their plans, erecting
buildings, purchasing machinery, and getting
everything in i*eadiness for the new
White Lead Works.
This is altogether a new enterprise in the
Rocky mountains, there being no such works
between the Missouri river and California. For
this new business of the company a building
75x125 ft. , and two stories high, was erected,
having solid brick walls and very strong frame-
work for the floors and roof. At the south end
of this large building is another 75x40 ft., one-
story high, in which is placed the motive power
on one side and machinery on the other.
The New System.
Under the old system of manufacturing white
lead, it required from four to six months to re-
duce thin sheets of lead placed in acids to white
lead through oxidation; but the new process
adopted by the Germania Co. does this in from
15 to 20 days, and produces a better article than
under the old plan. The mode of manufacture
does not appear complicated, and yet it is a very
interesting process. Refined lead is taken into
the factory in bars weighing nearly 100 lbs.
These are cut for convenience in handling and
for expedition in melting, after which the pieces
are fed into a kettle and melted. On one side
of this kettle a number of small tubes project
downward at an angle of about 45°, and hav-
ing a small stamp at the lower end. Similar
tubes connected with a steam pipe and placed
slightly inclined upwards have their point of
discharge almost in contact with the upper
pipes. As the lead in a molten state passes out
of the pipes in a fine stream, it is blown by a
jet of steam into a large room prepared for the
purpose. The lead thus treated falls to the
floor in the form of minute granules, after which
it is taken to the second floor by means of an
elevator. On this floor there are 21 revolving
cylinders, made of wood and heavily ironed.
These are in size five feet in diameter and ten
feet long, inside measurement. They have two
iron girdles around them for the purpose of sup-
port, and, resting on wheels, the cylinders are
caused to revolve similar to those used for dry-
ing and roasting ores.
At each end a pipe enters for the purpose of
conducting currents of carbonic acid gas, and
there is provision made for filling and unloading
them. When in operation three tons of pre-
pared lead will be placed in each of these cylin-
ders, with proper proportions of acetic acid and
water, and then the cylinders will be put in
motion. Carbonic acid gas is collected from
the spent gases of the boiler furnace, and passed
through the cylinders while still warm, causing
rapid oxidation. After this process has gone on
a sufficient length of time, the charge will be
taken out and run to large tanks below, there
to be agitated and washed, after which the
mixture will be permitted to settle. Such parti-
cles as have not been thoroughly converted into
the pigment desired will sink to the bottom and
be covered with pure white lead, after which
the water on top can be drawn off.
When this white lead is dried, the next pro-
cess will be that of mixing with oil and grinding
ready for use, then placing in kegs for market.
The capacity of the works is about five tons per
day.
By the side of the building lies 60 or 70 bar-
rels of linseed oil, s dd to be about one month's
supply for the works.
The Motive Power
Consists of ample boiler power, and an engine
of 80-horse power. In one corner of the build-
ing there stands a furnace for melting lead to
be converted into pipe. By its side is a large
hydraulic press, provided with reservoirs for
hoisting molten lead, dies for various sizes of
pipe, and all conveniences for forcing lead from
the press in the form of pipe of any length or
size desired. This branch of manufacture will
be put in operation after the white lead depart-
ment is fully at work. There is also machinery
for making sheet lead. The works will run
day and night after starting, which will be
within the next two of three days, and be
lighted by eighteen electric lamps operated by
a Brush machine.
The building is heated by steam pipes ex-
tending around the walls. Everything con-
nected with the construction of the building, the
machinery, and all its arrangements, is first-
class, and especially designed for convenience
and economy in operating. It will require ;i
force of about twenty men to run the works*
but at the present time there are more than
double that number engaged. This new enter-
prise is destined to become one of the great in
dustries of Utah, and will be the means of in-
troducing the growth of flax and . manufacture
of linseed oil here, besides aiding in other in-
dustries.
About Wood.
Money in All the limber.
Year by year the primeval forests of America
are passing away. Already in many places
timber and lumber are becoming scarce articles.
In years past there lias been great if not wanton
waste of timber trees. In not a few sections
people are planting forest trees, for the time is
not distant when they will be needed. In fell-
ing the trees of our forest it should be the study
of our people to waste no part of them. There
are ways in which every part of almost every
kind of tree can be utilized, and with the assis-
tance of capital this can undoubtedly be done.
Near the town of Alta, across the Sierras, in
California, they have started works by means of
which they grind up the wood of certain timber
trees and manufacture paper pulp. The same
thing might be done on this side of the moun-
tains. At Carson has been started a box factory,
This is a good industry and will give employ-
ment to many workmen. But there are also
other industries that might be started. This of
the manufacture of wood pulp is one of them.
All kinds of timber can be utilized in this in-
lustry. We do not say all kinds of wood will
make first-class paper, but it can all be worked
up into some useful article.
Not only is wood pulp made into paper, but
it is also molded into barrels, casks, pails, bowls
and all kinds of woodenware. In the East they
are already making boxes, fancy and plain, cor-
nices, picture frames and hundreds of small
articles out of wood pulp. White woods, that
have a long fiber, are used for the best kinds of
paper; but almost every kind of wood can be
ground up and put to use in making boxes, bar-
rels and the like.
Only the non-resinous woods are adaptable
for white paper, while the resinous woods serve
well for colored paper, and for all kinds of
woodenware. Thus tbc.se woods might be util-
ized for making boxes for berries, fruits and for
many other uses.
When our people first began in the business
of manufacturing wood pulp they used poplar,
and for a time it was thought that only that
wood, basswood, buckeye and a few similar
kinds of wood could be ground into a proper
pulp.
Now, however, machines have been built
which turn out pulp with equal facility from
all kinds of wood, different stones being required
for different woods, however. The longest
fiber is made from willow, basswood and poplar
ranking next, respectively, in that regard.
Cedar, fir and hemlock are said to work about
alike, the latter working a little more freely,
Maple has a fiber shorter than that of either
spruce or pine, and is quite hard to grind.
Birch is very hard and grinds very short. Pop-
lar and buckeye pulps remain white for a 1
siderable time, other woods changing color.
Birch becomes pink, maple turns purple and
basswood takes on a reddish hue, It is esti-
mated that over 200 tons of wood pulp are now
daily turned out in the United States.
The water power in our mountains might be
utilized for grinding up such parts of the forest
trees as cannot be profitably made into lumber.
In this way the large branches and every part
of a tree except the knots might be worked up
into pulp and made into barrels, fruit and berry
boxes, cornices and the like. No doubt the
owners of the pulp mill at Alta will presently
drift into this line as a means of profitably dis-
posing of such pulp as will not make a good
article of paper. Out of wood pulp may be
made all such articles as are manufactured of
papier mache; indeed it is the same thing. In
molding articles it is only necesary to mix the
pulp with size, glue, cement and other simila
adhesive articles or preparations, owing to what
use the thing manufactured is to be put to.
Virginia Khrf-erprisi .
The Nevada Legislature has been wrestling
with a bill intended to abolish the use of seati
to legal documents. It is claimed that such
things are out of date and of no earthly use.
THE proposed transfer of the Signal Service
to the Interior Department is opposed by Gen-
eral Hanzen, but favored by most of the ob-
A FOUR years' gas war in Los Angeles has
been ended by an order of the City Council to
the gas company to shut off all street lights, the
electric light having been substituted.
February 3, 1883:]
Mining and Scientific Press.
3H/\NIC 3RESS.
Steam Heating.
lUrond diaaetar etTehacuipai has
i much attention unong the nn
to tin- practicability of ■ more aitanaive intro-
duction steani. In thin
connection it may be remarked thai tin- city <>f
Denver, in i Jolurado, has perhapi made more
i thui din ction than any
other citj in the world. At least it is said that out
of *J7 .'t-Min heating works in the variona cities
thejonly
onee that have yet returned an) dividends to
I ■■ -. works are operated by
. , . i .
parties. The works consume 80 tons of coal
per day. They consist of 15 horizontal, tubular
boilers, -">\17 ft., and are enclosed In a brick
building "i two stories, neatly and substantially
i tporate 10,000
gaUoiis "i wal " hich heal 10,000
ft ol piping, There 'are laid in the
ibont three miles ol main pipe Erom
three to eight inches in diameter and about
one and n ball miles of service pipe. Bight
large blocks of buildings and several private
heated by these work* The
i during the pa il
the addition oft! i oalfmile
ol piping. Their success is one ol tie b
prosperity, as well as of the
enterprise oi her citizens. The fact may bo at-
tributed uot less to the liberality of Denvi rs
citizens than to the ability , care and intelligence
with which the works have been managed by
■ intendent, Mr, William
To Mklt Babbit Metal, Workmen who are
ii.. 1 to mixing or treating metals while
in liquid state, will generally melt such metal
i.\ ; i j » j » 1 \ ins heai bo
rapidly that the ladle will become red hot before
the metal within begins to melt. When it is
i dross rises to the Burface, and it is
skimmed off by the workmen and thrown away.
Tin' skimming process is kept up as long as the
ladle is kept on the Bre. Now, Buch a coura Lb
all wrong, because, by applying heat too sud-
denly, the metals which fust' at lower degrees of
heat Bweal out, and are burned before those
which melt .it a higher temperature become
fluid. The dross, a.-* it is commonly called,
which rises to the surface, is in many eases the
my. it hardening property of the alloy,
and Bhould DOt be thrown away. The surface
ol the melted metal should be kept covered with
fine charcoal, which will prevent oxidation. A
small Lump of sal ammoniac should also
be kept upon the surface of the metal. The
metal should always be stirred before pouring,
otherwise the heavier metals will separate ami
sink to the bottom of the ladle, and a constantly
2 quality of metal will be the result. By
melting the metal slowly and keeping it properly
fluxed as described, it will run sharp, each cast-
in.' will be uniform throughout, and the metal
be of equal hardness. In observing these simple
(in imiiI HMi-, much of the dissatisfaction now ex-
perienced in using Babbitt and other anti-fric-
tion metals will disappear, ami the metal not he
condemned hecausc it simply obeys the laws of
nature and separates when improperly treated.
—Cotton, Wool and Iron,
Ajcbhii w rail production in 1882 is estimated
by Mr James M. Swank, Secretary of the Amer-
ican [ran and i iti"ii, to in
about 1,750,000 tons of 2,240 fta, The produc-
tion of iteel rails hi bout 1,000,000,
against 1,210,280 bom m 1881, and ol iron rails
250,000 tons, against 438,233 in 1881. In
the latter part oi the >• ai scarcely anj iron rails
were rolled, the prices accepted for steel being
probably less than thereon oi manunkcturing
iron rails. The imports of rails during the year
were probably just about 'joodHMt bona, so that
b total of 1,950,000 ided for
omption. This is about Hi.inmi
t'-ns re than last year, whereas \\- con
tleasl 2,000 miles more oi dm ■
which would require probably 200,000 tons of
rails. lint the consumption for second tracks,
and renewals this year was very likely
n in 1881. Though there was a great
deal more road t" maintain, a wry large propor-
tion of it was new, and most roads had been
put into condition to carry more tiatli. than
mid get to cai rj last year. Ch
in the capacity of the Bessemer works
made in [881 teems to have resulted in an in-
■■; nearly 25 in their production, which
was enough to lay 17,040 miles of track with
raUS. This, b) the way, can no longer
be regarded a- the standard American weight.
Most of the old roads with heavy traffic use
hi "i rails for renewals, at least on their
mainline-., and several of the new roads also.
SeiE^TIFIQ Pr\0(3^ESS.
Important
Modifications
Lighting.
in Electric
Resi i.ts Obtaixed in Practice.— The best
automatic non-condensing engines furnish an in-
dicated horse power for about three pounds of
gun. I coal, depending somewhat upon the fitness
of the engine for the work and the quality of
the coal. With a condenser attached a con-
sumption as low as two pounds has been re-
ported, but this is an exceptional result; two
and a half pounds may be quoted as a good prac-
tice. The larger the engine the better the
showing as compared with smaller engines. For
Ordinary slide valve engines the coal burned per
indicated horse-power will vary from 9 to 12
lbs. ; for the sake of illustration we will say 10
lbs. , and that the engine is of such size as would
require for a year's run !?3,000 worth of coal;
now an ordinary adjustable cut-off engine with
throttling governor ought to save at least half
that amount of coal, or say $1,500 per year; if
tin best automatic engine were employed, using
two and a half pounds of coal per horse-power,
a further saving of $750 per year could be ef-
fected, or between the two extremes, $2,250 per
year in saving of coal without interfering in any
way with the power, with the exception per-
haps that the automatic engine will furnish a
better power than the former engine. It is easy
to see that it is true economy to buy the best
engine and pay the extra cost of construction if
the saving of fuel is an element entering into the
question of selection.
i mi Powkh i:i"i [BSD to Sheab Hot Steel
Blooms,— Writing to Stahlund ftisen, Hr. K.
Lauenstein, assistant chief engineer of the
North Chicago Rolling Mill Co., gives calcula-
tions of the po.wer required to shear hot steel
bl us to length for a HO- ft. rail. The shear at
the works named is driven by a 10x16 horizon-
tal engine geared one to four and a half, the
stroke of the shears being nine inches and the
dimensions of the blooms six and three-fourths
inches square. When the engine was running
at a speed of 45 revolutions, tl»e power is just
sufficient to cut the blooms, the speed of the
By-wheel being sensibly affected. When the
blooms were not quite hot enough, the engine
Btopped without entirely cutting through the
bloom. This, therefore, proved to be the mini-
mum limit of speed. From this Mr. Lauen-
stein calculates that the entire pressure upon the
cutting tool of the shears was 125,120 lbs., or
:2,74b' tbs. per square inch of the bloom to be
cut.
Fikf. Resisting Wooden Flooring. — Among
the various plans now resorted to by English
builders for rendering wooden flooring resistive
to the action of fire, is that of constructing solid
timber Hoors, composed of ordinary joists placed
close to each other, and spiked or serewed at
intervals with bolts; the latter are fixed alter-
nately, and to. form a key for the plastering
angular grooves are cut under each joist, these
grooves forming a series of dovetails. In a simi-
lar manner stairs are formed by a series of joists
screwed or spiked together. With regard to
partitions, preference is given by many to the
French plan of constructing them with quarter-
ings, tilled in with rough stone rubble, then laid
on each side with strong laths, and a coat of
plaster applied and pressed through the vacu-
ities from each side. In the construction of
roofs the laying of solid concrete flat on iron
joists, or iron joists fixed to the inclination of
the roof, and then filled in with con-
crete on the French system, covered with
asphalt, is a method highly approved. Ameri-
can builders may find these modes of construc-
tion worthy of imitation.
Bending Tubes. — The common practice in
bending copper tubes is to fill them with lead or
resin, then bend them round a chuck, or some-
thing of the same radius as that required for
the bend. The lead or resin may then be melted
out. A machinist of Philadelphia some years
ago devised an ingenious apparatus for this pur-
pose, winch, however, has not come into gen-
eral use. It consists of a flexible mandrel of
steel, made of wire of square cross-section, and
with the coils lying in contact so as to form a
close spiral. By inserting one of these of the
right diameter into the tube, it can be bent to
any angle without showing the slightest symp-
tom of wrinkling; when properly bent the man-
drel can be withdrawn by taking hold of one
end of it and drawing on it, giving it at the
same time a slight twist to lessen its diameter.
Oiling Machinery — A great difficulty with
all tyros .in the use of machinery is the wasting of
oil by its too profuse use. It often happens
that a bearing will heat when supplied with too
much oil that will run cool when supplied with
the proper quantity. The reason is that when
the lubricator is partly worn it becomes sticky;
it resists removal; it remains tenaciously be-
tween the shaft and its bearings; whereas, too
much of it, usually thin and limpid, serves to
"wash the bearing," and let thte parts into
closer contact.
Finishing Saws.— A late improvement con-
sists in tempering and straightening the saws at
one operation. This is done by heating the
saws to the proper degree, and then pressing
them with a sudden and powerful stroke be-
tween two surfaces of cold iron. A drop press
is employed for the purpose. The mechanism
is quite simple and inexpensive. Its use is
said to effect an important economy in the man-
ufacture of nearly all kinds of saws, and im-
prove their quality.
Increasing the Strength of Ikon. —Two
processes have been recently introduced by M.
Sequin, of Paris, by which it is claimed that the
resistance of iron to the various strains to which
it is subjected is considerably increased. In one
process the piece of iron is raised to a cherry-
red heat and dipped in a mixture of sulphuric
acid and water. In the other process the piece
is similarly heated, and quenched in a mixture
of one part of turpentine and six parts of
water.
h « e may believe tin raporte which reach us
nn mod authority, we are on the eve of inpor-
tant modifications in the system o! general elec'
trie lighting. < 'lie invention, of which w <■ h i\ e
men a full description, Bays the Mechanical
ir-i/7'/. makes it possible to avoid the in* of ej
pensive mains as conductors for the current bj
i-ii'.u of a very simple arrangement. It
oven avoid the necessity of using street
mains altogether in some cases, and in all cases
will lender the means "I distribution of current
t tain and far hss expensive than gas.
We shall be aide to give OUr readers the earliest
full di cription OZ the new system. We have
information of dei elopments more surprising
-.til! which are now in process of elaboration, of
which we are not yet at liberty to speak. Evi-
dence sufficient is before ue to warrant the sup-
position that that the COBt of electric current
will, within the next few months, be still fur-
ther reduced, and that to bo considerable an ex-
tent as to make it generally available as a BOUTCC
of power.
The World al.Mi states that as an instance of
what may be done in regard to continuous elec-
tric lighting, it i.< worthy of note that recently
the Edison Electric Lighting Company main-
tained the lamps on their Holborn Viaduct in*
stallatimi in constant glow from three o'clock on
the previous Saturday afternoon until eight
o'clock on Tuesday morning. The current is
supplied by two large dynamos, driven alternate-
ly, the current being switched from one to the
other five times during the prolonged run.
There is no reason whatever, if the necessity
should arise, to prevent the supply of current
being continuous over an indefinite time, but
this is the first occasion on which it has been
required,
Rapid Purification of Sewage. A device
which it is said will solve the sewage question, has
been devised and recently described in the < 'In m-
ical Nt W8. It is closed with a water joint, and is
said to be inodorous, and to render infection im-
possible. It is called a "Vidangeuse." "By a
mysterious operation, which reveals a totally
new principle, it transforms all the solid and
liquid excreta which it receives, in a short time,
and without the addition of any chemical agents,
into a homogeneous liquid, scarcely turbid or
colored, and almost inodorous, holding every-
thing in suspension in the state of filaments or
granules, almost invisible." The effluent which
contains all the elements of the excreta, organic
or inorganic, may lie used for irrigation. Ex-
periments made with a "vidangeuse" with glass
sides are said to have proved that t'cecal matters
introduced along with urine, soap suds, etc.,
are completely reduced at the end of 25
days {'!). Light substances, such as paper, after
having floated for a certain time, finally disap-
pear and are dissolved in the liquid mass. A
bladder adapted by means of a tube above the
experimental vidangeuse does not swell out, but
shrinks, showing that instead of liberation of
gases there is absorption. All this is effected
"without having recourse to any new agent or
any strange force, but by the simple fact that
the pan closed and filled with water brings into
play a force of nature hitherto unforeseen and
overlooked. "
Apoatkoi'I.w — Resci has obtained a new al-
kaloid from atropin, by heating so carefully
with nitric acid that no nitrous acid vapors are
given off, then rendering the solution alkaline
with ammonia and extracting with chloroform.
It contains one molecule water less than atro-
pin, is difficultly soluble in water, easily so in
alcohol, chloroform, carbon bisulphide, benzol,
and amylic alcohol. Is distinguished from
atropin by giving with an ammonia a violet
color changing to a reddish brown. It has no
effect on the pupils, but hypodermic injections
produce slower action of the heart, and if taken
internally in small doses, characteristic convul-
sions result, the symptoms of which, however,
soon pass off.— Arch. Pharui.
New Green Color. — According to Ad. Car-
not, a non-poisonous and permanent new green
color may lie prepared as follows: A solution
of bichromate of potash is mixed with a suffi-
cient amount of phosphate of soda; sodium ac-
etate and sodium thiosulphate are added, and
the slightly acidified mixture is boiled for an
hour. A fine green precipitate is thrown down,
which is not volatile, and is perfectly fast
against air, light, dilute acids, soap, etc. It
may be used for painting, calico printing, etc.
For dyeing, the material to be dyed is treated
with a mixture of bichromate, phosphate, and
acetate of soda, and is then boiled in a slightly
acidulated bath of thiosulphate of soda.
Sewage Gas ox Metaxs. — It has not been
supposed that $ewerage gas could exert any
corroding influence on metals, yet investiga-
tions show that holes are actually worn in lead
and zinc pipes by such gases. From all that
appears, the gas which proceeds from the drain
is the most dangerous element — exhalations of
this character exercising their deadly influence
both by perforating the pipes wrhieh contain
them and then issuing through these apertures to
mingle with the respired air. Substantial iron
pipes, well ventilated and joined in the most
perfect manner possible, are considered the best
protection.
Something Novel in Ballooning.
New light has been thrown on the construc-
tion ami management of balloons by an experi-
ment this week which allows the way how an
Important change in Gorial navigation may be
< Hecfc ij Sitherto il bas been considered that,
gas only is suitable foi their inflation, for the
old-fashioned tire balloon, which acquired its
ascending power by the rarefied air produced by
;i furnace of burning straw til th.' neck or lower
part of the balloon, was u«> dangerous for prac-
tical purposes. If a baUoon could be constructed
tuiinhammable material, all the difficul-
ties of ascent by means of raretied air would be
overcome, and balloon ascents, whether for seien
titic or warlike purposes, would be practically
useful. Asbestos it seenu i- the substance thai
may be made available for the purpose, fo
periments which took place last Tuesday at
BCendon proved. that it is the material i" be
Used.
A balloon had been constructed, the whole of
the Lower part of which is of very tine abestoE
cloth, while the other portion, winch is of ean-
vas, is covered with a fire-proof solution. The
balloon is of a cylindrical shape, having a deep
/ E the equator, its holding capacity being
about S,000 ft. Attached tO the bAch is a eop-
per spirit lamp. Before inflation the balloon,
which hangs like a limp rag, was suspended by
a line supported by two poles or uprights. The
spirit having been ignited, the inflation at once
commenced, and the rapidity with which it was
concluded excited the surprise and admiration
of all present. Everyone knows that the infla-
tion of an ordinary balloon with gas. even \\ Lth
every facility for rilling it, is a work of several
hours. In the present ease the balloon, which,
though only a model, is very nearly as large as
an ordinary one, standing some 30 ft., was com-
pletely distended within five minutes, at the end
of which time it was ready to ascend. This is
an advantage which cannot be overrated, but it
is not the only one.
The difference in expense between the gas re-
quired in the one instance and the spirit in the
other is very considerable indeed, while the im-
possibility of carrying about suflicient gas as
compared with the facility for taking everywhere
as much spirit as maybe required for an endless
number of ascents, must strike the minds of
those who desire to make ballooning a practical
science. The greatest value, however, which
the new balloon possesses is that it may be
easily carried about by an army operating in the
field, and sent up aloft at a minute's notice, so to
say — an advantage which will be fully appre-
ciated by commanders of armies.— 7Vo» [Lon-
don), December 2Sd,
Impurities in Copper.
Much difficulty was recently experienced by
a New York refinery in its attempts to refine
a quantity of Colorado copper. The refiners
pronounced it as so full of arsenic antimony
that their furnaces were, as they said, "poi-
soned," and rendered unfit for refining. Sam-
ples of this copper w^ere subsequently carefully
examined, but mei'ely traces of arsenic anti-
mony were found, not enough to produce the
deleterious effect noticed. Other samples were
more carefully analyzed, when the impurity was
found to be tellurium, a substance not heretofore
found in copper anywdierc. The amount of
tellurium found was very small — in the matte
.12; in black copper, .097; in refined copper,
.083% It is somewhat uncertain whether the
tellurium was derived from the ores of the cop-
per or from the ores of gold, silver, lead, etc.,
which accompany the copper. Tellurium, it is
well known, is becoming more and more gener-
ally found all through Colorado, and associated
,vith almost every variety of ore. The effects
of even a very small fraction of a single per
cent, in the refined copper is found to be very
leleterious, causing cracks in the process of
rolling. The assayer to whom the examination
was entrusted says in his report: "This is the
first time, so far as I know, that the presence of
tellurium has been detected in commercial cop-
per. But very little of it is removed in the
treatment, as the four analyses show. It is sur-
prising how very small a quantity renders the
copper red-short, and consequently worthless
for rolling. "
Photographic ColorFrintini;;.— M. Albert's
process for rendering natural colors in a picture,
by means of a peculiarly constructed photo-
graphic steam press, has attracted much atten-
tion in Vienna, the principle consisting in the
analysis of the white light into the three colors,
yellow, blue and red, and in the recovery of the
three colors ready for the press. On a plate
chemically prepared so as to receive but the yel-
low parts of the light, and the tones of the col-
ors of the object to be reflected, the first photo-
graph is taken, when a negative of that plate is
at once put under the press, the cylinder of
which is dabbed over with yellow paint. None
but the tones of the yellow colors are now seen
in this impression. After that the object is
photographed on the plate made to reflect but
the blue colors; this plate now under the press
reflects a blue impression, the cylinder being
dabbed over with blue paint. In the same
manner the tones of the red colors are provided
for by means of a third plate. By printing the
individual pictures of the yellow, blue and red
over each other, the colors intermix in the pro-
duction of the picture.
7a
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 3, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
„ „- i Weeb i Week Weelt i Week
Name or Ending Ending Ending Ending
Company*
Jan 1
Alpha
Alta
Andes ....
Albion ....
Argenta . .
Addenda . ,
Atlas I.,..
Belcher JOc
Belmont I - ■
Beat St Belcher :3.80 3.95 3J
■ 80c
■ Itc
• 50c
■1.65
• 30e
1
2Co
6Uc
2. 85
b5c
in IS. Jan 24. Jan 31
Bullion.
Bechtel
Belle Iflle
Ujdie '
Benton
Bulwer
Boston
B.ackHawk.
Bodie Tunnel
Booker ■
Uiiedonia
California <
Challenge
Chollar
Confidence.
Con Imperial.. ..
Oon Virginia.
Crown Point
Columbus
Cnampion.
Concordia
Con Pacific
Derbec
Day
B.Mt. Diablo
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunael....
Exchequer
Endowment
Grand Prize
liolden Gate
Goodshaw
Gould&Curry
Hile & Norcross. . .
Head Center
Holmes
Independence
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Jupiter
Kentuck
Kossuth
Lady Bryan
Lady Wash
Leviathan
Leeds..
.05
Blinhattan
Martin White
MoClinton
Mono
Mexican.
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
New York
Northern Belle ....
North Noonday...
Navajo
North Btlle Isle. . .
Occidental
Ophir
Original Keystone.
Overman
Oro
Paris..
Poto3i
Pinal
Queen Bee
South Bulwer..
Savage
Seg Belcher....
Sierra Nevada. .
Silver Hill
Silver King
Succor
Summit
oorpi .......
Solid Silver....
Star..
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tioga Con
Tiptop
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jacket
.... If c
85c 1.15
1.85 1.90
45c
85c
10 104
70j 75c
20c 25c
30o 55c1 10c 45c
1.50 1.801.50 1.65
1.05 1.30 1 05 3
9Jc-
5c.
2Co'.
.75 2.90 2.80
... 10c
15c 20c
15c
1.15 1.65
.... 90o
... 5c
40c 50c
93c
1.15 1.55
5c 1.40
65c 70c
..." itc
10c1.... 10c
3.10 2.70 2.95 2.05 2.60
4 ! 3J
9g 10, 9
S3
45c
1.15
1.70
9i 9J
90c 60c
1.20
9J 10
9* 71
70c 50c 65o
1.15' 1 1.05
1.S0J.40 1.60] 1 l.:
.... 15c 20c 10c 15c
10c 0c 15c1.... 15c
1.10 1.451.30 1.4)1.20 1.35
3 |3.10 3.25 .... 2J
75c 95c 75o 85c 55c 1.15
.... 1.05.... I].... 1
2.35 3.333.10 3.202.50 3
J0j ICi 101 1IJ
50c 55c 40c 50c
2.90 3.10 2.50 2.85
1.20 2.452.10 2.15
2 2.80
1.70 2
1 1.15 1.20 1.:
.... 20c
1.15 1.25
2uc
10c
2cc
25c
1.45 2.40
90c 1.00
5c
45c 65c
9Uo 1.20
loj ioi
65c 70c
25c 40c
1.40 2.40
1.65 4.85
40c 45c
70o 75c
10c
3.15
3.60 3.75
9A 10
70c
n
1.45 2.75
20c 2.20
10c 15c
2.70 3.95
... lCc
10J Hi
4.05
1.90 3
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. 31., Jan. 31
1000 Albion 70m 75c
550 Alta 15«r20c
300 Andes 60c
50 Arjtenta 60c
280 B & Belcher... 3. 63^ o. 7.'
100 Belcher 70c
3P5 Bodie 1
300 Caledonia 10c
415 Chollar 1.55(51.6
200 Con Virginia 55c
200 Day 45c
20 Eureka Con 10J
170 Exchequer. 30c
155 Gould s, Curry.l.5|i(rfl .?;i
K'40 Grand Prize 80c
1315 Hale&Nor 2.15
400 Holmes 40c
10 Independence 75c
150 Mexican 2.70@2.75
100 Navajo S.12J
100 Northern Belle 95c
540 Ophir 2.45@2.50
990 Potosi 1.40
1610 Savage 1.45@1.50
400 Scorpion ...55c
300 Sierra Nevada 3.35
765 Union 2 25
AFTERNOON SESSION.
750 Albion 7C@75c
Annes 65c
Bekling 15c
Bechtel 70c
B& Belcher 3.65
Bodie lJ@t.8o
Chol'ar 1.60
Crown Point 90c
Con Virginia EOc
Challenge 25c
Eureka Cou 10
Elko C 20c
N Belle I?le 60c
Grand P<ize 80c
Gould & Cuny.l.6{H«1.65
Huloies 3.V-tPc
Hale & Nor. . . .2 . i0(<\2.15
Independence tfo',S 7i c
Mono 15c
Mexican 2.65
M White 2.60
Northern Belle 18
Navajo 1
Ophir 1.45@1.5i
Potosi 1.40
SNevada 3I@3.30
Scorpion 5Uo
Silver Kiag 10
Savage 1.45(^1.55
Union 2.20ia:V:n
Yellow Jacket 3.45
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Northern Belle, Jan. *2'2d, §10,199; Standard,
*22d, 525,661; Northern Belle. 25th, §7,769;
Martin White, 24th, S3,S12; Bodie. 29th, §8,-
6S7; Star, 26th, $891; Yellow Jacket, 23d, $8,-
463; Bonanza King (for January), $48,000; Na-
vajo, 29th, §16,000; Martin White, 26th, §4,-
250; Contention, 27th, $20,456; Con. Wyoming,
30th, §9,326; Horn Silver, 23d, §18,000; Alice
(for January), $88,596; Park City, 23d, §2,270;
Hanauer, 23d, §4,000; Crescent, 23d, $1,850;
Germania, 23d, §3,750; Horn Silver. 25th
§9,000; Ontario, 25th, §16,415.
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compilbd Evert Thursday Prom Advertisements in Minisg and Scientific Press and Other S. P. Journals,
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Company. Location. No. Amt.
Albion Con M Co ..Nevada 12.. 60.
Alpha HyGravM Co California.. 4.. 10.
Argenta M Co Nevada 14.. 30.
AltaS M Co .Nevada.... 24.. 25.
Bechtel Con M Co California. .10.. 10.
Benton Con M Co Nevada 9.. 10.
Calaveras M Co California. .11.. 05.
Con Imperial M Co Nevada. . . .18.
Gould & Curry S M Co Nevada.. . .44.
Grand Prize M Co Nevada 12.
Grand View Con M Co California . . 1 .
.Feb 15.. Mar 7.
,Feb39..Marl2.
.Feb S..Feb 27.
.Feb 21.. Mar 13.
25..
05.
50.
Levied. Delinq'nt Sale.
Jan 10... Feb 13.. Mar
..Jan S.
-Jan 13.
..Jan 4.
..Jan 17.
..Jan IS.
.Jan 23.
.Jan 3.
. Jan 10.
.Jan 11.
..Dec 16.
..Jan 10.
..Dec 2
..Dec 2.
.Dec 11.
Hale& Norcross S M Co... .Nevada.. . .76
Noonday M Co California.. 7..1 00
N Noonday M Co California.. 7..1 00
N Gould & Curry SM Co.... Nevada.... 54 . 30.
Ophir S M Co Nevada. .. .48.. 1 00... Dec 2',
Oro M Co. California.. 13.. 15... Nov 11
Scorpion M Co Nevada .... 14 . . 10 . . . Jan 5 .
Utah S M Co Nevada.... 42.. 1 00... Dec 7.
Union Con S M Co.". Nevada. .. .21.-1 00. .Jan 10.
OTHER COMPANLE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BUARDS
Atlantic Con M Co Nevada.... 5.. 05. . .Dec 21.. . Tan 29 .. Feb 19.. ,D Wilder. 32S Montgomery s1
Baker Divide M Co California.. 7.. 20... Jan 22. . .Feb 26. . Mar 17. D M Kent 330 Pines'
Commonwealth Con M Co. ..Nevada 5., 25... Jan 12. . .Feb 16. .Mar 8. ..P F Marhhardt. . .311 Montgomery sl
Feb 21.
.Feb 24.
.Feb S.
.Feb 15.
. Feb 12.
.Feb 14.
.Feb 14.
. Ian 12.
.fan 10.
. [an 12.
.Tan 31.
.Ian 19.
.Feb 8.
.Ian 15.
.Feb 15.
Mar 13.
Mar 21.
Mar 1.
Mar 8.
Mar 5.
Mar 14.
Mar 7.
Feb 7.
Feb 5.
Feb 2.
Feb 20.
Feb 10
Mar 1.
Feb "5
Mar 5
Secretary. Place of Business
. D B Chisholm 327 Pine sl
.J Ireland 216 Sansome st
.EM Hall 327 Pine st
,W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
. G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st
.WH Watson ....302 Montgomery st
.A B Paul 328 Montgomery st
,W E Dean 308 Montgomery st
. A K. Durbrow 309 Montgomery st
,B M Hall 327 Pine st
W H Penfield 106 Liedesdorff st
• J F Lightner. 309 Montgomery st
.W J Taylor 310 Pine st
. W J Taylor 310 Pine st
.C H Mason 331 Montgomery st
C L McCoy 309 Montgomery st
. W Stuart , 320 Sansome st
. G R Spinney. 310 Pine st
.GC Pratt 309 Montgomery- st
. J M Buffington 309 California st
Con Amador M Co Californi
Eintracht Gravel M Co California.. 11
Esta Buena Con S M Co Nevada, ... 7
Excelsior W& M Co California.. 4
Fair Villa M Co Arizona 3.
Horseshoe M Co Arizona 3 . .
Mayflower Grav M Co California. .19. .
Mono Lake H M Co California.. 3.
NewCoso M Co California. .15. .
Oro M & M Co Arizona 2. .
Red Cloud Con M Co California. .11. .
Rocky Point M Co California.. 12..
South Hite G M Co California.. 5..
Young America South M Co. Nevada, . .. 1,.
Feb 10... F B Latham 310 Pine sE
Feb 7...H Kunz 209 Sansome sl
Feb 10... R N Brooks 509 Sacramento sr
Feb 14.. .W 1 Stewart 215 Sansome sl
Mar 7... J H Sayre 330 Pine st
Feb 23.. .J H Sayre 330 Pines'
.Jan 30... Mar 12. .Mar 30 ..J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
50. . . Nov 16 . . .Jan 6. . Feb 10. . -J Elbert 331 Montgomery st
15... Dec 13... Jan 19.. Feb 7...D B Chisholm 327 Pine st
20... Dec 2S... Feb 3.. Feb 27... J L Fields 309 Montgomery st
50. ..Dec 21. ..Jan
. 05.. .Dec 12. ..Ian 20
.1 00. ..Nov 3. ..Tan 11
.1 00... Dec 28... Jan 29
. 10...Decll...Febl6
02. ..Dec 27. ..Feb
Name of Company.
Enterprise M & B Co...
Gen Jackson M Co
Oro M Co ,
Pleasant Valley M Co.,
Standard Con M Co....
Sulphur Bank Q M Co .
.Dec 2. ..Jan 10. .Feb 5..
.Jan 22... Feb 26.. Mar IB..
a., ua... Jan 30... Mar A. .Mar 26 .
1.. 30... Dec 26... Jan 30.. Feb 20..
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting.
.. ..R S Falconer.... ,217 Spear st Annual . ..
.. ..R W Heath 31S Pine st Annual...
. .California . . W Stuart 320 Sansome st Special . . .
. . . . C E Elliott 330 Pine st Annual . . .
. .California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st Annual .. .
California. .L Hermann. 220 Sansome st Annual
] Taylor 310 Pine st
D M Kent 330 Pine st
F A Berlin 420 Montgomery st
E M Hall 327 Pine st
Date.
..Feb 6
.Feb 5
.Feb 8
.Feb 21
.Feb 5
.Feb
W.de Awake Pros & M Co. ..Arizona C Hilderbrandt.. .cor Bush & Kearny Annual Feb 14
Name of Company
LATEST DIVLDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount.
Payable.
Bodie Con M Co California. .G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st 25 Nov 35
Bulwer Con M Co C lifornia. ,W Willis 309 Montgomery st 10 Feb J 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. ..DC Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Jan 29
Kentuck M Co Nevada.... J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Jan 19
Navajo M Co Nevada T W Pew 310 Pine st 25 Jan 12
Northern Belle M & M Co... ..Win Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Jan 15
Pleasant Valley M Co California. .C E Elliott 327 Pine st 05 Dec 15
Silver King M Co Arizona J Nash 315 California st .25 Jan 15
Standard Con M Co California. .Win Willis.. 309 Montgomery st ,75.... Jan 12
Mining Share Market
A surprise was in store for all those who
thought the bottom was entirely gone from the
stock market, when stocks took such a jump as
they did this week. This unusual fluctuation
may be seen by referring to our stock tables.
The change was doubtless owing to the im-
provement in the Hale and Norcross, in which
mine ore streaks of a promising character are
being found in the drift joint with Savage, on
the 2600 level.
The management, says the £hiterpi'isei are
reticent in regard to what has been found, but
the fact that stringers of ore assaying over S100
per ton have made their appearance in the face
of the drift during the past two or three days
is indicative of the near presence of an ore
deposit of value. These streaks of ore are
doubtless feeders of a body of ore of consider-
able size. Just how much ore has been found in
theface of the drift is not known outside the mine.
Superintendent Lyman says he does not wish
to enter into particulars further than to say that
the face of the drift is in vein porphyry, with
streaks of ore. Perhaps, putting it in another
way, one might say that the face of the drift is
in ore, in which are numerous bunches of por-
phyry.
At all events they have in the Norcross a
better prospect than has been seen in the middle
mines in a long time. The management admit
that they now have a "showing for something."
At the north end all is going on well. The
east, crosscut on the 2700 level of the Sierra
Nevada is still following the cross vein, and
they are liable at almost any time to get into
something of value.
The Sutter Farmer says: George Baker, a
Feather river fisherman, one night last week
trapped five beavers in the lake back of the old
Riggs place, which is just below the Briggs or-
chard in thi ■ county.
News in Brief.
The Prince of Wales is to visit America.
Fobtt-nine electric light companies, with
SSI, 390,000 capital, were set agoing in Great
Britain last year.
The Southern Pacific is negotiating for the
control of the Morgan line in order to get a
through line to New Orleans.
Another set of remains from the Tehachepi
disaster has been identified as being those of a
human bein^r, making the number of persons
known to be killed 15.
A placard was posted a few days ago in a
public garden at St. Petersburg enjoinLig the
people to avoid places frequented by the Court,
lest they should be hurt by anything that might
happen.
A couple of men, probably part of the band in-
festing eastern and southern Nevada, robbed the
keeper of a stage station on the Wells and
Cherry creek road of §100 and three horses, on
Friday.
Six thousand steerage passengers are booked
to come to this country, beginning in March,
by steamers of the Amsterdam line, the agents
of which have secured land on Long Island
on which the emigrants will settle. The land
secured is on the west side of the island.
The Magalia Drift Mine.
In the vicinity of Magalia or Dog Town, situ-
ated 24 miles north of Oroville on the divide be-
tween the west branch of Feather river and
Little Butte creek, are most of the distinctively
drift mines in Butte county. Of these the prin-
cipal, both in extent of working and gold yield,
is the Magalia, owned by the Magalia Gold
Mining Company. The claim, comprising 200
acres of surface, is opened by a tunnel on the
bedrock, now in 2,300 ft. The channel or pay-
lead in the channel being worked is very narrow,
ranging from a width of 20 ft. down, to five or
six feet, but is extremely rich; §185,000, it is
claimed, have been taken out of the last 500 ft.
worked, being an average of $370 per running
foot of channel. A single carload is reported to
have yielded §11,000. This mine has proved
extremely profitable to its owners, and undoubt-
edly contains much unworked valuable ground.
Near the Magalia is the Indian Spring drift
mine, which has yielded large amounts of gold.
Supposed to have been worked out, it was
abandoned, but on being relocated and reopened
in a new place, it has developed into one of the
most promising mines in the district. The tun-
nel through which the mine is being workad at
present is in 2,200 ft., and employing 15 men,
the weekly yield is from $600 to §900.
Adjoining the Indian Spring is the Lucky
Strike Mining Co.'s drift ciaim, comprising
about 230 acres. There are several tunnels in
this claim, by which a large amount of gold in
the aggregate has been taken out. At present
a new tunnel is being run in unexplored ground
for the channel. The indications are promising,
and it is expected to strike a rich pay lead
soon.
The Kirk & Cole drift mine is also paying
well. The main tunnel is in 1,800 ft. Several
other claims are being opened up and prospected,
and an increase of gold yield in 1S83 over that
of 1882 is confidently expected. Thus far the
developments made in these mines seem to be
on several comparatively small channels; but it
is very probable that there is a yet undiscovered
large channel in the vicinity. The future pros-
pects of drift mining in this district are very
good.
The reports which come from southwestern
Nevada in regard to the murders and robberies
stated to have been committed at Silver Peak
and Gold Mountain are conflicting and unsatis-
factory; but it is known that there is a band of
lawless men that have gathered together in the
southern part of Lincoln, Nye and Esmeralda
counties. They rob stores, steal horses and
cattle and plunder small camps.
At Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday,
the government was defeated by a vote of 16 to
S. Mora, opposition member from Yale, was
elected the speaker of Parliament.
Nursing mothers gain strength by using Brown's
Iron Bitters. It acts like a charm in restoring to
health and strength overstrained nature.
IfyjMlfJG SujVljVlA^Y,
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
California.
AMADOR.
From Slabtown.— Cor. Ledger, Jan. 26: A
visit to the mine formerly owned and worked by
Kearsing Bros., located a' short distance above Big
Bar on the Mokelumne river (now worked by Tripp
& Littlefield), conveyed the impression that the mine
is now paying well. A one-stamp Kendall battery
is in successful operation; capacity 2}4 tons in 24
hours. Judging from the smiling faces and several
packages of amalgam shown, we concluded they
must be taking out some good rock. The boys
richly deserve success, as they have opened this mine
under great discouragements, that nothing but en-
ergy and determination could overcome. The Bart-
leu mine has been pushing ahead quietly but ener-
getically with fair prospects of good returns. Call
around and we will show what the early miners
missed in their hurry to get rich.
Volcano. — The vocation which is the paramount
support of the burg appears to be at a lull. Not-
withstanding the fact that most of the principal
mines are in full blast, the Downs, Acme, Grass Yal-
ley and Cleveland being among that number, a great
many men are lying about idle, waiting patiently for
the appearance of water, at which time they will be
enabled to proceed to work. The V. G. G. M. Co.
have done scarcely anything in the way of displac-
ing mother earth as yet, although all preparations
for extensive operations have been completed. The
company has adopted a very economical policy of
late. The number of employees has been reduced
to a superintendent and foreman, and the only ex-
penditure made is that required to purchase a can
of coal oil each month.
CALAVERAS.
West Point.— Cor. Mountain Etho, Jan. 28:
The Champion mine is running a full set of hands.
They are sinking at present, and indications are
quite favorable. The Carlton mine is running full
blast under the management of Mr. Bryan, and we
think it will be a grand success. They intend to
build a mill in the spring. The Star of the West,
owned by Perkins & Burns, will commence opera-
tions in the spring. It is shut down at present ow-
ing to insufficient machinery.
INYO.
Rich Silver Ore. — Inyo Independent; Mr.
Didier Elisee, a well known prospector from Deep
Spring Valley, brought in a few days ago some
samples of silver ore which was taken from a new
discovery which has been named the "Karmargue."
The claim is located near Wyman Creek, and is
supposed to be an extension of the Mayrock mine.
The samples which were assayed by Mr. S. D.
Woodhull show $1,564.94 in silver per ton.
MARIPOSA.
Sweetwater. — Mariposa Gazette, Jan. 27:
Messrs. James and John Grove are opening a new
mining enterprise on Sweetwater, an old mining lo-
cality, about 10 miles north of Mariposa. They
purchased from Gordon, Simpson & Co., the old
Rollins mine, on which is being put an engine and
boiler and other improvements. The value of this
mine is well established, and now that it is in prac-
tical hands, favorable results may be expected.
MONO-
Standard Con.— Bodie Free Press: During
the past week there were extracted and shipped to
the mills 1440 tons of ore. The bullion shipment
was valued at $16,444.85. The east crosscut from
the south drift, 1000-foot level, was extended 21 ft;
total length 245 ft. The rock is hard. South up-
raise No. 2 is up 75 ft. The vein here is 12 ft wide.
The north drift is now 425 ft in length. The north
upraise is up 272 ft. At this point the vein is 10 ft
wide. South drift No. 1, 385-foot level, is in 471 ft,
showing the vein to be 6 ft wide. South drift No.
2 is in 588 ft, progress, 18 ft, showing 5 ft of vein.
The slopes show no change.
Bodie Con. — During the weekending 27th inst.,
:35-9 tons of ore were sent to the mill and 136,702
were crushed. The average assay value of the pulp
was $67.85 per ton; that of the sacked ore being
$171.15, and the tailings averaged $8.14 per ton.
The bullion shipment was valued at $8,668.66. Of
185 carloads of ore hoisted, 20 loads were from the
stopes at the 740 and 770 levels of the shaft. The
remaining 155 loads came from the workings between
the 640 and 780 levels north. Its face is now 33 ft
north of rise No. 19. Winze No. 3, 780 level, was
sunk 20 ft. its present length being 48 ft. The vein
is about 4 ft wide in this winze.
Bi-lwer Con.— The north drift from the west
crosscut, 700 level, was driven 19 ft during the past
week. It is now in 310 ft. The formation is favor-
able.
Bodie Tunnel. — The stopes continue to yield
sufficient ore to keep the mill running. Everything
is running smoothly.
Syndicate. — The work of connecting the ore
body with the main tunnel is in progress.
NEVADA.
The New District. — Foothill Tidings, fan. 26:
We yesterday took a trip over on Deer creek to look
at the Imperial mine and other prospects in that
now lively and newly opened mining district. The
country abounds in quartz ledges, most of them be-
ing very large, and a number of them are having
work done upon them. This is the case with the
Greeley- Blackman, although work has been tempo-
rarily suspended until a road can be cut in order to
get necessary supplies to the mine. The road is now
in process of construction. The Greeley-Blackman
has a good ledge in its tunnel and the tunnel is one
of the best, for a prospect, we have ever seen.
Work in the tunnel will be resumed at an early day.
Most of the stock in this mine is owned in Sacra-
mento. The Greeley-Blackman have been granted
a patent to their ground. Mr. Frank Hooper, of
this place, is the gentleman who is looking out for
the interests of the company.
Adjoining the Greeley-Blackman is the Great
Western, a mine lately bonded by Capt. Treglone,
and run in the interests of an English company. A
tunnel is being driven into the hill, and it discloses a
fine ledge. Immediately opposite the Great West-
ern and also upon the opposite side of the creek, is
the Imperial, about which so much has been said and
February 3, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
7 7
upon the success or failure of which greatly depends
the fate of thai district. There are big hopes cen-
tered in the Imperial, and all appearances in and
about the mine fully justify those hopes. The 10-
stamp mill has jttfl been completed, and was built
by Mr. James Oliver, late of Sierra City. It is a
neat and compact arrangement and is well calculated
to stive gold. Silver and copper plate* will
and at the end of Idem are long and d-
with riffles to save the sulphurets. The mill will be
run by water, fur which a 4-foot Collins wheel will
The pipe and everything is all in place
and : In complete order, ti 1 that the
mill would start regularly to work yi
ditch was completely fro/en and not a drop of water
could be had at the mine. There is i6o-foot press-
ure at the mine, which to sufficient to drive .ill the
10 put in mo-
tion at the mine. On the dump there is about 350
ore awaiting the mill, and ore
hoisted from the mine at the rate of 35 tons per 24
hours, a tub being used for that purpose* 1 here is
but little waste rock com 'lie mine. It is
no exaggeration when we say that the rock on the
dump is as lively in apj
seen in this district, and if it does nut yield well it
will be a surprise to every one who tus seen it. The
the Imperial is 160 ft deep, and is sunk on
an angle of about 75 degrees. The tirst level has
i«xl at the bottom "i Qd is in a
e of 60 ft The ledge )i- Increased from 5
ft in thickness to that of 7 ft, and looks well -a
eal better than the most enthu ia Li
holder in the mine expected to see it look at that
I he ledge increases in size as it is opened
up in the east drift. It to estimated that, when the
mine is opened, $4 per ton will be imply enough
to mine and mill the rock. The work in the
ably directed by Mr. John Sowden, who has
been an underground miner nearly all his life. Four
men are employed underground, andean easily keep
the ten stanijrs supplied night and day. The mill
will crush about 18 tons of ore every 24 hours, and
the owners are anxiously awaiting water s<> that they
ni.iy start the mill, and see whal their mine is going
tu be. If indications go for anything, the Imperial
has a bright future.
PLUMAS.
EMERALD District.— Greenville Bvl/et.'n, Jan.
37: The Lucky S. company are continuing to pros-
pect two of their claims. On Lucky S. No. 1 they
have sunk 50 ft on the ledge, and at this depth the
vein is only 18 inches wide, but that is double what it
is at the surface, and the increase in width con-
tinues as the depth increases. A tunnel is now be-
ing run that will strike the ledge at a depth of 130
ft, and al that point the company are confident of
finding a good wide ledge. On Lucky S. No. 2 a
shaft was also sunk on the ledge, and the devel-
opments there were sufficiently encouraging to in-
duce the company to put in a tunnel similar to that
on the other claim. This tunnel is now near the
ledge and all the indications favor the belief that a
valuable mine will be developed there.
Tin: Reservoir,— The water in the Round Val-
ley reservoir is now getting low; the supply may not
last over a week or two when of necessity all the
mills depending upon it for their power would be
forced to stop. This is the second season in suc-
cession differing altogether front any within the
memory of the white settlers. While heavy storms
have been raging in the East week after week, not
a cloud was lo be seen in our skies; now there is
indication of approaching storm, and any day we
may have such a downpour as will set the streams
booming again,
SAN BERNARDINO-
Calico Notes, — Calico Print, [an. 26: Work
has been resumed on the Cuba No. 1 mine. Four
men are at work opening a cut in the west end; the
showing is good. There are about 8 tons of ore on
the dump. Fourteen tons have already been milled
at the Pioneer mill at Howley's.
Adjoining the Cuba No. ijs La Belle, owned by a
Los Angeles company, Messrs. Freeman&MaxweJl.
The character of the ore in this claim is similar to
that of the Cuba No. 1, and judging from present
appearances it will yield as rich returns as the latter.
Last Chance.— Last Tuesday Mr. F. O.Wil-
kinson, foreman of the three mines, La Belle, Loma
de Plata and Last Chance, owned by Messrs. Free-
man & Maxwell, called at our office, and from him
we gain the following information: There are 9
men at work on the 3 above mentioned claims, most
of them working on the Last Chance. This mine
continues to show up fine. A tunnel has been run
in 60 ft, a crosscut 20 ft, and they are about ready
to sink a perpendicular shaft on the ledge. A large
quantity of ore was taken to Sherman's mill, which
returned $99 to the ton. It is the intention of
Messrs. Freeman & Maxwell to put up a 10-stamp
mill in about a month, as they are satisfied their
mines will amply pay them to do so. Mr. Wilkin-
son went to Los Angeles last Thursday to see about
matters relating to the mill project. When he re-
turns he wilt ship several tons of average ore to San
Francisco to test its value.
Blackfoot. — Vinton L, Mitchell has bought a
two-third interest in the promising claim, Messrs.
Taggart & Sinclair owning the remaining one-third.
Five men are at work taking out from 6 to 8 sacks
of fine ore daily. Some ore was shipped to the Pi-
oneer mill last week, and the returns from the same
were good.
Silver Odessa. — The lumber for the shute to be
erected at this mine is on the ground, and the work
of constructing the same will be commenced in a
few days. There is a force of 7 men under the
employ of the company engaged in finishing the
grading of the road that leads up the canyon to the
mine. When that work is completed the men will
be put lo work on the mine.
Silver King, — We paid a visit to the office of
Messrs. Johnson & Markham, who have leased the
Silver King, for the purpose of learning the progress
of the mine. From what we could learn from Mr.
Barber- we can say that the mine is doing very well.
Ten tons of ore that averages well is being taken out
daily, and after the necessary preparations twice that
quantity will be taken out in a few weeks. The
company are about to let the contract for hauling the
ore to the Oro Grande mill. There are Jive levels
opened in the mine. The first is called the west end
level and is 92 ft from the apex of the vein. From
this level to the next lower one, the winze level, it is
95 ft, thence to the next below, the upper tunnel
level, 50 ft, thence to the east end level 55 ft, and
92 ft from thenw to the lower tunnel level. The dis- ' ly and continues to do good. The shipments of
lance from the apex of the vein to the floor of the '
lower level to 375 ft. Five tunnels and two drifts
0 cut into the mounLuns. The west end
tunnel is in 141 ! R south branch
level 65 ft, lower 172ft The
upper tunnel west drift i-> in 150 ft from the main
.ml the upper funnel * -■ ft from
main tunnel. There are several winzes and a per-
pendicular shaft of about 90 ft. There are two sub-
stantial shuies for conveying die ore to the Large bio
below, and a force of men will be put on in a few
day* to finish the road so th.a it will be easier haul-
ing oir fur the same. VvtQ ^hups .ire 1. • ■
sharj>ening tooK .uij repairing machinery.
LRCJC — This mine continues to show up
tine. There are 6 men at work on the same, taking
out about 8 sacks a day of ore that assays high.
It is transported to the wagon road on burros.
Forty tons of ore have been taken tu the Oro
• irande mill, and another shipment is about ready
for the mill.
SIERRA.
: —.\fountitin Messenger, Jan. 27:
Mr. Gilligan, oftheCitj ol Su has .a lasi found
good gravel in his claim at that place. He has been
running west, under (he large flat, where no pros-
peeling has ever been dJ ne Del and the gravel
'ruck looks and prospects well, and ihereare
indications of a large body of it ahead. YV. L,
' lampbell has been up at the Black Jack mine doing
the annual work upon the claim, lie reports that
he has discovered the ledge in the lower tunnel.
We always believed the property was valuable, but
that it had not been properly managed. The Blue
Gravel mine, above Sierra City, is showing good in-
dications. The tunnel is now in broken material,
and they are confident of striking gravel soon.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Sikkra Nevada.— Enterprise, Jan. 27: The east
crosscut on the 2700 level is still following the east
and west quartz deposit or "cross-course," and it is
expected that in a few days it will encounter a vein
running north and south, as it is doubtless a cross-
fissure between two north and south fissures. At its
intersection with a north and south vein a considera-
ble amount of quartz will doubtless be found, and
probably some ore.
HALE and Norcross. — The drift north on the
2600 level joint with Savage has reached a vein por-
phyry which contains streaks of excellent ore, the
assays running over $100. According to the best in-
foimation obtainable one of these streaks has a width
of 15 inches. The indications are that these strong
seams of ore are the feeders of an ore body of value,
one side or the other of the drift. The point where
this ore has been found is near the middle of the
Hale and Norcross ground.
UNION Con. — The joint Mexican east crosscut on
the 2900 level is beginning to show a good deal of
quartz, and this quartz is now yielding low assays.
The quartz appears to be increasing in quantity and
improving in quality in going eastward.
Ophik. — The station at the 3100 level of the joint
Mexican winze will be completed this week, and next
week an east crosscut will be started. The station is
being cut out in the porphyry horse, which consists
of the same material at this point as was shown
where it was cut through by the winze. In a few
days mining men will be closely watching the work
at this point — the deepest mining on the American
continent,
Mexican.— Excellent progress is making in cut-
ling out the station at the 3100 level of the joint
Ophir shaft. The station will be finished this week,
and next week a crosscut will be started eastward
across the vein.
Savage. — The north drift joint with Hale and
Norcross, on the 2600 level, is making good pro-
gress. It is now about the middle of the Hale and
Norcross ground, and is in material containing
streaks of ore of excellent quality, seemingly indicat-
ing that there is in the vicinity an ore body of im-
portance, of which these ore seams are the feeders.
The assays run up to over $100.
Putosi. — Good progress is making in the south
drift on the 2600 level, and the material is such as
gives promise of ore at some point ahead, or in the
vein when crosscuts are run. They are now running
more to the west than formerly, which takes them
deeper into the vein, which appears to be swinging
out to the east.
Yellow Jacket. — The old upper levels continue
to yield 60 tons and over of very fair milling ore
daily. A considerable amount of prospecting work
is in progress.
Union. — Good headway is being made in the
work of changing the pumps. About half (500 ft) of
the new rod is in position. The 1,000 ft of new rod
which is being put in from the surface down is 18
inches square. In about two weeks the new pumps
will be in operation.
Con. Virginia.— All is going on about as usual.
There is no change worthy of note at any point.
The water, however, is gradually draining on the
2500 level through the drift that runs out toward the
Best and Belcher and Gould and Curry.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle. — True Fissure, Jan, 27: Ex-
cellent progress is being made in sinking the main
winze from the fifth shaft level, the distance made
during the week being 16 ft. The total depth on an
incline is now 108 ft, and it is expected that a per-
pendicular depth of 100 ft will be reached at the close
of the coming week. When this is accomplished
crosscutting will be commenced. Crosscut No. 2,
on the same level, is in a distance of 19 ft, and shows
a formation of decomposed quartz in the face. Stop-
ing on the fourth shaft level is now in progress, the
vein showing a width of 20 inches of excellent ore.
The outlook is very promising on the second inter-
mediate shaft level, The west stope is showing 50 ft
in length of ore, varying from 1 to 3 ft in width.
There is no decrease either in the quality or quantity
of ore in the slopes above the first shaft level, the
production being as usual. The other shaft levels
present about the same appearance as last week.
The usual amount of work is being done on the lev-
els above the adit, and with very satisfactory results.
The new development on the ninth level is an im-
portant one, being in ground heretofore unprospected.
This body of ore has been developed a distance of
14 ft, and is now showing a vein 4 ft in width of fine
grade ore. About 67 tons of ore are being extracted
daily, and sent to mill No. 2, which is running smooth-
bullion amounted to $17,969.09 for the week ending
on the 25th insL, the totaTon January account to the
ing $56,370.
MOUN ! he slope above the drill con-
necting winWS No* i and 3 does not show quite so
Ll the date of last report. The ore in the
I looking so well as last
week, being narrower and more mixed with H
$120 per ton. Some $70 quartz is being
taken from the raise near the shaft on the
lev,-!. The stope above die west drift from 1
lison wince is turning out some $80 ore from several
seams in a wide ledge.
I be raise from the cast drift on
the second level is now 23 ft in length. It still re-
mains in the body of ore which it has been follow nil;,
and continues to give .1 |uality as good as
when first encountered. The raise from the west
drift, on the iir>i level, is now up a distance of 30 ft,
and is showing 18 inches of ore, which gives average
I $160 per ton.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
A STRIKE.— Sentinel, Jan. 28: We were shown
yesterday a piece of very fine rock from tin- Kitty
tunnel, Ii is rich in black metal, and will probably
go $150 per ton. The tunnel, owned by < ol E, V
Robinson, is being worked by a force of 0 miners,
on two 10-hour shifts. It is in 600 ft. A seam had
been followed on an upraise, but the ground not
looking favorable, the upraise was temporarily aban-
doned, and the seam was followed downward below
the tunnel level. In sinking a ledge of mineralized
rock was uncovered, in which a small seam front 2
10 3 inches of the ore mentioned was diseo\crr<l. It
is a flattering prospect.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Tcscakora Tinnel.— Times-Review, Jan. 24:
The ore from the Tuscarora tunnel, extracted from
the west crosscut, after being very carelessly assorted,
and including much which should never have seen
the stamps, returned $149,50 per ton. This result is
regarded as indicative of the richness of the ledge,
which sooner or later will be reached. Scientific men
who have examined the ground have come to the
conclusion that the vein, when struck, will be a con-
tact vein lying between the wall rocks of syenite and
porphyry. 'I he porphyry will be found on the north-
west side. Numerous stringers are encountered, and
a formation, as much resembling the Comstock forma-
tion as the Conutock itself, is found at the breast of
the main tunnel.
North Belle Isle.— Times-Review, Jan
The shaft has been sunk 11 ft, making a total depth
of 317 ft. No change in formation.
Navajo. — During the past week the shaft has
been sunk 10 ft. Winze No. 2 has been sunk 18 ft,
showing well at the bottom. The slopes are produc-
ing the regular quantity and grade of ore.
Belle Isle.— During the past week the north
drift has been advanced 22 ft, and still shows seams
of good ore. The winze has been sunk 27 ft, with no
change in formation or general appearance.
Akgenta. — Crosscut has reached the hanging
wall, Total distance between walls 54 ft. There is
a streak of good ore on the hanging wall. A drift is
being run west in it, and it is improving as it is ex-
tended. The east drift on the 700 level of the Grand
Prize will soon reach the Argenta ground, and when
it does the work of opening up the ground between
the 600 and 700 levels will be rapidly pushed ahead.
Elko Con. — The ledge continues to show a
marked improvement in the quality of ore. Assays
from the ledge give a result of $91.66 in silver and
$101.29 in gold. Total, $129.95 Per ton- The ledge
is from 3 to 5 inches in width, with every indication
for its widening.
Grand Prize.— A winze has been started 125 ft
west of the shaft below the 600 level. The ledge is
strong and producing some high-grade ore. The
north crosscut in the 700 level is cutting into some
good quartz. Machinery al! working well, and no
trouble with the water.
Colorado.
Rico. — Rocky Mountain Alining Review, Jan. 29:
The latest "rich strike" is reported from Rico. It is
claimed that ore running away up into the thousands
has been found in quantities. If this is true, and the
ore body is a Urge and permanent one, a demonstra-
tion will soon follow. It will be well, however, for
miners and prospectors to wait until something more
authentic is heard from that section before rushing in
there.
Hukill.— Georgetown Gazette, Jan. 26: The
Hukill company has been reorganized during the
past few weeks, and steps have been taken to relieve
it from its indebtedness. A competent man is to be
sent out to look after the company's interests and
resume work. Hukill stock has risen from 8 to 19
cents.
The Empire City.— This old mine (Suttle &
Moore) has exposed a body of ore some 10 inches in
width and about 50 ft in length. In the old drift,
now in some 300 ft, the ore was meager and scat-
tered. A raise was begun which resulted as above.
The ore mills about 5 ozs gold per ton. Six men are
at work driving the drift ahead and sloping.
Ore. — A carload of ore for a test run has been
shipped this week to Argofor the Upper UnioriTun-
nel Company, by Johnson & Swanson, from the
Cashier mine at Empire. The ore consists mainly of
iron pyrites and surface quartz. The mill-runs of the
solid ore are from 5K to g'/2 ozs gold per ton. This
ore was taken out in four and one-half days by 5
men, and amounts to 5 tons.
The Virginia City.— At this mine, on Lincoln
mountain, work has been prosecuted with activity by
the leasers, Messrs. Richardson & Co., who are now
in a fine body of ore. The drift has been opened up
for some 130 ft, 80 of which was in ore. At the pres-
ent writing they are sinking a shaft in ore, and are
now 25 ft below the drift level. The ore is from 10
lo 18 inches in.width, and mills 285 ozs per ton. The
shaft is to be sunk 100 ft, when a drift east and west
will be started.
New Mexico.
Bukro Mining District. — /Veto Southwest, Jan.
18: The Boston Syndicate are the fortunate own-
ers of nearly 50 mining claims in this district,
upon which they have had employed and are em-
ploying a large force of men doing the assessment
work. In nearly every direction the mountain sides
are dotted~with ore dumps, which have consider-
ably augmented within the past few weeks,
Arizona.
- Cor. Tombstone Republican, fan. 36:
hinexy for the new hoisting v\1_.ik\ of the
Copper Queen has all arrived. The boilers are al-
ready in place, and the masons are walling them in.
-inc. which is a 10x14 double cvlmder, arrived
le, so
ace sinking on the incline for the next
il cup-
rite (red oxide) and native cop, nom of
the tin; Another No, 10 Cam-
eron pump has armed, which is t<> be used va sink-
ing. A tramway is being buitl from the ro..d up to
the hoisting works, where an engine will be
for hoisting up timber, wood and su]
mine, which will be quite a saving to I
formerly hauled up the bill with animals.
The work th.u has been done on the Mammoth has
shown up well, as there is about 70 tons of good cop-
On the dumps, and more in sight.
I HE l OPP1 ROPOUS. — This mine has temporarily
shutdown, bul it is reported that they are going to
put up a hoisting engine and pump, as they have
struck water at 90 ft.
TheDei 1 AMAi k. -This mine, with the last work,
is showing tine, as they have about i-\ ft of very rich
ore in the bottom.
PROSPE" 1 TOG. —There is considerable prospecting
being done out at Solomon Springs. Some pros-
pectors brought in some float which assayed ovel
$700 in silver and 50 per cent, copper. Mr.' Charles
Young has a lease on the New El Dorado mine, in
which there is very rich silver ore. He is lo sink 50
ft and drift the same. There is ore there th.it
several thousand dolfcirs a ton. The gangue of the
ore is quartz, carrying chloride and horn silver. The
Copper Bullion mine is being developed, and has a
good showing of carbonate of copper. Taking things
in general, Bisbee is looking encouraging.
Idaho.
More Mai iiineuy ior Wood Riyer.— Wood
River Times, ]:\n. 26: Mr. Marsh, of Galena, left to-
day via Blackfoot for New York City. He will meet
Major Stafford at Chicago. These gentlemen are in-
terested in the mines near Galena known as the Ga-
lena g 0 p. They w 11 immediately contract for and
ship to the mines sampling works, machinery com-
plete, and concentrators to operate with the sam-
pling works; also pumps and hoisting gear. 1 he
machinery will come by way of the Oregon Short
Line and Naples. Mr. Marsh will return to the
mines in March.
The Ontario Ore Body Again Cut.— The ore
body of the Ontario mine, on Warm Springs creek,
was again cut last week in the drift.
Montana.
PONY. — Cor. Butte Miner, Jan. 27: Judging from
tin- Haltering reports coming from the mines near
here, Pony is soon to have a boom. She started at
a lively gait, was "downed" on the turn, but is
coming back on the home stretch with flying colors;
so it's a kind of boomerang after all. A number of
men are engaged in extracting ore from the different
mines. Much of the ore is base, particularly in the
Boss Tweed and Willow Creek lodes. The crevice
of the former lode is 30 ft, wide while that of the lat-
ter is from 5 to 8 ft in width. The Ned has free
milling ore and a 3 foot vein. One hundred thou-
sand dollars is the estimated amount in sight in the
mine, besides a large dump on hand. The ore aver-
ages $55 per ton in gold. The White Pine is worked
to a depth of 130 ft, and has now on the dump
about 400 tons of $50 rock. The dump is daily in-
creasing. The Custer lode, a half-mile east of town,
has been opened to a deplh of 25. It shows a fine
vein 5 ft wide, with an ore body of rather low grade,
but which no doubt will paywell for working. Many
other good mines in the camp are being developed
more or less according to the means of the owners.
Henry Elling is erecting a 20-stamp mill at the
upper end of town in which he intends to place con
centrators, to treat the base ore, which assays well.
The merchants and mechanics here are doing a good
business.
Oregon.
Notes. — Jacksonville Times, Jan 26: The miners
are having hard luck, as the water is very late
in starting. Klipple & Keaton this week received a
giant, which will be used at their claim on Poor-
man's creek. Since the weather has moderated, the
miners feel more encouraged and expect to make a
good run yet. R. W. Derickson, of Horsehead, was
in town this week. He says that some excellent
quartz is being taken out there and that the mill is
now operated with success. Cold weather has been
the order in Josephine county as well as here. In
fact it has been so cold that Wimer & Simmons'
mine, which generally runs right along, was frozen
up for several days. Capt. Kelly came up from
Cayote creek Saturday after supplies. He informs
us that he had enough water to clean up with until
the cold snap put an end to operations, which were
resumed this week. D. Reynolds informs us that
he has received favorable assays from the ore he
sent to Chicago. He claims that one of the richest
mineral belts on the coast is located on Evans
creek. Coal and petroleum also seem quite abun-
dant.
Utah.
Park City.— Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 28: It is
rumored that a rich vein of ore has been struck in
the Washakie. Admission has been denied to all
not directly connected with the mine. We wereshown
some very fine specimens of the ore yesterday which
will assay very good. Col. Wm. M. Ferry is doing
Salt Lake this week. His tunnel at the Apex mine
is being extended at a rapid rate. The Apex will,
no doubt, rank with the best mining properties in its
vicinity, every indication going to show that there is
a mine which will provea paying one when fully de-
veloped. _
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Mining and Scientific Press.
r [February 3; 1883
Steel-Iron.
The question of producing a metal possessing
the physical properties of both iron and steel
lias for some time past received attention at the
hands of practical metallurgists and others.
One of the latest workers in this direction is
Professor M. Keil, who has succeeded in pro-
ducing a compound metal which is stated to
possess the characteristics of both metals. The
Professor, in giving his experiences on the sub-
ject, states that the difficulties can be obviated
only if the two materials can be intimately
united into a whole. After many experiments,
success has, it is claimed, at last attended them,
and a material has been produced answering
every requirement, and to which the name of
"steel-iron" has been given. The following
five descriptions have been made: (1) Steel by
t'.ie side of iron; (2) steel between two layers
of iron; (3) iron between two layers
of steeel; (4) the core of steel, the
surrounding shell of iron; (5} the core of
iron, the surrounding shell of steel. This steel-
iron is manufactured in the following manner:
A cast iron mold is divided into two parts by
a thin sheet of iron securely fixed in it. The
fluid steel, as well as the fluid wrought iron,
which have been freed before smelting from sub-
stances preventing welding, are poured at the
same time, and in the same quantity, into this
doubled mold; the separating plates serving as
the medium welding both parts, steel and iron,
completely together, so that they form an in-
separable whole. The plate serves as a sep-
arator and a welding agent at the same time.
The success of the operation depends upon the qual-
ity and thethicknessoftheplate. The latter must
be of a certain thickness, to prevent the two
glowing and liquid masses burning through it;
and it must not be too thick, so that they are
able to bring it up to welding point while rising
in the mold. The dimensions of the plates de-
pend upon experience, and, naturally, are regu-
lated by the dimensions of the castings. The
manufacture of the above-mentioned five kinds
are the same in principle. In numbers two and
three, however, the mold is divided into three
equal parts by two strips of plate; in numbers
four and five the core is formed by a sheet iron
pipe standing in the middle of the mold. It is
stated by Professor Keil that the product thus
obtained may be used for a great many pur-
poses. Steel upon iron will be useful for rails,
armour-plates and anvils, the hard steel face re-
ducing wear and tear, and also, as in the case
of thief-proof safes and armour plates, with-
standing the attacks of even the hardest drill,
while the iron prevents cracking consequent
upon heavy blows. Parts of machinery and
tools which are subject to powerful pressure,
and are exposed at the same time to great vibra-
tion, are best made of the material with tough
core and hard surface. The wear and tear
would be slight, while the soft core imparts
considerable strength and prevents fractures.
From what has been said respecting the qual-
ity of this description of steel iron, it will be
seen that the extent of its application promises
to be a wide one, partly on account of its un-
doubted excellence, partly also on account of its
many qualities, because it may be used for a
great variety of manufactures. — Iron.
The Bonanza King Mine.
A few days since we published the gist of a
telegram from Mr. Ewing, of the Bonanza King
mine, at Providence, to the effect that the
company had shipped $11,000 of fine bullion for
the first eight days' run. The operator in trans-
mitting the message omitted part of it, and the
fact is, that instead of $1 1 ,000 the amount shipped
was 11 bars, the value of which was §19,000.
This is the first work of the new mill, and cer-
tainly is a most encouraging starter. The Bo-
' nanza King Company have spent an immense
amount of money in doveloping their mines, and
to-day have undoubtedly the best mining prop-
erty on the coast. The new mill was shipped
by mule teams from Mohave station. Even
while the railroad was building to the mines
with a prospect of reaching them in a short
time, yet they considered that the delay of a
few weeks in waiting for the railroad would
cost more than the extra amount for freight,
large as it was, and with genuine mining enter-
prise hauled all their machinery over more than
two hundred miles of desert, and will have saved
the extra cost in a few days' run. The question
of water supply was also a mooted one, but by
vigorous prospecting and extensive work suffi-
cient water has been developed to settle this
question, and enough is assured both for house-
hold and mill purposes.
The Bonanza King is already the mine of our
county. Its output in the short time it has
been worked is very large, and the ore of high
grade; immense amounts have accumulated on
the dump, sufficient to insure the continuous
working of the mill if it is found neccessary to
do any dead work, while at present more than
sufficient ore is being taken out to keep the
mill employed to its capacity. We are pleased
to see the grit and enterprise of this company so
well rewarded, and hope, for their sake and the
prosperity of the county, that they may con-
tinue to ship §'20,000 in fine bullion every eight
days for years to come. Nor is this extrava-
gant when we consider what other mining prop-
erty will do and is doing, and the indications
are that the Bonanza King is not a whit behind
the best, and that its fortunate owners may
reap a rich harvest for their immense outlay of
capital in its purchase and development. — San
Bernardino Times,
Scale on Ornamental Trees.
It may interest many of our readers to know
something of a pest which attacks that splendid
ornamental tree, the Norfork Island Pine
{Araucariae Excelsa). This tree is quite a fa-
vorite for garden and park planting in this
State, and its peerless •symmetry is a continual
joy to the beholders. During Prof. J. Henry Corn-
stock 's late visit to this coast he found a scale
insect preying upon this tree, and in his report
to the Department of Agriculture gives a draw-
ing and a description of it. These we produce
herewith. The insect was found on a tree in
southern California. It. is called the Norfork
Island pine coccus {Eriococcus araucariae), and
was first described in the proceedings of the
New Zealand Institute.
When a tree is badly infested with this pest
although the insect resembles a mealy bhg in
the form of its body, it differs greatly in appear-
ance. The female, when full grown, measures
,09 inch in length. When the female is ready
to lay her eggs she excretes a cocoon-like cover-
ing to the body, composed of white waxen
threads (Pig. 1). This sac is dense like felt,
but easily torn. It is open on the middle line
of the ventral surface, or very much more del-
icate on that part. It adheres to the tree quite
firmly, remaining where excreted after the death
of the insect. As the eggs are laid the body
of the female shrinks away, making room for
them, and finally it becomes a very small pellet
in the anterior end of the sac, the remainder of
the space being filled with eggs. These are
light yellow in color. When the male larva is
ready to undergo his metamorphoses he secretes
a covering to his body resembling the sac ex-
creted by the female, except that it is very
much smaller, measuring only .05 inch in length
(Fig. 1 ). From this sac the adult insect emerges
SCALE INSECTS ON NORFOLK ISLAND PINE AND OAK.
it becomes blackened with a black fungus, which
is Fuinago -salicina, which accompanies coccids
on orange and other trees. This is often the
first indication of the presence of the insect
which is observed. But when an infested tree
is carefully examined numerous white cocoon-
like sacs containing the full-grown insects may
be seen closely applied to the sides or bases of
the leaves. Frequently these sacs are so massed
at the ends of the twigs that the bases of the
leaves are completely covered. The immature
insects are not so easily seen with the unaided
eye, as they differ but little in color from the
tree. They are greenish yellow, and are usually
to be found in the angles formed by the bases of
the leaves. The larvae of both sexes and the
adult females are similar in .form (see Plate,
Fig. 1</). The posterior end of the body is fur-
nished with two prominent lobes, each termi-
nated by a long hair. Between these lobes there
is a conical mass of white waxy matter project-
ing backwards. The margin of the body is
fringed with a row of tubular spinnerets. These
spinnerets are more numerous on the adult
female than on the larva?. In both stages each
one is covered with waxy matter, which often
extends beyond the end of the spinneret. Ex-
cepting these filaments and the caudal tuft, but
little excretory matter is to be seen, so that,
as a delicate fly-like creature, with two large
wings and a pair of long waxen filaments pro-
jecting from posterior part of the abdomen.
These filaments are very conspicuous, being
white and longer than the body of the insect.
(Fig. la. ) Color of body white, with many ir-
regular brown markings.
Fig. 2 in the engraving shows a similar insect
which lias been found on the scrub oak and
other growths in Florida.
Improvements in the Fauke Accumulator.
— This device was a very crude affair' when
first introduced. During the past year its prac-
tical electrical capacity has been fully doubled
by the various improvements which have been
added to it. The Faure accumulator, as orig-
inally made, had three defects: first, that, great
as was the advance it constituted on the Plante
cell, still its capacity for storing electric power
was not so very large; secondly, the rate at
which this power could be taken out of it was
limited; and lastly, some kind of flannel or felt
was employed to keep the red-lead in contact
with the lead plates and prevent the plates
touching one another. Iu all these three direc-
tions the cell has been immensely improved
during the last twelve months,
The Paradise Mines.
A Promising Camp.
The Virginia Enterprise is indebted to J. V.
McCurdy, from Paradise Valley, for the follow-
ing items in regard to the mines of that section:
The Live Yankee,
"Which is being developed by Messrs. Nick
Fryer and A. J. Shepard, of Winnemucca, has
heretofore, near the surface, produced very rich
ore and of a very free milling character. They
are driving a tunnel to tap the ledge at much
.greater depth and to drain the water encoun-
tered in their shaft. The tunnel is now enter-
ing the lead, and will soon enable them to open
and work the vein to advantage.
IThe Paradise Valley Mining Company
Have not worked their property the past two
years. The vein is parallel with the Wilcf
Goose and Live Yankee, and is a very strong
and well defined ledge, and has produced many
thousands of dollars hi bullion. The vein crops
out on the face of the mountain, and four tun-
nels have been driven hi on the ledge from 200
feet to over 400 feet, the lowest one of which
prospects the vein about 400 feet below the sur-
face. The Paradise have a first-class dry-crush-
ing ten-stamp mill, with White & Howell un-
proved furnace.
The mill is about five miles from the mine on
Martin creek, and is constructed to use either or
both steam and water power. There is, how-
ever sufficient water to run all the machinery
by changing the .wheel to hydraulic pressure in-
stead of a suction stem. At the time the Para-
dise people were operating, the opinion pre-
vailed that it was absolutely necessary to roast
or chloridize all their ores, and nothing under
$50 per ton would pay to handle, but by work-
ing several hundred tons of the ore from the
waste dumps the past summer at the Bullion
mine the wet process demonstrates that it can
be worked to nearly as high a percentage as the
Comstock ores.
The "Wild Goose
Is a very promising property and shows a large
deposit of good milling and jwofitablc ore. The
Wild (loose is owned by merchants, stock men
and farmers, who have obtained the stock
through business channels, and not being mining
men fear (from examples set them) to risk a
dollar hi developing or working the mine.
The Bullion Mine,
Adjoining the Wild Goose, has been worked
(or gouged) more constantly than any mine in
the district; yet the deepest point penetrated is
but about 200 feet below the surface, and no
prospecting was done at that point. Originally
the Bullion was worked through an open cut, I
some 20 to 60 feet deep, following the vein into
the mountain. A tunnel was run from the
mountain at right angles to the vein, and
tapped the same about 05 feet below the upper :
workings. A drift was then run north in the
vein some 400 feet to the Wild Goose line,
showing several bunches of ore, none of which ,
have been prospected, except one chimney about :
00 feet in length, which is near the Wild (loose j
line. It is from three to four feet wide in the I
drift, but in rising up the vein has widened to
about nine feet. Six feet are base in iron, sul- I
phur and a little antimony, and the other three
feet of the vein, on the hanging wall, contain
quite free-milling ore, and carry chloride and
native and horn silver. There is a large body I
of quartz in this chimney, and it carries very
good ore.
In the drift at the Wild Goose line a winze
has been started in the vein, and is down 3S ft.
below the tunnel level and shows good ore.
Eighty-six feet south of the line another winze
has been started, and is down 44 ft. and is in
good ore, showing that the chimney continues
down 120 ft. South of the 44-foot winze a
winze lias been sunk 72 ft. in the vein, and a I
drift run north 125 ft. to connect with the 44- >
foot winze. Both winze and drift show a strong, *
well-defined vein, with bunches of cxcellentore, I
and no doubt an extensive ore body exists in the
mine at this point.
A drift was started south in the lead from
where the tunnel entered the vein, and a chim-
ney of ore found and worked out to near the
surface, some of it paying as high as §100 to the
ton. This drift has been extended the past sum-
mer, and a very rich and valuable chimney of
ore discovered about 00 ft. iu length, and 6 to
14 ft. in width. There is a break in the veuiB
for about 20 ft. after passing this chimney, and*
the drift is now showing good ore in the face.
The ores in this part of the mine are free mill-
ing, carrying chloride, native, horn, bromide,
brittle and ruby silver, and can be worked to a ;
higher percentage than the Comstock ores.
The advantages for prospecting the Bullion and
Wild Goose mines are seldom equaled. Lying
parallel with a deep canyon, a tunnel of 500 to
600 ft. would tap the ledge 400 to 500 ft. below
the present workings. And if some party had
control of the mines that wished to make money
by legitimate mining, with a little capital,
proper management and energy, success would
be sure. No doubt to-day Paradise presents
better opportunities than many of the distant
and inaccessible camps in Arizona and New
Mexico.
A chill for chilling metal lias been invented
by William Tuttle, Domagiac, Mich. The chill
plates being heated by the molten metal, burn ■
the wooden core and allow the chill plates to
be withdrawn,
E*EBKCARV 3, 1 -
Mining and Scientific Press.
; EjMGl^EEF^
The State Engineer's Report.
The Irrigation Problem.
State Uiaui Hammond Hall sub-
mitted a report to the Mate Legislature con-
cerning the work of his department during the
past tWi
accomplished up to January 10, 1881, n full ac-
count of which hod been previously rendered in
tw i> pro ip] kins that the
appropriation oi the I >1 1881 for his
- nt was insufficient to earrj out the
I lat iir.- na expressed in t lit:
ipproprintion. He had estimated the
ooat of completing the report on tin- in
problem , and the State map then in
)i. and the -dan list, at
e cut down the ap-
■ 00 intl the entire State
map wa impleted, [twill oat$4,000,
■ implete the in a rep* irt, w ith-
out illustrations; with illustrations, 91,500 id
ditional. Other estimates ai as follows: For
implied from the general kind surveys,
the Last sel "i geographical sheets or which will
be published under the auspices of the Federal
War Department, 93,600; for the completion of
the general State map and tlas sheet maps <.t
. $12,000. This makes a total esti-
mate "i 920,000, which amount he asks the Leg-
islature to appropriate for the purposes stated.
The Engineer's Work of the Past Two
Years.
The report" says: During the past few
tmt little field work baa been attempted in the
the irrigation investigation, and that
only by way oi closing up unfinished work in
certain localities. A more considerable item
a the colli ction of data for the _ ■ I
State maps. Within this time the state Engi-
neer ha i . ; o i on for other duties than
those relal u tin work in hand.
In the spring ol 1881, at the request of the
md the Board of Trustees of the Vo-
Bemite valley, ho made a trip to tin; valley, and
laid out and advised concerning certain State
works there to be undertaken. In the Bummer
of 1881, under instructions from the Governor,
of an investigation of the method
and work of construction of the San Francisco
seawall, assisted by tw o civil engineers, Mr.
Calvin Brown, of the Mare Island Navy Yard,
and Prof. Frank Soule, Jr., of the State Univer-
sity. This work, performed at intervals be-
tween July, 1881, and February, 1882, occupied
about two months of time. The State Engineer
has also been called upon, under the provisions
of the law, to regulate the bridging of navigable
streams in the state, to perforin the duties
therein specified in connection with three
bridges, that over the Sacramento river at Co-
lusa, that over the Sacramento river at Chico
Landing, and that over Big river, Mendocino
county, mar its mouth.
The State Boundary Line.
The report calls attention to the fact of the
inaccuracy of the work for fixing the State
boundary lines. It appears that eastward from
Lake Tahoe there is :i atrip of country three-
quarters of a mile wide and of a length un-
known, but extending many miles, which has
been thrown into Nevada. The work of the
< lovernment * Geographical Survey also shows
that this error exists.
Another similar error is also found on the
southern boundary line, between this State and
Mexico. The southern boundary of the State,
supposed to be a straight line or arc of a great
circle, between two fixed points in latitude and
longitude, according to compilations and ex-
aminations made under my direction, is not
thus straight, but has in it a "jog," or offset, of
about one mile at a point about midway on its
course.
State Action in Irrigation.
The importance of State action on irriga-
tion is alluded to. This work implies not only
the practical improvement of the rivers them-
selves, as flood carrying channels, but also the
regulation (not construction or maintenance) of
private or district works of reclamation and
land or corporate drainage, so far as these affect
these streams as flood-carrying channels, and
also the management of the streams and their
outlets and relief escape ways, when in high
flood, for their development, protection and
the general good of the whole system of works
and lands adjacent.
There ia also, says the report, an equally
wide distinction to be made between the work
of keeping waters off from private lands by the
building of levees — work which individuals and
associations of land owners should undertake,
and the improvement of public channels to
carry away public flood waters — work which
the State must undertake if it is ever to be ac-
complished. There is also a wide distinction
to be made between public waters — those flow-
ing in public streams — which should be guarded
by the State, and controlled in their appor-
tionment to claimants thereof, and waters
which rise on private property, and which are
generally regarded as part of that property,
and subject to the control of its owner.
Again, if the public waters are to pass into
the hands of corporations, or associated or indi-
vidual appropriates, for use in irrigation, the
transfer of right should be upon such terms as
will protect the futnre irrigators of the State,
and the interests of the people generally who
have no water rights. The present laws have
no such a The report calls attention
to the neceasit) of the estabfishmsnt of a sys-
: and direction, which «ill relieve
the court- ul many vexatioiu suits, and whieh
will inspire confidence in and add stability to
m property, need not constitute an at
taca "Li existing claims of right, and need not
bear heavily upon or embarrass the us
public waters. The effect, under a wise system,
would be fell gradually: all parties concerned
would as gradualrj become used to it. and
recognize in State control the only meai
tecUng the int ii. as it has proven in
n -a l
i aire
A bill has aln introduced looking to
legislation in this direction, which is much
needed.
Useful Information,
False Glycerine.
Our foreign exchanges have been describing
an article BOld under the name of glycerine, but
containing none of the real article. E. Geissler
n rites to the Pharm. Centralkalli as follow .- con-
cerning it :
•■Some time since an advei ti- in. nt appeared
in p paper in Prague, Bohemia, offering cheap
glycerine for technical purposes. A linn in
Dresden sent tor a sample, which was duly re-
coil ed, but it w as expressly stated that this
glycerine could not be employed in food, etc.
i i:. sample was only tested physically, and as
ii seemed to be .satisfactory, two barrels of it
were ordered, After the buyer had received
his glycerine one of these notices of falsified
glycerine met his eye, and he resolved to test
it more carefully, when he soon discovered
that lie had been deceived, and therefore
sent the writer (Geissler) a sample for analysis.
••The pseudo glycerine was oi a pale yellow
color, nearh clear, and when rubbed on the
hand was at first quite oily; then a peculiar dry-
ness of the skin was noticed. The taste was
very bitter and unpleasant, comparable to a
very impure glycerine — specific gravity, 1,269.
When evaporated on a water bath is left 53.2
of residue whieh looked brown, and at 221°
Eahr. was quite dry and friable. When heated
mote highly, it puffed up and left a slightly
alkaline ash. A closer examination showed that
the so-called glycerine consisted of chloride of
magnesium, starch-sugar (glucose), and dextrine
dissolved in water. The analysis showed :
Chloride of magnesium, 11.87%; sugar, 17.03%;
dextrine, 35.00 . Xot a trace of glycerine could
be detected in it.
"The ease with which such a swindle can be
detected makes it difficult to see how any man-
ufacturer can venture to put it forth, and also
goes to prove that the bolder the rogue the bet-
ter his chance of success."
Dvkisg Lrathbr.- In the glove trade the
leather has hitherto always been dyed bj
ing on the dyes by hand. The defects of this
■
soiled edges on the fleshy aide, and. notwith-
standing every care being taken, the
character of the dye produced To avoid these,
Joseph K listen, oi Brohn, ha- a process in whieh
even dyeing is obtained b> the application of
centrifugal fori i l be skin to be dyed i
on the cental -tally rotatiu
The coloi i- also fed on to the center, and by the
rapid revolution ol the disk, is spread equally
h hoi ace, Ihe coloj is ford d on
to the disk b\ means of a pump, or it nieivh
flows from a rasen oir Btanuingat a higher level.
The excess of color driven off at the edges of the
re\ oh ing disk is eolleeted ami Used o\ , v again
until the skin is fully dyed. To dye akin by
this method tak. - from H> to to minutes. A
in. I- color pump may Serve for at least five
machines, whieh Would require Only one attend-
ant, bo that by the above arrangement one man
could in 12 hours easily i\\r 150 skins, possess-
ing great evenness of dye and free from spot-
ting
A New Cartridge.— An entirely new depar
ture in cartridges for guns was shown at the
Seventh Regiment armory recently. The in-
ventor claims that his cartridge will not heat
the gun, that it is self-ejecting, has twice the
propelling force of powder and is much cheaper.
It will also, he says, cost very much less than
metallic cartridges of gunpowder, and it will not
be injured by water. In appearance the car-
tridge looks like a Chinese fire-cracker with the
vv<\ paper taken oil'. Its materials and mode of
preparation are secrets, but it looks like paper
pulp soaked in some explosive material, and
pressed into a hard roll. The ball is attached
to the end of the roll, and the whole thing
leaves the gun together, on the "sky-rocket prin-
ciple." It can, he says, be adapted to any gun,
ami will revolutionize the ordnance departments
of the world. The inventor fired one of the ball
cartridges into a spruce log 8 inches thick. The
ball passed entirely through the log and a 2-inch
plank behind it, and flattened against a stone
wall. After firing 12 rounds out of the same
gun there was no apparent heat and no fouling.
A more scientific and satisfactory test will be
made at the State Arsenal, probably in a few
days, before GrOVerment and State experts.
The Value of Foreign Silver Coins. — The
Director of the Mint has authorized the publi-
cation of a statement of the valuations, in United
States money, of the various coins of the world.
These valuations are made by the Treasury De-
partment on the 1st of January in each year, and
govern Custom House officers in the appraise-
ment of dutiable goods for the purpose of fixing
the duties. The list of valuations is substantially
the same as a year ago. The only changes are
annexed :
1883. 1883.
Austria, Florin 40.6 40.1
Bolivia, Boliviano 82,3 81.2
Ecuador, Peso 82 . 3 81.2
India, Rupee 39-° 38.6
Mexico, Dollar 89.4 88.2
Peru, Sol 82.3 81.2
Russia, Rouble 65.8 65.0
Tripoli, Mahbub 74.3 73.3
United States of Columbia, Peso. .82,3 81.2
The above are all silver coins, while the val-
uations are in gold coin of the United .States.
The peso of the Argentine Republic, not valued
a year ago, is now valued at 90.5, whether in
gold or silver.
Grease From the Chinese Tallow Tree. —
The increasing rarity of tallow of animal origin
has attracted the attention of candle and soap
manufacturers to a vegetable grease introduced
into Europe toward !S4S, and the use of which
is steadily growing in France and England. The
tallow tree is of Chinese origin; it grows also in
the northwest of India, and has been introduced
into South Carolina, where it has been culti-
vated for ten years. It produces a fruit the
core of which is covered with a layer of thick
tallow, and contains a yellowish aromatic oil,
used in the same country as a heating agent.
After the plucking, whieh takes place in July in
the south, and in October in the north, of China,
hot water is poured on them, and the grease is
skimmed off, after getting cold, with spoons;
the tallowr, molded into the form of bamboo
canes, is directly brought into commerce. This
tallow presents the appearance of a greenish
mass, crystallized, having a peculiar odor. It
melts at -44. 3 °, and becomes solid again at 40. 3 J.
English Shoddy Cottons.— England exports
annually an enormous quantity of cotton cloth,
and the whole amount of the average price it
is said is only 0 cents a yard. The exports to
Australia average highest, 13 cents. The United
States comes next, buying at an average of 1 1
cents. Germany and France take their portion
at Si cents, South America buys at 6+, Turkey
at 6, British India at 5i, China at 4A, and the
west coast of Africa takes large quantities at 2h
cents. These stuffs are the goods which the
savages receive in barter. They are a flimsy
fabric of loose threads strung together like mos-
quito netting, and the interstices filled in with a
heavy sizing of clay, starch, etc., and is never
intended to wash, as the first application of wa-
ter nearly dissolves the fabric.
A Cheap Varnish. — A brilliant black it is
said can be produced on iron and steel by ap-
plyuig with a tine hair brush a mixture of tur-
pentine and sulphur boiled together. When the
turpentine evaporates there remains on the
metal a thin layer of sulphur which unites close-
ly with the iron when heated for a time over a
spirit or gas flame. This varnish protects the
metal perfectly, and is quite durable.
To Harden Steel. — Take two teaspoonfuls
of water, one-half teaspooiiful of flour and one
of salt. Heat the steel enough to coat it with
the paste by immersing it in the composition,
after wdiich heat it to a cherry red and plunge
it into soft water. If properly done, the steel
will come out with a beautiful white surface.
(Sood Health,
Treatment of Constipation in Infants.
[Written by L. U. McCann.]
correspondent asks the advice of
Spider Silk. — There was, not long since, ex-
hibited by Mr. Rolt, an English merchant, a
thread 20,000 ft. long, spun by 22 silk spiders
in less than two hours, and which was five
times as fine as the thread of the silk worm,
A lady
some of "the mothers" in regard to the best
treatment for her babe of ten months who suf-
fers from obstinate constipation. The results
of our experience upon this subject are heartily
at her service, for we regard this as a very seri-
ous trouble to a child of that age, It is gener-
ally at this time, in the -midst of its teething,
wdiich process of itself induces a feverish state
in the system, and an inclination of the blood to
rush to the head, when, if complicated with in-
activity of the bowels, the result is often a se-
vere congestion of the brain, or a sudden and
fatal spasm, wdiich, without warningor time even
to call in the doctor's aid, snatches the little
one from the mother's arms and stills forever
its baby prattle in the cold embrace of death.
Hence we say that a child at this age, and in-
deed throughout the whol .
ing, requires that the utmost care be used I
keep the ho wcla in a state of healthy activity,
as its safety at this critical time depends in 0
,i great measure upon liai i ructions of
this bind t" contend « ith.
Much m;i> be done to prevent this trouble, U
the baby is nursing, bj a proper regulation of
tin* diet a in! habits of the mother herself, as the
Btate -I hei own bodily health will undoubtedly
influence thai of her child, through the quality
al her milk. Wo have known man; mothers
who regulated their habits entirely ' upon this
plan, and when necessarv, by using a more laxa-
tive dirt, or even by tab i .1 ive
themselves, would 10 I boron jhl] am o1 I lieu
that thu Little "lies received all their
medication in this "second-hand" manner, nor
■ quin d n uilsf qui aing anj othei treat
ment for thru- troubles.
it is a bad plan to get into the habit of dosing
children for every ache or pain, and upon all 06
caaions. Babies are so little, and their need
this regard are bo infinitesimal, that more harm
than good is apt to be done in unskillful hand
by giving them, at any time, sfebng medicines,
when there is a real aeed for it. however, there
should be no delay in calling in tin best medical
aid that can be procured, for a little child's hold
upon life is a \ery slight our. alter all, as is
proved continually by the statistics of the fear-
ful mortality among them.
Vet, with regard to the little ever) day ail-
ments to which babies arc heir to, we have
long proceeded upon the principle that "an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,"
1 especially is this true in this matter oJ
stipathm. We believe, in all ordinary caseSj
tin- bowds can become regulated without the
aid of any medicine, by having a regular tim*
every morning, wherein the child is urged to
relieve itself, when it will soon come to do so
of its own accord, at that hour, ns a matter of
settled habit. When, from any cause, nature
seemed to need a little assistance, we have
found thata teaspooiiful of molasses, stirred into
a glass of cold water, from which the baby was
gi\en a copious drink the last thing at night
and the first thing in the morning, was, if per-
severed in, all that was nescssary as a mild
aperient for the little one. soon bringing it
into regular habits again, whilst the sweetened
water was considered a beverage just suited to
a baby's taste.
In more serious cases the quickest and surest
relief (and one perfectly safe from any after ill
consequences), is obtained by giving the child
a simple enema, composed of water, made a
little soapy, to which a teaspoon of sweet oil
may be added if thought best, using about a
teacupful of the mixture at a single time; for it
is a great but common mistake to overdo this
thing altogether by pumping in too large a
quantity as an injection. It is much better,
especially for a child, to administer only a
small cupful at once, leaving this to be retained
as long as possible, when it will have the effect
not only of softening the secretions, but of allay-
ing the feverishness attendant upon such a dis-
ordered state of the system.
It is better that this dose should be repeated
in a little while if the desired object be not at'
tained than to administer the double dose at
one time, as the retention of the solution in the
system for a while seems to effect a more per-
manent good in this disorder.
In obstinate eases, or where, as is sometimes
the fact, there seems to be a natural predispo-
sition to costiveness at all times, it is recom-
mended that a single syringe full of water be
injected after each evacuation, and retained in
the system until nature demands its expulsion.
This practice is said not only to be a sure
cure of constipation in cither children or adults,
but also one of immense benefit to that dis-
tressing complaint known as hemorrhoids or
piles, from which so many people suffer year in
and year out without any relief.
The retention of this cold water allays the
irritation of the parts and prevents the tume-
faction of the blood vessels in this region, whose
derangement from a healthy state in the first in-
stance has generally been caused by the strain*
ing consequent to long-continued constipation.
But let us return to our baby. If this child of
10 months is fed at all (and about this time these
little ones like a change of diet nowr and then as
well as the rest of us), feed it upon corn meal
mush and milk or gruel, sweetened with cither
molases or brown sugar. White sugar, be it re-
membered, has so constipating an effect that by
some it is even considered as a sovereign pan*
nacea for all the summer complaints of children;
so, though it is undoubtedly purer, it is best
not to be used under the circumstances. Or,
the baby may be given a baked apple, pared and
cored, of course, and mashed soft so as to incon-
venience the little one whose "grinders are
few," if any, at this time, which will act as a
gentle laxative and assist to overcome its
trouble, Meanwhile let the mother do all in
her power through the regulation ^ of
her own diet to- give her milk the desired
laxative quality to promote her baby's welfare.
Using no stimulants of any kiud, nor highly
spiced or seasoned food, for herself, and tak-
ing even her tea and coffee, if she must have
them, "to make milk for the baby," more
than half hot water until the health of her
child in this most important point is firmly
established upon the basis of a regular daily
habit, and in the sweet content and good nature
resulting from its perfect health she will be a
thousand times repaid for any sacrifices she has
had to make at the table to secure so desirablo
an end,
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TAELE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Mine Timbering; Operating PumpB
in MinsB; Alaaka as a Miniug Reeion, 73. Passing
Events; Impurities in Copper; The Magalia Drift Mine;
Notes from Eureka, Nevada; Montana Mining District,
80. Patent a and Inventions; Notices of Recent Pat-
ents. 84.
ILLUSTRATIONS -Stope Timbers; Drirt Timbers,
73 Scale Insects on Norfolk Island Pine and Oak,
78. Hie Montana and Carpenter Mining Districts,
Meagher Countv. Montana, 81.
CORRESPONDENCE. -Colorado Notes, 74.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-Steam Heating;
To Melt Bibbit Metal; Results Obtained in Practice;
Oiling Machinery; The Power Requi ed to bhear Hot
Steel Blooms; tire-Resisting Wooden Flooring; Fend-
ing Tubes; Finishing Saws; Increasing the Strength of
Iron. 75.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Important Modifica-
tions in Electric Lighting; Rapid Purification of Sew-
age; Apoatropin; New Green Color; Sewage Gas on
Metals; Something Novel in Ballooning; Impurities in
Copper; Photographic Color Pontine;, 75.
MISTING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Krancisco stoek Btarri, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ings and Dividends 76.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of Calitonia, JSevada, Arizona, Colomdo. Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 76-7.
THE ENGINEER.— The State Engineers Report, 79.
USEFUL INFORMATION. — False Glycerine;
The Value of U'oreigu silver Coins; Greaae from the
Chinese Tallow Tree; Spider Silk; Dyeing Leather; A
New Cartridge; Englich Shoday Cottons; A Cheap
Varnish: To Harden Steel, 79.
GOOD HEALTH. — Treatment of Constipation in
Infants, 79.
NEWS IN BRIEF— On page 76 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS. -The Floridas; The Shakspeare
Smelter, Making White Lead; About Wood, 74. Steel-
Iron; The Bonanza King Mine; Scale on Ornamental
Treee; The Paradise Mines, 78.
Business Announcements-
Engines and Pumps— Tatum & Bowen, S. F.
Lubricating Oila- Tatum & Bowen, S. F.
Mtuiug Engineers— Wagoner & Hammond, S. F.
Passing Events.
The little spurt in the stock market this
week, and the notice it attracted, would seem
to indicate that people were expecting some-
thing from the Comstock after all, and that
many will not take the experience of the past,
but will try their fortune again.
The anti-debris bill, giving the plaintiffs
power to join miners as defendants in an action
to suppress a nuisance, was killed by refusal to
allow it to pass to third reading. The courts
decided that the plaintiff must prove what par-
ticular mine the debris came from. By this bill
they would not have to do so.
There is nothing specially new from the min-
ing regions aside from what we note in our
"Mining Summary" for the week.
The Oalistogian says: The latest excitement in
mining matters here was that occasioned by the
finding of fine quartz croppings in the moun-
tains four miles south of Wind whistle, in So-
noma county. The ledge can be traced some
distance, and the quartz taken from it is really
fine, and assays show it to contain from $14 to
$692 silver to the ton, the former being the
very lowest. Of course this ground has already
been well covered with locations. Nothing of
any importance had previously been discovered
in the hills and mountains on that side of the
valley ; but the croppings mentioned are, as
near as we can judge, the finest yet found in
this locality.
Impurities in Copper.
From the circumstances that the refiner tests
the quality of copper by forging a hot sample,
it will be inferred that the effect of impurities
upon its malleability and tenacity is more per-
ceptible at a high than a low temperature.
The foreign matters which commercial copper
is liable to contain are arsenic, sulphur, anti-
mony, tin, bismuth, lead, silver, iron and nickel.
Of these sulphur and antimony are generally
considered the most injurious in diminishing
the malleability and tenactity of the metal.
Arsenic is very commonly ' found in copper,
amounting, in some of the Spanish copper, to
as much as one part in a thousand, and was for-
merly supposed to be as injurious to the quality
of the [copper as antimony is, but modern ex-
perience has [shown that copper may be easily
rolled and drawn into wire even when it con-
tains a considerable proportion of arsenic. A
small "proportion of tin is believed to increase
the toughness of copper, but bismuth and nickel
have the opposite effect.
The conducting power of copper for elec-
tricity is reduced in a most striking manner by
the presence of foreign matter, so that in the
construction of telegraphic apparatus it is im-
portant that the purest attainable copper wire
should be employed.
Pure copper is scarcely inferior to silver in
its conducting power, and the conducting
power of the native copper from Lake Superior,
which is almost pure, stands to that of pure
copper in the proportion of 93 to 100, whilst
the Australian (Burra Burra) copper, also very
pure, has a conducting power of S9, and the
Spanish copper, which contains much arsenic,
has a conducting power only one-seventh of
that of pure copper, or in the proportion of 14
to 100. The addition of a small proportion of
phosphorous (about five parts in a thousand) to
copper is found to harden it and somewhat to
incx-ease its tenacity; it is also said to render it
less liable to corrosion when exposed to the
action of sea water. By adding arsenic to copper,
in about the proportion of one to ten, a white,
somewhat malleable metal is obtained, which is
not easily tarnished by air, and is much harder
than copper. This compound, which is em-
ployed for clock dials and for thermometer and
barometer scales, is made by heating five parts
of copper clippings with two parts of white
arsenic (arsenious acid), arranged in alternate
layers and covered with common salt, in a cov-
ered earthen crucible.
The Mining Bureau.
At the session of the Legislature two years
ago a concurrent resolution was passed to re-
move the specimens of ores at Sacramento to
the State Mining Bureau in this city. It was
found, however, that a new law would have
to be framed. The matter, therefore, came up
this session. The Mining Committee reported
favorably, but the bill was rejected by a vote
of 14 to 9.
It seems too bad that the collection should
not be added to the already large one at the
Bureau in this city; and the refusal looks like
a "pointer" to indicate that the support the
Bureau asks for will not be granted. The tax
on sales of mining stock is now so low that the
Bureau is running . very short of funds.
If it is to be maintained at all it should be
properly supported. Mining has done a great
deal for the State, but the State has
done very little for mining. It ought at least
maintain the Mining Bureau, which furnishes
information for the mining community.
The trifle asked for should be voted. It
looks strangely to see in a mining State like
California a niggardly spirit prevail where this
industry is concerned.
A New Mining Camp. — Backbone Creek is
looking up as a mining camp. Last Saturday
15 of the miners met and formed the Backbone
mining district, appointing a committee to frame
by-laws for their government, to report the
first Saturday in May, until which time they
will be governed by the United States mining
laws. The mouth of Backbone creek is about
16 miles from Shasta, and the summit of the
ridge about 20 miles. A road has been surveyed
from the creek to the summit, with a grade of
about 500 ft. to the mile, and this, with the
railroad passing through it, will combine to
make the camp one of prominence, especially
as the district abounds in rich mineral deposits.
— Shusta Covrier,
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
LFrom our Own Correspondent J
Editors Press: — The past week has de-
veloped nothing new in the mines of this dis-
trict. The Albion Company having paid up,
all the excitement caused by unfounded rumors
has subsided. The mine is looking well. The
working force, however, has been decreased,
but this is a point in favor of the stockholders,
and as such is appreciated here. The delay
in restarting the furnaces has been caused by
the water pipes from the reservoirs having
frozen. This will be remedied immediately.
From the Richmond mine reports are still en-
couraging.
At the Eureka Con. old works there is
nothing to note. At the new (Locan) shaft
work has been resumed and the contractors are
sinking at the rate of 15 ft. per week. The
shaft is now down about 950 ft. , and will be
carried 250 ft. deeper, when a drift will be
started towards the ledge line, which will be
cut at a distance of about 200 ft. from the
shaft, and, I think, 150 ft. below the 14th level
in the old workings, now under water.
On AdamsTHill North
There are good signs of progress. A hoisting
engine has been placed on the Williamsburg
shaft, and work was resumed in the mine to-
day. At the Boston and Eureka are also marks
of improvement. On Adams Hill proper the
lessees of the Horace Tony mine have been
quite fortunate, having hit upon a perfect little
bonanza, from which they have extracted sev-
eral tons of fine quartz and carbonate ore. At
the Eureka tunnel work is progressing as
usual, and 60 tons of ore has been shipped to
the furnaces during the past week. Yesterday
I took a trip to Silverado mountain, where I
found many prospectors actively at work. A
shipment of ore from the Western Globe mine
has just been made to the Richmond smelters,
six tons of which yielded over $300 per ton and
the balance of four tons at the rate of $150.
It is thought that the Rescue mine will b,e
started up soon, for which occasion a 22-horse
power engine will be provided. This is
a very valuable property, which, like others
in its vicinity, has been closed clown on
account of mismanagement and the reck-
less expenditure of the company's money.
The Queen mine is at present yielding
ore that is exceedingly rich, assaying from $500
to $1,500 per ton. The Silver Nugget mine is
doing splendidly under a sub-lease. A tunnel
run into the hill from the east side shows ore of
high and low grade. A winze has been sunk on
a vein to a depth of 100 feet, and from a drift
run on it a large amount of ore has been ex-
tracted. Several shipments have been made
from it, and another will be ready in a few
days. Its neighbor, the Diagonal tunnel, en-
ters the mountain from the east side 1,100 feet
above the valley level. It runs about north 30"
west for a distance of 700 feet, where the course
changes to almost west, finally ending 1,000 feet
from its face in a southerly direction. At a
point 875 feet from the mouth is a vertical
winze, from which a drift has been run almost
even with the line of the tunnel. At the end of
the latter is an open seam giving evidence of a
near approach to ore. This portion of the mine
will be cut up into sections, and not a
spot as big as a half dollar will be left
uprospected, for here rich developments are con-
fidently anticipated. From the surface 350 ft.
down to the tunnel level an incline shaft has
been sunk, following ore almost the entire dis-
tance. A break occurred about 20 ft. above
the tunnel level, leaving nothing but a closed
seam to follow, but which it is thought is suffi-
cient, as it still carries fine indications with it
that in the early days of the camp were not un-
derstood. The Maryland mine in its vicinity
was formerly owned by Mr. John A. Paxton and
others, who, after getting several handsome
dividends from it, sold to a company who, in
place of using their capital to develop the mine,
built a costly mill which took all the money in
their treasury to pay for and then went into
liquidation. Richard Berryman & Co. have had
a lease of the Diagonal mine for the past three
years, but until last May had not done any
work on it. Since then five men have
taken out ore, the net profit on which
has reached the sum of $5,046, and there
are large masses of low grade ore
still remaining in the chambers. One of the
great advantages of prospecting on Silver-
ado mountain is the facility with which the
work can be done. As an instance, these men
ran 817 feet of drifts and raises in six weeks,
being equal to more than four feet per shift
made by each man. Not a single pound of
powder was used in the work. At the highest
rate of wages paid to miners in this section of
country this work has been done at a cost not
exceeding one dollar per foot.
Attracted by the inducements offered, Ml'.
Berryman and a party of friends have secured
120 acres of the adjoining land in six locations,
each being 1,500 feet long by 600 feet wide,
which they will shortly proceed to develop bjr
means of a tunnel to be run from a point near
the base towards the highest peak of the moun-
tain. M. H. Joseph.
Eureka, Nev., January 29, 1883.
The inquest at Milwaukee on the Newhall
house disaster has led to severe criticism of the
Fire Department.
Montana Mining District.
Description of a Promising Region.
[Wiitten for the Press by Thomab F. Cortbll.1
The Montana mining district, Meagher Co. ,
Montana Territory, lies in about 46° 50" north
latitude, 110° 45" west longitude, and is situa-
ted on Main Belt river, about eight miles from
its source. In the Little Belt mountains, a
spur of the Rocky mountains, running in an
easterly direction from the Missouri river, near
"The Gate of the Mountains," accessible by
good wagon road to White Sulphur Springs,
the present county seat, a distance of 32 miles.
To Helena, the Territorial capital, a distance of
87 miles; to Benton, head of navigation, 75
miles byroad now in the course of construction,
which can then be made available for machin-
ery and supplies. The same road gives access
to the Clendenin M. & S. Co.'s works, at Gold
Run, Barker mining district, a distance of 20
miles. This district was discovered in July,
1881, by Messrs. Neihart, Harley and O'Brien,
the discovery being due to the impetus given
to prospectmg by the discovery of "Yo-Go,"
Barker and the Carpenter mining districts, the
existence of silver ores having, however, been
known since 1871, but the hostile attitude of
the Indians prevented any investigation of this
subject until 1S79.
The Mines of this District
Are found in the mountain foothills in the im-
mediate vicinity of Belt river, at an altitude of
4,000 to 5.000 ft. above sea level, being well
watered by Belt river, a stream carrying at
its lowest stage 1,000 inches miner's meas-
ure, intersecting- the camp midway, having
an average fall of 40 ft. tojthe 1,000 with numer-
ous streams and runlets.
In the immediate vicinity of the camp there
is no live timber, the country having been burnt
off seven years ago, but this is amply compens-
ated for by the vast forests which exist about
five miles above camp up Belt river and O'Brien
creek. The supplies from the latter are already
accessible by the new wagon road to the county
seat. Good mining timbers and good merchant-
able lumber can now be delivered at $25 and
$30 per M in camp. Belt river itself furnishes
ready access to the timber near its source, owing
to the favorable nature of the stream for "driv-
ing" during the months of June, July and
August. Cord wood can be delivered at $3.50
in camp.
An inexhaustible supply of first-class hay
can be delivered from Belt Park, three miles
distant, at $15 per ton.
The Supply of Coal
Is practically unlimited at a distance of 22
miles from camp. The coal pertains to the
Dakota group, No. 1 (M. & H. ), early cretaceous
period, and underlies the whole country on the
north and eastern foothills of the Little Belt
mountains. The coal consists of three or more
veins easily worked from the surface by means
of adits and possesses valuable coking qualities,
quite a desideratum for a smelting camp. (Coke
as a fuel affording a regulus richer in silver but
poorer in lead than when charcoal is employed,
with shorter duration of the smelting period).
The coal can now be obtained at $5 per ton at
t!:e mines. This coal belt is now determined
for a distance of 35 miles along the northern
base of the mountains and is being exten-
sively developed at Pittsburg by Mr. John Cast-
ner, and near the mouth of the Big Limestone
creek by Mr. Ellis, and also at Sand Coolie by
Messrs. McKean and Culbertson, Returning
to the Montana district we find that
The Mineral Lodes
Consist, as far as yet prospected, of about 26
parallel veins, with a strike of about 10J east of
north, intersecting the soft zones of granite, of
which the country roclj principally consists.
The granite, which is principally porphyritic
and hornblendic, has a uniform dip to the south
of from 30 to 40u, being cut at right angles by
the veins above mentioned on the summit of
"Black Baldy," and also in the southwestern
part of the district, as shown in the map accom-
panying this article. This g] anite is capped by
quartzose rock (an alluvial matrix of sandstone
and quartz pebbles, evidently formed by heat and
pressure}. On the east bank of Fly creek is
found (granite) diorite. When crossing this
creek westerly this gives place to gneiss. South
of the Frisco lode a'belt of talcose slate disrupts
the lodes. This belt commences at the river,
and has there a breadth of 200 ft., extending
southwesterly in a triangular shape until it
reaches the quartzose reef, its base there having
a width of 1,500 ft. South of the Reegan lode
a body of porphyry is found about 1,200 [it.
wide, the length being limited, the granite re-
appearing on O'Brien creek. East of "Black
Baldy" the granite gives place to a slate rock
containing no mineral veins.
The lodes of this district, without exception,
are accompanied by porphyritic dykes which
generally form the hanging walls of the lodes.
In the neighborhood of the Queen of the Hills
seems to be the central line of division between
the two distinct grades of ore found in the dis-
trict. Those to the east, including the Queen
of the Hills, dippingwest, contain silver glance,
chlorides, sulphides and antimonial silvers
(ruby and brittle silver), and the ores spangled
with wire and native silver in foliated form,
and in some instances wire silver twisted and
entangling the ores from wall to wall with rich
argentiferous galena, but principally antimonial
ores rich in silver, with copper ores, such as
erubescite, chalcopyrite aud carbonate; these
last named ores are coming in at deep mining,
and antimonial and copper ores will predominate
Pebbd \\i\ ■>. i
Mining and Scientific Press.
on development. These ores contain no gold,
with the exception of the Hillsdale, which by
lay gives a trace, and the Green and
UV-atln.ru a\ lodes, 00 6nOW Creek, are said to
contain .^40 t" tin- ton. hut I failed to Hud a
trace, although gold i>- known to exist on Car-
penter creek in tin- alluvial wash.
On the west oi the Queen of the Hills the
reins dipping easl contain baser mineral; asso-
ciated with I "i mentioned are
manganese, galena \ light in silver), arsenical
iron, zinc and antituonial IdendeH, eaib. of'lead,
etc.; out in tlie Huxley, Teton and Mountain
Chief ("ii the one vein) the richer minerals, as
ted with those oi the eastern part oi the
district, with wire silver in discrete coils dis-
tributed in the small chambers in tin- matrix: of
invariably associated with brittle sil-
ver and silver glance. Throughout the entire
<tc the matrix
of tin- ores as well as the granil
iui -niwl.fr bo the "summit valley
distri. t (Butte). By glancing at the map an
■ I Qch w it h the
Parallelism of the Veins.
The numerous favorable opportunities for run-
SI
on the cast, the hanging wall being porphyry,
as before mentioned. The wall-, a- a rule, are
soft, hard anas being the exception, with crys-
talline granular taloose gangue, often oi a fine,
hnpalpsublfl texture. Proosediiig to
A Description of the Mines,
What may be said of one may be said oi many,
and those at the present time being developed
will, I think, be sufficient
Commencing at the easl end of the district,
we find first, Banner and Bald Eagle, I
rick A Co.; elevation, 7«w> 1 1 . shove creek. This
lode cuts the quartzose cap oJ this
Width of vein 1 ft.; working test of ore from
full width oi vein, 47 o samples
tested by Prof. Poss, » '. M. and S, < o., 19 ozs,
developed by shaft Southern View and Ken
tuck, Lake & McKaakal; elevation, 1,600 it.
charactei oi ore, antimonial and car-
boniferouB; sample assays 61 ozs. Seven hun-
: nit*, feel west we arrive at a line of
fine Location ■ on b \ ein i hov tng aome oi the rich-
estand most promisii
at an el* vation oi 1,300 ft. above Belt river, and
commencing at the Minnehaha and Montana.
I Bell, by Cnamberlin, Macintosh & * o.j width
ery south the main vein is uncovered and shows
a width of 8 ft. for some 200 ft., and south to
the discovery of the Queen oi Montana, by
Rafferty ft Co., where this rein is 10 ft wide'.
and pay well distributed throughout the vein.
Deadwood and Frisco, by Neihart ft Co. This
been determined ror a distano
ft. north from the Frisco, averages well, and is a
hold vein carrying considerable copper.
.; ■ d .v *'o.. ■■<>-. Co)
Coryell A Co., Ms by Banna ft
and the Oregon, by Carnthereft Co.,
all on the Bame vein; bold vein, four feet wide
and pay streak 22 inches; assays of sample $71
out the win ai Hi.- Massachusetts shaft.
Qua ii of the Mills, Borne Stake and 1 1 Bi ■
lodes, by Neihart, Barley & O'Brien. There
are six locations on this vein, and ore exposed
Let ween walls of the same character.
The extreme southerly locations are carbonate
ores, while those of the Queen of the
Bills as before described, while the matrix in
the O'Brien lode is exclusively sulphate oi bar-
yta in massive form. These three locations pre-
sent throughout their entire length the most
extensive outcrop of ores that has been discov-
bodies of ore with little development, assay 22
ounces. Teton a„d Huxley, by 0. C. Morteson
■ nd Neihart ft »'..., arc developed by
t\\.. shafts; width of vein four and one half feet;
a pay streak is inches, and widening with
development; samples $346, $273, $60
1040, |160 and $820. Ores fr this mine
. . fcheC. M. ft S.Co.net284ounoee, The
meats on these mine- have shown as
uniformly rich ore a- any in the district
The Samson, by 1'. Fehrenbach ft Co.; width
of vein, loft. This location is remarkable for
its strength, principally galena, antimony, sine
and manganese. Samples of this vein entire are
i ■ o This min.' is being developed by shaft
and drift, the latter developing it to a depth of
500ft (on the vein), which everywhere shows
remarkable strength.
The Hillside and Amelia, hy D. B. Mackin-
tosh & Co. Three or more parallel veins are
contained in this surface ynmnd. The Samson,
running through the Hillside and Sunny South
ground; width of vein, 10 ft.; character of ore
same as Samson throughout. The main vein on
the Amelia, as far as developed, discloses a width
of 8 to 10 ft. crystallized quartz and spar, with
ning drifts on the mines, the remarkable con-
tinuity of the lodes and an examination of the
leads on the ground show so many ore shutes
that the strength of the ledges are apparent at
a glance. When we take into consideration
that the openings on the veins hereinafter men-
tioned are contained in a space two and one-
half miles square, and throughout that space in
gulches or hills the veins preserve the same
parallelism and continuity from an altitude of
750 to 2,500 ft., showing the depth to which
these mines are now, and can be readily de-
veloped by drifts, rendering hoisting and pump-
ing machinery almost unnecessary until they
acquire 1,000 ft. of development. The dimen-
mensions of the claims are 1,500x600, where
surface ground will admit and in several of the
locations four parallel and distinct veins are
included. The character of the gangue or
matrix is principally heavy spar, throughout the
entire district appearing in tabular form, also
fibrous and compact, and resemble the bareta
artificially formed after the experimental re-
searches of De Senamot and others, demonstrat-
ing its formation or production by the action of
water at high temperatures and pressures; as-
sociated with this spar is quartz and feldspar.
The Width of the Veins
Vary from three to ten feet, increasing in
width as developed. The strike, dip and ex-
tent of outcrop as mentioned above. The foot-
walls are of dioritic character — impregnated
with manganese in the lodes west of the Queen
of the Hillej and hornblendic jjranite in those
of vein, 5 ft. 5 inches; samples assay $421.80,
§860, §114 and $1,219.80. Next we find the
Wide Awake and Fitzpatrick, by Fitzpatrick,
Largent Bros. & Co.; width of vein, 5 ft., with
very rich pay streak 2 ft. 4 inches; developed by
adit; assays by ton §8S3, §1,067, $1,164, $1,518
and §1,250; U. S. Assay Office, Helena, §3,-
078.95. Ores from the Fitzpatrick treated by
the C. M. and S. Co. netted 250 ozs. (full width
of vein).
Maud S., by Chamberlin & Bell; width of
vein, 14 ft. ; samples 56 ozs.; one foot samples
350 ozs.; St. Julien, by 1>. B. Macintosh & San-
borne, same as Maud S. ; Dexter and Alexander,
same, with manganese appearing in these ores;
Atlantis & Boss, Neihart, Barrett & Co. ; on this
vein there are five locations; character of the
ores, gray carbonates, rich in silver, developed
by shaft; assays, §71.10, §87.30 (for samples);
width of vein, 4 ft. 8 inches.
North Star and Roseanna, by Power, Lamb
& Co., and Darwin, by Neihart & Co.; width
of vein, 3Jr ft. No developments as yet.
Yellow Jacket and Helena, Neihart & Co. ;
width of vein not known in shaft, but is in five
feet of ore and no hanging wall; assays 22, 26,
41 ounces, by Foss; sample by McVicar, 130
ounces. South Carolina and Texas, by Neihart
& Co., vein eight feet wide in shaft and drift;
sample of vein, §46.75, 112.20 ounces. This lo-
cation consists of one main vein dipping east,
and a vein parallel on the west dipping to the
main vein, and two side veins east dipping
west to the main vein; 180 ft. from the discov-
ered for years in any district. The samples
taken from the several drifts and shafts along
the vein range 335, 644, 492, 111, 10H, 85, 52,
97, 275 ounces, and highest for surface ores 840
ounces. A drift is now being run on the Home-
stake on the vein, and will be continued for 300
ft. this winter. They are now in 138 ft., and
the ores assay from 60 to 4,S00 ounces to the
ton. It is intended to push this drift the entire
length of the three locations. They have now
reached a depth of 71 ft., and will when they
reach the O'Brien, with 1,700 ft. of drift, be
700 ft. in depth. They are driving on the vein,
which is now 5 ft. 8 inches in the face. Here
can be seen the wire, ruby and brittle silver, with
the silver glance in beautiful fibrous matrix of
baryta. These mines are
Owned by Good Practical Miners,
Who are prosecuting the work in person. Com-
mencing at the north boundary of the O'Brien
location we find the Ed. Man and Mountain lo-
cations running 15" west of north, by Man &
Caruthers. This vein at the bottom of the
working shaft shows a width of 10 ft. in the
crosscut. * The gangue is highly crystallized
quartz, containing galena and gray carbonates,
together with other high grade minerals; sam-
ples of ore the entire width assay 38 ounces; a
rich streak next the hanging wall assays 684
ounces. The Little Treasure, by. Hamilton &
Neihart, a new find, with little development;
vein three and one-half feet wide, antin.o.iial
ores a'saying 81 ounces.
The Great Western and Hercules, large
high-grade galena samples of pay streak
§303, and it is likely that this vein traces
the Hillside and Sunny South grounds.
Montana, by Crandal & Co. ; this vein has been
determined for a distance of 25,000 ft, ; charac-
ter of mineral, argentiferous galena; width of
vein, 4 ft. 8 inches. Samples assay 91 ounces.
The Huron, Gothrob, Rosa, Redrock and First
Discovery, in the westerly part of the district,
will shortly be developed and can then be re-
viewed; their general character are galena asso-
ciated with richest minerals.
From the foregoing description it will be seen
that accurate survey and
Close Investigation Has Been Made
Of these mines and then- surroundings; that the
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until the following month, when I expect to be
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1IALMDIK INI'ltOVKD OHE TRAMWAYS. \\\ refer bo Oea Custer mine, Idaho, 6,000 foot lonj;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4,760 (eel long; Mary Murphy mine, Col.. 6,000 feet loin;, all in constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENGINES from 1'ixSG Cylinder* to SOxliO. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 0x10 to 30x80. BOILERS
of even tons, made of Pino Iron Works 0. II. No. 1 Mange Iron, or Otis Sled. Workmanship the most careful All
Rivets Hand Driven.
¥T/\TCimTTaT/1 VTV/** TIUTT^Q Large or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cylinder EnelneB, from 6x10 to 18x60. This Iftttor Bize furnlelied J. B. Hairein for Giunt and Old Abo Co , Black Hills
Xll/lljJ.lJ.'IVT XiJ-M VXXi.1 Xij9 aleo Corliss Pumplni.' EiikIiius, 26x60, for Hoisting and Pumping Works, for 2,000 feet deep. Bnliy Helita for Prua|iei'tlng, 4 U. P. to 0 U. P.
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars. McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles- Best In Use.
Principal Office and Woiks, Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois. New York Office, Walter WcDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
For working gold and silver ores by wet or dry crashing. Tl Howell's Improved While, Bruntou's
I Furnaces, for working base ores. Rotary Dryers, Stetefeidl Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water JackeU, either Wr
form. Bullion ind Ooppt
n flections or mi > , ■ urnl, nblong, oval or squnre. Our
Hi,-. BPEC1AL FURNACES FOR COPPER BMELTfflO, Slag Pota and Cam. Improved
Moulds and Ladle;*, Litharge Cars ±.nd Pole, Cupel Furnaces and Cms.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F, A. HUNTINGTON
No. 45 Frtmont Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp Mill.
[■haani .rTapneta, and adjusts itself to
, ..i tbc Shoe i u I 1 1
i... |m| ly, durability and effective working,
i! over presented to the public, andwilldo
the work of Sve stamps with one-fourth tbe power. Awarded
BlntPremlnm and Modal at Mechanics' Fair, «. F., 1880.
Manufactured hy
1' A aUNTTNGTUN, FRASER &OHALMEE8,
46 Fremont St , 8. F-. Cal. I Ho Fulton St., Chicago, IU.
red Patent Grinding and Aniiiicamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Engines
Ud .Mining Machinery of all kinds. Send for circulars.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco. Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This machine requires less power, less care or attention, and is leas liable to get out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
HSF" Send for Circulars. -®&
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
-OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now in use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen m working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those Intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make mere of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided. , . ., , ,
That if there are those who for anv reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then bo incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, f jr stakes of 31,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, - . - - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nov. 6, 1832.
A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which .3 in perfectly good order In
a Btrong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as Nkw.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO,,
252 Market St,, S. F.
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it wiuttPAY you J702.CHESTNUHT PHI LA* f *
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We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation is strictly Vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it without injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
47 and 49 Fremont St..
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
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The Best Low Grade Explosive In tbe market. Superior to Black or Judson Powder.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The beat Nitro-Glycerine Powders manufactured. Having secured large lota of the
best impnrtcil Glv^rine at low p. ices, we arc prepared to offer tl.e imuiug public the
very strongest, most uniform and beat Nitro-Glycerine Powder at the very LoweBt
Kates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is Unequaled
lor Bank Blasting and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central ana Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pow-
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S. HBYDENPELT, - - President.
H. SHAINWALD, - - - Secretary,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 3, 1883
Patejmts y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official lis! of U. S. Patents in LtovEY & Co/s
Scientific Pkess Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For Week Ending Jan. 23, 1883.
271,024.— Poison for Squirrels, Etc.— A. R.
Booth, San Luis Obispo. Cal.
271,047.— Vehicle Brake— George R. Duval,
Benicia, Cal.
270 900 — Pumps— S. Jackson, Stockton, Cal.
27i!ioo.— Ice Chest and Reservoir— C. D.
Morin. Woodland, Cal.
271,102. — Railway Crossing Barrier or
Gate— Wm. B. Morris, S. F.
* 271,123.— Horse Power— E. A. Rix, S. F.
271,130.— Churn — E. J. Rowe, R. Holmes and
J. Dawson, Eureka, Cal.
271,148. —Straw-Burning Boiler — Josseph
Stevens, S. F.
271,159.— Drag Saw— Charles Thompson, Cor-
vallis, Oregon.
271,098.— Filter — James Miller, Oakland, Cal.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Combined Wrench and Pinchers.— Samuel
S. Willmer, Anderson, Shasta county. No.
270,356. Dated January 9, 1883. The stock
or body of the tool consists of a hollow casing
open upon one side. At one end it has formed
with, or has secured to it, the stationary joint
of an ordinary wrench. At its other end it
has a jaw of the pinchers. The movable jaw of
the wrench is adapted to slide upon the shank
of the stationary jaw. To use the wrench a pin
is pressed to one side which disengages a part
from the movable shank, and the movable jaw
may be set at any point. A spring receives the
jaw at the point set. To use the other end of
the tool a swinging jaw is opened away from the
other, or stationary jaw, and its limit is defined
by the position of a peculiar ring, adapted to
slide backward or forward. In this tool the
inventor has combined two useful ones, both of
which are frequently needed in the same work. In
places where the wrench end cannot be used on
a bolt, the pinchers end can be employed, as
where the tool must be turnedon its longitudinal
axis. It is easily constructed and may be re-
paired without trouble when necessary.
Revolving Sprinkler. — John H. Henderson
and Emile Schutz, Sierra Buttes, Sierra county.
Dated January 16, 18S3. No. 270,664. This
improved sprinkler is of that class in which the
revolution is obtained by the unequal pressure
of escaping water upon the familiar principle
embodied in Barker's wheel. The invention
consists in providing revolving arms, each with
a single nozzle at their outer ends, one of which
is directed to discharge its water to fall inside
of the circle described by the ends of the revolv-
ing arms, and the other to discharge outside of
said circle, whereby both the center and outside
of the circle to be sprinkled is supplied. "With
the nozzles are connected dashing devices,
whereby the water is spread over the surface in
any desired fineness of spray, said dashers being
also made by changes in position to retard revo-
lution by effecting reactiou. The object of the
invention is to provide a revolving sprinkler
which shall spread the water efficiently, is not
liable to become choked, and which may be op-
erated at varying rates of speed, irrespective of
the head or pressure of water from the main
source.
Sewing Machine.— EdwardKohler, Oakland,
assignor of part interest to H. P. Eayrs and M.
Orunewald. Dated Jan. 16, 1883. No. 270, 814
This is an improvement in sewing machines
intended more especially for sewing heavy fab-
rics, such as carpets or bags. The invention
consists in certain improvements in detail and
various novel features of construction. In the
sewing of bags by this machine the operation
can be performed with great rapidity, because it
it is not necessary after finishing each bag
to stop the machine and adjust any of its parts
before commencing work on another bag. The
machine will continue to form the interlocking
stitch whether the fabric be inpositionbelow the
presser foot or not, and any number of bags may
thus be sewed and connected together by stitch-
ing, which may afterwards be separated as de-
sired.
Cooking Stove. — Charles H. Dunton, Oak-
land. Dated Jan. 16, 1S83. No. 270,766.
The improvements consist in* the novel construc-
tion and arrangement of a rouud fireplace with
relation to the stove, and in the employment of
a vertically adjustable grate in the fireplace, to-
gether with a means of adjusting and holding
the same. The heat from the fireplace acts
upon the oven through its front wall, and also
through the entire extent of its top, and at the
same time is utilized for cooking on top of the
.stove. It is, therefore, well directed for its
purpose, accomplishing its results with
economy.
Paralytic strokes, heart disease, and kidney
affections, prevented by the use of Brown's Iron
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by taking BROWN'S IRON BIT-
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During the war I was in-
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of a shell, and have suffered
fromiteversince. Aboutfour
years ago it brought on paraly-
sis, which kept me in bed six
months, and the best doctors
in the city said I could not
live. I suffered fearfully from
indigestion, and for over two
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and for a large portion of the
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Brown's Iron Bitters and now
after taking two bottles I am
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M. P. Owbn — Santa Cruz county.
J. W. A. Wright— Merced, Tulare and Kern comitlea
Jarhd C. Hoao— California.
E. W. Crowrll — Los Angeles and San Bernardino
counties.
L. Walker— Sacramento, San Joaquin and Stanislaus
counties.
N. H. Hapgood— Plumas county.
E. T Thurston— San Francisco.
A. C. Knox— Santa Clara county.
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New names will not be entered on our printed list
until payment is made.. Feb. i, i88^.
Cheap Orb Pulverizer.-- There 1b for sale in this city
as wil 1 be seen by our advertising columns, a second-hand
Rutherford Pulverizer, which was only used a few times
and is as good as new. It will be Bold very much below
cost, and miners who are in need of &uch an appliance
for a email mine will do well to make ioquiiies concern-
ing it.
Leather.
WHOLESALE. 1
Wednesday, M., Jan. 31. 1883.
Sole Leather, heavy, lb 30@ 32
T Light 25 @ 28
Jodot, 3 to 10 Kil., doz 36 00 @46 00
11 to 13 Kil 50 00 @60 00
14 to 16 Kil 65 00 <»72 03
Second Choice, 11 to 16 Kil 40 00 M65 00
Simon TJllmo, Females, 12 to 13 Kil 52 00 @56 00
1 A to 15 Kil 60 00 @&*' 00
16 to 17 Kil 66 00 (368 00
Slmo.n-.,18 KU @57 00
20 KU @60 00
24 Kil (£65 «i
Kins. French lb _ 85 @ 1 20
Cal,doz. 55 oo @60 00
French Sheep, all colors 12 00 @15 00
Eastern Calf for Backs, lb 1 00 @ 1 25
Sheep Roans for Topping, all colors, doz 9 00 ft*10 00
For lininga 6 50 (a>\0 00
Cal. Russet Sheep Linings 3 N) @ 5 50
Boot Legs, French Calf, pah- @ 4 50
Good French Calf <$ 4 00
Best ,Todot Calf 4 75 @ 5 oo
Leather, Harness, lb 35 @ 40
Fair Bridie, doz 45 00 (366 00
Skirting, lb 33 @ 37
Welt, doz 30 00 @36 00
Biff ft 17 <§ 20
Wax Side ,,, ,,,, 19 @ 20
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
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Mining Machinery.
For Catalogue", Estimate?, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
W. E. Chamberlain, Jr.
T. A. Robinson.
LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS. $70.
Paid in Installments, $75.
OTSend (or circnUrs,
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John Hays Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pins £t, San Francisco.
Special attention to th« des-icniog and construction of
Concentration Works for sll ore?. Gradual reduction by
rolling inpact, c a-sification by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Kiolinger
tables
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having low-grade properties.
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Near to church, school, store and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
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The price of land has steadily advanced from
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held at $200 per acre.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
Stn Fr*Dci»:o, January 2i, lss.i.
At a meetiog of the Board of Directors of the above,
named Company, htld IhJl day, Dividend No. 15, o! Ave
oeota (5c) per share, was declared, payable on Monday,
February 12, 1888. Transfer books closed on Friday,
February 2, 1SS3, at 3 o'clock p. u. Th's dividend Is pay-
able at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New
York on Alt stock issued there, and at the office In this
city on all stock issued here.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE-Room No. 29, Nevada Block, No. 300 Mont-
gomery Street, San Franc'sco, Cal.
STOCK DIVIDEND.
At a Meeting of the Directors
—OF THE—
Gila Sllvfr Mining Company,
Held this day, a Stock Dividend o( Two Shares for each
outstanding share was declared, deliverable on aud after
February 1, 18S3.
J. T. McQEOGHEOAN, Sec'y.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION,
OFFICE OF THE
South Comstock Gold and Silver Mining
Company, No. 309 California Street. San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, January's, 18-3.
Kotloe is hereby Riven thit. pursuant to theprovWonaof
Titlu 8ii of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California, a me»tine of thi BTOUKHOLD RRS of the
ROUTH COMSTOCK GOLD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY, a corporation orgfmfz-d and exiatinir under
tho laws of ihv Stat*; of California, will he h»Idon MONDAY
the FIfTH (5th) day of FKBRUA Y. A. D . 1831. a*, the
hour of TWO o'clock p. M., at said Company's office in
room No 4 of premises No. 309 California Street, in the
City and Oju .ty of Han Francisco and State of California,
to consider anl vote unon the question of the voluntary
dissolution of said Corporation and such other business as
may properly como before caid meetmtr.
By order of tho President and B ard of Trustees,
J. M. BTJFFINOTON.
Secrelary.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company
ASSESSMENT, NO. 44,
Levied January 10, 1883
Delinquent February 15, 1SS3
Day or Sale March 8, 1S83
Amount per Share Fifty Cents
ALFRED K. DURBROW/Sec'y.
Office— Room 69, Neva a Block, 309 Montgomery St.
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Strength of Steel Plates, treatment of do.; Strength of
Plates at different temperatures; Strength of Ropes and
Chains; Properties of Metals; Weight of Wrought Iron
Cylinders per lineal foot of any given diameter and thick-
ness; Angle-Iron Hoops; Diam., Cir , and Areas of Circles,
with detailed calculations relating to Boiler Construction;
to determine thickness of Boiler-Heads, Cylinder Covers,
etc. Mensuration as applied to Boiler-making. Fuel Valves,
Combustion of Fuel, Evaporation of Water; Setting Boilers.
Incrustation, Boiler Scale Preventives, 35 kinds: Decimal
equivalents, Weight of Water; Expansion of Water;
Squares, Cubes, and Roots; Fusing Points of Metals : Con-
ducting Powers of Metals; Useful Definitions, Reference
Tables IK3 pages) for Boiler-makers, Engineers, Smiths, etc.
1 vol. 12mo, extra cloth. Mailed post tree to any address
on receipt of §2 50. Send for lis page Illustrated Catalogue
of 3000 Standard Books on every subject. Agents teamed.
National Book Company, 73 Beekman Street, New York.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Mastjpaotdrhb.
mm
Several first premiums received
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
I forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special
I attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
I which are attracting much at-
I tention and giving universal
I satisfaction. This is the onlj
| establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens exten-
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rates.
Orders eolioitedand promptly attended to.
32 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
CONTINENTAL WORKS, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dug's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For reducing to an impalpable powder all kinds of bard and brittle substances, such as QUARTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SILVER ORES, BARYrES, COAL,
FHOSFH-A-TE ROCK, ETC.
It is simple and not liable to get out of order, Revolving Shell being constructed of SiemoDB-Martin steel, and all parts mechanical
in design and of first-class construction. Weight 5,500 lbs.; heaviest piece, 1,500 Ibi. It will pulverize 7 to 10 Tons in 10 Hours
with 30 H. P. For circulars aud full particulars apply to or address,
THOS, F. ROWLAND/ Sole Man'fr, Brooklyn, N, V.
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[February 3, 1883
!fpp apd fHachipe lUofe
V. P. Bacon, Pres, C. L, Foutk. Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kindB of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BCILDBPS OP
Mining Machinery, Port-
id Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
^"Airenta for C. H. Baker's Mining Horae Power;
Bi-hip'a Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker' d l^'jiilv-
ailver Feeder.
Oakland |ron Works.
We are now prepared to do al! kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOV1LLE & CO
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
• Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard £> Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Naila, Rudder Bracea, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings aud Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ta,PRICES MODERATE. "Si
J. H. WEED. V. KINOWELL.
California Machine Works,
WEfl. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour.
Quartz and Mining Machinery. Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tone per hour §450.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
" 3 " 8 " ." " 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Rani or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes — from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumpa, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
jLHnks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSOH. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS.
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St. , between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUFACTURERS OF CASTINGS OF BVBRT BBSCRIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comsiock Shaft Lantern.
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General Us* on the
Comstock
For sale at wholesale by
Holiiroolr, Merrill & Stetson,
r\ Cor. Beale & Market Sts.,
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
.SAN FBANCISCO.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
' PARKE & LACY. Proprietors.
No. 3 California, Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with, a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, fnclud-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
12T Catalogues furnished on Application. Jtat
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | p. o. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps;,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
ArVilliam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
M^CIEIIILSriE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS" PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864,
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
IY & SPJSBRY,]
[anufacturers of all kinds of
Mine and Mill Machinery.
[Successors to MOREY & SPERRY,]
Manufacturers of all kinda of-
W1REROOMS: WORKS:
02&94,LibeitySt, N Y, Newbure, - N. Y.
The Fouud'j and Machine Shop bavicg been eularped
we are now prepared to make from the moat improved
patterns QUARTZ and .STAMP MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
rey's Improved Pulverizer.
Wealing parts interchangeable, 5 ft. size, weight 7,000
lb3., and does more wort than 15 Stamps, 3 ft. size,
weight 3 00J !t>s. Have been in sttc-pssful use for over
TWO YEARS, having beei sold in SIXTEEN STATES
and TERRITORIES.
Concentrating Mils, Rnck Breakers, Crushing Rolls,
Amalgamating Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces
for wotking Base Ores. Hoisting and Pumping Machin-
ery for Minos, Wbitehill's Cut- ff and Plain Slide Valve
Engines, Portable Engines ard Tubular Boilers, auy
size required. Hydraulic (Hants and Pipe, Si'ver Plated
Opper for Stamp Mills, Ore Cars, Ore Buckets, S.ifety
Cages THE EUREKA WIRE HOPE TRAMWAYS,
Concentrating Riffles In Mdls and Hydraulic Sluices.
Steel SHOE* and 1>IE,S for Stamps, and Mine aid Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE COIN CENTRATOR.
1-ianklm Moroy. M-hok&3 hai over 20 years' experience in Mitring and Milling, aud nearly i.nat awe in manufacturing
Mining Machinery, is manager of the company. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Send for Catalogue.
Address, THE MOREY, & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
STEEL
usTiin
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
Trup to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Die3, Hammerheads, Crossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 GearWheela of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANKSHAFTS, -SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worlu, CHESTEK, Pa. MI Library St., FHILADEiruiA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
W. H TAYLOR, Prea't.
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjione
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans.
Also, ail Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, o! Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in Buitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, Buperiorto any other Pump.
KENDALL'S
PATENT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hor/KS, According
no SlZB.
I
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
W *S"Send for Circular.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are eutirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with these for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
gards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade aud
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are thipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or s'one work, except that for the crociblo,
thus saving great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete ernelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this class of machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to cxamipe
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application.
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
By Telephone.— Subscribers, advertisers and other
patrons of this office can addreBS orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or agents by telephone, as we
are connected with the cen tral systemin San Francisco.
February
Mining and Scientific Press.
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS,
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street. San Francisco, Cal.
IROIST -A.3STID STEEL "WIHE HOISTING ROPES.
ORE fc^fe^*^ ORB AND
ROPJE
Brqderick&bascomropeCo.
Water Buckets,
3ARS-H m^g^gg 1 belt
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES Compressor?.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
1 to 100 Borae Porer,
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
[( i ^i. is OA
OlM Il'irw-'can easily h-ist o?er 1,000 pounds Ht « depth ol BOO
i mainly built of wrought iron. Thfl buinUng-di-uui in thrown out uf Kuar by the
lover, while the load la held in plaou with a braku by the ruiiu t outline tho
bucket. The Btnndai<l of tho whjm In bolted to bed-tloiburr, thtu* avoiding all fram
wui k Wln-n required those whim* uro made in eoctiooH tu Dack on mule*.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
ivLJS.cmxJsrttFirs' depot,
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
VATH t
The Kortimr'a Injector
cheapest and best in nee,
own water, hot or cold,
varying pressure. 8cnd
Importers and
is tho simplest,
Will draft its
tnd feed under
for Circular.
Nos
Dealers in Machinery
2 and 4 California Street, S.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting- Engines of all Kinds.
and Supplies.
F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant'a Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
JndBOn's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & DreyfuB' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Diaston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Woodworking
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 10,000 in Use.
' — -^
JAMES LEFFEL'S WATER WHEEL.
The
"Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, making it tiio
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising tho Largest and tho Smallest Wheels, under'both the H lgliest and
Lowest head used in this .country. Our now Illustrated Book sent free to those
owning water power.
Those improving water power should not fail to write ub for New Prices, before
v buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making thiB
KJ y Wheel. Address
JAMES LEFFEL eft CO.,
Springfl-ia, Ohio, and 110 Lib arty Street, New York Ctty
PARKE <fe LACY. General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremnr.t St.. S. F.
GIANT POWDER.
MandfactuR eu undkr Alfred Nobel's Origin al a^'d OnlV Valid Patent fob. Nitro-Glycerin"]; Powder*
All Nif.ro-Glyc«rlne Compounds, for instance, so-called HERCULE«, "VULCAN. VIGORIT,
NITRO-SAFETY Powder, Etc, are infringements on tike Giant Powder Co.'s Patents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
Gall Special Attention to their Improved Grades of Powder.
NO, 1.— The most Powerful Explosive Compound now in use here.
NO. S. — Surpasses iu strength any Powder of its claea ever manufactured.
NO. 3.— Thi3 grade is a Strong and Reliable Powder, which does excellent work.
JUDSON POWDER.
la now uned in all larne Hydraulic Claims, and on most Railroad". It breaks much more ctrounrl, and obviates reblnafiiug
by breaking much tiuer. TRIPLE FORCE CAPS AND ALL GKADES OF FUSE.
itSTThe Giant Powder Company have also purchased from Mr. Nobel, the inventor of Nitro-Glyceruie, his latest in-
vention, known under the name of
NOBED'S EXPLOSIVE GrTESJLjijeLTXNtt
This explosive ia from 50% to 60% stronger than the strongest Nitro Glycerine Compound and impervious to watfl
Even hot water does not diminish its strength. We are now introducing the same.
KAM).Hi\\, NIELSEX A CO., General Agents, 31© Front St., S. F.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OP
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAO SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
tr Ordere Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION BLOCK.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron. Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard sts., San Francisco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL, WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Arralga
ruatlng Macnlnes.
" CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
RICH4RQ C. REMIWEY, Agent,
On O E Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Maniitacturci of ali kinds of Chemical Stoneware for
Manufacturing Chemiets. Also, Chemical _
Bricks for Glove Towers.
MECHANICAL DRAFTSMAN
WITH
a -res an en
Fourteen Years' practical experience,
gagement.
GOOD REFERENCES.
Address, " S. " 786 Bryant Street, S. F,
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 3, 1883
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adiustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less vater to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
co-vj-s. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. Nc
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
THE JOHNA-ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and WIRE
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Planes, Standing Ship Eigging, Suspension Bridges, Ferries; for Mines and all kinds of
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
T-llers, Sawmll's, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanized and Plain Te'egraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.,
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
THE BUCK: THOBN BAKBED PENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)!
iHTSEND FOR CIRCULAR. "»
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
-A^nVE-A^LO-A-aS^r^A-TinsrCB- PLATES,
For Savins Gold.
Every dese iptim of plates for Quirlz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plaia.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The mott extensive and successful manufacturer of thrse plates ia the
United States. Will fi'l orders for delivery in Rorky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Min ng States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mi ring P.'ates Replated. Old Plates bought, or
g -Id separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mleslon St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DKNNISTON, Proprietor.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstauding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives Its name from HsRcruis, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
EMERY WHEELS and] The
GRINDING MACHINES. I Company.
STROUDSBUKG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nob. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front Street.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nob. 152 and 154 Lake Street,
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No. 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Noa 811 to 819 North Second Street.
IRON MINEJOR SALE.
An Iron Mine of three claims consolidated, situated
two and a half miles from Rutherford, on N. V. R . R.
Contains very large body of high grade ore, samples cf
which may be seen at this office. For particulars address,
MBS. D. S. ROHLWING,
St. F.elana, Napa Co., Cal.
lhis paper Is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Charles Eneu Johnson & Co., 509
South 10th St., Philadelphia. Branch Offi-
ces—47 Rose St., New York, and 40 La Salle
St., Chicago. Agent for the Pacific Coast-
Joseph H. Dorety, 529 Commercial St., S. F
PATENTS
Bought and Sold for INVENTORS
and handled in UNITED STATES
and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
Room 14. 320 California St. (over Wells. & Fargos
Bank), SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for useful In-
ventions.
By Tblbphonk.— Subscriber8, advertisers and othvr
patrons of this oEioe can address orders, or make appoint-
ments witb the proprietors or agents by telephone, as fs
are connected with the central svetem in San Francisco.
An Illustrated Journal of Mining,
BY DEWEY & CO..
Publishers.
The State Mining Bureau.
While in other Bi itoa and Territories associ- •
aiinii- a it l» ing formed for the purpose of col-
leeting statistics and information about
and fur erecting State ur Territorial nrasennu
for the collection and preBervatioil of ores, '■
mineral*. etct"in California, the oldest of all the
mining States; the one that has produced the
most bullion, and has been producing it the |
longest; whose mining machinery goes all over
the world; whose methods and processes are
everywhere followed; and which has a world-
wide reputation as a mining region, the insti-
tution already founded, well under way and
well equipped is about to he allowed to die for
want of a beggarly appropriation which should
be freely given.
Although many persons express themselves
a* friendly to the State Mining Bureau, meas-
ures for it-* relief are unsatisfactory, slow and
indefinite. The Legislature refuses to add to
the collection that already in existence at Sac-
ramento, and so far nothing has been done
towards making an appropriation to its support.
Moreover, there does not seem to be any favor-
able signB of an appropriation being made.
The Bureau which was organized to foster
legitimate mining has been compelled to exist
on the proceeds of a tax on the transfer oi min-
ing stocks, which in itself was a ridiculous
state of things. But now, that the mining
stock business has dwindled to nothing, it can-
not be kept up on that. For the last quarter the
revenue was some $1,700, which barely pays
rent and the State Mineralogist's salary.
It has come to this, that if an appropriation
is not made by the Legislature the Bureau
must close. The collection will have to be
packed up and stored until a more Liberal spirit
pervades the law-makers of the State.
It ia, of course, but just and right that all
sources of expenditure be closely scrutinized.
In this instance, however, a committee has
come down, examined the museum, and the
members have expressed themselves to the ef-
fect that the institution is doing good.
It seems, therefore, as if something should be
done to aid the Mining Bureau, or else abolish
it altogether, and not let it drag on, half sup-
ported, and in a shape that its objects cannot
possibly be accomplished. The friends of min-
ing and of industrial progress in the Legislature
should give this subject proper attention, and
consider the claims the mining interests have
to be properly represented before the people.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI.
Number 6.
Manufacture of Ice.
There has been in practical operation in
Phoenix, Arizona, for some four year-- pasl an
ice machine invented by Samuel D. Lount, of
that place, which has accomplished such good
res u' to that similar machines have been put at
vrorh at Globe, Arizona, Guaymas, Mexico
and other places, and machines of larger ca-
pacity are now being made here.
These machines to « hich we refercan be made
of any desired capacity. The first one put
up only made 1,400 lbs, perday,but I0orl5or
or vapor it will *oon !" decomposed and fail to
perform the service for which it is used, thus
necessitating the frequent introduction of a fresh
supply, and the advantage of keeping the wear-
ing parts constantly bathed with a pure and
cool lubricant will be readily seen.
This object Mr. Lount accomplishes by the
peculiar arrangement of the compression cylin-
der and piston. The general appearance of a
double machine. BUCh as is UOW being made at
the .Etna Iron Works, in this city, is shown in
t'ie large engraving. Pig. 2, is a section of the
cylin ler of the pump.
Patenting by a Part Owsek. A Colorado
miner, who owned four-fifths of a lodeciaim and
desired to have the same patented , but to which
the co-owner refused his consent, asked the
General Land Office how to proceed. He was
advised "that there seems to exist no good rea-
son why you may not institute proceedings for
patent in the joint name of yourself and co-owner,
either with or without bis consent. You may
be able to enforce contribution from such co-
owner for bis proper proportion of the expenses
of patenting in the courts. You cannot receive
patent for an undivided interest, and this office
has no authority to compel a co-owner to join in
an application."
Parties are still at work mining in the bed
of the South Fork of Feather River, near Enter-
prise. They have not been disturbed by water
this winter.
COMPRESSOR FOR MINING "WORK OR ICE MANUFACTURE.
more tons can be made. There is no new principle
involved in the manufacture of ice. It is in
carrying out certain details in an improved man-
ner that constitutes Mr. Lount's claims on the
new machine — details, which, in effect, make
the manufacture of ice on the old principles
much less expensive and less troublesome.
One of the main features in Mr, Lount's
method is the peculiar compressing pump he
uses, so constructed that the packing and the
surfaces which are exposed to friction are not
brought into contact with the compressed and
heated air or vapor. Compressing pumps, when
working under a heavy pressure, require abun-
dant lubrication, and if the lubricant employed
is allowed to come in contact witli the heated air
.-!, represents the cylinder of thepump, within
which is placed the inverted cup-shaped piston,
BB, with a valve C, on the upper end, and a
packing-ring, />/'• near the lower end. D, is the
outlet valve, E^the inlet and F, the outlet pipe.
The upper surface of the valve C, is turned to fit
the upper end of the cylinder A , as shown in
the drawing,* in order that the piston
may be properly adjusted by means of
the screw thread on the lower end of the rod,
/?, so as to force all the air or vapor which is
between the valves through the upper valve,
when the piston arrives at the upper end of its
stroke. Access may be had to the valves by re-
moving the cap, L, and cylinder-head, O.
"When the piston, B} is moved upward, the
air or vapor to be compressed is drawn from the
outlet pipe, /■,', through the pipes, or chambers,
fi, I', into the space below the piston, and on the
return stroke of the piston, the air or vapor
passes through the cup inside the piston, and the
valve, ' '. to the compression chamber above the
piston, where it is compressed by the following
stroke of the piston and forced through the
valve, D, to the outlet pipe, F.
Now . the heat which is generated by com-
pression, is all developed at the upper end of the
cylinder. A, The upper and closed end of the
piston, B, passes at each stroke through this
heated chamber, but the packing ring, j^>, being
separated from this closed end by the thin wall
of the cup, cannot become heated, for it will be
observed that the interior of the piston, Bt is
always in contact with the uncompressed, and
consequently cool air or vapor, which readily
abstracts the heat that is conducted from the
compressing chamber by the metal of the piston
ami cylinder, from the thin wall surrounding
the cup, and also from the lower portion of the
cylinder, A , after which it is transferred to the
compressing chamber above before it can^ac-
cumulate sufficient heat to decompose the lubri-
cant or damage any of the parts exposed to fric-
tion.
The outlet pipe, E, does not communicate
directly with the lower end of the cylinder, .1,
but through uue or more pipes, &, h, which pipes
terminate below the closed end of the cup-shaped
piston, when said piston is at the lowest part
of its stroke, thus forming a reservoir at the
lower end of the cylinder. A, ami tins reservoir
^8 kept full, or partly full, of any lubricating
liquid which will not be disturbed by the air or
vapor passing through the pump, and it will be
kept at all times cool by the passage of the air
or vapor through the said pipes, l>, b. This
liquid is always in contact with the piston-rod
and the lower end of the piston, B, and the
packing ring, p, p, is immersed in said liquid at
each stroke of the piston.
A compressing pump constructed in this man-
ner does not require any water jacket, or the
application of any cooling medium whatever,
except the air or vapor which is forced through
the pump: and another important advantage is
that the treatment employed is always applied
with certainty and in abundance to all the
wearing parts, while said lubricant is not al-
lowed access to the compressing chamber of the
pump.
Mr. Lount has operated a pump of this de-
scription for compressing the vapor of ammonia
to a tension of 1*20 to ISO lbs. to the square inch,
continuously day and night, without ever hav-
ing the piston rod or lower half of the cylinder
at a higher temperature than blood heat, al-
though the upper end of the cylinder was at a
temperature much above the boiling point of
water. With the machine just completed in
this city, and running some little time, and com-
pressing air to '200 lbs., the writer could feel
the very great difference in this respect, the
piston rod and lower part of the cylinder being
merely blood warm. This pump was run a^
times under an air pressure of 340 lbs. with n o
special heat on the parts exposed to friction.
This in effect, is the compressing apparatus
for compressing the vapors of ammonia. It
can, as will be readily seen, _be used for com-
pressing air for mines, and some will be manu-
factured for this purpose by the \Etna Iron
Works Co. , of this city. The generalar range -
ment can be seen by the engraving.
(Continued on Face 96. )
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 10, 1883
Denver Exposition —No. 24.
[Editorial Correspondence.].
We conclude our series of letters on the -Den-
ver Exposition with a brief reference to
Utah and Her Exhibit.
Discoveries of gold, silver, lead and copper in
Utah were made as early as 1S63, but the re-
fractory nature of the ores, the great cost of
transportation, and the opposition of the Mor-
mon authorities to the influx of a general min-
ing population, discouraged for many years any
very extensive attempts to develop the mines.
But the existence of a new and promising min-
ing field, with favorable reports from enter-
prising prospectors, who always bid defiance
to danger and natural obstacles, soon began to
attract the attention of capitalists, by whom
alone it was possible that the mines could be
developed, and in 1S70 operations on a large
scale were undertaken. From that time to
this the mining interests of Utah have been
constantly progressing until now it is one of the
leading mining fields of the Union, the re-
ported yield of which, for 1SS2 was $8,143,175
in bullion, which is an increase of $789,000
over the report for the previous year, while
the prospect of the future output of bullion is
of the most promising character. The total
output of Utah up 'to date has been about $56,-
000,000, including lead.
Topographical Features of Utah.
Utah is divided nearly throughout its center
by the main ridge of the Wahsatch mountains,
which cross the Territory diagonally, into two
nearly equal divisions, from its northeast to its
southwest corner; the eastern portion is drained
by the Colorado river, while the western has a
drainage peculiar to itself, with no outlet to the
sea, but either centering in Salt Lake or sinking
in the desert sands of the "Great Salt Lake
Basin. " The Wasatch mountains seldom reach
the perpetual snow line, and are much lower
than the Rocky mountain divide in Colorado.
Nearly every portion of this mountain range,
with its spars upon both sides, is rich in min-
erals. The extent of the mineral region cannot
be less than some 600 miles, in a diagonal direc-
tion through the State, by an average breadth
of from 150 to 200 miles, affording a vast and
promising field for the prospector and miner.
Throughout this extent of country not less than
80 mining camps or centers of that industry have
been established.
The Mines of lUtah
Are everywhere being thoroughly developed
and energetically worked. Railroad facilities
are being introduced to further facilitate devel-
opment, and capital is coming in freely for all
needed purposes. A large number of reduction
works have been erected at important centers,
and others are being erected or projected as
rapidly as the nature of the developments in
progress seem to warrant. The chief mining
points are Park City, Cottonwood, American
Fork, Sandy, Bingham, Tintic, Stockton,
Frisco and Silver Reef.
Park City, which leads the above list, is
also the leading mine of Utah, and one of the
few great mines of the world. This mine was
fully noticed in our mining review of last week,
as were many other leading mines in the Terri-
tory, hence particular reference to individual
mines is not needed in this connection.
The Sandstone Mines
Of Washington county form one of the most in-
teresting features connected with mining in
Utah. These mines have attracted much atten-
tion from mining experts and scientists in
general. The exhibits from these mines at the
Denver Exposition were very interesting and
suggestive. The occurrence of silver in sand-
stone at this locality has very much modified
the opinions of geologists in regard to the de-
posit of the precious metals. But as these
mines and the philosophy of their mineral con-
tents has already been fully discussed in past
issues of the Mining and Scientific Press,
there is no occasion for its repetition here.
The Utah Eshibit.
The display made by Utah was one of the
most complete and best arranged in the build-
ing. In extent it comprised over 200 packages,
and in bulk it filled about two cars. The ex-
hibition was well arranged, classified and
labeled with good taste and intelligence. The
selection of Professor Clayton as Commissioner
was fortunate, as no other man in the Territory
was .°o well fitted for the position as the Pro-
fessor. He was most ably assisted by Mr. A.
ZieVn lelaar, formerly of this city, but for
several years past a resident of Utah.
The display of silver in sandstone and petri-
fied wood attracted much attention. In ad-
dition to the precious metals shown there were
also fine specimens of coal, sulphur, marble,
gypsum, iron, lead, copper, etc.
Antimony, Bismuth, Sulphur, Ttc.
Among the exhibits was a collection of beau-
tiful specimens of antimony from the American
antimony works, at Salt Lake, assaying as high
as 71.32% of antimony, carrying 2S.13% of sul-
phur, with scarce a trace of arsenic, lead or
any of the other substances which usually de-
teriorate this ore. The formula for pure sul-
phide of antimony or stibnite is antimony,
71.4; sulphur, 28.6. The company own a
group of 25 claims in Coyote district, Iron
county. They showed a single specimen which
weighed about 3,000 pounds, and assayed G0%
of antimony. They also exhibited three cases
of their manufactures in metal and fine ma-
terial from their manufactory near Salt Lake.
Cinnabar was shown from the Geyser mine,
Tooelle county. Sulphur was shown almost
pure from the immense beds of that material in
Beaver county, one specimen weighing over 500
pounds.
Native sulphur, with vein formations carry-
ing about 30 ounces of silver and $2 in free
gold per ton, was shown from a mine in Bing-
ham county. Specimens of bismuth were ex-
hibited containing as high as 50% of that metal,
and 630 ounces of silver to the ton of ore. This
class of ore is found in several localities at Tin-
tic, Detroit, Granite, etc. Bismuth is beginning
to be an important metal for use in the arts,
and has hitherto been imported from Europe.
There is no doubt but that in the near future
the Tintic mines will furnish an abundant sup-
ply. Utah, as all the world knows, abounds in
salt. It occurs there in mountain masses, and
the Salt Lake contains enough, perhaps, for the
supply of the world. Of course, this article
was not overlooked on account of its abundance.
Some beautiful specimens were shown.
Sulphate of soda (glauber salts), a by-product
in the manufacture of salt, was shown in quan-
tity. Black shell marble from near Salt Lake
was shown, also white and mottled marbles froO
San Francisco mining district, Detroit miningdis-
trict, Provo valley, Wasatch mines and Preuss
mining district. Those marbles are beautiful
and very suitable for building, mantels, stat-
uary and sculpture. The Utah quarries are
immense, and there is enough in sight to fur-
nish marble fronts for all houses on this whole
Western slope.
Gypsum of excellent quality from several lo-
cations was shown. There are large deposits of
this material in various parts of Utah. Excel-
lent building stone from the freestone quarries in
San Pete county and several other localities
were shown.
Bituminous slate and other rocks saturated
with oil were shown, together with the some-
what rare mineral, cerite — mineral wax — was
also on exhibition. These minerals are said to
exist in large quantities in some parts of Utah,
although they have not as yet been developed
to any considerable extent.
Copper.
The Tintic mountains contaiu vast store-
houses of mixed copper, gold and silver ores,
which are reduced to matte by the furnaces of
the Mammoth Mining Co. in Tintic valley,
under the general management of Mr. W. H. H.
Bowers, a thoroughly educated and eminently
practical mining and mechanical engineer. The
Utah Western railroad passes through these
mountains, affording abundant means of trans-
portation. It is said that a few miles west of
this locality, and near the eastern boundary line
of the great desert, a mineralized zone extends
for 60 miles east and west, containing true fis-
sure veins, carrying mixed copper, silver and
gold, compared with which the copper mines of
Chili and Lake Superior will some day fall into
insignificance.
Coal.
The coal fields of Utah were also repre-
sented. Those fields are very extensive, oc-
curring at intervals throughout the entire slopes
and plateau of the great dividing ridge of the
Territory — the Wasatch — from its northern to
its southern border. Tliese coal fields embrace
thousands of square miles, and centain coal in
abundance for years to come. The geological
era to which they belong as an open question.
They have been pronounced by "coal experts"
as belonging to the Cretaceous and Tertiary
eras, and are largely lignites. A. P. Bouton,
M. E., reporting on the coal veins of the San
Pete valley, says: "The coal is of a dark brown
color, highly stratified, as it naturally would be
so near the surface, having been exposed for
vast ages of time to the oxydi2ing force of na-
ture, carrying in their lines of fracture their
scales of sulphate of lime, increasing the
percentage of ash. These mineral salts must
of necessity prevail here, being deposited by
water carrying minerals in solution. The
salts disappear very rapidly in going in on the
veins, and in proportion as you get beyond the
brecciated rocks overlying the outcrop, through
which these mineral waters have been filtered.
Samples obtained about forty feet from the sur-
face, by analysis yield as follows:
Moisture l.g
B tumen 34^2
Coke (exclusive of ash) 50.7
Aah 13,3
Tota] 100.
The above analysis indicates a very superior
bituminous coal. It yields a coke but little in-
ferior to that obtained from the best Cumber-
land coal. In addition t0 the above the coal
measures of Pleasant valley and Castle valley
have been quite extensively developed, and are
said to be of a very superior character. These
three deposits are nearly in the center of the
Territory, just south of Salt Lake City, and near
to the line of the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Utah Central railroads — the former passing
just east and the latter just west of the mines,
and with both of which they will all soon be
connected by 1 ranch railroads. A branch has
already been constructed to the Pleasant valley
mines.
Iron.
The iron deposits of Utah are immense. They
form whole mountains, and have been pro-
nounced by good authority to be among the most
remarkable deposits of that mineral on the con-
tinent. Save the spathic, all the ores of iron oc-
cur in Utah everywhere, the heaviest and rich-
est deposits being in Iron county. Hematites
and magnetites crop out there in a belt two
miles wide and 16 long in great masses. One
called the "Blbwout" contains 3,000,000 tons in
sight. Prof. Newberry, after analyzing, says
many of the deposits are first-class Bessemer
ores. Water and coal are plenty and convenient,
and wood for charcoal. Important iron depos-
its occur at Tintic, in Cache valley, about Og-
den, and in other localities. The establish-
ment of
Metallurgical and Smelting Works
In Utah has been entered upon on a large scale,
and already forms a feature of prominent im-
portance in the present, which muiat soon be
largely increased for the future development of
the industry into permanent prosperity. The
ores and fuels are in quite close juxtaposition,
while water a-id timber are also found in abund-
ance. *
The great smelters not directly connected with
mines are the Germania, the Hanauer, the
Mingo and the Mammoth Mining Co. 's works at
Tintic, already alluded to. In addition to these
another large smelting company is about being
organized in the Tintic Valley for the reduction
of the ores of the Tintic mountains. The in-
creasing demand upon the smelting works of
Utah may be inferred from the last reports of
the Germania smelting works. The refined lead
turned out by those works in 1SS1 was 1,323
tons; in 1882 it was 4,107 tons. The Hanauer
furnace produced 1,508 tons in 1S81 and 2,801
tons in 1SS2.
The Future of Utah.
It requires no propiietic gift to foretell the
advent in the near future of an era of great
prosperity and increase in the mining industries
of Utah. The day of prospecting has compara-
tively passed away. Development and perma-
nent work is now the order. Her coal fields may
be measured by townships and almost by coun-
ties. Her iron ores are rich and abundant.
Indeed, the entire basin of Utah has been a vast
laboratory, where the grand processes of nature
have been carried on for countless ages upon a
most extensive scale, even for nature's work,
and perhaps nowhere else on the globe equaled
in extent and variety. Among the results we
have, besides gold and silver, copper, lead, iron
coal, antimony, bismuth, cinnibar, sulphur,
marble, gypsum, salt, soda, oil, mineral wax,
etc. The climate of Utah is singularly mild,
which, with the abundance of agricultural land
rich and well watered or favorably located for
irrigation, will enable her population, even when
it reaches millions, to produce their own bread-
stuffs to a large extent, while her extensive
plains offer pasturage throughout the year for
immense herds of sheep, cattle and horses. In
short, Utah has natural resources which must
eventually place her in the very foremost rank
in the grand array of American States.
W. B. Ewer.
Hydraulic Pumps.
The Eureka Machinery at Work.
Our regular correspondent at Eureka last
week visited the new works of the Eureka Con-
solidated mine, in company with Superin-
tendent Read, and sends us the following de-
scription of the hydraulic pumping machinery:
We were supplied with rubber clothing, and
getting aboard of "Jumbo," were lowered to
the bottom of the immense shaft. Here we
stood for a while watching the men at work,
standing a foot deep in water and streams pour-
ind down on our heads. It was coming into the
shaft at the rate of 200 gallons per minute.
Here the necessity of heavy machinery is quite
apparent. It has been supplied, and is proving
all that haa been claimed for it. The main
feature of the new machinery is
The Hydraulic Sinking Pump.
It will be remembered that during the discus-
sion between engineers some years ago as to
whether hydraulic pumping machinery could be
successfully introduced to drain the flooded
mines on the Comstock, the point was main-
tained that while hydraulic machinery was
suitable for ordinary pumping purposes, it
would be impossible to operate a sinking pump
by hydraulics, and that even if the latter were
introduced the sinking pump would still have
to be worked by the old spear rod system. Mr.
Joseph Moore, of the Risdon Iron Works, San
Francisco, took exceptions to this view, but at
that time had no opportunity of putting his
ideas into practice. Since then, however, he has
drawn designs for and patented the sinking
pump now successfully working at the Eureka
Con. Mine. In the absence of drawings which
I have seen, but unfortunately cannot present,
a brief description of the manner in which it is
operated will be interesting.
The pump proper follows the shaft down on
vertical guides, and the motion to its plunger is
transmitted by means of a set of actuating
rams situated on the GOO level. The sinking
pump consists of two cloisters of three cylinders
each, the plungers of which are attached to a
single crosshead between each set of cylinders;
the cylinders, three in number, as stated, are
lying side by side, with the working barrel of
the sinking pump in the middle, and the pres-
sure rams on each side of it.
On the 600 station are the actuating rams,
consisting also of three cylinders lying hori-
zontally side by side, the center one being the
power cylinder, and the two on either side be-
ing connected by pipes to the side rams of the
sinking pump. Now, in order to give motion
to the latter, the actuating rams on the 600
station are started, and we have in motion a
column of water working upwards and down-
wards, carrying with it the plungei's of the sink-
ing pump. The latter, therefore, consists of no
more mechanism than three plain cylinders that
are entirely operated from the 600 station. The
advantage of this system has been recently il-
lustrated. During the last three months,
through which time the new accumulator was in
course of erection, the entire machinery stood
idle, and the sinking pump, at a depth
of nearly 1,000 ft. below the surface, became en-
tirely submegred. As soon as the erection of
the new accumulator was completed, and the
pressure raised within it, the sinking pump was
started from. the 600 station by the pressure be-
ing admitted to the actuating rams, and in a few
hours the shaft was drained.
The sinking pump, which had been out of J
sight for a period of three months, came to view
again, unimpaired and in as good condition as
ever. By means of a small valve the whole
pump can be raised* or lowered as required.
When the miners are ready to discharge a blast,
it is raised clear out of the way of flying rocks,
and as soon as it is safe to do so, it is again low-
ered into place at the bottom of the shaft, and
pumping is resumed without further interrup-
tion. No time is lost. The whole thing moves
like clock-work, and is remarkable for its easy
motion. The miners, heretofore prejudiced in
favor of the old-style Cornish pumps, now
universally acknowledge the superiority of the
present arrangement, and to the credit of the
Pacific coast be it said, that it remained for one
of its engineers to design and successfully start
into operation the first and only hydraulic sink-
ing pump in the world. As it is from an orig-
inal design by Mr. Moore, and not yet known
as it deserves to be, I am informed that a thor-
ough description of its main features will here-
after be given for publication.
It receives water under a pressure of one
thousand pounds to the square inch, and when
lowering the movable cranks are run towards
the center, when the water is forced back into
the accumulator and stored under pressure un-
til ready for hoisting. By this means the mov-
ing mass when being lowered is made to store
up power for the return trip, thus utilizing the
power which in other hoists is wasted by the
common band brakes.
Big Hydraulic Mines.
The North Bloomfield and Milton hydraulic
mining companies operating in Nevada county
have made their financial statements for 1S82.
From them we gather these figures:
NORTH BLOOMFIELD.
Receipts.
Gold bullion , $386,146 23
Water sales 2,899 I2
Dividends from branch companies 42.885 50
Personally reduced 4,069 80
Total receipts '. . . .$436,000 65
Disbursements.
Bonds redeemed, 106 $106,000 00
Interest on bonds 37»075 49
Expenses of mining 153,714 03
Dividends 135,000 00
Total disbursements $431,789 52
Increase in cash assets $ 4,211 13
Showing net profit in working the North Bloom -
field mine proper of $235,331 32.
MILTON.
Receipts.
Gold bullion $416,044 17
Water sales i.425 66
Personally reduced n.759 05
Total receipts $429,228 88
Disbursements.
Bonds redeemed, 50 $ 50,000 00
Interest on bonds. 12,818 83
Improvements on other properly 12,908 07
Expenses of mining 236,592 53
Dividends 88,424 00
Total disbursements $400,743 40
Increase in cash assets $ 27,485 48
Showing net profit in working the Milton mines
of §180,877 30.
As these properties are among the leading
hydraulic gravel mines in the State, the follow-
ing tabular statement, showing their operations
for the past six years, will be of interest:
Bullion Water
Product. Sales.
1877 $670.774 $ 6-754
1878 849,036 9.694
1879 794-SiS 9,091
1880 665,711 i2-395
1881 637,682 24.233
1882 602,190 4.325
Totals $4,219,911
Net profits.
1877' $ 364.045
1878 501,181
1879 462,821
1880 264,075
1881 325,227
1882 416,209
$ 66,492
Dividends
$ 45,000
481,498
422,640
105,396
223,224
Totals $2,333,558 $1,290,758
These mines were closed by injunctions for
four months during the year 1881, which ac-
counts for the small product of that year. At
the beginning of 1S77 the two companies were
in debt over 61,000,000. Since then this debt
has been reduced to $344,000. These payments
and interest on this indebtedness chiefly ac-
count for the above discrepancy between profits
and dividends.
Fbbrdabt 10, 1883.]
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IQE(3Hy\Nicy\L Progress.
A Year's Metallurgical Progress.
The year 188% saj . cannot
besaidtohavi dixod by any single
metallurgical discovery of a startling nature;
still, it i: . an idle twelvemonths for
our metallurgists, Nothing Lutianary
been brought into existen
done in the way
i suits under form
tiona. B ling year brings an en-
ma oi production in all the
pal manufacturing countries, so that the
: the world is growing at a
, indeed, than the ne*
; umption require. With the ftng-
I Dumber and powen oi tin- producers
a oatura] growth oi competition, which
forces each individual manufacturer to adopt
p a and economies which were not only
unheard of, but quite unnecessary, a few years
ago. The cost of production, therefore, is in-
cessantly undergoing minimization, so. that the
t any former period affoi
liable criterion as to the profits of the time be-
ing, Th ly a single. department of
metallurgy which forms an exception to this
i dlj true, however, of
I trade proper, in which progress is the
o ,ion of every manufacturer who wishes
to hold his own.
Blast furnace practice furnishes a conspicu-
ous illustration in support of this statement,
hat by the construction of higher fur-
naces, the adoption of improved ovens for heat-
ing the blast and the utilization of the waste
gases, the consumption of fuel has been im-
economizea and the outnut much en-
targed*. Cms saving is being effected concur-
rently with a much larger output of pig iron.
The greatly enlarged make of special materi-
als, sueii imanganese or Bpiegeleisen, is
also noteworthy, especially when it is borne in
mind that fixed percentages can be turned out
with the utmost regularity and certainty. The
efforts of our metallurgical chemists iu this di-
have been attended with so much suc-
I I we are uot wholly independent of Ger-
man supplies, but are doing a considerable ex-
port trade to the United States.
Direct processes of iron making are heard of
more or less frequently, the latest claim in that
respect being made on behalf of Mr. Bull; but
we have not any tangible evidence as yet that
the practice of that gentleman is likely to upset
the existing methods of iron making, particu-
larly as there can be no question that the so-
called "direct" processes of Heaton and other
inventors were in many respeets meritorious and
deserving of greater achievements than have
been recorded in connection with them.
In regard to mechanical puddling, but little
in the way of progress has been heard during the
year. In Great Britain the human puddler is
still a prime factor in iron making, but in this
country both the mechanical and the human
puddler seems in a fair way to lose their voca-
tion, as experiments in Pittsburg and Wheeling
recently given in these columns seem to show,
that nearly every grade of iron can be made by
the converter. We condense from the Iron-
monger as follows:
In rolling mill practice all the changes ot the
year Beem to have been of a minor character. In
this country experiments have been mrdeior
nsing alternate perpendicular and horizontal
rolls, whereby it is claimed that loose rolls and
the need for reversing is obviated.
As regards Bessemer working, it may be no-
ted that the method of taking the metal direct
from the blast f urnace, to the converter, and thence
to the rolls, is coming more in vogue. The
soaking-pit process, introduced by Mr. Gjers,
has been very successfully worked at several
places, and is likely to be extensively adopted,
as being of the greatest utility in point of keep-
ing the ingots sufficiently hot to permit of their
rolled products turning out sound, the prices
of the day rendering the avoidance of all inter-
mediate processes a matter of stern necessity
for all the rail makers. For general purposes
Bessemer steel is apparently in constantly
growing request, a result which is largely ow-
ing to the regularity and certainty with which
the material can be obtained with any given
percentage of carbon.
The Thomas and Gilchrist basic process has
been more widely adopted in Europe, and,
though skeptics yet doubt the success of the
process, the evidence in its favor is overwhelm-
ing and there is no reasonable doubt of its fu-
ture. Minor improvements are being made to
this process, which are giving it increased
value.
In all branches of the steel trade attention is
being accorded to the effects of gases upon the
materials, but the experts are not quite at one
upon the subject, which is still under discussion
by M. Pourcel, Dr. Muller, Mr. Snelus, Mr.
Windsor Richards and other eminent men.
Thers can be no doubt that the theme is most
important, inasmuch as the causes which lead
to the honeycombing of Bessemer ingots are, no
doubt, similar to those which pruduce air-holes
in ordinary iron and steel castings.
[-■-The method of tempering stsel by means of
enormous hydraulic pressure, suggested by M.
Clemandot, a French scientist, has attracted
much attention, and possesses certain features
which will probably cause it to be more promi-
nent shortly. Its especial merit seems to con-
sist in the forcible expulsion of the gases, the
of which is generally admitted to be
highly prejudicial to all metals.
has patented a pro ■
ng the teiwniinl, toi strength
of Iron by immersing it in hot dilute sulphuric
or hydrochloric acid, but we have since heard
little of tli'1 invention, and virtually know noth-
ing in this country of itspi ! ■-
utilization of bin-plate scrap lias been spoken of
tl quarters by means of oxidati
other processes, but the matter scarcely seems
to have i proportions as yet,
Blast-fun being more largely
brick-making and other purposes, including the
manufacture of glass and BO-caUfid wool. As
• ils. nothing of great mo-
ment has transpired.
An alleged discovery as to aluminum has
been quite lately heard of from Birmingham,
n here it is said to have been in existence more
than a year; but all that is claimed for thfl in-
vention is not by any means admitted by those
who have studied the matter. The problem oi
separating alumina from the oxygen with which
mbined has hitherto baffled the many
clevei chemists who have attempted to solve it;
consequently the discovery made by Mi*. Web-
ster will prove of immense value if it equals the
claims made on its behalf . In copper, tin, Lead,
Bpelter, etc., few alterations of note have taken
place, illicit numerous minor improvements have
been effected.
The Holloway application of Bessemeri/ing to
copper does not seem to have made so much noise
mi the world as had been expected by its advo-
cates, but the separation to metals by electroly-
sis, as also electro-deposition, have steadily
marched onward. Considerable progress has
been made in respect of the working and appli-
cations of nickel. An English firm have pro-
duced malleable nickel and cobalt by adding a
llux of metallic manganese to the fluid metal a
few minutes before the casting.
The more exact and symmetrical testing of
materials of all kinds has also been discussed of
late on both sides of the Atlantic, and it seems
probable that steps will sooner or later be taken
to establish a system which shall be satisfactory
at once to the manufacturer and to the inspect-
ing engineer or contractor. At present many
of the tests prescribed by the engineers are ab-
surd, and inflict serious losses on manufactur-
ers who honestly endeavor to supply a good
article for the porpose indicated by the specifi-
cations submitted to them. Some day, per-
haps, it may be found practicable to agree to
standard tests for specific purposes, in substi-
tution for the labyrinth of requirements now
obtaining for precisely the same article.
Dispensing With Puddlers.
We have already made mention at length of
the way puddlers are being dispensed with at
the Wheeling nail factories by substituting
mild Siemens steel instead of iron in the manu-
facture of nails. And now comes the Pittsburg
Divpatch with the following:
The experiments which are being conducted
at Glenwood station in the manufacture of iron
direct from ore are reported by those interested
to have been attended with success. An eye-
witness affirms that the newly patented Adams
furnace is capable of making a heat of sponge
ball ready for the muck rolls direct from the
ore every hour. One charge that was timed
was recorded by Mr. Win. Pillow, an exper
enced iron worker, as having been "brought to
nature," a term used by iron men, in 30 minutes,
and in 10 minutes more was made ready for the
muck rolls. The product when finished was
pronounced by experienced puddlers who were
present to be equal to the best puddled iron
known as merchant bar. The furnace is a sort
of combination of the Siemens rotary and the
Purley furnaces, both of which were designed
for the purpose of converting native ores di-
rectly into iron. They were each successful in
a measure, but were found to be unwieldy and
practicable. The new process, if it continues
to be successful, will seal the fate of puddling.
The designer of the new furnace claims that he
has a large number of orders for the new fur-
nace, the validity of which will be based upon
the result of the present experiments. Among
those mentioned wereDemmler Bros., who want
30 furnaces to do just the work which Mr.
Adatnsclaims his furnace willdo. "It would be a
novel sight,1' said a witness of yesterday's oper-
ations, "to see a train load of ore come into a
mill and go away in an hour afterward in the
shape of bar of iron in the same cars."
Wood vs. Iron in Fire, — The London Tele-
graph, speaking of the recent great fire in
that city, says: "It is of interest to notice the
effects of intense heat like this on different con-
structive substances. There has been a ten-
dency of late yeavs to trust to iron; but yes-
terday's test wras altogether unfavorable to this
substitute for wood. An experienced officer of
the fire brigade remarked: 'Whenever we know
there are iron girders and pillars we give them
a wide berth. They expand so much that you
can never be certain of them. Take a floor
resting on wooden beams, say 12 inches by 8.
It will burn for hours without giving way, and
will not swell at all, and not displace any part
near it. Not so with iron; it soon becomes red-
hot, expands with terrible force, and, as I think,
does more harm than good.' This view was
confirmed by the fact that buildings like the
Curriers' hall, the rear walls of which were sub-
jected to a terrible scorching, escaped with lit-
tle damage, while in no case did an iron parti-
tion seem to be of avail."
What The Telescope has Done for As-
tronomy.
The foundations of phj si) al astronomy were
laid iu the invention of tie Every-
one has heard of the emotion which tilled Eu-
rope at the announcement of the discovery of
an instrument which had the power of making
distant objects appear 8S it they were near. It
was at that time that Galileo, having only
learned that BUCh an instrument existed, dis-
covered its arrangement, constructed one,
turned it toward the Bky, and, with this aid,
fertilized by his genius, made a series of
teriaJ discoveries. These discoveries belong
pre-eminently to physical astronomy, and form
its first courses. If we except the sun and
moon, which have a very sensible diameter, and
admit of some observations without the aid of
the telescope, all the stars appear to the ey
only as brilliant points, and admit of no studies
except of their motions. Therefore, an astron
omy without tin' telescope would never have
permitted us otherwise than as a matter of
probability to consider the planets as like the
earth in form, constitution ami office. But
when it was seen that these brilliant and almost
blazing points were resolved under the teles-
cope into well-defined disks, showing indica-
tions of continents, clouds and atmospheres,
when satellites were perceived around those
globes playing the same part to them as the
moon plays to the earth — then probabilities
gave place to a clear certainty. Telescopes,
then, are the instruments by means of which
the constitution of the solar system has been
definitely unveiled, and the earth has been as-
signed its part and its rank in the system of
planets. The discovery of the spots on the
sun and of its rotation completed the conception
of the solar systems and prepared for the theory
of its formation. Here is marked a well-deter-
mined phase in the history of human ideas re-
specting the universe, and it is characterized by
the great name of Galileo.
Was it possible at once to go beyond this?
Was it possible to question the stars in their
turn, and inquire if, like the sun, they had a
sensible disk, spots, a rotation, and planets re-
volving around them; was it possible, in short,
to extend to the stellar universe the notions we
had already acquired concerning the solar sys-
tem 1 The methods in use did not yet permit
this. — Popular Science 2Ionthly.
Chemistry of the Electrical Accumu-
lators.
With the attention that is now directed to
_'e of electricity, the following descrip-
tion of the chemical action of the Plante and
Fau iv accumulator as given in a German ex-
will not be without interest:
If a plate of lead, coated with a little perox-
ide at lead, he place:! in sulphuric acid, it will
soon become coi ered n ith sulphate of lead as a
result of local currents between the peroxide
and the lead, or by simple chemical solution, so
that in Plante and* Fame's battery the peroxide
I hide} i ndi ntlyot the main
current. This action takes place very slowly,
because tin- sulphate of lead is deposited be-
tween the lead and the peroxide, and hence
greatly diminishes the local current. If no sul-
phate- of lead wele formed, the peroxide of lead
would soon he all consumed. The sulphate of
lead is subsequently reduced by the hj
forming spongy Lead. By repeated charging,
the quantity of finely divided_substanee in-
In a similar manner, if two" electrodes that
are covered with sulphate of lead be immersed
in dilute sulphuric acid and a current passed
through them, one will become covered with
spongy lead, the other with peroxide formed
from the sulphate.
The peroxide formed upon the positive lead
plate of the secondary battery becomes covered
with a comparatively impenetrable layer which
prevents the further production of peroxide;
hence Plante leaves his battery at rest, which
favors this formation of sulphate of lead.
In this way all the sulphuric acid can easily
be taken out of the solution, A considerable
quantity of oxygen — more than half — will not
be absorved. According to Kabath, the inte-
rior plates of lead foil are rapidly crumbled,
but the particles remain hanging between the
outer plates.
The Luminosity of Flame.
Considerable discussion has been indulged in
with regard to the cause of the luminosity
of flames, and still the question is far
from a settlement in which scientists can
generally concur. The editor of the Manu-
facture!' and Builder, assuming that the lu-
minosity in question has reference more
particularly to luminous hydro-carbon flames, of
which the flame of the candle or of burning gas
is the representative, remarks that though there
is still some question concerning it, the weight
of opinion is decidedly in favor of the view that
the luminosity of such flames is caused by solid
incandescent particles of carbon. This is the
old theory, which was accepted for years with-
out question, until Frankland challenged its i cor-
rectness and endeavored to prove that the light-
emitting material of such flames was highly
heated vapors of more or less density.
The whole subject, however, has lately been
reviewed by Heumann, who reaches the conclu-
sion that the old explanation is the correct one.
With this conclusion we fully agree. The
proofs which Heumann offers are: 1st. The in-
creased luminosity which chlorine imparts to
weakly luminous or non-luminous hydro-carbon
flames, which is due to its well-known property
of separating the carbon as such. 2d. A rod
held in a flame is smoked on the lower side
only — that is, the side opposed to the issuing
gases; were the carbon there in the form of va-
por, as Frankland assumes, it should be con-
densed by the cooling action of the rod and de-
posited uniformly all around it. 3d. A body
held in flame is smoked, even when it is in a
state of ignition; this therefore cannot be ex-
plained by a condensation of vapor. 4th. The
carbon particles can be actually seen in the
flame when it is made to strike against a second
flame, or an ignited surface, the carbon particles
aggregating together to form visible masses.
5th. The luminous portion of a flame is not very
transparent — no more so' than the layer of
smoke of the same thickness which rises above
a flame fed with turpentine. And 6th. Flames
which unquestionably owe "their luminosity to
the presence of solid particles, give a shadow
with sunlight, precisely as do hydro-carbon
flames; while luminous flames composed of ig-
nited gases and vapors only, give no such shad-
ow in sunlight.
The Sun> Distance.— Calculations, based
upon the several observations taken during the
last two transits of Venus, have nearly, if not
quite all, resulted in reducing distance which
has been supposed to exist between the earth
and the sun. Our works on astronomy formerly
made the distance about 95,000,000 of miles.
Most of the estimates eight years ago made it
about 93,000,000. Approximate figures from
the last transit have reduced the distance to
less than 91,000,000.;
Electrical Progress, — Scarce a month goes
by without some important advance in electric-
ity in some one or more of the various purposes
to which it is applied. Now it is the telephone
that is improved; next the dynamo machine;
then the electric light, and again the storage
battery, and so on. A late correspondent of the
New York Letter says: "In the office of the sci-
entific expert, Fark Benjamin, I saw yesterday an
invention which may be the electrical sensation
of 1883 — a cheap battery, which, for small mo-
tors fit for sewing machines, lathes, etc., sur-
passes our present cell batteries as 50 to 1.
Every person dealing with electricity knows the
Grenet battery, a bottle containing a solution cf
bichromate of potash and sulphuric acid, into
which are plunged a piece of carbon and a piece
of zinc. The electric current produced is strong,
but at the end of 24 hours the solution has lost
its strength and has to be replaced. For this
reason the Grenet battery is only used when a
current is needed for a few moments; the zinc is
so arranged that it can be plunged into the
liquid and lifted out again by working a small
rod. Mr. J. M. Stebbing, of this city, patented
last year a modification of the Grenet cell, in
which, by the simple introduction of a dividing
plate of porous material, the solution remains
unimpaired and the battery goes on working for
six months, or until the zinc is consumed, in-
stead of giving out at the end of 24 hours. Tesfs
have been made by different experts with thete
batteries, and they have fulfilled all that the in-
ventor claims for them. A company has been
formed for their manufacture and sale, and they
will be put upon the market very shortly. Each
cell occupies about the space of a hat box. Four
cells will run a sewing machine, and six will run
an incandescent lamp; the cost for each cell will
be about three cents a month. Experts say that
if half of what is claimed can be done, there will
be no more use for dynamo machines or storage
batteries. "
Electro Fluid and Fire Batteries. — We
have already noticed in these columns the elec-
tro fuel and fire battei'ies of Dr. Brand. That
gentleman is still prosecuting his researches in
this direction. ' His latest production is reported
to be a torch or candle, which in burning pro-
duces an electric current. As described by En-
gineering, of London, England, it is made by
compressing a paste of coal dust and treacle in
a mold along with two wires which issue from
one end and serve as the negative electrode.
The stick thus obtained is wrapped in a thin
sheet of asbestos paper covered with copper
wire to serve as the positive electrode. The
core is then dropped into a bath of fused nitrate
of potash until a layer from .2 to .25 inch thick
adheres to it. In the candle thus obtained the
carbonaceous agglomerate forms the wick and
the nitrate takes the place of the wax or tallow.
On setting fire to the. wick it continues to burn,
and on connecting the wires to a galvanometer a
current will be observed during the whole time
of combustion. This current is not very regu-
lar, however, owing to a crust of nitrate and to
the resistance offered by the wires. It is stated
that ashes mixed with the nitrate, in the pro-
portion of two parts of ash to one of the salt,
cause the candle to burn more regularly, and to
give off a remarkably steady cm-rent.
Forty-nine electric light companies, with
$81,390,000 capital, were set agoing in Great
Britain last year.
92
Mining and Scientific Press.
[Februaky 10, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Week 1 \»eeK
Name of
Ending
Ending Ending
Company*
Jail IS.
Jan
J4.
Jan
31.1 Fen 7,
Alpha
iso
70c
15
75c
15c
1
25c
8'c 95c
15c 40c
50c
:«c
4Uc
50c
75c
OS
1 80
She
1
75c
9cc
Argeuta
35c
45c
45c
60c
55c
Addenda
70c
i'.GO
90c
8.C
3.'si
1
'"3
75c
330
9Jc
06
85c
4.15
90c
Belmont
Best& Belcher
3*45 3'.55
.... 70c
Biohtel
'(Hn
1 c
1 15
"96
i'.os
90c
95c
'?'c '90c
1.85
1.90
1.75
l.Ss
1
B:ack Hawk
Bodie Tunnel
B joker
'ioc
25c
i5o
-i6c
20c
'26c
JOc
25c
5c 10c
.... 20o
0 hallenge
i'sS
i'45
15c
1 15
1.65
i!ij
2.40
i!35 i'io
90c
300
1.0U
.... 85c
45c
'm'e.
ilin
5c
50c
"&
65c
50c '55c
8io
1
90c
1
9Uo
120
70c 85c
Columbus
Con Pacific
Derbec
Day
4'c
'i'i
40c
40c 45c
10
711,'.
10J
75t
10;
65c
10J
65c
70c
85 101
60c 65c
■illo
2cc
20c
20c 350
10c
4bc
55c
85c
80 c
45c 70j
1.51)
1.65
1.15
1.55
1.40
2.40
i.46 i.56
H He & Noreross. . . .
105
1.25
Ibc
1.41
1.6b
4.5b
l.kO 2.65
'm'r
70n
45c
75c
5c
lie
25c
90c
j »Vson
SOr
Martin "White
2.R0
a
2.80
3
2.25
2.8
2.i6 2.75
10c
2.95
205
10c
2.61
3i
5c
2.30
1.60
10c
3.15
3.75
10c 25c
2.70
1.45 2.50
3.70 3.75
Northern Belle ....
9
11!
9i
10
9!
10
95 10
91
fide
North Belle Isle....
70r
50c
65c
60c
70r
.... 6c
1.15
1 60
1
1
1.0a
1.30
L45
2.75
Ophir
1.40
2.20 2.50
Original Keystone..
15c
0c
20c
15c
10c
15c
10c
2.20
15c
1.30
3.10
1.4"
S 2.
1.20
1.35
2j
1.35
2.00
1
75c
B5r
55c
1 15
1 10
3 05
1.20 2.30
3 in
3 20
2.50
3
2.70
3 On
2.90 3.15
Silver Hill
l(.'c
.... 10c
114
lit1
50c
55c
40c
50c
5.5c
75c
15c
Union Con
2.R0
2.K5
2
2 81
1,
4 05
2.05 2.20
■>. Hi
'), 15
1.V0
•1
1 91)
;
1.60 2
2'c
1.30
1.15
20c
1.6C
Yellow Jacket
1.20
1,251.30
1.30 1.40
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. U., Feb. 3
100 Andes 40(tt>t5c
390 Albion 60<a65c
350 Alta 35c
390 B & Belcher . . . 3.60:33.90
200 Belcher 50c
200 Belle Isle 70c
100 Bodie 1.45
1P0 Caledonia ioc
250 Chollar 1.40
53 Confidence S5c
550 Con Virginia 50@55c
15 Eureka Con f
930 Gould fc Cuny.l ,£5:31.6
2500 Hale&Nor....2.0S@2.15
200 Exchequer 25c
715 Mexican 2.60@r ~"
1100 Navajo 5(_
30 Occidental 1.2a
1270 Ophir 3@3.15
5i0 Potost .■ 1.25
y75 Savage 1.40
550 Scorpion tjfllg 65c
615 Sierra Nevada 3.15
100 Silver King 101
I'M Union 2.15iii2 $>
785 Yellow Jacket. 1.35i« 1 .40
AFTERNOON BKBBION
400 Albion 7Cc
275 Argenta 35(540c
100 Belcher 50c
85 Bodie 1.45
300 Elko C 15c
1C0 Eureka Tunnel 50c
ISO Gould &Cuny 1.6q
300 Grand Piiz 45c
700 Hulmes ...,25c
40 Independence 75c
510 Mexican 2.85
50 Mono 25c
200 M "White 2.50
100 Mt Diablo 3.75
100 Mt Potosi 25c
710 Navajo 5JC<*oI
153 N Belle Is 60c
85 Northern Belle 10
1830 Ophir 333.10
52) Savage 1.40
400 Scorpion 65@70c
235 S Nevada 3.30
1410 U nion 2.40(52.55
50 Utah 1.E0
620 Yellow Jacket 1.35
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Martin "White (in January), $19,393; Star,
(January), $18,582; Yellow Jacket (January),
$42,000; Standard (January), $99,403; Bodie,
Jan. 29th, §7,563; Star, 31st, $527; Standard,
31st, §16,444; Martin White, 31st, $4,673; Tip-
top, 3d, §S,000; Contention, 2d, §19,191; Bodie
29th, §7,565.90; Star, 31st, §527.20; Standard
31st, §16,444.S5; Northern Belle, 3d, §14,222. 6S;
Martin White, 2d, $5,544.80; Silver Reef mines
(for January), §42,249; Stormont, §3,360; Cres-
cent, §1,925; Horn Silver, Jan. 4th, §9,000;
Ontario, 4th, §7,S00; Germania, 4th, §2,180;
Stormont, 4th, §3,120; Hanauer 4th, §1,500;
Horn Silver, 4th, §15,000.
^ The Noonday, North Noonday and Red
Cloud mining companies, Bodie, have gone into
voluntary insolvency. The Court below found
general orders staying proceedings against
them; also special orders directing the Sheriff
at Bodie to proceed no further in executions
against them.
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
CoiiriLiD Every Thdrbdat From Advertisements in Minims and Scientific Press and Otbbr S. F. Journals.
Company.
Albion Con M Co
Alpha Hy Grav M Co..
Argenta M Co
AltaS M Co
Bechtel Con M Co.
...Nevada. .12..
.California.. 4..
. . .Nevada. .14. .
...Nevada. .24..
.California. .10. .
ASSESSMENTS -STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Deunq'nt Sale. Secretary. Place or Business
50..JanlO...Febl3..Mar 5.. .D B Chisholm 327 Pine si
10 Jan 8. ..Feb 15.. Mar 7... J Ireland 216 Sansome st
30 Jan 13... Feb 19.. Mar 12. ..£ M Hall 327 Pine st
25 Jan" 4 ..Feb S. .Feb 27. ..W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
10 .Jan 17. ..Feb 21. -Mar 13.. ,GW Sessions. .. .309 Montgomery st
10 .Jan IS. ..Feb 21. .Mar 13.. .W H Watson ... 302 Montgomery st
05 . . Jan 23 . . . Feb 24 . . Mar 21. . . A B Paul 328 Montgomery st
05. -Jan 3. ..Feb 8. .Mar l...WEDean 308 Montgomery st
50 "Ian 10. ..Feb 15.. Mar 8.. .A K. Durbrow 309 Montgomery st
25..janll...Febl2..Mar 5...BMHall 327 Pine st
05..Decl6...Feb 14.. Mar 14.. WH Penfield 106 Liedesdorff st
. . . .. 50..IanlO...Febl4..Mar 7. . -J F Lightner 309 Montgomery st
OoMrSMci ...... Nevada.. 43.. 1 00. .Dec27. . . Jan 31. .Feb 20.. C L McCoy 309 Montgomery st
0T0M Co California. .13.. 15. .Nov 11. . .Jan 19. .Feb 10 .. W Stuart 320 Sansome st
SW«M Co"" Nevada .55.. 50. .Feb 2. ..Mar 7.. Mar 27... E B Holmes 309 Montgomery st
ScSonMCo ...Nevada. .14.. 10. .Jan 5.. .Feb 8. .Mar 1.. .G R Spinney ..310 Pine at
Union Con S M* Co" . . . Nevada. .21.. 1 00. Jan 10. .. Feb 15. . Mar 5 . . J M Buffington 309 California st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS,
Benton Con M Co Nevada..
Calaveras M Co California . . 11 .
Con Imperial M Co Nevada.. 18.
Gould & Curry S M Co Nevada.. 44.
Grand Prize M Co Nevada.. 12.
Grand View Con M Co California.. 1.
Hale & Noreross S M Co Nevada.. 76
Atlantic Con M Co. Nevada..
Baker Divide M Co California. .
Commonwealth Con M Co. .. . .Nevada..
Con Amador M Co California. .
Esta Buena Con S M Co Nevada..
Excelsior W & M Co California. .
Fair Villa M Co Arizona..
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co- .Califonnia. .28. .30 00. .Jan 27
Horseshoe M Co Arizona.. 3
Mayflower Grav M Co California. .19.
Mono Lake H M Co California.. 3
Oro M & MCo Arizona.. 2
Rocky Point M Co California. .12
South HiteGM Co California.. 5
Young America South M Co. . .Nevada. . 1.
05 . . Dec 21 ... ]an 29 . . Feb. 19.
20. -Ian 22...Feb26..Mar 17.
25. .Jan 12...Febl6, "
50.. Dec 21... Jan 26
1 00. .Nov 3. ..Jan 11
1 00.. Dec 28... Tan 29
10..Decll...Febl6
Name ok Company.
MurchieG&S MCo..
Pleasant Valley M Co..
Prospect G & S M Co . .
02.. Dec 27.
25.. Jan 30.
50.. Nov 16.
20.. Dec 28.
05.. Jan 22.
05.. Jan 30.
3 0.. Dec 26.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary. Office in S. F.
D Wilder 328 Montgomery st
D M Kent 330 Pine st
Mar 8...PF Marhhardt. . .311 Montgomery St
Feb 10. . . F B Latham 310 Pine st
Feb 10... R N Brooks 509 Sacramento st
Feb 14. . . W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
Mar 7... J H Sayre 330 Pine st
Mar 19. . .Fr Schirmeier 785 Folsom st
Feb 23... J, H Sayre 330 Pine st
Mar 12. .Mar 30 ..J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
.Jan 6. .Feb 10... J Elbert 331 Montgomery st
.Feb 3. .Feb 27... J L Fields 309 Montgomery st
Feb 26.. Mar 11.. D M Kent 330 Pine st
Mar 3. .Mar 26 ..FABerlin 420 Montgomery st
Jan 30.. Feb 20. ..E M Hall 327 Pine st
. Feb S
.Feb 2.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting. Date.
..W Letts Oliver... 328 Montgomery st Annual Feb 20
.. ,,C E Elliott 3X0 Pine st :.. Annual Feb 21
, ..H P Bush 431 California st Annual Feb 13
W.de Awake Pros &M Co... "...Arizona.. C Hilderbrandt.. . cor Bush & Kearny Annual .Feb 14
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREU MONTH3.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount, Payable,
Bodie Con M Co California. . G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st 25 Nov 15
BulwerCon M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 10 Feb 12
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Jan 29
Kentuck M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Jan 19
Navajo MCo Nevada. .J W P-w 310 Pine st 25 Feb 13
Northern Belle M & M Co... ..Wm Willis. 309 Montgomery st 50 Jan 15
Pleasant Valley M Co California. .C E Elliott
Silver King M Co
. . Arizona . . J Nash
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis.
.327 Pinest 05 Dec 16
315 California st .25 Jan IE
. 309 Montgomery st ,75 Feb 12
Mining Share Market.
Nearly all the enthusiasm that came into
stock circles last week over the prospects in
Hale & Noreross, has disappeared. Prices have
fallen off, and the stock outlook is stormy. The
Pacific Board has called a meeting to consider
the question of disincorporating. Even some
of the biggest of the dealers have gone out of
stocks. Senator James G. Fair, in an inter-
view, said: "I understand that it is reported
by certain people on the street, that I have been
a heavy purchaser of Hale & Noreross during
the week, and that I am very enthusiastic about
the prospect of the mine. I wish you would
deny these stories, as I have not been interested
in stocks, and have not bought or sold a share,
in fact, for two years; in other words, I have
retired from the mining business. My name is
no longer public property as regards stock move-
ments, for I have nothing to do with them. I
have no doiibt that such stories originate among
parties who have loaded up with shares, and
wish to use my name as a means of bulling the
market to dispose of their certificates upon the
credulous."
From the Conistock, the news is, that at the
north end, the crosscut on the *2700 level of
the Sierra Nevada is still following the vein of
quartz which heads out to the eastward. This
streak of quartz is very strong, as it has well-
defined clay walls. It is expected soon to con-
nect with a vein running north and south, when
it is hoped that ore will be found at the point of
intersection.
The east crosscut, on the '2900 level, that is
being run jointly by the Mexican and Union
Consolidated companies, is cutting many metal-
bearing seams and feeders of quartz.
The pump-rod is all in position at the Union
shaft, and the new pumps running crosscuts
will be started at points of interest. _; ! The
ground is now so well drained out that these
may be run without any trouble.
The north drift on the 2600 level, which is
being run jointly by the Savage and Hale &
Noreross companies, has been cutting some
promising seams of ore in the ground of the
latter company and some 300 ft. south of the
savage line. Once the drift has reached the
south line of the Savage ground the seams of
ore passed through will doubtless be thoroughly
prospected. Meantime the drift continues to
cut seams of quartz.
The following companies had cash on hand
February 1st: Alta, §5,845.03: Benton Consoli-
dated, $3,461.74; Best & Belcher. §26,341.59;
Bechtel, §30.79; Buhver, §15,297.84: Bodie
Consolidated, §15,004.87; California (bullion on
hand, §2,447.07) §23,587.05; Consolidated Vir-
ginia $89,783,55; Chollar, §23,498.21; Gould
& Curry, §4,86S.55; Hale & Noreross, §9,-
099.53; Lady Washington, §624.S3; Mexican,
§19,536.87; Northern Belle, §101,162.35; Occi-
dental, §6,933.09; Ophir, §63,0S3.05; Potosi,
$18,172.82; Savage, §16,135.69; Sierra Nevada,
§61,534.82; Standard, §113,191.46; Utah, §2,-
313.S2; Union, §20,207.57. The following were
in debt Feb. 1st: Mono, §2,105.30; Oro, §6,000;
Star (old indebtedness, §36,839.84), §44,090.39
Freezing weather compels the shuttingdown
of the mines in Nevada county.
Chinese Gold Washers. — The Tuscarora
Mining News says: Chinamen are at work with
rockers washing out gold in the old placer
workings near old Tuscarora. At the first sign
of a thaw the Celestials were to be seen with
rockers on their shoulders wending their way
in that direction. The continuous warm spell
has provided them with plenty of water for all
their needs.
According to an Eastern exchange, George
D. Roberts, of Gold Mountain fame, has been
visiting the Blue Hills, Copperopolis and Sul
livan Mining "District of Maine, and examining
several of the mining properties in that quarter.
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
of California. — In another column appears the
advertisement of the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company of California, the only insti
tution of the kind existing under the laws of
this State, This Company lias been transacting
business for 14 years and has disbursed
large sums of money to its policy holders and
representatives, its total payment of this char-
acter now aggregating something more then
§2,200,000. It is managed by experienced and
competent officers, and its directory is com-
posed of men whose names will be recognized
as of our most successful and responsible busi-
ness men. As a thoroughly trustworthy and
deserving home institution, we take pleasure in
commending the company to all such as desire
to carry a policy of life insurance.
New Incorporations.
The following companies have been incorporated
and papers filed in the office of the Superior Cour t
Department No. io, San Francisco:
San Francisco Fuse Company, February 6th.
Capital stock, $60,000. Directors — John Dunn,
Henry Evans, John Rodda, Thomas Marks, Thomas
R. Evans.
Glessman-Sanborn Company, February6th, Capi-
tal stock, $5,500, Directors— H. Glessman, H, L.
Sanborn, C. C. Gilmore, C. W. Nevin, S. Williams,
J. Patterson, A. Laine, B. F. Lee, L. A. Moore.
Siskiyou Mining Company, February 6th. Capi-
tal stock, $200,000, or 2,000 shares. Principal place
of business, New York City. Directors — Lyman A,
Cook, Eugene Howard, Clarence E. Wadsworth
Walter J. Smart, John A. Mapes.
South Prairie Coal Company, February 6th. Capi-
tal stock, $200,000. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors — Charles B. Shattuck, A. M.
Simpson, Thos. B. Morris, J. M. Whitworth, Chas.
H. Burnett.
Meetings and Elections.
Standard Mining Company, February 5th. Di-
rectors— John F. Boyd (President), W, S. Wood
(Vice-President), Thos. Bell, Thos. Brown, Wm.
Willis, all of San Francisco; R. H. Laimteer, M.
R. Cook (Vice-President), both of New York. Other
officers — Nevada Bank, Treasurer; Wm. Willis,
Secretary; 'Wm. Irwin, Superintendent. The Farm-
ers' Loan and Trust Company of New York are trans-
fer agents.
San Francisco Copper Mining Company, February
5th. Directors — P. W. Ames, President; J. G.
Eastland, Vice-President; Antone Borel. Treasurer
R. H. Pond, Secretary. Trustees — P. W. Ames, J,
G. Eastland, Albert Meyer, M. A. Laveaga and An-
tone Borel.
Not a drink, not sold in bar-rooms, but a reliable
non-alcoholic tonic medicine, useful at all times and
in all seasons, is Brown's Iron Bitters.
II2lJMIjMG SujVljVIAF^Y,
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned
California.
AMADOR.
Mammoth. — Ledger, Feb. 3: This quartz claim,
formely known as the Spanish gulch mine, is located
on the ridge between Murphy's gulch and the Moke-
lumne river, about half a mile from Middle Bar and
%% miles south of Jackson. It is at present entirely
owned and worked by W. A. Nevills, who, for 5 or
6 years past, has done considerable prospecting in
this section of Amador county. In the Mammoth
lead the indications are that the richest bonanza ever
discovered in the county has been encountered. Mr.
Nevills has been quietly working with a small force
of men since September last, and from the very start
a stroke of good fortune has attended his operations
never realized by any one man in these parts of re-
cent years. About 2 years ago the mine was bonded
to Mr. Nash for a short term, who, after prospecting
on a limited scale, without any flattering result, sur-
rendered the property to its owner. The point where
Nash quit was only a few feet from a continuous
stream of solid gold, which has been followed in the
working of the regular ledge for some 200 ft, and
still shows no signs of petering. Last Wednesday
we visited the property and were shown over the
ground by Mr. Nevills himself, and what we saw
fully satisfied, us that the reports of the unexampled
richness of the ore are not only realized, but eclipsed
by the actual facts. The shaft is somewhat over 100
ft deep, and located about 600 ft from the northern
limit of the claim. From this shaft two drifts have
been run, one south and the other north. It is in
the latter that the golden harvest, which has already
made the mine famous, has been reaped. This tun-
nel is now in about 200 ft, and the ledge matter at
the face shows 20 ft in width. Whilst the whole of
this vast ledge is of high-grade rock, the chunks of
free gold are taken from a small seam resting on the
foot-wall. This seam varies in thickness, sometimes
narrowing to the dimensions of a knife blade, and
then widening out to 6 or 7 inches. Where this
widening occurs as much as $2,000 in free gold has
been blown out by a single blast. The quartz is fre-
quently held together by spikes of gold. We were
shown a couple of pans of ore from this seam. Many
of the specimens would assay in the hundreds, and
the value of the two pans would reach into the thou-
sands, The rich foot-wall streak is not followed sep-
arately, but only worked in connection and as a part
of the main ledge. When in the process of blasting
the gold vein is displaced, the fragments are sacked
and sent to the surface, and in this manner alone the
large amount of free gold has been extracted. Sev-
eral hundreds of tons of rock from the main ledge
lies on the dump. Experts estimate that the whole
of the pile will yield $40 per ton. It carries enor-
mous quantities of sulphurets. Samples of ore casu-
ally picked from the dump showed free gold in sev-
eral instances. A fine 30-horse power engine is used
for hoisting purposes. The 10-stamp mill is being
rapidly put in running order. At the time of our
visit carpenters were at work putting in buddies for
saving the sulphurets. The rock carries too heavy a
percentage of sulphurets for the Frue concentrators
to clean up. From the looks of the rock we should
judge that 15 to 20 per cent, of the dump pile is sul-
phurets. The mill is expected to be running inside
of a month. From 10 to 12 men are employed at
present, but this force will be increased when the mill
gets to work. Some idea of the bonanza may be
gained when we say that so far, whenever Nevills
has needed a $1,000 or so to pay his hands, he has
spread some of the rich ore on a piece of sheet iron,
built a fierce fire under it, and the pure metal has
flowed out sufficient for all requirements. This
splendid strike can hardly fail to give an impetus
to prospecting through the entire region between the
Moore mine and Middle Bar.
CALAVERAS.
Carson Hill. — Mountain Echo, Feb. 3: We
learn that the entire mining property belonging to
Gabriel Stevenot, situated on and near Carson Hill,
was recently sold to a San Francisco company for
the sum of $150,000. It is also said the company
will soon commence work. A clean-up was made
last week from 4 tons of ore which was taken from
the Invincible, and which yielded about $10 per ton.
The shaft is 80 ft deep, and the vein is over 7 ft wide.
Messrs. Reed & Co. are rapidly developing a valua-
ble mine.
INYO.
The Defiance Furnace. — Independent, Feb. 3;
The Defiance furnace, at Darwin, J. S. Gorman
superintendent, closed down on the 27th ult. for a
few weeks, during which time Mr. Gorman will pay
a visit to the Bay. The furnace has been in blast
only at intervals since January a year ago, but has
produced a total of 340 tons of bullion, of the assay
value of 145 ozs silver and $7 in gold per ton. The
lead averaged a value of $95 per ton. Work will be
resumed about the 1st of March. In order to advan-
tageously extract the body of ore in the south work-
ings of the Defiance mine, a new shaft will have to
be sunk, else a drift be run 400 ft southward, which
remains to be determined.
The Modock. — Supt. Fitzgerald has just refitted
the Modock furnace, at Lookout, with a new water
jacket of the latest pattern, and in a few days will
start up for a long run.
Prospecting.— J. H. Stoutenborough, W. A.
Bollinger and Bart McGee, of Bishop creek, are
prospecting in Deep Spring district.
New Mill. — The machinery for Lasky's new
mill, at Arastra canyon, Beveridge district, is being
packed over the Inyos from Lone Pine.
Snow's Canyon. — Eddy, Waterman & Co. will
this coming week start up their mill, at Snow's can-
yon, on a lot of fine ore that will keep it busy about
25 days. Stapp & Morton have out about 40 tons
of ore that assays $200 gold and $170 in silver.
Found Something. — Gould & Jackson have
found a 2-ft ledge of ore in their Gypsey Queen
mine, at Darwin. The ore goes 72 ozs silver and $5
gold per ton. They will put up a whim that will en-
able them to sink at least 200 ft.
At Bishop. — Our correspondent, at Bishop creek,
says that public interest there now centers on the
Sacramento mine. Supt. C. L. Van Epps says the
new 5-stamp mill will be in operation by the 20th
inst. About too tons of ore are already extracted,
and a force of men is employed at the mine,
FEBRL'ARr 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Mining Sale.— A half interest in the Wild Rose
mine, in Clover Patch district, near Benton, has
changed hands for 530,000,
MARIPOSA.
Bonded.— Mariposa Gazette, Feb. 3: The Eureka,
known as the Quaru Mountain mine, and property
of the Washington Mining Company, lias been
bonded to Moses L. Rogers for $9,000. This is good
that the rock of Quart/ Mountain mine is
good, and will not be abandoned, as was feared by
pome.
i BPfilSE.— It is rrported that
Mr, Leavenworth, superintendent of the Silver mine,
will shortly commence laying j miles of 1 \ inch
irvn pipe to bring in w« I to run the mill
1 III 1 HRISTMA$GlFT MlNB. — Th
1 and 1 mile from » atbay s
valley, Ins a finely developed true ti-> are vein, aver-
aging front [2 to iH Inches m width. They have a
5-stump mill.
NEVADA.
l in hi RB) I UNNE1 . Me . ript: The
.11 tunnel of the Derbec mine Is in 2.300 ft,
and within 500 ft of the new -hilt which it will reach
during tin- next Bo days. The gravel in the tunnel
is looking well, the whole breast l*-mg in it. Good
iken from the old shaft. About 65
men ar<- employed by the company.
R01 k 'Nevada Herald: The New 'Year
quaru ledge, situated on Deer creek
lie, and about 3 miles from this city,
is looking very well at present. A vein of ore 1 ft in
width wa o, and it is esti-
that the rock will yield between $30 and $40
pa ton. The mine is being worked through a tun-
nel that has been driven some distance into the hill,
and the indications are that the body of rich quartz
just encountered will prove quite exti
PLACER.
Hotai.im: Items. Plaoer^rpttj, Feb. 3; A gang
of is or 15 carpenters are at work on the new build-
ings of the California Iron and Steel Company, at
Hotaling, 10 replace those burned on the 10th of Sep-
tember last. The new buildings will have a frame-
work of limbers with the sides and roof of corru-
gated iron, thus making them less liable to destruc-
tion by fire. Six carloads of fire-proof brick lately
... m Pittsburgh, Pa., to be used in lining the
furnace. It is thought with these and other improve-
ment* the new concern, when it begins operations —
about the middle of April it is hoped — will be able to
turn out 30 tons of iron per day. Enough wood had
already been cut before the fire occurred to supply
the kilns for the coining season.
Declined.— The Peardon and Hawken boys,
owners of the Morning Star quartz mine, near ( Iphir,
declined an offer of $40,000 for their mine last week,
i hey ask $60,000 for it.
Mil higan Bluff and Vicinity. — We have had
a little rain during the past week, but not enough to
do the miners any good. The Hidden Treasure
mine, which has been shut down for a week or 10
days past to permit of certain necessary work in the
way of repairs and refitting, is now about to start up
again with its usual force of 65 or 70 hands. The
have been going on for 3 or 4 months past.
A new dump has been constructed, some miles of
ew T rails have been laid, together with vari-
ous other improvements too numerous to mention.
The company is now prepared to go on with work
in real earnest.
PLUMAS.
CRESCENT Mink.— Greenville Bulletin, Feb. 3:
Since our last issue the water in the shaft has been
pumped out down to the second level. By the end
of the week Mr. Davis thinks this level will be suffi-
ciently drained to allow him to put men to work,
when he will start to crosscut for the 4 ledges now
exposed at the surface. This shaft was originally
put down on what was known as the Pet ledge. It
goes perpendicular to a depth of 200 ft; then there is
an incline of 75 ft, From the top of this incline the
shaft will be sunk perpendicular an additional 300
ft, and crosscuts will be run at convenient distances
in the shaft to tap all the other ledges. In this Pet
ledge Mr. Davis is quite confident of finding a large
amount of rich rock. In fact, he says he knows ex-
actly where there is a large ore body that was in sight
when the mine was closed down years ago, and that
will yield better than any ore that has been worked
since the mine was started up this last time.
Round Valley Water Company. — The late
rain raised the reservoir a little, but is now about
where it was before the storm. However, even
though the overflowed area is constantly being les-
sened, the water is not falling as fast as during the
cold weather, showing that the inflow is almost suffi-
cient to supply the demand. It is hoped, at all
events, that at least a portion of the Green mountain
mills can be kept running. With the present alter-
nating condition of weather, we may, at almost any
moment, have storms that will set aside all danger of
delay in the running of the mills. Mr. Bidwell, the
superintendent, has just completed a "loop" of about
1,000 ft of wire, connecting the ditch-tender's cabin
-with the telephone system. The superior advantages
of this arrangement are at once apparent. As in case
■of any accident to the ditch or variation in the water
supply, communication can at once be had either
with Green mountain or Indian valley, or word or
assistance sent from town.
Taylor-Plumas Mine. —The new mill is running
splendidly, every part of the machinery working to
perfection. During the past 4 days the stamps have
been kept at a speed of 72 drops per minute. The
flumes, ditches and pipe are in complete order, In
a word, the whole mill and attachments are working
like a charm. In the mine the winze is going down
rapidly, and the ledge grows larger as depth is at-
tained. The ore appears also to improve in quality
in the slopes which are just being opened.
SAN BERNARDINO-
Burning Moscow.— Calico Print, Feb, 3: Work
is progressing on this mine. Eighty tons of ore have
just been crushed at Sherman's mill, and 5 or 6 tons
are being taken out daily, which are carried down to
the wagons on donkeys. This mine is showing up
better than ever. The main shaft i§ down 140 ft,
and a tunnel is run 100 ft.
■ Silver Odessa. — The lumber has arrived for the
chute to be built at the Silver Odessa mine, and
work has been commenced by several carpenters,
under the supervision of Pete Kleine.
Granite District.— Mr. Morrow, from the
Granite district, paid our office a visit the other day,
He reported everything flourishing in that district.
Work is being performed on some of the mines,
which show up well. Some of the shafts are down
40 ft. The El Capital! is one of the finest ledges
therein which Mr. Morrow and W. N. |oiner, of
ibis plao kbout the 5th of next
month Mr. Joiner is going out there to work on the
same. Mr. J. W. Bailey, of San Bernardino, has
ick a fine ledge and feels elated over his good
for l u ne.
rheboom has at last come to
our little burg. The first settlers bei
■
iny Is building a good
putting in an ore bin, 'turn table, etc. Th
built a good, comfortable bank house for thi
"ling house is now built, and expe
omnwDce business in a very short time
All the boys in the 1 imp are al work, Chat is what
all mining camps There
is work fol all here that will work, and we '
use for bums. Mr. Raymond E nun.:-, are now look-
ing fine. Alibis men are at work on ore. He is
haft on the Garfield, and in the bottom he
has struck a small seam of ore that is aim
silver. Th.; Evans Bros, are getting
from Dragon No. 1. That mine is yet distined to
be one of the foi in< alico district. The
Alhambra is now looking fine. » There are two men
at work sinking a shaft, and they are getting good
ore.
SHASTA.
PLUMBAGO.— Shasta Courier, Feb. 3: Several
years ago L. Eller discovered a mine, or heavy de-
posit of plumbago, about a mile from his plat
since then he has prospected it enough to satisfy
himself that there is a great quantity of that sub-
stance in the location.
SIERRA.
Repairs.- Mountain Messenger, Feb. 3: Jack
Jones, from Little Grizzly, informs us that the com-
pany has completed its repairs and will soon be taking
out pay again. The prospects are very favorable for
continued prosperity. The claim is without doubt
one of the beat in the county Mr. Shaw, a
large holder of stock in the Marguerite quartz mine
at Loganville, has arrived from Boston and taken
charge of the business of the mine as superintendent.
The mill is running on good rock, and the prospects
of the mine were never better,
TUOLUMNE.
Patterson.— Tuolumne Independent, Feb. 3:
The new shaft on the Patterson mine has reached a
depth of over 500 ft, and free gold comes up to the
surface in every bucket. The company is about to
add 10 more stamps, making 30 in all. With good
management, Supt. Drake keeps the mill well sup-
plied with 5 men.
Racahannock. — Work is being resumed on this
mine, which is an extension of the Rawhide mine.
The machinery is being repaired preparatory to
pumping out the old diggings Divoll has leased
the Keith pocket mine at Jacksonville. The thing is
worked with an open cut Captain Colby has
struck another rich pocket at the Big Nugget claim
The Buchanan mine will be opened and
worked on a larger scale than heretofore.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
MEXICAN.— Enterprise, Feb. 3; On the 2900
level the joint Union Con. east crosscut is making
good progress in a formation containing many metal
bearing feeders and stringers of quartz. At the joint
Ophir winze, down from the 2900 level, guides are
being put in for a second line of cages. The guides
will all be in and the cages running in about a week,
when a crosscut will be started east from the station
at the 3100 level.
Hale & Xorcross. — The north drift on the 2600
level, joint with the Savage, is being advanced at the
rate of about 40 ft per week. The drift is still cut-
ling seams and feeders of ore that assay well. Once
the drift has been carried through to the Savage line
work will be done for the prospecting of the most
favorable among the streaks of ore cut across.
Sierra Nevada. — The crosscut on the 2700 level
is still fo.\jwing the vein of quartz which leads out
to the east. The north lateral drift on the 2900 level
is makingabout 20 ft per week, and the east crosscut
on that level, joint with the Union Con. Co., is be-
ing advanced at about the same rate of speed. Both
are in vein material.
Union Con. — The joint Sierra Nevada east cross-
cut on the 2900 level is making about 20 ft per
week in a promising vein fprmation. The east cross-
cut, joint with Mexico, on the 2900 level, is still cut-
ting many feeders of quartz, all of which carry more
or less metal. The ground from the 2700 level down
is now pretty well dried out.
Ophir. — The cages will be running in the second
compartment in about a week, when a crosscut will
be started east from the station at the 3100 level. On
the 1600 level are repairing the drain tunnel from
the main incline to the Sutro tunnel north lateral
drift.
Savage. — The north drift on the 2600 level, joint
with Hale & Norcross, is making good progress in
ground that shows some small feeders of ore. It
has yet a considerable distance to 'go to reach the
south line of the Savage ground.
Union Shaft. — The pump-rods are all in, and
the new pumps will be in place and running by the
middle of next week. Some repairs are being made
to the drift on the 1600 level, which leads out to the
north branch of the Sutro tunnel.
North Gould & Curry.— The bottom on the
shaft is in porphyry containing some seams of quartz
and clay. Another shift of 5 men will be put on the
first of next week, and sinking will be pushed as rap-
idly as possible.
Gould and Curry. — The west crosscut of the
2500 level is in a reef of hard blasting porphyry. It
is likely that a favorable change will be seen when
this hard belt has been cut through.
Crown Point. — All work on the old upper levels
is going on as usual, and the usual amount of low-
grade ore is being extracted and shipped to mills on
the Carson river.
Yellow Jacket.— About the usual amount of
ore is being extracted and shipped to the mills. The
exploring drifts are still finding occasional bunches
of paying ore.
BRISTOL DISTRICT.
:► Down.— Pioche Re.crd, Feb. 3: The
mill of the Bristol S. fcf. Co., which has been run-
ning on tailings for a short while, closed down last
at the mill. A few
■ mployeea
r, about a month ago, drawn on Mr,
sen protested in the Bast. These
ii to men who refused to file liens on the
iny. All the men who filed
liens received their pay, while those who,
1 to file liens, have a
paid, and as the time cf limitation has pas
I they never will be. Men ar<
foolish to take such risks for their pay, wli ■
■ . .
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
NORTH 1 kn Bl i i . -True Fissure, Feb. 3; The
main winze from the fifth shaft level is down 124 ft
on an incline, ivhich is equivalent to 100 ft
ried from the bottom
Of LhU Winze, and runs toward where llie shaft will
be when sunk to thai depth. The slopes above the
how the usual length and ■■ idtfa ol
ore, but it is nut so fine in quality, being mi
streaks of slate, requiring considerable sorting. The
other shaft levels present no change. The appear-
ance of the adit and levels above is much the same
as last week. The development on the ninth has
been opened a length of 30 ft. and shows a vein of
very fair grade ore 3^ ft in width. The daily out-
put of ore is about 60 tons, which mill No. 2 con-
tinues to handle well, running smoothly meanwhile.
A total shipment of bullion amounting to $66,173.61
was made during the month of January, with one
more shipment to be made on that month's account.
MOUNT Diahlo.— The slope above the drift con-
necting winzes Nos. 1 and 2, shows a foot of $75
ore. A wide ledge has been encountered in winze
No. 2, having 15 inches of ore assaying $80 per ton,
besides several smaller streaks of good grade ore.
The intermediate drift below the third level, and
west of winze No. 1, is giving some $60 ore from
bunches in a wide ledge, from which the assays av-
erage $45 per ton. The stope above winze No. 4
shows some 20 inches of $75 ore. Several carloads
of $60 ore are being extracted daily from the stope
above the west drift from the Callison win;.e. Con-
siderable ore of the value of $70 per ton is being
taken from the intermediate, below the first level, at
various points. The stope from the west drift, from
the south crosscut in the eastern part of the first
level, shows 15 inches of $90 ore. The Tipton ledge
still continues to yield a small amount of $70 ore.
COMET DISTRICT.
Beginning to Boom.— Pioche Record, Feb. 3;
Comet district is beginning to boom. All the pros-
pectors from Bristol district are there. There are
now several very excellent prospects uncovered. A
large number of people have visited the district
during the week, and all are unanimous in pro-
nouncing it an exceedingly big showing for on the
surface. The owners of the claims have just com-
menced to work them, and, of course, have great
expectations, which we hope will be realized.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
Hamburg.— Eureka Sentinel, Feb. 1: From ],
C. Powell, superintendent, we learn that the strike
reported in the Hamburg mine is a body of rich ore
about 18 inches wide and some 4 ft, running cross-
wise of the face of the drift about 45 degrees. At
both ends it seems to spread, making down and up.
The extent of the deposit cannot be determined for
several days yet, as a large body of low-grade ore
has to be cleared away before the work of develop-
ment can be pushed. Mr. Powell thinks it will
prove similar to other small chambers of high-grade
ore that have been found in the mine. There are
about 200 tons of low-grade ore knocked down. In
about a month the engine will be put up, and this
ore, with what more may be dug out in the mean-
while, will be hoisted out and shipped for reduction.
Mr. Powell tells us that a very nice find has been
made in the Silver Lick also. In the face of a
60-ft drift, run from the bottom of the 60-ft shaft,
the entire face of the drift is in ore that will go from
$60 to $80 per ton.
JACKRABBIT DISTRICT.
Work inc.— Pioche Record, Feb. 3: Many of
the claim owners of Jackrabbit district are industri-
ously working their claims, and many of the pros-
pects exhibit good ore. Most of the work being
done in the Day mine aL the present lime is done by
contract. .
REBEL CREEK DISTRICT.
Milling and Mining Notes. — Cor. Silver
State, Feb. 3: In consequence of the severe cold
weather experienced here during the past two or
three weeks, the new mill of Messrs. Harlan &
McColley has not attempted to make a run. The
roads from the mines to the mill are mostly as na-
ture made them, and nature having furnished them
with a liberal coating of ice and snow, the hauling
of quartz is a matter attended with much difficulty.
Thedangerof bursting water pipes, and the liabil-
ity of ditches giving way during extreme cold
weather, are doubtless some of the reasons why the
commencement of hostilities has been so long de-
layed. Everything is now ready, and all hands hope
for an early start and successful run. For what it is
worth, I give you my opinion of this, Rebel Creek
district. There are running through this district,
four separate and distinct mineral belts, or forma-
tions. The first and lowest on the foothills is silver-
bearing, with copper predominating as the base
metal. The second bears both gold and silver, with
iron predominating as the base metal. The next is
silver, with lead for the base, and last, but not least,
a free gold formation. I am not sufficiently versed,
either practically or theoretically, to know whether
this arrangement will stand a scientific test. Thisis
a large district, and but slightly prospected. With
some experience in mining camps — tough experi-
ence, by the way — I do not hesitate to say that I
know of no locality so desirable or promising for
the prospector or capitalist as this, and no time so
good as the near future.
TAYLOR DISTRICT.
Mill. — Pioche Record, Feb. 3: Dick Millick re-
ports that the Taylor mill, in Taylor district, is to
have an addition of 15 more stamps, and be started
up as*soon as the cold weather abates.
SPRING VALLEY DISTRICT.
Eagle Mii i .—Sift rSfafe, Feb. 3: The Eagle
mill, m Spring Valley, souih of Unionville. is now
running steadily on ore from the Eagle inn.
my and
ismanay ' . | >. Luxtoni A line' body
of rich, gold-b. ,, a m tne
mine at a depth of 160 ft from the surface and it is
««d to 1 ... ivlou the mine
soiue 60 Chinamen are at work placer mining
Eacershave been worked for several years
and have produced over a million di
■ ■ b) miners that
there are several nch gold leads in the mountains
ie placer mines, as very rich float quartz has
been found on thi r or ]ater
Ie is one, will be
■ . ely.
WARD DISTRICT.
Rl Ui'" ■ ! eb. j: Nine bars of
bullion was shipped from Ward I.ibi Thursday morn-
ing. 1 he mine of the Martin While company is of
greater value than the pnbhe have any idea. Gil-
mer .V Salisbury intend putting on four-horse
1 oai lies from Ward to Eureka,
Arizona.
Mineral Hill.— Pinal Drill, Feb. 3: Mr.
Thorsing has returned from the Bruser, situated in
Boxi myon, In the range of mountains generally
called Miner, ii Kill district A very large bodv o'f
argentiferous galena appears disclosed by the last
work, giving assurance of an immense ore-body
and a very valuable mine.
Lower Turkey Creek.— Cor. Prcscott Courier,1
The mining outlook was never brighter than it is
at present in this section. Smelling furnaces and
sawmills are going up in the different parts of the
district. The mines are looking well and turning out
plenty of ore. The following is a description of
some of the mines:
Mountain View.— This fine property is situated
a mile and a half below the old Bully Bueno mill,
on the east side of Turkey creek. In this claim are
two strong veins, some 50 ft apart, the average width
of each vein is over 4 ft. The ore is a fine galena,
assaying from $50 to $125 per ton, silver. The
ledges run north and south. On the east vein the
shaft is down 50 ft, and drifts are being run from
the bottom. The company will sink their shafts 300
ft, drifting every 50 ft, The shaft on the west vein
is down over 50 ft, showing a fine body of ore. As-
says from the croppings of this vein averaged $250
per ton, silver. There are at present over 200 tons
of good ore on the dump of this mine. This com-
pany own also, the Red Cloud and Howland mines,
south extensions of this mountain vein.
Colorado.
La Plata District,— Cor. Rocky Mountain
Mining Review, Feb. 3: The first mining claim
staked in Clear Creek camp was in the fall of 1S80.
The writer was one of the number who packed his
burro and started, and we found what we then
thought would turn out big, and have not been dis-
appointed. The progress of the camp from that
time to the present has been slow and steady, but
sure. Hundreds were in last summer, and many
rich finds were made. The Fortune mine, one of
the first discoveries, was bonded a few days since
for $75,000. Two shifts of men are now at work
taking out ore valued at from $200 to $600 per ton.
This property is situated quite near the town of
Winfield. Wm. Wallace, discoverer of the Hespe-
rus mine, last September, has been steadily ship-
ping ore from the surface, receiving for each car-
load $3,000 net. The Swiss Boy is a valuable mine,
steadily shipping ore of a high grade. The Mam-
moth mine is among the biggest. It has been in
litigation for some time, but now the matter is set-
tled. Messrs. Cunningham & Co. have possession,
and are erecting concentratingworks with a 65-horse
power boiler. This mine has an immense body of
ore, the vein being 4 ft wide.
New Mexico.
Telegraph. — New Southwest, Feb. 1: The dej
velopments in the Telegraph district show richer and
larger ore bodies as greater depth is attained.
Smelter.— John R. Magruder has made ar-
rangements to erect a 30-ton smelter in the Han-
over gulch. It will be built entirely for the pur-
pose ot doing custom work.
In Sight. — The St. Louis and other mines of
the Valverde Co. shows a great many thousand tons
of ore in sight ready for sloping. These mines
alone can furnish forty tons of freight per day to the
Silver City and Clifton railroad,
Oregon.
Notes. — Jacksonville Times, Feb. 3: Miners
favored with good water rights are at work. Miners
in Josephine county have a good supply of water
and arc busy. More rain has fallen there than here.
Miners in the northern portion of Jackson and Jo-
sephine counties have plenty of water and are using
it to good advantage. The party working Bybee it
Saunders' claim on Rogue river, Josephine county,
have struck good prospects and are doing first-rate.
Both of the quartz mills at Horsehead and Black-
well are now in the best running order and good re-
ports may be expected from them. Considerable ore
is being taken out. J. E, Gale and E. E.- Moore,
who are mining at Hole-in-the-Ground, Leland pre-
cinct, are getting good prospects. They picked up
a piece of gold worth $8, the other day. The Ster-
ling mine has not been able to do much this season,
owing to the cold weather. Mulkey & Co., who are
mining A. P. Talent's land on Wagner creek, have
an abundance of water and are doing well. They
washed a rod of dirt not long since and obtained
over $100. We were shown some excellent pros-
pects from that claim this week. Judge Hanna has
directed the superintendent of the Wimer & Sim-
mons mine near Waldo to work only the undisputed
ground. Mr. Hansen has given the required bonds
and operations ate progressing with dispatch since
the cold spell was broken. There has been some
rain during the past week, but not enough to give
most of the miners a sufficient head of water. Still,
there is every prospect of a good run yet, as the cold
snap seems to be over and but little more rain is
necessary to start a plentiful supply of water.
Liver diseases, headache and consumption,
caused by bad digestion, quickly cured by Brown's
Iron Bitters.
94
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 10, 1883
Eastern Utah.
The Mining
Camps Amid
Uintah.
the Peaks of
A correspondent of the Salt Lake Tribune,
writing from Brown's Park, says: Brown's Park
and vicinity contain much that is of interest in
the line of minerals and physical features. We
shall be disposed to refer to it again. From
Brown's Park postoffice the traveler crosses the
river aud wends his way over a plat of some two
miles in extent, where he enters a thick growth
of cedars, and the ascent of the main range of
the Uintah's begins in earnest. Up a rough
rocky hill for a mile through the thick cedars
the road bends to the left and goes down into
Trail creek canyon, up which the road runs.
This is a very rough, bad road.
Somewhere about two years ago the Green
river folks got an unusual streak of enterprise,
and raised about $2,200 to work the road from
Green river to Thornburg, but some contention
arose as to the manner of disbursing the funds
when the work was in progress, and operations
ceased, the result being that the road is spasmod-
ically good for a short distance, and shows off
to advantage the naturally bad places. This
particularly- bad portion is, however, only about
seven miles long. When the ascent is made, a
very pleasing country greets the traveler.
It is composed of high and rough peaks, with
smooth and comparatively level valleys, the
mountainous portion being covered with cedars,
and the valleys with a heavy growth of rich
grass, and an occasional spring or brook. As
may be supposed, this is an excellent summer
range for stock.
Through passes and valleys we take our way
to the west by south to our destination. For
about 15 miles we pass through a formation of
old red sandstone, and wonder at the immense
mountain. We may add that this is the gen-
eral characteristic of the northern slope of these
mountains, which extend for a distance of over
100 miles in length. Near the watershed of
these mountains the formation suddenly changes
to that of the carboniferous age, the contact be-
tween the two periods being strongly marked
and the change abrupt. Now we see quartzite
and the old blue limestone, and enter on one of
the largest formations of this sort on the North
Amercian continent. The writer has traced
this formation from near Salt Lake City to a
point in Colorado, distant near 300 miles, the
same general characterists being prominent the
whole distance.
In this formation where the mountains reach
an altitude of 10,000 feet and the thickness of
the strata is many hundreds, is situated
The Carbonate Mining District.
the supply of good timber, which is far better
than the average of our Utah timber. Parsons
& Oakey have a fine saw-mill located in the
center of the camp, and have cut some good
lumber.
Botanizing in the Land of the Apaches,
The most prominent of the mines here now
and around which there is much interest is the
Copper King, which is a large mine, bearing
copper ore of unusual richness and fineness.
This mine exhibits a peculiar feature, in that
there is no low grade ores produced, and that
all ore taken out is of an even richness and does
not vary enough to allow of being assorted. It
runs from 60 to 70% copper. This mine was
discovered by Sam Montgomery three years
ago, but the vein was not really found until a
few weeks back. Ben Heater, Bob Turner,
James Harz and others have bsen to work in an
obscure way, but with a quiet determination
which should be rewarded. In this case the
reward has come, and the boys feel that
they have ample pay for the hard-
ships and hard knocks they have had.
Some evidences of the amount of labor ex-
pended on it can be seen in the many prospect
holes near by, every one of which is fifty feet
in depth and shows nothing but mineral. The
lead proper just unearthed shows now about
four feet of the richest kind of ore; how much
wider, is not yet known, but at present only one
wall has been found. The lead works easy,
the copper ore coming out in big chunks, which
is intermixed with beautiful yellow sand car-
bonates. The mine is situated near the top of
one of the high mountains, and is between a
contact of beautiful white quartzite and blue
lime. A short distance below is a fine strata
of hematite of iron, and still lower in the
contact of the old red sandstone, showing very
clearly that this bed at least lies near the
bottom of this gigantic formation of lime. Im-
mediately above the mine towers a high cliff of
limestone, quartzite, flints aud various other
strata incidental to this period. From the dip
of the lead to the southwest and the huge
masses above, we naturally infer that the
other mines which lay southwest of here will
be deep.
There is now about a carload of rich ore on
the clump awaiting spring for shipment. Be-
sides the copper ore, the ore runs about 20
ounces silver, and I believe a trace of gold, with
a strong marked improvement in the silver as-
says as depth is attained.
The Amazon exhibits some strong croppings
of copper and galena ores, and it is down about
18 ft.
The majority of the claims taken up here some
three years ago, during an influx of Colorado
prospectors, are now open to relocation, and I
have no doubt but that if some of them were
properly prospected they would prove of value.
The Union Consolidated Mining Co. are inter-
ested in some claims here, but what the company
design doing I do not know.
This camp presents many desirable features
of great value, the most noticeable of which is
In August, 18S1, after the rains had partially
subsided on the desert of Arizona, Prof. Lem-
mon and his wife started t n their third sum-
mer's exploration in Arizona. From observa-
tions from the train of the Chirricahua mount-
ains the season before, they supposed that that
would be a good range of mountains to visit.
After several detentions on the desert, they
arrived at Bowie station in the night. Bowie
station is a military post on the railroad, and is
composed of but a few houses. Here they ex-
pected to find a friend, and, when the tram left,
began calling for him. For some time there was
no response, but finally a light appeared in a
tent north of the station and a man emerged
and asked, "What's wanting?" Out came an-
other man, gird about with a belt containing
pistols and cartridges, with knives in his boots,
and then another, until finally there were five
of them. Prof. Lemmon told them that they
desired shelter for the night, and Capt. Tevis, a
noted character of the region, vacated his own
quarters and gave them up to the botanists. He
locked them in and left them a brace of pistols,
saying, "You may have to use them before
morning."
An adjoining cabin was filled with cowboys.
The storm which had been brewing now broke
with terrible violence, and the water came down
in torrents. During the lull after a clap of
thunder, a voice was heard to say, "Let them
mules alone. Git!" And in the morning they
were told that the cowboys had endeavored to
carry off the mules, but were discovered and
stopped. In the morning the sun came out
bright and beautiful, and they went out botaniz-
ing, up to their knees in beautiful flora. About
noon the next day an ambulance came, as per
agreement, from Fort Bowie, with Surgeon Ord
and wife, whose guests Prof, and Mrs. Lcmm o
were to be.
They crossed a plain and then up through a
wonderful pass, called the Apache Pass, which
contained the only spring for many miles.
Here the Apaches would lie in wait for the
thirsty travelers and shoot them down. In this
pass is a graveyard filled with little headstones,
which read, "Killed by the Apaches, name un-
known." The work of the Apaches may be
understood from the statement that they re-
duced the population of Arizona from 00,000 to
10,000. This pass was now filled with beauti-
ful flora and was a most enchanting place.
They first began picking flowers and putting
them in a press, then filled every available spot
in the ambulance until, five miles before they
reached their destination, there was room for
no more.
They remained at the fort some three or four
weeks, though they had expected to go south
sooner, but were detained at the fort on account
of the breaking out of the White Mountain
Apaches. Their real objective point was to"
make a short stay at Fort Bowie and then to go
on to the deserted Camp Rucker, in the south-
ern part and highest point of the Chirrica-
hua mountains. At length, having been as-
sured that the Chirricahua Apaches were
friendly and that they would be perfectly safe,
they started out in an ambulance with a guard
to protect them from the cowboys, and pro-
visions for three weeks. They started on the
21st of September, the day of Garfield's death,
which they did not hear of for 10 days. They
met with numerous adventures, and arrived at
10 o'clock at night at a ranch house, where they
stayed all night. They took an early start the
next day for Rucker valley. The scenery
became wonderful; they appeared to be enter-
ing an amphitheater of rocks. The rocks had
assumed all forms; monks going to confession
with the cowls over their heads, and in suppli-
cating attitudes, and through all the most
beautiful flora.
Prof. Lemmon bore letters of introduction to
a curious old hermit, the only occupant of the
whole valley, calling himself Dr. Monroe.
That was their objective point. As they ap-
proached his cabin the noise of their feet stirred
his hens to cackling; then the upper part of
his door opened, and the old hermit appeared — a
little old man with a hooked nose like an
eagle's, a dilapidated straw hat over his right
ear, long, fine hair, streaked with gray, and
piercing black eyes. His clothing was half
military and half frontiersman. He read the
letter, and then opened the lower part of the
door and invited his guests in. The guard of
soldiers returned to Fort Bowie, but were to
come for the excursionists at the end of ten
days.
The hermit entertained his guests with stories
dark, and unless one. was acquainted with it, it
was of no use to try and follow the hermit. For
defense, in case he was overpowered, he had an
arrangement of fuse, carefully covered over with
rock and cobbles, which when fired would blow
up everything.
This Dr. Monroe was a very intelligent man,
and had evidently moved in high circles. He
had had some 23 different occupations in life,
from playing the clarionet in a circus to teaching
school in Virginia and practicing medicine.
Hanging over the fireplace was not less than 12
hats, in different stages of dilapidation, and he
was never seen without one of these on. He
never put it square on his head, but always on
one side. He kept cats and chickens, and when
asked why he did not have a dog, he said that
several years ago he had a partner in a mining
scheme, and they had a dog which was consid-
ered very faithfnl. One day the partner re-
turned to the cabin to get dinner, and when Dr.
Monroe reached it an hour later he found his
friend dead. The dog had not given the alarm
of the approach of the Indians, but had skulked
off and hid. After that he never had any faith
in dogs.
Time passed. One morning Prof. Lemmon
was out botanizing, and Mrs. Lemmon was alone
at the cabin, when a rider came up and said he
had ridden all night to warn them that the Chir-
ricahua Apaches had broken out and were start-
ing for their old stronghold, the very valley
where the Professor and his wife were peaceably
botanizing. He brought a letter from Dr. Ord
and wife stating that they were powerless to
help them, and advising them to secrete them-
selves in the mountains and they would come to
their relief as soon as possible. . It was a time of
great anxiety, and they were hemmed in for 11
days before an officer came saying that Capt.
Rafferty was but four miles away and would es-
cort them back to Fort Bowie.
They reached Fort Bowie in safety with a
great many plants. A new genus of fern was
named after Mrs. Lemmon. They discovered
many other new things, and altogether it was a
very successful trip.
Right of Way of Mining Ditches.
An artificial water course through the land of
others is strictly an easement, and the right to
construct it is the subject of contract or agree-
ment. At common law the right may be acquired
by an uninterrupted adverse user of 20 years. It
is not understood that the few cases in which
the rule of prescription has been applied in' this
State to water from a natural stream has any
application, or at common law, to artificial
streams. In addition to the special legislatifin
appliable to certain agricultural counties, for
the purpose of irrigation, and expressly except-
ing the Acts from affecting the mining interests
of this State, passed in 1854, and amended in
1862, and corresponding with the Mexican Or-
denanzas de Tierras y Aguas, there has been
some legislation authorizing the incorporation of
canal companies for irrigation, mining or manu-
facturing purposes. Acts by the State and by
the United States leave nothing unprovided for,
so far as respects the public lands. When,
however, private lands are to be crossed on the
route of a canal or ditch, proceedings must be
taken to obtain the right of way.
A case of interest to miners in this connection
has been decided by the Supreme Court of the
State. The case was that of Henry Lorentz
et al. vs. Henry "Jacob, the decision being ren-
dered by Judge Morrison, and concurred in
by Judges Myrick, McKinstry, Ross and
Plaintiffs commenced proceedings
Deposits and Lodes in the Mining* Laws.
of his life and his instruments of defense, which
consisted of a certain tunnel, so ingeniously
constructed that it is worthy of description.
At the back of the cabin some sacks were
carelessly hung, which, when drawn aside, dis-
closed what appeared to be a cellar, but
which really was the opening of a tunnel
120 ft. long, with a double elbow in
the middle and a cabin at each end.
The tunnel was just high enough for himself,
and he was a short man, only about five and a
half feet high. The bottom and roof were rough
with cobble stones. The middle was enlarged
to allow for storing and defense. It was very
Ever since the discovery of the "blanket
lodes," or deposits at Leadville, Col., the fact
has been recognized that the United States
Mining Statutes are at fault in not properly
providing for the location of this class of mineral
ground. The law supposes a man will find the
apex of the lode sticking out of the ground
somewhere, but in this (as in many other
things) the law is mistaken. The law does not
give any definite ownership of mining ground
until the mineral-bearing lode or deposit itself
is found. When, therefore, miners search for
"blind lodes," or horizontally lying and deep
deposits, they have no rights at all till they
strike the deposit or lode. The reading of the
law is such, as miners know, as to provide
more for lodes than deposits. In order to over-
come these objections the miners of Colorado
have memorialized Congress in the following
terms:
Whereas. The geological formation and
other evidences indicate the existence of valu-
able deposits of carbonate and other ores in
many localities within this State; and
Whereas, Owing to the horizontal position
of such deposits, they are seldom or never dis-
covered except by boring or sinking deep and
expensive shafts; and
Whereas, The laws of the United States on
the subject of mining are not construed to give
any right of possession to the- surface of any
defininite area of mineral lands of the public do-
main until after the discovery of mineral in
rock in place on such lands; and
Whereas, The right of possession and occu-
pation of some definite area of such lands is
necessary to encourage the expenditure of labor
and money to sink for the discovery of mineral;
your memorialists respectfully request the
enactment of a law granting the right of loca-
tion, possession and occupation of claims on such
supposed mineral lands, such claims to be 10x10
or 5x20 chains, and contain 10 acres each, and
conform to the public land surveys, when lo-
cated on public lands, and that the right of pos-
session of such locations continue so long as the
locators expend SI 00 in labor or improvements
each year on such locations, and for the purpose
of enabling such locations to determine the true
character of such supposed mineral lands with
the least possible delay or expense; that locators
be allowed to consolidate any adjoining loca-
tions not exceeding 10 in number, and expend
all labor and improvements in one or more
places on such consolidated locations, and that
the right of occupation and possession to each
claim so located and consolidated continue so
long as the amount of money expended or im-
provements made on such consolidated claim
shall equal £100 each year for each claim so lo-
cated and consolidated, and that locators of such
claims be entitled to all mineral discovered in
claims between vertical planes drawn downward
through the surface boundaries of such claims
to any depth, and that such claims, when lo-
cated on surveyed lands, may be described as
subdivisions of the public lands, and that pat-
ents for such locations may be obtained under
such regulations as Congress may determine.
Thornton.
in this case under Sec, 1,238 of the Code of
Civil Procedure to condemn certain lands be-
longing to the defendant for the purpose of a
ditch then under process of construction by
them. It is alleged in the complaint that the
plaintiffs are now constructing and completing
a ditch for the purpose of carrying water from
a certain point on Connor creek to plaintiffs'
reservoir on Red hill, in Trinity county, and
that the uses for which the water is intended
and designed are mining and irrigation. The
Court below entered a judgment in conformity to
the prayer of the complaint, and defendant ap-
pealed.
The decision is as follows:
There are two points made by the defendant's
counsel which we will briefly consider: First, the
findings are insufficient to support the judgment,
and second, the evidence shows that the use for
which the properly is sought to be taken is a private
use.
The following are some of the findings:
"3. That one of the uses lor which the proposed
ditch is intended is the sale and rental of water for
mining and agricultural purposes.
"9. That the use to which plaintiffs intend to
devote the proposed ditch is for the sale, rental
and distribution of water to the mining claims
and agricultural land in said Red Hill mining
district, including mining and agricultural land be-
longing to said plaintiffs, and is not a purely private
use."
At the request of counsel for defendant the fol-
lowing additional finding was filed by ihe Court:
"5. With the exception of plaintiffs' own mine,
the owners of the different mining claims and
agricultural lands mentioned could be served with
water by means of ditches already in existence,
and have been so served with water in former
years. The ditches so used have ample capacity
to carry the waters of Connor's creek, except in
times of exceptionally high water. Some of these
ditches have fallen into disuse, or have been
worked away, and with the exception of the Con-
nor ditch, the Jacob's ditch, the Mackev ditch and
the Butcher ditch, none of these ditches have
rights of water of any value, either for mining or
irrigating purposes. To serve the various claims
and agricultural lands with water through these old
ditches by letting the water run down Connor's
creek would involve a great waste of water, unless
purchasers would take it at all limes, night and
day."
The conclusion of the Court below was: "In con-
clusion, after a careful examination of the evidence
offered, the following appears to be the true state of
the case: Plaintiffs arc the owners of the most valu-
able interest of any in the waters of Connor's creek,
which stream is the only one available for working
the mines in the Red Hill mining district. This wa-
ter they have used for many years past in working
their own mines, occasionally renting some to others
for mining or irrigating. Plaintiffs cannot work
their mine to advantage by means of ditches now in
existence, and rather than have their water become
worthless, they propose to make a public use of it,
in which use, as a part of the general public, they
will be entitled to a share. The question is not free
from difficulties, but in my judgment the statute
should be liberally construed in a mining country;
and if it appear that the intended use is a public
one to a reasonable extent, the right of way should
be granted."
"Vve think tint both points are well taken.
The findings are insufficient to show that the use
for which .the water was intended was a public use,
and it clearly appears from the evidence
that the main and substantial object of
plaintiffs is to use the water in working their own
mining claims. Private property cannot be taken
for such a purpose. (The Wilmington Canal and
Reservoir Co. vs. Dominguez, 50 Cal., 505; Cum-
mings vs. Peters, 56 Cal., 593; Bankheadvs. Brown,
30 Iowa, 540.)
Judgment and order reversed, and the Court below
is instructed to enter judgment in favor of defendant.
The Horn Silver mining company, of Utah,
will pay a quarterly dividend of §300,000 at
New York on the 15th of February. This com-
pany paid four dividends of that amount last
year. The pending dividend makes a total of
§12,000,000 given to stockholders,
BBHUABY 1". 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
95
D.ist Explosions in Mines.
The subject of dust explosions in collieries
and Hour mills appears to have received a consid-
gnblfl amount ol attention in the U. >■■ and
Prof. Abel, K. EL 8., lately delivered a lecture at
-.1 Institution on the dingaroiia proper-
tost. Few persons are aware how fre-
quent such explosions are; they have been
briefly alluded t«», ami it i* Stated that those
who are conversant with this subject are of
opinion that not more than 20 per cent. <>f the
I occur are made public
Useful Information.
serious, mill owners and
to direct attention to the
naki of their bu inees. A very interesting
quotation is gh n from s special report on the
■abject prepar t for the Board of Trade. All
the dust floating about a Hour mill, common
Hour, "stive" dust from millstones and purifiers,
• from the beams of the mill, from wheat
cleaning machines, and especially, it is .said, the
dust from millstones grinding rice, all
such dust is, under certain conditions, found
cry explosive. Theq ttation alluded to
clear and intelligible explanation
of the phenomenon which has lately been be*
Saved to be responsible for many mining acci
denta. It is merely a manner of rapid
combustion; the finely divided dust par-
being diffused in the sir, are each
brought into intimate contact with the oxy-
gen, which is necessary for their combustion,
and consequently when ignition occurs it is very
rapid; the particles near the Haine are ignited,
ana in their turn ignite the neighboring parti
cles, which again ignite the adjacent ones, until
the whole chamber is a body ol flames, Touch-
matter, .ui invention for the prevention
of dust explosions ha collieries and for other sim-
ilar purposes, and for allaying Bach dust, has
n brought under our notice. We under-
stand that it has been favorably reported upon
of the leading colliery and other engi-
neers, that it can with advantage be adopted
for the prevention of explosions from coal dust.
The invention is that of Mr. Stanley, and it is
being introduced by Mr. William Thompson, of
No. 1- York Buildings, AdelpbL For railways
and mines, Mr. Stanley proposes fixing on a
carriage a shallow tank, and above it, on sup-
ports sufficiently low to freely allow of its pass-
ing through the tunnel, another similar tank
for water. Between the two tanks, at a dis-
tance of a few inches apart, perforated metallic
tubes or wire gauze may be placed, which will
conduct the water from the upper to the lower
tank, which in thus gravitating through the
perforated pipes, or down the gauze, will pre-
ftenl to the impure air a thin film of running
water. Tli ■ perforated tubes or gauze may be
covered with il i mel or other fabric, which will
have the effect of L- taming the water and pre-
vent its Hying off by the rapid motion of the
carriage through the air. To keep a constant
supply of water in the upper tank, Mr. Stanley
uses a pump of sufficient capacity to keep the
upper tank supplied with water from the lower
one. For this purpose he utilizes the motion of
the carriage, and works the pump from a drum
fixed to the axle. Other motive power may be
used such as compressed air, gas or steam. For
collecting as much air as possible in passing,
wings or louvres are, where practicable, to be
hung to the carriage.
Considering that colliery owners run great
risk of explosions from atmospheric and other
causes, it is to their interest, independently of
their responsibility as the guardians of the lives
of their workmen, to adopt most stringent reg-
ulations and efficient precautionary measures
for abolishing this source of danger, and to de-
vote their energies to the application of im-
proved arrangements for reducing the danger
arising from the presence of dust, which not un-
frequently results in the loss of valuable lives,
besides entailing great pecuniary losses. In ad-
dition to all this they are responsible, under the
Employers' Liability Act, for compensation
both to widows and children of those who have
been killed. We are informed that a joint
report upon this invention has been made by
Mr. Galloway, of Cardiff, and Mr. How-
ard, of ChesterHeld, to the effect that it could
be advantageously introduced at certain points
in the workings in order to create damp local-
ities, wdiich would arrest the flame of coal-
dust explosions, and that in mines, or parts of
mines in which > 1 ick damp, or carbonic acid
gas, is given off by the strata or produced in any
other manner, this apparatus, either locomotive
or stationary, could be used with a Ivantage for
the purpose of absorbing that gas by means of
caustic lime placed in the upper tank. The wa-
ter would absorb a certain proportion of the
lime, and in flowing down the tubes or rods it
would take up the gas; the lime would thereby
be precipitated, and would, for the most part,
collect in the lower tank, from which it could be
removed as required. The apparatus would be
more especially applicable in- localities where
Bprinkling water on the floor causes the latter to
"heave" in such a manner as to disarrange the un-
derground tramways, and gradually to fill up the
roadways and railways, thereby occasioning
. much trouble and expense for repairs. On the
whole, the invention appears to be one of prom-
ise, and we shall hope shortly to hear of its prac-
tical adoption.
Vanderbilt on Fast Locomotives.
A provincial paper prints a BtOry that Mr.
William H. \ and. rbilt, the President of the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad, has
ordered bis master mechanics todevia t ■ ■
ipable of hauling 1 5
drawing-room cars at the rate <>f tin miles an
hour. In it tin- statement is made that he offers
aoJ $50(000 for the best plan for BO
that will accomplish this work.
When asked by a Tim- . reporter if the state
ment were correct, Mr. Vanderbilt replied:
"lli.i.' Lb DO truth in that story. Why.' said
. ines Leave the! brand ' lentral depot every
day that haul IScars and run at the rai
miles an hour. We are not going to pound the
mad to pieces by putting mi Larger engines, I*
ne will not haul a train we will put on
tw<>, and if necessary, add more trains; that is
alt. li a train is run by schedule t(! miles an
hour, the rate is lilt. Suppose a stop i.t" JO nun
ui.'-- is made for refreshments, and the train is
late. Tli. conductor will wait the full time at
the station, and let tli'' engineer make it up. 1
do belhw," said Mr. Vanderbilt, smiling at his
BUppOSition, "that if an engine could run 1 4U
miles an hour, and could cover a certain distance
at the rate of .SO miles, the conductor would hold
the train in order to run at the full 140. If an
admonishment is administered, the operation is
repeated as soon as your back is turned. No;
we have engines that are fast enough."
New Mkiiiui. Off SilvekiNi; Mii:l
glycerol is added to an anunoniacal solution of
silver nitrate, irown after a tune.
idualrj deposits a black substance; this
action i lerated bj heating the solu-
tion, a portion of the silver being deposited as
a steel-gray mirror, [fa few drops of potash
solution are added to the mixture of _
and ammoniacal silver, a brilliant mirroi
formed on the interior of the vessel. The phe-
.' mi □ i pen more striking ii" the ammonia*
cal silver solution be first mixed with potash,
and glycerol then added; directly the glycerol
comes in contact with the silver solution, re-
duction take place with formation of a brilliant
metallic minor. If either is added to the mix-
ture Of glycerol, potash, and ainiuojiiacal silver
nitrate. i inches I bi aqueous Uquid,
a metallic ring Es formed at the junction of .the
two liquids, and in a few seconds reduction is
complete through the whole bulk of Liquid. If
alcohol is added to the glycerol-silver mixture,
reduction is somewhat accelerated, and the me-
tallic mirror is always brilliant. The results of
these experiments show that the reduction ac-
_lyeerol on silver salts may be applied
technically with advantage to silvering mirrors,
both from the facility with which the process
may In c mdncted, and from its economy. The
author, G. Palermi, promises details in a future
communication to the QazeUa, from which tin-
above notiee is taken.
Glass Varnish may be made of pulverized
gum adragant, dissolved in the white of eggs
well beaten. Apply with a brush carefully.
MoleculakStkcctttbe of Metals. — It isgen-
erally held thatalthough mostof the knownmet-
alfl arc crystalline, they cease to be so when in
a rolled state. Whether this he strictly true or
not has never been put to the test, but recent
experiments by M. S. Kallischerprovethat foils
of the metals can be made crystalline under the
influence of heat. One result of the change is
an increase of their electric conductivity. Non-
crystalline zinc foil Incomes crystalline at a
temperature of 160 Cent. Tin and cadmium
toils become crystalline at temperatures ranging
from '20T to "280J Cent. Iron and copper show
traces of crystalline structure when left in con-
tact with nitric or hydrochloric acid; but the
best result is obtained when the plates are made
the positive electrode for the electrolysis of po-
tassium or copper sulphate or nitrate. Speci-
mens of brass containing 3b* to 66 per cent, of
copper showed a crystalline structure when
made the positive electrode of solutions of cop-
per sulphate or nitrate. In these cases the elec-
tric current does not, in M.Kallischer's opinion,
produce the crystalline state, but rather the sol-
vent power of the electro-negative constituent
of the electrolyte, for it is observed that metals
which do not show any crystalline appearance
when corroded by free acids or solutions of salts,
do not show it under the influence of the elec-
tro-current. Lead foil is crystalline; silver foil
becomes so when heated red hot; gold foil ex-
hibits a crystalline structure when heated and
then acted upon with warm aqua regia. Plati-
num, as was observed by Phipson, becomes crys-
talline wdien warmed with aqua regia. Bars of
copper, brass, steel, bronze, tin, zinc and cad-
miumhave been carefully observedby Kallischer,
and shown to have a crystalline structure.
Payment From First Earnings of a Ma-
chine.— An engineer was employed to operate
the engines of a company, and it was agreed
that he was to be paid out of the first earnings
of the machines. He had a settlement with
his employers and they gave him a due bill for
the amount due, and on this he brought suit,
to which the defense was set up that payment
only was demandable out of the earnings afore-
said, and that there as yet nothing had been
earned. Judgment was entered for the plain-
tiff, and the-defendants appealed the case (Hark
inson vs. the Dry Placer Amalgamating Com-
pany) to the Supreme Court of Colorado, by
whom the judgment was affirmed. Judge
Stone, in the opinion, said : * 'The question
is one of practical interest not infrequently aris-
ing in business ventures, and we have been at
some pains in its investigation. The agreement
did not expressly limit the payment wholly to
the contingency of the machines earning enough
to pay for the services rendered; and in the ab-
sence of an express limitation, it is not to be im-
plied that the engineer agreed to look to the
earnings alone for his wages. This condition
can only be regarded as indicating an expected
time of payment, but not as the sole condition
of payment; and as a legal consequence of such
an agreement, the wages would be absolutely
due after a reasonable time for fairly testing the
use of the machines. What is a reasonable time
in all such cases is a question for the Court."
The thread industry of the United States,
while it does not rank alongside the iron and
steel industries in importance, makes quite a
respectable showing, in figures at least. Ameri-
can manufactories now turn out daily 12,000
dozen spools, containing 200 yards each; or, in
other words, enough thread in six days to gir-
dle the globe four and one-sixth times. The
annual consumption of spools by our thread
makers alone represents from 3,000 to 4,000
cords of wood. Foreign thread manufacturers
who export largely to this country also use im-
mense numbers of American spools, winding
their thread v p m them after the thread has paid
duty at some of our ports. The consumption
of the best grades of thread in our country is
estimated at 21,000,000 spools per annum.
Glycerine foe Preserving: Skins.— A mix-
ture of glycerine and carbolic acid is highly
spoken of for the purpose of preserving the skins
of animals. Salting keeps the skins damp and
prevents their putrefaction, but is objectionable,
since it renders the leather less useful for vari-
ous uses after tanning. Glycerine alone is not
entirely satisfactory, but a mixture of glycerine
and carbolic acid removes all disadvantages.
The carbolic acid increases the preserving effect
of the glycerine, while the glycerine keeps the
skins perfectly soft and fresh, just as they were
directly after slaughtering. Both substances
are entirely without any injurious action on the
substance of the skins, which are freed from
them by simply washing, and are then in ex-
actly the same condition for working as ordi-
nary green skins. The method of using the pre-
servative mixture is described as follows: The
fresh skins are covered on the inner side with a
mixture of 90 parts of crude dark glycerine and
10 parts of carbolic acid, by means of a plaster-
er's brush, and afterwards treated and packed
as usual. Whether the advantages of this
method have more than offset its increased cost
above the common method, we are unable to
state.
who •lied ol congenita] hydrocephalus, and an-
other \\ ho waa claimed by its repentant | a
the infante were kept constantly in the incubator
for si\ months, when they were remow d incon-
sequence oi having outgrown their
The result* v incredible to
H bO are unfamiliar with the reputation
of Dr. Tavernier, and have not seen the report
made to the French government on the subject
by a select committee of 12. The avera
Of the infants last February was eight months
ami three days, the youngest being lefifl than 12
hours old and the eldest not more than II
months. Their average weight was i';
onljj one ol the entire 360 having attained a
weight oi 32 pounds. At the end of tax months
Of artificial incubation the average weight of
each infant was 24 pounds, and there n
one who would not have been supposed by a
casual observer to be at least three yea
In other words, si\ months of artificial in.-uhu-
tion did as much in the way of developing Di
Tavernier's foundlings as three years of ordin
ary life would have done. The infants were
strong and healthy as well as big; they walked
within a week of leaving the incubator, I
mostof them have since learned to talk. These
results surpassed Dr. Tavernier's most enthusi-
astic expectations, and there can be no doubt
that his system of artificial child incubation
will be adopted not only in every child's hospital
in France, but in every private family through-
out the civilized world.
Gtood Health.
Artificial Child Incubation.
The report of some remarkable experiments
in so-called artificial child incubation comes
from France. The Glasgow Mail says that the
immense success which has attended the artifi-
cial incubation of chickens in France recently
attracted the attention of Dr. Tavernier, a
learned and ingenious physician. He was at-
tached to a hospital for foundlings, and was an-
noyed at the large number of foundlings wrho
died within the first six months of their life.
The majority of those admitted to the hospital
were weak and sickly, and he resolved to try
what "artificial incubation" would accomplish
if applied to infants. The doctor constructed a
child incubator on precisely the model of the or-
dinary chicken incubator. It was a box cov-
ered with a glass slide, furnished with a soft
woolen bed, and kept at the temperature of S6°
Fah., by the aid of hot water.
He selected as the subject of his first experi-
ment a miserably made infant, one that had
come into the world at an injudiciously early
period. This infant was placed in the incuba-
tor, provided with a nursing bottle, ami kept in
a dark room. To the surprise of the doctor, it
ceased to cry on the second day after it was
placed in the incubator, and although it bad pre-
viously been a preternatural ly sleepless child, it
sank into a deep and quiet sleep. The child re-
mained in the incubator for about eight weeks,
during which time it never once cried, and never
remained awake except when taking nourish-
ment. It grew rapidly, and when, at the ex-
piration of 00 days, it was removed from the in-
cubator, it presented the appearance of a healthy
infant of at least a year old.
f {Delighted with the success of the experiment,
Dr. Tavernier next selected an ordinary six-
months-old infant addicted to the usual pains
and colic, and exhibiting the usual fretfulness of
French infants. This child conducted itself
while in the incubator precisely as its predeces-
sor had done. It never cried; it spent its whole
time in sleep, and it grew as if it had made up
its mind to embrace the career of a professional
giant. After a six weeks' stay in the incubator
it was removed and weighed; during this brief
period it had doubled its weight. It had be-
come so strong and healthy that it resembled a
child three years old, and it could actually walk
wdien holding on to a convenient piece of furni-
ture.
These two experiments satisfied Dr. Tavernier
of the vast advantages of artificial child incuba-
tion. He immediately proceeded, with the per-
mission of the authorities of the hospital, to con-
struct an incubator of the capacity of 400 infants,
and in this he placed every one of the 360 in-
fants who were in the hospital on the 10th clay
of February last. With the exception of one
Too Fat.
The tendency to accumulate fat is eonstitu*
tional; but it can either be checked or encour-
aged by the individual in whom this tendency
exists. In spite of all protestations to the con-
trary, fat persons eat heartily; they may not
consume as much food as some who are lean,
but they require less, because there is more as-
similation; that is, the nutrient portions of tho
food are more readily converted into fat, and
there is less waste. All medicines that cause a
reduction of fat do so at the expense of the
general health. Bottled auti-fat remedies are
simply bottled diseases, since it would be im*
possible to reduce the amount of adipose with
one bottle or a hundred bottles of it, unless it
was sufficiently powerful to derange the natural
and healthful functions of the body and induce
disease. It would be safer to accomplish the
object by contracting fever and ague, or even
small-pox.
There is a method, however, of reducing ex-
cessive fatness, wdiich is not only safe but health-
ful, and which will insure greater comfort, and
perhaps longer life to the individual. That is by
the moderate use of the fat-producing foods,
which are those containing starch or sugar. The
individual should not discard them altogether,
as was suggested by Banting, because in so do-
ing obesity is generally changed for something
worse, in form of fatal kidney diseases. An over-
fleshy person should make a "bill of fare" for
himself on a descending scale as to nitrogenous
or fat-producing foods, and an ascending scale
as to nitrogenous foods. He should diminish
the quantity of wdieat bread eaten at each meal
down to one or two ounces; the same for fats
and potatoes, and make up the deficiency with
lean meats and bread made from graham flour,
etc.
Fatal Accidents in 1SS2. — The Pittsburg
Commercial Gazetfv has evidently been keeping
account of all the disasters occurring in 1882.
The result is given out editorially in a recent
issue of that journal, and only requires compara-
tive statistics from former years to possess more
interest, if not value. The totals are :
Tornadoes SOU
Boiler explosions 198
Fires 128
Powder explosions 88
Falling buildingB 72
Fireworks explosions 43
Deaths on lake 150
Floods 163
Mining explosions 132
Struck by lightning 2b'
Snow slides 81
Dynamite explosions 11
De^th on the rails 820
Fatal calamities, by reason of railroad dis-
asters, are thus seen to be by far the most nu-
merous, yet feared by the public probably con-
siderably less than death by Hood or fire.
PoisoxiNf: With Washing Soda. — The
Pharmaceutical Journal reports a case of pois-
oning of a child five years old from drinking a
solution of washing soda, which occurred in
Greenwich, England. The evidence of the
mother was that on Wednesday she left
the child at home by herself, and during
her absence the child drank some water from a
kettle on the hob in which witness had placed a
handful of common washing soda to cleanse it
before leaving home. On her return she gave
the child some magnesia, and she vomited and
did not appear much the worse, but the next
day the symptoms w7eTe alarming, and she went
to the Relieving Officer and obtained an order
for medical attendance. On Dr. Hsrttseaing
the child he found her in a dying state, and gave
no hopes of her recovery, and she died on
Thursday afternoon. The child was in the
habit of drinking from the kettle. Dr. Hartt,
the parish surgeon, said the appearances of the
child were consistent with alkaline poisoning,
and the child must have suffered great pain.
Three ounces of common soda dissolved in
water had been known to kill an adult, and the
deceased was presumed to have taken about an
ounce. The jury returned a verdiet that the
deceased died from drinking common washing
soda and water from a kettle by misadventure.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITOKIALS.— The State Mining Bureau, 89. Manu-
facture of Ice, 89-96. Passing Events; Academy of
Sciences; Protection of Miners; Banner Quartz Mine, 96
Construction and Care of DamB; Temperature in MineB;
Improved Boiler Scraping Attachment, 97. PatentB
and Inventions. 100- _ _
ILLUSTRATIONS. -Compressor for Mining Work
or Ice Manufacture, 89. Method of Timbering in
Stones: Laken an's Boiler Scraper and Cleaner. 97-
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-A Year's Metal-
lurgical Progress; Dispensing with Puddlere; Wood vs.
Iron in Fire. 91.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.— What the Telescope
Has Done for Astronomy; ihe Luminosity of Flame;
The Sun's Distance; Chemistry of the Electrical Accu-
mulators; Electrical Progress; Electro Fluid and Fire
Batteries, 91-
MISTING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Bjard, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ing and Dividends 92.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico
and Oregon, 92-3.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Van derbilt on Fast
Locomotives; Molecnl r Structure of Metals; Payment
from First Earnings of a Machine; New Method of Sil-
vering Mirrors; Glycerine for Preserving Skins. 95.
GOOD HEALTH.— Artificial Child Incubation; Too
Fat; Faial Accidents in 1882; Poisoning with Washing
Soda 95.
MISCELLANEOUS.— Denver Exposition— No. 24;
Hydraulic Pumps; big Hydraulic Mines, 90. Eastern
Utah; Botanizing in the Land of the Apaches; Deposits
and Lodes in the Mining L*ws; Right of Way of Mining
Ditches, 94 Du-t Explosions in Minea, 95.
OORRESPONDENCE.-Notes from Kureka, Ne-
vada, 97.
Business Announcements.
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., S. F.
Cyclopedia— Phillips & Hunt, S. F.
Dividend Notice— Navajo Mining Company, S. F.
Dividend Notice — Standard Con. Mining Company, S F.
Dividend Notice— Ken tujlt Mining Company, S. F.
Engineer— W. C. Johnson, Fitchburg, Mass.
Cylinder Oil— Tatum & Bowen, S. F.
Sawmill Machinery— Tatum & Bowen, S. F.
Passing Events.
There is little new to note from the mining
regions this week, aside from what our Mining
Summary relates. The cold weather retards
mining operations, as a general thing, a good
deal of out-door work being stopped. The freez-
ing up of ditches, etc. , has put the miners to
great inconvenience.
Though the Legislature has been some weeks
in session, very little has been done, so far, in
making laws. One "debris bill" has been killed.
Another one has been introduced this week, de-
lar ing hydraulic mining a "public nuisance,"
which is an odd title to give to an industry
yielding $14,000,000 of gold a year to the
world.
So far, indications are not very favorable for
a good water season this spring. The dry
winter somewhat discourages the hopes of the
miners.
Three miners, R. S. Ehler, Joseph Griffin
and James McKee, were killed by a cave in the
Esmeralda mine, at Deadwood, Dakota. Thirty
men were at work in the mine, but were warned
by cracking timbers and escaped. The above-
named went back after their coats, and were
caught in the tunnel.
Gilmer & Salisbury intend putting on four-
horse coaches between Ward and Eureka, Ne-
vada. This is owing to the increased bullion
output from the Martin White mine, at the
former place.
Protection of Miners.
It may not be generally known that there is
a law in force for the protection of miners, pro-
viding for more than one mode of egress from
mines lower than a certain depth. This Act
was passed March 13th, 1872. An act to
amend this, introduced by Mr. Reddy at this
session of the Legislature, has been approved by
the committee, and passed the Senate. It is
numbered Senate Bill No. S6, and is as follows:
Sec. 1. It shall not be lawful for any corpora-
tion, association, owner or owners of any min-
ing claim, within the State of California, to sink'
down into such mine or mining claim any 'per-
pendicular shaft or incline beyond a depth from
the surface of 300 ft,, without providing a sec-
ond mode of egress from such mine, by shaft or
tunnel, to connect with the main shaft at a
depth of not less than 100 ft. from the surface.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of each corpora-
tion, association, owner or owners of any mine
or mines in this State, when it becomes neces-
sary to work such mines beyond the depth of
300 ft., to proceed to sink another shaft or con-
struct a tunnel so as to connect with the main
working shaft of such mine as a mode of escape
from accident in or about such mine or works.
Sec. 3. When any corporation, association,
owner or owners of any mine in this State shall
provide for the proper egress as herein contem-
plated, and where any accident shall occur, or
any miner working therein shall be hurt or in-
jured, and from such injury might have escaped
if the second mode of egress had existed, such
corporation, association, owner or owners of the
mine where the injuries shall have occurred
■hall be liable to the person injured in all damages
that may accrue by reason thereof, and an ac-
tion at law in a, court of competent jurisdiction
may be maintained against the owner or owners
of such mine, which owners shall be jointly and
severally liable for such damages. Andwhendeath
shalTensue from injuries received from any negli-
gence on the part of the owners' thereof , by reason of
their failure to comply with any of the provis-
ions of this act, the heirs or personal represen-
tatives of the deceased, or in case the deceased
was a minor at the time of his death, by the fa-
ther of the deceased, or in case of his death or
desertion by him of his family, the mother or
guardian may commence an action for the re-
covery of such damages as are provided by sec-
tion 377 of the code of Civil Procedure.
Sec. 4. Itahall be unlawful for any corpora-
tion, association, owner or owners of any min-
ing claim, while engaged in sinking any shaft or
incline, or working in or through such shaft or
incline where there is no second way of egress
or escape from such shaft or incline, and where
steam hoisting works are used as the means of
hoisting men and material out of such shaft or
incline, to leave the said hoisting works in
charge of but one person while any person may
be engaged In working said shaft or incline, or
in any opening therefrom beneath the surface.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Most people will probably be impressed with
the fact that it would be difficult to enforce
such a law as this without working a hardship
on a certain class of miners. If, as soon as a
man has a 300-foot shaft on his mine, he must
immediately stop work sinking, until he has
put down another 300-foot shaft, it is highly
probable he will stop at 299 ft. unless he rinds
something to pay. Tunnels are only possible
in few localities. Mining is a hazardous oc-
cupation, and every possible safeguard should
be thrown around the men who follow it.
Still, some chances must be taken, and it is
hardly politic to enforce such measures as will
retard development. In many instances the
enforcement of a law requiring a supplemental
safety shaft would cause the closing down of
the mine altogether.
Quicksilver by the Flask.— A new depart-
ure in the sale of quicksilver is announced by
Mr. J. B. Randol, who will in the future sell
the celebrated A brand (from the New Almaden
mine) by the flask. Heretofore the product
has always been quoted by the pound. The
new way is in conformity with the custom in
London, the great market of the world. The
flasks all contain 7<H pounds, and the quota-
tion is "$26.50 per flask, with price subject to
change without notice." Car-load lots will be
shipped from San Jose, for Nevada, Arizona
and New York, or delivered at the P. M. S. S.
Co's wharf and depot of S. P. R. R., S. P.,
without charge. The railroad rates from San
Jose are the same as from Santa Clara. There
is no reason why quicksilver should not be
quoted by the package in this way as is the
case with most other products.
A prospector gives this way of telling mines
belonging to incorporated companies: "When
no one will tell you anything about a property,
and the only knowledge to be obtained is by
what one can pick up by one's own observation,
the mine may be set down as belonging to a
company." We concur. And it may be added
that most mines evidently belong to incorpora-
ted companies, or else the above theory is in*
| correct.
Academy of Sciences.
Theregularmeeting'of the California Academy
of Sciences wras held on Monday evening, Prof.
Davidson in the chair. Count J. Lambertenghi,
Italian Consul, Dr. Paolo de Vecchi, Wm. R.
Eckert and S. B. Leavitt were elected resident
members, and Henry B. Osgood, Dr. F. V. Hop-
kins, Miss M. H. Jones and Mrs. Donald Mc-
Lennan were proposed for resident member-
ship.
The Council ^announced the appointment of
the following curators in the different depart-
ments for the year: On birds and mammals,
E. F. Lorquin; fishes, Charles G. Yale; radi-
ates, reptiles and Crustacea, J. J. Rivers,
Curator of the State University Museum; eth-
nology and osteology, A. B. Stout, M. D.;
botany, Justin P. Moore and M. Iv. Curran;
entomology, H. Herman Behr, M. D. ; con-
chology,JosiahKeep; mineralogy, C. D. Gibbes
and J. T. Evans; geology and paleontology,
Edward Booth.
The following members of the Academy have
recently formed a microscopical section: J. P.
Moore, Henry Ferrar, W. F. Meyers, Dr. F. V.
Hopkins, M. K. Curran, M. D., Chas. G. Yale
and George Davidson.
A letter from the Board of Trustees announced
that that body had elected Geo. E. Gray, Presi-
dent; Thos. P. Madden, Vice-President, and C.
W. Brooks, Secretary.
Mr. J. W. Forsyth read a paper on "Cin-
chona and the Method of its Cultivation in Cey-
lon and East Indies."
J. G. Lemmonread a continuation of his paper
on "The Potato,'* this portion being mainly a
compilation of facts connected with the history
of the potato as an edible.
President Davidson announced that the ob-
server at the tide gauge at Fort Point reported
that the temperature of the sea water along the
coast had ranged lower the past month than for
25 years past.
Banner Quartz Mine.
This mine, located four miles north of Oro-
ville, is the principal quartz mine in Butte
county. The ledge, or rather lode, courses
north and south to the east, the hanging wall
being porphyry and the foot wall si ite. The
thickness of the quartz vein averages from 20
to 24 inches. The mine is opened by a shaft
down 300 ft. , and about 2,000 ft. of drifts at the
100 and 200 levels. The hoist is steam-power,
and of sufficient capacity to sink the shaft 1,000
ft. There is also a new and finely equipped 10-
stamp mill on the property. The ore is free-
milling, and contains but a very small percent-
age of low-grade sulphurets.
Like most of the Butte county quartz mines,
the Banner is not uniform or regular in the gold
yield of its ore. In the aggregate, about 10,-
000 tons of ore have been milled, and have
yielded $600,000, an average of §6*0 per ton.
This is a showing that very tew of our California
quartz mines can equal. Taking into considera-
tion the little depth that has been explored, it
seems probable that the future yield of the mine
will be far in excess of its past yield. Work
has recently been recommenced, and indications
of the existence of a new ore chimney on the
200 level found.
The successful development of this mine will
give quite an impetus to quartz mining in the
numerous ledges in the vicinity. Many of these
latter have proved very rich in the surface work-
ings, but no depth has yet been attained to de
termine their permanence.
Two Thousand Cars of Bullion. - The
Mingo smelter began operations January 1,
1877, since which it has run most of the time,
and yet at one time it laid idle for nearly four
months. Its product of lead bullion has been
steady and reached an enormous aggregate.
Last Saturday it completed its shipment of 2,000
cars, which were sent East. The average was
a little over 13 tons to the car, making an ag-
gregate of over 26,000 tons. Most of the ore is
brought to the smelter by rail, and all the fuel
and fluxes are delivered to the works by the
car load, and it is estimated that it "required
nearly 10,000 car loads of ore, iron, limestone,
charcoal, coke, coal, etc., to produce this vast
pile of bullion. With such figures as above,
one can readily see the important part railroads
perform in a successful smelting enterprise, like
that of the Mingo Furnace Company. — Salt
Lake Tribune.
The Grass Valley Union says that the im-
pression prevails that the coming season is go-
ing to be more active in quartz mining than for
several years past, as some new operations are
getting under way, and others that have been
taking a rest will be started up, and then the
introduction of water power is looked for to
give an additional stimulus to the business.
The last big pearl caught in the Gulf of Cali-
fornia sold for $14,000.
Manufacture of Ice.
(Continued from Page 89.)
It has always been a great desideratum to
obtain compression without heating the working
parts of the machine, and this Mr. Lount has ac-
complished All stage compression is avoided,
and with a single pressure, without the use of
water, the air is highly compressed. It is
really high compression without the annoyance
of water jackets or water injection in the cylin-
der. The air can be compressed to any press-
ure the metal will bear at one time, without the
wearing parts being subjected to any injurious
heat. It will be well for miners and all using
air compressing pumps to examine this one.
In working the ice itself, Mr. Lount con-
structs a congealer consisting of rows or flat
coils of pipe, which are placed in an upright po-
sition in the water to be frozen, and supported
in such a manner that the sides — top and bottom
edges — and one end of the blocks of ice which
are formed upon the congealer are not in con-
tact with any solid substance.
A peculiar feature, and a very valuable one
also, is the combination with the congealer of
an agitator placed in the water and below the
congealer, whei*e it can be operated efficiently,
and also permit free access at all times to the
congealer or blocks of ice above it. With this,
the ice formed is solid and clear, and does not
come out as "snow ice," as is apt to be the case'
in still water.
Mr. Lount has invented a process oE detach-
ing the ice from the congealer without having to
first loosen the same by heat. The blocks of
Section of Lount's Compressing Cylinder.
ice, which weigh from one to three tons each
when formed, are prepared by a system of tubes
frozen into them, and the blocks are divided
tli rough these perforations into pieces con«
venient for handling. There are several coils
of pipe in each congealer, all in the same tank,
and the ends of the coils are so connected by
means of three-way cocks, placed outside the
tank, that either one or more of them can be
thrown out of the circuit, while the refrigerant
is still allowed to circulate throughout the other
coils. When a coil is thrown out of the circuit
the ice can be taken off from it at any time
without interfering with the formation of the
ice in the coils which are still in circuit. Water
is drawn into the tank from time to time, as
the ice is taken out, and the operations of mak-
ing and selling ice from the same tank can be
carried on simultaneously and continuously by
this means. In fact, there is no store-house re-
quired,as ice is kept in the tank where made, and
can be taken out as readily as from a store-house.
Mr. Lount has made several of these ma-
chines, which are now in operation. Several
new machines are also contracted for. The com-
pressors are all made on this coast, and seem to
be giving satisfaction wherever used. That in
operation at Guaymas is the property of Wm.
B. Hooper k Co, , of this city.
The Bonanza King mine still continues to do
credit to its name. 'For the week ending Jan.
24th the bullion shipments consisted of eight
bars of silver weighing 15,000 ounces, making a
total shipment for the month, to that date, of
$4$, 000.* A 10-stamp mill is turning out the
bullion.
Indians are reported to be depredating in New
Mexico. The Gila valley is again alarmed, and
settlers are fearful of the repetition of the occur-
rences of last April.
February 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
'.'7
Construction and Care of Dams.
Probably never in the history of the State
has bo much public attention Wen called to the
questions connect til frith dama as of late, since
the detail question has been discussed. The
miners and the engineers, however, h.tve always
been greatly Interested in these structures, of
which there are so many in the mountains of
California, doing duty in holding back the wa-
ter eupply for use in the drier seasons of the
year. A case of some interest connected with
the construction end can of dams has just been
i in Sierra county, and the result will
serve to put careless people on their guard, in
. i< m Off prospective damages in case of accident.
The action was brought by the South Branch
Water Co. against the Sierra Bntte Gold Mining
Co., to recover damages for washing away a
bridge by the breaking of defendants dam, lo-
cated at the outlet of Sardine lake.
There were two questions of fact to bo con-
sidered: tirst, as to the care taken in the con-
struction of the dam; second, the care taken of
the dam after its construction.
The dam was constructed of logs, and from
the evidence of I. (i. Jones, a civil engineer, it
appears the rafters of
the dam « ere 14 ft.
apart, and tli.it they
should have been sev-
en. That the mudsill-.
should have been sunk
deeper in the ground,
and that the spiling in
front ol the dam should
have been sunk to the
depth of at least six
feet at the outlet of the
take, in the ravine at
tli>' point where the
dam broke; the mud-
sill was three feet
above the bed of the
ravine, and that the
double plank of two
inches in thickness, or
spiling in front of that
mudsill extended below
the bottom of the ra-
vine three feet. It was
also in evidence by
Mr. Jones, that there
should have been ad-
ditional waste gates,
that the water of the
dam could be drawn off
so as to guard against
casualties, and to en-
able persons to repair
the dam, etc. The dam
way completed about
Temperature in Mines.
The increase of temperature which accom-
panies increase of depth is the main cause which
it is necessary to consider as limiting the depth
at which it may be practicable to work. In
this country the temperatm
stant at a depth of about '*) it., and at that
depth the temperature is about 50 Fahr. The
rate of increase of the temperature of the strata
in the coal districts of England is, in general,
about Is Fahr. for every 60 ft. of depth. In
some instance?, the increase is very im
Improved Boiler Scraping Attachment.
The accompanying engraving repn
and cleaning at! >
nted through the Minis-; ash Sct
km in.' pBKS Patent Agency, by .1. M. La-
kenan, of Grass Valley, \.-\. county. It con-
sists of a globe joint and stuffing box, through
which a three-fourth im h
passes, a ith the scraper or brush att icl
eled to lit the boiler. The scraper can be
worked on bottom or aides, as high up as the
■ i this m\ ention Lb to enable
being probably affected by local conditions, the engineer to broom hack any accumulation
such as percolation of warm or cold a .
varying conductive power of the rocks pene-
trated. These cases, however, are exceptional,
and throw no doubt upon the general conclu-
sion that the rate of ii omits, as a rule,
to about I Fahr. to every (JO ft. It may be ob-
served in passing that whenever artesian wells
have been sunk in this or other countries the rata
of increase is in close harmony with tliat observed
in English coal mines; but, on the other hand,
by observations made in Belgian coal mines, the
rate of increase appears to be less than in Eng-
lish colliers, though it is quite possible that this
"i -■ ale o] edimeut on the bottom of the boiler
to the blow-off pipe, and blow the same out of
the boiler. This can be done while m use, and
without running down steam or in any way in-
terfering with the working of the machinery,
whicb cosl monej and time.
The inventor says that it is well known by
engineers that a \<w pounds..) -call 0] sedimeni
on the bottom over tin- fire will, in a few days,
cause a blister or crack in the boiler, and should
the opening be large enough, will throw the
boiler out of its seating, and be called an explo-
sion from some unknown cause, there being
the middle
duly
1881. Its hight at the back of the dam
above the ravine was 2(i ft. At the north end
of the structure a waste-way was constructed of
100 ft. in width, which, from its unusual width,
would appear to be intended to prevent
the water from being raised above a certain
height, and for the protection of the dam.
On the 19th day of July, 1882, the dam broke
at the deepest point in the ravine, and was
carried out by the force of the water. The
break was 50 feet at the bottom and 71 feet at
the top. About a week or 10 days previous to
the breaking, the waste gate was planked up
and the water of the lake was raised at least 15
inches above its previous hight, or that intended
by the construction of the dam.
On the 17th day of July, 1882, more than the
usual amount of water was running out from
under the dam, and one of the rafters (the
second one from the top) near the center of the
' dam was breaking at that point. The struc-
ture appeared sunken. On the next day, July
18th, the dam was heard to crack, and the gate
through which the defendants drew water from
the lake for mill purposes was raised two inches.
The lake contained an area of 160 acres.
Judge A. J. Howe rendered the decision
which is published in the Mountain Messenger.
The Judge says: Considering these facts it ap-
pears to the court, that the ravine widened and
became deeper, descending from the front to
the back of the structure, so that it does not
appear how little or much support the spiling
received from the earth behind it. The in-
creased flow of water two days before the break-
ing, under or through the spiling, was the ul-
timate cause of the disaster, and that the spil-
ing was inadequate for the purpose it was in-
tended. The raising of the water, by closing
the waste gate, appears to have been unwar-
rantable, as the dam very soon after appeared
to be in a very critical condition, so much so
that decided means should have been taken to
relieve it, by drawing off the water of the lake.
The raising of the gate, two inches on the
18th, could not have given immediate or ade-
quate relief to the dam, and this appears to be
all that was done on that day to prevent the
disaster that followed on the morning of the
next day.
There appears to have been a gross neglect of
duty, on the part of defendants, in the con-
struction of the dam, and its care, considering
the risks and damages likely to accrue to others,
precipitating such a large body of water into
the stream below their reservoir.
Judgment was entered for the plaintiff for
the amounts prayed for, with costs,
apparent difference may have arisen from the
thermometer, having been applied in a manner
which would not correctly indicate the tem-
perature of the strata. In the metalliferous
mines of Cornwall the deviations from the scale
of 1° Fahr. for every 60 ft. are very great, but
it is very probably that the disturbing causes of
variable conduction and percolation of heated
water exists to a much greater extent in the geo-
logical formations containing metalliferous veins
than in the sedimentary rocks embracing the
coal measures. The deepest colliery in England
is at Rosebridge, near Wigan. The tempera-
three gauges of water at the time. The engi-
neer in charge cannot at all times shut down
and blow off to clean boilers; nor is it conven-
ient to have a spare boiler. In the pumping of
mines water is raising while boilers are being
cleaned. Mills of various kinds are compelled
to run during the week, and boilers neglected.
This boiler scraper, being always left in the
boiler, can be used any day or hour that the
engineer suspects an accumulation, and if it is
only removed from its place before becoming
baked, it can do no harm, but it can be blown
as well. The blowing off does not effect a
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
iFromourOwo Corroipondeot ]
In my letter of last week I told you about
my trip to SUvi in. It i> situated
in Pinto mining oining Eureka dis-
trict, and is on the tine that divides the coun-
ties of Eureka and White Pine. It bids fair to
become the liveliest little camp in eastern Ne-
vada during the coming summer. A few day*
rtificate of incorporation of the Berry-
man Tunnel and Mining Co. was filed in the
1 ■ rn has been organized
under the laws oi Nevada, for the purpose of de-
veloping six olaima located last fall, on tl
side of 6 mountain, a short distance
north of the Maryland and Diagonal mines, both
of which, as stated in my Last letter, are good
lima are 1,500
ij 800 i't. wide, and are 30 1
in t,500 linear feet of the mineral zone.
It is all virgin ground, of a coarse, broken na-
ture, and with bald croppings from one end to
the other. It it proposed to break a face for a
tunnel, the point of commencement of which has
not yet been decided. Mr, Berryman, the
superintendent, who has had a great deal of ex-
tion, will again thoroughly
examine the ground and report to the company,
when the work of de-
velopment will be com-
menced.
1 lean that the in-
dications in the U00-
sac mine are so good
that i re may be struck
my day. It has the
appearance of a good
pr iperty, and I believe
that Mr. Probert's fore-
sight in purchasing it
for the Richmond Com-
pany will soon become
apparent. It is quietly
rumored that the Rich-
mond 1 Company are se-
curing new mines in
this district, and it need
not Mil rprise anybody
to find other large com-
panies doing the same
thing, as good mines
can be purchased
cheaply if the investor
knows just the right
course to pursue.
The tunnel properties
are all looking well at
present. The Kuby
Hill tunnel, which en-
ters Prospect mountain
from the west side is a
splendid enterprise. It
is in only about 120 ft. but ore was struck in it
a few days ago. The Company own all of the
surface ground under which the tunnel passes.
M. H. Joseph.
Eureka, Feb. 5, 1883.
LAKENAN'8 BOILER SCJSAPER -AND CLHJ4NBR.
ture of the rock, as observed in this shaft, are
in general agreement with the ordinary rate of
increase to a depth of 1,800 ft., after that the
increase becomes considerably more rapid, but
it would be rash to conclude from this single
example that the increase would in all cases be
accelerated when that depth was exceeded. At
the lowest point of this shaft the temperature
of the earth, as indicated by a thermometer
placed in a bore-hole a yard, is 92° Fahr.
Some little time since we gave a table showing
the increase of temperature with depth at the
Forman shaft, on the Comstock. This was March
25th of last year, so any one interested may ob-
tain the Press of that date with the table. At
100 feet the temperature was 50i°; at 2,300 it
was 121°. Holes cutnot less than three feet deep
were drilled into the rock and a slow-acting
thermometer of the pattern adopted by the
"Underground Temperature Committee of the
British Association," was used. The holes were
closed with clay and the thermometers were
left in for 12 hours, not less than three holes
being tried for each point. This will serve as a
hint how to proceed to those who may desire to
experiment in this direction.
cleaning except for a few inches surrounding
the discharge caused by the current. Thus the
necessity of brooming the material back to the
blow off pipe, so that the currentmay catch and
carry it out. The rod A. passes through the
stuffing box into the boiler, going through the
pipe C. and globular head or universal joint I).
This globular head D. fits a corresponding
socket in the end of the stuffing box, so that the
rod and stuffing box may have a movement
around the head without leaking. The pipe C.
fits into the boiler, being screwed in.
Electric Lighting in Trains. — The Pullman
train to Brighton is now lit with 40 instead of
IS incandescent lamps, owing to the employ-
ment of the new Faure-Sellon-Volckmar accumu-
lator supplied by the Electrical Power Storage
Company. In the first instance 70 Faure ac-
cumulators (original pattern) were required for
the 18 lamps, whereas now there are only 30
Faure-Sellon-Volekmar cells used for the 40
lights, their total weight being considerably
less than half that of the cells originally em-
ployed.
Mine Timbering;.— No. 2.
In lust week's Press we gave the details of
forming stope timbers, and herewith give an
engraving showing the general arrangement of
the timbers in stopes. The timbers are usually
of 12-inch stuff, squsre hewn or sawed. In one
mine cited by Mr. Hague, on the Comstock,
the posts of the sets of timbers like those we
described last week, and such as are here shown,
are 7 ft. 2 inches high, including the tenons. ■
These latter S inches square, or 8x10, are 9
inches long on the upper end of post, and 2
inches long on the lower end; and as the caps
and sills have half-inch shoulders cut for the ad-
mission of the ends of the posts, there remain
2 ft. 3 inches in the clear between the sills and
caps of each set. The sills and caps 3 ft. 9
inches in the clear, also, have short tenons on
each end, and shoulders cut to receive the ends
of the posts and horizontal cross pieces. In
some cases the method of framing is varied to
suit the varying condition of the ground, so
that, if the pressure is chiefly a vertical one,
the tenons of the posts are cut as described,
bringing the ends of each post in direct contact
with its neighboring post, above and below,
without introducing between them the tenons
of the horizontal timbers, which would offer
less resistance to a pressure at right angles to
the liber of the wood; while if the pressure le
lateral instead of vertical the tenons f the post
are made short, and those of the horizontal
timbers long, so that the latter may press di-
rectly against each other without the interven-
tion of the post-tenons.
Tiiey have been having frozen quicksilver at
Butte, Montana. When last heard of the ther-
mometer was 48c below zero, with a downward
tendency. At the smelter, a mile from town,
60" below is reported.
98
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 10, 1883
flletalllijiy and Ore?.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 Halleck Street,
Hear Leidesdorfl, SAN FRANCISCO.
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
^Personal attention insures Correct Retnrng.'ga
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
NO. 23 STEVENSON STREET,
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, 1869. C. A. Luckhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications famished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
O. A. LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
IMPORTERS OF AND DEALKKS IN
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG-
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc.
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Prospectors, etc.,
to our full stock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scorifiers, etc., including, also, a full stock oJ
Chemicals.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these goods both as to quality and price. Our
iVew Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
application.
£2T0urGold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammes.
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co. , London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
*
METALLURGICAL WORKS,
318 Pine St., (Basement),
Corner of Leidesdo. ft Street,
SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by anj
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
Q. KUSTEL, & CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
THOS. PRICE'S
Assay Office and Chemica1
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St.. S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. P.
: J.S.PHILLIPS ••
fjEXAMLNLK, ASSAVER, AND METALLURGIST-
j4& Years' Phactice! Pacific Coast 14* |
Send/or list of tits Mining Books. Tools. (£c.
Instruction on A**ayinq an>i Tenting.
. ADVICE ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
J Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied. ^
I Agency tor ajawaneeiCo. uaying mixed oreB.
ASSMWCR PROSPECTORS S2VPER METAL
CHAS. M. EVANS
CINCINNATI.O
SuLPHUhETS,
Clean Concentrations waited. A party from the East
having a prccess for working low-grade Sulpburets, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-beaTing Sutphurets preferred,
having an assay value of §20 per ton, or upwards.
Address,
A. B. WATT, p, O. Box, 2293, San Francisco.
INOERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogue^, Estimates, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN BB,
The Beat Low Grade Explosive in the market. Superior to Black or Judson Powder.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The beat Nitro-Glycerine Powders manufactured. Having secured large lots of the
beat imported Glycerine at low pi ices, we are prepared to offar the mining public the
very stiongest, most uniform and best Nitro-Glyeeriue Powder at the very Lowest
Rates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is Unequaled
For Bank Blasting and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Rsilroads Use Vulcan Pow-
der anrt no Other.
Vulcan 3?owder Co., 218 California St., S. F.
S. HEYDENFBL.T. - - President.-
H. SHAINWALD, - - - Secretary.
JAS. LEFFELS TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable, "
With Imp irtaut Improvements, making it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book sent free to thoBe
owning water power.
Those improving water power should not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
Wheel Address
JAMBS LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield. Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
E & LACY, General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St., S. F.
ftipilig tpgipeeis.
Luther. Wagoner, 0. E,, M E.
John Hats Hammond, M, E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine Et., San FranclECO.
Special attention to the designing and construction of
Concentration Works for Jill ores. Gradual reduction by
rolling inpact, c atsificatiou by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron RiLtinger
tables.
^^Correspondence and samples EOlieited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
GEORG3 MADEIRA,
Geologist and Mining1 Engineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Machinery,
etc. Specij.1 attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizjni and New Mex'.co. Thirty
ytara in the mines of the above States.
SI UABLA. ESPANOLA !
Address, care this effice, or SANTA CRUZ, CAL. *
W. W, BAILEY,
Mechanical Er\gir\eer5
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. P.
Plans and Soec fi^alijns fumi-hed for Hoisting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
OTIOK/.R HGFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
MARY MURPHY MINING CO.,
Cor. Fourth and Market Sts., St. Louis, Mo.
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min-
ing Engineering',
SURVEYING, DRAWINO AND ASSAYING^
44 Post Street, San Francidco
A. VAN DEB NAILLKN, Principal.
Send (or f!irenlft»\
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining: and Civil Engineer,
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
dTReporta, Surveys and Plans of Mines mude. J*
Wjie^ bifectory.
* M. BARTLING. HENRY KIS1 BALL
BARTLING & KIMBALL,
BOOKBINDERS
Paper BulerB & Blank Book Manufacturers
605 Olay Street,(southwest corner Sansome),
BAN FRAN0I8CP.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
tSiaa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc. , etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TTJBBS & CO.,
fill and 618 Front Street. San Francisco.
Patent Life - Saving Respirator
PREVENTS LEAD POISONING AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those
ergaged in dry oush-
ing quartz aids, quick-
silver mines, white lead
corroding, feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrouodiog
atmosphere is rilled
with dust, obnoxious
sinells or poisc-mus
vapors. The Respna-
tors are sold subject
to apt'rov-1 after tii ij,
and, if not s.tisf. ctoiy,
the price wi 1 be re-
f nnded. Price, S3
earn, or $30 per dozen
Address all cominuni
cations aud orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY. Sole Agent.
43 Sacramento Street, San Francisc\ Cal.
FIGAB.I & XLXCKftXOTCD'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND.
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it without iDjury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P, GREGORY & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
February "0, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
99
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
The Kortliur'B Injector U the rimplwt,
cheapest ami best in use. Will draft u»
own water, Sol <»r cold, ami ferd umlt-r
varying pressure Send for Omuu*.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
J. A. Fay ft Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bempnt & Son's Machinists
Toole.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 'a Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines,
Hoisting- Engines of all Kinds.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson'a Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Dieaton's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
I New York Belting & Packinc
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose"]
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKR STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
"THE $1,000 CHALLENGE"
Ore Feeder for Quartz Mills.
OVER 800 ARE NOW IN USE, GIVING ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
Awarded First Premium at the Tenth and Twelfth Industrial Fairs of the Mechanics' Institute.
Twenty Per Cent. Mere Ore Crushed with Fifteen Per Cent. Less Wear of Iron than by and Feeding.
.BotUe Dis.. Mono,
. Uintah Co , Utah.
, .Parley's Park. "
, . Tombst oneDia, Arizona
. .Patagonia, "
,, Idaho springs, Col.
■ Black Hills, Dakota.
The occ.iiiii'aiiviiip cut illustrate the r eently introduced
Orii>, ami hI.-,. i LhetJprlDg Attachment, whirl] replaces the
Wilful heretofore viseil, ami which are obvious improve-
mojuB.
It in now fully demonstrated, after careful nnd long con
United axperlmentutiou and pnutieal use", th'it the plan
upon which a perfect > ire Feeder must lie count meted is that
of u caiiii-r. mid not that of a ahaklng-tuble. Uniform and
accurate feeding ia n"t iii'fl-ibe upon the latter plan. The
ore muMi lie evenly carried, upon a steadily advancing plane
or table, to the Hoe of discharge, and there simply dropped.
Jerky or spasmodic ooutrivancm will not answer the purpose
for wet vr sticky ores
The challenge Ore Feeders arenow in Use In
t,he lollowlntr Mills, besides many oiuers
Boulabj 20 Stamp ...Tuolumne county, Cal.
Sheep-fiancb 20 " Calaveras
mi,-.. 4rt " Amador " "
Zeile 40 " "
Plat ervllle 40 " El Dorado " "
Oross 80 " " '•
Julian 20 " Placer
St. Patrick 15 " "
Providence 20 " Nevada " '
Omaha .. . 10 "
Green Mumi'ain 60 " Plumas " "
Plumas Eureka ... tiO " '
Bui wer-Standard . . .30
Standard '20
Noonday 30
Bodie 10
Cbristy ,,,.. 5
Ontario 40
Contention 20
Grand Central 20
Hurabaw 20
SunBblne 20
Hoincstake 200
Father DeHmet 8'>
li.dd<.u Treasure.:. 40
Superiority of the " Challenge " Or*
Feeder Demonstrated !
At the " Christy' MilL. bintah County, Utah, the
"Eclipse" Feeders, (conceived liy E. Coleman) were intro-
duced, but not carrying a regular tupply of ore for the crush
iDg capacity of thestarups, were replaced by the "Challenge,"
whk h are now running and ti.e stamps crushing forty (40)
ptr cent, more ore than waa done by the " hclipso "
The "Haiwhaw"or "Heimosa" Mid, of Patagonia Dis-
trict. Arizona, was also originally fitted with "EclIpSa"
Feeders, but after afewiveeka trial they were pronounced
inaderpiate to the work, discarded, and the Challenge"
adopted.
The "Silver King" Mil) of Arizona, also removed the
'Eclipse" Feeders to give place to the "Challenge."
The "Sola" Mill, of Brown's Valley, Yuba County, Cal.,
was fitted with "Victor" Feedirs, manufactured by E. T.
Sfceen, butproviad insufficient, the "Challenge" Feeders were
bubstituU d.
Four of the "Victor" Feeders, manufactured by E T
Steen, were «leo placed in the "Alexander" Mill, at Grants-
viile. .Nevada, but after a fairtri 1 were discarded, and Htn-
dy's Feeders titted, »nd four othersof l he same pattern ad-
ded when the second twenty stamps were erected.
TheBe caaes are simply cited from among many Blmilar instances, in proof of the vast superiority of the ' 'Challenge" Feeders over all others.
JOSHUA HEKTD Y, Agent,
Machine Works 49 and 51 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
Manufacturer of Quartz Saw Mill and General Machinery. Also Agent for BAKER ROTARY PRESSURE BLOWERS, and WILBRA-
HAM ROTARY PISTON PUMPS. P. BLAISDELL & CO.'S M.ctunW Tools. HOT POLISHED SHAFTING
from the Akron Iron Con.pany, of Akron, Ohio.
Dealer in New and Second Hand Engines, Boilers, and all Descriptions, of Machinery.
Send for Circulars.
Irrigation ! Reclamation !
TURBINE PUMPS.
1,000 to 20.000 Gallons a Minute. $100 to $1,000.
21 STEVENSON ST., S. F.
N. W. SPAULDING'S
V.
V
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 At IP Fremont St.. 8. P.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
—FOR—
Bi sfc Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Be*t Hoisiiug Engiio and Boiler
comnined and B.tt Upright Engine in
motion to
CONTINENTAL WORKS, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dug's Mechanical Atomizer "or Pulverizer.
For reducing to an impalpable powder all kinds ot hard and brittle Bubstances, such as QUARTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SIuVJSR OREj, 1SARYTES, COAL,
PHOSPHATE ROCK, ETC.
It ib simple and not liable to get out of order, Revolving- Shell being constructed of Sierconn-Mirtin steel, and all parts mechanical
in design and of ErBt-class construction. Weight 5,500 lbs.; heaviest piece, 1,500 Iba. It will pulverize 7 to 10 Tons in 10 Hours
with 30 H. P. Fir circulars and lull particulars apply to or address,
THOS F. ROWLAND, Sole Mau'ir, Brooklyn, N, Y.
W. H. 0HMEN,
Engine
109 & 111 Bea est.
SAN FRANCISCO.
! COMPRESSORS
SEWD FOE, NEW CATALOGUE & PRICE XTST.
OLAfOT STEAM PUMP WOEKS
'14 & 18 WATER ST., BKOOXLVIV, N. V.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to let in the
Pacific Power Co. 's new briok building,
Stevenson street, near Market, Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street,
100
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 10, 1883
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending Jan. 30, 1883.
271,294.— Two Wheeled Vehicle — W. T.
Adel, San Jose, Cal.
271.305,— Amalgamator— A. C. Brown, Michi-
gan Bluff, Cal.
271,214.— Adjustable Grate for Stoves—
John Brower, Woodland, Cal.
271, 426.— Treadle for Sewing Machines,
etc. — H. Cramer, Sonora, Cal.
271,429.— Fire Escape— J. E. Davis, Union,
Oregon- _ „
271,228.— Horseshoe— Thos. Doyle, S. F.
271,463.— Booking Appar atus— H . L. Howse,
S F
'271,468.— Printer's Proof Press— B. F.Jacobs,
S. F.
271,352. — Cut-off Valve Gear — Eugene
O'Neill. S. F. "
271,355.— Incubator— John Peterson, Oakland,
Cal.
271,364.— Foot Warmer— Joel Robinson, La
Grande, Oregon.
271 366.— Purifying Soda Ash— E. H. Russell,
Park City, U . T.
271,368. — Wood Turning Lathe — A. I.San-
born, S. F.
271,531.— Vehicle Wheel— Z. Sprague, Stock-
ton, Cal.
271,557.— Splash Board for Water Closets—
Wm. Welch, J. Coughlin and J. J. Mahoney.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. Ail patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
: .cumy and in the shortest possible time.
Curious Mining Accident.— On Friday
night, while working a power drill in one of the
drifts of the Idaho mine, one of the clampers
holding the column became loose, and caused
the drill to fall. As the compressed air was on
with a full head the drill continued to drive its
lighting blows at random, and to the great dan-
ger of William Rogers and James Richards,
who were working it. In the cavorting of the
machine, before the compressed air was shut off,
Rogers was bruised about the breast, hips
and legs, and Richards had one of his fingers
mashed, but none of the injuries were of a seri-
nature. — Grass Valley Union.
iMijiijig Companies
Persons interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, January 25, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 15, of five
oents (6c) per share, was declared, payable on Monday,
February 12, 1883. Transfer books closed on Friday,
February 2, 1833, at 3 o'clock p. M. Th's dividend is pay-
able at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New
York on all stock issued there, and at the office in this
city on all Btock issued here.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room N«?. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THB
Kentuck Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 6, 1383.
At a meeting of the Bmrdof Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 34, of Ten
Cents (10c) per snare, was declared, payable on MONDAY,
February 19, 1883. Transfer books closed on Tuesday,
February 18, 1883, at 3 D'clock p. m.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine Street, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 2, 1883.
A1; a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Companv, held this day, Dividend No. 61, of
Twenty-five Cents (25j) per share, was declarod, payable
on MONDAY, February 12, 1883, at the offic* in thiB city,
or at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, in New
York. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
* OFFICE— Room No. 29 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
Annual Statistician of 1882.- "It is the most com-
plete and nccurate work of its kind in the world."— 5. F,
Call, Address L. P. McCarty, 502 Taylor Bt. Price, $4,
TRUE
Temperance
Is not signing a pledge
or taking a solemn oath that
cannot be kept, because of
the non-removal of the cause
— liquor. The way to make
a man temperate is to kill
the desire for those dreadful
artificial stimulants that car-
ry so many bright intellects
to premature graves, and
desolation, strife and un-
happiness into so many
families.
It is a fact! Brown's Iron
Bitters, a true non-alcohol-
ic tonic, made in Baltimore,
Md.,by the Brown Chemical
Company, who are old drug-
gists and in every particu-
lar reliable, will, by remov-
ing the craving appetite of
the drunkard, and by curing
the nervousness, weakness,
and general ill health result-
ing from intemperance, do
more to promote temperance,
in the strictest sense then
any other means now known.
It is a well authenticated
fact that many medicines,
especially ' bitters,' are noth-
ing but cheap whiskey vilely
concocted for use in local
option countries. Such is
not the case with Brown's
Iron Bitters. It is a medi-
cine, a cure for weakness
and decay in the nervous,
muscular, and digestive or-
gans of the body, produc-
ing good, rich blood, health
and strength. Try one bot-
tle. Price #1,00.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 2, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board ot Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 6, of Twenty-
five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable on
TUESDAY, February 13, 1883. Transfer books closed
on Wednesday, February 7, 1883, at 3 o'clook, p. m.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine street, San Francisco,
California.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company
ASSESSMENT, NO. 44,
Levied January 10, 1883
Delinquent February 15, 1883
Day ol Sale. : March S, 188S
Amount per Share Fifty Cents
ALFRED K. DURBROW,[Sec'y.
Office — Room 69, Neva a Block, 300 Montgomery St.
n ■ T C U T P Bought and Sold for IN VENTORS-
r U I I" N I .N and handled in UNITED STATES
I n ■ kll ■ W and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
Room 14, 320 California Sb. (over Wells & Fargoi
Bank), SAN JFR ANCISCO, CAL.
Tbe Pacific Coaat ofers a good market for useful In-
ventions.
A CHEAP OREJ'ULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is iD perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc, all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and la as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO,,
252 Market St.. S. F.
TATUM &|B0WEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 Main Strait, S. P.,
187 FRONT ST., PORTLAND,
Manufacture Robbs' Patent
Sawmill Machinery.
SOLE AGENTS
C. B. BOGEES 6c CO.'S
Woodworking Machinery,
HOE CHISEL TOOTH SAW, ETC, ETC.
Tustin's Pulverizer
WORKS ORE WET OR DRY
MANUFACTURED AT
The Tustln Windmill Horse-power and
Pumping Machine Works.
308 Mission Street, S. P., Cal.
By W. I. TUSTIN, Inventor and Patentee.
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent
1100 East Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
I Manufacturer of
\ arm //6niiL0r< pot imu. ''""t
^ *■
, all kinds of
" 1
• Chemical Stoneware
■«s
— FOR—
Ma n u fh during
Cu enlists.
a,
ACID'
FQT I
Also Chemical
Brick a (or (Jlover
Tower.
Removal of Office of
Judson Manufacturing Co.
NOTICE !
San Francisco, January 2, 1883.
On and after January 4, 1883, the Office and Sales-
room of the JUDSON J1ANDFACTURING CO. will be
located at 330 Market Street, San Francisco, where
we shall carry a full line of Goods of our own manufac-
ture, such as Files, Tacks, Brads, Shoe, Box and Finishing
Nails, Hardware and California Victor Mowing Machines
Judson Manufacturing Co.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Mantjfacturhb.
Several first premiums received
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
whioh are attracting much at-
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens exten-
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rates.
Orders sollcltedand promptly attended to.
32 Fremont Street, San "Francisco.
mm.
W, C. JOHNSON, Engineer,
Pitcnburg, Mass.,
Engines, Mining and Railroad MacMnery antTSupplies
PURCHASED ON COMMISSION.
Correspondence Solicited. California and Nevada Refer-
ences. Full advantages of falling pi ices in Eastern
markets secured our customers.
COPP'S U. S. MINERAL LANDS,
Laws, Forms,
Has no surplus verbiage. Contains Dr. Raymond's Glos-
sary. Explains how to examine mining titles. Contains
numerous court decisions. Gives the Public Land Com-
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SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO.,
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Sulphnrets.
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
OOI.D, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SBI.BY, - - Superintendent
REMOVAL.
THE BEBU & PLACE MACHINE CO,
Have Removed from 323 and 325
Market Street, to
NO. 8 CALIFORNIA ST.
QUICKSILVER.
THE CELEBRATED A BRAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaden Station, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantity. Trademark A on top of
Flasks secured by United States Patent, and registered.
Flasks contain 7G£ lbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
guaranteed,
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped fiom San Jose f. o.
b., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Idaho
or Utah, or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s wharf,
and Depot of S. P. R. R. Co. , San Francisco, without
charge. Railroad rates from San Jote are the same as
from San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. 0 Box, 1078. 320 Sansome Street. S. P
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction HurdyGurdy Water-Wheel.
This Wheel win be'guaranteed to purchasers to give 83%
of the theoretical power of water. £is Send for circular to
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Repairing' Promptly Attended to.
No 44 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. R. ALLEN &: CO.,
IMPORTERS OF
ron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers' Goods.
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THE PACIFIC MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company of California,
418 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
OBO, A MOOKK.
PRBfltKEST.
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DIRECTORS
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U. P. I l.M.M'Kli FAKMF.it. San Jua.|uln County.
A SOUND AND PROGRESSIVE HOME INSTITUTION.
The Annual Statement of tho Company of date, December 81, 1882, shows the following, viz. :
An Increase in Policyholders.
An Increase in Amount of Insurance.
An Increase in Assets.
An Increase in Surplus.
A DECREASE IN EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT.
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NO RESTRICTION UPON RESIDENCE OR TRAVEL,
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Stockholders are by Law made Liable for all the Debts of the Corpo atlon.
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Redlands.
Good water, rich soil and magnificent view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northers,
No brush or lonces on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin" grape.
Near to church, school, store and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication,
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays.
The price of laud has steadily advanced from
the rirat price of $50 per acre until now it is
held at $200 per acre.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Rtdlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
FACTORY BUILDINGS
AND
MACHINERY
Located on the. Shore of San
• Francisco Bay.
For particulars apply to C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
San Francisco,
To partieB contemplating the erection of now works for
manufacturing purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
*2TThe plaiit will be sold at a very low rate.
Dewey & Co {a6lt^et} Patent Agt»
PENRYN
GB.A17ITE WORKS,
O. GRIFFITH, Prop.
Penryn, Placer County, - CALIFORNIA.
The Granite Stone from the Penryn und Rocklin Quar-
riea was declared hy exports at the Philadelphia Centen-
nial Exposition to he the
Best in the United States.
GRAKITE FOR BUILDING PURPOSES, TOMBSTONES
AND MONUMENTS.
In Blur, Gray and Black shades, supplied to order on
abort notice. Address,
Q. GRIFFITH.
Penryn, Placer Co , Cal.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer In Leonard & Ellis' Celebrated
.TItADE l
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
The Best and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through d*alcr,
and are sold direct to consumer only by H. H, BROMLEY,
sole ''ealtr id these goods.
Reference— Any flrat-clasn Engine or Machine Builder in
America. Address, 43 Sacramento St., S. F.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
135 Montgomery St. near Bash.
SPECIALTY FOB. 33 TSARS.
< The most complicated cases of defect
lve vision thoroughly diagnosed, free ol
charge. Orders by mail or express
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order. Two Hours Notice.
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[February 10, 1883
![op and jVfachijie torfe.
V P. B cow, Frea. 0. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDS'- S OF
Locomotives, Hoisting anil Mining Machinery, Port-
Offlce and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
/aTAeenta for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Bi-h -p's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quii;k-
Bilvr Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine aDd Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Skipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oat land.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds ol Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
BACRAMBNTO. CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
AU kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship "Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Belle and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all Bizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. °^i
J. H. WEED. V. KING WELL.
California Machine Works,
war. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Mini ■ g Machine ry. Brudic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $450.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
•• 3 " 3 " •> 'i 92 j (iQ
" 0 " 15001b3 " " ..".".'."*""."".*!.'.".! 150!00
The Be3t Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Han't Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T inks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. P.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THOKNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANrjFACTURKRS OF CASTINGS OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
GILLIG'3 PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General Us * on the
Comstock
For sale at wholesale by
Holtjroot, Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Market Sts.
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
ThiB COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Preacott, Scott & Co., Risdon IrorTand Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are io receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
J PARKE & LACY. Proprietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
r STEAM PUMPS,
:-"> Stationary. Portable and II i-(lng Engines and Boilers
■ "■'*; Sawmills. Shingle tUiiJs, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Pinner Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Alining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
£3T Catalogues furnished on Application. JRF
GEORGE W. PaESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Hock Breakers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feedees,
Shafting, Pulleys,
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN
Send for Late Circulars. PRESC0TT,
Stamps;
Pan.-,
Settlers,
Ketoets
Etc., Etc.
USE.
SCOTT & CO.
A^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTEBLL).
ZMIA-OIillLSriH] WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Establisliea 1S64.
THE MOREY & SPERRY M!N NG MACHINERY CO.,
[Successors to MOREY & SPKRRYJ
Manufacturers of all kinds of-
Mine and Mill Machinery.
WAREROOMS:
93 & 94 Liberty St., N Y.
WORKS:
Newburg, - N. Y.
The Foundry and Machine Shop havir.g been enlarged
we are nnw p.epared to make from the moat improved
patterns QITARTZ and SPAM-1 MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
HowM Pulverizer. Rowland Improved
id Morey's Improved
Wearing parts interchangeable, 5 ft. size, weight 7.000
H'i., and does more wurk tuan 15 Stamp11, 3 ft. size,
weight 3 OQJ tbs. Have been io suc-pssful use for over
TWO YE *RS. having bee i suld in SIXTEEN STATES
and rEKRHORIES.
F- ~\r:- Concentrating Mils. R' ck Breakers, Crushing Rolls,
llf r\J.'^i '_ i~ . '- -_ i .7" ;. _ " ,.i-l-. ; "~~_~ : ~: Amalgamating Pars and Separators, Roasting Furnaces
for wo king base Ores. Hoisting and Pumning Ma hin-
e-y for Mines, Wnitehill's Cut- ff and Plain Slide Valve
— — --■ -j Endues, Portable Engii es ad 'tubular E il**rs. any
Xiy t. fc_^i -.-J"."j size required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe. Si ver Plst-'d
C pper for Stamp Mills, Orf» Cars, Ore EucVete. S f«ty
MORRYM TMPT?UVim pit. WRT-7?P CaKes THE EUREKA WIRE HOPE TKAUWAYrf.
JYLUKiiY. rf IMPROVED PUJ.VERIZ-iiR. Concentrating KiffiVs f r M l's and Hvdiai.Hc Sluices,
Steel SROES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for I ML AY ORE CONCENTRATOR.
F'anklin Moiey. wh ihaa hal over 20 years' experience in Mi nine and Milling, aid nearly i.hat lime in monuacturing
Mining Machinery, is manager of the company. Information and Estimates eheerfullv given. Se;>«( lor Catalogue.
Address, THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
mzzz
PROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invalunbie substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worka. CI1ESTEK. Pa. 101 Library St., FmLABEUTHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Prea't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given io
the quality of the material and workmanship, and none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moBt approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any eke
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand wort
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
KENDALL'S
PATENT
Quartz Mill,
FROM
1 to 8 Tons
Capacity
In 24 Hours, According
to Size.
jim mum,
Sole Manufacturers,
217, 219 and 221
Fremont Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
4^Send for Circular.
1850. 1882.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & CO.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OF
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Milts, embracing the latest
and most improved machinery and processes for iase nnc
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting FurnaceB for BiIvWs
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Wcrks,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridrzing Furnaces, etc. V,'n
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this tprc-a) line of work, and are prepared to
furnish the most apprved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in dc-ign and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,1
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Miuing States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
By Telephone.— Subscribers, advertisers and other
patrons of this office can address orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or agents by telephone, as we
are connected with the central systemin San Francisco.
February 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
NATIOUAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street. San prancisco, Cah
IIROINr -A-^D STEEL -WIRE HOISTING ROPES.
ORE OREAND
CARS.
WIRE R OR]
Brodertck&bascomrdpeCo.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Bone Po -er.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel.
< ' \ K Ki IN I -I. IN OAI
Water Bnckets.
BELT
Compressor.*.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One Horeo can easily h-lat oter 1,000 pouud.ii at a depth of 500 feet. The whim
ia mainly built of wrought iron. Tlu hoUting-druni In thrown out of gear by the
lerar, while the load In held In plaou with a brako by the man tending the
bucket. Thu atanda. d of the whim ft bolted to bed-timber, thus avoiding all (ram
wurk. When required theae whlmB we made in sections to pack on mulu-.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
omo^° FRA8ER & CHALMERS, xr.™«rox»
MANDFACTDBERS OF IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
Having? made extensive additions to <ur Shops and Machinery, we hsve now the LARGEST and BEST AP-
POIhTEU SBOPS in the West. We are prepared to build from the Latest and Mont Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
For working gold and silver ores by we' or dry crushing. The Stetefeldt, Howell's Improved White, Erunton's &
Bruckner Furnaces, fur working base ores, botary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water Jackets, either Wrought or caflt iron, made in sections or one piece, either round, oblong, oval or square. Our
patterns nuwt extensive In u*e. SPECIAL FUHNACES Fi'R COPPt R SMELTING. Slug Pots and Cars, improved
form. Bullion and Copper Moulds and Ladle?, Litharge Cars and Tots, Cupel Furnaces and Cars.
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
Coarse Concei.traling Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers, Sizers, Trommels, Rittenger Tables, and all other
adjuncts for the proper working of Gold, Silver and Copper Ores, complete in every detail.
HAL.L.IDIE IMPROVED OKE TRAMWAY-*. We refer to Gen. Custer mine, Idaho, 5,000 feet long;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4,750 feet long; Mary Murphy mine, Col., 5,000 feet loin;, all in constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENGINES (rom 12x36 Cylinders to 30xC0. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 6x10 to 36x36. BOILERS
of every form, made of Pine Iron Works C. H. No. 1 Hange Iron, or Otis Sleel. Workmanship the moBt careful. All
Riveta Hand Driven.
TT/\Tf1fWTUT/*l in^T^* XT^^^C! Larie or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cylinder Engines, from 6x10 to 1&X60. This latter size furnished J. B. Haptrin for Giant and Old Abe Co , Black Hills
Xll/Il3 XIm \JT .EjlX VTjLJ.''* J^)3 al«o Corliss Puniwng EDginea, 20x60, for Hoisting and Pumping Works, for 2,000 feet deep. Baby Hoi.ts for Prospecting, & B. P. to 6 H. P.
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Wo ks, Fulton and Union Sis., Chicago, Illinois.
IWcCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles- Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
HERCULES SLAYING THE GIANTS.
HERCULES POWDER
Derives its name from Hkrculks, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow
of his cluli broke a high mountain from summit to base.
HEUCULE8 POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than auy other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to any powder of that grade
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Carrion, Mining, Blasting and HEE0ULES Powder.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street, .... san Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
cat Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
oraoe. No. aoa Mark--.t. st.. union Block.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Fr nclt CO,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY I AI.I. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED I
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. A'1' alga
mating Macnines.
Castings and forgings of every description-
3oie Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent,
Philadelphia Chemical Stoneware Manufactory,
.On O E Cumberland St , Philadelphia, Pa.
y,an.tfacturcrj3f all kinds of Chemical Stone Ware for
Manufrjjturine Chemists. AIpo, Chemical
Brifikn for (Jlovo Tnworfl
IRON MIHEJOR SALE
An Iron Mine of three claims conpolldated, situated
two and a hblf rules from kuiherfurd, on N. V. R . R.
Contains very lame b«dy of hicrh irradu ore, samples cf
which may be Been at thiB office. For particulars address,
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Cleavage of Minerals.
This i p eased by man} crys-
dune minerals, of splitting
ii directions more readily than in others;
affording ffhip*ng surfaces, sometimes carved,
hut usually plane, .ailed cleavage planes. These
iges are spoken of ;is perfect when very
Less perfect or imperfeot when tin' uew
surfaces are somewhat irregular. Sometimes
d of .' i highly perfect) very
perfect, perfect) imperfect and very imperfect.
Thus, caldte has ^ highly perfect and quartz a
very imperfect cleavage.
The cleavages are usually parallel to the faces
of one of the simpler "forma," consequently
they render great assistance to the erystallog-
npher by giving him certain fixed points to
start from in "reading" a crystal,
The student should obtain .specimens of such
easily cleavable minerals as galena, fluor, blende,
Balcite, etc., ami endeavor t<> obtain from them
the different cleavage forms. Thus, from ffuor
he ma y get the octahedron and acute rhombohe-
dron, from galena the perfect cube, from blende
the rhombic dodecahedron, ami from calcite the
rhombohedron. By laying the mineral upon a
tliin cushion or leather pad, placing the edge
of a stout knife so as to coincide in direction
with the plane of cleavage, and striking the
hack of the knife sharply with a light hammer,
very good cleavage forms may he got without
injuring the surfaces already existing.
These false elevages are sometimes, and more
properly, called planes of union. They are
formed when two or more crystals increase so
as to come in contact. In such cases there is a
sort of adhension, hut the compound mass
breaks inure readily between the crystals than
elsewhere. As the broken surfaces so produced
are often smooth and shining, they may be mis-
taken for true cleavages. They may, however,
be easily distinguished, since with a true clev-
age other lamella- may lie readily split off par-
allel to the Hrst one produced, but this is not
so with false cleavages.
The cleavage of rock is frequently quite a dis-
tinct phenomena to that of minerals, but some-
times it is determined by the prevailing direc-
tions of the constituent minerals. Thus in
mica schist the plates of mica have usually a
prevailing direction, parallel to which the rock
splits readily. In like manner, in many kinds
of granite, the felspar crystals have a prevail-
ing direction, which determines the "cleavages'"
of the mass.
The Davidson Wheel.
What aje commonly known as hurdy-gurdy
wheels are great favorites on this coast, more
especially for running the hoisting derricks, so
commonly seen in the mining region. W e il-
lustrate herewith one of this class of wheels,
which was patented this month through the
Mining \m» Scikntifio Press Patent
Agency, by K. N. Davidson, of Weaverville,
central discharge turbine. The cut shows the
front or discharge side, while the evoluted
dotted lines show the shape of the buckets com-
ing to a point near the center, caused by the
back side of the wheel being concave, thus bring*
ing its apex near the plane of the front side. It
also shows the nozzle of the hydraulic pipe near
the lower edge of the wheel.
This wheel is well adapted for a country which
is well supplied with small mountain streams;
The Ohmen Engine.
We give an engraving on this page of the
1 'Ohmen high-speed engine. " These engines
are rated in power to run from 300 to 700 ft.
of piston speed per minute with or without cut-
off. They are made by \V. H. Ohmen, of 109
Beale street, in this city, who claims for them
economy and durability, and at a great reduc-
tion of former prices. In fact, he says he will
guarantee his 10x12 engines to do as much
work as any 12x24 engine on the market. The
Myers' cut-off is used, when any is applied.
The engines are made from 6x7 and S to 12-
horse power to 12x12 and 35 to S0-horse power-
The smallest size weighs 350 lbs., and the
largest 3,500 lbs. The larger sizes can be fur-
nished with disk crank instead of center crank,
if desired.
The Dutch Government will introduce in the
Chambers a bill for the demonitization of 25,-
000,000 florins in silver coinage.
Trinity county. He calls it the "Davidson
Turbine or Hydraulic Water Wheel. "' He does
not claim it to be far superior to all other wheels,
under all circumstances, but has tried to supply
a want long felt, namely: a cheap, simple, dur-
able and easily- managed water wheel, that can
be adapted to all kinds
of work on the farm,
in the dairy, and the
running of all manner
of small machinery as
well as the largest mills.
There is no power as
cheap as water power,
or any which can com-
pare favorably with it.
This wheel can be
made of any required
size, from a few inches :; i: ,i
in diameter, for run- ''llljliii illil
. . \ "I'11'11
ning a sewing machine ._. . -^,- --^~^;w
or churn, to four or rive
:..;,■ 4. trt. THE DAVIDSON
feet in diameter, tor
running the largest quartz and lumber
mills. They are cast in one piece, with-
out any bolts, slides or other loose parts to get
out of order; no tight casing is required, nor is
any heavy frame necessary to set them in; can
be run horizontally or vertically; are easily
moved from place to place, if desired; can he
made to run either way; two or more can he put
on the same shaft, or two or more nozzles can be
turned on the same wheel, if more power is
needed, or more water is to be used.
The wheel is constructed partly on the hurdy-
gurdy order, but is more properly a hydraulic
even a fair spring at an elevation of 40 or 50 ft.
can be made to do all the power work for a
moderate farm, such as thrashing, pressing hay,
cutting or grinding feed and apples, sawing
wood and much other like work. As the power
acquired is in proportion to the' bight of the
head it will be seen that
a small w.heel with
small stream will give
quite a large horse-
power.
The wheels are well
adapted to vertical
shafts, and for a cold
climate, as they can
easily be kept free from
water when not in use.
They are more particu-
larly adapted to a hilly
I , |.i|I,|im// country where the
i\}>^ streams are small and
* have great fall, as a high
WATER-WHEEL. head can there ])e „b.
tained at small expense. For running of a hoist-
ing derrick, so much in use in the mines of the
Pacific Coast, from Mexico to Alaska, this
wheel excels on account of its compact form and
the ease with which it can be attached, as well
as the great amount of power which it can cer-
tainly he relied on to furnish. Another great
advantage is that the wheel cannot clog and
wrill not be injured by muddy water.
William McGeievy, an old rock foreman,
known to railroad builders throughout the coast.
was killed several days ago on the Northern Pa
oific at Weeksville.
Horses Underground.
It is not proposed here to speak of that style
of geological horse which balks the hopes of
expectant stockholders si. often by coming into
the ore bod > so inconveniently, but of the pa-
tient animals employed underground for hauling
cars, etc. A short time since a gentleman
named Mi*. C. Hunting, spoke before the North
of England Institute of -Mining Engineers on
colliery horses, and gave some facts concerning
their feeding and management which arc of in-
terest. He stated that two things are neces-
sary to produce condition in horses— hard work
and high feeding. The former is never lacking
in collieries, and the latter can easily be at-
tained if cost be no object. A sufficiency of
oats and bay. with plenty of work, will pro-
duce condition, hut at a most extravagant cost;
but high feeding can be economically attained,
and horses may be kept in the highest condition
at a cost very much below what is usually in-
curred for animals doing light work. There
are three conditions which render high feeding
econominal: 1st. The selection of the cheapest
but best food; 2d, giving that food in a form
most favorable to digestion; 3d, the prevention
of waste. The writer gave an analysis of the
different qualities of food usually given to
horses, and explained that several of these ar-
ticles of provender possess very different quali-
fications; some are laxative, and sonic are con-
stipative; hut a judicious mixture can be made
which will produce a most valuable food. The
object of the larger portion of the paper it con-
fined to showing what the mixture should be,
and how it should be changed to suit the ever-
varying prices of each of its ingredients with-
out losing its nutritive qualities. Oats alone
will not keep hard working horses in condition,
nor can any single grain preserve both health
and condition. He showed that musty or kiln-
dried oats are dangerous. Oats should be
sound, sweet, and a year old, and their natural
weight should lie at least -10 lb. per bushel.
Maize is a most valuable article of provender
for hard working horses. Cutting and bruising
the hay are advocated; and the importance of
the frequency and regularity of meals is shown.
The writer quoted figures showing that at the
principal collieries, etc., where his method of
feeding is carried out, there was a saving of
£41,114 13s. 4d. in the year 1881; the corpora-
tion of Newcastle saved £1,252 15s. in 1881,
He also gave a statement of the saving effected
over a number of years, varying from £117,455
saved in 31 years at South Hetton Colliery
down to £4,227 saved by the corporation of
Newcastle in four years; the total saving for 17
establishments amounting to £574,285. The
saving in the cost of feeding by the writer's
method is not by any means the only advan-
tage or the whole economy effected; for it is
claimed that horses do more work per annum,
are in better condition and last considerably
longer than those fed on any other plan. In
the course of the discussion which followed the
reading of the paper, Mr. Hunting condemned
the use of condiments and spices and the cook-
ing or boiling of food for horses.
It is stated that a contract has been let by
the Central Pacific Railroad people to build 25
miles of the branch railroad from Berenda to-
ward the Yosemite valley. The road will fol-
ow up the Chowchilla, and the division to be
contracted for is to be completed by May 1st,
in time to accomodate the Yosemite travel this
j season.
JOG
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 17, 1883
A New Amalgamator.
A. C. Bowen, of Michigan Bluff, Placer
county, lias just patented through the Mining
and Scientific Press Patent Agency, what he
calls a "disintegrator and amalgamator." The
apparatus is supported on a framework. There
is a horizontal driving shaft with fast and loose
pulleys on the outer end and a bevel gear upon
the inner end to engage a similar gear which is
fixed to a vertical sleeve. Upon this sleeve-
shaft is secured a horizontal wheel with slotted
arms and upon one of these arms is a standard,
between the upright of which a beveled pulley
or roller revolves.
The pan is made with a curved concave in-
terior, the outer portion of which is slightly
depressed to form a channel for a ball to travel
in. Tiie pan is centrally supported by a ball and
socket-Joint so as to permit a universal motion
around it; or an equivalent universal joint is
made by means of a stem projecting downward
from the center of the pan and flattened at the
lower end, This end is forked and fits a sim-
ilar loose fork upon the upper end of a vertical
shaft below.
The outer part of the pan rests upon a bev-
eled roller which is high enough to give the
pan considerable inclination to one side, and as
the horizontal wheel or disk is caused to rotate
by the action of the bevel gear below, it carries
the roller around beneath the rim of the pan,
thus alternately lifting every portion of its
periphery and giving it the rolling motion de-
sired. The position of the roller beneath the
pan may be changed, so as to increase or di-
minish the motion.
Prom the center of the pan a pointed shaft
extends upward, and is connected by a link
with an adjusting screw, extending upward to
the top of the framework where it is operated
by a nut or otherwise, so as to increase or di-
minish the meeting angle at the joint in the
rod. The jointed rod keeps the pan in place
during its movements and prevents its being up-
set during the rolling movement which is com-
municated to it by the roller beneath the edge
of the pan. The material being then run into
the pan while the latter is given its peculiar
rocking or oscillating motion by means of the
roller and wheel, the ball or balls will roll down
the inclined or peripheral channel so as to re-
main at or near the lowest point, and the mate-
rial, together with the mercury, which has been
placed in the pan, will bo thoroughly incorpo-
rated and amalgamated.
New Cut-off-Valve Gear.
Mr. Eugene O'Neill, chief draughtsman at
the Union Iron Works, in this city has just
patented through the Mining and Scientific
Press Patent Agency, a new form of cut-off-
valve gear. Mr. O'Neil lias made several im-
portant inventions in that line. The steam
inlet valve and exhaust valve are operated
by apeculiar mechanism fully described
in a patent issued to this inventor May 26, 1SS0,
and the present invention is designed to provide
a means for regulating the point at which the
steam is to be cut off, and the speed of the engine
governed.
The invention relates to an automatic cut-off
for engines, which is operated by a governor or
by air, water or steam pressure. It oonsists in
the combination of a valve mechanism and valve
tripping devices with a governor or with a cyl-
inder within which a piston is moved to actuate
the tripping arms by which the steam valves
are released, so as to regulate their pomt of
cutting off and the amount of steam which will
be let into the cylinder at each stroke.
The eccentric by which the valves are opened
and the one by which the cut-off is operated,
are fixed to a shaft which extends parallel to
the cylinder at "one "side, and is driven by a
bevel gear from the main engine shaft. The
cut-off mechanism consists of a rocker-arm,
which is oscillated so as to trip the lever-arm
at the proper time, and the change in the pos-
ition fixes the time.
In his drawing, Mr. O'Neill shows a rock-
shaft supported parallel with the cylinder and
oscillated by means of an eccentric. Crank
arms are fixed to it at each end, and these are
united by a loose shaft, upon which other crank
arms are fixed. The rocker arms are suitably
connected with a movable sleeve upon the gov-
ernor spindle, so as to be actuated by the move-
ment of the governor; or they may be con-
nected with the piston of a small supplemental
cylinder, which is operated either by the pres-
sure of steam in the boiler which supplies the
engine, or by the pressure of air from the re-
ceiver, into which air is being forced by the
engine, or by the pressure of air from a re-
ceiver or an accumulator, which is supplied
by the engine.
A weight is fixed upon an arm extending
downward and outward diagonally from the
shaft which forms the fulcrum of the lever.
When the piston raises the lever and then turns
the fulcrum, it will also raise the weight, and
when the pressure upon the piston decreases,
the weight acts to force the piston down and
return the parts to their former position.
The weight prevents any sudden changes by
its inertia, and its power increases as the piston
is raised, because it is carried farther from a
perpendicular. The lever has a handle by
which it and the connected parts may be moved
independently of the pressure cylinder or gov-
ernor. A set-screw serves to clamp or hold the
piston at any point, so that the governor may
set the cut-off at any desired point independent
of the automatic regulating device. Mr. O'Neill
is, of course, aware that a piston running in a
cylinder under the pressure of steam, air or wa-
ter, and connected with the valve -tripping or
cut-off mechanism of an engine by intermediate
mechanism, is old. It is in the details of con-
struction and operation that Mr. O'Neill claims
his patent.
An Inventors' Institute.
The "Inventors' Institute of Calif omia" has
been organized in this city. The officers are as
follows: N. W. Spaulding, President; Daniel
Buck, Secretary; First National Gold Bank,
Treasurer; and A. B. Smith, Manager. The
Directors are N. W. Spaulding, Columbus
Waterhouse, E. P. Flint, Daniel E. Hayes and
Ira P. Rankin. Perhaps the object can best be
stated by quoting as follows from the circular:
The objects of Ihe Institute are to sell and dispose
of patent inventions of all kinds in this State and
elsewhere, either in town, country, manufacturing or
shop rights, or whole State rights, or the entire
patent at one sale, or upon royalty, according to cir-
cumstances. The Institute making a speciality of
selling and disposing of patents and patent rights,
inventors and patentees can dispose of their inven-
tions by and through the facilities afforded by the In-
stitute, at greater profit and advantage than through
private parties. Creditable and useful inventions
will be placed before the public by advertising, cir-
culars, agents, etc., so as to bring them to the no-
tice of purchasers. Private parties will be sought out
and solicited personally, or through correspondence,
to buy particular inventions. Agencies will be estab-
lished in the Eastern States and elsewhere, through
which the Institute will be enabled to sell inventions
expeditiously and profitably. ' Extensive correspond-
ence will be carried on and solicited with parties in-
terested in patent matters, and who use or manu-
facture special inventions, and every means will be
employed by the Institute to extend its resources and
influence so as to furnish the very best facilities to
patentees and inventors for disposing of useful and
meritorious inventions in this State and elsewhere, at
profitable and satisfactory prices. The Institute will
undertake the sale of inventions upon a commission
from 15 to 25 per cent., payable out of the proceeds
of sale. It will advertise the invention in a proper
manner, and will endeavor, by all fair and honorable
means, to obtain the best price therefor. Extra ad-
vertising can be agreed upon at reduced rates, and
circulars prepared and printed as may be agreed
upon.
The rooms of the Institute are located at 321 Cali-
fornia street, and are commodious and central. In
the exhibition rooms, connected with the Institute,
models of inventions will be displayed, and explana-
tions thereof will be cheerfully given to visitors and
others. Inventors, patentees, and the general pub-
lic, are cordially invited to visit the rooms at any
time. Information respecting patents and matters
relating thereto will be cheerfully given. Periodicals
upon patent matters will be found at the room, and
the library of the Institute will be available at all
times to parties interested. Patrons of the Institute
can have their letters sent to its care, and desks will
be provided for their use under reasonable limita-
tion.
If you wish only to exhibit your invention in our
"exhibition rooms, "you should send model and $10,
which will be the charge for space for one month, and
thereafter the charges will be $5 per month in ad-
vance. You will thereby have the privilege of ex-
plaining your invention yourself to parties interested,
together with the assistance of llic Institute in pro-
moting its publicity.
The Beab River Company's Claim. — In
the case of the Bear River California Extension
Placer Company's claim, the Commissioner of
the General Land Office holds that placer claims
upon surveyed lands must conform "with public
surveys in all cases, except where it is rendered
impossible by previous appropriation or reser-
vation of power of legislation. This particular
placer lies within the bed of Bear river for some
distance, and the opinion is expressed that it
would be unwise public policy to impede the
navigation or public usefulness of such rivers
by the allowance of a claim of this character.
The entry has been accordingly held for cancel-
lation.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention;
The Wheeled Vehicle. — Wilmer T. Adel,
San Jose, Cal. No. 271,294. Dated Jan. 30,
1S83. This invention relates to the class of two
wheeled vehicles, and to certain improvements
therein, having for their object the prevention,
as far as possible, of the unpleasant jerking mo-
tion which has always been the disadvantage of
vehicles of this character. The invention con-
sists of a novel spring connection between the
shafts and whatever portion of the vehicle to
which they may be attached; in a peculiar frame
upon and from which the seat and footboawl are
supported, and in a cross spring supporting the
front of the frame. It also consists of certain
details of construction, such as dividing and
hinging the seat to swing from the center, and
the means for supporting it at the center.
Wool Turning Lathe. — Albion I. Sanborn,
S. F. No, 271,368. Dated Jan. 30, 1883. The
improvement consists of a horizontal bed, hav-
ing a head and tail stock for holding the wood to
be turned. The head and tail stock with the
article to be turned are moved forward and back
upon the frame and are rotated at the same
time, so that the article will be subjected to the
action of peculiarly constructed revolving cut-
ters as it passes beneath them. In connection
with this, the inventor employs a back rest with
a cam and roller, by which the rest is made to
follow the wood as it is reduced in size, and
prevent shaking or trembling.
Horse-Power. —Edward A. Rix, San Fran-
cisco, Cal., No. 271,123. Dated January 23,
1SS3. This invention relates to certain im-
provements in horse-power machinery, in which
a horse walking in a circle imparts motion to a
drum, upon which a hoi sting -cable is wound. It
consists of an improved means for connecting
the levers or sweeps to which the horse or
horses are attached with the drum so as to drive
it, and a means for disconnecting it from the
sweeps, so that the drum will remain stationery,
or may be revolved in either direction.
Mining Car. — Gustav Ohlsen, assignor of
part to Edward A. Rix, S. F., No. 270,6S9.
Dated Jan. 10, 1883. The improve-
ment in this ore car consists in a means for
mounting the car body on the turn-table or
track, by which the car, and especially its bot-
tom, is relieved from the strain of the connect-
ing bolt, and the weight of the ore within it
will be supported by supplemental bars, which
are secured beneath the bottom of the car,
and through which the pivotal bolt passes.
Vehicle Brake. — George R. Duval, Benecia'
Cal., No. 271,047. Dated January 23, 1883.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in brake blocks for use upon vehicles and it
consists in certain details of construction. The
brake bar is properly supported and has con-
nected with it the levers or mechanism by which
it is moved to and from the wheels, and the
brakes applied or removed. The brake blocks
are fixed to the ends of the bar so as to stand in
front. of the wheels, and Mr. Duval's invention
relates to an improved means of applying these
blocks to the bar.
Incubator. — John Peterson, Oakland. No,
271,355. Dated Jan. 30, 1883, This invention
relates to certain improvements in incubators,
and to a means for maintaining a regular and
equable tenrperature; and it consists of a series
of water- containing chambers so formed as to
surround the receptacles for the eggs, and radi-
ate heat upon the eggs from above.
Straw Burning Boiler. — Joseph Stevens,
San Francisco, Cal. No. 271,148. Dated Jan.
23, 1SS3. This invention relates to certain im-
provements in steam boilers in which straw is
employed as a fuel, and it consists in a peculiar
construction of the device by which the straw
is fed to the furnace.
Railway Crossing Barrier or Gate. —
William B. Morris, San Francisco, Cal, No.
271,102. Dated January 23, 1883. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful crossing barrier
or gate for railway crossings. The object of
this invention is to give notice at a point where
unusual danger exists, and at the same time
keep back those who might attempt to cross the
track by placing an obstruction in the road.
Filter. — James Miller, of Oakland, Cal., No.
271,09S. Dated January 23, 1883. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful water-filter, and
it consists in the arrangement of vessels with
relation to each other and their various divisions
into compartments. By the special arrange-
ment a superior filter is perfected.
Boiler Strength. — A boiler should be strong
enough in every instance to sustain five times
its working load before fracture to be quite safe,
and allow for all the contingencies of ordinary
Copper Mining.
The Omega Copper Mining Company of Phila-
delphia have recently contracted with the Pa-
cific Iron Works, Rankin, Brayton & Co., San
Francisco, for one of their famous water jacket
smelters to be erected at once upon their mine
in the Helvetia district, near Tucson, Arizona.
The Omega is a well- developed mine, and gives
promise of being one of the most productive and
valuable mines in that Territory. We feel as-
sured that this company have made no mistake
in the selection of their reduction works. The
Pacific water jacket smelters, for both copper
and galena ores, have been a most signal success
in all parts of the country and with all classes
of ores, and we know of no others that can be
considered as anything more than an experi
ment.
Inthe interest of mining it may be said that
no company can afford to purchase any machin-
ery but that of established character and repu-
tation. The Chicago branch of the Pacific Iron
Works, recently established, have already, we
understand, a large amount of mining work in
hand destined to various localities. The estab-
lishment of these works is a much needed en-
terprise and a matter of genuine satisfaction to
Eastern mining operators, who are thus enabled
to avail themselves on this side of the con-
tinent of the practical experience and skill of
this well-known firm, and Ave predict for them
a large and constantly increasing trade. All
parties contemplating the erection of any kind
of mining, milling or smelting machinery would
doubtless consult their interest by communicat-
ing with t\iem.—Philadt>lphta Mining Journal.
The Postofhce Department estimates a sur-
plus of §4,000,000 to #5,000,000 the next fiscal
year, if the two-cent letter postage is unauthor-
ized. It is estimated that there will be little
if any deficiency in consequence of the reduc-
tion of postage.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished for publication in the Mining and Scientific
PitESS by Henry; G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[catalogue.1
4467. Bird's Feather, coated with carbonate of linif—
Formation Springe, Idaho. See No. 4166. Peter Decker.
4168. Alum lucustition, found 10 miles north of Santa
Rosa. Sonoma c/uoty, Ca ifornia. O. W. Frost.
4469, Linioui'e, near Murphy's, Calaveras county, Cali-
fornia. E. H. Schatfne.
4170. Ch-omic Iron, near Murphy's Calaveias county,
California. E. H. Schatffle.
4471. Wnite Lava— so-called— Indurated Volcanic Ash
—Near Murphys, Calaveras county, Cal. E. H. Schaeffle.
4472. Steatite— Near Murphys, Calaveras county, Cal.
E. fl. Shaeffle.
4473. Sedimentary Deposit found in digging a well at a
depth of 75 feet, near R^seville station, Planer county, Cal.
4474. Copper O e, principally Chalcopyrite— Seitions 12-
13. township 15 north, ranye 6 east, Plac-^ county, Cal. E.
W. Roberi s.
4475. Root resembling an owl's head— Found on the
beach, San Francisco bay. near Martinez. J. Z. Davis.
4476. Silver ore showing wire silver— Belle of Butte mine,
4477. Crude Ozocerite— Southern Utah, J. R. Scupham.
4478. Mica— NewfYork & Dakota mining company, Cuu-
ter county, D.'kot.; Ter.
4479. Section of Asphaltum Pave;, ent, as laid in San
Fran, isco, generally on a layer of soft brick. This specimen
was laid on redwood boards. Composition— to 4 squares
(400 square feet) 500 pouDds of asphaltum, 1 ton of coarse
gravel a d 15 gallons of coal tar from the g s works, the
whole bo hd 5 hours
4430. Sandstone— Glenn Mills, San Mateo county, Cal.
4481. Cannel Coal— West Virginia.
4182 Cellular Lava— 50 miles from the Yaqui river,
Sonora, Mexico E. W. C. Morgan.
4483. White Dolomite— Armagosa Wash, San Bernardino
county, Cal. Th;s mineral is very common in the Inyo
mountains J. H. Colerich.
4484. Fossil Brne— Santa Cruz Island, Cal.
4485. Copper Ore, principally Chalcopyrite Bullion dis-
trict, Plumas county, Cal. Wm. E. Ward,
4486. Copper Ore, Cbalcosite-Entcrprise mine, Bullion
district, Plumas county, Cal. W. E. Ward.
4487. Impressions of fossil leaves in Bhale, overlying coal
or lignite— East of the base of Mount Hamilton, Santa
Clara county, Cal. J. R. Scupham,
4138. Rock specimen, silicious, but probably changed
from pisolite; an interesting specimen which should be care-
fully studied— Can&nville, Grant county, Oregon. P.
Harvey, M. D.
4489, Bog Iron Ore showing vegetable structure— Lava
district, near Lost river. Idaho. A. E. Roberts.
4190. lose t in Bog Iron Ore -Lava district, near LoBt
river, Idaho. This insect, being imbedded, seems to prove
that the iron ore was at one time plastic. Presented by A,
E. Roberts.
4491, Gold in Quartz, cut and polishedspecimen— Diadem
quartz m ne, Edman district, Plumas county, CaL J. A.
Edman.
4192. Galena— M'ddoon miu£, Little Wood river, Alturas
county, Idaho, A. E. Roberts.
4193. Lead bullion from Mnldoon mine, Little Wood
river, Alturas county, Idaho. See No. 4192. A. E. RobertB.
4491. Slag from lead furnace— Muldoon mine, Little
Wood river, Alturas county, Idaho. See No. 4492 A. E.
Roberts.
4495 Furnace product Muldoon furnace — L:ttle Wood
river, Alturas county, Idaho. See No. 4492. A. E. Roberts.
4496. Molybdenite— Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
H. Green.
4497. Quartz crystal with included rutile-San Jatincto
mining district, Humboldt county, Npv. W. D, Linton.
4498. Lithomarge— Lassen county, Cal.
4499. Volcanic Ash — Chalk Bluffs, Nevada county, Cal.
near Willow street, Alamade county, Cal. Dr. S. G.
George.
4500. Clay from an artesian well 98 ft. deep - San Antonio,
4501. Fluoiihe— Cuneo. Piedmont, Italy.
4502. Diopside with garnet and clinochlore— Piedmont,
Italy.
45G3. Sulphur Crystals— Sicily, I'a'y.
4504. Ca'cite Crystals— Traversella, Piedmont, Italy.
4!05. Dolomite with pyrite on quartz— Traversella, Pied-
mont, Italy.
4506. Manganidocrase on Cal cite— Valley of Ala, Pied-
mont, Italy.
4507. Selenite— Piedmont. Italy.
4508. Orthoctose-Near Lake Masrgiore, Italy.
4'09. Siderite— Lenticular Crystals— Traversella, Pied-
mont, Italy.
4510. Siderite Crystals on Magnetite— Traversella, Pied-
mont, Italy.
4511. Garnets— Traversella, Piedmont, Italy.
4512. Greenovite— Manganiferou3 Titanite-St, Marcel,
Val D'Aosta, Piedmont, Itily.
4513. Bar ite— Piedmont, Italy.
4514. Diopside Crystals-Piedmont. Italy.
4515. Epidote with Quartz Crystals— Traversella, Pied-
mont, Italy. _ _ ,
4516. Mica Crystals— Traversella, Piedmont, Italy.
4517. Epidote Crystals -Valley of Ala Piedmont. Italy.
4518. Chloritoid— St. Marcel Valley D'Aosta, Piedmont,
4519. Magnetite Crystals— Travet sella. Piedmont, Italy.
4520 AngleBite Crystals on Galena— Sardinia, Italy.
4521. Dolomite Crystals with Calcite-Tr.iverBella, Pied-
mont, Italy.
4522. Clinochlore Crystals— Piedmont, Italy
4523. Violan— a variety of Pyroxene— St. Marcel, Val
D'Aosta, Piedmont, Italy.
Febrcauy 17, 1883]
Mining and Scientific Press.
II]EQH/\Nicy\L Progress.
107
Sawing Hard Steel With Sand.
The practice of mechanics u largely a aerial
of experiment wd cumulative
and others Isolated and independent. Some
months ago a mechanic wished to cat some very
narrow slots in u bar oi steel thai was hammer-
hardened, and it was desirable thai it should doI
be annealed and rehardened, because "f the
irbing the relative uiiiths oi the
rii«- workman tried the ordinal |
thin rotary milling tool, but found it tone im-
possible to keep an edge. After many ineffec-
tive trials, li«' recollected having witn<
sawing "i stone with Band urged by shi
Uades. He rabatituted a s..tt iron disk for his
steel saw, and tome molding sand,
he had the aatisfacti< . pmgn -* made
in the obdurate steel By changing the mold-
i for fine quartz sand an. I using
Hunts sheathing metal, feeding the aand with
■ ■ he job in a most
tnry In . i
8inc< that time he has experimented with
disks of lead and antimony, <>i copper, pinto
i 11. .1 1, sheet iron, ami th«- Muni
i he latter, ami lias
three thicknesses of the
to cut a wide "keif" in •.lotting more
than on ls inch n ide. In a u idth ••i
on he prefers to score the edge oi
the disk so that one portion of the cut will he
i while the other is advanced. The
speed ma urily moderate about that
of turning iron in the lathe —or the sand ami
water would be thrown out of the out before
they could do their WOrk.
The quality of tin- work varies, of course, with
that of the cutting material employed, emeryand
oil not being usedadvantageoualy because of their
cutting tl srthan they do the more
obdurate material. Quartz sand of various de-
grees of fineness appears to give the best re-
sults, and it seems to be necessary that the disk
should he softer than the material to be cut,
It is understood, of course, that the disks are
not serrated like a circular saw, hut are
imooth on th.' edge. Indeed, their action ap-
pears to be precisely like that of the toothless
blades used in sawing blocks of marble an. I
other stones; they merely push the cutting sand
against the material, or perhaps to a certain
extent receive and temporarily hold it embeded
in their softer material. — Scientific American.
TheCiRCULAH Saw CONDEMNED. Ill the last
report of the French Society for Preventing
Accidents from Machines— a soeiety founded
under the auspices of the Societe Industrielle de
Mulhousc a recommendation is made for the
avoidance of the use of circular saws in all
workshops where practicable. The following
arc the reasons for this recommendation; 1.
Circular saws are dangerous to workmen. 2.
Xhey ivi|uire more power than other saws. 3.
They nit a broader line, and are consequently
more wasteful. All of which is doubtless true,
but we incline to the opinion that the circular
saw will long hold its own, on account of its
great convenience. The mulay and circular
saws are both American tools. The pit and
gang gate saws are English, and the single sash
saw is of Dutch Origin, Up to 1849 very few-
circular saws were larger than 48 inches in
diameter, and none were more than 54 inches,
while even 30-inch saws were considered very
large and very rarely used. In that year the
first saws fiO inches in diameter were brought
out, but only two were made during that year.
New Journal Bearing.— A recent improve-
ment in linings for journal boxes for car axles,
and other purposes, of which Mr. Ferdinand E.
Cauda, of 52 William street, New York, is the
author, consists in taking advantage of the
well-known unguentous or a uti- friction qual-
ities of mercury. He makes an amalgam of
tin in which any of the well-known metals or
alloys used for bearings are employed as con-
stituents with mercury.
While the mass is in a plastic state it is sub-
jected to pressure to expel the superfluous
quicksilver, ami then allowed to harden; the
journal box is then ready for use. Plumbago
or other suitable an ti- friction substances may
also be introduced into amalgam if desired.
It has been found by experiment that this new-
journal box metal has superior qualities as an an-
ti-friction substance, and it promises to form an
economical, durable, and most useful material
for railway axles, aud bearings of every de-
scription.
A V.VKI.TRAM C\U ABB4JKULMRKT.— At a
Bavarian exhibition in Nurnberg lately there
was shown from Noell's wagon manufactory at
W'ur/burg. s tram car which does not require
switch and siding on meeting another car. The
car is kept on the rails by means ,.<i a fifth
wheel in front of the other*, and ..itching in a
between the rails. The gnidewheelia
set in a triangular frame on the lore axle, and
when the driver raises thi* the ear readily leaves
the rails, and may be drawn over the street
pavement in any direction. Such cars have
■ My used in Hamburg and Lisbon.
leai in- the rails involves greater
strain for the horses, but this is only temporary
and without serious Inconvenience,
SQIE^lTIFie Pf^OQF^ESS,
Prosperity in Machine Shops.— The Amer-
ican Machinist prints letters from over 40 es-
tablishments engaged in manufacturing ma-
chinery, engines, boilers, tools and machinists'
supplies, representing several States, which
tend to show that 1882 was a signally prosper-
ous year, and that confidence in trade for the
present year is not lacking. Taken as a whole,
however, prices of machinery and tools are
lower than they were last January, and the
tendency is toward closer competition. Iron
and other materials that enter into machine
construction are lower than in January, 1882,
but as a rule wages of first-class mechanics
have not declined.
Koosojn is Cow.. The American Haehin-
■ays that one of the means ..f reducing the
consumption of coal under or iii a steam boiler,
is the keeping of a complete daily record of the
amount burned. Thi imply that the
is made by providing a check on the
fireman, bnt rather that it enables him to gauge
different manipulations by the exacl results; in
others, it adords him a reference in educating
himself in his duties. Notwithstanding the ex-
pense of providing for weighing and recording
the coal burned each day is merely nominal,
and will nut tail in saving ten times the ex-
pense in the majority ofinstanccs,it is not done.
To Preserve Wire Rope.— The Scientific
American says that to preserve wire rope
against wet and rust and keep it pliable apply
raw linseed oil with a piece of sheepskin, wool
inside; or mix the oil with equal parts of
Spanish brown and lamp black. To preserve
wire rope under water or under ground, take
mineral or vegetable tar, add one bushel of
fresh slaked lime to one barrel of tar. which
will neutralize the acid; boil it well, then satu-
rate the rope with boiling tar.
A New Composite Poiley. — A patent has
recently been issued for a composite pulley,
formed of a east-iron hub, a web or body made
of paper, pasted and pressed into a solid block
of the thickness to give it the required strength,
and this web surrounded by a wrought or cast
rim secured to the web by means of knees or
flanges riveted through the rim and the paper.
The claim is made that the rim, having a uni-
form bearing upon the paper body, is steadier
and more even than auy iron pulley yet made.*
American Machinery prom English Work-
shops.— The latest and most important imita-
tion of American machinery by the English is
that of the American locomotive. A prominent
firm at Newcastle-on-the-Tyne has already
shipped two engines of the American type to
Newfoundland, for use upon a new railway just
opened there, and a third is now being finished
for the same destination.
Bv the use of hollow steel shafting, which is
now generally introduced in Europe, even for
such heavy work as steamship propeller shafts,
the weight is very much lessened in proportion
to the decreased strength. A 10-inch shaft with
a hole four inches in diameter, has its weight
reduced 16%, with a loss of only 2.56% of
strength. A five-inch hole would make the
figures 25 and 4. 25.
Paper Car Wheels.— Over 30,000 paper
car wheels were in service in this country on
the first of January last, with a report of only
three failures during the year, neither of which
caused any serious injury or harmed a single
passenger. They are in use on over 150 differ-
ent roads, and their record, thus far, it is
claimed, is unsurpassed by any other make of
wheel.
American Wood Working Machinery. —
The superiority of American made wood-work-
ing machinery is everywhere acknowledged.
The constantly increasing export trade of our
leading manufacturers abundantly proves this.
The exportation of our wood- working machines,
is destined to assume enormous proportions,
and those manufacturers who take early steps
to secure this trade will reap a rich reward. ,
French Band Saw Blades, of which great
numbers have been sold in this country, are
gradually giving way to home-made blades.
Our saw makers can now produce as good
blades as can be found in the world. As to the
band-sawing machine itself, foreign makers can-
not approach the American machines. — The
Wood Worker.
Increased Use For Aluminum, — Now that
aluminum can be produced cheaply we will soon
find it coming largely into use to replace the
heavy iron work of yachts. It is very light
and does not corrode. It will even be possible
to sheathe a yacht with it. No more galvanized
work.
Railway Fire Service, — The numeruos fires
which have recently occurred upon railway
trains have brought out a railway fire service
which may be attached to any locomotive. It
is described as a very simple apparatus readily
attached and put to work.
TWO 90-ft. lathes, said to be the largest in
the world, have been made by the South Bos-
ton Iron Works. Each lathe contains 600,000
pounds of iron. They are to be used to bore
out cannon.
Science in Soap Bubbles.
The soap bubble baa nov come within the
By on in- oi those
globes man} beautiful and interesting axperi-
menta have been made at the Franklin "Institute
during :i lecture bj Mr. D. S. Holman, actuary
of the Institute. on "Nome K fleets of Light and
Sound." The instruments used were the Hoi-
man lantern microscope and the same gentle-
man's later invention, the phoneidoscope, which
may be freely translated into ''seeing sound."
The former instrument consists ol a metal box
• not. lining an oxy-hydrogen light, which is
thrown at any aiiL.dc by condensing lenses upon
the odjeel to be magnified. This light is n
lee ted off at another angle through the magni-
fying lens on ;i screen, where the object is dis-
played greatly magnified.
The phoneidoscope consists of a thin metal
tube, on one end of which is a thin cap in
which a hole one inch Square is cut, and at the
other end is a large mouthpiece, such as are
used on speaking tubes. The soap-bubble
preparation is composed of oleate of soda and
glycerine, and from it bubbles two feet in diam-
eter and of exceeding brilliancy can be blown.
Some of these have been kept 4S hours under
glass. The lecturer dipped the small end of
the phoneidoscope into a saucer filled with this
preparation, which left a film across the square
opening. The cone of light from the lantern
Wis then thrown upon the film and reflected
upon a screen through the magnifying lens,
making a figure about two feet square.
The effect was beautiful. At first nothing
but a gray surface was seen, then gleams of
color appeared, and in a moment t'le whole
square was a mass of dazzling brilliancy which
would have put to shame any kaleidoscope ever
made. Every instant the beautiful picture
changed: now a wonderful design in reds and
yellows, looking like a tea store chromo of an
Italian sijnset; then shifting to a swarm of pea-
cocks' tails, or a pantomime transformation
scene struck by lightning and as suddenly
changing to a sombre view in blue and purple,
or a rainbow dancing a waltz. After showing
several of these pictures, the lecturer proceeded
to show the effects of sound upon the soap-bub-
ble. A couplet was sung into a phonograph,
the mouthpiece of which was placed against the
mouthpiece of the phoneidoscope, and the crank
was turned. As the sound issued forth, a cu-
rious effect was produced upon the picture.
Geometrical figures in black appeared upon it,
small and distinct when the notes were high,
large and less clearly cut when the notes were
low. Around and among the black figures
whirled the ever changing colors, red, Llue,
green, yellow, in all their varying shades, melt-
ing into one another too quickly for their blend-
ing to be followed by the eye. Human voices
also sang to the soap-bubble, and with equally
curious results. It is proposed to exhibit this
experiment on a very large scale as soon as the
new lantern microscope, now being made for
the institution, is finished. — Philadelphia Rec-
ord.
Hunger axd Appetite. — Dr. Fournie, the
French physiologist, distinguishes between
hunger and appetite by describing the former
as a general desire for food, no matter of what
kind, while appetite is the feeling of pleasure
which results from the gratification of that de-
sire. This is proved by the fact that often,
when we are not hungry, appetite comes while
we are eating, or at the mere sight and smell of
some favorite dish. The question as to where
the seat of the feeling of hunger is, has been
much discussed by physiologists. Leven asserts
that it is not known at all, while Longet and
Schiff believe that it is diffused through the
whole body ; but this latter view is disproved
by the fact that in some diseases people waste
away without ever having the slightest feeling
of hunger. Dr. Fournie's theory is this : When
meal-time arrives the glands of the stomach
become filled and distended, and ready to accom-
plish their function of digesting the food. But
if food is not introduced, they remain in this
distended condition, and the result is the un-
easy feeling we call hunger. Excellent proof of
this theory is afforded by the habit of some
Indians of eating clay to appease hunger. The
introduction of the clay is followed by the dis-
charge of the glands, and the sensation of hun-
ger is arrested.
A Heavy Braix. — It is well known that,
although many distinguished men have had very
large brains, these have been occasionally
equaled by the brains of persons who never dis-
played remarkable intellect. Another illustra-
tion of this has been lately published in the
Cincinnati Lancet, by Dr. Halderman, of
Columbus. A mulatto named Washington
Napper, aged 45 years, recently died in the hos-
pital at that tgwn, in consequence of purulent in-
fection due to an absess of the the thigh. His
brain was found to weigh 68j ounces, nearly 5
ounces more than the famous brain of Cuvier.
His hight was six feet; his limbs are said to
have been ape-like in length, his head was mass-
ive, lips thick, lower jaw prominent, but his
forehead large and well developed. He had
been a slave until the year 1S62, and had never
been regarded as particularly intelligent. He
was illiterate, but is said to have been re-
served, meditative and economical.
The Scientific Argument for Theism.
Whatever may be aaid against science and
scientific men, u being, in the opinion of some
good Christian people, hostile to the doctrines
of Christianity, certain facta have been ad -
- the result of scientific investigation
that lead directly and logically to a faith in a
Supreme Being. There was a time, bo science
teaches, when the earth was a molten mass, a
globe of incandescent matter, upon which, oi
near which, life was an impossibility. There
are, doubtless, some germs that arc hard to kill;
but in such a heat nothing great or small could
retain for an instant the least vitality. How,
then, was life introduced upon this planet !
This question may be asked independently oi
all ideas or theories in regard to evolution.
Lite may have begun with a germ bo infinitesi-
mal and simple that protoplasm would be a gi-
gantic compound in comparison, and yet the
answer would necessitate the admission tb.it
some creative agent more potent than matter
has been at work. The answer, to be at all
satisfactory, necessitates, in short, the exist-
ence of a spiritual, intelligent force. Science
leads us up to this. There is no escape from
this conclusion. It matters not whether we
call this force by one name or another; in the
last analysis it is God, the Supreme Being, who
iB the great spiritual force that has always been
recognized in some way by human beings from
the earliest historic period to the present time.
Because we cannot understand how a spirit can
act on matter, there is no valid scientific objec-
tion in the way of our acceptance of the fact.
There are a great many facts wdiich science ac-
cepts which it cannot explain. The only ques-
tion is, does the evidence require that we should
accept it? Here are phenomena that nothing
we know of in nature can explain, and which,
furthermore, are inexplicable on any other than
the spiritual hypothesis. Scientific men are
therefore called upon to admit the existence of
such a spiritual force in nature, that began to
act in the production of living things some time
after the earth became, by cooling, a fit abode
for them. D. L. Peck, .
Still Another New Gas.
Mr. Love, in the Sanitavy Engineer, gives an
account of the purpose of a new gas company
recently organized in New York with a capital
of §2,000,000.
The company holds three patents issued in
1880. These patents are similar in most par-
ticulars, and relate to a process for producing
hydrogen gas. It is proposed to decompose,
by means of highly heated caustic lime, a mix-
ture of steam and naphtha vapor, or other gase-
ous substance containing carbon. The mixture
of steam and naphtha vapor is first passed
through a superheater, after which it enters the
converting furnace. This consists of an in-
serted V-shaped chamber, which is filled with
caustic Hme through the opening at the top.
The patent states that the "furnace is made in
two parts, with the object of having one por-
tion cooler than the other."
The contents of this chamber must be heated
to a high temperature by gas from a separate
generator. This done, the mixture of steam and
naphtha vapor is allowed to enter at one end,
which is supposed to be the hotter part, and,
passing through the lime in the first arm of the
chamber, is decomposed with the formation of
hydrogen and carbonic acid. "This carbonic
acid is subsequently taken up by the lime in the
cooler portion of the double furnace, the lime in
the first portion being too hot to enter into com-
bination with carbonic acid and form carbonate
of Hme. "
When the temperature of the lime becomes so
low that the decomposition is not effected, the
flow of steam and naphtha is diverted into an-
other similar furnace, the carbonate of lime in
the chamber is rendered caustic again by con-
tact with combustible gases from the separate
generator. In this way the process is intended
to be continuous — the same lime acting over and
over again without removal from the chamber.
Indeed, the patent states as the most important
improvement of the process the reconversion of
the carbonate of lime into lime. It is also
claimed that "heated brick or other similar sub-
stance" will not take the place of the lime in
the decomposition of the gaseous mixture. With
lime the resulting products are hydrogen and
carbonic acid, while with the other material
hydrogen and carbonic oxide would be pro-
duced.
How to Stop the Sulphuric Acid, — Knowl-
edge says that Dr. Jule has been experimenting,
with a view to counteracting the bad effects
produced by the sulphuric acid, which the com-
bustion of ordinary illuminating gas causes in
sufficient quantities to destroy the binding of
books and to tarnish the lettering on their backs,
besides, of course, vitiating the atmosphere so
much that the health of the person breathing it
is injured. He suspended two plates of finely
perforated zinc, one three and the other twelve
inches above the burner. At the end of three
months the lower plate showed an accumulation
of the ordinary brownish-black deposit and a
furring of sulphate of zinc, but the upper plate
was only slightly affected. The inference from
this examination is that a single plate of per-
forated zinc, about a foot square, placed over a
gas jet is sufficient to retain most of the noxious
emanations.
108
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 17, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
f'omimny.
i Week
Endinc
.Ian 24,
70c
35 c
95 c
45c
75c
3 33
93c
,! SO 1.05
.1.75 1.85
... 10c
15c 20c
15c 25c
1.15 1.6S
40c
90c
50 c
Weeh I "Week i Week
Ending Ending Endinc
Jan 31.! Feb 7. Feb 14.
75c 1 8'c
15c 25c' 15c
50c 75c 45c
70c 85c
3.30
85c
90c 95
... 10
20c 25i
.... 25c
1.45 2.40
90o 1.00
5c
45c 65c
40c 60c| 50c 6.c
3.40 3.55(1.0
.... 70c ....
7rc 90c 7i'c
.45 1.55 1.30
35c
1.
85c
40c
55c 85c
1.15 1.55
75c 1.40
65c
2.05 2.(
9j
in
SB
65c.
1.05
1
I 10c
15c
40c
1.40 2.40
1.65 4.85
70c
65c
40c
45c 70,
.40 1.50
.80 2.6r
25c
25c 30c; .
Alpha
Atta
Ande3
Albion
Argenta
Addenda
Atlas
Belcher
Belmont
BestS Belcher..,
Billion
B^chtel
Belle Isle
Hjdie
Benton
Bulwer
Boston
Back Hawk
Bodie Tunnel —
Booker
(JUedonia
California
Challenge
Chollar
C m£dence
0 m Imperial ....
Oon Virginia
Crown Point
Columbus
Champion
Concordia
Ccn Pacific
Derbec
Day
E. Mt. Diablo...,
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel. . .
Exchequer
Endowment
G.-and Prize
Golden Gate
Gnodshaw
Gould & Curry....
Hile&Norcross..
Head Center
Holme3
lodependence....
J'l'ia
Justice
Jackson
Jupiter
Kentuck...
Kossuth
Lady Bryan
Lady "Wash
Leviathan
Leeds
Manhattan
Martin White
McClinton...
Mono
Mexican
Mb? Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
New York
Northern Belle
North Noonday. . .
Navajo
North Belle Isle..,
Occidental
Ophir
Original Keystone.
Overman
Oro
Paris
Potosi 1.20 1.35
PinaL 23
Queen Bee
South Bulwer !
Savage i 55c 1.15
Seg Belcher 1
Sierra Nevada 12.50 3
Silver Hill !....
Silver King 101 11|
Succor
Summit
S jorpion I 40c 50c
Solid Silver...
Star
South Nevada.
Syndicate
Tioga Con
Tiptop
Tuscarora
Union Con....
Utah 11.70
Ward
Wales 20c I 15 c 20c!.... 2Cc;.
YeUowJacket Il.l5 1.251.30 1.60 1.30 1.401.45
95c £0c 90c
40 i 35c 40c
60c | 45c 60c
75C 70c 1.40
60c 35c 70c
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Every Thorsd at From Adtertisemekts in Mining and Scientific Press and Other S. F. Journals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt S
.12
Albion L'on AI Co Nevada.
Alpha Hy Grav M Co California
Argenta M Co Nevada.. 14..
AltaS M Co Nevada, .24..
Bechtel Con M Co California. .10. .
Benton Con MCo Nevada. . 0. .
Calaveras M Co California.. 11 . .
Champion M Co California. .11. .
Con Imperial M Co Nevada.. 18..
Gould & Curry S M Co Nevada.. 44..
Grand Prize M Co Nevada.. 12..
Grand View Con M Co California.. 1-.
Hale & Norcross S M Co Nevada. .76..
Holmes M Co Nevada. . 6. .
Ophir S M Co Nevada.. 43..
Savage M Co Nevada. .55. .
Scorpion M Co Nevada.. 14. .
Silver Hill Q .M Co Nevada.. 3..
S Maguel St La'l'rinidad M Co.-Me.vico... 1..
Union Con S M Co Nevada. .21. .
fC. Ian 10... Feb 13.. Mar I
10.. Jan S... Feb 15.. liar
i.. Ian 13. ..Feb 19.. Marl
2:
lO.jan 17.
10.. |an IS.
05.. Jan 23.
10.. Jan 20.
05.. Jan 3.
50. Ian 10.
25. .Jan 11.
05.. Dec 16.
50. .Jan 10.
30. .Jan 27..
1 OO..Dec27.
50. Feb 2.
10..Jan 5.
1 00.. Ian 20..
1 00.. Jan 29.
1 00. Jan 10.
.Feb
. Feb 21
. Feb 21
. Feb 24
. Feb 2S.
.Feb S
. Feb 15
. Feb 12
. Feb 14
.Feb 14.
Mar 6.
. Ian 31.
.'Mar 7
. Feb S.
Mar 20.
..Mar S.
. Feb 15 .
Secretarv. Place <">f Hi siness
.T) BChisholm 327 Pine si
. I Ireland 216 Sansome st
.EM Hall 327 Pine st
.W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
.GW Sessions 309 Montgomery st
. W H Watson ... 302 Montgomery st
.A B Paul 32S Montgomery st
.Thos. Wetzel .... 522 Montgomery s'.
iW F. Dean 308 Montgomery st
. A K Durbrow .... 309 Montgomery st
• B M Hall 327 Pine st
WH Penfield 106 LiedesdorfTst
-J F Lightner 309 Mon tgomery st
C T Bridge 224 California st
C I. McCoy 309 M"ntgomery st
Mar 27.. F B Holmes 309 Montgomery st
-Mar 1...G R Spinney 310 Pine st
.Apr 10 ...J W Pew 310 Pine st
• Mar 29 ,.H Nielsen .210 Front st
.Mai '5... I M Bnffington 309 California st
Feb i
Mar 13. .
Mar 13..
Mar 21..
Mar 21..
Mar 1..
Mar S. .
.Mar 5.
Mar 14..
Mar 7..
Mar 27..
Feb 20. .
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
2.25 2.8!
10c
2.30 3.15
3.60 3.75
10
60s
L45
1.35 2.00
2
1.10 3.05
1
2.70 3.95
... 10c
101 11'
55e 75t
2.10 2.7f
10c 25t
1.45 2.50
3.70 3.75
20c
91 10
78
61c
1.40
2
20c
1.40
1.50 2.80
I 15 3.10
Atlantic Con M Co
Baker Divide MCo
Commonwealth Con M Co .
Fair Villa M Co
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co .
. .Nevada..
California..
. . Nevada.
.. .Arizona. .
Califonnia..28.
05.
Horseshoe M Co Arizona.. 3..
Mayflower Grav M Co California. .19.
Oro M & M Co Arizona. . 2.
Rocky Point M Co California.. 12.
South Hile G M Co California.. 5.
Young America South M Co. . .Nevada. . 1.
Dec 21.
20. . Jan 22.
25.. Ian 12.
10. .'Dec 11.
30 00.. Ian 27.
02.. 'Dec 27.
25.. Jan 30..
20.. Dec 28.
05.. Ian 22..
05.. Jan 30
Jan 29.
.Feb 26.
.Feb 16.
• Feb 16.
.Feb 28.
.Feb 2.
.Mar 12.
.Feb 3.
.Feb 26.
.Mar 3.
Feb 19.. .D Wilder
Mar 17. D M Kent
.Mar S...P F Marhhardt..
Mar 7... J H Sayre
Marl9...Fr Schirmeier...
Feb 23... I H Sayre
Mar 30 ..J Morizio...
.32S Montgomery st
330 Finest
,311 Montgomery st
330 Finest
785 Folsomst
330 Pine st
.328 Montgomery st
Feb 27. . . I I. Fields 309 Montgomery st
Mar 16... D M Kent 330 Pine st
Mar 26 . . F A Berlin 420 Montgomery st
M Hall 32! Pinest
Name of Companv.
MurchieG & S M Co..
Pleasant Valley M Co.
J 0. .Dec 26. . .Jan 30. . Feb 20. . . E
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Office IK S. F. Meeting. Date,
..W Letts Oliver... 328 Montgomery st Annual Feb 28
..C E Elliott 330 Pinest Annual Feb 21
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amoi nt. Payable.
Bulwer Con M Co California. . W Willis 309 Montgomery st 10 Feb J 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates ..309 Montgomery st 25 Jan 29
Kentuck M Co Nevada.. J Wr Pew...' 310 Pinest 10 Jan 19
Navajo MCo Nevada.. I W Pew 310 Pinest 25 Feb 13
Northern Belle M & M Co... ..Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Ji
Pleasant Valley M Co California. .C E Elliott 327 Pine st 05 Dec 15
Silver King M Co Arizona...! Nash 315 California st 25 Jan 1
Standard Con M Co California. .Win Willis 309 Montgomery st 75 Feb 1
HONING SujvlJVIAF^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub.
Iished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
in
I 6
70c
5 1.50
0 3.4)
1.20 2.;
i'.W 3.15
... 10c
101 11
50c 60c
1.45
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday A. M.. Feb, 15 700 TJ nioD 4(34.10
920 Albion. 1.05(^1.10, 180 Yellow Jacket. 1.45@1. 50
170 AlDha li AFTERNOON SBtSlON
300 Amenta 65c 200 Albion 1.P5
200 Belcher. 55c 100 Argenta 65c
030 Belle TBle 65fs70c 100 Bodie 1.35
203 Con Virginia 55c: 290 B & Belcher 4.20@4J
200 Chollar 1.30131. 35- 500 Con Virginia 55c
300 California 20(ft25c: L'20 Chollar 14@1 30
50 Crown Point 85c, 700 Elko C 15c
180 Exchequer 25c 625 Gould & Curry 2.80@2 90
5 50 Gould & Curry 2.70 100 Hclrnes 1FC
300 Grand Prize 65c 4a0 Halefc Nor.. . .2.6=@2 70
100 Holme-3 20c 4 15 Mexican 3@3.05
1220 Hales Nor...
100 Con Imperial .
10 M White
500 Mexican
50 Northern Belle...
203 N Belle Is..
200 Navajo..
.2.00 lOOMtDiablo 3i
.-.5c 750MWhite 2.KKS2.20
*' 200 Navajo 5;
1
510 Ophir 3.15@3{
...9.25! 200 Potoai 1.15
..65r 275 Savage 1.65
?: ?0 Silver King 11
570 Ophir 3.10(?3.^0 3/0 S Nevada 32«23.80
4i0 Potosi 1.15(21. TO 650 Scorpion '70c
1S00 Savage 1.60(6)1.65 20 Utah 2.10
265 Sierra Nevada. 3. "WaZSfi 175 Union. 4 10(3415
1003 Scorpion. 65c 240 Yellow Jacket.. ..H@1.55
Bullion Shipments.
"We ijiiute shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Northern Belle.Feb. Oth, 847,714; Standard 5
832,256; Martin White, 5, §5,535; Bodie Tun-
nel, 7, 82,760; Bodie Con., 12, $5,632; Northern
Belle, 9, 89,496; Independence, 12, £4 000-
Navajo, 12, $16,000; Martin White. 9, $3,740;
Ontario. <i. $8,158; Horn Silver, (i. s-21,000; On-
t.iriu, 7. -<4,470; Horn Silver, 7, §12,000; Or-
leans, s. S4,340; Horn Silver. S. S12.000; Alice
(since -Tan. 1 1, S118,S69; Hum Silver, 10,
S12,000; Ontario, 10, $4,159; Frisco, 10, $4,126;
Eorn Silver, 11. S9.000; Frisco, 11, §5,788; On-
tario, 11, -S4,033; Mammoth, 10, S14,7S7.
Hknkv Fellows and J. C. Hadley, of Union-
villc, have sold a copper mine hi Inskip can-
yon, in the East range, to J. M. Brown, of
Uniunville, Nevada.
J. M, Bkowx, of Unionville, New, lias sold
an interest in his antimony mines at Bloody
canyon, to A. M. Starr and Thomas Mathison,
both of San Francisco.
Mining Share Market.
There is nothing of special interest to* record
of the mining stock market. Our tables, in this
paper, show what slight fluctuations have oc-
curred. What interest has been shown has
been in the leading north end mines on the
Comstock. The new pumps at the Union
shaft were started this week. With the new
pumps in operation, cross-cutting may be pro-
ceeded with at all points on both the 2700
and 2900 levels without fear of trouble from
water. Said levels are now pretty well drained
out, though there may be here and there some
small pockets at points where there are patches
of ground that are fenced in with clay walls and
seams. At the Joint Ophir and Mexican winze
guides are being put into a second hoisting com-
partment, and the cages will be running the
first of next week. As soon as this second line
of cages starts, a crosscut will be commenced
from the station at the 3100 level. The cross-
cut will at once pass into very interesting
ground.
The west crosscut on the 2.i00 level of the
Gould & Curry is in vein porphyry that begins
to show stringers of quartz and seams of clay.
It is fast nearing the west wall of the vein, in
front of which it is hoped that something of
value will be found.
At Gold Hill the Crown Foint, Belcher and
Yellow Jacket companies continue to extract
and ship considerable quantities of low grade
ore.
The Alta folks are making excellent progress
with the drain drift which they are running to
connect with the south branch of the Sutro
tunnel.
RescltofaGkibStake. — HoraceA. W. Ta-
bor has been elected to the United States Sen-
ate from Colorado for the short term, which ex-
pires March 4, 1883. He will thus serve in the
Senate but a little over 30 days. Senator Ta-
bor's career has been a remarkable one, consid-
ering that but five years ago he was a poor and
obscure man, engaged personally hi the sale of
anything in a general country store from a
pound of nails to a pair of boots or a gallon of
molasses, whereas, to-day he is one of the most
widely known men in the country with wealth
estimated at SS, 000,000 an extensive dealer in
mines and a member of the United States Sen-
ate. All this arose from an investment or SI 7
worth of grab stakes in starting out a couple of
poor men on a prospecting tour, who were lucky
enough to strike the little Pittsburg mine. He
has often said that if he had known where they
intended to prospect, he would have withdrawn
the stakes. U so, he would probably still be
plain Mr. Tabor, country storekeeper!
The teams going to Comet District mostly
go by way of Stampede Gap, and return by way
of Bennett's Springs. The road via the gap is
the shortest, but the Bennett Springs route is
said to lie the best.
Considerable work is being done on claims
out at Stampede Gap. The claims in that lo-
cality are looking well, and the owners have
great hopes.
Nervous debility, the curse of the American peo-
ple, immediately yields to the action of Brown's Iron
Bitters.
Bernice District.
Its Location, Formation and Prospects.
Wallace < TOodell, the discoverer of Bernice
District, is in town, says the Stive* State, and
from him we learn the following relative to the
locality, formation and prominent mines of the
district :
Where It Is Situated.
In July, 1881, Mr. Goodell discovered mineral
bearing quartz in what is called the Clan Alpine-
range, some eight miles due east of the Hum-
boldt Salt Marsh, and about four miles from
Shoshone Pass, on the Wiunemucca and Austin
road. This float rock he traced to a lead,
which he located, and soon afterwards organ-
ized the district, which he named Bernice.
The Principal Mines.
The news of the discovery spread, as the ore
proved to be rich, and quite a number of pn
pectors from I X L and other places rushed to
the new district. Several ledges were discov-
ered, and the most promising of them have
been prospected by tunnels and shafts. The
< iolden Crown has been uncovered on the sur-
face, 1,500 feet, the entire length of the claim,
showing a well-defined vein and good mill-
ing ore from one end to the other. A tun-
nel 300 feet long, and an incline 90 feet deep
have been run on the ledge, which carries free-
milling ore that averages 863 per ton from wall
to wall. The Silver Kidge, owned by Gilbert
& Hoyt, has also been developed to a
considerable extent, and some 50 tons
of ore have been taken out for shipment.
The Oregon, which belongs Devney & Ironside,
has been stripped on the surface for 1,500 feet,
showing ore that averages A45 per ton the
whole distance, and also in a shaft 50 feet deep
on the ledge. TheAVild Uoose, owned by Dev-
ney & Healy, has been developed to some ex-
tent and it carries ore of a very high grade.
The Utah has also been developed by its owners.
Captain Day and Dan Keeler, by a shaft 100
feet deep, and carries the highest grade of ore
yet found in the district.
Formation and Facilities.
The formation or country rock of the district
is calcareous slate, stratified limestone and
quartzite. The free-milling ores are, as a gen-
eral thing, confined to the slates and limestone,
while the quartzite veins carry more or less ga-
lena. The ground in which the leads are found
is quite soft and easily worked, miners taking
contracts to run tunnels at 84 per foot. There
is abundance of nut pine and cedar wood on the
range adjacent to the mines, and sufficient
water for milling and other purposes.
A Mill to Ee Built.
Mr. < Joodell has disposed of the Golden
Crown ami Casket mines to G. W. Bothwell, of
Lewis, who is making arrangements to build a
10 -stamp mill there just as soon as the machin-
ery can be hauled on the ground. The mill is
expected to be running by the first of May,
and Mr. Bothwell will advance money on ores
which are now ready for shipment, so that the
owners can hold them until the mill is com-
pleted.
Mr. Guodell says all the machinery and mer-
chandise for the camp will be shipped from Wiu-
nemucca, which is the nearest point on the rail-
road. There is a good valley road with no
mountains to cross the wdiole distance from this
place to the mines, and as there is every reason
to hope that Bernice will be a booming mining
canvp next summer, a stage line may be put on
the route.
California.
AMADOR.
Miscellaneous.— Udger, Feb. io: The Bunker
Hill Company is taking out 40 or 50 tons of rock,
with the permission of the sheriff, for test purposes.
The expert from the East is still on the ground, and
it is thought that the determination of the owners
will be largely influenced by the result of the crush-
ing of this parcel. The Jackson mine is silent. E.
Ginnochio, who was below last week to see if some
arrangement could not be made with the bond-hold-
ers, returned after an unsuccessful effort. On his
return the keeper at the mine was discharged, and
the property, nailed up. The bonders are still at
variance among themselves, and it is said that the
bond is not forfeitable until the last installment be-
comes due and unpaid ; it is due in June. The
Amador Canal Company has taken up the pipe con-
veying water to the old Monterichard ditch, and re-
moved it to Oneida valley.
Sutter Creek.— Cor. Amador Dispatch, Feb 8:
Our town is now experiencing what seems to be the
inevitable fate of all mining towns. * On Sunday of
last week the Mahoney Mining Co., which, for the
past year, has been on the "ragged edge," suspend-
ed operations, being four months behind with the
employees, since which time all business has been
paralyzed, so to speak. The collapse has thrown
about 80 men out of employment. There is no par-
ticular blame attached to the management as every
one concerned is aware that the suspension was
compulsory, and not for the purpose of defrauding
any one. Offer has been made to assign for the
benefit of all the creditors, and several meetings have
been held for the purpose of making the necessaiv
arrangements to resume work, but as yet nothing
definite h is been decided upon. It is very probable
that the miners will work the mine and endeavor to
get their money out of it. There are enough sup-
plies on hand to run two months.
Amadou Cunm>lidated.— Cor. Amador I.,-Jgcr,
Feb. 10: I am glad to be able to state that the
Amador Company lias concluded to resume opera-
tions, and have already put several men to work.
The intention is to sink to a considerable depth,
and then drift toward the old works. To avoid all
danger from the immense body of water known to
exist in the old mine, a Burleigh drill of great length
will be used for prospecting in that vicinity. There
are several men working in an open cut on .the ledge .
near the shaft, from which enough rock is being
taken to keep 30 stamps of the mill in motion.
CALAVERAS.
Rich Gravel. — Feb. 10: It is reported that
exceedingly rich gravel has been found in the Rough
Diamond gravel mine, in Chili Gulch, Messrs. Jill-
son & Longley proprietors. The gravel is said to
pay $2.50 a carload.
EL DORADO.
A Monster Mining Operation.— Mountain
Democrat, Feb \o . Some fears have been felt in
this community that John Blair's engagement in the
wool and hide business at Sacramento, was going
to deprive us permanently of this enterprising citi-
zen. But after being below a short time, and get-
ting his business there fairly underway, he has re-
turned to Placerville, and has set on foot one of the
biggest mining operations that has ever been under-
taken in our county. In 1854 he and his brothers
made a location of a gravel claim, near Sportsman's
Hall, in connection with which they made limited
developments that simply demonstrated that for the
expense they were likely to incur they needed more
scope. They therefore have from time to time
added to their original location, until now their
claim embraces an area of no less than 3.500 acres.
The object of Mr. Blair's return is to commence ,1
tunnel and incline into this body of groum!, ami he
will spare no expense, but will drive ahead conslantlv,
to open and prove this immense claim. Seneca
Davis, one of our most experienced miners, has been
employed to superintend the carrying out of this
project.
MARIPOSA.
Concentrators. —Cor. Mariposa Gazette, Feb.
10: "Reb," of Mt. Gaines mine, writes us as fol-
lows: "The mining interest in this section is look-
ing up. At the Vosemite mine and mill Mr. Hu-
ling has gone to $15,000 extra expense in putting up
concentrators and chlorinization works. The con-'
centrators are a perfect success in saving every par-
tide of sulphurets and all the amalgam that escape^
from the plates or battery. The ore from the Mt,
Gaines mine is turning out about one ton of fine sul-
phurets per day, besides considerable finegold. Ten
stamps of the mill are used to crush ore from the
Mt. Gaines, and 20 stamps for the Xo. 9 mine. Mr.
Huling deserves great credit for making a success of
quartz mining in this section. The ores as a gen-
eral thing are of a low- grade, which require skill
and good management to make them pay, and Mr.
Huling has proved himself to be the man for this
emergency.
A Bonanza Strikk.— We are informed by good
authority that the Bandercta mine has struck upon
a body of rich ore almost unprecedented, in that
or any other mine on that side of the river in this
county. Our informant says he saw many tons, .
and it was worth from $200' up to a much higher
figure per ton. This rich development only bears
out the true theory of working quartz veins, known
to contain chutes of gold that have been partiallv
developed at an early period and allowed to go un-
worked ever since. The first rich chute of ore
strirck in this mine, was by the Goodwin Brothers,
who took out to the rise of $60,000 within the time
of 3 or 4 months. The early management of the
mine was of the. most rude and profligate char-
acter, hence it was allowed to run down, and finally
became entangled in the affairs of an estate, which
w-as in the courts for several vears before it was set-
tled.
In this connection, it will be proper to speak of
the Feliciana mine which has a similar historv to
that of the Bandcreta. Like the latter, it was dis-
covered, and a rich chute followed down for 200 ft,
from which was taken a greater amount of gold
than ever came from the Bandereta. After which
for reasons, which we have from time to time given,
that were even greater and more excusable than
February 17, 1883.]
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in quaru mining in ll
Bomer than there was reason to
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I Innng the ■■-■ will re-
sume o|*rrjtions, while there are runmr-, for which
: more old mu
ing up. ral landing o
of good properties being in course oi negotiation
into new and stronger
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ness oriii
ment of I
is no fid I
all mining; ll
!ul busi-
during which
time m m
and yet th
tropertks
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i wealth in the
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ol enter-
: een done
■-ginning
of what cocoptished in this old and re-
ring region.
BiXLI KRY.— Tmxscrif/, Feb. to:
Gold bullion to the amount of $84,000 w,i-
to Sin i month i-> mines in this local-
ity through W< Theship-
iC |nnuary. 1882, did not equal this amount
at $30,000.
PLUMAS. -
ir-Plumas Mink. —Greenville Bulletin,
About 30 tons of ore were crushed In the
new mill, and from this a partial clean-up
of bullion to the amount of $700; the ore crushed
mixture, taken from all parts
me from the main tunnel, some from
an upper level, and more from the new winze, the
being to gel near an average of the ore
from the mine, ll is very tantalizing to !.
water fait ju»t when all is ready for going ahead
with such an encouraging prospect, but 1
feather still continues and there
is no help for it. In the mine the winze is now
down about 50 ft, the many stringers have all run
hich is now about 5 it wide,
and looks very well.
SAN BERNARDINO
ilico Print, Feb. 3 : Work is
still progressing in this mine, all the tunnels and
drifts having men at work in them. The ore bin at
■f the large chute, which holds 100 tons of
tbout full. The road leading to ll
i-hed, and in a few days tram-- will be haul-
ing the ore to the Oro Grande mill. There have
been several good slril 1 the mine lately.
The ore taken out n0Vi is considerably better than that
taken out last summer.
Silver Od ssa. This mine has the best external
appearance "i \\ in the camp. There is enough
ore in sight to niutl urse the owners for amount of
the purchase money. 1 he car track, chute and bin
are about completed, and eight men are at work
taking out ore. The mine was surveyed the other
day and an application for a patent to the same will
«>on be made.
Sam HOUSTON, No. 3.— This mine still sustains
ii. Work is still progressing
in die same, Last Monday a vein 28 inches thick
was struck (waring rich ore, mostly black metal. In
a few days Mr. Johnson will ship to 5, r
I rancisco, four tons of ore that will assay
$3,000 to the ton. Ten tons of second class ore has
just been milled at Sherman's mill that yielded
$302.55 to tue ton-
Messrs. Sam James and Nets Wager have
Sue mine, situated above the falls in
Wall Street canyon, and are at work developing the
■une. They are running a cutinto the ledge, which
is a strong one, containing spar, and from which
they have taken some very rich ore. We saw some
ns that assayed as high as $7,000 per ton.
They claim that there is a large body of ore there
that will yield away up in the hundred-.
Another Sale.— Charles Morris and Richard
in, who owned a third interest, each, in the
No. 1, have sold their interest.-- in the same
to Wm. Raymond, getting a good price. They will
now put men to work on the road and complete the
same to their other mines, thus enabling them to de-
same with much greater ease than hereto-
fore.
SHASTA.
French Gulch.— Cor. Redding Independent,
Feb. 9: The quart/; mines are all in a progressive
way — rolling out tons of ore. Mr. Shaefter has re-
cently intersected a lode in a long and deep tunnel
he has been driving, at a depth of 250 ft, that will
make one's palms itch and mouth water. There is
a sale of mining property in progress in this neigh-
borhood to parties resident for good-sized figures.
TheGibson Bros, arc raising the working force in
the mine on Deadwood. Work is going on in the
New Brunswick claim, the dry winter being very
good for prospectors.
SIERRA.
Si ales Diggings. — (.'or. Sierra t b. Tribune,
Feb. 7: In the mine but little work has been ac
COmplished owing to the cold and freezing weather.
The ■ lleveland company have been working half
days for the past three weeks. A slide of bedrock
occurred at the mine to-day which completely block-
aded the mouth of their new shaft. However, Supt
Bean says the accident will only occasion one day's
delay. The Fairplay and Union Hill companies
commenced washing to-day, but if the cold weather
continues they will soon close down again. The
Poverty Hill Co. are washing. Two men of this
place have been running ahead the tunnel at the
Lucky Hill company's claim for the past three
weeks.
Shut Down.— Nevada Transcript, Feb. 9: A
report reaches here that work has been suspended
at the Marguerite mine near Sierra City for the fol-
lowing reasons: Two of the Bostonians heavily in-
terested in the property recently came out and upon
their arrival instructed Supt. Deidesheimer to reduce
the scale of wages. This he said he could not do.
whereuj* n . start b)
cutting doui
and the m
tiers iti this lo-
:
-
it, has yie
It will :..
TUOLUMNE.
I.I A-
White t;
working the property of the Company, fort
: I inu.irv.
any lini-
ng upon thegi purposes,
■ e the privilege improve-
it uj»on the ground, and to have
eeds of his labor, and
: claim upon the
ground.
■ ■
gold he 11 : .mu. and they are to
return to him the three-fourth of gold to which he
Milled.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
■
joint with the Sierra Nevada is being pushed for-
ward at the rate of about so ft per week in a favor-
able vein formation. It has yet a considerable dis-
tance to go to reach a [Xiint where ore can be looked
for. The east crosscut on (be 2900 level, joint with
1- in a formation that shows many prom-
quartz. The pumps in the C'nion
shall will be started up on Tuesday. The ground
both on the 2700 anil 2900 levels is now pretty well
drained oui. and in crosscutting there will be but
little trouble with water,
I Nkvai.a. —The north lateral drift on the
2900 level is being advanced at the rate of about 20
ft per week in 1 favorable formation. The east
crosscut on'the 2900 level, joint with the CnionCon. ,
is also being driven ahead at the rate of about 20 ft
per week. It is in vein material that shows some
Mexican.— The joint Union Con. east crosscut
is still being advanced in a forma lion that contains
many stringers and feeders of quartz. At the joint
Ophit winze guides are being put in for a second
These cages will be in operation the
first of next week, when a crosscut will be started
east from the station at the 3100 level. The new-
pumps at the Union shaft wilt be running next Tues-
day, when crosscuts may be started at several points
on the 2700 and 2900 levels. These levels are now
|] drained out.
II u.e& N"oR( ROSS.— The main north drift on the
2600 level, joint with Savage, is being advanced at
the rale of about 40 ft per week. It is passing
through a favorable vein formation that contains nu-
merous feeders of quartz that give good assays.
1 > rides are being put into a second com-
partment of the joint Mexican winze from the 2900
down to the 3100 level. This work will be comple-
ted and the cages running the first of next week,
when a crosscut will be started east from the station
at the 3100 level.
North Gould & Cukrv.— Sinking the shaft is
making r.ij >id progress. The material encountered
^ to be vein porphyrv, with frequent string-
ers of quarts and seams of clay.
UNION SHAFT. — The new pumps will be in and
running by Monday or Tuesday, when crosscutting
may be commenced at several points in the Mexican
and Union Con. mines without fear of trouble from
■
S w AGE.— The north drift on the 2600 level, joint
with the Hale it N'orcross, is being advanced at the
rale of about 40 ft per week. It is in ground that
carries many feeders of quartz lhat gives good as-
saj s.
A1.1 A.— The drain drift to connect with the south
branch of the Sutro tunnel is being pushed forward
very rapidly. The completion of this work will
double the capacity of the Alta pumping machinery.
Got 1 d ..v Curry.— On the 2500 level ihe west
crosscut is being pushed forward through vain por-
phyry, in which are beginning to be seen frequent
seams of clay and quart/.
YELLOW JACKET. — The old upper levels con-
tinue to yield a considerable amount of good milling
ore. A considerable amount of work in the way of
prospecting is being done.
CALIFORNIA. — Good progress is making in the
main south lateral drift on the 2000 level. The
ground passed through is the usual vein porphyry.
Si 0RPH IN.— The east drift on the 500 level is still
being pushed across the vein. As yet no sign of the
east wall has been found.
POTbSI. — The ground through which the main
south drift on the 2600 level is passing continues to
be dry and favorable.
ANDES. — The drifts are showing a considerable
amout of quartz, with occasional bunches of low-
grade ore.
CROWN POINT. — Are still extracting a consider-
able amount of low-grade ore from the old upper
levels.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle. — True Fissure, Feb, 10: The
contemplated drift from the bottom of the winze
from the fifth shaft level, has been started and has
reached a length of 14 ft- Crosscutting from this
drift will soon be commenced toward the footwall of
the ledge. Crosscut No. 2, on die fifth shaft level,
has been advanced 13 ft, being in the same forma-
tion as at the time of the last report; its total length
is46 ft. Stoping a nice vein of sulpburet ore, about
a fool in width, still continues above the fifth shaft
level. The ore in the stope above the fourth shaft
level has improved materially, being about 2 ft in
width, of fine yellow chloride, with every indication
of widening as the work on it progresses. The
daily yield of ore is about 67 tons, which mill No. 2
continues to handle well. The total amount of bul-
lion shipped during January was $80,197.29, with
$17,207.37 on account of the current month.
Mi M NT Diablo.— The stope above the drift con-
necting winzes Nos. 1 and 2 shows about a foot of
$70 ore. Some 560 ore is being stoped from a wide
ledge of low grade ore in winze No. 1, below ihe
-
•100 per ton
■ 1 level, Is torn
ore. while h
er ton, from narrow streaks
dial point. 1
■ nd and third lends, has 18
slope at- drift, on the third level,
I
■
velopcd from 8 to 10 inches of $200 1
ing taken :
stope on ■ irij north of I
■■-. has been encountered in the
:ft from the r 'allison winze,
containing 60 ore.
ESMERALDA DISTRICT.
n« « >m • Mini .
1 the Cortex
Yesterday v
cirri ed on in ti. iv one of which wa>
producing good miliiii^- . body of very
rich ore was struck a go. The vein,
though small when found, !. widened
until it is now about 18 inches wide. Who knows
but what this will lead into one of tl
rich ch.n
Hope il will. The Cortex never look
work was commenced on it a- it does
OSCEOLA DISTRICT.
ki MOV Ward Reflex, Feb. 3: There
is a rumor alloal that the Monroe and Linton mini's
- >id. I'1"- purctuu ■ 1
not given.
TAYLOR DISTRICT.
Fickle.— Ward Reflex, Feb, •■ A nan
Taylor district weje virtually sold la
for $50,000, but it was "busied out slick and
clean' by the man who bad worked the hardest to
bring^it to a head. Everything w.is perfectly satis-
intil after the papers were made out, and
aid he didn't want to sell, and this after in-
ducing the purchaser to come all the way from Ohio.
Child's play of this character is well calculated to
damage any district, no matter how bright its pros-
pects may be.
Water.— Ward Rtflex, Feb. 3: We arc reliably
informed lhat water enough has been struck in Tay-
lor district to supply that camp
Arizona.
Ri< it ORE.— Citizen, Feb. it: Mr. J. V.
ada arrived from the Santo Domingo district
day with samples of ore from the Excelsior, Hilo
Verde and Turner mines. The mines are owned by
the Oriole Co. of Baltimore, of which Col. L. A.
Smith is superintendent. The Excelsior has .1 4-ft
ledge that at the depth of too ft assays on the aver-
age ?227 per ton. The ledge matter of the Hilo
Verde at the depth of 65 fi is but 18 inches wide, but
it carries a three-inch streak that assays away up
into the thousands. The Turner mine in a 10-fi
shaft shows a strong ledge of \% ft. enriched
throughout with black petanque. The Hilo Verde
is especially rich, the ore streak mentioned is pure
native silver. Three and a half tons of it have been
shipped, and will, in the course of a few days, ar-
rive here en route to headquarters at Baltimore. An-
other and larger shipment will follow soon. The
mines are located about 22 miles south of the < run-
sight, borne 40 men have been employed by ihe
company who propose shortly to begin development
on a much larger scale. 1( the ore shown by Mr.
Canada yesterday be a criterion to judge by, Santo
Domingo district must soon become famous for the
great wealth of its ores.
GROOM Creek. — Prescott Courier, Feb. 9: We
learn that Mr. Kiotte, the eminent mining engineer,
who recently visited Groom t'reek in the employ of
the Arizona Queen M. * "o. , has submitted his report
of inspection to the officers of that company. His
examination did not extend beyond the Chicago, the
principj.1 mine of the group, owned by this company.
He speaks in well-deserved praise of the superin-
tendent, Mr. Marrington, and says of the mine that
it is a true fissure, has large bodies of good ore, and
is of the opinion lhat, with an expenditure of some
$5,000 for development work and the addition of
some necessary machinery for concentrating and
otherwise treating the ores, the mine can be made
to yield a net revenue of not less than $100 per day
for an indefinite period to come. The high char-
acter of Mr. Kiotte as an expert, settles beyond
doubt all question of the superior merit of this prop-
erty, and, as there are a great many mines of the
same character in the immediate vicinity of ihe
Chicago. Groom Creek may reasonably be expected
to come to the front rank as a bullion-producing
district of exceptional richness.
A Smelter for the Woronoco Co- — Tomb-
stone Republican, Feb. 10: Supt. Fowler, of the
Woronoco G. & S. M. Co., informed a Republican
representative to-day that one result of his recent
visit East was the purchase of a 30-ton smelter for
the mine under his charge, the machinery being now
on the way. A 15-ton working lest having been
made at the Benson smelting works which gave
such favorable returns that it was at once concluded
to order the necessary plant. The well-known value
of the San Diego mine, the property of the Woro-
noco Co., is a sufficient guarantee to stockholders
that, with the smelter in operation, good dividends
are a certainty. Thus one more bullion-producer
is added to the camp.
Colorado.
Strike on Red Elephant. — Georgetown Cour-
ier, Feb. 8: An excellent strike was made last week
in the Shenendoah Valley lode, on Red Elephant,
consisting of from 4 to 8 inches of fine-grained ga-
lena, a sample sack of which milled 372 ounces of
silver per ton. The lode is owned by W. H. Du-
laney, < ieo. W. JDollison-, Albert Townsend, and
H. C. Metcalf. who are working it by contract. It
is opened by a tunnel 400 ft long. The drift has
been driven along the side of the ore vein, which
has been left standing, and last week a shot was put
into it and broke down nearly two tons of ore from
which the sample sack was taken. The ore has been
uncovered for a distance of &j ft and holds out well
in the breast, which gives assurance that the mine
in the future will be a profitable and steady producer.
New Mexico.
Carlisle District. — Cor, .v, ■ \west, Feb.
7: This district called the Steeple Rock, but better
known as the Carlisle district, is located about 50
miles north of Lordsburg, the nearer
lion to tins place. A 1
which is situated 15 miles south of here on tl
river. A buck-board and mai
is owned by .. 1
b> Mr. W. A. Famsh, the ,,nd re-
nowned mining expert. The vein is 50 ft wide on
l for n
■ milling gold
ind has .1 ground-stained a
Mr. Charles Ford, a well known Co*
nun, took . rv part of V
found
lhat the ore ran from $30 to $300 10 the ton. Mr.
has got enough $20 ore on the
ip mill 2 sears without sink-
ing. The in itifuliy located, beine
only 200 fi above the bed of I
and hand p mpj ;s
being erected on the mine and is nearly completed.
li thinks he will have it running in
: ited about 300
the mill and the ore will be carried thai
into the top. 1
-
mine m the camp is called the "Rain in the Face. "
The owners of this mini ,ft down on it
90 It. The> ha silver ore
that will mu about $aoo a ton. Several prominent
mining men have examined this property
nk it will soon be sold from what 1
can hear. The Mayflower district is located about
This is a copper camp and
contains several very respects. The
camp is a new one, and there has not been much
work dot
Montana.
v - Although with
ption, the amounts involved in Iran
mining properly dtirning Jan
tall, the large number of transactions indi-
cate a very healthy condition of the market; and the
fact thai the deal was in every case bel
of the district, who are thoroughly familiar with the
value of the properties, is a gratifying evidence of
the confidence of our own citizens in the future of
the Summit Valley district. There
during the month, for which the total prices
was $31,977. 'The large 5 that of the
Mountain View lode 10 Charles X. Larabie for
$20,000.
\i.i- e.— The activity which characterises the op*
eralions in the Alice properties indicates that the
mine is to be worked for all it's worth this year.
There is no reason why deep mining in ;
trict should not be attended with as satisfactory re-
sults as were derived from the lower levels of the
Comstock lode, and the Alice company seems likely
to soKe the question definitely, as to whether or not
this is a 'Surface camp.''
Magna Charta. — The mine has become a big-
ger property than it was ever expected lo be, and it
has been found necessary to improve the facilities
for handling its immense output. It has accord-
ingly been decided to enlarge the shaft by the con-
struction of a new pump compartment.
Moi 1 ton. -The 3-fi vein uncovered last week by
the 300-fi south crosscut, is developing in fine shape
and widening with the drift. The ore is freer mill-
ing than lhat of the upper te
Shonbak.— The east drift of the i3, level has ad-
vanced 70 ft on the ledge. The character of the
ore has steadily improved, and during the past week
a fine body of gray and pink manganese rock has
been uncovered which assays from t,o ounces up-
ward.
Idaho.
Senate m. and Smelting Co.— At a recent
election in New York city the control of this com-
pany passed to Edward Mathews and Col. 1
Mr. Mathews being unanimously elected President
and Col. Green manager of the companv. The
Senate mine, and the Red Cloud, Chief. Nonesuch
and Kid claims constituting the Senate group are all
rich and permanent looking prospects, needing only
the wholesome management now awarded them for
speedy development into highly productive and
prominent mines of the first rank on Wood river.
During the past season the company has acquired a
valuable lime quarry, known as the Scorpion claim,
and the Red Cloud, Kid, Senate. Fraction, None-
such, Edith and Grey Eagle mill sites, all of which
are locations that need only lime to prove their
worth. The smelting works already completed and
in excellent running order, have been proven fault-
less by a trial run and stand ready for operation,
with charcoal on hand for a 3 months' run.
Oregon.
COAL. — Jacksonville Times, Feb. 7: D. RevnoId<5
of the Meadows has discovered a large vein of stone
coal, which grows better as he goes down upon it.
It is now 10 ft wide and the coal is of an excellent
quality.
Farmer's Flat.— MHIer& Kretxer's placer dig-
gings on Farmer's fiat, have been provided with hy-
draulic pipe and a little giant, and a good report
may be expected from here if the season 15 at all
favorable.
1'isi OURAGEMENT. — Some of the miners are able
to work during the warm part of ihe day, but gen-
erally speaking there is room for much discourage-
ment. Should the spring be late, there will still be
.i chance for a good run,
Utah.
N'i 1 1 es. — Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 10: The in-
formation on which it was said in our mining review
tliis week that the Emma mine, in Little Cotton-
wood, was shut down, proves inaccurate. The
Emma is pushing work actively, and no snowslides
are likely to affect it. We learn, also, that in spite
of the snowslide which struck part of the Flagstaff
surface belongings the other day, that mine is also
being actively worked. Workmen in the Northern
Spy mine lately made a rich strike in the north drift
on the 150 level. Samples of ore were assayed which
showed $7 in gold, 125 ounces silver, and 43 per
cent. lead. A contract has just been let to extend
the north drift 125 ft on the 250 level. The
well at the Mingo i"Hers has reached a di
1,016 ft, all the way through sand and gravel. The
tools are still going down in -earch of bedrock and
flowing water.
no
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 17, 1883
Mining.
Some brilliant genius in the East has finally
decided that mining is a legitimate business;
that when a dollar taken from the stubborn
l'ocks costs a dollar in the extraction, still there
is a saving, because the gathered wealth of the
world has been increased by that one dollar.
That is a right sensible view. Had the wise
man read the Tribune, he would have found
that fact out years ago. Moreover, he has
"dropped on" the fact that a mining camp is
not like any other, that instead of lowering the
value of the other crops it touches with new
life all the surrounding business of the country.
That is another fact which the Tribune would
have supplied, had he but read. He might
have gone further still, and discovered that be-
cause of the $1,500,000,000 in gold and silver
which the mines of the West have turned out
bury it in the ground. They pay $150,000,000
a year easily, because the money flows back
among the people, and so it is handled over and
over. But suppose it were to be buried or sent
to China as fast as it is paid, how would it be
in four or five years ? There would be such
squeezing, such panics, such utter prostration
of business, such a depreciation of property and
such despair as has never been seen in the New
World. For this change the miners of the
West have been working, and they should not
be forgotten or their work underestimated, for
more of the good of it has gone East than has
remained in the West.
We hold that mining is the most legitimate
work a man ever engaged in. He goes hito the
desert; from a spot which is wothless, to all ap-
perances, he extracts from the matrix in which
for ages it has been sleeping, something which
savage and civilized men alike respect and covet^
something which is indestructible and rare;
something, the value of which is known and re-
spected the world around, and something which
in all lands stands for a measure of values, and
tion of its product — to Omaha, where $700,000
were extracted from it; also, at Bonanza City,
the Custer ledge, the giant among American
mines, from whose unparalleled outcrop of 200
ft. above the surface four men, during 11 months
last year, quarried ore which yielded $1,100,000,
and which has, through a small 20-stamp mill,
poured out -$1,400,000 in the last 14 months.
They will find at Idaho City a small area of the
placer ground of one county which has produced
$20,000,000 in gold — more than a million ayeaijfor
18 years — and other larger areas, which in years
to come will often duplicate Idaho's total placer
yield of $65,000,000. Silver City, Idaho, they
will discover, is the home of the famous Elmore,
which, with a small 20-stamp mill, in 30 days
has poured out $500,000, the largest month's
yield, I believe, of one mine with a mill of this
limited capacity yet recorded in the world.
Among the tens of thousands of other quartz
veins already found is the Morning Star, whose
shipment of 100 tons from Silver City to the At-
lantic seaboard, containing $100,000, is fresh in
the minds of at least the owners. A near neigh-
full text of the bill at hand as yet, but have re-
ceived a brief outline of some of its provisions.
It provides for the appointment of seven com-
missioners by the Governor, two of them to be
residents of Mariposa county, and the remain-
ing five to be appointed from the State at large.
All are to hold office for four years from date of
appointment, except two of the five at large,
who are to hold office for only two years, to be
decided by lot after the appointment.
The duties and powers are prescribed. They
are to have charge of the Yosemite Valley and
Big Trees, which belong to the State by virtue
of Congressional enactment. They are to be a
body with corporate powers. They are to se-
lect a suitable person, at a salary not to exceed
$1,500 per annum, to look after the Yosemite
Valley and Big Trees and improvements under
their supervision. The general intention of the
bill seems to be the ousting of the present Yo-
semite Valley Commission, and if this be done
we trust that the reappointment of the useful
members of the present Board and their em-
ployees will follow. In this way the interests
HONDURAS OR
in the last 33 years, the face of his native land
has been transfigured, and the people have ac-
cumulated more property than they otherwise
would in 1 50 years. Phe speaker at the Pioneer
supper in New York the other night said truly
that no event since the discovery of America
has been of so much consequence, in a material
sense, as the finding of gold in California.
Nothing less would have made possible what
has since happened. Without it the war could
not have been fought out; without it the pay-
ment of the debt would not have been possible
for a hundred years to come, and the prospect
would have been so gloomy that repudiation
would have followed as it did after the revolu-
tion of 1776. The mines of the West have been
the leaven of the whole land; because of them
New York is swiftly becoming the world's com-
mercial center, and real estate from the Atlan-
tic to this side of the Mississippi river has
doubled in value. The men of the East should
begin to understand this by and by. They tell
us that a wheat crop in Minnesota or a corn
crop in Ohio is worth more than the gold and
silver crop of the West. We do not desire to
dispute the figures, but let them s-it down and
figure up how things would be if they were
forced to gather together $1,500,000,000 and
TRUE CHINESE.
with which all reasonable things can be pro-
cured.— Salt Lake Trilune,
Production of Idaho Mines.
About the headwaters of Salmon, Boise and
Wood rivers, in southern Idaho, is a region
some 2,500 miles in extent, whose early his-
tory borders upon the marvelous. Until three
years ago its nearest railroad was from 250 to
300 miles away from the leading mines, and the
country was practically unknown, Since then
it has had the Utah & Northern branch within
150 miles, and has managed to attract some at-
tention in spite of the Leadville, Gunnison and
Arizona stampedes. The Oregon Short Line
will go to the head of it the coming spring, and
the thousands of miners and others who make a
pilgrimage in Pulman $ars that way will have
something of a surprise. They will find of local
note at Atlanta the Atlanta ledge, which, traced
for miles on the surface, is from 50 to 100 ft.
wide, and has shipped (by wagon 300 and by
rail 1,100 miles), a thousand tons— a small nor-
LIBERIAN.
bor of the Morning Star, in trying to duplicate
this output, fell only §10,000 short, and added
another brilliant achievement to those in mining
history, by yielding §4,000,000—81,000,000 for
each 100 ft. of depth — in a comparatively brief
period.
Along the Yankee fork of Salmon river they
will perchance gaze in wonder at the Charles
Dickens, whose great ore body is so rich that
two men have pounded §11,000 out of it in hand
mortars in a single month. Or the Montana
mine, where five men extracted $S0,000 last
year in eight months, and shipped ore in 20-ton
lots worth $3,000 per ton. They will be shown
thousands of pounds of ore from these mines
glittering with the native gold, and worth $5
per pound. These things come like a revelation
from a region much of which is still marked un-
explored counti'y ou some of our maps.
NEEAZANA.
of the State in these grand natural endowments
can be well served.
Whether the bill provides for the general en-
couragement of planting out of trees to take
the place of those now being used up we are
not informed, but suppose that is left to a
special bill on the subject yet to be introduced
or to the enactment now in force.
State Board of Forestry. — Recently, As-
semblyman W. L. Smith, of Mariposa and
Merced, Chairman of the Committee on
Yosemite Valley, Big Trees and Forestry,
submitted a bill in the Assembly to create
a State Board of Forestry. We ' have not the
The Sorghums.— A large number of varieties
of the plant Sorghum vulgare are now coming
into prominence in this country, both as a source
of cane-sugar and as valuable forage for farm
animals. To show some of the characteristics
of these new varieties, we take three heads of
widely different manner of growth. The new
varieties are coming continually from seed, and
the well-known tendency of the species toward
hybridization is being employed by propagators
to secure varieties, with the special characteris-
tics which they deem most valuable. The
manufacture of cane sugar from sorghum has
been pronounced a promising industry by the
National Academy of Sciences, to whom the
scientific aspects of the process were referred.
February 17, 1883.]
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The Ejmgijmeef^.
Engineering Enterprise in Hamburg.
- mate of Hamburg, < Iaruuury,afl
reported m &n exchange, have had under oon
rideratioii ■ scheme for constructing a tunnel
under the Elbe and an elevated railway in that
oity. The construction of ■ bridge Instead of s
tunnel i> said t<> be out "f the question on ac*
oonnt of the width and crowded state of the
harbor, and tin- author <>f the project has de-
the tunnel of such dimensions as would
■ botli for vehicles and foot pa
and a double track railway I and pas-
Tin- h propoBi e to effect by building
tin- tunnel of two Btones, the road for vehicles
and pedestrians to bo in the upper ■tory, and
the line '.i railway in the lower story. l
timated cost of the tunnel and railway 1818,250,
)mm». and thej mpleted in five ami a
half yi w
With its large jmm • us hun-
dreds of vessels arriving troni .til parts of the
globe, Hamburg presents a ni ist hvely picture
of maritime activity. In front of the principal
portion ol the town, on the opposite bank, is
situated the island Steinweider, which contains
s number of docks. Bteamships ore regularly
conveying travelers olid onandise between
this island and Hamburg. Hence the necessity
of this important engineering improvement.
Pbofoskd Ship Canal in Canada. Some
!c« )eai ion was made to con-
Btruot a ship Banal across the isthmus which
the Bay ol Fundy from the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, at a cost of $8,000,000. The
was abandoned; but recently Mr. H. C.
&. Ketchum, a New Brunswick engineer, has
been before the Dominion Parliament. Last
year Mr. EL C. *;. Ketchum, a New Brunswick
civil enj before the Dominion Par-
liament with a proposal to substitute a ship
railway over the same route, in place of the de-
funct canal scheme, lit- obtained a charter and
i subsidy of $150,000 per annum for 25 years,
when and bo long as the railway should he in
ful operation, Mr. Ketchum carried the
scheme t" London, where he has succeeded in
getting it taken up by an eminent English con-
tractor, subject to the favorable report of his
own engineer, who is now engaged with Mr.
Ketchum in examining the site. If the scheme
is carried out, the Dominion will he the first
country in the world to possess a ship railway,
and probably there is no other country which
- a site more favorable in its engineer-
ing aspects for a perfect railway— that is, a
hip railway without curves or grades.
Useful Information.
Pbshkry mos "t Bi iter. Dr. W, i ■ ■
mann has been investigating tin cause ->f butter
he rancid, which is the immediate result
of the liberation of butyric acid. He says it is
not the result of butyric fermentation, out i>
do.- to the formation of lactic acid from milk
sugar, \\ bach ■- present in butter to the extent of
"..'. to 0.6 . The lactic arid liberates on equiv-
alent quantity ol acids from the glycol
orbon percentage, This, he thinks, as
plains whj summer butter gets rancid more
quickly than winter butter, and that artificial
butter gives less cause of complaint than
natural butter from Spoiling,
Tip preaervo butter, one "t two metho
be chosen. Either the lower fattj acids are
neutralized by caustic soda, which process was
■ i bj Prof Adolf Mayer and Dr. Clans*
oitzer, or care is taken t«> remove tin- milk
sugar, preventing its decomposition. The de-
■ -•luiponitnin of sugar in cow a butter is caused
bj tactic acid bacteria, bo that the first problem
in the preservation of butter is to find some
method for suppressing these bacteria.
Fob Fence Posts. A writer in on exchange
says: "T discovered naanyjyeara ago that wood
could be made to last longer than iron in the
ground, but thought the process so simple that
it Was not well tO make a stir about it. I
would as soon have poplar. basSWOOd, Or ash as
any other kind of timber for fence posts. 1
have taken out baSSWOod posts, after having
been set seven years, that were as sound when
taken out as w hen first put in the ground.
Time and weather seeiucil to have had no effect
on them. The posts can lie prepared for less than
two cents apiece. This is the recipe: Take
boiled linseed oil and stir in pulverized coal to
the consistency of paint. Put a coat of this
over the timber, and there is not a man that
will live to see it rot."
A Him TO SmOKBRS, An Knglish working-
man, just past the middle age, round that his
Pipe, Which had for many years been a great
comfort to him, was beginning to seriou
Li bag it up, however,
he determined to find out if were was no way
by which he might continue to smoke without
bo all injurious extent. He
OCOOrCUngh tt rote tO a medical journal, and was
recommended t« * till the bowl of the pipe one-tbird
full of table salt, and press the tobacco hard
down upon it. as in ordinary smoking. The re-
sult was verj satisfactory. During the process
of smoking the salt solidifies, while remaining
porous, and when the hardened lump IS removed
at the end of a days smoking it is found to
have absorbed so much of the oil of t ob
to be deeply Colored. The salt should be re-
new ad daily.
\\ \sin\<. harness with warm water and BOap
BOOH injures the leather. All varnish.
I ilaekiug containing varnish. arc injurious. When
harness becomes rusty, give a new coat of grain
Mark. lie lore applying this, wash the grain
side of the leather with potash water, cold, un-
til all the grease i- removed. After the leather
is quite dry. apply the grain black, and then oil
ami tallow. This fastens the color and makes
the harness flexible and soft. Grained harness
can be cleaned by a cloth moistened with keru-
suiie. but should be immediately washed and
oiled afterward.
To Remove Pctty. -Old putty may !»■ read-
ily softened and removed b\ using a paste of
caustic lye, easily prepared by mixing carbonate
of patash (or soda) with equal parts of freshly
burned quicklime, which has been previously
sprinkled with water so as to cause it to fall
into powder. This should be-mixed with water
to a paste, and spread on the putty to be soft-
ened. If one application is not sufficient, it
should be repeated.
( hi Ksr. l'iu:i'Ai;i:i> JROM BEANS. A late
Indo-Chinese steamer, arriving at Marseilles,
1 -rough t specimens of a bean which has long been
used by the Chinese and Japanese as an article
of food. Not only is it cooked and eaten like
other vegetables, but it is made into cheese.
By its composition it more closely resembles ani-
mal food than any other vegetable known to us,
containing much greasy matter and albumen.
A trial will be made to acclimate it in our
southern departments. In the north it will not
grow, owing to the uncertain and changing cli-
mate, and the temperature being too low. Be-
sides these advantages, as an article of human
food, the husks serve as very good fodder for
horses and cows. The cheese made from the
Japanese bean has a very delicate taste, much
like Parmesan. — London Daily News.
Submarine Work, -It is said that an Kng-
lish linn are engaged in putting into actual
practice the Jules Verne's romantic device, put
forth in his famous work, "Twenty Thousand
Leauges Under the Sea." It will be recollected
that Ins divers are represented by the author as
putting on their armor in the usual fashion,
and then attaching oxygen reservoirs at the
hack, going into the water free and indepen-
dent of heavy air pumps and heavy dragging
air pipes. The new English system calls for
tlie manufacture .of oxygen and its compression
into tanks, which are strapped upon the armor.
The carbonic acid of the breath is removed by
means of caustie potash, and a fresh supply of
oxygen takes the place of that used up by
breathing. The diver is, of course, entirely in-
dependent of the surface, and can walk about
as much at his ease as it is possible beneath the
surface of the water, weighted by the usual
amount of lead necessary to keep him sub-
merged. The system is one of the most inter-
esting things in its line brought before the
public for many years, and submarine work
will be greatly benefited by it. No doubt some
time will be necessary to practically understand
all the details of its working, as the system is
not presented as being in a sufficient practicable
state to lie in every day use away from skillful
attendance.
A Papeb Watch has been exhibited by a
Dresden watchmaker. The paper is prepared
in such a manner that the watch is said to be as
serviceable as those in ordinary use.
The Washington Monument.— Some 40
years ago, when the people of the United States
had raised a considerable sum for the purpose,
this monument was begun. When the monu-
ment had been built to 156 ft. in bight the funds
were exhausted. Finally the Government took
hold and made appropriations to finish the work.
But when the labor on it was renewed, examina-
tion showed that the foundation was not strong
enough for the intended superstructure; but how
to insert additional strength under a column
weighing 32, 000 tons without disturbing its
equilibrium or making a crack in its walls, how
to remove the dirt below this tremendous weight
and insert concrete masonry therein, was a ques-
tion that required inventive genius and delicate
engineering. The difficult work was most boldly
and successfully done. A solid body of masonry,
about 1*20 ft. square, and more than 13 ft. in
depth, now underlies this tall structure. It
ought to have a solid base, for the monument,
when finished, will have a total weight of over
80,000 tons. This pillar is now about 350 ft.
high, and is rising in mid-air at the rate of
nearly 100 ft. a year. From two to three more
working seasons will be required to complete it.
When completed it will be 555 ft, high.
To Keeijtht. Urates Bright. — When a grate
is purchased, and you ask how to keep the pol-
ished parts as bright as they then are, you will
almost always get an evasive answer, for what
reason I never could understand. I would sup-
pose that the venders of grates would be pleased
to know that the grates they dispose of would
always look clean and bright after they have
left their possession. I have, however, discov-
ered a mode for keeping the polished parts of
grates perfectly bright, without using an undue
quantity of "elbow grease' either. It is sim
ply to take a piece of flannel, moisten it with
coal-oil, next dip in powdered finery, and rub,
when brightness will suddenly appear, and the
matronly heart will be gladdened. — Cor. Ger-
mjxntown Tel.
Apropos of aerial navigation, the following
singular extract from the discourse of M. de
Comberousse, pronounced at the funeral of the
late Henri Gifford, will be read with interest:
"An intimate friend of Giftbrd told me yester-
day that he carried to the tomb the secret that
he had long sought for, and which had revealed
itself to his eyes during his last years. He
added that our colleague shrank back from his
own discovery, and, rilled with horror, put an
end to his own existence." "In other words,"
remarks the Journal of Science, in a comment on
the above, "he saw, at length, that aerial navi-
gation must prove the suicide of civilization."
The Formation of Hair. — Each hair is
formed of 10 or 12 smaller hairs, which unite at
the root and form a hollowr tube, somewhat like
a very fine stalk of grass, jointed at intervals.
The joints appear to overlap each other, as if one
small tube were inserted into that which is near-
est to it, and so on to the end of the hair. This
structure, though invisible to the naked eye,
may be made manifest to the touch. Take a
hair several inches long, and work it between
your thumb and finger, and you will find that
it will always work toward the top end, and
never (turn it as you will) towards the root end.
proving that the rough overlappings are all di
rected to the top.
Kill Your Fish. — A French scientist, ex-
plaining why fish eaten in Holland are superior
to those eaten in France, gives a hint that may
interest fishermen in this country. He says
that the Dutch fishermen kill their fish as soon
as taken from the water by making a slight
longitudinal incision under the tail with a
sharp instrument. The French fishermen, on
the contrary, allow their fish to die slowly and
this slow death softens the tissues and renders
them more liable to undergo change.
Good Health, -
Tight Lacing.
This is a question, the mere mention of which
is "tabooed" in polite society. He who is bold
enough to protest against the prevailing fash-
ions, whether of corsets, banged hair or high
heels, musfr be prepared to encounter the frowns
of the fairest, and, perhaps, excommunication
from all social circles in which he dare exercise
the liberty of free speech. It is utterly useless
to attempt to convince young women of the evils
that later come from lacing. No child is satis-
fied that fire will burn until his own fingers
have been blistered, and, strange as it may
seem, it is quite as difficult to convince matrons
of middle age, when they have had their forms,
from childhood, held in the grip of steel and
buckram.
"Were I to leave off my corsets," says one, "I
should be limp as a rag. These strengthen and
sustain me." Quite right, madam, but why?
Simply because you have worn corsets so long
that they have appropriated the office that the
musclesof the chest were intended for, and these,
having nothing to do, have dwindled away or
perished, leaving the upper half of your body to
be supported by corsets. What nature has no
use for, she finally dispenses with. She is gen-
erous, but, at the same time, exercises a wise
economy, and does not long burden us with use-
less gifts.
Paralysis of the pectoral muscles is the least
of the evils induced by lacing. Long continued
pressure on the vital organs impedes their action
and deranges their functions. It is a prominent
cause of heart disease, consumption and spinal
irritation. It is not necessary to be a physiolo-
gist to feel a sort of disgust for an abnormally
small waist, or a philanthropist to pity its vic-
tim. There is something barbarous and re-
pulsive in the fashion of making cripples of Chi-
nese women by lacing their feet. Would it be
more humane to make perpetual invalids of
them by lacing their bodies'/
Scientific Nursing. — There is no subject of
so much general interest as this, concerning
which there is, at the same time, such a widely
prevalent ignorance. There are few, especially
among women, upon whom will not devolve, at
some time in their lives, the care of the sick;
fewer still, who will not at some time become
dependent upon such care; and it might natur-
ally be supposed that matters of such primary
and universal importance as sanitary conditions
and the practical application in the sick room of
scientific principles would be too familiar to ev-
ery one to need to be further enlarged upon.
But the fact is, it too frequently happens that
all the scientific knowdedge which ever enters
the sick room conies in with the doctor and
woes out again with him. This state of things
requires to be improved. Knowledge, and that
correct knowledge we call science, is just as in-
dispensable to the nurse as to anybody else. It
is a great mistakc-to suppose that all women —
even good women — make good nurses. The
best intention and the tenderest heart may co-
exist with an utter lack of executive ability,
and be more than counterbalanced by ignorance
and prejudice. Native aptitude gives advan-
tage, but it cannot be relied upon alone. Even
the highest degree the
natural gift of ministration which renders them
table to the invalid, would find their
power ot usefulness verj largely increased bj
a huniliarity with what maj K properly called
the science of the siek room. Physicians are re-
cognizing more and more the importance of hy-
gienic agencies in the treatment of disease, and
ili.i.' has come an Lucres
call fur the scientific instruction and pi
training or those « ho are to take . barge ol in
■■ a 1 1' i ■ Science explain ■ the © indil ions pon
which tin- art of the nurse depends, and lave
down principles which cannot be violated with-
out injury; but it is not at all necessary to make
a parade of technical language in stating its re-
quirements. Popular Set* net Monthly.
Effects <» Too Much Brain Wore fob
"Ki v On April 28th, Dr. Richardson de-
livering a lecture on •-.Natural Necessities as
Natural Education," before the So< let}
of Arts, brought forward, writes F. C. *., the
following extract, which happened to be a re-
port of the chairman of the evening, Mr. Ed-
win < 'had wick, G B., to the British Association
in I860, to ShOfl what an evil effect tOO much
brain work, without a proportional amount of
industrial occupation bto support it. has upon
young children : "In one large establishment,
containing about iiOO children, half girls and
half boys, the means of industrial occupation
were gained for the girls before any were ob-
tained for the boys. The girls were therefore
put upon half-time tuitions, that is to say, their
time of book instruction was reduced from 36
hours to 18 hours per week, given on the three
alternate days of their industrial occupation,
the boys remaining at full school time of 36
hours per week, the teaching being the same, on
the same system and by the same teachers, the
same school attendance in weeks and years in
both cases. On the periodical examination of
the school, surprise was expressed by the inspec-
tors at finding how much more alert, mentally,
the girls were than the boys, ami in advance in
book attainments. Subsequently, industrial
occupation was found for the boys, when their
time ofj book instruction was reduced from 3b
hours a week to IS, and after a while the boys
were proved, upon examination, to have ob-
tained their previous relative position, which
was in advance of the girls.""
How Dimples abe Made.— This is the way
dimples are manufactured in Chicago, if a re-
porter of the Herald of that city tells the
truth: "My arm being bare and the exact spot
indicated, he (the operator) placed a small glass
tube, the orifice of which was extremely small,
upon the spot. This tube had working within
it a piston, and was so small that when the
handle was drawn up the air was exhausted
from the tube and it adhered to the flesh, rais-
ing a sTlght protuberance. Around this raised
portion the operator daintily tied a bit of scarlet
silk, and then took away his suction machine.
The little point of skin that was thus raised he
sliced off with a wicked looking knife, bringing
the blood. I tried hard not to scream, but it
was so unexpected that I had to. Then he
bound up the arm, placing over the wound a
small silver object like an inverted cone, the
point of which was rounded and polished. This
little point was adjusted so as to depress the
exact center of the cut. Then he told me to go
away and not touch the spot until the next day.
When I came at that time he dressed my arm
again, and this operation was repeated for five
days, when the wound was healed. The silver
cone was removed, and there, sure enough be-
neath it was the prettiest dimple in the world!
And all 1 had to pay was §10."
When Is a Person Dead? — A recent writer
in the China Review exemplifies the difficulties
surrounding interpretation from Chinese into
English, or vice versa, by mentioning that sim-
ple question, Was he (or she) dead? which oc-
curs so frequently in inquests and other judicial
proceedings, admits of a positive or negative re-
ply according to whether the European or
Chinese idea as to when death occurs be fol-
lowed. We believe that a man is dead when
he lias ceased to breathe, and when his blood
no longer circulates; the Chinese consider him
still alive while a trace of warmth lingers in the
body. The two estimates may thus differ by
several hours. Hence, it was that in inquests
in Hongkong the time of death formed a stum-
bling block in almost every Chinese case. The
medical evidence would show that the deceased
must have been dead when brought to the hos-
pital, while the relatives would swear he was
alive at the gate. Subsequent inquiry showed
that the general viewamongthe Chinese was that
a person is considered to be dead when the
body is cold, and not before. It does not speak
very well for the Chinese scholarship of the
officials of Hongkong that it took about 40
years to discover this important distinction. —
Mature,
Headache. — Dr. Haley says {Australian
Medical Journal, Aug. 15, 18S1), that as a rule,
a dull, heavy headache, situated over the brows,
and accompanied by languor, chilliness, and a
feeling of general discomfort, with distaste for
food, which often approaches to nausea, can be
completely removed in about 10 minutes, by a
two-grain dose of iodide of potassium, dissolved
in half a wineglassful of water; this should be
so sipped that the whole quantity may be con-
sumed in about 10 minutes.— Glasgow Medical
Journal,
112
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Cleavage of Minerals; The Ohmen
KiiL'iric; The Davidson Wheel; Horses Underground,
105 A New Amalgamator; New Cut-off Valve Gear;
An Tnventors' Institute; Notices of Recent Patents,
106. The Sorghums, 110 P^ssia? Events; Ameri-
can Association of Hiding Indutiies; Miners' New
Safety Lamp, 112- Notes from Eureka, Nev.; Mine
Timherinsr— No. 3 113.
ILLUSTRATIONS. - The Davidson Water Wheel,
105. The Sorghums, 110. Arrangement of TimberB
inStooeP, 113.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. -Sawing Hird Steel
with Sand; The Circular Saw Condemaed; New Journal
Bearing; Prosperity in Machine Shops; A Novel -Tram
Car Arrangement; Economy in Coal; To Preserve Wire
Rope; A New Composite Pulley; American Machinery
from English Workshops; Paper Car Wheels; American
Woodworking Machinery: Increased Use for Aluminum;
Railway Fire Service, 107
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Science in Soap Bub-
bles; Hunger and Appeute; A Heavy Brain; The Sci-
entific Argument for Thtnm; Still Another New Gas;
How to Stoo the Sulphuric Acid. 107.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock B lard, Notices of Assessments, Meet-
ings and Dividends. 108.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of Calif O' ma, Nevada, Arizina, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana and New Mexico, 108-9.
THE ENGINEER.— Engineering Enterprise in Ham-
burg; Proposed Ship Canal in Canada; Submarine
Work; The Washineton Monument. 111.
QSEFUL INFORMATION.-Preservation of But-
ter; For Fence Posts; Cheesa Prepared from Beans; To
Keep the Grates Bright; The Formation of Hair; Kill
Tour Fish; A Hint to Smokers; To Remove Putty,
111.
GOOD HEALTH.— Tight Lacing; Scientific Nursing;
Effects of To> Much Brain Work for Children; How
Dimples are Made; When is a Person Dead; Headache,
111.
MISCELLANEOUS. —Copper Minine; Recent Con-
tributions to the California State MiDinjr Bureau, 106.
Minine; Production of Idaho Mines. 110
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 116 and other pages.
Business Announcements.
Machinery— Tatum & Bowen, San Francisco.
Dividend Notice— Northern Belle M. &. M. Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice— Silver King Mining Co., S. F.
Lithographer and Engraver — G. H. Baker, S. F.
Passing Events.
The most welcome event which lias occurred
for some time has been the fine rain storm
which swept over California this week, bringing
everywhere rejoicing and hopeful feelings among
both miners and farmers. It has killed off the
cold weather, thawed out the ice and done good
generally.
Bullion shipments from the mines seem to
have fallen off of late, no doubt influenced by
the recent cold spell which has spread in every
direction. Work is of course retarded more or
less in the mining regions under such condi-
tions.
Efforts have been made on this coast to get
up a creditable showing of minerals for the
coming Amsterdam exposition, and what has
been collected will be sent away in about a week
from now. Utah, Idaho, Montana and Colo-
rado will be represented, but none of the other
mining States or Territories.
We shall next week issue a double edition of
the Mining and Scientific Pkess devoted
more particularly to the interest of south-
western Nevada.
A spirit thermometer in Butte, M. T., indi-
cated G0J below zero during the late cold
weather,
Amalgamating Pans.
The pans employed for grinding and amal-
gamation present a great variety in the details
of construction. Of late, moreover, since many
new persons have come into mining as a busi-
ness, many forms have been proposed which
have long since been found of no practical bene-
fit. Since the first "common pan,1' a very sim-
ple form of apparatus, came into use, many in-
ventors have exercised their ingenuity in get-
ting up all kinds of details, mainly to get pat-
ents. Each of these forms has its advocates and
friends, although of late the one commonly used
is called the "combination pan," and is found to
answer the purposes for which it was intended
perfectly well.
The common features of all amalgamating
pans are a round tub, usually of cast iron, but
sometimes with wooden sides or wooden lining,
from four to six feet in diameter, and about
two feet deep, having a hollow pillar east in the
center, within which is an upright shaft project-
ing above the top of the pillar that may be set
in revolution by gearing below the pan. To the
top of this shaft is attached, by means of a key
or "feather, a yoke or driver, by which the mul-
ler or upper grinding surface is set in motion.
To the bottom of the pan on the inside is fixed
a false bottom of iron, generally in sections
called dies, or in one piece haying a diameter a
little less than the pan and with a central hole
adapted to the central pillar. This serves as
the lower grinding surface.
The lnuller forming the upper grinding sur-
face is usually a circular plate of iron, corres-
ponding in size and form to the false bottom
just described, having a diameter nearly equal
to that of the pan, and a flat, conical or eonoidal
form, according to the shape of the pan bot-
tom. Its under side is faced with shoes of iron
or steel that may be removed and replaced at
will. The muller is attached to the driver,
which is put on and over the central pillar of
the pan, and being connected with the interior
upright shaft, as described, is thus caused to re-
volve.
There are various appliances for raising or
lowering the muller so that it may rest with its
whole weight upon the pan bottom, in order to
produce the greatest grinding effect, or be
maintained at any desired distance above it
when less power or mere agitation are desired.
Various devices are also in use for giving proper
motion to the pulp, so that when the muller is
in revolution the material may be kept con-
stantly in circulation, passing between the
grinding surface and running into contact with
the quicksilver. Some pans are cast with a
hollow chamber at the bottom for the admission
of steam in order to heat the pulp, while others
employ only "live steam," which is delivered
directly into the pulp by a pipe. The opera-
tion of the pan consists in the further reduction
or grinding of the ore to a pure pulp, and in the
extraction of the precious metals by amalgama-
tion with mercury. The amount of ore at each
charge varies from 600 or 800 to 4,000 or 5,000
lbs., according to size of pan. The ordinary
American Association of Mining Indus-
tries.
charge is 1,200 to 1,500 lbs.
An Absurd Proposition.
Twenty years ago if any man in California
had prophesied that in 1883 a proposition would
be made for the State Legislature to declare the
working of placer mines a public nuisance, he
would have been considered a lunatic. Yet last
week such a thing occurred. A member of the
State Senate named Kelly, from Solano, intro-
duced an absurd proposition to that effect. The
bill proposes to add two new sections to the chap-
ter of the Civil Code relating to nuisances, as
follows :
Sec. 3477. The working of placer mines by
the method of mining distinctly known as the
hydraulic process, the tailings, debris, detritus
or refuse matter of which are carried or suf-
fered to empty or flow into, or which do, either
directly or indirectly, empty or flow into any of
the navigable rivers or bays of this State, or
into any of the principal tributaries of such
rivers or bays, is a public nuisance.
Sec. 347S In actions to abate nuisances de-
scribed in section 3477 of this Act, where no
damages are claimed, or for an injunction or re-
straining order, to prevent the commission or
continuance of acts creating or causing such
nuisances, all persons or corporations contribut-
ing to the creation, or causes, or continuance of
the nuisance complained of may be joined as de-
fendants.
The Commissioners of the mining States and
Territories to the last Exposition have or-
ganized what is called the "American Associa-
tion of Mining Industries," which is intended to
continue such exhibits in the future, for the pur-
pose of making known the vast mineral resources
of the Western States and Territories.
The Association intends to assist in the or-
ganization of State and Territorial Associations
of Mining Industries, for the purpose of collect-
ing full and reliable statistics of the mines and
mining resources of each district in the respective
States and Territories, together with character-
istic samples of the ores and minerals of each dis-
trict, the extent and character of reduction works,
and the market value of the output of the
precious and useful metals, cost of extraction of
the ores per ton, and cost of reduction, etc.
It recommends that action should be taken hi
each State and Territory to secure legislative aid
for the erection of State or Territorial museums for
the preservation and classification of the ores
and statistics collected, and for the publication
of catalogues of all ores and minerals collected
each year, that are of commercial or scientific
value, together with the amount and value of
every useful metal or mineral produced in every
mining district of each State or Territory and
all other facts that have any important bearing
upon the various mining industries of the coun-
try.
A committee of three was appointed to formu-
late plans for the collection and preservation of
samples of ores and minerals, geological and
scientific facts, and blank forms and directions
that will ensure uniformity of method through-
out the country, in the organization of State
and local societies and the work to be performed
by them.
The officers of the association are J. Alden
Smith, President; J. E. Clayton, Vice-Presi-
dent, and R. A. Kerker, Sec'y. The headquar-
ters are at Denver, Col. The executive com-
mittee is composed of J. Alden Smith, L. D.
Phillips, E. Y. Naylor, J. P. Flynn and H. L.
Thompson. The Directors are as follows; Ari-
zona, T. B. Soren, Prof. J. A. Church; Califor-
nia, Prof. W. B. Ewer, Henry G. Hanks; Colo-
rado, Prof. J. Alden Smith, Capt. L. D. Phillips,
J. P. Flynn, E. Y. Naylor, H. D. Thompson;
Dakota, J. V. Offenbacker; C. W. Bobbins;
Idaho, J. L. Onerdonk, H. Z. Burkhardt; Mis-
souri, M. McLellan, L. B. Woodside; Montana,
J. B. Reed; Nevada, E. T. George, B. G.
Smith; New Mexico, Prof. W. B. Sloan, Dr.
Geo. S. Haskell; Utah, O. J, Hollister, Prof. J.
E. Clayton; Sonora— Old Mexico, Con. T. Cut-
ler, George Parsons; Wyoming. Gov. Jno. H.
Hoyt, Prof. Bailey.
Expositions will be held annually, and there-
fore to perfect the necessary arrangements as
well as the advancement of the mining inter-
ests of the country at large, it is deemed ad-
visable by the commissioners to the recent expo-
sition acting in conjunction with the legitimate
mine owners, to perfect a national organization
of miners of America for the purposes named.
The annual fees of membership' are five dollars
It may be remembered that there was some
dissatisfaction with the management of the Col-
orado Mining Exposition of last year, and that
it was hoped there would be a change if a suc-
cessful exposition was to be expected this year.
As we understand it, this association, of which
we speak, is not in sympathy with the manage-
ment of the previous exposition.
Miners' New Safety Lamp.
There are generally two kinds of safety lamps
used in fiery mines. One, like the primitive
Davy lamp, is surrounded from top to bottom
with a metallic gauze of a greater or less degree
of fineness ; the other, in order to furnish a
better light, is supplied at the base in front of
the burner with a short crystal cylinder, suit-"
ably protected by thick iron wire, and firmly
fastened to the metallic gauze placed above.
These two kinds of lamps render undoubted
sendees, but cannot, however, provide com-
plete immunity from accidents. They show
the presence of gas but do not prevent explo-
sions. The new Birckel lamp guards against
the difficulties. It is so arranged as to not only
indicate the presence of gas, but to go out auto-
matically if there is much of it. The Birckel
lamp belongs to the species of lamp with a crys-
tal cylinder. It differs from the old lamps by
a double case made of tin, which completely
covers the metallic gauze. The interior case is
fixed to the gauze itself; the exterior case can
slide round the interior with a gentle friction.
For the admission of air and the emission of the
products of combustion of the oil, the two cases
are pierced with a certain number of vertical
openings made in the tin, parallel to the lines of
the cylinder. For the lamp to work, it is evi-
dent that the openings of the movable outer
case shall correspond to those of the fixed case.
This is the ordinary state of things. In this
state the lamp burns easily, and gives a good
light through the crystal cylinder. The atten-
tive miner recognizes the presence of gas, by
signs which are well known to all — the blue
halo round the white flame. To avoid all dan-
ger, it is sufficient for him then rapidly to turn
the movable case. The openings are then closed
and the lamp is extinguished. But here again
this pre-supposes that the miner watches the
lamp and not his work. The danger of explo-
sion is not therefore overcome. But here is the
expedient to which M. Birckel has recourse.
He has observed that in reducing the width of
the apertures, by the partial rotation of the gas
to six or seven millimetres, the pure air no
longer was furnished in sufficient proportion to
maintain the combustion of" the burner, as soon
as the atmosphere became explosive. Under
these conditions, therefore, the lamp is spon-
taneously extinguished. The danger of explo-
sion is thus seen to be avoided automatically
by the lamp itself. At Pechelbronn, France, all
the miners have been using this lamp two years,
without there having been any accident.
Duty on Quicksilver.
TnE Guion Line steamer Alaska made her last
passage from New York to Queenstown in 6
days, 20 hours and 33 minutes.
Double Edition. — We shall next week issue
a double sheet edition of the* Mining and Sci-
entific Phess, and shall devote a large portion
of our space to the mineral region of southwest-
ern Nevada. The edition will be very fully il-
lustrated, and will be of interest and value for
reference and preservation. A new map of the
region will be given, among other things show-
ing the location of all the mining districts of
that part of the State.
It is a well-known fact that all coal miners
spit black, and that this continues for a month
after they have left the colliery; many of them
are attacked by a malady which is peculiar to
them, carbuncular melanosis; a kind of stop-
ping up of the lungs. After 40 years1 work,
there are few men who do not suffer, and the
penetration into the lungs is so complete that
if, after 10 years' cessation from work, a miner
be attacked with acute bronchitis he sees the
coal reappear in his expectoration.
We recently had an article on the ques
tion of putting a duty on quicksilver, giving the
reasons advanced for taking it off the free list.
The following dispatch from Washington shows
the action taken: The House yesterday agreed
to recommend a duty of 25% on quicksilver.
Mr. Page moved that the duty be fixed at 35%,
and, at Judge Kelley's suggestion, comprom-
ised on 25%. The product had increased from
7,723 flasks in 1850 to 1,197,095 flasks in 1880,
although during the last few years the pro-
duct had decreased, owing to foreign
competition. Kelley explained the use of
quicksilver in mining, and advocated
the imposition of a just rate of duty, which lie
thought was 25%. Mr. Berry said that while
lie was not advocating a tariff for protection, lie
wished quicksilver to have it. He was inclined
to favor a lower rate than 25%. He said that
every gold mine in California used it, and if the
duty were increased in price, every miner in the
State would feel it. He wished a fair protec-
tion for quicksilver, but not such protection
as would increase its price. Mr. Rosecrans
claimed that the history of quicksilver manu-
facturing on the Pacific slope showed that when
the duty was taken from quicksilver, most of
the small manufacturies were ruined, and only
four or five of the large companies survived.
They made combinations with owners of the
foreign product, and prices were increased.
Since then the manufacture had been greatly re-
duced. He said the miners were willing to pay
a small tax, as an insurance against big monopo-
lies, by the development of small mines. There
would then be more competition, and a reduction
in price would follow. Sparks moved to amend
Page's motion, by fixing the duty at 10%. This
was voted down. Mr. Berry voted for the 10%
rate, and dodged off on the 25% proposition.
That was agreed to by a close vote of 79 to 75,
February IT. 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
113
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
| From our Own Correspondent ]
oi new Life contin it iu our
■elf-reliant camp, and local companii
ganiiringfog the purpose of doing tin- work tliut
- would not be done without the
■idol foreign capital Binoe the ftubj Bill
Tunnel Company was organised others talk of
similar enterprise*, and I have no donbt that
whan tin- spring openi Eureka distriot will lw
n- '.i mnoh greater .i^n it\. Ever] da]
aomes ili«- intelligence of a "new strike."
Nothing ■ i eat as itament, bui
thing to encourage one and induce him I
jn-t l little harder. The time was wh<
;it tlir i.Ir. i ..t striking "i"r
1,'mmi feet beneath the raruv e, by drii in
ml for that purpose, but aince a fine ore chan-
nel baa been discovered in the Eureka tunnel,
and it ha-' bean shown that the body in richer,
!/■■, than any other yet found in Eureka
district, there has been shown
A General Disposition to Prospect.
Jn that way, i Kin l enterprises' "f tin- kind arc
•bout t-» be brought forward, ami where the
surface titles are without conflict, there appears
m why any tunnel scheme, aow
under way or even projected, should aol paj
■ Mi.' adventurer every dollar !»'■ may in-
vest in any of them. The Eureka Tunnel ore
body still holds out, ami during the past three
days nearly 50 tons have been extracted. The
DAW hoisting engine will he in place and ready
fa) run by abOUt the let of March. Tin- shaft
will he Mink t" a depth of 105 feet, ami a drift
run to conned it with tin bottom of tin- winze
From SOUth drift. The shaft will then he rat'
tied down to a depth yet undetermined, and a
new hvel started. The Ruby Hill tunnel,
which enters l'rospect mountain from the west
side is looking well. A new contract was let
to-day to run another 100 ft. What is wanted
to facilitate the work is an Ingersoll "Kclipse"
drill, which is just the thing for the place.
The cost of operating one would not exceed
much that of hand drilling, and the time saved
would soon repaj the extra cost, A Little cap-
ital is needed. A company might be formed for
the purpose of operating drills by compressed
air, in this camp, that would undoubtedly de-
rive large profits from their investments. There
are many good properties in the camp
Owned by Poor Men.
Who would give a large interest in their claims
to ensure their rapid development, and they
would offer good terms to such a company.
Rapid development in Eureka district is a mat-
terol much greater importance than a reduc-
tion in the price of labor.
On Ruby Hill there is very little change. On
the main level of the Albion mine it is said that
there is a very good prospect for striking ore. X
believe that it is in a drift that has been run a
great length on a fissure. Molybdates
of lead and iron are coming in at the face, which
are Bure to lead to ore, I have not seen this,
but it is important if true. There is nothing
new at the Richmond or Eureka Con., unless it
be a
New Kind of a Lamp
Now in use in the Laeon shaft. The water falls
upon the light and does not extinguish it. It is
aline thing for a wet shaft, but I should say,
rather dangerous for a dry one. It is known as
the Vapor Oil Lamp, and manufactured by the
Vapor Oil Stove Company, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The first one brought here was recommended to
Supt. Read, by Mr. Moore, of the Risdon Iron
Works, where I understand they are extensively
used. The advantage of this lamp, in wet
places underground, is of so much importance,
that I deem it my duty to call attention to it.
At the Jackson mine there are many places
where a great deal of prospecting has been done,
and with poor results. Here tributers have
been at work for some time past, and are now
ferreting out some good ore. These tributers
find ore in plaees where companies cannot work
to advantage, and, as a class of miners, are very
important. Many of them prefer tributing to
day's pay, as they are not subjected to dictation
from the bosses. They go to work and quit
when they please, which suits them.
The Silver West mine, situated westerly from
Adams Hill, has been leased to a party of min-
ers for one year. This property, in the early
days of the camp, paid well, as I understand,
and I believe, from all the indications, that it
will again come to the front.
Within the past week, about 100 tons of high
grade ore has been sent to the Eureka Con.
furnaces from the Home Ticket mine, the pro-
perty of the Ruby Dunderbug Co., an English
corporation. This ore is coming from close by the
Clipper mine into which it will strike. On this
account, several applications have been made to
the owners of the Clipper for a tribute pitch,
and arrangements will probably be entered into
that will be of mutual benefit to the owners and
the tributers. The Golden Rule tunnel will be
turned in a direction to intersect this fissure.
There are fine prospects now in the Uncle Sam
Con. mine. The north drift has cut through
the quartz, and is now being driven on a seam of
good looking iron.
The Magnet Series of patented locations have
been bonded for sale. The property is a valu-
able one, and whoever buys it, will secure a
prize well worth the having. Over £12,000 bul-
lion was shipped to San Francisco last week, by
Wells. I Press, bom tin B
mitt. Tin- wis the I, tit of a rnonth> run. The
leaching - in this
Locality, and I hear other «..rk- will shortly be
erected as the result. M H, Joseph.
Eureka, \.\ , Fob 12, 1883
Big Bend Tunnel.
Bj Ear th< most imp.. riant minii
bad and under waj in Butte county is the
Bin Bend tunnel, on the north fork of Feather
' I Some three year- FjinCC it «as discovered
that it was pus-ible. by a tunnel 12,000 ft.
long, t" carry all the water Ol Feather river at
its Ion water stage, and thus drain and render
available for working 13 mill - of river channel,
what is known as Big Bend of Feather river.
The magnitude of the worh required a heavy
outlay ..t Capital, estimated at $1,000,000, which
has been secured from Eastern capitali
far int.. tin- million,.. Some tint- since when
■ ■ a de
tailed description of the plan with a I
shown,- .ours.- of tunnel, etc. At that time
.in abstract of the report of the en-
gineer who examined the location. Work is
now progressing OK the tunnel.
Tol'bists1 Illustrated Quids; We have
■ with the compliments of the author,
Major BenC, Truman, the handsomely illustra-
ted guidi to the 1 1 !< brated summer and winter
resorts of California. The printing, lithograph
bag, etc , were executed by U.S. Cfrockei ■ Co.,
printing job ever handled
in this city, the edition being 25,000 hooka oi 240
odd pages. < lfthi.s edition, the* Vn tral ami South
eru Pacific railroad companies take 2,000 for,
■ ■ d iiil'Utiou 3,000 are U> be ,,-nf to An,
tralia, 1,000 to China, 2,000 to New York and
l.ooo t.. Boston, and the balance are to be dis-
tributed to all first-class passengers pacing
ARRANGEMENT OP TIMBERS IN STOPES.
the requisite surveys and examinations having
been made, work* was commenced on the lower
or Dark Canyon end of the tunnel about the
first of last December. The dimensions of the
tunnel are to be, length 12,007 ft., width 15 ft.,
hight S ft. It will be 1 ,400 ft. below the top
of Big Bend mountain at one point. It will be
run from the Dark Cnnymi face almost entirely,
though it is intentended, if found practicable,
to work from the upper end also. A Burleigh
drill carriage working four drills is used, and
45 men are employed in all capacities.
The rock, so far as the work has pro-
gressed, is slate, requiring no timbering,
and from surface indication it is expected that
it will be the only rock encountered. It is es-
timated that about two years will be required
to finish the tunnel and other necessary works
to render the river bed available for work-
ing. N. A. Harris is the Superintendent in
charge.
It is, of course, premature to speculate on
the amount of gold in the river bed that will
be taken out when the water is turned into the
tunnel, but if the results obtained in working
small portions by wing dams, etc. , and the yield
of the several bars are to be considered data to
estimate from, it will be simply enormous and
Carlin and Merced, except 2,000 which are to be
mailed to all the prominent hotels, libraries,
clubs, and to noted Knights Templar, during
the months of January and February. The
other 5,000 have been purchased by Mr. E. S.
Denison, who will dispose of them to the trade,
so that retail book-sellers may sell them at the
low rate of 50 cents each. Major Truman has
made a very interesting and entertaining book,
which does not read like the ordinary guide
book. The descriptive matter is well written,
and shows marks of careful and intelligent ob-
servations. A noticeable feature is the "Route
of Travel and other Information," appended to
each chapter, where is given just the very infor-
mation the tourist looks for, as to hour of de-
parture of stage or train, distance, time of ar-
rival, hotels, accommodations, attractions,
amusements and resources of the place, etc. All
this is in condensed form. Even old Califor-
nians will be interested in this little work, as it
describes all parts of the State. A valuable
feature is tjrat desciibing the mineral springs
of ( 'alit'ornia.
The Allison* Ranch Mine, — It is stated,
upon very good authority, that the old Allison
Ranch will be started up at an early date. That
is the sort of news we like to hear. The Alli-
son Ranch ought never to have been closed
down, as any one acquainted with its history
can testify. It is regarded now, by experienced
men, as one of the best mining properties on the
coast, aud it is a matter of regret that it has
been idle so long. — Foothill Tidhi'js,
Mine Timbering.— No. 3.
I,u ^": i Med, all ear-
;i '; "" ■'■■ fh "i.l: that is. a station or level i.s
opened iind.r the bodj ••! ore t" Ix
and the progress of mining goes in from belou
tq. wards. In commencing the timbering of a
stope. as. For instance, at a new station or lev,-],
commonly called the "track floor," the ground
.sills are usually laid parallel w ith, though BOme
times at right angles to, the direction of the
stope. or the walls enclosing the body of ore,
and are frequently timbers of sufficient Length
ft1 tie sill-, for several sets. The , n.l
Of a ground Sill IB BO framed, projecting a few
inches beyond the last post, that the next ad
joining sill timber, to be laid as the Btope pro
|resa may be spliced to the one already in
position, the joint being made under the post.
as shown in the engraving ghn a with No. 1 of
this series.
The sills firing laid and the cross- pieces ad-
justed in position, the post> are raised and the
cap timbers are fixed in their plaees, everything
being fitted carefully and closes^ together. No
pins, bolts, or keys are employed in the frame-
work. The walls of the chamber are sustained
''y a lagging Of plank, inserted between the
timber frame and the adjacent rock. This
l"Kgi»g consists of three-inch or four-inch
plank, laid next the timbers ami wedged, when
necessary, by spiling. In time the lateral
pressure of the ground holds everything firmly
in place.
After a set of timbers has been introduced
and finally put in place, a floor of three-inch
planking is laid upon it to serve as a footing for
the workmen in the space above. From this
comes the local term of "floor" to designate any
particular place or point in the mine; the sta-
tions or levels, about 100 ft. apart, being num-
bered from the surface down, first, second,
third, etc., the floor being similarly numbered
upwards, between the several stations or track-
floors.
In working a stope thus, the whole width of
the workable ground in the body of ore is taken
down at once and the timbering supplied in its
place, the advancing breast of the stope being
carried forward from wall to wall; in bodies of
ordinary width, this is from 10 to 20 or '25 ft.,
requiring, therefore, in cross-section from two
to six sets of timber, like those just described.
In commencing a stope on the level of a new
station, the ground set or first floor is put in,
and as soon as sufficiently advanced in the di-
rection of the stope the next set above is placed
on the first of those below. Both then progress
at about the same rate, the lower floor being
kept sufficiently in advance of the upper to
furnish platform and working room for the men
above. As the work progresses, one set or
floor is raised above the other until the station
above is reached, each floor being kept a little
in advance of the one next above, as indicated
in the engraving shown last week, but better by
the one on this page.
When it becomes necessary on account of the
unsettled character of the ground, or for other
reasons desirable, to extract the body of the ore
as speedily as possible, it is not uncommon to
commence, at the same time, a floor on the level
of the station and another floor half way between
the given station and the one above. For this
purpose a winze is sunk from the upper station
to the one below. From this winze the stopes
are started, one on the lower station and one 50
ft. higher. The lower series of floors, usually
six or seven in number, rising one above the
other, arrive at length directly under the 50-
foot sill, as the lower floor of the upper series is
termed. By this time the mass of timbering is
held in place by lateral pressure with sufficient
security to allow of introducing without diffi-
culty the timbers to be placed directly under
the 50-foot floor. We gave in the engraving of
last week an illustration of this proceeding.
The main body of stopes, visible in the drawing,
were started and carried on from the winze, that
connects the upper with the lower level. The
stoping on the extreme left, proceeded in a sim-
ilar manner from another winze, further to the
left, the stopes advancing to meet each other.
After the available ground has been exhausted,
the plank of the floors are removed for use else-
where, and the vacant chamber filled with waste
material. This is the custom on the Comstock
and elsewhere on this coast. The expense is,
of course, great, both for material aud labor;
but the work is thorough.
114
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 17, 1883
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Corner of Leidesdorff Street, - SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Teats Made by run
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by aj>
proved processes.
Q. KUSTEL, & CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
THOS. PRICE'S
Office and Ohemica!
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St., S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F.
51 ■: J. S.PHILLIPS ■'•; NEW .
J'jEXAMLNliK, ASSAYER, AND METALLURGIST.
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Send for list of his Mining Books. Tools, dc.
Instruction on Asmying and Testing.
I ADVICE. UN MINING AND METALLURGY.
■ Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied. \
I Agency for a BwanBea Co. buying raised ores.
ASSAYS'- FOR PROSPECTORS S2.PER METAL,
RICHiRD C. REMIWEY, Agent
1100 East Cumberland St., PuiLADBLpaiA, PA.
Manufacturer of
Miiimt'iKtiiriiig
J 5=^1 W -«3 T*© f^-— ?l .Chemists.
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t\/ v u L"J- rQT f Brick3 for mover
iitTTpAN "fi'"E« mm .Vr^,...! II Tower.
Mining Books.
Orders for Mining and Scientific Books in general will
bo supplied through tills office at published rates.
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
i/O Nil ^1^^"
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogue", Estimates, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Superior to Black or Judson Powder.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The best Nitro-Glycerine Powders manufactured. Having secured- large lots of the
best imported Glycerine at low prices, we are prepared to offer the mining public the
very strongest, most uniform and best Nitro-Glycerine Powder at the very Lowest
Rates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PRICES.
Vulcan B B Powder (in Kegs or Cases) is Unequaled
IT or Bank Blasting- and Railroad Work.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
The Central and Southern Pacific Railroads Use Vulcan Pow-
der anri no Other.
Vulcan Powder Co., 218 California St., S. F.
S. HEYDENFELT, - - President.
H. SHA1NWALD, - - - Secretary.
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,
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MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
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Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book sent free to those
owning water power.
Those improving water power Bhould not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
Wheel Address
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Springfield. Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, Kew York City
PARKE & LACY, General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St., S. F.
Mining \wm
Luther Wagoner, C. E,, M. E.
John Hats Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco.
Special attention to the designing and construction of
Concentration Works for all ores. Gradual reduction by
rolling impact, c assification by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Riitinger
^^"Correspondence and samples solicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
GEOEGE MADEIRA,
Geologist and Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Machinery,
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Thirty
ytars in the mines of the above States.
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W.W.BAILEY,
Mechanical Er\gir\eer,
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. P.
Plans and Spec 'ficationa furnished for Hoisting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
OTTOKAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Worka a
specially. Address,
MARY MURPHY MININQ CO.,
I or. Fourth and Maris 1 1 sta., St. Louis, Mo
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min-
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SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
2A Post Street, San Francisco
A. VAN DER NAILLKN, Principal.
Send for Circular.
W. C. JOHNSON, Engineer,
Fltcnburg, Mass.,
Engines.. Mining and Railroad Macliinery ana SupDlies
PURCHASED ON COMMISSION.
Correspondence Solicited. California and Nevada Refer-
ences. Full advantages of falliig pi ices in Eastern
markets secured our customers.
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Mining: and Civil Engineer.
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
fclTReiinrts. Surveys and PlanB of Minea made. J&
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BOOKBINDERS
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manufacturers
605 Clay Street, (southwest corner Sansome?,
SAN FRANOIB0O.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
^iBa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc.; etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TUBBS & CO.,
611 and A18 Front Street. San Francisco*
Patent Life -Saving Respirator.
ANU SALIVATION.
PREVENTS LEAD P01SON1N
Invaluable to those
eDgaged in dry crush-
ing quartz ai li. quick-
silver mines, wht e lead
corroding, feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrouudiDg
atmosphere is fi 1 1 e d
with dust, obnoxious
smells or poiscmue
vapois. The ReBpiia-
tors are sold subject
to ajjprovril after trial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wi 1 be re-
f unded. Price, S3
each, or $30 per dozen
Address ail communi
c a i i o n s and orders
to
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43 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Dewey & Co{
252 Market
Street,
} Patent Agts
Fkwuary 17. 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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adjuncts fur the proper working of GroId^SUver and Copper Ores, complete In every detail.
HAL.LIDIE IMPROVED OHK TRAMWAY*. \\ Y r*l « I BI mini), Idaho, 5,000 fcot long;
Columbus Mine, Col., 4.7&0 (eel long; Mary Murphy mine, OoL, 5,0(X> feet loin;, all in constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENGINES from l£xS8 Cylinders to SOlOO. PLAIN BLUE VAI.VFS from 6x10 to SOxSO. BOILERS
Of wen tans, made ol Pine Iron Woiks C. H. No. 1 Flange Iron, or Otis Bteel, Workmanship the most careful. All
KnotH ilimd Driven.
QUARTZ MILLS
For working gold and silver ore* by wet or dry crushing. The Stetefcldt, Howell's Improved White, Druntou's &
Bruckner Furnaces, (or (rating base ores. Kotary Dryers, Stetefcldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
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patterns most extensive in iw. SPECIAL FURNACES FOR COPPLK 8MBLTTJJO. Slag Pole and Cars. Improved
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Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars
Principal Office and Works, Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois.
Large or Small for flat or round rone. Double Cylinder Engines, from 6x10 to 18x60. Thla latter size furnished J. B. iTnggln for Giant and Old Abe Co , Black
also Corliss Pumping Engines, 20x60, forUolsting and PnmploK u irk.-, for -2,'XK) feet deep. Bul>y llol.ts for Prospei tint', f It. P. to 6 H. P.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles -Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
CONTINENTAL WORKS. BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Dug's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For reducing to an impalpable powder all kinds of hard and brittle substances, euch as QUARTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SILVER ORES, BARYTES, COAL,
PHOSPHATE ROCK:, ETC.
It fs simple and not liable to get out of order, Revolving Shell being constructed of Siemens-Martin steel, mid all parts mcchanica
i < .1 •■'l.'o and of first -class construct i m. Weight 6 fiOO 11.9. ; heaviest piece. 1,600 lbs. It will pulverize 7 to 10 Tons in 10 Hour*
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. THOS F BROWLAND. Sole Man'fr, Brooklyn, If. Y.
nons:
GENUINE
Without This
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IMITATIONS.
Albany Lubricating ConpnM M Clips.
The only perfectly reliable method Ol lubricating
machinery, doing it almost without attention —
absoluteiy without drip or slop— and at
a merely nominal expense.
LARGEST STOCK OF
GEr UINE EASTERN OILS
IN THE CITY.
HEADQUAETEES FOR ALBANY CYLINDER OH.
Tatum & Bowen,
25, 27, 29 & 31 Main Street, S. F.
1S7 FRONT ST., PORTLAND.
PENRYN
GRANITE WORKS,
O. GRIFFITH, Prop.
Penryn, Placer County, - CALIFORNIA.
The Granite Stone from the Penryn and Rocklin Quar-
ries was declared by exports at the Philadelphia Centen-
nial Exposition to be the
Best in the United States.
GRANITE FOR BUILDING PURPOS1S, TOMBSTONES
AND MONUMENTS,
In Blur, Gray and Black shades, supplied to order on
short notice. Address,
G. GRIFFITH,
Penryn, Placer Co , Cal.
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGHRBT PRIORS PAID FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Snlphurete.
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
ThiB Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BY. - - Superintendent
FACTORY BUILDINGS
AND
MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
For particulars apply lo C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street,
San Francisco.
To parties contemplating the erection of new works for
manufactuting purposes this is
A BARGAIN.
*r3FThe plant will be sold at a very low rate.
Inventors
L. PETERSON
MODEL MAKER
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High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northerp.
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and raisin'grape,
Near to church, school, store and depot,
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays.
The price of land has steadily advanced from
the first price of $50 per acre until now it is
held at $200 per acre.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
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everywhere. Send etamp for Circular containing terms
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FIQASI & RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent anj more being deposited The
COMPOUND f oi ming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which noscalewilladbereand which preserves the iron
The preparation is atrieth vegetable, anil is war*
ranted to do all that is cloiined for it without it jury
to the meial. Send for a circular.
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San Franci8C(
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TURBINE PUMPS.
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21 STEVENSON ST., S. F.
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PAT? SEPt.Hn!1 IHHI
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 * IS Fremont St.. S. F.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT— '
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
Best Upright Engiue and Boiler com-
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combined and Beet Upright Engine in
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W. H. 0HMEN,
Engine
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SAN FRANCISCO.
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SEND FOR NEW CATALOam? & PRICE LTST.
BLAZON STEAM PUMP WORKS
il4 & 16 WATER ST., BKOOXLYIV, N. IT.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam povrar to let in the
Pacific Power Co. 'a new brick building,
Stevenson atreet, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office. 314 California street.
SULPHUFETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the East
ving a process for working low-grade SulpburetB, will
onimence purchasing tho same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-beating Sulphurets preferred,
having an assay value of §20 per too, or upwfird.s
Address,
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Mining and Scientific Press,
[Februaky 17, 1883
Against Thunder Powder.— The trial of the
case of H.- A. Haywood against the Thunder
Powder Co. has been concluded before Superior
Judge Lawler and a jury, resulting in a verdict
in favor of plaintiff for $7,500 damages. Hay-
wood had the sight of his right eye destroyed,
his left eye permanently injured, Ms left
arm broken, 15 of his teeth knocked out and
his upper jaw broken by the premature explo-
sion of a charge of the defendants' powder
which he was tamping near Salt Lake City on
June 10, 1881. The plaintiff was a traveling
agent for the defendant company, and was ex-
perimenting with the powder when in exploded.
It appeared on the trial that the company rep-
resented to him that the powder would only ex-
plode from heat and concussion combined, and
that it could be tamped with an iron rod with
safety. The tamping was being done by plain-
tiff with iron. This is one of the instances
where the people who made the powder did not
use it themselves, and where the managers were
reckless in their statements, not knowing really
the exact nature of the compound they were
using. The powder is no longer manufactured.
The following are some of the appropriations
in the River and Harbor bill: Oakland, Cal.,
!?SO,000; Yellowstone river, §10,000: Red river
of the North, §10,000; Wilmington, Cal., $30,-
000; entrance to Coos bay and harbor, Or. , $20,-
000; entrance to Yaquina bay, Or., §30,000:
mouth of Columbia river, Or., §750,000. The
last is the only appropriation for new work in
the bill.
News in Brief.
The sea swallowed up 1,790 vessels last year,
involving a loss of 4,129 lives. Within the last
rive years 20,763 persons have perished at sea,
not counting this year's disasters.
Vice-President Huntington, of the Central
Pacific, said, recently, that there was no foun-
dation for the talk of the union of the road
with the Union Pacific.
Commodoke T. S. Phelps, Commandant at
Mare Island Navy Yard, has received orders
to be in readiness to take command of the South
Atlantic squadron.
Peter Cooper was 93 years old Saturday.
The event was quietly celebrated by a dinner,
at his residence, on Lexington avenue, at which
about 30 guests were present.
The outlook of crops generally throughout
Great Britain is gloomy in the extreme. No
part of the continent, east or west, has escaped
rains and inundation. The immediate destruc-
tion of property has been widespread, but it is
insignificant, as compared with the damaged
prospects of the year.
The ordinance, prohibiting the maintenance
of dangerous balconies, hanging gardens, etc., is
being strictly enforced in Chinatown, where it
has been violated the most openly.
The Editorial Excursion.
The Riverside Press and Horticulturist gives
the following outline of proceedings of the ap-
proaching editorial excursion to the southern
counties of California:
The arrangements are nearly completed for the
editorial excursion to leave San Francisco on March
12, 1883, and proceed at once, without stop, to San
Di'eo-o via Colton and the California Southern, ar-
riving in San Diego on Tuesday evening, the 13th,
put tins: up at the Horton House.
On Wednesday morning carriages will take the ex-
cursionists to the Cajon valley, thence through Spring
valley to the Sweetwater, thence to National City,
taking dinner at the National City Hotel, and spend-
ing the evening at the National Grange Citrus Fair,
returning to the Horton House about 9 o'clock,
where a reception will be tendered them by the citi-
zens of San Diego.
On Thursday morning the excursion will return to
Riverside to attend the Citrus Fair afternoon and
evening.
On Friday a drive will be taken down Magnolia
avenue and through the settlement. A reception will
be tendered the visitors in the evening.
On Saturday the excursion will proceed to Ontario
by rail via Colton to witness the laying of the corner
stone of the Chaffey College of Agriculture, lunch be-
ing provided for them by the Chaffey Bros. A ride
to San Antonio canyon and over the tract will be a
portion of the programme.
On Saturday night the excursion will proceed to
Los Angeles to remain over Sunday, when each mem-
ber of the party will be at liberty to go where he
pleases and return home at will, tickets being good
until April 1st.
Circulars will be issued giving full details in a few
days. Tickets will be sold, covering all traveling ex-
penses, hotel bills, etc., for a little over $30.
Ladies and sickly .girls requiring a non-alcoholic,
gentle stimulant, will find Brown's Iron Bitters bene-
ficial.
A Cheerfui Recommendation.
BiNiciA, Cal., February 4, 1883.
Messrs Deiviy & Co., Patent Solicitors:— 1 am in re-
ceipt of my patent, "Impiovemtn's in Vehicle Brakes,"
obtained through your Agency, aud would say I am much
pleased with thorough acd graphic description in specifi-
cations and drawings, and can cheerfully recommend you
to anyone wishing to obtain favors in jour line,— Truly
yours, G. R, Duval.
■ @ 15
San Francisco Metal Market
[WHOT.KSAXE ]
^Thursday. Feb. 15, 1883.
Antimony.—
Per pound
American, Pig. soft, ton 6*31 00
Scotch. Pig, ton 27 00(529 00
American White Pig, ton g— -
Oregon Pig, ton @30 00
Clipper Gap, Noa. 1 to 4... @
Refined Bar 4 @
Horse' Shoes, keg — <a 5 50
NialRod -@ U
Norway, according to thickness 6*@ 70
English Cast, lb lti @ 25
BldckB Diamond, ordinary sizes — W 1*
Drill. 15 @ 16
Machinery 12 @ 14
Copper,—
Ingot - @ 22
Sheet 37 @ 33
Cheating, Tinnedl4xl8 — @ 31
Nails
Bolt
Old
Bar
Cement, 100 fine
Lead.— WSB^BBH
&:■:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.;:::- .-** ?
Pipe — (<$ 8
Sheet — @ 9
Shot, discount 10% on 5C0 Bags
Drop, per bag — @ g 10
F'ick, " — @ 2 30
uhilled " — @250
Tin Plates.—
Charcoal 7 25@ 7 50
Oike 6 2E@6 40
BancaTin — @25 10
Australian — @25 00
I. C. Charcoal Rot ting 14i20 — @ 6 90
Zinc—
BytheCaBk — @ 9
Zinc, Bheet 7x3 f t. 7 to 10 11), less the cask. ... — @ 10
Nails.—
Assorted Sizes 4 00 @ 4 75
Quicksilver.—
Bytheiiask @ 37}
Flasks, new @ 1 25
Flasks, old <5> 1 05
@ 33
■ @ 15J
General Merchandise.
WHOLESALE.
Wednesday m., Feb. 14, 1883.
PANDI.ES.
Cement, Rosen-
dale 1 75 @ 2 00
Portland 3 75 @ 4 00
.Eagle — @12
NAILS.
(IWIJI <;oods.
Assrtd sizes, keg.3 75 @ 4 00
Asartd Pie Fruita.
OILS.
Pacific Glue Co's
Table do 3 5C @ —
Neatafoot, No.1.1 00 @1 00
Jams and Jellii 8 75 ft? —
Caator. No. 1 — ®1 05
Pickles, hf gal.... 3 25 @ —
do. No. 2 — @ 95
Sardines, qr box,.l 67 @ —
Baker'a A A — ft»l 30
Hf Boxes 2 50J@1 90
Olive, Plagnoil...5 25 <g5 75
Merry. Faull&Co.a
Possel 4 75 <@5 25
Preserved Beef
Palm, lb 9 @ ~
Linseed. Raw.bbl — (S 60
do4tbdoz 6 GO @6 —
Boiled — @ 65
Preserved Mutton
2 lb, doz 3 25 @>3 50
Beef Tongue 5 75 @6 00
Preserved Ham,
21b, doz 5 50 @5 60
Deviled Ham, 1 lb.
Lard — @1 00
Petroleum (110°).. 18 @ 22
do Ham j lb doz 2 10 @ —
Petroleum (lrO").. 28 @ 35
Boneless Pigs Feet
PAINTS.
3tba .3 50 @3 75
Pure White Lead. 73@ 8
Whitiig 1{@ —
2tbs 2 75 ft* —
Spiced Fillets 2 Lbs3 50 @ —
Putty 4 (a 5
C»AL— Jobbing,
Paris White 2J@ ~
CooBBay — @ 7 tO
Venetian Rod 3i@ —
Bellingham Bay - ft? —
Averil mixd Paint
Seattle — @ 7 00
gal
Cumberland. ... — @13 00
White & Tints.. 2 00 @2 00
Green, Blue and
Ch Yellow 3 00 (&3 50
Light Red.... * 00 @3 50
WeBt Hartby.. — ftUO 00
Scotch — @ 9 00
Metallic Roof . 1 10 (a 1 60
RICE.
China Mixed, lb. . 4J<g 5
Vancouver Id... — ft* —
WelUngton — O10 (.0
SALT.
Charcoal, sack.. — @ —
Cal. Bay, ton... 14 00 @22 tH
COFFEE.
Sandwich Id lb. — @ —
Liverpool fine. ..14 00 fcWJO l0
SOAP.
Castile, lb 9@ 10
Java 18 @ 20
Common brands.. 4£@ 6
Manilla 15 (3 —
Fancy Brands 7 ftj 8
Ground, in ca... — @ 22J
SPICES.
FISH.
Clovea.tb 37i@ 40
Sac'toDryOod. @— 6
do in cases.. @ — 7
EaaternCod...— 7 <8 — 7i
Salmon, bbls... 7 00 @ 7 50
Mustard, Cal i lb
1 tbcans 1 12i@ 1 224
Glass — @1 25
Pkld Cod, bbls. @
SI «: Alt, ETC.
Hf bbls ««
CaLCubelb - @ 11$
Mackerel, No. 1
Hi bbls 8 50 @ 9 00
Fine Crushed. .... — ft*. Ill
In Kits 1 70 ft* 1 80
Ex Mess kits 3 00 ft* 3 25
GoldenC @> 93
Pickled Herring.
Cal Syrup, kgs 65 ft* —
Hawaiian Mol'sses 25 @ 30
TEA.
Young Hyson,
LI HE, etc.
Moyune, etc.... 40 @ 65
Plaster, Oolden
Country pkd Gun-
Gate Mills.... 3 00 @ 3 25
powder & Im-
Lime, Snta Cruz
Leather.
WHOLESALE. 1
Wednesday, m., Feb. 14. 1883
Jodot, 8 to 10 Kil., doz 36 00 <<*46 00
Sheep Roans for Topping, all colors, doz 9 00 (?10 00
Welt, doz 30 00 @36 00
Gold, Legal Tenders, Exchange, Etc.
[Correoted Weekly by Stjtro & Co.]
San Franoisoo, Feb. 14, 3 p. m.
Silver, i-
Gold Bars, 890@910. Silver Bars, 10@18 $ cent. dV
oount.
Exchange on New York. 30 premium* London, 494(3
491- Putin, 6.13 francs TO dollnr Mexican dollars, &73@S9i
HBW YORK (4 per oentl, 120 J.
Pacific Coast Weather for the Week.
CFurnished for publication in the Press by Nelson Gorok,
Sergt. Signal Service Corps, TJ. S. A.)
The following is a summary of the rainfall for
each day of the week ending 11:58 a.m. Wedaes-
ay, Feb. 14 for the stations named:
■ 8 o
»■ *■»* S* p a «§ 3
Olympia.
N>C1 I oooo
i -i I o o o o
Roseburg
Cape
Mendocino.
j io a © o o o
r — O O o c ~, I
San
FraDcisco
51
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Lob
Angeles.
j w ©©©<=■ © i
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San Diego
© o © a o © c:
Winnemucca.
>-i ©o©o©©c
O l oi oi o o o o c
13 o o © o o c
© © ©c ©c c
* Reports mil sine;.
Lmnber.
Wednesday m., Feb 14, 1833*
Rfdwood. j Shingles (& 2 50
cargoes. Posts, each — 15 @— 17J
Rough (318 00 Pine.
Sui faced 24 00 @3'1 00 I CARGOES.
Floor and step.. @27 50 iRough @18 00
retail. 'Surf acd. 22 00 @28 00
Merchantable .. @22 50 I retail.
Surfaced. No. 1. <&37 so Rough @22 50
TongueAGroove 30 00 <aw 50 Flotring 3*2 50 (£35 00
Pickets, rough.. 020 UU Floorand step.. 35 00 ft*37 50
do, fancy.. ©30 00 Latha W 3 75
do. square.. ©17 &fl i
At Reading, Pa., the sheet mill of the iron
works has indefinitely suspended work, and
300 men are out of employment.
OhJyBad!
That's a common expres-
sion and has a world of
meaning. How much suf-
fering is summed up in it.
The singular thing about
it is, that pain in the back
is occasioned by so many
things. May be caused by
kidney disease, liver com-
plaint, consumption, cold,
rheumatism ,dyspepsia,over-
work, nervous debility, &c.
Whatever the cause, don't
neglect it. Something is
wrong and needs prompt
attention. No medicine has
yet been discovered that
will so quickly and surely
cure such diseases as
Brown's Iron Bitters, and
it does this by commencing
at the foundation, and mak-
ing the blood pure and rich.
Wm. P. Marshall, of Logans-
port, Indiana,\vrites : " My wife
has for many years been trou-
bled from pain in her back
and general debility incident
to her sex. She has taken one
bottle of Brown's Iron Bitters,
and I can truthfully say that
she has been so much benefited
that she pronounces it the
only remedy of many medi-
cines she has tried."
Leading physicians and
clergymen use and recom-
mend Brown's Iron Bit-
ters. It has cured others
suffering as you are, and it
will cure you.
Inipipg Coiripapie?.
Persons interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Kentuck Mining Company,
San Francisco, February 6, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 34, of Ten
Cents (10c) per share, was declared, payable on MONDAY,
February 19, 1S83. Transfer books closed on Tuesday,
February 18, 1883, at 3 3'clock r. si.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine Street, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, Februa»y 2, 1883.
AL a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Companv, held this day, Dividend No. 51, of
Twenty-five Cents (25c) per ehare, was declared, payable
on MONDAY, February 12, 1S83, at the office in this city,
or at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, in New
York. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 29 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 2, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
uaned Company, held this day, Dividend No. 6, of Twenty-
five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable on
TUESDAY, Febru ry 13, 1883. Transfer books closed
on Wednesday, February 7, 1883, at 3 o'clook, P. M.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine street, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
San Francmo, Febroary 10, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, ruld this diy, Dividend No. 09, of fifty
cents (60j.) per share, was declared, payable on Thursdayj
February 15, 1SS3. Transfer books closed on Monday,
February 12, 1833, at 3 o'clock P. m.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE-Room Ne. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Silver Kins: Mining Company
San Francisco, February 6, 1S83.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, a Div.dend (No. 38) of
Twenty-five Cents (25c) per share was declared, payable
on THURSDAY, February 15, 1883, at the ofllce of the
Company, Room 19, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, Cal. Transfer Books will clo3e February 9,
1833, at 12 m. •
JOSEFS KA?H, Secretary.
G. H. BAKER,
410 Clay Street, - - San Francisec
PRACTICAL
Lithographer and Engraver.
tfSTMakes a specialty of Commercial Work, Maps,
Ornamental Designs, Views, etc.
Agents Uow Wanted.
Extra inducements will be offered for a few active can*
vassers, v7ho will give their whole attention (for a while
at least) to our business. Apply soou, or address thiw
office, giving address, age, experience and reference.
DEWEY & CO., Publishers,
No. 252 Market St., 8. ?. I
Ebbrdabt IT. 1883]
Mining and Scientific Press.
117
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp Mill.
It ha» no Steiud, ('mm, or TappvU, and adjiuta lUelf to
Ihe wi-ftr of the Shoe* and Dim.
For idmplicltv. economy, dumMlily ami effective working,
!l exceed* ttuytliiii^ era nrmciDtod to the public, .mil will Jo
the work of (ivo aUmiM with ODO-foUrtb the power. Awarded
Pint Premium and MwliUt Mechanics' Fair, 8. F , 1880.
MaiiufacUir. d by
K A. HTNTINCTUN. FfiASEB 4 OHALMKRS,
« Fremont St , s K. 0*1 1 146 Fulton St.. Chicago. III.
red Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pana, Con-
centratum and Gold Ania 1 valuators; alxu. Strain Eugiuea
tail Mining Machinery Ol .til kind*. Send for circulars.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
46 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
Thlstuaehlno requires lew power, less oaro or attention, and Is loss liable to got out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in use. AM of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and tho construction so simple that any miner can put it up aud run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
J3F* Send for Circulars, aj@&
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to -1,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
GIANT POWDER.
M*miv n i i : i: Ai.ri: r.u XniiKi,' s ORi.,i.\AL a p Only Valid Patent kor Ni tro-Gi.ycep i ne Powitf Rt;
All Miro-Glyctrlni' Compounds, for Instance, so-called HERCULE«, VULCAN, VIGORIT,
N I I'lto-s \ Kl. 1 \ Powder, Etc, are Infringements on. the Giant PowderCo/i Patents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
Call Special Attention to their Improved Grades of Powder.
\Ot I, — The most Powerful E xploaive Compound now In use here.
NO. 'i. — Surpasses in strength any Powder of it» class e ver manufactured.
NO. S.— This grade is a Strong and Reliable Powder, which does excellent work.
JUDSON POWDEH.
Is dow used in all large Hydraulic Claims, and on moat Railroad". It breaks much more ground, and obviates reblasting
by breaking much aner. TRIPLE FORCE CAPS AND ALL GKADES OF FUSE.
fThi- Hitnt Powder Company have also purchased from Mr. Nobel, the inventor of Nitro-Glycerine, his latest in-
entlon, known under the name of
NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVE GELATINE
Tliln explosive la from 5)1"; to 60/' stronger tban tbe strongest Xitro Glycerine Ccmpound and impervious to wate
Even hot water dot ■ not diminish its strength. We are now introducing the same
BANDMANN, NIELSEN A CO., General Acrnls. :ifi Front fit,, S. F.
L. C. MAU3UU1Z.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard St3.. San Fr<.ncitco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices-
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL, WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills.
xuatlng Macnines.
At alga
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
^.awc-A.L<3-Ja.iva:^.Ti3src3- plates,
For Suving Gold.
Every description of platefl for Quartz MiliBand Wet or Dry Placer Ainalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most extensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States. Will till orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, or
gjld separated for low percentage of result,
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor,
Contai . e no NitroGlycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
h>
3?rice of Tonite Materially Reduced for 1883.
TONITE. POWDER CO.,
No. 327 Pine Street, - - . - ■ SAN FRANCISCO,
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND f IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
tr Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 203 Market St.. ONION BlOCK.
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER
Pater.fd Mav 28, 1882.
This is I he beet and cbe~peat Ore Feeder now in use.
It baa fewer parts, requireB lees power, ia simpler in
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or soft
clay alike uniformity, under one or all the stamps in a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hi 1 Mill it hns run continuously for two
years, never having been out of order or costing a dollar
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
237 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.,
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard & ELUb' Celebrated
.TRADE make
Ball Patent Valve,
LINK OR GOVERNOR
Engine and Locomotive Boiler.
1500 IN USE.
BEST -A-ISTD CHEAPEST.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 Main St., San Francisco.
187 FRONT ST., PORTLAND.
B
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
Toe Be**t and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through dealer,
and are sold direct to consumer only by H. H. BROMLEY,
sole dealer in these goods.
Reference— Any Brst-claas Engine or Machine Bu'ldor in
America. Address, 43 S ncrailieilto St.* S. !•'.
Ihe "Garland" Patent
SEWER CAS TRAP
Is a surd shut off against
Sewer Gas and Bailc Wa'er.
The Loa'ed Metal Ball Valve
issligl'tly heavier than water.
fhis Trao can he iut in at
imall expmse, and is warranted
'■o give satisfaction. Highly
recommend ed by leading
Architects and Plumbers.
Used in all new, first-class
buildings in San Francisco, in-
cluding Phelan Block. For
_ sale bvall deslers io Plumbers'
Goods, and by the "GARLAND " IMPROVED SEWER
GAS TRAP MF'G CO., 1901 Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
Ooaat Rights for Bale.
PATENTS
OUGHT AND SOLD FOR INVENTORS AND
I handled in UNITED STATES and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
320 CALIFORNIA STREET, Room 14,
(Over WellB, Fargo & Co.'s Bank)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for useful Ir-
ventiona. This office offers convenient and central quart-
era where inventors can exhibit and explain their models
free of charge. Reliable Agents in Eastern StateB.
Circulars sent free.
REMOVAL.
THE WSl & PLACE MACHINE CO,
Have Removed from 323 and 325
Market Street, to
NO. 8 CALIFORNIA ST.
California Inventors
Should con-
sult DEWEY
& CO. .Amer-
ican and Forkign Patknt Solicitors, for obtaining1 Pat-
ents and Caveats. Established in 1860. Their long ex-
perience as journalists an') large practice aa patent attor-
ueya enables them to offer Pacific Coast inventora far bet-
ter service than they can obtain elsewhere. Send for free
circulars of information. Office of the Mining and
Soibntific Prbsb and Pacific Rural Press, No. 252 Mar-
ket St.. S. F. Elevator. 12 Front St.
Corrbhpondbnob is cot dially solicited from reliable
sources upon all topics of interest and value to otr
readers.
118
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 17, 1883
Irop ajid |Vlaclii|ie hh
F. P. Bacon, Prea. 0. L, Pouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AHD BUILDERS OF
Office and Works-222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FKANCISCO, CAL.
*g-A»ents lor 0. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Bii-hop'a Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery Engines, Book Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OP
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds o! Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fltted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMBOTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing' Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
ling and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. $s,PRICES MODERATE. ^fc
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Miniu g Machinery. Brudiu's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 CruBher, 4 tonB per hour $150.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 626.00
'• 3 " 3 925.00
■' 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Uyliuder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horso power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tvnks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. P.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUFACTURERS OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BBBORIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comsiock M Lantern.
Improved, Strong and Re-
liable.
In General Uss on the
Comstock
For sale at wholesale by
HollirooE:, Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Market Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
* PARKE & LACY. ProDrietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary, Portable and H« i sting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, inclnd-
^ ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
t3T Catalogues furnished on Application. JBF
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps..
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"William Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTBBLL).
MACHINE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS1 PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, lor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
[Successors to MOREY & SPERRY.j
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
Mine and Mill Machinery.
AVAREROOMS:
03 & 94 Liberty St., NY.
WORKS:
Newbury, - N. Y.
The Foundry and Machine Shop having been enlarged
we are now prepared to make from the most improved
patterns QUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
workiDg GOLD and SILVER ORES.
Improved Ore
ana Morey's Improve! Pulverizer.
eh Wearing parts interchangeable, 5 ft. size, weight 7,000
f^ Ha., and does more work than 15 Stamps, 3 ft. size,
S weight 3 000 lbs. Have been in sneipssful use for over
== TWO YEARS, having been sold in SIXTEEN STATES
"^ and TERRITORIES.
Concentrating Mil's. Rick Breakers. Crushing Rolls,
Tp Amalgamating Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces
for working Basu Ores. Hoisting and Pumping Machin-
ery for Mines, Whit-chill's Cut- if and Plain Slide Valve
Engines, Portable Eogines aid Tubular Boilers, any
size required. Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Si'ver Plated
C^ppt-r for Stamp Mills, Ore Oars, Ore Buckets. S-ifety
Cages. THE EUREKA WERE ROPE TRAMWAYS.
Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hydraulic Sluices.
sttel .SHOES and MIES for Stamps, aud Mice aid Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR.
Fianklin Morey. who has hai over 20 years' experience in Minimi and Miliiup, ami nearly i.liat time in mimufacturiog
Mining Machinery, is manager of the company. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Scvn.il for ('ntnloguc.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
Address,
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASINGS
PROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound aud solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forglnga or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove itB superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worlu, CHESTER, Pa. 401 Library St.. PHTLABEU'HIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
ff. H TAYLOR, Pree"t JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all itb Branch ks,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, BargeB and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given lo
the quality of the material and workmanship, and^none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans,
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many featureB that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with these fcr dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
gards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade and
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or s'one work, except that for the crucible,
thus saving great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this class of machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application .
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BBAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
A CHEAP OREJULVERIZER.
We have on Bale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
W. QUICK, Manotacturbr.
Several first premiums received
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. 1 would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens exten-
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rates.
Orders solicited and promptly attended to.
32 Fremont Street, San Francisoo.
SGitl
This paper Is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Charles Eneu Johnson & Co., 609
South 10th St., Philadelphia. Branch Offi-
ces—47 Eose St., New York, and 40 La Salle
St., Chicago. Agent tor the Pacific Coast-
Joseph H. Dorety, 529 CommerclalSt., S. F
Februars 17. 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
119
Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
j«lIR compressor.
With Adluatable Cut-ott' Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less vattr i.
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to tho best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drup inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. Ni
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. EIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, ..... gan Francisco, Cal.
IRON -^aSTO STEEL WIEE HOISTING EOPES.
ORE.
o^_:rs-!
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horae Poser.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
later Buckets.
BELT
Compressor? . ^&&mZ/ZT
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One Horse can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 500 feet. Tho whim
is mainly built of wrought iron. Ths hoisting-drum is thrown out of eear by the
lever, while the load is held in place with a brake by the man tondinj Hie
bucket. The standard of the whim is bolted to bed-timberp, thus avoiding all fram
work. When required these wbime are made in sections to pack on inulep.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
PACIFIC MACHIKI
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers
The Kortiuc'e Injector ia the simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure Send for Circu.ar.
and
Nos
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines,
Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Jndson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors,
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston'B Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
M*chinery.
i New York Belling & Packing
■ Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds. Belting.
: '--'
BLIKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 in Use.
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[February 17, 1883
THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO,
Manufacturers cf
WIRE ROPE and
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Plane?, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Biidge8, Ferries; for Mines and all kindaol
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
T'llers, SawmlllB, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanized and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEYiWIRE CLOTH CO.,
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE BUCK THORN BARBED PENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.yj
J37SEND FOR CIRCULAR. "St
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now in use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen m working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To thoBe intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given th it allshakiiig motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and ' hat as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make -users of infringements responsible as well aB makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is onsiderable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents Lave been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-3hake machine, we can manufacture and sell to euch a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880, Patent* applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial ag .ioBt the Triumph, or any other
maehine, for stakes of $1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street,
Nov. 6. 1882
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro -Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It deriveB its name from Hbroulbb, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS
For working fl at
gravel mines that
have no dump.
Sluice-s gravel and
water up bill on an
angle of 45°, and
will run any kind of
gravel that will run
in a flume. Handles
rocks as easy as fine dirt, and will raise as much material as the water will carry off in a flume
on 6 iuci.es grade to 12 feet.
No bedrock cuts, tunnels or drains required Machine a sufficient drain itself, and the
'process of mining the same as any other hydraulif mine. Is now a practical sucoess in various
places in California and Oregon. Send for descriptive circular to
JOSHUA ^3L~EHSTJDir.
No. 51 Fremont Street, Office of the Hydraulic Gravel Elevating Mining Co., S. F.
THE PACIFIC MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company of California,
418 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
GEO. A MOORE,
President.
J. N. PATTON,
Secretary.
W. R. CLUNESS, M. D.,
"Vice-President and Medical Director
SAMUEL MARKS,
AiSlsTANT Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
ROBERT SHERWOOD Capitalist
GEORGE W BEAVER , .' i:."." .CAPITALIST.
L 8 ADAMS ADAMS, McNeill & Co., Wholesale Grocers
COLUMBUS WATER-HOUSE Watbb house & Letter, Importers and Jobbers Carriage and Waeon Materials
W. T. G1R«ATT Bhass and Bell Fcwndry and Machine Works.
W. R. CLUNESS Physician
S AMU KL LAVENSON Looke & Lavencon, Carret Dealers.
GEORGE A, MOORE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.
J. F. HOUGHTON President Home Mutual Fire Insurance Co
HUGH M. LaRUE President State Aurh ultural Society.
EDWARD CADWALADER Insurance and Real Estate
D W. EARL D. W. Earl & Co.. Forwarding and. Commission Merchants
CHARL* S N FOX Attorney at Law.
B. F. LANGFOBD Farmer, San Joaquin County.
A SOUND AND PROGRESSIVE HOME INSTITUTION.
The Annual Sutement of the Company of date, December 31, 1882, Bhowa the following, viz.:
An Increase in Policyholders.
An Increase in Amount of Insurance.
An Increase in Assets.
An Increase in Surplus.
A DECREASE IN EXPENSES OP MANAGEMENT.
The Policies of the Company Impose
NO RESTRICTION UPON RESIDENCE OR TRAVEL.
Are Exempt from Execution and the Claims of Creditors,
AND ARE
Indisputable after Three Years.
This is the only Life Insurance Company organized in the United States whose
Stockholders are by Law made Liable for all the Debts of the Corpo ation.
£3T Active men of good character and ability wanted as Agents. Apply directly to the CompaDy.
EMERY WHEELS and] The
I r I i • j
GRINDING MACHINES. 1 Company.
STROUDSBPRQ, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
\\ ^^vijty , Tg^l Orders may be addressed to ns at any of the fol-
•^ ■ — , ^^Z^^Z^ySil VS**&L lowing places, at each of which we carry a Btock.
%T,Rm n F ''^Vvl^v^ SAN FBANCI9CO' CAL-
\. , §fc, Mf \^T ^m Nos. 2 and 4 California Street.
BliililfiH^inW 'lli POR':rL'*ND' OREGON,
cJpf|| HW II ■TKiWCIr No il
Bj MCjft BM B t\ Mmtlr 1m CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
f wm ~ */ Im Nob. 162 and 164 Lake Street.
II Wv ^^& J/- /' Anc^ 40 Franklin Street..
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 to 819 North Second Street
m
An Illustrated
T^W^EirSTT^T-FOTTR 2P-A.GKE EIDITIOHST-
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
Auburn Quartz Mines.
qoartemines.foreeveralj i
shunned by mining capitalists, have, within the
liiat six months, come out from under the cloud,
nml promise large returns during tin- year. In
Auiiitni mining district are two classes of
out 111 -i Blate country 1 01 kj
■ inito and porphyry. The vi ine
in the slate have been found to contain occa-
sional i Li inuousore bodies
of anj extent. The discovery of rich pockets
urface Led to the rapid opening and ex-
ploration of these mines, but the uncertainty and
irregularity of the pay made mining at any
great depth unprofit-
able. The quartz
mines in the granite
ng the hulk of
their gold CO
in supposed rebel-
lions sulphuret ores,
and not readily ob-
tainable by free mill-
ing process, were not
worked to any cx-
Eent or depth excepl
in one exceptionable
Instance, and were
considered, for the
most part, of no
Economic value.
Within the last two
in- three years they
have been prospected
and developed ex ten-
jdvely, and to them
the present, and prob-
able future, prosper-
ity of the quartz min-
ing industry is due.
The Crater hill
quartz mine, about
one mile northwest
of the town of Ophir,
is the oldest, and
thus far most exten-
sively worked of
these mines. The
main shaft is down
800 ft. All ground cast for (300 ft. .
depth of 700 ft. is worked out.
In this part of the mine the first chute
of ore was discovered. It was continu
ous, and m the several levels through which it
was worked about 400 ft. long. It yielded in
the aggregate about $600,000. In sinking
to the 800 foot level another ore body equally
rich was encountered striking to the shaft from
the west. This has been opened up during the
last six months, and from every indication
seems equal in extent and richness with the
first-described chute. The mine is well equipped
with steam hoisting works, and easy to work,
the ground requiring little or no timbering, and
the amount of water to be handled so small as
to be controlled without difficulty. On the mine
is a well constructed water-power 15-stamp
mill. It will soon be started up, and will un-
doubtedly make a showing that will astonish
mining men who believe this mine worked ^out
years ago.
To the south and southwest of the Crater
hill quartz mine distant a few hundred feet,
are several promising mines. Most important
of these, as the one on which most development
SAN, FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 8.
h i- beei le, i the Gold Blossom. This
is worked marty years since and aban-
.1 ■'!. the ill. I mills not being able to work the
ores which are heavily sulphurated, It was re-
located three years since and several thousand
.I.. liars spent in prospecting an.l testing the
rock. The results obtained being satisfactory,
a sale was made by the local owners to some
N'uw York capitalists who have since sunk the
main shaft to the 200 foot level, erected steam
hoisting works, a 10-stamp juill with true and
triumph concentrators, a large roasting furnace
and made many other improvements. The
mine has constantly improved as depth was at-
tained, a much higher average grade of rock
ft. in depth, 500 ft. north of the first. Both of
these shafts are in rich pay chimneys, and the
..re taken out in sinking and drifting- very lit-
tle ore being taken from the stopes has paid
tiie cost of the shafts, a powerful steam hoisting
gear on the first shaft, just put up, a ten-stamp
mill and other improvements, and handsome
dividends, in addition. The only capital in-
vested by the owners was their labor, the mine
having paid its own way from the start. The
work already done has exposed a body of ore of
great extent and high grade, the mill inns al-
ready made yielding from $17 to $30 per ton,
and the mine will undoubtedly prove a bonanza
to its owners.
Ninth of the North Star is the Bilm lit quartz
BAKER'S HORSE-POWER FOR MINERS' USE.
id to
coming from the bottom of the shaft. Only
the ore containing the least percentage
of sulphurete, is run through the stamp mill, it
being found advisable to dry-crush the heavy
sulphureted rock and roast before attempting
to amalgamate. The mill commenced running
on the 1st of February and the first clean-up has
been very satisfactory to the owners, so much
so that an addition of 10 stamps to the mill
immediately is projected by the owners.
Two miles to the northwest of the mines just
referred to is another group on which consider-
able work has been done during" the past year.
They are all situated on the same lode, which
mine, purchased a few months since by several
San Francisco capitalists, who have made ex-
tensive permanent improvements on the prop-
erty. The mine is opened by a shaft down 210
ft. The stopes at present worked are on the
150 foot level, the vein there averaging
four feet in thickness. The ore is similar to
that of the two last described mines, except that
it carries a small per cent, of blue carbonate of
copper (azurite), which is not found in any other
mine in the vicinity. The rock is free-milling,
the contained gold being as a rule very fine. A
10-stamp mill was completed, and commenced
running about the first of February. The re-
sult of the first six days' experimental run under
very unfavorable circumstances, yielded an aver-
age of $10 to the ton. Avery unfortunate oc-
currence at this time has temporarily shut down
has a general northerly.course and is the largest I the mine and mill, and through the publicity
in the district. The first claim commencing at
the south end is the Morning Star. This was
like all the other important mines in the dis-
trict, opened and worked 10 or 15 years since,
and abandoned as worked out when the pay
chimney was lost.
It was relocated four years since, and has
been worked continuously ever since on the
average, five men being employed. One shaft
has been sunk 2G0 It., and levels run from 70 to
100 ft. long, 50 ft. apart, and another shaft 130
necessarily given it, the mining reputation of
the district has suffered considerably. In this
connection it is well to state that the mine has
been examined within the last week by experts
of high reputation, who pronounce statements
as to the failure of the mine as absolutely false,
and the charges made against the former owner-
ship and management of the mine are in no way
whatever warranted by the facts. The mine is
conceded not to have been fairly tested yet.
The Steer claims that Tucson will soon have
the finest streets in the Southwest.
Baker's Mining Horse-Power.
\ echanical appliance plays so impoi tanf
a part in the first stages of mine development
as the horse-power, it being in the moat case!
the prospector's main dependenoeuntil sufficient
depth is reached to justify a steam hoist.
Those familiar with the requirements of the
kind of work are well aware that all machines
generally made for this use are very crude in
construction as well as unsatisfactory in opera-
tion. The machine illustrated in the accom-
panying engraving is the invention of Mr. C.
H. Baker, a practical mechanic and miner of
long experience, who has for many years been
studying the wauts
of the mining inter-
ests in this direction,
with the result of
giving us a most
convenient and ef-
cient horse-power,
especially adapted
for miners' use.
The advantages
claimed for this
power are as follows:
The machine is made
entirely of iron, and
is therefore very
durable and will not
be affected by ex-
posure in dry or wet
climates. The hoist-
ing drum is com-
pletely under con-
trol of the man at
the shaft, landing
the bucket by oper-
ating the levers at
hand, and by which
means the drum can
lie thrown in and
out of gear at will,
or the bucket low-
ered by the brakes
as safely and con-
veniently as by a
steam power boist.
The brake and clutch
levers are provided with spring latch and
quadrant giving the man in charge freedom
of movement wdien the brake is operated, and
locking the brake so firmly as to prevent the
possibility ofaecideut.
The drum will carry 500 ft. of live-eighths
steel rope, and, running horizontally, will take
up and pay out without friction. The drum
working independently, a pulley may be con-
nected to the end of the drum shaft, and con-
nected by belt to a crank shaft on gallows-frame,
by which a pump may be run continuously, with-
out interfering with the hoist, as the drum
clutch can be thrown in and out of gear while
running. This machine will hoist one-third fast-
er, and carry a heavier load than similar powers,
thus giving it much more capacity for handling
both ore and water when required. It is a very
light, compact machine. At the ordinary speed
of a horse, a 1000-lb. bucket of ore or water can
be raised at the rate of 120 ft. per minute. Two
or more horses can be used if desired. No piece
weighs more than 250 lbs., thus admitting of its
being packed on mules to all inaccessible locali-
ties. The cost of erection is slight, as two men,
in half a day, are able to put it in place, ready for
work. While this power is designed more par-
ticularly for mining purposes, it is equally
adapted to all other uses where animal power is
required. They are manufactured by the
Pacific Iron Works, of this city.
122
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24*, 1883
Correspondence,
Tuscarora District
.Editors Press: — The old camp of Tuscarora
is again coming to the front, and will "boom"
during the coming year if prospects are any in-
dication. The Navajo shaft is crosscutting for
the ledge at 450 feet. The upper levels are
producing fine sulphuret ore, containing a good
percentage of gold besides the silver. The
shipments are regular, amounting to from §17,-
000 to $18,000 per week. The Indepenence,
under the same management, is also producing
well; the ore is of the same character as the
Navajo and worked at the same mill. The two
are shipping $100,000 per month, which is a
good showing for a 10-stamp mill. The old
Grand Prize has good prospects. The Argenta
has good prospects; is worked through Grand
Prize shaft. Elko Con. joins the Navajo; has
two inclines, the deepest of which is 125 feet,
with drifts on the ledge all showing the perman-
ency of the ledge, which varies from six inches
to 2 ft. of pay ore carrying both gold and sil-
ver, the walls are goocTand give every indica-
tion of being a true fissure. The country rock
is porphyry. The Elko Con. shows two dis-
tinct ledges, one of which has not been pros-
pected to any extent yet. The company intend
tcerect hoisting works in the spring and sink
a new shaft which will cut the main ledge at
the depth of about 200 ft. They are now ex-
tracting ore and piling it up on the dump.
There are various other good prospects here,
among which the Tuscarora Tunnel seems to
have a good showing. Other mining proposi-
tions will be heard from here, as Col. Dow has
promised the use of his pen in giving you the
mining news and developments of this valuable
mining region. As the disadvantages of a camp
should be spoken of as well as the advan-
tages, I will say the main drawback
here seem to be the scarcity or entire lack of
fuel. Sagebrush has been about the only fuel
used heretofore, and an alarm has been felt that
the supply on hand was not sufficient to furnish
the town for the winter, but during the fine
weather of November the teams were all en-
gaged bringing in immense quantities of brush,
and the mining companies are now getting
stone coal from Elko, proposing to use that in
future. It will certainly be cheaper and better,
particularly in winter, when the snow covers
the brush, making it a poor article of fuel for
steam producing. Mr. Dove has a foundry
here at which many of the new parts can be
made, thus encouraging home industry.
The Centennial district, 20 miles from here,
has very flattering prospects. One mine, the
Gray Eagle, owned by Mr. L. I. Hogle, of
this place, not long since shipped four tons of
ore to Salt Lake as an experiment. Cost of
shipping, including all expenses, amounted to
$54 per ton, worked $210, thus leaving the
very gratifying result of $15(i per ton net.
L. L. W.
Saving Fine Gold.
Ihe Snake River Placers.
Editors PRESS: — You may think strange of
receiving a communication from this far-off'
point, but you need not. We are a live people,
who have fought, bled and died in the good
cause, and I read your very excellent journal
with much satisfaction, as I do our Eastern
mining journals, the Record and Engineering.
But I have to ask questions sometimes, and
thus far have failed to get responses, the*
reason, I presume, being want of knowledge
from the fountain head.
You have an article in your issue of January
27th, "The Black Sand Question— Reason for
Loss of Gold." The writer speaks of the loss
of gold occurring by reason of oxide of iron,
coating, etc. This may all be so in that par-
ticular locality. Now, there is a field, very ex-
tensive, covering some hundreds of miles in ex-
tent, on Snake river, in Idaho, which has been
known to be rich in gold (placer ground), fine
sand and free gold. There has been much
work done and little gold saved. The
same thing has been held as to the gold
in this region. The magnetic sand, it
was claimed, held the gold as rusty gold,
Much money has been spent experimenting as
to the best way of saving the gold contained in these
Snake river sands. But all have failed, thus
far, in establishing the fact that there is any
gold contained in the magnetic or iron sands.
While there is good ground for the theory in the
case of Mr. Paul, in Butte Co. , Cal. — coarse sand
and iron— there is ample room for this condition
of affairs, and there is no doubt it exists as
stated, and there is no doubt but he can save
the gold where it exists in that condition.
Others have experimented on the Snake river
sands, but can find no such appearance of gold,
as (rusty or oxidized gold) claimed by some.
Now, can you learn from your many corre-
spondents in Idaho, to what extent they have
and are working the Snake river placer mines.
Over 2,000 persons are and have Lbeen working
those mines from above American .Falls to below
Boise city. Some companies have claimed to
have made very big money; others sank big
money. Of my "own knowledge, the gold
exists free but fine, very fine. Sluicing will
save but a small proportion of it;* hence,
the failure of so many to get returns satisfac-
tory to them for their investments. The Castle
Creek Co. have paid dividends the past year
regularly. Holyoke Co., on equally as good
grounds, I am told, do not. "Why is this
thus. " Could you throw some light on this sub-
ject of the extent of the placer mining of Idaho,
why many succeed, others fail? You will be
imparting information sought after by many
capitalists who are anxious to learn something
new under the sun — to them at least. I claim
no gold exists as rusty gold in the iron Sier-
ras of Eureka now, and no time should be spent,
or money either, in trying to find any there;
this much I am satisfied * fully of. Another
thing I am fully satisfied of, there are inventors
who have machines working on theory, who are
willing and anxious to palm them off' as grand
successes in saving fine gold, even floured gold;
yet they will not test their machines practically
on Snake river sands — enough, they say, to
show the machine will save find gold on other
properties similar. How similar ? You know,
I know, they know it is lack of confidence in
their machines to do all claimed for
them with these particular sands. Yet they
will sell their machines, take the money
and ask for a certificate framed by themselves
of its superior qualities, etc.
Gold exists in paying quantities in the Snake
river sands, providing 80 % of it can be saved;
and once this is demonstrated beyond a doubt,
you may look for a stampede for Snake river
equal to anything California ever saw. Town-
lot speculators would be thicker than sand hill
fleas, and twice as unwelcome. Idaho would
step to the front at once. Mr. Paul is undoubt-
edly doing good work in the direction he is now
working, mainly here, to mechanically and
cheaply extract the sands. This applies to
Snake river particularly; then how to save the
gold is the next problem. I have no doubt as to
the latter; it can be done cheaply and rapidly.
Give some light on Idaho placer mines, their
extent, work done, product from them, etc.
Respectfully,
F. W. Noblk,
Detroit, Michigan, Feb. t>.
Copper Mines.
Short Discourse on Common Sense.
A correspondent residing in Candelaria
writes to us to ask : "What security have wc
that if we go ahead and open the copper mines
of this region any one will buy them of us, or
that we will ever be able to make anything of
them?'' What security, we would ask our cor-
respondent, has the ranchman who starts in to
cultivate a piece of land that he will ever get
anything out of it? AVhat security has the
man who sends his boy to the best school he
can find that he will prove a blessing to him in
his declining years? What security has the
man who goes into stock business with two or
three cows and half a dozen old ewes that he
will ever rear calves and lambs? All these
questions of "shall I do this," or "shall I do
that," are to sensible men, at the present stage
of the game of life in this world, exceedingly
silly.
The main thing is for a man to go to work
and do something in earnest, and there is no
danger of his coming to want. The man who
lies back and growlingly asks all his neighbors,
"Do you think I should do this or do you think
I should do that?" is in nine cases out of ten a
man who is trying to find some plausible ex-
cuse for doing nothing at all. Yet we will
answer our correspondent according to the best
of our ability and without putting ourself
out very much for a man who, we think, is not
likely to put himself out very much for any liv-
ing soul on earth, even including himself and
himself tolerably hungry. We will say that
copper appears to be in demand, just the same
as silver, gold, lead, saw logs, potatoes, cab-
bage and almost anything else that a man not
too lazy to work has a mind to produce.
Thus: The Calumet and Hecla Consolidated
Mining Company will pay their regular quar-
terly dividend of five dollars per share on the
15th of February, aggregating $500,000. Total
of dividends to that date $22,850,000.
The Quincy Copper Mining Company have
declared a quarterly dividend of six dollars per
share, payable on the 15th instant, aggregating
$240,000. Total amount of dividends to date,
$3,470,000.
The San Francisco Copper Mining Company
have declared their regular monthly dividend of
five cents per share, aggregating $2,500, pay-
able on the 20th instant. Total of dividends,
$25,000.
Let a man go to work earnestly at almost
anything, using proper judgment, and he will
not starve.
Means of making money are not half so much
wanted in this country as common sense and a
wall to work.
A man who goes into copper mining is expec-
ted to have a gram or two of sense; he is no
more expected to spend his time at work upon
rock that has not enough copper in it to pay for
working than a man is to take his thousand or
two head of cattle out into an alkali desert and
expect them to not only pick up a living, but
also to grow fat. — Virginia Enterprise
Mining Surveys, and Surveying Instru-
ments.
Considerable difference of opinion exists as to
the best mode of making underground surveys,
as well as to the instrument which is the most
reliable. Accuracy is the great objecr to be ob-
tained, and the reliability of a survey made
with the loose needle and the chain, especially
when the rails are laid down in the workings
of a mine, has led to a great deal of discussion.
Hedley's dial is a favorite with many engineers,
being both compact and easily used, whilst oth-
ers look to what they consider the more correct
theodolite. But even with the fast or loose
needle liability to committing errors, or owing
to a defective dial, errors, in fact, will be
greatly reduced by repeating the measurement
two or three times over. So far as regards the
loose needle, the system carried out and incul-
cated by Mr. Henderson, of Truro, appears to
beabout the best. A true magnetic bearing is
taken at some point, for which all the other
angular bearings are afterwards reduced to their
t.'iie magnetic bearings. In working it is con-
sidered best to have what is known as a left-
hand compass, Attached to the north end of
the needle is a vernier, properly balanced at the
other end, so that each angular bearing could
be read with precision. If the compass is fixed
in a certain position, ami the bearing read in a
backward sight, that bearing is read from the
needle, whether such is settled in its true mag-
netic meridian or deflected from such meridian
by local or other attractives. However, what-
ever deflection there may be, it is equal in both
the back and fore sights, so that the difference
of the bearings must give the angular bearings
of the two drafts. This mode is adopted
specially for the magnetic needle, whether such
is under the influence of attraction or not. In
using the dial, if every sight was taken and put
down exactly to a part of a degree or moved the
sight, an e.-ror having any paits of degrees
would be avoided. In taking a sight in any di-
rection, and the light was moved until it was
exactly part of a degree, all errors would be
avoided. In the North at times surveys are
made with the compass, and not by taking tri-
angles with the chain; and to ensure accuracy
an object was placed at each end of the base
line of the survey, with the compass in the
centre, and the bearing of that line taken. If
the two objects could be seen through the sight
in one line, then it was certain that the com-
pass sights were parallel. Sometimes, how-
ever, it was found that both objects could not
be seen in the same straight line, and then, of
course, it was clear that the compass was un-
covered, and ought to be reflected. From the
bearing of the line they could draw on the plan
another line, which would be the meridian
line for that compass, and if that compass was
20 degress wrong, or any number of degrees, if
the survey was made with the same compass,
the survey could be laid down as correctly as if
the compass was the most accurate one in the
world, because whatever angle was made to the
base line, it was carried on to the plan by the
same wrong compass.
We are told by one of the most scientific en-
gineers that there were many instances on
record where the compass had been used skill-
fully, and works carried out mathematically
correct with it. On one occasion, he states, he
was sinking a shaft, and had to do the work as
quickly as possible, because one of the upcast
shafts had fallen in, and lie had to erect a fur-
nace and sink a shaft at the same time. The
survey was done with a compass, and when he
went to examine the work there was not half
an inch difference between the center of the
shaft and the center line of the furnace drift.
In connection with the taking of observations,
it has been pointed out that the weather at
times might make some difference. In taking
observations at different times, the weather
might have been different on each occasion, and
might, and probably did, have a tendency to
cause a variation of the needle from the
the true meridian. This difference between the
observations made on one day and that on an-
other miffht be caused by the atmosphere, for
oxygen, which was a component part of it, was
a substance which attracted the needle. In
making surveys underground the rails had an
effect on the needle, and it has also been found
that bricks, most of which had a quantity of
iron in them, would attract the needle. The
importance of accurate surveys cannot be over-
estimated, and as there are various ways of
making them the engineer in gaining experience
should be able to test his work so as to ensure
its accux'acy, and at the same time should en-
deavor to obtain the best, and conse-
quently the most reliable instruments.
To those who prefer the dial, Hed-
ley's improved, or what is, perhaps, bet-
ter known as Davis' improved Hedley dial,
will, perhaps, be found one of the best. The
theodolite is a good instrument, and as reliable
as most others, although, perhaps, not so readily
moved about. Care, however, should be taken
to obtain one with the latest improvements and
of the best make. A greater degree of exacti-
tude, one engineer states, is obtained in reading
angles with the ordinary dial that can be ob-
tained by using either the fast or loose needle —
to repeat the reading of the angle several times
consecutively, the same as is done in using the
theodolite. That gentleman is in favor of a
good dial, which appears to be extensively used,
not only at home, but on the Continent as well. —
London Mining Journal.
[.From our Issue of January 27th,]
Of Interest to Miners,
During the next few months we intend giving
to the readers of the Mining and Scientific
Press a series of valuable illustrated articles of
special value. Among these may be mentioned
a series of articles now in course of preparation
on ''Timbering in Mines," which will be very
freely illustrated. This will give the methods
in vogue on this coast, as well as those com-
monly practiced elsewhere. A series of articles
is also being prepared on "Blasting in Mines,"
which will also be illustrated. This will be of
great practical interest, containing, as it will,
many details of every-day use to the miners. It
will treat of the various methods of preparing
blast holes, blasts, etc., the tools used, the ex-
plosive agents and kindred subjects.
In addition to these articles, which will be
continued through several numbers of the Press,
we are preparing a special mining map of Brit-
ish Columbia, with a description of the geology
of the region and. of the mining districts.
A map of the mining districts of Alaska will
also be given, showing the location of the quartz
mines now being worked. It will also show the
course of the Yukon river, where the recent
finds of placer mines were made, and where it
is expected some rich developments will be
made next season.
We have, too, hi course of preparation a map
of some of the Montana districts, and one also
of the various mining districts of southwestern
Nevada, along the line of the Carson and Col-
orado railroad.
It is intended to more fully illustrate the
Press than heretofore, and with appropriate
engravings. Such of the mechanical appliances
of mining or metallurgy as may be practical in
their nature we propose to illustrate and de-
scribe from time to time as occasion offers.
It is the aim of the publishers of this journal
to keep pace with the progress of the mining in-
dustry. The mountains of the whole western
side of the continent are now hunted over by
the adventurous prospectors. New mines are
being found every day, and new works are be-
ing put up. The Mining and Scientific Press
has kept track of this business for '20 years,
and been with it in its ups and downs. Its best
efforts have always been with the prospector
and working miner, and will continue to be so.
It has been our object to cull from every
source such things as would he of practi-
cal value or interest to the class of readers with
whom we are identified, and these efforts have
been appreciated, we trust.
The Press lias the satisfaction of knowing
that its columns have never been lent to bolster
up any scheme to fleece unwary stockholders,
and that it has persistently upheld legitimate
mining. Now that legitimate mining is in the
ascendent, we feel that we have done our share
in the good work.
We can of course do nothing without the co-
operation of the mining community. While al-
ready possessing among pur subscribers a large
proportion of the progressive miners of the
coast, there are new men in the business who
may not be familiar with the merits of this
journal. To these others familiarshouhl present
its advantages ami call their attention to the
desirability of becoming subscribers. It will 1 >e a
mutual advantage. The more full our patron-
age the better paper we can make. We trust
these words will not fall unheeded, but that
they will result in material addition to our |
lists. We feel no hesitation in presenting our
claims, feeling as we do that it is but justice to
ourselves to call attention to them occasion-
ally.
Electrolytic Process. — We understand thai
VV. Butler Johnstone has received highly satis-
factory information from Germany, relative to
the electrolytic process of refining copper, gold
and silver, about to lie adopted at the Mammoth
Smelting and Refining Works, A gentleman
writing to him from Ocken, Cermany, where
the process is in use, says; "I have for three
and a half years made a long scries of investiga-
tions on the electrolytic process of separating
coppers, and have described the result of them
in an essay. In answer to your questions, I
have to say: (1.) There are five dynamo ma-
chines at work at Ocken, made by Siemens &
Halske, 10-horse power each, and there they re-
fine annually, between 10,000 and 12,000 cwtsl
of copper. (2.) The process is extremely success-
ful, both scientifically and pecuniarily. (3d and
4th.) The electrolytic separation of copper,
mixed with silver and gold, is by far the most
rational of all known processes. (5.) The required
number of workmen is very small, (fi. ) A ma-
chine of 10-horse power precipitates in 24 hours
in 12 connected elements (or pairs of plates), 300
kilos of copper." — Sail Lake Tribune
ExrutuiNC and Burning. — Dust mixed with
air is found, by many sad experiences, to be,
under certain conditions, a dangerous explosive.
Thus, if a large log of wood were ignited, it
might be a week before it would be entirely con-
sumed; split up into cord wood, and piled up
loosely, it would, perhaps, burn in less than an
hour; cut into shavings, and allow a strong
wind to throw them into the open air — or in any
way keep the chips comparatively well sepa-
rated from each other— and the log would, per-
haps, be consumed in two or three minutes, out
if ground up into fine dust or powder, and
thrown in such a manner that each particle is
surrounded by air, it would burn in less than a
second.
ItaffiUABY 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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II]ESH^Nicy\L Progress.
Two Sources of Damage to Boilers.
ntains the following bints
which should lw carefully read: Leakage at
the girth, seams ami around fcheti
nally-timi, horizontal tubular boilers lb one of
n found, and one which i*
■ore to become trerj serioas in .i short time If
,. foi it indue* corrosion in one
1. 1" it^ most dangerous forms, There is no-
where to be found abetter illustration of the
truth of the "A stitch in time
saves nine," than in this matter; and also no
better illustration of the economy and value ol
ire and management for steam boilers.
boilers may !><• in
duced bj a variety ol causes, oi which we need
mention here only two bod workmanship and
bad management. When the defect is due to bad
workmanship the only help for it is, generally,
fco drees and re-caulk the edges of the plates.
Bmnetimes, though not often, it will i
buy to ''nt "nt tin' old rivets, insert new ones,
End then dress and re-caulk. This also
Brolly necessary, when a boiler has been over*
through shortness of water or otherwise.
Sometimes too much lap is given the plate,
uli.n it becomes impossible to properly caulk
HUH.
The writer has in mind now a certain rotary
bleacher, whereon the plates lapped four inches
beyond the rivets. The result may be inv
Obviously the only remedy in such a
to reduce the lap. Leakage is often in
Itaced bj feeding cold water into a boiler, and
delivering it close to the hot plates over the
inv. Si vere local contraction is thus caused,
whicl naterial can resist, and Leakage issure
to follow . The solid plates of the shell are very
frequently fractured in this maimer. Where
(.r'.vihl n,it.*r is unavoiilalile tin- hoiler
dways be provided with a circulating
feed pipe as a means of economy and safety.
In too many cases, however, the seams are
shaken by the habit, which prevails extensively.
of pulling the furnace doors wide open without
closing the chimney damper. This is a very
bommon way of checking the generation of
steam, when there is a lull in the demand for
ft from any cause, and cannot he too strongly
condemned. The effect of a large body of air
some hundreds of degreescolder than the furnace
ami hoilcr, rushing along the underside of the
shell, is sufficient to loosen the best joint that
ever was made, and in many eases it lias frac-
tured the shell through the solid plate. The
meet of this is even more marked with some
typrs of internally-fired boilers, such as the
'•drop-Hue," for instance, than it is with the
common return tubular boiler.
Another fruitful source of damage to boilers
and one which has ruined thousands, is the
practice of blowing a boiler oft' and immed-
iately refilling it with cold water, while the
brickwork is red hot. Nothing will tear a
boiler to pieces quicker than this. Boilers have
exploded with disastrous effect from this cause,
hours after the tire had been drawn. Probably
most persons not familiar with the matter,
would be surprised to know the pertinacity
with which cold water will cling to the lowest
Eoint of a boiler under these circumstances.
oeal contraction of such severity is thus in-
duced that nothing can withstand its effects,
and a few repetitions are generally sufficient to
ruin any boiler.
Effect of Heat Upon the Structure of
Steel.
Mr. ('. H. Reed, of Johnstown, Pa., writes
to the Iron -!'/•. as follows, in regard to the ef-
■ it upon the structure oi steel: in the
conns of an extended series of experiments to
determine how for the failure of steel [which
was ckemicalh satisfactory i could be attributed
to injuries inflicted by its first cooling from a
melting heat, I was led t" make the following
experiment, which shows graphically the enor-
mous oh inges wrought m its physical structure
bj i bjuufes of temperature alone.
Crucible steel having the following chemical
composition, C, 80, SL, 189; P., 081, Mn.,27,wae
cost into an ingot about 1 inch square and IS
inches long. The instant the pouring ceased
the mold was knocked Off, and the ingot, with
it^ interior presumably still in a fluid condition,
was plunged into cold water and allowed to re-
main until perfectly cold. Observe that the in-
terior of the ingot was hotter than the outside,
a condition that could never bo repeated, had
it been allowed to become cool and then been
reheated. The result was a very curious struc-
ture, whieh under test proved to be very hard,
but not strong, being loose, brittle and worth-
■" rally.
A piece about a foot long was broken off,
plac'l in a furnace, brought to a bright-red
heat, kept so for about 30 hours, and then al-
lowed to cool gradually. Whenbrokenitproved
tough, strong and soft. About all the mischief
done by the original cooling had been repaired,
but still it did not show the most satisfactory
condition of which the metal was capable, or
such an appearance as it would assume after
being hammered or rolled. One-half of the
12-inch piece was therefore replaced in the
furnace, and subjected to another long and
careful annealing, the result of which was no
gain in strength, but it was fine in grain with
a silvery appearance, and the fracture would
readily pass for that of a bar of hammered
steel of good quality.
In view of the above facts, and bearing in
mind also that steel in cooling from its melting
heat shrinks 5-lGths of an inch to the foot, it is
not to be wondered at that serious mischief is
done, and that strains leading to internal rup-
ture of the metal occur through hasty and
thoughtless handling of steel from its fluid to its
first solid state. And it naturally foUows that
the risk of doing harm is proportionate to the
night of the temperature and the rapidity with
which it is caused to fall, and that molecular
changes due to thei mal influences seriously ef-
fect the quality of the metal, and are entitled to
more attention than they usually receive.
Comparative Strength of Yellow and
White Pine.
A comparison of the relative strength of the
two varieties— yellow and Norway pine— was
Enadeat Dayton, 0., with the following results:
Specimens were dressed exactly an inch square,
and these were broken in a testing machine, by
placing them on bearings one foot apart, with
the weight in the center. The southern pine
had been air seasoned for two years and up-
wards, the Norway about one year to 15 months.
The weakest southern broke at 730 lbs., the
strongest at 1,102 lbs.; average of 8 specimens
of southern pine, 004 lbs. The weakest Norway
broke at 501 lbs., the strongest at 700 lbs; aver-
age of 10 specimens of Norway, 702 lbs., show-
ing the southern pine to be 28.7% stronger than
the Norway, and that a southern pine sill of
&x8 inches dimensions is equivalent to a Nor-
way sill of 5£x8 inches, with the further advan
tage in favor of the southern pine, that it can
be got much freer of knots, and consequently
stronger in comparison than these figures show,
which are based on clear timber. Another test
w asmadeatameeting of the MasterCar Builders'
Association, with the following results: Five
pieces of each variety, one inch square, and 1 1
inches between bearing points, were experi-
mented upon, the pressure being applied in the
center. The outcome showed strength of yel-
low pine at 500, 510, 500, 490 and 530 lbs.
breakage strain, or an average of 506, while
Norway stood a strain of 020, 045, 730, 050 and
630 lbs., or an average of 035 lbs. These experi-
ments do not appear to throw much light on
the question of relative strength, and unless it
can be attributed to the difference in seasoning,
it is hard to find a satisfactory reason for such
a discrepancy. — Wood Worker.
A MACHINE for printing box sides and ends
instead of stenciling, and doing the work 10
times faster than can be done by hand, has
been patented by Connell & Dengler, of Roches-
ter, N. Y. It has the advantage of printing, in
a very rapid and clear manner, all cards or
trade-marks much more perfectly than can be
done by hand, thereby rendering it of great im-
portance to the merchant or manufacturer. The
type or form is cast in brass, and secured in
such a manner that it can be easily and rapidly
adjusted to print upon the board at the proper
time. The inking rollers can be instantly raised
from the type to prevent inking when the ma-
chine is not fed with boards. It will print
boards varying from one-eighth to one and a
half inches in thickness, and at the rate of 1,500
to 2,000 impressions per hour. The boards or
sides of boxes are introduced to the machine in
quantities of 10 to 20 pieces at a time, and the
bottom piece of the pile is fed by a reciprocating
bar to its proper place, in order to receive the
impression at the proper time, the boards above
dropping down to be fed in like manner until
all are printed.
Life ok a Locomotive Boiler.— A locomo-
tive boiler, it is calculated, says an exchange,
will last until the engine has traveled over
350,000 miles. On some lines, however, the
boiler, under favorable circumstances, particu-
larly when pure water is used, may travel 400,-
000 or 500,000 miles before becoming unserv-
iceable. Assuming that the life of the engine
is determined by the endurance of the boiler,
and that if, under favorable circumstances, it
will last the 500,000 miles, then during that
time it is estimated that the fire-box will prob-
ably require to be renewed at least three times,
the tires of the wheels five or six times, the
crank axles three or four times, and the tubes
from seven to ten tunes.
A Miniature Locomotive.— Ah ingenious
mechanic of Jamestown, N. Y. , has completed
a perfect locomotive, said to be the smallest in
the world, being only 8A inches long. The
pumps throw a drop of water per stroke. The
engine weighs U pounds, and the tender
2 pounds and one-half ounce, 385 screws were
required to put the parts together, and the me-
chanic was at work on it at intervals for eight
years.
ZeiEJ^TIFI© Pf^OGF^ESS.
The Microscope in Testing Timber.
A paper was ivct-nth iea<l hel'mv the Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia, on the use of the micro-
scope in testing timber, and it was decided that
it' the microscope condemns the sample, further
delay in testing is not worth the wink-. The
larger the specimens requiring to be tested, the
greater will be the gain the microscope will ef-
fect in avoiding the cost oi further proof or the
risk of using without such proof. Samples and
micro-photographs were exhibited of bridge tim-
bers which had proved faulty, but which a pre-
liminary examination with the microscope would
have promptly thrown out. The timber from
whieh these podi specimens were taken was a
fragment from a railway bridge wrecked in 1879.
The timber was so excessively poor that, on
mounting a specimen on the plate of the micro-
scope, its weak and porous nature was at once
apparent. Theannular rings appeared about three
times as far apart as they would be in good H I
of similar kind. The medullary rays were few
in number and short in length, while in good
wood, on the contrary, they are of considerable
length and so numerous that tangential sections
present the appearance of a Beries of tubes seen
end? ise, or a number of parallel chains. After
once seeing and comparing samples of good and
bad wood, it is easy to recognize the difference
with a pocket magnifying glass. The trunks
and Limbs of exogenous trees, as is well known,
are built up of concentric rings or layers of
woody fiber, which are held together by radial
plates acting like treenails in a boat's side. The
rings, representing successive year's growths,
are composed of tubes, the interstices of which
are filled with cellulose.
The slower the growth of the tree, the thinner
these yearly rings, and the denser and harder
the wood — other things being equal. Not only
is the closeness of texture an indication of the
hardness and strength of the timber, but the
size, frequency, and distribution of the radial
plates which bind the annular layers together
may be taken as a very close illustration or sign
of the character of the wood and its ability to
resist strains, especially a breaking stress. The
micro-photographs of good and bad timber show-
that in the strong kinds the concentric layers
are close in texture and narrow in width, and
the radial plates numerous, wide, long and
stout, while in poor stuff the opposite charac-
teristics prevail. The practical application
consists in having such enlarged photographic
sections, longitudinal and transverse, of stand-
ard pieces of timber, bearing a certain known
maximum or minimum strain, and rejecting any
piece which the assisted eye detects to have
fewer rings per inch of tree diameter, fewer
fibers, or fewer radial plates per square inch of
section, or to use such pieces with a greater
factor of safety. The advantage of the method
is that it allows every stick in a bridge or
structure to be tested before use. — North
western Lvmbennan,
An Ikon Watch. — An interesting feature at
a recent county exhibition in Great Britain was
an iron watch which had been turned out by
Messrs. Crowther Bros. & Co., of Kiddermin-
ster, for the purpose of showing the extraor-
dinary malleability of their metal. The watch
is said to be perfect in every respect,
Action of Poisons on the Petals of
Flowers.
A. \nthoiiv NV.si.it, r. C. 8., states in the
net that he has made some ex-
periments on the action of various Bubstanoes
on the life of dowers, and for this puira
lectedsomeof the best known alkaloids, viz.:
strychnine, solanine, digitaline, quinidine,
atropine, quinine, einehoniiie, picrotOXUie,
acomtine, brucine and morphine, using one
quarter per oent. and one per cent, solutions.
The alkaloid of tobacco being very difficult to
obtain pure, owing to its rapid oxidation, 5
and -jo solutions of tobacco (bird's eye) were
used in its stead. The Sower chosen for ex-
periment was the narcissus, and the results
Showed that there was here a wide field for
long and patient investigation.
Of all the 12 solutions, tobacco proved,
in a very marked manner, to be most destruc-
tive to the life of the (lower of the narcissus;
the remaining 1 1 poisons, though but slowly in-
jurious, nevertheless in some instances showed
marked difference of effect, or, it may be said,
symptom. Thus strychnine, next in poisonoue
power to tobacco, drew the petals upward,
and made them dry and brittle, symptoms also
exhibited by solanine poisoning, while quini-
dine and several other alkaloids rendered the
petals limp and rotten. Morphine, one of the
least poisonous (to the narcissus) of the alka-
loids experimented with, without destroying
the flower, curiously enough imparted to the
petals a flaceidity resembling that of the petals
of the poppy.
Chrome Yellow. — This process is based
upon the solubility of metallic citrates in alka-
line citrates, and particularly in ammonium
citrate. This property applies not merely to
the metallic citrates, but to a number of other
salts. Thus, in presence of an alkaline citrate
baryta is not precipitated by sulphates nor pot-
assium ferrocyanide by the ferric salts. The
insoluble chromates are all more or le:s dis-
solved by ammonium citrate, and in general
more in heat than in the cold. Zinc, chromate,
among others, which is little soluble when cold,
dissolves with great readiness when heated.
Lead chromate, on the other hand, is dissolved
with much more difficulty. On submitting to
the action of steam a color composed of lead uit
rate, ammonium citrate, and zinc chromate, a
lead chromate yellow is obtained abnost as solid
as that produced by dyeing. By the action of
steam the lead citrate and zinc chromate dis-
solve in the ammonium citrate, and give by
double decomposition zinc citrate and lead
chromate, whieh is fixed upon the fiber. The
author exhibited a swatch which had been
soaped at a boil for half an hour. It may be
foreseen that solid greens may be obtained by
adding to the color alizarin blue. — M. Jaquet.
Increase of Weight by Combustion.
Prof. A. W Hoffman, of Berlin, has recently
described to the German Chemical Society a
number of new and interesting chemical ex-
periments, especially instructive for the lecture
table. One of the most interesting and easily
performed of the series is, perhaps that of show-
ing the increase of weight by combustion, an
experiment which can be rendered visible to a
large audience in several ways. One of his
methods is to draw a small magnet through a
mass of iron filings, and then suspend it, with
its load, from one end of the balance. After a*
balance has been thusnicely adjusted, set the iron
on fire, when the increasein weight by theaccumu-
lation of oxygen will be at once made evident.
The one of magnesium instead of iron makes
the experiment much more brilliant. The
weight of magnesium need not exceed 0.5 of a
gramme.
A still more instructive experiment consists
in burning phosphorus in a closed quantity of
air. The conditions are also more favorable,
from the fact that phosphorus gains twice as
much to a given weight as either iron or mag-
nesium. The experiment should be made in a
flask, in the bottom of which a small quantity
of sand should be first placed, upon which the
phosphorus (say half a gramme) should be then
placed and ignited by dropping upon it a small
piece of heated copper wire. Of course the wire
should be first used in adjusting the balance.
The flask should be closed with a cork, which
must be rr moved to drop the wire. The com-
bustion in the closed flask takes place slowly
and quietly, with a slight increase of pressure
at first. The sides of the vessel will be covered
phosphoric anhydride. No change of weight
will be noticed until after the bottle has be-
come cooled, and the cork removed to permit of
the readjustment of the air pressure. Several
other interesting experiments in the same di-
rection are described.
Hight of Land and Water. — If the con-
tinents and the bottom of the ocean were graded
down to a uniform level, it is estimated by geol-
ogists that the whole world would he covered
with water a mile deep, so much greater is the
depression of the ocean bed than the elevation
of the existing land.
Tidal and Other Wave's. — The phrase
"tidal wave" has lately come into use to a large
extent, but, unfortunately, it is usually misap-
plied. The "tidal wave" is the wave of high
tide which sweeps regularly around the globe
twice every 24 hours. It is a wave which
obeys known laws, so that its continual arrival
may be predicted with unerring certainty. But
this phrase has come to be applied to move-
ments in the air or water, or in human life
which are exceptionally abnormal, and which
cannot be predicted. A revolution in politics
whieh no one anticipated is called the tidal
wave. Such movements are waves, but storm
waves, not tidal waves. But "tidal wave" has
a suggestive sound, and so its misapplication
will probably continue.
Optical Telegraphy. — It is proposed to
place the Islands of Mauritius and the neigh-
boring island of Bourbon, in communication
with each other by means of an "opitcal tele-
graph." The stations will be about 134 miles
apart, and will occupy an elevated spot on each
island. From either station signals will by the
aid of a petroleum lamp, be flashed across the
intervening stretch of the Indian ocean to the
opposite station, where they will be received by
a telescopic apparatus, which it is proposed to
aiTange so as to photograph the luminous
flashes. If successful, this system of signal-
ing is expected to prove of especial value in
sending warnings of the approach of cyclones.
New Receiving Telephone. — A new re-
ceiving device for telephones has recently been
invented which may be applied to both ears at
the same time — it being slightly adjustable to
fit different sized heads. With this improve-
ment the entire sound is utilized, so that a mes-
sage that might be indistinct or faintly audible
with the ordinary form of single tube receiver
becomes clear and loud when received through
this improved instrument. This invention has
been patented by Mr. George F. Bailey, of 304
East Eighth Street, Leadville, Col.
The First Comet op 1883.— Mr. W. L-
Burton, second officer of the steamship City of
Savannah, reports the discovery of a comet at
2 o'clock of the morning of January 12th. The
ship was on the way from this city to Savannah,
and about 25 miles southwest of Cape Lookout.
The position oi the comet is indefinitely de-
scribed as "southeast of Orion." The supposed
comet, faintly visible by the naked eye, was ob-
served the same evening as early as 9 o'clock,
the ship being in the river below Savannah.
124
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
Company.
Alpha... .t
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Abl&3
.Belcher
BaldiDg
Bestfc ±Jeloher..,
Bullion
Bechtel
Belle Isle
Bjdie
Benton
Bodie Tunnel....
Ciledonia
California
Caallenge
Cnollar
Confidence
Con Imperial.. ..
Oon Virginia
C.-own Point
my
Elko Con
E. Mt. Diablo....
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel...
Eschequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry....
Kile &Norerosa..
Holmes
Independence. ...
JiUa
Jiatice
Jtckson
Kantuck
Matin White....
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle...
North Noonday..
Navajo
North Belle Isle. .
Occidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Swage
Seg Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
South Nevada....
Syndicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Y allow Jacket. . . .
Week | Week
Ending Ending
Jan. 31. J Feb. 7.
Week
Ending
Feb. J 4.
1! 8!c 95c 80c 90<
25c 15c
75o 45c
95c! 61c
! 35c
49 I 35c 40c
60c! 45c 6flc
1.40
70c
75c 70c
60c 35c
70 85c 40c 60c
3*39 4!i5i3!46 3!55
85c 90c .... 70c
5c lfc
10c 5c
25c ... .
25c ... .
2.40 1.35
l.OOL...
5c ....
7--c 90c
1.45 1.55
55 j
101 10.V 8J 10J
65c 70c 60c 6fc
25c 40c! 20c 35c ...
70c SOcI 45c 7Cc 45c
1.40 2.401.40 1.P0 1 "
1.65 4.85;1.S0 2.65 2
40c
75c
1.45
2.6'2
45c - - .
70c 75c' 65c 70ci 7Cc
25c 30 c'"
" "
12- I 1 2.. ....
2 80 2.10 2.75 2.20
10c 10c 25c 20
3.151-45 2.502.55
3.753.70 3.75....
9i 10; 9i
70c ■ • • •
]*■■■•
2.75 2.20
2.20; 15c
15c'--;;.
2.00,1'2'*
3.0511-20
6fc
1.40
2.ro
20c
ilio
2
3.93 2. SO
10c ....
114 iri
50ci f5:
1
3.15
4.05 2.05
3,1.60
15c
tl.30
20c
1.40
70c
Week
Ending
Feb. 21.
1 25
5-rc
60c
1.35
1.2i 1.40
90c 1
50c 69c
i 65 3.05
1.60 2.85
70c
idc
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Cosipilid Every Tiiohsday From Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Prbss and Other S. F. Journals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Place of Be
15c
1.20
1.50
3.40-..,
15c..-.
10c!
1.25 1.10
1.50
52
• 5fc
1.4)
3 45
15c
L20
i!75
4 "
10
65c
3.65
4.10
* 05
1.45 1.5E1.50
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
M., Feb. 21.
Wednesday
400 Argenta
1510 Alta 35c
2>40 Albion 40c 50
110 E & Belcher.. .4. 05@4.U 1030
100 Bodie 1.85 100
300 Belle Isle 60c 30
200 Caledonia 10c 350
100 California 20c 4 JO
10 Exchequer 25c 840
65 Eureka Con 9?. 550
400 Gould & Curry.2.55(®2 60 350
745 Ha'e & Nor. . . .2 .60t&2.65 300
100 Grand Piize 60c 400
400 Independence 70c 180
470 M White 1.20(«1.30 1241
315 Mexican 2.60@2.65 210
100 Navajo 5 J 50
415 Ophir 2.70 *35
40 Poto3i 1.20 270
750 Savage 1. 5001.55 200
270 Sierra Nevada. 3. 63<«-'3. 70 lfO
125 Utah 2.05@2.10 15'l
545 Union 4. 1504.20 1012
APUSftNOON SESSION I 200
500 Alta 40c1 750
705 An-iea 50c! 830
500 Alpha 35040c 200
Albion 4r@ttc
Argenta 6f»c
B&Belcker 4{§l.l5
ChoHar 1.35
Con Virginia 55@60C
California 20c
Eureki Con 9
Eureka Tunnel . . .S0@S5C
Grand Prize 65c
Gould & Currj 2.90@2.<'5
Hale & Nor 2.75
Independence 70c
Justice 10c
Mono ... .25c
MWhite 1.20^1.25
Mexican 3@3.n5
Navajo fi
Northern Belle : 9§
Ophir 3. 0503.10
Potoai 1.15@1.20
Pinal 2.20
Silver King ..10
Scorpion 7C(«75c
Savage 1.60@1.65
Syndicate 5c
S Nevada 3.<<0O4
Union 4.6504 £0
Walea 30c
Company.
Albion Con M Co Nevada.. 12..
Alpha HyGravM Co California.. 4..
Andes S M Co Nevada.. 21..
Argenta M Co Nevada.. 14..
Alta S M Co Nevada. . 24. .
Bechtel Con M Co California- -10. .
Benton Con M Co Nevada.. 9. .
Calaveras M Co California.. 11. .
Champion M Co California. .11. .
Con Imperial M Co Nevada.. 18. .
Gould & Curry S M Co Neva da.. 44. .
Grand Prize M Co Nevada. .12. .
Grand View Con M Co California.. 1. .
Hale & Norcross S j\I Co Nevada.. 70. .
Holmes M Co Nevada. . 6. .
Mayflower R M Co Nevada. . 3. .
Hex-can G & S 11 Co Nevada.. 22. .
Savage .M Co Nevada.. 55. .
Si-crpion M Co Nevada. .14, .
Silver Hill g M Co Nevada.. 3..
Silver Hill M Co.... Nevada.. IS..
Silver Lick Con M Co Nevada . . 2 . .
S Maguel & LaTrinidad M Co. Mexico... 1..
Union Con SM Co Nevada. .21..
Utah S M Co Nevada . .43 . .
OTHER COMPANIES
Baker Divide M Co California. . 7. .
Commonwealth Con M Co Nevada. . 5..
Excelsior W & M Co . .California. . 4. .
Kxcelsior Deep Grav M Co' . .California. .21
Fair Villa M Co Arizona. . 3. .
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .CaIifonnia..2S.
Loreto M & M Co Mexico. . 3.
Mayflower Grav j\l Co California. .19.
Mount Auburn G < > M Co California. .10.
Omilak G.&S M Co Alaska.. 1.
Oro M & MCo Arizona.. 2.
Rocky Point M Co California. .12.
South Hite G M Co California.. 5.
SO.. Jan 10.
10.. Jan S
25.. Feb G
30.. Jan 13
25.. Jan 4
10.. Jan 1'
. Feb 13.
..Feb 15.
. . Mar 13 .
..Feb 19.
..Feb 8.
.Feb 21.
ilNESS
Mar 5...DB Chisholm 327 Pine
Mar 7.. .J Ireland 210 Sansome st
Aor 2... B Burns 309 Montgomery st
, Mar 12. . . E M Hall 327 Pine st
Feb 27. ..W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
30..
07.
Mar 13. . . G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st
Janl8...Feb21..Marl3...\VHWatson ...302 Montgomery st
Jan 23. ..Feb 24. .Mar 21.. .A B Paul .328 Montgomery st
Jan 26 . . . Feb 28 . . Mar 21 . . . Thos. Wetzel .... 522 Montgomery st
Jan 3... Feb 8.. Mar l...WEDean 308 Montgomery st
JanlO. ..Feb 15. .Mar 8.. .A K Durbrow. . . . 309 Montgomery st
Jan 11 . . . Feb 12. . Mar 5. . . B M Hall 327 Pine st
Dec 10... Feb 14.. Mar 14.. WH Penfield 100 Liedesdorff st
Jan 10.. .Feb 14.. Mar 7. . . I F Lightner 309 Montgomery
JanJ
Feb 3..
1 00.. Feb 12.
50.. Feb 2.
10. .Jan 5..
1 00.. Jan 20..
05.. Feb 7.
05.. Feb 20. .
1 00.. Jan 29..
1 00. Jan 10..
1 00.. Feb 7.
Mar 6'.. Mar 27... CT Bridge..
Mar 8. -Mar 28. ..G Perry..
.224 California st
. .,240 Montgomery st
,Mar 19.. Apr 9 ..C L McCoy 309 Montgomery
. Mar 7 . . Mar 27 . . E B Holmes 309 Montgomery st
Feb 8. .Mar 1.. . G R Spinney 310 Pine st
Mar 20.. Apr 10... J W Pew .310 Pine st
.Mar 13.. Apr 3.. WE Dean 309 Montgomery st
Mar29..Apr23.. L I O'Farrell. .SE Montgy & Wash'n
Mar 8.. Mar 29 ..H Nielsen 210 Front st
.Feb 15. .Mar 5. .. J M Buffington 309 California st
.Mar 15. .Apr 5 ..GO Pratt 309 Montgomery st
H]lj^lj\IG 2ujv1JVlAF(Y,
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
20.
25.
1 00.
25.
10.
30 00.
.Jan 22...Feb26..Marl7.
Jan 12... Feb 16.. Mar 8.
Dec 28. ..Jan 29. .Mar 19.
, Feb 9. ..Mar 15. .Apr 4.
Dec 11... Feb 10.. Mar 7.
Jan 27. ..Feb 28. .Mar 19
Name of Company.
Peytona G & SM Co..
Magalia G M Co
Feb 6. ..Mar 9..Ap
2a . . Jan 30. . . Mar 12. . Mar 30
25. .Feb 7. ..Mar 15. .Apr 2.
15. .Feb 16...Mar23 *
20..Dec28...Feb 3
05..Jan22...Feb 26.. Mar IB.
5.. 05..Jan30.. .Mar 3..Mar26
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary, Office in S. F.
D M Kent 330 Pine st
-P F Marhhardt.. .311 Montgomery st
■W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
T J Wattson 116 Davis st
.J H Sayre 330 Pine st
.Fr Schirmeier 785 Folsom st
.H G Jones 327 Finest
. J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
J H B Wilkins 43S California st
Apr 30.. .C Robinson 339 Kearny st
Feb 27... 1 L Fields 309 Montgomery st
* DM Kent 330 Pine st
F A Berlin 420 Montgomery st
..J WPew....
.... ...PH Kraner.
LATEST DIVIDENDS
Name of Company Location. Secretary.
Buhver Con M Co California. .W Willis... .
Contention Con M Co Arizona.
Kentuck M Co Nevada .
Navajo M Co Nevada.
Northern Belle M & M Co. . . .
Pleasant Valley M Co California.
Silver King M Co Arizona.
Standard Con M Co California.
Meeting. Date.
310 Pinest Annual Feb 26
328 Montgomery st. .Stockholders Mar 1
WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Office in S. F. Amount. Payable.
.. .309 Montgomery st 10 Feb J 2
D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 '.. Feb 17
J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Feb 19
1 W Pew 310 Pinest 25 Feb 13
Wm Willis ..309 Montgomery st 50 Feb 15
C E Elliott 327 Pine st 05 Dec 15
J Nash 315 California'st 25 Feb 15
Wm Willis. 309 Montgomery st 75 Feb 12
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to recsive further reports :
Navajo, Feb. 12th, §16,200; Martin White,
12th, §5,345 ; Northern Belle, 12th, §7,310;
Contention, 10th, §26,387; Standard, 12th, $52,-
586 ; Northern Belle, 15th, §7,S9S ; Yellow
Jacket, 13th, §7,617; Navajo, 19th, §16,250;
Independence, §4,000; Bodie, 19th, §7,850; Mar-
tin White, 16th, §6,108; Bodie Tunnel, 20th,
§2,335; Contention Con., 17th, §24,702; Ontario,
12th, $9,956; Alice, 13th, §5,617; Germania,
12th, 84,000; Stormont, 12th, §3,110; Hanauer,
12th, §1,200; Crescent, 12th, §2,160; Horn Sil-
ver, 14th, §27,000; Bullionville, 20th, §7,100;
Frisco, 14th, §3,825 ; Ontario, 14th, §7,397;
Horn Silver, 16th, §6,000; Ontario, 10th, §7,56S;
Bullionville, 16th, §3,157; Hanauer, 16th, §1,-
450; Crescent, 16th, §3,260; Germania, 16th,
§3,150; Alice, 17th, §7,810: Horn Silver, 17th,
§1S,000; Ontario, 17th, §3,415: from Butte,
Montana, week ending 10th, §123,184, out of
Alice, Lexington, Anaconda and Moulton mines.
The report comes from Texas that a number
of Mexican citizens, including President Gon-
zales, several generals of the army and business
men have organized a syndicate to procure an
immense tract of mining, agricultural aud graz-
ing lands in northern Mexico. It is said a sur-
vey is now being made of 7,000,000 acres, which
the company gets at from 10 to 25 cents an acre,
and will dispose of to American immigrants at a
fair profit. The syndicate is said to represent
^20,000,000 capital.
The number of English emigrants who sailed
from Liverpool last year was 17,179 greater
than in the previous year, while the Irish fell
off 2, 65S, and the Scotch 657. The increase in
English emigration is attributed to the agricul-
tural depression. Of the whole number of this
nationality, 88,313 chose the United States for
a houiCj and 27,203 selected Canada.
Mining Snare Market.
There have been no special features in the
stock market this week worthy of mention. The
number of companies quoted before the boards
is gradually being reduced, and many of the old
names so familiar in flush times, are now heard
no more. Some new names have been added,
but not very many.
Dividends paid in January by mines amounted
to §758,750, as follows: At NeHv York, §338,-
000; at San Francisco, §207,750; at Boston, §60,-
000; at Philadelphia, §100,000; at Salt Lake,
§50,000; at Leadville, §3,000.
The Ontario mine, of Utah, after having paid
S6 dividends, amounting to §4,900,000, since
1877* with remarkable regularity, announces
that they will be suspended for the present,
The notice says that this is not due to a falling
oft' in the yield, as the assay value of the pro-
duct for 1882 was §2,409,000, equal to 1,863,000
ounces tine silver, which brought an average of
§1.10 gold per ounce. The company has ex-
pended considerable money in the past two
years for permanent improvements, pumping
and hoisting machinery, and running a drainage
tunnel, the last named costing over §500,000.
In spite of these heavy outlays, the surplus
profits rose from §39,500 in April, 1881, to
§22S,000, on December 1, 1882. The company
has decided to. purchase ground adjoining the
Last Chance, b ing an extension of the Ontario
property; also to obtain control of the Utah
Eastern railroad, and the coal mines with which
it is connected. These properties will cost
about §550,000, or §350,000 more than the cash
on hand. The company believes these acquisi-
tions necessary, and to this end suspends the
payment of dividends for a few months.
Immigration Matter. — The work of the Im-
migration Association is progressing well. The
Secretary, Mr. Street, reports the number of
immigrants coming to the State during the past
seven days by the overland railroads as 361.
During the same period 250 letters of inquiry in
reference to the State have been received, many
of which uttered complaints of the cold weather
at the point of writing. One individual writes:
"My ink is froze, the potatoes is froze, and we
have to chop our beefsteak with an ax." Very
favorable x-eports are received from two of the
southern settlements. A late \ isitor to one of
them writes that the crops there look better
than at any point between that and I his city.
Another company of Germans is now being or-
ganized at the association's office to settle on
Eel river, in Mendocino county. Col. 0. H.
Violet, who recently brought two carloads of
hmnigrants out from Colorado, is organizing an-
other company to settle in the State.
Haywakd & Hon art, who purchased 16 Frue
concentrators a little over a year ago, for the
Pacific GoldM. Co., Plymouth, Amador county,
have lately purchased 16 additional machines
to be put in the 80-stamp mill of the Empire, at
the same place. The Silver King Mining Co. ,
Arizona, have also increased the capacity of
their works by the purchase of four more Frue
concentrators.
Curiosities in Table Mountain.— In drift-
ing in the old gravel channel of the Empire
mine last week, Dr. Blatchley, found the stump
of a pine tree, which is buried up 160 ft. in
lava. It is about a foot in diameter and is
partially petrified, some parts of it being quite
soft. The miners found a crevice about an
incji wide on the west side of the channel,
which extends across the top of the drift
through the detrital and lava to the surface— a
distance of 160 ft. This is known as a cer-
tainty, for there are no old diggings in the vicin-
ity, and the draft was sufficiently strong Co ex-
tinguish a lighted candle. When the miners
first struck it, it gave forth a roaring noise as of
a waterfall — but upon examination they found
a current of air drawing up. According to our
geological knowledge this event (crack) must
have taken place some minutes after the cooling
process had taken place and the molten lava
flow had subsided. Dr. B. has the honor of
opening this virgin crevice. A number of mam-
moth bones have, at various times, been ex-
tracted. No care having been taken to pre-
serve them, they have been allowed to crumble
to pieces in the air. — Tuolumne Tndept intent.
State Gteologist op Colorado. — Governor
Grant has appointed our townsman, Mr. Ernest
Le Neve Foster, to the position of State Geolo-
gist. Iu this appointment the Governor ' 'hit the
nail upon the head." He could not have made a
wiser selection from the numerous aspirants. Mr.
Foster was educated for a mining engineer aud
attended the Royal School of Mines at London,
and the Mining School at Freiberg Germany. He
also has a thorough theoretical and practical
knowledge of geology and mineralogy. He was
engaged in his profession of mining engineering
in the mines in It; ly from 1869 to 1871. In
1872 he came to Greogctown since which time
he has resided here and in this vicinity. He is
still engaged in the business of civil and mining
engineering, and is manager of quite a number of
mining companies, among them being the Flctch
er Gold and Silver Mining Co. , and the Silver
Plume Mining Co. Mr Foster's brother Dr. C.
LeNeve Foster, has been for a great number of
years Government Inspector of Mines for North
Wales. — Gi'oryetovm Courier.
Frue Concentrators. — These concentrators
are giving great satisfaction at the Star mill,
Cherry creek, Nevada. They have been run-
ning two concentrators there for about four
months with very satisfactory results. With
these machines they are working §20 silver ore at
a profit, which they have heretofore been com-
pelled to throw away. By the use of these
concentrators many low-grade properties may
be made to pay which are now idle. The ma-
chine has been successful in so many places that
its. advantages are now conceded. . These con-
centrators are made in this city, under the di-
rect supervision of Adams & Carter, agents for
the coast.
Five hundred and eighty-eight thousand marks
have been received at Berlin from the United
States for the relief of flood sufferers in Ger-
many.
When your wife's health is bad, when your
children are sickly, when you feel worn out, use
Brown's Iron Bitters.
California.
AMADOR
The Mahonev.— Amador Ledger, Feb. 17; There
is little hope of effecting an arrangement between
the creditors by which this property can be kept run-
ning. The company are willing to assign the mine,
mill and all its belongings for the benefit of the cred-
itors. As the debts do not aggregate more than
$50,000, the value of the works and real estate ought
to cover that sum. The difficulty is in making ar-
rangements with the miners and other employes. At-
taching creditors are desirous of seeing the mine
operated, believing it will pay if properly handled.
A meeting of the local creditors was held in
Howard's hall last Monday, when a proposition
was made to the working men to place their claims
on the same footing as the others, and all pull to-
gether to keep the mine running. Whatever bul-
lion is taken out, after paying wages, would be de-
voted toward paying the creditors pro rata. It is
necessary to come to some agreement of this kind,
and the consent of all mechanics and laborers se-
cured, otherwise the property would be liable to be
brought to a standstill by the filing and foreclosure
of liens. A nunber of the men signed a paper con-
senting to this plan; but the others seem obstinately
opposed to it, and of course, it is in the power of a
few to defeat the whole rscheme. It is said that
there is a body of ore, about 5 ft wide, which will pay
well. It is sufficient to keep 20 stamps running. It
is believed that by working this ore only, the mine
may be made to pay.
MiSCELLAENOUS.— W. A. Nevills continues the
pleasant business of blowing out chunks of gold from
the Mammoth lead. On Saturday last, we are in-
formed, $i,oco in free gold was dislodged at a sin-
gle blast. Reducing the number of employes is still
the order at the Keystone. A number of hands were ■
discharged this week.
Oleta.- T. Goodwin is running Ins mining claim
full blast. He expects to strike good pay in a short
time.
A company of Chinamen working near American
flat are extracting some rich gravel. They bough.1
the ground last summer of C. Hcnson & DenJojJ
Townsend for $300, and have since taken out se\ u,i!
thousand dollars.
Plymouth.— The long-expected, and long-talkedS
of change in the ownership of the Empire is at las
an accomplished fact, at least so it is reported. The
property fell back into the hands of A. Havward
yesterday morning. What effect this will have upon
the town remains to be seen. Some changes have
been made, and more are expected at the close of i
the month.
CALAVERAS.
Good Outlook.— Chronicle, Feb. 16: We .
pleased to hear of some excellent developments in
the quartz mining interest in the Whisky Slide dis-
trict. Prospects in the Hoosier and the Whiskv
Slidc mines are the very best for good paying prop-
erties, of which we will have more to say at an early
day.
EL DORADO.
IDLE. — Georgetown Gazette, Feb. 17: The lack
of water and the long continued cold spell have kept
our miners idle, but from present appearances we
hope thatan ample rainfall is now coming to rejoice
the hearts of our miners, farmers and merchants, and |
that the approach of spring will find all of our indus-
tries restored to their wonted activity, and prosper- !
ous days at hand.
INYO.
AT Work. — Inyo Independent, Feb. 17: Supt,
Gray and George Thorpe are extracting ore from the
lowest workings of the old Kearsarge. Phil. Carlier
and partner are_ sinking on the Golden Star mine,
near Ma/.ourka canyon. S. A. Densmore and part-
ners are building an arastra to work the tailings from
the old San Carlos mill across the river. More pros- ]
pecting work is now going on around Deep Spring
valley than for a number of years past, while Bishop ■
Creek district is teeming with prospectors.
Pine Mountain.— Judge Duncan Campbell, of j
Big Pine, has become interested with S. P. Roberts
in a number of the argentiferous-galena mines at
Pine Mountain, in Deep Spring district. These
mines were formerly spoken of as the Broder prop-
erty, being where Mr. B. built his first furnace. One {
of the best opened ledges, which for years -j
has been held by John Chastaine, lies in a very fav-
orable formation and shows a solid body uf ore
300 ft long from 4 to 5 ft in width. Its average as- I
says are 60 ounces silver per ton, 65 per cent, lead '
and some $2 or $3 per ton in gold. The region
abounds in timber and flowing streams, and on a 3
line directly over the summit of the White Mountains
will be but 16 miles distant from the incoming rail-
road. Mr. Campbell proposes sinking the main I
shaft 100 ft deeper during this season,
MARIPOSA.
From Mt. Bullion.— Cor. Mariposa GasetW.
I see in a late issue, an interesting letter which is
principally devoted to the mines on Sherlock's Whit-
lock's and Saxton's creeks, written by an old pio-
neer. Dr. L. H. Bunnell, who inhabited that section
at an early period, These references by Dr. Bun-
nell remind me of other mines of no lesser impor-
tance, some of which lie near my "cabin door" in
Princeton, and others of value on the estate known
as the Fremont Grant. These mines are known to
be valuable, and have in former years produced a
vast amount of gold, but it seemed under the late
management as if it used the most extraordinary ex-
ertions to spend the stockholders money, without
giving adequate return in any shape or manner. The
mines of the estate would afford a remunerative re-
turn to the stockholders, or its owners, if only a
proper management could be had. The estate is
rich in minerals, and it is to be hoped that at no dis-
tant day a revival of the mining interest will take
place, and that the original mines will be reopened
and put upon a paying basis. There are numerous
quartz veins upon the estate yet unexplored, known
be valuable. The Princeton mine is one with
which the writer is and has been familiar for the past
25 years, having assisted in building the first mill
ever put upon it. It was worked with great sua.
under the management of Trenor W. Park, who ex-
FEnm-Ain- 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
lractc<l therefrom hundreds of thousands of dollars
in gold, which first gave him a stroke for further
lion, that with h umulated
wards.
MONO.
rtd shipped to the
1289 lulls uf
• bullion shipment ;il $17.*
:
druen 15 ft; total length, 1214 ft, with no
n 301 ft;
[6ft. through very fa
ith drift Xo 3 ha: '
1 vein 4 l n wide.
ital hight. 55 ft.
1 a is 7 ft wide l hi stop
ii'.Mi. 1 he pulp ass i> ■■ averagi
daring the
I the mine.
i daily. The bullion
■ ■ ■ if as I
■ 1 ■
■
on as spring op
mt*n will Iw- sel at w r ;.
■
the week
fa ft. and is now in 40 ft. The rockcontinui
looking
■-. good. The mill is crushing rich 0
[niK-nls are large.
still in
led the mill will be started up in
1 . ut on the 570
run 25 ft during th lotal length
177 ft.
NEAVDA.
Donald Mini 1 ■'!■- Vail
■
The ledge in that
, number of rich strikes h
f 120 ft from tl
quite flat, and in places disturbed. It lias
with Arthur McDonald, our ,,t the
■ -.' was another ledge below this, and
luded 10 sink below the pres-
is. He therefoi
i in the drift 150 ft distant from the
working shaft, expecting to strike the under ledge in
disappointed in this however,
1 he kept at work
until he Mink to"a depth of 45 ft, when he struck a
strong vein, two feet thick, which .hows well in sul-
phurets and prospects in gold. This ledge hasregu-
lip to the south of about 40 de-
im! looks as if is going to be a strong and
permanent vein. Arrangements for pumping or
will have, to be made before this ledge can
I, w hen further developments will be
. ',■ iih considerable inn-rest by the companies
g adjoining ground.
PLUMAS
MtNR,— Greenville Bulletin, Feb. 14:
Dr. Quinn is getting ready to start his mill again
return ol mild weather; the power being
h id fr in an overshot wheel, cold weather causes
[rouble by the accumulation uf ice. The mill is now
full and ore enough is lying back in the tunnel to
lappl) the batteries for two months. In the various
levels there is ore enough insight to supply 60 stamps
fcra whole season. The lower tunnel is run into
th hill a distance of 400 ft and from this drifts
are run in different directions on several ledges, of
which the entire hill is lull, the principal one being
ide and the greatest depth yet attained in the
sis only 12 ft below water level. A never
failing stream of water flows down the canyon in which
* is situated. If this property were in the
hands of parties who would work it so as to fully
■ ■■ it a very large and a valuable mine wculd
ifd up. There is such an immense amount
of ore, the water and timber are so abundant, that in
all probability some parties who can work it properly
will by and by get a hold of it. Thousands of tons
of ore can easily be got that will pay about $12 per
ton.
1 ii.'i.i n Ledge. — About two weeks ago a force of
men was put to work in this mine, it having lain idle
for a long time previously. The tunnel has been
cleared up and pay ore is now being taken out; the
best ore has a copper stain and contains a small
amount of sulphurets. Such rock is difficult to mill,
but works very well in an arastra, and at present is
worked in that manner. The average value of the
ore as worked in this way has been thus far $30 per
ton. The bullion is very fine, being worth $19.50
per ounce, The men are now at work in a rich
pocket in a drift below the tunnel.
Crescent. — The water has all been pumped out to
the bottom of the shaft and men started in there to
clear up the drifts on Monday morning. The shaft
was found to be in good order after all the years it
had been standing full of water, and but very little
were needed to fit it for being used for work.
Twelve stamp? are now running and more ore is be-
ing got than this number can crush, but the scarcity
of water will not admit of starting up more until af-
ter storm comes.
Wai ik. — The long expected storm came on Mon-
day night; during the precceding day or two the
wind set in strong from the south and it was evident
that a heavy storm was brewing. Rain mixed with
snow came down in a good steady pour that gives
promise of long continuance; already the streams
have risen considerably and from the mountain sides
little streams that will soon be torrents are pouring
into the reservoirs at Round valley. It is fair to pre-
sume that all danger of a water famine is now at an
end.
New Tunnel, — A new tunnel has been started on
the west side of the hill from the Taylor-plumas mine
and near the Stampfli ranch. The claim is owned
and the tunnel run by Martin Fritsch, John P, Mar-
tin and Adam Hoffman. The entire ridge is believed
to contain valuable quartz veins,
TUOLUMNE.
Concentrators.— Tuolumne Independent, Feb.
17: The Patterson M Co. have added sulphuret con-
centrators to their mill. These are built by Seeber,
after pattern of the Schofield, and are thought to be
and most natural way of saving- l
ried through long spouting boxes, with 1
. ■ ■■ ■ .
and (hey are thus made clean. Heretofore
phurels have be | down the
ut as depth in the mine is attained they he-
re alwndanl in the ore and uf betti
tC them.
n tern plated putting an nddi
as men on the R next month. 01
n be furnished in the
Ihc lumber for wl
learn. In Work will begin on the
building as soon as the 1
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
1 1 I,— Virginia Enterp 1 ■ Since
.ith drift haj I
; ft in the san .1 has been
■ tei ol the
1 through, noi
■ 1 1 1 1 1 i still .!■ ■. 1 1
all in good order. ' '
Ne\ \\>\ "1 he main north i.n
i the 2900 levi ■ extended 25 ft. Phi
til on the 2900 level has
Ihro fgh sti it
bunches of quart/, giving low assays [hi
now iii pi 11 1
ini Mexican fan station is being cut
out at the 2900 level, Haw completed the work of
nicies into the second compartment of the
joint Mexican winze from the 2900 down to the 1100
in the [600 level are repairing the drain tun-
nel leading out from the main incline to the Sutra
tunnel.
1 1 .!... Siei ' 1 east cross-
01 Ll if 2000 level has been extended 26 ft, pass-
ing through stringers and bunches of quartz
1 -. I he face 1- m >u in porphyry. The
joint Mexican east crosscut on the 2900 level has
been advanced 20 ft.
MEXICAN.— A fan station, joint with the Ophir,
is being cut out on the 2900 level. Have completed
the work of putting guides into the second compart-
ment of the joint Ophir winze from the 2900 down
to the 3100 level.
SUTRO TUNNEL,— The main force has been em-
ployed in the tunnel between points 4,000 and 7,000,
making general repairs. . Flow of water equal to
7,626,010 gallons per 24 hours .
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle. — Candelaria True Fissure,
Feb. 17: A crosscut has been started from the bot-
tom of the main winze from the fifth shaft level. It
runs toward the foot wall of the ledge found in the
shaft, and has been extended 14 ft. The face of the
crosscut has several spots of sulphurets, from which
good assays are obtained. The slopes on the fifth
shaft level are yielding a small quantity of high grade
sulphurets. The ore body in the slope from the
fourth shaft level has increased in width somewhat,
and continues to produce the usual quality of ore.
There is a material improvement above the first shaft
level where the ore is entirely free from the slate,
which has been troubling considerably during, the
past two weeks. But 55 tons of ore have been de-
livered to the mill daily during- the week, owing to
the cleaning out of the ore chutes preparatory to
working a quantity of ore for Messrs, Farrington
Brothers. The bullion shipments were $15,208.78
for the week ending February 15th, and a total of
$32,416.15 has been made on February account to
the same date.
Mot m Diablo.— The stope above the drift con-
necting winzes Xo. 1 and 2 shows a small amount of
$90 ore. A ledge of low grade ore 4 ft wide has been
eloped in the stope from winze No. 2. This
: them. We understand that every-
finallj settled amicably, th
ing the men at a discount.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
'■////<■;. Feb. 18:
tenia) in what is known as the
"Sullivan ehamb ureka Tunnel
i
which extends below, above, and ■
tlj 10 determine what its extern
ln.it the indications are favorable for its devel
into a considerable bod) .1
the new find go 19 an 150 per ton. The ore is
. .
quently 1 i. We learn fi
nor that v ■ tbl) well gener-
t .il other
m ol the 1 ureka Tunnel, and
i continuous improveni
u e it strength!
thi i mine is on ol plendid po isil il I
Lined b) miners in the
camp thai 1 '1 ispect Mountain islikcl) yet to compete
with Ruby Hill in the production of the preci
metals. Every improvement in the Eureka Tunnel
is a substantial encouragement to all who own mines
or are prospi cting in that quarter.
FLOWERY DISTRICT.
I hi: Mi in n I R1ST0 Mine.— Virginia Enterprise,
17: This well-known properly will soon
Feb,
ledge carries about 18 inches of ore assaying $70 per
ton. The intermediate drift, west of winze No. 1,
and below the third level, has encountered a 2-ft
ledge of $50 ore. Some $90 ore is being extracted
from an irregular ledge at a point near the head of
winze No. 2, on the third level. The stope above
the west drift on the third level, shows a foot of $70
ore. The intermediate stope, above winze No. 4, is
showing a small amount of ore assaying $75 per ton.
A small amount of $200 chloride ore is being taken
from the intermediate stope, above winze No. t, and
between the second and third levels. The stope
above the west drift from the Callison winze shows
some 18 inches of $85 ore, that looks encouraging.
Considerable $75 ore is being sloped at various
points in the intermediate drift below the first level
and the Tipton ledge continues to yield a small
amount of $80 ore.
Columbus Con.— Connection between the first
and second levels has been made by means of the
raise from the second. This secures ample ventila-
tion, and allows the work in that part of the mine to
progress more rapidly. Several tons of good ore are
being extracted from the slope west of the wim,e on
the second level. The south crosscut from the west
drift, on the same level, is in 17 ft, its face showing
a favorable formation. No change has been de-
veloped in the raise from the west drift on the first
level.
CRABB DISTRICT.
Milling Ok e. — Esmeralda Herald, Feb. 17: A
correspondent writing from Crabb District says that
owing to the late cold snap, there has been but little
prospecting done in the district for some time. He
denies the report that the bottom has dropped out of
the Eagle Bird mine, and says that in the lowest
workings of the mine there is good milling ore. The
Messrs. Plummer have struck a good prospect about
6 miles north of Crabb.
ESMERALDA DISTRICT.
Closed Down. — Esmeralda Herald, Feb. 17: The
Cortez mine was closed down last Wednesday even-
ing and all of the miners discharged. There are a
few tons of ore and tailings yet remaining at the mill
which will be worked ere the stamps are hung up.
After a two months trial it has been determined that
the ore of the Cortez is so low grade that it cannot
be worked even at a small profit. This event coupled
with the present anxiety felt and existing over county
scat affairs, has cast a gloom over the people of this
place who were just beginning to dream of the long
wished for boom.
Indignation Meeting, — The Miners Union held
an indignation meeting Friday. The Cortez Com-
pany proposed, through their Superintendent, to give
the men due bills for the wages incurred in February.
On inquiry due bills were not negotiable with any of
the monied firms here, and in consequence the men
be producing bullion again and giving employ
ment to many hands now idle. William Rodder,
formerly pumpman at the Utah mine, has obtained
a contract authorizing him to take ore from any
point above the 000 level, he paying to the owners a
royally of so much a ton for the privilege.
MT. CORY DISTRICT.
LlV] 1 \. Esmeralda Herald, Feb. 17. \ gentle-
man who visited this new mining district a few days
ago informs us that things look lively ami the pros-
pect promising for a flourishing town of several hun-
dred inhabitants within a few months. As soon as
the road from Hawthorne is completed, lumber for
buildings will be rushed in as fast as the teams at
command can haul it. The mines are looking very
well, and encouraging developments are being made.
People from all parts of the Stale arc coming in
daily.
SILVER GLANCE DISTRICT
Red Rock.— Reno Gazette, Feb. 14: Marshall
Willard came in with some very rich rock from the
Orpheus mine, which is located about five miles from
the Venlura mine, in the direction of the Sweetwater
mountains. Mr. Willard has a shaft down 130 ft,
developing a 2-ft vein of quartz that yields from 5,40 to
$90 per ton, though some has worked as high as $130,
with copper plates alone as the saving process. The
country in that vicinity is full of mineral. Some of
the richest float ever found in that very peculiar min-
eral belt has been picked up near the Orpheus. Mr.
Willard has a five-stamp mill at work — a little pro-
specting apparatus that will crush only about a ton
in 24 hours, but he is now making arrangements to
put up a mill with a capacity of 7 or 8 tons a day.
The Orpheus will probably be heard from as a bul-
lion producer next summer. Unlike many other
mining ventures, it has paid its way from the start,
and there is money in the pot.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Belle Isle. — Times-Review, Feb. 15: Drift north,
350-ft level, extended 25 ft. Formation more favor-
able for ore, and the vein shows an improvement.
Work elsewhere in the mine progressing as usual.
Argenta. — The west drift from bottom to winze is
in 52 ft, and a crosscut has been started for the fool-
wall.
Grand Prize. — The ( west winze*below the 600- ft
level is 31 ft deep. North crosscut on 700-ft level is
in 125 feet, and south crosscut from face of the west
drift is in 25 ft, in favorable looking ground, The
flow of water is gradually decreasing.
Ei. kg Con. — During the past week the main drift
of shaft No. r has been advanced a distance of 8 ft.
The ledge continues in ore of a fair quality. Cross-
cut No. 1 has been advanced 6 ft through a forma-
tion composed of porphyry, spar and quartz. The
spar and quartz ate of a very encouraging nature,
Navajo.— The 300-ft level drift south, on the east
lateral vein, has been extended 11 ft; total distance,
92 ft. Slopes on this vein and level show consider-
able improvement. Slopes on the different levels on
the west vein are looking well at all points. Every-
thing running smoothly at the mill. Average of ore
milled during the past week, 5227.99 per ton.
Arizona.
WALKER Distrk T. — Prescott Conner, Feb. 15:
Walker mining district, 8 or 10 miles from Prescott,
has now 200 men at work, opening mines, putting
up houses and machinery, getting out timber, burn-
ing charcoal, etc. Our friend Waldemar is going
over there to start and run a barber shop.
Rich Strike int South Pioneer.— Globe Chron-
icle, Feb. r.4.: W. E. Spcnce, who returned from
Pioneer Camp Thursday last, informs us that the
last strike in the South Pioneer mine exceeds any of
the previous discovered ore bodies in richness and
size. The strike was made near the 300-ft level and
is several feet in width, the ore being polybasite,
carrying a large percentage of native silver.
In the Howard mine they are stopping at about
the same depth that the new strike was made in the
South Pioneer.
Work is being vigorously pushed forward in all
the principal mines in the camp.
The new road from Casa Grande, on the S. P. R.
R., to Globe, just finished, passes through the cam]?,
the time from Casa Grande to Pioneer being only
about 12 hours.
SMELTER, — The Long Island smelter shut down
Tuesday morninjr for repairing and to await the ar-
rival of coke en route from Wilcox. Work is being
vigorously pushed at the mines with a view of get-
ting a large reserve of ore ahead. There are 62,000
pounds of copper bars at the smelter awaiting ship-
ment to the railroad by Stevens' teams, which are
now discharging their cargoof 85,000 pounds of coke
for the same company.
Supt. W. B. Devereaux, having thoroughly over-
hauled and refitted the old Carrie smelter, started it
up last Thursday morning, on ore from the Tacoma
Company's excellent mines. This makes the fourth
large company whose smelters are in successful oper-
ation in our camp.
Colorado.
MBNDOTA Lode. Colorado Miner, Feb
Mr. R.O. Old shipped a cu.-
ihed a little over 10 tons, and
returned in silver and ■
1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ralueof the lot was nearly $t 000.
from i. ■..-! Mo 1 east, on Beck ai
pain s leased ground. The |
over 3 ft wide, of which about oni
contains considerable rinc and is 1
but il will be. We understand th tl
Beck&G a about to doub 1
m n and pui on a nighl shift Mr. I >id is
preparing to start his long-meditated tunnel
the lode 450 ft deep in a distance of 730 ft.
nipped thi 1 1 irload of ore from the
Of this week, and expects 10
ship five cars during the pn seni month. 1 :.
ore has shown d
past.
Idaho.
1 1 1 «s.— Idaho Worlds Feb 10: The
fining Company is working only three
men thi winter -running an upraise, which will con-
nect the shaft that was sunk last fall, with tl
tunnel. 1 his tunnel was run in 875 ft last fall and
struck the ledge 80 ft below the shaft, I wo veins
were cross d nd inste idol b ing I H in
or two veins ol the lode, one on the hanging wall
other on the foot wall as at first supposed il
is my opinion that they are separate veins. The tun-
nel was run on the first one, which dips toward the
south, and the raise is running up on the inner one
which dips to the north. The raise is now up 50 11
and still the vein keeps its course. When the raise
is up high enough a drift will be run south to strike
the shaft. I have sent you some of the rock that was
taken out of the ledge last week, It is about an
average. The width uf the ledge is from 6 to 18 in-
ches. \\ e had quite a cold snap here. Quicksilver
lying on the mill floor froze so that it could be rolled
about like balls of lead. We are now having some
more weather like it. There is fully as much snow
here now as last winter. Il measures 8 ft. Sev-
eral assays have been made of ore from there that
weni from $200 to $1,350 per ton. A district will un-
doubtedly be opened up there next spring thai wilt
astonish the natives.
Montana.
XOT&s.—/t/ter-Mottnta£n
12.-,
1. to:
a ear.
Feb. 12: Energetic
operations continue on the Clear Grit, and recent
developments in the west drift have exposed an im-
mense body of workable copper-silver ore.
The ledge will soon be lapped in the 500 level of
the Lexington.
The mammoth machinery of the Anaconda, which
is the finest in the world, continues lo run like clock-
work.
The Granite Mountain mine at Philipsburg is pro-
ducing handsomely and is said to be one of the rich-
est silver mines in Montana.
It is reported that the Union Pacific Co., will soon
reduce the tariff on milling sail to $15 per ton, which .
will Mill be $7 more than that on coal. Fifteen dol-
lars per ton, however, would suit the mill men.
New Mexico.
Lake Valley Notes.— Herald, Feb. 10: The
Superior is working 20 men now, and the Bullion 11.
The Germania mine, two and a half miles south-
east of Kingston, is showing up a well defined vein,
carrying galena ore.
G. W, Gregg reports the Cave Creek properties as
showing well. The ore is in large bodies, in true
fissures, and of high grade.
Mr. L. Stubenraueh, discovered this week the
Ronito lode between the Superior and Solitaire, and
covering the same contract vein. He will commence
work immediately.
The representative of the Studebaker Bros., South
Bend, Ind., went up Sunday to examine the Solitaire,
and probably to complete the negotiations in progress
for the sale.
Mr. J. E, Roberts purchased this week two very
promising properties near the head of the Animas
river, about 12 miles from Kingston.
Mr. Webster, one of the pioneers of the Carpenter
district, southeast of Kingston, came in Monday
night for provisions, etc. He is working four mines,
namely the Ohio, Carpenter, King and Queen. They
are all fairly developed, and show heavy bodies of
galena ore with some gray copper averaging .pounces
silver per ton and 40 per cent lead. There are several
other good mines in this district.
Utah.
TtNTtc. — Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, Feb, 17: One
of the most promising mining districts in Utah is
that known as Tintic. The construction of the Salt
Lake & Western R. R. from Lehi lo the heart of the
district has made it posssible to work the mines and
reduce the ores at a profit and conduct operations on
an extensive scale. The owners of properties there
are making preparations for turning out large quan-
tities of metal, and the whole district will soon be-
come one of the liveliest on the coast. The iron
mines around Silver Cityare being worked ataprofit
to the owners, and bid fair to become one of the
leading mining interests of the district. The pros-
pects throughout the south end of the district, at
and around Diamonds are being worked by the origi-
nal locators, who for 10 years have remained by
them, and their faith is not diminished as to the
value of their claims. Throughout the camps there
is a hopeful feeling, based upon the assurance of a
prosperous year. The varieties of the ores in the
district are greater than heretofore supposed, and,
with the introduction of the new works in progress
and contemplation, Tintic must assume a prominent
position among the many precious metal-producing
districts of the West.
Park City. — There is no uneasiness felt here in
regard to the failure of the Ontario Co. to pay the
regular monthly dividends. Their object in discon-
tinuing them has already been stated in the columns
of the Tribune. We do not think this will have any
bad effect on the camp, but, on the contrary, the
increase of machinery and capacity will naturally
create a demand for labor, which will in turn prove
a benefit to our merchants. Regarding the Utah
Eastern purchase by the Ontario Co., we believe that
in this event a decided improvement would be made
on the road, in the way of rolling stock, buildings
and its capacity. The silver bars are shipped daily,
as usual, notwithstanding the fall in the price of
Ontario stock.
126
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24, 1883
The Inyo Range.
Rich Mineral Deposits of a Remote Region.
The railroad which is being extended through
outhwertern Nevada down into and through
Inyo county will aid in developing a very great
extent of mineral country. The Inyo range
is particularly interesting in this respect as a
large proportion is as yet but partially pros-
pected. The volcanic origin of these moun-
tains is evidenced by craters whose scarred
rims are yet white with the ashes of dead fires.
The Armagosa, Argus and Telescope ranges
are the most imposing of these mountains. The
Inyos extend along the Owens Lake valley,
from its eastern rim and the White mountains
in Nevada southward, for a distance of 150
miles, parallel with the Sierra, from which they
maintain an average distance of about 12 miles.
They rise and fall in waving lines, gradually
ascending until the loftiest summit is reached,
opposite Mount Whitney, where they tower
10,000 ft. above the sea and over 4,000 ft. above
the valley. A correspondent of the San Fran-
cisco Chronicle, not long since, wrote a very in-
teresting letter describing the region under con-
sideration, and from that letter we make some
quotations:
Characteristics of the Range.
Though seeming to scorn connection with the
Sierra, they have sent out to their base an off-
shoot of low hills called the "Alabamas," a line
of skirmishers thrown across the river and set
as a defense, challenging the encroachment of
the Sierra upon the lowlands below — a curious
group of hills rising like volcanic bubbles along
the Sierra's sloping base. The rock formations
of the Inyo range, having for their fundamen-
tal bed the eternal granite, are divided into
slate, limestone and porphyry, stratas of which
cut the surface in great parallels, or hold undis-
puted possession of vast districts. Its deposits
run through all characters and grades, from the
native metals to the purely chemical deposits.
These are distributed with wonderful prodi-
gality. Like all mining regions, the range has
been divided into districts, which, though
bounded by imaginary lines, have a character
and nature peculiar to themselves. Following
the range northward, these districts are divided
as follows: Cerro Gordo, Russ, Beveridge,
Union, Waucoba, Big Pine, Deep Springs,
Bishop Creek, Piute, Sylvania, Montgomery
and Indian Queen.
Cerro Gordo.
In Cerro Gordo, the southernmost district, ly-
ing abreast of the lake, vast dykes of limestone,
slate and syenite cleave the rolling hills, into
which the lower mountains unfold, alternating
as they ascend toward the central mass, until
the upper altitude is held by a vast limestone
formation. Li this, at the town of Cerro Gordo,
8,000 ft. above the sea, and 4,000 ft. above the
lake, and lying at the base of the Cerro Gordo
peak, was found the most extensive lead and
silver deposits yet developed in the entire
range, or in the State of California. From them
have been extracted $15,000,000. The extrac-
tion of ore from these deposits is at the present
time suspended, though undoubtedly millions
still remain to be uncovered, as the develop-
ment of these deposits are of the most superficial
character.
A Singular District.
The district lying to the north, and known
as Beveridge, is one of the most remarkable
mining regions in the world. It has features
common to no other part of the range. The
varicolored limestones which enter so largely
into the structure of the range in Cerro Gordo,
and which there tower in cliff, precipice and
summit, are here beaten down from the occupa-
tion of upper slopes, and give place to granite.
The limestones in this district form the flanks
of the mountains, and do not, except in rare in-
stances, rise in hight above 4,000 ft, while the
granite towers to over 10,000 ft, and forms
the body and breadth of the higher altitudes
and slopes. It does so, however, not without
contest, for at several points are seen mighty
peaks of lime that lift themselves toward the
sun. The mineral of this district is gold. The
lead, silver, copper and the various rare and
peculiar metals found in other parts of the range
are entirely absent in this granite formation,
though they are met with in the bordering lime-
stone. The ledges of quartz are exceedingly
numerous, each ridge and canyon side being
pierced by them.
If future operations shall trace these gold
veins to the mountain's heart, giving them
scope and permanency, this district will become
one of the most wonderful gold-producing re-
gions ever known. Although sufficient has been
discovered to attract interest and attention, the
roughness of the country has retarded develop-
ment and prevented extensive operations. No
part of the district is penetrated by wagon
roads. Rocky trails alone, clinging in places to
the face of tremendous cliffs, and overhanging
giddy depths barely wide enough to receive the
feet of the patient mule and burro, lead into
this mountain fastness. As a result, but a sin-
gle five-stamp mill has been erected in the en-
tire district, and that with infinite toil was
packed in sections by mules. This mill, though
running for a part of the time only for the last
two years, has produced several hundred thous-
and dollars, and this almost wholly from a sin-
gle mine still in operation.
Other Districts.
The mining ventures at Chrysopolis, San Car-
los and Mazourka canyon are historical, and
woven into the early history of this section.
Northward the Inyos spread into a mass of
milder forms, and open into a region less
marked with the aspect of desert mountains.
The savage ruggedness of Beveridge softens into
broad and rolling uplands redeemed by forests
of pine. Here, and reaching to the White
mountains, are situated the remaining districts
heretofore mentioned, where the base and
precious ores are found in sufficient quantities
to make these districts the arena of considerable
mining enterprises. In Waucoba, the first dis-
trict north of Beveridge, the high grade silver
bearing lead ores predominate, and in instances
give promise of permanency and richness.
Streams of water, forests of pine, deposits of
soda, salt, iron and lime are near at hand for
the process of reduction, which will reduce the
cost of mining to the lowest figures.
Saline Valley.
Standing upon the summit of the eastern
slope and looking toward the east, but down,
down, until the senses swim with the awful
depth and distance, is seenSaline valley, stretch-
ing along the base of these mountain, a great
basin, a desert valley, rimmed by volcanic hills,
its wastes of billowy sand, its sloping dry wastes
of rock and bowlder, its shining patches of soda
and salt blazing under the burning sky. It is
a desolate, dreary region, its face of barrenness
relieved only by the clusters of mesquit seen
here and there. As viewed from these moun-
tains it presents as clear a vision of desolation
as could be well conceived. It covers nearly
500,000 acres of sterile land.
Valuable Deposits.
Thousands of acres of soda have been located,
and in one place a mine of purest salt, covering
over a thousand acres of unkown depth, has
been located. Ab seen from the adjacent moun-
tains, it shines in the sun with a fierce glare,
and is clearly visible for over fifty miles.
Enough salt is here already prepared for the
markets of the world, and each year adds to the
wonderful accumulation. The only question of
its utility is one of cheap transportation. The
soda fields here will also be of great value, as
they can furnish fertilizing material to redeem
a State from sterility.
Inyo.
The Prevention op Smoke. — In comment-
ing on steam boiler furnaces the London Engi-
neer says: "All our experience, extending
over many years, goes to show that when the
production of smoke is prevented by special
devices for admitting air, either there is an in-
crease in the consumption of fuel or a diminu-
tion in the production of steam. A noteworthy
instance of this came under our notice recently.
An extremely simple and elegant device for
preventing smoke was submitted to an engineer.
He was so much pleased that he had it fitted
to the furnaces of a large Lancashire boiler, one
of a pair, either of which could be used at
will. An experiment was made by firing the
boilers alternately week about, the same coal
being used, and the same work being
done by the engine, the same fireman being em-
ployed. The result was that smoke was prac-
tically entirely prevented; that there was no re-
duction in the steaming powers of the boiler;
that the invention gave the firemen no trouble
and required no attention, and that the con
sumption of coal was increased by about 2
cwt. per day. The best smoke preventer yet
devised is a good fireman; and providing the
boiler is large enough for its work, the coal
fairly good, and that the air is admitted — not
too much — in a thin sheet, as by a Martin's
tire-door, such a man will prevent the produc-
tion of smoke and get admirable results."
About to Start Up. — The work of prepar-
ation about the mill at New Boston,
which has been progressing for some days
past, is nearly completed, and it is ex-
pected the stamps will begin to drop about
the 50th instant. The ore to be crushed in
this mill will come from the Lime Point and
Lucky Baldwin mines, the former distant about
two, and the latter 10 miles. Some 12 or 15
men will be employed in and about the mill,
and once more will old New Boston be a busy
place. It is a fact, one that is every day be-
coming more and more evident, that the little
narrow gauge railroad has done, and is doing,
more toward reviving old mining industries,
and causing new ones to be started, in Esmer-
alda county, then would half a century spent
in talk about big prospects, expecting thereby
to induce the assistance of capital. When the
matter of cheap transportation decides the sub-
ject, as it does everywhere in southern Esmer-
alda, then do men interested in mining con-
clude to commence operations. — Canddana
Trite Fissure.
Tue Outlook. — The number of new discov-
eries of exceedingly rich bodies of ore was never
so great as during the year 1 SS2. These valu
ble discoveries have not been confined to any
particular State or Territory, but each and all
of the mineral bearing portions of our country
have furnished their quota of newly -discovered
rich mineral deposits. During the year 1883 we
may expect these rich discoveries to be increased
two-fold over those of last year. The great in-
crease in the facilities for reducing ore has cre-
ated such healthy competition of affairs, that
even ore that assays but §5, $10 and §20 per
ton can be worked at a profit, There is not a
camp on this coast but has low-grade ore, and
the time will come when it will all be worked.
The First Silver Mines on the Coast.
Some Interesting Scraps of Farly History.
[Written for the Pkess by Chas. SchuchARD.]
A few days ago I came across your publica-
tion of "Early History of the Comstock," Dec.
16, 1SS2. As the writer of that article seems to
be anxious to establish true historical facts, I
will make a few additional remarks.
It was in the spring of 1S58 when Comstock
presented to Maj. R. Allen, then Quartermas-
ter General, in his office in San Francisco, a
piece of black ore from Washoe. Allen showed
the same to Mr. Killaly, a miner from Real
del Monte, Mexico, and to me. Both of us pro
nounced it at once very rich sulphuret of
silver, still an assay was insisted on.
Killaly took the specimen to his office, and
there we made the assay, which was between
§3,000 and §4,000 per ton. Shortly after I
learned that Killaly was dead. The excite-
ment about this rich discovery had killed him.
Maj. Allen proposed to me to go to Washoe to
examine Comstock's discovery, but I declined,
and returned to Arizona. If I do recollect
right, you may find some notes on this in
Blake's Mining Magazine, published at that
time.
In regard to the first working of silver mines
on the Pacific slope, after the country came in
the possession of the United States, there is no
doubt that it was in that part of Arizona south
of the Gila river. In the year 1S54 1 came with
Col. A. B. Gray on the preliminary survey of
the S. P. R. R. across the country south of the
Gila, at that time known as the Gadsden pur-
chase or Mesilla valley. In the month of June
we arrived in San Francisco. The interest in
the Southern Pacific Railroad was then at high
pitch. The information given by us did not
fail to create some excitement, particularly our
statement about the mineral wealth, although
we could not offer substantial proof for this. A
large collection of minerals gatliered on the trip,
including specimens of silver and copper ores,
was buried by the boys in the Colorado desert,
as useless stuff when the highly interesting pack-
mule that carried the provisions and fryingpans
declined to accompany us any further. Enter-
prising men like Major R. Allen, U. S. A. , J.
D. Wilson, AVm. Blanding, A. S. Wright and
others concluded to send out an exploring party
under direction of E. E. Dunbar. In October
we completed our outfit in Los Angeles, and
started, 20 men strong, toward Fort Yuma. I
will give here the names of some of the Com-
pany: E. E. Dunbar, McElroy, F. Ronstadt, P.
Brady, G. Kibbers, George Williams, Joe Yan-
cey, Dr. Webster, Porter, Alfonso Carson, Chas.
Haywood, Bendal, M. Cook, myself, etc. Tak-
ing the road by Tinya alta, we discovered first
the Ajo copper mine, about 90 miles E. S. E. of
Yuma, where we left eight men to hold posses-"
sion as best they could. Twelve of us continued
to hunt for the Arizona mountains and the cele-
brated silver mine Plancha de la Plata, of
which it is stated in Ward's Mexico, that a
piece of native silver of 2,700 lbs. had been taken
out by the Spaniards. After several months of
search, we discovered this mine, finding first a
piece of pure silver of about four ounces. A
few days after a piece of 19 lbs was taken out of
old shallow diggings, overgrown by stout oak-
ti'ees.
About this time our party at the copper
mine was attacked early in the morning by a
company of Mexican soldiers, headed by the
Prefect and other authorities, who demanded
the delivery of the mine, as situated in Mexi-
can territory. (The boundary line had not been
run then. ) They threatened to take it by force
if not surrendered inside of two hours. Mr.
Haywood's spirited answer, "We don't think
of surrendering; if you want to fight let us be-
gin before the sun gets hot,'' settled that ques-
tion. The troops retired to Presidio del Altar,
Sonora, just in time to receive the news of our
discovery of the long-lost Plancha de la Plata.
Immediately our party was ordered to leave the
country. Knowing our latitude, and being
well aware that we had no right in Mexican
territory, we thought prudent to comply.
From the Ajo copper mine the first lot of ex-
ceedingly rich ore was shipped to San Francisco
in ISoo', by the Arizona Exploring and Mining
Company. The name of this company has been
instrumental in conferring the name of ' 'Arizona"
to the Gadsden purchase. The Arizona moun-
tains proper are situated in Sonora. In San
Francisco I procured another outfit to work
mines near Tucson. Worked first a copper
mine about 35 miles west from there, and then
a silver mine near San Xavier del Bac, for
which a company was organized in ISoo. The
whole outfit for this, which after much delay
arrived at Yuma, was afterwards lost with
man and beast in the desert between Maricopa
Wells and the copper mine. Only one man es-
caped. This crippled the enterprise so much
that it came to a standstill.
* About this time Mr. Herman Ehrenberg, who
had been for some time on the Gila and in So-
nora, had formed in New York the Sonora
Exploring and Mining Co., of which Samuel
Colt, of Hartford, Wm. Coleman, C. D. Poston,
Maj. Hartley were Directors. This company
arrived, with Mr. Poston, Ehrenberg and Brun-
kow, M. E. in 1857 in Arizona and took up
headquarters in the deserted town of Tubac.
Shortly after, I joined this company. We dis- -
covered, besides many silver mines in the Santa
Rita mountains, those at Cerro, Colorado, and
Arivac. There at the Heintzelman mine active
mining operations were commenced at once, and
very rich ore taken out. A lot of 22 tons, taken
in 185S to San Franciso, yielded at the works of
Wass, Uzney & Warwick, $450 per ton, other
ore smelted at the mine $900 per ton. We were
then buying lead ores for flux from the then re-
cently opened Patagonia mine, worked by old
man Douglass and others. In 1858, Mr. Guido
Kustel brought out a large lot of machinery for
the Heintzelman mine for the reduction of silver
ores by the barrel process. From that time the
country became more and more settled.
Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico, Feb. 2d.
A Fine Mineral Region.
Speaking of the country rock in the vicinity
of Owens valley, the Inyo Independent has the
following to say in regard to several prominent
districts: The formation of Russ, Beveridge
and Ubehebe districts is principally granite and
porphyry; that of Swansea, Cerro Gordo, Lee,
Darwin and Lookout is mainly lime; that of
Snow's Canyon, Sherman, Granite and Slate
Range is porphyritie granite, the latter forming
an unbroken mineral belt over 100 miles in
length, and forming the western wall of Pana-
mint valley. The formation of Panamint and
Wild Rose districts is mostly lime; southward
from Panamint it is granite, .and that of Coso,
Columbus and El Paso is granite and porphyry.
The Ores of these Districts
Are of many kinds and classes. Russ district
has carbonate lead and silver and free gold ores;
Beveridge, sulphuret gold and silver and free
gold; Ubehebe, copper; Swansea, Lee, Cerro
Gordo, Darwin and Lookout, carbonate chloride
lead and silver; Snow's Canyon, sulphuret, free
gold and silver; Sherman, Slate Range and
Granite, sulphuret, chloride and base-milling
silver; Panamint and Wild Rose, base-milling
silver; Coso and Columbus, free gold and base
silver; El Paso, copper, gold and silver. The
ores of Beveridge, Russ, Snow's. Canyon and
Coso districts have usually been worked by
free-milling process; Swansea, Darwin, Cerro
Gordo and Lookout, smelting; Panamint, roast-
ing and milling; Slate Range, milling. A mill
is in process of construction at Reilly, Sherman
district, to run as free milling.
The Mineral Belt
Extends nearly parallel to and at an average
distance of about 50 miles east from the base
of the Sierra Nevada mountains, starting at its
southern end, at or near Calico, some 75 miles
east of the Sierras, and running in a course
west of north until opposite Independence,
where it approaches within 20 miles of the Si-
erras; thence running almost due north a dis-
tance of 100 miles to the Indian Queen mine in
Nevada. The mineral deposits along the base
of the Sierras from Owens lake southward and
the low volcanic range adjacent are so slight
that they have claimed but little attention from
the mining public, although a few mines 01
gold and silver have been discovered near Coy-
ote Holes, in the vicinity of Walker's Pass, and
northward in Alabama and Fish Springy dis-
tricts.
Cask Hardening Low Steel. — There are a
number of processes for case hardening low
steel or iron. It is desirable to have a carbon
covering or envelope that does not evaporate or
oxidize quickly at the temperature required for
hardening. As the prussiate of potash contains
in its anhydrous state only about 19% of car-
bon, while the potassium, iron and nitrogen arc
nearly 80%, it follows that it is too weak in
carbon to be very effective in case hardening.
As boiling water takes up nearly its own weight
of prussiate of potash, a saturated solution
may be made, to which is added as much
bone charcoal, bone black, or charcoal from
leather or horn as will take up the solution, or
as much as can be made wet; the mass is then
spread out and thoroughly dried in an oven.
It will then be ready to mix with whatever
may be used to make it adhere to the steel,
such as oil, grease, or any other sticky sub-
stance. Bone, leather, or horn charcoal can be
made by roasting it at a low red heat in a closed
vessel, so close that no air can injure the pro-
duct. A crucible or iron box covered with
clean sand will do. — Scientific American,
Bessemer Steel for Tools. — The application
of Bessemer steel is constantly being extended.
We have already shown that it is rapidly taking
the place of puddled iron for nails, and, now,
with regard to the possibility of welding or
hardening this steel, it is claimed for the patent
Siegfried process, now undergoing tests by the
Central railroad of New Jersey and several fur-
naces in the Lehigh valleys, that turning tools,
picks and bars, drills for rock work, and similar
implements, may be made by this method direct
from the Bessemer ingots rolled into bars. Sat-
isfactory edge tools are also reported to have
been made. The process adds about "25 cent!
per ton to the cost of the steel.
Leonardo da Vinci thus foreshadowed the
telephone: "When one is upon a lake, if lie
puts the opening of a trumpet into the water
and holds the point of the tube to his ear, he
can perceive whether ships are moving at a re-
mote distance; the same thing occurs if he
thrust the tube into the ground, for then, also,
he will hear what is going on faraway."
Pbbboaby 24, 1833.]
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau,
i for publication in the Mis iko ash ft mmno
I by Hemrv 0. Ham Km, 8Uto Mlnerml<*Ut )
[cATa 1 1 1
' fetcltfl CryitaU Traverwlla, Piedmont. Italy.
HuiMile, a witty ut Pyrexiae Mmu Alp. Pii-d-
tuont, I aly
4K». IJ'icraift I'rysU!— Musu Alp. Plodmoot, Italy.
45X7 L'aku-' On ' l.ttly.
Sicily, Italy.
4'.' Bpcoalv Iron i IK-ni»llU) uu ijuart/. Crystal* Tnt-
t. Italy
4ij0, OL to— 1l*MlMcrn, Piedmont, Italy.
45ji r»lclUt Ci>itala-V*iKy of Bum, Pledmonfc Italy,
.i liamut La Mubji* l't.-lmnit, Italy.
4533. Dolomite CryrtaU Tr*v r*oll». Piedmont, lu'y.
4634. Pi : " I]
4W5 \ d ' nAJp, Piedmont, Italy
i Italy.
i !■■ Musaa Alp. Piedmont, Italy.
4538. Vale Trav ixtlla, i'k-diimiil. Italy
45». Hcheellte CoaUla in CaJdte— Ttavornclla, Pied-
mont. Italy.
4540. I Maroell, Val LVAoata, Piedmont,
Italy
JHJ Nktlt) '.,.11 iKk'Ctriiiii) with iKimiU* ami quartz—
Vat D'Ai i. Piedmont. Italy.
apatite on Chlorite I'Udmout, Italy.
4543. UmraeUlo Mica- Italy.
4514. (iarnet, Melaotte— Rome, Italy.
4V45. lolote -TrmTeiseUa. Pled n', Italy.
464<- I'yriUj t'r) Ul- 1 Italy.
4547. Bin-* i'.rr>i Mount B;auco lay.
i ^ tlujitaliliU- Val. D'A-Hta. i i iluiont, Italy.
4!49 BpondyluaOoctatiulLam t Upper Pllooen« PomU,
IfllUof Asti. Ali'iamlria. North etu Italy.
4550. Pecten LathMiniuri (Brucclil J. Upptr Pliocene Foa-
ol Aii, A!, indria, Noil hem Italy.
4551. Ktrnmlui* Uenatll il».«l |, Upper Pliocene Foe-
lli ol Asti, Aleiiindria, NortQera Italy
Idea, Ppp i PUoc< oe Fossil Hills
of Aali. \l--.irrin.. Nortbeui Italy.
"Jrouu.J, Upper Plloccuu Fossil -
Hlllaof Aatl, Alexandria. Northera Italy.
aldovrmndll (Bronn ) l 'pp?r I'ilocene Fossil
— Hllli of Asii. AlMUdrts, Upper Italy.
45&5. Murwi TornUriuj (Lam i, Upper FMoceno Foesil—
Hills of \ I, \ Italy
4586. Venus Exooutrica [Ag I. i ppei I'liocouo Fossil—
Hills of Aatl. Aleaandria, Northern Italy.
4587. Vi P ClineU, t'l'l* r Pliocene FossII-IIiUs
. Alett&diia, Nurlhiru Italy
4588. VentUj Clncta (Ag 1. Upper Pliocene FuaaU-Hlllflof
Northero Italy.
458*J. Peoten FhthLwlllformui, Uppir Pliocene Foasil—
Illllaof Aatl. AU-aandrfa, Northern Italy.
45U0. Chama Grypbina (Lam). Upper Pliocene Foosil
1U1U of Asti, Aleaandr'a, Northern Italy.
1591 KaoelU MajfinaU, Upper Pliocene FobhU- Hilla of
Aatl. Alexandria, Noritiero Italy.
45M. Cttdlta Poct'nato, Upper Pliocene Fossil -Hf'ls of
iwdllft. Northern Italy.
4593. Oatrea Folios*, Uppur Pliocene Foasil -Hills of
Aatl, Alesandria. Northern Italy.
0 'n i l mlulata (Lam I, Upper Pliocene Fossil-
Hill""! Aatl, AJeaandrta, Northern Italy.
fflgfi, Telflra PJtnatanl (Linn.), Upper Pliocene Foesil—
Jlillfi of Asti, Alvsatitlrla. Noitlium Italy.
1 lypeaea Klongata ( Broch. i, Upper Pliocene Fossil-
Hill" of Aatl. Ak-sutidria, Nortlieru Italy,
4597. Cypmea PorcL'lhiB (Britch.), Upper Pliocene Foasil
—Hilla of Aati, Alexandria Northern Italy.
4598. Cypiuea Kuropes, Upper Pliocenu Fossil— Hills of
A-Ui. Ah -.uiilrj.i. Northern Italy.
i." Cyproeu Sphaericulata, Upper Pliocene Fossil—
Hills of AatJ. Aieaandria, Northern Italy.
4t'*00. <lold in Oalcite -Pultoa mine, Cerro Gordo, Inyo
county. C'al. 8. D. Woodhull. See No. 4453, in which a
similar association of mineral occurs.
4001. Blfliiiutbite. carbonate of hiamuth. stream bismuth
.Found with gold In dry washing near Pluenix, Maricopa
County, Arizina. Win. K. Sime.
4002. Trigonocaipou carboniferous (owl measures) fos-
ill-St>rk county. Illinois.
4603. C'rin id H terns, carboniferous fossibi -Stark county,
IIHnois.
46U4. SeyenJtc- Facings of the gr-at pyramid of Egypt,
Win. W. Young.
4CII5. Poiphyry— From rrvfinent of Hadrian's Tilla,
Tivoli. 18 miles from Rome. Wm. W. Younir.
4IJ06. Lode Tin Ore with quart/ gangue— ilramnians, New
England. New Sou'h Wales. Philip Uavies.
4ti07. Coarse Sample of Tin (»ic -Torington, New Bug-
Unil. New South Wales. Philip Davies.
4608. Tin Ore. granite formation rich in t'n— Deep Water,
Mew Enaland, .New South Wales. Philip Davi-s,
4609. Tin Ore with Sulphur— Torington mine, New Eng-
land, New South Wale*. Philip Davies.
4610. Tin Mixture, quartz and pm-iite-Torington, New
England. New South Wales. Pblfip Davies.
4611. Cafsiterite (oxide of tin)— Found in ancient river
badi covered with Irregular deposits of trap rocks, New
England New South Wales. Philip Davies.
4612. Surface Tiu Ore— Vegetable Creek, New England,
New South Walea. Philip Davies.
4613. Cancellaria Oancellata (Lam.), Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil - Hills of Asti, AleFaud' ia, Northern Italy.
4614. Cancellaria NoduloEii (Lam), Upper Pliocene Fob-
ail. Hills of Ast', Al- aandria, Northem Italy.
46lfi. Cerithium Varioauin (Uroch ), Upper Pliocene Fos-
lil-Hilla of AstL Aieaandria. Northn-.j Italy.
461iV Carditi Intermedia (Lam), Upper Pliocene Fossil—
Hilla of Asti, Aieaandria, Northern Italy.
4617. Caia'a Texta Bronn .), Upper Pliocene Fossil— Hills
Of Asti, Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4618. Turbo ltugoaus (Linn.), Unper Pliocene Fossil—
llilln of Asti, Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4619. Natica MiHepunctata (Lam.), Upoer Pliocene Fob-
sil— Hills of Aati. Aieaandria,, Northern Italy.
4620. Caaaidaria VericoFa (l!rocb.), Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil -Alesandria, Northem Italy.
4621. Chenopus Fes-P^lieam (Phil.), Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil—Hills cf Aati, Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4622. Podia Turita. Upper Pliocene Fosil-Hillsof Asti,
Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4623. Vermetus Giga8 iRiv ), Upper Pliocene Fossil- Hills
of Aatl, Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4624. Nation Olla, Upper Pliocene FossU-IIills of Asti,
AltPiiiidria. Nortlurn Italy.
4625. Olavatula Interupta (Broch.). Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil—Hills of Asti, AlePiindria, Northem Italy.
4626. Cfliicellaria Uni Angulata (Hrnch.K Uppur Pliocene
Fossil-Hills of Asti, Alexandria, Northern Italy.
4627. Pyrula Intermedia, Upper Pliocene Fossil— HU^s of
Asti. Alesandria, Northern Italy.
4623. Venus Chione, Upper Pliocene Fossil— Hills of
Asti, Aieaandria, Northern Italy.
46U9. Solarium Voriegatura (Lain.), Upper Pliocene FoS-
all— Hills of Atti. Alesandria, Northern Ita'y.
1630. Nurex Imbricatus (Broch), Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil—Hills of Aati, Alesandria, Northfrn Italy.
4631. Fiaaurella Nr-glecta (Desh.) Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil-Hills of Aati, Aieaandria, Nor) hern Ita'y.
4612. Oxidized Cooper Ore containing but little if any
Sulphur-Santa Fe Mining District, Esmeralda County,
Nev., S. E. Ho'comb.
4633. Foot Wall of Copper Mines— Sauta Fe Istrict
Enmeralda Couuty, Nevada, S. E. Holcomb.
4634. Wall Rocks of Copper Mines, No. ■1632— Santa K"e
District, Ean o ahla County, Nevada. S. E, Holcomb.
4635. Artificial Fuel, Cory's Patent, made from waste
coal and specially adapted to lignite, Edward Booth.
4636. Silver Ore— El Co-pit an mine, Queen Springs, White
Pine County, Nevada.
4637. Hematite After Pyrite— By tbis expression it is
me-.mt that the mineral was formerly j yrite or sulpburet of
iron, and his changed to hematite or sescpuioxide of iron,
without alteration of crystalline form. Minerals so changed
are ailed Pseudomorphs- Pecos River Plains, Texas. Louis
Basse
4638. Pebbles of Obsidian— Found with gold and stream
bismuth (pee No. 4601) in dry washings near Pbcunix, Mari-
copa County, Arizona, Wm K. Sime.
4639. Arrowhead of Jasp r — Eastern Oregon, Andrew
Elliott.
4640. Chromic Iron— Found on the road from St. Helena
to Knoxville, Lake County, California, said to exist in large
([uantities, Wm. D. Bassett,
4641. Bismutitu (Stream Bismuth)— Found In sluicing for
gold, Big Pine Creek, Ioyo County, California, F. F. Oon-
nely.
4642. White X'orcelain Clay— Amador County, exact lo-
cality unknown.
4643. Stibnite— Seven miles from Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, California, Thomas G. Hunter.
Mining and Scientific Press.
12:
Useful Information.
New Building and Cementing Material.
■ man excharj 1 under i\i<- bead
ol "TripoUth/'a materia] detuned for building
and cementing purpi atly been
patented bj Herr B. Von Schenck, of Heidol
berg. The extract given belon i* translated
from tli«' original ait id
Hi' nev material Tripolith, or triple stone,
la a union of silienm, calcium and iron oxide.
1 mei ip ground, burned, mixed,
Quickly cooled, then stirred with water and
dried] the resulting product being an extremely
firm gray mass, Ln its cluiractenstics, Tripolith
ietween gypsnm and cement, possesains
1,'n-at liai.lm^s runl [M»\vrr <>t iv.sistaiK-c, w hi..-li
inerease with the age of the material. The co-
hesive powers of the stone are not equaled by
either gypsum or cement, and can be regulated
in from 10 t'i 15 minutes, bj the addition of
time water, in suitable amount. It can be
poured in the suit statu into any form, w nether
1-1 metal, gypsum, lime or gelatine, and can be
taken out of the form in Hi minutes, much more
easily than ean W done with gypsum. In all
weathers it is the same, neither changing with
heat or cold, or undergoing any chemical altera*
tii hi when subjected to dampness or placed
under water. Paint, applied to it, whether oil
or lime, does not loosen or scale off, as is the
case with gypsum." For use in various ways,
Tripolith is prepared in the ioUowing mixtures:
1. One-half Tripolith and one-half line sand.
2. One-third Tripolith with one-third lime,
and one-third fine sand.
::. One-third Tripolith with two-thirds coarse,
washed, liver sand.
4. One-half Tripolith with one-half lime.
For purposes of safety, in resistance to water
ami fire, Nos. I and -t are recommended. The
experiments and trials with Tripolith have now
extended over a space of two years, and the
results have in all cases exceeded expectations.
A particularly noteworthy instance of this faet
is shown in the experiments made upon it by
the royal commission for testing building ma-
terials at the technical school in Berlin, where
its advantages were made so apparent, that it
was recommended in place of gypsum or cement.
Not only is the Tripolith a satisfactory build-
ing material, but it is being largely employed
in surgical practice, for bandaging, in place of
the gypsum casts previously used. The emi-
nent practitioners and authorities, Prof. Dr. B.
Von Langanbcck and Prof. Dr. Czerny, give
the Tripolith bandages their unreserved ap-
proval, on account of their quick, hardening
lightness, and imperviousness to water.
"It is claimed that the new triple stone can
be used wherever Portland cement has been
commonly employed, with equal satisfaction,
and at only half the cost."
Bi in n Ai.imimim 1,1 u Ml.i\ now be ob-
tained in books like atlvei Leaf, and is largely
tead of .-liv. 1 ,uw purposes.
Mr. '-' eats heavj aluminium Leaf as
a substitute foi tinfoil for coating Leydeu jars,
and similar electrical apparatus. Area for are i,
it does not cost much more, is much tighter, and
permanently retains its polish. A h...,k ..i ;,o
Leaves of aluminium, of the ordinary thi
cost 25 cents; of a thickness suitable for Leyden
■" leai 1 - al I I inches square, cost (1.00.
W ,bn siium.s ,N.i\ be ni.iis washed if
you put hall an ox-gall intu two gallons 01
tepid water. After washing thoroughly in
this, rinse in another tub with the other half of
Dm ox-gall and the same quantity of water;
shake the shawl out and let it dry in a warm
room, but not iii the sun. Carpet-rugs may be
cleansed in the same way. but. after washing,
if thej ai e oomred w ith a soft brush, the;j
will look as bright as new.
To Restore Color. When the color on a
fabric has been accidentally or otherwise de-
stroyed by acid, ammonia is applied to neutral-
ize the same, after which an application of
chloroform will, in all cases, restore the original
color. The application Of ammonia is common,
but that of chloroform is but little known.
Where a Dollar Makes i Millionaire. -
A Russian traveler in the Malay peninsula
claims to have found in use there the smallest
"coin in the world. It is a minute wafer
made from the juice of a tree. Its value is
about the millionth part of a dollar.
A Ni.w Plant, says an exchange, has been
discovered in Mexico, which is remarkable for
its fiber. It is thought that it will revolutionize
textile industries, since it is even more beauti-
ful than silk. It has not yet been named.
The Very Latest.— At the last meeting of
the stockholders of the Keelcy Motor, they
found a pressure of '27,000 horse power to the
inch in the generator, and $23.46 in the
treasury.
The Saw. — The buzz of the saw is heard in
'25,708 mills in this fair land of ours, and
$146,155,385 worth of logs and mill supplies
is used up every year, the product therefrom
being valued at $233,367,729.
Good Health.
Tmi-; Wax Plant.— The wax plant, indigenous
in Carolina and Pennsylvania, is now being cul-
tivated on a large scale in Algeria, while its ac-
climatization in Tunis has been attempted with
favorable results. The fruit, enclosed in a bag
of coarse cloth, is plunged into boiling water,
and in a few seconds the liquid wax Hoats on
the surface. This is skimmed off and dried,
and forms a good substitute for beeswax, as it
has the same chemical composition. Its odor is
agreeable, the root possesses medicinal virtues,
and the leaves are used for protecting textile
fabrics from the ravages of insects.
Remove the Causes of Disease.
The TEi.KPiiONE.~It hardly seems possible
that so recently as 1S77 the telephone was a
toy; yet such is the case. At the present time
$7,000,000 are embarked in the extension of the
telephone in England, and this capital is al-
ready winning a revenue of $500,000 a year.
Until a very recent time the telephone business
has been a monopoly in England, of which the
postoihee held the controlling power, but this
has been broken, and it is said that a very
strong competition will very shortly be felt.
( iuKiM;. — French cabinetmakers use a glue-
pot with an inside pan made of glazed earthen-
ware and divided radially into three divisions,
in one of which is kept strong glue, in another
weaker, and in the third water only, with a
brush or piece of sponge for cleaning otf super-
fluous glue from the work. Chalking the joints
in glueing end-wood is not to be recommended;
a better plan is to size the end-grain with thin
glue first, and then make a smooth face before
glueing permanently.
The Manufacture of Milk Sugar.— It is
reported that the manufacture of milk sugar has
been begun by newly invented processes at an
Ohio cheese factory. Hitherto the §100,000
worth of milk sugar used in this country in
compounding medicines has been imported from
Europe, mainly Switzerland, Germany, and
France. It is to be hoped that the new indus-
try will prove successful and applicable at least
to all our large cheese factories. At present
this element of milk is in large measure wasted.
Bronzing Liquid. — Ten parts of aniline red
and rive parts of aniline purple are dissolved
in 100 parts of 95% alcohol, on the water-bath,
and the solution, after the addition of five parts
of benzoic acid, boiled (for 5-10 minutes) until
it has changed* its greenish color to light bronze-
brown. Applied with a brush upon leather,
metal or wood, the liquid produces a magnificent
bronze coating.
Written by Akontma.]
In a recent number of the Rural Press
ther/e appeared a short article taken from the
Gilroy Advocate under the heading "Causes of
Disease." Jt deserves more than a hasty per-
usal, touching ae it does upon a matter which
comes home to all of us, especially to those
who, as parents and heads of families, are in a
great measure responsible for the physical well-
being of others. It is commonly supposed that
the two great essentials to the maintenance of
health, fresh air and pure water are synony-
mous with life in the country, and that only
the dwellers in cities are compelled to breathe
a foul atmosphere and to run the risk of drink-
rng a poisonous fluid. But what are the facts?
Now and then in localities which , accord-
ing to all natural laws, should be exempt
from such visitations there is an outbreak
of diptheria, or 6"f typhofd fever; one
member of a family after another is stricken
down, and sometimea months will pass before
the disease finally disappears. Friends and
neighbors look on in wondering sympathy; they
speak of the strange dispensations of Providence;
they regard the whole matter as an inscrutable
mystery. No one goes to the father or the
mother and says, "You are responsible for this
my friend; look to it that you find out and re
move the cause. " If he did, he would be
thought cruel and unfeeling.
Yet this is the delaration of a man whose rep
utation as an authority in sanitary matters it
world-wide — Dr. Snow, the Health Registrar of
Providence, R. I. In a report dated some years
back he calls the attention of parents to the
following statements:
1. No case of diphtheria occurs without an
adequate cause.
2. The cause of nearly all cases of the disease
exists in the houses or premises, or within a
few feet of the house where the cases occur.
'A. The cause of nearly all the eases that oc-
cur in this city is breathing impure air from
privy vaults or sink drains, or drinking im-
pure water.
And, adds the American Agi'ieuUurist, from
whose columns the report is taken, these state-
ments have aji application beyond diphtheria;
they stand with equal force for the slower but
scarcely less fatal typhoid fever.
Upheld by such authority, have we not tiie
right to say that the cause of the outbreak of
either of these diseases upon any California ranch
is in nearly all cases perceptible? The contamina
tion of the air from corrals, pig sties, dead ani-
mals and decaying vegetables is not apt to be
overlooked by any but the most careless and in-
different; and even where there is such neglect,
the breezes from heaven, the sunshine and the
■ distantly at ■■ . imj th< gei mi
different with the
which ««• drink, it is quite possible for a well
to become poisoned while yet the water is crys-
tal 1 lear, and to neither u-te nor smell . ■
anj hint of its defil mem On dan not point
fche al of an article like this with instances
1 iken from his own neighborhood, Lest the
sensitive feelings of his friend be v..
Therefore I will quote again from the A i
AgricuUvrkt, in whose pages first appeared this
startling account of a ease of well poisoning:
In Bergen county, X. J. , there Is an ancient dwell-
ing used as headquarters by American ofl
the revolution, and ever since occupied by peo
wealth, many of whom moved into the country for
the health ol their families. 'Mils house has a privy-
vault located 60 or 80 ft. from the dwelling on lour!
ground. The well stands near the house and guile
as fai from the vault on ground higher still. The
roots ol in AJlantUS tree somehow penetrated to
the water and were supposed to cause a change in it.
SO the nee was cut down, the roots cleaned oat of
the well, and it was supposed 10 be purified. Some
time alter diphtheria appeared in the neighborhood,
attacking only those whose systems were adapted to
give a a lodgement through the subtle influei i
foul air or foul water, di - ation in the cel-
lars, obstructed sink drains, putrefaction in privy
vaults, or some such cause.
The family occupying the old mansion was visited.
Nine out of 14 persons were attacked, and one died.
Then, of course, everything was examined, cleansed
and purified. The privy was found with some four
or live feet of water in the vault, as it had been from
time immemorial, except in very dry seasons. This
was a bubbling seething mass when disturbed, odor-
ous and vile. Half a barrel of strong solution of
copperas was poured into it and a great change was
at once perceived, but not here alone. The well
water, which had been used both for drinking and
washing, suddenly became very "hard," and upon
examination was found to contain large quantities of
copperas, proving absolutely that there was then, and
doubtless had been for years, a direct communication
from the privy vault to the well.
Is it likely, one may ask, is it even possible
that this is a solitary instance'.' On how many
California farms may not a similar state of things
exist.' We have all seen houses where the privy
vault is by means U0 or 80 ft. distant from the
well. What is going on under-ground, either
by the burrowing of vermin, or the natural
drainage during the rainy season, it is impossi-
ble to tell. One would think that the mere sug-
gestion of such a danger would be enough to
rouse the most indolent, and yet the article
from which I have quoted ends sadly enough —
This terrible experience will be unheeded by
the great proportion of the population. Other
privies will contaminate the wells. 'Malaria, '
as it is sagely called, will cause bilious fever,
and chills, and typhoid fever, and diphtheria,
perhaps, and the air will take the blame instead
of the water."
Let us hope that among the readers of
your paper there may be some wise enough to
learn a lesson from the experience of others. A
privy vault is always a plague spot, a shame
and a nuisance.
There is not the slightest necessity for its ex-
istence upon any farm. Have it thoroughly
emptied and cleaned, then fill up the hole with
earth and stones, and substitute for it the earth
closet of our later civilization.
This is so easily constructed that any man can
make it, and so deliver himself and his family
from one fruitful source of danger, of disease
and death.
A Cure For Sciatica.— A correspondent,
writing to London Vanity Fair, says : "A
cure for neuralgia and sciatica — and, as I am
told, an unfailing one — is too valuable not to be
recorded. An English officer, who served with
distinction in the war with Napoleon, was once
laid up in a small village in France with a se-
vere attack of sciatica. It so happened that at
that time a tinman was being employed in the
house where he lodged, and that this tinman,
having been himself a soldier, took an interest
in the officer's case, and gave him the cure,
which, in this instance, succeeded immediately
and forever, and which I am about to set down.
It is at any rate so simple as to be worth a trial.
Take a moderate sized potato, rather large than
small, and boil it in one quart of water. Fo-
ment the part affected with the water in which
the potato has been boiled, as hot as it can te
borne, at night before gohig to bed; then crush
the potato and pnt it on the affected part as a
poultice. Wear this all night, and in the morn-
ing heat the water, which should have been
preserved over again, and again foment
the part with it as hot as can be borne.
This treatment must be persevered with for sev-
eral days. It occasionally requires to be con-
tinued for as much as two or three weeks, but
in the shorter or longer time it has never yet
failed to be successful."
Lack of Surgical SkillAmong Wie Chi-
nese,— Lieut. Whore, in a lecture on China and
Japan, says, that until the arrival of foreign
surgeons, there was not a native in the whole
Chinese Empire who could remove a tumor,
treat on abcess, or even set a fractured limb
with certainty, and even now there are no sur-
geons in the army or navy.
Pinkeye in Children. — .Several cases have
recently been reported in at least two different
places in California where a disease has been
developed in children's eyes which closely re-
sembles pinkeye in horses, and which thus far
has baffled the skill of physicians. Chico is one
of these localities,
Vli
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Auburn Quartz Mines; Biker's Min-
ing Horse Power, 121. Passing invents; Southwestern
Nevada — Early Explorations and Settlement; The
"Mining and Scientific Press;" Academy of Sciences,
12S The Carson and Colorado Railroad; Determining
Hicdne^s of Minerals, 129, Prehistoric Footprints,
132. The bilk Cultuiisu.; An Improved Time De-
tector, 137- Patents and Inventions; Notices of
Kecenc Patents; Fiooda and For sts, 140.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Baker'd H -rse fewer for Min-
ero' Une. l'A\. Map i-f th" Cars«n and Colorado Rail-
road, 129. Geographical and Topographical Map of
the Sweet Water Mines. Patterson Mining- District,
Mono County, Cat., 131. Prehistoric Footpiints,
132-33-34>
CORRESPONDENCE. -TuECirorri District; Saving
Pine Gold, 122. Pattjrajn Diftrict, Mono County,
131. Notes (rom Eureka, Nev . 134-40.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. -Two Sourres of
jjamuge to Boilers; Oompar<ui ve Strength of Yellow
and White Pine; Effect of Heat upon the Structure of
Steel; Life of a Locomotive Boiler; A Miniature Loco-
motive; An Iron Watch, 123-
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-The Microscope in
Testing Timber; Increase of Weight by Combustion;
Highfc of Land and Water; Action of Poison on the
Petals of flowers; Chrome YtHow; Tidal and Other
Waves', Optical Teleeraphv; New Receiving Telephone;
The First Cr.met. of 1883, 123
MISTING STOCK MARKET.-Siles at the San
I'ratiuiuco Stock B tai'd. Noticed ot Assessments, Meet-
ings and Dividends 124.
MINING SUMMARY-From the various counties
at Califo-nia, JNevada, Ariz ma, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana and New Mexico. 124-5.
USEFUL INFORMATION.-New Building and
Cementing Material; Tne Wax Plant; The Telephone;
Glueing; The Manufacture of Milk tSugar; Bronzi'ig
Liquid; To Restore Color; Where a Dollar Makes a
Millionaire; The Very Latest; The Saw, 127
GOOD HEALTH.— Remove the Cam-is of Disease;
^ A Cure for Sciatica; L*ck oi Surgical Skill Among the
Chinese; Pinkeve in children, 127.
MISCELLANEOUS. -Copper Mines; Mininsr Sur-
veys and Surveying I .utruments; Of Interest to Miners,
122 The Inyo Range; Tne First silver Mines on the
Uoast; A Fine Mineral Region, 126. Recent, Contri-
butions to the CaUEornia State Miniiir Bureau, 127-
Mining Districts and Operations in Southwestern .Ne-
vada. 130. The Soda Industry. 131.
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 140 and other pages
Business Announcements.
Copper Smelter- Rankin, Brayton & Co., S. F.
Sheep Holder— C. B. Cook, San Francisco.
Redknd^— Judson & Brown, San Bernardino, Cal.
Abel Stearns Rinchos — A. RobiuBon, S. F.
Belting and Laciner — H. Royer, San Francisco.
Mines Wanted— Aim art n b. Paul, Sin FranciBco.
Passing Events.
This week we present our readers with a
double sheet edition of the Press especially de-
voted to the interests of southwestern Nevada,
and that portion of California bordering there-
on.
The recent rains have been very encouraging
to the miners in this State, and as we write
(Thursday), there are indications of more to
come.
The floods in the East and in Europe are re-
ported as very disastrous, and stormy weather
s reported from many quarters. Extreme cold
seems the rule, also, though in this locality for
a week or so we have had mild and fine weather,
and have experienced no storm at all this whi-
ter.
By the end of next month the men who have
been in the towns and camps all winter will be-
gin to look about them and start at work pros-
pecting. ] n the more northern regions, how-
ever, a month or more beyond that will have
to be passed. Many men are anxiously await-
ing the disappearance of the snow to begin their
regular season's "prospect."
Southwestern Nevada— Early Explora-
tions and Settlement.
Pew sections of our mineral domain are at-
tracting more attention just now than that oc.
cupyingthesouthwestern angle of Nevada and the
adjoining region over the line in California. Al.
though this country was partially explored at
an early day, a few adventurous prospectors
having entered it soon after the discovery of the
Comstock lode, very little was known about its
mineral resources for some time thereafter; its
remoteness, arid and sterile character and the
unfriendly disposition of the Piute and the Sho-
shone tribes who inhabited it having prevented
its more thorough examination. For 10 or 12
years after the first rush over the Sierra Ne-
vada this outlying district remained a terra
incognita, but sparsely settled and but little ex-
plored. Toward no other quarter did the min-
ing frontier in Nevada advance so slowly as in
this direction.
The Wily and Murderous Digger.
The native tribes dwelling in this part of the
State, though a miserable and cowardly set, are
treacherous and blood thirsty, having on many
occasions killed or plundered such small par-
ties of whites as through carelessness or the
paucity of their number's have invited at-
tack. These savages earned for themselves a
perfidious and murderous reputation at an early
day, having waylaid and butchered the first
company of whites that ever crossed their coun-
try.
More than 50 years ago a party of trappers
under Captain Jedediah S. Smith, being in the
service of the American Fur Company, were
nearly all killed by these Indians while on their
way from California to the company's camp of
rendezvous on Green river; This occurred some-
where in the vacinity of the Montezuma moun-
tains or possibly a little further west. Many
of the prospectors who first entered this region
were also killed by these miserable Diggers, the
number who have so perished being larger than
is generally supposed. These were the assail-
ants of Breyfogle and bis companies who while
in search of the so-called "Lost Lode," were on
two different occasions attacked and driven back
by them, several of the party being killed and
Breyfogle himself badly wounded. Though
generally so unreliable and vicious these savages
have sometimes allowed small parties and even
single individuals to pass tli rough their country
unmolested. In the summer of I860, Dr. De-
groot went far into the depths of this wilderness
unarmed and alone, and, although he traveled
everywhere camping often near the wiciups of
these people, they gave him no trouble, for the
reason, probably, that there was so little in his
outfit calculated to excite either their enmity
or their cupidity.
From I860 to 1863 itwas considered unsafe for
small parties of whites to venture further
toward the southeast than the vicinity of
Walker Lake, about 100 miles from Carson
City. By IS 72 the border had been advanced
to the White Mountains, another hundred miles
further on in that direction. Meantime, a good
many miners who had gone out into these
deserts to prospect for mineral deposits disap-
peared, and were heard of no more. Little in-
quiry was made about them at first, because no
one knew whether they had been killed by the
Indians or whether they had drifted off to some
other part of the country, or, perhaps, used up
and discouraged, returned to California. As
late as 1867, it was deemed necessary to station
a detachment of U. S. soldiers in Fish Lake
valley, only 17 miles beyond the town of Co-
lumbus, to look after the Shoshones, who had
committed numerous depredations in that vicin-
ity. About the same time several settlers were
killed, and much stock run off at Red Moun-
tain and Palmetto, lying some distance north of
valley. _ A few years later some
White Mountains,
valley, and all the
being the work of
Lake
miners were killed in the
to the south of Fish Lake
whites foi'ced to leave, this
Joaquin Jim and his band. About the year
1873, the mining frontier was carried over the
White Mounamsin to the basin of Death Valley
and thence on to the Colorado ; the Indians off
that way having caused but little trouble there-
after. Meantime, the Owens river country had
been pretty thoroughly prospected, and a num-
ber of mining camps established in it. Yet,
here, too, the presence of TJ. S. troops was con-
sidered necessary — a strong garrison having
been placed at Fort Independence, near Owens
Lake, and kept there untill the past few years.
Dry and Desert Land.
Besides the hostility of the^aborigines, the
extreme aridity and barrenness of this region
have done much towards retarding its explora-
tion and settlement. This is the most desfilate
portion of Nevada, "Death Valley" and the
Amargosa, river of bitter waters, lying within
its borders. Three-fourths of it consists of broad
valleys or wide extended plains, waterless, tree-
less and nearly destitute of every form of vege-
tation. Scattered over these wastes are great
fields of sand, alkali flats, salt beds and °mud
lakes, tracts covering thousands of acres being
impregnated, in some spots very richly, with
borax and soda. In the dry season, these salines
glittering in the sun present a surface white as
snow, many of them during the wet season be-
ing converted into shallow lakes. But little
rain ever falls here, though immense quantities
of water ~
minutes in the form of "cloud-bursts," and the
snow falls to a considerable depth on the higher
mountains. The whole country may be consid-
ered a high plateau, elevated from 2,000 to
5,000 ft., its highest portion being toward the
north and west, whence it falls away to "Death
Valley," on the southeast, which region is de-
pressed below sea-level. Across this plateau
run numerous ranges of mountans, the sites of
the metalliferous deposits varied in kind and
infinite in number. While this country affords
a considerable amount of pasturage, containing
also some few patches of natural meadow and
arable land, its principal source of wealth con-
sists of its mines, including the various salines
above mentitned, some of which latter have
already been partially utilized.
The Argonauts
The wave of immigration that set in on the
discovery of the Esmeralda mines, in 1861, car-
ried into the western portions of this region a
large population, which, with the receding of
that wave a few years later was mostly borne
away again, leaving the country almost barren
of inhabitants. Some of these Esmeralda ad-
venturers having, however, drifted as far east
as Columbus, finding many promising mineral
indications, formed a district, and, going to
work, stopped there permanently; and thus was
a beginning made toward settling the more
westerly section of this wilderness, other min-
ing districts having afterwards been laid out
and gradually populated in the vicinity of
Columbus. In 1864
Another Wave of Immigration
Setting in carried a large number of miners into
Nye county, far to the east. Being disap-
pointed in their expectations there the most of
these miners beat a speedy retreat, returning
the same year whence they came. A few, how-
ever, remained, and, scattering to the south
and east, explored the country off that way.
These were the men who prospected the moun-
tains on either side of the Sinkavata valley, a
broad depression nearly 50 miles long, having the
Shoshone range on the east and the Mammoth
on the west. The Alexander mine, at G rants -
ville, is situated in the former and the Downey-
ville mines in the latter. These pioneer pros-
pectors in the course of the next few years laid
uut many new mining districts extending fiom
Barnes Park on the north to Death Valley on
the south, a distance of nearly 200 miles. They
were the organizers of the Barnes Park, Union,
Mammoth, San Antonio, Indian Spring and the
Lone Mountain districts.
The Owens River Country.
In 1862, some of the Esmeralda adventurers
straggling south, prosecuted the search for gold
and silver lodes, in the Inyo and Coso moun-
tains, which border Owens valley on the east.
Although this region lies outside the State of
Nevada, it has a history very like, and actually
forms a part of the desert lands we are consid-
ering. Here, too, the pioneers had many diffi-
culties to contend with. The country was bar-
ren and a long way off. The Indians were
troublesome and the ores rebellious. Water
was scarce, and wood by no means plentiful,
these, with a variety of minor hindrances, hav-
ing formed such an aggregate of obstruction, as
served to utterly defeat these first efforts at
mining, and in the course of a few years nearly
depopulate the country. After an interregnum
of six or eight years, mining here was re-
sumed, and prosecuted with varying fortunes,
the success achieved at Cerro Gordo and a few
other points having been more than offset by
the failures that occurred at Pauamint, Darwin
and many other places. After a season of de-
cadence running through a series of years, the
mining industry throughout this region appears
to be reviving. That it abounds with valuable
deposits of gold, silver and lead, admits of no
question, the disasters alluded to having been
due mainly to the causes mentioned, but in
part, also, to inexperience and mismanage-
ment.
Another Tidal Wave of Immigration.
In the fall of 1868 the White Pine stampede
having set in, carried during that and the fol-
lowing year a multitude of miners well on
toward the southeastern border of Nevada.
From White Pine as a center this army of pros-
pectors spread out in every direction, those
who penetrated the country to the south and
west meeting there the van of the Esmeralda
and the Nye Country Argonauts, who, during
so many years had been slowly making their
way toward the south and east, and thus, was
a thorough exploration of this entire section of
the State brought about and the subjugation of
the Digger tribes finally effected.
The Mining and Scientific Press.
This edition of the Mining and Scientific;
Press consists of 24 pages, eight more than the
usual issue, and is devoted mainly to the in-
terests of southwestern Nevada. This region
is a rapidly growing one and will be developed
with more energy now that means of transpor-
tation are at hand.
We shall, as occasion offers, issue double
editions of the Press and otherwise continue
to improve it. That our efforts in this direction
are appreciated we quote opinions from several
sources.
Mr. Wm. H. Washburn, of Central City,
Dakota, writes us: "Your paper is highly
prized by me for the valuable information in it
in reference to mine appliances and operations;
and I hope it will continue to improve as it has
in the past years. "
The Candelaria Trite Figure says: "The Min-
ing and Scientific Press now presents a very fine
appearance, with its new dress and enlarge-
ment. "
The following is from the Georgetown (El
Dorado Co.) Gazette: "The Mining and Sci-
entific Press has put on a bran new dress of
type. It is growing more interesting all the
time. So great has been the improvement in
this journal of the miners that one who has not
read the paper for sometime would scarcely recog-
nize the tried and true old friend of the miners'
interests. Every enterprising miner should
read the San Francisco Mining and Scientific
Press, published by those sterling old-timers,
Dewey & Co. If you cannot subscribe for it
now, by all means send 10 cents for a sample
copy. The pratical hints and information
which it culls weekly from the various mining
localities of the Pacific slope, to say nothing of
its valuable editorials and splendid illustrations,
are calculated to be of invaluable aid to the
prospectors, millmen and miners generally.
One single idea obtained from the Press may
prove the keynote to your success.
The Idaho Messenger {GhaXfts, Idaho), in quot-
ing some two'columns of our annual review, says:
"This excellent mining journal comes to us in
all its beautiful new dress, filled with general
matters, but pre-eminent in its mining news
and cuts. It is the pride of the Pacific coast.
* It gives a review of the past year,
which is so much better than we could give that
we quote.''
Arizona. — Our correspondent and agent, Mr.
B. W. Crowell, will soon visit the various min-
ing camps and districts of Arizona in the inter-
ests of the Mining and Scientific Press. We
shall be pleased to have our friends where he
visits to assist him with such information as
they are able to give him. In view of the fact
that the Press has devoted a great deal of space
to Arizona affairs and developments from time
to time, and on special occasions, we hope to
gain an increased subscription list there by Mr.
Crowell's visit.
Academy of Sciences.
On Monday evening, last, the California
Academy of Sciences held its regular semi-
monthly meeting, witli Prof. George Davidson
in the chair. The following resident members
were then elected : Dr. F. V. Hopkins, M. ]>.,
Henry B. Osgood, Miss M. H. Jones, Mrs.
Donald McLennan. Judge Richard Rising, of
Nevada, and William S. Campbell were pro-
posed for membership.
A joint committee, chosen from members of
the Board of Trustees, Council and Academy at
large, was appointed to consider the most ex-
pedient manner of obtaining a much needed per-
manent building for the use of the Academy,
and the proper display of its museum to the
public. It was composed as follows : James
M. McDonald, Charles F. Crocker, Thomas P.
Madden, Lewis Gerstle, George Davidson,
Justin P, Moore, Chas. G. Yale, H. Herman
Behr, H. W. Harkness, W. A. Aldrich, TVil-
liara Norris, Fred. Gutzkow, Jacob Z. Davis
and Thomas Price.
Among donations to the museum were speci-
mens of copper ore from Elko, presented by W.
J. Hanks, Sheriff of Storey county, also gypsum
in dolomite, and a large fossil tooth of the
ElepUas AmericanuSj found among dredg"
ings taken from the bed of Coosaw river, South
Carolina, by L. M. Keene, U. S. R. M. Prof.
Joseph Le Conte read a paper "On the Genesis
of Metalliferous Veins."
Hawthorne Booming.— Lots that could have
been bought in Hawthorne a month ago for §50
are now held at $200. Seven oreight new houses
are going up. Johnny Bennets, late of Bodie,
is building a large house torn down at Silver
City, and will be ready to open a first-class
hotel in a few weeks. The Mount Cory road is
nearly completed, and the talk about removing
the county seat from Aurora to Hawthorne
causes the little town to be looked upon with
considerable respect. It will no doubt be a
thriving camp this summer, — Feno Gazette.
One week ago we noted the fact that the
management of the Mammoth Mining Company
would discharge men for patronizing saloons.
We understand that about a dozen meu em-
ployed at the smelters have been seen coming-
out of saloons, and the order was enforced
are sometimes precipitated in a few against them at once.— Salt Lake Tribune
In the Colorado Legislature a bill has been
passed to tax the net proceeds of the mines.
The capitalists who own the big mines are much
exercised, and the bill is bitterly denounced.
This vote of the Legislature shows that the min-
ers no longer control legislation in Colorado,
Febrcaky 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
129
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The Carson and Colorado Railroad.
Ite Strong Backing. Speedy Construction
and Good Management.
Tin* road commences it the Mound bToueeon
tli<- Virginia and Truckee railroad, eight miles
east "i » '.n— -n < 'uy, ( lapitol of thi State of Ne^
a<l;i, and extends tk< i aerally sooth
..I-' course bo the town of Candejaria, ;i die-
t wee "' 158 miles. It is ^ nam i
and baa been built and outfitted, within ;i little
more than t«" years, having been commenced
in tli. 1880 -uirl completed t<> its pros
inporary terminus in the summi I
It in a very substantial and well appointed work,
■ in built with due regard to perma-
fcy and equipped in a manni i i qu il
t.. any Other mad in tin- ntuntry. Being lin.tn
trong, this company have spared no ex-
pense necessary to insure tor the road the great-
est efficiency. The practical conduct <<t ih-
work has from it^ inception been
under the managi m&ai ol II. M.
Yerington, a man of large ex-
perience in this line of business
,ui. I foi many years < leneraJ Sup-
erintendent "i the Virginia and
Truckee railroad, which i
be i ontinues t.> hold. It has
! i n largely due t<> Ms careful
planning ami unfiaging energy
tint tin- mail lias been built at a
very moderate cost ami in so
short a tinn-. Since the opening
"[' tin- road it has done a g I
business, the company having
pursued a liberal policy which
has nut failed to give aatiffdcti n
to tli^ genera] public ami meet
with the approval of their pat-
rons.
A Na'urally Favorable Route.
The country traversed by this
"il, though dry ami barren,
v. us found to he exceedingly fav-
orable for railroad construction
the entire route, \\ Lfcfa the <■■■ .■ ip-
tion of cue low range of moun-
tains, being nearly level. There
were no large streams or deep
canyons to cross, making neces-
sary extensive bridging, nor is
there any trestle work along it.
So, also, was there but little
deep cutting or tunneling re-
quired here. There were
scarcely any trees or boulders
along the route to be removed,
and no marsliy ground what-
ever to be piled or tilled in. As
the track runs nearly all the
way on the public domain, the
right of way cost little or noth-
ing. It may be said, in short,
that this road was built at a
maximum of speed and a mini-
mum of cost, some delay having
occurred after its commencement
through non-arrival of iron rails
and other materials.
A Region Rich in Mineral But
Poor in Agricultural Re-
sources.
While the country which this
road crosses and is intended to
accommodate is so generally
arid and stei'ile, it abounds with
valuable deposits of minerals of
almost every kind, its principal
resources in this direction con-
sisting in its mines of gold , sil-
ver, lead and copper, concern-
ing which a good deal has been
said elsewhere in this issue of
the Press. Until these re-
sources arc more fully devel-
oped the business of the road
must, of course, remain com-
paratively limited. That the
work of this development will
now proceed rapidly, admits of
no doubt, as it has already re-
ceived a great impulse, having
previously been kept back only
through lack of the cheap trans-
portation facilities, which the road will now af-
ford. Hence forth great progress may be looked
for in the various branches of mining through-
out this whole region of country, which, as we
have already shown is very extensive. Before
the advent of the railroad only the richest ores
could be worked here, or shipped from the coun-
try with any proiit. Now, this is all changed,
the rich mines paying largely, while many of
the poorer ones, before idle, are being worked
with satisfactory results. Many of the mines
here carry a large percentage of lead, a metal
that would not bear wagon transportation 200
miles over sandy roads through a desert coun-
try. Hence, this class of mines could not, be-
fore the railroad was built, be worked to ad-
vantage. To the Shawmut Company, which
will hereafter be turning out large quantities
of lead-silver bullion, there will be effected,
through railroad carriage, a saving of many
thousand dollars every month.
And thus will it come to pass, that while the
railroad will stimulate mining, mining will
make business for the railroad, this reciprocal
action greatly benefiting both. The very
barrenness of thecountry will work advantages to
the railroad, as it will necessitate the importa-
tion ..f almost everything required in the
mines. Provisions, traits and vogel i\ I
and horse-feed even hay lumber, and. after a
time, fuel "t every description, uul< -• mineral
coal shall happen to be round, w ill h.
in over tin- railroad, creating, with the
ind base bullion to be carried out .
inense freighting business both ways. With
the railn a I it has become possible for the in*
habitants of thi man) luxuries,
ind the like, whii i
rare deprived of. Express and mail time
n San Prancisoo and Candelaria is aou
29 hours formerly BS hours while freight, if
received in shipping order at all. was ru
to be on time whenever it arrived, provided it
was not over three or four weeks on the vv a/j .
While the present traffic ol this road Isal
read-) bo unexpectedly large, the future pros-
pects of the company are of the most encourag-
ing kind. That the enterprise is likely to turn
out so well will be gratifying to many who have
no direct interest in its ... since it required
some nerve fora company to plunge into a vast
abundant Drops of fruits, 0X068 and grain. In
■ ntains, on ■ ith< r si
mining districts, all of which abound with
wealth, and int.. which the railroad w ill
infuse new lire. \it. r entering Owcm
valley, this road will in', i with but fev. i
tions, the country eonsistuuj 1 1 u, almost
dead-level plane, clear on bo Ion do. It
wonld I e diffioult, in fact, bo find oLbovi b
continuous miles more favorable for railroad
con traction than this. Across the Mohave
desert, for a hundre 1 miles, an engine might al-
most be run without rails, bo level and hard.
and so f i ee fr impediments is the
Burface. [i is i icpocted that a Large population
will next year gather into thi region op I up
by this railroad, as it presents oue of the best
ti Ids ..n the coast for both prospectors, business
men and investors.
Sltpt. H. M. YeringtOU has submitted the
following annual report of' the (.'arson and
I lolor .'I-. Railroad to the Secretary of State of
Nevada: Amount of capital stock $6,000,000;
amount of capital paid up $2,250,000. Owing
Determining Hardness of Minerals;
Hard™ -* boroi much iuipoi
in the discrimination of minerals, it i
■ '" od by comparison with the following
. | I. .. ! :
'■
I, '
itite.
1
u .
cratch the ipccimcns
LE3
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Map of (lie Carson and Colorado Railroad 1882.
Scitle 60 bfiles to Oj.<? tnch.
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.-'v--"ss::» r ",-,,-, <-, > ■',/'■- \
X'G/lAH/TewEus
4,|vM-i'ni.i,i,..i-1."i,ifjl,V,d,:::,..">
HE RAN C 6. SAN ''BERNARDINO C 0.
C/lflSDW AND COLORADO PMLROAD C OHSTtiUCT CO _
'■ UNDER CONSTRUCTION -
RAILROADS
WAGON R0A0S_
The liardnoss ol a mineral i .:,,„,. ,
in differenl h b
B. attamptiogto Boratoh ii with tho miner-
rely.
'-'■ l;> P> ri»8 ■ Ij -"I file ovi ,!: p, i i
-■ ""ti. ;i rather firm pressure, thro.
limes.
4. r.\ attempting to
with a knife.
Several (rials si 1. 1 he made to obi
taiu results, an.! sack method
should he tried if possible. Thus,
suppose the'speeimen is a pieci
of ehaleoeite. No. 2 (gypsi
fails to scra|i h it, hut No. 3 (cal-
cite] scratoaea its surface read-
ily. Next, reversing the method,
it is found that the specimens
under trial will scratch No. 2
readily, but not No. :!. On try-
ing it with the file it is i
hod away so iva. il} U8 No. 2,
but more than No, 3. it would
be snili sent to set down its hard-
ness at 2'2.
Easy as this method may seem,
son e precautions are nevertheless
necessary. Tims, in a tihron#
specimen scratch directed across
the fibres will always indicate a
lower degree of hardness than
the true one; the scratch should,
therefore, be parallel to the fibres,
or still better, to the surface of a
transverse fracture.
A sound, undeoomposed 'spec-
imen should always he selected,
sinee the hardness of minerals is
greatly affected by decomposition.
Many minerals are softer when
first obtained than after they
have been kept some time in a
dry cabinet. In crystals the
edges and angles are often con-
siderably harder than the faces,
and those of primitive form than
of the modifications. The por-
tion of the specimen selected for
trial should be, as nearly as
possible, of tile same shape as it
hat of the comparative speci-
mens.
Brittleness should not be mis-
taken for hardness. Many min-
erals which are too hard to be
scratched are yet forced away in
powder before the knife to some
extent. Some minerals contain
hard particles of foreign matter
imbedded in them; these should
not be overlooked,
A series of substitutes has been
arranged for use when a scale of
hardness is not available, /'. r, :
1. May be readily impressed
with the finger-nail.
□
desert like this, even though its mineral re-
sources were known to be both varied and ex-
tensive.
To Be Pushed Ahead.
The objective point of this road is, as its
name indicates, the Colorado river, to which it
will, in good time, be extended. Already work
upon it is in progress beyond Candelaria, its
present terminus, the route having been sur-
veyed and located for a long distance south of
this point. The heavy work on the summit has
been completed, except that on the tunnel, the
only one there will be on the road, and this is
almost finished. As the track is graded nearly
to Benton, the cars will soon be running to that
place, the center of a fine farming and grazing
district. There is also in this vicinity around
Partzwiek and elsewhere a good mining region.
But the mining, like the agricultural interest
here, has suffered through lack of cheap trans-
portation.
After reaching Benton the road will not
pause, but be pushed on into the Owens river
country, which it will probably reach sometime
next year. Along Owens river, it will, for a
hundred miles or more, traverse rich bottom
lands, capable, with irrigation, of producing
to the road being in course of construction it is
impossible to furnish information as to cost of
construction. Amount of indebtedness: First
mortgage bonds issued and due, &2, 370, 000; sun-
dry accounts, §15,300.79; total, $2,385,390.79;
due this company from sundry sources, includ-
ing stock, etc., .^t5,43*2.SS; amount paid for the
transportation of freight, passengers, mail,
express, etc. $359,031.68, and received for trans-
portation of construction from contractors, $82,-
222.43; total, $442,254.01; amount of freight of
all kinds hauled, in tons, 56, 5S1; amount paid
for account for operating expenses, $196,149.78;
number of dividends paid, 2; amount of divi-
dends paid, $112,500;' amount of interest paid
on bond's, $135,000— §247,500; amount of net
earnings, §246, 1 04. 23. Engine houses and
shops, 3; engines, 6; passenger coaches, 3; com-
bination coaches, 3; box cars, 30; platform cars,
83; ore cars, 15; push and hand cars, 25.
To give an idea of the looseness of the ore in
Tombstone district, and the little labor required
to extract it, the 1/pi'aph informed on good au-
thority that not over 3,500 pounds of powder is
used during a month. .Some mines on the coast
use more powder in one week than the largest
Tombstone mines use in a month.
2. Is scarcely impressed with
the nail; does not scratch a plato
of copper.
3. Scratches a piece of copper, but is also
scratched by it.
4. Is not scratched by a piece of copper, but
does not scratch glass.
5. Scratches glass slightly; is easily scratched
with a knife
6. Scratches glass easily; is scratched a little
with a good knife.
7. Is not scratched with a knife, but yields to
a file.
S. Cannot be filed, but scratches a rock
crystal.
9. Scratches a topaz.
1 0. Scratches a ruby.
Lucky Pkosi'I'Ttokx. -A correspondent at
Liming writes: The Calamity mine, distant
some three miles northeasterly from here, was
disposed of on the 13th instant, to a New York
syndicate for a consideration of $30,000. I. B.
Giles, familiarly known as the "Deacon," and
Arthur George are now the recipients of a mod-
est fortune.
130
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24, 1883
Mining Districts and Operations in
Southwestern Nevada.
We publish in this issue of the Press a map
of the country occupying the southwestern part
of the State of Nevada, including a section of
California lying adjacent. On this map are
laid down all the important mining districts,
towns and other places and objects of interest
in this region of country, including the line of
the Carson and Colorado railroad, so far as sur-
veyed and determined. On this map only what
may be considered the live mining districts are
shown, being those in which a regular organiza-
tion has been maintained, and in which more or
less work is carried on; districts once organized
but subsequently abandoned not being laid
down. While the relative positions of the dis-
tricts and the distances that separate them may
not in all cases be absolutely correct, they will
be found sufficiently accurate for most practical
purposes. In the table given below the dis-
tances have been computed from Carson City,
Bodie, Aurora and Columbus, all important
business and mining centers. *
From Carson City to
Localities. Miles. Courses.
Genoa J— S
Silver Mountain 45 S
Wellington's Station 50 S E
Pine Grove 75 S E
Walker Lake.... 85 E S E
Cambridge 80 S E
Bodie 117 S S E
Aurora (Esmeralda) 105 SSE
Belleville..-. 150 S E
Candelaria; 158 S E
Columbus 165 S E
From Bodie to
Aurora 12 E N K
Mono Lake 10 S
Bridgeport 14 N W
Castle Peak 25 W
Mountain View 40 S W
North Fork 41. S W
Minaret 55 S W
Buckeye 26 W
Tioga 35 W
Homer 38 W S W
Prescott 40 W S W
Lake 50 S
Laurel 53 S S E
Deep Wells 18 S S E
From Aurora to.
Pine Grove 24 N NW
Cambridge iS N
Walker Lake (soutli end) 40 N N E
Belleville 60 E S E
Columbus 75 K S E
Benton 42 SSE
Indian 45 S
Bishop Creek 75 SSE
Independence 120 S
Cerro Gordo 160 S S E
Darwin ISO S S E
From Columbus to.
Candelaiia 7 W
Belleville i5 W
. Black Mountain. . . .■ 25 W
Marietta 30 W
Excelsior 2S N W
Clarendon 25 N W
Silver Star 32 N W.
Walker Lake (south end) 47 N W
Santa Fe (formerly Volcano) 40 N
Gillis Mountain 36 N W
Grantsvilte (Alexander mine) b'S N N E
San Antonio 05 N E
Montezuma.. 45 E S E
Silver Peak 47 ES E
Lyda Valley 60 S E .
Gold Mountain 75 S E
Fish Lake Valley IS S
Syl vina 40 S
Indian Queen 25 S W
.Following the Railroad.
Starting from CarsOn City, the capital of Ne-
vada, and following the Carson and Colorado
railroad, penetrating the mining regions to the
southeast, we arrive 20 miles out at the Pine
Nut mountains, the iirst range that the road
crosses. These mountains abound with gold,
silver and copper-bearing lodes, some of which
have been extensively developed and proven to
contain large quantities of fair grade ores. On
their easterly slope occur heavy veins of cop-
per, some of which have been opened and worked
with excellent results, a good deal of blue-
' stone, for use in the Dayton reduction works
having been made from the copper obtained
here. With the cheapened transportation aris-
ing from railroad carriage, the richest portions
of these ores will now be shipped to other mar-
ket instead of being manufactured into blue-
stone, for which there are but poor facilities at
the mines.
These mountains crossed, \Ye arrived at
. Wabuska. 43 miles from Carson City, 35 from
the Mound House western end of this road and
junction with the Virginia and Truckee railroad.
Wabuska is the shipping point for Mason valley
on the West Fork of Walker river, and 13 miles
distant to the southwest. This valley contains
a large extent of good farming land on which
fine crops of barley and alfalfa are raised with
the aid of irrigation. Beyond this, the road
passes for a number of miles through a country
having hardly any agricultural resources other
than grazing, the bunch grass growing sparsely
everywhere affording considerable pasturage.
Arriving at the north end of Walker Lake wc
reach a point on the railroad nearest to
The Pine Grove, Lake and Cambridge Min-
ing District.
Distant from 1 0 to 40 miles. Lake district
lies on the easterly slope of the high mountains
that border Walker lake in the west, Pine Grove
and Cambridge being over the range, the former
situate six miles west of the East Fork of Walker
river and the latter on that stream but further
to the south. These are all gold bearing districts
the ore being mostly free and of pretty good
grade. In Pine Grove and Lake, wood is in tol-
erable supply, water scarce. In the Cambridge
district these conditions are reversed. A ten
stamp mill owned by Ex Governor Blasdel has
for some years past been making in this district
a profitable production of gold, over 200 acres of
land being also under cultivation here. At Pine
Grove two of the several mills erected there have
been kept running pretty steadily of late and
the camp after a long season of depression seems
to be undergoing some improvement. The rail-
road passes to the east of
Walker Lake,
A sheet of water about 31 miles long, from six
to eight wide, and in some parts very deep.
Walker river, in the summer when the snow on
the mountains is melting, is a large stream. It'
discharges into this lake at its north end, keep-
ing the water here nearly fresh, though further
south it is so strongly impregnated with salt
and alkali as to be unfit for use. Salmon trout
are taken in considerable numbers at the north
end of the lake. This is a palatable fish, and
forms the staple food of the Indians, many of
whom live on a reservation along Walker river,
a few miles north of the lake. Three miles
south of Walker lake is located
The Town of Hawthorn,
Shipping point on the railroad for Aurora,
Bodie, Sweetwater, Bridgeport and other locali-
ties to the southwest, connection being also
ade here with the stages for all these places.
A great deal of freight is handled here, a good
wagon road having been built connecting the
station with Aurora and Bodie. The project of
building a railroad from Carson City to Bodie
by a more direct route, once talked of, has,
since the construction of the Carson and Colo-
rado railroad, been abandoned. Situate in
the mountains, 10 miles west of Hawthorn, is
the Mount Cory mine, located on a lode reported
to be over a hundred feet feet wide, and carry-
ing much good ore. This we fully described in
the PRESS of Oct. 23, 1882.' Twenty-five miles
further on, and bearing a little to the east of
smth., is
The Town of Luning,
Containing about 100 inhabitants, and like
Hawthorn, built up since the advent of the rail
road. Luning is already an active hamlet, and
must become ultimately a place of large busi
ness, being the point whence a number of pros-
perous and very promising mining districts ob-
tain their supplies, and from which they ship
their ores and bullion. The mining districts
tributaay to Luning are the Santa Fe, Gillis
Mountain, Paradise, Downeyville, Clarendon,
Garfield, Silver Star, San Antonio and Excel-
sior. With the exception of Garfield, these
districts were all organized from 10 to 15 years
ago. For several years at first a good deal of
work was done here, but owing to the expense
of freighting in goods and the consequent cost
of supplies and labor, operations were gradually
suspended until the country became nearly de-
populated. With the coming of the railroad,
population is returning, and business every-
where beginning to pick up again. As much
ore, both silver and copper, is shipped from
Luning, the Melrose Smelting Co., of Oakland,
have an agency here filled by Geo. W. Dorwin,
Jr.', a capable assayer and«a man otherwise well
fitted for the business. In buying ores the fol-
lowing plan is observed : A valuation is placed
on the ore delivered at the depot, the shipment
made, and in a short time the coin is returned
and paid over to the prospector, thus enabling
him to develop- his mine and at the same time
receive the benfit of reduced rates of transpor-
tation.
The Santa Fe District.
Luning and Soda City seem to be the center
of a broad mineral belt. Five miles from Lull-
ing to the east Ires the Santa Fe district, where
work is progressing in a number of good pros-
pects, only one of which is in silver ore, the
others being copper. The Lotta, a small vein,
but very rich in silver and galena, is now being
worked actively. Of the copper mines in the
district, Copper King, Illinois, Sweet Arengeance,
Calamity, Black Diamond, Wall Street and
Stone Cabin, are the principals. Among the
first locations made here was the Copper King,
on which the present owner proposes soon to
erect two smelters of moderate capacity. The
croppings on this lode are large, and it will un-
doubtedly prove to be an extensive mine when
fully developed. It can be worked at a good
profit with the present rates of transportation
and fuel, and is rich enough to warrant the
owner in so pushing work as to make it a pay-
ing proposition at an early day. The Illinois
claim, in this district, has been prospected by
two shafts, the one 10 and the other 40 ft. deep.
The lode shows a width of 50 ft. on the crop-
pings, though no crosscuttings have been made
to show the width below. Ore assays from lb"
to 60% copper; average, about ?>0X of the Sweet
Vengeance, about the same may be said as of
the Illinois. These deposits of copper ore and
the so-called silver caves at Downeyville have
brought a number of experts and other classes
of mining men into the country, among whom I
notice J. H. Grossman, J. W. Gashwiler, Mr.
Bowie and S. E. Holcomb, of San Francisco, and
J. W. Mills, Prof. J. H. MeChesney, of New
York.
The Downej^ville Mines.
Considerable lots of bullion are arriving at
Luning from the Downeyville silver mines, 35
miles to the east, where a new furnace, of 20 tons
capacity, has been erected. This furnace started
up Oct. 7th, and run until Oct. 14th, dur-
ing which time it produced 40 tons of bullion,
worth $305 per ton, in total value $12,200, a
very satisfactory result for a furnace of that
capacity; 13 shipments, prior to erection of the
furnace, amounted to 3,437 bars bullion; net re-
ceipts over all expensas of 13 shipments, $35,-
085.97. It is estimated that there is ore enough
in sight in the two caves in the Downeyville
mine to keep the present smelter running three
years, without further ore developments.
The Garfield District.
Situated six miles west of Luning contains a
large number of promising lodes. The principle
mine being worked here istheFarrington, which
employes quite a large force of men. The ore,
a chloride and bromide of silver, is sent to Belle-
vill for reduction. Among other good looking
claims here are the Lotta, Delaware, No. 1 and
2, Honest John, and Dolly Varden, on all of
which work is being prosecuted.
Gillis District.
This district which adjoins Garfield on the
north abounds also with good mineral indications,
some of which are being actively developed. In
the Gillis district six miles north of Luning are
the Middlesex, Bay State, Yellow, and South
Mountain mines, all being prospected and mak-
ing a fair showing of silver ores. A custom mill
here is much needed and would pay well,
Soda City
Twelve miles south of and next station to
Luning, derives its name from the springs loca-
ted here and of which there are two, only a short
distance apart, the one hot and the other cold,
chemical .analysis shows the water of these
springs to contain soda, magnesia, iron
and borax in such quantities and pro-
portions as render it valuable for medicinal
purposes. As a good hotel has been erected
and bathing facilities provided here, the place
is likely to become a favorite resort for invalids,
such as have already tried the ^efficacy of this
water having been greatly benefited thereby.
This hotel is owned and kept by Martin Braz-
zanovich, who has already made it very popular
with the searchers after health as well as with
the traveling public. At this place the Esmer-
alda Copper Co. have put up a smelter of 30
tons capacity daily. They employ 23 men at
the furnace and 30 at the mine; are working ore
from Blue Light claim, which gives average as-
says of 17% copper; bullion product from five to
five and one-half tons per day. They haul their
ore 12 miles, and can work it at a profit, giving
an assay of only 12%. They have aside track
from the railroad to the smelter, by means of
which coke is unloaded there, the bullion shipped
on return cars. Supt. Center has charge of the
works, and is making such success that copper
production lias become the absorbing theme
here. It is a peculiarity of many of the metal-
liferous veins in the districts around Luning
and Soda City, that, although small, they carry
rich ores from the surface, thereby enabling
men of limited means to work them to advan-
tage. The miner can get out small lots of this
ore, take it to Luning and there sell it, getting
his cash in a few days. In this way, he is able
to open his claim, support himself, and often
make some money besides without the aid of
capitalists.
At Rhodes Marsh,
Five miles southeast of Soda City, and 1 42 miles
from the Mound house, occur extensive deposits
of ■ the borates of lime and soda, common salt
and other saline substances. A large building
has been erected here, which answers the several
puposes of railroad station, warehouse and re-
finery. The works are run by the Nevada Salt
and Borax Company, who now employ 40 men,
and expect soon to largely increase the number.
They make one ton of refined borax, and ship
large quantities of salt daily. In the manufac-
ture of borax, they use 24 large tanks, of 3,000
gallons capacity each. These are made of gal-
vanized iron. Sheets of the same material are
hung in the tanks, which arc filled with the
concentrations or fluid extract of the borates. The
latter are taken up dry from the marsh, placed
in large receivers, and dissolved by the action
of steam, then turned into the tanks through
pipes.
The borax forms in crystals on the sides of the
tank, and on the sheets of iron called "hangers, '
tothe thickness of three-fourths of an inch. This
process requires for its completion about six
days. The fluid is then drawn off" by means of
a siphon, leaving the glittering crystals adhering
to everything that was beneath the surface. To
this marsh, which is six miles long and five
wide, a railroad three miles long has lately been
built, for the purpose of hauling the salts from
the pits, which are excavated to the depth of
three feet, or through the strata of salt. Under
this the brine is found, and fills the pit to the
depth of 8 or 10 inches. The brine evaporating,
leaves the pure white salt, which is taken out
and piled up on the sides of the pit, which im-
mediately tills as before. This operation is re-
peated three times each year, many pits produc-
ing several tons each every season. Some of
the salt thus obtained is dirty and unfit for do-
mestic use. This is shipped to the quartz mills.
The pure white is finely ground in a mill and
put up in sacks ranging from 3 lbs. to ISO His. in
weight. The present Superintendent, J. C.
White, proposes to construct long pits, or canals,
on each side of the railroad, thus saving labor
in handling the salt, which can then be loaded
from the pit to the cars. One thing remarkable
is the fact that fresh water is obtained on the
edge of the marsh in wrells sunk below the level
of the salt. In the southern, or dry part of the
marsh, a spring boils up containing 5% borax.
At Belleville,
Next station on the railroad, is located the two V
mills of the Northern Belle Mining Co., of 20 -s
stamps each; also large furnaces, the ore from ■
this company's mines requiring to be roasted.
The ore, of which about 65 tons are reduced
daily, is brought to the mills from the mine, at
Candelaria, eight miles to the southeast by rail.
Belleville, the largest town in this section of the
country, is a little dull at present, as but one of
the company's mills is now running.
Candelaria.
This is the present terminus of the Carson and
Colorado railroad being 158 miles from its mi- j
tial point at the Mound house, eight miles norbh
east of Carson City. Being in the vicinity of
the principal mines in this region, Candelaria is
an active place, and likely to grow with the fur-
ther development of these mines, of which there
are a great many in the mountain lying to the 1
south of it. Although a great deal of prospect-
ing has been done here in former years, there is •
not as much going on now as the promising ap-
pearance of these mines would seem to justify. I
The Northern Belle, located here, is undoubt- .
edly a first-class mine with others seemingly as I
good in the vicinity. This town has heretofore J
labored under the disadvantages of scarcity of
wood and water and of dear transportation, all
of which are now hi a measure removed, the \
railroad having cheapened the carriage of wood
and freights, and works having been constructed
for bringing in water through iron pipes laid
down to the White mountains, 14 miles distant.
These pipes which have been laid under ground
to protect them against frost, traverse a very
rough country, crossing at one point a depres-
sion 900 ft. deep. Seven miles southeast of
Candelaria brings us to
Columbus,
For a long time the largest, as it was also the
earliest settled town in this section
of country. For the past few years its
business has been on the decline, having been
drawn away by Candelaria and Belleville. At
one time there were several mills and roasting
furnaces in operation here, but at present there
are none. When the railroad comes to be ad-
vanced to this place, as it probably will be, busi-
ness will revive, as there are many good mines
about it, there being also an extensive salt bed
in the vicinity, where any quantity of impure
salt can be gathered by merely shoveling it up.
The old town abides its time, its population and
business dwindling away in the interim.
Twenty -live miles to the southwest is sit-
uated
The Indian Q.ueen Mine,
A dividend paying institution, with an excellent
record, having paid its way from the first. The
success achieved here has, however, been due as
much to its superior management, under John
Howell, general Superintendent, as to the mer-
its of the mine itself. The ore, though rich, is
debased as badly as ore can be; yet so thoroughly
is it desulphurized and chlorodized, by roasting
in the Howell furnace, that 95% of the pulp as-
say is saved in working. This mine, which has
been turning out bullion at the rate of about
$100,000 per year, has made a total production
of nearly $1,000,000, a fair proportion of which,
has consisted of net profits. The property is
well developed and outfitted, being opened up
to a depth of over 400 ft., and supplied witli a
five-stamp mill and roasting furnace- of the im-
proved Howell patent. Large reserves have been
established here, there being ore enough in
sight to keep the null running for a long time.
Lying off to the southeast, arc situated the ex-
tensive borate fields of Fish Lake valley, with
the Silver Peak, Red Mountain, Deep Spring,
Lida Valley, Palmetto and Sylvama mining dis-
tricts still further on hi that direction. Many
of the mines here have been well prospected,
and are capable of making a large and profitable
production of bullion, under a moderate expendi-
ture of money.
The Montezuma District,
Lying 45 miles E. S. E. of Columbus, is one of
the oldest and most important in this entire re- *
gion of country. The first mineral discovtries
were made here nearly 20 years ago, and so
firmly were the original prospectors convinced
of the value of the deposits that
they remained in the country continuously, des-
pite its remoteness, isolation and the hostility
of the savages. The most of the locations made
in this district ^belong to the Shawmut com-
pany, who own here a series of some 30 claims,
all more or less prospected and nearly one-half
of them developed with thoroughness and sys-
tem. Ten or 12 of these pi-operties may be con-
sidered first-class mines, large bodies of splen-
did ore having been opened up in each one of
them. Great quantities of this ore have been
raised and are now lying on the
dumps at the mines awaiting facilities
fur its reduction. Some of this is
milling ore, though the bulk of it repuiresto be
treated by smelting as it carries from 20 % to
30 % lead with an average of about $M0 per ton
in silver. Some IS months ago the Shawmut
Company put up a large smelting furnace at a
point convenient to timber and also to their
principal mines, there being, as was then sup-
posed, enough water at this spot for all needed
purposes. Shortly after they had completed
their works, however, the water supply failed
in a sudden and most unaccountable manner,
compelling them to shift the site of their smel-
ter down on the edge of the salt marsh five
miles to the west, where they are about to re-
build it, and where they will have plenty of
water, though they will have to haul their ores
and charcoal somewhat further than before.
February 2 I .
Mining and Scientific Press.
i:;i
When tliil companj shall have reoommenoed
educing their oree, they will be
uninterrupted uid
profitab] it put ol lead-silver bullion, their
■took ol "T.- Imjul.' high grade, all enfficient in
quantity, and the busineiw under an exception-
ally capable'management. But i"!' tin.- above
nuahap which could not have been foreseen nor
nuurdcd against, the company would ;i year ago
nave been in the receipt of handsome dividends.
The;inyo County Mines,
extent of i ountry, have
Buffered *till more l>\ reaaon of their isolation
and difficulty of approach than those ol south'
iil> . they will receive
Hiding benefits from the( Larson and Colo-
ilroad, which is now being pushed rapidly
them. It tin- road hod only the mines in
I his region to depend upon, they alone would ulti- 1
The Soda Industry.
The Reno • - the following des-
cription "t thi meana of which the
natural soda produced by the waters "f the
Ragtown lake, Nev., i^ prepared for
rhe «»i.i at Soda lake, three milee
Ragtown, Churchill county, is very bard an. I
crystalizes different]} from most ol I
in Nevada. It is very pure, but the solar heat
i- not great enough t<> reduce it. tiriawold >v
Epperson have found that by heating I
the quality is Unproved, but the quan-
- <<\ water and en
carbonic acid. Thej have just finish
verberatory furnace with a hearth of iron
under which are two side flues and
a center return fine to the stack. U> this ai
rangement the heated products ol corabm
Patterson District. Mono County.
The Sweetwater Mines.
BfiPRBRS: By request "t your agent,
L L. Woodmansee, I send you s few items oon-
iTTiLin,, tin- new and promising district ci I . i v
texson.
There is but one mill here, ami that s five*
stamp one, owned by the Summers Bros., sad
to which they are going to add another battery
..i" five-stamp and pan. room to accommodate:
their present engine being large enough to
drive that amount of machinery.
Ore to supply the mill is packed on mules
from th- Kentuck (also the nropertj of the
Summers Bros. i. a distance ox about two and
one-half miles teep trail. A wagon
road could be built or a tramway that would
hundreds. Choice specimens from thi
Hayes have assayed $2,000. Quite a number
of mines are bonded and some to large com-
panies. It there are any sales and capital gets
into the iit.« camp we may look forward to the
bime when it will i« the best camp on tin-
coast.
Now, we will Btep back two miles farther
into the mountains and on to what is called
the head ol Bweetwatei canyon, there we find a
group of minus extending over two miles in
length with most nattering prospects.
r would like to take up each one of the mines
that have the real merit according to actual
showing and Bpeakoi their merits and demerits:
but 1 have written several letters without get-
irmation I desired, so 1 am not at this
> able to do anything like justice to the
occasion.
Th. map which I through, the
Geological and Topographical
MAP OF ■TECS!
SWEET WATER MINES;
mately afford it an ample support, as they are
not only numerous, but capable of being ren-
dered largely and profitably productive. The
road, within the limits of this county, will
traverse nearly a hundred miles of rich mineral
territory, all of which must become tributary
to it, as soon as completed, and which even now
is affording it a large amount of business.
Work for Mining Recorders.— The late
amendment to the act creating Mining Record-
ers, says the Tuscarora Times Review^ compels
them to do more work, as it provides that it
shall be the duty of every Mining Recorder of
the State of Nevada, on or before the first Mon-
day in January, April, July and October in each
year to transcribe into a suitable book, and to
deposit with the County Recorder a full, true
and correct copy of the mining records of the
respective mining district for the three months
next preceding, duly certified under oath. The
County Recorder shall record the same in the
county records of his county, and shall receive
the sum of one dollar for each and every notice.
tion are brought in contact with three
times the length of the hearth, which is
twenty-one feet, thus obtaining a great
economy in fuel. Its capacity is three tons per
charge, and it is expected that three hours will
dry a charge. They have 400 tons on the shore
of the lake.and will be shipping to San Francisco
as soon as the furnace dries. Captain Moger,
of Reno, was the builder of the furnace, and it
is unnecessary to say it is a fine job. It was
built under the supervision of W. D. Linton, of
of Wadsworth, who made the plans. There are
two lakes a quarter of a mile apart, but they
arc entirely different. The one where the fur-
nace is located three-quarters of a mile across,
and is estimated to contain .300,000 tons of soda.
The other is about 700 feet across, and though
it has been worked for 10 years there is no
visible diminution of the mineral. It contains
some very beauttful crystalizations.
Bullion shipment from Butte Montano,, now
avarage §120,000 per week, and the copper matte
shipment are maintained equally well,
expedite the transportation of the ore very
much.
The Kentuck is prospected down to a depth
of 400 ft. and the ledge there is splendid, show-
ing it to be permanent. Then going north
across the ridge and in the line of the Kentuck
we find the home stake in the canyon about
1,600 ft. below, showing the same quality of
ore; what can we say from this, but that the
mines will be permanent to that depth, viz:
2,000 ft.
There arc* many other locations here as you
will see by the map I send you, which is but
a bird's eye of the country and showing its
geological formation and the relative position
of the different mines.
Now, we will step across another deep canyon
to the south of the Kentuck and around the
summit of Mt. Patterson. There we will find
another group of locations, of which the M. &
M.. Viola, St. Louis, Alta, Lady Hayes and
others are noted. Here we find good ore of
high grade, some of which assays up into the
kindness of Mr. A. Soderling, who is a thor-
ough assayer though is not very expert with
drafting instruments; yet, the map is a very
good bird's eye view of the typography of the
district. The publication of the map will be of
considerable interest to the mine owners and
the public; and as I think the camp must come
to the front sooner or latter, all that is clone
to attract the attention of the public and cap-
ital there is of mutual benefit.
I am sorry that I could not go into more de-
tail. However, if there is anything I can offer
in the way of answering any questions that I
may be able to, it will be with pleasure.
G. S. Hawkins.
Carson, Nevada.
The Montano copper produced by the Parrot
smelteri-ssentdirecttothe manufactory ofThom
as Wallace & Sons, where 1 1 ,000,000 pounds of
the metal arc annually consumed
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[Fkbruary 24, 1883
Prehistoric Footprints.
The Remarkable Tracks Found in the Bocks
of Carson Quarry.
Not long since some considerable excitement
was created by the discovery of supposed human
footprints of colossal size in the quarry yard of
the State Prison at Carson, Nevada. There are
unmistakable tracks of elephant, horse, bird
and deer, and other tracks somewhat puzzling
in their outline, but bearing a strong resem-
cHffs, 10 to 30 ft. high, on which the nearly
level strata are well exposed. (Figures 1, 2, 3,
4). In front is placed the prison building, form-
ing the fourth side of the quadrangle, and the
cleared space forms its yard. The stone thus
removed has been used in the construction of
the prison and other public buildings of Carson.
The strata exposed in this quarry, says Prof.
Le Conte, consists of heavy-bedded grayish and
creamy sandstones, separated by thin layers of
shale. The sandstones, in many places, espe-
cially in the eastern cliff, are strongly affected
with cross lamination, indicating deposit by
rapid, shifting, overloaded currents — in other
of about,60 ft. This hill is formed of sandstone
which had its origin in the detritus brought by
wind and water from the Sierra. This point
was chosen with a view to utilizing the labor of
the convicts in quarrying stone for building pur-
poses. As a result of this quarrying, the stone
has been removed from an area of about one and
three -quarters acres, and to a depth varying
from 15 to 32 ft., showing the hill to be com-
posed of layers of sandstone alternating with
seams of clay.
"It was known that animal remains had been
discovered in the above-named quarry, but no
special attention seems to have been called to
time the shore of some lake, or perhaps pond,
local and isolated, as its level was above that of
Lake Lahontan. Presumably we stand on the
shore of this ancient pond or lake, and as we
look about us we see the footprints of a variety
of animals, among which we recognize those of
the mammoth, the deer, the wolf, of many
birds, of a horse, and most important of all,
the imprints of the sandaled foot of man.
There are six series of the tracks of man, each
being represented by a number of footprints
(from S to 17), in regular order, and each show-
ing more or less plainly the imprint of a sandal.
Besides this, in one of the series the form of the
NO. 1. -MAMMOTH TRACKS.
blance, in many respects, to those which would
be made by a gigantic man. The scientific
world became greatly interested in these tracks,
and several members of the California Acad-
emy of Science visited the quarry and inspected
the tracks. Those who read papers on the sub-
ject at the Academy were, Dr. H. W. Hark-
ners, C. I>. Gibbes, E. E. C. Stearns, Prof.
Joseph Le Conte and J. R. Scupham. Careful
measurements were taken by Mr. Gibbes, and
plaster casts were made by D. Harkners. AVe
reproduce some of the drawings made by Mr.
i Hbbes which show the appearance and position
of the curious tracks; and also give engravings
words, river flooil i It- posit*. We have, here,
therefore, probably the mouth of an ancient
stream. The stone has been removed down to
an even shale stratum, or rather to two shale
strata, about two feet apart, which form the
floor of the prison yard. These shale strata
are the track-layers. The upper track-layer
forms the floor of the upper or eastern part of
the yard; then there is a drop of about two feet
to the lower track-layer, which forms the floor
of the rest of the yard. The whole area thus
cleared is literally covered with tracks of many
species of birds and mammals. (Diagrams 1, 2
and 3). The area has been cleared, and the
NO. 2-FOOTPRINTS, SERIES NO 1.
the fact until the appointment of the present
Warden, Wm. Garrard, under whose quick in-
telligence, and by whose energy, a systematic
effort has been made to collect and preserve
these fossils. And not only this, he, together
with Mr. Hanks, the Sheriff of Storey county,
determined to have the situation carefully ex-
amined, and to this end they opened correspond-
ence with the Curator of our Geological Museum,
C. D. Gibbes. At one of the recent meetings of
the Academy, Mr. Gibbes read the correspond-
ence, which so impressed the members that it
was determined at once to visit the locality.
The formation, to which allusion lias been made,
sandal differs markedly from the others. The
first of these series which we examined is to be
seen emerging, as it were, from the eastern side
of the yard, where the cliff is 15 ft. in bight
above the tracks. This series consists of 12
tracks, to which number four were subsequently
added by tunneling into the rock. These tracks
were evidently made in a layer of sediment of
perhaps two inches in depth, for below this
layer we find the compact sandstone. In each
instance the -mud had been raised by the pres-
sure of the foot into a ridge which entirely sur-
rounded it. Each of the imprints furnishes us
with evidence, as we believe, that the feet of
NO 3.-SOUTHWEST CORNER PRISON YARD.
NO. 4. -BLUFF AT GUARDHOUSE NO. 5, SOUTH WALL.
from photographs showing the general appear-
ance and surroundings.
The Nevada State prison is m situated on the
plains of Carson, three or four miles from the
Sierras. The main building has been placed at
the base of a low rounded hill, sloping to the
plain on all sides except to the south, where it
abuts against a neighboring ridge of much older
rocks. The hill consists of regular strata, nearly
level to the eye, but really dipping 2° or 3° to
the west, and it is evidently a remnant left by
erosion, of a much more extensive deposit. It
has been cut into on one side (the northern)
down to the level of the plain, in such wise as to
form a nearly level quadrangle about 100 yards
square, surrounded on three sides by vertica
tracks exposed and trampled over by men and I
horses for 8 or 10 years, without attracting any
special attention. Their importance was first
recognized by the intelligent Warden, Major
Garrard. To the stony hardness of the strata
alone, do we owe the fact that they have been
preserved at all.
We have not space to go into all the details
which have been developed concerning these
tracks, but will quote a few extracts from the
papers read before the Academy. Dr. Hark*
ness says;
The prison was built about 20 years since, on
the extreme point of a hill having an elevation
is called by Clarence King in his geological sur- I
vey of the fortieth parallel, the "Lower Quar-
ternary.11 Referring to this region, he says it
is composed of sandstones and clays worn down
from the adjacent high mountains and depos-
ited in the water and on the shores of a lake of
many hundred miles in area, that at one time
extended along the eastern base of the Sierras
and to Central Nevada, and having an elevation
of 4,388 ft. above the sea level. Pyramid, Win-
nemucca and Walker lakes, and the sinks of the
Carson and Humboldt are now the lower points
of this prehistoric lake, which spread its waters
in the pliocene age, and which Mr. King has
called Lake Lahontan.
"It also gives evidence of having -been at one
the one making the tracks were protected by san-
dals. Innosingle impressiondo wefindconclusive
evidence of this fact, but when we study them
as a whole we find that which is wanting
in one is furnished by others which follow."
"In nearly all, the toe portion is well shown,
it being as smooth as the work of a mason, for
the distance of two O'" three inches. Backward
from the toe we generally find the imprint of'
the outer portion of the bottom of it. When
studied as a whole we can determine with a
good deal of exactness the actual length and
breadth of the sandal, which we find to be ISA
inches in length, eight inches at the ball of the
foot, while the heel is six inches in breadth. In
its outline the impression follows clearly th
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133
shape of the human foot. From the _
outward there is a really graceful curve, which
ii towards the heel; while from the
great toe inward the line i* drawn toward the
instep and thence in and outward curve t<> the
beat in one series this curve u deep
ing a slightly different form of sandaL The
i'i of the stride u two feet three
I he distance between the feel or the
rtnidle i- 18 inches, as measured from that
center "f the sandal of one foot to the center
..I the QOrrespondui
".As befon stated, these nuuxunoth footprints
ware of an average depth of five inches, ami
d made in a layer of sediment which is
middle I
verse dnuneter of fchi the foot, from
the extremity <■[ the inner toe, to that of the
outer one, seven and .1 half inches, >t<[> •_'.■> i..
■_'4 inches. Another track has a rudimentary
■-nil b half in middle toe five
and a half inches long, the expanse of the fool
eight and a huh inches, step about the same.
A round track five inches in diameter, made ap-
parently by some animal of the feline species,
ad ICTO -■ the human
They are 16 in Dumber. There are
als.. three or tour small tracks, made by a wolf
■ 1 mal, and a u-v, 'leer tracks. All
of the above on ntioned tracks are found on the
No. 6 has 15 human (?) tracks about the
rang northeast'
erlv, and cross No. •"> about 34 ft bom the west
wall. Bird bucks, covering 28 ft of canvas,
cross series No. 2, 3 ami 4. These are all show 11
im Nb. '-' I'.ut there arc many more
m this floor, both human ami animal,
that we have not been able t<> represent. I was
instructed by the Academy to take photographs
of anything necessarj to shorn the foot-pnnta
and surroundings (eighl photographs were taken
by I '. E. Peterson), also to bake mi asuremi ol .
which 1 did bj using two tape lines stretched is
bai lie apart, and taking the distanci to
ter of the heel and toe of eacli foot. But Bee-
a fossil jaw of an elephant hae been found;
fossi] teeth of the horse have also been found.
Prof. Le Conte inclines t<> the belief that the
supposed hum; n tracks were made by a quadru-
ped, and says: [n conclusion, then, the one
strong argument for thebi-pedal theory is the
apparent singleness of the tracks and the ab-
sence of the toe marks, while the one strong
argument for the quadrupedal theory i-s the
toe beta een the 1 ignl and loft aei ies of
tracks. To this may perhaps be added also the
ftife and shape. It seems to mc thai inductive
J caution requires that the judioiouB mind should
hold itself in suspense awaiting 1 v evidence,
Meanwhile, however, my OWD iii i ml incline
PREHISTORIC FOOTPRINTS AT THE CARSON QUARRY. DIAGRAM NO. 1.
now bo firmly consolidated as to retain a toler-
ably distinct external outline of the foot of the
animal, butOWfng to the irregular formation "t
the calcareous deposit referred to, no distinct
imprint of tin- bottom of the foot can he traced.
In the prison yard at Carsnn besides the
above described tracks, those of birds are found
in abundance. Most of these tracks show but
tine, toes; in some instances, however, there
are distinct impressions of four. The extreme
length of the longest toe in any one of these
Wrd tracks is five inches, and the stride nieus-
first or upper floor, at the east side of the
quarry; and many of them are shown in diagram
No. l"
"Series No. 2 consists of IS human foot-prints
21 inches lung, ami 7 inches wide, going in a
southwesterly direction until lost in the sand-
stone bluff at the south wall, which is 2*2 ft.
high at this point. This man had a very pec-
uliar shaped foot, and may he said to have toed
the mark, lie walked as straight as a surveyor
running a line. The quarry is now being worked
at this bluff, and we may soon expect more foot-
ing from the nature of the shale formation that
the tracks were liable to be destroyed, it oc-
curred to me to obtain copies of the foot-prints
on canvas, which I did by marking the outline
of the bottom of each track with plumbago, and
rubbing the cloth on it, took the impression of
each m the proper position, using 90 yards of
cloth, and could have made use of as much more
if time had been allowed. The foot-prints were
photographed by spreading pulverized charcoal
on the bottom. But if I had followed the outer
edge of the displaced mud, it would have made
strongly to the latter theory. ShtC3 writii g
the above I find that Prof. Cope, in American
Naturalist, vol. 10, p. Hto, and Prof. Marsh, in
a letter to me, regard the strata of Carson
Quarry as belonging to the Equus Bah. The
age of these beds is still doubtful, some regard-
ing them as upper Pliocene, others as early
Quartenary. They are probably uppermost
Pliocene. The Carson strata, therefore, are
possibly deposits from King's Lake Shoshone,
and not Lake Lahontan. From deposits of this
age three species of gigantic ground sloths are
PREHISTORIC FOOTPRINTS AT THE CARSON QUARRY. DIAGRAM NO. 2.
urea a little more than two feet. Several very
distinct tracks of a deer are to be seen, as well
as those of a horse, the imprint of which is the
same as that of the horse of to-day. Still other
tracks, resembling those of a wolf, may be
traced for 20 feet or more, when they also are
lost in the cliff; and near the western limit of
the quarry there are indications of a large ani-
mal having wallowed in the mud."
Diagram No. 3— On a smaller scale is made to
represent a portion of the east, west and south
walls of the quarry, so as to show at a glance
the different series of tracks in their relative
position. The lines run are magnetic.
In Mr. C. D. Globes' paper are the following
notes of interest: Besides the tracks above men-
tioned, there are numerous others of wading
birds, some having but three toes. Lengtli of
prints to be found. This series covers 40 ft. of
canvas. "
"Series No. 3 contains 15 human tracks, IS
inches long ami 7 wide, going nearly west; with
the toes turned out, and stepping rather ir-
regular."
"Series No. 4 lias 14 tracks 18 inches long,
going nearly parallel to No. 2, and crossing No.
3. It covers 40 ft. of ground.
"Series No. 5 extends over 1P2 ft. of ground
and contains 44 human (?) foot-prints 18 inches
long and 0 inches wide. But 5 tracks, from 19
to 25, are not distinct enough to represent, the
shale, being destroyed by carts hauling off the
rock. These tracks are irregular in their di-
rection, and disappear under- the west wall,
which is 32 ft. high."
I them three or four inches longer, and four or fi ve
inches wider. (Engravings from photographs
appended).
Of the photographic views shown, No. 1 is
a continuation of east wall to mammoth tracks
and track^s of supposed'hv,ena.
No. 2— East wall at foot-prints of series No.
1, and tunnel.
No. 3 — View from No. 4, showing No. 5 and
portions of south and west walls.
No. 4 — Bluff 22 feet high at guard-house No.
5, showing the stratum or upper beach in which
the shells Anotfoiita and Phyxa are found. Also
tlrj stratum between the floors. The assistant
is represented hi the act of taking an im-
pression on cloth of the hind tracks."
There is no doubt whatever about the ele-
i pJaant tracks. Since the excavations were made
I known, viz : Two species of Morotkerktm and
one species of Mylodvn. It is not at all im-
probable, as suggested by Marsh in Lhis letter,
that the supposed." human tracks were made by
one of these. The size, the stride, the curve
and the straddle all agree with this supposi-
tion. 1
Certain telephonic experiments at Havre
have resulted so favorably that it is now pro-
posed to establish a regular system between
that city and the various vessels at anchor. A
pontoon structure, which will form the floating
terminus of this curious system of marine com-
munication, will be placed at some distance
from the land, and neighboring vessels will send
their messages to it.
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Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
iFrom our Own CorresDOcdeat.1
A Brief History of the Mines and District.
Your readers will perhaps be interested in
learning a little about Eureka districts with
particular reference to the inducements that are
usually offered to those who take interest in
mines and mining. Its growth has beeu gradual,
and unsupported by the excitements that draw
people in search of fortunes to mining localities.
The Town of Eureka
is situated in a canyon in the eastern part of
Nevada, between Diamond and Prospect moun-
tains, is connected by a narrow guage railroad,
the Eureka & Palisade, 90 miles long, with
Palisade, a station on the C. P. R. R. , and is
about 700 miles distant from San Francisco.
Its population is about 3,500 inhabitants; its
sister town has about 1,400.
In the summer of 1864, W. O. Arnold, W. R.
Tannehill, G. J. Tannehill, J. W. Stotts and
Moses Wilson organized a party in Austin,
Nevada, for the purpose of prospecting Diamond
and Prospect mountains forgoldand silver. They
In 1871 the depot of Pritchard's Fast Freight
Line was established at Palisades, with a branch
depot at Eureka, where freight was distributed
by mule teams to all points south, In 1S74 the
Eureka and Palisade Railroad Company com-
menced building a narrow gauge railroad be-
tween those two points. It was completed in
October 1875, and has since been in successful
operation, having paid 30 % on a paid up capi-
tal of 81,100,000 during the first year and since
then about 15 % per annum. The town of Eu-
reka is now in regular stage communication with
Belmont, Tybo, Robinson, Ward, Hamilton,
Pioche, Taylor district and several other mining
towns and settlements south and east, for all of
which it is a distributing point; Belmont and
Pioche also being accessible from railroad points
lying to the south and eastward of those towns.
In 1869 Eureka, in its infancy had less than
100 inhabitants, but to-day it is the second, if
not the first town of importance in the State of
Nevada; yet, as far as its mining resources are
concerned, the district is still in its infancy.
The town has suffered by
Two Very Destructive Fires
E ich having swept away nearly the entire east-
ern portion of it. It has also been visited by
floods occasioned by tremendous heavy falls of
rain in the adjacent mountains, which passed off
through Eureka Canyon, carrying everything
the Roslin furnace in 1869, by R. P.
JoDes and John Williams, experienced
smelters from Wales, G. B., who, under Major
W. W. McCoy, commenced their first run on
ores from the Champion, Buckeye, Eureka and
Grant mines. In November, 1869, the same
furnace was leased to David E. Buel and Isaac
C. Bateman, who bonded theBuckeye, Champion
and other mines on Ruby Hill, and treated the
ores therefrom until in the summer of 1870,
when they purchased the bonded property, and
built two new furnaces at the lower end of
town. These mines and furnaces were subse-
quently sold to the Eureka Consolidated Min-
ing Company, who afterwards built three ad-
ditional furnaces. It would take up too much
space in your valuable journal to write the his-
tory of the Eureka Con. Company's successes,
but suffice it to say that they have since paid in
dividends from their mines, no less than §4,-
780,000, and by the aid of their magnificent
new hydraiilic pump and hoist, the mine may
be made to pay as much again to the stockhold-
ers in the future.
In 1871 the Richmond Consolidated Mining
Company (Limited), of London, England, pur-
chased the Richmond mine and furnaces of
Messrs. Ogden, Dunn & Co., and since then,
new furnaces and a capacious refinery have been
added to these works. The operations of this
depth, contains as large and valuable ore bodies
as does Ruby Hill. Therefore, the development
of rich mines in that locality may be accom-
plished by the application of capital and labor.
The same results may be had upon Prospect
mountain, entering which at different points are
the Eureka, Prospect mountain, Charter, At-
lantic and Pacific, Monumental, Ruby Hill and
other tunnels. Each of these commence at
various points of elevation, and are day by day
illustrating the fact that larger and more valu-
able ore bodies exist at great depth in the moun-
tain than at or near to the surface.
The Eureka Tunnel
Was first projected by Gen. P. E. Cannor; work
was commenced upon it in 1878, and since that
time has never been suspended for a single day. It
is owned by the Eureka Tunnel and Mining Co. ,
and, notwithstanding the fact that great clifti-
culties have stood in the way, it is now second
on the list of the producing mines in the district
in point of ore values. The tunnel is now in
270 ft., but the principle works are between
points 900 and 1 ,200 ft. from the mouth. The
ore bearing limestone is about 1,000 ft. wide,
and is only in its earliest infancy as to prospect-
ing and discovery.
In July, 1882, the company were indebted in
the sum of $85,000, which amount has been re-
duced to less than $40,000. Between times the
discovered and located several lodes, the first
being situated in New York canyon. It was
named the Eureka.
The Eureka mining district was duly organ-
ized, and G. J. Tannehill elected Minging Re-
corder. The district took its name from that
of the mine first located. Several other loca-
tions were made by the same gentlemen, and
the ore taken from all of these mines was
freighted to Austin, SO miles distant, for reduc-
tion. In the year 1866, these mines were con-
veyed to a New York company, who expended
large sums of money on them, but without
profit, as the science of treating ores peculiar to
this district was not then understood. In the
summer of I860, the town of Eureka was first
placed in regular communication with other
settlements, and stage routes were altered to
afford it necessary mail facilities. In 1870
A Stage Route Was Esta1 lished
Between Hamilton, White Pine county, and
but subsequently the route was altered so as to
pass through Eureka and make Palisade its ter-
minus. The stage route is continuous at the
present time from Pioche, in Lincoln county, to
Eureka, where it connects with the Eureka &
Palisade railroad.
before it that came in its way. Having recovered I
from the effects of these great disasters, Eureka
has built up and to-day presents an active aud
business-like appearance. Many handsome brick
buildings have been erected, the most prominent
of which is the Courthouse, an imposing struct-
ure that has cost the county upwards of §55,000.
There are also fine hotels affording to the trav-
eling public accommodations equal to any usu-
ally obtained in much larger cities, and com-
fortable omnibusses are always in attendance at
the railroad depot upon the arrival of the trains
to convey passangers to them. Many tine fire-
proof brick stores along the line of Main St. add
to the substantial and business-like appearance
of the town.
The Newspapers.
Two daily newspapers are pnblishedat Eureka,
and one at Ruby Hill. The oldest is the Dally
Sentinel, which was established as a weekly pa-
per in July, 1870, by A. Skillman and L. C.
McKenney. In 1871 it was published as a daily,
and has since so continued. The present pro-
prietors are the Hon. Geo. W. Cassidy, M. C.
and A. Skillman. Its editor is Hon. D. R. Ses-
sions, a gentleman of fine educational and liter-
ary ability. The Sentinel is Democratic in poli-
tics, and warmly devoted to the interests of the
State and coui;ty, but more particularly to the
intex'ests of Eureka district. The proprietors,
in addition to the daily, print a weekly edition,
in which is reproduced all that is contained in
the former, making it an excellent newsy sheet.
The Leader is Republican in politics, and
issued as a daily. It was established in 187S by
F. E. Fisk and C. L. Canfield. Since then it
has passed into different hands, and is at present
managed and edited by Lambert Mollinelli, to
whom Eureka is indebted for an excellent little
work entitled "Eureka and Its Resources," un-
happily now out of print* The Ruby Hill Min-
ing News is owned and edited by W. J. Pen-
rose, and is devoted to the local, interests of
Ruby Hill and the general mining interests of
Eureka district. We have two banks — one of
Messrs. Paxton & Co. , and the other the White
Pine County Bank, both in excellent standing,
the latter having removed from Hamilton,
White Pine county, a few years ago. After
many experiments the
Argentiferous Lead Ores of Eureka
District were first successfully treated at
company have been marked with continued suc-
cess, it having paid to its stockholders about
§3,700,000 to date, on a paid up capital of $1,-
125,000. These two mines, the Eureka Con.
and Richmond Con. , are the only ones in Eureka
district that any large amount of capital has
been invested in.
There are
At Least 250 Mines
In Eureka district that have yielded ores of
greater or less value and are producing to-day.
Only a few of this number have been system-
atically worked, and even those have not been
fairly tried. The Phoenix and Jackson mines
yielded enormously at and near the surface
during the years 1869, 70 and 71, but the ore-
bearing zone being comparatively narrow within
their boundaries, it is not expected that they
will produce as largely as either the Eureka
Con. or Richmond Con, , unless the formation
widens at depth in a similar manner to that of
the Eureka Con. below the 13th level. How-
ever, there are tributers at work in them, at
present, who are makiug good wages, and may
demonstrate to the owners that it will again
pay to work on a more extensive scale than
that of the present.
Of the Albion mine, for a long time prom-
inently before the public, it is useless to write
much. It is in a prospecting condition, and
at j>resent supplying sufficient ore to keep one
40-ton furnace running. What its future can
be, no one can foretell. The Company own an
immense Territory, which, if valuable at all,
may become immensely so. Were the prop-
erty owned by a wealthy company, with ample
reserve funds in their treasury, instead of being
crippled by the heavy indebtedness gainst it,
it might eventually develop into a fine dividend
paying property. Adams hill lies northerly
from Ruby hill, and upon it are many mines
the prospects of which are exceedingly good,
viz: the Adams hill, Consolidated, Horace
Tony, Silver Lick series, Herculean, Rio Mem-
bers, Oriental and Belmont, Paul Pry, Macon
City, Lone Pine, Wide West and others.
South and westerly from these are the Silver
West, Bullwhacker, Idaho, Boston and Eureka
Con. Williamsburgh, Mountain Boy, Kentuck,
etc.
These Mines Have Produced
An aggregate of not less than $3,000,000, yet
they are all being worked on a limited scale,
and none of them to a depth exceeding 300 ft.
According to the U. S. Geologists, who have re-
cently finished their labors in this locality, the
rocks of Adam's Hill were formed many centur-
ies after those of Ruby Hill, and the apex of the
latter is uot, by a great distance, as high as it
was originally. Forming conclusions upon this
hypothesis, without going into discussion of the
subject, we may infer that Adam's Hill, at great
company have bought and paid for valuable pat ]
ented and other locations, sums aggregating $23,-
000. They have also made surface and other
improvements, and purchased steam hoisting
machinery which is now being placed in posr
tion. The work of development is continually
going on, and every day adds to the extent of
ground being explored. The ore bodies are be
coming more extensive, one of them having been
worked on the strike for a continuous distance of
400 ft. The new facilities added by the erection
of machinery will undoubtedly be the means of
iucreasing the output of ore, and the Eureka
tunnel bids fair to become the best mine in
Eureka district; not so much, however, on ac-
count of the quantity of the oi*e as
the uniform rich quality of it. Within
the past week new developments have
been made in the vicinity of the south
winze from the south drift, 105 ft. level. A
large quantity of ore carrying black metal,
richer than usual, has been uncovered in one
place, and near the samea splendid deposit of ore
lias been found, similar in character to the ore
that has been regularly shipped to the furnaces
for the past three or four mouths. The other
tunnels mentioned have not been developed to
near the same extent as the Eureka, but all the
indications point to the existence of large and
^valuable ore bodies in them or their vicinities.
'' The success of the Eureka tunnel enterprise,
as to ore discoveries at great depth, has encour-
aged the
Formation of New Local Companies,
And the one lately incorporated to tunnel Sil-
verado mountain, Pinto district, owes its in-
ception as much to the foregoing as to the fact
that very rich ore is known to exist in it, which
may be reached by the outlay of a comparatively
small amount of money. The mineral belt of
Eureka district extends to the southward and
continues through Secret canyon and Pinto dis-
tricts, both of which will be fighting with the
first named. for supremacy.
White Pine district is showing signs of re-
awakening, and Treasure Hill may again be-
come as lively as in its formor palmy days.
The mines of
Newark District
Are looking better every day, and in fact, were
the capital ax>plied for the pm-poses of develop-
ment, all of eastern Nevada would exceed in
ore production that of any mineral country in the
world, Colorado with her immense output not
excepted. One of the most noteworthy schemes
in this section of the country is the Euterprise
Mining and Irrigation Company, of Diamond
District who own 28 locations on well defined
ledges situated on the western slope of the Dia-
mond range of mountains. More or less work
has been done on all of them. A tunnel is now
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time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a live-stamp battery.
t3f Send for Circulars. ea5g&
SHINGLE MACHINE.
Fur simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, those
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour They arc now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
P. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
THE
ALBANY CYLINDER
OIL
Has its globule undisturbed, siunds a
j Arc lest t f more than .">00 degrees, is per-
fectly free from acids or oxygen, clings
wit'.i more tenacity to the metal, uud
better roslBls tho great pressure and hent
of steam than any other lab. icant.
LARGEST STOCK OF
GENUINE EASTERN OILS
In this City.
HEADQUAETERS
—FOR TDB —
Albany Lubricating Compound,
TATUM & BOWEN,
■25, 27, 29 and 31 Main St., San Francisco.
187 FRONT ST., PORTLAND.
IMHAUSER'S
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAFETY LOCK ATTACHMENT
(Patented 1876-6 7-80-81.)
Beware of Infringements. This Instrument is supplied
with 12 keyB for 12 station?. Invaluable for all concert s
employing night watchmen. Send for Circulars to
DUNHAM, CARRIGAN & CO.,
San Francisco, - - California.
CHAS. M. EVANS
'STCLASs^
j.GOVT.
' '"Satis W'~ <?v-* ., •
CINCINNATI.O
H H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard h EUIb' Celebrated
Tit ADE MARKA
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
Tne Best and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through flealsr,
and are sold direct to consumer only by H. H. BROMLEY
sole dealer in these goods.
Reference— Any first-class Engine or Machine Builder in
America. AddreBS, 43 S acraillcuto SI ., S. F.
THE SHEEP HOLDER
Saves money and labor and prevents the poor dumb animal from
being cut or hurt in any way. When the animal is injured the
flesh becomes impoverished, this causes a decrease in the quantity
and quality of the fleece. The holder is also intended and adapted
to holding the Angora goat while shearing, and is also useful while
spotting or doctoring sheep or goats.
While a man shears one without the holder he can shear three
with it, and not have to exert himself half so much, and, when his
day's labor is over, he does not feel half so tired if he uses the
holder; it is so simple in its construction, easily adjusted and takes
but a moment to place the sheep or goat in position to be sheared
and released in an instant. A boy twelve years old can easily
shear with the holder. Patented by
CLAIRESSA BENNETT COOK,
212 Kearny St., San Francisco, Cal.
Hdf3- County Rights for Sale.
Contai s no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is the
only High Explo ive Manufactured in America that
does not ontain these Dangerous Ingredients.
j Explosive
'^Kn compare with it
|jnJ3AFETXo|:
IN FREEDOM FB-0M; xSHMESaj
Price of Tonito Materially Reduced for 1883.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No, 327 Pine Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER.
1 "nv 28, 1882.
Tina is ibe best and che .pei*t Ure Feeder now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires less power, is Bimpler bl
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or son
clay alike uniformity, under one or all tho stamps in a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hi 1 Mill it has run continuously for two
years, never having besn out of order or costing a dollar
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners7 Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturer*},
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
BUY LAND
Where you can get a orop every year;
where you will make something every
season; where you are sure of having a crop
when prices are high; where you have a
healthy place to live; where you can raise
semi-tropical as well as other fruits; where
you can raise a diversity of grain and vege-
tables and get a good price for them. Go
and see the old Heading Grant (in the
upper Sacramento Valley), and you will
find such land for sale in sub-divisions to
Buit purchasers — at very low rates and
on easy terms. There are 12,000 acres at
from $3 to §30 per acre, including pastur-
age, vine, fruit land and grain land. Will
sell the whole tract at a great bargain.
Send stamp for map and circular to Ed-
ward Fr13bib, proprietor, (on the Grant),
Anderson, Shasta Co., Cal,
Register Your
TRADE
MARKS
Through Dewey & Co.'s Scien-
tific Press Patent Agency, No.
252 Market St., cor. Front, S. F
136
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24, 1883
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
EKplosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from Hkrctlbs, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
Htrenffth. On one occasion he slew several giants who oppoBed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
strength.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street San Francisco, Cal.
$1,000 CHALLENGEI
If
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING- MACHINE.
Over 400 are nowi n use, Rivinif entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen fn working order, and ready to make teats, at the office oi Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those Intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traoeli?ig belt used for concen-
tration of or«?s is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company
That suit his been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and lhat as
goon as decision is reiched in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western Id frin Kerne nts.
That the patent laws make tuers of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of 91,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, .... SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nov. 6, 1882.
BBLTIHG and Xj^LCIZtSTGi-,
FTJLLED RAWHIDE HOPS.
3MCa-n-u.fa.otvix*©«a. "toy
HERMAN ROYER. 855,857, 859 and 861 Bryant St , San Francisco.
(ESTABLISHED 1868.)
W.R. A-LLETsT & CO..
IMPORTERS OP
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers' Goods.
Wos.F327 and 329 Market Street, Cor. Fremont, S. F.
IF. O-. BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved Hoisting Engines, Engines for ateam Yachts. Engines for pumping artesian wells and irrigating and
arming purpoBOJ, and all kinds of Machinery.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
No. 44 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MAR3HUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
North-west Cor. Main and Howard Ste., San Francisco,
MANUFACTCREHS OP
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRT I ALL WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Arpalga
xuating Machines.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
Pacific Rolling M^ll Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANOLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
tr Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION BlOCK.
DEWEY &c CO.'S
SCIENTIFIC PRESS PATENT AGENCY.
[ESTABLISHED 1830.]
Inventors on the Paolfio Coast will find it greatly to their advantage to consult this old
experienced, first-class Agency. We have able and trustworthy associates and Agents in Wash-
ington and the capital cities of the principal nations of the world. In connection with our edi-
torial, scientific and Patent Law Library, and record of original cases in our office, we have
other advantages far beyond those which can be offered home inventors by other Agencies. The
Information accumulated through long and careful practice before the Office, and the frequent
examination of Patents already granted, for the purpose of determining the patentability of
inventions brought before us, enables ns often to give advice which will save inventors the
expense of applying for Patents upon inventions which are not new. Circulars of advice sent
free on receipt of postage. Address DEWEY & CO., Patent Agents, 262 Market St., S. F.
A, T. DEWEY, W. B. EWEit, GEO. F. STIiONQ.
February 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
L31
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
■ .! PAOB 134).
bong run I through ;ill of the different
mountain at Ll
■ valley level, ir is now in ?<*► it. and
will lie carried T.ikki it t.. its terminua.
«.t)ii-r tunnels being rnn at different
In one of these wurk is being done to
develop the mammoth ledge ata point ■
rain is nearly ten feet thick, th<
i
iv quartz, and
ben iron and lo
Tl i i $23 t.. smi for the
I $100 for t hi I ui. I nil i.t it .iv
eraging f rom 30 t<> 40 of lead.
i'i I our great neceaeitiea is
Additional Railroad Facilities.
which we are pi ised will ahortly bi
for us.
h 2, si , i tie V'\ ada Legialatui i pa ed
:■ bill grail ranchise to the Eurokn .V
0 River railroad giving right "f way
eka to tl"' town "i i lolville, on the big
bendofthi ' olorado river. Tho franchise, i"-
gether with > large block of the
■equently sold to tin- Denver 4 Kin Grande
railroad company, who broke ground and <
the new road during tho
month oi August, 1871, and the same has been
completed d ready to lay the track to the
Newark valley, near to the s herlj
end of Silverado mountain. 0 icountof the
high rab ■ ol Freight charged bj the C. I'. 1:.
It. ami l\ r. 1:. 1:. tor transportotion of rails
istrtL tdon material, the .. pany express
their intention of building from tllo oast end of
i. It is sai.l that they will con ince
laying rails this spring from Salt Lake, ami that
trains will he running from that place to < Iherry
Creek, 75 miles from Bureka, by next August.
The In. rot the E. i C. K. R. leave Eureka by
way of th,. Italian Kanehe, ems.. the
Dia el range of mountains at the
'i "t Pioto creek, thence runs north
E istei Ij i" Hi- point of Pancake utainj
thence southeast, to a gap in the White Pine
nl.'s north of Hamilton, making
ile distance from Bureka to White Pine about
38 miles. Thi general direction of the line is
east .ui'l west. It passes through the most ex-
tensive mineral, agricultural anil stock-raising
country in eastern Nevada. The way tributes
to tin- road in this section of the State will lie
of almost every conceivable kind, not tin' hast
amongst which will he the immense ore and
1 supplies to tin- Eureka furnaces. As
Eureka has all of the elements for the (luxes
required in smelting base ores, such as silica.
limestone, iron, galena, etc., this now railroad
will he the means of making it a great smelting
center. The mining camps of Silverado, New-
ark, White Pine, Bald mountain anil other lo-
calities along the line of the road will ship their
ores to Eureka for reduction, the excessive
iiie- of transportation, by team, being the
only drawback to the successful mining of low
grade ores at those places at the present time.
High grade ores are now shipped from these
eainps to the Eureka furnaces, but only in
small quantities, as the cost of mining them is
too heavy to be made profitable. Railroad
transportation of supplies to, and ores from
the mines, will lessen the cost of production
and carriage to such an extent, that even the
low grade ores may hereafter be. mined ex-
tensively and made to pay large profits.
M. H. Joseph.
Eureka. Nov., February Kith.
The Silk Culturists.
The California Silk Culture Society held its
regular meeting on Thursday of last week, at
the Academy of Sciences. The new president
of the association, Mr. W. B. Ewer, read an in-
troductory address, briefly reviewing the past
elforts of the association, and offering some en-
couraging remarks in regard to the future.
It should be more generally known that it was
through the efforts of this society at the Phila-
delphia Centennial, in making a practical display
of the work of silk reeling, and of California
raised cocoons and raw silk, that the present
general movement in the Eastern States was in-
augurated. From that small beginning, several
large and influential societies have been organ-
ized in Philadelphia and elsewhere, through
whose encouragement silk growing has received
an impetus, and reached a measure of success,
whi;h bids fair to grow into an important
national industry all through the Middle, South-
ern and Southwestern States. The labors of
these societies have been greatly encouraged by
liberal aid from wealthy citizens; hence, greater
results have been met with there than in Cali-
fornia.
In view of these facts, and of the further fact
that California is so much better suited to this
industry than the Eastern States, the Califor-
nia sieiety has prepared and published a
memorial to the Legislature asking for State
aid in their efforts. This memorial will be
found on another page, and fully explains itself.
It also furnishes a substantial argument why
such aid should be extended.
The meeting on Thursday was mainly devoted
to a consideration of the memorial, and the ways
and means for having it properly brought
to the attention of the Legislature, to which
body it has already been presented. A commit-
LUIU.
to the
body
■ _'.> t-» Sacramento to look
after that matter.
\.'\\ members are being oonatantlj added to
Jar meetings of which are
held apon the first Thursday of each in. .nth.
1 for sale, and is
willing t<> give them away in small quantities to
unable to bny, or to buoIi
desire to experiment in ;. small way.
Floods and Forests.
1 .( preas dispatches during the
I ippi and
its tributaries have been filled with In
nil; details ... Buffering and loss ol life and
property by tl I-. which nave been higher
than ever before in the history of thos. i
Thousands of people have been driven from
their homi in I incinnati, Louisville and a doai
i towns built upon the hanks of the
Ohio river, bridges have been Bwopl awaj and
other towns submerged in nearly all the States
of the greal valley, communication has been in
terrnpted, hardship and suffering have been re-
ported on every band. The past volume of
watei baa burst the levees in th.' lower parts of
id. Mississippi and Hooded towns and 'agricul-
tural hinds. Millions of property have been de-
stroyed, homes overwhelmed, lives lost. an. 1 the
prosperity and comfort of thousands arrested by
angry waters, < JenerouB contributions of money
an. I supplies for tho sufferers [lave shown the
the Uu.k-r lu-art of the nation. The question.
however, arises, whence the cause of this un-
Ufitta] visitation; are the people to he at the
ni. n > of its recurrence, or can something he
-h>ne to check the precepitous downpouring of
tli- waters in the future. In the midst of the col-
umns of news about the ruin caused by the
waters we find the following key tu the situa-
tion. Murat Hoisted, a prominent citizen of
Cincinnati, calls attention to the remarkahle
similarity between the flood in the Ohio river
and the recent Hoods in the Rhine and the
I 'a 1 1 ul.r. General. McClellan, in an interview,
says: As a preventive against another Hood,
the nation must enact laws similar to those in
Europo, compelling the replanting of trees as
fast as cut otf.
This is undoubtedly the secret of the unprece-
dented rise of the waters in the valley of the
Ohio, and it will for years be suhject to similar
visitations before any remedial measures can
reach an effective condition. The denuding of
the vast watersheds of the Ohio and its tribu-
taries has hcen hi progress for years, and a con-
dition has at last been reached when the water
from the rainfall and melting snows rushes in a
body into the water-courses from the naked
slopes instead of seeping down through por-
ous forest soils until the surplus not required
by the growth of vegetation, gradually finding
its way to the ocean. Water rushes from bare
hillsides as from a roof; it is held by forest-cov-
ered soil as by a sponge, and only on super-sat-
uration does the excess slowly find its way to
the lower levels. What has been gained and
what lost by the change, and how can the ills of
the present condition be obviated? Let a speaker
at the recent Forestry Congress at Montreal
state the case as we find it reported in the
American Journal of Forestry:
"We have gained to agriculture for pastur-
age and for cultivation, a large area of fertile
land in the emptied basins of the old reservoirs
and mill dams. We have gained pastures and
farming lands on the hills. We have gained in
the aggregate productions of the region and in
population by extending the cleared land. On
the other hand we have subjected ourselves to
cloud-bursts on the naked hills, which once
drank in the descending floods in the porous
woodland soils, but now the solid, compact hill-
sides throw off the floods into the valley at times
an irresistible torrent, carrying destruction and
death in its course. We have lost in the de-
struction of untold millions of feet of lumber,
sold at prices low compared with present rates,
with vast amounts of wood recklessly destroyed;
and when we consider the fact that, as a result
of our interference with the restorative opera-
tions of nature, we have stamped out all pros-
pect of the renewal of forest growths by close
pasturing and continuous plowing, it is indeed a
question whether we have not lost instead of
having gained by the change. Not that we
would regain all the land in woods again were it
in our power; but by judicious replanting of the
waste lands where the woods have been de-
stroyed, the steep and rocky hillsides and ra-
vines that possess but little value for agricult-
ure, we might establish the happy equilibrium,
preserve and restore the springs and feeding
rills, and prevent a further diminution of the
stream. Keep up the proper balance of wood-
land and tillage, which preserves, in a measure,
greater uniformity of climate, humidity and
rainfall, while all the time, and for all time, the
land so appropriated and occupied will be yield-
ing a rapidly increasing capital and a paying in-
vestment in the production of the timber.
How can this work of replanting be done?
By the aw a'cening of the whole people to the
need of it; by inculcating the advantages of
tree planting; by arousing individual and gov-
ernmental interest and resolutely gohig to
work to secure the desired results. The Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of .Science
at a recent session adopted a memorial to Con-
gress which covers many directions in which
valuable encouragement can be given to tree-
planting. It asks that roadside tree planting
be encouraged by deducting the cost from road
taxes; that land planted to forest trees be ex-
cni|it from increased valuation by tin
Bora because "i the trees; that State moaej be
iated for horticultural bo
■ i in • planting and
i are; thai prizes be offered for the best and
most practical essays on the subject; that edu-
cational institutions l„ . ucouragi d to establish
inatruction in sylviculture; thai taws against
wilful or careless forest firing be enacted; thai
model plantations be undertaken at State ex
pens.', and persons trained in forestry ; thai
State Forestry Commissions be established in
'■■■'■. State, etc.
Nevei before did measures of this kin
1 res upon the public attention oa at the
present. Not s should be lost putting forth
efforts to preserve existing forests and in re-
planting every spot in the thickly populated
States, which can be spared from regular crop
tribute. h> t each one consider it liis or her
dutj to c|(, something towards the ends desired.
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everything which was recommend-
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friend, who had been benefitted by
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30 Maverick St., E, Boston.
BROWN'S IRON BIT-
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Sold by ill Druggists.
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See that all Iron Bitters are made by
Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore, and
have crossed red lines and trade-
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Miners having reliable properties in Ca'if irnia, and
who are wihinir to eive one-half of their interest in the
dame for Buitabla machinery, may benefit themaeivee by
corresponding with me. Now wanted on this lay: &
Jtcompoaed quartz lnrte, where water can be hud for
nower; also a mine suftijiently large and developed for a
■10 Stamp' Mill. Address,
ALMARIN B. PAUL,
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JAS. LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
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Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book sent free to those
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Those improving water power should not fail to write ub for New Prices* before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
Wheel. Address
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PARKE & LACT, General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St., S. F.
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LEACHING MILLS,
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AND
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SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
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Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Snlphureta
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
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for working
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IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
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Pumping Machine Works.
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By W. I. TUSTIN, Inventor auu Patentee.
Carson and Colorado Railroad.
(NARRO W-G ATJGE. )
The Company announcee tbe completion of ita line March
1, 1882, to CANDBLARIA, Columbus Mining District, Es-
meralda Co., Nev„ 1F8 mileB trom- Mound House (Junction
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day and Saturday mornings) for Grantsville, Belmont and
At Kelleville (150 miles from M< .und House) with Belleville
and Independence Stage Co. 's stages for .Benton (40 m.),
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Mountain, etc.
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counties, California. The line, laid with steel ra'ls and led-
wood ties and equipped wi th new and orst-class rollii g Btock,
is penetrating new and most pr. niieing Mining Districts
which aic now attracting deserved attention throughout the
country.
For information on through freight rate3 apply to
H M- TEBINGTON, D. A. BENDER.
Gen 1 Supt. Oen'l Freight & Papa. Agen t
# Carson, Nev.
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Reaction Hurdy Gurdy Water-Wheel.
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San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Makofaoturhb.
Several first premiums received
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per
forated Sheet Metals of even
description. I would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT anO
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. This is the onlj
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
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a vely can contract for large supplies at favorable rates
Orders solicited and promptly attended to
82 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
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21 STEVENSON ST., S. F.
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Manufactory, 17 & 19 Fremont St., S. F.
AIR COMPRESSORS
SEND FOB NEW CATALOQUE & PRICE LIST.
CLAYTON STEAM PUMP WOSKS
0.4 & 16 'WATER ST„ BKOOXllfN, N. If.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with Bteam power to Jet in the
Pacific Power Co.'s new brick building,
StevenBon Btreet, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street.
SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the EaBt
ving a process for working low-grade Sulphurota, will
onitnence purchasing the same aB soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulphurets preferred,
having an assay value of $20 per ton, or (upwards,
Address,
A. B. WATT, P. O. Box, 2293, San Fra cisco.
FZGARI &. RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND.
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation is Btrictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it wi thout injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY <Sf CO , Agents,
San Francisco.
Inventors
L. PETERSON
MODEL MAKER.
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Experimental machinery and all kinds of models, tin cop-
per and brass work
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^PATEJMTS AfJQ XNVEJJTIOJMS
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending February 6, 1883.
271,792.— Stone Drilling Machine— Jas. T.
Cllrk,' Bath, Cal.
27Ii798.— Insole for Boots and Shoes— E. K.
Cooley, S. F.
271,687.— Water, Gas or Drain Pipe— John
P. Culver, Tucson, A. T.
271,813. — EVAPARATIVE Cooler — Geo. W.
Deitzler, S. F.
271.821.— Apparatus tor Purifying Water
for Boilers— Clias. Elliot, S. F.
271,695.— Stock Car— Job C. Foster, St. John
Cal. ' m
271,847. —Screen Cleaning Device — Thos.
Hoi man, Salem, Oregon.
071 709.— Hammer— H. O. Hooper, Fresno, Cal.
371*853.— Bolting Reel— J. D. Hurst, Salem,
Oregon.
271,710. — Driving Cart — E. Hutson & E.
Squires, Salem, Oregon.
271,713.— Coupling Link— William M. Jones,
Stockton, Cal.
271,530.— BAG Holder— W. E. Shellenberger,
Woodland, Cal.
Note— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All ^patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Coupling-Link, Hilliard M. Jones, of Stock-
ton, California. No. 271,713, dated February
6, 18S3. This invention relates to a new and
useful coupling-link, and it consists in a metal
ring or link with separated ends, in one of which
a peculiar latch is pivoted or hinged, the other
end of which is adapted to fit into and he se-
cured in a socket i" +hc ether end of the link.
THe object of this invention is to provide a con-
venient, effective and economical device for
coupling any desired number of chains. The
special object is to adapt it for use in harness
in coupling side and fifth-chains of the forward
team to the fifth-chain of the team behind.
Stock Car. Job C. Foster, St. Johns, Co-
lusa Co., California. No. 271,695. Dated Feb.
6, 1S83. This invention relates to certain im-
provements in that class of railway-cars used
to transport live stock, and known as "stock-
cars." The object of this invention is to pro-
vide a car in which live stock may be trans-
ported and fed with convenience and dispatch
during the continuance of the journey without
having to leave the car.
Water, Gas, or Drain Pipe. — John P. Cul-
ver, Tucson, Arizona Ty. No. 271,687. Dated
February 6, 1SS3. This invention relates to
that class of pipes which are composed of thin
iron sheets or other suitable metals, having a
layer of asphaltum interposed between the
layers of iron, so that when properly formed
the asphaltum will fully preserve the iron.
Evaporative Cooler, — George W. Deitzler,
of San Francisco, Cal. No. 271,813. Dated
February 6, 1SS3. This invention has refer-
ence to that class of coolers in which the re-
duction of temperature is produced by evapor-
ation; and it consists essentially in devices and
processes for delivering water to the evaporating
surfaces automatically as needed, and so as to
prevent waste.
Hammer. — Henry 0. Hooper, of Fresno,
California. No. 271,709. Dated February 6,
1883. This invention relates to that class of
hammers adapted to hold nails by their heads
while being started into the material in which
they are subsequently to be driven.
Redlands. — According to all reports. Red-
lands colony, in San Bernardino county, is pro-
gressing very satisfactorily. The elevation lias
been found a great advantage during the cold
winter, effects of frosts being less than in most
other localities. The march of improvements
has been kept up, and tree planting and home-
making have kept the many colonists busy. All
visitors are charmed with the beautiful situa-
tion of the lands and other superior advantages.
Those seeking homes in the southern country
should not overlook the claims of Redlands.
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N. B. — Personal attention will be called to this (as well
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An Improved Time Detector.
We illustrate on this page Imhauser's im-
proved watchman's time detector with safety
lock attachment. The marking apparatus in
these instruments is placed in the cover of the
case, separately from the watch movement,
which is thereby protected from injury by dust
getting in through the key-hole. This is a
great advantage over ordinary watchmen's
clocks, having the marking springs for pricking
holes on the dial not separated from the time
movements.
The safety lock attachment is a recent im-
provement of great importance, being a safe-
guard against tampering with the record. It
consists of a stationary knife placed inside the
cover in such a position that every time the
cover is closed or opened the edge of the dial
card is cut, making a nick on the rim about one-
eighth of an inch deep, and showing the exact
timf when so cut. From the number of the
cuts and their time, it will be easy to detect
any tampering by opening the cover. Without
this attachment, any detector would not be
assured against false records by dishonest
watchmen.
With the watch there are 12 different keys,
which are fastened one at each post where the
watchman is to call during his round. Keys,
Nos. 1 to 6, mark a figure between the circles
1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on the dial cards, and keys Nos.
Imhauser's Time Detector.
7 to 12 mark a figure on the lines of the circles,
so making a clear registration, not a confused
one as is the case with other detectors having
records made by punching holes in the dial
card.
The watchman entering upon his duties in the
evening receives the detector locked and in the
leather pouch. The watch is previously wound
and supplied with a fresh dial card,, care being
taken to place the nut on the arbor in the cen-
ter, according to the marks on the nut and ar-
bor. The watch will run about 60 hours. •
Arriving at any station, the watchman inserts
the key he finds fastened there, through the
pouch into the key-hole on the rim of the watch
opposite the ring, and turns the key round to
the right once, and withdraws it; a figure will
be stamped on the dial in such a position as will
show the precise time of the registration.
On delivering the watch in the morning, the
person in charge can see at a glance how often
and when the rounds have been made during
the night; whether every station lias been vis-
ited or any neglected, what space of time elapsed
between the different visits, etc. ; in short, it
tells the history of the night's doings of the
watchman.
With a faithful watchman, the risk of loss,
either by robbery or fire, is reduced to the
minimum; but how to know that the watch-
man is faithful is the question; for a watchman
who deserts his post", or "sleeps on guard" is
worse than none at all. The agents in San
Francisco for these appliances are Dunham, Carri-
gan & Co. ; and they are in use by a number of
firms of this city.
New Incorporations.
Epmeralda Copper Co., Feb. 21. Capiial Btock, $2 -
500 000. Directors: Angus G. McAfee, Frederick Conn,
DeWitt T. Bi'bee, John C.-rry and Biram D. Tuttle.
Union Iron Works. Feb. 20. Capital stock, 32 000,000.
Directors: Geo. W. Prfscott, Irving M. Stwtt, J. O'B.
Gunn, Geo. W. Dickie, H. L-. Markey and George Freder-
icks.
AmargOBa Bnrax Co., Ftb. 20. Capital Btock, $50,000.
Directors: Will -am Locke, William C. Brown, Thomas
W. Chinn, George Eeuner and Willaini F. Townsmi.
Senator Taylor's bill amending the bullion
tax law, so as to make it what it purports to be,
"a tax on the net proceeds of mines," was defeat-
ed by a large majority in the Nevada Senate.
Remarkable for overcoming diseases caused by
impure water, decaying vegetation, etc., is Brown's
Iron Bitters.
Our Agents
Our Friendb can do much in aid of or r paper and the
cause of practical knowledge and science, by assisting
igents in their labors of canvassing, by lending their in-
fluence and encouraging favors. We intend to send none
'out worthy men
G. W. McGrew — Santa Clara county.
M. P. Owen — Santa Cruz county.
J. W. A. Wright — Merced, Tulare and Kem counties
Jarbd C. Hoaq — California.
B. W. Crowull — Los Angeles and San Bernardino
counties.
L. Walker— Sacramento, San Joaquin and Stanislaus
counties.
H. H. HAr-GOOD — Plumas county.
A. C. Knox— Santa Clara county.
M. H. Joskpfi— Eureka, Nev.
Gb rge McDowell— 'Sonoma and Mendocino counties
News in Brief.
There will be a narrow gauge railroad into
the northern mining camps from Tucson.
The improving effect of the late rams is made
manifest by the rapid growth of grain in the
State.
Four more cadet officers were reduced to the
ranks at Annapolis, Saturday, for recent acts of
insubordination.
A Pole has been sentenced by a French court
to two years' imprisonment for threatening to
murder President Orevy.
Oscar Wilde, it is said, will return to this
country in the summer to superintend the pro-
duction of a play which he has written.
The Maine House, 104 to 37, ordered en-
grossed the prohibitory amendment. An at-
tempt to except cider failed by a vote of 56
to SO.
A Chicago inventor of a rope fire escape, who
refused to give his name, tried his apparatus
Saturday morning, and sustained fatal in-
juries.
The Fire Commissioners, of Buffalo, have or-
dered all hotels to place balconies on each floor
and connect them by single ladders, under pen-
alty of fine.
Two hundred or more gambling and policy
shops in Boston closed their- doors Wednesday
week, in consequence of an order by the Police
Commissioners.
The theory that tramps set fire to the New-
hall house, Milwaukee, is now advanced. It is
said they frequently sneaked into the coal cellar
for a night's lodging.
The New Orleans Picayune asserts that the
death rate has increased at Memphis since the
completion of the sewer system, and seems to
prove it by statistics.
A bill has passed the Arkansas Legislature
prohibiting for two years the sale of intoxicants
within three miles of any church or school, on
petition of a majority of adult inhabitants.
Bartholin's statue of Liberty is nearly com-
pleted. It is to be a free gift from France to
the United States, and as yet the subscription
to the pedestal is not sufficient to pay for a cor-
ner stone.
San Francisco Metal Market.
[WHOLESALE J
[Thursday. Feb. 22, 1883.
Antimony. —
Per pound
Iron.—
American, Pig. soft, ton — — (Ail 00
Scotch. Pig, ton 27 00 (529 00
American White Pig, ton &-
■ @ 15
. lto 4.,
@30 00
- <a 5 60
- @ 7i
6i^ 70
Oregon Pig, ton
Cl'pper Gap, N
Refined Bar
H wse" Shoes, keg.
Nial Rod
Norway, according to thickoesB.
Steel—
English Cast, lb lti @
BUck Diamond, ordinary sizes — (w
Drill 15 @
Machiaery 12 (3
Copper,—
Ingot — @
Sheet 37 @
Sheatjng, Tinned 14x18
Nails
Bolt
Old
Bar
Cement, 100 fine
Lead —
Pig....
Bar..,.
Pipe
Sheet
Shot, discount 10% on 500 Bags
Drop, per bag
Puck, "
*Jh«lled "
Tin Plates.—
Chircoal 7 25® 7 50
Oke 6 2E@S 40
Banca Tin — @25 1 0
Australian — @25 00
I. O. Charcoal Rooting 14x20 — 6? " ~
Zinc—
By the Cask — (<*
Zinc, sheet 7x3 *t. 7 to 10 tb, le^s the cask.
Nails.—
Assorted Sizes
Quicksilver.—
By the flask
Flasks, new <a 1 %
Flanks, old ;. & 1 05
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4 00 @ 4 75
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Pacific Coast Weather for the Week.
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Sergt. Signal Service Corps, TJ. S. A.)
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each day of the week ending 11:58 a.m. Wednes-
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Tub members of the Ladies' Cooking Society, of San
Francisco, held a most interesting and instructive meet-
ing thi3 week. The subject under discussion was the
purity and relative value of the various baking powders
now on the market competing for public favor. After
an animated and extended interchange of views had taken
place, eamplcB of the various brands were produced and
their purity ] ut to the well known boiling test. A small
quantity of each powder was placed in a little water and
boded for a few minutes. Those powders that were
adulterated wish starch or flour made a fair article of
paste when put through this ordeal; those drugged with
ammonia were detected by the cdor of the paste when
warm, while the New En^lind, composed of cream of
tartar and soda only, simply dissolved and, after settling,
left the water perfectly clear. The New England Baking
Powder parsed all these tests and practical trials with
entire sati.faction, ana the whole assembly of ladi is
united in its praise.
Easy Binder.
Dewey's patent elastic binder, for periodicals, music
and other printed sheets, is the handiest, best and cheap-
est of all economical and practical tile binders. News-
papers are quickly placed in it and held neatly, as in a
cloth-bound book. It la durable and so simple a child
can use it. Price, size of Mining and Scientific Press,
Rural Press, Watchman, Fraternal Record, Home Journal,
Barpei'd Weekly, and Scientific American, 75 cents; post-
age, 10 cents. Postpaid to subscribers of this paper, 50
cents. Send for illustrated ciicu!ar. Agents wanted.
Type for Sale.
15 Cts. per lb.
About 1,000 lbs. of Scotch brevier type used on this
paper previous to Jan 13;b, 1S83, will be Bold in lots
of 100 lbs., or more, forl5 cents per lb , and cost of boxing
and shipping, if applied for soon. Apply to Dewey &
Co., Pub'iaherj, No. 252 Market St., S. F.
New Sheet Music.
Q lite a variety of Eongs and pieces appears among the
newest publications of Ditsoa & Co , just received. Firet
there is a quaintly pretty "gospel song," by Bonar, "Js
this all?" (:10 cents), made into an accepta' le sacred quar-
tet by C. W. Green. Then we have "VoiceB" (30 cents),
a melodious song by Birch; "Oh, You Little Darling"
(30 cents), in popular style, by Tabran; "Laughing O'd
Farmer Mageo" (35 cents), comic song by Newhall; "Invi-
tation to the Waltz*' (50 cents), for vi >Iin and p:ano, by
Winner; "Lsxey Glan Schottisthe" (30 rente), by S. M.
Tod; "Album L a!" (3D cei.ts), piano piece by Linge ;
another quite different "Album Leaf" (30 cents), by
Eechman, and gooo* plantation song, "When the Ole Man
is laid away'1 (30 cents), by L'Orage.
Agents Koav Wanted.
Extra inducements will be offered for a f<j w active cat -
vaasere, who will give their whole attention (for a while
it least) to our busineaa. Apply booh, or address 1 Kin
office, giving addresa, age, experience and reforenco.
DEWEY & CO , Publishers,
No. 252 Market St., S. "
* Reports missing.
A Cheerful Recommendation.
BaNrciA, Cal., February 4, 1883.
Slessi's Dewty & Co., Patent Solicitors:— I am in re-
ceipt of my patent, "Improvements in Vehicle Brakes,"
obtained through your Agency, and would say I am much
pleased with thoroug'i acd graphic descript;on in specifi-
cations and drawings, and can cheerfully recommerd you
ro anyone wishing to obtain favors in jour line.— Truly
vourp, G. R. DnvAL.
Books for Miners and Millmen.
Kustel's Concentration of Ores (of all kinds), Includ-
ing the Chlorination Process for gold-bearing sulphurets,
arseniurets, and gold and silver ores generally, with 120 litho-
graphic diagrams. 1867 This work is imequaled by any
other published embracing the subjects treated. Post-paid,
37.50. Printed and sold by Dewey & Co.. S. F.
Kustel's Roastino op Gold and Silver Ores (Second
Edition, 1S80), and the Extraction of their Respective
Metals without Quicksilver. Illustrated. 156 pages. A val-
uable and carefully written work. Postpaid, §3. Sold by
Dewey & Co.. S. F
Aaron's Leaching Gold and Silver Ores.— The most-
complete hand-book on the subject extant, 1G4 pages octavo.
Illustrated by 12 lithographic engravings and four wood-
cuts. Fully indexed. Plainly written for practical men.
In cloth, $3. Sold by Dewey & Co., S. F.
PniLLip's Explorers' and Assavers' Companiuk
(Third Edi'ion) Price of Vol. 1, post-paid, <?6 Sold oy
Dewey & Co.. S. F
Copp's American Mining Code, to replace Copp's
Handbook of Mining Laws, now out of print United
States, State ant Territorial Mining Laws and Land Office
Regulations ; Dige t of Land uriHce and Court Decisions;
List of Patents Issued, and Dr. Raymond's Glossary, with .
Forim for Mechanics' Liens, Location Notices, etc. Price,
postpaid, in paper, 50 cts. Bold by Dewey k Co., S. F.
The Explorers' Miners' and Metallurcusts' Com-
panion, by J. S. Phillips, M. E., comprising a practical ex-
position of the Various Departments of Exploration, Mining,
Engineering Assaying, and Metallurgy, co .taiuing 672
Pages and 83 Engravings. Piiue, bound in cloth, .¥10.50.
Sold by Dewey & Co., S F.
V. S. Mining Laws and Coal Land Laws —Contain-
ing instructions aud blank forms. Postpaid, 50 cents. Sold
by Dewey & Co., S, F.
Minino. Engineering, Mechanical, Farming, Sci-
entific, Industrial and New Books in general can be
ordered through Dewey Si- Co., publishers of the Mining
and Scientific Press, S. F.. at publishers' rates.
Ibis paper Is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Cnarle3 Eneu Johnson & Co., 509
South 10th St., Philadelphia. Branch Offi-
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"AW Stearns [■" <^ ■■ * -
RANCHOS."
The Center of Los An-
geles Valley.
Embracing Anaheim,
Weetminater, A r t e a i a ,
Garden City, etc. Thir-
teen miles southeast of
Los Angeles City, within
the Artesian Well Bell.
Hundreds of flowing pipe
wells. Water near the
surface. Rivers on two
sides ; ever-flowing creek
runs through the tract.
Front on the Ocettn. Trans-
portation and passage by
Steamships or Railroad.
Southern Pacific Riilroad
throngh the tract. Twen-
ty-one hours from San
Fi aucieco. The unsold
land for sale or lease in
sections or fractions. Ap-
ply to Trustee A. ROBIN-
SON, 318 California St.,
San Francisco.
Or to ROBERT J.
NORTHAM, Anaheim,
Cal., or concerning West-
minster Colony, to REV.
ROBERT STRONG, Wfst-
minster, Cal.
Terms, one-fifth cash,
balance on intenst at 10
per cent, per annum.
Send for Circulars and
Maps.
H.lfv/ :RlOW- __ R.gw. . .ff.S.I H.~,V R.6W. R.5W. R.+-W.
LOS ANGELES
AND
SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES. CAL.
Redlands.
Good water, rich soil and magnificent view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northers.
No brush or fences on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin grape.
Near to church, school, store and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays.
The price of land has steadily advanced from
the first price of $50 per acre until now it is
held at $200 per acre.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
JOHN BERGSTROM,
ORGAN BUILDER.
' 9th. and Mission Sts.
QUICKSILVER.
T^E CELEBRATED A BRAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaden, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantity. Trademark A on top of
Flasks secured by United States Patent, and registered.
Flasks contain 70i lbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
guaranteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be Bhipped from San Jose, t. o.
b., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Idaho
or Utah, or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s wharf,
and Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
charge. Railroad rates from Sau Jose are the same as
from San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. o Box, 1078. 320 Sansome Street, S. F
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
^T^J±TjG-^.TS/ZAJTTl&Gr PLATES,
Foy Saving; Gold,
Every desctiption of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Arualga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plaio.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The mofet extensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Patific
Coast Mining States at lower pricea than aDy other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replatcd. Old Plates bought, or
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
10. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Good Land and^ Sure Crops.
There has been steady and tolerably rapid advancement made in
the growth of a majority of the towns in Colusa, Butte, Tehama
and Shasta counties. Especially is this so in the agricultural dis-
tricts where the land produces at least fair crops in all seasons —
wet or dry — as does the land on the Reading Ranch, Those look-
ing for homes in California where diversified farming will pay every
year; where wood and water are plenty and easy to be obtained,
and other desirable advantages are to be had, should address the
proprietor of the Reading Grant.
Some 14,000 out of 26,000 acres oi the grant remain 10 sale
at comparatively low rates, in quantities to suit purchasers, on s_asy
terms. Prices range from $5 to $30 per acre. The tract is be-
tween two and three miles wide, with the Northern Division of the
C. P. R. R. passing centrally through its entire length. Send
postage stamp for free circulars containing information about
Shasta County and these lands, to the proprietor of Reading
Ranch. EDWARD FRISBIE,
Anderson, Shasta County, Cal.
The Lemmon Herbarium
This Herbarium has been removed from the Blake
Hous^ to a permanent place at 1205 Franklin St., near
Fourteenth St., Oakland, one square east of the Post
Office, where plaDts of the Pacific Coast, including
Arizona, may be determined on application, and instruc-
tion given in botany during the winter. Sets or single
specimens of the rare and new ferns of the Pacific Coast
for sale.
CiiAfl. E. Lloyd.
J. S. Beakdslby.
BEARDSLEY & LLOYD,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
No, 912 Broadway Street,
Between 8th & 9th Sts., Oakland.
Particular Attention given to Negotiating Loans upon
Favo» able Terms. Acting as Agents for Buyers and
Sellers of Real Estate, and the Management
of Business for Absent Owners.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 10, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held this day, Dividend No, (J'J, of fifty
cents (50c.) per Bhare, was declared, payable on Thursday,
February 15, 1883. Transfer books closed on Monday,
FebTUary 12, 18S3, at 3 o'clock P. m.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
REMOVAL.
THE BEUT I Ml MACHINE CO,
Have Removed from 323 and 325
Market Street, to
NO. 8 CALIFORNIA ST.
The "Garland" Patent
SEWER GAS TRAP
Is a sure shut-on' against
Sewer Gas 8Dd Back Water.
The Loaded Metal Ball Valve
is slitfi'tly heavier than water.
This Trao cao be put in at
small expense, and is warranted
".o fiive satisfaction. Highly
recommended by leading
\rchitects and Plurnbeis.
Used in all new, first-class
buildings in San Francisco, in-
cluding Phelau Block. For
sale by all dealers in Phipnbi ra'
Goods, aod by the "OAKLAND" IMPROVED SEWER
GAS TRAP MF'G CO.. 1901 Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
Coast Rights for sale.
B
PATENTS
OUGHT AND SOLD FOR INVENTORS AND
J handled in UNITED STATES and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
3£0 CALIFORNIA STREET, Room 14,
(Over Wells, Fargo &, Co.'s Bank)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for useful In-
ventions. This offise offers convenient and central quart-
ers where inventors can exhibit and explain their models
free of charge. Reliable AgentB in Eastern States.
Circulars sent free.
BOONE & MILLER,
Attorneys & Counsellors-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9.
No. 320 California Street. S. F.,
{Over Wella Fargo St Cc.'s Bank.
Special Attention Paid to Patent
Law.
N B —Mr. J. L. Boone, of the above firm, has been con-
nected "with the patent business for over 15 years, aid de-
votee himself almost exclusively to patent litigation and
kindred branches.
U-2,
Mining and Scientific Press.
[February 24, 1883
Iron apd fflachipe IWorfo
F. P. Bacon; Prea
0. L. Fouts.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDERS OP
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery, Port-
able, Stationer! and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
tSTAttenta for C. H. Baker's Mining; Horse Power;
Bishop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Skipping; on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILtLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery lor Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
BACRAMKNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Beduoed Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder BraceB, HingeB, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. *®*
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Eugines, Flour,
Quartz and Minia g Machinery. Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $150.00
" 2 6 " " " 625.00
-3 " L8 ' 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also. Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T^nks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, 8. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 181 Beale St., between Mission aud Howard, S. F.
MANUFAOTHRRRB OF CASTINGS OF HVBRY BBSORIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern.
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Com stock;
For sale at wholesale by
HoMoot, Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Marfeet Sts.,
SAN FRANCIS OO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
' PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
GARDNER
GOVERNOR,
No. 3 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary* Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
iST Catalogues furnished on Application. .gf
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stampl
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
TV^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
ITvIA-CIHIIIISriE WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, 'Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
1Y & SPERRYj
ianufaeturers of all kinds of
Mine and Mill Machinery.
[Successors to MOREY & SPERRYj
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
WAREROOMS: WORKS:
E>3 & 04 Liberty St., N Y. Newburg, - N. Y.
The Foundry aud Machine Shop having been enlarged
we are now prepared to make from the moat improved
patterns QUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
Improved Ore
Grimier, and Morey's Improve! Pulverizer.
Wearing parts interchangeable, 5 ft. 3ize, weight 7 000
Iris., and does more work than 15 Stamps, 3 ft. size,
weight 3 OOJ His. Have been in successful use for over
TWO YEARS, having been sold in SIXTEEN STATES
and TERRITORIES.
Concentrating Mills, Rock Breakers. Crushing Rolls.
Amalgamating Pans and Separators. Roasting Furnaces
for working Base Ores. Hoisting and Pumping Machin-
ery for Mines, Wbitehill's Cutoff and Plain Slide Valve
Engines, Portable Engines and Tubular Boilers, any
size required. Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Si'ver Plated
Crpper for Stamp Mills. Ore Cars, Ore Buckets. Safety
MnPTfV'ct TTV/m-ROTrHTl PTTT VTPRTT-PT? Cages. THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE TRAMWAYS,
MORJLYS IMPROVED PULVERIZER. Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hydraulic Sluices!
Steel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR.
Fianklin Morey. who has had over 20 years' experience in Mining and Milling, and nearly i.hat ume in manufacturing
Mining Machinery, is manager of the company. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Send for Catalogue.
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THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASHES
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or oast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, CroBsheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now ninning
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING Bpecfaltlea.
Circulars and Price Lists free.
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pratt. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or, Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LATJ NCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trado in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and)none
but firBt-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved planB
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to he riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. 1882.
EANKIN, BRAYT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, CHESTER, Pa. 40JT Library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
audmoBt improved machinery and processes for base and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting' Furnaces for sii/er.
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Works,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. Wk
offer our customers the beBt results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this Bpecial line of work, and are prepared to
furnieh the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible pricea.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order.
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN,
109 & 111 Bea'eSt.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
A CHEAP 0RE_PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as Nbw.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
February 24. 1883J
Mining and Scientific Press.
143
Mining Machinery Depot,
PARKS cfc
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street S. F
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafta
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less vater tu
cool tho air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
cov ,ra. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. Nv
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, ..... gan Francisco, Cal.
IRON AND STEEL "WIRE HOISTING EOPES.
ORB AND
ORE
CAES.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horae Power.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel.
later Buckets.
BELT
Compressor?. ^^SKKSLI^rfJT^
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
Ooe Horae can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 500 feet. The whim
is mainly built of wrought iron. The hoisting-drum is thrown out of gear by the
lever, while the load Is held in place with a brake by the man tending the
bucket. The standard of the whim ia bolted to bed-timber?, thus avoiding all fram
work. When required these whims are made in sections to pack on mulep.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
fcd-j_f
Importers
H. P. GREGORY & CO., .
and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies, a
The Kortincr'a Injector is the simplest,
cheapest and best in nee. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure Send for Circu.ar.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Maohine Co. 's Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant'a Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Jndson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
TTUHZHLMO} "J
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 1G.000 in Use.
1U
Mining and Scientific Press.
[Febtart 24. 1883
OUTLET
SOME
COPPER.
PACTS EXGAEDIXG THE
YIELD IN 1882.
The Rankin & Rrayton Pacific Copper
Smelters— A Cheap and Effective
Furnace Tor Reducing Copper Ores.
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large are of vast imporUace, statistics a: hacd
shoving an enormous increase in the jield of
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of tbe Lite Sopeii <r mines during eleven months
in 1SS2 was as follows : The Cihimet & Heeia
pasd, in dividend , the sum of S2.O0O.OOO; tbe
Qnincv, $520,000; the Central, $50,000 ; the At-
lantic, 330.O0O; the OscsoU, J25D.O0O. The ag-
gregate yield of these five mines for tbe eleven
months ending November 31, 1SS2, was 21,400
-on? of irigo. copper, or a total in coin ■:: ?.
T^= total dividends aid by these mines np
to the date mentioned reached the stun of $iS,-
This, howeve •, is bat a small proportion of the
yietd of ccpper doting that period. Throughout
tbe western States and Territories the exploita-
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progressing, and we predict for the cm-rent year a
yield that win greatly exceed— if it does not quite
doable— this amount.
In Sew Mexico the discovery of extensive veins
of copper, ii the Fra Christobel and Cabalio
moontain distrtcts, has jiven a fresh impetos to
this importint branch of the mining indnstiy in
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ties in nearly every portion of the Territory.
Her yield, last year, was lO.OOO.ttO pounds.
The product of Michigan, alone, was, in 1£83, f
57,500,000 pounds.
Arizona, where the copper interest is yet in its I
infancy, gave an output last year of 15.560.000 |
Doubts have been expressed by mining men as
to the reward which might await those who
sh-uW undertake ths development of the vast
deposits of this mineral that are to be found so
abundantly distributed throughout tbe West.
Owners of such properties ceed have no mie-
d ■■'- aj M to a profitable market for copper. The
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tons — bat 140,000 pounds less than the ntir?
product of the country.
Tbe improvements in electrical appliances, and '
tbe ■ aa 3 ■ - bw nets far .;;;::: tbe neebaaac
arts, win insure a prcatable market for all thit [
our mines — old, new and yet to be discovered —
may produce. One cf the zreat electric lightirg
coipan-es consumed, in ISS2, 6,000,000 pounds.
The exports dnxlne that period, in ingot copper,
pyrites, maues and miscelmeous copper pro-
ducts, is roughly estimated at 6.000.000 pounds.
Tt e demand for this metal, it may safely be
said, is now in excess of the supply.
In the development ci this important industry
the ose of machinery cxactlj adapted to the pro-
ess of reducing the ore 1 o a marLe: a": I
lien is a highly important factor. In this the
Pacific Copper Smelter,
Manufactured by Rankin i Briyton, proprietors
of the Pacific Iron Works of ibis city, is rrored
*:• be the best and most economi ai apparatus yet
discovered. Indeed, the inventioi of the Pacific
"";-.:: ,:kci Smelter, made and maunlaetnreel
only by tbe above-named finn, has entirely revo-
hiSonized the business of smelting, and made
practicable the working of copper ores in all their
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This smelter is simple in construction ; perfect
in its operation. Its very low cost commends it
to the considerat'on of all miring men, but more
r^rJ — -:
It Can be Bun Continuously,
Without loss cf time and without expense for
repairs. It unfailingly gives tbe highest prcdact
at tbe sandiest possible expense for fuel and at-
none escapes the over- flow without taring ab-
sorbed all the heat possible. In many localities
where water is scarce, this point is one of much
importance. Experience has shown this to be the
most valuable improvement ever made in Water
Jacket Smelters, adding at least two or three
times to the effective wear »nd service of the
jacket, besides saving In loss of time and cost of
repair.
The Arrangement of Tuyeres
Is such as to secure a perfect delivery cf blast 10
every part of the charge, producing a oniiorm
melliog; area throughout its entire feet ion, thus
obtaining rapid action o! the furnace, great econ-
| omy of fatl. and preventing any tendency to
freiring. The tuyeres, being entirely within the
water space of the jacket, are wholly protected
from tbe action of beat, and consequently never
burn out or become a source of triable. Peer-
boles, with removable cap and mica covering,
are arraneed opposite each one, so the processes
eroing on inside the furnace can be consthntiy ob-
it is a fact, estabSsfaed beyond dispute, that no
other smelting apparatus can compare with the
Banking Brayton
Water Jacket Furnace
For practical and satisfactory results. Where all
other smelting processes fait, tbe Pacific Copper
Smelter proves equal to all that is required of it
Tbe whole structure is complete as it leaves the
works, ready to set up, requiring no brick work,
Bxceptafev Bourses lot funning tbe craable,
and can, therefore, be put up ready for operation
at small cost, and in a few days' time. The
Jacket is made of heavy flange iron of the most
enduring quality, and with much more care than
is ordinariy given to any class of t ;iier-work.
Patent Circulating Plates
Are formed in the water space to insure a rapid
circulation of the water. This divice, by leaving
no spot within the water space where tbe water
is not in constant and rapid motion, causes the
heat to be evenly distributed throughout the
who e jtcket, and thus prevents unequal expan-
sion and contraction, and consequently leaky
j Dints. The motion of tbe water also prevents
any scale or sediment from depositing on tbe sur-
face, and in this respect is of great advantage
where water used is highly minenlizad.
A High Degree of Economy
In tbe use of water is also attained by this device,
as all the watjr introduced into tbe jacket it
brought in contact wit* : .
These furnaces invariably overrun their rated
capacity. In many instances this is remarkaMe
— 11 -:- - i~ ;:;_- fr .jaeaHj running H to 35
tons in 24 hours. With most other machines for
this purpose the reverse is too often the case.
In no sinele instance has one of these smelters
fafled to give enure anifff^fyw ; with g' me times
results surprising to manufacturer and patron,
a>;te — this fact being due largely to the perfect
distribution ci and application of the blast.
The Crucible
Is formed on a bottom, hinged to a plate that
can be instantly oropped when any obstruction
occurs, or for access to the interior when repairs
ire at ■nonary.
Tbe economy and facility with which these
furnaces are operated makes it possible to profit-
ably reduce ore of a much lower grade than has
heretofore betn thought practicable; and conse-
quently the field for such enterprises has been
greatr. Bnbwjeed.
The great success of this smelter has induced
varo zs dishonest persons to imitate it. But tbe
imitation does not extend beyond the general
external appearance of tbe structure. Its many
uniform advantages are peculiar to itself, and
cannot be found in any counterfeit presentment
of tbe original. The most valuable features ;*re
Covered byiletters Patent.
Ko furnace amfUr to it can be made without
infringing upon that manufactured exclusively
by or under c ntrol of Bankin & Brayton.
These smelters are made of ten, twenty and
thirty tons daily capacity. The larger size is
recommended as' the most desirable, when tbe
ore development will warrant it, for the reason
that the expense of ruining it is out little more
thaattal £ the Bma&flr risen
The importance of this invention can not be
over-estimated. It will prove a most important
factor in the development of tbe rich veins of
copper that are constantly being discovered in all
parts of the country.
Mr. Brayton returned, a few days since, from
an extended trip through toe Eastern State?.
He comes back to us fully impressed with the
growing impoitance of the copper production of
the country, and while tbe construction of the
varied machinery for the reduction of gold and
Etlrer wiJ not be* permitted to flag, special atten-
tion will be paid to the manufacture of the Pacific
Copper Sme-ter and other appliances for working
th* products of copper mines.— £. F. Stock Ex~
EEDLANDS.
tiood titter, rich soil and magnificent view. High elevation, ilry air. few fogs and northers.
!No brush or fences on the land, which is especially adapted to the culture of the orange and
raisin grape.
X;ar to ehurvh. school, store and depot. Hotel open. Telephone communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays,
The foflowing informal ncermng one of the best-reputed and promising colony enter-
prises in Southern California, is from the Riverside Press* of San Bernardino. County! April 1 . ] B8£
A Model Settlement.
\N\ place in California has sprang into pu^ ■"_ notices rapidly and gained so deserved a repu-
tation in so short a time as has t".. bract : Redlands.
This tract is located between Old San Bernardino and Crafton. on the south side of Mill Creek
ditch, and comprises 2,500 acres of as choice fruit lands as can be found in the State. The land
is of a reddish clayey loam, not clayey enough to work hard, having snmcient admixture of sand
to hold moisture and give the best results when planted to orchard or vineyard. The red lands
of the State are everywhere celebrated as being superior for tree and vine.
The tract slopes to the northwest, and commands one of the gran - - : , be :Vnnd in
the Sfeat 3 uthern Pacific railroad runs one and a half miles from the center
of the RerUands tract, ami a depot has been established for the accommodation of Redlands and
:_-"-.-. 2ZS.
-'■ Is : . : is ff by running avenues from northeast t« southwest, one-quarter
of a mile apa^ ss streete _ „: angles to those avenues every half mile, thus cur-
■- . icu of which'contain- - - Tie avenues are each 100 R
si lets . . H wide.
Town Plat
Xear the center of tfa I I is town plat, consisring of 140 acres, cut up into lots ranging
from an ordinary business lot i and a half and five-acre residence lots.
The Water System
Is one of the most perfect in the State. The water supply comes partially from the South Fork
ditch of the Santa Ana river and partially from private* water developments in the Santa Ana
canyon and other localities. The waters are to be conducted to a lar^e reservoir. located in a can-
yon adjoinin. _i3d distribnteu from this reservoir by means of cement pipes. These
pipes 37. so laid - -Ithout loss to the highest "point on each ten-acre lot He
supply is one inch ^asurement. to each eitrht acres of land. This
is ample, and up to the best irrigate.! tract in the >- i
The orange, lemon, apricot, peach and raisii grape will grow here to perfection.
Brown »;San Bernardino P. 0. 1, owners of the tract, are energetic men. who leave
no stone unturned to make their enterpiise a success. They do not trv to figure how Lit
can do and sell their land, but where they can put another thousand dollars and make the tract
more desirable to fix-: Inere is nothing shoddy about their operations. Redlands
will stand in a I ew years as one of tbe finest - : -ats on the Pacific c
sz:;d for circular.
juiDsoisr & :bk,owist,
Redlands,
DSAN "BES.3Sr^.TRIDI3Sr03 CALIFORNIA-
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COOTTT, PA.
Orders m»j be iddreaaed to u* at :.-
lowing plsoes, at each of vbich we carry a stock.
si.V FRANCISCO, CJlU
Kce. 2 and 1 California Street.
POBTLi-M). OREGO>.
Ko. a Front i'j»l
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Kvi 152 and 15^ Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
sr. tons. snssocRL
So. 203 Sonh Third Street
ST. LOCIS. JUSSOrRL
B i :11 to S13 Sortb Second S^eet-
GIA1TT POWDER.
MiyrF^. :
!. d Osly VM.Tr> Fir
Sitko-G] rem - i
All Xitro-Glycerine Componadi. Tor instance, so-called HERCULES, VTLCAN. VIGORIT.
XITBO-sAFETY Powder, Etc, are infringements on the Giant Powder Co. "s Patents.
THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY
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\0 . I.— The most Powerful £xploare ecsBpoemd saw in use hoe.
\*. 2.— SETB«sees in sixetwtascr Powder of its daase^raiaziiifatiJirea,
S"». S.—Th2£ ^radc U a str^i* ud E e^tU Fovda; ■rfcicli i>s ex^es: *-;rr.
tTUDSON" I^O W DEmi.
CE CAPS AKD ^T.T. GRADES OF FUSE.
_ bi . wb -_l '.:: :..; - Ll_- . _
UQ-B"F.T.'.s EXPLOSIVE GELATINE
rnisapteireisfroms: ; B li»» ■ a» the strongest inirotareerme Canponnd and imperrioos to w»v
1 . :_::,_- 1_ V; its ir.ir:. ~ = areno" nab :__:.-,:-= maB.
EiXD.IAXX. vi n »r\ & CO., General Asenl», 210 Front 5i., ». I.
Aa Illustrated Journal of Mining,
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 9.
Placing Frue Concentrators.
The osi - • a revolving belt, either plain or
with riffles or buckets, as a carrier for
materials Lb not "i recent date, but the applica-
tion of a lateral shafting motion to such a belt-—
■ motion closely resembling that gii
shovel in vanning by hand is a novelty, and
constitutes the essential element of thi
of the Frue concentrator. A revolving belt "t"
oanvaa with a lateral or end blow has been used
in Germany anil England, and also in the States,
and though pretty good results were obtained
with it. the difficulty of making the belts last
proved too great. The ml* *hah Lb as great an
improvement over the Mow as the perfect rubber
belt, with permanent high Banges, is superior
rough, costly, short-lived canvas belt.
Tin- Frue concentrator, as now made, though
so simple in its appearance and action, is the
result of no small expenditure of thought and
m md has been evolved only after a process
of variation and selection extending over a num-
- era] hundred of these machines are now
running in the mining regions on this coast,
and doing good work. 1'erhaps the best recom-
mendation that could be given for them lies in
the fact that, in many places where they have
been in use for some time, more of the same
pattern have been ordered.
So well known are the machines that no de-
scription of this concentrator or operation is
necessary, and the engraving in our advertising
columns will show the appearance of the ma-
chine to those who have not seen it. There is
sometimes some doubt as to the best place to
put the concentrator, but the accompanying en-
graving will indicate this. The
cut shows the position of the Frue
concentrator I placed with its foot
towards the battery), in a gold
mill, where only one is used for
five stamps; where two are used,
the head of the second one is placed
towards the head of the one
shown.
The counter shaft to drive the
Frue concentrators is placed paral-
lel with the cum shaft and main
line shaft of the mill. It is there-
fore placed at right angles to the
crank shaft and pulley of the con-
centrator itself. This necessitates
the use of a quarter-twist belt.
The proper placing of this counter
shaft and pulley is very important;
h >r with it properly set the quarter-
twist belt runs as well, as true
and with as little wear as if it
were a straight belt; while if not
properly set it will run off the pul-
ley. This placing of counter shaft
and pulley for quarter-twist belt
does not seem to be generally
understood even by good mechan-
ics, and we, therefore, give the
above cut, illustrating the placing
of this counter shaft; this will make
plain the proper method; n a is the crank shaft
of the concentrator: b b is the counter shaft: on
I' l> are one tight and one loose pulley— the belt
is shown on the tight pulley.
The rule is as follows:
"In placing the counter shaft and its pulley,
the pulley should be set so that the side from
which the belt leaves it is in line with the
square of the crank shaft of the concentrator at
that point.''
It will be borne in mind that the crank shaft
is not horizontal. This engraving will serve
as a guide to mechanics who want to use a quar-
ter-twist belt with any mechanism.
Xhs Salt Lake Tribune gives a statement of
Ax Oi.i' Minkk's Fate. — On Wednesday the
14th inst, , Robert Hainmon, an old miner, about
5I> years of age whose past history none of his
neighbors knew anything of, was found dead
in his claim near Marble Valley, where he was
engaged in the old-time employment of panning
PROPER POSITION OF FRUE CONCENTRATOR WITH RELATION TO BATTERY IN GOLD MILL.
the expenditures made in Utah Territory in
1SS2 by the various mines. The Horn Silver
mine leads the list by a total expenditure of
$1,333,800. The Ontario follows with §078,000.
Six other claims have expended from $200, 000
to 5772,000. Eight more have disbursed from
8100,000 to 8181,300, and about 20 more have
spent from 810,000 to $75,000. The list con-
tains 35 claims or firms, and the total amount
expended in 1S82 is $6,432,100,
out some old ground. Coroner Spencer held his
first inquest on the miner's body on Thursday
the 15th, and the jury returned a verdict of
death from natural causes. A search revealed
that the pitiful sum of $3.85 represented all that
remained of the old Argonaut's earnings. And
such fortune, such death and such burial, is not
an infrequent outcome of the hopes and day-
dreams of many California pioneers. — Mountain
Democrat.
Working Blue and White Cement.
It is a mistake to suppose that all the ma-
terial which is washed from the gravel mines of
this State is of the Bams character. It is incorrect
to assume that the character of the material now-
being worked in some of the well developed hy-
draulic mines is the same as it was when the mines
were first being opened, and the top strata being
removed; when the material was light and easily
washed, requiring little or no powder in it* dis-
integration; when the sluices were yet upon
heavy grades, and every facility exerted for
washing away immense quantities of material
Now, in some of the big mines, properly opened,
operations are confined more or less to the bot-
tom stratum, where the gravel is firmly ce-
mented ; where immense bowlders are con-
stantly met with; where the gravel itself must
be blasted again and again before it can be
washed into the flume; where in many in-
stances it is carried to the dump a distance of
3,000 or 4,000 feet, practically without dis-
integration, and where the grade of the
flumes have been reduced, of necessity,
to a minimum, in order that any outlet at all
may be obtained. The great difficulty of
working mines of this character is well illus-
trated by the fact that the Excelsior mine, at
Smartsville, although it has a perennial supply
of water, can use it, in washing gravel, only
120 days in the year; two thirds of the time
being devoted to breaking up lumps of cement
and boulders.
A brief description of the character of
ground worked by those mines now working
the bottom channel or "blue lead" will be of in-
terest. Taking the Excelsior mine, at Smarts-
ville, as an illustration, the sub-
joined is a description by an in-
telligent and truthful miner of
the condition and character of the
bank upon which it was operat-
ing, when enjoined at the suit of
the County of Yuba:
"The gravel and other material
in the Smartsville claim is exceed-
ing solid and compact. The bank
varies in hight from 150 to 200
feet, but will not average more
than 175 feet. Of this bank, the
first 60 feet above the bed-rock
is composed of large bowdders
(some of which areas much as 20
feet in diameter, and weigh as
much as 300 to 400 tons), and of
large cobble-stones, weighing from
50 pounds downwards, and of
finer gravel, all firmly cemented
together by what is known among
miners as the "blue cement.''
Above this is the "white cement,"
which extends to the surface of
the claim, and is composed of a
mass of bowlders and gravel,
firmly cemented together, and
which is very hard and compact,
and is impervious to the action of
water. Drifts cannot be run in
in any part of the gravel in
said mine without using powder.
In running powder drifts in the
bank, it sometimes takes three
"eight-hour shifts" of miners,
working constantly night and
day, a week to run 10 feet. When blasted
this white cement comes down in immense
masses, tons in weight, and it is necessary to
blast it over and over again before it is re-
duced to a size which renders it practicable to
wash it through the flue. The large bowlders
above spoken of, which are foimd in the lower
stratum, are blasted and broken into fragments
weighing from 150 pounds to 250 pounds, before
they can be washed into and through the flume#
146
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 3, 1883
Wyoming Mines.
Miners' Delight District.
A correspondent of the Salt Lake TribiCiie,
writing from Atlantic City, Wyoming, says:_
The attention of Colorado capitalists is being
called to a section of mining country situated in
Miners' Delight mining district, which, for want
of time, I failed to mention in my former letter
in your paper. A mere mention would fail to
give the section above referred to justice, as
there is one mine alone which deserves more
than passing notice.
For several years past a couple of placer
miners, Lovell and Harding, have been working
in Strawberry gulch (just where the overland
stage road crosses the same, and within a few
yards of the old station), with very fair success,
having taken out from %& to §20 per day to the
hand. Such work could only be done when the
spring snows melting, afforded them water. A
year ago last summer they washed upon a ledge
crossing Strawberry gulch m an east and west
direction, and the decomposed rock (barren, as
they thought) looked so favorable, they con-
cluded to pan some of the same, which they did
with favorable results. They immediately lo-
cated a quartz vein, calling the same the Bullion.
The locators were Harding, Lovell and Nicker-
son Bros., who immediately commenced sinking
a shaft, and the first ten tons of ore taken from
the shaft were taken therefrom before the par-
ties had sunk eight feet, and hauled in loose
wagon boxes to Miners' Delight mill, a distance
of 11 miles. After handling five times before
the ore reached the stamps, it yielded $505 or
§50.50 per ton. John Hartly, an old Sweetwater
prospector, owned a claim adjoining, and fears
were entertained that litigation might ensue, when
a consolidation was effected whereby Hartly got
one-fifth in the Bullion. He sold within a very
few days for $500 to Kuhn, of Ogden, and New-
man of Miners' Delight. Harding and Nicker-
son, Sr., sold last fall a fifth each to oneLewisof
Denver, for $1,000 each. Lovell sold last week
his fifth to Lewis for §5,000, the owners at
present being Kuhn, Newman, Nickerson, Jr..
and Lewis. Lewis erected a 10-stamp mill on
the ground, and dropped the stamps about Dec.
20th, having contracted with his co-owners for
the delivery of 7,000 tons of ore at the mill,
which is situated on the ledge and within a few
feet of the discovery. Water in sufficient quan-
tity to run the mill (a steam mill, 40-horse
power engine) not being easily obtained, only
five stamps have been running, and they only a
few hours at a time. The first clean up resulted
in $16 per ton, the second in $22 and the third
in $29. While water is found within less than
live feet of the surface on the ledge, still the
same cannot, as yet, beprocuredin desirable 1 1 nan
tities for running the mill steadily. A well has
been sunk at the mill42 feet in depth, which has
served to keep the mine dry (the deepest shaft
sunk on the ledge being 27 feet). The extreme
cold snap of the past month has prevented
work being pushed as rapidly as it otherwise
would be pushed by the able manager, Mr.
Lewis.
Your correspondent visited the mine in Nov-
ember last, and was surprised to see such vast
quantities of ore. To say that it is a big thing
would not be saying half; it is immense. Pros-
pecting has been done in dozens of places on the
claim, and everywhere the ore is uniform in
value with that at discovery. It has been strip-
ped on the surface for 100 ft. in width on the
ledge with like results. I have seen sev-
eral pans of dirttaken from the ledge and washed
without any pulverizing of the rock; and have
seen from $1.50 to $7 to the pan, and I have
been told that one pan yielded $25. What must
be the feelings of the gold hunters of early days,
when they hear of the rich strike on the Straw-
berry? Many will say, "Why, I passed right
over that ground," and ten chances to one, half
of them will swear they knew it was there all
the time. Yes, you passed right over it within
less than a foot of the surface. It has lain for
centuries and within 100 ft. of the old Straw-
berry stage station, where a company of soldiers
were for a long time stationed.
The First West Extension of the Bullion is
owned by Flicke & Miller, and the Second
(Midas) and the Third (Dahlonega), extensions
west are owned by four Salt Lake parties. The
character of the ore is the same as that found in
the Bullion, but there has been no development
of either of the three properties last mentioned,
as they were located at the beginning of the
cold weather in November last, and the parties
locating had no time to prepare for winter.
Prospecting on Strawberry in winter time,
means something more comfortable than a linen
duster and a wickyup.
The First Extension east of the Bullion is
owned by the Charles Brother & Greatrix; the
names of these claims I failed to procure. In
each of these claims work is being pushed as
rapidly as possible, and with the most flattering
results. Charles Brothers have an immense
body of gold ore, being the exact counterpart
of that found in the Bullion. Greatrix has gold
in his claim, and, as he says, "nary a wall."
After leaving the two last claims mentioned,
and following in an easterly direction what one
would guess to be the line of the ledge, and dis-
tant from the Bullion about two miles, we come
to a claim owned by D. D. Wolf, a close stu-
dent of Blackstone and a miner of Atlantic.
The ore hi this claim appears to be different
from that found in any of the above mentioned
claims, being black slate and iron, and from as
says shows from $00 to $160 gold per ton.
Having a five-foot vein, as Wolf has, if the as-
says arc correct, he has a bigger thing than all
the knowledge he can glean from Blackstone
during his natural life will ever yield him.
Adjoining Wolfs claim, which is on what is
known as Deep Creek, is the Comet, owned by
Salt Lake parties who propose opening up their
claims in the spring.
Between the claim owned by Charles Bros,
and Deep Creek no indication of mineral is
found near the surface. The supposition is, the
ledge runs deeper the further we follow it east.
This is partly proven when we take a peep into
Charles' shaft, as we find he had to sink 20 ft.
before lie caught the Bullion ledge, while the
Bullion owners did not have to sink that many
inches.
I know of nothing wanting to make this, in
the near future, one of the most prosperous min-
ing camps anywhere in the West, except it be a
lack of industry — the kind of industry that
should characterize mining men wherever found.
There are here, within a radius of 12 miles,
seven mills, some steam, some water, with from
live to 20 stamps, the owners of which would
work ore, or possibly sell. An abundance of
timber frowns down on us from the base of the
Wind River mountains, with splendid roads to
haul the same. There is an abundance of water
in Rock creek, Willow creek and Sweetwater
for running water mills. Hundreds of claims
are lying idle, and many others which are be-
ing worked could be purchased at reasonable
prices.
A town is springing up on Strawberry, and is
named Lewiston, in honor of Mr. Lewis, the
promotor of the mining enterprise that bids fair
to equal any yet seen in the West.
Already we. hear inquiries made by Colorado
capitalists about the Sweetwater country, and
I prophesy that, with the breaking up of win-
ter, will come a rush such as was known here in
early days. Let Utah not stand back, but come
and see; seeing is convincing.
The Fauna of Arizona.
The fauna of Arizona is imperfectly under-
stood even by our best informed citizens. This
is doubtless owing to the immense area of our
Territory, and the diversity of climate caused
by the varying altitude of the different mountain
ranges. The kings of our beasts are the grizzly
and brown bear. Fortunately there are but few
of these ferocious animals in the Territory. An
occasional grizzly may be found in the highest
mountain ranges in the northern part of the
Territory; but the large brown bear, which in
Arizona is about as large as a grizzly, may be
found any where in the mountain ranges which
reach an elevation of 7,000 feet and upward.
The brown bear of Arizona closely resembles
the grizzly; his head is fully as broad as long,
but his nose is more pointed, his hair is from
four to rive inches long, which hangs in tangled
knots, During the first month or two after they
come out in the spring, they are very ferocious,
and if the hunter surprises him or gets in too
close proximity lie is almost sure to become the
attacking party. We know of a number of in-
stances in which prospectors and hunters have
been attacked by the brown bear, some of which
run very narrow escapes. We ourselves have
had an experience with the brown bear which
we would not care to repeat.
There are a few cinnamon bear in the north-
ern part of the Territory, but they are seldom
found in any of the southern mountain ranges.
The little black bear inhabits most of the
highest ranges of mountains. Last year they
were plentiful in the Santa Catalinas. They are
a beautiful little animal, with a coat of fine jet
black hair, and are much smaller than the black
bear of the north and Western States.
Next to the bear in the cat kind is the moun-
tain linn, which are similar to those found in
Colorado and California. They are a very wary
but cowardly animal, and will not fight unless
they are surprised or pressed. They abound in
every part of the Territory and sometimes de-
stroy calves and colts, but are more fond of
sheep, of which they eat ravenously. They are
the sheep herders' greatest enemy; two adult
lions with their young have been known to kill
as many as 50 sheep in a single night. Fortu-
nately they are easily poisoned, andtheyseldom
have more than one or two feasts of fresh mut-
ton before they get a dose of strychnine.
The leopard is found on the western slope of
the Baboquivaries and the low ranges of moun-
tains to the west, near the Mexican line. He is
a more compact built animal than the lion, and
full as heavy. The Papago and Yaqui Indians
say he is much more to be feared than the lion.
He is beautifully marked, and his skin com-
mands a high price, both here and in Sonora,
being in demand among the Mexican vaqueros
for leggings and saddle trimmings.
The gray wolf inhabits the mountain country,
though they are very scarce.
The coyote is found everywhere. He is larger
than those east of the Rocky mountains or in
northern latitudes.
There are a very few panthers and a few lynx,
but wildcats are found everywhere. There are
a few wolverines in the northern part of the
Territory, but none, so far as we know, have
been seen in the south,
Arizona is greatly favored with deer, both of
the black and white tail varieties, but their
habits are exactly the reverse of the Rocky and
Sierra Nevada mountains; there the black tails
seek a habitation near the snow line, while the
white tails are content to remain in the valleys;
here the white tail deer are nearly always found
in the higher mountains, while the black tails
frequent the foothills and the valleys. The
mule deer, which is the largest of the deer kind
in America, is very common on the Colorado
river and the low mountain ranges in southern
Arizona. They are a closely-built, fine looking
animal, and some of them are almost as large
as elks. Indeed, we saw one two months ago
on the head of the Barbacomari creek, in Puna
county, which seemed to us almost as large as
the pony we were riding.
Mountain sheep and species of wild goat are
found at various points throughout the Terri-
tory, though they have been nearly extermina-
ted in many localities by Indians. We have
been informed that ibex have been seen in the
Santa Rita mountains, but the statement lacks
confirmation.
A few elk yet remain in the northern part of
Arizona, but there are none in the south that
we have heard of.
Peccaries, or musk hog, are very plentiful in
the southern part of the Territory. They are
small animals of the hog kind, and grow to 60
or 70 Ids. in weight. These are the animals
which Goldsmith, in his "Animated Nature,"
told us rested of nights by hanging their long
tusks over the lower limbs of trees, and, thus
suspended, sleep securely.
Gray fox are plentiful in all the higher table-
lands of Arizona, and in the foothills of the
higher ranges of mountains. Beaver are numer-
ous along all the water courses. Of rats we
have a number; the common wood rat, the big
and little kangaroo rat, and a rat of the wharf
species, with a file tail one-fourth longer than
its body. Of mice, we have the common house,
the kangaroo, the common field, and the little
black mouse.
We have the large gray squirrel, the pine
squirrel, chipmunk, the common ground, the
bushy, striped tail, side striped, the flag tail,
the lime tail, and perhaps one or two other
varieties.
Of hares we have the black and white tailed
jack and the Santa Fe, as it is called in Colo-
rado, but here it is known as "cottontail." The
latter is the common rabit of Eastern States,
but is much smaller here. Our space will not
permit of an enumeration of the birds of Ari-
zona, which comprise a very large list. We
shall therefore have to pass the feathered song-
sters; but as many Nimrods outside of the Ter-
ritory would like to hear of our quail, we will
close by stating we are bountifully supplied.
We have the mountain ami valley quail of the
California species; chicken quail and the
hawk-billed quail; both of the latter kinds we
believe are found only in Arizona in the United
States. The hawk-bill is usually known here
as the "fool quail," owing to its peculiar way of
squatting under cover and remaining there until
stepped upon, or poked up with a stick. We
also have the "bob white," though smaller than
those in the States, with breast feathers of a
reddish cast. It is found in the extreme south-
ern part of the Territory between Tucson and
Port Loboson the Gulf of California. — Arizona
Citizen .
An English Zinc Mine.
A remarkable rind of blend at the Magpie
mine Derbyshire, is exciting great interest in
mining circles in England. The mine is near
Bakewell, in High Peak, and has been worked
for 300 or 400 years with the exception of a
short interval from 1S43 to ISfiO. In the latter
year it was again opened out, but the proprietors
had a prolonged struggle against water, the great
enemy of lead mining in north Derbyshire.
For nearly two ye;n^, pumping was carried on
at an expenditure of SO tons of coal per week.
During this period the owners raised £10,000
worth of ore at a considerable profit; but in eon-
sequence of the great expenditure of coal, it was
thought advisable to suspend pumping, and to
get rid of the water by driving a level. This
work was begun in 1873, and was finished in
1881, at a cost of £14,000, the level nearly 2,000
yards long, unwatering the mine to a depth of
100 yards. A few weeks ago Mr. Simmons, the
captain of the mine, made the discovery of a
seam of blend rive feet wide, which increases in
width the farther it is explored. Mr. Simmons
regards the discovery as most wonderful and
altogether unparalleled in England. He esti-
mates that there are at least 50,000 tons of ore
in the seam, worth £3 18s. 6'd. per ton. The
company is now making a road to its rich de-
posit, and laying down a four-foot track, on
which the ore will be conveyed out of the work-
ings. Twenty yards from this find of ore, the
workmen came upon an immense natural cavern,
'22 yards long, extending for 12 yards overhead
and for an unknown depth below water. This
cavern was sufficiently large to hold the whole
of the debris excavated during six months,
and was of great convenience to the company.
Liberty, Idaho. — Bayhorse is having another
excitement. The Mill Co. of the Eamshorn
lode, located a mill-site near the junction of
Bayhorse creek and Salmon River, which is
about three miles below the old town of iEtna, or
Bayhorse. On hearing this fact the excitement
grew immense; and the boys went down to the
old ranch, known as the Bayhorse Crossing,
owned and formerly kept by Frank Wood, and
laid out a city and gave it the name of Liberty.
Things are said to look lively up there. Fenc-
ing lots and making other improvements seems
to be the order of the day. We have not been
to the new city since its ujrthday; but intend to
do so before it is a year old. Bayhorse can do
almost anything, and we see no reason why she
cannot build two or three towns. She has ma-
terial backing, and enough to make them all
wealthy locations. This is a warmer location
by some degrees than the old town, — Mewengcr,
A Government Asked for Alaska.
Senator Cross has introduced the following
concurrent resolution, requesting Congress to
pass an Act providing for a civil government for
the Territory of Alaska: Whereas, the mining
and commercial resources of Alaska Territory
are believed to be of great value, and many min-
ing and business companies have been organized
hi San Francisco and elsewhere for the purpose
of developing such resources; and, whereas, the
honorable Commissoiner of the General Land
Office at Washington has decided that no appli-
cations for patents for mining lands in Alaska
Territory will be received or considered by the
Department of the Interior, Congress having
failed to organize said Territory into a surveying
district; and whereas, the effect of this decision
is to hinder and retard the development of the
mineral resources and the settlement and occu-
pation of the public lands in said Tenitory, and
whereas, the said Territory of Alaska is without
local government, and its inhabitants have peti-
tioned the Congress of the United States tu or-
ganize a Territorial Government in said unorgan-
ized Territory, and a bill is now pending before
Congress with such object in view. Therefore,
be it resolved, that the Senate in Congress be in-
structed and our Representatives be requested
to use all honorable means in their power to se-
cure the passage, at the present session of Con-
gress, of an Act of Congress providing for a civil
government for the Territory of Alaska.
California Production and Commerce.
The S. F. Journal of Commerce gives the
following estimates and records:
Foreign Merchandise — Imports of 82.$ 46,767,968
Merchandise — Exports to Foreign
Countries 49,625,198
Exports by Rail 60,000,000
Gold and Silver Coined by S. F. Mint 37.915,000
Precious- Metals Produced 80,900,000
Lead Product on the Coast 8,500,000
Quicksilver Products, flasks 50,820
Wheat Crop of California, centals. . . 29,500,000
Barley Crop, centals 6,000,000
Wool Clip, lbs 39,448,349
Value of Tea, Sugar, Rice and Coffee
imported in 1882 16.233,659
Vintage, gallons 10,000,000
Value of Fruit Crop 5,000,000
Value of Pacific Coast Mining In-
dustry, 1881 98,1^0,000
Lumber Receipts, feet 264,098,814
Population of California, Jan. i, 1883 920,000
Population of Pacific Coast, Jan. 1, '83 1,850,000
Population of San Francisco, Jan, 1,
1883 280,000
Product Precious Metals on the Coast
since 1848 2,378,146,186
Receipts of Coal, foreign and domes-
tic, for 21 years 9,100,000
Exchanges at Clearing House 629,114,119
Inward Foreign Tonnage, 1882 1,060,033
Outward Foreign Tonnage, 1882,.., 1,123,272
Inward Tonnage, Atlantic ports.... 117,341
Outward Tonnage, Atlantic ports. . . . 12,026
Steam Tonnage, entered 404,948
Steam Tonnage, cleared 413,643
Where not otherwise specified, the abovo figured
represent dollars of value.
Mining Odtlook in Idaho. — The Ketchum
Keystone says : The year begins with many as-
sured evidences of the greatest yield yet re-
corded. Scores of developed mines that have
been idle during 1SS2 are to be worked actively
in a very short time, and those that have well-
forwarded explorations will be stoped, and
thus add largely to the product of 1883. The
new properties hi every camp, not before known
as producers, will swell the list of paying mines,
and the placers will show richer returns than
for the past half dozen years. It can readily be
understood that profits will be larger because
most of the mines have then plants of machinery
in place, and the arrangements well perfected
for steady and increased output. The cost of
transportation and reduction of ores is less than
has ever been known, and consequently the
mineral as mined will bear shipment without
the careful sorting into marketable grades once
necessary. The close margins upon which ores
are now bought, through the establishment of
competitive bids, give a higher cash price to
the miner than he has hitherto received, and
thus everything conspires to stimulate produc-
tion and encourage prospecting.
Transportation Charges on Bullion. — The
Boise (Idaho) Statesman says: We learn that the
U. S. Government has instructed Air. Wolters,
the Superintendent of the U. S. Assay Office,
to no longer impose a transportation charge upon
bullion deposited at that office for coinage, but
to forward the same to San -Francisco at the ex-
pense of the Government. The result of this
order will lie to effect a saving to depositors of
1% of the gross value of their deposits, and hold-
ers of dust and owners of placers will undoubt-
edly take advantage of this opportunity to in
crease their profits and get speedy returns for
then- bullion.
Tin-: Wood River Times says hundreds of men
are arriving every week at Naples, at the junc-
tion of the Wood River branch with the Oregon
Short Line. Some go to engage in business,
others to work on the railroad, while not a few
are chronic bums, who drop into town utterly
strapped and seeking a country where they may
live without working. Some 40 teams and
wagons also arrived at Naples and started for
the end of the railroad grade toward Boise City.
Five hundred additional men and 75 more teams
will arrive there in the next two months and
go forward with the O. S. L. to Boise valley as
rapidly as materials can be delivered to them.
March 3? 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
117
IQEGHy\Nicy\L Progress.
"Steel-Iron."
..i producing ■ metal pa
iron iin i steel
ived attention at the
DBndj of practical metallurgists *nd others.
i hi-- of tii' latest workers in this .n ■ ■
Prof. M. Keil, who lias succeeded in i
'. hit-h la b( lI
■ | both metals. The rrofes
■or, in giving hia - on the subject,
■tetea that the difficulties can only be obviated
when the two materials are intimately united
into a whole. After roanj experiments success
ha*, it i* elaimed, at last attended them, and a
t
requirement) and to which t >i« - nam.' ■ •! "steel-
i
a made: 1 1 1 steel by the ad*
of iron; (*2) steel between two layers of iron; (3)
i ee] ; (4) i lie i i ire oj
itoel, the surrounding shell of iron; (5J the core
mi u on, the mrrounduig shell ol steel.
This rteel iron is manufactured in the follow
ing manner: A cast-iron monld is divided into
thin sheet of iron securely fixed
in it. The fluid steel, as well as the fluid
I iron, which have been freed before
smelting from subtil i i ating welding,
red at tin.' Batne time, and in the same
quantity, into this double mold; the separating
i '. Lng as the medium welding both parts,
id iron, completely together, bo that thej
form an inseparable whole. Xhe plate Berves
, i paratoranda welding agent at the same
time. The success of the operation depends upon
thi quality and thickness of tne plate.
The latter must be of a certain thickness, topre-
venf the two gtov Lng and Liquid masses burning
through it; and it must not be too thick, so
that tiny are able to bring it up to welding
point while rising in the mold. The dimen-
sions "' depend upon experience, and
natural! ated by the dimensions of the
castings. The manufacture of the above men-
tioned five kinds is the same in principle. In
\..s. 2 and ::. however, the mold is divided into
three equaJ parts by two -trips of plate. In
Nos, l and 5, the core is formed by a sheet iron
pipe standing in the middle of the mold.
It is stated by Prof. Keil that the product
thus obtained may hi- used for a good many
Steel upon iron will be useful for
rails, armor-plates and anvils, the hard steel
face reducing wear and tear, and also, as in the
ease of thief proof safes and armor-plates, with-
standing the attacks of even the hardest drill
while the iron prevents cracking consequent
upon heavy blows. Parts of machinery and
tools which are subject to powerful pressure,
and are exposed at the same time to great vibra-
tion are best made of the material with tough
core and hard surface. The wear and tear
would be slight, while the soft core imparts
riderable strength and prevents fractures.
From what has been said respecting the quality
of this description of steel-iron, it will be seen
that the extent of its application promises to be
a wide one, partly on account of its undoubted
excellence, partly also, from its many qualities,
because it may 1)3 used for a great variety of
manufactures.
occur, old rut.- should be prompt!)
abandoned. By adapting himself t<> circum-
u they are thuret upon him, thi
a man who cannot Bucoeed and find a market
for his labor far beyond his ability to supply. —
Dubuqm Trad* Journal,
Forging a Rudder.
Referring to i »f a new rui l< I
to ■ '
arried away in a recent atoi
i t be superintendent of the Pa
(N. J.) Iron Co.'s Works, is reported t<» have
said; "This is the biggest job of the kind we
ever had. and there is only one other establish'
nM-ni in this country that would I"- anxious to
get it to do. Tin h tfl i- m t't. long, the b] ide
is 25 it long, and the shape of the whole is bo
irregular that we have to put on counter weights
me it is handled, in order to turn it over
under the hammer. It will weigh about nine
tons. The blade ia made of Bheet iron plates,
bolted "ii each side of the frame. The frame is
made of iron, about eight inches square. The
ipen paci bet ween the two plates forming the
blade is sometimes filled in with resin. This,
w hen melted and poured in, forms the must dur-
ableand solid filling. Some, however, useplas
ter oi Paris. Others fill in the space with n ood.
Finally, others perforate the plates and let water
run in. This is probably as gnnd as anything.
The frame gives the rudder the desired strength.
The plates are only to give a Burface. A rud-
der six feet broad will steer a steamship 400 ft.
long."
While the reporter was listening, the building
was lighted \\ ith the brilliant glow of a red hot
bow 01 iron about 15 ft. long and eight inches
square, just taken from the furnace. It was,
in fact, a part of the outer rim of the curving
rudder. In the meantime a corresponding piece
projecting from the rudder shaft, which had
likewise been heated, was brought from a fur-
nan- to 1"' welded on. The two ends that were
brought together were like two letter Vs point-
ing toward each other, thus ; — > -^ Then
several men with great tongs took from the lire
two small pieces also shaped like letter Vs,
made to tit on the space between the two ends
to be welded. These smaller pieces were held
in place until a blow or two of the great ham-
mer, giving a 4,000-pound stroke, caused the
half melted mass to adhere. Next the whole
mass was twisted and turned, and the blows
rained faster and harder, until in a few minutes
the weld was completed. A similar opera-
tinii welded the other end of the bow to the
post.
"A single false blow,'1 said the superinten-
dent, "might spoil the whole thing. A bit of
dirt in it might make a Haw that would cost us
thousands of dollars for damages. It takes a good
mechanic to boss such a job, and we have to pay
him good wages."
"How much do you pay him?"
"We pay that boss hammerman $12 a day.
He is the most important man in the shop."
SeiEJ^JTIFIQ Pf^OGF^ESS.
Sweeping the Skies.
idi nt of the ( '"ii, of this.it\ , h rites
as follows in regard t-> the great '■ '■
whidh are nov in pi instruction at
( iambridge, Haas. :
A few nights ago I had the pleasure of v i< iw
ing the heavens through the immense telescope
just completed for the Russian government by
uvin Clarke A Sons, the same firm who
have the contract for furnishing the Kick tele-
scope. The instrument made for the Russian
government is the largest j st mad..'. Cndeed,
tin- beauties of the celestial system are ahofl a
by Mr. Clarke's immense telescope. The in-
1 1 u 'in mi ii. ,w ,i\. aits the arrival of 1 'rofe ssor
Struva, the royal astronomer of Russia, who is
expo ted at * lambridge in a few days. Be will
test the instrument, and ii' it proves satisfactory
[as ii ii" doubt will] he will ship it at once for
home. The glasses alone cost $25,000. Sir
William Serschel would have thrown away his
big reflectors in disgust if he could have caught
a glimpse of the heavens through this tele-
BCOpe. People who are not familiar with the
progress of astronomy haw no idea of the work
that is being done in the great observatories of
the world. With such an instrumentastheone
the ( ilarkes have just completed, or with the one
recently acquired by Princeton College, which
lacks lmt one inch of being two feet in diame-
ter, the geography of the planet Mars is some-
what wonderful. With the new Russian tele-
scope, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and the other great
planets are a revelation to the observer. Sat
urn, 700 times as large as this globe, suspended
in space in the middle of three or four concen-
tric rings, which arc nearly 40.0(1(1 miles broad,
and more than 400,000 in circuit, but less than
100 miles thick, and turned edgewise toward
the planet's equator, is indeed an object of won-
lerful admiration when seen through an im-
mense telescope. They say that Saturn is not
inhabited, for the reason that it, with Jupiter
and the other large planets, is not yet cooled
down and permanently crusted over like the
earth. Saturn's atmosphere seemed to be filled
with clouds, which presented a most pictur-
esque appearance. Looking at the planet was
like taking a station off in space, and watching
the earth rotate, only the planet rotates much
faster than the earth. Venus is exceedingly
beautiful in the telescope, especially during the
crescent phase. Work has begun on the Lick
telescope, but it will be several years before it
is completed.
Aid of Machinery to Labor.
Labor is a natural burden upon humanity;
yet it is the key which unlocks the storehouse
of wealth, convenience and luxury. By the use
of inventions and applied machinery muscular
work is greatly relieved, and results, cheaply
and extensively obtained. In all this, however,
intelligent skill is not supplanted, but rather
there is a wider Held created for the same, and
more and more does it come into demand as the
facilities for production multiply. Man, of
coarse, may exist as our forefathers did, living
in a rude and limited way on the necessaries of
life, and even these secured only at the expense
of oppressive toil, but as improvements arc
made, and varied and enlarged benefits flow
therefrom, he rises in the scale of being, and
the sphere of life is extended. The easy supply
of want in any direction only begets efforts in
others, and as matters thus progress, instead of
the demand for useful industry Vicing diminished,
there is more aud more inducement to laborers
to employ themselves with the exercise of every
faculty.
It is a mistaken view, therefore, to imagine
that there is the least tendency in the use of
machinery to supersede the necessity of work-
men, and take from them all oppprtunity to
labor. Their skillful hands, discerning eyes,
and intelligent brains are surely destined to find
an ever widening field. Of course, the worker
must not remain stationary, content to live ami
die an antiquated fossil, while all the world
about him is changing and progressing. What
he once did painfully and slowly with the hands
alone he must now more abundantly accomplish
through the agency of labor-saving devices and
tools. Society has need of more production,
and will only he satisfied with even more and
more. With its prosperity and progress the
laborer shares; and to-day he has more of the
■comforts and luxuries of life than were enjoyed
by kings a hundred years ago. The prejudice
against improvement, and the jealousy against
capital and associations in their efforts to man-
age and direct production into more efficient
ajid beneficial channels should disappear. As
A Smokeless Locomotive. — If the item which
we copy below be true — that is, if the inventor
has really been successful in discovering how
smoke may be consumed and used in the employ-
ment of an agent for heating railroad cars with-
out the use of stoves— he will be hailed as a
public benefactor, The story runs: A locomo-
tive is being built for the Erie railway in which
Mr. Mallett's device for consuming smoke is to
he tested. In order to give the invention a
thorough trial a trip across the continent wrill be
made. There is to be no smoke-stack on this
locomotive, and in its place is to be a manhole
merely. The ah- used to condense the steam is
employed for heating and ventilating cars, being
delivered through a conduit which, with coup-
ling ends, passes along beneath the cars. This
system does away with coal stoves or heaters,
and supplies the cars with fresh air and warm
air without danger of fire in case of a smashup,
and also disposes of the cinders.
Man and Animals.
Papee or Cast-Iron for Car-Wheels.— We
gave an item a few weeks since showing the
safety of paper as a material for car wheels.
Now we have a very satisfactory report on the
strength and durability of cast-iron car-wheels,
which we find in the report of accidents for No-
vember, published by the Railroad Gazette, It
appears from the report that only three acci-
dents were caused by broken wheels. Two, of
these occurred on freight trains and one on a
passenger train. When we consider, continues
the report, that probably more than 90% of all
the car-wheels in the United States are cast-
iron, and that at least 99% of the freight car-
wheels are of this material, it will be seen that
the record tells a remarkable story. We are
inclined to believe that the proportion of cast-
iron to other forms of car- wheels is largely ex-
aggerated in favor of the former in the report
referred to.
There can be no doubt, says Nature, that
dogs associate with barking in certain tones
special emotional states in their companions.
In fact, it is probable that dogs can in this way
communicate with each other a wide range of
states of feeling. But those states are present
states; not past or future. They are then-
own states; not the states of others.
A dog can call his companions' attention to a
worriable cat, or he may have his own attention
ousedby the simple exclamation, "cat!" uttered
by a human being. But no dog could tell his
companion of the successful "worry" he had
enjoyed, or suggest that they should go out for
a "worry" the next day or evening.
And here we come upon what appears to be a
fact which raises man so immeasurably above the
level of the brute. The brute has to be contented
with the experience he inherits or individually ac-
quires. Man, through language, either spoken
or written, profits by the experience of his fel-
lows. Even the most savage tribe has tra-
ditions extending back to the father's father,
or beyond. And the civilized man — has he not
in his libraries the recorded results of many cen-
turies of ever-widening experience and ever-
deepening thought?
Thus it is that language has. made us men.
By means of language, and language alone, has
human thought become possible. This it is
which has placed so enormous a gap between
the mind of a man and the mind of a dog.
Through language each human being becomes
the inheritor of the accumulated thought and
experience of the whole human race. Through
language has the higher abstract thought be-
come possible.
How A Man Walks.
< hie "i the rnosi remarkable things about a
man's walk is the diagonal movement which
characterizes it. The reader may Lmagin< the
hands and feet to form the four corners of a par-
allelogram, and thi diagonal limbs are, of course .
the ngl i left leg, the left arm and
right leg. By "diagonal movement" we, there-
fore, intend to convey the fact thai the diagonal
timbe during locomotion always swing in the
same direction. A soldier on parade keeps his
arms motionless by his Bides, and on no account
must they be allowed tO vibrate. This is not
what he would naturally do if left to himself.
Watch any one person out of the hundreds
walking alone the streets, and it will be seen
that he invariably swings his arms as he goi
along, perhaps to on extreme degree if he Vic a
rustic, and less so if town bled. The arms
swing by the body like a roiijilo of pendula, and
with a speed which entirely depends upon the
rate at which he may be walking. The athlete,
anxious to complete the given number of "laps"
in a mile, or couple of mileSj and outstrip his
competitors, swings his arms to and fro with a
quickness which corresponds with the motion
of his swift feet; the business man alfiO BwiugS
his arms w ith a motion which, if not so quick,
exactly times with the motion (if his legs; and
even the idle man about low n. Lounging along
some fashionable quarter, unconsciously gives a
slow motion to his arms which corresponds to
his tardy legs. Now, if the motion be even
carelessly observed, it will be found that the
right arm swings forward at the same time as
the left leg, and when the right leg is advanc-
ing it is the left arm which accompanies it. This
is the natural gait, and to convince one's self
that it is so, it is only requisite to get a friend
to walk across the room in the opposite fashion,
i, v. to swing the right arm forward when step-
ping out with the right leg, and then, in the
same manner, when bringing forward the left
leg to accompany it with the left arm. Such a
gait is both unnatural and uncomfortable to the
person who tries it, and also ludicrous to the
observer who watches the first attempt of the
kind. The diagonal movement of the limbs is
the natural methotl adopted by man when walk-
ing, and it is the first and most apparent fact
that one ascertains in studying human locomo-
tion.— Science for All
A New Danger. — Two steamers, one the
Lima, of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., and
the other the United States man-of-war Alaska,
recently narrowly escaped destruction from fall-
ing meteors. Just after sunset on the l*2th of
December, a meteor plunged into the ocean
close by the latter, and exploded with a great
noise and a burst of flame just before reaching
the water. All on board were terribly frighten-
ed. The particulars of the falling of a meteor
near the Lima are not related. Of course, the
danger from such accidents is no greater now
than in years gone by ; but, the rapidly increas-
ing number of ocean vessels, and the more gen-
eral spread of information in regard to this,
through newspapers, etc., makes such, occur-
rences more noticeable that formerly. A co-
temporary, in commenting upon this matter,
says : " This is not the first time that meteors
have fallen near ships, and there is nothing im-
possible in the suggestion that vessels may have
been sunk by them. Meteoric stones have fallen
on land which were heavy enough, and endow-
ed with sufficient velocity, to knock a hole
through any ship. Within the last 40 years
more than 20 vessels have disappeared at sea.
How many of them may possibly have been
struck and sunk by one of these flying missiles
frpm the sky, some of which follow in flocks in
the tracks of comets, while others are lone
wanderers in space until they fall within the
earth's attraction, and plunge through her
atmosphere with planetary speed ? "
The Manufacture of Bessemer Steel. —
Official statistics show that the production of
Bessemer steel ingots in the United States last
year was 1,696,450 tons, being an increase over
18S1 of 10%. The quantity of Bessemer steel
rails produced in 1S82 by the 14 completed works
was 1,334,349 tons, an increase of 6% as com-
pared with that of 1881. These figures do not
cover rails made from imported steel blooms and
open hearth steel rails.
Absorption of Hydrogen.— It has been
shown by W. Hempel that hydrogen is com-
pletely absorbed by palladium sponge at 100%
and he has used this as a means of separating
hydrogen from a mixture of gases. In order to
test the applicability of this property to the es-
timation of hydrogen evolved in sealed tubes,
the author treated zinc with hydrochloric acid
in a sealc\l glass tube containing a palladium
spiral. The proportions of acid and zinc were
such as to produce a pressure of 25 atmospheres,
if no hydrogen were absorbed by the palladium.
The absorption was found to be complete. A
small portion of the hydrogen had united with
the oxygen of the air remaining in the tub
Nearly the calculated amount of hydrogen was
obtained from the palladium spiral by heating
to 350°. The evolution of the gas was so regu-
lar that the author suggests the heating of pal
ladium hydrogen as a means of obtaining chemi
cally pure hydrogen. — Amir. Ghem. Journal.
A Thermostat Current Meter.— An ingeni-
ous adaptation of M. Breguet's well-known metal-
lic thermometer has been made by M. Dubois,
mining engineer. It consists of a fine spiral
compound wire of platinum and zinc, suspended
in a vertical direction and dipping at its lower
end into mercury. Midway there is also a con-
nection between the spiral and a mercury cup
inclosing it, formed by two arms branching out
from the spiral and dipping into the mercury.
The upper half of the spiral is kinked in one
direction and the lower half in the other, to
prevent changes of atmospheric temperature
from altering the zero of the instrument by-
acting on the Breguet spiral. The current to
be measured is sent through the lower half, and
heats it by overcoming the resistance of the
compound wire. This rise of temperature
causes the wire to turn, and, being fitted with
an indicator and-scale, the deflection of the
thermostatic coil is read off.
Jupiter's Spot.— The continued change of
longitude of the great spot in Jupiter is giving
considerable force to the theory that the "spot"
is an immense island of seini-cool matter, float-
ing upon a liquid incandescent ocean surround-
ing the planet.
Studying Nature. — Some one has said that
nature hasher language, and she is not un-
veracious, but we don't know all the intricacies
of her syntax just yet, and in a hasty reading
we may happen to extract the very opposite of
her real meaning.
148
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 3, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales ia
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
Company.
Week
Ending
Feb. 7.
"Week
Ending
Feb. J4.
60c
1.35 1.1
Alpha.
Alta . ,
Andes
Albion I gac
Argenta ' 35c
Atlas
Belcher , *0c
B.-ldiDg ■■■
Beet & Belcher 3.40
bullion ■•■■
5eohtel •;;■
BeUelBle f«
Bjdie l-»
BentOD
Bodie Tunnel -■'•■
Ciledonia i "c
California
Ciallenge
Caollar
Confidence
Ojn Imperial.. .
Con Virginia. . . .
C.own Point
Dvy
Elko Con
E. Mt. Diablo..,
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel..
E tcnequer
G.-and Prize
Geul & Curry...
Kile &Norcroaa.
H olmes
Independence...
Ji'Ja
Jutice
Jtckson
Kantuck
Martin White 2.10 2.75
Mono I 15c 25c
95c1 80c 90o
43c 35c 40c
60c1 45c 60c
75c 70c 1.40
35o 70c
83 10J
60c 65c
20c 35c
45c 70c
1.40 1.50
1.80 2.65
25c 45c
65c 70o
50c
i!6'
70o 75c
1.30 1.45
5:c
65c
Week
Ending
Feb. 21.
1.25
5fc
55c
1.05
65c
'55c
65c
1.85
55j
si
60c
25c
75c
2.
2 15 3.10
7Cc 80c
2.20
20c
MeDean'..'..'. IJ-J5 2.50,2.55
Mt. Diablo..
Mt. Potosi
Njonday
Njrthern Belle...
North Noonday. .
Navajo
North B=lle Isle. .
occidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Slvage
Sig Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
South Nevada. . . .
STnuicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Y allow Jacket. . . .
3.70 3.75
20c
15c
2.50
20c
1.20 1.40
1^20 2^30
2'.
3.15
10c
11
75c
2.05 2.
1.60
1(1
10
85c
25c
61o
3.05
2.S5
'75S
5c
15C
15
2!60 1.20
5i 6 ..
70c... 50c
l.2"> 1.50 1.25 1.40
1.90 3.40 2.70 3 45
.... 15cl 15c
10c
1.10 1
1.10 1.25
i!« l.'8(
3120 4.4'
5c
11
60c
ioc
i'95
50c
II 'J 35
2,1.85
20c .... 20c
1.30 1.401.45 1.5f
1.75
Week
Ending
Feb. 28.
1.15
75c
1
EOc
1.40
10c
20c
25c
1.50
9 10!.
70c 1 .6~!
20c 250
55c 70c
1.40 2.90
1.05 3.50
... 23c
60c 70c
i6c
30c
1.50
3
2.30 3.10
3.50 ....
98 10
1.15
2.2
'0c
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Every Thursday From Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Press and Other S. F. Journals.
Cu
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Placeop Business
30. .Jan 27.
10.. Feb 27.
07.. Feb 3.
1 00.. Feb 12
50. . Feb 2
Albion Con M Co Nevada.. 12..
Alpha Hy Grav M Co California.. 4..
Andes S M Co Nevada.. 21..
Argenta M Co Nevada . . 14 . .
AltaS M Co Nevada.. 24..
Be chtel Con M Co , Cali fornia . . 10 . .
Benton Con M Co Nevada. .9..
California M Co Nevada. . 7..
Calaveras M Co California. .11. .
Champion I.I Co California. .11. .
Gould & Curry S M Co Neva da.. 44..
Grand Prize M Co Nevada. .12..
Grand View ("on M Co California.. 1..
Hale& NorcrossS M Co Nevada.. 76..
Holmes M Co Nevada . . 6 . .
Justice M Co Nevada.. 38..
Mayflower S M Co Nevada. . 3. ,
Mexican G & S M Co Nevada.. 22.
Savage ,M Co Nevada. .55.
Silver Hill Q MCo Nevada.. 3.
Silver Hill MCo.... Nevada. .18.
Silver Lick Con M Co.... Nevada.. 2. 05.. Feb 20,
S Maguel & LaTrinidad M Co.Mexico... 1.. 1 00.. Jan 29.
Union Con S M Co .Nevada. .21. . 1 00. Jan 10.
UL-hSMCo Nevada.. 43.. 1 00.. Feb 7.
OTHER COMPANIES
Baker Divide M Co California.. 7. .
Commonwealth Con M Co Nevada. . 5. .
Eintracht Gravel M Co California.. 11. .
Excelsior W & M Co ..California.. 4..
Excelsior Deep Grav M Co" . .California. .2! . .
Fair Villa M Co Arizona. . 3 . .
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .Califonnia. .28.
Loreto M it M Co Mexico. . 3.
Mayflower Grav M Co., .. - ..California. .19.
Mount Auburn G Q M Co California. .10.
Omilak G & S M Co Alaska.. 1.
Oro M & MCo Arizona.. 2,
Rocky Point M Co California. .12.
South Hite G M Co California.. 5.
.c0.. Jan 10... Feb 13.. Mar 5...D BChisholm.
■" Jan 8. ..Feb 15. .Mar 7. . .J Ireland.
25. .Feb 6... Mar 13 .Apr
30. .Jan 13. . . Feb 19. . Mar 12.
25. .Jan 4.. .Feb 8.. Feb 27.
10.. fan 17. ..Feb 21. .Mar 13.
10.. Jan 18. ..Feb 21.. Mar 13.
20.. Feb 27... Apr 6. .May 4.
05 . . Jan 23 . . . Feb 24 . . Mar 21. .
10. .'[an 26. . .Feb 28. . Mar 21..
50. [an 10. ..Feb 15.. Mar 8.
25. .Jan 11... Feb 12. .Mar 5.
05.. Dec 16... Feb 14.. Mar 14.. WH Penfield
50. .Jan 10. ..Feb 14. .Mar 7.. .J F Lightner
327 Pine si
.216 Sansome st
Mar 6. .Mar 27.. .CT Bridge.
Apr 4. .Apr 23.. R E Kelly...
Mar 8.. Mar 28... G Perry
Mar 19. .Apr 9. .CI. McCoy..
Mar 7. .Mar 27. .E B Holmes..
1 00.. Ian 20... Mar 20.. Apr 10... J W Pew ....
05. .Feb 7... Mar 13.. Apr 3.. WE Dean.
.Mar29..Apr23.. L I OTarrell
Mar S.. Mar 29 ..H Nielsen
B Burns 309 Montgomery st
■ E M Hall 327 Pine st
,W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
GW Sessions 309 Montgomery st
.WH Watson ...,302 Montgomery st
.C P Gordon 309 Montgomery st
A B Paul 32S Mon tgomery st
Thos Wetzel .... 522 Montgomery st
, A K. Durbrow .... 309 Montgomery st
B M Hall 327 Pine st
..106 Liedesdorffst
309 Montgomery st
.224 California st
419 California st
240 Montgomery st
, , . .309 Montgomery st
303 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
309 Montgomery st
-SE Montgy & Wash'n
"210 Front st
.Feb 15. .Mar 5 . . J M Buffington 309 California st
.Mar 15.. Apr 5..GC Pratt 309 Montgomery st
NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE B DARDS
20.. Jan 22... Feb 26.. Mar 17. D M Kent 330 Pine st
25. .Jan 12. .. Feb 10. .Mar 8. . . P F Marhhardt. . .311 Montgomery st
Mar l..Marl9...H Kunz 200 Sansome st
Mar 3.. Mar 28.. .W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
Mar 15.. Apr 4. ,T J Wattson 110 Davis st
Feb 16.. Mar 7. . .J H Sayre 330 Pine st
Feb 28.. Mar 19... Fr Schirmeier 7S5 Folsom st
Mar 9.. Apr 9... HG Jones 327 Pine st
Mar 12. .Mar 30 . ,J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
Mar 15.. Apr 2.. J H B Wilkins 438 California st
Apr < 0. . . C Robinson 339 Kearny st
Mar 29... J L Fields 309 Montgomery sf
■ D M Kent 330 Pine sj
.F A Berlin 420 Montgomery ?t
Name of Company.
El Dorado Con M Co
Hale & Norcross S M Co .
Potosi M Co
Location.
. . . . Nevada.
. . , . Nevada.
...Nevada.
Dec 12
1 00.. Dec 28.
25.. Feb 9.
10.. Dec 11.
30 00.. Jan 27.
15.. Feb 6.
25.. Jan SO.
25.. Feb 7.
15.. Feb 16... Mar 23
20. .Dec 28. ..M,
05..Jan22...Feb 26..Marlrf.
05.. Jan 30.. .Mar 8. .Mar 26 .
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary. Office in S. F.
F W Clute S V Stock Exchange .
I E I.ightner 309 Montgomery st. .
N E Dean 309 Montgomery st. .
Meeting
. .Annual .
. .Annual.
. . Annual. .
Date.
..Mar 14
..Mar 14
. . Feb 23
10
P5c
3.65
Iflji 10}
75c 45c
lCc
4.10 4.802.15 4 90
2.05 2.701 2 f ""
3.50
2'C 30c 20c 40c
1.50 1.6011.25 1.55
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
1 UUBSDAY, A. M., MaR
100 Alta 31
50 Albion 25c
15 Andes 45c
1% B & Belcher... i. 30@4. 35
100 Belle Isle 45c
50 Bodie 1.50
250 Caledonia
175 Ohollar 1.30(3:
ISO Con Virginia 5c<« liv
100 Crown Point "
1200 California.' 10c
255 Gould ft Curry.2.90@f "
100 Grand Prize
1200 Hale ft Nor 3.50
590 Independence 60c
150 M White 70c
250 Mexican 3 .15@3.20
420 Ophir 3.25
150 Potosi 1.15
500 Savage 1.50
100 Scorpion 7fc
2*35 Sierra Nevada. 3. 90i»3. 95
60 Utah 2.25
790 Union
100 Yellow Jacket 1.55
A.FTBKNOON BE9BION-
1600 Albion lE@2'c
500 Aodea 45o
450 Argenta 60c
100 Belle Isle 51c
100 Bullion 50c
100 California. 10c
100 Con Virginia 60c
100 Elko C 10c
230 Gould & Cuny.2.&0@2 95
950 Grand Prize 45@50c
300 Hale & Nor.... 3. 50@iJ. 55
150 Independence 60c
950 MWliite l(fl?t.05
135 Mexican 3. 15@3.20
120 Mt Diablo 3.J
805 Navajo 4.55(34!;
801 N Belle Is 60c
505 Ophir 3. 20^3*
300 Potosi 1.20
50 Silver King -.102
295 S Nevada 3.80(003.85
200 Silver Hill 5c
1C0 Scorpion 7fc
270 Savage 1.55
8*0 Union 5i
300 Wales 45c
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
Furnished for puhlica' ion in the Mining and Scientific
Pkess by Henry G. Hanks, State Hineralogiat.]
[catalog UE.1
4644. Magnetite— Thirty miles north of los Angelas, Los
Angeles County, California, Thomas G. Hunter.
4515. Wulfeoite (Molyhdate of Lead) -Lucin District,
Elko County, Nevda.
4648. Porcelain C ay (Kaolin) — Amador County, n*?ar
Sacramento, N, Clark ft Sans, agerjts Pacific and S tcra-
r.ento Potteries.
4617— Gypsum, Crystallized -Nea' Calico District, San
Bernardino County, California, Hon. John Darig«tb.
46*8. Rose Quartz— Bradford, New York, J. Z. Davis.
4849. Conglomerate (Pudding Stone) cut and polihhad—
St. Albans, England. J. Z. Davis.
4650. Cyanite in Quartz— Yancey county, North Carolina.
J. Z, Davis.
4651. Leopardite— Charlotte. North Carolina. J. Z.
Davip.
4652.--Iron Ore (Hematite)— From a large ledge, said to
crop out 800 ft in length, near the Amador grave1, mine, two
and a half miles northeast from Jackson, Amador County,
California, Isaac Bluxome, Jr,
4553. Native Copper with Cuprite (Red Oxide of Copper) -
Meadow Lake, Placer County, California, H. H. Hartley.
4654. Limestone Containing Fossils- Weathered by drift
ing Sand; found in Death Valley, Inyo County, California
J. E. Parker.
4(555. So'ar Salt— T^el's Marsh, Esmeralda County. Ne-
vada, Smith Brothers.
4656. Artemis Orbicularis, Ag., Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4657. Amethyst, Large Crystal— La'if Superior, J. Z.
Davis.
4658. An^liyst, Mass of Small Crystals— Lake Superior,
J. '/.. Davis
4659. Pectolite -seB No 1819— Bergen Hill, New Jerjey,
J. Z. Davis.
4660. Granets— Soutbbury, Connecticut, J. 2. Davis.
46'il. Garnets— Bethel, Connecticut, J. 7,. D*vis.
4662. Red Aragooite— Eastern States. J. Z. Davis.
Name ok Company
Buhver Con M Co. . . .
Contention Con M Co
Kentuck M Co
LATEST DIVIDENDS -
Location. Si-xretarv.
Oilifornia..W Willis
, Arizona ..DC Bates . . .
-Nevada.. J W Pew.
-WITHIN THREH3 MONTH?.
Office in S. F. Amoi
309 Montgomery st 10
.309 Montgomery st 25 .
310 Finest 10..
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Finest 25.
Northern Belle M & M Co... — .. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50..
Pleasant Valley M Co California. -C E Elliott ..327 Pine st 05 Dec 15
Silver King M Co Arizona.. J N.ish 315 California st ...25 Feb 15
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 75 peb 12
VAIILE.
Mar J 2
Feb 17
Feb 19
I'd, 13
Feb 15
Bullion Shipments.
Wu quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Alice, Feb. ISth, $7,324; Horn Silver, ISth,
$12,000; BuUionville, ISth, $1,467; Mammoth,
$2,7112; Frisco, 21st, §4,887; Horn Silver, 21st,
$6,000; Alice, 21st, $5,319; Germania, 22d.
$1,600; Hanauer, 22d, $3,250; Horn .Silver, 22.1,
$12,000; Frisco, 22d, $1,551; Mammoth, 19th,
$2,957; Germania, 24th. $1,240; Hanauer, 24th.
$2,800.
Mining Share Market.
Mining stocks have been quiet during the
past week. There have been no special devel-
opments to note, and nothing has transpired to
give any start to the market. The Albion mud-
dle at Eureka, to which we refer more fully
elsewhere, has been the main topic of conversa-
tion. At the joint Ophir and Mexican deep
winze the cage is now running, and an east
crosscut is to be started from the 3100 station.
This will be quite an event in the history of
the Comstock. The new crosscut will be the
deepest work of the kind on the continent. An
interesting feature is that it will at once be
driven into ground known to contain mineral—
to be fertile in character. The indications are
that the barren zone above has now about been
passed. It is known that ores are found in
veins in recurrent belts or waves, as left by elec-
trical pulsations, which, being intermittent,
there have been left comparatively barren zones.
Though the rock formation may appear to be
the same everywhere, yet it would seem that
the electrical and all other conditions are not at
all points in the strata just the same.
Much good work is being done in the Califor-
nia, Con. Virginia and Best & Belcher, which
does not tell at present, but which is all of a
kind that is paving the way to operations that
will presently lie of great interest.
At the middle mines they are at present
drifting in vein porphyry that shows very few
openings, but this cannot last long and another
change is likely soon to be seen, when that may
be found which will make lively tunes in that
part of the lode.
At Gold Hill most of the mining companies
are engaged in the extraction of low grade ore
from their old upper levels.
Burning Coal, — Dr. Siemens, the learned
President of the British Association, said in a
recent lecture "The burning of raw coal for do-
mestic purposes is very wasteful. Coal should
be reduced to gas and coke; gas can be burned
more economically than coal, while coke and
other so-called waste products, resulting from
the manufacture of gas, are of more money value
than the coal originally used. " The question of
"wet or dry coal" is also being discussed by
several practical English scientists. One writer
says that, though it is generally conceded now
that wet bituminous coal will not make as large
a quantity of steam in a boiler as thy coal, we
have few figures to substantiate this. A series
of tests has been recently made at Bouhum,
Germany, which substitutes facts for theoretical
considerations. A lot of washed slack holding
18% of water and 9.9% of ash evaporated 5.7
lbs. of water per pound of fuel, while the same
coal, with only 3% of water, made from 8 to 8.5
lbs. of steam. Making due allowance for mois-
ture by reducing to a standard of like quantities
of coal, free from moisture there is found to be
a direct loss by using wet coal of 14 ,:';'.
The Buffalo glucose works, employing 450
men, have been closed, the proprietor giving
the reason that he could not pay the city $30,-
000 per year for water.
News in Brief.
The Prince of Wales has arrived at Berlin.
He was received at the depot by the Crown
Prince.
A movement has been inaugurated in Phil-
adelphia educational circles for the suppression
of cigarette-smoking and tight lacing by school
children.
Most of the striking weavers in the Burling-
ton Cotton Mills, Delaware, have returned to
work on the company's terms, but with the
promise of an advance if the market improves.
The Commissioners of Railroads reported the
floating debt of the Union Pacific Road as$10,-
754, S91, while the officers of the company in-
sist that it is only $2,775,772.
Both Houses of the Montana Legislature have
passed a unanimous vote thanking Governor
Crosby, General Sheridan and Senator Vest for
the interest manifested by them in protecting
Yellowstone Park.
Baron Nordenskjolu, the Swedish explorer,
has notified the Dutch Minister at Stockholm
that he intends to claim the reward of 25,000
guilders offered in 1596 for the discovery of the
northeast passage.
Meetings are being held in all parts of the
northwest of Minnesota to protest against the
repeal of the pre-emption laws and the modifica-
tion of the homestead laws, as contemplated in
Washbnrne's amendment.
The raiders who started from Kansas City for
Oklahoma are in camp at Fulsa, J. T., on the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad, where the soldiers
cannot interfere with them, and expect to move
forward when the weather will permit.
The Chairman of the North London Railway
told the stockholders Saturday, that 10,549 pas-
sengers had been q\etected defrauding the Com-
pany of fares. This is one of the great arteries
of city travel, and in some respects, the most
successful.
The project to erect a large exposition build-
ing hi St. Louis has advanced until its success
is assured. Already $483,000 is subscribed.
It is probable that the fund will reach $600,000.
The plans of the building also include a music
hall.
It is understood that orders have been given
for 500 Mormon families to leave Fjtah for Ari-
zona on the 1st of March. They are to be sent
to the various settlements, and their places are
to be filled by the foreign immigration expected
in April.
New Incorporations.
The following companies have been incorporated
and papers filed in the office of the Superior Court
Departnient No. io, San Francisco:
Copper Chief M. Co.— Feb. 28. Capital Stock,
$1,000,000. Directors, W. Meeks, John Henderson,
J. H. Moyliew, William N, Meeks and G. W.
Brown.
Oriental M. & M. Co.— Feb. 28. Capital
Stock, $1,000,000 in $100 shares. Directors, Charles
McLaughlin, Joseph G. Eastland, John O. Earl,
William E. Brown, Louis A. Garnett.
TWINING SujMjvlA^Y,
The following is mostly
lished in the interior, in pro
condensed from journals pub>
tiniity to the mines mentioned,
California.
CALAVERAS.
RicH Mine. — Calaveras Chronicle., Feb. 24: A
quartz mine located in Spanish Gulch on the Ama-
dor side of the Mokelumne river, about half a mile
from the Middle Bar ferry, and owned by a Mr.
Nevill, is a bonanza in the strictest sense of the
word. The lead, we are informed, has been worked
by different parties since 1855, shafts having been
sunk upon it to water level and drifts run in many
places along its course, and an untold amount of
gold taken out. This mine was formerly owned by
other parties. Mr. Nevill agreed with these parties
to put up a mill for working the rock for which he
was to receive one half the mine. The mill was
constructed, but things going on unsatisfactorily
among the partners, Mr. Nevill went to Arizona.
He returned, however, and bought the interest of
the other parties in the mine, which has proved to be
immensely rich, and has been turning out its wealth
to its present owner for several months past. The
richest rock is in a streak on the slate footwall. with
so much free gold that the rock is crushed in a mor-
tar, yielding gold beaten together in slabs the size of
the hand. The rest of the rock in the lead will
yield $20 to the ton free gold, besides containing
sulphurets of the richest kind.
Mill Started. —The mill on the Hoosier mine
on the Calaveras river about a mile above Jesus
Maria, which has recently been put in running
order, was started last Wednesday. The mine is
superintended by T. C. Mayon, Esq., who is also
interested in the property.
AMADOR
Bunker Hill.— Ledger, Feb. 24: The result of
the crushing of the 40 tons of rock taken from this
mine for test purposes, realized $5 per ton. This is
considered a satisfactory yield, and it is understood
that the Company have definitely decided lo lift the
indebtedness, and resume work as soon as possible.
The expert sent out by the Eastern owners is now
in San Francisco, making arrangements to that end.
Empire. — The falling back of the Empire mine
into the control of Alvinza Hayward, is not regarded
as an unmixed good by the business men of
Plymouth. Both die working mines — the Pacific
and Empire — are now under the same ownership.
This is likely to result disastrously to general mer-
chants, by the bulk of the trade of employes being
done at the Company's store. We are informed
that Reduction works are to be erected at Plymouth,
shortly. This will be a severe blow to Drytown,
where the sulphurets from both mines have been re-
duced for years past.
DEL NORTE.
Happy Camp.— Cor. Del Norte Record, Feb. 24 :
Perhaps your readers will be interested in a brief
account o( what miners are doing in this isolated
section of Del Norte county. The first hydraulic
mining claim you strike in coming up the Klamath
river, toward Happy Camp, is the Bunker Hill claim,
run by W. B. Chiles, This claim is worked night
and day, employing about six men, and is considered
a good claim, paying a high rate of interest on the
capital invested. The next claim is the Wengate
Hill claim, owned and run by Geo. B. Temple. He
also runs night and day, employing 8 or jo hands,
and the claim is considered first-rate. Runs about
"seven months in the year. Next in order conies the
Happy Camp mine, owned by H. Gasquet. It is
run by Chinamen, who employ about 8 men, and
run on an average 10 months in the year. What
they are making of course no one knows. Richard's
claim, also run by Chinamen, is supposed to be pay-
ing well. Mucamuc Flat is a paying claim when
there is water, but at present is laying idle, as is
Lane & Gordan's for the same cause, want of water.
The last hydraulic claim up the river is the Reeves
claim, situated at the mouth of China creek, and is
run night and day the year round. At present they
are running a heavy bed-rock cut, which is slow
work and expensive, but it will pay in the long run.
There are two or three claims on Indian creek,
among which are the Richard claim, owned and run
by Hilliuan & Huey, and the Camp claim, worked
by Neilson & Clauson.
EL DORADO.
Started Up.— Georgetown Gazette, Feb. 24:
The Clipper mill, for the past few weeks shut down
because ot the cold spell, started up Tuesday morn-
ing, with quite a large amount of ore in the bin,
which, judging from the many pieces we saw show-
ing gold, must be a rich lot of ore. We dropped in
on the boys late Monday afternoon, and found the
proprietors busy at a shaft a few hundred feet from
the hoisting works. Here, Mr. Husom was looking
over the quartz he had just windlassed from a depth
of more than ioq ft, where the other owner, Mr.
Powning, was extracting the ore. Every bucket of
this quartz contained many fine looking specimens
of the glittering ore, some of which were better look-
ing specimens than any we have seen from that
mine. Two men were engaged taking out ore from
the main lode at the hoisting works. Thus the
owners make practical use of their time during a
" freeze up." Mr. Powning, who is known to be
one of the most practical amalgamators and mill-
men in the State, came up in the bucket shortly
after, and kindly showed us and comrade, Mr.
Gibbs, through the mill and hoisting works. It was
only last summer when they first took hold of this
mine, which had been lying idle for some time,
and it is surprising to see what a great improvement
has been wrought all around. The Clipper, under
Powning's management, is now one of the steady
paying mines of the State. It has paid from the
time crushing began last summer, and the ore is
now better than ever, and prospecting the lode at
various points gives assurance of continued pros- ■
perity for many years to come.
We learn that Mr. Griffin, whom we mentioned
last week having discovered a rich paying quartz
seam, continues to takeout good pay. He has-
taken out about $700 within the past two weeks.
People should be cautious about going into mines
which are being worked unless the owners are
PERSONS recovering from wasting diseases, such ..
as malaria, fevers, etc., will be greatly benefitted by present,
the use of Brown's Iron Bitters, a true tonic. | Supt. Hart of the Josephine mine at Volcanoville,
March 3, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
149
was in town yesterday. The new works are about
t. and the sumps will be set in motion
very soon. The Josephine is undoubted])
ibe !«•-( properties: in the county.
MARIPOSA.
Wtirri-OCK's Minis*; DlSTJtn r.— Mariposa
Herald. Feb. 2j: A gentleman who nssidi
district, and who la well acquainted with the various
mining enterprises m thatvi
i rospecis ol ibe mines look
pell, roe reals mine is a fUttering prospect, and
though but little work has beei
thorough development is proposed by it-, owner,
ion. The Bti
.nn! O'Gorman mines ore both regarded
Mr. < t'Corman im
II m the spring, upon the Buena Visia nun.-.
The site is graded, and everything is read
as the machinery c in be gol to the ground. What
the people then re is that capi-
talists will visit ilium and make a pel
ol their mines, they feel positive that th
, . has the
necessary capital to be profited thi
NtiVADA.
1 in CH \rU KU Mini Nevada Transcript,
At the > Chapman mine there is about 200
tons of (mart/ ready for milling. A gentleman who
the opinion
that n will pay from jia to $15 1 ton. He says that
1 be mad-- tO
that mine, as lb
extract.
PLACER.
The Iron Works '. Feb. 24
The Iron ■ I Hotaling Is busy in its pre-
tmption of work. The
buildings destroyed last September are mostly being
I, The shed now in process of erection for
ngnof coal is large, being 75x200 ft, and iS
it in bight. They are also erecting a number of eot-
which they intend to rent to their workmen.
I litre is also a new structure going up near the
furnace which, we understand, is intended
for the Superintendent. The rebuilding of
the place and the refitting up of the works is soon to
be completed, and great caution has been exercised
to prevent, if possible, a recurrence of the late catas-
trophe,
PLUMAS
1 ri .,. 1 ■■ 1 Mine, -Greenville Bulltlin, Feb. 20:
The machinery for the new hoisting works al Ore ml
mine is well under way at the Greenville Iron Works;
water power will be used; the hurdy wheel now so
much used being the form in which it will be applied.
Indian VALLEY.— The Indian Valley mill was
started up bv steam power on Monday, and will be
kept running Hi this way until the reservoir is again
full enough to permit of a return to water power.
SHASTA.
SOI in FORK.— Cor. Shasta Courier, Feb. 24:
A recent visit to the quarts find of Messrs. H. Dun-
ham and J. P. Kingsbury, satisfies me that our
incipient "boom" has some solid foundation. Their
vein crosses Brincard gulch near Clear Creek. It is
of good size and shows an abundance of free gold in
the quartz. Messrs. Scott & Shroder have the south
extension, which shows considerable rich ore.
Messrs. Fngle & 11 itcheller have the north extension,
and report a large ledge of good paying ore. Being
somewhat inaccessible to other portions of the dis-
trict, an aiastra will probably be built near Clear
( reek, using the water of Kanaka. Further search
Will undoubtedly reveal other paying veins in that
vicinity. Messrs. Brown & Zoellner, on Salt Creek,
have their arastra completed, and are waiting for
water. They have a good ledge of fair grade ore.
Twenty-five tons are at the arastra, taken out in
prospecting their ledge. Robinson & Co. have their
arastra completed, and will get started this week.
\Y. A. Cooper has sold a half interest in his claim
to W. Smith. They expect to put up an arastra
soon. The mines are looking well as usual. The
cold weather has prevented the running of arastras
or mills the past two weeks.
THE BANGHART Mini:.— The Banghart mine,
four miles from Whiskytown, and ten from Shasta,
consists of a combination of claims, separately
marked off to different owners, the entire location
extending 3,000 ft in length. The ledge is located
on a mountain at the head of Mad Mule creek, at
an altitude of 3.800 ft, and the lead courses north
6o° and dips northeast at an angle of 400. It shows
a length of 10,000 yards, and has an average width
of 180. The ledge formation is what is here called
birds-eye porphyry, and lies between well defined
walls of black slate. The principal work on the
mine has been performed on the portion belonging
to the original discoverer, W. Banghart. Sixteen
small tunnels or drifts have been run in along the
main vein and sides, aggregating 6,000 ft in length,
and the different upraisers and shafts aggregate a
running distance of 3,000 ft, the deepest shaft being
250 ft, In working the mine the gold is principally
found next to the slate walls, and the largest de-
posits at the intersections of multitudinous small
veins of quartz, black manganese and oxidize diron,
which run almost at right angeles across the main
vein. The gold extends back from the slate walls
into the porphyry, but gradually grows finer in par-
ticles as it leaves the slate. The amount taken from
this lode foots up about $70,000, and most all the
work has been done by three men, and the only re-
duction machinery yet used on the mine is hand
mortars and a small horse arastra. The largest
piece of gold yet taken out weighed n pounds, but
quite a number of nuggets weighing nearly as much
have been found, the beautiful specimen which took
first premium at the last great Paris Exposition hav-
ing been taken froniMhe Banghart.
TRINITY.
The Worst. — Trinity "Journal, Feb. 24: The
mining season of 1882 3 bids fair to pass into history
as the dryest, and consequently the worst, ever ex-
perienced in this section. So far it has amounted
to simply nothing.
TUOLUMNE.
Table Mountain Boom. — Tuolumne Independ-
ent, Feb. 24: Since our last, miners in Table Moun-
tain for miles in extent are developing their differ-
ent properties with good results:
A S. F. Co. which has purchased the Rough and
Ready, is working the ground with hydraulic, and a
good clean-up is expected. The claim is looked
upon by miners generally as a drift claim.
The Montexuma Co. have re-timbered their tun-
nel entire 1400 feet, to the I ed-rock on the opposite
shore — exposing a bed of gravel over ,}oo feet wide,
which averages very I
large pro I ..■ contractors nave i
ce June last iii putting ihe mine in order,
and will now commence to drift up and down the
channel. ["hi j iroperty, and fortunes
enough in it for .1 great many p
! um is one thai w
ago, Mr. Mar Cor some
new ground, and
1 . v taking out e
The Empire, owned by Gen, \. J. Hatch
ol Nevada, have not (airly got 10 work a
intention. The last account is that the gravel is
I l) to the man.
Beynan & Sons, In the old Nem
I have sunk a new incline for virgin ground.
in early days this claim paid large sums to the
owners, but i lawsuit on this same ground, in which
Gen, i'.inow and others were interested, closed
down the works, and the claim has laid idle ever
since. The Beynnns knew the ground, and have
run .l new incline— the Old tunnel not being in a
condition to work through. Last week, in a small
drift, they took out 14 ozs. of washed gold, and there
is plenty more left of the same sort, For a long time
prior to this Mr. Beynan had been endeavoring to
associate some one with him to help work the prop-
erty for half the el, tiiii. He has now accomplished
the object in In- own family, and the mine is not
now for
Gold Cuff, Mountain Echo, Feb. 21 : Quite
a number of men are at present employed in the
Gold Cliff, and the mine has every appearance of
being one of the richest discovered in this section
lor many years. Thirty stamps are kept daily
pounding, ami we understand that more are snon to
l.,- idded,
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Union Consolidated.— The joint Sierra Nevada
east crosscut on the 2900 level is now in vein porphyry
of a more solid character. It shows few seams of
clay or quartz. The joint Mexican east crosscut on
the 2900 level is making the usual progress, and is
still in favorable ground. The new pumps at the
Union shaft were started upon Thursday of last
week, and are working well and smoothly.
Sierra Nevada. The east crosscut on the 2700
level still continues in the cross course of cross vein,
I his vein has clay walls of considerable thickness.
The north and south vein will probably soon be
reached.
North Gould and Curry. — The shaft is cutting
some quartz of a good appearance, and which seems
to be increasing in quantity as work progresses.
HALE AND Xorcross. — The north drift on the
2600 level, joint with Savage, is making good progress
in vein porphyry. No prospecting will be done until
the drift reaches the Savage south line.
Oi'HiR. — The station in the joint Mexican winze is
completed, and the guides are all in place for the
second line of hoisting cages.
MEXICAN, — The work of putting guides into the
second hoisting compartment of the joint Ophir
winze from the 2900 down to the 3100 level is com-
pleted.
Crown Point. — The old upper levels continue to
yield about the usual amount of low-grade ore.
Some prospecting for new deposits is now being
done at various points and occasional bunches of ore
of low grade are being found.
Utah.— The west crosscut on the 1350 level is
making good headway in a favorable formation,
consisting of quartz, clay and porphyry. This cross-
cut will be continued until the west wall is found.
Savage. — The north drift on the 2600 level, joint
with Hale and Norcross, is making good headway,
and is in a favorable formation.
Potosi. — The main south drift on the 2600 level
is making over 60 feet per week. The ground is a
mixture of quarts, clay and porphyry of a favorable
appearance.
ANDES. — The west drift is still in a mixture of
quartz and porphyry of a promising character.
California.— On the 2900 level the main south
drift is being advanced at the rate of about 20 feet
per week.
Yellow Jacket,— Are shipping about 70 tons of
ore per day. A considerable amount of prospecting
is being done at various points, and more or less
low-grade ore is being found.
ALTA.— Good progress is making in the drain
drift which is to connect with the south branch of the
Sutro tunnel. The ground continues to blast out
ery well.
Gould and Curry. — The west crosscut on the
2500 level is making rapid progress in vein porphyry,
with occasional small seams of clay and quartz.
Union Shaft. — New pumps working wetland
smoothly. The hoisting of men and rock has been
fully resumed.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle. — True Fissure, Feb. 24: The
crosscut from the drift, at the bottom of the main
winze from the fifth shalt level, has been extended
14 feet, its total length being 28 feet. It is still
showing spots of rich sulphurcts in the face. Cross-
cut No. 2, on the same level, has been advanced n
feet without developing any change in the formation.
A small quantity of excellent ore is being extracted
from the slopes above the fourth shaft level. The
stopes above the first shaft level continue to look
promising, showing no dimunition either in quantity
or quality of the production of ore. There are no
changes of note on the other shaft levels. The adit
and levels above present the usual appearance. The
stopes above the ninth and tenth levels are holding
their own remarkably well. The ore body in the
winze, at the eastern end of the ninth level, has
given out entirely, but sinking still continues with
the expectation of its coming in again. Everything
is running smoothly at the hoisting works, and all
work in the mine is progressing in a satisfactory
manner. Mill No. 2 is running steadily, and doing
good work. Five of its stamps are employed in
crushing a lot of 120 tons of fine ore from the Great
Western mine, in Garfield district. For this reason
only about 50 tons of ore, are being delivered daily
from the company's mine, that being the full amount
required to run the mill. The bullion shipments
amounted to $26,558.64 for the week ending Febru-
ary 22d, and aggregate $58,974.79 on February ac-
count to the same date.
Mount Diablo.— The slope above win. v
and -. -hows some $65 ore ih.n looks enc
for opening. A body of $75 ore. 3 feet in width, lias
■ loped in win ■ V i. The
drift, l>elow the third level, and west uf win/e Vi. j.
I ft ledge of $50 ore. that is somewhat mixed
with wa-te. The intermediate slope nbova wince
No. 4. has opened several in
$100. and is promising further developmei
small amount of 5150 chloride is being sloped from
win/e No. i. between 1 tnd third levels.
1 n encouu-
■ the west drift from the Callison winze,
Considerable $70 ore is being sloped from -
places in the intt mediati below the first level.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Nob in Bei i e [si 1 . - Tim --a: . .. , I
Good progress has been made with the work at the
station on the 300 level. Will be ready in .1 few days
to comn, : 1 ting.
Argeni 1, South crosscut from winxe is in 25
feet. Have commenced sinking below the drift, and
this morning there is over two feet of rich ore in bot-
tom of the win. e.
Gkand 1'Ki/i.. The north crosscut on the 700
level is in rgj feet, and has cut through a ledge show-
ing some low grade ore— the quart/, is very favorable
looking. Have sin led a drift west on the ledge.
Everything working well, and fuel continues to come
in quite freely.
Navajo. - since last report work has been resumed
in the shalt. and a! there will be no water to handle we
will make good progress in sinking. Drift south, on
450 level has been extended 1 1 feet. The vein shows
a little better width, carrying the usual grade of ore.
Drift south, on the lateral vein, 350 level, has been
advanced 15 feet; total length 107 feet. Stopes
throughout the mine are looking well, and yielding
the usual grade of ore. Everything running smooth-
ly at nunc and mill.
WHITE PINE DISTRICT.
Ham 1 lion Mining Prospei ts. — White 1 'inc
News, Feb. 24; Advices from Hamilton inform us
that bodies of good ore are being developed in the
Rescue, Stafford and Original Hidden Treasure
mines at that place, which are the property of the
Sweetwater Company. The Eberhardt tunnel is also
said to be looking well.
Arizona.
A Veritable Bonanza. — Alta Arizona, Feb, 17;
The Hackberry mine, owned by John Howell and
others, is one of the best on the Pacific slope. Our
present sheriff, Robert Steen. a mining man of sound
judgment, told the writer over a year ago that he
was familiar with all the great mines of Nevada and
many of the mines of Arizona, and that he considered
the Hackberrry the best mine he ever saw. Recent
developments of the Hackberry go far toward sub-
stantiating Mr. Steen's high estimate. This mine is
situated something over a mile from the town of the
same name and only about two and a half or three
miles from the A. & P. railroad. It has an incline
shaftofsome55oftin depth, probably the deepest shaft
in the county, with two levels. At a depth of 270 ft
we come to the first level having a drift running north
and south of over 200 ft each way on the ledge.
Work has been prosecuted with unabated vigor on
the mine for over a year and some weeks ago a large
body of ore, assaying over $700 per ton, was encoun-
tered. Since coming upon this rich ore body,
enough work has been done on it to prove beyond a
doubt that is a veritable bonanza. The second level
is 400 ft from the surface and will soon be connected
with the one above by a winze. The ic-stamp mill
at Hackberry will soon start up and then will be in-
augurated an era of prosperous limes at that place,
the beneficial effects of which will be telt in every
part of Mohave county. It is most fortunate that
this rich strike in this deepest of Mohave county's
mines occurs just as the railroad is coming to our re-
lief. Situated as the camp is, the first lo greet the
eye of the capitalist or prospector coming from
Albuquerque on the cars, its prosperity now fully as-
sured, will be of incalculable benefit to the entire
community.
SILVER District Notes. — Arizona Sat duel,
Feb. 24: The Felicity mine of Silver district, owned
by Capt. MacLeod and associates, is a good prospect
and the active development of the mine_will be com-
menced at once.
The Black Rock mine is turning out lots of good
ore. A contract has been let to our old friend Mr.
]uan Noriega to haul the metal to the smelter at
Norton's Landing.
The Mevada mine is being worked by Dr. Stan-
ley, and the quantity of metal taken is very encour-
aging.
The probabilities are that by the middle of April
the Black Rock smelter will commence operations.
The masons are now on the ground erecting a brick
building and all the machinery and material is on
hand to complete the works. This enterprise when
fully under way will prove of great benefit to Silver
district, as the company will purchase at liberal fig-
ures for cash all smelting ores offered them.
The Clip mill is rapidly approaching completion,
and with its success will inaugurate a new era in the
mining industry of this county. There are a large
number of mines in this section that do not produce
ore of sufficient value to ship, but which without
doubt would pay handsomely to mill on the ground.
A Custom mill to-day, in Silver district, would be
grandest factor in the success of that camp.
The Miners of Silent all wear smiling faces, and
are happy, for at last they have every reason to be-
lieve that the camp is about to enjoy a lively and per-
manent boom.
Colorado.
The Jamkstown Excitement. — Georgetown
Courier, Feb. 24: A number of Georgetowners left
for Jamestown yesterday. Mr. Hilderbrand made
several assays of the ore from that district, which ran
from $38 to $62 per ton. The dumps of. many of the
mines about Georgetown will run as well. Last
week 8 tons of dump material from the Fred Rogers
was milled, which returned $44 per ton. The Moline
tunnel has 7 ft of ore, carrying from 25 to 30 ounces
of silver to the ton, and from 50 to 65 per cent of
lead, and there are numberless mines in this vicinity
carrying like bodies of ore, but can not be profitably
worked on account of the extortionate charges of the
Colorado Central railroad for transportation.
Dumont. — Bids are being received for a contract
tobeletupon the Ohio shaft for 100 ft of sinking. An
engine is to be erected shortlv. The Albro never
I .1 more promising than nt
■ ■ the Rosa. Th 1 1
Co., upon which
is in 7.; ft. presents .1 very
promising appearance. The Mansfield mill has
started up, and will treat the free-milling ore from
the All
Idaho.
Run Strike on Easi Fork. Wood River
News Miner, Feb, 17: We have frequentlj rel
during the past few months, to developments in pro-
thet blonde mine, in the German ia distrif \
on East Fork of 5almon, and mention has been pai
ticularly made of tin- fact that a tunnel was driving
to intersect the vein .it a good depth. The < hloride
has, from the grass roots, always been a paying pro-
perty, and the belief has been general among mining
men that it bore indications of coming to the front
as the leading mine of the district. This belief is now
confirmed by developments made List week in the
tunnel mentioned. Mr. Die Roreni, superintendent
of and interested in the Chloride, arrived Wednes-
day from the mine and states that die tunnel,
which has been driven in 17-; ft. tapped the vein at .1
depth of 130 ft. List week, l he vein at the point of
intersection h, is an exceedingly well defined vein of
ore 6 ft in w idih, The character of this ore is anti-
monial silver and chlorides, and assays from $600 to
$1,000 per ton, which is a marked increase in value
ever th.ii taken from the surface. The surface rock,
of which there are 600 sacks on the dump, mills from
$350 to $500 per ton. The discovery of such a vein
of ore at the depth of 130 ft, taken in conjunction
with the llattering showing above ground, certainly
places the Chloride in the first rank for permanency
and intrinsic value, with the other properties of the
district. Nor is the discovery referred to above all.
Mr. Rorem, while running a cut on the surface, re-
cently, encountered a body of galena about 40 ft up
the hill from the main ledge, and from appearances it
isa "breakover "from a3or4ftgalena vein which he ex-
pests to rind firmly "in place" with a little more work.
Four men have been constantly employed for several
months and will be continued in pushing drifts on
the antimonial and chloride vein already cut, and in
opening up the galena vein. The Chloride is situ-
ated 12 miles from Sawtooth and 8 miles from Ga-
lena, and is surrounded by properties which have
been worked to a handsome profit for several years.
It is of easy access; timber abundant and milling
facilities numerous.
SMOKY Mining District.— Bellevue Chronicle,
Feb. 20: This promising camp is situated about 30
miles west of Bellevue, and is to all appearances a
continuation of the great mineral belt on which are
situated the Minnie Moore, Star, Bullion, and a num-
ber of the Deer Creek mines. Several claims in this
new district have been sufficiently developed during
the past season to insure them to be permanent and
paying mines. The ores are of various kinds, con-
sisting of carbonates, galena, gray copper, native
silver, black sulphurets and zinc blend, and are gen-
erally of a class known as high grade, some of the
ores assaying well in both gold and silver. One of
the grand features of this camp is its extensive placer
mines, which will doubtless be vigorously worked
during the next summer and for many years to come.
New Mexico.
Will START Up.— Hillsboro Prospector, Feb. 21:
The new machinery is being put in order and in a
few days the mill will start up. The company intend
to light up with electricity and add new improve-
ments from time to time. With the starting of the
stamp mill and taking out and shipment of ore from
the Paul Jones and Tellurium, by Mr. Dennis Find-
ley, and the force put at work on the Copper King,
all combined will give Hillsboro a start toward a
business boom, and the output will certainly boom
the reputation of our camp.
Oregon.
NOTES.— Jacksonville limes, Feb. 33: The head
of the Sterling ditch is thawing out and piping is
about to commence.
The prospects do not seem favorable for an ex-
tended run for many of the miners.
Dale & Son, who are mining below the Eagle
flouring mill, have found new gravel beds that prove
remunerative.
N. Cook, of Willow Spring, informs us that miners
are at work in that vicinity and are able to do sev-
eral hours work daily.
Klippel & Kcaton, of Poorman's creek, are able to
work 8 hours out of 24 by catching the water in their
reservoir.
]. T. Layton, of Applegate, is hiring quite a force
of men to clean out his long line of ditch, which
work will take some lime. He has not done much
so far, but expects to make a good run yet.
The melting snow has enabled many to work their
claim, There is an unusual quantity of snow in the
mountains and those whose ditches head there will
have an ample supply of water for a while.
Ross & Co., have purchased C. H. Barkdell's title
to the quartz ledge in Blackwell district, which paid so
well about two years ago, when $600 was pounded
out with a mortar in a short time. Prospecting will
be commenced at once.
Most of the miners are busy at work since the
pleasant weather began, but unless rain begins to
fall soon, there will be a dearth of water. Those
who rely on gulches and short creeks are not liable
to do much this season, without the spring is late
and wet.
Utah.
A REVIEW. — Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 24: The.
week has been a quiet one in mining circles. The
receipts of bullion for the week were $[06,810.47,
against $167,729.59 the preceding week. The ship-
ments of metals from this city for the week ending
Feb. 17, comprised 46 cars of bullion, r, 147,024 lbs;
5 cars copper matte, 103,000 lbs; 1 car bullion, 21,-
225 lbs, and t ear refined lead, 24,160 lbs; making
a grand total of 53 cars, aggregating 1,295,409 lbs.
The shipments of the Horn Silver for the week are
24 cars, valued at $72,000; previously reported for
the current calendar year, $466,500; total $538,500.
The Ontario shipments for the week are 4 bars
valued at $3,415.63; Frisco mine, 3 cars, valued at
$6,439.45; Silver Reef, two bars, va'ued at $3,230.
Bullionville shows shipments of 1 car, valued at
$1,467.69.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 3, 1883
How to Foretell Frost.
Editors Press:— In a pamphlet published
under the above title by the Signal Service Bu-
reau, I find some statements which are liable to
do a great deal of harm if acted upon. As these
statements are put forward with the authority
of the Signal Service Bureau, and as to find out
their inaccuracy would require the investment
of seven dollars in the purchase of a dry and
wet bulb thermometer, it is better "that their in-
accuracy should be pointed out.
The principle involved in foretelling frost, as
set forth in the pamphlet in the ascertainment
of the dew point, it says:
"The ascertainment of the dew point is of great
practical importance, particularly to horticulturists
since it shows the point near which the descent of
the temperature of the air during the night will be
arrested, For when the air has been cooled down
by radiation to this point, dew is deposited, and la-
tent heat is given out. The amount of heat thus
set free being great, the temperature of the surround-
ing air is immediately raised. The same process
continues to be repeated, and thus the temperature
of the air in contact with plants and other radiating
surfaces may be considered as gently oscillating
about the dew point. If it rises higher the loss of
heat by radiation speedily lowers it. Thus the dew
point determines the minimum temperature of the
surface of leaves on the ground during the night."
This quotation contains the gist of the pam-
phlet. Find the dew point before retiring for
the night, and then you know how low the
thermometer will fall and whether a frost is
to be expected before morning. A few figures
from the meteorological journal which has
been kept for the last few years at my sani-
tarium on St. Helena mountain, will suffice to
show the inaccuracy of this statement. I will
merely quote from my journal the records at
the time of our earliest and latest frosts, al-
though it contains many more striking instances
of the fallacy of the law.
Date.
X
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t)
■3
39"
42"
46"
43b
45"
37"
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1"
V o
3
Remarks.
1878.
April 10.
May 28.
9 I'. ,M .
9 r, m.
9 p. M.
9 p. M.
9 P. M.
9r. m.
38"
40"
43"
41'
44"
36"
36"
33"
40"
39"
42"
35"
26"
29°
25"
28"
30"
29"
Sharp frost, pota-
toes cut down.. .
Reans killed, corn
Oct. 12.
1870.
May 14.
May 21.
Nov. 9.
Heary frost, killed
beans, tomatoes .
These figures suffice to show that with a dew
point at 38°, or even 42, at night, damaging
frosts may occur before morning, and the tem-
perature, instead of oscillating about the dew
point, generally descends many degrees below
it. From a table of observations which, by a
most extraordinary infatuation, has been pub-
lished in Lieut. Allen's pamphlet as illustrating
the application of the law of oscillation about
the dew point, I will cite a few figures which
furnish the strongest evidence that could be ad-
duced against it :
Dew point
Mi
n'm dnr
at 11 p. M.
ing
the night
Campo, Cal 6°
32.2
Fort Verde. Arizona 36"
31.9
32
Fort Grant Arizona, Nov. 2, 16"
32
' 3, 18"
32
10, 39"
32
" 24, 19"
32
" " " " 26. 20"
32
32.5
Prescott, Arizona, Nov. 29,. 43"
32
Here we have instances of the dew point
varying from 5° to 43°, or a difference of 3S°,
and the minimum temperature during the cor-
responding nights not varying more in any one
instance than 0.6 of a degree. In the Fort
Grant observations, we find the dew point at
11 P. M. varying from 15° to 35°, and yet in
every instance the minimum temperature
reached during the night is exactly the same,
or 32°, a pretty example of the manner in which
the minimum temperature oscillates about the
dew point.
The fact is, nearly the whole of the pamphlet
is a barefaced plagiarism from Bnchan's intro-
ductory text-book of meteorology, published in
England in 1S71. In that country, owing to
the atmosphere being generally nearly satu-
rated with vapors the indications of the wet
bulb in connection with frost have a certain im-
portance, as when a portion of the vapor is de-
posited as dew there is an unlimited supply to
continue the precipitation and thus keep up the
temperature. Besides this, the large amount
of vapor in the air diminishes radiation so that
the night temperature does not fall so readily
A full discussion, however, of the climatic dif-
ferences between the two countries as they af-
fect the indications of the dew-point would
lead me too far at present. It is an interesting
question, and I hope to find time to ventilate
it before long.
From observations recorded in my journal,
and from the figures contained in Lieut. Allen's
pamphlet (the correctness of which I have very
much doubt) it is evident that the minimum
original temperature instead of oscillating
"about the dew-point, sometimes falls 17° below
it, and at other times remains 24° above it,
thus rendering the evening dew-point a very
fallacious guide for indicating frosts.
James Blake, MD.
San Francisco, Feb. 9, 1883.
The Mines and Census.
The second edition of the compendium of the
census will be published in a few days. From
advance sheets it appears that the total produc-
tion of gold for the census year was $33,609,-
663, and of silver $47,170,957. The report
states that, in addition to the returns received
directly from the miners, there are several minor
points to be included in the total yield. A larger
item than it is usually considered to be is the
annual handling of rich specimens. This is not
accounted for in the mine productions as re-
ported, while it is impossible to state the actual
amount absorbed with any degree of precision.
A careful estimate would place the value of gold
nuggets and ore annually added to the cabinets
of collections at not less than $150,000, and that
of silver at about $50,000.
This, in view of a great number of mineral
collections maintained throughout the mining
territory, is certainly not an overestimate.
There is quite an extensive manufacture of gold
quartz into jewelry and souvenirs, particularly
in San Francisco. The value of the gold so ab-
gold yield and less than three per cent, of the
silver. A similar divergence is observed in
other portions of the mining region, the two
precious metals occurring side by side, but often
in widely disproportionate quantities.
Diaspinse.
We give on this page a handsome engraving
of two species of scale insects belonging to the
genus Diaspis, and one of another genus which
is closely allied thereto. The engraving is from
Prof. J. H. Comstock's Report to the Depart-
men of Agriculture, in which his investigation
of California insects is recorded. Fig. 1 is the
"rose scale" [Diaapis rom1), which may be found
in many gardens in our State, and in other
States. Fig. 1 shows the way the insects mass
themselves upon the twigs of the rose. Fig. 1
a is the female scale insect, and Fig. 1 b is the
male scale, both enlarged. This insect is a
grievous pest to the raspberry and blackberry
plants, and must be exterminated to ensure
SCALE INSECTS INFESTING THE ROSE, THE JUNIPER AND THE ETJOJSYMTJS.
sorbed probably does not fall short of $5,000
annually. In 1870 the United States Mining
Commissioner estimated the amount of gold
hoarded as specimens or worked up by local
jewelers at $40,000. The same authority esti-
mated the annual loss of gold dust in handling
as currency at $100,000, but the practice of
using dust for money has almost disappeared,
and the amount so lost is now very small.
Another indefinite quantity is the value of the
precious metal lost in melting, assaying, etc.
A study of the relation of production to popu-
lation develops some curious figures, ranging
from an average of one mill per capita in Ne-
vada, the intervening series indicating, with
great precision, to what extent mining is a fac-
tor of wealth. In several localities the product
per square mile varies from one cent, in the
case of Alaska, to $1S,520 in that of Colorado,
the intermediate average forming another stan-
dard of developed mineral resources, so far as
the precious metals are concerned, from a differ-
ent point of view, roughly corresponding to
that of the relation of production to population.
The leading mining States are Colorado, Cali-
fornia and Nevada, followed by the Territories
of Utah, Montana, Dakota, Arizona and Idaho,
in the order named. The proportionate amounts
of gold and silver furnished by each vary
greatly. Thus, while Colorado furnishes 40%
of all the silver in the United States, it yielded
but eight per cent, of the gold. California, on
the other hand, is the source of over half the
| good growth and fruiting. It is destroyed by
spraying with a solution of concentrated lye,
half a pound to a gallon of water, or by other
effective insecticidal solutions.
Fig. 2 is the juniper scale [Diaspis Carueli),
which is found abundantly on the junipers' and
arbor vita? at the East, and Fig. 3 is another
closely allied insect infesting the euonymus,
which, because of the oblong form of its scale,
is placed in the genus Chionaspis, and is
named Chionaspis euonymi. This insect infests
the euonymus in the Eastern States, but at the
south and at Havana is found upon orange
trees.
Plant Evaporation.— The amount of water
which passes through the roots of a plant is
something enormous. Dr. Laws, of England,
has proven that an average of 2,000 lbs. of wa-
ter is absorbed by a plant for every single pound
of mineral matter assimilated by it. It has been
shown at the French Agricultural Observatory,
at Montsouris, that 7,702 lbs. of water pass
through the roots of a wheat crop for every 10|
lbs. of grain produced. These 727 lbs. of water
are required to produce one pound of grain. It
is also found that more water is needed on poor
soil than on rich. Good, rich soil will produce
a pound of good grain by the absorption of 727
lbs. of water, while very poor soil requires 2,-
700 lbs. of water to give a pound of very poor
grain. ■ ■
Genesis of Metalliferous Veins.
At the last meeting of the Academy of Sciences,
held on Monday evening, Prof. Joseph Le Conte,
of the University of California, read a very in-
teresting paper on "The Genesis of Metallifer-
ous Veins." We have space for a brief extract
only: "The phenomena of metalliferous depos-
its by salfataric action at Sulphur Bank, Califor-
nia, and Steamboat Springs, Nevada, had tended
to confirm what he had previously believed to
be the most probable theory of vein formation.
The structure, mode of occurrence and contents
of these veins no longer leave any room to doubt
that they have been formed by deposit from
solutions. If any doubts still linger in any mind
on this subject, they are now dissipated by the
phenomena of deposit, still in progress at Sul-
phur Bank and Steamboat Springs. The ques-
tion is now settled forever that metalliferous
veins are deposited from liquid forms. He is
satisfied that the old theory of sublimation must
now be abandoned, and minutely described the
process of deposit from solution, constantly go-
ing on at Sulphur Banks, through the agency of
up-coming solfataric waters, when recently lib-
erated from greater pressure and super-heated
conditions. When such solutions approach the
cooler surface of earth's crust, they are relieved "
and enabled to precipitate metallic substances
along their lines of perculation, or in fissures,
forming veins. In studying the conditions of
deposit we must bear in mind that the magnifi-
cent chemistry of nature is far more subtle and
refined than that of the best appointed human
laboratory; and substances which are regarded
as practically unsoluble by man, cannot be so
regarded in the great laboratory of nature.
The infinite patience of nature and the infin-
ite slowness of her operations, must be taken
into account. In the perpetual circulation of
subterranean waters, infinitessimal deposits con-
tinued and accumulated through almost infinite
time, producing large results. Thus mineral
veins may be composed of substances of ex-
tremest insolubility and yet be deposited from
solutions. In fact such extreme insolubility, or
at least very feeble solubility, appears to be a
condition of mineral vein formations, for other-
wise the minerals would in most cases be
brought to the surface, instead of being depos-
ited below. Solubility is notably increased by
heat, especially super-heat, and by pressure.
This beautifully illustrates the law of correlation
and conservation of natural forces, furnishing
an example of the equivalency of mechanical
and molecular forces. There can be no doubt
that the solvent power of water may be in-
creased, without apparent limit, by a corres-
ponding increase of heat and pressure. Hence
waters deep in the interior of the earth, espe-
cially in volcanic regions, where they are under
heavy pressure and super-heat, have their sol-
vent power greatly increased. Such waters
coming up slowly toward the surface through
fissures, would have their solvent power dimin-
ished both by cooling and by relief from pres-
sure, and must of necessity deposit in their
courses, and thus form mineral veins.
The Commonest Forms of Metallic Ore
Are metallic sulphides. The solubility of silica
in alkaline carbonates is well known. He
spoke of organic matter as a universal reducing
substance, with which all these solutions came
more or less in contact. Hot solfataric waters,
circulating at great depths, are necessarily
under heavy pressure, and we know they con-
tain alkaline carbonates and alkaline sulphides
and will take up silica, earthy and metallic car-
bonates and metalic sulphides, which they will
deposit, partly by cooling and partly by relief
from pressure and heat, as they come slowly
toward the surface and thus form metalliferous
veins. Chemical reactions also facilitate the
process. The more we study the chemistry of
nature the more we are impressed with the im-
portance of organic matter as a universal re-
ducing agent. It is quite probable that or-
ganic matter circulated in the same solution
with metallic sulphates and was a frequent
means of reducing these and depositing them as
metallic sulphides. There seems to be a re-
action at the California Geysers, where a black,
inky deposit of iron sulphide is produced by the
action of alkaline sulphide on iron sulphates.
Had this reaction taken place sufficiently slowly,
the sulphide might have been crystalline. All
these methods, and perhaps many others not
yet imagined, may occur, but the first, viz. , by
cooling and relief from pressure, is probably of
most universal occurrence.
He believed many subterranean waters to be
in that veiy slow condition of movement most
favorable to the deposit of minerals in fissures,
where the leeching process proceeds, contribu-
ting something from the wall rocks, but the
main supply of metallic substance comes mainly
from the depths, under conditions of pressure
and super-heat. Nearly all circulating fluids
terminate their movements on the surface.
Metalliferous veins are formed by solfataric ac-
tion, which has been preceded by volcanic ac-
tion. He alluded to the copper and silver-
bearing sandstones of Utah. Sedimentary rocks
derive their mass from the disintegration of
igneous rocks, hence the marvelous variations
in vein constituents. Few metallic deposits are
richer at greatest depths. The crust of the
earth in common with all material things is *
constantly progressing along a perpetual cycle
of changes. He spoke of gold veins as the most
difficult to account for, but explained clearly
their methods of deposit in full accord with the
rules here laid down. In solfataric springs lie ■
claims that nature's process of vein deposits is
clearly revealed, and their study is invaluable.
March 3, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
151
The Ejnjgijmeef^.
American Steamboats Sweep the World.
There Is apparent!) a large and •
market for American Sat river steamers on the
shallow navigable riven of Europe and Aria.
In < Buna tin \ bat e already effected almost a
revolution in tin- water carrying trade <>f that
empire, and we hear that there i-> d brisk de-
mand for them already oo the \ olga, The plan
adopted m that caae by the American builders
Lb to take out the machinery \\ ith them, and to
builvt l' "' timber on tin
This plan produce* a steamer muchcheaper than
the iron river steamers exported from England!
which have been in use there for some time.
Not only is thi ir succi se due to that cause, but
pecially owing to tit*- tact that the Amer
i. .in bout boats onU require a draft of four
bet, while most <•' the English Bteamers re
quire nine feet Even a draft of five [feet
■ navigation through a groat portion of
t In- rivei , i in i I he meed of the wooden Amer
loan boats \* said to be better than thai of am
of their iron competitors. The light droit
of the American boats has opened up a oaviga*
bie length ol some 2,000 to 2,300 miles on the
\ o\ '. which will probably induce considerable
further orders for the other large rivers of Rus-
sia. There should be an equally good market
For such Bteamers On the rivers of the Argen-
tine Republic, which are very wide, but for the
most part shallow. We understand, however,
that there id a Btronc prejudice against them,
owing to their liability to catch fire the first
two which were run on the Plate having been
destroyed by fire. We do not see whj loner-
i. .i mould have a monopoly of Buch Hat bot-
tomed river Bteamers, and we recommend this
to the attention of English ship builders,
though, as a nation, we are said tobe the last to
suit our goods to customers' requirements,
Marfan Emgint ■ r.
A Remarkable Record fob Sapett. — Itis
very easy to make an assertion, but it is not al-
ways easy to prove it. This, however, is not
the case in the present instance. When it is
laid that the New York, Penn. & Ohio railroad
has a record for safety possessed by few, if any,
railroads in the country, the assertion is not
made as an idle boast, but can be borne out by
substantial proofs. }Jut one passenger has been
killed in the history of the road, and that was
through no fault of the company. It was
caused entirely by the person's own carelessness.
With this exception not a single other passenger
has been killed or seriously injured. This cer-
tainly is a remarkable showing when it is con-
sidered that it covers a period of 22 years, and
is exhibited by a road that forms a part of one
of the great trunk lines beween the East and the
West, over which a large volume of travel is
constantly flowing. This record has not been
result of accident; it has been brought about
Spotting of Lockirg-Glasse?.
iblc ol this kind is frequently met with
keepers, [t is gi Derail^ caused by un*
"In. exposure ol the glass to the Bunlight, or to
It IS UOt as
generally known as it should bo, says the
Manufaehtn r and Build* r, that the an
with which Looking*glaases ore coated, to give
theui their perfect reflecting property,
readily crystallized, when exposed evi
short time to direct sunlight, or bo strong heat
from a stove or fire-place. A mirror, bung
where the ran can 9hineonit,issoonspoiledfrom
this cause, taking on a granulated appearance,
w hieh is familiar to most housekeepers, Where
this action is allowed to proceed foi
it involves the whole of the amalgam surface
tlut Is exposed, and the glass becomes worth*
less as a reflect i] Tin continuity of its reflect-
ing surface is de troyed, and it ceaBes to reflect
the outlines of objects with precision. To avoid
this trouble, care Bhould be taken in hanging; if
a glass is placed where the direct ra\
sun can strike it, it Bhould be covered during
that part of the day in which it is s<> exposed.
It is better, of course, to hang it where it will
not be exposed; but this is not always con> enient,
especially with large and exponsive glasses, for
which in modem nouses there is usually pro-
vided a space for their reception.
Where granulation has already commenced,
its further progress maj often be checked, and
tin. glass preserved, by simply changing its po-
sition. As above remarked, Looking-glasses will
be spoiled as well by the action of heat, as by
that of direct sunlight. It is, therefore, impor-
tant to avoid hanging a mirror near a stove or
fire-place, where strung radiant heat will reach
it. If this precaution is neglected, granulation
is likely tu occur, even in a comparatively dark
room, from the action of heat instead of light.
Another thing to be avoided, is having a lamp
or gas jet burning too close to the glass, for
though the heat may not be sufficient to crack
the glass, it will often bring about the same in-
jurious granulation. By observing the precau-
tions above given, many of our readers may
avoid future difficulty. A looking-glass can be
re-silvered for about one-sixth or one-fifth of its
original cost.
Ki.i.« TKICAC <;i.vss Cl i n--' Ai |
iss cylindrical vessels for scientific and
commercial purposes are cut during manufac-
anding them with a thin filament
drawn out from tin molten glass, and then cool
m suddenly by contai t with a cold sul.-
A more sure and perfect method has
been devised by Heir r'ahdt. of Dresden, who
eop]
ueob d i"\ binding mp ws with the two i ■■
ai battery, and made n d-hol u
'"- contact. The rough ed{
offby turning the object round in a blowpipe
flame; and. t.> prevent any unequal contraction
of the parts ■ Lis action, a slight an-
nealing is efl ted in the furnace h on
Spkbh o ■ ln con Bai i.-, The highest ve-
locity ti. imparted to shot i- 1,626 ft.
■ ■■-id. This i- equal tu a mile in 3.2 ■
onus. The velocity of the earth at theeouatoi
due to rotation on its axis, is 1,000 miles p*er
hour, i i' a mil.- in :;.ii gi conda. Therefore, if a
canon bal] were tired due west, and COUld main-
tain its initial velocity, it would beatthe sun in
its apparent journey round the earth.
Tim Best Qi ilita oi < Ihabcoae is made
fr ik. maple, beech and chestnut. Wood
will furnish, when properly charred, about 20
percent, of coal. A bushel of coal from pine
weighs '_>!> pounds ; a bushel of COal From hard-
wood weighs 30 pounds ; 100 parts of «>ak make
nearly 23 of charcoal; red pine, 22,10; white
[line, •_>:!. /■:..-,
An Electric Railway, for the purpose of
carrying passengers around the inside of the
gallery of the building, will be one of the fea-
tures of the Exposition of Railway Appliances
Eo be held in Chicago, May next. The length
nf this railway will be about one-third of a
mile.
Men to a Milk.— The total number of em-
ployes on the *22, 1S4 miles of railway belong-
ing to roads terminating in Chicago, as reported
to the State railroad commissioners, is 1 1 1 ,023.
This is almost exactly live men to a mile.
the i
through the utmost care in every department
connected with the construction and operating of
the road. The building, keeping up and equip-
ment of the road has always, during the 22 years
of its existence, been first rate in every particu-
lar. Equal attentionJias also been paid to the
personnel. None but the most competent men
are put forward as officers and managers, or en-
gaged as employes. Eternal vigilance has been
the price of safety, and it has paid in dollars
and cents as well as in the saving of life and
limb.
Employment of Mules in Coal Mines.—
Upwards of 1,700 mules employed by the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad Coal and Iron
Go's, in connection with mining operations toil
underground daily, At many of the mines the
mules do not see the light of day for a year at a
time, and very often a mule spends ten years of
his life underground. The effect of daylight
upon mules that have been so long in darkness
is blinding. In many instances this blindness
is permanent, the shock of sudden light being
too great for the eyes; but it is the general rule
that the mule staggers around in blindness for a
few7 days, always, however, finding his way to
the feeding bin, and taking true aim with his
heels. At the end of the week, eyesight returns;
lie brays with all the vigor of lung for winch his
kind is celebrated, elevating his tail as an ac-
companiment. There are, in round numbers,
2,300 mules employed in all capacities by
these companies. Many of them are taken up
and down on the cage at the mines daily. In an
economic point of view, they are said to be 33%
cheaper than horses, but that this is offset by
the risk run in employing them.
Railroad Business.— There are now 115,-
000 miles of railway in the United States, which,
reduced to fair values and excluding "watered
stocks" have cost, with the equipment, more
than s.".,0l)0,000,000. This sum is more than
one-tenth of the value of the whole property of
the people of the United States, including pri
vatc lands, and more than one-fifth of the whole
capital which the products of labor have placed
upon the land. In 18S1 the railroad employed
in operating the roads and in construction
1,600,000 persons, equal to a seventh part of the
male adult population* of the United States. In
the same year they paid out §450,000,000 for
wages and material. These figures show the
very great relative importance of railway prop-
erty in this country, and the vast demand for
labor which its service creates, In 18S1 the
railroads of the United States moved 350,000,-
000 tons of freight. Of this tonage more than
nine-tenths was made up of food, fuel, and ma-
terials for shelter, commodities in which the
working people— using that term to distinguish
the great body of the people from capitalists, as
a class — have a common and equal interest as
consumers.
The Care of Infants.
Treatment of Heart Disease.
I here Been a to be almost everywhere, a grow
plaint of heart affections, and tb
Sttrykal Report ,, of New \ oik, hadan
rtiele recently .in thi.- subject, in which rest i-
recominonded as the beat remedj for some kinds
'iti oublos.
Bj llil ■ ■ iitor, we mean n..t positive,
liii' '■ parative rest; m ither do wt n ferto in-
flammatorj affections of the heart, wherein,
'>' the very gravity oi the disease, confine-
ment tn b.-d and consequent n ri I me
wn d. \\ e ari thinking ol tho
■ lit irl i chaustion, bo to speak, of individuals
who e gem ral health and tonicity is mm b i an
down, fr rerwork or abuse, and in whom the
hear! ahares in this general vitiation. Possibly
m i.^ not in itself diseased; its organic
integrity may be perfect, but its muscular walls
maj I- ftabbj and weak, readj to yield, or,
more properly, unable to ,, 9iBt .M1,
strain. If, when in this condition, the
man resorts to any violent muscular
■■■■ ■ '" subjects himself to the influ-
ence Ol Violenl physical emotions, this weak
heart may become mechanically distended in
its efforts to perform the extra labor demanded
of it. Or, it may be. that dilatation has already
taken place to some extent; then does it become
important to allow the organ time fur tin- de-'
eelnpment ut tie' beiielieent hypertrophy that
will do so much to preserve it- integrity.
By rest we mean to advise your patients who
are threatened w ith or already have dilatation of
the heart to do everything slowly, to perform
every act of life deliberately, and to avoid, as
far as possible, all occasions calculated to excite
the passions or emotions. We must ever re-
member what a delicate machine the heart is.
and how easily it can become deranged, and re-
alizing this, must consider how much more care
this « rgan requires when it is already diseased.
We must, under such circumstances, walk
slowly, think slowly, eat slowly— in a word, do
everything slowly. It is not well, and wc do
not recommend the carrying of tins advice to
the verge of laziness; but what we do mean is
that while it is well for all (either sound or dis-
eased) to avoid hurry, it is 10 times more im-
portant, aye, absolutely imperative, for the man
with a weak or diseased heart.
The ( Ilucoke Business. — It is stated by those
connected with the trade, that the glucose busi-
ness is in a bad way; that most of the factories
throughout the country are closed, and that
glucose is selling at a lower price than when
corn was but 30 cents a bushel. The enormous
profits realized by those who first went into its
manufacture created a boom which led to the
building of factories all over the country,
till there has been an over-production. Mean-
while, the novelty has worn off, and the public
has learned that it is a spurious, bastard pro-
duct, having a low intrinsic value, and its use
and consumption have greatly fallen off in favor
of straight sugar goods. The charges that it is
objectionable on sanitary grounds, and injurious
to health, have never been proved, and it is
doubtful if they can be sustained. Its growing
unpopularity arises mainly from the fact of its
low sweetening properties, only about two-fifths
that of sugar syrups, together with more or less
of prejudice, on the ground that it is unwhole-
some. —Chicago Grocer.
American Railroad .System for Japan.—
Recent advices from Japan report that the in-
tention of the Japanese Colonization Depart-
ment is to adopt the American system of railroad
building in the extension of the railroad system
in the northern part of the Empire.
This decision is attributed to the economical
and satisfactory working of the railroad from
Sapparo to the sea coast in Yesso. This road
was built by Col. J. A. Crawford.
Cork Shavings for Vinegar. — The wood
shavings commonly employed in vinegar factories
preserve their activity for a certain length of time,
and then become useless. Bersch explains this on
the supposition that the shavings, becoming
saturated with liquid, get heavier, and press
down on those beneath so hard as to prevent the
air from circulating through them. He, there-
fore, recommends the substitution of the waste
cork from which stoppers, etc. , have been cut,
for the wood chips. The elasticity of the cork
is increased by moisture, so that they cannot
pack together, even in the tallest tanks. Small
organisms exist in the pores of the cork, and
among these, nlany vinegar bacteria, so that the
cork is very active in making vinegar,
Kmtoks I'khss:— Having read in the Rural
Press an inquiry from a lady in Napa, for a rem-
edy for costiveness in infants, and after answer:
ing the mother, C. D. , by letter, I fear she may
not look for an answer through the mail as she did
not give her full name, so I take my pen to tell
you wdiat I know about children. Give them
plenty of warm flannel, good care and good air,
a bath every morning in a warm room, in water
about blood-warm, have a bath-sheet to dry
them in — never a towel, as it chills them. Dry
and rub with a warm hand thoroughly, dust
with ground starch or French-powder, dress in
loose warm flannel, and a slip without starch
around neck or slesves. Let them sleep, sleep,
sleep. Never trot or jump the baby.
Feed as regularly as one can, with meals not
too near together (though I never could feed by
rule) I found all the grain, excellent cooked
without sifting, but cook well, and the milk of
one cow, best a young new milch cowr, that grew
with baby.
I found an infant syringe indispensable to
have healthy, regular children. I use water
about the temperature of the bath, with
a little castile soap in the water
given with the infant syringe every
morning, before or after bath, all that baby
needed, and some of my children have never
had medicine for costiveness, and never any of
them had colic, as is usual with babies, although
I never ate cabbage, or pickles, or vinegar, or
stimulants of any kind while nursing. They
would sleep all night and play all day, when
awake, with one exception. My baby boy,
born the 27th of December, in very cold weather,
under care of the nurse, in drying and powder-
ing, although very careful, the skin was broken,
and it was quite bad before I felt it was
serious at all. It eontmued to get
worse, and I thought it must be kept
scrupulously clean; a mistake however, as I did
not give the tender new skin time to form and
heal. I sent for Dr. Robinson, of Colusa. He
is on the State Board of Health, and one of the
best doctors in the interior. He gave me zinc
salve to put on and leave alone. It acted like
inagic, and since then one of my neighbor's
baby boys had the same trouble very badly.
I sent some of the salve to the distracted
mother (for the child screams continually with
the soreness), and it cured her child, and now
they are never without the salve in the house.
I am sure Dr. Robinson will not object to my
writing this after seeing how my poor baby was
relieved.— Mks. Lti>a M. Peterson, Maxwell,
Cal.
BfiOOD Diet.— A French savant, M. Reg-
nard, lTas been lately trying the effect of a
"blood diet" on lambs. Three lambs, which for
some unexplained cause had been abandoned by
their mothers, were fed on "powdered blood"
with the most gratifying results. The lambs in-
creased in size in the most marvelous fashion,
and attained unusual proportions for their age.
The coats of wool also became double in thick-
ness. Encouraged by his success with the lambs
M. Regnard is now feeding some [calves ou
blood
Malaria is New England— Suggestive
Facts.— A short time ago the key to the mys-
terious extension of malarial diseases in New
England was supposed to have been found in
the damming of the streams for manufacturing
purposes. Now the Boston Adri Him >■ says
that intelligent, people living in the districts
Invaded, say that the appearance of malaria in
New England dates from the introduction of
the cultivation of tobacco on a large scale upon
the intervales of the Connecticut, and that its
spread has kept even pace with the extended
growing of this crop. The most plausible
theory of the introduction and propagation of
the serial poison is this: The tobacco crop is a
proverbially exhaustive one. To keep up the
productiveness of the soil fertilizers arc freely
used. The manure is brought from New York
City, mostly in scows, which are unloaded on
the banks of the river where the cargo Is to be
used. All the autumn and winter these heaps
of putrid matter are fermenting and breeding
disease. The air that comes in contact with
these piles of filth is contaminated and ren-
dered unfit for human lungs to inhale, as it is
offensive to the senses.
The Decay of Teeth. — From a receut exami-
nation by Dr. Franzius, of the teeth of GuO sol-
diers in Russia, it appeared that 25$, or nearly
40 had dental caries. He rinds that, of all the
teeth, the third molar is most often affected,
sucli cases making up one-half of all the cases.
The teeth areaffected inaeertain successive order;
first the lower third molar is attacked, then the
upper, thenthelowerfourth molar, andso on. The
incisors and the canme teeth of the lower jaw
stand last in the line. The durability of the
upper teeth stands to that of the lower as three
to two. The teeth in persons of fair complexion
and hair are less durable than those of dark
complexion and hair (40 to 37 ', ). Stature has a
manifest influence on the durability of the teeth,
which increases with decrease of bight, and via
versa. (Dr. Franzius seeks an explanation of
this curious fact in a less perfect outer circulation
in tall men than in short men.) The right teeth
show a greater vitality than the left. The con-
ditions of the soldier's life do not show any
harmful influence on the state of the teeth.
IJenivkai. Paralysis — Dr. Philip Tenner, in
the Cincinnati Lancet ami Clinic, defines the
disease as an affection of the anterior portion of
the cerebrum, of that part which the study of
comparative anatomy and anthropology indi-
cates to be the seat of intelligence, and which
modern experimental investigations indicate to
contain the motor centers. The pathological
anatomy consists of changes in the membranes of
the brain, usually most marked in the anterior
portions, as well as changes in the cortex and
subcortical regions, affecting chiefly the anterior
cerebral convolutions. Its earlier symptoms
consist chiefly of morbid manifestations of intel-
ligence, such as want of judgment, loss of mem-
ory, boastfulness, etc., and of failure of the
motor functions occurring simultaneously and
progressing correlatively with the mental dis-
i turbances.
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS. — Placing Frue Concentrators; Working
Blue and White Cement, 145- Passing Events; Duty
of a Miner's Inch of Water; The Albion Mine Difficulty;
Processes for Silver Ores; Tunnel Locations, 152- Mine
Timbering— No. 4, 153. Patents and Inventions;
Notices of Recent Patents, 156.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — Arrangement of Shafts and
Pulleys for Quarter-Twist Belt; Proper Position for Frue
Concentrator with Relation to Battery in Gold Mill, 145
Scale Insects Infesting the Rose, the Juniper and the
Euonymils, 150 Timbers for Mines, 153.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. — "Steel-Iron;"
Aid of Machinery to Labor; Forging a Rudder; A
Smokeless Locomotive; Paper or Cast-iron for Car
Wheels; The Manufacture of Bessemer Steel, 147.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS- Sweeping the Skies;
Man and Animals; Absorption of Hydrogen; How a
Man Walks; A New Danger; A Thermostat Current
Meter; Jupiter's Spot; Studying Nature, 147.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 148.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New
Mexico, Oregon aud Utah, 148-9-
THE ENGINEER.— American Steamboats Sweep the
World; A Remarkable Record for Safety; Railroad Busi-
ness; American Railroad System for Japan, 151.
USEFUL INFORMATION.-Spotting of Looking
Glasses; Employment of Mules in Coal Mines; The
Glucose Business; Cork Shavings for Vinegar; Electrical
Glass Cutting; Speed of Cannon Balls; Men to a Mile,
151.
GOOD HEALTH.— The Care of Infants; Blood Diet;
Treatment of Heart Disease; Malaria in New England —
Suggestive Facts; The Decay of Teeth; General Paraly-
sis, 151.
MISCELLANEOUS.— Wyoming Mines; The Fauna
of Arizona; An English Zinc Mine; A Government
Asked for Alaska; California Production and Commerce,
146. How to Foretell Frost; Diaspinse; Genesis of
Metalliferous Veins, 150.
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 149 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dividend Xotice — Bulwer Con. Mining Co., S. F.
Iron Sluice Riffles — A. B. Paul, San Francisco.
Passing Events.
The lack of rain is causing some uneasiness.
There is very little snow in the mountains, and
the miners now think they will have a very
short water season. It is said there is less snow
on the high ranges than was ever known at this
season in the history of the State.
It is worthy of note that, in the old Table
Mountain mines, some very good results have
lately been developed. In the old New York
claim they have been taking out some gravel
worth $10 a pan, and several of the other claims
are doing well. Most of the mines are old ones,
worked years ago, and left idle for a long time.
The warm weather of late has been an in-
centive to prospectors to get ready for their
work, as spring will soon be here. It is prob-
able that this season there will be more pros-
pectors on foot than ever before. Idaho, Mon-
tana and New Mexico will no doubt be the
favorite fields, and there mil be some little
emigration to Alaska. The mining field on this
coast is a very broad one, however, and there is
plenty of room for earnest workers.
British Columbia.— We intend publishing,
next week, a double edition of the Mining and
Scientific Press devoted specially to the in-
terests of British Columbia. We have prepared
a fine large map, showing the main geographi-
cal features of the region. It also shows the
mining regions and the general geology. With
this will be a descriptive article by a gentleman
who is familiar with British Columbia, and
more particularly with its mining territory.
The Press, in addition, will contain' its usual
varied contents and numerous illustrations.
Duty of a Miner's Inch of Water.
What percentage of the material removed
from hydraulic mines comes down into the val-
ley it is impossible for any one to state with
exactness, there not being sufficient data at
hand to enable any engineer, no matter how
competent, to make an exact estimate. Such
data can only be obtained by elaborate surveys.
The best and most accurate method for de-
termining the quantity of solid material dis-
charged at the dump of a hydraulic mine, is to
ascertain the "duty" of a miner's inch of water
on that particular mine; or in other words, the
number of cubic yards that is removed by a
miner's inch of water when used consecutively
for 24 hours. Testimony elicited in the pend-
ing case of TVoodruff against the North Bloom-
field Mining Co., shows that after a series of
very careful experiments and observations made
by the most competent persons, at a time long
before litigation was commenced, and when
there was certainly no object in producing in-
correct or exaggerated results, almost certainty
has been and can be arrived at by that method.
A "miner's 24-hour inch" of water is 2,230
cubic feet. A careful measurement of the cubic
contents of a portion of the mine is made for
the purposes of this demonstration, and that
portion is washed away; the number of inches
of water used and the length of time occupied
in the removal of the bank being carefully no-
ted, a simple calculation gives the duty of a
miner's 24-hour inch on that bank.
For the purpose of ascertaining the quantity
of solid material which is carried by the water
to the end of the flume (or dump), we multiply
the number of miner's inches by 24 hours, used
in the mine, by the duty of each inch, and the
product represents the amount of material used.
Thus, for instance, at the Bloomfield mine care-
ful measurements, numbering through a series
of years, show that now the duty of an inch at
that mine is tlvree and one half cubic yards. A
stream of 2,S00 inches is used per day; here
there are 9,800 cubic yards washed into Hum-
bug canyon, each day the mine is at work at
its fullest capacity.
To determine the percentage of solid material
carried by the water, we multiply three and
one half yards by 27, giving 94i cubic feet; di-
viding this by 2,230, the number of cubic feet
represented by a miner's inch, there results
four and one third per cent, of material carried
by the water, including not only that held in
suspension, but also that rolling along the bot-
tom of the flume.
This shows that the statement of some per-
sonsthat eight per cent, ofsolid material passes
in suspension from these mines is incorrect. To
carry eight per cent, of sediment, both in sus-
pension aud rolling along the bottom of the
flume, according to the rule stated, the correct-
ness of which cannot be successfully disputed,
it would require from the mines referred to
nearly seven cubic yards per 24-hours' inch.
Observations show that at the Excelsior mine
the duty of a miner's 24-hours' inch does not
exceed two cubic yards, which gives about two
and one quarter per cent, carried by the water
to the dump. At the Milton mine the duty is
two and four tenths cubic yards, or about three
per cent, carried to the dump. At the North
Bloomfield mine the duty is three and one half
cubic yards, or about four and one third per
cent, discharged from the flume.
The Albion Mine Difficulty.
Our Eureka correspondent, Mr. Joseph, sends
us the following note in the matter of the Albion
mini, under date of February 26th: "No such
failure in the management of a promising, and
no doubt valuable mine, has ever been recorded
in Eureka district as that of the Albion. Dur_
ing the long course of litigation that followed
the first discovery of an ore body in the mine,
the sympathies of the people of Eureka were
with the Albion Co., for the reason that they
desired to have three large companies operating
in the district in place of only two. To-day the
same people are almost unanimous in the wish
that the Richmond Co. had won every suit and
held every inch of ground for which they
fought. During the past week attachments
have been levied amounting to $75,000, and
liens have been filed for about $15,000. It is
estimated that $20,000 additional will cover the
amount of the company's indebtedness in
Eureka. I learn that §110,000 will cover the
amount of the San Francisco indebtedness,
The total indebtedness of the company is
variously estimated from $220,000 to $320,000.
No one however knows positively but inside
parties. While several nf the miners have filed
liens, there are some who will not, they express-
ing belief that the mine will come out all right.
There is a difference of opinion as to the mine,
some of the miners freely stating that it looks
better to-day than it ever did, and others to the
contrary. Mr. Williams, the foreman, says that
ore has been struck on the main (335 foot) level,
in the Uncle Sam crosscut. This result of this
reckless management is a severe blow to our
camp, and what the outcome will be, it is im-
possible to foresee.
Processes for Silver Ores.
The great variety of processes still employed
for the extraction of silver in different parts of
the world, and each one possessing advantages
over the others for the treatment of the ores of
particular localities, are rendered necessary by
the great diversity existing in the associates of
the metal, the very large amount of materials
that it is necessary to operate upon, owing to
the argentiferous minerals often occurring
minutely disseminated through large propor-
tions of an earthy gangue, more or less inti-
mately mixed with oi*es or compounds of other
metals, as galena, copper ores, etc. The meth-
ods employed for the separation of metallic sil-
ver from its ores, or metallurgic products, in
which it exists in notable quantity, may, how-
ever, be classed under three heads. The
different methods of amalgamation employed,
based upon the solubility of metallic silver in
mercury, and the subsequent ready expulsion of
the latter on the application of heat to the
amalgam include:
1. The Mexican methods of amalgamation in
2. The European system of amalgamation in
casks, known also as the "barrel process."
3. The methods of amalgamation in kettles or
pans.
There are various wet methods for the ex-
traction of silver from its sulphides by first
converting them into chloride or sulphate,
which is then dissolved out by water, solution
of common salt, or other suitable solvent, and
the silver subsequently deposited by precipita-
tion from the solution so obtained, these
methods including —
1. "Augustin's" method, by which the ore,
or cuprous regulus, is converted into argentic
chloride, which is then extracted by a solution
of sodic chloride, and the silver afterwards
precipitated by metallic copper.
2. The method of "Ziervogel" for the con-
version of argentic sulphide into sulphate, which
is subsequently dissolved out by hot water, and
the silver precipitated as cement silver, as in
the Augustin process.
3. The method of "Von Patera," by which
the argentic sulphide is converted into chloride,
which is then dissolved out by a solution of
sodic hyposulphite, from which the silver is re-
precipitated as argentic sulphide freed from
other metals, the sulphide being then reduced
by the application of heat.
Then there are the methods in which the sil-
ver is concentrated in a quantity nf lead, from
which it is subsequently separated by the pro-
cess of cupellation. The silver is argentiferous
copper matte, or other regulus, which was form-
erly separated by amalgamation methods, etc.,
is frequently separated by these methods, and
very rich silver ores are also treated by these
methods; while, in fact, all silver ores may be
treated by fusion with galena or other lead-yield-
ing product, with the separation perhaps of a
larger portion of silver than is effected by the
amalgamation processes; but owing to the scar-
city of fuel in certain localities, and the expense,
this method cannot be applied, and the methods
of amalgamation are there accordingly more
convenient and economical.
Although they are unable at pi-esent to get
their ores reduced, on account of the freezing
up of the water mills, the miners down about
Silver City are still hard at work in their mines.
It is said that work is being done on not less
than 30 little mines down in that neighborhood,
from all of which more or less paying ore is be-
ing taken out.
The Lake Superior (Mich.) iron mines pro-
duced 2,943,300 tons of ore in 18S2, valued at
§24,237,200. The iron product of Michigan is
of more value than the silver product of any
State in the Union.
Tunnel Locations,
Miners generally do not seem to understand
as clearly as they should the provisions of the
laws regarding tunnel location, either as to the
rights of the locators themselves or those dis-
covering or owning claims near the line. We
will endeavor in this article to point out such
facts as prospectors and miners should remem-
ber in this connection.
It has always been the policy of the Uovern-
ment — as shown by the statutes providing for
the disposal of the public lands containing min-
erals— to prevent an individual or company
from acquiring title to large tracts of mineral
land. Because, therefore, men start a tunnel
into a hill, it does not give them the right to
the hill or to a tract 3,000 feet long and 1,500
feet wide, as many persons erroneously suppose
to be the case. This would be a hundred acres
or so, and there is no authority for locations of
this size, either in any local law or Congres-
sional enactments.
Section 2,323 of the Revised Statutes pro-
vides that where a tunnel is run for the devel-
opment of a vein or lode, or for the discovery
of mines, the owners of such tunnel shall have
the right of possession of all veins or lodes
within 3,000 feet from the face of such tunnel
on the line thereof not previously known to ex-
ist, discovered in such tunnel, to the same ex-
tent as if discovered from the suiface, and loca-
tions on the line of this tunnel, of veins or lodes
not appearing on the surface, made by other par-
ties after the commencement of the tunnel, and
while the same is being prosecuted with reasona-
ble diligence, are invalid; but failure to prose-
cute the work on the tunnel for six months is
considered an abandonment of the right to all
undiscovered veins or lodes on the line of the
tunnel. This is not an abandonment of ledges
found.
The effect of this is simply to give the pro-
prietors of a mining tunnel, run in good faith,
the possessory right to 1,500 feet of any blind
lodes cut, discovered or intersected by such tun-
nel, which were not previously known to exist,
within 3,000 feet from the point of commence-
ment of the tunnel, and to prohibit other
parties, after the commencement of the
tunnel, from prospecting for and mak-
ing locations of lodes on tin- lint thereof,
and within the distance of 3,000 feet, unless
the lodes appear on the surface as were previ-
ously known to exist.
The term "face" is construed to mean the
first working face formed on the tunnel, and to
signify the point at which the tunnel actually
enters cover; it being from this point that the
3,000 feet are to be counted, iipon which out-
side prospecting is prohibited.
To avail themselves .of the benefits of this
provision of law, the proprietors of the tunnel
have to give notice of the location, and care-
fully mark lines and boundaries, the actual
or proposed course or direction of the tunnel,
hight and width thereof, etc. The Land Office
takes particular care that no improper advan-
tage is taken of this provision of law, by people
who make locations to attempt to monopolize
the lands lying in front of their tunnels, to the
detriment of the mining interests and exclu-
sion of bona fide prwpectors.
We have italicized .the words in the law
speaking of the line of the tunnel; because the
line of the tunnel is held to be the width
thereof and no more, and upon thin line only is
prospecting for blind lodes prohibited while the
tunnel is in progress. The width of the loca-
tion is restricted to the actual width of the tun-
nel now. For instance, if a tunnel is six feet
wide, the location covers 3,000 feet long and six
feet wide. On either side of this any one may
prospect and take up such claims as he may
find.
Stakes or monuments are to be placed along
the line of the tunnel to mark its course and
position. The tunnel is a means of discovery.
When a lode is discovered, the tunnel pro-
prietor must proceed in locating his surface
ground, staking it off, posting notice, record-
ing, etc., as if the mine was discovered from
the surface.
Upon a line represented by the width of the
tunnel, prospecting for blind lodes is prohibited
while the working of the tunnel is in progress;
and the right is granted to the tunnel owner to
1,500 feet of each blind lode not previously
known to exist, which may he discovered in the
tunnel; but other parties are no way debarred
March 3, 1883]
Mining and Scientific Press.
153
bom prospecting t or blind Lodi - or running tun-
nels so long as they keep without the '.'■
1 line being required by regula-
tion t-. 1»- marked on the surface by stakes or
monuments. When a lode i^ struck by run-
ning .i tunnel, the owoera have the optii
cording their claim <>t \,'ah) feet all ou one *ide
.»f the point of dis ■ tl> on one Bide
Mv on the other; but in no case -Hi the)
rd a claim as to absorb the actual or con
-tin.tr. . -session of other parties on
a lode which has been I and claimed
outside the line of the tunnel, before the dis-
■ j thereof in the tunnel.
tunnel rights are expected to use
reasonable diligence mi working and advancing
their tunnel. There is no specified amount to
in the ownership of tunnels;
bat the law provides that if no work i
six months it is a virtual abandonment of the
right to all undi*covt red veins on the line of the
tunnel.
It has been decided that ao patents can issue
for a vein or lode without Burface ground.
Tli.T.inie it is held that the survey of a
vein or lode discovered in a tunnel, can not
be made until the apes th< reoi lias
cortaincd bj sinking a shaft 01 bj follow,
ing it upon its dip from the point of discover]
There is no provision of lau for patenting
tunnel locations. Such lodes, however, as are
discovered in running the tunnel maj l"
patented in the usual w ay.
The Aot "f February II, 1875, credits to a
lodeolaim the expenditures made in runnings
tunnel for the purpose of developing the lo<le
owned bj the proprietors of the tunnel. No
surface work will then have to be done to hold
tli.- claim,
The right of possession of veins or lodes
granted by Act of Congress to tunnel owners,
is dependent, among other things, upon diet ■>•>•> ry
of the vein or h»le in the tunnel, The effect of
the Act is to give a party running a tunnel for
any purpose, whether for prospecting >>v devel-
opment, tin- right to pre-empt and Locate any
and all lodes not previously known to exist, dis-
eov( red in such tunnel, to the same extent iia it
discovered from the surface.
It. by local custom, the owner of one mining
claim has a right to construct a tunnel through
an adjoining claim, in order to enable him to
work his own claim, a Court of Equity may en-
join any interference with that right.
An expenditure of more than $1,">00 by the
Owners of an adjoining chum on the portion of a
tunnel running through the premises embraced
in an application for patent, in case the appli-
cants were tu have an interest iu such tunnel,
is considered an expenditure, under the mining
law, upon the claim applied for.
Where a lode had been discovered and located
on the surface, and it remained in doubt whether
it was the same lode which had been cut by a
tunnel below, and the said tunnel was prose-
cuted for blind lodes, as well as for the lode dis-
covered on the surface, a Nevada Court has held
that not only could the habt ndum of a deed
which was uncertain as to its conveyance of the
ledge be used to explain or qualify the descrip-
tion of the granting clause, but that parol evi-
dence was admissible to show the circumstances
under which the deed was made, to reach the
intent of the parties as to the ledge.
It will be seen that where there has been a
total abandonment of, or a failure to prose-
cute work on a tunnel for six months, the party
or parties claiming the tunnel forfeit the right
to the undiscovered veins on the line. Should
either of the parties claiming the tunnel refuse
or fail to contribute his proportion of the ex-
penditures required by Section '2324 upon a lode
owned by them, or in running a tunnel for the
purpose of developing a particular lode or lodes
owned by them, the co-owners who have made
the required expenditure may proceed against
the delinquents in the ordinary manner pre-
scribed for lode claims. This is an important
point for miners to remember.
As we have before stated, a tunnel site under
the law cannot exceed in length 3,000 feet, and
the width is the actual width of the tunnel it-
self. The Commissioner of the Land Office has
decided that a tunnel owner would have the
right to the timber growing upon this tract, so
long as he complies with the law in running the
tunnel.
It was decided in a Nevada court, in the
case of Bullion M. Co. vs. the Crcesus M. Co.,
that "when a suit is brought for a blind ledge,
bounded by walls found at a A ptfa or -_n h i feet
below the surface, the ledge only, and no part
of tin- surface can be reooi
We append the form of a location certificate
for a tunnel claim :
Knon all men by th. se pi- sente, that the un-
d, citizens of the United States, have
daj "i 188 , claimed b)
I 'im, for the pur]
covering and working veins, lod
on the line thereof [cutting the lode, and
is the lode. 1 Said tunnel claim is
situated iu the mining district, county of
, state ot , and the Location and
bounds of said tmnul are staked on the surface
at the place or commencement and ten..
thereof. Said claim i- 1 e particularly de-
scribed as folio I ! t :ln 1 I milieu.'.'
ment and termination by reference to natural
menl monuments, and the
lim '". com ■ i distances, | hate. I
188 — ■ , Locator.
These facts, ffhich we have taken some little
trouble to compile from the U. S. Revised
Statutes, decisions of the courts, decisions of
Secretary of tin- Interior and rulings of the I'.
Mine Timbering— No. 4.
Timbering of Shafts.
A- practiced ontheComstocktand
0 t, the shaft timbering consists ol
1 ibs "i square timl
tally. 1'.. in feet apai I
introduced betw< on them. Eochhorison-
I I Ot Oi '.-ut live
feet in depth. < boss timbers for the partitions
U'tw-rii the compartments form .1 part 0
set. The whole 1- covered '■<! tin- outside bj a
lagging ol thre th plank placed vertically. This
method of timbering is illustrated bj Beveral
drawings on this page. Pig. I represents the
plan of the -halt, or of one horizontal set ot
timbers; 8. 8. are the longitudinal or sill tim-
bers; '/'. '/'. ; the 1 1 ani vei .-< end timbers; /'.,
partition timbers; A., guide rods, between which
gains cut in the sill timbers
to receive tin ends ol tie- posts. 'The sheathing
or lagging is seen inclosing the whole frame.
Pig, 2 is ;. tranBvereQ section through the par-
Pumping Compartment. Hoisting Compartment. Hoisting 1 oinpartment Hoisting
FIG. l.-PLAN OP A FOUR COMPARTMENT SHAFT.
Fig. 2.— Transverse Section Through Partition.
Fig, 3.— End View of Frame.
Fig. 4. —Longitudinal Section of Shaft.
■S. Land Office, are worthy of preservation in
this condensed form, and miners will do well to
cut the article nut and put it away for
reference.
Manganese as Flux.— The Tombstone com-
pany's smelter at Charleston has again shut
down. It is said that it will start up again
about the 1st of March. We fear that it will
have to be admitted that manganese as a flux,
other than in limited quantities, will have to be
pronounced a failure. There seems to be no
substitute for lead in smelting dry ores, and
the Tombstone company's tailings are too poor
in lead to make the smelting a success, except
more lead can be got to work with them.—
Tombstone Republican.
The original Benson smelter haB been torn
down, and a Pacific coast furnace has been put
up in its place. This shows that there is no
money in putting up a square barn of a concern,
where cold corners are always causing the fur-
nace to freeze up. — Tombttoit*- Republican,
The Bodie Miner says that Sweetwater is
supposed by many to be a better camp to Viet on
for permanency than Cory.
THE engineer, who hoisted to the surface the
last lot of men that came out of the
lower levels alive at the time of the Yellow
Jacket disaster on the Comstock, was Frank
Kellogg, who died recently in Mason valley.
The Deadwood-Terra mine passed the divi-
dend this month for the first time since the
consolidation of these claims.
Fig. 5. -End View of Shaft.
1, between the pumping com-
tition P, of Fig.
partment and the adjoining hoisting compart-
ment, looking toward the latter. In this figure,
O, 67, are the posts; S, the sill timbers; P, the
partition timbers, the ends of which are framed
with short tenons that are received in gains cut
m the sill timbers and the ends of the posts; ?',
guide roil; /, lagging or sheathing.
Fig. '.\ is an end view of the frame shown in
Fig. I. The single piece, T, forms the ends,
while the double pieces, P, forming the parti-
tions, are seen beyond. The other letters de-
note the same parts as in Fig. 2.
The outer timbers of each set, that is, the two
sides and ends of the main frame, are 14 inches
square. The posts, 10 in number, four at the
corners and two at each end of the three parti-
tions, are of the same size. The dividing tim-
bers forming the partitions are 1 2 inches square.
These partitions, as may be seen in the draw-
ing, are not close, no planking or lining being
used on them, but two pieces of timber are em-
ployed, one above the other, at each set, leav-
ing open spaces of about three feet between the
sets.
The ground through which these shafts pass
being generally too unsettled to allow of sink-
ing to any considerable depth without support,
the work of timbering is necessarily done from
above downward, as the sinking progresses.
The method of putting these timbers in place is
al»out a* Mb iv. x
When round has been <■
below the buri set ol tiuibi ra, for eonv< uiontrj
putting ui another tower set, the I01
■ 1 sill pioci -. il the set
already framed ■ .ml \\&\
ing ^;iins cut for the posts ami cross*pi< cos, or
ties, are lowered down and put approximately
in plact : being hung by chains to tin- last Be1
already fixed above. Tin- siU pieces are usually
in two parts, each about IS feet long, butted i"
gether al the middle, without splice or framing.
The ends, crost 1 -ami ]n^t.> are then fitted
as mail\ as possible into their proper places.
This being done, several Long, round
iron bolts, each made in two parts
with a tightening screw in tin/ middle, are
passed through tin: new Bet and the one, oi
sometimes two or more, above. Ever} thing
being approximately in its place, the in n ■■ 1
is adjusted exactly to its proper position, l-\
meant of the tightening bcsowb on the bolts
by which it nOW hangs t" the set above. The
lagging is then put in behind the timbers, and
between the plank and the ground are inserted
pieces of Bpilingand wedge-timber, which are
driven into place or forced in by jaekserews as
firmly as possible. Once fixed in this manner,
everything is held by lateral pressure; the
bolts by which the set was at first suspended
are, allowed to remain tor a time and then with-
drawn, for use in placing succeeding sets.
The shafts on the I !omstock timbered in
tins manner generally stand very well and are
maintained in good condition. When move
tnenta of ground force any part of the work
out of line, the disturbed sets may be taken out
and replaced by new, or readjusted without
difficulty; and, unless the ground is verj bad,
with a tendency to move in large masses, the
perpendicular line of the shaft may be well
preserved.
When it becomes necessary to retimber a
shaft or any considerable part of it, the work
is usually carried on in one compartment or one
half of the shaft, while the remaining compart-
ments are kept for use in the ordinal)' opera-
tions of the mine.
Nearly all the deep shafts of the Comstock
mines have required more or less retimbermg.
This has been especially the case in the deeper
portions, near the vein, where the ground passed
through is sometimes very heavy, consisting of
massive clay which exerts a tremendous pres-
sure on the timbers. To withstand this latter
it is sometimes necessary to resort to methods
still more substantial than that just deseribed.
In uncommonly heavy ground a shaft is timbered
with double sets, and outer set inclosing the or-
dinary single set, giving additional strength to
the frame. In the bad ground very large ex-
pense is involved for the proper maintenance of
the work. Home of the retimbering is done
with 14-inch timbers, placed in sets not four
feet apart, as just described, but close together,
making a solid casing 14 inches thick. In
some shafts the sill pieces are made iu two
parts of unequal length, one long and one short
piece, and in each succeeding set these pieces
are so placed as to break joints, the joint run
ning opposite one or the other of the timber
partitions between the compartments. The
corners of the frame are joined together simply
with a mitred joint (as shown in Fig. 1); and
the end pieces are placed transversely between
them, in sueh a manner that the end of each
transverse piece bears with half its thickness
against two adjacent sill pieces.
Figs. 4 and "> illustrate this method of con-
struction. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of a
portion of the shaft, showing one end and two
partitions. The sill timbers are laid close to
gether, one upon another; the end timbers are
placed in a similar manner, but breaking joints
with the sill timbers, as shown in Fig. ;"», which
is an end view of the shaft. The partition tim-
bers are placed like the end timbers, one upon
another, but their ends are not let into the sill
timbers by any gaih or mortice; the sills are
dressed smoothly to receive the ends of the par-
tition timbers, which are then put in place
without any framing.
The cost of making these shafts is not very
readily ascertained, because, in most cases, the
expense of making the shaft is involved in the
accounts with other general expenses of the
mine, so that an accurate and minute analysis
is almost impossible. One shaft, cited by Mr.
Hague, at a' depth of 1,129 feet, had cost $180
per foot. Beeper shafts cost more in propor-
tion.
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[March 3, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending February 13, 1SS3.
270 112.— Rotary Harrow— Tas R Bane, Gi'roy, Cal.
272,197*— Buckle— Geo. W. Blake, Port Townsend,
\V. T.
272,116.— Atmospheric Bed— E. Elochman and Geo.
'272,117.'— Camera Shutter.— D. L. Boydson, Volcano,
Cal
272,252.— Manufacture ok Candy— C. W. Hellen-
brand. Silem, Oregon. .
272,046.— Seeder and Cultivator — J. E. Henns,
'Collegeville, Cal.
272,376.— Car Coupling— John L. Look, Yuba City,
Cal. '
272,296,— Construction of Jails — Samuel M. McLean,
Modesto. Cal.
272,348. — Car Brake— E. T. Stone, Spanish Hollow,
Oregon.
272,171. — BuNTLINEFOR REEFING Sails— IraA Storer,
'272,i75.— Trace Hook— C. P. Wakefield, Cressey, Cal
272^177.— Two-wheeled Vehicle— Benj. P. Whitney,
Potter Valley, Cal.
272,178.— Grain Separator— Martin Wilcox, Paskenta,
Week Ending Feb. 20, 1SS3.
272,509.— Ore Concentrator— J. M. Adams and W.
F. Carter, S. F.
272,530.— Device for Dressing Saw Teeth— S. H.
Chase, San Jose, Cal.
272,653.— Producing Cool Atmosphere in Rooms,
Etc.— H. D. Cogswell, S. F.
272,654 — Distributing Refrigerated Air and
Water— H. D. Cogswell, S. F.
272,549 —Fruit Stoner— Louis C. Hill, Myrtle Creek,
Oregon
272,557.— Two-Wheeled Vehicle— Geo. P. Kimball,
S. F.
272,564. — Amalgamator— S. G. Lindsey, Salt Lake
City, Utah Ten
272,725 — Envelope— David Lubin, Sacramento, Cal.
272,658 —Truss Bridge— D. B Matlock, Millville, Cal.
£72,582. — Gas Purifying Screen— E. M. Provonchar,
Vallejo. Cal.
272,592 —Water Wheel Bucket— Charles D. Smith,
Amador, Cal.
272,599.— Assay Furnace— J. C. Tappeiner, Bisbee,
Arizona Ter.
272,607.— Piston Water Meter — Frank Walker,
Tombstone, Arizona Ter.
272,815.— Two-Wheeled Vehicle— E. Whltmore, S. F.
272,633.— Locomotive — A. E. and H. Blackmail, Sno-
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Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Buntline for Reefing Sails, — Ira A. Storer,
S. F. Dated Feb. 13, 1S83. No. 272,171. This
invention relates to certain improvements in
aails and their running gear; and it consists in
the addition of certain lines which the inventor
calls "purchase buntlines" whereby a portion
of the sail may be hauled up to render the
clewing up for the remainder an easier matter;
and in certain strengthening ropes upon the for-
ward part of the sail. When a sail is very large,
as in a top-gallant sail, for instance, great diffi-
culty is found in clewing them up. This has led
to the placing on large vessels of two yards — the
upj>er and lower top-gallant yard — and of bend-
ing on each a top- gallant- sail-upper and lower.
These sails are each worked by its own set of
running gear and the advantage obtained is in
dividing a large sail into two smaller ones, each
of which is comparatively easy to be handled.
But the obvious objections to the plan are, that
a sail is more effective as a single sail than when
the same amount of canvas is made into two
sails; that there is too much weight aloft; that
it requires too much gear; and that two yards
and gearing are more expensive than one. The
object of Mr. Storer's invention is to retain the
single large sail, and, by a proper arrangement
of additional running gear, avoid the difficulty
of clewing up, and also by a proper strengthen-
ing of the sail to economize in the character of
the canvas and still have the sail as strong as
before.
Rotary Harrow.— James R. Bane, of Gilroy,
California. No. 272,112. Dated Feb. 13, 1883.
This invention relates to certain new and useful
improvements in rotary harrows, and more
especially to that class in which concentric rings
are made to revolve in opposite directions. The
improvements consist in the means by which
the opposite rotation is effected, and in a
means for supporting the harrow rings to limit
the depth to which the teeth may penetrate, and
to prevent friction. The object of this inven-
tion is to provide an effective and simple har-
row.
Grain Separator.— Martin Wilcox, of Pas-
kenta, California. No. 272,178. Dated Feb.
13, 18S3. This invention relates to improved
means for separating wheat from barley, oats,
and small grains or seeds, after the grain has
been cleaned from the straw and chaff.
In countries where malaria is prevalent, or where
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30 16U
30.244 30.234,
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30 227
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MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THERMOMETER.
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PREVAILING WIND.
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Bstheticism appears to be dying out in Eng-
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I have an Iron R:fne, adapted for Hydraulic, Drift and
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The followine speaks for itself :
Indian Spring Drift Mine, Feh. 26, 1SS3.
Mr. A. B. Paul: — T have tried year Rimes thorough'y,
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gold in four weeks' run, I shall wain 100 more. I am not
afraid to vruch for them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spriug Di ift Mine.
San Francisco Metal Market
[WHOLESALE.]
Thursday, Feb. 28, 1883.
Antimony.—
Per pound @ 15
Iron.—
American, Pig, Bof t, ton — — (tt>3l 00
Scotch, Pig, ton 27 00 @29 00
American White Pig, ton — — (S — -
Oregon Pig, ton @30 00
Clipper Gap, Nos. 1 to 4 @
Refined Bar 4 @
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Machinery 12 @ 14
Coppeh,—
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Nails — @ —
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Old — @ 8
Bar ! — & —
Cement, 100 tine — @ 15J
Lead.—
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Bar •- O 6
Pipe — ft* 8
Sheet — @ 9
Shot, discount 10% on 500 Bags
Drop, per bag — @ 2 10
Puck, " — @ 2 30
Uhilled " — @ 2 50
Tin Plates.—
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Coke 6 2F@6 40
Banca Tin — @25 10
Australian — @25 00
I. C. Charcoal Rooting 14x20 — @ 6 90
Zinc—
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Zinc, sheet 7x3 ft. 7 to 10 lb, lees the cask. ... — @ 10
Nails.—
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Quicksilver..—
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Flasks, new @ 1 25
Flasks, old <jpi> 1 05
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"THE $1,000 CHALLENGE"
Ore Feeder for Quartz JVf ills.
OVER 800 ARE NOW IN USE, GIVING ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
Awarded First Premium at the Tenth and Twelfth Industrial Fairs of the Mechanics' Institute.
Twenty Per Cent. More Ore Crushed with Fifteen Per Cent. Less Wear of Iron than by and Feeding.
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Koulshy 20 Stamp Tuolumne county, Cal.
Sheep -Ranch, . ,
..Calaveras
. Auiudor
.Bodie Dla.. Mono,
.Uintah Co, Utah.
.Parley's Park, "
. .TombstoneDis, Arizona
.Patagonia. "
.Idaho Springs, Col.
.Black HillB, Dakota.
Hahouey .
Zelle... 40
Placerrille <0
Grow SO
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Kulwer Standard. ..30
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Noonday _3U
10
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Contention 2U
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Hnnn stake 200
Father DeSmet 81
Hidden Treanure...40
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— AT—
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Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
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A CHEAP 0RE_PULVERIZER.
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 10.
Saving Gold on Snake River.
In reply to the letter sent us by Mr. F. W.
Noble, of Detroit, Michigan, asking information
as to the best method for saving the gold on
Snake river, and published by us two weeks
rince, we remark, that the writer of that letter
is nndoubtedly correct in saying the gold on
Snake river, though exceedingly tine, is free
from oxide or rust. The trouble in saving it
docs not, therefore, consist so much in its re-
fnsing t<> amalgamate with quicksilver as in the
difficulty of bringing these line particles in con-
tact with that metal, as used in the ordinary
way.
'III. excessive fineness of this dust is due to
the fact that the most of it has traveled a long
way from its primary source, hundreds of miles
above iu the Wind River mountains. The
country traversed by the Snake after it leaves
these mountains is almost everywhere slightly
auriferous, the surface soil in many places show-
ing, under careful prospecting, minute parti-
cles of gold. As this is an almost rainless re-
gion, but little of this surface soil is ever
washed into the river, hence the placers
along the latter do not probably receive
much enrichment from this source.
As Mr. Noble observes, there has been no lack
of methods and machines which the inventors
have claimed would overcome that difficulty
here complained of, as some of them per-
haps will do, operating in a slow and
limited way. But these Snake river placers, in
order to pay, require to be worked on an ex-
tensive scale, an end that can be accomplished
only through the employment of large appar-
atus and large quantities of water. A closer
saving of gold, if any be made, will have to be
effected through improvements applied to the
sluice as now used. Toy machines, however
well they may work in a miniature way, will
never do wdiere so much material has to be
handled.
The best results in washing on Snake river
have been reached, through the employment of
Denniston's silver coated amalgamating plates,
manufactured at G55 Mission street, in this
city; these, wherever properly used, having
been found to answer an excellent purpose.
In the few cases where these plates had failed
to give entire satisfaction, such partial failure
was due to improper management on the part
of those using them, or to the fact that the
plates ordered were too lightly coated to do
good work, some miners, in the practice of a
false economy making this mistake. Plates
costing less than $3 per square foot should
never be used for work of this kind. Any-
thing cheaper is liable to cause disappointment,
the effectiveness of the plate from §3 up to $5
per square foot being in the ratio of the price.
If parties mining on Snake river will supply
themselves with these plates, procuring those
of the best quality and properly protect them
with screens when laid in their sluices, they can
hardly fail of success. This done, they will at
least have availed themselves of the best gold
saving appliances for that class of mines extant,
at least, the best of which we have any knowl-
edge.
There is this further to be said in explanation
of the trouble that has so attended placer
operations on Snake river; the majority of the
miners there have had but little experience at
the business, being recent arrivals from the east.
Besides lack of skill, these novices are apt to
perform their work in a hurried and careless
way. In cleaning off the silver plated sheets
of copper, where these are used, this is espe-
cially DOticable, these novices in removing the
amalgam, employing often sharp or pointed im-
plements for that purpose. Through this prac-
tice the silver coating is scraped off or the plate
otherwise injured. The experienced miner
Distribution of Gold.
The following paper "On Some Peculiarities
in the Occurrence of Gold in North Carolina"
was read at a recent meeting of the American
institute of Mining Engineers, by Prof. YV. ('.
Kerr, State Geologist, Kaleigh, N. C. :
"The distribution of gold is obviously much
Mine Timbering—No. 5.
Such is the excellence of the systems of tim-
bering wdiich have been adopted on the Corn-
stock, that they have come into use in all the
METHOD OF FORMING JOINTS IN TIMBERS FOR MINES
knows that the amalgam when very hard should wider than is commonly su
be softened with quicksilver applied with a soft
cloth, after which it can be scraped off readily
and without injury to the coating of silver.
Besides
the usual matrices, vehicles, or associates, such
as quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, etc. , I find it
occurring in quite a range of common rocks.
For example, at the Rhodes mine, in Gaston
county, a body of 9 to 12 feet of decomposed,
light-gray gneiss was worked together with the
strings of quartz, and yielded from $6 to $10 to
the ton. A mine in Moore county yields its
. CROSS-SECTION OF GOLD
other mining regions on this coast and else-
where in this country. Carpenters who are
used to framing these timbers are in demand
everywhere. It was only the other day that
the boss cai-penter of the Ophir mine was in-
duced to go to Mexico to superintend the tim-
ber work to be done on a mine there. We have
in this series of articles shown several views of
of the systems of timbering. The engravings
presented herewith show the details of the
joints of the timbers for the sets in stopes. The
engravings are clear enough to be readily un-
derstood without much explanation, the method
of framing being apparent by the dotted lines.
Tins will be found useful to miners every-
where.
The Mining and Scientific Press is most
assuredly the best paper a miner can read. It
should receive the support of eveiy miner.
Send 10 cents for a sample copy. — Georgetown
Gazette.
MINE IN NORTH CAROLINA,
gold mainly from a feklspathic schist. In the
famous King's Mountain mine, in Gaston
county, the gold is obtained not only from
the seams of quartz in a bine, hydromica-
ceous schist, but a 60-foot ledge of grayish blue,
fine-grained, schistose limestone is quarried out
bodily and sent to the stamps. It is gold-bear-
ing throughout.
"In Montgomery county, the singular concre-
tionary, conglomeritic, quartzite schist, wdiich
contains fimmons' paUvotrochli, is gold-bearing
over wide tracts of country. This fact was
noticed by Dr. Emmons. But a still more strik-
ing and significant fact is, that a large part of
the gold of Montgomery, Davidson and Ran-
dolph counties, on the waters of the Yadkin and
Uharie rivers, is contained in ledges of thin-
bedded quartz slates, often pyrophyllitic or fekl-
spathic, and frequently scaly and micaceous,
"The range of noted mines extending 20 miles
northward from near the mouth of the Uharie
river, including the Russell, Beck, Laughlin,
Jones and others, come under the description
just given. These slates, shales, or schists,
stand almost vertical, and are generally decom-
posed to a considerable depth, 20, 40 or 30 feet,
and are excavated en masse, generally with
pick and shovel, sometimes through a cross-
section of several hundred feet in length, and
the whole mass is carried through the stamp
mill and rocker.
"The accompanying diagram represents the
last-named mine in cross-section. It is simply
an open cut in the side of a hill, 50 to 70
feet high, formed by a ravine which has cut
across the strike of the formation. The work-
able strata, between a and a, differ imper-
ceptibly from the bounding rocks, and they pass
insensibly into each other, and outside strata
becoming gradually more heavily bedded, hard,
and quartzose. Within the worked area there
are lean strata, that are harder and thicker,
and more quartzose or chloritic, as at h, b, h.
At d a portion of the strata is charged with a
fine-grained pyrite, that sometimes constitutes
a large percentage of the rock for two or three
feet in thickness. At c, c, c, portions of the
strata are crusted with ferruginous scales and
limonite, resulting from the decomposition of
pyritous masses of slate. This mine may be
taken as a type of an extensive zone of mines,
that extends even beyond the Yadkin and into
South Carolina, including the well-known
Brewer mine.
"Within a few months past I have found that
the gray, much-jointed quartzites and felsites of
the Huronian hills, on the eastern side of the
great slate belt, carry a workable percentage of
gold through masses of great extent. Gold has
also been found by Mr. Hanna, of the Charlotte
Mint, in a trap dike that is to be seen in that
vicinity. From the facts here given, it would
seem that gold is so widely diffused that we may
expect to find it in any kind of rock."
Eureka Notes.
The following fresh notes from Eureka, Nev.,
in addition to what we published on our second
page, are contributed by our regular correspon-
dent, Mr. M. H. Joseph :
At the Alexandria mine, the Diligence shaft
is being cribbed, and a station is being cut out
at the 100-foot level, whence a drift will be run
westerly into the hill. More or less ore is be-
ing extracted from the old workings, and the
work of developments will be vigorously pushed
along in the lower levels as soon as the station
mentioned is made ready for the work.
At the Grant mine, on Prospect mountain,
near Ruby Hill, a drift is being driven towards
the Grant incline shaft, where there is a large
body of low-grade quartz ore in sight. This
drift is ah-eady in ledge formation, and promises
well for valuable developments.
There are four men at work in the Uncle
Sam crosscut of the Albion mine, where the in-
dications of ore are said to be improving. The
wages of these men are guaranteed by parties
who are anxious to discover new ore bodies.
Mr. F. J. Reed, superintendent of the Eureka
Con., has charge of the work at present, and I
believe will continue in charge. He thinks
that the chances for making the mine pay by
economical management are good. No arrange-
ments have yet been made to pay up the com-
pany's indebtedness. A miners's meeting is
now being held at the Courthouse.
The ore from the Richmond mine is said
to be improving in quality; it carries a large
percentage in gold.
A fine vein of rich carbonate ore has been
struck in the Members mine on Adam's Hill.
At the Silver Nugget mine on Silverado
Mountain some very heavy lead ore of good
quality is being extracted. It is said that the
Rescue mine will be equipped with, a steam
hoisting engine in a few weeks, and work will
be resumed thereon as soon as it is placed in
position.
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KORRESPONDEJ^CE,
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
[From our Regular Correspondent.!
At the Eureka Con. everything is running
smoothly, with little or no change to note. The
new machinery is working to a charm.
The Richmond Con. paid a dividend in Lon-
don, on the 7th inst. , of five shillings per share.
Exploration work is being carried on with en-
ergy in 23 different places in the mine. There
is low grade ore in several of the drifts, and
some good ore also. The Eureka Tunnel im-
proves daily. While excavating over the engine
shaft to make place for the machinery, a vein
was discovered from which five sacks of rich lead
ore was taken. This will be developed in due
course. The 105 level, south drift, has been ex-
tended during the week to the Luke chamber,
where the ore is striking easterly and gaming
strength with its dip. West of this is the Addi-
son chamber, now producing some of the finest
quality of ore that has yet been taken out of the
mine. It is very heavy, and assayes about
§150 per ton, all in silver. It runs in and out
among bowlders of lime and promises to make
into a good sized body at greater depth. As
nearly as I can judge this is situated about 60
feet south of the tunnel line and 115 below it in
depth.
At the Silver State mine, the east crosscut
from the tunnel is in a more favorable formation
than I have ever seen it before. The seams are
filled with talc of a greenish hue, and black
oxides of manganese. The rock has changed
from very hard to a medium hard and soft pick-
ing. At the Grand mine the tunnel has been
driven about 150 feet to the Geraldine shaft, and
from that point it has been run in an irregular
north easterly course, following open seams that
make around huge limestone bowlders. The in-
dications are favorable for striking ore. A new
drift will be run towards the foot of the main in-
cline shaft where there is a large body of low
grade quartz, intermixed with which are veins
of very rich yellow carbonate ore. At the Fair
Play mine,
Pinto District,
work has been suspended for the present, on ac-
count of the absence of the superintendent, who
is also a large owner. This is an excellent
property. It has an incline shaft down 140
feet, at the bottom of which is a very promising
ledge formation carrying ore of high and low
value. In the upper stopes the vein has been
much narrower, but the ore has been sufficiently
rich to x>ay expenses and leave a balance to the
account of the owners whenever shipments have
been made. The Sparrow mine, near the Fair
Play, has splendid croppings of tine quality ore,
traceable upon the surface for a distance of 300
feet. An incline shaft, sunk upon the fissure to
a depth of thirty feet, is in excellent ledge mat-
ter, showing heavy galena ore of high grade.
These mines are in that portion of Pinto district
known as Alhambra hill.
Silverado Mountain,
Which lies to the westward of it, is at present
receiving a great deal of attention from local
mining men. The Berryman Brothers are here
working actively and deriving good profit from
their labor. They are now engaged in remov-
ing the waste rock that has accumulated in the
old chambers of the Diagonal mine, where there
has been stripped and broken down, large quan-
tities of quartz that will work at the furnaces
$50 per ton. All through it there is a great
deal of very rich ore. They expect to ship
100 tons of this in about two weeks. The pros-
pects in other parts of this mine are excellent.
A small seam of ore has been found in the south
drift, 50 feet below the tunnel level. This will
be followed and opened up shortly, as here is
where it is expected that the continuation of
the ore chambers above will lie found. Some
very fine ore is being extracted from the Silver
Nugget mine adjoining it. It is rich in fact as
it is in ai^pearance. The Western Globe mine
loses nothing in value as development work is
pushed along. The main shaft is now down
1 20 feet from the surface, and 60 feet below the
tunnel level, from where some very rich ore is
now being extracted.
The Berryman Tunnel and Mining Company
are proceeding cautiously to work. A small
force of men are employed prospecting upon the
surface of their claims, with a view to ascertain-
ing the best place to commence driving their
tunnel. The result will probably be made known
after a meeting that is to be held in about two
weeks from date hereof.
Good reports are coming in from the Spring
Valley Mines, although they are being worked
on a very limited scale. I intend making a trip
to that locality as soon as the snow disappears.
M. H. Joseph.
The Canary Bird Business. — It is estima-
ted that there are at least 14,000,000 pet canary
birds in the United States, which annually con-
sume 168,000,000 (S4,000 tons) of seed, costing
to consumers at least $14,000,000. There are
22 manufactories of cages, which turned out
1,000,000 cages last year, worth about
32,000,000.
Wasp Nests Dangerous. — It is said that
wasp nests sometimes take fire spontaneausly,
ignition taking place from the chemical action
of the wax of the cells upon the paper covering
of the nests.
Humboldt County Lumber Interests.
The annual report of the Chamber of Com-
merce of Eureka, Humboldt county, by John
Vance, President, and Fred W. Bell, Secretary,'
contains much interesting information concern-
ing the progress of industry and enterprise in
Humboldt county. It is claimed that there is
discernible a greater disposition toward effort
and investment in developing the resources of
the county at present than ever before in its
history. Wealth does not now go out of the
county to carry on enterprises, more or less sat-
isfactory, in other fields. On the other hand,
the returns from remunerative home invest-
ments are aiding in various public improvements
which are vital to the future growth of the
county. It is indeed a fortunate county which
can say this. There is also considerable outside
capital coming in continually and finding satis-
factory opportunities for profitable enlistment.
The lumber interest of the county is, of
course, its leading source of wealth. It is
shown that the exports of sawmill products to
domestic ports during the last year reached a
value of nearly $2,000,000. The forest is, how-
ever, receding, and new enterprise is being re-
quired to bring the logs to the saw and the prod-
uct to the ship. The report says:
The time has gone by when our foremost in-
terest must depend on the primitive method of
the past to supply the stock on which our mills
are to be kept running. The " snaking " pro-
cess, with the stag team and the truck and
tramway, or the uncertain floods of winter,
can neither singly or all altogether afford the
needed facilities of transport from the heart of
our forests to tide water. Lines of railroad di-
verging from the bay and reaching their limit
by the cheap and easy grades of our principal
valleys to the remoter parts of the county, is a
magnificent scheme of internal improvement for
us. While it would give to the mill and tim-
ber interests guarantees of almost unlimited
development, it would in a corresponding de-
gree give a vigorous push to every other form of
production. The system of improvements re-
ferred to is evolved from enterprises quite dis-
tinct in their organization, each of which must
rely for maintenance on the advantages of route
it may respectively occupy.
Embracing the different lines within the
county, we begin, at the north in their order,
with the Trinidad Mill Co.'s railroad from the
port of Trinidad to Big Lagoon, ten miles in
length. Some four miles of this road is com-
pleted and in running order, the balance will
be completed during this year. Next, the
Vance railroad, ten miles in length, crossing
Mad river four miles from the mouth, and in
the direction it is now penetrating is unsur-
passed for the scope and quality of forest treas-
ures it must bring to its support. The exten-
sion of the Areata Transportation Company's
railroad gives it a present length of about eight
miles, with a proposed terminus some two miles
up the south side of the same stream, the whole
of which will be completed before the close of
the present year. After the Areata we come
to the late enterprise of Flannigan, Bros-
nan & Co., a short line on the east of the upper
bay, and the Carson road of about the same ex-
tent ; and lastly, on the bay to north of Eureka,
the Freshwater railroad of D. It. Jones & Co.,
seven miles in length and yearly being extended.
These are all constructed by private parties,
with the most substantial of roadbeds, iron T
rails, thoroughly equipped and operated by first
class locomotives. Like those just men-
tioned, the Elk river railroad (projected
by an incorporated company) has special
reference to the opening up of a vast body of
redwood situated on and adjacent to its route.
This will terminate at the old siteof Bucksport,
and be of a length of eight miles. The com-
pany has done the preliminary work for grad-
ing and construction the ensuing summer. But,
perhaps, the most important of all, as affecting
the material interests of our people, the trans-
portation of merchandise and farm products,
are the two railroads lately projected from the
bay by the way of Eel river valley toward the
southern and southeastern portions of the
county. Both franchises are incorporated and
known under the respective names of the Eel
River and Eureka It. R. Co. and the Humboldt
Bay and Eel River Co. The former extends
from Eureka 45 miles, following in part Eel
river valley and terminates on the Van Duzen
fork. The latter, starting from Southport on
the South bay, foUows the same valley 25 miles
with a present terminus fixed at Eagle prairie.
Work on each of these enterprises is actively
prosecuted, and in the early spring a large force
of laborers will be required with a view to carry
them to a speedy completion.
Certainly, with these radiating railroads,
owned chiefly by residents, the c'ounty will be
better provided with means of tr importation
than most other counties in the State, and all
classes of produce can be brought to the sea-
port, whence cheap water transportation can be
had to other markets.
Sixteen Millions Per Acre.— A lot at the
corner of Broad street and Exchange Place, N.
Y., recently changed hands at the rate of
$15,000,000 per acre. The ground for the
Drexel building was purchased at the rate of
$14,000,000 per acre. The most desirable lots
on Broadway are selling at the rate of $2,000,-
000 per acre. Real estate in New York is "up."
The consumption of tobacco in France during
the past five years has averaged 33,000 tons.
The revenue amounts to $50,000,000 a year.
San Bernardino Mines.
The Calico Print says: We often hear new
comers, after they hastily examined some of the
mines of this district make the remark: "Why
don't they go on with their work of developing ?
are they afraid to go flown ?" In most instances
we think this question can be satisfactorily
answered. Of course there are some prospec-
tors who have put up monuments on some land,
dug a small hole in the ground, and then wralk
the street imagining that they will soon be mil-
lionaires, that some unsophisticated capitalists
will come along, seize their immensely rich speci-
mens with avidity, and give them a big check
for their "mine.', It is unnecessary to say any-
thing further concerning such, but to leave them
to the inevitable result of their folly.
There is another class of prospectors who have
located claims, .prospected them and taken out
small quantities of good ore, but are unable to
develop them very rapidly on account of a lack
of means. This class hold their claims at a
higher figure than capitalists are willing to give,
and they would prefer to work their claims
themselves and make them pay as they go down
on them. There are others who have good claims
which they are working cautiously, but surely,
with as little expense as possible, but have no in-
tention of stopping until they have exhausted
their mines. Because they move slowly some
persons think they arc afraid to go down; but
such is not the case.
There is another class that have the means to
develop their claims, but when they strike a
rich deposit which soon "plays out" they stop
operations, and proceed to figure around to get
some one to buy them out or take an interest.
Such persons are unwilling to take the chances
incident to mining or any other business where
there is a liability of failure. They act very
unwisely, for it is unreasonable for them to ex-
pect that any one else will invest in claims that
they are afraid to develop. If they sell at all
it will be at a very low figure, the purchaser be-
ing willing to risk only a small amount in fur-
ther testing the merits of the claims.
This camp is new and very little has been done
towards developing the mines until recently.
Operations have commenced in earnest on the
King, Burning Moscow, Oriental, Silver Odessa,
Sam Houstons. and others, and by the time the
Oriental mill is completed there will be many
thousands tons of ore ready to be milled. There
is a great deal of rich ore in sight and the indi-
cations that the mines are rich are unusually
good. Old miners declare they have never seen
a district that possessed such flattering prospects
on the start as this. Even the outlook of Vir-
ginia City during the first year was not so Wight
as can be seen here. This camp is building up
on its own merits, and in the near future the
quantities of bullion that will lie produced will
show to the world the richness of our mines.
Assessable Stock.
At the risk of being thought tedious, it seems
important that attention should be again called
to the importance of a change in the corpora-
tion law, which shall allow mining stocks to be
assessed. The matter entered somewhat into
our late election, and it was then understood
that the several candidates were heartily in
favor of such a change. The law of Nevada or
California upon this subject would be most ac-
ceptably applicable to the situation of things in
this Territory. Of course, if corporators do not
like the assessable plan, they can incorporate in
New York or Boston. The interests of miners,
investors and business men are involved in this
matter. The general interests of this Territory,
of farmers who have anything to sell, of freight-
ers and men whose business depends upon the
healthy development of. our resources, demand
that the statutory embargo on mining enterprise,
by which that industry is stagnating on account
of the legal prohibition against assessments on
mining stocks, shall be declared raised.
There are many mines about Butte, and for
that matter all over the Territory, that would
be adding to the general prosperity of the coun-
try if they could by any means be developed to
the point of production. There are plenty of
mines in the country owned by poor men who
would gladly surrender a portion of their prop*
erty for the sake of having the remainder made
valuable. The men of this region are out here
to take chances. The most of them would take
stock in promising undeveloped property, and
pay in their assessment of 10 or 15 cents per
share like little men, if the opportunity were
given them. A very large number of laboring
men became wealthy in Nevada by such means
in early days. It is to the interest of men hav-
ing money invested in realty, and to men in
business in proximity to mines, that their in-
vestment shall be enhanced in value, and their
business augmented by the development of such
mines. Every man doing business or living in
Butte is interested that every mine in his neigh-
borhood shall be giving employment to some-
body, or adding something to the wealth of the
country.
The non -assessable stock plan has been tried
and found wanting. The men holding stock in
mines organized under the corporation law, how-
ever anxious they may be to see development
going on, are absolutily helpless. They can get
nothing for their stock, and have no way of pro-
curing means for development except by mort-
gage, which is sure to wipe all stock out upon
foreclosure. The history of the Belle mine, one
of the most promising properties in Summit val-
ley mining district, is a good illustration of .how
the non-assessable plan works. The paid up
stock sold readily on the strength of the promise
of the mine. Extensive improvements were
made; but before the mine had commenced pro-
ducing bullion the encumbrances thereon fell
due, and stockholders had presented to them the
alternative either to clear off the encumbrances
or lose their stock. To clear off the encum-
brances it was obvious that all stockholders
must act in unison. If an assessment had been
possible, many of the stockholders would gladly
have protected their stock in this manner, the
delinquents would have been sold out, and work
would have gone ahead without delay. That
the matter was arranged in a way that enabled
investors to save a portion of their investments
was no credit to the old law.
The experience of Montana iu its quartz min-
ing interest should be its guide for the future.
Up to 1872, mines were held all over the country
by record title. Nobody would work them, be-
cause the title was indefeasible and without con-
dition. The rich mines of Butte were all re-
corded, but the place remained a dwindling
placer mining camp. The law of 1872 did not
become operative until 1874, from which time
the prosperity of this as a quartz mining camp
dates. It is safe to say that Montana was set
back 1 0 years in development through an unwise
enactment. Railroads and the later progress
that has overtaken Montana would, without
this fool law, has struck the Territory long be-
fore. The Legislature cannot now afford to
tie the hands of one of our most important
industries through unwise legislation. Give the
brave hearts anil willing hands in the Territory
some protection for their labor and investment,
that they will not be at the mercy of stock job-
bing wreckers, and the wealth of the Territory
will lie increased and its mines developed.—
Butte (Montana) Miner.
Deep Spinhs Minino District. —Mr. S. P.
Roberts, of Big Pine, sends us the following
description of that portion of Deep Springs
District formerly called Pine Mountain District:
L ' This lead or galena belt is situated on the east-
ern slope of the White Mountains about six
miles west of Deep Spring Valley, and fourteen
miles (via Black Canyon) from the Line of the
C. & C. R. R. This galena belt is about six
miles in length and from one half to throe
fourths of a mile in width. The . formation is
lime and slate. The veins run in a northerly
and southerly direction, and dip to the east at
an angle of about 45\ They vary in width from
six inches to seven feet, with lime hanging
walls and slate foot walls. Some forty-two lo-
cations have been made and there is room for
many more. Thus far but little prospecting
has deen done, though with encouraging results.
One mine has been developed to a depth of be-
tween 80 and 90 feet and shows a large and well-
defined chimney of ore from 3A to 4 feet wide;
good judges say there is $10,000 worth of ore
in sight. On the same hill are two more claims
which have been worked. One has a shaft 65
feet deep, showing 3£ feet of ore. Six assays
from this claim average §55.80 silver, 63 per
cent lead and $9 gold. The other mine shows
a solid body of carbonate galena chloride ore 7
feet between the walls, the whole of which will
work in a furnace $53.60 silver and 65 per cent
lead per ton. Eighty assays of ore from a num-
ber of claims here, mada at the Standard office
at Bodie, gave an average of $50.90 silver, 48
per cent lead and $8.60 gold. I have been en-
gaged in handling lead ores for the past 16 years,
have visited most all the leading lead or galena
camps on this coast, and will say that the out-
look here, for the amount of work done, is 50
per cent ahead of any camp I have ever seen.
It is the right formation for lead ores. .Here are
thousands of acres of nut pine timber which can
be utilized in making smelting coal. The sum-
mits of the mountains are covered with a heavy
growth of tamaracfrom 6 inches to Sh feet in di-
ameter and flora '20 to 60 feet in hight. There
is an abundant supply of good water, also iron, .
tire clay and, in a word, every facility to smelt
and reduce these galena ores. There are no re-
bellious metals to contend with. The country
is easy of access. — Inyo Independent.
Comet District. — During the week reports of
big strikes and samples of rich ore were brought
into Pioche. The claim owned by Col. Jack
O'Brien and Rafe Barton have now about three
feet of good ore, with a very rich streak, four
inches in width, running through the center of
it. Assays from samples of this rich streak
brought to town showed $1,600 and $2,300 in
silver. Barton claims that the ledge will aver-
age $500. We learn from Charley Hopkins,
who returned from Comet during the week, that
that John Inoe has opened up on his claim a
cave, or what appears to be a natural tunnel, of
ore, about three and a half feet in width. This
ore is soft, but there are large chunks of car-
bonate ore through it, large chunks having been
taken out. Two assays made of this ore by
Hopkins Thursday afternoon went $144 and
$18S in silver. The owners of this claim, we
believe, are Jno. Ince, Ed. Freudenthal, Steve
Draghevitcb and Dave Kent. Ed. Pierson and
Jim Clark have also discovered a claim with
very favorable indications. Owing to these and
several other discoveries made in Comet District, ,
quite little excitement is existing in regard to
this locality. The formation of the district is
white lime, and everything that has been dis-
covered is yet on the surface. We hope the
work of development will prove as good as the
sanguine expect. Where there is so much rich
ore on the surface, it is natural to suppose there
is a big mine somewhere in the locality. — Pioche
RecorcU
Mabch 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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II}EeHy\Nicy\L Progress.
Strength of Timber.
Timber from the heart "f a tana is. staffer than
ne sap-wood; that from trees of average age
th.ui that from old tree*: well -.seasoned timber
than that "I green, and generallj the stiffness
with the weight, or rather the specific
gravity. Hi rules apply to the strength
of the timber. If the quantity of timJM
■sine, the tiffin - ol a beam will iuoreaae with
it- depth, bnt care most be taken not to make
iiuu as t" incur the danger of tipping
nver. Hence, to determine the sue of a beam
t.- 1»- fixed at both endB, a series of rules are
given, one of which will serve as an example.
Bute. When the breadth, Length and weight
to be sustained arc given, to find the depth-
Multiply the square of the length in feet by the
to/eight in pounds, and this product by a num-
ber varying according to the kind of timber [in
ol '_■ I white pine, it would be about
t026). Divide the product by the breadth in
nl the cube root of tin- quotient will be
id- breadth in inches. Rule for finding the
breaking weighl of a piece of timber: Multiply
Uu breadth in inches by the square of the
depth in inches. Divide the product by the
■Bngth in feet, and the quotient, multiplied by
i int." depending upon the kind of wood,
(for white pine about 650), will be the weight
in pounds. If the timber be supported at one
emt only, but olie fourth of this weight would
1 juired to break it. If the weight be uni-
formly distributed over the beam, it will require
much to break it as if the load is col-
lected at the middle.
A force tending t«» compress a pillar or other
piece of timber may operate in several ways ac-
cording to the night and thickness of the tim-
ber. If its bight be great in proportion to its
diameter, it will bend, and if the weight be
sufficient, break at the middle. This will be
the ease if the night be greater than 30 times
the diameter. It. however, the pillar l»e short,
it will be crushed. As concerns its power of
resistance to crushing, the seasoning of wood
makes a great difference, as wet wood has lit-
tle more than half the strength of dry. For
strength in this particular, good oak is to be
recommended, after that pine. The strength
of a long pillar is about three times as great,
if the ends are flat, as if they are rounded.
(Jiving pillars a bulge at the middle somewhat
increases their strength. Of course, short pil-
lars are much stronger than long ones. A col-
umn of pine 14 inches high and 14 inches
square, has been known to support a weight of
nearly 1,000 tons.
If wood be strained lengthwise, its power of
resistance will vary directly as the area of its
cross section and inversely as the length of the
piece and the force employed. This holds true
as long as the elasticity is uninjured, but after
that is impaired, the strength of the timber is
materially less. The weight required to over-
come the cohesion of pieces of oak about a foot
in length with a cross section of one square inch
varied betweeu IS, 000 and 20,000 pounds. A
similar piece of pine was pulled apart by a force
of about 13,000 pounds.— Wooti Worker.
Machinery and Labor.— Some men, espe-
cially mechanics, never seem to be able to learn
the lesson that a slow machine is often cheaper
than a fast man. The other day, when talking
with a very expert machinist in regard to a cer-
tain job of work, he said that he could do it in
15 or 20 minutes any time, and in about half the
time which it would take the ordinary machine
to perform the same job; but he forgot that he
is worth about $4 per day, while the machine
and the boy to run it is probably not worth
more than half as much. The complaint is often
heard that planer hands, lathe hands, drill press
hands and special tool men are driving out the
good and expensive machinists; that the boy
learns to run a drill press, and so takes the
bread and butter out of the mouths of men who
not only know how to handle a drill press, but
to make it, as well, if necessity comes. The
fact is forgotten that when the drill press is
simplified so that a boy can do a certain class of
work on it, a great many extra boys and drill
presses can be employed doing work which it
would never pay to do if the first-class machin-
ist had to furnish tne labor. The machinery in
such cases lifts boy and machinist together. The
man that has the brains and skill is taken where
his brains and skill are of the most value, and
the day laborer finds himself in a better position
than before. Instead of turning a crank to fur-
nish power, as was the fashion years ago, he
has advanced several steps, and is, perhaps,
at a drill press or an emery wheel, or doing a
class of work considerably more valuable than
that which he would have had in the last
generation
An Improved Horseshoe. — A patent has
been taken out for a horseshoe made by pressing
cow-hide into a metallic mold and then treating
it with a chemical preparation. It is claimed
that this shoe can be put on so tightly that
neither water nor dust can get between the hoof
and the shoe; that its elasticity makes the
horse's step surer and lighter; that it is more
durable than the ordinary shoe, requires no
calks, never injures the hoof, and is, of course,
much lighter than the metallic shoe.
A Walking Power for Streetcars.
Anothi appeared in the attempts
to cheapen the cost of running street <
thus proportionately reduce the rate of tare.
This tiinr it u :i QiOtOI invent- d by B, < '. Pole,
an engineei oi targe experience in the service
of the United States Government The motor
does not emploj steam, and it weighs only 4, •
000 pounds, ■ weight easily carried by the
street rails now in use. The force in derived
from an Otto or similar class of gas engine, into
which coal gas is fed from a tank or reservoir.
After its injection into the engine it is exploded,
and this explosion, operating upon a series of
pumps or valves, sets uu motion the movements
of tin' motor. In the Hist place, there are two
Quid cylinders so arranged as to bring the
i of the Quid upon a foot, whieh goes
down upon the cobblestones between the tracks,
making a step of three feet two inches in
length; and every time this grip like device,
fitted with teeth, and nicely adjusted for se-
curing purchase or hold, makes A step, the
motor is propelled or pushed forward three feet
two inches, the steps to be decreased or in-
creased by regulation from the engineer. The
foot is padded with rubber, which gives its
stroke upon the earth such elasticity that there
is no jar or sudden start.
Immediately over the top of the foot as it
rests on the earth are two air cylinders connect-
ing with the feet by a swinging shaft. Upon
tliese feet they bear a pressure of .~><H) pounds.
The action of the air and fluid pressure is simul-
taneous in effect, and when the power of pro-
pulsion by the latter has been expended the
former lifts the feet, and the counter action of
the hydraulic cylinders takes them for-
ward for the next backward or propelling move-
ment. The operation of the machinery is de-
scribed to be as simple as the movement of an
elevator. — Philadelphia Record.
CUTTING SLOTS in Iron Bars. — Our readers
are more or less familiar with the work of the
"fusing disk" used for cutting iron bars in roll-
ing mills and elsewhere, but we are confident
that the following from a correspondent of the
American Machinist will prove novel to most of
them. Having to cut a slot one inch by two
and one fourth in the ends of a large number
of steel bars three eighths inch thick, he thus
describes his mode of proceeding: "First, I
drilled an inch hole two and one fourth inches
from the end. I then took out my emery
wheel and put in its place a disk 12 inches di-
ameter, No. 14 sheet iron (scant one
eighth inch thick. ) I also made a table
with a gauge to rest the fly bars
upon, with a lever at the back end to press the
bars to lie slotted against the revolving disk.
1 made two slots at each end with the wheel,
cutting to the hole. I cut them at the rate of
a trifle over four inches per minute (made 18
cuts in 10 minutes). I also found that when I
run the edge of the disk in water it cut twice
as fast as when I ran it dry. The motion of
the disk was 2,800 revolutions. I think a
higher speed would have made quicker work,
but I could not speed it any higher without
making changes in my pulleys, which I did not
care to do, as it worked very satisfactorily as it
was. "
SeiEjMTine Pf^ogf^ess.
Importance of Littlk Things. — One of the
most difficult things to make an ordinary me-
chanic understand is that two things cannot oc-
cupy the same place at the same time. It is
consequently a never ending source of wonder-
ment to him when he finds that lace, a gelatine
film or a pressed flower can be made to give an
impression in lead, or even in soft steel, when
passed between the rollers of a transferring
press. That the soft substance can indent the
hard one taxes his credulity to the utmost; and
when he sees the work done, he is ready to dis-
believe his own eyes. When such a man finds
the print of a hair on his cold forging, or a thou-
sand and one other instances illustrating this
fact that two substances cannot occupy the same
space at the same time, his wonderment exceeds
all bounds, and yet, though slow to believe such
a demonstration as this, it is easy to accept the
fact that a little water on a piston may be suf-
ficient to smash the cylinder or blow off the
head, which is only another illustration of the
same fact.
Power Absorbed by Brakes. — On the Me-
tropolitan Railway of London the stations
average but half a mile apart, and although the
engines are as powerful as those on the Great
Northern railway, while the trains are far
lighter, the average speed attainable is only 12
miles an hour. No sooner has a train acquired
a reasonable speed than the brakes have to be
sharply applied to pull it up again. As a result
of experience and calculation it is found that
60% of the whole power exerted by the engine
is absorbed by the brakes. In other words,
with the consumption of 30 pounds of coal per
train mile, no less than IS pounds are expended
in grinding away the brake blocks, and only
the remaining 12 pounds is doing the useful
work of overcoming fractional and atmospheric
resistances. — Ex.
How to Temper a. Small Spring. — Heat the
spring to a light red, dip it in water, not too
cold, then make a small fire with some fine
shavings and hold the spring over the flames
until it becomes black all over; then hold it in
the fire until the black coating disappears. The
spring must then be swung in the air until it is
almost cold.
Mr. Edison on Storage Batteries.
A represent, itivr of the Boston Sunday ll'<-
nl-/ called upon Mi. Kdison some time ago,
with the object of ascertaining his views upon
the electric tight in general, ami the outcone
of the interview furnishes some very interesting
reading. He SeeUU to think, and many othei -
with him. that the so-called storage batteries,
whereby electricity is to be delivered to con
Burners, all ready bottled up and ready for use,
is a delusion and a snare, when commercially
considered. In the course of the interview he
made useoi Borne very plain language, a por-
tion of which we reproduce, Mr. Edison said :
"The storage battery is, in my opinion, a
catch-penny, a sensation, a mechanism for
swindling by stocking companies. The storage
battery is one of those peculiar things which
appeal to the imagination, and no more perfect
thing could be desired by stock swindlers than
that very self-same thing. In 1879. I took up
that question, and devised a system of placing
storage batteries in houses connected to mains,
and charging them in the daytime, to be dis-
charged in the evening and night to run incan-
descent lamps. I had the tiling patented in
1870 (1 forget the elate of the patent), but there
is nothing in it. I rung all the changes on it.
My plates were prepared like Plante's. The
method of preparing them for charging is more
tedious, but it is better than that of Kaure, af-
ter preparation. You know the first storage
battery was sent from France to Sir William
Thompson, who was at first astounded by it.
He was asked to endorse it, consented and took
a retainer, but on investigation he became con-
vinced that there was nothing in it, and re-
turned the retainer to the French company.
The fact is, the more he investigated the more
he found out the fallacy of the whole business.
On account of what Labouchere calls a swindle,
this secondary battery has been used by the arc
companies of England. One company alone,
on the strength of an accumulator and an in-
candescent lamp copied from mine, floated sub-
sidiary companies, whose aggregate capital was
over $30,000,000, and immense sums were paid
by these companies to the parent company for
lights. Within the last few months the bubble
has burst, the shares, upon which §25 have
been paid, are offered at -SI, and the swindling
companies have been sued for making misrepre-
sentations in their prospectuses, and judgment
has been recorded against them. '
Scientifically storage is all right, but commer-
cially an absolute failure. You can store it and
hold it; but it is gradually lost, and will all go
in time. Its efficiency, after a certain number
of charges have been sustained, begins to dimin-
ish, and its capacity and efficiency both dimin-
ish after a certain time in use, necessitating an
increased number of batteries to maintain a
constant output. Owing to corrosion of the
sustaining plates of the battery, the effect of
local action and other causes, too many to enu-
merate, the yearly depreciation of the battery
is not less than 30 per cent, of its first cost, if
used daily. * * *
1 will tell you where the fallacy in this
arrangement lies. It consists in the fact that
the cost of batteries to store this extra electric-
ity that could be produced in the daytime
would be twice as much as the station that pro
duced it; so that, if the company has already
invested §100,000, and agree to utilize their
machinery in the daytime, by the addition of
storage batteries, they will find that to carry
out their desires it will cost them 8*200,000 for
the batteries. I will guarantee that not one
board of directors in a hundred will see it, and
the parent concern will not tell them of it until
after they have purchased. It seems to be
natural with boards of directors, that if there be
a wrong way to do a thing they will surely do
it that way.
Astronomical Distances.
In a recent lecture on astronomy, delivered
by Prof. G. A. Young, the lecturer made use
of the following very striking illustrations to
convey an idea of celestial distances:
"We have been able to make out pretty cer-
tainly the size and dimensions of our own earth.
That is not so very difficult. We have reached
out further, and now we are able to tell with
considerable accuracy very nearly how far away
and how large the sun is. We are trying to
reach out for the stars. We cannot tell exactly
how far they may be, but we know that our
nearest neighbors are at a most tremendous dis-
tance— beyond the reach of human conception.
The earth is about 8,000 miles in diameter. If
you could make a straight railroad around the
equator, it would take just about 26 days to
make the circuit of it, at 40 miles an hour, with-
out any change of stations. No practical means
of conveyance will take you around it in less
than three .months. Then the moon, our next
neighbor, is about thirty times as far away as
the earth's diameter — about 240,000 miles.
That is not so very inconceivable. When we
come to the sun, we find its distance is about
four hundred times as great as that of the moon,
about 95,000,000 of miles.
"Those figures mean nothing until you take
an illustration. Take a railroad from the earth
to the sun, with a train running 40 miles an
hour without stops, and it would take about 265
years and a little over to make the journey.
So that, if the first settlers of this country, at
the time they started from the mother country,
had started from the sun by this railroad, thej
would be just about reaching this country now,
But very few o! them could have afforded it.
for even at a cent a mile the fare would have
been $950,000. There are very few people,
'■veil in New Yoik. who could afford to go to
the sun at that rate of cheap fare. But when
we com. to consider the Dearest star, n hose dis-
tance is two hundred thousand times as great,
we can do nothing with it. even in our imagin-
ation. If we should count the money that '.t
would take for a railroad journey to it. even at
acentamile.it would come to two hundred
thousand millions of dollars— a hundred times
the amount of the national debt of the L'niud
States. "
The Origin of Petroleum.
Mr. Max Livingstone, in a paper lately read
before the Western Society of Engineers,
made the following remarks <.ii this interesting
subject ;
"To explain this, in the highest degree in-
teresting and important question, theories with-
out number have been propounded, but although
men eminent in scientific circles have wrestled
with the problem, we are far from a satisfactory
solution. For this reason, it would be more
gratifying to myself to dismiss the subject as to
embryonic, were 1 not conscious of the curi-
osity which many of the gentlemen present feel
to hear something, no matter how hypothetical,
regarding the formation of petroleum.
"I shall but briefly refer to a few plausible
theories. According to one, the oil is indigen-
ous to the sand rock, and is supposed to have
been elaborated by nature from organic matter,
which, during the paleozoic ages, when sub-
marine plants and premordial animals flourished
in abundance, were deposited simultaneously
with and in the sands. But when, and by what
means these hydrates and mollusks could have
been converted into oil so completely that not
even a trace of them has been found, and how
this oil, during incalculable ages, subjected to
revolutions of the most violent character, could
have been preserved is beyond our comprehen-
sion.
" Diametrically opposed to this hypothesis is
the theory that oil is a product of condensed
gas, distilled, so to speak, at a great depth,
where the temperature is sufficiently high, from
organic deposits in the beds of the silurian and
devonian formation. The gas thus generated
is forced to the upper and cooler strata, where
it is absorbed, and, as far as possible, condensed
into liquid in the sponge-like reservoirs — the
sandstones. Analogous to this, only combating
the organic origin, is the theory propounded by
Prof. Mendelejeff. Calling into requisition the
nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace, and
assuming that the interior of the earth contains
large masses of metal and carburetic compounds,
he draws the following conclusion : ' Through
some of the fissures in the crust of the earth,
occasioned by the upheaval and depression of
the surface, water percolated to the carbureted
metals and acted upon them at high tempera-
ture and elevated pressure, thus forming
metallic oxides and saturated hydrocat bons.
The latter rose in the form of vapor and became
converted into liquid, as before described.
* ' But all these theories have many vulnerable
points, which to expose at this time would lead
us too far. Neither can I spare the time, nor
have I the inclination, to speculate on the
probable amount of oil likely to be produced
yet, until the explored oil territory has been
drained. Experts have given us figures and
opinions, supported by ingenious arguments,
which in many instances were refuted before
the printer's ink had time to dry. The oil ter-
ritory, distributed all over the globe, is so vast
that we need not fear its early exhaustion, and
I venture to assert that its classical domain, so
to speak, will for some time to come be the
State of Pennsylvania."
MiNEKALOfiifAL Notes.— In a late "Contri-
bution to Mineralogy," Prof. Genth, who pos-
sesses to an eminent degree the ability to dis-
cuss the important questions involved in the
chemical changes taking place in the mineral
kingdom, has added a number of important facts
to science on the subject of alterations in min-
eral, which he has made a special study, and of
which the present paper is but a con-
tinuation of others that have already appeared.
Prof. Genth describes in this contribution the
partial alterations of corundum, found in Madi-
son county, North Carolina, into massive green-
ish-black spinel. He notes the occurrence of a
pink corundum from Towns county, Georgia,
surrounded by greenish white cleavable
zoisite; also the alteration of corundum
into feldspar, near Media, Pa., and
similar alterations of corundum (also into mica)
were observed in specimens from Hey wood
county, North Carolina. The author also notes
the alteration of corundum into margarite, fi-
brolite and cyanite, and describes examples of
these. The following are also among the inter-
esting alterations noticed by the author, viz.,
orthoclase into albite; talc into anthrophyllite;
and pseudomorphs of talc after magnetite. The
paper, besides several special investigations on
other minerals, records the interesting observa-
tion of the accidental formation of artificial
crystals of rutile during fusion with potassium
hydrogen sulphate; two crystals of octohedrite
showing a decided blue color, were produced at
the same time. These investigations have an
important bearing on the genesis of a number of
mineral species.
164
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 10, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
Uom tan v .
i Week
Ending
Feb. 14.
"Week
ENDINi:
Feb. 21.
4Cc
60s
1.1)
70c
4.2
70c 75c
1.30 1.45
1.33 1.50
65c
55;
75c
45c
1.50
2 15 3.10
60c
1.35
1.2.
iO 3
5c
50c
85c
'ioc
"9
60c
2-0
50c
•K,
12.00
A ta ! 4k
Andes ft
Albion 'y
Argefita
Atlas
Uelcher
Biding .......
Beat k deleter.
Bullion
Bjchtel
BiUelsle
e>die
Benton ,-■•
Bodie Tunnel..
C.iedonia
n ilifornia
Challenge
Caollar
(jonnaenoe
C)n Imperial..
Cm 'Virginia....
G own Point- . .
Diy
Elko Con
E Mt. Diablo..
E ireka Con
EurekaTunnel.
E cchequer
G and Prize
Gmld&Curry...
H ne & Norcross.
H >lmes
Independence...
J ilia
Jiatice
J wkson |
M*rtln White ,2-20 2 oOt.20
Mono ■ L2?° ,2*-Lcn
Mexican !2-55 3.5j2.60
Mb. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
If londay ........
Nirthem Belle..
North Noonday.
Nivajo. .....-.■•
North B. He Isle.
occidental
Oj'iir
O/erman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Swage
Sig Belcher
Sierra Nevada...
Silver Hill
Silver King
S :orpion
South Nevada...
Sy-Qciicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
"Ward
Wales.
JC
Week
Ending
Feb. 28.
Week
Endin'i
Mar. 7.
5;ic
1 05
65c
7Ce
80c 70c
isc| I0e
10
85c
25c
63c
3.0:
2.8i
'75;
00
15C
15
H
2
25c
1.
.... J....
15c 3oc; 3Y
45c 55c; 45c
2 c 1.15| 15c
5.C 75c 50c
50c 75ci 40c
3.35
60c
4.104.25
9'c....
1.05....
50c 1.05!....
1.40 1.9U] 90c
2"c| 10c
25c ....
l.oO'l 25
60c| 55c 60c
15c 25c1 10c
10.1 P.'. 10
1.6J 70c 1.05
25ci 20c Pic
70c 40c 5)c
2.9012.80 2.9i
1.05 3.60,3.10 3.70
2\\.... 41'c
70c1 35c 60c
9
70c
20c
55c
1.40
10c
10c
j 5i 53
70C!.... 50c
1.25 1.501.25 1.40
3.90 3.40 2.70 3 45
15c... 15c
10c
1.10 1.251.10 1
1.45 i.'snlMI 1.75
91:3.10 3. 70
60c EOc 60c
1.40 1 1.50
1.30 3.1513.15 3.40
lfc.... 15c
3.20 4.4i....
5c1....
.... 11 10
50c 60c' f5c
3.65
15C.
SI".....
1.50 .. 1.50
3 7Ec 1.35
25c.... 25c
3.1U3.10 3.45
101 95
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Evert Thursday From Advertisements in Mining and Scientific Press and Other S. F. Journals.
(Jump
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI3TS OF THE BOAEDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Placeof Bi..<
Albion Con M Co..
Andes S M Co
Argenta M Co
Uechtel Con M Co.
Benton Con M Co . .
Bodie Con M Co.. .
. . . Nevad a .
. . .Nevada.
. . . Nevada .
.California.
. . .Nevada.
.California.
California M Co Nevada
Calaveras M Co.. California.. 11 ..
Champion M Co California. .11. .
Grand View Con M Co California. . 1. .
Holmes M Co Nevada. . 0. .
Independence M Co Nevada. .10. .
Justice M Co Nevada.. 38..
Mayflower S M Co Nevada.. 3..
Mexican OK: S M Co Nevada. .22. .
Savage M Co Nevada. .55. .
Silver Hill Q M Co Nevada.. 3..
Silver Hill 11 Co Nevada.. IS..
Silver Lick Con M Co Nevada. . 2. .
S Manuel e; L.iTrinidad M Co.Mexico... 1..
Utah S M Co Nevada. .43. .
OTHER COMPANIES
Baker Divide M Co California.. 7..
Commonwealth Con M Co Nevada. . 5. .
Eintracht Gravel M Co California. . 11. .
Excelsior W & M Co California. . 4. .
Excelsior Deep Grav M Co' . .California. .21 . .
Fair Villa M Co Arizona . . 3 . .
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .Califonnia..
Loreto M & M Co Mexico. .
Mayflower Grav M Co.... ..California. .19.
M clones Con M Co California.. 1.
Mount Auburn G Q M Co California. .10. .
OmilakG & S M Co Alaska.. 1..
Oro M & MCo Arizona.. 2..
Rocky Point M Co California. .12. .
San Pedro M Co , Arizona
South H
-Apr 9. .Apr 30.. .R LShainwald 327 Pine st
-BBurris 309 Montgomery st
.F. M Hall 327 Pine st
.G W Sessions.... 309 Montgomery st
.AV H Watson 302 Montgomery st
,G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st
. .C P Gordon 309 Montgomery st
. A B Paul 328 Mon tgomery st
.Thos Wetzel 522 Montgomery st
W H Penfield 106 Liedesdorffst
. C T Bridge 224 California st
. . I W Pew 310 Pine st
..RE Kelly 419 California st
.0 Perry 240 Montgomery st
' ' McCoy 309 Montgomery st
fO..Mar 6.
26. .Feb 6...i\larl3..ADr
30. .Jan 13...FebJ9..M'arl2.
10. .Jan 17. ..Feb 21. .Mar 13.
10.. Jan 18... Feb 21.. Mar 13.
50. .Mar 5. ..Apr 16. -May 16.
20.. Feb 27... Apr 6. .May 4.
05 . .Jan 23 . . . Feb 24 . . Mar 21.
10. .Jan 26. . . Feb 28. . Mar 21.
05 .. "Dec 16 ... Feb 14 .. Mar 14.
30. .Tan 27. ..Mar 6. .Mar 27.
30.:Mar 5. . .Apr 10. .May 2.
10.. Feb 27... Apr 4. .Apr 23.
07. .Feb 3. ..Mar S..Mar28..
1 00.. Feb 12... Mar 19.. Apr
50.. Feb 2... Mar 7.. Mar 27.. E B Holmes..
1 00. .Jan 20. ..Mar 20. .Apr 10. ..J W Pew ....
05. .'Feb 7. ..Mar 13. .Apr 3.. .W E Dean..
05.. Feb 20... Mar 29.. Apr 23.. L J O'Farrell
1 00. -Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29. ..H Nielsen...
100. .Feb 7. ..Mar 15. .Apr 5 . .G C Pratt. . .
-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOAEDS.
309 Montgomery it
310 Pine st
309 Montgomery st
.SE Montgy & Wash'n
210 Front st
.309 Montgomery st
1 OH
25
.Feb 26.
.Feb 16.
Mar 1
. Mar 20
.Mario.
.Mar 16.
.Feb 28.
.Mar 9. .Apr 9. ..HG Jones
25.. Jan 30... Mar 12.. Mar 30 ..J Morizio.
2 50. .Mar 7. ..Apr 9. .May 1. ~
25. .Feb 7... Mar 15.. Apr 2.
15.. Feb 16... Mar 23. .Apr 10.
20. .Dec 28. ..Mar 5. .Mar 29.
05.. Jan 22... Feb 26.. Mar 16.
Mar
Jan 12.
Dec 12.
Dec 2S. .
Feb 9..
Dec 11..
..30 00.. Jan 27. .
. . 15.. Feb "
05.
.Apr 10.. May 2
1.15
1.40J.15 1.20
3.101 1 2 10
70c 1.751.55 2.20
... 1.25
2!90 43.70 3 9"
II'....
70.!, 65c
1.85
I 95 4.10
2.20 2.05
.802.15 4.90' 5 5j
!.70| 2 2.35 2.05 2.25
20c! 2=c 30c 20c 40c 3rc Pfc
YallowJactet 11.45 1.551.50 1.M1.25 1.551.50 1(
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
AFTERNOON SESSION
500 Aigenta F0c
10 Alta 30c
220 Aodea 45c
l'O Bodie 90ct»'
60 B K Belcber 4g4.10
93) California 10@15c
100 Uonhdence ii-^.?*
'IBI'HSPAY, A. M.. llAU 8.
1310 Albion 15c
30 Alta 30c
10 Alpha 1.05
200 Anaea 45c
100 Belcber 40c
60 B & Belcher 4.20
300 Bodie 90@95c
.-J Con Virginia 55to)00c! 1000 California 1FC
530 Chollar 1.10@1.2'i 693 Chol'ar 1.20
50 Eureka" Con 9J12O0 Con Virginia 5fc
20 Grand Piize 50r 350 Eureka Tunnel. ..65@70c
180 Gould & Curry. 2. 70(52 75 50 Exchequer 20c
16U0 Hale&Nor... .2.70(5-2. 80, 200 Gould £ Cum 2.7'(a2.75
250 Independence 40c|2f50 Hale & Nor. . . .2.50(82.75
1130 Mexican 2S@2.F0I S50 Independence 40c
500 M White 75<rtS0c| 320 Kentuck 1 .50
561 N Belle Is 10c 200 M White SOc
30 Navajo 3.70;1550 Mexican 2.80@2.95
540 Onhir 3.05 840 Mono 20c
35 Pinal 2i 855 Navajo 3.65(83.70
570 Potosi 1(81 .05; 25 Northern Belle : pg
50 Silver Hill 10i(810JI 485 Ophir 3.1"
1225 Savage 1.95@>| 550 Potosi 1.10
475 STievada 3.60 1010 Savage 1.65«?2.00
100 TioRa Con 5c! 400 Sierra Nevada. 3. 60<<* 3.65
160 Utah 1.80(81.851 SO Utah 1.85
1310 Union 4.90(85, 785 Union 5(851
580 Yellow Jacket 1? 30 Yellow Jacket 1.50
100 Wales 25cl
GM Co California.. 5.. 05. .Jan 30. .. Mar 8.. Mar 26
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name of Company. Location. Secretary. Office in S. F.
Chollar M Co Nevada.. W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
Mar 17. D M Kent 330 Finest
Mar S...PF Marhhardt.. .311 Montgomery st
Mar 19... H Kluiz 209 Sansome st
Apr 12. ..W T Stewart 215 Sansome st
Apr 4..T J Wattson 116 Davis st
Apr 2. . . J H Sayre 330 Pine st
Mar 19... Fr. Schirmeier 785 Folsom st
327 Finest
. 328 Montgomery st
.E M Hall 327 Pine st
J H B Wilkins 438 California st
C Robinson 339 Kearny st
J L Fields 309 Montgomery st
D M Kent 330 Pine st
. H Deas 309 Montgomery st
.FA Berlin 420 Montgomery sj
EQljMl^lG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub.
Iished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned,
Meeting. Date.
.Annual ■ Mar 21
El Dorado Con M Co Nevada.. F W Clute S I'' Stock Exchange Annual Mar 14
Hale & Norcross S M Co Nevada.. J F Lightner 309 Montgomery st Annual Mar 14
Homeward Bound M Co . .H R Bowie 420 Montgomery st Annual Mar 12
Melones Con M Co California.. E M Hall 327 Pine st Annual Mar 27
North Sierra Nevada S M Co. .Nevada. .J L Fields 330 Pine st Annual Mar 13
Potosi M Co Nevada.. W E Dean 309 Montgomery st Annual Mar 14
Virgin a Con M Co Nevada. .A F Benard. . .NE cor Howard & 5th Annual Mar 20
LATEST DIVIDBNDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company LocATiow. Secretakv. Office in S. F. Amount.
Con M Co California.. WWillis 309 Montgomery st 05..
P.
Dulw
Contention Con M Co Arizona
Kentuck M Co Nevada
Navajo M Co Nevada
Northern Belle M& M Co...
Pleasant Valley M Co California
Siher King M Co Arizona. .J Nash..
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis.,
.1 ABLE.
...Mar J2
,D C Bates 309 Montgomery st ..25 Feb 17
. J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Mar 19
.J W P„w 310 Pinest 25 Mar 13
.Wm Willis 309 Monttfomery st 50 Feb 15
.CE Elliott 327 Pinest 05 Dec 1
,315 California st 25 Feb 15
> Montgomeryst 25 Mar 12
Bullion Shipments.
We ijuote shipniLiiits since our last, and shall
lie pleased to receive further reports :
Standard, Feb. 26th, Sb\493; Northern Belle,
26th, $lb',544; Martin ^liite, 26th, §7,049;
Contention, 24th, §21,034; Martin White, 28th,
^4,357; Yellow Jacket, 3d, $7,035; Navajo,
March 5th, §16,350; Bodie, 5th, S4,531; Mar-
tin White, 2d, §4,004; Bodie Tunnel, 6th,
§3,166; Contention Con., 1st, S1S.537; Horn
Silver, Feb. 27th, §1S,000; Hanauer, 27th,
§1.630, Alice, 27th, §5,271; Mammoth, 27th,
§2,987; Silver Reef (for February), §29,731;
Germania, March 1st, §1,560; Hanauer, 1st,
§1,750; Bullionville, 1st, §1,747; Horn Silver,
§9,000; Mammoth, 2d, §3,200; Ontario, 2d,
§11,739; Horn Silver, 2d, §12,000; Alice, 2d,
§9,093; Uermania, 4th, §2,870; Hanauer, 4th.
81,950; Alice, 4th, §4,S12; Horn Silver. 4th,
§9,000; Ontario, 4th, §10,169.
The Steam Blow. — A correspondent of the
Stockton Independent gives this succinct report:
I saw the steam plow work yesterday. En-
gines, two; distance apai't, 460 yards; width of
of land plowed at each passage, four feet; num-
ber of plows used, eight; four used at a time;
there should be five, making 10 in all, but two
are being tempered; time of cutting a furrow,
from four to five minutes; power of engines
each, 40 horse; character of land, tough, black
sod, salt grass growing; depth of furrow, six
inches; every part of the machinery working
well; cost of fuel, five dollars per day for both
engines; capacity, from 40 to 60 acres per day
in sandy soil. The writer is of the opinion
fiat, with very few alterations on the plows,
fie machine will prove an immense success, and
will supply a long-needed want for plowing land
in California. Land plowed by this machine
will produce at least one fourth more crop for a
period of six or seven years than by the ordi-
nary plowing in use in this State, I
Mining Share Market.
Mining stocks have been quiet during the
past week, and have remained rather steady.
On the Comstock, at the north end, though all
has been going ahead as well as could be de-
sired, there has been nothing new during the
past week. The joint Sierra Nevada and Union
Con. east drift on the 2900 level is still advanc-
ing in porphyry of a compact character — a sort
of hard rib of unknown width. When they
cut through this, something of interest is likely
to be found.
The joint Mexican and Union Con. east
crosscut on the 2900 level continues to cut
stringers and bunches of quartz that carry
more or less metal. It is going out into
ground of which nothing is known— which is
wholly virgin.
The west crosscut of the Gould & Curry is
now fast neariiig the footwall of the vein.
Against the footwall something should be
found, though it prove to be nothing more than
clay and barren quartz.
In the middle mines good headway is making
in the drifts, which occasionally cut metal-
bearing seams of quartz, and at no distant day
they will be reauly to crosscut the vein and
follow up some of the . feeders that have been
found.
At Gold Hill the Yellow Jacket, Belcher and
Crown Point continue to extract and mill con-
siderable quantities of ore from the old upper-
levels. This work pays a small profit, and
gives employment to a great number of men.
The following companies had a cash balance
on hand March 1st: Alta, §24,707. 10; Best &
Belcher, §19,266.34; Bulwer, §12,630.31; Ben-
ton Con., §7,226.36; Chollar, §12,056.91; Con.
Virginia. §77,594.93; California, §15,036.56;
Gould & Curry, §89,386.29; Hale &, Norcross,
§46,932.S0; Lady Washington, §13.53; North-
ern Belle, $82,001. 50; Potosi, §6,7S7.97; Sierra
Nevada, §27,301.90; Standard, §123,804.23;
Yellow Jacket, §21,249.9S.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished for publication in the Mining and Scientific
Press by Henry G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[catalogue.!
4663. Fluorite, Flour 8par with Calcite— Cumberland,
England. J. Z Davis.
4664. Selenite, GypRuin— Xear Modesto, Htnnislaua Co
California, L. Fismera.
4565. Brown Stone, Free3tone. (of which Ntw York is
largely built)— Connecticut. M. Haverin.
46:6. Copper— Copper King Mine, EBmeralda County
Nfevada.
4617. Wall Rocks of the Copper King Copper Mine— No
4666, Esmeralda County, Ne.aaa.
4668. Ciude Borax— Eagle Borax Mining Co , Death
Valley, Inyo County, California, I. Daunet.
4669. Refined Borax— see No 4663- Eagle Borax Co
Deith Yalley, Inyo County. California.
n,f^ 0. Sesqulpxldo of lroD, Gotnite. (?), with Microscope
Slide this mineral is in heiutiful hexagonal Plates— Near
Luning, Esmeralda County. Nevada, Arthur T George A
similar mineral ia found at Pioche, Lincoln Countv
Nevada; see No. 4671.
4671. Gothite, (.') in Microscopic Crystals, see No. 4670
with Mi-roscope Slide— Pioche, uincolo Cuuuty, Nevada '
<672. Selenite, Gypsum— Calico, San Bernardino County
California, John Daggett.
4673. Ltiva— which exists in immense quantities ma the
borders of Mono Lake, Mono County, California, Owens
River cuts through this fo mation in a deep canyon It is
easily decomposed and supposed to yield the Soda Salts ao
abundant in that region. It crops out also at Adobe
Meadows, m Mono County. It; is well worthy of a critical
examination.
4674. Vaiiegated Ob idian— Near the South end of Goose
Lake. Modoc County, California F. H. Merrill
4663. Flucritc. duorstar with caicite- Cumberland Eng-
land. J Z. Davis.
4664. Selenite, gypsum-Near Modesto, Stanislaus couutv
CaL L Figuera.
4665. Brown Stone— Freestone, of which New York is
largely built. Connecticut. M. fe.ev*rin.
The total eclipse of the sun on the 6th of
May next will last six minutes, and no longer
one will probably occur within the next 100
years. It will he partially vis.ble in many
places, but few will see it in its entirety, as its
path lies almost directly through the ocean,
touching land nowhere but at a little island in
the South Pacific called Caroline Island, which
is out of the track of any established commerce
or travel.
The supplemental extradition treaty hetween
the United States and Spain has been ratified
by the Senate.
The new charter for San Francisco was de-
feated at the election on Saturday.
For tremulousness, wakefulness, dizziness, and
lack of energy, a most valuable remedy is Brown's
Iron Eitters.
4667. Wall Rocks of the Cjpper King copper m'ne (No
4666). Esmeralda c u ty. Nevaria,
4668. Crude Borax -Jra.'l-B3rax MioiD" Co., Death Val
ley. Inyo county, Cat. I. D-mnet.
46)9. Refined Borax (See So. 46CS) -Eagle Borax Co
Death Valley, Inyn county, Cal.
4670. Pesquioxideof Iion-Uotbite {:)— with microscope
slide. This beauliful mineral is in hexago* al plates near
Luning, Esmeralda county, Nevada. Arthur T. George
A fcimilar mineral is found at Pioche, Lincjln county Nev
(See No. 4771.)
4671. Gothite in microscopic crystal* (See No 4670) with
microscope elide— Pioche, lincoln county, Nev
4672. Selenite, gypsum— Calico, San Bernardino couDty
Cai. John Daggett.
4673. Lava, which exists ia immense quantities on the
borders of Mono lake, Mono county. Owens river cuts
through this formation in a deep canyon. It is easily de-
composed, and supposed to yield the soda salts so abundant
in that region. It crops out also at Adobe Meadows in
Mono county. It is well worthy of a critical examination
4674. Variegated Obsidian— Near t,he south end of Goose
lake, Modoc county, 0*1. V. H. Merrill.
4675. Carbonate of Magnesia— Obtained in the tanks in
working the mother ljqu< rs in the manufacture of a salt by
the Central Pacific bait Co., Alameda county, Cal Fr
Gutzkow.
■*6£6- Rock Specimen, fragment detached from in cutting
the base uf the State line mouument, near McBride's ranch.
Mono cotuty, Cal. Hon. J. M. Keeler.
4677. Fluorspar— Near Belmont, Nye county, Nevada
George W. Emerson.
4678- Chromic Iron— Mount Hope district, near Forbes-
ton n, Butte county, Cal. C. O; Cooledge.
*679. Rock Specimen detached in cutting the Bhaft of
the State line monument between California and Nevada,
near McBride's ranch, Mono county, Cal. (See No. 4676 )
Hon. J. M. Keeler.
■ieS'X Tin F il, to illustrate the economic uses of tin. S.
Heydenfeldt, Jr.
. 4fi81. Clay, ball clay-City Pottery, Trenton, New Jersey.
JohD Rhodes.
4682. China Clay Prepired (NalionaJ)-City Pottery,
Trnoton, New Jersey. John Rhcdee.
4683. China Clay Prtrared (Goldirg & Co.)-City Pottery
Trenton, New Jersey. John Rhodes.
46S4. White guar./, (rock Him) mixed with the clays, Nos
4682 and 4683, in ihe manufacture of pottery -City Pottery
Trenton, New Jeney, John Rhodes.
4685. Pulverized Quart/. (See No. 46S4) used in the manu-
facture of pottery— City Pctttry, Trenton, New Jersey
John Rhodes.
California.
AMADOR.
Miscellaneous.— Amador Ledger, March 3:
The Empire mine is adopting the Frue concentra-
tors. Sixteen are to be placed in the 80-stamp mill.
The satisfactory results obtained from those in ope-
ration at the Pacific mill, have led to their adoption
at the Empire.
Seaton. — This mine pursues the even tenor of its
way. It employs from 15 to 20 men, and distributes
in wages and other expenses about $3,000 per
month. Mr. Symonds is superintendent, and seems
to be running it very judiciously. The monthly
yield has been sufficient, so far, to pay expenses, and
the employes receive their money regularly every
month. The mill has been kept ruuning on rock
from the tunnel, but it is probable that sinking will
be undertaken in a short time.
Bunker Hill. — The personal property under
attachment was sold by the sheriff, last Saturday.
It was sold to Mr. Haven, the representative of the
company, for $3,520, the amount of the judgments
and costs. There are no attachments on the prop-
erty now, except one tor $18,000, but this was put
on by parties who are stockholders, and will give no
trouble in getting the property out of the legal tangle
in which it has become involved. The only incum-
brances now to be disposed of are the mechanic
lien holders. A proposition was submitted by the
company, that they will proceed to work the mine,
and agree to pay the back wages in four monthly
instalments, the first instalment to be paid April ist,
and the working expenses to be paid regularly every
month. The employes held a meeting in the early
part of the week, at Amador City, to consider the
proposition. It is likely that the offer will be ac-
cepted, though perhaps in a somewhat modified
form.
Paktiks are putting up a 10-stamp mill on the
Loyal Lead property, in Black Hills, near Dry town,
for the purpose of crushing rock from the old Loyal
Lead tunnel. It is thought by those acquainted
with the claim that this venture will pay.
The Median mine, adjoining the Keystone, is
likely to be started up this spring.
W. A. Nevills, on his trip to San Francisco last
week, took down, so rumor says, from 70 to 80
pounds of bullion, the product of the bonanza in the
Mammoth lead,
Mr. Goodman is at Quartz Mountain, for the
purpose of arranging to recommence operations on
the CJuartz Mountain mine.
Mahonev. — The complications in which the
affairs of this mine have become involved are still
unsettled. H. H. Town, who went below to confer
with the managers of the company, and also to
make arrangements with creditors in the city, re-
turned a few days ago, and reported favorably of the
result of his trip. There appears r.o obstacle in the
way of the working of the mine as far as parties be-
low are concerned. The creditors here, however,
seem to be a little disappointed on being notified by
Mr. Stewart, the superintendent, that he will want
something to say in regard to the manner in which
the mine shall be worked. The employes have filed
liens to the number of over 60 ; but this will not
necessarily involve the continued idleness of the
mine. I understand the intention is to have the
necessary legal papers drawn between the com-
pany's agent and the creditors, with a view to the
immediate resumption of work. Judgment was ob-
tained last Saturday against the company for nearly
$10,000.
BUTTE.
Hydraulic Minks.— Oroville ftegh/er, March 3:
Some six or seven hydraulic mines are being worked
below Wyandotte. There is but little fall to the
ground, so it is quite difficult to run off the tailings.
About 20 men are employed in the various claims,
and 1,000 inches of water is used. The most im-
portant mine is that known as the J. M. Frost mine.
This employs 5 men and uses 400 inches of water.
In order to raise the gravel from the bottom of the
mine a new patent elevator is used.
CALAVERAS.
Work Progressing. — Calaveras Chronicle,
March 3: Wrork is progressing favorably in the An-
glo Saxon mine— formerly known as the Beaver
mine— situated about three quarters of a mile south-
east of Rich Gulch Flat. A shaft has been sunk on
the lead to a depth of 100 ft, at which point a level
has been run 60 ft in length, displaying a fine body
of ore. A small quantity of unassorted rock was
taken out and sent to San Francisco, where it was
assayed, and yielded at the rate of $150 per ton.
The mine paid well in former years; the lead is wide
and well developed, and the rock carries consider-
able free gold. The mine is under the superintend-
entship of J. W. Meyers, Esq., a gentlemen who
thoroughly understands his business, and there is
not the least doubt but that under his regime the
Anglo Saxon will develop into a permanent paying
property.
Wesson Mine.— The work of clearing out the
tunnel on the Wesson mine, situated about a mile
from this place, is progressing finely. The tunnel,
which was badly caved in some places is being
cleared of its debris and retimbered, preparatory to
further developments.
EL DORADO.
Rich Returns. —Mountain Democrat, March 3:
Superintendent Fred. Jones, at the new mill he has
recently erected near Shingle Springs, recently
crushed about 15 tons of ore from the claim of Bos-
quit, Houx & Gray, and the yield amounted to
about $90 per ton. They have about .jo tons of ore
somewhat inferior to this that they will have Jones,
crush next week.
Prospecting.— Georgetown Gazetle, March 3 :
During the winter Robert Cushman and son have
been prospecting some deep gulch ground a short
distance to the north of their residence, meeting with
flattering prospects. A few days since, they began
sluicing, and it is thought they have a good claim.
We hope this is so, for Mr. Cushman is deserving of
a rich find
Marco 10, 1883]
Mining and Scientific Press.
165
A i i.u days since Watson & Kecfer shipped sev-
eral hundred pounds of copper ore from their mine
near Garden Valle) to San Francisco, for further
test of its value. Smaller quantities of this ore,
i
suits high it the ore just shipped
is equally as rich in copper, silver and gold, no one
ore will have any doubu; and
further, should I :t prove anywhere near
theformei assays, it will demonstrate to a certainty
that this nunc is a valuable property, for the reason
that the lode is large and continuous.
THE ditches of the California \\\ & M. Co. are
now running to their full capacity, and Wi
all the water Is being U
interests appear to he more active this spring than
usual. A new life has taken hold of out
'. ■
on this di\ide during the wintei just ended, seems
now about to yield iu a reason of more than usual
Krosperity. In ad lilion to the jnines already under
|uile a number of importanl
mining enterprises which will be started up during
the present seas mi, nn tins divide. Am I
named the Eureka and Woodside, in this
Mum Knox evident!) has struck good diggings;
utrted in with 40 inches >>i water.
; \ have -lined up the Go-
pberbole mine in this |
KANDV is engaged in getting out chrome
n the serpentine bell southeast of tow a,
tin- thaw, work has l een resumed on the
Bob Redd mine in full force, and they are taking
out specimen ore rich as ever,
SMKDKR & FORNl are pushing their tunnel night
and day. They have already cut a stringer which
prospects well, and expect to tap the main lode some
time this month.
s. HANSON, alter being shut down for so long a
time by the cold snaps of the winter, has started up
the old Parsons mine and mill in good style, and we
confidently expect that he will take out big pay this
summer.
Mn. 1. LANE has a seam claim below town, from
v. biota he has been 1 ibtainlng prospects sufficient to
induce him to have it worked, and John ltennclt has
consented to take hold with him and work the mine.
Bill has faith in the mines, and well he may, for it's
the mines that keeps our business men on their
pegs.
FRESNO.
Gf.ktki'ke. — Cor. Mariposa //</.;/</, Mar. 3: This
camp at present is quiet. The Enterprise mine and
mill -impended operations two weeks ago, which, in
consequence, makes this place very dull. 1 learn
from reliable authority, that the suspension of the
Enterprise mine is only temporary; that the mine is
looking as well to-day as it ever did, but that the
formation — slate — has become so hard and expen-
sive to work that the company desired to suspend
operations until arrangements could be made to ob-
tain machinery that will enable them to work it to
better advantage and at less expense. Operations
will undoubtedly be commenced at an early day — at
least we all hope so.
NEILS Esi'KKSON has just uncovered a rich chute
ol ore in his Fresno mine, situated on Potter Ridge,
near the Enterprise mine. The ore taken out so far
is fully as rich as any ever taken from the famous
Enterprise. The vein or ledge is rather small on top,
but it increases in width as it goes down.
THE McDonald Bro.'s mine, at Grub Gulch, is
still idle, waiting for rain, so they can start their
mill. I understand they are making arrangements
to bring in water from the Fresno river, which will
give them abundance of water. Water is the only
thing lacking to make this one of the best bullion
producers on the coast.
CAPT. Harry Berriman is engaged in taking
out some very rich ore from his Wellington mine,
and will doubtless realize good profits therefrom.
NEVADA.
M 1 . AUBURN Mink. — Nevada Transcript, Mar. 3.
Affairs at the Mt. Auburn mine are getting along
nicely under the superintendence of that veteran
gold digger, Capt. White. P'rom 12 to 14 hands
are constantly employed, and about 18 tons of ore
per day is the output, This comes from the 360 and
460 levels, the latter being in much the richer ground.
For a new property the Mt. Auburn shows up splen-
didly, but like any'other, it must be thoroughly de-
veloped before it can be expected to pay dividends
to its owners.
A Good PROSPECT. — The McCutchan mine is
now under the management of Charles H. Crosby,
and the work on it is progressing finely. An incline
is being run down, and the rock continues to look
first class. A gentleman who visited the mine a few
days ago informs us that he believes within six months
the new company will lake out, over and above all
expenses, the amount that was paid, and have the
claim. The price paid for the mine was $10,000.
PLUMAS.
Grf.f.n Mountain Mini.,— Greenville Bulletin,
March 4: The mills of the Green Mountain mine
were forced to stop on Wednesday evening of last
week, the water supply being exhausted. At the pres-
ent face of the drill in the tunnel there is a heavy
down-pour of water; while this is very unpleasant for
the workmen, yet it does not occasion any loss of time.
Il is expected that when the tunnel is advanced a lit-
tle further, this water streak will be left behind and
the ground again become dry. Immediately after
the mills were stopped, it was inferred that all ot the
machinery must stop, but this was a mistake; enough
water has been supplied to furnish power for running
the air compressor so that work in the tunnel has
not been interrupted; the ventilating fan is in oper-
ation, and the work is going on more rapidly than
before.
MlCftlGAN Hn. 1. .—Robert Martin was over yes-
terday from Michigan Hill after a lot of iron bands
made at the foundry here for the water pipe at his
hydraulic claim. These bands are to prevent the
pipe coming apart at the joints; the pressure is 200
ft head, and even in this dry season Mr. Martin is
confident of having water enough for a four months
mn; the supply is brought from the mountain on
the north side of Spanish Creek, the pipe being car-
ried across the creek on a bridge built for that pur-
pose. The partners own 120 acres of mining ground
all of which was prospected before the present pre-
[larations for working it were begun. Years ago the
little ravines on Michigan Hill were worked by the
old method of rockers, and a great deal of gold
with the im; i the pres-
ofthe ground the prosp
they will lx- 511CO
TAYLoa-Pu \i\s Mink. -Like most of theother
mills around, the mill
iiie wurk
lately done has been confined to the winze; [he drift
been steadily pushed eastward with good
prospects as the work advances. A few hani
put to work last week in the face <A the mam tunnel;
the groun indications of 1
rding to the Usil.it e\;
■ 1 ted to widen out,
Indian \ am k\ Mine.— The Indian Vallei
mine is running steadily by steam power; an addi-
tion of 12 miner.- was made to the working fi
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SAN BERNARDINO.
Providence Minks. San Bernardino Times,
■ 1 letter, the bul-
lion output for the month "f [anuary, from the Bo
li.ni/ | kin;; l.'uii mill, i ,1 ■<->, ;tn<l in alt
probability it would equal it this month. There has
been ahead) mn 1 -, bars, value over $23,000, with
sufficient amalgam in the mill to run 10 bars more of
equal value. Although it is likely that the mill will
nut make ova on Bonanza King ore tin-
month, it will probably reach the last month's pro-
duction of 31 days, No 10-stamp dry crushing mill
on the slope has shown such results, and the com-
pany are to be congratulated on having such an able
metallurgist is Mr. E. Huhn; not onlj has the per-
centage run rery high lover 80 } but the fineness of
the bullion is seldom equaled (with the same class
of ore), averaging over 930 tine for the past week.
"im Belle McGilrch Mine. -Had something
like 25 tons of ore worked by the Bonanza ("on. this
month, It is said to have run up in the hundreds.
The owners, Messrs. Dwyer& Gorman, have already
refused $50,000 for their mine. They are pushing
their works down with large showings of fine min-
eral.
Mr. R. P. Kkrk is opening his mine north uf the
Bonanza King, which is showing up a considerable
quantity of high grade ore. There are now sunk two
shafts, one some 50 ft. and the other about 25 ft with
several openings along the ledge. In drifting from
the bottom of one of the shafts he is taking out some
high grade ore, with fine prospects ahead.
THE Iacknow Mini:, south of the Belle McGil-
rpy, we were shown several assays running in the
neighborhood of $100 per ton. The owners have
run across a ledge of about 10 ft, carrying mineral
the full width. There are several other small open-
ings on this claim making a nice showing of mineral,
A New Strike was nlade during the past week,
between the Bonanza King and Rattler. The shaft
is now down some 12 ft, with every prospect of a
line body of ore. The company, also, in sinking a
winze in the south end of the mine, struck another
body of line mineral, taking out 49 sacks of ore in
one day, assaying over $750 per ton.
MK. J. K. Patton, of this place, has purchased
from Messrs. Kenniston, Brazelton & Folks one of
their stages, with six of their best animals, and will
in the future run from here to the end of the track,
so that all parties coming to this place can jump on
the cars and be here in a few days without any in-
convenience. Good miners will find employment,
wages $4 per day.
SIERRA .
The Si kuka Buttes Mink.— Sierra County
Tribune, Feb. 29: At the Sierra Buttes mine a vast
amount of dead work is being done at present.
Number 9 tunnel is in a distance of 2,200 ft. The
company have had some very hard rock to contend
against in this tunnel, which has made the expense
of running it greater than was anticipated. An out-
lay of a great many thousand dollars will be required
before any benefit can be derived from this part of
the mine, and no doubt many smaller companies
would fail to carry out such an immense amount of
work as is laid out to be accomplished by this com-
pany during the coming three or four years. The
Sierra Buttes mine is a standing advertisement for
Sierra county. The successful working of a mine to
such a great depth as will be reached on this ledge
when the lower tunnel is in, will prove of almost an
incalculable benefit to the quartz mining interests of
our county.
Mk. Shaw, General Manager of the Marguerite
property, Says that the mine is looking splendidly,
and from the present outlook will yield largely the
coming vcar. The 20-stamp mill is running regu-
larly. The appearance of the plates indicate that
the ore is paying well.
GOOD gravel is still found in the Ruby mine. Some
of the workmen will be discharged until room is
made in the new breasts that are being opened out.
J. BURNHAN, Superintendent of the American
Hill mine, who was in town Sunday, says that the
snow will average three feet in depth on the ridges.
Water has commenced to run and the monitors were
put to work on the 22d inst.
Tin: report comes from Howland Flat that there
is every indication of the miners having 60 or 70
days' water season in that section.
Theodore Ware & Co., cleaned up over $200
last week, in their placer mine at the Sweetwater
ranch, on the North Fork.
A. I.. MORPH\ is working the old Atwood min-
ing claims in Rattlesnake Canyon, and is doing
well.
Hkayv EXPENDITURE.— The total amount ex-
pended in prospecting the Bald Mountain Extension
mine, located at Forest City, up to this date, is
about $89,000. Of this sum, $59,000 has been paid
in assessments. This is a pretty heavy drain on the
owners, who are principally men of moderate means.
However, they have an abundance of grit, and con-
fidence in the value of the property, and believe that
pay dirt will be encountered again in a short time.
TRINITY.
Too Nick. — "Jo mum I, March 3: If you don't
believe there is such a thing as too much of a good
thing, just interview some of our hydraulic miners
as to their views regarding the present extremely
pleasant weather. Unquestionably, pleasant weather
is a good thing, but it is just as certain that we are
having altogether too much of it for miners' use.
Snow, rain, slush and mud would be infinitely pref-
erable now to sunshine and dusty streets,
TUOLUMNE
Prosper r.— Tuolumne independent. Dr. <
dun. Of S,u 1 '.ruck a \-r\ 1
1 ul StOner's \\
out. A
shaft ahum 8 ft from the surface has been sunk. The
rock thus fat Is well charged with line gold - and the
last work done, verj co n. I'his
.■■ to the Webster, and Si
made arrangements with the doctor to work tins
partieulai harts,
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
March j: 1 he station in
the joint Nfexi< an winie is completed, and the guides
are all in p 1 second line of hoisting cages.
be in operation and an east cross
cut stai led bum the 3100 station about Monday.
Mk\h a . rhe work of putting guides into the
Second hoisting compartment of the joint Ophir
winze from the 2900 down to the ^100 level is com-
pleted.
Hale & Mori i;n-s.- The north drift of the 2600
level, joint with Savage, is [making good progr
Some seams of quart/, are beginning to appear; but,
as yet, they carry little ore
Vki 1 .n\\ Jai mi. Arc shipping about 70 tons of
ore per (.lay,
Gould & Curry. — The west crosscut on the
2500 level is making rapid progress in vein porphyry,
with occasional small seams of clay and quartz.
CA us 1 v.— On the 2900 level the main south
drift is being advanced at the rale of about 20 ft per
week.
Sikkk \ NEVADA,— The east crosscut on the 2700
level still continues in the cross course or cross vein.
The joint Union Con. east crosscut on the 2900 level
is still in a compact vein porphyrv.
Union Con. — The joint Sierra Nevada east cross-
cut on the 2900 level is still being advanced in com-
pact vein porphyry. The joint Mexican east crosscut
on the same level is cutting occasional stringers of
metal-bearing quartz.
PINTO DISTRICT.
The main incline at the Fair Play mine on Alham-
bra Hill in down 140 ft, with a fine ledge formatiom
of quartz and lime, containing all grades of ore at
the bottom from 15 to 20 ft thick. The 'Sparrow
mine is a new prospect that is being opened with
good indications. The croppings are plainly trace-
able upon the surface for a distance of 300 ft. A
shaft down 30 ft on a Insure shows a galena in ex-
cellent ledge matter, and promises to make into a
strong ledge. The lessees of the Silver Nugget mine
are taking out some very fine ore and getting ready
Tor a shipment. The Berryman Bros, are cleaning
out the old ore chambers in the Diagonal mine on
Silverado mountain, and will ship a fine lot of quartz
to the furnaces as flux. This will average about $50
per ton. The main shaft at the Western Globe on
Silverado mountain is now down 120 ft from the sur-
face and 60 ft below the tunnel level.
Colorado.
Djvks ani> Pelican. — Colorado Miner, Feb. 20:
On Tuesday our reporter paid a hurried trip to this
properly. The ore is not high grade, but occurs in
such vast quantities that if it can be made to net even
$10 a ton, which is a very low estimate, the thousands
of tons ready to be shot down will yield a fine re-
venue. To confirm tests recently made, Supt. Duff
this week shipped two car-loads, 20 tons, to Mr.
Stevens' concentrating works at Lawson. The re-
sult we hope to announce next week. In the level
below, 180 ft from the immense engine chamber, a
stope is being started cast of the shaft. Large ore
bodies are exposed there, also. The best ore, how-
ever, at present is coming from the Unicorn, where
Curtain and Reynolds in level No. 1, above the tun-
nel level, and Kennedy and company in level zli
200 ft below, are taking out considerable quantities
of ore running from 100 lo 400 ounces per ton. A
drift on the Eagle Bird has been started west of the
tunnel to intersect the drift on the same lode hereto-
fore run through a cross-cut south from the main
Pelican lode. It will have to be driven 300 ft before
connection is made. Meanwhile the new drift will
be chambered out immediately west of the tunnel and
an engine put up with which sinking on the Eagle
Bird will be pushed as rapidly as possible. This lode
has produced largely in the past, and the best mining
experience justifies the conviction that large bodies
of rich ore are awaiting below for hammer and drill
to expose them. The engine on the Perdue shaft
works admirably raising the iron skipp, lowering and
stopping it at any desired point with the precision of
clockwork. Forty-eight men are employed by the
Dives and Pelican companv, on company account
and as leasers.
Mining and Milling. — Reg-ister-Call, March 3 :
A party of Chinamen— miners — left Central yester-
day, with a view of effecting a lease of the placer
claims on South Boulder creek, below the placer
patent of the Rollins G. M. Co., worked last season
by I-emmen & Co. Another party is trying to effect
a lease of a placer claim on North Beaver creek.
OKI-: was being raised, yesterday, from the I-'oote
& Simmons mine, on Gregory mountain. The re-
cent purchaser of the property, Mr. Maud, will bend
everv energy to its development in a systematic man-
ner.
Tin; United Gregory M. Co.. have succeeded in
lowering the water in No. 2, or the pump shaft, on
the Gregory lode, to a point 665 ft below the surface.
This is the first time in seven weeks that the water
has been lowered to that point. The pump since
being rearranged and remodeled, is working splen-
didly, ami no fears are now entertained of any mis-
hap occurring again through defective portions of
the pump— Cornish pattern — one of the largest in
use in the State of Colorado.
Messrs. Mullen & Suoki, contractors of this
city, have taken the contract for the placement of the
new and powerful plant of machinery on the Cham-
pion mine, Bellevieu mountain, for the Donaldson
Con. M. Co. They are also putting up an endless
bucket-way from their mines to the mill and concen-
tration works, which will be used for transmitting
ore. This is a new feature in this part of Colorado
for transporting ore..
Several nice gold retorts could have been seen
this morning on the cash table of Hanington & Mel-
tors bank, in this city.
I hi -i.unp mills of Black Hawk are well supplied
with custom 1 1 mi | , hock hill,
and on piled outside awaiting crushing. The l 'ali
dded a portion of the
! Hdden 1 n asun mill 1 1 theii 51 imping capacity,
and the California mine, on Quartz bill, oj
b) them. 1- in asguud pa> at the present lim
an) 1-1 mei pei iod ■ ■., The outpi 1
California for iSSj, taking as a basis its monthly
rar, will r.aeh fully $300,000 in milling
and inciting ore.
OwBNS & JENKINS, last Saturday, shipped a
quantity of ore from their new siher dis ,.,,. pj wesi
of the city.
Several of the gulch miners'belou Black Hawk
: aring to resume placer mining as early as
possible in the spring. Damshavebeen construcud,
ditches repaired, and other necessary prepai
made for in active reason's work.
New Mexico.
I.AKi. VALLEY.— Herald, March y. Sinking is
being done upon marly 20 claims on Kentuck
mountain, and all are giving good promise and
yielding excellent assays. It is the remark of every
body who examines this district, that nowhere hn'v
there ever been --o high an average in the grade of
ore, and so general a distribution. Mr. Dawson
reports the shaft on the Comstock down 25 ft
through the iron, and the crevice filled with fine
quartz. This is one of the most promising claims
at present, A gentleman examining our mines
asked if there had been any claim jumping. On
being answered no, he remarked it was probably
because there was mineral everywhere, and it is not
worth while to jump, any more than it is a necessity.
Orders have been received to survey, for patents,
the Bullion and Last Chance, and also the Little
Jimmie, the former have precedence as to time.
■Mr. S, K. Bradford has been engaged to survey all
three of them. This will bring the disputed title to
settlement by proof before the Register of the land
office. The policy of the Superior company is slow
and sure. When development actually shows how
much ore they have at hand it will be determined as
to what kind of works will be necessary, and to
what extent. It is of no use to be impatient. When
they do decide everything will go positively and
apidly. 'Iherewillbe no embarrassments, no de-
lays. Frazier, Holt & Cosgrove are now sinking a
shaft upon the Savage, which lies parallel with the
Superior, and which was located at the same lime.
It is upon the same lime belt and is in contact with
the porphyry upon the east of it. The lime is filled
with seams or veins of mineral, and it is on one of
these they are now sinking, not far from No. 7 work-
ing of the Superior. The net returns from the last
carload of ore shipped from the Bullion mine, to
Denver amounted to $6, 1 ro for a little more than 10
tons. It was sufficient to pay all the working ex-
penses of the mine for the last three months, and
leave a balance of $2,000 in the treasury. The next
carload will soon be ready and the mine is yielding
rapidly of high grade ore. It is a property which it
is a pleasure to own.
Oregon.
Notes. — Jacksonville Times, March 2: Miners of
Josephine county are busy, being more favored with
water than those here. Gin Lin seems to be the
only miner in Uniontown precinct who has an
abundance of w'ater. Many of the miners are busy,
but some have no water at all. The mining season
does not promise well. Miners who have reservoirs
are in better luck than ever this season, for without
them they could not run at all. Goldworthy £-
Justus are opening the main bed of Foots creek,
which enterprise will no doubt prove remunerative in
time. The pleasant weather has greatly discouraged
the miners, who will be unable to do much unless
there is plenty of rain during the spring. The snow-
in the mountains is fast disappearing, much to the
disgust of the miner, who looked to it as a source of
supply in the late spring. The American Mining
Code, the best work published, can be obtained at the
Times office. Also blank notices of location of
quartz and placer mines. ]as. Hansen returned
from Josephine Tuesday. He informs us that
Wimer & Sons are in possession of the big mine at
Waldo, where operations are progressing steadily.
Curtis Bros., who are engaged in piping off the old
tailings in Jackson creek, have been doing well, con-
sidering their opportunity. They took out about
$50 in one day last week. Mullen & Adams have
commenced working the Rockfellow diggings this
side of Ashland, and expect to make aj good run.
They use the water from the ditch that supplies the
Ashland flouring mills until the 1st of July. Chas.
YVilliamsof Pleasant creek, who was in town this week,
informs us that the once-prosperous mining camp
has dwindled down to almost nothing, one white
man and eight Chinamen constituting all the miners
in that section. The Gold Hill M. Co. has employed
Mr. Thomas, an experienced quartz miner, to pros-
pect for the missing vein, which paid so enormously
in days gone by. He had been engaged in repairing
the old tunnel, which was in a dangerous condition.
Bybee, Hawkett & Co. are running their claims near
Waldo night and day, with good prospects. Snow
fell lo ihe depth of 3 ft ai the head of the ditch and
they will probably be able to run two pipes until the
ist'of June, as thty have excellent water privileges.
A clean-up made after a few days' run yielded over
$300. Some of their ditches slid in, but the damage
done is about repaired.
Montana.
Lexington. — Pitter-Mountain, March 2: For
several days rumors have been afloat in this city of
important developments in the Lexington mine. It
was learned that, leaving out of consideration the
ore recently developed on the 400 level, there is
enough pay rock in sight in the mine to supply the
mill for a period of two years and a half without any
further exploration. On the 400 level an ore chute
has been explored for a length of 120 ft, showing a
body of ore of a uniform width of three feet, which
samples too ozs. in silver from one end to the other.
It is the richest silver ore chute in the district. The
average ore production of the Lexington during the
month of February was 55 tons. The average pulp
assay from the mill was 48 ozs. in silver and $r3 in
gold. The output for the month (28 days) was over
$85,000, figuring silver at $1.05.
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[March 10, 1883
Metallurgy of Nickel and of Copper.
The following paper on the "Metallurgy of
of Nickel and Copper" was read at a recent
meeting of the American Institute of Mining
Engineers, by W. E. C. Eustis and H. M.
Howe, of Boston.
The processes which form the subject of this
paper have been experimented on in the labora-
tory of W. E. C. Eustis, but have not passed
beyond the experimental stage. The first is the
invention of Mr. J. L. Thomson, of Capelton,
Quebec, Canada, the others have been invented
by the writers:
Thomson's Process for the Extraction of
Nickel.
This consists essentially in first rendering the
nickel magnetic, and then separating it from
the materials with which it is mechanically
mixed by means of a magnetic separator. In
the case of oxidized compounds of nickel it
would generally be desirable to bring the nickel
to the metallic condition, in which it is most
highly magnetic. The compounds of nickel
with sulphur would probably, in the majority
of cases, be most readily separated by bringing
the nickel approximately into the state of sub-
sulphide, in which condition it is also mag-
netic.
In most cases where nickel occurs with a con-
siderable proportion of the heavy metals it
would be best to effect the magnetic separation
before fusing the material, since, on fusion, the
nickel would enter into a chemical combination
with the other metals present, as an alloy,
matte, speise, or similar compound, from which,
of course, the magnet could not separate it.
For cases where nickel occurs with a large
proportion of iron, the following plan has been
proposed by the writers: The either naturally or
artificially oxidized compound of nickel is
treated with a mixture of carbonic oxide and
carbonic acid, or of other reducing and ox
idizing erases, in such proportions that they
are capable of reducing nickel so nearly to the
metallic state as to render it magnetic, but
still containing so much carbonic acid or other
oxidizing gas as to be unable to reduce iron to
that condition. It cannot be positively stated
that it is possible in this way to render nickel
magnetic without at the same time rendering
iron magnetic, but experiments made by the
writers render it probable that this can be
effected. Having rendered the nickel mag-
netic, it can then be separated with the mag-
net from all matter with which it is mechan-
ically mixed.
This method of reducing nickel with a mix-
ture of gases not sufficiently reducing to render
iron magnetic is an application of a general
method patented by the writers.
Experiments tried with the nickel ores of Or-
ford, Quebec, Canada, which contain a small
portion of pure millerite, with calcite, pyrox-
ene and chrome garnet, gave a concentrate con-
containing over 60 per cent, of nickel.
Cobalt would probably, in most cases, follow
the nickel into the concentrate.
Magnetic Process for Sulphuretted Copper
Ores.
The ores of the Crown mine, at Eustis, Que-
bec, Canada, contain chalcopyrite, pyrite, mar-
casite and intermediate compounds, containing
copper in every possible proportion from noth-
ing to 30 per cent. ; with these sulpheretted
minerals is mixed a variable amount of silicious
gangue. The winters found that, on burning
these ores in heaps orin kilns, all the sulphuretted
minerals became magnetic, so that, on making
a magnetic separation, the whole of the copper
passed into the concentrate, only a trace being
found in the non-magnetic portion. Although
the method is inapplicable to the Crown ores on
account of the small amount of gangue which
they contain, yet sulphuretted ores of copper
might, in many cases, be thus treated ad-
vantageously if they contained much gangue.
The necessity of first pulverizing the burnt
ore is a drawback to this as to all other methods
of concen ration, since the difficulty of any
subsequent fusion is, of course, greatly in-
creased by the fine state of division of the ore;
it places, however, the concentrate in an excel-
lent state for treatment in the wet way. The
consumption of power in pulverizing a burnt
ore is very much smaller than in pulverizing
the same ore when raw, which is so much to
the advantage of the magnetic separation as
compared with the ordinary mechanical separa-
tion.
The following obvious extension of the above
mentioned principle is proposed by the writers
Any metal existing in chemical combination
with any oxide or sulphide of iron,
or nickel, or cobalt, or with any other
combination of either of those metals
capable of being rendered magnetic, can be
separated by the magnet from all gangue and
other materials with which it is mixed, except
ing such materials as would necessarily be ren
dered magnetic by the treatment which renders
magnetic the metal which is sought.
The separation of gold-bearing pyrites from
quartz and other gangues might sometimes be
advantageously effected in this way.
Electrolytic Method for Separating Nickel
and Other Metals.
This process consists essentially in the pre
cipitation of nickel and other metals from their
molten slags, on bars of iron or other metal in
serted in the slag. The process of Rivot and
Philipps precipitates copper from its molten
slags on iron bars. Our experiments prove that
not only iron, but even copper, precipitates
nickel from its fused silicates, and, conversely.
that neither nickel nor copper will precipitate
iron from its slags, nor will nickel precipi-
tate copper from cupreous slags.
In the experiments, an oxidized salt of the
metal which we sought to precipitate was fused
with silicates of iron and lime, and with nitre,
or some other strongly oxidizing flux, to insure
the complete oxidation of the metal before the
attempt to precipitate it was made. After com-
plete fusion, we inserted into the slag a bar of the
metal on which it was proposed to precipitate
the metal contained in the slag.
On suspending iron bars in nickel-bearing
slag, they were rapidly coated with a beautiful
covering of nickel, in many cases adhering
tenaciously, and having a surface resembling
Etruscan gold in texture. The nickel, as it is
precipitated, would run down the sides of the
bars and trickle from their ends, forming little
buttons in the bottom of the crucible. These
buttons contained considerable quantities of
iron, although the iron bars were suspended
some distance above them. From this it is to
be inferred that the iron alloyed with the freshly
from the comparatively cool surface of contact
between the copper and the slag, nickel did rap-
idly precipitate.
To make this precipitation of metals from
their fused slags more thorough and rapid, we
propose to pass a current of electricity through
the slag while it lies melted on the hearth of a
reverberatory, or other suitable furnace. The
furnace bottom would be made the anode of the
current, and the metallic bars inserted into the
fused slag would act as cathodes. In many fur-
naces the bottom contains sufficient metallic
matter to make a very efficient cathode, but a
carbon bottom, such as has been used for the
production of f erromanganese on the open hearth,
would probably act much more efficiently.
The writers hope at another time to present
to you further facts as to the relative positions
of the metals on the scale of electropositiveness
at these high temperatures, and in slags of dif-
ferent compositions and different degrees of
acidity.
Beveridge District. — The new five-stamp
"WOOD GRASS.— Muhlenbergia Mexicana.
precipitated or nascent nickel while the latter
was running down its sides. Whether it would
be possible to precipitate nickel at so low a tem-
perature that iron would not alloy with it, we
cannot state; but that nickel is precipitated
from its slags at temperatures considerably be-
low its melting point is indicated by the follow-
ing experiment: When copper bars were in-
serted in a metal nickel-bearing slag, the sides
of the bars were rapidly coated with metallic
nickel. Now, at the point of contact of the
slag with the copper oars, the slag can have
been but slightly above the melting point of
copper, and therefore far below that of nickel;
for the solid part of the copper bars cannot have
been hotter than the melting point of copper.
The melted layer of copper (if any) on the sur-
face of the solid portion must have been very
thin, as otherwise it would have trickled down
the sides of the solid portion, and, being very
thin, its outside surface can have been but little
above the surface of the solid portion, which
latter could not have been hotter than the melt-
ing point of copper; and, finally, the layer of
slag which was in contact with the thin film of
copper on the outside of the copper bars must
have been but infinite simally hotter than the
surface of that melted copper. Nevertheless,
| mill is being pushed to completion as fast as
possible by Mr. L. Lasky, the owner. It is in-
tended to have the mill in running order by
March 15th, when crushing will be immediately
commenced on ore from the Keynot and other
mines contiguous to the mill. Rich quartz is
now being extracted from a number of claims,
and there is every prospect that plenty of ore
will be produced to keep the mill in constant
operation. Over $350,000 in gold has already
been taken out in the past two years, and that
mostly from the Keynot mine alone, which has
large quantities of ore yet in sight, but some
dead work will have to be done before any con-
siderable quantity of ore can be take a out.
Several other promising claims in this district
have not yet been worked to any considerable
extent, but some of them promise to yield
largely when opened. Beveridge will be a busy
camp during the coming summer. — Inyo Inde-
pendent.
A bill has been introduced into the Legisla-
ture requiring articles manufactured in the re-
formatory institutions or prisons of Pennsylva-
nia to be distinctly branded and marked as arti-
cles of convict labor before being placed on the
markets.
A Grass for Low Ground.
A grass for low moist land is sometimes
wanted even in a dry State like California, and
in suitable situations, perhaps, the grass shown
on this page may be worthy of a trial. It is
Muhlenbergia Mexicana, or "wood grass." It
is a perennial grass of rather decumbent habit,
two to three feet high, very much branched
from scaly, creeping root stocks. The culm has
numerous short joints below, which are fre-
quently bent, and rooting near the base, and
sending out many long, slender, leafy, lateral
branches, which give rise from the joints and at
the apex to the flowering panicles, which are
sometimes partially included in the leaf sheaths.
The leaves are three to four inches long, and
two to three Lines wide, gradually pointed. The
panicles are narrow, usually two or three inches
long, and composed of 5 to 10 spike-like
branches, closely approximated or becoming dis-
tant and interrupted below. The spikelets are
single -flowered, consisting of a pair of outer
empty glumes, which are abruptly sharp-
pointed, and nearly as long as the flowering
glume, which is narrow, strongly three-nerved
and acute, with usually a few soft hairs at the
base and on the nerves. The palet is of equal
length, with its glume also acute, but not
bristle -pointed.
This grass is frequently found in moist woods
and low meadows, or in prairie bogs. It proba-
bly would not endure open upland culture, but
in its native situation it fills an important part
among indigenous grasses.
Professor Killebrew says : It thrives best
in bottoms, where it grows freely. It is slower
in maturing than most grasses, and hence fills a
vacuum caused by the seeding and dying out of
the earlier grasses. It is eaten with avidity by
cattle, and is a good grass in its place.
Elko County.
Its Mines Officially Reported.
H. V. Mundell who has been Assesor of Elko
county for the past four yeai's, furnished in ac^ i
cordance with the law, a report upon the physi-
cal and financial condition of the county. That
portion of Mr. Mundell's referring to Elko coun-
ty we give, as follows:
The condition and prospects of the mining in-
terest of Elko county have materially brighten-
ed during the past year, and particularly in the
Tuscarora Mining District. After the flush
times that usually follow the discovery and early
development of a new mining region, Tuscarora
enjoyed a prosperity proportionally equal to that
of any mining district in Nevada. The custom-
ary reaction succeeded; cessation of labor under-
ground, closing of some of the principal mills,
and a period of general dullness and inactivi-
ty; but during the past year a revival has ehang- ■
ed much of this depression, and the tendency of
things is now upward and onward. Unless some
unexpected backset occurs to interrupt this pro-
gression, Tuscarora in 1883 will show a certifi-
cate of deposit, in the shape of solid silver bricks,
that will remind one of its former days. Thisj
improvement, commencing last spring, has been
steadily strengthened by the developments made
during the past summer and fall. The indica-
tions are now.good for a long period of steadily-
increasing and permanent prosperity.
This improvement at Tuscarora has been of
material advantage to other portions of Elko
county, and incidentally to the State. Tusca-
rora receives most of its supplies of every sort
from the railroad, at the depot at Elko, the coun-
ty seat, There have not been teams enough at
Elko during the fall to keep the depot clear of
this northern freight; but fortunately the fall of
18S2 was so open and mild that the roads were
in condition for use much longer and later than
usual. Lumber, coal, salt, grain, and general
merchandise of every sort, have been piled up
weeks at a time aw; icing shipment. This, of
course, added to the general value of assessable
property in Elko county, increased the poll tax
revenue, and has given apcrmanencytothe values
of every description, and indirectly increased
the revenues of both State and county by a re-
newed local mercantile activity.
The principal producing mine at Tuscarora
during the past two years, as shown by the re-
ports of miniug superintendents, has been the
Navajo. The Navajo mine, under the manage-
ment of W. C. Price, superintendents, has done
considerable and expensive work, and the result
shows the management lias been done with good
judgment. The Independence, Belle Isle and
North Belle Isle, have produced moderately. The
Grand Prize, John E. Dixon, superintendent,
still makes a very fair showing, though not as great
as in the days when it made the reputation of
Tuscarora. The product during the past two
years shows that this favorite mine is likely to
long maintain its prestige. There has been con-
siderable ore handled by outside or independent
parties, among whom Whitney, Vesey & Co.,
Brown & Urton are prominent. Tahe Central
Consolidated has also done considerable work in
developing its mine.
By vaporizing two quarts of tobacco juice
over a slow fire, Baron Rothschild's gardener,
at Paris, Monsieur Bozard, destroys all the
troublesome insects that may be contained in
the hot-house in which the operation is per-
formed. He considers the remedy infallible,
and says it rarely injures the tenderest plants,
March 10, 1883.]
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The Ejmgijmeef^.
Thk Greai Bbidoi oi Im.ia. [tia thought
that uf all the bridges in [ndia the Attook
bridgo, whan completed, will stand second to
Dane. It will consist oi five spins, two of 306
i. ct each, ami three of 257 feel each, and will
l..- entire!} "t iron. The material for the spans
ami tHr tin- piers « ;is made ami shipped bj
KnglUh firms. Tin- third pier that stands in
the middle of the river, and is exposed to all
tin- violence of floods; will be protected bj d
massive cutwater about hh» feet high. It has
n proposed t»> protect the remaining
cutwaters, recent floods having shown
the advisability of such a course. The bridge
in reported t«> hi- making rapid progress toward
completion, ami it is thought that at tli.- latest
another year will see it in working order. The
ironwork of the first twospai >mpleted,
am) the staging for tin- third an. I Hftfa spans is
progressing favorably.
Th k. Responsibilities oi w Enoinejeb, An
engineer who tries to under tand bis busxni bs
must study much; lie most be above the com-
mon laborer or mill operative, ami in fact above
the head bookkeeper ami confidential clerk in
point of education, -he must have a clear head,
a Bteady hand, ami a brave heart, they have
nothing Btrange or new to contend with; their
paths are well beaten ami plain; but with the
engineer, how is it? He lias that subtle thing,
tin-, that powerful agent steam, to handle and
control, ami out of hi* own brains he must rind
many of their laws. Thence the emergencies
that arise every day and the responsibility which
he Carries; lie is his brothel's keeper; he, by a
\ < i y small mistake, may hurl hundreds into
suffering and death, — ami he must contend with
all these subtle agencies and bear these awful
responsibilities, and should he paid accordingly.
A Successful Engineering Feat. A diffi
cult feat of engineering was recently accom
plished on tile Pittsburgh and Western railroad.
Several places along the line required the stop
page of trains before they could be adjusted to
Broad gauge. One of these points was the Sum
init tunnel. Its bed was lowered nine feet
without stopping a train. The work was ac-
COmpIished by the excavation of the bed of the
tunnel while the track was kept up by trestle-
work. A row of blasts would be fixed ready
for firing, and as soon as a train had passed
through they would be touched off and the
debris cleared up before the next train arrived.
The track for the broad-gauge was laid nine feet
below the narrow-gauge, and on Sunday cars
were run in on the lower tracks and the trestle
for the narrow-gauge knocked down and dragged
out.
Another Important Canal.— There seems
to be just now a general movement "all along
the line" in the way of changing the face of nat-
ure for the more convenient arrangement of
water ways for commercial traffic. The latest
proposition is nothing less than the separation
of England and Scotland by a waterway from
the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. An en-
gineer is at present working on the surveys,
and estimates are promised for early publica-
tion. This canal would have a length of only
SO miles, or 20 miles less than the Suez. It
would, of course, afford a very convenient short
cut across the country for ocean steamers.
Some 40 years ago a scheme of the same kind
was talked of.
Useful Information.
Removing Sand Fkom Rivers. — An engineer
in Oregon has put into practical operation a
plan recently proposed for removing sand from
rivers. According to the Inter-Ocean he re-
moved '22,000 cubic yards at a cost of $1,000,
while by dredging the cost would have been
$10,000. The process is to load a steamer by
the stern, anchor her head up stream, and then
let her turn her propeller. This loosens the
sand, which is carried away by the current.
A steamer in that way deepened the channel of
the Columbia liver 18 feet, by a width of 7">
feet, in 20 minutes.
Another Tunnel Under the Hudson is
projected at New York, the tunnel to be used
for railroad purposes and to be connected on
the New York side with the proposed central
underground railway, from the vicinity of the
City Hall up to the Hudson railroad, at Fifty-
fifth street. This tunnel will lie double tracked
and have a capacity for moving ,»,000 passenger
cars daily. The projectors evidently mean
business.
A Chinese Bridce. — China is ahead on
bridges; the largest in the world being her
structure at Lagang, over an arm of the China
sea. It is five miles long, built entirely of stone,
has 300 arches 70 feet high and a roadway 70
feet wide. The parapet is a balustrade, antl
■each of the pillars, which arc 75 feet apart, sup-
ports a pedestal on which is placed a lion, 21
feet long, made of one block of marble.
Facts for the Curious.
The greyhound runs i»\ -siyht only, and this
we observe as a fact. Tin- carrier pigeon Biee
bis 260 miles homeward by eyesight namely,
bom point to point of objects which he has
marked; but this is only OUT conjecture. The
fierce dragon-fly, with PJ.OUO lenses in Ins eye.
darts from angle to angle with the rapidit\ of
.i Bword * ■ * * i as rapidlj darts back; not turning
in the air, but with a clash reversing the action
four wings, and instantaneously calcu-
lating th<' distance "i the object^ or he would
dash himsell to pieces. Bat in what conforma-
tion of the eye doe- tins consist! No one can
,m*w er.
A cloud "t iii.imhi gnate dance up and down
in the sun, the minutest interval between them,
vet no one knocks .mother headlong upon the
ii or breaks a leg or a wing, long and deli-
cate as these are, suddenly, amidst your ad-
miration of this dance, a peculiar high-shoul-
dered vicious gnat, with Ion- pendant nose,
darts out of the rising and falling cloud, and
settling on \ urn cheek inserts a poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do this?
hid he smell blood in the mazy dance? No one
knows,
A carriage comes suddenly upon a Hock of
geese on a narrow country road, and drives
straight through the middle of them. A goose
was never yet fairly run over, nor a duck.
They are under the very wheels and hoofs, and
yet they somehow contrive to Hap and waddle
off. Habitually stupid, indolent and heavy,
they are nevertheless equal to any emergency.
Why does the lonely woodpecker, when he
descends his tree and goes to drink, stop sev-
eral times before he takes his draught? No one
knows.
The power of judging of actual danger, and
the free and easy boldness which results from it,
are by no means uncommon. Many birds seem
to have a most correct notion of a gun's range,
and while scrupulously careful to keep beyond
it, confine their care to this caution; the most ob-
vious resource would be to fly right away out
of sight and hearing, which they do not choose
to do. And they sometimes appear to make
even an ostentatious use of their power, fairly-
putting their wit and cleverness in antagonism
to that of man, for the benefit of their fellows.
We lately read an account, by a naturalist in
Brazil, of an expedition he made to one of the
islands of the Amazon to shoot spoon-bills,
ibises and other of the magnificent grollatorial
birds which were most abundant there. His
design was completely baffled, however, by a
wretched little sandpiper that preceded him,
continually uttering his tell-tale cry, which at
once aroused all the birds within hearing. All
day this individual bird continued his self-im-
posed duty of sentinel to others, effectually
preventing the approach of the fowler to the
game, yet managing to keep out of range of his
gun.
How to Split a Sheet of Paper.
Many people who have not seen, this done
might think it impossible; yet it is not only
possible, but extremely easy, as was explained
in this paper several years ago, and recently
described in the British ami Colonial Printf-
and Stationer, which is as follows: (Jet a piece
of plate glass, and place on it a sheet of papei
then let the latter be thoroughly soaked. With
care and a little dexterity the sheet can be split
by the top surface being removed. But the
best plan is to paste a piece of cloth or strong
Saper to each side of the sheet to be split. When
ry, violently, and without hesitation, pull the
two pieces asunder, when part of the sheet will
be found to have adhered to one, and part to
the other. Soften the paste in water, and the
pieces can be easily removed from the cloth.
The process is generally demonstrated as a mat-
ter of curiosity, yet it can be utilized in various
ways. If we want to paste in a scrap book a
newspaper article printed on both sides of the
paper, and possess only one copy, it is very con-
venient to know how to detach the one side
from the other. The paper, when split, as may
be imagined, is more transparent than it was
before being subjected to the operation, and the
printing ink somewhat duller; otherwise the
two pieces present the appearance of? the orig-
inal, if again brought together. Some time ago,
says the Stat'iourr, the information of how to do
this splitting was advertised to be sold for a
considerable sum.
As Expkbjmhnt With Salt. Do you want
tognm salt, and, at the same time, have an
interesting, handsome ornament! The pi
ini; is a novel chemical experiment that ma\ be
tried h\ inj cult Cut in .. goblet One table*
sf nful ot salt and one tablespoonful of bluing:
fill thi gobl t two thirds toll of water and set
i position where it will have plenty ol
warmth and sunlight. In a little while spark-
ling i ' . stals will commence forming on the out-
side of the -lass, and it is both a novel and in
terestine sight to watch it gradually growing
la\ by 3ay, until the outside of the gobl<
tirely covered over with beautiful whit., crys-
tals. Another variation of tins beautiful ex-
periment would be to take a goblet with the
base broken ol! and fasten it in the .-enter of a
thin piece ol board, which maybe round, square
oroblou-. After the crystals have formed on
the Jass. set it on a tiny wall bracket, and
place a bright holiday orbirthday card in front
of it; this will hide th.- base, on which no crys-
tals will fmiu. Alter thisisdone. till tin goblet
with flowers Or dried grasses, and you will have
a vase which will cost comparatively little, and
in reality adds to the bric-a-brac of the room.
A New Mkt \x nilvkrini; Mirrors.
According to an exchange, the addition of gly-
cerol to an aminoniacal solution of nitrate of
silver produces a brown color, accompanied by
a slowly-forming deposit of a black substance.
The action is greatly accelerated by the applica-
tion of heat, and a portion of the silver is de-
posited as a steel gray mirror. If a few drops
of potash solution arc added to the mixture uf
glycerol and ammoniaeal silver, a brilliant mir-
ror is soon formed on the interior of the vessel.
The phenomenon is even more striking if the
ammoniaeal silver solution be first mixed with
potash, and glj ci ol then added: directly the
glycerol comes in contact with the silver solu-
tion, reduction takes place with formation of a
brilliant metallic mirror. If ether is added to
to the mixture of glycerol, potash and ammonia-
eal silver nitrate as soon as it touches the
aqueous liquid, a metallic ring is formed at the
junction of the two liquids, and in a few seconds
reduction is complete through the whole bulk
of liquid. If alcohol is added to the glycerol-
silver mixture, reduction is somewhat acceler-
ated and the metalic mirror is always brilliant.
The results of these experiments show that the
reducing action of glycerol on silver salts may
be applied technically with advantage to silver-
ing mirrors, both from the facility with which
the process may be conducted and from
its economy.
Dangerous Billiard Balls.— In Healdaburg
the other day, says an exchange, a man was
holding a lighted cigar and a celluloid billard
ball in the same hand, and the two coming in
contact, the outer shell of the ball exploded.
He burned his hand a little before he was able
to drop the ball.
(Sood Health.
Unueroround Wires in* Chicago, — Alter
the 1st of May, in Chicago, no person or cor-
poration will be permitted to maintain or use
any telegraph pole, telegraph wire or electric
conductor in any street or alley of that city.
Every great fire adds new emphasis to the cry
of " Put the wires underground."
Artificial Spices.— A descendant of the
Yankee who is credited with having jiroduoed
that refinement of invention, the "wooden nut-
meg," has, according to the Madras Mail, im-
proved upon the example of his predecessor,
and produced wooden cloves. That journal re-
cords the fact that several bags of cloves lately
received in Loudon from Zanzibar were found
on arrival to contain artificial cloves neatly
manufactured by machinery. They were made
of soft deal, stained of a dark color, and soaked
in a solution of essence of cloves to give them
the requisite spicy odor. It is further added,
that they were traced as having been imported
from America into Zanzibar,
Fruit Juices.
There is often a decided objection to the use
of oiir coarsest fruits, especially in sickness, or
when the stomach or bowels may be in a sensi-
tive state, on account of the irritation of the
angular and sharp seeds, and peel or skin.
Like the hull of the wheat— or hulls, as there
are five different layers, which should be re-
moved, in most if not all cases, from the flour—
these seeds and rinds are often sources of irri-
tation to the sensitive coats of the stomach,
causing many forms of disease, particularly in
the hot weather. It is exceedingly fortunate
that these juices do not require digestion like
the solids; but, like water, enter the system un-
changed, there to be assimilated, of course,
affording nutrition, with no use of the digestive
apparatus, or but slight effort, that of absorp
tion. (If desirable these juices may be pre
pared at this season, thoroughly scalded, can
ned like fruit, kept from the air and in a cool
place, and used in the following spring, when
such are exceedingly valuable, especially for
those having debilitated digestion.)
It is very plain that if they demand no diges-
tion, still containing all of the nourishment of
the berry, securing rest for the stomach, the
dyspeptic, etc., may well use this juice as a
substitute for solids, for such a part of the time
as will allow rest, time for the digestive organs
to recuperate and become sufficiently strong to
perform their usual amount of labor.
I will here remark that their use all the
time, instead of at the last meal, or wdien the
appetite may be particularly imperfect, would
tend to debilitate the stomach, since, like all
unused organs, the time would come when it
would lose the power of action. As a general
principle, the substitution of these for solids for
one or two meals at most, using the simplest
form °f solids, as tlie raw egg or boiled rice,
would be as much as would be advisable, save
in extreme cases, when such nourishment for a
week or less would be a choice of evils.
Milk should not be regarded as of this class,
since it is solidified before digestion. It is not
a proper drink between meals, since it requires
digestion like solids. When there is much
feverishness, with some appetite, the more acid
juices, like that of the strawberry or the cur-
rant, may prove of great value without sugar,
for that is a "heater," These tend to reduce
feveriahness, though, if too acid, they may
initate the stomach, producing the canker.
The fresh juice of an apple- not ferment tl
1 cidej Lfi wi\ appropriate and useful,
the apple containing more nourishment than
the potato. These juiees mav be Used with
-i. .a propriety when the appetite seems wan
ing, oi when but little food is indicated, f oi
nourishment is obtained without labor, <;.,hl.,,
Fat and Lean.
A little reflection will enable one to see that
as the causes of these opposite conditions are 08
unlike as possible, so must be the treatmenl
To reduce flesh we have simply to reduce the
quantity and quality of the fond consumed, Slid
when tins is «|one judiciously, the general
health of the patient is more lately to be un-
proved than impaired. But were a lean man
to attempt to increase his weight by gorging
himself witli rich f 1, he would soon find his
object defeated, and himself a dyspeptic, ami
more emaciated than ever. We cannot force
the body to receive and assimilate more f {
than it requires; but there is often ;( way to in-
crease its requirements, an. I to thus safely in-
crease the weight of the body, ami the general
health. A serious obstacle* has frequently to
be encountered from the fact that lean persons
ire usually nervous and restless; and these are
conditions unfavorable to increase ..f flesh.
This is tin.- of all animals; when it is desired to
fatten an animal his range is confined to narrow
limits; the food given him is nutritious rather
than bulky; he has cpmfortable quarters,
and sleep and quiet are encouraged.
Men are animals, and the same general rules.
for the same purpose will apply to them, pro-
vided the general health is good. Lazy persons
are seldom thin. If, however, emaciation de-
pends on ill health, a different treatment is re-
quired. Instead of quiet the patient must have
regular exercise in the open air; horse-back
riding if possible, and whatever else that prom-
ises improvement of the general health; when
emaciation is the result of disease of the lungs.
if not too far advanced, this treatment,
steadily pursued, often results in permanent
cure. linked many physicians can refer to
persons thus restored to health, who were at
one time supposed to be incurable. It has
been claimed — and it is probably true — that
fresh rich milk is the best of all foods for pro-
ducing fat, It is true that if a person who is
inclined to be fleshy eats bread and milk regu-
larly every day, and particularly in the evening,
he will soon assume Aldernianic proportions.
Milk is the natural food of man. It is nutri-
tious, and not so liable as other foods to impair
digestion.
Sometimes one's mental condition has more to
do with bodily health than anything else. As a
rule, fat persons are jolly and laughter-loving.
Lean people are more often fretful, and have
their eyes too steadily fixed on the dark side of
every problem. If' possible cease to fret and
strive to "laugh and grow fat.''
Cannf.o Poison.— Canned fruits, vegetables,
meats, fish, soup, even canned puddings, says
the New York /Jiraltl, are now not uncommon
articles of diet, and we believe the introduc-
tion of these alimentary substances has been,
upon the whole, a great benefit to the people;
for fruit, vegetables and meat even, that at one
season of the year would go to waste through
the plenty that made them superfluous, are by
the canning system economized for use in other
seasons. But it is certain that several articles
now put in tins should be put up in glass or
earthenware to make them safe articles of diet.
All substances that contain acids capable of at-
tacking the solder or tin of the cans combine
with these metals to make poisonous compounds,
and may cause illness and even death.
ANTISEPTIC Properties of Peat. — Dr. Neit-
her, at a late Congress of German Surgeons,
spoke highly of the antiseptic virtue of peat,
or black earth, which is filled into bags made
of loose gauze and laid over wounds. The bags
are held in place by bandages of the same ma-
terial. There seems to be little or no necessity
to change the dressing. All secretions are
rapidly absorbed by the earth or turf, and the
healing proceeds very rapidly.
Smau.-pox seems to be getting the upper hand
of the authorities at Leadville. Public schools
are closed, anew pest house is being built, and
the alarm is becoming general, and also reach-
ing out into the surrounding towns. Some of
them are establishing quarantine. The Denver
authorities are usingevery precaution to prevent
its appearance there, and have been successful
thus far.
A man near Anaheim was taken very ill, and
desired an allopathic physician. Though he
was in his own house, a family living with him
preferred a honn.epathic, and when the old-school
doctorarrived they drove him away with threats.
He appealed to the Court for redress, and the
Judge decided that a sick man has an inalienable
right to select the physician he prefers.
Earache.— The treatment of earache depends
entirely upon its cause. It may be due to func-
tional trouble, like indigestion, liver derange-
ment, splenic disorder, etc. It may be due to
nervous disease. When chronic, good medical
advice should be sought. The ear is too deli-
cate and a too important organ to be ne«
glected or trifled with.
i68
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SAN FRANCISCO:
Saturday Morning, Mar. 10 1883.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Saving Gold on Snake River; Distri-
bution of Gold; Mine Timbering, No. 5, 161. Passing
Events; Copper; New Portable Assay Furnace; The
Mining Bureau, 168. Anderson's Stock Car, 169.
Patents and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 17iJ.
ILLUSTRATIONS.- Cross Section of Gold Mine in
North Carolina; Method of Forming Joints in Timbers
for Mines, 161. Wood Grass— Muhlenbergia Mexi-
cana, 166 Sectional Side Elevation of Anderson's
Patent Stock Car; Plan and End Elevation of Anderson's
Stock Car, 169
CORRESPONDENCE.— Notes from Eureka, Ne-
vada, 162
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-Strength of Tim-
ber; Machinery and Labor; An Improved Horseshoe;
A Walking Power for Street Cars; Cutting Slots in Iron
Ears; Importance of Little Things; Power Absorbed by
Brakes; How to Temper a Small Spring, 163.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- Mr. Edison on Storage
Batteries; Astronomical Distances; The Origin of Petro-
leum; Mineralogical Notes, 163
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 164.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico
and Oregon, 164-5.
THE ENGINEER.— The Great Bridge of India; The
Responsibilities of an Engineer; A Successful Engineer-
ing Feat; Another Important Canal; Removing Sand
from Rivers; A Chinese Bridge; Underground Wires in
Chicago, 167-
USEFUL INFORMATION.- Facts .for the Curious;
How to Split a Sheet of Paper; Artificial Spices; An
Experiment with Salt: A New Method of Silvering Mir-
rors; Dangerous Billard Balls. 167.
GOOD HEALTH.- Fruit Juices; Fat and Lean;
Canned Poison; Antiseptic Properties of Peat; Earache,
167.
MISCELLANEOUS. — Humboldt County Lumber
Interest; San Bernardino Mines; Assessable Stock, 162.
Metallurgy of Nickel and of Copper; A Grass for Low
Ground; Elko County. 166.
NEWS IN BRIEF- On page 172 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Unbreakable Lamps — Paine, Diehl Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Dividend Notice— Standard Con. M. Co., S F.
Dividend Notice— Kentuck Mining Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice — Navajo Mining Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice— Silver King Mining Co., S. F.
Ores Wanted — Pacific Mining and Reducing Co., S. F,
Shoes— F. H. Wilson, Baltimore, Md.
Passing Events.
Very little news of an important nature comes
to us from the mining regions. Occasional
"strikes1* are recorded in mines that are being
(levelopedj but at this season of the year there is
not much general prospecting being done.
Within the next month, however, the prospect-
ors will begin to stir out of their winter quar-
ters and roam the hills again.
News comes of heavy storms on the Atlantic
coast, but thus far fine weather seems to be the
rule in California. A good heavy rain storm
would be heartily welcome everywhere. It is
feared now that the water season for the miners
will be very light indeed, as there is such a
small storage of snow in the mountains, and the
farmers have been for some time complaining of
the dry season.
Prom present appearances, our northern re-
gions will receive more attention the coming
season than ever before. Idaho, Montana and
Alaska are each being looked to as new terri-
tory by many prospectors. The latter, in par-
ticular, perhaps because it is furtherest off,
seems to possess many attractions to the no-
madic miner, who is always looking for better
In the Gases of the North Noonday Mining
Co., the Noonday Mining Co., and the Red
Cloud Con. Mining Co., insolvent debtors, Ir-
win G Stump has been appointed assignee, with
bonds fixed at $10,000 in each case*
Copper.
The consumption of copper is steadily increas-
ing, as is also the production. The opening of
the new copper fields in Arizona, New Mexico,
Colorado, and Montana is gradually having its
influence, and in some parts of our mining re-
gions more attention is being paid to copper
than anything else. Of course, our production
on this coast is small, as compared with the
Michigan copper mines, which have been
worked for years, but the number of mines and
of active furnaces is rapidly multiplying. The
English market for copper, to a certain extent,
regulates that of the world. While the in-
crease of productions was 10,000 tons last year,
the English home consumption increased 12,000
tons over 1SS1. The value of the steam en-
gines and machinery exported from England
was £11,962,660, against £9,960,206 in 1881,
which at once accounts for a considerable por-
tion of the large home consumption. The
French consumption of copper last year was
5,700 tons less than in 1S81, owing to the un-
satisfactory state of financial affa:rs in that
country. The decrease of exports of English
copper was made up by a diminution of 3,000
tons to Germany and Holland, 850 tons to Rus
sia, 750 tons to Egypt, 1,000 tons to France and
1,000 tons to the other countries. India took
1,000 tons more than in 1881. The total ex-
ports from Eugland and consumption in England
and France, although only 1,000 tons more in
1882 than in 1881, was 19,000 tons greater in
these two years than the two previous years.
The total English imports of copper in 1S82
amounted to 95,222 tons. The average price of
English precipitate was, in 1882, 13s. 10^d.
A short time since we stated that it was un-
derstood that about 5,000 tons of Lake Super-
ior copper had been sold by contract at 18 cents
per pound, with a guarantee on the part of the
sellers against lower prices being accepted for
exports to Europe when stocks increase or the
necessity for keeping prices against the home
consumers require it, This would seem to
point to the expectation on the part of the
Lake Superior companies that any exports to
Europe of their surplus stock will not be re-
quired for some time to come. This coast is
now being considered in the copper market
more than ever before, and it will be still more
so as the new mines are opened.
Late English quotations are: Good ordinary
brands of Chili bars, £64 15s. to £65; ore, 13s.
l£d., and regulus, 13s. 4£d. per unit. The total
visible supply of copper in Liverpool on Feb.
1st, according to James Lewis & Co.'s ore and
metal report was, 49,S23 tons fine against 49,-
876 tons on Jan. 1st.
The import of Spanish precipitate and cop-
per produce from all countries, except Chili,
into Liverpool and Swansea in 1882 was 24,-
459. The import of Australia, etc., copper
into London was 9,735 tons fine. The import
of Chili ore, regulus, bars and ingots into Eng-
land was 30,112 tons fine. The impoii; of Span-
ish pyrites into England was 15,673 tons fine.
The total import of copper produce into Eng-
land (exclusive of Glasgow and Newcastle) was
79,979 tons fine. The import of American cop-
per into France was 1,379 tons fine. The im-
port of Chili copper into France was 12,194
tons fine. The total import of copper produce
into France was 13,573 tons fine. The total
import of copper produce into England and
France was 93,553 tons fine. The export from
Chili to all countries is estimated at 42,000
tons fine.
The following additional statistics of copper
are instructive: Imports into England in 1SS2,
95,222 tons, fine; exports from England, 55,-
684 tons; British production, 2,599 tons; Eng-
lish home consumption, 44,S20 tons; imports of
all kinds into France direct, 13,573 tons; ex-
port of English copper to France, 7,022; French
consumption of copper, imported direct, 14,506
tons; French consumption of English copper
and copper imported direct, 21,528 tons; Eng-
lish consumption and French consumption of
copper, imported direct and from England,- 66,-
340; English consumption, English exports,
and French consumption of copper imported
direct, 115,010 tons.
At the annual meeting of the Sutro Tunnel
company, there were represented 1,050,000 out
of 2,000,000 shares. The following were elected
Trustees for the ensuing year : C. W. Brush,
W. Johns, F. F. Low, David Calm, Thomas P.
Storey, Hugh Marshall and P. W. Ames.
New Portable Assay Furnace.
John C. Tappeiner of Bisbee, Cochise Co.,
Arizona, haB just patented, through the Mining
and Scientific Press Patent Acenoy, an assay
furnace which is intended for the use of prospectors
and miners, and to be easily packed up and car-
ried from place to place, as needed. At the top
it is decreased in size, and has a collar, upon
which the lower section of the pipe is made to
fit. The pipe is made tapering, decreasing in
size toward the top, and in sections which may
be telescoped together, so that the whole can
be reversed and placed in the furnace above the
grate. A cap then closes the whole and is re-
tained in place by a hinge-clamp on a lock wheel,
which also serves to retain the pipe in place
when in use.
The exterior casing of the body of the fur-
ance is made of metal or suitable material, and
the interior lined with fire-brick, clay, or any
non-conducting, heat-resisting material. The
body is made tapering, from four to 10 inches
in diameter, and about three times as high, in-
creasing in size from the bottom to the shoul-
ders at the top, so that it has the greatest
diameter where the greatest amount of room is
required. This also gives a better draft. The
shoulders of the cover are curved inward from
the point of greatest diameter, and a collar is
formed at the top to receive the pipe. Within
the furnace and around the upper edge is an iron
ring about one inch wide and a quarter of an
inch thick. This ring resists external pressure,
and prevents the furnace being crushed when it
is packed on an animal for transportation.
The fire grate is preferably made of sheet
iron, coated also with fire clay and with round
holes punched in it. The burrs formed by
puuehing the holes are turned up, and assist in
holding the coating of fire-clay in place, the
holes passing through the clay above. Below
the grate is a draft- regulating door, and there
is a door about three quarters of an inch above
the grate for the introduction of rock drills,
etc., to heat them for tempering, when desired.
Above this is another door of the proper shape
to receive a muflie which fits it, and may be in-
troduced whenever needed.
Sections of pipe are made tapering so that
the lower end of the lower section will fit over
the collar at the top of the furnace, and the
lower end of each succeeding joint fits tightly
into the top of the next lower one, when they
are all drawn out, thus making a pipe of any
desired length.
A door is made in the lowest section of the
pipe, through which fuel is supplied to the
furnace from time to time, as needed, and
through which the crucibles may be introduced.
In order to hold the cover in place and steady
it and the pipe, a clamp is employed which
surrounds its collar. One end extends down
upon the side of the furnace, and has a hinge
joint at the other end extending down upon the
opposite side of the furnace, and has a lock or
pin to hold it.
When the furnace is to be transported, or is
not in use, the pipe is taken off, and by revers-
ing it and pressing its small end upon the
ground the joints will be looselied where the
end of one section binds on the next, and they
may be telescoped. When the pipes are teles-
coped they are put in the furnace small end
down, and occupy the space between the grate
and the top. Three pair of assay tongs will fit
between the pipe and inside of the furnace.
The flux boxes are made round, about two
inches high, with central partitions and hinges
so that each will form . two boxes, and they
will fit loosely inside the pipe. The iron muffle
will also fit inside the pipe, and will be in no
danger of breakage during transportation.
When the whole is in place the cover is
shut down upon the top, and is secured by the
clamp, the whole being then ready for trans-
portation.
This apparatus is designed for the use of as-
sayers, miners or prospectors, and is compact
and portable. It can be packed upon an ani-
mal over any trail and into districts, where it
can be made available in determining the ore
values upon the spot. It is also useful for
sharpening and tempering picks, drills and
other tools.
At the California State Prison, the following
is the result of jute manufacture: Net profits
from the manufacture of jute for the month of
August, $G,000; twelve months, $72,000; net
profits from other manufactures, $05,000; total,
$137,000; total prison disbursements for the
year, §159, S31 ; excess of expenditures over
profits of manufactures, $22,S31. The last
amount represents the sum which the State will
have to pay, and for two years it would amount
to $45,831.
The Mining Bureau.
In conversation with the State Mineralogist
one day this week, he stated that he did not
see how he would be able to keep the State
Museum open unless more funds were forth-
coming for its maintenance. On inquiry at the
office of the License Collector, the fact is devel-
oped that the fund derived from the tax on
transfer of mining stock, upon which the Bureau
is supported, will amount, for the next quarter,
to only $1,216. The salary of the State Miner-
alogist is $250 per month, and the rent is $200,
these two items alone more than consuming the
income, leaving nothing for Secretary, janitor,
stamps, or any of the ordinary expenses of a
museum. The collection is very rapidly in-
creasing, and certain expenses are entailed in ar-
ranging the specimens and carrying on the ex-
change system. More cases, are needed, also.
In fact, all the specimens which have come in
for some time have been packed up and put
away, because there were no means for display-
ing them.
A bill has passed the Senate appropriating, in
addition to the irregular income from the source
noted, anil on which the Bureau has entirely de-
pended, the sum of $10,000 for two years, or
$5,000 per year. But Mr. Hanks says that this
is not enough to carry on the institution prop-
erly, and even with this appropriation he will
be compelled to close the Museum and give up
that part of the Bureau's functions. It will be
necessary to box up and store the collection.
Then Mr. Hanks will take a small office and at-
tend to the affairs of the Bureau without having
any collection exhibited at all.
It seems too bad, just at a time when we , are
to have a large influx of visitors from the East,
that our collection of minerals must be closed
up. If, however, proper provision cannot lie
made to keep it up in good shape, it is just as
well that this museum be closed, and the
Bureau be one of information only, without a
museum.
The collection of ores and minerals can then
be turned over to some other State Institution,
the University for instance, as it is the property
of the State. It is, of course, desirable to
have it maintained here, but, that being im-
possible, it will be more useful at the Univer-
sity than elsewhere, since it will swell materi-
ally the already large collection at that Institu-
tion and be available to all who desire to go to
Berkeley to examine it.
It is to be hoped, however, that with the tax
income and the appropriation, Mr. Hanks will
find some way of keeping the museum open for
the next two years, by which time it may be
that more interest will be shown by California
in its mining industry, and this representative
institution be properly supported.
Mining Debris Dams.
Last year a temporary injunction was issued
at the suit of Diggory Hobbs against the Sacra-
mento and Amador Canal Co. , a hydraulic min-
ing company operating at Hilltop, on the Cos-
umnes river, near Michigan Bar. The company
afterwards constructed dams to impound the
debris. At the hearing before Judge McFar-
land, of Sacramento, recently, plaintiff claimed
that these dams were not dams at all,
and backed his allegation with large pho-
tographic views, showing a structure something
like a dam, with an open cut or flume in the
center, through which, it was asserted, all
kinds of material was carried by the water.
The plaintiff or his attorney did not seem to un-
derstand how such dams are made, when built
properly, and they thought when the photo-
graphs were made they had a sure tiling on
showing purposely careless construction. It is,
of course, necessary, while retaining the debris,
to allow the water to pass over. As the debris
packs up behind the dam, and gradually rises,
the dam is gradually raised in the center. The
wiseacres who brought in those photographs
did not know of the necessity of thus gradually
building the dam up. They evidently supposed
it necessary to build the dam to its full hight
right off, and have a 100-foot dam for a foot of
tailings, holding back 99 feet of water to do
this. The miners think this is a pretty good
joke on their rivals, the farmers, as they say
most farmers consider themselves just as good
engineers as those in the profession.
At all events, when Judge McFarland last
Monday decided the case, he did not accept the
position of plaintiff, that the defendant had no
right to pollute the waters of the stream at all,
but he modified the injunction, allowing the
defendant to work its mines, on condition of
exercising the greatest diligence in keeping its
dams up to their present efficiency. This, he
held to be in accordance with the decision in
the Gold Run case.
March 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
11. ■
Anderson's Stock Car.
Wry great attention is aow being paid to
tii.- question ol the proper transportation <>t
livestock by railroad. Efforts are being made
to >iirc existing evils, as far as possible, by pro-
viding better means ol caring for the live itocfa
in transit. A great deal ol thought and Btndj
is being extended in this dirsctim in the East.
at well aa here. Mr. Adolph V,
Anderson, ojj Virginia City, Bfa
rada, ha > ■ mU patented
through the Mining akd SdKN-
I Agency on un-
proved stock car, which is in-
tended to facilitate the transpor-
tation of cattle, horses and other
animals in safety and comfort,
Such are the various improve*
Dienta in construction that it will
l»c necessary to go somewhat in-
to detail in order t" describe the
invention, six views are given in
umpanyiiig ciigra\ iii£ I i .
1 in :i Bectional Bid* elevation ol
a oar to which the improvements
have been applied, parts being
broken away. Kig. 2 is a BCC*
Bona] aide elevation of a water*
trough and its supports. Fig, 3
is a plan view of a feed trough,
folded. Pig. 4 is a Bectional end
rli \ ation ••! the same, opened.
Kig. S is a plan view, partly in
suction, of a part of the car. I ig. U
is a sectional end elevation of the
A represents an ordinary box-
car, the interior of which iw <li-
vided into a number of stalls by
partitions. Kadi stall partition is
formed of three upright boards or
bars, /:, C, I>. which arc con-
nected by two pairs of bars, £.", W.
The "uter ends of the bars, E,
F, are hingeil 1>> bolts, or other
suitable means, to the outer bars,
l>, J*. The inner en-Is of the
bars, A", ./, are hingeil to eocb
other by suitable means, which
bolts pass through a longitudinal slot in the
central bar, (. ', and are attached to the ends of
connecting bars, '.', placed upon the sides of
the said central upright, so that the three up-
rights, B, C, />, can be drawn together and
forced apart to contract and expand the parti-
tion by operating the bars, £", J.
The outer, or forward end of the lower bar, F,
is extended beyond its pivot, and to the ex-
tended end is pivoted the upper end of a short
link, //, the lower end of which is pivoted to a
collar, I, attached to an upright rod, J. The
rod, J, slides up and down in keepers attached
to the ear body, passes through a guide hole in
the bottom of the car, and to its lower end is
hinged a lever, A', which is fulerumed to a sup-
port attached to the car frame, so that the stall
partition can be contracted and expanded from
outside the car by operating the lever, K.
The outer edge of the upright, £>, is hinged
to the car body, so that the partition, when con-
tracted, can be swung around against the side ol
the car, so as to be out of the way when freight
is to be stowed in the car. The upper and lower
ends of the uprights, By C\ slide in grooves in
the guide bar, L, the outer ends of which are
rigidly attached to the ends of the upright, Z>.
The guide-bars, A-, are made in two parts,
hinged to each other at the outer edge of the
partition when contracted, so that the hinged
parts of the bars can be folded against the
edge of the upright, B, when the partition is to
be swung against the side of the car. The lower
bar, L, is held against lateral movement when
in place, by pins, M, inserted upon the opposite
sides of the said lower bar, L, near the end of
the hinged part of the bar, in holes in a plate,
W, let into and secured to the floor of the car.
The hinged part of the lower bar, Ly is held
from lateral movement by two pins, 0, hinged
to a slotted plate, P, let into and secured to the
car floor, so that the pins, 0, can be turned up
at the opposite sides of the said part of the
bar, L, and can be turned down into the slots
in the plate, P, when not required for use.
The upper bar, A-, is held from lateral move-
ment at one side by a bar, Q, attached to the
upper part of the car frame, and at the other
side by a catch, R, that slides in a guide at-
tached to the top frame of the car, in such a
position that the catch, /?, will engage with the
main part of the bar, L, near its hinged part.
The hinged part of the upper bar, L, is held
against the stop-bar, Q, by a stationary catch,
S, attached to the top frame of the car. The
hinged part of the upper bar, L, is supported,
when raised into a horizontal position, by a pin,
Ty inserted in a hole in the stationary catch, S,
and in the hinged part of the bar L.
The animal in a stall is kept from backing
into an adjacent stall by a bar, if, the inner
end of which is slotted to receive the edge of the
upright B, to winch is attached a pin, K, or
other, stop to prevent the bar, U, from drop-
ping down too far. The outer end of the bar
(J, is hinged to a post of the car frame, so that
it can be turned up against the said post to.
allow the animals to pass and when not required
for use. When the hinged bar, £7, is in an up-
right position it rests against the side of a
guide plate, W, attached to the post of the car
frame, and is secured in place by a pin, X,
passing through the said plate W, and into the
said bar U. The spaces between the rafters of
are inclosed to form chombej
grain or other suitable feed, which is
I thrOUgfa openings /, in the roof of tin-
car, the ing closed by Buitable
With the lower port of each cham-
ber )'. or with d chute, '«. connected with the
lower port, is connected the upper end of a tube
* , the tower end of « bich is inserted inthi
o as to deliver grain into said feed-box
D "lit.
Upon "Hi- tin! of ca.-h Bide, I . ol th< 6
the lower liars, A', /', bj the bolt that pivots
the said bars, E, /', to each other. With this
construction the bottom of the feed-box, rf, will
i by the movement of the bars, /:'. t\ in
contracting the partition, and the Baid ■■
will be fold. -d together by the pressure against
it of the partition as the Baid partition is swung
around aga do of the car.
Xo the lower parts of the tubes, e, are at-
tached bands, ^, provided with eyes to receive
hooks, .'/'. attached t<> the upper pan of the i ar
i o i ■■< Hi q) 1
&.<?i
SECTIONAL SIDE ELEVATION OP ANDERSON'S PATENT STOCK CAR.
</, at the opposite ends of the said feed-box, is
formed a narrow flange, 2, projecting at right
angles, to the end of which is hinged the edge
of the end piece, 3, the other edge of which is
hinged to the end of the other side, 1 .
To the lower edge of the inner side, 1 , of the
feed -In i\ (I, is hinged the edge of the bottom, 4,
frame, to support the tubes, c, out of the way
and prevent the feed from flowing out of the
chambers, }', when the feed-box, '/, is folded or
otherwise not in use.
The space opposite the car doors is made to
serve as a double stall to receive two animals.
In this case the folding feed-box, </, is attach-
out of the way of the animals when passing into
and out of the- car. When the hinged tube. .-.
is swung up to the top of the oar the discharge
opening of tl losed by a
'/, which slides in the keepers or guides,
>'. attached t.. the upper part of tni
I id of the car is attached a water-
tank,,/, which is made of galvanised sheet-iron,
or other suitable material, and with the top "i
which is connected the end of a tube, /.. which
extends along the upper pa) I of the I ' I' roof, and
with it is connected a Eunn
/. passing in through the said
i - -Imw ii in Pigs. 1 and ti.
_____ With the upper part of each
tank,/, is connected the end of a
ilexible pipe, e'. \\ hich is provi-
ded with a valve, ». at its inner
i ml. and i- made oi sued a length
ui be coupled with the
end of a corresponding pipe con-
nected with the adjacent ear.
With this construction the tanks
of all tlic cars can be filled with
water introduced into the funnel.
/. of one ear, from the station*
pipes that supply tlie engine tank
with water, or from any other
convenient source.
With the lower part of each
tank, j. is connected the end of
,i pipe, ". which pusses along the
side of the cat to the dooi wa\ .
and is provided with a series of
faucets, y. arranged to discharge
water into the various water
trou jli i. '/, of the ear. Each water
trough, '/, is provided with hooks,
r, which are hooked upon tin-
upper edge of a plate, s, -sliding up
and down in guides '. attached to
the car, and the downward move-
ment of which is limited by a
flange, u, or other stop, formed
upon hi* connected with the lower
ends of the guides. /.
To the upper end of the sup-
porting slide, «, is attached the
lower end of a connecting rod,
f y, the upper cud of which is piv-
oted to the end of a lever, w. The
other end of the lever, tc, is piv-
oted to the ear frame. To the lever, w,
is pivoted the end of the valve-stem of
the faucet, p, and to the said lever is
attached the lower end of a spiral or other
shaped spring, r, the upper end of which is at-
tached to the car frame. The spring, x, is ar-
ranged to hold the faucet, p, open, and is made
of such a tension as to support the water trough
17, until it is nearly filled with water. With
this construction, when the weight of the water
trough, 7, and the water contained in it becomes
greater than can be sustained by the tension of
the spring, x, the said spring yields and allows
the trough, 17, and the slide, «, to descend,
closing the faucet, /), and preventing any more
water from flowing out of the said faucet until
so much water has been removed from the said
trough that it will be raised by the tension of
the spring x. This movement opens the faucet,
l>, and allows the water to again How into the
trough, 7, until the descent of the trough again
closes the faucet, so that the trough, 7, will be-
constantly supplied with water.
In loading the car with animals the stalls are
tilled in succession, beginning at the ends of the
car, and as each stall is filled the partition sepa-
rating the stall from the next empty stall is ex-
panded and secured, and the bar, U, is lowered.
The double stall at the center of the car is filled
last by driving two animals into it.
In unloading the car the animals in the double
stall are first driven out, and then the hinged
bars, U, are raised, and the partitions are con-
tracted and swung around against the side of
the car, from the center toward the ends, in
succession. The car can then be washed out
with the water remaining in the tanks, and the
car is ready to lie again loaded with animals or
other freight.
This patent is for sale, or royalty rights
will be granted. Parties desiring other informa-
tion may communicate with the inventor at
92, corner B and Mill streets, Virginia, Nev.
3
PLAN AND END ELEVATION OF ANDERSON'S STOCK CAR.
ed to the inner side of the car door, and the
feed-discharge tube, c, is hinged at its upper
end to the top of the car frame in such a posi-
tion that its open upper end will cover the dis-
charge opening of the feed-chamber. The hing-
ing of the tube, c, allows the said tube to be
.,,,,,, , . swung up close to the roof of the car, and hung
inner end of which is pivoted to ' upon its supporting hook, so as to be entirely
the free edge of which, when the said feed-box
is opened, rests upon a flange, 5, formed upon
or attached to the lower edge of the other side,
1, of the said feed-box.
To the bottom, 4, is rigidly attached a down-
wardly-projecting arm, e, the lower end of
which is pivoted to the outer end of a connect
ing bar, /, the
A s \ ietv Belt Mounter. — Mr. R. P. Ash-
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a very useful and handy device for placing
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inconvenience. It consists of a rotating cir-
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wrought iron pin— the whole rotating freely at
the end of a socketed shark, fixed to a pole of
any desirable length. The pin is introduced,
under the advancing side of the belt, and the
belt lifted by the pin and pressed sideways by
the rotating flange, so that it is run directly on
the running pulley invariably at the first trial.
The device is described as one of those ready
things calculated to do away with much incon-
venience and many accidents.
The Albion mine has been placed under the
direction of Mr. Eeed, for many years Snperin-
intendent of the Eureka Con. ; a mining man
who is competent and reliable.
The Richmond Con. Mining Co., of Nevada,
paid a quarterly dividend of S3. 50 per share, or
§135,000, at London, on the 7th of February,
making a total of $3,909,500 to date.
The Peabody mine, in Arizona, is reported to
be sold to a Scotch company for §300,000,
no
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SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
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Patents y\ND Inventions.
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agencv, 252 Market St,, S. F.
Week Ending Fed. 27, 1S83.
273,021.— Roller Dredger— A. J. Burr, Olympia, W.
T.
273.092. — Automatic Time Globe— Andrew Jackson,
S. F. '
272 895.— Tail Piece and Rein Protector for HAR-
NESS—C. H. Mead, Jr., S. F.
273,169.- Cooking Cabinet— Adolph Segal, S. F.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
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Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co. 's Scientific Press American and
Foreign' Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Automatic Time Globe, — Andrew Jackson
No. 273,092. Dated February 27, 1883. The
inventor calls this an "Improved Astronomical
and Geographical Automatic Time Chart and
Globe." It consists in a peculiar terrestrial
globe, upon the base of which is marked dis-
tinct series of lines representing a general cal-
endar, as the various divisions of time, the
position and movement of the sun, and its effect
upon the length of day and difference between
the mean and sun time, and others of like
nature, while the top is provided with a re-
volving cap upon which is marked the divisions
of hours up to 24, to make the day. The in-
terior of the globe is provided with a peculiar
gearing operated by the mechanism of a clock,
the face of which is exhibited upon the face of
the globe. This gearing is connected with a
disk, upon the rim of which are secured adjust-
able pointers, projecting through a circumferen-
tial slot in the base of the globe, and adapted to
be directed by the revolution of the disk to the
successive divisions in the various series marked
thereon. The gearing is also connected with an
electric alarm and is so constructed as to operate
at any desired periods or divisions of time.
The object of the invention is to provide a sim-
ple and economical globe for the use of schools,
by which a number of facts and results and
their causes may be readily demonstrated and
easily acquired, and at the same time provide
for its automatic action, and thereby, in ad-
dition, furnish an alarm for calling attention to
any desired time or times.
Piston Water Meter.— Frank Walker,
Tombstone, Arizona. No 272,607. Dated Feb,
20, 1883. This invention relates to a new and
useful water meter of that class in which recip-
rocating pistons work in a cylinder of known
capacity. The invention consists in a novel
valve and valve chamber, and the arrangement
of parts therein whereby the pistons are operated
aad the valve reciprocated longitudinally, and it
further consists, in connection with the valve and
valve cham ber, is a slotted connecting rod bet ween
pistons, and an intervening lever- valve whereby
the strokes of the piston are transmitted to the
register. In the formation of these buckets or
flanges, two main points have heretofore been
considered. The first is the impact of the stream,
and the second its discharge. A good surface
may be presented to the water, but the bucket
may be so constructed as to hinder its discharge,
which, by not being readily freed, retards the
progress of the wheel. In like manner the
buckets may free themselves easily but may not
receive the stream to the best advantage. To
these two points a third may be added— namely,
the splash. No matter how readily the buckets
may free themselves, there must be more or less
splash on account of the force with which the
water is directed upon them, and this splash not
only takes away from the resulting or continued
force of the water, but as an actual hinderance
to revolution. In the construction of this bucket,
this inventor claims that he gains all the advan-
tages described in receiving and discharging the
water and avoiding all splash.
Two- Wheeled Vehicle.— Geo. P. Kimball,
S. F. No. 272,557. Dated Feb. 20, 1883.
This improvement in two-wheeled vehicles con-
sists in a novel construction of the shafts and
in their relation to the axle and body. It con-
sists also in a novel arrangement of the springs
and the footboard in relation to the shafts, axle
and body. The object is to provide an easy
riding vehicle, which, on account of the con-
struction and arrangement of its parts, will
be both economical and effective.
Dressing Saw-Teeth.— Stephen H. Chase,
San Jose, Cal. No. 272,530. Dated Feb. 20,
1883. This is a novel device for jointing cir-
cular saws and more especially relates to a tool
which is adapted to joint or dress the sides of
the teeth. The invention consists hi certain
details of const ruction. The object is to pro-
vide a device for dressing or jointing the sides
of the teeth of a circular saw, after they have
been swaged, to bring them into line with one
another and cause them to cut clean.
Water- Wheel Bucket. — Charles D. Smith,
Amador City. No. 272,592. Dated Feb. 20,
1883. This invention relates to a new and use-
ful bucket for water wheels of that class which
have their rims formed with, or have bolted or
secured thereto, flanges or buckets, which re-
ceive the impact or force of a stream of water
under pressure. The invention consists of a
hollow or chambered bucket, provided with a
central opening to receive the water, and sepa-
rate and distinct discharge openings at the
ends through which to discharge it outside of
the plane of revolution of the wheel. The ob-
ject of the invention is to utilize the entire body
or stream of water by so receiving and directing
it as to avoid all splash, and cause it to exert
its force to the best advantage. The object may
be better seen by a brief reference to the points
to be observed in the construction of wheels of
this class.
Gas Purifying Screen. — Emanuel M. Pro-
vonchar, Vallejo, Solano Co. No. 272,582. Da-
ted Feb. 20, 1883. The object of this invention
is to expose as much of the body of lime to the
gas as possible to provide an easy means for
forming the screen and removing old or insert-
ing new slats, and to have a ready means either
to support or raise it.
Niokle Wire in Silver and Gold Lace.—
Silver plated copper wire, as is well known soon
loses its silver coating and assumes a disagree-
able copper color and smell. Aluminum has
been alloyed with silver to avoid this difficulty;
but not with much success. A better method is
that recently adopted by a German firm at
Weissenberg, which makes use of nickel alone,
that metal having first been deprived to a large
extent of its brittleness. Later Messrs. Fleit-
man and Witte, of Iserlohn, made the discovery
that the addition of a small quantity of other
metals would render the nickel so ductile that
that metal itself unalloyed could be drawn
out into wire of the finest numbers and be
scarcely inferior to copper. Wire has been
drawn so fine that IS, 000 meters only weighed
100 grammes (or 12 miles weighed about 3-\
ounces avoirdupois). Ductile nickel differs from
copper, so that the increase of price for increased
sizes differs from that of the plated copper wire
hitherto in use. For articles subjected to much
wear and the action of the weather, this ductile
nickel will be very useful. For the lace used
on military uniforms the plated copper wire
will go out of use entirely, as nickel wire would
always keep white and no verdigris ever be
formed. Great anticipations are made for it in
other directions, too.
Ladies and all sufferers from neuralgia, hysteria,
and kindred complaints, will find without a rival
Brown's Iron Bitters.
Poteline is a new substance, named after its
inventor, and which he claims to be susceptible
of many useful applications. It is substantially
a mixture of gelatine, glycerine and tannin. It
is claimed to be absolutely impervious to the
air. It becomes liquid, or nearly so, on being
warmed, and assumes the .contour of objects.
The inventor has made corks of it which form
an economical substitute for metallic capsules,
and make a hermetic seal. He also recommends
it as a preservative of meat, which, when treated
with poteline at a temperature of 112°, is said
to retain its freshness for several months. It
appears to act by its ability to perfectly exclude
the air when the meat is enveloped by it.
News in Brief.
Parnell is coming to America.
Governor Alexander H. Stephens, of
Georgia, is dead.
The Mexican Central road has satisfactorily
placed a loan of !$6,000,000.
Last Chance is the name of a new town on
the Northern Pacific road, 586 miles from Port-
land. The town is composed of one barber
shop, three China wash houses, six restaurants,
eight stores and only 32 saloons.
Four hundred workmen were dismissed from
the manufactory of firearms at Steyere, Aus-
tria, on account of lack of orders from abroad.
The total number employed will be reduced
from 6,000 to 5,000. Many intend to emigrate
to America.
The Dominion Government, supported by the
English Admiralty, is to put a cruiser on Hud-
son Bay this summer, to ascertain how much of
the year Hudson Strait is open to navigation.
The contemplated trip to California of Chas.
A. Dana, and Simon Cameron and families is
delayed by the illness of Cameron's son. They
will start within a fortnight, traveling by the
Southern Pacific.
The reduction of the tobacco tax, provided
in the internal revenue clause of the tariff bill,
goes into effect on May 1st. The abolition of
taxes on the capital and deposits of banks,
bankers and national banking associations
takes effect immediately; on bank checks,
drafts, matches, perfumery, proprietary medi-
cines, and the revised duties on imports, on and
after July 1st next.
CukapOrkPu verizfr.— There ib fur sale in 1 his city,
as will be seen by our advertising columns, a Sticond-lun I
Rutherford Pulverizer, which was only used a few times
and is as g^ood ag new It will be sold very much below
cost, and miners who are in need of tuch an appliance
for a small mine will do well to make inquiries concern-
ing it.
New Life
is given by using Brown's
Iron Bitters. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warms the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease ; in the
Summer it gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs ;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
fect' condition. Brown's
Iron Bitters ensures per-
fect health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
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H. S. Berlin, Esq., of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, Le
Droit Building, Washing-
ton, D. C, writes, Dec. 5 th,
I 861:
Gentlemen ; I take pleas-
ure in stating that I have used
Brown's Iron Bitters for ma-
laria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of imitations.
Ask for Brown's Iron Bit-
ters, and insist on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recom-
mended as "just as goody
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction Hurdy Gurdy Water-Wheel.
This Wheel will be'guaranteed to purchasers to give 83%
of the theoretical power of water, it* Send for circular to
L. A. PELTON. Nevada City, Nevada Co., Cal.
The "Garland" Patent
SEWER GAS TRAP
Is a sur 1 shut 'iff against
Pewer Ga3 and Bai k Wa er
The Loa <ed Metal Ball Valvo
is sl'g1 tly he-vipr than na'er.
This Trap caa be I ut in at
small expf nse, and ia warranted
to give satisfaction. Highly
recoirmend ed by leading
Vrchitectis aTd FlumVja>s.
Used Id all new, first-class
buildings in San Francisco, in-
cluding Phelan Block. For
_ Bile bv aU dealers in Plumbum'
Goods, and by the "GARLAND" IMPROVED SEWER
GAS TRAP MF'G CO., 1901 Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
(Vast Rights for pale.
NOTICE TO MINE OWNERS.
riiHE PACIFIC MINING AND REDUCING COMPANY,
-*- wtiose works are located at 410 Hitch Street, and
whose General Ottce is at 413 California Street, wo u'd
respectfully announce to owners of mines of rebellious
ores that >hey will either purchase for cash or receive
ores for treatment at their works.
JAMES W. BURLING, Secretary.
REMOVAL.
THE WW I Ml MACHINE CO,
Have Removed ft-om 328 and 326
Market Street, to
NO. 8 CALIFORNIA ST.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment
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The price of land has steadily advanced from
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For sale in any quantity. Trademark A on top of
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Flasks contain 76i tt>9. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
guaranteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from San Jose f. o.
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or Utah,or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co, 'swharf,
asd Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
charge. Railroad rates from San Jote are the same as
from San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. O Box, 1078. 820 Sansome Street, S. P
TMe cut represents a No. 1 CALF SKIN SHOE, made In
GAITER or LACE— all sizes, which wo are manufacturing;
with a view (o meeting the wants or a largo class of people who
must have I Iil- Li.'*t a] mil* for tin? luast monev. It is guarnnteed
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF TDK
Kentuck Mining Company.
Sail Frmoclsco, Much 3, 1833.
At * meeting: o( the H >»rd of Director! of the above-
named Company, held tola d.y, Dividend No. 35, of Ten
CenU(tOc) per snare, was declared, payable on MONDAY,
llarch 10, 18.?3. Transfer hooka closed on Tuesday,
alarch 13, 1883, at 3 /clock r. *
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine Slreol, Sun Francisco,
Ca'lfornia.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, February 21, 1888,
At a meeting of t ho Hoard of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 16, of Five
Cent* (60) per sharp, was declared, payable on MONDAY,
March 12, 1888. Tr.m-i. r books closed on Friday, March
2, 1883, at 3 o'clock, i\ u. This dividend is payable at
the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New York, on
all stock issued there, and at the office in this city on all
„tock Issued here. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE- Room 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Montgomery
St oet, s in Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, March 1, 1883.
A. a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Companv, held this day, Dividend No. 52, of
Twenty -five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable
on MONDAY, March 12. 1883, at the office in this city,
or at the Farmers' Lian and Trust Company, in New
York. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 211 Nevada Block, Nj. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, March 2, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 7, of Twenty-
five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable on
TUESDAY, March 13, 1883. Transfer books closed
on Wednesday, March 7, 1833, at 3 o'clock, P. m.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, Nj. 310 Pine street, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Silver Kins: Mining Company
San Francisco, March 6, 1883.
At a msetin^ of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, a Div dend (No. 39) of
Twenty-five Cento (25c.) per share was declared, oayable
on THURSDAY, {March 15, 1883, at the office of the
Company, Room 19, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, Cal. Transfer Eooks will close March 9,
1883, at 12 m.
JOSEPH NA^H, S-jretary
Inventors' Institute
OF
OALIFORNI -A.,
321 California St., San Francisco.
Patented Tn-ent ions sold upon Commission. Agencies
everywhere. Send stamp for Circular containing terms,
etc., or call at Rooms cf Institute for information.
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653 & 855 Mission St., San Franoleco, Cal.
10. G. DliNXISTON, Proprietor.
Contains no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is iha
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
TJOESNOT]
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<- OTHER •
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"CAN COMPARE WITH IT
Price of Tonite Materially Reduced for 1883.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No. 327 Pine Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS
B'or working fiat
gravel mines that
have no dump.
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on 6 incnes grade to 12 feet.
No bedrock cuts, tunnels or drains required Machine a sufficient drain itself, aud the
process of mining the same as any other hydraulit mine. Is now a practical success in various
places in California and Oregon. Send for deBcrii tive circular to
.JOSHUA H'B^TID^-.
No. 51 Fremont Street, Office of the Hydraulic Gravel Elevating Mining Co.,S. F.
WFI I S' PATENT
HELLO CAST METAL
A. C. "WELLS k CO.. Patentees,
Market St Manchester, Eng.
UNBREAKABLE LAMPS AND OIL FEEDERS.
Adopted In the English Govern-
ment and nne6t Railway Wi rks
and Steamship Companies in the
world.
150,000
Entirely superseding tin
goods, as flu \ Don't
Leak! or Break!
Cast in fir6t two year.,
superseding all others.
Ask your Fur-
nieber to get you
them.
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bia pape-
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PAINE, DIEHL CO., 140 Chetinut Strest, Philadelphia, Pa
Ciias. E. Lloyd. J. S. Bbardslry.
BEARDSLEY & LLOYD,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
No, 912 Broadway Street,
Between Sth & 9th Sts., Oakland.
Particular Attention given to Negotiating Loans upon
Favo'-able Terms. Acting as Agents for Buyers and
Sellers of Real Estate, and the Management
of Business for Absent Owners.
Rbmittanobs to this office should be made by postal or-
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Joseph H- Dorety, 529 Commercial. St., S. P
Ball Patent Valve,
LINK OR GOVERNOR
Engine and Locomotive Boiler,
1500 IN CSE.
BEST -A.3STX) CltEAPEST.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 Main St., San Franc.-co
187 FRONT ST., PORTUKD.
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER.
P.ltO t,"H Vf;
This ib ibe beBt and che -pef 1 Ore Feeder now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires lets power, is simpler ui
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or so;
clay alike uniformity, u ,der one or all tho stamps ii a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hi 1 Mill it bos run ^onlinuouoly for two
years, never naving bean out of order or costing a dolhr
[or repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
IRON SLUICE RIFFLE-
I have an Iron R'fTle, adapted 'or Hydraulic, Drift und
Quartz sluices, which is proving very efficient, beh.io
everything else. (Cost six cents per pound.) Address,
ALMARIN B PAUL,
Room 20, Safe Deposit. Building, Sin Francisco .
Tho following speaks for itself:
Indian Spring Drift Mink, Feb. 23, 18S3.
Mr. A. B. Paul:— I have tried your Riffles thoroughly,
and And them a fine Riffle. They are good with quick-
silver or witr out. They gather ihe fine gold and rusty
gold. I find gold th;it wi 1 no', touch quicksilver stops in
them, and wlrch glideB over 300 feet of sluice above them.
I shall try 30 more, and if they Bave the same amount of
gold in four wcckB' run, I shall want 100 more. I am not
afraid to vcucb I or them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spring Diift Mine.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard & Ellis' Celebrated
.TRADE MAR
PPpE
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
The Be-it and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through darfrr
aDd are sold direct to consumer only by H. H. BROMLEY
Hole dealer in these goods.
Rt ference— Any first-class Engine or Machine Builder iu
America. Address, 43 S acram^iUo St., S. F.
W. E. Cr \MBBRLAIN, Jfl.
T. A. Robinson
LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, $70.
Paid in Installments, $75-
£S"Send £or circulars.
Oewey & Co {26,i$S£et} Patent Agts
174
Iron and |iachijie toork
F. P. Bacon, Pros. C. L, Fouts, Seo'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repair are of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BCTILDBRS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery. Port-
awe, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
^Aeents tor C. H. Baker's Mioins; Horse Power;
Buhop'a Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quiek-
Bilvcr Feeder.
Oakland Jron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery Eifgines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second, and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 126 First Street, Opposite Minna-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
AU kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All lands of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE.*®*
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WIVE. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Minin g Machinery. Brudie's Patent Rock CruBher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $450.00
" 2 6 " " " 625.00
- 3 " 3 ' 925.00
'■ 0 " 1500ibs "• " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices,
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also. Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T inks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS.
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MAN0TA0TURHR8 OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BBBORIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
llaole.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 10, 1883
In General Use on the
Comstock
For Bale at wholesale by
Holuroolc, Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Market Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
Thia COKE is exclusively nsed by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the CORE
for sale in quantities to Buit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
' PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary* Portable and Ht istinff Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers. Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of mining- and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
J3T Catalogues furniBbed on Application. JBT
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps;,
Horizontal Ensines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
M^CIBIIIfcTIE WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, tor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pres't
JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
vi sable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and|none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
"WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together* or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for Bhipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating PumpB, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. 1882.
RANKIN, BRATT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
[Successors to MOREY & SPBRRY.l
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
■WABEHOOMS :
& 94 Liberty St., New York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and Machine Shop havit,g hecn enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the moat improved patterns i)U ART'/, and Nf AM P MILLS complete for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES,
kWS IMPROVED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
The Balls revolve Horizontal] r without friction.
> ft. size, weight 7.000 lbs., and does more work than 15
3 Stamps, 3 ft. size, weight 3 00J lbs.
Concentrating Milis. Ruck Breakers, Amalgamating
1 Pans and Separators. Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
I Pumping Machinery, Engines a"d Boilers, aoy size
I required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
I Buckets, Safety Cages The Hand Power Two-stamp
-Mill, weight 230 lbs. THE EUREKA WIRE HOPE
TRAMWAYS,1. Concentrating Riffles f-ir Mills and Hy-
draulic Sluices.
Steel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Send lor Catalogue.
Address, THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or east-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crosaheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER, Pa* 407 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
audmost improved mach inery and processes for tase and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting FurnaceB for silver,
lead aDd copperores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Worki,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. W«
offer our customers the beet results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared to
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Eugiue in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN,
Engine Works, |
109 & 111 Bea'eSt., ■
SAN FRANCISCO.
A CHEAP 0RE_PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order In
a strong frame, with pulley, etc. , all ready for work.
It baB only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
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NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK
EDWARD A. BIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street. San Francisco, Cal
IKON A.TXTD STEEL "VnTIE-E HOISTING ROPES.
ORB AND
ORE
CAES.
Wl B E^R 0 P
BRODERlGkaEASCDH RDPftrJ.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Power.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
>VKR L'OO IN VBB IN CAL
Water Bnckets.
BELT
Compress )r.\
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One Horse can easily heist over 1.000 pounds at a depth of 500 tvet. Tlio whim
is mainly built of wrought iron. The holstlng-dram in thrown out of gear by the
k'vur, v. hiii' the load Is held In place with a brake by the man tending tbo
bucket. The standard of the whim Is bolted to bed-timberc , thus avoiding all fram
work. When required these whims are made in sections to pack on mu!u».
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
IF. G- BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved Hoisting Knginep, Engines for steam Yachte. Engines for pumping artesian wells and irrigati.ig and
arming purposes, and all kinds of Machinery.
Eepairing Promptly Attended to.
No 44 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
fn/vvmn.MAr Superior Wood and Metal Engrav
rnfiTRvllle? Ing, Eleotrotyping and Storeotyp
taiiQI Ml l,,O"ingdoneatUieofficeoftheMiN[N0
*»n 8^iSMTf wi PRUHR. San liVflnrisnn at fovri-^hlp r«r<v
Rbmittanoes to this office ahould be made by postal oc-
dei or registered letter, when practicable; cost of postal
order, foi $15 or lesa, 10 cts. ; for registered letter, in ad-
dition to regular postage (at 3 •'•ts. per half-ounce), 10 cts
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It deriveH its name from Hrrotlbb, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was (rifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several grants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from Bummit to base.
No. 1 (XX1 is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street - - San Francisco, Cal.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTKELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. M«,in and Howard St3., San French co,
MANUFACTURERS OP
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Rednced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALU WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. At alga
luatmg Macnmes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Soie Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Quartz Mills.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
aOLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and' Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
«w Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION B1.OCK.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATBES, DRILLING MACHINE?, PLANING MACHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAW FRANCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
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if
lilt w'^H BB*
■■H
■Hjy if11
HHnrr
Mining Machinery Depot,
i
! TjiTun ■i,iiiii'.-ii .■!■.
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron CranS Shafts.
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIE COMPRESSOR
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less vater to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside-of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction tban our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
The Korting's Injector is the simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send for Circular.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps, 'i'
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En- =suai
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines
Kinds.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judaon's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co. *s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM ,PUMP.
More Tban 16,000 in Use.
EMERY WHEELS and]
GRINDING MACHINES.
J
The
Tanite
Company,
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
OrJers may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL..
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front Street
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
Njb. 152 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklui Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 tn F19 North Second Street.
%CHAS. M. EVANS
H^ CINCINNATI.O
To Prospecting Quartz Miners.
Miaers having reliable properties in California, and
who are willing to give one-half of their interest in the
Bame for suitable machinery, may benefit themselves by
corresponding; with me. Now wanted on this lay: A
decomposed quartz lode, where water can be had for
power; also a mine sufficiently large and developed for a
■10 Stamp Mill. Address,
ALMARIN B. PAUL,
Room 20, Safe Deposit Building, San Francisco.
$1,000 CHALLE1TGEI
flU-^iniilw In Hi1 R p u M I .
■lil'ii1' 'SiliiiiB
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Savea from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen hi working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement wil '
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1SS0. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of §1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street,
Nov. 0, 1882.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
An Illustrated Joum
BRITISH COLUMBIA EDITION-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 11.
Gold Discoveries in British Columbia.
iilv :is Juno 1856, Mr. Douglas, the
Governor oi Vancouver's [aland, reported to
the Secretary of State tin- discovery oi gold in
Kritish Territory, north of the- 49th deg. of
latitude, and stated that the earnings of the
range from £2 to £8 per day. In con-
aquence, however, <>i the hostile attitude as-
sumed by the natives, the number of diggers
was very limited. Altogether, tin- discovery
attracted at first less attention than might have
bean anticipated; but, in December 1867, Gov-
ernor Douglas reported that the Indians them-
selves were extensively engaged in the search
tor gold, ami that the accounts whieh had
reached Oregon and California had caused con-
siderable excitement. It was not, however,
until May, 1S5S, that a'stream of immigration,
sufficient to overpower the opposition of the
aborigines, had fairly set in, and the British
public learned for the first time, that the main-
land of New Caledonia, as the district extend-
ing from the Red river to the Pacific was some-
What vaguely designated, was a rich auriferous
country, which gave every promise of becoming
a nourishing and important colony.
Beginning witli the Fraser river, the main ar-
tery of the auriferous region, gold is known to
exist, and has been worked at a great many
places on its course, from a point about 45
miies from its mouth up to near its source in
the Rocky mountains— in other words, from the
48th up to the 53d parallel of noith latitude,
;i distance, taking in the windings, of some S00
miles. The union of the two branches forms
flic Fraser river proper. Adding the north
Branch, which is also a gold-bearing stream,
the two will give a continuous stretch of aurif-
erous territory, upwards of 1,000 miles in
length, extending for many miles hack into the
country, but not including the tributary rivers
which fall into the Fraser. In short, the river
itself is known to he auriferous, and to pass
through a gold- hearing country throughout its
whole course. Gold is also found in many
tributaries of the Fraser, of which no less than
59 are known.
These facts do not, however, by any means
convey an accurate view of the extent of the
area of the gold fields, because these observa-
tions are limited to the central portions only of
the country, while the whole of the upper por-
tion of British Columbia is said to he auriferous.
Besides the gold found in the beds and on the
shores of streams, the Fraser itself and many
of its tributaries are skirted by terraces whieh
yield gold. These terraces, or " benches," as
the miners call them, run at intervals along both
sides of the river for miles in length, and recede
where the mountains fall back into the valleys,
varying in breadth from a few yards to several
miles. These are objects of curiosity, and add
much to the beauty of the scenery in whieh they
occur. They are generally found on both sides
of the river, at the same place, sometimes at
the same elevation on both sides, sometimes at
different elevations — high on this and low on the
other side of the river; and in some places they
arc multiplied into several successive level plat-
eaus, rising one above the other as they recede
from the bank. These terraces aro composed of
the ordinary alluvial deposits, loam, gravel,
stones, sand, and bowlders, and are thick masses,
generally rising about 150 or 200 feet,
Gold
Gold i* nearly always found in the metallic
state, but never pure. A good crystal is con-
sidered a rarity. The octahedron and dodeca-
hedron are the most common forms. Crystals
sometimes acieular, through elongation of octa-
hedral or other forms: also passing into filiform,
reticulated, and abo'rescent shapes, and occa-
sionally spongiform from an aggregation of fila-
ments; edges of crystals often salient. Cleav-
age, none; twins: twinning plane octahedral;
In metallurgical works the proportions of
mercury to gold in amalgam vary greatly, ow-
ing to the size as well as the purity of the par-
ticles of gold whieh have been brought into con-
tact with the mercury. It has heen found in
reduction works in California that the due per-
centage of mercury in the gold amalgam
obtained varied from 3U to 85%. Nearly
all the metallurgical products from lead, silver
and copper smelting works contain gold, and
especially those obtained from the smelting of
argentiferous lead ores; but, as a general rule,
RIX'S IMPROVED VERTICAL ENGINE.
Also, massive and in thin lamina-. The above
forms usually occur in veins or lodes.
In alluvial soils, streams, rivers, and gravel
beds, gold is generally found in flattened grains
or scales and in rolled masses.
Hardness^25- 3. Spec, gravity = 15. 0-19. 5;
19.30-19.34 when quite pure (G. Rose.)
Gold is generally alloyed with silver in vari-
ous proportions, and pieces from California,
Idaho, and Nevada, have been assayed by Mr.
George Attwood and found to contain as much
as 50 per cent, silver; whilst the purest native
gold from the same sources that were examined
have assayed 97 per cent, pure gold and nearly
3 per cent, silver.
Gold is also found combined with copper, iron,
bismuth, palladium, rhodium, and tellurium.
Gold combined with mercury in what is gen-
erally termed gold amalgam. Gold is also found
associated (or as an incidental ingredient) with
certain ores containing iron and copper pyrites,
mispickel, blend, and galena,
the quantity is too small to pay for extraction,
as in many instances a "slight trace" can only
he found by the most careful analysis.
Improved Vertical Engine and Boiler.
The vertical engine and boiler illustrated on
this page is one rapidly coming into use on this
coast. It does not differ in general plan of con-
struction from many vertical engines and boil-
ers now manufactured, but in finish and nicety
of adjustment, and elegance of design it is far
superior. "The working parts to the engines
are made from steel highly burnished: the con-
necting rod of phasphor bronze, which allows
the greatest tensile strength while giving the
smallest comparative diameter; all parts to
different engines are interchangeable and made
to standard gauges. The boilers are made from
the best of iron, and the shell is fine sixteenths
thick and all carefully ri vetted and each tested
to 200-pounds pressure,
The hood is of east iron and all the fittings to
the boiler are of the beat manufactured. The
boiler and engine arc secured firmly to a cast
iron bedplate and weighing but eleven hundred
pounds. It is si lipped in one piece and is
ready to run upon arriving at destination.
There arc but two sizes of this style of engine
and boiler manufactured at present, the three
horse and five horsepower. They are especially
designed for nice work and are recommended to
those desiring to run tank pumps, woodsaws,
spice mills, desiccating machinery, arastras, or
small hoisting works. These engines are made
in this city by Edward A. Rix, Nos. 47 and 49
Fremont street. At the same shop is manufac-
tured a friction hoisting reel, complete with all
attachments to connect with this engine and
boiler for prospecting purposes. Those looking
for small hoists for prospecting and who desire
more power than given by a whim should ex-
amine these "Baby Hoists.''
Early History of the Comstock Mines.
Editors Press: —In your issue of Feb. 24th,
your correspondent, Mr. Chas. Sehuehard, in
his interesting communication (page 126), refers
to some notes on the discovery of the silver ore
of the Comstock lode, which he thinks were
published in the Mining Magazine, He is cor-
rect in this reference. One of the first notices
of the discovery (if not the first), outside of the
notices in the daily newspapers of that time, ap-
peared in the Mining Magazine for January,
ISfiO, (second series, vol. 1. page 221.) A
short notice appeared also in the number for
December, 1859. Both of these notices, and
several others which followed, were written by
myself as the editor of the Magazine. The
first notice was based in part upon a letter from
the correspondent of the New York Daily
Timrs, over the signature, "Podgers," but
known to me as Capt. Richard L. Ogden, who was
early interested in the discovery, and was, I be-
lieve, at that time associated officially with Gen.
Allen, the Army Quartermaster in California.
In his letter of November 5th he stated that
the vein had been traced over a thousand feet.
The Walsh company had 1 ,400 feet, and next
to this claim Bryant and Raymond had pur-
chased 50 feet, for which they had paid $400
per foot. By a later notice (page 242) it appears
that on the 29th of November, 1859, over three
tons of silver ore had arrived in San Francisco,
and a share of l-40th in the original location on
the vein sold for $10,000.
Shipments of ore to New York commenced
early. Mention is made of several tons which
arrived in January, 1S60. It consisted of
granular galena with copper pyrites in quartz,
but contained grains and filaments of native
silver (p. 323.) Some of these lots of ore sent
to New York were smelted at the works of the
New York Smelting Company, on Staten Island.
On page 405 of the Magazine will be found
a reprint of a communication relative to Vir-
ginia town and Washoe valley by Mr. F.
Hughes, and on page 409, in a letter from
"Podgers," giving an account in detail of the
discovery and of the excitement, of Major Kii-
laley and his death shortly after making the
assay. Residents of Grass Valley, Cal. as
early as 1854, will remember this enthusiastic
Mexican miner and assayer, who lived in Bos-
ton ravine, and had there one of the first
Frieberg blowpipe assaying outfits seen in.Cali-
ifornia. The same letter gives an account of
the formation of the Ophir Company
of which Mr. Ogden was Treasurer. The
shaft was then 50 feet deep (p. 410.)
About that time, I received samples
taken from the Ophir mine of the black, brittle
ore from Mr. Ogden; some fragments were
crystalline, and, on examination, I found that
they were crystals of Stepltdnite, or 'Brittle Sil-
ver ore, and announced it in the Magazim
(p. 479.) This was the first scientific identifi-
cation of this mineral species in that ore, and it
had not been before that time known to occur
in the United States. Wjvr. P. Blake,
Mill Rock, March 4, 18*;;.
178
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 17, 188B
Correspondence.
A Gold-Producing Region.
Editors Press : — About seven miles south-
east of Angel's camp, on the Stanislaus river,
are the Garibaldi gold quartz mines, consisting
of the Garibaldi South, the Andromeda,
the Pharis and the Polaris, all true
fissure veins of a strong and permanent charac-
ter. They are situated on the great "Mother
lode," which extends from Alpine Co., on the
north, to Mariposa Co., on the south, and are
enclosed in a bend: of the Stanislaus river, form-
ing a peninsula containing about 400 acres.
The walls of these veins are slate aud dioritic,
or crystalline rock. The slates are highly
'metamorphosed, and contain gold. From 10 to
15 per cent, of the inclosed walls is pyrites of
iron. The veins are the results of thermo-
chemieal springs, the pyritic matter in the walls
causing a precipitation of the precious metals.
The claims mentioned are each 1,500 feet in
length, by 600 feet in width, the limit estab-
lished by Congress in 1872.
The preliminary development of these un-
questionably very rich properties has fairly
progressed. A lateral tunnel has been run,
crossing the Garibaldi South 152 ft, from its
mouth, and forming the line of division between
this mine and the Andromeda. The Andromeda
has been drifted on from this tunnel, a distance
of 150 feet. From the surface of this latter mine
a shaft has been sunk 75 feet. On the Pharis
an adit level has been run over 300 feet. The
width of the Andromeda and Garibaldi South
veins is from 20 to 28 feet, that of the Pharis
and Polaris five to seven feet. The ore of the
Garibaldi South and Andromeda is composed of
quartz gangue, thoroughly disseminated with ga-
lena sulphurets. The ore of the Pharis and Polaris
is also heavily impregnated with sulphurets.
These sulphurets are worth at the dumps $200
per ton. Though many assays of the average
ores give higher results, yet by regular milling
process they will yield from $15 to $30 per ton
free gold.
The Stanislaus River Gravel Company, to
which these mines are adjacent, consists of 220
acres of rich mineral land situated on both sides
of the Stanislaus river, and includes two an,d a
half miles of the river bed. This portion of the
Stanislaus river has never been flumed, al-
though, according to estimates of Wells, Fargo
& Co's express agents, its banks at this point
have yielded over $S,000,000. The banks of
the river having proved so rich, careful tests
were made to ascertain the value of the bed. It
was found that the vast wealth it contained
could only be reached by draining the water
from the river. A magnificent canal, the re-
sult of Chicago capital and enterprise, has been
constructed, capable of carrying from 8,000 to
10,000 inches of water per minute. This canal
will furnish fully 500 horse-power at the north-
west end of Andromeda and Pharis mines, and
more than requisite power for the Garibaldi
South mine. It will be able to carry all the
water of the river seven or eight months of the
year. It has been cut through solid metaphoric
rock to the depth of 12 or 13 feet, thus keeping
it from the action of high floods and making it
as permanent a structure as solid rock can make
it. The course of the canal is from Soldier's
Gulch south, traversing the entire length of
Dusty and Gravelly bars. Along this portion
of the river the practical work of taking gold
from the exposed bed and deeper bars will be
commenced as soon as the river has resumed
its normal dimensions after the spring floods.
From the great difficulty and expense of turn-
ing this river, and the danger from floods before
sufficient time could be obtained to wash the
dirt and remove the bowlders, the bedrock of
the channel has been rarely reached. But there
is not an authentic instance where it has been
reached that the results failed to prove highly
remunerative.
At a place about three miles above "Dusty
bar" this river was flumed for a distance of
three fourths of a mile, and gold to the amount
of between §2,000,000 and $3,000,000, taken
out of the bed of the channel, as shown by
authentic records. A short distance below
"Dusty bar" an Italian, in the autumn of 1881,
succeeded in draining the river for a distance
of 40 rods. He claims, by his own labor only,
to have taken from S500 to §600 per diem, and
even then he had not reached the bed rock of
the channel.
The Stanislaus Gravel Co. is a close corpora-
tion, and the owners have never asked one
extra dollar from the investing public to aid in
the enormous expense of placing this valuable
property in a paying .condition. In any part of
the country it would have probably been im-
possible to keep an enterprise of such magni-
tude and employing so many people, from pub-
lic curiosity, But the owners, aware of the
present well-founded feeling of cautions in re-
gard to all new mining enterprises, determined
to do the most essential work necessary to the
success of the undertaking with their own
pi-ivate means. F. W. Stratton.
Garibaldi Mine, Calaveras Co. Cal., March G.
The Postal Telegraph.
The Rev. Sidney Smith once said, there was
a kind of men into whom you could not intro-
duce a new idea without a surgical operation;
and he might have added, that when an idea
was once forced into the heads of some men,
they could not be delivered of it without
trepanning. This class of men seem to think
that nature made a mistake in placing the eyes
in the fore part of the head. Rooted in the
past, they look backward. It is so easy to run
in ruts, so uncomfortable to be jolted out of
ancient habits. This sort of conservatism, or
slow-motioned sluggish thought, lies athwart
every scheme of progress and improvement,
like a colossal mountain range, covered with
eternal frost and snow, and chilling the country
thousands of miles on both sides. The enter-
prising Hannibals, who would scale these Alps
of prejudice and unthinkingness, have always
had to fight their way over ice, and hew a path
through rocks.
When Sir Rowland Hill first proposed the
reform of the postal system of England by the
establishment of a uniform postage rate of one
penny, a noble lord who was then Postmaster
General of Great Britain, exclaimed: "Of all
the wild and visionary schemes that I ever heard
of, it is the most extravagant." All the paleo-
zoic men came to his aid and said: "Let well
enough alone. Let us have no erratic tinkering
with the postal system. Where will the Gov-
ernment revenues come from if we adopt this
reform? The projector, undismayed by the
jeers and ridicule heaped upon him, continued
to press upon the public attention facts, statis-
tics and arguments, until Parliament was forced
to give the matter a patient and impartial in-
vestigation. The reform was adopted after a
hard struggle, and proved an immediate and
triumphant success.
The happy results in Great Britain soon
awakened public attention in America, but the
paleozoic men were on hand and raised a for-
midable opposition. The conditions of this
country and Great Britain are so unlike, they
said, that no inference from her experience can
be made favorable to the scheme. Great
Britain is a small, densely populated country,
while we have an immense territory that is very
sparsely settled. The postal service cannot be
kept up at reduced rates over these wide areas.
But the scheme finally prevailed, and postage
went down from twenty-five cents to three
cents, and instead of injuring the revenues, as
predicted, the transmission of letters was in-
creased more than twenty-fold the first year,
and the plan succeeded beyond the expectation
of the most sanguine.
The wonderful discoveries of science wrought
out new means of transmitting intelligence, and
placed another responsibility upon law-makers
to secure their advantage for the people. Here,
again, Great Britain took the lead, and by an
Act of Parliament purchased the telegraphic
lines throughout the whole kingdom and made
them an adjunct of the postal system,
bringing the benefits of telegraphic commu-
nication within the means of the poorest.
But this blessing was not attained without
another struggle. The corporation lawyers, the
men of black-letter traditions and ancient pre-
cedents, and the keepers of the legal sepulchers
talked long and loud about the stability of con-
tracts, vested rights, and the danger of pater-
nalism in government, and all that sort of thing.
The example of England has been followed by
France, Prussia, Switzerland, Sweden and
Belgium, and everywhere the governmental
control of the telegraph has proved a cheap, effi-
cient and advantageous means of communica-
tion for everybody. The people enjoy the
greatest facilities at rates that seem absurdly
cheap to a people accustomed as we are to high
telegraphic tolls.
Though the inventor of the electric telegraph
was an American, though the people of the
United States were the first to adopt this
method of conveying intelligence, it seems that
we are destined to be the last enlightened
country to enjoy its full fruition. This ques-
tion has been in Congress at intervals for the
past 15 years, and yet nothing has been done.
A bill was introduced in the House during the
late session, but, like its predecessors, it was
smothered in the committee room. There is no
excuse on the part of Congress for delaying
this reform. It is no experiment. The policy
has been tried by other countries, and proved a
great success. If a postal telegraph is a good
thing in Europe — is found to save time and ex-
pense where railroads can carry the mail in a
few hours from one border to another — how
much more beneficent it would prove in a coun-
try so vast as ours, where the best locomotives
in the world could not pass from one extreme to
the other in less than a week.
Improvements in Blast Furnaces — Only
ten years ago a blast furnace which would make
100 tons of metal per week on GOO tons of fuel
was considered a big thing. We have blast
furnaces in Pittsburg which produce 1,500 tons
of metal per week on less than 1,500 tons of
fuel. The old method of heating permitted
the flame to pass out of the furnace stack at a
temperature of 3000° F. We are now using
the regenerating stoves iu Pittsburg, and do
not let the gases out until we have utilized all
the heat except 300°.
A State Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Following is the full text of the bill creating
a Bureau of Labor Statistics, which has received
the Governor's signature, and has become a law.
The institution may be of very great importance
to the class it is intended to benefit:
The People of the State of California, represented
in Assembly and Senate, do enact as follows:
Section 1. As soon as possible after the pas-
sage of this Act, and every four years thereaf-
ter, the Governor of the State shall appoint a
suitable person to act as Commissioner of a
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The headquarters
of said Bureau shall be located in the city and
county of San Francisco, said Commissioner to
serve for four years, and until his successor is
appointed and- qualified.
Sec. 2. The Commissioner of the Bureau, be-
fore entering upon the duties of his office, must
execute an official bond in the sum of $5,000,
and take the oath of office, all as prescribed by
the political code for State officers in general.
Sec. 3. The duties of the Commissioner shall
be to collect, assort, systematize and present, in
biennial reports to the Legislature, statistical
details relating to all departments of labor in
the State, such as the hours and wages of labor,
cost of living, amount of labor required, esti-
mated number of persons depending on daily
labor for their support, the probable chances of
all being employed, the operation of labor-sav-
ing machinery in its relation to hand labor, etc.
Said statistics may be classified as follows:
First — In agriculture.
Second — In mechanical and manufacturing
industries.
Third — In mining.
Fourth— In transportation on land and
water.
Fifth — In clerical and all other skilled and
unskilled labor not above enumerated.
Sixth — The amount of cash capital invested
in lands, buildings, machinery, material
and means of production and distribution gen-
erally.
Seventh— The number, age, sex and condition
of persons employed; the nature of their em-
ployment; the extent to which the apprentice-
ship system prevails in the various skilled in-
dustries; number of hours of labor per day, the
average length of time employed per annum,
and the net wages received in each of the in-
dustries and employments enumerated.
Eighth — The number and condition of the un-
employed, their age, sex and nationality, to-
gether with the causes of their idleness.
Ninth — The sanitary condition of lands,
workshops, dwellings; the number and size of
rooms occupied by the poor, etc. ; the cost of
rent, fuel, food, clothing and water in each lo-
cality of the State, also the extent to which la-
bor-saving processes are employed to the dis-
placement of hand labor.
Tenth — The number and condition of the Chi-
nese in the State, their social and sanitary
habits; number of- married and of single; the
number employed and the nature of their em-
ployment; the average wages per day at each
employment, and the gross amount yearly; the
amounts expended by them in rent, food and
clothing, and in what proportion such amounts
are expended for foreign and home productions
respectively; to what extent their employment
comes in competition with the white industrial
classes of the State.
Eleventh — The number, condition and nature
of the employment of the inmates of the State
Prison, county jails and reformatory institu-
tions, and to what extent their employment
comes in competition with the labor of mechan-
ics, artisans and laborers outside of these institu-
tions.
Twelfth — All such other information in rela-
tion to labor as the Commissioner may deem
essential to further the object sought to be ob-
tained by this statute; together with such
strictures on the condition of labor, past, pres-
ent and the probable future of the same, as he
may deem good and salutary to insert in his bi-
ennial report.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of all officers of
State departments, and the Assessors of the va-
rious counties of the State, to furnish, upon the
written request of the Commissioner, all the in-
formation in their power necessary to assist in
carrying out the objects of this Act; and all
printing required by the bureau, in the dis-
charge of its duty, shall be performed by the
State Printing Department, and at least three
thousand (3,000) copies of the printed report
shall be furnished the Commissioner for free
distribution to the public.
Sec. 5. Any person who wilfully impedes or
prevents the Commissioner or his deputy,
in the full and free performance of his
or their duty, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the
same shall be fined not less than ten (10) nor
more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprisoned not
less than seven (7) nor more than thirty (30)
days in the county jail, or both.
Sec. 6. The office of the bureau shall be open
for business from nine (9) o'clock A. m. until
five (5) o'clock P. M. every day, except non-
judical days, and the officers thereof shall give,
to all persons requesting it, all needed informa-
tion which they may possess.
Sec. 7. The Commissioner shall have power
to send for persons and papers whenever in his
opinion it is necessary, and he may examine
witnesses under oath, being hereby qualified to
administer the same in the performance of his
duty, and the testimony so taken must be filed
and preserved in the office of said Commissioner
he shall have free access to all places and works
of labor.
Sec. S. The Commissioner shall appoint a
deputy, who shall serve the same time and have
the same powers as the said Commissioner as
set forth in the preceding sections; he shall pro-
cure rooms necessary for offices, at a rent not to
exceed fifty (50) dollars per month, and may
provide the necessary furniture, at an expense
not to exceed five hundred (500) dollars.
Sec. 9. The salary of the Commissioner shall be
twenty-four hundred (2,400) dollars per annum,
and the salary of the Deputy Commissioner shall
be fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars per annum, to
be audited by the Controller and paid by the
State Treasurer, in the same manner as other State
officers are paid; there shall also be allowed a
sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars
per annum for stationery, and other contingent
expenses of the bureau.
Sec. 10. The sum of ten thousand five hun-
dred (10,500) dollars is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the State Treasury, not other-
wise appropriated, for the expenses of the
bureau for the first two years after its organiza-
tion.
Sec. 11. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Descending Shafts.
The Engineer-in- Chief of French mines, M.
Haton de la Goupilliere, has lately called atten-
tion to an appliance, invented by M. J. Kaffard,
for facilitating the descent of miners into shafts
up to 30 fathoms deep. A winch is placed at
the mouth of the shaft, and provided with a
rope, which makes two turns around the barrel;
while a second rope, provided like the first, with
a hook at each end, doubles the fii'st by being
hitched on to it. The miner who wishes to de-
scend attaches a sack of sand, weighing about
a cwt. , to one of the ends of the winch rope and
lets it down to the bottom of the shaft with the
end of the second cord, which remains attached
to it. He then passes the hook of his rope over
a knot made about three feet from the end, and
takes his seat by passing his leg through the
loop thus formed, after having hitched on the
loose end of the second rope. In this way an
endless rope is formed, the difference between
the weight of the man and that of the sack of
sand remaining constant. The miner allows
himself to descend slowly at first, keeping in
his hands the two ropes; then, when the sack
leaves the bottom, he lets' himself go more
quickly, but keeping the rising portion of the
rope between his legs, As he nears the bottom
he slackens the pace, seizes the rising rope with
his hands and brakes himself till he stops; and
then he attaches, by its end, the rope he is
upon, so as to keep the sack suspended. AVhen
he wishes to reach the surface again he takes his
seat as before, pulls on to the second rope, to
which the sack is attached, and, by exerting an
effort only slightly greater than the difference
between his weight and that of the sack of sand,
he rises easily at a speed of about two and a
half feet per second. When 10, "20 or more
men want to descend at once, two men go to the
handles of the winch and let down the miners
one by one, each taking care to keep the second
or safety rope within reach for holding on to in
case of accidents. AVhen only three men, in-
cluding those at the winch, remain to go down,
the last but two attaches a weight of 6b' lbs.,
consisting of coal or ore, to the end of the rope.
The last man but one descends, aided by the
last man at the winch; arrived at the bottom, the
former hitches the second rope to the end of the
winch rope and hangs the cwt. sack to the
hooks, when the last man descends in the man-
ner already described.
Seasoning Wood.
AVood requires time in which to season very
much in proportion to the density of the fiber.
But this rule is not without an exception, for
pitch pine, which is not at all a densely fibered
wood, requires a long time in which to season,
even when the process is conducted under fav-
orable conditions.
This occurs in consequence of the resinous
character of pitch pine, the resin clogging the
pores of the wood and thus stopping up the
channels through which the moisture would
otherwise exude. There are some woods — and
mahogany, ebony, and some other of the tropi-
cal woods are of the number — that even in their
living state contain very little moisture.
Plants that are of slow growth contain less
moisture when in a living state than do those
whose growths are rapid. A mahogany tree
requires 500 years in which to mature, and, as a
consequence, its texture is exceedingly dense.
Being dense in texture, it requires a long time
to properly season, and during that lengthened
period it shrinks very little. Mahogany should
not be kept longer than necessary in the log,
because insomuch as the outside portion of a log
contains the greatest amount of moisture, and
it being the exposed part, it will, as the wood
dries, shrink more than the inner wood, and so,
to allow for the outside shrinking, outside
shakes will and must occur.
The same remark applies with equal force to
all log timber, but we name the circumstance
in connection with mahogany particularly, for
the reason that it is a general practice for some
to keep their mahogany logs for a long time in
an unsawn state.
March 17, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
179
II]EGHy\Nic^L Progress.
Invention Helps Labor.
ridence iacumulative o! the foot tint in
rention and the multiplication of machinery
demand for labor, instead
oi having the opposite effect, ai Lb held by many.
One invention, or one new machine, opena the
my i"i another, and either rory often calhi
Into existence an entirely new trade, < nil con-
iry, the Woott Work r, speaks of the
iw, a very simple instrument, but one
which novertholees has made room for quite a
for its own manufacture, besides
j many neu wants, which oalla for an
outlay of tabor, which would never have been
needed bad it not been for that Little Invention,
taw blades are often oi a mere ribbon*
like thickness, with teeth invisible to the eye,
and i» rceptible to the touch only. \ ■ b dozen
blades are, supposed to accompany each oi the
200,000 macnin< already in existence, that
would have called for the manufacture of over
1,800,000 blades; and as each sawyer requires
them by the dozen, if not gross, owing to their
liability to break, the number manufactured is
simply amazing. The low price at which they
are produced, lb, however, still more astonish-
usidering the work required of them. The
demand for scroll'Saw patterns also keeps busy
i number of men. Then the demand for
fancy woods created by the popularity of the
roll aaw is something stupendous, linns having
■ nd theirorders at Least -six months in ad-
secure a stock. The saw milks receive
the woods in the log from the different
sections where they grow. For fancy scroll
Bawing, Central and South America supply the
rosewood, tulipwood, cocobola, amaranth and
Bottnwood, and Mexico the mahogany ami Span-
ish cedar. White holly, walnut, oak, and ash
;ire domestic woods. The woods are sawed on
Veneer saws, and. after drying, arc planed to
t!h required degree of thickness, sometimes to
one twenty-fourth of an inch.
A ( Iotton-Pickikg Machike. —There ap-
peara to be a strong probability that the long
sought for machine that will do away
with ^the expensive outlay of labor hereto-
fore required for gathering the cotton crop, has
at last been realized. Mr. Ransom, statistical
agent for South Carolina, describes a cotton -
mcking machine, and believes, from its success
to B recent Held trial, that the inventor, Mr. K.
I J. Hazleton of Charleston, Ijas solved the
problem of picking cotton by machinery. The
implement some what resembles a long wagon on
two wheels, from whose naves motion is con-
veyed by a chain band, horses or mules fur-
Dishing the motive power. The pickers are
toothed steel disks revolving between two
wooden disks; the latter prevent unopened bolls,
foliage, etc., from entanglement, while the
libers of the blossom, dropping even but
.slightly between, are caught, drawn entirely in,
and taken cleanly from the boll by the teeth of
the swiftly turning metal. A revolving brush
removes from the teetli the fibers, which fall
upon an endless apron and are conveyed to the
body of the machine. As the machine moves
forward, a V-shaped device converges the
filants to the pickers. The shaft on which the
atter revolves is inclined in such a way that
the blossoms at any distance from the ground
are reached. Motion is also conveyed to brushes
on the front of the implement, by which sand
and dust are removed from the plant. If the
above machine proves a practical success, it
will be almost as important to the cotton in-
dustry as was the invention of the cotton gin.
Is Paper to be the Rail of the Future?
This question is seriously asked by the Boston
'Journal of Commerce, and answered by that
paper as follows: It is well known that one of
the best materials for car wheels is paper. It
is now stated that paper can be utilized for the
manufacture of rails, in place of steel, which
has almost displaced iron. It is said in favor
of the new material that the cost per mile will
be less by one third than that of steel, and it
will last much longer, being almost indestruc-
tible. There is no expansion or contraction from
heat and cold, consequently no loose or open
joints; and, being so much lighter than steel or
iron, the rails can be made longer and connec-
tions perfectly solid, making the road as smooth
as one continuous rail. The adhesio n of the
drivers of the engine to this material will be
greater than that of steel, consequently the
same weight engine will haul a larger load.
There will be a great saving of fuel, and the
smoothness of the rail will lessen the wear and
tear of rolling stock. The rails are made wholly
and entirely of paper, and so solid that the
sharpest spike cannot be driven into them. The
action of the atmosphere has no effect on it,
will neither rust nor rot, and, with paper
wheels and rails of the same material, our
palatial trains will glide over the prairies at the
rate of 00 miles an hour with as little jolt and
jar as on an ocean steamer.
Shafting is continually getting out of line or
of level, from one cause or another; the walls of
the building may settle, or the floor may be de-
pressed in one spot by an unusual weight; a
heavy strain by a belt may cause the cutting of
a box and consequent derangement of a line.
Frequent periodical inspections should be made
to readjust hangers and brackets, if necessary,
and to ascertain if there is undue strain on any
particular portion. Neglect of these duties will
surely cause waste and expense.
Torsion Tests of Cast Steel.
Some v.iy careful testa have been recently
made, to ascertain the relative resistance to
torsion "i tool east rieel in it^ unannealed form,
:t> it comes from the manufacturer and i> cut off
the bar; also in its annealed condition; ami as
hardened for*t00l Purposes to ><• used on iron,
ui'-r-, drills, and similar tools that are
worked by torsion.
It is not generally supposed that hardening
and tempering cunt steel increase its torsional
on the contrary it is usually accepted
that resistance to torsion depends mainly on
toughness the coherence of fibers when twisted
and that this toughness i>- much diminished
by the pi tardening. But in the tests
to which reference has been made, from a num-
ber of different manufacturers, the specimens
that showed the least torsional strength, when
hardened, were yel one and a half times
stronger, or resistant to twisting, than unan-
nealed specimens from tin- sanir brand. To be
i act, the figures for the unannealed were
5,114, the annealed 5,166, and the hardened
7. ">'.»<;, being an increase in torsional strength
of the hardened and tempered specimens over
the annealed and the unannealed of more than
38 per cent.
Other specimens those of different brands-
showed a still wider difference between unan-
nealed and hardened conditions: as of 5,010,
unannealed, and 8,416, hardened; 5,346, against
8,814:5,124, against 7,920j and of 5, 100 against
8,23*2. These figures may rupresont pounds, as
they actually did in the tests, the pieces tested
being of round steel minus five-eighths of an inch
diameter, with a distance between shoulders of
two and three eighths inches. The hardened
specimens had been hardened and then drawn
to a straw color, leaving them as hard as any
tempered tool used for working metals, and in-
ferior only to the file, which is not tempered, or
drawn, at all.
One of the peculiarities of the tests was that
so light a difference existed between the tor-
sional strength of unannealed steel and that
which had been carefully annealed 24 hours, the
results showing slightly in favor of the speci-
mens tested as cut directly from the bar. The
following shows the eomparsion :
Uminnealled.... 5.514 5,010 5,346 5,124 5.100
Annealed 5,100 4572 4,864 4,128 4,5 >2
From this it appears that no increase of
toughness, or of resistance to torsion, comes
from annealing cast steel. But annealing is
valuable in rendering the steel more amenable
to the action of the cutting tool.
A Continuous Steam Engine Recorder. — A
machine has recently been patented in England,
and has also been introduced into this country,
by which an accurate record is kept of the time
of starting and stopping of an engine, with the
variations of speed for every minute. The de-
vice is very simple and requires but little atten-
tion. The clock work has to be wound up only
once a week. The record can be taken off by
any office boy, and the device can be placed at
a safe distance from the boiler, so as not to fail
in its report of everything connected with any
accident, etc. As an evidence of what it will
do we copy the following. A gentleman hav-
ing one of these instruments in use says: "I
had had my clock at work a few days when I
was one morning surprised to find it making a
singular figure. I went to the engineer and
asked what was wrong with the engine? He
did not know that anything was wrong. We
counted the strokes and found the speed right,
viz., 30 2 strokes per minute. But, said I, some
moments it is running at 31, and other moments
at 30. Last night when you stopped at 5:30 it
was running all right. What have you done to
the engine since 1 He said he had packed the
throttle valve. I found upon examination,
that the packing was too tight, and that the
governor -balls had not the power to move the
valve spindle until they had attained a consid-
erable increase or decrease of speed. We
stopped the engine, eased the packing, and
started again, and it is duly recorded, and may
be seen now, the day, hour and minute we
stopped, together with the improved perform-
ance of the engine after restarting."
' SeiEjviTine Pf^ogf^ess.
Ancient Mode of Baking Wall?.
Among th< -■ Hiatal lik, bj
Dr. Schliemann, are the remains of buildings
which he supposes to have been temples.
Nothing, he says, could better prov< the an
tiquity ol the buildings than the fact that they
were built Of unbaked bricks, and that the
walls had been baked after they were laid up,
by huge masses of wood piled up on both rides
of each wall and kindled simultaneously. Each
Of the buildings has a vast VCStibulum, and
each oi the front faces of the lateral Malls is
provided with six vertical quadrangular beams,
which stood on well-polished bases, the Lower
part of which were preserve. 1, though, ol course,
in a calcined state, Dr. Schliemann maintains
that in these ancient Trojan temples we may
sec that the aiitat or paraatades, which in Latter
Hellenic temples fulfilled only a technical pur-
pose, served as an important element oi con-
struction, for they were intended to protect the
wall ends and to render them capable of sup-
porting the ponderous weight of the superin-
cumbent crossbeams and the terrace. Similar
primitive antee were found in two other edifices,
and at the lateral walls of the northwestern
gate. It was also discovered that the great
wall of the ancient Acropolis had been built of
unbaked bricks, ami had been baked like these
temple walls. According to Dr. Schliemann, a
similar process of baking entire walls has never
been before discovered, and the antce in the
Hellenic temples are nothing else that remi-
niscences of the wooden antmoiolA, which were
of important constructive use.
Molecular Structure of Metals.— It is
generally thought that the crystalline structure
does not exist in metals which have been drawn
or rolled. M. Kalischer has undertaken a
series of experiments with cadmium, tin, cop-
per, iron, steel, etc. He has arrived at the
conclusion that the crystalline state corres-
ponds to the natural molecular structure of
metals. This state may be modified more or
less easily by mechanical labor, but it is com-
monly re-establisbed under the influence of
heat. In some metals which have been drawn
into wire the heat, while re-establishing the
crystalline structure, increases at the same time
the electric conductibility. — Chron. Industr.
The New Nail Making. — We have already,
these columns, made quite full reference to
the proposition of the nail makers in Wheeling
and Pittsburgh to hereafter employ mild Besse-
mer steel instead of puddled iron in tbe manu-
facture of nails. It is now said that Bessemer
steel nails, to do tbe same work, will not weigh
much more than half as much as those made of
iron, and furthermore, that a Pittsburgh me-
chanic has invented a machine that will cut
them more than twice as fast as tfie machines
heretofore in use.
Analyzing Blast Furnace Gases.
Mr. J. E. Stead, F. R. S., recently read a
paper before the North of England Institute of
Engineers on a new apparatus designed by
himself for analyzing blast furnace gases. The
apparatus is iu two portions— one portion being
used for collecting samples of gas from the
mains, and the other portion for dealing with it
in the laboratory.
After describing his device, Mr. Stead gave
some valuable information in regard to the op-
eration of blast furnaces. Among other things,
he stated that during the production of one
ton of pig iron combustible gases weighing
nearly seven tons pass off from a Cleveland
blast furnace, and that the calorific power of
these gases is equal to that furnished by the
combustion of 1H hundredweight of coal. In
the production of one ton of pig iron, five and
a half tons of air are forced into the furnace,
and the combustible gases drawn off from the
top of the furnace require four and three fourths
tons more air to complete their combustion.
The total final products of combustion weigh
\Y$ tons, and these pass into the atmosphere as
waste gases. Mr. Stead advocated strongly the
systematic examination of blast furnace gas,
stating that he had occasionally detected that
one third of the combustible gas produced was
passing into the atmosphere unconsumed. This
was equivalent to throwing away about 70 tons
of coal per week for each furnace producing 400
tons per week of pig iron.
Mr. Stead, read another paper at the same
meeting as above. "On a Rapid Method of
Estimating^ hosphorus in Iron. He described
the old method of testing for phosphorus, which
occupied two days for each estimation. He
then explained a new plan he had devised,
whereby the same results can be obtained in
two hours. In testing for phosphorus in basic
steel, there is a special advantage in dealing
with such material because it contains no sili-
con, and under such circumstances the phos-
phorus can be determined in a single hour.
The principal saving of time arises from the
absence of any necessity for artificial drying.
Electricity in.Mills.
It i- well known that the electricity generated
by the machinery of some manuJaoturin
lishments is asourcoof great ai yance, and
:■ metimec -. ;' pcaitivs -\\ Hence itma-; ; in-
teresting to learn that s means has probablj
been devised which will free the machinery in
noils from electricity which La thrown o
the l-< Its. At the suggestion of Edward Atkin-
Bon, oj the Boston Manufacturers' Insurance
( Company, Bays the Boston Journal of ( 'omnu rcc,
P. W. Whiting has made a study of the Bubji ct,
and has in operation at the office of the com-
pany his device for collecting this electricity
and discharging it to the earth. The prin-
ciple employed is that of the Leyden jar. The
machinery is connected by a No. 18 copper wire
>n ' circuit, and this circuit is connected with
the gas and water pipe, and thereby with the
earth. The machinery is discharged by this
wire. As the belts are generating the electricity
and throwing it out constantly, a collector, as
it is called, is arranged in front of the belt and
picks up the fluid, which is also conducted to
the earth. In other words, the earth, being
the great sponge for the electricity, it seeks
that home rather than to attack the machinery.
In the exhibition of the principle on a portion
of a spinning frame, the cotton fiber is highly
electrified, but on attaching the collector it is
entirely discharged. Where the collector is
applied to a speeder there is none of the annoy-
ance so common in that portion of the card
room. In applying this principle to the woolen
cards it will probably be to arrange a conductor
that will take tbe electricity from the surface
of the condenser and into the iron frame, and
from there to the earth. Mr. Whiting intends
suggesting a form of appliance for different kinds
of machinery. The device is now in use, and
will not be patented, and, furthermore, the in-
ventor offers to give all necessary information
as to the manner of the construction and use of
the device.
The Latest Electrical Discovery, — The
Rev. Mr. Gilbert, during an address at Christ
church the other night, remarks the Otago
Times, while speaking of the telephone, asked
his audience if they would be astonished if he
were to tell them that it was now proved to be
possible to convey by means of electricity vi-
brations of light — to not only speak with your
distant friend, but actually to see him. The
electroscope— the name of the instrument which
enabled us to do this — was the very latest
scientific discovery, and to Dr. ( inidrah, of
Victoria, belonged the proud distinction. The
trial of this wonderful instrument took place at
Melbourne on the 31st of October last in i^Jie
presence of some 40 scientific and public men,
and was a great success. Sitting in a dark
room, they saw projected on a large disk of
white burnished metal the race course at Flem-
ington with its myriad hosts of active beings.
Each minute detail stood out with perfect fi-
delity ty the original, and as they looked
at the wonderful picture through binocular
glasses, it was difficult to imagine that they
were not actually on the course itself and mov-
ing among those whose actions they could so
completely scan.
Photograph of the Late Comet's Tail and
Stars. — Dr. Gill, at the Cape of Good Hope,
succeeded in photographing the oomet's tail,
and with it 50 stars that were seen through the
tail. The plate was exposed 140 minutes, and
was kept up to the motion of the earth by clock-
work,
Ax Observatory for Oakland. — An observ-
atory for astronomical observations will be
erected in Oakland by W. H. Jordan, who ex-
pects that the structure will be completed and
the instruments in place by September. The
tower will be 40 feet high, surmounted by a
revolving dome of galvanized iron 12 feet high,
with clock attachment and micrometer for the
purpose of regulating the movements. A brick
pier 47 feet high will run through the center of
the structure to insure a firm foundation for
the telescope in the dome. The telescope has
been ordered to be made by Alvin Clark & Son,
of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at a cost of
§3,000. The instrument will have a barrel 10
feet in length, with an object glass eight inches
hi diameter. The diameter of the object glass in
the Davidson observatory is six and one fourth
inches. The plans for the observatory were
shown to Prof. George Davidson, who says that
this plan fulfills all the essentials required for
mounting, using and protecting the proposed
equatorial telescope, transit, etc. Until the
Lick observatory is completed the proposed
Oakland observatory will be the most complete
affsir of the kind on the coast. The money for
the observatory and the contents is subscribed
by a gentleman of Oakland, who prefers that
his name remain unknown for the present.
One condition of the gift is that the observatory
be located on some public square.
Ancient Manuscripts. — Many ancient man-
uscripts of untold value are believed to be
stored away in the monasteries of Greece. A
loss that will never be understood to its full ex-
tent has just been sustained in the destruction
of the monastery of Vatopedi, which took fire
through the carelessness of one of the monks,
and, in the absence of any appliance for ex-
tinguishing the flames, was speedily burned to
the ground. Several thousand Byzantine man-
uscripts were consumed in this fire. To pre-
vent such irreparable losses in the future, the
Greek_ Government has sent two Athenian pro-
fessors, Findiklis and Kalogeras, who are ex-
perts in deciphering old manuscripts, to ex-
amine the libraries and archives of the monas-
teries, and to send such manuscripts as they
find of value to the national library in Athens.
These gentlemen report that they have already
discovered a great store of parchment treasures
in the monastery of Dusiko. among them some
of ancient Greek authorship. It is said that
they have found an unquestionable tragedy by
/Eschylus and one by Sophocles.
Reasoning Animals. — We confess that the
two points which have always struck our mind
as distinguishing the nature of brutes from that
of men have beeu their inability to worship God
and to kindle a fire. It would be folly to deny
that brutes could reason. A sheep dog who
wants to head a band of sheep in a narrow lane
will jump over a wall and run along the other
side until he has reached the exact spot occu-
pied by the sheep at the head of the flock, and
then jump back in order to drive them home.
A colley who was fond of going out with a car-
riage, would go and hide himself as soon as he
heard the order for the carriage given, so that
he might not be tied up. If we analyze these
and many other instances of sagacity, we can-
not help admitting that a brute's mind is capable
of two or three steps of reasoning. On the
other hand, no animal ever manufactured a tool
or weapon, even of the simplest kind; and it is
doubtful whether a gorilla himself, supposed to
be our nearest neighbor, uses a walking cane, —
London Spectator,
180
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 17, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales ia
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OF
Company.
Week
Ending
Feb, 21.
Week
Ending
Feb. 28.
Week i Week
Ending Ending
Mar. 7. Mar. 14.
AlDha
1 1.25
35c 55c
.... 55c
40c 1.05
5bc 65c
".'.'. 55c
1
15c 35c
45c 55c
25c 1.15
5.C 75c
'50c *7cc
3.35 4.40
60c 9 c
1 1.05
50c 1.05
1.40 1.90
.... U'c
10c 2Uc
25c
1.30 1.50
1
5c
45c 60c
75c 1
Ibc 25c
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70c 1.61
20c 25c
55c 70c
1.40 2.90
1.05 3.50
60c 70c
10c 15c
.... 30c
.... 1.50
39c
45c
15c
50c
40c
4.25
'90c
Me
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'55c
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70c
20c
40c
2.80
3.10
'35c
75c
3.H
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3.10
50c
1
3.15
L.15
1
1.55
3.7U
65c
5
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35c
50c
30c
60c
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4.35
56c
1.S0
'46c
10c
15c
25c
1.40
1
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65c
15c
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1.05
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50c
2 :<i
3.70
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60c
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60c
1.50
3.40
15c
2 10
2.20
1.25
3.95
5c
'75c
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2.25
1 1.05
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas
15c 20
50e 60c
'50c 55c
Belding
Ilest & ifelcher
i'.oj i'.i'
.... 60c
3.70 4.2i
1.35 1.85
'.,'.'. 50c
Bodle
Benton
.... 10c
California
I'lallenge
dollar
G:>n Imperial
> 'mi Virginia
C .'Own Point
Elko Con
E. Mt. Diablo
l.'ii 1.4
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6c 10c
50c 60c
85c 90
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60c 85t
2'c 2oc
60c 60c
'•65 3-2
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1 1.15
50c 55c
60c 65c
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H vie & Norcroaa. . . .
203 25c
4 "c 55c
2.45 2.90
2 2) 3.50
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42c 60c
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2.6ft 1.2t
.... 30c
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50c 60c
.... 1.40
1.30 3.15
.... 15c
1.15 1.40
2.2 3.10
70c 1.75
2.90 4
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45c 70c
45c 1.35
.... !0c
2.60 3.15
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Northern Belle
Navajo
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1.25 1.4C
2.70 3 4£
.... 15c
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3.05 3.80
50c 6?c
2.95 3.20
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9Cc 1 15
.... 1.56
Siena Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King
1.50 1.75
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65c 75c
3.65 4
1.50 1.90
2"60 3'.75
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60c 65c
1.10 4.8C
2.15 4.90
4.55 5
1.65 2.60
.... 3.5C
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25c 30c
1.50 1.6C
50cl '6c 5lc
Yellow Jacket
1.25 1.55 1.50
1.601.40 1.50
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday, a. m., Mar.. 15.
200 Albion 10c
90 Argenta 95c
100 Alta 30c
50 Andes 60c
50 Belcher 45c
170 Benton 5c
300 Bodie- 80c
55 Cbollar l.U5@1.10
140 Confidence 1
100 Crown Point 6Sr
(30 Con Virginia. 50c
30!) Elko 0 15c
150 Exchequer 20c
200 Gould & Curry 2.4'
320 HalnftNor....2.20@2.25
15 MWhite 50c
3 0 Navajo 3.45
850 Mexican 3.50i."3.r..r
140 Mt Diablo 3i@33
70 Northern Belle : 9£
200 N Belle Isle 45c
500 Ophir 3@3.05
40 Potosi 1
300 Havaee 1,65@1.70
250 Scorpion 60c
(HO a'erra Nevada. 2. 70(^2.75
40 TJ.ab 2.50
310 Union 4.65{&4.70
350 Wales 2r..uJ=>c
375 Yellow Jacket..l.50@l. 55
AFTEENOON SESSION
100 Argenta ..60c
1500 Albion Kc
250 Andes 65c
390 Alta.. 30c
140 B & Belcher ...3. 70@3. 80
3C0 Chollar 1.15
300 Con Virginia 50c
100 Confidence 1
225 Eureka Tunnel 1@105
100 Excheq uer 20c
L00O Elko C 20c
200 Grand Prize 50c
680 Gould & Curry. 2.50052.55
100 Holmes 3Fc
250 Overman 10@15c
2790 Hale & Nor. . . .2 .75(5*2.80
550 Indenendence 40@4ic
2050 M White 50o
280 Mexican 3.60
125 Northern Belle 9J
250 Navajo 3.40@3 45
150 Otmir 3.10
10 Pinal Ik
400 Potosi 1
1460 Savage 1. 9001.95
3'Q S Nevada 2 8 @2.85
25 Scorpion 6nc
770 Union 4j@4.85
30 Utah 2.40
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Martin White, March 5th, $o,/0S; Navajo,
12fch, $16,100; Martin White, 9th,$5,746; Con-
tention, 2d, $18,537; Pinal Con., 5th, $6,556;
Standard, 5th, $16,852; Christy, 10th, $2,460;
Northern Belle, 8th, $10,782 ; Yellow Jacket,
10th, $11,582; Bodie, 12th, $8,789; Bodie Tun-
nel, 13th, $3,757; Tiptop, 12th, $15,000; Con.
Wyoming (for February), $11,428; Contention
Con., 10th, $20,415; Alice, 6th, $5,056; Mam-
moth, 6th, $3,324; Horn Silver, 5th, $1S,000; On-
tario, 6th, $8,150; Alice, 7th, $7,3S1 ; Mammoth,
7th, $2,98S; Horn Silver, 7th, $12,000; Ontario,
7th, $4,100; Park City, 7th, $2,140; Crescent,
7th, $2,500; Cermania, 7th, $2,360; Ontario,
8th, $6,219; Horn Silver, 8th, $12,000; Ger-
mania, 10th, $4,070, Alice, 10th, $6,256; Horn
Silver, 10th, $12,000; Ontario, 10th, $5,762;
Horn Silver, 11th, $15,000; Ontario, 11th, $5,-
6S4; Mammoth, 11th, $3,242. The shipments
of metals from Salt Lake for the week ending
March 10th, inclusive, comprised 41 cars of
bullion, 1,051,882 pounds; one car lead, 24,176
pounds, sent West; one car copper ore, 20,000
pounds, and five cars copper matte, 102,500
pounds, sent to Colorado; making a total of 4S
cars, aggregating 1,19S,558 pounds.
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Every Thursday From Ad \ brtisemekts m Mitjikg akd Scientific Prees and Cthbr S. F. Jcurka lb.
Sheep Ranch Mixes. — Work is going on
steadily day and night on Haggin and Tevis'
mine. They are now on the 600 level. Levels
have been run at the depth of 100, 200 and 300
feet, for about 1000 feet each way. The vein is
from three to four feet thick and very rich.
About 100 men are employed.
Miners and farmers, both, are. bewailing the
want of water, and if the rains do not come
soon incalculable loss will result to both the
farming and mining interests. ,
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Pla
Company.
Albion Con M Co Nevada.. 13..
Andes S M Co Nevada.. 21. .
Bodie Con M Co California.. 2..
California M Co Nevada . . 7 . .
Calaveras M Co California . . 11 . .
Champion M Co California. .11. .
Day S M C'o Nevada.. 12..
Grand Prize M Co Nevada.. 13 .
Holmes M Co Nevada . . 6 . .
independence M Co Nevada. .10. .
Justice M Co Nevada.. 38..
Mayflower S M Co Nevada.. 3..
Mexican G & S M Co .Nevada. .22. .
Savage M Co Nevada . . 55 . .
Silver Hill Q M Co Nevada.. 3..
Silver Hill M Co Nevada.. IS. .
Silver Lick Con M Co .Nevada.. 2..
Tip Top S M Co . , Arizona. . 5. .
S Maguel & LaTrinidad M Co.Mexico... 1 ..
UtahS At Co Nevada.. 43..
'J3Ui
BO. .Mar 6. ..Apr 9. .Apr 30...R LShainwald 327 Pine st
25. .Feb t>. ..Mar 13 .Apr 2,..BBurris 309 Montgomery st
50. .Mar 5. ..Apr 16. -May 16... G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st
20.. Feb 27. . .Apr 6.. May 4...CP Gordon 309 Montgomery st
05.. Jan 23... Feb 24.. Mar 21... A B Paul 328 Montgomery st
10.. Jan 26... Feb 28.. Mar 21. ..Thos Wetzel .... 522 Montgomery st
30.. Mar 13... Ap- 12.. May 4...E M Hall '.... 327 Pine st
25.. Mar 15... Apr 16.. May 7...E M Hall 327 Pine st
30. . Tan 27. . . Mar 6. . Mar 27. . . C T Bridge 224 California st
30.. Mar 5. . .Apr 10. . May 2...J W Pew 310 Pine st
10.. Feb 27... Apr 4.. Apr 23... R E Kelly 419 California st
07.. Feb 3... Mar 8.. Mar 28... G Perry 240 Montgomery st
1 00.. Feb 12... Mar 19.. Apr 9 ..CL McCoy.. 309 Montgomery st
50. .Feb 2. ..Mar 7. .Mar 27. .E B Holmes 309 Montgomery st
1 00.. Tan 20... Mar 20.. Apr 10.. J W Pew 310 Pine st
05. .Feb 7. ..Mar 13. -Apr 3 . .W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
05 . . Feb 20. . . Mar 29. . Apr 23 . . L J O' Farrell . . SE Montgy & Wash'n
25.. Mar 8. . -Apr 16. . May 14. . H Deas 309 Montgomery st
1 00.. Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29. ..H Nielsen 210 Front st
100. .Feb 7.. .Mar 15. .Apr 5. .GC Pratt 309 Montgomery st
H]lj\Jlj\IG SujvljVlA^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub>
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Baker Divide M Co California.- 7.
Eintracht Gravel M Co California.. 11.
Excelsior W & M Co ..California.. 4.
Excelsior Deep Grav M Co" . -California. .21 .
Fair Villa M Co Arizona.. 3.
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .Califonnia. .28.
Loreto M & M Co Mexico. . 3.
Mayflower Grav M Co California. .19. .
MelonesConM Co California.. 1..
Mount Auburn C Q M Co California. .10. .
McMi'I ii S M Co Arizona.. 5..
Napoleon M Co California.. 7..
OmilakG & S M Co Alaska.. 1..
Oro M & M Co Arizona.. 2..
Rocky Point M Co .California. .12..
San Pedro M Co , Arizona.. 8..
South Hite G M Co California.. 5..
20.. Jan 22... Feb 26.. Mar 17. D M Kent 330 Pine st
05.. Dec 12... Mar l..Marl9...H Kunz 209 Sansome st
1 00. .Dec 2S... Mar 20.. Apr 12... W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
25. .Feb 9. ..Mar 15. .Apr 4. .T J Wattson 116 Davis st
10. .Dec 11.. .Marl6. .Apr 2.. J H Sayre 330 Pine st
30 00 . . J an 27. . . Feb 2S . . Mar 19 . . . Fr Schirmeier 785 Folsom st
" . H G Jones 327 Pine st
.J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
.E M Hall 327 Pine st
J H B Wilkins 438 California st
J Morizio 328 Monlgomery st
.H B Smith 307 Montgomery st
,C Robinson 339 Kearny st
.J L Fields 309 Montgomery st
.D M Kent 330 Pine st
. H Deas 309 Montgomery st
. F A Berlin 420 Montgomery st
Name of Company. Location.
Chollar M Co Nevada.. W E Dean
Jackson M Co Nevada ..DC Bates
Moonlight M Co ' ' ""
Feb 6... Mar 9.. Apr
.Jan 30... Mar 12. .Mar 30
Mar 7. ..Apr 9. .May 1,
Feb 7... Mar 15.. Apr 2.
Mar 8...Aprl2..Mayl0.
Mar 13. ..Apr 10. -Apr 28.
Feb 16. ..Mar23..AprlO.
Dec 28... Mar 5.. Mar 29.
Jan22...Feb 26. .Mar 16.
Mar 6... Apr 10.. May 2.
.Jan 30.. .Mar 3.. Mar 26
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary. Office in S. F.
15.
25.
I 50.
25..
20..
20.,
05.
05.
Meeting. Date.
309 Montgomery st Annual Mar 21
309 Montgomery st Annual Mar 26
C EGillett 434 California st Annual Mar 26
Melones Con M Co California.. E M Hall 327 Pine st Annual Mar 27
Phenix S M Co ..G P Harte 412 Jackson st Annual Apr
Virgin a Con M Co Nevada.. A F Benard...NE cor Howard & 6th Annual Mar 20
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office inS.R' Arnold
Bilwer Con M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05..
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25..
K -ntuck M Co Nevada. J W Pew 310 Pine st 10. .
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pinest 25..
Northern Belle M & M Co... — ..Win Willis 809 Monte-ornery st 50
Silver King M Co Arizona
Standard Con M Co California.
.J Nash..
.Wm Willis.
Payable.
....Mar J2
. . . . Feb 17
....Mar 19
..Mar 13
.Mar 15
.315 California st 25 Mar II
309 Montgomeryst 25 Mar 12
Mining Sliare Market.
The changes in the mines have not been of
very much consequence and the fluctuations in
the stocks have been even less this week.
The joint Hale & Norcross and Savage north
drift on the 2600 level is again cutting seams
and bunches of quartz that give low assays.
At the Potosi the drill was put in at the face
of the main south drift on the 2600 level and
showed so much very hot water that the hole
was plugged up and the course of the drift
turned more of the east.
At Oold Hill the Crown Point, Belcher and
Yellow Jacket companies are extracting con-
siderable quantities of low-grade ore. This
keeps several mills on the Carson river in oper-
ation and gives employment to many miners in
the town of Gold Hill.
The Hale & Norcross election was carried by
the opposition, the rumor that the bonanza firm
had got control of the stock proving incorrect.
The Directors elected were H. M. Levy, M.
Hoenich, Gustave B.eis, J. B. Russell, repre-
senting the Levy-Hoenich interest, and S. Hey-
denfeldt, W. S. Hobart and George Congdon,
representing the interest of J. C. Flood & Co.
The total vote cast was about 106,000. Of this
the Levy-Hoeflich interest polled 62,S00, and
the other side"43,S00. It is said that the
superintendent will be Robert Keating, vice
Lyman, who now holds that office.
The annual meeting of Potosi resulted in the
re-election of the old Directors and officers by a
representation of 91,794 shares. The Secre-
tary's financial report showed a cash overdraft
at bank of $6,778.82.
Dos Cabezas. — Responsible parties have
taken hold of some copper properties, owned
by Mr. Emmersley, located on an immense
ledge, running parallel and about a mile north
of the gold belt. Developments show most
surprising results. Many experienced ones are
of the opinion that, notwithstanding the gold
mines, the name "gold camp" will prove a mis-
nomer, and that Dos Cabezas may yet earn the
title of the copper camp of Arizona. The
parties now representing the developments on
these copper properties command great wealth,
and are abundantly able to properly open them
up. A large force of men will be set at work,
and the ore, which it is thought will as-
say 50 per cent in copper, will be
shipped to Benson, pending the construction of
a large smelter at Dos Cabezas.
Pocket Mining. — The Mountain Democrat,
(El Dorado Co.) says: There is just now an
unprecedented amount of pocket-hunting along
the greenstone belt in the lower end of our
county, and a large (proportion of the pocket-
hunters have been meeting with good success.
In several instances as high as ten dollars to
the pan has been realized, and hundreds of
dollars for a few days work.
A Bi-Monthly Tide. — The tide records of
the Government surveyors of British India,
covering a period of 23 years, indicate the ex-
istence of a fortnightly tide under the influence
of the moon,
Solar Power.
For many years inventors have been strug-
gling with the problem of the best means for
utilizing the direct heat rays of the sun for the
production of power, but until recently no very
great practical results have been attained. A
French company, whose circular is before us,
now manufactures, however, apparatus by
which the sun's rays are collected and concen-
trated, so as to boil water, the steam from
which runs small engines, cooks food, etc. It is
stated that a hundred or more of these French
solar machines are now in actual use in various
parts of the world.
It has not, of course, escaped attention that
such motive would be specially useful in Cali-
fornia, when we have such a large proportion of
clear, sunny and warm, not to say hot, weather,
and here inventors have been at work, also,
trying to improve the French methods of utiliz-
ing the sun's heat.
A company has just been formed, called the
"Solar Heat Power Company of California,"
the object of which is to purchase the patents
of George W. Deitzler for utilizing solar heat
for industrial purposes, such as pumping water
for irrigating and reclaiming lands; for pro-
pelling all kinds of machinery; for furnishing
steam and hot water, as needed in canneries,
the manufacture of borax, etc. ; for distilling
alcohol; for drying fruit and other substances;
for the sublimation of sulphur, the roasting of
ores, etc. The incorporators are W. H. Birch,
proprietor of the California machine works; A.
F. Knorp, proprietor of the Mechanics1 mill;
Geo. A. Dickson, H. C. Biggs and George W.
Deitzler.
The company has commenced the construc-
tion of a solar machine which will have 270
feet of solar exposure azid 12^ feet of heating
surface. In other words, the heat rays will be
collected from 270 feet of reflecting surface and
concentrated upon 12^ feet of boiler surface.
It is expected that this apparatus will give
about 5 -horse power. Mr. Deitzler's inven-
tion consists essentially of a reflector, cylin-
drical in f onn, having a parabolic cross section
and being straight in longitudinal direction,
and a heat receiver mounted on the axis of, and
parallel to the reflector, and also in certain
arrangement of devices whereby the reflector
and heat receiver can be set in the proper posi-
tion and made to follow the sun's apparent ■
movement, automatically, or otherwise. j
We understand that arrangements have been '
made to introduce the invention, also, in South
America and Mexico, at an early day. i
The Tide of Travel. — The Reno Gazette
sayS: A large part of the travel now coming
through Reno is directed to the southern coun-
try, along the line of the Carson and Colorado
road, all the way from Hawthorne to Bishop
Creek, from which point the graders are now
only about ten miles distant, and going ahead
at a rapid rate.
Hachita, hi the Eureka mining district, New
Mexico, is reported as being in a very prosper-
ous condition, more men now being at work in
the mines than eycr before.
California.
AMADOR
| Plymouth.— Cor. Amador Dispatch, March 8:
I The run of ioo tons of rock from the claim of Char-
ley Page (the Vatican) cleaned up much better than
was expected, realizing for the owner about $40 per
ton. There can be but little doubt that the Vatican
as a claim is a very rich and extensive one. The
owner has realized about $10,000 out of it and in the
I last two months clear of all expense. Mr. Janey is
j still prospecting in this neighborhood, and says that
he gets better prospects in this neighborhood than
any place he has ever prospected. He has located
several claims and will open them and see what they
can do. Mr. Howard, a mining expert is here look-
ing at our mines. He speaks very favorably of all
the mines he has examined,
Mahoney.— Col. Stewart, Supt. of the Mahoney
mine, went below on Monday for the purpose of
gaining the sanction of the Directors of the company
to have the mine resume work under the management
of the creditors. It is presumable that he will suc-
ceed, and in a short time every thing will be in full
blast. We learn that a large quantity of rich rock
has been struck in the Amador Queen mine, 'which
is being developed by Mr. lames Morgan. Mr. Mor-
gan is one of the most energetic and persevering men
in our midst, and we are always glad to hear of his
good fortune
CALAVERAS. .
Hoosier Mine.— Calaveras Chronicle, March 10:
The mill on the Hoosier mine was started up last
week, and after a short run a clean-up was made
which we are pleased to learn far exceeded expecta-
tions. The rock which was crushed was taken from
the dump as it came and yielded $7 per ton. This
was considerably more than it was calculated the
rock would pay; the owners being satisfied that
with the amount of ore in sight and the facilities for
working it, if it paid $5 per ton, they had a good
paying property for several years. T. C. Mayon,
Esq., the Superintendent of the mine, and a man of
long experience in quartz mining, informs us that
everything is proving to be of a most favorable char-
acter, and he feels sanguine that the Hoosier will
develop into a permanent paying mine.
Good Gravel. — Some more very excellent gravel
was struck in the Rough Diamond mine in Chili
Gulch, Messrs. Longley & Jillson, proprietors.
Twenty-three carloads were put through the mill re-
cently, which yielded $2 to the carload. This gravel
was near the rim and was extracted with greater fa-
cility than a great deal of the other which requires
further transportation to get to the mill.
Gwin Mine. — Hon. Wm, M. Gwin was in town
during the week. We are informed that the work
of re-opening the Gwin mine will not be undertaken
this season as was anticipated. The water supply is
going to fall short this season, and it is owing to
this unfavorable outlook that work will not be com-
menced. The Water Company could not insure a
supply of water for running purposes during the
summer.
Dry Crusher. — A machine for extracting gold
from gravel by dry process has recently been put up
near Capt. Babcoek's ranch beyond the "Buckeye,"
and we are informed it is now in operation. The
inventor claims that he can make pay gravel that
will yield 25 cents to the carload. It is necessary
that the dirt be dry in order to work it.
EL DORADO.
Quartz.— German town Gazette, March 8 : Mr.
Bell, of Garden Valley, continues developing his
quartz mine, which is said to be a valuable property.
Mr. Bell meets with considerable quartz which pays
in the hand mortar. We would not be surprised to
hear of Bell being able to put a mill on the mine be-
fore another year. There are several good mines of
mill rock, in this vicinity, in the hands of the pros-
pector, which are being slowly developed; but not
yet patented. We are acquainted with some of
these claims, and know that the time is not distant
when these mines will become famous for their yield
of gold.
Report is freely circulated that Jo Swazey has
made a good strike during the past week in his seam
mine adjoining the Cranes Gulch and Rich Gulch
on the west. We hope this is true, and that the
Gazette will obtain the facts in the near future. S. C.
Adams is working with Swazey.
We learn that John Kelley and Ed. McGee are
taking out some very fine quartz from the Delmar-
chia mine, in Kelsey district. They have just had
several tons crushed at Porter's mill, but have not
learned the result.
Mr. Ament, of Placer county, son-in-law of A.
Baldwin, of Calistoga, has come up to work Mr.
Baldwin's interest in the Rich Gulch mine with T.
Z. Armstrong, S. C. Adams, lessee of Baldwin's
interest, having thrown up his lease which expires
in May. Owing to a cave and the disadvantage of
working the mine further down in the open cut, it
has been found necessary to drive in about 100 feet
of tunnel which will open the mine some 40 feet
below the present level. Several pockets, aggregat-
ing about $24,000, were found during the past year.
Melton. — Mt. Democrat, March 10: The Melton
mine, Grizzly Flat, made an exceedingly satisfactory
cleanup last Thursday, after a run of 24 days. Peter
Gross has bonded the Davidson quartz mine near
Shingle Springs, and pledges himself to put up a
10-stamp mill within 30 days. The Davidson has a
well-defined ledge 6 ft in thickness, with greenstone
hanging and talcose slate footwall, and worked by
primitive methods in old times gavefine prospects.
INYO.
To Start Up. — Inyo Independent, March 10:
The whistle of the new Lasky mill, at Beveridge,
has been sounded, and the stamps will commence
dropping next week. With that and the MeEvoy
mill, together with the new Argus mill and the Look-
out and Darwin furnaces, Inyo's bullion output for
the year is liable to loom up grandly. The Poleta
folks are again talking about erecting a mill on that
property. It is probable, however, that the greatest
benefit to the mining interests will accrue from the
shipment and sales of ore.
The Golden Star Mine.— Since our last re-
port on this mine, the shaft has reached a depth of
March 17, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
181
too ft, showing a fine vein of ore in the bottom, 20
.ile. Ii is the intention to sink 30 ft more
and then commence drifting on the ledge.
Prom DEEpSpBtNC- N. Gilbert and Bill
were in town to-day, from D-vp Springs district,
laying in supplies. Mr. Hedge Speaks in the highest
the general prospects out thai way,
THE ELGIN Mink.— This mine was Ii
the Beveridge district aboul ose year ago. It is
Situated eight miles north of the Keynote mine, and
about 16 miles from Independence. Wo work of
any consequence has been done on the claim until .1
short time ago, when the locators, Messrs. Baker,
ommenoed operations, I he
rorably situated for working both the
mine and ■ ire, i»-ing within on
plenty of water and wood, I h »ws itsel
on the surface for a distance of i.ooo ft, and, at the
point where woi I- 1, the vein
Ith of three fl of rich gold quart/.
MARIPOSA.
Pros f I
The pros|xi t of the Hite < fold Qu a I
work and going ahead again as formerly appears
fully assured. According to a mortgage filed here
In the I fice on the 8th mst,, the com-
i secured a loan of $150,000, which is se-
from date with
Interest at 6 per cent, 11, recites that
1 made foi purpose of "securing the
debts heretofore contracted or which may hereafter
be contracted." This would seem that the dark
cloud which has for some tin 1 past been ;
over Mile's 1 ove and the mine- 1 herein his been dis-
sipated, and sunshine of prosperity on. e mure
beams upon that locality.
PLUMAS.
bnt Mine. — Greenville Bulletin, March 10:
The work of getting up the new hoisting machinery
is progressing rapidly; the unusual character of the
Season has led to a change m the original
plan; at lirst ii was intended to arrange for hoisting
with water power alone, hut now either steam or
1 11 ■ ■ I as circumstances may require.
This change has been made with very little outlay
over the original estimate; the course having been
determined upon before the work had been so far
toward completion as to render much alteration
necessary; the shaft-will be sunk to a total depth of
500 feet, with levels run from each successive depth
of 100 feet.
CHEROKEE Mini .—Cherokee stock is still quoted
in New York ; why it should be quoted at all is one
of those things that no fellow can find out. With
everything movable sold and taken away, the mine
in its present condition is not worth two cents per
share; it is quoted at six.
SAN BERNARDINO.
St/E. — Calico Print, March to; Work is pro-
gressing on this fine claim. They have run a drift
in 15 ft, the ledge measuring four ft. Besides the
large quantity of first class ore already taken out and
shipped to San Francisco they have 300 sacks of
second class ore ready for the mill. The rich ore
body of nearly solid black metal which they have
-truck continues to hold out, and the indications are
that there is an immense quantity of the same
quality of ore in the ledge, enough to yield a fortune
10 all the parties interested.
LITTLE Waterm n, owned by Robt. Ander-
son, and situated below the Sue. Work was com-
menced on this claim several days ago, and the ore
taken from it is exceedingly rich.
THUNDER. — Mr. Knox is now working on this
mine, and is taking out very fine ore, which resem-
bles that of the Little V.
Exchequer. — This claim was recently opened by
the Briesen Bros., and is looking very favorable.
They are taking out some fine ore, similar to that of
the Occidental.
Blutchkh.— Owned by Swain & Bland, and is
situated about one and a half miles frftm town. Ten
men are at work on night and day shifts running a
cut, which is 40 ft long, and sinking a shaft, down
37 ft. Ledge matter five feet wide. Thirty-five tons
of good ore sacked. This claim is a fine prospect.
Silver Kinc— Connection has been made be-
tween the winze level and the summit winze, making
a clear way at the west end. The Cunningham
shaft is now down 150 ft. They will be shipping
about 25 tons a day in about two weeks. Every
thing is progressing finely in the mine, and the ore
assays average well.
Sale. — The Pioneer Quartz Mill at Hawley's
Station, owned by Sherman & Somer, has been
bought by the Silver Odessa M. Co.
Ore and Bullion Shipment.— The amount of
ore and bullion shipped from this point is constantly
increasing. Last Tuesday 22 tons of first class ore
were shipped from the Oriental mine, 20 tons from
the Garfield, and 20 tons from the Humbug. The
same day 337 pounds of bullion were shipped from
the Pioneer mill, at Hawley's Station, valued at
$5,000, being the returns of the Silver Odessa ore.
The ore from this mine milts $95 to the ton. Nine
sacks of bullion passed through this station from
Providence, its destination being New York city.
They weighed about 1,200 pounds, valued at about
$16,000,
Ellknsburg. — The mines in this localitity are
looking unusually well. Two men are prospecting
for ore on the Snow Bird with good success. The
Cuba boys are feeling elated over the millings of
their last ore, which went beyond their expectations,
and are now taking out ore on the Triangle, The Mary
Bell is progressing under the supervision of Messrs.
< hilds & Roberts, and bids fair to be one of the
Bonanzas of the camp. The Sam Houston No. 3 is
still being worked and is looking well. We saw
some very rich oie brought from Sam Houston No. 1
by Messrs Sweetzer, Richardson & Wilkinson, who
report it the biggest strike ever made in this camp.
We will now pass over the hill to where we find John
McBride with four men working on that rich prospect,
the Plutarch, which is turning out the blue silver in
considerable quantities. The Taggart mine is work-
ing four men and still continues to show that beau-
tiful red and blue silver and every indication of a first-
class mine. As we go down the canyon on our way
home we find Mr. Askew digging out ore on the
Neversweat. On the whole we have no reason to
complain of our outlook. •
SIERRA.
ANew Departure,— Sierra Tribune, March 8;
initiation of the Harlem M. Co. to erect
■11 works at their mine, is a move jn the
nght direction, h is a well known fact that, what
to-day are some of the liest paying mines in
county, were a constant drain on the pockets of
stockholders until the method -
sulphurets, and by building their own chlorinaiion
works reduced them at a small cOSt, there! .
1 I the gold jrfeld. Q
county -tick to the '"old way ' with a won '
pertinacity. It is on]
ind thai will give us lull yield by the
ordinary ai
mai seem, the new methods of working gold ores,
which have been intro*!'
in adjacen h lvc never had 1
county, A mine like the 1 larlem, that gives
r cent, in sulphurets, valued at 5100 per ton,
nlj badl) managed when the sulph ■ ■
allowed i.j run to wasl .
several jn in fact, since the mine was
lirst oiK'lied. 1 lowever, the present man
thai property are going to work in the right way,
believe that the new departure will not only
add largely to the value of the Harlem mine, but
will give a greater value to the whole quartz interests
of our county.
Co,. 1. Rock, t. ii. Smith was over from Alle-
ghany last week. Mr. Smith had with Imn ome
lamples re re ently taken from his mine, the
located on kanaka creek. The quart/ ex-
hibited was yep. rich in free gold, and of the same
character as rock taken from some of the wonderful
bonanzas developed in that section during the past
Mr. Smith is now engaged in running a
tunnel to the ledge 25 ft below the croppings. This
tunnel is expected to open up a fine bodv o( ore,
TUOLUMNE.
NEW < 'him. — Tuolumne Independent, March 10;
A new claim is being opened and worked by Messrs.
Hardy & Rushing, in the neighborhood of Saratoga
Diggings on a spur of Table Mountain — the lead
being one of two that ran in and swelled the grand
channel near Mountain Brow. They have tapped
the diggings by a tunnel — the channel being about
20 ft wide. The diggings are good for $5 per day
per man.
A NEW quartz mill is on its way from San Fran-
cisco to the "Oakland" mine, which is situated in
the neighborhood of Nate Arnold's mine, above
1 olumbia.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
UNION Con.— Enterprise, March 8; The joint
Sierra Nevada east crosscut on the 2900 level is be-
ing extended at the rate of 25 ft per week. The face
is now in softer material, and streaks of quartz giv-
ing low assays are again being cut. The joint Mexi-
can east crosscut on the same level continues in
favorable vein material, carrying occasional stringers
of low grade quartz.
Oi'iiiK. — The station at the 3100 level is being
lengthened some feet, in order to give more working
room, and a crosscut will be started east next Mon-
day.
MEXICAN. — Good headway is making in the joint
Union Con. east crosscut on the 2900 level. The
face is in vein material showing occasional feeders of
quartz.
SIERRA Nevada. — A chamber, for a pump is be-
ing cut out on the 2700 level, and the east crosscut
on this level is being timbered up.
HALE& Norcross.— The joint Savage north drift
on the 2600 level is again cutting seams and bunches
of quartz giving low assays. It now has less than
too ft to go to reach the south line of the Savage.
Savage. — The north drift on the 2600 level, joint
with Hale & Norcross, is making good headway,
and is in a favorable formation. Feeders of quartz
are again beginning to be cut which show some
metal,
California, — Joint Ophir cast and west crosscuts
have been commenced on the 2900 level,
Potosi. — Day before yesterday the drill tapped a
strong flow of hot water in the face of the main
south drift on the 2600 level. The hole was plugged
up, and the drift turned more to the east.
Con. Virginia. — Good progress is being made
in the southeast drift on the 2500 level, though it is
wet and very hot at the face. There has been no
increase of water since the resumption of drifting.
Yeleovv Jacket. —The water is again rising
slowly at the new shaft. At the Winter's shaft over
70 tons of ore per day are being raised. Some pay-
ing ore is being lound in the prospecting drifts.
North Gould and Curry. — The usual pro-
gress is being made in the west crosscut on the 2500
level and the material encountered is growing more
favorable in appearance.
Union Shaft.— The new pumps are working
well and smoothly. The retimbering of the lank
station at the 2300 level is about completed.
Andes. — The west crosscut is in a mixture of
quartz and porphyry. The raise from the east drift
is yielding some low grade ore.
UTAH. — The west crosscut on the 1300 level is
being extending at the rate of about 25 ft per week.
The ground continues dry.
Ai.ta.— Good headway is making in the drain
drift that is being run out to connect with the south
branch of the Sutro tunnel.
BERNICE DISTRICT.
Lively Camp, — Battle Mountain Messenger,
March 8: From parties just in from Bernice District
we learn that the prospects are flattering for a lively
camp at that place during the coming summer. The
ledge has been stripped in the tunnel about 200 ft
and shows up well, Two tunnels will be started
right away to cut the ledge at a greater depth
than the present workings, the lowest one tapping
the ledge at a depth of over 300 ft from the present
workings. The Starr-Grove mill being hauled from
Lewis to the new camp will be running inside of two
months. Wood and water is plenty in the vicinity
and the ore free milling, averaging about $60 per
ton. The cost of mining and hauling to the mill is
small, and we look for Bernice district to become a
large bullion producer in a short time.
The Road. — Silver State. March 10: In viewof
the fact that Bernice district is likely to be a lively
camp and producing considerable bullion at an early
day, our citizens are contributing to a fund to be
used for r«-iMinn^ the road. Iv-nice is situated a feu
It marsh, almost due
south from Winnemucca, There is a natural road
down Grass and Pleasant valleys to th.- mines, no
mountains intervening, Teamsters say tin-re area
fewplaa ind, where mountains streams
wash out gullies at this season of the war that ought
■
any of equal length in the State.
CHERRY CREEK DISTRICT.
I Hi Siti ition. -White Pine AVu . Match 10
Sim e our 1 tsl there 1ms been little or no chai -
I Atone
le engineers and pump men quit and
the work | down, leaving the pumps
where they were, After a time other counsels pre-
vailed, the nrioHincry was put in motion with die
mine in
the best condition possible. This, we arc informed,
impli lied yesterday, and the mine aban-
doned. So f 01 ao intimation has come from San
Francisco as to wnatthecompany proposes to do. if we
except a letter from Gen. Williams in which he staled
that far the past five years be and his company had
lost ;i great deal of money here, and now 1h.1t our
people might share a part of the loss. This is con-
soling, for the people who have been carrying that
company had made millions out of the Star; we wonder
il Mr. Williams wollld be SO generous as to divide
w ith uur people? We think not.
Looks Welj
within tin
Miners tell us that at no time
past four years have the lower levels of the
Star mine looked so well as at present, and they can-
not conceive how any crowd of sane men could act
so foolishly as to permit so promising a piece of
property as the Star to fill up with water and go to
destruction. But it is the mandate of the powers
that lie, and if they can stand it, surely other peo-
ple ought to be satisfied, provided they pay up what
they owe. But this is just what the managers of the
Star are trying to evade. To us the matter looks
like the man who is said to have cut off his nose to
spite his face. "Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad," is of heathenish philosophy, but
very applicable to the Star management.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle.— There is an improvement in
the face of the east drift from the bottom of the
winze from the filth shaft level. The drift has been
extended 10 ft, and is showing 18 inches of high
grade sulphurets in the face. A new development
has been recently made near the top of the hill, hav-
ing opened into some good ore which is now show-
ing a width of four feei. The daily output of ore
has been about 70 tons, which is easily handled by
mill No. 2. The total shipments of bullion, on
February account, amount to $91,191-93. The pro-
duction on March account, to the 8th inst., was
$10,782.75,
Mount Diarlo.— The intermediate drift, below
the third level, and west of winze No. 1, is yielding
several carloads of $65 ore daily, from bunches in a
large ledge of low grade ore,
JACK-RABBIT DISTRICT.
Looking Well. — Pioche Record, March 10:
The claims in Jackrabbit District are now looking
better than they have at any previous period. The
claim owners are all assiduously working their mine?,
and during the past two weeks ore has been uncov-
ered in several claims.
TAYLOR DISTRICT.
New Strike. — Eureka Sentinel, March 10: A
large body of high grade ore has been struck in the
Monitor and Gore, in Taylor District, on the north
side of the ravine, says the Reflex. Two drifts have
been run just inside of the boundary lines of each
claim, and both are in ore, top, sides and bottom.
The drifts start from a point common to both, but
diverge, one going into the Monitor ground and the
other into the Gore. The new strike is well calcu-
lated to brace up mining property in Taylor District
at a time when it does not stand particularly in need
of it. Taylor is one of the few mining districts that
is destined to come to the front on its own merit.
Arizona.
Items. — Tombstone Republican, March 8: The
Lima Con. is taking out good ore, and the lower
levels look fine. The Vizina continues on the even
tenor of its way, making its regular shipments of
ore to the Boston mill. At the Emerald, work put-
ting on a collar on the shaft is nearly completed, and
sinking will begin in a day or two. The Sidney has
resumed work, and will push its crosscut west to in-
tersect the Grand Central west ledge in its south
mine. The boilers are set for the pumping works at
the Grand Central, and the stations and tanks for
the pumps are nearly complete. They are now
waiting on the machinists in San Era ncisco. The
ore yield of the Ingersoll is more now than at any
previous time in the history of the mine. The hoist-
ing works enable them to handle the output to far
better advantage than they could do with the whim
which they used to develop the mine. The Promp-
ter shaft is down 330 ft, with a crosscut 12 ft in the
ledge, with better indications than heretofore. The
next work will probably be a level run along the
ledge to the west, toward the old shaft, when it is
believed a large body of good ore will be developed.
Colorado.
Watts— Georgetown Courier, March 10: A force
of 8 men have commenced operations on the Watts
lode, near the Shively.
BltUI E& Davies have leased the Mammoth mine,
on Sherman mountain. The mine contains large
bodies of low grade ore, and small quantities of a
high grade.
Ore. — Large bodies of ore have recently been en-
countered in the Donaldson' mine. The mill is fast
assuming shape, and a portion of it is under roof.
The framework of the tramway from the mill to the
mine is completed.
The Calypso lode, which is situated on the log-
back between Gray's Peak and McClennan mountain
extending from the Horseshoe into West Argentine
is owned by Mr. Hewitt and others. They propose
building a trail to the Stevens ore house, to which
place the ore will be packed, then hauled. The lode
carries a large body of galena.
Griffith.— That portion of the Griffith mine,
formerly owned by the Wilson & Cass Co., consist-
ing uf 700 ft, is now being worked by J. E.Johnson A:
1 p. niej ore driving two levels from the north side
ft I he lower level is 170 ft deep from the
mouth of the shaft, the other about 100 ft.
is .. hue body uf ore in the lower levels being from 8
j it in width. A tri.d lot of nine sai I
run and yielded $53.00 net. It looks like old times
the tramway En operation.
Idaho.
ki PORTI i' SAI 1.. -Wood River Vitus, March 7:
There is a report in circulation in town that the
Mayflower, Jay Gould, Bullion and other mines ate
.ill sold to an English syndicate, which propo
emplo) every miner they can get room for in actively
developing the properties this summer, it is now
over one month since the agents and experts sent
hen by the English syndicate left Wood River,
They were thoroughly experienced gentlemen, and
after carefully examining the mines some three we. kc,
were so favorably impressed with their value thai il
w 1 b ei ted at the nine that the sale would be con-
cluded. The information now received i-. I
to be authentic, and this pending negotiation wis
the cause uf the late inactivity of the mine managers
at Bullion. The Mayflower and Jay Gould never
showed so well as at present. The workings have
recently opened very large bodies of high grade ore,
and should the mines now change hands at the
prices named, it is an assured fact that, instead of
being worked hereafter for a sale, they will be work-
ed for product and profit. This change of pro-
gramme will be of the utmost advantage to Hailey
and the entire Wood River country, in the employ-
ment of, as is estimated, 1,500 miners, and in in-
creasing the bullion shipments to such an extent as
to prove Wood River what all resident mining men
are now quite well satisfied it is, to-wit: the most ex-
tensive, as well as profitable, region for mine invest-
ments in the United States.
Four Strikes in One Da v.— Not only was a
body of high grade ore struck, yesterday, in the | ay
Gould, but also in the lower workings of the May-
flower, and Bullion camp is greatly elated thereat.
Sale 01 the Quinby Hill Mines.— Colonel
Broadhead has negotiated in New York, to a syn-
dicate, the (Juinby Hill mines, which were owned
by J. C. Anderson, of Eagle Rock, Col. Broadhead
and others. The mines are 40 miles north from
Hailey, on the mountain summit two and a half
miles northeast of Galena, and are above the timber
line. Considerable very rich ore has been extracted,
and some shipments made last year to the Hailey
sampling works prove it high grade. Work will be
opened with ample capital.
The Royal Gorge and the Silver Ledge mines
have been worked all winter under the superintend-
ence of Mr. J. B. Hewitt. The ore has been care-
fully stored away, and as soon as the snow leaves,
there will be many tons ready of shipment. At the
Royal Gorge there are over 100 tons that will run
150 ounces silver, 6% copper and 2 ounces gold. At
the Silver Ledge are 400 tons of galena that w ill run
from 60 to 160 ounces silver, and will average 50%
lead. The Horse Shoe Co.'s tunnel has just reached
the lode, which looks well, and the men who were at
work were in high spirits over the outlook.
Mendota. — We learn the output of the Mendota
mine of February, was 56 tons 640 lbs, the gross
value of which was over $4,500, and which netted
nearly $3,000, This was produced by Beck & Co.,
lessees, with the labor of less than four men employed
in the mine. The lessees are preparing to add a
night shift. Hennessy & Shay, adjoining lessees,
are sinking a new shaft, in which they struck x8
inches of solid ore at a depth of 25 ft, which shows
abundant gray copper, and the vein is widening as
they go down. The shaft is to be sunk 60 it before
drifting is commenced, and it is highly probable
thev will have good ore all the way down.
Montana.
Montana Copper Co.— Butte Miner, March 7:
The Montana Copper Co., confines its works in
the Colusa strictly to that point, where the
copper ore contains an average of about 40 ounces
of silver per ton. Sufficient ore is taken out, to sup-
ply the blast-furnace, and five matting furnaces. It
requires the steady run of 8 calcining furnaces to cal-
cine the ores, two more calcining furnaces are in pro-
cess of construction and Mr. Raunheim expects to
start them up this week. An enormous ore pile is
roasting in open heaps, the latter still increasing.
We counted is heaps and were informed that each
contains from 40 to 50 tons of cearse ore. The first
class ore from the mine is shipped separately, prob-
ably to England, same as the matte.
The Moulton. — The Miner's reporter took a
trip through the Moulton yesterday and found the
mine looking well in every level, stope and drift.
The southwest and southeast drifts from the 300
west cross-cut are being vigorously driven. The
southwest drift has advanced 40 ft on the ledge from
the west cross-cut. The ledge is showing up fine and
stands out 8 ft wide, all quartz. The southeast drift
which was started last week, is in 10 ft. The vein
is widening and looking well. An upraise has been
started on'the 300 north vein, and is in a fine body
of ore which carries heavv wire silver. The west
drift from the 400 continues in good ore and the old
stopes of the 200 are producing their usual output.
After a steady run of 65 days the mill has been shut
down for general repairs since Friday, and will start
up again to day.
Oregon.
Notes.— Jacksonville Times, March 10: Jack
Layton, of Applegate, has a large force of men at
work cleaning out his ditches, Goldsworthy & Jus-
tus, of Foots creek, who have superior water privi-
leges, are able to do considerable piping. Sargent
& Sons, who are mining on Thompson creek,
Applegate precinct, have obtained excellent pros-
pects. The weather continues discouraging to
miners, who fear that they can make no run of any
consequence this season. Bebee & Co. have been
making a cleanup at their claim near Waldo, which
turned out better than Supt. Hawkett expected.
Some of the miners have not done any work at all
so far. The present season is the worst for mining
ever known in southern Oregon. Frank Knnis and
James Hansen, accompanied by Charles Howard,
surveyor, went over to Josephine county last week,
to look at some mining ground which they will prob-
ably purchase. Mr. Ennis returned Tuesday.
182
Mining and Scientific Press,
[March 17, 1883
"Rusty Gold."
The following paper on "The Cause of Rusti-
ness, and of Some of the Losses in Working
Gout" was read before the American Institute
of Mining Engineers by T. Egleston, of the
School of Mines, New York ;
There has always been a theory among those
working plaoer mines, that gold is both found
"rusty," and becomes so under treatment, by
which they mean, not that gold becomes coated
with oxide of gold, but that it is either coated
superficially or alloyed with some substance
which prevents the contact with mercury, and
thus precludes the possibility of amalgamation.
To such conditions of the gold are ascribed the
losses in working most placer deposits. Rusty
gold is often talked about, but is not often
shown, and when produced oftener amalgamates
than not. It is frequently covered with a
brownish coating, and has a much redder color
than ordinary gold. The coating is very irregu-
larly distributed over the surface, every spot
where the least abrasion has occurred showing
the true gold-yellow. All such spots form con-
tact surfaces, and cause the whole piece to amal-
gamate readily. When thegold iswholly coatedit
resists the action of the mercury for a consider-
able tune, and, perhaps, altogether. This coat-
ing on gold is due to the superficial action of
some substance, which is soluble, and is often
precipitated at the same time and by the same
causes as the gold, for fine particles of gold are
sometimes visible with the microscope in the
detached coating. This coating has never, to
my knowledge, been carefully analyzed. Those
who describe it say that it often cracks off from
pieces of gold, leaving them blight. Nuggets
of some size are said to have been found is South
America, in alluvial soil, coated with a silicate
of iron containing considerable gold. Very
often the film is entirely composed of silica,
which is deposited on and beside the gold. This
silica is sometimes opaque, and again quite
transparent, so that the gold can be seen dis-
seminated through it, with the microscope, just
as cinnabar crystals are seen in the red chalce-
dony of the district around Knoxville, Cal.
When the silica surrounds the gold entirely it
prevents the gold from behig attacked by the mer-
cury, just as the fine particles of gold from the
veins are carried off in the rock when it has not
been rendered sufficiently fine in the crushing.
While there are many
Artificial Causes Which Produce the
Rustiness
Of gold, this covering of the surface with par-
ticles of some foreign substance is probably the
only one which occurs in nature. In the sepa-
ration of gold from its ore there are a number
of causes which render it rusty or prevent its
amalgamation in the mill. Some of these causes
I have recently had occasion to investigate, and
are, I believe, now announced for the first
time; others have beeu more or less known for
a number of years.
It has been asserted that the presence of cer-
tain substances alloyed with the gold would
prevent its amalgamation. This I have gener-
ally found not to be the case. I have made a
number of these alloys, and have found them to
amalgamate without difficulty, but chemical
combinations frequently do resist the action of
the mercury altogether, or when they yield it
is attended with the formation of a chemical
compound with the mercury, and the conse-
quent loss of the latter.
In order to ascertain the causes which prevent
the amalgamation of gold, I undertook to re-
produce artificially the conditions which were I
supposed to prevent it. These I found to be
mechanical and chemical. I found that if a piece
of soft gold which could be easily bent, and
amalgamated readily, was hammered on a per-
fectly bright anvil, with a bright hammer, giv-
ing several rapid blows, until the gold had be-
come hard and had acquired a certain amount
of elasticity, it would remain in juxtaposition
with mercury for a very long time without be-
ing affected by it. This hammering increases
the density of the metal and closes the pores, so
that I have recently had a piece of gold which
was put into this condition by hammering re-
main nearly two weeks Moating on mercury
without being attacked. If the gold in this con-
dition is heated and cooled slowly, it again
amalgamates rapidly. If, however, it is cooled
rapidly bj' plunging it suddenly into very cold
water, the amalgamation takes place very
slowly. The same metal, after being repeatedly
rapidly cooled and heated, amalgamates more
readily than if it has only been treated once.
To ascertain the
Effect of Different Substances on the Gold,
A strip of clean gold which readily amalgamated
was dipped into a solution of sulph-hydrate of
ammonia, and also into one of sulphuretted hy-
drogen. After being withdrawn from these
liquors and allowed to dry, mercury would not
touch either of the pieces. The effects of grease
are well known, and the greatest care
is taken in most mills to keep the
"quick" bright, either by rubbing or by the
addition of chemicals, to such an extent in some
cases that the chemicals themselves used hi ex-
cess are often a cause of the very thing they
are intended to prevent. All these causes, the
hammering, the effect of sulphuretted waters,
and also the effect of grease, occur in every mill,
and probably have something to do with the
losses in gold which take place there.
The effect of the different elements likely to
be found with gold was also investigated. A
strip of gold which would amalgamate easily
was exposed to vapors of sulphur, after which
it would not amalgamate. When the piece was
heated in the flame of a Bnnsen burner, the film
of sulphide was decomposed, and the gold amal-
gamated readily. To test the effects of arsenic
and antimony upon gold, these metals, in vari-
able proportions, were melted with it, and it
was ascertained that considerable quantities of
arsenic and antimony were in the alloys. Both
these alloys amalgamate very easily. Gold
and arsenic and gold and antimony were then
precipated together, and it was found that the
precipitates were compounds of antimony and
and gold and of arsenic and gold;
they also amalgamated readily. It has been
asserted that .0004 gram of antimony to the
ton of auriferous pyrites of Grass Valley, and
.001 gram in that of Callao, was sufficient to
prevent the amalgamation of the gold. This
seems, however, to be not quite exact, if the
statement given of the conditions in which the
gold is found be correct, for there does not seem
to be any reason why an alloy with a much
larger amount, as in the artificial compounds,
should amalgamate readily, and the natural one
containing so much less, refuse to do so.
The Effect of Sulphur
Was further studied by making a regular sul-
has doubtless the effect to make some of the
particles of gold wholly unattackable by mer-
cury, while the action of nibbing that occurs in
the arastra is much more likely to pulverize the
fine particles of pyrites, to break up any coat-
ing that may be around the particles of gold,
and to rub off any superficial deposit,
and thus bring the gold into contact
with the mercury and make it amalgam-
ate. It would be folly to advocate the rein-
troduction of the arastra, which is so limited in
its output, but I am satisfied that we shall have
to come back to its principle. It is a very re-
markable fact that when, in the early days,
Mexicans with the arastra got $50 to §60 a day,
the stamp mill working on the same rock ob-
tained only $15 to §20, and instances are cited
where, with the best modern machinery, only
$20 to $30 can be got out of rock which yields
$700 to $800 by the fire assay. One or two ma-
chines have recently been constructed on the
arastra principle, but no systematic tests have
been made of them, and little done beyond the
singing of their praises by enthusiastic in-
ventors.
The Most Delicate Scales — Whatis claimed
to be the most delicatepair of scales in the world,
A BEE RANCH IN VENTURA COUNTY.
phide of gold. When this was heated, it was
found that the sulphur was readily driven off
by ignition, and the residue, which was bright
yellow gold of exactly the same shape as the
sulphide, easily amalgamated. A phosphide of
gold was then made by pouring melted phos-
phorus upon hot sponge-gold, and expelling the
excess of phosphorus by heating for some time
in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. It did not amal-
gamate. Oxide of gold was made, but this com-
pound is so very unstable, and so readily reduced
to metallic gold by simply rubbing, that it could
not possibly have any effect on preventing amal-
gamation, although it is not attacked by mer-
cury. An amalgam of gold was then placed in
acid, which easily dissolved out the mercury,
and left behmd a brown crystalline residue of
gold, which readily took up mercury again.
It will thus be seen that
The Stamp Mill
Is not a rationally designed machine. The ac-
tion of pounding is likely to put some of the
gold into such a condition that the mercury
will not touch it, and to flour the gold, as well
as the quicksilver. There is, besides, in the
mill every probability of the introduction of
grease or greasy substances, like the powdered
hydrated silicates of magnesia and of alumina,
which not only froth but coat the gold with a
slime which prevents the action of the mer-
cury. If the water used in the mill is not pure,
there is a further likelihood of the introduction
of sulphuretted hydrogen, and of other soluble
sulphides, which act superficially on the small
particles of gold, and prevent the action of the
mercury. The pounding action of the stamp
according to the account given in the scientific
papers, the beam is made of rye straw, and to-
gether with the pans, which are made of alum-
inum, weigh only fifteen grains. In the most
delicate scale heretofore made the beam and pan
weighed (3S grains — the beam being made of alu-
minum— and the instrument was capable of
weighing to the one-thousandth of a grain. This
new scale, however, wreigbs to the one-ten-thou-
sandth of a grain. A piece of hair one inch long,
on being weighed with this wonderful apparatus,
was found to represent the almost infinitesimal
quantity of one-thousandth of a grain.
California Bee Ranches
The engraving shows a bee ranch in Ventura
county, and presents many features common
to the bee farms of Southern California. They
are generally little nooks of land near the
mountains, which give acres of natural bloom,
from which the bees gather their stores. They
are quiet retreats, where solitude is rarely
broken, save by the monotone of the busy in-
sects or the ripple of the mountain stream which
flows by the apiary. The picture shows the ar-
rangements common to the practice of bee-keep-
uig on these farms, of which there are hundreds
in the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino,
Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara. In
a good year, when sufficient rain brings a full
growth of the natural bee forage plants, the
gathering of honey surpasses bee work in any
other county where bees are kept, and brings
abundance of money to the patient apiarian.
Building Debris Dams.
Another Decision Against the Farmers.
In the Superior Court of Sacramento county,
last week, Judge T. B. McFarland rendered his
decision in the case of Digory Hobbs vs. the
Amador and Sacramento Canal Company et ah,
on a motion to vacate or modify an injunction
previously granted against defendants as a hy-
draulic mining company from tailing into the
tributaries of Cosumnes river. Freeman and
Bates appeared in behalf of defendants for the
motion; Geo. Cadwalader for plaintiff in re-
sistance. The decision is as follows:
In this case there has been submitted a mo-
tion to dissolve or modify the temporary injunc-
tion hereinbefore issued.
The main defendant is a corporation. It was
organized, as alleged in the complaint, "for the
purpose of constructing ditches and carrying
water in the same to mines, and disposing of
the same, and mining therewith. " It also ap-
pears from the complaint and affidavits on file
that defendant for many years has had a ditch
running from the headwaters of the Cosumnes
river to a place called Hill Top, in which it had
continuously conveyed water to said last named
place ; that at said Hill Top defendant owns
mines which it has for many years continuously
worked with said water, and that it has also
sold water to others to be used in mining at
said place. It does not appear that the defend-
ant has b.:cn, or is, engaged in mining, or sell-
ing water for mining, at any other place. Hill
Top is at the head of Cook's gulch, which
empties into the Cosumnes river at Cook's Bar.
The injunction restrains defendant from dump-
ing any tailings into Cook's gulch, or into the
Cosumnes river, and from selling water to the
owner of any mine, the tailings from which
would flow into said guleh or river. The in-
junction was granted without notice.
Counsel for defendant very forcibly argues
that under these circumstances the injunction
must be totally dissolved, because without no-
tice it suspends the "general and ordinary
busiuess of a corporation." Generally a tem-
pory injunction may be granted either before or
after notice; but Section 531 of the Code of
Civil Procedure provides that : "An injunction
to suspend the general and ordinary business of
a corporation camiot be granted except by the
Court, or a Judge thereof; nor can it be granted
without due notice of the application therefor
to the proper officers, or managing agent of the
corporation, except when the people of the
State are a party to the proceedings." Al-
though this provision has always been a part of
the statutory law of California, and similar pro-
vision has existed in New York for many years,
I find no judicial interpretation of it in either
State; and my attention has not been called to
any case in point elsewhere.
It may be reasonably mooted whether this
provision refers to the stopping of the corpora-
tion— to the suspension of its corporate func-
tions, the temporary paralyzing of its corporate
life, or whether it refers to those acts— to that
kind of business — which a natural person may
do as well as a corporation; and if to the lat-
ter, then what constitutes such a total suspen-
sion as would come within the provision? If
the question were submitted to me upon an
original application for an injunction, I would
be less embarrassed in determining it. The con-
clusion to which I have come is this ; While I
have doubts as to the power to grant the in-
junction in this case without notice, I am not so
clear about the matter as to feel wan-anted in
declaring it void from the beginning, which
would be the result of sustaining defendant on
this point. And I have alluded to the question
to this extent, so that the Bar may consider it
in future cases
The motion to dissolve or modify this injunc-
tion involves, in some measure, though not
wholly, the general question of the right of hy-
draulic miners to continue their busmess.
Upon that general question, with the exception
of a case recently d cided by this court, there
are no authorities in l o:nt, and no precedents to
follow. As no other country ever presented
such a spectacle as the present conflict between
the miners and a part of the agricultural inter-
ests of California, so have the courts of no other
country been called upon to determine such a
question as that conflict raises. But while
neither the Supreme Court of this State, nor any
of the Federal Courts, have had occasion yet to
pass upon the question, it has been determined,
to some extent at least, by a recent decision of
this Court, Judge Temple presiding. I refer to
wdiat is generally known as the Gold Run case.
That case was elaborately prepared and pre-
sented. A great many witnesses — scientific and
otherwise— from all parts of the country, were
examined. Each side was represented by able
counsel. The judge before whom it was tried
was eminent in his* profession, and of wide ex-
perience on both the nisi prius and Supreme .
bench. I think, therefore, that, in the present
unsettled state of the laws, I may safely follow
his conclusions, so far as they apply to this
case.
From a careful reading of his findings and
opinion I take his conclusion to be this; That
hydraulic miners have not the right to continue
to indiscriminately flow all the tailings from their
mines into the streams, to the injury of riparian
owners below; but that they may continue to
mine provided that, by any means, they can and
do retain all the heavy material and allow noth-
ing to escape except the light matter which is
held iu suspension in the water. The learned
Judge says; "I have concluded to so find that
March 17, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
be heavier debris is completely impound*
ad mining ma] 1. virtually n I
hold that the plaintiffmay enjoin Booh 0]
■a only corrupt the water with mod and render it
less suitable for domeetio and other aaee. Per*
hane 1 am somewhat moved t<» this by the eon*
rideratiorj that otherwise mining can never be
ited at all. It will probably be unpraeti-
eable t>> iitipoun< I the Lighter portion al the sed*
iiiiint. 1 confess I shrunk trams conoequenoe
i ■■
I he cose at bar materially
differs from the Gold Run case. In the Latter
the State was plaintiff and represented,, or as-
nnned to repreoent, all the people, and all tin
interests injured by mining. It involved ques-
tioiiH not only of damage to agricultural lands,
bnt ol damage to navigable riven and the bay of
San Francisco. The case at bar i* between in-
dividuals, and involves only damage to the
j.i i\ ate Land of plaintiff.
Again, Hie facte of this cose differ materially
from those of the Gold Run case. The motion
ibmitted upon affidavits. These were
conflicting, contradictory and unsatisfactory.
irties requested me to visil the premises
and make a personal inspectii i the mines,
ilch, the dams and ;.ll tin- surround-
ings. This 1 did a few days Biuce, and my eon-
ohnuons of facts are founded on both the affi-
davits and my personal examination.
The hydraulic miners of the upper Sierras
piping against banks several hundred
feet high, with a corresponding hydraulic pres-
sure, would hardly call these diggings at the
Hill Top hydraulic mines at aU. They are
situated on the lowest part <>f the foothills,
ami are .composed of .small Hills or
hillocks surrounding the upper part of Cook's
gulch. The gravel deposit ranges in bight from
12 to 30 or 3.5 feet. The average hight is cer-
tainly much less than :in feet. I'll' vertical hy-
draulic pressure is from 26 to 30 feet. The water,
therefore, comes from the nozzles with very lit-
tle force to bore into or knock down the banks.
The process is more like washing or sluicing
than piping. It is aided by occasional blasting
with powder: but still the amount of material
washed oil is necessarily small. The bank is of
a reddish color, and is composed of cobbles,
smaller gravel stones, clay, and some sand.
The tailings from the mine, except the very
heaviest, run through a rut and flume and dump
into Cook's gulch. About "2,000 feet below the
dump there is a brush dam entirely across the
gnl eh. It is about .100 feet long, and, whenlsaw
it a few days since, about nine feet high. It seems
fcobeveryfirm and strong. It has been raised
gradually as the tailings have accumulated above
it. When I saw it there was a solid mass of
tailings above it to within a foot or two of the
top. Some distance above this dam the water
Spreads out in several channels, which continu-
ally change and seem to deposit nearly all the
heavy material, This dam is not intended to
lie water-tight, but to catch the tailings and
allow the water to find its way through the up-
per part of brush. From a point 300 or 400 feet
above the dam, up to the dump, the gulch is
is somewhat steep, but below the dam the grade
is very light, and the surface quite flat, At a
point 2,270 feet below, defendant has con-
structed another dam, which is made of tim-
bers and earth, and is watertight. This dam
backs the water so as to make a pond 300
feet wide, and several hundred feet long.
It could easily be made wider and higher.
Attached to this dam, by a flood-gate, is a board
Hume, which carries the waters to a point about
300 feet from the river, where they are again
dumped into the gulch. Nothing seems to pass
into the river except such light material as is
carried in suspension. Heavy matter, in order
to get into the river, would have first to pass
over at least 1,500 feet of surface before it
reached the tailings held back by the brush dam.
It would then have to be earned over the level
surface of such tailings and through the dam,
which is not likely to happen. It would then
have to pass over a nearly level surface for about
1,800 feet, and then through a pond of water
400 or 500 feet, and up over the flood-gate of
the lower dam. Such an occurrence is scarcely
possible, certainly not probable. All this, how-
ever, is upon the basis that defendant, either by
enlarging the present dams as necessity may re-
quire, or by building additional ones, shall keep
the gulch up to its present capacity of holding
tailings, which will be its duty to do. Between
the present dams there is room for erecting sev-
eral others. The average width of the gulch
between these dams is at least 500 feet; and I
see no difficulty, with proper care and diligence,
in retaining the heavy material for a long time
to come — perhaps until the mines shall have
been exhausted.
But it is claimed by plaintiff that the dams
are liable to break, and suddenly precipate upon
the lands below the accumulated mass of tail-
ings. Of course, any dam may break; although
it is evident that a dam filled nearly to the top
with solid earth has to bear no such pressure as
a dam of similar hight filled with water. What-
ever might be this danger in large rivers swept
in Hood times by torrents gathered from drain-
age areas of hundreds of thousands of acres, I
think that the apprehended danger in this case
has no reasonable foundation. The drainage
area of Cook's gulch is of the most limited char-
acter. Its entire length from the Cosumues
river to the uppermost point from which rain
water could naturally flow into it is only one
mile and a half. From the present brush dam
to the upper end of the gulch is only three
quarters of a mile. The average width of the
level part is from 400 to 500 feet, and the dis-
tance from either side tothetopofthe hill is verj
short 1 do not think that the average
from the top ol the hill on the otli. i
mile. It is evi-
dent, thereto],, that no con mount of
natural water certainly no dsngorouB torrent -
isevei likely to Bow-down saia gulch. It the
dams should break, the only danger would be
from the water flowing from defendant's ditch
—the amount being more than i.ooo inches.
Botincoseol danger the defendant could im-
■ i>- turn the entire water of the ditch
Off and away from C00k*B gulch, and it WOuld
be both its duty and interest to do SO. t tonBld-
■ ie oircumstana - and the further Diet
tint plaintiff's land is more than 16 miles below
the mouth o! the gulch, I see no just ca i
plaintiff's fear of injury from the breaking of
the dams.
It the Courts of last resort shall declare the
law to be that the miner has 00 right to pollute
the streams at all. then, ot 000X86, &
■■ill have to b< perpetually enjoined from work-
ing its mines. But, assuming the present state
ot the law upon the subject to bras 1 ha\ e ta1 d
it. and as it was declared in the < told Run oat
then I think that the injunction should be so
modified as to allow defendant to work its mines
in accordance with the views and upon the con-
diti m a herein set forth. Of course this decision
i- based upon the particular facts of this case,
and is not to be considered a predecent for cases
where the facts are materially different.
An order will be prepared and entered modi-
fying the injunction in accordance with these
\ Lews; and defendant must exercise the greatest
diligence in keeping its dam up to its present
-thutn~\ i th. msdifefid injunction will bs con-
sidered as violated.
Useful Information.
Useful Facts in Hydraulics.
Doubling the diameter of a pipe increases
the capacity four times.
The ordinary speed to run a pump is 100 feet
of piston per minute.
To find the area of a piston, square the
diameter and multiply by .7854.
Each nominal hor.se power of boilers requires
one cubic foot of water per hour.
A gallon of water (U. S. standard) weighs
eight and one third pounds, and contains '231
cubic inches.
A cubic foot of water weighs 62*J pounds,
and contains 1,728 cubic inches, or seven and
one half gallons.
Circular apertures are most effective for dis-
charging water, since they have less frictional
surface for the same area.
The capacity of pipes is as the square of their
diameters; thus, doubling the diameter of a
pipe increases its capacity four times.
Hydraulics treats of fluids in motion, and
especially of water, the machinery and works
for raising and conducting it, its action in
canals, races and rivers, its adaptation to water
wheels as prime movers, etc.
The hight of a column of fresh water, equal to
a pressure of one pound per square inch, is 2.31
feet. {In usual computation this is taken at
two feet, thus allowing for ordinary friction. )
To find the velocity in feet per minute neces-
sary to discharge a given volume of water in a
given time, multiply the number of cubic feet of
water by 144, and divide the product by the
area of the pipe in inches.
To find the pressure in pounds per square
inch of a column of water, multiply the hight
of the column in feet by .424. (Approximately
every foot of elevation is considered equal to
one-half pound pressure per square inch.)
To find the diameter of a pump cylinder to
move a given quantity of water per minute (100
feet of piston being the speed), divide the num
ber of gallons by four, then extract the square
root, and the result will be the diameter in
inches.
The time occupied in discharging equal quan
tities of water under equal heads, througn pipes
of equal lengths, will be different for varying
forms, and proportionally as follows : For a
straight line, 00; for a true curve, 100, and for
a right angle, 140.
To find the horse power necessary to elevate
water to a given hight, multiply the total
weight of column of water in pounds by the
velocity per minute in feet, and divide the
product by 33,000 (an allowance of 25 per cent,
should be added for friction, etc.).
To find the area of a required pipe, the vol-
ume and velocity of water being given, multi-
ply the number of cubic feet of water by 144,
and divide the product by the velocity in feet
per minute. The area being found, it is easy
to get the diameter of pipe necessary.
To find the quantity of water elevated in
one minute, ruuning at 100 feet of piston per
minute: Square the diameter of water cylinder
in inches and multiply by four. Example:
The capacity of a five-inch cylinder is desired.
The square of the diameter (five inches) is 25,
which, multiplied by four, gives 100, which is
the number of gallons per minute (approx-
imately. )
The best form of aperture, for giving the
greatest flow of water, is a conical aperture,
whose greater base is the aperture, the hight or
length of the action of cone being half the di-
ameter of aperture, and the area of the small
opening to the area of the large opening is 10 to
16; there will be no contraction of the vein, and
consequently the greatest attainable di
will be th-1 result.
Wal r in falling ia actuated by the same law
as other foiling bodies- passing through one
it in one
half second, nine feet in three faurtl
second, and a i; hence its velocity Bowing
through an apertun in the aide ol a n
bulkhead or any vessel, is the same as thai of a
heavy body falling lively from a hight equal to
inoe between the middle of the aperture
or hole to the surface of water below,
183
Wateb \ Preservative of Timber.— The
poets of a railing recently put up in the uew
other of the Sycamore 1'owder eotnpany. OU
Market st ■ ■ t . Nashville, are carved out of
white oak ti.nber cut about 4o yen- ;igo, at
Sycamore Mills, in Cheatham county. Tenn.
The timber OUt Of Which these posts were made
was used by the late Judge Samuel Watson in
the Construction of a mill-race, and lay immersed
in the water over 42 years, when they were
taken out, and after being Seasoned, Major
Eugene Lewis, Manager of the 1'owder Com-
pany, had them fashoned into their present
shape. The wood is as .sound as it was the day
it was cut, and has beeoine as hard as iron, and
turned very dark, almost black color. South-
em Lunik rtihui.
To Hkmovk Class Stoppers.— When, says
Dr. Squib, the fixed stopper of a glass bottle
resists all management— such as wanning the
neck with a cloth wet with warm water, by
tapping and by the wrench, or by all these in
combination— there is another means which
will almost always succeed. Let the bottle be
inverted, so as to stand on the stopper in a
vessel of water so filled that the water reaches
up to the shoulder of the bottle, but not to the
label. Two or three nights of this treatment
may be required sometimes before the stopper
will yield.
A Singular Occurrence. — Seven large
grindstones burst hi the Junction Iron Com-
pany's nail mill, recently, at Mingo Junction,
Ohio, one at a tune. The reports were about
one minute apart. Captain James Prentiss, of
Steubenville, was seriously hurt, and will die.
About "200 men were in the building, and it is
remarkable that more were not killed or injured.
Good Health,
An Improved Earth Closet
Editors Press: — In Rural Press of Mar. 3d,
one of its correspondents gives some advice
concerning an earth closet, and how to construct
one on an inexpensive plan. We have had one
in use which has proved eminently satisfactory
for ten years, or more, and can heartily recom-
mend the earth closet plan to all as a vast im-
provement over those pest-breeding abomina-
tions, the usual privy vault, whether deep or
shallow (for there is little difference between
them in a hygienic point of view), wherein the
seeds of disease lie in wait, like assassins in the
dark, ready to sieze upon the unwary at any
moment, when, from weakness, over-exertion,
or a receptive condition of the system from any
other cause, they may find an unsuspected and
unguarded victim whereon to fasten their fatal
fangs.
Our earth closet, though as simple hi its con-
struction as that recommended by your corre-
spondent, has some improvements over the one
there described, which, we think, add greatly
to its convenience, as they contribute materi-
ally to the ease and rapidity with which its con-
tents can be disposed of whenever that opera-
tion becomes necessary. It consists of a plain
wooden box, made of inch and a half lumber,
one foot deep, six feet long, and eighteen inches
wide, which is fitted under the ordinary out
house; but, instead of being set flat upon the
ground, the box is arranged upon short 2x4
runners, like a sled, with a heavy staple (or a
hole bored by a large auger will answer just as
well) in the end of each runner. Into these, a
rope or hook can be fastened, by which the box
can be hauled out without any trouble to the
manure pile, where, by the aid of two strong
handles attached to each upright end of the box,
the contents can be dumped at once in any de-
sired spot, without the necessity of further
handling, and the box washed out with the hose,
sprinkled with lime, or a solution of coppieras
water, as a deodorizer and disinfectant, and re-
stored to its position under the outhouse in as
healthful and inodorous a condition as it was
when it was first placed there.
Wherever it is practicable, it adds greatly to
the convenience of this matter if the outhouse
itself forms a portion of the barn-yard fence,
with the back toward that yard. A broad plank
hung by strong hinges forms a hanging door,
which hides the movable box from sight, except
when it is to be emptied, when the trap-door is
easily fastened up and out of the way until that
operatiTjn is completed, when it falls into place
again.
During the summer months, when road dust,
as a dry, tine powder, can be obtained in any
cpuantity, it should be gathered up and stored
away in barrels in some out of the way place
where it will be protected from the weather.
From there it can be transferred as it is in-
quired to a vessel kept in the earth closet for
that purpose, and used to sprinkle over the con-
tents of the box whenever necessary This will
completely destrov any disagreeable odors aru
ing therefrom, and in a marvelou.^ly short time
convert the wh.de mass into elean earth.
It is a good plan to have the emptying of the
box as a signal for turning over the manure
pde. dumping its contents in the desired place.
and heaping upon them the fresh litter from the
barn ana sheds, then transferring upon this pile
that under which the last deposit from the bo
had been buried, in this way the whole heap
is thoroughly worked over every little while,
and the night soil (which the previous admix'
ttireof clean earth had disinfected of all its dan*
geroUS disea.se breeding elements) becomes a
power for good instead of evil, sinee its presence,
u lien thoroughly incorporated with other
manures, greatly enhances th.- value of the
whole mass.
Realizinghow important to thehealth of whole
communities is the question of the proper dis-
position of deposits of this nature, we havi bi i u
more explicit than was, perhaps, necessary in our
description of this cheap earth closet, with the
hope that others may be induced to adopt this
plan, and thereby render innoxious a source of
disease and danger as universal as it is unsus-
pected. Hakkv Lynu
Ukkatiie throuou the Nosh.— Dr. Ward,
Physician to the Metropolitan Throat Hospital
New York, in an article on singers' throat troub-
les, in the Musical OWrfc, treats of the various
kinds of catarrhal troubles experienced by pub-
lic singers, and repeats the well known factthfrt
the nose is the only channel through which air
should pass during ordinary act of bMathing,
the mouth being intended only as an accessory
breathing agent when, on certain occasions — as,
for instance, running— the lungs demand a rapid
supply of air. The air, in passing through the
nostrils, is warmed and siftedof its harmful ingre-
dients, and thus prepared for its reception into
the delicate structures below. If it passes direct-
ly into the mouth without the above prepara-
tion, it will frequently cause irritation and in-
flammation of the mucous membrane lining the
mouth and throat by being, in the first place,
too cold, and in the second place, by containing
irritating particles of dust and other matter.
SERIOUS Hurts that Fail to Kill. — A short
time ago a shoemaker of Astoria, N. Y. shot
himself twice with a heavy pistol, once in the
ear and once in the mouth. He was brought to
the Roosevelt Hospital, in this city, where it
was discovered that the first ball glanced from
the skull. The other is thought to be some-
where iu the head, perhaps in the brain. Speedy
death was expected ; 1 mt the next day the patient
walked away from the hospital, saying that he
was sorry for the attempt on his life, but appear-
ed to be in no immediate danger of dying.
With this case as a text, a writer in a morning
paper reviews a large number of more or less
maivelous casesof recovery from grievous hurts,
showing thatserious injuries to the main organs
of the body arc not always followed by death.
Men persist in living, not only with bullets in
their brain, holes in their stomach, dislocated
vertebra.1, and wounds in the heart, but even
with open wounds clear through the body. Dur-
ing the civil war, General H. A. Baiuuin, of
Brooklyn, received in battle a wound which still
remains an open passage through the body. For
years the treatment of this wound has been
simply to wear in it a roll of prepared lint,
which is renewed daily. The suppuration of tic
wound is constant though variable.
General Shields, of Missouri, had a similar
wound extending through his body, and open in
front and behind. His wound, it is said, was
received in the Mexican war, and he wore, not
lint, but a silk handkerchief in it. This he could
drawdirectly through hisbody. — Sci Anuricmu
The Digestibility; of Oysters. — Why oys-
ters should be eaten raw is explained by Dr.
William Roberts in his lecture on " Digestion."
He says that the general practice of eating the
oyster raw is evidence that the popular judg-
ment upon matters of diet is usually trust-
worthy. The fawn-colored mass, which is the
delicious portion of the fish, is its liver, and is
simply a mass of glycogen. Associated with the
glycogen, but withheld from actual contact with
it during life, is its appropriate digestive fer-
ment— the hepatic diastase. The mere crush-
ing of the oyster between the teeth brings these
two bodies together, and the glycogen is at once
digested without any other help than the dias-
tase. The raw, or merely warmed oyster, is
self-digestive. But the advantage of this pro-
vision is w holly lost by cooking, for the heat
immediately destroys the associated ferment,
aud a cooked oyster has to be digested, like any
other food, by the eater's own digestive powers.
tl My dear sir, do you want to ruin your diges-
tion V" asked Prof. Houghton, of Trinity College,
one day of a friend who had ordered brandy and
water with his oysters in a Dublin restaurant.
Then he sent for a -glass of brandy and a glass of
Guinness's XX, and put an oyster in each. In
a very short time there lay in the bottom of the
glass of brandy a tough, leathery substance re-
sembling the ringer of a kid glove, while in the
porter there was hardly a trace of the oyster to
be found.
Miners and stage drivers are arriving in Salt
Lake daily from Idaho with frozen hands and
feet, caused by the severe weather of a few
weeks ago. They are taken to the hospital,
where amputation is found necessary in almost
every instance.
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Gold Discoveries in British Columbia;
■ Gold; Improved Vertical Engine and Boiler; Early His-
- tory of the Comstock Mines, 177. Passing Events;
British Columbia as a field for the Prospect' r; Fisheries
and Lumber Interests of British Columbia, 184. Min-
ing Regions of British Columbia, 190-91. Tramps,
191. Patents and Inventions ; Notices of Recent
Patents. 196
ILLUSTRATIONS.- Rix's Improved Vertical Engine,
177. Off on a Prospect, 184. Plans of Patio Process,
185-86- Map of British Columbia and Alaska, 188-89.
CORRESFONDENCE.-A Gold-Producing Region,
178.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.- Invention Helps
Labor; A Cotton-Picking Machine; Is Paper to be the
Rail of the Future? ; Torsion Tests of Cast Steel; A Con-
tinuous Steam Engine Recorder; Molecular Structure of
Metals; The New Nail Making, 179.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Ancient Mode of Bak-
ing Walls; Analyzing Blast Furnace Gases; The Latest
Electrical Discovery; Photograph of the Late Comet's
Tail and Stars; Electricity in Mills; An Observatory for
Oakland; Ancient Manuscripts; Reasoning Animals, 179.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 18U.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon, 180-81.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Useful Facts in Hy-
draulics; Water a Preservative of Timber; To Remove
Glass Stoppers; A Singular Occurrence, 183.
GOOD HEALTH. — An Improved Earth Closet ;
Breathe Through the Nose; Serious Hurts that Fail lo
Kill; The Digestibility of Oysters, 183.
MISCELLANEOUS. — The Postal Telegraph; A
State Buraeu of Labor Statistics; Descending Shafts;
Seasoning Wood, 178. "Rusty Gold;" California Bee
Ranches, 18 "2. Building Debris Dams, 182-1:3. The
Patio Process, 185-86-87-92. British Columbia and
its Mines, 188-89-90. Recent Contributions to the
California State Mining Bureau, 191. The Coming
Eclipse of the Sun; Home Manufactures, 193-
NEWS IN BRIEF- On page 196 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dissolution Notice— South Comstock Gold & Silver M. Co
Dividend Notice— Northern Belle M. & M. Co.
Powder — John Skinker, S F.
Water Tanks-Wells. Russell & Co., S. F.
Passing Events.
We publish this week a double editiou of the
Minixu and Scientific Press, devoted to the
description of the British Columbia mining re-
gions. The large map we give will also be
found useful for reference.
With the warmer weather, we hear of pros-
pectors getting ready to start out in all direc-
tions, and within a few weeks many hundreds
of them will be at work. Southeastern Nevada,
a region which we recently described pretty
fully, seems to be attracting a good many pros-
pectors and miners about this time. The rail-
road facilities afforded will help the region out
greatly.
The miners generally seem to have made up
their minds to a dry season. In some direc-
tions, however, this is beneficial. River min-
ing, for instance, has been prosecuted this year
more favorably than ever before. This branch
of business is however mainly carried on by
Chinese, though some white men are at work.
Along the river the unusually low stage of
water has stimulated them to greater activity
than ever before, this makmg it possible for
them to work ground that would be in-
accessible in ordinary seasons.
Our State Legislature has finished its labors
and adjourned sine die,
Bodies of good ore are being developed in
the Rescue, Stafford, and Original Hidden Treas-
ure mines, at Hamilton, Nev. , which are the
property of the Sweetwater Co. The Eber-
hardt tunnel is also said to be looking well.
British Columbia as a Field for the
Prospector.
As compared with California and most other
sections of the Pacific coast, the prospector will
find British Columbia a hard country in which
to prosecute his laborious calling. In the first
place, he has to penetrate the heavy timber
belt, which reaches inland a hundred miles or
more from the coast. If he proceeds, however,
by way of the Fraser river, this is accomplished
readily by taking the steamer at Victoria,
which conveys him up that stream to Fort
Yale or Hope, according to the stage of water.
This carries him nearly through the heavy tim-
ber belt and to the edge of a more open country,
which, as he proceeds further north or east,
rises into a sort of elevated plateau sparsely
timbered with pines and other coniferous trees,
intermixed in some places with a rather stunted
species of oak.
The forests nearer the coast, which consist
mainly of spruce, fir and hemlock, stand tall
and thick, forming a damp and gloomy stretch of
woods without prairie lands or other openings,
except occasionally a little glade at the con-
fluence of the larger streams or a fern-clad hill,
which seen afar off has much the the appearance
of a green meadow or a field of ripening grain.
But it is all an illusion, these patches of "brake"
serving no useful purpose except as a covert for
rabbits and other small game. Though always
green no animal ever feeds on this fern, nor do
hours continuance, there being no protracted
storms. Even in the winter the snowfall here,
except on the mountains, is not great, cattle
subsisting in the valleys without housing or
fodder, The streams abound with salmon and
other fine fish and there is considerable game in
this section of country. The miner can also ob-
tain fresh beef and other supplies till he gets as
far north as Carribean and as far east as Ham-
loops and perhaps a little further. Beyond
these points he will have to depend on fish,
game and such provisions as he takes with him.
The most inviting portion of British Colum-
bia to the prospector would seem to be over on
Peace river and the region adjacent, gold in
paying quantities having been found at various
points along that stream. For several years
past, small companies of Chinamen are reported
to have been at work there. That they have
made at least moderately good wages may be
inferred from the fact of their remaining so long.
Some parties of white miners operating on
Cherry creek, and on several other streams in
the Kootenay country, are also said to be doing
tolerably well, and as there is now steamboat
and railroad transportation well on towards
that section of the Province, prospectors bound
for the north might perhaps find there a good
field for prosecuting their calling.
Fisheries and Lumber Interests of
British Columbia.
The Fisheries.
In addition to the descriptive article accom-
panying the map, we are indebted to Mr. W.
D. Patterson for the following notes ; The
salmon on the Fraser river are of two varieties.
OFF ON A PROSPECTING TRIP.
any except these mentioned ever frequent it.
Not a blade of grass, or even a weed or
flower is ever seen amongst it, its presence like
a deadly Upas appearing to extinguish
every other form of vegetable life. Although a
great deal of the country occupied by these for-
ests is but little elevated above sea level, much
of it consists of scraggy hills and rugged moun-
tains, portions of the latter being but scantily
timbered. It is uninhabited, except a few white
settlements along the Fraser, and the aboriginal
tribes, who gather in lodges near the coast and
along the principal streams. As it affords
but little grass or other sustenance for animals,
this region contains scarcely any deer, or other
large game. It abounds, however, with berries,
on which some bears manage to live, and which,
in connection with salmon, form the principal
food of the Indians. No gold or silver mines of
importance have been found in this heavily tun
bered section of the country. It behooves the
prospector, therefore, to get through it as speed-
ily as possible into the more pleasant and open
regions beyond.
But even here the seeker after gold will have
such difficulties to encounter and such hard-
ships to undergo as will try his courage and
powers of endurance severely. Owing to the
rigors of the winters no mines can be worked
nor prospecting done during that season of the
year, the first of April being as early as the
miner can safely take the - field, which can be
kept never later than the end of November.
Never more than eight, usually not more than
seven months of effective work can be counted
upon in the course of the year. The climate
in the interior of British Columbia from April
to November may be considered a pleasant one,
the summer months being warm with cool
nights, as in California. Rain occurs during
this period in showers usually of only a few
The sockeye, or early spring salmon, seldom
weigh more than 10 pounds, and are generally
much smaller, but they are a very fine fish, be-
ing of a blood-red color when opened, and very
fat. This species run up the Fraser in the
month of May, and the numerous canneries are
then fully employed in netting and securing
them. This run continues for about six weeks.
The fall run of salmon commences in September,
and the fish are of a different variety. They
are called Cohooes, are very large and fat, and
average from 15 to 20 pounds; some have been
caught 50 pounds in weight,- in 1881. The
quantity of fish entering the river was so great
that only the best parts of the fish were put up,
and in many instances tons of fish were thrown
away. This practice has now been put a stop
to, and the canneries are only allowed to catch
as many as they can put up.
Previous to the run of salmon in the spring,
a small fish called the oolichau swarms in the
river. They are of the size of sardines, of a rich
and delicate flavor; and, when the fish is dried,
so great is the quantity of oil con-
tamed in them, that, by lighting one end,
they will burn like a candle. The Indians use
them as such. The oil extracted from them has
been shipped to London in large quantities, and
has been found to be superior to cod liver oil for
medicinal purposes. Sturgeon are also caught,
of large size and good quality, and other salt
water fish, as halibut and cod, are numerous.
The many other rivers along the coast are well
stocked with fish, among which may be men-
tioned the stickeen, naas, skeena, dean, bella-
coola, homathco, nimkish, and numerous others
of smaller size; in fact, at the head of all
the great inlets, some of which run inland from
60 to 80 miles in length, large rivers enter the
sea. These inlets are of great depth, showing
100 to 200 fathoms, although they do not aver-
age over half a mile wide. They have been
formed, no doubt, by the convulsions of nature
during the tertiary era. Ships which have gone
up some of these inlets have always made fast
to shore. Some canneries are in operation on
the Skeena and Naas rivers.
The Lumber Interests.
The saw mills in operation in British Colum-
bia are mostly situated at Burrards inlet. Two
large companies, named the Moodie Saw Mill
Co., and the Hastings Saw Mill Co., manufac-
ture millions of feet of lumber for shipment to
Australia and South America, and some other
small mills are in operation. The logging
camps have mostly cut the timber, for the mills
along the salt water, called Pimis Douglasii.
Large quantities of this timber cover the
mountain sides, but of course the expenses of
supplying the mills with logs will increase
when logging roads have to be made to get the
timber out to the sea board. The timber at a
little distance back from the coast is the best.
The cedar found along the river bottoms hack
from the shore line is very good, it is mostly
red cedar and excellent for shingles and fencing.
As we travel north the pine disappears and is
replaced by the white spruce and white cedar.
Above the parallel of 52° north latitude the
pine almost completely disappears and the
spruce is abundant. This is a very large tree
and in good situation straight and without
knots, makes tough, light lumber and works
well for house use under the plane. Above the
parallel of 53° the white cedar abounds. This
is a splendid wood, tough and close in the
grain and works well under the plane. It is
said that the Teredo Navalis will not bore in
it. It is therefore a most useful timber for
wharf piles. For ship building it has been de-
cided by ship builders to be an excellent wood
and in lasting qualities it equals the best oak.
The beautiful arbutus tree grows on the south
end of Vancouver's island and on the islands on
the Gulf of Georgia. Hemlock everywhere
abounds, some of large size; this is a coarse
timber and makes rough lumber, but its bark
is the best known in British Columbia for tan-
ning purposes.
The Soil
Of British Columbia where cultivated has turned
out good crops. The mean amount of rainfall,
averaging 50 inches, annually causes the land
on the coast to be more suitable for hay and
root crops. In the interior lands of the region,
on which the mean annual rainfall amounts to
25 inches, the soil is more alkaline in character,
and therefore better suited for wheat crops.
The rolling hills of the interior, covered with
bunch grass, furnish excellent pasturage for
thousands of head of horned cattle and sheep.
The Winters
Are not very long. The cold sets in about the
1st of December, and spring opens out about
the 20th of March. The average depth of snow
amount to about nine inches on the level. The
coldest spell of the season is from the 25th of
January until the end of February. In the
north part of British Columbia the snow lies
deeper and cattle do not thrive so well.
Regarding the mining interests, remark that
the principal auriferous deposits have been
found in the streams running from the Rocky
mountains and spurs therefrom. Streams head-
ing in the Cascade or Coast range have never
proved very auriferous. Rich lodes of minerals
have been found along the west flank of the
Rocky mountains and there is no doubt when
the country is properly prospected, it will prove
to be a rich mineral country. The volcanic
overflow of the tertiary period may have been
the cause of the capping of the lodes in the sub-
adjacent formations through the central por-
tion of B. C. and on the coast, so that the
river deposits are not rich in gold dust and
other minerals. As we travel towards the -
Rocky mountains, the effects of volcanic over-
flows seem gradually to be less apparent and
lAie metaphoric formations crop out. This is
no doubt the reason of the streams being more
auriferous.
The railroad will be completed in a few years
from Port Moody on the coast to the Rocky
mountains, so that mining machinery can be
easily got into the interior and bullion shipped
out, and I feel no doubt a large mining field
will then be discovered along the west flanks of
the Rocky mountains.
The Owyhee mines, according to the Ava-
lanche, produced from 186u to 1875 as follows :
Oro Fino, $2,756,000; Morning Star, $1,200,000;
Poorman, $4,000,000; Golden Chariot, $3,000,-
000; Ida Elmore, $2,000,000; Red Jacket, $3,-
000,000; Silver Cord, $500,000; Owyhee, $150,-
000; Mahogany, $1,200,000; War Eagle, $900,-
000; Empire State, $160,000; Belle Peck, $200,-
000; Trook& Jennings, $150,000; Silver Legion,
$100,000. Add to tins $540,000 for other mines.
This makes $17,756,000 produced in Owyhee
county from 1S65 to 1883.
Getting Thawed Out.— From all parts of
the country south and west of this point comes
the encouraging news that the miners and pros-
pectors are getting ready for the season's work.
The country is becoming more populo\is, and
claims which were abandoned are receiving a
close scrutinizing. The companies which were
nearly dead are waking up with the warmer
weather, and everything points to the near de-
velopment of just as good mines as were found
in bygone days. — Catutelaria True fflwure.
A rope of refined cast-steel has just been sent
by the Roeblings from their mills in Trenton to
San Francisco, It is 50,440 feet long, and its
diameter is one inch and a quarter, anditweighs
51,000 pounds. It was put in two box cars,
each open at one end, half the rope in one car
and half in the other, in continuous coil, The
rope is for a cable road.
March 17, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
1S5
The Patio Process.
The Method as Practiced in San Dlmtis
"I'll- following paper by Richard E. Chism,
Bu Dima . Dnraiigo, Mexico, wai read at the
Colorado meeting of the Amerioao ln«titut«> oi
Mining Engineers:
San Dimaff, in the State of Darango, Mexico,
..n the Frontier ol the State of Sinaloa, ia the
i an extenaive and rich mining region,
which haa been exploited for over ■ hundred
ii'l the patio process for working silver
there attained the highest perfection <•!
which it to capable. Local modifications have
ngrafted npon the underlying principles of
the process, but, as a whole, the San Dimaa
practice bo fully illustrates its typical capabili*
tii a, that I have undertaken to describe it« work-
ing* in the hope of lightening, in some degree,
the labors of my professional brethren who may
have occasion t<> visit Mexico.
Afl IS tolerably well known, the patin process.
called caliche, and feldsp&thic ores arc called
An me with much gaiigue is
called di ypobhtdo. Quantum iaa black, porous
kind of decomposed ore that looks like cinders.
The first and second-ckus ores of the size above
indicated are called metal gabbaro; smalls, or
fine ore, an- called metalgranza,
3. Thin! class [metal granza dt Uwtque, or
tierrtut </< tlunque.) This class comprises the
emails from the cleaners, and u oi variable
value, according to that of the first ami second
class ores.
A. I1'. until class (metal granza •?■ taboreet or
(terra* tU fcbor). This comprises the smalls
from the workings in th( mine. Being gener-
ally iiiim.I w ith cfinsitlcralile tlirt it is inferior
in value ti« any i«f the other classes.
On arriving at the hacienda, the large ore,
tjabarro, is broken up to the average size of
targe peas, though some pieces may be as large
as lui/cliuits. This breaking is done either by
hand (at a cost of 12.66 a ton), or, in Borne haci-
endas, by rude stamps with wooden stems and
iron sln.es, the total weight of each stamp be-
ing about 300 pounds, These stamps arc usu-
ally set in batteries of four or hve, and are
moved by a water wheel. At the hacienda of
the same time; an old one and a new one are al-
ways working together. From one liaU to two
thirds of the charge is put into the tafaona at
starting, together with a few ounces of quick-
silver to cafceh the fine gold, ami just water
enough tairh to wet! As the grind-
ing proceeds, thereat of the char-, and more
water arc added, until, when the grinding is
ended, the contents of the tahona are in the
form of a liquid Band.
The tahona is made to revolve very slowly at
first, hut when the charge is well reduced in size,
its velocity is increased, the rule being to run
fast enough to keep the heavier parts of the
charge from settling down and clogging the
stones, and not so fast as to make the mud
splash out centrifugally. The proper speed is
usually from 9 to 10 turns a minute. When
the bottom stones of the tahona are newly laid
[rebajado)1 it is necessary before grinding good
ore to grind up a few cargo* (a Mexican cargo.
is 300 pounds), of the lowest class of ore (tier-
raa dt labor)s in order to till up the cracks be-
tween the stones and prevent tlie escape of gold
amalgam derived from the richer ores. The
progress of the grinding is tested from time to
time by taking an assay (tentadura) on a small
\ \
bottom, and there accumulates in the era. k
and cavities of the stones. When the '
igh they are watered freely
to facilitate the sinking '..i the rest .if the
cold amalgam; they are then dipped out into
barrels, with the exception oi about a barrelful,
which is left behind t.. retain the am
and are thrown into stone slime pits (lameroa),
« here they are left to dry pnrliall.i . bj I rape
ration and percolation, before being put on the
patio. When enough slimes have accumulated,
they are carried to the patio in barrels, and a
trilta, called in Borne parta of Uexioo a torta, is
formed. The trilla varies in aize according to
the richness of the ore and the size and re-
a cea ..!' the hacienda, but it seldom contains
less than about 10 tons, of 2,000 pi Is each
(80 Mexican cargaa), or more than '_'."> tons. In
very small haciendas, trillas of from one half to
two tons are worked, but there the treading oul
is done by men ami not by mules. Around the
slimes, which are brought to tho patio in a semi-
liquid state, a dam of sand and boards is built
up to confine them within limits; they are then
left for several clays, exposed to sun and wind,
until the water evaporates and they acquire
about the consistency of briotmaker's clay,
Fig. a.
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CHUZA , (Settlor}
Scale 300:1
like all other systems of free amalgamation, is
not successful with ores containing more than a
trace of zinc or lead, the presence of zincblende
being especially obnoxious. Iron and copper in
small quantities are not particularly disadvanta-
geous. The process succeeds very well with all
sulphide ores which do not contain much more
than a trace of arsenic and antimony, provided
the tailings are concentrated, although, of course
it is best adapted for free milling ores. For
suitable silver ores that contain small amounts
of free gold the process is still a good one, but
where the gold is combined with sulphurets, a
considerable and even an excessive loss is inevit-
able. Hitherto the Mexicans have submitted
to this loss, but, since the introduction of Amer-
ican mills, they are gradually abandoning the
patio process in favor of the other.
The San Dhnasores have a gangue of quartz
and feldspar. They are composed principally
of silver sulphides, with some chloride and
some native silver, and they carry considerable
gold. The impurities are copper pyrites, cop-
per and iron pyrites, and, frequently, traces of
zinc, antimony, and arsenic. The ores are cobbed
and hand-picked at the mines, and come down
to the hacienda sorted into four classes, in pieces
whose sizes vary from that of an egg to that of
an orange. The four classes into which
The Ores are Sorted are :
1. First class, for exportation {metal de pri-
mi rn close, or metal de exportation). These ores
should be worth, in gold and silver, §5400 a ton,
and upwards. It is selected by the eye, and it
is in masses of pure ore without quartz veins.
In Spanish, such ore is called metal hecho, "made
ore. "
2. Second class, for working on the patio
[metal de beneficio). This is worth from $60 to
§400 a ton. It contains the same minerals as
the ore of the first class, but with more gangue.
Quartz is called by the miners, gitija, and ore
with much quartz is called guijoso.
which I had charge, a Blake crusher has lately
been introduced to do this work. The crusher
is to be run by a belt from a spoon arastra
{tahona), and it is expected that the cost of
crushing will be reduced to 30 cents
a ton. The cost of crushing by stamps
is at least 75 cents a ton. It is also ex-
pected that the product of the crusher will
be much finer than can be readily obtained by
hand or by Mexican stamps. This will lea\e
less grinding to be done afterwards, and thus
will increase the product of the hacienda.
The crushed ore is charged into the tahona.
An Arrastra Run by Water-Power,
Acting on a ring set with wooden spoons, which
is, in fact, a horizontal water-wheel. The larg-
est tahonas in San Dimas have the central cup
(tosa), where the grinding goes on, 3m. in dia-
meter and 0.5m. deep. The diameter of the
spoon ring is 6m., and that of the circle touch-
ing the exterior extremity of the spoons is 6.64m.
These tahonas are intended to hold 1,500
pounds of crushed ore, which they grind down
to slimes in about three days. According to cal-
culation the water used should develop, at or-
dinary times, about four horse-power, of which
it is quite probable that not more than one
quarter is utilized. The grinding-stones, when
new weigh from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds; when
worn down to about 400 pounds they are re-
moved. Two new stones are never put in at
red earthen plate {platillo) from a point halfway
to the bottom of the cup. When no grit can be
perceived between the fingers, the grinding is
regarded as complete. Horny-handed Mexi-
cans, conscious of a want of sensibility in their
fingers, try for grit by rubbing the assay on the
lobe of the ear.
The Average Time of Grinding a Charge,
Which I alluded to above as three days, is gen-
erally shortened a little if the man in charge of
the grinding {tahonero) is paid by the number of
eargas ground, and not by the week. A good
tahonero gets ten dollars a week, or, if paid by
the carga, from 15 to 20 cents a carga. He has
to be on hand night and day, sleeping close by
his tahonas, and making his rounds several
times in the night to see if all is well. It is
hardly necessary to say that strict honesty is a
most essential requisite in a tahonero, for his
opportunities for stealing quicksilver, gold
amalgam, and ore, are unlimited. In tahonas
moved by spoons, the grinding, including salary
SECTION QM CD,
and repairs, costs $1.40 a ton. In some hacien-
das the tahonas are placed in groups, and are
driven by an overshot water-wheel, the power
being transmitted by rude wooden gearing. Al-
though these tahonas are smaller, they grind
more rapidly, and the cost of attendance is less,
so that the cost of grinding is probably not more
than$laton. During the operation of grind-
ing, the
Free Gold in the Ores
Is caught by the quicksilver, and the greater
part of the gold amalgam formed sinks to the
LAVADERO (Settl.e.0
Scab luou
which is the proper state for the beginning of
work.
Leaving the slimes on the patio for the pres-
ent, let us return to those remaining in the
tahona and
Containing the Gold Amalgam.
After a variable number of charges have been
ground, and from four to eight pounds of quick-
silver have been taken up, a few ounces at a
time in each tahona, the process of grinding is
stopped, and the whole interior of the tahona
is scraped out witli the most scrupulous care.
The whole amount of material thus collected is
washed in a pit, known as a chvza, and the gold
amalgam is carefully collected. The chuza is
about 3 m. in diameter, and 0.5 m. deep. It
contains at one side a conical wooden bowl,
0.35 m. in diameter and 0.3 m. deep, whose
edges rise about 0.05 m. above the cemented
bottom of the large pit, A wooden trough
conducts water to the pit, and opens into it di-
rectly over the bowl. The material to be
washed is put into the trough, in which it is
carried gradually along until it falls into the
bowl. A man or boy sits over the bowl and
keeps the material in agitation by stirring it con-
tinually with his foot. In this way the slimes
to be washed are thoroughly disintegrated, the
quicksilver and the amalgam fall to the bottom
of the bowl, the heavier tailings collect in the
pit, and the lighter ones are carried away by
the water to a settling-tank, or run to waste.
The tailings saved in the pit are concentrated by
hand, and usually yield some very rich sulphu-
rets. containing largequantitiesof bothsilverand
gold {cabezuela). The gold amalgam is wrapped
in a cloth, placed inside of a quicksilver flask
with the bottom out, or in a small earthen pot,
if too small for the flask, and retorted in the
usual Mexican manner, of which a description
is attempted further on. The resulting spongy
mass of bullion is called qroche. The quicksilver
used in collecting gold in the tahona is kept
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[March 17, 1883
apart from that used for silver on the pitio, as
is is very rich in the precious metals, and will
catch the free gold more quickly than fresh
quicksilver,
The Slimes left on the Patio
To allow the surplus of water to evaporate
should be found to have, after an exposure of
two or three days, according to the weather
and the season of the year, about the consis-
amount to be added varies according to the na-
ture of the ore. Ores with no sulphurets need
very little sulphate ; those with sulphurets and
with traces of antimony, arsenic, or zinc, need
the most, and only the experience of the amal-
gamator can tell him how much to add in each
case. For sulphuret ores with only a trace of
antimony and arsenic, and no zinc, it is custom-
ary to use about eight pounds for each ton of
ore. In place of a part of the sulphate of copper
copper is thought to hasten the beneficiating
and to lessen the loss of quicksilver. Magistral
is not used in San Dimas.
After the Sulphate is Added,
The mules are driven around in the trilla until
three o'clock in the afternoon, at "whieh time
the silver-bearing mud is carefully washed off
their sides and hoofs, and they are led away to
pasture. The day 's work for the mules is from
6 A. M. to 3 P. M., and it is very fatiguing and
The next day after incorporo, another tread-
ing (repaxo) of the trilla follows. Then there is
a day's rest and exposure to the sun, whose ef-
fects are stimulated by one or more spadings.
If the mass gets too stiff from evaporation,
water is dashed over it to keep it sufficiently
moist for easy working. The application of
water should always be made in the early morn-
ing, so as not to cool off the trilla and retard
I chemical action, as it would do if added at mid-
SCHEME OIE1 PATIO IFZE^OOIESS.
MINE.
First Class Ore.
{Metal de Exportation.)
Exported.
Second Class Ore.
{ Metal de Benrjicio.)
Breaker.
(Qiiebradero.)
Third Class Ore.
( Grama, de Llvnque.)
Clai
Fourth Class Ore.
(Tierras de Labor.)
Arrastra.
(TaTiona.)
I
Scrapings.
(Raspadura.)
Washer, or
Settler.
(Chuza.)
I
Amalgam.
( Copella.)
Retort.
(Quemadero.)
Gold Bullion.
(Orocke.)
Exported.
Quicksilver.
(Azogue.)
Bottled.
Tailings.
(Jales.)
Concentrator.
(Planillo.)
Slimes.
(Lajna.)
Washer, or Settler.
(Lavadero.)
Concentrates
rich in gold
and silver.
(Cabezuela.)
Exported.
Tailings.
(Jales.)
I
Amalgam.
{Copella.)
Retort, or Burner.
(Quemadero.)
I.. t
Spongy Silver. Amalgam. Quicksilver.
(Plata Pasta.) (Estmjon.) (Azogue.)
Exported, or
Sent to Mint.
Again Retorted.
Tailings.
(Jales.)
Settling Tank.
(Tanque.)
I i
Deposit. Tailings,
(Jales del Tavque.)
Second Seltliug Tank.
(Oinfrclanque.)
Deposit.
Washer, or Settler.
(Chuza.)
Tailings.
(Jales del
Contretanque.)
Waste.
Amalgam.
(Copella.)
Tailings.
(Jales.)
Concentrator.
(Planillo.)
First Class Concentrates.
(Polvillo.)
Exported.
Second Class Concentrates.
(Polvillo.)
Bowl Concentrator.
(Boliclie.)
I
Tailings.
(Jales.)
Amalgam.
Retorted.
Polvillo.
Exported, or Reworked.
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Colas.
Roasted and Reworked.
Tailings.
Waste.
tency of brickclay. The first thing done with
them is to turn them over with a spade, and
trim up the mass until it assumes the appear-
ance of a gigantic "dirt-pie," 7 to 15 m. in diam-
eter and from 0.2 to 0.3 m. in thickness.
Twenty-four hours after the first spading,
the trilla is salted (inscdmoro). The quantity of
salt used varies according to the character of the
ore; but, for sulphuret ores that average S60 a
ton, the quantity used should be from 35 to 40
liters a ton. Mules are then turned in and made
to tread the mass for some hours, until, with the
help of several spadings, done while the mules
are resting, the salt is thoroughly distributed
through every part. The number of mules
need not be so great as when the full charge of
quicksilver and chemicals is in. The trilla
stands in this condition over night; the mules
then tread it for an hour or two to loosen it
iip; it is spaded over again, and the charge of
quicksilver and sulphate of copper is added.
This stage of process is called i nco-rporo. The
amount of quicksilver added at the incorporo
varies according to the nature of the ores and
the special practice of the amalgamator
(azoguerg.) The total amount required can be
closely calculated from a fire-assay of the trilla.
The yield of silver on the patio is usually cal-
culated at 65 per cent, of the total amount con-
tained in the ore, and the rule is to allow six
pounds of quicksilver for each pound of silver,
an additional 150 to 200 pounds just before
washing to keep the silver amalgam in a fluid
state and to promote its separation from
the tailings, and seven per cent, more
for mechanical loss during the process.
Those who believe in putting in a small
charge at first say that by doing so they avoid
mechanical loss, since the bulk of the quick-
silver is not so long on the patio; others argue
that this gain is visionai'y and does not equal
the cost of putting in the quicksilver afterwards.
Whatever the amount of quicksilver may be, it
is emptied, ten or twelve pounds at a time, into
a doubled piece of cotton cloth, and a sturdy
laborer then walks all over the trilla, squeezing
the cloth with both hands and flinging the
quicksilver in a shower over the trilla, as it is
forced in small globules through the pores of
the cloth. Care must be taken not to fling any
qxiicksilver away from the trilla on to the patio,
and to distribute it uniformly; the rest of the
operation is merely mechanical.
After the quicksilver has been added the tread-
ing begins again with full completeness of mules,
one for each ton and a half of ore hi the trilla, and
continues, with one spading over, for two hours.
Then the mules are again stopped and a hot so-
lution of sulphate of copper is added. The
HALF-SECTION ON C D. j HALF ELEVATION
QUEMADERO FOR RETORTING SILVER AMALGAM.
BOLICHE (Concentrating Bov/0
SECTION
PLANILLO (Concentrator)
SECTION '
Scale 100: I ,.„ ,
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Widih.of Planillo 2 M.e.t[ea
some amalgamators use metallic copper hi a finely
divided state (precipitado), obtained by precipi-
tation from sulphate of copper solution on iron
or zinc. That obtained by aid of zinc is sup-
posed to be distinctly better than that obtained
by iron. When used together, five parts of sul-
phate and one part of the precipitated copper
are added to the trilla. The use of metallic
exhausting to animals not brought up to it|
They are driven around in teams of not more
than nine, a driver standing in the middle of
each team with the ends of the halters and a
big whip. The mules are made to walk in spi-
rals so as gradually to get over every part of
the mass. In large trillas two teams are often
at work at the same time.
day or in the evening, when the trilla has been
well warmed up by the sun's heat. The sun,
indeed, is to the ratio process what hot pans are
to a regular silver mill. The influence of a
warm, bright day upon a trilla is very great,
wliile a cloudy or cold clay retards its progress
surprisingly. The progress of the amalgama-
tion is carefully noted by means of assays
Itentadura,*), which are washed two or
three times a day in the red earthen plate
(platillo) before mentioned. This plate is about
O.lSm. in diameter, 0.007 m. thick, and about
0.02 m. deep at its deepest part.
An assay skillfully washed in such a plate
presents several
Deposits of Different Substances.
The plate is held in a slanting position at the
end of the washing, and the different substances
arrange themselves from above downward. I
First there comes a silvery white crescent of
imalgam (ceja), then a black crescent of rich
sulphurets, followed by a brownish deposit of
pyrites with glittering specks, which runs off
into sand at the lower edge. Below all a half
spoonful of water contains a little ball of quick-
silver. Most of the conclusions as to the state
of the trilla are formed from the appearance of
the upper rim of amalgam. When this is crys-
talline and hard to be worked by the fingers
into a coherent mass, and no globules of quick-
silver can be squeezed out of it, the amalgam is
said to be " dry," or " strong" (fiterte), and the
condition indicates the need of more quicksilver.
When quicksilver is present in excess, a coherent
mass is readily formed under thefinger, and little
globules of quicksilver are easily forced out.
At the conclusion of the amalgamation the
trilla is said to be rendida, and when this is the
case, the rim of amalgam is very fluid, and at a
touch resolves itself into small globules, and
vanishes away. When in this state, or ap-
proaching it, it is said to be weak [dthil).
A white, clear, bright appearance of the amal-
gam ring indicates that it is going well, while a
dark, dirty color shows that something is
wrong, and calls for a modification of the course
of treatment. The ball of quicksilver in the
lower part of the plate is also an indicator of
the state of the trilla. When bright and clear,
it shows that all is well, but if it is dark in
color, and especially if surrounded by a dirty,
furry jacket, something is very much out of
order. Sometimes the signs are all right, but
the amalgamation does not advance. Assays
washed on successive days show the trilla
to be at a standstill. This arises from a want
of salt or from cold weather. Other "abnormal
appearances aiise from too little sulphate, too
March 17, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
is;
little salt, too little or too much treading. Ir-
regularities of this kind can only be effectively
dealt with after considerable experience. As a
general thing, however, a trilla, when it goes
wrong, in treated either for * 'heat," arising from
in i.v. rdosc of sulphate and overworkin
from too energetic chemical action, or for
"col.l,'' arising from too Little salt, too little
sulphate, or too little- treading. A heated trilA
can often be restored, espi ctally daring the
|bld weather, by simply letting it stand
a day or two, by dashing cold wat<-r
over it, or by an application of linn.: and ashes,
Tin- heating, however, generally involves ;i loss
of quicksilver, ba t he BuTpbureta onder such cir-
nunstances seem to attack it strongly, Fox a
■vuld trilla the treatment is t>> supply what is
wanting. This is ascertained by taking several
larger assays, of from two t<> five pounds each,
OaUed '/"•'"• To one "t tin- assays b little salt
if. added, and to another, sulphate of copper,
are worked in a Little by hand, and the
masse* art- allowed to stand in a warm pis
To a third assay no chemicals are added, l»ut
tin- mass is vigorously kneaded by hand for
■-..iii< time and is then left t i itself A benta-
ilma of tin- assays, mail-.' ait t Bome hours, will
generally Bhow what the matter is with the
trilla.
During the working of the Trilla
Quicksilver is added from time to time, as de-
aarmined by the indications of the assay, ami,
If everything goes well, the amalgamation ought
to hi- finished after six or eight treadings.
This desirable result depends, as has been al-
ready remarked, <>n the weather; gloomy, oold,
and rainy dayrs set a trilla hack wonderfully,
ami a heavy rain will often make the mud
so liquid that no work can he done on
it for several days. Under favorable condi-
tions the operation from ineorporo to wash-
ing (iam) can be completed in l(i days ;
while, under unfavorable circumstances, I have
Known a trilla to be on the patio between rive
and six. weeks. About three weeks is the aver-
age time of working. The best way is to pay
the amalgamator by the carga of ore worked
('2'} cents a carga or Sl.tifi a ton is the usual
price), as by this system the work goes along
much more rapidly than when the same man is
paid a fixed salary. There is, however, a
temptation to wash the trilla before the amal-
gamation is complete. To avoid this the pro-
prietor should have some knowledge of the pro-
cess, should give a general supervision to the
operator, and pay constant attention to the as-
says.
As soon as the amalgamation is completed
preparation must be made for washing the trilla
within 24 hours. If the trilla is allowed to
stand for a longer time a further action takes
place, called (lexechOj in which the surplus chem-
icals or the sulphur attack the amalgam and
cause a great loss of silver. In order to guard
against this danger, and to liquefy the amalgam,
the 150 to "200 pounds of quicksilver before
mentioned are added as bano, and preparations
are made for washing and settling.
The Ordinary Settler
[lavadero) is an open box of stone-work, lined
with cement, 2 m. long, 0.5 m. wide, and 1
01. deep, with a platform at its mouth on which
to pile up the material to be washed, a trough
to rill it with water, and, at one end, a wooden
gate pierced with a series of two-inch holes.
These holes are kept closed by wooden plugs,
and have a vertical trough outside to conduct
the discharge to a quicksilver trap below.
At some haciendas of large capacity there are
settlers, driven by water-power, that consist of
large wooden tubs, some 2 to 5 m. in diameter
by about 3 m. in depth, in which revolve verti-
cal shafts carrying four arms. These arms are
pierced with square holes, in which are inserted
vertically sticks of wood about 0.0b' m. square,
with intervals of 0.1 m. between them, the
whole combination resembling a pale fence with
the edges of the pales set diagonally to the side
of the fence. These dashers i-each to within
about 0.3 m. of the bottom of the tub. A
water-wheel by means of wooden gearing turns
the upright shaft, and thus the contents of the
tub are kept in violent agitation. About 0.8 m.
from the bottom of the tub there is a hole about
0.15 m. in diameter through which to empty
the tub, when desired; and about 0.15 m. above
this there is a smaller hole, about 0.02 m. in
diameter, for the taking out of assays.
In the ordinary box-settler the procedure is
very simple. Inside the box, instead of wooden
arms driven by a water wheel, there are two
men, whose business is to keep the contents in
motion. The box is partially rilled with water,
and the men get into it with only a breech-clout
to cover their nakedness, and the mud from the
trilla is tumbled in, a spadeful at a time. By a
dancing motion of the feet, the hands never be-
ing used, the mud is disintegrated and kept in
suspension, so that the amalgam sinks to the
bottom. More water and more mud are added,
little by little, until the settler is filled to the
highest hole in the wooden gate. The lighter
tailings flow out through this hole with the
water, and are conducted by a series of gutters,
well provided with catch basins for quicksilver,
to the settling tanks below. The muddy con-
tents of the lavadero are partially discharged
from time to time during the day through one
of the lower holes in the wooden gate, but the
amalgam goes on accumulating until the end of
the operation. Care is necessary not to wash
too fast, for fear of letting too much quicksilver
run out of the settler, but the mass must be kept
in constant agitation and not allowed to get too
thick, for, if it gets too thick, the lower part of
tin settler becomes clogged with tailings from
which the quicksil vi i rated only with
difficulty.
In tin' tub-settler the machinery at first is
made to revolve very fast, with the tub .i third
full of water, and tin- charge i- th.-n tum-
bled in ami disintegrated at once. Phe tub is
then filled nearly to tin.' brim with water, and
th<- dasher is reduced in speed and kept moving
only )U8t r.i-t enough t-i keep tin- sand from set-
tling, until sr-. . r.il assay*, taken from the small
hole in the side, show that the quicksilver has
settled. When this stage of the process is
reached, the plug closing the large aperture i>
knocked out, ami tin- tailings escape into the
troughsleailing tothfl settling tanks. The time of
>_;..■ of ;KX> pounds is about one hour.
1 re great advantages gained in using the
watcr-powvi settlers. The operation can be
kept up day and night until finished, whereas,
with the box settlers, a clean-up must be made
at nightfall. There i^ less eluuiee for the work-
men to steal, since Only two men are needed be-
sides the ..\ erseer, H Idle the box settler requires
at least six incii. There is less danger of the
sand settling and clogging the amalgam, or of
the quickailvei
bags; ami, as a
better control in every way. The first cost of
the plant, however, is considerable, and, as sur-
plus capital is not abundant in Mexico, the tub-
settler is not used, except in haciendas of the
first class, and I am not sure that it is not of
comparatively modern introduction even in
these.
Whichever method of settling is adopted, the
last part of the operation consists in scraping the
stones of the patio where the trilla lay, and the
• ■lacks between them, and throwing the scrap-
ings into the settler with the last of the trilla.
being carried off witli the tail-
whole, the operation is under
The Construction of the Patio
Is simple. The common patio of the country
is composed of irregular stones with surprisingly
wide cracks between them. The flattest stones
at hand are selected and laid in, without "facing,"
to be smoothed down by natural wear. The
cracks are filled with clay. The loss of quick-
silver is not so great as one might suppose; with
skillful working on an old patio the loss should
not be over seven per cent., a part of which
would be due to evaporation, and a part would
be splashed away by the mules or lost in the
crevices of the lavadero. The earth underly-
ing the patio becomes in course of years well
soaked with quicksilver; so that it sometimes
pays to clean it up, especially if the hacienda is
to be abandoned. Efforts have been made to
improve on this older style, and in one hacienda
in San Diinas the patio is made of brownstone,
faced and fitted with great exactness. The
cost was enormous, and it is doubtful whether
a year's saving in quicksilver would pay more
than a moderate rate of interest on the invest-
ment. In some places patios have been paved
with pine planks, tongued and grooved. In
them the mechanical losses are small. They last
for several years, being always kept flooded with
water when not in use, and being protected be-
sides by the strong preservative action of the
sulphate of copper. I have also heard of patios
built of asphalt and of artificial stone, both of
which seem to be exceedingly well adapted to
the purpose. Various mechanical expedients
have been tried in San Dimas for the purpose of
treading the trilla without mules. Rollers,
wheels, and other devices have been used, but
have all been abandoned. The day has gone by
for investing money in an expensive plant for a
process so radically defective, and the modern
tendency is so manifestly, opposed to such ex-
penditure, that the most conservative Mexicans
have already perceived it.
The yield of the washed trilla is chiefly found
in a pool of liquid amalgam at the bottom of the
settler. This amalgam is carefully dipped out,
cleaned, dried, and weighed. The catch-basins
in the gutter, through which the tailings had
to pass on their way to the settling tanks, are
also cleaned up, and the quicksilver they con-
tained is weighed with the rest. The whole is
then turned into a conical canvas bag (managa)
to drain. The drippings are received in a hide
trough (p'la), and decanted into flasks, being
practically, though far from chemically, free
from silver. The dry amalgam {copidla) left in
the bag is allowed to hang over night, and is
then packed for retorting.
The Retorts of the Country
Are iron quicksilver flasks, with the bottoms
knocked out, and the plugs firmly screwed in.
These are first lined with brown paper, and
then the amalgam is put in and rammed down
firmly with aid of a wooden rammer and a
heavy mallet. When all the amalgam is ready,
the flasks are placed upon the furnace (qiwma-
dero.) This furnace has a flat top, about O.b' m.
from the ground, pierced with four, six or eight
holes, 0.12 to 0.13 m. in diameter, which is
slightly more than the outside diameter of a
quicksilver flask. From these holes pipes of
the same diameter lead well beneath the surface
water contained in a wooden basin below. The
upper ends of the pipes are covered with iron
jdates pierced with many holes about 0.005 m.
in diameter. Upon these plates the flasks
rilled with amalgam are placed, the open end
downwards. A clay lute is then applied
around the mouth of each flask, and the whole
flask is covered with a neat coating of clay,
about 0.005 m. thick. When all the flasks are
in place and luted, a temporary wall of bricks
is built around them, as they stand on the table
of the quemadero, and a charcoal fire is
kindled. The flasks are heated slowly until
the lute and the day coatings have dried with-
out a er ok; then more ami DION oharoOal is ad-
ded until the whoh- mass of flasks is covered
with glowing coals. The volatilized quicksilver
finds its way .lown the iron pipes into tin
water, an. I condenses iii a shining pool at the
bottom of the basin. The ratal in the basin is
oonstantlj changing, and the condensation goes
on until the operation is completed, simple as
the retorting is, it needs care, T<x> much heat
will melt the silver, and cause it to foUou the
quicksilver down into the water, or it may
cause a too rapid formation of quicksilver va
por and an explosion, in which a llask of amal-
gam, hurled high in the air. distributes its valu-
able contents fat and vide, If the heat is too
low, too much quicksilver is left behind with
the silver. When the operation is properly
conducted, the silver comes out in spongy bars
[plata pasta), containing still about one per
cent, of quicksilver, which can only be iv ved
by melting the mass to an ingot. As a precau-
tion against the possible presence of an excess
of quicksilver, the purchaser of this kind of sil-
ver always has the privilege of heating the liars
to a red heat before weighing them for final ac-
ceptance. If, however, they melt while under-
going the trial, the purchaser must pay for
them at their weight before being put into the
fire.
The quicksilver collected in the basin of the
quemadero is not entirely free from silver.
Before being put back into flasks, it must be
strained through a closely woven cloth. This
saves a certain amount of amalgam, called
I'strujon, which is much more pasty than that
put in to be retorted. When a sufficient quan-
tity of this kind of amalgam has accumulated,
it is retorted over again. In the retorting there
is a mechanical loss, from leakage, of a few
pounds of quicksilver.
The Silver obtained by the patio process
Is almost entirely free from the baser metals
and from impurities of any kind. An assay of
several bars gave an average of i)P4-1000ths of
silver and 3&-1000ths of gold, leaving only
•22-lOOOths for the baser metals, dirt, and loss.
From 70 to 75 per cent, of the assay value of
the ore in silver can be extracted by careful
working, though the ordinary amalgamators do
not get over 72 per cent. Some amalgamators
claim that they can save SO per cent, of the
assay value, but this is extremely doubtful.
Of the gold in the ore at least 40 per cent, is
lost, about "20 per cent, of the remainder goes
with the silver, and the rest is recovered from
tailings, or is caught in the tahona.
The loss of Quicksilver
In the patio process is very great. There
is always a flxed loss of an amount equal
in weight to that of the silver taken out;
this is called coiixwnu/o. Besides this, there
is a mechanical loss on the patio and in
washing of at least seven per cent., which the
least carelessness may increase to 10, and there
is a further loss of from four to eight pounds in
the retorting, so that, in the working oi sulphu-
ret ores that yield on the patio from $60 to §90
a ton, the total loss of quicksilver is, even under
the best management, seven and a half pounds
a ton; for ores of higher value, the loss is more.
The tailings from the washer run into two
settling tanks, called tanqiie and cont/ratanque,
passing from the first into the second. A set-
tling tank for trillas of 12 tons each is 5an. long,
3 m. wide, and 1 m. deep. In these, tanks the
tailings leave the heavier sulphurets and a small
quantity of amalgam with the heavier parts of
the sand. The lighter portions of the tailings
flow through the contratanque to waste. There
is a great difference in the contents of the two
tanks. The tanque contains more and richer
sulphurets, while the deposits in the contra-
tanque are notably poorer in quality and less in
quantity. In the subsequent concentrations it
is customary to keep the material from the two
tanks separate until a fire assay determines
their fitness to be mixed.
The Concentration of the Tailings
Is preceded by washing them a second time in
the chuza, already described, for the purpose of
getting out any remaining amalgam: The yield
is usually three pounds or upwards, according
to the size of the trilla and the carefulness of
the former washing. For concentration the
tailings from the chuza are piled up at one end
of a masonry platform {pltmiUcb), from 1.5 to 2
in. square, with a slope of 1 in 10 towards the
workman. The head of the platform is a slop-
ing wall, which leaves space to accommodate are-
serve of tailings, and at the foot there is a wide
gutter with plenty of slowly running water.
The operator {planiUerct) sits on a board thrown
across the gutter at the lower left-hand corner
of the planilla, and, lifting up the water with a
horn spoon, about a quarter of a liter at a time,
discharges it against the foot of a heap of tail-
ings piled up at the head of the planilla. He
commences at the lower left-hand corner, con-
tinues across the planilla, and then returns a
little lower down, throwing each spoonful of
water in such a way that it spreads out without
splashing, and overlaps a little the area covered
by the preceding one. When he has gone over
the whole surface of the planilla in this way
some four or five times, the sand has been par-
tially washed away from the heavy sulphurets,
which have settled near the upper part
of the planilla, while the sand has worked
along down to its lower end. The operator
then removes the sand from the planilla
for about one meter upward from the gutter and
throws it away. The remainder of the layer
on the floor of the planilla he mixes up with
the tailings at the head, and begins to throw
on water as before. When the supply of tail-
tlie head is exhausted, more are added
and the process continues until all the tailings
have been washed, and there is left on the
planilla . i black heap of sulphurets I potvillo. }
In order
To Concentrate the Sulphurets
A little more ami t.> extract the List traces of
amalgam it is customary to put them through
still another process, called bolichar. This us
performed in a wooden bowl, call botfcAe, whose
cavity is shaped like an inverted cone,
somewhat truncated, 0.62 m. in diameter, and
0.4 in. deep, Some boliches arc O.S in. in
diameter and proportionately deep; but, as thej
ue made of a single piece of wood, such large
ones are rare in San 1 >imas, which is " a long
n ay from tall timber.'1 Portions of the sulphur-
ets are placed in such a bowl with plenty of
water, and are vigorously stirred for some min-
utes, after which they are allowed to settle.
I luring the settling, the outside of the bowl is
tapped briskly with a heavy stick or mallet.
This tapping is continued until the sulphurets
settle down firmly and solidly in the bottom of
the howl, with all the water on top. The water
is then absorbed by woolen rags and removed.
On the top of the sulphurets there is a layer of
pure sand. Below the sand there come first a
layer of poor, brownish sulphurets called rola-n,
and then the rich black sulphurets [polviUo), in
the bottom of the howl there is a small amount
of liquid amalgam.
The colas, when a heap of them has accumu-
lated, are roasted preparatory to working on the
patio. The roasting furnace is made by spread-
ing on the ground a layer of wood and kindlings,
over which is spread a layer of colas about an
inch thick; over the layer of colas there is
another layer of wood, followed by an-
other of colas, and so on alternately, al-
ways leaving a central opening, until a
conical mound has been formed. The colas
are put on wet, so as to be more
easily handled. The mound, when completed,
is covered with earth, set on fire, and allowed
to burn out. In this method of roasting, one
portion is over-roasted and sintered; a little is
roasted just right, and the rest is under-roasted.
The whole mass is mixed with sand, ashes and
half-burned sticks. The sticks are taken out
by hand and the mass of colas is thrown into a
t ihona to be re-ground. It is afterwards mixed
with ordinary ore and Worked on the patio.
The concentrated sulphurets are sent to the
port of Mazatlan, and thence shipped to Germany
for account of mine, to he worked in the govern-
mentestabliahmenlfc there. Notwithstandinghigh
freights, etc., the returns are from 15% to 20%
better than would be obtained by sending the
same sulphurets to San Francisco. The for-
warding houses in Mazatlan usually make an
advance of 70% or 75% on the assay value of the
sulphurets, for which no interest is charged un-
less the returns are delayed beyond a certain
number of months. The first-class ores men-
tioned above are sent in the same way.
The Cost of Working Ore
Upon the patio is very great. The following
figures are from a hacienda where ores were
worked whose average yield was $00 a ton:
Cost per ion
Process. of 2l>00 lbs.
Breaking $1 53
Grinding 1 40
Scraping tahonas 13
Carriage of slimes from tahona to patio GO
Mules 1 73
Labor 1 80
Salt 2 80
Sulphate of copper. 1 33
Charcoal, for retortine; and assaying 33
Quicksilver 4 08
Salaries, general expenses, etc 6 00
Kepa'rs. 2 S3
Concentration of sulphurets 2 20
Total $27 58
The cost does not include cost of superintend-
ence nor interest on cost of plant. The trillas
upon which this calculation was based were
small, averaging only ten tons. The expense
of trillas of from 15 to 25 tons would be propor -
tionately less in the items of scraping tahonas,
mules, labor, repairs, and general expenses, and
there would also be a smaller mechanical loss of
quicksilver.
In a large hacienda, where the tahonas are in
two groirps and were worked by gearing from
an over-shot water-wheel ; where the breaking
was done by wooden stamps shod with iron, and
also driven by a water-wheel ; and where the
washing was done in a water-power washer, the
charges in detail for working a trilla of 19 tons,
were as follows :
Cost per ton
Process. of 2000 lbs.
breaking, grinding, and use of tools SO 60
Amalgamator's wages 1 00
Scraping tahonas 10
Carrying and washing scrapings 11
Concentrating tailings of scrapings 07
Carrying slimes from tahona to patio 42
Mu es, and keeping 3 72
Labor, spading trilla, and mule driving 1 00
Labor, washing trilla 50
Charcoal for retorting silver 47
Concentrating tailings of trilla ^. . 2 00
Materials:
Salt 2f>3
Sulphate of copper i 65
Precipitated (OJper 87
Quicksilver. . . .' 4 37
Total S20 91
The total cost of §26. 9 1 a ton for custom work
in this hacienda includes a charge for profit to
the owners on all the items except the four
items of "materials," which were originally
higher priced; they have been reduced to the
same prices as in the other table to facilitate
comparison.
To the owners of the hacienda the
cost of beneficiating would certainly not exceed
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every degree of latitude we travel to the north.
General Geological Characteristics.
British Columbia has been the theater of great
volcanic overflows during the tertiary era, which
have partially covered the crystalline and meta-
phoric formations. The tertiary formations of
the south part of British Columbia have been
greatly flexed and disturbed, and it is seldom
British Columbia and its Mines.
Geography and Climate.
British Columbia is situated between the 49th
and 00th parallels of north latitude, and the
1 loth and 130th meridians of west longitude
from Greenwich. The character of the climate
is formed in the first place by the influence of
the southwest winds blowing from the northern
limits of the trade winds, and in
the second place by the contour and
altitude of the coast mountain
ranges. Reference is made to the ac-
companying map, by which the
reader may properly comprehend the
geographical and geological features.
The Cascade range of mountains
runs parallel to the coast of British
Columbia, and at an average distance
of about 90 miles, attaining a mean
altitude of about 5,000 ft. There-
fore the cold wind blowing from
their summits condenses most of the
aqueous vapors carried toward them
by the southwest winds before
named. The vapors which float over
the range, wafted by the upper air
currents of a certain altitude, are
not fully condensed and precipitated
until they impinge against the Rocky
mountain range and ranges, which
run parallel to them in thevalley of
the Columbia river, whilst some of
these vapors are carried over the
Rocky mountain chain by the highest
currents of air, and are precipitated
on their east side. These physical
conditions influencing the climate
of British Columbia are varied
somewhat in the northern part of
the country, where the Coast range
does not attain so great an alti-
tude, and the cold northern winds
cause a quicker condensation and
precipitation of vapors. But for the
reasons before stated, the middle
and south parts of British Columbia
are very dry between the Coast
range and the ranges of the Colum-
bia river valley and Rocky moun-
tains, except along the flanks of those
mountains, whilst the climate of the
region situated to the west of the
Cascade range along the sea coast is
very moist. The mean annual pre-
cipitation of rain falling measured in
inches over British Columbia is as
follows:
Over the western slope of the
Cascade range of mountains and Van-
couver's island, 50 inches; over the
eastern slope of the Cascade moun-
tains, 20 inches; over the western
slope of the Rocky mountains and
other -ranges, 25 inches; over the
eastern slope of the Rocky moun-
tains, 20 inches. Authorities con-
sulted for these facts are Prof.
Dove's Isothermal Chart, Prof.
Baehe's Magnetic Observations.
The extent of agricultural land
in British Columbia is limited to
the valleys tending along the
courses of streams and rivers. At
present a considerable amount of
wheat is raised and manufactured.
Other kinds of crops are also cul-
tivated, and the dry bunch grass
hills of the interior are grazed upon
by about 100,000 head of horned
cattle and sheep and 10,000 head of
horses; and when mining operations
are carried on sufficient can always
be raised to supply the requirements
of the miners. The mean annual
temperature of British Columbia
to the east of the Cascade range of
mountains is 41° and the mean
winter temperature is 32°, on pas-
sage along the sea coast the tem-
perature would, of course, range
higher.
Magnetic Declination.
The variation of the magnetic
needle at Birch bay, on the east
side of the Gulf of Georgia, in north
latitude 4S° 53' 30", was found by
Capt. Vancouver, R. N. , in the year
1792, by the mean result from 19
sets of azimuths, to be 19° 30' to
the east of the true pole. The
variations found by myself, the
result of many observations made
in the year 1876, and in north lati-
tude 49° (and being situated almost
on the same meridian as Birch bay),
was 23° 22' east of the true pole.
Assuming as premises for inductive
reasoning the interval of time,
namely, 84 years, and the difference
of latitude 6' 30", the mean annual
variation of the magnetic needle
would be 2' 40" in motion tow ard
the east from the true pole; but as the magnetic I that horizontal flows of igneous materials at all
of glaciation from north to south. In no
instance, however, have volcanic rocks of
post-glacial age been met with, all being cov-
ered with glacial drift except where casually
exposed to view.
I have noticed on the coast of Vancouver's
island and the main land that the striations made
by ice action on the rocks are very distinct, and
indicate an ice motion toward the south-
all located round one elevated quaquaversal point
in the Rocky mountains, namely: Mount Brown,
which attains an altitude of 19,000 ft. From
this point the Fraser and Columbia rivers trend
away towards the south. The Assinniboin
toward the east and the Athabasca and Peace
rivers run northerly and discharge their waters
into the great Mackenzie river, which empties
itself into the great polar basin. This river,
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pole must now be close to its greatest elongation
cast from the true pole, its annual variation may
not amount to the figures before stated.
Capt. Richards, of the R. N., assumed the
variation to be approximately 2'. This figure
was derived from the results of observations
made by him on the coast of British Columbia
during the years 1S60 and 1861. I have also
found, as the result of many observations made
different parallels of latitude, that the mag'
netic declination increases 1° approximately for interior plateau of this region there is a syste:
comparable to those of the north are found
and true basalts are rare.
The evidence of the glacial age are every-
where apparent. Professor Richardson consid-
ers that one large glacier, 50 ft. miles in length
and 600 in thickness filled the Straits of Georgia.
Observations made by him in the northern
part of the straits show where the source of the
great glacier must have been ice action to a
hight of over 3,000 ft. being exhibited. In the
west. I have also noticed beds of oyster and
clam shells of very recent formation, located 20
or 30 ft. above high water mark and completely
encircling the islands in the Straits of Georgia;
also along the shores of the main land. This
would seem to point to the fact that a sudden
elevation of the land above sea level has oc-
curred very recently. The shells forming the
bed are found in a blackish, gravelly loam, of a
loose character, super-imposed upon the glacial
drift debris.
The principal rivers of British Columbia arc
the Hudson Bay Co. officials say has a course of
2,500 miles from its source and is navigable for
steamboats for 1,200 miles. But its mouth
must forever remain ice-barred against naviga-
tion. No salmon have ever been caught in any
of the head waters of this river; but in the
Fraser and Columbia rivers before alluded to,
also in Stickeen Nass, Skeena and other rivers
which head in the Coast range the finest sal-
mon are found. The coast and inlets of
British Columbia are also well stocked with
many kinds of salt water fish. A good many
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nlmon canneriefi an in operation daring the
•*eason on the Fraser, Nana and other
inl i large numbei shipped
abroad. *
"I !..■ staple commercial timber of British Co-
lombia u /'■ ■ ■ Thia is largely
manufactured and shipped abroad. I have seen
i thia timber ISvfeet i" length almost
clear ol knots. It grows to the 52 paraUel of
east of the Mississippi river cease to be produc-
tive, and the shales ami sandstones associated
with the coals of the Kast are gradually replaced
by limestones which underlie the great plains.
I'll. . oal mines of British Columbia, ami no
doubt the whole of the Pacific coast, belong,
first, to tli. Lower cretaceous, holding the anthra-
cites «.f Queen Charlotte Islands; secondly, ere
taceons rocks holding the Nanaimo coals; thirdly,
ijuten L'huluttt? liUnd,
Auth-aclte c itl 3 tj 4
Vauwmver* I»l*ml —
Newcastle OmI 3 " 4
Wc'ULgv'o (UllDMlluil
if ft
El
5-
5
.... 35.49
Korth Thompson river, bituminous coal of good
qualitj ; Lillooette, bituminous coal; South fork
SimUkameen river, lignites; Lightning creek
(Caril lignite; Fort George, lignite'- Peace
river and Pine river, beds of bituminous coal;
I Parsnip, Nechacho and Chico rivers, lignite. The
5. OS 85.75 6.690.8H Skeena river is also said fco flow through an e\-
35.49 52.57 1!.?4 .
north latitude on the coast. Further north
white cedar and spruce are large and abundant.
Minerals of British Columbia.
Regarding the minerals of British Columbia,
I shall hi the first place note its coal formations
and coal. A line drawn on the 97th meridian
of west longitude from Greenwich pretty ex-
actly separates the coal-bearing formations of
America into two classes. West of eastern
Nebraska, the carboniferous formations which
yield the coals of Nova Scotia, and the States
the tertiary formation with its bituminous
coals and lignites of the Fraser river and Puget
sound basins. The rocks associated with the
cretaceous and tertiary coals are superimposed
upon the crystalline rocks. The moun-
tain limestone which forms the base of the
carboniferous coals to the east of 97th meridian,
above stated, is wanting on the Pacific Coast.
The following schedule will show the lo-
calities where coals have been found in British
Columbia, and an analysis of some varieties of
them:
d).
Brown3River (Comoi) 4 -" 5
Ttftnt
Union Mine
Eaynes Sound Mine..
Mainland. Br C luii.l.ij.
Nicola Kivsi*
Hat Creek
ChilliwhacM
United States.—
Seattle Coal. Puget Sd
15" 3
42" 46
.95
.92
1.70
11.60
34.70
21.57
28.50
35.51
35.73
35.41
55.50
73.14
62.76
68.2:
6i. ;o
45.97
• Fine coke.
+ 50 miles from miuth of Fraser river.
Other localities where coals have been found,
but have not been analyzed, are as follows:
tensive formation of coal beds, from S^fco :{."> ft.
thick. On Vancouver's island coal has been
found ;it Quatsimo Bound, Beaver
Harbor, Fort Kupert, Albcrin canal
and Cowiehan bay. By a process of
inductive reasoning, assuming as
premises the localities and figures
given in above schedule, we ar-
rive at these conclusions: That
the coals of the north contain the
greatest amount of fixed carbon, and
those toward tht_- south gradually be-
come more bituminous and less car-
boniferous until the coals of the Fra-
ser river basin and Puget sound are
reached. These assume some of the
characteristics of lignite, and of
course are of inferior quality to any
of the preceding varieties.
According to the private circular
<if J. W. Harrison, the receipts of
coal for the past year, at the harbor
of San Francisco, were 840,000 tons.
The portion of this amount received
from British Columbia was only
151,800 tons. When we consider
that the coal fields immediately
trending along the coast of British
Columbia have been estimated to
cover an area of 3,000 square miles,
the amount of coal raised and ship-
ped to the San Francisco market
looks very small, although the price
paid by retail was very liberal,
namely, about $12 per ton. (Coals
in Colorado are put on the cars for
£2 per ton). As a change of goven-
ment has lately taken place in Brit-
ish Columbia, it is to be hoped that a
more enlightened and statesmanlike
policy will prevail than in the past,
and that coal lands which have been
reserved from sale duriifg past years
will be sold to enterprising capital-
ists (not monopolists) on this coast
to open up. This policy would les-
sen the price of coals in San Fran-
cisco and greatly enhance the wealth
and prosperity of British Columbia
generally.
Some 300 square miles of anthra-
cite coal fields are said, by Professor
Richardson, to be located on Queen
Charlotte island. This coal gives 85
per cent, fixed carbon, and equals
the best Pennsylvania coal.
The total thickness of roeks asso-
ciated with the coals of British Co-
lumbia are the following, in de-
scending order: Upper conglomer-
ate, 320 feet; upper shales, 770 feet;
middle conglomerate, 1,100 feet;
middle shales, 76 feet; lower eon-
glomerate, 900 feet; lower shales,
1,000 feet; productive coal meas-
ures, 739 feet; or in I'ound numbers,
about 5,000 feet. The thickness of
rock associated with coals in the
eastern states of America is 15,000
feet, and in England about 11,000
feet. The tertiary coal measures of
the Sound and Bellingham bay are
continuous north of the 49th paral-
lel, and must underlie nearly 1,000
square miles of the low country
about the estuary of the Fraser river.
Localities of Other Minerals.
It will be proper to consider some
of the other places where the eco-
nomic minerals of commerce are
found in this region. Iron is found
widely distributed over the country.
Some of the principal localities are
Texada island (m agnetic ) ; Queen
Charlotte island (clay, iron, stone
associated with coal); Iron moun-
tain, Nicola, specular iron; Cherry
Bluff, Kamiloops lake, (magnetic);
and Baynes sound (clay, iron, stone
associated with coal). Assays: 36.83
metallic iron.
Copper is found at the following
places : How Sound (copper or
eubecite masses have assayed $75
per ton silver), Sansome Narrows,
Dean Canal, Harrison river (purple
copper), Foi't George, Copper Island,
Copper Creek and Homathco river.
Antimony (Stibnite) is found at
Little Shuswap Lake, and at Kumi-
shaw, Queen Charlotte sound.
A very large deposit of quicksilver
has been found on the Homathco
river; also float ore on Watson Creek,
Fraser river.
Platinum is found in scales on
Similkameen river.
Silver is found at the Eureka mine, Fort
Hope (rich ore, bromide), Cherry Creek (rich
ore, assays from §300 to §5,000 per ton not yet
prospected, Freibergite). Vital Creek (Omineca
arguerite) assays S3 per cent, silver (specimen
at State Mining Bureau, San Francisco) Sim-
ilkameen river. Quantities of silver have been
found in gold placers on Francis river and
Quartz Creek Cassiar (a vein which has assayed
§200 per ton exists there), Cowichan, Vancou-
ver's island (argentiferous galena): and on the
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Kootenay country to the east of the Columbia
river, ledges of gold and silver quartz have
been found.
Gold is found in placer diggings at Cariboo,
Omineca, Cassiar and Kootenay. Average num-
ber of miners employed 3,220; average earn-
ings $658 per year; total and actual estimated
yield of gold from 1858 to 1876, $38,166,970—
and calculating on this basis up to the present
time and deducting 25 per cent, for exhausting of
placers, the amount would be $47,708,713 up to
1882. This gold was all taken from placers.
No quartz mining is carried on in British Co-
lumbia, although some excellent ledges have
been found. (Facts taken from Government
reports).
Railroads.
It is the intention of the Dominion govern-
ment, that their contractor, Onderdonk, will
have the railroad completed from Port Moodie
on the sea board, to Savanas Ferry by next year.
The line located by the Dominion government
surveyors trending north, is to be abandoned,
and Colonel Rogers explored line for the syndi-
cate, adopted in its place. This change will
shorten the distance east some 150 miles, but
will increase the altitude of summit level of
railroad over the Rocky mountains some 1,000
ft., namely, from 3,700 ft. to nearly 5,000 ft;
but as Rogers' line runs across the mountains
about two degrees of latitude, or about 138i
miles further south than the first located line,
the difficulties to be overcome, caused by win-
ter snows, may not be greater, and the cold not
more intense.
The Mining Laws.
Any man is allowed by law to take up 1,500
feet along a lode of quartz, and 300 feet on each
side of the center line, measured on a line at
right angles with said center line.
The dips, spurs and angles of the lode can be
followed although said dips, spurs and angles
may diverge outside of the vertical planes
bounding the said claim produced downward
from the superficial boundaries.
The qualification of citizenship is not neces-
sary as in the United States, but only applies
to cases of land pre-emptions for agricultural
purposes.
Any man, whether an alien or otherwise, can
purchase coal land on the west side of the Cas-
cade range of mountains for $10 per acre, and
on the east side for five dollars per acre.
Agricultural land can likewise be bought in
any part of B. C. for one dollar per acre.
Alaska.
The number of men at present employed in
mining pursuits in this region is about 600.
Plxtensive quartz lodes have been found in
Douglass island, near Harrisburg; the assay
value of rock is not high, but the extent of the
lodes and their proximity to the salt water
make them valuable. Two quartz mills of five
stamps each are at work on the quartz lodes.
The geological formation along the Alaska
coast is (Crystalline), clay, slates and granite.
An examination of the coast extending to 150
miles north of Fort Simpson was made by Pro-
fessor Richardson, Dominion Geologist. The
fisheries are extensive and doubtless the same
enterprise which has developed the resources of
the Pacific Slope will make it a prosperous ter-
ritory. Authorities consulted: Professors Rich-
ardson, Selwyn and Dawson, Dominion Geolo-
gists, Professor Dove's and Professor Bache's
charts, and my own observations, extending
over a space of time amounting to 22 years,
during which time my business as land survey-
or and engineer necessitated my traveling over
the region of country before described. To
Capt. Oakford I am indebted for the foregoing
information about Alaska.
W. D. Pattersox.
The Santa Ritas. — The Tombstone Republi-
can says: More than a passing interest is now
being taken in the Santa Rita mountains; sev-
eral important sales of mining property having
lately been made, and good ore bodies devel-
oped in many places. The opening of the So-
nora branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad has had much to do with this min-
ing revival in the Santa Ritas, giving as it does
an opportunity of shipping ores at a profit
which could not formerly have been mide.
Crittenden station, on the Sonoita, the point of
shipment for the Santa Ritas and Patagonias,
is a scene of bustling activity. New depot
buildings, stores, saloons, blacksmith shop, etc.,
are being erected, and a lively town will doubt-
less be the result. Several car-loads of sacked
ore were observed there, ready for shipment to
the Benson smelter.
The World's Observatories. — Some inter-
esting statistics of ths public observatories of
the world have just been published. Their
number is 118; S4 being in Europe, 2 in Asia, 2
in Africa, 27 in America, and 3 in Oceanica.
Of the European observatories Prussia has 29,
Russia It), England 14, Italy 9, Austria 8,
France 6, Switzerland 4, and Sweden 3; Spain,
Portugal, Holland and Norway each possess 2,
while there is only one in Greece, Belgium and
Denmark, The most ancient observatory in
Europe, and in the world is that of Leyden,
having been founded in 1632; then come Copen-
hagen, founded 1637; Paris in 1667; and Green-
wich, in 1765. The Moscow observatory is the
oldest in Russia, dating from 1750. Prussia,
now the richest country in the world in astron-
omical observatories, had none before 1805.
A sure cure for impoverished blood, , pimples,
and sliHow complexion, is Brown's Iron Bitters. It
will produce a healthy color, smooth skin, and is
absolutely not injurious.
Mining Regions of British Columbia.
Although British Columbia is not very far
away from us in California, the miners here
know little of the region, and the miners up
there know little of our systems here. We have
endeavored in this number of the Minino and
Scientific Press to collate such facts as are of
general interest concerning British Columbia
and present them with a map. so that a clear
understanding of the features of the province
may be gained.
To use the words of George M. Dawson, whose
several invaluable reports form the principal
source of information on this region, and will be
liberally drawn upon, "it may be said, without
any exaggeration, that there is scarcely a stream
of any importance in British Columbia in which
the color of gold cannot be found." The gold
discoveries made in 1858 led to a great influx of
miners in that and the following year.
The annexed table shows the actually known
and estimated yield of gold, number of miners
employed, and average earnings per man from
the year 1858 to 1881.
Ann actually
Add V$ more,
No. or
known to
estimate of
Year.
have been ex-
gold carried
Total.
ported by
away in pri-
ployed
Banks, etc.
vate hands.
1858 )
$ 390,205
3 130,088
§ 620,363
3,000
1859
1,211,304
403,708
1,015,072
4,0(0
1860
1,371.410
657,133
2,228,543
4,400
1801
1,999,589
600,529
2,666,118
4,200
1802 )
1803 |
3,184,700
1,001,500
4.246,266
( 4,100
t 4,400
1804
2,801,888
933,002
3,735,850
4,400
1805
2,018,404
872,801
3,491,205
4,291
1860
1,997,580
005,520
2,662,106
2,982
1867
1,860,061
020,217
2,480,808
3,044
1808
1,779,729
593,243
2,372,972
2,390
1809
1,331,234
443,744
1,774,978
2,309
1870
1,002,717
334,239
1,330,956
2,348
1871
1,349,680
449,860
1,799,440
2.450
1872
1,208,229
402,743
1,010,972
2,400
1873
979,312
326,437
1,305,749
2,300
1874
1,383,404
461,164
1,844,618
2,868
1875
1,850,178
618,726
2,474,9^4
2,024
1870
1,339,980
446,602
1,786,648
2,292
1877
1,206,136
402,040
1,608,182
1,960
1878
1,002,670
1-5 212,534
1,275,204
1,883
1879
1,075,049
" 215,009
1,290,058
2.124
1880
844,856
" 108,971
1,013,827
1,955
$45,140,889
These statistics are from official sources at
British Columbia. The statistics of the last
two years, compiled by Mr. Valentine, of Wells
Fargo & Co's express, are as follows: For 1881,
8872,600; for 1882, $671, S4s. This makes a
total product of $46,685,334.
The gold yield there shows a fluctuation from
year to year, which is due not only to the un-
certainty of the deposits worked and number of
miners employed, but also depends on climatic
conditions.
The very general distribution of alluvial gold
over the province may indicate that several dif-
ferent rock formations produce it in greater
or less quantity, though it is only where coarse
or heavy gold occurs that the original aurifer-
ous veins must be supposed to exist in the im-
mediate vicinity of the deposit. "Colors"
travel far along the beds of rapid rivers, and
the northern and other systems of distribution
of drift materials have, no doubt, also assisted
in spreading the fine gold.
Gold Formation Proper.
The gold formation proper, however, consists
of a series of talcose and chloritic, blackish or
greenish-gray slates, or schists, which occasion-
ally become micaceous and generally show evi-
dence of greater metamorphism than the gold-
bearing slates of this State. Their precise geo-
logical horizon is not yet determined, no geo-
logical survey to that end having been made;
but Dawson is inclined to believe that they will
be found to occupy a position intermediate be-
tween the more distinctive members of the
Lower Cache creek group of Selwyn's first pro-
visional classification of the rocks of B. C. (Rep.
Prog. Geol, Survey, 1871-72, p. 61), and the base
of the overlying mesozoic rocks, called in Daw-
son's report for 1878 the porphyritic series. If
this be so they are probably the geological
eqixivalents of some of the richest auriferous
rocks of the State. By the inundation of the
auriferous veins traversing these rocks the gold
has been concentrated in the placers.
The greatest areas of these rocks appear in
connection with the disturbed region lying next
to the Rocky Mountain range, known in various
parts of its length as the Purcell, Selkirk,
Columbia, Cariboo, and Omineca ranges. Other
considerable belts of auriferous rocks, how-
ever, probably belonging to the same age occur
beyond the region, as in the vicinity of Ander-
son river and Boston bar on the Fraser; at
Leech river, Vancouver Island and elsewhere.
The Cariboo District,
Discovered in 1860, has been the most pro-
ductive and permanent. The 53d parallel of
latitude passes through the center of the dis-
trict, which has been described as a mountain-
ous region, but is rather to be regarded as the
remnant of a great high-level plateau, with an
average elevation of 5,000 or 5,500 feet, dis-
sected by innumerable streams, which flow from
it in every direction, but all eventually reach-
ing branches of the Fraser river.
As in all new gold mining districts the shal-
lower placer deposits and gravels in its present
stream courses first attracted attention, but with
the experience of California and Australia, it
was not very long before the deep diggings were
found to be by far the most profitable. Will-
iams and Lightning creeks yielded the greater
part of the gold. The old stream courses of the
Cariboo District pursued much the same course
as their present representatives follow, running
back across but never leaving the old valley, or
running across the modern drainage system as is
so often the case in the deep placers of Califor-
nia and Australia. There are many other locali-
ties in the district, which many believe would
prove rich in the deep ground if properly pros-
pected.
Auriferous Rocks.
In most gold bearing countries, the placer
mines though often rich, have eventually led to
the mining and treatment of the auriferous
quartz from which the alluvial gold has been de-
nuded. In British Columbia the alluvial deposits
have thus far absorbed the mining energy of
the country, but in view of the diminished
yield of the best known placers, and the inevita-
ble more or less complete exhaustion of deposits
of this kind, attention should be turned soon to
the quartz mines. Though much of the gold
accumulated in the beds of old streams may
have been derived from veins too small to work
individually, it seems to scarcely admit of a
doubt that in a region where so large a quan-
tity of gold has been maintained within so small
an area, rich lodes will be discovered and
worked. Vein mining once initiate!, Dawson
thinks, will rapidly develop.
The districts of Kootenay, Omineca, and the
Cassiar region, situated in the same belt of auri-
ferous rocks, in the main features of their de-
posits resemble those of Cariboo. There are
also several other localities in the line of the
main development of the auriferous rocks,
which have from time to time attracted atten-
tion and yielded more or less gold, but from
their inaccessible position, limited character,
poor pay, or depth of cover, they have been
abandoned or allowed to fall into iiands of
Chinamen.
The greater part the gold range, especially
towards the north, is very densely timbered and
covered with moss, partly swamp and tangled
vegetation, rendering its examination very diffi-
cult, and the discovery of the rich spots a mat-
ter requiring time and labor. In this respect
it differs altogether from the character of ground
that prospectors work in this State.
Cassiar.
Most miners will remember the Cassiar ex-
citement of a few years since. The country
was rather a disappointing one, and what Cali-
fornia miners went made little by it. This is
the most northern discovery on the auriferous
belt in British Columbia, being situated about
north latitude 59", and separated from Omineca
by over 300 miles of rough country, unknown
geographically, and scarcely prospected. Gold
has long been known on the lower part of the
Stickeen river, by which Cassiar is approached
by the coast ; but it runs there in light, scaly
particles, like those found in many places on
the Fraser.
The deposits of Cassiar lie on the sources of
the river Dease, and about Dease lake, the
upper end of the latter being separated by only
a few miles of low country from a part of the
Stickeen. The Dease empties into the Mac-
kenzie and this passes into the Arctic sea. The
gold field is about 300 square miles. Dease
and McDame creeks, the most important, are
100 miles apart. Discoveries have been pushed
northward and eastward on river systems con-
nected with the Dease, to an estimated distance
of 370 miles in a region which probably lies be-
yond the province of B. C, in the Northwest
Territory. The Cassiar mines are worked un-
der great disadvantages. Situated in almost
Arctic climate, where the soil is permanently
frozen at a small depth below the surface on
the shady sides of the valleys, and a short sea-
son during which floods are liable to occur; a
country difficult of access; high prices of pro-
visions; only the highly auriferous character of
some parts of the region make it at all attrac-
tive. The existence of these rich deposits are
important as showing the continuity of the
auriferous belt of the country.
It is scarcely necessary for us to refer to any
length to the Fraser river gold deposits, the first
to attract notice, but rich in only a small por-
tion of their extent. Most early Californians
will remember the great Fraser river excite-
ment which took thousands from the mines of this
State and nearly depopulated many of our towns.
It was thought a second "'49" was. at hand.
The gold occurs all along the course of the
Fraser, but the mining is now done mainly by
Chinamen and Indians.
In Vancouver Island, Leech River district,
about 20 miles from Victoria, attracted atten-
tion at one time, and yielded considerable gold
from a small area. Gold-in small quantities has
also been found in other parts of Vancouver
Island, but the forests are so thick, little jtrns-
pecting is done.
Where Gold is Found.
Gold has seldom been found hi situ in the
southern portion of British Columbia, but occurs
in remunerative quantities in placer deposits in
a number of places. These are generally found
to lie on, or in the immediate vicinity of certain
black, slaty rocks, from quartz veins traversing
which the alluvial gold appears to be derived.
In the search for gold placers, the extent and
distribution of these slaty areas consequently
become important, and though only a portion of
the streams flowing over these slaty regions hold
gold in paying quantity, a knowledge of their
position may serve to deter too great expendi-
ture of time in prospecting places probably bar-
ren, and turn attention to regions which prom-
ise better. These slaty rpeks are those which
have frequently been referred to by Dawson as
included under the Anderson river and Boston
bar series of the preliminary classification.
On the lower part of Fraser river, embraced
in the district under discussion, no important
gold-yielding bars or benches can now be men-
tioned, though this was the first region to at-
tract the attention of the gold miner to B. C,
and yielded largely in the earlier days of gold
excitement. Here it would appear as the re-
sult of mining that the richest bars, and those
yielding the heaviest gold, were found precisely
in that part of the river which is occupied by
the slaty rocks previously mentioned. The
rapid character of the river has, however, led
to the distribution of the finer particles of gold
throughout its entire course. No deposit of
of any great extent, as rich as those at first
worked on the Fraser, is again likely to be
found, as the valley is generally quite narrow,
and the upper benches, as well as the bars near
the level of the stream, have been well pros-
pected. A considerable quantity of gold is,
however, still obtained from the Fraser, when
the water is at a low stage, for the most part
by Chinamen and Indians. It is also probable
that the California hydraulic method may be
applied to many of the benches with profit.
From the Thompson, near Nicommen, the
first gold known to have been found in B. C.
was brought (in 1857), and this locality has
continued to yield a considerable quantity of
gold at its lowest stages of water. The gold is
in large particles, and is obtained by the In-
dians in crevices among and beneath the stones
in the river. No rocks of the slaty series are
known near this place, or for some distance
above it. Mr. Alfred G. Lock, in his recently-
published valuable work on "Gold," where
these facts are summarized, thinks " it is not
improbable that the gold may here be derived
from some of the igneous rocks of tertiary for-
mation. The occurrence of gold in rocks
of igneous formation in such quantities as to
produce paying placer deposits has lately been
distinctly proved in several cases in other parts
of the world, and should be borne in mind."
On the Nicola river gold in thin scales has been
found for about 18 miles above its confluence
with the Thompson.
Tranquille river flows into Kamloop lake;
was worked before 1862, and has afforded occu-
pation to a varying number of miners every
year since. It has almost entirely fallen into
the hands of Chinamen now.
On Louis creek, in the lower part of the
North Thompson, gold mines have been worked.
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191
On the South Similk.imeen, a short waj
Vermilion f<«rkb, gold mining Im.* been carried
fin fur ■even) years, though now the Chinese
have Doaaeaeion. The Tulamefln or north fork
of the Simllkameen, though yielding " proa-
peeta," haa never given remunerative employ-
ment further down the Bimilhnmeen gold
-ii found in 9 few places, notably at
Twenty-mile creek, where it waa worked for
s. a yean. Gold in small quantities has been
found in several streams flowing into the Oka-
nagau valley, but few mines of any importance
are there. '1'ho licst deponita of Uiaaion creek
have been worked though the high benches may
pay for hydraulifiiig. Cherry creek, a tribu-
tary of the Shuflwap river, still gives employ
nient to a few white miners and a number of
Chinamen. Scotch creek, Sowing into Shus-
wap lake from the north, baa yielded some
heavy gold, but no mining is now going on
there.
-. In the Queen Charlotte Eslanda no alluvial
gold seems to nave been found, but auriferous
quartz exists in souk- quantities.
Other Localities Yielding Gold.
The map which Mr. Patterson has prepared
for us for trria edition of the Mining am*
SCIENTIFIC I'kkss, shows the various streams,
As much in detail as the scale would admit, but
of course many of the smaller oiks could
scarcely be shown. Still a very good general
idea of the country is given. The following is
B summarized list of the localities in British
Columbia known to yield gold, with notes of
their present condition ao far as can he gath-
ered.
Cariboo District.
Williams Creek and its tributaries McCal-
linn's gulch, Walker's gulch. Mink gulch, Grub,
1 1 r Black Jack gulch , Stout's gulch, and
Conkling's gulch. McArthur'a creek, worked
out for drifting and no hydraulic work in
progress. Lowtree creek, some good ground
being still worked; water scant for hydraulic-
ing. Jack of Clubs creek; all deep work,
gravel being l."J0 feet deep near the mouth.
This creek is a favorite among those which
are considered yet unprospeeted; the impression
prevailing that an old channel exists which has
not yet been found.
Creeks entering Willow river arc as follows :
Mosquito creek and Red gulch, worked out for
drifting but paying by hydraulic ; Whipsaw
creek; Sugar creek; Grouse creek, deep ground
worked out; Antler creek, Chinamen working
on benches; Pleasant Valley, never bottomed or
much prospected, but might be embraced ill a
scheme for draining Williams'' creek; Bear and
Swamp creeks, in good pay; Cunningham creek,
a crevice with 600 ounces of gold was once
found here, several hydraulic claims at work
in successful attempts to reach the deep ground;
Harvey's creek, first gold in paying quantity in
the Cariboo district was found here in I860.
Creeks on the north side of Cariboo lake:
In Nigger Pine and Goose creeks small quanti-
ties of gold have been found; Keithly creek;
Snowshoe creek, east branch deep ground not
prospected; Duck, Black Bear, Cedar, Harzel-
tine, Moorehead, French, Canadian, Canyon
creeks, and Quesnelle and Swift rivers, are all
in this region.
The chief tributaries of Lightning creek are:
Amador, Van Winkle, Chishohn, Last Chance,
Davis, Anderson and Jawbone creeks. There
are many quartz veins, but so little has been
done on thein it is scarcely worth while
enumerating them.
In Cassiar District are the following localities
where gold is found: Stickeen river, nearly ex-
hausted; Dease creek probably yielded £700,000;
Thibert's creek, part still paying; Brady creek;
Eagle river; McDame's creek, the work im-
portant in the region, being worked in several
places and will yield for some years largely;
Snow creek, bench diggings still mined exten-
sively; Quart/, creek and Hosella creek worked
out nearly; Dennis, Patterson, Gold and Slate
creeks; Somer's creek, number of tunnels being
worked; Spring creek, De Leard river and Rapid
river.
In Omineca district are several creeks but
not many mines working. The same is the case
in Kootenay district. The Great Bend country
is now almost abandoned.
Other Districts
The Parsnip river, draining the Omiuei
country, has proved remunerative in several
localities. The bars on Findlay river yield, but
headwaters have not yet been prospected. The
Frazer river we have previously .-pokeijof. Me-
Lennan creek does not paj . Neohacca river
olors; same with Chilacco river; Chili-
cotin river, some gold near mouth. Bridge
river has heavy gold, [allooet river, flowing
into Harrison Leke, lias some gold. South and
and North Thompson rivers show gold. Among
other gold-yielding streams, are Scotch creek,
Main river, Thompson, Anderson river, Coqui
balls, Nicola, Bonaparte, Horsefly, Skagit, Sim-
ilkameen, Okanagan, Kettle, and Lower Bim-
athro rivers, and Hat, Mission, Kock, Boundary,
Seymour, and Prospect creeks.
On Vancouver's Island, Leech river lias
proved auriferous for four miles of its length.
The rich ground LB exhausted, but the bank> of
drift and cement might pay for working by hy-
draulic method. Sooke river, Goldatream
brook, Jordan and Nanaimo rivers all show
some gold.
The annexed table shows the condition of the
auriferous industry in British Columbia in 1880,
which is as far as full statistics are procurable.
It is noticed that no quartz mining is mentioned,
and but little is carried on.
Tramps.
Kamb or Bar, Gulcu,
Crrsev or Rivrr.
Cariboo.
Barker vil lu Division:
Williams' Creek
Conklin's Gulch
Grouec Creek
Antler Creek
Cunningham Creek. . .
Lowtree Creek
Mosquito Creek
CanadUn Creek
HircUcrabttle Creek . . .
Oack of Clubs Creek . . .
Stout's Gulch
Sundry other cla<ms..
Light ui lit; Creek DiviBiot
Coulter's Cre< k
Peter's Creek
New C'eek
Barry Creek
Burns' CreeL ,
ChiBholm Creek
Fountain Creek
Anderson Creek
PerkinB'Gu'eh
Davis Creek
Swift R^er
SlouRh Creek
M< ntgomery Creek. . .
Nelson Creek
Cottonwood River, . . .
Last Chance Creek. . .
Basford Creek
Dead wood Creek
Ruchon Creek
Lightning Creek
Keithley Creek Division
Snowshoo Creek
Keithley Creek
North Fork QueanelK
River.
South tfork Quesnellt
River
QuesnelleRiver, Uppei
VariuuB gulches & ban
Quesnellemouth Division
Q>ie*nelle River, Lowei
h raser River, Ques-
nelle to Si id a. Creek .
Fraser River, abovt
Quesnelle
Hickon Creek and
Tributaries
Desultory mining
Cap mar.
Laketon Division :
Dease Creek....
Thilbert Creek. .
DBfot Creek
McDame Creek Division
McDame and adj<tcen
Creekp
LlLLOOET.
Fraserand Bridge River*
McGilvery Creek, Ander-
son lake
Indiin and Chinese min
ing (no records)
Kootbnay.
Witd Horse Creek.
Perry Creek
Weaver Crtek
Palmet's Bar
Ka Loors.
Tranquil e River
Yale and Hope.
Fraser River and tribu-
taries, Hope to 34
milt) bar
■7! 1,000
24 700
9 800
10,600
6,200
21,300
10,000
500
2 600
16,100
8 400
24 000
$200
900
400
3,700
1,800
5,700
1800
5.500
3 30O
400
700
20,745
4,740
945
1,100
2,200
25,400
444,100
19,300
10,400
11,000
5,000
$30,000
7,700
18,000
15 000
5,000
?t;o,'.
67,000
15,000
Onimbca.
Maiison Creek
Black Jack Creek
Germansen Creek
Vital Creek
Various creeks & gulche*
Totals.
'8,000
120,000
9,100
700
72,700
116,000
2 000
1,000
600
$6,000
6.500
15,000
12,700
5 600
$886,630
Of tbe companies working, shown by num-
ber in the table, 271 were getting guld and 28
prospecting. Of the whole 373, there were 3
bar claims, 178 creek claims, 50 bench claims
and 83 hill claims. Of all these, 21 were
worked by rockers, 205 by sluices, 41 )>y hy-
draulicing, 25 by shaft and 21 by tunnel.
With the warm days and beautiful weather,
comes the old complaint from all parts of the
ooantry of annoyance from tramps, and ;i revival
of the question, what shall we do tu check this
stream of able-bodied vagrants and bummers.
Tbe tramp is a vny old Btager in the world,
and bis footsteps may be traced along the ages
from the vigorous laws enacted against his vaga-
bond habits and ways; and old statutes, as far
back as the fourteenth century, denominates them
"able-bodied, sturdy and valiant beggars,'' anil
prohibited any one of this class begging of the
town whan be bad last resided for three years,
as this would diminish the number of impostors
by limiting their tale of woe to ears that could
know how true or false it was. A statute of
Henry VIII whipped the "sturdy and valiant
beggar" for the first offense, cut oil* the tip of
the right ear for the second, and for the third
transgression ho was liable to bo indicted for
wandering, loitering and idleness, and put to
death as an enemy of his country. During the
reign of Elizabeth, the penalty was reduced to
a long service in the galleys, or banishment on
pain of death if they returned. We give these
citations from an old statute merely to show
how formidable the question of trampdom
looked in an early day to all friends of good
government.
What should be the attitude of the State or
municipal legislation upon this subject, may
require the long and patient study of our wisest
minds to reply. An old code in a harsher age
may whip, maim, burn and banish the vagrant,
but our milder and more humane civilization,
should be as eager to save the idle and reform
the vagabond, as it is to educate the ignorant
and reclaim the thief and drunkard.
But one thing is clear, that feeding the able-
bodied tramp at the back door of our homes, or
preparing free lunches and soup houses for the
idle classes of our cities, or giving them money,
is no part of a wise and judicious system of
benevolence; unless a pestilence or a fire, flood
or earthquake creates a temporary demand for
that form of beneficence. Idleness and tramp-
dom breed vice and crime, and whoever out of
a soft-hearted charity feeds this class helps to
foster a greater evil.
It is also clear that it is the first duty of the
government to protect the good and industrious
citizen from this army 'of idlers, strolling va-
grants, and lazy, dirty loafers who now infest
the land, and render home an unsafe plaee for
life, virtue or property. The home in the
country is no longer the castle where the
mother and children feel safe when alone, but
has become a place where the sight of a rough
lout along the road, or hanging around the
premises, creates a boding fear, and tills the
night with terror. He must be fed and lodged,
not from a feeling of tender charity, but from
the timid apprehension that if turned away he
he may burn the house, barn or grain stack, or
in some other violent way seek revenge for the
non-payment of the tax he levies. Now, a
proper regard for the social welfare and civiliza-
tion will love and protect their homes more than
it will the personal liberty of the tramp ; and,
hence, out of regard for the public good, and
also for the welfare of the vagabond, will desire
some means of promptly putting a stop to his
prowling and wandering about the country, or
burrowing in the city, and compel him to learn
the pursuits and habits of industry. A philan-
thropy which feeds these swarms of idlers and
vagrants, bummers and old sots, and which for-
gets the sacredness of all the homes in the coun-
try and towns and cities, is not a charity
worthy of the least respect. It may quote its
usual platitudes about casting bread upon the
waters, harboring angels in disguise, and the
like, but it is merely a form of charity that
hatches serpents' eggs, and that may turn into
rapine and murder.
Then we owe a duty to the morals of the
present and future. Each adult beggar may
be training a family. in vice. This is especially
true of the idle and mendicant classes about
our large towns and cities, who often send their
children in rags and dirt, with well -practiced
lies upon their lips, and the charity which helps
to feed these paupers helps to increase the sta-
tistics of vice and crime with the advancing
population. In Italy and Spain, where the rich
and well-to-do have been in the habit of scat-
tering coin among the lazzaroni for centuries,
the streets and roads swarm with beings who
never tbiuk of doing a day's work. Tramps
beget tramps, and out of the realm of tramp-
dom comes a harvest every year of lazy Loafers,
drunkards, pimps, bauds, hoodlums and crim-
inals.
I tt< i. ran be no doubt that the chii I
Of trampdom is laziness. Man seems natur-
ally averse to work. Industry, like learn-
ing or a taste for the beautiful, is an
acquired Virtue. It is a cultivated plant, and
not a weed. All savage people are lazy. They
will not stir themselves, only to get a little food,
and, once gorged, seek sleep and idleness. And
hence, as the streams of beggars and trampa flow
from the swamps and bogs of indolence, stupor,
shiftless habits and Lack of ambition, it haa been
suggested that it might be at least a partial
remedy to provide in every city and county, or
a group of counties, a farm, and shops for all
kinds of work, where the idle could find em-
ployment at reasonable wages, and where the
tramping vagabond should be compelled to labor
for his own support, and perhaps acquire habits
of industry. There may be no feasibility in the
suggestion, but there can be no doubt about the
fact that such beggars and bummers as we have
described are public nuisances, and should in
some way be removed from society. A century
which has brought so much light into the world
ought not to be battled by this problem, and let
this evil grow till it curses our land like some of
the fairest portions of Europe.
NEGOTIATIONS are now pending for the sale of
a group of 11 mines in the Swisshelm moun-
tains, Carlilse county, Arizona, belonging to
Adam Clark and J. W. Fleming, of this city.
The claims are reported as being extraordina-
rily rich; the lowest assay yet made from the ore
on the dumps, of which there is about 300 tons,
runs 64 ounces in silver. The district is well
watered and is covered with excellent wood.
A BTSH of solid gold, of the value of $2,500,
is reported to have been dug up in Ober-Lausitz,
the bonier land between Saxony and Silesia.
Its surface is said to be incised with mythologi-
cal figures, wrought after archaic Greek pat-
terns.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
I Furnished for publication in the Mining and SoDBNTina
Fresh by Henry G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[CATALOGUE.l
4636. Ortheclise Feldspar (rock spar) mixed with clave In
the manufacture of pottery— City Pottery, Trenton, New
Jersey. J ha Rhodes.
4587. Orthool»Be feldspar (pulverized) used in the manu-
facture of pottery. (See No. 4685.) City Pottery, Trenton,
New Jersey. John Rhodes.
4688. Sagger Cay— City Pottery, Trenton, New Jersey.
John Rbod?s.
4689. Creim Pitcher made of New Jersey clays -Mercer
Potteries .'uhn Rhodes.
4693. Cup atd Saucer made from New Jersey clays-
Mercer Potte' ies. John Rhodes.
4691. Cre«m Pi cher made of New Jersey clays— City
Potterlea. T enton, N. J. John Ehode3.
4692. Saucer made from New Jersey olays - City Potteries,
Trenton, N. J John Rhodes.
4691. Vase made from New Jersey clays— City Potteries,
Trenton- N. J. John Rhodes.
4694. A. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Jutland, C,
L. Peticolas.
4695 B. Microscope Slide -Diatoms from Santa Monica,
California. (See No. 35 and second report of State Miner-
alogist, folio 269.) C. L. Peticolas.
4696. O. Miorosoope Slide— Diatoms torn Richmond,
Virginia. C. L, Peticolas.
4697. D. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Mediterranean
algie 0. L. Peticol e.
4698. E . Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Philipville,
A'geria. C L. Peticolas.
4699. F. Microsco-je Slide-Diatoms from Black Moss,
Aberdeenshire deposit. O. Febiger,
4700. G. Microscope S ide— Diatoms from Mexico, 40
miles from San Diego. C Febieer.
4701. H. Microsc pe Slide— Diatoms from Pike Pond
deposit, New Hampshire. O. Febiger.
4702. K. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Moraine de-
posit. C. Febiger.
4703. L. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from deposit used
for giant powder, Germany. O. Febiger.
4704. M. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Monterey
County, California (see No. 83 ). C. Febiger.
4705. N. Microscope Slide -Diatoms from Fatmington.
C. Febiger.
4706. O. Mlc 03cne S'ide— Diatoms from Santa Bar-
bara, California (seeN«. 791). C. Febiger.
4707. P. Microscope Slide- Diatom l from Barbadoes.
C. Febiger,
4708. <i. Mi roscope Slide -Diatoms from Stavanger de-
posit. Norway. C. Febiger
4709 R. M'oroscope Slide— Diatoms from Sub-peat de-
posit. C. Febiger.
4710. S. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Lunenburg de-
prair. O. Febiger.
4711. T. Micro oope Slide— Diatoms from San Carles de-
pppit, California. C. Febig' r.
4712. U. Micioscope Slide-Diatoms from Lapland. 0.
Feb an.
4,13. V. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Nottingham,
depot it noith .side of the rjjer. C. Febiger.
4714. W. Micrrscope Slide— Diatoms from Mountain
Me^l, Shelburn, Ntw Hampshire. C. Febiger.
4715. X. Microscope Slide-Diatoms from Lost Springs
depnfil-, California. O. Febiger.
47i6. Y. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Sodankala,
Finland deposit. C. Febiger.
4 17. Z. Microscope Slide- Diatoms frciu Stony Ford,
Antrim Couoty, Ireland. C. Febiger.
4718. AA. Microscope Slide— Diatoms from Ventura
County, California. O. Febiger
4719 BB. Mcroicope Slide — Diatoms from Koanigs-
burg deposit. C. Febiger.
4720. CC. Microtcope Slide — i;iaucophane rock from
near th* Wall Street quicksilver mine, Lake County, Cali-
fornia. Melville Attwood.
4721. DD. Microscope Slide-Rock section of so-called
quartzite from Eureka Consolidated mine, Eureka, Nevada.
Malvi le Attwood
4722. EE. Microscope Slide-Rock section, serpentine,
Poire, o, San Francisco, California. Melville Attwood.
4,23. , FF. Microscope Slide— Rook section— Black Dyke,
footwall cf Comstock ledge. Gold Hill, Nevada. Melville
4724. GG. Microscope Slide— Rock Bectlon. wall rock,
Bodie mines, Mono County, California. Melville Attwood.
4725. HH. Microscope Slide— Rock ncMun, clay por-
phyry, Mariposa, California. Melville Attwood.
192
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[March 17, 1883
The Patio Process.
{Continued from page 187).
25 a ton, making a difference of .$2. 58 a ton in
avor of the hacienda driven by water power in
he way that I have described.
Advantages and Disadvantages.
The only positive advantage of the patio pro-
cess lies in the cheapness of the plant. Rough
stones and hydraulic lime for tanks, washers
and tahonas are procurable almost anywhere.
Timber for the woodwork is also generally
plenty; no elaborate carpentry is needed; and
with a rawhide or two for thongs the outfit is
complete. In no other country than Mexico
would such a process have taken root, and only
the richness of the mines and the want of trans-
portation have enabled it to survive even in
that most conservative land.
Some of its disadvantages are the constant
bother, to say nothing of the expense, in work-
ing with mules, and the frequent handling of
the ore, quicksilver, and amalgam, which be-
sides being expensive, gives excellent chances
for robbery. There is a great waste of materi-
als, and of quicksilver, gold and silver.
Large quantities of tailings are produced,
which must be concentrated and shipped, with
extra expense and with loss of interest on a
considerable amount of capital. Last, and very
farfrom least, is the great disadvantage of time;
four weeks, at least, are needed under the most
favorable circumstances, from the arrival of the
ore at the hacienda until the extraction of the
silver, and this time may be greatly lengthened,
or even doubled, by variations of weather and
of temperature. Even the Mexicans are be-
ginning to be alive to these considerations, and
it is probable that in a decade or two the patio
haciendas now in operation will be memories
of the past.
In the consideration of this process I have
made no effort to investigate its reactions. Sev-
eral learned chemists have, I believe, written
on this branch of the subject, but I do not
know that they ever approached an agreement.
I may well be excused from entering into a dis-
cussion which has already proved itself so very
unprofitable.
Accompanying this paper I give a scheme of
the patio process (see engraving), from which
the relations of the various products can be
readily seen, and also drawings of the apparatus
used.
The Mexican pound has 16 ounces, and
weighs, according to the tables of the Durango
mint, 0. 46024634 kilogramme. This is the
weight referred to in the preceding paper wher-
ever the word pound occurs; the ton is 2,000 of
these pounds. The "marc" used in Mexico as
a unit in weighing silver and gold weighs eight
ounces, or half a Mexican pound.
India -Rubber Oil. — Dr. Beckhert, of Span-
dau, has patented in Germany an india-rubber
oil which is intended to serve as a protective
against rust. According to the description pub-
lished in the German technical press, the rough
oils obtained in the dry distillation of brown
coal, peat, or other bituminous substances, are
subjected to further distillation. Thinly rolled
- india-rubber cut into small strips is saturated
with a four-fold quantity of this oil, and is let
stand for eight days. This mass, thus composed,
is subjected to the action of vulcan oil, or a
similar liquid, until a homogeneous, clear sub-
stance is formed. If this substance is applied
in as thin a layer as possible on a metal surface,
it forms, after slow drying, a kind of skim
which ensures absolute protection against at-
mospheric influences. The durability of this
covering is said to be most satisfactory. India-
rubber oil is also said to be effective in the re-
moval of rust which has already been formed.
The Germania White Lead Works have began
to discharge lead. The works have been oper-
ating about two weeks, and the samples of white
lead taken from the.oxodizing cylinders yester-
day were very fair, being much finer than was
anticipated for the first manufacture. They ex-
pect to produce fine lead for painting from the
granulations in the small space of 10 days.
Under the old system it required from three to
five months to produce good color. The com-
pany will begin grinding lead with oil this
week and packing in kegs ready for the market.
The enterprise has proved a success already in
producing a good article at small expense, and
we trust will prove a great financial success.
A larue body of high grade ore has been
struck in the Monitor and Gore,' in Taylor Dis
trict, Nev. Two drifts have been run just in-
side the boundary lines of each claim and both
are in ore, top, sides and bottom. The drifts
start from a point common to both, but diverge,
one going into the Monitor ground and the other
into the Gore. This new strike is well calcu-
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District at a time when it does not stand par-
ticularly in need of it. Taylor is one of the few
mining districts that is destined to come to the
front on its own merits.
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The Coming Eclipse of the Sun.
Early Preparations Required for Its Ob-
servance.
A total eclipse of the bud
bnt « ill only be visible at
the Mir, I ad, and at Tougatal and
Boo, i'; Thia total eclipse ibould
onaiderable interest to the whole acien
tihV world, ;ts well aa amateora, be the an
usual opportunities it may present for the bug
determination by scientists of all tin
Interesting phenomena that an eclipse •>! bucI
long duration can best afford, f believe it has
imputed l>> astronomers that the total
phase will occupy about six and one half
minutes, which is fully twice aa long us the
of total Bolai eclipses. 01 course,
the value of photography and analytical ob«
■ us by the Bpectroscope, can hardly be
over estimated, and in general, affords the chief
'attractions t«. the best scientists fr ivery
nation. It is well known, also, that every ob-
server has his BpeciaJ work, and however in-
teresting the prospect may be Eor obm discov-
eries in another branch oi phenomena, it is ab-
Bolutely necessary for such a Bpecialty to be
proviJe> I for beforehand, that ample justice
may be done in the matter; for the limited time
at best, that a total aolar eclipse affords fur the
Beveral classes of observations. 1 shall not
attempt any general description of the
value of observations of total eclipses
of the .sun, for the public are perfectly familiar
with the subject from scores of illustrated vol-
nmes, bnt the rare opportunity of special ob-
ien ii ions for an
Intra-Mercurlal Planet,
How < r discouraging it may seem tn have
proved hitherto, is deserving oi the best encour
and I would like to suggest that every
Government would do well to prepare a fine
Vulcan medal, which might, in honor to the
memory of Leverrier, who labored so assidu-
ously to determine an orbit Eor one or more of
the suspected Vulcans, I" termed
The Leverrier Medal.
It should he, of course, a very handsome and
valuable gold pieec: hut it might be still better
for different nations to give different rewards—
sume works of art of practical value, such as a
good-working, achromatic telescope, not lessthan
six inches aperture, properly mounted, spectro-
scopes, and photographic apparatus, etc., of the
best make. Bach Government, should any pre-
sent it, upon proof being made of the discovery
of an intra-mercurial planet, ami the first com-
puter of its orbit, should be entitled to a similar
reu aid or rewards from each country. Any
computations that may have assisted in making
the discovery should likewise be duly rewarded.
It seems to me to require some stimulating
arrangement of the kind to stir up a general
interest in the matter. I cannot hope to be an
observer myself, but having given considerable
attention to the inquiry for several years, and
having great faith in Prof. Watson's re-observ-
ance at Wyoming, July 20, 1878, 1 think it very
possible that an approximate orbit may now be
determined, which may, perhaps, be verified at
the forthcoming eclipse, or, if not, still materi-
ally aid to the re-discovery MayGth next, and the
determination of its period in future. Assuming
then, that Prof. Watson, July 29, 1878, saw
Vulcan at apparently 2° 9' from superior con-
junction, I long ago explained that that dis-
tance was equivalent to 11-24 of a revolution,
and indicated 1,S08 11-24 apparent revolutions
from January 1, 1750 to July 29, 1878, each
revolution being 25.96825104 days, or 25d. 23h.
14m. 17s., and was the nearest approximation, I
believe that could be found. Gaietat's adapta-
tion of the Leverrier formula of the case, which
he failed to see, could be applied to the planet
being in the superior part of the orbit, and
which was roundly called 26 days. Now, then,
assuming that period continued to May 6th
next, gives us 67 1-11 revolutions, or about 13-
24 from the last inferior conjunction, or say
about 2° 9' to 3' past the other side of the sun.
Early in September last I made some compari-
sons of an orbit derived from Prof. Balfour
Stewart's sun spot theory. The period would
approximately be 25.69S26 days, taking 67. S
revolutions nearly from July 29, 1878, putting
the planet any 3° of the orbit past its first
elongation, so apparently at the best position
10" 12° from the sun.
Although the two computations point to
those particular positions more particularly, it
is, of course, of the utmost importance that the
entire range of east and west elongations should
be swept by the rieldglass, and very carefully
scrutinized, as we have no absolute data to
compute the position as required. But again,
in the event of the true period being nearly in
accordance with Leverrier's 33.0225 sidereal
periods, or about 36.3 synodical periods, there
would have been just about 48 apparent revo-
lutions since July 29, 1S7S by May 6th next, so
that the planet would again be very nearly the
2° 9'. Prof. Watson saw it from superior con-
junction. Thus, we have some points that may
help the matter, and in case of verification of
either would be peculiarly interesting.
I will now say a few words about locality.
Inconvenience will not be regarded, of course,
by those scientists who determine to make the
best of the unusual opportunity, and it will cer-
tainly be the more to their credit. It is cer-
tainly a much shorter and less expensive trip
from California than from the eastern States or
Europe. Still ionv -t the !>• -t eastern and
European astronomers and lQ doubt
ii hand where they hope t<> obtain the
best observations. The choice lies between the
as abont \\ . Longitude 140 41' and
latitude S. 7 50/ EO 10 , 01 DOSSiblj Ton
and' Eoa, southeasterly about 10 miles, and
rather south of the Friendly [ales, Tongata<
1 is considerably the largest island and lies
about 1744 to 175 W. longitude and about 21!
S. latitude. It is doubtful whether it in
quite within the belt o! the total eclipse
or whether Eoa is more favorably Bituated.
Poasiblj both maj be included if the belt is 2
■ en in the . I uu rican '■
Ephemeria. There are interesting accounts of
both islands in the " V. s. Exploring Expedi
\ OL 2:i, b\ (apt. Wilkes, 1840 12.
Probably merchants have been much better ac-
a with the islands Bince that time. Eoa
is about 80 miles circumference, and rises to 360
feet in bight! H was chiefly volcanic, without
much Bpace for cultivation, as supposed in 1840,
and rery few inhabitants, while Tougataboo had
a large population then, and has a good Itarbor,
but rather difficult of access. The best illus-
tration I have seen of Tongataboo is in "(apt.
Wilson's Voyage, 1796 8; scale, five eighths ol
an inch to one mile, making a good quarto-size
map, showing the island, ennfl reel's, and chan-
nels, etc. The Marquesas are, of course, very
i Ii nearer to America, and only about 30"
ssi-'. of the Sandwich Islands. The tw >*t
northerly of the islands are apparently well
within the total eclipse belt, but, having failed
to find a chart of them in detail, I cannot give
their names or size "1 those within the
total eclipse belt. Mr. Ellis' " Polynesian Re-
searches, 1853,*' gives an interesting account of
ill group. He says the Marquesas form two
el usters. The s« ui theastern comprises fi ve
islands- Tahuata, Hiraoa, Mahotane, La Mag-
dalcna and Hood's Island. These were discov-
ered in 1595, but the north cluster not until
1792. This division consists of five islands, also:
Xukahira, the largest, Mapan, Trevenian's
Island, Huakuka, Horgert Rocks, and Rob-
ert's Island. The men are a fine race, but war-
like, licentious and fierce, and not cured of can
nibalism, but may be improved now.
A. F. GoDDARD.
Sacramento, March 6, 1882.
Homg Manufactures,
All history will vindicate the statements,
that exclusively mining and agricultural coun-
tries are usually poor and dependent, that the
production of the raw material from the fields,
forests or mines is not the productive wealth
that builds up towns and cities, of at least the
kind that most greatly benefits the trailing and
wage-receiving classes. It is a kind of wealth
which stands in pools, ai;d does not spread out
over the whole country and make the wilder-
ness and solitary places glad, and the deserts
rejoice and blossom as the rose. It does not
thrill and electrify the social, educational and
material interests of the country so thoroughly
as to cause all parts to pulse with life and
health. The reason is obvious. The raw,
bulky, heavy material goes abroad at low rates,and
returns as the product of skilled labor, at high
rates. The difference between the price of the
two commodities is the loss sustained by the
non-manufacturing producer, and no people can
claim to be well on the way to the highest pros-
perity who are content to be vegetable dealers
and marketers, the producers of raw material,
wholly dependent upon the capricious and
fluctuating prices of the foreign purchasers and
manufacturers for the necessities and comforts
of life.
We study the future in the light of the past,
and what home manufactures have done for
other nations and States, we may safely calcu-
late they will do for California. We need only
the example of our English ancestors. Though
England is first known in history by the efforts
of the Phoenician navigators to obtain
the products of her mines, and although
her pastoral and agricultural wealth chiefly
attracted the Roman conquerors, still England
never emerged as a first-class power in Europe
until she had learned to manufacture her own
productions. Then the island became a busy
hive of industry and wealth. England exports
no raw material; and what is the consequence?
The whole land shakes with machinery, and
her sea coast is one long counter, where she
trades with the world, buying the crude ma-
terial and selling the refined and putting the
difference into her pocket. Home manufacture
has largely been the recuperative power of
France, Prussia and Holland, after being pros-
trated by long, devastating wars. These coun-
tries have steadily grown rich — have money to
loan and invest in great public enterprises —
while Russia, whose exports consist chiefly of
the raw material, is one of the poorest nations of
Europe, considering her extent and resources.
Home manufactures made New England, with
her thin soil, granite Mils, and rough climate,
rich and self-reliant; while the sunny South,
with a fertile soil, a delicious climate, but ex-
porting all she raised, languished in poverty.
But the claim of a new era of prosperity in that
fair clime is evidenced by the fact that her
capital is beginning to whiz and whir in her
looms and spindles.
We need only study what the mining pro-
ducts, the coal measures, and a system of care-
ful agriculture combined, have done for the
political and material prosperity of Great
Britain, to learn where the great secret of Cali-
fornia's future prosperity lies if duly appreciated.
There i- m> State in the L'nion that possesses
bo many marked advantages for building
up a large manufacturing industry. We
have wood, coal and petroleum in abundance.
'1 he out-door Laborer rareVj suffers from beat or
OOld. The iee never pinions the mill wheels,
and the path to the .shop or factory i- never
with snow. Then, nearly all the
staples, which constitute the same" material.
can be produced with the greatest ease, and in
the largest quantities. The soil and climate are
adapted to an almost endless variety. Any-
thing in the line of wood, grain, wool, cotton,
silk, ( 'dii'ornia can produce of the best quality,
and as cheaply aa the moel Favored country in
the world. There is no reason, then, why we
may not manufacture, at least (our fifths of our
present importations, ami lay the foundation of
an export trade, that will whiten the Pacific
with the sails of our commerce.
There is already a great demand for our
woolen goods, many mills reporting it impOBsibli
to fill their orders, and yet the bulk of the
wool crop is still shipped east. Last year.
California lluur went to Great Britain, <ier-
niany. China, Japan, Central America, Aus-
tralia, British Columbia, Mexico and the Pa-
cific Islands, ami everywhere at good profits to
the shippers, and yet, the most of our wheat still
goes in the sacks to foreign countries. Now,
any portion of this raw material which we can
manufacture to export, is just so much more
added to the wealth and prosperity of the
State.
Home manufactures made England the rich-
est ami most powerful nation on the -lobe!
Home manufactures made New England the
leader of a mighty republic! And home man-
ufactures may make California the commercial
empire of the Pacific coast.
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ores that they will either purchase for cash or receive
oreB for treatment at their works.
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Patents /\nd Inventions.
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending March 6, 1S83.
273,344.— Automatic Car Brake— Buckley & Jackson,
S F.
273,345.— Car Brake— Buckley & Jackson, S. F.
273,260.— Automatic Governor and Cut off— H. H
BufTum, S. F.
273,407. — Ore and Rock Crusher— M. B Dodge, S. F.
273,478— Rock Crusher - M. B. Dodge, S. F.
273,263.— Pencil Clasp— John F. Foster, S F
273,353.— Rail Straightening Machine— Peter Fri-
chette, Sheridan, Cal.-
27S, 272.— Lantern— John Gillig, Virginia City, Nev
273 355 — Window Sash and Frame— Jacob Gruninger,
S. F.
273,359.— Washing Machine - Wm, A. Hedger, Wheat-
land, Cal.
273,556. — Fire-Proof Structure — Samuel Liddle,
Hamilton. Nev
273,292. — Ga.v'g Plow — Geo Lissenden, Stockton, Cal.
273,380. — Thi.mbi.faxd Thread Cutter— W. J. Miller,
Alameda, Cal.
273,316.— Plow— John O. Rollins, Chieo, Cal
273,395 —Kitchen Cabinet — John W. Ross, Santa
Clara, Cal.
273,397.— Hydraulic Mining Machine -Jay E. Rus-
sell, S F.
273,407. — Baling Press— Henry Tyack, Grass Valley,
Cal.
273,414 —Castanet— O. F. Westphal, S F.
273,333.— Hand Loom— Andrew Wright, Rhonerville,
Cal.
273,391 —Grain Thrasher and Cleaner— Rader &
Malsbury, Hollister, Cal
273,042.— Windmill— Jas. E. Toombs, Tyner, U. T.
Note. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
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Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Grain Thrasher and Cleaner. — David H.
Rader, of Gilroy-j and Job Malsbury, of Hollis-
ter, Cal. Dated March 6, 1883. No. 273,391.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in machinery for cleaning and thrashing grain.
Its object is to greatly increase the cleaning ca-
pacity, and to this end the invention con-
sists in novel features of construction and com-
bination and arrangement of parts, somewhat
difficult to describe without the aid of engrav-
ings, but quite ingeniously constructed. The
inventors call tins the "Golden Monitor," and
claim that it has double the capacity of any
other grain thrasher and cleaner. The mechan-
ism is reduced to the fewest parts, is of the
simplest description, and is very easily driven.
Gang-Plow. — George Lissenden, Stockton,
Cal. Dated March 6, 1883. No. 273,292.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in sulky or gang-plows; and it consists of a
novel mechanism by which the plow-frame is
connected with and supported upon the wheel-
axles of a draft-pole and its connection with
the plow, and of a lever, connecting-arms, and
standards, whereby the plow may be raised
out of the ground or let down to the proper
depth. It also consists in means for connecting
the pole with the frame of the plows, and an
adjusting mechanism for its rear end, which is
so connected as to travel forward and back
with the pole with relation to the frame, to-
gether with the means for supporting the whole
upon the wheels, by which the plows will hold
their position in the land and make an equal
cut in land of variable quality and hardness.
Car Brakes. — Edward M.« Buckley and
Andrew Jackson, S. F., Cal. Dated March 6,
1S83. No. 273,345. This invention relates to
certain new and useful improvements in auto-
matic car brakes, and consists in an intermedi-
ate lever or bar, through which power is trans-
mitted from the longitudinally moving draw-
head, acting through a certain pivoted lever, to
the braking apparatus. It also consists in a
novel means for throwing these parts in and out
of engagement when desired. The general object
of the invention is to make the entire train brake
itself through the draw-heads of each car; but
the particular object of the construction here
patented is to simplify the mechanism, whereby
it may be furnished at small cost, and produce
as. effective results.
Washing Machine. — William A. Hedger,
Wheatland, Cal. Dated March 6, 1883. No.
273,359. This invention relates to the class of
washing machines, and more particularly to
those in which a hemispherical rubber is caused
to oscillate in a concave board. It consists in
a novel means for elevating and depressing the
rubber to allow the insertion of the clothes and
to press them down to their places. The object
is to overcome that difficulty which is known
to exist in introducing the clothes under a rub-
ber which operates in a confined space and re-
mains close to its board; and, further, to pro-
vide a means for easily adjusting the position
of the rubber after the clothes are inserted.
Baling -Press. —Henry Tyack, of Grass
Valley, Cal. No. 273,407. Dated March 6,
1883. Th invention relates to certain im-
provements in presses for baling hay, cotton,
wool, rags, hops, hair, etc. These improve-
ments relate to the entire press and all its
parts, and include principally the construction
of the body or frame, the follower and the
means for operating it, the cover or lid and the
means for adjusting and opening it, the front or
discharge door and the means for mounting it,
the side door, and other details. The object of
the invention is to provide an effective baling-
press, and each of the several improvements
made has this general result in view.
Window Sash and Frame. — Jacob Grunin-
ger, S. F., Cal. Dated March 6, 1883. No.
273,355. This invention consists in a means for
hinging the window-sashes in their frames,
where, by the removal of the inside beads and a
parting strip, both sashes may be swung to the
inside. The object is to provide easy ac-
cess to the outer surface of the windows, for the
purpose of cleaning. AVhen the sashes are fast
in their frames, there is much danger in getting
at the outside to wash the glass, and many acci-
dents have occurred; but by swinging the sashes
into the room, the glass may be washed on the
outside with safety and convenience..
Two- Wheeled Vehicle. — BenjaminP. Whit-
ney, Potter Valley, Cal. No. 272,177. Dated
Feb. 13, 18S3. This invention relates to certain
improvements in two-wheeled vehicles, and
these improvements consist in a means for sup-
porting and hinging the seats at one side to the
shaft, and latching it at the other, in certain
draft irons or rods attached to the axle and to
the foot board, and in breaking the hub of the
wheel, and in a means therefor. The object of
this invention is to furnish an easy entrance to
and exit from the vehicle, and an easy-riding
seat to transfer a portion of the draft from the
side springs to the axle when a sudden jerk oc-
curs.
Automatic Car Brake.— Edward M. Buck-
ley and Andrew Jackson, S. F., Cal. Dated
March 6th, 1SS3. No. 273,344. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful automatic car
brake, and it consists in a novel combination of
devices for connecting the spring drawhead
with the braking apparatus, whereby the motion
of the former, when it impinges against the op-
posite drawhead, is transmitted to the brakes
to apply them to the wheels. The object is to
make each car brake itself by its own mo-
mentum, to make the force of the brakes depend
upon the momentum, so that the braking opera-
tion shall be entirely automatic, and to provide
a simple, cheap and effective device for the
purpose.
Machine for Straightening or Bending
Rails. — Peter Frichette, Sheridan, Cal. Da-
ted March 6, 1883. No. 273,353. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful machine for
straightening and bending the rails of a rail-
road, and it consists in the details of construc-
tion and combination of devices, in combination
with a frame having a central longitudinal pas-
sage, to which are directed the pressure ends of
a number of screw-jacks extending through the
top, bottom and sides of the frame.
Trace-Hook. — Calvin P. .Wakefield, Cressey,
Cal. No. 272,175. Dated Feb. 13, 1883. This
invention relates to a new and useful improve-
ment in trace-hooks, and it consists in a metal
hook riveted to the trace and provided with a
peculiar overlapping guard. The object of this
invention is to prevent the other parts of the
harness from getting into the hook and becom-
ing entangled.
Camera Shutter. — David S. Boydston, Vol-
cano, Cal. No. 272,117. Dated Feb. 13, 1883.
This invention consists in a two-part shutter,
mounted in suitable guides behind the aperture,
and moving apart to open the camera, or to-
gether to close it, under the influence of springs
peculiarly arranged and secured to the shutter.
The object of this invention is to provide an
easy means of opening and closing the camera
with great rapidity, whereby difficult and in-
stantaneous photography is assured.
Combined Thimble and Thread-Cutter.—
Washington J. Miller, Alameda, Cal. Dated
March 6, 1883. No. 273,380. This invention re-
lates to an improvement hi a combined thimble and
thread -cutter, and it consists mainly in the
peculiar means by which the knife is secured to
the thimble, so that it may be reversed and used
as a seam ripper, and also in a channeled plate,
which is fixed to the edge of the thimble, so that
the edge of the knife is within the channel, and
below the level of its sides.
Lantern. John Gillig, Virginia City, Nev.
Dated March 6, 1883. No. 273,272. This in-
vention relates to certain improvements in lan-
terns, and is more especially applicable to
miners' lanterns, having a conical projecting
top. It consists of bent lugs or hooks hinged to
the lower part of the lantern frame, and capable
of being turned inward to allow the glass to
slide upward from the bottom into its grooves
or guides, after which the hooks maybe turned
outward and serve to support the glass which
is let down upon them.
Mines in Prescott, A. T., that were worth-
less two years ago, on account of being low
grade, are now worth from §10,000 to §100,000
each.
News in Brief.
Commander Cheyne, who is in Montreal,
says that he has not abandoned his proposed
balloon expedition to the North Pole. Lieuten-
ant Schwatka has offered to join him.
Joe Holliday denies that he is about to sell
out and leave Portland. He says he is well
satisfied with this city and its future, and that
if Henry Villard or any one else wants to buy
him out, ;.t will take not less than .$3,000,000.
The Commissioner of the General Land Of-
fice has sent for delivery to the party legally
entitled thereto, a patent for Rancho los Valle-
eitos de San Marbos, Lorenzo Soto, confirmee.
This grant contains 8,777.29 acres, and is situ-
ated in San Diego county.
The steel and iron workers of Pennsylvania
intend to propose a plan whereby wages wall be
increased about 15%. A strike in this case is
said to be not improbable.
A Boston dispatch says the entire subscrip-
tion of the Mexican Central railway secur-
ities, under circular No. 4, amounted at the
close to $7,229,500, or $1,197,000 more than
asked for.
The farmers in Virginia complain very much
of petty larceny since the whipping-post was
abolished.
Governor Cleveland has returned to the
Assembly the bill reducing the rate for the
New York elevated railroads, with a message
giving his reasons therefor.
A sweeping decision against bucket shops
has been delivered in the United States Court
of New York State.
Intelligence from France states that the
emeute there is due to the fact that 60,000 per
sons are out of employment. A Times corre-
spondent at Paris says that for the past few
days many foreigners have kept away from that
city on account of its unsettled condition.
There are now at Rome many Americans who
were about to start for Paris when the demon-
stration occurred.
At Ottawa, Sunday evening, a crowd of ex-
cited people collected in front of Professor
Wiggins' residence and began to clamor for his
appearance. As the doors and windows re-
mained firmly closed, cries of "Fraud" and
"Humbug" filled the air, and an attack upon
his house was only averted by the opportune
arrival of the police, who quelled the impend-
ing disturbance, and assured the mob that Wig-
gins was not at home.
Archaeological Discovery in Asia Minor.
A discovery has been made lately by a Bava-
rian archaeologist, Herr Sester, at the point
where the Euphrates bursts through the Taurus
range. Here, in a wild, romantic district lying
between Madatieh and Sanisas, he found a line
of megalithic monuments, averaging between
00 and 60 feet in hight, and bearing inscrip-
tions. They are in a remarkable state of pres-
ervation, and Herr Sester has no doubt that
they formed a part of some great national
sanctuary, dating back some 3,000 years or more.
There was formerly at this place a necropolis of
old Commagene kings, so that it seems reason-
able to attribute these colossal monuments to
this ancient people, the hereditary foes of the
Assyrians. Very little is known about them.
The classical writers allude to them only in
casual passages, and the arrow-headed inscrip-
tions, although mentioning them very often,
have hitherto yielded scanty information.
Rich rock has been struck at the Muck &
Eckart mine, on Else creek, near Volcano. The
shaft is down 150 feet, and a drift has been run
on that lead north 100 feet. Here a four-foot
ledge was found, the chimney being extensive.
Ore is being hauled to the Gillick mill for crush-
ing. Frank Keenan is foreman. — Amador Sen-
tine/.
The Good Time Coming. — "The day is com-
ing/' says an exchange, "when a letter will go
anywhere within the United States for one
cent, a dispatch for ten, and a man for a cent a
mile."
The Santa Rita Copper & Iron Company, N.
M., are working a large force of men on their
mine and mill day and night, and are steadily
shipping copper.
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Thursday, March IF, 1883.
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Signal Service Meteorological Report
R4N Francisco.— Week ending Mar. 13 18?3
BIOITEHTAND LOWEST BAROMETER.
Feb. 23 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 2iMar. 31 Mar. 4rMar. 6|Mar. I
30.226,
30. 15^!
30.194
30.1171
30.102
30 103
30.1251
30.016!
0.104 30.12J1
0.0221 30.026'
30 075
3U.011
47.5
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THERMOMETER.
63.5 I 71 5 I 73.5 I 73.5 j 63 j 58 I
50 | 50 | 55 | 54.5 | 51 | 48 |
MEAN DAII-V HUMIDITY.
68.7 I 64.7 I 51.7 | 55 0 I 83.0 | 87.3 I 87.3
PREVAILING WIXD.
NW | NW | NW | hW | W | SW I 8W
WIND— MILEn TRAVELED.
108 I 103 I 165 | 152 | 218 | 173 I 154
STATE OP WEATHER
Clear. I Clear. I Clear. I Oca-, i Fair. ! Fair. I Fair.
RAINFALL IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
.00 | .CO | .fO | .00 | .00 I .00 I .00
Total rain durin? tho Sanson from July 1. 1882. 12.07 InoheB.
Gold, Legal Tenders, Exchange, Etc.
[Corrected Weekly by Sutro & Co.]
San Francisco. Mar. 14. 3 p. m.
Silver, {.
Gold Bars, 890@910. Silver Bars, 1G@18 $ cert d*s-
oount.
Exchange on New York, 30 premium; London, 494®
49S; Paris, 5.13 francs $ dollar- Mexican dollars, h7 ' rrr8s '.
N«w Vork (4 oar oentl. 120
General Merchandise.
UM.IIv
Crystal Was 15 @17
Stearic AcM - <tfll
Ks*lc - <glJ
CANNED mmiiiv
Assrtd Pie Fruits.
3J lb cans 3 35
Table do 3 5C <ft —
Jams and Jelli' s 75 W —
Pickles. bfgal....3 25(§ -
Sardines, qt box..l 67 WC
It, 1863.
WHOLESALE.
Wci>NasDAY St., Ma
Oment, Rosen-
dale 1 75 <* 3 00
Portland 3 75 «r 4 00
NAILS.
Assrtd sizes. keg.3 75 @ 4 00
OILS.
Pacific Ohu Cos
Ncatsfoot,No.l.l 00 («J 00
Castor. No. I...., - 1 00
do. No. 2 — @ 96
Bakers A A .
Ml £J
Uf Box«i 2 flOftwcl 'JO Ottn, PlagnoU...5 25 («6 75
Merry. FaulliCo.s Possel 4 75 t«r5 25
Preserved Beef Palm, lb 9
31b, doz 3 £5 <»3 - Linseed. Raw, bbl — S 80
do 4 tbdoz. 6 50 <&G — \ Boiled — &
Preserved Mutton iCocoanut 60 T
3 lb, dos 3 25 (u3 50 China nut.es 68
a«l Touguo 5 75 @6 00 ;Spenn 1 40
Preserred Ham. Coast Whales. 35
211.. dos 5 50 @5 60 'Polar
I >■ rib ■ i Ham. 1 tb,
doz 3 00 m 50
do Ham 1 lb doz 2 50 (jyt —
Boneless Pigs Feut
311* 3 50 @S75
2 lbs 2 75 W —
Sniced Fillets3 It«3 50 iff -
Head Cheese31bs.3 50 (ft —
t <» tl .lol> l;.
• (tf 6 50
■ | 7 LU
- & 7 00
- «rl3 00
— WIO 00
- @ 9 00
— f§10 00
- O 221
Australian, ton.
Coos Bay
Bclliugham Bay
Seattle
Cumberland. . . .
Mt Diablo
Lehigh
Liverpool
Went Hartley..
Scotch
Scranton
Vancouver Id...
Wellington
Charcoal, sack. .
Coke, bush — <ji
t'OFFEK.
8andwich Id lb. — (<
Costa Rica i3 ft
Guatemala 12 ft
Java 18 (t
Manilla 15 6*
Ground, In cs...
FISIL
Sac'toL»ryCod. @
do In cases., &
EasUiraCod...— 7 (2
Salmon, bbla... 7 00 @
Hf bbls 3 50 (<e
1 lbcanH 1 121@
PkldCod,bblB. (#
Hf bbls @ —
Mackerel, No. 1
Hf bbla 8 50 & 9 00
In KitB 17"-' 1 80
Ex Mess kits 3 00 ft* 3 25
Pickled Herring,
keg ,1 75 @ 2 00
Boston Smoke
Herring 65 (ft
LIME, etc.
Plaster, Colden
Gate Mills.... 3 00 &> 3 25
Land Plaster,
ton 10 00 @ 12 50
Lime, Snta Cruz
bbL 1 25 @ 1 50
- n
7 50
4 00
1 224
Lard
Petroleum (110*).. 18
Putroleum (l.'o l.. 28
PAINTS.
Pure White Lead. 7!<j%
Whiting ljft*
Putty 4 S
Chalk 1
Paris White..,
Ochre
Venetian Rod.
Averll mixd Paint
White & Tints. .2 00 @2 00
Green, Blue and
Ch Yellow 3 00 <??S 50
Light Rod 3 00 <*3 60
Metallic Roof . .1 30 ■■" 1 60
KHK.
China Mixed, lb.. 4!@ 5
Hawaiian 4I@ 5
SALT.
Cal. Bay, ton. ..14 00 @22 00
Common 6 50 ft£l4 00
Carmen Id 14 00 "'J- 00
Liverpool Une.,.14 00 u20 00
SOAP.
Castile, tt. 9 @ 10
Common brands.. ■!>/ 6
Fancy Brands 7(4 8
M-H IS.
Cloves, lb 371(3 40
Caaeia 19 @ 20
Nutmegs *:>«,• 90
Pepper Grain..... 15 @ 16
Pimento 16 @ 17
Mustard, Cal i lb
Glass — @1 26
m 4; tie, etc.
CaLCubetb — & IV.
Powdered — (ft 12<
Fine Crushed. .... — W Hi
Granulated — @ J ! ■
GoldenO — (5 9i
Cal Syrup, kgs 65 ft* —
Hawaiian Mo! 'aaes
TEA.
Young Hyson,
Moyune, etc....
Country pkd Gun-
powder tit Im-
perial
Hyson
Fcoo-ChowO...
Japan, medium
25 (
40 @ 65
Leather.
WHOLESALE.]
Wednesday, m., Mar.
Sole Leather, heavy, lb
Light
Jodot, StolO Kil., doz 36
11 to 13 Kil 50
14 to 16 Kil 65
Second Choice, 11 to 16 KU ,
Simon Ullmo, Females, 12 to 13 Kil 52
It to 16 Kil 60
16 to 17 Kil 66
Simon. 18 Kil —
20 Kil _
24 Kil —
Kipa, French lb _
Cal, doz 55
French Sheep, all colors 12
Eastern Calf for Backs, lb 1
Sheep RoanB for Topping, all colors, doz 9
ZTor linings. 6
Cal. Russet Sheep Linings , 3
Boot Legs, French Calf, pair —
Gooa French Calf —
Pest .'odot Calf 4
Leather, Harnetts, lb
Fa^r Bridle, doz 45
Skirting, lb
Welt, doz 30
Biff ft
Was Side
14. 1883.
30 @ 32
25 @ 28
00 @46 00
00 @60 00
00 C«72 03
00 ($65 00
00 @56 00
00 @fr* 00
00 <aC8 00
— @57 00
— @60 00
— (&65 1;
85 @ 1 20*
00 (960 00
00 (315 00
00 (ft 1 25
00 #10 00
50 «'H) 00
0 <3 5 50
— @4 50
— «« 4 00
75 (3) 5 00
35 @ 40
00 (#66 00
33 @ 37
00 ft|36 00
17 @ 20
19 @ 20
Agents Now Wanted.
Extrn. Inducements will be offered for a few active can
vaasera who will give their whole attention (for a while
at least) to our business. Apply soon, or address thle
office, giving address, age, experience and reference,
DEWEY & CO., Pubushere,
No. 252 Market St., S. F,
WATER TANKS.
Ovor 700 of our well-known Water Tanks put in sarvlce
lost year. These tanks are mado by machinery, from the
best of materials, and shippad to all parts of the country.
1: u:li piece numbered. No skill required in Bitting up.
WELLS, RUSSELL & CO.,
MECHANICS' MILL!.
Cor. Mission & Fremont St3., San Francisco.
Tills cat reprenontu a Nr. 1 CALF SKIN SHOE, made In
fi.UTKR or LACE— Hll Rises, wliich wo mo manufacturing
with it VlBw lo meeting the wants ofs Unto claim orpcuplo who
mull nave t li u hi-Ht rIiog for thu least money. It Ih cmn-anteed
an to STYI.K, FINISH ami QUALITY, mid will compara
Dtvorsbly with any »fi.oo «hoo in ilio market. In order lo
Introduce our goods, wo will Bend FKEK to any address for
ttio LOW mini ofCi.Mfi 11 iiiilr, thereby »nvlng to tho committer
the largo protitit ol thu Jobber and retailer. Tav ona r-Aia
AND HKf'ONVIKi.-Klt. »—
F. U. WILSON, 332 West Baltimore St., Baltimore. Ua.
Remit ly Registered Letter or Money Order.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
. OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
Sin Francisro, March 10, 1383.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 70, of fifty
cents (50;:.) per shore, was declared, payable on Thursday,
Msrjh 15, 1883. Transfer books closed on Monday.
March 12, 1883, at 3 o'clock P. M.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room Ne. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Strost, Ean Fr-mc'sco, Cal.
NOTICE OF THE APPLICATION
-OF THE—
South Comstock Gold & Silver Mining Co,
For Dissolution and. Disincore oration.
Notice is hereby given that the South ConiBtock Gold and
Silver Mining Company has this day filed with th«* Clerk of
the Superior Court, nf the City and County of San Fran-
cisco, an application for Dissolution and Disincorpo ration,
and all persons desiriDp; to file objections to such applica-
tion are hereby notified to file such objections within
thirty days after the first publication of this Notice.
March 8, 1883. WIXLIA.M T. SESNON, Clerk,
Date of first publlcafon. > C. Z SOULE,
March 16, 1883. I Deputy Clerk.
WHITTEM.ORE & McEEE, Attorneys for Petitioners.
Mining Compapies.
Persons interested in Jnco:porattons will
do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE O? T1IS
Ken tuck M.ning Company.
Sau Fruoisoo, Uarcti t, 168&
At a meeting 0! the 11 >ar.l of Directors of the above-
named Company, hold this diy, Dividend No. 35, of Ten
Ccnta (10c) persnure, wasueclarcd, payable on MONDAY,
March Hi, 1h83. Transfer books closed on Tuesday,
March 18, 1SS3, at 3 j'clnck r. 11
J. w. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pino Street, San Fiancisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francieco, March 1, 1S83.
A', a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Cotnpanv, held this day, Dividend No. 52, of
Twenty-five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable
on MONDAY, March 12, 1883, at the office in this city,
or at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, in New
York. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 20 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, March -2, 18S3.
At a meeting of (he Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 7, of Twenty -
five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable on
TUESDAY, March 13, 18S3. Transfer books closed
on Wednesday, March 7, 1883, at 3 o'clock, p. m.
J. W. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 15, No. 310 Pine Btreet, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Silver Kins: Mining Company
San Francisco, March 12, 1883
At a m'jetin^ of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, a Div deud (No. 39) of
Twenty-five Cents (25n.) per share was declared, payable
on THURSDAY, 'March 15, 1883, at the office of the
Company, Room 19, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, Cal. Transfer Eooke will close March 9,
1883, at 12 41.
JOSE"H NASH, Secretary.
Cash in Advance.
Our terms are cash in advance for thib paper
New names will not be entered on our printed list
until payment is made.. Feb. 1, 1883.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON
No. 45 Fremont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp
It has no Stems, Cams, or Tappets, and adjusts itself to
the wear of the ShoeB and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability and effective working,
It exceeds anything ever presented to the public, and will do
the work of five stamps with one-fourth the power. Awarded
First Premium and Modal at Mechanics' Fair, 13. F., 1880.
Manufactured by
F. A. HUNTINGTON, | FR4SER & CHALMERS,
45 Fremont St., S. F., Cal. | U5 Fulton St., Chicago, 111.
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Engines
aad Mining Machinery of all kinds. Send for circulars.
F. A. HUNTIH&ION,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisoo. Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This machine requires less power, less care or attention, and is less liable to get out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery,
(t^ Send for Circulars. =^g
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coasc.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HTTWTINGTON,
No- 40 Fremont Street, San Francisco
198
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 17, 18S3
!jl apd jviachijie llforte.
F. P. BACON, Pres. O. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairars of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDBFS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery. Port-
able, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
iaTAptents for C. H. Baker's Mining; Horae Power;
Bishop's Mining Pump Apparatus; CI. H. Baker' 6 Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are uow prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Slumping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, GAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works.
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Ratea
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE.*^*
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Mining Machinery. Brodie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, i tons per hour $450 00
" 2 " 6 " 625.00
"■ 3 " S " " " 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Be3t Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Price3.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tinks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANPFACTURBR8 OP CASTINGS OF BVBRY BBSORIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Ccmstock Shaft Lantern.
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Comstock
For sale at wholesale by
Holtirooi:. Merrill & Stetson,
or. Beale & MarketJSte.,
SAN FBANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co. , Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
* PARKE & LACY. ProDrietora. '
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and H< istlnjr Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
tST Catalogues furnished on Application, jar
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, . Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Eock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELL).
^LA.OHIIIsrE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MTNTNQ AMD OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, Jor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
[Successors to MOREY & SPERRY,!
Manufacturers of all kindH of—
WAREROOMS :
»94 Liberty St., Mew York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WOUKS :
Newburg, - New York,
o
The Foundry and Machine Shop bavitg Vieen enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the moat improved patterns QUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
llOSSrS IMPROVED PU.Vffil.Ea,
For WET or DRY Crumbing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'3 IMPROVED PULVERIZER
The Balls revolve Horizonfallr without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 Ili3., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weight 3.00U llis.
Concentrating Mills. Bock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Boasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery, Engines and Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
33 Buckets. Safety Cages The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 2S0 II*. THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS,. Concentrating Biffles for MUIb and Hy-
draulic Sluices.
Steel SHOES and D IES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Semi for Catalogue.
A'ldreas,
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, Bound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEABING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worm. CHESTER, Pa. 401 library it., PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
f7. H TAYLOR, Pies't JOSEPH MOOBE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Bhanohhs,
Steamboat. Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, ot all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron' or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and[none
hut first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moat approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any Bize
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Da7y
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many featureB that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No otner furnaces can compare with these for dura-
bility and In capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
gards coutinuous running, economy of fuel, grade and
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or stone work, except that for the crucible,
thus saving great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this classof machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application .
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN,
Macline anft
Engine Worte, ]
109 & 111 Bea'eSt., i
SAK FRANCISCO. \
A CHEAP 0REJ>ULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
March 17, 1883 J
Mining and Scientific Press.
199
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
AIR COMPRESSOR.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actioa of the valvea at any Bpeed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all tho valves by removing air chest
cov jrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut tho valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside-of cylinders.
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warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
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That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
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VOLUME XLVI
Number 12.
The Eureka Planer and Smoother.
ngraving on this page shows the " Eu-
reka" surface planing machine, which has been
improved and perfected aa experience and prac-
tical use by experts have suggested, until, fur
general planing, requiring stiffness, durability,
and speed in changing from one side to another,
it is claimed tn surpass all others at the price in
the market. The machine weighs heavily, and
llv a big planer in a email way. Nothing
will illustrate the solidity better than to say it
will take a fine finishing cut, doing the very
smoothest work; a few turns of the wheel Low-
, | the bed, and a out five eighths deep on hard
u I c ut be taken. There are two sizes made,
18$ inches wide and -J4.V inches wide, and they
will work in either hard or soft wood.
The design for frame is best adapted for
Strength and strain, and is east all in one piece.
The bed being also cast in one piece, and the
way it is dovetailed into the frame makes it a
very stiff' machine for all kinds of hard and soft
lumber, and makes what mill men all look for,
a cut free from ridges, and difficult to distinguish
from that of the hand plane. The boxes for
cylinder and rolls being cast on the machine
makes very solid and rigid bearing, free from all
vibration. The cylinder is of refined, wrought
iron with twisted journals, and the bearings are
long and lined with genuine babbitt. A pressure
bar goes on each side of the cylinder, thus in-
suring steadiness, even when planing short or
thin stuff. The pressure bars are self-adjusting,
always regulating themselves to the various
lumber being planed. The changing of the
machine to cut different thicknessess is quick
and simple, the bed being raised and lowered by
a single hand wheel. The feed rolls and cylinder
being in stationary boxes, are always the same,
and when the bed is raised or lowered, a glance
at an index on side shows the thickness to be
planed, and requires no further setting.
The four feed rolls are extra large, the front
one being fluted, and are given extra pressure
by double coil springs. The friction rolls in
table are easily adjustable. The gearing is
strong, and every device introduced to make a
Strang, relidble feed. It planes from one-six-
teenth to six inches thick, and either eighteen
inches or twenty four inehes wide. A counter
shaft is furnished if needed and can be either
placed on the floor or under, as most convenient.
The counter shaft has a flanged pulley on it to
run to loose and tight on machine, thus stop-
ping or starting the feed. The Berry & Place
Machine Co., of this city, take particular pains
in recommending this machine, which they
guarantee to be a first-class one.
Mill Sites.
Mill sites are recognized by Sec. 2337 of the
Revised Statutes, where the land is non-min-
eral, and is used by the owner of a vein or lode,
and may be included in an application for a
patent for such vein or lode, and can be
patented with it, subject to the saftie preliminary
requirements as to survey and notice as are
applicable to veins or lodes; and the owner of a
quartz mill or reduction works, not owning a
mine or connection therewith, may also receive
a patent for his mill site, as provided in the sec-
tion.
There is this to remember, however : The
corded in connection with lode claims by the
proprietors thereof, whereby the land was legally
appropriated; and, hence, that their prior loca-
tion precluded location of the town site.
The Secretary of the Interior, on an appeal,
reversed this decision of the Commissioner. The
applications lie held were by virtue of the pro-
vision under which there can be no mill site
unless there is a lode or vein to which it may
attach. The Secretary held to have the mill
sites excluded from the entry of the town sites.
Title must be first established to the mill sites.
To do this the ownei'3 must show the non-
mineral character of the ground. The Secre-
tary thought this was not done, as not less than
cation was not made for mill site purposes, bu1
to secure the same for town site purposes. This
I think is quite apparent from the evidence.
I think, as full opportunity was given to
establish the title, there ought to be no further
delay in this matter, and the patent for the
town site ought to issue to the proper authori-
ties, if their proceedings have been regular. It
lias been urged that if this town site is on min-
eral land, the entry ought to be canceled. That
a town site may be located on mineral land can-
not now be questioned. What arc the lights
of the lot-owners and mineral claimants within
the boundaries of such town site, after entry,
is a somewhat difficult question.
THE EUREKA PLANING AND SMOOTHING MACHINE.
The copper mines of Arizona are at present
returning larger profits upon the capital em-
ployed than is made in any other investment.
The use of copper in the arts and the varied
industries of the country is increasing. Most
Arizona copper properties are far from railroad
communication, and, notwithstanding the heavy
expense of reduction, they are paying large
dividends where energetically worked.
Minks now being opened by A. W. Callen,
in Walnut Grove district, Arizona, have a
healthy appearance. Everything is in readi-
ness for the new mill.
Concentrating works are to be erected on
the Conway Castle property, near Galena, Idaho,
Upper Wood river.
location of a mill site upon the public land of
the United States does not operate as an appro-
priation thereof, so as to reserve it from town
site location. The mill site men must show
location, title and compliance with law as re-
gards both lode and mill site, as required in a
court of justice to establish such a claim.
Town sites may be located on mineral land.
The question of relative legal rights of the town
site and mineral claimant, as to occupation or
possessory title to the surface, is not settled by
any Land Office rules, but is left to courts of
competent jurisdiction. It is the practice of
the Interior Department of inserting in town
site and mineral land patents mutual clauses of
reservation.
Some time since certain mill site owners pro-
tested against certain town site locators in Col-
orado, to prevent an issuance of patent. The
Commissioner of the General Land Office de-
cided that the land in question was noiv-mineral;
that the mill sites were duly located and re-
lb' lode claims were marked on the map of the
town.
The Secretary says: It is true that the stat-
ute is silent as to the location of mill sites; but
it is not unreasonable to sux>pose such location
must be made substantially as that of a mining
claim. Such mill site location must be made
by the owner or proprietor of a lode or a quartz
mill or reduction works. The letter of the
statute would seem to require that such mill
site ought to be used in connection with such
lode for mining or milling purposes, before
a legal location can be made; it is not, however,
necessary to determine that question in this
case, for there is no proof that the protest-
ants were the proprietors of any vein or lode.
The protestants did not introduce location cer-
tificates of lodes, and, in connection with
such, lodes, the mill site locations; but
there is no evidence that the lodes were
taken in accordance with law; it does not
appear that the locator complied with the local
laws or the United States statutes concerning
such location and the development of such
lodes. Much has been said with regard to the
good faith of the protestants as to the location
of the mill sites, and it is charged that such lo-
Taste and Odor of Minerals.
The chief of the so called chemical characters
of minerals, or those which depend upon chemi-
cal composition, are taste, odor, solubility, fusi-
bility and volatility.
Taste is a character of great importance in
the case of some minerals. Thus, cyanosite,
goslarite, melanterite.Jhalite, or common salt,
kalinite, nitre, nitratite, and a few other min-
eral substances, may be at once known by their
taste, which is in each case very characteristic.
The chief varieties of taste observed in mineral
substances are as follows;
a. Metallic — the taste of native metals.
6. Metallic astringent— the taste of the vit-
riols.
c. Sweetish astringent— the taste of alum.
((. Saline — the taste of common salt.
e. Alkaline — the taste of nitrate of soda.
/. Cooling— the taste of nitre.
//. Bitter -the taste of epsom salts.
h. Sour— the taste of sulphuric acid.
The only minerals which have distinct taste
are those which are soluble in water.
Odor is occasionally of importance. Thus
many minerals containing alumina or magnesia
give off a peculiar earthy smell when breathed
upon; others which contain sulphur or arsenic
when broken, rubbed or heated, yield a charac-
teristic smell. The chief varieties of odor are the
following :
a. Alliaceous — the odor of garlic. It is ob-
served on rubbing, heating or breaking ores
containing arsenic.
/>. Horseradish odors— the odor of decaying
horseradish. It is observable on heating or
melting substances containing selenium.
c. Sulphurous -the odor of burning sulphur,
observable on heating, breaking, etc., many
substances containing sulphur.
(I. Fetid — the odor of rotten eggs. It is
given off' by some varieties of quartz, barytes
and limestone when broken or rubbed.
e. Argillaceous— clayey. It is given off by ser-
pentine and other substances containing mag-
nesia.
Instantaneous Formation of Steam.— A
firm in Paris, France, have patented an in-
vention for the instantaneous formation of
steam, which permits for its use at once in the
cylinder of the engine. A pump sends the re-
quired quantity of liquid between two plate
surfaces, which are heated, and between which
there is only a capillary space. The liquid
spreading in a thin layer evaporates at once,
without going into the so-called spheroidal
state, and this steam acts in the cylinder as
fresh formed steam. The speed of the pump
is regulated by the engine, the pump being con-
nected with the shaft of the engine.
All is life and bustle in Walker district, Ari-
zona. A great many houses are being built.
The reduction works will be started in a very
short time.
Silvek and copper mines were recently dis-
covered north of Window, on the A. P. rail-
road, in formation similar to Silver Reef dis
trict, Utah.
302
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 24, 1883
Correspondence
Saving Flour Gold.
Editors Press: — In the Press issue of the
10th inst., in reply to Mr. F. W. Noble's letter,
you give the best method of saving fine gold of
which you " have any knowledge." I am a lit-
tle interested in this subject, and with your per-
mission, would like to say a few words in re-
gard to it in your valuable paper.
Mr. Noble's statement that the gold on Snake
river is free from iron rust may be correct, yet
I do not believe that gold is found in gravel
mines with a clean metallic surface. The sur-
face of gold, when perfectly clean, has a strong
affinity for mercury; but mercury, in its turn,
must have a live, or bright surface; that is, be
free from oxide before amalgamation can take
place.
The silvered and mercurial plate, without
doubt, has some advantages over the ordinary
amalgamated copper plates, but, unfortunately,
by a constant grinding, similar to that produced
by a sand blast, these plates become coated with
flour mercury, which has a great affinity for oxy-
gen, thus retarding or utterly preventing amal-
gamation of fine gold. To prevent this, how-
ever, sodium amalgam has been used to great
advantage. Again, these plates, when placed in
the bottom of a sluice box having a great fall,
will be found soon worn out, and retaining little
or no gold. If the box, however, has but little
fall, the surface of the plates will soon be cov-
ered with a layer of magnetic iron sand that pre-
vents the gold from coming in contact with the
mercury.
It is well known among miners that running
water will cany with it fine particles of gold in
suspension, and that muddy water holds a larger
percentage of these particles; that they are usu-
ally flakey or flattened, rendering them buoy-
ant; thus, being lighter than the sand, they are
readily carried away with it. If an ounce of
pulverized gold-leaf, for instance, and the same
weight of finely pulverized marble are let fall
from the same hight, the gold will be found
floating in the air, on account of its flakey na-
ture, when the marble has all settled on the
ground. ^
To this flattened or flakey condition, more
than to any other thing, can be attributed the
great loss of flour gold. The majority of placer
mines are now, and always have been, richer in
flour gold than in coarse gold, and how to save
fine gold has always been a very important
question.
Inventors have given much valuable time,
and spent a considerable amount of money in
the construction of gold-saving machines; how-
ever, little is known as to the results. I cer-
tainly side with you in regard to "toy ma-
chines," also that the best results cannot be ob-
tained through carelessness and inexperience.
I am thoroughly satisfied that a very high per-
centage of flour gold can be saved, as such has
been precisely demonstrated at the placer mines
of the Santa Rita mountains, Pima county, A.
T., by an invention of a new principle, as I un-
derstand, in which specific gravity plays no
part. The company making use of the inven-
tion are said to be thoroughly satisfied with
its workings, saving besides coarse gold S5 to
90 per cent, of the flour gold that otherwise
would have been lost. I am not personally ac-
quainted with any member of the company, but
am told Mr. R. R. Richardson, of this city, is
its president. If Mr. Noble, or any other
miner who is interested in £the saving of flour
gold, will make inquiries of [the above named
gentlemen, perhaps they may obtain some valua-
ble information, as the company do not make a
secret of their success. F. A. Odermatt, Jr.
Tucson, Arizona, March 13, 1883.
A New Elkctric Generator. — A new meth-
od of generating electricity has been discovered
by Dr. Brand of La Rochelle. He has an electro-
generative torch or candle which yields a current
of electiicity in the act of burning. It is thus
described; It is prepared by making a paste of
coal dust and molasses and molding it into a stick
which serves as the inflammable wick of a candle.
This rod is then covered with asbestos in a thin
sheet, and dipped into fused nitrate of potash
until a good thick coating of the nitrate adheres.
The wick being ignited it burns away, and a
current of electiicity is drawn from the candle
by wires inserted into the nitrate and the coaly
wick. It is stated that Dr. Brand is experiment-
ing to construct a fireplace so that the fuel burn-
ing in it will develop an electric current sufficient
to ring electric bells or charge an accumulator
and thus give light also. The discovery is as
yet in its infancy, but scientific men in Europe
think it will lead eventually to great results.
An Asbestos Balloon. — A fire-balloon has
been made, in which the lower part is construct-
ed of asbestos cloth, while the upper part is
covered with a fire-proof solution. A spirit-
lamp is used to supply the hot air for inflating
it, and, being fire-proof, there is no risk as with
ordinary hot-air balloons. The system is said to
be specially valuable for war balloons, as a sup-
ply of spirit can be easily carried where it would
be difficult to take the appliances for preparing
gas.
Peabody.
A Live Company Makes a Live Camp.
From Mr. M. H. Smith, until recently a
dweller in Tombstone, but now a business" man
in the new town at the Peabody mine, a re-
porter on the Republican learned the following
facts:
The Peabody Company, under its new pur-
chasers and the able management of Mr. John-
son, the general manager of the concern, have
to a great extent torn down, overhauled, re-
modeled and rejuvinated the entire affairs at
the mines and smelter. The smelter has been
taken down and removed from its old site to
within about 150 feet of the mouth of the mine.
The water supply has been augmented and a
steam pump has been put in which elevates the
water to a hight of 80 feet above the town,
where an immense tank has been put up which
will supply the mine, smelter and population.
Another smelter has been ordered, and both
of them will be in running order about the 5th
of April. They are so arranged that the ore as
hoisted from the mine is hauled on a tramway,
upon whioh the car runs to the rock breaker
and deposits the ore, which, after having
passed through the crusher, falls into a bin
near the smelters, from whence it goes into the
furnace and comes out black copper.
The developments on the Dreadnaught mine
are not favorable. A contract has been let to
sink 100 feet on the Copper King, which is
a promising location. The company have 103
men on the pay roll, among whom is not one
Mexican or Chinaman. They pay four dollars
per day for jtop and bottom men, and do not
propose to debase their countrymen by bring-
ing them into competition with cheap labor of
any nationality.
The owners of the property are Lake Su
perior copper men with immense capital. Mr.
Johnson, the general manager, has had 20
years' experience in the mines of Lake Superior,
and knows just what he is about. He is also a
heavy owner in the company. The people there
all speak in the highest terms of the man. To
show what sort of a man he is, a brief recital of
the foundation of the new town is necessary.
When the smelter was removed from its old
site, three miles away from the mine, that
event destroyed the prospects of Russelville,
the old town; so people began to cast about
them for a new location. They hit upon a
place one fourth of a mile from the Peabody
mine. The lay of the ground was most eligible
for building purposes, but the surface belonged
to mining locations. To settle all questions,
the owners deeded the surface to Mr. Johnson
in trust for actual settlers, and Mr. J. G. Parke,
late of Tombstone, the company's engineer,
went to work and surveyed the place off into
blocks, lots and streets.
The streets run with the cardinal points of
the compass, and are SO feet wide. The lots
are 30x150 feet, and each block has an alley-
way through the center 20 feet wide. When
300 bona fide settlers have located and built
upon lots which they are allowed to locate, a
petition will be made to the probate judge to
the property, and they will be assessed pro rata
to pay the cost of survey, records, deeds, etc.,
when the remainder will belong to the town
site company and will be sold by them. Thus
it will be seen that there will be no contest over
the matter with any one, and every person will
get a good title to their property for a nominal
sum. Mr, Parke is deserving of a portion of
the credit for this happy solution of the
town site question along with Mr. Johnson.
The town has now a population of 300 people
and building and improvements are the order
of the day. There are seven business houses
that now pay license, and this number will be
greatly added to as men get up houses and the
necessary improvements. Mr. Smith has built
an elegant saloon, which has just been opened,
and Andy Meham has another nearly ready for
occupancy. The old hotel at Russelville will
be moved down to the new town in a short
time, which, with the restaurants and lodging
houses now in operation, will accommodate the
residents and traveling public.
Last week there was a large party of eastern
capitalists at the mine, among whom were sev-
eral owners in the Peabody. They were de-
lighted with the showing of wealth in the
mines. It is predicted that the new order of
things will build up one of the greatest copper
centers in Arizona and will add a million or
more to the taxable property of Cochise county.
The Williams brothers will now have to look
to the laurels of Copper Queen for they have a
rival in the field worthy of the name.
Machinery Steel. — The American Machinist
says that machinery steel is not easily welded
sometimes, and the following plan, which was
hit upon after experiment, proved successful.
A good heat was taken, the two bars placed to-
gether and Hghtly tapped to stick them fast.
The weld was then put in the fire again, a good
heat given, and the scarf thoroughly hammered.
This proved a success every time. No borax
was used,
A New Storm Indicator.— Lea Mondes re-
ports that M. Dufourcet has, in the exposed
court of his house, two liars of iron planted
in the earth, to each of which is fixed a con-
ductor of coated wire, terminating in a tele-
phonic receiver. He consults the apjparatus
twice or thrice every day, and it never fails
through its indications of earth currents to give
notice of the approach of a storm 12 to 15 hours
before it actually arrives.
The Coronado Mines.
The Clifton Clarion (Arizona) says : At the
time of the purchase by the Scotch syndicate of
the mining properties of the Lesinsky Bros.,
the Coronado group, being the farthest away,
had the least development done on them, al-
though, in the opinion of practical miners, there
were no mines in the district which gave prom-
ise of producing more bullion when developed,
an opinion which was coincided in by the ex-
perts sent out from Scotland and the East to ex-
amine the various properties and report upon
them. After the sale was completed and the
transfer made, the extension of the narrow-
gauge railroad was pushed along rapidly, and by
the last of March or the fore part of April at
the farthest, the cars will be running to these
properties. The Coronado mines proper con-
sist of six locations, running consecutively from
east to west on Coronado mountain. Beginning
at the eastern slope of the hill, they are named
as follows: Matilda, Copper Crown, Crown Reef,
Coronado, Horseshoe, and Boulder, 9,000 feet
long in length of surface ground, besides other
properties. From the Matilda down to the Boul-
der, a distance of one"and a half miles, there is a
vertical difference in depth of ),000 feet, and
over this entire distance the croppings are very
plain. The ore body is a well-defined contact
vein, with syenite on the north side and quartzite
on the south. The principal work has been
done on the Matilda and Copper Crown on
the eastern slope, and on the Horseshoe on
the western sloj)e, running down toward
Eagle river. The upper incline railway
passes through the hill by a tunnel cut on the
ore vein. -This tunnel, when completed, will
be 1,200 feet in length. It is now in just about
half of the distance. This tunnel will afford fa-
cilities for getting out the ore from the Horse-
shoe and other claims on the extreme west,
which will be connected with the main track by
means of incline railways, and at the same time
stoping can be done at any point along its en-
tire length with but slight interruption to the
transfer of cars. This tunnel enters the hill at
a point 306 feet below the summit. The pres-
ent workings on the eastern slope consist of
three levels, the main, or railroad tunnel, one
80 feet above it, and one 100 feet below, num-
bered from above one, two and three. These
levels are connected by winzes, and the ground
is ready to stope whenever the ore is needed.
The vein being vertical, work will be continued
by winzes and levels. The Horseshoe shaft, on
the western slope, has been sunk to a depth of
165 feet. At a depth of 100 feet, crosscuts
were run north and south, cutting the north
wall in 25 feet, and the south wall in 43 feet.
In the north crosscut, low-grade ore was found
the whole distance; in the south one or two veins
were cut, four and six feet in width. The aver-
age width of the vein in the Coronado mines
is four feet, and the assays average 14 per cent,
copper, the assay statement being the result of
hundreds of tests. This group, as well as the
other mines of the Arizona Copper Co., are
under the charge of W. S. Smith, C. E-, and
directly in charge of Mr. J. C. Schmitt, who,
as foreman, assumes the direction of the work-
ings underground.
Low Grade Ores.
Cheap Method of Working Them.
The White Pine News has the following rela-
tive to woiking low gradeores: "Supt. P'oulkehas
for several weeks been experimenting with two
of Frue's concentrators at the Star mill. We
took a walk up to the mill a day or two ago,
and found these machines running smoothly and
in perfect order. Five stamps are used to
crush the pulp that feeds them, and, of course,
the poorest grade of ore is selected for these
stamps. By this method of concentration, 25-
dollar ore is worked to a profit, 75 per cent, be-
ing realized from its assay value. No. 30
screens were at first employed on the concen-
trators, but a gradual grading down showed
improved results, until now a No. 16 is in use
and Mr. Foulke thinks a No. 12 or 14 will be
an improvement even on that. The result of
the experiments so far lias been entirely satis-
factory, and Mr. Foulke believes that this pro-
cess will prove the salvation of his company,
and cannot fail to work wonders for all districts
wh ose mines carry large quantities of low grade ore
that cannot be worked at a profit under the old
milling system. Another very important item
resulting from the concentrators is that the
grade of the bullion produced is much finer; the
Star bars have improved in grade from 470 to
over 600 since the new system has been in op-
eration. It also saves much labor in handling
and sorting ore, the services of seven men in
this capacity having already been dispensed
with at the Star.
"If this system of concentration can success-
fully be applied to all the ores of this district—
and there appears no reason why it cannot — we
may confidently look for three or four com-
panies operating here in the not distant future.
There are thousands of tons of low grade ore
here that only await some cheap process for
profitable reduction. Wc shall ,watch with
interest the Star Company's progress with
Frue's concentrators, and from time to time
note the result. If it proves as successful as
its owners predict, it will surely cause a revo-
lution in the industry of hundreds of now
almost deserted camps in Nevada, and place
those that are struggling against heavy odds for
existence on the high road to prosperity."
Santa Fe District.
A Promising Region for Prospectors.
A correspondent of the Virginia Shiterpi'm
writing from Liming, says: The Occidental;,
copper mine, situated in Santa Fe district, \
three and one half miles east of Luning, on the^
Carson and Colorado railroad, is, we believe, the*
coming copper bonanza of Nevada. It is a
blind ledge, but is found by exploration to be
from 150 to 200 feet in width, and is already
opened in nine different places, a distance of'
1,000 feet along its course. Its ores are exJj
cellent, containing almost all kinds and char-^
acters of copper. Red and black oxides, car- I
bonates, peacock, native bluestone and native
coppers, are found in this mammoth ledge, ancVfli
the ledge shows wonderful strength as depth isf
attained.
We do not hesitate to say that we believe*
the Occidental copper mine to be one of thejB
most valuable and promising copper mines in^i
the State. There are already thousands of j
ore, of good quality in sight, and it contains,":
iron sufficient for smelting.
The location is most favorable, as an excelB
lent site for a smelter can be had, with an abun-
dance of water in sinking 60 feet, within a mile
and a half of the. mine, all the way down grade.
Already the company has completed a goodafi
wagon road from Luning to the mine, which isi'
of great value to its owners, as a wagon canft
drive directly to the ore dumps, and no pack- |
ing with animals is required.
This mine was lately discovered by its pres-
ent owners, the Chrisman brothers, formerly of
Dayton, who have for the past nine months kept
up a continuous search with untiring zeal for
precious metals in this locality, and who are
now handsomely rewarded.
The company are sinking a shaft on the
ledge, which is down several feet, all the way in
good smelting ore. In the shaft has been en-
countered a large deposit of very rich ore.
Native copper has been found all through it.
This is being prospected by a drift from the
shaft. Samples of ore taken from this rich find
in the shaft goes way up to 50%, 60% and 70%.
It is simply wonderful the amount of copper
in this mine. Dig almost any place you may,
and by removing but a few inches of the sur-
face good copper is found. It seems to be af
whole hill of copper. The formation is granite
and black lime."
There are also several other good mines join-
ing and lying near the Occidental. Among
them are the Hawkeye, Mocking Bird, Cabin
and Nevada, all showing very tine specimens of
copper. As high as 36 per cent has been found
almost on the surface. But little work has been
done on any of these, but with proper explora-
tion, I believe they will prove good properties. I
There are many other good mines in this dis- 1
trict. To the north lies the Calamity, Illinois,
Sweet Vengeance, and many more, all good and
valuable mines. The Illinois and Sweet Ven--
geance, I understand, are already bonded for
quite a sum to eastern capitalists. To the east, I
lies the Tiptop, Copper King, and many other
valuable mines.
What this district most needs is smelters,
and I understand some New York capitalists
are here for the purpose of erecting a smelter
in this vicinity. This country is only in its in-
fancy as regards mining and prospecting. New
and valuable discoveries are being made almost
daily, and with the return of spring there will
be a grand rush for this country by capitalists
and prospectors, and no doubt many new and
valuable discoveries will be made, as copper is
attracting the attention of the mining world
more and more every year. This is sending
many in search of this valuable and profitable
metal.
Copper Mining.— The Omega Copper Min-
ing Co., of Philadelphia, have recently con-
tracted with the Pacific Iron Works, Rankin,
Brayton & Co., San Francisco, for one of their
famous water jacket smelters to be erected at
once upon their mine in the Helvetia district,
near Tucson, Arizona. The Omega is a well
developed mine, and gives promise of being one
of the most productive and valuable mines in
that Territory. We feel assured that this com-
pany have made no mistake in the selection of
their reduction works. The Pacific water
jacket for both copper and galena ores, have
been a most signal success in all parts of the
country and with all classes of ores, and we
know of no other that can be considered as any-
thing more than an experiment. In the inter-
est of mining, it may be said that no company
can afford to purchase any machinery but that
of established character and reputation. The
Chicago branch of the Pacific Iron Works,
recently established, has, we understand, a
large amount of iron work in hand destined to
various localities. The establishment of these
works is a much needed enterprise, and a mat-
ter of genuine satisfaction to Eastern mining
operators, who are thus enabled to avail them-
selves on this side of the continent of the prac-
tical experience and skill of this well-known
firm, and we predict for them a large and con-
stantly increasing trade. All parties contem-
plating the erection of any kind of mining, mill-
ing or smelting machinery would doubtless con-
sult their interest by communicating with them.
Philadelphia Mining Journal.
A report comes from Silver Canyon, says
the Cherry Creek iVem-s, that a very important
strike has been made in that camp. Much ex-
citement is said to have prevailed over the
affair, and many new claims were located.
March 21, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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I]QEGHy\Nicy\L Progress.
The Relative Economy of Solid and
Gaseous Fuel.
'I he London ■■•'■ ■ mat of Qas lAyhtin
tint in article in a recent numder of /,< Qca
teals with tin- question of the economy ol
i with solid combustible for
domestic or industrial purposes. The writer
ii. unit >uces bj remarking that « hen combus-
tion takes puce, the quantity of oxygen re-
quired ' a does not by any means
>nd with that required by the hydrogen;
.tin! as these elements are not generally scpar-
d ■ : ' i in quantity of one or the other
must be burnt to waste. The carbon ran only
oonibine with the quantity of oxygen w
to b.rm carbonic acid, and the hydrogen takes
iii) only that which will produce aqueous vapor.
Tin- former of these elements therefore always
absorbs more oxygen than the latter, supposing
that there u sufficient to ensure complete com-
bination.
W'b.n solid fuel is employed, it is not only
1 1 ■>■ to provide the supply of oxygen re-
I tv combustion, but also to convey into
the furnace sufficient air to drive off the pro-
ducts of that combustion, by ensuring the con-
tact of the oxygen with the whole surface of
the combustible material. In practice it is
found that nearly twice the quantity of air
theoretically required has to be provided; and
this, of course, doubles the volume of the
gases that have to be heated. It may thus be
assumed that half the air admitted into a fur-
oesnot serve for combustion; and this
Socess of air naturally carries Off a considerable
quantity of heat. The loss, however, is a
necessity; for, if less air were supplied there
would lie a possibility of combustion being in-
complete, and the evil would become greater.
In fact, the carbon passing into the condition
oJ carbonic acid (the result of the most com-
plete combustion) develops 7,-00 heat units;
while witli a less perfect transformation it fur-
nishes carbonic oxide, giving only 1,400 heat
units. When gaseous combustibles are utilized,
these losses Xmay be prevented; since very
nearly the determined quantity of oxygen may
De supplied, and this be caused to mix more
closely with the combustible elements, without
necessitating the expenditure, on the part of
the mixture, of an amount of energy compar-
able with that required by the solid com-
bustibles.
The commercial value of the two kinds of
Combustibles may be approximately stated as
follows: Coals have, according to their quality,
a standard of from 4,500 to 7,500 — say an aver-
age of o,000— heat units. From this number
must be deducted 500 heat units lost in effecting
combustion. There remain, therefore, 5,500
heat units. Now, the absolute available heat
of furnaces employed for industrial purposes
does not exceed 40% of their theoretic heating
capacity, and, therefore, the effective calorific
power is reduced to about 2,000 calories. The
cost of furnace coal of average quality ranges
from Ii to 8 fra. per 1,000 kilos — say 0.8c. per
kilogramme (2.2 pounds). The 2,000 calories
heating power, therefore, cost 0.8c. If coal gas
is taken as the element of comparison, its yield
in heat being 12,000 units of the net cost of 7c,
the ratio becomes 1 :4 for coal and gas re-
spectively. This, however, is exclusive of the
cost of labor, maintenance of appliances, trans-
port of fuel, etc., all of which would double the
net cost of the solid combustible material. So
that the proportion really becomes 2 for coal
and 1.4 for gas. But the solid combustible fur-
nishes only 2,000 calories, while, if it is trans-
formed into lighting gas, it would furnish 3,000
calories. The final ratio of net cost, therefore,
becomes 3 for coal against 1.4 for gas; in other
words, the employment of illuminating gas as a
combustible is attended with about twice the
economy that results from the use of ordinary
coal.
Papek Rails and Car Wheels. — The North-
western Lumberman is quite skeptical in regard
to the introduction of paper as a substitute for
iron in the manufacture of rails. That paper
thinks the accomplishment of the idea is ex-
tremely doubtful. In the first place, it claims
that there is literally no such thing as a paper
car wheel. The office of paper is merely to fur-
nish filling, the plates and bands being of iron.
If the friction and pressure wei'e applied to paper
direct, it could never stand a fraction of the
grief to be encountered. It is hardly more prob-
able that a paper rail could do any more. If it
is an iron or steel rail on the half shell, stuffed
with -papier macke, it may be different ; but a
chunk of paper that will turn the point of a
spike must be in somebody's mind.
A safety valve should be large enough to dis-
charge all the steam the boiler is capable of
making. The following rule is that enforced by
the United States Government in fixing the area
of safety valves for the boilers of ocean and
river vessels, when the ordinary lever and weight
safety valve is employed. When the common
safety valve is employed; it shall have an area
of not less than one square inch for each two
feet of grate surface. The following rule has
been prepared by Prof. Thurston: Multiply the
pounds of coal burned per hour by 4, and divide
this product by the steam pressure, to which
the constant number 10 is added.
Can Iron be Burned in Melting?
The following answer to the above question
is given in B contemporary : The writer, a few
days since, met a foundry man who was in eon
slant fear of getting his iron too hot. He
claimed he was melting his iron just as hot as
possible without burning— that if he melted it
hotter it would surely be burned. This is one
of those strange delusions that sometimes
trouble the minds of otherwise sensible people.
Nil"', this man, and any others who may enter-
tain the same views, what basis have they for
their opinions? A few years ago the question
arose in a foundry, and might fairly be asked:
"(an iron be burned in melting in a cupola !"
To settle this, test bars were cast at one heat,
just coke enough being used, as some would
claim, not to burn the iron. The next day
test bars were cast of exactly the same dimen-
sions and from the same mixture of iron,
enough coal being used to melt the iron so hot
that it was yellow, a fitful flame arising from it
when in a dry ladle. The bars from the two
heats uei\- afterwards tested in a testing ma-
chine, when it was found that the bars east
from the hot iron were more than nine per cent.
stronger than those cast from the iron which
was said to be just as hot as could be made
without being burned. Now for the reason:
It is generally the case that in putting up iron
for ordinary machinery castings, two, three,
four or perhaps tive kinds and qualities of iro.i
are used. It is of the utmost importance, es-
pecially for such castings as cylinders, steam-
chests, cylinder heads, and finished work gen-
erally, that the castings be made homogeneous.
Wnen iron melts in a cupola, it is essentially
different from the melting of ice in water. The
iron gets soft till it falls in pieces from the pig,
and these pieces into still smaller pieces, and
the liquid condition is assumed, which means
the separation of the molecules that were united
to form the solid iron. Now, the hotter the
iron gets, the more complete the separation of
the molecules of each particular brand, and the
more readily they will mix when they come
together in the bottom of the cupola. As soon
as the disintegrated pig gets hot enough to
liquefy, it does not stop long in one place, but
descends to the bottom of the cupola, and any
additional heat it receives must be imparted in
the transit from the melting point to the bot-
tom. It is not claimed that too much fuel
cannot be used in a cupola. On the contrary,
a surplus over and above that required to melt
hot liquid iron may be used, which means an
extravagant use of fuel. It has no effect on the
quality of the melted iron, but it has the effect
to make the cupola melt slow, and enough fuel
may be put in a cupola to absolutely prevent
melting. In stove-grate foundries iron is gener-
ally melted much hotter than in machinery
foundries, and the writer has always observed
that in foundries where the iron is melted hot,
the average of the work is much better, and the
percentage of poor castings is much less, than
where so much caution is exercised to prevent
burning the iron in melting.
Steam Boilers.
The strength of iron in boilers is not
much affected by the working tempera-
tures up to considerably over 400' F., nor
by the low temperature down to the freez-
ing point. But, when the temperature of the
plates, through the absence of water or from
any other cause, rises much above 500°, then a
change commences. Above 750° the tenacity
diminishes very rapidly, and when the plates
become red-hot, they have lost fully half their
usual strength.
As riveted joints destroy the elastic homo-
genousness of the boiler, the waves of expan-
sion, contraction and vibration are arrested
there by the greater rigidity of the riveted
double-thickness of metal, which tends to
localize the fatigue sustained by the iron near
these points, and it also appears to increase the
susceptibility to corrosive action, since the fur-
rows generally take the line of that fatigue,
and are often deeper than the spots on the
plates.
Flues of 16 inches diameter must not be
less than one quarter inch thick, other flues in
proportion, and not less than three inches from
the shell.
A 42-inch boiler, single riveted of one fourth
inch iron, will safely bear a working pressure of
] 10 pounds to the square inch, and must be
tested to a hydrostatic pressure of 165 pounds
to the square inch.
The experiments made by Fairbairn in 1838
have served, up to the present time, as the
basis of calculating the strength of riveted
joints. According to these experiments, the
strength of a double-riveted joint is 70 per cent.
of the strength of the plate; and of a single-
riveted joint 56 per cent. Of these experiments
it is necessary to remark :
1st. That the results are only for the case in
which the rivet holes diminish the section of
the plate 30 per cent., while for the most part
in practice, and particularly for the single-
riveted joint, that loss is very much greater.
2d. That the experiments were made on
plates of only 0.224 inch thickness.
3d. That the experiments gave 46, and not
56 per cent., for the strength of the single-
riveted joints.
The parties who purchased the Centennial
building, in Philadelphia, for $97,000 have
already realized §405,000 from the iron in
it, and have sold the debris for $100,000. — Ex,
2giejnjtifj© P^ogf^ess.
Electric Excitement.
We recently made some allusion in this col-
umn to a device introduced by Mr. V. W.
Whiting, of Boston, by which the belts, ma-
chinery and surrounding sir in a factory ore re-
lieved of the electricity generated by the mov-
ing machinery. It is well known that the pres-
ence of electricity so generated in a cotton or
woolen factory is often the cause of much an-
noyance, sometimes affecting the fibers of wool
and cotton to such an extent as to seriously
impair the character of the goods in process of
manufacture.
It is well known that wires have been at-
tached to belts and grounded, by way of water
pipes, for many years, and the electricity thus
carried off; but the novelty of Mr. Whiting's
method consists in two points. First, in at-
taching to the wire, by which the electricity de-
veloped on the belt is conveyed to the water
pipe, a set of iouwI balls in place of points,
Electricity, being a form of energy developed
upon surfaces, is more easily gathered upon the
balls than upon the points. But the comple-
tion of this method requires that the machines
themselves shall also be "grounded," by a wire
attached to some part of the machine, and con-
ducted to the ground by wire to a water pipe,
or in some other method. This puts each ma-
chine into an electric circuit, one pole being at
the belt, the other at the machine. In this way,
the current of electricity is carried away from
the stock, instead of through it, into the at-
mosphere, each machine or set of machinery
forming part of an electric circuit grounded at
both poles.
It often happens that the trouble on a speeder,
for instance, is often caused by the electricity
generated by a belt a long distance off, and
conveyed by the shafting through the room.
In this way the entire space may be rilled with
electricity generated at one end of a room.
This double arrangement of Mr. Whiting's
is attracting the attention of cotton spinners
and wool carders, and has already been applied
with marked success in one of the largest New
England mills. Thus far the application has
been made wholly on cotton work, but atten-
tion is now being given by the gentleman who
has devised this attachment, to the electricity
on the rub rolls of a finisher card. Unlike most
improvements of this kind, it will not be pat-
ented, as it is devised for the benefit of the
members of the company with which Mr. Whit-
ing is connected, and freely given to the world
by the inventor.
Thk Color of Ptjme Water. —Simple as such
a thing may appear to be, it has nevertheless
been found very difficult to determine the color
of pure water, or at least scientists differ quite
widely in their estimates. A special effort has
recently been made by Herr Victor Meyer to
settle this question, and he has found that it is
a shade between blue and green. Taking two
glass tubes 40 millimeters in diameter and about
1.5 meters in length, he connected them by
means of rubber tuning, forming a tube about
7A meters long. Both ends of this tube are
fixed in glass plates and fitted with metal sock-
ets, which are provided with brass nozzles for
filling the tube. All being arranged, the tube
is placed in a perfectly horizontal position and
covered with a black cloth. Upon looking
through the empty tube, the field of vision ap-
pears colorless, as the cloth and the metal sock-
ets prevent the glass from exerting any influ-
ence. As soon, however, as the tube is filled
with distilled water, an intense bluish green
color is observed.
A Tribute to Dr. Draper. — Mr. Richard
A. Proctor pays, in Knowledge, the following
tribute to Dr. Henry Draper : "We hear with
extreme regret of the death of Dr. Henry Dra-
per, Professor of Physiology at the University
of New York. It has followed very soon after
toe deatli of his father. In Dr. Henry Draper
science loses an honest and zealous worker, one
who has devoted time without promise of re-
ward to his scientific work; nay, has expended
more money in his free gift of labor to science
than some advocates of the Endowment of Re-
search have begged for. The discovery that
oxygen, and probably nitrogen, exists in the
atmosphere of the sun is due to Dr. Draper,
and would of itself suffice to keep his memory
green. Scarcely less important, however, was
his success in photographing the spectra of
stars and planets, of Wells's comet, and the great
Orion nebula, The zeal and devotion with
which he discussed the photographic methods
available for observing the transit of Venus in
1874 were fully recognized by his fellow work-
ers in science, and even, wonderful to relate, by
the government."
The Formation of Craters in the Moon. —
At a late meeting of the Academy of Sciences
at New York, experimental researches on the
formation of the peculiar craters in the moon
were communicated by M. Bergeron. He sends
hot air through a brass tube into a melted but
gradually cooling mass of Wood's alloy. The
bubbling of the air forms a cil'cular space, first
like a circus ring and then like a crater. Soon,
however, the mass becomes pasty, and forms a
cone in the middle. Some slightly different ef-
fects were had with other alloys, such as a more
broken up appearance on the side of the cone.
An interruption of the current gave rise to the
formation of two concentric craters.
A New Sweet Compound.
C. Fahlberg, in a paper read before the
Franklin Institute, Jan. 17th, furnishes some
interesting particulars in relation to his dis-
covery of a certain Bweet compound in the
hydrocarbon of the coal tar group. He de-
scribes the Bweetness as being very intense, is
soon as he made the discovery he proceeded at
once bo determine whether it was poisonous to
take it in larger quantities or not. At first a
eat and then a dog were subjected to experi-
ment, but they remaining alive and apparently
not in the slightest degree affected by it, the
discoverer decided t.> take several gran -
of it himself. The result was not the slight-
est inconvenience experienced from it. A chem
ical test of the urine, made the next morning,
.showed that almost the entire quantity taken
could be thus recovered.
The compound obtained, and which contained
the sweet principle forms salts with any ear
bonate of the alkalies, alkaline, earths or
metals, and all of which taste sweet. It is,
however, not an acid, but belongs to a class ol
bodies to which the name "Sulphiue.s" has bet n
given; the compound in question being benzoic
Sulphide, It is very readily soluble in alcohol,
more so than in cold water, in which it only
dissolves readily when it is hut. The discoverer
says: -"I am making the attempt now to pre-
pare it in larger quantities and by cheaper
methods, and have no doubt that it will find
extensive use in medicine and for techinal pur-
poses. One experiment made was to sweeten
glucose, which, as you all know, tastes only
faintly sweet, and the result was a complete
success. As soon as I shall have found the
method by which to prepare it on a manufac-
turing scale I shall come before you again, and
as I trust and hope, with larger samples than
now, ready to give answer to all questions in re-
gard to its price, application, etc."
Heat and Magnetism.— L, Pilleux has lately
called attention to the heating of iron during
its magnetization. The fact bad previously
been observed by D. Tommasi in some re-
searches, which are not yet published, upon the
comparative study of the chemical properties of
ordinary iron and of magnetized iron. In-order
to obtain a constant magnetic intens-
ity he employed an electromagnet of single
branch in place of an ordinary magnet. When
the current, even if it was produced by a weak
battery, had traversed the coil for some hours,
the magnetized bar became perceptibly warm.
He at first attributed the heating of the iron to
the heating of the coil; but he was greatly as-
tonished one day when he had removed the bar
in order to clean it and had forgotten to inter-
rupt the current, to find that the coil was not
heated at all. — Les Mondvs.
Light of Comets. — According to -Huggins,
comets emit a chai-aeteristic light which indi-
cates, by spectral analysis, the presence of car-
bon, hydrogen and nitrogen, elements which
are shown by the spectra of acetylene and cy-
anhydric acid. Berthelot thinks that these re-
sults point to an electric origin of the light.
He has shown that acetylene is formed immedi-
ately and necesarily whenever carbon and hy-
drogen come under the influence of the electric
arc. When nitrogen is added to acetylene the
electric influence produces cyanhydric acid. It
seems scarcely possible to conceive of a con-
tinuous combustion in cometary matter, but an
electric illumination may be easily understood.
The Action ok Cement on Lead Pipe. —
Herr Bamberger reports the following apropos
of his examination of a piece of lead pipe which
had rested for years in a layer of Portland
cement: It was coated with a red layer 1 to
3 mm. in thickness, resembling litharge in ap-
pearance, with a composition PbO 85, Pb 13,
other matters 2. This film was carefully re-
moved. Its specific gravity wras between S.002
and 9.670, the difference being due to the pres-
ence of adhering metallic particles of lead and
lead carbonate. This coating appears to have
been produced by the action of the oxygen of
the air, in conjunction with that of the lime
contained in the mortar, from which it would
appear that lead in contact with lime, and with
access of air and moisture, is actively corroded;
a hint which builders, plumbers, and others,
would do well to bear in mind.
Tiik Highest Mountain Peak.— For many
years Mount Everest, in Nepaul, has been con-
sidered the highest mountain in the world,
reaching the respectable hight of 20,002 feet.
Dhawalgire and Kuchinjinga, in the same range,
with about 28,000 feet each, shared the honor
between them until Major Everest, of the Ben-
gal Engineers, discovered their big brother.
Before they were measured, Humboldt thought
some points in the South American Andes
reached the highest altitude on our globe. But
quite recently Capt. J. A. Lawson has discov-
ered in the little-known island of New Guinea,
a peak ttyat is still higher, which he has appro-
priately called Mount Hercules, and fixes its
elevation at 32,7S6 feet above the level of the
Bleaching bt Electricity. — Dobbie and
Hutcheson have experimented upon bleaching
by the aid of electrolysis. Por this purpose
the stuff is dipped into sea water and then
passed through hot rolls which are connected
with the poles of a galvanic battery. In order
to decompose the hypochloride which is thus
formed, the cloth is drawn through diluted acid
and fully bleached. — Dimjler's Journal.
204
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 24, 1883
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales to
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Wlv-.m Week Week i Week
Name of ending Endutq Ending
Company. Feb. 28. Mur. 7. Mar. J 4.
Week
Endinu
Ma-. 21.
Al ha
i
l' 1 1.05
31c 35cl 30c
1 1.30
35c 50c
55c 65c
10c 35c
50c ....
i'.ii i.bb
.... !0c
50c -6)c
80c 90c
10c 15c
'.'.'.. ioi
5c
25c 35c
1.15 1.25
1 1.75
.... 10c
45c fOr
85c 1 05
.... 20c
5.75 "'9
[5c 35c
45c 55c 45c {50c1 50c 650
Albion
Argenta
2:c 1.15 15c 30c
5'c 75c 50c 60c
50c 75c 40c 50c
15c 20
50c 60c
50c 55c
.... 5rc
81 95
'.'.'.'. 'lOc
10c 15c
31)
1.1C 1.35
1 1.15
50c 55c
60c 65c
.... 10c
"9 "io
B-.lding
>ieat& Belcher
Bullion
J.35 4.40
60c 9 !c
1 1.05
50c 1.05
.40 1.90
... ICC
!25 4.35
'.'.'. '50c
90c 1.80
.... 10c
10c 15c
. . . . 25c
1.25 1.40
1
'55c '60c
.... 65c
10c 15c
"91 "io
70c 1.05
20c 25c
40c 50c
2.80 2.95
3.10 3.70
.... 41c
35c 60c
.... 10c
".'.'. i'so
75c 1.35
.... 25c
3.10 3.45
'93 "98
3.10 3.7C
50c 60c
1 1.50
3.15 3.40
.... 15c
1.16 1.20
1 2 10
1.55 2.21
5.70 3.9:
65c 75c
Bjllelsle
California. . . . <
C lallenge
'Jhollar
C influence
0 m imperial
Oon Virginia
10c 20c
25c
1.30 1.50
1
5C
45c 60c
75c 1
Elko Con
13. Mt. Diablo
15c 25c
"9 'idi
70c 1.6J
20 c 25c
55c 70c
1.40 2.90
1.05 3.50
H iie & Morcross
70c 1.051 85c 1.05
20j 25c 25c 35c
40c 55c| 45c
J.45 2.90 2.55 2.65
2 20 3.50 2.60 3
... 35c: 40c 1
60c 70c
10c 15c
40c 60c1 40c 45c
1
5c lOci 5c 10c
!
U
65c 3
20c 25c
2.30 S.lf
"jj "io
4.85 9J
50c 60c
.... 1.40
1.30 3.15
.... iec
45c 1.35 25c 50c
.... lOci
2.60 3.15 3.5ft 3.70
■voonday
N rthern Belle....
"hi "i6|"9i "9|
1.05 3.80,3.30 3.75
North Belle Isle. . . .
Occidental
Op'iir
50c 69c 45c 50c
11.40 ....
!,95 3.20 2.93 3 10
1.15 1.40
2.2 3.10
70c 1.75
2.90 i
101 11
45c 70c
9Cc 1.15 85c 1
.... 1.501 1.50
Sivace
!.60 3.75 2.65 2.90
1 ... 10c
11.... 103
i6o
2 2.35
2.05 2.2.
1.65 2.69,2.45 2.60
1.25 1.551.50 16
1.4J 1.501.60 3.0)
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Comfilid Every Thursday From Advbrtieimekts jjs Mikikg akd Sciemific Trees and Cthhr S. F. Jlokals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
COiMI'ANY.
Location. No. A.mt. Levied. Delim/nt Sale.
Albion Con M Co Nevada. .13.
Andes S M Co Nevada.. 21..
Argenta M Co Nevada . . 15 .
Bodie Con M Co California.. 2.
California M Co Nevada. . 7.
Day S M Co Nevada.. 12.
Eureka Con M Co California. . 3.
Grand Prixe M Co Nevada.. 13
Holmes M Co Nevada. . 6. .
I ndependence M Co Nevada . . 10 .
Justice M Co Nevada.. 38.
Mayflower S M Co Nevada.. 3.
Mexican O & S M Co Nevada.. 22.
Savage M Co Nevada
Silver Hill Q M Co Nevada
Silver Hill M Co.... Nevada.. IS.
Silver Lick Con M Co Nevada.. 2.
Tip Top S M Co Arizona. . 5.
S Mas'id .S: LaTrinidad M Co. Mexico... 1 .
UtahSMCo
Mar 6... Apr 9.. Apr 30.
Feb 6...Marl3..ADr 2.,
Mar 20... Apr 23.. May 14
.Mar 5. -
Feb 27.
Mar 13.
Mar 16.
Secretary. ,
. R LShainwald .
. 13 Burris
,.E M Hall.
W Sessions,
Pla ok Ei siness
327 Pine st
, 309 Montgomery st
327 Pinest
3f9 Montgomery st
Apr lCMavlO.
Apr G.-May 4...CPGordon 309 Montgomery st
30..Marl3...Aprl2..May 4. ..EM Hall 327 Pine st
1 00.. Mar 16... Apr 19.. May 14... P Jacobus 309 Montgomery st
25.. Mar 15... Apr 16.. May 7...E M Hall 3*7 Pinest
30. .Jan 27 . . . Mar 6. . Mar 27. . .C T Bridge 224 California st
30.. Mar 5. . .Apr 10. .May 2... J W Pew 310 Pinest
10.. Feb 27... Apr 4.. Apr 23.. R E Kelly 419 California st
07.. Feb 3... Mar 8.. Mar 28... C Perry .240 Montgomery st
1 00.. Feb 12... Mar 19.. Apr 9..CL McCoy. ..... .309 Montgomery st
50. .Feb 2. ..Mar 7. .Mar 27. -E B Holmes 309 Montgomery st
1 00.. Tan 20... Mar 20:. Apr 10... I W Pew 310 Pine st
05. .'Feb 7... Mar 13.. Apr 3 . .W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
05.. Feb 20... Mar 29. .Apr 23.. L J O'FarrelL.SE Montgy S: Wash'n
25. .Mar 8. . .Apr 16. .May 14... H Deas 309 Montgomery st
1 00.. Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29 ..H Nielsen 210 Front st
Nevada. .43.. 1 00. -Feb 7.. -Mar 15. -Apr 5..GC Pratt 309 Montgomery st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LI3T3 OF THE BOARDS.
.55.
3.,
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Mar. 22. 100 A'pha 1.30
...41(.243c; 100 Bodie 9oc@l
90c, 350 Belcher 75@S0c
....75(0:850 20 B & Belcher 3,"
" 3C0 Chollar 1.10
1 HUliSTJAY, A. M,
450 Alta
SO Bodie
350 Belcher
250 Con Virginia.
50 Challenge 4uc| 640 Crown Point 95c
80 Chollar 1.10] 120 Coundence 1£@1.55
150 Crown Point .. 1. 15c@l.<0' 800 California. 5c
200 Con Imperial .9c 150 Challenge 40c
100 Exchequer 31c1 250 Exchequer 30c
203 Gould & Curry... 2 (Tiri-'S 100 Grand Prize 55c
250 Hale&Nor 2g@2.75 140 Gould & Curry .2.55@i2.60
250 Mexican 3.60 580 Hale&Nor 2.70<3>2i
500 Ophir 2 9^@3i 830 MWhite 25<3>30c
350 Overman 20@25ci 75 Mexican 3.55
50 Sierra Nevada 2.65 50 Northern Belle 92
Excelsior W « M Co . .California. . 4
Excelsior Deep Grav M Co' . .California. .21
Fair Villa M Co Arizona .
Loreto M & M Co Mexico.
Mayflower Grav M Co California
Melones Con M Co California
Mount Auburn G Q M Co California.
McMillen S M Co Arizona.
Napoleon M Co California
OmilakG& S M Co Alaska.
Oro M & MCo Arizona.. 2
San Pedro M Co , Arizona.. 8.
South Hite G M Co California.. 5.
gummit M Co ' California.. 10. .
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name of Company. Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting. Date.
Jackson M Co Nevada.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st Annual Mar 26
Moonlight M Co ..C E Gillett.. 434 California si Annual Mar 26
Melones Con M Co California. .E M Hall 327 Pine st Annual Mar 27
Phenix SM-Co ..G P Harte 412 Jackson s>- Anuial Apr
Virgin a Con M Co. Nevada.. A F Benard.. .NE cor Howard & 5th Annual Mar 20
1 00.
25.
10.
15.
25
2 50
25.
20.
10.
15.
20.
05.
Dec 28... Mar 20.. Apr 12.
Feb 9.. .Mar 15. .Apr 4.
.Mar 16.. Apr 2.
Mar 9. .Apr 9.
.Mar 12.. Mar 30
.Apr 9.. May 1.
Mar 15.. Apr 2.
.Apr 12. .May 10.
.Apr 10..Apr2S.
.Mar"
.Mar 5. .Mar 29.
.Apr 10.. May 2.
-Mar 3.. Mar 26
.Apr 30.. May 25.
Dec 11 .
Feb 6..
. Tan 30 .
.Mar 7.
Feb 7..
Mar S.
Mar 13.
Feb 16.
Dec 28.
.Mar 6.
05.. Jan 30.
01.. MarlC.
. W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
T J Wattson 116 Davis st
,T H Sayre 330 Pinest
.H G Jones 327 Pinest
. .J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
..EM Hall 327 Pinest
J H B Wilkins 43S California st
. J Morizio 328 Monlgomery st
..H B Smith 307 Montgomery st
Apr 10... C Robinson 339 Kearny st
J L Fields 309 Montgomery st
H Deas 309 Montgomery st
F A Berlin 420 Montgomery st
R N Van Brunt 318 Pine st
Nevada . . A F Benard . . . NE cor Howard & 5th
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount.
Name of Company Location. Secretary
Bulwer Con M Co California. . W Willis. .
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates.
Kentuck M Co Nevada.. J W Pew
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W Pr\v
Northern Belle M & M Co,
..Wm Willis
Silver King M Co Arizona.. J Nash
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis.
Payaiile.
309 Montgomery st 05 Mar J 2
309 Montgomery st 25 Feb 17
310 Pine st 10 Mar 19
310 Pin est 25 Mar 13
.309 Montgomery st 50 Mar 15
...315 California st 25 Mar 15
309 Montgomery st 25 Mar 12
2,50 Scorpion 55c
825 Savage 2.05(92.20
70 Utah 2.5*<rt2.55
350 Union 4.6"i(aH ""
500 Yellow Jacket..2.65@3. 20
APTERNOOK 8B8BION
500 Argenta 60c
65 Albion 2=c
450 Alta *0c
375 Navajo 3.7S@3,
245 Ophir 2.90@2.95
600 Overman 20c
510 Potoai 90itt95c
1750 Savage 2. 15(32. 20
275Union 4.80@4.85
400 Wales 20c
3555 Yellow Jacket.2.65@3.l0
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
he pleased to receive further reports:
Navajo, March 19th, §18,150; Yellow Jacket,
l!lth, §7,600: Pinal Con., 6th to 14th, inclusive,
$11,645.91; Martin White, 14th, §2,237.08; 16th,
$2,180.90; Northern Belle, loth, $6,308.10;
12th, $8,030.49; Yellow Jacket, 17th, $7,-
558.49; Bodie, 19th, $7,035; Christy, 15th,
$4,306; Standard, 12th, $19,028.65; Contention
Con., 10th, §20,415.33; Bodie Tunnel, 19th,
§2,518: Park City, 15th, §3,720; Hanauer, 15th,
§4,264; Mammoth, loth, §3,063; Park City,
16th, §1,560; Mammoth, 16th, §2,955; Horn
Silver, 16th, §6,000; Frisco, 16th, §4,139; On-
tarior, loth, §6,218; Horn Silver, 17th, §9,000;
Ontario, 17th, $9,843; Hanauer, 17th, $2,350;
Stormont, 17th, §3,300; Germania, 17th, §2,260;
Alice, 17th, §6,266; Horn Silver, 18th, §12,060;
Ontario, ISth, §6,1S7; Bullionville, 18th, $6,-
055.
Mining Share Market.
Business at the stock hoard has been very
dull for the past week, and prices have been
low. Yellow Jacket has been up and then
down again. The cause of Yellow Jacket's up
ward flight and subsequent retrograde move'
meat is a mystery. From the mine nothing of
special change has been received. There are
those, however, who believe that something
important has occurred in the ore vein on the
upper levels, which is being kept secret for the
present by parties who are desirous of buying.
The change in the Albion Con. management
took place as was anticipated — Mr. Fish dis-
placing Mr. L. L. Robinson as President. The
latter received §500 a month as President;
the former receives §50. The new Board of
Trustees, it will be seen, have commenced to
practice economy, and pay nominal salaries
only.
While in San Bernardino, says the Semi-
Tropic, we were shown some very rich specimens
of gold and silver bearing rock, that came from
the vicinity of Twenty-nine Palms, by Thomas
Lyons, of the European Hotel.
Pyramid, New Mexico.
Editors Press:— This camp is located some
nine miles southerly from Lordsburg, on the
Southern Pacilic R. R., and embraces many
mines of much promise. Among which may be
named the Last Chance, Yiola, Miser's Chest,
etc.
The event of the times in this part of the
country is the starting up of the Pyramid Co. ?s
mill, which has been in course of construction
for the past six months. This company is com-
posed of eastern capitalists mostly from Roch-
ester and Auburn, N. Y., who purchased
about a year ago from Col. Green, the Viola
mine. After a few months further work upon
the propei'ty the development was of so favor-
able a character that the company decided at
once upon the erection of a mill and contracted
with the Pacific "Iron Works, Rankin, Brayton
& Co., of San Francisco, for a 20- stamp fur-
nace mill, embracing all their latest improve-
ments.
The contract for construction was given to J.
W. Pender, a mill builder of large experience,
under whose immediate supervision the work
has been constructed. The mill is a splendid
specimen of work, no expense having been
spared either in material or construction, and
it is conceded by all our experienced miners to
be the most perfect and complete in all its ap-
pointments of any now running in Arizona or
New Mexico.
The machinery, like all that turned out at
these works, is of the latest and most improved
construction, designed especially for the thor-
ough and economical treatment of base ores,
and consists principally of a 100 H. P, Wheelock
automatic cut-off engine, and boilers of like
capacity; a 20-stamp dry crushing battery,
furnished with self-feeders, elevators and con-
veyors; a 60-inch Howell ehloridmng furnace,
with Pacific revolving dryer; 10 five-feet com-
bination pans, 5 eight- feet settlers, retorts,
melting furnace, quicksilver elevators, erusher,
grizzleys, etc., including all other aprmrten-
ances of a first-class modern mill.
So far as it has been run the capacity is con-
sidered much beyound that of other mills on
this class of ores, while the ore is being worked
up to 96 per cent, of its assay value.
This is considered by the most experienced
mill men the best results yet obtained on ore of
so base a character, and is evidence of the su-
periority of the work and thoroughness of con-
struction. The building of this mill has given
a great impetus to mining iu this vicinity, and
large shipments may be looked for from thii
camp within the next 12 months. H. A. W.
Pyramid, New Mexico, Marchl9th.
EQljMljMG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals put*
Ushed in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
Meetings and Elections.
Albion Con, M. Co.— March 17th. Directors —
S. Heydenfelt, Charles H. Fish. Henry T. Scott, F.
A. Wagner, Julius Jacobs, A. J. Ralston and Samuel
Hart. Charles W. Fish was elected President, and
A. W. Havens, Secretary.
Chollar M, Co. — March 21st. Directors — A.
K. P. Harmon (President), C. L. Weller (Vice-
President), Wm. Norris, J. D. Fry, J. H. Dobinson,
W. E. Dean (Secretary), Isaac L. Requa (Superin-
tendent).
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
I Furnished for publication in the Min inq and Scientific
Press by Henry G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[CATALOGUE.l
4726. Easilt'c Column— Giant'sCause"' ay, Antrim county,
lrt-land J. Z. Davis.
4727. Mountain Leather -A variety of Amphibole, found
18 feet belnw the surface, near Pi i«* Grove, Amadjr county,
California ( ee 4336). J Cooke.
4728. Arrow Heads of Yellow Jasper— Tchewfan' a ri.er,
Tammany Parish, Louisiana J. Z Davis.
4729. Grotesque Figure in Baked Clay-Made by the
Indians living on the banks of the Gila river, Arizona.
Philip b. Figel.
47-0. Iridium Corbis— post ternary Fossil, Sotjuel, Santa
Cruz county, California. J. Z Davis.
4731. Concretions of Limonite— Found near Pire Grove,
A maior county, California; first thought, by tbei>- external
appearance, to be Coprolites (No. 433 ), which are the same,
weie ao labeled. J. Cooke.
4732. White Marble— Glacier Bsy, Alaska. Frank Tag-
lir-ue.
4733. Indian Implements of Baked Clay— With human
bonei found fn an Indian mound five miles from the Da'lea,
Oregon. D. Morgan White.
4 31. Silver Ore— Sunrise nTne, Taylor dis<rict, White
Pine cm ity, Nevada J. F. Ryar.
4735. Silver Ore (cou'ains native silver in Cilc Spar »nd
Barite)— Sao Gabriel Cauyi n mine3, Sxn Bernardino con ty,
Californi ,. Ch hIjb M. Tyi. r.
473K. Kich Silver Ore— King mine, Ualico d"slrict, San
Bernardino county, California. Charles M. Tyler.
47 >7. Kich Silver Ore— <Je eva mine, Calico dis rict, Han
Bernardino county. Cal'f Tnia Charlei M. Tyler.
4733. Silver O e— °rie^tj,l group of miue?, Calico district,
San Bernaroiao county, California. Charles M. Tyler.
4739. bilver Ore- Burning Moscow ininp, Calico district,
San Bernar ino couitv, California. Charles M. Tyl, r.
4740. Silver Or. Occidental mins. Calico nistrict, San
Bernardino couaiy, I alifornia Chules M. Tyler.
4741. S.a'acHtes from a cave near the Silver King mine,
Pinal county Ar.zona. A J. Holmes.
474 J. Fossil Leaves— Coal mines, C'irbjn Hill, Washing-
ton Ten itory. D. Morgan White.
4743. Silver Ore— Run Over mine, Calico district, San
Bernardiro county, California. W. H. Raymond.
4744. Qua tz with Gold-Electrum-Bodio mine. M mo
ocunty, California; very rich in gold, ex mint cirtfully. J
M. Class n.
4745. Silver Ore— Bonanza KiDg miue, Slate range, I lyo
c junty, California
4*46. Axun'te. Melechite and Cuprite— Keirick mil e,
Hunt >ii. B.i. d Springs, Mon<> c u-ity, California. J. M.
4417. Chromic lruu-lS m'lfs < a t of C mrcntCity, Del
Norte county, Calif.-m a Ibh«..- ' luxome, Jr.
4748. Si.vr-r Ore— Nor. lief nil. lie mine, Esmeraldi c?u ,ty,
Nfvida. J. M. Classen.
4749 Vari ga^ed Obsi lian-East . f Mono lake, and three
n.iles insi te tha Staie of Nevada, Esmer„lda county. J, M.
Graham
4750. Vo'canic Tufa, so-ca'1'd White Lava— A s'milar
ock is used in Europe in building ovensfor brtad baking
(see No. 4751). Found near Htna Springs, Napa county.
C'a'ifornia. C. Hartson.
4751. Volcanic TuFa— TJa< d in Europe iu building baks
ovens. It has the property of 1'etaiuiag the heat imparted
t9 it by the fuel. River Kbine, Germany.
4752. Native Copper— Five miles weBt of San Luis Obi. pe,
California. Theo. G. Bilty.
4753. Nivkel Ore-Sa!d to be fjund iu San Benito caunty.
D. M< rgan V\ bite.
4751, Crnppiogs— Manzaoita gold mine Sulphur Creek,
Coluia county, Califi.r ia (s^e No. 2868). Charles M Tyler.
475i. Bi uaainmiB Stale, or Impure tipnite— Near Mt
Diablo, cont -a Costa county. Ca'ifornia. Volatil- matter,
incudiDg water, 25.b; fixed caibDn, 17 6; Ash, 58; total,
10?. H E. Osborn,
4736. Sag from cupol* crppe--smeltiDg furnace, Pelton,
Pima county, Arizona. H SI. Howe.
4757. Copper Matte with Metallic Copper. Jam's C.
Weir.
4758. Aragonits-Ranch of J. M Pugh, near Smithville,
Colusa county. California. W. H. Wilson.
4759. Rich Ores -Partzite, native Bilver, galena, etc.—
Tower mine, near Benton, Mono county, California. J M.
Classen.
Comptroller Knox will shortly pay to the
depositors of the Freedman's Bank another and
final dividend of seven per cent, out of the re-
maining assets of that insolvent corporation.
Dividends amounting in the aggregate to 65 per
cent, have already been paid.
Do not be deceived. Insist on having the genu-
ine Brown's Iron Bitters, made only by the Brown
Chemical Co,, and take nothing else.
California.
AMADOR
PuiitHAsic. — Amador Ledger, March i6: A re-
port has been circulated to the effect that A. Hay-
ward was likely to purchase Nevill's famous mine
near Middle Bar. We understand that negotiations
have been in progress with a view to the purchase of
an interest in the property, but not in behalf of the
capitalist named. Mr. Nevills expects to get the
mill running in the course of a few days.
The Bunker Hill mine resumed operations in the
early part of the week, and the prospects are reported
to be very encouraging, the quality of the ore per-
ceptibly improving.
The personal property belonging to the Mahoney
Co., held under attachment, was sold by the Sheriff
on the 13th. It was bought in by Werner & Suther-
land, in behalf of the attaching creditors, for the]
amount of judgment and costs — about $11,000.
The Tellurium mine and mill near Pine Grove
was attached this week, for claims aggregating over
$1,600. The late employes have commenced filing
liens against the property.
From Plymouth, — Gentlemen representing the
Salt Lake M. Co. were in town last week, and left
Sunday morning for Fairplay, in which vicinity they
lately purchased two mines. They returned in the.
evening, and left, Monday, for San Francisco, ap-
parently well pleased with the prospects of the sec-
tion they visited. A. J. Burnett has struck another
ledge on his property at Fairplay, which seems to be
in the nature of a pocket claim. One day this week,
he dug a hole, and found a small piece of rock,
which yielded $14.50 in gold. There is considerable
interest being taken in the mining resources of Fair-
play and neighborhood. A San Francisco company
had an expert up here one day last week, in com-
pany with A. J. Burnett, who also seemed satisfied
as to the mineral wealth of that region,
EL DORADO.
Good Prospects. — Mountain Democrat, March
16: We hear highly favorable reports from the Polar
and White Bear mines, at Henry's Diggings, both
of which are under the management of Superinten-
dent C. H. Watt, formerly of Sacramento. The
ledges arc large and strong, and give very flattering 1
prospects.
Fine Gravel.— At Henry's Diggings, in the
bank adjoining the Carrie Hale gravel mine, of which
latter J. H. Bmdley is superintendent, Roberts &
Armstrong have been sluicing for some weeks in
gravel, some of which has yielded as high as $8 to
the pan. The owners claim that they have $20,000
or more in sight,
The El Dorado Mine. — This mine, formerly
the Last Chance, is located on the north side of the
Cosumnes river, opposite and on the range of the
Crystal mine, and is owned by J. and M. McEvoyj
O. F. Eaton, F, Davidson and B. C. Fuller, all resi-^
dents of that neighborhood. They are opening up
in good shape, have a large and strong ledge ex-
posed, with a number of rich chutes, and will prob-
ably have a five-stamp mill up within the next 6oa
days. Superintendent Alexander, of the Crystal
mine, has opened up a strong ledge of fine looking
ore, and the future success of the mine is assured.
D. A. Cline was up from Shingle Springs, Thurs-
day, and says that within the past few weeks a large I
amount of fine machinery — the finest he has ever
seen brought into this county — has been received at
that place, to be used on Joshua Hendy's mine, at
Nashville, the far-famed Havilah.
The "Cousin Jack" Mine. — This mine is
situated at Henry's Diggings, 3^ miles from Grizzly
Flat. It is owned by San Francisco capitalists, and^
the property is managed by C. J, Eaton, Superin-
tendent, who has had charge of it since August, 1882.
At that time the top tunnel was in 75 ft, with a 14 j
inch ledge of good pay ore. In sinking 40 ft the
width of the ledge increased to an average of about
2U ft and the ore improved in quality. The middle
tunnel was then in 140 ft, and has been extended
until it is now 325 or 330 ft in length, with a ledge
that will average 14 inches thick the whole distance.
Two " upraisers,'.' of 40 ft each, have been made,
showing a ledge of 14 inches, some of which assayed I
away up in the thousands. In this tunnel, at a dis- .
tance of 150 ft from its mouth, a winze has been 7
sunk 75 ft, at which depth the ledge is i\2 to 3 ft.
thick, solid between well defined walls. The upper
is 125 ft above the middle tunnel, and below this 278
ft is a lower tunnel, upon which they are now at
work, and they have just tapped the pay chute, at a*
point where the ledge averages 18 inches; the ore
heavily charged with rich sulphurets and showing
much free gold.
FRESNO.
Enterprise, — Cor. Mariposa Herald, March 16:
Since my last letter the Enterprise mine has again
resumed operations on a limited scale, some 12 men
being now employed in and around the mine. I
understand that the officers of the company held a
meeting in San Francisco, on the 9th inst., and it
is expected that the mine will resume its former
operations,
INYO
L,OOKOVi\~///deJiende//tl March 16: After getting
his new works in perfect order, Supt. Fitzgerald
started up the Modoc furnaces four or five days,
but was compelled to shut down on account of fail-
ure of the water supply. It transpires that the
Minneatta pipes, which have been left unused and
exposed nearly all winter, were found so badly
broken up that they would not stand the pressure,
while the old Modoc springs were found inaedquate
to keep the works going. It will require a long time
and several thousand dollars to effect repairs, and
all round the occurrence is a most unfortunate one,
Resigned. — Reub. Speer, the active superinten-
dent of the big mining operation in Sherman district
since its inception, has resigned the position, being
succeeded by M. T. Burgess.
The Defiance. — Supt. Gorman has returned to
Darwin, and has already seven or eight men at work
on the old Defiance. We are not advised, as yet,
as to what extent he will improve and open up the
mine for the more economical handling of the ore.
March 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
205
d I I be Lasky mill at Reveridge is
reported to have started up last Thumb
; leriod of grinding the gold out of the mines
of that district may be extended for roan)
MARIPOSA.
Indian Gulch. Mariposa Herald, March 16;
We are building a large quartz mill here for the
1 the mill wit! be
ompleted 32x78 ft, more than one half of
which Is now completed, and the machinery
all in position, and in two weeks can i
motion. The process of working the ore is M. B.
pAbMlt, consisting of a rock breaker, one
i, elevatot and screens, amalgamators two
Dtraiors, and two dry concentrato
Dodge, who is an old miner and prospector, has
of careful study, and for two
pen) lime and money En perfecting
and improving it until it is as near perfection as may
be. ana he wuj guarantee to work all rebellious ores
and save all the precieus metal contained therein.
Our superintendent, Mr. F. T. Houghton, has
selected this process after careful investigation, and
ram his mining experience bus judgment can be re-
lied on.
MONO.
I'm DBVB1 0PM1 N 1 IMPRCH tNG — ( andelaria
True PUsurt A resident of 1 Hover mining distri E,
Mono county, was in town this weak, and
hly of the present appearance of the Wild
y mine, rhe manogemeni feels highly en-
! with the result ol the prospecting now be
ing done, and anticipates making good bullion re-
turns for the past operations, and the coming sum-
Quite a little village is being built at the
mouth of the tunnel which includes a store, contain-
ing only the more essential articles required by the
employes, of whom there are now fifteen. A town
Site is thought of, -and will probably be located in the
pule valley or canyon just below the ore dump. The
district has about 50 or 60 men in it already, and ap-
pearances indicate there will be a hundred before the
first of May. The lumbermen are becoming active
trly in the season, but now engaged in over-
hauling the machinery at the sawmills. Two new
mills are talked of, for the purpose of cutting the ex-
cellent timber in the near vicinity, and to the south-
ward, for use as ties in building'the Carson and Col-
orado railroad, and other purposes.
NEVADA.
New Quartz Mine.— Herald, March 18: The
Reward is the name given to a quartz ledge situated
on the kitle grounds, about a half mile from town.
Work has been in progress about six weeks and dur-
ing that time two shafts, each 70 ft in depth, have
been sunk upon the ledge. A 90 ft drift connects
the shafts. From the bottom of the new shaft a
drift has been run off nearly a hundred feet, and a
ledge of good looking rock uncovered, the vein mat-
ter being from 10 to 12 inches thick. Free gold can
be seen in many pieces of the ore and the sulphurets
contained is of good character, although the quartz
does not as yet carry any great amount. It is thought
that as the ledge is developed and a greater depth
attained, the rock will become more heavily charged
with sulphurets. Two whipseys are at present used
Kpdo the hoisting, A crushing of rock will be had
in a few days, when the prospects of the mine will be
better known. S. R. Williams and E. C. Walrath,
of this city, are the owners of the Reward. Eight
men are employed in the mine.
Dull Times on the Ridge.— Grass Valley
Union, March 16: A gentleman who, within a few
days, visited nearly all the towns on the Ridge, from
French Corral to North Bioomfleld, says there is a
general complaint of dull times, which are likely to
remain so through the summer season as the water
supply for mining is certain to be a short one under
the most favorable circumstances, as there is but lit-
tle snow in the mountains, and any snowfall that
may come at this time of the year will not furnish
water any great length of lime, as it will melt off too
quickly. For the snow to be of good service in fur-
nishing a summer supply of water there must be a
good foundation for the first snowfalls of the season
which have solidified into ice, and then the new fur-
nished by the late or spring storms will remain until
the heats of summer come on. Some of the large
hydraulic companies, which own their own canals
and reservoirs, will have water sufficient to last prob-
ably as late as August, but companies that are com-
panies that are compelled to purchase water will
hardly be able to work later than the first of June, if
so long. The present season to all appearances, will
not be generally profitable to the hvdraulic mining
business.
PLUMAS.
Green Mountain.— Greenville Bulletin, March
14: It is very fortunate that power enough should
be supplied to keep the air compressor running with-
out interruption; t.ood progress is being made in
the tunnel, the average daily advance being fully
eight ft. The flow of water in the face of the tunnel
has increased during the past week. This does not
hinder the work any, but adds to the discomfort of
the workmen. A very agreeable change is apparent
in the atmosphere of the tunnel since the fan was
started. After a round of holes has been exploded
the air at the face is now quite clear in a few min-
utes, so that but little delay in resuming work is
caused by the smoke. At the mouth of the tunnel a
new building has been erected, covering the entrance,
the fan and water wheel, and also the blacksmith
shop under one roof. This was done to prevent de-
lay or hindrance from snow.
Taylor-Plumas.— The drift running east from
the winze is now in about 70 ft. As was anticipated,
the ledge has improved as it is opened to the east-
ward, and at present is fully five ft wide. The ore
looks very well, the foot and hanging walls are well
defined, and this part of the mine gives all indica-
tions of opening up a fine body of ore. The present
method of getting out this ore is slow and expensive;
it has to be carried to the bottom of the winze in a
wheel barrow and there hoisted up to the tunnel by
hand. As an improvement on this Mr. Bransford
proposes to sink direct on the ledge from close to the
mill and take power from the driving wheel to do the
hoisting. ThisVould reduce expenses very much,
and open up a far larger ore body than can be
economically worked from the present drift.
New Shaft.— Work has already been begun on
a new shaft at Crescent. The ground on which the
shaft is located was taken up by C. H. Higby as an
extension of the Crescent mine, and it is said that
the owners of that property will claim the ground as
part of their original possessions. Should this prove
to be the case, a lawsuil will be the result, j- buck of
Mr, Higbj ! grit, while the owners
of the Crescent mine are lacking in neith. a Fhe
lawyers are very lucky in mines; mie, they toil not
•n them. ry good strike in mining is a
bonanza for them.
SHASTA.
Lowed Springs.— -Shasta Courier, March 16:
1 . S. [ones ami his lather have become interested in
the White mine, u Lower Springs, and have gone to
work wu!i energy and determination to full)
this promising claim. Ore taken from the mine and
worked at Waugh's arastra, yielded an amount that
that works on the claim would result in ob-
taining yen handsome returns. We understand
that parties "well heeled"' financially, are preparing
to put machinery on the ground and work the quartz
in good shape. Seventeen years ago Peck .v. Pearl
put up a "coffee mill " there and scraped around a
little in the quart/ and "busted up." The "Little
Devil" quartz mill was also tried, the machine which
D. D. Han-ill offered to bcl he could beat cracking
quartz with his teeth, but that machine was soon
taken away in a wheel-baiTOW. There is no doubt
in the world but what the Lower Springs quartz
ledges will pay well when properly worked. Their
depth, extent, and the yield obtained by the arastra
working process, attest' that they are good mines
and fully justify the prompt expenditure of capital
in their further development and practical working.
\\ tiope that the time has now come when Lower
Springs quartz ledges are to be treated and valued
at something like what their undoubted merits war-
rant.
SIERRA.
A New LEDGE UNCOVERED.— Sierra Tribune,
March 16: A fine looking ledge that carries gold
was recently uncovered on the Harlem M. Co.'s
ground. This was a blind lead, and its existence
was hitherto unknown. It promises to be a verv im-
portant find and we shall have something further to
say regarding the matter at an early date.
Tin: M a RGUERITE Mine. —The Marguerite quartz
mine, in this county, during the month of February,
yielded $25,600 worth of bullion, $15,600 of which,
we understand, was extracted in 14 days.
STRUl k Gravel.— Last Saturday a telegram was
received from Superintendent Lawry saying that
gravel had been encountered in the Bald Mountain
Extension mine. L. Nessler visited Forest City on
Monday. He reports that there is a big excitement
in that town over the strike. The owners are in high
spirits, and express the opinion that the assessment
period is past.
Nevada.
CHERRY CREEK DISTRICT.
Without a Parallel.— White Pine News,
March 17: It is no uncommon thing to see mining
companies close up, in most instances pay up, but
in some few cases go into insolvency, and quit busi-
ness for good. In all such cases, however, the
property they have been working has proved value-
less, and the stockholders got tired of " putting up,"
when they saw no hope of finding ore. But it has
been left to the Star Company to be the first to com-
mit financial suicide in the very presence of open
prosperity. With a mine that has yielded over
$3,000,000 in the past five years, with no machinery
to speak of, with poor management, and prospected
barely below the grass roots, it is no wonder that
the managers have not been able to make fortunes
out of it, But, notwithstanding all this, the Star
mine to-day looks better, has more ore in sight, and
promises belter than it has at any time since it was
opened. It looks both silly and wicked to abandon
such a property. We feel certain it will not be
abandoned for any length of time. The folly of its
owners can hardly go to such an extent, for mining
properties like the Star are not to be found every
day, and the petty spite of its managers can hardly
go to the extent of laying idle one of the best mines
in the State.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Northern Belle.— True Fissure, March 16,
This mine has developed some changes of impor-
tance during the week. A distance of 12 ft has been
made in extending the east drift from the bottom of
the main winze, from the fifth shaft level. It is now
22 ft in length, the face being still in quartz giving
low assays. Crosscut No. 2, on the same level,
shows small streaks of sulphurets yielding assays of
$30 per ton. Everything is running smoothly at the
hoisting works, and all the other work is progressing
well. The daily output of ore has been about 60
tons, which mill No. 2 continues to handle easily,
and is doing good work meanwhile. The bullion
shipments amount to $13,344.59 t"01" the week ending
March 15th, with a total of $24,127.34 on March ac-
count to the same date,
Mount Diablo. —A small amount of $65 ore is
being stoped from the drift connecting winzes Nos.
1 and 2. Lower winze No. 2 is showing 18 inches
of ore assaying $70 per ton, at the point where the
stope is being extended easterly. A slope has been
started from this winze 60 ft below the third level,
and has developed 15 inches of $90 ore in ground
that looks encouraging. Small amounts of ore are
taken from the stope from the drift on the first inter-
mediate level, the first level and from the Mount-
Diablo adit.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
An Old Prospector in Luck.— Eureka Sen-
tinel, March 16: It is not often that we feast our
eyes on native silver from the mines of this district,
but yesterday Mike Lyons came in from the Dugout
mine on Prospect Mountain with two beautiful
specimens containing wire silver that he had taken
from near the surface. He says that there is more
of the same kind to be found, and has promised to
bring in a nice specimen in a few days to place in
our cabinet. The history of the Dugout mine is
such that had it been situated anywhere in Colorado
the newspapers of that State would be teeming with
glowing accounts of it. Mike Lyons worked at the
Richmond furnaces a few years ago, but was stricken
with lead colic and compelled to go to San Francisco
for a change of climate. As soon as he recovered
his health he obtained employment at the C. P. R.R,
freight depot, but, pining for his old haunts, re-
turned to Eureka, and, unable to find employment,
commenced prospecting. While so employed he
discovered some good looking float rock at the
western base of Prospect Mountain, near where it
. rang.-. He traced out the
1. with Paddy O'Keefe ashis partner, com-
tinning an open cut up (he side of the lull.
I heir painstaking was well rewarded, Thi
Since tupped to the furnaces enough ore to keep
them comfortable for several years, and I now have
one of the very best mines on Prospect Mountain,
Notes.— Eureka Sentinel, March 10: I
reka tunnel ore bodies are holding out noblv. Hit.'
is room for two or three more good tunnel enter-
prises on Prospect mountain. The Ruby Hill tun-
nel is looking very well, the face being in wrv favor-
able rock for ore. Orders are daily expected from
the Silverado M. Co. to resume work upon their
mines at Silverado. The number of miners that
have commenced leasing mines on Prospect moun-
tain would make a small army. There are more men
employed there than ever before in the history of the
camp. This speaks well for Prospect mountain
mine-. Messrs. Waters & Co. are hard at work in
the Geraldine tunnel, which thev are running to con-
nect with the old incline of the Grant mine. They
have had a lease of the property for several months
past, and are sticking faithfully to their undertaking.
The prospects are that they will be handsomely re-
warded.
PINTO DISTRICT.
Prospecting. — Eureka Sentinel, March 16:
There are several prospectors now searching for
mines on Silverado, Dome and Sugarloaf mountains
in Pinto district. A fine streak of ore has been dis-
covered in the croppings of the Berryman tunnel
claims, on Silverado mountain, Pinto district. M.
H. Joseph and others have located some valuable
claims in Pinto district, near Alhambra Hill. They
have taken ore from the croppings that gave fair
assays in silver and carrying a large percentage of
copper.
SANTA FE DISTRICT.
A Rush for Copper Ores.— Candelaria True
Fissure, March 16: Santa Fe district is fast open-
ing a large area of copper mining. There are a
great many prospects in that section of the country,
nearly all of which are being worked more system-
atically and energetically this season than at any
previous time. Some very pretty specimens were
brought in this week, and very flattering accounts
are told of quite a number of fine looking properties.
Several smelters will necessarily have to be erected
at an early date, each of which will cause more
search to be made for copper ore, and assist the set-
tlement of this fast becoming noted mining section
of Nevada.
WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT.
The Silver Wave Mill.— Silver State, March
14: The Silver Wave mill, at Willow Creek, is now-
running steadily and doing good work. J. E. Ber-
nard, who arrived here yesterday from the Willow
Creek mines, says the mill is crushing from 10 to 12
tons of ore daily. It is working ore from the Iowa
mine. Elias Jones has one of his large teams haul-
ing ore from the mine, which is about three miles
from the mill, and unless the roads get very bad
from late storms, there will be no trouble in supply-
ing the mill, as there are some 200 tons of ore on
the dump at the mine, and the mine is in a condition
to keep up the supply for an indefinite period.
New Mexico.
Mining Notes.— Southwest Sentinel, March 19:
The Solid Silver M Co. during the past week have
received two wagon loads of very nice ore from their
80 ft level on the Black Hawk claim. The Colossal
claim, owned by William Eckels and others, at 45 ft
shows a 12 inch streak averaging 200 ounces silver.
Parties from the East arc examining the property
with a view to buying. A very rich discovery of min-
eral was recently made in the vicinity of Bald moun-
tain comprising a group of twelve claims. They lie
about three miles northwest of this mountain, on the
north side of a canyon known as Silver Gate, and
about midway on a straight line between Bullard's
Peak and Silver City. The Modoc and Plumas, two
of the claims, on account of the great quantity of
rich float and the richness of the croppings, has
created quite a ripple of excitement among the
miners of that section of country. It is called the
"California" group. Two veins have been discov-
ered on the Modoc, one running from 6 to 14 inches
in width, and the other varying from 20 inches to
4!^ ft. The ore is a rich gray carbonate, stained
with copper, and from a series of assays made from
the croppings and near the surface, $50 per ton in
silver has been obtained and 40 ,£ in lead. We are
assured that this is the average. A few feet from the
top of the croppings large kidneys of horn silver and
silver glance was discovered, which yielded an aver-
age of $800 per ton by a number of careful assays.
Several large pieces of float, about two feet from the
surface were also found of immense richness, going
high as $20,000 per ton. Competent judges, who
are disinterested, say that car loads of this float may
be gathered on this claim. The4J< ft vein prospects
$20 per ton. On the Plumas claim a streak of rich
carbonates has also been discovered, similar to that
on the Modoc. There is a face of 18 inches of rock
on the claim carrying rich horn silver. On the crest
of Telephone hill near by, is a contact between
quartzite and granite, and the most noticeable feat-
ure is that every vein in the camp runs towards this
contact. The properties are all surveyed. J. L.
Holland, John M. Wright and the Dorsey Brothers
are the owners. Specimens of the ore on exhibition
at the office of McComas & Wright are marvelously
rich.
A Big Mining Sale. — Southwest Sentinel,
March 14: Yesterday Mr. Clayton, a mining capi-
talist of Minnesota, purchased Win, Dorsey's one-
third interest in the Mother Lode group of claims in
the Telegraph district, this county. The group com-
prises eight claims. Eighteen thousand dollars in
cash was paid. The owners how are Mr. Clayton,
one-thirdf C. P. Crawford, one-third; Newton
Bradley owning the remainder.
Mining Items. — We saw ore taken from the
Mule mine at Pinos Altos, Monday. It is a fine,
rich carbonate, carrying a large percentage in lead
and assays well in silver. Embedded among the
beautiful white quartz crystals may be seen particles
of free gold. The claim is a promising one, and is
liable to develop a bonanza. R. V. Newsham and
others are the owners. W. C. Ross is taking out
a large amount of high-grade silver ore from his
mine in the Bald Mountain district, and will send it
to John R. Magruder's smelter, on the Ivanhoe mine,
nent, < . P. Crawford, M. P.. Have, and
K, ],. Higbce have given a working bond on the
Pecacho, Surprise and Nfbuntaineer mines to C. W.
Watson and James Van L>\k. Consideration $10,-
oco. Mi a Van Dyk will commence
work at once with a good force 'of men. Watsoi
was form- ! adentof the Homestake mines
in the Black Hills, and Van Dyk is also a man of
ripe expei
Utah.
Review.— Salt Pake City Tribune, March 17:
Another week of remarkably fine and clear wcathei
I; 11 has been quite favorable for th
ling of the metals. The receipts of bullion fur the
week ending March 151!). inclusive, were 511
30, against $154,286.41 for the previous week/ The
shipments for the week ending March loth, inclu-
sive, comprise 41 cars of bullion, r, 051,882 pounds;
one car lead, 24,176 pounds, sent west; one car 1 o\
per ore, 20,000 pounds, and five cars copper matte,
102,500 pounds, sent to Colorado; making a total of
48 cars, aggregating 1,198,558 pounds. The outpUl
of the Horn Silver for the week amounted to 22 cars
valued at $66,000. Yield of this company previously
reported .for the calendar year, $685,500; presenl
aggregate, $751,500. The Ontario shipments for the
week were 40 bars, of the value of $40,920.50, as
compared with $35,051.16 for the previous week.
There is nothing new with this company. The ex-
ploiting work goes forward steadilv, and when com-
pleted will very materially add to the productiveness
and ease of operation of the propertv. It was said
during the week that the impassable condition of the
roads had stopped the shipments of ore from the
Crescent mines, and that in consequence the Park
City smelter had shut down. This must have been
but temporary, for that smelter is in full blast again,
and reports for the week an aggregate of five cars of
bullion, valued-at $9,260. It is hoped that hereafter
the product will be continuous.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
MEXICAU.—Entcrprise, March 18: The joint
Union Con. east crosscut has been extended 24 ft.
On the 3100 level the joint Ophir east crosscut has
been advanced 21 ft.
Oi'iiiR. — On the 3100 level the joint Mexican east
crosscut has been extended 21 ft. Are repairing the
bob station in the vertical shaft. Are again extract-
ing ore from the croppings.
Sierra Nevada.— On the 2900 level the north
lateral drift has been extended 25 ft. The joint
Union east crosscut, on the same level, has been ad-
vanced 28 ft.
Idaho.
TARTFP on Ore.— Wood River Times, March T4;
The Hailey sampling works started up two weeks ago
with a large reserve ol ore on hand or contracted
for; but it may not run very long as, at the present
rates, it is unprofitable to ship ore out of the country.
The freight from Shoshone to Omaha is $30 per
ton; Hailey to Shoshone, $10; sampling, $5; hauling
to sampler, $5; working charges at Omaha, $20; loss,
percent., equal to about $10 per ton; total cost of
reducing ore to bullion, $80; add cost of extraction
say, $10; total cost of bullion in ore, $90. In order
to secure any profit to the shipper the ore will have
to carry over $100 worth of metal. None but the
very richest ore will average that high, anywhere else
than on Wood river; and in this section the average
has been kept up to 130 ounces silver and 65% lead,
the past three years, only by the most careful selec-
tion. Unless the tariff to Omaha is reduced at least
$10 per ton, it will greatly retard the development of
this section, and render the shipment of our second
and third-class ores impossible, unless our producers
accept the contract offered them by the heaviest
Philadelphia smelters last year, to wit: A rate of
$13 per ton from Kelton to Philadelphia, via the C.
P. and S. P. roads.
The Solace MiNE.— Supt, Childs, of the Solace
M. Co., in Vienna or Smiley gulch, in the Sawtooth
range, came dow n two or three days ago, to have a
brief change from snowbanks and desert ravines to
bare ground, open flats, and civilization. Although
rather reticent on the subject, he states that the Sol-
ace is opening up much better than he expected when
he assumed charge, and believes that he will show a
good mine this summer. The mountains around
Vienna are now covered with 10 to 12 ft of snow;
but it is settling and melting fast. As soon as the
weather permits, Mr. Childs will start work on the 12
other claims which his company owns, in Vienna
gulch, and some of them will doubtless be found to
contain bodies of good ore, as they carry very promis-
ing cropping?.
Oregon.
Notes. — Jacksonville Times, March 16: The
weatherstill continues unfavorable and there is not
much prospect for a good run this season. Welch &
Ross are engaged in prospecting the Barkdell ledge
and are sanguine of good prospects. C. J. Howard
returned from Josephine county this week, and re-
ports miners doing comparatively nothing. Judge
Hanna and Henry Klippel, Esq., went to Josephine
county, Wednesday on business connected with their
mining locations in that section. McKee & Dews
of Forest creek are able to run about five hours daily
with their hydraulic. Klippel & Keaton on Poor-
man's creek are not so well favored with water. Much
prospecting is still going on in southern Oregon,
which will yet prove the best mining region on the
coast. Several prospectors from abroad are in the
vicinity at present. Mr. Thompson is still at work
in Gold hill and is going down on ore that seems
rich in iron. The walls are well defined and he hopes
to yet strike a ledge rich in gold. The tunnel is now
r50 ft long. The c re frjm the Wallace ledge yields
very little, but Mi Donough & Kahler's dump near
Fort Lane is yielc'ing an ounce to the ton. The lat-
ter ledge will probably prove an excellent one, as
also may some others in the vicinity. R. W. Derick-
son of Horsehead, Josephine county, was in town
this week. He informs us that he has a large
amount of ore on the dump yet, after crushing which
he will clean up and make different arrangements as
to working the mill. Bybee & Co.'s ditch near
Waldo, built last summer, does not fulfill their ex-
pectations, and it will have to be remodeled. Con-
sequently, they have not been able to do much work
this season; but what they have done establishes the
value of their mines,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 24, lM
Reese River Pioneers.
Many of the original locators and developers
of the mines are here yet, and many of them
will die and be buried here. Your genuine
Reese River pioneer is decidedly a peculiar
character. He was a pioneer of California as
well, therefore was among the first to join in the
rush to "Washoe," and soon alter to Reese
River. He never was able to shake off his old
California miner style, and would rather live in
a cabin and work at " chloriding " and " trib-
uthV for himself, at merely living rations,
than to work for anybody else for good, regular
wages. Therefore it is that he is found work-
ing'Wtribute1' or contract in these mines to-
day, for, of course, he sold out his old locations,
or was frozen out of them, long ago. He still
goes out in the hills prospecting occasionally,
butthe whole country has been so closely scoured
over and investigated that his new discoveries
are exceedingly rare. Old Jim Sloggers, who is
a standard member of the society of Reese River
Pioneers, and who declares that he was with old
Reese himself when he discovered Reese river,
is the most inveterate of them all. Whisky
could not kill him, but has only preserved him,
as it were, and he frequently swears that when
he dies the worms in the little graveyard below
town will go on a three-months' jamboree. The
fine, spring-like weather of the last few days
stirred up the old fellow's ambition, and he went
prospecting over about Yankee Blade. Yester-
day he came home and got drunk.
"Struck it again!" roared he, as he tacked
ship and stood his course up street, stopping
every few rods to shake hands with sympathiz-
ing friends, and tell them about it. "Struck
bulliest kind o' chloride, richer'n Limburger a
foot thick, betcher ribs."
"Glad to hear it, Jim, and now see that you
hold on to a good thing for once in the way, and
don't let anybody euchre or freeze you out
of it."
"Ha, ha! freeze me out, hey? Git ahead of
old Jim .Sloggers some more, will they ? Not
much. Got 'em this time. Located the whole
dam racket myself, and goin' ter work it my-
self. Hain't go no thievin' partners this time,
and don't want none."
Then the old boy wore ship, and beat to
windward for his little cabin on the hillside,
chuckling occasionally as he felicitated himself
on that last proposition.
Col. Dave Buel was anions the first of^the
Reese river pioneers. He laid out the town]site
and built the first mill. The town was named
after his partner, Alvah C. Austin, a native of
Plymouth, Mass., who was here with him, but
who is now a partner in the Miners' foundry,
San Francisco, and resident of that city. By
the way, Jack Williams, the famous desperado,
so well remembered in the early days of the
Comstock, and who was assassinated one eve-
ning in Pat Lynch's saloon, on B street, was
also from Plymouth, Mass.— Co?'. Enterprise.
Austin. — A correspondent of the JBhtierprwe
says: The mill of the Manhattan Company con-
tinues grinding right straight along, and grinds
exceedingly fine, its present run, which com-
menced on the 30th of October last, being one of
the longest and most lucrative it has yet experi-
enced. About every other day it sends forth
its regular shipment of silver bullion — ten bars,
worth $1,000, or more, each. The average of
the ore crushed at the previous run of the mill,
last Summer, yielded an average of $350 to the
ton. The ore of the present run is not quite as
rich, but there is more of it, the mines showing
and developing better and more extensively than
was anticipated. The monthly pay-roll of the
company is about $23,000, employing many
miners at the regular rate— $4 per day— and the
tributers are generally doing well. The mining
and milling operations and other business mat-
ters of the Manhattan Company are exceedingly
well managed and judiciously conducted in every
respect. Notwithstanding all this apparent
prosperity, however, there is much grumbling
about hard times. This complaint comes prin-
cipally from the business men. They openly de-
clare that although their customers have plenty
of work at good pay, they do not come forward
and square up their accounts as they should.
The tributers, especially, they say, run long
credits and big bills, and cannot always be de-
pended upon to cash up. AVhenthey are in bad
luck, they naturally are not expected to pay.
Meanwhile, good paying customers have to
make up for the poor ones, otherwise the store-
keepers would soon necessarily be bankrupt.
This idea or principle is not new, however, here
or even on the Comstock.
Jefferson. — A correspondent writing from
Jefferson to the Belmont Courier, says of the
prospects of that once lively burg as follows:
The work of repairing the mill is rapidly pushed
ahead, and the stamps will probably be dropped
by the *20th of this month. Sufficient ore can
be taken from the different properties under the
control of the Jefferson S. M. Co. to keep the
mill running for several months without fur-
ther prospecting being necessary. Several ad-
ditional hands were recently employed, and, un-
less the almost undeniable proofs play us false,
brisk times cannot be far distant. Jefferson is
indeed brightening up, and bids fair to soon
again occupy the position that she did years
ago. At any rate, we live in hopes. It is whis-
pered that the whistle will soon again be heard
tooting from the Prussian hoisting' works. If
the rumor proves correct, our little camp will
dance to lively music.
Divers for Mining Work.
The Engineering and Mining Journal says:
We 'are indebted to R. J. Frecheville, of Truro,
for the following account of the first diving op-
eration of the kind carried out in a Cornish mine :
The heavy and almost incessant rains during the
winter have so increased the water in the Phoe-
nix United mines, Liskeard, that it has risen
above the plunger pole, which is situated 200
fathoms from the surface. After the plunger
had been working some time under water it
failed to work satisfactorily. Soon after it was
discovered that it required to be packed, and the
question arose as to how the obstruction was to
be removed, there being from 10 to 20 feet of
water above the top of the pole. The manager
and agents held a consultation, and decided to
engage the service of a diver. This course was
generally approved in the mines and was accord-
ingly adopted. At first one diver and his assis-
tant came to the mines and prepared themselves
to perform a piece of work underground which
they had never before seen. They, however,
determined to make an attempt in a vigorous
The Paradise Mines.
Reports from the Paradise mines are of a
highly encouraging character. Ed. Hewitt
says that the Bullion of Paradise Co. , in ex-
tending their drift north from a 72-foot winze,
below their present tunnel level, discovered,
almost unexpectedly, very rich ore. This de-
velopment is of more than ordinary importance,
as it shows that the rich chute of ore in the
north end of the mine continues down to an in-
definite depth, and as the ore body is known
to be about 90 feet in length, and in several
places above from 16 to 20 feet in width, it is
deemed quite probable by mining men that there
are equally large and rich bodies of ore where
the drift is being run. There is a winze down
in this chute, or chimney of ore, 14i feet,
which the company will now sink and connect
with the drift above mentioned, and they will
then be prepared to rapidly, and at small ex-
pense, stope out the ore. It is gratifying to
learn that the much neglected Paradise mines,
which experienced miners say have every indica-
tion of being rich and permanent, are, through
A PERENNIAL GRASS FOR DRY LANDS.
manner, knowing that, if their efforts were suc-
cessful, much credit would be reflected on them,
as it was the first time any such work by divers
had been done in mining operations. The diver
succeeded in packing the pole, and a signal was
given to the engine-man to work the engine. It
started, and the plunger-pole worked in a very
satisfactory manner all night; but in the morn-
ing the shaft men ascertained that the pole had
failed, and wanted to be attended to again. The
diver prepared and packed the pole the second
time, and continued to attend to it until the
work was deemed too laborious for one man to
continue to do, and the services of a second di-
ver was called in to perform the same work as
the former.
Uncle Billy Raymond writes J. Ryan that
he has a very favorable opinion of Calico dis-
trict. He says that he will erect a mill this
spring.
Cave Valley. — John Sheridan and several
others left Bristol last week for Cave valley,
which is now attracting the attention of the
prospector. The gold rock discovered there is
reported as being quite rich.
the perseverance of the Bullion Company, be-
ing developed sufficiently to keep one mill run-
ning, and it is hoped that the time is near when
the bullion shipments will equal, if they do not
excel, the product of the camp in its palmiest
days. In addition to the developments in the
Bullion mine, we learn- that Nick Frayer has
made important developments in the old works
of the Live Yankee mine, and that the success
which his energy and perseverance entitles hiin
to is "about to be realized. — Silver State,
The Windsor Mill is now in complete run-
ning order. The pack trains are busy packing
ore from the Mount View mine to the wagon
road at the base of the hill, whence wagons haul
it to the mill. There will be a plentiful supply
of ore at the mill in a few days to keep it run-
ning.— Pinal Drill.
Mineral Lands.
The C. P. R. Company, owners of the Cali-
fornia and Oregon franchise, claim each odd or
alternate section of land for 20 miles on each
side of the located line, and when alternate sec-
tions are occupied by prior claimant, they claim
the privilege of floating to the 30-mile limit.
Thousands of acres of this land is mineral in
character, containing known and hidden quartz
and gold deposits, and being unoccupied or
sparsely settled may be confirmed to the rail-
road without giving Government or other party
notice to investigate its mineral character. The
company have no right to mineral land but will
take it fast enough whenever they get a chance.
The only way for miners and the friends of the
Government to prevent wholesale railroad grabs
of mineral land in Shasta county is to or-
ganize and club together, as the miners
did in this vicinity several years ago,
and make affidavit as to the min-
eral character of the lands alluded to. By
placing mineral affidavits on these sections of
lands, with the character of which mining men
and old settlers are familiar, the railroad com-
pany will be compelled to give due notice he-
fore they can gain possession of the ground to
which, iii nine cases out of ten, they have no
just right. If the miners and homestead and
pre-emption settlers of this anil Siskiyou county
are alive to their interests they will look out for
themselves at a very early date. This hint
don't cost them a cent. — Shasta Courier.
Rodgers' District is excited over the rich
strikes. The World Beater bids fair to beat
the world. They are taking out at the rate of
one ton of ore per day to each man, some ore
running from §400 to $1,000 per ton. Each
man cleans at least $150 per day. — Pinal Drill, \
A Valuable Dry Land Grass.
Continuing our showing of forage plants which
are worth trying in this State, we take up at
this time a grass which is but littleknown in this
country, and that in Texas, where it is pro-
nounced most valuable. It has no common
name which is reported, but its botanical name
is Paspalmn ovatum. It is figured in the De-
partment of Agriculture Report for 1880, where
it is described as follows : Culms from a thick
perennial rhizome, erect, 3 to 5 feet high, firm,
smooth, marked by fine lines; with three or four
leavesfrom as many dark smooth joints. Leaves
at the base of the culm numerous, becoming
withered and torn, somewhat hairy; the leaves
on the culm erect, one quarter inch or more
wide, some of the lower ones a foot or more in
length, upper ones shorter, gradually long
pointed, smooth both sides, roughish on the
margins. The sheaths are rather loose, smooth,
and longer than the joints. The raceme or
flowering part is usually 6 to 8 inches long, com-
posed of from three to six spikes, which are I
to 6 inches apart on the rather slender axis; the
lower spikes are 3 inches or more in length, the
upper ones gradually shorter, slightly spreading,
all with a few long hairs at the base. The
spikelets are closely arranged in four rows, two
on each side of the narrow and mostly straight
rachis, in alternate pairs. The spikelets are
about 1A- lines long, ovate, pointed, crowded,
and overlapping, compressed, and the margins
clothed with silky hairs. The two outer or
empty glumes are ovate, acute, 5-nerved, smooth
or nearly so, except on the margin, which is
edged with thin white hairs. The inner or
flowering glumes are cartilaginous in texture,
roundish, obtuse, compressed, smooth, and shin-
ing, and, under the glass, very delicately punc-
tate. The proper palet (upper paletjis of simi-
lar texture, fits into the margin of the flowering
glume, and has a thin inflexed margin, infold-
ing the three stamens and two feathery, purple
styles.
This grass has only recently been detected in
this country, and seems confined to few locali-
ties. It was collected in Louisiana by Dr. Rav-
cnel; also, later at Fortress Monroe, Va., by Di\
Vasey, and more recently bv Mr. S. B. Wallis,
of Wallisville, Tex. It is also a South American
species. Mr. AVallis says:
This grass I consider the most valuable of all
the grasses that I am acquainted with. It is
perennial, and grows here all the year round,
furnishing excellent green feed for stock at all
seasons, except that the green blades freeze in
our very coldest weather, perhaps two or three
times in a winter, and then grow out again in a
few days time. It increases rapidly from seed,
and also reproduces itself from suckers, which
sprout from the nodes of the culm after the first
crop of seed has ripened. I have seen these
suckers remain green for six or eight weeks after
the old stalks were as dead and dry as hay,* and
then, when the old stalk hadfallen to the ground,
take root and form new plants. It grows well
on all kinds of dry land, The plant with roots
two or three years old form stools 12 to 18 inches
across, have very strong roots, and grow in the
longest drouth almost as fast as when it rains.
Comet District is all the go and a large
amount of travel to and fro is going on; teams
arriving and departing every day in the week.
Even the brethren at Panaca have the Comet
fever and are allured from their carrot patches
by the glowing accounts of the fabulous rich-
ness of the new finds being uncovered. Thus
far there has been nothing discovered to get ex-
cited about, though very rich ore has been
brought to town, Stick to your carrot patches,
boys, and follow the advice of the church and
let miuing alone.
The leaching mill at Secret canyon, near
Eureka, belonging to the (leddes &. Bertraml
Co. , is run mostly by Chinamen, and will be
run entirely by Chinamen at no late day.
March 24, 1883 J
Mining and Scientific Press.
207
The Ejvjgijmeef^,
Why Men Cannot Fly.
The New York Sun wisely concludes that
nturj is likely to be forever memorable
for its mechanical and i ogineerinfi triumphs.
It i> diatinguiahed from .ill t >». ■ centuries which
have preceded it as thi team and alec-
iid transportation for human be-
ings and theii products, and for bringing all
the world in instant communication, one pari
with another.
Other eras, may bavi due in literature
and art. Some ol our metaphysical cieni b
may not U bo wonderful to the future aa it
seems to us; but our mechanical and engineer-
big development has been so far beyond any-
! the s.uiiL- Bort in the past, even taking
raanj centuries together, th it this century is
1 from the eighteentli by the broadest
gull in the history of human progress from era
to ara.
yet, with all our meoh; meal triumphs and
our engineering achievementa the Sun thinks
that we are no further ad\ am ed in mi,; respect
than men were one hundred years ago, or B
thousand years ago, except t<> some slight ex-
tent for military purposes. Ballooning has
made no progress, and ia still nothing more
than an amusement of no practical value. We
■ lo not seem to be any nearer flying than men
were at the beginning of the Christian era.
Our modern engineers have not yet constructed
a practicable Hying machine; nay, they have
not yet so much as taken the first step in that
direction
The London Ent/incer, which has lately dis-
cuBaed flying machines in a scientific way,
comes to the conclusion that there is no combi-
nation of win^s or arrangements of any kiinl
which will enable a man to fly with his own
strength. He lacks muscular power to practice
the accomplishment in which the birds are so
proficient. And even if machines are devised
to compensate for that lack of power and en-
durance, they will not be successful unless they
shall be so constructed that each pound of the
machine will develop as much energy as each
pound of a bird. "Xot till then," says this en-
gineering critic, can flight for man be achieved.
Because birds fly, that is no reason why man
should do the same thing, even if he is able to
tit to himself wings as well adapted to his body
as the wings of the birds are to its physical con-
struction. Already '*the wings of many model
flying machines act just as do those of the rook
and other birds," whose movements are slow-
enough for us to observe just how they fly. For
there is a great difference among birds as to the
rapidity of their flight, and not only that, but
also as to the grace With which they do it.
They have various styles of moving through the
air, some graceful, and othtrs comparatively
clumsy, just as the walk of a courtly woman
differs from that of a .Sioux squaw. "We have
no doubt," says our London contemporary,
''that if men could once fly, we should soon
have as many styles developed as there are
men."
We have said that the reason men do not fly
is not merely because they lack wings, but also
because they are not strong enough. There is
no bird of flight which weighs as much as even
a very light man, Imt there are many birds
which are far stronger than men. The limit of
weight beyond which the air cannot be utilized
for bird flight is somewhere about 30 pounds.
Nature docs not produce heavier birds, and
doubtless for the reason that the air is not the
proper home for animals weighing more. "The
conditions under which species are developed."
says the Engineer} "are such that everything
goes as far as it can go in size and speed." The
roc of Eastern story it pronounces a "mechan-
ically impossible creature."
The albatross is the largest bird in existence,
and one of the heaviest. There are heavier
birds with limited powers of flying, but the
maximum weight of any natural flying machine
which can fly well does not exceed 30 pounds,
according to the Engineer i and the weight of the
albatross seldom, if ever, exceed 28 pounds, or
one sixth that of a powerful man. But the
albatross can keep its wings, 13 feet long from
tip to tip, in motion for a whole day, while the
strongest man would be exhausted, if he bad to
keep beating the air with them, in half an hour.
And to fly he would need far heavier wings to
be kept in motion.
After a mathematical calculation, the En-
gineer comes to the conclusion that the alba-
tross possesses as much muscular energy as a
man, and far more endurance, with which to
propel the 28 pounds of its body. " We have
in the bird," it adds, "a machine burning con-
centrated fuel in a large grate at a tremendous
rate, and developing a very large power in a
small space. There is no engine in existence,
certainly no steam engine and boiler combined,
which, weight for .weight, gives out anything
like the mechanical power exhibited by the al-
batross."
The conclusion arrived at by both of our con-
temporaries is that man will have to give up the
hope of competing with the birds in flying.
An Asphalt Mortar.
Tin- Centralbtaii •/■,- Bauptrtoaitung describes
a patented o position made at a factor] in
Starsard, Pomerania, which has foi some years
past been used with perfect success on the Ber-
lin-Stettin railway for wall copings, water-tables,
and similar purposes requiring a water prooi
rioting. Hie material ia composed ol ooaf-tar,
t<> which arc added olay, asphalt, resin, litharge,
and sand. It is, in short, a kind of artificial
asphalt, with the distinction that it is applied
c«»ld, like ordinary cement rendering. The
tenacity oi the material, when properly Laid,
and ita freedom from liability to damage by the
weather are proved by reference to an example
in the coping of a retaining wall winch has been
exposed for four years to the drainage of a slope
88 Eeel high. Tins coping ia -till pi
iOUnd, and has not required any repair since it
was laid down. .Other works have proved
equally satisfactory. In applying this mortar,
as it ia termed, the space to be covered is first
thoroughly dried, and after being well cleaned
ia primed with hot routing varnish, the basis of
which is also tar. The mortar is then laid on
eold, to the thickness of about three eighths of
an inch, with either wood or steel trowels, and
is properly smoothed over. If the area covered
is large, another coating of varnish is applied
and rough sand strewn over the whole. The
waterproof surface thus made is perfectly im-
pregnable to rain or frost, and practically in-
destructible. The cost of the material laid s
estimated at not more than 10 cents per square
foot, and it is stated that this price can be re-
duced by at least two cents for large quantities
put down by experienced workmen.
Tin ROOFIXG, to be good, must be put on with
care, well turned up and over all angles, and
flashed around all openings. As it is subject to
expansion and contraction, leaks are always the
result if proper allowances arc not made. This
is provided against by a raised standing joint,
which costs a little more, but pays better by
lasting longer; a flat joint is cheaper, but not
durable. Tin should always be painted on the
outer side of the sheets before using, as the
sweating from condensation of vapor causes it
to rust readily. Tin roofs should be painted
thoroughly every two years, and in angles every
fall. Tin sheets are 10x14 inches in size, and
of different thickness; sized by X, XX and
XXX. XX is the best for general use, as the
metal is thin, pliable, and less liable to crack
under strain of contraction than thicker metal;
anything thinner rusts through too easily. It
is known among makers and dealers by differ-
ent brands, which designate the quantity of tin
actually used. Tin is bright, and of a silvery
color; adheres in large, smooth flakes. Com-
positions of lead and tin, or zinc, are a dead
smoky color, and last but a short time under
the corrosive influences of salt air, smoke and
acids, these being principal causes of its decay.
Jam from Turnips and Tar. — According to
the correspondent of a trade journal, it is amis-
take to suppose that fruit is absolutely neces-
sary to the manufacture of preserves. He de-
scribes a visit to a large jam-producing factory,
in which he found that the work was being
bravely carried on without the aid of fruit at
all. Jams of various kinds were being produced
before his eyes — currant, plum, strawberry,
apricot, raspberry, and gooseberry. Yet neither
currant, plum, strawberry, apricot, raspberry,
nor gooseberry was in the building. Turnips
served the purpose of the fruit. The flavoring
matter was extracted from coal tar, and the re-
semblance to raspberry and strawberry jam was
further produced by mixing the boiling com-
pound with small seeds of some cheap innocuous
herb. A common form of sugar is used, and this
is the only honest ingredient of the mess. These
preserves are offered as made from " this sea-
son's fruit. "
Adamascoeite is the local name of a mineral
which is said to be found in only one place in
the world, and that is the .State of Missouri.
The company which now owns the whole quarry
will transport the stone quarried to Winchester,
N. H. , where it is to be manufactured into such
articles as arc deemed salable. The stone is
very peculiar in its structure and properties.
Its cutting power is diamond-like, cutting away
steel very rapidly, and still retaining an exceed-
ingly fine edge.
The Rubber Plant in Mexico. — Mexico is
making a study of the culture of the rubber
plant. The hardiness of the plant is said to be
such that its culture is exceedingly simple and
inexpensive, where the climate and soil are suit-
able. In much of the Mexican coast region the
only expense is the weeding required when the
plants are young, to give them a chance to grow
and strengthen.
Reports come from Mexico of the discovery,
near La Paz, of the largest pearl the world has
ever seen. It is of light color and of oval form,
one inch in length and three quarters of an
inch thick at its shortest diameter, and of sur-
passing luster. No doubt the oyster was glad
to be put "out of its misery, for its tenant was
too big to be accommodated, and too strong to
be dispossessed. For a long time the poor bi-
valve had been unable to close its habitation.
The owner of the pearl says that an offer of a
sum less than S;"i0,000 for his treasure would be
treated with perfect contempt,
Useful Notes on Water.
i in, gallon of distilled water weighs 10
pounds; ■ gallon ol Bea water weighs 10.32
pounds. 1,8 i ahii feet oi water vn i
hundred wi ight; 36 cubic fee< weigh one ton,
equal to 224 gallons; one cubic foot contains bix
and one fourth gallons. [The English standard,
oi Imperial gallon, is here referred to.] The
average daily consnmption of water in town.-, i.s
LQ to -j<i gallons per head. In pipes, the square
of the diameter in inches equals pounds weight
ol water per yard. Example: An inch pipe
holds nini pounds per yard. One hundredth
inch of rain is about one ton weight to the acre.
A nominal horse power for a boiler requires one
cubic font of water per hour. Circular aper-
tures are st effective for discharging water,
since they have less frictional surface for the
same area. The vena contracta is the beat form
of Orifice for discharging water. The ordinary
Speed to nm a pump is SO to 100 feet per min-
ute. The pressure in pounds per square inch
of a column of water is the night of a column
in feet multiplied by .534, or, for an approxi-
mation, otic half pound pressure per square inch
for each foot of hight. Water, in flowing
through an aperture, has a velocity equal to
that acquired by a heavy body falling freely
from a bight equal to the distance between the
center of the aperture and the surface of the
water. Doubling the diameter of an aperture
increases the How four fold. A man can raise
water from a well 10 feet deep at the rate of
SO gallons per minute. The approximate time
occupied in discharging equal quantities of
water, under equal heads, through pipes of
equal length, varies from SO for a straight pipe,
■200 for a curve to 2 40 for a right angle.
Explosive Mixtures. -Explosive mixtures
are sometimes prescribed by doctors not well in-
formed in materia mediea. Chlorate of potash,
permanganate of potash, and glycerine are some
of them. A pomade of chloride of lime, sul-
phur, and other substances, will detonate when
rubbed in a mortal-. Hypopbosphite of lime
or soda, when triturated alone, sometimes ex-
plodes. Pills of oxide of silver are apt to de-
compose with a tremendous explosion. Tinc-
ture of iodine and ammonia form the iodide of
nitrogen, a violently explosive substance, which,
agitated with water, is nearly certain to deton-
ate. Chlorate of potash and tannin are likely to
act in the same way. A dentrifice containing
chlorate of potasli and catecha has been known
to explode in the mouth.
Good Health,
How to Sleep.
Health and comfort depend very much on at-
tention to matters that to some seem very
trivial. We have sometimes heard persons
complain that they did not sleep well; that they
were troubled with horrible dreams, and arose
in the morning weary and nervous. Inquiries
as to diet, exercise and other essentials of
health have often failed to reveal anything that
could account for these unfavorable conditions.
It is not well in these cases to limit our in-
vestigations to the routine of a day; but we
should inquire at what hour the patient goes
to )>ed, what be thinks about usually, and most
particular what position he places himself in to
invite sleep ? If he lies on the back with his
hands over his head, there will be a half con-
scious sense of compression of the chest, with
difficult breathing, to relieve which he opens
his mouth. The air coming in contact with the
throat causes dryness, and then snoring will be-
gin. In the meantime the pressure of
the viscera on the large artery, whose
course is along the inner portion of the back-
bone, impedes the circulation of the blood,
producing discomfort which manifests itself in
horrid dreams. Thus the whole night is passed
in a disturbed sleep, and perhaps many nights
pass without one of refreshing sleep. The most
unwise course under such circumstances would
be to resort to the use of opium, or any other
drug. The ranks of the victims of this unfor-
tunate habit are recruited mainly from such
cases as we have described. It is wonderful
what control an individual can get over himself
if he tries. There is no reason why a person
cannot lie upon his side instead of the back,
aid keep his hands and arms down; then he
will not open bis mouth; then his throat will
not become dry, neither will be snore or have
bad dreams. But often he can't help thinking
about his business, and his thoughts will run on
for hours. This is also a habit that may be
broken up. Have the will to put aside your
thoughts, and in time you will have the power
to do so.
We do not say that there are not other causes
that habitually interfere. with sound sleep, but
we beljcve there is a remedy for each difficulty,
which may be found by seeking for it. — Herald
of Health.
A New Use for the Transfusion ok Blood.
The transfusion of blood was successfully em-
ployed a few weeks since, in New York, in re-
storing to consciousness a man who had been
found in his room unconscious from inhaling
illnminatirg gas. Two physicians being called,
one of them suggested the trial of the transfu-
sion of blood. A colored man attached to the
hotel consented to furnish the blood necessary
for the operation, which was successfully per-
formed ttX AoWM after the mull had been found,
during all of which time he had been perfectly
Lincon cious. Dr. 1*. C. Valentine, a well known
New York physician, performed the operation,
which he has himself described as follows :
"After first tightly binding the arm of the per-
son fa where the blood i.-, to lie taken, and
the arm of the person to whom the blood is to
be transferred, an incision is made in one of the
veins of the former, and the blood which Mows
from it is placed in a bowl; then the blood,
which meantime has been thorouglily beaten t->
prevent coagulation, must be strained through
a piece of linen into another bowl, when it is
ready for placing into the arm of the patient.
This is done Blowly a little at a time— by the
aid of a syringe, through a puncture made in a
vein in the arm, and the operation is done. It
is, as you will sic. simple and almost invariably
effective. Of course, care must be taken to
have a healthy person to draw from, as other-
wise any disease might be transferred, though,
to my mind, 1 would sooner have an unhealthy
person to draw from than none at all."
A Scientist on Tight Lacing.— Richard A.
I'm. -tin . the astronomer, once tried the experi-
ment of wearing a corset, and thus describes
the result: ''When the subject of corset wear-
ing was tinder discussion in the pages of the
English MecJtanic, 1 was struck," he Bays,
"with the apparent weight of evidence in favor
of tight lacing. I was in particular struck by
the evidence of some as to its use in reducing
corpulence. I was corpulent. I also was dis-
posed, as I am still, to take an interest in
scientific experiment. I thought 1 would give
this matter a fair trial. I read all the instruc-
tions, carefully followed them, and varied the
time of applying pressure with that 'perfectly
stiff busk" about which correspondents ware so
enthusiastic. I was foolish enough to try the
thing for a matter of four weeks. Then 1
laughed at myself as a hopeless idiot, and de-
termined to give up the attempt to reduce by
artificial means that superabundance of fat on
which only starvation and much exercise, or
the air of America, has ever had any real reduc-
ing influence. But I was reckoning without my
host. As the Chinese lady suffers, I am told,
when her feet-bindings are taken off, and as the
flat-head baby howls when his bead-boards are
removed, so for a while was it with me. I
found myself manifestly better in stays. I
laughed at myself no longer. I was too angry
with myself to laugh. I would as soon have
condemned myself to using crutches all the
time as to wearing always a l>usk. But for my
one month of folly I had to endure three months
of discomfort. At the end of about that time
I was my own man again."
How Long Ought a Man to Live. — Thurlow
Weed, who died the other day, was 85 years old.
That in America is regarded as a very old age.
It gave Mr. Weed distinction, as much as any-
thing else, in bis city. Comparatively speaking,
Mr. Weed was an old man, but, in fact, he came
nearer living out the measure of his days than
the majority of men. There is no valid reason
why, under favorable conditions, a man should
not live 100 years. All animal life is found to be
constituted with a stock of vitality sufficient to
run it Hvc times the period the particular animal
requires to mature. For example, the horse ma-
tures in about fiveyears,and will bedead in about
twenty five; the dog matures in about two years,
and will be dead in about ten—and so on through
the list; but a man who matures in about twenty
years, and ought, therefore, to live 100, is dead,
on an average, at 36. The failure of the rule
the case of the man does not prove that the rule
is not applicable in his case, but simply tlfcit be
fails to comply with the conditions of life. The
lower animals come nearer complying with the
conditions than man. Mail wastes bis stock of
vitality, and is bankrupt before his term is half
spent. There is nothing dearer toman, it is said,
than his life, and yet there is nothing with which
he is so improvident and reckless. — Wheeling
RegkU r.
Hight Night and Day. — It is asserted by
Dr. Meckel that a person's hight after a night's
rest, measured before rising from bed, is two
inches greater than in the evening, measured
standing. On first rising, a sudden shortening
takes place at the joints of the legs. The sink-
ing at the ankle is one third of an inch; at the
knee, one twelfth to one eighth of an inch; at
the hip, two fifths of .' n inch. The contraction
in hight is continued through the day by the
gradual yielding of the arches of the feet and of
the discs of the spine.
Consumption. — Consumption has hitherto
been regarded as a disease of the lungs, which
cannot be reached directly except by inhalation,
and the value of that form of medication is
-problematical. A new theory of the disease,
called the .Salisbury theory, makes it one of un-
healthy alimentation. According to this view,
it is the fermenting of food in the stomach,
which furnishes to the circulation noxious ma-
terial that affects the lungs on reaching those
organs. Granting the truth of the theory,
we shall have to consider consumption as cura-
ble. All that needs to be done is to use only
such food as will not ferment in the stomach,
and to clean out the organ occasionally by a
judicious use of warm water, with simple tonics
before meals to aid the digestive process. A
weak solution of ferric per sulphate is recom-
mended for inhalation to check hemorrhage in a
severe stage of the disease. The idea is worthy
the attention of the many who are disposed to
be in the initial stages of consumption.
208
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Eureka Planing and Smooth-
ing Machine, 201. A Perennial Grass for Dry Lands,
206. Apparatus for Assaying Bullion, 209.
EDITORIALS.— The Eureka Planer and Smoother;
Mill Sites; Taste and Odor of Minerals, 201. Passing
Events; Working Low-Grade Ores; A Great Legal War-
fare, SOS. Assaying of Silver Bullion, 209. Patents
and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 312.
CORRESPONDENCE. -Saving Flour Gold, 202.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. —The Relative
Economy of Solid and Gaseous Fuel; Paper Rails and
Car Wheels; Can Iron be Burned in Melting?; Steam
Boilers, 203.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Electric Excitement;
The Color of Pure Water; A Triumph to Dr. Draper;
The Formation of Craters in the Moon; A New Sweet
Compound; Heat and Magnetism; Light of Comets; The
Action of Cement on Lead Pipe; The Highest Mountain
Peak; Bleaching by Electricity, 203.
MI.STING STOCK MARKET.- Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 204.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties ol
California, Nevada, Idaho. New Mexico, Oregon and
Utah, 205-6.
THE ENGINEER.-Why Men Cannot Fly, 207.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— An Asphalt Mortar;
Jam from Turnips and Tar; The Rubber Plant in Mexico;
Useful Notes on Water; Explosive Mixtures, 207.
GOOD HEALTH- How to Sleep; A New Use for the
Transfusion of Blood; A Scientist on Tight Lacing; How
Long ought a Man to Live; Hight, Night and Day; Con-
sumption, 207
MISCELLANEOUS. — Peabody ; The Coronado
Mines ; Low Grade Ores ; Santa Fe District, 2014.
Reese River Pioneers; Divers for Mining Work; The
Paradise Mines; Mineral Lands; A Valuable Dry Land
Grass. ii06
NEWS IN BRIEF- On page 212 and other pages.
Working Low Grade Ores.
It is a conceded fact that the salvation of a
large portion of the western mining regions de-
pends more on some means of economically
working low grade ores already found, than on
the discovery of new and rich mines. It is more
particularly the case with the older regions of
this State and Nevada that the low grade ores
must be made marketable before any great era
of prosperity will be again seen. In European
countries, concentration is always resorted to,
and the ore brought up to a certain standard
before being treated; but here concentration has
not become universal. In fact it has been alto-
gether too much neglected; but lately efforts
have been successfully made in several localities
and the merits of concentration are gradually
becoming recognized.
Of course, there are other things necessary
also to make a low-grade ore pay. There must
be plenty of it; the locality must be readily ac-
cessible; means and charges of transportation
must be favorable; economical management,
and -skill and knowledge on the part
of superintendents and employes ; and,
moreover, the business must be conducted on
business principles, without over capitalization,
extravagance or carelessness. There is little
doubt, as we are now progressing, that in 10
years from now we will be surprised that intel-
ligent persons conducted mining affairs as they
are in most cases now carried on.
It may encourage many persons with low-
grade ore on hand to know that, by the use of
improved devices and appliances they have, in
the Black Hills of Dakota, reduced the cost of
mining to 89 cents per ton, and the cost of
crushing to 45 cents. Perhaps some figures in
this connection will interest miners generally.
A statement from Superintendent McMasters
shows the yields, together with the cost of min-
ing and milling, at the different mines in the
Black Hills. They embrace, as we understand
it, the product of all the properties from the
outset of their exploitation up to July 31, 1882,
as understood.
Homestake M. Co. produced S4,367,1S0 48
(Tons of ore milled, 6S4,733; average per
ton, S6.37 )
Highland M. Co. produced 1 175,632 45
(Tons of ore milled, 234,081; average per
ton, 85.02.)
Dadwood-Terra M. Co. produced 1,221,940 57
(Tons of ore milled, 249,329; average per
ton, 84.90.)
Deadwood M. Co. produced before consolida-
tion of Deadwood-Terra M. Co 831,192 28
Golden-Terra M. Co. produced before consoli-
dation of Deadwood-Terra M. Co 788,054 02
Giant and Old Abe M . Co. produced before
consolidation with Homestake M. Co 72,469 34
Father De Smet M. Co., from Jan. 1, 1878, to
Aug. 1, 1882, produced 1,974,040 36
(Tons of ore milled, 343,394; average per
ton, 85.74)
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Anti-Scale Compound — Berry & Place Machine Co., S.
Passing Events.
The people of this State are still anxiously
looking for rain, and miners and farmers as well
are deploring the fact that the expected down-
pour holds off so long. It seems now almost
certain that we shall have a very short water
season this year, and the mining community
will not be so prosperous as was hoped.
The winter maybe said to be practically over,
as far as the miners are concerned. Prospectors
are daily starting out on their travels for the
season, and from all sides we hear of parties
being formed. Southwestern Nevada and south-
eastern California seem to present the greatest
attraction for the miners of these two States.
Idaho and Montana will also claim many hun-
dreds. Arizona and New Mexico possess many
attractions, and a great number of eastern peo-
ple will undoubtedly join the army of prospect-
ors this year.
Aside from what our "Mining Summary" re-
cords, there is nothing of note from the mining
regions.
Total product §10,434,116 10
In connection with the central enterprise of
this group, the following figures are significant :
Up to Dec. 31, 1879, the gross bullion yield of
the Homestake Co. was §1,051,265 58
■ 7s,.^;;t 65
84,868 20
90,159 23
104,231 13
118,463 31
123,413 03
128,768 96
144,980 43
A kich strike of decomposed quartz has been
made in the 70-foot incline of the Northern
and Sonthern Light mine, Patterson district.
The ore is rich and plenty of it. The mine is
principally owned by A, J. Severe, of Bridge-
port.
The February product of the Ontario mine,
U. T., was §5153,611, and of the Homestake, of
Deadwood, Terra and Highland, of Dakota,
$105,000, §40,000 and $42,000 respectively.
For January,
For February, " .
For March, "
For April, "
For May, " .
For June, " .
For July, "
For August, "
Total to Sept 1, 18S0 $1,924,769 52
Thus we see a steadily increasing production,
while Supt. McMasters is able to show that the
cost of mining has diminished from §1.98 down
to 89 cents per ton, and the cost of milling from
$1.59 down to 64 cents in the SO-stamp mill,
and from $1.22 down to 45 cents in the 120
stamp mill. Further: "The average gross
yield of ore to June, 1879, was §9.69 per ton.
Since then it has been found of advantage to
extract and mill all the rock between the walls
of the veins. This has lowered the grade of the
ore somewhat, but the gross amount milled has
been increased in great proportion, while the
cost of mining has been correspondingly re-
duced. The yield of the ore from September,
1S79, to February, 18S0, varied from $4.25 to
to §5.60 per ton. Since that date it has been
increased by the ore of higher grade extracted
from the 100-foot level, and now averages $7.95
per ton."
From the dividend standpoint the showing is
as follows :
DIVIDENDS J'AID.
Homestake-47 dividends 31,512,500
Father De Smet— 21 dividends 540,000
Deadwood-Terra -20 dividends 740,000
Deadwood before consolidation 275,000
Terra before consolidation 75,000
A dispatch from Salt Lake says : A very
extensive cave is reported as having occurred in
the Horn Silver mine, which is Baid to have
damaged property to a considerable extent,
Dividends of the group .
Total assessment
, .§3,142,500
, . 400.000
A gentleman who came in from the Azusa
yesterday informed us that some eight men are
employed in the Azusa mining district develop-
ing a ledge there which was first supposed to
be tin, but which is now believed to be nickel.
In one of the claims a shaft has been sunk for
some distance, and the ledge shows a width of
about five feet.— Los Angeles Herahlr
A Great Legal Warfare,
The Contest Between the Land Owners and
the Hydraulic Miners-Trie Equities and
Hardships on Both Sides.
The controversy now in progress between
certain land owners in the interior of this State
and a portion of the hydraulic miners, because
of the large pecuniary interests involved, and
the persistence with which it is being urged on
the one hand, and the stubbornness with
which it is being defended on the other, prom-
ises to become one of the most remarkable legal
combats of modern times. Notwithstanding a
very great deal has been published on the sub-
ject of this controversy, there still exists much
misapprehension concerning its history and
merits; the interior press having, through local
interests, been so inclined to favor one side or
the other, as to have hardly ever presented a fail-
statement of facts or expressed an unbiased
opinion in regard to it. But as this is a ques-
tion that involves many and broad equities on
both sides, it requires to be discussed, as far as
may be, in a calm and impartial manner. And
it is just this feature of the case — the large ele-
ment of right that pertains to both sides that
constitutes the great trouble in disposing of it.
It is the much that can justly be urged on be-
half of the plaintiff and also on behalf of the
defendant, that has embarrassed the courts and
the juries and so widely divided public opinion
on this matter. If the right were all obviously
and incontestably on one side the case could
have been disposed of very quickly. If it were
clear, orcouldeasily have been made clear, which
party was entitled to a verdict, such verdict
could have been obtained and the questions at
issue met with final adjudication long ago. It
is all very well for the plaintiffs in these suits
to contend that the defendants are in the
wrong, and vice versa. And it is an easy mat-
ter for the lawyer who is retained for that pur-
pose to argue that the equities are all on the
side of this client. But with the
properly constituted judicial mind the
case is very different. Every judge who has
been called upon to hear these cases has con-
fessed to a great deal of embarrassment in their
adjudication; so much that is new, so much
that pleads for the other, coming up to be con
sidered and determined. Thoroughly informed
as to all the facts, capable of analyzing the tes-
timony and weighing the evidence, learned, im-
partial, and dispassionate, Judge Temple, in his
findings in the case of The People vs. the Gold
Run Mining Co., seems so conscious of the hard-
ship that his decision will inflict upon the de-
fendants, that he, in this same decision, pro-
vides a way by which they may, to some ex-
tent, escape such hardship, as regards the rights
and wrongs of the parties to this contest. So
nearly are they balanced, in fact, that they will
probably never be able to reach a final adjust-
ment of their differences, except through such
concessions on both sides as are implied in the
carrying out of Judge Temple's decision : Each
will have to yield, and each will have to suffer
some, to the end that both may escape the very
serious injury that must otherwise befall them.
That the difference between these parties
really ought to be settled through the practice
of much forbearance and some natural conces-
sions becomes fully apparent, when we come to
weigh the arguments advanced by each in their
own behalf, a synopsis of which argument we
here present for the consideration of that large
class of readers presumably interested in this
matter. Before proceeding, however, to give
these parties such hearing, it may be well to
correct certain misconceptions that seem to
prevail on the subject, and to strip the latter
of such superfluous and irrelevant matters as
only tend to confuse and mislead.
Area and Location of Injured Lands.
Relying upon the exaggerated statements
that have obtained currency through various
prejudiced channels, many persons at a distance
have an idea that a vast amount of land has
been destroyed, and that the agricultural inter-
ests of California generally have come to be
jeopardized by the debris sent down from the
hydraulic mines; whereas, the injury caused by
this material, actual and threatened, is confined
to a comparatively small area. The quantity
of land that, up to the present time, has been
rendered unfit for cultivation thereby, is
variously estimated at between thirty and
thirty-five thousand'acres, besides ten or fifteen
thousand acres that have been more or less
injured, with a considerable quantity that, in
process of time, must be in like manner dam-
aged, should hydraulic mining be suffered to go
on as heretofore, unchecked, and without proj
vision being made for keeping back the
heavier portions of this debris or tailings, as the
mixture of sand, gravel and mud carried off by
the water from the mines is variously termed.
The above are the estimates of the several offi-
cers belonging to the U. S. Corps of Engi-
neers— the farmers and the experts in their
employ making the area of these damaged
lands somewhat larger.
Of these lands so injured and exposed to be
injured, the greater portion is situated along
the Bear, Yuba, Sacramento and Feather rivers,
with some little also on the American, the Con-
sumnes, and other streams little further south;
the whole of it amounting to hardly more than
one half of one per cent, of the quantity of
land in California that may be considered fit
for cultivation.
Not All the Mines Implicated.
As only an inconsiderable portion of
the arable lands of the State lias been injured
by these slums, so has only* a portion of the
hydraulic mines been concerned in causing this
injury; this class being confined to those that
discharge or dump their tailings into the above
named rivers or their tributaries. The exten-
sive hydraulic mining region, occupying the
northwestern angle of the State, has con-
tributed nothing toward producing this injury.
The mines there outlet into the Trinity and
Klamath rivers and their confluents, and as
these streams, which, through the Klamath,
discharge their waters directly into the ocean,
are not navigable, and there is but little farm-
ing land along them, not much complaint has
yet been made of hydraulic mining in that sec-
tion of the State. As no injury can there ensue
from the shoaling of the rivers, and there are
no harbors to be filled up — no objection on this
score can, of course, be urged against a continu-
ance of hydraulic operations. It is the case,
however, that the miners even there are being
threatened with suits by parties owning small
patches of land along these streams, which, it
is alleged, have been damaged, or, at least, are
endangered by the mining detritus; and it is
by no means certain that this industry will
escape attack should it be finally deter-
mined that the miners are liable for injuries
of this kind. If it should be held that they
can be stopped from working their claims, be-
cause of such slight injury done, or because of
their fouling the water in the rivers, it would
prove very detrimental to that region of coun-
try, as more than one half of the inhabitants
are dependent on this branch of mining for
their livelihood.
Not all the hydraulic mining companies that
formerly sent their tailings into the rivers fur-
ther south continue that practice. The Spring
Valley Company, operating on a very extensive
scale at Cherokee Flat, Butte county, no longer
suffer the detritus from their mine to make
way into the Sacramento river, as for many
years at first it was permitted to do. Finding
that they were causing some harm to the farm-
ing lands along Dry Creek, the outletting chan->
nel of their mine, this company several years
since bought up the land so injured to the ex
tent of some 16,000 acres, and then proceeded
to so dispose of these slums, by means of dykes,
ditches, etc., that they have rendered nearly
the whole very valuable for farming purposes;
this stuff, before so hurtful by reason of its too
great accumulation on small areas, having
through its proper distribution, been converted
into a valuable fertilizer.
Having thus made certain needed corrections,
and narrowed the field of the maleficient mines
to its proper dimensions, let us proceed now to
consider
The Arguments of the Farmers and Miners,
Pro and Con.,
Presenting the same in the following con-
densed form, omitting such causes of complaint
as seem trivial, or seemingly without good
foundation. The farmers, conceding that the
miners are the rightful owners of the proper-
ties they are working, of the ditches and other,
appurtenances thereunto, insist upon their ob-
serving the legal maxim, that every man must
so use his own as to inflict no harm upon an-
other. They admit that the hydraulic min-
ers have a right to work their claims, provided
they do so without violating this principle of
law. But this, say the farmers, they have not
Mabch 24, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
209
done, and an not willing to rlo, if, indeed,
Hiich a thing in possible. In the first place,
they have, by discharging the debris From their
mines into the riven and mountain streams, -<•
fouled the water that it in no longer health-
ful, or tit fur domestic uses. These streams,
which, befon hydraulic mining commenced, or
at least, befon it era I on its pres-
ent extended scale, were comparatively . Kai
ami pure, ate now filthy, and so charged with
mini tint t)> atcr not only causes disease,
but it is untit for drinking or for washing pur-
i as without being fint filtered, or allowed to
Stand for a lung time and settle. In this com-
plaint, the inhabitants of the towns along the
streams join the formers, they being oven greater
sufferers from tin-- phase oi the evil than people
living in the country.
'I'll.' next oount on the farmers1 list ol griev-
ances it the damage done to the land, which, in
the aggregate very huge, has, in most cases,
been complete, laying waste entire farms, and
leaving the owners without on aen of tillable
land, even their orchards and gardens having,
in some instances, been destroyed. And this
element of destruction is still active, encroach-
ing slowly but steadily on the low grounds lying
along and adjacent to the outletting riven, the
land rendered worthless through its agency
amounting every year to some thousands of
aires. Tin land already ruined, as well as that
menaced with ruin, consists mostly of rich al-
luvial bottoms, uorth from $30 to $60 per acre,
being Of the average value of S40 per acre at
the lowest calculation.
Then, much inconvenience and loss have heen
caused by reason of this debris so filling in and
raising the bottoms of the rivers as to produce
extreme floods such as would not otherwise have
Occurred, ami which, besides great injury to the
farming lands, has compelled the residents of
the towns to keep continually raising the levees
thrown up for their protection, thereby putting
them to much and constant increasing expense,
while it tended to promote disease by interfer-
ing with the natural drainage.
This filling in of the bottoms of the rivers,
besides producing a higher flood line, has tended
to obstruct their navigation; another cause of
serious injury not only to the towns along them
and to the country adjacent, but also to the
State at large. Steamers that could formerly
ascend the Sacramento and Feather rivers at all
stages of water are now no longer able to do so;
these streams having been so shallow at some
points as to render the passage of even boats of
light draft difficult in the dry season, it being
argued that this lifting up of the beds of
these rivers, if suffered to go on, must ul-
timately raise them so high that they will be
likely to leave their present channels and
submerge the country adjacent, reducing
it to a common marsh till these streams shall
make for themselves new channels. In
addition to the foregoing, the farmers
urge many minor reasons why hydraulic
operations should be stopped until such time as
the miners have provided means for so effectu-
ally impounding their tailings that they will
cause no further serious harm.
The Answer of the Miners
To these representations on the part of the
fanners and their allies is briefly as follows:
We, with a few exceptions, took up our mining
claims and commenced working them before
you became possessed of your agricultural lands
or founded your towns on the banks of the
rivers. In securing these claims we conformed
tn the modes of procedure established by the
laws, local and statutory. At that day, min-
ing being considered the paramount interest of
the country, to those engaged in that industry
were conceded by the State and National Legis-
latures certain special privileges, among others
the right to adopt such local usages and regu-
lations as they might sec fit, and which were
to be recognized as having the force of legisla-
tive enactments.
By virtue of these local laws the miners
were permitted to appropriate the water run-
ning in the mountain streams, divert it from
its natural channels, and, conducting it through
ditches upon their mines, there employ it in
washing the auriferous gravel, which, after be-
ing washed, was run off and deposited in the
form of tailings in the creeks, gulches and
rivers below; these privileges carrying with
them, of course, the right to foul and muddy
such water to an unlimited extent. Although
wholly subversive of the doctrine of riparian
aulgated by the English I
Law, this mode of proerdtire, having SO grOWD
into a well established usage, oame to be gener-
ally acquiesced in and recognised as sound Law
by the Legislatures and Courts, both State and
Federal.
Presuming upon the validity of these local
laws so ever) u lure acknowledged, and trusting
to them for protection, the miners went on, and
bj purchase from the general government) or
by other legal means, secured their claims, and
at gnat expense made the necessary improve-
ments upon them, under the implied guarantee
that they should be allowed to work them in
the way they had heen accustomed to do inas-
much as they could profitably Work them in DO
other. These laws were in force and active
when the majority of the farmers entered upon
their lands and commenced cultivating and im-
proving them, these parties being at the time
well advised as to their existence and what the
miners claimed under them. Hut, as no one at
that day apprehended any gnat harm would re-
sult from emptying this debris, into the rivers,
these farmers are not to be censured for having
planted themselves so sipiarcly in the path of
these damaging floods. ( 'oinniencing in 1851,
hydraulic mining had, during the first 10 or 12
years of its existence, been carried on in a con-
stantly expanding, but still in a comparatively
limited way, operations having been conducted
by a multitude of small companies, working
with imperfect appliances and using but little
Assaying of Silver Bullion.
The pieces of apparatus described in this
article have been in use for some time at the
laboratory of the Pennsylvania head Co.'s
works, and have been found to give good work*
tag results, and to lie simple and convenient.
ili. description is by V. C. Bloke, Mansfield
valley, Pa., who read it at a meeting of the
American Institute of Mining Engineera:
Steam Bath.
This steam bath IS BhoVi D by PigS, I . 2. -t. and
4. It is made of sheet copper, about one twelfth
of an inch thick, the joints being brazed, and is
used for heating the bottles in which the silver
samples ore dissolved, previous to the fineness
determination by the Gay-Lussao volumetric
method g for heating the flasks in which the gold
parting is made in assays of bullion, or in gen-
eral assay buttons and for general analytical
work.
Pig, 1 shows a plan of the bath. The ori-
fices, marked a, are made of the proper shape,
hold the silver assay bottles in an inclined po-
sition, the necks resting on the raised flanges,
e, e. There is described in Percy's volume on
Q6t4 and Silver, part 1, page 289, a bath for
heating silver assay bottles. It has this advan-
tage, however, that the bottles stand erect, and
there is a slight danger that some of the fine
spray arising with the evolution of nitrous-oxide
during solution of the silver may he projected
from the bottle, or upon the stopper neck.
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ASSAY BOTTLE SHAKING ENGINE
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APPARATUS FOR ASSAYING SILVER BULLION.
water; but as they were mostly engaged in
washing the top dirt, which was loose and
easily moved, these companies managed to run
off immense quantities of this material, the
greater portion of which lodged in the outletting
streams above the farming lands and there re-
mained until the flood of 1861-2, which dis-
lodged and carried most of it down and depos-
ited it on the river bottoms below. After the
channels of the mountain streams had been so
cleared of this impacted mass, they refilled, but
slowly, a good deal of the fresh tailings from
the hydraulic mines having since been trans-
ported further down, the coarser particles being
left on the farming lands, while the finer, sus-
pended in the water, were carried still further
down and deposited in the shallow bays, or
were floated off into the ocean.
(Concluded next week.)
Iron Under Strain. --Prof. Thurston, test
ing pieces of wire cable of the Fairmount sus-
pension bridge, recently taken down at Phila-
delphia, after being in use about 40 years,
found the iron to be fully equal in tenacity,
elasticity and ductility to the best wire of the
same size found in the market. This fact, and
similar results obtained by other experiments
in 1S78, led him to the important conclusion
that iron subjected to the ordinary strains of
properly designed bridges does not deteriorate
with age.
The employee in the railroad shops at Sac-
ramento struck, for more time. Saturday the
number of working hours was reduced from ten
to eight, the compensation per hour remaining
the same. A strong dissatisfaction is manifested
along the entire line of the Central Pacific which
is included in the order. Wages are reduced
20 per cent by this edict.
When the bottles rest in an inclined position,
there can be no loss in this way, though the
stopper neck Bhould always be washed down
with distilled water before adding the salt solu-
tion. The orifices, marked i, are used for heat
ing the small flasks in which the gold is parted
from silver buttons, the necks of the flasks rest-
ing on flanges, also marked e e. The ordinary
two-ounce flasks we find to be more convenient
for gold parting than the special long flasks
called parting flasks, especially in transferring
the gold to the small porcelain crucibles in
which it is annealed in the muffle furnace. The
orifices, marked c, are used for heating beakers,
flasks, etc., for general analytical work. They
are covered by the usual overlapping spun cop-
per rings. Covers are also used on the orifices
for silver assay bottles and gold-parting flasks.
Figs. 2 and 3 show two cross sections at right
angles to each other. The flanges above re-
ferred to are shown at e; / is the inlet for steam;
d is a strengthening diaphragm. In Fig. 4,
which represents an end elevation, g is the
outlet for condensed water.
Shaking Engine.
Fig. 5 gives an elevation of a small upright
engine, which has a rod, c, running through the
packing gland, d, in the upper cylinder head.
A box, B, is screwed to the rod, c. This box
is made to hold nine silver assay bottles.
A piece of sheet rubber is fastened upon the
bottom of the box, and also a sheet to
the under side of the cover, /. The cover, /,
is clamped down tight upon the bottles by
the hinged holders, e, e, which are held in place
by a rubber band. In this way the bottles
and their stoppers are held firmly in place, and
will not be disturbed by the shaking. This
small engine, as arranged for shaking the silver
assay bottles, was introduced by Mr, E. F, Eu-
rich, and has proved to be a great convenience
in making silver fineness determinations by the
Gay-Lussao method. The bottles are excluded
from the light, and there is no difficulty in ob-
taining a perfectly clear solution, when
the bottles are shaken for two minutes.
If more convenient, the small engine could
be replaced by s crank, connecting with a line
of shafting, but I think the engine to be prefer-
able, and to be :i great improvement over hand
shaking, or the shaking ease, as often arranged,
with springs above ami below the ease.
We have found that the (iay-Lussae method
of volumetric assay is the most reliable and con-
venient for determining the silver fineness of
bullion that contains but a small percentage of
copper, or other impurities. The Stas pipette
is the best form for convenience and accuracy.
The arrangements for determining the tempera-
ture of the salt solution, when assays are made
as described by Sire and others, arc not reliable
in general work, unless more time and care are
used in making corrections than would be needed
to make a determination of tile value of the salt
solution upon line silver with each set of as-
says. This latter method is probably the bet-
ter one. With each set of determinations one
should be made upon pure silver, from which
the strength— whether above or below the nor-
mal— of the salt solution can be determined.
All the assays of any set, including that of fine
silver, are made under exactly the same con-
ditions, and the results should be reliable if the
tes* silver is pure. There is no difficulty in
preparing pure silver if care is taken to obtain
a pure chloride. If silver, 008 or 000 fine, can-
not be used to dissolve for precipitation as
chloride, it is best to redissolve the silver first
reduced from the chloride and reprecipitate.
The assays, made by different persons, of silver
bullion bars, often do not agree exactly, espe-
cially when thebullion contains a considerable
percentage of impurities. One cause for the
different results is due to the sampling. The
bar should always be sampled, when it is possi-
ble, as it is poured, a small portion being taken
with a sample ladle, as soon before the bar
chills as possible, and granulated in water.
There will be sometimes a slight difference be-
tween the poured sample and one which is cut
from the surface of the chilled bar, due to mole-
cular changes in the alloy as the bar cools, es-
pecially if the bullion is quite impure and cools
slowly. It is evident, I think, that a sample,
properly taken when the bullion is poured from
the cupel test, or from a crucible, is the sample
which will most accurately represent the bar.
Sawtooth District.
Large Quantities of Ore.
The more promising mines in Sawtootli Dis-
trict are situated not far from Sawtooth city,
on Beaver Creek, Lake and Eureka Creeks. The
belt is mostly within a diameter of six miles, and
many of the mines within the circuit are well
developed.
The Silver King, owned by Kelly & Co., is a
property of considerable merit, as is also the
Pilgrim, in Bear gulch, and the Sunbeam, near
by. Across the divide is the Wire Silver, lo-
cated in 1870, which has always been regarded
as n bonanza. The owners have developed the
mine steadily, and the past summer shipped
nine tons of the ore to the Buffalo mill in Atlan-
ta, which netted $1,700 per ton, and as this was
not considered the full value no more ore was
shipped. The owners are practical miners of
many years' experience, and have expended
some $4,000 in developing the property by tun-
nels and incline shafts upon the vein. Taking
the full width of the ore it will average b'00
ounces in silver to the ton, and $200 and up-
wards in gold. Near by is the Comstock, opened
by an incline shaft 130 feet deep, which shows
a four-foot vein at the bottom encased in per-
manent walls. Considerable ore has been ex-
tracted, and is now upon the dump, which will
mill 300 to 000 ounces in silver per ton. The
vein is uniform and rich from the surface down,
so far ;is explored.
Next above is the Silver Bow, owned by the
the same parties, and an extension of the Com-
stock. This location has ore upon the surface
the entire length of the claim. The vein is
eight feet wide, mostly ore sulphates and anti-
monial silver predominating. The vein forma-
tion is from 20 to 25 feet wide. Adjoining the
Silver Bow is the Comet mine, owned by Capt.
Wooster, and being developed by a tunnel. The
ledge is 20 feet wide, with high-grade ore all
through it.
Next above is the Atlanta, owned by J. D.
Murphy, and a very valuable property, as is
also the Lucky Boy near by.
There will be a large quantity of gold and
silver ore shipped from the above mines next
season. The Sawtooth country has been favored
with a mild winter, and very little snow now
remains. Miners in from that section say dust
will be flying there in a few weeks. — Wood
River Times,
210
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FHOSFHA.TE ROCK:, ETC.
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SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGHEST J'KICHB PAID FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Sulphnrets,
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the bent facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BY, - - Superintendent
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER.
Patented May 28, 1S82.
This is the heat and cheapest Ore Feeder now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires lese power, is simpler hi
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or soit
clay alike uniformily, under one or all the stamps in a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hill Mill it has run continuously for two
years, never Saving bean out of order or costing a dollnr
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
2»T First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
IRON SLUICE RIFFLE-
I have an Iron Riffle, adapted for Hydraulic, Drift and
Quartz sluices, which is proving very efficient, beloio
everything el- e. (Cost six cents per pound.) Address,
ALMARIN B PAUL,
. Room 20, Safe Deposit Building, San FranciBCO .
The following speaks for itself:
Indian Spring Drift Minb, Feb. 26, 1SS3.
Mr. A. B. Paul:— I have tried your Riffles thoroughly,
aid find them a fine Riffle. They are good with quick-
Bilvcr or witl out. They gather the fine gold and rusty
gold. I find gold that wi.l not touch quicksilver stops in
them, and which glides over 300 feet of sluice above them.
I Bhall try 30 more, and if they save the same amount of
gold in four weeks' run, I shall want 100 more. I am not
afraid to vouch for them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spring Drift Mine.
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction Hurdy Gurdy Water-Wheel.
This Wheel will be'guaran'.eed tu purchasers to ei'
of the theoretical power of water, ittf Send for e'rci
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Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
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SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the Eoat
having a process for working low-grade Sulphurots, will
commence purchasing the same as soon as assured of an
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulphurets preferred,
having an assay value of §20 per ton, or [upwards
Address,
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SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
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NOTICE TO MINE OWNERS.
rpHE PACIFIC MINING AND REDUCING COMPANY,
■*■ whose works are located at 410 Ritch Street, and
whose General Office is at 413 California Street, would
respectfully announce to owneis of mines of rebellious
ore's that ihey will either purchase for cash or receive
ores for treatment at their works.
JAMES W. BURLING, Secretary.
212
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 24, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For the Week Ending March 13, 1SS3.
273,804.— Two Wheeled Vehicle.— J. A. Bilz, Pleas-
anton, Cal.
273,839. — Stop Valve. — Thomas Hennessy, Oakland,
Ca!
273,863 —Box Fastener.— S. & M. E. Martinelli,
Watsonville, Cal.
273,865.— Railway Switch.— William McCall, San
Francisco.
273,SS5.~Fl.'RNlTi/RE Pad.— J. C. Pelton, Jr., San
Francisco.
273,852. — G*s Machine — G. P, judd, San Francisco.
273,001. — Steam Cooker. —Anna Sherman, Alameda,
Cal
274,060.— Portable Tank and Pump.— N. Vizehch,
Stockton, Cal.
273,928.— Car Axle Box — C. M. & R. M. Wood,
Healclsburg, Cal.
Note. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
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security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co. 's Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Portable Tank and Pump. — Nicholas Vize-
lich, Stockton, Cal. No. 274,060. Dated March
13, 1SS3. This is a combined portable tank
and pump. It consists in a tank of peculiar
construction, mounted on low wheels and hav-
ing combined with it, and inserted within it,
force pumps at each end, the whole machine be-
ing adapted to be drawn from place to place.
Under the tank is a small furnace. One of the
most important uses of this device, and that to
which it is more particularly intended to be ap-
plied, is an insect destroyer and exterminator.
It can be filled with the compound necessary to
sprinkle the plants and trees, and be wheeled
among them with ease and the liquid thrown
upon them. The furnace and upright flue may
be made to keep the contents warm. If the
liquid be of such a nature as to injure the
plants if left upon them, some of the compart-
ments may be tilled with it and some with pure
water, which latter may be used to wash oft' the
plants. If the device is used in cold weather,
the liquids may be warmed, and when the trees
are sprinkled with it the insects may be induced
to come out, when they may be destroyed,
Water -Wheel Bucket. — Charles D. Smith,
Amador City. No. 272,592. Dated Feb. 20,
1S83. This invention relates to a new and use-
ful bucket for water wheels of that class which
have their rims formed with, or have bolted or
secured thereto, flanges or buckets, which re-
ceive the impact or force of a stream of water
under pressure. The invention consists of a
hollow or chambered bucket, provided with a
central opening to receive the water, and sepa-
rate and distinct discharge opening at the ends
through which to discharge it outside of the
plane of revolution of the wheel. The object of
the invention is to utilize the entire body or
stream of water by so receiving and directing it
as to avoid all splash, and cause it to exert its
force to the best advantage. The object may
be better seen by a brief reference to the points
to be observed in the construction of wheels of
this class. In the formation of these buckets or
flanges, two main points have heretofore been
considered. The first is the impact of the stream,
and the second is discharge. A good surface
may be presented to the water, but the bucket
may be so constructed as to hinder its discharge,
which, by not being readily freed, retards the
progress of the wheel. In like manner, the buck-
ets may free themselves easily, but may not re-
ceive the stream to the best advantage. To
these two points a third may be added — namely,
the splash. No matter how readily the buck-
ets may free themselves, there must be more or
less splash on account of the force with which
the water is directed upon them, and this splash
not only takes away from the resulting or con-
tinued force of the water, but is an actual hin-
derance to evolution. In the construction of
this bucket, this inventor claims that he gains
all the advantages described in receiving and
discharging the water and avoiding all splash.
Piston' Water Meter. — Prank Walker, Tomb-
stone, Arizona. No. 272,607. Dated Feb. 20,
1S83. This invention relates to a new and use-
ful water meter of that class in which reciprocat-
ing pistons work in a cylinder of known capaci-
ty. The invention consists in a novel valve and
valve chamber, and the arrangement of paits
therein whereby the pistons are operated and
the valve reciprocated longitudinally, and it
further consists, in connection with the valve
and valve chamber, in a slotted connecting rod
between pistons, and an intervening lever valve
• whereby the strokes of the piston are transmit-
ted to the register.
What gives a healthy appetite, an increased diges-
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Brown's Iron Bitters.
Notes From Eureka, Nevada.
[From Our Regular Correspondent.]
Since a change has been made in the Albion
management, a feeling of greater security has
taken the place of distrust, and people here be-
lieve that under Mr. T. J. Head's management
the mine will be made to work out its own sal-
vation. Since the Albion mine was shut down,
I notice that a large number of Ruby Hill
minei's have either started out among the neigh-
boring hills to
Prospect Mines for Themselves,
or have leased those of other persons and com-
menced work upon them, hence I presume
that out of our troubles will come some good.
Great surprise has been manifested at the
drop in Eureka Con. stock since an assessment
on it was announced. It is not generally known
that there has been very little change in the
output of the mine during the past 18 months,
but such is the case. The assessment, I judge,
was levied for the purpose of paying the bal-
ance on the new machinery, which works
smoothly and with very little hindrance. An
accident that occurred yesterday to one of the
men in the Locan shaft, which happened while
the men were shifting the hydraulic pump, was
not due to breakage, or anything that has or
will have the effect of stopping the regular
working of the machinery. The shaft is being
carried down with usual regularity, and when
it reaches the depth of 1,200 feet, a station will
be cut, and a newl evel run out under the old
works; then I believe that Eureka Con. will
take a new lease of life.
At the Richmond Mine
I saw some splendid-looking ore on Friday last,
and was told that it would work over §400 per
ton, three-fourths of that amount being gold.
There are no large bodies of this quality of ore,
but they are often encountered.
At the Eureka Tunnel
The output of ore at present is at the rate of
eight tons per day. The average of quality is
about the same as usual. During the past week
a raise has been made from the old south drift,
main tunnel level, from a point where the first
ore body was discovered. This is now in simi-
lar ore to that. The body, as far as developed,
is about four feet thick and ten feet wide. It
gives promise of making into a good-sized cham-
ber. The engine shaft, 100 feet west of this
point, is down 75 feet. It is still in very favor-
able limestone carrying small seams of ore. The
No. 3* west drift, 105-foot level, which is to
connect with it, is in 30, feet; also is in very
favorable limestone carrying small seams of ore.
The Addison chamber, just beneath this point,
is producing some very rich ore, also a con-
siderable quantity of lime rock so impregnated
with metal that the mass is shipped for second-
class ore. Some beautiful- looking carbonate
ore is coming from the south drift, 105 level,
and from points just below it. It makes in
small seams and bunches. These, however,
may concentrate at greater deptli into one larger
body.
The "Silver Connor" Mine,
On the west side of Prospect mountain, is still
looking well. This is a property that in the
hands of a wealthy company would be made to
pay good dividends. There is a neat little
hoisting engine at the main shaft, which is
down 350 feet. It is of a capacity to prospect
the mine to a depth of 600 feet. From the bot-
tom of the main shaft is a drift run to connect
with the main ledge, which was followed down
45 feet to where it makes a break. Above the
break is a chamber about 25 feet high, and 10
or 12 feet wide, already worked out. In ap-
proaching this there still remains a fine looking
body of quartz four feet in thickness, that will
work at the rate of §200 per ton. Above and
all around this are several holes, worked
through in ore, and feeders appear to be going
off in every direction from it. From this level
the winze is continued down 75 feet in ledge
lime rock, and from the bottom of it a drift has
been run in a southwesterly direction several
feet to where the ore is again coming in on a
well defined wall. Here, also appears the best
possible signs of rich ore-iron and copper stains.
Northward from here is also good evidence of
the ledge making downwards, a winze down
about eight feet being full of oughs containing
rich, soft, yellow carbonate ore. On the foot
level is a fine body of low grade ore, 25 feet
wide by 30 thick, which rises, as shown by an
incline winze, some 75 or SO feet towards the
surface. This will work from §30 to §40 per
ton, and throughout the mass appears small
pockets of very rich ore, showing in places free
gold, which is not of frequent occurrence in this
district. There is exceedingly little lead in the
Silver Connor mine, the ore being somewhat of
a milling nature. It carries three fourths of
its metallic value in gold.
The Williams Mine,
Which adjoins the Silver Connor, is a property
fully its equal in value, and has exceeded it in
point of production. At present there are only
four men at work in it. They are employed
cleaning up an old stope at the 130 level, the
last shipment of ore from which worked at the
the furnaces §80 per ton. The ore from the
mine usually works from §94 up to §130 per ton,
its principal value being in gold, The mine has
been opened to a depth of 350 feet, and has paid
expenses from top to bottom. The fissure in
places is 30 feet thick between the walls. This
property was bonded for sale to an English com-
pany a few months ago, but the sale was not
consummated. Negotiations failed in this case,
like in many others, as I hear, because of an in-
sufficiency of blood money. That such a gouhl-
ish system has been practiced hei'e, the most
glaring proofs exist and show ; and if intended
purchasers would send special agents to Eureka,
who would make it their business to inquire
privately into the character of their confidential
agents, they would not placa the most implicit
reliance on their reports. The Continental and
Independent mining claims, lying immediately
north of the Golden Rule series of mines, were
sold recently to Mr. J. Kincaid Smith, of Lon-
don, England. The consideration is not known
to the public, but is supposed to be about
$10,000.
The; Seventy-six Mining Company
Have bonded the Eureka, Keystone, Seventy-
six, Clipper, Stella and Uncle Sam claims, all
situated in New York canyon to Dr. Francis D.
Mueller, of San Francisco, for §100,000. Many
shipments of very high grade ore have been
made from this property. Large quantities of
secretions from the Richmond furnaces, that
in years past have been thrown over the slag
dump, are now being resmelted at a good
profit to the company. Large masses of this
have the appearance of raw ore from the mines.
Smelting operations at the Richmond furnaces
were never conducted with such intelligence
and economy as at the present time. The feed
floors, which were compai'ati vely bare 1 8
months ago, are not alone covered from one
end to the other with custom ores, but the yard
is so crowded with the same as to scarcely al-
low room for the haulers to pass. I should
not be surprised to hear that the company will
start an additional furnace at an early date.
Good reports are coming in from
Secret Canyon District.
New companies are to be formed for the pur-
pose of working mines in that locality. Sev-
eral new locations have been made during the
past two weeks in Pinto district, particularly
at a point between Silverado mountain and Al-
hambra hill, where some very fine croppings
have been discovered, Assays run from §15
up to nearly §500 per ton in silver. The low
grade ore also carries 25 per cent, of copper.
It is difficult to say at present for which of the
two metals the claims will be the most valu-
able. Work has been resumed upon the Sweet-
water mines in White Pine district, owned by a
wealthy New York Co., represented by Mr.
Eugene N. Robinson, of that city. He appears
to be a careful manager, and with his assistant,
Sam. Paul, a thorough going miner of many
years practical experience, I have no doubt that
operations upon these properties will be at-
tended with success. M. H. Joseph.
News in Brief.
The new two-cent stamp will bear the profile
of Washington.
Hugh J. Mohan has been appointed Secre-
tary of the new Labor Bureau.
It has been decided to erect a crematory in
Chicago to cost §100,000.
Pennsylvania farmers are pajinga reward
the for English sparrow's head.
The Mare Island Navy Yard employes will
commence working ten hours a day on and
after Thursday.
The French Government will soon introduce
a bill in the Chamber of Deputies for the relief
of distressed working men.
Something unusual in the brief history of
Wood River is the remarkably early spring and
open season that is now experienced.
A cattle owner of Texas is about to inclose
a pasture with 50 miles of wire fence, 60 miles
miles east of Laredo, along the line of the Texas
Mexican Railroad.
The United^ States steamship Ranger is all
ready to return to the Southern coast and resume
surveying there. The injuries she sustained
from striking on a rock have been repaired.
Secretary Teller has requested the Secre-
tary of War to detail a military guard for pro-
tecting the Yellowstone Park property. Secre-
tary Lincoln promised to comply with the re-
quest.
The distillers of grapes and wine in the Los
Angeles Internal Revenue District are 38 in,
number. Of this amount, 15 have closed up
business for the season, and 23 are still going,
but are nearly ready to close up.
Max Thompson, the young train robber who
assisted at the robbery of the train at Austin,
Texas, a few days ago, was captured and jailed.
All four of the young rascals are now in jail.
The youngest is 13, and the eldest is only 16.
The people of St. Louis are apprehensive of
a cholera epidemic during the coming spring.
They had cholera in 1849 and 1866, in each case
preceded by high waters in the Mississippi, and
another 17 years have come about.
Cheap Orb Pu&verizbr.— There is for sale in ihia city,
as will be Eeen by our advertising columns, a second-hand
Rutherford Pulverizer, which was only used a few times
and is as erood as new. It will be sold very much beluw
coat, and miners who are in need of such an appliance
for a small mine will do well to make inquiries concern-
ing it.
Ho Whiskey!
Brown's Iron Bitters
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that are not com-
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper-
ance by promoting a desire
for rum.
Brown's Iron Bitters
is guaranteed to be a non-
intoxicating stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso-
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi-
cating beverages.
Rev. G. W. Rice, editor of
the American Christian Re-
view, says of Brown's Iron
Bitters:
Cin.,O..Nov. 16, 1881.
Gents : — The foolish wast-
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul-
gence of our people, makes
your preparation a necessity;
and if applied, will save hun-
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuperation.
Brown's Iron Bitters
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
biliousness, weakness, debil-
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neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
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fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
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Mining Companies.
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do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
San Franciaro, March 10, IttS3.
At a meeting c ( the Board of Directors of the above
naued Company, li Id 'nil day. Dividend No. 70, of fifty
cent* (.'hjc.) per sh»re, was declared, payable on Thursday,
Mar.h 15, 1883. Trantfer books closed on Monday,
March 12, 18S3, at 3 o'clock r. u.
WM. WILLIS. Secretary.
OFFICE -Room No. 29, Nevada Block, No. 300 Mont-
gomery Street. San FriticHsco, Cat.
N jTICE of the application
-OF THE-
South Comstock Gold & Silver Mining Co.
For Dlssolu ion and Dlslncorc oration.
Notice f* i]"j bv given that the S.uth Comstock UoM and
Silver Mining Company has thin day film! with th> Clerk of
the Superior Court, nf the City and County nf Sun Fran-
claco, an application fir tMswi'uti n and DlHincorporation,
ami all persona dmirl. a to fl'e uhj>vionn to 6U9fa applica-
tion arc hereby o'ltiUcd to file tucli objections within
thirty [i_% aft*r the iir I publication of this Notice.
March 8. 1883. WILLIAM T. SKSNON, Clerk,
Hate of fl'st punllcat'oa. ) O. Z BOTTLE.
March Ifi, 1883. i Deputy Clerk.
WHITTE VIORE & McKEE. Attorneys for Petitioners.
H H. BROMLEY,
D.-alor in Leonard & Ellis Celebrated
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,1 ale bv all dealers in Plumbers'
Goods, and by the "GARLAND" IMPROVED SEWER
GAS TRAP MFG Co., 1901 Broadway, Oikland, Cal
Coait Rights for sale.
TIHh cat reprenenlfl a No. 1 CALF BKIN SHOE, matte In
GAITKIt or LACK— nil sIzch, wliich wo are manufacturing
witli « view lo meeting the wants of a large claw? of inoplo who
. rrniHlhavu I lie best shoe for the least money. It la guaranteed
as to STYLE. FINISH anrl QUALITY, and will compare
favonilily with any J6.00 shoo In the market. In order to
Introduce our gooifa, wo will send PEEK (o any address for
tho LOW stun of*3.ss a pair, thereby auvlug to tlieconeumor
the Urge prolllH ol llio Jobber uud rcUUer. Tux Qua VMa
AMD BR CONVtNCED. —
F. li. WILSON, 232 WcbI Baltimore St., Baltimore, Mo,
Bemit 1)7 Registered Letter or Money Order.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
185 Montgomery St. near Bush. .
SPBCIAIiTlT FOR 33 7SARS.
The moat complicated cases of delect
lvs vision thoroughly diagnosed, free of
' charge. Orders by mall or i ■■;: ; woon
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order. Two Hours Notice.
How TO Stop this Papbr.— It is not a difficult task to
stop this paper. Notify the publishers by letter. If it
comes beyond the time desired you can depend upon it we
do not know that the subscriber wants it stopped. So
he sure ar.d fiend us notice by letter.
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IF. GK BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved HoiaMjg Ragioep, Eugines for Gfceam Yachta. Engines for pumping artesian wellB and ir.'ig&SLig and
farming purposes, and all kfuds of Machinery-
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
No. 44 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, with propar use, thi-j Compound, will remove ► nd prevent fa 11
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years trill, in widely senaratid local iiep, h s d<- mi >nht rated the vjlue of this invention, and itB applicability
to different quul ti'js of wale"-. References cheerfully furnished to any one wishing same
OTEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION, fti
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F.
WELLS'
PATENT
CAST METAL
UNBREAKABLE LAMPS AND OIL FEEDERS.
A. C. "WELLS & CO., Patentees
Market St. Manchester, Eng.
Adopted in the English Govern-
ment and finest Railway Wurka
and Steainshiy Companies iu tho
world.
150,000
Entirely superseding tin
goods, as they Don't
Leah! or Break 1
Cast in first two yeara,
superseding all others.
Ask your Fur-
nisher to get you
them.
WRITE FOR LISTS. In writing pease mention
Agents wanted in aU parts. thia PaPer
Liberal Terms.
Sole Wholesale Agents for the United SlateB.
PAINE, DIEHL CO., 140 Coonmt Street, Philadelphia, -Pa.
mBb
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES, DBJLLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting- to Order.
SAN PEAWCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S, F. I
IMHAUSER'S
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAFLTY LOCK ATTACHMENT.
(Patented 187.r>-ts-7-S0-81.)
Beware of Infringements. This Instrument is supplied
with 12 keys for 12 stations. Invaluable for all concerns
employing night watchmen. Send for Circulars to
DUNHAM, CARRIGAN & CO.,
San Francisco. - - California.
THE
ALBANY CYLINDER
OIL
Has its globule undisturbed, stp.ods a
fire test of more than J00 degrees, is per-
fectly free from acids or oxygen, clings
witli more (ena> i'.y to the metal, and
better resists the gieft p.-'ssure and hoat
of steam than asy other lubricant.
LARGEST STOCK OP
GENUINE EASTERN OILS
In this City.
HE.A_:DGiTT.A_:R,TE:R,S
Albany Lubricating Compound
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 2Q and 31 Mfcin St., San Francisco.
187 FRONT ST., POLTLANO.
Redlands.
Good water, rich soil and magnificent view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and northers.
No brush or fences on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin grape.
Near to church, Bchool, store and depot,
Motel open. Telephone Communication,
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
days aud Saturdays.
The price of bud has steadily advanced from
the first price of !$50 per acre until now it is
held at $200 per acre.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
QUICKSILVER.
THE CELEBRATED /\ ERAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaucn, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantify. Trademark A 01 top cf
FUsks secured by United States Patent, and registered.
Flasks contain 76"£ lbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
uaranteed .
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from Sun Jose, f. o.
h., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Idaho
or Utah, or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 'swharf,
a;id Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
c'mrge. Railroad rates from San Jose are the same as
Jrom San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. O Box, 1073. 820 Sansome Street, S. F
ill 1 ij n Mill Ouo °' tiie D6B^ r"acl-° 'n this dtate
WIN II IfllLLi for sale cheap on eisy ttrme. Ad-
dress, W. T.( care of Dewey & Co., S. F.
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[March 24, 1883
!rop and JVSachijie toorfc
F. P. Bacon, Prea. O. L. Fouis, Seo'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairars of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDUPS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery. Port-
able, Stationery ani Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
^"Agents for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Bbhop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Bock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. OAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMBNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works.
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard St Folsom. S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No, 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam,
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and pattems, furnished
with dispatch. «a,PRICES MODERATE. ^H
J. H. WEED. ~ V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. B. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and MiniogMachinery. Brudic's Patent Rock Crusher
PBICBS GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher. 4 tons per hour §450.00
" 2 " 6 ' 625.00
" 3 " S 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tmks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HBNDT, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F>
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St. , between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANITFAOTURBRS OP CASTINGS OF HVBRY BBSORIPTTON.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comsiook Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Com stock
For sale at wholesale by
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Holuroot. Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & MarketJSta.,
SAN FRANCISCO. 1
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
* PARKE & LACY, Proprietors. '
No. 8 California Street, . fif&O
San Francisco. -fil_B^i M. U A fl U M t, fl
CAU IpTGOVERNOR
Importers and Dealers in every /^yP^? ** ^* ■ tlHiwIl»
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting? Engines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
era, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
tST Catalogues furnished on Application. JEf
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Bock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST
Send for Late Circulars.
AND BEST IN USE.
PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO,
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
IT. H TAYLOR, PreB't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, ot all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
vi sable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given lo
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
^W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS <Ss CANTRBLL,).
DUCJLCIHIIILSriE -VnTOIRIKIS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Bulldlnga
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
WAREROOM8 :
93 & 94 Liberty St., New Yorlr.
[Successors to MOREY & SPKRRY,]
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS ;
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and Machine Shop bavir.g heen enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most improved Patterns QUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES
1850. 1882.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & CO.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
and most improved machinery and processes for base sdcI
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting Furnaces for sliver,
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
mentSj superior to any other make. Hoisting Worky,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridiziog Furnaces, etc. We
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared to
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that of any other make, . at the lowest possible pric es.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,
Mills, FurnaceB, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
iiaasrs improved mnmii
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The Balls revolve Horizontally without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 IL13., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weight 3,000 lbs.
Concentrating Mills, Rock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery, Engines and Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic (Hants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets. Safety Cages The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 280 lt»s. THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS.L Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy-
draulic Sluices.
Stfei SHOES and DIES f,.r Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Send for Catalogue.
Address, THE MOREY &. SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
MOEBY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheadfl for Loco-
motives, etc,
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEABING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Work!. CHESTER, Pa. 407 library St.. PHILADELPHIA
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
E
W. H. 0HMEN,
Best Upright Engine and Boiler coi
bihed, BeBt Hoisting Engine and Boi!
combined and Best Upright Engiae
motion to
Engine
109 & 111 Bea'eSt.,1
SAN FRANCISCO. j
A CHEAP OREJ'ULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD'
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only heen used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
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215
pacific Xi/Lj^cmm
The Kortlntr'B Injector
cheapest and beet in osc.
own water, hot or cold, i
varjinjf pressure. Bend
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Importers and
is the simplest,
u.nL'T.d" SOLE AGENTS FOR
for Circu.ar.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
J. A. Fay * Co., Wood Work,
lng Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Ciould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Maohine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hauBts.
Hudson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank Ic Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packinc
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hosej
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
UMKK ST
More Than
EAMjPUMP.
10,000 In Use.
$1,000 CHALLEXTGEI
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, jfivintr entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen <n working ordor, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street
To thoee intending' to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given ihit all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an iufringement on patent held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company
1 lint Bui' li iw been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumoh, and that as
sooo as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western infringements.
That Ihe patent laws make U86T8 of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patentB have been
decided.
That if there arc those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement nil
then be incurred by ihe purchaser.
That we Bhall protect ourselves against any one m*kiog, selling or uBing any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1S07; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 18S0. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any othev
mashine, for stakes of $1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street,
Nov. 6, 1082.
S£N FRANCISCO, CAL,
Pacific Rolling Mill Co..
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUT.-
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
iw Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. aoy Market St.. UNION B1.OCK.
DBWBY & OO.'S
hint Agency.
[ESTABLISHED I860.]
Inventors on the Pacific Coast will find it greatly to their advantage to consult this old
experienced, first-class Agency. We have able and trustworthy associates and Agents in Wash-
ington and the capital cities of the principal nations of the world. In connection with our edi-
torial, scientific and Patent Law Library, and record of original cases in our office, we have
other advantages far beyond those which can be offered home inventors by other Agenoies. The
information accumulated through long and careful practice before the Office, and the frequent
examination of Patents already granted, for the purpose of determining the patentability of
inventions brought before us, enables us often to give advice which will save inventors the
expense of applying for Patents upon inventions which are not new. Circulars of advice sent
free on receipt of postage. Address DEWEY & CO., Patent Agents, 252 Market St., S. F.
A. T. DEWEY, W. B. EWEB, GEO. F, STRONG.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive m nse, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutrahze
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by othera. neUtrahze
hiB club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
0
No. 1 (XX! is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
Office, No. 230 California Street
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
San Francisco, Cal.
L. C. MAR3HUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard sta., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY I ALI. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills A-rale-a
mating Macmnes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouarlz Mills.
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
-A-IMT^LO-A.l^^TIlsrG- PLATES,
For Saving Gold.
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wetur Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The moefc extensive and succiftfU manufacturer of these platea in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower price than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, o
gjld separated for low percentage of result,
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 855 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DENNIS TON, Proprietor.
W.R. ALLEN & CO..
IMPORTERS OF
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumters' Goods.
Nos. 327 and 329 Market Street, Cor. Fremont, S. F.
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[March 24, 1883
Mining Machinery Depot,
21 and 23 Fremont Street S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPEE8SOR
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
cov jrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCS DRILLS.
EDWARD A. BIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, - - - - - San Francisco, Cal.
IE.03ST -A-ISTD STEEL WIRE HOISTUSTO- HOPES.
OBB AND
ORE
CARS.
IBiiiw^rtfeHiiflSiSi:
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Power.
Water Bnctets.
BELT
Compressors.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One Horse can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 600 feet. The whim
is mainly built of wrought iron. The hoisting-drum is thrown out of gear by the
lever, while the load la held in place with a brake by the man tending tha
bucket. The standard of the whim is bolted to bed-timbere, thus avoiding all fram
work. When required these whims are made in sections to pack on mules.
COMPRESSOR.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STK0ITDSBUEG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing places, at each of which we carry a stock.
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1883.
Smelting Copper Ores in Mexico.
\i .1 ,ii: coppej i ^ .( product of native metal'
lur^y in various parts ol Mexico, and by Bome-
what varied methods. While recently exam-
ing cupper mines in the State of Jalisco, Mr.
Walter B. Dcvereux, E. M., of Globe, Arizona,
had an opportunity of witnessing Mexican cop-
per smelting by a procees which is interesting
ir.. in tin fact that a line quality of copper is
producetl ir sulphurous ores in these metal-
lurgical npcratiolis, ami apparently without ex-
. sivc loss. Mi. Dcvereux described the pro-
(t ;. recent meeting of the American Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers:
'lie- proces was carried on in buildings w liich
ivcrc part of a plant erected by an American
more than twenty years ago for the purpose of
melting and working copper. After a few
years, tins man met with accidental death, ami
the works have been hut little used since. Lo-
cate! in the center of a high range of mountains,
far from any town or seaport, ami inaccessible
except over dificult mule trails, these substantial
buildings, filled with furnaces and heavy machin-
ery, »rc a strange sight to he metwith inoneof the
I, , I advanced of Mexican mining regions.
Under the same roof with English reverbera-
tory furnaces ami ealeiners, the crude Mexican
furnaces yield a few small eakes as a daily pro-
duct. The ore comes from a largo vein not far
distant, and consists of a quartzose gangue, con-
taining about rive per cent, of metallic copper
in the form of copper pyrites (chalcopyrite).
This is pounded by hand until it will pass
through a sieve of rawhide with one quarter
inch holes. It is then subjected to a rude con-
centration in a trough through which water is
flowing. The concentrated product yields,
when smelted, about thirty percent, of copper.
It is first roasted in one of the old ealeiners in
the works, although when necessary the Mexi-
cans construct smaller furnaces, which answer
the same purpose. After roasting, the ore is
smelted in, or with, the furnace shown in the
sketch, which constitutes the peculiar feature
of the process. This furnace consists essentially
of a pair of air channels or long tuyeres, con-
structed in the top of a mass of rude masonry,
with a bellows at one end, and what answers to
a crucible at the other. In detail, these stone
channels are about seven feet long, slightly coni-
cal, and sufficiently raised at the back to allow
free motion for the bellows. The lire ends are
terminated by nozzles about eighteen inches in
length, and two niches in diameter at the
outlet. The ends of the nozzles come nearly to
the edge of a circular basin, about eighteen
inches in diameter and three in depth at the
center. The basiu is simply a depression in the
earthen tloor lined with the ashes of the encina,
a species of oak. The ashes are rammed ui
moist, and then a smooth and true spherical sur-
face is formed by a man stamping quickly
around the basin with leather sandals on his
feet. This basin is repaired, when necessary,
in the same manner.
For each tuyere there is a round bellows
about three feet in diameter, which is attached
f directly against the stonework at the back. The
construction is similar to that of an American
round bellows. The back of the bellows is
fastened to an upright frame, which is hinged
at the bottom, near the Hoor, and is| provided
with a cross-piece at the top for a handle.
Each bellows is worked by a single man, who
stands on a raised platform, and takes a single
step backward and forward at each blast. The
blasts are given nearly alternately, and the two
currents are directed by the nozzles toward the
center of the basin.
When smelting is to be commenced, a green
pine pole, about ten inches in diameter, is laid
across the basin in front ol the nozzles. The
fire end of this is supported by a roller, so that
it can be moved up easily. Pine charcoal
is piled upon both sides of this over
the basin, and plates of foul slag
are Laid across from the nozzles to the
charcoal. By these contrivances a greater con-
centration of'heat is obtained. When the fire
is well lighted, ore is placed on that part of the
charcoal outside of the log, and coal and ore are
afterward added sufficiently fast to maintain
the compact character of the pile. Hy this
means tin- blast i> prevented from breaking
through with forceand blowing the ore away.
The blast is quite powerful, and the flames are
constantly tinged with green. The < ncina
makes a stronger coal than pine, and better for
shaft furnaces, hut it snaps too much for this
pri -s. By the time the ore has worked
down to the bottom of the log, it seems
to have agglutinated, and the melting copper
and slag commence to drop at once.
The whole of the smelting seems to
take place before it settles into the basin, as
after that the surface is almost constantly cov-
ered with charcoal. The log seems to be an
essential both for controlling the force of the
seem quite pure. They arc melted in a simi-
lar furnace once more, however, being
treated precisely as the ore was treated,
except that no slag is used. Scrap and
refuse copper are added at the same time.
There is no poling or stirring ,,t the copper, the
action of the heated charcoal being apparently
all that is necessary to produce the proper pitch.
This would indicate that oxide is formed during
the melting down. No tests are made, in view
of which the uniformity of the product seems
remarkable. In honor of my visit a grimy old
master smelter came down to superintend the
finishing of a charge. Muffled to his ears in his
serape, he did not even uncover his hands to
grasp the pole with which he pushed the coal
MEXICAN COPPER SMELTING FURNACE.
blast, and for supporting the charge so that it is
acted upon gradually, but with increasing power.
When the basin is nearly full of slag the blast is
stopped and the coal scraped away. The slag
is then removed in plates as it cools, the only
implement being a round pole, which is slipped
under the edge, and then carefully lifted up
with the cake balanced upon it. If the cake of
copper is not large enough, smelting is resumed,
and when sufficient copper has accumulated,
the slag is removed as before, the dust blown
off with a bamboo tube, and the copper allowed
to cool in the basin.
It is said that 300 pounds of ore can be
smelted in one furnace in four hours, but I
from the surface of the copper. A glance
seemed to satisfy him, and, nodding to his
assistants, he turned to me, and said with a
very tragical air, yo lo ijaraiitizo (I guarantee it).
The cakes are made of the desired size, and
allowed to cool in the basin until perfectly solid.
Those intended for kettles are sold as they are,
while those intended for sheets (about 125 pounds
weight) are rolled in the mills of the old works.
They seem to roll without flaws or cracks, and
to produce an excellent product for sugar pans
and stills. This rolling mill is a curiosity. The
mill first sent out soon broke, and the American
who inaugurated the enterprise recast the rolls
and pinions of solid bronze of such strength that
THE SODTHERN EXPOSITION BUILDING.
think that a considerably longer time is re-
quired. The eakes are made of forty to fifty
pounds weight.
The quartz gangue separated in concentration
is used as a flux. The slags are very basic, but
are well fused, and seem to contain a little me-
tallic copper.
It is interesting to note that in the rude ap-
pliance described wc have all the principles in-
volved in a shaft furnace; the gradual supply of
ore and fuel, which gradually pass through in-
creasing degrees of heat to a zone of fusion; the
subsidence below into a receptacle where the
metal and slag separate ; the bellows and tuyeres ;
these are all the essentials. If in this furnace
we simply remove the log, pile a few bricks
around the basin, and cut an outlet at the bot-
tom, we have at once a type which can by sim-
ple amplication, develop into our most com-
plete shaft furnace.
The cakes of copper produced are soft, and
they are still efficient. He also constructed a
set of Cornish rolls, every piece of which was
of bronze. The consumption of charcoal in this
process is, I was told, nearly twice the weight
of ore. The cost of coal delivered is about six
dollars a ton.
In conclusion, it may be pertinent to state
Mexico cannot now furnish a market for copper
produced in any quantity. ' Foreign capitalists
contemplating copper smelting enterprises in
Mexico, if wise, will base their calculations
upon a foreign market for all their copper.
Tin: report of Superintendent Requa, of the
Chollar mine, states that the work done oil the
2900 level proves that the precious metal does
not exist there.
PersosS just down from Boise City say three
stages leave there daily for Wood River. The
stages are nearly always loaded with passengers.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 13.
The Southern Exposition.
Frequent improvement on inabhinery in use.
the introduction of new machinery for new put
poses, and the rapid expansion of ourinanufactur-
ing industries, seem to require periodical Nations 1
Expositions, in whioh improvements and now
appliances may be exhibited. Selling manu
tured articles by sample, through the agency ol'
commercial travelers, is now a well-settled cus-
tom of our country; but the makcrof machinery
and heavy implements cannot so conveniently
show his samples, and the periodical exposition
is, therefore, becoming a necessity to him.
The local Exposition has served a good pur-
pose, and within its limits will continue to do
so; but the easy anil rapid transportation that
now brings all parts of the country together,
and the consequent extension of successful busi-
ness enterprises into every city and every quar-
ter have given greater scope to these represen-
tative exhibitions, and made a periodica]
National Exposition one of the great require-
ments of American industry. With that quick
adaptability to surrounding conditions and new
requirements which characterizes our people;
this new form of exhibition has at once drifted
into the proper channel. Paris may be France,
but no city on this continent can be America.
Our territory is too large, and the several sec-
tions of the country too well defined in their
interests, their power, and their character, to
leave any one city the great center which must
draw to it every undertaking of conspicuous
magnitude. By common consent the National
Exposition is becoming a movable industrial
feast, as to its location, with regular periodicity
as to its time.
It had been thought that two or three years'
preparation was necessary to an exhibition like
that proposed at Louisville, but the Southern
Exposition, to open there on August 1 , has al-
ready demonstrated that where there is a strong
will in such things, there is a quick way.
When the project was definitely proposed,
without any delay, a popular subscription fur-
nished all the means required. An organiza-
tion was promptly effected, the work of prepa-
ration at once begun, and already so much space
has been engaged in the machinery apartment
that the managers arc compelled to extend
their exhibition space beyond the original
thirteen acres of building.
The engraving gives a good view of the exten-
sive building in which the Exposition is to be
held at Louisville. At highest elevation on
Fourth street the building is To feet, but it is
over eight times that wide, and it is twelve
times that long. On each of the four sides will
be a handsome entrance, and at each corner of
the building there will be ornamental towers.
Around the interior of this building runs a gal-
lery, the length of which is over 3,000 feet, or
over three-fifths of a mile.
The cut shows four courts; each contains half
an acre. These are principally for light and
ventilation, though they will be handsomely
ornamented and used possibly for refreshment
To the north of the building lies Central
Park, containing IS -acres, and a magnificent
growth of forest trees. This park will be under
the manngement of the Exposition Co., and it
will add greatly to the pleasure and comfort of
all visitors.
Street cars pass out Fourth street on the east
side of the grounds, and out Sixth street on the
west side, and in this way the Exposition can
be reached by a few minutes' ride at a cost of
five cents. Both these streets, it is expected,
will be illuminated by electricity. Within the
building every comfort will bo provided for
visitors. Waiting rooms, reading rooms, tele-
graph offices, post-offices, ticket-offices, will all
be conveniently located.
218
Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 31, 1883
Correspondence,
Keep the Slickens in the Mountains.
Editors Press:— The advantages of irriga-
tion on the red foothills of the Sierra Nevada
are well illustrated here about Smartsville,
where are to be seen hundreds of acres of al-
falfa, clover and other cultivated grasses kept
green and growing the year round through the
skillful application of a moderate amount of
water. A little below the town Messrs. Pierce,
O'Brien and McGanney own a large tract of
land situated in the scrub oak belt that borders
on the rolling prairies, which, subsiding
toward the west finally sink into the timberless
valley of the Sacramento. This land is not par-
ticularly rich, possessing the red, Edom-Hke soil,
common on this west-lying slope of the Sierra.
Yet, with moderate irrigation and careful
tillage, it has been made to produce heavy crops
of grain and vegetables of all kinds, the hay
lands being mown several times every year.
A large number of horses and cows are also pas-
tured on this land, besides a good many hogs,
fed in part on the alfalfa and clover. The an-
imals kept here are, for the most part, of choice
breeds, some of them very select.
While the profits realized from this land are
sufficiently large to make it a good investment
at the rate of $100 per acre, unimproved land
equally good commands about here only from
$5 to $10 per acre. This land never disappoints
the owner. Be the rainfall excessive or insuffi-
cient, there is no failure of crops, there being
always snow enough in the mountains to afford
plenty of water, the element on which the crop
wholly depends. There are in this region no
storms or frosts, no rust or blighting winds to
hurt. With enough of this muddy water, for
such it is, the success of the farmer, the or-
chardist, the horticulturist and the vintager is
assured, nor does it require such a very great
deal. Mr. James O'Brien, to whose charge this
business has been committed, informs me that
the quantity of water required for irrigation, after
the first few seasons, becomes every year some-
what less. The owners of this property have for
many years been engaged in hydraulic mining
at this place; the water employed for irrigation
being such as has already been used for gravel
washing. Before being conducted upon the
land, however, it is retained for a time in reser-
voirs, or run for a considerable distance in
ditches, whereby the coarser material held in
suspension is allowed to settle. Though still
rather turbid, it answers well for irrigation,
better perhaps, than if it was perfectly pure—
the fine particles it carries being valuable as
fertilizers. Conveyed upon the land in large
quantities as it issues from the miners' sluice,
this stuff becomes an agent of mischief, as wit-
ness the harm worked the lands along
the banks of the Yuba further down.
Smartsville
Is probably the most pleasant mining town
in the State, rendered so, mainly, through the
extent to which the inhabitants, by means of
irrigation, have improved and beautified the
grounds about their dwellings. The most of
the residents of this place have not only or-
chards and gardens, but, also, patches of culti-
vated grasses sufficient to keep a cow or two.
The homestead of Mr. O'Brien comprises 10 or
12 acres, a part planted to choice fruit trees,
vines, etc., and a part consisting of irrigated
pasture and hay lands. Mr. Daniel McGanney
has an equally large and attractive place, it be-
ing the finest to be seen any where in the min-
ing regions of the State.
Coming from the mountains, one catches
glimpses of Smartsville a long way off. So seen,
from a distance, these patches of verdure about
the place, and the green fields further down, are
a pleasant and refreshing sight, especially in the
summer, when the red dust lies deep on the
highway, and the whole country is burned to a
crisp.
In such use of this turbid water from the
mines, we have an example that ought to find ex-
tensive following, there being many places along
this great piedmont country where it could be
repeated with good results all round. Properly
distributed, this water, instead of causing in-
jury to the already fertile valley lands, would
cover these russet hills, now so arid and barren,
with orchards, meadows, and fields of grain.
H. Degroot.
Smartsville, Cal.
The New York & Utah Mining Company are
about to begin operations again. Mason M. Hill,
manager of the affairs of the company in Utah,
lately arrived from the East, and is perfecting
plans to start the smelter oelonging to the com-
pany. This smelter is located in the valley at
the foot of Bingham Canyon.
Rogers' District, A. T., is excited over the
rich strikes. The World Beater bids fair to beat
the world. They are taking out at the rate of
one ton of ore per day to each man, some ure run-
ning from $400 to $1,600 per ton. Each man
cleans at least $150 a day, says the Pinal Drill.
Wood River reports everything well and
* promising. When the season opens and the rail-
road gets through, the output of bullion will
begin in earnest, and will not slack.
A Report from the diamond mines at Kimber-
ly, South Africa, says that last year diamonds
were shipped to the value of $20,000,000.
A Great Legal Warfare.
The Contest Between the Land Owners and
the Hydraulic Miners— The Equities and
Hardships on Both Sides.
(Concluded from aur last, issue.)
Inactivity and Remissness of the Farmers
Warned by the mischief resulting from the
flood of 1861-62, and incited by its partial
repetition every year thereafter, these injured
land owners, it would naturally be supposed,
would have hastened to adopt decisive and
effective measures for preventing the miners
from further dumping their tailings into the
creeks and rivers above; yet, strange to say,
no such action was taken by them until the
spring of 1877; and this, notwithstanding the
injury since complained of, was all the while
going on, and the miners, instead of abating
their energy, were opening more claims, build-
ing new and larger ditches, employing more
powerful washing apparatus, and otherwise ex-
tending and intensifying these agencies of mis-
chief. It was, in fact, during these 15 years
of inaction and seeming indifference on the
part of the farmers that most of the heavy
investments on account of hydraulic mining
were made, the amounts so expended having
aggregated them $40,000,000 or $50,000,000.
The North Bloomfield Company alone dis-
bursed in this time nearly $4,000,000 in the
purchase of mining grounds and water fran-
chises, and in the construction of ditches, tun-
nels, reservoirs, etc. This, too, was the
period when English funds went into the busi-
ness quite freely, something like a million dol-
lars having been expended with the expectation
on the part of the investors, and under an
implied guarantee on our part, that the busi-
ness was to go on unmolested. By reason of
their slothfulness and silence these farmers, it
is contended, have been guilty of such laches
as should defeat their claim for relief in the
maimer asked for, and even deprive them of
any standing in the courts. They suffered us
to go on, say the miners, and waste all these
years and lay out all this money, and just now
when we have overcome the many obstacles in-
cident to the business and worked it up to a
paying point, they jump upon us and ask the
courts to restrain us from further operations.
The money invested in what may be termed
live mines, that is, such as are now making an
active and generally a profitable production,
amounts to. between $60,000,000 and $70,000,-
000. This money, which has gone for the pur-
chase and outfitting of mining properties, has
all been expended in good faith, the miners
never suspecting for a moment that their right
to employ the outletting streams, after such
long use and its sanction by law, would be
called in question; least of all by a class of men
who, during these many years had, by implica-
tion, been assenting to what they were doing.
These parties, say the miners, who are now
pursuing us in the courts, are
Inconsistent as well as Unjust.
They went upon these lands informed as to
the claims of the miners, and ought not now to
complain if the latter resist their demands and
combine to defend what they believe to be
their just rights. They failed at the proper
time to notify the miners and the investing
public of their grievances and of their inten-
tion to seek redress through recourse to litiga-
tion. When the fatal slums first began their
encroachments, these land owners neglected to
throw up such slight levees, as, with some lit-
tle additions every year, would have served to
keep this stuff in check; sitting down listless
and idle until the evil had spread beyond con-
trol.
Besides, say the miners, we did not lay
the foundation for the trouble complained of;
this was mostly the work of our predecessors,
who accomplished it in the m; imer already in-
dicated. Then, too, the soil over six millions
of acres of land throughout the country tribu-
tary to these rivers and their confluents are
now being plowed, or otherwise stirred up,
sending down immense quantities of sediment;
more, perhaps, than has of late years been dis-
charged from the hydraulic mines. Here is an
agency potent for evil but of which little has
been heard, "though it ought to bear its just pro-
portion of the injury done. A majority of the
hydraulic companies at present operating — the
most of the loose top dirt having long since
been run off— are now at work on the cemented
gravel below; more than half of which consists
of bowlders that never leave the washing pits
at all, while a large per centage of the tailings
are so coarse that they lodge before getting
very far from the mines. Of material fine
enough to be transported for any great distance
much less is now discharged than formerly.
Moreover, the mass of the tailings at pres-
ent resting in the river channels, has so spread
out that the shallow current of water running
over them has not force enough to carry any-
thing but the finer silt "down as far as the
farming lands; and this material, a great deal of
which is floated into the lower bays, and even
out into the ocean, is so fertile, so fine, and
so small in quantity, that it can cause but
little damage should some of it be left on the
land.
Should another great flood occur, it would
not now be likely to disrupt and carry down
stream the debris lodged in the river beds, as
this stuff has not only so spread out as to greatly
diminish the force of the water, but it has be-
come so impacted that even the extremest flood
would hardly suffice to tear it up.
The fear that hydraulic mining will be greatly
extended hereafter is not well founded. This
business must always be limited by the quan-
tity of water available for carrying it on; and
as very nearly such quantity has already been
appropriated and brought into use, this indus-
try can undergo but little expansion in the
future.
If the water in the rivers is to be preserved
clear and uncontaminated, as many of our oppo-
nents contend that it should be, then, say the
hydraulic men, there must be an end to all
mining, as this cannot be the case if even vein
or drift operations are suffered to go on. To
establish the rule that suits may be maintained
against any class of miners for rendering the
water in the rivers turbid, or for depositing
sediment in their channels or along their banks,
would be to utterly extinguish every branch of
mining, inasmuch as every branch, if con-
tinued, must necessarily contribute something
towards producing these results. It avails not
that the farmers disclaim any purpose of pro-
ceeding against the quartz and drift miners.
Already some of the latter have been threatened
with suits, and let but the above doctrine pre-
vail, and the ruin of every class of miners would
be speedy and inevitable, as any one, however
small his damages, might bring suit against
them.
If the rivers, during high stages of water,
overflow their banks, this is no new thing, as
they have always done so. When extreme
floods occur, the channel of the Sacramento is
able to carry but a small portion of the water
brought into the valley, from three to four
fifths of the whole spreading out over the title
lands, on which it deposits great quantities of
sediment to their great benefit.
While the bed of the lower Sacramento has
been raised to the extent of about six feet, the
bars in the river have been so little shoaled that
a small amount of dredging would suffice to
maintain its navigation unimpaired. As regards
both the Sacramento and Feather rivers, their
summer navigation, instead of being injured,
has been improved through the operations of
the hydraulic miners, the immense quantity of
water stored in the mountain reservoirs, and
discharged during the dry season insuring to
these streams a better stage of water than for-
merly.
If the hydraulic mines are closed other very
extensive and important interests will be made
to suffer besides those of the miners themselves.
In the first place, there is being turned out by
this class of mines from twelve to fifteen mill-
ion dollars annually. Then product consists
wholly of gold and could not well be spared
just now from the circulating medium of the
country,, as it constitutes about one third of the
entire gold crop of the United States. With
us the product of gold has for some years past
been falling off at a rate calculated to seriously
disturb the relative value of the two royal met-
als, and cause much uneasiness in financial cir-
cles. To cut off now this prolific and reliable
source of supply could not fail to increase this
uneasiness, and might even precipitate a crisis
in our monetary affairs.
On the prosecution of hydraulic mining lai-ge
communities are almost wholly dependent for
their subsistence. To prohibit the business
would nearly depopulate extensive districts
now filled with comfortable homes and a well-
to-do people, the country, in the absence of
mining possessing no other resources that could
afford these people a livelihood. And so the
miners reply to their opponents, and argue
the question in their own behalf.
Judge Temple's Decision.
Under the decision rendered by Judge Tem-
ple the hydraulic miners who have been
stopped from working their claims by injunc-
tions issuing from the courts, may, as soon as
they have made ample provision for impound-
ing the coarser portion of their tailings, resume
work and go on as before; the court refusing to
hold that they may be enjoined from
working their claims because of the
injury done to the water alone. While
this finding was only agamst a single company,
it establishes a priuciple that applies to all hy-
draulic operations. To the principle so enun-
ciated, the miners do not object. They are
willing to abide by the findings of Judge Tem-
ple, most of the larger companies having already
proceeded to build dams for the retention of
their tailings. Some of the companies, how-
ever, decline to incur this expense until the de-
cree of Judge Temple has been passed upon by
the Supreme Court, to which the case has been
appealed, and before which it is still pending.
Should the decision of the Court below be sus-
tained, these parties, conforming their action to
its requirements, will also go on and make pro-
vision for impounding the coarser portions of
their mining slums by building dams and reser-
voirs for the purpose.
It is the opinion of most experts that these
receptacles will so far subserve the end for which
they are intended that the Courts will feel justi-
fied in allowing the parties who build them to
continue gravel washing. Meantime, all the
hydraulic miners have kept at work except the
few companies who have been enjoined from
doing so; and those, like the rest, are either
awaiting the action of the higher Court, or go-
ing on and constructing retaining dams in an-
ticipation of a favorable decision.
The Probable Outcome.
The hydraulic miners profess to see through
their compliance with this new policy an end to
their trials and troubles. The farmers, how-
ever, regard the plan proposed by Judge Tem-
ple with some distrust, and it is probable
enough that it will, even if carried out in the
most efficacious manner practicable, fail to cure
the evils complained of. But it will go a good
way towards that end, and prove a serviceable
auxiliary to such other measures as may be de-
vised for its more full accomplishment, for it
may be taken for granted that some method
will be evolved for protecting the large inter-
ests imperiled by these mining slums other
than the destruction of the mines themselves.
To kill a great industry because its continuance
will work some considerable harm to other in-
terests, is not the American way of doing busi-
ness. To so deal with even the most perplex-
ing problems is not suited to the genius of our
people. It is rather our way to exercise our in-
genuity, tax the resources of science, experi-
ment, compromise, and even practice a little in-
justice, if needs be, sooner than see a pursuit,
built up at such a cost, so beneficent, so well
entitled to live, strangled to death by judicial
process.
This, it may be assumed, will not be done.
Impounding reservoirs of immense capacity will
be built in the mines. The outletting streams
will be dammed at all eligible points. Ditches
will be constructed for conveying these slums
out and distributing them over the dry foot-
hills and the barren prairies. Great flumes will
be laid down for carrying them off and deposit-
ing them on the tule marshes, where they are
greatly needed. This and much more of a
remedial kind having been accomplished, the
farming lands and the cities will be reasonably
protected, the harbors will be saved, and the
rivers preserved from shoaling, and hydraulic
mining will, in all probability, be suffered to go
on without further interruption.
M. Butler Jonstone, an English capital-
ist and a heavy owner in the Broadway prop-
erty at Silver Star, says the Helena, M. T.,
Herald, will resume operations shortly, and .
will erect machinery of a costly pattern, with
which to treat the ore by a new method.
Tucson, A. T. , is to lighted with masts, sim-
ilar to those in use in Los Angeles, with the
large Brush arc lights, and the Swan incan-
descent light will he used for domestic lighting,
the storage reservoir system being used.
March 31, 1883.]
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II}EeHy\Nicy\L Progress,
Resharpening Files.
The old method of giving files a second life
wu l*> n.iittniL. So in as Dniined
to ill-"1 with sufficient body to sustain th<
ond assault, it ii inomi-
cal. Miit there art- many tiles used which are
necessarily thin, and not capable of being re-
duce* I from their thinness.
! cut a til*-, tin- (ii*- musl be ground down
' hi " plate," the unooth low the
■* roots" of tii-' teeth. All the teeth must be
ground out, and the space below the " roote" of
the teeth i afterwork is expected,
And then it lb only the thick files with fin
that are oi any ralue for recutting pure
With a coarse file, as a bastard, or a mill tile,
Mow-, of the cutter's hammer haw
turbed the relations of particles in the slab of
I so seriously that they have almost disin-
: .it'-il tin -t.'.'l before the hardening pp
hat! made the Lncipienl cni ••i the chisel notice-
abli t" sight "i' subject to fracture. So it does
not always " pay" to anneal, grind and recut a
worn-out tile.
But the useful Life of the file may be percept-
ibly and economically prolonged by proper care.
Si itimesthc teeth oi new files an- broken oil
■ fon performing useful work by " hearing on"
to a file, and attempting to rasp through the
nndry skin of an iron easting. Sometimes
M-'u Hies are rh.L'geil with soft metals. In
her case the trouble has been done before the
file has had its chance. The newly cut teeth
the tile Bhould be protected from abuse. The
tile tooth is similar to the razor edge, and has a
fringe of self-supporting fibers requiring the
gentlest treatment at the first. After this
•■ wire edge" is worn off -not roughly broken
oil the tile teeth are ready for their dally duty.
I <> perform this they should he kept clean. It
is not alone the finishing files, used with oil as
:i lubricant, which get foul with a gurry of oi]
ami tile dust, bat there are dry used files which
have lodged between their teeth slices of
wrought iron, splinters of steel, and crumhlea of
ii position of brass, of bronze, or of habhitt.
To remove these ohstntctions is one of the du-
ties of a liler, ami the proper methods lor tins
removal ought to he a part of every filer's educa-
tion or a lesson in his instruction.
For cleaning a greasy finish tile there is noth-
ing better than a burning over the forge Hre, in
tie; flame of an alcohol lamp, or of a gas blaze.
lie burning should he done by a gentle passage
to and fro through the flame, until the grease
on the tile burns with a blaze. Then the blaze
should he blown out and the tile be carded.
When cleaned, dip the file into a jar of lye and
ami clean in pure water.
For removal of clogged particles a ehisel of
flattened wire is as good as anything. This is
used by hand, and its mechanical effect is sim-
ply k» drive out the lodged particles by plough-
ing process.
For rcsharpenLng of tile teetli acids have been
employed, and to a certain and limited extent
they arc valuable. For this process the Hie
must be chemically clean. This is insured by a
soluble alkali, as lye, or an immersion in ben-
zine, or naphtha, or spirits of turpentine, then
a bath in clean warm water. The cleansed file
may be placed point down in a jar of acid made
up of half nitrie acid, half sulphuric acid, and
the combined amount of water— that is, as muck
water as the quantity of the two acids. The Hie,
resting toe down, may remain in this solution an
hour or more, accordingly to the depth of the
teeth. But a much simpler method is to wash
the cleansed Hie with the pickle at the foundry,
aud when it dries off wash it again, repeating
the process several times, and finally washing off
with clean water or with lye water and clear
water.
It is doubtful, however, that this acid
method ever really sharpens the teeth of the
Hie. It cleans the Hie chemically, and allows
it to do its work better than when the file is
clogged and dirty. The only resharpening of
tiles is of a mechanical character, and that is a
contrivance that shoots sand and water or
emery and water against the file teeth, at their
back, with the force of a boiler pressure of
steam of from HO pounds to 80 pounds per square
inch. In this contrivance, which has been in
successful use for many months in some of our
large establishments, from a tank holding
quartz, sand and water the mixture is drawn up
through flexible tubes and directed simulta-
neously against the upper and lower surfaces of
the file by the force of the steam. The steam
acts in this case exactly as it acts when em-
ployed as an injector of water into boilers—the
steam force lifts the diluted sand bath and di-
rects it, with its boiler force, against the teetli
of the Hie as the Hie is passed back and forth
through the converging Hies of the two tubes.
The result is a great improvement in the use-
ful life of worn-out files. — American Inventor.
The Gas KniMne.— Prof. Ayertou has shown
that the internally fired gas engine has a much
higher efficiency than either a steam or hot air
engine. At the same time, he makes the point
that the gas engine using illumiuating gas as
fuel occupies the same position that, a few years
since, was held by the electro-motor in which
zinc was used in generating electricity. The
Professor grows enthusiastic over the possibili-
ties of a lower priced gas, and says: "If it
shall be possible to manufacture a cheap heat-
i is, small gas engines driven with met)
1 uot only sin p
giues of the same size, but will produCJ
at i cheaper rate pel horse DOWST than the
■■'< am engines sj ex made. Ufa i
i^ already more than " possible to manul i
The non-illnminatiug water gas oi the Lowe
i^ the » ei > desid'T.-ltum tin i
ir is looking for. He can find
here. The question is uof one of its
but how long will it take our manufacturers,
architects, builders, and power users generally,
ind realize this coming : Waft r
:
u 1 1 ii. Pipes. The < Ihameroj i So,
makes pipes ol steel plate for conveying water
under bjgn pressure. rhe steel plates are
ooated with had on both sides by unmei lion oi
otherwise, then rolled to form, riveted, and
soldered the whole Length, and covered with
pitch. The first cost of the steel is not much
greater than that of iron, ami the steel pipes
considerable advantages over thoai "^
iron. Th, hail coating is superior on account
of the fineness of grain in the steel: the resist-
ance to tensile strain ami internal pressure is
.".a to 60 times, and the resistance to defonna-
t i < 1 1 1 Longitudinally t nun 30 to 40 times greater,
while the superior elasticity of the steel plate
I tormina of the pipes receiving tolerably hard
mocks without being permanently deformed.
For equal thickness the steel tubes stand twice
the interna] pressure of the iron, and being
both light ami strong, they are admirably
adapted for laying down temporarily and taking
up again. Iron.
The Corrosion ov Erom v\n STKEr,.— At a
recent meeting of the Paris Academy of .Sci-
ences, a paper was read describing some re-
searches by Si. Gruner, on the relative corrosion
of cast iron, steel, and soft iron. Various plates,
suspended in a frame by their four corners, were
immersed simultaneously in water acidulated
with 0..T : of sulphuric acid, or sea water, or were
simply exposed in moist air of a terrace foun-
dry. In moist air, chrome steels were corroded
most rapidly, and tungsten steel less than car-
bon steel. Cast iron, even when high in man-
ganese, is oxidized less than steel and soft iron,
and white forge pig less than gray foundry iron.
.Sea water, on the other hand, attacks cast iron
more than steel, and with special energy white
iron. Tempered steel is less attacked than the
same steel annealed ; soft steel less than steel
high in manganese or chrome steel, etc. Acidu-
lated water, like sea water, dissolves gray pig
iron more rapidly than steel, but notwdiite iron;
the gray, impure pig iron is most strongly at-
tacked. These results agree with the complete
experiments on the subject by Mallet, in 1843.
Monster Steam Whistles. — A firm in
Bridgeport, Conn., has recently completed a
steam whistle for a Canadian saw mill, the bell
of which is '20 inches in diameter, a quarter of
an inch thick and "27 inches long, and is placed
five inches from the cup which delivers the
steam. The valve is of the ordinary spring
pattern, and is four inches in diameter. The
weight of whistle and valve is 40b' pounds, and
the cost of the monster is $f>00. The mill for the
protection of which it has been made, has been
several times burnt down, and the object, there-
fore, of the whistle is to arouse the surround-
ing country in case of a reoccurrence of the
catastrophe, and also to cany signals to wood-
choppers in the neighboring forests. There is
another big whistle at New Brunswick, In New
Jersey, with a deep bass hum which serves as
the clock regulator for farmers and others within
a radius of 20 miles of the town. There is also
a whistle at Sandy Hook 15 inches iu diameter,
while many of the ocean and sound steamers
have whistles from 8 inches to 10 inches, which
can be heard from 10 to 20 miles.
A New Covvkk-Zisv Allot. — Engineering
says that Mr. Alexander Dick has succeeded in
producing a new copper-zinc alloy which ex-
hibits characteristics as essentially superior to
brass as those of bronze are to gun metal. The
advantages claimed for the new alloy, which
has been named "delta metal," are great
strength and toughness, and a capacity for being
rolled, forged, and drawn. It can be made as
hard as mild steel, and when melted is very
liquid, producing sound eastings of close tine
grain. The color can be varied from that of
yellow brass to rich gun metal; the surface takes
a fine polish, and wdien exposed to the air
tarnishes less than brass. The latter charac-
teristics will meet with ready appreciation for
cabinet work, harness fitting, etc. The metal
when east in sand has a breaking strain of 21 to
22 tons per square inch; wlien rolled or forged
hot into rods, the breaking strain is 43 tons per
square inch; ami when drawn into wire of 22 B.
W. H., of 07 tons per square inch.
To Protect Iron and Steel from Rust.—
Prof F. Grace Calvert, of England, has discov-
ered that the carbonates of potash and soda pos-
sess the same property of protecting iron and
steel from rust as do those alkalies in a caustic
state. If an iron blade is half immersed iu a
solution of either of the above carbonates, it ex-
erts so protective an action that that portion of
the iron which is exposed to the influence of the
damp atmospheric air does not oxidize, even
after a period of two years. Similar results
have been obtained with sea water to which
have been added the carbonates of potash or
soda. The applications of this fact are numer-
ous and important.
Zoiejmtifks Pf^ogf^ess.
The Movement of Water in Plants.
The \m- ,-,- | , B01116
interesting particulars in regard to some recent
observations bj N. Julian \ esque in regard to
the movement of water in plants. That gentle-
man has devised a very simple method of de.
luonstratiliL; tile transfer Of water iu the >tems
ol plants, which promisee to have a widi puK
cation. The stem is cut obliquely during im-
mersion in water, and the thin part of the sev-
ered stem is placed iii the Beta ol the micro-
Bcopc, of coarse completely wet on the cut sur-
face. After the cover-glass is adjusted and the
item le securely fastened, so that it cannot be
easily disturbed by subsequent treatment, a
very little freshly precipitated calcium oxalate
or other finely divided aubatanco, is introduced
under the cover, ff the leaves have not been
removed from the stem, a rapid current is at
once observed to tlow towards the cut surface.
The insoluble salt collects at the open months
of the vessels, often passing into the capillary
tubes after a temporary arrest, and the same
phenomenon is repeated several times as the
minute plugs are formed and then sucked in.
With low powers of the microscope it is pos-
sible to use a second slip, instead of the thin
cover, and then the simple apparatus can be
held more firmly in its place. In any case it is
possible to measure the rapidity of the current
by means of a micrometric eye-piece; and sev-
eral such rates are given.
When the stem is quickly stripped of its
leaves the current is stopped at once. But
when, on the other hand, a leaf or a part of the
stem is pinched, there is immediately a back-
ward flow of water.
It is well known that two conflicting
views have been held by physiologists as to the
channel by which the upward movement in
wood takes place. Some think that the trans-
fer is solely by imbibition, and that no free
w7ater is carried from cavity to cavity of the
wood element, or rather, that no free water ex-
ists in the cavities. Others have held that free
water was carried from one wood element to
another, and that the walls themselves play
only a subordinate role. To these opposed
views may be added a third, which appears to
be a compromise; namely, that water in a free
state actually exists as a thin lining on the cell
wall. The chief advocate of the latter view
has, however, abandoned it in favor of the im-
bibition theory. A recent publication by Elf-
ving details the results of experiments which
considerably strengthen the " cavity'1 theory.
Now just at this point come observa-
tions of Vesque, in a continuation of the
paper regarding the method of direct demon-
stration, which go far towards showing that
here, as was long ago suspected, the truth is to
be found between the extremes. These experi-
ments, which need to be carefully repeated, in-
dicate that under certain circumstances the
transfer of water takes place by means of the
cavities themselves, but that in all cases they
may serve the part of reservoirs.
Moreover, the caliber and length of the ves-
sels regulate the rate of transpiration; resistance
to the movement of the water following the law
of Poiseuille, so that the resistance is inversely
proportional to the fourth power of the diame-
ter, and directly proportional .to their length.
Climbing plants have larger vessels than low-
growing plants. The quantity of water which
can pass through a vessel in a given time bears
a certain relation, varying for each species with
the water which it contains. M. Vesque ex-
pressed the opinion that the study of the anat-
omy of plants will open the wray to a more na-
tional culture than any which now prevails.
Underground Temperature.
The British Association committee on under-
ground temperature, in their last report, adopted
b'4 feet per degree rise in temperature, or
O.Olofib" of a degree per foot depth. To obtain
an approximation to the rate at which heat es-
capes annually from the earth, they reduce the
above rate of increase, .01506, to Centigrade
degrees per centimeter of depth. For this pur-
pose, we must multiply by .0182, giving
.000285. To calculate the rate of escape of heat,
this must be multiplied by the conductivity.
Prof. Herschel, in conjunction with a commit-
tee of the British Association, has made a very
extensive and valuable series of direct measure-
ments of the conductivities of a great variety of
rocks, and has given additional certainty to
his results by selecting as two of the subjects of
his expei'iments the Caltou Hill Trap and Craig-
Ii-itji sandstone, to which Sir William Thomp-
son's determinations apply. From combining
Prof. Herschel's determinations with those of
Sir William Thompson, .0058 is adopted as the
mean conductivity of the outer crust of the
earth, which, being multiplied by the mean
rate of increase, .000285, gives the flow of heat
in a second across a square centimeter. Multi-
plying by the number of seconds in a year,
which is approximately 3H- millions, wre have
1,633x315x10^ = 41.4. This, then, is the Brit-
ish Association committee's estimate of the av-
erage number of gramme degrees of heat that
escapes annually through each square centime-
ter of a horizontal section of the earth's sub-
stance.— Van NodraitiVx Engineering.
The Red Spot on Jupiter.
At the fust regular meeting of the American
Astronomical Society, held March 5th, the
topic for discussion was the "Physical Changes
in Jupiter." A paper on the " lie. I spot on
Jupiter" was expected from Mi. s. V, White,
tin' President of the society, and there was con
siderable disappointment over his inability to
be present.
The remarks of the members were confined
to the recent changes in Jupiter. M
Parkhurst ami Serviaa described their observa-
tions ol tlie great red spot which made its ap-
pearance "ii Jupiter's di.sk in the summer of
1878, and which within a few weeks has almost
entirely disappeared. Others took part in the
the discussion,
The general opinion expressed was that Jupi-
ter is a world which is yet in a very early stage
of its geological history, and that in the greal
red spot, aud in some other remarkable spots
which have made their appearance upon its sur-
face, evidences are seen that the pl.met either
has already a solid or liquid .surface, or that the
formation of such a surface has begun. Several
theories to account for the great red spot,
which was upward of 30,000 miles long bj 6,000
or 8,000 miles wide, were suggested.
One theory was that some volcanic action
may have been taken place, which threw up
into the atmosphere a mass of smoke and
erupted materials which formed tlie red spot.
Another theory was that the crust of the planet
where the spot appeared may have been excep-
tionally heated, so that the atmosphere above
it was kept free from clouds. A third theory
regarded the red spot as possibly a solidified
mass thrust up through its gaseous and litpiid
surroundings, and forming, perhaps, the nucleus
of one of the future continents of the giant
planet. The difference between rate of rotation
of the red spot and the white spot in the south-
ern belt was referred to. The red spot over-
takes the white spot once in 34 days. — Scientific
American,
Use of the Microscope in Brewinu. Not
only is an impoverished yeast unable to develop
an active and healthy fermentation, but being
itself so weak it is less aide to battle against
the different disease ferments, which always
become more active as the yeast itself loses its
vitality. The persistent use of the microscope
is, says the Brewer's Guardian, the only
means by which the necessity for a change of
yeast can be recognized, and, therefore, the
yeast from each brewing ought to examined
from day to day; as soon as the cells are ob-
served to lose their rotundity, to elongate and
to acquire something of the shape of the figure
eight, as it is a sure sign that some deterior-
ation is taking place, and when the cells become
filled with granular matter it is certainly time
to make a change, for the yeast must then be
seriously weakened. Simultaneous with these
alterations in the appearance of the yeast cells
the careful observer will be sure to rind that
numerous other organisms, such as bacteria,
lactic and other diseased ferments, bigiii to
make their appearance, and if the use of such a
yeast is persisted iu, the resulting beers cannot
long remain sound and with a proper and nor-
mal flavor. Frequent and unnecessary changes
of yeast are to be deprecated, but it is far more
serious to continue to use a yeast when once de-
generation and deterioration have set in.
The Effects of On. dpon Waves. In reply
to an objection of Admiral Bourgeois that the
actual effect of oil upon waves should be fully
tested before it is submitted to theoretical
analysis, M. G. Yander Mensbrugge replies,
that he has shown from incontestible facts that
the wind produces upon the superficial layer of
the sea, a horizontal motion of translation,
which being sufficiently prolonged can com-
municate to the deeper layers, and can propa-
gate to a great distance, very decided undula-
tions. He has confined himself to a discussion
of two cases; in the first, wdiere the calm sea is
covered with a thin layer of oil and is then
submitted to the action of the wind; in the
second, where the waves break. In the first
case the formation of great waves is rendered
impossible by the presence of the layer of oil.
In the second, a simple calculation shows that
the layer of oil exerts a great resistance at the
base of the breaker, and thus compels it to ex-
tend itself and to subside very rapidly without
producing severe wave shocks. — Gomptes Ren-
d-as.
Water to be Carkiki> as Gas. — M. Pasteur,
a nephew of the celebrated chemist of that
name, has recently adapted an old dis-
covery to great practical use. It is a well-
known fact that the crossing of the great
African desert is accomplished by means
of caravans composed of camels, horses, etc.,
the water for which has to be transported
on the back of the consumer. This lessens to a
great degree their freighting capacity. M. Pas-
teur has established suitable works at the numer-
ous termini of the routes for separating the
water into oxygen and hydrogen. As the latter
is lb' times lighter than the former, and is the
gas used in balloons, it carries the oxygen and a
considerable part of the camel, besides furnish-
ing light on dark nights. He unites the gases
by the simple means of explosion when desired
for use. The French Government has created
M. Pasteur a Commander of the Legion of Honor
for his great adaptation.
220
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Nevada.. 14.
Nevada. .22.
Nevada.. 11.
Nevada.. 76.
Nevada. . 3.
Nevada.. 18.
.Nevada.. 2.
.Arizona,. 5.
Amt. Levied, Delinq'nt Sale.
0..Mar 6. ..Apr 9. .Apr 30.
.Feb 6-..Marl3..Aor
25. . Mar 20. . .Apr 23. . May 14
50. .Mar 5. . .Apr 16. .May 16,
20. .Feb 27. ..Apr 6. .May
50.. Mar 27... Apr 30.. May
Secret
.RLShainwald
B Burris
.K M Hall
,G W Sessions.
4...C P Gordon...
WE Dean....
S Maguel & La'J'rinidad M Co. Mexico.
Mar 22... Apr 30.. May 23. ..FE Luty. . . .
Marl3...Aprl2..May 4...E M Hall....
Mar 16... Apr 19.. May 14... P Jacobus
Marl5...Aprl6..May 7.-.EMHall ...
,Mar 5... Apr 10.. May 2. ..J W Pew. . ..
Feb 27... Apr 4.. Apr 23... RE Kelly...
Mar22.. May 2. -May 31. ..J JScoville..
Feb 12... Mar 19.. Apr 9 ,.C L McCoy..
Mar 21... Apr 24.. May 15... W E Dean.. .
Mar29...May 2..May21...E L Parker..
Tan 20... Mar 20.. Apr 10... J W Pew
,Feb 7. ..Mar 13. .Apr 3"..WEI>ean ..
05. . Feb 20. . . Mar 29. -Apr 23. . L J O'Farrell.
25. .Mar 8. . .Apr 16. .May 14. ,.H Deas
30
1 00.
30.
10..
1 00.
1 00.
05
UtahSM Co...
1 00. .Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29... H Niels.
. Nevada.. 43.. 1 00.. Feb 7. . .Mar 15. .Apr 5.. GC Pratt..
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Pla ok Business
327 Pine st
. . ..309 Montgomery st
327 Finest
...309 Montgomery st
. . ..309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
327 Pine st
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..3;:7Pinest
310 Pinest
419 California st
. . . .309 Montgomery st
. , . .309 Montgomery st
, . .309 Montgomery st
. , ..309 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
. ...309 Montgomery st
SE Montgy & Wash'n
. . ..309 Montgomery st
210 Front st
309 Montgomery st
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60c 65c' 55 c
1.55
15c
'85c
1.25
2.05
2.2*5
50c
4.55 54.70
1.G5 2.632.45
10c
5 '.25
20c 50c 2(
1.4) 1.501.1
4.70
2.30
25c 2Cc
3.03 2.25
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange-
..5.65;
inuRsriAY, a. m.. Mar 29.
900 Albion 20c
100 Ah'ba 1.25
300 Belle Isle 65c
300 B& Belcher 3^" '
200 Confidence 1.1
1C0 Con Virginia
400 Chollar 1.0.
50 Eureka Con
030 Gould & Curry. 2. 31
470 Mexican
350 Hale 4 Nor 2 _ .
65 MWhite 30c
300 Navajo 3.70@3.75
200 Ophir 2.40@2[
r.OO Potoai 90@95e
ijiiO Savatre 2.10
690 S Nevada 2.40@2.50
170 Utah 2.10
405 Yellow Jacket.. 2. 30@2. 35
AFTERNOON SESSION
400 Argenta 55(_
500 Albion 20c
275 Andes 5E@60c
160 Alta 40c
520 Belmont 20c
100 Belle Isle 55c
1C0 Bodie 85c
TO B&Belcher 3.80
670 Chollar 1.05@1.10
320 Con Virginia 45(a50c
760 California. Ec
50 Eureka Tunnel 75c
900 Grand Prize 50c
7J0 Gould & Curry.2.60@2.70
580 Hale & Nor 2i@2 .55
700 Independence 35c
400 MWhite 35c
200 Mexican 2.95@3
245 Northern Belle 9-1
340 Navajo 3.70
560 NBellels 40c
350 Ophir 2?. -92. 45
400 Potoai I
810 Syndicate lOe
355 Sierra Nevada. 2.35(^2. 40
610 Savage 2.20
950 Union 33@3.70
350 Yellow Jacket.2.40@2.45
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports:
Hanauer, 22d, $2,400; Horn Silver, 22d,
£12,000; Ontario, 22d, !?4,46S; Mammoth, 22d,
$2,890; Alice, 22d, $4,763; Stormont, 23d, §3,-
120; BullionviUe, 23d, $o,917; Horn Silver, 23d,
Sb\000; Ontario, 23d, $3,928; Hanauer, 24th,
S2,300; Mammoth, 24th, $2,30"; Alice, 24th,
S7,3SO; BullionviUe, 24th, $5,928; Frisco, 22d,
K2,34S; Horn Silver, 24th, $12,000; Ontario,
24th, $4,140; Head Center, 22d, $4,59S; Na-
vajo, 27th, $1S,200; Martin White, 23d, $o,-
r.67; Bodie Con., 2bth, $5,636; Martin White,
23d, $2,569: Northern Belle, 22d, $6,462; Stan-
dard Con., 19th, $9,164; Bodie Tunnel, 27th,
$2,S00; Contention, 24th, $20,129; Pinal Con.,
21st, $3,240.
The mining dividends paid in February are
thus apportioned: At New York, $547,000; at
San Francisco, $177,750; at Boston, $755,000;
at Philadelphia, $100,000; at London, $135,000:
total, $1,714,750. The largest dividend was
$500,000 by the Calumet & Hecla Copper Co.,
and the next largest was $300,000 by Horn Sil-
ver of Utah.
A Hermosillo, Sonora, private dispatch says
that Samuel Brannan and others, representing
a New York company, have concessions of land
on the Yagui river, with a water power, where
it is proposed to erect works for smelting and
milling ores by the same process successfully
introduced at Jamestown, Colorado. Brannan
having a patent for Mexico, they also propose
establishing at Guaymas.
A Contract has been let to work a perpen-
dicular shaft 1,000 feet deep for Mr. Hay ward
in El Dorado Co. near the Church Union mine.
It is said the contract price is eighteen dollars
per foot. Nine miners took the contract, and
are to do the work and furnish their own engin-
eers, powder and fuse.
Southern Utah is reported as having but lit-
tle snow in the mountains, while the valleys are
very dry.
Excelsior W&M Co
Kxcelsior Deep Grav M Co'
Fair Villa M Co
Loreto M & M Co
Mayflower Grav M Co....
Melones Con M Co
Mount Auburn G Q M Co..
McMillen S M Co
Napoleon M Co
OmilakG&SMCo
Oro M & MCo
can Pedro 3VI Co .......... .
Name of Company.
Champion S M Co
ExceUor Water & M Co,
Horseshoe S M Co
PhenixSM Co
Tioja Con M Co
.California.. 4.
.California. .21.
Arizona.. 3.
Mexico. . 3.
..California. .19.
.California.. 1.
.California. .10.
, ...Arizona. . 5.
.California. . 7.
. .. .Alaska. . 1.
...Arizona.. 2.
..Arizona.. 8.
1 00. .Dec 28. .Mar 20. .Apr 12. ..W f Stewart,..
25. .Feb 9... Mar 15.. Apr 4. .T 1 Wattson. ...
10.. Dec 11... Mar 16.. Apr 2...J H Sayre
15. .Feb 6. ..Mar 9. .Apr 9. . . H G Jones. . . .
.Tan 30. ..Mar 12. .Mar 30 ..J Morizio
.Mar 7.. .Apr 9. .May l...EMHaU
.Feb 7. ..Mar 15. .Apr 2. . J H B Wilkins.
.Mar 8. ..Apr 12.. May 10.. J Morizio
.Mar 13... Apr 10.. Apr 25... H B Smith
.Feb 16. ..Mar 23.. Apr JO... C Robinson
.Dec 25... Mar 5 . .Mar 29.. .J L Fields
.Mar 6... Apr 10.. May 2...H Deas
25
2 60.
25.
20.
10.
15.
20.
05.
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116 Davis st
330 Pinest
327 Pinest
. . .325 Montgomery st
327 Pinest
435 California st
. ..328 Montgomery st
..307 Montgomery st
339 Kearny st
.. .309 Montgomery st
...309 Montgomery st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary. Office in S. F.
.Theo Wetzel 522 Montgomery st.
Location.
. .California.
.. California.. W J Stewart 216 Sansome st.
.. California.. O C Miller 409 Montgomery st.
Meeting.
. .Annual. . ■ .
..Annual...
.Annual..
.Apr 10
..Apr 4
.Apr 10
P Harte 412 Jackson s* Annual Apr
G W Sessions 309 Montgomery st Annua! Apr 9
C E Gillet 303 Montgomery st Annual .Apr 13
Nevada
Uncas M Co. Nevada,
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co..
Jackson M Co.
Kentuck M Co.,
Location. Secretary.
. ..California.. W Willis....
.... Arizona ..DC Bates . . .
.... Arizona ..DC Bates. . .
.Nevada.. J W Pew....
Navajo MCo Nevada. .J W Pew.
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada. .Wm Willis.
Silver King M Co Arizona . . J Nash
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis.
Office in S. F.
.309 Montgomery st. .
. .309 Montgomery st . .
.309 Montgomery st. .
310 Pine st.,
310 Pinest..
..309 Monte-ornery St..
315 California St..
. 309 Montgomery st
Amount.
... .05
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....10
....25
....50
....25
....25
Payable.
Apr 12
.. .Mar 17
....Mar 17
....Mar 19
....Mar 13
....Mar 15
....Mar 15
....Mar 12
Mining Share Market.
vStoeks have been rather quiet for the past
week, and fluctuations have been slight. Ac-,
tive work is being done on the southeast drift,
on the 2500 level of the Con. Virginia. They
are again working toward the face, of this drift,
from the Best and Belcher side. The connec-
tion will be a very important one, and one very
useful for the Con. Virginia, California, Best
and Belcher, and Gould and Curry. It will
greatly cool down all these mines, and will, in
various ways, facilitate all kinds of work. Once
it is made active, exploring operations may be
commenced.
In the middle mines there have been no new
developments. The best prospects yet obtained
are those in the series of quartz streaks cut
through in the Hale and Norcross, out toward
the east wall. Once they begin drifting north
and south of these, something of value is liable
to be found. At the Gould and Curry the dia-
mond drill was put ahead from the face of the
west crosscut on the 2500 level, and, being run
out toward the west wall, tapped some very hot
water. The hole was plugged up.
They are preparing to make explorations with
the diamond drill "from the face of the south
drift on the 2600 level of the Potosi.
The yield of ore at the Yellow Jacket is
gradually increasing, both in quantity and
quality, while at the Crown Point and Belcher
the usual yield is maintained.
A New Sluice Box.
The Salt Lake Tribune says of a late inven-
tion, which promises to work something of a
revolution in silver and gold mills, where quite
ajlarge per centage of the quicksilver used in
collecting gold and silver passes off in the tail-
ings and is lost:
Driscoll's improved sluice boxes are designed
for the purpose of saving such metals from the
tailings of mills and also for use in placer mining,
and it is claimed that by their use about all the
metal can be collected. The patentee of this
improvement has been so long in testing its mer-
its, that it is no longer an experiment, but a de-
monstrated fact that it eeonomially does its work
and in a satisfactory manner.
This invention consists of a box having sides,
similar to any sluice box, while the bottom is
made in a succession of riffles. These riffles are
made by cutting short boards to act as "risers"
or supports to one end, while the other .end is
made the length of the lower, thus making the
bottom' resemble the shape of saw-teeth pointed
upwards. In use, metals contained in placer
dirt or tailings from mills will collect in the low-
er part of these riffles, and can be easily removed
when cleaning up. A test was made some time
ago, at Tuscarora, Nev. in working over an old
tailings pile from the mill, with satisfactory re-
sults.
At the Ontario mill, Park City, a set of these
sluice-boxes were put in some time ago, and al-
though being only a short box, and located be-
low the lower agitating fan, proved so success-
ful that a longer box has been put in, and cop-
per plates are to be used for the bottom. This
sluice-box is calculated to work in concentrat-
ing lead or copper ores also, and appears to be a
splendid invention for the purposes designed.
Messrs. Driscoll & Barbee, of this city, we un-
derstand, hold themselves in readiness to put in
sluice-boxes at mills or placer mines, on reason
able terms, and they will take contracts to save
a large per cent, of the quicksilver and amalgam
in the tailings of silver or gold mills, for a per-
centage of the amount thus saved, they taking
all risks.
Copper Mining.
The Ketchum Keystone says: Copper mines
are now attracting greater attention and com-
manding better prices in the market than either
gold or silver mines. This is probably owing
to the inattention given the copper industry at
the present time in the prevalent pursuit of the
more precious metals in those parts where they
are found in profitable quantities. Idaho, al-
though now given almost entirely to the excite-
ment attending the search of gold and silver, is
ready at any time to meet an emergency inci-
dent to a rise or fall in the market values of
these metals as compared with that of copper.
Of the latter metal she has an abundance, need-
ing only the attention of capital in the
right direction to disclose such quantities in
such easy access as will surprise many of the
older copper regions, and afford the world a
permanent output of no inferior magnitude.
We refer to the copper region of northern
Idaho. It lies bordering the Snake river and
northward, from a point near the Oregon line,
about 150 miles northwest of Boise city, and is
generally known as tributary to the great Wei-
ser district. Many remarkably rich discoveries
and valuable locations have already been made
here, and but for the greater excitement attend-
ing the silver craze to the south might con-
tinue to be made. Among those developed to
any consideral extent are the Peacock— already
famous for remarkable richness— the Helena
and Monument mines, all of which will bear the
test of critical examination. Aside from these
are the Teachnor mines on Goose Creek,
which, although as yet unknown in the
mining world, possess every feature of
properties that require only development to
prove great riches. This valuable group of pros-
pects is located on Goose creek, about 1*20 miles
distant from Ketchum. The ore is a combina-
tion of quartz, copper and silver carbonates,
carrying both these metals in quantities large
enough to make profitable either one alone.
Nearer home we may mention the valuable group
on Deer Creek, owned by Geo. Hibbard & Co.,
which itself is well worth the attention of cop
per seeking capital.
The copper era in Idaho is yet to be experi-
enced; That it will some day form an impor-
tant part in our mining industry is assured by
the vast bodies of rich copper bearing quartz
known to 1 e dormant within our borders, only
awaiting that time when the demand for copper
will have convinced many now in blind pursuit
of silver, of the flattering inducemments offered.
Not an experiment or cheap paten-' medicine is Brown's
Iron Bitters. It is prepared by one of the oldest and most
reliable chemical firms, and will do all that is claimed
J for it.
EQlNIJ^G SujVIJVIAr^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned,
California.
ALPINE.
Attached. — Monitor- Argus, March 23: Last
Tuesday the Vulcan Powder Co. , of San Francisco,
attached the Stella mine and Exchequer mill and
fixtures belonging to the Isabelle G. & S. M. Co.
The amount for which they attached is about $9,000,
due the Vulcan Powder Co. for the powder pur-
chased during the running of the Isabelle tunnel,
near Silver Mountain, some two years ago. }. M.
Rothchild, Esq., of San Francisco, is the attorney
for the attachment creditors, he came upon Monday
evening, and returned on "Wednesday morning.
He allows the mill and mine to continue on at work,
and the proceeds to go to the laborers and expenses
of mining and milling the ore.
AMADOR
Plymouth Notes. — Cor. Dispatch, March 24:
There are more signs of prosperity in and around the
town than have been exhibited for several years past.
Hayward & Co. are putting in concentrators at the
Empire mill and making many very necessary im-
provements. The general supposition is that there
will be employment for quite a number more men.
It was our pleasure to take a walk the other day in
the neighborhood of the mines, and visit the work-
shops of the company. We found the Empire black-
smith shop, presided over by Mr. James Thomas and
the carpenter shop in charge of Mr. Chas. Lee.
There is great activity displayed in these shops, as
there is much new work on hand. The Empire mill '
keeps thumping away reducing the rock which we
understand is yielding handsomely. . Our course
next was toward the Pacific mine — the best mine in
Amador county to-day. Here we found everything
in the very best of order. Asplendidlot of timbers and
lagging on hand. \V. T. Jones is the foreman of the
Pacific.
Mammoth, — The io-stamp mill was started up
last Friday, and has since been kept running stead-
ily. The mine continues as usual. The vein of free
gold shows no change. ■
Miscellaneous. — The Bunker Hill mill is being
put in order to commence operations the first of next
month. Everything points to a return of prosperous
times for the mine. The ore has improved in qual-
ity, and there is plenty of it.
The gravel mine at Oneida was brought io a
standstill several days the past week owing to a
break in the ditch. The claim is employing eight
hands — for hytlraulicing, and four working with
sluice boxes. The miners expect to make about
wages; they have to pay one one third of the pro-
ceeds to the company.
DOWNE'S millat Volcano is running but i5stamps,
owing to the shortness of water. Unless copious
rains occur, the number of stamps will be reduced to
10 in less than a month, and a complete standstill
will be reached in June. In ordinary season's the
supply lasts until the middle of August. This mill
gets its supply from the McLaughlin, or Volcano
ditch, which receives its supply from Tiger creek.
At this early period there is scarcely any water in the
creek,
Sutter Creek. — 1 am happy to say that the
prospect of an adjustment of the Mahoney mine
entanglement is assuming a more hopeful . aspect
than at any time since the mine shut down. Ex-
Senator Stewart, the principal owner, came up a few
days ago, mainly to see if some terms can be agreed
upon by which the mine can be worked. He is lib-
eral in his views, and willing to do any thing in his
power to satisfy the creditors. He proposes to let
the creditors and Henholders obtain judgment, and
then the company will work it in as economical a
manner as possible, and he believes at the expiration
of the six months allowed to redeem the liens, the
yield of bullion will be sufficient to satisfy them.
CALAVERAS.
Prospecting. — Calaveras Chronicle, March 24:
The Empire Gravel mine in Old Woman's gulch has
been taken in hand by Messrs. Walkerand Burleson
for the purpose of prospecting it and if the results
are satisfactory to purchase the mine. There are
hoisting works upon the mine and an incline tunnel,
had been run by the former owners, through which
the present parties will prosecute the work.
Hoosier Mine. — The mine is located in the rug-
ged country on the Calaveras river about three miles
above Jesus Maria. A ten-stamp mill has been
erected with needful appliances, including feeders
and rock-breakers. But ten stamps have been put
up for the present but the frame work was constructed
so as to permit the addition of ten stamps more.
The mill is run by a hurdy-gurdy water wheel, the "
necessary pressure being easily obtained by a ditch
tapping the Calaveras river a comparatively short
distance above, and supplying free water for running
and all other mill purposes. The claim comprises
three locations, the Mary Lory, the Way Ground
and the Hoosier, alt of which is included in the
Hoosier Consolidated. Notwithstanding the near-
est point from which ore has been taken is several
hundred feet up the steep mountain side from the
mill, the admirable arrangement for economic pros-
pecting purposes permits comparatively easy convey-
ance of the ore to the mill. Four tunnels have been
run at intervals along the course of the lead besides
prospecting shafts, in all of which was found good
rock and the indications of the existence of a true
fissure vein. A tramway 113 rods in length with a
grade of one foot to the rod was constructed, reach-
ing from the Hoosier tunnel to a point above the
mill, with which it is connected by another tramway
300 ft in length directly down the hillside which
stopes at an angle of about 45". By means of a wire
cable working upon pulleys at the upper end of the
track two cars are run upon it, the descending
loaded car drawing up the empty one, and by a con-
trivance called a "cradle," at the entrance to the-
mill, the car is made to dump itself, the carman re-
maining on the upper tramway regulating the speed
of the descending car by means of an effective brake.
By the time the loaded car has reached the mill, the
ascending car is in place ready to be filled. The
first run of 75 tons of the ore from the old dumps
exceeded the estimate made, and yielded $7 per ton.
The indications are that the present run will equal if
not exceed that figure, and as the cost of milling the
March 31, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
ac are informed by Mr. Mayon, does not
exceed $2.50 per ton, ii is plain the investment is nol
a bad one.
EL DORADO.
1 -Georgetown Gauite, March 24:
tp quartz mill, a
plain fr«i; gold one, with a jo feet diameter overshot
water wheel, the water supplied from the ' 'ai W. &
ditch, being conveyed by Hume across the
road from ,1 safe and compact reservoir pi
sufficient night to be available in case of fire in the
■rything around is in perfect order and be*
rosperily, Mr. Zentg 1 nephew
run ill-- mill on alternate shifts, night and day.
t and the miners
sloping, the ledge varying from two t» seven feet in
thickness, all good looking ore, Mr. JCentgraf,
you his
for bullion, 1 iu that he
led with his investment, and, in I
should be, for he says that since the mill
run he h I om various parts of
mine, ami alwaj s with satisfactory results. No rich
pockets — no splendid specimens ; but good mill ore
of a grade sufficient for profitable working. This
summer Mr. Zcntgraf proposes to
ii-ry to the null, nut a tunnel from the mill to the
dump his quarti
on the floor En tl im, .it .1 saving of a
dollar .1 ton ovei the present method of handling and
hauling, and continue sinking the main shaft from
. open and fully develop the mine. Mr.
Zentgraf carefully and thoroughly prospected this
mine till he felt justified in pl.t ing thereon the pres-
ent mill, the results from which fully warrant his
increasing his power of reducing ore, .md he will
further pay attention to the saving and working of
.hunts which will certainly increase in
quantity as greater depth is attained.
MR. I'akKiii km, who was down from Volcano-
ville. Wednesday, inform, us that R. G. Hart ex-
Start up his 10-stamp mill on the Josephine
mine on Friday of this week. Mr. Hart was one of
the most thorough quartz mine operators of Nevada
ind thai is saying a good deal, for Nevada
has a world-wide reputation for milling
quartz. Mr. Hart has displayed much energy in
Ing and placing this mine in good working
condition. Everything about the mine and works is
constructed with B view to permanency. The lode
ii thoroughly opened up on the second and
third levels, by tunnels run in on the- lode from the
mountain side. It is below the mouth of this lower
tunnel where the new works are built. The mill
will be run by water power. Parties who have re-
centl) \isited the mine are much elated with the
1 ii hn< ■■ ■ and magnitude of the ore, declaring that it
I nun.- in the county, and that the new
works are a model of perfection. Mr. Hart is one
cautious, practical mining men who operates
a mine on its true merits. Such men are an honor
to the State. They lift up our mining resources, by
cafeful and intelligent investments, while schemers
and swindlers speculate oft' our eastern brethren by
handling mines which a man like Mart would not be
guilty of recommending to any one. Such proceed-
ings h;r-<- Ini carried on in this county, and our
muling interests have received a terrible back-set in
consequence.
CONTRAi 1 Let. t.nst Saturday J. E. Lyon let a
contract for a 200 foot extension of the Lyon tunnel,
through the Mount Mope to the Flagstaff mine.
This tunnel will tap the ledge in the Flagstaff at a
depth of 200 feet, which will be worked through the
tunnel.
GOOD NEWS, — Supt. W. A. [ones, of the Placer-
ville Gold Quartz mine, returned from San Francisco
last Tuesday, after an absence of two or. three weeks,
and assures us that the P. G. Q, will start up again
within a few days, certainly within ten days, and
that operations will be steadily prosecuted on the
ao ustomed scale. This will be hailed as good news
in mining circles.
The Rii1 Van Winkle. — This mine, owned by
A. A. Gignac and M. McGonagle, is located about
400 feet west of the Mount Mope mine, of which
J. E. Lyon is Superintendent. After running a
tunnel into the Rip Van Winkle T30 feet they struck
a twfo inch seam of rich quartz, which, after follow-
ing it 10 feet, has widened to 12 inches of ore that
averages from $15 to $20 per ton.
MONO.
May Luny Mine.— Bodie Free Press , March 24:
R. T. Pierce, of Sundy, who has been below during
the winter, is again among us. Work in the May
Lundy mine will be resumed at once, with about the
same force as last year. The erection of a new mill
will not be commenced at present.
MARIPOSA.
L'nion, — Cor. Mariposa Gazette, March 24; While
here, I took a short run over to Sweetwater, where I
found my old friend Rice in the face of his tunnel,
on the L'nion mine, which, now is in about 160 ft,
with very favorable indications of striking the vein in
the near future. The croppings certainly show some
fine specimens of rich ore. Should this ore continue
to the tunnel level, the Union will assuredly prove a
ricli and valuable mine. Adjoining the Union is the
Mountain-view, which, also has flattering prospect.
While here, I went over to the old Harbert mine
now owned by Messrs. Grove and Ellingham, who
have done considerable prospecting since the prop-
erty came into their hands. The main shaft has at-
tained a depth of go ft. with a good vein of good
mill ore running the whole distance. At this point
they encountered water, which necessitated the
erection of hoisting and pumping machinery, which
is now in course^of erection and will be in running
order, in 15 or 25 days. We returned to the Moun-
tain-view House. Leaving this place on the follow-
ing morning, we cantered to Snow creek, thence to
the old Buckingham mine, now called the Vander-
bilt. Kecent developments have shown that this
mine is destined to be one of the great bullion pro-
ducers of this coast. Its vein crops out very prom-
inently for a distance of a mile in length, with a
width of 25 ft. They are now driving on the vein
from the south end of the mine, and are in 30 ft.
showing a regular, well defined vein the whole dis-
tance, of an average width of 8 ft. showing free gold
and sulphurets of a high grade. Average samples
taken from this point show an assay value of $15
per ton, in gold and silver, and the concentrations,
$900,
PLACER.
The G01 u, Placer Herald, M
At the Gold Blossom quaru mine, a short 1
Mow Ophir, the mill is ninning steadily, and every-
thing is turning out to the entire satisfaction of those
interested. This mine WAS pi tall, anil
owners have put up new hoisting
fine new mill with all the modern appliances for sav-
ing gold, a large patent furnace for roasting the sul-
nd other appurtenances essential to
■ mine. 1 he i
for February was highK mil the present
run bids fair to be even better. I iu*> are down now
about' aoo feet at which depth the ledge
is undiminished, and the ore shows no deteJ
in quality n* ^ of this enterprise will have
-nit in increasing confidence in the district
and promoting the development of our numerous
■
A Mammoth Ledge.— Wm. Werry, one of
Placers enterprising mining men, claims now to
have not only the " biggest thing on ice," not only
the biggest thing in Placer county, but the biggest
thing in the way of a mine in 1 aliform a. It is a
quarti lode, located on the side of the Ai
River Hill, about four miles south of Colfax. It is
in, 1 feet thick, and
numerous prospects from different parts of the ledge
ige from $6 to $12 per ton. A
mill test of 180 pounds yielded $1.12,
SAN BERNARDINO.
Calico Minim, Notes. -Calico Print, March
24: Work is still progressing in the new shaft in
i. They are taking out some good ore;
tgo sacks have been taken to the Pioneer mill at
Haw ley's station. Work is progressing on the
Tiger. Great Eastern and Rocky Point, owned by
Or. Turpin and others. Ore 1 being taken out
daily from the Sue, Humbug, Kearsarge, Thunder,
and a large quantity was brought from each of them
the other day by S, I'. H olden, of San Francisco.
It is reported that the 1'ioneer mill, recently pur-
chased by the Silver Odessa Company, is soon to be
enahged to a to-stamp mill. It is busily at work on
good ore. It is reported that a rich strike has been
made about a mile west of the Total Wreck. The
other day 30 sacks of first-class ore was shipped
from the Little V to S. 1'. Holden, ore buyer, of
San Francisco. This mine is now owned by Wm.
Raymond, J. H. Kane and T. H. Kccles. It is a
beautiful little mine and exceedingly rich. The In-
vincible sent 25 sacks of fine ore to S. P, Holden the
other day. The Comet, situated between the Little
V and the Invincible is now being worked by Tom
Mcl'arlain, and the rock taken out looks well.
Two men are chloriding on the Veto with good re-
sults. The average assays of the Thunder is $390.
Total Wreck. — The owners of this claim are
energetically at work developing it, and they feel
highly elated over the results of their labors. The
last reports from this claim were decidedly flattering.
The ledge, which at first appeared to be small, has
proven to be of considerable size. Sixteen feet from
Die surface it shows splendid walls, and is getting
wider and more solid as they go down. They are
now sinking a shaft instead of an incline. The
character of the ore improves as they descend. The
ledge was examined by Mr. Maddox, a mineralogist
and mining expert, and pronounced to be a good
one. The returns of some specimens, which were
sent to Los Angeles, shows that it goes well up in
gold. The assayer said that the ore came from a
natural formation. They are making room for a
windlass, and will commence to sack ore soon.
SHASTA
WHiSKVTOWNi — Shasta Courier, March 24: The
Mad Ox mine owners will soon have on the ground
machinery for a steam mill of good capacity. When
n operation they expect to crush 500 tons of quartz
a month. They have recently added several to their
force of workmen and I understand purpose to put
on about 20 more. On Mad Mule they are working
a force of half a dozen, cutting through to strike a
seam. We drop a tear over gulch miners and aras-
tras until it rains.
TRINITY.
Quartz Excitement. — Trinity Journal, March
24 : Some very rich specimens of quartz were
brought to town this week by Mr. Chris. Meckel, of
North Fork, from a ledge recently located by John
Day, Jas. Moore and Will Day on the head of the
East Fork, about seven miles above the town of
North Fork. From a piece of this rock, weighing
four and one half ounces, 18 cents in gold was taken
by simply crushing it in a mortar and panning out.
This is at the rate of $[,280 per ton, and the speci-
men was not regarded as more than a fair sample.
The lode has been traced a distance of 3,000 feet,
running nearly east and west: it lies flat, or horizon-
tal, and is from one and a half to two feet thick.
How far it may extend into the hill is not known,
but if what is in sight averages anything like that
sent to town the boys have an immense thing in
that alone. This find has already stimulated some
to prospecting and several parties have already set
out. The whole country in the neighborhood of
this discovery is covered with quartz, and lodes of
all sizes are plenty. The gulches thereabouts paid
largely in early days in quartz gold, and every in-
dication points to the probability of numerous valu-
able discoveries,
New River Quartz. — Assessor Marshall re-
turned to town, Wednesday, after a couple of weeks
official trip to Lower Trinity and New River. He
tells us that placer mining is generally dull, owing
to the dry season, but that on New River some good
quartz prospects have been found and that the work
of developing ledges will be prosecuted with vigor
and every prospect of success the coming summer.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Union Con. — Enterprise, March 24: Good pro-
gress is making in the joint Sierra Nevada east
crosscut on the 2900 level, but during the week there
has been no change of material worthy of note.
Qphir, — The usual repairs are being made, and
ore is again being extracted from the croppings.
Gould & Curry.— The west crosscut is being
advanced toward the west wall in vein material of a
promising appearance. The crosscut is now out
almost 700 feet. The diamond drill was put into
the face this week, and showed considerable very
hot water ahead.
Yellow Jacket. — The yield of ore from the old
levels at the Winters' shaft has been increased to 75
tons per day. A good deal of prospecting
done at
1 Ni.v vda. Good headway is being made
it Union Con. east crosscut on thi
is En vein material which
nofe.m
IIA.-'J
ing vcrj fair progress. It I
but there is no increase of water.
Savage. — The joint Haled north lit-
eral drift on the 2600 level
and is cutting frequent feeders of metal bearing
quartz.
Max 11 an. Ml.- joint Union Con. east . .-,.,
in vein in. (itii.i!. showing occasional ■■■
quai 1 .
Mail A Norcross.— The north drift on the
i, joint with the Savage, is passing through
vein material that shows frequent feeders and
bunches of quartz that give promising assays.
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
N'orthi in Bi i.i.r. Candelaria True Fissure,
March. 24: The east drift from the bottom of the
main winze, from the tilth shaft level, has been ex-
lendcd ta feet during the week. Its total length is
34 feet. A bunch of fine sulphurets was developed
in crosscut No. a, on the same level, in the early
part of the week, but did not prove as extensive as
anticipated, the face of the crosscut having passed
through and out of it. The fourth shaft
level is producing as usual, the ore continuing of
good quality. There is an improvement on the
second intermediate shaft level, both in the length
and width of the ore in the stope. Mill No. 1 was
started on Mount Diablo ore, on Monday morning,
and it is working on half time. The bullion ship-
ments amounted to $15,204.71 for the week ending
March 22, and aggregates $39,332.05 on March ac-
count to the same date.
MOUNT Diaulo,— The stope from the raise,
nearly north of the shaft on the second level, is
yielding considerable $70 ore. The west stope from
the Callison winze shows 18 inches of $50 ore. A
small amount of $75 ore is being extracted near the
shaft on the first level.
Arizona.
Mohave County Notes. — Alia Arizona, March
24: Dr. Brown is pumping the water out of the
Keystone mine, and will start work on that splendid
property at an early day. O. Groom has been sink-
ing on the Illinois mine, at Chloride. He has about
12 inches of fine looking sulphuret ore in the bottom
of the shaft. The drift which Welton & Grounds
have been running on the Juno, is in 70 feet, and
there is a nice streak of galena ore in the face. It
carries over $400 in silver and gold. Henry Kwing
and Robert Meara have been sinking on the Tucka-
hoe mine, at Chloride. They have from six to eight
inches of sulphuret ore, that carries ruby and silver
glance. W. H. Bennett, well known in Colorado,
New Mexico and Arizona, has recently come into
possession of some fine prospects in this mining dis-
trict, Isaac Conkey and William Raywood are
taking out some fine sulphuret and horn silver ore
from the Mountain Grove. E. C. Sherman will
start to work with them next week. We were shown
some ore from there that is very rich. They are
going to run a tunnel in on the ledge, and go to
taking out ore. H. B. Cox & Co. , and W. H. Davis,
have located in Music Mountain, near the Silent
mine, what is called the Fairview mine. We have
seen quite a number of samples taken from this new
find, all of which had an abundance of free gold,
visible to the naked eye. The Fairview is a ledge
2lA feet thick, and free gold has been found in the
croppings for a distance of over 1,000 feet. It assays
$85,27 in gold, and $9.43 in silver.
BRADSHAW Mountains. — In a recent conversa-
tion with X C. Sheckles, of B:alshaw mountains,
we learned the following: Brittingham, Hayden &
Bond, owners of the old Jinks claim, on the Lorena
mine, are putting up a whim. They have about
$30,000 worth of ore on the dump and a great deal
more in the mine. Their ore is certain to pay $100
per ton. E. S. Junior has several fine claims in
Bradshaw mountain, the best of which is thought to
be his Cougar claim; out of it he has taken very rich
rock. The mine is large. Mr. Campbell keeps on
running his arastras on ore, from the Ore Bonita
mine. In Bradshaw Basin, O. F, Place is developing
the Buckeye and other mines. Mr. Sheckles tells us
that Mr. Place's prospects are very good. He is a
good mine manager. John Luke has driven a tun-
nel 200 ft on one of his ledges. South of the Brad-
shaws, in the Silver mountain country, prospectors
recently struck a large vein which is said to be very
rich. The Belle mine, in Big Bug district, must be
a "masher," judging by the way in which it im-
presses miners, who describe it as being the most
perfect specimen of a true fissure vein ever seen by
them. Ore from it is alt the time being taken to the
Howell smelting works, some three miles distant, on
Lynx creek.
Smelters, — Thinking miners now believe that
smelting furnaces will solve the mining problem in
our section. Most of our ores submit to the process
very readily and it is about the only rational process
to apply to them. This being the case, we hail with
pleasure the era of smelters; which are now coming
in. In fact Howell & Co., have already ordered two
more smelters for their Lynx creek works.
Placers. — The winter just passed has not been a
good one for placer miners. The clouds gave us
but little snow, water has been scarce and but little
placer gold has been taken out. Some of our
readers may not regard this as much of a drawback,
believing as they do, that the placer mines of this
section are about "played." We beg leave to differ
with them. The placer diggings of this section are,
as yet, almost untouched. True, creek bars and
bed's, ravines, etc., have been more or less rifled of
gold; but the heavy gravel beds still remain, and in
winters such as we have had, when the country was
soakccUwith water, they could be worked with great
profit. We no longer expect to pick up pieces of
gold from bare bed rock. The time for that pleas-
ant and profitable occupation has gone by, but we
do expect to get good pay out of the gravel deposits.
THERE are miners who- believe that the Senator
mine, Hassayampa district, should not much longer
be allowed to remain idle. Its ores could be packed
at little cost, to the Howell smelting works. When
milled the ore paid, and tailings from the mill also
paid, for slow and expensive treatment.
M 1 N ers— not capitalists— are opening some ledges
in Groom creek district, which, they say, promises
well,
New Mexico.
In MS .--Southwest Sen/ine/. March ai: John
K. irk and three M panning gold with nn
rocker, in a gulch south of 1
a profit, it is said, of $20 to j 10 per da> .
San PbdxoC. M. Co, have shipped their first
car load of refined copper. .\n the shipment
tOfore were in the shape of mute.
Capt. I 1 5trji(e 0f Sjjver (fl.,.
mining several hundred ounces to the ton on the sur-
face, about five miles north of the em n the P
Altos district,
Montana.
Thi. Mui 1 .TON,— Inter-Mountain, March afl-
Mr« ''" ' lul' Superintendent of the Moutton, was
on the street this morning, feeling particularly good
over the recent strike on that property. (Tie new
ore body was discovered on the south vein, at a
in midway between the end lines of the
claim and 580 feet west of the main v!,.,ft. The
shaft is now 20 feet deep, and the vein is from four
to six feet wide, most of it pay ore. Ten ions ol
ore, which mills about $100 a ion, are being ex-
tracted daily. The strike is increasing in width and
the bottom of the shaft is now all in ore. In the
main workings operations are progressing as usual
and the production of 40 tons of ore pci d
regularly maintained.
Strike in a Prospect.— The" Butcher brothers
have made a rich strike in a prospect known as the
Bonanza, located southwest of the city. They
started a new shaft a few days ago, and now, at n
depth af 10 feet, have a handsome vein of ore two
feet wide, assaying high into the hundreds.
Sui 1 e ssi ■tl Run on Anaconda Ore.— AI
though the Anaconda is one of the greatest copper
mines on the continent, it is also a steady producer
of silver ore, and for the past eight months has regu-
larly supplied the 15-stamp Dexter mill with free-
milling ore. This supply is taken principally from
the 100 and 200 levels, below which the ore carries
an increasing percentage of copper until on the
fourth, fifth and sixth levels the ore is almost ex-
clusively copper bearing for the full width of the im-
mense ledge. The Dexter mill was thoroughly re-
fitted last fall, and, under the supervision of Mr.
Julian Smith, has been running continuously ever
since. The amount of ore worked daily is about 27
tons, which is crushed wet, and a force of iq men is
employed to run the mill. The assay value of the
ore, which is free, averages about $30, though above
the copper levels there are thousands of tons of high-
grade silver-copper ore, which is rich enough to
ship, and which cannot be worked by the free-mill-
ing process.
Utah.
Star District.— Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, March
24: A fine body of ore has been struck in the
Kanarrah mine in South Camp, at a depth of 250 ft.
The ore body is large and continuous. It will assay
about 50 ounces silver, and 45 V lead per ton.
Work still continues on the Mammoth and St Mary
mines with good results, in fact, all the mining
claims that have been worked upon the past winter
are looking better than ever before, and greater depth
is attained, which proves that the ore bodies lay
deep. Some of the claims have reached a depth of
300 ft with ore in the bottom. This district is not
troubled with water, as the mines so far are dry and
are likely to remain so for 1,000 ft at least. At
North Camp, work has been started upon the Osceola,
and some nice ore is being taken out. Also on the
Dykes and Morehouse mines. The Lake Superior
mine, now being worked by J. H. Light'-all and
Forgie Brothers, is looking splendid, and a large body
of copper ore, containing gold and silver, is being
opened up.
Bradshaw District.— The Cave mine has stop-
ped the shipment of ores to Frisco. Rumor has \\
the company contemplate the reduction of their own
ore at Ylilford, which is 16 miles nearer the mine, at
an early date. There will be money made if
they do. The Horn Silver Works should have been
built at Milford or some point in the valley, as the
situation and facilities are here for them. Work in
the Horn Silver is resumed again. The cave was
expected and prepared for some time ago, but they
did nol expect it to go so deep as it is now. It will
be all the safer to work in the future. By the cave
they have saved great expense in timbering, and it
was most all ore that came down. The O. K. cop-
per mine in Beaver Lake district, is looking well and
a whim is being constructed.
Lincoln District.— This camp is looking up
again. The Frisco M. & S. Co.. have become in-
terested in it of late. Work still progresses on the
Lone Brother and other claims, with favorable re-
sults .
Oregon.
NOTES, — Placer mining never was as complete
a failure as this season. Considerable prospecting is
going on in Jackson and Josephine counties. K.
Cook of Steamboat was in town this week. His tun-
nel is over 250 ft. in length. A mining firm, com-
posed of a colored man and a half-breed Chinaman
found a nugget of gold, weighing nearly an ounce,
on Jackson creek, a few days ago. A quantity of
quart/, from the Barkdell ledge in Blackwell district
has been sent to Col. Wallace at Portland for assay.
Several residents of this county are interested in the
ledge. C. W, Kahler has made application for a
patent to some ground in Big Applegate mining dis-
trict. Lagg & McDonnel has also applied for a pa-
tent to ground in Jackass district. C. W. Barkdell
of Blackwell, who was in town Tuesday, informed
us that Welch it Co. have a force of eight men at
work on the old Blackwell ledge, which they propose
to thoroughly prospect. Wm. Griffin, who has a
quartz ledge in Galice creek district, has sunk down
on it to a depth of 30 ft, and is so well pleased with
the prospects that he proposes investing in a Salmon
quartz mill. He has about 100 tons of ore on the
dump. Geo. Simmons, James Hansen and others
are about inaugurating an enterprise that promises
to be one of the most extensive ever attempted in
Oregon. They propose bringing the waters of Illi-
nois river to Mr. Simmon's ranch and upon very
deep banks, of gravel, which will require one or two
tunnels and an immense ditch. Although it will
take a large amount of capital to accomplish this,
that ample remuneration is in store for them seems
to be assured. The ground will be thoroughly pros-
pected soon,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 31, 1883
Official Villainy.
However much we may cheer our hearts and
fortify our convictions with the amiable opti-
mism, that everything in nature is ordered for
the best, and that in the struggle of life the fit-
test wins, and that the fittest is always the
best and ought to win, we must still confess
that our public morality is shamefully low.
Compared with what man once was, it may be
tolerated, but with what his condition is, m
the light of our present civilization, it is simply
disgraceful. The fact that there is one eastern
city that owes a debt of $120,000,000. of which
it is safe to say that at least one half has been
stolen by its municipal officers, may be re-
garded as a specimen page from a large history.
Over our national politics, Congressional and
State legislation, over public contracts, the
handling of public funds, and all fiduciary in-
terests, there hangs a dark cloud of suspicion.
Ho prevalent has official villainy become, that
someone made the remark the other day, "If
you see a man running across a field, arrest him
on the spot, for the chances are that he is a de-
faulter, or has stolen something. "
And this malfeasance and corruption in
office is not traceable to the domination of any
set of political ideas; for human nature is all
cut off the same piece, all blood comes from
one puddle, and the average man, whatever
may be his political affili-
ations, will, under the same
pressure of circumstances,
do the same thing.
One painful fact, explana-
tory of this state ofthings,
is the almost universal apathy
of the masses to the moral
character of their public
functionaries; indeed, it has
passed into a sort of sneak-
ing proverb, that men under
congressional or legislative
formalities, in caucuses,
handling the ropes of an elec-
tion or dispensing public pat-
ronage, may do for then-
selves, their friends, their
party, what, in common
business relations and social
interchanges, would be de-
nounced as indecent and dis-
honorable. And what is the
consequence ? Whisky rings,
port trader frauds, star route
thieves; all sorts of thieves,
torts and laches in office.
The people of Tennessee
deliberately vote to reduce
their taxes by repudiating
the State debt. Is it strange
their State Treasurer was
tempted to steal the public
funds ? It has become a rec-
ognized rule, among all sue
cessful aspirants for office,
that the political hacks, the
whippers-in, the blowers and
strikers must have their re-
ward. Is it strange we so
frequently hear of misman-
agement and defalcation ?
It is the way such plausible
villains as Moro P. Kay and
John S. Gray usually get into
official positions. We can
expect to see an improve-
ment in political morality
only so far as the mass of
the people rise above all
party feeling, all traditional prejudice,
all local and selfish interests, and shake
themselves free of all cliques, rings and
drill clubs, and join in a generous rivalry
to see which side or 'party can excel in nomin-
ating the best men for office, men with the fin-
est brain and culture, and well-known substan-
tial habits of honor and integrity.
Another cause of this laxity in political moral -
ty comes from the neglect of courts and juries
to rigidly apply the law, and the too great len-
ity of executives in exercising the pardoning
power, especially if the criminal has great
political or social influence. The State can-
not wait for religion or culture to make men
good and honest, for the beautiful results of
religion and culture ripen slowly, and the State
has no time to lose. Rome did not wait for
Cataline to get religion. She banished him.
Washington did not wait for England to learn
justice toward the colonies. He gave battle at
every sunrise, Lincoln did not wait for the
evoluting forces to soften the heart of the slave
master. He issued his proclamation. Law is
the first great support of the land, and, pos-
sessing the intelligence to enact good laws, we
lack the moral stamina to sternly and impar-
tially enforce them. Law is the schoolmaster
to train the people toward civilization. Had
New York punished rigorously the little begin-
nings of fraud fifty years ago, it would have
been a fiery emblazonment over the doorway to
office, warning every man who would enter, that
the way of the transgressor is hard.
Such men as Tweed, Hall, Duncan and Dor-
sey, and the host of wire-pullers, time-servers
and political hucksters, who have their con-
sciences for sale, know no tiling of right as an
abstract principle, as a law of duty whose
throne is the bosom of Deity. The statute
book is the only guide they recognize, and when
it is inadequate or not likely to be enforced, then
the school master is asleep, the schoolhouse is
closed, and lawlessness and crime have the
State for a play-ground. Shakespeare says:
"We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and
letting it keep one shape, till custom makes it
their perch and not their terror. "
And what is our Penal Code, hi many crimi-
nal courts, but a scarecrow that may frighten
the poor and timid, but only excites the scorn
and contempt of the bold and daring. The
chances of escape for wealthy or influential
criminals, through the delays of the law, defec-
tive pleadings, the conflict of authorities, tor-
tuous construction, the technicalities of evi-
dence, spiriting away or suborning of witnesses,
and packing juries, have become so great that
the punishment of Tweed stands out in forensic
history as a solitary monument. And when
such absconding defaulters as -Gray are caught
and convicted they are rarely ever punished in
such a way as to make crime odious, and deter
others from committing similar offenses.
On the Rhine.
Our engraving presents a scene on the river
Rhine, famous in song and story, renowned in
history and the pride of the later generations,
the scene of ancient stirring deeds, and to-day
the Mecca of the tourist who visits the conti-
nent of Europe. The Rhine has many moods to
suit the conditions which are forced upon it.
The Cattle Industry of the Plains.
It seems that shares in cattle growing com-
panies are becoming the fashionable invest-
ments in New York as well as abroad. We
recently gave some facts about the invest-
ment of British capital in building up live
stock enterprises to Colorado, Wyoming and
adjacent Territories, and how well the share-
holders were pleased with their investments.
In New York, on Monday evening, a group of
New York cattle breeders had a banquet and
a discussion afterward. James A. Burden pre-
sided, and introduced as first speaker Thomas
Sturgis. To show the enormously rapid growth
of the stock business in the West, he cited the
Wyoming Stock-Growing Association, of which
he was himself a member. Ten years ago
it was organized with 10 members, represent-
ing 25,000 head of cattle worth $500,000. To-
day it has a membership of 100, representing
1,000,000 head of cattle, and is worth $30,-
000,000. Last year they sent to market 200,-
000 head of cattle, which netted to the own-
ers about $1,000,000. The. four great difficul-
ties they had .to contend with were the Indians,
the white outlaws and the thieves of the bor-
der, contagious diseases and the climate. The
first three had been practically reduced to
nothing by the association. They had their
own police, watching every outlet by which cat-
tle could be smuggled out of the country, and
A SCENE ON THE RIVER RHINE.
Along the frontier between Switzerland, Ba-
varia, and Baden its navigation is difficult, and
in many places entirely interrupted by rapids
and cataracts. There the Rhine is in his wild-
est mood. Again, on its lower levels from
Cologne to the North Sea, the Rhine is a
tame, sluggish water course, so lifeless as to
almost sink from sight, losing its individuality
in several uninteresting branches.
During its middle course the Rhine winds
its way through a broad and fertile valley,
which is called the garden of Germany. Again,
after passing through a narrow gorge, it reaches
a plateau, where the river becomes an im-
portant route of traffic and presents some of the
finest and loveliest scenery in the world, flow-
ing along between vine-clad hills, which now
and then hem it in between steep towering
rocks crowned with old castles, and again
opens into long, beautiful cross valleys through
which smaller streams come rushing.
Our engraving shows the Rhine in one of its
quieter situations. There is an old dismanteled
castle, it is true, to remind one that the ground
is historic, but otherwise the scene is one of
quiet life, the barges upon the river sugges-
ting productive farms and other industries
near the river banks. The steam vessel below
shows also that the traffic is not in small
amount. The scene is a lovely one.
Intensity of Sound. — M. Allard finds in-
tensity of sound decreases far more rapidly than
the square of the distance law. One great
cause of the enfeeblement is the non-homo-
geneous nature of the atmosphere.
If Prof. Kolbe is to be believed, an atmosphere
of carbonic aoid gas will preserve beef sound
and in flavor for some weeks, but mutton treated
in the same way turns offensive in the short
space of eight days.
they had organized a quarantine system which
had effectually prevented the introduction of
disease.
Mr. Dater said he believed- the most profit-
able industry in the West would be the raising
of horses and mules. Draught horses and mules
he claimed conld be raised for not exceeding
$20 per head, and this would show even a
greater profit than cattle raising.
General Grant gave some interesting reminis-
cences of the stock business in Texas, when, in
1845, he first visited that country, and still lat-
er, when he had gone through our cattle rais-
ing territories. He had believed that by this
time that section of the country would be in the
same state as the South American large ranch
owners, raising cattle for the mere sake of get-
ting the hides and tallow, but the wonderful
development of our population and our prosper-
ity had made this expectation fail of its fulfil-
ment.
Vegetation at the Polks.— The retreat of
vegetation from the polar regions is attributed
by M. M. Rey de Morando to the gradual de-
crease of the diameter of the sun. He thinks
that the greater center of our system was once
large enough to send its rays at the same time
over both poles.
In a paper on the vertebrates of the Adiron-
dack region, Dr. C. H. Merriam says that a
panther, unless very young, or when pursued by
dogs, never climbs a tree; but it lias a power of
bounding or leaping which is remarkable. It
has been known to jump from 20 to 40 feet at a
single spring.
Snake River, Idaho, has commenced to rise,
but it is thought there will be less water this
season than usual, by reason of the slight snow
fall during the winter.
Tne Mission of Labor.
Labor, like everything else, has an end in
view. The first aim is to make a living. Man
is a feeding animal, and that want is the spur
that quickens his latent energies. Hunger
drives the savage to hunting, fishing, grubbing
for roots, or planting a patch of corn or pota-
toes. Unclement weather compels him to clean
out a cave or hollow log, thatch a hut, and seek
some rough material, a skin or blanket for
clothing. Civilization began in want. It was
born of a sensation, and received its first im-
pulse from the thrill of a nerve. Carlyle
poured his fiercest scorn on the philosophy of
utility, which he called the "gospel of dirt,"
and the German philosophers satirize it as a
"bread and butter science," all alike and for-
getting or ignoring the fact, that their best
thoughts have been transmitted in the mys-
terious alchemy of the brain from pork, beef,
potatoes and bread.
But labor has a higher aim than merely to
feed and clothe the body, and pick bed and
board out of nature, and that is, to improve,
idealize and perfect our work. With varied
talents, and, through diversified agencies, each
' one is called to work out his mission as a sculp-
, tor, architect, author, editor, singer, lawyer,
I doctor, preacher, farmer, or laborer at some
| trade or handicraft. But it is a duty that each
one owes to himself and hu-
manity, to do thoroughly
whatever falls to liis lot. It
is a manly ambition to make
the most of our calling, be it
to shape wheel or horseshoe,
drive a stage, sew a welt, or
twis_t a whip cracker. Am-
bition to excel is the spring
of all progress in the practi-
cal arts and inventions. It
is the healthy spirit of emu-
lation that gives us such
wonderful improvements in
machinery, model farming,
fruit raising, live breeds of
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs
and poultry.
But there is a still higher
aim in labor than merely to
earn our daily bread, and
excel in our special calling
and wear the red and blue
ribbon at our agricultural
fairs. It should ennoble
the worker, enrich his mind,
sharpen his perceptions, store
his memory, regale his imag-
ination, elevate his aims, in
short, make him a fuller,
riper, better man. The
world is a school. Every
calling is to some extent a
teacher in this school, and
if the farmer, mechanic or
tradesman does not make
his special vocation contrib-
ute to his intellectual force
and manhood, it is largely a
failure. Every form of busi-
ness has almost illimitable
relations, runs into all sorts
of complexities. Take farm-
ing, for instance; the farmer,
in order to thoroughly master
his vocation, should know
something of chemistry, in
its relation to the soil; the
various breeds of horses, cat-
tl e, sheep and hogs; .their
diseases, and the best modes of prevention and
cure, and a hundred other things in relation
to the farm, garden, orchard or vineyard.
Every corner grocery is an epitome of the world.
The products of all the zones and climates may
be found in the smallest establishment— sugar,
coffee, tea, salt, fish, etc. Every article opens
into an immense avenue of information to any
one who would feel intelligently at home in his
business, Any one can learn to raise wheat,
barley, apx>les, strawberries, how to fit a boot,
cut a coat, shape a hat, weigh drugs and gro-
ceries on scales, and pace through the drudgery
and routine of each day's work, but only the
man who is thoroughly master of his business
in all details and relations will feel that sense of
manliness and independence, that consciousness
of knowledge and power that is always an un-
failing source of pleasure and enjoyment.
Results of New Inventions. — Mr. Edward
Atkinson, illustrating the advantage of ma-
chinery, says it would require 16,000,000 per-
sons, using the spinning-wheel and hand-loom of
less than a century ago, to make the cotton
cloth used by our people, which is now manu-
factured by 160,000.
Steel an Alloy.— Prof. D. E. Hughes, F. R,
S., recently read an important article on the
molecular rigidity of tempered steel before the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers. From the
experiments he has made, he strongly favors the
view that steel, when tempered, is an alloy con-
taining fixed carbon in a far greater quantity
than when soft.
Butte, with its Alice, Moulton, Lexington,
and others, pours a steady stream of precious
metals into the lap of the eountry, and will
continue the same work, on a large scale.
March 31, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Are Miners Human?
When we read mob accounts u tlii- .
Mr. Powderly who baa visited the d
Maryland and Pennsylvania, we are led to aak
civilization demand that men, human
men w ho ought t" be * Thristi u*
in. -ii made in tin likeness o! Qod must be
doomed to snob BlaTishneaa, t > nub d
ti"ii, to such hopelt
'•J was down in Maryland not long ago, and
there 1 met a lot of miners who had been "tit
on a strike. The a pony for whom they
worked wanted to reduce their pay half a dol-
lar a day, ami clap on two hours oi exto
upon them, on top of that. Naturally enough
. objected. It' the men had been as well
■ I u tin-, are elsewhere, tin- thing
could have been regulated without s strike,
Tiny didnt tb nk that there were miners work*
ing in another pari oi the country getting out
the same coal and for the same market. The
mill struck, but th>- strike was a failure, aa
when the men came back they saw a neu kind
of labor introduced in the mine, B kind of
tabor against which they could not com-
pete. Let tell you about it. When I went
to that mim- in November last, I saw one of the
new miners. He had on ablouae of jean, reach-
ing to the knee, ami jean overalls. There were
n<> socks "ii In- feet, which made a Btrange noise
when he walked. He was as black as his
cloth* b, which were as I -lack a.s the ten uf spades,
which is ten times blacker than the ace ; amt
w Inn he came from the hole in the ground where
In- worked, he went into a log shed, known as a
boarding-luiuse. It was 1*20 feet long, built of
rough tune, and with a cooking apartment at
the further end. There was room for I0."> men
tn tlii- place, which was the eating ami sleep-
ing i u. They slept in hunks about two feet
wide, which were as black as the clothes of the
miners, and the tables were of equal blaekuess.
1 Ban that man go into that black den and eata
mess of meal and warm water, and then tumble
into one of these black bunks to sleep. On Sun-
days as well 08 Saturdays these men tumble out
of bed at daylight and eo to work in that grim
hole in the ground. What class of men are
the} , do you ask? They are imported Chinese
coolies and Hungarians, held there in a species
of slavery which is a crime in the face of our
institutions and our laws. I was speaking
of those shoes. Mere is one of them (the
speaker produced a hideous looking oaken shoe,
weighing about five pounds, with iron-shod
stilts under the heel and middle of the sole to
keep the foot of the miner out of the water at
the bottom of the mine. } And it is as hard as
the heart of the men who force their help to wear
them. These begrimed miners of whom I speak
work for men who are rich and pious, who are
pillars in churches, and strong as philanthro-
pists. They pray every day, "Give us this day
our daily bread," but there is no daily bread
for the poor creatures who delve in the mines
that they may have wealth. There is meal and
water for them, blackened bunks and foul
tables, and seven days work in the week. This
is an existing fact, not in Siberia, but in the
free America of to-day, and it is an insult to
American manhood. It is slavery, worse slavery
than that which the liberty loving North crushed
out at a cost of half a million of precious lives,
and billions of dollarsof treasure."
Useful Information.
The Manufacture of Fireworks.
ids
Too Much Dreaming.
A New Yorker who spent several weeks in
the Black Hills country last fall met with some
rare chances as soon as he left Denver, The
first took him aside and began:
•'Say, stranger, are you after a mine?
"Well, perhaps.''
"Do you want the biggest spec, in the West?"
"I might take it."
"Then you lay low. A sick man over here has
dreamed three times running of finding the rich-
est silver mine in the world, and I'll get all the
directions as to how to find it for $500 cash down. "
The offer was not accepted, and within a few-
hours a second party had a "find" on hand that
his brother had dreamed out. The third man
wanted to sell his father's dream for §200, and
the fourth had a dream of his own to sell cheap
for spot cash. When the fifth one began negoti-
ations the New Yorker cut him short with:
"Say, don't do it! you are the fifth man wdio
has tried the dream business on me this week.
Don't you do anything but dream out here?"
"Well, there's agooddealof dreaming around
this locality," placidly answered the man — "in
fact, too much of it. If some of the boys don't
fruit the business I reckon I'll have to go back
to salting up mines and selling out to China-
men." - Watt Street News.
A \ isftor I is ol those case making ah
in which a good fire ma) i» roaring in an open
tii>place. « dl perhaps be rather startli d to
notice a Dumber Of barrels ami jars. The ivcep-
at the si i lei-n develop*
m< nt of the pyrotechnic art. Dip into this
barrel and bring out a little of its contents on
the point ol a knife and hold it in the dark part
i that gas Maine, it is arsenite of copper and
sal ammoniac, and instantly the light »f t n-
lay is overpowered with blue glare. We make
another dip and bring out a little chlorate ol
baryta, and a dazzling outburst of green is the
result when placed in the Ham.-. Here is a
barrel of sal ammoniac which is combined with
color gi\ ing substances to give depth and inten-
sity. Another receptacle holds chlorate of
potash, a source of oxygen gas, without a good
supply of which fireworka can not be expected to
be very bright. Some of the coloring substances
are very perilous. If, for instance, a little of a
Compound of nitrate ol strontia and sulphur ami
potash the source of the most vivid red color
known to chemists — should be left after a dis-
play, it is always either fired or buried. It is
too dangerous to attempt to store. Fifty years
ago colored fireworks were unknown, or
Dearly so.
The most delicate and interesting feature of
modern firework making is the charging of Ro
man candles. The public like to see these balls
thrown out with exactly an equal force so as to
play within the same sphere. To secure this,
very careful adjustment is necessary. The
fiery balls of color are little lumps of composi-
tion filled into the case, and separated from
each other by a layer of " dark fire," a little
charge of gunpowder being just underneath.
If all the charges were alike, every ball would
be thrown out a little farther than its predeces-
sor. To obviate this, the charge is increased
as the tube is filled up. The workman, there-
fore, has before him a series of little scoops of
different sizes for measuring the powder, the
smallest being used for the first ball, and the
largest one for the ball at the mouth of the
tube.
Of all fireworks, the rocket is the most
beautiful, and certainly is the most curious in
structure. Some of them are said to rise to a
hight of more than a third of a mile, and this
flight is secured by running m very tightly
into the rocket case a composition which bums
fiercely, and generates very rapidly when once
lighted, but has only a very small vent for its
fury at the lower end of the case. The gas in-
side rushes out with such violence that the
rocket is driven upwards by it, the tail consist-
ing of the sparks of the fire burning within. —
American Itn-riitor,
Tests ok Different Disinfectants. — A re-
sume of the results arrived at by the St. Peters-
burg Academy of Science, in its investigations
of the different antiseptic substances and disin-
fectants so called, appears to be somewhat at
variance with opinions held elsewhere. Accord-
ing to the report given carbonic acid is most
efficacious in preventing the formation of am-
monia and the development of inferior organisms
by the decomposition of organic matter, and it
is, in consequence, the best antiseptic. Oil of
vitriol, the salts of zinc and charcoal, are the
most active for neutralizing the foul odors origi-
nating from putrid matter. Chloride of lime
and permanganate of potassa act promptly in
destroying the inferior organisms found in putrid
liquids. Generally speaking, these disinfectants
retard, in a measure, the development of putre-
faction in organic matter, but their influence is
only momentary; as regards the purification of
apartments, their influence is but feeble, if not
totally ineffectual, by reason of the small degree
of concentration of their elements. For build-
ings not inhabited chlorine and nitrous acid are
the best.
\>u Prikctplk is Ku-a Mili.im.. The
Sugar Bowl call the attention of rice planters
to an invention which introduces a new princi-
ple in rioe milling. This invention l. insists
in substituting for the vertical movement in
common use, whereby rice is decorticated by a
species of pounding, a rotary motion wherewith
the grains of rough rifle are deem'ticated and
polished through a simple friction with each
other. The object sought is to avoid the break-
age "i grains and the pulverization of husks,
which baa coat so much tune in winnowing and
separation of the broken grains.
Rubbkk LrBuiCATOR por Belts.- Five parts
of India rubber are cut line ami melted together
with five parts oil of turpentine in an iron well-
covered vessel; then add four parts of resin, stir
well, melt, and add four parts of yellow wax.
stining constantly while melting. This mixture
while warm is added, with constant stirring, to
a melted mixture of fifteen parts fish oil and
t\\u parts of tallow, and the whole is agitated
until it has congealed. The mass is applied to
old belts upon both sides in a warm place, and
when the belts are in use, from time to time
upon the inner side. By this treatment they
become very durable. — Ghem. Cenh'alblcUt.
Adulteration in Flour.— The following
mode of detecting adulteration of flour is fur-
nished by a foreign correspondent: If flour is
heated with 70 , alcohol and 5 muriatic acid,
the liquid remains uncolored if the wheat or rye
Hour is pure. It turns yellow if adulterated
with barley or oatmeal, orange color with com
meal, and red with beans or cockle.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). — Ac-
cording to Nordenskjold, the aurora borealis is
a permanent natural phenomenon in the polar
regions. It appears every night, and always in
the same part of the sky. The center of the
aurora is a little to the north of the magnetic
pole, in a plane perpendicular to the polar axis.
This would be something like one of Saturn's
rings, but of a very different composition, and
with frequent changes of brilliancy and form.
A new kind of alum, called double alum,
lias been introduced in the German trade. It
is a transparent sulphate of alumina, but has a
larger proportion of the latter than usual, and is
free from iron and acids. For many industrial
purposes, such as the preparation of paper, etc.,
it will, it is claimed, present some advantages.
Flint Lock Gcns. — One of the most impor-
tant of Birmingham industries is the gun trade.
A very large number of shot guns go to America
from here every year. Many fine fowling pieces
are included, but still most of the guns are of a
very cheap kind. A strange branch of the gun
business here, says Consul King, is the manufac-
ture of guns for the east and west coasts of
Africa. These weapons are still made in great
numbers, and usually have very long, bright
barrels, and old-fashioned flint locks. It seems
that the natives of the African coasts and in-
terior prefer Hint to percussion locks, because of
the difficulty of procuring caps. The guns for
this trade are very cheap, some selling as low as
five or six shillings apiece at wholesale; but
every barrel has to be tested at the Government
proof house, the same as if intended for the fin-
est of hammerless breech-loaders.
To Render Silk Lcstrous. — The following
bath is recommended for rendering black dyed
silk more lustrous and shining: Dissolve two
pounds of soda crystals in ten gallons of water.
To this bath olive oil is added in sufficient quan-
tity, and until the oil begins to float on the
bath. The addition of acids to this bath is not
recommended, but if the silk has to be deprived
of the whitish shine it acquires in the above
bath, it -can be washed in water in which citric,
tartaric, or ascetic acid has been dissolved.
To prevent the hair from falling out, use a
mixture composed of two ounces of spirits of
ammonia, two ounces each of glycerine and
rose water, one half ounce of cantharides and
enough alcohol to clarify.
To take oil spots out of matting, etc., wet
the spot with alcohol, rub it with hard soap,
and then wash well with cold water.
Good Health,
Should Men Cut their Hair?
A correspondent of the Phrenological Journal
writes as follows: — Whether the hair should be
cut I could never quite satisfy myself. As a
phrenological practice, I seriously doubt the
propriety. Every cutting is a wounding, and
there is some sort of bleeding in consequence,
and waste of vital force. I think it will be
found that long lived persons most frequently
wear their hair long. The cutting of hair stim-
ulates to a new growth, to supply the waste.
Thus the energy required to maintain the vigor
of the body is drawn off to make good the
wanton destruction. It is said, I know, that
after the hair has grown to a certain length it
loses its vitality at the extremity and splits;
whether this could be so if the hair should
never be cut, I would like to know. When it
is cut a fluid exudes, and forms a cicatrix at
each wounded extremity, indicating that there
has been injury.
I wish that science and civilization had bet-
ter means for preserving the hair. Baldness is
a deformity, and premature whiteness a defect.
If the head was in health, and the body in
proper vigor, I am confident this would not be.
I am apprehensive that our dietetic habits oc-
casion the bleaching of the hair. The stiff
arsenic hat is responsible for much of the bald-
ness. Our hats are unhealthy. I suppose there
are other causes, however. Heredity has
its influence. Certain diseases wither the hair
at its roots; others lower the vitality of the
skin, and so depilate the body. I acknowledge
that the shingled head disgusts me. It cannot
be wholesome. The most sensitive part of the
head is at the back where the neck joins. That
place exposed to unusual heat or cold is liable
to receive an injury that will be permanent, if
not fatal, in a short period. The whole head
wants protection, and the hair affords this as no
other protection can. Men have beards be-
cause they need them, and it is wicked to cut
them off. No growth or part of the body is
superfluous, and we ought, as candidates for
health and long life, to preserve ourselves from
violence or mutilation. Integrity is the true
manly standard.
Headache. — The Boston Jowrnal of Chemistry
thinks that the headaches that many thousands
wake up with every morning are brought about
by kerosene lamps ' 'turned down low. " A small
flame in a lamp chimney does not cause enough
draft to insure complete combustion, and
slumberers breathe carbon and carbonic acid gas
as literally as if they stood over the chimney of
a petroleum refinery. A little light may be sup-
plied in a bedchamber, -if any is required, by a
specially prepared taper, by a candle, or by a
wick floated in animal or vegetable oil; but the
turned-down kerosene lamp can not be used ex-
cept to one's discomfort. Dr. Haley says that
as a rule a dull, heavy headache, situated oyer
the 1 rows and accompanied by languor, chilli-
ness and a feeling of gener&I discomfort, with a
distaste for food, which sometimes approaches to
nausea, can be completely removed in about ten
minutes by a two-grain dose of iodide of potas-
sium dissolved in half a wineglassful of water,
this being sipped so that the wdiole quantity may
be consumed in about ten minutes.
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Growth of Hair and Nails After Death.
The following extract from the "Acts of Leip-
mV, ' m:i\ possibly be of interest: "In the year
1719 a wo nan was interred at Nuremberg in a
wooden coffin. The earth wherein her bodj
was deposited was dry and yellow. \\\ 1761,
the grave was dug up anew.' To the surprise
of the digger, lie perceived a considerable quan-
tity of hair that had made its waj through the
cre*i ices of the coffin. Tin- lid being removed,
there appeared a perfect resemblance of a hu-
man figure, ill'' eyes, aose, mouth, ears, and all
other parts being very distinct, but from the
crown of the head t.. the soles of the feet it was
covered with very long, thick and friz/led hair.
The learned Honoratua Fabri (bib. 'A, De Plan-
ti> i, and several other authors are <>f opinion
that hair, wool, leathers, nails, horns, teeth,
etc., are imtliing but vegetables. If that be 60
we need nut !><■ surprised tn find them growing
«.n the bodies of animals after death, a circum-
stance that has occasionally been observed. IV
trus Borellus pretends that these productions
may !«■ t rausplaiited as vegetables and may grow
iu a different place from that where they first
germinated, fie cites in sour- observations on
the Bubject, among other examples, that of a
tooth drawn out and transplanted. [The trans-
planting of teeth lias, of late gears, become quite
common.] In the "Philosophical Collections"
of Mr. Hooke, it is stated that a man hanged at
Tyburn for theft was found shortly after his re-
moval from the gallows to be "covered over in
a very extraordinary manner with hair."
In a letter addressed by Dr. Bartholhie to
Mans. Sachs, which is inserted in the "Acts of
Copenhagen," occur the following words:
"I do not know whether you ever observed that
the hair which in people when living was black
or gray, often after their death, in digging up
their graves or opening the vaults where they
lie, is found changed into a fair or flaxen color,
so tiiat their relations can scarce know them
again by such a mark. This change is produced,
undoubtedly, by the hot and concentrated va-
pors which are exhaled from the dead bodies."
During the Crimean war an officer well known
for his fine beard died, or was killed in action.
He was buried, wrapped in his blanket. A lit-
tle while afterwards his body was exhumed, for
some reason, and it was said that bis beard bad
grown through his blanket.
An Unalterable Face. — There is said to be
a man in Bellcvue Hospital, New York, with a
face that never altera its expression in the
slightest degree. Something is the matter with
the nerves and muscles so that they do not work
at all. Not the faintest smile nor the suggestion
of^i frown ever varies the stolid monotony of
his countenance. The features are regular and
rather handsome, there being no distortion, or
any outward evidence of the affection other
than the strange immobility. His name is
Henry Stube, but he is called "Masky," be-
cause his face is like a mask, behind which he
laughs and weeps unseen. He has worn this
mask of his for two years. He acquired it after
a neuralgic cold. He is being treated
witli electricity chiefly, and the physicians
think he will recover. In the meantime he
parts his lips with his Angel's for the introduc-
tion of food and water, and when he sleeps his
eyelids are held shut by a slight bandage. His
imperfect talking is done without moving his
lips, and when be speaks or listens the impas-
siveness of his face looks singular, indeed.
There is something uncanny about it, and, af-
ter the idea has once got into your mind, you
can hardly regard this face as anything else
than a mask.
A Singular Case. — Albert Dnren, the great
artist had to endure great grief on account of a
singular manifestation of temper and conduct
on the part of his wife. He finally sank un-
der the affliction, when his wife becoming
alarmed at his condition was able better to con-
trol her feelings and conduct, and did every-
thing to aid and comfort him. During his sick-
ness she, for the first time, told him the cause
of her own trouble, which she had been unable
to control. Her malady — for such it was — arose
from a hurt in her head, which she received
from a fall when quite a young girl. The in-
jury, on examination, was perceptible to the
eye in the form of a small depression. In certain
conditions of the weather, particularly during
the continuance of east winds, she suffered in-
tensely in the head, which physicians attri-
buted to chronic inflammation of the envelope
of the brain, in the region injured. The dis-
eased condition of her brain developed itself in
the way and manner above described.
Importance of Exercise. — Dr. Cathcart,
Lecturer on Anatomy in the Edinburgh School
of Medicine, gives some striking facts as to the
effect of systematic exercise in expanding the
chest, At a school for boys wdiere regular exer-
cise was compulsory, new pupils, aged fourteen,
were found to have an average chest measure-
ment of 29.3: at fifteen they measured 30.16; at
sixteen, 32; at seventeen, 32.1), and at eighteen,
32.5. Pupils who had been for some time in
the school measured, at the same ages, 30.6, 32.1
34.2, 35.8, and 36.3.
Death, in our view, takes place when the ac-
tion of theheart ceases, but to the Chinese aperson
is alive until the body becomes cold. These two
beliefs may cause estimates of the time of death
offany individual to differ by several hours, which
difference has given rise to some very unsatisfac-
tory evidence at inquests in Hong Kong, the
Chinese idea having been unknown to Europeans
until very recently.
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SAN FRANCISCO:
Saturday Morning, Mar. 31. 1883.
TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— The Southern Exposition; Smelting
Copper Ores in Mexico, 2*7. A Great Legal War-
fare, £18. Passing Events; Delinquent Mine Partners;
The Solar Eclipse of May tth; Mining Plants; Mine
Timbering— No. 6, 224 The Mining Bureau; Steel
Wearing Surface for Ore Crushers, 225. Patents and
Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 228-
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Mexican Copper Smelting Fur-
nace; The Southern Exposition Building, 217- A Scene
on the River Rhine, 222- Dodge's New Improved
Rock Breaker for Minim,- and Engineering Use. 225.
CORRESPONDENCE.-Keep the SUckens in the
Mountains, 218 Notes from Eureka, Nevada, 225
MECHANICAL PROGRESS-ResharpeningF.les;
The Gas Engine; Steel Wire Pipes; The Corrosion of
Iron and Steel; Monster Steam Whistles; A New Copper-
Zinc Alloy; To Protect Iron and Steel from Rust, 219-
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. —The Movement of
Water in Plants; Underground Temperature; The Red
Spot on Jupiter; Use of the Microscope ill Brewing; The
Effects of Oil upon Waves; Water to be Carried as
Gas, 219.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 2'2U.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico,
Oregon and Utah, 220-21-
USEFUL INFORMATION.— The Manufacture of
Fireworks; Tests of Different Disinfectants; Flint Look
Guns; To Render Silk Lustrous; New Principle in Rice
Milling; Rubber Lubricator for Belts; Adulteration in
Flour, iJ23.
GOOD HEALTH.- Should Men Cut their Hair; Head-
ache; Growth of Hair and Nails after Death; An Unalter-
able Face; A Singular Case; Importance of Exercise, 'A^3-
MISCELLANEOUS. -Official Villanv; On the Rhine;
The Cattle Industry of the Plains; The Mission of
Labor, 222. Are Miners Human '! ; Too Much Dream-
iiiE 223-
NEWS IN BRIEF- On pag<328 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Boiler Cleaning Compound — John Taylor & Co , S. F.
Glassware— Whttall, Tat urn & Co, New Vork and Phila
Dividend Notice— Bulwer Consolidated Mining Co.
Contract to Let- F. E. Birge, S. F.
Passing Events.
For California, we have had a great event,
and one long looked for, but nearly given up —
that is, a rain storm. The long continued dry
weather has been bad for miner, farmer, and the
whole community. Many persons had fears
of a very bad year to come, but the long ex-
pected rain has banished all fears, and given
rise to great rejoicing on all hands. The down-
pour has been general, and has not been nig-
gardly. An abundance of water has fallen. The
mining and agricultural communities both are
benefited, and the whole State is a gainer by
millions of dollars.
From the mining regions there is little news of
moment. The storm will set back prospecting
a little in some regions, but in others it will
forward it. The ditches will now be running
full, and a good season may be expected.
For the third or fourth time in the history of
the Comstock, buildings are being removed and
hauled to and set up in new camps. In 1S63 a
number of building were torn down and taken
to Reese River, Austin. In 1865 Meadow Lake
came in for a share of the Comstock houses.
In 1869 houses were torn do« n and hauled from
Virginia to White Pine. This time houses that
are useless on the Comstock are being hauled
to Hawthorne, the coming metropolis on the
line of the Carson and Colorado railroad.
A Number of Comstock prospectors are pre-
paring to go out into the new country at and
about the present terminus of the Carson and
Coloilldo Railroad.
Delinquent Mine Partners.
There is no greater nuisance than for a miner
to get a partner in a claim with him who will
not do his share. Under the old laws it was
quite difficult to get rid of him, and even under
the provisions of the existing laws there are
certain forms which must be gone through,
which take time and are of more or less trouble.
Still there are means of ridding one of a non-
paying partner. These means we detailed at
some length a few weeks since. It must be re-
membered, however, that the U. S, mining
laws provide only for removing a partner who
fails in paying the required expenditures — that
is, what the U. S. laws require— and as far as
not paying the actual expenditures recourse
must be had to the courts.
There are some other details which mine
owners afflicted with delinquent co owners
should remember, and more especially when
they are going to patent their claims. Where
a party proceeds against one or more of his co-
owners, under the U. S. mining laws, he should
file with his application for patent a copy of
the original notice of location; an abstract of
all conveyances made of the claim; a copy of
the notices published to delinquent co-owners—
which notice should embrace the names of all
delinquents — to which must be attached the
affidavit of the publishers of the paper in which
the notice was inserted, that the attached notice
was published for the period of ninety consecu-
tive days, giving dates; the affidavit of the
claimant or claimants who have made the re-
quired expenditures, corroborated by the sworn
statements of two or more disinterested wit-
nesses, showing the character and extent of the
improvements made upon the claim, and the
time when the improvements were made. There
must, also, by the rules of the Land Office, be
filed, the sworn statement of the claimant or
claimants who had made the required expendi-
tures, as to whether or not either of the parties
whose names appear in such published notice,
contributed his proportion of the required ex-
penditure, either during the ninety days' notice
by publication, or the succeeding ninety days.
The evidence must be full, positive and explicit
on all these points. Miners applying for pat-
ents should call the attention of their attorneys
to any delinquency of partners at any time pre-
vious, in order that all these precautions may
be taken, and the time, expense, and annoyance
of a rejection may be prevented.
Mining Plants.
Perhaps as much harm has been done to the
mining industry in the matter of making mis-
takes about new plants of machinery for mines
as in any other way. The advisability of plac-
ing a limit on the otherwise costly business of
putting down new plants is a subject seldom
properly discussed by large companies. It is
not always a recognized necessity to have accu-
rate calculations made beforehand as to the
proper size, strength and description of machin-
ery, etc. Of course, the foundrymen know
how to make the machinery so that all that
part will be all right, but they build to order,
and it often happens that very big machinery
is made for very small mines. The advice of
competent and experienced men should always
be taken, and the whole subject be very thor-
oughly canvassed before active steps are taken.
The makers of machinery in this country are
skilled in their work, and with their varied ex-
perience are familiar with the best forms of
mechanism which have proved successful.
At a recent meeting of the ' 'North Stafford-
shire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engi-
neers," Mr. James Lucas, the newly elected
President of the Institute, gave some views on
this subject, more particularly with reference
to the forms of machinery, appliances, etc., in
use in collieries there.
Regarding winding engines he considered
that vertical were far preferable to horizontal,
although the first cost was considerably more,
as there was not nearly so much wear and tear
—for instance, they avoided any piston drag.
There was an idea now afloat, that in the case
of a horizontal engine, the piston swam in the
steam in the cylinder. This might be
perfectly true in theory, but from prac-
tical experience there was no doubt that
such was not the case; he also found from experi-
ence that the more they could simplify the ma-
chinery the better it acted. As to ropes, it was
first of all necessary to determine the proper
strength of rope required to do a certain amount
of work, and also if iron or steel would be best
under the peculiar circumstances. Drums were
as important a part of the winding machinery as
anything else connected therewith. For his own
part he considered (if round ropes were used) that
a drum of a slightly conical shape — say one in
four — was best; and in all cases it was very nec-
essary for the rope to coil on timber. If they
had water to deal with in any quantity, it was
most important that the utmost care should be
taken to determine the best winding or pump-
ing appliances which would be suitable to the
task. If it was decided to pump the water, in
his opinion a direct-acting engine was the most
economical and efficient in its action.
As to the pumps, it then remained to be de-
cided whether it was advisable to use rams or
lifting buckets, or both; the description and
strength of trees; the class of joint best suited
to resist the pressure; the sort, size, and pos-
ition of clacks, so as to be easy of access in case
of any repairs being needed; and lastly, but
not least, it was indispensable that all the trees
and fittings should be tested before being put
in, but not up to such a pressure as to strain
them, as over testing was liable to produce per-
manent defects. It was very necessary for the
safe and successful management of a mine that
it should be laid out and ventilated in a thor-
ough, workmanlike manner, for the safety of
the men should always be the manager's first
care. The speaker remarked upon the need for
continual vigilance on the part of the mine
management, to avoid waste in getting, and in
the use of, stores of various kinds.
Mine Timberiog— No. 6.
Economizing Timber in Mines.
One of the great items of cost in mining
operations is the timber. This, of course, de-
pends greatly on location of the mine with
lation to railroads or timber supply. But in
any case in the employment of so costly a ma-
terial as timber it is important that every
means should be adopted for reducing the quan-
tity required. It is, of course, impossible to
proportion the dimensions of the timber to the
strains to which it will be subjected, for the
reason that these strains are wholly unknown.
The pressure which a descending mass of rock
will exert cannot be estimated; all thatis known
about it is that it may be very great, and hence
an excess of material is placed to resist it. But
though we are unable to economize timber in
these directions, some reduction of the quan-
tity may be obtained by a little attention to
the rudiments of the resistance of materials.
An observance of fundamental principles will
here enable us at least to get from the timber
employed the greatest resistance of which it is
capable.
The materials of which the supports in a
mine are composed may be subjected to a
crushing strain in the direction of their libers,
or to a transverse breaking strain, and it be-
comes important so to place the pieces relative-
ly to the strains to be thrown upon them, that
they may be capable of ottering the maximum
resistance. If the strain is one of compression,
it will be best resisted when it acts in a direc-
tion parallel to the fibers of the wood, and to
secure this condition the support should be
placed so that its length may be exactly in the
direction of the pressure. Thus, in inclined
seams, it is desirable to place the props at right
angles to the floor, that is perpendicularly to
the planes of stratification. As, however, the
roof will sink slightly in spite of the prop, the
latter may be made to deviate very little from
the perpendicular in the direction of the verti-
cal. If the pieces are long it may be necessary
to stay them in the middle to prevent yielding
by flexure. When the strain is transverse, the
length of the piece should be reduced as much
as possible by supporting it at frequent inter-
vals, and care should be taken that it rests
evenly on the supports. Provision should be
made for distributing the pressure equally
throughout the length of the piece by inserting
wedges where the rock does not bear. These
are principles which any intelligent and experi-
enced miner may understand and apply. Such
a man will see at a glance where the pressure
comes from, and determine in a moment the
direction in which the axes of his timber should
be placed so as to resist it most effectually.
As mining timber is generally purchased in
considerable quantities, it is important to its
preservation that it be perfectly stored or
sheltered from the weather. Where possible,
a covered building should be chosen, and means
of ventilation provided. Large pieces may be
stacked horizontally and crosswise, but smaller
ones are better placed on end. It is needless to
remark, that in using from such a store the old-
eat pieces should be chosen first. Young trees
are to be preferred to the tops of old trees,
which are spongy in texture, and less resisting
and durable than the lower portions, *
The Solar Eclipse of May 6th.
Editors Press: — In my recent letter, I be-
lieve I was under the impression that the
largest of the Tonga Islands, Tongataboo, and
Eoa ten miles southeast of it, were included in
the belt of totality of the solar eclipse of May
6th. Upon laying down a small sketch, which
I enclose, and some larger maps they best ex-
plain that Flint, Caroline and Masse or Hiavo,
the latter on the north of the Marquesas group,
can be alone included. Hiavo is, I believe,
about 140° 30' west longitude from Greenwich,
and 7° 50' south latitude; Caroline island about
150° 30' west longitude and 3° 50' south latitude,
and Flint island about 152° west longitude and
11° 20' south latitude. There must be some
discrepancy in Lippincott's longitude of Hiavo,
as it differs essentially from the position given
by Capt. Wilkes in his chart of the United
States Exploring Expedition, as well as Colton's
Atlas enlarged group of the Marquesas. I have,
therefore, preferred to adopt the position given
by Wilkes and Colton.
The route from the east via San Francisco
seems preferable to Panama for Hiavo, being
only about 2,S00 miles from San Francisco; a
first-class steamship if chartered for the pur-
pose need not take more that nine or ten days,
which, witli seven days from New York by
railroad, makes seventeen days, while the New
York papers reported that Prof. Halden and
party left New York March 2d, and expected
to reach Callao by the 22d, and then it would
take twenty-five more days by ship, a Govern-
ment vessel, to Caroline island, making forty-
five days compared with seventeen via San
Francisco. Caroline island is also 600 miles
further than Hiavo or Masse.
A. F. GODDARD, C. E.
Sacramento, March 27th.
An Important Mining Case.
The case of the Boston and Arizona smelting
and reduction Company against the owners of
the Merry Chrismas mining claim, just tried
and decided in the district court here, is, per-
haps, the most interesting case that has been
tried in this county, by reason of the questions
of law involved in it. It has attracted great at-
tention, particularly from mining men.
The plaintiff owns the Knoxville mine, and
brought suit against the Merry Christmas to try
title to a portion of the Knoxville ground, cov-
ered by the Merry Christmas. The Knoxville
was located May 6, 1868, and the Merry Christ-
mas December 25th of the same year. The
plaintiff urged that the Knoxville was a valid
location, and that the ground in dispute was
attempted to be located by the Merry Christ-
mas while the Knoxville was a lawful and valid
location, and that, by reason of this fact, the
Merry Christmas location was invalid at the
time it was made, and being invalid at that
time, could never become a valid claim under
the original location, even if the Knoxville
claim should afterwards lapse, by reason of any
subsequent failure to comply with the require-
ments of the law.
The Merry Christmas, on the other hand,
urged that the Knoxville was not a good loca-
tion under the law, by reason of the fact that
the claim was not completely mouumented when
located, and that even if it had deen, the plain-
titf could not recover because defendant had
been in adverse possession of the disputed ground
for more than two years.
The court charged: That if the initial and
end monuments of the claim were put up at any
time before the Merry Christmas was located,
the location of the Knoxville was good against
the Merry Christmas, and if it was good, the
location of the Merry Christmas was illegal and
void, and never could become valid under that
act of location, and consequently, the statute
could not run in favor of the Merry Christmas
as against the Knoxville. Verdict for the
plaintiff. — TombHone Republican.
The Supreme Court of the United States has
dismissed, with costs, on motion of counsel for
the applicants, the following well-known Cali-
fornia cases, viz. : J. C. Flood et ah, appel-
lants, vs. John H. Burke; J. W. Mackay and
J. G. Fair, appellants, vs. John H. Burke; J.
C. Flood et ah, appellants, vs. John H. Burke;
and J. W. Mackay and J. G, Fair, appellants,
vs. John H. Burke.
The southeast drift on the 2500 level of the
Con. Virginia is very hot. Not much work has
been done in the face during the week. A
cooling-house has been constructed out near the
front and a second air pipe carried in. As it
was the men had so far to travel back through
the drift after cooling off that they were about
as badly off when they got hack to the face of
the drift as they were when they left it.
A Good Find. — The Sierra comity Tritium
says: Three yeast powder cans, filled with gold,
were found yesterday among the ruins of the
Bald Mountain Co.'s office at Forest City. It is
not known how the gold came there, and the
members of the company are completely mysti-
fied. They believe that it was placed under the
building previous to the fire, as it could not
have been secreted in the office.
The flow of water from the Sutro tunnel is
over 1,000,000 gallons, in twenty-four hours,
more than it was a week ago.
March 31; 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
225
The Mining Bureau.
We have several times referred t<» tin- fact
that the Btatc Mining Bureau wu ihort of
fuii'N, and that the Legislature wu to be asked
to appropriate an additional amount t<< that
ou the transfer ol mining
Inl ore appropriated HO.000
for two yeai i "U eel uicome yei peri
enced from the tax on mining ->■
|400 per month, so the legislative appropi iation
* (1 income something ov< i |800
i> i month. The St its Mineralogist states,
:, that thia is not sufficient, and makes
il to enable him to keep the i
twer to circulars sent out to rain-
ti t In- follov ing gentlemen wen
at the meeting of tin Bureau on Mondaj : M- ■!■
ville Attwood, \V. M. Bunker, J. II. Gannany,
William T. Coleman, .1 h, Davis, W . B. Ewer,
s. Heydenfeldt, Jr., J. M. Keeler, J, M. Wc
Donald, r L'. Maiy, A. B. Paul and
-.1 !■.!■! ■■■: ' I oli mau h as called to
t|i.' chair, and M i , rTej denfeldt acted i
tarv.
\li Hanks, the State Mineralogist, read an
detailing the work done by th< Bureau,
and describing tin rigid economy which had
been pra tio 3 to keep flu institution running.
I!'- states that it is the experience of tin man
agement that the original Mining Bureau Eund
for study and r< i Chis lias already been
done Largely, and can he increased t« > an almost
unlimited extent it the accessary funds can he
made available. In consideration at th< Facte
I i tod, I foel it to I- mj dut) to appeal
to the citizens ol San
tking tin- responsibility ol closing the
M useum. "
■
a committee ol five was appointed, com i
Paul, li--> denfeldt, M- I lonald, Bunker,
.ui-l Tyler, as s committee of ways and means,
i : p| iii ni appealing b i t he citizens
of the State t in main-
Bureau until the ai
t the I ■
Notes From Eureka, Nevada.
. I rum Ou I lar Con
i !';: i Nothing unusual h i
pened during the past weeh in our quiel -amp.
Albion ma1 bei i ar in tl jtat as they
■ >, but it is 1 liought t li.it a Bel
inn j be made in n fe« days. The neM
machiner} at the Rureks Con, mine, I am in-
formed, has also been paid for. Theaaai m< til
.-. - levied foi prudential reasons, the company
belies ing it i>< I i seen • i Is in their
i li.ui to be in debt. * Considerable in-
i i. i hoe boeq showt] during the past few days
CUr in this, an. I the
■ tnd oloae to them. A h
below the L)ug-Out dump is a tunnel enter
inning 100 feet N. 70 lv,
which ha . nide nasi)
with wash and cement. This measures seven
walls, and, it is thought,
will prove the main b'ssure upon wliich tin ort
will in.il.' I i-i ii. Lower down on the
hill is another tunnel, now in about foi
Neai the entrance is a well defined quai I
showing a large proportion of antimony
strikes N. t.'i \\ ., and dips northeasterly into
the hill. No assays have yei I o had from
this, I. ut, judging from appearances, it is also a
■
In order to explore the mini
depth as possible without thi aidoi machim rj .
as well as t«t make access to it easier than at
present, a tunnel has been driven into the lull
neai tin hose, commencing on a location known
as the "Trail," and running N. 10 K. 180 feet.
At the face the rock, unlike the cap, is Bofi
and broken, fn t1 are small vughs ami .seams
of ere, that are evidently thrown oul
ere from a main channel further in toward the
center of the hill. A lateral drift bas been
commenced from this tunnel and is now in Hut
feet. It is intended to Intersect both the quartz
vein above mentioned, and the main ore fissure,
It will probably tap the latter at a depth of
300 feet From the surface As the section of
djoin the Excelsior,
ami likewise contain large bodies of ore. Both
are raainlj low
■ i ; i'i ibable that a |
:, be worked to
advantagi in tin futui> , and it is my in1 i
n relation thereto.
: " tnini . "M Vdam's Hill, a
ha I iken place lately in
lity of the ore, and judging from the
nensc deposits it will d \ very
valuable property. The Oriontal and i; il
mine, also on Adam's Hill, has h.-. n bonded for
sale to San Francisco people. This is a vain-
abli prop rl v; tli title i good, and it ha pro
duced quantities of ore fr time to time, ag
gregating not Less than $200,000. Yei at no
one point has n depth below sixty feet \- a
tained.
1 !" |; " kj Poinl mine, on Floosaac Moun-
tain, has been leased to a party of practical
miners foi bix months, with the privilege ol
one year. S i irerj high grade ore ha been
taken from this property , and the formation ie
favorable for a good deal more
At the Geddez and Bertranfl mine in $ei n t
canyon, Burleigh drills arc to be introduced for
the purpose of driving the tunnel from the
mill to connect with the 150-foot level of the
mine. The length of the tunnel will be900 fi i I
The Bertrand Co. shipped lafit week, thirteen
bars of refined silver bulli containing 10,053
DODGE'S NEW IMPROVED ROCK BREAKER FOR MINING AND ENGINEERING USE,
can not he depended on, and should not be
taken into future calculations.
He says: "The appropriation by the last
Legislature will suffice for the rent of a suitable
office, for traveling purposes, the making of
creditable reports on the mineral resources of
the State, a continuance of the correspondence,
and the care of the collections, but it will not
support the present museum. The transfer tax
will pay all the expenses of the contraction and
leave the appropriation intact, unless it should
diminish more rapidly than is now anticipated.
"It has long been evident that the State
Museum was becoming too extensive and valu-
able to be managed by a single individual. The
experience of the last three years has shown
that there is a great future for the institution,
if properly managed, and it is well worthy of
the fostering care of the State. But it has al-
ready become so extended in its scope that any
person familiar with the facts would be emi-
nently conceited who would undertake to man-
age it without the adviee and assistance of others.
Under this conviction I asked, in my report to
the Governor, ' that a Board of Trustees be ap-
pointed to shave the responsibility ami manage-
ment of the State property, leaving the State
Mineralogist free to travel, to investigate and
report upon new discoveries, and to conduct the
Scientific departments with his assistants.' This
was recommended by the Governor in his mes-
sage, and, although no action was taken, I am
still as strongly impressed with its importance
as before, and for this reason I have asked you
to consult with me, and to advise me what to
do under the present circumstances.
"It ia the province of the State Mining Bu-
reau to seek locations of new minerals having
an economic value, to learn their- quality and
extent, and to place specimens in the Museum
in some small specimens of wira silver that
were brought in from
The Dug-Out Mine.
I visited the property to-day. It is situated
on the southern portion of Prospect mountain,
at a point where the latter joins the Spring
Valley range. It was located in August, 18"!',
and since then considerable development work
has been done. It was discovered by tracing
rich float-rock, and the Dug-Out mine was duly
located. The vein, at the point of discovery,
was eighteen inches in thickness. Assays of
the top rock ran from $50 up to $1,159 per ton.
The first shipment that was sent to the furnace
worked at the rate of $"241 per ton, and sufficient
of this was taken from the surface to realize for
the owner $3,000 net before a hole even three
feet deep was sunk upon it. A tine pocket of
ore was found directly beneath this, which re-
alized $10,000 net.
Another pocket or chamber has also been
opened from the surface. The latter is about
forty feet long, twenty feet high, and vein about
six feet in thickness; the pulp assays from the
ore sent to the furnaces went from $54 up to
§258 per ton. Still another chamber beneath
the latter was emptied of its treasure, and it
has since been filled up with waste rock. How
many more pockets are yet to be discovered in
this mine remains to lie seen; no one can see in
a mine beyond a pick's point. Fully 100 tons
of ore, chiefly high grade, has been taken out,
and now awaits shipment to the smelters. At
points close to the surface there is still ore
remaining in place, and from one of these I se-
cured some very nice specimens, having an ap-
pearance similar to very small tufts of grass
sprouting from the rock, but differs, inasmuch
they are of pure white wire silver. The coun-
try rock near to the surface is very hard, white
country in which the Dug-Out mine is located
is comparatively a
New One to Prospectors,
It is probable tint it will soon become a point
of great interest to mining men in this locality.
At the Great Republic mine on the west side of
Prospect mountain 1.10 tons of ore awaits ship-
ment, and at the Banner are 1(10 sacks of good
ore which will be sent to the furnaces in a few
days.
At the l>ng-Out mine, adjoining the Banner,
a new strike has been made on the main tunnel
level of from three to four feet in thickness, of
rich, bright, carbonate ore. On a level sixty-
five feet below the tunnel is what appears to me
to be the most promising part of the mine. The
formation is large, and shows evidence of more
extensive ore chambers than any that have been
discovered above it, iron and low grade ore show-
ing up in bountiful proportions. At the Indus-
try mine, a Hue vein of quartz ore has been dis
covered from the surface. This is a valuable
property, and one that has seldom been out of
ore since the day it was located, which was
early in the year 1SG9.
The new engine at the Kureka tunnel is being
set in place. There is no change apparent in
this mine. Ore. shipments are being made regu-
larly, as usual. At the Vanderburgh mine, a
new location, there ;s a good prospect in a drift
west from the shaft, now down sixty-five feet
from the surface. The drift is in ledge matter
fully twelve feet in thickness, and valuable de-
velopments arc anticipated. Tributers are at
work in the Excelsior mine, following veins of
ore that work from $100 to $130 per ton. There
are large bodies of ore in this mine that have
been developed from the surface to a depth of
marly SLI0 feel, but which do not pay to
work at present, The mines of the Atlantic
ounces. Twenty-eight thousand seven hundred
and eighty-one pounds of ore shipped last week
from the Silver Nugget mine on Silverado
mountain, Pinto district, to the Richmond fur
naces yielded from $55.73 to $281.08 in silver,
per ton, and forty per cent, of lead.
In my next I shall endeavor to give you a
particular account of the Ruby Hill mines.
M. II. Joseph.
Kureka, New, March "20, 1883.
Steel Wearing- Surface for Ore Crushers.
Miles 13. Bodge, of this city, obtained last
week, through the Minim: and Sotentikio
Press Patent Agency, two patents for improve-
ments on his rock breaker, which has been so
many years in use. Uoth patents covered
means for increasing the durability of the
faces of the jaws. The engraving presented
herewith shows the preferred form which Mr.
Dodge some little time since adopted.
It will be seen that the wearing plates are
studded with hardened steel pins, put in thickly
in a (date of wrought iron. Tile plate wearing
away from the steel pins leaves them projecting
as high points thus splitting the rock in pieces
with very little power. The plates last very
much longer and more effective service is ob-
tained from them. This cut represents the No.
'2 rock breaker, but with the other three sizes
two fly-wheels are used. The No. ,'i is 6x7 for
the assaying and sampling. The size shown is
for ordinary mills. The No. 1 is 12x9 for ^heavi-
est mills; and the No. 0 is a big one, 24x20, for
macadamizing, coal breaking, etc. With the
Steel-studded wearing plates, these machine
are extremely durable.
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Near Leideadorff, SAN FRANCISCO.
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ventions. This office offers convenient and central i|iiart-
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free of charge. Rillable Agents in Hastern States.
Circulars Bent free.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Makotaoturbb.
Several first premiums receive 1
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SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. This is the only
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Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For the Week Ending March 20, 1883.
joying, Animals —
Vehicle— Geo. W.
274,279. —Gun for
Crepin & Rochat, Hollist
274,183.— Two Whee
Dutton, Tomales, Cal.
"74 298. —Ice Cream Freezer — F. Espel, S. F.
274)189!— Nippers tor Pile Drivers— Sam'l
Iladlock, Port Townsend, W. T.
274,216.— Combined Cutting, Punching and
Tike* Upsetting Machine— Harris Morse, Tut-
tletown, Cal.
274 217.— Two Wheeled - Vehicle— Page &
Raynor, San Bernardino, Cal.
274,227.— Sawmill Carriage— Casper Schoch,
Truckee, Cal.
274i 230. —Brace tor Axle Spindles— R. R.
Spedden, Astoria, Ogn.
274,164.— Street Sweeping Machine — Geo. E.
Woodbury, S. F.
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Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Saw Mill Carriage. — Caspar Schoch,
Truckee, Placer Co. No. 274,227. Dated March
20, 1883. This invention relates to new and
useful improvements in traveling carriages, and
automatic block -sets for saw mills. The im-
provements consist generally in a novel means
for reciprocating the carriage and regulating
at pleasure the length of its travel, and in a
novel means for setting over after each cut the
block or timber for a new cut. More especially
the invention consists in a double rack upon
the carriage, au adjustable spur gear adapted
alternately to enlarge either directly or indi-
rectly with each of said racks to advance or re-
turn them, a trip lever to which said spur gear
is attached, and suitable catches engaging there-
with, and stops to trip the catches, whereby, at
the end of each stroke, the trip lever is vibrated
to throw its spur gear in and out of engagement
with the racks; further, in a paul and rachet
mechanism operated by a swinging arm engaged
indirectly by a weighted lever, and moved by
its fall when released at the end of the return
stroke of the carriage, whereby the block or
timber holder is set over for a new cut; further,
in the adjustability of certain of the catches
and stops, whereby the stroke of the carriage
may be lengthened or shortened. The object
in this invention is to provide a ready and ef-
fective means for automatically reciprocating
the carriage and setting over the block, and to
dispense with the weight which is ordinarily
used to return the carriage.
Two-Wheeled Vehicles. — Geo. W. Dalton,
Tomales, Marin Co., Cal., assignor of two
thirds to L. (4uldayer and M. L. Murphy, of
the same place. No. 274. 183. Dated March
20, 1S83. This invention is intended to over-
come or prevent the unpleasant motion which
is usually transmitted to the seat of two-
wheeled vehicles by the jogging motion of the
horse. There are certain details of construc-
tion to provide a vehicle which will be easy on
both horse and driver. The axle and shafts
are connected together by coiled springs, coiled
in opposite direction. The body is made to
hang down as low below the pivoted line as
possible, giving it stability by force of gravity.
This is done by clipping the side spring below
the axle, by regulating the length of the iron
shafts on whichthehody ishungtotheends of the
spring bars, and by making a recess in the bot-
tom of the body. The body has such stability
in this position by force of gravity that the side
springs, the front and rear springs, the shackles
and the double coil springs, connecting each
shaft with the axle, yield sufficiently to save
the body, and prevent it from receiving any of
the unpleasant motion it is desired to avoid.
The shafts when connected with the axle by
the coil springs, do not by their up and down
motion cause the axle to rock as they would if
they were immovably fastened to the axle; and
the body is so connected with the axle by inter-
mediate devices that by reason of the character
of such devices, by reason of the position of
the body, and by reason of the coil springs
connecting shafts to axle, the up and down
motion of the shafts is not communicated to
the body.
Stop Valve. — Thomas Hennessey, Oakland.
No. 273,839. Dated March 13, 1883. This
invention relates to certain improvements
in valves for water-closets, basins, etc., and is
more especially applicable to a device previously
patented by the same inventor. It consists in
certain details of construction, embracing an
adjustment of the spindle to regulate the open-
ing of the valve, a removable valve seat, and a
valve seat chamber made independent of the
upper part of the cork, a spring to hold the
valve to its seat, and a transperent chamber
through which to inspect the interior.
Two-Wheeled Vehicle.— Henry D. Page
and Wm. E. Raynor, San Bernardino, Cal. No.
274,217. Dated March 20, 1S83. The essen-
tial feature of this invention is that the shafts
or thills, instead of being one single, rigid piece
throughout their length, are severed, at a point
forward of the wheels, and near, or even
beyond, where the front part or edge of the
foot rest should naturally come. The severed
ends of the shaft overlap some little distance,
and are connected by a hinge or knuckle joint
formed in any sxiitable manner. The effect of
this divided and hinged shaft is said to prevent
the action of the forward part from being trans-
mitted to the after part and thence through
the axle to the body.
Steam Cooker. — Anna Sherman, Alameda.
No. 273,901. Dated March 13, 1883. This
vessel for cooking purposes is especially adapted
to be used in connection with a tea-kettle for
producing the necessary heat. It consists of
one or more containing vessels, fitted vertically,
and having a central tube projecting from the
bottom, and also extending up into the vessel,
so as to form an annular chamber around the
tube within the vessel. Around the lower part
of the tube is a flange, which supports the de-
vice, and forms a cover for the kettle below.
Perforated gratings are fitted to the annular
space, and bridges across the top of the tube
serve to support other vessels within the outer
one.
Railroad Switch. — Wm. McCall, S. F.
No. 273,865. Dated March 13, 1883. This in-
vention relates to certain improvements on the
construction and operation of street railroad
switches. It consists in the formation of the
switch rail, or an attachment to it, by which
the passage of the car is made to change the
position of the rail, so that a car will be di-
rected upon either branch of the track. There
is a double inclined, arrow-headed plate se-
cured to the bottom of the rail at the point and
running in a recess or channel, so that its in-
clined sides may be acted upon by an arrow
from the passing car to force it to either side,
and thus direct the car to the desired line of
rails.
Gas Machine. — Garritt P. Jndd, assignor to
Henry Phillips, S. F. No. 273,852. Dated
March 13, 1S83. This invention relates to cer-
tain improvements in that class of apparatus in
which gas is produced from naphtha, gasoline,
and similar substances for heating or light-
ing. It consists in certain novel combinations
of parts, The object is to thoroughly saturate
the air in passing through the machine, with
the vapor of the naphtha or gasoline, and then
to remove the surplus liuuid, so the resultant
gas will burn readily. Foraminous chambers
are placed in a receiver, and the air passes
through them to the discharge pipe.
Two- Wheeled Vehicles. — John A. Bilz,
Pleasanton, Alameda Co.', Cal. No. 273,804
Dated March 13, 1S83. The principal features
covered by this patent are details of construc-
tion in the vehicle previously patented by the
same inventor. In this the body is given great
independence of the shafts. Not only are the
springs and axle hinged to the shafts, but the
body is hinged to the springs, thus giving to it
a freedom which prevents it from having to
follow the shafts in their up-and-down move-
ment, thus making it an easy-riding vehicle.
The Silver State says that J. H. MacMillan
has received a dispatch from the Secretary of
the Auburn M. and M. Co., at Chicago, request-
ing him to have the company's horses fed for
work, as McAllester and Rogers leave Chicago
Monday to start up the mill and mine.
The only iron preparation that does not color the teeth,
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Grold Mines of San Luis Obispo.
On Monday last we were shown by Mr. Cerf,
of Blochman & Co., a fine lot of several hun-
dred dollars worth of gold dust from the mines
of La Panza, in this county. In the receipts of
bullion at San Francisco, as reported annually
by various statisticians, the name of San Luis
Obispo never appears, and thus in the report ssent
abroad one — as many others are — of our impor-
tant interests, is neglected. Our peox^le have been
content in having our great butter and cheese
interests reported, and our beans and com and
wheat and wool, and that this shall be classed
simply as a good "cow county," but we will
now protest against the further ignoring of so
important an interest as our gold mining is and
may become, Throughout the San Jose moun-
tains, between the Salinas and the San Juan riv-
ers, goldisfound, and where water is obtainable
can be mined with profit. On La Panza, Na-
vajo, Montezuma and other streams of that
region, mining has been carried on quite exten-
sively, and during the gold excitement of 1878-
79 several hundred were engaged in washing for
the precious metal. Numerous quartz veins
have been found showing gold, but no machinery
has been erected for crushing the oi*e. The gold
is altogether obtained from the placers by cradle
and sluice washing. The want of water is the
chief obstacle to successful mining. The annual
product, unless the drought prevents work, is
about $10,000. During the excitement above
referred to the product reached $50,000 to $60,-
000 per annum. With such a bullion product
we claim the attention of the San Francisco sta-
tisticians for a place in their reports. Put the
county down as producing $10,000 of gold dust
annually; also some $60,000 worth of chrome
iron ore, and possessing immense deposits of
quicksilver, copper, ore, gypsum, onyx, alabas-
ter and asphaltnm. If San Luis Obispo is a first-
class "cow county," so is it able to take high
rank in mining, as the mineral resources are of
a wonderful rich and vared character. — Tribune.
News in Brief.
Twenty-two ostriches, for the ostrich farm
near Contra Costa station, Los Angeles county,
have arrived safely at their destination.
At Winnemucca, Nevada, a woman serving a
sentence in jail for whipping her husband, se-
cured a divorce on the ground nf extreme cru-
elty on his part.
Sevkkal localities at the foot of Mount
Ararat have been destroyed by snow avalanches.
It is stated that loO persons have been killed
and 100 injured.
The Shasta C6uriei\ a very good exchange
and the first number of which was published on
March 12th, 1852, has begun a new volume.
Two THOUSAND infantry have been ordered to
protect public buildings in London. The Cold-
stream Guards have been posted in the Parlia-
ment buildings and Buckingham Palace.
A Shoshone Indian stoned his young step-
daughter to death near Belmont, Nev., last
week. It is stated that the girl is the sixth
victim of the murderous savage during the past
live yeaiw.
The answer of Prussia to the note of the
Papal Secretary of State refuses to concede the
'cniand relative to the education and appoint-
ment of priests. The negotiations thus far
have been a failure.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished for publication in the Mining and .Scientific
Press by Henrv G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.]
[catalogue.1
4760. Grotesque Figure in Lead -Dug up at Ulanche.
loyo county, California; without much duubt the handiwork
of srnne mod m lead smelter. Hon. J M. Keeler.
4761. O al from the Sproul Vein (4 feat u' inches thick) —
Carbon river. Washington Ter. (see No. 1953). D. Morgan
White. ,
4762. Coal— Pacific Cumberland Vein, Cation river,
Washington Ter. D. Morgan White.
4763. Coal, Henry Vein (13 feet thick)— Carbon river,
Washington Ter. D. Morgan White
4764. Mica, Muscovite 7 - Tombstone district, Pima
ctunty, Arizona. E. Ham.
4765. Stl.rite, Gypsum— NearGilroy, Santa Clara county,
California.
4766. Bilver Ore— Lancashire mine, Garfield district,
Esmeralda county, Nevada. Fa-rington and Moss.
4767. Silver Ore— Bolton mine, Garfield district, Famer-
ald* county, Nevada. Pflrriogton & M- as.
4768. Silver Ore- Atiiertcn mine, Garfield mining dis-
trict .Eemealda county, Nevada. Farringt^n & Moss.
4769. Silver Ore — Manchester mice, Gavritld mining dis-
trict, Esmeralda county, Nevada. Farrington and Moss.
4770. Scotch Flag Stone— Imported into the State,
where there 13 plenty of equal quality that should be use '.
4771. Copper Ore-Illi.ois mine, Santa Fedist ict, Esmtr-
aUla county, Nevada; taken from a depth of 50 ft. S. E.
Hoi com be.
4772. Copper Ore, Chrieocolla- Illinois mine, Santa Fe
district, Esmeralda county, Nevada. S E Holcorobe.
4773. Copper Ore containing Cuprite— Illinois mine,
Santa Fe district, Esmeralda county, Nevada. S. E. Hol-
eombe.
4774. Copper Ore- Jersey Blue mine, Santa Fe district,
Esmeralda cuunty. Nevada. S. E. Holcombe.
4775. Copper Ore— Eoyal mine, Santa Fe district, Esmer-
alda cou. ty, Nevada. S E. Holcombe.
4776. Copper Ore— Blue Light wine. Santa Fe district,
Esmeralda county, Nevada. S. E. Holcombe.
4777. Wall Rock, Foot Wall— Illinois mine, Santa Fe dis-
trict, Esmeralda county, Nevada (see No. 4;71). S. E.
Holcombe.
4778. Copper Ore— Sweet Vengeance Mine, Sauta Fe dis-
trict, Esmeralda county, Nevada. S. B. Holcomb*.
. Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
There is for sale in thig city, by I. A. Heald, American
Machine and Model Worka, 111 and 113 First St., a
Rutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which was only used a few times aud is as ^ood
aa new. It will be sold very much below coat, and
miners who are in need of such an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. It is
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other sub-
stance?. Reference as to above can be had upon applying
to this office.
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ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OP
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
BAORAMBNTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & FolBom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All klnda of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. *Wt
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WBS. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Minin g Machinery. Brudic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour S150 00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
" 3 " 8 ' 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Beat Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose. Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. AIbo, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T'uika, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 1S1 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUFAOTURBR8 OF CASTINGS OP HVBRY BB8CRIPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Com stock
For Bale at wholesale by
MbrooLMerrill&Stetson,
Cor. Beale & Market;sts ,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff1, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
* PA.RKE & LACY. Proorietors.
No, 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary, Portable and Hcistinj? Knfrines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
£3T Catalogues furnished on Application. J&
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | p. o. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps.,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRBLL).
^jlcihiiltie] "wo:r,:k:s.
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING! AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, (or Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
WAREROOMS :
93 & 94 Liberty St., New York.
[Successors to MOREY & SPlfiRRYj
Manufacturers of all kinds of-
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and Machine Shop having heen enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most improved Patterns '.JUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
■--rkvng GOLD and SILVER I >RES
IKS IMPROVED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
Steel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies.
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given
Address, THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING
The Balla revolve Horizontitllr without frictioD.
5 ft. 6ize, weight 7,000 lis., and does more work than 15
Starap3, 3ft. size, weight 3,001) lbs.
Concentrating Mills. Rock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery, Engines and Boilers, any size
required. Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, Sifety Cages The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 280 H>3. THE EUREKA "WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS.iConcentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy-
" aulic Sluices.
Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
Send for Catalogue.
MACHINERY CO.
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring thiee-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds. Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, CrossheadB for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER, Pa. «Z Library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(V. H TAYLOR, Prea't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branobbs,
Steamboat Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, bnllt complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moBt approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any Blze
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaceB can compare with these for dura-
bility and in capacity for u ninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are now running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obtained as re-
gards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade and
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or stone work, except that for the crucible
thus Bavin g great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in t his classof machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application .
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and BeBt Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN,
Engine
109 & 111 Bea'eSt.
SAN FRANCISCO.
A CHEAP 0RE_PuLVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc., all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as Nbw.
This ia a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St., S. F.
March 31, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
23]
Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in. the actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Kntire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop iusido of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
The Kortiiitr's Injector la the simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send for Circu.ar.
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
2 and 4 California Street, S. F. i
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Nos
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Boment & Son's Machinists
TooIb.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas EngineB.
5i e -^m
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
Sturtevant'a Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels,
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
|£1 New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak. Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM. PUMP.
More Than 16, OOO In Use.
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
.a_Iw£_a.l<3-.a»m.a_ti]sj"C3- plates,
For Saving Gold.
Every desciiption of plates fur Quarlz Mills and Wctur Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most extensive atd successful manufacturer of these plates ia the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery In Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Uiiliog Plates Rcplated. Old Plato3 nought, of
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN PRAN0130O PLATIN6 WORKS,
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
653 & 655 Mies '.on St, San Francisco,
IS. G DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Cal.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND J IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTb
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC, ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
*¥" Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St., UNION Bj_OCR.
This paper Is printed vrtth Ink Manufac-
tured by Charle3 Eneu Johnson & Co., 5o9
South 10th St., Philadelphia. Branch Offi-
ces—47 Rose St., New York, and 40 La Sale
St., Chicago. Agent for the Pacific Coast-
Joseph H- Dorety,[529 Commercial St., S F
How TO Stop this Pajbr. — It is not a difficult task to
stop this paper. Notify the publishers by letter. If it
comes beyond the time desired you con depend upon it ve
,1' not know that the subscriber waatf it stopped. So
be =iur? iwA lend ua notice by letter.
miyn Mil I One of the best mado in this State
wrijylr RmILLi forsalo cheap one^sy'-rm?. Ad-
dress, W. T„ care of Dewey & Co., 8. F.
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDEK will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from Hbrci'lrs, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On ono oecasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
Ids club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
L. C. MAR3HUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San FreneiECO,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALh WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
At alga
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills.
mating Macnmes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[March 31, 1883
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON
No. 45 Fremont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp Mill.
It has no Stems, Cams, or Tappets, and adjusts itself to
the wear of tbe Shoes and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability and effective working,
It exceeds auything ever presented to the public, and will do
the work of five stamps with one-fourth the power. Awarded
First Premium and Medal at Mechanics' Fair, S. F., 1880.
Manufactured by
F. A, HUNTINGTON, I FRlSER & CHALMERS,
45 Fremont St., S. F, Cal. | 145 Fulton St.. Chicago, III
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Engines
a*d Mining Machinery of all kinds. Seud for circulars.
F. A. HUWTIHGTON,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmeii on the Pacific Coast.
Tina machine requires less power, less care or attention, and is less liable to get out of repair than any conceit tra- o A TJtTTWTT T TVT A PTTTTffVTTV
r now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation. 0i* " «** t* Jj illill^I] 111 XjXI* X 9
Of all descriptions made to order.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
l^31 Send for Circulars. °^^
P. A. HUNTINGTON,
4 5 Fremont Street, San Francisco
THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and "WIRES
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Pianos, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Budges, Ferries; for Mines and all kinds of
Heavy Moisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
Tdlers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanized and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.,
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE BUCK THORN BARBBD FBKCB (One Piece Solid Steel.)
tSTSEND FOR ClRCULAR.ua
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING- MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more thau any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen *n working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those Intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless trawling belt used for concen-
tration of or«s is an iufrinpreuient on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company
That 8t>H his been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and lhab as
soon as decibionis reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Weatern infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as wcU as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is emeidorable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manvfacturc and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement wil
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1S67; May 4, I860; Dec. 22, 1S74; Sept. 2, 1S79; April 27, 1SS0. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
mashiue, for stakes of §1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, .... SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
Nov. 6. 1882.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STK0UDSBUKG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
Books for Miners and Millmen.
Kustel'n Ookcbntration ov Okks (of all kinds), includ-
ing the Chlorinatiou Process for gold-bearing sulpbtnota,
araenlurets, and gold and silver ores generally, with 12ulitho-
Eraphio diagrams. 1867. ThiB work is uuequaled by auj
other published embracing the subjects treated. Post-paid,
$7.E0. Printed and sold by Dewey & Co., S. F.
Kustel's Koastino of Gold amd Silver Ores (Second
Edition, 1880), and the Extraction of their Respective
Metals without Quicksilver. Illustrated 156 pages. A val-
uable and carefully written work. Postpaid, S3. Sold by
Dewey & Co., S. F
Aaron's LhArniNd Gold and Silver Ores.— The most
complete hand-book on the subject extant, 164 pages octavo.
Illustrated by 12 lithographic engravings and four wood-
cuts. Fully indexed. Plainly written for practical men.
In cloth, §3. Sold by Dewey & Co. , S. F.
Tj. S. MlNINa Laws and Coal Land Laws.— Contain-
ing instructions and blank forms. Postpaid, 50 ceut3. Sold
by Dewey & Co., B, F.
FACTORY BUILDINGS
AND
MACHINERY
Located on the Shore of San
Francisco Bay.
For particulars apply to C. G. Yale, 414 Clay Street.
San Francisco.
To partieB contemplating tho erection of new works for
monufacturinsr purposes thia is
A BARGAIN.
jgrTbe plant will be Bold at a very low rale.
Ordors may be addressed to us at any of tho fol-
lowing (.■laces, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAX..
Nob. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front St.e„l.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Nos. 152 and 164 Lake Streot.
And 40 Franklin Strcer.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No l. 611 to 819 Korth Second Street
Contains no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and ia lhs
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
/Sir Does notzLSK:
-►-NOR
FREEZE.
^RF-'sD
NO
<•- OTHER «|H
"Explosive
''CAN COMPARE WITH IT j
Price of Tonite Materially Red/uced for 1888.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No. 327 Pine Street, - - ■ SAN FRANCISCO.
An Illustrated
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 14.
Exhaust Fans and Pressure Blowers.
About a year ago, Wright l>. Smith, snperin-
i ndeni of a planing mill at Detroit, devised a
new form oi fan, which speedily attracted the
attention "t mill men b\ its wonderful perfor-
mances. The planing mill of M. C. Hnyctt &
recognized as the model mill of Michi-
gan, when erected iii 1881. In it one of these
i iub of MM) square inch inlet has been in eon -
itani use, driven by a four-inch belt ona scven-
im li pulley. It blows the surplus shavings 600
feet nnder five railroad tracks, and up into a
storage and sales house.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying engravings shows
the fan with one sideremoved. It will be seen
that the radical improvements spoken of are
two in number, and consist of a peculiar ar-
rangement of the fan-blades, and the use of
double cut-off, or discharge points. The con-
struction of the ease, or shell, is entirely differ-
ent from anything heretofore made; it can I e
taken apart -both wheels, shaft and pulley re-
moved in five minutes by any one who can han-
dle a monkey-wrench. The spiders, or arms to
Which the fan-blades are attached, arc set
so that those next to the inlet side of the fan
travel ahead of their fellow, giving a peculiar
'sk.u'to the fan-blades, which arrangement
forms one of the especial features of the fan,
and is the subject of a special claim in the in-
ventor's patent. The advantages of the double
Out -nil 'are as follows: The material passing into
the fan, between the center and left aide of the
inlet, takes an upward direction, and the com-
pression of the blades is cut oh" at their right
hand upper corner of the inlet box, the material
and air passing out of the fan case under the
partition shown in the figure where the side is
removed. Material passing in between the cen-
ter and right side of the inlet takes a downward
direction, and the compression is cut ofi' at the
left lower corner of the inlet, the compression be-
long absolutely cut ofi twiee in each revolution of
the wheel. In this manner it is perfectly feas-
ible, by suitably arranging the pipes, to blow
sawdust ami shavings through the same fan,
and send them in different directions, un-
mixed, a feat that would of course be impos-
sible of accomplishment with one cut-off' and
outlet. The blast wheel is about one third
less in width and diameter than any other
fan of the same capacity. For example: A
fan of '200 inches inlet and 234 inches dis-
charge, has a blast wheel lnj inches in diam-
eter and 8 inches wide, with a steel shaft
li inches in diameter by 30 inches in length.
The makers declare their ability to substan-
tiate the extraordinary claim that the Smith
fan requires only one half the power to operate
it needed by any other machine of the same
capacity, and assert that it commends it-
self to users upon the following grounds:
First— It has a direct suction inlet, requiring
no elbow to connect it with the main suction
pipe, thereby maintaining a powerful and un-
obstructed suction.
Second— It is two fans propelled by one pul-
ley and a shaft, each separate and distinct from
the other, and they may be piped to the ex-
haust room in one or two pipes, as may be de-
sired.
Third— It is driven with one belt and pulley,
from the center of the shaft, with the boxes
close on either side the pulley, thus giving the
greatest strength to all the running parts and
avoiding the spring and vibration common to
other fans with long shafts and overhanging
pulleys.
Fourth- The two cut-off points, each dis-
charging a volume of air one third the diameter
and the whole width of the fan, gives an nutlet
of more than two thirds the diameter and the
whole of the width.
The economical point, or location of the cut-
off, is recognized by experts to be one third the
diameter of the wheel. Ordinary fans have
but one cut-off, consequently, after the blade
Manufacture of Borax.
In manufacturing the borax of commerce at
the great borate deposits on this coast consider-
able expense is entailed in the purchase and
transportation of the ordinary hydrated sul-
phuric acid. In the manufacture of sulphuric
acid special preparation and apparatus are
necessary. It is well known that to make acid
upon a small scale is very unprofitable, and to
engage in its manufacture with sun- prospects
HUYETT & SMITH'S EXHAUST
has passed this point, it meets resistance in
compressed air until it has passed entirely
around its circuit.
In less than a year after the introduction
of the machine, the manufacturers were com-
pelled to erect extensive machine shops to ena-
ble them to supply the demand, and their fans
have been sent all over the country. Further
information concerning them may be obtained
by addressing the Berry & Place Machine Co.,
8 California street, in this city.
Cai-t. Eai>S maintains that there is danger of
tbe bulk of the water of the Mississippi river find-
ing its way to the gulf through the Atchafalaya
outlet, and, in that event, New Orleans would
be left on the banks of a dead lagoon.
FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS,
of success an expensive plant is necessary. For
this reason it is made in but few localities, and
it therefore becomes necessary to purchase it
and undertake the extreme risk and high rates
of transportation to the placeor places where the
borates are usually found. Win. B. Robertson,
Jr., of this city, has just -patented through the
Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency
a simple and inexpensive means of forming its
nascent gases directly and upon the spot; and
also a process for treating the borates with
them. The process is such as to avoid expense;
and one advantage is that the waste is avoided
attending the employment of the sulphuric acid
of commerce when poured directly into the
borate solution.
The object of the process is twofold, namely :
to set free the boracic acid more rapidly and ef-
fectively, by the employmentof a strong reagent,
and to cheapen the cost of operation by pro-
viding a means for making this reagent directly
and in close connection with the substance to be
acted upon, whereby the necessity of two op
erations- -to-wit, the separate and expensive
manufacture of the sulphuric acid, and its
transportation as such to the field of operation
—is avoided. The process consists in a means
of forming nitrous and sulphurous vapors, and
admitting air thereto, and in a means for forc-
ing said vapors into a tank containing a suspen-
sion or solution of the borate.
A tank is provided for the solution, and an
ordinary furnace is used for containing sulphur
to undergo combustion. In this furnace is a
pot containing any suitable nitrate. The fur-
nace has a front aperture with a sliding door,
so as to admit more or less air. A pipe con-
nects the furnace with the tank, said pipe ex-
tending down in the tank nearly to its bottom.
A steam boiler is provided, from which is a pipe
extending into the other pipe, which connects
the furnace and tank so that pi*essureof steam will
act as an injector and carry the furnace vapors
into the borate solution in the tank.
The process is as follows: In the tank is
placed water and the borate introduced. If
borate of soda, a solution is formed; if borate
of lime or magnesia, they are held in suspen-
sion. In the furnace is placed sulphur, and it
is ignited. The pot rests over the sulphur and
cjntains any suitable nitrate — such as nitrate of
soda— which is commonly used in the manu-
facture of sulphuric acid. In order to start
and assist the operation, Mr. Robertson places
in the pot with the nitrate a small quantity o
hydrated sulphuric acid. In this furnace arc
formed, as is well known, the nascent gases of
sulphuric acid— namely, the nitrous and sul-
phurous vapors — which, together with the ail"
drawn in through the front of the aperture,
contrive to produce the result. The steam
from the boiler passing through the pipe acts
as an injector, and forces or carries with it
these vapors through the furnace pipe into the
borate solution or suspension in the tank.
The effect of this is that sulphuric acid is
formed and introduced directly to the solution.
It takes up the soda, lime, magnesia, or what-
ever may be the base of the borate, and precip-
itate it as a sulphate. The boracic acid (B2O3)
is set free, and the solution may be drawn off,
where it crystallizes in a free state in the
proper crystallizing pans. The effect of the
acid in the borate solution is the same
whether this latter be cold or hot — that
is, the reaction takes place, and the bo-
racic acid is liberated, so that at the be-
ginning of the operation, when the solution is
cold, the operation is taking place; but before
the process is complete the solution warms up
under the steam, so that when ready to be
drawn off it is hot enough to provide for the
proper crystallization of the boracic acid. Thus
no time is lost and the means will conduce to
the end. This treatment with sulphuric acid
formed directly and in connection with the
borate solution, the inventor deems preferable
to the treatment with sulphurous acid gas
(SOa) because he attains a stronger and more
effective reagent with as little trouble. The
great advantage possessed by the process over
that in which the hydrated sulphuric acid of
commerce is used is that it is more economical
both in trouble and expense. Of course Mr.
Robertson is aware that heretofore borates in
solution have been treated with sulphurous acid,
and does not broadly claim this, but confines
himself to the details described.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 7, 1883
The New Tariff on Metals.
Iron ore, including manganiferous iron ore,
also the dross or residuum from burnt pyrites,
seventy-five cents per ton. Sulphur ore, as py-
rites or sulphuret of iron in its natural state,
containing not more than three and one half
per centum of copper, seventy-five cents per
ton: Provided, that ore containing more than
two per centum of copper shall pay, in addition
thereto, two and one half cents per pound for
the copper contained therein.
Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, spiegeleisen,
wrought and cast scrap iron, and cast steel,
three tenths of one per cent per pound; but
nothing shall be deemed scrap iron or scrap
steel except waste or refuse iron or steel that
has been in actual use, and is fit only to be re-
manufactured.
Iron railway bars, weighing more than
twenty-five pounds to the yard, seven tenths
of one cent per pound.
Steel railway bars and railway bars made in
part of steel, weighing more than twenty-five
pounds to the yard, seventeen dollars per ton.
Bar iron, rolled or hammered, comprising
flats not less than one inch wide, nor less than
three eighths of an inch thick, eight tenths of
one cent per pound ; comprising round iron
not less than three fourths of one inch in diam-
eter, and square iron not less than three fourths
of one inch square, one cent per pound ; com-
prising flats less than one inch wide, or less
than three eighths of one inch thick ; round iron
less than three fourths of one inch and not less
than seven sixteenths of one inch in diameter,
and square iron less than three-fourths of one
inch square, one and one tenth of one cent per
pound : Provided, that all iron in slabs, blooms,
loops, or other forms, less finished than iron in
bar's, and more advanced than pig iron, except
castings, shall be rated as iron in bars, and pay
duty accordingly ; and none of the above iron
shall pay a less rate of duty than thirty-five per
centum ad valorem ; Provided further, that all
iron bars, blooms, billets, or sizes or shapes of
any kind in the manufacture of which charcoal
is used as fuel, shall be subject to a duty of
twenty-two dollars per ton.
Iron or steel T rails, weighing not over
twenty-five pounds to the yard, nine tenths of
one cent per pound ; iron or steel flat rails,
punched, eight tenths of one cent per pound.
Round iron, in coils or rods, less than seven
sixteenths of one inch in diameter, and bars
or shapes of rolled iron not specially enumer-
ated or provided for in this Act, one and two
tenths of one cent per pound.
Boiler, or other plate iron, sheared or nn-
shcared, skelp iron, sheared or rolled in grooves,
one and one fourth cents per pound; sheet iron,
common or black, thinner than one inch and
one half, and not thinner than number twenty
wire gauge, one and one tenth of one cent per
pound; thinner than number twenty wire gauge,
and not thinner than number twenty-five wire
gauge, one and two tenths of one cent per
pound; thinner than number twenty-five wire
gauge, and not thinner than number twenty-
nine wire gauge, one and five tenths of one cent
per pound; thinner than number twenty wire
gauge, and all iron commercially known as com-
mon or black taggers' iron, whether put up in
boxes or bundles or not, thirty per centum ad
valorem; and provided, that on all such iron
and steel sheets or plates aforesaid, excepting
on what are known commercially as tin plates,
terne plates, and taggers' tin, and hereafter
provided for, when galvanized or coated witJi
ink or spelter, or other metals, or any alloy of
those metals, three fourths of one cent per pound
additional.
Polished, planished or glanced sheet iron or
sheet steel, by whatever name designated, two
and one half cents per pound; Provided^ That
plate, or sheet iron, or taggers' iron, by what-
ever name designated, other than the polished,
planished or glanced herein provided for, which
has been pickled, or cleaned by acid, or by any
other material or process, and which is cold
rolled, shall pay one quarter cent per pound
more duty than the corresponding gauges of
common, or black sheet, or taggers' iron.
Iron or steel sheets, or plates, or taggers1
iron, coated with tin or lead, or with a mixture
of which these metals is a component part, by
the dipping or any other process, and commer-
cially known as tin plates, terne plates, and
taggers' tin, one cent per pound; corrugated, or
crimped sheet iron or steel, one and four tenths
of one cent per pound.
Hoop, or band, or scroll, or other iron, eight
inches or less in width, and not thinner than
number ten wire gauge, one cent per pound ;
thinner than number ten wire gauge, and not
thinner than number twenty wire gauge,
one and two tenths of one cent per pound;
thinner than number twenty wire gauge, one
and four tenths of one cent per pound: Pro-
vided, that all articles not specially enumer-
ated or provided for in this Act, whether
wholly or partly manufactured, made from
sheet, plate, hoop, band, or scroll iron hei-ein
provided for, or of which such sheet, plate,
hoop, band, or scroll iron shall be the material
of chief value, shall pay one fourth of one cent
per pound more duty than that imposed on the
iron on which they are made, or which shall be
such material of chief value.
Iron and steel cotton ties, or hoops for bal-
ing purposes, not thinner than number twenty
wire gauge, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.
Cast iron pipe of every description, one cent
per pound.
Cast iron vessels, plates, stove plates, and
irons, sadirons, tailors' irons, hatters' irons, and
castings of iron, not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for hi this Act, one and one quarter of one
cent per pound.
Cut nails and spikes of iron or steel, one and
one quarter of one cent per pound.
Cut tacks, brads, or sprigs, not exceeding
sixteen ounces to the thousand, two and one
half cents per thousand: exceeding sixteen
ounces to the thousand, three cents per pound,
Iron or steel railway fish plates, or splice
bars, one and one fourth of one cent per
pound.
Malleable iron castings, not especially enu-
merated or provided for in this Act, two cents
per pound.
Wrought iron or steel spikes, nuts or wash-
ers, and horse, mule or ox shoes, two cents
per pound.
Anvils,, anchors, or parts thereof, millstones
and mill-cranks of wrought iron, and wrought
iron, and wrought iron for ships, and forgings
of iron and steel for vessels, steam engines and
locomotives, or parts thereof, weighing each
twenty-five pounds or more, two cents per
pound.
Iron or steel rivets, bolts, with or without
threads or nuts, or bolt blanks, and finished
hinges or hinge blanks, two and one half of one
cent per pound.
Iron or steel blacksmiths' hammers and
sledges, track tools, wedges and crowbars, two
and one half of one cent per pound.
Iron or steel axles, parts thereof, axle bars,
axle blanks, or forgings for axles, without
reference to the stage or state of manufacture,
two and one half of one cent per pound.
Forging of iron and steel or forged iron, of
whatever shape or in whatever stage of manu-
facture, not specially enumerated or provided
for in this Act, two and one half cents pea
pound.
Horseshoe nails, hob-nails and wire nails, and
all other wrought iron or steel nails, not
specially enumerated or provided for in this
Act, four cents per pound.
Boiler tubep, or flues, or stays, of wrought
iron or steel, three cents per pound.
Other wrought iron or steel tubes or pipes,
two and one quarter cents per pound.
Chain or chains of all kinds, made of iron or
steel, not less than three fourths of one inch in
diameter, one and three quarters cents per
pound; less than three fourths of an inch and
not less than three eighths of an inch in diam-
eter, two oents per pound; less than three
eighths of one inch in diameter, two and one
half cents per pound.
Crosscut saws, eight cents per linear foot.
Mill, pit and drag saws, not over nine inches
wide, ten cents per linear foot; over nine
inches wide, fifteen cents per linear foot.
Circnlar saws, thirty cents per ad valorem.
Hand, back, ami all other saws, not specially
enumerated or provided for in this Act, forty
per centum ad valorem.
Files, file blanks, rasps, and floats of all cuts
and kinds, four inches in length and under,
thirty-five cents per dozen; over four inches in
length and under nine inches, seventy-five cents
per dozen; nine inches in length and under four-
teen inches, one dollar and fifty cents per
dozen, fourteen inches in length and over, two
dollai's and fifty cents per dozen.
Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms, and
slabs, by whatever process made, die blocks or
blanks, billets and bars, bands, hoops, strips,
and sheets of all gauges and widths, plates of all
thicknesses and widths, steamer, crank, and
other shafts, wrist or crank pins, connecting
rods and piston rods, pressed, sheared, or
stamped shapes, or blanks of sheet or plate
steel, or combination of steel and iron, punched
or not punched, hammermoulds or swaged
steel, gun molds not in bars, alloys used as sub-
stitutes for steel tools, all descriptions and
shapes of dry sand loom, or iron molded steel
castings, all of the above classes of steel not
otherwise specially provided for in this Act
valued at four cents a pound or less, forty-five
per centum ad valorem; above four cents a
pound and not above seven cents per pound,
two cents per pound ; valued at seven cents and
not above ten cents per pound, two and three
fourth cents per pound ; valued at above ten
cents per pound, three and one fourth cents per
pound. Provived, that on iron or steel bars,
rods, strips or steel sheets, of whatever shape, and
on all iron or steel bars of irregular shape or
section, cold rolled, cold hammered, or polished
in any way in addition to the ordinary process
of hot rolling or hammeriug, there shall be
paid one fourth cent per pound in addition to
the rates provided in this Act, and on steel cir-
cular saw plates there shall be paid one cent per
pound in addition to the rates provided for in
this Act.
Iron or steel beams, girders, joists, angles,
channels, car-truck channels, tees, columns and
posts, or parts or sections of columns or posts,
deck and bulb beams, and buililing forms, to-
gether with all other structural shapes of iron
or steel, one and one fourth of one cent per
pound.
Steel wheels, and steel wired wheels for rail-
way purposes, whether wholly or partly manu
factured, two and one half of one cent per
pound; iron or steel ingots, cogged ingots,
blooms, or blanks for the same, without re-
gard to the degree or manufacture, two cents
per pound.
Iron or steel rivet, screw, nail and fence wire
rods, round, in coils and loops, not lighter than
number twenty wire gauge, valued at three
and one half cents or less per pound, six
tenths of one cent per pound. Iron or steel,
flat, with longitudinal ribs, for the manu-
facture of fencing, six tenths of one cent per
pound.
Screws, commonly called wood screws, two
inches or over in length, six cents per pound;
one inch, and less than two inches in length,
eight cents per pound; over one half inch and
less than one inch in length, ten cents per pound;
one half inch and less in length, twelve cents
per pound.
Iron or steel wire, smaller than number five,
and not smaller than number ten wire gauge,
one and one half cents per pound; smaller than
number ten, and not smaller than number six-
teen wire gauge, two cents per pound; smaller
than number sixteen, and not smaller than
number twenty-six wire gauge, two and one
half cents per pound; smaller than number
twenty-six wire gauge, three cents per pound.
Provided, That iron or steel wire covered
with cotton, silk, or other material, and wire
commonly known as crinoline, corset and hat
wire, shall pay four cents per pound in addi-
tion to the foregoing rates. And provided
further, That no article made from iron or
steel wire, or of which iron or steel wire is a
component part of chief value, shall bear a less
rate of duty than the iron or steel wire from
which it is made, either wholly or in part; and
provided further, That iron or steel wire cloths,
and iron or steel wire nettings, made in meshes,
or any form, shall pay a duty equal in amount
to that imposed on iron or steel wire of the
same gange, and two cents per pound in addi-
tion thereto. There shall be paid on galvanized
iron or steel wire (except fence wire), one half
of one cent per pound in addition to the rate im-
posed on the wire of which it is made. On iron
wire rope and wire strand, one cent per pound
in addition to the rates imposed on the wire of
which it is made. On steel wire rope and wire
strand, two cents per poimd in addition to the
rates imposed on the wire of which is made.
Steel not specially enumerated or provided
for in this Act, forty -five per centum ad valorem.
Provided, That all metal produced from iron
or its ores, which is cast and malleable, of what-
ever description or form, without regard to the
percentage of carbon contained therein, whether
produced by cementation, or converted, cast, or
made from iron or its ores, by the crucible, Bes-
semer, pneumatic, Thomas-Gilchrist, basic, Sie-
mens-Martin, or open-hearth process, or by the
equivalent of either, or by the combination of
two or more of the processes, or their equiva-
lents, or by any fusion or other process which
produces from iron or its ores a metal either
granular or fibrous in structure, which is cast
or malleable, excepting what is known as mal-
leable iron castings, shall be classed and de-
nominated as steel.
No allowance or reduction of duties for par-
tial loss or damage, in consequence of rust or
of discoloration, shall be made upon any de-
scription of iron or steel, or upon any partly
manufactured article of iron or steel, or upon
any manufacture of iron and steel.
Argentine, albata or German silver, unmanu-
factured, twenty-five per centum ad valorem.
Copper, imported in the form of ores, two
and one half cents on each pound of line cop-
per contained therein; regulus of and black or
coarse copper cement, three and one half cents
on each pound of fine copper contained therein;
old copper fit only for re-manufacture, clippings
from new copper, and all composition metal of
which copper is a component material of chief
value not specially enumerated or provided for
in this Act, three cents per pound; copper in
plates, bars, ingots, Chili or other pigs, and in
other forms not manufactured, or enumerated
in this Act, four cents per pound; in rolled
plates, called brazier's copper, sheets, rods,
pipes and copper bottoms, and all manufactures
of copper, or of which copper shall be a com-
ponent of chief value, not specially enumerated
or provided for in this Act, thirty-five per
centum ad valorem.
Brass, in bars or pig, old brass, and clippings
from brass or Dutch metal, one and one half
cents per pound.
Lead ore, and lead dross, one and one half
cents per pound.
Lead, in pigs and liars, molten and old re
fused lead run. into blocks and bars, and old
scrap lead, fit only to be remanufactured, two
cents per pound.
Lead in sheets, pipes or shot, three cents per
pound.
Nickel in ore, matte, or other crude form, not
ready tor consumption in the arts, fifteen cents
per pound on the nickel contained therein.
Nickel* nickel oxides, alloy of any kind in
which nickel is the element of chief value, fif-
teen cents per pound.
Zinc, spelter, or tutenag, in blocks or pigs,
and old, worn-out zinc, fit only to be re-manu-
factured, one and one half cents per pound;
zinc, spelter, or tutenag in sheets, two and
one half cents per pound.
Shea ting, or yellow metal, not wholly of
copper, nor wholly nor in part of iron, ungalvan-
ized, in sheets, forty-eight inches long and four-
teen inches wide, and weighing from fourteen
to thirty four ounces per square foot, thirty-five
per centum ad valorem.
Antimony as a regulus or metal, ten per cen-
tum ad valorem.
Bronze powder, fifteen per centum ad va-
lorem.
Cutlery not specially provided for in this Act,
thirty-five per centum ad valorem.
Dutch or bronze metal, in leaf, ten per cen-
tum ad valorem.
Steel plates, engraved, stereotyped plates,
and new type, twenty-five per centum ad va- Travel is beginning
lorem," Paver at a lively rate,
Gold leaf, one dollar and fifty cents per pack-
age of 500 leaves.
Hollow ware, coated, glazed or turned three
cents per pound.
Muskets, rifles and other firearms, not spe-
cially enumerated or provided for in this Act,
twenty-five per centum ad valorem.
All sporting breech-loading shot-guns, and
pistols of all kinds, thirty-five per centum ad
valorem,
Forged shot-gun barrels, rough-bored, ten per
centum ad valorem.
Needles, for knitting or sewing machines,
thirty-five per centum ad valorem.
Needles, sewing, darning, knitting, and all
others not specially enumerated or provided for
in this Act, twenty-five per centum ad valorem,
Pen-knives, pocket knives, and all knives and
razors, fifty per centum ad valorem; swords,
sword-blades, and side-arms, thirty-five per
centum ad valorem.
Pens, metallic, twelve cents per gross; pen-
holder tips and pen-holders, or parts thereof,
thirty per centum ad valorem.
Pins, solid heads or other, thirty per centum
ad valorem.
Britannia ware, and plated and gilt articles
and wares of all kinds, thirty-five per centum
ad valorem.
Quicksilver, ten per centum ad valorem.
Silver lead, seventy-five cents per package of
five hundred leaves.
Type metal, twenty per centum ad valorem.
Chromate of iron, orchromic ore, fifteen per
centum ad valorem.
Mineral substances in a crude state, and
metals un wrought, not specially enumerated or
provided for in this Act, twenty per centum
ad valorem.
Manufactures, articles or wares not specially
enumerated or provided for in this Ace, com-
posed wholly or in part of iron, steel, copper,
lead, nickle, pewter, tin, zinc, gold, silver,
platinum, or any other metal, and whether
partly or wholly manufactured, forty-five per
centum ad valorem.
A Great Ditch Enterprise.
The New Ditch of the South Yuba Co ,—
Reservoir Building.
A reporter of the Nevada Transcript has been
along the line of the new ditch, and has this
to say about it:
J. E. Blown and a Transcript reporter went
on a trip of inspection over the lower portion of
the new Town Talk ditch. It is a model piece
of work from one end to another, the grades be-
ing faultless and all the work, both trenching
and miming, of the very best kind. It is pro-
bably the most substantially constructed canal
owned by the South Yuba Company, and has a
capacity of 2,000 inches. The details of the
work have been carried oul under the supervis-
ion of John Spanieling, the company's very effi-
cient Superintendent. J5y the building of this
ditch thousands of acres of rich land, beginning
on the slopes of Banner Mountain and extend-
ing down into the Allison Ranch part of the
county, much of which has heretofore been
practically valueless because of lack of water,
will from this time forward be highly productive
in fruit, vegetables, corn and hay, The line
of the ditch is upon the summit of the ridge
most of the way, and along both sides the
ranches will be benefited beyond measure.
The principal object in building the ditch was,
however, to supply the demand in the portions
of this aud Grass Valley townships lying in prox-
imity to its course for a cheap and reliable mo-
tive power for mining aud prospecting purposes,
as has been mentioned in these columns hereto-
fore. It will advance the mining, agricultural
and horticultural prosperity of this part of the
ounty more materially than anyotherstep that
could have been devised, and will begin at once
to redound to the profit of the projectors.
At Pingree's ranch the company now has fif-
teen teams and eighty men at work building its
main distributing reservoir for Grass Valley dis-
trict. It is to have an area of seven acres and a
depth of twenty-one feet. The site selected is
a depression on the backbone of the ridge, at
the lowest side of which is being constructed an
earthern embankment seventy feet wide at its
base, twenty-one feet high, sloping to a width of
twelve feet on top, and about 700 feet in length.
The work at this reservoir is being done under
the supervision of Wm. Meservey, who is to
have charge of that section of the line when it is
completed. The lake is to be stocked with fish,
a boat will be launched, and the surroundings
are naturally very picturesque. It is some dis-
tance from any regular line of travel, and will by
another year prove a delightful summer resort.
A mile nearer to Grass Valley is being made
another and similar reservoir for the especial
use of the Idaho Mining Company. From this
reservoir to the mine the water will be conducted
by iron pipes, and after being used for power at
that mine, will be allowed to flow on down to-
wards Allison Ranch where it will be disposed
of for irrigation purposes.
The Mountain Chief property, located near
the Ontario at Park City, is now involved in a
contest in the courts for the purpose of determin-
ing title.
A New strike is reported in the Apex mine,
Park City. It is reported the body of ore is
large and of good quality.
to set in toward Wood
April 7, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
235
n}EGHy\Nicy\L Progress.
Thoughts on Belts.
A aoted feature in many manufactories is on-
■ iv tension oi belts, which aol onlj
shortens the Life of them, bat absorbs considera-
ble power that should be utilized in doing ose-
ful work; and tin resultant of the power wasted
is the heating of journals and melting of babbitt
metal, moreover, no shaft can remain long in
litf where bclta are run needlessly tight, an. I
the oxti ii is of tin little importance,
uid tear of tin.- plant) ami delays
caused by broken I ■< It ^ . i I .
It u ill be much more effectual and satisfac-
tory to decrease tin- tension "f tin- belts ami in-
crease tin.- diametric of tin- pulleys, "i- width of
belts, rather than run them tun tight. More
than one instance conld be chronicled where as
high as lirt.-en per ..-rut. of th'- power used was
■ l iii overcoming friction caused l»y tight
belts.
The driven pulley on line Bhaita should be
ftla-t-.l as near the center of the work as possi-
>le. When it is not convenient to locate the
driven pulley at or near the center of the work,
arable in all cases t" have hearings both
sides of the pulley, and in close proximity to it
ive tiie pull of the belt. Xarr<>\\ Kelt-;
mi- more usually run extra tight than wide ones,.
pwing to the extra duty required of them, in
proportion to their strength, than larger ones.
icperiments of both scientific and practi
ool men differ so widoly, and the results are so
Unsatisfactory that an ordinary individual ean
gain but little knowledge from them which
would be of utility, consequently he has to use
his judgment, and depend upon common sense
and the circumstances existing, in producing
Details and dimensions to meet his require-
ments There are so many circumstances and
conditions that influence the driving power,
and satisfactory working of the belts that no
infallible rules ean be laid down, nor advice
given, which would give the same results or
Efficiency in all cases. Leather belts should
nut be used in damp places, but if used should
be kept well oiled, and the laps should be sewed
instead of riveted to give the best results.
In i easing the tension of belts by the use of
tighteners (so-called) should be avoided if possi-
ble, as they conduce to ruin the belt, and re-
quire care, oil, power and repairs. — Mechanical
anyim < r.
Economical <:.\s Generators ant. Engincs.
The power for the new gas engine works of
Messrs. Crossley Bros., Limited, (Eng. ) is to be
obtained from gas engines driven with generator
gas made by the Dowson process. Nearly all
the plant for 150-horsc power has been put
flown, consisting of three producers connected
with three scrubbers for washing the gas, and a
holder for compensating the supply and regu-
lating the pressure. Messrs. Crossley have had
a {{O-horse power engine working regularly
with this gas during about two months, under
test conditions. It has been found that the
generators took forty-five minutes in firing
up, and afterward the fuel consumption
per 1,000 cubic feet of gas passed into
the holder was 13.2* pounds. The Journal
of Gas L'vjhliwj says that the consump-
tion of the engine was at the rate of 109 cubic
feet per indicated horse power, representing \
fuel consumption of 1.4 pounds per horse power
per hour. The coal used is small sized anthra-
cite, costing 3s. fid. per ton in truck at the pit.
The wages for the fireman for the gas genera-
tors are about the same as for a set of steam
boilers. Thus the economy of the system con-
sists chiefly in the low rate of fuel consumption
This consideration is important, in connection
pith the fact that the engines are small ; for it
will enable different lines of shafting to be
driven by separate engines as economically with
regard to fuel as by a single large engine of the
best construction. Any department may there-
fore be kept at work independently of others.
Against this advantage must be set off, in the
case of manufacturers who have to purchase
their gas engines, the high price of these ma-
chines and the added cost of the gas producing
plant. —Scientific A merican.
\ Nkw System o* Melting Ikon.-. A new
system of melting iron, and at the same time
incorporating in it scrap, wrought iron, etc.,
has been invented by Sen Lhruegger, a well
known engineer, who has built one fui Q
the Michelhaehcr Hiiette. at Miehelbaeh, Prus-
sia, and another at the works of Julius Meyer
.V Co.. at N'oidon. The cupola is supplied with
blast through two sets of tuyeres, one above
the other, there b.-ing eighteen in eaeh set.
Me tuyeres or ports, which have the for I 'a
vertical slat, are directly connected with a cir-
cular tuyere ring. The particular feature of
the cupola is that the bottom is a slightly in-
verted arch, which is pierced by two openings
through which both blasts, or rather imperfectTj
consumed gases of oombnstioU] and the fluid
iron can flow. Below is a small chamber in
which the iron collects. It is heated by the
gases forced downward from the cupola above,
which are supplied with the necessary air for
combustion by a special tuyere leading from
the main blast pipe. The chamber at the same
time serves for preheating scrap, etc., which
need only lie pushed into the bath for dissolving
it. Of course it is well known that considera-
ble quantities of scrap can be used by directly
charging any ordinary cupola ; but it is claimed
that in this case there are economy of fuel and
a greater facility for making sharp, strong cast-
ings and a purer metal. The best iron for this
purpose is said to be inferior pig, like No. 'A
Middlehorough, holding considerable silicon
and little manganese. To it, from forty to
fifty per cent, of scraps, etc., may be added.
2@tEJNTIFIG PF^OGF^ESS.
Some Causes of Boiler Corrosion. — Herr
Keil names two causes of the internal and ex-
ternal corrosion of boiler plates, which, he ob-
serves, have hitherto been but little studied.
These are the chemical composition of the
metal composing the plates and the influence of
the vibrations of temperature. A highly car-
buretted plate, approaching nearly to steel,
will become oxidized less readily than one con-
taining very little carbon. On the other hand,
phosphorus, sulphur, manganese, silicon, and
magnesium favor oxidation, and consequently
corrosion; and, as these substances are not uni-
formly distributed over the metal, some parts
of a plate are attacked in preference to others.
With regard to the second cause, certain por-
tions of the boiler are, more than others, sub-
ject to rapid changes of temperature. Thus,
$ he fluctuations of the water level often cause
a portion of the plates to be left unprotected by
•/die water on one side, while on the other it is
always exposed to the action of the fire. Con-
sequently corrosions are often noticed near "the
.water line which are not met with either above
or below it. The same thing is observed along
a seam of rivets where there are two, and some-
times three, thicknesses of plate, which form
|jD obstacle to the uniform absorption of heat,
Phosphor Bronze for Telegraph Wires.
The substitution of phosphor bronze for iron in
telegraph wires has already been alluded to in
these columns, and we now refer to the following
from Cotton, Woof and Iron, of Boston: The
Phosphor Bronze Smelting Company, of Phila-
delphia, Pa., have been carefully experimenting
for two years and over, upon a phosphor bronze
telephone wire. Recent improvements in this
seem to give it a front rank in the various kinds
of material offered for this purpose. It does
not tend to kink, will lie straight when un-
wound from the reel, and can be put up and
handled with the same facility as other wire.
Its resistance to corrosion is such that small
wires, even numbers sixteen to eighteen, can
be used without danger of rapid dete-
rioration from the corrosive action of
smoke, acid fumes, dampness, and the gen-
eral obstacles. Its tensile strength is high, or
about four times its weight per mile. It is
very light weight, which fits it for long spans,
and so small as to be hardly visible, and there-
fore free from the objection of the "unsightly
telegraph wires." Its resistance is about one
half that of iron wire of equal weight. Stubb's
gauge, lb'. 065 of an inch in diameter, 66 pounds
per mile, breaking strain 275 pounds. The cal-
culated resistance ">0 ohms per mile. These
parties are now ready to fill orders for this in
connection with their varied manufactures.
The Largest Wood Planer.— Ship timbers
require the services of large machines to handle
them properly. A Bath, Maine, ship yard
contains a_ planer supposed to be the largest in
the world. It will work a piece of timber six-
ty-six feet long, five feet wide and two and
one half feet thick. The keel comes from this
machine perfectly true, ready for laying. The
same yard contains a^big beveling saw, which
turns out timber sawed to any desired angle
from horizontal. Curved timber and ship-
knees can be worked true to the line by it. The
same engine that runs these machines also
drives a bolt cutter which bites off round iron
up to two inches in diameter, a large and small
circular saw, a machine for making tree nails,
a band saw, planer, molding machine, and a
plug and wedge machine. The exhaust steam
is used for steaming timber preparatory to
bending it.
The Steam Engine, — Taking the best types
of engines of to-day as a starting point, we
must depart in the following directions: We
do not particularly need to increase the effi-
ciency of the boiler as an evaporator, but we
must increase its ability to withstand pres-
sure without increasing its cost. We must
decrease the friction of the engine and of the
machinery of transmission to the point where
the useful work is delivered. We must produce
better vacuums in the condenser, and diminish
its cost. We must diminish the cost of the
engine. We must diminish the cost of the at-
tendance on engines, boilers and machinery, and
of lubrication. We must increase the durabil-
ity of engines, boilers and machinery. Coal is
too cheap even now to admit of increased econ-
omy of it at the cost of increased outlay for
plant and attendance.
Steam Boiler Accidents. —According to the
annual report of the Hartford Steam Boiler In-
spection and Insurance Company, there were
50 boiler explosions last year in sawmills and
wood-working establishments generally. This
is more than twice the number occurring in any
other line of steam-using manufactures.
Improvement in Sawmill Machinery. — A
cotemporary says the great improvements in
sawmills and machinery within the past few
years give facilities for economizing in the pro-
duction of timber, which people 20 or 30 years
ago did not possess — not even in their dreams —
and which make an incalculable difference in
the amount of material and labor saved,
The Exciting Property of Oats.
Experiments have bean recently madebj M.
Sanson with a view to settling the question
whether oats have or have Dot the excitant
property that has I a attributed to them. The
nervous and muscular excitability of horses was
carefully observed with the aid of graduated
electrical apparatus before and after they had
eaten a given quantity of oats, or received a
little of a certain principle which M. Sanson
.succeeded in isolating from oats. The chief
results of the inquiry are as follows : — The peri-
carp of the fruit of oats contains a substance sol-
uble in alcohol and capable of exciting the motor
cells of th e nervous system. This substance is not
(as some have thought) vanilline, or the odorous
principle of vannilla, nor at all like it. It is a
nitrogenized matter, which seems to belong to
the group of alkaloids ; is uncrystallizablc,
finely granular, and brown in mass. The
author calls it "avenine." All varities of cul-
tivated oats seem to elaborate it, but they do so
in very different degrees. The elaborated sub-
stance is the same in all varieties. The differ-
ences in quantity depend not only on the va-
riety of the plant, but also on the places of cul-
tivation, Oats of the white variety have much
less than those of the dark, but for some of the
former, in Sweden, the difference is small ;
while for others, in Russia, it is considerable.
Under O.il of the excitant principles per cent,
of air-dried oats, the dose is insufficient to cer-
tainly affect the excitability of horses, but
above this proportion the excitant action is cer-
tain. While some light-colored oats certainly
have considerable excitant power, some dark
oats have little. Determination of the amount
of the principle present is the only basis of ap-
preciation, though {as already stated) white
oats are likely to be less exciting than dark.
Crushing or grinding the grain weakens consid-
erably the excitant property, probably by alter-
ing the substance to which it is due ; the ex-
citant action is more prompt, but much less
strong and durable. The action, which is im-
mediate and more intense with the isolated
principle, does not appear till some minutes
after the eating of the oats ; in both eases it
increases to a certain point, then diminishes and
disappears. The total duration of the effect is
stated to be an hour per kilogramme of oats
ingested.
The New Electric Units. — The late Elec-
trical Congress decided to make use of the cen-
timeter, gramme and second in all electrical
measurements. They decided to retain the old
units of measurement — that is, the "ohm," as
the unit of resistance, and the "volt" for the
unit of electromotive force. They added the
following new units: The "ampere,'' which is
to represent the intensity of the current pro-
duced by one "volt," with the resistance of an
"ohm;" the "coulomb" is to .signify the quan-
tity of electricity given by an "ampere" in one
second; the "farad" indicates the capacity of
the condenser, which, laden with a "volt"
holds one "coulomb" of electricity. The old
term "weber" is abandoned. Dr. Siemens, in
his presidential address before the British As-
sociation meeting last summer, urged the re-
tention of the "weber" as the unit of magnetic
quantity, and suggested the addition also of an-
other unit to represent the power conveyed by
a current of an "ampere" through the difference
of potential of a "volt." This he proposes to
call a "watt," in honor of the great mechani-
cian, James Watt. A "watt" would, there-
fore, represent the rate of an "ampere" multi-
plied by a "volt." A horse power will be 746
"watts." Tabulating these units, wre would
have: 1. Weber, the unit of magnetic quan-
tity; 2. Ohm, the unit of magnetic resistance;
3. Volt, the unit of electro-motive force; 4.
Ampere, the unit of magnetic current; 5. Cou-
lomb, the unit of magnetic quantity; 6. Farad
the unit of magnetic capacity; 7. Watt, the
unit of magnetic power.
How Flies Climb.
Herr II. Dewita has communicated to the
Berlin Society of Natural History some facts
that bear very strongly against tile generally
received theory that Elies adhere to perpendicu-
lar walls and ceilings by virtue of some suck-
ing power in their feet. Me asserts that the
feet ..!' tlies can not possess the sucking
property ascribed to them, for the\ are hard
and destitute of muscles. The theory has long
been contradicted by the experiments of Black-
well, who found that Hies could climb the sides
of a jar under the receiver of an air pump,
where there was no atmospheric pressure, and
who asserted that the power of adherence was
due to a sticky matter secreted from the foot
hairs of Hie.s. This assertion was generally re-
garded as not proved, and the case lias rested
there. Dewitz reports that his investigations
have shown that Blackwell was right. He
lias watched the exudation of(the sticky matter
from the feet of the flies by fastening one of the
insects to the under side of a plate of glass and
viewing it under the microscope. A perfectly
clear liquid was seen to flow from the ends of
the foot hairs and attach the foot to the glass.
When the foot was lifted up to be put down in
another place, the drops of the sticky matter
were perceived to be left on the glass, in the ex-
act places where the foot hairs had rested.
The adhesive fluid appears to pass down through
the hollow of the hair, and to be derived from
glands which Leyding discovered in the folds of
the foot in 1850. A similar adhesive matter
appeaas to be possessed by bugs, by many larva?,
and probably by many insects that climb
the stems and the undersides of the leaves of
plants.
Obtaining Oxygen from the Air.
. A method of obtaining oxygen from air for
technical purposes has been devised by M. Mar-
gis, of Paris, the principle being that of diffu-
sion under pressure. Atmospheric air being
forced against a caoutchouc membrane by suc-
tion, a mixture of about forty per cent, oxygen
and sixty per cent, nitrogen is obtained on the
other side. A second membrane increases the
proportion of oxygen to sixty per cent., that of
nitrogen being reduced to forty per cent. A
third gives eighty per cent oxygen, and a fourth
ninety-five per cent. The membranes are pre-
pared by immersing taffeta in a solution con-
taining bisulphide of carbon (or light petroleum
ether), spirits of wine, ether and caoutchouc.
Wheh dry, the taffeta has a tine layer of caout-
chouc. A bag of the taffeta, with a framework
of rings of galvanized wire, is placed in a cylin-
drical iron vessel admitting air. It is connected
by means of a strengthening caoutchouc tube
with the suction apparatus, which is formed of
a cylinder containing a series of conical cups
with small spaces between. Steam is forced
through these cups, and draws in the g?s ob-
tained from the first diffusion, passing on with
it through a cooler, wdiere the steam is condensed
and the gas is separated for a second diffusion.
This latter takes place in a similar apparatus,
except that the space round the bag is provided
with a tube passing down into water, so that
the pressure can be regulated and the super-
fluous gas be let off,' After the air has passed
through four of these bags, the final gas is col-
lected in a gasometer.
Practical Uses of Liquefied Carbonic
Acid. — The Berichte of the German Chemical
Society of Berlin lately contained an interest-
ing communication from Prof. A. W. Hofmann,
calling attention to the extensive use of liquid
carbonic acid for various purposes. It ap-
pears that the production and sale of the
liquefied gas is a regular business, carried
on on the lai'ge scale. The gas is condensed
and sold by Krupp, of the world famous iron
works at Essen. It is used mainly to compress
steel castings in closed molds. It is placed in
wrought steel vessels which hold about 200
pounds of the liquefied gas. . A pressure of 800
atmospheres (about 12,000 pounds) is obtained.
In Krupp's works all the ice is manufactured
with the aid of a machine which is kept con-
stantly at work by compressed carbonic acid.
One of the most interesting applications of
the condensed gas has been recently made in
Berlin in connection with fire engines. Each
engine is supplied with a lai'ge vessel containing
the liquefied gas.' This is brought into use as a
motor the instant the engine arrives at the
place of the fire, and some of the gas is thrown
with the water upon the flames. As soon as a
sufficient steam pressure is obtained, the use of
the carbonic acid is stopped^
Improvements in Secondary Batteries. —
On the authority of Prof. Ayrton, a well-known
English physicist, a great improvement in the
secondary battery has been effected by the
union of the patents of Faure, Sellon and Yolk-
mar. As a consequence, the following per-
formance of the batteries in lighting the Pull-
man train on the Brighton (Eng. ) line is re-
ported: This train was formerly lighted by
eighteen incandescent lamps, supplied by
seventy accumulators. With the new accumu-
lators, it is now lighted with forty incandescent
lamps, the current of which is supplied by
thirty Faure-Sellon-A'olkmar cells. Prof. Ayr-
ton reports on the advantages gained by the
above named combination, as follows: The old
accumulators weighed 130 pounds in working
order, and gave a current equivalent to one-
horse power for three quarters of an hour;
whereas the new accumulator weighs only
about seventy-five pounds, and yie'di a current
of one-horse power for an hour. The flannel,
or felt, is dispensed with, and the plates are so
arranged that a defective one can readily be
removed and replaced.
Explosive Alloys of Zinc. — Iridosmium is
projected into fused ziuc, the mass kept, in igne-
ous fusion for six hours, and the cooled ingot
is treated with hydrochloric acid, to remove the
excess of zinc, etc. When the graphite-like resi-
due, washed and dried at 212° Fah., is heated
to 575° Fah., it instantly takes fire — almost ex-
plosively— giving off fumes of zinc and of osmic
acid. This deflagration occurs also in a vac-
uum, but naturally without the production of
either zinc oxide or of osmic acid. At this last
named temperature there is, therefore, a change
of state, attended with great development of
heat, which in the air occasions combustion.
This phenomenon is so marked, that by its
means one or two per cent of irodium may be
detected in platinum. Rutherium and rhodium
produce similar effects,
236
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 7, 1883
able of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. P. Stock Exchange.
Same of
UOMPANV.
Week
Endini
Mar. 14.
Alpha
A'ta
Aadea •
Albion
Argenta
Atlas
ttelcher
"Bjlduig
Kiat H ilelcber..
B illlon
Biohtel
Bdlle Isle
Bodie
Bjnton
Bodie Tunnel. .
C uedonia
Oilifornia
0 mllenge
C lollar
51c
15c
50c
50c
i'jo
Week
Ending
Mar. 21.
C m Imperial
Oon Virginia
Of own Point
my
Elko Con
E. Alt. Diablo
Eireka Con
Eureka Tunnel....
E cchequer.
Grand Prise
Gjuldfe Carry
H Ue & Norcross. . .
! I O) 1 [ H,:.'
Iadependence
J i'ia
J latice
Jwk3on
K untuck
M*rtin White
Mano
Maxitan.
Mb. Diablo
Mr. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle...
Njrth Noonday.. -
Nivajo
North Bdlle Isle. .
Oso dental
Opnir
Orerman
O ro
pjtoni
Pinal
Swage
S jg Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
Silver Hill
Silver King
S iorpion
South. Nevada....
Syndicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jacket —
55c
10c
50c
'60c
i.ih
Week
Ending
Mar. 28.
10c
15c
30
].1C 1.35
: i.i5
.MIC
1.30
50c
65c
35c
50c e'o
80c 90c
10c 15c
'.'.'. 'ioc
5c
25c 35c
1.15 1.25
1 1.75
... 10c
85c 1.05
.... 10c
.... 20c
1.
45c
60c
lfic
63c
Week
Ending
Apr. 7.
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Every Thorspat From Advert]£*hents in Mikug iM) fciEi.'nFic Frees .akd Cteer S. F. Jirps>L8.
ri. 5c
10c 20c
40c ....
1. SO 1.05
1.10 1.701.40 1.S0
9 10
70c 1-05
20c 25o
40c 55c
2.45 2.90
2 20 3.50
.... 35c
40c 60c
5.75
85c 1.05
2bc 35c
... 45c
2.55 2.65
5c 10c
50c 50c
1.21 Sic
10c ....
Com
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delino/nt Sale. Secretary. Pla
of Business
Albion Con M Co Nevada.. 13..
Argenta M Co Nevada. .15..
P.odic Con M Co California.. 2..
California M Co Nevada . . 7 . .
Challenge Con M Co Nevada.. 2..
Ctiollar M Co.. .' Nevada. .11 . .
Con Pacific M Co California. . 6. .
DayS M Co Nevada.. 12..
Eureka Con M Co California. . 3. .
Grand Prize M Co Nevada.. 13 .
Independence M Co Nevada.. 10..
Justice M Co Nevada.. 3S..
Martin White M Co Nevada.. 14..
Mexican G& S M Co Nevada.. 22. .
Potosi M Co Nevada . . 11 . .
Sierra Nevada S M Co Nevada.. 76..
Silver Hill Q M Co Nevada. . 3..
Silver Lick Con M Co.. Nevada.. 2..
Tip Top S M Co Arizona.. 5..
3 Maguel & LaTrinidad M Co.Mexico... 1 ..
OTHER COMPANIES
50.. Mar 6... Apr 9.
25..Mar20...Apr23.
50. .Mar 5... Apr 16.
20..Feb27...Apr 6.
10..Mar27...May 2.
50. .Mar 27. ..Apr 30.
15. .Mar 22. ..Apr 30.
30. .Mar 13. ..Apr 12.
1 00. .Mar 16. ..Apr 19.
25. .Mar 15. ..Apr 16.
30. .Mar 5. ..Apr 10
10.. Feb 27... Apr 4
Mar22.. May 2. .May 31.
1 00. . Feb 12, ..Mar 19.. Apr 9.
25.. Mar 21... Apr 24.. May 15.
1 00.. Mar 29... May 2.. May 21.
1 00.. Jan 20.. . Mar 20. .Apr 10.
Apr 30. . . R L Shainwald 327 Pine st
May 14... E M Hall 327 Finest
Mayl6...GW Sessions 3(9 Montgomery st
May 4...C P Gordon 309 Montgomery st
.May23...W E TJean 309 Montgomery st
.May 21. ..W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
May23...F E Luty 330 Pine st
.May 4...EMHall 327 Pine st
■ May 14... P Jacobus 309 Montgomery st
.May 7...E M Hall 327 Pine st
.May 2... I W Pew 310 Pine st
.Apr 23... K E Kelly 419 California st
" -J J Scoville 309 Montgomery st
.C L McCoy 309 Montgomery st
.W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
.E L Parker 309 Montgomery st
J W Pew 310 Pine st
EQl^ljMG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub'
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
3.35
40c
3.15!3.5C
3.75 ....
3.10 3.65
3.25
3.05
50c
10 9j
3.80 3.30 3.75
60c 45c 50o
....1.40
1.20 2.95 3 10
15c: 20c 2jc
90c
i'.hb
a:eb
1.15. 85c
1 R0 ...
1.90 1.80
3". 75
2.65 2.90
... 10n
.... 105
55 c OCc
10c
4.55 5,4.70 5.25
1.65 2.6)2.45 " "
3.75
40c
85c 2.55
1.25 1.40
2.05 2.20
B5'4.80 5.50
" 75c 80c
25c
45c 55fi
2.45 2.7U
2.55 3.35
70c 85c
... 35c
23c
1.70
31 J
3.25 3.55
4)c 5Ec
... 1.30
2.30 2.40
.... 20c
'96c i'is
1.35 1.40
2.05 2.50
2.25 2.70 2.30
.... 10c....
.... 10g 10i
50c 52c 50c
4.70 3.35
2.30,1.65
20c 50a 20c 2ic 20c 25c 20c 2 c
1.40 1.501.60 3.0)i2.25 2.351.50 2.95
Buchanan GM & M Co.
Excelsior W& M Co
Loreto M & M Co
M clones Con M Co
McMillenS M Co
I\ apolcon M Co
OmilakG&S M Co
San Pedro M Co
Name of Com
Alaska M Co
Byrne Con M Co.
Champion S M Co.
Horseshoe SM
Phenix S M Co
Tioja Con M Co
..California.. 2..
. .California. . 4. .
, Mexico. . 3. .
. . .California. . 1.
Arizona.. 5..
..California.. 7.
Alaska.. 1.-
Arizona. . S.
Feb 20. ..Mar 20.. Apr 23.. L J O'FarrelL.SE Montgy & Washn
25.. Mar 8. . .Apr 16. .May U. ..H Deas 309 Montgomery st
1 00 . . Jan 29 . . . Mar S . . Mar 29. . . H Nielsen 210 Front st
-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
05.. Mar 30.. .May 2.. June 1...P J Sullivan 121 Post st
1 00.. Dec 23... Mar 20. '.Apr 12. ..W J Stewart 215 Sansome st
15. .Feb 6. ..Mar 9. .Apr 9...HGJones 327 Pine st
250. .Mar 7. ..Apr 9. .May l...FMHa!l 327 Pine st
20. . Mar 8. . . Apr 12. . May 10. . J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
10.. Mar 13. ..Apr 10.. Apr 28... H B Smith 807 Montgomery st
15. .Feb 16. . .Mar 23. .Apr JO.. .C Robinson 339 Kearny st
05.. Mar 6. . .Apr 10. -May 2...H Deas 309 Montgomery st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F.
. Alaska . . Geo W Reynolds. . . b'09 Sacramento st .
Co..
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
'i uuiisday, A. m.. April 7. 640 S Nevada 2.4532.50
5) Andes 60c I 65 Utah 2(02.05
■21 Alta 35ci 410 Union 3.55(*3.60
650 Argenta 55c 600 Yellow Jacket..2.S5@2. SO
900 Albion 05cl ab1 tbrnoon behsion
200 Alpha 1.40@1.45 fO Alpha 1J
90 Belcber 70c; 80 B& Belcher 3.7C@32
300 B& Belcher 3i;.»3.8o! 130 Belmont 40c
100 Belle Isle 55c| 131 Bodie 1.30@1.35
100 Benton 10c1 100 California 2cc
25 Bodie 1.30; 90 Crown Point S5@90c
100 Bullion 80c: 3~0 Chnllar 1.45
300 California 25c: 100 El Dorado 30c
200 Challenge 25c 20 Eureka Con 5J
1251 Chollar ;1.40@1.45: 150 Gould & Cirri y 2.55
180 Crown Point 90c 700 Grand Prize 45c
100 ConlmpPrial -Be 630 Hale & Nor.. ..3.05@3.10
100 Confidence 1.70@12 5"0 Independence.. ..65(S70c
IK0 Con Virginia 50c I 200 M White 30c
1210 Day 10c> 170 Mexican 3
200 Grand Piize .....45c 100 Northern Belle 8a
160 Gould & Curry 2 60! 260 Navajo 3.35@3.40
:',IHale&Nor....3.10@3.15 300 Onhi>- 2.4C@2.45
5 Kentuck 1.60' 100 Pinal 1.40
225 Mexican 3.0G@3.10: 320 Potosi 1.15®. 20
10 Navajo 3 35 200 Scorpion 50c
100 Northern Belle : 8.'.' 480 Sierra Nevada. 2. 40<*2. 45
50 Occidental 1.3U' 360 Savage 2.200*21
100 Ophir 2 50 360 Union 3.55
lflO Overman 20c, 170 Utah 2
850 Potosi 1.15(fPl.20i 300 Wales 20c
1150 Savage 2.25J 30 Yellow Jacket 2.90
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished for publication in the Mining AND Scientific-
Press by H;.nrv G. Hanks. State Mineralogist.
[CATA-LOGUE.l
4773. Copper Ore-Providence mine, Santa Fa district,
Esmeralda comity, Nevada. S E. Holcomb.
4780. Copper Ore— Emma mine, Santa Fe district, Esme-
rakla cauntv, Nevada. S. K. Holcomb
4780. bdver-Copper Ore— New Yoat mine, Sa^ta Fe dis-
tiict. Esmeralda county. Nevada. S. E. Holcomb
4782. Silver Ore—Latta mine. Gairield district, Esme-
ralda county, Nevada. A. M Cole.
4783. Silver Ore— Yellow Jacket mine, Garfield district,
Esmeralda county, Nevada. A. M. Cole.
4784. Silver Ore— Red Jacket mine, Gaifield district,
Esmeralda county, Nevada. A. M. Cole.
4785. Chaicedonic CuncretionB— Belmont, Nye county,
Nevada. George W. Emerson.
47:6. Great Seal of the State of California, in gold-Ex-
hibited at the Paris Exposition of 187S.
4787. Great Seal of the State of Nevada, in silver— Ex-
hibited at the Paris Exposition of 187S.
4783. Pbrynosoma Kegale (horned toad}— Ar'zona. Mrs.
J. S. White.
4760. California Tarantula— Lycosa Sp. (V)
4790. Stalagmite- Found isolated at the foot of a tree
near Crescent City, Del Norte county, Cal. W. B. Mason,
4791. Stalactites— From Crystal cave, Cave (.ity, Cala-
vcias county, Cal. (See No. 133.) Geo. NiUi'ds.
4792. Stalagmite— Cave of the Uatacombp, near Cave
City, Calaveras couu'y, Cal, rediscovered July 1, 1881. In
this cave were found great (iuantities of human bones, of
which there is no history, and from which the cave was
named. George Nichols.
4793. Curious Knot of Wood -Locality unknown. J. '/..
Davis.
479*. Rock Soap— San Benito couuty, CaJ. Large speci-
men. R. p. lhomas
4795. Pricite, borate of lime (see No. 157) — Jurcy county,
Oregon. J. Cresswell.
*»4796. Pulverized Borax, refined -The production of the
San Bernardino Borax Mining Co. — Analysis fcy Edward
Booth: Biborato of sodium, 52.68; water, 46.25=98.93.
4797. Auris Midas-Recent »hell. J. Z. Davis.
4798. Large sized garden vase made of California clay
Nos. 1944 and 1945) -Lincoln Pottery, Gladding, McBean
& Co.
4799. Gold in Quartz, very rich— Agua Conita mine,
Tolima, United States of Colombia. C. Faulhaber.
4800. Galena— Plnmosa mine. Tolima, United States of
Colombia. C. Faulhaber.
4801. Lava (four specimens)— From the immense lava
beds ejected by the volcano of El Ruiz, Tolima, United
States of Colombia. C. Fauhaber.
4802. Quartz— Bloodstone— Found in gravel near Wind-
sor, Solano county, CaL Geo. Balser
4803. Clay— Six-foot stratum, foity feet deep— Clipper
coal mines, near Lincoln, Placer county, Cal. (See No.
■J79to087) JohnLandie.
. Nevada. .E O Freeland. .
. California.. Theo Wetzel. . .
. California.. O C Miller
,G P Harte
. Nevada.. G W St
Meeting.
. .Annual ...
First st Annual . . .
. . 522 Montgomery st Annual. . . .
. .400 Montgomery st Annual..
Date.
..Apr 7
..Apr 10
..Apr 10
..Apr 10
412 Jackson s* Annual Apr
300 Montgomery st Annual Apr 9
Apr 13
Uncas M Co Nevada.. C E Gillet 303 Montgomery st Annua!
LATEST DIVIDBNDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name ok Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount.
Bulwer Con M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgoi
Payable.
05 Apr J 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Mar 17
Jackson M Co. Arizona. .D C Bates 3.'9 Montgomery st ..10 Mar 17
Kentuck M Co Nevada , .J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Mar 19
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W P*w 310 Pin est 25 Apr 13
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. Wm Willis 309 Monteomery st 50 Mar 15
"ilver King M Co Arizona.. J Nash 315 California st 25 Mar "5
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis 309 Moutgomeryst 25 Apr 12
Mining Share Market.
There are no special points to note in the
mining share market. There have been no
fluctuations of any great moment. Everything
is moving along smoothly at the mines, and
while prospecting on the lower levels ot the
Comstock is being prosecuted vigorously there
is nothing of importance to be chronicled.
The Gould and Curry ai'e now at the edge of
some very interesting ground out towards their
west wall. There is some bother on account of
hot water, but the difficulties incident to this
will no doubt soon be overcome.
In the middle mines some interesting explor-
ations will be commenced in two or three
days. The north drift on the 2000 level of the
Savage and Hale and Norcross cut some very
promising streaks of quartz, and these are now
to be followed up. As they will start oft" in ore
giving very good assays operations in these
mines will be watched with great interest by
mining men.
At Gold Hill there is the usual yield from
the Yellow Jacket, Crown Point and Belcher.
The Alta folks are now making rapid progress
with their drain drift, and upon its completion
operations of great interest will soon be in pro
stress in the mine.
Lord's Boiler Cleaning Compound,
.Scale in steam boilers is one of the evils all
steam-users experience, and many suppose it to
be a necessary one. This is not, however, the
case, for, with proper care and use of suitable
substances, the evil is one that can be overcome.
In this city boiler-users are particularly affected,
especially where well water is used, as is the
ease in so many places. And this is one reason
that people are willing to pay high prices to the
water company instead of having their own
wells, as the mineral water seems to make
heavy deposits in the boilers. Impure water
and incrustation cause great expense for fuel
and repairs. There is no subject connected
with the use of steam of more importance than
that of the proper care of steam boilers. Upon this
depends not only the safety of life and property,
but in a very considerable degree the cost of pro-
ducing the required power. The most eminenten-
gineers of the country now agree that the ma-
jority of explosions occur from impaired
strength of ptftes and rivets, caused by over-
heating and corrosion, in consequence of the
formation of scale on the inner surface of the
boiler. But few engineers comprehend the
danger from.this cause. When a boiler is clean,
the action of the water when undo- working
pressure of steam prevents any active corrosion,
but when the tubes and inner surface of the
plates are covered with scale and incrustation,
corrosive action is carried on very rapidly,
thinning and weakening the plates impercepti-
bly, but surely.
The action of, or effects produced by, acid or
corrosive matter in feed water greatly depends
in the nature and amount of solid matter in the
water. When a boiler is entirely free from
scale acid water may be used in some cases for
a considerable time without its injurious effects
being noticed on the face of the plate, but it
will work its way under braces, into seams, etc.,
ami there do its work of destruction. There is
also some boiler scale on which powerful acids
may be used for some time without showing in-
jury to the iron under the scale; but if the scale
cracks the acids corrode the plates.
A preparation called " Lord's Compound- has
been for many years extensively used through-
out the world to prevent and remove this scale;
and perhaps the best proof of its efficacy lies in
the fact that upwards of '20,000 manufacturing
establishments in the United States and Canada
are now using it with satisfactory results. John
Taylor & Co., 118 and 120 Market street, in this
city, agents for this coast for the compound,
have introduced it largely here, and from them
circulars for its use can be had ; and any of the
following well known local firms certify to its
excellent qualities: California Sugar Refinery,
S. F. and Pacific Glass Co., Halleck Block,
Pacific Ban-el and Keg Co., U. S. Mint, Gene-
see Flour Mill, Pacific Power Co., Cal. Silk Co.,
Murphy, Grant & Co., S. F. Candle Factory,
S. F. Gaslight Co., Grand, Occidental, Baldwin
and Palace hotels, Pacific Iron Works, Nevada
Block, W. T. Garratt, and many others.
Lord's compound contains no acids or other
substances injurious to a boiler, and competent
chemists testify to this under oath. The com-
pound is a granulated powder having the ap-
pearance of common brown sugar, and is easily
handled, shipped and used. Many of the prepara-
tions in the market for this purpose are made of
refuse acids, and are not only worthless, but
damaging and destructive to the boiler. They
work their way through the pores of the scale,
and cause pitting of the plates, or through cracks
in the scale from expansion of iron, and cause
grooving. When the boiler is perfectly free
from scale, these acids may be used for some
time before their injurious effects are noticed ;
but as soon as they work their way under the
scale, the corrosive action and destruction of
iron begins, and, being undisturbed by the action
of the water, is often carried on with great
rapidity. The inspector would not discover
any defect in such a case, even by the hydraulic
pressure, and yet the boiler might be liable to
explosion any time under steam pressure.
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports:
Hanauer, March 27th, $2,350; Horn Silver,
27th, $30,000; Ontario", 27th, §8,400; Alice,
27th, $5,014; Horn Silver, 28th, §12,000;
Hanauer, 29th, $2,240; Stormont, 29th, $3,570;
Nevada, 28th, $810; Horn Silver, 28th, $6,000;
Frisco, 29th, $2,187; Stewart, 29th, $4,000;
Ontario, 29th, $12,2b"5; Hanauer, 29th, $2,200;
Alice, 29th, $7,398; Ontario, 30th, $5,682; Horn
Silver, 30th, $12,000; Frisco, 30th, $7,146; Horn
Silver, 31st, $12,000; Ontario, 31st, $7,909;
Gold Hill, 16th, $30,000; Mt. Diablo, 26th. $5,-
553; Odessa, to March 23d, $17,147; Mt. Diablo,
29th, $4,305; Christy, 31st, $6,203; Contention,
24th, $20,129; Martin White, 26th, $3,581;
Northern Belle, 29th, $5,922; Navajo, 2d, $20,-
400; Martin White, 28th, $2,207; Pinal Con.,
27th, $6,500; Standard, 28th, $19,679; Yellow
Jacket, 21st, $21,197; Bodie, 3d, $4,640, Mar-
tin White, 30th, $2,347; Bodie Tunnel, 4th,
$6,449.
More universally recommended than any proprie-
tary medicine made. A sure and. reliable tonic,
Brown's Iron Bitters.
California.
CALAVERAS.
Specimens. — Mt. Echo, March 28; We were
shown some specimens of quartz the other day taken
from the DeMartina mine, recently discovered in
Bear Mountain district; which is, without doubt, as
rich as any we have ever seen. We have no hesita-
tion in saying that it would yield from $4000 to $5000.
The vein from which it was obtained is from 3 to 5 I
inches in width.
EL DORADO.
The MELTON Mine.— The Melton mining prop-
erty, of which H. H. McClellan is Superintendent,
is located near Grizzly Flat, and consists of the 1
Melton mine proper, the Treat Extension and the
Black Hawk ledge. Into the Melton mine three
tunnels have been run, one 300 feet above the mill
has been run no feet, a second, 100 feet higher up,
has been run 325 feet, and a third 475 feet above
the mill, lias been run 300 feet. The main ledge
varies from three to six feet in thickness, and the
ledge in the Treat extension, which is a kidney vein,
varies from eight inches to three feet in thickness.
Into the latter a 380 foot tunnel has been run and
fine prospects obtained. From the face of the lower
tunnel of the Melton for a distance of 500 feet to the
southward, prospecting shafts have been sunk at
short intervals, Dr. Toiner having charge of the work,
who reports mill tests of $8, $12%, $22 and $33
from the respective chutes. Mr. McClellan has put
up a fine 10-stamp mill on this property, all parts of
which, including the stamps, are extra heavy and
substantial. Stout tramways convey the ore from
the several shafts to a spacious ore bin, and a cable
road conveys it hence to the mills, all of which is
worked so economically that the entire cost of trans-
porting the ore from the mine to the mill does not
exceed 10 cents per ton. Mr. McClellan has but
one man employed on wages, all the balance of the
work being done by contract. The ^ulphurets arc
sent to Amador county for reduction, for which
they get $166 per ton, from which source enough is
realized to pay all expenses. The mine and mill are
in fine condition, are being worked in a systematic
manner and with close economy, the property is pay-
ing handsome dividends, and gives every promise of
permanent prosperity.
The field for prospecting for new mines on
Georgetown Divide is very extensive, and good
mines are being continually discovered. It costs
only $r for the recording of a location, and $100
assessment work yearly, after the year in whicli the
location is made.
Messrs. Brown & Thompson have recently
started up the seam claim adjoining the Parsons
mine on the south. They are drifting and sluicing
with a force of five men.
MARIPOSA.
DlLTZ Mine. — Mariposa Gazette, March 31:
Abel Mann, who is in charge of the Diltss mine says,
that on Wednesday last, the rain fell in torrents, and
that the mountains about the mine was one vast
sheet of water. The dilch was very much impaired
by the flood, which will cause a delay of a few days
before the ground-wash will commence.
MONO.
Bodie Con. — Free Press, March 27: The ship-
ment amounts to $5,636.03. There were 237 car-
loads of ore hoisted, of which 43 cars were from the
740-foot and 770-foot shaft levels; the remaining 194
loads were from the northern workings between the
640 and 780 levels.
Standard Con. — Shipped to the mills 1,291
tons of ore. Received 1,624 ounces of crude bullion,
and shipped to the company on the 26th inst.,
$19,679.62. The west crosscut, 1000 level, is in
1:285 feet; progress, 15 feet.
Bodie Tunnel. — All the stopes are looking well
and yielding the usual amount of ore for the mill,
The mill is reducing 'about 40 tons of ore daily.
Bechtel Con.— The south drift on the 570 level
has advanced 15 feet, and the north drift on same
level has advanced 14 J^ feet during the past week.
BULWER Con, — The west crosscut from the north
drift, 700 level, has been advanced during the week
11 feet; total length, 115 feet. The face is still in
hard blasting ground.
NEVADA.
Mine Flooded. — Transcript, March 30: By the
breaking of the Manzanita M. Co. 's ditch, in Willow
Valley, the lower levels of the Deadwood mine have
been flooded. The water came up to the drain tun-
nel.
Pittsburg Mine.— Grass Valley Miner, April 4:
Good progress is now being made in driving the
drain tunnel in the Pittsburg mine, which has been
under way for the past year or more. The distance
run has been 900 ft, much of the way through very
hard rock in which not over 10 ft per weck was made
and at a cost of $30 per foot. Of late the ground
has been better and during last month a distance of
56 ft were made. There is now only about 150 ft of
the tunnel to complete, and at the present rate of
progress it will be finished within 90 days. The tun-
nel is being driven in from Gold Flat to the northern
extension of the Pittsburg, and will strike the ledge
on the line of the 300 level, and will open up a new
body of ground 1,200 ft in length, Tributers have
been at work on this ground for the past six months,
taking out rock down to water level, and the crush-
ings of rock made at the Pittsburg mill have gone
from $15 per ton, the lowest, to $22 per ton, the
highest. When the drain tunnel is completed gen-
eral operations in working the mine and mill will be
resumed. Nearly all the water made in the mine is
below the 300 level, and below that level the water
can be handled with a 6-inch pump, so that the com-
pletion of the drain tunnel will save the large ex-
pense formerly incurred in pumping. The driving
of the tunnel has been done under the direction of
Samuel Granger, one of the directors of the com-
pany.
SIERRA.
Gold District".— -Aft, Messenger, March 31:
Thirty-one pounds of gold dust was the result of a
recent clean-up in the Union gravel mine at Gibson-
ville. The Brady City M. Co. has located a portion
April 7, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
of the Boyte Ravine for tailings. The claim extends
from the company's sawmill down to the ravine,
about 2,800 ft.
Poverty hill and Fair Play
Companies are not working ■ water is
scarce. Cleveland does better. Union hill
ago, cleaned up $1000, that, for the length of run,
rig very well.
TRINITY.
Till '." v ; DISCOVER! I rinity Jouru.it.
March 31 : Mr. James Moore came in from the Easl
I-ork of North Fork on Thursday afternoon and
brought willi him a piece of quart/ from the
made by Will Day, which adjoins the original dis-
1 which mention was made last week. This
ighs about 20 lbs. and the face of it is liter-
ally covered with fine particles of free goldj, many of
which are visible t-> the naked eye, while an ordinary
magnifying glass : ilth. Mr.
Moore says thai 0:1 the other end of his location Mr.
H, Smith from an extension of
lode which has now been uncovered, in all,
some [,900 ft Hie ledge, be says, has i
direction of North and South is from 18 to
thick, and pitches into the hill al an angle of about
45 degrees >n exhibi-
tion at Sam Hensley's < lem Saloon I'urlhi
dpments are anxiously awaited, hut present indica-
crtainly point to an enormous bonanza.
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Union < on.— Enterprise, M trch 31 : East cross-
cut No. 1, on the same level, 1- showing well, hut
a considerable distance to go before ore can
be expected. Good progress is making in lateral
drill \o. 2, It is a vein formation of a very favor-
Lppearao.ee.
Si l RRA Nevada. — Good headway is being made
nit l'nion Con. east crosscut on the 2900
level. The face is in vein material which exhibits no
feature worthy of special note, except that it isgrow-
ich softer. This probably indicates that the
pproaching the point where may be expected
the ore cut in the joint L'nion Con. winze, at the time
Senator Fair was in charge of the north end mines
Con, Virginia. — Better progress is now making
in the southeast drift on the 250 level, as a cooling-
ofif station has been made near the face.
YELLOW [ACKET. — The yield of ore from the old
levels at the Winters shaft still holds up to 75 tons
per day. A good deal of prospecting is being done
at several points, and some good bunches of ore are
being encountered at one or two points. At a few
places small streaks of ore that are quite rich have
been found.
OcttiK. — The joint Mexican east crosscut on the
3100 level is being pushed ahead as rapidly as possi-
ble. It is still in black and barren porphyry.
Hale and Norckoss. — Crosscuting will proba-
bly be commenced on the 26 level in a few days.
SAVAGE.— The joint Hale and Norcross north
drift on the 2600 level is being pushed ahead as rap-
idly as possible, and is in a verv promising vein
formation.
BEST AN n BEU HER.— The north drift onthe25oo
level is again being pushed ahead to connect with
the southeast drift of the Con. Virginia on the same
level. The face is qiii'e hot.
GOULD AND Okkv . Fair progress is making in
the west drift on the 2^00 level, though the indica-
tions are that there is a considerable amount of water
out toward the west wall. This it will be a difficult
matter to wholly avoid.
Utah. — The work of cleaning out the pipe drift
in the Sierra Nevada ground is approaching comple-
tion.
CROWN POINT. — The yield of low-grade ore from
the old upper levels continues about as heretofore,
and the mills on the river are kept constantly em-
ployed,
ESMERALDA DISTRICT.
The New Esmeralda. — Esmeralda Herald,
March 31 : Work still continues on this mine, and
if the samples shown us Wednesday are a fair aver-
age of the ore that is now being taken out, then the
owners may yet become millionaires. The ledge in
the New Esmeralda is very wide, and the ore differs
from that of any other ledge in the district.
THE QUINCE. — Mr. Booker informs us that he has
men at work on the Quincy mine, on Humboldt
Hill, and that some very fine ore is being taken out.
This mine lies alongside the Silver Fining, and is
not over 100 yards from the Silver Hill mill, Gregory
Flat, which will make the (Juincy a very valuable
property when developed. It is owned by Messrs,
Booker & Kimball.
GILLIS DISTRICT.
WORKED. — Walker Lake Bullet hi, March 27:
The Yellow Jacket mine, in Gillis district, is being
steadily worked. Various other mines and prospects
are having work done on them, and those interested
are very hopeful as to the general result. A great
deal of chloriding is carried on in the district, and
those engaged in the business arc doing well. Ship-
ments of ore are even now occasionally made to San
Kraneisco and other points.
JEFFERSON DISTRICT.
At WORK.— Cor. Belmont Courier, April 4; The
stamps of the Jefferson S. M. Co.'s mill were dropped
Monday morning and have been going steadily ever
since. The work of converting the ore into bullion
has therefore been commenced in good earnest and
the camp started into what bids fair to become a
prosperous career. Much ore is ready at hand
awaiting treatment with more being shipped from
the mines daily. In fact everything is wearing a
bright appearance and the Jeffersonians are conse-
quently happy. The mines are rapidly being brought
into condition for systematic working reflecting
creditably upon the careful management. There is
considerable excitement among our local prospectors
because certain of their number brought in speci-
mens of very rich silver ore, taken from mines in the
vicinity, which they claim to have recently discovered.
The ledge is said to be from two to three ft wide and
the lowest assay reached $235, some going high in
the hundreds. The specimens are very beautiful
containing horn silver and chloride in considerable
quantities, As the owners keep remarkably close
about their find it is difficult to ascertain full particu-
lars.
PINTO DISTRICT.
New Enterprise. — Eureka Sentinel, March 30 :
Yesterday the Trustees of the Berry man Tunnel and
M. Co. met at their ortice in the I <>I,\ -Kickard build-
ing, on Main street, and completed their □
lion, when the following orti
the present term: M. II. Joseph, Presi-
dent; II. K. Mitchell, Vlo« President; l>. R, Ses-
sions, So retary, and Richard Berryman, Superin-
tendent. This c panj oi ganized for the
purpose of develop] m; ich 1,500
feet long by 600 feet wide, upon Silverado Mountain
in Pinto mining district. The enterprise is
importance, as the development of such a property
up one 1 'i the mi ■■<
sections of mineral land in en
on the property will be commenced Mondaj morn-
ing, under the direction of Richard B
1 iv I.. 1 ■'. Dibber. These gentlemen are
miners, and have had verv great experience
generally. I hi j 1 ■■■■ famiuai w ith the [i u
mation in Pinto district, in which thi
successfully foi The properties ad
joining the Berryman M. Co, pud handsome divi-
dends in 1872 and 1873, and have been verj profit-
ably worked since that time, on lease or by private
capital. None of these mines have been pn
'■■'. I ml recenl developments, par-
ticularly in the Diagonal mine, show that the on
intinue as depth is attained, '1 he intention
i.t tii Berryman < 0. is to thoroughly prospect their
ground, and, by vigorous work tins spring and sum-
mer, determine its value. The surface ground is
rich in fine float rock, and is broken up and miller-
ali/ed at almost every point. Unless all mining
signs fail in this instance, the company are likely to
find .something before next winter that will repay
them for their expenditures, and develop a properl)
that will add material)) to the wealth of this mining
neighborhood .
SACRAMENTO DISTRICT.
Minim; CLAIM SOLD. - Winnemucca Stiver
State, March 30: It is reported that II. ).
Bender, who has been prospecting for some time
in Sacramento district, has disposed of one of his
mining claims to Oakland men, who intend to de-
velop it. The ledge is in Sacramento district and is
called the Philadelphia.
TAYLOR DISTRICT.
REPORTED SaIE.— Il 'kite Pine News, March 31:
News reaches us from Hamilton that the report was
current there that the Monitor property, in Taylor
district, had been sold to California parties for the
handsome sum of $300,000; and the Gore mine,
owned by Joe Carolhers and M. P.. Garaghan, for
$50,000.
TUSCARORA DISTRICT.
Northern Belle. — True Fissure, March 31:
The west drift from the bottom of the main winze
from the fifth shaft level, has been extended 14 ft
during the week, its total length now being 48 ft and
the face is in a much softer formation. It is still
showing sulphurets giving low assay. The ship-
ments of bullion were valued at $13,617.98 for the
week ending March 29th; and the total shipments
to the same date on March account being $52,-
950.03. Another shipment on this month's account
is yet to be made.
Mot/NT Diablo. — The stope above the connect-
ing drift between winzes Xo. 1 and 2 shows 15 inches
of $70 ore. The east stope from winze No. 2 has
developed 18 inches of ore assaying the same amount.
There is a body of ore 2 ft in width, and of a value
of $75 per ton. in the intermediate stope, below the
third level and west of winze Xo. 1. The stopes
from the raise, north of the shaft on the second level,
are turning out some ore that assays $70 per ton,
and those above the west drift from the Callison
winze, are yielding several carloads of $70 ore daily,
and are looking well. An 18-inch ledge of $100 ore
has been found in the hanging wall of one of these
stopes, and has an encouraging appearance, A
shipment of bullion amounting to $5,552.09 was
made on the 27th inst.
WHITE PINE DISTRICT.
Hamilton's Prospects. — ( or. While Pine
News, March 31: It is current report that the 15ber-
hardt tunnel is looking well and they will shortly re-
sume work with their Burleighs. Captain Drake
wears a smiling countenance, looks wise and says
little. The Sweetwater Company has secured the
services of Mr. Sam. Liddle. who has been with the
Lberhardt Company for 13 years. Under his effi-
cient management the Smoky mill is being thor-
oughly overhauled and put in tip-top shape in every
respect, new pans, etc.
Arizona.
Castle Creek Smelter. — Gazette, March 30:
The smelter for the Castle Creek copper mines, con-
trolled by the Collier Co,, is expected to arrive at
Maricopa, the latter part of next week. The com-
pany now has about thirty men at work on the road,
leading from the mine to the site of the smelter, in
Castle Creek, a distance of about two miles^ At
present there is quite a respectable settlement at the
Collier mine and also at the Jones Springs, and after
operations are once commenced it is presumed that
a still larger number will be there. No work is at
present being prosecuted in the mine, nor will a force
be put on until a smelter is in readiness, inasmuch
as there is plenty of ore out already for quite a re-
spectable run.
Notes.— Mohave Co. Miner, March 25 : Robert
D'Yhr informs us that he expects some parties out
from Chicago very soon to examine the Oro Pino
mine, owned by himself and Louis Davidson. The
mine is looking splendidly. Work is being vigor-
ously prosecuted on the Indian Boy mine, at Stock-
ton, and arrangements have been made to ship large
quantities of the ore to the Hubbs smelting works
at Albuquerque. There are quite a number of new-
locations heing made in the Cedar district, and sev-
eral rich finds are reported. Cadden and Ewing
have made another rich strike on the Diana mine,
at Chloride. In crosscutting the ledge in a new
place, they found a streak of ore two ieet wide,
showing horn silver, which he says will go $400 to
the ton. The ledge is twelve feet wide. Davis &
Styles have gone to Music Mountain to work on tin
Fairview mine. H. A. Owen, familiarly known as
"Chloride Jack," was in town last Wednesday, ac-
companied by John Gird. They left here on Thurs-
day for Owens' copper claims in Cedar district. lid.
Cavanee is working on the Snow Flake mine, at
Layne Springs, and is taking out some good ore.
New Discovery. — Arizona Miner, March 31:
About ten days since, Mr. James Tighe, a miner
residing on Lynx Creek, discovered, near Knapp's
Gulch, a -er> wonderful ledge, rich in gold and dil-
uted for our inspection carry
gold in al free from suf
phuret. Assays made show the ore to carrj
Si 40 in gold, and $1 ,0 in silver. I unit the
of the ledge, on I) smelter,
its width two feet, lh< I the ore being
high grade and free, we considi
finds for Lynx Creek yet made. Mr. righi
cated, in this valuable property, with him a well
known mining man of southern An.
Hutchinson -who will, no doubt, find his way here
1 property. Mr.
Iie.li'-. vv ,i\, is .l lypO, has named the
VI. ( ). 1 1. Extensions have been
taken up, and the general 11111.1re-.siun is tliat the most
valuable ledge of the district has just been found.
Thus we have it, new mi n continually discovering
in the vicimi] ol ihe capital of Arizona, bonanzas
which have escaped the notice of "old
ed tu hear of the good luck of
new comers to our country, ["here are yet hundreds
of fine pn- ed, awaiting the advent
of the right one. Kven though a hundred years
sb ill lapse before thai time arrives,
The How ell Smi.i.ii.k.— Arizona Miner, March
31: Few people, even amongst those who visit the
Howell smelter, appreciate the magnitude of this
institution. The placing of works of this size, cost-
ing, when completed, at least $206,000, is certainly
an earnest of the belief which Mr. Howell and his
associates have in the permanency and richness of
the mines in the vicinity of his smelter. So great
bas been the effect of the location of the smelter.
that a town has sprung into existence near it, and
and houses have been erected all along the creek
for a distance of over a mile above. Hundreds of
men are at work in the vicinity of the smelter burn
ing coal, and the hills and mountains are full of
prospectors, and miners are taking out large quan-
tities of ore from various localities. Dr. Mulvane,
one of the A. & P. railroad company directors, vis-
ited the Howell smelter and inspected the mines in
the vicinity. The gentleman was much pleased with
the mineral wealth of Yavapai county, and his visit
will no doubt have some effect in hastening the
building of our railroad. The Howell smelter is the
most extensive and marked enterprise ever inaugu-
rated in this county, and marks an era in our pros-
perity which will, soon be felt throughout entire
.Northern Arizona.
I ios 1 a i:k/A.s Coppkh Co.— Tombstone Epitaph,
April 3: Copper mining is being carried on quite
extensively in camp. Many copper mines that were
thought to be worthless have lately been located,
and work commenced on them, and all show well
as work progresses. Among the best are the Starr
King, Isabella and Green Monster, all three on one
ledge and owned by W. F. Bennett. The ledge
runs north and south, and is almost roo feet wide
the entire length of the three claims. High-grade
copper ore is found in different places. On the Starr
King and Isabella ore is found that assays as high
as $80 in gold and $30 in silver, and nearly all the
ore assays from four to fifteen per cent, copper.
Some few men are working on Emersly's mines,
taking out ore for shipment. The Commonwealth
company has stopped all work on their mines in
Wood canyon, and Mr. Nash, the superintendent,
has gone to San Francisco, The president of the
company is expected here in about a month, when it
is thought work will be started again.
Colorado.
LEADVILLE Notes, — Herald, March 31: The
Wilson tunnel, on Printer Boy hill, is making steady
shipments from a good body of pay ore. The Nellie
S. ore body continues to improve and now shows
over twenty feet in thickness. Regular shipments
are being made. The south end of the Fannie lode
is being worked under a lease, by Postmaster Jones,
of Oro, and shows some good looking ore. About
fifteen men are now employed upon the Florence,
on Printer Boy hill, and a new shaft is being sunk
near the Nellie S. line. In the Birdie k., on Sugar
Loaf, the levels have been started north and south
at a depth of roo feet, and both show two feet of ore.
The Eagle M. Co. is working three shifts on the
Bob Sheppard lode. They have a very fine plant of
machinery, and are pushing development. Sam
Ford and others are working the Paymaster, in Iowa
gulch, with very favorable prospects. A body of
iron and hard carbonates has already been opened
up in the present working*
Gilpin County. — Register-Call, March 31: The
National bank shipped, yesterday, $5,900 in gold
bullion. Hanington & Mellor shipped $3,500, a
total of $9,400. Supt. Geo. W. Barrett, of the Rol-
lins G. & S. M. Co., left at the First National bank,
yesterday, two golden eggs, or retorts, having an
aggregate weight of 130 ounces. The retorts were
the result of a two weeks' clean up of 31 stamps em-
ployed in crushing ore from the Perigo mine, on
Perigo mountain, Independent district. The ex-
citement over the recent finds of silver bearing ore
on the mountains east of North Clear creek, below
the toll gate in Black Hawk is unabated. The last
strike reported is that made day before yesterday by
James Fisher, of Central. James is a practical miner
and is not easily excited, but he insists that he has a
good vein uncovered. As the snow disappears west
of the city, prospectors begin work on locations
made by them last summer.
Idaho.
WOOD River Items. — Wood River Times,
March 30: The men driving the Strahorn tunnel,
in Bald Mountain, opposite Hailey, cut through a
ledge, yesterday, which carries ore, and the ground
in the face is becoming softer with indications im-
proving for a strike ahead. Dr. S. B. Miller is pur-
chasing tools and supplies to place miners at work
upon»the Rising Sun mine, owned by his company,
as well as upon the Great View mine. These two
locations join Barney Quigg's claims. The Rising
Sun is supposed to be the extension of the Ophir,
and on the O K vein. William Gaughan has cut
a ledge near the O K boarding house and located all
the ground unlocated, which gives him a fraction
only, but if the ledge opens well it will be a good
property. The Lincoln group, after patents shall be
secured, will be incorporated, and a company organ-
ized at Chicago, under the laws of Illinois, to de-
velop it. Martin Curran has continued work upon
his find of a month ago, and yesterday came into a
larger body of galena. The claim is in the sidehill
back of the Bullion company's office. Mr. Curran
is now superintendent of the Wood River Mining
1 Company,
Sawtooth.— Salt Lake City Tribune, March 30:
-1 promising mining districts in Idaho
is that known as the Sawtooth, located north ol
Wood River, just bevond the divide, at the It. ■
waters of the Salmon river, This district has been
in the way of development the past three or four
and yet no very decided progress was m
until the seasons of 1881-2. Now the numerous
properties have so far advanced that we may confi-
lently took for a large output of on- and bullion this
D, In Vienna Gulch the mines are loo!
remarkably well, and tne ao-stamp silver mill is so
far completed and supplied that in l few weeks it
will begin sending bullion to market. In Sawtooth
< Julch there is the 1 ohimbia ft Beaver mill in readi-
ness for work as soon as ore in sufficient quantities
can be had to keep it going, and this can be had.
i. iinderst tld, as soon as the company is ready to
purchase, rhere is 1 bright promise , >j ,t, tive times
in this gulch as soon as tin' season fairly opens.
The Pilgrim mine, at the upper end of Beaver Gulch,
has been so well [Ji to need ;i mill to re-
duce its ores, Further up, and neat the summit of
the Sawtooth Range, is located the property of the
Sawtooth Gold and Silver Mining Company of
Idaho. This company is composed largely of Utah
citizens, and may be considered a local organization,
owning si\ valuable mining claims and having us
capital stock divided into 150,000 shares, the par
value of which is $10 each. By the e.trly completion
of the railway to Hailey, Idaho, Sawtooth district is
brought in such close connection with the road as
to make property there more desirable than it has
been in the past, and we feel confident that even bet-
ter facilities are soon to be afforded by the extension
of the road up the river to a point much nearer,
Montana.
Silver Minks. -Inter-Mountain, March 31:
Despite the accident which interfeted with the ex-
traction of ore from the Magna Chartafot two flhj s,
and also the mishap which befell one of the null
roasters, necessitating its being stopped for repairs,
the operations of the Alice company for the past
month have been entirely satisfactory, and the bul-
lion output will somewhat exceed $90,000. Yester-
day the new mill worked 66^ tons of roasting ore
and the old mill 25 '3 tons of free ore, or a total of
92 tons of ore. The chlorinalions were 84, the
amalgamation 86, and the product of the day was
$3,216.94. In the amount of ore treated this is the
best run the mills of the Alice company ever made.
Developments in the Alice are progressing as usual.
On the too south level 20 tons of free ore are ex
traded daily, which amount could be largely in-
creased if necessary. The Magna Charta is pro-
ducing, daily, 60 tons of ore, and keeps the stamps
of the big mill well supplied. The most important
development of the past week is the striking of the
pay chute on the 500 level at a point 90 feet west of
the crosscut, where three feet of 40 ounce ore is ex-
posed. The condition of the Moulton at the present
time is of a character to inspire even greater confi-
dence than ever in its continued productiveness. The
new surface strike recently recorded on the south
vein is being developed with splendid success, the
bottom of the shaft, which is now about 30 feet deep,
being all in ore of exceptionally fine quality, bucket
samples assaying from 75 to roo ounces. In the
stopes between the 200 and too levels the ore body
retains its width and richness, and the miners are
extracting about 30 tons of 40 ounce ore per day.
New Mexico-
Local News. — Southwest Sentinel, March 31:
A new discovery has been made in the Burro moun-
tians, west of Bullard's Peak, and near the Gila river.
Four claims have been worked and show a carbonate
ore with galena and copper. The Pocahontas has a
shaft 29 feet deep, with ledge three and one half feet
wide, another eight feet deep and ledge eight feet
wide. Little Chief has a 30-foot tunnel showing car-
bonates. The Carbonate (Jueen, near by, is now
being prospected and shows galena, copper and car-
bonate running 80 ounces silver and 45 per cent.
lead. These locations are owned by Christian,
Smith, Michaels and Humphery. Late reports from
the Black Hawk show the mine is looking better
than it ever did. As soon as the machinery for hoist-
ing arrives a large amount of ore will be ready, and
the Ballard's Peak district bids fair to be one of the
best in the southwest. On the Silver King, in this
same district, work is progressing rapidly, and the
outlook of the mine improves as the shaft goes
down. The Atlantic, owned by Messrs. Cases &
Twomcy has had some work done upon it, and the
outlook is encouraging to the owners. The Young
Ireland and Young America have one shaft of 30 feet,
one of 80 feet and one of seven feet. The ore in
each looks well. These claims are owned by Messrs.
Carey and Kerr. Reports from the Black Diamonds
showr the streak is looking better than formerly. A
contract for sinking 25 feet has been let on the Mor-
rison claim. This will make the present shaft some
40 feet deep. It is the intention of the owners to
sink further. The vein is 18 inches wide close to a
smooth foot-wall of granite.
Oregon.
NOTES'. — Jacksonville Times, March 31: Placer
miners have generally been disappointed by the un-
usually dry winter season. YVimer & Sons have
their mine, near Waldo, in good running order, and
expect to make a big clean up. H. L. Hanson has
sold his interest in the drifting claims, near Apple-
gate postoffice, to his partner, Thos. Berryman, for
$600. Bybee & Co. are still working their mines,
near Waldo, with half a head of water. They will
next raise the source of their ditch, when a good
supply will be afforded them during the greater part
of the year. Green Bros., of Gah'ce creek, have a
large amount of ore on their dump, which will pay
from $50 to $100 to the ton, and are probably crush-
ing it before this time. They have a rich ledge, that
is constantly improving, The Roseburg Plaindealer,
speaking of the smelting works that W. Q. Brown
& Co. propose putting up at Piney, Douglas county,
says that they are intended to be of a sufficient
capacity to give employment to 150 persons. W.
VV. Graham, who is engaged in mining in the Siski-
you mountains, was in town this week. He reports
that several claims are being worked on Grouse and
Beaver creeks, with promising results. His company
are groundsluicing just below the mouth of Grouse
creek, where coarse gold seems to exist in consider-
able quantities. Patterson Bros, have a hydraulic
and giant, and are piping with good effect, The
other miners also seem to be doing well.
2:;s
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 7, 1883
Charcoal as a Fuel for Metallurgical
Processes.
The following paper on "Charcoal as a Fuel
for Metallurgical Processes" wa3 read before
the American Institute of Mining Engineers by
John Birkiubins, of Philadelphia :'
The great iron industry of tbe United States,
and, in fact, of the world, was established with
charcoal as fuel. Long bsfore the value of min-
eral coal was recognized, the carbonization of
wood was carried on in connection with various
metallurgical proo3333S, but at tli2 present time
we look upon establishments using charcoal as
the remnant of a former greatness, and are
apt to sympathize with the operators because
they have no other fueltodepend upon. In the iron
industry there are now a number of works con-
suming charcoal which are believed to exist only
because some of our ancestors erected them in
particular locations. With but few exceptions,
however, these locations are found to be advan-
tageous, both on account of a good wood sup-
ply and the existence of remarkable beds of iron
ore. Constructed at a time when transporta-
tion facilities were limited, a majority of such
plants have no railroad connections, but some
which have been remodelled and operated in the
light of present knowledge are very successful
ventures.
It is proper, in view of the prevalent opinion
oncerning the
Early Abandonment of Cbarcoal,
As a metallurgical fuel, that before the processes
of manufacture are considered some idea as to
the quantity consumed be obtained, for, while
in many locations the denudation of forests fixes
a limit to the manufacture of charcoal, and in
other instances a willful waste destroys what
might be a permanent supply of wood, the
amount and value of charcoal used is not gener-
ally appreciated. Charcoal at present pro-
duces IS per cent, of all the pig iron made
in the country. In the year 1S61, 63S,83S net
tons of pig iron and 84,603 net tons of blooms
and billets, a total of 723,444 net tons, were
made with this fuel, consuming about 1,000,-
000 net tons of it. Never in the history of the
iron trade have so great quantities, both of pig
iron and blooms, been made with charcoal as
fuel, and it is probable that the product of
1SS2 will considerably exceed that of 1881. The
world's yearly production of charcoal and pig
iron is nearly 2,000,000 gross tons.
If to the amount of this fuel used at iron
works, we could add that consumed in the vari-
ous smelting works of the silver and other
metallurgical industries, the total annual con-
sumption of charcoal in the United States would
be found to approximate 2,000,000 net tons.
This, therefore, establishes the importance
of considering this fuel, so far as quantity
is concerned, and the quality may now be in-
vestigated.
Analysis of Woods.
Analysts tell us that average wood is com-
posed of 40 per cent, of carbon, 20 per cent, of
water, and 20 per cent, of hydrogen and oxy-
gen, in proportions closely approximating those
in which they form water. These even per-
centages are affected by small quantities of
ash, and by special compounds differing in vari
ous woods.
The following analyses of wood and chai'coal
will be of interest :
Analyses of Dried Woods, hyM, Eugene Chevandier.
A Table Showing the Composition of Charcoal Pro-
duced at Various Temperatures, by M, Vwlette.
Woods.
Composition.
Carbon.
Hy'gen
Oxygen.
Nit'gcn.
Ash.
PerCent
Per Cent
Per Cent
Percent
PerCent
49.36
6.61
42.69
0.91
1.00
49.64
5.92
41.16
1.29
1.97
50.29
6.20
41.62
1.15
0.S1
49.37
6.21
41.60
0.96
1.86
Willow
49.96
5.96
39.56
0.96
3.37
Average...
49.70
6.06
41.3::
1.05
1.80
CO.MPOSITCN OF THE Soi.lU
Product.
TEMPERATURE OF C'AH
BONIZATION.
I,....
II
III.. ..
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII,....
IX
X
XI
Melt'g point of pi:
Fahi
302"t
392't
482"
572°
662°
810"
1873"
2012"
2282"
2372"
.2732"
atinum
Pf Ct.
47.61
61.82
65 59
73.24
76.64
81.64
81.97
83 29
88.14
90.81
94.57
96.52
Pr Ct,
6.12
3.99
4 81
4.26
4 14
4.96
2 30
1.70
1.42
158
0.74
0.62
PrCt
46.29
43 98
28.97
21.96
18 44
16.24
14 15
13.79
9.26
6.49
3.84
0,94
Pr Ct
0.08
0 23
0.63
0.57
0.61
161
1.60
i 22
120
115
0 66
1.93
Pr Ct
47.51
39.88
32 98
24.61
22 42
15.40
15.30
15 32
15.80
15.85
16.36
14.47
* Vide Conbustion of Coal, Rarr, p. 36.
t The products obtained at these temperatures cannot
properly be termed charcoal.
The wood experimented on was that of black
alder or alder buckthorn, which furnishes a
charcoal suitable for gunpowder. It was pre-
viously dried at 150° C. =302° F.
In carbonization the water, oxygen and hy-
drogen are driven off with some loss of carbon,
the greater part of the carbon and the ash re-
maining; we therefore have a fuel which when
anhydrous is practically pure carbon, the per-
centage of ash seldom reaching two per cent.,
but the open porous structure permits the ab-
sorption of considerable atmospheric moisture,
and much of the charcoal as used in actual
smelting or refining may be considered as con-
taining
Carbon, say 90 per cent.
Ash, say 1
Water, say 9 "
The Improved Methods of Manufacture,
However, largely reduce the chances for absorb-
ing moisture. In metallurgical processes the
water in the charcoal is driven off in the
first stages, and therefore it does not or-
dinarily affect the value of the fuel
except where it is bought or charged
by weight. No attempt will be made to discuss
the relative merits of different fuels, as exhib-
ited in their chemical composition, but some
facts will be presented as to work done to de-
monstrate the character of the fuel under con-
sideration.
In the very complete census report on the
iron and steel industries for 1880, prepared by
Mr. James M. Swank, the following statistics
are given :
Pig iron produced in tSSo. Set tons. .Vet tons.
With anthracite coal 1.112,755
" bituminous coal 1,515,107
" mixed anthracite and coke, 713,912
3,341,774
charcoal (cold blast) 79,613
" (hot blast), 355,405
435.018
4,229
Furnace castings,
Total 3,7S1,021
Allowing a proportionate amount of castings
to each kind of fuel, we can safely estimate the
quantity of iron produced in blast-furnaces with
mineral fuel at 3,345,450 net tons, and with
charcoal at 435,571 net tons. The fuel con-
sumption, in producing this metal, is stated as:
.net tons anthracite coal.
. " "' bituminous coal
. " " coke.
total minsral fuel, and
2.016,182.
1,051,753..
2,128,255,.
Charcoal.
10.5
47
770
2203
218
2 506
The following table, prepared by M. Violette,
shows the proportion of water expelled from
wood at gradually increasing temperatures :
Temperature.
Water Expelled from 100 Parts
of Wooo.
Oak.
Ash.
Elm.
Walnut.
257" Fabr
15.26
17.93
32.13
35.80
44.31
14.78
10.19
21.22
27.51
33.38
15.32
17.02
36.94?
33.38
40.56
16.55
17.43
21.00
41.77
36.56?
302* Fahr ,
347* Fahr
392" Fahr
The wood operated upon had been kept in
store two years.
When wood, which has been strongly dried
by means of artificial heat, is left, exposed to
the atmosphere, it reabsorbs about as much
water as it contains in its air-dried state.*
63,9J9,828 bushels charcoal.
Estimating the charcoal at twenty pounds a
bushel (a fair average), its weight would be
539,098 net tons.
This, therefore, gives as the average consump-
tion per net ton of pig iron: 1.732 net tons of
mineral fuel, 1.238 net tons of charcoal. When
it is remembered that most of the charcoal blast-
furnaces are of small size, that many of them
are poorly equipped, and that one fifth of the
iron produced with this fuel was made with
cold-blast, thus augmenting the quantity of fuel
consumed, the value of charcoal as a fuel for
producing iron is manifest.
In the same report the records of six consec-
utive weeks' work of eleven mineral coal and
coke furnaces, and eleven charcoal furnaces
show the following average:
Mineral f lift.
Diameter of bosh, feet 17
Height, feet 70
Temperature of blast, degrees F ,.. 103;'-
Fuel per ton, pounds, 250!)
Gross tons made per week 557
Burden per pound of fuel, 2.23
The above were selected for their exception-
ally good records.
While its value as a fuel, practically free from
deleterious substances, is important, the
Physical Structure of Charcoal
Isprobablyof greater advantage. This will appear
evident when the fact above mentioned is con-
sidered, viz., that charcoal as ordinarily charged
does not contain over 90 per cent, of carbon.
Comparisons of the operation of blast furnaces
show that only is the fuel consumption per ton
of pig iron less with charcoal than with min-
eral fuels, but that the output is greater per
cubic foot of capacity, although the bulkiness
of charcoal prevents as much ore being in the
furnace at a given time as is possible with min-
eral fuel.
Having considered the quantity of thisfuelnow
used and its quality, the methods of manufac-
ture may receive attention. Formerly all char-
coal was made in heaps or meilers. In Amer-
ican practice kilns are rapidly superseding the
more wasteful method, and retorts are now tak-
ing the place of kilns and meilers in many cases.
Meiler charring should not be employed ex-
cept under peculiar conditions, and it has been
fully described in the "Handbook for Charcoal
Burners," by Svedelien.
Professor Egleston presented to the Institute,
at the Pittsburgh meeting, in May, 1879, a
very complete paper on ' 'The Manufac-
ture of Charcoal in Kilns." It is, therefore,
only necessary at present to consider the sys-
tem of carbonization in retorts and compare it
with the other processes.
At the Lake George meeting of the Institute,
in October, 187S, I presented a paper "On the
Production of Charcoal for Iron Works," in
which the subject of carbonizing the wood in
closed vessels was considered and reasons were
advanced for the more general adoption of this
method. During the discussion which followed
it was claimed that the collection of acetates
was not practicable when charcoal was manu-
factured for commercial purposes. It is now
my privilege to state that the production of
charcoal is successfully carried on both in kihis
and retorts, and the acetic vapors arising from
the carbonization are condensed and made into
commercial products.
Kilns and Retorts.
There are now in operation at the Bangor
Furnace, Michigan, fourteen kilns of eighty
cords capacity, in which 16,000 cords of wood
are annually carbonized, and the Elk Rapids
Furnace, Michigan, also has 22 one hundred
cord kilns in which 40,000 cords of wood are
each year converted into charcoal; the acetic
vapors being exhausted from all of these kilns
by Peirce's patent method and converted into
acetate of lime and methylic alcohol. The two
plants produce daily 17,000 pounds of acetate
of lime and 250 gallons of alcohol. In addition
the Elk Rapids furnace has three one hundred
cord kilns and ten sixty cord kilns which are
not constantly in use.
The charcoal is not deteriorated by the col-
lection of the acetic vapors is proven by the re-
ports of the managers of these plants and by
the remarkable records made by both these fur-
naces. It is doubtful if any other charcoal
blast furnace in the country can show as good
work for four consecutive years as that at Ban-
gor. Concerning the discussion above referred
to, Major Pickands, the manager, says: "We
do not extract acetic vapors, nature throws them
ofif from the wood in process of carbonization,
whether that process takes place in a kiln, re-
tort, or dirt pit, and we capture the vapors and
utilize them."
The financial success of the chemical depart-
ment at Bangor encouraged the more preten-
tious venture at Elk Rapids, and late reports
from the latter furnace place it in the front
rank for economical fuel consumption and large
output.
A number of retorts are scattered throughout
the country. The Baltimore Iron Company
have 16 horizontal retorts, the Port Leyden
Iron Company have 24 Mathieu retorts, and a
number of iron works now have or are erecting
the latter. The Mathieu retort has met with
most favor, and at present is being more rapidly
adopted than others because of its form and set-
ting, and on account of the inventor's making
the quality of his charcoal the first claim, and
the quantity of acetates collected a secondary
consideration. The forms of retort in
use in this country are generally iron
cylinders, set either horizontally in nests
over fireplaces, or vertically with flues sur-
rounded them. Departures from this plan are
the retorts at Coloma, Michigan, where a semi-
cylindrical iron bottom is covered by a fire-
brick arch, these forming a complete cylinder,
and the Missau still, in which the carbonization
is carried on by the use of super-heated steam.
This, however, is principally employed with
resinous woods.
The Baltimore Iron Co. report as the average
yield of the horizontal retorts 50 bushels per
cord. The Port Leyden Iron Co. have been ob-
taining 66 bushels per cord. Part of this dif-
ference may be accounted for by the age and
character of the wood used, but it is probable
that a less uniform carbonization iu the hori-
zontal cylinders is obtained than in the Mathieu
retorts.
These latter are made nearly crescent shape to
give a practically uniform thickness of wood,
and are set inclined over fireplaces. This
method of setting is advantageous on account
of the convenience of filling and discharging,
and of its permitting any condensed acid to
drain from the retorts when cold, thus preserv-
ing the life of the retorts. It is claimed that
while in operation there is little danger of the
iron in the retorts being attacked by acetic acid,
because the heat maintained is sufficient for
volatilization. Some 200 of the Mathieu re-
torts are in place or in process of erection at
various works located in different sections of
the country. They are constructed of a bottom
plate of one hah0 inch wrought iron, which is
protected by an areh of fire-brick, the upper
portion being formed of one eighth inch wrought
iron, connected to the bottom by angle irons.
A suitable cast iron head, with removable door,
is placed on either end, to which a nozzle for
conveying the vapors from the retort is secured.
Each retort is about 14 feet long. The capacity
is one cord of wood ordinarily cut 16 inches
long. With air dried wood, as commonly used,
the retorts require about 16 hours for carboniza-
tion. There are so
Many Commercial Uses
To which acetates and acetic acid can be ap-
plied, and such possibilities open to any process
which cheapens them, that it is strange
so little attention has been bestowed
upon collecting the immense quantities now
wasted in charcoal production, while large
works for distilling these products from wood
have been erected at, or near to, our cities for
supplying print works, etc.
The following table shows the proportion of
volatile gases which are produced in making
charcoal at different temperatures, and indi-
cates how much of the contents of 100mparts by
weight of the wood may be lost, even at the or-
dinary temperatures of carbonization :
WHICI
W
Products of Decomposition hv
Carbonization.
Decrees at
Carbonization
\s Effecteii.
Solid Matter or
Charcoal.
Matter Vola-
tilized
c
o
a Ed
c5£
<r,
c
o
J
'_>
I EC
c5£
IV,
VII
X,
XI,
Fahr
302°
932'
518*
662-
810"
1873"
2012°
2;S2*
2372"
273;"
600", )
aoint !-
■ in. )
47.51
39.95
26.17
22 73
16.40
15 37
15.32
15 81
15 SI
16.37
14.48
52 41
36.97
10.65
0.75
3.25
3.12
2.86
191
1.41
0.81
0 23
0.08
0.18
0.32
0.18
0.22
0.26
9.22
0.22
0.20
0 11
0.29
'7.'56
21.34
24.78
32.11
32 14
32.19
31 70
31.65
31.14
33.0.1
15 34
41 52
49.41
lleyond 1
melting
olplatin
51 55
5197
But the importance of carbonizing in closet!
vessels is not based alone on the value of acetic
vapors collected, and the market for them may
be a matter of secondary consideration. It is
the possibility of obtaining a greater yield from
a given amount of wood which makes retorts
valuable to those using charcoal as a fuel for
metallurgical processes. Liberal averages for
the various methods of producing charcoal
from ordinary air dried wood of medium age
and size are, for meiler charring, 30
bushels per cord; for kiln charring, 45
bushels per cord; for retort charring, 66 bush-
els per cord. A cord of wood will, therefore,
produce as much charcoal in retorts as one and
one third cords in kilns, or two cords iu meil-
ers. The reason for this is, that, as the heat is
applied extraneously, none of the wood in the
retort is consumed, while in the kiln part of its
contents are burned to carbonize the balance,
and the meiler, being more open, less controll-
able, and of smaller content, wastes more wood
than the kiln.
The saving of a large percentage of the wood
required (particularly in some of the Western
States, where charcoal sills are as high as 30 '
cents per bushel), would soon pay for a plant nf
retorts, even if all the acetic vapors were wasted.
The first
Cost of a Battery of Retorts
Is considerable, but, based on the outlay per
bushel of charcoal made, it compares favorably
with the expense of kilns. When placed in nests,
fuel for heating the retorts is seldom required,
for the uncondensable gases resulting from the
carbonization are generally sufficient to main-
tain the temperature of the retorts at the point
desired. The amount of these gases available
is insufficient; in some parts of the process, and
in others abundant ; but where a number of re-
torts are operated together, the deficiency of one
is made up by the others. The convenience of
filling and emptying retorts as compared witli
kilns compensates for the cost of cutting the
wood.
The census statistics of 1880 show that 18,000,-
000,000 feet of board were cut in that year. Of
this amount there was probably awaste of one
half cord in top and branches left to rot iu the
clearings, or in slabs burned at the mills, for each
thousand feet of boards saved, or 9,000,000
cords. This would have produced by improved
methods probably 50,000,000 bushels of char-
coal, or two and one half times the quantity an-
nually consumed in the country. There is,
therefore, an opportunity to produce, from what
is now wasted fuel, to do much to advance the
industries of our country, and this paper has
been prepared to indicate the possibilities of
manufacturing charcoal economically in locations
where, if it received consideration, most satis-
factory results might follow. If the
Expensive and Wasteful Process.
Of producing charcoal in heaps or meilers is per-
sisted in the practical abandonment of this fuel
may easily be prophesied. But if the economies
of manufacture are carefully considered, char-
coal will be found to be in many locations
the cheapest fuel accessible for metallurgical
purposes. A number of Pennsylvania char-
coal furnaces produce pig iron with no greater
money expenditure for fuel per ton of
metal, than their near neighbors who use min-
eral fuels, and in that State the more modern
methods of producing charcoal are not generally
adopted.
Generally, where woods are felled to produce
charcoal, it is considered as sacrificing timbered
area. Such is not, or should not be the case,
for it is compatible with successful operations to
carry on the production of charcoal in connec-
tion with lumbering, or other kindred industries.
There is less merchantable timber consumed to-
day in the manufacture of charcoal than is left
in the woods by those who strip bark for tan-
neries, or cut railway sills and telegraph poles.
The waste of the saw mills has been referred to
above, and needs no further comment.
An industry dependent upon charcoal as fuel,
must, to be permanent, maintain large forest
areas, thus benefiting the surrounding country;
and much of the growing timber, being suitable
April 7, 1883.]
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far other purposes than charooal'inalung, will
be so need whenever tin- compensation ie .
Anomalous as it may at firat appear, th<
i.ihtir- are that, in the near nature, tin- large
i ra of charcoal n ill be among tl
enthusiastic patrons oi forest cultivati
preservation.
The Ejmgijmel ,
Thk Channel Ti nnkl. The foolish
si.. n- oi the English politicians in regard to the
military problems and dangers to England From
traction of the Channel tunnel do not
mm mi to have much influence in retarding the
■etna] work upon that great engineering work.
'I'Iil- ii<\\ plana issued by the channel tunnel
oomnanit ome important alterations,
both companies having altered or amended
their original plans with a view i<> meet the re-
quiroments ol the objections or recommenda-
bons of the channel tunnel commissioners.
The amendments Bhown by the southeastern
DOmpan) are .1 great improvement in point of
derensibility on their previous plan. It i* pro-
posed to carry the present Lines inland t > » the
extent of about three miles, and then run
down tin- Alklnuii valley, forming a detour and
joining the southeastern main line at the Pier
rtation. This would bring the entrance and
ii to the tunnel well within the range
of the defenses of the garrison of Dover. A
branch line will also connect the London, Chat-
ham *v 1 (over line at the upper end of the town.
The channel tunnel company have abandoned
their plan of beginning the tunnel at Dover, and
have reverted to their old Bcheme of commenc-
ing a descent to the base of the tunnel at St.
Id u tret's, in the vicinity of Kearaney, about
three miles from Dover. Another item reads
as follows: The channel tunnel scheme is vigor-
OUsVj agitated, with a view to securing conces-
sions in its favor. Hy the one mile and a quar-
ter bore on the French side, the French engi-
neers have Bhown they can proceed to Dover at
the rate of 132 feet daily. This would com-
plete a gallery the whole way across in a little
over eighteen months. French enthusiasm on
the* subject takes no account of the English Op-
position.
FROM Ska to Ska— Dm ie MORE — . Mention has
already been made, in this column, of a propo-
sition to construct a ship canal from the head
of navigation on the Xyue, which empties itself
into the North Sua, to the Solway Frith, which
enters the Irish Sea. The distance from sea to
sea ia about 80 miles, of which hut 12 are navi-
gable. The mouth of the latter is flat and for
some distance up is a naked flat at low tide.
The tides upon the opposite coasts are very
large and return with great violence. The
Spring tides upon the North Sea coast have a
rise of IS feet: upm the coast of the Irish Sea
the flow is 11 feet. Of course one or more locks
will have to be constructed in connecting the
waters of the two rivers. The work will he one
of great interest to the coast commerce of Great
Britain. Engineers are engaged in the neces-
sary surveys for the preparation of plans and
estimates. In the meantime a notice of motion
in favor of the project has heen given at a
meeting of the Newcastle Town Council.
Driving Piles with Dynamite. — A corres-
pondent of the United States Miller, in Budapest,
Austria-Hungary, in a recent letter, mentions
an interesting experiment in pile-driving hy the
use of dynamite. The piles experimented on had
already heen driven by an ordinary pile-driver,
hut it was desired to drive them down further.
An officer of the military engineer corps was de-
tailed to superintend the experiment. The piles
were squared and the top covered by a wrought-
iron plate fifteen inches square and four and a
half inches thick. A seventeen and a half ounce
charge of dynamite in the form of a cake six inch-
es in diameter, wrapped in paper and clay was
placed on the centre of each plate and fired. The
effect produced was estimated to be equal to five
blows of a l,."i00-pound hammer, falling from a
height of ten feet.
From the Baltic to the Ocean. — Again the
new ship canal between the Baltic sea and the
( ierman ocean is coming to the front. It will
save a journey of b'00 miles for a vessel making
a trip between either of these waters, as the
circumnavigation of the Peninsula of .Jutland
will he unnecessary. But the possession of this
canal will necessitate Germany becominga tirst-
class naval power, with all the expense and re-
sponsibilities which that involves, In all, the
proposed canal will be only fifty miles, or half
the length of the Suez canal, and it will extend
from Gluckstadt to Kiel.
Useful Information,
Improvement in Shoemaking.
The Boston Herald give* the following ae
count ot a new process in sowing shoes, tin* in
mention ol Mr. Lee E. Moore of that city , which
it is said promisee to revolutionize the whole
being extremely simple but decidedly
practicable, as it is equally applicable to
ladies1 work as t<» that of heavy work for men.
Heretofore in the manufacture of hand-sewed
work, the upper leather, which remains after
sewing the welt t«» the inner sole, has either
been cut off or tacked down and the space
filled ; hut by the new method tin- upper, after
having been Fastened to the Bole, ia turned bach
over the welt, and in turn is again sewed to the
liter sole, thus making the hoot donbly strong,
and making it virtually waterproof, In case b
P ' inner Bole is used, so that the Sewing g j \ 68
way. the welt still aet-s as q lever, and there is
no possibility of the upper pulling out. In the
manufacture of common work tor women, where
machines are used, there is a rough seam left on
the inside of the shoe, which is decidedly un-
comfortable to the wearer, whereas if made by
the process alluded to, the inside of the hoot is
left perfectly smooth. Then, again, hy the old
method nails are used to a greater or less extent
in lasting, which in due time give the wearer
unmeasurable discomfort, but this is entirely
obviated by the new process, as no nails arc
used as the upper does not require to be
fastened to the inner sole except hy the sewing.
Those who have investigated the process are
loud in their praises, and compliment the in-
ventor highly upon his success, and it is a fact
that manufacturers of shoe machinery are al-
ready at work endeavoring to produce a ma-
chine which will accomplish the work which is
now done hy hand, and with a good prospect of
success. This process, it is stilted, enables
hand-sewed goods to he made within a few-
cents per pair of cheap machine work.
Dyeing Leather. — In the glove trade the
leather has hitherto always heen dyed by
brushing on the dyes hy hand. The defects of
this method are: Its slowness, the occurrence
of large, soiled edges on the fleshy side, and
notwithstanding every care being taken, the
uneven character of the dye produced. To
avoid these, Joseph Kristen, of Bruim, has a
process in which even dyeing is obtained by
the application of centrifugal force. The skin
to be dyed is fixed on the center of a hori-
zontally rotating disc; the color is also fed on
to the center, and by the rapid revolution of
the disc is spread equally over the whole sur-
face. The color is forced on to the disc by
means of a pump, or it merely flows from a
reservoir standing at a higher level. The ex-
cess of color driven off at the edges of the re-
volving disc is collected and used over again,
until the skin is fully dyed. To dye one skin
by this method takes from ten to fifteen min-
utes. A single pump may serve at least for
five machines, which would require only one
attendant, so that, by the above arrangement,
one man could, in twelve hours, easily dye 150
skins, possessing great evenness of dye and
free from spotting.
An "Old Curiosity Shop" will be one of
the features of the approaching Railroad Exhibi-
tion at Chicago. The building will be espe-
cially designed for its purpose, and will contain
a most interesting collection of the earliest rail-
way appliances, and curious and attractive arti-
cles from every department of railway service.
One of the most remarkable objects in this col-
lection will be (ieorge Stevenson's " Rocket,1'
the first locomotive ever built. A cablegram
from Commissioner Peters, who resides in Lon-
don, states the directors of the South Kensing-
ton Museum h;.vc consented to permit their al-
most sacred relic to be sent across the Atlantic
to be placed in the exposition. Several other
very old locomotives have already been se-
cured for the exhibit, one of which will be
brought here by the engineer who ran it forty
years. The universal attention which this ex-
hibit and others to be located in the annex will
attract must necessarily make the ground space
of the court as valuable and desirable as that
in the present building.
A Great Need.— There can be no doubt,
says the Engineer, that the inventor who could
supply in a really portable form a machine or
apparatus which would give out two or three
horse power for a day would reap an enormous
fortune. Up to the present time, however,
nothing of the kind has been placed in the mar-
ket, (ias is laid on to most houses now, and
gas engines are plenty enough, yet they do not
meet the want which a storage battery may he
made yet, perhaps, to supply.
Flooding the Sahara. — Recent telegraph
dispatches from Tozer, Tunis, say that Dc Les-
seps has arrived there. He asserted that ex-
plorations make it plain that creating an inland
sea in the desert of Sahara is practicable, and
it can be accomplished hy using 100 excavating
machines, equal in the aggregate and capacity
to the labor of 100,000 men.
Marqi-rtrik Work. CM recent years inlaid
or marquetrie has attained a remarkable
i, and may be Baid now to have i -
ed itself as a permanency tn the caltinel work of
A quick way of making thisinlaid work
that has been employed in the United States Eor
some lone, is toarrang) thepii tn > of veneer alter-
nately walnut and maple, for instanc- and
with a very line marquetrie saw out the pattern
through all the pieces as they Lie piled up
other, thus arranged according x<> the kind of
wood. \\ hen this lb done the cabinet-maker has
a quantity <if \ sneers before him of various n Is
w£h the patti rn cutout ach| and on the other
hand a quantity of fragile cuttings in the larger
pieces. All that is now necessary to be done is
to set the marue pattern in the walnut veneer, or
trici '-, ,-,,,, and the marquetrie is complete. This
has the double advantage of cheapness and du
rahility. and th. process IS One that has the merit
of allowing rapid work, ami usually of a satis-
factory character.
Joining Leather to Ikon. The bestcMinent
for joining leather to iron, as for covering iron
pulleys, is said tn lie made as follows: Soak equal
parts <it common glue and isinglass for ten hours
in just water enough to cover them. Bring the
whole to nearly the boiling point, and add pure
tannin until the mixture becomes ropy, or ap-
pears like the white of eggs. Buff off the sur-
faces to be joined, apply tin- cement, and clamp
firmly.
Copper m Bread. —Some time ago Dr. J.
Vander Berghe was struck with the constancy
of the proportion of copper found in bread,
and made an examination of wheat. In 1,(K)0,-
000 parts of the grain were 0.24 of metallic
copper, and oats yielded I0.S parts in the same
quantity. He made, of course, the usual pre-
liminary tests to ascertain the purity of his
reagents, and he took care that his gas burners
were made of iron. Even the porcelain cap-
sule was supported on a platinum triangle.
Blacking Iron and Steel.— A brilliant
black can be produced, it is said, on iron and
steel, by applying, with a tine brush, a mix-
ture of turpentine ami sulphur boiled together.
When the turpentine evaporates there remains
on the metal a thin layer of sulphur which
unites closely with the iron when heated for a
time over a spirit or gas flame. This varnish
protects the metal, and is quite durable.
A CoKRE-st'ONDENT of the American Machin-
ist gives this rule tor rinding the length of a
belt to connect two shafts having unequal pul-
leys : Add the diameter of the two pulleys to-
gether, divide the result by two, and multiply
by three and one fourth; add the product to
twice the distance between the centers of the
shafts, and you have the length required.
Gtood Health.
Cheap Black Ink. — The Industrie. Blatter
recommends the following formula as furnishing
a good and cheap writing ink: French extract
of Campeachy wood, 100 parts; lime water,
S00 parts; phenol (carbolic acid), 3 parts;
hydrochloric acid, 25 parts ; gum arabic, 30
parts ; red chromate of potash, 3 parts. The
extract is first dissolved in the lime water on a
steam bath, with frequent stirring or shaking,
after which the carbolic and hydrochloric acids
are added, and change the red color toabrown-
ish yellow. It is then heated half an hour on
steam bath and set aside to cool. It is next fil-
tered, and the gum and bichromate, dissolved in
water, are added. Enough water is then added
to make up the solution to 1,800 parts. This
ink is a fine red when used, but soon gets hlack.
Utilizing Cotton Skkh.— One ton of
cotton £62d yields thivty-six gallons of
crude oil, worth about $18. The hull
from a ton of seed weighs 900 pounds, and the
meal before pressing weighs 1,100 pounds. The
oil cake is worth $'27 to $30 per ton. It is cal-
culated that there is a net profit of about $0 in
grinding the seed of a bale of cotton.
Sleeplessness.
Druggists tell us that there is a growing de-
mand for various medicines and preparations
containing opiates in one shape or another.
People wreck their nervous systems by inju-
dicious habits of life, and the result is unsound
sleep, dyspepsia and countless other evils. A
little advice to such persons may not be out of
place. They should, of course, be careful to
abandon that method of life which brings them
into physical disorder. Their complaint may
be fed by tobacco; narcotics should be avoided.
One cause of their trouble may he that they
take insufficient outdoor exercise. Perhaps
they drink too much tea or coffee, or eat too
much Hesh meat. There are a thousand prac-
tices allowed by convention which are them-
selves harmful and prejudicial to the health.
The quality of sleep may be improved by
diminishing the length of time spent in bed.
A hot shower bath at bed time cleanses the skin
and predisposes sleep. Many a toiling business
or literary man goes to bed tired and worn out,
only to toss about wearily from one side, to an-
other. His brain is hot and full of blood,
while his feet are cold. He thinks over again
the thoughts that have been engaging his at-
tention during the day, or does over again the
business that has called forth his energies for
twelve or sixteen hours past. His night is a
round of tossing to and fro. Is there any
wonder that, failing to find out what is the true
and natural remedy for his pains, he resorts to
opiates, which he knows will give him tem-
porary relief.
The want of balance between mental and
physical labor is a fruitful cause of sleeplessness.
Many a business man, whose duties keep him
in an office all day, would improve his health a
great deal if he were to fit up his attic as. a
carpenter's shop, and spend an hour therein
after supper. This, of course, wrould be bene-
ficial only if he happened to have a liking for
mechanics; then he would find his occupation
afforded him amusement, mental occupation,
and muscular effort in just the proper propor-
tions.
Some people waste their nervous energy
through morbid introspection and dwelling upon
the past. Some can do with ease as much physi-
cal labor as would kill other men. The same is
true of mental labor. Strict honesty, regular
habits, a careful diet, plenty of exercise, and a
clear conscience — with these a man need not
suffer much from sleeplessness.
Surgery for Engineers.
It is beginning to be understood, say* the
Scientific American, that a limited knowledge
of operative surgery, certainly enough of the
ai I to enable -\ man t«> tie an artery, stanch a
iii>u oi blood, or bind up the wounds of an in-
jured workman or traveler, La highly desirable,
'f not vitally mvessaiy , t* nieehauirs and en
gineere. Thia is especially true of the foreman
of machine .shops, engine drivers and civil and
mining engineers, In many manufacturing op-
erationa, and in all works of constructive and
mining engineering, accidents are always liable
1" happen, and not infrequently the needed
surgeon is miles away. In any ease, the advan-
tage of having elo.se at hand some one familiar
with the first treatment of serious hurts, who
can do what is needful to be done in such emer
gencies to keep the patient's life from wasting
before the regular surgeon's help can be ob-
tained, is beyond question. Hitherto, so far as
we know, provision lor this important line of
instruction for young engineers and foremen in
constructive works has never been made by our
technical institutions. The trusteesof the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania, however, have now
taken the first step in a movement in this direc-
tion, and have engaged alecturer on operative sur-
gery to give a course of lectures on surgery to
the senior scientific classes of the collegiate de-
partment of the UniTersity, especially the min-
ing and engineering sections.^ The innovation is
a good one.
Lime Juice in the Treatment of Diph-
theria.—M. Czartorski, M. 0., of Stockton,
California, writes as follows to the London
Lancet ; — During a prolonged residence in the
interior of China, I became acquainted with
the fact that the Chinese place great reliance
during epidemics of diphtheria on the internal
use of the fresh juice of limes, and of the fruit
itself, which they consume in enormous quanti-
ties, in every conceivable form — as lemonade,
with native spirits, cut in slices, etc. — during
attacks of this dreadful disease, with apparently
most successful results, it hardly ever failing to
effect a cure. The Chinese consider it a specific,
and will, in ease of need, do anything to obtain
a supply. Since I have come back to Califor-
nia, as also in Louisiana, I have used limes and
their juices in my practice as a physician with
most successful results m cases of diphtheria,
even in the most desperate cases. As soon as
I take charge of a case of diphtheria, I order
limes to be administered as freely as possible,
in any manner the patient can be prevailed
upon to take them, especially in the form of hot
lemonade, sweetened with white sugar or honey,
or cut in slices with powdered white sugar.
Besides lime juice (which I suppose acts by im-
parting an excess of oxygen to the circulation,
and thereby prevents formation of vibriones,
etc., and so has almost a specific effect on dis-
ease.) I prescribe whatever drug may be in-
dicated to relieve symptoms as they develop,
and impart strength by aprjropriate stimulants
and nourishment.
Simple Antihote to Nicotine. — M. Armand
(Chemical News) states that the deleterious ef-
fects of the use of tobacco can be counteracted,
if not entirely anuihiliated, by moistening the
tobacco when in course of preparation, previous
to its delivery to the consumer, with a strong
infusion of watercresses, since the author has
discovered that this vegetable contains princi-
ples which, without destroying the peculiar
aroma of tobacco, destroys the deleterious ef-
fects of nicotine
Loni; Continued Baths.— Professor Kaposi
of Vienna has introduced continuous baths for
skin affections. The patient is placed in them
on a mechanical bed, and remains there for fifty
or one hundred days, not only taking his meal*,
but sleeping while thus immersed in water.
The Progres Medical pronounces them success-
ful, and recommends their introduction into the
Paris hospitals.
LimjeWateb and .Milk. —Experience proves
that this mixture isfood and medicine both to the
young 'and old, when the functions of digestion
and assimilation are feeble. A stomachtaxed by
gluttony, irritated by improper food, inflamed
by alchohol, enfeebled by disease, or otherwise
unfitted for its duties, will resume its work, it
is said, and do it energetically on a diet of
bread and milk and lime water ; four table-
spoonfuls of the latter to a pint of milk.
TltE problem of life has been solved by an
Italian who keeps an eating house in New
York. His bill of fare is governed hy the fol
lowing regulations ; Coffee or tea, per cup, one
cent; soup, per bowl, one cent; pie, per cut, two
cents; beefsteak, four cents; roast meats, four
cents; chicken stewr, live cents; ham and eggs,
eight cents, etc. Many a hungry stomach de-
sires to know " Where's his place?'1 — N, V.
Graphic.
To Destroy Warts.— A correspondent of the
British Medical Journal (Jan. 13th, p. 90),
states that he has found the application of a
strong solution of chromic acid, three or four
times, by means of a camel's hair pencil, to be
the most efficient ami easy method of removing
warts. Thet/ become black, and soon fall off.
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Huyett & Smith's Exhaust
Fans and Pressure Blowers. 233. Anodonta Cygnea, or
Swan Mussel, 241
EDITORIALS— Exhaust Fans and Pressure Blowers;
Manufacture of Borax, 233. Passing Events; Deter-
mining Sediment in Suspension in a Stream; New Spe-
cies of Genus Homo; Death of Peter Cooper, 240.
Fresh Water Pearl Mussels; Rapid Tunnel Work; Early
History of the Comstock, K41. Patents and Inventions;
Notices of Recent Patents, 244.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS-Thoughts on Belts;
Economical Gas Generators and Engines; Some Causes
of Boiler Corrosion; A New System of Melting Iron;
Phosphor Bronze for Telegraph Wires; The Largest
Wood Planer; The Steam Engine; Steam Boiler Acci-
dents; Improvement in Sawmill Machinery, 235.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- The Exciting Property
of Fats; The New Electric Units; Practical Uses of
Liquefied Carbjnic Acid; How Flies Climb; Obtaining
Oxygen from the Air; Improvements in Secondary Bat-
teries; Explosive Alloys of Zinc, 235.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments. Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 236.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico and Oregon 236-37.
THE ENGINEER.— The Channel Tunnel; From Sea
to Sea; Driving Piles with Dynamite; From the Baltic to
the Ocean; A Great Need; Flooding the Sahara, 239-
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Improvement in Shoe-
making; Dyeing Leather; An "Old Curiosity Shop; "
Cheap Black Ink; Utilizing Cotton Seed; Marquetr.e
Work; Joining Leather to Iron; Copper in Bread; Black
ing Iron and Steel, 239.
GOOD HEALTH.- Sleeplessness; Surgery for Engi-
neers; Lime Juice in the Treatment of Diphtheria; Simple
Antidote to Nicotine; Long Continued Baths; Lime
Water and Milk; To Destroy Warts, 239-
MISCELLANEOUS.-The New Tariff on Metals; A
Great Ditch Enterprise; 234- Charcoal as a Fuel for
Metallurgical Processes, 238.
NEWS IN BRIEF.- On pa^e 244 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dividend Notice— Standard Con. Mining Conpanv.
Dividend Notice— Navajo Mining Company.
Assessment Notice — Buchanan Gold Mining & Milling Co
Notice to Contractors — Brandy City Mining Company.
Passing Events.
The fine weather which has prevailed since
the recent welcome rain storm in this State has
been good for both miners and farmers. The
streams all increased in volume, and made water
plenty, and the reserves of snow in the moun-
tains ensure water for some time to come. The
coming season will be much more prosperous
than was hoped for.
This month many hundred prospectors start
out on their season's work. In the move tem-
perate regions they are now on the hillsides,
and they are following up the melting of the
snows in the colder and more mountainous lo-
cations.
It is worthy of note that the strike reported in
the Contention mine, at Tombstone, Arizona,
of a fine body of ore on the 600 level demon-
strates, almost to a certainty, the existence of
mineral below the water level, and assures a
bright future for the camp. The Epitaph states
that the demonstration of this fact has been
awaited with much suspense for months past,
as it was felt that unless deep mining could be
successfully prosecuted, it was hardly worth.
the expenditure of the time and money required
to develop prospects only to water level. The
striking of good ore almost at the water level is
fairly conclusive to experienced miners that it
will exist below, and a more secure . feeling o
the permanence of the mines and the attendant
business prosperity of Tombstone is felt.
Determining Sediment in Suspension in
a Stream.
A knowledge of the amount of sediment being
carried at any given time in a stream is some-
thing people often want, especially in Califor-
nia. But the fact is that the determination of
the quantity of sediment carried in suspension
by a stream requires much skill and care, and
any observations taken by an unskilled observer
will show exaggerated results. For the use of
miners and others we here give the proper
method of determining the amount of solid
matter carried in suspension by a sediment-
bearing stream :
First — The samples taken must fairly repre-
sent an average or mean of the whole water
flowing; therefore samples should be taken as
nearly at the same time as is practicable from
different points, both in depth and position in
the stream.
Great care in obtaining these samples must
be observed, or exaggerated results will be
arrived at. If the vessel in which the water is
caught is allowed to remain for any length of
time in the stream, sediment will necessarily be
deposited in it, coming from other water than
that held by the particular water contained in
the vessel, as the current of the stream will be
somewhat checked by the vessel itself, which,
of course, results in the deposit or dropping of
sediment.
Hence, engineers in making siich determin-
ations take great care, and use apparatus es-
pecially prepared for this purpose. It must
be kept in mind that any errors of this kind
will throw always exaggerated quantities of
sediment, and never too little.
Second — After samples are taken they are al-
lowed to settle for quite a length of time; then
the water is slowly evaporated by placing the
vessel on hot sand. After the moisture has all
evaporated the residue of sediment is weighed,
and this result compared with the weight of the
sample as first obtained. The proportion be-
tween the weight of the sediment and the
weight of the sample shows percentage by
weight.
The problem, however, is to determine the
percentage or ratio by volume. To obtain this
the ratio by weight must be divided by the spe-
cific gravity of the sediment. This is generally
accepted by engineers as 1.8 or 1.9. There-
fore the percentage by volume is about one half
of the percentage by weight.
After knowing the mean or average amount
of sediment in the stream, and also knowing
the total amoiint of water, flowing past in the
stream in one second, or any fixed period of
time, it is an easy arithmetical problem to de-
termine the gross amount of sediment carried in
suspension. In a large stream, such as the Mis-
sissippi, there is a considerable quantity of sand
rolled along the bottom by the current. This,
Generals Humphreys and Abbot, in their elab-
orate surveys of the Mississippi, occupying
nearly ten years' time, determined roughly to
be one tenth of the amount held in suspension.
The following examples will show a calcu-
lation :
A stream with 1,000 cubic feet of water per
second flowing into it.
A mean sample shows that in 1,000 grains of
water there are S grains of sediment.
8-1000 equal .008, or 8-10 of 1%.
Dividing this by 1 8-10 (specific gravity), we
have 44-100% by volume.
Now> 1,000 x .0044 = 4 4-10 cubic feet of sedi-
ment carried past each second in suspension.
The Submarine Tunnel Between Italy and
Sicily. — From the project presented to the It-
alian Ministry, and proposed to the Venetian
Society of Construction, by Signor Gabelli, the
following particulars are taken: The length of
the submarine tunnel between Italy and Sicily
will be 44,000 feet. The maximum depth of the
sea above the line of tunnel is 365 feet.' The
thickness of rock between the roof of the tunnel
and the bottom of the sea is 115 feet. The de-
rection of the tunnel from St. Agata to Punta del
Pizzo is almost due northwest to southwest.
The two inclines descending to the tunnel will
first run parallel with the shore, and then descend
to the lowest level by spiral tunnels. The length
of these inclines is each 15,000 feet, and the area
occupied by each spiral tunnel is 1 ,160 feet. The
degree of inclination will be 35 per 1,000. The
center of the tunnel will be on a higher level
thanthetwo ends. Wells andsubsidiary tunnels
will be constructed to drain oft' the percolating
water, and the most difficult part of the line
will be first commenced, which will at once show
the geological construction of the ground
and the difficulties to be overcome. Ac-
cording to the opinion of all geologists, the
bottom of the Straits of Messina consists of crys-
talline rock (granite, gneiss and mica schists. )
New Species of Genus Homo,
At the meeting of the California Academy of
Sciences, held on Monday evening last, Dr. H.
W. Harkness presented some interesting facts
of value to the world of science. He presented
to the museum the lower jaw of an animal
found in the sandstone of the Nevada State
prison quarry at Carson. This specimen, which
was in a fine state of preservation, was pro-
nounced by Mr. C. D. Gibbes to be a species of
macha/rodus, or saber-toothed tiger. The doc-
tor called attention to the fact that Mr. Gibbes,
in his report upon the Carson footprints, had
referred to one series of the tracks as having
evidently been made by the above mentioned
animal. This is a magnificent and valuable
specimen from a scientific point of view, and
Dr. Harkness was fortunate in securing it for a
California institution.
It was feared by scientists of the Pacific coast
that upon the retirement of Mr. Garrard from
the control of the Nevada State prison, all in-
terest of the authorities in this storehouse of
fossils would cease. He was happy to be able
to state that such fears are unfounded, as the
present warden, Mr. Frank Bell, shows the
liveliest interest in all the scientific questions
involved, and is eager to assist the Academy in
their investigations of this most interesting dis-
covery.
By far the most important subject brought
to the attention of the Academy by Dr. Hark-
ness wa?, however, his description of a new
species of the genua homo. It will be recol-
lected that some months since Dr. Harkness de-
scribed to the Academy the fossil footprints of
the Carson quarry, and submitted drawings and
casts of the footprints of what was apparently a
man.
The subject has attracted great attention in
the scientific world at home and abroad. As
to the human footprints, there was some differ-
ence of opinion among scientists. Dr. Harkness
has, however, made still more careful examin-
ations of the tracks since that time, and his
later observations fully confirm his previous
opinion that the tracks are those of a hitherto
undescribed species of the genus homo. At
the meeting the other night he submitted the
following description of the new species:
" Homo Nevadensis. Harkness. — Length of
track, 18{* inches; width at the ball of the foot,
S inches; width of heel, 6 inches; average length
of step, 27 inches; length of stride, 54 inches;
width of trackway, IS inches, as measured from
the center of the sandal to the center of the cor-
responding one. Angle" with the median line,
about 1 5°. Each track is being modified in form
by a sandal, or other protection to the foot."
Dr. Harkness also gave a name to a new
species of wolf, the tracks of which are seen at
the same quarry. The provisional name is Can is
Carxomcux.
There is no doubt that this discoveiy will
lead to still further discussion in the scientific
world. A new species of the genu* homo is not
a "find" like a new plant or ordinary natural his-
tory specimen. The "Nevada Man" will at-
tract attention all over the world. Excavations
in the quarry still continue. In view of the
fact that they have found the teeth of the saber-
toothed tiger, the horse, and mastodon's tusk
and jaw, and a horse's jaw, it is not improbable
that still more interesting finds will yet be
made.
Oregon and Washington. — We are pleased
to announce that our esteemed agent and cor-
respondent, Mr. A. C. Knox, will visit Oregon
and Washington Territory in the interest of
our journal. Mr. Knox has had long exper-
ience in this branch of our work, and we can
recommend him to all our northern friends with
much confidence. We desire to give fuller in-
formation concerning the industrial progress of
the northern regions of our Pacific Coast em-
pire, and by the use of good illustrations and
descriptions contribute to the commendable
work of making those desirable parts of our
national dominion much better known. There
should be a perfect reciprocity of interest and
co-operation between the different States and
Territories of this coast. Kach can learn some-
thing from the other, and thus contribute to
the general development of the country.
Mining Surveys. —The Commissioner of the
General Land Office has ruled that the fact that
a mining survey upon wdiich is an application
for patent, conflicts with a prior survey does not
prevent the applicant from including the con-
flicting area in his application, provided no ap-
plication for patent upon such previous survey
has already been made. Priority of application,
and not priority of survey, governs in such mat-
ters. Of course a survey must show all con-
flicts with any previous surveys; but the mere
showing of conflict does not divest the applicant
of any legal rights,
Death, of Peter Cooper.
The well known philanthropist, Peter Cooper,
died of pneumonia, at New York, on Wednes-
day last, at the ripe age of ninety-three. Per-
haps Mr. Cooper was better known as the
founder of the "Cooper Institute," in New
York, than for anything else, although his life
has been a very useful and exemplary one in
many respects. He was a skilled inventor, and
emphatically a self-made man. He was appren-
ticed to a coachmaker when seventeen, and at
the end of his apprenticeship began work on an
improvement in the machines for shearing cloth.
When this invention took tangible shape,
Cooper found that ^he had made his first step
toward fortune, as these machines were in great
demand while the importation of foreign cloth
was prohibited, during our war with Great
Britain, in 1812-15. Afterward he went into
the manufacture of cabinetware, then into the
grocery business, and finally began the manu-
facture of glue and isinglass, in which he
amassed a handsoine fortune. He was, how-
ever, at different times, engaged in other
branches of business. In 1830, he built works
for the manufacture of iron, and afterward a
rolling and wire mill in New York, where he
first successfully us^d hard coal in puddling
iron. In 1845, he started a rolling mill in Tren-
ton, New Jersey, where he was the first to sell
beams for building purposes. He was one of
the earnest promoters of telegraphic enterprises
in this country, and for nearly a score of years
he was President of the New York, New Found-
land and London Telegraph Company. He was
also among the first to become interested in that
great scheme of internal navigation, the Erie
canal.
Before the canal was ready for use the ques-
tion of a propelling power for the boats that
were to be used upon its waters began to be de-
bated, and Cooper made an experiment of pro-
pulsion by means of an endless chain. Although
abandoned at the time, his plan, under the
name of the Belgian towing system, is now used
on some sections of the Erie canal. Peter
Cooper keenly felt the disadvantages under
which he had labored when a youth in ob-
taining an education, and a plan for the in-
struction and elevation of young people of
both sexes, rich and poor alike, took tangible
shape in the now famous Cooper Union, the
corner-stone of which was laid in 1854.
In this institution which is " to be devoted
forever to the union of art and science, in their
application to the useful purposes of life," is af-
forded the amplest opportunity for education
without cost. The institution now affords in-
struction to an average of 2,000 pupils annually.
It has a school of art for women, with instruc-
tion in all branches of drawing, painting, wood
engraving and photography. It also has a
school of telegraphy for young women. In the
evening free instruction is given in mathema-
tics, practical engineering and practical chem-
istry, and free lectures are delivered in natural
philosophy and the elements of chemistry. A
large free reading-room and a library is open
day and evening.
This library has been greatly extended in the
past few years, and is a favorite resort of certain
of the working classes of the great city. It has
done a great deal of good. The Institute is
maintained at a cost of some $12,000 a month.
Mr. Cooper has given it about a million of dol-
lars. An inventor and manufacturer, who was
at the same time a philanthropist ami a million-
aire, could do vast good with his money, and
Mr. Cooper did it. His memory will always be
kept green by the thousands he has benefited.
Peter Cooper was nominated by the National
Greenback party for President in 1876, and re-
ceived 81,740 votes. He leaves two children-
Edward Cooper, formerly Mayor of New York,
and Mrs. Hewitt, wife of Congressman Abram
S. Hewitt.
Better Cars for Immigrants. — The Cali-
fornia Immigration Associ ition is inaugurating
a new plan throughout the States of the west
where the severe winters have a tendency to in-
duce farmers of some means to seek homes in
warmer climes. Their efforts are being sec-
onded by the railroad companies, who have
made concessions in fares, and as an inducement
for the organization of companies to start from a
given center, such as Council Bluffs and Denver,
the Association has made arrangements to have
the improved immigration cars furnished with
carpets and curtains, making them very com-
fortable for the overland trip. The first install-
ment will arrive shortly.
There were 1,342 immigrants arrived by the
two overland routes during the past week.
Only 269 of these were in transit, their destin-
ation being British Columbia. A settlement of
about fifty French families who had been in-
duced to immigrate to Canada, and who are
disappointed, have, upon applying for infor-
mation to the manager of Castle Garden, been
referred to the Immigration Association of this
State, and are expected to come here this
spring.
The President has asked the Civil Service
Commissioners to visit New York to inspect
the Postoffice and Custom House there before
submitting their new rules to him. The women
clerks are quite enthusiastic, as they are advised
that, under a proper construction of the Civil
Service act, there will be no distinction in
sex in recommendations for admission or pro-
motion.
April 7, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
241
Fresh Water Pearl Mussels.
[Written for the Press by Robbri K. C. Stkakns.]
Almost everybody who 1ms lived in tl
try in the neighborhood of hikes, pond«, brooks
and rivers, has seen fresh water mow I foi
they are a common form of bivalve shell hah in
men places. There are two principal
one with usually solid; shells, with inter*
locking projections in each valve, which are
tenneo hinge teeth; the other with rather thin
wells, which are destitute of hinge teeth. The
with hinge teeth, are called Unioa; the
last, .1 tiodons. The word l/nio means " a
the word Anodon means "without
teeth.'' These are the principal groan which
constitute the family Umonida. The inside of
the valves, as the two pieces which form the
shell are called, is lined with pearl. Sometimes
this lining i* pink, again white, yellowish, or
and more or less translucent.
U i quite ■ |m n1 u thi case, that the soft
mantle of the animal contains tin- round m- uv.il
pearls used for jewelry, and fine or seed pearls
are quite common in such shell* as live in
n ims where the water is silty, or carries sedi
nieiit part of ^the year. A grain of sand gets
lodged in the soft mantle of the mollusk, and
causes irritation, the same as a speck of hard mat-
ter is painful in the human eye; this causes the
mussel to cover the grit with a coating of mu-
cous, which hardens upon the outside of the
speck, and gives it a smooth, pearly surface
Ail pearls are produced in this way, and many
bivalve mollusks, both fresh water and marine,
contain these concretions. At one time, the
gathering of fresh water mussels for the pearls
contained in them was an extensive occupation
in Britain; the streams wen- systematically
searched, and the business profitable; tor a long
time, however, it hits eeased to he remu-
nerative.
Some historians state that one inducement to
the invasion of Britain by Julius Caasar was the
alleged great value of the pearl fisheries: so,
also, with the invasion and conquest of
Florida by De Soto. The narratives of
the old Spanish explorers and adventur-
ers contain exaggerated, accounts of the
size and abundance of pearls in the
hands of the American aborigines, ami
even recent historians have given more
or less .TL-dit to the glowing accounts and
ridiculous fables of the old. Spanish sol-
diers and chroniclers. Undoubtedly
many and oftentimes valuable pearls are
found in the fresh water mussels which
abound in the tributary streams of the
.Mississippi and other southern and
northern water courses which drain into
the Mississippi basin, but "bushels of
pearls" as has been related as seen in
the possession of the Indians by the
Spanish soldiers of De Soto's time is
simply an absurdity. What they really
did see was probably the smooth, shining
shells of a species of Jlftn/halla, which
are pearl-shaped and of the size of large
pearls. These are quite common, and
have been found in quantities in many
cases in old burial mounds in the Mis-
sissippi valley and around the Gulf of
Mexico, where these shells live. Some
idea of the number of species of the river
and pond mussels may be formed by the
figures of Dr. Isaac Lea, of Philadelphia, who
has made these .forms an especial study for a
great many years. In Dr. Lea's "Synopsis of
the Family of Unionida%" 1870, he says: "In
the following tables there will be found in the
family 1,069 recent species as admitted, 224 un-
known to me or doubtful, and 183 fossil; in all,
1 ,476; and the synonymy, according to my views,
is enormous, being 891." Of this large number,
nearly 700 of the family are credited to North
America, inclusive of Mexico.
Regarding the fresh water mussels, the late
Philip Carpenter wrote: "As far as shells are
concerned, this family forms the special glory
of North America, and especially of the drain-
age area of the Mississippi. The American
Unios are the most numerous, the most remark-
able, and the most beautiful that are found in
any portion of the globe. There is a special rea-
son for this provision. In no other known por-
tion of the earth is there so large an area cov-
ered with soluble limestone. The waters of the
rivers being saturated with this would be unfit
for many of its uses, were it not for the im-
mense development of this group of heavy shells.
The North American Unios may be regarded as
so many water filters absorbing the lime from
the water, and preserving it from re-absorption
by their strong, horny skins. The muskrats
also play an important part in this economy,
being nature's great Unio fishers. They bring
them up out of the streams, and leave the shells
in heaps on the banks."
In the foregoing we get some idea of the posi-
tion and importance of the fresh water mussels,
as related to the molluscan fauna of North
America, a glimpse at the part they play, the
kind of work they perform in the grand econ-
omy of nature, and a momentary glance at the
complementary and compensative methods and
implements through and by means of which the
processes of nature are performed.
There are four or five so-called species in
California, Oregon, etc., and one ever so far
north, at the Youkon river, in Alaska, where
they are eaten by the natives; the California
aborigines also "used them for food, and in the
Klamath river country large heaps of the empty
shells may be seen on the banks, the Kitchen-
middens, or refuse of ancient feasts and festi-
vals; soin other parts of the State. Similar
re found in the southern and western
States; the remains of trash water clam bakes
which have almost outlasted the race and
the tribes who participated on such occasions.
ells of some of fine species are used in
the art-, and buttons and various trinkets arc
made from them, but the true mother-of-pearl
shell has the long and poetical name of aiav-
irgaritifera, from Vargaret, a
pearl, and /■>■■>, to bear; namely, tin- pearl
bearer. This is a marine shell, found only in
salt water, and in the seas of warm climates.
Like the Gulf of California, the Hay of Panama,
among tin- South Sea Islands, and Southern In-
dia, Australia, also the Persian Golf, etc.
While the shells "t tin- hvsh water mussels
are quite distinct, the anatomy or soft parts
that is to say tin' animal is very much like
that of the salt water mussels which are so
abundant on nearly e\er\ s«a .-oast, where the
shells may be seen attached to rocks; seaweeds,
also, to the woodwork of wharves, particularly
to the piles of such structures, and upon old
wrecks. These sometimes contain small pearls,
but they are dark colored and of no value.
Like their fresh water relatives, these also are
used for human food, and are eaten by both
whites and Indians.
Rapid Tunnel Work.
It will be ii-iii.nib iid that we nave, some
little time since, a description of the Big Bend
tunnel, Butte county, in this State, which is
designed to take large body nf water, in order
that the miners may get at some rich ground in
the "Big Bend" of the Feather river. The tun-
nel is sixteen feet wde and twelve feet high.
Operations are being rapidly pushed at the tun-
nel, and the work done there lately has been
very remarkable in point of speed, They are
Early History of The Comstock.
p
I note in your issue of Feb. 24th, and
that of March L7th, observations on the ■ irlj
history of thl Comstock, whi.-h, unintention-
ally, are not Btrictlj correct Mr. ('has.
Schuchard lays ;
"It was in the Bpringoi 1868 when torn
■took presented to Maj. EL Allen, thenQ
master General, in his office in San Francisco,
a pi* oe of black ore tv Washoe. Mr. Allen
showed the ore the Bame to Mr. Killaley."
This is certainly a mistake, as Ear as < lomsfcx k
is concerned, in two respects. First, Comstock
knew nothing of the black ore until Stone, sent
Over by Harrison to Nevada, California, some
of the " black Btuff" for Comstock to see wha1
it was, and had reported to him. This was in
dum-, 1859; second, Comstock did not visit San
FranciBco until after he sold his interest, in De-
cember (1 think it was), 1859. Again, Mr. S.
says: "Killaley took the specimens to his
office, and there made the assays, Shortly
after, I learned Mr. Killaley was dead." Rich-
ard (i. Killaley 1 was personally acquainted
with; he died duly 2i)th, IS50. Mr. S. is out of
his reckoning, I think he will admit, just about
one year. 1 will prove this fact up further, as
he says, "If I recollect right (which he don't I,
you may find some notes on this in Mr. Blake's
Mining Magazine, published at that time,"
Now for Prof. Blake and his Mining Maga-
zine, In the article of Prof. Blake's in the
Mining and Scientific Press of March 17th,
1883, he says :
Mr, Charles Schuchard, in his interesting com-
munication (page 126), refers to some notes on
the discovery of the silver ore of the Comstock lode,
which he thinks were published in the Mining
Magazine. He is correct in this reference. One of
the first notices of the discovery (if not the first), out-
side of the notices in the daily newspapers of that
time, appeared in the Mining Magazine for Jan-
uary, i860, (second series, vol. r, page 221). A
short notice appeared also in the number for De-
ANODONTA CYGNEA,
using a No. 4 compressor Burleigh, and four tun-
nel drills, or Burleigh carriage.
The following is the report of work on the Big
Bend tunnel for the month of February, 1883.
Tola! number of holes drilled 019
Total depth of holes drilled 5,097 fi
A verage depth of holes f> . 6 fi
Time used in dr Ding 124 Mrs. 30 min
Average time of drilling, per shaft 1 hr. 32 min
Number of working shafts for month 81
Drills sharpened 072
Carloads of rock removed 3,300
No 1 Giant Powder used 2,650 lbs
No. 2 Giant Powder used 50 lbs
Total tunnel built to Jan. 1
Total tunnel built in |an. 1883.
Total tunnel built in Keb. 1883.
..399 ft
..355 ft
..293 ft
Total tunnel completed to Mar. 1, 188;}. .1,047 ft
Up to March 22d they cut 232 feet more,
making a total of 1,279 feet built to March
22d. The last week in March they cut IIS
feet, or a total of 350 feet in the month,
March order for the Big Bend tunnel ma-
chinery was given to Parke & Lacy of this city.
They guaranteed the company that with the
machinery offered the rate of progress in this
large tunnel would be 250 feet a month from
one heading. How much better has been
done can be seen. We do not know that
any tunnel on this coast in the same kind of
hard rock has been driven at any such rate of
speed. Messrs. Parke & Lacy were confident,
however, that their machinery would do the
work. They are able now to furnish either the
Burleigh Air Compressors and Rock Drills or the
Ingersoll Compressors and Rock Prills. The
improved diamond prospecting drills now being
introduced are sold without any restriction.
Frank A. Hill, the well known inventor
and patentee of agricultural implements in this
State, having retired from the management of the
Agricultural Works, at Benieia, is about to or-
ganize a company to build and work a new sys-
tem of steam plowing, which, he believes, will
revolutionize this class of work,
CR SWAN MUSSEL.
cember, 1859. Both of these notices, and several
others which followed, were written by myself as the
editor of the Magazine. The first notice was based
in part upon a letter from the correspondent of the
New York Daily Times, over the signature "Pod-
gers," but known to me as C.'apt. Richard L. Ogden,
who was early interested in the discovery, and was,
I believe, at that time associated officially with Gen.
Allen, the Army Quartermaster, in California.
The reader will note Prof. Blake says S. is
correct in his reference to the mining journal,
and in the next line says one of the first no-
tices of the discovery (if not the first), outside
of notices in the daily papers of that time, ap-
peared in the Mining Magazine for January,
I860. A short notice also appeared in Decem-
ber, 1859. Prof. Blake and also Mr. Schu-
chard rather infer that Mr. Killaley made the
first discovery by assay of the value of the
Comstock ore, and that the excitement killed
him. Prof. Blake speaks of him as living in
Boston Ravine, Crass Valley. Major Killaley
did not live in Boston Ravine, but did live
near Lola Montez cottage, Grass Valley. I
was a frequent visitor to his place, both at
Grass Valley and San Francisco.
We are getting at correct history, and no one
knows more of it, and of the individuals who
figured in ^the Comstock discovery, than I do,
and my statements I propose to have stand the
test of investigation. It will be recollected, in
my former article on the early history of the
Comstock, published in the Minim; ami Scien-
tific Press, Dec. 16, 1882, I stated that the
very first assay of the ore was made by Mr.
Melville Atwood, M.*E., of Crass Valley, and
was made .Tune 27th, 1S50. This assay was
made at the request of Judge Walsh from
pieces of " black stuff," as Comstock called it,
brought over by Mr. B. A. Harrison, at the re-
quest of Mr. Stone (Mr. Comstock gave the
pieces to Stone to give to Harrison, who was
going to Nevada City, California.) Now, I
will back this up by copying a note, now before
me, in Judge Walsh's own handwriting. It is
to Mr. Atwood :
Write B. Harrison Alpha by Wells Fargo &,
Co. to-morrow, 28th June. If the result is good, lie
promises to make six interests. Mr. Atwood one
and Mr. Walsh one, and will go with me to the
spot, and pack here 100 pounds of the ore. Has
had 3,900 feet recorded, and will give us power to
negotiate, if valuable,
Bo much [or that subject, now I claim to be
the first individual who gave notice through
the public prints of the discovery. It was pub
lishod in the San Fran lisco 8 etin, duly 2 or
'"■, 1 359, and « ae as follows :
Rich Gold Discoveries in the North.
1 indent.]
Nl VADA, I line 30, 1859.
1 here 1- 1 insiderableofastii hereabouts, concern-
ing a great ip north, say sixty mile
iving hourly. A part} started
from here last night about twelve o'clock, in order
a preceding one, Thi
count is thai a toad Am !■■< * discovered which can be
inn ed foi :ix miles, and .ill of it rich with gold and
silver, and, b) assay, will pay $1,000 per ton. 1
tens which look ■
ingly rich for silver. It assays well, but whether the
material as a whole will pay ten per cent, on what
it is purported to yield, is a question yet to be deter-
mine!. I need not say that it should not stir the
in of your population. Several of my
friends are on the road to fortune and if it is any-
thing of Importance, 1 will soon inform you of the
l.i. 1, O >SMOS,
The ixcceeding letter gave more news, and
was as follows, —to same paper ;
JULY 8, 1850.
Agreeably to promise I forward the latest intelli-
gence from the gold hunter^ of Washoe valley.
Since the first company started, some weeks ago,
companies of two and more have been departing,
nightly as well as daily. A parly has just returned,
and have answered the question of ''What's the
news from Truckee?" which for some days past has
been the leading question. It appears that in this
excitement there is something substantial to back it.
My informant states that there is plenty of gold and
silver; that the few who have water to work are
making several hundred dollars a day, and that a
miner over there, in speaking of his claim said, "1
I only had water I believe 1 could fill my sluice half
full of amalgam of gold and silver."
Two other letters were written to the Bulletin,
bearing dates July 10, 1859, and July 17, 1859,
and at different times up to October 10, 1859,
from which letter I extract the following, which
now has some interest.
Octoher 16, 1859.
t- The accounts first given were no doubt,
deemed exaggerations but unlike other dis-
coveries half was not told. Were I to trans-
cribe the lines before me, respecting the
value per ton, the estimated richness of the
lead, the amount of money "in sight," you
would say my correspondent (Ceo. Hearst)
was crazy, and myself not much saner.
Prudence therefore dictates a more moderate
recital, I think it is safe to say, however,
ilhat the two mines now being worked, have
not ther equal in wealth and for the quan-
tity of ore, on the globe. * * * *
You will know of tons of silver and gold
leaving here per month.
Thus, Mr. Editor, your correspondents
have brought forth a little more data of
the early history of that wonderful lode,
the Comstock. Some philosophers say
information is wealth. I certainly had
information of great value soon enough
to have reaped millions piled on mil-
lions. It was not my turn then. I have
never sighed over it.
JOHN MoAvin, Jr., was killed at the
Alaska, mine, Pike City, Sierra, county,
last week. He went down the shaft to
repair the pump. The shaft is a three
compartment one, the cages being so ar-
ranged that while one is going down another
is coming up. After McAvin had been
below a few minutes the bell rang to hoist and
the engineer started the cage on its upward
journey. The cable had made but a few coils
around the the reel when the engineer noticed
a sudden jarring and quivering of the rope
which led him to suppose that something was
wrong. He immediately stopped the cage and
waited for another signal from the shaft. Not
receiving the expected signal he hoisted the
cage out of the mine, but seeing no one on it
he at once summoned one of the other em-
ployes at the mine and lowered him into the
shaft to ascertain wdiat the difficulty was.
When the opposite cage arrived at the surface
it bore on it the almost lifeless body of the un-
fortunate young man.
Min'kk.w, Sncintis. — Secretary Teller, in the
Pagnsa Springs case, says: Many springs and
many waters are impregnated with minerals
held in solution; but it does not follow that the
lands bearing such waters are mineral lands,
and can be patented as such. Lands of a saline
character are an exception, and are expressly
provided for in the laws relating to the dispo-
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A new camp has been struck by some pros-
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Inyo county. The camp is in Death Valley, on
the edge of the Panamint range of mountains,
and about forty miles from Panamint. Min-
ers are already leaving Calico for that place,
from which ore brought in assays $386 in silver,
and carries seventeen per cent. lead.
J. M. Pascob writes from Calico district,
California, to James Tickle, of Eureka, that
miners' wages are $3.50. Those who can lease
mines are making money.
From March 7 to August 20, 18S2, the Rich-
mond Consolidated mine smelted 12,093 tons
ore, yielding $16,000, or a monthly average of
§102,000.
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The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
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to the metal. Send for a circular.
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PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to let in the
Pacific Power Co. 'a new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
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SULPHURETS.
Clean Concentrations wanted. A party from the East
having a process for working low-grade Sulphurate, will
commence purchasing the Bame as Boon as assured of sn
abundant supply. Gold-bearing Sulpburets prefor.-ed,
having an assay value of $20 per ton, or ;upw^i'i!a
Addre«s,
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OUGHT ANT) SOLD FOR INVENTORS AND
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Profitable Investments in Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
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320 CALIFORNIA STREET, Eoorn 14,
(Oper Wfllls, Fargo & Cj.'b Eail.)
SAN FRANCT3CO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for usafu! In-
ventions. This nffi>e offers convenient and centra! quart-
ers where inventors enn cxhi' it and explain their niociel^
free of charge. Rt-liable AgentB in Kasteru States.
Circulars smt free.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Mandfaoturbb.
Several first premf urns receive \
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. Tins is the only
establishment on the coaBt de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
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B-Vdly can contract for large supplies at favorable rates
Orders solicitedand promptly attended to
32 Fremont Street, San Pranciaco.
NOTICE TO MINE OWNERS.
rriHE PACIFIC MINING AND REDUCING COMPANY,
*- whose works are located at 410 RUch Street, and
whose General Ottice is at 413 California Street, would
respectfully announce to owners of mines of rebellious
ores that ihey will either purchase for caBh or receive
ores for treatment at their works.
JAMES W. BURLING. Secretary.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April ?, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
Week Ending March 27, 1S83.
274,724.— Plug Stop Valve— L. D Craig, S F.
274,725.— Revolving Water Closet Stench Trap—
L. D.' Craig. S. F.
274,736.— Seam for Grain Bags — E D.-trick, S. F.
274,457.— Harness Coupling— A. P Gross, S. F.
274,787 —Safety Valve A. D. Kilborn, Tucson, A. T.
274,5U5.— Underground Cable Railroad — A. H.
Lighthall, S. F.
274 506 — Gripper for Traction Cables — A H.
Lighthall, S. F.
274,801 — SURCINGLE— Malt by & Sabine, Chico, Cal
274,629.— Sketches'? Easei— Mary A Merrill, S F
274,635.— Railway Safety Alarm— W. B. Morris,
S F.
274,643.— Railway Switch— Jos. Murphy, San Jose,
Cal. „....„,
274,648.- Bridle Bit— M. J. O'Leary, Springville, Cal.
274,660 — Obtaining Boracic Acid from Borates—
W. B. Robertson, Jr., S. F.
274,828 —Cord Grasper and Cutter for Grain
Binders— A. Savage, Salem, Oregon
274,680.— Screw Clamp for Stools— A. Waugeman,
S. F.
Note. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Kippers for Pile Drivers.— Samuel Had-
locfc, Port Townsend, W. T. No. 274,189.
Dated March 20, 1883. This improvement in
nippers for pile drivers consists in a centrally
hinged strut brace, pivoted at both ends, to and
between the sides of the nippers, whereby said
sides are held extended, to hold the jaws to
their grip, and in a means for bending said brace
centrally, to draw in, directly or indirectly, the
sides to extend the jaws. It further consists
in a peculiar extensible frame, constituting the
nippers, in which said brace acts to the best ad-
vantage, and in a novel means for tripping the
nippers. The object is to provide nippers which
will effectively seize and sustain the weight, and
will release it with certainty when desired,
without the necessity of having one operator go
upon the scaffold above. The common form of
nippers is not certain in its action. Its jaws
cannot be greased, on account of slipping, and
consequently they have often to be pried off by
an operator at the top of the machine. To con-
stitute effective nippers, they should be certain
in their grip, and readily disengaged.
Combined Cutting, Punching, and Tire-
Upsetting Machine. — Harris Morse, Tutfcle-
town, Tuolumne county, Cal. No. 274,216.
Dated March 20, 188,3. This invention relates
to a novel apparatus for use in blacksmiths' and
other iron-working shops, and it consists in a
combination within a single frame, of a tire-
upsetting device, a cutting or shearing, and a
punching device, and a drill-sharpening device.
The whole of these devices are actuated by an
oscillating or rocking shaft forming a double
lever, and having movable boxes, by which it
may be elevated or depressed. In combination
with this movable shaft, the inventor employs
a wedge-shaped sliding base, with rack and
pinion for moving the same, so that the fulcrum
may be raised or lowered, and thick plates cut
or punched by successive movements.
Railway Safety Alarm. — Wm. B. Morris,
8. F. No. 274,635. Dated March 27, 1S83.
This safety alarm for railways consists in the
arrangement of a series of levers at intervals in
the section of a single track and normally held
norizontally, tripping devices at each end of the
series for releasing fthe levers and causing
them to be elevated in the track, and devices on
approaching locomotives for operating the trip-
ping mechanism to raise the levers for subse
quently depressing and re-adjusting them, and
for coming in contact therewith while raised, to
give warning. The object of the invention is
to provide against the danger of collision upon
section of single track, by giving notice at the
further end of said section that a train has en-
tered the other end.
ScrewClamp for Stools. — Rudolph Wau-
geman, S. F. No. 274, 6S0. Dated March 27,
18S3. This clamp is intended to be put on
screws of vertically -adjustable stools, chairs,
etc., the object of which is to hold the screw
tightly in the socket to prevent the side play or
looseness, which is always attendant upon de-
vices of this character. The invention con-
sists in a wedge sleeve encircling the screw,
which, either by its own weight, or by the
downward pressure of the screw itself, is
adapted to be depressed sufficiently in the stand-
ard and bind upon and clamp the screw so that
it can not have any side play.
Box Fastener. — Stephen and Martin E.
Martinclli, Watsonville, Cal. No. 273,863.
Dated March 13, 1883. This improvement in
. packing boxes consists in the means of readily
securing the cover to the box in such a manner
that it may easily be removed without injuring
the cover of the box.
Physicians say it combines all the desiderata of
every ferruginous tonic prescribed by every school
of medicine. Brown's Iron Bitters.
News in Brief.
The President has gone on a short trip to
Florida.*
John Brown, the famous Scotch body-servant
of Queen Victoria is dead.
The coinage at the Philadelphia Mint in
March aggregated 6,687,752 pieces, valued at
$1,114,073.
Southern Utah is reported as having but lit-
tle snow in the mountains, while the valleys are
very dry.
When the total losses by recent floods in the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys have been approxi-
mated, #30,000,000 will hardly cover it.
The British returns for the financial year end-
ing March 31st show that the revenue of Great
Britain was £89,004,000; expenditures, £89,-
086,000.
For the past three months the importation of
foreign dry goods at the port of New York
amounted to §39,404,403, against $40,528,195
for the corresponding three months last year. .
One hundred and fifty thousand acres have
been sown to wheat and barley in Los Angeles,
and there is a promise that the exportation of
1880 (11,000 tons of wheat) will be doubled,
says the Merald.
The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill
providing that no railroad company in that
State shall advance freights without giving
twenty days' notice of the proposed change by
posting the new schedule in three conspicuous
places in each of its freight and passenger
depots.
John S. Enos, Superintendent of the new
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and his assistant,
Hugh J. Mahon, have engaged rooms over the
City of Paris, at the corner of Dupont and Geary
streets, where they can 1 e found between the
hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. each day. As
the office is one of great importance to the labor-
ing and mechanic portion of the community, it
will require some time before the commission-
ers will be able to do anything practical, calcu-
lated to enlighten the masses on the relative
rate of wages in the different parts of the coun-
try, etc.
PLAIN
TRUTHS
The blood is the foundation of
fife, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition ; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause-head-
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
Brown's Iron Bitters will thor-
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen-
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part of the system, and it will
not blacken the teeth, cause head-
ache or constipation, and is posi-
tively 7iot injurious.
Saved Ms Child.
17 N. Eutaw St., Ealtimore, Md.
Feb.-i2, 1S80. -
Gents: — Upon the recommenda-
tion of a friend I tried Brown's
Iron Bitters as a tonic and re-
storative for my daughter, whom
I was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having lost, three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the care of
eminent physicians, I was loth to
believe that anything couldarrest
the progress of the disease, but,, to.
my great surprise, before my daugh-
ter had taken one bottle of Brown's*
Iron BrrrERS, she began' to mend-
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonics were re-
quired ;" and when informed that
t the" elder sister was taking Brown's
Ikon Bitters, responded "that is
a good' tonic, take it."
Adoram Phelps.
Brown's IronBitters effectual-
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseasesas Con-
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
Successful Patent Solicitors.
As Dewey & Co. have been in the patent soliciting- busi-
ness on this coast now for so many years, the firm' name
is a well-known one. Another reason for its popularity is
that a great proportion of the Pacific coast patents issued
by the Government have been procured through their
agency. They are, therefore, well and thoroughly posted
on the needs of the progressive industrial classes of this
coast. They are the best posted firm on what has been
done in all branches of industry, and are able to judge of
what is new and patentable. In this they have a great
advantage, which is of practical dollar and cent value to
their clients. That is this understood and appreciated is
evidenced by the number of patents issued through their
Scikkhfio Press Patent Agency (S. F.) from week to
week and year to year
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
There is for sale in thi3 city, by I. A. Heald, American
Machine and Model Work.", m and 113 First St., a
Rutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which was only used a few times and is as good
as new. It will be sold very much below cost, and
miners who are in need of such an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. It is
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other sub-
stances. Reference aB to above can be had upon applying
*;o this office.
Cash in Advance.
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New names will not be entered on our printed list
until payment is made. Feb. 1, 1883.
THE
ALBANY CYLINDER
OIL
Hag its globule undisturbed, stands a
fire test of more than i>00 degrees, is per-
fectly free from acids or oxygen, clings
w;th mo:e ienai'y to 'Jhe metal, and
better resists the gieH pkvssuie and bent
of steam than any other lubricant.
LARGEST STOCK OF
GENUINE EASTERN OILS
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IF1- OS BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
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Repairing Promptly Attended to.
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WELLS'
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UNBREAKABLE LAMPS AND OIL FEEDERS.
A. C. "WELLS & CO., Patentees,
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Adopted in the English Govirn-
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world.
150,000
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April 7, 1S83.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
"Challenge" Ore Feeders.
OVER 1100 HAVE BEEN IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.
Awarded First Premiums at the Preceding and last Industrial Fairs of the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco.
TWENTY PER CENT. MORE ORE CRUSHED WITH FIFTEEN PER CENT. LESS WEAR OF
THAN BY THE OLD METHOD OF HAND-FEEDING.
The oppi'titu oat illustrates (he recently 'introduced
G.ip »d . spring U'je-.auii\ whJcfa replneet. iLie Wdghl
urtetiially itev »rd reeult 'n an ob-iooa improvement.
T -, praoical operation of the large number if the*o
machines now Id u /© demonstrates the ta-'* tl.:.t (Un
principle upon which * perfect Ore Ke tier u-tut bo con
strucUd ii that of a carrier and Q.-t that Ol R lb* in;
Ublr. I iii.'irm (ordl'tr is no' pos*-blfl upon the latter
plan. Toe ore must bo evenly rarrit opo ■ stcs i
advancing plate or table to the Hue or point of dli-chnr^e,
and t' ere be timply dropped. Jerky or sp-wmodi till]
ac'.lnir co tdraooes vrlU notaniver tbepu'poae for f- .1-
ing wo', or Stick] Croa, nor for the oroj of mines W' ere
liicy may cbaoffC from sharp quart* to an iiU-. mil .n ma-
terial ol quiltz mi 1 eu thy in lUcr.
Tbe e Feeders are In Euc?eset*ul Practice-
Operation In the I'ollowinif Quartz
Milld, an'i are glviop* Ptrlect
tfatlt l. etion to tbelr
Managers.
r, mpn n [m,. [0 tempi . Varipoea county, C*l.
Soulsby 21 ** Tuoluniro " "
Pattoreon ........ 21 "
Srwep Ranch "
Mahoney 10 ■■
Zt.O 10 "
Paoiflo 40 "
Nasbvide 'J> "
Gross .. . 80 M " "
Julian 10 " Placer "
St Patrick 15 "
Protldenoe 10 ** NovaJ- "
Em,.i'e 20 " " "
Idaho ....... 80 "...... *'
tireen Mountain. HO " . . Plumus "
Plumas-Eureka... rtO '* " "
Bui wer- Standard. 80 " Bodi«, Mono,
Standard 20 •■ « "
Vionda. ........ SO "
I'.iir <J 3 Creek.. . 10 "
Hixictn >l
Santiigo . 3'2 "
Vivian lfi "
GhrtHty 5 "
Contention. , ... 20 "
Grand Central. ..20 ■'
SunflMne 20 "
homustttlte JiMl " *' " "
Father d* Smet.. 80 " ... . " " "
Hidden Treasure. 40 " M •' •'
Highland 120 " " " "
And in many other Mills in the Mining Districts e t the en-
tire United States, and as well in Nova Scotia i..id Aus-
trulaaia. The superiority of these Feeders o\er others
manufa tui. d hasbecn so thoroughly demonstrated that it
Is not deemed pertinent to cite the numberless instances
IRON
Calaveras
. A ma t>r
El Dorsdo
.Fr^no " ■•
Lyon county, N-.-ada.
.U' itah, county, I'tah.
.Tombstone, Ariz na.
.Bljck Hills, Dakota.
of this lict.
THE
Manufactured and for Sale by
"JOSHUA HENDY MACHINE
Nos. 49 and 51 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.,
WORKS,"
Manufacturers of Quartz, Saw Mill and General Machinery. Agents for "BAKER" ROTARY PRESSURE BLOWERS, WILBRA-
HAM ROTARY PISTON RUMPS, P. BLAISDELL & CO.'S MACHINISTS' TOOLS, and the Celebrated "HOT POLISHED SHAFT-
IXO," from the Akron Iron Company, Akron, Ohio. Also Manufacturers of New and Dealers in Second-Hand Pollers, Engines and a!
Descriptions of Machinery.
^CATALOGUE AND PARTICULARS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION.™
Tustin's Pulverizer
WORKS OEE WET OR DRY
IMHAUSER'S
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAF..TY LOCK ATTACHMENT.
MANUFACTURED AT
The Tustln Windmill Horse-power and
Pumping Machine Works.
308 Mission Street. S. F.. Cal.
By W. I- TTJSTIN, Inventor and Patentee.
H H. BROMLEY,
Dialer in Leonard & Ellis Celebrated
TRADE MARK.
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
Tne Best and Cheapest.
(Patented 1875-6-7-80-81.)
are of Iofrintretnonts. This Instrument is Bupplied
with 12 keys for testations. Invalnahlo for all concerns
employing night watchmeu. Send for Circulars to
DUNHAM, CARRIGAN & CO.,
San Francisco, - - California
QUICKSILVER.
THE CELEBRA TE D fi\ BRAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almauon, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For sale in any quantify. Trade-m,i''k A 0.1 top ol
Flusks secured by United Scutes Patent, and regiS'jrxrrf.
Flasks contain 70A tbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
awauteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from San Joae, I. 0.
b.. for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Idaho
or Utah or delivered at Pacific Mail SteAmshipCo.'swhar;,
and Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San FranciBco, without
charge. Railroad rates from San Joec a-e the s..me ps
.*rom San FranciBco.
J. B. RANDOL,
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through daiter
and arejsold di ct to consumer only by H. H. BROMLEY
sole flealer in these goods. „ . , „ „,
Reerence— Any first-class Engine or Machine Builder in
America. Address, 43 Sacramento St.) ». F.
P. O Bo:t, 1078.
S20 Sari3ome Street, S. P
Dewey &Co{
252 Market
Street.
Good land that will ralfle a crop every
year. Over 12,000 acres for sale in lots to
suit. Climate healthy. No drouths, bad
w floods, nor malaria. Wood and water
convenient, U. S. Title,perfect. Send stamp lor illas-
i 1 kn4n 1 trated circular, to EDWARD FRISBIE, Proprietor ol
; ralGllI AyiS 1 ReadlnE Ranch, Andenon, Shasta County, Cal.
LAND
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER
Patented Mav 28, 1SS2.
ThiB ia the beBt and cbeupeet Oie Feedtr now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires less power, is eimpl^r '-i
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or sci.;
clay alike uniformity, Uuder one or all tho stamps m a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hi 1 Mill it has ruu continuously for two
years, never having- bean out of order or costiu?' a uoIIpx
lor repilrs.
Galden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturero,
■fill First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
FINEff^FNGRAVING
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the official notices of their companies In
tins paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising. *
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated
Mining Company.
San Frauciecn, March 24, L888
At u mooting of tho BtarJ of Directors of the above-
named company, held this day. Dividend Ni. 17, of Five
Cents (r.c) per share, was declared, payable on Thursday,
April 12, 1833. Transfer books closed on Monday, April
2. 1888, at :i o'clock, f. >i. This dividend is payable at
the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in Now York, on
all Btock issued 1here, and at the oMlce in this city on all
slock issued here. WM. WILLIS, Secret.m
OFFICE- Boom 29, Nevada Block, No. 809 Montgomery
St ect, San FiauciBco, Cal.
NOTICE OF THE APPLICATION
-OF TIIE-
South Comstock Gold & Silver Mining Co.
For Dissolution and Dismcoreoratlon.
Notice Is her by given that the S^uth Coniatock Uold and
Silver Mining Ooropuw liaa this day bl.-d with the derk of
the Superior Court, of the City and County nf San Fran-
cisco, an application for Dissolution and DisincorDoration.
and all persons dtsirieg to tile obj< colons to su:h applica-
tion arc hereby notified to tile such objections within
thirty days alter the first publication of this Notice.
March 8, 18S3. Wl LLI AM T, SESNON. del k.
Date of first puhlicaton. 1 O. '/.. StlULK,
March Is, 1883. I Deputy Clerk.
WHirTKUOItE t MoKEE. Attorneys for Petitioners*.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Navajo Mining Company.
San Francisco, April 2, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board ol Directors of the above
earned Company, held this day, Dividend No. 8, of Twenty-
five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable- on
FRIDAY, April 13, 1883. Transfer books closed
on Saturday, April 7, 1883, at 12 o'clock m.
J. YV. PEW, Secretary.
OFFICE- Room 15, No. 310 Pine street, San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, April 2, 1S83.
A', a meetine; of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 53, of
Twenty-five Cents (25c) per share, was declared, payable
on THOESDAY, April 12, 18S3, at the office in this city,
or at the Far mere' Loan and Trust Company, in New
York. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 20 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
Buchanan Gold Mining and Milling Com-
pany. - Location rf principal place of business, San Fran-
cisco. Cal ; location of works, Tuolumne, Tuolumne
county, <.'iii.
Notice ir hereby given tha\ at a meeting of the Board of
Directors, held on the 3Lth day of March, 1883, au Assess-
ment (No. 2) of Five (5 cts) Cents per share was levied upon
the capital stoclr of the Corporation, payable immediately,
in United States gold coin, to the Secretary at tliB office of
the Company, room 3, No. 121 Post street, San Francisco.
Any stock upon which this Assessment shall remain un-
paid on the 2d day of May, 1883, will bB delinquent, and ad-
vertised for sale at public auc' ion; and, unless payment is
made before, will bi sold on FRIDAY, June 1, 18S3, to pay
Delinquent Assessment, together with costs ot advertising
and expenses of sale. By order of the Board of Directors.
P. J. SULLIVAN. Secretary.
OFFICE-Rnoin 3. 121 Post Street. San Francisco, Cal.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sea'ed proposals will be received by the Brandy City
Mining C> mpany until MRy 1, 1833, to run a bedrock tun-
nel to itB mining- lands, situated at Brandy City, Sierra
County, Cal., near the town of Camptonville, Yuba
County. Said Tunnfl to be about 3,000 feet long, 6 feet
wide and 8 feet hieh, with a grade of !> inches to every 12
feet. Water Power furnished. Responsible parties only
need apply. Privilege reserved to reject any and all
bids. For further particulars inquire of
CHAS. ALLENBERC, Sec'y.,
630 Brannan Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
186 Montgomery St. near Bneh.
SEHCIA1TY FOB. 33 TSARS.
The most complicated cases of defect
ive vision thoroughly diagnosed, tins ol
charge. Orders by mail or excess
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order. Two Hours Notice.
246
![op ajid fdachipe hh
F. P. Bacon, Pres. C. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairars of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AHD BUILDUPS OF
ini Mining Maclinery. Port-
ana" Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
iarAgenta for C. H. Baker'a Mining Horse Power;
Bi.hop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all k iuda of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw MiUs and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMBNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Ratea
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
All kindB of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE. *®4
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works.
Wax. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Mining Machintry. Brodic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour , §450.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
- 3 3 ' 925.00
" 0 " 1500Ibs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes—from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also. Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery. Shafting, Iron
Tinkfl, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St. , between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANDTACTURBRB OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BH80RIPTION.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 7, 1883
GILLIG'S PATENT
nonstock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Conistock
For sale at wholesale by
Holuroot. Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & MarketJSts ,
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co, , Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
' PAEKE & LACY, Proprietors.
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hiisting- Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with, a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, i&nbber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
W3T Catalogues furnished on Application. J87
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | COP. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps.,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-ojt Engines, Rock; Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Peeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
^W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & OANTRBLL).
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - ■ San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOE MTNINO AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
[Successors to HORSY & SPJfiRRYJ
Manufacturers of all kinds of-
WAREROOM8 :
93 4 94 Liberty St., New York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York-.
The Foundry and Machine Shop havm? been enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most improved Patterns QUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
— rking GOLD and SILVER ORES.
IIOUT'S IMPROVED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOEBY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
The "Balls revolve Horizontal! r without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 11.3., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weight 3.00U lbs.
Concentrating Mills. Rock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
PumpiDg Machinery, Engines and Boilers, any size
rei|uirvdi Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, Sifety Cagee The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill weight 280 lbs. THE EUREKA "WIRE EOPE
TRAMWAYS.LOoncentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy-
draulic Sluices.
Strel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and MiU Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given. Send lor Catalogue.
Address, THE MOREY &. SPERRY MINING MACHINERY GO.
FROM 14 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability. . , , .. M ,,
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds. Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheadfl for Loco-
motives, etc. „
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, CUESTEK. Pa. 10J Library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
IN ALL ITS BRANCHED,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
vi sable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, aud]uone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP "WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans,
PUMPS- Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. 1883.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
andmost improved mach inery and processes for base and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting* Furnaces for aiiver.
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Workjj,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. W«
offer our customers the best results of thirty years* expe-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared f<i
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in deign and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illustrated circular.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. OHMEN,
Engine Woits,
109 & 111 Bea'eSt.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
A CHEAP ORE PULVERIZER.
We have on sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order in
a strong frame, with pulley, etc. , all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, and is as
Good as New.
This is a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. Address,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St .S. F,
Api
1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
247
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. BIX, Agent,
4"i and 40 Fremont Street, ..... gan Francisco, Cal.
UROIST _A_2sr:D STEEL WIKE HOISTING EOPES.
ORE AND
Water Buckets.
CA.IRS
ORE
WIRE R0.
B RDDER] CK& BAS CD MR 0 P£ C 0 .
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Po ler.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
OVBB 200 IN I'SK IN I'AL
BELT
CouipressDrf,
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
<|iil> Horn can eanfly hwlat over 1,000 pounds at * ileht'a of 600 foul, The whim
i" niiiiiily built of wrought irou. Tbt boUtlng-drum Is thrown out of gear by tho
k'Vur, whllo the load 1b held iu placo with a bniko by tho mau tondlug tbfl
bucket. The stauduid of the whim is holted to bed-timben\ tour avoiding all frtm
work. Whun required these whiiua are made in sections to pack ou mule«.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
Importers
The KnrtiiiK's Injector is tho simplest,
cheapost and best in nsc. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure Send for Circu.ar.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant'a Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
DisBton's Circular Saws.
FraDk & Co. 'a Wood Working
Machinery.
I New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
and
Nos
SOLE AGENTS FOR
A Fay A Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson BroB. Hoisting En- -
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma
chinistB' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
BLAKE STEAMiPUMP.
More Than 1(1,000 In Use.
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS
Silver Plated
-A.3VE-A-LG-^_1S^:^_TI3>TC3- PLATES,
For Saving Gold,
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The moBt extensive and successful manufacturer of theso plates in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower pricea than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Rcplated. Old Plates bought, of
gr>ld separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTfc
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
«" Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. 202 Market St.. UNION BlOCR.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES P0WDEK wilt break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It dorives its namo from Herci'LKS, tho moat famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grad e.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
L. C. MAKSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francisco,
This paper Is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Oharl33 Eneu Johnson & Co., 609
South 10th St., Philadelphia. Branch Offl-
C68_47 Rose St., New York, and 40 La Sal'.e
St., Chicago. Agent tor the Pacific Coast
tAHfrin Mil I One of the best made io this State
»• IN LI 111 ILL, (or sale cheap on easy *i-rme. Ad-
drew. W. T., caroo* Dewey & Co.. S. F.
Remittances to ibis office should be made by pot \1 or-
der or registered letter, when p «cttcable; coat c ■ postal
,_. „,.. ( rder, foi $15 or less, 10 eta; for registered 'e^ler, ' i ad-
Josepli H. Dorety, 529 Commercial St. S. F, I dition to regular postage (at 3 Ste. per half-ounce), 10 eta
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRT t ALL WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mllla. ATalga
mating Machines.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills,
248
Mining- and Scientific Press.
[April V, 1883
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adjustable Cut-oE Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron CranH Shaft*
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop insideof cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VABJNIEJG MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con'
contrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be Been *n working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 22(
Fremont Street.
To thoee intending" to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph'- Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given tint all shakiivj motion applied to an endless traveling helt used for concen
tration of ores is an iufringement on patent* held and owned by ihe Frue Vanning Machine Company
That sui'. his been commenced in New York against an end-shake michine similar to the Triunith, and lhat as
soon as deniti m is retched in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nat all Western infringements.
That ihi patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is c mtiJeraMe risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-ahake machine, we can ruinitfricture and sell to Biich a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, aDd no liability for infringement wit
then be incur ed by ihe purchaser.
That we shall protect ournelves against any one miking, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented Julj 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Catent* applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any lime, to make a competitive trial- against the Triumph, or any other
machine, fir stakes of $1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company,
STROTJDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
Boom 7, 109 C ilifornia Street,
Nov. 6. 1082.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
W.R. ALLEN & CO.
IMPORTERS OF
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
Fcr Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers' Goods.
Nob 327 nnd 329 Market Street. Cor. Fremont. S F
To Prospecting Quartz Miners.
Minera bavin? reliable properties in CaMforniL, a id
who are willing to give onc-byU ol thoir interest in the
Bame for euitabl3 machinery, may benefit themsjlveB by
correBponOiuRwith me. ALMARIN B PAUL,
Room 20, Safe Deposit Building. San Francis o
rjnrvvniliniv Superior Wood and Metal Engrav
tllRldV NIK tag, EleclrotypiiiK and Stereotyp
•"•"O1 •«» ""O'lng done at the office oftheMiMHG
4iirfl Sua.NrmcPRBSg. San Francieoo. at favorable rat«»
MINING or CIVIL ENGINEER
WANTED,
For Superintendent of a Well-Established
Mining Property in California.
An Aubbioan, Younq, Fnbrget c, Expbribncbd,
and well qualified in every respect, may secure a most
deBirable poBition. Please address, with particulars and
references, A. B. C, Postofflce Box 107S.
Orders may be addressed to us at any of the fol-
lowing I'lncee, at each of which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CM,.
Nos. 2 and I California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Froui Stre.it.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
Nos. 152 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nob. 811 to 819 North Second Street
Contains no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and is ihe
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
m
Price of Xonito Materially Reduced for 1883.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No. 21S California Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, with proper use, this Compound will remove end prevent &11
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years trill, in widely separated lo calitiee, has demonstrated the value of this invention, and its applicability
to different qualiiieB of water. References cheerfully furnished to aoy one wishing: Bame
*»TEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION.^
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F.
An Illustrated
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1883.
VOLUME XL VI
Number 15.
Timbering in Mines— No. 7.
It is of course natural to seek to simplify the
limbering in accordance with the conditions of
thr walls. These conditions are so variable
that it 13 extremely difficult to indicate them,
and we take a single example, for which we
are indebted Tor de-
tails to Mr. Jou-
faatuc, of Charlevoix,
franc*, whose ac-
eonnt is published in
"Lectures on Exploi
.itioii of Mines," by
Dnrat. We trans-
late as follows:
Tin.' most variable
style of timbering is
that applied in gal-
leries or tunnels.
Many of these gal-
leries are very long,
and serve as passages
where tramways are
laid "ii which to
haul out ore or
waste. In the
French coal mines
the ground, accord-
ing to the conditions
of the solidity of the
roof, is sustained by
the different means
shown on the figures
of the engravings
presented herewith.
This employment of
dry stone, which is
furnished by the
work as it pro-
gresses, admits of
important economy
in the consumption
of wood, since in the
coal fields of France
the consumption has
been very heavy and
wood is scarce. The
engravings show the
various means adopt-
ed in French coal
mines, according to
the character of the
walls and roof.
In Fig. 1 the roof
and walls are want-
ing in solidity; the
frames are complete
and the lagging more
or less close in ac-
cordance with the
nature of the walls.
Fig. 3 is for the
same conditions ,
with one sidewall
firmer than the part
which is supported
by the timbering.
Figs. 2 and 5 repre-
sent the condition of a solid roof, while the
wall of the bed needs to be held by timbering
or by walling up. Fig. 4 represents a schistose
roof cut across the stratification, but as it has a
tendency to "slack," it needs to be held up
with a transverse timber. Finally, in Fig. 6,
all the walls are solid. All these forms have
been applied in practice.
Thk Dbbbis Case.— United States Circuit
■Judge, Lorenzo Sawyer, has overruled the de-
murrer to the bill in the case of Edward Wood-
ruff vs. the North Bloomficld Gravel Mining
Company ft, at, with leavo to the defendants
to answer on or before the next Court rule day-
May 1st. The bill was brought against several
there was a separate and joint cause of action
in each case. That the defendants, severally
and jointly, co-operated and precipitated tail-
ings into the streams long before the waters
reach the valleys, where the nuisance com-
plained of was reached, and that they operated
together in producing the nuisance complained
METHODS OF TIMBERING
hydraulic mining companies, severally owning
mines at various points on the Yuba river and
its tributaries, to restrain them from discharg-
ing the gravel, waste earth and mining debris,
arising from working then- mines, into the
streams. Judge Sawyer, in a long decision,
held, in effect, that the great damage alleged
was multifarious, and that in the mining law
W
AND WALLING IN GALLERIES.
of. It was also held that any one of the parties in
interest had a right to maintain an action with-
out injury to other parties therein.
Cande-
Gold Discovery near Phoenix. Arizona.
[From our Traveling Correspondent, II. W, Cbovvell I
We now have a little gentle excitement right
here in Phoenix. It is no less than a gold dis-
covery, made public last Saturday evening,
when W. N. Osborn and David Cling, came in
showing fine gold
bearing quartz, and
assuring their friends
that they had with
the discoverers an
interest in three
claims just located,
that they were as-
sured from their
small pa n nings
would yield si. 00
to the pound of ore.
The claims are out
about fourteen
miles on Cave Creek
road. The quartz
is an out-crop, right
out on the plains, 10
miles from water,
and close to the main
thoroughfare . If
these parties are not
greatly deceived in
the initiatory show-
ing, they probably
have the outcrop-
ping of a real gold
bonanza. From the
small samples
pounded and spooned
it promised a yield
of 81,000 per ton.
It is located in
Magazine District,
not far from John
Osborn's old gold
mine.
These first parties
have located a strip
H00 feet wide, by
4,500 feet in length,
which they think
covers the most of,
if not all the ground
that seems worth
locating — yet some
few are rushing out
to do some prospect-
ing in that vicinity.
"Old Probability,"
and several others,
claim to have a long
time known there
would be rich claims
located right there,
or near there. Phoe-
nix is a stirring
stage and teaming
center, twenty-eight
miles from Maricopa,
on the C. P. R. R.}
and the county seat
of Maricopa county. It is surrounded by well
irrigated farming lands.
Information has been received at
laria that Mike Bonner, a former employe at the
Northern Belle mine, perished on the desert be-
tween the terminus of the Carson and Colorado
railroad and Calico mining district.
Extra Edition. — We shall next week issue
a twenty-four page edition of the Mixing and
Scientific Peess, devoted more especially to
the mining interests of Arizona. It will be
fully illustrated and contain a large amount of
matters of interest to the mining community.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 14, 1883
Correspondence
Notes From Eureka, Nbvada.
(From Our Regular Correspondent].
Editors Press;— Oh Friday last, I visited
the lava beds of the Eureka Con. Mine on Ruby
Hill. Not a single Modoc did I encounter, but
men of brawn and muscle were there. Armed
with nick, shovel, hammer, drill, and gad, they
were prospecting for ore in places where, years
ago, the company did not think it worth their
while; and in others that had been passed as
useless to prospect in. This portion- of Ruby
Hill is being cut up and holed in every direc-
tion; old dumps are also being screened and
assorted over for all that is in them which will
X>ay to send to the furnaces. This work is being
done by tributers, some of whom performed
labor for a period of six months without making
a dollar. Others however make strikes that pay
them ordinary wages. When it happens that
these tribute pitches prove very rich and exten-
sive, it is understood by and between superin-
tendent and the tributers, that the latter will
surrender the pitch to the company, after having
extracted sufficient ore to pay them for all the
dead work that they have done towards the de-
velopment of the ore body. Thus are others
encouraged to persevere in the same manner,
and on the same terms. At one of these places
I found a chimney of ore five feet thick, that
will work at the furnaces from $00 up to $150
per ton.
There is room enough in the unbroken ground
in which it is incased to allow it to make into a
body of considerable size and value. There are
130 men tributing in the Eureka Con. mine at
present, the majority of whom are making less
than $ 1 . 25 per day. None of them are permitted
to work on tribute where the superintendent
thinks it will pay the company to employ min-
ers at regular day wages. No place in the mine,
as far as I went, from the surface down to the
third level, is being left untried. Many of the
old drifts, crosscuts, and winzes, that have been
tilled with waste rock are cleaned up, so that
these openings may not be rendered useless by
the tributers, who are permitted to stow away
the debris in them for the time being, in order
that they may put in their labor to the best ad-
vantage. It is also necessary to keep these
places open to permit of proper inspection and
thorough prospecting of the mine.
The Tributers
Arc useful to the company, and there is not the
least doubt that they can and do ferret out ore
in places where it will not pay the company to
hire men to do the dead work. They not only
take chances on the smallest streaks, but often
gouge into large bodies of low grade ores, of
which there are many in the mine, and in them
find chimneys that pay tributers to extract,
when it will not pay the company to touch
them. Why such bodies of ore are left stand-
ing in the mines, it is proper to explain. Ordi-
narily, large deposits of ore found in the Ruby
Hill mines are of the least value near to the
country rock, but the quantity of them im-
proves as development is made. For instance,
when one of these ore bodies is discovered, the
portion of it nearest to the country rock may
not carry more than four or five ounces of sil-
ver to the ton. After penetrating it for a dis-
tance of three or four feet, the value may in-
crease to six, eight, or ten ounces. The next
three or four feet may carry fifteen ounces of
silver to each ton, and so on, until that portion
of the deposit is reached which will pay the
company to extract. Had the company ex-
tracted the ore from some of the immense cham-
bers in the mine, taking all of the ore in. them
as it was found, by mixing the very low with
the higher grades, they would have suffered a
great loss. When the low grade ore left stand-
ing in the mine is prospected by tributers, it
becomes necessary to allow them a liberal per-
centage to pay them for assorting it; otherwise
a great quantity would be sent to the furnaces
that it would not pay the company to smelt.
The same rule obtains where rich ore is found
by them in small veins, and the waste rock sur-
rounding it is soft, or broken into small parti-
cles.
Running from the old Windsail shaft, on the
third level, is a fair-looking fissure, in favor-
able ground. Tins, I learn, will be thoroughly
prospected.
From the Compromise Line,
Which separates the Eureka Con. mine from
the Richmond Company's, extending, as I am
informed, from the 1st to the .~>th level, and
from the lava beds to the shale, is an immense
block of ground, that hitherto has been consid-
ered unfavorable for ore. Drifts and cross-cuts
have been driven through this at intervals, but
they are so far apart that ore bodies of consid-
erable size may exist in it. All this portion
of the mine will now receive close attention,
and the result may be gratifying to the stock-
holders.
The water has been 'increasing so rapidly in
the Locan shaft during the past few days that
progress on sinking was retarded. Work on it
was suspended, but was resumed to-day. The
water which was formerly pumped into the
tank at the GOO foot station is now being lifted
to the surface, and, to facilitate the work, an
additional boiler is' being set in place. The in-
crease of water is doubtless caused „by storage
in some of the large cavities existing in the
country rock. These are drained by the hy-
draulic pump as quickly as possible, and cause
only temporary inconvenience. As the readers
of the Mining and Scientific Press will, no
doubt, be glad to know how the Eureka Con.
mine looks below the third level, I shall visit
it again as soon as possible; probably during
the week, and in time for description in my
next letter. The
Mines on Adam's Hill
Are receiving rather more than ordinary atten-
tion at present. Several persons working under
lease on some of them are meeting with very
good success. Applications for tribute pitches
were made to the owners of the Oriental and
Belmont mine this morning by a party of Ruby
Hill m filers, but they were refused. I have in-
quiries made of me every day
For Miners to Lease
On Prospect mountain, also on Silverado moun-
tain, in Pinto district, and, if the present de-
pression lasts, it seems probable at least that
the mines outside of Ruby Hill will not suffer
by it. The Berryman Tunnel and Mining Com-
pany perfected their organization a few days
ago, and commenced work on their claims on
Silverado mountain this morning. Only local
capital will be used at present. The work of
development will be conducted with the closest
economy. Not even the superintendent will
receive payment for his services beyond regular
miner's wages, and that he will have to earn as
a practical miner by hard labor upon the
ground.
At the Eureka Tunnel.
Miners have been bidding for contracts at al-
most starvation rates, and work upon the new
engine shaft has been thrown up by them. This
cannot go on, and the mine be worked, so a
contract for sinking the next 50 feet of the shaft
will be let to-morrow, upon more reasonable
terms. The engine is in its place, and will be
given steam as soon as the cable is placed on the
reel. The ore veins above the first discovery
chamber is running very irregular, and at pres-
ent is making stronger at the south end than at
the north. A nice vein of yellow carbonate ore
in black oxides of manganese, is being followed
from the b'5-foot drift, north from the south
winze, old works. No. 3 drift from bottom of
same winze is in about 50 feet towards engine
shaft; still looking well, but with no change.
The Addison chamber underneath it, is still
looking well, and producing ore, same as last
reported. A track is being laid in the south
drift, 105-foot level, to an incline winze, now
down 75 feet. There is good carbonate ore at
this point. There is but little change to note
hi other parts of the mine. The regular quan-
tity of ore is being hauled to the furnaces.
Last month, 250 tons of ore was shipped from
the Home -Ticket Mine, to the Richmond fur-
naces. The quality of ore from this is improv-
ing to such an extent, that the owners of the
Clipper Claim adjoining, will start to work
sinking upon that property as soon as the snow
disappears. Considerable, discussion is being in-
dulged in at present, in relation to the mines
upon Home Ticket Hill, caused mainly by an
article that appeared a few weeks ago in a west
of England newspaper, a portion of which was
copied in the London fifininy Journal issued
March 17th. The result, it is hoped, will be of
benefit to Eureka district. M. H. JOSEPH.
Eureka, April 4th.
Como District, Nevada.
Editors Press:— There is nothing of inter-
est to write concerning the Comstock mines.
The work of opening out and exploring, is going
on in the lower levels; from the 2500 to the
3100. What will be developed in the future, of
course, cannot he told. The prospect thus far
does not give much encouragement for the find,
iug of ore bodies. There is being considerable
low grade ore extracted from the upper levels of
the Belcher, Crown Point, Kentuck, Yellow
Jacket, Imperial Consolidated and Chollar.
The Ophir company is also extracting some.
C. C. Stevenson, having a lease of the Lower
Comstock and Royal mine (at Silver City), af-
ter having been to much expense to clear the
mine of water, has about succeeded and is pre-
pared to prospect for ore, which he will doubt-
less find and extract. Mr. Stevenson has the
knack of finding ore generally, when lie goes
after it; therefore he is a good man for the com-
munity, as he puts considerable money in cir-
culation, paid to employees at the mine, and his
mills where he reduces the ore. Teamsters also
get their share for carting the ore. There is
also the money paid out for supplies fur the
mines and mills. All of which is of much ben-
efit, and higldy appreciated these dull times.
You have heard much of
Como and Palmyra,
Situate about twenty miles from this place. In
dications of mines existing there were discovered
as early as 1 862. In 1 S63 and 1 804 there was con-
siderable excitement in regard to the mine,
which took quite a population up there, con-
sisting of miners, traders, saloon keepers,
gamblers, and loafers, and much was said of the
Como mine. The excitement was kept up un-
til John B. Winters built a mill there, as there
had been none put up nearer than the vicinity
of Dayton, some fourteen miles off. Quite a
number of tons of ore were reduced at the Win-
ters mill, but it seems that it did not yield equal
to expectation, which threw a damper on
the whole camp, causing a great stampede,
leaving it almost deserted. It has remained so
ever since, with the exception of about three
years ago, some miners went up there, and went
to work to relocate the old locations, and do
prospecting work on them. They reported
their prospects good, and others went, caiTying
with them the followers to all new mining
camps. The Eureka company seemed to be the
most lucky one, for they sunk a shaft to a depth
of 70 feet, and took out considerable ore. They
made so good a showing that a Mr. Walter made
a,coutract with them to the effect that if the
company would furnish him with a certain
quantity of ore at a stated price, he would put
up a mill aud.reduce their ore. He erected a
five stamp mill, and a boarding-house for his
employes. He ran quite a number of tons of
ore through his mill, but it did not pay, although
it assayed well. Why the yield of the mill was
not better, I do not know, unless the ore was
not properly handled, and most of the gold and
silver was lost. The men interested in the
mine were all poor, and had to discontinue
work. They had not the means for putting up
the necessary works to carry it on, therefore
were compelled to stop. At no time from the
first discovery of precious metal ores at Como
and Palmyra had capitalists gone there and ex-
pended an amount of money sufficient to open
and develop a mine. Everything that was done
was done by poor men, who had the faith, but
not the means to develop the mine. I lately
visited the place to see for myself what was the
Cause of the Failures
To develop a proserous mining camp where
there had been so much ore found that gave
good assays. I at once saw what seemed to me
to be the trouble. The mines are of such a
nature that capital is required to open and de-
velop them. There is but little cropping at
the surface, therefore men with nothing but
muscle were powerless to succeed. The dis-
tance to water is but short, and when that was
encountered work had to cease. When a depth
was attained that the hoisting could not be
well done by a windlass, the shaft had to be
abandoned. The ore is free milling, and there
is no reason why the silver and gold cannot be
saved if properly handled. The assays show
that the ore yields two thirds gold and one
third silver. The Eureda <4. & S. M. Co. is
The Only Company Now Operating
There. They have expended about #25,000
on the mine since they commenced work.
Having worked down with a whipsi-
dary, until water was encountered, they
commenced a new three compartment shaft and
carried down two compartments to a depth of
200 feet, with a sump below. The shaft is well
timbered, and is a good one. They have out on
the dump from forty to fifty tons of ore taken
out of the old shaft, which it is thought will
yield .?100 per ton. The vein, as shown by the
different workings, is 125 feet in width. There
is a steam pump in the new shaft which takes
out the water and keeps the mine drained. At
the bottom of the shaft a spacious station was
cut out and timbered, from which a drift was
started west towards the vein, sixty feet dis-
tint. At the time I was there the east wall of
the vein was reached and cut through, showing
quartz, clay and porphyry mixed together. The
quartz gives good assays; and when a little
more advance is made in the vein, a better
opinion can be formed of its value. I exam-
ined it closely where the opening was made
and found it to be exactly similar to the Com-
stock. The material composing it is the same
as is found here where paying ore is found. 1
see no reason why the company will not de-
velop a good mine. There are certainly all of
the characteristics required, to warrant the be-
lief that a valuable and permanent mine will
be developed. It may be that a cross
drift through the vein will determine the
matter, and it is the intention of the
Superintendent to carry it through to the west
wall, a distance of 125 feet. They have in
their boiler and engines plenty of power to do
the hoisting to a depth of 1,200 or 1,500 feet.
The company purchased the machinery, gal-
lows frame, building, cars, wire rope, &c, from
the Europa Company of this place, and have a
good outfit ior opening and working the mine,
which they seem determined to do. Mr. H. L.
Symons is acting as Superintendent, and has
been, and is, carrying on the work with econ-
omy and much mining skill. He has taken the
proper course to develop the mine, and with
much economy, and is convinced that he will be
successful in opening one that will be very val-
uable. The cross-drift through the vein at the
200 level may be the means of determining the
question of its being a good permanent mine,
without being obliged to wait until a greater
depth is attained. I am of the opinion that if
the vein was narrow and the ore consequently
more coneenti'ated, it would be much better
than it is. Of course future workings will de-
termine that.
The kind and character of the formation in
the Como district, was a surprise to me. I
found it much more favorable for mines than I
had expected. As the Eureka Company have the
means and the faith, I suppose that they will
go on and demonstrate the fact, that they have
a valuable mine or not, which will decide the
fate of the camp. Jambs Delavan.
Virginia, Nev., March 30.
Spring Valley Mines.
The Eagle mine, at Spring Valley, one of a
number owned by the Vande water Gf. & S. M.
Co., a New York corporation, is being worked
under the supervision of Major E. D. Luxton,
and is producing sufficient ore to run the com-
pany's fifteen-stamp mill steadily. The company
employs thirty men at the mines and mill, and
every one of them, from superintendent down,'
work at something about the premises. The
mill is running on gold-bearing quartz from the
Eagle mine, and is paying the expense of mining
and milling as well as that of developing the
company's mines. A double compartment shaft
is being sunk on the Vandewater mine, which
adjoins the Eagle on the east. It is designed to
sink this shaft to a depth of 400 feet, and then
run levels along the lead into the Vandewater
and Eagle ground. Some very fine silver ore is
being found on the Vandewater as well as in the
lower works on the Eagle; while west of the
Eagle, on the Troy lead, also owned by the com-
pany, galena ore, carrying gold and silver in
paying quantities, has been found,
When the bodies of silver ore known to exist
in the Vandewater are developed, improved
machinery will be put in the mill, which is now
run on gold ore exclusively, to reduce and amal-
gamate it. Some trouble has heretofore been
experienced from a scarcity of water in the fall,
but this will be overcome when the shaft
is sunk, as that will furnish water for milling
purposes at all seasons of the.year. The ledge,
which has been opened at one point on the
Eagle to a depth of 212 feet, is one of the best
defined in the State, and thei-e is no question
as to its permanency. It is expected that very
rich bodies of gold-bearing quartz will be found
in the mine, as the gulches below it have been
worked for years for placer gold, and have pro-
duced, as nearly as can be ascertained, about a
million dollars in gold dust. Chinese are yet at
work in the diggings, and, notwithstanding the
great scarcity of water, manage to make wages.
With the example of the Arizona mine before
him, the superintendent hopes to be able to con-
vince the company that the true policy in' min-
ing is to prospect ahead at all times, so that
when there is a fault or a barren place in the
lead, mills will not have to stop for want of ore,
and the mine will not be condemned as worth-
less, as in the case of the Arizona, which although
it yielded millions, was closed down when a non-
productive zone was reached, while beyond it,
as has since been demonstrated, large and rich
ore bodies exist. It is theoxnnion of experienc-
ed mining men that the expenditnre of a few
thousand dollars in sinking the shaft already
commenced on the Vandewater Company's
mines, and running levels on the lead from that
shaft, wil develop one of the most valuable min-
ing properties in the State. — Silver Utah.
The Lake Valley Mines.
The Leader says that a letter, from an old
Kurekan, now at Lake A^alley, to a gentleman
at Eureka gives the following regarding that
country : The mines are described as being
very shallow, all of the ore being near the top.
That which is found, however, is very rich,
going as high as §2,000 per ton. An Eastern
company owns everything that is worth own-
ing. It has one furnace, which runs but a por-
tion of the tune, as the ore is not found in suf-
ficient quantities to keep it going. Two
"cupels" have been erected, but are a failure,
and but one at a time is put in operation, as
they do not stand the test for more than
twenty-four hours.
The writer states that there are a number of
Eurekans there who could build good ones, but
for some reason or other the company will not
permit them to make a trial. He advises his
friends not to go there, as there is no money in
the place and wages are very low. Miners get
$3 a day; and are compelled to work ten hours;
furnace hands, $3 and $3 50 per day, according
to their merits; engineers, $4 per day of twelve
hours; and chief smelters, §4. Board costs $8
per week, and, as the correspondent says,
"d d poor at that."
The climate is described as being nice enough,
and the country a pleasant one to live in, but
as for money- making, that is out of the ques-
tion. Everything is slow-going, the place over-
run with all classes of j>eople seeking employ-
ment, and, all in all, a good place— to stay
away from.
A Chance for a Mill Man.— A practical
mill man with a little capital is needed here.
Should such a man choose to avail himself of
the opportunity presented, he will find a large
return for the money invested. Should a mill
be erected about one half a mile south of the
lake, on the line of the railroad, where abun-
dance of good water can be had at a depth of not
more than thirty feet, and where wood can be
easily obtained, it would draw custom from the
mines on Mount Grant, Mount Cory and the
canyons south; also from Santa Ee and the nu-
merous other districts in that direction. Ores
that are now shipped to San Francisco for re-
duction would be worked here, to save cost of
transportation; and owing to the great number
of claims from which small quantities of ore are
being taken and the great variety of ores, there
is no question about a reduction works situated
at this point, which is centrally located in re-
spect to so many of the districts, doing a profit-
able business for years to come. — If uvthorne
Bulletin.
April 14, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
I^EGHywicyu. Progress.
Masonry -Ancient and Modern.
Masonry U the art of art
in prooer form bo ;.- to pr< igul&r con-
n in popularly applied to
■tone-work, however, in contradiatui
brick-work, whirl, ia generally
lice to the use ..! brick.
The nuuonr) of the ancient Egyptians was re-
the large eh tonee cm
iiiii.s as much as thirty
th. They were laid without mortar.
The Cyclopean or earlier maapnry of the
i.- of which L-xist in the walls
■•t' Uyceuie and Tiryus, waa formed of large and
rly shaped masses of atone, the inter-
-tic-.- being filled with Bmaller stones. Tyr-
rhenian or Kti ii.-c-.ui masonry is also c
similar stones, but so fitted together as not tec
admit of smaller stones between then. The
more ancient remains of i ireece and Italy afford
examples <>f this kind of masonry. Pern also
affords remarkable instances of (jyclopean ma
lonry.
To this succeeded the practice <>f making the
beds horizontal or nearly so, but the vertical
j.cint- were irregular. All the preceding were
[aid without mortar. The Phoenician
masonry is known by its bevelr«nd the speci
iiic-ns uncovered at Jerusalem arc- of surpassing
interest.
The Greeks and Romans used several meth-
od for walling, as the oj»is inc< rtum, formed of
Jqnarest - [aid horizontally, the interior be-
ing of small stones; the opit recticulajtwn, com-
I square stones laid diagonally; isodo-
ffftm, in which the courses were ox equal height;
ottomon, in which they wore unequal;
liivc-l, cmpleclum, formed altogether of coursed
rad Roman empleclum, of coursed work
on tin. tside, the interior being of rubble. In
these the stone were small and laid in mortar.
Whore large stones wore used, no mortar was
employed. The Roman emphctum found in
England has sometimes courses of tiles built in.
In a few of the earlier English buildings, con-
sidered by some to he Saxon, the quoins, the
door and window jambs, and occasionally some
other parts, were formed of stones alternately
laid flat and set up endwise; the latter were
usually much longer than the others. This is
termed long and short work. In the Norman
period, herring bone work, consisting of stones
laid endwise in an oblique direction, with al-
ternate courses laid horizontally, was frequent-
ly employed in rabble walls.
The stones used during the middle ages were
seldom larger than could be lifted by two or
three men.
are, from Elephantine t.. Sais. a distance ordi-
narj ..i twenty days Nilotic navigation. The
temple of Latona was still larger. "T
wonderful thing," says Eerodotus, "that was
actually 1 bout this temple was a chap-
el in the inclosnre made of a single stone, the
length and height ol which were the same, each
wall being forty cubits Bquar< (60 feet), and the
whole a single block. Another block ol Btone
formed the rool ami projected at the eaves ;..
th.- .\tent of four cubits." According to the
supposing the walls t-. have been
only six feet thick, and the material granite, as
in all other monoliths, this monument would
weigh 7,000 tons, being 76,032 cubic feet, with-
out the cornice, which was placed on the roof.
This capstone would weigh 2,400 tons, il
i. et be taken for its thickness.
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Long Distance Telephoning.
Progress of the Steam Boiler.
recently read an Later-
Civil Enci
Modern Masonry.
The various kinds of masonry employed in
modern practice, may be divided into three
principal classes: Rubble work, in which the
stones are not squared; coursed worked, in
which the stones are squared more or less, and
set in courses; and ashlar, when each stone is
squared and dressed to give dimensions. Some
of these kinds are used conjointly, as rubble
with cut stone plinth, quoins, piers and coping;
ashlar facing filled in with rubble, etc.
The largest stones ever placed in a wall by
the hand of man are probaoly those in the foun-
dations of the temple of Baalbek. Thompson
says :
"The first tier above ground consists of
stones of dirk-rent lengths, but all above twelve
feet thick, and the same in width. Then come
three stones, each more than sixty-three feet
long. One of them lies in the quarry, where it
can be viewed all round, and measured easily.
It is fourteen by sixteen, and sixty-nine feet
long. It is one and one half miles distant from
the temple," The stones are so well laid and
jointed, that it is difficult to find the crack,
which, indeed, will not admit the blade -of a
knife. Dr. Thompson says he quite everlooked
it at first, and supposed the stone to be 1*20 feet
long.
The foundation is much older than the Greek
temple which was built, upon it and occupies a
portion of the area. The stones of the former
building are believed to have been cut up to
form the shafts, capitals, etc., of the Cor-
inthian temple subsequently built. The orig-
inal was? probably the work of that Great Asi-
atic nation of which the Phoenician people was
an outlaying branch, and possibly Arabia the
home.
The term monolith is applied to a structure
consisting of a single column or block. Also to
such erections as the obelisks of Egypt, some of
which are now in "Rome, Paris, London, and
New York. The term monolith is likewise ap-
plied to structures in which the blocks are im-
mense, in some. eases reaching from the founda-
tion to the entablature, as in the United States
Treasury at Washington. This building is said
to have larger stones than any used in the pyra-
mids of Egypt, and to be a more massive con-
struction in respect of the size of its stones than
any other building in the world, except the
church of St. Isaac, at St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Largest Monolithic Temple.
In Egypt is that of Tel-el-mai," on the Delta. It
is twenty-one feet nine inches high, thirteen feet
broad and eleven feet seven inches deep. This
size is much exceeded by the dimensions given
by Herodotus of the temples of Amasis and La-
tona, which were also, we are informed, on the
Delta, The'former one, he states, required three
years to transport, with the aid of 2,000 labor-
Mr. John Whitelaw
eating paper before the Civil Engineers' Club of
Cleveland, Ohio, Bhowing the gradual progress
which bad been made in the duty of steam en-
gines during the last loo years, From which we
collate as follows :
In this country, the duty of a pumping en-
gine is estimated by the number of pounds <if
water raised one foot high on a consumption of
100 pounds of coal. Thus the recurd of pump-
ing engines is stated to be a certain number of
pounds of water raised one foot high for each
100 pounds of coal burned.
The present results show remarkable gains
over the old-time engines. Li 1770, .Jonathan
Hornblower and John Nanearow were the most
noted builders of pumping engines. The best
average duty which they were able to get from
100 pounds of coal was, in round numbers,
0,000,000 foot pounds. The present engine
docs more than sixteen times as much work for
the same fuel as the old style of machines.
These were vacuum engines. Steam was only
used to make a vacuum, and thus generating
power. James Watt's improvements followed,
and in 1793 he had so far improved the steam
engine that his best machine made an average
duty of 27,000,000 foot pounds per 100 pounds of
coal. The engines now in use at Lynn, Mass.,
do about four times better than that. Watt,
in his time, pronounced his engine perfect, and
said that nn further improvement could be ex-
pected.
Iu 1814 Arthur Woolf made engines that
showed a duty of 34,000,000 foot pounds: and
in one example a duty of 72,000,000 was re-
ported.
_ In 1828 Capt. Grose made improvements on
his engine, and the duty was found to be a little
over 87,000,000 pounds.
In 1834 William West produced an engine
that yielded a duty of close on to 99,000,000 of
pounds.
In 1S40 Hocking and Loam extended the ex-
pansion principle, and in 1842 one of
their engines showed a duty of 107,000,000
pounds— a result that is hard to beat at the
present time.
The boiler engineering aud firing of the old
time was very peculiar. Instead of increasing
the number of boilers when more steam was
required, they used to have one boiler of gigan-
tic dimensions, with correspondingly large fire-
place. They also placed the fire bars eight or
ten feet below the bottom of the boiler, and
then filled up the space with coal. They
thought the more coal they burned the more
steam they would get. A boiler at Dalcoath
mine was twenty-four feet in diameter and
twenty-four feet high. The furnace was seven
feet below the bottom of the boiler, was nine
feet wide, and extended from one side of the
boiler to the other. Trevithick said the fire in
this boiler was seven feet thick, and had in it
thirty tons of coal.
Solid and Hollow Iron Columns— A con-
fusion of ideas is sometimes found among prac-
tical men respecting the comparative strength
of solid and hollow pillars. One hears it often
said, says the Building News, that a hollow pil-
lar is stronger than a solid one. Now this is.
as one able authority has pointed out, not abso-
lutely the case; it is perfectly true, that, com-
paring the strengths of two pillars of the same
hight and diameter, one solid and the other hol-
low, the latter has the advantage of being econ-
omically stronger. The fact is, the solid column
is stronger than the hollow of the same exter-
nal diameter; but the lesser area is more ef-
fective than the greater, because the central
portions of the solid pillar are less useful in re-
sisting the bending force than the metal in the
circumference of the hollow pillar. But if the
quantity of material in both the solid and hol-
low pillar of equal night is the same, the hol-
low pillar is by far the stronger. A simple geo-
metrical construction will enable any one to
understand this fact, by enabling us to propor-
tion a hollow column of the same area as that of
a solid one, by one of the diameters being given.
It is shown, in fact, that hollow columns of
the same area of metal as a solid one may be
made to any larger diameter, their strengths
increasing proportionately till a limit is reached
by the shell of the metal becoming too thin to in-
sure a sound casting. Taking an example from
Downmg's work, a hollow pillar nine inches in
external diameter, having an internal diameter
of 8 002 inches, and a thickness of metal of 0 47
inch, or about one half inch, is five and one half
times stronger than a solid pillar with the same
quantity of metal. A thickness of one half inch
may be regarded as a practical limit in manufac-
ture.
Thai ill-1 telephone will booh almost entirely
supplant the telegraph, even for lung distances,
is quite a matter of certainty, In man) places,
even now, it is common to use tin telephone
for all distances for twenty-five to Boventy-five
miles in- more. Experiments are now being
made at tin- east to show the practicability of
the telephone tor hundreds of miles.
A notable experiment in long distance tele-
phoning was recently made on the new com-
pound steel-copper wire of the Postal Telegraph
Company, lately completed between New York
and Cleveland, Ohio, a stretch of 050 miles.
The compound wire has a diameter of seven
thirty-seconds of an inch, consists of a steel
core, weighing £00 pounds per mile, that will
resist a tensile strain of 1,650 pounds, on which
copper is deposited to the extent of 500 pounds
per mile. The wire has seven times greater
conductivity than iron wire of ^equal size, cop-
per being the best conductor known except sil-
ver. It has double the tensile strength of iron
wire, or equal weight when strung on the lines,
will last longer, permits the use of low tension
currents and small batteries.
Ninety per cent, of the wires now in use are
No. 9 iron with a resistance of 20 units per
mile, and the very best are No. 0 with a resist-
ance of 10 units, while the compound wire to be
used by this company has a resistance of only
one and seven tenth units. The resistance of
No. 9 iron wire on a line from New York to
Chicago, 1,000 miles, is over 20,000 units, and
on a No. 0 iron wire over 10,000 units, and on
the compound wire less than 1,700 units, thus
bringing Chicago telegraphically as near to
New York as Philadelphia; and San Francisco
as near as Cleveland, compared with the best
wires now in use.
"When the two compound wires are completed
between New York and Chicago, their operat-
ing capacity will, it is said, be thirty thousand
messages per day.
The new conducting wire is certainly a great
improvement over any land line of similar
length heretofore established, and its successful
completion marks the Opening of a new era in
the progress of electrical communication.
The new wire with its accompanying
improved transmitter is likely to revolutionize
the telegraphic service of the world by leading
the way to the substitution of easy, economi-
cal, and scientific* lines and modes of working
in place of the present systems, which, by com-
parison, are difficult, costly to operate, and un-
scientific.
The ordinary electric telegraph has become
altogether too. old and clumsy. The progres-
siveness of the age demands some improvements
on an institution which is now nearly a half
century old. Fifty years is too long to stand
still, and now we are soon to have the telephone
for all distances. The human voice will soon
traverse the ocean as well as the land, and
America will talk to Europe viva voce.
Primeval Celtic Map Stones.
ii' many parts <>\ Switzerland are often found
smooth, Sat stones, evidently hand-polished,
and covered with dots, lines, circles, and half
roll The origin and use of these stones,
known among country people as ScAal i
baa long been moot point among the learned.
Somebave thought they were charms, others
that they were meant to commemorate the
dead, or that tin- signs on them were unde
cipherabh- hieroglyphics; but it has been re-
served for Hen- Rodiger, of Bellach, in Solo
thurn, to throw a new light on these mysterious
relics oi the past, and suggests theoi j conw m
rag them which seems to meet all the necessi
ties of the case. The Schah nsU int . he sayB, are
neither more QOr less than topographical charl
as ;i comparison of them with any modern map
of the districts in which they are found will
show. The engraved dots correspond with
existing towns and villages, the lines with
mads. Even the fords and mountain passes are
indicated. Hcrr Rodiger has examined many
of these stones from various parts of the coun-
try, and he possesses a collection, picked up in
Solothurn, Which form together a map of the
entire canton. Another significant circum-
stance is that the Schah n«lt in.' are mostly found
at intervals of about two hours (say, six miles)
from each other, and at spots where several
roads meet. The former, Herr Rodiger calls
"headstones" [ffauptttteine), the latter he de-
nominates "by-stones" {Nebemteine^ ) If he be
right iu his hypothesis, the places where these
stones are met with possessed considerable
populations long before the dawn of history;
even the villages shown on the Scliatensteim
must be far older than the Christian era. Herr
Rodiger considers the Swiss map stones to be of
the same origin as the similar stones which are
found in Germany, Scandinavia, India and
further Asia, and sees in them another proof of
the high antiquity and common origin of the
Indo-Germanic races, and the existence among
the latter, in an indefinitely remote age, of
civilized habits, organized trade, and more cul-
ture than is generally supposed.
Hearing in Insects.
The sense of hearing in insects has recently
been carefully studied by Herr Gruber. Ac-
cording to an English journal, that scientist has
found the common cockroach to be very sensi-
tive to music. On sounding a violin note when
a cockroach was running across the floor, the
insect would suddenly stop. When a number
of those insects were placed in a glass vessel, on
making a strong sound near them, they mani-
fested great agitation and excitement; some
would even fall down from the sides of the
glass, as if paralyzed. When one of them was
hung by a thread attached to its hind leg, and
when quiet, if a bow was drawn sharply over
the violin strings, at a distance of four or five
feet, the insect would be greatly excited, and
struggle frantically to get its head uppermost.
Beetles were also similarly affected by sounds,
but grubs and ants gave no certain indications.
Of aquatic insects, various kinds of rorixa were
tried. These would often remain very quiet for
a time, but, on tapping the glass with a glass
tube, they would rush about with great agita-
tion.
A disk at the end of a long rod, drawn to and
fro in the water near a quiet corixa, produced
no effect; but by conveying the sound of a
struck bell into the liquid by the rod, there was
a lively reaction; similarly when a bow drawn
across a glass bell was brought in contact with
the water. These creatures were also sensitive
to high violin notes in the air, and to the sound
of a metal plate struck by a hammer, etc.
Still more sensitive were various aquatic
beetles. On the other hand, various larva?,
especially ephemerides, were unaffected; but
these were sensitive to mechanical agitation of
the water. Herr Gruber considers the response
the insects make to sound an indication of their
heariiTg, and not mere reflex action.
Rarefied Air as a Conductok of Elec-
tricity.— Edlund continues his researches upon
this subject. A number of experiments are
described to show that the phenomena of the
opposition to the passage of sparks from ter-
minal to terminal in rarefied air cannot be ex-
plained by the theory that a vacuum does not
conduct electricity. He carefully discusses the
question of the contrary electrc-motive force
which is developed at the terminals. "It is
not the resistance of the gas but this electro-
motive force, increasing with the rarefaction
and connected with the electrodes, that pre-
sents an obstacle to the passage of the current.
Everything is in favor of the hypothesis that vac-
uum opposes a very feeble resistance tothe propa-
gation of electricity. " Without the employment
of electrodes, one can excite an induction cur-
rent in a Geissler tube, which is sufficient to
produce light. This would be impossible if the
highly rarefied gas or vacuum were an insula-
tor.— Phil. Mag.
The Use of Gas foe Heatinc and Power. —
Dr. C. Siemens predicts a vast extension of the
consumption of gas in the future for heating
and power. It will effectually dispose of the
smoke nuisance, and will afford in time a more
economical and convenient fuel. When heat-
ing gas is supplied to us from street mains at
twenty-five cents per 1,000 feet, as it will be at
some time in the near future, the housekeeper's
millenium will not be far off.
Sudden Destruction of Marine Animals.
In the Geological Magazine, Professor T. Ru-
pert Jones accounts for the maimer in which
large numbers of marine animals have, in past
ages, suddenly perished in their own element
and become entombed: 1. (fishes) by either
usual or periodical influx of fresh water from
the land; 2. by volcanic agency; 3. by earth-
quake waves; 4. by storm; 5. by suffocation,
when massed together in frightened shoals, or
when burrowing in sand or mud and accident-
ally buried by other sand and mud; 0. by being
driven ashore by fishes of prey; 7. (fishes and
mullusks) by too much and too little heat in
shallow water; S. by frost; 9. (fishes) diseases
and parasites; 10. (fishes and mullusks) miscel-
laneous causes, such as ferruginous springs,
poison, lightning, etc.
Electrical Ltghtof Comets.— According to
Huggins, comets emit a characteristic light,
which indicates, by special analysis, the pres-
ence of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, elements
which are shown by the spectra of acetylene and
cyanhydric acid. Berthelot thinks that these
results point to an electric origin of the light,
He has shown that acetylene is formed imme-
diately and necessarily, whenever carbon and
hydrogen come under the influence of the elec-
tric arc. When nitrogen is added to acetylene,
the electric influence produces cyanhydric acid.
It seems scarcely possible to conceive of a con-
tinuous combustion in oometary matter, but an
electric illumination may be easily understood.
— Ann. tie. Chim.
Common Geological Terms and Colors. —
At the Geological Congress, held in Bologna,
the precise meaning to be given to words used
in descriptive geology was determined, and a
common scale of colors for geological maps was
adopted. It was also resolved to prepare and issue
a geological map of Europe on a large scale, at a
cost of $12,500, to meet which the Governments
of Europe are expected to contribute.
A Comet Reappears.— A cable message an-
nounces the discovery of D'Arrest's comet, by
Dr. E. Hartwig of the Strasbourg Observatory.
He predicted the discovery about April 23d.
This comet was first discovered by D'Arrest at
Leipsic. in 1851. It was observed again in
lSo7-bandin 1870.
252
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 14, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compiled Every Thursday From Advertisements is Mikiko jkd Scientific Pries akd Cthbr S. r. Jourkalb.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI3TS OP THE BOARDS.
Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Pla
Company. Location. No.
Albion Con M Co Nevada. .13.
AltaS M Co Nevada.. 26
\rgen<aM Co Nevada n'
BodieCon M Co
California M Co
Challenge Con M Co
Chollar M Co
Con Pacific M Co —
DaySM Co
Elko Con MCo
Eureka Con MCo...
Grand Prize M Co....
I n dependence M Co.
Julia Con M Co
Justice M Co
"Martin White M Co.
Mount Potosi M Co. .
Potosi M Co
15
Californi
. . Nevada..
. . .Nevada. .
. . .Nevada. .
.California
. . . Nevada
. . .Nevada
.California
. . .Nevada. .13
. ..Nevada.. 10
...Nevada.. IS
...Nevada.. 38
. . .Nevada. .14
...Nevada.. 9
.Nevada. .11.
CO. .Mar 6..
25. .Apr 10.
25. .Mar 20.
50. -Mar 5.
20.. Feb 27.
.12..
. 1..
of Business
Apr 9. .Apr 30.. .R LShainvald 327 Pine st
May 15. .Jun 4...W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
. Apr 23.. May 14.. .E M Hall 327 Finest
Apr 16. .May 16... G W Sessions 3(9 Montgomery st
Apr 6.. May 4. ..C P Gordon. . .
10..Mar27...Mav 2. .May 23 . ..W E Dean....
50 . Mar 27... Apr 30.. May 21... W E Dean
15..Mar22...Apr30..May23...F E Luty
30. .Mar 13. ..Apr 12. .May 4...E M Hall
15. .Apr 10.. .May 15 .Jun 7.. F Sperling
1 00.. Mar 10... Apr 19.. May 14.. .P Jacobus
.Apr 16. .May 7...EMHall
..Apr 10.. May 2... J W Pew
.May 14. .Jun 4...H A Charles..,
■ RE Kelly....
J J Scoville...
J H Sayre . . .
W F. Dean...
G R Spinney..
E L Parker
25.
M;
30.. Mar £
10.. Apr 10
10.. Feb 27
25.. Mar 22
25 .Apr 2.
25..Mar21....i r:i
scor^ionMco ;::;:;::::::. ...Nevada. .is.. io..Apr o u..%w
Sierra Nevada S M Co Nevada. .76. . 1 00. .Mar 29. . . May 2
Silver Lick Con M Co Nevada. . 2. . 0; . . Feb 20 . . Mar 29
FMa^eil'lSi'rinidadMCoiMe^:: t" 1 ti^^l -Maf « ^H Nielsen^
s Mag cv OTHBR COMPANIB3_NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS
. . -Apr i. .Apr 23. .
.. May 2.. May 31..
..May 7..May2S..
...A r24 May la..
. . May 31 . .
..May 21..
. .Apr 23. .
.May 14..
. Mar 29. .
309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
.,309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
327 Pine st
309 California st
..309 Montgomery st
327 Finest
310 Pine st
... 419 California st
... 419 California st
..309 Montgomery st
330 Finest
.309 Montgomery st
310 Finest
..309 Montgomery st
L J O'FarrelL.SE Montgy & Wash'n
H Deas 309 Montgomery st
.210 Front st
Buchanan G M & M Co .
Lima Con S M Co
Lucky Hill Con M Co...
Melones Con M Co
McMillen S M Co
Napoleon M Co
San Pedro M Co
..California.. 2.. 06.. Mar 30... May 2. .June 1 ...P J Sullivan. .
Arizona,. 6.. 05. .Apr ft. .May 15. .Jun 5. R D Hopkins.,
Nevada.. 2.. 10. .Apr 2. ..May 4.. Jun 4..
'.'.California.. 1.. 2 50. .Mar 7.. .Apr 9, May 1..
... Arizona.. 5.. 20. .Mar 8. . .Apr 12. .May 10..
..California.. 7.. 10. .Mar 13. . .Apr 10. Apr 2S. .
.. Arizona.. S.. 05. .Mar 6. . .Apr 10. .May 2..
H A Unrich..
.E M Hall...
, J Morizio. . .
.H B Smith.
.H Deas....
....121 Post st
.436 Montgomery st
37 Ellis st
327 Finest
.328 Montgomery st
307 Montgomery st
.309 Montgomery st
Name of Company.
Como-Eureka M Co. . . .
Uncas M Co . . . :
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting.
L Hermann 220 Sansome st Annual Apr 19
C E Gillet 303 Montgomery st Annual Apr 13
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S.F. Amount
BulwerConMCo California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 Apr 12
Contention Con M Co Arizona. ,D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
lackso, MCo Arizona.. DC Bates 309 Montgomery st 10 Apr 17
KSck^co:::::: Nevad-J^pe, **•!&-•"■ ""%:::::::-::::-&%
.50 Apr 16
,25 Apr 15
Location.
. . . .Nevada.
. , , .Nevada.
Date.
Payable.
Navajo M Co
Northern Belle M & M Co. .
^ilver King M Co
Standard Con M Co
Arizona.. D C Bates
..Nevada. -J W Pew
..Nevada. .J W Pew
...Nevada. .Wm Willis.. -
...Arizona.. J Nash
, California.. Wm Willis
. .309 Montgomery st . . .
310 Pine St.. .
SlOPinest...
. ..309 Montgomery St.. .
.315 California st...
. 309 Montgomeryst
..25.
..Apr If
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales La
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Name of
L'OMl'AJSY.
Week
Ending
Mar. 21.
Alpha..
3^5
25c
1.15
1
85c
Aadea
Albion .-
Argeuta
Atlaa
jtfelcher ..<
Balding
"Best& Belcher....
Bullion.
Bechtel
Belle Isle
Bodie
Benton
Bodie Tunntl —
Caledonia
California
Challenge
Chollar
C jnfidence
Con Imperial.. ..
Con Virginia
Crown Point
Day
Elko Con
E. Mt. Diablo....
EorekaCon
EurekaTunoel...
Exchequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry....
H<*le&Norcroa3. .
Holmes
Independence....
JiUa
Joatice
Jickson
Kentuob
Martin White....
Mono
Alesdum
Mt. Diablo
Mt-. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle . . .
North Noonday..
Navajo
North Brllelale..
Dacidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Savage
Bag Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
Silver Hill
Silver King
' Scorpion
South Nevada —
Syndicate i . . . .
Tuscarora
Union Con ,4.70
Utah 2.45
Ward
Wales 20c
Yellow Jacket 1.60
1.20
40c
3.5C
1.40
2.95
20c
85c
! 55 c
Week Week Week
Ending Endino Esdinc
Mar. 28. Apr. 5, Apr. J2.
3.70
60c
3.r0
I15c
65c 80c 55c
85c 95c 75c
12c 15c 10c
10c 5c
10c] 20c
_ 40c....
1. 10 1.201.05
1.10 1.701.40
1.25
25
55c
50c
So
65c
3^65
45c 50c 50c
90c 1.20 S5c
... 10cL...
10c
20c
20 J
1.50
HQiJnIjnJG SujvljvlAF^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub'
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
45c
1. 10
5J 4.80
... 75c, 75c
25c 32c!
55c 61c1 45c
2.30 2.602.45
3.35 2.80i2.55
35c, 70c
45c ....
So-
40c
o.5l 4.75
80c| 75c
25c 20 c
55c1 4"c
2.70,2.3)
3.3^ 2 75
85c 70c
35c 60c
"2Gc '.'.','.
: 40c. 25b
.... 10c|
3.10 3.H5I2.85
3.252.75
1 70
31
9.50
3.75
40c
2^55
15c
'85c
1.25
2.05
2". 25
50c
93! 8
'"i\3.2\
50c I 40
1.75 ...
2.90,2.30
25c... .
2*.55r96c
1.40L35
2.20 2.05
2'.76.2!30
10c ....
102 w,
52c, 50c
1.S0
2Ec
1.95
3.00
3.55 3.30
5Fc ....
1.30 ....
2.402.35
20c: 20c
i.i5i'95c
1.40....
2.50 2
11 ...
55c ...
4.70 3.35
2.301.65
3.60 3.60
2.151.85
2ic 20c
3.00 2.25
25c 20c
2.351.50
25c1....
2.95 2.70
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday, a. m., April 12
200 Albion 45c
310 Argenta 60c
25 Alta 30c
10 Alpha 1.25
200 Belcher. 7fc
200 Bodie 1-30
20 Coundence 1.7a
50 Crowa Poiut 1 .20
350 Con Virginia *5c
250 Chollar 1.50
10 California 20c
4750 Day 40c
155 Eureka Coo... 4. 50@4. 60
50 Excheiuer 20c
200 Eureka Tunnel 85c
150 Grand Prize 50c
505 Hale&Nor....3.10@3.15
20 Eentuck 2
70 Mexican 3
300 N Belle Isle 25c
30 Northern Belle : 9
100 Navajo 2 35
50 Overman 20c
690 Ophir 2.3.<<'2.3".
320 Potosi
5 Scorpion 5,'c
10 SNevada 2.40
10 Savage 2.10
100 Union. 3.70
50 Yellow Jacket...
AFTERNOON SESSION
300 Argenta 60c
200 Albion 45c
450 Alta 25c
100 Acde1* 55c
5000 B-llelale 45c
50 Belmont 40c
20 B& Belcher 3.70
610 Belcher 80c
200 Benton 10c
5000 Belle iBle 45c
....25c
...14
..4T-c
...4J
..2ic
,.3.05@3.10
205 California....
350 Crown Point
20 Chollar
100 Day
50 Eureka Con.
100 Exchequer...
200 Grand Prize
100 Holmes
950 Hale & Nor.
105 Mt Diablo. .
145 Mexican ....
270 Navajo 3.36
150 Northern Belle 9@9i
301 NBellels 25c
30 Ophir 2i
200 Savage 2.0j
20 Silver King 10*
360 Sierra Nevada 2.4j
160 Union...: 3.7«
1050 Wales -.. 20u
30 Yellow Jacket. ..... ,2.8j
Mining Share Market.
Our stock tables above give what few fluctu-
ations have occurred in mining stocks the past
week. The only peculiar feature of interest has
been the rescindment of the dividend of the Yel-
low Jacket Company. On the 4th inst. the
company declared a dividend of twenty cents
per share. Now, the trustees of the Yellow
Jacket have rescinded the dividend, under the
advice of the attorney of the company, who is
of the opinion that the money in the treasury
cannot be appropriated for dividend purposes,
because it does not come clearly under the head
of net earnings, from which dividends are
only permitted by the statutes of Nevada, the
Yellow Jacket being a Nevada corporation.
This is the second time that the Yellow Jacket
trustees have taken such action. It was in
April, 1S69, that the Board declared a dividend
of five dollars per share, but a fire occurring in
the mine soon after, the dividend was rescinded.
The company had just paid three dividends in
January, February and March, the same ag-
gregating S300,000. In January, 1SU9, the
mine sold at SI, 375 to $1,610 per foot. In the
following February sales were made by the
share. There was then 24,000 shares in the
mine, and the first sale under the new system
was $77 per share. Since then the stock has
increased to 1*20,000 shares. The dividend re-
scinded fourteen years ago this month, was
followed three months later by an assessment of
ten dollars per share, or $240,000.
At the north end of the Comstock all the
money expended is being placed where it will
do the most good, and the prospecting done is
being carried on at points where there is the
greatest likelihood of striking something. This
is, of course, gratifying to assessment-paying
stockholders, who very naturally wish to see
their money judiciously expended.
From the Gold Hill mines a large amount of
low-grade ore is being extracted, and the ag-
gregate is considerably increased by the yield
from the Chollar croppings.
..2.9U
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall
be pleased to receive further reports :
Richmond, April 4th, $18,235; Hanauer. 3d,
$3,200; Ontario, 3d, §3,842; Horn Silver, 3d,
$1,800; Stormont, 4th, §3,430; Silver Reef (for
March), $45,411; Hanauer, 5th, $1,750; Stor-
mont, 5th, $2,700; Ontario, 5th, £J. 303; Horn
Silver, 5th, $12,000; Lexington (for March),
$9,700; Hanauer, 6th, §1,780; Ontario. 0th,
$4,360; Horn Silver, 6th, $9,000; Bullionville,
Sth, $7,735; Horn Silver, Sth, $12,000; Ontario,
8th, $6,489; Northern Belle, 6th, $7,099.17;
Bodie, 9th, $4,270; Bullion, 10th, $1,900; Con-
tention Con., 6th, $5o,4SS; Christy, Sth, $2,490;
Betty O'Neal, 6th, $3,765, 9th, $3,379: Mt.
Diablo, 6th, $5,697.95; Martin White, 4th,
$2,245.76; Northern Belle, 3d, $17,045.59;
Navajo, 9th, $16,400: Odessa, 3d, $4,128.50;
Standard, 2d; $10,484.77; Yellow Jacket, 4th,
$18,379.81; Pinal Con., 27th to 2d, $7,636.29.
Dyspepsia, heart-burn, nausea, indigestion, etc.,
are always relieved by Brown's Iron Bitters.
California.
AMADOR
Drytown. — Amador Ledger, April 7: We learn
that the mining outlook in the vicinity of Drytown is
very encouraging at the present time. The Seaton
mine is looking unusually well, and the Loyal lead
and the Potosi mines, which have been idle for some
time, will soon resume operations. The Loyal will
start up next week and the Potosi in about a month.
Bunker Hill. — It is pleasing to be able to report
continued improvement in this mine. A body of ore
has been encountered on the foot wall, which prom-
ises to lift the company out of debt in time. The
ledge is said to be 10 ft wide; the milling portion of
it we understand, is from 5 ft to 6 ft in width. By
working only this pay rock, which at the lowest esti-
mate is expected to yield $6 per ton, a fair profit can
be realized. Ten stamps of the mill .were in opera-
tion in the early part of the week, with the prospect
of the number being increased to 20 in a short time.
From 15 to 20 men are employed, and the force is
being rapidly increased.
Miscellaneous. — Rock is being hauled from the
Vaughn mine to the Kelly mill, which will be started
up in a few days. The rock in the Morgan tunnel
continues to look well.
Upper RANCHERiA. — Times have been very dull
with us on account of the dry weather. The miners
have done nothing all winter, and the fanners have
been grumbling and growling; but the past few days
their contenances have been somewhat changed on
account of the rain, the blessed rain; and we will
not complain any more now, if it rains till the Fourth
of July. The miners will not get to do a great deal
as the rainy season is so near over. The Blue gravel
company commenced piping last Wednesday. The
Hancock company also commenced operations last
Tuesday. George Evans and brother have not done
anything on their claim yet; are waiting for water to
get through the Volcano ditch. These three mines
are looking well, and prospect well, and would pay
handsomelv if water could be procured to work them
the year around.
BUTTE.
Helltown Mining Scheme.— Butte Record,
April 7: Pres. Longley, one of the oldest and best
known miners on Butte creek, was in Chico the other
day, and in speaking of the claims said that not
much gold had been tnken out during the past year,
because of the scarcity of water to work with. There
has been enough rain, but as there was no way to
confine it, it all ran off into little mountain streams
before any use could be made of it. Mr. Longley
says that there is untold fortunes in the golden metal
hidden away in the bowels of the earth about Hell-
town, but the miners are powerless to reach it. They
are poor, and cannot convey water to the proper
spot. Several years ago large sums of money were
spent in building the Shephard ditch, which tapped
Butte creek for the purpose of carrying water into the
claims. For a time this enterprise proved of vast
value, but it was not properly constructed, one of its
faults being that it was dug too deep, and now
it was almost abandoned. Mr. Longley said that an
effort was being made by the miners to induce some
capitalists to construct a flume or ditch to take water
from old Butte creek to their mines. The intention
is to take their stream from the head waters of Butte
creek, some 20 miles away. It would cost a little
over $1,000 per mile to build a flume but the miners
feel confident of striking a rich deposit, as it is a
well-known fact that the Helltown hills are filled
with the purest gold.
CALAVERAS.
HURT. — Mt. Echo, April 5: Henry Kirkpatnck,
a miner employed in the Gold Cliff mine near Angels
received several severe cuts on the head by
falling stones, on Saturday last. It appears that he
was working under a bank some 30 ft high, when a
small cave took place at the top of the bank. Mr.
Kirkpatrick saw his danger and attempted to run
out of the way, but was struck by a sharp stone of
several pounds weight, and injured as above des-
cribed. Dr. Baker dressed his wounds, and he is do-
ing as well as could be expected. Perhaps the rich-
est strike but one in this county within the past 20
years, was made on Tuesday last by George Osborn
and son in the Gold Hill mine some two miles west
of this town. This mine was first discovered about
26 years ago, and there have been large sums taken
out from time to time; but the late discovery is the
richest of all. \ specimen of the gold taken out on
Tuesday was exhibited at our office the same day,
the weight of which was about 12 ounces. It is re-
ported that $2,000 was taken out in one hour on the
day of the discovery and that thousands of dollars
were still in sight. In fact, it is simply immense. A
further description will be given next week.
Murphys. — James Moss has just made a run of
20 tons of quartz from the Eddie Dewitt mine, which
is a property belonging to your humble correspon-
dent. As there was much speculation in regard to its
worth, and as the inert brain of street corner experts,
quartz sharps, etc., were unduly exercised in the
momentous question. I thought it my duty to make
a public statement and relieve the strain on the afore-
said experts, etc. The gold for the most part was
very fine, and, of course, much of it escaped; as was
proven bv assay of the tailings. Mr. Moss stated
that in all his experience he never made a run where
there was so much extremely fine flour gold saved.
The rock paid a trifle over $8 per ton in full gold;
tailings as aying $12 per ton, makes the rock worth
$20 per ton by the Oro Plata Co.'s process. This
must be the minimum rate; for the sulphurets by
stamp treatment are pulverized so fine that much of
it escapes on the surface of the water. Here is an
argument in favcr of pulverizers. We earnestly hope
that this result so satisfactory to me, may be so to
the curious; and that the wheels of our little but
mighty world may be set in motion again. The
Boston Co.'s mill is ruiming steady on Red Wing
ore with good results. The capacity of the chlorine
works is pushed to its utmost capacity in treating the
second class concentration. The first class concen-
tration of which a number of tons are saved and
which assays in the thousands, are reserved for spe-
cial treatment. Another pulverizer will soon be added
which will make the capacity of the mill 30 tons.
Mr. Ma^nevin, of the Washington mine, has returned
from San Francisco. His mine is looking splendidly,
I learn from McCullum, the foreman of the mine.
There is a large force of men at work in the mine
now.
EL DORADO.
VoLCANOVtLLE.— Cor. Georgetown Gazette, April
7: The new mill on the Josephine mine started up
about a week ago. 1'he old steam mill which stood
just on top of the hill, overlooking the river, was
taken down by the company in the early part "of the
past winter, and a new one put up down on the side
of the hill towards the river, 200 or 300 ft below than
the old one. I visited it a few days ago, and found
it working splendidly. They have only as yet, 10
stamps running, but intend to put up 10 more in a
short time. The mill is run by water power, 332 ft
pressure and a Knight's wheel. It is fitted with all
the modern improvements, such as self feeders, rock
breaker, etc. About 25 inches of water is used to
run the 10 stamps. Everything in and about the
mill seems to have been done in a good and sub-
stantial manner, and reflects credit upon the work-
men, Messrs. Rauney, Copp and Goodpasture. A
tunnel enters the mine about on a level with the top
of the mill, and as the ore is brought out, is dumped
into the bin at the rock breaker, in and near the top
of the mill ; one man tends the rock breaker, and
that was about all the work I saw being done about
the mill — improved machinery does all the rest.
Work in the Cooley mine is progressing satisfacto-
rily. This is the old Grizzly Flat claim; it has been
bonded by a San Francisco Co., who are under the
superintendency of George Bower, running abed-
rock tunnel; they intend, in about another month, to
"chimney up," when good pay is confidently ex-
pected. The Spring tunnel claim up at Mt. Gregory,
2*4 miles above here, has been fitted up during the
past winter with a hydraulic rig; has been running
about a month; have not yet made a clean-up. This
is also a San Francisco Co. C. F. Llovd is working
in a bed-rock tunnel on Bunker Hill, one mile east
of here. D. C. Webster, on his claim on the Grey
Eagle trail, has just raised a chute 20 odd feet, and
got through into gravel. Your correspondent is still
pegging away in his bed rock tunnel — thinks "there's
millions in it." .So, you see, there is considerable
prospecting going on around here, and we diink
some c >f us, if not all, ought to strike it. We learn
that Jordan & Zombro are now in 130 ft on their
large tunnel which they are driving to tap their ledge
on Slate mountain. They have not much farther to
run. The ledge prospects well for a long distance
on the surface, and a shaft of nearly 100 ft sunk on
the lode last season, demonstrated bevond doubt
that they have a valuable mine of milling ore. There-
fore they are driving in a tunnel suitable for working
the mine oir an extensive scale. Mr. Benjamin and
the Grover boys own an adjoining claim on the same
lode, and are in some way interested in the tunnel.
This is one of our new" mines which will have a mill
put upon it before another year.
MONO.
HoMLii DiSTRIpT.— Homer Mining Index, April
7; The Lake Canyon toll road, between the May
Lundy mill and tramway, had been nearly cleared
for teams, the tramway and mill put in repair and
everything was about ready for putting on a large
force of miners, when the heavy snow storm of last
week came alnng and te nporarily checked the move*
ment. The May Lundy mine was never in better
condition, and never showed larger quantities or
richer ore than at present, and it is confidently be-
lieved that the bullion output for the current year
will be largely in excess of that of any preceding vear
in the history of this famous mine. A force of men
will be put on this morning to reopen the road, and,
should the weather continue fine, the mine will be
started up full handed in a few days.
Gorilla.— All three of the tunnels in the Gorilh
mine are being steadily pushed along the vein, in
ore. The low-er tunnel, No. 1, is in 480 feet, the
header being 112 past the center of the upraise which
connects it with the tunnels 2 and 3. The additional
roo ft will be added to the upper end of the tramwav
as soon as the snow will permit, when the mine will
be in the best possible condition to pour out a large
and steady stream of gold.
Mono Lake Hydraulic— The 5 ft and 2 inches
of wet, heavy snow that fell in the hydrographical
basin of Mill creek last week will be of incalculable
benefit to the Mono Lake Hydraulic M. Co., as it
gives assurance of an abundant supply of water for
the season. The company can now put on a full
force of men, and w ill doubtless push the work with
redoubled vigor.
Great Sierra — Tioga— Work is still progress-
ing in the crosscut adit of the Great Sierra mine,
Tioga district, but as the company appears to have
been financially embarrassed for the past five months
it is not known whether or not it will be able to pro-
cure machinery of sufficient capacity to drive the adit
to the Great Sierra or Bevan lode, its objective point,
or whether it will complete the wagon road (begun
last September) up the western slope of the Sierra — a
prerequisite to the transportation of heavy ma-
chinery.
Notes.— Work is steadily progressing on the
Mount Gibbs group of mines, south end of Tioga
district, but during the week the working force in the
mine was reduced from 12 or 14 to 4 men.
James Moore, of Toledo, Ohio, who spent the
greater portion of the summer of 1881 in Tioga dis-
trict, expects to come out again in a short time and
begin operations on the White Horse and Faith
group, Mount Gibbs, for an Ohio company,
William Callahan, Recorder of fordan district, has
of late been working a very promising gold quartz
mine near the head of the stream that puts into
Mono Lake at Thompson's toll gate.
NEVADA.
The Whisky Diggings.— Grass Valley Union-.
M. C. Taylor and other Grass Valleyans, who were
absent several days in Placer county, have returned
home. They report the crops down there in a fine
condition and all highly elated at their success in
procuring the "Valley View" Copper mine which is
situated in Township Xo. to. just on the border of
the plains. All indications show that they have se-
cured the richest copper mine in the State. A com-
pany has already been organized to work it to be
called "The California Copper Co." Besides cop-
per the mine yields enough of gold and silver to pay
expenses. The mine is but two miles from the rail-
road, down grade, so that shipping facilities are ex-
cellent. Taken all in all the prospects of the new
company are as good as any that ever met a new or*
Apuil 14, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
■UlltttioiL We would not be at all surprised to hear
company would produce enough ore
from the first month of its oi>eration. The
Valley View iiiiM- fore called. the "Whisky
Diggings." and ■ Geo. D. Roberts and
Htrpendiag for gold, in other days.
Km it — Weissebin I
i specimens ot
■r t iken from a claim in the foothills of
ountj south of Bear river. The
-, black oxide ind
, ;.-. j. I Otl, ol Nevada l it) ol ih
I r. The
h these rich 5j> ■
ie Messrs. weissebin and other par-
lies within a few da;
I'm LlTTLK BON asza. — After an inters i
nhs Nichols & Co, y< >terd lj resumed work
on then' "Little Bonanza ' claim, to the wesl
taking • -m mi i
■ is being pumped o ■
drifts, and it is iiti oded to work deeper thi
When wor! ol tlir
wet weather good paj rock was left in the drift six
PLACER.
Raised w < Placui Herald; The
ol their ern-
om p. so to $i ;i d i) I'liis is the raluntnr)
i owners, and ii look their men by surprise.
ntlemi n veil d i ih« rii h mine the)
own. Ma) it continue to pan oui letter than it ever
has.
\ i iooD ki s.— Placer Herald: Messrs. Pc irdon
.., brought to town, Inst rhursd ty, zoo
all of .' run of 135 toi
from their mine, the Morning Stir. The 01
taken from three different places in the mine
5 the high average -of $20 per ton.') The
Pardon & Hawkins brothers have been working this
[edge now for several years, and it has paid them
n the Jtart. They have a good mill, steam
i . 1 ; works, and a well open d mine, and all has
. : for from the proceeds of the rock,
PLUMAS.
1 iylor-Plu mas. — Greenville Hulk-tin, April 7:
.: hasl n busy night and day since a start
..■■, ovei three weeks ago; most of the ore
crushed lias been taken from the dump. Mr. Brans-
ford started a shaft to tap the ledge close to the mill,
bul 1 mpelled to suspend work upon it s 1 b)
the storm; drifting eastward from the winze in the
tunnel is continued, so that when work in the shaft
Sail be resumed, and the ledge reached, there will
pot be any great delay in opening from die shaft to
mj drift. The ledge is opening out in this
drift fully up to what had been expected.
Water Prospects. — Rain set in on Sunday, a
..; the storm continued .ill die week with but
little cessation, alternating between snow and rain.
During one twenty-four hours the water in Round
WM], j ' reservoii raised about six feet, the streams
pouring in torrents from all sides; this was before
m had fallen, and when the area to be cov-
ered was not so great as it lias since become. The
water still keeps raising steadily; on the mountains
atound there is a depth of about two feet of snow,
verv ample, wi'h the rains we are now certain to get.
to give a full supply for the summer. Before this
storm set in the outlook was discouraging enough,
but now every one feels jubilant, and confident that
we will have a prosperous and profitable season,
both in mining and fanning in the valley.
(Sreen Mountain. — The mills have been kept
running steadily during the past two weeks, and
been well supplied with ore of a fair quality. A few-
hours delay was caused last week by a break in the
ditch, but 'this was a trilling matter and would not
make any change worth mention in the result ot the
month's 'work. The tunnel is advancing rapidly,
and will certainly reach the ledge toward the end of
|n nth; this will make a very important change
for the better in the condition of the mine. From
what is already known of the ledge in the upper
levels it may confident!) be expected that a very large
body of good paying ore will be opened up in the
tunnel.
East Ophir. — This is the name applied to the
location made at Crescent by C. H. Higbee, and
upon which a shaft is in process of being put down;
the shaft is now down 85 feet, but work had to be
suspended last week soon after the storm set in,
owing to a great increase in the flow of water. Be-
fore any more work can be done a pump must be
put in. for which preparation is already made. At
a depth of 55 feet a ledge of good looking ore was in
one side of the shaft, no effort was made to test the
extension of the ledge, but as soon as the water shall
be pumped out a crosscut will be started and the
width and quality of the vein fully tested.
Emerald District, — A brief suspension of wort
was caused last week in the tunnel on the Lucky S.
mine, but work is now going on again all right. A
heavy stream of water was encountered in the face of
the drift a day or two ago, and this with other indi-
cations, proves that the ledge will very soon be'
reached.
Indian Valley Mini:.— At the Indian Valley
mine, the use of steam was discontinued this week
except for hoisting. This mine is the only one in
the district provided with steam power so that when
the supply of water fails the engines can be started
up and work continued as usual, both in mine aud
mill.
Green Ledge. — The arastra at this mine was
started two weeks ago last Monday ; at the end of
the first week a clean up was made, and an amount
of gold obtained that would seem to warrant the
building of a mill.
GENESEE Mink.— The Genesee mill was started
up for the season two weeks ago last Monday, and
has since been running steadily, day and night, on
good rock.
SAN BERNARDINO.
Borax Marshes. — Calico Print\ Besides the
large borax fields owned by the Searles Bros, and
W, T. Coleman & Co., in Death Valley, there are
also other localities in this county that have been
taken up by other parties. About eight miles south-
east of Hawley's station, at Coyote Holes, there is a
marsh of two or three hundred acres, surrounded
with an immense deposit of borax, The marsh is
chiefly a large deposit of carbonate of soda. The
borax is almost pure, of a fine quality and known as
cotton-ball borax. It is necessary, in order to re-
duce it to a crystallized form, to mix with it fifteen
percent, of carbonate of soda, which nature has, 11
! iced then- for thai purpose. I he I
of this marsh lias been located b) Win. Cui
Miller and O. H, Baki
bonded b) the | i,
worth thirteen cents a pound i
il is not I., reduce the borax, -•• that
the parti. ,.- ncione)
enterprise. Daggett station is the
-hipping p.-int. which, fortunately, is nol .■■■ I
this borax deposit as it i
SHASTA
Whisky row ■-. I or. Shasm < wi ••>. April 7:
hi our last issue, Kesler & Andrew were represented
.1- having sold their mine for $1,000, when in reality
the) have bonded it to San
$4,000 fur 60 days, $1,000 being paid as a forfeit. I.
It. Blair, A. Saulan, W. nd W. I .. Hop-
ping have bonded their mine to the same parties for
$4,000. 1. \\ Zent iii- been engaged .1- superin-
tendent and will s ipuin force ol men .it work.
1 .1 Jubilee among the
miners; Kesler & Andti ted their arastra
01 lore and the Mad < i\ mill has agn 1 re urn d
rding to Mother Rumor, a
of thi n-eyed Chinamen will be em-
ployed, to ahead) being at work there. The placer
are making the dirt fly. The locating of
quartz cl ipidemic has broken out here, and the
fever runs high, also all of the male portion of the
community having it in its most malignant Form.
SIERRA.
Keystone.- .1//. Messenger, Geo, ford an has
been working several men at the Keystone during
the winter. 1 le will make a run of the mill as S 1
as he gets water. The Ruby Co, are getting
pay at the South end of their works. All the mines
at Eureka now have n good head of water, and are in
full blast.
TRINITY.
Ri nmm. Water.— Trinity Journal, April 7:
After many days of wailing and a number of days
Spent in cleaning out the main ditch, Mr. John Yule
tells us that he commenced active operations in the
Bolt Hill claim on Saturday last. He now has strong
hopes of a fair Spring and Summer run and believes
that if such is the case the mine will make a splendid
showing. At the McGillivary property, the hydrau-
lic elevator is in full blast and doing good work. Mr.
Yule thinks that between running gravel down hill in
one mine and running up hill in the other he ought
1 ake a glorious success.
TUOLUMNE.
The Mining Boom. — Mountain Democrat: A
pioneer and prominent resident of Mud Springs
township writes as follows, under date of April 3:
" The chief mining boom of this season will certainly
be in the vicinity of Mud Springs. Recent develop-
ments prove the Greenstone lode to be one of the
curiosities of the time. It is extremely rich in gold,
and is known to extend for miles. It is a fissure vein
on the west side of the talc, with granite for a fool-
wall. Several companies have sunk upon it from 10
to joo feet, r\\u\ all of them have found deposits that
paid from $10 to $200 to the pan of free gold, besides
from two to four feet of good milling ore, and the
deeper they go the better it gets. The pay appears
to be uniform ; in faet, it is a continuous vein of gold
through the center of the great gold-bearing belt of
the State. As for quartz, we believe and know we
have some of the best in the State. The celebrated
Amador or Hayward lode passes right through here,
in its virgin condition, awaiting capital for its de-
velopment. The ' Davidson mine' upon said belt
has been tied up for over 30 years, in the hands
of men without means to work and develop it, but
Peter Gross, the indefatigable and successful prospec-
tor, has succeeded in bonding it, and is rapidly com-
pleting a ten-stamp milj, with which he will soon
test its value. He is highly elated with the forma-
tion and prospects, and claims that he will have one
of the most permanent and best paying mines in the
State. There are eight or ten other claims on the
same lode in this vicinity, all of which prospect well
in free gold, upon which capital would be expended,
mills built, and work actively prospected, if Gross'
venture should prove successful.
Rappahannock. — Union-Democrat April 7 :
Work on the Rappahannock mine, near Rawhide, is
progressing finely. A new boiler has been added to
the works. The shaft is down no feet in ore that
looks well. This week it was expected to commence
crosscutting with every prospect of getting rich ore.
Richard Chute recently bought into the mine which
has been incorporated. This work of development
will be pushed with the promise of profitable results.
The same owners will also commence work immedi-
ately on the O. K. mine, situated on the same vein
below the Rappahannock.
The LAMPHEAK Mini:, a northern extension of
the Confidence, was sold this week to Richard Chute
and J. A. Davis. The purchasers made arrange-
ments immediately for putting in hoisting works and
fully opening the mine. A rich chute of ore shows
from the surface, down to the depth of 30 feet, deep
as it has been opened, running 60 feet on the vein.
Assays made from different parts of the vein go to a
high figure. A quantity was tested by the milling
process and yielded $43 per ton. This is believed to be
the chute that was hunted for in the Confidence
mine. On the 800 level of that mine a drift was run
a long distance to find it, but the search was stopped
by water, which came in such quantities it could not
be handled. More than a million dollars was taken
out in the Confidence from the same character of ore.
There is every reason for believing the Lamphear
will prove to be similar to its predecessor in richness.
That the gold is there, miners have no dou' t, and
the energetic parties that now have taken hold of it
will leave nothing undone to get it, thereby enriching
themselves and benefiting the community at large.
Oakland MINE. — Tuolumne Independent, April
7: This mine is situated about three and a half miles
east of Columbia, Tuolumne county, in the richest
mineral belt traversing the State, being adjacent to
the celebrated Arnold mine, Read mine, Page mine,
and other valuable mines. The ledge was discovered
something less than a year ago, by Merritt Ham,
one of Tuolumne's pioneer prospectors, and shortly
after purchased by an Oakland company. This Co,
have rapidly pushed the work toward developing the
mine since coming in possession of it — having run a
level on the lode 300 feet, and sunk a shaft 160 feet.
A large percentage of the vein matter produces high
grade ores, the gold seeming to be quite evenly dis-
seminated through it. A new mill has been placed
on the mine for the reduction of ore, and is
now 111 i- 1 . , ration. Insti I >l I lamp
mill the company, in ord omise, in a mca-
in rnnk-
■ determine the value oJ ores
iarj milling process, haw in place the Tustin
1
1 ms this pulverizer
to i"' equal in working capoi itj to in ordinary five-
1 tmp I' itfc ry, md 1- o, tn one hall thi
stamps. We shall look forward to the woi
the Tustin Pulverizer with the greatest inter-
im have in place, also, in
lion with the pulverizer spoken of, l funtington -
■'■■ Separator .-. ,i..i-. , ombJncd,
which macl n toprodua evci ■■ re ;ult 1 b 1
foritbj ih, patentee. The writer witnessed this
■ 1 hursdaj last, and, judging
■ 1 randi, is as near perfect a*
machines 0 desi ription, aiming at one and the
same pin m.. likely to reach for some ■ ■
come.
Nevada.
ARABIA DISTRICT.
Shipping Ore prom Oki;ana. h. <;. Wingate
informs us th it I leorge Lovelock is shipping ore
from one of his mines in Arabia district, east. The
ores ol Arabia are principally argentiferous galena,
■ ne of which contain a high percentage of lead, and
from $60 to $150 per ton in silver, Two carloads of
the ore is no« being shipped east, and if it pays it is
said a ear!' ad .1 da) will be shipped.
CORTEZ DISTRICT.
Bullion, -Stiver State, April 4: Yesterday,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express took west 16 bars of
bullion, Of the assayed value of $24,615.82, from s.
Wenban's mine in Cortes district. The mine which
produced this bullion, and the district in which it is
located, is the oldest in eastern Nevada. The ma-
chinery, for the mill was hauled over the mountains
and up the Humboldt in 1865, when the Indians
were nn the war-path. Cortez is situated southeast
of Beowawe, in Eureka county, about 25 miles from
the railroad, and it is said that Chinese labor is ex-
clusively employed by Wenban,
RELIEF DISTRICT.
Developing. — Silver State, April 4: Edwin
Darrow, who is engaged in mining in Relief district,
on the east side of the Humboldt range, was in town
yesterday. He represents the Batavia & Pacific
M. Co., and is engaged in developing what was
known as the Relief mine, which the company pur-
chased some years ago. He is engaged in running
a tunnel, which is now in about 300 feet, to the lead.
Some years ago this mine produced some $60,000,
and carried exceedingly rich ore, some of which was
shipped to Swansea, in Wales.
Arizona.
Prescott Notes.— Courier, April 7: J. M.
Roberts is our authority for stating that the Copper
Mountain mine is a big fellow. A town is growing
up around it. T. J. Iiaman has given the Courier
permission to say that the Black Warrior mine will
soon be giving employment to a great many men.
The Franklin mine, in Turkey Creek district, is
opened by shaft and tunnel. Ledge looking well
and yielding a great deal of rich rock. C. D.
Brown has gone to fix mining machinery in Turkey
Creek district. J. A. Robinson says the Belle mine
is yielding lots of ore. Gov. Tritle 'thinks well of
the Lynx creek hydraulic diggings. It is reported
that the Howell Reduction Co. will soon have two
more smelting furnaces. The tunnel in the Frank-
lin mine, Turkey Creek district, is in a distance of
202 feet. The ore is said to be good. Openings are
being made above and below this level. 'Dr. Farn-
ham, superintendent of a small mill and some mines,
in Walker district, came to town yesterday. His
mill is the common stamp mill. It has been run-
ning upon ore from the Wadleigh. The recent call
for an assessment on Tip Top stock has had the
effect of making a few timid holders of the stock
give credence to the report that the mine had
petered. We learn from Messrs, Al. Whitney and
Jake Marks, who have recently returned from the
mine, that it has some $75,000 worth of ore in sight
and is looking as well as at any period of its exist-
ence. The depth attained by the present workings
necessitates, however, the erection of better hoisting
machinery, and it is to secure this machinery that
the present assessment is levied. The Clip mill, of
Silver district, drops his stamps for the first time in
its "history to-day. This mill and the Clip mine,
which is run in connection with it, are owned princi-
pally by Messrs. Bowers, Shipman and Hubbard,
and from reports received of its richness and extent
it promises to be one of the leading mining proper-
lies of the Territory. So far as good management
may tend toward the accomplishment of this result
the property could not be in better hands than those
of the gentlemen named. Mining experts speak in
high praise of Henry Wickenburg's Iconoclast mine.
It is a matter of regret that so good a property
should not, however, be worked to the extent its
merits require, the present holders lacking the requi-
site means to develop it quickly.
Golden Rule Group. — Tombstone Republican,
April 7: Notwithstanding the frequent outbreaks of
hostile savages and other causes which have con-
spired to retard the progress of this section of Ari-
zona, the well known richness of our mineral re-
sources is having its legitimate effect; and despite
the drawbacks referred to, Cochise county is slowly
but surely taking rank as the most desirable place
known for the jmestment of capital in mining enter-
prises. The Golden Rule group of mines are located
two miles east of Dragoon Summit. They have been
opened by various cuts and shafts, the deepest work-
ings being onlv 115 feel , in depth. The ore bodies
thus far uncovered arc said to be of vast extent,
while it is claimed by those well informed in regard
to the properties, that careful assays give an average
return of $60 per ton in gold. A syndicate of Silver
City, N. M., capitalists have secured control of the
Golden Rule mines, aud from the manner in which
they have commenced operations, il is probable that
before the summer is past, regular shipments of gold
bullion will be made. A 20-stamp mill has been
ordered, and will be on the ground about the 10th
proximo, grading for the mill site having already be-
gun. The promoters of the enterprise confidently
expect to have the mill running by August roth.
Water will be obtained from springs in the Dragoons,
seven miles distant, a substantial pipe-line furnishing
11 y conduit to the mill. C. P. Crawford.
the well-known banker and capitalist of Silver City,
■ r»l "t" the company, ami Henry Booth
secretary. The resident agent at the mines is
Samuel H. Ecklcs, whose name will inspire confi
ess of the undertaking. The slock
is all held by residents of Silver City, with the c ep,
lion of a small amount held by W. A. Farish, and
none of it is for sale. It is the intention of the com
pan) to work the mines legitimately, and not as a
stock-jobbing scheme, r/hosc principally interested
are practical mining men ot man) years experience,
and they are seremly confident of the extent and
f the jitopertics over w hi. h tiny have
secured control.
I 'i 1 hum . — I'inal Drill, April 7; Mr. Dcutch is
working ihr Delphlne mine, near the Surpriser.
I Ii'- -Inn is down about 80 feet, the drift from the
bottom of the shaft is about 60 feet and the [edge
will soon be reached. The ground is easily worked.
But little blasting is required.
The machinery of the Queen Creek smelter has
been overhauled and is now in complete working
order, 1 he) are Making for water, close to the
creek, They are down 2.\ feet in a layer of clay and
are now curbing. After thai, the sinking will con-
tinue till the clay has been eat through, and a large
body of water is expected, A considerable supply of
ore is on the ground and they arc hauling ore daily.
I hey aie waiting for coal and coke.
New Mexico.
Mining Notes. Southwest Sentinel, April 7:
Nearly every pan of sand taken from the bed of the
Rio Grande river shows at least one color of gold.
A rich Strike is reported to have been made in the
Coyote district, Lincoln counlv, which is said to
assay as high as $j,6oo is gold.' The 10-stamp null
on the Occidental, in the Black Range, is pounding
away and the results are all that was anticipated.
The La Plata mines, next to die Hard Scrabble, in
the Mngdelena mountains, is located on the same
vein, bul appears to lie richer in lead ores, though
this feature may disappear with depth, The Black
Knifeniine, in "the Black Range, is now being worked
by Illinois capitalists, under the snperintendency of
Col. Noulton. The lode is worked to a depth of 125
feel. The vein mailer below the 100 level greatly
improved, and a 10 ton smelter has been erected on
the CuchiJlo Negra creek, two and a half miles dis-
tant from the mine, and a good wagon road graded
from the mine to the mill.
Montana.
The Poser. —Inter-Mountain, April 3: The
lessees of the Poser, Dennis I.cary & Co., are meet-
ing with' splendid success in the development of the
property. From the bottom of the shaft, which is
80 feet deep, a drift is being run on the ore shoot
nd a breast of ore 10 feet wide is being extracted.
With a force of only live men, the product is made
to average 15 tons a day. It is being shipped to
the Silver Bom mill where it pulps from 32 to 38
ounces. The Poser shows one of the most extensive
ore bodies in the camp, and the fact that there is
scarcely a wagon load of waste on the dump is evi-
dence of its uniform milling quality.
THE indications point to a big output for the Alice
company this month. The mills are in fine running
order, and the Magna Charta never looked better.
The 100 level of the Alice is also good for 25 tons a
day, and barring accident $100,000 is what the Inter
Mountain estimates the product of the company for
April will be.
Utah.
Star District.— Salt Lake Tribune, April 5:
From persons in from the south we learn that in the
Star district, which lies 12 miles southwest of Frisco,
the prospect is bright in mining matters. The
Kanarrah mine, owned by Sloan & Kemple, has
reached a depth of 240 feet and is in galena ore three
feet wide, which assays about 50 ounces silver, and
from 60 to 70 per cent. lead. They have a slope ex-
tending upward 128 feet. The ore being extracted
is sent to the Frisco smelter. The Stalwart, owned
by W. S. and P. S. Martin, has reached a depth of
210 feet, at which point the vein is about 12 inches
wide, the ore being argentiferous and horn silver
with a quartz gangue. As depth is gained the quality
of the ore improves. Eight years ago the owners
sunk a shaft to a depth of 60 feet, and dug out all
the ore lo be found, It looked as if the property was
worthless, but the owners showed their faith in it by
going 50 feet north and sinking a new shaft. The
first 75 feet, the thin vein of ore averaged 200 ounces
silver, below which point it has been getting better
and now assays 520 ounces silver, $10 in gold and
about 35 per cent, lead, and the vein is unbroken.
Some of the oilier claims in that locality give fair
promise, and persons interested in the Star district
feel buoyant over the oullook.
A Review.— Salt Lake Tribune, April 8: The
output of the Horn Silver for the week was 24 cars
of bullion, of the value of $72,000. Previous ship-
ments for the present year, $886,500; present aggre-
gate, $958,500. Wc here no more of the cave hin-
dering present work and the plentiful extraction of
ore. The rich strike newly reported is in a portion
of the mine not affected by the giving away, and at
any rate the huge product of the mine is undimin-
ished by the mishap. The Ontario shipped for the
week, 44 bars of silver, valued at $44,585.71. All is
going well, the dead work progressing in good shape,
and the ore bodies being entirely satisfactory. Un-
doubtedly, dividends must be resumed very soon.
The Crescent Co. is reported to have made arrange-
ments for large shipments of ore to this city, which
will begin as soon as the roads get in passable condi-
tion. The Mammoth is not in the satisfactory con-
dition that was to be wished. When work stopped
by reason of the lapse of pay-day, the laborers held
possession of sundry of the properly of the company
as security for their wages; but they subsequently
released all this and went to work, But the manager,
who was expected shortly with funds to square ac-
counts, has not yet returned. Full confidence,
however, is felt that the outcome will be well, for tin-
progress of the work has developed not only the suf-
ficient richness of the immense bodies of ore in the
mine, but the entire practicability and paying char-
acter of the matting operations. The Frisco Co.
shows shipments this week of one car of bullion, of
the value of $2,009. 14. In all directions, the mining
outlook was never more promising than it is th*
present season,
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[April 14, 1883
Prospecting ior Gold and Silver.
The following is from the Salt Late Tribune:
For the thirty-fourth Spring in the camps of the
Pacific Coast the prospectors are fitting out for
the discovery and occupation of new ground.
At first the limit was Nevada, Sierra, Plumas,
Butte, and Placer counties in California. With
another year Siskiyou was reached, and all the
long line of hills from Mount Shasta to Mariposa.
It was then so many colors to the pan, so many
dollars or ouncesto the day with rockers. After
awhile the long torn was invented and it wascon-
fidently told that with it a miner could double
his work. Later a year or two the first great
deal began in Mariposa, and still later an Eng-
lish company built a costly but crude quartz
mill above Marysville, at Brown Valley, Sir
Henry Huntley was in charge, and though he
knew very little about quartz or how to save
gold, from it, he rode a magnificent blood horse
and looked as though he might he familiar with
all the chemistry of the rocks. Those were the
days of wild sprees, of fandangoes, of pack trains,
and when in some little building a theatrical play
was advertised, and when on the little 12x14
stage a girl in spangles appeared to sing or to
execute a fancy dance great hearty shouts greet-
ed her and the stage was showered with gold
pieces. Those were the days of generous hearts
and quick, sharp quarrels. The fashion of honor-
ing murderers and hanging horse thieves was
inaugurated then on this coast. With every
year new mines were found and new improve-
ments in working them were made. Those were
the days when rivers were turned aside at great
cost, and when, not unfrequently, just as the
day for commencing to reap a reward correspond-
ing with the outlay arrived, the rains came and
all the labor and money expended were hope-
lessly lost.
In Calaveras, Amador, Nevada, Sierra and
Plumas counties, quartz mining and milling grew
to be a business, but it was uncertain; it was
something which men knew nothing of, but the
thought that if from the ore the precious metal
could be obtained, it meant quick fortunes, such
as Aatorand Girard gathered through long years
of toil, stimulated men to keep trying. Who
ever thinksof Astor and Girard as rich men now?
Those were the days of steamers, those were the
days when letters from home were kissed and
cried over as never letters were before. Then
hydraulic mining was invented, and the hills
with their shaggy pines began to bow before the
new destroyer. Every Autumn the immigrants
came in from the plains with the crowd, and as
the settlements in the deep hills grew perma-
nent, toll roads were introduced and stages and
big teams j year after year the volume of gold
with increasing millions rose and floated away
to the East and became an infusion of new blood
to the arteries of trade.
Those were the days of clipper ships, and every
time a man went down to San Francisco from
the hills, his story ouiiis return never failed to
include descriptions of some new ship which had
come into port and which was more beautiful
than any ship had been before. And gradually
at the point of the Peninsula the sand hills
melted away and a regal city took form inside
the Golden Gate. But the placers began to fail;
the beards of the early miners began to grow
grizzled, and they commenced to grow garrulous
when they talked of the winter of !49 and the
spring of 50. A few of them tried farming, and
when the river bottoms were tested the result
was astounding. There was better wheat and
more to the acre than the richest lands of the
East could produce. Still, as yet, all the upper
lands of the valley were flower crowned, and old
miners did not take kindly to farming. Some-
thing new was wanted. So in 1S57, when it
was told that in British Columbia there were
rich placers a new exodus began. The steam-
ship companies fanned the flame and the exodus
grew to be a stampede. It was short-lived, but
it was fatal to many a trader of easy fortune; fa-
tal to the future of many a miner, for thousands
in that journey and search acquired the restless-
ness which never more permitted any content-
ment in this world. At last from beyond the Si-
erras a man earned some peculiar looking ma-
terial to Placerville and was told there by Prof.
Frank Stewart that it was black sulphurets of
silver, and he advised the man to have it assayed
when he reached Sacramento. The result was
a return of $1 ,400 to the ton. Then there was a
new excitement indeed. Then the energy of the
California mountains was transferred to the
other side; then farms and gardens were left to
camp followers; then the exploration of the des-
ert began, and what has happened since is mod-
ern history. How the boys learned to timber
them; how Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Utah
were explored; how at length the locomotive
came along, is it not all written in the chronichs
of these days? But the prospector still haunts the
hills; with every year he fixes his pack and
blankets and starts for new fields with the old
dream in his heart and the old eager look in his
eyes. This year he means to bring up in the
Kootenay country and he goes away with the de-
termination that if he fails this year he will try
Alaska next. His generation is almost gone, and
his work is almost finished.
Wood Preservation. — M. Favol, a French
investigator, has found that the creosote treat-
ment for the preservation of wood sometimes
doubles the durability of oak timbers used in
collieries, but has little influence on pine. He
further says that oak prepared with ferrous sul-
phate lasts ten times longer than in its natural
state. It should be immersed 24 hours in a
solution of 200 grammes of ferrous sulphate.
Is Cottonwood Timber?
The Government Land Office has decided that
the cottonwood is a timber tree, and that it may
be used, in planting land which the settler wishes
to acquire under the timber culture acts, and
yet there are claimants who desire to acquire
land with cottonwoods already growing on it
under the timber culture acts. The Commis-
sioner of the General Land Office has lately is-
sued a decision in this matter, in which he
says : Under the current rulings of this office,
and the Department, the cottonwood is re-
garded as a timber tree, and cultivation of the
same by timber culture claimants is accepted
as a compliance with the law, so far as the
quality of the timber is concerned. While it is
shown by the testimony that this tree is not
used to any great extent in the locality for manu-
facturing purposes, building, fencing or fire-
wood, yet it appears that it is used for out-
buildings, houses, fences and firewood occasion-
ally, according to the notion or necessity of the
settler, or the distance from timber of a superior
Mono County. — During several years real
dence in Mono county, and by extensive explor-
ation and close observation, we have gathered a
vast amount of interesting information relative
to the early history, the geography, topography,
geology, mineralogy, hydrography, scenography
flora and fauna of that interesting and rugged
portion of the high Sierra embraced within west
ern Mono, northeastern Tuolumne and northern
Mariposa, from Bodie to Yosemite and from
Owens river to the confluence of the three main
branches of the Tuolumne river — including the
auriferous gravel range of Mono, the mining
district of Jordan, Homer, Tioga, Prescott and
Mount Hoffman; Mono Lake, its islands and
coralline and volcanic surroundings; the princi
pal mountain peaks in this portion of the chain,
as Dana, Lyell (and its residual glacier), Castle
Peak, Warren Discovery, Theller, Conness, Bill
Williams, Gilcrest, the Minarets, Cathedral
Hoffman, Cloud's Rest, and the domes about
Yosemite and northward; the thermal, solfata
ric and other mineral springs; the great glacial
gorges on both slopes, and other evidences of
THE ORANGE KATYDID AND ITS FOE.
kind. The cottonwood tree, as it grows in the
locality, is, therefore, not either useless for the
purposes mentioned, or merely ornamental.
This is apparent from the evidence in the case.
The entry is held for cancellation, for the reason
that the land was not subject to timber culture
entry, the same not being prairie land or other
land devoid of timber.
Lead Poisoning. — The Pioche Record says :
" Bullionville is undoubtedly the unhealthiest
town in the State, as the many poor victims of
lead poisoning can testify. It is an exception-
ally dangerous abode for children, as they stand
no show for recovery after the poison from tail-
ings becomes permeated through their system,
as was the case with two little ones that suc-
cumbed during the past few weeks." More ar-
rant nonsense than the above has never been
put in print. The idea of one place being more
unhealthy than another, as regards lead poison-
ing* is about the same as to say that poisoning
by strychnine is more dangerous and deadly in
one town than in another. Such English as :
"After the poison from the tailings becomes
permeated through their system, " is enough to
kill all the children and the majority of the
adults, not only in the town of Bullionville, but
for fifty miles around the place.
glaciation; waterfalls, lakes and streams; Yose-
mite, Hetch Hetohy, Yosemite Creek Basin and
the G rand Canyon of the Tuolumne ; the forest and
other trees and shrubs of the western slope; ani-
mal life, etc. The facts thus gathered we pro-
pose, in the course of a few weeks, to lay before
the readers of the Index, in a series of papers,
prex^ared in as attractive form as our ability and
a strict fidelity to truth will permit. — Miner In-
dex.
The Strasburg Clock and Planetarium.
The late transit of Venus curiously proved the
accurate calculations of the ancient makers
of that famous horological curiosity, the Stras-
burg clock. A few days before the transit, the
American Register tells us, visitors to the ca-
thedral inspecting in the planetarium attached
to the clock, noticed that one of the small gilt
balls representing Venus was gradually moving
toward a point between the sun and the earth,
and on the day of the passage the ball stood ex-
actly between them. Old Conrad Dasypobius,
the Strasburg mathematician, superintended the
manufacture of the clock and its accompanying
plane tai ium some time between 1 57 1 -4, the
dates differing according to various authorities;
and it is interesting to note that after 300 years
of existence the clock faithfully fulfils the cal-
culations of its dead inventor.
The Orange Katydid.
In his report on the orange insects of
Florida and California, Prof. J. Henry Corn-
stock introduces the drawing which we repro-
duce on this page. The insect is the "angular
winged katydid" — Microce.ntrum r.etinervis.
Katydids are generally harmless insects; but
there is perhaps no insect of large size which is
so destructive to the foliage of the orange tree
as is the species named.
In describing the insect, we begin with the
eggs, as shown in the engraving. Fig. 1 shows
the female depositing her eggs. Prof. Comstock,
in his report, remarks that the eggs (Fig. 1 «),
were found to be laid in two ways. The first,
as detailed by Prof. Riley, in a double row down
a twig, which had previously been chewed with
the jaws and otherwise prepared for a place of
deposit. The eggs of each row were laid alter-
nately, and those in the same row were depos-
ited in such a manner that they overlapped,
the first egg having been placed in a sloping
position, and the end of the second forced down
under the raised end of the first. Upon twigs
this was always found to be the arrangement,
but upon the leaAres it was different. In the
first place, there was but one row. This row
was laid along the edge of the leaf, each egg
obliquing towards the tip of the leaf, with its
anterior end projecting beyond the edge, and its
posterior border slightly overlapped by the pre-
ceding egg. The edge of the leaf was in no
way roughened for the reception of the eggs,
which were usually deposited upon the under
surface. The shape of the eggs was a long oval,
somewhat straighter upon one long edge than
the other, and nearly flat, thickening somewhat
as the hatching time approached.
With the leaf-laid eggs, the young katydid,
in every case, issued from the end of the egg
which projected beyond the edge of the leaf,
and the empty eggs, with their split sides, were
readily distinguishable from the sound ones, the
difference appearing similar to that between a
closed oyster shell and one partially open. The
split is not confined to the external end, but
also extends down the outside edges, which, by
the way, is always the straight edge. With the
double rows of eggs upon twigs, the straight
edges of the two rows approximate, and it was
from the upper end and inner border that the
larva made its exit.
From eggs collected in Florida in February
the katydids commence to hatch, and almost
immediately began to eat, feeding at first only
upon the surface of the leaves (Fig. 1ft.) In
about nineteen days they shed their first skins
and ate them up before proceeding with their
leaf diet. There were three molts in addition
to this first one, the third giving them large
wing pads, and the fourth making them per-
fect winged, insects. The cast-off skins were
eaten after each molt, and in one instance one
of the katydids was killed and partly devoured
by his companions while yet in the soft and help-
less condition succeeding a molt. The quantity
of leaves eaten by these creatures during their
active period of growth was something enor-
mous, and afforded a good index to the amount
of damage which must be done where they oc-
cur in any number.
Fortunately for orange growers there is a
chalcid parasitic upon the egg of this insect,
which seems to be quite common in Florida, at
least. It may be known as the katydid egg
parasite, as no other has been found, and as it is
not known to infest other insects. The adult in-
sect is a curious looking individual; the female
Fig 2, the male Fig. 2 a. It is about .13 to .14
of an inch in length, with dusky wings and with
an abdomen which it can elevate over its thorax
in a strange way. The eggs of this parasite are
deposited within the eggs of the katydid, and
its larva? hatch and undergo their transform-
ations within the eggs of the latter, issuing at
last as adult (lies through circular holes (Fig.
2 b) which they cut through the shell. There is
never more than one adult parasite to issue from
each egg, for although more than one parasitic
egg may have been originally deposited in the
egg of the host, only one arrives at maturity.
No better remedy for the injuries of this in-
sect occurs to us than the collecting of the large
and conspicuous eggs during winter. When
collected, however, they should not be de-
stroyed, but placed in a box covered with a
wire gauze until spring, in order to allow the
parasites to escape.
Desert Lands. — The Seci'etary of the Inte-
rior has decided that in the case of lands claimed
under the desert land law, that the question
of character of lands that have been reclaimed
from a desert state, and are now producing
crops by means of irrigating ditches, etc., are
not subject to entry iinder the desert land laws.
A desert land entry of 640 acres cannot embrace
land in such form that the tracts in linear extent
shall exceed one mile and a quarter. In entries
of smaller quantities, the side lines must be re-
duced in proportion. A school section or part
thereof cannot be embraced in a desert land
entry.
A Throat Electric Lamp. — At the last
meeting of the Leeds and West Riding Medieo-
Chirurgical Society, Mr. Margetson, of Dews-
bury, exhibited an incandescent lamp, designed
by himself, and used by him since October last
in examining the mouth and throat. The globe
was about the size of a walnut. It can be
held in the mouth for two minutes without
discomfort from the heat,
April 14, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Homer, Jordan. Tioga and Prescott Dis-
tricts.
This (Homer district u just now attracting
great deal more attention in the east than
many of our own people nre aware of. i iapi-
talista tii certained in their own
-•■II way and time that the mines here
rank with the richest gold quartz mines in the
world, ami the long continued improvement in
depth ol the May Lundy and Gorilla has defi-
nitely settled the question of permanency.
These facts, pled with the visits ol miner*
alogical and crystal lographic experts, indicates
;ui a pitalists in
the mines ol tin district, and wc are assured
that Borne heavy gales may be expected at an
early day, u> li followed bj a pei i ■
development work by companies possessi
pi-- means, This is all Homer district n i
to make it one «>f the heaviest bullion proui
on the
In Jordan District) adjoining us on the east,
the hydraulic mini e have bei n pul in g 1 con-
dition and active opi rations li gun, though the
water supply is -still someu h I ed, owing
to the frozen condition of th : small tributary
earns in the high Sierra. The Detroit Cop-
per Company has for some tiin« been eng
in straightening up its affaii ■■ and getting i
foi active operations both in the mine and at
the furnace. Some good developments have
been made in heretofore unknown claims in
Jordan District during the winter.
En Tioga District, adjoining Homer on the
southwest, work progressed all n inter, both
in tin.- Great Sierra tunnel near the north end
ui the district and on the Ella Blossand Golden
1 rown group at the south end; though we are
not advised as to the progress made or pros
pects encountered, further than that the Klla
Bloss shows a large ledge of high grade Bilver
ore.
Pre :ott District, next south of Tioga, and,
like the latter, covering the Bummit and east-
tin Blope of the Siei ra, though containing many
large lodes <>f tair grade gold ami silver (milling
and smelting] ore, is still lying idle, except
when the silence is broken by the annual labor
required by law. And yet Prescott will doubt-
less, in time, show up nearly a^ many and quite
as productive mines as either Tioga or Homer.
The base or carbonate belt of Prescott traverses
the westerly portion of the district, in a south-
erly direction, from the head of Parker canyon,
under the residual glacier of Mount Lyell,
to the head of the North Fork of Rush
creek, while the free ore belt (silver) crosses,
with the same general trend, the easterly brow
of the great eastern promontory of the same
lofty mountain. 1 hiring the winter, a group of
mines on the carbonate belt, near the head of
Parker Canyon, wzs sold to some California
capitalists, who, it is understood, intend open-
ing the mines and putting up a furnace as early
this Spring as possible. Negotiations have also
been going on for some time (with fair pros-
pects of success) for the sale of a group of the
best prospects of the eastern or free belt to an
English [syndicate, and altogether, it looks as
though there was a "boom"' in store for Pres-
cott also, in the near future.
Below will be found some details of mining
operations hereabouts:
Gorilla.
This mine is now in excellent condition for
the advantageous employment of a large force of
men during the present season, and must add
greatly to the gold bullion yield of this district
during the year and thereafter During the
winter connection has been made between tun-
nel No, 1 ami tunnel Xo. 2, 400 feet above, and
as tunnels '2 and 'A had previously been con-
nected by a 70-foot upraise, the mine is thor-
oughly well ventilated. Tunnel No. 1 runs in
and along the ledge 47o feet, while at a point
350 above and 50 feet below No. "2, drifts have
been run in the ledge both ways from the up-
raise— 70 feet one way and 30 feet the other —
both in fine ore. The vein varies from three to
four feet in width, while the pay ore maintains
a very uniform width of two feet throughout
the various workings. A substantial three-rail
tramway has been constructed from Wasson
Valley 3,'200 feet up the mountain side, leaving
only 300 feet yet to be built to connect the
lower tunnel with a good wagon road leading
down one mile to the company's reduction
works, which will next week be put iu thorough
repair for the reception and reduction of ore.
Mono Lake Hydraulic.
Work was resumed by the Mono Lake Hy-
draulic Mining Company some two weeks since,
under the direction of Supt. Francisco Butler.
Up to the present time there has been a scarc-
ity of water, owing to the ice bound condition
of the tributaries of Mill creek, but the Humes
and sluices have been put in first-class order,
and the big cut through the great gravel bed,
extending from Mono lake up to the mouth of
Mill creek canyon is being extended and got
into such shape that it is believed the mine can
be made to pay handsome dividends as soon as
the higher mountains begin to yield up their
winter storage of water.
Hair Belting. — In Germany, hair belting
has been coming into use for some time, and
is being quite generally adopted. It is said to
give a rougher surface, witli a surer clutch, and
can be used of less breadth than either leather
or rubber,
255
Useful Information.
How to Test Machine Oils
The Dntgtfl ... , alluding to the
wretched quality of most oi the •• mai bine oils"
in use, . ■ ople method of
testing ill'' \ ftlue of such oils for lub
purpoei
1 plan to (eat a lubricating oil is to
i eral kind.- of the same artwli
which, being well known, may serve as a stand
ard, and boplao < at b in a line
across the end of a piece ol plate glass about
twenty -four inches long, i end beini
n has higher than the other, to form an
inclined plani . The drops of oil nm .town this
plane in a race with each other. The
quality of the oils for Lubricating purj
shown by the distances traveled and the
I race I \\ '■■. I be drops. Thus, on the
first day sperm oil will be found in
the rear: but it will in time overtake the rest
and retain its power ol motiou after most other
■ drii d up. A light-bodied oil flows
quickly, like water, but also dries quickly,
What is needed is a good body i'hiii-
bined wit^ a limpid flow. Many oil.- bave a
g I body, but have a tendency to gum; and
this will be distinctly shown upon the glass. It
i- scarcely uecessary to remark that tin* test
slip should be covered from .lust while the ex
periment is being made.
Tin- above met bod w ill -how the physical
iu ali ties of different descriptions of oil; but if
the presence of acid is to be detected, another
Simple device may be adopted. In a sheet of
bright copper a number of shallow pits arc made
by li' blow of a round faced hammer. Sam-
ples of oil left some days iii three dishes on a
shelf in a warm room will .show, by the forma-
tion of verdigris, where acid is present. The
existence of a blue tinge of lluorcseeiice in a
glass phial of oil is frequently assumed to indi-
cate the presence of mineral oil; but this is an
illusory test since the -aim- effect is frequently
observed in the purest and freshest vegetable
oils.
Be Careful.
A complete record of the number of persons
who lose their lives, or are terribly maimed, by
woodworking machinery in the United States
every year would be a ghastly one. Almost
every day the daily press tells of one or more
tccidents of this kind, and when the immense
number ol" daily papers, each recording only
such as occur in local establishments, is taken
into consideration, the spectacle is an awful one
to contemplate.
Whether or not all of these so-called accidents
may justly be called accidents in truth, may be
questioned. If a workman loses a hand or finger
by sheer carelessness, he is hardly entitled to the
privilege of calling his misfortune an accident.
Indeed, it has been held by profound thinkers
that there can be no such thing as an accident.
Machinery builders may claim that with their
machines it is next to impossible for the operator
to be injured, but the truth of the matter is that
no machine was ever designed, nor ever will be,
that will not quickly resent any undue familiari-
ty with it while in motion. Probably the ma-
jority of machine operators nre injured by allow-
ing themselves to become careless. Having run
the machine a year or two, all thoughts of dan-
ger in connection with it are banished from the
operator's mind, and in an unguarded moment
he loses a limb or his life by the machine he
thought he knew so well. Wood-cutting ma-
chinery must of necessity be driven at such
high velocities, that nothing short of eternal
vigilance will ensure safety, and even this can
not be relied on. No man should ever trust a
machine. If it gets him in its power, neither
entreaties nor tears can save him. It has no
pity, no remorse. It will chew up a new man
every day in the week, and still hum away
busily and contentedly, waiting for more. No
person who runs power machinery is safe. The
best he can do is to keep his eyes and ears open,
his brain clear, ami his thoughts strictly on his
business. He careful I
What is Soap? Soap consists of an alkali
iu combination with a fatty acid. The alkalies
principally used in soap manufacture are soda,
potash and ammonia. The acids are chiefly
oleic, stearic, palmitic and margaric. Soda
forms the hard soap, potash the sweet or soft
soap, and ammonia the kind of soap used in
medicine, technically called liniment. Soda
soaps will vary in hardness according to the
acid employed. Stearic and margaric acid
yield harder soaps than the oleic and palmitic.
Soap, although it is of so much importance, is
not a very reliable compound. Soap may, by
dexterous management, be made to contain
eighty per cent, of water, and twenty per cent,
may be considered a minimum, and forty per
cent, an average amount, it is no wonder that
various results are obtained from apparently
the same material. Various samples of com-
mercial soap are found to contain the following
substances : Glycerine, silicate, sulphate, chlo-
ride and carbonate of soda, rosin, gelatine,
Fuller's earth, Cornish clay, ground flints, pot-
ter's slip, farina, dextrine and other substances.
Veneertn'g is said to have originated with
the art of cabinetmaking, and was used by the
Egyptians *2,300 years ago.
A Bi i lbt-Pbooi I i m ■.--. Experiments
lateh made at Liepsic with a cuii
steel, the formula of which is not stated, indi
eat. that th.- new material combines both t.
uacit) audduiability in tb. I legree Thi
■
.06-inch thick, and Lined inside with a
ad i I. veil rounds tr a
breech loading rifle, Bred at a distance of 175
yards, onlj two of the bullets pierced the
metal, and even these wer< flattened
and stuck iu the lining.
I>| H KN Am U1KI1 U l.i w may now be ob-
tained iu hooks, like silver leal, and is largely
used instead of silver for decorative pi
Mr. Leyisou suggests heavy aluminium leaf as
a substitute i ir tinfoil for coating Leyden jars,
and similar electrical apparatus, ires for area,
it does not coal much more, is much lighter, ami
permanent!} retains its polish. A book of fifty
1 aluminium, of the ordinary thickness,
COStS twenty-live cents; of a thiekm-ss suitable
for Ley dec jars, fifty Leaves, about four inches
square, costs One dollar.
To Render Wood Non-Inflam w »ble, A re-
cent test of a new method of rendering WOod
Don-inflammable, was made in New York city.
The preparation is a chemical one, the ingre-
dients not being made public. Georgia pine
charged with it and subjected for thirty minutes
to a heat oi 2,000 degrees, was only slightly
charred. One of the inventors claims the chem-
ical will protect the wood a number of years.
A \k\\ GROCER'S SCOOP.- The Koston Lamina
Wood Co., Boston, -Mass., are making tea and
grocer's scoops upon a new and interesting plan.
They are made of three-ply wood, the middle
stratum or layer being placed with the grain of
wood running at righ angles to that of the two
outer layers. They are linished with two heavy
coats or orange shellac. These scoops will not
curl up, like tin, when striking a nail, and they
are free from rust.
Bath, Maine, is said to lie the greatest wooden
shipbuilding place in the world.
Gtood Health,
Is Fat an Indication of Disease?
It has been held by some that "fat in ani-
mals is nothing but decomposed and diseased
flesh" — "nothing but a mass of scrofula."
Some people have ever refused to fatten their
horses, "because fat is a disease." Now, fat is
simply an oily, concrete material, secreted in
various portions of the body. In swine, the
abundant secretions about the kidneys are al-
ways denominated leaf-lard, or leaf-fat. Sim-
ilar deposits in horses and neat cattle are called
tallow. Nearly every one understands what fat
is. A correspondent of the Phrenological
Journal says: — "The chemical constituents of
lard, or fat, consist chiefly of carbon and water.
Fat is secreted in different parts of the animal
and human body for two purposes, viz, nourish-
ment and combustion. When a hen, goose, or
duck enters the period of incubation, she is
usually fat; but at the expiration of incubation
she will be thin, and sometimes very poor.
This fact shows that she has subsisted on her
fat during incubation, most of the fat having
been consumed to generate animal heat. If that
fat had been "disease" or "a mass of scrofula,"
would it support animal life? Bears, skunks,
raccoons, ami many other wild animals usually
become very fat during warm weather; and
thus go into winters quarters, where they sub-
sist entirely on their fat. When the spring re-
turns they crawl from their refuges, lank and
emaciated, as their frit, which has been their
chief source of nutrition and warmth, is nearly
all used up. If diseased tissue were to be ab-
sorbed and enter into the circulation (without
the presence of any natural food in the stomach
and bowels) would it sustain healthful ex-
istence; and would such diseased material
maintain the natural heat of the body?"
y lahgrene is a disease. Putrid Hesh is a
disease. Such substances will not sustain
healthful life. If suffered to remain in the sys-
tem they will impart their deleterious influences
to the early extinguishment of life. Not so
with fat. That substance is a sustainer of life
as is shown by the above quotation. True,
these may be an excessive accumulation of fat,
so far as to obstruct locomotion, or seriously or
even fatally interfere with the functions of
life, as about the heart, liver or kidneys; but
fat of itself is neither a disease nor the indica-
tion of a disease.
Treatment of Sciatica. —This troublesome
disorder may be often cured and greatly re-
lieved by a resort to the Turkish bath; but as
that is often out of the reach of the patient, a
good substitute may be found in very hot com-
presses. Wring out at night, before going to
bed, a large towel wet in water as hot as can
be emersed, and ferment the parts over the
effected nerve for half an hour. After the fer-
mentation rub the parts vigorously with the
hands, and cover with thick flannel for the
night. Persevere with this treatment for- sev-
eral days, and the patient will generally be
richly rewarded in a greater or less release from
the trouble.
Clogging of the Blood.
People often Bpeak of the blood as becoming
hi. I tl„- expression is a verj expressive
om i. nt few have ever Been the pr as with
" wneyes. And yot it may easily beob-
served by almost any one who has amicri
To do so, cat.-h a small tadpole, or polly wog, or,
better, several, an. I keep them on hand in a
glass vessel of water in which mum.' plants are
[[rowing, sothej may be handy when you have
a little leisure to devote to their study! When
you wish t.. place om. under a microscope, take
a glass till.,-.. i Draper, size, open at each end,
and gently introduce it int.. tin- water directly
over tin- young animal, taking Hie precaution to
hold the thumb on the upper end, to prevent
th.. entrance of the fluid into it. Assoonas the
tube is in tin- right position, remove the thumb,
bo the water may enter, which it will do with a
niBh, carrying the tadpole within, Now, re
place your thumb and bring the tube to your
live box, in which the little fellow is placed,
"itl. sufficient water to keep him alive. Put on
1 ■■■ ■!■ and press it down, so as to hold the
animal gently in position, otherwise he "ill
wriggle about too much, and put the slide under
your microscope. You will, with a low power
of Kin diameters, oreven less, see the circulation
of the blood in the capillaries. It is a beauti-
ful and instructive sight. These little tubes,
when magnified a hundred times, look no largi
than a iine cambric needle. They are filled with
a transparent fluid— the serum of the blood— in
which are millions of red and white blood cor-
puscles, the former, of course, greatly in excess
of the latter. These look like so litany discs
and halls coursing after each other leisurely.
The red ones, in Indian file, follow the center
of the stream, while the white ones go nearer
the wall of the vessel, and more leisurely. A
very little pressure applied to the cover often
stops, in one or more of the capillaries, the flow
of blood, and then you may see, on a small
scale, how the red and white globules stop Bow-
ing on as before and begin to dam up the ves-
sel, and by and by all the other vessels get tilled
up, and the flow of blood is mostly at an end.
Remove the pressure, keeping your eye on the
plane, and instantly there is a rush of blood,
just-as there is in a stream when a dam gives
way, and in an instant the congestion or clog-
ging is at an end.
What happens in this little animal in this
ease on a small scale, is just what happens in a
human being on a larger scale if pressure is ap-
plied to any part; as, for instance, in the feet,
when the shoes are tight, in the skin about the
forehead when the hat presses close to it, about
the waist when the dress is close fitting, and so
on. "We will not go so far as to say that every-
one should own a microscope, for, without a
teacher, only a few can use it to great advan-
tage; but, with a few lessons in the beginning,
one may get a great deal of pleasure and infor-
mation from it. —Herald ofJTealtft.
V w.i-F, of Sunshine,— There is a vital re-
lation between sunshine and the human body.
Living in the shade is a prolific source of
disease among women. A potato grown in a
cellar is pale, sickly and worthless; expose it to
the sunlight and it begins to show color,
strength and power. Rear your daughter in
the parlor, and she is pale and sickly; expose
her to the sun, and its health-giving, direct
rays soon commence to influence her health;
keep increasing the daily amount, and from the
invigorating sunshine she soon gathers health,
strength and beauty. From experiments made
with difficult diseases, I find the truest science
of success lies in the use made of sunshine,
Would poor, suffering women be galvanized
into health, let them expose themselves daily
for hours at a time to these life-giving rays (if
possible without clothing, ) always protecting
the head by a shade, while the remainder of
the body is drinking in vitality, and, other
things being equal, health is sure to bless the
effort. — Dr. Larkin.
Simple Cube fob Cold Feet.— The follow-
ing remedy for cold feet is recommended by the
F/mitutt'* Journal, for sedentary sufferers, as
well as policemen, car drivers, and others who
are exposed to the cold : All that is necessary
is to stand erect and very gradually to lift one's
self up upon the tips of the toes, so as to put
all the tendons of the foot at full strain. This
not to hop or jump up and down, but simply
to rise— the slower the better — upon tiptoe,
uul to remain standing on the point of the toes
as long as possible, then gradually coming to
the natural position. Repeat this several times,
and by the amount of work the tips of the toes
are made to do in sustaining the body's weight,
a sufficient and lively circulation is set up. A
heavy pair of woolen stockings drawn over thin
cotton ones is also a recommendation for keep
ing the feet warm, aud at the same time pre-
venting their becoming tender and sore.
The Annoying House Fly.— In addition to
the other annoyances connected with the pres-
ence of the common house fly, Br. Thomas Tay-
lor, of Washington, D. C. , has made some in-
vestigations, from which it would appear that
that insect is possessed of the capacity for
transmitting disease by carrying the germs
from place to place. This fact has long been
suspected, but we know of no careful experi-
ments having before been made to establish the
facts in the case,'
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Timbering in Mines— No. 7; Gold
Discoveries near Phoenix, Arizona, 24P. Passing
Events; Swelling and Bottom-Breaking Ground; Sedi-
ment in Mining Streams; New Mine Surveying Instru-
ment; The Late Peter Cooper, 257. English Invest-
ments in the Pacific Coast Mines— No. 1; The Payne
. Portable Engine, 257. Patents and Inventions; Notices
of Recent Patents. 260.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — Methods of Timbering and
Walling in Galleries. 249 The Orange Katydid and
its Foe, 254 Payne's Automatic Cut-off Portable
Straw-Burning Engine, 257-
CORRESPONDENCE.- Notes from Eureka, Ne
vada; Como District, Nevada, 250.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS- Masonry— Ancient
and Modern; Progress of the Steam Boiler; Solid and
Hollow Iron Columns, 251.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- Long Distance Tele-
phoning; Hearing in Insects; The Use of Gas for Heat-
ing and Power; Primeval Celtic Map Stones; Rarefied
Air as a Conductor of Electricity; Sudden Destruction of
Marine Animals; Electrical Light of Comets; Common
Geological Terms and Colors; A Comet Reappears, 251.
MI.tflHG STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the Sa
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Asses:
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 252.
MfNTNG SUMMARY— From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico
and Utah, 252-53.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— How to Test Ma-
chine Oils; Be Careful; What is Soap; A Bullet-Proof
Cuirass; To Render Wood Non-inflammable; A New
Grocer's Scoop. 255-
GOOD HEALTH.- Is Fat an Indication of Disease;
Treatment of Sciatica; Clogging of the Blood; Value of
Sunshine; Simple Cure for Cold Feet; The Annoying
House Fly, 255-
MISCELLANEOUS. — Spring Valley Mines; The
Lake Valley Mines, 250. Prospect i jg for Gold and
Silver; Is Cottonwood Timber?; The Orange Katydid,
254. Homer, Jordan Tioga and Prescott Districts, 255.
NEWS IN BRIEF- On page 260 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Hydraulic Giant— Joshua Hendy Machine Works, S. F.
Belting and Lacing— H. Royer, S, F
Elevator Bucket— T F. Rowland, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dividend Notice— Silver King Mining Co , S. F.
Dividend Notice — Northern Belle Mining Co., S. F.
Mine* Wanted — Mars & Lawver, S F.
Atlas Engir.e Works, Indianapolis, Ind.
Passing Events.
There is very little new to report from the
mining regions aside from what we have noted
in our "Mining Summary." Work is going on
nearly everywhere with renewed vigor as the
days lengthen. Relocating has placed many
prospects into more industrious hands this sea-
son, many of which we expect to hear from sat-
isfactorily before long. Up in Idaho, prospect-
ing and mining operations are beginning at
least six weeks earlier than they did last sea-
son. Already many prospectors have struck
into the hills, and many mining operators have
returned. Important sales and transactions
have taken place during the winter. The same
is the case in other localities. The Indian
troubles in Arizona are keeping that region back
some by deterring the prospector, but the ener-
getic people there will not allow such a state
of affairs to last long if the military authori-
ties do not succeed in quelling the disturbances.
The old Spaniards of 300 years ago took out
vast amounts of the precious metals near Santa
Fe N. M. Among the curious things to be found
are the old Mexican ladders still to be seen in
some of the mines, and the remains of the old
arastras and furnaces made by those ancient
miners.
The Castilian Mountain, near Cerrillos, New
Mexico, has been worked for hundreds of years
and produced some of the finest turquoises
found in the world, except Persia,
Swelling and Bottom-Breaking Ground.
Most miners have on occasions had trouble
with swelling or bottom-breaking ground. In
some camps there is more trouble from this than
in others, of course according to the nature of
the formation. When it occurs, however, it
requires very skillful and careful timbering to
prevent accident. The cause of bottom-break-
ing ground is given by Mr. Henry S. Drinker,
in his elaborate work on "Tunneling," when oc-
curring downward, as being in the majority of
cases due to hidden caves or sink-holes as in
limestone formation. Breaks at bottom occur
ring upward, he says are the cases where the
ground is so heavy, that though the sides and
roof may be firmly held, the material is so run-
ning as to be semi-liquid, and therefore trans-
mits the side pressure around, and so forces up
the tunnel or drift bottom where it is not prop-
erly secured by an invert.
In one of the tunnels of the Cincinnati
Southern R. R., the curious fact was noted by
the resident engineer, that it would not only
fall from the roof, but would not stay down in
the bottom. The bottom was a hard tough
sandstone in layers of four to eight inches thick.
These layers would, with a rumbling sound,
spring up and break into pieces with a report
like a small blast. This would happen some-
times after no work had been done in the tun-
nel for several days, so that it could not be at-
tributed to the effects of powder. One or two
layers would generally come up, breaking off at
the wall and then the springing cease. These
ledges came up with such force, that men sit-
ting on them, would be thrown over. In one
instance a sill, on which posts for timbering
were set, was put in on the bottom; the sill ex-
tended seven and a half feet beyond the last
post, which was lagged and packed overhead,
so that at the post, the sill was immovable.
One of these ledges springing up, forced this
sill — a piece of 8x12 with white oak — up out of
its position six inches in seven and a half feet.
Similar phenomena have been observed in the
granites at Munson, Mass., and in the lower car-
boniferous sandstone of Ohio. It is probable
that the cause of the break is owing to a state
of tension existing in the rock or place; then,
when the strata are cut, a tendency to wrong
results.
In cutting the Sutro tunnel much trouble
was occasionally experienced from bottom
breaks, more, however, from swelling ground.
This was usually met in the roof by extra
timbering, while the bottom was simply al-
lowed to rise until it reached a certain point
where it is cut down again repeatedly.
At a point 17,890 feet from the tunnel mouth
they entered a belt of swelling ground com-
posed of porphyry and clay, which was very
difficult to pentrate. The rock swelled to such
a degree that timbers 14xlS inches thick would
be broken three hours after they were placed,
and, although a gang of men were kept at work
easing up behind the timbers, they were contin-
ually breaking, and it was exceedingly difficult to
make any progress. Not only did the tim
bers break but at times the posts would press
through the caps. For a long time they could
suggest no means to withstand the pressue,
but finally a new plan of timbering was devised
which proved successful.
They first placed the ordinary 12x16 inch
square set of timbers, and then made an excav-
ation above the cap, in which they placed two
angle braces meeting at an apex. By this
means the great pressure from above was pre-
vented from coming directly on the caps, it be-
ing taken up by these angle braces, upon which
it was exercised first. They were thus pressed
gradually into the sides of the tunnel until the
apex at which they met was finally forced down
close to the caps. When that time arrived they
were dug out and placed again. In this man-
ner the main timbers were saved, and since
they placed two-inch lagging on top of these
braces and three-inch lagging on top of the
main caps, the men were protected from falling
rocks, and the work could progress without de-
lay. The lagging above the upper set was pur-
posely lighter than that over the main lower
set, so as to allow it to break and give the
ground a chance to swell behind. Extra posts
were placed in order to protect the main posts,
but no sills were used in such ground, for they
would be constantly breaking. They simply
allowed the ground in the bottom to swell up
until say eighteen inches above the proper
level, when it was cut down and the railroad
track re-laid. After passing through the swell-
ing ground at the point referred to they had to
cut it down seven times, that is to say, the
bottom of the tunnel at this point was cut down
seven times eighteen inches, or ten and a half
feet. The most of the swelling ground ex-
tended for about 300 feet; the total distance of
bad ground extended over 100 feet.
Sediment in Mining Streams.
In the last number of the Mining and Scien-
tific Press was given a method of determining
the amount of sediment held in suspension in
streams. The subject is quite an important
one here in California, where mining is done
near the streams. Yet it is little understood
by people who ought to know, as was very fully
shown by the conflicting statements made con-
cerning it in the recently -tried case of Wood-
ruff vs. the North Bloomfield Mining Co.
One engineer swore that there were 45,000
cubic yards of solid matter moving down the
Yuba past Marys ville. He estimatefrthat three
and a half per cent, is carried in suspension by
the Yuba past Marysville. The same man
swore that three times as much " crawls" along
the bottom of the river. Figuring from this
data, there results 580,000,000 cubic yards of
sediment passing Marysville per annum. The
total hydraulic mining excavations on the Yuba
watershed are, according to the same engineer,
176,000,000 cubic yards; hence, if his data had
been correct, more than three times as much
sediment is discharged into the Feather river
from the Yuba each year than has been excava-
ted from all the mines on the Yuba river water-
shed since the year 1S49. Another man (on the
same side of the case) took a sample at the same
time, and found it to contain by weight 1.23
per cent, of sediment. This, reduced to vol-
ume, gives .64 of one per cent, of sediment, or
about one sixth of the percentage fixed by the
other engineer's experiment.
Two other engineers took samples of the Yuba
river water opposite Marysville in October
last, in the most careful manner; and as a re-
sult determined the amount of sediment in sus-
pension at the same point where the other ex-
periments were made, to be 19-100 and 12.100
of one per cent., as fixed by two separate
samples.
With all the data at the command of the
State Engineer, he was unable to show how
much of the material mined in the past had
gone down into the valley, and how much had
remained in the mountain streams. What per-
centage of the material removed from the hy-
draulic mines comes down into the valley, it is
impossible for anyone to state with exactness,
there not being sufficient data at hand to enable
any engineer, no matter how competent, to make
an exact estimate. Such data could be only ob-
tained by elaborate surveys requiring several
months' time. In making an estimate of the de-
bris remaining in the Main Yuba, South Yuba,
and Middle Yuba, the State Engineer concludes
thereare29,S70,OO0cubicyards, whileanother en-
gineer estimating on the same river makes the
amount 21,507,000 cubic yards. Thus, in less
than 30,000,000, there is a difference of over 8,-
000,000, or about 40% in the estimate. And
when it comes to calculating on debris in suspen-
pension, the differences in estimate are even
greater.
A Rush
for Copper Ores. — Santa Fe dis-
trict, Esmeralda county, is fast opening a very
large area of copper mining. There are a great
many prospects in that section of the country,
nearly all of which are being worked more sys-
tematically and energetically this season than
at any previous time. Some very pretty speci-
mens were brought in this week, and very flat-
tering accounts are told of quite a number of
fine looking properties. Several smelters will
necessarily have to be erected at an early date,
each of which will cause more search to be made
for copper ore, and assist the settlement of this
fast becoming noted mining section of Nevada. —
Candelaria True Fissure.
New Mine Surveying Instrument.
Most mining engineers have experienced the
unsatisfactory nature of the ordinary transit,
when applied to certain work about mines, and
have had difficulty in placing it in proper posi-
tion for vertical sights. Mr. Robinson Gib-
bons, of this city, has just patented, through
the Mining and Scientific Press Patent
Agency an attachment for transits and other
surveying instruments, which renders it possi-
ble to direct the telescope to a point beneath
the instrument.
Mr. Gibbons uses the ordinary plate which
usually supports the telescope of a transit or
other surveying instrument, having the needle-
box, graduated divisions, verniers and other
attachments usual to such instruments, and a
means for mounting it upon a tripod or other
support. He has. devised, however, a supple-
mental plate, formed preferably in the arc of a
circle, so as to coincide with the main plate
npon which it is supported. This supplemen-
tal plate is hinged to the other one at one side,
and when let down upon it is parallel or level
with it. The standards upon which the telescope
is mounted are secured to the supplemental
plate so as to partake of its motion.
As before stated, the supplemental plate is
hinged at one side to the main one. At the op-
posite side of the mam one is a vertical arc
passing through a slot in the hinged supplemen-
tal one, and a clamp is arranged to hold the
swinging plate at any desired position on the
arc. This arc is jointed at the bottom, so that
when the supplemental plate is horizontal in the
main plate, the arc may be folded down out of
the way for the ordinary operations of the in-
strument.
Wherever it is desired to use the telescope
at an angle more nearly vertical than can be
attained upon the main plate, or support as or-
dinarily constructed, the supplemental plate is
lifted about its hinge and the clamp screw fixed
so as to hold the supplemental plate rigidly to
the arc, when the telescope* may be made to
assume a vertical position to one side of the
main plate, so one may look down vertically.
The device is especially useful in laying out
the direction of an underground drift in a mine
upon the surface. In such a case, the instru-
ment may be set above a shaft, and the tele-
scope turned down, so that two points may be
determined upon a line which leads across the
shaft and into the drift. This avoids the dan-
ger of mistake on account of an aberration of
the compass, which often occurs below ground,
and the direction being once fixed, the remain-
der may be made to correspond upon the sur-
face and below. When not in use, the supple-
mental part may be folded down out of the
way. The device is quite effective.
The Late Peter Cooper.
Below the Gold Valley Tunnel and Mining
Co.'s ground, which is two and a half miles
from Scales Diggings, Sierra Co., there are two
debris dams, one mile apart, built by the min-
ing companies of the northern part of Sierra
county and southern portion of Plumas county.
These companies have consolidated and bought
the tailings claims in Slate creek, paying' there-
for $15,000. The dams are eighteen feet high
on the lower sides, and can be raised to 100 feet
hight if necessary. They are capable of
holding the debris from a great many mines for
years to come. This is F one practical way of
settling the debris question.
The Mechanics' Institute, at a special meet-
ing Saturday night, adopted the following
upon the death of the venerable philanthropist,
Peter Cooper:
WHEREAS, Intelligence has reached this Society
of the death of the venerable Peter Cooper, whose
works of benefaction toward the working classes are
well known, and who in founding, maintaining, and
guarding, for twenty-four years, the Cooper Institute,
in addition to other works of beneficence and philan-
thropy, evinced a consciousness and scrupulous re-
gard for the well-being and future prosperity of many
thousands of young citizens and mechanics, as well
as an appreciation of the condition of the working
classes; it is
Resolved, By the Mechanics' Institute, in meeting
specially called to recognize the fact of the death of
our friend and benefactor, Peter Cooper, that we
recognize in his life an example of what a noble and
good man can do for the benefit of his fellow-men
during his lifetime; that we recognize in the death of
Peter Cooper the inevitable fact that deatli must
come to us all, but that the death of such a man is
an irreparable loss to the people at large, and more
especially to the mechanic and workingman of
America. We further recognize the fact that the
beneficent acts of Peter Cooper during his life are
more emphatic in their own praise than any words of
ours could be, and more enduring than any monu-
ment we could erect. We, therefore, simply thank
God that such a man lived, and desire to express our
humble submission to the fact of his death and our
loss.
Resolved, That the above preamble and resolutions
be spread upon the records of tin's Society.
The resolution was ordered to be spread upon
the minutes of the Institute, and a copy was
ordered engrossed and sent to the family of the
deceased. Several gentlemen made short and
eulogistic addresses, and the meeting adjourned.
The General Custer mine, at Custer City,
Idaho, in the Yankee Fork district, has been
running a twenty-stamp mill since January 1,
1S81, and since that time has produced an av-
erage of about $70,000 per month in gold and
silver bullion.
April 11, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
257
English Investments in the Pacific
Coast Mines— No. 1.
[Prcp-ifc! foi Ihi M INI ■
Total Expenditure and Reaulu.
It in now about twenty yean since English
capital began to be invested In the mines on the
Pacific coast. * !ommencing « ttfa the gold minee
of California, these ventures were gradually ex-
tended to the silver mines of Utah and N"i rada,
Bome limited investments hai inn meantime been
made, also, in Oregon, the foregoing being the
only countries of which any note will lie taken
at this writing. While the sum total that has
been bo invested can be onlj approximately ar-
rived at, it is knnu n to have been large, reaching
not less than $30,000,000. By this we mean
money actually expended in the purchase oi min-
ing properties, and in equipping and improving
the same, the money that may have been lust
ii speculations in this class of mining
■ bn< En ish market not being included
in the above estimate. And here it mi. be ob
served that the capital stock of these English
companies consists of actually paid up shares, it
not wing the practice there to organize com-
panies with an absurdly huge, but mere nomi-
nal capital, as, to our discredit, is done in this
country.
Of the raonej actually expended by these
English investors, about three fifths say
eighteen million dollars, have already proved a
total loss, one fifth having turned out tolera-
bly good and
the remaining
one fifth a first-
class invest-
ment; in the
category of the
tolerably good,
there being in-
eluded a num-
ber of proper-
ties, which,
while they have
not as yetyield-
ed any profit,
promise to do
so, some of them
in the early fu-
ture. Why BC
large a propor-
tion of these
ventures have
proved failures
will be noted
as each particu-
lar case comes
to be consid-
ered, some re-
marks bearing
on the same
point, but gen-
eral in their ap-
plication, being
added after our
review of the
history of these
enterprises has
been comple-
ted.
The first en-
terprise on this
cjaat underta-
ken by English capital was the construction of
the Truckee canal, built to take water from the
Sierra Nevada and convey it upon the divide
between the North and the Middle Forks of
the Yuba, in Sierra county, California. This
canal was completed in 1858, at a cost of $1,-
000,000, nearly the whole of which was lost to
the original investors. A more ill-advised work
was never constructed nor even projected, the
canal, which had a large carrying capacity,
ending in a neighborhood noted for its limited
water requirements. On this divide there were
scarcely any hydraulic deposits — only drift dig-
gings, and these at the time pretty well ex-
hausted. There being here no demand for this
large supply of water, and it being well nigh
impossible to conduct it to points where it could
be sold or profitably employed, the company
were forced to abandon their ditch, which be-
ing neglected, soon after became a total ruin.
The sum of $50,000 realized from the sale of
their water franchise was all that these first
adventurers in the mines of California saved out
of their heavy investment.
More Fortunate Ventures.
In the summer of 1869 an English syndicate
bought and came into possession of the Sierra
Buttes quartz mine, situate thirteen miles east
of Downieville, Sierra county, paying for the
same, according to report, the sum of §1,000,-
000. The purchase was capitalized at §1,225,-
000, the stock consisting of 1*22,500 shares of
the par value of $10 each. This property has
paid dividends, with the exception of six
months or one year at the most, from the time
it was bought to the present. After the cus-
tom in England, this company has adopted the
plan of declaring their dividends semi-annually.
The sum total disbursed to the shareholders
amounted in October last, to $1,429,683. For
several years at first, while the ore remained of
a tolerably good grade, the mine made net earn-
ings at the rate of twenty per cent, per annum
on the amount paid for it; latterly the ore has
so deteriorated that such earnings have not ex-
ceeded five or six percent., having amounted
to only fifty cents per share. For a number of
yearerast the net proceeds of the mine have
varied from fifty-five to Beventy-nve thousand
dollars per annum, .lust now it is hardly clear-
tnalh-r of these sums, as much monej
requires to be expended in searching of!
opening np new bodies oi ore.
The Sierra Butte shan b are now qou
the London market at $7.50 each, a figure at
which it is thought they can be maintained, the
prospect for an early improvement in the qual-
ity of the ore being considered good. B
a steady impoverishment of then oi
veld now hardly more than $5.50 per t this
company have met with some other setbacks of
late, One year ago then- principal mill was
totally destroyed by a snow slide. This acci-
dent, besides necessitating the building "t a
D6W mill, to lie put up tin- COUUng nuiiiiii'T. Ii >■
since seriously curtailed tin- productive capac-
ity of the mine. For several years past an im-
mense anion nt of dead work has been in progress
here, and sunn- of which will require to be kept
up for a year or two more. A part of tliis
work consists of a long tunnel carried in on a
lower level than any heretofore driven. All
Hi.' ore thus far lias been taken out through
tunnels, no hoisting works having until recent-
ly been erected here, those qow in use being
employed to lift the- ore after it has been
brought out through the tunnels up to t lie mills,
the latter being now considerably above the
level of the lowest tunnel run. The mills here-
tofore built have been placed high up against
tin- side of the mountain. The new mill about
to be put up will be located down on the river,
and at a point so lowr that the ore hereafter
taken t'rom the mine will be carried to it by the
force oi L-ra\ ity. There are now 50 stamps run-
share— one half the above rates of dividends
having been disbursed semi-annually. The
sum total of dividends paid to date amounts to
''lie and a hall million dollars. The present
Pate Ol net earnings ran, it is believed, be kept
up lurr for an indefinite period, certainly for a
number ol years to come.
This is beyond any question a valuable prop-
erty, tin- mineral deposits consisting of three
powerful lodes, each containing large masses of
ore of moderately good grade; that worked of
Lati years having yielded an average of
about $7 per ton. Cost of extraction and work -
iiiL', $3.25 per ton; the quantity raised ranging
from forty-five to fifty thousand tons yearly, as
at the Sierra Buttes. The ore here is taken out
through a -'.lies of tunnels, the one below the
other, and by means of which the several lodes
can be worked and drained to a depth of more
than a thousand feet. For ore reduction pur-
poai i. sixty stamp, water-driven mill has been
provided, an old mill built some years BUQCe be-
ing no longer in use. The new mill, in every
respeeta superior structure, occupies an eligible
site, being located bo far below the mine that
the ore will for a great many years be carried
to it by the force of gravity. For preparing
and grinding the tailings a large number of con-
centrators aod arastras have been placed be-
low the batteries. A great deal of dead work
has latterly been done at this mine. As less
will be required in the future, the cost of bul-
lion produetion will undergo a corresponding
diminution.
A year or two since, the ore chutes iu the
river tunnel became so broken up that it was
deemed advisable to drive a tunnel on a still
lower level, iu the hope that it would develop
The Payne Portable Engine.
PAYNE'S AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF PORTABLE STRAW-BURNING ENGINE.
uing on the ore from this mine besides some 35
or arastras, the whole being driven by
water. These arastras, which are employed in
working over the tailings are owned by outside
.parties, who pay the company a percentage of
the gold taken out. The new mill, also to be
propelled by water, will be built with a view to
subsequent enlargement, there being always
water enough in the North Yuba river, on
which it is to be located, to drive almost any
required number of stamps. The cost of ex-
tracting and milling the ore here amounts to
not quite four dollars per ton, a good deal of
this being due to the large amount of dead
work that for some time past has been in pro-
gress. This company employs an average of
220 men, about three fourths of them in the
miue.
This property comprises a number of quartz
lodes varying from 80 to 50 feet in widtli and
carrying large ore chutes distributed irregularly
through the vein matter. The Sierra Buttes
was among the first quartz mines ever worked
in the State, operations having been commenced
upon it with arastras as early as 1S52, from
which time up till 1857 it turned out about
$•250,000. From 1857 to 1 S60, inclusive, the
gross produetion made here amounted to $1,-
835,525, of which §1,139,000 were disbursed in
dividends. All the expenses incurred in work-
ing and improving the mine, plant included,
were met from the net proceeds.
In 1S72 this same syndicate bought another
and similar property, known as the Plumas
Eureka, and for which they paid about the
same sum as for the Sierra Buttes mine. This
second property, which is located in Mohawk
valley, Plumas county, had up to the time of its
purchase produced nearly §2,000,000, over a
fourth of which had consisted of net profits.
The new company organized with a capital
stock of $1,400,250, divided into 140,625 shares,
of the par value of $10 each. From the year of
their organization up to 1SS1, with some slight
intermissions, they paid an annual dividend
of SI. 50 per share, which dividend for
the past two years has been reduced to §1 per
them in a more concentrated shape. This tun-
nel is now in course of construction. The work-
ing force at this mine numbers about 200 men,
being somewhat smaller than formerly. Among
the English investments on this coast, the
Plumas Eureka takes rank in the first class, to
which also the .Sierra should, perhaps, also be
assigned. The Plumas Eureka property was
bought on the recommendation of J. S. Phil-
lips, based on careful examination previously
made. The Sierra Buttes, on the favorable re-
port of Henry Janin.
Th e men running shafts, tunnels, and cross-cuts
in the Green Mine, Tuolumne county , insisted upon
placing the giant powder used, on the boiler to
ary or thaw. About one o'clock Tuesday
morning, last week, an unusual commotion
brought the men from out the mine to find the
giant powder had exploded, and thawed a big
hole in the boiler. The engineer, who is re-
ported as constantly objecting to placing the
powder on the boiler, was in the mill at the time
of the explosion, and after groping about, the
miners found him outside in a dazed condition.
Fortunately no person was injured beyond a bad
scare. A few hundred dollars will repair the
boiler, which should not be injured again from
being used as a drying apparatus for giant pow-
der. Until repairs are made, work in the mine
must necessarily stop.
I ■ > Qgraving given herewith represents the
Payne automatic cut-off portable engine, ar-
or straw-burning and field work. This
engine is not complicated, and every part is
easily accessible. The material is so distrib-
uted a^ to give a perfectly balanced engine. The
heat passes twice through the boiler, and is
utilized in heatine the water instead of passing
up the stack. The manufacturers claim that
this is the safest boiler in the market. The re-
tui n Hue and spark-arresting chambers give al-
most entire safety from sparks, ami absolute
safety when the engine is not crowded and made
to develop more power than it is rated at. The
construction is of the best. The wearing parts
are easily renewed or taken up. The boiler,
which needs more care than any other part, but
which generally receives the least, is easily
gotten at. By raising the doors at both ends,
the (lues are completely exposed, and easily
cleaned or repaired!
The governor is Tabor's patent automatic cut-
off, the eccentric rod of which is attached ,|i-
rectly to the valve stem, bo that whatever
change is effected in the eccentric is transmit-
ted at once to the valve. One feature of this
governor is particularly valuable. In case of
breakage, the eccentric is immediately carried
to a position of minimum throw, and the engine
stopped at once. Should the drive belt break,
or be thrown oft' the pulley, a corresponding ac-
tion takes place. Any change in resistance ap-
plied to the wheel is accompanied by a corres-
ponding change in expansion. There is no
throttling or wire drawing of steam, such as is
experienced by the ordinary governor. The ad-
vantages of
using steam ex-
pansively are
many. To re-
ceive the full
advantage of
expansion, how-
ever, the steam
yM should be ad-
rr^^^Jja mitted to the
cylinderat boil-
er pressure and
cut off sharply
at such a point
as will enable
it to overcome
the resistance
applied and
maintain the
required speed.
This can only
be done with
the automatic
cut-off, where
the governor is
applied direct-
ly to the cut
off valve. To
effect this re-
sult the device
known as Ta-
bor's automat-
ic cut-off is
employed.
Messrs. H. P.
Gregory & Co.,
of 2 and 4 Cali-
fornia street, in
this city, who
are sole agents
for this coast,
inform us that the new engine will work, under
favorable circumstances and with attention, at
The Cherry Creek (New ) Miners Union, after
a prosperous existence of four years, has dis-
banded, and the remaining moneys have been
turned over to the Cherry Creek school fund.
This action was brought about by a large por-
tion of the members leaving the camp, and also
from the dissension among the remaining mem-
bers, as well as by the general pressure exerted
from the outside.
Theue is much excitement over the discovery
of extensive salt deposits in Wyoming county,
New York, and companies have been organized
to erect works for their development. There is
also a" gold excitement in the Adirondack region
of that State,
the rate of three and eight tenth pounds of
combustible per transmitted horse power per
hour. It is expected that the engine will
keep up to this standard in ordinary use with
the usual ease but properly fired they may
be worked with about three and a half pounds
of good coal per horse power per hour, equal to
the usual rate of first-class stationary engines.
The circular states that a series of careful
tests, extending over several days, gave the
following results from a ten horse power engine.
The transmitted power was determined with
the friction brake, constantly lubricated with
water. Indicator diagrams were taken every
15 minutes, as were, also, the tension on the
brake, number of revolutions per minute, and
the steam pressure.
Engine — Seven-inch bore, 8-inch stroke.
Boiler — Return tubular, 32 inches diameter,
nine feet long, 17 three-inch flues seven feet
long; fire flue eighteen inches diameter, seven
feet long.
Average number of revolutions per minute 279.9
Average boiler pressure, lbs 80.5
Average tension on brake, lbs 149.58
Average transmitted horse pqwer 13.499
Average coal consumed per transmitted horse power
per hour, lbs 4.22
Combustible per transmitted horse power, lbs 3.8
Water evaporated per Ik of coal, lbs 9.25
Water constimpticn per transmitted horse power'
per hour, lbs 39.
Average indicated horse power 15.98
Average coal per inch horse power per hour 3 . 57
Average combustible per hour 3.22
Actual water consumption per inch horse power
per hour -■ • 33.
Average m . e p 36.84
The cylinders are jacketed, and have a bal-
anced valve; all wearing surfaces are large,
carefully fitted, and adjustable, wherever ad-
justment is required; the arrangements for oil-
ing the working parts are convenient and com-
plete. All engines are thoroughly tested be-
fore they leave the shop. A friction brake is
used; indicator diagrams are taken at different
pressures; a speed indicator is attached to the
engine and the speed regulated.
258
Mining and Scientific Press.
|>pril 14, 1883
Metallurgy apd Ore$L
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118 & 120 Halleok Street,
Near LeidesdorH, SAN FRANCISCO.
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Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agencv, 252 Market St., S. b.
For the Week Ending Aprit. 3, 1883.
275,324.— CAS Axle— Geo. W. Bedbury, Port-
land, Oregon.
295,030!— Sulky Harrow— John Feess, Marys-
"295,034.— ATTACHMENT FOR TRANSITS, ETC.—
R.~CJbbons, Alameda, Cal.
275,036:— Self-regulating Windmill — Geo.
K. Glenn, Woodland, Cal.
27- ,049.— Washing Machine— E. J. C. Kals,
Yolo, Cal.
275,057— Miners' Candlestick— J. C. Martin,
Tuscarora, New
275|075>_Dirt Scraper— Jas Porteous, Fresno,
Cal
27^085.— Magazine Gun— Simmons & Adams,
S F
'275,093.— Codlin Moth Trap— Geo. W. This-
sell, Winters, Cal.
274,999.— Electric Arc Lamp— F. G. Water-
house, Sacramento, Cal.
275,I02 —Machine for Reboring Cylinders—
Wm 'E Wild, Candelaria, Nev.
275 103 —Boring, Drilling and Facing Ma-
chine—Wm. E. Wild, Candelaria, Nev.
Z7c I04 —Grain Cleaner, Separator and
Grader— Wm. E. Wild, Candelaria, Nev.
275 105 —Grain Cleaner, Separator and
Grader— Wm. E. Wild, Candelaria, Nev.
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Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Brace for Axle Spindles.— Rob t. R. Speci-
men, Astoria, Oregon. No. 274,230. - Dated
March 20, 1SS3. This brace for axle spindles
consists in the details of construction of a rod
or bar attached by one end to the axle and by
the other to the end of the spindle, its interme-
diate portion passing around or over the rim of
the wheel. The object is to strengthen the
spindle without increasing the friction, whereby
a smaller spindle may be used, which will have
as much strength as, and less friction, than a
larger one without a brace.
Magazine Guns.— John P. Simmons, S. P.,
and Samuel Adams, Antioch, No. 275,085.
Dated April 3, 1883. This invention relates to
certain improvements in breech-loadmg small
arms of that class known r.s "magazine guns,"
and it consists in an improved construction of
the breech mechanism, so that the cartridge is
taken from the magazine, and carried up and
inserted into the barrel, the follower is locked
when hi place, and the gun is cocked, all by a
novel mechanism. The movement of all the
principal working parts are direct and positive,
and no springs are employed to assist in any of
the movements.
Dirt Scraper.— James Porteous, Fresno,
No. 275,075. Dated April 3, 1883. These im-
provements in dirt scrapers consist in a means
for limiting the throw or dump of the bowl,
whereby the tail lever or handle is prevented
from striking, or getting in the way of
the horses, and in a means for raising the edge or
bit of the bowl when in this limited dumped
position, in order that it may not drag along the
ground.
Self Regulating Windmill. — Geo. K.
Glenn, Woodland, Yolo county, assignor of one
half to Hall & Bidwell, same place. No. 275,-'
036. Dated April 3, 1883. The arms are made
self-regulating, so they may adjust themselves
to the intensity of the wind. The object is to
provide a simple, self -regulating windmill, and
the object is attained by adopting an old and
simple" form of mill, and by means _ of simple
changes and devices, convert it from its old and
objectionable shape to an effective self-regulat-
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Dyspepsia, the bug-bear of epicureans, will be
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Press by Hknry U. Hanks, State Mineralogist.
[CATALOGUE^
4804 Whita Sand Thirty-two feet from the surface,
iii. ;ii- Lincoln, Placer county, Cal. In its natural state.
(See No. 979) John Landis.
43.5. White Sand— Thirty-two feet below the surface,
re ir Lincoln, Placer county, cal. The same as No, 481M,
but washed John L.andi3.
480t. White Sand— Foutd 32 feet be'ow the su face in
the Clipper caal mines, near Lincoln, Placer cuuuty, 0 li
fornia (see No. it79). John Landis.
4805. Whi e Sand, Washed— Found 33 f- et bdow the
surface in the Clipper ci_al mines near L 'no -In, Placer
county, Califuruii (see No. 48u4). Jiha Lan-A (.
48J6. Cl*i— Fi uud below the coal bedr, 76 f tt btl w the
auiface, Cliupei- coal mines, i.ear Lincoln, Place, louuty,
California, John Landis.
4807. Waahed Clay— From the sand stratum, 30 fef-t be-
low the surface, Clipper coal miuei, near Lincoln, Pli.ir
county, California. John Landis.
4308.— lonite-Clipper coal mines, near Lincoln, Placet
conuty, California (see No. 9S2). J^hn Lindis.
4809. Lignite— Clipper coal mine;, n ar Lincoln, Placer
county Caiifon ia. This material has not yetreceivtd the
study it deserves. It very much resemblep iohite which has
been analyzed, and, while it has the appearance of being a
veiy i ferior lignite, it serves mauy useful purposes as a
fuel, aod is consumed in large quantities in the neighbor-
hood. John Landis.
4S1Q. Water from Owens' great lake, Inyo county, Cali-
fornia. S. D WooohuU.
4811. Chalcedony— Upon the surface of which are stellar
aggregations of the biuoxide of matganese (?) (see No.
2107). Aurora, Esmeralda county, Nevada. F. W. Smith
4812. Red Brecciated Jasper— Near Aurora, Esmeralda
county, Neva a. F.W.Smith.
4813. Model of a Gold Bar— The result of one iuu made
in the North Bloomtield hydraulic mine, Nevada couu y,
California. Weitht, 6,U7.7J ounces Troy; gold, fine, 897;
silver, line, 93; total value, $114,28\72. This is probably
the largest gold bar ever cast in the State. Presented by
Henry C. Perkins.
4814. Eulima Subulata (Desb.)— Upp'r P.iocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria. Northern Italy.
4815. Uancellaria Umbilicaris (Brocb.)— Upper Pliocene
Fossil, Hills of Asti, Aleaaaudua, Northern Italy.
4816. Venus Scalaris (Broun.)— Ud1 er Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4817. Murex Tapparonii (Bele.)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Ale-sandria. Northern Italy.
4818. Dcnax Minuta (Rroi'.)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hdls of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Ita'y.
4519. Solecuitus Coaictatus— Upper Pliocene Fossil, Hills
of Afeti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4520. Triton D stortus (Brocch.) -Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Ale st^dria, Northern Italy.
4821. Area Noe (Linn.)— Uiiper fliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4322. Terebratula Crandis (Blum.) -"Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil, Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4823. Coibua Gibia (Broch.J- Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4824. Phorus Orispus (Kon.)— Upper Pliocene FosbU,
Hills of Aat>i, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4825. Solarium Simplex (Brom.}— Upper Pliocene FoesiI,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4826. C ilumbe'.la Eiithrost. ma (?)- Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil, Hills of ABti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4827. Trochus Fatulus (Broch )— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4828. Niso Te ebellum— Upper Pliocene Forsil, HUIb of
Asti, Alexandria, Northern Italy.
4829. Diillia Brocchii— Upper Pliocene Fossil, Hilla of
Asti, Alessandria, Noithern Italy.
4S30. Fubiis Roptratus— Upper Pliocene Fcssil, Hills of
Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4831. Fa ciolaria Fiinb iata (Broch.)— Upper Pliocena
Fossil, Hills of Asti, Alescaudria, Northirn Italy.
4832. Fubua Clavatus (Broch.)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Noithern Italy.
4833. Murtx Scalaris (Bioch )— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asli, Alessaudria, Northern Italy.
4834. Mitra Striatula (Broch.)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4835. Cancellatia Mitrreformis (Broch.)— Upper Pliocene
Fossil, Hills of Asti, Alessandria, Nortaern Italy.
4836. Cardium Papillosum (Poli,)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asit, Alesasndria, r*orthtiu Italy.
4837. Murex Polymorphus (Broccni) — XTpper Pliocene
Fossil, Hills of Asti, Alessandria. Northern Tcaly.
4138. Venus G»llin* (Linn.)— Upper Jf liocene FoebU, Hills
of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4b39, Poliia Plhata— Upper Pliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4810. Fosaarua Citatum (Phil.)— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of ABti, Alessandria, Northern Italy,
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The population of Los Angeles is estimated
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They have formed a base-ball club in New
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Diaz is reported to have said that the so-call-
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The most disastrous prairie fire that ever oc-
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miles north of Lincoln.
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies has passed
the bill permitting the substitution of affirmation
for an oath, when desired.
President Arthur, Secretary Chandler and
Senator Miller, of New York, left Washington
last week, for Jacksonville, Fla.
The Raymond excursion party, consisting of
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The Russian police believe that unless liberal
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The farm of ex-Governor Don Pio Pico was
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was purchased by an association and is to be
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A St. Petersburg dispatch says: The local
Chief of Police and all others who contributed to
the comfort of the crews of the Jeannette and
Rodgers have been decorated by the Czar.
In the British House of Commons Jacob Bright
introduced a resolution, which was adopted,
against any power exercising dominion or priv-
ileges in the Congo country to the exclusion of
others.
The Central Pacific Company propose to de
monstrate whether the grape industry can not
be made profitable near Reno, by the planting
and care of ten acres in vines on the hill near
the reservoir.
The railroad survey up Snake River, I. T.,
has progressed fifty-one miles. They are now
in the hardest part of the canyon. Chief En-
gineer Clark is with the party coming down.
The instructions are to hurry the survey and
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The New York Mail and Express says : The
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have not been so large as the season would war-
rant or was expected. This is due, it is thought,
to the action of European agents in booking
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The Immigration Association reports the ar
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Of this number 709 came by the Central Pacific
Railroad, and 350 by the Southern route. Eight
hundred and thirty eight were males, and 240 fe
males. A number were married men who came
out in advance of their families.
As William Fender was walking down the
mountain side at Highland, Lake county, a sud-
den gust of wind caused him to fall to the
ground, and at the same time a half-felled tree
fell upon him and caused such injuries that he
died within two hours. His wife, when she
learned of his death, went stark mad.
Mrs. R. E. Hewitt, of Santa Ana, pur-
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which purported to be a specific against the
explosion of coal-oil lamps when placed in the
il. Having no use for the powder, she threw
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Since the pest of phylloxera became so gen-
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so open and undisguised as to be thought a
matter of course by commercial people, yet
18,000 wine merchants of the Department of the
Seine held a mass meeting a day or two ago, and
addressed themselves to the legislative and
municipal authorities, asking that the abuse be
corrected.
Ax analysis of the contents of the stomach of
John Dwyer, found dead in a lodging house in
this city, on the 2nd inst., has been made,
and William T. Wenzell, presented the fol-
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a chemical and microscopical examination of the
stomach and contents of John Dwyer, which
show that his death was probably caused from
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Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE. "BJ
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WIffl. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Mioin g Machine ry. Brodie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour S150.00
" 2 " 6 625.00
" 3 " 3 925.00
" 0 " 1500 lbs " " 150.00
The Best Crasher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks auy purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
01 all sizes — from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Macninery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 51 Fremont Street, S. P.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission aud Howard, S. F.
MAMDTAOTDHHHS OF CASTINGS OF HVBRY BBSORIFTION.
GILLJG'S PATENT
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[April 14, 1883
Domsiock Shaft Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Com stock
For sale at wholesale by
Holuroot. Merrill&Stetsoii.
ft* '
Cor. Beale & MarketJSts ,
SAN FRANCISCO,
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Kisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
* PARKS & LACY, Proprietors.
; GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary, Portable and H- is ting Engrines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
tST Catalogues furnished on Application. JSV
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | p. o. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All 'Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vebtical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps.,
Horizontal Engines, Yentilaitko Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Selp-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc,
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
AV^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRBLL).
^■^CIEtllETIEJ WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
AJbo of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, tor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
rSucces3ors to MOREY & SPBRRY.J
Manufacturers of all kinds of-
WAREROOM8 :
03 & 94 Liberty St., New York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
"WORK1S :
Newburg, - New York.
o
The Foundry and Machine Shop hapii.ii hpen enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most improved Patterns OUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
KO&ET'S IMPROVED NLVEEIZE&,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
Steel SHOES and D IES fo r Stamp3, and Mine and Mill Supplies.
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given
Address,
The Balls revolve Horizontally without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 lbs., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weight 3,00a lbs.
Concentrating tA.it s. Rack Breakers, Amalgamating
Pang and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Maihinery. Engines a^d Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, Sifet-y Cage,, The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 2S0 lbs. THE EUREKA WIRE P.OPE
TRAMWAYS.lConcentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy-
draulic Sluices.
Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and tbe
Send lor Catalognc.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern. Bound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds. Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, CrossheadB for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
riRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, CHESTER, Pa. 401 library St., PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE. Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
I» all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded whan ad
viBable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trado in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of tbe material and workmanship, and]none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any Bize
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made b}' this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with these for dura-
bility and in capacity for u ninterrupted work.
MORE THAN SIXTY of them are row running on the
Pacific Coast, giving results never before obt ained aB re-
gards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade and
quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demon-
strate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or s'one work, except that for the crucible,
thus saving great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plantB made to order of any capacity
aud with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in t his classof machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to examine
mines and to superintend construction and running of
furnaces. Estimates given upon application.
Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO.
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
— AT —
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
BeBt Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, BeBt Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. QHMEN,
Engine Works,
109 & 111 Bea'.eSt.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
A CHEAP 0RE_PULVERIZER.
We have ou sale, at a very low price, a RUTHERFORD
ORE PULVERIZER, which is in perfectly good order iu
a strong frame, with pulley, etc. , all ready for work.
It has only been used a couple of months, ard is as
Good as New.
This iB a good opportunity for anyone wanting a Pul-
verizer of moderate capacity for a low price. AddreBB,
DEWEY & CO.,
252 Market St .8. F.
April II, 1883.]
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Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F
NO. 7 IMPROVED
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
AIR COMPRESSOR.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty id the actioa of the valves at any epeed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. N<
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
aud a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fr< mont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp
It has no Stems, Cams, or Tappets, and adjusts itself to
the wear of tbu Shoes and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability and effective working,
It exceeds anything ever presented to the public, and will do
the work of tive stampB with one-fourth the power. Awarded
First Premium and Medal at Mechanics' Fair, B. F., 1S80.
Manufactured by
F. A, HUNTINOTuX. I FRA.SER k CHALMERS.
45 Fremont St., S. F., Cal. | 145 Fulton St.. Chicago, 111.
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Eogines
,' • 1 Mining Machinery of all kinds. Send for circulars.
F. A HUNTINGTON,
45 Fremont Street, San FraDcisco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This machine requires less power, leas care or attention, and is less liable to get out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in an}' mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery,
I2F" Send for Circulars. ~^sa
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUNTIOTGTOW,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
^.3vr^.i,<3-^.3vn^-a?i3src3- flutes,
For Saving Gold.
Every desciiption of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most oxtensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery In Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mi iin£ Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, of
gild separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FR&NCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Franoleco, Cal.
E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Contains no Nitro Glycerine or Chlorate of Potash, and id
only High Explosive Manufactured in America that
does not contain these Dangerous Ingredients.
hi
Price of Tonite Materially Reduced for 1883.
TONITE POWDER CO.,
No. 218 California Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We gu rantee that, with proper use, tMa Compound, wilt remove end prevent & 11
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years fcri il, in widely sonaraUd l« cali iee, h .3 demone'.ra'.ed the value of this invention, and i'a applicability
to d ffcrtnt qual 1 ies of water. Rufererces cheerfully furnished t.o any one wishing same
tSTTEti POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION. '^S
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
cs~ Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. aoa Market St.. UNION Bi_OGK.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES, DULLING MACHINE?, PLANING MACHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAW FRAWCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S, F.
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H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
The KortiiiEf's Injector
cheapest and best in use
own water, hot or cold,
varying pressure. Send
is the simplest,
Will draft its
and feed under
for Circular.
Nos.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son'a Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 'a Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines
F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judsou's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus* Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Diaaton's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co, 'a Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co. 's Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting,
BLARE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 in Use.
THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and "WXFLE*
Of Every Description*
For Inclined Planes, Standing; Ship Rigging, Suspension Bridges, Ferries; for Mines and 1 11 kinds of
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Craues aud Shears; for
T'llers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanized and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
THE BUCK THORN BARBED FENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)
M/SEND FOR CIRCUl.AR.-Et
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen m working order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
Boon aB decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western inf rinerements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can mamrfacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement wil
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or UBiug any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1S79; April 27, 18S0. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of §1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
SAN FR&.NCISOO, CAL
Boom 7, 109 C ilifornia Street,
Vnv 6 1882
HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS
lor working fiat
gravel mines that
have no dump.
Sluices gravel and
water up hill on an
angle of 45°, and
will run any kind of
gravel that will run
in a flume. Handles
rocks as easy as fine dirt, and will raise aa much material as the water will carry off in
on 6 incues grade to 12 feet.
No bedrock cuts, tunnels or drains required Machine a sufficient drain itself,
process of mining the same as any other hydraulic mine. Is now a practical success in
places in California and Oregon. Send for descriptive circular to
JOSHUA HZS^THD-Y".
No. 51 Fremont Street, Office of the Hydraulic Gravel Elevating Mining Co,
a flume
aud the
various
,S.F.
EMERY WHEELS and The
Tanite
GRINDING MACHINES.! company.
STKOUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any o! the fol-
lowing places, at each ol which we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nob. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front Street.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS*
Nos. 152 and 164 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nob. Sll to 819 Korth Second Street
INSURE IN THE
INSURANCE
COMPANY
OF CALIFORNIA.
Assets Dec. 31, 1882, - $1,323,423.43
Assets and Premium Income Largest of all the Companies
Organized West of New York State.
By ohareiDK Adequate Rates tor ita Policies, it is enabled to furnish Solid Indemnity to its patrons, it
1 as but about One Third pa much at risk in San Francisco, in proportion to assets, as the average of the other home
companies, and its popularly is attested by the fact that it does the Largest Business on the Pacific Coast of
ny Company, American or Foreign.
D J STAPLES President. WILLIAM J. DUTTON Secretary.
ALPHETJS BULL Vice-President. E. W. CARPENTER isa't. Secretary.
HOME OFFICE: S. W. Cor. California & Sansome Sts., S. F., CaL
AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL LOCALITIES,
An Illustrated Journal of
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 16.
Colombian Mines.
There are a number of places in the United
moles of Colombia where gravel mines exist,
and the auriferous deposits arc quite extensive.
We had a conversation this week with Mr.
Bhomas H. Folingsby, who lately come from
i ol Santander, U. S. of Colombia, ami
I. nit to return to work on some gravel
(nines belonging to Mr. Joy, of Baranquilla.
He says there is a wide belt of gravel extending
along the range for some sixty miles. The
banks average 200 feet, and there is plenty of
water. He says fchey get about half a cent to
the pan. The deposits were discovered in 1872,
hut have never been worked. The numerous
preeks and gulches in the range were worked
out by the Spaniards many years ago. AP
over the country ground sluicing has been car-
ried on, and at each stream are relics of the otd
miners. The gravel banks were too poor to
work, however, and tiny did not know any-
thing about hydraulic mining. There is some
mining carried on now by natives along the
rivers, and the women dive for gold with their
bateas at most of the streams where there are
auriferous beds.
All the work done by the natives is done by
ground sluicing or bateas, and with the latter
implement they are very expert indeed. Labor
is cheap, and some men "by hiring 100 or more
natives make money. In some parts of Cauca,
on the Pacific side, quite rich diggings are
found.
On the other side, a number of Eng-
lish companies are doing good work, and
shipping §8,000,000 or 89,000,000 a year from the
mines. The English bring practical miners
with them, and work for silver, gold, iron, etc.,
working underground mines. A number of
Eastern companies have coine down there, too,
but most of them have lost a great deal of
money. They bring outfits for working gravel
and quartz, but have sent inexperienced men to
look after their interests, and have not seemed
to think it necessary to have any one with a
knowledge of mines.
The mines belonging to Mr. .Joy are being
opened systematically. This gentleman is an
Englishman, and quite enterprising, being the
life of the region where he is. He is now build-
ing a railroad from Santa Martha to Baranquilla,
80 or 100 miles long. Appliances are to be pur-
chased in this city to outfit the mines. There
is no show in the region for poor men, as it
takes capital to equip the mines, and labor is
nothing. There is an abundance of water and
timber, and the climate is healthy.
New Districts. — The Walker Lake Bulletin
of April 11th says: The Carson and Colorado
railroad may almost be said to be making
a country. As its track extends south-
ward new districts come into notice, and old
districts which' have for years been known to be
rich, but which were abandoned because the
cost of transportation took away the profits
arising from working the mines, again become
prominent as certain bullion producers in the
near future. Some of these districts, which
will soon be ranked anions the richest on the
coast, have been nearly deserted for years, and
were as though they had never been discovered.
This was not because it was not known that
great quantities of rich ore were to be found
there, but because it was impossible to either
extract or work it within the limits of reasona-
ble cost, owing to the difficulty of carrying sup-
plies.
Hydro-Carbon Blowpipe and Assay
Furnace.
Assayers and chemists in the mining regions
have for many years been using the same old
form of assay furnace, but a new one has lately
been devised and conic into use, in which a
hydro-carbon is utilized as fuel. A representa-
tion of the apparatus is given on this page, hi
the engraving, P is an ordinary force pump, at
the bottom of which (at A), is a valve which
which such an apparatus may be put. The in-
ventor recommends it to miners and aasayers
as a very convenient and safe apparatus for all
furnace work, such as melting, scorifying, cu-
pelling, fusions in platinum crucibles, (the blast
being free from sulphur, etc., has no effect on
platinum crucibles), testing of smelting charges,
roasting, etc. Consumption of fuel is subject
to so many conditions that absolute data can
not be given; but in ordinary effective opera
tions, it is stated a gallon will last about eight
ASSAYERS' PORTABLE MUFFLE FURNACE.
closes automatically upon releasing the pres-
sure from the pump. C is a check valve which
closes the inlet to the tank, T, completely.
F is the filling screw. H is the pipe leading
from the tank to the burner, D. E is the
burner regulator terminating in a fine point,
closing the orifice of the burner. B is the cru-
cible furnace.
Upon pumping a few strokes, a pressure is
hours. Its action can be controlled from the
heat of an ordinary Bunsen burner to that re-
quired to melt cast iron, etc. The maximum
effect can*be produced in about four or five
minutes from the start.
Mr. Wm. Hoskins, the inventor and manufac-
turer, 81 South Clark street, Chicago, states
that this apparatus will fuse assay charges,
samples of smelting charges, scorify, cupel,
BLOWPIPE AND CRUCIBLE FURNA
created in the tank, which forces the fluid |
through the pipe, H, and the tubes of the
burner, when it is vaporized by heating the
burner, and fiually issues from the fine orifice
at the end of E as a highly heated gas, and
burns as such with a powerful blast. After
once being started, the heat of the flame passing
through the burner vaporizes the fluid in the
tubes, and hence it is automatic in its action.
The air which is forced in is not used, and
therefore it is only necessary to occasionally use
thepump to maintain thepressure lessened by the
consumption of the fluid, to keep up the blast.
This apparatus is manufactured particularly
with regard to portability, by a chemist and
assayer who understands the various uses to
B ?■ !■■ i. R ■ co. nti.
CE FOR ASSAYERS AND MINERS.
roast, etc., and will produce the highest heat
without any dust or ashes, and without any ex-
ertion on the part of the operator. He says it
will melt a half pound of cast iron in fifteen
minutes with the furnace cold at starting, or
ten minutes with the furnace hot; a pound of
brass in eleven minutes with furnace cold at
starting, and seven minutes with furnace hot.
As the question of cost of all such things is
one of great importance to assiyers and miners,
we will take some figures from the circular,
which gives an idea of expense. The crucible
furnace weighs fifteen pounds, and takes cruci-
bles from the smallest sizes up to five inches high
by four inches at the top, and sells for $4.
This furnace takes Batteraea U, or T. cruci-
cibles, or equivalent sizes of other makes, and
can be used for cupelling or scorifying, but at*
only one or two cupellations can be carried on
at once, a muffle furnace is made for the pur-
pose. A second size furnace, eight inches by
seven inches and nine and a half inches high,
without legs, is heavier and better adapted for
severe usage. It sells for $5. The muffle fur-
nace, which we illustrate, weighs twenty
pounds, and takes a Battersea muffle five inches
wide and seven inches long, costing, including
nozzle, $10, a smaller sized one being S8. The
blowpipe apparatus, complete, weighs seven
and a half pounds, and costs SIS. A complete
apparatus with No. 1 crucible furnace and No.
2 muffle furnace, packed ready to ship, weighs
eighty pounds, and costs $32. The blowpipe,
complete, with No. 1 crucible furnace, eoste $22.
Parts may be duplicated. Gasoline of 747 is
recommended as the best fuel.
Diving for Gold.
There are a good many ways of mining for
gold, and in California we have tried nearly all
of them. In hydraulic, drift, placer, bench,
bar, and river mining particularly, we are pretty
well up. But we have never made a success of
getting gold from the beds of rivers when the
water was flowing over the bed. We have
turned rivers aside and built wing-dams, etc.,
so as to get at the auriferous deposits, and have
worked river bedsit low stages of water, but
none of our devices for pumping up gold from
beneath the river have been successful or prac-
tical. Large amounts of money have been ex-
pended on dredges and pumps for working river
bottoms and various plans have been adopted.
In no caBe, however, has any money been made
out of the operation. The failure of one did
not deter another, until repeated failures were
chronicled. And even now the same old plans
are being tried elsewhere that have been aban-
doned here.
Still there are people who contrive to bring
gold up from beneath flowing rivers and make
money at it. Down in the State of Cauca inthe
TJ. S. of Colombia, there are many deposits of
auriferous gravel. Most of the small gulches
and ravines have been worked out a hundred
years ago, though more or less mining is still
going on. Many large streams have auriferous
beds and the natives are not up to turning the
course of the river, so they mine in a peculiar
way. The women take a batea in their hands
and dive down in ten or fifteen feet of water,
scrape the loose sand and gravel into it and
bring it to the surface. Then they climb on
the bank and "pan" it out. They get all the
way from a few cents to four bits a batea.
Sometimes the men engage in this work, but it
is mainly done by the women. After a dive
they set down on the bank and smoke a while
before going down again. They teach the chil-
dren of twelve to dive for gold also. Some-
times rich pockets or deposits are struck. No-
body but natives engage in tins sort of work.
At the Saragossa, the Clara creek, 'and the Tewee
river a good deal of this mining by women div-
ing is done.
Six Alaska milling companies publish their
delinquent assessment lists, the whole making
just thirty-one lines. The stockholders are
nearly the same in each case. One of the cer-
tificates in, the General Miller calls for 19,990
shares. Another certificate in another mine
is for 13,522 shares, another for 12,322 shares,
and still another for 10,495 shares.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 21, 1883
Correspondence
Early History of the Comstock — No. 4.
Sad Reminisence— First Victim.
Editors Press: — Without contesting the
priority of the first assays of the Comstock ore,
allow me to state that it was in my laboratory,
then located on Jackson street, above Mont-
gomery, that, on the 28th clay of July, 1859, I
assisted Major R. Killaley in assaying some
black silver ore he pi etended to have received
from Mexico, the Major at that time not having
any smelting and cupelling furnace, occupying
only a small desk in Joe French's office, oppos-
ite the old Metropolitan Theater. My acquaint-
ance with the Major and Judge Walsh dated
from 1S54, during my sojourn in Nevada City
Joe French and myself were to have an interest
in this mine if proved good, so with a will the
black ore was soon pounded and fluxed. The
smelting was all O K, but the cupel buttons
were stunners— over #5,000 to the ton. The
Major hardly would believe the results of these
assays, although nobody was admitted that
day in the laboratory. Again two new cruci-
bles were used for another assay— cupellation
nearly same results. The Major did not know
what to say, but rather excitedly rapping the
table with his cane remarked, " Well, Doc. let
us try once more. Totites les bonnes cJioses
xoni /rots." (Every one knows the Major
could converse in German, French and
Spanish languages fluently), and if the results
are the same, then you and I will visit againLa
Belle France. Truly the results were the same.
The Major was jubilant and very excited, but
.still very reticent about the location. It was
about 6:30 when we left the laboratory, and we
were to meet the next day at 2 i\ M. , but "man
proposes, Uod disposes.'' Alas! the Major was
found dead next morning, and at 2 v. m. it was
my sad duty, as chemist to the Coroner at that
time, to assist Dr. Nuttall at the post-mortem
examination, which revealed the fact that the
cause of death was the rupture of an aneurisn
of the arch of the aorta. Although, as Mr. A.
Paul remarks, "some philosophers say informa-
tion is wealth," hi this case it was death ; and
thus my poor friend, R. C. Killaley, fell the first
victim of Washoe excitement. It was only
later in October that I learned the location of
the ore from which we had made our assays.
Dr. Lanszwebrt.
8an Francisco, April 11, 1883.
Fresno County Mines.
IfiiUTOJBS PfiBSS: — Having just returned from
a somewhat extended visit to a district but lit-
tle known among mining men I will endeavor
to give you some information concerning it,
beginning with the Champion gold bearing
lead, situated on Big Dry creek, Fresno
county, Cal. The Champion lead is not a new
discovery, but has been known to the ranch-
men and sheepherders for many years back, by
which it is chiefly owned. And up to within a
few months back nothing has been done to-
ward the development of the lead except a few
few prospect holes here and there, and the
erection of a small four-stamp mill, run in a
primitive manner by inexperienced hands.
It remained for Messrs. Anderson and Doak,
the enterprising proprietors of the Carlwright
mine, to develop to a certain extent the min-
eral richness of this lead. Their energy and
push have enabled them to sink three prospect
shafts on their ground, about 200 feet apart.
Ju each of these they have followed the vein
about 100 feet from the surface, at which
depth the ore was of such quality as to war-
rant in running a tunnel to intersect the south
shaft and to erect a ten-stamp mill on the
ground.
They are now taking out about twenty-five
tons of ore per day that mills from S10-to $14
per ton. The ore is contracted for, and
is mined and delivered to the mill at a cost
of §51.65 per ton. The present contractors,
Messrs. Ames and Downey, are experienced
miners, and express themselves as highly pleased
with the outlook in this section. The mill is a
steam one, and there is ample water for amal-
gamating purpjoses.
The Champion vein is situated in the foothills
of the Sierra Nevada, about twenty miles from
Fresno City, Fresno county, and has been traced
and opened nearly one and one half miles in
length. The pay vein varies from two to nine
feet in thickness, and I have no doubt that ere
long this district will rank among the first in the
State.
In my next I will mention other mines in this
vicinity, including some splendid copper pros-
pects. Albert P. G-abbs.
( icrtrude, Fresno county.
Coal for Arizona.
Xow that some of the Arizona mills have
already commenced to order coal for future use,
in place of the familiar cedar so long in use. a
few items concerning the source from which the
future supply is to come from may not be amiss.
The nearest coal mines to this county are at
Gallup, on the line of the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, and some 150 miles west of Albu-
querque. The A. &. P. railroad obtains nearly
all of its coal from the mines at Gallup, and, in
fact,, uses the larger portion of that produced.
The following: description of the coal mines,
taken from a recent number of the Albuquerque
Democrat will prove interesting :
The Gallup Coal Mines.
There are at present three prominent pro-
ducers here. The most important and well de-
veloped one is the group of mines owned by
Messrs. Pegrani, McMillian, Lnckey and Wea-
ver, It is situated some two and a half miles
from town, on a low foothill formed by an up-
heaval of vast sandstone layers. There are
four distinct veins of coal here, being respec-
tively of a thickness of six feet, five feet ten
inches, four feet eight inches, and four feet.
These veins lie from twelve to twenty feet
apart from each other and are nearly horizon
tal. The coal is drawn by mules to the surface,
The daily average shipment is about 225 tons,
which can however be increased at once to
much larger proportions. The produce is ship-
ped all along the line as far as Albuquerque,
although the Atlantic & Pacific road uses so far
the larger portion of it. It is sold for $2.90 a
ton delivered at the cars, and $3 at retail.
There are extensive
Surface Improvements
At this mine, consisting of boarding-bouses,
stables for the numerous animals, offices, and a
substantial chute holding over 200 tons, etc.
There are from SO to 90 men employed, and 26
teams are running all the time, working over
100 animals. A big boarding-house is kept for
the accommodation of the employes.
The next producing mine is that of Messrs.
M. Bell & Co., about a mile west of town. Here
some 25 men are employed, who take out from
50 to 55 tons daily. The vein which is struck
at a depth of over 190 feet, is over 6 feet thick,
and pitches into the hill at an angle of 35 de-
grees. The coal is hoisted with a whim, worked
by two mules. It is a superior article of lig-
nite, and leaves on burning no clinkers, and only
a small percentage of fine red ash.
The remaining producer is Patton's mine,
some three miles below Gallup, which ships
from sixty to seventy tons a day. There is also,
some eight miles distant, at Defiance, Tucker
& Talbot's mine, which makes regular and cer-
tainly increasing shipments.
Character of the Coal
The product of all these mines is of a bitumi-
nous character, but it is very hard and compact,
and would, by many a superficial observer,
readily be classed as anthracite. In fact, as
great depth is obtained, it would not be at all
astonishing if veins of regular anthracite should
be discovered. It is not a coking coal; there is,
as far as heard from, none of that kind in the
Territory. But for steam purposes, it is excel-
lent, and for railroad use it can not be sur-
passed. In one or two of the veins that are at
present worked here, there are thin seams of
slaty stone running through the coal. They
are called "bones," and while they iio not in-
terfere with the character of the coal itself, ihey
are somewhat troublesome to the miner, and
keep him from getting ahead with his work as
rapidly as he could wish. The formation of the
low hills which surround the plain in which Gal-
lup is situated is sandstone of various colors,
red, brown and gray. The coal veins are us-
ually under and overlaid by thin layers of slate,
and occasionally by layers of limestone.
Witli coal delivered on the cars at Gallup at
$2.90 per ton, we certainly ought to get it laid
down at Hackberry or Wallapai siding at §10
per ton, and we expect to see coal laid down in
Mineral Park for about $17.50 per ton, or per-
haps less. At this price it will be much cheaper
than wood at §10 per cord, and Mill probably
supersede it entirely.
or percentages. He has secured terms from the
A. & P. railroad, which will allow 'miners here
to ship ore by the carload to his works at Albu-
querque for the low price of $8.50 per ton. At
these figures, $50 ore will net the miner $21.50
-per ton delivered at the railroad, and at these
rates there should not be an idle man in the
district. To obtain these raiies, ore must be
shipped in carload lots, but it is not necessary
that a carload should be made up from one
mine, and three or four or more may
join together and make up a carload
between them. The ore may be shipped direct
to the works or consigned to the Central bank,
which will see to the sampling of it and collect
and return the money for it. If this does not
satisfy the miners of this county, then indeed
we shall think they are either hard to please or
else too lazy to work, — Moliare Co. Miner.
Silk Handkerchiefs and Soke Throats.--
Sore throats vanish when encircled in a silken
kerchief. This is established beyond peradven-
ture. The grandmothers knew all about this
a hundred years ago. They believed, too, that
silk would cure all other diseases, and some of
them thought it would heal a broken leg "if
only taken in time." We do not go so far as
that, but we know that silk will absorb and
store electricity as readily as a Leyden jar. It
forms an essential curtain for the electric cylin-
der, and rubbed with quicksilver, has a mys-
terious power that imparts force to its retention.
The curative force of silk is due to its electri-
city, and the medical faculty recommend silken
hose and shirts for a thousand diseases. As we
are not professional, we only take silk by the
throat, and know its wonderful powers. We
will give a sure recipe: When you have the
throat trouble, give a nice, clean silk handker-
chief to your sweetheart with a request to tie it
around your neck. If you are not cured or
choked by tender hands we have made a mis-
take. The more expensive the kerchief the
surer the cure, because your pet takes so long
to examine the quality and get it just right, so
it won't hurt. Try it and go home cured. We
expect silk handkerchiefs will advance in price,
when this matter is understood.— JJn/ Goods
Bulletin,
Vwr/.v: for an Improved Safety Lamp. —
Ellis Lever lias offered a prize of $2,500 for a
perfect safety mining lamp. The conditions are
now before us, and we heartily trust that the
deposited award will never revert to the philan-
thropic donor. The money has been deposited
with the Central Board of the Miners' National
Union, to be, pending the award, vested in
three trustees. The lamp must be perfectly
portable, electric or other lamp, which the
miner can carry from place, and which will not
under any circumstances whatever cause an ex-
plosion of gas. The lamp must be submitted
to the judgmeut of five gentlemen, impartially
chosen, who are best qualified to decide, and
the offer will remain open to the close of the
present year. If the "perfect lamp" is not pro-
duced, Mr. Lever will have the money returned
to him. — MecJumical Worhl.
Mica Prisms. — At a recent meeting of the
Physical Society, Mr. Lewis Wright read a pa-
per on the "Optical Combinations of Crystalline
Films,"' and illustrated it by experiments. He
exhibited the beautiful effects of polarization of
light, and the Newtonian retardation by means
of plates built up of thin mica films and Canada
balsam. The wedges thus formed gave effects
superior to those of the more expensive selenite
and calcite crystals. The original use of such
plates is due to Mr. Pox, but Mr. Wright
showed many interesting varieties of them, in-
cluding what he termed his "optical chromo-
trope," formed by superposing a concave and
one fourth wave plate on each other. Noren-
berg's combined mica and selenite plates were
also shown.
Formation of the Solar System: - At a
recent meeting of the London Physical Society,
Mr. Braham gave an experimental demonstra-
tion of the vorticel theory of the formation of
the solar system by rotating a drop -of castor oil
and chloroform in water until it threw off other
drops as planets."
Good News for Miners.
We had the pleasure of meeting C. L. Hubbs,
the manager of the Gran Quivera Mining and
Smelting company, of Albuquerque, New Mex-
ico, during the past week. He has been visit-
ing most of the prominent mines in this and
surrounding camps with a view of seeing for
himself how much ore there is in this district
and acquainting himself with the different
grades aud qualities which are produced here.
He expresses himself wonderfully surprised at
the number and size of our ledg s and the rich-
ness of the ores they contain, ami more especi-
ally is he surprised at the amount of ore lying
on the dumps of the different mines. He pro-
poses to give the miners such good rates for ore
that it will pay every one of them to sort over
their dumps and ship the ore that heretofore
has been considered worthless. He offers the
following, prices .for ore: Gold, $18 per ounce;
silver, §51 per ounce; copper, §1.50 per unit;
from 20 per cent, to 30 per cent, lead, 30
cents per unit; from 31 to 40 per
cent, 40 . cents per unit, and from 41
per cent, upwards, forty-five cents per unit. He
charges §520 per ton for working, and makes
no charge for crushing, sampling or assaying in
lots of one ton or over, and deducts no discount
Ax Old Storage Battery Patent. — Elec-
tricians are interested at present in the discov-
ery, in the Patent Office of a patent issued Feb-
ruary 6, 1861, to C. Kirchof, a New Yorker,
for an electric battery which presents all the
features of the storage batteries in use at the
present day — lead plates immersed in acidu-
lated water, which becomes coated with the
oxide of lead. The principle appears to be the
same as that of the Plaute (French) storage bat-
tery, and the storage batteries now in market
must hereafter rely upon peculiarities of con
struction instead of comprehensive claims.
Indian Question.
The Indian question is up again. The
terrible Apaches are on the war-path, in
paint and feather, murdering men, women
and children, and desolating the country,
merely to appease a brutal appetite for rob-
bery and blood. The Government troops,
as usual, are galloping over the country try-
ing to drive these savages back upon the re-
servations. The Arizona editors, wearied
out of patience by these frequent outbreaks,
think the time has come to exterminate the
savage tribes, and the San Francisco Exam-
iner winks approval. This gives the Argo-
nauts, spasm of sentiment; itsaysthe Indian
usually goes upon the war-path to seek
revenge for the cruel wrongs he has received,
and advises the Arizona editors to kill ofl
the gamblers and cowboys before they wildly
scream-over the offenses of the desperate red
men.
At every Indian outbreak the question
comes up, what shall be done with the hos-
tile savages ? and remains unanswered, and
seems likely to remain so for some time yet.
The aim of the law, both in its enactments
and execution, is to protect the good element
of society from the encroachments of the
bad, and supplant the bad with something
better. To know how to segregate the good
from the evil, and promote the growth of!
one and discourage the growth of the other,
is the first step in all wise legislation. Is
civilization, then, better than barbarism ?
This is the first question that meets us in
discussing Indian affairs. Of course we
must assume the affirmative, for were the
converse of the proposition true or even
doubtful, then the most stupendous blunder
and outrage has been perpetrated by build-
ing a nation of fifty millions upon the hunting
grounds and fishing privileges of a few hun-
dred thousand savages. Were we to take
the narrowest view of civilization and the
highest view of the savage state, it would
still be clearly apparent that the latter must
give way. The law must protect the best.
Destiny has decreed it. And in the race of y
life the best wins, and the weak and inferior
must go to the wall. Hence, in determining
what to do with the savages, the policy of the
Government should be decidedly in the inter-
est of civilization. The life of one settler on
the frontier is worth more than a tribe of these
barbarousmaraudersandmurderers. And yet
the Government has strangely and uniformly
pursued a course that has tended to preserve
the savage condition of the aborigines.
Whenever the interests of civilization and j
barbarism have come in conflict the sym-
pathy of the majority remote from the Ji eld
of bloodshed and atrocity has come to the ]
support of the savage. A mawkish litera- ]
ture embalmed him as a martyr. Poetry
and song wailed his woes. The coarse, bru-
tal, treacherous savage chief, whose wigwam
dangled with the scalps of white men, found
himself a hero at Washington, and well re-
ceived by the authorities. No doubt the In-
dian has often been the victim of wrong, but
the kind of sympathy we find lavishly ex-
pended in such works as "A Century of Dis-
honor" and in the speeches of Boston phi-
lanthropists, is of that soft-hearted, flabby,
puerile sort, that sends bouquets and dessert
to atrocious murderers, and coddles and
apologizes for a polygamous reprobate.
The recognition of these savage, nomadic
tribes as sovereign powers to be treated with
in a diplomatic way, has been the leading
error of our governmental policy. The treaty-
making power is one of the highest acts of
nationality. With the Indians it is a huge
farce. Think of a Commission of disguised
Ambassadors of a great nation on one
side, and a few savage chiefs, dirty, lousy,
lazy, repulsive creatures, meeting on the
same plane to negotiate a treaty! The
whole scene is supremely ridiculous, and
only tends to pamper the self-importance of
the chiefs strengthen tribal relations, and de-
stroy every sense of gratitude and responsi-
bility to the Government.
Then our present system of reservations,
corralling a lot of "bucks" and squaws upon
a small slice of territory, has proven a mis-
erable failure. It amounts to but little more
than training and fattening the restless In-
dians during the winter, for the. war-path in
the spring, and the more peacefully inclined
become lazy, shiftless, dissipated and worth-
less. Judge Henry C. Dibble, a leading citi-
zen of Arizona, in his open letter to the
President, points out in a forcible way the
folly and wickedness of quartering savage
tribes in the midst, or in the vicinity of civ-
ilized communities, and unless the policy
of the Government soon becomes more vig-
orous and effective, we could hardly blame
the citizens of Arizona for promptly settling
this question as the citizens of Minnesota
did a few years ago.
April 21, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
•2(j1
EQEeH/\Nicy\L Progress,
Explosions Made by the Squeezer.
na who have no knowledge of iron roll-
ing mills have often been surprised on
Urim by numerous cannon-like expli uoni
within. These explosions are the cause of much
ire, and for the benefit of those who do
imt \- t understand how the) are produced, 1
will attempt an explanation of them. Before
1 | .1 with my explanation, however, it
will be necessary to briefly describe fchi pi
If making, for example, merchant iron.
The puddling i the conversion of caul
fc crude iron into wrought iron, and the pud-
War and the puddling furnace are the instru
Knits employed to, effect th<.' change. After
has been prepared in the puddling fur-
■ is taken .nit very hot in balls weighing
from 17"' to 200 pounds, and thrust into a ma-
Eme caUed a squeezer, which carries the ball
around until it (the ball) has described a hori-
zontal circle, and then ejects it. the ball i merg-
ing from the machine in tin- shape of a sugar
loaf. The ball is now called a puddled bloom.
I taken to the puddle rolls, and rolled
into a bar of any dimensions required. The
nst thing done in tin- process of manufacture
K to cut the bars into pieces to moke pile* ol
■eights desired, and then roll the iron into mer-
chant iron.
Tlir explosions occur while the iron is passing
through the squeezer, ami are caused by run-
ning water on the machine to keep its heat
down, and thereby prevent unequal expansion.
Boring tin pass;eje of the metal through the
Bach the compression is so great that the
fluid cinder is expelled from the metal, and the
Kter coming in contact with it creates a gas
whied explodes with a loud report. These ex-
Hbsions can he avoided by running the squeezer
dry, but, for reasons above stated, water is run
on the machine while in operation.
The Working of Soft Steel.
Mr. Barnaby, Admiralty Inspector at Shef-
field, has made a series of very interesting ex-
periments, with the object of determining the
influence of heat upon the strength of iron and
steel. The test pieces of open-hearth Bessemer
fcel arid iron were furnished by C. Cammel &
Co., and by John Brown & Co., and Mr. Bar-
naby describes very fully the results obtained
and the means employed to secure specific tem-
perature.
Mr. Barnaby insists that the results obtained
are such as to dissipate all doubt as to the prac-
tical, ility of using soft steel in boilers, and under
all circumstances where it may he exposed to
high temperatures. Very thorough experiments
seem to have established the fact that Bessemer
steel heated to about 400° F. , increased its tensile
Hrength ten tons per square inch, while the
elongation diminished only one third; high
temperatures do not seem to augment the ten-
sions! resistance of opeu-hearth cast steel in the
same degree, while the elongation is about
equally diminished. This increase in strength
and diminution in elongation continue up to
about li()(V F. Tests at still higher tempera-
tures are wanting, yet at S80: F., the elonga-
tions were found to be in excess of the require-
ments of the Admiralty.
Mr. Barnaby has also carried on experiments
with a view to determine the required treat-
ment of pieces which had been subjected to
punching, shearing and upsetting, in order to
counteract the effects produced by these manip-
ulations. The total results of his experiments
show that the working of steel offers no more
uncertainties than that of iron, if "the precau-
tion is taken to heat the piece, after working
it to a cherry-red and then dip it either into
boiling water or into oil. Immediately after
this mild tempering, and just as soon as the
piece has acquired cither the temperature of
the water or the oil, it may be put into the
structure. Mr. Barnaby concluded from his
experiments, that this form of tempering com-
pletely eradicates the effects of shearing and
punching.
A New Elevator Brake, — Edwin 0. Post,
of Toledo, Ohio, has constructed a new style of
elevator which has passed a severe test success-
fully. Its peculiar advantage over others is
that the air is compelled to act as a brake, giv-
ing a yielding force and stopping the car quickly
but gradually. The test consisted in putting
on much more weight than its given capacity,
raising it to the top of the building, then sever-
ing the supporting cables. The car with its
heavy load, unsupported, dropped only six feet,
when it stopped gradually in a descent of four
or five feet, and remained stationary. The
cables were again attached and other tests
given, the car making fast or slow ascents and
descents as" desired.
A New Tool. — A convenient little tool has
| just been patented in Germany for boring a hole
through an opening much smaller in diameter
than the hole itself. The tool consists of a
shank in which small knives are concealed; the
shank is inserted into the hole, a spring at the
end is pressed, and the knives spring out of tlje
shank to the required distance. They are, of
course, curved and shaped so that they work
together on the same principle as an auger.
Indurated vVabb. The manufacture of
indurated wan is a new industry, and Portland
luiins fco OV/n the only works of the kind in
factory of the concern being lo-
cated near Water.villc. The articles manufac-
tured arc washbowls and pails, though lamps
have been made, and attempts arc bow
to manufacture spool heads, and various .»thei
The material used is wood pulp, made
from spruce at a manufactory in Boston, and
the Bame as used for the manufacture of paper.
The ware is thus practically paper ware, as the
palp is treated the same as though it WBJ tfl fo
made into paper; though at this point
thin- changes. The pulp, instead of passing
through tl Hi i- of a paper machine, Hows
into a mold capable oi exerting a pressure of
3,500 pounds, and in three minutes the jaw of
the mold drops and a washbowl or a water pail
imps out. When thoroughly dried in the at-
mosphere the bowl or pail is passed into b ma-
chine fitted with the proper [onus and subject
to a pressure of .vx> tons, from which it emerges
with a shape that cannot be changed. Though
uiparatively smooth, the articles ire next
sandpapered on a machine making 1,200 revo-
lutions per minute, and then treated with a,
hemieal preparation that outwardly changes
them into a sub stance resembling horn, and in
which condition they may be immersed in boil-
ing water for hours without change.
Saw Mani/i AiTi ke in Paris.— Sonic of the
Pans saw manufacturers have introduced some
improved processes of treating both the teeth
and the blades, the latter after being rolled
old several times, in order to render the grain
lose and the metal homogeneous, are heated in
pecial furnaces, from which the air is carefully
excluded, and which at a proper temperature
arc plunged into a bath of colza oil, this be-
ing done in a dark chamber. The tempering is
effected with the aid of machines, which cause
the blades to pass between cast iron plates,
heated to a fixed temperature, according to the
quality of the article to be produced. The
teeth of the saws are cut out by machinery,
which requires only laborers to attend it; the
planishing and grinding of circular and other
-saws are also accomplished by machinery with
great advantages on the score of regularity and
stiffness. Another feature to be noted is the
mechanical reduction of the joints of ribbon
saws by grinding instead of filing, this being
done longitudinally instead of across the blade,
thus securing perfectly uniform thickness.
Steel Fokoing. — At a recent meeting of the
Newcastle-on-Tyne Chemical Society, a paper
was read on the "Variation in the Composition
of Steel Forgings," which gave the results of a
series of analyses made to ascertain if there was
any difference in chemical composition between
the central parts and the surrounding material
of steel forgings. Samples of metal were taken
from a forging of seven and three fourths inches
in diameter, and formed from an ingot three
tons in weight. These were submitted to anal-
ysis in the laboratory, great care being taken to
obtain comparative results. The tests showed
that impure metal was contained within a ra-
dius of one and one half inches from the cen-
ter. The general conclusion from numerous
other experiments, is that those parts of a steel
forging corresponding to the part near the top
and bottom ends of an ingot are homogeneous
in their composition, and those parts of the
forging corresponding to the middle of the ingot
contain a core of accumulation depending upon
the size of ingot and the rate at which it cools.
Expansion and C on tk actios of Ikon Wire.
Some of the anomalies presented in the ex-
pansion and contraction of iron wire, as observed
by metallurgists and chemists, have led to the
conclusion, recently, that in steel and iron con-
taining free carbon, there is a contraction or
shortening which is excited by heat, and which
proceeds simultaneously with the dynamical
expansion and marks its true amount — this be-
ing divisible into high and low temperature
contraction. In cooling a strained iron, wire
from redness, it was found that the contraction
due to cooling was, at a certain point and for a
limited period, changed into action of elonga-
tion; in good iron wire this irregularity has not
been detected, but in hard wire and steel is very
apparent. The wire has to be raised to a very
high temperature before the temporary elong-
ation during cooling is visible, nor does it take
place if the wire is heated only just beyond the
temperature at which it occurs.
A new method of manufacturing belts or
bands for machinery, which comes from Paris,
is applicable to rubber, woven tissues of gutta-
percha, and consists in making the belt in longi-
tudinal ribs or grooves, the main object of which
is to increase the capacity of the belt on the
same cross section, say twelve inches, by the
extra strength put in the same space, and also
to prevent so much stretching and variation.
Another modification of the same invention is
grooving one side of the belt the same as saw
teeth, then putting these two pieces together,
leaving a plain bearing surface for contact be-
sides, thus making a double belt, which is less
liable to stretch or to warp. Especial machinery
is built for the purpose, and the claim for it is
that better contact is given. The pores are
closed during this grooving process, the belts
have a higher resisting power, and do not twist
on the pulleys. The grooves may be regular,
irregular, spiral, or crossed.
Influence of Metals on the Oxidation oi
Oils.
Metals have in certain cases been found to
exert a remarkable influence on the oxidation
of nils. Quite recently M. Uvaoho, of Paris,
used in this relation finely divided metal, BUCh
i diicd by precipitation, instead of metal
lie [dates, and tin- etlect was found bo be greatl)
increased. He thus tried lead, copper and tin,
and found lead to have the strongest action. If
lead moistened in oil be exposed in air, an in-
crease in weight El verj soon observed, and this
is greater the more siccative the oil. With
Unseed oil the increase of weight reaches a max-
imum in thirty-six hours, whereas, exposed
alone to air. the oil would take a much longer
time to reach this maximum. A solid and elas-
tic product is obtained. With non-drying oik
the increase of weight is much less, and takes
much longer to be completed. The result in
question, M. Livache points out, cannot be at-
tributed to a simple division of the matter, al-
lowing more active circulation of air, for the
same experiment made with various other sub-
stances in fine division does not result in any
like increase of weight: the effect is merely like
that in the ease of a thin layer of oil exposed to
air. The change in the other case must be at-
tributed to a direct action of the metal. Oper-
ating with different oils, M, Livache found the
increments of weight proportional, except in the
case of cottonseed oil, to those observed in the
fatty acids of the oil exposed to the air for sev-
eral months. He suggests that industry may
derive certain advantages from the facts ob-
served. Thus a rapid method is indicated nf
distinguishing drying from non-drying oils.
Further, the heating of oils might be advantage-
ously replaced by a circulation, in contact with
air and in the cold state, over iron or fine plates
having precipitated metallic lead on their sur-
face. The oils so obtained would be always
less colored, and would retain great fluidity,
while the objectionable odors and the danger of
fire which attend the present mode of treatment
would be avoided.
Theory of Magnetism.
In the year 18711, Prof. D. E. Hughes, F. K.
S., communicated to the Royal Society of Lon-
don, a paper " On an Induction Currents Bal-
ance and Experimental Researches made there-
with." He continued his researches into the
molecular construction of metallic bodies, and
communicated the results then obtained in
three separate papers bearing upon molecular
magnetism.
From numerous researches in this direction
he gradually formed a theory of magnetism en-
tirely based upon experimental results, which
led him to the following conclusions :
1. That each molecule of a piece of iron,
steel, or other magnetic metal, is a separate
and independent magnet, having its two poles
and distribution of magnetic polarity exactly
the same as its total evident magnetism when
noticed upon a steel bar magnet.
2. That each molecule, or its polarity, can
be rotated in either direction upon its axis by
tortion, stress,, or by physical forces, such as
magnetism and electricity.
3. That the inherent polarity or magnetism
of each molecule is a constant quantity like
gravity; that it can neither be augmented nor
destroyed.
4. That when we have external neutrality, or
no apparent magnetism, the molecules, or their
polarities, arrange themselves so as to satisfy
their mutual attraction by the shortest path,
and thus form a complete closed circuit of at-
traction.
5. That when magnetism becomes evident,
the molecules, or their polarities, have all ro-
tated symmetrically in a given direction, pro-
ducing a north pole if rotated in this direction,
as regards the piece of steel, or a south pole if
rotated in the opposite direction. Also, that
in evident magnetism, we have a still a symmet-
rical arrangement, but one whose circles of at-
traction are not completed except through an
external armature joining both poles.
The .Sense of Direction in Animals.-— The
remarkable faculty which cats, dogs, pigeons,
and other animals possess, of returning in a
straight line to a point of departure, has awak-
ened much curiosity on the part of naturalists.
Some refer it to instinct, some to intelligence
similar to that of man, some to an internal
mechanism which makes the animals simple
automata; but none of these attempted explana-
tions dj> anything towards solving the mystery.
Wallace supposed that when an animal is
carried to a great distance in a basket, its fright
makes it very attentive to the different odors
which it encounters upon the way, and that the
return of these odors, in inverse order, fur-
nishes the needful guide. Toussenel supposes
that birds recognize the north as the cold quar-
ter, the south as the warm, the east (in France)
as the dry, the west as the moist. Viguier, in
the Revue Plnlosophlquc, publishes an original
memoir upon the sense of orientation and its
organs, in which he attributes the faculty to a
perception of magnetic currents.
Constitution of the Sun.
In a paper rcently presented to the French
Acadcmj , Faye rivee foi believing
other large self Inn;,] g
heavenly bodies have not yet arrived at either
all the
ua\ to th 01 bet n ise, lie aaj b, tin-
heat radiated from them would not be so
quickly replaced by heal from within, and the
Ly, would sunn become cov-
ered with a .-.olid, non-luminous crust.
( agniard DatOUl has proved by means of
■, remarkable experiments that
[uiri the density of a Liquid
wit he nt changing its state nf aggregation, pro
\ ided bol li fcempei al lire and pressure are high
enough al one time. If, then, the external
Btrata ol the solar atmosphere, where all mat
tor is in an elementary or dissociated state,
should cool sufficiently for the elements to en-
ter into chemical combination, if the vapors ><\
metallic calcium, magnesium, ami sillicium,
mixed w it li oxygen there, on cooling should form
clouds of lime, magnesia, and silica;, for exam-
ple, these clouds would sink to the interior,
where they Would again be dissociated, while
at the same time they would drive the hotter
particles upward, so that an approximately
uniform temperature would be maintained un-
til the w hole mass had gradually COOled to BUCh
an extent as to assume the liquid and after-
wards the solid state.
Faye bases his hypothesis on the spectro-
scopic observations of many years, and on Car-
rington's study of sun spots, which show that
the currents arc all in zones parallel to the
equator, while there arc mme from the
equator toward the pole. Besides this, the
flattening of the sun and the slow motion of the
sun spots near the poles are more easily ex-
plained on this hypothesis of Faye than on
those hitherto in vogue.
A New .Si;< oni.au v Batter v.— Secondary
batteries are now rapidly multiplying in number,
and among recent inventions in that direction
we would mention a new form of battery pro-
posed by .Messrs. Liardet and Donnithorne, of
London, England. The main features of the
appliance, as stated by the inventors, are the
intermixture of porous lead, deposited either by
direct action by means of a galvanic current, or
by the action of spelter1 with oxides and salts of
lead, such as may be produced from galena or
other lead ore, as the acting substance of the
plates, to accumulate the current. This mix-
ture is placed On very thin plates of pure lead,
which serve as conductors, and is kept in posi-
tion by porous plates. Great stress is laid upon
the purity of the lead and lead compounds, an
by this means the inventors seek to avoid local
action and to increase the intensity and dura-
bility of the battery. An experimental set of
cells recently tested consisted of fifty elements,
each of which bad an area of one twelfth of a
square foot, the weight of the set being 315
pounds. The cells, having been charged with
a dynamo, arc reported to have given a current
of twelve amperes with an electro motive force
of ninety-live volts. The inventors claim that
they have produced a secondary battery or ac-
cumulator of half the weight, half the cost and
nearly twice the power of anj other.
<ioi> in Nature. -In a recent scientific lec-
ture, Prof. C. A. Young, the astronomer, of
Princeton College, used the following language:
"Do not understand me at all, as saying that
there is no mystery about the planets' motion.
There is just the one single mystery— gravita-
tion— and it is a very profound one. How it is
that an atom of matter can attract another
atom, no matter how great the disturbance, no
matter what intervening substance there may
he; howr it will act upon it, or at least behave
as if it acted upon it, I do not know, I cannot
tell. Whether they are pushed together by
means of an intervening ether, or what is the
action, I cannot understand. It stands with
me along with - the fact that when I will that
my arm shall rise, it rises. It is inscrutable.
All the explanations that have been given of it
seem to me merely to darken counsel with
words and no understanding. They do not
remove the difficulty at all, If I were to say
what I really believe, it would be that the mo-
tions of the spheres of the material universe
stand in some such relation to Him in whom all
things exist, the ever-present and omnipotent
God, as the motions of my body do to my will
— I do not know how, and never expect to
know."
Okicin of Thunder - Storms. —Spring at-
tributes the appearance of a thunder- storm to a
sudden condensation of "atmospheric vapor, not
into a mist but into hail. The source of the
electricity is the rupture of the adherence of
the air to the particles of hail; the electric in-
fluence then carries the electricity, which was
accumulated upon each particle of ice, to the
particles which form the limit of the frozen re-
gion. Abbe Moigno fears that this theory rests
on a vicious circle, for the condensation of
water, under the form of hail or rain, can only
take place by reason of an electric discharge.
All the secret of thunderstorms is to be found
in a nimbits encountered by a very cold, very
dry and highly electrified cirrus. — Les Mondes.
Leaf Work.— It appears that the leaf of a
plant can transform into useful work as much
as forty per cent of the solar energy it receives
and absorbs.
268
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 21, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Compimd Evert Tiiorsdat From Ad vertiekmekts in Minisg ind Sciektific Press akd C ther S. F. Joxjrka lb.
Company.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Delinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Pla
Albion Con M Co Nevada. .33. .
AltaSM Co.,
A rgenta M Co
Hodie Con M Co
California M Co
Challenge Con M Co.
ChollarMCo
Con Pacific M Co
Day SM Co
Elko Can M Co.-
Eureka Con M Co.
Nevada.
. N evada . .
..California.. 2..
.. Nevada.. 7..
. . .Nevada.. 2..
. . .Nevada. .11. -
.California.. 6.-
...Nevada.. 12..
...Nevada.. 1..
.California. . 3. .
Grand Prize M Co Nevada . . 13 .
I n dependence M Co. .. Nevada.. 10. .
lulia Con M Co Nevada.. 18.
Justice M Co Nevada.. 38..
Martin White M Co Nevada.. 14..
Mount Potosi M Co Nevada . . 9 . .
Potosi M Co Nevada . . 11 . .
.Scorpion M Co Nevada . . 15 . .
Sierra Nevada S M Co Nevada.. 70..
-Silver Lick Con M Co .Nevada.. 2.
Tip Top S M Co Arizona. . 5. .
S Maguel & LaTrinldad M Co.Mexico... 1 . .
Summit M Co California. .10. .
OTHER COMPANIES
60.. Mar 6..
25.. Apr 10.
25.. Mar 20.
50. .Mar 5.
20.. Feb 27.
10. .Mar 27,
50.. Mar 27.
15.. Mar 22.
30.. Mar 13.
15. .Apr 10. _
1 00. Mar 1C... Apr 19
25.. Mar 15... Apr lti
30.. Mar 5
10.. Apr 10.
10.. Feb 27.
25.. Mar 22.
25 Apr 2.
25.. Mar 21
10.. Apr (J.
1 00.. Mar 20
05.. Feb
.Apr 9. .Apr 30.. -R LShainwald
May 15..Jun 4...W H Watson. .
.Apr23..Mayl4...E M Hall
Apr 16.. May 16.. ,G W Sessions..
.Apr 6. .May 4...CP Gordon
.May 2..May23...W E Dean....
.Apr 30.. May 21... W E Dean
.Apr 30. . May 23.-.. F E I.uty
Apr 12. .May 4...E M Hall..
May 15 .J
" May 14 .
May 7.
Apr 10.. May 2,
May 14. . Jun 4.
Apr 4.. Apr 23.
May 2.. May 31
May 7 "
■ r24
F Sperling..
P Jacobus. . .
E M Hall...
J W Pew...
H A Charles.
R E Kelly..,
■ J 7 Scoville.
May 28... J H Say re ..
May 15. ..W E Dean..
opBusiness
■ 327 Pine st
.302 Montgomery st
327 Pinest
.309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
.309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
330 Pinest
327 Pine st
, . ..309 California st
..309 Montgomery st
3^7 Pine st
.* .310 Pinest
.. . 419 California st
... 419 California st
..309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
.309 Montgomery st
310 Pinest
309 Montgomery st
Buchanan G M & M Co.
Limn Con S M Co
Lucky Hill Con M Co...
M elones Con M Co
McMillenSMCo
>iapoleou M Co.
San Pedro M Co ,
.California. .
Arizona. .
. . .Nevada. .
. .California. .
. . ..Arizona. .
.California. .
, . . Arizona. .
.May 10.. May 31... G R Spinney..
..May 2.. May 21... E L Parker...
. ..Mar 89. .Apr 23.. L J O'Farrell. ,SE Montgy & Wash'n
25.. Mar 8. ..Apr 16. .May 14... H Deas 309 Montgomery st
1 00. Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29. ..H Nielsen 210 Front st
01.. Mar 16. .Apr 30.. May 26... R N Van Brunt 31S Pine st
-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
05..Mar30...May 2, .June 1...P J Sullivan '21 Post st
Apr 4. . . May 15- .Jun 5. . R D Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
Apr 2. ..May 4. .fun 4.. H A Unrich .37 Ellis st
Mar 7- ..Apr 9. .May ]...EMHall 327 Pine st
Mar 8. . .Apr 12. .May 10. . J Morizio 328 Montgomery st
Mar 18. ..Apr 10. .Apr 28. ..H B Smith 307 Montgomery
10..
2 50.
10..
. H Deas 309 Montgomery st
Name ok
Meeting.
Date,
.Mar 6... Apr 10. May 2.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F.
Con Imperial Nevada. .W E Dean 309^ Montgomery si Annual May 2
Morgan M Co California. .C L Tilden 806 Market st Annual May 6
Shawmut M Co California. .J F Bacon 316 California st ....Special May 2
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount. Payable.
BuhverCon M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 Apr J 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
Jackson M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 3-19 Montgomery st 10 Apr 17
Kentuck M Co Nevada. . T W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Apr 19
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pin est 25 Apr 13
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Apr 16
Silver King M Co Auzona..J Nash 315 California st .25 Apr 15
Standard Con M Co California. .Win Willis 309 Montgomeryst 25 Apr 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales Li
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OF
Company.
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Aigenta
Atlas
.Belcher
Belding
Best & Belcher....
Bullion
Beohtel
Belle Me
Bodie
Banton
Bodie Tunnel
Ctiedonia
Oalifornia
Challenge
Cnollar
O mndeuce
U m Imperial ....
Oon Virginia
Crown Point
Diy
Elko Con
E. jtft. Diablo
Eureka Oon
RorekaTnunel....
Eichequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry
H lie & Norcross. . .
Holmes
Independence
J-iUa
Justice
Jickson
Kentuck
Martin White
Mono
Meritan
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potoai
Noonday
Northern Belle
North Noonday...
Navajo
North Belle Isle...
Ozcidental
Ophlr
Overman
Oro
Potosi ,
Pinal ,
Swage
Sjg Belcher
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King...
Scorpion
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jaaket
Week
Ending
Mar. 28.
Week
End i no
Apr. 4.
50c 60c
60c 70
l'<"6 3.'85
55c
80c
95o
15c! 10c
10c 5c 10c
10c 20c 25c
40c.... 25c
1.20 LU5 i._:
1.70 1-40 1.S0
50c! 50o 55c
1 .301 85c 90c
10c .... 10c
........ 10c
5S 4.1
Week
Ending
Apr. Jl.
1.25
25
5ic
50c
55c
3.85
75c
25c
25c
l.°5
1.7L
WEEK
Ending
Mar. 18.
75c
3.W
i .20
1 ^0
45c 55c 40c
1. 10 1.50]i.20
.... 10c; 40c
• • • 10c ....
75c 75c
25c 32c| ....
55c 60c I 4fc
2.30 2.60|2.45
3.35 2.80J2.55
.... 35c 70c
40c 45c....
4.75
80c| 75c
25c| 20 c
55c
2.70
3.3:
85c
35c
Pc!.
9c
1 70
31
4)c 25o
10c..-.
3 10 3.65i2.f5 2.95
3.252.75 3 60
9.5J 9|; 8
3.75 43. 2i 3.55
40c 50c 40 55c
... 1.75, ... 1.30
2.55 2.902.30 2.40
15c 25c... 20c
51 4i
9Pc 4<*c
35c! 20c
45c 50c 50c
J. 35 2.60J2.05
2 75 3.20:2 SO
70c 90c! 80c
60c He....
1.80 2.00.1.90
25c iO.ii 15c
3.302.65
3.76 ....
91 I
3X-5 2.3I
1.3".
2 70
25c .
85c 2.55! 90c 1.15 95c 1.25 75c 9r«
1.25 1.4011.35 1.40 I. 65o 80c
2.05 2.20 2.05 2.50 2 2.301.85 2
........ 85c1.... 1?
1.602.41 2.652.15 2.3a
... 5c 10c1
Hi.... 10 105 11;
55c .... 50c1 45c 50c
2.25 2.70 2.30
... IOC.
... 10g
50c '
50c
3.85 4.703.35 3.603.60 43.30 3.75
2.301.05 2.15,1.85 2.101.65 1.3)
25c 20c 25c1.... 25c.,.. 20c
2.25 2.351.50 2.952.70 3.102.30 2.85
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday, a. >i., April 19: 150 Yellow Jacket 2.8
100 Albion 50c1 a itternoon session
5 Arjtenta ti5c! 900 Aigenta 70c
190 Uelcher 80c, 700 Albion 50c
120 Bodie 1.30. 200 Belcher .. 85c
400 Belle Isle 35c ' 3,0 Bodie 1.30
220 B & Belcher.. .3 35@3.40' 110 California 2*c
300 Belmont .....50c 130 Crown Point ]J
80 Coundence 1.40 780 Chollar 1.35
165 Crown Point... 1.25(al. 30; 200 Con Imperial 5c
140 Con Virginia <0c! 100 Day 4Pc
50 Chollar 1.35 100 Eureka Con fJ.
55 Eureka Con 5.50: 100 Exchequer 25c
MiniDg Share Market
There is little of interest to refer to in the
share market at present. Our tables show all
the fluctuations on the Comstock.
At the north end, prospecting operations are
going on at several points, but as yet no devel-
70c I opments worthy of special mention have been
made. Frequent seams and streaks of quartz
have been cut that give low assays, and some
from which samples that would assay high might
be taken, but these being mere feeders, it would
be injudicious to make any excitement about
them, for, after each little rally, there would be
sure to be a relapse, and more harm than good
would be done. Just as soon as anything likely
to be of permanent value is found in any one of
the north end mines, the public will be allowed
to see and judge for themselves.
At the middle mines some very interesting
explorations are now being'made. The Hale and
Norcross folks are thoroughly exploring to the
southward the streaks, of quartz cut by the
north drift on the '2600 level, near the east wall,
and are finding ore that will pay well for mill-
ing, though as yet the deposit is of no great
width. In going further south, or upward or
downward, these streaks are likely to bulge out
and form a valuable workable deposit. It also
remains to follow the ore streaks to the north-
ward. No one can tell in what direction a de-
posit of ore may lie. All that c^n be done is
to hunt for it.
At Gold Hill the leading mining companies
are extracting much low grade ore from the old
upper levels, all of which is milled and pays a
small profit.
Mc. Cabthy's Annual Statistician. — This
valuable and unique publication has just reached
its seventh annual volume. It is the only pub-
lication whieh comes anywhere near being an
omnium gatherum of all really useful statistical
information, and its importance and usefulness
has been recognized everywhere that the En-
glish language is spoken, and, to a large extent,
wherever civilization extends. It has been
universally approved by all educational insti-
tutions and authorities to whose atten-
tion it has been brought. The present volume
is as full of interest as ever, and, if possible,
more valuable than any preceding edition. It
contains 624 pages crowded with important
facts, statistics and useful information. Pub-
lished by L. P. McCarthy, 706 California street,
San Francisco. Price, $4.
3.05
II^IJMljMG SujdJVIA^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub>
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
100 Exchequer. 25c
600 Eureka Tunnel 50c
720 Grand Pme 81(a?5r
800 Gould & Ourry. . .2 I5<a2j
520 Hale & Nor 3.0f
GO Mexican 22@2.80
55 It White 10c
100 Navajo 2 30
50 Ophir 2.05
2270 Pinal 75c
130 Potoai 95
100 Scnrpion.
Eureka Tunnel. . ,40@50c
100 Grand Prize 85c
40 Gould & Curry 2J
150 Holmes 90c
890 Hale & Nor 3(«3.05
600 Independence 55c
105 Mt Diablo S£
50 Mexican 2.70
410 Navajo 2.30
20 J N Belle la 30c
15 Onhir 2(92.05
< 500 Pinal C.
425 S Nevada 2.20(92*1 S00 Potosi 80@85o
100 Savage 1,9>I 150 Savage 1.95
10 Silver King lOj! 160 Hierra Nevada.2.10@2.15
mO Uaion 3jl@3.80; 30 Union 3.70
15 Utah 1.7011050 Wales M@65e
100 Wales 20c
Bullion Shipments.
We t|uote shipments since our last, and shall be pleased to
receive further reports :
Hanauer, April 10thf 83,620; Alice, 10th, 57. Till; Horn
Silver, XOth, $18,000; Bullionville. 10th, S9.2SS; Ontario,
— , $12,163; Alice, 11th, $10,517; Ontario, 11th, §6,100;
Bullionville, 11th, S7,242; Horn Silver, 11th, 812,000;
Hanauer, 12th, $1,680; Alice, 12th, $8,757; Horn Silver,
12th, 814,258; Bullionville, 12th, $7,870; Horn Silver, 12th,
S12.000; Ontario, 12th, $ti,220; Ontario, 14th, $6,480: Bul-
lionville, 14th, $5,414; Horn Silver, 14th, 312,000; Hanauer,
15th, $1,830; Horn Silver, 15th, $9,000; Bullionville, 15tb,
$5,820; Ontario, 15th, $0,259; Syndicate, 14th, $4,868 92;
Christy, 16th, $4,276; Bodie Tunnel, 17th, $1,905; Conten-
tion, 14th, $21,330.
The receipts of bullion in New York city
from the mines in 1882 is given at $21,793*-
298.36.
California.
AMADOR-
Sitter Creek.— Cor. Amador Ledger; At ihe
Mahoney the machinery of both mine and mill is
again in motion. Timbers, cordwood, wedges, etc.,
are being taken out of the drift in large quantities,
and what they were sent down for is a mystery. But
few men are employed at present, but the number is
being increased almost daily, warranting the belief
that before many weeks have passed the force will
come up to its old standard. Ten stamps of the
mill were started yesterday morning. They are run-
ning on rock taken principally from an open cut
near the mill, It is estimated to yield at least $6 per
ton, and, as the expense of getting it to the mill will
be trifling, the prospects of a remunerative run are
flattering. Repairing the shaft of the Amador mine
is progressing slowly. It is a difficult job, and will
require a month more to complete it, and enable
sinking to be prosecuted. Thirty stamps of the mill
are running on quartz from an open cut near the
shaft, which is said to be of fair quality.
Miscellaneous.— The Kelly mill has completed
the crushing of rock from the Vaughn mine, which
joins the Kelley on the east. The clean-up has not
been finished as yet, but we are informed that every-
thing indicates a satisfactory yield. W. F. Walton
has made arrangements with James Morgan to crush,
at the Kelly mill, 5,000 tons of ore from the latter's
claim near by. It will take three months to run
through this quantity. The Oneida gravel claim is
being vigorously worked ; two parties with sluice
boxes, and a giant playing on the auriferous dirt.
W. K. Stewart has purchased the four-stamp battery
of the old Kearsing mill in Jackson. He is remov-
ing the same to a quartz claim a quarter of a mile
north of Big Bar bridge. He has a ledge from 3 to
6 ft wide, which he expects to yield 55 per ton.
Plymouth Notes.— Cor. Amador Dispatch, Apr.
14: We have been looking at the mines in this part
of the county in the last few days, and arc satisfied
that the best mines in Amador county are the Em-
pire and Pacific mines, at Plymouth. There is
more activity about these mines, and [here is no
doubt that they pay better than am other, (the Key-
stone not excepted,) and there is an abundance of
the same kind of quartz ledges that can be had cheap
for cash, that will certainly pay just as well if the
parties working the same would do like Hayward
and go down 1300 or 1400 feet. That seems to be
the secret of success in these mines, and Mr. Hay-
ward, having experience, goes after them in the
right style every time, and is always a successful
miner, never to our knowledge having made a fail-
ure. The Amador Pacific mine of this place is, be-
yond a doubt, the richest mine in the county, and
very likely the richest mine in the State, and very
extensive, and will last for years to come. It is only
a few clays ago that we were informed that a body
of ore about 20 feet wide had been struck in the Pa-
cific that would pay $20 to the ton, that was run-
ning directly into the Empire mine works, and is
supposed to be a new body of rock not known be-
fore. This will be sure to give the Empire a new
impetus, as the ore taken from the Empire has been
of low grade. The Pacific mill is a fine structure
running 40 ten-hundred pound stamps, and contain-
ing concentrators of the most approved pattern.
The mill is run by water obtained from the Amador
Canal Co. at a very heavy expense, but is considered
much cheaper than steam. The Empire mill is an
80-stamp mill, also run by water, and capable of do-
ing as much work as any mill of the same size in the
State. The whole business is under the manage-
ment of Mr. Montgomery, Guieral Superintendent
for Hayward, Hobart & Co. The Vatican mine is
on a range about one mile west of the Empire and
Pacific ledge, on what is known as the old Ocher
lead, and the same range extends into El Dorado
county, and is known as the Spring Hill range in
El Dorado -county. There are several companies
besides the Vatican Co. working on this lead, and
arc all making good wages. , There is sure to be
more interest taken in the mines that are in and
around this place, as there arc richer deposits here
than in many places where large sums are squan-
dered annually. Some people hint that the mines
hereabouts would have been . developed long ago
but for the interference of some very highly interest-
ed parties that want to grasp the entire mining inter-
est of Amador county.
BUTTE.
A Demand for Mines.— Butte Record: Judge
L. C. Granger, of Oroville, who was a prominent
member of the late Assembly of California, arrived
in Chico last evening. The judge said that he was
on a tour of inspection of the Butte creek mines, he
having been sent out by San Erancisco and Eastern
capitalists. The Judge said that there is a greedy
demand for hydraulic mines where the debris can be
impounded or deposited where it will not injure ad-
joining property. Little interest is being taken in
quartz mining of late, capitalists not caring to risk a
fortune in a mountain of rocks, even though good
mineral does crop out. The judge informed a
Record reporter that there is a renewed activity in
mining all along Feather river, and one is reminded
of the old days, when the river was worked with
wingdams, flumes or rockers. Claims are daily be-
ing taken up along that stream, and worked with
good results. Old Butte county is still running over
with gold, and it is not very hard to get at, cither.
Mr. Granger said that W. H. Farley, of Concow,
was in Oroville yesterday, and employed 40 men to
work in the Duensing claim, on the North Fork of
Feather river, above the Big Bend tunnel. This
claim has been panning out big results. Its owners
will wingdam the river. The Big Bend tunnel, the
greatest mining experiment ever undertaken in the
State, is now in over a distance of 1,000 ft. When
completed it will be two miles and a half long.
CALAVERAS.
Royal. — Mountain Echo, April 14: J. F, Curtis,
who some months ago sold a quartz mine in Salt
Spring valley, has recently purchased another called
the Royal mine, which is situated in the same dis-
trict. He states that the ore from this mine yields
from $io to $18 per ton. Twenty tons of the ore has
lately been shipped to New York for the purpose of
thoroughly testing the mine.
Repairing Mill.— Calaveras Chronicle : The
gravel mill on the Rough Diamond mine, in Chili
gulch, has been stopped for repairs. A cam was
broken some two weeks age. A new cam was ob-
tained, but, when about to put the cam in place, it
was found that one end of the cam shaft was cracked
for a considerable distance. As the shaft was orig-
inally intended for ten stamps, while but five had
been put up, the ends will be changed around. The
repairs will be completed and the mill running in
about a week.
EL DORADO.
The Blair Drift Mine, — Mountain Democrat,
April 14: Some months ago we noted a new min-
ing operation by the Blair brothers and associates,
involving the running of a tunnel into the ridge near
Sportsman's Hall, for the purpose of testing the
large bodies of gravel known to be deposited in that
ridge. We judge that the subsequent explorations
were encouraging, for last week the stockholders
met in Sacramento and resolved upon vigorous oper-
ations on a large scale. The Blairs have had large
and successful experience in gravel mining, and
there arc none better qualified than they are to
judge of the probabilities of gravel mining in this
section. In reference to this enterprise we under-
stand that their plan is to make all possible haste
at any necessary expense, to get into the body and to
the bottom of the gravel range, and then as rapidly
as possible to open blocks and set a large body of
men to work. It is considered almost certain that
within a year they will have not less than 100 men
profitably employed in that mine. The effect of
their success will be to give an immense stimulus to
gravel mining in this county, for the deposit they
are penetrating is of enormous width and is known to
be many miles in length. In its present and pros-
pective beneficial effects this is one of the most im-
portant mining enterprises ever projected in El Do-
rado county.
Prosperous, — There certainly has not been a
time within 15 years; we doubt whether there has
been within 20 years, when there have been so many
new mining enterprises afoot in this county as at
present. This county is attracting more attention
of mining investors now than at any former time
within the period mentioned. We doubt whether,
since the old flush times of the early placer mining
era, there have ever been more mines paying divi-
dends than at present. There is an immense
amount of gold being taken out. Grizzly Flat alone
is turning out about $40,000 per month, to say noth-
ing of the rich streaks that are being worked in the
greenstone and talc belts of Mud Springs township,
The big enterprise of the Blair brothers, or Hart's
operation on the Josephine mine at Volcanoville, or
Joshua Hendy's preparations at the Havilah, or£
Peter Gross's mill-building at the Davidson, or the
Cleveland company's movements fur reopening the
Independence, or the prospective transfer of the
Gopher-Bowlder to an immensely wealthy company]
or the 50 stamps clattering away at the Grand Vic-
tory, and any one of these alone' — much less all ot
them and others too numerous to mention — should
certainly be sufficient to relieve the situation ofbe4-
ing chronicled as a "calm."
INYO
Sulphur, — Inyo Independent, April 14: Messrs.
J. T. Jeffries and J. E. Jacobus of Oakland, were
in town Thursday, en route on a visit of inspection to
the Sulphur Spring in Old Coso district. Mr. Jeffrie
has for years been the principal manager of the great
sulphur works of Humboldt Go., Nevada, and is
therefore thoroughly well versed in the business. If
the banks at Coso prove to be as represented the
property will be taken hold of by a powerful com-
pany, when another very important industry will be
created in Inyo.
MARIPOSA.
Diltz and ScHROEDER. — Mariposa Gazette,
April 14: During the past week these mines have,
through the means of available water sufficient for
hydraulicing and sluicing purposes, been effectually
worked, wherebv heavy banks of dirt have been
made to yield and liquidate in gold largely to
the owners. By means of the wash a double pur-
pose is subserved, by catching the fine gold with
which the whole embankment is permeated, includ-
ing many rich specimens of float quartz, and expos-
ing the large fissures of quartz rock intended for
milling purposes. We are confidently looking for-
ward to rich clean-ups from these mines. We un-
derstand many rare specimens of float quartz are being
picked up as the wash of the mine progresses.
THK Malone quartz mine, which is being opened
up by the lessees, J. Mitchell &, Co., appears more-
favorable as the tunnel in the mine advances, and
the) appear quite elated with the prospect of success,'
This mine has a five-stamp mill run by water power,
with plenty of water at this time for milling purposes.
Tin". Vosemite chlorinization works, in the Hor-
nilos district, continue to prosper as formerly, witfl
an increased value and certainty. These works,
which are under an efficient management, are con-
sidered a successful and permanent enterprise.
Modesto Silver Mine-. — Owing to some trouble
in the- management, as we are informed, the works
of this mine are temporarily suspended. Persons
who pretend to know say the mine is a good one.
and would pay largely with proper management,
The new quartz-crushing mill, recently erected by
Supt. F. T. Houghton on Bear creek, near Indian
gulch, we are informed commenced operations about
two weeks ago.
The Juniper mine and mill, near Bear valley, are
doing but little at present. The operations at the
mine arc being continued, and, should the ore prove
sufficient, a new mill will probably be needed thereon
this spring. Samuel C. Bates, of Merced, is the
chief owner of this enterprise, and Steve Arthur
superintendent.
MONO.
Virginia Creek: Hydraulic M. Co.— Home!
Mining index, April 14: Under the superintend
dencv of D. E. Jones, formerly superintendent for
the Mono Lake Hvdraulic M. Co., the Virginia
Creek Hydraulic M. Co., of which Robert N. Graves,
the well-known mining man, is President, is pushing
operations on the gravel beds in and adjacent to
Mono gulch, on the inclined plain just this side or
below the Old Mono diggings. For the past week
or two the increased force employedjhas been en-
gaged in putting the pipe and sluices in place and
preparing for the giants, and will be ready to begin
washing by the 1st proximo.
A small force was en-
April 21, 1885.]
Mining and Scientific Press
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gaged during the winter sinking shafts at various
points and otherwise prospecting the company's
ground, L) which means it has been ascertained that
over 200 acres «>f the ground is good, with an area
3,000x1,500 ft in extent, and most conveniently situ-
ated for washing, thai is very rich.
Grizzly.- v irk was resumed
in the turn
town and on the south side of Mill creek
The lunn it 120 ft, and
Endil) pushed along the footwall oi the vein, which
11 encountered
in the line of the tunnel.
MONO Rattlbsnakr. — Harr) M, Hartley and
vVaincr are making preparations for sinking
. ,11 but verj rich quartz
■fn travel sing what v richest placers of the
1 >M Mono diggings.
May I. it. Kellogg arrived Thursday,
and on I
tween the mint* ind mill to shovel out the
the quartz team which are expected here to-morrow
or next day. (he heavy snow storm of two weeks
ago caused an avalanche, which damaged al
ft of tramway.
1 . .. Jining Matters, rhe f< ■■■■ men at
Gouni ' »i be still at work, though
17 monthly pay da\ has again lieen |wssed—
ixth and all pn nh ■■. The great
"Oman
Kder the same jaw-bone develu imcnt auspices, was
more than a month ag", because the miners
■ hole winter was
long enough for them to work for a speculator with-
.
In Brief.— Work on the Ureal Sierra tunnel.
Tioga, is progressing as usual. The Mono Lake
Hydr.uiln: M. Co. has a good suppl) of water, and
is pushing work accordingly. The mill of the Sum-
Sweetwater, lias been increased to 15
icity, and is turning out an increased quan-
tity of bullion. Ore is being taken from the wmze,
30 It below the main level and 310 ft below the sur-
face, and the mine is showing well.
NEVADA.
More SLICKESS. — North San [uan Times, April
14: \ blast ol i.v. tons of Judson powder — about
eoo cases— was let off at the Vmerican mine on
ffhursday evening last. This will supply the valley
n some time.
Strcck a Stringer. — Foothill Tidings, April
14; Besides the copper mining in and around
Spenct-ville there is considerable prospecting going
R for gold quartz. We learn from Mr. Green that
the Bismark < ■>.. who are running a tunnel on Albion
|i;]|, struck a fine quart/, stringer, and that they in-
tend following it to a large quartz ledge located by
the company. The stringer is a good-sized one, and
prospects well. The San Francisco copper mine, at
Bpenceville, is doing well.
A Drift Claim Spei imbn.— Grass Gallej Union:
A piece of solid gold was taken out of G. S. Brown's
drift gravel claim at You Bet the other day which
weighed iH ounces. This is the largest piece ever
taken from the ground, although it has been prolific
in quarter and half ounce pieces, and, in fact, is one
Of the richest claims in the county.
PLUMAS
Taylor-Pi.i MAS Mine.— Greenville Bulletin,
Apr. 11 : The result of the recent run on ore from
the dump was not so profitable as had been expected,
The previous run on ore taken direct from the mine
came fully up to all that Mr. Bransford had looked
for. A very marked and most favorable change has
occurred in the face of the main tunnel. All the way
in the ground had been exceedingly hard and diffi-
cult to work, but lately the character suddenly
changed; the ground has become solt. and most of it
can be worked with the pick; whereas, before this
change every pound of the rock had to be torn out
with powder. As was to be expected, when softer
ground was entered, the ledge matter widened out;
in the hardest ground there were places where the
ledge was not much over one foot wide; now it is
about live feet wide. This is not all solid ore, but
consists partly of stringers with soft dirt between.
- Crescent Mine.— When the Cherokee property
was attached and sold, Mr, Davis bought a lot of
machinery for which he paid $300; the lot included a
mine pump, gear wheels and shafting. The machin-
ery was taken to the Crescent mine and set up, the
pump being worked by steam power. In the mean
time preparation was being made to utilize the shaft-
ing and gear wheels for doing the work of pumping
and hoisting by water power instead of steam; this
now is accomplished. Two hurdy wheels are so ar-
ranged that one runs the pump and the other the
hoisting gear. The power is under as complete con-
trol as if supplied by a steam engine. Should the
necessity arise to use steam, the engine can be em-
ployed by simply joining the connecting rod with
the crank' pin. In the mill 12 stamps are running.
From the dump a few pieces of ore were picked up
haphazard, and when these were washed off they
were found to be thickly spotted with gold.
Green Mountain Mine. — But little work has
been done in the mills during the past week. The
ditch sustained damage in several places from the
storm, and till these were repaired the water had to
be shut off. The same cause kept the air compressor
idle, so that not much progress has been made in the
tunnel since our last issue. The ditch is now fully
repaired, however, the water is turned on again and
work in the mills and tunnel going ahead as usual.
About the end of this month the tunnel will reach
the ledge.
SHASTA.
South Fork. -Cor. Shasta Courier, April 14:
Robinson & Co. have relocated the Big Central and
are taking out some excellent ore. A test run, just
completed, gave full satisfaction. The indications
are favorable for a permanently paying mine. J. B.
Strong is mining again, with good prospects,
pirn's arastra is running on Wright & Hoskin's
ore. E. L. Ballou's arastra is running on Smith &
Cooper's ore, but will start on Dunham & Kings-
bury's in a few clays, as Post has nearly finished
packing their ore over. Smith & Cooper's arastra is
well under way, and will be completed soon. A
tunnel is being run on the Manzanita to tap the
shaft ; it will take about ten days more to make the
connection. Smith & Mosher are sinking on a
promising ledge northwest of the Hope. R. A.
Brown reports plenty of water-in Salt sreek. Him-
self and partner have opened u e in good
shape, and have 50 or 100 tor • the stope.
Their arastra was running smo
TUOLUMNE.
Bonded. — Tuolumne fndependemt. < . F. Draper,
of Oakland, and Oliver Holden, of San |
bonded .1 one sixth interesi of \. Stoddard, and also
a one sixth interest of R. C Herbert, in the Rising
pper mine, about four miles southeast ol
|acksonville, for $1,500 for each share, paying down
$500 in i ■ . the b tlance ol $1,000 to
each part) to be paid on or prior to januar) 31,
1884. I ■ 1 •<■ to work the mine
;is thej can arrange with other owners, and monej
1 the firs) nel pro.' |
1 ■
Nevada.
WASHOE DISTRICT.
Union Con, — Enterprise, \\<\-\\ 14; \t the
■ ■ . 1
the
1
end of the joint Sierra Nevada east crosscut
2000 levi cul out for
winze, which will be sunk to the 3100 level,
Mi.XK an. — Tin- east crosscut from the 3100
station, joint with Ophir, has passed through the black
porphyry, and Is now in vein material of n favorable
wins streaks of quart)! that
\ lelds low 1 13
II \i 1 VND N'ORi less. ,\ drift has been run
south on the 3600 level between the scams of quartz
cul "iii-nnii in. ar the east wall. From this
drift crosscuts have been made east and west. The
seams have been found to widen somewhat, and ore
is found which assays as high as $90, A drill hole
lias been run west, from which material assaying $30
1' i ieen obtained.
Potosi. — 1 Explorations are being made with the
diamond drill from the end ol the south drift on the
2600 level. Thus far a good deal of water has been
found and it has been necessary to plug up some of
the holes and start in a new dire* lion.
< Ion, Virginia.— Work is still in progress in the
southeast drift on the 2500 level but it is intensely
hot at the face, and it may be necessary to discon-
tinue drifting for a time in order to allow the hot
water to drain out.
SlERRA NEVADA. — A chamber is being excavated
at the cast end of Ihe joint Union Con. east crosscut
on the 2900 level, from which a large winze will be
sunk to the 3100 level.
Alta. — Work is now progressing at both ends of
the drain drifl which is to connect the shaft with the
Sutro tunnel.
Oi'HiK. — The joint Mexican east crosscut from the
3100 station has passed through the belt of black
porphyry which forms a kind of horse in the vein,
and has now entered the usual channel of vein
material.
North Gould and Curry. — The rock at the
bottom of the shaft continues to work well. It shows
occasional seams of quartz of a good appearance.
GALENA DISTRICT.
Strike in the McEwen Tunnel, — Battle
Mountain Messenger, April 14: "A rich strike was
made in the McEwen mine, at Galena, last
Saturday, by the miners working in-the main tunnel.
The face of the tunnel is nearly all ore, and about
three feet of it is very rich. Persons who have seen
the bonanza say that it is the richest prospect that
they have ever seen. The tunnel is now in nearly
1,000 ft., well timbered, where necessary, with a good'
track and cars, but little water to retard operations,
and the ground is easily prospected. About 135 ft
of ledge carrying rich galena ore is exposed in the
tunnel, which, at the present face, is about 200 ft in
depth from the surface, giving a fine back for a stope.
The full extent of the new find cannot be estimated
at present, but it should certainly cause a stir in the
camp and be the means of inducing those inter-
ested in mines to thoroughly prospect their claims.
The McEwen mine is owned by Messrs. Blossom &
Foster, who have expended considerable capital in
opening up their mine, and now* will be amply re-
paid for their expenditure. We are satisfied that
thete arc many more properties in the vicinity just as
valuable, if developed."
REESE BIVER DISTRICT.
Strike in the Manhattan. —Reese River Re-
ville, April 16: A very valuable strike was made this
morning, at the bottom of the Paxton incline, at a
depth of 1,500 ft. The ledge is large and mostly of
a high grade. It shows well in ruby silver and ste-
phanite, and the piece of ore shown us will assay con-
siderably over $1,000 per ton. This is the most val-
uable strike made on Lander Hill for sometime past,
and proves the continued permanency as depth is at-
tained. This development will inspire renewed con-
fidence in the old reliable Lander Hilt, and bring
good cheer to all in any way interested in Reese River
Mining District.
SACRAMENTO DISTRICT.
Ore. — Silver State, April 14: Sacramento dis-
trict, which is situated in the Humboldt range about
10 miles from Rye Patch, is receiving considerable
attention from mining men at present. The Boston
and Philadelphia mines, recently sold to Oakland
men by H. J. Bender, are producing considerable
ore which assays from $50 to $r,ooo per ton. The
purchasers intend building a 10-stamp mill on the
mines just as soon as the machinery can be brought
from San Francisco. R. H. Hope and Jack Bennett,
who have been for years prospecting and developing
mines in the district, have sold several claims and
bonded others. In early days rich ore was found in
many places in Sacramento district, and quite a lit-
tle village, which was first named Williamsburg, and
afterwards changed to Lima, sprung up, The lat-
ter became known among the miners as Limerick,
and that is the name the canyon is now called. The
village was abandoned and thebuildings, which were
principally built of stone and mud, lell into ruins,
Hope and Horn being the only persons, who resided
in the camp for years.
Arizona.
Dos CABEZAS. — Cor. Tombstone Republican,
April 14: The future great gold camp of Arizona is
not gaining that pre-eminent position a.s rapidly as
we had anticipated. There is but little activity in
mining matters to record. The late Indian outbreak
has borne its usual fruit, and claim owners have not
yet recovered from the feeling of despondency caused
by that event. We know the result will be the dis-
couragement of capitalists, who otherwise might take
hold of some of the promisi b this vi-
cinity, and the consequem . of our
days of prosperity to an ind But not-
fidenl of Hi.- superioritj ofour
district, the people are in the main not discouraged
An Astonishing Run. -Silver Belt, April -.,
The Pakoma smelter stopped running on Wednes-
daj It will he idle for a short time. During the
last 21 hours the) ran 16,000 pounds ol copper bul-
lion; and hi 4; hours, 39,000 pounds ol copper and
'7.000 pounds of matte. The matte earn.
opper, which would make an actual
nf 43.280 p.m, uls oi 1 fra<
1,055 pounds an hour. The largest known
product in 24 hours, before this performance, was in
■1 the Old Dominion, when they produced
alxnu 21.000 pounds, h must be borne in 1 d
that, in the case of the Takoma, as in thai oi the
1 »id 1 1 inion, onlj one 30-ton water jacket was
used, and the ore was not selected Willi .1 view to
making .1 phenomenal record. < Jlohe challi 1
irld to eq
1 in. l'otai Wbkck Mine.— The mine is located
within eight miles of Pan tana, on the S. 1'. railroad,
and is only a few hours ride fr Tuscoh, From the
depot to the mine there is a good road of easj grade.
Quite a town has grown up, and a large number ol
people are employed. I he greatest depth reached is
340 ft. Between that and the surface are four lev. 'is,
all of which have developments which prove the con-
tinuity of the ore body. ( In one of the levels the ore
breast showed 27 fl, and on of the walls only -the
fool walls — had been reached,
Dos Cabezas Cor, Tombstone Epitaph, April
14: The copper mines of this district arc exciting
capitalists by their wonderful developments of the
past month. Scarcely a day passes hut some new
find is reported, and so the interest increases d.i\ by
day. Many of the mines can show ore that will run
40 copper and $200 silver. Some ore was on ex-
hibition in town to-day from the topper Whale,
owned by Charles Williamson, Corey and Porter,
that will run almost 60*; copper and over $100 silver,
and beside this high grade ore there is in this mine
an immense amount of ore that will run 15% to 20"^
copper. The intrinsic worth of this and oilier mines
of the district in gold, silver and copper is fully one
half greater than many mines in more inaccessible
places that have created such excitements. The 1 >os
Cabezas mines are all comparatively easy of access,
onlv 14 miles from the railroad, plenty of
water near the mines for smelters or mills,
and the actual value of the mines must call at no
distant day the attention ,,{ capitalists and mining
men, then many will wonder why such valuable prop-
erties were allowed to lay idle so long. Among the
other promising copper prospects is the extension of
the Copper Whale, owned by P. A. Boyer; also a
copper mine owned by John Burt, on the north side
of the mountain. John Casey is getting ready to
start his avaslras on ore from the Juniper mine.
Johnson has done a great amount ol work on the
Silver Cave mine this spring. He has taken out sev-
eral tons of rock for his arastra mill. Some of the
ore goes as high as $80 gold, and some as low as $14
gold. The $n ore is quarried down from a ledge
forty ft wide that stands out of the ground nearly one
hundred ft. The $80 ore is taken from a ledge in
the back end of crosscut tunnel.
Colorado.
The Grant SMELTER. — Denver Journal of Com-
merce: The Grant Smelter shipped upwards of half
a million in bullion in the month of March, and will
increase the output the present month, The books
of the concern show that $545,050 was the March pro-
duct, and is the largest shipment ever made in one
month by any smelter, mill or other reduction works
in Colorado. The amount of ore treated was 8,350
tons. The amount of bullion shipped during the
month represents very closely the month's product,
as the bullion is shipped with little or no delay, and
does not accumulate from one month to another. It
was produced in eight stacks. The new ninth stack
has been running for about a week but did not effect
last month's product. The average daily work of a
stack is therefore the reduction of 33-; tons of ore.
It is not likely that a much higher average than this
could be reached. The average amount treated daily
is 270 tons. The highest amount treated in one day
during the month was 307 tons, or 38 -■>■■« tons to the
stack. This is a fair test of the actual capacity of
the slacks with the charges then used, as they were
running under a blast pressure which caused the
slag to spout from the tap-hole in a stream that fell
clear off the gutter which usually conducts it to the
slag-pots. The new stack is similar to the others
and consequently with similar ore and a smooth run
there will probably be over 9,000 ions treated during
the present month and over $600,000 of bullion pro-
duced.
Idaho.
Wood River Region. — Ketchum Keystone, April
6: The ore in this region is generally galena and
gray or sand carbonates, with an average assay of
100 ounces per ton. The general direction of ledges
in the northwest and southeast, pitching, if at all,
westward. The general formation is porphyry and
lime. All are well located for natural advantages.
Warm Spring Creek District.— The Irwin
situated on Warm Spring creek, 15 miles distant
from Ketchum, is developed by means of 500 ft of
of tunneling, and presents an average ore body of
2 ft. Upwards of 1000 tons lie dumped ready for
shipment, 8 men have heen employed to date, and
the prospects are favorable for an increased force im-
mediately.
Poor Man, one and one half miles southeast of
the Irwin, and owned by independent parties, is lo-
cated in I'oor Man's gulch. At present being lightly
prospected, it is developed by a 150 ft tunnel which
shows in its breast a fine ore body,
WEST Fork, owned and operated by the same
company (Philadelphia! is 7 miles distant and is de-
veloped by means of several surface cuts, and at the
present time is being tapped by a 500 ft tunnel at a
depth of 1000 ft. Two hundred and twenty-five tons
of good ore lie on the dumps of the Black Hawk,
an adjoining claim which runs parallel to the former
and consists of a very similar vein. Average width 8 ft;
grade, 100 ounces. Amount of work done, 252 ft
shaft. Force employed to date. 10 men. Probable
force for the season much larger. The Penbroke is
another very promising prospect of the same company
situated near the Irwin, which will be worked by
a moderate crew during the summer. The Night
Hawk joining the Black Hawk on the noithwest, and
owned by Messrs. Connor McLeod and McGregor,
is ' . a 70 ft shaft and 2 tunnels respectively
30 ' sclosing a vein very similar to that of
tin a continuation.
rH& Ontario.— Ibis mine is owned b> the \\\
s. c. M. Co., is situated in the Boyle Mountain vi-
lli 1 S miles distant The mine has under-
I ipraent, having been worked
by 10 men and a small force during
the winter. There is about 650 ft lunnelings. The
breasl ol the main tunnel exhibits a fine ore bodj
with an average width of 30 inches. Several hundred
tonsofg 1 smelting ore lies on the dump ready
for shipment, rhe grade is higher than is usual En
thai reg ng over 200 oun< <■- p 1 [on,
Montana.
Ma 1 -is, -n ( , 1, m inks. —MadisoHtau, April 10:
Mr. rlcnn Miller, who has been engaged during
the last winter in developing the (ju.ul/ mines in
Barton's gulch, furnishes us with the following ilems
from that promising district, winch is situated a short
distance from Virginia City. The mosl extensiveh
developed mines in the district arc tin- Blacl I agle
owned by |. W. Morris, Kvle Bros, and < . I iibbons;
theGra) Eagle, < apt, \V. i.. Southmnvd; the True
Fissure, Gibson ,v McCullough; the Zebra. Hynd
man A fobb; ihc Palmyra, A. Garrett; the Old
Union, K. T. I 00k, and th.- Little Annie, Henr\
Millet. The Black Eagle is situated up the gulch',
aboul four miles from the Rub) v&llei road. It is
opened b\ three shafts, one of which is 170 ft deep,
showing ore which assays $330 per ton; the second,
250 feet eastward of No. 1, is about 40 ft deep, in ;■
three-foot vein of similar rock, and the third has been
started 150 ft further east, and show- a two and a
half-foot crevice. The oralis easih worked, ando
shipment to Sail Lake netted $iaa per ton to the
shippers, Vpout 300 ft above this mine is the Graj
Eagle, which has been bonded to an Eastern com-
pany, which has ;■ representative now on the way
here, with instructions to thoroughly develop the
mine this season. From the showing already made.
there is a strong indication that it is a first-etass
mine. Half a mile easl of tlte Cray Eagle is the
Tine Fissure, opened b) .1 shaft and tunnel, and
showing ;i good quality of ore. It has a six-foot
crevice, The Zebra is 400 yards east of the True
Fissure, and Messrs. Hyndman & fobb have sunk a
roo-foot shaft on the mine. and have run a tunnel
150 fi. The latter will tap the lode this spring.
Haifa mite southeast of this is the Old Uniou, a ven
extensive mine, being over 40 ft between the walls,
with good ore in sight, and plenty of it. The Pal-
myra, 200 yards above, also shows a good body o(
rich ore. 'The Little Annie has been opened by two
shafts, and has a wide vein. The ore body is targe,
two and one-half ft on the hanging wall, and one
foot on the footwall. being very rich. Messrs.
Emery & Garrett are working on the Agricola, with
very good prospects. Several other lodes have been
discovered in the district, and arc quite promising in
appearance, though not yet developed to any great
extent. The lodes are gold and silver bearing, with
some galena and copper, and arc unmistakably per-
manent and true fissure veins. The work already
done shows that ihe district presents an inviting field
for the investment of capital in the erection of reduc-
tion works, and, when this is done, we may look for
a lively mining camp in that neighborhood.
The Dri'.m L.UMt>ioM.—/uler-Mountain, April 12:
In the magnitude and uniform richness of its ore
body, ihe Drum Lummon mine, in Marysville dis-
trict, in Lewis and Clarke county, is. perhaps, with-
out a peer in Montana among the gold and silver
mines, and it is most gratifying to know that it is to
be worked on a scale commensurate with its known
value. While the Drum Lummon is nota developed
mine of ascertained permanence and strength of
ledge like Ihe Lexington and other prominent silver'
mines of Butte, the surface workings have shown up
such immense deposits of ore, which is in some
places 100 ft wide, that its right to be called a great
property cannot be reasonably disputed, Even,
with the present limited openings in the mine, the
extraction of 100 tons of ore per day for several years
would in no sense tax its productive capacity, from
which statement of fact it readily appears that the
company is taking no chances in making the expen-
ditures necessary for the erection of a 60-stamp mill,
which we learn on good authority has been fully de-
termined upon. The old mill, with which Uncle
Tommy Cruse has been pounding away on Drum
Lummon ore for several years past and getting out
about 40% of its value, will also be refitted, and will
be used to make test runs on the several qualities of
ore which may be discovered in the mine, in order
to demonstrate the grade of its milling character.
The Drum Lummon is an immense property, and,
with good management, Its development will result
in immense profits to the stockholders.
New Mexico.
Coi'PEK Mine Sale. — Southwest Sentinel, April
14: We are reliably informed that the sale of the
Burro Mountain district copper mines and the exten-
sive works of the Valverde and Queen City Co.s, that
has been pending for some time past, has just been
consummated and that the money has all been paid
into the hands of the trustees, to be turned over as
soon as the necessary title papers can be made out,
and theusual preliminary arrangements gone through.
The claims sold, include the entire property of the
Queen City Co. and of the Valverde M. & S. Co and
60 other mines, covering in all 9 square miles of min-
eral land. This sale is one of the most important
that has occurred in New Mexico for many months,
the actual price paid being $1,500,000 in cash. The
English Co. has reserved $1, 000, 000 for a working
capital to open and develop the mines and to extend
and enlarge the reduction works already erected.
Utah.
The Mining Outlook at Pakk Crrv.— Salt
Lake Tribune, April 14: The Apex M. Co., is a
corporation formed under the laws of Utah Territory,
and comprises eight patented claims, viz. Brave Col-
umbia, Constitution, Cumberland, Monroe Doctrine,
Hannah, Antelope, Gazelle and Daylight, and por-
tions of other claims which have been patented. This
group of claims contain an area of over fifty acres,
and adjoin the (resent and Walker and Webster
properties. In fact, the three properties lie together.
Since the formation of the Co., work has been pushed
forward on the property with gratifying results.
The mining outlook at the Park is promising at
this time, and with the shipment of ore from the Cres-
cent, Lfirj the output from the Ontario, thepreseut
■ u 1 considerable to the bullion product of
ory,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 21, 1883
The Prospects of the Comstock Lode.
To the San Francisco Stock and Exchange
Board — Gentlemen : Your investigating Com-
mittee beg leave to submit the following report
as to the condition of the Comstock mines :
We have found it impossible to obtain any
reliable official information with reference to
the condition of the mines, and the little we
have been able to glean from that source is
anything but satisfactory. This is owing to
the secrecy with which all explanatory work is
• carried on. through the medium of the diamond
drill, which has been extensively used in almost
every mine on the lode, while the result of such
explorations is kept a, profound secret by the
operators, who have obtained control of the dif-
ferent companies, chiefly by means of proxies,
which have been voted at the annual elections.
While the State laws have made it imperative,
on the part of the superintendents, to report to
the companies' officers all discoveries made with
the diamond drill, we find that they have, in
almost every instance, disregarded the law, con-
tenting themselves with privately reporting
such discoveries to operators who have obtained
such control,' while having little, if any, monej ed
interest in the companies. This is a matter of
grave import to the stockholders of the compa-
nies, who,- while paying enormous sums for the
purposes of exploration, are debarred all knowl-
edge of, or benefit from any discoveries which
may be the result of such expenditures. It is
true, that reports are made to the secretaries of
drained. Nothing but the grossest carelessness
could cause any damage from water. So far as
we are able to judge from the vague reports in
the different offices, and what reliable informa-
tion we have been able to obtain from other
sources, there is every probability that some of
these mines will be on a dividend-paying basis
ere long, and the long suffering stockholders be
relieved from the terrible exactions in the shape
of assessments under which they have groaned
for such a length of time.
These mines are splendidly equipped with
machinery of the finest and most substantial
character, their pumping machinery being un-
equaled in the world. The mines are opened
to great depth, the deepest workings being in
the Mexican and Ophir, on the 3100-foot level.
They have large and substantial shafts and
winzes, and are opened laterally with large
drifts for about two miles, and so well arranged
and connected as to make danger from fire a
very remote contingency.
For about a mile north of Savage, no explora-
tions of any importance that we are aware of
have been made on the lower levels until very
recently, when several crosscuts were started,
one of which encountered ore on the line of the
Union Con. and Sierra Nevada of great prom-
ise, and we have good reason to hope that when
further explored it will prove a real bonanza.
The other crosscuts so far give good indications,
and we expect to see paying ore developed by
them.
The Savage, Hale & Norcross, Chollar, and
will say that in our next report we will deal
more fully with the subject of mine manage-
ment. In conclusion we would say that the
prospects and conditions of the mines on the
Comstock lode have not been so good for years,
and that we believe that in the near future the
Comstock lode will be restored to the proud
position it once held as the greatest bullion pro-
ducer on the globe.— M. J. McDonald, Marcus
P. Hall, Sam'l Dixon, J. McKenzie,.T. M. Shot-
well, E. F. Rogers, Coll Deane.
The report was placed on file. A discussion
was held regarding the advisability of publish-
ing the committee's report and it was decided
that it was inexpedient for the Board, as a
Board, to officially authorize the publication of
a report submitted at a private session.
subject and a proper presentation of the matter
would propably meet with favorable consider-
ation.— Arizona Citizen.
Reduction Works for Arizona.
It has been stated, evidently by persons who
had not given the subject proper thought, that
in the erection of reduction works in Tucson, a
capital ranging from $ 1 5, 000 to §20, 000 would be
sufficient to cover all possible contingencies.
This is a grave mistake, and were it made, it
would result disastrously to the enterprise and
to the prospects of this city as a mining center.
To erect proper works capable of treating all
classes of ore in an economic manner, would re-
quire the expenditure of no less than $100,000,
and from that sum up to $250,000, according to
the magnitude of the proposed undertaking.
The City of San Di*go.
The city of San Diego is beautifully situated
upon ground rising gradually froin the shore,
with just sufficient elevation to furnish good
natural drainage, and give the place quite aii
imposing appearance as it is approached from
the sea. The natural advantages of the town
for a great commercial emporium could hardly
be excelled. The harbor itself is, next to San
Francisco, the finest on the coast, while the
equable temperature of the climate is superior
even to that of the famous bay and harbor of
Naples. As the steamer from the north rounds
Point Loma, the traveler by sea gets his first
view of the city of San Diego, by looking di-
rectly across the harbor and over the low in-
tervening peninsula, which separates the harbor
from the ocean, and with which it is connected
by a very narrow entrance, itself also protected
by the high promontory on the left, and the
low, receding coast line on the right. The har-
bor is perfectly land-locked, readily distin-
guished and easily approached. The view
of San Diego, which we present, lias just
been drawn and engraved by W. W. Kl-
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO HARBOR AND THE" OUTLYING COUNTRY.
thedifferent companies, hut they are very meager
and treat only of the most unimportant work
going on in the mines, and where reference is
made to interesting points on the lode the in-
formation given is so vague as to be rather cal-
culated to deceive than to give any proper un-
derstanding of the situation. From informa-
tion, however, obtained outside of official
sources regarding the existence of "concealed
bonanzas" we are inclined to the belief that
valuable ore bodies have been discovered,
which so far have not been officially announced.
But as we are restricted by our informants in
the use of this information we abstain, for the
present at the least, from making any more
positive statements than the foregoing.
With reference to the middle and northern
mines, viz: all those mines situated between
Potosi and Utah inclusive, we have to say that
they appear to be in a splendid condition for
rapid exploration. There has been an enormous
amount of money expended upon these mines
in preparatory work, such as sinking shafts and
winzes, and making air connections, running
lateral drifts, etc., and we have every reason
to suppose that the cost of future explorations
in these properties will be much less than at
any time in the past. In fact, it should be
possible to run these mines for the next two
years for one third of the expense which the
work for the past two years has entailed upon
the stockholders. ' These mines are thoroughly
ventilated, and, as a rule, much cooler than
they have been for sometime past. The danger
from water is past, the water problem having
been solved, and the work now going on is
below the water belt, and the mines are well
Potosi, are all ready for crosscutting 'on the
lower levels, and the fact that in Hale & Nor-
cross there has already been some good ore dis-
covered on the 2600-foot level, gives us reason
to expect the uncovering of a body of good ore
in this section of the lode.
In the Mexican, Ophir, California, Con. Vir-
ginia, Best & Belcher, and Could & Curry mines
there is a block of ground about 1,000 feet in
hight, by over 1,000 feet in width, and over 3,-
500 feet in length, which has not, so far as your
committee is able to learn, been crosscut or ex-
plored m any way to any great extent. What
may have been done with the diamond drill and
secret drifts in this block of ground, of course,
is a sealed book so far as your committee and
the general public are concerned.
All the lower levels of the Comstock mines
are in an ore zone, as shown by the continual
cutting of stringers, seams, and small bodies of
rich ore, and there is no reason why there
should not be large and rich bodies of ore dis
covered. In fact, the prospects for the lode
were never brighter. So far as the southern
group of mines is concerned nothing can be seen
below tli e 1900 level, as the mines have been
flooded up to that point for more than a year.
Above this level there has been a large
amount of ore extracted. Within the
past two years over 120,000 tons of ore
nave been extracted and worked — princi-
pally from the Crown Point and Belcher. What
this ore paid we have been unable to find out,
and we can only say that there is an abundance
of ore in these mines, and that it is not the fault
of the mines that they have not been placed on
a paying basis long ago. In this connection we
The company erecting the works, to insure a
full supply of ores, must begin to purchase by
sample from the start, and the miners and pros-
pectors on every hand stimulated by the cer-
tainty of obtaining ready cash for the product
of their mines, will bring in ore in quantities
from a hundred pounds to that number of tons,
and the money derived from its sale will give
them means to further develop, and from that
time on renewed activity in mining will be the
rule, and, as a sequence, the prosperity of the
city.
The company must have funds to purchase all
the ore offered for sale, and be in condition, if
the supply exceeds the capacity of the works,
to store it for future manipulation. A company
with small capital cannot do this without crip-
pling itself and meeting many financial embar-
rassments. For lack of proper appliances the
small company could not reduce the ores at the
small cost the larger works could. The Grant
smelter in Denver works ore at an expense of
less than five dollars a ton, and ten dollars pays
a big profit. Less complete works could hardly
work ten dollar ore at all, and as much of the
difference in the cost of reduction is the profit
of the miner, it is reasonable to supj>ose that
the cheapest cost of reduction will command a
greater quantity of comparatively low grade
ores, and the venture would be less experimen-
tal as an enterprise.
As Tucson must have reduction works its en-
terprising people should endeavor to induce
such men of wealth as the proprietors of the
Argo works at Denver, who can afford to spare
milllions without any embarrassment whatever.
Their attention has already been called to this I
liott & Co., lithographers and publishers, 4a
Montgomery street, S. F.
Copper in Mohave County. — The copper
mining interests in Mohave county, says the
Alta Arizona, are destined, in the near future,
to take prominent place. There is probably not
a mining district in the county that has not
met many ledges bearing copper. A great many
of the so-called silver mines in the county are
rich in copper, while some of the mines are so
rich in this useful mineral that but little atten-
tion is paid to the other minerals they carry.
The copper interest in this Territory is yet in its
infancy, giving an output last year of but 1 5,.1<)0,-
000 pounds, but the day is not far distant when
this yield may be exceeded in Mohave county
alone, if one half the ledges that now "show up'*
well shall prove to be good mines. Some min-
ing men have expressed doubts as to the reward
that awaits those who engage in the develop-
ment of the vast deposits of this mineral in our
county. Owners of copper mines need have no
fears on this score. Late statistics show that
the home consumption alone last year was 40,-
000 tons— but 140,000 pounds less than the en-
tire product of the country.
The Industrial Progress is a neatly printed
monthly published by the Inventors' Institute
of this city, which we noticed in the Press
some time since, and is devoted to the sale of
inventions on commission. A. Budd Smith,
manager.
ArRiL 21, 1 883 J
Mining and Scientific Press.
2?1
The Ejmgi^j
De Lesseps and his African Sea.
Tin African inland sea i* still ;i matter of
much thought with M. 1 », I.. --,,,- and his
Erfenda. lli.it engineer bas lately visited the
localit) ol th ,ii. ii, and,
with a partj ol engineers, taki n
ride ovei the proposed route, and examined that
portion oi the country which it is proposed to
coyer with water. The locality ol the proposed
•■ inland sea" is not, as generally Buppoeed, upon
■ a ol Sahara at all, bul quite to the
north "i it, and - 'panted therefrom bj a range
oi' mountains, « liich form the b >u thorn boundary
of the Regency of Tunis. The "sea" willoc
eupy the site ul several marshy lakes in South'
am Tunis, aud will cover on area only a trifle
kargei than the little State of Rhode Island, and
not Quite so large as the rallej near the Gulf of
California, w hicfa an American Engineer has
proposed to< vert into a lake for ;i similar
purpo
One of tin- principal objects of the
prist- is to give water transportation to the
I for the timber from the mountains
upon its southern and western border. It is
thought, -©over, that th. moisture which will
udered by the presence of this body of
i will bria into cultivation a vast tract of
land, which, although now a desert, was quite
celebrated for its fertility during the Cartha-
ginian rule mi Africa. The canal will start from
a point near the port of Gabee. Exclusive
rigni over the land and the forests surrounding
Ehe "sea" will compensate the company which
undertakes tn excavate the connecting channel.
A preliminary survey has been completed by
Commandant Roudairc, and there is no doubt
that the level of the lakes is fourteen meters
lower than that of the Mediterranean, The
chief question now requiring elucidation is the
nature of the soil between < fabes and the lakes.
If it turns out to he anything but rock. M. de
Lesseps thinks there will be no dilHculty in
speedily carrying out the project, which has oc
cupieil his attention ever since it was suggested
to him by the Empress of the French at the
opening of the Suez canal. Sahara, however,
will still remain as much a desert as it ever has
been since the commencement of the historic
period of time.
The (Ireat Statue of Libkkty, — A singular
problem in engineering is presented to the com-
mittee which has in charge the construction of
the pedestal for the great statue of Liberty in
Xew York harbor. The statue weighs, com-
plete, only about eighty tons, but presents an
immense surface to the wind, and stands, more'
over, on a comparatively small base. Consid-
ering that it is nut extremely easy to construct
a brick chimney of the same height — one hun-
dred and forty-eight feet — weighing ten times
us much, of pyramidal form, and standing on
the ground, so as to resist the force of a storm,
the difficulty of raising and securing the statue,
not on the ground, but on the top of a pedestal
nearly one hundred and fifty feet high, is ap-
parent. There are no precedents for anything
of the kind, and it will hardly do to secure the
figure by the rope stays, like those of a der-
rick, which the incapable engineer would natur-
ally resort to. The members of the commiteesecm
to have perceived something of the difficulty of
the undertaking, and have telegraphed to France
for instructions as to the mode of doing the work.
The American Architect suggests, that the plan
said to be employed by the Japanese for securing
their light pagoda towers against the effects of
wind, by means of a long weight or pendulum,
hung from the top of the tower, and reaching
nearly to the floor, might perhaps be employed
with very good effect for the New York statue.
A very similar device, applied by .Sir Chris-
topher Wren, has for two hundred years held up
the spire of Salisbury Cathedral, as well as those
of one or two other English churches, in which
a heavy wooden framework, extending as far
downward as the construction of the tower per-
mits, is suspended by strong iron bats from the
capstone, free to swing in any direction. The
effort of the wind on one side of the spire inclines
it until the hanging framework rests against the
opposite aid", but when the pressure is relieved,
the pendulum swings back, bringing the stone-
work with it into its original place.
The Broadway, N. Y., Tunnel Impractica-
ble.— There is no use in sighing for the unattain-
able; and if it is a fact that the obstacles to the
construction of a tunnel under Broadway are
too great to be surmounted, the public must
reconcile itself to disappointment on that
score. That the project is impracticable, at
least upon any plan thus far proposed, is the
conclusion at which the commissioners ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court to investigate
the subject have arrived. The chief difficul-
ties named by them are the interruption of
traffic during the two or three years which it
is estimated the work would occupy, and the
damage to which the foundations of buildings
would be liable from the necessary excavation of
the street. It is not held that the accomplish-
ment of the work is absolutely beyond the
reach of engineering science in its present state,
provided sufficient time and money are at com-
mand; but the commissioners are not of the
opinion that the scheme in its present shape is
feasible, and they also doubt whether the tun-
nel road, even if completed, would supply the
needs which it is intended to meet,
Useful Information,
lupuoven Poor Wahmers.— M. Ancelin, s
French experimentalist and the discoverei ol
with crystalline acetate ol soda, has
trated the much slower cooling of foot
warmers contaiuing that Bubstance than that of
the ordinary ones with water. Two leading
French lines id railway have this system in gen-
. and in England the London and North-
western railway, which had last year 3000 of
such warmers in serviae, has this year 0000.
, stem have also been made
UI Italy. Spain and Portugal; and it is pointed
out that among other applications of the same
principle are the heatere for beds, dishes, poul-
tices, muffs and feeding bottles. But Mr, An-
Celin, in an article contributed to /-" A'"'»/v ,
remarks that the operation of filling the warm
era requires certain precautions to avoid suffu-
sion or Bupersaturataon, which the acetate is
liable to in a closed vessel. This phenomenon
is apt to occur, especially if there is an excess
"I" water in the acetate -a fact due often to the
moisture in the air, which the substanoe readily
absorbs. The precautions consist mainly in
elimination or saturation of this execs, of water,
and also in the employment in the warmer of a
Spherical reservoir of crystals, with thick walls
of a material which conducts heat badly. This
reservoir also acts in destroying supers&turation
by the vibration it imparts to tin liquified salt
during the train's motion.
Improvements in Making Glass. The
high expectations in regard to toughened
glass can scarcely be said to have been realized
as yet, and several improvements must yet be
made before the process can be considered as
perfect. The original method consisted in im-
mersing tlic article while still red hot in a bath
of oil heated to 200 degrees C. (392 degrees
Fahr. |, and letting it remain there until it had
cooled down to that temperature.
T. Lubisch claims to have discovered a better
method of hardening glass, or, rather, an im-
provement on the same process. He also im-
merses the article while red hot into a hot bath,
but he takes it out again when it has nearly lost
its redness, and lets it cool very slowly in an
oven that is heated nearly to the temperature
of the glass. As the bath does not need to be
much above '21 2 degrees Fahr., he prefers to
use solutions of the carbohydrates in water
(starch, gum, or the like.) Such a bath does
not soil the surface of the glass, as is the ease
with fats, oil, and bituminous substances.
Glasses subjected to this operation resist
pressure and shock just as well as those hard-
ened in oil, but possess this advantage, that
they can be cut with a diamond, or polished and
cut with sandstones. While the oil method
only permits of the hardening of articles of sim-
ple shape, by Lubisch's process all glass things
can be hardened— as, for example, all bottles,
mugs* with handles, pitchers and other vessels.
•tton cordage into the naval service ol
the I nited States, to sueh an extent ss will
tulh teal its vain.- and effii compared
with the kinds new in use. — [tuluttritd South,
New Test for Waste Pipes. —A Boston pa-
per relates a discovery which may prove to be
a better test for leaky waste pipes than hereto-
fore used. The invention is accorded to a wo-
man. Noticing an offensive odor in the parlor,
she suspected a defect in the waste pipes, and
sent to the agent to request that a plumber
might be sent to examine them. The agent was
incredulous, and refused. She tried the pep-
permint test. To make her proofs more con-
vincing, the woman, after borrowing two cats
from her friends, purchased some oil of valerian,
and stationing the animals in the parlor, went
up stairs and poured the valerian into the basin
in the same way that the peppermint had been
applied, and then descended to watch the re-
sult. Cats are extremely fond of the odor of
valerian, and it was not long before both of them
began to sniff the air, and move toward the door
of a closet through which the waste pipe ran.
The door was opened for them, and they imme-
diately sprang upon a certain shelf, where they
remained purring with satisfaction. A third
time the woman went to the agent, who, though
still unbelieving, consented to send a plumber
to make further investigations, and, on cutting
away the plastering so as to expose the pipe, a
joint was found completely separated at the
place where the eats had indicated.
Moke New Uses for Cotton. — It is said it
has been demonstrated that fire and water-proof
houses can be built out of cotton and straw.
The cotton used is the refuse of the plantations
and factories, and when ground up with about an
equal amount of straw and asbestos, is converted
into a paste, and subsequently into large slabs
or bricks, which becomes as hard as stone.
The article thus made is pronounced the best
of architectural material, and will be much
used. A Boston rope maker of long experience,
like the father before him, says that cotton rope
can be made for fifty per cent, less than hemp,
and is preferable for all shipping uses, cables,
bolt, rope halyards, tow ropes, hawser, tackle
and falls, hoisting, etc. He also says that cotton
is superior to hemp for caulking, a.id. believes
that it can be used for roofing and as a substi-
tute for leather and rubber in hose and belting,
and for tubing to inclose telegraph and tele-
phone wires, both over head and under ground.
He states that 150 tons of hemp rope is made
in the United .States daily, the material for
which is mostly imported. Congress has
authorized the [Secretary of the Navy to inti'O-
Asm rus Rope. -Asbetos rope is described
other articles now being turned out by
the l nited Asbetos Co. oi Great Britain. The
Btrength bi i mi d to be about one fourth that of
ordinary hemp rope of the same diameter. Rope
one and oik- half inches in diameter is stated to
have a breaking strength of one ton, and twenty
feet of it w< ighs thirteen and one fourth pounds.
It is made especially for lire-escape purposes,
for theatres, fire-brigades, and for ready means
of escape From houses and public buildings; its
advantage being that it will not break and drop
its burden u a name bears upon it. It is made
Like ordinary rope, bul spun from Italian asbe-
tos thread, and there seems to be every nroba
bility Of it- favorable reception by the public.
TO DEODORIZE aUBBBB IRTICLKS, cover them
with charcoal dust, place them in an enclosed
vessel, and raise the temperature to 94 F. : let
it remain thus for several hours; remove and
clean the articles from the dust, and they
will be found, says a contemporary, fid fjom
a!! odor.
LUMINOUS Faint is now usecTto illuminate
the faces of clocks, watches and door plates.
It may easily be made as it consists merely of a
compound of lime, sulphur and varnish.
Gtood Health.
Arsenic for the Complexion.
Speaking of the weakness of the gentler sex,
says a Cleveland correspondent, I met my friend,
the doctor, yesterday, and as he and I stood ami
surveyed the passing show, a plump, fair woman
passed by, and I said to him, "What a charm-
ing complexion!" "Short lived, though, my
dear boy," quoth he. I expressed surprise, for
my charmer was young. "Arsenic, Talbot, ar-
senic!" said he calmly. Then it dawned upon
me what he meant. Resuming, he said: "Its
use is increasing. Women eat it in two forms-
the wdiite powder, that caused poor Jennie Cra-
mer's death, orarsenious acid, as the drug dealers
have it, and Fowler's solution, which the phar-
macopeia says is a mixture of arsenic with pot-
ash in the thud form. Either way of taking
arsenic produces the plumpness of face ami
beauty of complexion that you noticed in yon
fair lady. Its influence is principally on the
thecapillary system of the skin, which produces
the plumpness. In plain English, water is the
influence at work, and in the end it shows it-
self. The skin assumes a watery transparency,
which in its turn gives way to ghastliness and
whitening of the lips. This is the awakening
from a blissful dream. Beauty vanishes and
the end comes. Horrible? Oh, no! I call it
retribution. Cynical '! Perhaps ! but plain
truth generally is, my dear boy, in these days
of ours. Arsenic eating can be stopped at any
time without an effort, except that which van-
ity dreads. It lias none of the soporific efl'ect
of opium or morphine. Used as a medicine, it
is an excellent tonic, one of the best known."
"How long can arsenic be used before it pro-
duces the ghastliness you speak of?" I asked my
mentor.
"Six weeks' unbroken dosing will do the
work well and effectually," answered he; "but
woman is skillful, and, using it a week she
pauses, and before the effect of the cessation
comes she takes another interval of arsenic
dosing. Thus fate is held off'. The end must
come, however, and it comes all too soon for
the arsenic eaters. Some systems agree with
the drug longer than others, but a few years of
the periodical eating settles it,"
You Cannot Kill a Pig with Arsenic.
" It is an astonishing thing," went on the
cynic, "that you cannot kill a pig with arsenic.
I had a friend who was an enthusiastic chemist.
He had preserved a lot of cherries in an
arsenical solution, and having no further
use for them threw them one morning
from his laboratory window. A rambling
porker, on the lookout for edible trifles,
saw them drop, and looking them over
and contrasting them with the usual expanse of
tile, brickbat and old tin cans on which it had
been his daily wont to browse, eagerly swal-
lowed them. My friend was alarmed, and
visions of a bill for the value of a dead and un-
eatable pig rose like a spectre before his eyes.
He chased the pig away, and thought perhaps
its death might not be laid at his door if the pig
was not there when it expired. The incident
warned him; but on the following morning he
was dumbfounded to see the pig waiting for
more of the deadly fruit. Some were pre-
pared, for my friend was an investigator, and
doled out to his hogship. He devoured them,
and grunted a muffled pean in their praise.
Each morning that pig returned, and each
morning the dose was increased until my friend
was ruined and the pig's confidence in arsenical
cherries stronger than ever."
ready introduced into o few German schools.
In Is;^ II, unci found that B and K could be
read, if black on w bite ground, 496 em. ; if white
oa black. 421 em. ; and if gray on black. 330
cm. ; and ascribed the greater difficulty with
white letters to irradiation. The reflection of
light from the surface of slates is, it i> Bald,
enough alone to cause their disuse. Tip
board of Zurich has forbidden the use ol the
state alter the first term (primary year), and
manj teachers and oculists advocate the substi-
tution "f white-boards for blackboards. The
noise of slates; dirty habits formed b\ era -aires:
bad positions favored by reading the less Legible
script: a heavy hand; and the habit of twisting,
learned with a pencil, and to be unlearned with
a pen these, it is said, are obviated bj tin use
Of pen and ink at the outset. The obvious ob-
jections are, that children can occupy them-
selves better with slates, and from pencil to
pen is from the easier to the harder.
Slatks B.-vu i'or the Eves. — Professor H.
Cohn, of Breshlau, believes that the use of
slates by school children tends to produce
short sightedness; and would substitute either
pen and ink or an artificial white slate with
black pencil, manufactured in Pilsen, and al-
Scientilic Nursing.
There is n<. subject of so much general inter*
est as this, concerning which there is, at the
same time, sueh a widely prevalent ignorance.
There are few. especially among women, upon
whom will not devolve, at some time in their
lives, the care of the sick; fewer still, who u ill
not at some time become dependent upon
such care; ami it might naturally be sup-
posed that matters of such primary and univer-
sal importance as sanitary conditions and the
practical application in the sick room of scien-
tific principles would be too familiar to every
one to need to be further enlarged upon. Hut
the fact is, it too frequently happens that all
the scientific knowledge which ever enters
the sick room comes in with the doctor
and goes out again with him. This state of things
requires to be improved. Knowledge, and that
correct knowledge we call science, is just as in-
dispensable to the nurse as to anybody else.
It is a great mistake to suppose that all
women— even good women — make good nurses.
The best intention and the tenderest heart may
co-exist with an utter lackof executive ability,
and be more than counterbalanced by ignorance
and prejudice. Native aptitude gives advan-
tage, but it cannot be relied upon alone. Even
those who possess in the highest degree the
natural gift of ministration which renders
them so acceptable to the invalid, would find
their power of usefulness very largely increased
by a familiarity with what may be properly
called the science of the sick room. Physicians
are recognizing more and more the importance
of hygienic agencies in the treatment of disease,
and with this there has come an increasingly
urgent call for the scientific instruction and
practical training of those who are to take
charge of invalids. Science explains the con-
ditions upon which the art of the nurse de-
pends, and lays down principles which can not
be violated without injury; out it is not at all
necessary to make a parade of technical lan-
guage in stating its requirements. Popular
Science Monthly.
How to Feed Babies.
Dr. H. (Gibbons, Jr., gave an interesting lec-
ture at Cooper College last week on baby food,
taking the ground that the system of nursing
by artificial food was very destructive to chil-
dren's health. He claimed that in San Fran-
cisco one death in every 800 was attributable
to improper diet, and one in every 200 in New
York. Taking the average, 250, for the
United States, he said wc have '200,000 infants
whose deaths are the result of improper food.
For natural food no substitute has yet been
found, unless it be cow's milk, which, though
not of course as good, answers the purpose.
Wet nurses, he thought, were better than cow's
milk. The statistics showed that of 100 chil-
dren nursed by their mothers eighteen per cent,
had died, while of 100 nursed by wet nurses
twenty -nine per cent, had died in the first
year.
A striking example of the fallacy of the arti-
ficial food theory, he said, was furnished by a
London hospital. Nineteen per cent, of those
cared for by wet nurses had died, while of those
nursed by artificial food fifty-four per cent, had
died. Of one hundred children nursed by their
mothers sixty-three were healthy, twenty-three
tolerably so, and fourteen sickly. Of those
half nursed fifty-two were healthy, sixteen tol-
erably so and thirty-two sickly, while of one
hundred children feci on artificial food, ten were
healthy, twenty-six tolerably so and sixty-four
sickly. A practice injurious to a child's health
is, be said, that of nursing immediately after
birth; another, that of nursing at night, as a
child's stomach, as well as an adult's, needed
rest. If the milk was insxtfticient, he said,
other food might be added, as this was better
than frequent nursing and overloading the
stomach. He recommended fasting during ill-
ness, instead of constant feeding, and advised
the giving of a drink of barley water before
nursing, especially in hot weather.
Bloou Injection in Si/kckuy. Dr. Labbe
recently removed a wen weighing eight pounds
from the neck of a young woman. He then in-
jected; one pound of blood, taken from the arm
of a medical student into her veins, and so saved
her life. The student is to be fed on the best
of the land till he makes up for his loss a mat-
ter of a few days,
272
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS. — Columbian Mines; Hydro-Carbon
Blowpipe and Assay Furnace; Diving for Gold, 265
Passing Events; The Center Core System of Tunneling;
New Form of Balance Bob; English Investments in the
Pacific Coast Mines— No. 2, 273- Mine Timbering-
No. 8; Notes from Eureka, Nev., 273. Patents and
Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 284.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Assay ers' Portable Muffle Fur-
nace; Blowpipe and Crucible Furnace for Assayers and
Miners, 265- Bird's-Eye View of San Diego, San
Diego Harbor and the Outlying Country, 270 Differ-
ential Meth-ids of Framing Mine Timbers, 273-
CORRESPONDENCE.- Early History of the Corn-
stock — No 4: Fresno County Mines, 266-
MECHANICAL PROGRESS-Exnlosions Made
by the Squeezer; The Working of Soft Steel; A New
Elevator Brake; A New Tool; Indurated Ware; Saw
Manufacture in Paris; Steel Forging; Expansion and
Contraction of Iron Wire, 267.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- I«luence of Metals
on the Oxidation of Oils; Theory of Magnetism; The
Sense of Direction in Animals; Constitution of the Sun;
A New Secondary Battery; God in Nature; Origin of
Thunder Storms; Leaf Work, 267.
MINING STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 268.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico and Utah, 268-9.
THE ENGINEER.— De Lesseps and his African
Sea; The Great Statue ol Liberty; The Broadway (New
York) Tunnel Impracticable. 271-
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Improved Foot Warm-
ers; Improvements in Making Glass; New Test for
Waste Pipes: More New Uses for Cotton; AsbetosRope,
271
GOOD HEALTH- Arsenic forthe Complexion; Slates
Bad for the Eyes; Scientific Nursing; How to Feed
Babies; Blood Injection in Surgery, 271.
MISCELLANEOUS.- Coal for Arizona; Good News
for Miners; Indian Question, 2"6. The Prospects of
the Comstock Lcde; Reduction Works for Arizona; The
City of San Diego, 270
NEWS IN BRIEF- On page 284 and other pages.
BUSINESS AOTTOXTNCEMENTS.
Powder — Excelsior Powder Company, S. F.
Rock Drill— J. Cuyas, New York, N Y.
Assessment Notice — Seaton Gold fining Company. S.
Passing Events.
The rains have come again this week and
are welcome to the country. The water sea-
son this year will be comparatively short no
doubt, and all the rain that falls is so much
gained.
Spring has fairly opened, and the prospec
tors are now all over the hills. In the
southern counties particularly is this the case.
Still, further north prospecting has begun^
Up at Wood river the spring is six weeks in
advance of the season. Relocating has placed
many good prospects in industrious hands.
The only strike of consequence of late has
been at Tuscarora, Nev. In the mine where
the strike was made a short time ago an ore
seam was discovered on the surface that
led to the conclusion that an extensive
ore body existed deeper down. In order
to determine this fact a drift was projected
in the direction of the surface indications.
This level had reached a distance of forty or
forty-five feet when the ore body was encoun-
tered, following a hanging wall. A crosscut
was immediately started to determine the
width of the ore body. The crosscut is in six
feet, and no wall is reached yet. The ledge is
widening rapidly, and gives promise of being
the heaviest ore body ever discovered in this
district. The entire gangue, as far as opened,
gives_ an average assay of $300 per ton. A
chloride seam of twelve inches, following the
footwall, gives a return of $853.50 per ton.
The Center Core System of Tunneling.
The early tunnels of modern times were all
built for canals, and railroad construction did
not commence until between 1825 and 1830.
The canal tunnels of the last century were,
with few exceptions, narrow ones; but about
the beginning of this century tunnels of a wider
cross section began to be driven. Moreover, the
earlier English canals were through rock. The
Tronquoy tunnel in France, on the St. Quentin
canal, built in 1803, seems to be the first in
which a system of timbering and arching for
supporting soft and loose ground had to be de-
vised for a wide tunnel — twenty-six feet. On
starting this tunnel, we are told by Mr.
Drinker, in his work on "tunneling," that the
engineers adopted a system of construction
which was, in fact, simply an extension of the
old small heading timbering in loose ground,
with caps and legs. In the plan adopted a
heading was driven, and the foundations for
the abutments laid in it; then a second heading,
and above it another, the masonry being suc-
cessively carried up in each.
After these three sections as they may be
called, had been successively erected, the top
was excavated across and connection effected
between the two sides. In the top the arch
was complete. No centers were used, the arch
being built on a mound of well rammed earth.
Finally, after the completion of the arch, the
center core was removed.
This was the origin of the center core system,
and so far as the center core alone is concerned
the system should be called French, as it origin-
ated in a French tunnel. It is called, however,
the German or center core system. The Ger-
mans adopted and used in their early tunnels
the center core system in full, building their
abutments first (as was done at Tronquoy) and
arch afterwards, hence the distinctive term
"German" is applied to this plan of work.
The French engineers, however, have later
inclined to a system what is a sort of middle
course between the Belgian and center core
system, and which , no less an authority than[Mr.
Henry S. Drinker says, embodies the worst
features of both.
This primitive system of construction was im-
proved on at the St. Aignan tunnel in 1822. A
heading nine feet high was driven at the top of
tunnel; then steps were dug down on either side,
a core being left in the middle. The abutments
were put in, the arch turned, and the center
core taken out. In 1824, a further improve
inent was made in the Pouilly tunnel. Two
adits were driven on either side of the tunnel,
and on these the foundations and abutments
were made. Then a top-heading was driven
and enlarged. In this space the arch is turned,
and finally the core taken out. The system,
with a slight change, was adopted in the 'Ron-
bary tunnel in 1S28. During the third, and be-
ginning of the fourth decades of this century,
railroads had hardly been introduced in Ger-
many. In 1837, however, in the construction
of the Oberon and Konigsdorf tunnels, there be-
gan to be a difference of opinion as to the sys-
tem in use, and at the Konigsdorf tunnel, the
German system proper may be said to have been
inaugurated. Here two bottom headings were
first driven, and on them the foundations were
laid; and at certain distances these headings
were connected by crosscuts; and through these
crosscuts, segments of the invert were built.
Then a top heading was driven, which was
widened out, and the arch turned. Finally, the
center core was removed, and the segments of
the invert previously put in the crosscuts were
connected. The successful completion of the
tunnel gave a reputation to the German system,
which subsequent events did not justify.
The leading feature of the system is the em-
ployment of the center core. It is claimed by
the advocates of the center core system that,
first, in hard ground it gives cheap working, as
the core is readily removed by the front, two
sides and top blasting surfaces presented, which
will give four open faces, and, with cross-cuts,
five ; second, that on soft ground exerting
pressure as the openings are small, there is not
as much danger as in other systems where large
faces are presented ; third, that the use of a
standing core serving as a temporary support to
the roof props, saves much timber. There are
many defects, however, in the system, which
have caused its abandonment even in Germany
in late tunnels.
New Form of Balance-Bob.
The term "balance-bob" is generally applied
to an assemblage of parts of a trussed -frame or
lever, used in mining operations for the purpose
of storing energy by the raising of a certain
weight during one part of an engine stroke, so
that it may be given out during the other part
of the stroke and thus equalize in part or whole
the two strokes of the engine; or, when the
pump rods balance each other, as in the double
rod system, it may be used to support a part of
the weight of the pump rod at intervals so that
their weight will not be increased beyond their
tenacity or a safe working limit.
These balance-bobs have heretofore had the
nose fitted w.ith a pin projecting from the cast
iron portion, and the side rods have been at-
tached to this pin so that any severe or une-
qual strain would be brought directly upon
the cast iron, and would tend to rupture it.
Wm. R. Eckart, the well known mechanical
engineer of this city, who is probably the best
posted man on this coast in mining machinery,
has just patented, through the Mining and
Scientific Press Patent Agency, an improved
construction of balance-bobs, in which the side
rods at the bob-nose are connected directly with
the end of the wrought iron tension braces of
the bob, so that the stress of the side rods is
transmitted directly to the weight box of the
bob without submitting any of the cast portion
to tensile or transverse strains. The lower
ends of the side rods are connected with the
pump-rod saddle plate by equalizing levers, so
that any variation in the distance between the
end pins of either side rod will not produce un-
equal strain upon the rods or other parts.
The horizontal beam and king-post of the
bob may be wood or cast iron. These are se-
cured to a central casting, which forms or car-
ries the trnunions. Struts, usually of wood,
extend from the top of the king-post to the ends
of the horizontal beams, and wrought iron straps
or tension braces extend from the bob-nose over
the top of the king-post, so as to sustain the
strain of the weight.
The straps are secured to the beams by
means of bolts or ties, or any of the well known
ways. Pins pass through the ends of these
braces, and the side rods are fitted to the pro-
jecting ends of the pins. If these rods are in
pairs, or if they are single, the ends of the
braces are forked, and the pin extends across
the fork. The side rods extend down alongside
the pump rod, and are connected with opposite
ends of the equalizing bars, which extend across
upon each side of the pump rod beneath the
saddle plates. This connection of the side rods
and the equalizing levers may be -made by means
of cross levers, to the centers of which the side
rods are connected. The ends of these cross
levers are connected with the ends of the equal-
izing levers. The saddle plates extend some
distance along the wooden pump rod, and are
strongly clamped to it by bolts, which pass
through holes in the plates just outside the
pump rod.
This gives a firm connection without the ne-
cessity of weakening the pump rod by any holes
or cuts. The enormous weight that must be
sustained by the pump rods sometimes causes the
saddle plates to slip unequally, or the boxes or
pins at the bob-nose to wear unequally, when
the whole strain would be thrown on one side or
the other if the side rods were rigidly secured to
the saddle plates, and breakages would occur.
This difficulty is overcome by the use of the
equalizing levers.
Extra Edition. — We had intended to pub-
lish an edition of twenty-four pages this week,
but some unavoidable delay in the engraving
department has compelled us to defer it until
next week. We shall then issue a double edi-
tion, devoted more especially to Arizona and
its mines.
English
Investments
Coast Mines -
in the
■No. 2.
Pacific
Tucson, Arizona, is filled with miners and
prosoectorB, who have been driven in by the
proximity of the hostile Indians.
The Silver Stale has entered on its twenty-
second volume. This journal, though small in
size, should be an example to many others, from
the way it collects the mining news of the vari-
ous districts in its locality. There is always
something of interest to be found in its columns,
and it presents very fair and terse statements
about local mines. The mining interests of any
region are always assisted materially by such
publications.
Eleven miles north of La Porte, an Illinois
company last year worked by machinery to a
depth of 300 feet, under the superintendency of
J. Lilly. The parties must have met with suc-
cess, for they have started a tunnel, and are
working it day and night. The tunnel is to be
about 1,400 feet long. The company owns sev-
eral gold mines in California, and numerous
coal mines in Illinois.
Prepared for the Miniwg and Scientific Press by H.
D EG ROOT.]
The Emma Fiasco— Early History of the
Mine.
The next of these Anglo-American invest-
ments, taking them in the order of their occur-
rence, consists of the Emma purchase, a trans-
action that, because of its magnitude and the
alleged unfair means by which it was consum-
mated, has caused no little scandal on both
sides of the Atlantic. This mine, which is situ-
ated in Little Cottonwood canyon, Utah Terri-
tory, was located in 1868, by two prospectors
named Woodman and Chisholm. Being with-
out means to do the necessary work upon it,
they afterwards disposed of a one third interest
in their location to James E. Lyon, who there-
upon advanced them enough money for that
purpose. During that and the following year,
a fair prospect was developed, and about 100
tons of good ore were extracted from the mine.
Being impressed with the idea that the property
might prove valuable, Woodiran and Chisholm
sought to oust their partner by relocating the
claim, under the pretext that the lode ran in a
direction different from that described in the
oi'iginal location, taking advantage of Lyon's
absence from the country to carry out their
scheme, he having meantime left on a visit to
New York. Returning and finding how he had
been served, Lyon brought suit, and recovered
the one third interest that had been so wrong-
fully wrested from him; William M. Stewart,
then United States Senator from Nevada, being
his leading counsel. This accounts for Stewart's
connection with the early history of the mine.
Treanor W. Park Appears upon the Scene.
While in New York, Lyon had in some man-
ner become acquainted with Treanor W. Park,
formerly and for a long time a resident of San
Francisco, to whom he made such representa-
tions concerning the Emma claim, as induced
that gentleman, accompanied by General Bax-
ter, to come out to Utah in the month of March,
1871, and make an examination of the property,
with which he was so well pleased that he in-
duced the owners to transfer it to him, with a
view of disposing of it on the London market.
Under this arrangement the owners got but
little cash down, but were to receive a consider-
able sum contingent on a sale of the mine being
effected. Having got possession of the mine,
Mr. Park, who had the entire business in his
own hands, proceeded to organize the " Emma
Silver Mining Company of New York," giving
out that large bodies of valuable ore had been
developed in the mine and that a great deal of
money had already been expended upon it, both
of which statements were in a good part true.
Whether or not Mr. Park in these prelimi-
nary stages of the business, or at any time there-
after, was mere or less honest than the average
promoter of these speculative schemes, certain
it is he had already earned the reputation of
being an astute lawyer as well as a shrewd and
successful financier. Bred to the bar in the
State of Vermont, he came thence to the Pacific
coast at an early day, bringing with him those
frugal and thrifty habits for which the natives
of the Green Mountain State are apt to be
noted. He had, moreover, become somewhat
conversant with mining affairs through his con-
nection with various enterprises of that kind,
having also held for a number of years the posi-
tion of "Receive!"" for the celebrated Fremont
estate, in Mariposa county. While discharging
the functions pertaining to that position, Mr.
Park so completely absorbed the resources of
the property as to gain for him among the
creditors of the bankrupt concern the appella-
tion of the "Great Exhausting Receiver."
However much Mr. Park may have overesti-
mated or exaggerated the importance of the
Emma mine in the spring of 1871, there is no
denying that a great deal of work had previous-
ly been done upon the property, which at that
time presented a very promising appearance.
Before going to England Mr. Park had the mine
examined and reported upon by Professor Silli-
man, who for this service received, it is said,
the sum of $5,000, with the promise of a much
larger amount in case the property was sold.
That Prof. Silliman's report was favorable it is
needless to say — that it was extravagantly so
is a point open to some question.
Hunting for Capital on English Preserves
Having engineered matters up to the point
above designated, Mr. Park, accompanied by
Senator Stewart, leaving New York in the sum-
mer of 1S71, crossed over to London. Arrived
in the great metropolis, our adventurer, armed
with Prof. Silliman's report, backed as it was
by good accounts constantly coming forward
from the mine, experienced little trouble in get-
ting the ear of the English investing public, an
end that he took care to facilitate by first se-
curing the good offices of certain influential per-
sonages and promoters of speculative schemes',
by interesting them in his project.
Among the most conspicuous of the parties so
subsidized, was one Albert Grant, who, for ser-
vices to be rendered, was promised a" fee of
£100,000, payment being made contingent on
the successful floating of the property. This
Albert Grant, known also as Baron Grant, lie
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having bought the title somewhere abroad, and,
not being a member of the regular British peer-
age, had made himself notorious by originating
oat in Laodoi
ewhere on the Continent, a number of
■ 1 for their oiagriil
boldness, some of them 1h_i pntable as
bold; but having m and thus con-
doned bis offenses, Mr. Park considered turn a
proper person to help carry oat his plans, di spite
bis tonnei questional)] sthods and unsavory
bma. Baron Grant, though his career was af-
terwards brought to i ind ignominious
is, at the time "t Mr. Park's advent in
London, living in that city in great
ii the stock exchange, and a uu
tii>- financial world, I ( * ■ wta at the bead of
railway i and other Important move-
ments, i«w men having greater influence in
rn iyed oi relet than u< . I or the furtherance
of Mr. I'.uk's purposes, this Baron w
(area very availabli person. Gen, Robert C.
Bohenck, then American Minister at the I ourl
ui St. James, was persuaded to buy some of the
shares of the company proposed to be organized,
and of which he was afterwards made one of the
Directors. Gen. Schenok always maintained
that he bought these shares, 500 in number,
with bis '»wn money, and in good faith, ami
that they were not donated to him by Mr.
Park, as many supposed*
Besides Baron Grant, other London digni-
taries and people of high position were induced
to take a little Btock iii tins ][.-w venture, Mr.
lJark, it is surmised, having placed a few Bhares
where he supposed "they would do the must
good." With this progi ,'... MKule,
The Emma Sliver Mining Company (Lim-
ited)
Was organized in London, and its prospectus
issued on the 9th day of November, 1871. The
capital stock of the company was fixed at £1, -
000,000, divided into 60,000 shares of the par
value of £20 per share. Of these shares one
half was offered to be subscribed for by the
public, the vendors of the mine retaining the
other half. The property was taken on the re-
port of Prof. Silliman, and such other sources
of information as the purchasers considered re-
liable, they having failed to first procure any
report to be made upon it by their own agents
or experts, a very unwise
course of procedure, cer-
tainly. Prof, Silliman, be-
sides other favorable state-
ments, represented that there
were in the spring of 1871,
when he made his report,
3'2,000 tons of good ore in
sight in the mine, while be-
tween that date and the time
when the property was sold
the English investors were
given to understand that
such developments had been
made as largely increased its
value. They were assured
that not less than £46,000
of net profits had accrued in
the interim, aside from '2,800
tons of first-class ore, of the
estimated value of £70,000,
that had been shipped to
England, and 8,000 tons of second-class ore,
of the estimated value of £64,000, piled up at
the mouth of the mine, which latter still con-
tained reserves larger than represented by Prof..
Silliman, with much more of similar import.
Thus the advertised shares offered the public
were soon subscribed fur, and the purchase
money paid over to the vendors by the trustees
appointed to receive and hold it till the prop-
erty had been duly transferred to the company.
This done, the transaction was consummated to
the satisfaction of all parties concerned— both
the buyers and the sellers congratulating them-
selves on having made a good bargain.
In Bonanza for a Year.
Starting out under auspices so favorable, the
new enterprise prospered for a time beyond ex-
pectation. The mine turned out bullion fi'eely
and the profits were large, admitting of greater
dividends being paid than had been counted
upon. Within four months from the time the
company came into possession of the property
their shares had advanced from twenty to
twenty-three pounds sterling, at which figure
they were in such demand on the London market
that the Board of Directors, the shareholders
concurring, bought from the vendors the 25,000
shares which ihey had retained, paying the full
market price for the same.
Meantime, some ugly rumors having gotten
abroad in regard to the outlook of the mine, the
company decided to send out an agent to in-
spect and report on the same. Mr. E. Brydges
Williams, member of Parliament for London
and one of the Board of Directors, having beeu
selected as a suitable person to perform that
service. As the result of Mr. Williams' mis-
sion, the faith of the shareholders in the mine
was fully re-established, that gentleman having
found it all and even more than the vendors
had represented- it to be, and even going so far
as to venture the opinion that the property was
honestly worth twice as much as the company
had paid for it. This was in the early part of
April, 1872. Late in the fall of that year Mr.
George Anderson, also a member of Parliament
for London and a Director of the company, paid
the Emma mine a visit, and after a careful ex-
amination endorsed all that Mr. Williams and
Prof. Silliman had said of it, paying at the same
time a high tribute to the integrity and dis-
interestedness of Messrs. Park and Stewart.
Disappointment, Disaster, and Final
Collapse.
During the first year of its existence, the
Emilia company disbursed to the shareholders
the ram ol * 195,000, paying monthly dividends,
the last of which, six ahulings per share, was
paid on the second day of December, 1872. Pre-
sumably these dividends were paid from the net
earnings of the mine, though tl,
n.-ii that Mr. Park, being sustain
market, advanced the money to pay the
last two made, lie that as it may, the company
at the and of 1872 found themselves confronted
by the astounding discovery that their stock of
available ore was exhausted, everything in
sight worth taking out having been extracted
without an-, nru ore bodies having been devel
oped or much advanced exploration done in the
mine. Prof. Silliman's 32,000 tons in ligbl had
shrunk to 11,420 tons, the quantity raised dur-
ing the year. About the quantity shipped to
En I nil, there had occurred BUCh mistake that
the 2,800 tons reported in the company's pros.
pectus had, in like manner, shrunk to 1,800
tons; Mr. Park, unable to account for the die-
en pancy, having, al a cost of £28,000, made up
the same out of his own poeket. The
quantity of ore reported afloat also turned out
strangely deficient. Shrinkage and collapse oc
eurreo everywhere, causing the expected next
annual yield of the mine to dwindle from £700,-
000 to the insignificant Bum above mentioned.
The company unable to weather the crises
si i precipitated in the condition of their affairs,
a collapse ensued. The mine was shut down
and the working force dismissed. Dividends
were "declared" oil. The shares of the com-
pany from twenty-three pounds dropped speed-
ily to one tenth that amount and finally to zero,
being no Longer quoted on the Stock Exchange.
Everybody was disappointed and everybody
disgusted. Inquiry into the causes of these
disasters being now in order, it was ascertained
that the mine, prior to its being visited by
Messrs. Williams and Anderson, had been "doc-
tored" in the most outrageous manner, the pro-
cess of fixing it up consisting in the exposed
parts being cemented with rich ore, the work
having been done so adroitly as to defy detec-
tion. To accept this, the theory of those gen-
- to which it had bc-ii reduced I
_i'vt. the excavated gTOUUd C
and tike plant destroyed, having been
yean since carried away by a snow slide, the
work of rehabitation hfl d rather
slowly. Nevertheless, much lias been accom-
plished, both in th. torine as
well as further exploiting the property, which
at the present tunc presents a very encouraging
appearance. Althoug ive hen tofore
been divided in their opinions as to tin
and future prosnects ol the mine, few who huvi
had opportunities for formin ■ eoi n
men! on that point entertain nou an]
but what vajual lies m ill at a
depth below present woi I
and the company be brought into bonanza once
c This is the belief ol all the <■
mini i - confi I by the opinion of Prof. J. II.
Morton, <-i Salt Lake city, who, besides be-
ing famili&S with the history of the mine.
is thoroughly conversant with tl -. bhe
formations and the vein system of the district,
where he has spent much time examining and
reporting on properties, projecting and super-
vising improvements and in the disch
Buch other duties as pertain to the position of a
first-class mining engineer, Being an educated
geologist as well as an experienced practical
miner, Prof. Morton's opinion should perhaps,
in this particular ease, be considered worth
more than those of all the other experts who
have expressed their views on the prospects of
the Emma mine combined. That subsequent
developments may make good the favorable
opinions of Prof. Morton is the fervent desire
of many who have no other interest in such re-
sult than seeing these English investors, who,
as a body, have acted honorably throughout
this business, saved from ultimate loss.
Invention for Prospectors.— P. B. Brown,
of Denver, has invented an electric apparatus for
detecting and locating minerals, which is said
to be a wonderful instrument and a marvel of
science. It is a small electrical machine, with
small points at the ends of the positive and neg-
ative wires. These points being held near to-
gether and moved over a piece of mineralized
rock give a constant succession of sparks when
passed over mineral of any kind, but a barren
DIFFERENT METHODS OF FRAMING MINE TIMBERS.
tie men in explanation of their mistakes, implies
little fitness on their part for performing the
task they had undertaken. It is hardly possi-
ble that they could have been imposed upon by
a device so difficult of execution and yet so easy
of detection. What seems more probable is
that Messrs. Williams and Anderson, not hav-
ing much experience as viewers of mines, were
by their guides made to believe that much of
the barren rock they saw was really rich ore.
Seeking Legal Redress and the Result.
Believing that they had been swindled by
Mr. Park and his associates, the English direc-
tors instituted suits against these parties to re-
cover the money paid for the mine. While
these legal proceedings failed of that end, Mr.
Park, who under foreclosure of mortgage finally
came into possession of the property, volunta-
rily restored the same to the English company,
under an arrangement that evinced on his part
a willingness to act fairly, and even a desire to
do right, and which, having been acquiesced in
by the Board of Directors, afterwards met with
the approval of most of the shareholders.
Under this arrangement, which was effected
in 1880, a new company was formed with a
nominal capital of £700,000, divided into 70,000
shares, 50,000 of which go to the original share-
holders, the balance being apportioned among
the debenture holders and vendors; a portion to
be applied also in liquidation of indebtedness.
Preference debentures receive £9,163 cash; or-
dinary £28,000 cash, and £52,820 in fully paid
up shares. Of the remaining shares 11,000 go
to Mr. Park and the vendors; 1,218 are to be
used for general purposes, Mr. Park, subscrib-
ing for 2,500 shares, one half payable at once
and the balance as required; the proceeds to be
used as working capital. The entire property,
with clear title, is conveyed to the new com-
pany, the old being liquidated. All legal pro-,
ceedings are dismissed and mutual releases
given to the company, the American defendants
and Baron Grant.
The Re-constructed Emma.
The arrangement above described having been
completed, work was soon after resumed on
this much mismanaged, somewhat maligned and
altogether unfortunateproperty, very little hav-
ing been done upon it during the preceding
seven or eight years. Owing to the wretched
! rock does not affect it. If the ore extends
.through the rock continuously the machine will
show it by holding the points on opposite sides
of the rock. It will show whether the rock
| carries mineral or not, and also the comparative
quality of ore. If one pole is placed in contact
with ore in any mine and the other pole applied
to a supposed extension of the vein it will show
at once whether it is the extension or not.
What is c llled static electricity is used, and the
theory is based on the conductivity of metals
for electricity. Copper and gold give distinct
flames; copper, a greenish flame and gold a pur-
ple, while silver, lead, iron, etc., are white.
This machine will prove of great value to pros-
pectors, as they can test any float rock or speci-
men and tell in a minute whether it carries
mineral, and whether much or little. The ma-
chines can be carried on the back, like a knap-
sack. —Eureka Sentinel.
Mine Timbering— No 8.
In the last number of the Press we gave
some drawings showing several forms of
timbering adopted in French coal mines.
They have quite a variety of ways of working
their timber, many of them devised particularly
to economize the article which is scarce there.
On this page are shown several of the methods
of framing adopted. These are such as are in
use in several parts of the world, as well. By
referring to previous articles in this series, the
difference between these systems and ours in use
on this coast will be seen. The method of fram-
ing is so plainly shown in the engraving, that no
detailed description is necessary.
A Hot Place.— Work is still progressing in
the southeast drift on the 2,500 level of the
Con. Virginia, but a good deal of water is com-
ing in, and the drift is fearfully hot— almost
scalds the hair off the heads of the miners.
None of the men working in that drift hanker
after Russian baths. Their thoughts are of the
ioe fields of 'Alaska. — Virginia Enterprise.
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
[From Our Regular Correspondent.}
liters are taking a
of the Jackson mine, and,
to facilitate thia work, the company will cut
OUt :i new station in the shaft, between the third
and fourth levels, which are 160 feet apart.
A new drift will also be run from [In-
by which it is thought that the continuatiou of
the old ore bodies between the third and fourth
levels \\ ill be Found.
At the Albion Mine,
Three or four new prospect drifts have been
started. The work is being done on contract,
.Several men are al work in the old chambers
out ore. When a Buffieienl quantity is
extracted to justify it, the furnaces will be
started up, It is thought thai they ran be run
fully, oot withstanding past' diffii
At any rate, it will be cheaper to smelt the Albion
ore at the company's furnaces at present, than to
haul it to any other, as there is a large amount
• if i ha renal and general supplies on hand. To
haul these to any other furinice would be very
expensive, added to which there is a large sup-
ply of charcoal, which it would be necessary to
resack. The shrinkage on the charcoal would
probabl} be twenty per cent., a loss of itself
amounting to Sii.OOO nr sS,UU0.
At the Eureka Con.
The Locan shaft has been sunk an additional 15
feet. During the few days that the water was
pumped from the bottom of the Locan shaft to
the surface, only a slight deer,.;,,-, w&B observa-
ble, but it is said that .some of the drifts in the
Richmond mine that had been under water for
several years became perfectly dry. A few days
ago Mr. Read commenced pumping the Mater
up to the drain drift, which is 840 feet from
the surface, since which it has been handled
with ease, and there has been no obstacle in the
way of the miners, who have been kept steadily
at their work, sinking without interruption.
I am told that the drifts in the Richmond mine,
above mentioned, are again under water, and
have been so since the Eureka Con. Co. have
resumed the drainage through the 840 drift.
Judging from this, it will
pay the Richmond Co. to
join the Eureka Con. Co. in
the expense of pumping, and
in the event of their doing
bo, they might be enabled to
drain both mines at a slight
additional cost.
I am reliably informed that
a very important movement
is to take place here shortly
in reference to
The Slag Dumps
At one or more of our fur-
naces, not to be made public,
however, until all the ar-
rangements are completed,
but which, if successful,
will certainly work a revo-
lution in our district, as it
will solve the problem of
smelting very lowgrade ores. This, added to
the plan contemplated for working dry ores by
lixivation process, particularly those from the
mines on the quartz belt of Adam's Hill, will
doubtless be the means of bringing into renewed
activity every mine in Eureka district, from the
most extensively operated down to the small-
est prospect.
The Richmond Company
Have reason to congratulate themselves on the
bonanza that they are at present, and for sev-
eral weeks past, have been uncovering in the
slag pile at their own furnaces, the accretions
in which are still proving immensely profitable,
and the successful working of the same is due
to the present intelligent management. To Mr.
L. W. Davis, under Mr. Edward Probert, the
general manager, is due the credit for a knowl-
edge of the science of smelting superior to that
of any of their predecessors. M. H. Joseph.
Tee Silver Belt mine, in Big Bug district,
is the property of D. C. Thome, W. W. Hutch-
inson and Mr. Symes, of this county, who have
stuck to the Belt through evil and good report.
Four months ago, when work was started anew,
the company owed $31,000, almost every dollar
of which has been paid by profits from the
mine, which is to-day the best little mine in
America. A few miners take out daily three
and one half tons of ore, worth at least S205,-
000. This ore is packed on mules a distance of
about eight miles to the Howell smelter. We
believe Mr. Thome's partners will accord him
the credit of having been the " braveBt" among
them, for, when at times the vein was looking
delicate, they felt like taking a rest, when
Thorne was just in the humor of " seeing more"
of it. — Courier.
The Walker Lake Bulletin says that the first
clean-up of the Cat Creek mill was a financial
success. This settles the question as to the
future of Wild Cat canyon and Cat creek.
There is plenty of rich ore in sight in that coun-
try to keep several mills going, and the ledges
are as numerous as in any part of the Wasatch
range.
Reno now claims to have found a seven foot
ledge of plumbago near its town limits.
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Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
S rENTiFic Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For Week Ending April 10.
275>348.— Optometer— L. A. Berteling, S.
F.
-F. G. Hesse.
275,600.— Electric Signaling Apparatus—
Chas. Cummings, Va. City, Nev.
27e 471.— Steam Boiler— Geo. W. Dickie, S. t.
375,473. Pumping Apparatus — William R.
Eckart, Si F.
275,475.— Arithmetical Chart— J as. B. Finch,
San Jose, Cal.
275,765.— Fluid Pressure Gauge
Oakland, Cal.
275,390.— Hydrocarbon Burner, etc.— Wm.
Jasper, "Santa Cruz, Cal.
* 275 504.— Metal Tube Former— H. E. Lea,
S. F.
275,689.— Portable Stacking Derrick— L. T.
Mitchell, Gait, Cal.
275 524.— Remedy for Ague— C. L. Robinson,
s- F
285,520.— Boat Detaching Apparatus— 1 hos.
H. Sellers, Vallejo, Cal.
275,530. — Siphon — Chas, E. Sherman, S. F.
10,312 (Re-issued).— Saw Tooth— N.W. Spauld-
ing, S. F.
275 C57.— Window Blind— Jos. Williams, San
Jose, Cal.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
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security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Pate ts.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co. 'a Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention :
Boat Detaching Apparatus. — Thomas H.
Sellers, Vallejo. No. 275,529. Dated April
10, 18S3. This is intended to be applied not
only to detaching boats when they are to be
launched from vessels, but for again re-attach-
ing them to the falls when they are to be
hoisted to the davits. It consists of a horizon-
tal shaft turning in boxes in the bottom of the
boat, and having its ends enlarged with longi-
tudinal slots, which extend to the center line
of the shaft, so as to admit the free ends of
bolts which have their opposite ends hinged
in line with the shaft. Suspending links are
hooked upon these bolts and connected with
the tackle, and when the shaft is turned by a
lever until the slots are upward, the free ends
of the bolts are drawn out and allow the links
to slip from them so the boat is free to fall.
Each boat is provided with two sets of links, so
the second set may be connected with the bolts,
and be ready to connect with the boat when it
is to be taken up again.
Arithmetical Chart. — James B. Pinch, San
Jose. No. 275,475. Dated April 10, 1SS3.
This is an arithmetical or number chart for pur-
poses of instruction. It consists of a sheet
having certain figures written in lines across it,
with intervening signs for multiplication, divis-
iou, addition or subtraction, and in combination
with this sheet of slips having numbers pointed
in a single vertical line upon each. The large
sheet is fixed in a frame having slats at one
side into which the slips are placed, and they
may be moved up or down, so as to produce,
with the figures upon the large sheet, new com-
binations or examples. The invention is in
tmded to provide a simple arrangement of num-
bers, with the proper intervening signs, to give
a number of different examples, and with these
series of examples are employed slips having
numbers arranged vertically, so that by mov-
ing a slip up or down, the examples may be
changed.
Siphons.— Chas. E. Sherman, S. F. No.
275,530. Dated April 10, 1883. The inven-
tion relates to an improvement in siphons, by
which they may be effectually kept clear of air,
which will in time accumulate in the upper
part of an ordinary siphon, and, if not removed,
will stop the How through the apparatus. It
consists in the combination with the pipes of a
siphon of a second discharge pipe and chamber,
into which the upper ends of the pipes open in-
dependently, so that the interior of the cham-
ber is also connected with the pipes, and any
air which may have accumulated in this cham-
ber will be forced into the discharge pipe, which
acts as an air pump.
Window Blind. — Joseph Williams, San
Jose. No. 275,557. Dated April 10, 1883.
The blind consists of a number of independent
parallel strips, pivoted above and below to pe-
culiar guides which are pivoted to the window
frames. The strips are so arranged that when
the guides' are horizontal said strips are ex-
tended so as to cover the window; but when
the guides arc raised to a vertical position the
strips fold on one another and lie in a narrow
compass at the sills of the window frame. The
object is to provide an effective window blind;
:isy to open and close, and little liable to be-
ome disarranged.
Two-Wheeled Vehicle. — Willis O'Brien,
S. F. No. 275,512. Dated April 10, 1SS3.
The object of this invention is to render a two-
wheeled vehicle an easy riding conveyance by
relieving the body of the jogging motion of the
horse. The improvements consist in a peculiar
spring connection for the front of the body to
limit and ease its play, and in a novel attach-
ment of the whiffletree, whereby the freedom of
the shafts, and the consequent independence of
the body, may operate to the best effect.
Remedy for Ague. — CheaelsL. Robinson, S.
F. No. 275,524. Dated April 10, 1SS3. This
compound is good as medicine in cases of fever
and ague. It is to be taken internally. The
peculiar ingredients used in the compound are
patented in this connection.
A Mineral Exposition.
A short time since we published an account
of a meeting of citizens at the State Mining
Bureau to consult on the question of making a
free exposition of the mineral and material re-
sources of the Pacific coast. The coming
summer will afford a great opportunity for the
display of our mineral resources, as many
strangers will be here.
A committee was appointed, consisting of the
following gentlemen : Melville Atwood, L. L.
Bullock, W. M. Bunker, Wm. T. Coleman,
James V. Coleman, C. O'Connor, J. Z. Davis,
John Daggett, Warren B. Ewer, S. Heyden-
feldt. Jr., C. A. Hooper, Geo. T. Marye, Jr.,
W. H. Mills, Almarin B. Paul, I. M. Scott,
J. R. Scupham, Chas. M. Tyler.
This committee has addressed a circular to
the Board of Supervisors of each county in the
State, setting forth the object of the Exposition
and asking the county to be represented. The
propositions are as follows:
First — It is proposed that the citizens of the
city and county of San Francisco (and liberal
minded citizens of the State who may so desire)
raise all the funds required to project and carry
out a Free Pacific Coast Mineral Exposition,
and make the display one of tunequaled attrac-
tion and interest to all who may visit the city.
Second — That the respective counties, and the
citizens thereof, be earnestly solicited to con-
tribute the sum of §100 for each county, by ap-
propriation or by private subscription, which may
be sent to Lloyd Tevis, Esq., Treasurer of this
Citizens' Exposition Committee, to go into what
may be styled "The County Case Fund of the
State Mining Bureau and Museum,'' to provide
neat and uniform cases which will bear the
names of the respective counties so contrib-
uting.
It is also most earnestly requested that im-
mediate measures be taken by the respective
boards to solicit specimens which may be sent
by express, free, directed to the State Mining
Bureau, with names of donors, which will ap-
pear on printed display cards in the respective
county cases. Many relics, fossils, etc. , will,
no doubt, be sent which cannot go in cases,
and for these a county space will be assigned by
the committee.
When you feel out of sorts, have the blues, melancholy,
etc., it must be indigestion that ails you. Brown's Iron
Bitters cures it.
Excelsior Powder.— Attention is called to
an advertisement of the Excelsior Powder Co.
in another column. The company lias been
thoroughly reorganized and intend now to man-
ufacture on a larger scale than heretofore. The
powder has been on the market some little
time, and is well known among mining men. It
is represented as being not only very strong,
hut emits no disagreeable fumes or gases.
Important additions are being continually mado In
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria ie
constantly receiving accessions of new fish and othei
narine life. The number of sea lions iB increased and
there iB a better chance to study their actions. The
pavilion has new varieties of performances The floral
lepartmeut is replete and the wild animalB la gcod vigor.
4. day at Woodward's Gardens is a day well spent.
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News in Brief.
The Marquis of Lome will probably succeed
the Marquis of Ripon as Viceroy of India.
At Castle Garden, in one day this week, 4,-
469 immigrants landed from six foreign steam-
ships.
The railroad company is fairly at work ex-
tending the California and Oregon railroad
northward.
The Saratoga paper mills were burned Sun-
day night. Loss, S40,000; insurance, §18,000.
The stock destroyed was principally straw
paper.
Cabbages continue to arrive from Germany,
although a duty of ten cents is collected, and
turnips are brought from Russia. — New York
Tribune.
About 1,200 persons have contributed from
$175,000 to §200,000 for the development of the
Keeley motor, and the process of development
is not yet finished.
Three ore teamsters were fired on by
Apaches in the Santa Rita mountains on the
13th inst. , and two killed, one escaping. One
of the men killed was named Thornburg. The
Indians took the teams.
Manitoba has entered a protest against the
action of the Dominion Government looking to
an increase in the duty on agricultural imple
ments from the United States.
The Boston Advertiser thinks the time is
near at hand when the Pacific Coast will be
able to compete successfully with the South or
the entire country in the canned fruit trade.
During the first nine months of the current
fiscal year, the internal revenue receipts were
§108,S25,79S, an increase of $251,398 over the
corresponding period last fiscal year.
Gen. Crook does not believe the Indians can
be successfully fought with regular troops, and
will, therefore, employ Indian scouts, to which
the Mexican authorities have assented, and will
permit Cook's scouts to cross the borders in pur-
suit of the hostiles.
The Mexican Central railroad company has
signed a contract with the government consoli-
dating all conci ssions made to the company
since September, 1881. The first train from
Washington at Mexico is expected next spring.
It will be made a great festivity.
A AVarden of the Cook county, 111., hospital
is made to say that one Chaffee, the County
Undertaker, sells seventy-five per cent of the
bodies to the medical colleges in Chicago and
other cities, and that his revenue from this
source has exceeded $6,000 annually.
The New Orleans Picayune reckons up a
total of S:i93,500,000 profit to American build-
ers of Mexican railroads through Government
subsidies, and suggests that the Republic is be-
ing practically sold out to "New York and Bos-
ton millionaires."
Jay Gould, it is said, has declared his inten-
tion to retire from active business life on the
completion of his steam yacht, Atlanta, built
for his projected tour around the world. His
son, George G. Gould, a young man of twenty-
three years, is to take his place as a speculator.
Gould is forty -seven years old, and his wealth
s estimated at $100,000,000.
The information filed in the Superior Court
ii Colusa, charging Huron Miller with the
murder of Dr. H. J. Glenn, was, on motion of
Jackson Hatch, attorney for Miller, set aside.
The ground was that Miller had not been legally
examined and committed by a magistrate.
Miller was discharged, but was immediately re-
arrested and his examination set for Satiuday,
April 28th.
The Chico Record of the" 14th says: The
land about Vina, which is nearly all owned by
ex-Governor Leland Stanford, is fast settling
up with a thrifty class of people from the East.
Yesterday afternoon a carload of eastern im-
migrants passed through Chico to locate at this
place, and two more carloads will pass through
this evening.
Nervousness, peevishness, and fretting, so often con-
nected with overworked females' lives, is rapidly relieved by
Brown's Iron Bitters.
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
There is for sale in this city, by I. A. Heald, American
Machine and Model Wurku, 111 and 113 First St., a
Ruthe'ford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which waa only used a few times and is as good
ag new It 9 ill be sold very much below co3t, and
miners who are in need of euch an appliance for a email
mine will do well to make inquiii.s concerning it. It is
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other 8ub-
staucea. Reference as to above can be had upon applying
to tMa office.
SEEK
health and avJid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong?
You can continue feeling
miserable and good for no-
thing, and no one but your-
self can find fault, but if you
are tired of that kind oflife,
you can change it if you
choose.
How? By getting one
bottle of Brown' Iron Bit-
ters, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1881.
Gentlemen : — I have suffered with
pain in my side and back, and great
soreness on my breast, with shoot-
ing pains all through my body, at-
tended with great weakness, depres-
sion of spirits, and loss of appe-
tite. I have taken several different
medicines, and was treated by prom-
inent physicians for my liver, kid-
neys, and spleen, but I got no relief.
I thought I would try Brown's Iron
Bitters ; I have now taken one bottle
and a half and am about well — pain
in side and back all gone — soreness
all out of my breast, and I have a
good appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh.' It can justly be
called the king of medicines.
John K. Allender.
Brown's Iron Bitters is
composed of Iron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
THE
ALBANY CYLINDER
OIL
Has its "lobule undisturbed, stands*
J Are leet of more than 500 degrees, is per
fecdy free from acids or oxygen, cliD£
wjth mo:e tena<,i*.y to the metu.1, and
beL-ter resiBts the gie^t pvessui e and hen
of steam than any other lubricant.
LARGEST STOCK OF
GENUINE EASTERN OILS
In this City.
HEADQTJAETEES
— POR TBB—
Albany Lubricating Compound
TATUM & B0WEN,
25, 27, 29 end 31 Main St., San Francleco
1S7 FRONT ST.. T>OUTI.AVI>.
ROCK DRILL!
FCU MINES, QUARRIES, ETC.
J. CTJYAS, Agent,
10 Patk Place, - - New York.
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is no rew, patent, non-explosive Safety Powder, but the Genuine
StmxUrd Nitro Glycerine Po#der, as safe to use and handle as anv other Nicro-
Glycine Powder manufactured. The fumes ami g^ases, common in nitro-glycerine
powders, are destroyed, and do not leave the miner wUh headache or nausea.
The powder Is put up in cartridges of any f-ize to sui^ the consumer, and is
exploded ia the sam*> marine as all other hiiih explosives; that is, by means of
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It iB not claimea for this powder ihat It ie a
non-txplosive, or safer than other ni'ro-jiljcerine powder. All powder, and
eRpeoialiy nitrn-^lvcerine Dowder, thuu'd be handled cartfully. The I XCEL-
SIOR POWDER is as Pafe, and for strength far BUvpasseB any other powder on
the market, Addre s all orders to
EXCELSIOR POWDER
Room 9, No. 3 California St.,
COMPANY,
San Francisco, Cal,
April 21, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
277
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street. San Francisco, Cal.
IH03ST ^.isru STEEL "WIRE HOISTING HOPES.
ORE
CAES.
WIRE ROPE
"B RODERICKS BAS CD MR 0 PEL 0 .
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Po Ter.
ORE AND
Water Buckets.
BELT
Compressor.-.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One Horse can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 600 (cut. The whim
Is mainly built of wrought Iron. The hoisting-drum Is throwu out of gear by tho
lever, while tho load Is held in placo with a brake by tho man toadlng Hi;
bucket. Tho standard of the whim Is bolted to bod-tlmberr, thus avoiding all fram
work. When required these whims are made in sections to pack on mule".
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
filing Copipapieg,
Persons Interested in inco poratlons will
do well to recommend me publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
NOTICE OF THE APPLICATION
-OF THE—
South Comstock Gold & Silver Mining Co.
For Dissolution and Disincort oration.
Notice Is hersby given that the South Comatock Gold and
Silver Mining Cumpaay haa thlB day nlgd with th* Cierk of
the Superior Court. <>f tho City and County of San Fran-
cisco, an application f.ir Dissolution aud Di&incorooration,
and ab persons desiring to file objection* to anih appllci-
tlon are hereby notified to file such objections within
thirty days a'ter the firot publication of this notice.
March 8. 1883. WILLIAM T. SESNON, Clerk.
Date of fl'at publlcat*on, 1 O. Z SOULE,
March lfi, 1883. J Deputy Clerk.
WHITTEjiORE & McKEE, Attorneys for Petitioners.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Northern Belle Mill & Mining Company.
San Francis o, April 10, 1SS3.
At a meeting <f the Board of Directors of the above
named Company, held 'hi* day, Dividend No. 71, of fifty
cents (60c.) per share, wag declared, payable on MONDAY,
April 16, 1883. Transfer books closed on Friday,
April 13, 1833, at 3 o'clock r. M.
WM. WILUS, Secretary;
OFFICE— Room No. 29, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street. San Franc'sco, Cal.
Buhanan Gold Mining and Milling Com-
pany.— Locatl 'n < f principal place of business, Sin Fran-
cisco, Cal : location of wo ks, Tuulumae, Tu >Iumne
county, Cal.
Notice in he-eby given tha', at a meoti-g of the B^ard --f
Directors, h^ d on the 3 th dty of M rch, 1833, an As-iess-
ment (No. 2) of Fi»e 0 ctn) Cent- per sha'e whs levied upon
the capital stock of th« Oorpnrafci"rt, payable immediately.
In Uni'eil Stat s gold coin, to the Secretary at th i oftic" of
the Companv. room 3. No. 121 Post Btr<e\ San Fra' cisco.
Ary Bto<k upon which this AsBesument *hall remiin un-
paid on the 2d dty of Mav, 1833. vilt b ' delinquent and ad-
vertised for sale at public i-uc i"n; »nd unless p^ment is
rradH before, will b < sold on FRIDAY, June I. 18S3, to -ay
D-1'nq'tent ABsfiBement. toge her with c >Bts of a 'vertislng
and expenBeB of sale. By order of the Bo&Td oF Directors.
P. J. SULLIVAN. Secretary.
OFPICE-Rcom 3. 121 Post Street, San Francisco, CaL
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Seaton Gold Mining Company. — Location
of principal place of business, Sa.i Francisco, Ciiifoi-
nia; location of workB, Drycown, Amador county, Cal.
Notice is hereby tiven that at a meeting of the Board
of. Directors, beld on the 10th day of April, 1883, an as-
sessment (No. 2) of 8 ven and one-half cents (7&) per share
wis levied upon the capital stock oi 'he corporation, pa\-
able immediately in United States eold coin, to the Treas-
urer, A Warner, at his office, No. 224 Kearny street, room
2, San Francisco, California
Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain
unpaid on thelithdayof M -y. 1 383, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale, at public auction, and unless pay met. tiB
made before, will be sold on Tuesday, the 5th dav of June,
1883, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advr ising and expenseB of sale. By order of
the Board of Directors. A. MARTIN, Secretary,
OKFICi— Room 6, 528 California street, San FranciBCO,
California.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sea'ed proposals will bo received by the Brandy City
Mining G< mpany until May 1, 18 3, to run a bedrock tun-
nel to its mining lands, situated at Brandy City, Sierra
County, Cal., near tho town of Cimiimnville, Yub*
C< unty. Said Tunnel to be about 3,000 feet loug, (i feet
wide and 8 feet hieh, with a grade of 5 lmhes to every 12
feet. Water Power furnished. Responsible partieB only
need apply. Piivilege reserved to reject any and all
bids. For further particular* inquire oi
CHAS. ALLENBERC, Sec'y.,
6£0 Brannan Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction HurdyGurdy Water-Wheel.
Tnis Wheel will be guaranteed to purchasers to give 83%
of the theoret'eal power of water. AiSeod for circular to
L. A- PELTON. Nevada City, Nevada Co., Cal.
Books for Miners and Millmen.
Ktjstel's Concentration of Orks (of all kinds), Includ-
ing the Chlorination Process for gold-bearing sulphurets,
axseniuxetB, and gold and silver ores generally, with 120 litho-
graphic diagrams. 1867. This work is unequaled by any
other published embracing the subjects treated. Post-paid,
$7.50 Printed and sold by Di-wey & Co.. S. F.
Kustel's Roahtino of Gold an D Silver Oreb (Seoond
Edition, 1880), and the Extraction of their Respective
MetalB without Quicksilver. Illustrated 166 pages. A val-
uable and carefully written work. Postpaid, If?. Sold by
Dewey & Co.. S. F
Aaron's Lkacbinc. Gold and Silver Ores.— The moBt
complete hand-bonk on the subject »xrant, 104 paees octavo.
Il'uBtrated ny 12 lithographic engravings and four wcod-
cuts Fully indexed. Plainly written for pra^.ioal men.
In cloth, S3. Sol i byDew^y & Co., S. F.
U. S. Mining Lawn and Coal Land Laws —Contain-
ing instructions and blank forms. Postpaid, 50 cents. Sold
by Dewey & Co., H. F-
The Explorers' Miners' a*jd Metallurgists' ''om
pan ion, hy J. S, Phdiins M. E., compiising a practical es-
positinnof the Various Depaitmen'sof Exploration, Mining,
Engineering, Assaying, and Metallurgy, co.tal ine 672
Pages and 83 Engravings. Priut-, bound in Uuth, $10.50.
S" dby Dewevfc Co.. S F.
Mining. Engineering, Meohanioai, F.^.mino, Soi-
bntieic.I ndustrial and New B'iok* in g«ueral can i-e
ordered through Dewey & Co., publishers of the fcitNlKG
A.ND Scientific Frees. S. i.. at. puolishera' rata*.
JOHN BERGSTROM,
ORGAN BUILDER.
29th. and Mission Sts.
Chas. E. Lloyd. J. S Bsaudslry.
BEARDSLEY & LLOYD,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
No, 912 Broadway Street,
Between 8th & 9th Sts., Oahland.
Particular Attention given to Negotiating Loans upon
Favo able Terms, Acting as Agents for Buyers aud
Sellers of Real Estate, and the Management
of Business for Absent Owners.
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER
Patented Wjw 23, 1S82.
t . . „b uoot -..u liui -t> MUiBf e- U r now in u&e.
It biB fwwer parts, requires le.-s power, \a simpler 'ri
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or scu
clay alike uniformily, u <der one or all tho stamps in a
battery, as rf quirt d
In the Bunker Hi 1 Mill it bag run continuoualy for two
years, never having been out of order or costing a dolbj
for repii rs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
W. E. Op\mbkr:,un. .Tr
LI*E .SCHOLARSHIPS, $70.
Paid in Installments, $75.
C3TS?nd Or c'rcuHrs.
To Prospecting Quartz Miners.
Miners bavinjj reliable properties in Ca'iforniL, and
who are willing to eive onc-holf of their iuterest ii the
same for suitable machinery, may benefit themselves by
corresponding with me. ALMAEIN B. PAUL,
Room 20, Safe Deposit Building;, San Francisco.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
The Clayton Steam Pnmp and Air Compressor Works
would respectfully announce that they will remove May
1st, to their new works, 45 and 47 York St., Brooklyn,
N. Y. (near the approach to the New Yorkpand Brooklyn
Bridge.)
How to Stop this Paper,— It is not a difficult task to
■itop thiB paper. Notify the publishers by letter. If it
comes beyond the time desired you can depend upon it we
do not know that the subscriber wants it stopped. So
be sure and send us notice hy letter.
Ball Patent Valve,
• LINK OR GOVERNOR
Engine and Locomotive Boiler.
1500 IN USE.
BEST jF^^TJD CHEAPEST.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 Main St., San Francesco.
187 FRONT ST., PORI-HNP.
Tustin's Pulverizer
WORKS ORE WET OR DRY
\sZ
The Tustln Windmill Horse-power and
Pumping Machine Works.
308 Mission Street. S. F.. Cal.
By W. I TUSTIN, Inventor and Patentee.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
135 Montgomery St. near Bush.
SPECIALTY FOB. 33 7SASLS,
i The most complicated cages of delect
lve vision thoroughly diagnosed, tr&s of
charge. Orders by mail or ejqjv&es
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mountedjo
Order. Two Hours Notice.
236
Ifpp apd |Vlachipe tofe
S\ P. Bacon, Pres. C. L. Pouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BQITjDBFS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining lacninery. Port-
aile, Stationery anil Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
fSTAsents for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
BMiop'a Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all k inds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
BOOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
8A0HAJIBNT0, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F
California Brass Foundry.
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. *
AU kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing- Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocke
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE. °^S
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
Witt. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable aid Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Miniu g Machini ry. Brudic's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $150.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
■■ 3 " 3 ' 925.00
" 0 " 1500 Iba " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Powei
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mil!
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quart2
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANDTAOTURBRS OF CASTINGS OF BVBRT BBSCRIPTCON.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 21, 1883
GILUG'S PATSNT
Mock M Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General Use on the
Corns toclc
For sale at wholesale by
HollirooK. Herrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale & MarketJStj.,
SAN FBANCISOO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Preseott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go.
* PAEKE & LACY, Proprietors.
, GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
««&g&&i
No. 3 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting1 Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers* Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Roll s.togel her with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
J3T Catalogues furnished on Application, jay
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
tV. H TAYLOR, Pres"t
JOSEPH MOOKE, Sup'l
GEORGE W. PRBSCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Wort: Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Statute;,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Pans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rook Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Peeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE,
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
^W^illiam Hawkins,
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTEBLL).
nMiA-CiHixiLsriri: "wo:r,:ecs
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
for mining and other purposes.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, lor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
WAREROOMS :
93 & 94, Liberty St., New Yorfc.
rSuoceS3ors to MOREY <fe SPJSRRY.J
Manufacturers ol all kinds of-
Mine and Mill Machinery
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and Machine Shop having rteen enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most improved Patterns QUARTZ and .STAMP MILLS complete, for
workine GOLD and SILVER ORES.
llOSET'S MED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The Ba1l3 revolve Horizontftllr 'without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 ft>3:, and does more work than 15
Stamp*, 3 ft. size, weight 3.00j lbs.
Concentrating Mils. R<<ck Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery. Engines a- d Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, SifeiyCagev The Hind Power Two-stamp
—MilL weight 280 lbs. 'THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS,! Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy-
draulic Sluices
Stf el SHOES and D IES fo r Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROOK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given Semi lor Cnfalogne.
MORSY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
A'ldreBS,
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength .
Clearing of all lands, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANT£ SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works, CHESTER. Pa. 407 library St.. PHILADELPHIA
Builders of Steam Machinery
IK ALL ITS BRANOHBS,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of. all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given (o
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
, being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. (883.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
and most improved machinery and processes for base and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting: Furnaces for silver,
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
m»nts, superior to any other make. Hoistin g Worka,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. W«
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared *.o
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in de»ign and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
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VOLUME XLVI
Number 17.
Copper Smelting Plant.
'I'h.- illustration on this page represents" the
general form of construction of the Pacific cop-
per smelting plants now in bo much favor, and
in use in many parts of the country. This
arrangement of the machinery has been
culiar feature in the construction of the water
jacket is the formation of circulating plates
which create a rapid circulation of the water.
This device, by leaving no spot within the
water space where the water is not in constant
and rapid motion, causes the heat to be evenly
distributed throughout the entire jacket, and
thus prevents unequal expansion and contrac
adopted after much study, witli a view to eon- ' tf0'!- and consequent leaky joints. The
struct the works so that the ore may require
the least amount of handling in the course of
the treatment of smelting, and also place the
mechanical appliances in such relation to each
other, that no more space will be required than
is absolutely necessary, and at the same time
have sufficient room for convenience. As will
be seen the
building is placed
at the foot of
the hill, and is
fii, ided into three
floors.
The smelter is
located upon the
lower or ground
floor. The ore,
after passing
through the
crusher on the
upper floor, is
dropped down on
to the middle or
charging floor,
when it is put
into the smelter
through an open-
ing in the casing i
of the upper part
of the smelter.
The plant, as
shown, is intend-
ed for a Pacific
copper smelter,
having a capac-
ity of handling
thirty tons of ore
a day. The man-
ner of smelting
the ore varies ac-
cording to its
character and the
fuel employed.
Ordinary carbon-
ate or oxide ores
require from
twenty - five to
thirty bushels of
charcoal per ton,
or from ten to
fifteen per cent,
of coke. Ores
containing s u 1-
phur, arsenic, and
antimony, should have their bases driven off
before smelting. This can be done either by
roasting in heaps or in a furnace made for this
purpose. Ores carrying gold or silver can be
worked to better advantage by converting the
whole product into matte.
The construction of the smelter, which is, of
course, the most important part of the entire
machinery, is as follows: The body consists of a
water jacket, which rests upon a heavy plate
supported by four columns, the whole being
placed upon a foundation plate. At the front of
the furnace is placed a bullion spout, and a slag
spout is formed at one side near the bottom of
the jacket. Above the spout is a wind box hav-
ing suitable tuyeres for directing the blast to
every part of the charge, which is received from
the blower through a wind pipe at the rear of
the smelter. The tuyeres, being entirely within
the water space, are wholly protected from
action of the heat, and consequently, never burn
out or become a cause of trouble. Peep holes,
with removable cap and mica covering, are ar-
ranged opposite each one, so the processes going
on inside the furnace can be constantly observed.
The crucible is formed on a bottom, hinged
to the plate, that can be instantly dropped
when any obstruction occurs, or for access to
the interior when repairs are necessary. A pe-
tion of the water also prevents any scale or sedi-
ment from depositing'on the surfaces, and in this
respect is of great advantage where the water
used is highly mineralized. Great economy in
the use of water is also attained by this device,
as all the water introduced into the jacket is
brought in contact with the heated surfaces,
and none escapes the overflow without having
absorbed all the heat possible. In many local-
smelter upon any copper property carrying ore
running as low as five per cent to eight percent,
circumstanceB being favorable as regards fuel
and transportation. The extensive reputation
which the Pacific copper smelter has attained
certainly reflects much credit upon the manu-
facturers. Messrs. Kankin, Brayton & Co. re-
port that they have now in hand orders for
these smelters for Australia, South America and
Mexico, besides a large number for various lo-
calities in this country.
Tucson Notes.
Our Arizona correspondent, B. W. Crowell,
sends us the following notes from Tucson : "The
Blue Jay mines are progressing with the work
favorably. B. F. Carnes is President, Mr.
GENERAL
ities where water is scarce, this point is one of
much importance. Experience has shown this
to be the most valuable improvement ever made
in water-jacket smelters, adding at least two or
three times to the effective wear and service of
the jacket, besides saving in loss of time and
cost of repair.
The smelters are made of ten, twenty and
thirty tons daily capacity, the larger size be-
ing always recommended as the most desirable
when the ore development will warrant, as it
can be run more economically, both as regards
fuel and attendance, than the smaller.
This size (thirty ton) water jacket requires
about '25,000 gallons of water per day of twenty-
four hours, when allowed to run to waste.
"When water is scarce it can be run into a res-
ervoir and pumped into cooling tanks, requir-
ing in this way only about 3,000 gallons. The
blast for the smelter is furnished by a No. 4A
Baker blower. The breaker and blower are op-
erated by separate engines, a ten-hoi'se power
engine required for the breaker, and that for
the blower having a capacity of twelve-horse
power. To complete the plant, a thirty-horse
power tubular boiler, and a steam pump to feed
same are provided.
This style of a smelting plant is so economi-
cally arranged as to warrant the erection of a
Hale, Superintendent, and J. H. Holt, "Assay er.
They are putting down a shaft as rapidly as
possible, and had the main tunnel in thirty-six
feet on the 13th. There is a constant improve-
ment in the ore as they penetrate the hill. They
are now moving on to put up boarding-house,
assay office, storehouse, and all the necessary
buildings for the company's operations. They
have some roadmaking to do to get their ma-
terial on the grounds. Mr. Graves is now in
San Francisco to purchase the outfittings for as-
say office, and other needed supplies. Their
mineral is free milling as now appears, and
rich. There are many tons of fine decomposed
ledge matter as fine as corn meal on the surface
of their claim that is rich -free-milling ore. I
am specially pleased to know that Harry New-
ftm, formerly of White Pine, Nevada, is one of
the sharers in this very promising enterprise.
These mines are about the nearest to Tucson,
right in sight of town, and on a clear day can
see the cabins at the mines, a few miles off
across the plains, perhaps twenty miles as an
"eye guess." Theirs is a development opera-
tion, and not fitting up for sale. They are
working twenty-five men; ore taken out at
depth of twenty-five feet shows specks of native
silver, and, they claim, many tons of||ore on the
dump averaging SI 75 assay."
Mines near Johnson, Arizona.
Mr. J. G. Parke, Deputy U. S. .Mineral Sur-
veyor, kindly furnishes us with a few items
about the region around .Johnson, the newly
laid-out town twenty-seven miles north from
Tombstone, and seven miles from the Dragoon
railroad station. The best and nearest mine to
the town is the Peabody. There are now being
erected two smelters of thirty tons capacity
each. New hoisting works are also going up.
Water is being brought in pipes from Russel,
which will be ample for smelters, town, and all
local purposes.
The "Old Mexican," now the Dreadnaught,
Copper King, and Saratoga, are all being wi irked.
The Peabody is
worked by Kan-
sas City capital-
ists— Messrs. Un-
derwood and
Clark — under the
able management
of George J.
Johnson. The
roads are good,
and. there is plen-
ty of wood as
well as water in
the neighboring
mountains. They
are working forty
to fifty men in
their different
mines. The coun-
try around is
considered a fa-
vorable oue for
prospecting. The
Peabody Co. has
now a large body
of high grade
ore exposed. In
some of their ■
chambers it is
said to be forty
to fifty feet wide
in pay ore.
In the Chirica-
hua mountains, a
i-ange east of
Sulphur Spring
valley, and run-
ning on down to
the Mexican line,
where it becomes
broken, there are
many good mines.
The Dunn mine,
but little devel-
oped, has a small
smelter. They
are. now negotia-
ting a sale with capital from Youngs-
town, Ohio. The Josephine is a par-
tially developed mine on the same range, with
a large body of high grade smelting ores of ga-
lena and carbonates. The great detriment and
retarding influence has been the occasional In-
dian outbreaks, being on the trail from Sonora.
Utilization of Pyrites Refuse foe, Steel
Making. — Experiments are now making at the
Terrenoire works for utilizing the residue of
iron pyrites. Briquettes are made with the con-
glomerated with hydraulic lime; and, by simple
exposure to the atmosphere, an ore is obtained
which is said to yield pig excellent for steel
making purposes. The sulphur is believed to
be completely counteracted by the lime, and
there is no phosphorus. The company has
large banks of pyrites refuse that it has hitherto
been unable to utilize.
Eight miners have been arrested and taken
to Eureka to answer for having tarred, feath-
ered and ridden on a rail A. P. Hodgdon,
whom they believed had made an attempt to
destroy Geddes and Bertrand's hoisting works,
at Secret Canyon, although he had been ac-
quitted of the charge in a jury trial.
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Latest Instructions to Settlers upon the
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A Digest of all the Settlement Laws and the
Rulings Thereon.
The following circular of instructions relative
tu entries under the homestead, pre-emption,
and timber culture laws, issued by the Commis-
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March 15, 1SS3, and addressed to Land Registers
and Receivers, is valuable as embodying the pro-
visions of all the laud laws, and the construc-
tion placed upon them by the General Land
Commissioner:
Gentlemen: — Yon are instructed to deliver
to applicants for land under the homestead, pre-
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circular, and to especially call the attention of
the applicant to the requirements of the law un-
der which the application is made.
Residence of Applicant.
1. The applicant must in every case state
in his application his place of actual residence,
and the post office address to which notice of
contest or other proceedings relative to his entry
shall be sent.
Second Filings and Entries.
2. A party making a legal filing or en-
try under any one of the foregoing Acts ex-
hausts his right under that Act, and cannot
thereafter make another filing or entry under
said Act.
Alterations in Applications.
3. Applications to amend filings or entries
should be filed with the Register and Receiver,
and be by them transmitted for the considera-
tion of this office. Registers and Receivers will
"not change an entry or filing so as to describe
another tract, or change a date after the same
has been recorded.
Relinquishments.
4. Entries and filings made for the pur-
pose of holding the land for speculation and the
sale of relinquishments are illegal and
fraudulent, and every effort in the power of
the Government will be exerted to prevent such
frauds and to detect and punish . the per-
petrators.
5. The first section of the Act of May
14, 18S0, provides that when a pre-emption,
homestead, or timber culture claimant shall
file a written relinquishment of his claim in the
land office, the land covered by such claim
shall be held as open to settlement and entry
without further action on the part of the Com-
missioner of the General Land Office.
6. This act refers to bona fide relinquish-
ments of bona fide entries. An entry fraudu-
lent in its inception is not an entry capable of
being relinquished. It is an entry to be can-
celed upon a proper showing of the facts and
circumstances of the cast, whereupon the land
will become subject to proper entry by the first
legal applicant.
7. Purchasers of relinquishments of fraudu-
lent filings or entries should understand that
they purchase at their own risk so far as the
United States is concerned, and must seek their
own remedies under local laws against those
who, by imposing such relinquishments upon
them, have obtained their money without val-
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Settlers on Unsurveyed Lands.
S. Homestead and pre-emption settlers on un-
surveyed lands are allowed three months after
the filing of the township plat of survey within
which to put their claim on record. Accord-
ingly no party will be permitted to make final
proof in any case until after the expiration of
said three months.
The Homestead Laws
9. Homestead entries can be made for not
more than onequarter section, or 160 acres of
land.
10. The Land Office fees and commissions,
payable when application is made, are as fol
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In Alabama, Arkansas, Dakota, Florida, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri
and Nebraska —
Land at $2.50 per Acre:
For ioo acres 518 00
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For 160 acres $22 00
80 " 11 00
4° " 8 00
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For 160 acres $16 00
80 " S 00
" 4° " 6 50
11. When a person desires to enter a tract of
land upon which he has not established a resi-
dence and made improvements, he must appear
personally at the district land office and present
his application, and must make the required
affidavits before the register and receiver.
12. He must then establish his actual resi-
dence ( n a house) upon the land within six
months from date of entry, and must reside
upon the land continuously for the period pre-
scribed by law.
12. In the case of a single person, the actual
residence must be established within the same
time, and must be continuously and actually
maintained for the same period.
14. The homestead affidavit can be made he-
fore the clerk of the county court only in eases
when the family of the applicant, or some mem-
ber thereof, is actually residing on the land
which he desires to enter, and on which
he has made bona fide improvement and
settlement, and when he is prevented by reason
of distance, boddy infirmity, or other good
cause, from personal attendance at the district
land office.
15. In such case, the applicant must state in
a supplemental affidavit the facts of such settle-
ment, improvement and residence, what acts of
settlement have been performed, and when
made, the nature, extent and value of the im-
provements, what member or members of his
family are residing on the land, and the length
of time such residence has been maintained,
Kiulthe cause, specifically, why the applicant
can not appear at the local office.
16. A false oath taken before the (clerk of the
county is perjury, the same as if taken before
the register or recorder.
17. The period of actual inhabitancy, im-
provement and cultivation, required under the
homestead law is five years.
IS. In case of the death of a homestead party
before making final proof the widow succeeds
on the homestead right.
19. In case of the death of both father and
mother, the right and fee inure to the minor
children, if any.
20. The homestead right cannot be devised
away from the widow or minor children.
Soldier's Homestead.
21. A Union soldier or sailor of the late war
is entitled to a deduction from five years of the
length of time (not exceeding four years) of his
military service. Butthesoldier(or his widow,
as the case may be,) must actually reside on the
land at least one year before final proof can be
made.
22. In case of the death of the soldier, and
the death or re-marriage of the widow, the
minor children of the soldier, by a duly ap-
pointed guardian, are entitled to the privileges
of the father.
23. Neither the guardian nor the minor chil-
dren are required to reside on the land, but
the same must be cultivated and improved for
the period of time during which the father
would have been required to reside upon the
tract.
24. The soldier may file a declaratory state-
ment for a tract of land which he intends to en-
ter under the homestead laws. The fee is two
dollars, except in the Pacific .States and Terri-
tories, where the fee is three dollars.
25. This statement may be filed either per-
sonally or by an agent, and the soldier thereafter
is allowed six mouths within which to make his
entry and commence his settlement and improve-
ment.
26. The entry can be made only by the sol-
dier in person at the local land office, and he
must actually make his entry and commence his
settlement and improvement within six months
after his filing, and must continue to reside on
the land and cultivate it for such period as,
added to bis military service, will make five
years. But he must actually reside on the
land at least one year, whatever may have been
the period of his military service.
27. Entries cannot be made for a soldier by
an agent or attorney.
28. After a declaratory statement has been
filed, whether by an agent or otherwise, the
soldier cannot file again. His rights are
hausted by the first filing, and if he does not
within six months make Ids personal entry at
the Land Office, and commence his settlement
and improvements as required by law, he ob-
tains no right to the land.
29. A soldier's homestead declaratory state-
ment for a tract of land does not prevent any-
body else from making an entry of the same
land, subject to such right as the soldier may
require by virtue of actual residence on the land,
and full compliance with law. If the soldier
does not establish his residence on the tract as
required, the next comer may take the land.
30. Soldiers are not entitled to land, nor to
bounty land warrants for their military service
in the late war, nor can titles to land be ob-
tained for them byagentsor attorneys. All repre-
sentations to the contrary are false, and soldiers
and sailors are warned against imposition by
parties who offer to locate land for them, or to
sell their rights.
Commuted Homesteads.
31. Homestead entries can be commuted to
cash only after actual inhabitancy of the land
by the homestead party, and his improvement
and cultivation of it for a period of not less
than six months.
32. A person who commutes a homestead en-
try can not move from the tract and settle upon
other public'landsin the same State or. Territory
as a pre-emptor.
33. Proof of settlement and cultivation for
the prescribed period is to be made in the same
manner as in pre-emption cases.
34. A person commuting a homestead entry
when he has not actually resided upon the laud
and improved and cultivated it as required by
law, forfeits all right to the land and to the
purchase money paid, and, in addition thereto,
renders himself liable to criminal prosecution.
35. A settler desiring to make final proof
must file with the register of the proper land
office a written notice, in the prescribed form,
of his intention to do so, which notice will be
published by the register in a newspaper, to be
by him designated as nearest the land, once
a week for six weeks at the applicant's expense.
30. Applicants should commence to make
their proof in sufficient time so that the same
may be completed and filed in the local office
within the statutory period of seven years from
the date of entry.
37. The final affidavits and proof should be
made before the registerer or receiver, but may
be made before the judge, orjin his absence, be-
fore the clerk8 of a court of record in the county
and State, district or Territory, in which the
land is situated. If in an unorganized county,
the proof may be made in a similar manner in
an adjacent county in the same State or Ter-
ritory.
38. When proof is made before the county
officers mentioned, the same must be trans-
mitted by the judge or clerk of the court to the
register and receiver, together with the same
commissions- and fees that the land officers
would have been entitled to receive if the proof
had been made by them and the testimony re-
duced to writing by them.
39. The land office commissions, payable at
the time of making final proof, are as follows :
In Alabama, Arkansas, Dakota, Florida, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Missouri and Nebraska —
4
00
2
00
$4
00
2
00
1
00
Land at $2.50 per Acre;
For 160 acres
'■ 80 •■
" 40 "
Land at $1.25 pick Acre:
Fur 180 acres.
' ■ 80 ' ■
" 40 "
In Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyom-
ing and Colorado —
Laxij at $2.50 i'kk Acre;
For 160 acres $12 00
80 " ' 6 00
40 " 3 00
Land at $1.25 per Acre:
For 160 acres 5,6 00
" 80 " 3 00
" 40 " • - 1 5°
40. The fees for reducing testimony to writ-
ing iii making final proof are, in the former
States, 15 cents, and, in the latter States and
Territories, 22J. cents for each 100 words. No
other land office fees than those stated iu this
circular are payable or allowable in homestead
cases.
The Pre-emption Law.
41. The qualifications required of a pre-emp-
tor are that he (or she) shall be a citizen of the
United States (or have declared an intention to
become such); over 21 years of age or the head
of a family; an actual inhabitant of the tract
claimed: and not be the proprietor of 320 acres
of land in any State or Territory.
42. A person who has removed from land of
his own to reside on public land in the same
State or Territory, or who has previously exer-
cised his pre-emption right, is not a qualified
pre-emptor.
43. Lands included in any reservation, or
within the limits of an incorporated town, or
selected as 'the site for a city or town, or actu-
ally settled and occupied for purposes of trade
and business and not for agriculture, or on
which there are any known salines or minerals,
are not subject to pre-emption.
44. If the lain! is surveyed, but has not been
"offered," the declaratory statement must be
filed within three months from date of settle-
ment. If upon "offered" land, the filing must
be made within thirty days.
45. If the land is unsurveyed at the time of
settlement, the declaratory statement must be
filed within three months after the date of filing
the township plat in the local office.-
46. Failure to file a declaratory statement
within the time prescribed makes the land lia-
ble to the claim of any adverse settler who does
file notice of his intention at the proper time.
4". The land office fee for tiling a declaratory
statement is S2, except in tbe Pacific States and
Territories, where the fee is $3.
4S. A pre-emption filing can be made only by
an actual settler on the land. A filing without
settlement is fraudulent and no rights are ac-
quired thereby.
49. The existence of a pre-emption filing on
a tract of land does not prevent another filing
to be made of the same land, subject to any
valid rights acquired by virtue of the former
filing and actual settlement, if any.
50. On ottered lands proof and payment must
be made within twelve months from the date
of settlement.
51. If the land is unoffered, proof and pay-
ment must be made within thirty three months
from date of settlement.
52. A failure to make proof and payment
as prescribed by law, renders the land subject
to appropriation by the first legal applicant.
53. The same requirements of actual inhabit-
ancy and improvement must be observed under
the pre-emption law as under the homestead law.
54. Failure to inhabit and improve the laud
good faith, as required by law, renders the
claim subject to contest and the entry to inves-
tigation and cancellation.
Ho. Final proof in pre-emption cases must be
made to the satisfaction of the register and re-
ceiver, whose decision, as in other cases, is sub-
ject to examination and review in this office.
5b. Publication of notice to make proof is re-
quired as in the homestead cases, r
The final affidavit must be made before
the register or receiver, or before the clerk of
the court of record in the county and State or
Territory where the land is situated.
58. The pre-emptor is required to make oath
that he has not previously exercised his pre-
emption right; that he is not the owner of 320
acres of land; that he has not settled upon and
improved the same to sell on speculation, but
in good faith to appropriate it to his own ex-
clusive use; that he has not made any contract
or agreement, directly or indirectly, in any way
or manner, with any person whomsoever, by
which the title he may acquire from the United
States shall enure in whole or in part to the
benefit of any person except himself,
59. Any person swearing falsely forfeits all
rights to the land and to the purchase money
paid, besides being liable to prosecution under
the criminal laws of the United States.
The Timber Culture Act.
■ b"0. A timber culture applicant is required to
make oath that his filing and entry is made for
the cultivation of timber and for hig own ex-
clusive use and benefit; that he makes the ap-
plication in good faith and not for the purpose
of speculation, nor directly or indirectly for the
use or benefit of any other person whomsoever;
and that he intends to hold and cultivate the
land and to .wholly comply with the provisions
of the act.
61. Claimants under the timber culture act
will be held to a strict compliance with the
terms and conditions of the law.
62. Not more than one quarter of any section
can be entered under this act.
03. Where 160 acres are taken, at least five
acres must be plowed within one year from date
of entry. The following, or second year, said
five acres must be actually cultivated to crop or
otherwise, and another five acres must be plowed.
The third year the first five acres must be
planted to trees, tree seeds, or cuttings, and the
second five acres actually cultivated to crop or
otherwise. The fourth year the second five
acres must be planted to trees, tree seeds, or
cuttings, making, at the end of the fourth year,
ten acres thus planted to trees.
64. Perfect good faith must be shown at all
times by claimant, Trees must not only he
planted, but they must be protected and culti-
vated in such manner as to promote their growth.
65. Final proof may be made at the expira-
tion of eight years from date of entry. It must
be shown that for the said eight years the trees
have been planted, protected and cultivated as
aforesaid; that not less than 2700 trees were
planted on each of the ten acres, and that at the
time of making proof there are growing at least
675 living thrifty trees to each acre.
66. Where less than one quarter section of
land is entered, the same proportionate amount
of plowing, planting, and cultivation of trees
must be done as required in entries of 160 acres.
67. If the trees, seeds, or cuttings are de-
stroyed in any one year they must be replanted.
A party will not be released from a continued
attempt to promote the actual growth of timber
or forest trees. A failure in this respect will
subject the entry to cancellation.
68. Only an applicant for the laud under the
timber culture or homestead laws can institute
a contest under the third section of the Act of
187S.
69. Contestants have a preference right to
thirty days after cancellation in which to make
entry of the land.
70. The Government will at any period, upon
proper application to contest, or upon its own
information, investigate alleged fraudulent or
illegal timber culture entries, or alleged failure
to comply with the law after entry, and such
entries will be canceled under sufficient proof
either of illegality or failure to comply with the
law.
71- The land office fee for an entry of more
than 80 acres is Hpl4j 80 acres or less, $9.
Caution to Applicants.
Persons making filings or entries under the
homestead, pre-emption, or timber culture acts,
are cautioned that the laws authorize entries to
be made only for the use and benefit of the
party making: the same, and that entries or fil-
ings are not allowed by law to be made for the
benefit of others nor for speculation, but all en-
tries must be made in good faith, and the re-
piirenients of the law must be honestly anil
faithfully complied with. Very respectfully,
N. C. M(.:Farlani>, Commissioner.
The following is from the Revised Statutes of
the United States:
Section 2240. The register or receiver is
authorized, and it shall be his duty to adminis-
ter any oath required by law or the instructions
of the general land office, in connection with
the entry or purchase of any tract of public
lands: but he shall not charge or receive, di-
rectly or indirectly, any compensation for ad-
ministering the oath.
Penalties.
Sec. 5392. Every person who having taken
an oath before a competent tribunal, officer or
person, in any case in which the law of the
United States authorizes an oath to be adminis-
tered, that he will testify, declare, depose; ov
certify truly, or that any written testimony,
declaration, deposition or certificate by him
subscribed is true, wilfully and contrary to
such oath, states or subscribes any material
matter which he does not believe to be true, is
guilty of perjury, and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than two thousand dollars,
and by imprisonment at hard labor not more
(Cokti.wei) on page 286).
April 28, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
285
IjQE(3Hy\Nicy\L Progress.
Curious Ideas About Compression.
Am Ed atly w ritten to
.,ii' "i the engineering journals in reference to
tin* matter "t compression or cushion in the
rteam engine cylinders. He seta forth his
lying that "I luehton -
by tilling thi ■ porta end
other n it tin- has not
to be tilled with fresh steam, which doet do
work in filling th ■=: Hi -0ml preposition
is to the effect that "Cushioning i^ > > 1 1«- ■ i sup-
posed, by relieving the crank from the duty of
stopping 'the piston, and so diminishing the
. upon the crank pin and be to di
minish the friction." While his tasi is, "< n b
. >i by experience to bo w
in the case of all high speed engines to pri rani
dden Bhock at1 admission of
[steam." He then goes on to Bay that "it' an en-
gine, when running at its greatest Bpeed, knocks
or bumps in its bi ai ing . n is a sign that it is
insufficiently cushiom-.l;' then Ik- -m .-, mi t..
give a theoretical explanation, speaking further
mm of pumps, reversals, inertia, joints, etc. Be
then takes the ground that the steam with
which the clearance is filled is not at all gain,
And, finally, winds up by concluding thai cush
ion should not he carried further than suffioient
ni bumping.
Jthia is verjKmportant information tor cngi-
Most any of then: COUld figure out just
bow f.iL* cushioning shouldjie corned to j < i > \ em
bumping. They can probably tell u^, precisely
the number of pounds at all the variations
ol -|' ed with enormous as well as with small
. [earance, etc., but the real fact of the question
is, cushioning or compression properly applied
to any engine means economy. We all know
that air, 3 compressed, is heated; hence, com-
pression means heat, or a saving of heat. We
all know that if we compress sufficiently to make
five, ten. fifteen, or twenty pounds of compres-
sion, that we really lill the volume of the cylin-
der after the exhaust valve is closed, providing
the piston and all the working parts arc tight
with the Volume of steam that represents twenty
pounds pressure per square inch, or whatever
the pressure may he. This certainly relieves
any little working that there may he in the
cross-head, in the crank connection, or shackle
liar, and certainly allows the piston and all these
parts to cushion gently, instead of covering up
without any cushion, and making the inevitable
—in that case— "chug," which is one of the
things that working engineers invariably
dread. If we compress twenty pounds, it re-
quires a less volume of directly admitted
steam by a large percentage of that twenty
pounds than it would if the twenty pounds
Were not there. This does not need to be
guessed at, — a certain volume of steam is saved.
The compression, if proper, saves in repairs on
the engine, and makes it work longer and work
better. There is no doubt that this cushion-
ing costs something, but it brings more benefit
than it costs, undoubtedly, hence there is no
necessity for using theory or moonshine with
regard to the theoretical value of cushioning
compression. True it is that some of our best
engineers never use it, but when their work is
carefully Indicated upon the basis of proper
compression, the engine always runs quietly
and economically from the coal pile. Cushion-
ing is of as much necessity, based on experience,
in a low pressure engine running fifteen revolu-
tions, as it is in the electric light engines run-
ning 380 revolutions. Cushioning is of no more
necessity on a locomotive with six feet drivers,
making a mile, a minute, than it is on any slow
moving engine. It may require a larger amount
of compression, with a higher speed, for the ve-
locity is greater, the momentum is more, and
the cushioning must of necessity be more in
amount, or more per square inch. The real
effect is no more and no less. The cushioning
will relieve what might otherwise be disagreea-
ble in its general effects, by allowing the piston,
and consequently all the parts connected with
it, to bring up gently, with something to over-
come their tendency to go further than their
connections would allow them, after the entire
amount of steam in front of the piston has been
exhausted, and nothing left for it to cushion
upon.
Men who have experimented with cushioning
practically, invariably use it to a greater or less
extent. Cushion does not mean steam lead;
there is no necessity for opening your steam
valve two inches before the piston gets at the
oxtreme end of its stroke, in order to obtain
cushion, that is not what we mean, — -nor would
we give an engine steam one third of the stroke
off for the sake of showing the compression line.
Give your steam at the proper place and com-
press by the exhaust valve. These professors
are curious fellows. They will make you be-
lieve, if possible, that the world is square, and
that a drop of water has the power of getting up
and going off somewhere, but when you come to
put their theories into practice they are not al-
ways found to be true.
So with compression; try it carefully; try it
only with the indicator; make sure of your
premises, and don't allow theory to enter into
it, but put it to the actual test, and find out
whether compression properly used does not
benefit the coal pis, save the engineer trouble,
make the machine do better work, last longer,
and a man need not write "professor" after his
name U) determine these tacts I"«»r himself in his
own engine-room, to the satisfaction of his em
ployer.
1'ilk Driving bi Dtouuitj According to
A i stria 1 1 accounts, some ml eriments
were recently made in connection with ■
cation of some municipal works at Bad !
It appears that a number of piles already driven
load than had
originally been contemplated, and it was conse-
quently necessary to teal them and drive those
that yielded still deeper, Bringing a pile-driv-
■ ich pile for so
small an amount of work would necessarily have
entailed considerable expense, and it wasconse-
qu< nth determined to try the effect of dyi
For this purpose the piles were cut squn
a wrought iron plate fifteen inches in ■ i
and four and the. e eighths inches thick was
placed on the top Of each. In the center of this
plate, and inline, I; ,,. I, ,,■ , ,■ fchnl ,,f the pile,
was placed a charge 01 dynamite in tin- form of
inches hi diameter ami three fourth
inch thick, and weighing about seventeen and
one hall ounces. Th' <l\ namite was u rapped in
parchment paper and covered with clay and
ignited, and the effect bo produced was found to
he equal to about live blows from a 1,475 pound
monkey falling from a hight of ahoiit nine feet
ten inches. The iron plates, it is said resisted
from twenty ti> twenty-four explosions.
A V>\ i:r W \\ OF BREAKING Mkial. An
effectual method of breaking up considerable
pieces of iron and steel has come into use as a
substitute for the process of melting them by
means of colossal air furnaces — namely, the ap-
plication of the force which conlined water ex-
erts in every direction upon the material in
which it is enclosed. A round hole, two or
three inches in diameter and ten or twelve
inches deep, is bored into the mass to he split,
the hole being then filled with water and closed
by a tight-fitting steel cylinder, upon which a
weight is allowed to fall from the usual hight.
In this way, a plate roll of some thirty inches
diameter has been split into four or five parts,
the pieces flying twenty or thirty feet. A sin-
gle blow' of an ordinary drop weight usually
suffices to split off pieces of thirty to thirty-six
inches in diameter. It being essential that the
hole be hermetically closed, this is accomplished
by hollowing out the base of the cylinder into a
cup-shaped form, the edges of which are driven
against the walls of the hole by the water in its
endeavor to get past. A pin of good steel can
be used several times in this operation.- &'f.
LoirtH Republican.
Tall Chimneys. — The necessity of having
tall chimney shafts is undoubtedly becoming
ob\iated. We know that they are dangerous,
and all are agreed that they are hideous archi-
tecturally, while recent practical experiments
go a long way to show that, after all, short
chimneys are not only less dangerous and in
better taste, but that they effect a great saving.
A new oven, which is described by a corres-
pondent of the Yorkshire Post, would appear
to render high chimneys quite unnecessary.
Any manufacturer can, it seems, put an oven
up at his works, and get from every ton of slacn
he uses coke worth 7s., tar and ammonia worth
4s., and 14,000 feet of gas to generate
steam. The coke, tar, and ammonia will,
it is said, considerably more than pay for slack,
labor, wear and tear, and interest on the cost of
the ovens, so that he will, according to this,
actually get his steam for less than nothing.
The smoke and vapors are claimed by the pro-
cess to be all turned into money, instead of be-
ing wasted through a high chimney.
I>am;ki:o|-s PRACTICES. — F. B. Allen, in the
Locomotive, says : When a boiler gives signs of
distress, by unusual leaking, or by other well-
known indications, it must at once and with
the least possible disturbance lie put out of
sew ice until it can be thoroughly examined by
a competent inspector and the nature of the
lefect determined. The average water tender
puts a heavy feed on the boiler ami gets a lad-
der with which he may climb up and watch the
spread of the leak. In opening the fine doors
in the setting, to afford him the necessary
view, unwittingly, no doubt, he permits a
stream of cold air to sweep the boiler bottom,
which adds another important clement to its
destruction, and perhaps his own. We would
as soon think of entering a power magazine
with a lighted cigar, as to do either of these
things at the time or under the circumstances
we have described. —United States Miller.
The Cieks' Soaking Pit. — According to
present reports, Mr. Ojers' soaking pit contin-
ues to give excellent results in threat Britain.
At the West Cumberland Iron and .Steel Works,
Workington, where the process is in fidl swing,
2,572 ingots, weighing 2,391 tons, were recently
put through 14 soaking pits, yielding2,l70 tons
of rails and 77 tons of blooms. The rail mill
worked 1 1 shifts. The ingots put through the
soaking pits were cogged direct from them to
eight-inch blooms; they were then reheated and
rolled into rails. Three second -heating fur-
naces were used, and the mill work was done
with one cogging and one finishing engine.
SeiEjNTine Pf^ogf^ess.
Science in Soap Bubbles.
I he soap bubble baa turn oome within the
B Ol those L'ail/.y
globes ii' ■ i fa] and into n
inente he ..!..■ at the Franklin Institute
.i lecture by Mr. l>, s Holman, actuary
of the institute, on "Some Effect i I
s.-iind." Til.- instruments use. I wi re the Hoi-
man lantern microscope an . gentle-
man's later invention, the phoneidoscopc, which
may be translated into "seeing sound." The
former instrument consists of a metal :
turning an oxyhydrogen light, which i- thrown
.- t &nj nngle by condensing lenBes upon the ob-
ject to i' in igmfiod. This light i-- reflected oil'
at another angle th gh the magnifying lens
on a .sen 'en. where t he object is displayed
greatly magnified.
The phoncidoSCOpo consists ol a thin metal
tube, mi urn- end -it which is a thin, cap in which
a hole one inch square is eiit. and at the other
end is a largo mouthpiece, Bucb as is used on
speaking tubes. The soap bubble preparation
i> composed of oleate of soda and glycerine, and
from it bubbles two feet in diameter and of ex-
ceeding brilliancy can be blown. Some of
these have been kept forty eight hours under
glass. The lecturer dipped the small end of
the phoneidoscope into a Bau< ur filled with this
preparation, which left a Mini across the square
Opening. The cone of light from the lantern
was then thrown upon the film and reflected
upon a screen through the magnifying lens,
making the tigure about two feet square.
The effect was beautiful. At first nothing
but a gray surface was seen, then gleams of
color appeared, and in a moments the whole
square was a mass of a dazzling brilliancy which
would have put to shame any kaleidoscope ever
made. Every instant the beautiful picture
changed; now a wonderful design in reds and
yellows, looking like a tea-store chromo of an
Italian sunset, then shifting to a swarm of pea-
cocks' tails, or a pantomime transformation
scene struck by lightning and as suddenly chang-
ing to a somber view in blue and purple, or a
rainbow dancing a waltz. After showing sev-
eral of these pictures, the lecturer proceeded to
show the effects of sound upon the snap bubble.
A couplet was sung into the phonograph, the
mouthpiece of which was placed against the
mouthpiece of the phoneidoscope, and the crank
was turned. As the sound issued forth, a curi-
ous effect was produced upon the picture. (Geo-
metrical figures in black appeared upon it, small
and distinct when the notes were high, large and
less clearly cut when the notes were low.
Around and among the black figures whirled the
ever changing colors, red, blue, green, yellow,
in all their varying shades, melting into one an-
other too quickly for their blending to be fol-
lowed by the eye. Human voices, also, sang to
the soap bubble, and with equally curious re-
sults. It is proposed to exhibit this experiment
on a very large scale as soon as the new lantern
microscope, now being made for the institution,
is finished. — Philadelphia Record.
Sun Explosion's. — A great deal of wonder
has from time to time been excited by the
statements of astronomers concerning the enor-
mous velocity with which the matter forming
the protuberances, or fiery fountains, seen on
the edge of the sun during periods of the great
solardisturbance, isshotupward from the general
level of the photosphere. Thisveloeityamounts
insome cases, to several hundred miles a second.
Now M. Faye, the French astronomer, wdio has
been looked upon by some as a little too obsti-
nate in rejecting certain conclusions about the
sun which most astronomers have accepted,
comes forward to combat the general opinion in
regard to the formation of solar protuberances.
He does not admit that the glowing gas form-
ing the protuberances is hurled forth from the
suti at the rate of 300 or 400 miles a second, and
undertakes to explain how astronomers have
been deceived. According to him, the gas in
question, having risen above the level of the
photosphere, expands and cools to such a degree
as to become invisible. But at intervals the
intense solar radiation heats this gas so that it
becomes visible again. The heating begins
from beneath and extends swiftly upward, thus
producing the appearance of matter shot forth
from the sun with tremendous velocity. It is
hardly probable that this ingenious hypothesis
will be fully accepted. While it may explain
some of the appearances which have been no-
ticed, it will be difficult to convince those who
study the sun with the spectroscope that gas-
eous matter is not at times hurled forth from
the solar orb with the tremendous velocity be-
fore mentioned.
Vibrations Produced by Railways Trains.
Prof. H. M. Paul has communicated some in-
teresting notes on the effect of railway trains
in transmitting vibrations .through the ground.
A box, holding mercury thickened by amalga-
mation with tin, was placed upon a heavy plank
screwed to the top of a post sunk four and a
half feet into the ground. An express train,
passing at a distance of one third of a mile, set
the surface of the mercury in confused vibra-
tion for two or three minutes. Other observa-
tions were made at stations at somewhat greater
distances. The experimenter also found that a
one-horse vehicle passing down a gravelled road
400 or 500 feet distant caused a temporary agi-
tation of the mercury wdienevcr the wheels
struck a small stone.
Thkum u Belts oi North Carolina.- in a
pane] wi I in- .i by Prof, .1.
\V. Chickering, it was stated tint the valley of
the Little I i iver, in Macon county, is
about 2,000 feet above tide. When the ther-
bemperature of about 26"
P., tin frosi extends about 300 feel in vertical
hight up the mountain aides, and there i
i WO I i i higher. In thi
vening belt the most delicate plants remain un-
i oil M m_ i tributary stivam upward
from the valley, one passes three mountain
barriers and enters in succession three valleys,
the highest of which i.- plateau-like, am
feet in altitude. The vernal zone appears in
each valley, rising as the valleys rise, but some-
what less rapidly, so that in "the highest it is
only 100 feci above the plateau, in "this frost-
less "zone the [sabella grape not merely has
ripened for twenty-six consecutiveTyears, but is
free from mildew, blight and rust, in Poll
county a similar beli k Baid to kirt the Tryon
mountain, extending from l,200to 2,200 reel
above tide. This is untouched by frost until
the latter part of December, ami is usually free
from snow, while the mountains above and the
valleys below are covered. The peculiar strati-
fication of the air indicated by these statements
merits scientific investigation.
Sow Long it Takes to Smi.i l. Various
delicate experiments have been made in Order
to determine the so-called "reaction time" in
sensation -i. c, the time between the moment
of excitation of the senses and the moment at
which the person indicates by a signal that he
has become conscious of the .sensation. _M.
Beaunis, of Nancy, has recently sought to meas-
ure the reaction time for smell. lie gives
[Compter Rendiis) a table of the numbers ob-
tained with ten substances; they range from
thirty-seven hundredthsof a second Eoraramoma,
and forty-six for acetic acid, to sixty-three for
mint, and sixty-seven for carbolic acid. In the
case of musk, he was unable (notwithstanding
repeated attempts) to fix precisely the moment
of the .smell sensation. The numbers given show
that the reaction time for smelling is longer than
that for touch, sight and hearing, (In the au-
thor's own case, it is shorter than for touch.)
Dr. Buccola, of Turin, has recently made ex-
periments on smell, with different apparatus,
and gets results which agree in the main with
those of M. Beaunis.
Sounds Produced by Flow or Liquids.—
Researches relating to sounds produced by a
stream flowing through a circular hole at the
lower end of a long tube containing liquid have
shown that the pitch does not change gradually,
but that a definite number of distinct notes are
heard successively as the liquid column shortens
by the outflow. The pitch depends on the
length of the liquid column and on the velocity
of efflux. The number of vibrations is pi-opor-
tional to the velocity of efflux, ami the sound is
pure only when the sound of the vein is one of
the proper sounds of the liquid column. A col-
umn of ^"constant length gives notes in a har-
monic series. When the sound is reinforced by
the column of air above, it becomes quite loud.
If the walls of the tube are prevented from vi-
brating, the sound ceases. The relative ve-
locity of sound in different liquids may be de-
termined by finding the lengths of the columns
of liquid which give the same note, and the re-
sults thus obtained will be found to agree very
well with determinations by other methods.
More Electrical Experiments on Vege-
tation. —M. Maeagno has experimented near
Palermo upon the influence of atmospheric elec-
tricity on the growth of grape vines. Sixteen
feet were submitted to the action of an electric
current, by means of a copper wire inserted by
a platinum point in the extremity of a fruit-
bearing branch, while another wire connected
the branch at its origin with the soil. The ex-
periment lasted from April to September. The
wood of the branches which were experimented
upon, contained less potash and other mineral
matters than the rest of the vine, but the
leaves had an excess of potash under the form
of bitartrate ; the grapes collected from the
electrized branches furnished more must, con-
tained more glucose and were less acid.
A New Explosive— The Nihilists are re-
ported to be considerably interested in a new
explosive that is making quite a stir in Europe.
It is the invention of Eugene Turpiu, and glo-
ries in the name of "panclastite " or " brise-
tout. " It is said to be composed of two liquids,
each non-explosive when alone, but when
mixed together, just as wine and water are
mixed, a fulminating compound is produced
which can be exploded either by ignition or
percussion. Experiments made at Cherbourg
by the iron plate and the lead cylinder tests
showed it to he much more powerful than dyna-
mite, while by trial it was shown to be much
less sensitive to a blow.
An Ancient Peruvian Buonze Chisel. —
At the meeting of the French Academy of
Science on February 6th, M. Boussingault sub-
mitted to the members a bronze chisel harder
than copper and not so hard as iron, composed
of 95 copper, 4.5 tin, and traces of lead and
silver. It is a specimen of the metallurgy of
the Incas before their conquest by Spain, and
has served to work the stone of Peru. It was
found on the high-road between Quito and
Cuzco. - As to the supposed hardening that was
given to bronze, M. Bouissingault declared that
he knew nothing of it, and had never been able
to produce it,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 28, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
(JOMPILM EVBRV THURSDAY FROM Ad VERT1SHMENT8 IN MlNlKG AND SCIENTIFIC PBKSS AND OTHER S. F. JOURNALS.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI3TS OP THE BOAKDS.
Company.
Albion Con M Co
Alta'S M Co
A rgenta M Co
Bodie Con M Co
Belcher M Co
California M Co
Challenge Con M Co..
Choliar M Co
Con Pacific M Co
Caborca M Co
Day S M Co
Elko Con MCo
Euroka Con M Co
Grand Prize M Co.
Location. No-. Amt. Levied. Deuncj'nt Sale.
Secretary. Pla of Business
Nevada.. 13..
Nevada. .2i..
Nevada. .15..
California. . 2. ■
Nevada.. .32..
Nevada.. 7..
Nevada.. 2..
Nevada. .11..
California.. 0..
Mexico. , 7. .
Nevada. .12..
..... .Nevada. . 1..
California.. 3.. 1 00
.Nevada.. 13
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .California. .29.
I n dependence M Co Nevada . .10.
fulia Con M Co Nevada. .18.
Justice M Co ■ Nevada.. 38.
Lady Washington MCo Nevada.. 3,.
.Martin White M Co Nevada,. 14..
Mount Potosi M Co Nevada.. 9..
Polosi M Co Nevada. .11.,
Scorpion M Co Nevada . . 1ft .
Sierra Nevada S M Co Nevada. .7li.
Ti p Tup S M Co Arizona . . 5 , ,
S Maguel & LaTrinidad M Co.Mexico... 1 .,
Summit M Co California . . 10 . .
GO. . Mar G... Apr 9. .Apr 30...R LShainwald .
25.. Apr 10... May 15.. Jun 4...W H Watson...
25..Mar20...Apr23..May,U...E M Hall
50. .Mar 5. ..Apr 16. .May 16.. ,G W Sessions..
25. .Apr 21,.May]24.. June 12. . I Crockett
20.. Feb 27... Apr 6. -May 4...CPGordon
10..MarK...May 2.. May 23.. .W E Dean
50.. Mar 27.., Apr 30.. May 21.. .W K Dean
15..Mar22'...Apr30..May23...F E Luty
10.. Apr 20 ..May 31.. June 6... W L Elliott ....
30..Marl?...Apr2G..Mav21...E M Hall
15. -Apr 10.. .May 16. Jun 7.. K Sperling
- Mar l(i. . .Apr 19. .May 14. ..P Jacobus
25.. Mar 15... Apr 10.. May 7...E M Hal!
35 00. .Apr 20. . . May 20. . Junelfc . F Schirmeier. . .
30.. Mar 5... Apr 10.. May 2... ] W Pew
10.. Apr 10. .MavM..Tun 4...HAChark
10.
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25.
Apr 21 .
Mar :-l-
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Bo.. Mar 21.
10.. Apr 0..
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25.. Mar 8.
1 00.. |an 29..
01.. Mar '.6.
.Apr
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May 7.. May 2
.Apr 24.. May 1
May 10.. May 3
.May 2.. May8
.AprIC..Mayl4...H Deas
Mar 8. .Mar 29.. .H Nielsei
Apr 30.. May 25... R N Va
K E Kelly.
\V H Watson. _
.1 1 Scoville
.1 II Sayre
.W E Dean
.{'-> R Spinney. . . .
.K I, Parker
327 Pine st
.302 Montgomery st
327 Pinest
.309 Montgomery st
....327 Pine st
..309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
.309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
220 Sansome st
. 327 Pinest
....309 California st
,.309 Montgomery st
3^7 Pinest
- 78i> Folsom st
310 Pinest
. . . 41i> California st
. . ..419 California st
302 Montgomery st
.309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
.309 Montgomery st
. 310 Pine st
.309 Montgomeiyst
.309 Montgomery st
210 Front st
. 318 Pinest
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Buchanan G M & M Co
Lima Con S M Co
Luck}- Hill Con M Co. .
M clones Con M Co
McMillenSMCo
.San Pedro M Co
.California. . 2. .
Arizona. .5.
. . .Nevada,. 2. .
. .California. . 1.
Arizona. . 5.
...Arizona.. S..
05..Mar30...May 2.. Tune 1. ..P I Sullivan. .
05..Api 4... May 15. .Jun 5.. RD Hopkins
10.. Apr 2... May 4.. jun 4 . . H A Unricb. .
2 50. .Mar 7.. .Apr 9. .May 1...E M Hall....
I Morizio
20. .Mar 8. . .Apr 12. .May 10
05. .Mar 0. . .Apr 10. .May 2
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name or Company. Location. Secretary. Office t\- S. F.
Con Amador Volcano G M Co.-.California. .G D Newliall 1" Montgomery st
Con Imperial Nevada. .W E I lean 309^ Montgomery
Genesee Valley M Co California. .J L Fields.
121 Post st
.430 Montgomery st
37 Ellis st
327 Finest
.328 Montgomery st
H Deas 309 Montgomery st
Indian Spring Drift M Co. . . .California. .A B-. Paul
Justice M Co Nevada. . R E Kelly
Morgan M Co California.. C I. Tilden
New Coso M Co California ,.Kf, Shainwald .
Original Hidden Treasure M Co , .Nev. .B A, Je
Meeting. Date.
. Annual May 2
.Annual May 2
330 Pine st Annual May 1
Sliawmut M Co .
California. .J: F Bacon.
32S Montgomery st. . .
. . 411> California st. .
800 Market st.
. . .320 Sansome st. .
. 401 California St..
. .310 California st.
LATEST DIVIDENDS— WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
.Annual May 3
. .Annual .May 7
. . Annual May 5
. .Annual May 2
. .Annual May 1
. .Special , . . May 2
Location. Secretary.
. California.. W Willis....
...Arizona, .DC Hales. .
Name of Company
Buiwer Con M Co . . . .
Contention Con M Co
Jackson M Co Arizona.. D C Hates.
Kentuck M Co Nevada. .J W Pew..
Navajo MCo Nevada.. I W P«-w...
Northern Belle M & MCo Nevada.. Wm Willis.
Silver King M Co Arizona. J Nash....
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis.,
OfV:
in S.F.
P,
Amount .
.300 Montgomery st .05 Apr J 2
..300 .Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
.309 Montgomery st .10 \pr 17
310 Pine st 10 Apr 19
310 Pinest 25 Apr 13
..300 Montgomery st 50 \pr 10
. . . .31 5 California st 25 Apr 15
..309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
„.,.„-., i Week week | week Week
is-wii. ui ;bniunc Ending Endixi; Ending
Uomi>ANY. Apr. 4. Apr. Jl. Apr. 18. Apr. 26.
Alpha
Atta
Andes
Albion
ArgeutH
Atlas
tielcher
TJeldiug.
Hest & Holoher «■ ■ «
Bullion ! 65c
Bechtel •■■■
Belle Isle ^c
Bodie 75c
Benton ' Wc
Bodie Tunnel !•■■■
Caledonia 5c
California 20c
•'Jiillenge -.-■
Choliar L05
I.!
25
1.75
45
6Cc
10c 50c 60c
60c 55o
.40
50c
S5c
4.80
75c
70c
25c
.12.85
. 2.75
0 mfldence
Oon Imperial.. .
Con Virginia. . . .
Crown Point
Day
Elko (Jon...
E.Mt. Diablo..,
Eureka Con
Kureka Tunnel.,
Exchequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry...
Kale 4 Norcross
Holmes
Independence..,
Ji'Ja ,
.Taatice
J-ickBon
Kentuck
Martin Whiu . .
Mono
Mexium ,
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle.,
North Noonday.
Navajo
North Belle Isle.
Occidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
Potoni
Pinal
Savage
Sag Belcher I —
Sierra Nevada 2.30
Silver Hill
Silver King ! 10J
Scorpion ] 5Uo
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tuscarora '
Union Con 3.35
Utah 1.65
Ward
Wales 20c
Yellow .Tar-kpt; 1 50
65c 85c
3.65 3.SE>
.... 75c
75c 85c
■i'M 3.5'
45c 55c
1.30 1
10c
25c
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1.S5
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2.701
3.35
85c
35c
*20c
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1. 10
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2 75
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75c 00c
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35c iilc
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1.60 2.05
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50c 45c
40c 50c
95c 1.40
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1.45
2.55
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2.15
15c
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Rotaiiy Oke Pulverizer,— -One of W. I.
Tustin's rotary ore pulverizing machines has
lately been sent to Columbia, Tuolumne county,
and one has been purchased by the California
Vigorite Powder Co. A large one will lie ship-
ped shortly to Waterman & Porter, for the
Waterman mine in San Bernardino county.
There is a large one being built now to go to
the Oro Plata Mining and Milling Co. at
Murphys, Calaveras Co., Cal., where two large
ones have been in use for some months. Mr.
Tustin's pulverizer is said to he doing very good
work indeed. An engraving of the machine
appears in our advertising columns.
Eastern Price of Metals. — New York dis-
patches of the '25th inst. quote quicksilver at
36@361 cents. Borax is quiet, California re-
fined selling at fourteen cents. Lead is firm at
.S4.fi0. The pig iron market is depressed.
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
. AriUL2H
1.20
55c
■JtSllAV, A
Arftenta. .
Aades...
Alta
Bodie 1.35
Belle Isle 45c
Belmont 75c
B it Belcher 1
Con Virginia 50c
Ohollar 1.25
CrownPoinfc 1£
Challenge 25c
Conscience 1.75
Grand Prize 10c
Hale & Nor. . . .3.25Va3.35
Independence tide
Mexican 2.90
Mt Diablo.
Navajo 2 50
Ophir 2.10
Potosi 1.20
PinalC 95c
Savaje 2.05,
Sierra Nevada. 2. 25@2.30'
Scorpion 50c
Tiptop ....60c
Utah 1.8>
Union 3.90@1
Wales 20c
Yellow Jacket . . . 3 . 40{§ 3i
IFTERNOON 8 S 1M1 ON
Argenta 1 20
Anrie* 55c
Belle Idle 45c
R &Beloher 3.35
Belmont $'\>iSr-<.
Belcher ,95c@l
Crown Point 1.40
Choliar 1]
Challenze. 25c
Grand Prize... 1.10@1.15
Gould & Curry 2J
Hale& Nor 3.10
Independence 65c
Justice 15c
Mexican S^iL.bO
M White 10c
Navajo 2.55(32.60
N Bollels 30c
Ophir 1 95
Potosi 1.15@1.20
Savage 1 . 05
S Nevada 2.30
Tip Top 60c
nion 39
Yellow Jaoket 3.<0
Mining Share Market
There is very little to say new of the .stock market aside
from what our taole shows in the fluctuations of prices. The
market is rather quiet, and no doubt will remain so for some
time unless some development of promise occurs. The
IS. /iter/' rise says that on the Comslock nearly everywhere ex-
plorations show that whatever quartz is found is inetal-
bearing. Though the seams may be but .1 few inches in
width, they still carry more or less metal. This being the
case, it is quite certain that when any considerable width of
quartz shall be found it will be pretty sure to contain ore
There appears to be no good reason why large veins of
quartz should not be found as well as small ones in the new
ground that is being explored. The porphyry and all the
component parts of the vein are the same, as far as can be
discovered by analysis, examination by microscope, or any
test that can be applied, as were the surroundings of the big
bonanza. No one can see any difference between the por-
phyry of the lt.00 level of the California and Consolidated
Virginia and that found to-day on the 2000 level of the
Ophir, Mexican and Sierra Nevada. Everywhere in the
north-end mines crosscuts find metal-hearing quartz, and
that large deposits are not found seems to be merely that
such discoveries are mere accidents. No one can see an inch
into the ground, and no one can say when or where a pay-
ing deposit of ore may be found. While all is looking favor-
able at the north end, there is no special point of interest or
development worthy of note The Yellow Jacket, Crown
Point and Belcher are still taking out a large amount of
low grade ore. For some time prist the yield of the Yellow
Jacket has been steadily increasing, lill it is now 150 tons
daily.
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our hst, and shnll be pleased to
receive further reports:
Mexican, April Kith. S3. 9311; Ml. Diablo. 17th, $759.
Christy, 23d, S6 997: Mt. Diablo, 19th, 85,614; Head Ceni
ter, 21st, S4,S90; Yello«- Jacket, 20th, 818,490; Northern
llelle, 16th, $11 253; Bodie, 23d, S0.103; Standard, 16th,
$17,299; Contention, 14th, 821,329; Navajo, 23d, $16,000;
Slormant, 18th, $3,325; Frisco. 18th, 81,960; Ontario, 18th,
84,696; Bnllionville, 19th, 82,845; Horn Silver, 19th, 815,000;
Ontario, 19th, 87,009; Horn Silver, 20th, 89,000; Ontario,
20th, 84,742; Alice, 20th, 810,759; Ontario, 21st, 87,121;
Horn Silver, 21st, $9,000; Horn Silver, 23d, 89,000; Frisco,
23d, 83,746; Bnllionville, 23d, 82,564; Ontario, 23d, 84,862.
H]lJ\IIJ\IG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned,
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Volcano,— Cor. Amador Ledger, April 21: Tin
mines are in full blast around here. I hear the tun^
nel company are going to commence cleaning up
next week. Mr. Doolittle, the Supt, has mar aged
to wash an immense quantity of gravel, considering
the scant supply of water he lias had this winter. I
hear but little of the Downs mine, beyond the Seat-
ing of the stamps, which are kept at work steadily,
and all seem to be satisfied. Big expectations are
being indulged in Pioneer district. The Modoc
mine is taking out lots of good ore. and crushing the
same at Mace's mill will be started in a few days.
Miscellaneous. — Negotiations are in progress
for the sale of the Talisman mine and mill, near
Amador city, to the parties who are operating the
South Spring Hill claim adjoining. The 63 tons of
ore from the Vaughn mine, which John C, Maenamara
recently had crushed at the Kelly mill in Hunt's
gulch, yielded 19^ ounces of gold, averaging a trifle
over $5.60 per ton. This is considered a satisfactory
yield. It can be profitably worked at those figures.
The Kelly mill is expected to start on the contract to
crush 5000 tons for James Morgan early next week.
Mr. Walton informs us that file mill would be kept
running on rock from his own mine, but for want of
timbers; and this want cannot be supplied for a
month or six weeks yet. Altogether the mining out-
look of the region between Jackson and the Moke-
lunme river is decidedly improving.
Sutter Creek.— Cor. Amador Dispatch, April
21: Ex-Senator Stewart has been nearly a week
here in the interest of the Mahoney mine. The ten
stamps are running steadily. Men are working on
the goo level, and much confidence is felt in obtain-
ing good ore at that depth. Gentlemen are now in San
Francisco to represent the Scotch interest in the
Lincoln mine, and it is said they favor starting up
forthwith. One great encouragement for starting
the Lincoln is that the two mines can be worked
jointly much cheaper, as there is tunnel communica-
tion between them at the 500 level; which wlllgreatlv
facilitate the taking out of water. Mr. Stewart has
some men employed on his gravel claim, where the
old Downs mills stood. There is considerable ground
and it will take nearly all summer to work out the
gravel.
Butte.
STRIKE,— Oroville Mercury, April 20: Quite a
rich strike in gravel mines lias recently been made on
the ridge bordering the West Branch, just below-
Blue Hog, by the Henderson brothers, of Biggs.
They ran a tunnel into the hill about 80 ft, and then
sunk a shaft to the bed-rock about 80 ft deep, which
has developed the existence of a stratum 4 ft thick of
rich gold-bearing gravel, from which $1 to the pan is
frequently obtained. A gentleman who visited the
claim on Tuesday, and washed out four pans of the
gravel which he himself selected, regards it as one
of the most important mining developments that has
been made in the vicinity for a long time, and savs
hundreds of acres supposed to cover the channel have
been located.
Calaveras.
Cleanup. — Mt. Echo, April 20: George Osborn
and son, owners of the famous Gold Hill mine on
Smith's Flat, cleaned up 35^ ounces the other
day, which is the proceeds of eight days run with
one arastra. Capt. dishing has at present a small
force of men working on the Marshall mine, form-
erly known as the Bovec mine. He is making the
necessary preparations for sinking a deep shaft.
Mariposx.
C'ADER EDRIS Mink.- Mariposa Gazette, April
: James H. Pearce, who resides at Hite's Cove,
called to see us on Monday last. We learned from
him in regard to this mine, which he and Mr. Fred.
Gardiner have been working for a year past. It is
situated about five miles east of Hite's Cove, and
upon it shafts have been sunk, and about 300 ft of
tunnels run. The mine shows a regular fissure vein,
which carries largely of sulplmrets, assaying as high
as $900 a ton — also free gold and a large percentage
of silver. As high as $100 a ton in gold has been
taken from the arastra connected with the mine. Its
owners think silver is the predominating min-
eral, and that it will eventually turn out to be a first-
class silver mine. A splendid mill-site and water-
power, are secured by the owners for the use of the
mine. From our own knowledge of the locality and
information received . if the quality of the rock and
extent of the mine, we belkv-, at no distant day,
this mine will be a stucess ai d increase prosperity in
that section, equal to the best days of the Hite mine.
We understand that Mr. Pearceis already negotiating
with capitalists to purchase and develop the property.
Mono.
Red Cloud. -Bodie Free Press, April 20: The
Free Press is quite frequently asked when, in its
opinion, the Red Cloud will start up, or if it has in-
formation that it will start up very soon. We have
no special information upon the subject, but we do
not sec how, in the nature of things, it can possiblv
be started up within several months time, at'least.
The property is now in charge of a Receiver, and the
Receiver has the entire responsibility of the matter
on his hands. If it is .started up it must be done at
his risk and at the risk of his bondsmen. If any
money was lost by such action he would have to
make it good. He runs no risk so long as it lies
idle. On the other hand, if it were to run success-
fully it would only enhance the value of the property
and make it more difficult to purchase at the Re-
ceiver's sale. Therefore, it would be no object to
those who intend to purchase it to have the mine run
by the Receiver in the interim. Take it from any
point of view, and it seems improbable that opera-
tions will l:e resumed in the Red Cloud or Noonday
mines until after the bankruptcy proceedings are com-
pleted and the properties have passed into the hands of
new owners. That may exhaust the present year. We
believe that there are valuable mines at the south end,
in the great vein which extends from the Dudley to
the Boston Con., taking in the Addenda, Oro, May-
belle, Concordia, Red Cloud, Noonday and North
Noonday ground; and that there will be more exten-
sive operations on those properties at some time in
the future than there ever has been in the past. The
Noonday collapse, however, has just at present left
everything in the dumps in that locality, and it is
likely to remain so until the bankruptcy rigmarole
shall have unwound itself, which may occupy con-
siderable time.
Virginia Creek Hydraulic— Homer Mining
Index, April 21. The Virginia Creek Hydraulic M.
Co., through its superintendent, D. E. Jones, has
ascertained, through recent systematic prospecting.
that it has over 500 acres of good paying ground in-
stead of 200 acres only, as heretofore supposed.
Ground sluicing on a large scale will be commenced
about the 1st of May, and a 9-inch giant will be
playing by the middle of the month. The gravel
lands of this company lie just below and adjacent to
the Old Mono diggings, some of which paid over six-
pounds of gold per day to the hand in early days.
Jaw-Bone Mining Matters.— The MountJGtbbs
M. Co., so called, having postponed pay day from
month to month ever since the middle of October
last, and, having given positive assurance that the
men would get their money on the 10th of this month,
and then having still further posponed pay day until
the 10th of May, the men all quit work* on the an-
nouncement of the sixth monthly postponement. It
is now announced that all outstanding accounts
against this concern "will positively be settled on
May 10, 1883."
An Important Development.— Wm, L. Calla- '
han, Recorder of Jordan district, has made an im-
portant .development in his lower location on the
mountain side, above the toll road, west of Mono
lake, and about six miles southeast of this place. A
surface crosscut, 14 ft in depth, shows an ore vein
two ft in width and carrying a fraction over $130 in
gold to the ton, and $7 to $8 silver. The country
rock is slate, the vein is a strong one and the metal
appears to be pretty uniformly distributed through
the rock.
Nevada
Operations in the DisTjutX— Nevada Tran-
script, April 20: There is a probability of work being
recommenced soon on Jone's Lone Star mine iii
Willow valley. The MeCutchan mine continues to
impro' e, The purchasers have secured a good piece
of ground, according to all present indications, John
Oatman has struck a fine ledge at a point on Rock
creek near Arbogast's ranch. The ore is heavy in
rich sulphurets. Oatman has a good prospect for
developing a valuable property. The last crushing
at the ( liapman ranch mine was more satisfactory
to the tributors than former ones have been. This
will doubtless prove a profitable mine when the
operations extend below water level. Several parties
have relocated old Kramer quartz claim at the foot
of Round mountain. Fifteen years ago A. Lademan
and others took out and had crushed 10 tons of ore
from this ground. It costs $9 for hauling and mill-
ing, and onh paid $8.60 in free gold, the sulphurets
not being saved. The mine was shortly after this
abandoned. The present locators have had several
assays made, and find the sulplmrets in the rock to
contain nearly all the goid, the assay from average
specimens being $267.14 per ton in gold and $26.67 "n
silver per ton. 'The ledge is 4 ft thick at a depth of
ft. A working assay of 10 lbs. of the quart?.
showed a value of $160 a ton. It is the intention
of the locators to make arrangements to erect a mill
and hoisting works before long.
Machinery tor the Idaho.— Grass Valley
Union, April 24: Quite a number of large castings
were received at the depot on Saturday for the Idaho
M. Co, which were manufactured by the Risdon
Iron Works, San Francisco. They comprised fric-
tion wheels, water gates, and other heavy pieces.
Some of the wheels were in sections, but three large
wheels were brought over intact on one of the Cen-
tral Pacific flat cars by putting under it the narrow
gauge trucks. The job was efficiently done under
the supervision of Supt. Kidder, and the wheels
readied here without injury. These heavy pieces of
machinery are to be a part of the system of the new
changes to be made in the Idaho works to substitute
water for steam power.
Placer.
Quartz Mining Items. — Placer Herald, April
20: Ten tons of ore from the Mammoth ledge, near
Colfax, was crushed recently in the Pugh mill, at
Ophir, and turned out even better than was expected.
The rock was taken from different places in an ex-
tent of 36 ft across the ledge and the test is altogether
satisfactory. At the rate of yield derived from this
test this mammoth ledge is one of the biggest things
in this State. Everywhere in this county the quartz
mining interest is looking well. At the Belmont, the
yield, we learn, has proven satisfactory, and arrange-
ments arc making for increasing the work and con-
tinuing it systematically. At the Gold Blossom the
result is so satisfactory that it has been decided, we
understand, to add 20 more stamps to the mill; the
contract for the grading, we learn, has already been
let. This district has a future, and the indications
all point now to its speedy development.
The DAM. — The Dam claim, located about two.
miles about Sunny South, a drift mine, is working
10 men steadily, one for each share, and is said to be
panning out quite rich. The channel is well defined,
the gravel is of quartz formation, the same as in the
Hidden Treasure, and there is a probability of it
proving equally as good a mine,
Plumas.
Genesee Mini-; Sold. — Plumas National, April
si: Mr. R. E. Garland informs us that the Gen-
esee mine, owned by Dr. Quinn, has changed hands,
the sale having been made this week. There arc
some very strong reasons for believing that when it
is developed to a depth of two or three hundred feet
lower than the present working, it will be a very pro-
ductive mine. It has paid a great deal of money
already, but the surface working have about been
exhausted and it needs a good miner to open it up,
Shasta.
WHISKYTOWN. — Cor. Shasta Courier, April 21:
Times are rushing, everybody is busy. The two
houses at the Phoenix have been completed, and the
men moved in. Supt. Zent intends running two
tunnels to tap the lode — one from the south, and the
other from the west; which will give him an idea of
what the mine is. The Mad Ox Co. are busy taking
out and crushing quartz that pays well.
Sierra.
SIERRA CiTY. — Mt Messenger, April 19: Con-
siderable fine gold is still found in the top gravel of
the One Thousand and One and Blue Gravel claims
and the work of development energetically progresses.
April 28, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
286
it quartz i^ In-ginning to revive in this section.
returns from the Marguerite]
of $25,000 for only a
run of 28 days, conclusive]) proves to an unpre-
mind, that the mi n era ol Sierra
1
1
. ■ rn, if the rich quartz
If but 1 the mill-
expended on the Comstock, bad
been judiciously invested to unlock the golden vaults
- <>r untold weal 1
our di would i«- lined
u mill-, and the n* ....- mining
erra Tribune, Vprii to 1 i<
mining comu inii
of the wai
. which other-
our industry. 1
■ has sufficient water for nil
md is not of thi
Idnd. I he company keeps washing nwai and has a
rock tun-
round called the Winda-
■
. 1
ngworked
on, though thi m undei the ne-
liasing water. I he 1 laim* v ill in all
1 ... yeai pro-
h them, 1 be Grizzly
Mill nunc owned l»\ the Sharpc Bros., and on which
wed their labor foi ow
ble 1 ondition lor working, although
1 iih them this year; yet th<
nwaj i" ing on the hed-roi I
«pe, the) in l) 1 ; »n up pivrn well this sea-
. be employ .1 washing.
1 heir force is small, bul only six men.
Trinity.
Minin'g Outlook. Trinity Journal. April ax:
-a the nun;, nice showers ■■■■ liii h have visited
lion with the past month, our people are
11 lined to forgive the clerk of the weathci
for his apparent neglect during the winter. One
month ago the mining outlook at this place was
: hi bad ever before been known, almost the
nst hope had departed and even the mosl sanguine
felt certain that only a total failure could result from
the unprecedent dry winter through which \\e had
pa sed. Comparatively speaking, no work had been
done in the hydraulic mines up to the first of April,
and until the storms begin a week before, it seemed
more than probable that ten Mule would be done
after that date. However the storms have come
and in the best of order ever since they be-
gan on the 251I1 ultimo, and since the opening of the
present month mines have been constantly employed
in active operations, it does not now seem like pre-
dicting too much to say that the chances are good
for three months sluicing; expenses for all hands are
Asured and to -1 of the owners of hydraulic mines'
he chances of 1 reasonable surplus on the season's
rork are more tinn good. The days are now long
and freezing weathi 1 is past, so that nothing interferes
ivith the free flow ol water and the prosecution of
work in the mines to the best advantage.
Tuolumne.
Lam phbar. — Union Democrat, April 21: Work
under the new ownership of the Lamphear mine, has
developed a vein 7 ft thick which shows gold gener-
ously. More than 50 tons of high grade ore was
taken out in working up to trace the vein which does
not crop out, or come to the surface. It is believed
to be equally as rich as the ( Confidence mine proved
some years ago.
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
Union CON.- Enterprise, April 21 : The joint
Mexican east crosscut on the 2900 level shows bul
litile change.
MEXICAN. — The joint Union Con. east crosscut
un the egoo level is still finding stringers of quartz of
good appearance, but of low grade.
Half. & Norcross.— The drift on the 2600 level
was extended south 65 ft, and developed some ex-
cellent ore, the average assays being over $70. A
drift has now been started north, and the ore streaks
are looking well in that direction. The indications
are that the ore is making in that direction.
Opinii. — The joint Mexican east crosscut from the
3100 station has passed through the belt of black
porphyry which forms a kind of horse in the vein,
and has now entered the usual channel of vein male-
rial.
Potosl— Some pretty fair assays have been ob
tained in drilling, but a good deal of water has beer
tapped and it has been necessary to plug up the
holes. In crosscutting the indications are that good
■ ore will be found at some point, as the ground is
found to be fertile.
California. — sinking has been resumed in the
C & C. winze, which will be put down to the 2900
and connected with the main south drift.
Con. Virginia.— The southeast drift on the 2500
level is exceeding]) hot.
VELLOW TACKE 1. -The yield of ore from the 2d,
3d, 4th and 6th levels amounts to about 150 tons per
day. The ground continues to look well.
CHOLLAR. — West crosscut No 2 has passed through
ime very favorable ground, and has cul several
stringers of quartz .if considerable width.
Bullion District.
ORE.— Austin Democrat, April 19: Mr. Robin-
son, who has been superintendent of the Bullion
mine, 20 miles south of Beowawe, makes a nattering
statement of the outlook of the district. He says
there is ore enough to run a 10-stamp mill for a year.
The old mill the> have now is all worn out, and the
roaster is old style and useless, A new 10-stamp
mill and Bruckner furnace will be put up soon, and
money made. The mine is owned by Dr. Frisbie, of
Vallejo, L. Radovich, of San Francisco, and W. H.
Ducommon and Lorey, who reside on the ground.
There are many good prospects in Nevada, and
every one will help make better times. The same
company owns the Lady of the Lake and the Ivan-
hoe. Both have good ore, worth from $100 up; A
mile west of the mill is the Silverside, owned by Jas.
Campbell, with 00a ton.
les further up the hill,
t brothers and HosSdnt brother*.
They ship ore to Salt Lake. *
Columbus District.
Fissure,
April 20: The drift below the fifth -halt level has
. the week, without du-
It is now in
a tola! distance ol 86 1 ••■ i . A crosscut will '
of this drift to prospect the
foot wall of tin- ledge. All die 1 md about
the nunc . .
daily output of Oil LJoll
are runnii
stamps of mill V. a ha n ol the
week cru the Op
Western mine in 1 \ h"« shipments
of bullion 1 1, .1 th ■
1 .
1 '.iint to till
Moi ST Dl Mil " \ little $60 ore is b
traded fr the 1 ■ 1 drift on the second level, nnd
the stopc from the raise >th of the shaft on the
. , con iidcrabli .-.-; ore. l'he
west di ifl 1 the * allison
h in/.-, show ■- two feci "I ore as a) ing .. per ton
the one to the east has encountered ■-• inches of $90
ore, A small nmouni - 1 too ore is being taken
from .1 point near the shaft on the first level, A ship-
ment ol bullion amounting to $6,286. | ■■ m ide
on the rath inst., and another of 58,759.32 on ,:"'
17th.
Comet District.
HlRRI Prospi 1 1 s. IM01 lie fa ■ . \|>nl [9;
Cornel distrii t mines are developing nicely, When
a district can exhibit three good prospects, showing
good quantities of fine pa* ore, there are certain!)
gn,n| hoprs fur it, no matter wh.ii the formation of
the district ma; be.
Florence District.
k.\i ii.i.sn \m. r vsox. Belmont ( ouriet . Vprii
14: I rom < harles B. Stivitherger we learn that the
work of development is pushed constantly in the
Sedan mine at Rattlesnake canyon, this county.
The shaft has attained a depth of l jo ft, at the bot-
tom of which the ledge is j, '. ft wide and still widen-
ing as the) go down, Assays made of the ore ex-
tracted from this ledge give as, high as $41 in gold
and $too in silver, The ore will null, on an average,
between $50 and $60 to the ton. This is thought to
be one of the very best properties in Florence dis-
trict. Our townsman, Henr) Bohle, is one of the
1 >w tiers.
Galena District.
A Rn 11 Strike in Galena. — Eureka Sentinel,
April 20: A rich strike was made in the McEwen
mine, Galena, last Saturday, by the miners working
in the main tunnel. The face of the tunnel is nearly
all ore, and about 3 ft of it very rich. Persons who
have seen the bonanza say that it is the richest pros-
pect they have ever seen. The tunnel is now in
lie. ob 1,000 ft; well timbered where necessary; with
a good track and cars; but little water to retard oper-
ations, and the ground is easily prospected. About
135 ft of ledge carrying rich galena ore is exposed in
the tunnel, which, at the present face, is about 200
ft in depth from the surface, giving a fine back for
a slope. The full extent of the new find cannot be.
estimated at present, but it should certainly cause a
stir in the camp and be the means of inducing those
interested in mines to thoroughly prospect their
claims. The McEwen mine is owned by Messrs.
Blossom and Foster. These gentlemen have ex-
pended considerable capital in opening up their mine,
and now will be amply repaid for their expenditures.
Jackrabbit District.
Promising.— Pioche Record, April 19 : Some
very nice looking samples of ore were brought to
towji from the King Fisher claim, Jackrabbit district,
owned by Russell Puller, Bailey Wilcox and J. ("'.
Lynch. This claim is said to be the most promising
in the district.
Lewis District.
Iiik Bettv O'Neal Attached. — Silver State,
April 20 : The Betty O'Neal mine, at Lewis, has
been attached by creditors. Two of our lawyers,
Judge Bonnifield and J. H. MacMillan, have been
"up there attending to the interests of their clients,
who are creditors of the company. The Anglo-Cali-
fomian bank, of San Francisco, and Frank Wattos
and John Dias, of Lewis, are the principal creditors.
The total amount for which the property has been
attached is about $8,000. This is bad for northern
Lander.
Mount Cory District.
Reduction Works. — Walker Lake Bulletin,
April 20: The Mount Cory Co. has decided upon
the erection of reduction works, and is only awaiting
the result of experiments to determine which will be
the cheapest method. It is, however, generally un-
derstood that a mill will be built somewhere up the
canyon for working such ore as can be worked by
mill process, and that, in a few months, one of the
several styles of furnaces will be built near Haw-
thorne, for working the refractory ore of the Mount
Cory mine and base ores from other districts in the
neighborhood.
Tuscarora District.
Belle Isle. — Times-Review, April 19: I luring
past week drift No. t has been advanced 10 ft ami
drift No. 3, 15 ft, with no change to note.
North Belle Isle. — During the past week the
south drift has been advanced 18 ft. Easl crosscul
advanced 12 ft and north drift 15 ft.
l\nKi'i.\i>i.v E.— During the past week the south
drift, 400 level, lias been advanced 1; ft, making a
total distance of 534 ft-
Argent A. — Getting read) to stope above the 700
level next week.
GRAND Prizk. -Water is gradual!) decreasing in
it. West drift on the hanging wall on the 500 level
is in 30 ft; vein is small; ore is good. Have com-
menced stoping ore above the 500 level.
Navajo.— The drift on the 450 level lias been ad-
vanced 14 ft during the past week, and the cast
lateral drift, 350 level, was advanced 15 ft, with no
change to note.
Elko Con. — The ledge continues to look very
encouraging and steadily improves as the drift is ad-
vanced. During the last few feet a stratum of blue
kidney rock has been encountered, and looks very
promising.
Tybo District.
Pkogki 14: Work
s s ttisfactorily in tl
■ N this mine, 1 nou -.'.. 11
company's ao-stamp null for <
been disputed th.n rich mini I
■ .1 railroad runs throiij
things w ill 1 1 tnei 1 f* A. 1 lonro I, of 1
forms us that the mine owned by himself ,md | . I >.
Page, an G >■■ tiptop,
1 ■ ilerp ; gei tlcmen h ■■.. ■■■■-. rx radi ■
■ idei 'i '- ami iuni il n y in deve ■
doubt that, in tne near future,
the) will In richlj n warded foi thi ii pluck and
energ)
ARIZONA.
Hi. \i k Him- Mining Disi ici Pre: iti
t 'ourier, Vpril 19; K. 1 1 !" rl for this
district to-dnj l\ B l osier n ill ai 1 ■ mi| \ him.
With them ,vill go men who will at once commence
opening roads, i1"':' " ing iiti fi il fun a'o , etc. Mr.
i . istei "■ ill la; 1 iff tin n iuti $ for roads, VI r, l"h« unas
i'. ill .11 t as general superintendent ol the 1 nitcd
Verde 'upper M. < o., which compan) ivill shurth
have OO men al work. Will, M. Buffum.OllCOl OUI
oldest merchants, will vcrj soon haven store idled
v. nli goods in the dislrj' t<
Yavapai Mines Prcscotl Courier, April 20:
Prof, ( ico. A. I readwcll, who is engineering the sale
ofC. C Bean magnificent copper properties, ar-
rived from Mexico and southern Arizona a couple of
days ago, and will remain in Prescott until Mr.
Williams, of the Copper Queen mine, and a N*ew
York gentlemen arrive here, when all will visit Mr,
Bean's mines, which arc, we learn, looking much
better than when Mr. 1 tcadwcl! last visited them,
which change is, of course, due to the fact that, like
most Yavapai count) mines, the farther from the
surface the richer the mine, l'he strike of rich gold
rock in the Belle mine is what pleases members of
the Howell company and all friends of this section,
Gov. Tiitle and his people have so far been \ei> suc-
cessful in securing means to develop Black Hills dis-
trict. C. c. Bean proposes to do a greal deal of
mining in ihis vicinity as soon as that English com-
pany takes hold of his copper pioperlics. < Inc little
job he proposes having done, is that of tunneling
through and through Quart/ mountain.
["OR WATER.— Pinal Drill, April 21: The work
of sinking for water ai the Queen Creek smelter is
going on. The well is now 60 ft deep ill solid
clay almost impermeable to water. The sinking will
continue until water is reached. As soon as that is
obtained we expect that everything else will be in
readiness for work.
Mineral Hill District.— Pinal Drill, April 21:
We are informed that the Wide Awake M. Co. in-
tend to fenew the work on the < lem mine. It is also
stated that work will be started on the Alice, ill Min-
eral Hill district. Several other mines that have
taken ;i rest arc about to recommence their rustle, so
that we expect lively times in Pioneer district this
coming season.
Rodgers District.— Pinal Drill, April 21 ;
Messrs. Broerman & Seslinger, of the World Beater,
paid us a visit. They arc working on their mine, ex-
tracting high grade ore, to be shipped and sold to
the best advantage. They find their ore very profit-
able, and will probably make arrangements with
some of the parties who are now contemplating the
erection of smelting works in Rodgers district. W,
T. Hutchinson has engaged Santos Corona, the ex-
perienced Mexican smelter, to erect one or more
furnaces in Rodger's district. This enterprise, if
successful, will materially aid the mines in that vicin-
ity, inasmuch as the transportation of ore for sev-
eral miles must be by packing and a system of
concentration of ore that will lower the freight.
Rodgers district is very favorable for smelting fur-
naces, there being timber in abundance for char-
coal.
IDAHO.
ATLANTA MINES. — Idaho Statesman, April 20:
The rich mining district of which Atlanta is the cen-
ter is now on the eve of a grand boom, both in the
extent of mining operations and results. The Mon-
arch Company have their fine hoisting works in suc-
cessful operation, and are pushing their main shaft
with a strong force. Their hoisting machinery, both
for capacity and completeness, is fully equal to any
now in operation in Idaho or elsewhere. The Ta-
homa Co., whose mine is now well- opened and
ready to furnish ore to any extent, will have their
crushing and reduction works in full blast as soon as
the roads will permit the machinery to be brought
in and put up. Other fine properties about Atlanta
are in good working condition, and everything prom-
ise, the most successful season the camp has ever
experienced. The only drawback to the rapid de-
velopment of the camp and to a rich yield of bullion
has been and yet is, the isolated and almost inaccess-
ible position of the camp, surrounded as it is on all
sides but one by high and rugged mountains.
The East Fork.— Wood River Times, April r8:
Richard Lord, of Ford & Domski, has just returned
from the East Fork of Wood River, and shows some
remarkably rich ore from a ledge just discovered
there by himself, near the Ben, Butler group. One
streak in the vein gives ore assaying $1,400 per ton.
He has come to town to settle his claim, and will
take measures for its development without delay,
lie states that a number of the owners of claims on
East Fork are arriving there and starting work on
their properties, .\v\d a number of others are looked
for daily. Superintendent Rogers, with 12 miners
had arrived there and resumed work upon the Pay-
mastergroup, which is owned by the Philadelphia
Co. New buildings will be erected, p,m\ work
pushed ahead there, as well as at all of the camps.
MONTANA.
The Gagnon. — Butte Miner, April 18: Amorg
the few mines, in ibis or any other district, which
have been operated at a profit, almost from the grass
roots down, is thc'Gagnon, and the remark has not
infrequently been made regarding this mine, that
when die ore bodies on the surface were worked out
there would be no mine left, but Col. J. C. C. Thorn-
ton, the efficient superintendent, thought different,
and his confidence in the true fissure veins which
had been developed under his own supervision in
the mine was so great that he became the principal
if not the sole owner of the property, and immedi-
ately thereafter began lo sink for lower levels. In
the "west drift from the 400-ft station a fine vein of
high-grade ore ivas stmi as proved some
thing of a bonah. a foi the Colonel. Ri o ntly a 500-
which is really 515 ft below the si
hi- lieen opened and south and west drifts been run.
ii.. 1 lii. 1 lias tapped tin w in which was di ■
in tin- 400, and ■ extracted « hii
5300 to Uoo per ton. A winze has been started on
the vein from the 400 to the 500, and developments
1 1 da) 10 claj firm the exisi f 1 me 1 >! the
■ ■
whu h impn ide with depth. This
mine will be thorough)) developed below the 500.
nnd is likely to be lh< first in tin camp to demon
■ the faci tl.. 11 1 mr ti ue fissui ■
■ lied upon al n lower dentil than has
1 :cn explored)
Starting up tub Dki.l. Butte Miner* April 20:
The Bell smelter will be steamed up lo-da) and the
niachincrj tested, h everything is found 10 work
well, the smelti 1 m ill be lartcd up to-morrow morn-
ing on the ore alreadj on the dump, The ore on
hand is sufficient for 60 ■ which time it is
expected connection will be made between the new
shaft and the old workings at the untie, which will
furnish a regular ore >upph for {he future. When
the smelter starts up to-day tin facl will be an-
nounced b) the blowing of the whistle at the Bell
smelter, and othei works will join in the chorus.
nt is a notable one, and the shrill shrieking
..1 .1 hundred steam whistles this afternoon will be
.1 1 1 ih 1. di his ound i" the ears ■ il the entire 0 mi
muuiti .
I'iiii.i ii'sia ki, James Burk, of the Salmon
mine, ni I'hillipsbur", IS Spending a few 'lavs in th'
city. Me reports the mines at the pioneer camp
looking well, everybody is anticipating a good season,
and claim owners art- doing a g 1 de il "i represen
tation work. People who own claims on Granite
mountain have a g I thing and propose t<. hold it
The Granite Mountain and Hope mines are working
full forcest if un -11.111(1 In ii -ling plent) of ore. The Hopi
mill has been making a steady run, but has slllll
down for a few days to clean up and make nccessarj
repairs.
NEW MEXICO.
Santa Rita. -New South-ivest, Vpril 20: The
San Jose Smelting Co., has purchased the coke held
011 hand by theSanla Rita people; a fair evidence thai
the Santo Rita is not lo be started up an early day.
The ore belts onh, have so far been developed in
the Santa Rita property; others doubtless exist, and
farther exploration work will unquestionably disclose
their location.
I,uw Grade Oris.— Between Bullard's peak arid
the Gila the countrj is covered with immense leads
of low grade galena and carbonate ore. One mine
recently located has a 35-ft vein of carbonate ore;
man\' other leads averaging from 5 lo 15 ft in width,
The claims run vert high inleadbutcarr) Little silver.
The I lermosa, on Monument creek, is being
worked b\ its owners, Messrs. Holmes, Holt and
Deimer. They are now down 70 or 80 ft in a shaft,
and have a good-sized crevice of mineral which runs,
on an average, $160 in silver. The ore is a bornitc
very much like that of the Silver Monument, and the
mineral streak which, on the surface, was onlj a few
inches wide, has been constantly widening all the
way down.
UTAH.
D1.1 i' ( :rkkk.— Salt Lake Tribune, April 20:
The Dee]) t 'reek country gives promise of becoming
a good mining district. During the past but little
has been done there except 10 slake out a few claims
and then neglect them. The distance from tran-
sportation, the difficulty of getting in supplies, the
sparsely settled condition of the country and lack of
capital have prevented progress there. Some months
ago N. ( '. Springer went to that district and secured
some prospects, which he deems so good that he
came home and made preparations to go there and
spend the summer in working them. He brought
eight large teams from his ranch in Summit count)
to this city, and will load them to-day with six or
eight tuns .,f machinery, and with three tons of sup-
plies, and full outfit for Deep Creek. The machin-
ery will at once be put ill operation, and the teams
will be used for taking in supplies and hauling out
ore. It is nearK one hundred miles from ihe mines
to the nearest railwaj station on the Central Pacific,
to which point he proposes to lake his ore, thence lo
be shipped to this city.
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that it is scarcely worth while to call their at-
tention to its important features, which are
valuable to thorn in their calling. Vet there
are many new comers who should take the
paper who may not he familiar with it, and we
hope our old readers will bring it to their
attention.
We give every week a condensed summary of
the current mining news, a condensed account
of all that is new in science or mechanics, cor-
respondence on suitable topics from all parts of
the coast, illustrations of all the new improved
machinery, especially that applicable to mining
and metallurgy, timely editorials on topics suita-
ble to a technical journal, metal markets, etc.
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publish the results of experience as fast as it is
gathered, In the matter of describing new
mining appliances, inventions, metallurgical
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ered we present maps and descriptions and col-
late from every source all that will be useful to
our readers. Any reader looking over this
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a journal w ill be to him in his business,
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the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy
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prisonment not more than two years.
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alter, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure
to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counter-
feited, or willingly aid or assist in the false mak-
ing, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any
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bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing,
for the purpose of defrauding the United States,
San Francisco.
As San Francisco is the great center and dis-
tributing point of the Pacific coast, we deem it
appropriate to an issue devoted to immigration
matters to present a view of the city whence
nearly all new comers come before selecting
their future locations. The view is taken from
an imaginary point northeast of the city.
San Francisco is the youngest of America's
great cities. The exact date of settlement or
founding may be claimed for the time
when the site of the Mission was first se-
lected by Portala and Crespi, in 17b'9, or when
the Mission and Presidio were established by the
good friars, Palou and Cambon, in 1776; or when
Richardson, iii 1S35, located here and estab-
lished a trading post, calling the place Yerba
Buena; or when Vioget, in 1S39, surveyed the
ground into streets and squares; or when, in
1S47, the Americans in possession resurveyed
and enlarged the area, and gave it the name of
San Francisco. A media? val obscurity sur-
rounds its early settlement and progress. The
religious spirit of the middle ages, even to a late
date in the eighteenth century, still governing
the Spanish people, prompted its devotees to
penetrate the wild regions of the new world, to
spread the doctrines of the church and gather
cisco may be regarded as the objective
point of all railroads of the Pacific coast,
but more particularly so of all in California.
The" city is fixed as the natural center of com-
merce of the whole west coast of North
America. The great rivers, valleys and moun-
tain passes lead unerringly to this point, and
thus converge the channels of inland trade from
all the surrounding States and Territories. The
broad bay affords one of the best harbors of the
world, and the Golden Gate opens to the Pacific
and all the maritime nations of the earth. The
currents of the air and the ocean so aid the
other advantages, that the location is perfected
as a center of commerce. The condi-
tions of location and climate insure to San
Francisco a higher degree of health and
exemption from known epidemics than is vouch-
safed to most other large cities of the world.
Situated upon" a narrow, rocky and hilly penin-
sula, with the broad Pacific on the west, and
the capacious bay and straits of Golden Gate on
the east and north, with their swiftly flowing
tides, keep its surroundings washed and pure,
while the prevailing winds, through the warm,
dry summer pour freely upon it from their long
sweep over the ocean where they have gathered
the elements of health, uncontaminated by the
malaria of dying vegetation or the miasmatic
poisons of inhabited lands. Nature having
ores thousands of miles by wagon and rail to
eastern works after we have failed in the profita-
ble working at home. The Colorado idea is one
which should commend itself to the mine own-
ers and capitalists of the county as the only
feasible solution of the question of economical
treatment of ores, and should be adopted to the
entire exclusion of the monumental folly that
would fill our gulches with worthless cast
iron rattletraps in no way fitted to perform the
duties required of them. We believe the How-
ell works, on Lynx creek, a right step in the
proper direction, but as the capacity of even
Air. Howell's extensive plant is not sufficient
for the requirements of this section, we hope to
see similar other enterprises started in the heart
of the rich mining country south of Prescott.- -
Cor. Prescott Courier.
Walnut Grove Mining District.
Mr. Moroney tells us that John Tiedman
and a man named Johnson recently found a
ledge which prospects well in gold. It is situ-
ated about two miles east of Callen's camp at
the Piaceritas. The finders are at work sink-
ing a shaft.
Yarnell and Sistro are taking rich gold rock
from a mine hear the Vesuvius.
Sanchez, who has been getting $1,000 a month
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO.
or shall utter or publish as true, or cause to be
uttered or published as true, any such false,
forged, altered, or counterfeited bond, bid, pro-
posal, guarantee, security, official bond, public
record, affidavit, or other writing, for the pur-
pose of defrauding the United States, knowing
the same to be false, forged, altered, or counter-
feited, or shall transmit to, or present at, or
cause or procure to be transmitted to, or pre-
sented at, the office of any officer of the
United States, any such false, forged, al-
tered, or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal,
guarantee, security, official bond, public record,
affidavit, or other writing, knowing the same to
be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited for the
purpose of defrauding the United States, shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,
or by imprisonment at hard labor for not more
than ten years, or by both such punishments.
La Rose Dayeluy has given the Lamphere
mine at Confidence to Johnnie Davis & Co., in
consideration that the company will give him
the contract for furnishing poles, etc., for the
mine when operations shall have commenced.
La Rose, who is a grocer in the locality, argued
that the mine would probably never be opened
by himself, and if there was anything in it, it
had better be taken out and circulated. — Tuol-
umne Independent.
It is reported that ex-Governor Blasdel has
sold the Humboldt group of mines at Aurora
for §150.000.
the heathen under its care, rather than to en-
large the sphere of human liberties, or pursue
wealth by extending commerce or developing
the resources of the country.
Under such auspices was the site of the city
selected and occupied, thus giving in the brief
period of a century an ancient character to its
history, advancing with a bound as it sprang
from Spanish to American rule — from the semi-
civilized past to the enlightenment and activity
of modern times. The peculiar features of the
city were not obliterated by the change. An-
cient and simple as it was in its origin, it has be-
comethe mostbusy and cosmopolitan of the age.
Every State of the Union lias its representative,
and from every quarter of the globe have conic
its citizens; the language of every commercial
people is spoken; every color which the human
visage bears is seen, and every religion has its
worshippers. These characteristics of cosmo-
politanism distinguish the modern city from its
sisters as did its mediaeval features of early
years from the settlements of the Atlantic coast.
In April, 1S56, the limits of the present
city's territory were fixed by law. The south-
ern boundary is the U. vS. land survey of the
line separating townships two and three south
of Mt. Diablo base and meridian. The Faral-
lone, Angel, Aloatraz and Goat islands are in-
cluded in San Francisco city and county. The
boundaries are the Golden Gate on the
north, the Bay of San Francisco on the east,
San Mateo county on the south, and the Pa-
cific ocean on the west. The land area is 42
square miles, or 20,8SO acres. San Fran-
thus provided, it has been easy to preserve a
high order of health; and indeed it wrere crimi-
nal in the extreme, and a blot upon our boasted
civilization, should our city show a large per-
centage of mortality or excessive sickness.
Ore Veins and Reduction Works.
The experience of mining communities else-
where goes to further the opinion that mining
and milling operations are best conducted where
they are not combined under a single manage-
ment. The practice of locating small mills on
single claims is rapidly giving way tn that of
having larger and more complete mills erected
at central points, to which the product of many
mines are made to contribute. Th is is emi ■
nently the Colorado idea and is the natural out-
growth of rebellious ores and rich but small
veins. The cost of transporting ores to such
mills and reduction works is more than offset,
in most cases, by the larger percentage of the
precious metals saved under superior manage-
ment, costlier appliances and the superior facili-
ties of these large works. It is one of the very
palpable causes of failure in mining enterprises
in Yavapai county hi the past, that neither the
money nor experience of certain mine owners
who essayed the treatment of their ores at the
mines were adequate to the attainment of even
fair results. The character of our ores is such
that only expensive appliances can successfully
and economically treat them, and we have the
example presented to us of shipments of ou*.
in his arastras, has sold one half interest in his
properties.
Chispas, weighing from one dollar to sixty
dollars, have, of late, been found in the gravel
and on the slate bedrock. "When the Mulvane
ladies, of Kansas, were at the diggings with
their husbands, they washed out considerable
gold, a fact which pleased them very much.
A new ten-stamp mill, built in Denver, Colo-
rado, is on the ground and will be up and run-
ning inside of ninety days. Each stamp weighs
GOO pounds. The engine is a twenty-five horse
power, Westinghouse; the mortar is different
from the California mortais and, it is thought,
far better. Mi. Bolthoff, firm of Bolthoif &
Hendrie, of Denver, which firm makes these
mills, will come down and superintend its erec-
tion. With it came timbers, etc., all ready for
the machinery.
These mines — quartz and placer — of the Callen
company, are between Peeples Valley ami Wal-
nut Grove, where, besides mineral, wood, water
and grass are abundant.
It is the opinion of eld and new settlers who
know the section and its resources that the
company can, if they work things rightly,
amass large fortunes out of the mines now
owned by them. — Pre.<coft Courier.
A pump in the Grand Central mine at Tomb-
stone is successfully at work, and it will soon
be demonstrated whether ore deposits exist be-
low the water line in that region.
April 28, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
2S7
Walker Mining District. Arizona.
iboi e named minis . in Yava
n ten and twelve milea From
i : To
Little over
I .
Lynx creek, the geii
to the Howell Qaart2 Reduction
works, around which now congregate
many busy p<
Another way, and a shortor one to get there,
i- by tli^ trail w bich i rosses Banni
creeks. This ' h aj , Juni
ami pine trees nr plentiful on both i
are watei and I tltitudoof th< region,
from 5,500 bo r.OOO feet alwve i1
-. a, tin- ever circulating brei ■<■ , -il> from
the south, make its verj healthy region. Water
[i alwaya cool and pure, From the high moun-
tain peaks around the smelter, n pei oil can
gaze upon what may be termed a sea oi pine,
nej i h bich h i ■■ ens rming \ i lleys, h hei e peo-
ple who raise supplies for the miners dwell in
ad fan tc plenty of the world's good things.
In 1862, win n the lateCapt Joe Welkei led the
prospectors si d miners into this
part of the territory, theye IccteH Walker dis-
the best place for tin ir operations. The
n ooda Were « ell stocked with bear, 'Kir. turkey
and other game; the gravel of tin- creeks was
well charged with gold, in small and large par-
ticles, while quartz ledges, carrying gold, silver,
li ad and other metals w ei i to a teen on ei erj
hand.
Tajsing the whip saws which tin' party had
: with them, lumber for rockers and
■Unices wi re easih made out oi the grand pine
braes of the district, claims were staked off, log
cabins erected I the work of gold getting
oommenced. The diggings paid well for the
in" t primitive kind of mining; gold dust was
in every man's pocket and cabin, and no fault
was found with the country. Miners flocked in
from ( falifomia, Colorado and other places.
While there was but little of the law that is
known in so-called civilized regions, our pi eera
attended to theix business, order reigned ami
nothing occurred to make anybody afraid until
neighboring Indians commenced to keep aloof
from the miners, to look ugly and threatening.
The adventurers had treated the aborigines
well; they shared with them their provisions,
clothing and tobacco; put savage nature wanted
more: they commenced to steal horses, mules
and donkeys from the miners and to lay in am-
bush and kill them. This was the way trouble
started in the first settlement made by Ameri-
cans in central Arizona. This was when it be-
came exceedingly disagreeable for white men to
reside here, A great many fell by the wayside;
those who survived held the country " by the
skin of their teeth," as the saying goes.
The richest of the placer mines were soon
worked out, and the great cost of the necessa-
ries o.f life, together with the Indians, deterred
many men from attacking poor diggings with
pick and shovel. So population kept decreas-
ing until what was once the largest mining
camp in Arizona, became a very insignificant
■ me.
Attempts were at various times made to work
the quartz by mill and arastra process, Some
men were very successful, but as depth was at-
taiued sulphurets became thick and the miners
were not, of course, fixed with machinery for
the treatment of the "rebellious" particles.
The Howell Milling, Mining and Smelting
Company have, at great expense, prepared
themselves with machinery to treat all classes
of ore; they have infused new life in Walker
and adjacent mining districts and will, we be-
lieve, solve the grand problem which has so
long bothered old Hassayampers "Can sul-
phuret ores be worked with profit ?"
Having recently sent William S. Hodges,
one of our young men, over to the Howell
■camp, we below give the result of his observa-
tions in his own language :
A visit to Lynx creek will convince anybody
of the future prosperity of the district.
Howell Smelting Works.
In company with Mr. (leo. B. Schoonmaker,
who is connected with the Howell Mining,
Milling and Smelting company, we visited the
works and through his courtesy, obtained the
following information concerning them :
There was about 950,000 worth of crushed
ore on the dump, most of it paid for, represent-
ing fifteen mines. Among them are the Happy
Jack, Dnsoris, Kittie, Middleton and Silver
Belt. The crusher, roaster and saw -mill are
running daily; in the cooling room there are
about sixty tons of roasted ore, ready for smelt
ing. The smelter will commence its operations
in about thirty days. The company also has
about 25,000 bushels of charcoal burned and
burning, besides several thousand cords of wood;
the saw-mill has sawed 200,000 feet of lumber
since it started. The company has a stamp
mill and concentrator on the way.
Col. C. C. Lane, the company's secretary, is
in the camp. Some of the directors are ex-
pected to arrive in a few days.
The company have built good wagon roads
to their mines. Their teams make daily trips
and bring in from ten to twelve tons of ore per
day.
Three pack trains of about twenty mules and
burros each, make two trips daily to the Kittie,
Silver Belt, Dosoris and other mines in the
district. — Prescott Courier.
Useful Information.
Crackled Glass.
Tin \foniti •', -i. la I \ he fol-
lowing doscripl ioi B making
the iM'u kind ol ich is smooth on one
I rough on thi o1 1 Si Hie ghcued
■
with cracks, and this appearauoo is obtained by
spreading over the Burface oi the glass a thick
some flux, or easily fusible glass, that
bus been made fluid or past) nnd mixed with
pieces. The gl iss i> i hen put in s
muffle or an open Furnace and strongly heated.
: as tin- flux is melted and the glass itseH
red hot, it is taken out of the furnace
and rapidlj cooled This flux or fused glass
then era! Its ofl from the other glass which was
attacked by it, leaving numerous depressions in
the latter resembling scales and irregular crys-
talline forms, crossing and intersecting each
other and producing vev$ beautiful effects when
ill. lighl falls upon it. This fusible layer is
cooled as rapidly as possible, either by a cur-
rent oi cold air, or by carefully sprinkling with
.■"Id water.
If some portions of the glass are protected
from the action of the flux, tin' surface remains
smooth, there is a striking contrast to the
crackled portion. This can be utilized in mak-
ing arabesque, letters, and other designs on a
u Kite "i colored ground.
A similar crackled glass is made in another
way. by strewing a coarselj -rained flux on a
cylinder oi glass while still red hot, and then
putting it back in the heating furnace until the
flux melts. It is then rapidly cooled, cither by
sprinkling water on it or waving it back and
forth. The layer of melted flux then cracks off
and exposes the surface of the glass which has
been corroded by it. The cylinder is then cut
and spread out in the usual manner.
Best Time to Cut Tihiusk. — A correspond-
ent of an Eastern journal says: 'For strength,
beauty and durability I have found August,
September and October the best, and February,
March and April the worst months to cut wood.
A red maple cut in September will keep in a
round log perfectly white and sound until the
next August; while one cut in March will begin
to blacken and decay by the middle or last of
June. This is not copied from any scientific
work, but is what I have found to be a fact by
many practical tests. Gray birch cut in Sep-
tember will keep in a good condition until the
next September if left in the woods cut in four
foot lengths; while if cut in March and left in
the same way it will be nearly worthless by the
first of August; at least such is the result on my
land. White pine, like the red maple, keeps
white much longer if cut in September than if
cut in March, and is not injured by the worms
as much. I have found that wood dried slowly
in a low cool place is better than dried quickly
in the hot sun, even though cut in summer.
May this not, in a measure, account for wood
being better cut in autumn, it having the long
cold winter to dry in ''.
Celluloid to be Superseded.— -A new ma-
terial has been invented, which, according to
the Tj'ade&man, it is thought will supersede
celluloid. It possesses all the hardness and
brilliancy of the latter, and has the advantage
of being fire-proof. It is made in this way: A
solution is prepared of '200 parts of casein in 50
parts of ammonia and 400 of water, or 1 50
parts of albumen in 400 parts of water. To the
solution the following are added: Quick lime,
'240 parts; acetate of alumina, 150 parts; alum,
50 parts j sulphate of lime, 1, "200 parts; oil, 100
parts. The oil is to be mixed in the last. When
dark objects are to be made, from 75 to 100
parts of tannin are substituted for the aeetatc
of alumina. When the mixture has been well
kneaded together and made into a smooth paste,
it is passed through rollers to form plates of the
desired shape. These are dried and pressed
into metallic molds previously heated, or they
may be reduced to a very fine powder, which is
introduced into heated molds and submitted to
a strong pressure. The objects are afterward
dipped into the following bath: Water, 100
parts; white glue, 0 parts; phosphoric acid, 10
parts. Finally they are dried, polished, and
varnished with shellac.
Effervescing LemonadeSugah. The tnaiiu
factureof effervescing lemonade sugar is said to
be as follows: Five parts of powdered sugar are
treated with an ethereal oil, and mixed with one
part of bicarbonate of soda. This mixture is
filled into candy molds, and pressed by means of
a stamp. Within the mold a cavity is produced
in the mass by the pressure, and into this there
is poured one part of citric acid, which is pressed
down, and then a fresh layer of aromatic sugar
is added and pressed, after which the candy is
finished.
Loxr; Distance Telephoning. -If the West-
ern Union Telegraph Co., as is stated, has pur-
chased the right to use Baxter's long distance
telephone, it will not be long before conversa-
tion can lie carried on between Kan Francisco
and New York with probably two breaks only.
SriuiT of turpentine is now made, says aeon-
temporary, from sawdust and refuse of the saw-
mill. It is extracted by a sweating process, and
yields fourteen gallons of spirits, three to four
gallons of resin, and a quantity of tar per cord.
A valcablb building stone has recently been
red near Albany, Oregon, upon which
th<- action of neither heat, cold, aor moisture has
any bad effect It i- one ol the most important
■ ii.it has ever occurred in the Territory.
i :. boni i called granib sndsi on< , verj ri h
in silica, of a clc finej .highly crj stallizod,
unlaminated, am<\ oi a fine brown color. It has
been used in this locality 1 anj years, for
-, door and window sills, and lor menu
mental work. It has tateh been pul to Borne
-!-. w it li a \ K\\ to usiug it for the
building ol Hi. great union depol .it Poi I land
it wasbroijghl too white beat,- and suddenly
pluuged into cold water, and came out as solid
ttnd tii in as before it went into the furnace.
Bricks oj L'ouk. \t the Nuremberg exhi
bit ion u as shown a uovel use of brick:- ol CO! k.
These bricks have onl\ been need for building
purposes on account of their tightness and Lbo
Eating properties, but they are also employed as
a covering for boilers, and are said to excel even
asbestos in preventing the radiation of heat.
They are stated to be \.r\ cheap, being pre-
pared of small 1^, refuse ami isolating ce-
ment. At Nuremberg, the application of cork
bricks Mas largely shown. The usual size of
eork bricks is IO\ J ,'\*J ', inches.
A RAIL for C< "ii Use has been introduced
into France. It is imbedded in concrete, and is
flush at the edges with the roadway. From the
Bides it slopes dow o to the center, so as to en-
able the wheels of vehicles to retain their place
upon it. The estimated cost is about two dol-
lars a yard. Other countries arc also consider-
ing this
Important Postokfiob Decision. A recent
decision of the Postoffice Department is to the
effect that a letter, after being sent, can be re-
called by the sender upon his making applica-
tion to the postmaster, who has authority to re-
call the same by telegraph.
Pneumonia.
Lung Fever and Kindred
Diseases.
Dr. C. E. Page communicates to < 'ottoii,
Woof ami Iron, a Boston publication, an excel-
lent and suggestive article under the above
head, which is of special interest in this lati-
tude, because of the increasing number of deaths
which are occurring among us from1 pneumonia.
The extracts which we give from the Doctor's
paper contain some pertinent points which are
well worthy of careful consideration :
Pneumonia is, or should be, classed among
the filth diseases, with croup, diphtheria, scar-
let fever, measles, etc. Whatever may be
thought of these disorders, it is certain that
pneumonia is not contagious. No person ever
has it who habitually breathes pure air twenty-
four hours in the day, and who lives on even ap-
proximately pure food (excess of even the purest
foot eaten tends to impurity because of indiges-
tion. ) " Plain livers'' seldom, abstemious veg-
etarians, those at least who know as much
about air as they do about food, and whose
practice corresponds to their knowledge, never
have^this disease. Physicians of all schools agree
that sedentary persons, living in very warm
rooms, should eat little or no meat, since this
class of food requires active exercise in open air
to " work it off." The condiments, spices, hot
sauces, etc., associated with animal food, are a
constant tax on the stomach and intestines, ir-
ritating them, besides directly contaminating
the blood with unnatural elements.
Alcoholic drinks predispose to this disease
and to all kindred disorders, preventing the
normal waste of tissue; hence the plumpness of
persons at certain stages of alcoholism.
Coffee and tea, as physicians well know, are
in certain respects identical with alcoholic
drinks ill their physiological effects, They
"lessen the waste," and the waste is what keeps
the body clean.
Old age is regarded— rightly enough, too, in
one sense — as a predisposing cause of pneumonia;
but this arises mainly from the fact that old
people arc more likely to realize the waning
powers of the voluntary muscular, than the di
gestive. system, and are more certain to curtail
their fresh air, than food, rations.
Indigestion,
However caused, is, next to foul air, the cause
of the generation within the system of impuri-
ties, which may, by their accumulation, pro-
duce finally one of the sicknesses I have named.
A single excessive, or especially unbalancing
meal may, where the predisposition exists, ex-
cite a fatal attack of pneumonia; and to skip
a meal altogether, or to treat the system to a
veritable fast day, would, by resting the ali-
mentary apparatus and permitting the excretions
to have ' 'everything their own way" for an even
twenty four hours, he "a most effectual preven-
tive remedy for every one, who has any sus-
picion as to his or her physical condition.
Grief, anxiety, anger, etc., anything that
tends finally to depress the physical state, is
adverse to the digestion of food and the due nu-
trition of the body, and hence is promotive of
disease. On the other hand, wdiolesome food,
"the gospel of not too much," fresh air, exer-
cise, constant ventilation of living and sleeping
rooms, the cultivation of a fair and friendly
spirit— all this tends to make a sound, clean
body that cannot harbor disquieting emotions
such as are named above.
The night air superstition continue-. U
in " with tli.' doctors, druggists and undertakers,
and on-M to have been buried in the same grave
witli its companion humbug, "no water in
Fever We can only have night air at night,
and it is purer on the outside than inside the
dwelling, even « ith the best of ventilation, but
when Wfl shut up a roomful and breathe it ovei
and DVBt again, it is like washing in and drink
in- from the same pail If the room breathe-
only through th« crevices of tin- doors and
window-, its occupant breathes in the same
manner. Think of taking one's Boup through
the key-hole.
Everything that tends to depress the vital
forces operates a- a predisposing cause to pneu-
monia, oi Borne other of nature's kill or cure
rem. -die-; tor what we term diseases, generally,
are attempts, and in ninety-five in the one hun-
dred cases of sickness, successful attempts of
nature to cure the disease from which the or-
ganism has been Buffering fora longer or shortei
time. Build up the system, then, by even
availabli means. Ascertain, as best you may,
what constitutes good living in a physical sense,
and by use it fl ill bee 6 tic best li\ inu in ever \
sense, insuring a greater degree of all the pleas-
ures of life, ami counteracting, so far a- pos-
sible, all adverse hereditary influences.
The doctor quotes from another writer, who,
in Bpeaking of the effects of cold, or outdoor ex-
posure, as an exciting cause for pneumonia,
says: The victii ay nave exposed himself to
weather to severe in itself, or comparatively
to,, boi e v, because of the comparative resistive
power of his system through debility. Conse-
quently, it is, in a great many cases, a malad\
that the thoughtful man may escape. He may
go out on a March night to come home and have
pneumonia, or stay at home and be without it.
The reason of the above is that the cause of
the disease exists in the system, which a slight
exposure may bring out sooner than it would
otherwise appear if special care was taken to
prevent it. Moreover, the disease is quite as
likely to be precipitated by the coming into a
warm, unvcntilated room, as from the cold en-
countered during the walk. Impure food and
unhealthy condition of the digestive organs is
more likely to cause, and more often docs' cause,
pneumonia than exposure to cold out-door air.
whether in night or day time.
A Ci*re for Sciatica.— A correspondent,
writing to London Vanity Fair, says: "A curw
for neuralgia and sciatica, and, as i am told, an
unfailing one, is too valuable not to be recorded.
An English officer, who served with distinction
in the war with Napoleon, was once laid up in
a small village in France with a severe attack of
sciatica. It so happened that a tinman was be-
ing employed in the house where he lodged, and
that this tinman, having been himself a soldier,
took an interest in the officer's case, and gave
him the cure, which, in this instance, succeeded
immediately and forever, and which I am about
to set down. It is at any rate so simple as to be
worth a trial. Take a moderate sized potato,
rather large than small, and boil it in one quart
of water. Foment the part affected with tile
water in which the potato has been boiled, as
hot as it can be borne, at night before going to
bed; then crush the potato and put it on the af-
fected part as a poultice. Wear this all night,
and in the morning heat the water, which should
have been preserved over again, and foment the
part with it as hot as can be borne. This treat-
ment must be persevered with for several days.
It occasionally requires to be continued for as
much as two or three weeks, but in the shorter
or longer time it has never yet failed to be
successful.
Effects of Electricity upon tin-; Nerves
and Heart.-- -'Among the curious exhibits at
Munich Electrical Exhibition were a series of
photographs representing the various changes
and contortions produced in the human face by
subjecting the different facial nerves of a pa-
tient to the action of electricity. These were
the experimental photographs made by Pro-
fessor Von Ziemssen. The expressions of joy,
pain, surprise, doubt, disgust, etc., were easily
realized, aecotding to the nerve that was
touched by the electrode. Other observations
and experiments by Frofessor Von Ziemssen
promise to lie of great importance. They insti-
tute a comparison between the continuous and
the induced current in the stimulation of the
important accelerator and depressor nerves
which control the heart. He has found that an
induced current, so far from stimulating the
nerves of the heart, as heretofore believed, is
perfectly inoperative, whereas a continuous
current from an ordinary battery is of the very
greatest activity.
Sit Erect. -One of the worst habits young
people form is that of leaning forward too
much while at work or study. - It is much less
tiresome and more healthy to sit or stand erect.
The round shouldered, hollow-chested and al-
most deformed persons one meets every day
could have avoided all the bad results from
which they .now sutler had they always kept the
body erect, the chest full, and shoulders thrown
back, A simple rale is, that if the head is not
thrown forward, but is held erect, the should-
ers will drop back to their natural position,
giving the lungs full play. The injury done
by carelessness in this respect is by compressing
the lungs, preventing their full and natural ac-
tion, resulting in lung disease, usually consump-
tion. Sit erect, boys and girls, and look the
world in the face,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS. -Copper Smelting Plant; Mines near
Johnson, 281. Passing Events; Arizona Copper Mines;
Silver Bell District. Arizona; Notes from Eureka, Nev.,
288 Silver Milling in Arizona, 289. A New Street
Railroad System, 293. Metallurgy in Arizona, 294.
Tombstone" Notes; Copper, 297- Benson; Notices of
Recent Patents, 300
ILLUSTRATIONS.— General Arrangement of Plant
for Copper Smelting, 281 BirdVEye View of San
Francisco, 286. Plan of Silver Mill; Details of Amal-
gamating Pan; Settler for Silver Mill, 289. K. F.
Bridewell's Cable Railroad System. 29.3-4.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS — Curious Ideas
About Compression; Pile Driving by Dynamite; A Novel
Way of Breaking Metal; Tall Chimneys; Dangerous
Practices; The Gjers' Soaking Pit, 283.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- Science in Soap Bub -
% bles; Sun Explosions; Vibrations Produced by Railway
Trains; Thermal Belts ot North Carolina; How Long it
Taks to Smell; Sounds Produced by Flow of Liquids;
More Electrical Experiments on Vegetation; A New
Explosive; An Ancient Peruvian Bronze Chisel, 283.
MI.MING STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 284.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico and Utah, 284-5.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Crackled Glass; Best
Time to Cut Timber; Celluloid to be Superseded; Effer-
vescing Lemonade Sugar; Long Distance Telephoning;
Bricks of Cork; Important Post Office Decision, 287.
GOOD HEALTH. — Pneumonia, Lung Fever and
Kindred Diseases; A Cure for Sciatica; Effects of Elec-
tricity upon the Nerves and Heart; Sit Erect, 287-
NEWS IN BRIEF- On cage 300 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS. — Latest Instructions to Settlers
upon the Public Domain, 282- San Francisco; Ore
Veins and Reduction Works; Walnut Grove Mining
District, 286. Walker Mining District, Arizona, 287.
Arizona in General; Early History of Hohave County,
295- Superstitions About Gems; Indiana Capital in
Arizona Mines, 292-
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Powder— Nitro Safety Powder Company, S. F.
Wagons— A W. Sanborn & Co , San Frjncisco.
Engines and Machinery — Byron Jackson, S. F.
Mining Machinery— Globe Iron Works, S. F.
Abel Stearns Ranchos— A. Robinson, S. F.
Belting and Lacing— Herman Royer, S. F.
Concentrating Machinery— M. E. Dodge, S. F.
Quartz Mills— F. A. Huntington, S. F.
Ore Pulverizer -W. I. Tustin, San Francisco.
Passing Events.
In reading over the various exchanges pub-
lished in the mining camps of this coast, we have
besn struck with the wide range the mining in-
terests now cover. In some places they are hard
at work on their claims and in others the
the weather is just beginning to let them go to
work. In certain localities, prospecting has
been going on for a month or more, while in
others, there is still snow to retard progress in
this direction. Several strikes are noted in the
various camps.
General Crook has this week commenced
his campaign against the Indians in Arizona.
The expedition is fully equipped and supplied
for ninety days. It is supposed the fight will
be in Mexico, but at all events it is probable
that Crook will stop further raiding on the part
of the Indians.
We publish this week a double edition de-
voted to the interests of Arizona, which how-
ever, contains also a great deal of value to the
general reader.
Mica Mine. — Our regular correspondent in
Arizona, Mr. Crowell, writes us that recently
J. M. Buskell, W. J. Perry and P. C. Healey,
brought into Tombstone some fine specimens of
mica from a new location in the Maricopa
mountains, Arizona. They brought in large,
thick blocks right from the surface, with the
surface moss clinging to them, One sample
was 11x12 inches and of fine cleavage and tough,
only slightly smoked. Some specimens were
very clear and white. The location is only ten
miles from the railroad. Two of them took out
500 or 600 pounds in about two hours.
Arizona Copper Mines,
Nowhere throughout the Pacific coast region
are the cupriferous deposits more widely dis-
seminated or of better quality than in this Ter-
ritory. Remarking on this subject in a general
way, Hinton, in his "Handbook to Arizona/'
observes that the copper districts are scattered
over nearly the entire country, the principal
sites of active production, so far as this indus-
try has been prosecuted, being at Clifton, in
Apache county; at the Planet mine, Mojave
county ; at the Copper Queen mine, Pima
county, and at the Old Dominion mine in Globe
district, Pinal county. Some five or six smelt-
ers have within the past year or two been
erected and gone into operation in various other
parts of the Territory, the above-named con-
sisting of works that have been running for
several years and already made a considerable
production. Copper ores were raised and
smelted in a rude way at the old Ajo mine and
at some other places in Yuma county by the
Mexicans many years ago. The first cuprifer-
ous deposits worked in Arizona since the Ameri-
can occupation of the country are situated in
Mojave county, at a point about three fourths
of a mile south of Bill Williams' Fork and
twelve miles east of the town of Aubrey, on
the Colorado river; these deposits constituting
what is now known as
The Planet Mine.
Copper ores of high grade were discovered
here as early as 1S63. In 1S64 a company hav-
ing been formed in San Francisco for working
these mines, operations were commenced the
following year, and have, with considerable in-
termissions, been prosecuted ever since. The
quantity of copper produced here amounts to be-
tween eight and ten thousand tons, made from
ore that has averaged perhaps thirty-five per-
cent metal. The scarcity of wood and water
in the vicinity has proved a great detriment to
mining. Transportation of supplies for the
mines and of bullion to market has also been
costly, uncertain and inadequate. Of late but
little has been done at the Planet mine, but as
the line of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
passes near it, work will probably be resumed
here at no distant day. Some developments
have also been made on the Apache Chief, a
promising copper vein in the same neighbor-
hood.
The next of those modern exploitations for
copper in Arizona was undertaken on the series
of lodes owned by the Longfellow company,
better known as
The Clifton Mines,
Situated in the extreme southeastern part of
Pima county, near the New Mexican line. Al-
though laboring under immense disadvantages
until latterly, since the railroad approached it,
this mine has made a very considerable and
highly profitable production during the past six
or eight years. The ore here, chiefly the red ox-
ide variety, occurs as in most other places in
Arizona, in strong veins lodged between
quartzite and limestone, or wholly in limestone,
and has averaged as it came from the mines,
twenty-five per cent metal. The ore bodies of
this grade are from ten to fifteen feet thick. The
cupriferous zone at this point can be traced for
several miles, though the richest section of it ap-
pears to be in the vicinity of Clifton. Although
some of the veins have been opened to a depth
of 500 or 600 feet, no deteriorations of the ores
have occurred here. Some copper glance, with
occasional bunches of pyrites have come in, but
not enough to effect the general character of the
ore. For some time, at first, only the rudest
kind of smelters were in use here. Latterly, how-
ever, more complete works have been con-
structed. The practice at these mines has been
to reduce the ore to black copper containing
ninety per cent metal by smelting with pinyon
charcoal, of which about 500 pounds are required
for each ton of ore.
This charcoal is burnt at a distance of ninety
miles from the mine, and costs, delivered at the
furnaces, $30 per ton. Until recently the pro-
duct of these mines was hauled with ox teams
to El Moro, in Colorado, 750 miles, at a cost of
$S0 per ton of 2,000 pounds. At El Moro it
was shipped by rail to Baltimore, a distance of
2,500 miles, at a further cost of §20 per ton.
The cost of mining and reducing on the ground
to black metal has, until lately, averaged §160
per ton, refining at Baltimore having involved
a further expense of $40 per ton, bringing the
cost of one ton of pure metal up to §300, which,
with the price of copper as low as it is at pres-
ent, would have left but little margin for profit.
Besides]a saving]of about$70per ton in freighting
to the seaboard, other economies have recently
been effected in the business of copper produc-
tion at these mines.
While the Planet first, and the Clifton mines
at a later day, were the most productive in
Arizona,
The Copper Queen
Stands now the big mine of the Territory, its
net annual product rivaling that of the great
silver mines in the Tombstone and the Pioneer
districts. This mine is situated in what are
known as the Mule mountains, being about
thirty miles from Fairbanks, on the Atchinson,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, and about eight
miles from the line of New Mexico.
The last annual report of the Copper Queen
Company issued one year since shows the fol-
lowing facts: At the time the company came
in possession of this property, not quite three
years ago, although but little work had been
done upon it, there were estimated to be in
sight over 34,000 tons of ore above the first level,
which had been prospected by a drift not over
ninety feet long, no crosscuttiug having as yet
been done. The work of further exploration
was at once begun and prosecuted with such
vigor and success that the ore reserves by April
1, 1881, held not less than S3,000 tons of ore,
18,108 tons having meantime been extracted
and smelted. The value of the copper turned
out during the year ending April, 1882,
amounted to $1,020,859; operating expenses,
including freight, refining, etc., amounted to
§532,733, leaving as net earnings for the year,
$4S8,126, out of which $300,000 were disbursed
to the shareholders in dividends— surplus prof-
its, $18S,126. During the past year the uet
earnings of the company have amounted to
$600,000— $500,000 of which has been paid out
the shareholders in quarterly dividends of
$250,000 each. The company calculated that
they have ore enough in their reserves to
keep up the present rate of production
for years to come. The reduction works here
consist of two water-jacket furnaces, having
capacity to smelt about eighty -five tons of Ore
per day, producing about 22,000 to 25,000
pounds of black copper. With their present
stock of ore the company might well largely in-
crease the reduction capacity, though it does
not appear that they intend to do so, being
satisfied with the present earnings of the mine.
The amount for 1882 was 4,033 tons, 956 pounds
of black copper, averaging ninety-six and one
half per cent.
The Old Dominion Company.
The old Dominion Copper Company owns mines
at Globe (the Globe and Globe ledge) the Key-
stone and Old Dominion mines, two and a half
miles from Globe, the Black Copper group six
miles from Globe, in Mineral Creek district.
The furnaces are at Globe and the ores of
the Old Dominion and Black Copper group
are smelted there; the Mineral Creek group
not being worked at present. The No. 1
furnace began work June 33th, 1882,
but has not been run steadily owing to
lack of fuel at times. Up to April 18th the
company has produced 2,824,200 pounds of cop-
per or 226 running days of one furnace, or an
average of 72,000 pounds per day. They are
running now two furnaces producing from ten
to twenty tons per day. The full capacity is 150
tons of ore per day, and from twenty-five to
thirty tons of copper.
Among other copper mines in Arizona that
have already made a considerable production or
will soon be in a condition to do so, are the
United Verde, the Chase Creek, the Coronade
group, Castle Creek, the Copper King, Copper
Mountain, and several properties in Dos Ca-
bezes district; the prospect being that the out-
put of copper in the Territory will be greatly
increased for several years to come.
Silver Bell District, Arizona.
From Our Traveling Correspondent, B W (_'.
The Young America group consists of five
full and two fractional claims in Silver Bell
mining district, which is forty miles west of
Tucson. At present they have leased the Pima
Copper Co.'s smelter at Felton, four miles away
and will start up smelting on high grade copper
ores. They expect the whole fluxes and all, to
average fifteen per cent. Iron hemitite ore with
five per cent copper, and ninety per cent iron.
There is lime rock on the claims. They are now
waiting for teams, to haul ore from the mines to
the smelters, and coke from the railroad to the
smelters. The depot of Rillito, is seventeen
miles west of Tucson, the railroad point of sup-
plies. They expect to reduce daily thirty tons.
The water jacket furnace is in charge of Mr.
Horbury, or "Uncle Jesse," a very successful
metallurgist. Dr. C. H. Lord is superinten-
dent and F. H. Lord, assistant superintendent.
The Young America has a shaft down sixty
feet perpendicularly and crosscut to ledge.
They are now drifting on the vein with the face
of drift hi ore of high grade, of red oxide. In
the same claim a tunnel 160 feet long crosscuts
the ledge and drifts each way have been run on
ledge. The ore is green carbonate, and black
sulphur, assays of which have ran as high as
|!627. On the same claim are four other
shafts for the various conveniences of air and
development.
They are working now about sixty-five men
of whom twenty-five are Mexicans. Most of
the work is done by contract at eight dollars per
foot, for a depth of fifty feet from the surface.
This property, a new starting up, promises a
good report to all concerned, and especially to
the stockholders. Several very fine photo-
graphs of the mine and the region around it
have been made.
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
[From Our Regular Correspondent.]
Editors Press : — I do not remember when
Eureka (in town) has looked as dull as it does
at present. It seems as if a thunder cloud had
burst upon it. The mines that we have been
looking to for support for the past ten years
are no longer sending out the streams of bullion
that formerly made them two of the best mines
in America. The men are not employed upon
Ruby hilf in as large numbers as they were in
the more prosperous days.
Four Dollars per Day
For a miner is, unhappily, not always to be had
for the asking. Miners, in fact, are now often
willing to take even chances with the mine
owners underground, and are less apt to lose
their hard-earned money by stock gambling.
These are facts worthy of consideration. Cap-
italists who are afraid to pay miners at the rate
of $4 per day can find men willing to take a
share in the risks for a share in the profits.
Men who have been spending their earnings in
paying miners $4 per day and quit broke, have
discovered that it does not require extraordinary
sums of money to develop their mines. Many
properties in this district that were formerly
considered only good for rich men to own, it is
now found can be operated with profit by poor
men. And this is being done, through a change
worked by the failure of the Albion.
The Frankie Scott Consolidation
Of mines on Prospect Mountain, were lately
leased to a party of miners who agreed to work
the ground on shares. So long had the mine
been lying idle, the bottom of the main incline
was filled almost chin deep with rats' nests, but
a small vein of ore had been followed from the
surface several year's ago, which was then
thought hardly sufficient to pay for sinking on
any deeper, but now appeared good enough to
take chances on. The lessees had not worked
in the ground longer than a week when the
vein opened out to a foot thick. The ore found
is very rich, some of it being full of horn sil-
ver. It will average from $200 to $300 per ton.
It is quite lately that a rich strike was made in
the Antelope mine adjoining the Frankie Scott.
These mines lie to the sou tit of, and only a
short distance from the Eureka tunnel, and
the Alexander company's ground. The Eure-
ka tunnel is looking well as usual. The new
hoist is in place and ready to run. The Addi-
son chamber which is about sixty feet easterly
from the new engine shaft is looking better than
ever, showing signs of growing stronger with
depth. The same may be said of the carbon-
ate vein, which appears to be making into a
regular fissure.
The Albion Mine,
On Ruby Hill, is very quiet looking at pres-
ent. I was down in it yesterday, the first time
for nearly four months. Then it looked well,
and there was considerable ore in sight, but
it appears now that th'.Te was not sufficient at-
tention paid to prospecting the mine while the
ore was being extracted. As a son of Erin re-
marked, "The divil'sthe inather wid the nioine,
but it's top-heavy." The money that should
have been expended for development under-
ground was spent in making unnecessary im-
provements upon the surface.
Matters are being remedied as best they can
be. The miners' liens have all been paid up.
The bullion that was on hand at the time the
works were closed down has been marketed.
The ore from the bins is being shipped to the'
Eureka Con. furnaces. There are miners un-
derground at work only where needed. There
are four miners taking out ore on tribute in the
Mammoth cave.
I noticed particularly that there is ore mak-
ing downwards underneath the big chute, and
this is well worthy of note, when taken into
consideration the fact that in the Uncle Sam
crosscut, on the 335 level, is a vein of iron on
which there are miners now employed in up-
raising. At the top of the raise the appearance
is encouraging, for the iron is the next thing to
ore, and it presents the same appearance as the
iron in the chambers that have been worked
out. Between the two points there is room for
a fair sized body of ore to make, probably about'
225 feet on the dip, and 120 feet in vertical
depth. In the east upraise and October cave
are six men taking out ore on day's pay. In one
place there is very good looking ore, about ^iv^
or six feet in thickness, and there is a chance
for this to improve. There are two men taking
out ore on tribute from the top of the June
(Continued on page 207- )
April 28, 1883.]
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Silver Milling in Arizona.
While California baa the credit of being the
leader in the matt i ol gold mining applianeee,
potation with
toailver. Experiments is everj poaaible direo-
fiitu were made on the Comstook, where there
nty of money to spend for them and
plenty of enterprising men t<< carr) them oat.
Tin. experience ol these duutj yean ia aow be-
ii advantage ol in newer regions, and
ronit led than formerly .
iave to be
>r Lest ehan ■ tccording to the
nature of the oree and the character of thi ap-
i\ ti.i rid. The pi working
silver ores, in particular, have been carefully
rtndied, and every possible economy has been
proctii ed t.< make the mines more profitable.
In Arizona and Ne\t Mexico, where manj
new nulls have been put up within the past few
years on newly-opened mines, the companise
have been able to obtain the very but appli-
ances ol all kinds, and their mills, therefore,
embody all the latest improvements. They can
attained. Hie mineralogies] and chemical con-
■titnenm of the ore, and it.> physical properties,
throw ;i flood of tight opon the success or fail-
ore of a pi x> j. Figaros representing totals I
have subdivided as much as possible, so thai
the cost per ton for labor, castings, chemicals,
apparent. Unless all these fa tors an
known, no accurate comparison can be drawn,
since in this branch of metallurgy, more pi rhape
than in others, the weakneeaofan} onelink in the
chain ol op ition dem< ralizes the remainder.
That it costs $10 to mill in one locality, and $5
in another, is, in itself, no criterion of the
quality of work (lone. Bui n ben thesi co '-
!i lard, or w hen aei eral mills
are working on the same character of ore in the
same district, and the conditions are known,
losses, errors, etc., maj be easily detected and
remideed. As n standard, the condition existing
in any district can be taken, The cheapness
with which the ores of the pre* ions metals have
been treated of late years in remote portions
of our western Territories is remarkable. The
handling of very lofl grade oree has been made
possible, and the cost ol beneficiating the same
has been reduced to figures that will permit of
working ore bodies which, only a few years ago,
were excluded from the category of paying in-
vestments.
The Harshaw Mill.
The mill of the Harshaw mining company,
mposed of round bare of iron, one and a
half inches in diameter, fourteen feel long,
■nac^two inches apart, and inclined at an angle of
82 . Rectangular bars set on edge are pn
to round bare, not being so liable to clog. Such
Jcreens are a material item of economy where
U-' handled, for, when placed
.s<. that the wag. .us can be unloaded ovei them,
th«- finer maten d is leparated from that which
crushing, and the larger pieces alone n
quirefurther handling, since w hat passes through
the bars falls through chutes directly into
bins. It Beams superfluous to add that wherever
the expensive labor of the west can be advan-
tageously replaced by automatic contrivances,
it should be d i Bpeciallj in the reduction of
low grade ores; yet how often is this simple
axiom ignored!
On the crusher floor, the lump ore, rolling
down over the screens, is fed into a rook breaker
of the "Eclipse" pattern, and reduced to pieces
about the size of a hen's egg, This breaker is
in operation ten hours a day, -rushing in that
time sufficient material, inclusive of that passing
through the screens, to supply the stamps $,„■
twenty-four hours.
On the (lump and around the crusher, four or
live -Mexicans are employed, whose wages are
from 91.50 to $2 per day.
The ore bins, placed immediately below the]
Stem 4(-5 pound*.
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rappei no pounds
Total sj7 pounds.
Hma are run at ninety drops pur minute, and
fall si\ inches. A greater drop was axperi
with, but it was found that the heavy
stamps crushed through the light material and
expended the additional fores acquired to the
detriment of the wearing parts and mortar.
Th.- stems are fourteen feet long, and three and
one fourth inches in diameter, with nine and
One half inches between centers. The shoes
arc of white iron, and last on an average eighty
<lays. The dies whioh are of the same material,
weigh L07 pounds. Ten double-armed rams.
with a sweep of thirty-five inches, an I i rod
on to a cam shaft fifteen feet long and
inches in diameter, which has three hearings,
each of thirteen and one half inches. The
stampdieads arc of tough east iron, with
wrought iron bands, shrunk on at bottom and
t>p, hut in this rase the hands used are boo
heavy, leaving only a small ring of cist iron
intervening between the shank of the shoe ami
the hand, which has a contrary effect to that
desired, and weakens rather than strengthens
the head. The discharge from the mortars is
single, eleven inches high, through a number
three vertically Blotted Bcreen of sheet iron.
Grizzlies.
Rockbiejker.
Ore bins.
Batteries.
Separators.
Pans.
Settlers
Clean up pan.
Agitators.
Retorts.
Mtlting furnaces.
Engine.
Boilers.
A, Shell.
B.Cone.
C. Muller Arms.
D. Driver.
E-. Spindle.
F. Hand wheels.
G.Wing:
H. Step box.
J. Shoe,
K. Cap.
L. Mulle
M. Toe.
H a Launders.
b b Connecting pipes,
c C Pan Discharge.
d fl Settler do
C e Agitator do
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accordingly do very good work indeed. All
mining men are interested in the facts, result
ing from the experience of every day work, and
are glad to see metallurgists give others the
benefit of their experience, We are pleased,
therefore, to be able to present to our readers a
paper on the subject of "Silver Milling in
Arizona,'' by W. Lawrence Austin, Ph. I).t
Charleston, Arizona, which was read at a
recent meeting of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers :
It has been suggested to me that some data,
bearing on the treatment of silver ores in south
Arizona, would be in accord with the objects of
the present meeting. I have, therefore, made a
few notes, gathered from practical experience
at some of the best known works of that district.
Presuming the general arrangement of a silver
mill to be familiar to members, the subject hav-
ing been repeatedly brought to the notice of
the Institute, it is my aim in the following de-
scription of the modus operandi at the different
mills to which I would invite your attention, to
give simply such salient points of the apparatus
as have a direct bearing upon results, together
with the cost of materials, labor, etc. I have
gone somewhat deeply into detail in my de-
scriptions of machinery, thinking that possibly
Borne of our members engaged in this branch of
the profession might find something of interest
among them. In an industry such as silver
milliug, where the various works are scattered
over a vast exteut of territory, and the condi-
tions under which results are obtained are sub-
ject to the greatest variations, it is essential to
go into rather minute details in describing
plants, processes, etc., in order to afford a clear
idea of the operations. Not only should results
tie given( but also the means by whioh such arc
situated in the pleasant little mining town of
the same name, in the midst of the Patagonia
mountains, southern Arizona, recently comple-
ted its first working year, after a twelvemonth
of uninterrupted operation. The results at-
tained reflect credit on the management, when
the high price which labor commands in that
remote charter, and the distance from sources
of supplies are considered. At that time the
the nearest railroad station was Pantano, on the
Southern Pacific, so that all material for the
mines and mills had to he hauled by wagons
more than sixty miles, over a road that, in the
rainy season, was almost ^mpassable for heavy
freight. The surrounding country is well
wooded, mesquite, scrub oak and juniper all
being found within easy access of the mill. The
supply of water, however, is limited. I am in-
debted to Mr. Covington Johnson, the late
superintendent, for the opportunity of examin-
ing in detail the workings of the system in use
at Harshaw. The ore of the Hermosa mine,
which alone is treated in the mill, is typically
" free milling.'1 Horn silver, green when first
taken out, but darkening in color when exposed
for any length of time, is scattered through a
gangue consisting of decomposed fragments,
apparently broken from the inclosing porphy-
ritic wall rock, in which quartz, clay, hydrated
oxide of iron, and black oxide of manganese are
prominent features. It is readily friable, the
stamps crushing an average of five tons per head
in twenty-four hours, and occasionally as high
as six tons have been run through.
The ore is hauled from the mine to the mill
down a heavy grade of something under a mile
by contractors, at "a cost of fifty cents per ton.
It is weighed at the mill— the weigher's wages
are $4 per day — and dumped over eoarse screens.
These screens, commonly known as "grizzlies,"
crusher, have a capacity of 200 tons. In design-
ing a mill, it is always well to give such bins
the greatest dimensions practicable, as they are
often called upon to act as reservoirs in case of
repairs being made on the rock breaker, or of
accidents at the mine or on the road. When
possible, they should be made to hold two or
three days' supply of ore for the mill. From
the bins the ore passes through chutes into auto-
matic feeders which serve the stamps. Such
chutes are quite short, and provided with agate
to regulate the supply issuing from the bins.
The self-feeders are of the "Hendy-Challenge"
pattern, and give perfect satisfaction. This
mill was originally fitted out with the "Eclipse"
feeders, but after a trial they were replaced by
the present "Hendy."
The Batteries
Are arranged back to back, as shown in the ac-
companying plan. Ten stamps are placed on
either side, with the ore bins "between them, the
latter being built on to the battery frames, and
the whole structure is thoroughly braced and
bolted together.
Such an arrangement affords additional sta-
bility, and reduces, in a measure, that vibration
which is so trying to the machinery, as
well as to the man whose duty it is
to attend to this department; on the other
hand, its main drawback is that the "bat-
tery feeder" is obliged to exert himself more
than is otherwise the case in order to watch
over both sides. The batteries are four in num-
ber, each of five stamps, crush wet, and have
an average capacity of five tons to the head.
They are served by two men — wages §4.50 per
day — each of whom stands a twelve-hour shift.
The stamps weigh over 800 ponnds, the weight
being rlivided a.a follows;
The actual discharging surface, deducting that
covered by the wooden framing, is 479 square
inches. The slots are one half inch long and
one thirty-second of an inch wide. There
are 9.6 of these slots to the square inch of
screen surface. The top of the screen is in-
clined outward ten degrees horn the perpen-
dicular. The mortars are fifty inches long, in-
side measurement, and are provided with a
double discharge, but it was found advisable to
stop up the rear opening, partly owing to lack
of water, partly because when a single dis-
charge is used the screens are less liable to be-
come stopped up. This was accomplished by
blocking up with woodwork quite close to the
stamp-heads, facing the whole with one half
inch iron to prevent rapid wearing away. The
closer the iron plate is brought to the stamps,
the better are the results obtained. By this
means, the splash caused by the falling stamps
is thrown forcibly forward, the screens are kept
clear, and the discharges are increased. While
both discharges were open, the rear one passed
more material than the- other.
From the Batteries, the Pulp
Runs tln'ough launders to a separating hopper,
in which the coarse sand is separated from that
already sufficiently fine for amalgamation. This
apparatus is a simple funnel, with a partition at
the side, so arranged as to direct the stream of
pulp downward, and allow the sand to settle and
discharge from the bottom, while the finer ma-
terial rising on the other side of the partition
passes through an overflow and launder into the
pans. The sand is run into separating pans.
Each line -of pans is connected throughout by
piping, placed seven inches below their tops,
which allows the pulp to flow on uninterrupt-
edly, every pan in turn being filled, discharging
into the next, The sand which is carried from
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the bottom of the separator into the first pan of
the series is ground in that and in the next fol-
lowing, and joins the lighter material coming
from the overflow of the separator in pan num-
ber three. By this means all tank shoveling is
obviated, the pulp being brought into the amal-
gamating pans in lit condition for treatment
with quicksilver. It has not yet been sat-
isfactorily proven that all milling ores will
equally well admit of this easy solution of the
tank difficulty, but, where it can be used, the
large labor saving in time aud money to be
gained by this simple expedient is apparent,
[n the case under consideration, the ore being
entirely free from ubase,'' and the gaugue hav-
ing a light specific weight, the conditions are
very favorable for this mode of treatment.
The Amalgamation
Is attended by two amalgamators— wages
$;5 per day— and by two helpers — wages
!?4 per day — workiug twelve hour shifts.
The pans are of the ordinary flat bot-
tomed "combination" type, as shown in the
accompanying sketch. They are five feet in di-
ameter, three feet four inches high, have cast-
iron sides, and taper up from the bottom. The
muilers make sixty-eight revolutions per min-
ute, and are lowered in the first five pans of
the series. As the pulp proceeds down the
line, and is subjected to the grinding action,
' the wear of the shoes and dies is lessened in
each succeeding pan. There are eight shoes
aud eight dies to a set, weighing 1504 pounds.
In the first two pans, where most of the grind-
ing is done, the life of a set varies from thirteen
to eighteen days, whereas in No. 5 pan they last
several months. In tlie last' three pans the
muilers are raised and only serve as stirrers.
The pulp is heated to a scalding temperature
by live steam introduced directly from the
boilers. It requires about four hours for the
pulp to pass through the eight pans, and 200
pounds of fresh quicksilver are charged into
each of the last six pans every hour, the old
charge being previously drawn oil into settlers
through inverted siphons, which are closed be-
fore the introduction of the new. The greater
part of the amalgam accumulates in No. 3 pan,
which is cleaned out every morning. Some
amalgam always manages to work back into
the first two pans, and is found there in the
monthly clean up, although no quicksilver what-
ever is introduced into them. Some experiments
were made to determine whether or not the
amalgamation could be conducted cold, and it
was found that the amalgam, instead of accum-
ulating in any one pan as before, was pretty
evenly distributed throughout them all. This
illustrates the part which heat plays in amal-
gamation, for, although the percentage worked
to was hi both eases about the same, still the
time which it was necessary to keep the pulp in
contact with quicksilver is greatly increased
when steam is not used.
The Settlers
Are placed in the usual manner below the pans,
one to every pair of the latter. Like the pans
they are constructed entirely of iron, eight feet
in diameter, three feet deep, and make thirteen
revolutions per minute. The shoes, as shown
in the accompanying sketch, are placed so as to
throw the pulp downward, and at the same time
toward the center. They are four in number,
one on each arm, and are raised one fourth of
an inch from the bottom. As the pulp is already
quite thin, very little clear water is used to dilute
it further, but the temperature is considerably
lowered by passing eold water through a spiral
pipe attached to the sides of the first settler.
The settlers are connected in a similar man-
ner to the pans, but in their case the piping
is given a down grade, so that the end settler
is never more than half full.
The tailings alter leaving the settlers fall into
wooden agitators, which make twenty revolu-
tions per minute, and are shovelled out once a
month. From them the tailings run to waste,
carrying an average value of four dollars per
ton. Only
Small Quantities of Chemicals
Are used in the pans— a little cyanide of potas-
sium, with a view of cleansing the quicksilver,
and some caustic lime to eollect any that 'may
become floured. These are fed into the pans
automatically, the cyanide of potassium into
No. 3, and the lime into No. 7. Altogether
only fourteen pounds of the cyanide and 120
pounds of lime are used to 100 tons of ore. In
order to determine how much lime is to be
added, a dipper full of pulp is taken from No. S
pan and washed with a gentle stream of clear
water, until only the quicksilver remains. This
is usually in the form of small globules. If, on
gently shaking, these readily unite, all is well,
but should they refuse to do so, it shows that
not enough lime has been used. Owing to the
entire freedom of the ore from "bases" of any
nature, the amalgam produeed is remarkably
clean; still a portion of the iron from the wear
of shoes and dies finds its way into the amal-
gam, but is easily gotten rid of in the clean-
up pan. It usually requires four hours to
clean up a charge of amalgam. About 1000
pounds is put into the pan and thinned with
fresh quicksilver, then heated by live steam
and stirred for a couple of hours. The im-
purities rising to the surface are wiped off
with a sponge, and about equal quantities of
salt and sulphuric acid are thrown in, and
the whole is stirred for an hour. No difference in
the appearance of the amalgam is effected by
these chemicals, but on the addition of caus-
tic lime a black scum immediately makes its
appearance. This is washed off by allowing a
current of clear water to flow through the
pan. The amalgam is then taken out and piled
on straining sacks.
The Retorting and Melting
Is carried on in a separate building. One
man attends to both — wages five dollars per
day. The retorts are five feet three inches long
over all, one foot inside diameter, and weigh
1,170 pounds. They have a central discharge,
and hold when full S00 pounds of amalgam. A
cord of scrub oak suffices for retorting seven or
eight charges. The firing lasts about five hours,
the amalgam retorting to one sixth.
The furnaces for melting the retorted bullion
are 15"xlti", and 21" deep, inside measurement.
Eight bushels of a very inferior charcoal are
used for melting a bar of 2,000 ounces. A No.
70 graphite crucible is used in this melting. The
bullion averages .095 fine, or more. All quick-
silver used in the mill is pumped up to the
pans by the hydraulic pressure system, a pipe
connecting the quicksilver reservoirs with the
mud-drums of the boilers.
The motive power of the mill is furnished
by a 200 horse-power engine— cylinders 42"x20"
— run at sixty revolutions per minute, Two
engineers arc employed — wages §5 and. $& per
day, respectively.
. Four tubular boilers— 15' 6"xo4" — carrying
eighty-five pounds pressure supply the steam,
aud require sixteen cords of the assorted wood
of the country per day. Three firemen— wages
$3.50 per day— and two wood-passers — wages
$2 per day — attend the boilers.
All the water used is pumped from the gulch
below by two Cameron steam pumps (No. 6)
through a 2" pipe. The boiler which supplies
these pumps requires eight cords of w7ood per
week; two engineers — wages ^4 per day — look
after the pumps,
The cost of reducing a ton of ore at these
works, estimated from a run of 2,043 tons, was
S3. 12, but this does not include the hauling,
stated above to cost fifty cents per ton, or the
general office expenses. This amount is sub-
divided as follows:
Coat Per Ton of Ore.
Labor $^-~3
Supplies i-82
Assaying o. 07
Total cost per ton. $3-12
The cost of labor, per ton of ore, in the vari-
ous deparments, is as follows:
Crushing $0. a&
Amalgamation 0.20
Power, pumps, and repairs 0.40
Foreman, melter, etc 0.37
Total $1.23
Cost of Materials Per Ton of Ore
ljuieksilver $0.42
Chemicals o. 07
Castings o. 29
Illumination and lubrication 0.07
Fuel r o. 78
Supplies 0,19
Total $r.82
The consumption of wood, per ton of ore, was
0.15 cord, and of quicksilver 0.90 pound.
The Mills at Charleston.
Most of the mills working the ores of the Tomb-
stone district are distributed along the line of
the San Pedro River, at an average distance of
ten miles from the mines at Tombstone.
The works at Charleston, of which I am man-
ager, are the property of the Tombstone Mill
and Mining Company, and are under the general
supervision of Professor John A. Church.
These mills were originally intended for dry
crushing, and were provided with rotary dryers,
automatic roasters, and all the necessary para-
phernalia for a chloridizing roasting, as it was
expected that the ore would become base as
depth was obtained iuthe mines. But, contrary
to expectation, the deposits retained their free
milling qualities as they went down, and the fur-
naces were never brought into requisition. Upon
ascertaining the true character of the ore under
treatment it was decided to change the batter-
ies to "wet crushers," in order to increase their
capacity, which alterations injured thesymmetry
of the plant, and left it working at some dis-
advantage over what might have beeu had such
a change been foreseen in the original designs.
The smaller of these mills (the Pioneer mill of
the district), was originally built by the company
as an experiment, and constructed with an eye
to economy; a wise precaution, as many have
learned to their cost who have anticipated devel-
opments in their mines by the construction of
expensive reduction works. This mill was
originally fitted with ten stamps, four pans, and
two settlers, and run by a Leti'el turbine, water
being brought hi a ditch from a dam about one
mile up the river. Later, in order to increase
the capacity, five stamps, two pans, anda settler
were added. To run this additional plant up to
the necessary speed required more power than
the turbine could furnish, so an engi.i ■ was pur-
chased as an auxiliary. The second ami larger
mill was subsequently acquired by the company.
As both mills run on ore from the same mines
and the processes are identical, a sketch of one
mill will suffice for both.
It is to be regretted that owing to the separa-
tion of the mills, consequent doubling of the pay-
roll, and increased expenses from every source,
the cost of milling given below will be scarcely
a guide to what could be done with a properly
arranged plant. I do not hesitate to say that
with altered conditions a reduction of 20 per
cent, per ton in the cost of ore milled could be
affected, the quality of the work remaining the
same.
In the following hasty sketch, reference is had
to the larger mill alone.
The Power is Furnished.
By a horizontal engine with Corliss bed and
Meyers patent cut-off, making 70 strokes per
minute. The cylinder is 16" x 36". This engine
runs with remarkable smoothness, and is not
shut down more than once in sixty days, and
then only to afford an opportunity for cleaning
out the boilers, in which, owing to the water
used, a scale rapidly collects. These latter are
tubular, 54" x 16' , and carry steam from 90 to
100 pounds pressure. Farciot's patent pump
and heater feeds them, pumping the water in at
boiling-point. They consume on an average
seven cords of mixed wood per day, costing §9
per cord; black oak, white oak, willow, and pine
being used indiscriminately. All the water for
the mill is pumped a vertical height of 100 feet
by a No. 5 Knowles steam pump, placed 200
yards from the mill, which readily supplies more
than is eonsumed. Steam is carried to this pump
from the mill boilers. The ore is brought down
from the mines, a distance often miles, in wagons.
These wagons are connected in pairs, weighing
about o tons; they carry 14 tons of ore between
them, and are drawn by sixteen mules. This
hauling is done by contractors at #3 per ton.
The bottoms of these wagons consist of a series
of pieces of plank, 6" x 2", laid crosswise, their
ends resting on the framework of the wagon bed,
so that, when removed one at a time, they allow
the ore to drop out, and permit a rapid and easy
unloading. It requires on an average twenty
minutes to unload a pair of wagons constructed
on this plan, and, as they are filled at the mines
from self-discharging chutes, the driver has little
labor in loading and unloading.
The ore is wheeled in barrows
From the Dump to the Crusher
Through which it all, coarse and fine, passes, no
screens being provided. One of Heudys break-
ers is used. The bottoms of the chutes leading
from the breaker to the bins are, for a distance
of 5 feet, made of £" steel bars set |" apart,
allowing all the finer materials to fall through on
to a shaking screen hung below. This shaker is
provided with the same screens that are used in
the batteries, and separates that portion of the
ore already sufficiently fine not to need crushing,
which is sent direct to the pans. This relieves
the batteries materially, and decreases the
amount of ''slimes.'' By this simple contrivance
the capacity of the mill was increased 5 per cent. ,
or more, the amount depending on the fineness
of the ore, and also on its per cent of moisture.
The batteries are fed from the bins by the
"Hendy-Challenge" self-feeders, which here, as
elsewhere in my experience, give entire satisfac-
tion. The stamps are 20 in number, drop 100
times a minute, fall 0A," and when freshly shod,
weigh about 750 pounds, the weight being di-
vided as follows:
Stem 340 pounds.
Boss 200 pounds.
T;ippt:t !l J poundsi
Shoe 120 pounds.
The die weighs about 85 pounds. Some of
the stamps carry extra tappets, bringing their
weight up to <300 pounds and over. The shoes
have an average life of one month, and when
worn out weigh about thirty-five pounds.
A Novel Feature of these Batteries
Is the arrangement of the guides; instead of be-
ing grooved to receive the stem, square recesses
are cut, into which wooden keys are fitted, so
that the grain of the wood is parallel to the mo-
tion of the stem, instead of across it, as is usu-
ally the ease. With sueh an arrangement, the
guide boards themselves are subject to no wear,
the keys being easily taken out and replaced.
This plan might be advantageously adopted
where light stems arc in use which are liable to
spring, and in such a condition saw out guide
boards very rapidly. But when stems of
3^"-3i"are used, they present uoadvantagesover
the old plan. The mortars have double discharge,
but the rear discharge has been'blocked up with
woodfaced with iron plates, as close to the stamps
as practicable. The average product of these
liatteries during the first six months of the year,
including stoppages, has been two and nine-
tenths tons of medium hard rock to the head of
stamps, per day of twenty-four hours, crushed
through a 30-mesh screen. Various screens
have been tried, but the best results have been
obtained from Russian iron screens, vertical
slotters with a "burr" on the inside.
From the batteries the pulp goes into settling
tanks.
The Pans,
Eight in number, are flat-battomed, five feet in
diameter, three feet high, and have wooden
es of Oregon pine curbs, two and one half
inches thick. The die is a solid cast-iron ring
one and one half inches thick, weighing 750
pounds, and occupying most of the space be-
tween the cone and sides. It is fastened in
with Portland cement. The muller, weighing
70 pounds, carries eight shoes weighing col-
lectively, 816 pounds. Each pan is provided
with three wings shaped like a reversed
plowshare. The settlers are nine feet in
diameter, with iron muilers shod with wooden
shoes six inches high. On the average
x ton anil a half, dry weight , of sand
ind slime are put in a pan for a charge,
and the time required for amalgamation varies
from three to five hours after chargiug the quick-
silver. Repeated experiments have shown that
little is gamed by running the pans over four
hours. The same ore, treated side by side un-
der the same conditions in pans, running re-
spectively on four and six hour charges, gave a
gain of one per cent, in favor of the six-hour
charge; but this slight advantage did not com-
pensate on low grade ores for the limited capac-
ity of the pans. Tests made on pulp while un-
dergoing amalgamation showed that one hour
after charging quicksilver, 74.66% of the silver
was already taken up, and that in the succeed-
ing hours 76.26%, 77.74% respectively, un-
til the end of the fourth hour, when 81.04% was
fouud to have been extracted.
After that period, nothing material was
gained by prolonging the operation. For a long
time, owing to the excellent quaff ty of the ore,
no auxilliaries other than steam and the iron of
the pans themselves were needed by the quick-
silver to effect amalgamation. Identical results
were obtained with or without the use of
chemicals. Little by little a change crept in,
the milling percentage sank, the bullion became
less fine, and sulphurets of the base metals made
their appearance in the ore. Tests made with a
view of determining the aid to be derived from
the use of Milestone and salt, showed that in
ore containing only seven per cent of its silver
in the form of chloride, eighty-seven per cent
of the silver present could be brought into com-
bination with that element by the aid of these
two "chemicals." The remaining thirteen per
cent was apparently shut up in the liase sul-
phurets and carbonates, and could not be chlor-
inated in the. pans.
The Result of a Series of Experiments,
With these and other reagents, led to the
adoption of 150 per cent of Milestone and 500
per cent of salt, the amount of silver in the
ore being taken as 100 per cent, and by this
means the milling percentage was brought
back to its former standing. Still the bullion
resulting left much to be desired. The ques-
tion then resolved itself into this, how to
make line bullion from very base ores, and at
the same time to keep up a satisfactory mill-
ing percentage.
Three methods suggested themselves, either
to prevent the amalgamation of the base
metals on the pans, or if that proved im-
practicable, to eliminate them from the amal-
gam before retorting, or during the melting.
Although several metals were taken up by the
quicksilver, in varying quantities, and so found
their way into the bullion, still the only one
that caused any serious trouble was lead, which
was reduced by the action of the pans and amal-
gamated as readily as the silver itself. A no-
ticable feature in regard to the basing of this bul-
lion was, that it became serious at the same
time that wulfenite appeared in considerable
quantities in the ore. Whether this mineral
was the prime cause of the trouble I am not
prepared to say; but we did not have the same
difficulty when the percentage of lead was much
higher in the ore, but in the form of cerrussite
or galena.
The ore was crushed through a screen corre-
sponding to a 35-mesh wire cloth, and subse-
quently ground for one hour in the pans. By
giving up the grinding in the pans, and by using
finer screens in the batteries, but little of the
lead was taken up; and by the use of lime, etc.,
in cleaning the amalgam, as already described
above, the bullion was brought up to .970 fine;
the remaining base, being principally copper,
resulting from the Milestone used, was not of
sufficient importance to extract. The extrac-
tion of copper, even after it has been amalgam-
ated, presents no difficulties, as has been suc-
cessfully demonstrated on a working scale at
the tailing mills on the Carson River.
The Ores of the Tombstone District,
Carry a varying amount of gold, which in some
bases is visible; but in others it only makes its
presence known by the assays, At Charleston
it is not positively known in what form this
metal occurs, as it is never visible. Assays for
the first six months of this year show that only
43 per cent or the total gold value of the ore was
saved. This value, however rarely reaches two
dollars to the ton. The amalgam is retorted in
15-inch top discharge retorts. About four cords
of willow wood are consumed to the ton of amal-
gam. The firing lasts five hours, and the charge
varies from a ton upward.
For bullion averaging .938 fine the loss by
volatilization and skimming averages 7.55 per
cent and the time required averages three hours
twenty one minutes. The average weight of
the bars is 271 1 ounces, which require 43 pounds
of charcoal and 20 pounds of coke. The aver-
age cost of milling for the past five months has
been $4.90 per ton. This amount was subdi-
vided as follows:
$1.05
0.77
0.04
Fuel
Chemicals (including quicksilver).,
Lubrication
Illumination, 0.03
Castings 0.33
Supplies, o. 16
Labor, 2. 52
Total $4.90
Cost of Labor in Reducing one Ton of Ore.v
Crushing $0.52
Amalgamation 0.56
Power, pumps, etc,, 0.47
Foreman, etc 0.87
Tailings pit o. ir
Total $2.64
The loss in quicksilver to the ton of ore milled
varies according to the grade and character of
the ore, but averages about 1.3 pounds. About
0.11 cord of wood and 1200 gallons of water are
consumed to the ton.
* This table has reference simply to a single month's
run, or, what is the same thing, to the working of
1730 tons of ore.
April 28, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
291
Superstitions About Gems.
are many ouriooa aupentttunfl tnd
Ding preoiooa stones, utd one ol
them, whiob, as it is i fanciful in it«
ty, a perhaps worth) of mention in this
includes almost the whole gronp
nsed for ornament It is • Polish idea that every
hmnau being is born under the influi
■onse destiny | that the month of his nativity
■■■\ w itli this, and that
when it is desired to make a present to one
greatly valued and loved, a ring should '»■ of*
ontalning a . ing Bome such
quality as the «l tin) wonld indicate. Kach
to some par-
ticular month; and the following li^t i- copied
bom ■ memorandum drawn up by a Pole many
yeai a ago:
January. Hyacinth or garnet, i oustancy
and fidelity in every engagement
February. Amethyst Proa irvea the wearer
, and insures peace ol mind.
March. — Bloodstone. Courage and success
in dangers and hazardous eni irprises.
April. Sapphire or diamond. Repentance
antl im
May. Emerald Success in love.
June. Agate, Long life and health.
July, i 'ariii.'lian and ruby. PorgBtfnlness,
Or core "f e\*ila springing from friendship or
love.
list Sardonyx. Conjugal fidelity.
September. Chrysolite. Preserves from or
cures folly.
October. Aqno marine or opal. Misfortune
and hope.
November. Topaz. Fidelity and friendship,
December. -Turquoise or malachite. Bril-
liant success and happiness in every circum-
stance of life.
Another curious superstition concerning gems
is that the twelve Apostleswere symbolized, each
under some one. The list, is curious, but one
can hardly see the meaning of the allusion. It
is as follows:
St. Peter— Jasper; St. Andrew— Sapphire ;
St. James — Chalcedony; St. John — Emerald;
St. Philip— Sardonyx; St. Bartholomew — Cor-
nelian; St. Matthew — Chrysolite; St. Thomas —
Beryl; St. Thaddeus- Chrysophrase; St. James
the Less— Topaz; St Simeon— Hyacinth: St
Matthias- -Amethyst.
The stones in this list are sometimes called
the Apostle gems.
Indiana Capital in Arizona Mines.
I From our Traveling Correspondent.]
The Copperopolis Mining Company.
A few months since Wilson Collier, one of the
enterprising Arizona prospectors, was in pos-
session of several mining locations in Castle
Creek district, about sixty mile* from Phoenix.
Tins is a genuine copper mining region. His
showing of croppings was so favorable as to in-
duce Thos. H. Kirby, \V. B. Kline, Jas. Boice,
Jno. M. Kirby and Geo. Kirby to furnish the
capital requisite to develop the mines, for a
half interest in the same.
So far everything has developed very satis-
factory to all parties and a fully organized min-
ing company is now carrying on the further de-
velopments. The capital stock issued -KiO,000
shares, with a provision to issue 40,000 more
shares for additional working capital if required
— the GO, 000 already issued is sold for working
capital but bought mostly by the stockholders.
The other 400,000 shares are owned equally by
the Indiana capitalists and Mr. Collier, that is,
Mr. Collier has 200,000 shares in the company's
stock, known as the Copperopolis Mining Com-
pany.
The officers are, W. B, Kline, President, and
Thos. H. Kirby, Superintendent. They have
been working lately twenty-five to thirty men
on mines and roads, getting everything in readi-
ness to receive the copper smelter, which was
loaded on wagons at the railroad depot at Mari-
copa station. They got their complete outfit
all at the Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco.
They send with the furnace a thorough practi-
cal machinist and metallurgist to set up anil
initiate the operations.
The business management seems to be one of
practical good sense, with a thorough manage
ment on a cash basis.
The ore contains such a percentage of iron as
is supposed to enable them to flux with small
amount of lime for flux. They will iise
Trinidad coke, and also some English coke
from San Francisco. They have on Castle creek
a splendid site for smelter, making an easy
down grade for their own ores, and accessible for
custom ores. B. W. Crowgll,
Phcenix, April 17, 1383.
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Persons Interested In Incorporations will
do well to recommend me publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
Miring Copipapies.
Bu .hanan Gold Mining and Milling Com-
l my I.i.e»ti. ii c f principal plloe of buitnw, Sati Frun-
OfJOO, Ciil: location of wn.b, TnolomnA, Tuolumut!
C ill! lt> . < ll
Nmioe U In- ■■ l-y ylvon thV, at a rueetirg of the Boant of
nirvctor*. beM on the Sitb dtyol Maicii. 1883. i
meutlNo i', mi, per ahare was levied id i
the capital stuck of the Corp" rut inn, payable immediately,
in I nit.' Slat ■ gold coin, to the Secretary nt thu office of
the Company, roo.ii 3. No. 131 Port street, Ban Pranclfloo.
Any sunk up Q Mint.'!, thin Anbeaameut tliull r. in m
paid on the 2d >i j ol May. IS63. will be delinquent. «ud ad-
vertised for -Hi- .- public aua Ion: and. unless nument la
made before, will b sold on Fill i>.\V. June 1, 1BS3, to nay
DMIn'iuent Aiueasment. tog* her with costs o! adTOrtlalog
and expenses of sale. Hy order <-i the board uf Directors.
P .1 si M.IV.vX. Seir«tary.
OFFIUE-Rcom 3, 121 P.. at Street, San Fraud , UoJ
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Seaton Gold Mining Company. — Location
of prluclpal place of busiQeea, Sua Franciaeo, OalUoi-
nia; location of works. Dry to wo, Amador county, Cal.
Notice is hereby given that at a meetiog of the 'Board
of Directors, held on the 10th day of April, 1883, an as-
eessnient (No 2)of s ven and one-half cents(7J)per share
wis lovicd apon the capital atock ol the corporation, pay-
able immediately In United States gold coin, to the Treas-
urer, A, Warner, at his office, No. 221 Kearny street, room
2, San Francisco, California.
Any Btoek upon which this assessment shall remain
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1S83, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of ;idv*ni8Jnj>' and expenses of Bale. By order of
the Board of Directors. A. MARTIN, Secretary.
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wide and S feet high, with a grade of .'> inches to every 12
feet. Water Power furnished. Responsible parties only
need apply. Privilege reserved to reject any and all
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[April 28, 1883
A New Street Railroad System.
Bridewell's Cable Boad.
Most people on this coast have witnessed the
operation of the cable railroad system in San
Francisco, and are interested in new devices
and improvements in that line. The Clay street
cable road, the first built in this city, has been
built ten years, and since that time there have
been about nine roads built, and others pro-
jected. The working expenses are much less
than horse-car roads.
R. F. Bridewell, of this city, has invented a
new system of cable roads, and has six new
patents and improvements, which he is about
to introduce. They are described by the in-
ventor as follows ; First, the underground rail-
bed; second, the automatic grip; third, the engine
house machinery for propulsion; fourth, in-
dicator and advertiser; fifth, the ways for turn-
ing corners and curves; sixth, the air brake and
starter. The rail-bed is placed under ground,
by making a channel of proper width and depth,
in which are set iron frames about three feet
apart, made with all necessary flanges for bolt-
ing the rails, which are under the surface about
thirty inches, more or less. The gauge may be
twenty-eight inches, more or less.
At the surface is placed two slot rails (as
shown in Fig. 3), made like the letter L in-
verted. The rails form an even line on each
side of the slot, which is laid even with the sur-
face of the street. The trucks of the car ran in
the tramway, and the coaches above.
Every fourteenth frame is provided with a
pulley for the cable to run on, over which is a
man-hole, with a cast iron cover, bringing them
about forty-two feet apart along the street. A
pipe is run along the bottom of the tramway,
which is connected with the water tank at the
engine house, or the city main; on this pipe,
under each man-hole, hand wheels, stop cocks
and nozzles are placed, which are used in wash-
ing outall debris, as the bottom of the tramway
is made like a sewer, and is connected with the
same at all depressed places on the road. The
pipe is arranged so as to connect with the fur-
nace at the engine house, and during the winter,
when the snow falls, the water will be drawn off i
and hot air forced through the pipes, to prevent
the snow from freezing in the tramway. In the '
or forward, the move is the same. The cars are
also provided with other brakes.
The cars are provided with two endless bands.
When the car is stopped on the curve, the ca-
ble goes straight through the grip, without
touching the side of it. When the cars are
placed in the top of the car, which are made to I started the grip will be closer! on the cable, and
cars will have to be turned around at the end of
the road by running them on a turn table.
Where the side tracks turn out, the cable will
have to run under a pulley to press it down, so
as to let the wheel pass over the cable. Single
rail tracks can be made much cheaper, as one
rail can be used on the bottom, and have side
wheels at the top. These roads, for country
towns, can be made and operated on a very
cheap scale.
It may not be out of place to insert a few re-
marks by the inventor upon the advantages that
this system has over all other street railroads :
The road-bed beiug under ground, the rails,
which are made of steel, are not exposed to the
weather, and the abuse by heavy wagons and
drays abrading them. They are free from all
mud, rocks or trash of any kind, and the cars
will run much smoother, as the joints will re-
main even. The cars being low, and close to
the ground, elderly people will be able to enter
and leave them quite easily. The safety to
pedestrians will be greatly increased, the wheels
being under ground cannot possibly run over
them. The cars are provided with indicators,
showing all the names of the" cross streets in
large letters, over each door of the car. The
power saved in operating, and the daily wear
of the cable, is something that deserves notice
by stockholders. The cost to build a road on
this plan is much less than others. The rails
are not required to be over eighteen pounds to
the yard, in place of thirty-six or forty-five
pounds, as now required for flat rails on the
street. The advertisements will pay, and the
space for wires is worth considerable. The
corners and curves are turned without jarring
or jerking them. The cars can run up grade
around the curve; the contour of the street is
never lowered or raised in order to obtain a mo-
mentum to carry the cars around them.
Further information can be obtained by ad-
dressing the inventor.
FIG. 6 -BACK AND FRONT VIEW OF GRIP.
receive cards, one half of which will have the
names and numbers of all the cross streets to
be crossed on the road. The others will be ad-
vertisements. When the sti'eet is to be crossed,
goes on as it would on the straight part of the
road. The curves are turned as easily as the
straight part of the road, as the cable is first
pressed out of the groove of the pulley, and
Titlk to Mining Claims. — In the case of the
Pacific Coast M. and M. Co., against James
Spargo et al. and L. Fick et al., Circuit Judge
Sawyer has rendered an opinion holding plain-
tiff entitled to the mines and lands on Deer Creek
below Nevada city from which it had been
ousted by defendants. In December, 1874, cer-
tain parties entered at the United States Laud
Office lands which were afterward secured by
patent and subsequently sold to plaintiff. Min-
R. F. BRIDEWELL'S CABLE RAILROAD SYSTEM.
tramway, on each side of the rails, are spaces
for the use of all telegraph, telephone and elec-
tric wires. This is provided in order to take
all wires and poles, as well as rails, out of the
street.
To build the engine room, the street must be
excavated and iron beams are placed, to be arch-
ed over with brick. The tramway is carried
over the beams in a straight line. The propul-
sion is endless clamping jaws, upon the endless
cable, with steam engine motor power. The
cable is carried through the tramway by the
clamping jaws, which open and shut automatic-
ally, grasping the cable veiy lightly, but will
not let it slip. The jaws are lined with any
kind of material that is suitable, and which will
not injure the cable. (See Fig. 4).
The grip works automatically over all cross
cable roads, without the aid of a driver. It
can be stopped over the engine house, and
started as readily as on any part of the road.
It will cross its own cable, or any other.
The air brake is on the trucks. When the
driver wishes to stop his car, he places his foot
upon the treadle, and that releases the cable
and engages the air brake, which stores up the
force the car had while in motion, which is used
in starting it, by shoving a lever the direction
the car is to be moved. It will start the car
either back or forward. The car has much
force to be overcome in stopping. Whatever
that force is, it is not lost. In starting, the
brake is not dependent upon the stored air, but
has a vacuum which is acted upon by the pres-
sure of 14.7 lbs. to the square inch, and the
lever is changed, so that one pound saved in
stopping will give two in starting. The levers
on the grip and air brake are always right-
handed. It will make no difference if the car
is turned around, or if it is to be run backward
the car enmes in contact with a rack, which is
placed on each side of every cross street, and
that engages with a gear wheel in front of the
trucks, and the wheel is turned around it, being
arranged with a lever and a rod passing up
through a pipe to the belts, draws up the band
and brings the name or the number of the street
opposite an opening which is over the doors of
the car. When the name of a street is to ap-
pear, notice will be given by the ringing of a
bell. When the street is crossed, the name will
disappear, and the next in order being an ad-
then lifted up, the same as is done on the
straight part of the road. The1 edge of the
curve is a guide for the carriage to run beside.
The car rails are double on the curve, and the
car wheels have a double face, one of which has
a greater diameter than the other. When the
curve is reached, the faces change upon the
other rails, and by so doing cause the car to
run around the curve.
The trucks are bolstered so they will turn un-
der the car body. There are four standards,
each of which are rolled out of steel, like that of
ARRANGEMENT AT CURVE.
vertisemeut, will present itself to be read by the
passengers until the next street is reached, and
so on, all day and night. As the lamp hangs in
the center of the car, it will show as well by
night as day.
Fig. G shows the curve, which is to a scale
three times quicker than that ordinarily allowed
to turn street corners. The curve is provided
with a circle of wheels to carry the cable. The
car trucks have a carriage, which is bolted to
the trucks, and the grip works on the inside.
The carriage has wheels on each side of it, and
rollers at each end, for the cable to play against.
AYhen it starts around the curve, the cable is
kept straight in the carriage, on the curve.
I a girder, with heavy bottom and top, which are
r bolted to the frame of the track -bed; they will
form themselves to the slot. A wheel is placed
between the standards, that runs between the
slot rails, to prevent then- rubbing the sides of
the slot.
The tramway is made double in the street, so
that two trains can go in opposite directions at
the same time on separate tracks; or they can
run on the same one by having side tracks to
switch out, the same as horse-car roads have.
This can be easily done, for the grip works on
the cable. Where the road is arranged for the
return cable in the same tramway, the pulleys
that carry the cable will be reversed, and the
FIG. 3.-SECTIONAL VIEW.
ing lodes were located and also conveyed to
plaintiff. The defendants were charged with
entering these lands by means of a tunnel be-
neath the surface, extending from a poiut out-
side the boundaries. The patent to plaintiff's
contained the clause, "subject to any vested and
accrued water rights for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing or other purposes." When the
patent issues, Judge Sawyer holds it covers
everything embraced in the land to which no
prior right attached. The two cases are similar
and the decision is against defendants in each
case.
Sutro Tunnel, — The total mortgage indebted-
ness of the Sutro Tunnel Co. is $982,962.5*2, ex-
clusive of interest, which on January 1 last
amounted to$234,lSl. SO. During the past three
years, 2,920 feet of the main tunnel have been
retimbered. This ground stands very well and
requires but little attention. But many of the
timbers which were put in before that time are
decayed and will have to be replaced during the
coming year, including those within the 224 feet
of heavy swelling ground near the Combination
shaft connection. There are also about GOO feet
of ground which is constantly swelling which
should be retimbered and about 3,000 feet of
track should be regraded. The receipts and
disbursements for the year to March 1 were as
follows: For royalties, $47, 627.84; receipts un-
der mortgage, 839,040.00; other sources SI0,5S3;
cash on hand, $2,002. 12; total 899,212.96. The
disbursements were S9S,077.63 for all expenses
of operation
Colonel Jack Hayes, the well-known Texan
ranger, and founder of the City of Oakland, in
this State, died at his residence near Piedmont,
Alameda county, Saturday last.
April 28, 1883.]
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Metallurgy in Arizona.
Working Orea at the Silver King Mine.
[Wrltt«- (or tfto Uikuq ud S- -iintiuc Prksm j
Pinal is not s<> lively now as it was in the
flush days oi the Silver Kin
which, and the connected works, it has alwaya
derived its chiel --up-
port. The Silver King
mine, thongh aaid
tO '-nut, mi an mmi d ■
body of «>rc, is far
less rich than in for-
ni. i times, aa u ihofl u
he weekly re-
■ put,
ami by t li- - greatly
diminished n ic r v e
fund. The S. K. n
dnction works con
Biat, at present, of
twenty stamps and
twelve Prue concen-
trators in operation,
with a roasting and
leaching plant idle.
The concentrates ore
irted. Roasting
and leaching were
adopted a few years
ago for the treatment
:. irl i' oi of the ore
which did not admit
..I' concentration, on
account ol contain-ing
to this, as;- at present,
was carried on.
The Ore Roasted was Rich.
And otherwise well adapted to tbe'Ieachin
process. It was eas-
ily roasted in cylinder
furnaces of the class
known as the Pacific
chloridizing fumaee,
but arranged with a
lire-box at e
for the pnrpo
more equally heat-
ing all parts of the
charge. The fire-boxes
were used alternately,
at intervals of from
one to two hours, the
unused one forming,
for the time, a part
of the Hue. The roast-
ing of a charge of
five tons of ore, with
about ten per cent of
salt occupied from ten
to fourteen hours.
The character of the
ore Gradually changed
until a charge of three
tons required from
twenty-four to forty
lion ra roasting. At
times it was impracti-
cable to roast the ore
well in the usual way,
unless about seven per cent of sand were
added. This gave very fair results, and by
counteracting the tendency to sintering re-
duced the roasting time considerably. An-
other method was to roast without salt
to complete oxidation, and then to chlori-
dize by means of salt and copperas. This plan
gave high solubility, and reduced the time of
roasting a four-ton charge to twenty-five hours;
but the roasted ore was leached with some
difficulty owing to its not admitting of rapid
percolation.
The Roasting was Very Costly,
As well he understood when I say, that on tak-
ing charge of the works, I found no less than
nineteen men employed between the battery
and the leaching vats, that is to say nineteen
men engaged hi drying, repulverizing, roasting
and elevating from nine to ten tons of wet
crushed ore per day of twenty-four hours. A
cord of wood, costing from seven to eight dol-
lars, was consumed per tou of ore.
The force was soon reduced to seventeen men,
but no further diminution was feasible owing to
the prevalence of the eight-hour system, and
to inherent defects of the plant. The ore
treated also was less rich than formerly. The
presence of a large percentage of zinc blende
caused a considerable loss of silver by votaliza-
tion amounting, despite the constant use of
steam in the furnaces, to about eight per cent,
to which was added a large loss by dusting dur-
ing the repeated handlings to which the ore
was subjected, aud by deposition among the em-
bers in the unused fire-box which formed the
connection between furnace and flue.
Under these circumstances the treatment of
this class of ore was discontinued, which caused
a very material reduction in the working force
of the mill, and a corresponding one in the
amount of money disbursed monthly, which lat-
ter circumstance so disgusted the good people
of Pinal as to induce some of the less wise among
them to make a feeble and futile attempt to
frighten the metallurgist from his post. The re-
duction of the reserve fund is partly tn be ac-
counted for by
Important Improvements Made
During the past year, both at mine and mill.
Nearly last, but by no means least of these, is
the introduction of a rock breaker, the immedi-
ate effects of which were a still further reduc-
tion of the pay roll, and, which was more im-
portant, an increase of fully twenty per cent in
the era I j of the stamps.
The ore treated during tin last six months, at
least, was peculiar in tins respect, that by Ear
the greater part of its value consisted in native
silver dispersed through quartz, heavy spar,
"altered porp]
with a small proportion of pyrites, and some
a notable quantify of he&vj gangue matter of
a< has; ■ . r;, as the zinc
Eind copper pyrites. ** The beadin
required to be worth $1,000 per ton by a
Under such conditions u would be absurd to
j ■ -i" ' i anj ma* bine to j ield extremely poor
Dpi I ition i;> pi nted ex-
periments, by the most careful vanning, demon-
Fig. 4.-BNGINE HOUSE CLAMPING JAWS
not so good an plain riffles for the heavy aand
containing native silver, while the blankets,
which would cat< h the fine Bulphurets in a plain
sluice, could only dc so in these at higher points,
- being quickl\ filled by the heavy
sand, over which the fine sulphurets glided, not
through them. Of course, two lengths
of 'linos were quite insufficient for the work
of saving some six or
eight tons of staff per
daj , and they required
i he labor of two men,
shift about. The work
could be better and
more cheaply dune by
automatic machinery.
With the crude ap-
pliance described from
one to one and a half
tons of middlings were
■ i I daily, w h i le
tour times that quan-
tity w ent, and still
goes into the creek.
where arc some thous-
ands of tons of tail-
ing? which the com-
pany will not save and
will not sell , and
which the Hist sum-
mer freshet will sweep
to utter loss. As a
result of the fact that
the value of the ore
was chiefly native sil-
rich I ver. I found by many experiments in the labor-
were | atory, confirmed by trials in a pan which would
other minerals. For how long a time previously strated the impossibility of obtaining
the concentrating ore had possessed this Bingu- product from the tailings, unless they
lar character, 1 c mnot say. as I had hut little previously regrouml; but they also proved that ' contain about 300 pounds of ore, that the orig
opportunity for investigating this branch until sixty-five per cent at least of the value of the I inal ore or any of its products, headings, tail-
the cessation of roasting, when I turned my at- | tailings was contained in from ten to twelve per | ings or middlings, could be worked by amalgam-
ation to a higher per-
centage of its assay
value; the ore yielding
about seventy-five per
cent, headings eighty-
seven to ninety-three
per cent, middlings
seventy-five to eighty
per cent, and tailings
fifty to sixty.
Under these cir-
cumstances it would
seem that the better
way in which to treat
the ore would be to
concentrate so as to
put ten or less tons
into one, and amal-
gamate the product;
or, to concentrate the
rich portion as was
done for exportation,
and reconcentrate, on
a cheaper and more
capacious machine,
producing an inferior
grade of material for
amalgamation.
The results. — In the
latter way a net profit
of from $3,000 to $5,-
000 or more per month would be made, an
advantage which one would suppose even a rich
company could not afford to overlook; but al-
though these facts and suggestions were laid
before the management some months since, the
only apparent result, excepting the two ripple
sluices, has been that the company had no
further use for the metallurgist who gave them
the information, and who was kindly permitted
to resign without explanation or cause assigned.
This incident will probably stimulate the ambi-
tion of some other metallurgist who desires to
advance the interest of his employers while
gaining some credit himself, to undertake un-
called for labors, discover an important fact
and— keep it dark. C. H. Aaron.
Pinal, Ar., April 15, 18S3.
Fig. 5.-PROPULSION POWER, ALSO A REGULATOR FOR GIVING A FASTER OR SLOWER SPEED
OF TRAVEL ON DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE ROAD.
tention to it with the object of improving the I cent of their weight, in the form, chiefly, of
Work of Concentrators. native silver enclosed by particles of zincblende,
The concentrators, saved from eighty to eighty- j copper pyrites and heavy gangue. This mate-
four per cent of the value of the ore. It was l rial (middlings) assayed from $30 to §50 per
from no fault of the machines or their man- I ton. The tailings also contained a very small
Figs 1 and 2--TOP AND SIDE VIEW OF ENGINE HOUSE.
agement that a better result was not secured,
but was due to the onerous conditions under
which they worked. The ore, as stated above,
was charged with native silver. It was crushed
somewhat coarsely through a number two nee-
dle-punctured screen — a little coarser than a
thirty-mesh wire sieve, I believe, It contained
quantity of fine black sulphurets assaying about
$140 per ton when cleaned. The only attempt
yet made to save this valuable material was to
put in two lengths of wave-line riffle sluices,
partly zinc-lined, partly blanketed. This was
not done under the writer's direction, and was
but a poor attempt. The wave-line riffles were
Astonished Miners. — Down in the Flowery
district, day before yesterday, says the Virginia
Enterprise, some miners, who were prospecting
about two miles north of the Lady Bryan mine,
had quite an astonishing experience. They
were dialling a hole into a quartz vein on the
side of a mountain, preparatory to put in a
blast. One of the men was holding and turning
the drill while the other was striking. Sud-
denly a blow of the hammer sent the drill out
of sight. Instantly a stream of water spurted
up to the height of forty or fifty feet. The
water came out the full size of the drill hole,
and spouted for over an hour, when it gradually
failed and ceased to flow. The men finally put
in a blast, and blowing oft the top of the quartz
vein, discovered some four feet below the sur-
face, a large crevice or cavity, which extended
up the hill as far as they were able to probe it.
"Go Out and Dig."— A Wood River judge,
in response to a man who claimed that, while
willing to work, he was unable to find any work
to do, replied : "You are a good miner and can
therefore prospect. Go out in the hills and dig !
The chances are that before your grub gives out,
if you work assiduously, you will strike a good
prospect that will keep you supplied with
money until you can open and sell your claim !"
A COUPLE of eagles that had made their nest
on a cliff of basalt, to the west of Mount
Davidson, in the early days, disappeared in
1865.. A few days ago they returned and com-
menced the work of repairing their old nest.
The miners hail their advent as a good omen —
luck for the Comstock.
294
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 28, 1883
Arizona in General.
Said Baron Alexander von Humboldt, "The
wealth of the new world will be found in Ari-
zona and New Mexico." Arizona, "the land of
the beautiful zone," or "the land of the beautiful
maiden," has hitherto been almost inaccessible.
But the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road has now opened the door of this wonderful
territory to the civilization and capital of the
east. The Territory of Arizona is bounded on
the south by the Republic of Mexico, on the
east by New Mexico, on the north by Utah, on
the west by California. Colorado touches
it at the extreme northeastern corner, and
Nevada impinges upon its northwestern boun-
dary. Speaking with exactitude, Arizona
extends from 109" to 114° 25' west long-
itude, and from 31° 37' to 37° north latitude,
which corresponds to a width and breadth of
nearly 325 miles each, and an area of 113,016
square miles, or of 72,906,240 acres. New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and Delaware could be set down inside this
square without crowding each other. Until
1863 this vast area was a part of New Mexico,
but in February of that year was made a separ-
ate political division. Arizona is essentially
mountainous, and a list of the ranges chopping
it up like the ocean waves under a cross wind
would be a very long one. The general "dip"
of the laud is to the southwest. In the north-
ern and eastern parts the plateaux are nearly
6,000 feet high, while to the south and west
they are but a few feet above the level of the
sea. This grand slope is one
Vast Network of Mountains.
Starting at the southeast corner and going west,
south of the Gila river, the principal ranges are
as follows: Peria, Pedrogoso, San Jose, Hau-
chuca, Dragoon, Chircahua, Peloncillo, Pina-
lena, Galhrro, Santa Catarina, Tortilita, Tuc-
son, Santa Rita, Atasooso, Cababi, Quigotoa,
Santa Estrella, Sierra de la Naril, Sierra del
6jo, and Mohawk range. Between the Gila
river, which crosses the Territory from east to
west across its southern third, and the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad, which bears westward
midway between the Gila and the northern
boundary line, are to be found the Big Horn,
Eagle Trail, Plomas, Mt. Hope, Juniper, Black
Hills, Verde, Mazatzal, Magallon, White,
Apache, Gila, Salt River and Bradshaw moun-
tains. The northern third contains the Virgin
Range, Hurricane Ledge, Sheavwitz Moun-
tains, Buckskin Mountains, Calabasa Moun-
tains, Rabbit Hills, and the Vermillion cliffs.
The drainage of this network of mountains is
almost perfect. The course of the Gila has
been alluded to. Besides this river, which is
over 500 miles long, there is the famous Colo
rado which, as the San Juan flows westward
from Colorado, unites with the Little Colorado
at White Bluffs, and thence as the Colorado
flows southwest and then south, forming the
Nevada and California boundary lines, and re-
ceiving in its course the Pah-ria, Virgin, Wil-
liams' Fork and Gila rivers. The San Pedro,
San Carlos and Verde arc the principal tribu-
taries of the Gila. That Arizona is well wooded
the following names would seem to signify :
Navajoe Forest, Black Forest, Colorado Forest,
Coconino Forest, and so on to the end of the
chax^ter. Open plains are found in the south-
western and southeastern sections. Though
The Climate of Arizona
Is essentially a warm one, yet the air is dry,
pure and remarkably salubrious throughout the
greater portion of the year. It is what might
be called semi-tropical in the southern portion,
where for two or three months of the year the
heat is somewhat excessive, though cases of
sunstroke are unknown. The winters are de-
lightful beyond imagination by northern people.
"In winter," says J. Ross Browne, "the cli-
mate near Yuma is finer than that of Italy. It
would scarcely be possible to suggest an im-
provement." In the mountains of Western
Arizona, for the greater part of the season the
higher peaks are white with snow, rendering
the pure, dry air delieiously cool and enjoyable,
especially at night, when a good supply of
covering is always in demand for the sleeper.
Within a distance of 200 miles from north to
south a greater variety of climate can be en-
joyed than between Maine and Florida on the
Atlantic coast. The climate of southern Ari-
zona is superior to that of Florida, in that it is
warm and at the same time dry. As soon as
this great sanitarium is fully known it will be-
come for winter what Colorado now is in sum-
mer— a great resort for invalids. From the
middle of June to October, however, the heat
is intense, but travelers say that, even with
the thermometer at 120 degrees, sunstrokes are
of rare occurrence. This is due to the rarity of
the atmosphere. The average rainfall at Fort
Mojave is but little over five inches, distributed
through August, December, February and June.
At Camp Grant, which is said to be in all re-
spects a medium climate, the diurnal variations
of temperature are from fifteen to thirty de-
grees; the monthly range being about twenty-
seven degrees, and the yearly extremes of heat
and cold thirty-four and ninety-six degrees, re-
spectively. There are, annually, about sixty-
five days of rain and hail, and three of snow.
At Camp Verde the temperature ranges from
five degrees to 113 degrees, and the average
rainfall eight inches. At Camp Lowell, seven
miles east of Tucson, the diurnal range is
sometimes seventy degrees. Persons afflicted
with pulmonary complaints experience speedy
pelief in this warm atmosphere, and many won-
derful and well-authenticated cures of this
nature are reported.
The Scenery is Truly Charming,
It is not so rugged, perhaps, as Colorado, but it
is, if possible, more pleasing. Instead of hav-
ing a continuous mountain chain running in a
given direction, it has isolated peaks aud de-
tached sections coming up out of the plain ap-
parently at random. Yet, while her landscapes
are thus beautiful to a degree that admits of no
rivalry, Arizona has her towering peaks and
deep canyons surpassing those of any other
locality. The canyons on the Colorado river
are some of them 6,000 feet, or more than a
mile, in depth. Mention should be made of
the valleys of Arizona. They are numerous
and fertile. In the valley of the Verde, settle-
ments have been made to a considerable extent.
Williamson's valley, near Prescott, contains not
less than 500,000 acres, together witli 300,000
acres of adjacent foothills, wall furnished with
bunch grass. Around Mount Hope, in Yava-
pai county, there are scores of beautiful valleys
containing from 40 to 400 acres of land each,
in fact, wherever a river runs, there, at some
portion of its course, may be found as lovely de-
pressions as exist anywhere in the United
States. It is estimated that there are about 2,-
S00,000 acres of land in the Territory, of the
very best quality, with sufficient surface water
near at hand to properly irrigate. At least
10,000,000 acres more, it is said, can be re-
claimed by the use of artesian wells. As com-
pared with Mojave county, in Arizona, the
eastern portion of southern California and
southern Nevada, in the same latitude, have
the following relative standing : Agricultural,
irrigable and arable, California and Nevada,
two per cent. ; Arizona, twenty-five per cent.
Timber, California and Nevada, six per cent;
Arizona, ten per cent. Grazing, California and
Nevada, eighty-eight per cent ; Arizona, thirty
per cent. Barren, California and Nevada, four
per cent; Arizona, thirty-five per cent.
The following agricultural divisions of Ari-
zona are of interest: 1. The Colorado river
country. 2. The valleys of the Gila and tribu-
taries. 3. The Santa Cruz valley, and certain
parts of Pinal and Pima counties. 4. The
Colorado-Chiquito. 5. The country around
Prescott, 6. Mojave county.
As far as known Arizona is abundantly sup-
plied with hot springs. They have been
noticed in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
also on the Gila and Prierto rivers, on the Mesa
near Camp Lowell and near Tubac. The Mon-
roe Hot Springs, on Castle creek, sixty miles
south of Prescott, are most widely known.
The temperature of the water at the springs is
160 degrees, but two yards below it cools to
130 degrees.
In Population and Wealth
Arizona is rapidly advancing. According to
the censis of 1S76" the population consisted of
30,191 whites, besides 25,000 Indians. Since
that time the increase has been rapid, and the
census, if taken to-day, would probably foot up
nearly 50,000. What were considered the wild
dreams of Cremony, in his "Life Among the
Apaches,'' published a dozen or so years ago,
are now being realized; and the slmost miracu-
lous opening of the country', and the continuous
discoveries of rich mineral deposits, lead to the
belief that the next ten years will see an inflow
of immigrants as yet unparalleled in its wonder-
ful history.
The Principal Arizona Towns
Are Yuma, Ehrenberg, Prescott, Florence,
Tombstone, Benson, Tucson, Wickenburg
Phcenix and Globe. Yuma is located near the
junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers, and is
466 miles from Deming, N. M., on the South-
ern Pacific railroad. It was founded as a mis-
sion in 1700 by Father Kino. The population
is now probably over 2,500. Ehrenberg is 130
miles above Yuma, on the Colorado river, and
is a town of nearly 1,000 inhabitants. Pres-
cott, established in 1864, and county seat of
Yavapai county is a handsome, homelike city,
situated in a small valley, surrounded by moun-
tains, and boasting of a population exceeding
4,000. The capital of the Territory, first
located at Prescott, was taken in 1S67 to Tuc-
son, but in 1S77 was taken back to its first
love. Phcenix, the county seat of Maricopa
county, is situated two miles north of the Salt
river, and is the business centre of a highly
productive valley. It was founded in 1SGS,
and contains S00 inhabitants, half of whom are
Mexicans. Wickenburg, a village of 300 peo-
ple is a mining town, situated at the forks of
the stage road to Prescott from Ehrenberg.
Florence, the county seat of Pinal county, lies
on the Gila river, 225 miles from its mouth. It
is the centre of the rich agricultural valley of
the Gila, and contains about 1,800 people, even-
ly distributed between Americans, Mexicans
and Spaniards. Globe is a recent vigorous out-
growth of mineral discoveries in the mineral
district of that name, ninety miles northeast of
Florence, on the Pinal Creek. The early
origin of Tucson cannot be easily traced, but it
is thought to have been founded but a few years
after Santa Fe, in 1560. Up to 1800 it was a
mere presidio, or garrison, with a population of a
thousand souls. In 1856 it is described as con-
taining only 400 inhabitants, while to-day it sup-
ports nearly 5,000 people. The future impor-
tance of Tucson is easily predicted. Tomb-
stone is a recent "output." It was founded
and named by a miner who made a wonderful
strike contrary to the gloomy predictions of
friends, who asserted that he would find his
tombstone in the district to which he was going.
situated twenty-seven miles southeast of Ben-
son, on the joiut line of the A. T. & S. F.
and Southern Pacific railroads, being easily
reached from Benson by a daily line of Concord
stages. The buildings of the town are of a
superior order, and church and school privileges
exist in abundance. The present population is
estimated at 4,000. Benson is an important
station on the roads mentioned, and will in-
crease in commercial importance with the open-
ing of the road from that point south to
Guaymas. —From River to Sea.
Early History of Mohave County.
Maynard District.
The Mohave Coimty Miner gives an interesting
sketch of the early history of the county:
In the early, part of the year 1S63, John Moss,
William Furlong, Win. France and two other
men named Walton and MeCall, prospected
through the Union Pass range, which lies on the
east side of the Colorado river. At that time
the only settlement in Mohave county was at
Hardyville on the river, some nine miles above
where Fort Mohave now stands. The result of
this trip was the location of the celebrated Moss
mine by John Moss, one of the party. This is
a gold ledge about fifty feet wide and averages
about ^14 across the entire ledge, and was the
first location made in Mohave county. The
wonderfully rich specimens of gold taken from
this mine created a great excitement in San
Francisco and resulted in the sale of the mine
for sno,ooo.
Of this first prospecting party none are alive
at the present time. Billy France was lost a
year or two after in the mountains between
Mineral Park and Cedar and perished. MeCall
was killed by the Indians at Union Pass in 1866.
John Moss died hi California a year or two ago.
The discovery and sale of the Mossmine result-
ed in the formation of another prospecting party
by San Francisco mining men, who sent out a
party of ten or twelve under the guidance of
John Moss, among whom were Howard B. Coit,
for many years since the caller of the San Fran-
cisco stock exchange, and Lieut. Evans of the
California volunteers. This party prospected
through the Union Pass, Cerhat and Wallapai
ranges of mountains in the fall of 1864 and fiual-
ly located on the western slope of the Wallapai
mountains, where they formed a district under
the name of the Wauba-Yuma district, which
included in its boundaries the entire Wallapai
range, of which Maynard district, the subject of
this article, now forms a part. The party made
several locations, but were driven out by the
Indians after working two or three months.
In the year 1S66 the same party came back
again and worked about three or four months
on two of their locations, the Pride of the Pines
and the Florence, which are some six miles
north of the copper mines now owned by H. A.
Owens, J. A. Smith, John K. McKenzie and
others, when they were again compelled to leave
the district by the Indians, who made Mohave
County from this time up to the year lS70too
hot for white men to live in except at the settle-
ment at Hardyville on the river. From this
time little or no mining was done in the county
until the year 1870, when several small parties
ventured into the mining country again and
formed settlements at Mineral Park, Cerbat and
Chloride. In this year Lieut. Wheeler first
visited this county and surveyed the site of the
present Fort Mohaveand the Indian reservation.
Having been detailed by the U. S. Governor
to examine portions of Nevada, Utah and north-
ern Arizona for the purpose of reporting on the
geological and mineral formation of the country,
Lieut. Wheeler again visited this county in the
fall of 1871, and camped for several days in the
main wash running into the valley from the
Wallapai mountains, which has since been
called Wheeler's wash. With this expedition,
which came from Nevada by way of Death Val
ley and El Dorado canyon, came also Major
Wheeler, a brother of the Lieutenant, and a
party of prospectors, who were outfitted by
San Francisco capitalists, among whom were
F. L. A. Pioche, Isaac Friedlander, A. J.
Bowie, F. R. Simonson, Frank Sonle, and oth-
ers whose names appear on the older locations
made by this party. Major Wheeler and his
party at once proceeded to business on their ar-
rival in Wheeler's wash, by building a house
and forming a permanent camp, which they
christened " Bottle Camp," from the number of
medicine bottles they had with them, we pre-
sume. They at once formed a new district,
under the name of Maynard district, adopted
a set of by-laws and regulations, and
elected Francis Klett as Recorder. Among
those who were present in the district at its
formation, the following are the best known,
viz. : E. Martin Smith, Francis Klett, Lafay-
ette Maynard, from which the district was
named, John Kohler, W. McGeary and D. W.
Lock wood.
The first location made by the party was
named the Wheeler ledge, and there are some
10 names signed to the notice of location.
The boundaries of Maynard district are as
follows : Beginning at a point distant 10 miles
due north from the Lyons ledge; thence due
east seven miles; thence due south 20 miles;
thence due west 14 miles; thence due north 20
miles; thence to the place of beginning.
The general formation of Maynard district is
in granite mostly, in some places feldspathic
granite; the ledges large and well defined, vary-
ing in width from two to 20 and 30 feet, the ore
streak measuring from six inches to six feet.
It is the county seat of Cochise county, and is | The ore is generally chloride and carbonate on
the surface, changing at a depth of 50 or 60
feet to sulphuret. Considerable galena ore is
found in this district, notably in the Antelope
mine, which will be described hereafter. The
ores of this district are rich in ruby and anti-
monial silver, and vary from 50 ounces to 1,500
ounces. There is a streak of ruby-silver ore in
the American Flag mine about four inches in
width, which will average over 1,000 ounces to
the ton. Considerable work has been done on
some of the mines of this district, at a vast ex
pense, which goes to show that the mines are
rich, for this work has been done during the
past 10 years, when nothing less than $150 ore
would pay to mill in this county.
The most prominent mine in this district is
the American Flag, owned by Messrs. Richards,
Corin & Co. There has been more work done
on this mine than in any other in this portion
of Mohave county, and the mine is opened up
in better shape and has not been gutted out
like a great many of our mines here. Every-
thing has been done with a view to the future
working of the mine and not with a view of
getting out everything in sight and leaving it.
On this mine, which was located in October,
1S74, the main shaft is 250 feet deep, and there
are two tunnels, one 601 feet long, tapping the
shaft at 250 feet, and another 603 feet long.
Up to the present time there have been about
3500 feet of drifts, tunnels, winzes, etc., run in
this mine, which has produced about $130,000.
The ore from this mine is a sulphuret, carrying
pyrites of iron, some zinc blend and a slight
percentage of lead,' the silver being antimonial
and ruby. This is one of the most promising
mines in Mohave county and great results are
expected from it in the near future.
Another good mine in this district is the
Mississippi, owned by Frank Hamilton, with a
tunnel about 420 feet long and a shaft 250 feet
deep, at the bottom of which the pay streak is
fully three feet wide and will average over $50
per ton. Thirty tons of the best ore from this
mine milled ^000 per ton at the Mineral Park
mill.
Another prominent mine is the Antelope,
owned by B. H. Spear aud Wm. Freeborn.
This mine is opened up by about 400 feet of
tunneling and a shaft 100 feet deep. The ledge
is five feet wide of carbonate ore on the surface
carrying a good percentage of lead. Below the
water level the ore changes to a heavy sulphu-
ret. Ore from this ledge will assay from .$25
upwards. Considerable of the hest ore has been
hauled to the mill at Mineral Park and all of it
went over A300 to the ton.
Still another prominent mine and one of the
first locations in this district is the Dean mine",
with a strong, well-defined ledge twenty feet in
width, with hard blue granite walls on either
side. On this ledge there is a shaft 140 feet
deep with five feet of ore at the bottom which
will average fully £80 per ton. There is also
a tunnel 600 feet long which cuts the ledge at a
depth of 400 feet, showing similar ore, in extent
and value, to that found at the bottom of the
shaft. This valuable property is now owned by
John E. Ryan, who has no superior as a miner
in this county, and who has spent a large
amount of time, money and muscle in getting
this mine into its present shape.
Other valuable properties in this district are
the Southern View, owned by Gatewood & Co.;
the < !rant & McGeary mine, owned by Tubman
Ayres; a group of mines, owned by Harley Fay
and T. L. Ayres, and some good claims owned
by John Barry.
These are only a very small portion of the
Ledge3 Found In this District,
And a great many others have been located by
various other parties which, with a little work,
will develop into as good mines as those refen-ed
to above. This district contains an abundance
of wood and water, and a large portion of it is
covered with heavy pine timber from which most
of the lumber used in building and mining in this
county for the past ten years has been cut. The
district includes in its boundaries the highest
peaks of the Wallapai range, rising 9,000 feet
above the sea level. The high altitude of the
district makes the climate perfectly delightful,
healthy and invigorating, and though the miner
may find more snow than he wants in winter the
cool summer days will more than compensate
him. Mining timbers of any size can be procur-
ed at the sawmill near the Dean mine at very
reasonable rates.
To the prospector in search of new fields to
display his enterprise and energy Maynard dis-
trict presents attractions not equalled by any
in the Territory of Arizona. Containing as it
does a large tract of mineral land which has as
yet been scarcely prospected, the great size of
its ledges, the high grade of its ores and the fa-
cility with which they can be worked, taking
all this into consideration, together with the
fact that the Atlantic and Pacific railroad now
actually passes within twelve or fifteen miles of
the mines, it will be readily seen that this dis-
trict offers advantages to prospectors not ex-
celled anywhere. T\e confidently expect that
the day is not far distant when hundreds of
men will be found at work on the American
Flag and Dean mines alone, and that each of
these mines will support a twenty stamp mill of
its own, as every one familiar with them will ac-
knowledge they are abundantly able to do. To
prospectors and strangers from afar in search
of good mines and something that will pay to
stay with aud develop, we say take a look at
Maynard district.
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April 28, 18S3.]
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Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
I ■ l ■ i : ■ f ! i> PROM P 101 288
chamber through bi id, which may
load to large ore bodies above that level In
the same chamber, on the Jnne level, are four
men baking out ore on tribute.
The November drift ie being continued by
miners on contract There an good-locking
places in this drift, which if crosscut, may lead
to ..r''. A drift La being run on the main lis-
sure, westward from the Uncle Sam shaft which,
lieved, «ill lead to ore, This fissure is
on which all the largo ore bodies
In the Richmond mine made, and there is no
reason why another b bould not be
found in this direction. The No. ."», flue dust
ehamber, u being turned to good account; a
track has been laid in it, and it i- to be driven
further into the hill easterly, for the purpose of
iting the Albion ground above this level.
This ia a very good move, and it may n
the diacoverj ofverj good bodies of ore. The
ore bodies on this level in the Richmond and
Kureka Con. mines hai e helped to swell the
dividends for those companies] and maj do the
same for the Albion company, notwithstanding
the present indebtedness hanging over it.
ire several thousand bushels of char-
coal, a large supply of WOOd, and nearly every-
thing on hand needed to run the mine for sev-
,.,! in mths. The current expenses of running
the mine must now be very light.
'i c re an quite a number of miners leasing
property on Adams Hill, and a very consider'
able amount ot ore is being Ben1 bo the furnaces
from that locality; 80 much iu fact as to deserve
marked attention.
One of the best properties on Adams Hill is
the
Oriental and Belmont Mine.
Sums of money aggregating between $'200,000
and $300,000 have been realized from the ore
taken out of the almost numberless holes that
have been sunk in the ground. While visiting
tin- mine, a few days ago, my attention was
called to one of them where the rock had been
quarried out, and from it a sum of money was
realized amounting to $8,000. The ore was gray
carbonate carrying *7s in silver and $22 in gold
per ton, A similar amount of money was real-
ized from ore taken out of a hole to the north
ward of the first that is not more than fifteen
feet deep. Westward from there are several
holes, and a shaft, down 150 feet from the bot
torn of one of them. The latter has been sunk
to follow a seam, but it dips away from the
ledge. This is the deepest shaft on the prop-
erty. From the holes in this locality have been
taken various quantities of ore, aggregating in
value no less than $20,000.
Near the south end of the survey for the
Oriental and Belmont is the initial point of the
original Belmont location, marked by an open-
ing in the ground, sunk on an incline of about
Em, to a depth of about forty feet. Out of this
Messrs. Buel and Bateman, in the early days of
Eureka district, took out to the value of about
$30,000, which, with some from the Racine
mine, lying northward from it, toward the
Richmond mine, was the first lot smelted by
those gentlemen in the new furnaces they built
for the reduction of ores from the Champion
and Buckeye mines. Large quantities of ore
were taken out of a vertical shaft adjoining, all
of it being very rich in lead. The Oriental
claims lie to the northeast of the Belmont; the
main shaft is down only 38 ft from the surface,
and has yielded considerable ore valued at £00
per ton in gold and silver; it also carried twenty
per cent of lead, had a fine quartz gangue and
sufficient iron to make it valuable for the fluxes
it contained.
The next point of interest, I said, was the old
Midas shaft, which has been sunk to a depth of
seventy-five feet, and from it a drift has been
driven twenty-five feet through a ledge of low-
grade ore, some of which, however, was worked
to a good profit. About twenty feet north from
the Midas shaft, there has lately been scratch-
ing done on the surface, and quartz broken for
flux. Here was also found ore that worked up
to $160 per ton. Near this point are some of
the old Midas workings, a series of pot-holes
burrowed close to the surface, out of which
tributers took ore enough to realize the net
amount of 820,000 after the ground had been
abandoned by the owners as worked out. The
Fairview shaft was situated close to this place.
It was formerly owned by the Buttercup Co.
and was sunk under the superintendency of Col.
G. Collier Robbing, who, it is said, cleaned up
§40,000. Around and about this spot the ground
has the appearance of California placer diggings
that have been worked down to bedrock and de-
serted. Here, however, the ground is not
worked out. There is still ore in sight.
Among the old locations now embraced in
the Oriental and Belmont survey were the New-
port, Black Ledges, Blue Wing, Meredith,
New York and Louisville, which were owned
by parties who strove to develop them, but
there were so many conflicting titles to the
ground at that time that it took all the money
they could raise to buy one and another out.
In 1871 George Hearst bonded the Meredith
for $20,000, but finding that other and differ-
ent parties owned the Blue Wing, and that
there was a conflict of title, he abandoned it
and gave up the bond.
At various times there were several persons
who claimed different portions of the ground
and took out ore; others there were who chlor-
ided without leave, under the plea that they
ho, the owners hoping to gel rid ol them finally,
and in the meantime quiet conflicting
title.-. i finally done by con-
solidation and obtaining a United States
patent. The Louisville workings, now mainly
filled up, have yielded ore from which
selected shipments ran as high u $300 per ton.
A portion uf this was successfully worked at
the Lemon mill. Thi of quarts on this
property are enormous; the bul£ of it La low
grade, running from fifteen to twenty dollars
per ton. This it is thought can be worked by
milling process, and in such quantities that
ODts may arise thcreti
the high grade ore, there is no question
about their profitable treatment, they are just
what are wanted at the furnaces for their flux-
ing qualities. There is not a property in the
easy Of access as this, and had it not
been for the succession of dirficultieaexperienced
by the owners, the money realized from the
sale of ore taken ont of the ground at divers
times, would have been ample to develop it,
and place it upon a dividend paying basis.
In the Pinto £istrlct
There L8 very little doing that is new. The
mine is to be started immediately. The
tunnel of the- Berryman Tunnel and Mining
Company is in thirty-three feet in mineralized
quartzite. Large quantities of quartz running
heavy with lead, are being extracted from the
I h I'^onal mines The miners of the district
will hold a meeting to-morrow for the election
.'i a new mining Recorder, and amending the
rules of the district.
J. X. H. Joseph.
Copper.
and Method of
metals known to
Tombstone Notes.
[From Our Traveling Correspondent!]
Editors Press: — The Blue Jacket mine,
about two miles westward, report a large body
of high-grade free milling ore lately struck. The
Gilded Ago, right in the city, is being worked
by C. J. Barber, who is now rejoicing in a
streak of fine free-milling ore of high grade.
His is a very cheap and practical hoisting
works. The coiling drum with safe ratchet and
brake band is driven by a W. I. Tustin, S. F.,
horse power, to which a span of small mules are
attached, and, when necessary, another span
can be added. Mr. Barber speaks in highest
terms < f this horse power. Over the shaft is a
tripod for an elevated shieve, under which the
bucket passes down the shaft, and the other
end of the rope passes to the drum, which is lo-
cated near the shaft and governed by a brake
bar.
Mr. Barker professes to believe somewhat in
the divining rod for discovering the exact lo-
cation of gold, silver or copper, and which of
them— and just how far oft" they are located —
and claims in this lead to have been specially
instructed by it, and by his work here that he
has demonstrated just what the instrument did
indicate would be found.
The local papers do not fully commit them-
selves on the rod question, but they do per-
sistently rejoice when by any means any one is
induced to dig where the pay ore is to be found,
and do actually find it, and in finding it furnish
good honest labor for the willing working
miner.
Tombstone is favored with two daily papers,
the ftcpublican, revived from the ashes of the
Nmjyet, and the sober, solid Tombstone inscrip-
tion called the Epitaph. This journal some-
times forgets the solemnity of its surname and
perpetuates huge jokes with its Republican
neighbor. Each office makes us a very readable
daily and weekly issue for country circulation.
Foundry and Machine Works.
McAlister & McCone of Virginia, Nev., have
established a large foundry with iron lathes,
planers and various heavy machines to build
and repair mills and mining machinery. Mr.
McAlister takes charge of this branch of their
business. Their pattern rooms show somewhat
the proportions of their operations in heavy
machinery castings.
Tombstone Blue Stone and Acid Works.
Mr. C. J. Duval, assayer and mining engi-
neer, has quite extensive acid and blue stone
manufacturing works and is prepared for and
filling orders from various parts of the Terri-
tory, thus saving long delay and high expense
of railroad transportation from San Francisco.
This is considered a valuable and essential en-
terprise for the milling interest of the Territory.
An order for six barrels of blue stone came in
from the Total Wreck mill the other day. H.e
manufactures the sulphuric acid to sell by the
carboy and also for use in manufacturing the
sulphate of copper— blue stone — from the rich
copper ores produced here. I have not space
to describe the many interesting processes of
this busy establishment. B. W. C.
Jr parties
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Its Uses, Product, Value
Working.
I i i- one of ti ■■
man. In an sge BO remote ae thai in which
Vdani and his immediate descendants were the
only human inhabitants of earth, minet i
per were worked and their products fashioned
into tools and utensils, bot were fax more ex-
tensively used for the manufacture of orna
ments for the persons and the homes of tin-
early inhabitants of our world.
Tubal Cain in tin- Beventh generation from
\dain was an adept artificer in copper and
brass. Cheops worked successfully a copper
mine on the Peninsula of Sinai. The ancient
Egyptians, who possessed the art of hardening
copper c bining with it an alloy of tin — made
their tools of this metal, and employed them in
the working of stone, and other metals. The
first coins used by man were made of pure cop-
per. It was consumed iu large quantities by
the Syrians, Phoenicians, deeks and Romans
in tht; construction of monuments and statins.
That the ore was
Worked Extensively by the Ancients,
Is evident from the various implements, uten-
sils, ornaments, etc., which have been discov-
ered beneath the ruins of buried cities in Egypt,
in the tumuli in Denmark, in the quarries of the
Aztecs at Mitla. Mexico, and in the copper
mines of the United States, some of which were
unquestionably worked by a race of people who
preceded the Indian in the occupancy of North
America.
Some idea may be gathered as to the extent
to which the iudustry was prosecuted, and the
facilities enjoyed for working and fashioning
the products of the earlier copper mines of the
world, from the following extract: "The Colos-
sus of Rhodes, after having lain in fragments
for centuries, is said to have required 900 cam-
els to convey its piecesaway."
In the middle ages, however, the production
and use of copper would seem to have been in
great measure abandoned, probably because of
the discovery of the more precious metals with
which it was found associated. At least the
records of that period in the world's history
contain little concerning the working or use of
the metal.
In the Tenth Century
A copper mine was worked near Coslar, ir
Lower Saxony. In the twelfth century the Fah-
lun mine, in Sweden, was worked, and in the
thirteenth century, the mines of Thuringia were
extensively developed. From that time until
the latter part of the eighteenth century, the
copper mines of England yielded this metal
more extensively than those of all the rest of
Europe combined. So late as 1S54, a noted
writer said: "Great Britain exceeds all other
countries in the number of copper mines and the
value of their products."
In the year IS44,
The Lake Superior Copper Mines
Were discovered, and these have since proved
to be the richest and most productive mines of
this metal in the world. Abundant evidences
of the previous working of these mines were
found in the rude stone tools and the primitive
appliances for reducing the ore which had been
left by an unknown people, who had, in ages
past, inhabited this continent, and whose his-
tory is unwritten.
These prehistoric workings were sometimes
twenty feet in depth. Upon the rubbish that
had partly filled the pits large trees had grown.
A hemlock growing above one of these excava-
tions was found to have over 350 annual rings
of growth. Masses of copper over six tons in
weight were found, that had been worked free
from the vein, and cleared by fire from the vein-
stone that had filled their interstices. Ashes
and charred wood were found about them; evi-
dence that an effort had been made to reduce
their weight to a proper volume for transpor-
tation and further reduction.
In one of these mine.s a mass of virgin copper,
forty-five feet in length by over eight feet in
thickness, was found, the estimated weight of
which was jive, hundred tons — yielding ninety
per cent of pure metal. This was found in the
Minnesota mine, in the Ontonagon district,
Michigan.
Since the discovery of the Lake Superior de-
posits, the copper mines of the United States
have, until recently, yielded a sufficient supply
to meet the demands for home consumption,
leaving, also, a large surplus for export.
The Total Yield of Copper
Of all known mines in the world, from 1830 to
1853, is given, approximately, as follows: In
1830, 25,500 tons, of which the mines of the
United States gave 50 tons; in 1840, 41,000
tons— U. S., 100 tons; in 1850, 54,700 tons— U.
S., 650 tons; in 1853, 55,700 tons— U. S., 2,000
tons.
From these figures it will be seen that there
was a rapid advancement. in the production of
our copper mines up to the last date above men-
• tioned. Ten years later, the aggregate yield of
these mines in America was equal to that of all
the other copper mines of the world.
The Usefulness of Copper.
Next to iron, copper is the most useful metal.
In its general distribution , it comes next to that
most important of all metals. The qualities of
durability, malleability, ductility, etc., it pos-
sesses, render it well adapted for a great vari-
ety of purposes. Its disposition, moreover, to
form alloys with other metals — for which it is
particularly remarkable — causeB it to be largely
used for the production of numerous compounds;
and thus it is made to perform the sen ice of a
great number of different metals possessing a
variety of qualities.
In this connection we should not omit to
mention the faot that the immense consumption
of copper for electrical purposes,- which with
a single company in the east [Edison b] pi
u r r di m u ill afford n vast stimulus
to this industry during the current year. No
fear need be entertained that the steadilj in-
creasing supply from mines on the Pacific coast
will cause the supply to be in OXCeSB of the de-
mand for home consumption.
Yield and Value in 1882.
The entire product of all the mines of this
metalj during the year ending December 31,
1882, at a moderate estimate, was not less than
100,000 tons of ingot copper, in the Unit.. I
State-- alone. Estimating this at eighteen .mi -
per pound, we have a total value of s:iij,iHH»,0H0
for the year.
lHiiing the month of February last, seven
Michigan mines produced 2, 124* tons of ingot
copper, -\-\\ tons mon than th> total yield of
all mines in America during the year 1853
The Price of Copper
Fluctuates according to the demand and sup-
ply. At the beginning of the present century,
owing to exhaustion of mines in England, re-
sulting in great scarcity of the metal, the price
advanced to £128 ($640) per ton.
I >uring the past few years market rates have
varied from 15 to 20 cents per pound. New
York quotations show rates in February lust at
L6£@lo^for Baltimore, 16$ for Arizona, aud
17 !'f" 17i per pound for Lake.
The various uses to which copper is now ap-
plied are so enlarged that the price is likely
to be steadily maintained, notwithstanding the
rapidly increasing production. It is the pre-
vailing opinion among those best informed on
the subject, that no material reduction in prices
may be looked for for several years to come.
Profits of Copper Mining.
Probably no field of mining venture affords
such inducements for investments as copper
mining. The Calumet & Hecla mine, it is well
known, has paid some 822,000.000 in dividends
to its shareholders, while most of the other
Michigan companies have paid from thirty to
fifty per cent per annum on their investment.
During the past two years most of the copper
mines operated in Arizona and New Mexico,
notably the Copper Queen, Old Globe, Long-
fellow, Detroit, Onega, etc., have made large
returns to the owners. It is evident that the
business is sufficiently safe and profitable to of-
fer great encouragement as to the future of this
industry in our own country.
The Reduction of Copper Ores.
In the reduction of copper ores vaiious sys-
tems have from time to time been adopted, the
method being subjected in part to the character
of ore worked and general existing conditions.
For many years the business of smelting cop-
per ores was carried on almost exclusively
at Swansea, South Wales, near the mines of
Cornwall and Devon, ores being shipped to that
point from all parts of the world. Until the
past decade, but little was known of the great
resources of the Pacific States and Territories
in copper. Some developments had been made
in various parts of the country of a most prom-
ising nature, and much money spent in reduc-
tion works, based upon former methods of
working, but the attempt to introduce the sys-
tems and practice of the Old World into
the new, in this, as in many other things, was
attended with disastrous failure. The new con-
ditions were not suited to the old order of things.
In this emergency Messrs. Rankin, Brayton &.
Co., of the Pacific Iron Works, in this city, a
firm representing the most advanced ideas of
modern practice in everything relating to the
mechanical appliances for treating ores,
conceived the idea of applying the princi-
ple of the water jacket furnace to the
reduction of ores, and instituted a series
of experiments, with a view of deter-
mining what form of jacket was best adapted
to the purpose, as well as the mechanical con-
struction necessary to withstand the severe or-
deal that such work would be subjected to.
After some years of persistent and costly ex-
periments, a result was reached which lias
made
A Revolution in the Method of Copper Re-
duction
And which has created an industry that has
been a source of vast increase in the wealth of
the country.
It is no exaggeration to say that the extraor-
dinary development of the copper interest in
all our milling States and Territories owes its
origin and present progress to the invention and
general introduction of the Pacific Copper Smel-
ter. This furnace has revolutionized all former
methods, and made practicable the treatment of
all classes of copper ores by a single process —
so simple in operation and so economical in re-
sults that there is scarcely a copper min^ any-
where, located favorably ns to fuel and trans-
portation, that cannot now be profitably
worked.
Every successful copper enterprise in the
country, without an exception, we believe, is
being operated by this system of reduction.
The manufacturers are now receiving orders
for their smelters from nearly every mining
country in the world, and the system seems
likely to soon become universal. The same
system of reduction, it may also be said, has
been applied, with equal success, to all grades
and classes of galena ores,
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Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
3isa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc.. etc.
Extra Bizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TTJBBS Sc CO.,
611 and 618 Front Street, San Francisco
" 3DTJ3STC-A.3ST "
ROCK DRILL!
FOR MINES, QUARRIES, ETC.
J- CTJYAS, Agent,
10 Park Place,
New York.
TO IjIET.
COUTH ACT
To Rus a
BEDROCK TTJ0Sr3SrE31,
By Machine Drill. Call on or address
F, E, BIKGE, 104LeI<U'H<lorflr£l,,SnnFrniiclHC-fl.
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
418 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIQFniBT PRI0B8 PAID POR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Solphurets
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Comnauy has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BY, - - Superintendent
Carson and Colorado Kailroad.
(NARROW-GAUGE,!
The Company announcee the completion of Ms line March
1, 1882. to CANDKLAKI A. Columbus Milling District. Lh-
rr.cralda Co., Nov.. 1?8 niii^s lrom Mound Huit^e (Junction
with Virginia and Truckee Railroad).
STAGE CONNECTIONS,
At Hawthorne with U. S. Stage Company^ daily coached
for Aurora \'2G ni.); Bodie (37 in.); Lumly and Bridgeport.
At Luuing (1'25 miles I'-om Mound Houft) w th Gilmer,
Salisbury 4t Co. 'a tri-wrebly atagea (lenviiiK Tuesday, Thurs-
day and Saturday moriiiugri) I'n- OrautaviUe, Buhuont, and
Tybo.
At Belleville (150 milea frnra Mmind Houae) with Belleville
and In li-peudunce Stiigo Uo. 'b Btagea for bentuu (4U ic),
Bir-hop Creek, Big Pine and Independence.
At Candelaria, with U. S. Stage Co. 'a stages for Colum-
bus (8 m ), Silver Peak, Montezuma, Alida Valley. Oolti
Mountain, etc
THROUGH TICKETS
To the above points for sale at San Francisco, Sacraaienk)
Reno, Caraon and Virgiuia R. R. Ticket officefl.
This la the direct and natural route for Puriaengers and
Freigbt, to poiuts in Sou them Nevada, Mono aud Inyo
countieB, California. The line, laid with ateel raila and led-
wood tits and equipped wi tli new aud lirat-clasa roll iiig stock,
id penetrating new and moat promising Mining Distrjcta
which are now attracting deserved attention throughout t he
country.
For information on through freight rates apply to
H M. VERINGTON, D- A. BENDER.
Genl Supt. OenT Freight & Pace. Agent
• Carson, Nev.
Redlands.
Good water, rich soil and magniticont view.
High elevation, dry air, few fogs and norther-.
No brush or Tenoes on the land, which is es-
pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
and raisin grape.
Near to church, school, store* and depot.
Hotel open. Telephone Communication.
Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thur .
days and Saturdays,
The price of Hnd has steadily advanced from
the first price of $50 per acre until now it ie
held at $200 per acre.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.
WATER TANKS.
B'
PATENTS
OUGHT AND SOLD FOR INVENTORS AND
I handled in UNITED Si*ATEd snl EUROPE.
Profitable IovustmentB in Valuable Patents made for
Capital iats by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
S20 CALIFORNIA STREET, Room 14,
(Over WeltB, Fargo & Co.'s EaiK)
SAN FRANCLiCO, CAL.
Tbe Pacific Coast offers a pood market for useful In-
ventions. ThiB nfil'.e offers convenient and centra1, quart-
era where invt-nturs cart exhibit and explain l.hel," monelf
free of charpe. Reliable Agents in haster-i Statea.
Circulars sent free.
Inventors modeTmTker.
258 Market Sh., N. E. cor. FrOnt\ up-stairs, San Fra cisco
Eiperbxeatal m;.c"jinery and all kinds of models, tin, cop-
per and brans work.
mmtttmmri
Sendtcopy rom CROSSCUR. & WEST.
IT wilWay YwiW-CHESTNUT'-'PHILAeSf*-
Over 700 ol our we.l-kn- wu W.n.ur 1 j.ukH out in s°rvire
laat year. Thei^e tanks are marl e hy machinery, from the
best of materials, aud shipped to ill partB of the country.
Eich piece numb-end. i\o skill required in setting; up.
WELLS, RUSSELL & CO.,
ME3HANICS' MILI/*.
Cor. Mission & Fremont Sta., San Francisco.
D^wey A Co. ] vJ£?lt\ Patent Aot's
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to let in the
Pacific Power Co.'s new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office. 314 California street.
COPP'S u. s
Laws, Forms,
MINERAL LANDS,
Has no surplus verbiage. Contains Dr. Raymond's Glos-
sary. Explains how to examine mining titles. Contains
numerous court decisions. Gives the Public Land Com-
miBuions Codification, and gives mmy an d improved forms
Price -Full law binding, extra paper, So". 00.
Fop Sale by DEWRY & Co., Pan BYa-nclm-v-.
IRON SLUICE RIFFLE.
I have an Iron R'flle, adapted for Hydraulic, Drift and
Quartz sluices, which is proving very efficient, below
everything eke. (Costaix cents per p-nind.) Addr^Ba,
ALMARIW B P^UL,
Room 20, Safe Deposit Building, San Francisco
The following speaks for itself:
Indian Spkiko Drift Mink, Feb. 26, 1833.
Mr A. B. Pan': — ' hive tried your Rifiles thorough y.
and find them a fine Riflle . They are good with quick-
silver or without. They gather the fine gold aud rusty
gold. I find gold that wi 1 nop. touch quicksilver stnpB in
them, and which glides over 300 feet of sluice above tnero.
I Bhull try 30 more, ajid if itfey save the Bame amount of
cold in four weeks' run, I ehall want 100 more. 1 am not
alraid to vouch for them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spring Diift Mine.
"WHITALL, TATUM & CO.,
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA.
MANDPACTdRBRP OF ■
CHEMICAL AWJTBR GLASSWARE.
CATALOGUE? SEMT UPON API LIGATION.
N. W. SPAULDING'S
PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS, *
Manufuctory, 17 & 19 Fremont St.. S. F.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer iu Leonard it ElHs Celebrated
•TRADE MAR
mm
STSAM CYLINDER AUD MACHIHE OILS,
The Be^.t and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through tJraUr
a^ ere Bold di cfc to consumer only by H. H. BKOMLEY
so'e f Icaler in i hese go< da.
Rueronce— Any first-tlas? Engine or Machine Builder in
America. Addieaa, 4'£ S ;i« r;.iiiciii<> SI,, 6. I ■'.
THE BEST IN TJSE!
^DUCItl^;
iMPRoVitBUCKET
This iB the only Scientifically Constructed Bucket in
the market. It is ttrmk out from charcoal Btamplnp-
iron. No corners to cat^h . No seams to buret. No
intei ior corners to clog up. II runs with great eHBe, and
half the power of the old Btvle bucket. WILL UTJT-
WEAR HALF A DOZEN" OF THEM.
PRICES REDUCED.
T. F. ROWLAND, Sole Mfr.
Brooklyn, IV. Y.
H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Ca'.,
cirry a stock < i all sizes.
LORD'S
Hg
For the prevention and rerac va 1 of Sca'e In
Steam Boilyre, aud for Neutral. zlug Acid,
sulphur aud Mineral Waters.
Imp rtant rafegnard arid riinedy for all users of ateam.
Fur Circulars and all infurmatiou r yarding it,n nee, pleB6ti
app'y at office of the Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
118 & 120 AUi ket and 15 & 17 California St, , San Francisco
FIOARI & RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND.
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any im<re being deposited The
COMPOUND forming a gluzed surface on tho Iron,
to which do scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation ib strictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it without Injury
to the metal. Send for a circular.
H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
Tills paper is printed with Ink Manufac-
tured by Uharlea Eneu Johnson & Co.. 509
South tOta St.. Philadelphia. Branch Offl-
ce8_47 Rose St., New York, and 40 La Sol e
St., Chicago. Aflrervn tor the Pacine CoKec—
Joseph H Dorety, 529 Commercial St. S. F.
300
Mining and Scientific Press.
— . ---j— -v'T:-i--~ — — • . ■ ■ — ■. L ,." '■.■■ .--■ -— ~-.-rrrrr
[April 28, 1883
Benson.
The Total Wreck.
[From our Traveling Correspondent I
The Total Wreck Co. are said to have a very
perfect mill for the treatment of free ores equal
to any now hi the Territory. They have the
M. P. Boss pans and process, which keeps a con-
tinuous flow from battery to settler. They
have cars of five-ton capacity to circle around
the hill from mine to mill on tramway. The
ore is there dropped in bins ahove the crusher
or breaker, and all planned for labor saving.
The twenty-stamp mill has a capacity of sixty-
five tons per day. A Corliss engine with fly-
wheel of fourteen tons, and eighteen feet diam-
eter. The whole * planning contemplates the
doubling of the number of stamps at an early
day. The mill, tinder the superintendence of
Mr. W. Armstrong, promises success — no, not
promising- but producing the regular shipments
of bars to New York; the shipment of March
19th was $20,000. They are reporting ore of
assay value §100 per ton from the 300 foot
level, and the ore now in sight is estimated at
not less than §3,000,000. Mill and mine about
eight miles from Benson railroad depot, and
fifty miles from Tucson, their main business
point.
Benson is on the S. P. and Atchison and
Topeka railroad, 1,024 miles from San Francisco
— elevated 3,578 feet above sea level with a
population of 500. It has a thriving American
look. It is the junction for the S. P. and
Sonora railroad, now running to Guaymas, and
the depot for Total Wreck and other mines.
Benson Mining and Smelting Co.
It has the first furnace, now in full running,
on smelting ores. The furnace is of the im-
proved jacket — with capacity of thirty tons
daily. They have railroad switch, and deliver
their ores and freights right at the works.
They purchase the ores at assay value after a
systematic sampling — allowing twenty dollars
for cost of smelting, and small percentage for
loss in working. This is eastern capital, and
an investment that promises well for the stock-
holders.
The plan of the company is to add more fur-
naces as the budiness will warrant. They were
getting ores from Mexico and from their own
mines in Lake valley, near Phoenix. Most of
their silver ores they were getting from Tomb-
stone mines. Were working Harshaw ore at
the time I visited them. They use English and
American coke mostly for fuel. They are get-
ting ores of different classes, and purchasing
them all, enabling them to use one kind to flux
another.
Old Tins and Scraps of Iron Valuable.
They use lime, and large amounts of old sheet
iron, old tins, etc., to mix in with the ore as i
flux — pay there twenty dollars per ton for old
scraps and tins. This company will be of great
service to the many prospectors.
This is an encouraging feature for Arizona's
prospectors. There are now numerous mills and
smelters that will give them a fair valuation for
their ores, and thus enable them to go on and
open up their own ledges by their ore yield.
Benson was a very lively place till the Mexi-
can railroad and depot buildings were completed,
but now has not so large a hotel patronage. As
the pay ore discoveries increase in the neighbor-
ing hills, will Benson grow and prosper. It is
the prospector that invites the distant capitalist ^
to come and invest. I often think the pros-
pector is underrated in his self-sacrilicing and
risky adventures.
I met in Benson, Mr. Durfee, an early pioneer
of Reese river and Nye county. One of the
best of our lone prospectors — Mr. Durfee —
sold a mine in Cornucopia, Nevada, about seven
years since for $12,000, then made a visit to his
friends east and there took the Black Hills
mining fever, and visited those diggings, but
was not satisfied with the place; and, coming
in contact with one who had been in the
African gold mines, Mi'. Durfee caught the
African gold fever and started for that country,
but first toured a while in Europe, then sailed
from England for Africa, but found the mines
very largely monopolized by English and Aus-
tralian capitalists and very little encouragement
for a poor man. So ho directed his course
back, to rejoice over his rights as an American
citizen, and to live in a better mining country
than he found in all his travels. He now has
some locations made in this vicinity that may
yet prove equal to Total Wreck.
I daily see those who have their good sample
ores of ledges yet to be developed by those who
have cash, but not the courage and muscle to
pack their camping requirements and spend
years in search of this paying mineral. There
is a disposition to speak too lightly of the small
prospect shaft sunk by the discoverer of the
lead. He may be, has sunk forty-nine holes
and paid cash for many assays, before he found
this one that he invites capital to invest in, for
a small fraction of its supposed value. He is
the one who braves the dangers of the murder-
ous bands of roving Indians. Almost daily do
our local papers here announce the slaughter of
prospectors by Indians. W. B. Crow ell.
Notices of Kecent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Pulley Block. — Byron Jackson, of S. F,,
and Geo. W, T. Carter, of Byron, Contra Costa
Co., Cal. No. 275,916. Dated April "24, 1SS3.
The improvement in pulley blocks consists of a
skeleton two-part iron shell, which is bolted to-
gether at the top and bottom, and has chambers
formed in each side, into which wooden boxes
are fitted. The pulley pin is formed with or
fixed into the pulley, so as to turn in the
wooden boxes. The top of the shell or case
has a vertical hole opening at the bottom into
an enlarged chamber, and the head of the bolt
or hook by which the block is suspended fits
loosely in this chamber, the shank passing out
loosely through the hole.
Tire-Setter. — Francis Whine, Orland, Cal.
No. 275,967. Dated April, 17, 1SS3. The in-
vention relates to an apparatus for removing
tires from vehicle wheels and replacing them in
their proper position; and it consists of a frame
which may be secured to a bench or table or
otherwise supported, and which carries an ad-
justable spindle and sleeve upon which the
wheel is supported, so that its rims may be
brought beneath a presser foot wheel and forced
down by a lever or other power. The edge of
the tire rests on a support so that the wheel
felly may be forced out by the pressure. The
device is specially useful in removing and re-
placing the tires of header wagon wheels and
other heavy wheels. These tires are usually
secured by bolts or rivets, which pass through
holes transversely beneath the tire and have
broad heads to prevent the tire coming off.
These tires are usually knocked off and the fellies
often broken. By this apparatus the tires are
forced off and on by gradual I pressure, without
hurting the wood work.
BEAUTIFUL skin and fair iron ipk'x ion, robust health and
powers of endurance, follow the use of Brow 's Iron Killers
Fruit Planting — One thousand acres of
land have been planted, and a large part of it
put under cultivation, at the new colony of Red -
lands, near San Bernardino, the present season.
Raisin grapes are taking the lead, the red soil of
which the tract is composed being especially
adapted to their culture:
The Mexican Government denies the report
that Americans cannot acquire land in that
country.
Our A gent e
Ooit Friends can do much In aid of our paper and tne
cause of practical knowledge and scionce, by assisting
Agents id their labors of canvassing, by lending their in
fluence and encouraging favors. We Intend to send none
but worthy men
G. W. McGhkw — Santa Clara county.
M. P. Owbn— Santa Cruz county.
J. W. A. WaiOHT — Merced, Tulare and Kern counties
Jarbd C. Hoag — California.
B. W. CbowktjL — Arizona Territory.
N. H. Hapsood — Plumas county.
M. H. Joseph— Eureka, Nev
Gtt' Rtin McDowkll — Sonoma county.
F. W, Stratton — Calaveras and El Dorado counties.
I. M. Leirt — Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Sau
Diego counties.
A. O. Kkox — Oregon and Washington Ter.
F. A. HUNTINGTON'S
Centrifugal Roller Quartz Mill.
Afler running one of these mills on the Whidden mine, in El Dorado uouuty, over four inonlh^, and thor-
oughly testing its capa sity and durability, I am prepared t$ t ffer it to the mining public, and claim for it the follow-
ing advantagts over the drop stamp mill:
1. The cost of Bame capacity is not more than one-half tbat of Stamps.
2. Freight to mine one-fourth that of Stamps.
3. COBt of orectiou at mine one-tenth that of Staninf.
4 It runs with ore-third the power per tjn of ore crushers.
5. T^e wear is lees th*n that of Stamps.
0 The wearing parts are easily duplicated.
7. It has a much better discharge and leaves the pulp in better condition for concentrating.
8. It is u better Amalgamator, saving fully nine tenths cf tho gold in t'le mill (the balinco can be saved on
plates in the usual manner).
9. It is continually crushing, not like the Stamp, using power to suspend it in air ninety nine one-hundredtbB
of the time, and the bala ce making a thuudering noise antt accomplishing comparativlij small results It is >-s far
in advance of the Stamp Mill a* the present method of making flour with improved rolls is over the Indian's mode
of eruehing corn in a stone mortar.
MILLS ERECTED WITH ALL APPLIANCES COMPLETE.
Capacity and Durability Guaranteed.
F". J±, HTJKTTII^GrTOKr,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Oal.
TUSTIN'S PULVERIZER
BY
n"dTHIA9
W. I.
TUSTIN,
Inventor
AND
Patent©©.
M^UFACTUriLD A I
The Tustin Windmill Horse-Power and Pumping Machine Works,
308 MISSION ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Important additions are being continually made tn
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria is
constantly receiving accessions of new fish and other
marine life. The number of sea lions is increased and
there is a better chance to study their actions. Tre
pavilion has new varieties of performances The floral
department is replete and the wild animals in good vigor
A dav at Wnndward'o QarrlfliH ip a dav wall qpent.
CjRF-KRfONDKNcrc is codriahy solicited from reliable
sources upon all topics ol interest and value to o- k"
rcadero.
Promptness and Energy,
Bisbee, March 10, 18SS.
Messrs Dewev & Co.— Dear Sirs: I have received
my patent for "Ptrtable Assay Furnace," and will say that
I am pleased with your promptness and energy. I can
cheerfully recommend all my friends to you, knowing that
you will give them entire satisfaction. Yours truly,
J. C. Tappbiner.
THE JOHN A. ROEBLING'S SONS CO,
Manufacturers of
IRE ROPE and "V«7"I3FLES
Cf Every Description.
llinetl £1*1,68, Standing Ship Digging, Suspem-hn Biidges, Fenies; lor Mines and all kl> t'sof
Heavy Hoisting; (or Stays and Guys on Derricks, Oanea and Shears; Tor
Tillers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc.
Galvanised and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
"Aid Stearns
RANCHOS."
The Center of Los An-
geles Valley.
Embracing Anaheim,
Westminster, A r t e s i a ,
Garden City, etc. Thir-
teen miles southeast of
Los Angeles City, within
the Artesian Well Belt.
Hundreds of tlowiDg pipe
wells. Water near the
surface. Rivers on two
sides; ever-flowing creek
rnns through the tract.
Front on the Ocean, Trans-
portation and passage by
Steamships or Railroad.
Southern Pacific Hiilroad
through the tract. Twen-
ty-one hours from San
Francisco. The unsold
land for sale or lease in
sections or fractious. Ap-
ply to Trustee A. ROBIN-
SON, 318 California St.,
San Francisco.
Or to ROBERT J.
NORTHAM, Anaheim,
Cal., or concerning West-
minster Colonv, to REV.
ROBERT STRONG, West-
minster, Cal.
Terms, one-fifth cash,
balance on interest at 10
per cent, per annum.
Send for Circulars and
Maps.
ODGEiS
M k Dry Concentratini Macliinery
FOR CONCENTRATING
GOLD, SILVER, LEAD AND COPPER ORES.
CONTINUOUS OR CHARGE
FURNACES
For Boasting and Chloridizing Ores, for Amalgamation and Leaching.
THE NEW IMPROVED
DODGE ROCK BREAKER!
$®*HE CHALLENGES THE WORLD ■=§$■
To produce as Good and Cheap a
MACHINE.
PULVERIZERS, TO GRANULATE ORES,
For Roasting, Chloridizing, Leaching and Concentrating.
IHI. B. DODGE,
143 Fremont Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
IF- Q-. BECKETT,
Manufacturer of "
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved HoiflM-Jg Engines, Engines for ct.€am Yachts. Engines for pumping arteBian wel's and irrigating and
faruiljg purposes:, and ail kiuds of Machinery.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
No. 44 FIRST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
ATLAS™*
WORKS
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iron and IViachipe VforVs-
V. P. B\CON, Pxea. O. L. Fouis, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDRR8 OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Macninen. Port-
able, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— S22 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
f3rA?ent9 for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Bifhop'a Mining Pump Apparatus; U H. Bakers Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland jron Works.
We are now prepare d to da all kindB of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cara.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & OO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFA0TURBR8 OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
8ACRAMBNTO, OAIi.
Golden State & Miners iron Works
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard A Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds ol Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Casting?, Brass Ship Work ol all kinds, Spike9,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ta.PRICES MODERATE.-®!
J. H. WEED. V. K1NSWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills. Steara Engines, Flour.
Quartz and Mining Machim ry. Brodic's Patent Kock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, i tons per hour S150.00
•• 2 " 6 625.00
- 3 " S " " " 925.00
•• 0 " 1500tbs " " 150,00
The Beat Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Rani or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors aud Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horsc power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc, For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. P.
1HUMA8 TH0MP80H. THOKNTON THOMPSOB.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MAKUFAOTURBRS OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BB80RIPTI0N.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Gomstock M Lantern.
Improved, Strong and Re-
liaole.
In General lTat on the
Corns to ck.
For sale at wholesale by
Holuroolc. Merrill & Stetson,
Cor. Beale fie MarketlSts.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 28, 1883
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in hia assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Minirjg Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale m quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.
* PARKE & LACT, Proprietors.
No. 3 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
, GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
p- Stationary. Portable and H< is ting- Engines and Boilers
"0 Sawmills. Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Pinner Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, tog-ether with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing* Leather Belting, Rubber Beit*
ing Packing and Hose.
i3T Catalogues furnished <">n Application. _gsjf
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 51 First St. | Cor. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps.,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pan.-,
Automatic Cut-off. Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers.
Compound Condensing Engines, Selt-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
^V^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTBBLL).
n^JLOSZinSTE WORKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AOT> OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS" PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
lSucces3ors to MOREY & SPiSRRY.J
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
WAREIKOOMS :
93 & 94 Liberty St., New York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS!
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry aud Machine Shop havh.g hpeu e-ilwged we are now prepared tT
make troni the most imurnrcd rattans IJUARTZ and STAMP MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES,
KO&ET'S IMPROVED HMZES,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The Balli revolve Horizon (all y -without friction.
^^k 5 ft. size, weight 7,000 lb;., anrl does more work than 15
^^ Stamps, 3 ft. aizj, weight 3,00j lbs.
Oon"entTiiting Mils. R^ck Breakers, Amalgamation
PaDs and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumoing Maihine^y, Eminea a> d Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Eucke'.a. Safety Cage. The Hind Powpr Two-stauin
Mill weight 2S0 IU. THE EUUBKA WIRE HOPE
MOREY-S IMPROVED PULVERIZER TRAMWAYS,. Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy
drauhc Sluices
bteel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Suppliea, Agents for IMLAYORE COXOENTRATOR and the
MINERS* HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfullv given Semi lor Catalogue.
A-idress, THE MOREY & SPE^^Y MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An Invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-Iron requiring three-fold
" strength.
Qearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Clear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANKSHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free
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Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
W. H TATLOR, Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE. Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinda, built complete wit
HuIIb of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded whon ad
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Bargee and Steam Tuga con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and'none
but 6rst-clasa work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moBt approved plana
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any alze
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
aheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on tbe ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by thia establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far auperior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER, Pa. 401 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Galena Silver & Copper Ores,
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by .letters patent.
No other furnaceB can compare with th<se for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
_ MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED of them are now run-
ning on the PaciSc Coast, giving results never before
obtained as regards continuous running, economy of
fuel, grade and quality of bullion produced. We are
prenared to demonstrate by facta the claims here made.
These Smelters a re shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or a' one work, except that for the crucible,
thus saving fireat expense and losa of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
a'ld vith all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this class of machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to eupe*"-
intend construe ion and runnine of furnaces. Estimates
given upon application. Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAXTON & CO..
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco, Chicago
and New York,
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN
Engine Worts,
109 & 111 Beale St.
SAN FRANCISCO.
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s&LlClTORs:i£
SCIENTIFIC FK1»S OFFICE. 252 Market (Elera-
(or 12 Front), S. P. Fampblet for inventors tree.
April 28, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
303
Mining1
Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F
NO. 7 IMPROVED
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
AIR COMPRESSOR.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty id tho action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. Tho heating of the air entirely preventod at any pressure. Takes loss wator to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Kntiro absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop insidcof cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in lirst cost and after working
I Hsii.a, ements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
...
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H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
f\
Importers and Dealers in Machinery
The Kortlutf'ti Injector is tho simplest,
cheapest and heat in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send for Circular.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay * Co., Wood Work.
iug Machinery.
Hempnt & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perriu's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent (xaa Engines.
Hoisting
Engines of
Kinds.
and Supplies.
F. I
SOLE AGENTS FOR a
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & DreyfuB' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co. 'a Wood Working
Machinery,
j New York; Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Tban 16,000 In Use.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON
Mo. 45 Fremont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp Mill.
Ix has no Stems, CamB, nr Tappets, and adjusts Itself to .
the wear of tbe Shoes and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability ami effcotlvti working,
Ih exceeds anything eviT presented to the public, and will do
the work of five stamps with one-fourth the power. Awarded
First Premium and Medal at Mechanics' Fair, H. F., 1880.
Manufactured hy
F. A. HUNTINGTON, I FJR 18JGR A CHALMERS.
« Fremont St, S. F., Cal. I 145 Fulton St., Chicago. HI.
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Steam Engines
a*d Mining Machinery of all kinds. Send for circulars.
F. A. KUNTIIffGTOJSr,
46 Fremont Street, San FraDcieco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 4,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmen on the Pacific Coast.
Thismachine requires lens power, less care or attention, and is less liable to tjcL out of repair than any concentra- gj A^WTWlIT^Tj M AfiTTT'WB'R.'V'.
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend wheu seeing it in operation. *
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low Of all descriptions made to order,
price brings it within the roach of nil mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very Bliort
F. A. HUNTINGTON',
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
JSP Send for Circulars. °^&
No- 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OP
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,.
ROLLED BEAMS, ANQLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAO SCREWS, NUTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
tr Orders Solicited, and Promptly Executed.
Office, No. 202 Market St., UNION Bi_OCK..
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sta., San Francisco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY I ALL. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED I
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Atralga
luating Macmnes
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
304
Mining and Scientific Press.
[April 28, 1883
SIDE SPRING BUSINESS WAGON,
THE SANBORN WAGON
STANDS IN ANY CLIMATE,
Rt DUCES REPAIR BILLS, •
GIVES MORE SERVICE FOR THE MONEY,
S*VES YOUR STOCK,
BECAUSE
IT IS THOROUGHLY SEASONED,
MADE OF THE BEST MATERIAL,
PUT TOGETHER BY SKILLED WORKMEN,
AND RUNS LIGHTER.
I1KI.IVERY WAGON.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Express, Thorobrace and Business Wagons,
From their Own Manufactory In Manchester, N. H. Also Agents for the
MITOHELIj F*JSJFLJML dfe S3F»M]\rC3r TOTAGrOnXTiS,
Nos. 24 and 26 Beale Street, San Francisco.
ssrSEND FOE DESCRIPTION AND PRICES, "©a
BEST PROPORTIONED
Spring Wagons
ZETVEIR SOLID OlJT
This Coast.
Four Spring1 Family, Livery ami Delivery Wag-on.
We Build only One Quality, THE BEST. Every Wagon Warranted.
PLATFORM SPRING EXPRESS.
Used by all the Leading Express, Transfer, Stage and Transportation Companies, and Merchants West of the Rocky Mountains.
Absolutely the Best izi the Market!
SAFETY NITRO POWDER CO.
430 California Street, San Francisco, Cal.
SAFETY NITRO
-BEST OF-
Safety Nitro No. 1.
Safety Nitro No. 2.
Safety Nitro No. 3,
The Sterling Merit of these Powders is to-day Unquestioned.
YOU WILL CONSULT TOUR INTERESTS BY USING- THEM !
BLACK
POWDER
STRONGEST IN THE MARKET!
Furnished in Bulk or in Water-proof Cartridges, as desired.
Endorsed by prominent Engineers as the Most Economical Blasting Agent of the day
The Enormous Demand for this Powder has caused others to Imitate our
Trade-Mark. Be Sure you Get the Genuine.
Swedish Blast Furnace.
In some of the Swedish mines poor on four
to five per cent oi block copper -are worked
ami divided into two classes first. The -incit-
ing <if the ores involves tour operations, consist-
two calcinations or roastings, and two
Elisions, exclusive oi the refining of the black
copper produced in the blast furnaces in the two
i tii- roasted or calcined in
t kilns, or any convenient way. The
fornace is what interests us. The second
osists in producing a regulus containing
enty to fcjurtypcr cent of copper, ob-
tained by treating the roasted ore with
black copper slags, ami occasionally, also,
carbonate of Liitie in a blast furnace.
The furnace shown in the engraving is known
as the ore furnace, which is provided with four,
or, in more recently constructed furnaces, with
three horizontal twycrs, a, re, re, placed in the
arch,/, of the hack wall of the furnace. The
shaft of the furnace is rectangular in section,
the hack wall being vertical, while the
front wall, supported upon the tymp
iron, /', and an iron girder, rises ver-
tically for a short distance, then in-
clines towards the hack, and so narrows the
section of the stack towards the top; the health
projects beyond the line of the front wall, and
the tap-hole is situated at one corner of the
fore-hearth so formed. The hearth is lined with
a mixture of clay and sand well rammed in,
and beneath is a drain for the escape of mois-
ture. These furnaces measure from twenty to
twenty-four feet in hight, ami arc about four
feet in diameter at the level of the twyers.
Smelting in these furnaces is most frequently
attended with the production of a ferriferous
mass or "bear," which collects in the bottom of
the hearth ; and resulting from the presence of
incandescent carbon, together with the reducing
atmosphere of carbonic oxide in the furnace,
whereby a proportion of the oxide of iron,
formed in the roasting of the iron pyrites con-
tained in the ores, is reduced to the metallic
state according to the reaction described under
iron smelting; and these masses accumulate the
more rapidly if the roasting be carried too far,
and less slowly if a proportion of sulphur be left
in the ore. Indications of the working of the
furnace are afforded by the appearance of the
furnace eye, at the end of the slag prolongation
of the twyer, under which the furnace
is always worked, for, if too much slag be ad-
ded to the charge, the nose forms too rapidly,
whilst the reverse is the case if an excess of
fuel be added. The furnace being at work, the
regulus and slag collect in the hearth, and at
intervals about two thirds of the slag, which is
essentially a ferrous silicate floating above the
regulus, and will not contain more than .25 to
.5 per cent of copper, is tapped out into sand
beds and thrown away, while the remainder is
returned to the ore furnace with succeeding
charges. The furnace is only finally tapped
when the hearth has become quite
filled with regulus, which usually happens
in from two to three days, when it
will contain about five tons of metal, which is
run out into sand beds, and when cold it is
broken into pieces for roasting in the next
(third) operation. The fuel employed is either
coke or charcoal, latterly the former has come
into more general use, and the practice of usin
hot instead of cold blast has been introduced.
Pacific Coast Mining Exposition.
\\ • have before referred to the proposed Pa-
cific Coast Mining Exposition to be held in this
city during the month of August. Circulars
have been sent to the Supervisors of each
county in the State asking their co-operation
in the matter of providing an exhibit from the
respective enmities. Other preparations are
also being made.
The exhibits will be in two general classes,
viz: donations to the State Museum, which
inches in diameter, excepting very rare or
valuable minerals.
'_'. Wrap each specimen up carefully in paper;
with a label inclosed, stating locality as exactly
as possible— section, township, and range, and
name of county — also the name of donor.
3. When two in- more specimens are sent at
the same time, observe Rule 2, and pack to-
gether tightly, so as to avoid any rubbing of the
specimens.
4. When a number of specimens are sent in
one box, in addition to the regular label (Rule
2,) have them numbered an. I a list with corre-
sponding numbers made out and sent in the box.
5. Tack on the regular address card of the
SHAFT SINKING AND DRIFTING WITH MACHINE DRILLS.
will remain on permanent exhibition after the
close of the exposition; and loan exhibits which
will be returned to the owners at the close of
the exposition. In order to make the exposition
worthy of the State, the committee ask citizens
to forward directly to the State Mining Bu-
reau, or through their own county committee,
any specimens which may represent any of the
State Mining Bureau, or address "State Mining
Bureau, 212 Sutter street, San Francisco. "
6. Use every precaution in sending fragile
specimens; pack separately in a small box so
that they do not damage from defective pack-
ing.
7. Before sending unusually bulky or weighty
specimens, correspond with the Secretary of the
committee concerning same.
S. Advise the State Mining Bureau of every
RENTS were never so high at Chicago, the ad-
vance this season averaging over twenty per
cent, and in some over fifty per cent.
Plan of Swedish
Furnace.
SWEDISH FURNACE FOR COPPER.
resources of the State or are of interest other-
wise.
It is desirable to exhibit specimens of ores oc-
curring in the State, such as gold, silver, cop-
per, lead, antimony, tin, nickel, quicksilver,
iron, etc.; also clays suitable for brick, fire-
clay, pottery, porcelain, etc. Useful and orna-
mental stones for building, paving and statuary,
lime, plaster, etc. ; cements, natural and arti-
ficial ; mineral oils, crude and manufactured ;
soda and borax, crude or manufactured;
nitrates, chromic iron, rocks and minerals of all'
kinds, salt, coal, fossils, woods, native and cul-
tivated; fibrous plants, native and cultivated;
paper material, native and cultivated ; tanning
material, native and cultivated ; sands suitable
for glass making, etc., mineral soap, soapstone,
Indian relics, and specimens of curious natural
formations of any kind that may be interesting.
Specimens will be received from now on to
August 1st. The committee have issued the
following directions for exhibitors:
1, Specimens should be not less than two
STARTING A TUNNEL.
shipment, stating when and how the shipment
was made.
9. Send all small packages of twenty pounds
or less, by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express and
charges will be attended to at this office.
Hon. Joseph Wasson, U. U. Consul at San
lilas died there a short time since. Mr. Was-
son was for many years a journalist and mining
man in this State. It was entirely due to his
efforts that the State Mining Bureau was
founded.
Fkom all accounts, El Dorado county is hav-
ing a boom in quartz mining, as within the past
year there have been a number of excellent de-
velopments, and many new mines have started
up. The increase in the number of stamps is
far greater than in any previous year. Grizzley
Flat and Henry's Diggings are the scenes of the
most active operations,
Machine Mining Drills.
The use of power drills is now absolutely
necessary in all extensive mining operations,
and, where n few years ago there was one of
them in use there are now ten. In small mines
people manage to get along the old fashioned
way, but it is not from choice but rather from
necessity. In operations of any magnitude,
however, air compressors and machine drills are
essential. The engravings shown on this page
show, in a small space, the more common use-
to which these drills are put.
The upper one of the engravings represents a
shaft-sinking scene where the Ingersoll drills
are arranged for vortical and angular boring in
the shaft bottom, and drills, mounted on
columns, are working in the drifts each way
from the shaft. A bucket is being lowered with
a new set of drills for the machines. The power
to the drills is supplied from a common air pixie,
and this power from the one compressor is sent
to any part of the mine. The small engraving
is intended to represent the starting of a tunnel
into a mountain, where the men are getting
ready to form a '"face."
THK PjROSVECT. — Under the above head the
Walker Lake Bulletin editorially gives its birth-
place the following send-off: Certainly no town
in the State has a better outlook than has Haw-
thorne. The mines now developed in the imme-
diate neighborhood give it a certainty of a large
amount of business for years to come, while
there are innumerable claims in all directions,
which only need the expenditure of a little capi-
tal to make them wealth-producing properties.
Not a day passes during which some new strike
is not reported, and the season for active pros-
pecting has scarcely begun. Of course all the
discoveries now being made will not develop
into paying mines; but where there are so many,
no reasonable doubt can exist that some of them,
possibly many, will rival in extent and value the
pioneer in development, Mount Cory. Nearly
all the rich districts are in a section of which
Hawthorne is the natural base of supplies, and
even now, while being simply prospected, they
pay a fair tribute to the business men who have
located here. In a few months the county build
bags will be built, and all county business will
be transacted here. This will also help materi-
ally the commercial aspect of the future, and
will give a permanency which will prevent dis-
couragement during the depressions incident to
the ups and downs of mining excitements.
Tin: South Yuba River Tunnel Co., at Hoyt's
crossing, have their tunnel in 700 feet, leaving
about 800 feet to run, which will require from
three to four months. Diamond drills are used
in the work, which is being carried on now from
both directions. This tunnel is fifteen feet
wide, and nine feet high in the center. It ex-
tends the entire distance through hard granite.
When finished it will enable the owners to work
a long section of the river bed, which is believed
to be very rich in gold, as the stream can be
diverted from its natural channel into and
through the tunnel.
The Calaveras Chronicle says that there was
a heavy execution sale made last Wednesday by
Sheriff Thorn, of the property owned by the
Calaveras Water and Mining Company and the
New York and Calaveras County Mining Com-
pany. The property consisted of the hydraulic
mines known as North and South Hill, near
Jenny Lind, together with all the mining ap-
pliances, ditches and reservoirs. The property
sold for S2.j,000, ami was bid in by Wm. P.
Miller, who was the plaintiff in the action and
who had recovered judgments amounting to
*40:000.
A YOUNG Cornishman named John Davis, re-
cently found a "pocket" near Tnttletown,
Tuolumno county, from which lie has taken up'
wards of>1000,
506
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 5, 1883
English Investments in the Pacific
Coast Mines— No. 3.
| Prepared for the Miniwg and Scientii'i
Pegkoot.]
C Press by H
Other Unfortunate Utah Investments : The
Flagstaff Venture and its Results.
Encouraged by the much good fortune that
seemed in -waiting for the Emma investors, the
British public were led to embark their means
in other of these far off, little known and ill-
started Utah mines, the Flagstaff, also located
in Little Cottonwood canyon, being the next
•property to pass into then- hands, the sale hav-
ing been effected in 1871. As in the case of the
Emma purchase, the price paid for this mine
was greatly in excess of its actual value, al-
though a large body of rich ore had been de-
veloped in it prior to its transfer to the English
company. The capital stock of this company
was fixed at £300,000, all, as usual in that
country, fully paid up.
When the new owners came into possession of
the mine it was estimated to contain 30,000
tons of gray and yellow carbonate ores, three
and a half tons of which made one ton of base
bullion. During the year 1S72, 10,o00 tons of
ore were extracted from the mine and reduced
by the two smelters, producing 3,000 tons of
bullion, the total value of §750,000. The net
earnings of the mine for the year amounted to
over .^380,000, nearly all of which was dis-
bursed to the shareholders in dividends. The
metal turned out here during 1S7'2 consisted of
silver, §390,000— average, $130 per ton: gold,
$1*20,000 — average, $40*" per ton, and lead,
$240,000— average, $80 per ton, the ore treated
carrying about forty-five per cent lead. The
prosperous career so entered upon by this Eng-
lish company in 1S72 was continued with but
little variation until the summer of 1S77, when,
all of a sudden, came the discovery that the ore
reserves in the mine were exhausted.
Such being the ease, the smelters were shut
down and, the local office being without funds,
the entire labor force both at the mine and the
' reduction works was discharged. So careful
had the directors of the company been to pay
over the net earnings of the mine to the share-
holders that when this crisis in their affairs oc-
curred they were not only without funds, but
were considerably in debt. Out of these debts
and questions involving the title to a portion
of the mine, grew law suits, which, dragging
along for some time and entailing much ex-
pense, ended in the entire propex'ty being dis-
posed of at sheriff's sale and passing into other
hands.
Having, through this short sighted and im-
provident policy, suffered this really good mine
to slip from their grasp, the directors, acting
hi concert with the shareholders, began to de-
vise means for its recovery. A new company
was formed, or rather, perhaps it should be
said the old company was reorganized, and a
syndicate formed, the members of which ad-
dressed themselves to the business in hand in
such an active and determined way that the
end proposed was finally effected, the company
coming again into possession of the property in
1SS0.
Ample funds having been provided under the
new arrangement, all claims against the estate
were liquidated. The work of development was
resumed and has since been carried on with re-
sults that promise soon to restore the Flagstaff
to its former position in the front rank of Utah
mines. Up till the time of its sale to the Eng-
lish company, the Flagstaff had made as good' a
record as any mine in the Territory. I c was at
that time in prims condition, with a good plant
and a large body of high grade ore in sight,
and, despite the excessive price paid for the
property, had the finances of the concern been
administered with ordinary skill and prudence,
the investment would have proved remunerative
and every way satisfactory. Finding them-
selves with a large stock of ore on hand at the
start, the management attacked and used it up
with all possible haste, neglecting meantime to
search after new ore bodies and have them in
readiness against a time of need. To this mis-
take chiefly, were the subsequent disasters that
overtook the company due. The neglect to pro-
vide a reserve fund for repairing accidents to
the mine or works or meeting other contin-
gencies, as are inevitable in the life of every
mine, was another blunder, such as no provi-
dent and well-ordered company would have
been guilty of.
"Next!"
Following the Flagstaff' was the sale of the
Sparrow Hawk group of mines, Camp Floyd
district, purchased by another English company
and, of course, at figures out of all proportion
to the real value of fie property. On the con-
summation of this sale in London, October,
LS71, the purchasers proceeded to organize a
company with a capital stock of £120,000—12,-
000 shares of the value of £10 each fully paid
up. A first-class twenty stamp mill was in
good time erected on the ground and the work
of ore reduction commenced. After nourishing
for a short time troubles began to develop
themselves. The ore, at first free milling, be-
came base and intractable to a degree that pre-
cluded its being successfully treated without
roasting; it also deteriorated somewhat in value
as depth was attained; the upshot of these
troubles being a closing down of both .the mines
and the mill, which latter had been built at a
\ cry heavy cost. This company, on suspending
operations, was not, however, indebted to any
one, nor was the property involved in litigation.
They were even fortunate enough in after
years to dispose of their mill for about one third
of its cost, the company having, in this particu-
lar, experienced something of the good luck
that attended the Farmington Canal Co., of
Connecticut, who every summer mowed the
tow-path and sold the hay. For their mines,
however, these trusting Englishmen never re-
ceived a dollar, these having been at first closed
down and afterwards practically abandoned.
This company never paid any dividends, the
product of the mill barely sufficing to meet cur-
rent expenditures and pay cost of necessary im-
provements made. The investment was a total
loss, and this not tli rough any glaring misman-
agement, but simply because a great deal too
much was paid for the property in the first
place, and, because their ores, suffering some de-
terioration, became, at the same time, too base
for treatment by simple mill process.
That the company instead of coming to a
dead halt should have put up furnaces, roasted
their ores and gone ahead, is the opinion of
many well informed persons; our British cousins
illustrating in their action on this occasion a
disxjosition frequently manifested in their deal-
ings with American mines — taking hold too
brash and letting go too soon. Seeing the
worthlessness of many of the properties put off
on these pjeople they no doubt acted wisely,
however, in thus speedily dropping the most of
them as they did, on the principle that no in-
cubation, however protracted, can bring any-
thing out of a rotten egg.
The Immigration Association of Cali-
fornia.
How the Fame of.the State Is Being Spread
Abroad.
The leading factor in the immigration move-
ment now in progress toward our State, is the
Immigration Association of California, which
has its headquarters at No. 10 California street.
The Association has its spacious rooms well
filled with valuable records of the available
government lands and testimony concerning the
resources and adaptations of the State. It is
continually doing vigorous work in sending in-
formation to the thousands who are applying
for it, and is thus extending its work into all
parts of the Eastern States and in Europe. Not
less than 250,000 copies of a description of Cali-
fornia in pamphlet form has been distributed.
The Association has advertised the resources
of the State and its advantages in over 500
newsxjapers and periodical publications; secular,
agricultural, and religious, having a wide circu-
lation in the States easbof the Rocky mountains
and in Europe, and has caused the publication
of elaborate articles upon California in English
and other languages. The addresses of 20,000
farmers have been procured, comprising names
from nearly every county in the western, mid-
dle, eastern, southern, and New England
States.
Of French pamphlets, 5,000 of the same char-
acter, with State maps, have been distributed
through agents at Havre and Bordeaux, France,
and by various means in the United States.
Of German descriptions of California, with
maps, 15,000 have been distributed by this of-
fice and through agents in the United States
and England, Switzerland, Sweden, Holl nd,
Brussels, Bremen, Hamburg, Holstein, Baaen,
Cera, Leipsic, Dresden, Neuminster and Aus-
tria.
Besides these, a large quantity of other
printed matter, descriptive of lecal sections of
the State, or treating on special topics of inter-
est to immigrants and intending settlers, has
been widely circulated, and S.000 lebters, pos-
tal cards, and circular letters, including those
in foreign languages, have been sent to various
parts of the world.
There have been distributed, throughout the
United States aud other English-speaking coun-
tries, direct from the office, through immigrant
agents, railroad and steamship offices, and oth-
erwise, 00,000 publications descriptive of the
State, with 40,000 State maps.
These measures have brought forth numerous
inquiries, and a large, direct, and continuous
correspondence. Information of the most varied
character in reference to all conditions and all
industries of the State has been asked from and
furnished by the Association. Letters to the
number of 10,000 asking for information have
been received, representing every State east of
the Rocky mountains and many foreign coun-
tries, viz., Germany, England, Switzerland,
France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Russia, Bel-
gium, Hungary, Poland, Bri.i h China, New
Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, and Australia, be-
sides a large number addressed to our agents in
some of these countries. Letters have bjen re-
ceived from as many as twenty-seven States in
a single day, besides those from foreign coun-
tries.
The number of actual personal applicants for
land who have registered at the office is over
2,000. These represented every State hi the Union
and many foreign countries. The Land Officer's
report shows what disposition has been made of
these people, by way of directing them to
homes.
The Association has kept up a continuous agi-
tation in favor of the bill now pending in Con-
gress, to prevent the unlawful occupation of
the public lands, by furnishing members of that
body and committees, with different written
and printed statements in reference to it.
The Association has been placed on the mail-
ing list of different departments at Washington,
and many statistical and other reports have
been received for its library.
Thirty -three State newspapers are kept on
file in the reading-room for the benefit of immi-
grants and many specimen California products
are set forth for examination.
Work of the Land Officer.
With the aid of one assistant for ten months,
a list has been made of all the lands in the San
Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento, Marysville,
Shasta, Visalia and Los Angeles land districts,
and in Lassen county of the Susanville district,
in California, belonging to the United States.
These lands have been indicated on township
plats, which have been bound in books by
counties, making fifty-four books and nearly
5,000 plats.
The United States Surveyor-General's field
notes, so far as deemed necessary for immediate
use, have been copied on the same plats, or are
being copied, showing, in a general way, the
topography, character of the soil, timber, wa-
ter, and availability for farming or other pur-
poses, of each township, and more particularly
showing the character of the four sides of every
section. Thus a general description of each six
square miles is shown, and a particular one of
each 100 acres.
Nine hundred township plats in the United
States Surveyor - General's office have been
copied, comprising eleveu counties, which are
bound in twenty substantial volumes, similar
to books of like character in United States
land offices. These plats show all the streams,
Spanish grants, lands owned by private parties
and by the United States Government, and give
a brief general description of the land.
The work, in eleven different counties, has
been concentrated in county maps, showing at
a glance all the public lands and their general
character, also the private and railroad lands
and Spanish grants.
Much information has been procured through
the 150 letters from actual residents in different
sections of the State, all bearing upon the ad-
vantages or disadvantages of the Government
lands for the settlement of immigrants, and
which is kept in a book for public inspection.
Scraps of interest to immigrants have been
clipped from State papers, treating of the re-
sources, general and special advantages of the
different sections, and of particular crops or
interests of the State in general, which have
been arranged in two scrap books, one of the
counties, and the other a book of general infor-
mation. In addition to these, 52 seraji books
have been opened, one for each county, and 23
others upon special topics.
Personal examination has been made of cer-
tain localities in San Luis Obispo and Mendo-
cino counties, where there was reason to believe
good Government land was to be found. It is
designed to rapidly extend this work.
Maps of ten different counties, two of the
State, and one of the United States, have been
donated by individuals, County Supervisors,
and the Interior Department of the United
States. AVith those made in the office, we
have twenty-one county maps in all.
A vast amount of Government land in the
State has been found suitable for farming, and
immigrants may be invited to occupy them
without limit. If this were not proven to be
true, new comers would have to depend wholly
upon buying land of private holders at higher
prices, and immigration would be slower and
development longer delayed. Other States
having large quantities of free as well as cheap
lands to sell on loug time, with low rates of in-
terest, would have greater immediate growth,
as well as permanent advantages.
Although the work is not half done, the
Association begins to feel that it has not been
in vain, and are better prepared to tell immi-
grants the exact location and character of the
Government lands than any other State has
ever been. A summary of the estimates of the
Association concerning the character of the
lands is as follows:
Area of California OS, 500,000 acres.
Area of unentered Uovernnient land . .. 43,705,100 acres.
Area suitable for lumbering, mining and
other pursuits 16.205,000 acres .
Area suitable for some agricultural purpose.21, 500,000 acres.
Area of lakes, bays, navigable rivers and
lands steep or rockv, or otherwise not
productive '. 0,000.000 acres.
Where the Land is
The Plat Books of the Association show
public lands subject to entry as follows
Acres
4f>0,00(
ooo oro
250, not
15i., OJt
40 00(
Napa.... 40,n0f
Counties.
San Luis Obispo. .
Monterey
San Benito ...
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz .
Lake
Counties. Acres
Tehama S50.000
Sierra 210,000
Vnba 40,000
Butte 155,00tl
Siskiyou 2,655 I 00
Alpine 465,000
250,000
Mendocino 1,500,000
J 65,000 Cali
50,000 Stanislau
Shasta
Lassen
Colusa
Yolo
Tuolumne. . .
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Kern
Tulare
Total
Humboldt con
.1,5' 0,000
.2,700,0o0
. 235,000
. 05,00(>
. 655,000
. 15 0,000
. ]50,noo
, 2 ooo oof
.2.000,0.0
Merced .
Placer
Nevada
Amador.
El Dorado. .. .
San Bernardino.
I. os Angeles. . . .
San Diego .
65,000
05,000
190,000
J 35,000
255.000
365,000
'.,000.000
300.000
2,500,fiOC
In other .7 anilities. IS, ISO, 000
.42,205,000
. 1.500,000
is estimated al
The description of these anil other public
lands has been published in circular form, and
is being daily distributed to all parts of the
world in large numbers.
Settlements have been begun in Mendocino,
Lake, Shasta, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey
counties. Between 1,500 and 2,000 people have
procured directions from the Land Office of the
Association, and been sent to these and other
counties of the State. How many have
actually located, they have no accurate means of
determining, but as very few of those sent out
return, and those who do, go again to other
points, they conclude that a large portion of
them have settled.
What is Done for the Home Seekers.
Applications for information by letter are all
carefully attended to. "When the printed mat-
ter of the Association meets the expressed
wants of the applicant, this is sent. When-
ever special information is needed individual
letters are written. The mails bring com-
munications from twenty to twenty-five differ-
ent States and countries each day. On the
arrival of immigrants at the offices of the As-
sociation, each man is asked concerning the
kind of farming he desires to follow, and if he
has a predilection for any particular part of the
State. If he has these he is furnished with
plats showing the Government land suited to
his needs or hi the locality he chooses, and he
then sets out to examine the lands and make
his selection. He is also given letters of intro-
duction to men whom the Association knows
and trusts in the different regions. Nowhere
else is such definite work for the benefit of in-
dividual applicants done as by our California
Association..
Eastern and Foreign Connections.
The Association. now has an agent at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, who is weekly organizing com-
panies of immigrants, and sending them on with
the information they need. The agent is D. N.
Honn, and he seems to be pursuing his work
with vigor.
The Association is now preparing to send Mr.
Paul Oeker to Germany, to bring out thence a
company of immigrants by the New Orleans
route. Mr. Oeker has already brought in sev-
eral parties from Colorado.
Work isalso being done at the east by theagents
of the railroad companies, and wherever anoppor-
tunity is found to put the information. concerning
the State in good hands, it is adopted. So far
as our observation goes, the office in this city is
managed with much zeal and skill, and reflects
much credit upon the Secretary, Mr. Street.
The Association and Its Officers.
This Association is supported by and is under
the control of the business men of San Fran-
cisco. It is organized for the purpose of fur-
nishing free information concerning California,
ami to assist immigrants in finding employment
and permanent homes in the State. All possi-
ble care will be taken to have the information
given by the Association clear and reliable.
The revenue of the Association is derived from
voluntary subscriptions. The receipts air dov
about §S00 per month received from } ■25 sub-
scribers.
The officers are as follows : Arthur R.
Briggs, President; Win. L. Merry, Vice-Presi-
dent; W. Steinhart, Treasurer; C. H. Street,
Secretary and Land Officer.
Board of Directors — Jas. R. Kelly, Wm. L-
Merry, C. W. Whitney, Wm. Blanding, W-
N. Hawley, W. Steinhart, T. L. Barker, J. V-
Webster, Arthur R. Briggs.
Executive Committee — Jas. R. Kelly, T. L.
Barker; Wm. Blanding, J. V. Webster, Arthur
R. Briggs.
Southern Nevada.
The Carson Tribune thinks it may, with
truth, be said that Nevada is having her dark
day, and such is invariably the case in mining
districts, especially so where enormous amounts
of precious metals have been extracted from
mother earth. In the early days of river min-
ing in Sierra county, and other districts of Cali-
fornia, money was easily made and as quickly
spent, miners made thousands of dollars by
their sluices, and sunk it in running bedrock
tunnels, in the endeavor to strike gravel de-
posits, and hundreds, aye thousands, of the
venturous ones sank their all, and wore away
their lives in labor in the attempt. Camps were
deserted as worked out, and but few remained
to look for precious metal in quartz lodes, but
those who did so were afterward rewarded by
striking fortunes in finding quartz leads in a lo-
cality where it was supposed nothing but pla-
cer diggings prevailed. In those days, mining
was a legitimate business, and continued so un-
til the great Comstock was discovered, since
which time it has become a thieving, rascally,
stock-jobbing affair; the miners on the Comstock
have been systematically robbed of their
wages, and the proceeds of the mines have gone
into the pockets of the few, and thus the hard
times that now afflict the people of the State
were brought about. The Carson k Colorado
railroad has opened a way for miners to go
forth, as of yore, and with their picks develop
quartz, which they can get hauled to mills ami
have worked without being robbed of the pro-
ceeds; men of means stand ready to purchase
pay ore from those who extract it, and so a new
era lias commenced in mining matters. To im-
prove the times, men must do as in the early
days of the Pacific coast, leave the old and used
up Comstock, take their blankets on their backs
and strike out into the new country opened out
by the private means of the owners of the Car-
son & Colorado railroad, for in the southern part
of the State there is a greater Comstock than
Storey county ever held within her rocky hills.
May 5, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
307
I^EGHyxNic^L Progress,
Sources of Injury to Boilers.
Leakage at the girth seams and around the
kibe* at externally fired, horizontal tubular
boilers ia one of t lie defects most often found,
■ r . . i on which is sure to become very
a short time if not attended to, for it induces
nprrosion in one of its most dangerous forms.
There i* nowht-n to be found a better illustra-
tion "i tin- truth of the old Baying, "A stitch
in time Baveti uioe," than in this matter; and
aUo no better illustration of the economy and
vain.- of proper care and management for steam
bond's. Leakage at the Beams of boil*
be induced by a variety of causes, of which we
peed here mention only two— bad workmanship
fiml bad management. Winn the defect is due to
bad workmanship the only help for it is, gen-
■tally, to dress and recaulk tne edges of the
I dates. Sometime, though not often, it will
u cut out the oM rivets, insert
new ones, and then dress and recaulk. This
also is generally necessary when a boiler has
been overheated through shortness of water or
Otherwise. Sometimes too much lap is given
the plate, when it becomes impossible to prop-
erly Caulk the seams. The writer has in mind
mm a curtain rotary bleacher, whereon the
lapped four inches beyond the rivets.
The result may be imagined. Obviously the
only remedy in such a case is to reduce the lap.
Leakage is often induced by feeding cold
water into a boiler, and delivering it close to
the hot plates over the fire. Severe local con-
traction is thus caused, which no material can
ind leakage is sure to follow. The solid
plates of the shell are very frequently frac-
tured in this manner. Where the use of cold
Intel is unavoidable, the boiler should always
be provided with a circulating feed pipe as a
means of economy and safety. In too many
cases, however, the seams are shaken by the
habit which prevails extensively of pulling the
furnace doors wide open without closing the
chimney damper. This is a very common way
of checking the generation of steam when there
is a lull in the demand for it from any cause,
and cannot lie too strongly condemned. The
effect of a large body of air of some hundreds
of degrees colder than the furnace ami boiler,
rushing along the under side of the shell, is
sufficient to loosen the best joint that ever was
made, and in many cases it has fractured the
shell through the solid plate. The effect of
this is even more marked with some types of
internally fired boilers, such as the "drop-flue,"
for instance, than it is with the common return
tubular boiler.
Another fruitful source of damage to boilers,
and one which has ruined thousands, is the prac-
tice of blowing a boiler off and immediately re-
filling it with cold water while the brick-
work is red hot. Nothing will tear a boiler
to pieces quicker than this. Boilers have
exploded with disastrous effects from this
cause hours after the fire had been with-
drawn. Probably most persons not familiar
with the matter would be surprised to know the
pertinacity with which cold water will cling to
the lowest point of a boiler under these circum-
stances. Local contraction of such severity is
thus induced that nothing can withstand its ef-
fects, and a few repetitions are generally suffi-
cient to ruin any boiler. — The Locomotive.
A New Style Locomotive. — Strong's express
locomotive is a novelty in this country, and
bids fair to spring into general use on every
road where its merits are properly appreciated.
The designer of the engine spent a long time in
England and on the continent, taking note of all
the good points in locomotives used abroad, and
upon his return constructed an engine embody-
ing the results of his studies. In the boiler of
Mr. Strong's locomotive, the corner bars and
side stays are done away with, the fire-box is
designed to insure complete combustion of fuel
by burning the gases and sparks, the driver
coupling so arranged that the side rod is unnec-
cessary, and there is also a better distribution
of wearing surface on brasses or crank-pins than
is the case in ordinarily constructed locomotives
when the power for both wheels is transmitted
through the forward pin. The valve motion is
also improved, and the feed water heated by a
portion of the exhaust. In short, the locomo-
tive is so constructed as to be economical and
fast as it is desirable, and always have a reserve
of power for a heavy train, while at the same
time it is simple, and not liable to derangement,
and safe for those who run it, as well as those
who ride behind it, and one that shall burn its
coal in so perfect a manner as to do away with
the cinders and smoke. — North American.
Power of Belting.— Horse-power of a belt
equals velocity in feet per minute, multiplied
by the width— the sum divided by 1 ,000. One
inch single belt, moving at 1,000 feet per min-
ute =1 horse-power. Double belts about 700
feet per minute, per one inch width — 1 horse-
power. For double belts of great length, over
large pulleys, allow about 500 feet per minute
per one inch of width per horse-power. Power
should be communicated through the lower
running side of a belt, the upper side to carry
the slack. Average breaking weight of a belt,
3-16x1 inch wide— leather, 530 pounds. Three-
ply rubber, 600 pounds. The strength of a belt
increases directly as its width. The co-efficient
of safety for a lace belt is : Leather = 1-16
breaking weight ; rubber = J breaking weight.
How to Select a File.
On purchasing ;t file bear in mind that there
are several qualities— first, second, third and
fourth. The first quality is the beet, and rep-
■ bout Beventg ant of a manu-
facturer's product. Firm names are always
.-.tamped ..ii tiles before they are tempered, and
if, alter they an- finished, any of them are
found to be poorly cut, or badly tempered, the
firm uamj nd off and one of se\ era!
fanoj names, coined for all qualities below
the first, is stamped on each file belonging to a
certain quality. Thus, if a file-maker should
Beleol the word "Jumbo" for his second qual-
ity files, all too poor for the first quality and
too good tor the third have "Jumbo" stamped
on them. First quality i\Us only bear the
name ot' the maker, while fourth quality gen-
erally bear no name at all, and an
When you have thought of all these things,
ask the dealer for a first quality file, bearing
the name of a well-known file-maker. Select
the heaviest tile in the box (if there is any dif-
ference in the weight of them), for a heavy file
D irallv truer than a light one of nominally
the -auie size, and is better for re-cutting; a re-
cut file, by the way, being just as good as a new
one. Take the file to the light and hold it in a
horizontal position, the point of it toward you.
The teeth will now be pointed toward you, en-
abling you to detect easily any imperfections
that a bad file is heir to. If the conformation
of the teeth is irregular or uneven, or if the
color of the file i.s not uniform, let it severely
alone. A spotted or mottled file denotes un-
evenness of temper. If, on the other hand, the
file presents a clean, white color, it denotes
that the temper is even throughout; and if, be-
sides this, it has regular and perfect teeth, and
bears the maker's name, yon may rest assured
that it is an excellent file. The best files are
tempered at a low heat. Files of certain sizes
and numbers made since the first of last June
are of uniform weight, the file manufacturers of
the United States having agreed upon a standard
of weights and sizes. — Manufacturer <(■ Builder.
What NEXT? — The possibilities of human in
vention arc almost unlimited, and when, in the
light of the improvements of the last half cen-
tury we attempt to surmise what the next hun-
dred years may bring forth, we are lost in the
possibilities of what may be. When the web
press was introduced, which enabled our large
dailies to dispense with hand feeding, and by
stereotyping their forms and putting their pa-
per up in webs to roll out their editions at the
rate of 20,000 folded copies per hour, it was
thought that the printers' millennium was
pretty near at hand; but in the American Pat-
ent Office Gazette for February 13, we find a
patent issued to New York parties for a
machine, whereby the papers are wrapped
and addressed as they come from the
press, and by an electrically connected
switch, which is automatically operated by the
passage of a metallic stencil band, sorted ac
cording to their post office addresses. Cotton,
Wool and Iron, mentioning this remarkable in-
vention, thus soliloquizes: "The next move
will probably be a pneumatic tube, so that the
machine can spit the papers, all assorted, right
into the post office. AVe have now half a dozen
kinds of type-setting machines, and if some one
will only get up a patent automatic, self-adjust-
ing, double back-action, cast-iron editor, the
only man we shall need to keep about a news-
paper office will lie a porter to sweep up and
lock the door after the edition is oft-."
Tut: Effects OF Punching ox Metals, — As
early as 1869, M. Tresca began to study the ef-
fects produced on metals by punching, and even
prepared a formula by means of which it was
possible to calculate the form of the piece
punched out. At the meeting of the Paris
Academy of Science, on March 26th, M. Tresca
produced some prisms of metal that had been
subjected to the operation of punching by power-
ful American machines, and, although the pene-
tration of the metal had been effected under
conditions differing from those contemplated in
18.19, the correctness of the general formula
was found to be borne out by practice. M.
Tresca drew attention to the fact that the in-
ternal motion of the substance varied ac-
cording as the face of the punch was plane or
lenticular. There is also this curious fact,
that, when the face of the punch is plane, it
does not enter into actual contact with the
metal, on account of a depression made therein
by the advancing punch, and which continues
to the end of each operation of punching.
Cold and Hot-Short Ikon.— A Sheffield,
Eng., iron founder has made a series of tests
with samples of iron plates, with the view to
ascertaining the heat or temperature at which
iron that is neither cold nor hot-short is liable
to fail in bending and is unsafe for work. He
observes that iron is very similar to steel in
this respect, but the fractures are different, for
while steel, at a certain temperature, fractured
nearly through the sample, on account of its ho-
mogenous character, iron fractured to the
depth of one or more of the layers constituting
the plate. Iron plates being made from a
pile of various bars, according to the weight,
size and quality of the plate required, frequent
laminations occur. The experiments seem to
show that the temperature most dangerous to
the metal — that at which it is most liable to fail
in bending than if bent cold — is from 400 to 450
degrees.
SeiE^TIFIG Pf>OGF^ESS.
The Storage of Electricity.
A contemporary correctly Bays that the inter-
est of all who follow the advances in the appli-
cation of electricity to the arts, is centered at
present m the Bo-called storage batteries or ac-
cumulators The dynamo machine, driven by
the steam or water power, lias solved the prob-
lem of producing electricity in any desired
quantity, and at reasonable cost as compared
with the old cumbrous and inconvenient chemi-
cal battery; and the development and perfec-
tion of tins machine has really given the great
impulse to the cultivation of electrical science
and its useful applications that characterize the
present time.
Hut it will be readily understood that the per-
fection of an apparatus whereby the power given
out by these electrical generators may be stored
up. kept for any period, and given out as de-
sired, either in the form of light or motive power,
would be an immense advantage, and would sig-
nalize a real advance in civilization. It would
solve at once, and perfectly, the problem that is
now engaging the attention of so many in-
ventors; namely, that of introducing into our
homes or places of business, a small, com enient
power for sewing machines, elevators, etc., or
for domestic lighting by electricity. It would
place at our disposal a source of power in a com-
pact, convenient, and portable form, that would
be found serviceable in thousands of situations,
and for thousands of uses. Whether or not the
present forms of storage batteries, and particu-
larly the system originally devised by Plante
and improved by Kaure and others, are ca-
pable of being so far perfected as to meet these
expectations, the future alone can decide.
Mr. Edison, whose name and prestige as an
electrical inventor entitle his opinions to much
respect, as we have already stated in these col-
umns, is reported to have lately said in sub-
stance the storage battery is a delusion —some-
thing that looked very well in theory, but could
not be made to work in practice.
From what has already been accomplished in
this field, however, we are firmly convinced
that the day is near at hand when the problem
of the storage of electricity will be solved in
such a manner as to satisfactorily meet every
requirement, if not with the systems now in
vogue, then with others. Enough has already
been accomplished to show that the theory of
electrical storage is correct, and that the difficul-
ties to be overcome hi realizing the theory in
practice are not insurmountable. Such being
the case, with the incentive of the incalculable
utility of the invention to urge them on, and
the fact that the problem is being studied by
the most accomplished and learned electricians
of the day, we look forward to the solution of
the problem as a matter of course. It is
worthy of remark, also, in this connection, that
Mr. Edison, if he is correctly reported, stands
practically alone among electricians in his con-
temptuous opinion of the future of the storage
battery.
At the present time, the storage battery
has been so far perfected for practical uses
that it is now employed for many purposes,
where small power is required. In regard to
its efficiency, some careful experiments were
recently made at the Conservatoire des Arts et
Metiers, in Paris, by a committee, of which
M. Tresca was President. The battery experi-
mented upon consisted of thirty-five cells,
weighing about ninety-five pounds each, or, in
all, say one and a half tons. It was charged
by a Siemens machine, which absorbed the en-
ergy of one-horse power for thirty-five hours.
Of this mechanical energy, thirty-four per
cent was expended in useless work in the ma-
chine and battery during the operation of charg-
ing, and sixty-six per cent was stored as chemi-
cal energy in the battery. Of this stored en-
ergy, sixty per cent was recovered as elec-
tric energy. In other words, the actual
work of one horse for thirty-five hours, after
being stored in one and a half tons of battery,
could be recovered to the extent of about four-
teen hours' work of one horse, or the equivalent
of the same in electric or other energy.
Although the above statement does not make
a very high showing as regards efficiency, the
committee making the experiments, remark in
their report: "In many cases the loss would be
fully counterbalanced by the advantage of hav-
ing at hand, and entirely at one's disposal, so
abundant a source of electricity." The main
sources of loss are, first, local action between
the negative lead plate and the peroxide of lead
deposited upon it; and second, the resistance of
the oxide and sulphate to the passage of the
current, by reason of which energy is lost by
being converted into useless heat in the battery,
both at charging and discharging. By regulat-
ing the discharge of the battery so as to reduce
this loss, and by giving seasons of repose, in
.which the battery recovers some of its deterio-
ration, Messrs. Perry and Ayrton have succeed-
ed in recovering eighty-two per cent of the en-
ergy put into one of these batteries.
Though the interest in the development of
the storage battery centers chiefly in its appli-
cation for lighting, it is very probable that its
capability as a source of power in the small
way, will prove to be most valuable, and that
the time is not distant when power for sewing
machines and for electric lighting in our houses
will be delivered daily by express wagons.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter.
Mr. <;. i ». Hiscoa communicates an article to
in, in which, after alluding
to the fact that the intensity of this spot seems
to be vanishing after a duration of about two and
8 half year-, he offers some speculation as to the
philosophy ol its occurrence, as follows:
The two periods of rotation of the spot are
observed to varjf about five and a hall minutes;
giving the rotation by the cloud spots as '.* h.
50 m. to Oh. 50 m. 9 s., while the rotation by
th. great red spot is found to be <( h. 55m, 34 b.
The times given for rotation by observations
upon different cloud spots also vary enough to
give ub, together with the varying contour of
the cloud belt, strong evidence that what we
see of the planet .Jupiter is not the body of the
planet itself , but rather a vast sea of cloud,
possibly thousands of miles in depth, kept afloat
by the intense heat of the body of the planet.
Prom the well known laws of circulation of
gases, vapors, and cloud masses, as illustrated
by the circulation of the atmosphere, together
with the progress and direction of the great
storms, cyclones, and tornadoes upon the earth,
and as are beginning to be elucidated in the
cyclone action ^of the sun spots, according to
Kaye's theory, which best meets the conditions
deduced from spectroscopic observations; we
cannot do otherwise than come to the conclusion
that the solid body of Jupiter has never been
seen— that our observations are only of the sur-
face of vast envelope of cloud, that by its rapid
rotation is constantly creating and keeping up
an intcrcirculation, such as our trade winds and
equatorial doldrums, upon a vast scale.
In this connection we have only to carry our
minds back to the beginning of the Azotic age
of our world, and to imagine the surface just
crusting over and still red hot in zones, with
our entire oceans hanging as a vast cloud above,
and precipitating its dense vapors as rain upon
the hot and hissing surface. It was then that
the activity of natural forces were at their
height. It was then that the upheaval of the
intensely heated masses from below met the
cloud bursts from above, and produced the same
class of phenomena that has lately been ob-
served, upon a vastly larger scale, upon the
planet Jupiter,
If, in view of the density which has hereto-
fore been given for Jupiter, we can reasonably
accept an atmospheric or cloud depth of eight
or ten thousand miles, the apparent great diam-
eter of the red spot may be assumed as only the
irradition to, and illumination of the deep
cloud stratum by an igneous mass, much
smaller than the apparent size of the red spot,
as we see it from the earth.
The size of the great spot, 26,000 by 8,000
miles, may be, for a planet 8S,000 miles in
diameter, only the illumination of a reasonable
upheaval of the highly heated mass of the in-
terior corresponding with the remains of such
masses upon our earth.
The apparent retrogade motion I think is il-
lusory, for I see no tenable reasoning to sustain
the theory that has been advanced that it is a
floating island, or crust floating upon a liquid
surface. Nor does there appear any good rea-
son for regarding it as of a periodical character,
or bearing any relation to other periodical
physical phenomena, as suggested by the Dear-
bom observer. But, on the other hand, an as-
sertion in the report of the Dearborn observa-
tions, "that the apparent center of the red spot
does not coincide with the true center, except
when on the central meridian," goes far to ex-
plain the theory that the red spot, as seen by
the telescope, is an area of the outer cloud stra-
tum illuminated by an igneous mass upon the
body of the planet. Anil also that its diurnal
rotation should be fixed by the observed rota-
tion of the red spot, instead of, as heretofore, by
the rotation of the cloud spots.
The Electroscope.— The most astonishing
claim yet made in behalf of electricity is that it
has been proven possible to convey by its vibra-
tions of light, so that it is practicable not only
to speak to a distant friend, but to see him. Ac-
cording to the Otago Times, Dr. Guidrath, of
Victoria, has invented an apparatus, called by
him the electroscope, which accomplishes this.
The paper in question says that a public test of
this instrument was made in Melbourne in the
presence of some forty scientific and public men.
" Sitting in a dark room, they saw projected
on a large disk of white burnished metal the
racecourse at Flemington, with its myriad hosts
of active beings. Each minute detail stood out
with perfect fidelity to the original, and as
they looked at the wonderful picture through
binocular glasses, it was difficult to imagine
that they were not actually on the course itself,
and moving among those whose actions they
could so completely scan."
Photomicrography. — Dr. U. M. Sternberg,
U. S. A., delivered a lecture Tuesday evening
before the San Francisco Microscopical Society,
of which the Doctor is an honorary member.
His subject, " Photomicrography," was illustra-
ted with the camera, with the aid of which he
exhibited views of the minute parasites which
science has connected with diseases of man and
animals, prodigiously magnified, showing dis-
tinctively every line and member of their in-
finitesimal organism?. The views were excel-
lent, and were witnessed with profound interest
by a large audience.
308
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 5, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
C'omhlid Every Thursday From Ad verti8ementb in Mining and Scientific Press and Other g. F. Journals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI9TS OP THE BOARDS.
Company.
Alta SM Co
A rgeiita M. Co
Hodie Con M Co
Relcher M Co ,
Belmont M Co
California M Co
Campo Seco Copper M C
Location. No.
Nevada. .21
Nevada. .15
. . . California . . 2
Nevada.. .32
Nevada.. 7
. . . . Nevada. . 7.
.California,
Pl
Challenge Con M Co Nevada.
Chollar M Co.- . . - Nevada
NESS
302 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
309 Montgomery st
........ 327 Pine st
...309 California st
309 Montgomery st
Con Imperial M Co.
Con Pacific M Co..
Caborca M Co
Day S M Co
Elko Con M Co . . .
Eureka Con M Co .
Irand Prize M Co.
.Nevada.
. . ..California.
Mexico.
Nevada.
Nevada.
California.
, . .Nevada.
11.
13
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co.. California. .29
.Ne
Independence M Co
[ulia Con M Co
Lady Washington M Co.
Martin White M Co
Mount Potosi M Co
Ophir 'M Co
Potosi M Co Nevada.
Scorpion M Co Nevada .
Sierra Nevada S M Co Nevada .
Tip Top S M Co Arizona.
S Maguel S: LaTrinidad M Co.Mexico..
Summit M Co California.
Union Con M Co Nevada.
ada..l0..
ada..l8..
'ada.. 3..
..Nevada.. 14..
. .Nevada. . 9. .
. .Nevada. .44. .
11..
hit. Levied. Delino/nt Sale. Secretary.
25.. Apr 10... May 15.. Jim 4...WH Watson.
25.. Mar 20... Apr 23.. May 14... E M Hall....
50. .Mar 5. . . Apr 16. .May 10. . -G W Sessions
25 . . Apr 21 . . May 24 .. June 12. .J. Crockett. . . .
25.. Apr 30... June 4. .June 25... C C Harvey .
20.. Feb 27... Apr 6. .May 4. ,.C P Gordon. .
5. . Apr 27 . May 31. .June 20. . . D Buck 309 Montgomery st
10 Mar27 ..May 2. .May 23 . ..W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
50 . . Mar 27 . . . Apr 30 . . M ay 21 . . W E Dean .309 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
220 Sansome st
327 Pinest
. . 309 Californ ia st
309 Montgomery st
.3*7 Pine st
785 Folsom st
310 Pine st
. . 410 California st
302 Montgomery st
ille 309 Montgomery st
5. .May 2. . .June 8. June 27. ..W E Dear.
15.. Mar 22... Apr 30.. May 23.. .F E Luty. .
10.. Apr 20
30.. Mar 12
15.. Apr 10.
1 00. .MarlO
25.. Mar 15... Apr ll
.35 00. .Apr 20 ..May2(
.May21..JuneO...W L Elliott
.Apr 20.. May 21. ..E M Hall...
May 15 .Jun 7.. FSperling...
. Apr 19 . . May 14 . . -P Jacobus. . .
7.-E M Hall ..
e 16. - K Schirmeier,
SO. .Mar 5... Apr 10., May 2...J WPew
10. .Apr le. .May 14. .Jun 4 . ..H A Charte ,.
~ .Apr 21 ..May 24.. Junei3..WH Watson.
- May31....HS,-:i
25. . Mar 22. . May 2
25.. Apr 2... May 7
50..Apr2G...Jime 1
25. .Mar 21. ..Apr 24.
10.. Apr 0... May 10
1 00.. Mar 29... May 2
10.
.May 28...) H Sayre 330 Pine st
. June 21.. -CI. McCoy 303 Montgomery st
.May 15. ..W E Dean .309 Montgomery st
. May 31.. .GR Spinney 310 Pinest
.May 21... E L Parker 309 Montgomery st
25.. Mar 8. . .Apr 10, .May 14. ..H Deas 309 Montgomery st
1 00.. Jan 29... Mar 8.. Mar 29. ..H Nielsen 210 Front st
01.. Mar 16. .Apr 30. . May 25. ..R N Van Brunt PIS Pine st
50. .May 2. .June 6. . June26. ..J M Buffington 309 California st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
Buchanan GM & M Co.
Lima Con S M Co
Lucky Hill Con M Co. ..
McMillen S M Co
San Pedro M Co ,
..California.. 2.. 05. .Mar30. ..May 2. .June 1. ,.P J Sullivan 121Postst
Arizona. . 5. . 05. .Apr 4. . . May 15. .Jun 5. . R D Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
....Nevada.. 2.. 10. .Apr 2. ..May 4.. Tun 4.. H A Unrich 37 Ellis st
Arizona. . 5. . 20. . Mar 8. . .Apr 12. .May 10. ..I Morizio 328 Montgomery st
....Arizona.. 8... 05. ..Mar 6. . .Apr 10. . May 2...H Deas 309 Montgomery st
Date.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Oftice in S. F.
. California.. A B. Paul 328 Montgomery st.
Name ok Co.mi-anv. Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting.
Indian Spring Drift M Co California. .A B. Paul 328 Montgomery st Annual May 3
Justice M Co Nevada.. R E Kelly 419 California st Annual May 7
LaGrange Ditch and W Co. .California. .A Halsey ... .320 Montgomery st ^Annual May 7
Morgan M Co California. .C L Tilden 806 Market st Annual May 5
New Coso M Co California. .R I, Shainwald 320 Sansome st Annual May 9
Shawmut M Co California. .J F Bacon 316 California st Special. May 2
LATEST DIVIDENDS -WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount. Payable.
Buhvcr Con M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 Apr J 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
Jackson M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 3j9 Montgomery st 10 Apr 17
Kentnck M Co Nevada.. T W Pew 310 Pine st 10 Apr 19
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W P-w 310 Pinest 25 Apr 13
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Apr 16
25 Apr 15
25 May 12
l Willis.,
Silver King M Co Anzona. .J Nash 31 5 California st.
Standard Con M Co California. . Wm Willis 309 Montgomerys
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OK
COMPANV.
'2;.
3.65
45c
1.30
10c
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas
tlelcher
"Reldiug
Best & iJelcher.
Billion
Beehtel
Belle Isle
Bodie
Bdnton
Bodie Tunnel..
Oiiedonia
Calif ornia
< ' lallenge
"hollar
C mndence
0)n Imperial..
Oon 'Virginia. . . .
Crown Point....
D*y
Elko Con
15. Mt. Diablo
EirekaCon U-7a
Kureka Tunnel | 75c
Exchequer i 20c
Grand Prize I -he
Gould&Curry ;2.3i
Hale&Norcross.... 2 75
Holmes 7Cc
Independence I 60c
J ilia. .
Week Week Week Week
Ending Endinu Ending Ending
Api 11. Apr. 18. Apr. 26. May 3
1.25 1.30c
20
75c
3*20.
1.50
45c
1.10
Jiiatice
J-wtaon
KKifcucb
Martin White...
Mono
Mexican..
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle..
North Noonday.
Navajo
North Belle Isle.
Uicidental..
Ophir
Overman ,
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Sivage
Sag Belcher
Sierra Nevada...
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
South Nevada. . .
Syndicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah 1.85
Ward ....
Wales
Yellow Jacket |2 .70
3.30 3.35;2.30 3.05
1.4
10c
25c
1.20
1.30
40c
1.20
40 c
1.45
1.40
50c
45:
1.25
45c
10c
1.20
1.45
45c
1.20
42 5J
40c 85c
20c 25c
50c 80c
2.05 2.3
2 £0 3.05
80c "
2.00 1.90
20c 15c
3.302.65 2.85
3.75 .... 3.50
1.3'|.
2 70
25c .
1?
2.20
95c
9Pc
1.25 7flC
1 65c
2.301.85
85c1....
2.0512.15
10c. ...
10! 1(VJ 114
50c! 45c 50c
3.60
4 3.30 3.75
2.101.65 1.8)
1.30
20c
50c
1.40
1.35 1.50
25c 30c
... 5Jc
45c EOc
1.05 1.20
3.35 3.75
60c 65c
4Cc oOc
1.2U 1.40
.... 10c
5c
10c
25c
40c
30c
1.70
1.65
ci 5c 10c
50c. 4*c 50c
1.3J1.35 1.50
35c
lOcj 5j 153
"e?.I".!! "si
70c
3fc
30c
1.4?
2.55
4.^0
»0c
75c
2.15.... 2.?0
15c .... 30c
2.85 2.75 3 00
y 8)
2.45
I'M
85c
75c
1.S5
2.30 2 55
25c 35c
2 2.15
10c 25c
1.35 1.15 1.30
1 85c 1.(15
2.50 1.85 2 0".
1.75 2.252.40 3.70
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
_ sj>ay, a. M„ May 3.
Argents 1.10
Andes 50c
Alta 40c
Albion 50c
Alpha U
Bodie 1.2o
Bullion 70c
Benton l?c
B&Belcher 3.70(«^'
..1.20
..10c
,.2.40@2i
..1.85
Belcher.
Caledonia . . .
Con Virginia,
Chollar
Crown Point
Challenge 40"' 15c
Confidence.... 1.S5
Elko C 10c
Exchequer 30c
Grand Prize 1.05
Gould & Curry 2.40
Hale & Nor.... 3. 70(5:3. 85
IndeDendence 65@70c
Justice 25c
Mexican
M White 30c
Northern Belle 8.6"
Ophir 2.10@2.15
Overman 25c
Potosi 1.30@l.3?
Savage 2. Of
RieiTA Nevada. 3.60@3. 71
Scorpion 45c
™ab 1.85@l.f0
U don. 4 25
Yellow Jacket 5i@5J
I FI'ERNOON bESHION
Alta 30c
Argenta 1@1 in
Alpha 1.50
Belle Isle 4S«'5Tc
Bodie. 1.35
Kudie Tunnel 05c
B k Belcher 3. fin^
Belcher 1@1.05
Benton 10c
Chollar 1.10(01.20
Con Imperial 5c
Con Virginia 45(tPo0c
Elko C 05c
Exchequer 30c
Grand Piize...l.0c(^l.ir'
Gould & Cuiry.
Hale&Nor....
Independence..
Mexican
M White
Navajo
Northern Belle.
Ophir
Overman
Savage
S Nevada 3.60(«3.70
Utah 1.9
Union 4.15*4}
Vellow Jacket. . .4.30l« t>
..2 25
.3>«'.3.30
65c
..2.4'
....82
..2.05
...20c
.1.95
40c 50c, 50c 55c
3.80,4.05 4.50
21. SO 2
20c ... .
3 3.45
20c
4.50
Bullion Shipments.
We i[iiotc shipments since our last, and shall be pleased to
receive further reports :
Stormont, April 24th, §2,903; Ontario. 24th, $11,000;
Horn Silver, 24th, SlS.000; Ontario, 27th, S0.530; Horn
Silver, 27th, §6.000; Vellow Jacket, 28th, $9,728; Conten-
tion, 21st, g22,(J24; Northern Belle, 20th, $11,012; T.odie,
30th, $4,730; Pinal Con., 11th to 22d, 815,000; Standard,
— , §33,543; Navajo, SOth, 514,100; Independence, 30th,
?6,000; Contention, 28th, 817,850; Dodie Tunnel, 30th,
$2,003; Christy, 30th, 84,190.
Gravel Strike. — A private dispatch from
Dowiiieville states that the Bald mountain ex-
tension drift, and American hill hydraulic
Struck very rich grave] thisyvee^.
Mining Share Market.
Although the stock market has heen pretty
steady of late, there has been no noticeable
spurts, or any developments to cause them. Up
on the Comstock they seem to be very hopeful
however, and the Enterprise says :
No old resident of the Comstock can have
failed to note that within the last week or two
there is prevailing in this city a feeling that a
big development of some kind is likely to be
made before long. Old residents say they feel
it in their bones that it is coming. As a pre-
monitory sympton there appears to be a general
easing up in various directions. Very good pros-
pects are being found at quite a number of points.
Our people feel not a little encouraged at the
present outlook. Some of our oldest and best
miners say that things arc coming around in the
right way. They say there is a very good out-
look for a bonanza in the middle mines, and
also for one at the north end. They say that
no particular effort has been made in either
case to make a sensation in regard to these de-
developments, yet they are something that will
last. An old mining superintendent and shrewd
mining man— whose name we are not at liberty
to give — is at present on the Comstock, and
has examined the lode from the Belcher to the
Utah. He said : "I am astoi.ished at what I
see. There are things going on that no out-
sider knows anything of. Yon know, and most
people on the Comstock know, that not one half
the ore that is taken out is being reported.
There are big movements being made on the
Comstock that will revolutionize things before
another year.
The President of Mexico intends to negotiate
a loan of £2,000,000 or !?3,000,000 in London,
guaranteed by five per cent of the customs re-
ceipts. The loan is intended to meet the cur-
rent expenses of the government.
Invalid wives and mothers quickly restored io health by
using Brown's Iron lijtters. A true tonic.
H]lJMIjMG SujVlJViAF^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub'
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Loyal Lead.— Amador Ledger, April 28: This
quartz claim, adjoining the Xorth Gover, near Dry-
town, and lately purchased by John Palmer and nine
others, is to be prosecuted vigorously. The owners
have moved the old Cover 10-stamp mill and placed
it on the ground, and thoroughly repaired the same,
and expect to get it started crushing some time this
week. They are getting rock from the tunnel, which
is 600 ft long, by working up on the ledge. There is
plenty of rock to keep the 10 stamps going, and it is
believed that it will pay well.
Jackson. — After a period of idleness of several
months, this quartz mine, otherwise known as the
Ginocchio claim, situated within the town limits of
Jackson, resumed operations on Tuesday morning.
The original bondholders, Messrs. Roberts, Adams
and Peck, surrendered the bond in favor of a new
company in San Francisco or Oakland, who are now
proceeding with the work of development. The sum
of $2,000 was paid in liquidation of the oldindebted-
ness, amounting to about $5,000. A new bond will
be given to the new company. W. E. Roberts is
superintendent.
Mammoth. — The first clean-up of the mill of this
famous bonanza mine, the property of W. A. Nevills,
and situated in Middle Bar, was made Monday and
Tuesday last. The run was for about 25 full days,
most of the time, however, with only nine stamps, as
one stamp was disabled, and had to be hung up.
The run averaged 20 tons per day, or about 500 tons
for the entire run. From all that we can learn from
most trustworthy sources comeatable, the yield far
exceeded the most sanguine expectations. We are
almost afraid to give an approximate of the output of
gold, lest we should be put down as visionary. It is
reported, however, that the clean-up realized some-
where between $20,000 and $30,000. Great chunks
of gold were taken out of the batteries. .One of the
pieces is valued at $140. In the mine, everything
looks as well as ever, the streak of free sold con-
tinues about the same. All mining men who have
seen this wonderful mine, unite in saying that noth-
ing like it has been discovered in Amador county,
and it bids fair to eclipse any mine now running in
the State. The mill is idle for a few days, to enable
some necessary repairing to be done.
Miscellaneous.— I. N. Dewitt, I'hilbrook and
four Austrians, arc working on the first ledge struck
in the Dewitt tunnel at Hunt's gulch. They have
taken out 100 tons of rock, and are arranging to have
it crushed at once. The Seaton Co. , operating near
Dry town, has secured the Maryland hoisting works,
with the view of inaugurating sinking operations
forthwith, The Canvin Bros, had 60 tons of quartz
from their mine near Volcano crushed tin's week at
Down's mill. The yield, we are told, amounted to
$1300, or over $21 per ton.
Plymouth Notes.— (or. Amador Dispatch;
Capt. Jenney is still prospecting on the Galileo and
other ledges, with considerable success. We do hope
that the Captian may be able to fi nd something that
will justify him in putting up extensive works as he is
the best prospector that has ever been in this part of
the country, or has ever been here, to our knowledge.
The industry of the man is the thing that tells in this
part of the country. The Vatican Go. have com-
menced sinking two new shafts, and are taking out
large quantities of ore out of the old shaft, and the
parties owning the mine say the prospects are much
richer than ever before.
Calaveras.
Work.— .1//. Echo, April 25: Work is progress-
ing rapidly on Malone's Con. mine at Carson, and
everything is apparently in a prosperous condition. A
40-stamp mill is in course of construction. The Gold
Cliff is flourishing. Big elean-ups are being made.
The new mill on the Confidence mine will be com-
pleted in a feu weeks.
El Dorado.
Gravel Mining.— Mt. Democrat, April 28: The
Cedar Springs mine, D. O. Cutter Supt., continues
to pour forth its steady stream of the precious metal.
On Saturday next a clean-up will be made after a
five-weeks run, and there are good assurances that it
will exceed by 30^ to 50%, the result of the last
clean-up, which was made after a four-weeks run and
exceeded any former clean-up ever made in that mine,
though for a long time it has been paving hand-
somely. Forty men are kept at work on this mine,
and the shifts are so arranged that there is never
any suspension of labor, even for an instant, not
even to take meals, as the relief is set to work before
the relieved men quit the mine. The gold turned
out is of extra fine quality, commanding the highest
price paid in the gold-dust market, Mr. Cutter is
also superintendent of the Lyon and Kum Fa mines,
which are under the same ownership as the Cedar
Springs, and he is vetimbering the old Lyon tunnel
for the purpose of working the Kum Fa ground
through it, which latter, in the opinion of most old
miners who arc familiar with this section, is the most
valuable gravel deposit in that vicinity. With" the
Blair gravel claim and the claims of Gignac and the
E. D. W. & D. G. M. Co., at Texas Hill, and the
Cedar and the Kum Fa in full blast, there is a promise
of unprecedented returns from gravel mining in tin's
neighborhood this fall.
Big Operations at the Spuixofield.— A con-
tract has been let bv Alvinza Hayward to Prescott,
Scott & Co. , of the Union Iron Works, San Fran-
cisco, for machinery to be placed over a new shaft
that is to be sunk on the Springfield mine, Mud
Springs township, about 600 ft south of the present
works. This machinery is to have a lifting power
sufficient for workings 3000 ft in depth. It is to be
supplied with a spur-gear hoist 12 ft in diameter and
having a 12 inch face. It is to be run by water, with
a Donnelly wheel from the Suiter Creek Foundry.
A contract has been let for sinking the new shaft
above referred to, a depth of 1000 ft. Blair brothers
of this city have contracted to furnish 200.000 ft in
lumber, 12 inches square, for timbering this shaft, a
part of which will be delivered to-day. Masons have
been down from this city during the week, laying the
foundation for the new machinery.
Onion Valley Mining District.— Georgetown
Gazette, April 28: This district embraces a large
scope of country lying eastward from Gaddis creek,
at an altitude of about 5,000 ft. The late rains have
benefited this place considerably, and the mines are
looming up at present with a fine supply of water.
There are at present in active operation 13 mining
claims, 6 being worked by the hydraulic process and
7 by sluices. The following creeks are at this time
yielding gold in paying quantities: Onion, Beer,
Sugar Pine, Bullion gulch, Ruby gulch, Grouse
canyon (known as Finley's gulch,) Brush and Slab
creeks. These creeks are from 1 to 5 miles long.
There are also numerous other creeks, looking equally
well, witti an abundant supply of water,
which are as yet unprospected. We have also num-
erous quartz lodes, but no quartz miners. There-
are also low lying channels here covered with lava,
but no attempt has ever been made to get into thcni.
The gold is generally found pretty deep in the bed-
rock; fierce mountain torrents must at some period
have prevailed here. It may seem strange that our
best prospectors and most successful miners here are
young men who have done but little mining
heretofore; they live by their claims winter and sum-
mer and improve every opportunity by gelling them
sluiced off during winter and spring, then clean up
their bed-rock during the summer months. The
"old timers" who come here generally returned with-
out prospecting any at all, with the usual cry of
"no gold."
Nevada
A Good Outlook. — Nevada Transcript, April
28: The Sherman Con., which was shut down a few
days in order to make some required changes in the
water pipes, again started up its new hoisting and
pumping machinery, and expects to keep running
regulaijy hereafter. Trevaskis & Laity have been
awarded a contract for sinking the shaft isoftand
they begun their task last evening. Work at the
Gold Flat Eureka; is temporarily suspended, pending
the settlement of some matters in court. It is ex- -
peeled the mine will before long be in successful
operation again. At the Mt. Auburn the 300, 460 and
600 levels nre being steadily pushed northward to
connect with the old Johnson shaft which was put
down go fl in 1875 and is now to be reopened, sunk
deeper, and made the main working shaft. The
hoisting works are to be removed thereto from their
present locution, as the incline through which the
work is now being down is believed to be too far
south to admit of the besl part of the claim being
worked lo the greaiest advantage. All the drifts
show quartz of a good quality. It may be determined
practical lo remove the mill to a point in the canyon
below, in order to give sufficient fall for introducing
water as the motive power. In event of this change
the mill and hoisting works will be connected bv a
tramway for the cheap and easy handling of ore.
So little has been said in relation to the Mountaineer
that few people besides those who are brought in
contact with the company in a business way knows
of its existence, The mine is on Deer creek, about
600 yards this side of the Merrifiekl. 'I he company
have a 10-stamp mill, five of which are in operation
night and day crushing rock from the mine, The
ledge varies in size from two to four feet, and some
of the specimen rock extracted is as rich as was ever
taken out of any mine in the district. There are two
ledges which arc now coming together, and in a
short lime their true value will be known. The ledge
that is now being work is about two feet thick, and
presents a very good appearance. If the property
continues to look as favorable as now, the company
will require hoisting works, which will be erected on
the hill near the road. The property is owned mostly
in San Jose, some stock being held in this city. At
the Banner the 700 level is in 230 ft to the south and
260 to the north, work being prosecuted in both di-
rections. A ledge shows in the south drift, and at
times the ore found there is very good.
Busy Times AT the Idaho.— Grass Valk-y Union,
April 29: In and about the Idaho Works there is a
scene of constant activity in the preparations being
made for the introduction of water power. The line
of 22-inch pipe has been laid from the reservoir down
to a point about 1.000 ft from the works, and the
warier turned in, and is held at command by one of
the gates. At the point the trial is being made of
the different water wheels. Below this, to-
ward the works, there are gangs of workmen, en-
gaged in digging ditches and laying pipe, and before
many days the whole line of pipe will be connected.
The pipe now being laid down is all made at the
works from 3-i6th iron, the sheets being punched,
rolled and riveted, and afterward immersed in a bath
of coal tar. These pipes are all excellent pieces of
workmanship, and made under the personal super-
intendence of Joseph S. Bonivert, who has no superior
in the county as a boiler maker. As fast as the dif-
ferent joints arc ready they are hauled by wagons to
the point where needed and put in place. Millwrights
are also at work framing the necessary timbers for
the supports of the water wheels, of which five in
number will be used for the seveial duties of hoisting,
and running the batteries. Laborers are also en-
gaged in digging out pits in which the wheels are to
be set. A number of large wheels and other castings
are on the ground, and the work generally is in quite
a forward state, although the whole improvement is on
so large a scale that it will take weeks yet to have
everything in readiness to substitute water for steam
in running all the machinery on the mine.
Placer.
Forest Hill.— Cor. Placer Herald, April 20: As
the mining industry is the must impurtant hereabouts,
that is what we first inquire into. The Excelsior
Co. has been idle since the first of the month waiting
the arrival of some of the owners, when arrangements
will probably be made lo sink a prospecting shaft on
the Campbell ranch, then both shafts will be running
at one time. At the Paragon, Messrs. Breech and
Wheeler arc driving ahead their bed-rock tunnel and
with a few men are prospecting for the lead which
was lost last summer. It seems strange lhat such a
good paying channel should have stopped short all at
once, but hopes are entertained that they will soon
come on to it again. Messrs. Clark & Bcquette are
still working ahead with a large force of men. They
are opening a very nice breast of gravel. In com-
pany with representatives of the Mayflower Co., I
had the pleasure of going through the mine and saw
some very nice looking gravel. The mine is being
worked with a very large force of men. There arc
about 40 attending to the piping, etc., and 10 en-
gaged sinking the new shaft. It is now about 150 ft
deep. On Monday gravel was struck of a fair look-
ing grade. It continues to improve in appearance the
deeper (hev go, and is quite hard, which augurs well,
Mav
1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
163
AH interested in the mine feel very much elated.
Over on Bush) the Adams Bro
hydraulic claim with a crew of seven mci
iveek a 40-ouncc piece of gold was picked
u[) in Grinnell's 1 Bath. Such pieces are
rare and not often found now.
Plumas.
11 kn Eureka Mine. GreemrilU BvlUHn,
April 25: ome talk of putting
1 the mill of this mine; with what result may
:ted when it is remembered thai all the
t can now be got to the mill is not enough
ioui being pumped
pack, and used over and over almost as long as it
all. No other mine in the
■ en less creditable 10 it than
Use Southern Eureka, and chief!) because ii is im-
possible thai ii evei could or can be worked profit-
ably with the mill i*i us present lo< ttion. All who
dial the
.mi iv not be m
pause if it is done the parties who invest the money
pith the expectation of gettingit bade through the
mill will I [. and fui Iher disi redil will
■ 1 the district That there is monc] to be
iii.ii i-- m the mine all competent judges who have ex-
amined itarc agreed, but the) arc equally agreed
none) will ever be made with the mill where
it DOW 1- .
M-.i n 1 vin Mink.- 'I ],,■ tunnel has been
hard ground during lb asi week or more.
:. isagra) quartzite, difficult to drill, and
requiring more holes to be bored to advance a given
■■ hitherto found sine- the tunnel
■■ ' ! Notwithstanding the character of
1- 1' 'ii mute, and the
is likely to be made good th.it the ledge will
u- reached by, the close of the month. The mills
nuc to' ruufstendily,
Genesee Mink.— Mr. Egglcson, one of*the par-
interested is now at the mine, and last week en-
1 fnhn I'aylnr as foreman. It is ex pee. led that
pM mill will be enlarged immediatel) and the mine
narked upon a scale never attempted bj the former
Sierra.
An \sik \, — Mountain Messenger, April 28 :
! I'.ik has an ajastra, in Slug canyon, run-
ning steadily, and confidently expects good pay, as
he knows his quartz is rich. Me says he knows
more about an arastra than he did a month or two
ago. for the simple reason that he bought and paid
for the knowledge.
SIERRA CITY XotES. — Sierra County Tribune,
April 26: With the exception of chinamen mining
in the river, ]. D. Newbouse was the only one we
found digging for gold between Downieville and
Loganville. Mr. Newhouse has a very pretty ranch
and a nice residence. He also owns a gold mine.
We found him, not hoeing in the garden, hut manu-
slickens out of the. rich soil that composes
the ranch. This is the kind of debris the Grangers
are making such a howl about. L'pon reaching
iltc we crossed the river to pay a visit to that
famous quartz mine, the Marguerite. Famous, be-
- ■ ui-i- wc have been told that this little Sierra county
mine hd 1 nistrd more excitement during the past
1 mg ihfl hulls and bears of Boston than al-
other California mine. At the mine we
round all bustle and .•■ livity, Everybody and every-
thing seemed to be ai work. We did not notice any
ds around the premises. Supt Shaw speaks
well of our county and its bright future prospects.
The 20-stamp mill is running regularly on good-pay-
ing ore. The condition of the mine is good. Since
the Marguerite mine started up, somewhat over one
year ago, Loganville has been gradually growing,
until now it presents quite a town-like appearance.
J. P. Deidesheimer, formerly a heavy owner in the
'Marguerite mine, was in Sierra City several days re-
cently, on business connected with the Phcenix mine.
We were informed that this mine would surely start
up about the 1st of next month. It is estimated that
there are a couple of hundred thousand dollars worth
of ore already in sight at the mine. The Boston
company, who will take hold of the property, pro-
poses to push ahead work on an extensive scale this
summer, in order to be well prepared for the com-
ing winter season. The Phcenix ledge is located on
roe mountain side, similar to the Sierra Butles lode,
and presents every advantage for working on equally
as large a scale as that mine. Taking everything
into consideration, Sierra City promises to develop
into one of the most promising mining districts in
the State.
Tuolumne.
Pocket. — Tuolumne Independent, April 24: An-
-oiher large pocket was taken out at Tuttlctown last
week by a Cornish miner, near where the "Cardi-
■nel!" strike was made, about 27 years ago. The
.miner was a stranger here, and went to work pros-
pecting in the place that had been tramped over and
worked around for years, He understood how this
.pocket "made," and got it — the same indications
which led to the discovery having been for years ex-
posed in an old shaft.
Gf.n. A. T- Hatch, of Nevada, is about to open
the American tunnel, in conjunction with the Obar,
in Tabic mountain, as soon as new track iron can
be procured. The mine is paying far beyond ex-
pectation.
Joiinif. Davis, the enterprising miner, has a num-
ber of men at work on the Larnphier mine, near the
old Confidence. They have a large vein showing
well in ore. We have a number of specimens in our
cabinet thickly set with free gold, taken from the
mine a. dozen years ago, when it was being pros-
pected by Dave Baxter. Mr. Davis & Co. are mak-
ing arrangements to ereel a mill.
Reopened. — Union-Democrat, April 28: The
Divoll Bonanza mine has been reopened this week by
Capt. Colby. As Colby is an experienced miner,
and possessed of that confidential grit of which the
majority' of pocket miners are sadly deficient, we
hope he will be successful. He has renovated the
entire machinery connected with the mine, and in-
tends running three shifts.
NEVADA.
Wasboe District.
OPHIR. — Enterprise, April 28: On the 3100 level
the joint Mexican east crosscut has been extended
28 ft. Are engaged in cleaning out and retimbering
the old Central tunnel. The work of extracting ore
from the croppings is continued.
Union Con. — Have completed the winze chamber
in the joint Sir: . : the 2000
level. South drift No. 2 on the aooo
extended 1 3 it, and ><■ tons and 1.600 pounds of ore
Sierra Nevada.- [*hc north lateral drift on the
2000 level has been extended t6 ft. Thecl
for the winze in ii mi of the joint Union 1
crosscut on the 2<*x> level is completed, I I
lateral drift on the 2900 has been extended fo
During the posl week there has been extra* led from
drift \" a, on the 2900 level, 24 tons and
600 pounds nt ■
Choi i ■ 1 the post we I
added to the length of CTO! iCUt V. 8, u hen further
work ai this i- ontinued. Sim
i made to
V wcsl from the main
north lateral drill, at n point 92 fl north of 1
X". 1. Everything is now read) , and the work >•!
cro&scuUing will be started ai
Vrllow Jacket.- 1 he water in the mine remains
at the same Inghi, 01 '■; the Winters
shaft wc are extracting and shipping about 140 inns
; lily, 1 hi north 1 ti
brush level is now within 00 ft of our north line.
The old ore stope is still on the east side of this
drift. Work has been resumed in the north drill on
id level. < in the 25th instant shipped three
bars "i bullion, valued at $9,727.91.
Columbus District.
Northern Belle. — True fissure, April 28: A
crosscut has been started toward the footwall of the
ledge found in the main winze, below the fifth shaft
level. It begins at the e.isi end of the drift from this
winze, and has been ''Mended 14 ft during the week,
\ CrOSSCUt from the tilth shaft level, .it a point 200 f t
from the shaft, has opened ,1 bod; ol bLick sulphur-
ets, eight inches in width, which "looks very promis-
ing. The crosscut is now in 28 it, and will be con-
tinued until the footwall is reached. The southwest
drift from the same level has advanced 10 ft. being
now in a total distance of 56 ft. At this point a
crosscut will be ran ill the same direction as the one
just mentioned, and will enable a thorough pros-
pecting of- this section of the fifth shaft level. The
Slopes from the fourth shaft level are yielding well
and present a promising outlook for the future. The
slopes from the first shaft level show no diminution
either in the quantity or quality of their ore produc-
tion. Both mills are running steadily and doing
good work. Five of the stamps of mill No. 2 are
engaged in crushing custom ore. The bullion ship-
ments were $25,824.44 for the week ending April
26th, and amount to $75,706.87 for the current
month to the same date.
Mount Diablo.— The stope above theconnect-
ng drift between winzes No. r and 2 shows a small
treak of $70 ore. A wide ledge carrying 2j^ ft of
$70 ore has been developed in the stope from winze
No. 2. The intermediate drift, below the third level
and west of winze No. 1, shows a strong body of low-
grade ore, having bunches from which some" $45 ore
is being stoped. The stope near the head of winze
No. 2, on the third level, is yielding a quantity of
$75 quartz, and a little $100 chloride is being taken
from winze No. 4. The intermediate stope, between
the second and third levels, and nearly above winze
No. 1, is producing a small amount of $200 chloride.
A little $70 ore is being stoped from the cast drift on
the second level. A shipment of bullion, valued at
$5,644.40, was made on the rgtli instant, and an-
other of $8,310.49 on the 23d.
Esmeralda District
Tin; Silver Hill Mill. — Esmeralda Herald,
Capt. Morgan and Alex. Kilpatrick were in town
yesterday, and visited the Silver Hill mill, at Gregory
flat, for the purpose of making an estimate of the
cost of fixing the mill for active service. Messrs.
Ball & Groth propose to lease the mill to work the
ore from the Centennial and other mines of this dis-
trict, if the parties owning the mill will put it in good
running order. H. Marden has the mill in charge,
and, at his instance, Morgan & Kilpatrick were here
to look at it and put in a bid for fixing it. The
probability is the mill will be grinding away on Cen-
tennial ore in a few weeks.
Mount Cory District.
THE Minks. — Cor. Bodie Free Press, April 28:
The Mount Cory mine employs but 15 men. They
are not- putting on any men, and I am creditably
informed that it will be several months before they
will increase the force at the mine, and I would ad-
vise all business and laboring men to steer clear of
this camp for several months. There are at present
more working and business men in the camp than
can make a living. Men are leaving every day.
The Mount Cory Co. has in contemplation the erec-
tion (at some future time) of reduction works, but no
one can tell when or where, though most likely at
Hawthorne, or within three or four miles of that
place. The ore is very base and refractory. A
great deal of the ore has been sent off to be tested at
different places, and I suppose, of course, that pro-
cess which will give the best results will be adopted.
The Mount Cory mines are under the able manage-
ment of Supt. A. G. McKenzie, of Comstock fame.
Mac is slow and cautious, but he will be quick
enough when he gets everything ready. Col. R.
Webster, his efficient foreman, seconds Mac in the
prosecution of the work. With Major Higgs as
chief assayer, the mine is in good hands.
Safford District.
Changed Hands. — Eureka Sent/net, April 28:
It is understood that the Odondaga mine, Safford
district, has recently passed into the hands of some
heavy mining men, among whom J. T. Gilmer and
George Hearst are chiefly mentioned. There is
hardly any doubt thai the mine has been bought by
men who can, and will develop it for all it is worth.
The Onondaga is probably the best prospect in Saf-
ford district, and the chances are it will show up and
become a valuable mine. There are a number of
other mines that promise well also. A revival of
work on the Onondaga will be a good thing for Saf-
ford. It will bring life and hope into the camp
again. The outlook is very fair in Safford district,
and the chances are it will be a booming, prosperous
camp before the summer is over.
Tuscarora District.
Grand PRIZE. — Times-Review, April 26: West
drift on the hanging wa 1 ledge, 500 level, is in 44 ft;
ledge small, and the ore is good. Have raised up
20 ft in it, and it improves in going up.
Navajo. — The 550-ft station is progressing very
well. It will take three or four days lo complete it.
- are producing the usual grfi
lily of ore.
ABGENTA. Drift from uin/e is in 70 fl, ami liavc
commenced sloping. Repairing the mill
ARIZONA.
Clifton Notes.— tombstone Rep* .'/< >n, April
2'>: Bob Holmes, formerly sp< em mi here,
ocd from Clifton, where he went some
months lb- pronounces the mines there as
wonderful in extent and rich and IVS il would
be the i» si 1 amp in Ai icona but foi the fact ol the
class of tabor em il >] 1 1 and < IE the
500 01 600 men .,1 u. irk not more than one third are
white, 11 ■ eing Mexicans and Chinese,
who. of coi eceive the wages usually paid t< 1
Phe railroad is graded to the Gila
river, distant fn m [<ordsburg about 60 miles, leav-
ing 45 miles to I
Rich Strike in Vizika. — And now comes the
Vi/ina with .1 rich strike, 1 [e in the lower levels
lOmC day! - The rock is manganese, and full
of horn silver. Assays average $900 per ton. The
extent of the ore body is not yet developed, but the
large amount of black wealth lying in the ore house
Ind -■- the strike a big one. The character of
the rock is one not hitherto found in the Vi/ina,
Pi Vi Oi K DlSTRH T.— Mohave Miner, April 22:
There are now four men at work on the Infallible
mine at Stockton. In blasting out a place to set
timbers last week a line streak of galena ore was
discovered. James Mulligan, who has been work-
ing on the Crescent mine, in Peacock district, for
the past eight or ten months, came in last l uesd iy.
lie gives a glowing account of that mine, and tells
us that all the ore taken from the mine has been
shipped to the mill at Hackberry, and, as soon as it
has been milled, thai Col. Thornlow, the superin-
tendent of the mine, will resume work on a more ex-
tensive scale than heretofore. There are five men at
work on Smith & Owens' copper mines near Cedar.
It is expected that this fine property will soon change
hands. The mill at Grass Springs is running on full
time, and the new concentrating tallies are doing
splendid work and giving entire satisfaction. The
work "f transforming a 3x5 shaft on the ( upel mine,
at Stockton, into a double-coin partment shaft is pro
gressing rapidly. There are a great many new pros-
pectors ill and about Stockton, and that city of
Galena seems to be experiencing quite a boom.
Wm. Freeborn came in from Cedar district last
Tuesday, where he has been working for several
months. He reports everything looking well in that
flourishing district, and the miners arc preparing to
get out lots of ore ready for the 20-stamp mill to be
erected on the Sandy. T. J. Christie and James
1'emberthv have been out to the Primrose mine in
Peacock mountains, owned by them, and have
brought in some fine samples of the ore for assay.
They propose to do considerable work on this mine
the coming summer. Erin Sherman is working on
the Blue Boy mine, near the Lone Star, and has a
big pile of ore on the dump. There is considerable
excitement in Aubrey district over the new finds
made by Eugene Desty, John Tillman and others,
and a great many new claims have been taken up.
Henry Ewing is getting ready a car-load of ore from
some of his claims of Chloride, to be shipped to the
Hubbs smelter at Albuquerque. Work is being
vigorously prosecuted on the Keystone, and the
mine is being rapidly put into proper shape for
working.
Pinal Mines.—/?/'///', April 28: The Lone Will
and By Chance mines, owned by W. Clark, have
been worked for the last three years by arraslra, and
have produced ore in sufficient quantity and of a
value to amply pay personal and mining expenses.
Thirty-five assays taken from ore on the vein have
produced an average of $240 per ton. The ore is
free milling ore with a preponderance of horn silver
and native silver. Several shafts varying from five to
30 feet in depth, have been sunk. Mr. Clark has
unbounded confidence in his mines and for the last
three years has never been discouraged.
The News Letter is situated on the Josephine
ledge, on which there are so many good locations.
Mr. Chas. Brown, the proprietor of Congress Hall,
Tucson, is the owner of this valuable mine. Mr.
Brown has for years past been engaged in mining in
our district and is the owner of some important
mining locations. The work on the News Letter is
under the charge of Mr. Thomas King. They are
working in the main shaft, which is about 100 feet
deep. They arc about to drift northerly on the vein.
They are working in porphyry and quartz. The
vein at the bottom' is three feet wide, and pay-streak
one foot wide. Samples from the latter assay $400.
The ore is of the same character of chloride as is
prevalent on the Josephine ledge, and this contains
a considerable quantity of native silver.
COLORADO.
Jamestown Notes. — Boulder News and Courier,
April 20: The Crocker mill has been running most
of the time for several weeks past, and advertises to
buy ores that run $20 per ton or more. lis capacity
is 10 tons per day. It has recently been treating
ores from the December, Golden Age, Virginia,
Mineral Point and other mines. Work is being
pushed on the Virginia, and some fine ore from this
mine has recently been treated by the Crocker Co.,
More work is now being done on the mines than
ever before, and the results are more satisfactory.
While the camp has been very quiet for a few clays
and business rather dull, we do not know of a single
instance where men have invested anything in mines
and have worked them but what they are satisfied
with the result. Those that do the most grumbling
arc the ones that have done the least to help the
camp. They came here to make a living off the
honest laborers and have failed, and to all such
chronic grumblers and dead-beats Jimtown is ready
and willing to say good-bye. 'The shaft on the Argo
has reached a depth of 62 ft, with ore about the same
as has been encountered for 20 ft. The bonanza
lode, owned by the Crocker Co., and situated near
the mill, is showing up well at a depth of 15 ft. On
Monday the Crocker Co. bought from R. H. Clark
30 pounds of first-class ore that run $3,441.15 per
ton, mostly gold, and 226 pounds of second-class ore
that run $583 per ton. This ore was from the
Franklin mine. The additions to and subtractions
from the population of the camp about counter-
balance each other. About as many are now coming
out of the camp as are going in. The Invincible, an
old property that has recently fallen into the hands
of Denver parties, is now considered one of the best
properties in the camp. The present proprietors be-
last week, and the first mill run of
ore will be made hereafter. An engine was I nought
this week .^<^\ will be put up at once. Baker A
H a drill a short distance
Buckhorn, l*heir progress is watched with
much interest.
IDAHO.
Gold. Idaho Worlds April 24: Seventj pounds
of amalgam have been cleaned from the plates in the
Golden Star mill. This amalgam is worth $4 or $5
per inline, h is expected the clean-up fiom the
[] tie a big ..ne. i iver half 'if the gold, it 1-
ihought, 1 ■in, tins m the batter} . Sixty or 70 tons oi
ore have been crushed, The mine siill looks splen
did. Gold can be seen, without the aid of :
in almost every piece of ore picked up. '1 In
are at work in the stopes daytime and two at night,
and are i.iking oul rock faster than die mill can
crush it.
MONTANA.
Pun ii'sm k<; Notes.— Cor \. w \ ■<
April 24: The Algonquin mill is closed down and In
the hands of the Sheriff. Mr. N. Connolly, long
considered one of our most substantial merchants,
became entangled in the mesh and has gone to the
wall. Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Constable have
been living around hunting up and attaching e\er\ -
thing, from a crowbar to a -team pump, belonging
to any of the parties concerned; bin. for once in the
history of Philipsburg, a few .if the workmen were
sharp enough not to be caught out. They secured
the bullion which was in the mill al the time Of the
bursi up and removed it to some place unknown.
where ii rem, lined until their money Was paid. '1 he
1 tope null is stilt undergoing repairs under the juris-
diction of the old veteran mill man, Capt. Plaisted,
and will soon be heard thumping away again. Not-
withstanding the deep snow and the inclemency of
the weather, a good deal of work has been done up-
on the t Jranite Mountain. This is to Philipsburg, ai
present, "the land of promise." and, if it turns out a
tenth as g.nid as it prospects, it will do. Mr. Sim
Shively reports continued SUCCCSS ;il (he Wiliow
creek quart/ mines.
NEW MEXICO.
Buu.iON.— Lake Valley Herald, April 26: The
Miinbres M. Co. is going along as usual producing
their lull monthly amount of bullion.
Tin", vein on the 1 >ona Lu mine, at Bnllard's peak,
is four feet wide, opened 50 ft along the surface.
The ore carries, silver, copper, lead and iron. In
one place a shaft has been sunk 40 ft, striking lead
carbonates which assay 103 ounces in silver to the
ton.
The Silver King mine is said to be a fine prop*
erty, The ledge is 40 ft wide; average of ore, eight
ounces on the surface. Two shafts are sunk, one on
the north, the other on the south end, with 75 tons
of ore on the dumps. The Silver Queen is the south-
ern extension and shows mineral of similar descrip-
tion and value.
Tin-: Colossal, in the Burro mountains, si\ mill's
southwest of Black Hawk, is one of a group of nine
mines. The main shaft is down 45 ft, assaying 350
ounces, A large quantity of ore is now on the
dump, and work going rapidly forward. On the
other claims of the group assessment work has been
done. The average assays on the surface are 150 to
200 ounces in silver,
'I'm. Silver Bar, No. 2, mine, in the Mogollon
mountains, is looking well, The company has on
the dumps and in sight a large quantity of low-grade
free-milling ore that averages $20 per ton. The lead
is from five to seven feet wide. One tunnel is driven
in 176 ft. Next to the footwall of the vein runs a
streak of copper-silver ore that averages in silver
$100 per ton. Assays have been made from this
streak of mineral running as high as $1,700 per ton.
The President of the company is Chas. E; Slayback,
of St. Louis. The company will soon erect reduc-
tion works. It is said there is ore enough now in
sight to feed a 40-stamp mill for some time to come.
BRADLEY & RISQUE are the owners of a group of
eight copper claims ou the Middle Gila river, 30
miles from Silver City, from which a good wagon
road runs direct, to the mines. They are now in
course of development.
ANOTHER rich strike has been made in the Bush
mine, over beyond the South Percha, at the head of
Trujillo creek" in Grant county. This time it is at
the bottom of a no-ft shaft, and also in a drift run
from the shaft at that depth. The ore is very rich in
appearance, and will doubtless run up into the thou-
sands when assayed. An open cut along the vein at
the surface has also exposed at the bottom a foot
streak of the same ore.
OREGON.
Washington District. — Cor. Bedrock Demo-
crat, April 25: The mines look well as far as pros-
pected. Col. Barnes is still at work on the Daniel
Boone, wtih good prospects. He has found some
native silver in the ledge, which is two feet wide at a
depth of 80 feet.
The Kgan mine is 12 feet wide. They have run
an open cut some six feet and it still holds its own,
showing bromides and chlorides and native silver.
There are plenty of mines to be found in this
country yet, as the country has never been pros-
pected thoroughly, Almost every day men come in
here and go away again cursing the country. Wc
want men to take hold of our mines that have the
monej and energy to get up and open them. The
prospectors here are all poor men, not able to open
the mines as they should be; yet we have done well
for the chance we have had. I do not think there
has ever been a better field for capitalists on this
coast than is presented here. We have silver, cop
per and iron in immense quantities, and every facil-
ity for working the same.
Notes.— Jacksonville Times, April 28: John
Barkdell and E. Rolen have commenced work at the
big bar of Rogue river.
Brown, Feldt & Co., mining on Aithouse, have
been doing well since water became plentiful. They
picked up a fine nugget worth $40 not long since.
Placer mining was a failure in most instances this
season. Such dry weather was never experienced
before, and the miners sincerely hope it never will be
repeated.
The Sterling mine is being worked without inter-
ruption, though the ditch is not full as yet, A con-
tinuation of the weather of this week will melt the
snow remaining in the mountains, when there will be
plenty of water,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[May*5,
1883
The Salmon Interest of the Northwest.
One of the great interests of the northwest is
the canning of the magnificent salmon which
frequent the waters of the Columbia and the
other streams emptying into the Pacific. Sal-
mon canning was begun on this coast by the
Hume brothers and Andrew Hapgood, all of
them having been engaged in salmon canning
on the Kennebec river in Maine. They opened
their first cannery opposite Sacramento city in
March, 1SG4. In 1S66, Win. Hume, hearing
something regarding the salmon prospects of
the Columbia river, went up there and found
that abundance of fish were being taken at Oak
Point, Oregon, by Jotham Reed and his partner,
two men from Maine, who had also been en-
gaged in fishing on the Kennebec river, and who
had for several years been fishing and salting
salmon on the Columbia river. William Hume
returned, and from his reports, the company
decided to establish a cannery on the Columbia,
and in the fall, George W. Hume went there
and constructed the works at Eagle Cliff,
Washington Territory. In 1867, their first sea-
son on the Columbia, the firm packed 4,000
cases of salmon, R. D. Hume and A. S Hap- J
good making the cans. From this
small beginning the business has
advanced until there are now on
the Columbia river alone not less
than thirty-five canneries which
produced in 18S2 about 540,000
cases of canned salmon and in-
cluding the other rivers "from the
Sacramento to the south of Alas-
ka. On the north the product of
canned salmon for 18S2 was not
far from 1,000,000 cases, with a
value of about $5,000,000.
In Mr. Hitteirs " Commerce
and Industries of the Pacific
Coast" we find the following in-
formation concerning the canning
interest of the Columbia : The
salmon fishery of the Columbia
gives employment in the season
to 5,600 men, 3,100 Chinamen
being employed in the canneries,
while 2,500 whites take charge of
the boats and nets. The cannery
proprietors own 1,200 boats, and HfiH
lease them with nets and all the ~4g
necessary tools and supplies to
the fishermen, a large proportion
of whom are Scandinavians, Ital-
ians and Finns,, who, as rent,
must give one third of the catch ,
and must sell the other two
thirds at a stipulated price.
Each boat has two men, a captain
and a helper. The former hires
the latter, boards him, and gives him ten
cents for every fish caught. The fishermen
who own their boats and nets sell where
they please, but usually receive the same price
as is paid to the men using the cannery boats.
It is expected that the captain of a boat will
make at least §100, and his helper §70 a month
for their labor. The average catch of a boat for
a season may be 2,000 fish, worth §1 ,200, equiva-
lent to §300 a month, of which §100 is allowed
for the use of the boat and net and other ma-
terial. The price on the Columbia was sixty
or sixty-two and a half cents a fish in 1881, the
price having increased gradually since 1866
(and is still increasing. ) In the canneries about
S50 white men are employed as superinten-
dents, clerks, foremen, etc. , earning from §50
to §175 a month, averaging §62. White men
make the nets, cans, boats and cases, and have
all the capital used in the business. The 3,100
Chinamen receive §372,000 for their work of
four months; the 850 white laborers in the can-
neries receive §210,000; the 2,500 fishermen,
§850,000. The wages in the fishing season, and
cost of fish paid by the canneries amount to
§1,433,000; and of this the 4,000 Chinamen get
less than a third, while the 3,500 whites divide
the other two thirds among themselves. The
proprietors get §2,750,000 for the product,
leaving them §1,316,400 above the cost of the
fish and wages in the fishing season to pay other
cannery expenses, interest on the investment
and profits.
Lime Formation. — The hitherto much de-
spised formation is now becoming all the rage
with prospectors, and everybody is looking for
rich deposits of metal in places where a few
months ago they would have been ashamed to
be found drunk. Thus does each section have
peculiarities, and thus it is proved that mineral
change of sentiment will undoubtedfully lead
to many rich discoveries in all sections of the
range, and while it cannot detract from the
value of the many rich properties which are al-
ready known to exist on contacts of granite or
poi'phyry, it can by directing attention in a new
direction make the country more valuable.
Fig. l.-THE MALE SALMON.
is where you find it and not entirely where
theorists say it should be. In the Black range
everywhere the bonanzas seem to He under a
black lime capping, and in gash veins cutting
through solid lime formation. The reason why
these discoveries have not been made before is
because most of the prospecting to date has
been done on contacts of granite aud porphyry,
Does Mining Pay?— This is a conundrum
that is being asked by half the papers of the
Union. Does mining pay? Ask the thousands
of men, who two years ago did not know what
a bean was and who now feast upon beans thiea
times every day of their lives. Ask them
whether or not mining pays. Ask the other
thousands of men, who two years ago, had
Engines for Electric Lighting. — Some
idea of the progress which is being made in elec-
tric lighting may be formed from the following
item: A. F. Upton, Boston, agent for the
Armingtoh & Sims engine, has received orders
for twelve fifty-horsepower engines of the Arm-
ington & Sims pattern, to be used for running
electric lights in different places.
SALMON FISHING STATION ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
and lime has been abhorred and shunned. Lake I never seen such a thing as a pair of canvas
valley and the Perchas were contradictions ' pants and who now wear canvas pants not only
which puzzled the scientific and theoretical on Sundays, but every day of their lives — ask
pi*ospector and set him thinking, and the Polo- \ them whether or not mining pays. When you
Figs. 2 and 3.— MALE HEADS DURING THE SPAWNING SEASON.
Fig. 4.-FEMALE HEAD.
mas discoveries only were needed to revolution-
ize his ideas and set him to looking for his for-
tune in new quarters, until now it has come to
pass that he will" hardly glance at the ground to
keep from stumbling when compelled to pass
through a granite or porphyry region. This
Fig. 5 -HUMPBACKED SALMON.
go to head (and tail) quarters and ask for in-
formation as to the paying proclivities of ^min-
ing as a business proposition, you get your an-
swer in thunder tones from every cabin on the
mountain side in which the bean pot is boiling
(and the slap-jack pan is sizzling, "It does !"
The Salmon.
The engravings given herewith well illus-
trate the salmon. Fig. 1 is a faithful repre-
sentation of the male salmon in his normal con-
dition as he comes in fat from the sea. He is I
then in his prime. The curve of the lip is a
plain indication of the sex. When lie strikes
fresh water his taste for food leaves him and,
eating nothing, he becomes thinner and thin-
ner. The appearance of the head of the female
is like that shown in Fig. 4, when the mouth is
well shaped and the nose round and full. As
the male fish proceeds up river his nose be-,
comes hooked as shown in Fig. 2; and, later on,
it gets even more hooked as Fig. 3 illustrates.
There are several theories as to the cause of "J
this gradual hooking of the nose. It used to
be thought due to the increase of fighting pro-
pensities when the fish come into fresh water.
That nature provided the hook nose then as a
sort of weapon. Others thought it was to dig
a sort of hole or hollow in the river bed where
spawn might be deposited. Now, it is supposed
to be used for breaking the tissues that hold the
spawn in the female so that the spawn may be
released and pass out.- The fish is supposed tc
push against the female with tht
nose so as to break the tissue as
stated.
Whatever the reasons, all male
salmon, salmon trout, etc. , get
the hook nose. The nearer to the
milting season the more pro-
nounced the hook. When the
fish return to the sea the nose I
again becomes rounded and the
head assumes its normal shape.
Fig. 5 shows the head of a
hump-backed salmon. In this,
the hook nose is a very promi- \
nent feature, so much so that]
many believe it is the same spe- d
cies as the Quinimf, which we
have just described, and that the
fish assumes this shape, and re- j
turns to the shape shown in Fig. \
1 after the spawning time, flow-
ever, it is now conceded, we be- \
lieve, that this is a distinct spe-
cies. He has a very hooked nose
and a regular rounded hump-back,
being a homely fish, and not at
all like the Salmo Quinnat, which
j.s the variety we eat. The
hump-back is found all along the
coast up as far as Sitka, but is
not very common.
Fig. 6 shows the appearance of
one of the fishing stations along
the river. Here are means for
spreading and mending the nets,
with houses for the fishermen.
What is called the fishing wheel is one of the
innovations in the business, and is designed to
supersede the fisherman. A large wheel iB put
up at one side of the river in a place where the
fish run, and it is revolved by the current]
There are scoops arranged, which catcli the
struggling fish as they try to go by, and these
scoops throw the fish out where they are taken.
These wheels catch the fish by thousands, much
faster than the fishermen can do it. There is out-
cry against them, however, as it is said their use
will deplete the supi ly of salmon.
A Signal Station at Mount Whitney.—
The Government has determined to establish a
Signal Service station on the summit of Mount
Whitney, and during the coming summer a de-
tail from the engineer corps at the Presidio will
be sent thither to make the necessary survey
for that purpose. Mount Whitney is supposed
to be the highest peak in the United States,
having an altitude of 14,898 feet above the sea
level. It is described as "the culmination point
of an immense pile of granite, which is cut al-
most to the center by numerous steep, and often
vertical canyons." It is situated on the west
border of Inyo county, Cal., near the center
of the Sierra Nevada, and about 325 miles
southeast of San Francisco. The station will
have an elevation more than double that of the
station on Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
At the latter station the winter gales attain a
speed of 100 miles per hour. As the data on
which storm predictions for this coast are ob-
tained from stations north of San Francisco,
that on Mount Whitney will not be as useful to
this coast as the Mount Washington station is to
the eastern seaboard. It will, however, serve, for
many important scientific purposes. The sig-
nal station at Point Barrow, the most northerly
extremity of the western coast of North America,
latitude 71° 24' N., is to be abandoned, and a
vessel will be sent up next month to remove the
party stationed there. There the winds in win-
ter blow with a speed of over 100 miles per
hour, and the mercury sinks below 50' below
zero.
M.v\ ■>, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
Sli
The Ejmgijmeefv
Sceew in Tunnel. The Lightning, I
the earliest torpedo boata mppli
Thorneycroft to the British service, hi
lately subjected t>>
trials hi Portsmouth, under the auperinl
nf Chief Engineer Castle, ol the B
lering power ol tin- craft] which i
tiafactory, proved defective in conae-
.,t the wide circle which she required t<>
turn in. In ord< I to surmount the difficulty
ipellor has recently been encased in a
tunnel; but while it was thought that the de\ ice
mighl improve her luuidine round, it
.i.l that might detract from her Bpeed.
Trial* were aocoi uingly ordered to !>!_■ made
opon the measu i Stokes baj . for the
"ii with the Bpeed which
she realised witli the original propeller. Four
re made at full Bpeed, fourteen knots,
twelve knots, and ten knots. When tested to
the utmost, a mean speed of sixteen and one
half knots was obtained, or about half a knot
in under the old conditions. The horse
Dower developed, however, wi b also less, and
an this is supposed to be due parti) to the in-
ferior character ol the coal us d, and partly to
Hi.- fuel being forced over the bridge and s..
ohoking some <-f the boiler tubes, it is probable
that further runs will !».■ ordered. The steering
in circling and going ahead was better than be-
fore, but in steering with the engine going
astern the results were Less satisfactory than
with an open screw.
Useful Information.
American Engineering. The story is told
that, twenty years ago, one of our New England
railroad companies did not dare to adopt the
plans of its chief engineer for an iron bridge un-
til they had been sent over to England and ap-
proved by experts there. Last year one of the
leading English engineers designed a bridge in
which there were two spans of 1,700 feet each,
Or 100 feet more than that of the East River
bridge. This design has been most severely at-
tacked by the Astronomer Royal, and a good
deal of capital made out of it. The engineer,
Mr. Baker, in replying to it says; "As
a sample of foreign opinion, I would quote that
<.t Mr. T. C. Clarke, the eminent American engi-
neer and contractor, who lias built more big
bridges himself than are to be found in the
whole of this country, and who has just com-
pleted a viaduct of HOI feet in bight, by far the
tallest in the world. Referring to the proposed
bridge, he writes: 'If my opinion is of any
value, I wish to say that a more thoroughly
practical and well considered design I have
never seen.' I need hardly say that the opinion
of such a man has far more weight than that of
an army of amateurs.'' This, as the Railroad Ga-
zette says, is a very gratifying evidence that
American engineering is growing in its reputa-
tion abroad.
Thb Hudson River Tunnel.— Work upon
the. New York side of this tunnel, which was
suspended about six months since, has now
been resumed. The water was pumped from
the excavation, and it was found that the brick
walls of the tunnel were not injured in the
least. One of the engineers engaged in the
work says: "We are making very satisfactory
progress. Since the work was suspended the
river bed at the o.uter end of the tunnel has be-
come more solid. After we get about thirty
feet farther we shall strike a loamy soil similar
to that through which the tunnel on the other
side of the river has been dug, and will be able
to push the work much faster. We are now
making progress at the rate of about two or
three feet a day." The tunnels on the New
' Jersey side of the river have been kept tree of
water as far out as the air-lock in each tunnel.
Work was also suspended at about the same
time on the Jersey side, where it has not yet
been resumed, but will soon be after Mr. Chas.
G. Francklyn, the President of the company,
returns from Europe.
dealing Watches with Benzine.
A ooi respondent »>i the Watchmaker and
Metalworker tells how he cleans watches with
benzine. The method may be useful for other
fine work, tte Bays: 1 immerse the parts in
benzine and dry in boxw l sawdust Tins
gives the gilding a fresh, new took which I
have never been able to get by any other pro-
cess. The movement must be entirely taken
down. The dial screws maj be screwed down
tightly and left, but all parts united with
Bcrews must be separated, bo that there will be
no places w here the benzine can remain and
I once absorbed by the Bawdust.
I have a targe alcohol oup, which 1 till about
half full of benzine, taking down my movement
and putting the larger pieces in the fluid. The
scape wheel, balance, and delicate parts l treal
separately, that tiny may not be injured by
contact with the heavier pieces. 1 then take
the pieces one at a time, and tumble them into
the sawdust. In a few seconds fchej will bo
dry, when 1 [tick them out and lay them in a
tray, using brass tweezers, winch do not
scratch. 1 treat all the parts in this way ex-
cept the mainspring, when a slight use of the
brush and clean chamois will remove all dust.
Of conrse, the holes must be cleaned with a
pointed peg, and I wipe out the oil sinks with
chamois over the end of a hlunt peg, but it is
not often necessary to clean the pinions with a
peg: they will come out of the sawdust bright
and clean.
The mainspring must not be put into benzine
unless you want it to break soon after. The
fluid seems to remove the fine oily surface which
a spring gets after working for a time, and
which is very desirable to retain; so I clean my
springs by wiping with soft tissue paper. If
they are gummy I put on a little fresh oil to
soften, ami wipe oft", being careful not to
straighten out the spring.
Solidified Milk, Oil, Whisky, etc. — In
the market of Jokutok, the Siberian town,
whose name has become so familiar to American
readers through the story of the ill-fated Jean
nette, it is said milk is sold by the block — frozen.
Each block has a string or stick frozen into it
for convenience in carrying.
We have already in these columns made men-
tion of the solidification of oil, and now, in ad-
dition to these two substances, it is said that
some ingenious chemist has succeeded in solidi-
fying whisky, so that it may be carried about
in cakes in the waistcoat pocket and resorted to
at any hour of the day or night. He must be a
very ingenious fellow indeed, who has done
anything one half so clever. In this country,
at least, the essential element of whisky is al-
cohol, and alcohol has never been solidified.
Even under the greatest pressure it only be-
comes a viscous fluid. From all that we have
ever heard of American whisky, however, we
think it very likely that its composition is so
peculiar as to make its solidification quite pos-
sible, but the man who would carry it about in
his waistcoat pocket, must Indeed be an ardent
opponent of total abstinence.
* Ll HI 0 - 3l kTB. <>ne of the most curi-
ous adaptations ol Balmain's luminous paint is a
applied by Messrs, w -It .v Sou,
an be written upon in the dark « ith an
ordinary lead pencil. The writing or drawing
appears as soman; lines of darknee3 surrounded
by a background of light Under many circum-
stances BUOh a slate may be found very useful,
but it cannot fail to be a source of much amuse-
ment, No phosphorus or other inflammable
materia] is employed in the manufacture of the
i - luminous properties being derived
solely fron out Light ab-
sorbed during the day. Tiie writing or draw-
ing on the -late can be easily removed by a
moist rag oi sponge, and the slate itself cannot
be worn out, it- luminous powers being re-ex-
cited by BXpi sure to light from day today. As
a writing tablet Eor desk or offices the luminous
slate may also be used, resembling, as it does,
in color and form, the ordinary porcelain slate.
The l_*ru i/.Aiio\ of Smoke, A company
at Elk Rapids, Mich., which manufactures fiftj
tons of charcoal iron a day. formerly allowed
the smoke made in burning the coal to go to
waste. Now the smoke, as it is formed, is de-
livered into stills charged with Lime and Bur-
rounded by cold water, the result of the con-
densation being first, acetate of lime; second,
alcohol; third, tar: the fourth part produces
gas, which is consumed under the boilers. A
thousand cords of wood are converted into char-
coal daily, yielding 2,800,000 cubic feet of
smoke, from which are obtained 12,000 pounds
of acetate of lime, 200 gallons of alcohol, and
twenty-five pounds of tar. The alcohol has
been contracted to a firm in Buffalo, X. Y., the
Tradt Revi* w says, for five years, they furnish-
ing the packages and receiving it at the works
at eighty cents per gallon.
House Moved by a Tree. — A large elm tree
at Norwich, Conn., has moved a house l>y the
force of its growth. The tree is more than
seventy years old, and the trunk reaches a
height of thirty feet before a limb branches out.
During the March winds the limbs spreading'
over the house swept off part of the chimney,
and it was removed. The tree, which stands
at the northeast corner of the house, has grown
so large that it raised and moved the bouse one
foot from its original position.
A Country Without House-Flies.— House-
beepers will be interested to learn that there is
one country in the world where the common
house-fly is almost unknown. That is the Philip -
pine Islands, and the phenomenon is explained
by a writer in Sdence, who says the Hy could
not, by itself, traverse the 000 miles of windy
ocean lying between the islands and the main-
land, while the few Hies that arrive at Manila
in vessels fall victims to voracious insect
enemies.
service, but must contaminate the body, indue-
ing disease, Ir ie quite certain that most ol the
Lassitude, the feeling of fatigue in the morning,
ia attributable to the absence of rest and aleep
occasioned by a late meal, taken at bedtime, ft
may be, or to a too full meal at the usual time, by
which the organs of digestion are 80 taxed, over-
worked, as t<> produce this general feeling of
Eatigue. These organs may as certainlj Buffer
from labor, toil, as the body as a whole, result
ing in a general fatigue, an unrerreshed state
of the whole body. I>r. ./. //. Hanaford.
TlIB EVB, If one would have clear and good
sight, keep the stomach in a good condition, by
the use of simple, nourishing and easily digested
food, taken at proper times, and never rob the
eye of its great food-stimulus the Light of the
sum. Seeing is as natural as breathing, when
no obstacles are presented. We breathe with-
out effort naturally, but if the chest is bound
and constrained, it is difficult. So with the
sight. We have simply to open the eye and it
sees naturally and without effort, under favora-
ble circumstances. I know of no better eye-
water than pure, soft water, bound with a wet
cloth over the eyes, if inflamed or painful, 1
know of no better medicine than the light of
the sun -not SO bright and dazzling as to be
painful. Even in sickness, with some modifica-
tions, a reasonable amount of clear sunlight is
an advantage, at least in the room, the eye be-
ing covered by a wet cloth, if painful. If we
would have good sight, away with stained
glass, dark curtains, veils, shades, blinds
''banged hair," or all hair through which one
attempts to sec. Do not attempt to read, study
or work when the light is not a good one. always
preferring natural light to artificial, doing as
little work at night as possible. Do not use a
flickering light or read in the cars to save time.
Do not use the eyes at the twilight hour, or
under any circumstances particularly trying.
Open the eyes and let them see, instead of com-
pelling them to see. — Dr. J. H. Hanaford.
The TehauntePec .Ship-Railwav. -Capt.
James B. Eades has resigned his position in the
Government River Commission, to devote his
attention exclusively to bis ship-railway pro-
ject. It appears that complete arrangements
have been made in England for the necessary
capital to complete the work, and iuside of five
years the railway will be carrying ships weigh-
ing, with their cargoes, o,000 gross tons from
the Gulf to the Pacific and from the Pacific to
the Gulf. The construction of this railway will
shorten the distance between New Orleans and
San Francisco by fully '2, "200 miles — making a
saving of 4,400 miles on the round trip.
The Panama Canal. — Unless Mr. Charles
Lesseps, who has just been interviewed in New
York, presents an unwarrantably rose-colored
view of the situation, work on the Panama
canal has been pushed forward with an energy
and success of which the American public gen-
erally has but an inadequate idea. M. De Les-
seps reports that the work is less difficult than
had been expected, and be professes to be hope
ful of its completion in five years' time. No
less surprising is his statement that the com-
pany is in no want of funds.
The Canadian Pacific katlroad is still pro
gressing westward at a very rapid rate. On the
24th of April, two miles of track were laid,
making 597 miles of continuing track westward
from Lake Wnanepeg.
White Bronze. — Experiments are being
made, according ta the Polytechnische Notiz-
hfalt, in Paris with a new alloy having a white
color yet containing no nickel. It is said to be
very strong and malleable. It is made of
copper and ferro-manganese, the proportions
being varied according to the purpose to which
the alloy is to be employed. An alloy of forty
parts of copper and sixty parts of ferro-man-
ganese, with a suitable quantity of some appro-
priate flux, produces a metal of such tenacity
that it surpasses the best steel armor plates.
The melted mixture is east in blocks and is per-
fectly malleable. To obtain a white metal that
can lie rolled out in sheets, the above alloy
is melted again, and twenty or twenty-five per
cent of zinc or white metal added, which im-
parts to it the desired quality. A plate of the
first named alloy two inches thick was found
by experiment to offer more resistance to a can-
non ball than a steel armor plate of the same
thickness. This new kind of "white bronze'1
is not to be confounded with the alloy used in
this country under the same name for grave-
stones and monuments, and which consists
principally of zinc.
Post Office Frauds.— The U. S. Official
Postal Guide publishes a list of over 500 names
of persons designated as frauds, and who con-
duct fraudulent lotteries and enter into other
schemes to defraud the public, and to whom
payment of money orders and the delivery of
registered letters has been prohibited by the
Postmaster-General. Of this large number,
there is not one shown to reside in California,
or any of the Pacific coast States or Territories.
Cucumber Wood. — There is a kind of tim-
ber known as "cucumber wood" which is used
in some parts of Ohio for siding, and is regarded
as good as any wood for that purpose. Con-
siderable quantities of cucumber are cut on the
Mississippi bottoms, where it is cut into dimen-
sion and made into4>oxes.
SriRJNKACE in lumber varies according to the
tree from which it is made. Oaks will shrink
in drying a half .inch to the foot, while the red-
woods of California show no perceptible change,
and the heavy eastern or South American woods
lose but little.
Gfooo Health,
Variations oi Digestion.
Of course it is impossible to reduce digestion
to a positive science in its relations to different
persons, the time varying according to diverse
circumstances. After a fast of several hours,
when the appetite is keen and the powers are in
their best conditions, active and fresh, it is rea-
sonable to infer that a meal will be digested in
very much less time than when these powers are
debilitated by excessive labor, fatigue and de-
pression. Like the body, as a whole, the stom-
ach may be active, energetic, aud prompt in its
labors. For the same reasons, the digestion of one
accustomed to vigorous labor in the air and sun,
with an unusual amount of the waste of the tis-
sues as the result of such labor, will be far su-
perior to that of one of sedentary habits, and
the indolent, with little waste and with far less
demand for the repairs of a wasted body. While
both do not demand the same food in kind and
amount, it is evident that the time of digestion
will vary. It is proper to add that neither vio-
lent exercise nor absolute indolence are favor-
able to digestion, but moderate exercise. It is
also true that digestion is impaired and retarded
by violent mental labor, by grief, anxiety, an-
ger, all violent emotions, such as divert the
blood from the stomach to the brain, robbing
digestion of its vital forces. Even sadness and
discouragements impair the digestive processes,
while cheerfulness, hope, and buoyancy of spir-
its produce the opposite results. "Laugh and
grow fat."
Of course, digestion in the young and vigor-
ous, the growing child, demanding food for daily
use for repairs, in addition to that needed for
growth, must not only be active and prompt,
but such will demand more food relatively than
the adult. The same is true of one emaciated by
disease, since there is a greater demand for the
repairs of the wasted tissues; and yet there is a
limit.
It is possible to exceed the amount demanded
in such cases, by which excess the stomach may
be so far taxed as not to be able to digest enough
to meet the real wants of the body, or it may do
this labor so imperfectly as measurably to de-
feat the design of eating, that of giving health
and strength. Even the "growing boy" may
eat so much as to weaken the digestive powers
to that extent that only a small part of the food
taken will be of any value. The food fairly and
thoroughly digested only can be of much ser-
vice, while that undigested, remaining in the
stomach to ferment and decay, not only is of no
KioiiT Livisa;.— It is preposterous to suppose
that we can live as our sensual impulses may
dictate, outrage all common sense, violate all of
the laws of our being, and then escape the pen-
alty. We eannot live like swine and rise to the
position of angels. Disease is no accident, but
has causes as certainly as have bruises, sprains,
broken bones, and the like. Derangements,
disease, pain, suffering, and premature death are
the direct outcome- the results — of the viola-
tions of the laws of the body, or the laws of God,
in general, visited upon us as penal inflictions.
There is no accident or uncertainty in the mat-
ter of securing health by obedience to the laws
and conditions of health. There is no more un-
certainty in securing it than there is in obtain-
ing an education, in learning a trade, or in suc-
ceeding in any branch of business. Seeking
health is a legitimate business, and is far more
promising and certain than the mercantile, since
there is no danger from competition, and very
few obstacles in the way, save our own sensual
weaknesses. As a general principle, the climate
is far more favorable than our own habits. We
can obey and succeed, or disobey and sutler. In
this we arc free to act, and are the architects of
our physical fortunes, as much as in business. —
Dr. J. II. Hanaford.
Mullein as a Remedv for Coughs. — Dr.
Quinlan, of Dublin, who last year read a paper
at the British Pharmaceutical Conference on
the hemostatic properties of the Plantago lint
nolala, has recently investigated the properties
of the common mullein, Verbascum thapmis
[British Medical Journal, January 27, p. 149).
This plant has long been used in Ireland as a
domestic remedy for consumptive cough, and
Dr. Quinlan has made a series of experiments
with a view to determine if it really possesses
the valuable properties attributed to it. He
finds that when boiled in milk the patient takes
the decoction readily, and experiences a physio-
logical want when it is omitted. Its power of
checking phthisical looseness of the bowels and
the relief afforded to coughing were very
marked, so that the patient took hardly any
other cough mixture. In early stages it appears
to have a distinct power of increasing weight,
but in advanced cases Dr. Quinlan remarks that
he is not aware of anything that will do this ex-
cept koumiss.
Sm eezed Six 1 >ays.— The Ithaca (N. Y. )
Journal, of a recent date, says that Mrs. Har-
rison Thayer, who lives on Jersey Hill, in the
town of Danby, began sneezing Tuesday.
After eight hours' continued sneezing the family
became alarmed and called a physician, who
could not account for the strange attack and
could only ease the lady by administering
chloroform. But this only effected a temporary
cure, for no sooner does Mrs. Thayer become
conscious than she begins sneezing again. On
Monday she was still at it. A second physician
was called in, and both say they never knew
such a case before.
Beware. — The Sanitary ISngmeer gives this
valuable piece of advice to housekeepers : Be-
ware of disused "conveniences," and don't trust
to the memory of any one for filling the visible
trap with water. Better remove the whole
fixture and seal up its outlet if not wanted for
frequent use. Moreover, don't you put such
an antiquated device as a pan-closet in a first-
class house anywhere. Even if its receiver be
ventilated, the vent-pipe may work the wrong
way and deceive you.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Swedish Blast Furnace: Pacific Coast
Mining Exposition; Machine Wining Drills, 305. The
Salmon Interest of the Northwest; The Salmon, 3 O.
Passing Events; Catching Float Gold in Streams; Min-
ing and Metallurgical Appliances; Copper Mining on the
Pacific Coast, fc>12- The Brooklyn Eridge, 318.
Patents and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents.
3 6.
ILLUSTRATIONS - Shaft Sinking and Drifting with
Machine Drills; Plan of Swedish Furnace; Swedish Fur-
nace for Copper; Starting a Tunnel, i?05. Group of
Salmon: Salmon Fishing Station on the Columbia River,
310 View of ih; New York and Brooklyn Bridge,
313
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-Sources of Injury
to Boilers; A New Style Locomotive; Power of Belting;
How to Select a File; What Next; The Effects of Punch-
ing on Metals; Cold and Hot-Short Iron, 307-
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- The Storage of Elec-
tricity; The Great Red Spot on Jupiter; The Electro-
scope: Photomicrography, 307-
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments. Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 308.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties o
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, New Mexico and Utah, 308-9.
THE ENGINEER. — Screw in Tunnel; American
Engineering; The Hudson River Tunnel; The Tehaun-
tepec Ship-Railway; The Panama Canal, 311.
USEFUL INFORMATION. - Cleaning Watches
with Benzine; Solidified Milk, Oil. Whisky, etc.; White
Bronze; Post Office Frauds: Cucumber Wood; A Lumin-
ous Slate; The Utilization of Smoke; House Moved by a
Tree; A Country Without House Flies, 3 '1.
GOOD HEALTH.- Variations of Digestion; The Eye;
Right Living; Mullein as a Remedy for Coughs; Sneezed
Six Days; Beware, 311.
NEWS INBRIEF-OnDage316and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS.— English Investments in the
Pacific Coost Mines— No 3; The Immigration Associa-
tion of California; Southern Nevada, 30d.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Reliance Machine W.«ks— Clot & Meese, S. F.
Elevator Works— Philip H inkle & Co., S. F.
Chemical Stoneware— Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia.
Hydraulic Giant — Hoskin Bros., Marysville, Cal.
Sackett School -D. P. Sackett, Oakland, Cal.
Passing Events.
The news from the mining regions seems
everywhere favorable just now. From various
places come notices of new strikes. Down in
the southern part of this State a new camp has
been opened. Up in Idaho new coal fields have
been found near Horseshoe Bend. Encouraging
reports from Clark's fork and Emigrant gulch,
Montana, are received. A "stampede" from
Montana into Washington Territory is now go-
ing on, new mines having been discovered
there. They are gold diggings of which but little
is so far known. In this State people are now
expecting a very prosperous year, both the
mining and agricultural community being satis-
fied with the prospects.
New Mixes. — A new mining district, called
Poorman's, at Mesquite, on the Colorado desert,
this county, has been located within the last
two weeks. The mines are situated one mile in
an easterly direction from Douglas Peak, and
half a mile southwesterly from Flag Staff Peak.
The Southern Pacific passes within a short dis-
tance. Following are the names of the mines
that have been located, the assays from which
are reported to be enormously rich: City of Chi-
cago, Esperanza, True Fissure, Outside, Los
Amigos, Kate West, Ocotilla, Buffam, City of
New York, Crescent City, Maud and Maggie,
Great Expectation, Kersage, Sand Storm, and
Nameless. — San Diego Sun.
Catching Float Gold in Streams.
We often hear mining men tell of the large
quantities of float gold which pass down the
streams of this State where mining is carried
on, or which receive the waters of other streams
where men are mining. No one seems to have
thought it possible to catch any of this float gold
after it passed out of the sluices into the streams
themselves. Yet in other countries the people
avail themselves of the opportunity afforded on
streams where mining is done to catch the float
gold — for it really does exist. It has been
found, for instance at Charleston, New Zealand,
that the gold does not all settle in the tail
races, but that, in the union of the water of sev-
eral tail races, a small percentage, well worth
saving, floats away.
The gold is arrested by a method termed
"fly-catching," which consists of a series of
blanket-tables placed across stream, like weirs,
so that the waters shall flow over each table in
succession. The tables are washed in turn, and
the gold is streamed from the sand and caught
up by quicksilver. Many of, these "claims"
yield from £20 to $45 per week, with little la-
bor. In the Charleston district referred to,
fly-catching has become quite an industry in
itself, and and no doubt there are quite a num-
ber of places in this State where similar stations
could be maintained with profit.
The tables are constructed entirely of timber.
Piles two or three feet in length are driven
firmly into the bed of the creek and on these
are nailed lengths of stout quartering, covered
over with one inch-boards laid close together, so
as to form a smooth table. Pieces of lighter
quartering are then placed over the boards from
top to bottom, forming divisions about four
feet in width. Blanketing or cloth— ordinary
grain sacks opened out are frequently used — is
next spread smoothly along these divisions
and securely fastened down by small strips of
wood. The tables vary in length from seven to
twelve feet, and are placed in the creek at in-
tervals of from sixty to 100 feet, extending quite
across the stream. The proprietors of these
rights are said to realize' during rainy weather
very good returns, ranging from $10 to $30 a
week, according to the nature of the workings
on the banks above and the number of tables
set iu the creek. The tables are liable to dam-
ity. In this case the inventors think there is
little need of the scouring or grinding action of
flat shoes and dies. These shoes and dies may
be used in what are known as "continuous pans"
in which the pulp is fed in at the center and is
discharged continuously at the periphery of the
pan. These silver shoes and dies add to the
amount of silver by their wear, so absolutely
nothing is lost, and there is no additional ex-
pense created to separate out base bullion after-
wards. Of course, these inventors know that
copper or silver plates have been used hi amal-
gamating pans where there was no considerable
amount of grinding necessary, but only such
friction as will brighten the particles and enable
theni to adhere to the silvered surface. The
silver shoes and dies, however, are new articles
of manufacture.
The North San Juan Times says that North
Bloomfieldj a hydraulic camp, is one of the live-
liest places in Nevada county and a reminder of
the early mining days.
age by flood. The tables are made in compart-
ments and when the blankets are lifted out of
one compartment, spare cloths are kept to re-
place those lifted. The men wash out the
cloths once or twice a day, in a box by the side
of the creek. The fine tailings pass over sev-
eral sets of tables in their course down the
creek.
Shoes and Dies for Amalgamating Pans.
As ordinarily constructed amalgamating pans
receive the pulp and tailings from the battery,
and are provided with dies on the bottom of
the pans and shoes which are fixed to a revolv-
ing muller, so as. to be moved over the dies
and in close contact with them, while the pulp
is caused to pass between these moving surfaces,
where it is ground in. the presence of quick-
silver, so that the latter may amalgamate with
any particles of gold or silver, and take up any
quicksilver or amalgam escaping from the bat-
tery or other previous apparatus. These iron
shoes and dies are subjected to considerable
wear by the sharp sand passing between them,
and more or less iron is taken up with the
amalgam, which is thus rendered base; and it
is difficult to separate the gold and silver con-
tained in it. The iron has, of course, no par-
ticular affinity for the particles of gold, silver
or amalgam, and is of no assistance in arresting
them. A new idea in amalgamating pans has
just been patented through the Mixing and
Scientific Press Patent agency, by Johnson
& Osborn, of Dos Cabezas, Arizona. They
propose as a new article of manufacture
shoes and dies for amalgamating pans, formed
of silver. The silver amalgamates readily and
presents a surface having a strong affinity for
any particles of gold, silver or mercury, and
will arrest the latter even when in its most dif-
ficult condition to save— when it is finely
divided or "floured."
In some cases the shoes are in the form of
rollers which rotate as they pass over the dies,
and the pulp is caused to pass between the sur-
faces of the rollers and the die, the great affinity
of the amalgamated silver causing it to take up
the passing valuable particles with great avid"
Mining and Metallurgical Appliances.
In some respects the newer mining regions of
this coast have an advantage over the older,
aside from the factof having new mines to work.
They have the experience of others as a guide
and are not compelled to experiment so much.
For instance, when new mines are found and it is
contemplated to erect reduction works, there is
not any necessity of experimenting with half a
dozen processes. Metallurgists well know how
the same kind of ore was worked elsewhere, and
the experiment of the older camp need not be
repeated.
Of late years, moreover, the mechanical ap-
pliances of mining have been very thoroughly
perfected as loug experience has dictated-
There is now no danger of getting mills which
are rattle-traps — provided reliable foundrymen
are the makers — or furnaces which are mere
stoves.
First-class metallurgical plants are now fitted
out ready for use by the foundrymen making a
specialty of this kind of work. For copper and
lead, excellent furnaces, admirably adapted to
their work, and with all improved attachments,
are furnished ready to be set at work immedi-
ately. The old-fashioned masonry and heavy
fittings are dispensed with, and water jackets,
improved tuyeres, blowers, etc., make the mod-
ern style far ahead of what was known a few
years ago. Copper and galena mines profit by
this greatly, and first cost of plant is largely re-
duced.
Pans and settlers have become simplified, and
instead of two or three dozen kinds, a combina-
tion of the best points of the best lias been
effected, so that there are now no longer
experiments in that direction to be un-
dergone with every new mill. With bat-
teries and mortars, we have settled down to
a type which has stood the test of experience of
years, and all make the same style, with but
few modifications. The number of concentrators
has not increased, but has decreased. That is,
a few styles having proved successful, economi-
cal, and good, have been adopted, and dozens of
experimental machines so much heard of a few
years ago have disappeared. Amalgamating
appliances have been invented and patented in
great numbers, though comparatively few have
been applied in practice. In most of the best
mills the same thing in this case will be seen.
Of the many different styles of roasting fur-
naces but few have stood the test of actual ex-
perience, and these few have been improved
gradually to great efficiency. In the matter of
leaching, practice differs more or less with the
classes of ore, but the best metallurgists agree
pretty well on the main points. Hoisting en-
gines of different types are used, but the same
general principles govern the constiaietion of all.
In pumping appliances there is perhaps more
range than in any other thing connected with
mining. Yet for deep mining work only cer-
tain styles of pumps are used. The only in-
novation is that of pumping by hydraulic
power, as carried on now on a large scale at the
Com stock and at Eureka, Nevada, and quite
successfully. This system will gradually
spread, no doubt, and other mining camps will
have hydraulic pumps.
In the matter of rock drills and compressors,
thei'e is a great variety, though three or four
styles seem to keep their places, as they do good
and efficient work and have stood the test of
every day experience.
People used to spend a great deal of money
experimenting with new appliances and pro
cesses, in hopes of getting something better than
their neighboi'S. A new mining company, with
new men as managers, was very apt to do this.
Now, however, it has been found to be best to
be careful in this respect. New companies are
now more apt to get the very best appliances
of all kinds combine"
have gone before.
Copper Mining on the Pacific Coast.
The Business in California.
For a number of years following the collapse
of the Copperopolis mines the business of pros-
pecting for and mining copper ore was much
neglected in California. What little ore was ex-
tracted during the twelve or fifteen years that
followed the abandonment of the Copperopolis
mines was nearly all shipped out of the State,
scarcely any attempts having been made at
working it here. That the business received
so little attention during this long period was
owing to the great decline that took place in
the price of this metal at the close of the war
and the difficulty that has attended the reduc-
tion of the California copper ores, which are
not usually of high grade, while they are largely
of the snlphureted variety, rendering them
troublesome to treat. The cupriferous ores
occur in a great many places in this State, the
deposits being very numerous along the foot-
hills of the Sierra Nevada. In Del Norte
county several large veins have been discov-
ered and worked to a limited extent, the ores
there being extixinjly rich.
Beneficiating the Low Grade Ores at Spen
ceville
Notwithstanding the drawbacks mentioned,
it may be expecte.d that this industry will be
gradually revived in California, the method of
treating these low grade sulphuretted ores
adopted by the San Francisco Copper Mining
Company, having demonstrated that they can
be reduced with profit. The mine and works
of this company are situated at Spenceville,
Nevada county. Their ore is abundant but
assays only from four to ten per cent metal
and is nearly all of the sulphuretted variety.
Not until ten or twelve years had been spent
here in futile efforts, was a method hit upon by
which this ore could be successfully handled.
This accomplished, the business of beneficiating
it has been prosecuted for the past five or six
years on a large scale and with satisfactory and
steadily increasing profits.
The leaching plan adopted by the San Fran-
cisco company, long used in Germany and Spain,
may be briefly described as follows : The ore is
first roasted by being placed in great piles on
layers of wood, these piles containing usually as
much as 1,000 or 1,200 tons each. The wood
once fired, combustion is kept up by the burn-
ing of the sulphur in the ore until the latter be-
comes practically desulphurized. This roasting
process proceeds slowly, from four to six months
being required for its completion. The sul-
phate produced by roasting is placed in wooden
tanks and leached. The solution thus obtained,
after being transferred to reservoirs and settled,
is pumped into revolving cylinders, where the
copper is precipitated through the agency of
scrap iron. Two or three tons of the precipita-
tions having accumulated in each cylinder, they
are removed, filtered, and transferred to the dry-
ing pan, which, expelling the moisture, leaves
the product in the form known as precipitate, or
cement copper, which, assaying between eighty-
five and ninety per cent fine, is in shape for
market. By the above process, from forty to
fifty per cent of the metal is extracted from the
ore treated, the balance being obtained from
the dump pile after it has undergone spontane-
ous decomposition. As this method of proceed-
ure is cheap and simple, and entirely practica-
ble, wood and water being plentiful in all the
cupiferous districts of California, it may reason-
ably be expected that it will soon come into ex-
tensive use here, insuring an early revival of
this industry in the State.
Copper Deposits in Nevadi.
During the period that copper mining re-
mained so depressed in California, valuable
bodies of this ore w it : discovered and in some
instances extensively developed in both Nevada
and Arizona. The first considerable deposits in
the State of Nevada wen: discovered as much
as ten or twelve years ago. They are sit-
uated in the Pine Nut Mount;. ins at a point
about forty miles southeast of Virginia City,
The veins in this locality, several in num-
ber, are from six to ten feet wide, trend north
and south and lie between limestone and quartz-
ite. The ores, principally carbonates and red
oxides, assay high in metal. A good deal of
ore has been extracted here and sold to the
blue stone worksat Dayton, on the Carson river,
none having ever been smelted or shipped to
more distant markets. The gross product of
these mines has amounted to over $200,000.
For several years past but little work has
been done at this locality. As the Carson and
Colorado railroad passes near them, it is proba-
ble ore extraction will in good time be resumed
at these mines. Fifty miles further on, in the
northeastern part of Esmeralda county, there
exists a copper bearing range of great magni-
tude, the most of it being embraced within the
Santa Fe and Soda Springs mining districts.
These deposits were discovered and some of them
located many years ago; but being in a desert
region and far from available shipping points,
little or nothiug was done towards their ^devel-
opment until within the past year or two, the
ivent of the Carson and Colorado Railroad iu
that section of country having led to renewed
attention being given to these deposits, the most
of which have since passed into the hands of
g the experience of all who I parties having the means and enter£>rise to prop-
I erly explore and bring them into a productive
May 5, 1883.]
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313
Condition, rigorous measures to that end having
already been adopted.
The Santa Fe District,
Covering an area of fifteen miles by ten, liea
In the mountain ran,"- dial 1 1 Spring
valley on the north. To the qc
lies Uillis Mountain district and to the east,
Arlington Spring arroyo. Within this area a
amber 01 copper bearing [odea occur,
- which are being exploited. Some of
Lodes show ore fissures oi great strength
and promise, carrying at <»r near the surl
most desirable ami docile character of copper
a high tenor, ranging from twelve to
sixty per cent. These ores consist of red and
black oxydes, (cuprites and malachites] blue
and green carbonates (malachite azurite and
with exceptional spots of sulphides
i glance and peacock). One very stro
carries native copper in sufficient quantities lor
stamp work. These ores are all singularly free
from arsenic ami antimony.
In the district are the following important
oi mines: The Sw eet Vei
Cabin, Jersey Blue, Copper King, New ramp,
and the Bradly'a Camp, each group containing
from four to eight distinct veins within a com-
paratively limited area, the nearest group being
distant from Luning, on the railroad, two miles,
and the furthest six miles, affording facilities
for cheap transportation of coke and material
to the mines ami of the bullion product to a
market.
These lodes, nearly all of which are -"--.ill
capped, crop boldly, coursing, as a rub', north-
erly and southerly with the strike of the
mountain range. With rare exceptions, cast
erly and westerly veins occur— the most prom-
ising are contact deposits lying between syenite
and porphyry, or lime slate, dolomite and
uuartzite. The gangue is invariably silicious,
and ia found more or less with calcareous mat-
In addition to these arroyos, which afford
natural road wa] grade from the natal
bearing lodes to the valley, the ranges are di-
vided fen washes or smaller valleys;
must become, at no distant day,
an important agent in the copper-producing
>i tin world.
The town of Luning, on the railroad, is the
Bhipping point for the Santa Fe, and also for
Uillis mountain, Garfield and the Silver Star
districts, the valuable minerals in the Latter
onsisting chiefly of silver-bearing ores.
Luning is an active and growing place, with the
Erospect of becoming in a few years quite a
irgc town. Twelve miles BOUth of Luning
i cin iu to Soda I lity, bo*c died from two re-
lie springs in the neighborhood, one hot
and the other cold, but the waters of both
ing valuable medicinal properties, Soda
City, like Luning, is a thrifty hamlet, being on
the railroad and the Bhipping station for
The Soda Springs Mining District.
Lying adjacent. The deposits here are cuprif-
erous, the geology of the country as well as the
vein system and the character of the ores, being
similar to those iu the Santa Fe district. The
greater portion of the more valuable lodes in
this district are owned by the Esmeralda Cop-
per Mining Co., the only parties who have as yet
put up copper reducing works in this region
of country or performed any very largo amount
ol exploratory labor on their mines, some of
hich give incontestable evidence of large value.
As at Santa Fe, the lodes here are large, shape-
ly and compact, carrying rich ores in good body
from the surface — which means profit from the
start. These ores also contain their own fluxes,
carrying lime and iron in about the proper pro-
portions for effective smelting. A good deal of
the ore here assays from 40 to 50 per cent, cop-
per. This company have put up at Soda
springs a 30 ton smelter, which for some time
The Bell Smelter.
The Inter-Mountain (Butte, Montana
Next to the location of the Anaconda smelter,
perhaps the moat important question which has
agitated the public mind m this city dm
past six months has been the resumption of
operations by the Bell company. With plenty
of ore in the mine and with a smelter in fine
shape for reducing an abundance of its pro-
duct, there has been no doubt that a
financial success would follow the beginning
of operations under the new management; but
not till yesterday was it positively known when
the furnaces would be lired up, In conversa-
tion yesterday with Walter J. King, acting
manager of the company, it was learned that at
twelve o'clock to-day, in all probability, one of
the blast furnaces, having a capacity of thirty
tons daily, would be tired up, and it not to-day
that Saturday would be the latest time when
operal ions h onld be resumed.
The smelter is under the immediate i harge of
Trof. Pitman, whose reputation as a practical
and scientific metallurgist is a sufficient assur-
/ once that the works will lie conducted in the
most economical and successful manner.
The ore supply at the smelter is abundant.
there being 3,000 or 4,000 tons of ore already
delivered and available for immediate reduc-
tion. The vast amount of ore, it is estimated,
will keep one furnace supplied for about three
months, at the expiration of which time it is
expected that the main three-compartment
shaft at the mine, which is now ISO feet deep,
will have attained a depth of 400 feet, and
that the ledge will be fully opened through a
north crosscut from the bottom station, thus
allowing the easy and comparatively inexpen-
sive extraction of all the ore the smelter can
treat, with both furnaces in operation.
The news that the Bell smelter has resumed
The Brooklyn Bridge.
The famous Brooklyn bridge toconm
- of \ru York and Brooklyn,
'' I'' bsen in course of construction
1 will be formally opened
for traffic on the 24th inst Mr. Jno. A. Koe-
bling originally estimated the cost at 87,000,000,
exclusive of the land required which has cost
$3,800,000. The actual cost when completed
will be about $15,500,000. One reason of this
increase waa the Government required an in-
live feet in hight, making the clear-
in- e under the bridge 135 feet, and it was wid-
ened from eighty to eighty-five feet. These
changes cost eight per cent more. Steel was
substituted for iron, and the approaches are
masonry instead of wire rope. The following
figures give a good idea of the dimensions:
oi each land span ojo ft.
Length of main span 1,595 ft- 6 &*.
High! 1. 1 in span above water 135ft. 6 in.
Length of X. V. approach 1,562 ft. 6 in.
Length of Brooklyn approach 971 ft.
Depth of N. V. foundations, below high
water 78 ft. 6 in.
Depth of Brooklyn foundation, below high
water, 44 ft. 6 in.
roial hight above high water, 271 ft. 6 in.
Hight of railway at tower, 119 ft.
Width of openings through towers, 33 ft. 9 in.
Diameter of cables 15 3-4 in.
Number of wires in each cable 5.434
Sustaining power of each cable, 12,000 tons
Total length of wire in each cable, 3.515 miles
First wire rope stretched over the river, Aug. 14, 1876
River first crossed on a wire rope Aug. 25, 1876
Footbridge finished and crossed Feb. 9, 1877
Commenced to build Jan. 3, 1870
From Sands St., Brooklyn, to Chatham St., New
York, one and one eighth miles long.
N.YORK.
VIEVv' OP THE NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACROSS THE EAST RIVER.
ter. Cupriferous ore bodies are also found on
a highly crystalline lime stone (carbonate), but
they are irregular and unreliable, only occur-
ring in pockets or chambers, not sufficiently ex-
tensive for economic purposes, being soon ex-
hausted. The ores of this district, by assay,
show but a small percentage of gold, but silver
is often associated in sufficient quantities to
materially add to the values of the copper pro-
duct.
Iron (hematite) in dykes of considerable
strength are found in the vicinity of these veins
well adapted for fluxing purposes, though the
veins themselves often carry their own fluxes —
iron, lime or silica. The hills are sparsely tim-
bered with, nut, pine and juniper, and springs
of good water are not infrequent in this range
of mountains. Soda Spring valley, through
which the C. & C. R. B. runs, has undoubtedly
been, at some remote period, a southerly arm
or extension of Walker lake. The resident In-
dians have a tradition to that effect, and the
water lines on the base of the surrounding
mountains are plainly to be seen. Artesian
water in abundance can no doubt be obtained
at almost auy point in the valley, as wells sunk
to a depth of thirty-five feet invariably get an
inexhaustible supply. The general elevation of
the range above the valley is some 2,000 feet;
the altitude of the valley above the sea level
4,000 feet.
Geological Formation.
These mountains are in the main metamor-
phic, ranging to cambrian or lower Silurian,
and exhibit a succession of gray and black lime-
stone strata, alternating with crystalline mcta-
morphic schists, vastly disturbed, tilted and
broken extensively by massive intrusions of
porphyritic and granitic rocks. There has
been extensive erosion throughout, as is evinced
by the sharp Assuring of the naked strata and
iu the numerous deep arroyos that cut the
mountain chains in a course generally trans-
verse to their trend.
past has been turning out black copper, $6 to
97 fine, at the rate of five tons per day. '"They
employ about 53 men — 23 at the smelter and
30 at the mine. At present they are working
but one of their several veins, this, the Blue
Light, affording ore enough to keep the smelter
fully employed. As they appear to have ore
enough, an additional furnace will probably be
erected before long.
The ore they are now reducing gives average
assays eighteen per cent copper, though the
company could profitably benericiate this tract-
able class of ores carrying not over ten or
twelve per cent metal. They have a side track
from the railroad to their smelter with a branch
on each side, one for bringing in coke and other
supplies and the other for carrying out bullion.
There is wood enough in the vicinity for making
steam, but English coke is used here for the
smelter. This company being made up in part
of parties interested in the famous Copper
Queen mine of Arizona have aimed to admin-
ister their affairs on the same sound and econ-
omical basis adopted in opening up and out-
fitting the above property. They run in debt
for nothing. Expenses that cannot be fully met
from the net earnings of the mine during its
earlier stages of development are provided for
by the sale of enough stock to make up the de-
ficiency, and no more,
Frue Concentrators. — In December last
Mr. P. C. Du Bois put into the Gold Blossem
mill at Ophir, Placer county, this State, two
Frue and two Triumph concentrators, both of
which machines separate the gangue from the
mineral by an endless rubber belt. The ma-
chines referred to have run side by side for
several months. A short time since Mr. Du
Bois desired to increase the capacity of his
mill, and we. are informed he has ordered five
more Fine concentrators, indicating that after
trial he was convinced of their superiority, and
preferred them even at the increased price,
operations will be welcome to the entire com-
munity, and particularly so to the patient stock-
holders, who, though disappointed by the failure
of the old management, have always expressed
faith in the richness and productiveness of the
mine, and many of them by personal inspection
know it to be one of the most extensive and
promising copper properties in the west. The
energetic and economical management of Mr.
James King has inspired all with a feeling Of
great confidence in the future, and it is consid-
ered certain that hereafter the Bell company,
as far as the success of its management and out-
put are concerned, will take rank with the
companies managing the Montana, Parrot or
Colorado smelters.
TtiE statement is made by some of our miners
that the charges of the Howell Company for
the reduction of ore, added to the high rates
for transportation, excludes all ores of a less
assay value than $100 per ton from treatment
at Lynx creek. As the Howell Company are
said to have enough ores of their own to oc-
cupy their works to their fullest capacity for
some years, it might be of advantage to our
business men to consider the question of of-
fering some inducement to millmen, who
would undertake the erection of works that
would meet the wants of the miners above
referred to. — Prescott Courier.
The Nevada (Cal.) Trait script says: Sunday, a
200-pound bowlder, very rich in gold, was found
in the Chinese claim situated on the south side
of Omega, just below John Goyne's residence.
The Chinamen refuse to give the value of the
bowlder, but it is said to contain a large quan-
tity of the royal metal.
The Carbonate Hill Mining Company has de-
clared a dividend of i\ve cents per share, or
$10,000, payable May 2nd. This will make
£10,000 to that date,
The adoption of a suspended span of 1,595
feet, at a hight of 135 feet, determined the hight
of the towers (276jj feet) from which the span
must be suspended. The cables are anchored
inland, 930 feet back from the towers on each
side. The anchorages are solid butrical struc-
tures of stone masonry, 119 by 132 feet at the
base and rising some ninety feet above high
water. They weigh 00,000 tons each. The
bridge floor is an immense steel framework,
consisting essentially of two systems of girders
at right angles to each other. There
are stays in every direction. The weight of
the whole suspended structure (central span)
is 0,740 tons; and the maximum weight with
which the bridge can be crowded by freely mov-
ing passengers, cars, vehicles, etc. , is estimated
at 1,380 tons, making a total weight borne by
the cables and stays of 8,120 tons, in the pro-
portion of 0,900 tons by the cables and 1,190
tons by the stays. The lengthwise pull in the
cables and to the load becomes about 11,700
tons, and their ultimate strength is 49,200
tons.
We have several times before alluded to the
details of construction of this bridge, and now
refer to it only in general terms. The engrav-
ing herewith gives a good idea of its general ap-
pearance. A most magnificent view of the sur-
rounding countrymay be had from the bridge.
As an engineering feat the bridge is unparalleled
and reflects great credit on its designer the late
John A. Eioebling and his successor W. A.
Rocbling. The Brooklyn bridge will hereafter
be one of the "sights of New York."
The March product of the Lexington mine of
Montana was 76,570 ounces of silver and 799
ounces of gold.
A- new company to develop the coal mines at
Pinacate and vicinity has been organized at San
Diego, and is known as the 6an Diego Coal
Mining Company,
314
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 5, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U S. Patents In Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market bt., S>. f.
Fok the Week Ending Aran. 17, 1883.
27Sj978. —Strainer tor Water Faucets— Geo.
F. Bn'rrinston, S. F. .
275,893— DmT Scraper — W. H. Deidnck,
*Z7SS°9-— Device roit R»ioving Tires— N'. B.
Hervev Santa Rosa, Cal.
t75l\j ^-File HANDLE-Geo. W. Hill, Starks
Point, W. T.
275,916— Pl-lley Block— Jackson & Carter, b.
' - 842— Speed Regulator and Reversing
Device for Electric Motors— Molera & Celrian,
"275. 865— Rue-Iron for VEHrcLES— D. Shelton,
Santa Rosa, Cal.
275,952— Channeling Rivers, Ltc— D. Spang-
ler, Hanford, Cal.
275,956— Sulky Plow— P. K. Stockton, St.
Helena, Cal. .
27r q6^— Separating the Sediment, Etc.,
From Sacharine Juice of Sorghum— J. D. Van-
derburger, Marshfield, Or.
27c 067— Tire Setter— F. Winne, Orland, Cal.
275^68— Folding Crate for Fowls— Thos.
F. Woodside, Modesto, Cal.
275. 969— Crate for Fowls— Thos. F. Wood-
side, Modesto, Cal.
For the Week Ending April 24, 1883.
„76 217 —Sewer-gas Trap— A. Blatchly. S. F.
276^223.— Harness Buckle— A. Cadwell, Peta-
luma, Cal. .
276,353.— Center Board— W, O. Chnstensen,
Marshfield, Oregon.
076 025 —Supply Apparatus for Feeders for
Threshing Machines— John P. Cobb, College
City, Cal.
276,365.— Fruit Pitter— C. A. Curran, Albany,
Oregon. _ . , -,
276,530.— Traction Wheel— Jos. Ennght, ban
lose, Cal.
276,171.— Case for Cigarettes— E. J. Fraser,
S F '
'276 230.— Cable Railway— A. S. Hallidie, S. F.
46 240 —Traveling Bag— A. S. Hallidie, S. F.
276,241.— Portable Hanging Scaffold— J. H.
Hanavan, S. F. -.
276,244.— Suspender Hook— H. M. Hememan,
S. F. ' T
276,181. — Dry Ore Concentrator — Jos.
Hubert, S. F.
276,418.— Shoe and Die for Amalgamating
Pans— Johnson & Osborn, Dos Cabezas. A. T.
276,424.— Lemon Squeezer— Kelly & Wimmer,
"276 185.— Steam Bell Ringer— E. Lawson, S,
F. Cal.
276,492. — Hair .Spinning Machine — John
Spaulding, S. F.
276,493.— Sediment Collector for Steam
Boilers— Tohn Spaulding, S. F.
276,494. —Carpet Beating Machine — John
Spaulding, S. F. '
276,303.— Wheeled Scraper— L. A. Sweatt,
Santa Clara, Cal. ir
276,320.— Horse Power— W. H. Worth, Peta-
luma, Cal.
Note.— Copies of U. S- and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agincy, the following are
worthy of special mention :
Dirt Scraper. — Win. H. Diedrick, Selma,
Fresno Co., Cal. No. 275,893. Dated April
17, 1SS3. This invention relates to that class of
dirt scrapers used in leveling land. The inven-
tion consists in adjustable runners upon which
the bowl of the scraper may run when
dumped, in adjustable draft bars, and in an ad-
justable stop to limit the dump of* the bowl.
The object of the several improvements is first,
by adjusting the runners, to so regulate the
hight of the bowl, and especially its bit, from
the ground, that the dirt shall be dumped
either suddenly in one place or gradually dis-
charged and scraped over the ground, as the
necessity of the case may' require; second, to
graduate the power required to make the bit
take hold of the ground, and to dump the bowl
as may be desired; and, lastly, to limit the
dump at any desired point.
Lemon Squeezer. — Albert C. Kelley and Geo.
W. Wimmer, S. F. No. -266,424. Dated
April 24, 18S3. The lemon squeezer consists of
two jaws suitably shaped to receive the lemon
or other object. One of these jaws has two
handles hinged to its sides, while the other has a
stem extending back centrally between the han-
dles, to which it is united by a knee lever, so
that when the handles are closed the two jaws
will be made to approach each other.
Sewer Gas-Trap. — Ambrose Blatchly, S. F.
No. 270,217. Dated April 24, 1SS3. This im-
proved trap consists of a peculiarly-shaped
chamber, in the bottom of which mercury is
placed, so that a complete metallic gate or trap
is formed to prevent the passage of gas. The
chamber is made of glass or other transparent
material to permit an inspection of its contents,
and is of such a shape that the level of the mer-
cury will not be raised too high when the water
is passing through the trap.
Supply Apparatus tor Feeders for
Threshing Machines. — John P. Cobb, College
City, Colusa Co., Cal. No. 276,225. Dated
April 24, 1SS3. This is an apparatus for re-
ceiving and conveying unthreshed straw to
threshing machines. The straw is usually de-
posited from the stack or header wagon, on a
table in close proximity to the feeder. From
this pile the straw is raked down upon the belt
by hand. This system is done away with by
this invention, as a peculiar pan-shaped receiver
is provided, and the mass of straw which is
dropped into the receiver by the derrick fork,
is distributed by revolving arms with teeth so
as to be fed with regularity upon the carrier
belt and by it carried to the threshing machine.
The receiver is mounted on wheels so as to be
transported from place to place.
Wheeled Scraper. — Leroy A. Sweatt and
John Fatzo, Santa Clara, Cal. No. 276,303. Dated
April 24, 1S83. This invention relates to the
class of wheeled scrapers for grading. The im-
provements consist in a means for holding it at
any inclination for dumping it, in a novel adjust-
able guard for the front of the scoop, in a
means for turning the entire device in a small
space, and in certain minor details of construc-
tion. The object is to provide a device for lev-
eling or grading the ground, the scoop of which
may easily be raised to transport the earth or
held at any inclination, or turned to dump it,
and one wheel, on account of the length of its
frame will reach effectively the small elevation,
and at the same time may be easily turned in a
small space.
Carle Railway. — Andrew S. Hallidie, S. F.
No. 276,239. Dated April 24, 18S3. This is
an improvement on the cable railroads such as
are in use in this city and elsewhere, and with
which Mr. Hallidie has been identified since
their inception. The improvement consists in a
novel construction of a cellular metallic cover-
ing for the tube, having a filling of wood or as-
phaltum, which provides a secure footing for
horses, in place of the broad and slippery sur-
face of iron, which is usually necessary to keep
the sides of the slot from spreading. This cel-
lular covering forms also a rigid boundary for
the slot, in place of the iron ordinarily em-
ployed. The cellular metallic covering is made
so as to be removable without disturbing the
paving of the street.
Portable Hanging Scaffold. — John H.
Hanavan, S. F. No. 276,241. Dated April
24, 1S83. This is a hanging scaffold, which
may be readily taken apart and packed for
transportation. The great advantage of the de-
vice is that it leaves all underneath free, and a
workman can be engaged under the scaffold at
the wall without having it in his way, es is
the case when platforms with legs are used.
The adjustal ility of the brackets provides for
high ceilings, where, after working within reach
above, the floor may be lowered to allow the
workman upon the scaffold to meet the highest
limit of the workman below. By being hung
from the joists it is entirely out of the way, and
as firm as though supported from below.
Crate for Fowls. — Thomas F. Woodside,
Modesto, Cal. No. 275,969. Dated April 17,
IS83. The crate for fowls consists of an ad-
justable partition moving upon guides within
the crate, and provided with an adjusting and
locking mechanism, by which it may be se-
cured at any desired point, and thus divides
the crate or cage into compartments of any
desired size. Another patent by the same in-
ventor for a crate for fowls bears the same
date. It is a peculiar construction by which
the crate is made to fold or collapse after it is
empty, so as to be convenient for shipping.
Sulky Plow. — Philip K. Stockton, St. He-
lena, Cal. No. 275,956. Dated April 17,1883.
This sulky plow is specially adapted for use in
vineyards, or for plowing such plants as are in
rows. The invention consists in combining a
right hand and a left hand turning plow, or two
or more of them, on a frame, so as to fall
toward each other, or away from each other,
the plows being movable on said frame, so that
the furrows can be thrown, two or more at a
time, toward the center or away from the cen-
ter.
Suspender Hook. — Harry M. Heinemsnn, S.
F. No. 276,244. Dated April 24, 1SS3. This is
an improved means of attaching suspenders to
pantaloons or other similar garments so as to
make a strong fastening not likely to be broken
and at the same time one easy to be detached. It
consists of a hook so formed as to receive the
buttonhole or loop of the suspender, said hook
being permanently secured to the waistband of
the pantaloons
Harness Buckle. —Alexander Cadwell, Peta-
luma, Cal. No. 276,223. Dated April 24,1 SS3.
This improved article of manufacture consists
of a harness buckle having a frame and tongue
with bent point fitting a socket or hole on the
front of the frame, and having under its front
side projections or guards inclosing the sides of
the strap.
Horse-Power. — Win, H. Worth, Petaluma.
No. 276,320. Dated April 24, 1SS3. This in-
vention relates to certain details of construction
of horse-powers, by which they are made sim-
pler and stronger.
Traveling Bag.— Andrew S. Hallidie, S. F.
No. 276,240. Dated April 24, 1SS3. This in-
vention covers an improvement in bags such as
are employed by travelers. It consists of a bag
or receptacle formed in the usual, or any con-
venient shape, and having the ordinary exterior
covering material, inside of which is a lining of
flexible wire netting, to prevent the material be-
ing cut through and the contents of the bag
stolen. The flexible wire netting, while it pre-
vents the bag being cut open, will allow it to be
folded or expanded nearly as freely as when
made of the usual material, and within this may
be the ordinary cloth lining, by which it is con-
cealed from view. By providing this bag with
a stout frame and good lock, it will be burglar-
proof, and may be used to transport money or
other valuables.
News in Brief.
The Chinese Minister in Washington has de-
cided to establish a Chinese Consulate in New
York. -
The sacred vessels and the poor box of the
Catholic church at Watsonville were stolen
recently.
It is estimated that the Government loses
annually §500,000 by smuggling carried on along
the Rio Grande.
The greater part of the Eastern excursionists
who have just arrived in the State, have gone
to the Yosemite valley.
Red crane are quite plentiful on the plains
about Santa Monica. They are frequently shot,
and make excellent eating.
The ship laborers at St. Johns, N. B., have
refused to work on vessels where steam power
is used in loading. The reason assigned is the
frequency of accidents.
The war-worn Tombstone rangers have re-
turned to Tombstone, footsore and weary, and
without any scalps at their belts. As is usual
in such organizations, they quarreled among
themselves.
It is considered improbable that the attack
of the North (,'m/icni Gazette upon the Ameri-
can Minister involves his resignation. Sargent
has had little direct intercouse with Bismarck
since his arrival.
James R. Keene is selling out his picture
gallery and will join his family in Europe this
summer. Jay Gould bought a Rosa Bonheur
cattle picture for §16,000, and Henry Clews
bought three other paintings for about §25,000.
The Government has cautioned General Crook
not to cross the frontier. His understanding
with the Mexican authorities gives him the
privilege of doing so. The Government evi-
dently has received no official information of
the result of his consultation with Mexican
officials.
Silver-Plated Amalgamating Plates for
Saving Gold. — We would call the attention of
our readers and mining men in general to the
advertisement in another column of the San
Francisco Plating Works, E. G. Denniston pro-
prietor, 653 and 655 Mission street. The silver-
plated mining plates which Mr. Denniston man-
u "aetures have proved a great success in both
(iiarta and placer mining, and are used every-
where. Mr. Denniston is running his works
constantly, filling orders for the Pacific coast
and Rocky Mountain mining States, Mexico,
Central and South America, Australia,
New Zealand, British Columbia and Alaska.
This establishment is the most exten-
sive and successful in the manufacture of these
plates of any in the United States. The
plates made here have proved durable and satis-
factory. Full weight of silver guaranteed on
every order. Over 2,000 orders have been filled.
Owing to the great demand for these plates, and
increased facilities, they will be sold at reduced
rates. Quartz and placer miners would do well
to call or send for price list.
A survey has been made for the Oregon
Short Line to run through Boise City, and
orders have been given to stop further building
on the old survey.
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Manufactuie all kinds of
Patent Hydraulic, Air Pressure, Steam
and Hand Power
ELEVATOES,
With the Latest Improved Appliances.
TO HYDRAULIC MINERS.
Wa recommond our
IMPEOVED GS-I-A.3XTT,
Lately introduced, as being; the be-t Hydraulic Hacbine
ever manufactured, being bimp'pr, li.hter, cheaper, and
more easily w.-rker) than any S' j le before used. T^ey are
giving; satisfaction '.o all pariieB u in<* them. A cut is
heinff prepared and wi 1 appear i ■ a future nsue. The
machine is fuliy protected hy patents owned by us, and
we will guarantee our customers.
HOSKIN BROS ,
Miry s villa.
THE HOME SCHOOL
FOR
YOTJ1TG LADIES
1825 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Cal.
Organized in 1S7S.
TEBM8 BEGIN IN JULY AND JANUARY.
MISS H. N. FIELD, Principal
Takes first rank for thoroughness
and ability of its teachers; aUo
for home care.
Business, Classical, and
Englibli Departments,
Next Term commences July lflth.
Send for Cataogue to
D. P. SACKETT, A. It, Principal,
OAKLAND, CAL,
SACKETT
(FOR BOYS)
SCHOOL.
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"Challenge" Ore Feeders.
OVER 1100 HAVE BEEN IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.
Awarded First Premiums at the Preceding and last Industrial Fairs of the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco.
TWENTY PER CENT. MORE ORE CRUSHED WITH FIFTEEN PER CENT. LESS WEAR OF IRON
THAN BY THE OLD METHOD OF HAND-FEEDING.
C*l&venu
A mar. or
The opposite cut illujt rales the recently •introdivad
G.ip an . Boring Attachment, which replrccs the Woigbt
Mriir I belly He' and r«*ult In an ob.ioiL- .mpruwin nt
! I practical operetlon of the largo number if tUo*o
mechiuee now in u-e dcutonbtntai Lh« hot V I I
pii.iclplo upon which a p«ifi)cl Ore Ketdor »i c f he eon
etructcd b that of ft carrier nod n*.t that ot a sorting
ubh'. Uniform feeding la no i« m b!e upon the jattur
plan. Toe ore mu-ii Le evenly carried upon a atcai'L
advancing p!"» or table lo the lino or point of <ll«ch»rir»,
and tl ere be fcinij-Iy dropped. Jerky or epiiroodically
acting contrivances wilt not answer the pU'DOM for fc , J-
i- g we*, or sticky r,i\», nor for fbe ores of mines wi-.ere
tiiey way change from eharp quartz to an i Itenilxeti ma-
terial vt quai u and ea tl.y milter.
Inee Feeder.; are in Succeaeful Practice*
Operation Jn the >ollowln(r Quartz
Milld, ann are glvlnp* Perlect
sat ie fuction to their
Managers.
rompn.a iae.. '.'» Stamps Varipoea counly, 0*1
Soulsby 20 *■ Tuolumne " '*
Patti>n*fni ........ 20 " " *« "
Shvcp Ranch 20 "
Mahoney . 10 '■
Ziile 10 "
Pacific .- 40 "
Naabviilv 20 "
Green 80 "
JqIUd 10 "
St Patrick. ... 16 "
Frcvidunce. .. 10 "
Em -re 20 "
Idaho 30 "
Groen U..untaU. )10 '*
Plumas-Eureka... 60 '*
Bu I we r- Standard. 30 *'
Standard '20 "
Nuonda--. .... HO "
Big u \ Creek.. . iu "
Mrxici. ... 44 "
^antiH;o 32 "
Vivta-i lfi "
Clnii'v ;'.
Contention 20 "
Giand Cent rat. .20 "
Nunshine 20
Borneo tabu 2Q0 "
Father d Siuel. . 80 " " '■ "
Hidden Trcaeu<e. 40 " "
Highland . 120 " . "
And in many other Mile in ihe Mining Districts' f the en
'Are Unitid States, aud as well in Nova Scotia J >id Aus-
tralasia. The superiority of lbese Feeders o\er others
ma.-ufa tu.rd taibcen soibcuouebly demonstrated that It
in not drcn.ed piTti cnt lu cite Ihe nuuibcrlecs n.stances
of ihis f.ct.
El Dorr-do
.Placer
.Novau.
Plumna
.Frjsno " '•
.Lyon counly, Nevada.
.U" itah, cou ity, Utah.
. Tombstone, Ariz m
.Bl..ck Bills. Dakota.
Manufactured and for Sale by
THE "JOSHUA HENDY MACH
'JOSHUA HENDY MACHINE WORKS,"
Nos. 49 and 51 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.,
Manufacturers of Quartz, Saw Mill and General Machinery. Agents for "BAKER" ROTARY PRESSURE BLOWERS, WILBKA-
HAM ROTARY PISTON PUMPS, P. BLAISDELL & CO. 'S MACHINISTS' TOOLS, and the Celebrated "HOT POLISHED SHAFT-
ING," from the Akron Iron Company, Akron, Ohio. Also Manufacturers of New and Dealers in Second-Hand Boilers, Engines and all
Descriptions of Machinery.
*<■ CATALOGUE AND PARTICULARS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION.'**
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Seatnn Gold Mining Company. — Location
of principal place of business, San Francisco, Cilifoi-
nia; location of works. Dry town, Amador county, Cal.
Notice is hereby piven that at a meeting of the Board
of Directors, held on the 10th day of April, 1SS3, an as-
peaement (No 2)<>fs ven and one-half centB(74) per share
was levied apoi* the capital stock ot '.he corporation, pay-
able Immpdiately in United States eold coin, to the Treas-
urer, A. Warner, at his office, No. '224 Kearny Btreet, room
2, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which thin assessment shall remain
unpaid i.ii theliihdayof M»y, I88S, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale, at public auc ion, and unless payment is
mode before, will be sold on Tuesday, the 5th dav nf June,
1883, to pay the delinquent ^sesnment, together w:ih
coslf* of advertising and expenses of Bale. By order of
the Board of Directors. A. MARTIN, Secretary.
OKFIC-i— Room 6, 528 California street, San Francisco,
California.
QUICKSILVER.
THE OELEBEA TE D
BRAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almatien, Santa Clara Co., Cal.
For Bale in any quantify. Trademark A oi iop cf
Flasks secured by United States Patent, and re*)sUiv:c\
Flasks contain 70$ tbs. Quicksilver. Weight and purity
uiraoteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from Sau Jo3e, f. o.
b., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana aud Idtil-o
or Utah,or delivered at Pacific Mail SteimshipCo.'swhar/,
aiid Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, without
obarje. Railroad rates from San Jose a-e the eume afl
'iom San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. O Box, 107S.
320 Sansome Street. S. F
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent,
I
1100 East Cumberland St., Philadslphia, Pa.
Manufacturer of
all kinds of
§ \ i — Koa-
Hjimi torturing
acid J Chemists.
FOT | Alao Chemioal Bricks
~r=\ for Glover Tower.
\ ACID //smhuwMT ^ «mi J!^
DHht** SiWEi ^rtlli^^ j^wi r
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is uo new, patent, non-explonive Safety Powder, but the Genuine
Standard Nitro-Giycerine Powder, as safe to use and handle as any other Nitro
Glycerine Powder manufactured. The fumesand uases, common in nitro-ulycerine
powders, are destroyed, and do uot leave the miner w'th headache or nausea.
The powder is put up in cartridges of any size to sutt the consumer, and in
exploded in the sum" manne' as all other hieh explosives; that is, by meanB of
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It is not claimed for thiB powder lhal it le a
non-explosive, or safer than other nUro-iilycerine powder. All powder, and
especially nitm-nlvcerine powder, t-hou'd be handled carefully. The EXCEL-
SIOR POWDER is as safe, and for strensih far surpasses any other powder on
the market. Addre s all orders t>
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
Room 9, No. 3 California St., - San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co..
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND f IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE DOLTS, LAG SCREWS, 1TOTS
WASHERS, ETC., STEAVIBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
to- Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. Nc. !SO:2 Market St.. UNION BlOCK.
L. C. MAR3HUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Korthwest Cor. Main and Howard its., San FranclEco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
AL.L. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED I
HOME INDUSTRY !
Stationary and Compound Engines, "clour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills
n.ating Macmnes.
Aw alga
CASTINGS AND FORCINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Quartz Mills,
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER.
l'.r.o t-.l M
> in t.tie Ut»t und utm-pvPl Oru Fotiiltr now in iim\
It has fewer parts, requires less power, ia simpler i.\
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or aoii
clay alike uniformity, uuder one or all the stamps lo a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hi'] Mill it has run continuously for two
years, never Having bean out of order or cosl-u- a doll"*-
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manafactureru,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
PELTON'S PATENT
Reaction Hurdy Gurdv Water-Wheel.
Tnis vvTieel will be guaranteed to |iiu-chiiec:"fl to give 8'..%
of the theoretical power of water. flEs'Sead for circular to
L. A PELT ON. Nevada City. Nevada Co., Cat.
THE
ALBANY CYLINDER
OIL
Has its globule undisturbed, s;r ula a
fire test cf more than 500 decrees, is pe:-
fectly free from acids or oxygen, clings
with mo;e < ena< ity to 'ube metal, aud
'tetter resists the g:e.*t p.^?au: e and he:;t
of sttiam than any other lu'uricaUi.
LARG1BST STOCK OF
GENUINE EASTERN OILS
In this City.
HEADGiTJAETEBS
— J'OR THE—
Albany Lubricating Compound,
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 M^n St., San Francisco
1S7 FRONT ST.. PORTLAND.
To Prospecting Quartz Miners.
Miners having reliable properties in Califorulc, and
who are willing to eive ono-half of their iutereat iu Sha
same for suitable machinery, may benefit themselves by
corresponding with me. ALMARIN B. PAUL.
Room 20, Safe Deposit Building, San Franckco.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
185 Montgomery St. near Bush.
SPSCIALTV FOB. 33 TEARS.
The most complicated cases of defect
lve vision thoroughly diagnosed, fTea of
charge. Orders by mail or ex.'pi'eas
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order Two Hours Notice.
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[May 5, 1883
Srop apd fflachipe tork
F P. B*con, Prea.
O. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairsrs of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND UUILDBRS OP
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Macninerr. Port-
able, Stationery ani Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
igrAeents for C. H. Baker's Mining Horae Power;
Bishop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
Oakland ^ron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping- on Cars .
Works Located. Cor. Second and. Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
BACRAMBNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works.
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
AU kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Sbip Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cockt-
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lines and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. *S,PRICES MODERATE. ^
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIB.CH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engiuea, Flour,
Quartz and Mining Machinery. Brudio's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tonB per hour 8450.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
" 3 " S " "' " 925.00
" 0 " 15001bB " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or uyliuder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
FittiDga. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to SO-Horso power. Also. Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANOTACTUnflRS OP 0A8TINGB OP HVBRY BBSOMPTION.
GILLIG'S PATENT
Comsiock M Lantern,
Improved, Strong and Re-
iiaole.
In General Use on the
Corns tock
For Bale at wholesale by
Holtrool Merrill &M01,
%.. Cor. Beale & Market;sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO,
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o —
This COKE ia exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in hia assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Kisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE 8c CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place
* PA.RKE & LAC
GARDNER
GOVERNOR,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portaole and Hiistin<j Eng-ines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
EST Catalogues furnished on Application. JRV
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps.',
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Eetorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc,
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
^William Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & OANTRELL).
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPKOVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
r/Suceeesors to MOREY & SPERRY.J
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
WAR BROOMS :
93 ft; 94 Liberty St., New York.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New "S
The Foundry and Machine Shop haviLg been enlarged we are now prepared to
make from the most, improved patterns uUARTZ aod STAMP MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
UO&ET'S IMPROVED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crumbing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER
The Balls revolve Horizontally without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 lbs., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. sizs, weigh t 3,00u His.
Concentrating Mills, Ruck Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Mashinery, En^mes a^d Boilers, any size
mc required, Hydraulic Giants a nd Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
/ !lg»te^~U--;j ilin-k.-l-.s. S ife.ty Cast's. The Ilmul Power Two-stanm
=Jtmu -_ —MUl. weight 2S0 ll.s. THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy
draulic Sluices.
Steel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAYORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given Send lor ralaloguc.
Address, THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forginga or caBt-lron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds. Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orosaheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
16,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove Its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price LiBts free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worts. CHESTER, Pa, 40} Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(V. H TAYLOR, PrdB't.
JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, bnllt complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and,rnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plane.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. 1883.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
and most improved machinery and processes for base and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting Furnaces for sil^eT.
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
ments, superior to any other make. Hoisting Worka,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. Ww
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in thiB special line of work, and are prepared to
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in de°ign and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to d eliver, in complete running order,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of ttie
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illu strated circular.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
comoined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. OH MEN,-
Engine Worts, m
109 & 111 Beale St.,B
SAN FRANCISCO. V
SCIENTIFIC PRESS OFFICE, 252 Market (Eleva-
tor 12 Front), S.F. Pamphlet for Inventors tree.
Mav
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]M[iLOHI]V
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
9
The
chi
own
vary
Kortiiiif's Injector is the simplest,
ipeet end beet in nee. Will Ur»/t iu
water, hot or cold, end feed under
ring- pressure. Send for Circu.ar.
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR j SOLE
Supplies, f
J. A. Fay A Co., Wood Work-
log Maohiuery.
Bement A Son's Maohiaiata
Tool«.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumpe.
Gould'a Hand A Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vortical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson BroB. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
AGENTS FOR
Hoisting Engines
Sturtevant'a Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Jtidaon'a Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co. 'a Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting A, Packine
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose",
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLA B K S J
More iliiin
i:am p
10,000
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS"
ORE
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
OVES 201 IN ORE IN CA).
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
hr,o:t>t jft-isriD steel "wire hoisting ropes.
ORE AND
Water Bnckets,
OAES-« BELT
Compressor?.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
Oue Horse can eaally heist over 1,000 poundB at a depth of 500 feet. The whim
is mainly built of wrought iron. Tht hoiating-drum is thrown out of gear by the
lever, while the load is held iu place with a brake by the man tending tlia
bucket. The staudaid of the whim ia bolted to bed-tlmberp, thu/ avoiding all fram
work. When required these whin - are made In acctiona to pack ou mules.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Eorse. Power.
W.R.ALLEN & CO.j
IMPORTERS OF
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
Lift and Force Pumps,
Brass Cocks and Valves,
For Steam, Water and Gas,
Sheet Zinc, Iron Sinks,
Plumbers' Goods.
Nos. 327 and 329 Market Street. Cor. Fremont
S. F.
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, making it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book Bent free to those
i \ owning water power.
aggSBv* Those improving water power should not foil to write us for New Prices, boforo
ij^r— ^Si. buying elsewhere. 'Now Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
ij^ WheeL Address
JAMES LEFFEL c& CO., .
Springfield. Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE.'Ai I- AC Y, General Agents, 21 & 231Fremont St., S..F.
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
-A_ayr-A-LC3--A-3yr^^Ti3sra- plates,
For Saving tioltl.
Every deacription of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 19.
Electric Light for Street Lighting.
Within the past few years probably nothing
in the scientific world has attracted so much at-
tention, as the questions contacted with the use
of electricity ; more particularly those referring
to lighting and power. In the matter of light
ing great strides have been taken, and the
problem of the use of the electric light for
»tm.-ts'Jias been .solved, the system gradually
forcing its way into favor. The Brush system
has been applied in so many places now, that it
baa passed the experimental stage, and experi-
ence his proven its utility.
In this city a large establishment furnishes
light to individuals] and in front of many large
buildings and places of business the light iscon-
Bpicuous. It) San Jose the tower plan has been
adopted, as we described and illustrated a few
months since. In Los Angeles masts for the
electric light have been erected, and now a num-
ber of lights from these high points light the
city, the company having a contract with the
municipal corporation. Engravings on this
page show the form of the lamp, and also the
appearance of the mast on which the light is
placed.
In another column of this number of the
Prkss (page 322) we give the detail of the use
of the lift in Los Angeles," where it has given
great satisfaction, and displaced the gas for
street lighting. It is probable that other
cities on this coast will adopt the system of
electric lighting when the, advantageous results
become more widely known.
The Mechanics' Fair.
It was supposed by some that the usual annual
fair of the Mechanics' Institute would be omitted
this year, owing to the use of the building by
the Triennial Conclave. This is not so, how-
ever, as the fair will be held as usual. The
only change is a postponement of the exhibition
to a later date than has usually been the case.
It will open September 11th, and close on Oc-
tober 13th. A meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Mechanics' Institute was held on Tuesday
evening, when an organization was effected of
the Board of Managers of the Eighteenth Indus-
trial Exhibition. It was decided to give premi-
ums, a list of which will be issued as soon as
possible, and sent with circulars to Pacific coast
manufacturers, all former exhibitors, and to
those who will be likely to have products to
show.
As we are growing in manufactures, it is to
be hoped that the fair will excel all previous
ones in this connection. There is no reason
why a very creditable exhibition cannot be
made," if those for whose interest the fair is
arranged, will cooperate with the managers by
coming forward promptly with their exhibits.
The Board of managers for this fair is as fol-
lows: P. B. Cornwall, President; A. W. Star-
bird, vice President; J. A. Bauer, Treasurer;
B. .Jackson, C. Waterhouse, D. A. MacDonald,
.T. Pendergast, James Spiers, David Kerr, C. F.
Bassett, J. R. Wilcox, Geo. H. "Hopps, E. Fret-
well, Geo. Spaulding. Although the officers
are not yet appointed, it is probable that J. H.
Culver will be Secretary, and J. H. Gilmore,
Superintendent.
A correspondent of the Bodie Free Press ad-
vises miners to stay away from Mount Cory
district, Nev. , as there are none over there that
can make a living. The Mount Cory mine only
employs fifteen men.
Improved Lifting Apparatus.
Clarence Sanborn, of Sacramento, has just
patented, through the Minim: AND Suk\-
tikic Prkss Patent Agency, a new lifting ap-
paratus of that kind in which great 'power is
necessary, and in which the apparatus is re-
quired to stand at any point where it may be
left. An engraving of Mr. Sanborn's device is
given on this page. It is a simple and effective
arrangement, as may be seen. It consists of a
pulley, over which the lifting chain passes,
vening space. These gears stand so that
the teeth of one stand opposite the spaces of the
other.
The shaft C has formed in it two eccentric
pins, or short crank arm (»', which stand on
opposite sides of the axis of the shaft. The
throw of these pins is fixed by the distance be-
tween the teeth of the gear wheels with which
they correspond, so that as the shaft is revolved
the pins enter the spaces between the teeth alter-
uately, and thus advance them and turn the
shaft and hoisting chain pulley. The pins
Electric Light Mast in Los Angeles,
and upon the same shaft two gear wheel?,
so fixed that their teeth alternate, that is, the
teeth of one wheel correspond with the spaces
of the other. The pulley over which the actu-
ating chain or rope passes is fixed to shaft,
which has short crank arms formed upon it cor"
responding with the gear wheels and with the
size of their teeth, so that when the shaft is
rotated, the crank arms or pins engage the teeth
of the gear wheels, one after the other, and
thus advance the chain pulley. This device
also forms a perfect lock when left at any point.
A is a frame of any suitable form and size on
which the gear and pulley shaft B is supported,
while below this the cranked driving shaft G is
journaled. On the shaft B is fixed the chain
pulley D-, having its periphery formed so as to
prevent the hoisting chain E from slipping. On
the same shaft are fixed two gear wheels FF.
They are placed side by side, with a small inter-
Sanborn's Lifting Apparatus.
in their revolution pass over the points of
the teeth and into the spaces between them,
without slip or lost motion, and with the least
possible friction. When allowed to stand, with
a weight suspended from the chain, the pins
will lie in the spaces between the teeth, so as
to form a perfect lock, and prevent the shaft
from turning back. On the end of the
shaft, C, is fixed a pulley, //, which is usually
a chain pulley with an endless chain, /, passing
Over it and depending to a point within easy
reach of the operator. Guides, /, depend from
the frame, and the chain passes through them,
so the chain is kept on the pulley when moving
rapidly. This little pieee of mechanism, though
simple, is very ingenious in design.
The Russian annual gold product we have
seen recently reported at 2,000 pounds, worth
in the aggregate, $24,000,000, of which Eastern
Siberia supplied ?1 8,000,000.
Gold Mining In Venezuela.
There is very little known of the mines of
Venezuela outside of that country, although
some portions of the region are very rich. On
the northeast side of the Orinoco river are
good quartz and placer mines. But the region
is not healthy, and there is more fever and ague
than gold. At the Caratal mines there are some
English and some American companies working,
but the latter are most numerous. Philadel-
phia people have several claims working gold
quartz. This is in the State of Guayana.
In other parts of Venezuela the diggings were
worked out by the Spaniards 100 years ago;
still there are places which can be worked now,
by the hydraulic system. Most of the placer
work there is done by ground sluicing. Don
Gonzales Guinan, of Valencia, State of Caribogo,
has the best mine they have opened. Some parts
of his mine were worked out. On some parts of
the claim there are big trees growing in the old
excavations made by the former miners, but
the ravines and gulches were the main sources
of the wealth to these old miners. The small
gulches, or cavarodas, are all thoroughly
worked out.
Labor costs about eighty cents per day. There
is plenty of water to run a hydraulic the year
round, and a fine ditch has been made to bring
it to the claim. The place belonging to Don
Gonzales Guinan is called Mount Vernon. It
is fifteen miles from Valencia. Mr. Guinan
owns a league of land. They have by this time
appliances for working the gravel beds by hy-
draulic process.
The old Spaniards, by following the rivers
aud searching the ravines discovered quantities
of gold in the rivers Tesorero, Santa Crux and
Guaratarro, which abounded in large nuggets ;
the remains of their workings can be seen at
the present day. The Caratal gold field is about
1 GO miles east southeast of Cuidad Bolivar, in
Angostura, State of Guayana. It lies 100
miles south of the river Orinoco, some seventy-
five miles up from the principal mouth.
When the dry season commences the rivers
and streams sink rapidly; many dry up entirely:
others still have a few water holes left. Then
banks of sand and gravel are left high and dry,
or partially so. On digging through these a
gold-bearing bed is often met with, which fur-
nishes nuggets and small grains of gold ou wash-
ing.
Cheap Milling. — In commenting on an arti-
cle in the Mining and Scientific Press of the
28th ult., in which the expense of milling ore
in Southern Arizona is mentioned; the Prescott
Courier says: "In our opinion it is this cheap
milling of ore that has conduced so largely to
the great prosperity of the southern portions of
the territory, and this cheap milling is the re-
sult of care, forethought and the adoption of all
labor-saving devices which have been discovered
in practical metallurgy within the past few
years. What the results will be in our own
section, when the same careful and intelligent
ways are brought into use in our mining
camps, we leave it to our readers to imagine. A
camp that has solved the problem of reducing
silver ores at a cost of less than rive dollars per
ton, can have no fears for the future if it has
mines deserving of the name.
The pay rolls of the Ophir, Mexican, Union
Consolidated and Sierra Nevada for the month
of April, says the Territorial Enterprise', aggre-
gate $28,518; California, Consolidated Virginia
and C. andC. shaft, $15,170; Union shaft, $10,-
856; Utah, $4,253, making a total of §58,707 for
the six mines mentioned.
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[May 12, 1883
The Soils of California .*
A General Review of the Quality of Our
Agricultural Lands
While it would be impossible to give, in any
brief apace, a detailed account of the great
variety of soils occurring within the wide area
of the State of California, only a few of which
have as yet received any close examination,
eomo genera] statements may be made to Hhow
tin: high value ol some of the apparently moat
arid lands, when subjected to the life-giving in-
fluence of irrigation.
As regards, first, the groat valley, the two
climatic divisions defined above are maintained
also, measurably, as concerns the soils. Broadly
speaking, it may be said that in the northern
division (the Sacramento valley) the soils are
prevalently loams, more or less heavy, largely
interspersed with tracts of heavy clay or
"adobe" soils, often the exact counterpart ol
the "prairie" soils of the Mississippi valley;
while in the southern portion, or San Joaquin
valley, the bulk of the soil is altogether preva-
lently Handy, occasionally to the extent of
i-endcj ing them sterile; and what is there called
"adobe, by way of contrast, would mostly be
elsewhere considered a moderately clayey loain.
An to intrinsic fertility, it would be difficult
to decide between the two divisions; for
while the heavier soils, other things being equal,
arc usually the richer in plant food, and there-
fore the more durable; the great depth of the
light soils of the San .Joaquin valley seems to
compensate in a measure for the somewhat in
Eerior percentage of plant food. This is the
more true, as the " sand" is, to a considerable
extent, not simply siliceous, hut consists largely
of comminuted gigantic and eruptive rocks,
with an admixture of the ancient slates, or
rather schists, which cover the flanks of the
Sierra and constitute the proverbial "bed rock."
Moreover, the "foothills are commonly bor-
dered, On the valley side, by a rolling plateau
land, underlaid by the marly strata of the ter-
tiary formation, and these, commingling with the
materials brought from the higher lands, form
naturally marled soils, whos turiftiness, when
tinder irrigation, contrasts strikingly with their
barren aspect during all but the winter and
early spring months, so long as they remain in
tlicir natural condition.
From Redding, at the head of the Sacramento
valley, to Bakersfield, at that of the San
Joaquin, the valley has along its eastern border
a belt of Upland, varying in width from one to
twenty miles, and from twenty to lifty feet
above the natural drainage' level, the soil of
whirl, is a yellow or reddish loam of varying
character, evidently formed by the intermixture
of the red soil of the foot-hills with the valley
deposits. Much of this land, which is mostly
too high to be reached by the present irrigation
canal, has a singular nillocky surface, known as
" hog wallows," doubtless the results of aqueous
erosion in past periods. These ■ ( hog wallow"
lands differ essentially both in their character
and origin from those similarly named ill Texas
and other Gulf States (which are mostly heavy
prairie soils), and even as far south as Merced
county produce excellent cereal crops, as well
as fruits, without irrigation.
On the western, or Coast Range side of the
\ alley, the soils are usually materially different.
The Coast Range consists in the main of gray
tertiary and cretaceous materials, prevalently
clayey northward of San Francisco bay, but
growing more and more sandy, on the whole, in
a southward direction. Hence, we find exten
sive tracts of very still' "adobe," all of very vari-
able degrees of fertility, on the western side of
the Sacramento valley, and as far south as tl
southern line of San Joaquin county, where the
widely gaping cracks of the adobe, during the
dry season, attract the attention of even the
casual passer-by. Southward, the soils lying at
the foot of the Coast Kailge become increasingly
sandy, as do the bordering hills, until, in the
region Opposite Tulare lake, it is reported to be
a "sandy desert." This statement may require
to be taken with a considerable grain of allow-
an.*', since in the absence of any opportunity for
irrigation, and of any serious attempts at settle-
ment thus far, the capabilities of the region can
hardly be said to have been fairly tested.
The soils of the western border of the Sacra-
mento valley are at many points materially and
most beneficially modified by the admixture of
materials contributed by the tributary valleys
heading within the region of eruptive or vol-
canic rocks, whose southern portion has become
noted for the high quality of the wines produced
in the valleys of Sonoma and Napa. These
soils are also originally red, as is still the case
on the mountain sides and higher benches of
the valleys, and while less suited to cereal cul-
ture, they seem to be pre-eminently adapted to
the perfecting of the higher qualities of fruits.
The orchard products of VaeaviUe, widely
known lor their excellence, are grown on such
soils, and the fruit growing region of Solano
and Volo counties, the present center of the
raisin industry, is covered by the joint deposits
oF the Sacramento river and Pntah creek, the
latter one of the main drains of the volcanic re-
Soils quite similar to these, both in origin
and productive qualities, exist on the opposite
side of the valley, where the Tuolumne, Moke-
limine and CositmneS rivers traverse the volcanic
bufas that cover the gold-hearing gravels of
' from a report on ili<; "Climatic ami Agricultural
Feature i of the Agricultural Lands of the Pacific ( toast," by
Prof. I- YV. Uilgard.
Table Mountain. As regards their general
chemical character, the soils of the entire val-
ley (of which quite a number have been ana-
lyzed, partly under the direction of the State
Agricultural College, partly under those of the
Census Office), are throughout remarkable for
a high percentage of lime, which rarely falls be-
low four tenths of one per eent, and most com-
monly ranges from one half to one and a quar-
ter per cent. This circumstance explains, in a
measure, the high thriftiness of these soils, al-
lowing the rapid development and generous
fruiting which accompanies the minimum allow-
ance of moisture, and maintains the farmer's
hopes, that the success of a single season will
suffice to wipe out the financial failures of two
or three dry seasons. A generous allowance of
potash accompanies the lime, even in the very
sandy soils of the Tulare plains, mostly exceed-
ing four tenths, and ranging as high as one and
a quarter per eent. The phosphates are on the
whole low in the sandier soils of the San Joa-
quin Valley, but high in the adobe soils of both
divisions.
The red soils of the foothills have already
been mentioned. The character of the foot-
hills of the Sierra Nevada throughout its course
along the great valley, varying from a moder-
ately clayey loam (as in the placer region of Kl
Dorada and Placer counties) to a heavy, though
not uncommonly gravelly, is an orange-red
clay. This character seems to be sensibly the
same, whether the soil be derived from the de-
composition of the ancient slate "bed rock" or
directly from the granite rocks, thus creating
a presumption that the two rocks are closely re-
lated.
Where the foothill soils either obtain
a sufficiency of moisture naturally, or
or can be irrigated, they prove abun-
dantly productive, and are rapidly acq Hir-
ing a Special reputation for the excellence
of their fruit product, both of orchards and
vineyards. While at present it is in the main
a region of spring pastures, it is doubtless
destined to be in the future one of small farms,
producing products of high value. The soils are
highly charged with iron (ferric hydrate or rust)
to the extent of from seven to over twelve per
cent; which, being finely divided, imparts to them
the intense orange-red tint so familiar in the
region of the placer mines, and during the dry
season manifesting itself in the equally familiar
red dust that disguises the natural tints even
on the trees themselves. The soils of the foot-
hills, so far as have been analyzed, agree with
the soils of the valley in having a high percen-
tage of lime, fro7n about one third to one and a
half per cent, while the supply of potash and
phosphates, as well as of organic matter, is
smaller, and sometimes low, though never ap-
parently inadequate for present productiveness,
in the presence r*f so much lime.
The soils of the Coast Range, vary greatly in
the different portions of that broad belt of hilly
land. In the middle portion, more or less
directly related to the hay of San Francisco, I he
"adobe" character is prevalent, not only in the
valleys, but even on the summits of its rounded
ridges, where, in favorable seasons, the yields
of grain may be as high as in the valleys them-
selves. The soil is usualLy many feet in depth,
with only here ami there a rocky knoll project-
ing through it; cracks wide open in summer,
ami when the rains come somewhat abruptly
and violently, the water, descending quickly to
the underlying bedrock, gives rise to innumer-
able land slides, sometimes of considerable ex-
tent, and of vital importance to land owners.
In the valleys intersecting such regions, nota-
bly along the border of San Francisco bay, there
lie highly fer tile tracts of black adobe, or black
prairie soil, sometimes so stiff and waxy as to be
difficult to till, but under good treatment and
in favorable seasons, profusely productive. The
adobe tracts are intersected at right angles to
the bay by the belts of lighter sediment brought
down by the present streams.
In the country lying northward of the hay,
the soils formed by the eruptive and volcanic
rocks assume increased importance, and consti-
tute the leading features of the grape-growing
region of Sonoma, Napa, Solano and Yolo
counties, as well as, farther north, in Lake and
adjoining portions of Colusa and Mendocino.
Here the lower portions of the mountain sides
are frequently constituted of the heavy tertiary
and cretaceous materials which form adobe,
while the upper portion consists of igneous
rocks yielding lighter soils, often deeply colored
with iron, and more especially adapted to fruit
culture. The valley soils are, of course, a mix-
ture of both, and it is on such composite soils
that the enormous yields of from 12 to 14 tons
of grapes per acre are sometimes obtained.
Of the soils of the mountainous regions of
Mendocino and the country northward to the
Oregon line, but few data have thus far been
obtained. Specimens of valley soils, and espe-
cially of that of Eel river, in Humboldt county,
seem to show a great similarity to those of the
coast valleys south of San Francisco bay. It
is a gray silt with very little coarse sand, many
feet in depth, with high percentage of potash
ami phosphates, but deficient in lime, and prob-
ably from that cause difficult to till, and some-
what unthrifty ;*ctcr continued cultivation.
Southward of San Francisco bay, where with
otherwise similar composition the lime percent-
age is large, this inconvenience is not observed,
and these si Ity valley soils arc remarkable for
"uieir rotention of moisture near the surface
throughout the dry season— a highly valuable
property in the dry climate. Adobe soils are
exceptional in the southern Coast Range region,
gray loams or silts, or sometimes sandy soils,
being on the whole predominant in the uplands
also. In the semi-tropic region of Los Ange-
les, San Bernardino and San Diego, the uplands
or mesas which occupy the larger portion of the
surface have usually a reddish, gravelly loam
soil, more or less heavy in different localities,
but on the whole remarkably uniform in its
character.. It seems to be a modification of the
foothills soil northward of the Sierra San Fer-
nando, but of greater depth, more easily tilled,
and with higher percentage of plant food, espe-
cially of phosphates. Hence, though of the
disconsolately arid aspect of a gravel bed in the
dry season, these mesa lands when irrigated
prove profusely fertile, and in spring are cov-
ered with a dense carpet of bright flowers. For
fruits adapted to the climate, they are probably
excelled by few so far as quality is concerned;
although, on account of greater facility for irri-
gation, the lower levels and the terraces or
benches along the streams have chiefly been
occupied.
Tin- soils of the Colorado River bottom is a
light, pale-colored loam of great depth, highly
calcareous, with over one per cent of potash,
but a comparatively low amount of phosphates
for a river bottom. It proves extremely fer-
tile where cultivated.
The soils of the Mojave and Colorado deserts
have received but little attention and examina-
tion thus far. While a portion of the surface
is covered simply with drifting sand underlaid
by rock or hard-pan, there aro in the Mojave
desert, at least, extensive tracts possessing
soil of fine gray silt, on which the yucca tree
attains a luxuriant development; while other
are covered with low but dense growth of hardy
shrubs, and grass enough to render the spring
pasture valuable and nutritious, while the sheep
crop the leaves of shrubs later in the season.
Plainly, a large portion of this desolate-looking
country evidently reawaits only the life-giving
influence of water to be at least available for
stock-raising, and to no inconsiderable extent
for cultivation also. The lower portions of the
Colorado desert especially are so severely af-
flicted with alkali of a corrosive character that,
being incapable of drainage on account of being
below the sea level, their reclamation seems
hopeless.
The Electric Light in Los Angeles.
The " Pueblo," now city of Los Angeles,
has an area of six miles square, or thirty-six
square miles. It has a population, now estima-
ted, of ,22, 000, being an increase of 10,000 since
1S80. It has been lighted with gas for about
fifteen years, at an expense varying from $6,000
to SI 0,000 per annum. But the area of gas
lighting comprised only a few of the main
streets, less than two miles in length and a half
mile in width, or one thirty-sixth of its area.
Last summer a proposition was made to sup
ply the city with electric light (under the Brush
patent), by means of masts, the lamps to be
suspended at the top. Ily such method a large
area can be illuminated, ami not only the streets
and alleys, but yards, areas and open spaces are
lighted. This system is peculiarly adapted to
towns where there are few high buildings or
narrow streets, and a larger territory can be fur-
nished with light than if placed on posts, and
at a less cost than other methods. The electric
company proposed to furnish seven masts, of
150 feet hight from the ground, at which eleva-
tion there were to be placed on each mast three
electric light arc-lamps, of 3,000 candle power
each. The price was $1,000 per annum, each
mast, or a total of $7,000.
It was intended by the contractor that these
masts .should be placed within the space occu-
pied by the gas lamps then burning. The gas
company put in a bid for 165 lamps at $6,895,
or fifteen doUars less than the electric light
bid. After a long consideration and much
hesitancy, the council approved and adopted the
electric light by a unanimous vote. In placing the
masts, against the wishes of the contractor who
wished them placed within the usual area of
gas lighting (in order that the superiority over
gas might be more apparent), all the masts,
save two, were located outside the old area of
gas fighting, and in two instances a mile be-
yond.
Taking the distance from the center mast on
Main and Commercial, tin: mast in Fast Los
Angeles is two miles, Boyle hights one and one
third miles, Main and Sixth four lithsof a mile,
First andVine one half mile, First and Olive
one half mile, Normal School hill four fifths of
a mile, or comprising an area of nearly three
miles long and one and one half miles wide, an
inside area of four and one half square miles, as
against the gas area of cue mile. But as the
masts throw a practicable light nearly a mile
distant, the area lighted is more than ten
square miles by electric light— over one square
mil' by gasat, the same price.
Notwithstanding the immense area the masts
were forced to supply, it is stated that the
whole area of the city is practically lighted, and
those portions in the vicinity of the masts very
brilliantly — for at a distance of a quarter to a
third of a mile from a mast one can perceive the
time on the dial of a watch.
The light is particularly ell'eetive on wet,
cloudy or foggy nights. The light seeming at
such times to have more power than on clear
nights, and it is acommonsaying that they "are
the most effective, when needed the most." We
are told that the lights have given general
satisfaction to the citizens.
The lights were turned on the first of Janu-
ary, 1883, and after a test the City Council or-
dered every gas street-lamp discontinued, and
the city is wholly lighted by electricity. The
lamps arc suspended on cages ; these cages are
lowered for trimming to the cross-trees,
The masts are made of spars from
Vuget Sound. They are of two pieces
being at about twenty inches in diameter at the
ground and tapering to six inches at the top.
They are very graceful and beautiful, and with-
out a knot the whole distance. The light is
turned on instantaneously over the whole city.
Among the many advantages of the mast an
tern is the economy, as it would cost from five
to ten times as much to light the same area with
gas. There should be taken into consideration
also its efficiency in "policing" the city, chief of
police testifying that it aids the police wonder*
fully in watching ami guarding against the
criminal clement.
Real estate, outside of old area of gas-light-
ing, has appreciated in value from benefits of
the light. It is not an uncommon remark by
residents in such localities, that they would be
willing to pay an extra tax if needed rather
than dispense with electric light and return to
gas, but as it costs less no tax is needed.
Of over fifty letters addressed to the city olli-
eialsand to prominent citizens, every one returned
an emphatic endorsement to the efficiency of the
electric lights, and their superiority over gas
light. The press is equally emphatic. The
Herald April 28th, in an editorial referring
to the proposition to light San Francisco with
electric light, says : Under our system of
electric illumination, the city proper is far more
satisfactorily lighted than ever before, while
the benefits to the people residing in the sub-
urbs are simply incalculable. Though the
masts placed at the head of First street, and
near the Normal school, the illumination is so
vivid that the Rev. Mr. Bovard, the Principal
of the University of Southern California, can
see to put up his horse evenings, though at a
distance of three miles. We sec by Tuesday's
Bulletin that the California Klcctric Light Com-
pany has made a proposition to the Board of
Supervisors in San Francisco to supply a sec-
tion of that city with 200 Brush electric lamps,
of an aggregate of 420,000 candle power, as
against the present service of 1,700 street gas
lamps of 27,f'00 candle power, and at a consid-
erable saving in outlay at that. While the
III ruhl don't presume to dictate to the munic-
ipal legislators of our metropolitan city, we
think they will be very wise indeed to add bo
the illumination of San Francisco, while, at the
same time, they curtail the expense of their il-
luminating service. As a chandelier over-shad-
ows a farthing rush light, so do the Brush elec-
tric lamps douse the faint glimmer of the feeble
and flickering street gas lamps of the old days.
We have seen the contrast, and we speak ad-
visedly."
The Times editorially says : "San Francisco
has been in darkness for some time, so far as
street lights have been concerned. From pri-
vate sources it is learned that there is a senti-
ment largely in favor of the electric light, which
will give a much better light for a great deal less
money. The people of Lns Angeles feel rich in
having the light. Her streets are lighted as they
never were before. More than four times the
extent of territory is now lighted than under
the old regime, and for about the samo cost.
There is no more growding and grumbling over
the lighting of the streets, which used to form
an ever ringing chorus. There is still a need of
more masts, but the present system gives emi-
nent satisfaction. A peculiarity of this light- -
and this feature is particularly dwelt upon by
most of those who have expressed their opinion —
is, that it shows to better advantage in wet or
foggy weather than in bright clear weather.
The darker or more foggy the weather, the bet-
ter the light. In fact, it shines out strongest
when most needed. The light can be especially
recommended for San Franciscoand other places
on the bay where fogs are frcijucnt.*'
The Ifypress also concurs editorially as fol-
lows; "There is no place on the coast where
the new light has been so thoroughly tested afi
in Lns Augelcs, and alter several months the
general verdict is in favor of electricity as the
cheapest and most effective way of illumination
yet found. If there are any of our citizens who
differ from this view, we have not met them.
There arc seven masts in this city, costing
SI, 000 each per year. These masts are so dis-
tributed that a large area of the town is lighted.
From the masts on the higher grounds the light
is cast to a distance of three miles with snlli
cient power to enable persons to dispense with
lanterns in doing little chores around the home
premises. This power of penetration causes the
lights from all the masts to intermingle and
overlap so that there is great evenness in the
way the several parts of the city are lighted.
So brilliant is the illumination even at consider-
able distances from the masts that windows
where persons sleep require to be well curtained
to shut out the rays. The same area could not
be so well lighted by gas for four times the cost!
Were the matter put to a popular vote in this
city to-day the question as bstween gas and
electric lights would be decided in favor ol the
latter by an overwhelming majority. The light
is a success with us in every sense of the word)
Extensive mica beds are being found in Cus-
ter county, Dakota, of unsurpassed purity.
This has become a large business, which is gradu-
ally assuming mammoth proportions. The de-
mand for mica is increasing in proportion to any
possible increase in the production. This branch
of our mining industry is destined to become »
very important one in the near future.
Mm 12, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
323
II]egh/\nic/\l Progress,
Hardening Taps and Dies.
A writer in
rives hfo expcrie in tempering as follows:
Tli- gn -t uiftii nltj in hardening :
oipalh then tiah lit; to tw iitorgct o I
second, crackii rter hard-
ting the rieli
inall taps
and fi'i'- tbc rimci i are
long .in ! : those
than one
i . -nit ol true, < loi plan is
,i-i follows I ,i iteel;
ol tin best cast, with :i medium groin
wttl break when n
lined, and, al-
ii will take r keener edge, it will not re
required bj
turn <■!! the ten. The
moved, u
to mak< ■ Lai throughout;
if it be softened with the scale on, it will gen-
t-rally i > ■
be, tilling ap with wron
mil plugging the ends with clay, mak-
ing the h bole red hoi and allowing it
it hi red hoi
This method
nine turn
up th.- work, taking care not to bend it or
straighten it, should it hai e casi
will i a the pre! i agon for
tee] be bcnl ■
lin h ill be closer in one place than
and heat hai a great tendency
i ; ion. The next thing
after finishing your tool is to harden it; first,
. heat it <", er I aei name, and
run it ..Il over w itli a mto tore of
and lampblack. This ia to prevent 1 1
from being burnt. The next is to gel a thick
Iron paper (the size we use in two incl
Thi i ■■■ ■ U
coal dust,
the end ore, This
ando ■
until it is one ' aiform hi il ol cherry red, or
on the outside a trifle hotter. If is thi
fully removed from tin- Ure, one end ol the clay
ind I he contents allowed to drop
perpendicularly into a solnti t water, chloride
at sodium and nitrate of iron; this ia kepi a1 a
temperature oi rixl The articles
li irdencd should remain at least a quai I i
hour before being removed. This method of
hardening may be summed up thus: Make the
one er tin I hi oug] \ . prevent it from
ag while being heated, allow every part
to heat al the name time, avoid bending n hile
hot, and lastly restore, il possible, by adding fco
bon caused by heating \ tbavi
taken up already too much ol your valuable
pac< i rill defei mel hod of tempering to
some future time.
American Heavy Steel Forgings.
I Benet, Chiet oi Ordnance of the
United status Army, has addressed a circular
to a number of steel manufacturers of tin; l'ui
ted States, Inquiring regarding their facilities
for making the steel parts, of a certain specified
quality, for the manufacture ol the guns and
proi ided by t\i<- act of 1883 for the arm-
amenl "i fortifications. While there is no
doubt that the quality required can be produced
in thi country, it may be questionable il forg-
ings of the size required can be made, though
bbu cannot state positively, as we are not at
pi en1 advised as to what the size, weight ami
hape "i the pieces required arc. The chief
trouble appears to he that we have but very
few hammers in this country that are heavy
enough to forge the pieces that will be required.
Some few, an Park, Bro. & Co., in Pittsburgh,
and one or two other mills, are large enough.
The Ordnance Department intends to make
i erj 'il'" t to procure all the iteel parts for
guns, etc., from manufacturers in this country,
[I no rible, and, with that end in view, will
lend all proper encouragement and assistance to
the linn, or firms, enterprising enough to take
the matter in hand. Even if at the present
time the heavier forgings cannot lie obtained
here, it. is believed thai, at least .steel hoop can
be procured from some one of the many exten-
sive tire rolling mills by a moderate outlay for
the change of existing machinery,
Paper Rails and Cab Wheels, [n reply
to a query in regard to an item in our issue of
March IT. on paper rails, our correspondent
will notice that the article was copied from and
credited to the Boston Journal of Commerc, to
which paper we refer him for the information
he desires, Paper car h heels, so called, are Ear
from being made exclusively of paper -such a
wheel, however firmly made, would not carry a
car fifty mites, What is called a "papi c cai
wheel" is a paper center, with a steel tire. The
"Allen paper ear wheel" does remarkable ser-
vice, but the wear all comes upon the steel tires.
The paper centers to which they are bolted di-
minish the jarring by their elasticity, and are
practically indestruct ible, because there is no
wear on them, ami they cannot be fractured like
metal. Paper tires are absurd, and not-
withstanding the endorsement of the Boston
Journal of < 'onvnu ro « e believe that paper rails
which somebody has said have been made and
are to he put to actual use, are equally absurd.
The Brickwork of Chimneys, Eta
In i . ommui
■ d bit opinion
i in the
brickwork <<f chimneys, is the difference of tem-
perature between the inner and
W hile in man an ordinarj
;, ■ tempera
'-'«' P., th' •i.itun-
is only about 60 on an average, the difference
.don which is thus occasioned producing
-• rred to. He dwell* upon the use
of iron hoopin marks th u it
vention of expansion, but rather the h
hi the outer brickwork of 9 uniform dial
osion, and the prevention oi coi
points. The question h bet her
u ronghl intel are
liable by theii
■
German technical circles. A short tim
ded, in the
tinion that tl
ol iron inside
neasure only ■ led in ex
ceptionaJ id with the obsen
ii
that the externa] binding of brickwork was,
H hirh was to be i ■
in a din i Herri irta tho il
founding his remark* exactly on tho»
them by saj
it ironwork puv ed internally fail to]
en pi oduce them, it employment
in that way is not only superfluou .. I."! injuri
cms. II ■ ■ i acted, he com iden that
di effects of the « ind no hooping
i req I by a chimney, in further clucida-
he i beory thai internal hooping is mi-
aitable, he remarks that the ironwork I Id,
as n matter ol c e, not be exposed to a high
temperature; and he maintains that all ring!
inside ma ■ under I h© e circum bancei .
beBubjected to the influence of heal. If they
have not officii nt mace for their e cpan rion
rcise ;i pressure upon the i
brickwork, and thereby produce cracks. From
the facte thus quoted, Here Kekhartz deduces
the recommendation that in order to provide
against the re ul1 oi the difference in tempera-
ture to which allusion hai been made, double
walls should be constructed.
Steel Castings.
M. S. Kern, St. Petersburg, wril as follows
m this subject ; The process of manufacturing
■i eel ■■■■> I ing i '-i j carefully kept secret at
all works engaged in such a business through
out Europe. We have had several very inter-
esting papers by M, Ponrcel, ol Terrenoire,
i ranee out he gives nearly nothing about the
modus operandi. We understood well that a
man is not expected to lay everything about
his method it it brings him pounds, shilling!
ami pence. In Russia, very few steel casting!
v ere made at some works, and these may be
called only experimental. We have lately re-
ceived some information of a process of molding
for steel eastings, the invention of Mr. ' leoi ge
Cowing. Quartz Erom Finland la very pure speci-
men] was calcined, ground to rather fine pow-
der, and mixed with from two to three percenl
of glue, , water and flour. This was used for
molding. As a faring, fine quartz powder,
with a small quantity oi graphite well mixed
with water, was used. Tie steel Wa prepared
as follows : Rightj pounds of L'ood iron on
tabling about .10 per cent of carbon (welpro-
pose to nse soft basic steel) was melted in a
crucible, and there were next added two pounds
of silicon pig iron, containing 6,5 per cent of
silicon and ,0 pound of ferro-manganese, con
tabling seventy-five per cent of manganese.
The metal was kept in the furnace with the al-
loy for about fifteen minutes, and it was next
poured into the molds. The castings had a
.i - i ■ i lean surface and were good. Say opin-
ion is that the clean surface depend much upon
the molding material. Then- ia certainly a re-
action between the silica and the ga les, and at
Mm: Bame time compresBei the casting.
1 1 [i,m s 1 1. \ it Pri -- 1 re. The economical ad-
antage in the use of high steam pressures in
Bteam engines results from two causes, indc
pendent of expansion. One, the minor cause, i i
that the potential energy of a given weighl ol
i i hiim.v, ha1 , tbon ;h only ■ tight ly greatei .
at high pressure , compared with the heal re
quired to produce such potential energy, than
with low pressures. Thi is, however, only a
trilling advantage, and not of the importance
which is sometimes attached to it. Thi i
cause, that the back pressure decreases rela-
tively to the initial steam prei sure a i the latter
is increased, the former remaining almo I a cpj
stant within great ranges of initial steam pres-
nre, ii an important consideration in the use
and economy of high steam presi an in engines.
The resistance remaining in any special engine,
almost a eonstani ami per square inch of piston
area, the increase of initial steam pre ore pei
square inch of piston area causes such loss from
back pressure to be less as the size of cylinder
decreases for the development of a given horse
power. Independent of the expansion of steam
at all, increase of steam pressure is synonymous
with decrease of size of engine for the develop-
ment of a given horse power.
2eiEjNTIF!<3 Pr^OGF^ESS.
Notable Observations on SoJar Radi-
ation.
j . of the AM-
litinn to
Mount Whit., hern < .dip.:
■ determine chiefly I :
constant (that is the amount ol
-ends t<. the i ■ ubjects,
and imp ■ | he influ-
■
■
n and the air grew i ol
ilreody brov i
■
t. When
I leh the
nt, the soloi radiatio n intense
the party presented thi
in
. .i cop-
laid two shi
plain wind boiling
point, and '*it 1 ,■ could hoil
wait r by the di l vessel
ields."
Prom this ion was
justified that, were it not foi . of the
air in absorb
solar rays, the temperature oi the earth's sur-
face would fall ■ i . reatl even ough it re-
i quantity ol radianl heat
from the on. Prof. I.
opinion that without an atmo pberi thi earth's
temperature would fall fiftj degn e below zero
(Pah. |,
i ■ on also lead to nthei inter-
'.'. . ■ prof Lang
ley, "ii" these re nil i be true, that the tempei ■
ature ol a plan I ma . . and no1 imp] obablj does,
depend fai lei ■ a | I m or to n
motenei Erom the sun. than upon the constitu-
tion of it.-' gas i fopej and, indei d, it. is
hardly too much to i ay that we mi
tnately indicate the constitution of an atmos-
phere which would make Mercury a colder
planet than the cart! or
habitable i om
The Pjiosi'uokk i k t r i \ a k oi Si ii in a,
According to a German scientific journal Hen
Seumann, having raised the question whether
pim, phorui among thi meta lloid
one which nnderwent slow comlmstion at a
low temperature, bee ing Luminou
sm ered it lal isfactoi ilj bj i perinienl . He
found that sulphur show thi phenomenon
very well, though at a temperature higher than
is required for phosphorus, [fa heated rod of
glass be dipped in pulverized iilphur,
it become cc ered with the fused material
which take fire, It now the lb ■ be blown
ont, the sulpbui till continues tit I. urn, hut
with a whitish 8ame visible di tinctrj only in
the dark. The white phosphorescent light is
teen much bel ter H hen the sulphur ii nca I cd
rapidly to ISO on a plate in the tiitei 0
metallic air hath. White fianies fronj tbree fco
0,111 Inches long dicker through the bo , and
by properly regulating the beat this slow com-
■ ma > be continued for an hour without
the appearance of the blue Same. Vai ioue
kinds of sulphur wer£ tried, hill iii r;i m c ■
with the same result. Many compounds of
sulphur act in the same h ay; thu cinnabar an-
timonious sulphide, a rsenion ul phide and
oth i all show the white Flame, Tl loi
emitted when tin- sulphur thus burns is p
recalling that of hydrogen persutphide, camphoi
and ozone, and i i the odor generally a i i tbed
to mlphur vapors.
Piiotooi: ipin i Socsn \\ \ "i. . imnc in-
tere fcing i (perimente relating to the photogra-
j)hy of sound vibrations were rccentlj in ide b;
the well known German chemi t, I
Botlzman. According to the method de i ed
by him, a small thin platinum plate wa
perpendicularly to the center of a thin iron
tympaii like that ol n telephone. Anothei
plat iiniiii plate h a i fi red near the first ■■ \ a to
form a fine lit bet veen them, and thi
brought into the focn ol a collecting )■ i
which sunlight fell. After p; through the
slit, the rays went to a selenium cell, which,
with two telephones, was in circuit with twelve
Leclanche '.■ells, .single sound i poken to the
fcympan could be heard. When the ra;
traversing the slit, which varied in width with
the vibration ■ ^,."j'- rendered parallel andcon-
lentrated by a lens npon the celenium cell, the
apparatus could be employed as a photophone.
Intense sunlight concentrated upon the platinum
plate by means of ■■" solar microscope, and an
image of the .sh.-i.dow of the platinum plate
thrown upon a glass plate pre|>ared with \ ogel's
emulsion, gave a photograph oi the lound vihra-
,vhen the prepared plate was rapidly
moved in a direction perpendicular to the line
of light. Et appear" a that tor the ?owcl ounfcli
the curves produced were simple, while tho e oj
mi. nits were complex, those for I, m, n,
r, /> and / resembling thi irmed by
Konig for " r by hi- sound fla m
A nkw kind of alum, under the namcol double
alum, has been introduced in the Gci
trade. It is a transparent sulphal
I, nt has a larger proportion oi the latt
usual, and is f i ee from iron and acids,
': ■ "i I. l-i in IK l.i\ i
opinion that the linui
geals .i
sound. Bxperunent
I i fi ol to :; U ■ I >n diameter,
ti ftted that in no in
tendency to
e, there
utked with h
m, and the
■ north
era remo j ang ol
liquid in the
1
marked I
stems in
■
whole in
■ 'i to endun t injury
i
■
I
ngealcd
easily. In the large m
to, the ilidified iii tn
.
A.n AJtTii li i u A( koh \. A t- legram has
■
Sciences from 1
the Piniu |
dankyla. He states that having placed a gal
■
oi 900 q "ii th«: hill of Oratunturi,
■■ : hi ■ to . ounded
o, ycllow-whiti ■ iloi
aurora
I ■■
■ he elei 1 1 ical tature of tl
new field in thi
condition oi the earth. \ fui thui U legi
been recen ed, in h hich I I .■
■
made I '■ ei mbei 2ft, i ;
the hill "I Pietarintui i, confi
I mm . .it.' iiai.nni i.ii. i In i hat da :
een
...-■■,.. i
iei il ion i ha ' the tei resti
below the turora arc, h hile t he atmo
rent rapidly inci ea ■-■■. . but ■
of the galvanic apparatus, t*> whii I
bi j import i< ma I, 'I '■> Profi
with the tin,
tnenl ■ anunt be made and that he in
almost imi
.\ Nku Mi;i ikui "i I i | .
oltdx. Prof. Munroi
: o a certai hipboa rd tin pecific gravities
of samples ol
motion of the i e sel froin u ing t In liala n
■. i ed a procerli ei veil his
rrarpo bul is a cepl ibl ilication.
■ i.ii.' I., oi coal in a liquid o d
to float it, he graduall ;. i educed thi di lutity by
the adini - fcure o liquid, until 1 1
floated immci ed. 3 "t the
mi ■ ture I j ma in1 aim d b . tirring, tl
librium h a -. ol com i :. reached on! n hen I hi
specific gnu ity oi the liquid bi ■
tliat of the iniin , He t hi n n
the i" cific gra i it;, ol I he lm n id n i : ..
men hydromefc i , Foi t he uoa I i
... 1. 1- a ed a thiol olutio
ir antl
oJ the accuracy ol thi
"ii by the
a iial method i, with but smaUe ' fraction ol
-I ifi.-i ence.
I ■■ i ia i. ■ i. ... Prkvi nxo ok
, ii in- Erom John . ' . , unci
dentally mention i a curiou ini tance ol
imala in controUing or pn
rowths. It ■< ■ fondness
-a hog for the juicy roots Ol leads
I hi m i o ' el then: ai - idiiov I c I ha t « here
ari ■■ i lo i '■' tto roam in one can
hard! ■. find a . pine in a thou
of pine to
trees to take the ploo used Up
bj the lumbermen ani
thi pccii of pi '■■■ i disapp
i ■ ■. ti. i .. Prof,
. to ' he Journal of 8ev >•• ■ , ha
out the little know n fact thai -' vammi i u
ticipated the famou i initial e ■ pi i imenl ol ( ■
vani by u\"\-: than 100 cai B
in 'i n can j in 1678 ! he ill" triou I lutch naf
.:.:! | howi ■■
;i portion ol the muscle oi a fi og U g, h mging
by a thread of ncr e, b< I > '■■'■.'•> coppi > ire,
wa hcid ,. ,-, ;, copper i uppoi I . o thai hot!
nerve and
at on© con I racted.
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ing the ib
M. '■. Fon ■ n ■ - that the el
resistance of glass diminisln con iderabl} on
being tempered. ' >>\ the othei hand ann
tempered gla tvas found to reston higl ■
. e. 'I i ■■ ame ■ I i tempered
1
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 12, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
COMrtbID EVBRV TllTOSDAT FROM Ad VESTISBMEKTS IN MINING JKD SCIENTIFIC PRESS AND OtHKR S. F. JOURNALB.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Company. Location. No. Amt. Levied. Deunq'nt Sale. Seceetaky. Place of Business
Vto SM Co Nevada. .2'... 25. .Apr 10. ..May 15. .Jim 4. ..WH Watson 302 Montgomery st
WentaMCo Nevada.. 15.. 25..Mar 20.. .Apr23.. May 1J...E IM Hall ... ....32, Pines
KM-ind P.eicl c M C, Nevada .20.. 50. . May 8. . . lunelS. .July 3. . .W Willis .309 Montgomery st
So c Con M Co ...'.'. Califonna.: 2.. 50.. Mar 5. . . Apr 16. .May 16. . G W Sessions... .309 Montgomery
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Co."paSficMCo California.. 8.. 15. . Mar22. . .AprSO. . May23...F E Luty .....330 P.ne s
CaborcaMCo Mexico-. 7.. 10. .Apr 20. . . May 21. . June 0. . .W L .Elliott 220 Sansome s
DaySM Co Nevada..l2.. 30. .Mar 12. . .Apr 26. .May 21. ..KM Hall . 327 P.ne s
PlkoCon MCo Nevada.. 1.. 15. .Apr 10. . .May 15 . Jun 7-. F Sperling .309 California st
FurekaCooMCo '....California.. 3.. 1 00. .Mar 16.. .Apr 19. .May 14... P Jacobus. 309 Montgomery st
G?and Prize MCo Nevada. .13 . 25. .Mar 15. . .Apr 10. .May 7...1 MHaIl; .8*7 P.ne s
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. .California. .29.. 35 00. .Apr 20. .. May 20. .June 10. .F Schirmcier ...785 Folsoms
l,,liiCnn M Co . ...Nevada.. IS.. 10.. Apr 10. -May 14.. Inn 4...H A Charle- 4)9 California St
ffiStti'M'ci: . Nevada.. 3.. 5. .Apr 21.. .Maj? 24. .June .3. 1W H Watson- 302 Montgomery st
Martin Whitest Co Nevada.. 14.. 25..Mar=>2.. May 2. . May 3 . .. I J Scoville 309 Montgomery s
Mount Potosi MCo Nevada.. 9.. 25. .Apr 2. ..May 7. . May 23 ... j H Sayre .330 Pine st
Ophir MCo Nevada. .44. . 50. .Apr 26.. .June 1. . Tune2t...CL McCoy 309 Montgomery st
I W-int Val ev M Co California . 1. . 15. -May7. . . lunell. ,June30. .C E Elliott 327 Pine st
Potosi MCo .Nevada .11.. 25. .Mar 21. . .Apr 24. .MayLS. ..WE Dean -.309 Montgomery st
Scorn on M Co ! '.', Nevada . .15. . 10. .Apr 6. . . May 10. .May 31. ..0 R Spinney ... . ...310 Pme st
Sferra Nevada S M Co ..... Nevada . . 70 . . 1 00 . . Mar 20: . . May 2 . . May 21 . . . E 1. Parker 309 Montgomery st
TinTo SMCo .Arizona.. 5.. 25. .Mar 8. - .Apr 10. . May 14. ..H Deas 309 Montgomery st
SMagUei&LaTrmidaoMCo.Mexico... K. 1 00. .Jan 29. . .Mar 8. .Mar 29. . .H Nielsen 210 Front st
Summit M Co California. .10. . 01. .Mar 16. .Apr 30. .May 25. ..R IN Van Brunt 31S Pine st
Union Con MCo.....'.'.. Nevada. .22.. 50. .May 2. .June 6. .Jime2G. ..J M Buffington 30!) California st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LI3T3 OF THE BOARDS.
BuchaaanGM&M Co California.. 2.. 05. .Mar30. ..May 2. June 1. ..P J Sullivan .121 Post st
Lima Con S M Co Arizona. . 5. . 05. .Apr 4. . . May 15. Jun 5...RD Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
Luckv Hill Con M Co Nevada.. 2.. 10.. Apr 2... May 4.. Jun 4.. H A Unnch .37 Ellis st
McMiHen S M Co Arizona.. 5.. 20.. Mar 8. . .Apr 12. .May 10.. J Morizio 328 Monigomery st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name of Company. Location-. Secretary. Office in" S. F. Meeting. Date.
Justice M Co Nevada.. R E Kelly 419 California st Annual May 7
"LaGrange Ditch and W Co. -California. .A Halsey 320 Montgomery st Annua! .May 7
Morean M Co California. . C L Tilden 806 Market st Annual May 26
New Coso M Co California ,.RI. Shaimvald 320 Sansome st Annual ■$?***!£
Pacific MCo California.. J W Burling 413 California st Annual May 2a
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount. Payable.
BulwcrCon MCo California.. W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 ApriS
Contention Con M Co Arizona. .D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
Jackson lM Co Arizona. .TJ C Bates 309 Montgomery st 10 ;APrH
KentuckM Co Nevada. .J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 May 18
Navajo MCo Nevada. J W Paw 310 Finest 25 May 4
Northern Belle M & MCo Nevada.. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 May 16
Silver King M Co Auzona. J Nash 315 California st 2o May 15
Standard Con M Co California. .Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 25 May 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OF
Company.
1.30
Week-
ENDJN'i
Apr. 18.
■I Or
75c
4?
40c
80c
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas
tielcner
Belding
Best* rielcher..
Bullion
Bechtel
Belle Iflle, .......
Bodie
Benton
Bodie Tunnel...
Caledonia
California
Challenge
Oaollar
C infidence
Ujn Imperial.. .
Con Virginia
Crown Point
Day
Elko Con
E.Mt. Diablo...
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel..
Exchequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry...
F ale & Norcrosa.
I I nil in-;
Independence...
.TiUa
Justice
.Twkaon
Ksituck
Martin White
Mono
Meziuin
Mt. Diablo
Mr. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle....
North Noonday. . .
Navajo
North Belle Isle. . .
Occidental
Ophir
Overman
(>ro
l'otoai
Pinal
Sivage
ttjg Belcher
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King
.Scorpion
South Nevada
Syndicate
Tuscarora. \ ■ • ■ .
Union Con 3.30
Utah 1.65
Ward ....
Wales • ■". •
Ysllow Jacket'.!!"! 2.30
1.4J
10c
25c
'23c
15c
1. 15
1.40
50c
45;
1.25
He
■■
10
.30
75c
65c
1.85
2.15
Week Week Week
Ending Ending Ending
Apr. 26. May 3. May 10.
50c
1.40
1.35 1.501.50
25o 30c 25
5JC 5ic
45c 50c 40c
1.05 l.S0;1.05
90c 1.05; 1 1.15
1.35 3.7513.70
60c 65c! 75c
! 50cl 35c
1.3011. 20 1.401.05
10c1.... 10c....
........ c....
........ loci 5c
....20c 25c....
15c' 30c 40 I 35c
1.501.70 2.2 2.15
1 601.65 1.8u|1.40
c1 5c 10CI 5c
50c1 45c 50c 45c
1 3jll.35 1.50|t.35
35c| ■■•■
10c; 5c 15c1
"5!.!!!! "5J:'"5
6'.'c ■ ■ ■ ■ 70cl 60c
30c 25c 30 35c
1 4511-05 1.351 1
2.552.15 2.3012.30
4 50|3-15 3.40 3.35
SOc I 55c
75C 50c 65c 60c
2.15'.... S.fO!..
15c — 30c!..
2.50 2.85;2.75 3 00|2.80 3.05
3;2.30 2.55
30c 25c 35c
2.10 2 2.15
... J 20c 25o
1.3511.15 1.301.20
1 S5c 1.05 80c
2.50'l-*:5 2.05 2
40c 50c 50c 5Jc
3.75 3.20
1.8)1.60
3.80 4.05 i.10
21.80 2,1.1
20c... 20c....
3 3.45 4.5013.50
Bullion Shipments.
Wc quote shipments since our last, and shall be pleased to
receive further reports :
Silver Reef mines (fur April), §34,045; Frisco, May 1st,
S'2,400; Horn Silver, 1st, $15,000; Ontario, 1st. $0,543;
Hananer, 2d, $1,500; Horn Silver, 2d. $9,000; Eullionvillc,
3d, $10,031; Horn Silver, 3d, $!),000; Frisco, 3d, $2,530;
Ontario 3d, $12,984; Hananer, 41h. .$1,440; Alice, 4th,
»5,550; Alice (for April), $76,439; Bullionville, 0th, $8,593;
Horn Silver, (ith, $9,000; Ontario, 0th, $4,857; Yellow
Jacket. 5th. $35,959 19; total for April, $71,070; Christy,
30th, $4,1G0; Head Center and Tranquillity, 5th, $2,542;
Navajo. 7th, $10,000; Northern Belle, 3d, $0,156.80;
Standard, 30th, $29,720.10. Total for April, $108,477
Bodie, 7th, S3,!I1H.
A WHITE deer has been seen of ^late on the
Trinity mountains.
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
llSDAY, a.. M„ May 10,
Argenta l<ffl.05
Andes 55c
Alta 25c
Albion 35c
Bodie 1.20
B& Belcher 3.60
Belcher 1.05
Co a Virginia 50<o 55c
Chollar 2.05@2.15
CrownPoint 1.55
Elko C 05c
Eureka Tunnel 60c
Grand Prize 95c@l _._
Gould & Curry 2.3nj 20
Hale &Nor....3.45@3.65| 470
Hawa'ian Com. Co....30| ]00
Impendence 55(ati0cj 100
Julia 05c 250
Mexican 2.65@2.70 100
MWhite 30c 50
Navajo 2.40 150
Northern Belle. 8l 100
Ophir 21 200
Overman 25c 200
Pinal C 85cl 400
PotoBi 1.20C^L25l 305
Savage, .1.95@2 50
Sierra Nevada. 3. 90^3. 95 225
Scorpion 60c| 20
S. p. Gas 58i@5S?' 50
Spring V. Water 97i, 625
Utah 1.90@2; 590
Uaion 3.956*4!
Yellow Jacket 3.10
i FTERNOON 8BSBION.
Alta 25c
Argenta 1.05@1.10
Albion 40c
Bodie 1.05
Bullion 75c
Belcher 1@1,05
Chollar 2.1.C«U.20
(Jon Virginia 50@5Fc
Crown Point 1 .40
Confidence 1.40
Day 25C
Grand Prize li"l.(5
GouldS. Curry 2 45
Hale&Nor....3.40ih3.45
Independence 60c
Keutuck 2.50
Mexican 2.80
M White 30c
Navajo 2.4*
Northern ".Belle 8J
Onhir 2.l0in2.15
Pinal 90c
Potosi 1.20
Savage 2.0V2.10
8 Nevada 3.,UV-3.?5
Silver King 10-'.
Scorpion G0«' 05c
S. F. Gas 58h
Utah 1.95
Union 4^4.05
Yellow Jacket . 3 . 50i? X . 55
Mining Share Market.
Mining stoeks have been somewhat inactive during the
week, though the market has been steady. There appears
to be a feeling up on the Comstock that something will be
found there before long. There are at present several
points of interest along the lode. At the Sierra Nevada
and Union, on the 2,900 level, there is a development
which is liab'e to prove of great value. It 19 a deposit tbat
is rapidly making downward. On the 2,900 they appear
to have merely touched the top. At the north end of
fche Sierra Nevada there are separate developments to be
presently followed up.
The Hale and Norcross folks have now ceased prospect-
ing and are going for a circulation of air. All their late
work of exploration has been done at great disadvantage
and no small ci -at, on account of the great distame from
the source of air supply.
The following mining companies report a cash balance
On hand May 1st: Argenta, SC.G32 75; Albion Consolidated
3651,53 ; Andes, §0,791 ; Bodie Consolidated, §24,281 31 ;
Bechtel, $1,613.64 ; Bulwer, $9,621.08 ; Broker, $410 C3 ;
Benton Consolidated, $3,937, 11 ; Best & Belcher, $601;
Crown Point, $21,439.67 ; Challenge Consolidated, $3,-
187.03; Consolidated Virginia, $52,824 34; California,
$31405 33; Day, ;?5, 519.85; Double Standard, $49.30;
Gould & Curry, $21,414.79; Hale k Norcross, $31,800.64;
Melones Consolidated, $67,961.45; Mono, $4,119.35; Jack-
8on, $1,085.85; Occidental. $0,680.09; Sierra Nevada, $10,-
436 13; Summit, $1,717.34; Silver Hill.- *3 ""24 04; Scorpion,
$751.25; Tioga, $957.95; Utah, $3,911 77; l' i n $10,49119,
The following report an indebted Less: CulsoIi 'a»ed Im-
perial, $), 281. 44;Grand Prize, $7,187-84; Lady W^sMag-
ton, $1,690.16 ; Martin White, $6 041 90 ; McClii.ton,
$130.10.
Bodie shipped $3 992 on the 7th.
The Southern Pacific Kailroad, at Los An-
geles, made a further reduction in freights on
carload lots of oranges shipped East. The rate
is now $250 a carload to all points east of the
Missouri River — the second reduction within a
few weeks. The rate was l?350a carload. The
rate to points in Arizona is $225 a carload.
n]lj\IIJ\IG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
The
an nnusu.
Digger Indians, it is said, are predicting
anally '
r hot summer.
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Mines Around Amador City. — Cor. Amador
Dispatch, May 5: The South Spring mine is situ-
ated south of the Keystone and is virtually a con-
tinuation of that valuable mine. The shaft in this
mine is down about 500 ft and sinking is going on at
the rate of about 60 ft per month, Mr. John R.
Tregloam is the superintendent and manager of this
mine, and is and has been driving the work with
energy and ability. The mine is looking better every
foot in depth that is made. The Loyal lead about
which there has been so much contention in by gone
days, is now in the hands of a company of gentlemen
who arc expert miners, and who will prospect and
work it for. all it is worth. M. John Palmer, R.
Breese and eight others, are doing all in their power
to get things in shape to commence crushing rock.
They have just finished a 10-stamp mill. No
hoisting works are necessary on this mine from the
fact that all the ore goes down a chute into a tunnel
and is then run to the mill in cars. The tunnel is
some 600 ft in length, and taps the ore body 300 ft
below the surface. The Seaton adjoins the Loyal
lead and, from present appearances will prove a good
paying investment to its owners. Only a few days
ago a pocket was found that proved immensely rich,
and the formation of the ground indicates that there
are more of the same kind in the mine.
Rich. — Amador Ledger, May 5: Reports in cir-
culation that Jas. Morgan has struck it rich in his
claim, the Amador Queen. Quartz yielding $5 to
the pan is talked of, and an average of $10 to the
ton is confidently predicted. The mill, now pound-
ing away at the ore, will soon decide the matter prac-
tically. The Kelly mill at Hunt's gulch was started
Saturday morning on Dewitt's rock. The crushing
was finished in the early part of the week, but we
have not been able to learn anything definite as to
the yield.
Butte.
Golden NUGGETS. — Butte Record: Notwith-
standing that much has been .said about the Butte
creek mines being worked out, water being scarce
and the miners poor, still large quantities of gold dust
are daily brought to light by the industrious toiler
with the pick and shovel. Large strikes are seldom
made, where a miner makes a fortune by the turning
over of one boulder, but by steady toil from daylight
to dark the honest miner lays aside many valuable
nuggets of gold. This is one of the best gold-bear-
ing regions in the county, and the metal is not yet
exhausted by one half. Some day a capitalist will
visit that region, put in flumes and ditches and the
result will be that he will take out millions of dollars
worth of dust. This forenoon one of Butte creek's
miners drove into town from Centerville and depos-
ited nearly $3,000 worth of dust in the Bank of Butte
county, and it will be shipped to San Francisco some
time this week. Ihe gold was in large clean nuggets
and of a very fine grade. The miner was accom-
panied on his trip from the hills by a well-known ex-
press messenger, heavily armed, and he would have
made a gallant fight against road agents.
Calaveras.
Little Chunk. — Calaveras Chronicle, May 5:
A fine little chunk was shown us the other day. The
specimen was from the Rough Diamond gravel mine
in Chili gulch, and was worth in the neighborhood of
$50. The Rough Diamond continues to maintain its
reputation as a gold producing property, and such
finds are not unfrequcnt.
El Dorado.
Another Rich Strike. — ML Democrat, May 5:
From reliable sources comes information that within
the past week a marvellously rich strike has been
made in the Mount Hope mine, near Grizzly Flat, of
which J. E. Lyon is superintendent. We have not
been furnished with particulars, but are assured that
the ore-body is extensive, and exceeds in richness
anything previously discovered in that quarter. Well
posted mining men declare that this discovery assures
an immense value to the adjoining P'lag Staff mine.
The Springfield Mine. — It will be remembered
that last week we reported a contract for sinking a
new shaft rooo ft deep at the Springfield mine, Mud
Springs township; a contract with the Union Foun-
dry, San Francisco, for hoisting "works machinery
with a lifting power sufficient for 3000 ft; a contract
with Blair Brothers of this city for 200.000 ft of lum-
ber, etc. ~We have since heard of a contract
for six tons of lime, to lie furnished from Manning's
kilns, Greenwood township, to be used in laying the
foundation of the hoisting works. It is quite evident
that the superintendent has made the old workings
at the Springfield mine pay, or men like Alvinza
Hayward and Poundstone would not undertake these
new and heavy expenditures.
Mono.
MAY LUNDY. — Homer Mining Index, May 5:
Affairs at the May Lundy mine and mill arc progress-
ing favorably. The road is improving daily, and in
anticipation of its soon reaching its most serviceable
condition, a large additional force of miners were
put to work underground during the week. The
mine is in excellent condition for rapid and econom-
ical exploitation, and the ore bodies never looked
better.
WORK is progressing as usual in the Gorilla mine,
and the ore breasts are said to be looking remark-
ably fine. The cable and cars for the tramwav are
expected here. It is reported that the underground
working force will shortly be increased by about 40
•men.
Recorder Callahan, of Jordan district, is still
working on his very promising prospects, the Illinois
and Marathon, situated on the mountain side over-
looking the western shore of Mono lake. The quartz
of the Illinois bears a striking resemblence to that of
the Standard mine in Bodie, but is richer in gold.
Messrs. Warner and Hartley, having satis-
fied themselves that their Mono-Rattlesnake lode, at
old Monovillc, wilt pay from the surface down, are
now building an arastra and constructing a ditch to
convey water thereto.
The Grizzly mine, just above town, is improving
steadily as the tunnel progresses in the vein, the horse
encountered giving way to more solid ore as the adit
nears the base of the bluff.
Oyvinc to a scarcity of lumber, the Virginia Creek
Hydraulic Co. , will be delayed some days in getting
ready to "pipe off" the rich auriferous gravel near the
Old Mono diggings,
Work, somewhat of the nature of placer or hy-
draulic mining, dam buildings, etc., is soon to be
commenced on upper Virginia ereek, under the south-
ern brow of Castle Peak.
The enlarged Summers mill at Sweetwater, Pat-
terson district, turned out $5,000 the first 10 days,
and the mine is said to be looking well.
IT is believed there will be a genuine, old-fashioned
mining excitement about the Old Mono diggings be-
fore the season is over.
THE Mono Lake Hydraulic Mining Co., is work-
ing the usual force of men, and has a good head of
water.
Nevada
Good Prospects at the H artery Mine.—
Grass Valley Union, May 5: The appearance of the
Hartery mine has improved decidedly of late, and the
indications are that a fine chute of ore has been
opened upon the first south level below the drain tun-
nel. The ledge in that direction is fully two ft in
width, and the crushings taken out recently by the
tributers have been very good. Yesterday there was
a clean-up of 30 loads of rock taken out by Ryan &
Co., which yielded $42 per load, excluding the sul-
phurets, of which there were two tons. Two previous
crushings were taken out from this level, the first of
which yielded $17 and the second $26 per load. An-
other party of tributers have out 10 load of rock which
is equal in appearance to the best crushing made.
These results are so encouraging that more tributers
will soon be put in the mine, and operations will be
prosecuted actively.
The Wilson Ranch Mine. — Transcript, Mays:
Capt. Hiatt, Edwin Tilley and Geo, E. Turner, who
recently came into ownership of the Wilson Ranch
mine, visited the property and made a careful exam-
ination of it. They will this week begin the work of
development and push it ahead as rapidly as possible,
Mr. Tilley being the superintendent. There are four
clearly defined fedges, all of which can be developed
at a good depth by tunnels from Deer creek that will
be run. Shafts are also to be put down. This has
long been recognized as a valuable property, but a
lack of means on the part of the owner has prevented
its development. Those who are best acquainted
with the premises are firm in the conviction that it
will prove one of the best mines in the district.
Dishbec Blue Gravel.— Grass Valley Union,
May 6: Several times during the last few weeks we
have heard of the brilliant prospects of the Derbec
Blue Gravel mine, which adjoins the celebrated
North Bloomfield, and last week made mention of
the fact that very rich gravel had been struck. A lit-
tle over a year ago the company concluded to sink a
new shaft, on what is known as the Souchet ground.
When the pay gravel was reached, which was found
to lie very rich, the water came in with such force
that it was found impossible to handle it, and the
miners were driven out. It was decided to run a
drain and working tunnel. The distance from the
North Bloomfield Co's ground, where the tunnel was
started, to the new shaft, was 2,840 ft Last week
the tunnel had been run to within 20 or 30 ft of the
shaft, a feat in drifting hardly ever before accom-
plished in so short a length of time. During all this
time work had been continued through the old shaft.
and sufficient gold been taken out to meet the whole
expenses of the mine without drawing a dollar from
the stockholders. Right here it is worthy of note
that when Supt. DeNoon took charge of the mine
(which the old superintendents concluded was played
out, and went so far as to advise the company to give
it up) it was in debt $85,000, and in addition to run-
ning a tunnel of nearly 3,000 ft, the whole amount
has been paid, and the company does not owe one
dollar. Since DeNoon took charge of the mine he
has taken out over a quarter of a million of dollars.
On Thursday last, water in the new shaft was com-
menced to be pumped out, and in a few days it will
be sufficiently lowered to make connection with the
new- tunnel. For some months past few men have
been employed except in the tunnel, but yet the
clean-ups have been large. On Thursday last the.
company sent to Nevada City three bars of gold of
the value of over $10,000, and the amount would have
been nearly doubled if the new ore house had been
completed. In the course of three or four weeks, or
as soon as the new ore house is ready, double the
number of men will be given employment, and the
output of the mine will demonstrate that the Derbec
is tile richest drift gravel mine in the world.
Placer.
Quartz Mining Looking Up. — Placer Herald,
May 5: Mr. George A. Dockstader, a well-known
millwright, who was here last fall superintending the
erection of certain quartz mills, came up from his
home in Sacramento last Saturday for the purpose of
putting up the 20-stamp mill for the Gold Blossom
Co., the machinery and timbers for which are al-
ready on the way to the ground. This mill is an
addition to the one of 10 stamps erected by him for
the same company last fall. He reported to the
Sacramento Bee previous to his departure from that
city that there is at present considerable excitement
in this section in reference to quartz mining, which
is all true, so far as that feeling which prompts de-
velopment can properly be called an excitement.
New claims, he correctly tells the Bee, arc being
located and work upon old ones started up again.
The Dick Marion mine is being opened up by San
Francisco capitalists. The Belmont, a new location
made last summer, has been sunk to a depth of 200
ft, and is now raising ore. Frank Laschells and
Otto Hanson, both well-known in Sacramento, have
purchased a mine at Bald hill, and will at once
erect a five-stamp mill. The Good Friday claim,
which has been idle for three years, is now being
pumped out and work theron will be resumed in a
short time. A number of Sacramentans are inter-
ested in claims in this district and vicinity, including
Trustee Guttenberger, who has claims in the neigh-
borhood of the Stone house, about a mile from
\uburn.
Plumas.
Gold Stripe.— Greenville Bulletin, Mays: In-
itructions are now on the way from the office of the
company in New York to the superintendent here,
and in a few days it will be known what is to be
done with the mine this summer.
Genesee Mine. — The new proprietors are going
ahead vigorously with the work of opening up the
mine. The capacity of the mill will be doubled soon
and the ore bodies hitherto untouched will be opened
May 12, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
up and worked The water privilege of tit is mine is
the best in the district, and would fully supply power
round for any number of stamps that might
be required,
San Bernardino.
Chalubr. -Calico Print, May 5: ["his promis-
ing claim, located not fir south of the Silver < tdessa,
is owned b> Messrs. J. H. M 1 id D» km.
..11, For over six months the) have been ;
working the same. The Indications ha
good from the start. A tunnel was driwn in 70 ft,
but they have not >et stnuk the main ledge, There
sci-ni to be several ledges on the claim, from which
assays have been taken dial •'lion weU. The most
encouraging pro 1 In a shaft thai
sunk in the nioulli of the tunnel, which is 1; ft deep
and 35 ft from the surface to the bottom.
Borax Claw. About ball a mile ea 1 oj th
Garfield, Mrs. 1 i two men at work on a
claim called the Lndj Blanch, from which thi
»nuf and sacking it,
Lyon.— Messrs Miller and Mc Bride have
" at work on tins claim, which is showing
A tunnel has been driven in on the east, and also
oneonthowesi tide of the hill, ami soon the) will
inert in the centa of the ledge, when they will com-
'oping.
Silver Odessa, The work on tin- fine claim
still progresses. The roar of the ore
ending the chute, and the loud rep
the mine 01 .ill hours ofthi d ty.
TIk average quantity of fine ore increases instead
of diminishing. The work of tearing down the bluff
continues, n re Kes in pockets. Sometin
will be taking out ore from a place thai is exceed-
ing!) rich, and again will strike a spot that contains
only waste rock and very low grade ore; but the
tverage quantity of good ore continues to increase,
id n 1 sympSams of its failing can be seen.
( iOBBLER, — The appearance Of this claim ha>
changed considerably. There are 16 men at work in
two places on the east side of die mine. The bluff
on the west side of the canyon is being blasted and
i m awaj , opening large veins from which eight tons
ore was Liken dail) t.> the mill. The whole
bluff contains ore, and numerous veins have been
but there is a large vein, seemingly the prin-
cipal one, running a long distance through the vein
from northwest to southeast. It is several feet in
width, and in some places spreads out into pockets
from which considerable rich ore is taken.
Occidental.— A large quantity of rich ore has
been Liken out. and an immense body laid bare in
(he 1 uis and tunnel. This mine is developing into a
bonanza.
< imr.M \i . — Hoisting works have been put up on
tlu's well known mine, and every facility for getting
out the ore is being made. The usual quantity of
good ore is !>eing taken out daily.
Silver King.— Work in all the levels of this prin-
cipal mine of Calico is progressing in good shape.
The ore bodies that have been penetrated are show-
ing up letter than ever. Xadeau's ore teams are
still hauling ore to the Oro Orande mill which yields
rich return* in bullion every week.
ALH AM BR-A.— There are eight men at work mak-
ing improvements, and when they are completed the
mine will be in a condition to yield an immense
quantity of ore. A large quantity of ore has already
been taken out and miued by the former owners with
most satisfactory results. John McBride is foreman
uf the mine.
Sierra.
A RICH STRIKE. — Sierra Tribune: A very favor-
able strike was made on what is known as the Page
ledge, located in Sailor ravine, last week. J. Cow-
den, one of the owners, brought down samples of
quartz that showed free gold in abundance, and re-
ported that an ore body had been encountered that
had every indication of proving permanent and
rich.
A Fink PROSPECT.— The Bald Mountain Exten-
sion Co. encountered the channel on the South Fork
ground at Forest City this week. Eighteen car-
loads of gravel taken out and washed paid 52 per
load. As was stated in these columns a couple of
weeks ago, the South Fork mine has been leased by
the former company. The Extension owners are
quite jubilant over the early strike made, and express
the belief that the course of the channel is proof
positive that it will find its \va\ into their ground
eventually.
FOREST CITY. — Lumber is being delivered daily at
Forest City from the various saw mills in that vicin-
ity, for parties who will rebuild on the burned dis-
trict. Quite a number of buildings arc already un-
der headway, and, in the course of three or four
months, it is quite sure that no evidence of the great
fire will remain. The recent developments in the
Bald Mountain mine hav«; given the people there
new courage, and it is stated that the prospects for a
prosperous season are flattering.
Shasta.
Mad Ox.— Shasta Courier, May 7: The Mad Ox
mill does good work with water power, but when
the new steam machinery is placed in position the
old Mad Ox hills will resound with the lively pound-
ing of the stamps. We understand that the mine is
turning out splendid ore, and lots of it. If old man
Peekham, the locator of that mine, could have real-
ized how rich it was he would not have sold out for
$4,000.
From FuKNACF.viLLE.-Cor. Redding Independent,
May 5: The mines, outside of the Afterthought, in
this district are doing but little work, though several
claims are owned and represented here. The
Afterthought has had several set-backs, such as
storms, freshets and freezing, and the procuring of
necessary supplies, and have therefore met with sev-
eral detentions, and would have to shut down for a
while; and then there is not the necessary number of
pans, leachcrs, agitators, etc., to keep the stamps
running all the time; but for all that a large
amount of ore has been run through, and the bul-
lion— copper and silver — is of very good appearance.
Mr. Stewart, the superintendent, is well satisfied that
with the process, if lie can keep all the stamps run-
ning, that he can soon make the mine pay dividends.
Most of the ore now being taken from the mine looks
well and assays well. Several shipments of silver
and copper bricks, below, have made excellent re-
turns, quite satisfactory to Mr. Stewart. There are
employed in and about the mill and mine about 25
men, who receive their wages regularly ; that, though,
325
has been a noted fact m the district, that the hands
their pay in full, althou
eral failures nave occurred in making the mil
heretofore by difl
one.
Tuolumne
W ASHING. [ uolumne Independent, Ma) s :
ing awa> the place in
of his residence at Springfield, and ii pavs well. In
earl> days Springfield Flat and all about the town
swarmed with nmier, who madi in wash-
surface Down amc
man) rich >i>ois difficult to get at, but which will
reward the lucky man who finds them.
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
Hui ft SoRCRO$s,—£/ifrrprijt, Maj 5: ["he
north drift on the ore streaks has beei
.it a distance ol 78 tt from the mam north drift, and
a cross drift has been started east to n point under
die winze, down from the 24c
Sll RKA Ni \ IDA, I i) i> making in
the nordi lateral drift on the 2900 levi I. £j >me ore
of a fair milling qualit) is being taken out -1 north
dim v.. 2 on the 2900. This streak appears to be
the iu|. ol a bod) -I ore which will be found to lie in
til'' level below,
1 HOLl is. — The indication arc that crosscut A,
on the 2600 level, will find a considerable 1\ of
I ore. It has already cut a scam of some 15
inches in width of \ery fair ore, though it has yel 8
considerable distance to go to reach the point where
u was expected that it would cut the ore streaks fol-
lowed south 65 ft b) the Male & N'orcross.
Union Con.— The winze chamber at the end of
the join) Sierra Nevada crosscut on til 2900 level is
completed, and the winze started fur the 3100 level.
Con Virginia.— On the 2500 level work has been
discontinued in the face of the southeast drift in
-1 dei to allow the hot water to drain out at the face.
( in the 2700 level drain boxes are being put in.
OPHIK.— Good progress is making in cleaning out
and repairing the old Central tunnel. A considei
able amount of ore is being taken out at the crop-
pings.
Mexican.— The joint Ophir east crosscut on the
3100 level is being extended at the rate of about 30
tt per week. It is now passing into softer or more
favorable material.
Utah.— The leak in the pipe in the drift passing
through Sierra Nevada ground has been found and
repaired, in order to reach the end of the drift
without cleaning out its whole length a cross drift
and upraise are now being made from the level
below.
California, — The C. & C. winze, which is to go
to the 2900 level, is progressing well, and the south
drift with which the winze will connect is being
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
BEST & BELCHER.— The northeast drift on the
2505 level is cutting occasional streaks and bunches
of quartz that give low assays. The ground is of
very favorable appearance.
ANDES. — The north drift continues in quartz of a
line appearance, but it shows very little metal. The
west drift from the raise is in better material.
ALTA. — Good progress is making in the drain
drill, work being driven at both ends. The rock
continues favorable, though somewhat hard,
Bemice District.
Golden Ck< >\vn. — Stiver State, May 2 : A
Lovelock correspondent, who has just returned from
Bernice, writes as follows about the district : " The
Golden Crown mine, owned by Wallace Goodell, is
looking well, and there are several fine prospects in
the vicinity of that mine. Ho\t & Gilbert have been
opening up their mine lately and have a large quan-
tity of good ore in sight. James Denney sold a half
interest in his mine to Austin men, who are going to
work to develop it immediately. G, W. Both well
has quite a force of men at work erecting his mill,
which is expected to be in running order about the
tst of July, by which time there will be ore enough
on the* dumps and in sight in the several mines to
keep it running steadily. The people of Bernice
suffer great inconvenience from lack ofmail facilities,
but they have hopes of getting a mail line established
to the camp ere long."
Cherry Creek District.
Mill.— White Pine Neios, May 5: The whistle
of the Exchange mill is now music lo the ear. The
Exchange people are putting through some good
ore, and we learn they have quite a large amount of
the same kind out and in sight.
Crabb District.
Ore. — Cor. Esmeralda Herald, May 3 : The
Plummer Bros, have run ojs tons of ore from their
mine through the mill at this place, which worked
over $20 per ton. They talk of hauling over 30 tons
more that they have out and working it. The mill,
it is expected, will start up on ore from tin/ Eagle
Bird mine about the middle of May. Plummer
Bros, think the ore they have on the dump is better
than what they worked.
Columbus District.
Northern Belle. — True fissure. May 5:
There is a material improvement on the fourth shaft
level, both in the slope and in the main drift. Some
fine ore is being extracted from the winze below the
second shaft, level, and the stopes above the first
shaft level are yielding as usual. There is quite an
improvement in the eastern end of the ninth level,
and some ore of excellent grade is being taken from
that part of the mine. Everything in and about
the mine is progressing in a satisfactory manner.
Both mills are running steadily and doing good
work. The Bullion shipments amounted to $12,602.44
for the week ending May 3d, and to a total for the
month of April of .$88,309.01.
MOUNT DrAiil.O. — The slope below the third IcveX,
near winze No. 4, is giving a little $120 chloride.
The intermediate stcpe, between the second and
third levels, and nearly above winze No. 1, is yield-
ing a small amount of $200 ore. The slope from the
east drift on the second level has given considerable
$70 ore. The slope above the west drift from the
Callison winze is looking much the same as at the
date of last report; the west end shows two feet of
$75 ore; the center of the stopc shows 8 or 10 inches
of $80 ore. The west intermediate, below the first
level, is turning out considerable $70 ore. A bullion
shipment was made on April 26th, amounting to
another on the ^oili valued at
total shipments on April
: 300.08, and ..ne of $,681.06 on May 3d.
Kinsley District.
CoPi'KK.— Elko Independent. Mav 5: Gen. John
P.. » lark uid A. < . Manner. |r..' arrived on this
the East.' Mr. II 1
son oi tin- President of tie- new
lelphia, which purchased "from Ben. Inch
■■■■■' mines in Kinsley district, in this
county, lb- will .hi as superintendent, nndactive
operations for th.- development of the property will
be commenced immediately, or as „„„, .,v th'.
will permit.
Tnylor District.
Sales.— Watt! Reflex, Ma> s: raylor district
takes the lead in saleable mining properly just now,
and jusll) so it ippears to be no troubleat all to
sell a mining clo m over there at a good figure.
Tuscarora District.
Elko Con. — Times-Review, Mav 6: During the
past week drift N*o. < has been advanced -i\ reel
through an unusual!) hard form ition; 1 >tal length.
89 ft. The ledge continues to produce a fm<
of chloride ore.
< In vND Prize.— Wesi drift on hanging wall is in
56 it, and the upraise easi of the shaft on the 500
level is up 32 ft.
ARGENTA.— Drift from winze is in 87 ft. ILwv
stopes opened a distance ol 40 ft, all in good ore.
Repair- on mill are being made as rapidly as the
nature of the work permit-. Pay roll for April,
$4.o29-75-
NAVAJO,— The slopes are producing the usual
grade ami quantity of ore. Last Nb.ndav shipped
$14,233.43, making a total for th.- month of April of
$83,879.83.
NORTH BELLE ISLE.— South drift has been ad-
vanced 34 ft during the past week. East crosscut
was advanced 9 ft through exceedinglv hard Forma-
tion, showing small seams of ore.
White Pine District.
Hamilton Notes.— White Pine News, Mays:
The present weather is a great drawback to mining
operations in this section. The Sweetwater < o. is
prevented from hauling ore to their mill, owin<{ to
the had condition 'if the roads.
ARIZONA.
NOTES. — Tombstone Epitaph, May 5: The Lima
Con. has determined lo let a contract for a further
200 ft in the main shaft, so that with the work being
carried forward in the tunnel the work of develop-
ment goes bravely on.
The Watervale Mill.— Everything at this
place is running smoothly, and the stamps are kept
constantly running on ore from the Rattlesnake mine,
the output of bullion from which shows no diminu-
tion. Quite a number of improvements have been
made here in the shape of pans and settlers, and
there is no doubt but that a further five stamps will
shortly be added,
Pedro Con. — The tunnel is now in 300 ft, in
prosecuting which work many seams of ore have
been cut through. The main ledge, which is the
object in view, will not, it is calculated, be struck for
possibly 130 or 150 ft yet.
CHARLES ANSHUTZ, from Bisbee, came in to town
to-day. He reports everything booming in the cop-
per camp, with plenty of inquiries for good proper-
ties.
The Silver Bear, at Bisbee, it is said will shortly
start up with a full force of men, which will add to
the already prosperous condition of tins happy camp.
Our friend Percy Thompson continues superin-
tendent.
It is with pleasure that we announce the settle-
ment, by a friendly compromise, of the lawsuit of the
Satisfaction and Atlanta mining claims at Bisbee.
The terms are hard on the innocent purchasers, but,
nevertheless, a bad compromise is always better than
a costly lawsuit. Work will be at once commenced
on the Atlanta, and before long, should the develop-
ment warrant, the erection of smelters will be carried
out, and another bullion producer at Bisbee will
soon be heard of.
Notes. — Arizona Miner, May 4: The Copper
Mountain smelter, of Messrs. Stoddard & Co., is up
and ready to commence operations as soon as coke
for the furnace arrives on the ground, which will be
within three or four days.. The < opperopoli- < o..
of Castle creek, better known as the Colyer Co., has
a smelter on the ground ready to put up and com-
mence operations. Mr. Klein, President of the com-
pany, is at Castle creek looking after the business in
person. The Holms mine has at last changed hands,
and Mr. H. has received his $135,000 in cash from
Mr. Rodebush for the same. Out in the Black hills
Gov. Tritle and his company are busy preparing for
machinery, which is about to be erected for the treat-
ment of copper and silver ores. At Tiptop the new-
hoisting works are being put up, and soon develop-
ments in the nunc will commence, and the Gillett
mill will start up. On Cape1 creek, Maricopa county,
a great deal of work is Vicing done, and j;uod proper-
ties coming lo the front. On Turkej creek consider-
able ore is being taken from the mines and shipped
to the Howell smelter on Lynx creek. The Howell
smelter has proved a grand success, and a great deal
of bullion is being produced which will soon be
shipped east. Trom Mohave county we have Halter-
ing reports of big strikes and good sales of mining
property.
Todu Basin, — Mohave Count}- Miner, May 4:
The great Wallapai district is divided into a number
of sub-districts, each represented by its little mining
camp and its particular set of miners. As a rule the
inhabitant* of these camps are firm believers in their
own camps, and will argue' by the hour on its dis-
tinctive merits, and claim that their mines are the
best and that that particular portion of the Wallapai
district in which they live is the best and richest. In
no case is tins spirit more marked than in the sub-
district commonly called Todd basin, and in which
we will include the neighboring basins, called rc-
spectivclv Bobtail and Union. The miners who own
most of the claims in the vicinity of these three basins
have a right to brag about them for many reasons,
though the simple fact that the rich ores produced
here have supported some of them for the past 10 or
t2 years, even with the exorbitant milling charges
and the corresponding high prices charged for mer-
chandise, should be reason enough.
COLORADO.
In UtO SpftlKGS X,,,, , _ .
Ml> 3= V- Vigorously proceeded with on
Mr. Ward -i.nes thai his
at the rate of 5400 to the roan per
d,y- Colo" $ old one quart* ■
for $5,000. About 40
""'" ■tre b mineaud
Smelterat Freeland. Work is to he
resumed upon the Edgar mine, a contract to run
200 feet on 1 . . d level lias been let I -
dei on, 1 sq, l ls! i ed the l » il min ■ ■
to Mi. Stahl, of Denver. Work will be imnv
1 Mr. Sanderson ownerof the Wallace
■ road iron, his mme to Freeland,
connected with the Spring Gulch road. He lias
ten men employed. The Kol Don dd 01
( o. are making regular . m nis from the
( harapion mine. 1 lie lower levels 1
smelting ore that mills from 5100 to $300 per ton.
The main shaft is to be sunk an additional i'
pony's properties are producinj ■ ! looking
belter than tor se'o ral yeai ■ past, ons of fine
ore was mined last month. Ihe Swart/ shaft is being
sunk an additional 100 feet, which will make ii-
depth 550 feet— the deepest workings on the mo ii:
tain; 60 odd men are employed in the mine.
IDAHO.
I'.\ ,ensi\ 1 Coai 1 m I'osi 1 Idaho Statesman,
May 2: Mr. V I.. Rincarson returned here from
his coal interests near Horseshoe bend. He informs
us thai there have been 480 acres of coal lands lo-
cated in that vicinitj recently, the locators being
himself and Messrs. Miner and Stone. Two veins
have been discovered, one of three and the other live
feet in width. The position of the veins is nearly
horizontal. Much excitement prevails, and location's
are being rapidly made.
Booming.— Tudge Heath, of Atlanta, mad.- us a
pleasant call Tuesday. The Judge has verj valu-
able mining interests in Atlanta, and will "return
there as soon as the season is a little farther ad-
vanced. He says that lie and other old timers who
have long clung to Atlanta with a faith 111 the future,
built upon a certain knowledge of the rich resources
of the camp, are themselves astonished at the recent
developments and big results in the mines. The
long perioil of promise and speculation is past, and
the time of fruition and realization has come.
MONTANA.
Tin. Anaconda Smelter.— Butte Miner, May
7: It was reported on the street yesterday that the
location on Warm Springs creek had been definitely
decided upon for the site of the Anaconda smelter,
and that operations will be commenced immediately
for the erection of works there, but it is questionable
whether the location has yet been fully determined
upon. It is known that within the past to days sur-
veys have been made for a site on the bench between
the Blacktail and Suprenant's arastra, about eight
miles southeast of this city. It was staled that, al-
though the facilities for securing limestone, magnetic
or hemitite iron and fuel at this point were excellent,
the difficulty of getting water would prove an insup-
erable objection to its final selection as the site for
the smelter. It is also know n that subsequent sur-
veys show that water from the Blacktail could be ob-
tained in abundance, by constructing a three-mile
ditch. It is not reasonable to suppose that so elig-
ible a site would be abandoned for one possessing so
few advantages as the proposed Warm Springs
creek location, unless some special inducements were
offered in the way of land grants or special railroad
rates, and it is not believed that any such special in-
ducements have as yet been brought to bear upon
Messrs. Haggin & Tevis to influence their final sele<
lion of a site for the smelter.
NEW MEXICO."
Lron King.— Southwest Sentinel, May 2: The
Iron King and 81 mines are undergoing rapid de-
velopment. The ore is being hauled to tin- Magrudcr
smelter under a contract, and each successive ion
seems to be improving. Messrs. Magruder, Craw-
ford and Highbee purchased of Messrs. Hutchison,
Cassidy and Parker, and others, the ores which will
be run through the new smelter at San Jose. An
enormous mass of ore is now corded up around the
smeller, and more is being added each day. The
engine will be fired up in a few days and the smelter
running in full blast, with sufficient ore to feed it for
a long time to come.
Ai.iuun.— Judge Potter and Mr. Johnson, own-
ers of the Albion mine at Hanover, are now nego-
tiating fix the sale of 1,000 tons of ore they have al-
ready on the dump. It is copper properly, and is
..onsidcred a mine of great value. The average run
of the ore eNlracled is 15 . Considering the cheap-
ness with which the mine can be worked, and the
excellent facilities for smelting it, both seller and
purchaser will make handsome profits. The owners
of the Guyanaden copper mine, same district, intend
letting a' contract this week to sink 50 ft deeper.
This properly was purchased b\ Messrs Reed &
McDonald, Chicago mining brokers, when they
immediately organized a large company to open it
up and put machinery upon the works,
Thick et. — Sam Eckstein, one of the lucky own-
eis of the Thicket mine, is happy. This valuabk-
piecc of property is onl> three miles north of the New
Strike. He is down So ft on it. and has been re-
warded In finding horn silver in large quantities.
Specimens' of the ore at his place ot business are
equally as good as anything yet unearthed in the
great Bonanza.
Mlt. BALUAi k, superintendent of the Glorieta M.
Co. , has met with -some agreeable surprises in his de-
velopment work on the Micawber mine at Clifton,
From samples assayed under his direction in Silver
City the results show a wonderful change in the
character of ore. Looking for copper they follow
the lead and find a large per cent in gold and
silver. The average from a two-foot vein gives
$27.90 in gold; the average from an eight-foot
quartz, good and poor, gives $13.64 in silver; this
was from a shaft s^ ft deep, and, as they progressed,
when at" a depth of 60 ft, the men superintending
the contract telegraphed them on Saturday they had
struck horn silver. This has given a new impetus
to the mines in that locality and will be exceedinglv
encouraging to the owners. Gold has been found
in the vicinity as well as silver, but copper has been
so far the most worked and the most looked for.
With this new development the Glorieta Co, will
show some valuable properly.
32G
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 12, 1883
Peter Cooper.
How strange it is that we never fully rec-
ognize the worth of a great, noble nature while
among us. It is only after he has gone that
we begin to say, one to another, what man-
ner of man is this who walked and com-
muned with us by the way. It is the old
illusion of what is present and familiar. The
heart fails to realize how precious are its
jewels until they are lost. Future generations
build the sepulcher of the prophets, and do
honor to their name. Peter Cooper' works
of love and charity fell upon the eager,
money-making, giddy people of New York
as a gentle rain upon the grass. Now they
begin to realize how far-reaching and per-
manent are his beneficent deeds. Endur-
ance is the only true test of a noble charac-
ter, and Peter Cooper will be remembered
in New York long after her Astors, Vander-
bilts, Stewarts, and Goulds are spectral
names.
His long, busy, thrifty career is a fine
commentary on the law of patient, pro-
ductive industry. There were hundreds all
around him in those early days, as now, who
sought to sprout fortunes in hothouse ven-
tures. Mr. Cooper never ran after wildcat
speculations. He threw no money into the
lottery wheel of chance. He believed that
wealth could be had, without making other
people poorer. That a dollar judiciously
planted would grow a harvest. At seventeen
years of age he began the struggle as an
apprentice in a carriage shop on $25 a
year and board; and by zeal and diligence
won the confidence of his employers. At
twenty-one years of age we catch sight of
him in a woolen factory on Long Island
working at $1.50 per clay. While here he
invented a machine for shearing nap from
cloth. It was patented, and for a short
time had a rapid sale, and put a little money
into his pocket. With this he opened a fur-
niture store at Newburg, where his parents
lived, which he kept for a short time, and
then returned to New Yolk and opened a
grocery store. Hearing that an old run-
down glue factory was for sale, he purchased
it for $2,000. He was now permanently
established in business. It proved the
source of the great bulk of Mr. Cooper's for-
tune. For many years he carried on the
business alorte, had no book-keeper, no
clerk, no agent, no salesman. At break of
day he was at the factory starting the fires
and preparing for work. At noon he drove
down into the city and made his sales. His
evenings were spent posting his books, at-
tending to his correspondence, and enjoying
the society of his wife. This was his daily
routine far nearly thirty years. His money
swarmed, and at the age of fifty-five we find
him owning rolling mills and iron works at
Baltimore, Trenton, New York, Phillipsburg
and Williamsburg, giving employment to
2,500 men. Through economy, sagacity and
patience, his immense fortune had grown
as naturally as the trees grow.
Peter Cooper entered New York with
only ten dollars in his pocket. Jay Gould
found himself on Broadway with only a
patent mouse-trap to begin business. Alone
among strangers both resolved to make a
fortune. Both succeeded. There is noth-
ing remarkable in all this. New York is full
of rich men, who started life as poor as they.
The fact is, acquisitiveness is an instinct,
and is almost sure to lead to success when
the environments are propitious. It is the
motive which animated these two men with
which we are now concerned. Gould sought
for wealth, because it was a scepter of power
that awed courts, legislatures, and levied at
its own caprice tribute upon the earnings of
the people. Here they part company. Mr.
Cooper, while an apprentice in a .carriage
shop and spending his scanty earnings on
the teacher of an evening school, deter-
mined to devote his years to the accumula-
tion of wealth that he might found an insti-
tution where poor working boys and girls
might acquire a free education in the prac-
tical arts and sciences. It was forty years
before he was able to give definite shape to
that idea. But he never forgot it. It gave
unity, method, aim, and inspiration to his
long years of toil. While carding wool at
Hempstead, selling sugar, salt, and fish,
at the Bowery grocery, making glue
and isinglass at the Old Middle Road
Glue Factory, building the first lo-
comotive in America at his Baltimore
Iron Works, or manufacturing the first rail-
road iron in this country at Trenton, during
all these busy years, the founding of that
school shone like a day-star in his thoughts.
At last the time came to realize the beautiful
dream of his life. About twenty-five years
ago the foundation of the Cooper Union was
laid. It was five years before the building
was finished. It is a brownstone and iron
structure, thoroughly fire-proof, of massive
Roman archetecture, an irregular quadrangle
in shape, having dimensions on its four sides
of 90, 146, 165, and 195 feet, and costing
$964,000; exclusive of the institution an addi-
a friend, and when he could no longer enjoy
his wealth founded the Girard college for
orphan boys, at Philadelphia, but so hedged
about by the crabbed eccentricities of his
character that it may be called a rose en-
circled by ugly thorns. John Jacob Astor,
gave New York a library upon such imprac-
ticable conditions, that it is of little use ex-
cept to a few literary men. But Peter
Cooper, whose life had been a perpetual
perfume in the homes of the poor, with un-
selfish devotion, labors to found an institu-
tion that like the "happy gates of gospel
grace," will stand open night and day to all
who would enter and enjoy its blessings.
Had wealth always fallen into the hands of
such unselfish, generous natures as Ezra
Cornell, Daniel Drew, George Peabody and
Peter Cooper, the envy and irritableness of
the poor, the clamor of the incendiary mob,
the boding moan of a communistic storm,
never would have been the terror of our
civilization.
Stored Energy.
The useful development of electricity is
one of the chief marvels of our age. Ever
since it slid down from the sky on a kit
PETER COOPER.
tion has cost $700,000. Of the splendid suc-
cess of the institution in supplying the want
which it was intended to meet, a recent an-
nual report of the curator gave ample evi-
dence. Every department was full to over-
flowing. More than 3,000 pupils has entered
the various classes. Between 400 and 500
applications has been put on file to await the
retirement of those who already held places
in the classes. The instruction and lectures
which these pupils enjoyed were given to
them absolutely without charge. It is not
easy to realize the far-reaching and beneficent
influence of such an institution. In the
twenty years of its operation, it has trans-
ferred the lives of thousands of youths from
the unproductive and servile employment to
which they would have certainly fallen, into
the higher plane of intelligent, skilled arti-
sans and original designers in the workshops
and schools of the country. It can point
throughout the land to miners, engineers,
architects, builders, telegraphers, photo-
graphers and teachers; even professors in
the higher departments of science who have
been indebted to it for their success in life.
Stephen Girard, ungracious in manner, ill
tempered, miserly lived and died without
string, and learned to respect houses and
barns armed with lightning rods, there went
abroad an impression that this mighty force
could be caught, tamed and harnessed to a
great variety of important uses. This ex-
pectation has been fully realized. It has
been turned into medicine and liver pads,
and at a touch of the finger flashes human
thought across mountains and under the sea.
Within a few years it has been taught to
carry the very words, accent and tones of
the speaker's voice. It writes for us, rings
bells, strikes the time -in electric clocks,
warns a whole city of the locality ofa fire, and
floods the streets .with a warm, brilliant and
beautiful light. But the great trouble has
been to manufacture and store it away, as
water in a tank, or gas in a reservoir, in
short barrel it up and keep it on draught. It
is such a sly, subtle3 potent energy. But
within a year or two past even this marvel-
ous feat has been accomplished. Sir Wm.
Thomson's experiment with the Faure accu-
mulator, sent him from Paris to Glasgow,
gives perfect assurance that it will not be
long till electricity is boxed, barreled and
bottled, and shipped all over the world as
an article of merchandise." 1
But in this invention, as in all others, man
has only caught a hint from nature. Though
to a superficial eye she may seem very prodi-
gal of her energies, the fact is she is very
economical and allows no waste. We
may feel a little surprised to read that
Faur's battery held "a million of foot
pounds," yet a pound of coal contains en-
ergy equal to eleven million foot pounds.
Every drop of water is said to hold light-
ning enough to kill a man, and in thai
case a tumblerful is a condensed thunder-
storm. The sun pours his beams lavishly
upon the earth. Much is radiated, but the
earth like a prudent housekeeper, stores
the most of it away for future use. It is
packed in seeds, garnered in bulbs,' blushes
in flowers, arid comes out in the flavor of
fruits. Even cucumbers and radishes are
full of sunshine, though it may take a di-
gestive apparatus equal to a quartz-crushing
machine to eliminate it. Nature is a care-
ful banker and makes the most of her capi-
tal. Nature is generous, because she saves.
What tremendous energy is stowed away in
gun-cotton, powder, or glycerine. A dyna-
mite bomb that a child could hold in its
hand contains a small earthquake. A load-
ed gun or cannon is a fine sample of stored
energy.
Thanks to Mr. Faure for the hint. Now
for the application. A newspaper should
be a sort of mental battery charged with
wholesome ideas, valuable suggestions, a
summary of the life and business of the city,
a bulletin of the market, an epitome of the
State, the nation, the world. It is a port-
able accumulator that the reader can stuff
into his pocket, lay on his desk, or hang on
a file until he has leisure enough to put his
optic nerve and brain in contact with the
magnetic currents of the world.
The sermon the reader listened to last
Sunday was the stored energy of a week's
elaboration, and if it lacked electric warmth,
light and fire, it was because the preacher's
brain battery worked badly or he tried to
manufacture mental energy out of theologi-
cal coke or the dust, slag and cinders of
medieval theology. It may be that the con-
ditions of the hearer were not good.
A fine physical constitution is a form of
stored energy, sometimes inherited, but usu-
ally the result of wise and prudent care.
For more than three months President Gar-
field fought death from a mortal wound, for
the simple reason that the accumulated
power of a sober, chaste and temperate life
came to his help.
Good character is another form of stored
energy. It is the accumulation of moral
force, generated by a long, constant and
steadfast resistance of evil temptation in
every shape. It is the lack of this silent
storage of power, that causes so many to
break down the moment any great trust and
responsibility are placed upon them. They
are like hollow trees that are well shaped
and apparently solid and vigorous, but are
easily twisted, bent, and broken in a storm.
A Cheap Paint for Farm Buildings.
— Professor Knapp, of Iowa Agricultural
College, says that experiments upon the
college farm have decided in favor of the
following preparation as a very excellent
paint for outbuildings, and as far as tested
it seems to answer all the conditions of
more expensive paints: To three parts
crude petroleum and one part linseed oil
add sufficient mineral paint to give the de-
sired body and apply with a brush. For
better buildings white lead may be added in
the proportion of one pound of lead to five
of mineral paint. Crude petroleum costs
only from six to eight cents per gallon by
the barrel, and can be easily obtained
through any druggist or dealer in oil in any
town or village. A barrel would be handy
to have in the house of any farmer, who
could then do a world of painting at odd
spells. Not only ought barns, fences, hog
pens and stables to be painted, but the roofs
and floors of these buildings as well.
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May 12, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
m
A Curius Gold Mine.
There ie up in Shasta county about ten miles
northwest ol Shasta city a mine belonging to
private parties and now being worked m a
■nuiU way, which is curious in several ;
there being no other like it. to our knowledge
on this coast, hi- called the Banghart mine,
and has bees worked mop the past
seventeen years. It consisl ination oi
claims, separately marked ofl to different
The tedge i« in a mountain at the
head of the Mad Mule creek, at an altitude of
3t&00 fa t. [1 ic Eroui 180 to 200 feet wide.
rnia i h hat ia called birds-eye
porphyry lyinjj between well defined walls of
black alate.
In early days Mad Mule Gulch waa the rich-
est gulch known in Shasta county. It paid
very largely in coarse gold, somi
lartje nuggets having beoii found. When
worked out, the parties ttied to find the
sonrce of the gold, '"it fin tUj gave up the
: h , h no quartz ledges liai ing been Found.
Mi. Banghaii was in the upper country, aud
heard ol the ■' iu the gulch. He
thought he could find the source oi the gold.
He went to work diligently, but it was two
years before he had any luck, He then dia-
u that there was a porphyrj -like about
200 feet thtck lying between slate walls: and
tliis dike was traversed with Beams carrying
gold, wherever the seams came in contact with
the slate walls, but nowhere else. The small
ore composed of maganeae, quartz siil-
plmri be of iron, and they tie in all directions.
In the opinion of those who are working the
the original cooling the porphyry
Useful Information.
shrunk and cracks opened, and the heat from
below forced this material up, and deposited it
wherever it came in contact with the slate. If
they go into the porphyry six inches they do
not get any gold. It lies simply where these
seams make the contact with the slate. 1'ieces
have been taken out of some of these seams
weighing twelve pounds. Last fall a piece
weighing three and a half pounds was taken out
with only traces of quartz. The gold is not
Found and taken out every day. They track a
seam, and sometimes it will run 100 feet per-
leitly barren. It opens and closes. At some
points it will be six inches in thickness, and
contains quite a deposit of gold; then it will
not be wider than a sheet of paper, but they
keep on following it and it will swell out, and
then comes another deposit. The lead has been
traced seven miles. Some seams of porphyry
arc connected with the hanging wall, and pay-
well, (hi the hanging wall tons of sulphuret
ore are found. The concentrated sulphurets
from this run $1,500 to the ton. The streak
is about six inches wide.
Thiamine has been run by the present owners
without any money. It took all they had to
buy the mine, but it has paid its own expenses.
.Sometimes they take out two or three thousand
dollars in an hour, ft is all drifting work; they
run a tunnel in until it strikes the slate, and
then run along the slate. They do the same
way on each side of the gulch. They dump
into the gulch, ami have no machinery. They
have eighteen abort tunnels, fifty feet or so
apart. The slate comes to the surface. It is
partly stoped out between the tunnels. These
tunnels are run where they think they can get
the best pay.
Last December, with one man, the streak be-
in*^ worked averaged $80 a day right along,
the largest piece taken out weighed nine ounces.
The largest piece of gold ever taken out weighed
eleven pounds. Some seams pay well and
some very poorly — some only two or three dol-
lars a day, others $1,000 in an hour.
We were shown this week a box of very
handsome specimens of pure gold in what is
apparently a crystallized form. The little
pocket from which this gold came yielded the
other day eighty ounces, including what was
shown us. There was no quartz attached to the
gold at all. In fact it came out of a bunch of
soft manganese, being scooped out with the
hands.
The mine is perfectly dry, so no pumps are
used, neither is there any timber used nor any
hoisting done. The little tunnels which run in
as far as the slate walls are run in on the side of
the gulch, and the waste is dumped down into
the gulch from the mouth of the tunnels. The
tunnels are dug fifty feet apart and one some-
what above another. Drifts are run from the
tunnels in the search for the seams, and the
seams arc stoped out.
Mad Mule Gulch yielded, when worked,
^1,000 a foot for three-quarters of a mile, and
the gold evidently came from the source we
have been describing. The mine is not system-
atically worked by any means, but is in a man-
ner "coyoted" in the search for pockets. If all
opened up properly, with means to do it, a
different system would be inaugurated. The
ore- is pounded out with a spring pole and
mortar. Over §70,000 has been taken from the
mine, no machinery having been used. An
arastra and a mortar constituted the metallurgi -
cal implements. The specimen which took the
first premium at the last Paris Exposition came
from this mine. The mines of Transylvania,
Hungary, as described by Ure, seem to be in a
geological formation very similar to that in
which this mine occurs.
Difference Between Dry Rot and Worm
Eaten Wood.
Dry rot is a term applied to damp wood on-
lor process oi destruction by fungi, or low forms
ktion. The albumen and the
oils in the wood bi oome I he I I oJ thit
.try or parasitic vegetation; the woody bi
broken up, and the walls of the oellfl destroyed,
an earthy, powdery matter briny left an the
residue, 'I'M- residue bear.- on it> face a close
resemblance to burnt or charred wood, En
teed, it is akin to burnt wood, for the albumi-
noids and the esssential oils which escape under
the influence and form the fond of lire, have
d timed or absorbed by parasitic vegeta-
tion. The residue, an earthy, inflamable Bub-
; - practically identical with that resurt-
ine from fire.
Dry rot, or the destruction of wood by second-
ary f onns oi vegetation, is dependent upon two
conditions heat and moisture. To prevent dry
rot, the wood is dried or seasoned, by which
one of tin' eleinent-s is withdrawn. To guard
against the return ol this one element, the
wood is painted or varnished, and hence the
general application <if paint or varnish. Where
woi>d ean not be painted, preservatives are
used, the object <»f whieh is to change the char-
acter of the wood, so far as its secretionary mat-
ter is concerned. In this direction, creosoting
i.s the must common or customary, the object
of which is to poison the albuminoids and the
essential oils, and so render them unfit for food
to low or secondary forms of vegetable life.
Salts, sodas and metallic injections have the
same elUct, but they are in a large degree solu-
ble in water, and in course of time become weak
or disappear, and consequently they are not so
largely or generally used as creosote oil. The
amount of moisture necessary for the support of
this secondary vegetation is very large. This
is supplied by humid or stagnant air, or by
damp walls or subsoils, and hence it follows
that wood subject to passing air, or brought
under the influence of vegetation, is free from
this disease or dissolution.
Worm eaten wood is wood injured by me-
chanical action — i. ?., by animal life. The
same conditions are imperative to the support
of this form of life as to the above, but the
amount of moisture necessary in this ease is
very small compared with that required for
vegetation. Wood to be worm-eaten must be
subject to damp, humid or stagnant air, and it
must be a sweet wood, or the sap of a bitter or
pungent wood. Ash, elm, walnut, birch,
beech and lime-tree are sweet woods, and very
subject to worms. Oak and resinous woods are
bitter, pungent and unpalatable, and, except in
the sap wood, are fairly free or proof against
the attack of worms. Under certain conditions,
as in the roofs of churches covered down with
lead, where condensation of the atmosphere en-
sues, and the wood absorbs the moisture, the
heart wood of even oak will fall a prey to the
action of worms. Iu some cases the necessary
moisture is supplied by the ends of the beams
being inserted in walls, the materials of which
are porous stone. Here the damp ends of the
beams will be riddled with worms, and, sponge-
like, they will crumble away, and if not sup-
ported will fall clear of the walls. The heart
wood in this case seems to have lost its pungent
qualities and to have become soft with long
saturation; but, not having been seized upon by
fungi, to still retain its albuniiniods, and to be
sufficiently endowed with them tn form the
food of worms. —Fvntilur*' OaSPtte,
Americans I.kakmm; Trades.- An inquiry
set op in Philadelphia for the purpose of as-
certaining what proportion of the young men
Who are learning trades are native Americans,
show- rather an interesting result, namely, thai
in but two of the trades do American appren-
dominate- in the machine shops and
printing offices. In nearly B 1 the trades the
Qennan apprentices were found to be much in
the preponderance. They are learning the
trades their fathers [earned before them. \\ bile
the\ may be fully as successful in gaining n
competence, the point is made by one of the
Philadelphia papers, and justly enough too.
that the American-born l*>y selects a trade
that .'Her- a scope for a higher order of intelli-
gence, H indeed it does not present opportu-
nities for a career. They cannot be accused of
selecting trades of the dilcttant order, for they
are the reverse of that.
Ininii m Plating. - Mr. W, L, Dudley re-
cently announced, before the Ohio Mechanics1
Institute, that the problem of electro- plat ing
with iridum has been solved by employing a
suitable solution of the metal and properly reg-
ulating the electric current, The solution is
kept at uniform strength by using a plate of
ridium as the anode. The metal is deposited in
the rcguline state, and takes a good polish. A
buffing-wheel that will grind oft nickel plating
in a few minutes only serves to polish the
ridium. Thin platinum foil, coated with
ridium, retains its flexibility, and, if the coat-
ing is not too thick, it will not readily scale off.
Copper plates for engravings, faced with ridium,
would possess marked advantages over steel en-
gravings.
Saw Mills in the United States.— It ap-
pears that there are no fewer than 15,024 saw
mills in the United States, and 637 in Quebec,
Ontario and Manitoba. The figures of the
work performed by these mills are almost be-
wildering, and during last year nearly 7o0,000,-
000 feet more timber was manufactured than in
the year 1881. Toward the close of the year
new mills were being built in every direction so
as to be ready for work this spring; all of whieh
promises to keep insurance companies as busy
as ever paying losses on this class of special
risks.
Fangs OK the Rattlesnake.— At a meeting
of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sci-
ences, Dr. Leidy exhibited a series of fangs
taken from a rattlesnake fifty-two inches in
length. The rapidity with whieh the functional
fangs are reproduced was shown by the presence,
on each side of the jaw, of five fangs in varying
degrees of development, so placed as to replace
those whieh are lost.
Good Health.
vania, a hospital for the bed ridden patients
has become very popular. Patients who have
[oat the use of their muscles arc put upon a diet
of milk and nothing else. About two ounces ia
given at first, once in two hours. In one hour
and a half it i- digested. The amount is gradu-
ally increased till the patient will taki
per day. This treatment is accompanied with
rubbing of the body, and in a compare
short time the muscle* tie renewed, and become
healthy and sti Mi. _ , i, to allow the patient
tp and walk.
To Make Luminous Paint. —The following
is a more concise method of making luminous
paiut than any whieh we have given before:
Take oyster shells and clean them with water,
put them into the tire for half an hour; at the
end of that time take them out and let them
cool. When quite cool pound them fine, and
take away any gray parts, as they are of no
use. Put the powder in a crucible in alternate
layers with Hour or sulphur. Put on the lid
and cement with sand made into a stiff paste
with beer. When dry, put over the fire and
bake for an hour. Wait until quite cold be-
fore opening the lid. The product ought to be
white. Separate all gray parts as they are not
luminous. Make a sifter in the following man-
ner: Take a pot, put a piece of very fine muslin
very loose across it, tie around with a string,
put the powder into the top, and rake about
until only the coarse powder remains: open the
pot and you will find a very small powder.
Mix it into a thin paiut with gum water, as
two thin applications are better than one thick
one. This will give a paint that will remain
luminous far into the night, provided it is ex-
posed to the light during the day.
Aliantuus Wood.— There have been many
suggestions made concerning the use of alianthus
wood for furniture purposes, and without hav-
ing given sufficient thought of its adaptability,
it has found many advocates, mostly on account
of its attractive appearance when finished. A
thorough teat was concluded a few days ago, and
it was found that the wood was hard to work,
and failed to retain its shape. Aside from the
desirability of possessing another good furniture
wood, this failure is unfortunate in an artistic
sense, for the delicate tint and irregularity of
the grain would make rich effects.
Milk in Health and Disease.
Dr. A. P. Grinnell, of Burlington, Vt., re
cently gave a lecture before the Vermont Dairy
mens' Society on "Milk in Health and Disease,'
a subject that is but just beginning to receive
the attention it deserves by the American peo
pie. The doctor would have it distinctly un-
derstood that the mortality among children,
which carries off one fifth of all who are born,
before they have completed their first year, and
one half before they reach the age of five years,
is not as we have sometimes been taught at fun-
erals, the work of Divine Providence, but the
result of ignorance, and nothing else. Milk is
the natural food of infants and they should have
that and nothing else until the teeth are devel-
oped, which does not occur until the child is
from seven months to a year old. It is not
alone the absence of the teeth for chewing, that
makes solid food unsuited to an infant stomach.
The food of adult persons is composed largely
of starch, and the digestive organs of adult per-
sons secrete fluids which help to digest starchy
food, but previous to the seventh month the
saliva and the pancreatic fluid have no power
whatever to change the starch into sugar and
thus render it digestible. Human milk is the
best food for children, but since it is becoming
unfashionable for human mothers to provide the
natural food for their offspring, the milk of
other animals may be substituted, and the cow's
milk is the best we have, provided it is pure
and wholesome. It should not be diluted by
adding an equal bulk of water as is too often
done. The milk of women ami cows is so
nearly alike in composition that if the latter
be diluted one half by adding water,
the child is in danger of starvation. Give the
child plenty of pure milk until it is a year old,
and nothing else, and it will not die from teeth-
in<>. It is just as natural to grow a tooth as to
grow a toe nail.
The butter, or fat, is a valuable constituent
in milk, but milk which has little fat is still
wholesome and hearty, because the caseine of
milk is converted into fat by the digestive or-
gans of the system. Milk as human food is
sadly undervalued by the American people. A
New York physician, who, at the age of forty
years, found his health gone, adopted a diet of
boiled milk and rice with nothing else whatever,
and lived another forty years in almost perfect
health, and was able to do the greatest amount
of mental work of his life. Many persons sup-
pose that milk is not adapted to all stomachs,
but he did not believe that there is one in a
thousand who could not use it with advantage.
Milk is now being used largely as a moans of
restoring sick persons to health. In Pennsyl-
The Aim of Exercise.
It should be understood by the public, as it
is known bo the profession, that the aim of ex-
ercise is not solely to work the organism which
is thrown into activity, though that is one. ami
a very important, part of the object iu view.
because as the living body works it feeds, and
as it feeds it is replenished: but there is another
purpose in exercise, and that is to call into ac-
tion and stimulate the facvUy of recuperation.
Those who believe in the existence of a special
system, or series, of trophic nerves, will not ob-
ject to this designation of the recuperative func-
tion as a separate "faculty,'' and those who be-
lieve nutrition to be effected iu and by the or-
dinary innervation will recognize the sense in
which we employ the term* in italics. It is
through defect or deficiency in the vigor of this
faculty that unaccustomed feats of strength,
whether of mind or muscle, are found to be ex-
hausting.
The task is performed, but the underlying fac-
ulty of restorative energy, or power of recuper-
ative nutrition, located in the particular part
exceptionally exercised, is not in a condition to
respond to the unusual call made upon it. When
a man goes into training, or, what is practically
the same thing, when he habituates himself to the
performance of a special class of work, he so
develops this recuperative power oi function,
that the repair or replenishing necessary to re-
store the integrity and replace the strength of
the tissue "used up" in the exercise is instantly
performed.
The difference between being accustomed to
exercise and able to work "without feeling it,''
and being barely able to accomplish a special
task, and having it "taken out" of one by the
exploit, whether mental or physical, is the dif-
ference between possessing the power of rapid
repair by nutrition, and not having that power
in working order — so that some time must
elapse before recovery takes place, and during
the interval there will be "fatigue" and more
or less exhaustion.
The practical value of a recognition of this
commonplace fact in physiology will be found
in the guidance it affords as to the best and most
direct way of developing the power or faculty
of recuperation by exercise. Many persons
make the mistake of doing too much. Exercise
with a view to recuperation should never so
much exceed the capacity of the recuperative
faculty as to prostrate the nervous energy. The
work done ought not to produce any great sense
of fatigue. If "exhaustion'1 be experienced,
the exercise has been excessive in amount.
The best plan to pursue is to begin with a
very moderate amount of work, continued dol-
ing a brief period, and to make the length of the
interval between the cessation of exercise and
the recovery of a feeling of "freshness'' the
jjUide as to the increase of exercise. We do not
mean that false sense of revival which is some-
times derived from the recourse to stimulants,
but genuine recovery after a brief period of rest
and the use of plain nutritious food, if this
simple uule were carried into practice by those
who desire "to grow strong," there would be
less disappointment, and a generally better re-
sult, than often attends the endeavor to profit
by exercise unintelligently employed.— Lancet,
Diet in* Bronchitis and Asthma. — A full
meal with its resulting pressure upon the dia-
phragm is frequently followed by sudden deaths
in patients suffering with bronchitis and asthma.
Such persons should always leave the table hun-
gry, ami in selecting food should give the
preference to concentrated nourishment, avoid-
ing soups or other liquids and all substances the
ingestion of which cause flatulence.
BunsFs.— Tincture of arnica is in gsueral
use as a lotion for bruises, but its- value is
greatly overestimated, ami it is objectionable in
that it sometimes acts as a powerful irritant.
The following mixture used as a lotion is quite
efficacious and no danger attends its use: Muri-
ate of ammonia, two drachms; vinegar and
water, of each two ounces; mix.
Stings ov Insects.— The juice of the red
onion is a perfect antidote for the sting of bees,
wasps, hornets, etc.- If applied freely soon af-
ter being stung, it gives almost instant relief.
The sting of the honeydjee ia always left in the
wound and should be extracted before applying
the onion juice.
Fiis-siTKEO Nipple.— A simple and safe means
for the relief of cracked nipple is to powder it
repeatedly with nulverized gum-arabic. Im-
mediately after the child has suckled, the pow-
der should be dusted over the surface, and the
nipple protected from the air,
Removal of Strong Cooks from the Hamis.
(h-ovmd mustard mixed with a little water is an
excellent agent for cleansing the hands after
handling odorous substances,
328
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Electric Light for Street Lighting;
Improved Lifting Apparatus; Gold Mining in Vene-
zuela, 821. Passing Events; Pool Mining for Gold;
Hoisting Ropes and Drums; Patent Office Work; Local
Manufactures, 328. The Bteiberg or Carinthian Pro-
cess; New Cabinet Steam Baths; The First American
Locomotive; Academy of Sciences, 329* Notes from
Eureka, Nevada; Patents and Inventions; Notices of
Recent Patents, 332.
ILLUSTRATIONS.-Electric Light Mast in Los
Angeles; Sanborn's Lifting Apparatus, 321. Galland's
Portable Steam and Air Bath; Longitudinal Vertical Sec-
tion of the Bleiberg Furnace; Plan of the Bed of the
Belding Furnace; Peter Cooper's Locomotive, 329.
Peter Cooper, 326.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-Hardening Taps
and Dies; American Heavy Steel Forgings; Paper Rails
and Car Wheels; The Brickwork of Chimneys, etc.;
Steel Castings; High Steam Pressure, 323.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.-Notable Observations
on Solar Radiatioj; The Phosphorescent Flame of Sul-
phur; Photographing Sound Waves; Freezing of Liquids
in Living Vegetable Tissue; An Artificial Aurora; A
New Method of Determining the Gravity of Solids: In-
fluence, of Animals in Preventing or Controlling Forest
Growths; Galvani Anticipated; The Electrical Resist-
ance of Tempered Glass, 323.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 324.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana. New Mexico Oregon and Utah, 324-5-
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Difference Between
Dry Rot and Worm Eaten Wood; To Make Luminous
Paint; Alianthus Wood; Americans Learning Trades;
Iridium Plating; Sawmills in the United States; Fangs
of the Rattlesnake, 327.
GOOD HEALTH.- Milk in Health and Disease; The
Aim of Exercise; Diet in Bronchitis and Asthma;
Bruises; Stings of Insects; Fissured Nipple; Removal of
Strong Odors from the Hands, 3"<i7.
MISCELLANEOUS.-The Soils of California; The
Electric Light in Los Angeles, 322. Peter Cooper;
Stored Energy, 326. A Curious Gold Mine, 327.
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 329 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Mining Machinery—F. A. Huntington, S. F.
Metal Pipe Jointe— Francis Smith & Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice — Standard Con. Mining Co , S. F.
Dividend Notice— Silver King Mining Co., S. F.
Situation Wanted by Mining Engineer — "E. K.," P. I
Passing Events.
From the mining regions there is little to
note, other than we have referred to in oiir
mining summary. Everywhere miners seem to
be busy on their claims, working away, pros-
pecting them, or taking out ore. The gradual
increase of the mining area of the coast, is
bringing many new mines to the front. More-
over it is proving a good thing for old mines
also, because new reduction works are going up
everywhere, and it has become more common
than formerly to work small lots of ore for
miners, thus enabling then to get ready money
with which to open their mine.
A noticeable feature just now is that the
number of assessment mines is becoming much
reduced; the levies are less frequent, and for
smaller amounts, and new localities are coming
into thefield. Ayearago, twenty-five mines were
appealing in May, for $500,400. This month
only sixteen mines can be found in this category,
mid all they ask for is $290,400. Of these six-
teen mines, ten are in Nevada, and they are
asking for $249,400 of the total, thus leaving
only $41,000 for all the outlying States and
Territories on the Pacific coast. There are only
three mines in California in the list tjiis month.
Those are the Campo Seco Copper, and McElroy
Gravel, mines of Calaveras county, and the
Golden Fleece Gravel mine, of Placer county,
In a recent number of the Mining axd Scien-
tific Press, we gave a brief description of a
method of diving for gold in the streams and
rivers of the United States of Colombia. An-
other interesting method of getting gold, prac-
ticed there, is "pool mining." The contrivance of
the native for keeping himself at the bottom of
a pool while engaged in collecting the detritus
and sand from among the holders and out of
the crevices in the formation, is very rude but
effective. It is as follows: He selects an oblong
quadrangular stone, weighing ten or twelve
pounds. One side of this he makes concave, to
be adapted to the nape of the neck, and then
about it he works a netting. To this is attached
a broad, flexible band of tough bark by both
of its ends, and of such a length as to be slipped
readily over the head, from behind, forward as
far as the forehead, while the stone is resting on
the nape of the neck. With the stone thus ar-
ranged upon his neck, and armed with the
almocafre and batea, he is prepared for work.
The almocafre is a peculiar tool. The blade
has a semi-eliptical shape, is about nine inches
long and two inches broad at its base, with a
gradual taper to the point, which is blunt. The
shank, which is in direct line with the long
axis of the instrument, is cylindrical and re.
ceives a handle about eight inches in length.
With this implement, which is made of tough
well-tempered steel, the gold seeker scrapes and
digs among the holders in the streams, and in
the cracks and crevices of the strata every-
where.
Being prepared with this, the batea and the
stone, the miner cautiously wades to that depth
where he can retain his foothold, with his head
above the water; then, throwing himself for-
ward into the water, the weight of the stone
bears his head downward into the pool. At the
bottom he secures the batea stationary, by put-
ting a stone into it; and then grouping about
with the almocafre in hand, he scrapes to-
gether the auriferous sand and fills the batea.
Before the batea is loaded, the diver is com-
pelled, perhaps several times, to rise to the sur-
face for fresh air, and this he does by slipping
the band from his forehead and casting off the
stone. After rising to the surface he swims to
the place where he can gain a foothold as be-
fore, and then drawing towards him the stone,
by means of a cord attached to it, he replaces it
upon his neck, and after he is sufficiently re-
freshed dives in the same manner again. The
batea is necessarily always retained where the
depth of the water is not gfeater than the div-
er's hight, as it would be otherwise impossible
for him to raise the batea full of sand. By this
rude and tedious management does the gold
washer obtain gold from the bottom of pools,
which have not, generally, a greater depth than
his own hight. In this country this kind of
gold mining has been done by dredges and vac-
cuum pumps; but our system has the disadvan-
tage of not getting any gold though more sand
and water is raised. At least that has been
Hoisting Ropes and Drums.
the experience so far.
Local Manufactures.
Probably one of the most prosperous signs of
the times in California is the apparent, gradual
growth of local manufactures. In this city our
manufacturing interests are slowly, but surely
being enlarged in scope and variety, and most
of them are in a prosperotis condition. In Oak-
land the establishment of manufacturing indus-
tries is advancing in a marked degree. Along
the water front and line of railroad, the building
of several growing industries may be seen.
Other towns are following the examples thus
set, and manufacturing establishments, on a
small scale it is true, are coming to the front.
Our home products are varied and abundant,
and since our attention has been turned to them
more closely, we have, as a community, become
more prosperous.
Now that the natural products are increas-
ing we must continue to increase our manufact-
ures. Our raw material should more of it be
worked up at home; and, as this plan is more
fully carried out, the cities and towns of Cali-
fornia will be richer and the inhabitants more
prosperous. We see the gradual growth of
these manufacturing establishments with pleas-
ure, because they promise a brilliant future for
California. AVith these we ave more inde-
pendent, and our youth find employment at
home. Every establishment of the nature al-
luded to does its share in the good work, and
should, therefore, be encouraged by all good
citizens,
The diameter of a winding drum is determined
mainly by the nature of the rope to be used, a
much larger diameter being required for wire
ropes than hempen ropes. But it should also
bear some proportion to the diameter of the
rope of a given material, since it is obvious that
the thicker the rope the less readily it will coil
upon a cylinder of a given diameter. A suita-
ble diameter of the drum may be obtained in
the following manner: Assuming ten feet to be
the minimum diameterfor a wire rope one inch in
circumference, add six inches to the diameter
of the drum for every increase of a quarter of
an inch in the circumference of the rope. Thus
a rope two and one half inches in circumfer-
ence will require a drum 10 + 4.5=14 feet 6
inches in diameter, and a rope of three and one
half inches wUl require a ■drum of 10 + 7.5=17
feet, 6 inches. As the diameter of the pulley
and of the drum is increased, the life of the
rope is lengthened, and it is obvious that, de-
termined by the conditions of the wear in the
rope, the diameters of the pulley and of the
drum should be equal.
Round rope is wound upon the drum in par-
allel coils, and in some instances it is made to
rise and return upon itself on cylindrical drums
for the purpose of diminishing the length of the
latter; the arrangement is, however, unfavor-
able to the durability of the rope. When the
drums are conical, the overlap, is, of course,
impossible, and the same necessity for it does
not exist. A flat rope is always wound upon
itself, so that its coils are all in the same verti-
cal plane. Hence, practically, the diameter of
the drum is constantly increasing or decreasing,
and the velocity of the load consequently accel-
erated or retarded. This variation tends, of it-
self, to render the work of the engine unequal
during the raising of the load. But it will he
observed that this tendency is counteracted by
a variation in the value of the load during the
same time, and that, consequently, this overlap
of the rope results in an equalization of the
work of the engine. When the load starts
from the bottom of the shaft it has its maxi-
mum value, for at that moment the weight of the
whole length of the rope is added to that of the
cage with its contained load; and it has
been shown that the resistance due to the iner-
tia of the mast must also be overcome at the
moment of starting. But when the load has
thus its maximum value, the diameter of the
drum is at its minimum value, since the rope is
then wholly uncoiled, and hence the leverage
in favor of the load will also have reached its
lowest limit.
Moreover, as the other portion of the rope
will, at the same moment, be wholly coiled
upon the drum, the latter will, relatively to
this portion, have attained its greatest diame
ter, and, consequently, the leverage in favor of
the decending load, consisting of the empty
cage, its highest value. These circumstances
are evidently favorable to the equalization of
the work of the engine, and it will be seen that
these circumstances continue throughout the
time of winding. For, as the one portion of
the rope ascends and diminishes in weight, the
leverage in favor of it increases in a like degree,
and as the other portion descends and increases
in weight, the leverage in favor of it is dimin-
ished in like manner. The same advantages
are obtained with round l-opes, though under
less favorable conditions, by making the drum
conical. When the drum has this form, there
is a liability of the rope slipping if any hitch
should occur to slacken it, and such a slipping
would probably cause rupture of the rope. The
length, or as it is sometimes described, the
breadth of the drum is obviously least with the
flat rope.
When both portions of a round rope are
wound upon the same drum, the length of the
latter will be that required by a single rope,
since one portion is being unwound while the
other is being coiled upon the drum, so that the
sums of the lengths coiled at any given moment
is equal to the length of one portion of the
rope. In such a case, one portion of the rope
is wound over the drum, and the other por-
tion under the drum. As both portions are
wound over the pulley, one is thus wound in
contrary directions, a circumstance unfavorable
to its durability. The evil is removed by the
use of two drums revolving in contrary direc'
tions, an arrangement which allows both por-
tions of the rope to be passed over the drum.
The details of fixing the rope to the drum are
very simple. Usually a notch or a groove is
provided on the drum to receive the end of the
rope, which is held by wedging. To avoid
bringing the strain of the load upon this fast-
ened end of the rope, the length is always regu-
lated to leave two or three coils upon the drum
when the cage is at the bottom of the shaft.
Patent Office Work.
We see it stated that pursuant to a clause in
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bill, there will be a reduction in the
clerical force of the United States Patent Of-
fice, on or before the first of July. Assistant
Secretary Joslyn says, that from the over-
crowded condition of the business of the Bureau
it would not justify this reduction, the force
now being smaller than it should he under this
clause. There will be twenty-one dismissals.
It may not be generally known, but the fact
is the Patent Office is a department of the Gov-
ernment which is not only self-supporting but
profitable. The inventors of the country pay
for the service which is rendered to them, and
pay for it well; and they help others out by
giving more money than is used for their good.
The surplus earnings of the Patent Office are
absorbed by the Government and used for other
things.
It seems absurd, under these circumstances,
to cut down the force in the office on the plea
of economy, to a point where the interests of in-
ventors suffer. The force is small enough now,
so that the business does not go on quite as
promptly as it might, were plenty of help em-
ployed. To still further reduce the force will
be injurious.
The Patent Office does not keep what it saves,
but turns it over to the U. S. Treasury, and
then has to depend on appropriations for its sup-
port. With small appropriations the service is
crippled and inventors lose time. It would
seem but just that when the department earns
plenty of money, it ought at least have enough
of what it earns to be carried on properly. It
is unjust to a very large and valuable class of
the community, that their business should be
interfered with by such a system as now pre-
vails. There are many hundred thousand dol-
lars to the credit of the Patent Office, and its
efficiency should surely not be crippled by with-
holding this, and giving a scant appropriation.
Some day the system will be changed.
Nevada Bullion.
The Enterprise says that, according to the
generally accepted figures, the product of the
Comstock lode may be thus in chief part dis-
tributed :
Belcher, 1871-76 $ 33.053,000
Caledonia 212,761
Crown Point, Nos. 1 and 2, 1871-76... 29,780,000
California, 1876-81 46,859,000
Chollar, 1866-77 13,860,450
Confidence 915,000
Consolidated Imperial 240,839
Consolidated Virginia, i873-'8o 64,970,000
Gould & Curry, i86o-'7i 15,644,200
Gold Hill 26,3x0,000
Hale & N'orcross 8,010,800
Justice 3,270,000
Kentuck, 1865-76 4,500,000
Ophir 11,800,000
Overman 1,581,000
Savage, i863-'73, ..... 15,800,000
Sierra Nevada 1,300,000
Silver Hill 138,000
Succor Mill 60,000
Trojan 71,200
Yellow Jacket 14,641,400
Total..
.$293,018,150
Nevada has contributed about $476,000,000
to the world's stock of the precious metals, of
which at least $140,000,000 was in gold, the
chief part extracted from the argentiferous ores.
Of this vast sum a single lode supplied from
#293,000,000 to S315,000~000. A mean between
the various estimates would make the product
about $300,000,000.
The Overland Monthly. — The Overland
Monthly for May is an excellent number. It is
thoroughly readable from beginning to end, with
a pleasing variety of style and theme. "Pacific
Home Making," is a sketch delightfully true to
our California conditions, and contains many
useful suggestions. Gen. Kautz's "Notes of
TravelinMexico," is another localsubject. There
are others just as acceptable which we have
not room to specify. The editorial departments
of the magazine are well done. The Overland
Monthly is now published by Samuel Carson, 120
Sutter street, S. F.
ViLLATtD telegraphs that through connec-
tion to the Pacific coast is insured by August,
May 12, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
329
The Bleiberg or CarintMan Process.
A method of lead smelting, known by the
name of either Bleiberg or Corinthian process,
is pursued m the neighborhood oi Bleiberg, in
the province of Corinthia, in Austria, where it
is employed for the smelting of a comparatively
pure, hut practically nonargentiferous galena.
The process involves three stages, 3. Roasting
or calcination "t ti'f "re at a gradually increae*
lag temperatnre, for the production ol plumbic
oxide ami sulphate. 2. Tlie liberation of me-
tallic lead, due t-> an increase in the temperature
oi the tumaoe, aooompanied by vigorous rah
hling, whereby the unaltered plumbic sulphide
reacta upon the oxidized products of lead in the
manner already described, '.i. Reduction by
carbonaceous matters of the oxidized compounds
of lead, present b the slag produced in the last
stage.
When pure ores, that is, BUOfa as do not con-
tain much silica, although small quantities ol
lime, baric sulphate (heavy spar), and zinc
blende may be present, are operated upon by
this method, it affords a purer and softer lead
than most other methods, with a good yield of
metal, and with the production of only a small
quantity "I slag, which is, moreover, poor in
lead; but for thus.' results the process entails a
large consumption of fuel, with a considerable
expenditure of time and labor.
The Bleiberg reverberatory furnace, as shown
in the engraving, consists of a chamber, ".
measuring about 10 feet, 3 inches, from hack
to front, and about 4 feet in width at the back;
while from the middle to the front or working
door, o, it gradually narrows as shown. The
fireplace, d, is a long, narrow chamber along
one side of the furnace, the back of which, how-
ever, only receives the fuel, and communicates
with the atmosphere from beneath; so that the
name passes over the tire bridge, m, along the
surface of the bed or hearth of the furnace, and
escapes by a flue situated immediately over the
working door to a chimney, c, about 27 feet in
hight, and which serves for a pair of furnaces,
usually built together. The bed of the furnace
is formed by tirst ramming upon the brickwork
a layer of clay, of about b' inches in thickness and
shaped to the form of the bed, while upon this
rests the working bottom, formed of lead slags
of about the same thickness. The finished
hearth is hollow or concave from side to side,
and elopes gradually from back to front, or
from the fire-bridge to the flue as shown,
so that the melted materials from all parts
of the furnace drain down to the lowest point at
the front end of the bed, where the tap-hole is
placed, and from which the metal flows from
the furnace into a trough, n, placed outside. In
front of the working door is a flue, p, which
communicates with the main flue leading to the
stack, and which serves to carry off to the latter
any deleterious fumes escaping from the work-
ing door. The fuel employed in this furnace is
generally spruce and pine woods; but by a little
alteration in construction it permits of the sub-
stitution of brown coal in lieu of the wood.
The charge of from three to four cwts. of ore
is introduced on to the hearth through the door,
6, at the front ot the furnace, and is spread uni-
formly over the surface of the hearth, where it
is exposed to calcination at a low temperature,
during from three to three and a half hours ;
and during this stage the mass is frequently
rabbled, while at its conclusion the tempera-
ture is raised, and the charge again rabbled
vigorously, when mutual decomposition of the
plumbic oxide and sulphate with plumbic sul-
phide ensues, constituting the second stage of
the operation, during which the separated lead
runs from the tap-hole into the cast iron pot
placed outside for its reception; and when lead
ceases to flow, the residue or slag remaining
upon the hearth of the furnace is either thick-
ened by the addition of the ashes and small
charcoal from the ash-pit, and then drawn from
the furnace until another charge has beeen
worked off, when the slag from the two charges
is treated together, or, instead of thus with-
drawing the first charge, while a second is
worked off, the slag may be at once treated
•with charcoal, constituting the third stage of the
process, in which case the mixture of slag
and small charcoal is thoroughly rabbled,
and the temperature raised considerably
with the maintenance of a reducing
atmosphere in the furnace, whereby the plumbic
oxide and sulphate of the slag suffer reduction
by the carbonaceous matters, yielding thereby
about 20 per cent, of metallic lead. The whole
operation of working off two charges of ore in
this manner, with the separation of metal from
the slag produced by the first operation, occu-
pies from 21 to 23 hours,
New Cabinet Steam Bath.
The engraving on this i»age illustrates a new
device, by means of which, either a steam or hot
air bath may be taken in one's bedroom. It is
called a cabinet steam bath. It consists of a
simple cabinet, arranged so as to be readily
moved, and having a peculiar door, />, hinged
so that a portion of the top opens with it. A
section of the top on each side has a small cir-
cular cut, e, in it, and one half of this, b, is
hinged to the main door, B, as shown; two
small handles being provided by which the sec
tiou, 6, may be moved up or down, as required
by the OCCUpant, and without an attendant. At
one end of the cabinet, «, is a small cupboard
lib
e space m w
hich
enhanced if the cars were run by a steam loco-
motiva which could round the short curves of
that road. Mr. Cooper built one which he called
the "Tom Thumb." It had an upright boiler
twenty inches in diameter by five feet high,
fitted with gun barrels for Hues. It had a single
cylinder three and one fourth inches
bj fourteen and one fourth inches. The
engine drove a large gear which mashed
into another smaller gear on the axle.
The tire was urged by a fan driven by a
belt. The driving-wheels weie two and a half
feet in diameter. The wheels were "coned,"
and this was the tirst use of this principle as
applied to car wheels, and was suggested by
Mr. Knight, chief engineer of the road. Cu
the 28th of August, 1830, the first railroad car
in America, propelled by a locomotive, was
tested on the Baltimore &. Ohio road. The
GALLAND'S PORTABLE STEAM AND AIR BATH.
lamps. Over these is placed a perforated iron
grating, so that the flame of the lamps cannot
rise too high, and is kept confined under the grat-
ing. This grating is arranged also to receive
a shallow pan, into which water is placed so
that steam may be produced. The bather en-
ters the cabinet, closes the door, places his neck
in the cut, c, and then closes down the other
lid, h, so that nothing but his head is outside of
the cabinet. The heated air soon fills the cabi-
net, or iu case water has been placed in the pan,
steam will fill the space so that either hot air
or steam baths may be taken. The bath is
prepared instantly, while one is undressing, and
there is no danger of inhaling hot air or steam.
The device is very portable in its nature, and
can be moved readily about a room. It gives one
' 'Torn Thumb" was coupled to a car in front of
it, containing a load of four and a half tons,
including twenty-four passengers. The trip of
thirteen miles was made in one and a quarter
hours, the best time for a single mile being
three and one fourth minutes. The return
trip was made in fifty-seven minutes. [On an-
other page of this issue reference is made to
the more prominent events in the life of the late
Peter Cooper. — Eds. Press.]
Progress of the Big Bend Tunnel. — The
following progress was made in the tunnel of
the Big Bend Tunnel and Mining Company,
Butte county, Cal., for the month of April, 1S83:
Total number of holes drilled, 866; total depth
of holes drilled, 5,412 feet; average depth of
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Longitudinal Vertical Section of the Bleiberg
Furnace.
Plan of the Bed of the Belding
Furnace.
an opportunity to takea Turkish bath in his own I holes drilled, 6.24 feet; number of pounds No. 1
room. Various styles of this cabinet bathare con- - ' ... ... i .. i . .
structed, the price being graduated according to
finish. The'lamps may be adjusted from theoutside
by an attendant or from the inside by the bather.
The bather sits, while taking the bath, upon a
stool with a perforated leather seat, and so ar-
ranged as to be adjusted according to the height
of the person using the bath. B. Galland, 303
Montgomery street, the inventor, has several
styles on exhibition at his place of business.
The bather does not sit immediately over the
lamps, but to one side of them, though the heat
is disseminated throughout the confined space
in the cabinet.
The First American Locomotive.
We copy from the American Car Builder
the accompanying cut of the first locomotiye
Peter Cooper's Engine.
constructed in America. It was built in 18*29
by Peter Cooper, who at that time owned lands
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which had
been constructed to be operated by horses.
Believing that the value of the lands would be
powder used, 2,450; number of pounds No. 2
powderused, 1,000; number of drills sharpened,
710; time occupied in drilling 121 hours .01
minutes; average time per shift, 1 hour, 20
minutes; number of carloads of rock extracted,
3,911; tunnel advanced per month, 345 feet;
previously reported, 1,397 feet; total tunnel
built to May 1, 1883, 1,742 feet. Owing to nine
days' trial of a new rock platform in the tunnel,
work was very much delayed. Had they been
running as usual and no new things to experi-
ment with, they should have made fully 400 feet
progress instead of the 345 feet reported. The
size of the tunnel is 10x16 feet, and the drills
used are IngersolFs.
Academy of Sciences.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
California Academy of Sciences was held on
Monday evening, President Davidson in the
chair. The following resident members were
elected : William McM. Woodworth, Edward
L. <;. Steele, Walter M. Wolfe. Rev. E. L.
Green, August Liliencraz, M. D., Judge Samuel
J. Clarke, J. A. Richardson, and there was pro-
posed for membership Chancellor Hartson.
among donations to the museum : h. Belding,
of Stockton presented fifteen laud and fresh-
water shells and ten rare sub-tropical varieties
of birds from lower California, of which two are
new. W. <!. W. Harford presented a large
green turtle h'nely mounted and six species of
hsh, Capt. F. T. Gilmore, seventeen specimens
minerals from Oregon, including copper, iron
ore (39$ per cent. ) maganese, hematite, chromic
iron and coal. H. H. Bigelow, a large speci-
men of silioified wood. George Davidson, two
rocks from Cerro Robles, New Mexico. Jacob Z.
Davis, a botanical album of Colorado wild flowers.
Prof. John G. Lemmon, a valuable collection of
seventy-one of the most interesting plants of Ari-
zona, including seven large, showy new species.
Setli Cook donated twenty-five volumes, includ-
ing reports of the United .States fish commis-
sion, etc. L. Belding also presented four pho-
tographs of Lower California natives, including
the tribe of STaqui Indians. Professor Davidson
transmitted from the transit of Venus commis-
sion, thirteen photographs of the transit of
Venus, December 5th and Gth, 1882, taken at
Cerro Roblero station, New Mexico. The Su-
perintendent of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey sent a photographer to the
National Observatory and had these prints
made for this Academy.
A report was read from the committee ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions concerning the
deposition of Robert E. C. Stearns, of Berkeley,
Ph. D., who is about to leave California to be
attached to the Conchological Department of
the Smithsonian Institute at Washington.
The report was as follows:
Whereas, It has come to the knowledge of
this Academy that R. E. C. Stearns, Ph. D'.,
who for many years has been associated with
this body as Trustee, as well as one of its most
active workers in science, is now about to leave
our State, and as it seems to us that our brother
should by no means quit us without some token
of our appreciation of his great service, not only
to us as a body, we therefore ask to have placed
upon the records of this Academy our apprecia-
tion of the worth, ability and enthusiasm of our
fellow member, and our deep regret that he not
only leaves our body but is compelled to quit the
Western Coast. Dr. Stearns has been identified
with the earlier struggles of the Academy. He
has brought to its councils an abiding faith in
its success; he has enriched its proceedings with
the thoroughness and honesty of his work,
and he has exhibited the greatest breadth of view
in his deductions and scientific investigations.
We shall lose him. but not wholly, for his heart
will be with us, and his pen and pencil will yet
add their value to our work. We wish him God-
speed in his uewfield of labor, where he is already
so well known and appreciated. The Smithson-
ian can have no better man and no more able
and conscientious a worker.
The above report was ordered spread on the
minutes.
A. Wendell Jackson Jr., of the University of
California, read a paper on the "Structure and
Genesis of the Bassick Ore Deposit of Custer
county, Colorado."
Carrying Gold Dust, — In talking with the
messenger this afternoon, a reporter was told of
some of the peculiar plans that have been adopt-
ed for carrying dust from the mines into town.
He said, to avoid suspicion, the dust is some-
times wrapped up in an old grain-bag and thrown
into a water-bucket, hung beneath a mountain-
eer's wagon; or it is carelessly thrown into the
bottom of the wagon in some straw where a rob-
ber would not think of looking. But this meth-
od is seldom adopted these days. The dust is
consigned to the protection of the express agents
who lock it up in their box and send it off under
the guard of heavily-armed messengers. — Butte
Record.
Following is a statement of the April bul-
lion product of the annexed mines:
Ontario, Utah $195,328
Homestake, Dakota 107,224
Highland, Dakota 44.526
Deadwood-Terra, Dalcota 3I.°74
Father de Smet, Dakota 27.45°
Total , $405,693
News in Brief.
Not less than 18 or 20 different persons in
eastern Butte are begining to raise carp.
A law has been made in New Jersey to pro-
hibit the sale of tobacco to minors. A fine of
$20 is imposed upon the sellers who disregard
it.
At Boston, Saturday, 7,000 people witnessed
the close of the horse vs. bycicle race. The
score stood: Horses, 911 miles; bicycles, 899
miles.
The Polar exploring ship Willem Barents, has
sailed from Amsterdam for the artic regions in
search of the Dutch Arctic expedition in the
Varna.
The widow of Prof. Henry Draper has given
$6,000 to the National Academy of Science, to
be used in conferring medals for discoveries in
sciences.
The largest vessels iu the English Navy cost a
million and a quarter dollars to build, and near-
ly a thousand dollars a day to keep them at sea
afterward.
The Williams & Guion line steamship Alaska,
has made the trip from Queenstown to New
York in six days, twenty-three hours, forty-
eight minutes.
An Enterprising youngster of Los Angeles re-
tails tarantulas by the canful, on the streets.
The price is 25 cents per terantula, and lots of
custom at that.
Official reports from the Governments of
Famara, Simbeersk and Astrakhan, Russia,
state that the crops are a total failure and fam-
ine is expected.
The Nez Perce Indians, to the number of 125
adult males, held a council the other day, and
decided that they were opposed to the building
of a railroad through their reserve.
Professors Blake and Rolker have come
from the East to Arizona to testify as experts
in the coming trial of the Copper Queen Com-
pany vs. the Copper Prince Company,
330
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[Ma? 12, 1883
(metallurgy apd (te
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
118 & 120 Halleck Street,
Near LeidesdorfZ, SAN FRANCISCO.
assaying: taught.
^Personal attention insures Correct Returns. ■»
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET.
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
ESTiBiiBEisn, 1869. & A. LOOKHAMM, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications famished for the
moat suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
MineB, planB and reports furnished.
O. A- LTJCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
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MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DBUb
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc
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We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Minius Companies, MiUinff Companies, Prospectors, etc.,
to our full stock ol Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scorifiers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals. ,t ,.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the fb-Bt discovery of mines on the Pacific CoaBt, we feel
confident from our experience we can well Buit the de-
mand for these trooda both as to quality and price. Our
Hew Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
afjS-OurGold and Silver Tables, Bhowing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammeB,
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
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a. KOBTSL. "• ""«»•"»
METALLURGICAL WORKS,
318 Pine St., (Basement),
Corner ol Leidesdorff Street, - SAN FRANCISCO
OreB Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by an;
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
G. KUSTEL & CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
THCS. PRICE'S
Assay Office and Chemical
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St., S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F.
vr ■: J.S.PHILLIPS •■•■. wwj:
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Send for list of las Mining Books. Tools. &c. i
Instruction on Assaying andTesUm
ADVICE. ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
I Atexvina Apparatus selected and supplied. .
I Agency lor a Swansea Co. buying mixed ores. I
ASSAYS FOR PROSPECTORS $2. PER METAL
A. J. McNicoll.
FHH.I1' HlNKLR.
PHILIP HINKLE & CO.,
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Jiff "and US Main Street, San Francisco,
Manufactuie a'l kinds of
Patent Hydraulic, Air Pressure, Steam
and Hand Power
ELBVAT OJH.S,
Witn the Latest Improved Appliances.
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
AND
AIR COMPRESSORS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, Estimates, Etc., address
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8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and. better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralizt
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from HERcrLBS, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
Dewey & Co.U^J Patent Agt's
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, .with proper use, fiis Compound will remove end prevent fill
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years trial, in widely separated lo calitiep, h»s demonstrated the value of this invention, and its applicability
to different qualities cf water. References cheerfully furnished to aD.y one wishing same
*^TEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION.^
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
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READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATBES, DEILLING MACHINES, PLANING MAGHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
"Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAN FRANCISCO TOOL CO., - - 21 Stevenson St., S. F
fllipipg tjipeerc.
Luther Wagoner, C. B,, M E,
John Hays Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco, and
Alamos, Sorora, Mexico.
Special attention to the det-iening and construction of
Concentration Works for nil o es. Gradual reduction by
rolling impact, c'a&sifieation by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubbtr and iron RUtinger
tables.
^^Correspondence and samples Eolicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
CEOHCE MADEIRA,
Geologkt and Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnifched; Estimates of Madiinery
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Ariz mil and New Mexico. Thirty
ytars in the mines of the above States.
SI HABL.A ESPASOLA!
Address, care this < race or SANTA CRUZ, CAL. N
W.W.BAILEY,
Mechanical Engineer,
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. F.
Plaua and Spec ftcaiions iarrdahed for Hoisting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Mhiing and otaer Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
SCHOOL OF
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.44 Post Street, San Francisco
A. VAN DER NAUXBN, Principal.
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Correspondence Solicited. California and Nevada Refe r-
encea. Full advantages of falli-is pi ices in Eastern
markets Becured our customers
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining and Civil Engineer.
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
£VRer>orts. Surveys and Plans of Mines made. JR"
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No. 320 California Street, S. P.,
(Over Wella Fargo & Cc.'s Ban*.
Special Attention Paid to Patent
Law.
N. B.— Mr. J. L. Boone, of the above firm, has been eon*
nected with the patent business for over IB years, and de-
votes himself almost exclusively to patent litigation and
Hodrwri bran oh g" g
Patent Life -Saving Respirator.
PllEVENTS LEAD POISONING ASD SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those
engaged in dry ciush-
ng quartz tui'ls, quick-
silver mines, wh il e lead
corroding, feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere ia tilled
with dust, obnoxious
smells or poison1 us
vapors. The Respira-
tors are sold sur iect
to api-roval after trial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wi 1 be re-
f unded. Price, $3
each, or §30 per dozen
Address all communi
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to
H. H. BROMLEY, Sole Agent.
43 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Mantjpactdkbb.
Several first premiums receive '■
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at*
tention and giving universal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
tuie of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens exten-
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rates
Orders solicitedand promptly attended i o.
32 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
mwi:
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QUARTZ MILLS
For working Bold and illver ore* by wet or dry crushing. The StetefcMt, Eowdft Improved White, Brunlmi'a &
m, (or working base ore*. Jtotary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
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Established 1856.
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Extra sizes and lengths made to order on Bhort notice.
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SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St.. San Franulaco
Gold and Silver Refinery
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BIOUBST .'KICKS 1'AIH PO&
Gold, Silver and Lead Orea and Sulplinreta
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Comnany has the best facilities on the Coast
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL
The Clayton Steam Pump and Air Compressor Works
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pecially adapted to the culture of the orange
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Stage from San Bernardino Tuesdays, Thurs-
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the first price of $50 per acre until now it la
held at $200 per acre.
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IRON SLUICE RIFFLE.
I have an Jjon Riffle, adapted for Hydraulic, Drift and
Quartz Bluices, which is proving very efficient, below
everything eh e. (Cost six cents per pound.) Addreus,
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The following speaks for itself:
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Mr. A. B. Paul:— ' have tried your Riffles thorough'y,
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thetn, and which glides over 300 feet uf sluice above them.
I shall try 30 more, and if they Bave the same amount of
gold in four weeks' run, I Bhall want 100 more. I am not
afraid to vouch for them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spring DiiftMine.
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Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For Week Ending May i, 1883.
276,677. — Post Driver— H. E. Fairman, S. F.
276,690.— Measuring Device for Shot
Pouches, Etc.— A. T. Hazard, Los AngelesJCal.
276,593— Combined Stock and Case for Fire
ARMS— John fett, S. F.
276,823— Machine for Soldering Tin Cans—
J.J. Johnson, S. F.
276,701.— Postal Scale— J. F. Miller, Oakland,
Cal.
276,710. — Dry Ore Separator — P. W. Rear-
don, San Jose, Cal.
276,711.— Composition for Lubricating
Axles— H. W. Reddan, S. F.
276,886. — Window Sash— A. Rudolph, S. F.
276,887.— Window Sash — A. Rudolph, S. F.
276,740.— Watchman's Time Detector— H. J.
Wenzell, S. F.
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Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Window Sash. — Alexander Rudolph, S. F.
No. 276,887. Dated May 1, 1883. The inven-
tion relates to certain improvements in window
sashes of that class in which the frame holding
the glass is pivoted on supplemental side bars,
which slide up and down in the window casing;
and it consists of a window sash and supple-
mental side bars, having corresponding longi-
tudinal grooves and tongues to make a tight
joint between them when closed together, in
combination with central pivots and supporting
center pieces having double inclined sides.
These pieces slide obliquely through slots in
metallic plates which are fixed to the side bars,
so that the bars and sash may be separated
when the sash is to be turned, and kept apart
and brought into contact again by gravi-
tation alone. When the lever is turned
to release the parts they are closed together
again by the weight of the sash. In connection
with these devices are certain novel features of
construction.
Window Sash. — Alexander Rudolph, S. F.
No. 276,886. Dated May 1, 1SS3. This im-
provement in window sashes consists of a sash
pivoted at each side to a guide piece, these
guides fitting into grooves in the frame, so as
to run up and down, and the pivots allowing
the sash to be turned, and in combination with
these a series of hooks or clasps, by which the
sash and guide-pieces are drawn closely together
to exclude air, and are supported by the heel of
the clasp when unlocked. It also consists of a
peculiar beveled projecting plate upon one side,
and a corresponding socket upon the other,
where the pivot phis unite the sashes to the
guide pieces, which serve to force the sashes
away from the guide-pieces when they are
turned, and thus concentrate all friction to a
point about the pivot pins.
Postal Scales. — J. Frank Miller, Oakland.
No. 276,601. Dated May, 1, 1883. This in-
vention relates to an index or self- registering
balance scale, which is specially intended for
postal or other similar pm-poses; and it consists
of a series of graduated weights suitably sup-
ported so as to be lifted consecutively and in a
manner to counteract oscillation by means of
a lever arm, which has the weight supporting
pan upon its outer end, so that when it is raised
it will lift the weights successively from their
support as it moves. A curved, graduated
scale is fixed so that an index pointer upon the
end of the lever will indicate the weight, or its
equivalent postage, the moment the letter or
other object is placed upon the pan; or the poin-
ter may be fixed and the graduated arc made
movable.
Post Driver. — Harry E. Fairman, S. F. No,
276,677. Dated May 1, 1883. The invention
consists in planting the ends of the weight
guides or leads firmly on the ground, by rocking
the axle with which the machine is connected,
in a means for adjusting the perpendicularity of
the weight guide, and in a novel device for hold-
ing the post steady, and in a novel raising and
tripping mechanism for operating the weight.
The object of the invention is to furnish a ma-
chine for driving posts for fences, etc., which
may be readily taken from place to place and
be firmly stationed to complete the work of driv-
ing the post.
Caspar Courier.— This is the name of a new
weekly at Caspar, Mendocino county, by Chas.
B. Huse. Mr. Huse is a young man of spirit
and industry, and will, we expect, do much to
make better known the resources of his part of
a rich country. He has our best wishes.
Enrich and revitalize the blood by using Brown's Iron
Bitters,
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
[From Our Regular Correspondent.]
There is little or no change to note as, having
taken place, since my last letter to the Mining
and Scientific Press, on Ruby Hill. The Lo-
can shaft has been sunk about thirty feet, and
is now down 1,110 feet from the surface. At
the furnaces there are signs of increasing pro-
duction in the small mines. The Eureka Con.
floors are full, the Richmond bins contain more
ore than I have seen in them for many months
past, and the floors are crowded. At present
the continued stormy weather has left the roads
in a heavy condition, but when they become dry
and firm, it is expected that the shipments of
custom ores will increase rapidly. The ore body
in the Home Ticket mine is increasing in size,
and about sixty tons per week are being sent to
the furnaces. This mine is one of the Ruby-
Dunderberg series. The company is sinking a
new shaft, and building new ore platforms about
fourty feet from the side line of the Golden
Rule series, and the last named property is con-
sequently becoming more valuable. The Gol-
den Rule Con. Co. are driving their tunnel
ahead, and will soon tap the ore body, presuma-
bly the same that is being developed in the
Home Ticket mine, as that is striking toward
the Clipper location of the Golden Rule series.
On Wednesday last, a vein of quartz six inches
thick was cut in the Golden Rule crosscut,
which is being steadily pushed ahead with in-
crease of good prospects.
The Eureka Tunnel,
Which is within a thousand feet of it, is look-
ing well, as usual, and better if anything. The
Engine shaft is down to the 105 level, and con-
nection has been made with the No. 3 drift.
There is a small but rich streak of galena near
the point o.f connection in the drift, and above
it is a seam of good carbonate, ledge matter a foot
thick between the both. The No. 2 winze has
been connected with the bottom of the Addison
chambers — south end. Here the ore body is
about twelve feet high, sixteen feet wide, and
twenty feet long. Four feet in thickness of
this is very high grade ore, and the balance is
of good quality, A raise is being made in the
Addison chamber, north, in a northeasterly di-
rection, on ore now up 20 feet. At
The Alexandria Mine
The DilHgent shaft is down 200 feet and cribbed
100 feet. Here a station will be cut out. The
next station below this point will be at the 200
foot level, and another will be cut out at the
315 foot point in the shaft, from which a drift
will be driven northerly to connect with the
old Alexandria incline. In the Sterling tunnel,
which is a part of the Alexandria workings,
about five tons of high grade ore is lying
awaiting shipment to the smelters.
At the Frankie Scott Con. the lessees are
driving a tunnel from the Charlotte location to
connect with the » Id works, for the purpose of
facilitating the removal of waste rock, and ex-
tracting ore. They will commence shipping
ore in a week or ten days. .
Ore Shipments
Will be resumed from the Great Republic in a
few days. The ore from this mine is of good
quality, and there is a great quantity of it upon
the dump.
The Ruby Hill tunnel on the west side of
Prospect mountain, is in 210 feet from the
crosscut with a seam of ledge iron in the
face. The Richmond Con. Co. is prospecting
steadily in the Hoosac mine, on Hoosac moun-
tain, and the lessees of the Rocky Point mine,
which is situated -on the north end of the same
mountain, have just shipped seven tons of heavy
galena ore to the Eureka Con. furnaces. Ore is
being extracted from the Williamsburg mine,
north of Adam's hill, from a vein about one foot
thick. It is of fair grade, and carries a high
percentage of lead. At the Altoona mine, on
Adam's hill, the main shaft is down eighty-five
feet, and a crosscut is being driven through
ledge matter, and low grade ore, which it has
penetrated ten feet. The appearance is very
promising, and sufficient to justify the hope
of discovering a larger body of ore than any
yet found in Adam's hill. On the May ledge,
a new shaft has been started in the cap rock,
and some ore of excellent quality is being found
in the crevices; an assay from thick, gave $55 in
gold, §67 silver, and 20% lead. A few feet
easterly from the Altoona shaft is a hole ten
feet deep, out of which was taken fifty tons of
ore which worked at the furnaces $108 per ton,
and five tons that yielded §290 per ton. Con-
siderable work is being down in the Horace
Tony mine, with good results. These mines
are all on the quartz belt of Adam's hill, where
there is an immense field for exploration.
In this neighborhood there has been
A Great Deal of Useless Work
done, but as the formation is better understood
than formerly, future explorations will be more
profitable to the owners than in times past.
Ore shipments to the Richmond furnaces are
coming in steadily from the Dunderberg, Home
Ticket, Connolly, Idaho, and Bay State mines.
The last named, is of Newark District.
Twenty-four tons of heavy lead ore was
shipped from the Original mine, on Silverado
mountain, to the Richmond furnaces last week.
On the 25th ult. the miners of the
Pinto District
Held a meeting, the first for several years past.
A general interest is re-awakening in this prom-
ising camp, and new claims are being recorded
almost daily. M. B. Barlett, a wide-awake
business man of Eureka, has lately purchased
a half interest in the Champion mine, which
lies on the outskirts of the Pinto district, and
will commence work on the ground within ten
days from the present.
Mr. Bartlett, who has been merchandizing
and dealing in real estate in Eureka for several
years past, is also a man of many years' prac-
tical experience in mining. He was also one of
the owners in the Geddez & Bertrand mine,
Secret canyon, before it passed into the hands
of Messrs. Gilmer and Salisbury. A new
strike of very rich ore in this mine was reported
a few days ago, which I do not doubt is true,
and which, if true, will run the average of the
ore up to a much higher grade than any that
has been yet run through the mill. It is not
generally known that, while Richard Berry-
man had the lease of the Geddez & Bertrand
mine, he gouged out all of the best ore he could
find in the 150 chamber, and left the low
grade standing." This is true. It was also
necessary, as until the Bertrand company built
their mill and commenced reducing the low-
grade ore by the leeching process, it was un-
profitable to mine. Some good ore is being ex-
tracted from the Endeavor mine, Secret can-
yon, and the owners of the Water Jacket being
thereby encouraged, will shortly commence
work upon that mine. There will be a great
deal of life in Secret Canyon district during the
coming summer, and, as it adjoins Eureka dis-
trict, we shall enjoy some of the benefits.
M. H. Joseph.
Not an alcoholic beverage, but a true and reliable family
medicine, is Brown's Iron Bitters
Volcano, Amador County. --"A. M. H.''
writes us as follows: The rain gives the miners
a chance to make something this spring, for
they were idle all winter. We have some good
gravel mines which pay well when we can get
water; also some rich quartz mines in several
localities, all over the county, which pay well.
In Volcano, the Downs' mine is very rich, and
the mill is crushing the best of ore the most of
the time; also several other small leads that pay
vei'y well. The Tunnel company are making
quite. a large hole in the flat.
TRUE
Temperance
Is not signing a pledge
or taking a solemn oath that
cannot be kept, because of
the non-removal of the cause
— liquor. Thewaytomake
a man temperate is to kill
the desire for those dreadful
artificial stimulants that car-
ry so many bright intellects
to premature graves, and
desolation, strife and un-
happiness into so many
families.
Itisafact! BROWN'S IRON
Bitters, a true non-alcohol-
ic tonic, made in Baltimore,
Md.,by the Brown Chemical
Company, who are old drug-
gists and in every particu-
lar reliable, will, by remov-
ing the craving appetite of
the drunkard, and by curing
the nervousness, weakness,
and general ill health result-
ing from intemperance, do
more to promote temperance,
in the strictest sense then
any other means now known.
It is a well authenticated
fact that many medicines,
especially ' bitters,' are noth-
ing butcheap whiskey vilely
concocted for use in local
option countries. Such is
not the case with Brown's
Iron Bitters. It is a medi-
cine, a cure for weakness
and decay in the nervous,
muscular, and digestive or-
gans of the body, produc-
ing good, rich blood, health
and strength. Try one bot-
tle. Price £1.00.
New Firm.
A new firm in the paint, oil and glass trade has
lately been established in this city, composed of W,
D. O. Sullivan (son of C. D. O. Sullivan, vice-presi.
dent of the Hibernia bank) and David Ravekes, for
many years connected with the firm of Whittier,
Fuller & Co. They have succeeded in obtaining
several agencies for well known eastern firms, among
which may be named Sherwin, Williams &, Co. ,
superfine oil and coach colors; Murphy & Co., varn-
ishes and Germania white lead. The place of busi-
ness of the new firm is at Nos. 220 and 222 Califor-
nia street.
Important additions are being continually made Id
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria 1b
constantly receiving accessions of naw fish and other
marine life. The number of sea lions is increased and
there is a better chance to study their actions. The
pavilion has new varieties of performances The floral
department is replete and the wild animals in good vigor
A day at Woodward's Gardens is a day well spent.
JOINT FOR SHEET METAL PIPE.
RE-ISSUE PATENT NO. 8,214 TO JOSEPH
MOORE AND FRANCIS SMITH.
"The invention consists in connecting the meeting eada of
the pipes (irmly together and placing a b* ao tube around
the outside of the meeting euds, which is larger in diameter
than the pipes, aud which is long enough to extend a dis-
tance on each side of the joint and theu tilling the space
between the outside band or tube and the pipe, with a
packing of lead or ouher sole material, either by casting or
tamping."— [Extiast from specification of Patent.
Th.se joints have been tested for 8 years, and are r ndoubt-
edly the beBt joint made for sheet iron pipes— THE HEST
AND CHEAPEST.
Any INFRINGEMENT will be PROSECUTED
FRANCIS SMITH & CO.,
Manufacturers of Pipe of all Kinds,
130 BEALE ST., SAN FRANCISCO.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
A first-class DESIGNER Arm MECHANICAL ENGI-
NEER, capable of desiring Steam Engines— stationary
and marine— now holding a position of head draftsman
in one of the leading Eastern engineering works, would
be willing to take a similar position on the Pacific Coast
uuoVr favorable circumstances. Address E. K., this
fHipipg Companies
Persons Interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, May 2, 1S83.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, Dividend No. 54, ol
Twenty-five Cents (25c) per share, waa declared, payable
on S1IURDAT, May 12, 1883, at the office in this city,
or at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, In New
York.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No. 29 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Silver Kins: Mining Company.
San Francisco, May 1, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above-
named Company, held this day, a Dividend (No. 41) of
Twenty-flve Cents (25c.) per share was declared, payable
on TUESDAY, Maj 15, 1833, at the office of the
Company, Room 19, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, Cal. TranBftr Books will close May 9, 1883.
JOSEVfl NASH, Secretary.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Seaton Gold Mining Company.— Location
of principal place of business, Sa.i Francisco, Califoi-
nia; location of works, Drytown, Amador county, Cal.
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting- of the Board
of Directors, held on the 10th dav of April, 1S83, an as-
sessment (No. 2) of a; ven and one-half cents (7i) per share
wis levied apop the capital Btock ot ihe corporation, pay-
able immediately in Uoited States eold coin, to the Treas-
urer, A. Warner, at his office, No. 224 Kearny street, room
2, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which thiB assessment shall remain
unpaid on the 14th day of Mey, 1883, will be delmquentand
advertised for sale, at public auction, and unless payment Is
made before, wili be sold on Tuesday, the 5th dav of June.
18S3 to pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advfnising and expenses of sale. By order of
the Board of Directors. A. MARTIN, Secretary.
n^FTO ■?,— Room 6, 523 California Btreet, San FranciBco,
California,
May 12, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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MILL & MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street. - - San Francisco, Cal.
CO
This machine rcuulrea lew power, lead care or attention, and i. leas liable to get nut of repair than anj concentra-
tor now in use. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction en simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, at it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a tive-stamp battery .
"F. J±. JE3LTJNT?THTQT01ST'&
CENTRIFUGAL ROLLER QUARTZ! (MILL!
After running one of these mills on the Whidden mine, in El Dorado county, over four months, and thoroughly
testing its capacity and durability, I am prepared to offer It to the mining public, and clAim for it the following
advantages over the drop stamp mill :
1. The cost of same cipacity is not more than one-half that of stamps.
2. Freight to mine one-fourth that of stamps.
3. Cost of erection at mine one-temb that of stamps.
4. It runs with one-third the power per ton of ore crushed.
5. The wear is less than that of stamps.
6. The wearing parts are easily duplicated.
7. It has a much better discharge, and lea v. 3 the pulp in bettor condition for concentrating.
8. It is a better Amalgamator, saving fully nine-tenths of the gold in the mill; the balance c\l be saved on
plates in the usual manner.
9. It is continually crushing; not like t'-o stamp, using power to suspend it in air ninety-nine one-bun dredtbs
of the time, and the balance making a thundering noi6e, and accomplishing comparatively small results. It is as fir
in advance of tho stamp mill as the present method of making ft mr with improved rollB is ovor the Indian's mode of
crushing corn in a stone mortar.
F A. HCXTIXGTO.Y, ESQ.-Dy.ar Sir: Ymr Centrifugal Roller Quartz Mill has run on the Whidden Gold
Mining Company's property, at Shingle Springs, E' Dorado county, Ci'., about four months, and it did good and
Satisfactory work; a greater portion of gold remaining in the mill than iu a stamp battery.
FRED. JONES, Supt.
Mills Erected wltn all Appliances Complete. Capacity and Durability Guaranteed.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
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Glycerine. Superior to Judson or any Elack Fowder made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
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which we are prepared to furnish at very lowest pric. h.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VTJX.C.A.XT POWDER CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
JAS. LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, making it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in thiB country. Our new Illustrated Book sent (roe to those
owning water power. _ . , ,
Those improving water power should not fail to write us tor New .Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for making this
Wheel. Address
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Springfield. Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE &. LACS', General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St., S. F.
IE1. O-. BBCKBTTi
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved HoiB'.uig Eogioes, Engines for ofceam Yaohtfl. EngTaes for pump'ug artesi&u weU« and irrigating and
fdjmijg purposes, and all kinds of Machinery.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
No. 44 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Excelsior Phaeton
Manufactured by J. A B1LZ,
Carriage Manufac-
tory, Machi e and rf
Blacksmith Shop,
Pleasanton, Cal.
The above Phaeton is guaranteed free from all jogging
motioD, and is as easy riding as any Bug&7. 1-7 ihe peculiar
way in which the shafts and body are hung, £,11 "jar" is re-
moved both from the horse and rider. The Excelsior Phae-
ton is made in four different ttyles. ranging in price from
§90 to 3160.
jfSTPabent Fight for counties and States abroad for sale
by the inventor and manufacturer.
FRANK BROS., Agents,
319 and 321 Me riven St., Son Fraucia:o, end 8s a Jo3e.
SQUARE FLAX PACKING.
Entirely Exempt from Hemp or Jute,
THE BEST IN THE WORLD
For ♦i'her Steam or IValer.
ENGINEERS WILL FIND IT JUST WHAT
THEY H4.VE BEEN WANTING.
igrSend for sample and piice list. Manufactured by
W. T. Y. SCHENCK.
36 California Street, : : San Francisco, Cal,
Dewey * Co{aogS5Sfrt}P»tant Agts
Ball Patent Valve,
LINK OR GOVERNOR
Engine and Locomotive Boiler,
1500 IN USE.
BEST .AJSTia CHEAPEST.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27, 29 and 31 Main St., San Francisco.
187 FRONT ST., PORTLAND.
Explorers', Miners' and Metallurgists'
Companion.
Comprising a practical exposition of tho various de-
partments of Exploration, Mining, Engineering, Assaying
and Metallurgy, containing 672 pages and 83 engravint™,
by J. S. PmLLipa, M. E., formerly of California, a practical
operator for 40 years. Bound m cloth, $10.50. Sold by
Dewey & Co
California Inventors
Should con-
sult DEWEY
& CO., Amer-
ican and Foreign Patbnt Solicitors, for obtaining Pat
ents and Caveats. Established in 1860. Their long ex-
perience as Journalists ami large practice as patent attor-
neys enables them to offer Pacific Coast inventors far bet-
ter sorvice than they can obtain elsewhere. Send for free
circulars of Information. Office of the Mining and
SonwrnFio Prbsb and Paoipio Rural Prbss, No. 262 Mar-
ket St., 3. F. Elevator, 12 Front St.
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S[op ajid fflacliipe Idoffe.
F. P. EiCON, Prea.
C. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
.'.;:'' B0ILDBFS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Macliinerj. Port-
aDle, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
i^Apenta for C. H. Baker's Miainjr Horae Power;
Biehop'n Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
Bilver Feeder.
Oakland Jron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
BOOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. bet-ween Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
' No. 125 FlrBt Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE. •&,
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills. Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Mining Machinery. Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour $450.00
" 2 " 6 625.00
'• 3 " S 925.00
" 0 " 1500 lbs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
OI all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tinks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 51 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THUMPBUN.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANLTFAOTURBRS OF CASTINGS OP BVBRT BBBCRrPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
— AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisiing Engine and Boiler
comDined and Beet Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. (HVIEN,
Engine Worn, ■
109 & 111 Beale St., 5|
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from, Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.
» PABKE <Ss LACY. Proprietors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary, Portable and II- isting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with, a general line
of Alining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
t3T Catalogues furniBhed on Application, .fff
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. ] Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box. 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Wort Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts.
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO.
"William Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTBBLL).
MACKHSTE WOIRIECS.
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - ■ San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Nos. 129
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Medart Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For the States of Californ;a, Oregon and Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. LighteBt, Strongest, Cheapest and
EeBt Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
25,1881. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
/Tk'Sbnd for Circular ami Price List. 1£3i
and 131 Fremont Street, - - - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MARSIIUTZ.
T. Ci. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Korthwest Cor. Main and Howard Ste., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL, WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Sew Mills. Amalga
mating Machines.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills
STEEL
CASTINGS
PROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength .
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crosaheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANTC SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worba, CHESTER, Fa. 407 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
f7. H TAYLOR, Prea't.
JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branohbs,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, hoilt complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
vi sable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to bo employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
hut first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any Blze
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to anv other Pump.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with these for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED of them are now run-
ning on the Pacific Coast, giving results never before
obtainod as regards continuous running, economy of
fuel, grade and quality of bullion produced. We are
prepared to demonstrate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are shipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or stone work, except that for the crucible,
thus savin g great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smeltiug plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this class of machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to super-
intend construction and running of furnaces. Estimates
given upon application. Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAYTON & CO..
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco, Chicago
and New Yorlc
WATER TANKS.
Over 700 of our well-known Water Tanks put in service
last year. These tanks are mad e by machinery, from the
best of materials, and shipped to all parts of the country ,
Each piece numbered. No skill required in setting up.
WELLS, RUSSELL & CO.,
MECHANICS' MILLS.
Cor. Mission & Fremont St3., San Francisco
Remittances to bhis office should bo made by pobuil or-
der or registerea letter, when practicable; c»at (-1 pc-dtal
< rder, foi 816 or less, 10 cts.; for registered Jeltcr, :n ad-
dition to regular postage (at 3 its. per half-ounce), 10 cts
May 12, 1883.]
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Mining Machinery Depot,
PARKS db JLjAOTST,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
Witli Adjustable Cut-on' Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts-
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water tu
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to tho best advantage. Access obtainable to all tho valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut tho valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machino that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
The Kortiixr'B Injector
cheapest and best in use,
own water, hot or cold,
wyfng pressure. Send
is the simplest,
Will draft its
and feed under
for Circu.ar.
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies. ;
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumpa.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps. /
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En- ^"
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma- "i—
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
* -*i«cn37ta-a£tf
Hoisting1 Engines
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judaon's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disaton's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co. 'a Rubber Belting, Hoae,
Packing, eto.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
MILL AND MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON
No. 45 Fremont Street.
San Francisco, Cal.
Oscillating Stamp
It, has no Stems. Cams, or Tappets, and adjusts itself to
the wear of tbo Shoes and Dies.
For simplicity, economy, durability and dffi-ctive working,
!fc exceeds anything ever presented to the public, and will do
the work of live stamps with one-fourtli the power. Awarded
First Premium and Medal at. Mechanics' Fair, S. F., 1880.
Manufactured hy
F A, HUNTINGTON, I FR&8KR & CHALMERS,
45 Fremont St., S. F., Cal. | 145 Fulton St.. Chicago, III.
Improved Patent Grinding and Amalgamating Pans, Con-
centrators and Gold Amalgamators; also, Stuam Engines
ar-.d Mining Machinery of all kinds. Send for circulars.
F. A. HUNTIJWGTOKT,
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
PATTEN'S CONCENTRATOR.
This machine requires Icsb power, lesa care or attention, and 18 less liable to get nut of repair than any concentra-
tor now in uao. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
Tho wear and tear is nominal, and the construction bo simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the low
price brings it within the reach of all mill men, as it will save enough to pay for itself in any mill in a very short
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a five-stamp battery.
ISP Send for Circulars. ~&m.
SHINGLE MACHINE.
For simplicity, durability and rapidity of action, these
Machines have no equal, cutting from 3,000 to 1,000
per hour. They are now used by all the prin-
cipal Millmeu on .the Pacific Coast.
SAWMILL MACHINERY,
Of all descriptions made to order.
F. A. HUWTINGTOW,
No. 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco
SCIENTIFIC 1'KESS OFFICE, 252 Market (Eleva-
tor 12 Front), S. F. ramphlot for Inventors tree.
Br TBLBPdONB.— Subscribers, advertisers and otiio*
patrons of this offico can address orders, or make appoint-
ments with the proprietors or agents by telephone, as we
ara conuee'edwith the central aveUm Sa-n Francisco,
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEiiMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE DOLTS, LAG SCREWS, BUTfc
V.'ASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING KODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Descripiion.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
$r Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. MA Market St., UNION BjuOCK.
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent.
FhiladelpMa Chemical Stoneware Manufactory,
1100 East Cumberland St,, Philadelphia, Pa.
Manufacturer of
all kinds of
.nn /'/sBuuirf w fi'.el *'«°r "^
— FOR—
MiiiiiifiU-turiim
acioII Chemists.
PQT 'I A'soChemicalEricks
—i I for Glover Tower.
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[May 12, 1883
THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Planes, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Bridges, Ferries; for Mines and all kinds of
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
Tillers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning Conductors, etc
Galvanized and Plain Telegraph Wire.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.,
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE BUCK THORN BARBED PENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)
«TSEND FOP CIRCULAR."**
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING- MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen in working order, and ready to make tests, at the office o>' Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street
To those intending: to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company.
That suit has heen commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make inters of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of $1,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Strset,
Nov. 6, 1882.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO..
WAREROOMS :
93 4 94 Liberty St., New York.
rSaccesraors to MOREY & SPifiRRY.J
—II inufacturera of all kinds of—
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and machine Shop haiviLg heen euivvsed wears now prepared t'..
make from the most improved patterns QUARTZ aid SIAK.P MILLS complete, for
working GOLD and SILVER ORES.
KOUT'S IMPROVED PULVERISER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The Balls revolve Horizontally without friction,
5 ft. size, weight 7.000 lb*., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weigh t 3,001) lbs.
Concentrating Mills, Rock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pang and Separators, Roasting Furnaces. Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery, Engiaea a'd Boilers, any size
required, Hydraulic Giants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, Safety Cages. The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 280 lbs. THE EUREKA WIRE P.OPE
TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for MjIIb and Hy
draulic Sluices.
Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and tl>e
heerfuUy given Send tor Catalogue.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
MTSjJ?r?PES and D IES Eo r Stamps, and Mine and Mill Suppli
MINERS' HAND ROOK DKILL. Information and EsHmates cheerfuflyg"^^
Address, THF Mnppv s, cditbov MINING
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is no new, patent, non-explosive Safety Powder, but the Genuine
__ Standard Nitro -Glycerine Powder, as safe to use nrH ■ and in as any other Nitro-
^11 Glycerine Powder manufactured. The fumes anri^jses cnmninnin nitro-glycerine
^jj powders, are destroyed, and do not leave the miner w'th headache or nausea.
The powder is put up in cartridges of any Eize to suit; the consumer, and is
exploded in the same marine- as all other high explosives; that is, by means of
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It is not claimed for this powder that it ie a
non-explosive, or safer than other niiro-glycerioe powder. All powder, and
especially nitroglycerine powder, should be handled carefully. The EXCEL-
SIOR POWDER is as safe, and for strength far Buipasses any other powder on
the market. Addre:S all orders to
EXCELSIOR POWDER
Boom 9, No. 3 California St.,
COMPANY,
San'Francisco, Cal.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company,
STR0UDSBTJKG, M0NE0E COUNTY. PA.
Orders may be addressed to ub at any ot the lol-
lowing places, at each ol which we carry a Block.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAI»
Nob. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 48 Front SttW.
CHICAGO, TiLTNOlS.
Nob. 162 and 154 Lake Street.
And 40 Frankll n Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI,
Nob. 811 to 819 North 3econd Street
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
-^3S^-A.LG-^_XwIJA»TIISrC3- PLATES,
For Saving Gold.
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
ma tor Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The moBt extensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States, Will fill orders for delivery In Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, or
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
10. Q. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
HYDRAULIC GRAVEL ELEVATORS,
tor working flat
gravel mines that
have no dump.
Sluices gravel and
water up hill on an
angle of 45°, and
will run any kind of
grivel that will run
in a flume. Handles
rocks as easy as fine dirt, and will raise as much material as the water will oarry off in a flame
on 6 inches grade to 12 feet.
No bedrock cuts, tunnels or di'&ins required Machine a sufiaoient drain itself, and the
process of mining the same as any other hydrauli< mine. Is now a practical success in vai;.oaa
plaoes in California and Oregon. 3end for descriptive circular to
ctoshua HiEitsricrx-.
No. 51 Fremont Street, Office of the Hydraulic Gravel Elevating Mining Co., S. F.
ATLAS"™
WORKS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A,
MANUTAOTUEEBS OP
STEAM ENGINES
and BOILERS.
,'ARRY ENGINES and BOILERS IN STOCKfor IMMEDIATE DEUVEHY
I NINO*
An llfastraled Journal of Mining,
BY DEWEY & CO..
Publishers.
Headwaters of the Arkansas.
1 '" ili;- )"■-" we give i »rai ing which
i ' aontPe i, at the headwaters of the
. ,;is.
The Arkansas n I
Monut Lincoln, in latitude
X> -:\ . and longitude 106 10 , and Bows a lit-
ruth Eoradistance of about eighty
miles in ii straight line, when ii Boxes to the
. i (. awl flows through a deep canyon in the
granite, and era i es into the plains near Can-
yon I it>. Near the juncti ■ the i aat branch
of the Vi yalley, with the terraces
mi either side, continues pretty regularly aboul
live t.i . ijht miles in width, but graduallj
clqsca up again below Lake creek, thougl
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 20.
of tbia foroe has uo1 been adequately under
but tlu- wider cur range of observi
iter Lb ourconceptiou of its power, We
m;i\ safely assert thai al some period compara-
tive lj modi in. I" 000 Or 15,000 Feet of sedtmeu
1 cxti aded uninterruptedly from the
Soutli Park ;u 1 '.- the interval now occupied by
tin Sawatcli range, aU of which but insignifi-
caiit remnants, liave been > epl awaj . « bile n
mass of tlu.- granite nucleus, of inconceivable
dimensions, has also been removed, The gen
era] elevation of the S.watch range for Bixty to
eighty mitosis 13,000 to 14,000 feet above the
sea :it this time, and it is highly probable that
hundreds, and perhaps thousands of feet have
been removed from the summit.
>h 184.1, Fie nt, at that time a Lieutenant in
New Dry Ore Separator.
In ii new form of dry ore washer just pat-
ented through the Miniso isn Scientific
Press Patent Agency bj Patrick \V, Reardou,
of San Jose, tin- 1 i n J ._■ box is suspended on
spring- h angora from posts, so as to allow n vi-
bration to be imparted to it. The riflle box is a
three-sided, open ended frame, bhe bottom
formed with fifties, and in such a manner as to
present a shoi't, strep face inula Longer, gentle
incline opposite. They resemble right-angle
triangles lying upon the hypotenuse. Across
the edge or face of each riffle, near its top, is a
cleat for the heavier material to lodge against.
A (hit, adjustable cover fits down over the
riffles, arranged so greater or less space can be
The riffle box has a dov n lation to
the rear, as have the connecting pipe and wind
box. This facilitates the operation of the dc
vice, which is as follows :
Ore i 1 placed in the hopper, and its di
regulated according bo circumstances. The
wind (a constant blast) is breed into the wind
box, and, by reason of said box*, spreads it ■ [j
Laterally, while contracting vertically, so tlial
its force is equalized upon the body of ore in
front of it, and its full effect delivered to drive
it through the slot orapperture down through
the connecting pipe into the riflle box. This
box having a vibratory movement, tends to set-
tle the ore so that the steady current of air
passing along the upper portion of tlie bos will
carry off the light particles. If any of the
either .side are vast deposits of the coarse "drift
material extending high up on the mountain
sideB, especially on the west side of tlie valley.
The valley then gradually expands out and en-
larges, about live t.t ten miles in width, for a
distance of nearly forty miles.
On either side of the valley small streams
flow into the main channel of the Arkansas,
from the source to Canyon City. These streams
usually have their origin at the very crest, or
water-divide of the two ranges, and, in most in-
stances, have cut their way through the solid
mass to the main river. Many of these streams
have numerous side branches, which have also
carved out wonderful gorges near the crest of
the mountains, giving to these mountain ranges
!l ruggedness that is almost inconceivable to. one
who has not actually explored them. It is in
the study of these gorges that the geol-
ogist learns to appreciate the immense
results of erosion in giving form to the
rocky range of the "West. Even .yet the power
FREMONT PASS -HEADWA'tERS OFfl THE ARKANSAS.
left between its under side and the riffles. A
longitudinal vibration is imparted to the riffle
1 he Corps of Topographical Engineers, sltirted tlie
northern border for a short distance. He came
up the Arkansas river, crossed the main divide
1 at Tennessee pass, and traveled down Eagle
river as far as the mouth of creek. Here he
I crossed the river and took the trail over to
j White river, which stream he followed down
j .some distance, then crossed the country to the
Greenriver, thence to .Salt Lake City.
The pass was named after General Fremont.
The Arkansas river is, next to the Missouri, the
largest affluent of the Mississippi. . It rises
at the west-central part of Colorado, 'and its
length is '_', 170 miles. It is navigable for steam-
ers 800 niilcs from its mouth, during nine
months of the year.
1 rOLD Mines in Osceola District are now pre-
senting a better appearance than they have
since their discovery.
Goksi DKRA-BLjS ore is being shipped to this
city from Calico, Sail Bernardino county.
box.
At one eud of the riffle box is a large box of
peculiar construction, which is stationary, but
the connecting pipe between it and the riffle
box is elastic, so the vibratory motion of the
riffle box may be kept up.
Within the large box, which simply serves as
a protector, is a wind box. This consists of
a bottom and a top, let into the sides
of the big box. Both bottom and top are in-
clined upwardly toward the front, though the
top has the greater inclination, thus making the
box lower at the rear than in front. The ob-
ject of the peculiar construction is that the ore
hopper may be placed in a good position so the
ore or sand may fall through a slot, slowly, into
the current of air passing through the wind box.
The feed ore is regulated by suitable devices,
and a blower is connected with the front end of
the wind box.'1
heavier particles of ore are caught they will not
be carried far before they are lodged below the
cleats on the riffles.
In this device the air current is not employed
for effecting the actual separation by driving the
lighter portions up an incline, which proves too
steep for the heavier portion, but for the pur-
pose of providing a means for carrying off such
lighter portions as may be kept within its in-
fluence by the vibration of the box. For this
reason the upper portion of the passage tlirough
the box is smooth, and not tortuous, so that tlie
wind will not be directed so. much oil the rilllcs
and will leave the ore free to settle. - The riffles
are to prevent the heavy particles, which may
lie caught by tlie steady blast passing through
above from being carried away. The air pas-
sage is diminished or regulated by adjusting
the lid of the riffle box:
Extensive deposits of chloride and horn sil-
ver have been discovered in that section of the .
country lying petween the Pecos^River and the
Rio Grande, Texas.
338
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 19, 1883
Inter-Oceanic Transit.
Editors Press :— I have for many years been
interested in the question of inter-oceanic canals.
Like most of those who have investigated the
subject, my attention was first directed to the
narrow Isthmus of Panama, of which I made a
personal examination at my own expense, but
of too limited a character to furnish much reli-
able data. I have since studied the data ob-
tained by others and am of the opinion that to
engineers having unlimited time and the
resources of an empire at their command, the
construction of a lockless tidal canal at Panama
is possible, but that it is not possible ever to
realize one per cent per annum upon the cost
of construction. It was supposed that an im-
mense business would be done by the Panama
Railway, but ships will not go there for reasons
so wel] understood by navigators that they need
not be enlarged upon here. These reasonsare per-
manent and cannot be removed by the construc-
tion of a canaL I refer to the calms that pre-
vail off the coast of Panama and the currents of
the Pacific ocean.
Reluctantly conceding the financial imprac-
ticability of the scheme, I examined the numer-
ous surveys, reports, plans and estimates of all
the other proposed routes in the hope of finding
some one that I could believe in and advocate.
Among them all the Nicaraguan is the only
canal that seems to offer any inducement what-
ever for the investment of capital. This does.
This I have believed in, advocated and hoped to
see constructed.
Concerning this route, in one of his letters to
Rear Admiral Ammen, U. 8. N. (that of Sep-
tember, 1881), Sir E.J. Reed, K. C. B.,late
chief constructor of the British navy, and the
highest authority in the world upon all matters
pertaining to ships, writes as follows : "It
seems to me that the advantage, as between the
canals of Panama and Nicaragua, are all on
the side of the latter from almost every point
of view, while from the point of view of United
States citizens, the preponderence of advantage
in favor of the Nicaraguan route is enormous.''
I believe no disinterested engineer can dissent
from this opinion, but he goes on to say, "As
regards the comparative economy of transport-
ing a ship's cargo by a canal or railway" (hav-
ing reference to a ship railway), " I am inclined
to think a railway would prove the more eco-
nomical of the two."
The discussion of this opinion at this time in
the present state of affairs is unnecessary, and
I dismiss it with the remark that upon this
point, among engineers and others best quali-
fied to judge, there is diversity of opinion. Af-
ter obtaining his concession from Mexico, Capt.
Eads spent several months in Europe, and,
on his return, made certain offers to our gov-
ernment under which American ships were to
be transported at greatly reduced rates, at the
same time saying, that if the United States did
not wisli to secure these advantages, he could
make terms elsewhere.
The matter was referred to a committee, be-
fore whom Sir E. J. Reed testified strongly in
favor of the railway, and added, under cross
examination, that while it was, in his opinion,
of vital importance to the United States to se-
cure the special advantages of the concession
made by Mexico, he anticipated no difficulty in
securing ample English capital, if Eads would
offer the same inducements to England he was
then offering to the United States.
Our Government does not appear to have
appreciated the significance of this statement
drawn from Sir Edward, and the necessity for
prompt action in favor of either railway or
canal, nor that the lack of such action would
greatly stimulate English capitalists and
ship owners to secure the advantages of the
railway and head off the construction of the
canal under the belief that when it become ap-
parent that the railway would first he in
operation the idea of a canal would be aban-
doned. At any rate Congress failed to act in
favor of either, and Eads troubled our Govern-
ment no more. The press ceased to discuss
the project, and his scheme soon seemed for-
gotten.
It is strange that those who knew the tire-
lees energy of the man — that he had never
failed to carry out any of his great under-
takings; that had seen the written endorse-
ment of his scheme by the leading engineers
of Europe and America; that had heard him
say that if he could not make terms with
the United States he could with England, and
heard this corroborated by Sir Edward Reed;
that knew he had ceased to urge his scheme
upon Congress and gone back to England; it
is strange that they should have thought the
scheme abandoned, and failed to realize the
dangers of procrastination.
We now learn that an English syndicate is
quietly engaged in the construction of this
railway, with four parties in the field, Capt.
Eads (when interrogated) says, "We expect to
have the railway in operation within four
years,"
The stillness with which this enterprise has
been conducted is ominous. Silently the work
goes on without newspaper parade or blare of
trumpets, and with the evident determination
of securing to England the control of isthmean
transit by acting while others are talking and
getting the start of all. Truly "Britannia rules
the wave," and she evidently intends to.
The Panama canal, if ever constructed, will
be finished at last by appealing to French pride
and for the glory of France, to remain like a
good many other things done for glory, a mon-
ument of folly. Whether completed or not
matters little to the United States, save in a
military sense, making her western coast more
susceptible of attack from foreign nations.
If the advantages once offered us by Eads
have passed irrecoverably to England, the con-
struction of the Nicaraguan canal will soon be
to us a matter of necessity, admitting neither
choice nor delay, and we will be forced in self-
defense into that which done voluntarily and at
the right time, would have secured for our ves-
sels an advantage over all the shipping in the
world: but, delayed until it can be delayed no
longer, we will be driven to the expenditure
after the investment has been shorn of more
than half its value unless, indeed, as appear-
ances indicate, it is the settled policy of our
government to sweep our flag from the ocean.
Whatever our wishes and however humilat-
ing to our national pride, owing to our own
stupid procrastination, the ship railway will be
open before any other route, and under the con-
trol and for the special benefit and continued
supremacy of British shipping and to the honor
and glory of England. This seems inevitable.
A. B. Bowers, C. E.
San Francisco, May, 1883.
Be Careful Miners. — Continual association
with a danger causes men to grow careless. Put
a man in an Indian country, and let him get
through a few weeks safely, and his vigilance
will relax; put him in a mine, and what seems
dangerous to him at first becomes, so far as any
precautionary efforts of his are concerned, a
safe condition'of things. The dangers of min-
ing in Arizona are not greater than elsewhere—
not so great as in coal mines — but they are great
enough to demand the closest attention of the
miners themselves and the constant watchful-
ness of the superintendents and foremen. Rot-
ten or worn ropes, imperfect splices, faulty
timberiug, broken ground, premature and de-
layed blasts, careless co-laborers, uncovered
winzes that have been abandoned, all carry
their dangers plainly written on them, to the
eyes of the practical man, and still they are not
avoided as sound sense and the law of self-pres-
ervation demand they should be. Miners them-
selves, knowing their danger, should adopt such
precautions as the necessities of the case require.
There are no "damages" sufficient to pay a man
for the loss of his limbs, and in too many cases
there should not"be any. — Silver Belt.
Antimony. — The Salt Lake Tribune says :
The Antimony Reduction works at Antimony,
on the heads of the Sevier, 1 20 miles from Juab,
are completed, but some part of the machinery,
we believe, for crushing, was badly chosen, and
it will require a month, perhaps, to replace it.
That done, the output of the property promises
to be steady, beginning, perhaps, at two or
three tons of pure metal per day, and increasing
as the demand shall justify. Mr. Clark,, of St.
Louis, antimony expert, has recently returned
from an inspection of the property, and he said
to our reporter that he was very well pleased
with it. The visit is perhaps likely to result
in the infusion of new blood into the concern,
although it has proceeded, we should say, with
fair speed and average judgment, from its incep-
tion. For Utah to supply this country, and
possibly foreign countries, with antimony, will
be a fine feather in her cap, — a good advertise-
ment. It will, without doubt, prove profitable
to its projectors. Mr. Anthony Godbe expects
it to pay, after getting in full opei'ation, five
per cent per annum on a million.
Furnace* Bettkr Than Mills. — If the Ray-
mond & Ely and Meadow Valley Companies had
erected furnaces for the reduction of their ores,
instead of mills, they would have been over a
million dollars better off. We are led to reason
thus, says the Pioche Record, partly from the
rich bonanza that the Smelting Company is now-
reaping in Bullion ville from the reduction of the
tailings of said ores — they having realized some
$300,000 thus far with a twenty ton furnace —
and partly from the enormous amount of quick-
silver that was wasted by the mill process. It
is very true a furnace was erected in Pioche
when that camp first came into prominence, but
the art of reducing ores by the smelting process
was then in its infancy, and the venture could
not prove otherwise than a failure.
The citizens of the new county of Garfield, in
the western part of Colorado, which was formed
by the last Legislature on account of the new
carbonate discoveries, have petitioned Secretary
Teller to allow the United States troops to re-
main there for their protection against the Ute
Indians.
Lightning passed down a shaft in a coal mine
at Wilkesberre a few days ago, and caused an
explosion of gas.
There have been forty-five mining districts
so far organized in Yavapai county, Arizona.
The Walker District is the oldest.
The Poiut Sal gold mines, says the San Luis
Tribune, are yielding from one to four dollars
per day. The gold is very fine and mingled
with black sand, which is found four to eight
feet in depth along the beach.
Many prospectors are traveling toward the
new mining district on the Colorado Desert,
called the "Poorman's." Several locations have
been made there already.
Mining Property.
The troubles in Europe are forcing millions
and tens of millions of English capital into this
country and Mexico. The rage for purchasing
cattle ranches and cattle seems to have become
almost a passion with English and Scotch capi-
talists. It is said that $200,000,000 have been
invested in that kind of x>roperty within the
past eighteen months. We read two days ago
of the transfer of a railroad system in Mexico to
an'English syndicate, and generally the tendency
of money is toward the land which offers the
best protection for it. People who have mines
and who have not the means to operate them
and build reduction works, should make a note
of the above facts, and should take advantage
of the desire which rages in Great Britain for
investments in America.
If mines have a black eye in England now,
it is due in almost all, if not all cases, to the
rascality of English middle men. They secure
an option on a property for a certain sum, and
unload it on their countrymen for three times
that sum. To do it they make false represen-
tations and present false reports; they cause the
English company to order five times the ma-
chinery that the mine will bear, and the result
is disappointment and loss. This fact ought to
be understood in England by this time. To
sell a mine a man should have an exact report
of its condition, maps to make it plain, copies
of assays, and samples of every species of ore
which the mine contains, with all other import-
ant facts. Then the sum asked should be rea-
sonable, and the facts should be guaranteed by
the seller, and the sale should be contingent
upon the property fully bearing out the descrip-
tion. Of course, it requires some ability and
influence to reach the ears of foreign capitalists,
but it can be done, and were a few mines dis-
posed- of in this way, more sales would follow,
for a good mine is better than a cattle ranch
after all, and all that is required to make them
popular with real purchasers, is to lay real facts
before them. — Salt Lair Tribune.
Vibration of Solid Bodies in Contact
with Liquids. — Recent investigations as to the
effect of liquids contained in glass vessels upon
the pitch of the sounds produced when the
latter are set in vibration have yielded the fol-
lowing results: 1 . The geometrical lowering in
pitch (ratio of number of vibrations), produced
by a liquid contained in a cylindrical glass com-
pletely filled by it is less in proportion as the
pitch of the empty glass is higher. 2. The
arithmetical lowering of pitch with a cylindri-
cal glass of mean pitch is approximately pro-
portional to the reciprocal of the square root of
the number of vibrations of the empty glass.
3. The lowering of pitch, when the glass is com-
pletely filled is not noticeably dependent on its
night. 4. The geometrical lowering of pitch
produced in cylindrical glasses of different
widths is greater in proportion as the glass is
nanower. 5. The arithmetical lowering of
pitch with cylinders of different widths is in-
versely as the square root of the width. 6. The
arithmetical change of pitch is inversely pro-
portional to the square root of the number of
wave lengths of the sound given by the empty
glass contained between the walls and axis of
the cylinder. 7. The lowering of pitch is
greater as the density of the liquid is greater.
S. It is greater in proportion as the compressi-
bility of the liquid is less.
The Paradise Mines. — J. V. McCurdy, from
Paradise, says there is considerable pros-
pecting earned on in the district. The force in
the Bullion has been increased, and the mine
looks well. Nick Frayer is hauling ore from
the Live Yankee to the mill. Branan & Mar-
cott have about ten tons of ore sacked at the
Battler that will average about $1,000 to the
ton. Choate & Metille are driving a tunnel to
their lead, from which they have taken
ore that worked $280 to the ton at the
Bullion mill. Matt Henderson, who had a lease
of the Paradise mine at one time, and made as
high as $500 a day clear of all expenses, is back
in the district prospecting. He has discovered
a ledge on the east side of Spring canyon, which
he thinks is the same as the Paradise. — Silver
State.
The gold belt in Georgia extends from Vir-
ginia and North Carolina to Florida and Ala-
bama. It is from 120 to 140 miles wide.
Thousands of people support themselves by
working in the mines. In one place
alone, in Lumpkin county, twenty-six stamp
mills are working, each of which employs
five tofifty men. Some of these gold mines have
been worked for years, and in places the earth
is dug away sixty feet. Some of it is very rich
in ore, Four hundred aeres were sold some
time ago for $5,000,000 to English capitalists.
All the mining is done by wealthy capitalists
and there are few poor men in the belt. It is a
busy place. Good wages are paid and the men
are industrious and sober. People are flocking
there from the far West, and even from Aus-
tralia and Mexico.
Photography now plays an important part
in book illustration, and many books arc pub-
lished which might be called collections of pho-
tographs with descriptive letter-press. One re-
cently published by William Patterson, of Edin-
burg, under the title of "The Castles and
Mansions of the Three Lothians," contains .103
photographs, each about 7;Vx5.
The Postal Changes.
Rates of Letter Postage Under the New
Law—The Proposed Postal Notes.
On and after October 1, 1883, letter postage
will be two cents for each half ounce, or frac-
tional part thereof, between all points in the
United States. The rate will then be the same
as drop letters and all others. No changes have
been made in rates on other classes of matter.
On and after July 1, 1883, you can obtain at
any money order office, postal notes in sums of
$5 and under by paying a fee of three cents.
These notes will be made payable to bearer
without corresponding advices. They will be
payable at any money order office within three
months of the date of issue. After the lapse of
that time the holder can obtain the par value*
only by applying to the Postoffice Department
at Washington.
On and after July 1, 1SS3, you can obtain a
postal order for as large a sum as §100. The
present limit is S$50. The fees on and after that
date for orders will be as follows:
Not exceeding S10 S cents.
From S10 to $15 10 cents.
From 10 to 30 15 cents.
From 30 to 40 20 cents.
From 40 to 60 25 cents.
From 50 to 60 30 cents.
From 60 to 70 35 cents.
From 70 to 80 40 cents.
From SO to 100 45 cents.
The postal notes will, no doubt, be found
more convenient in one respect than the frac-
tional paper currency was, since they can be
obtained for any number of cents under $5.
There will also be less liability to loss, by theft,
than there was when fractional notes were used
for transmission through the mails, especially
if the department uses judgment in prescribing
the size and form of the notes, and in selecting
the paper on which they are to be printed. On
the other hand they will be less convenient, in
that they can only be obtained at money order
offices at a considerable sacrifice of time, espe-
cially in large cities. It will be observed that
after the first of October the cost of sending any
sum under $5 postal note will be 5 cents— 2
cents postage and 3 cents fee.
Tom Pitch, ex -Congressman from Nevada,
has invented a process for leeching copper
ores, which, it is claimed, will revolutionize
the working of low grade ores. We seem to
have heard of such claim having been made be-
fore in this connection.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
I Furnished tor publication in the Mining and Scientific
Prjsss by HENRI' G. Hanks, State Mineralogist.
[catalogue.!
454!. Venus Sadiata (Broch )— Upper Flioceuo Fossil,
Hills of Ami, Alessandria Ncrihem Italy.
4812 Cance'laria .'a3sid*a (Brocch.) — Uprcr I'llo.-ene
Fossil, HillB t f Asti, Alessandria, Nmtli rn Italy.
484 J Toii'uatella Stuil. triat*— Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of Asti, Akssandria, Northern Italy.
4841 Verinetua Gltmieratus Upptr Pliocene Fossil, Hills
of Asti, Alessandria, Northern Itily.
4875. Petricola Fragilis— Upper rliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asli, Alessandria. Northern Italy.
4Sll Venus I.adiata (Brocch ) -Upper Plioce-e Fosbij,
Hills of Asti, Alexandria, Nonhoro Italy.
4812. Cancelloiia Uas»idea (Brocch )— Uppir Pliocene
Fossil, Hills of Aiti, Alessandria, Noiturn ita y.
4813. Tomatella Semistriata — Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills of A-ti. Alessnndria, Noithern Ita'y.
4814 Vetmetis Gloraeiatua— Upptr Pliocene Fossil. Hdls
of Ami, Alessandria. Northern Itaiy.
4S45. Petiicoa rrngilis— Upper Pliocene FobsiI, Hills of
Asti. Alessatidiia. Northern Italy.
4816 Psammobia Ur.iradiata-Upner Plioceuce Fcssr,
Hills of Asti Aleasandna, Noithern Da'y.
4817. "Jonu? Strlatulus (Brocch.)- Upper Pliocene Fossil,
Hills ot Asti, Alessandria, Noithe.n Italy.
4848, Triton Coder I^ni- Upper Pliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asti, Alessandria, Northern Italy.
4849. TrituiMythiloides (Brocch.) -Upper Pliocene Fos-
sil Hills of Asti, Aies-ar,dria, Northern Iti y.
485D Euthria Cornea— Upper Irliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asti, Alessandiia. Northern Italy.
4351. Area AmbignaU— Upptr Pliocene Fossil, Hills of
Asti, Ales andria. Northern Italy. .
4312. Ly e Bird (Meoura Superba)-Dav es. J. Z. Davis.
4853 Free Goldin Quartz— Nevada O.ty Gold (Juarlz Min-
ing Co Nevada Ciiy, Nevada C unty. Gal. E. P. Healu.
4854. Sand— Cedar Key, Florida. J. Z. Davis.
4855 Red k arth— Richm« nd, Virginia. J. Z. Davis.
48i6. Hand— St John's River. Tocio, Florida, J. Z. Davi».
4857. Beach Sand— Ea^t Shore of Lake Poncbartrain,
Louisiana. J. Z. Davi"
48 8. Uatiure, or Earth— Frnra the Jetties, Mouth of the
Mississippi River, Louisiana. J. Z. Davis.
4 859. Sj. nd— West Shore of Lafc Poncharfci am, Louisiana
J. Z Davis. ... T ., ^ .
4860 S nd— Bdoxi, Louisiana. J. Z. IHvis.
486L Sand- St. John's Rivu-, Paktka, Florida. J. Z. .
4862! Sand— Thunder bolt River, six miles from Savannah,
Georgia. J. Z. Davis,
4883. Sand— Beach James River, Richmond, \jrgin'a.
4:61. San— Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Califor-
nia. J. Z. Davis.
4865. Red Sand— Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, near
Rock Creek, J. Z. Dav s. ■ ■ .
4865 Sand— Near Pilot Knob, Colorado. J. /, Davis.
4867. Sand— Bay of Naples, Italy. J. Z. Davis.
4868. Saud-Seven Palms, 108 miles from Lo3 Angeles,
Cal fomia. J. Z. Davia. .
4869 Sand— Beach below St. Augustine, Florida.
4870. Sand with Shells— Colorado Desert, San Diego
County, Cal. J. Z. Davis.
4S71 RthI— Lisbon, Portugal. J. Z Davis.
4872. S*nd— b'io LaPlatta, near Bu.n -s Ayres, Argentine
Republic. J. Z Davis. \
4373. Sand with Shells— Mersey River, below Birkenhead,
England. J. Z. Divis. .
4874. Sand Sediment -Mississippi River, It 5 miles above
the mouth, Louisiana. J. Z. Davia
4875. Sand-Rtvere Beach, Bost n Harbor.Mas achusetts.
J. Z. Davis.
4876. Sand-SIaten Island, New York J, Z. Davis.
4877. Sand -Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts J. Z,
Davis.
487S. Sand— Stuth Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
J*48?V. Sand-Bath Avenue Beach, Newport Rhode Island.
J. Z. Divis. ,T ,, , .
4880. Sand— Sod th Shore Saratoga Lake, Ncw\ork. J.
Z. Davis. T „ _ ,
4*81. Sand-IndtanStsticm, Colorado Desert. J. /. Davis,
4982. Lava in which an Italian C in is imbedded— Mcunt
Vesuvius. Italy. John S. Hittell. . >
4883. H&'d Travertine -Deposited by a mineral fpringana
used in building in Rome nnd other Italian cities Ine
Co'isseum, the tront of St. Peter's and many of the ancient
and modern buildings are built of it. The tjuarries are at
Tivoli, 18 miles from Rome, called f apis Tibartiuus. Itwaa
selected as a building atone by Augustus, first Roman Em-
peror, first century. J. S. Hittell.
May 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press
II]EeHy\Nicy\L Progress.
/alnable Improvement in the Manufact-
ure oi' Refined Tool Steel.
I ites t" -t ur« method of
nanufacttu mmonlykiiown
is the "open-hearth" that is to Bay in a
ii relent furoact and baa Foe irs
urincipal >bjec1 the production of high grades
etc. for w hion tln_'
pi i:., heretofore
:':\ bceu used, in the ordinary method
if making steel I ty the open-hearth prow
>.ith of molten first prepared, and
he proci ii decarbui izing the molten
natal bj introducing into this bath wroughl
■ tlu-r iron low iii carbon, or mv, tor 1 1 1<
nurpose of decarburizuig the melted metal,
vliirh is effected by the inviting of a sufficient
[uantity of wrought iron in the pig iron to
■ oj carbon in the whole
mus sufficiently to form steel, the melted prod-
iet being finally recarburaed by tin' addition of
Dganese or speigeleisen.
It has also been proposed, though we believe
ritbout success, ti> reduce iron ore by deoxida-
ion, and to melt it by the aid of carbon in the
tearth ol the melting furnace, to form a bath of
ii Jilv carburized molten metal, intowhichbath
Further charge of reduced ore or blooms may
te introduced, which are melted in the bath
hus prepared, for the purpose of decarburizine
he bath! S
The invention, however, of which we are
niting, differs widely from both of these in
bai n i- a carbonizing and not a decarburizing
feocess, and consists m melting Swedish iron of
in- finest grades or pure charcoal blooms or
tcel low in carbon, on the surface of a charge
| carbon in an open-hearth furnace, so that the
n siting metal may trickle down through the
irbon, and thereby become carburized to the
equired degree to form steel. Tliis process
voi.ls the impurities always present in steel
roduei-d bythe employment of pig iron, and
Babies it to produce a high grade of refined
pol steel suitable for the best purposes, and
Illy equal in quality to the best English and
kmerican brands, which we believe cannot be
pcomplished by any of the previously-known
recesses. This valuable patent is used exclu-
ively by the Bolton steel Company, of Canton,
K, where it has been in successful practice for
i-viral years, producing a quality of steel re-
larkable both for its purity and uniformity. —
y of Steel.
STEEL vs. Iron.— In advocating the use of
igh qualities of steel, and enumerating the ad-
Entages to be gained by employing it,
iys Percival Roberts, Jr., the fact
i frequenly lost sight of that this
merior metal is made from the highest grade
F pig, obtained with the greatest care from
tic purest ores, and that the succeeding proc-
wes are worked out with the aid of the most
nproved plant. The metal is followed through
11 details of manipulation with the most
borough inspection and rigid chemical and
lechanical tests.
Material thus obtained is compared with
rrought iron made from anything and every-
tiing. No chemist mixes the charge or ana-
pzes the product, but a puddler is left to guard
fie interests at the most vital stage of the proc-
ss. It is his aim to produce the greatest
reight, with the least labor, in as short a time
b possible, and with such work no one can
lame him. It is not astonishing that under
uch conditions iron is so much inferior in its
hysical qualities to steel, Even taking the
ime grade of pig metal for the manufacture of
■ought iron as is now used for steel, the mild
rades of the latter suitable for structural pur-
Oses, will, no doubt, give higher results by
idehanical tests, but the difference between the
wo will not be as great as many are apt to
fink,
Is TiiK New Alloy. — In the new alloy on
Rper, iron and zinc, considerable difficulty
as been experienced in securing a uniform ad-
lixture of the iron. A London experimenter
i said to have overcome this by his method of
atroducing the iron into the mixture of zinc
nd copper. When ordinary wrought iron is
utroduced into molten zinc the latter readily
issolves or absorbs the former. The exact point
f saturation or the proportion dissolved or ab-
orbed varies with the temperature at which the
lOlten zinc is maintained during the process,
■nd it is by carefully ascertaining and controlt-
ngthis temperature that a perfectly uniform
iroduct has been obtained. The metal thus
iroduced , and to which the name of Delta
tietal has been given, is Stated to be as much
uperior to brass as phosphor-bronze is to gun
netal, or as steel is to iron. It possesses great
trength and toughness, and samples cast in
and give a breaking strain of twenty-two tons
>er square inch.
American Locomotives and Cars. — It is said
hat from ninety five to ninety-eight per cent
f all of the railroad locomotives in use in
Iritish colonies were manufactured in the
Jnited States, and that all of the continental
-uropean countries have their roads equipped
0 a greater or less extent from the same source.
Vitbin the last ten years the exportation of
lilroad locomotives from the United States was
ggregated some §12,000,000 and the passenger
oaches $40,000,000,
Progress of Electrical Invention.
Die A-i- of St.. i remarks that, notwithstand-
ing electricity has made rapid strides as a lumi-
naiit. I: i a motor has been slow and
laborious ii ■ true that electric railroads are
in operation in Prance, Germany, England, he-
laud, Austria and in this COOUtry, but it is
equally true thai their economy, compared with
the ordinary railroad with its .steam motor, has
nnt be. -ii demonstrated; on the contrary, we be-
lieve experiments have shown that the operating
iderably
any ordinary railroad. But
whether this will always be the case isn ques-
tion upon which, as yet, it is not Bale to hazard
an opinion. Until within \ ery recent years,
electricity was unknown to the public except in
connection with atmospheric disturbance
"thunder and Lightning" order; and in the
scientific world it was heal understood bj chem-
ist To-day, however, a class of young men
are growing up who are making the study of it
i specialty, and newspapers are being established
oh ilized country in the interest of elec-
tricity and eleetricians. Under such ciiviim-
Btances it is not. unreasonable to assume that
electrical invention will spread far beyond its
present Limits and mayhaps the economy which
is so eagerly sought for in the utilization of the
fluid as a motor will be found. It is too carh
be condemn its employment as a motor let vis
wait and watch and wonder.
Prof. Henry Morton, of tin- Stevens Institute
of Technology, in Xew Fork, in an addreBS de-
livered there a n-w days ago made the assertion,
the truth of which lie demonstrated by experi-
ments, that by a very simple contrivance, and
at a very slight expense, electricity as a motive
power COuld be used economically, not merely
to propel street cars, but to drive all sorts of
machinery. He stated that the energy that
might lie stored in a box in size equivalent to a
cubic foot, was sufficient to drive a loaded street
car from one end of that city to the other.
Molding Patterns.— A writer in the Me
ckaniccU World says : For patterns which
have to be repeatedly molded in damp sand it
is advantageous to mix with the glue some
good thin drying oil in the proportion of about
one of oil to four or five of water. The oil
should be added to the glue and well stirred in
while it is hot. (Hue so made is scarcely
affected by moisture and makes a good sound
joint, although it is not quite so strong as glue
mixed in the ordinary way. (iood glue should
be clear, transparent and of a light brown color,
and the best way to make it up is to break it
up into small pieces and soak it for twelve hours
or so in as much water as will cover it, and
melt it in an ordinary glue pot, letting it sim-
mer gently for one or two hours. As I have
assumed that the glue was required for pattern
making, I should state that it is always advis-
able— no matter what kind of glue is made use
of— in order to thoroughly protect the patterns
from moisture, to coat them with good oil
paint.
The Steam Engine. — Taking the best types
of engines of to-day as a starting point, we must
depart in the following directions: We do not
particularly need to increase the efficiency of the
boiler as an evaporator, but we must increase
its ability to withstand pressure without in-
creasing its cost. We must decrease the fric-
tion of the engine and of the machinery of trans-
mission to the point where the useful work is
delivered. We must produce better vacuums
in the condenser, and diminish its cost. We
must diminish the cost of the engine. We must
diminish the cost of the attendance on engines,
boilers and machinery, and of lubrication. We
must increase the durability of engines, boilers
and machinery. Coal is too cheap even now to
admit of increased economy of it at the cost of
increased outlay plant and attendance.
An Expert Workman.— A Connecticut pa-
per tells of a machinist in that State who is so
expert a workmen that he has cut an ordinary
sewing machine needle in two lengthwise,
drilled holes lengthwise through the halves and
reunited them so that the line of their division
is not observable ; all of which indicates a
steady hand, an observant eye, nice workman-
ship and good and proper tools. That man
ought to command high wages from manufact-
urers of delicate apparatus.
Traction In<_'keasks Tests. — A series of
tests were recently made in St. Louis with M.
A. Dees1 traction increaser, which demon-
strated, according to the report of the testing
committee, that Hi, 800 pounds had been added
to the weight upon the driving wheels of the
locomotive to which the device had been at-
tached. The device is constructed so that it
can be thrown " orr'" or " on " at pleasure, en-
abling the engine to throw a part of the
weight of the tender upon the driving wheels
of the engine at any time he may need it.
The largest rolling mill shears in the U. S.
were set up on the 3d inst. by the Judson
Manufacturing Co. at Oakland, in this State.
These shears were manufactured in the Judson
works. The weight is eighteen tons, and the
shears can cut a bar of iron four and a half
inches square. Tack plates are now rolling out
at the works, and in a few clays large quanti-
ties of merchants' bar iron will be rolled,
Meteoric Iron.
< *pe ' Oi DM i' oric iron in tin- DOS'
Bession ol the British Museum, and found in
Australia, in 1854, was ,
! mical ami mineralogical
point of view by Dr. W. Flight, oi that a
At the time of finding the mass, which weighs
somewhat over three tons, only a small portion
proj) cfa d Etlonf bhi soil, the remaining portion
being imbedded in tei tone overlying
basalt. Dr, Flichl states that the rut, ., -
■ ■onsets of metallic minerals and is destitute of
In i in course of the analyei I
was found to contain numerous minute brittle,
etrongl) magnetic, apparently Bquare, prisms,
Which form about one per cent of tin- mass.
These prisms were Blowly and with difficulty
acted upon by hydrochloric acid, but readily
dissolved in nitric arid. Scales were observed
Ij in- on tin- faces and between the plates <<f iron
crystals, being in the form of equilateral trian-
gles, and having the thickness of stout writing
paper; they were, moreover, pliant, strongly
magnetic, ami of a pure white color. Analysis
showed the mass to contain 70. 138 per cent of
iron and 29. 74-1* per cent of nickel, and Dr.
Flight proposed for it the name Edmondsonite.
The analysis of a brittle magnetic powder, which
easily dissolved in nitric acid, gave the formula
[Fe2 Ni)7 P« A Large brass-colored, oblique
crystal, showing perfect basal cleavage, dis-
solved readily in aqua regia, but was only
slowly acted upon by hydrochloric or nitric
acid alone, and gave, on analysis, the formula
(Kelt Ni2) P2, Another crystal which was
found was apparently a square prism, having
brilliant metallic sides, with a dark, almost
black, center. Its analysis gave the formula
(Fe7 Ni'J)S 1\ Uraphite occurred occasionally
in this meteorite, both in nodules and in plates.
The iron was also examined for Occluded gases,
and carbonic acid, carbonic oxide, hydrogen,
nitrogen and marsh gases were found.
The Artificial Aurora Bureaus.— Some
additional points of interest in regard to the
artificial aurora, to those wegavejin this column
last week, will be found in the following para-
graph from the Scientific American: Laboratory
experiments have been frequently resorted to
to produce the aurora in miniature, and the
resemblance to the original has been extremely
close, but an artificial aurora on a large scale
and with no electrical machinery has lately been
effected by Prof. Lemstroem. He selected a
station just within the Arctic circle, in North
Finland, where there were two mountains close
together and having altitudes of 2,600 and
3,600 feet. In accordance with the well-known
fact that electricity gathers upon points, two
hills having clearly defined conical summits
were selected. He believed that aurora was
the result of an endeavor on the part of certain
forces to establish an equilibrium, and assumed
that electricity was passing from one hill top to
the other. Reasoning that if by any means this
interchange could be hastened the effect
would become visible, the summits were
connected with their bases by a net-
work of copper to serve as a con-
ductor. Immediately an arch of the aurora ap-
peared, estimated to be at least 360 feet above
the top. An examination of the currents pro-
duced in the wires showed them to be positive.
The spectroscope clearly revealed the well-
known lines of the aurora. Although the dis-
play was only of short duration, there could be
no doubt of its genuineness or of the success of
the experiment.
An Internal Mite in Fowls. — Prof. Thos.
Taylor, Microscopist of the Department of
Agriculture, had occasion recently to dissect a
sick chicken, and he found that all parts of the
lungs, the bronchia?, and the linings of the
thorax and abdominal cavities were covered more
or less thickly with a mite. An examination
we were requested to make showed it to be in
all respects identical with GytoleicMis mrcop-
toidea, Megnin. This parasite is known in
Europe to inhabit the air passages of gallinac-
eous birds, giving the transparent and mem-
branous linings of these passages the appear-
ance of gold beater's skin speckled with flour.
It is likewise found in the bronchial tubes and
their divisions, and even in the bones with
which the air sacs communicate. Megnin be-
lieves that while the mite may be extremely
numerous, so as to cause mucous irritation
and induce asphyxia and congestion by
obstruction of the bronchise, and that birds
may thus die, yet it is incapable of causing, as
Gerlach and Zundel believe, enteritis or inflam-
mation of the peritoneum.
Food for Thought. — Mr. Richard Proctor
makes a very curious suggestion in a recent
number of his paper, to the effect that the
spreading of so large a quantity of iron upon
the surface of the earth, as modern sciences is
doing, is likely, in the future, to exercise a very
lec-ided influence of its own upon electric cur-
rents and magnetic storms, and in this way to
exercise a very material meteorological influence.
The network of railways and the substitution of
iron for wood all over the country is going on
steadily and in a rapidly increasing ratio. Even
the Western prairies are being netted in all
lirections by wire fences, and in calling atten-
tion to this fact Mr. Proctor thinks that here is
a problem that science will shortly be called
upon to solve,
Thorium.
The metal thorium, the i ol which
ong doubted bj chemists, has recently
been isolated and its properties carefully
studied by Mr. Nilson. The metal was firet
ci d by the eminent Swedish chemist,
Berzelius, who detected a aefl earth inn Nor
wegian mineral which he called "thorite." The
earth was ealled "thoria," from which is d<
rived the name ol the metal, thorium.
have modified to some extent tin
-'" tol tin properties of this rare metal as
generally laid down in text books. H
eeeded in isolating it by reducing the double
chloride of potassium and thorium hj treatment
with dry chloride oi sodium and metallic so
dium. This mixture was heated to a low red
heat in a wrought-iron cylinder furnished with
a piston to make ii air-tight. By this means
thi metal was obtained in a gray, lustrous now -
der, which under the microscope was seei
composed ol six sided lainmelar crystals. The
metal was found to be unaffected in the air,
even when heated to a temperature of from
212 to 248 F. Seated to ne&h redness,
however, it. burns with a bright light I i
white oxide. Burned in chlorine gas it forms
a « bite aublimable chloride, with the evolution
of heat and light. It is unaffected bj watei
and by hydrated alkalies. Diluted sulphuric
or nitric arid is stated to cause a feeble evolu-
of hydrogen gas. Concentrated Bulphuric acid
causes a slow formation of sulphurous acid.
Dilute hydrochloric acid attacks and di
the metal readily, as does likewise aqua regia.
Thorium has a specific gravity of lO.ilit to 1 1. 01,
It is tetravalent, and its atomic weight is
232.40.
Genesis of a New World.— On a beautiful
summer's night, August 22, lTi'4. Jerome and
Lefrancais de Lelande noticed a star in Aqua
rius, which they estimated of the seven and one
half magnitude. Six years later they thought it
of the eighth magnitude. In appearance it re-
sembles a star which is not exactly in the fncu.s
of the telescope. Herschel had observed it in
September, 178*2, and recorded it as an admira-
ble planetary nebula, very brilliant, small, and
elliptical. Lord Rose and Lassell perceived
that it was surrounded by a ring, which yives
it somewhat the appearance of Saturn. The
spectroscopic observations of Huggins indicate
that it is a gaseous mass, in which nitrogen and
hydrogen predominate. Most of the other
planetary and annular nebulas give similar re-
sults. In bS71 and 1$7"2 Brunnow, the Irish
Astronomer Royal, measured its parallax and
concluded that its distance is more than 404.000
times as great as that of the sun, and its diame-
ter is probably greater than that of the entire
solar system. This would make its volume
more than :m,S9n,o00,000,000,000 times as
great as that of the earth. We have thus. be-
fore our eyes anew system, which is probably
undergoing the process of condensation through
which our sun and its attendant planets passed
hundreds of millions of years ago. — LW«tro>to-
On the Ammonia in the Aik and in Rain,
et<_\, at Great Sights. — It has long been
known that the small traces of ammonia in the
air are carried down to the soil by meteoric pre-
cipitates, and Schlosinghasshown that it is fixed
directly by the oxidizing action of the soil and
leaves. In connection with these investigations
he also called attention to the sea as the great
reservoir which supplied the air with ammonia.
He devised an ingenious method, which enabled
him to operate on large quantities of air, and
with it he examined the currents of the air cir-
culating near the ground. Recently Muntz and
Auber (Comptes Rnidw, xcv., 7SS) have been
estimating the amount of ammonia in the air on
the top of Pic du Midi, which is 2,877 meters
(nearly two miles) above the level of the sea.
The tests were made morning and evening hi a
laboratory especially erected for the purpose. The
average was 1.35 milligrammes in 100 cubic
meters. These numbers, although so extremely
small, do not differ preceptibly from those ob-
tained at the earth's surface. They also made
thirteen analyses of rain, seven of snow, and
five of fog. In rain water they found be-
tween 0.34 and 0.S0 milligramme per liter, in
fog 0. 19 to 0.64 milligramme, and in snow 0.00
to 0.14 milligramme of ammonia per liter.
Vibratory Movement of Bells. M.
JVlathieu, a French experimenter, has recently
studied the vibrations of bells, considering the
case of an ordinary bell in which the thickness
hi any meridian increases from summit to base.
The essential difference between the vibratory
movement of a bell and that of a plane plate is
that, while in the latter the longitudinal or tan-
gential movement and the- transverse movement
are given by independent equations, and the
normal and tangential motions in the former
are given by three equations which arc not in-
dependent. The pitch of the notes of a bell
does not change if the thickness varies in the
same relation throughout every part, since the
terms depending on the square of the thickness
may be neglected, at least for the graver par-
tials. It is impossible to construct a bell so
that it shall vibrate only normally, and with a
hammer the tangential vibrations are of the
same order as the normal vibrations. A purel}'
tangential motion can be realized only with a
spherical bell of constant thickness,
340
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MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
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ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI3TS OP THE BOARDS.
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Company.
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Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Nevada Placer Mines. — The Pioche Record
o£ last Saturday says: Water is to be brought
into the Osceola gold mines this season.
Messrs. Godbe and Hampton, while at Bullion -
ville the other day, who own 5'20 acres of
patented placer ground in Osceola district, said
that they had completed arrangements for
bringing water into that district. They had
not yet decided as to whether they would Hume
the water or bring it in with pipes, but thought
they would pipe it. This will make Osceola
bloom with industry, and the gold that the
rich gravel will yield will pay handsome re
turns to the enterprising gentlemen for their
trouble and labor. The money for carrying
out this project was advanced by the late
Trenor W. Park.
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MiniDg Share Market.
Mining siucks have been guile aclive for a few days and
the market has a firmer tone than has been noticeable for
some time past. This is probably due to reports from the
Coimtock. where, though nothing definite has been found,
there seems to be a general feeling of favorable expectancy.
The Etiierfoise says that at the north end indications are
very flattering. At several points ore might be taken out,
but there'are those who are not in favor of doing anything
until the lime arrives when a "very big thing" can lie done.
Down in the middle mines there is great activity in al
operations With the new air they will get from the 2400
level through the winze they will be able to do some wonder
ful work. The same connection will be of great use to the
Savage, Haie & Norcross, Chollar and other mining com-
panies in that neighborhood.
At the south end things are looking up well, and in
another week or two some changes of great importance will
be seen.
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall be pleased to
receive further reports :
Hanauer, May 8th, SI.SS10: Al;ce, 8th, jas.cus; Horn
Silver, 8th, $15,000; Bullionville. 8th, §2,925; Ontario. 8th,
89,188; Hanauer, 9th, 82,000; Horn Silver, 9th, 89,000:
Ontario, 9th, £4.900; Horn Silver, 10th. 86,000; Bullion-
ville, 10th, S3.029: Ontario, 10th. 8J.727: Hon) Silver. 11th,
j^OOO: Bullionville, Uth, 82,523; Ontario. 11th, $4,450;
Moulton, 13th, 89,930; Ontario, ]3th, $4,451; Mt. Diablo,
7lh, 57,650; Northern Belle, 7th, 87,450; Standard Con..
7th. 816,743; Odessa. 10th. $2,910; Alhainbra (Jon , 10th,
81,802; Mt. Diablo, 10th, 85,077; Head Center, 11th,
§3,S00; Standard, 7th, $14,724; Northern Belle. 10th,
$6,485; Navajo, 14th, 815,000; tiold Hill, 12th, 89.000;,
Con Wyoming, 15th, 89 337; Bodie Tunnel, 15th, 81.S30;
Contention, 12th, 816,000; Bodie Con , 15th, 85,463.
SoMiiitoDY owning a mine in Mexico, tele-
graphed to Greenville, Plumas county, in this
State, for rive miners, and the men have started
for their destination. This seems a long way
to send for miners, but good men arc always in
demand.
ITQlJMIJMG SUJVIJVIAF^Y.
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub>
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
, Amador.
Sutter Ckekk. — Amador Ledger, May 12: A
clean-up has been made at the Mahoney mine, and
the hearts of the boys will be made glad to-morrow
with a pay-day. The repairing of the shaft of the
Amador Con. is completed, and sinking operations
were commenced on Friday. The intention, I am
told, is to sink 300 ft before stopping, and this work
will take about all summer.
El Dorado.
Encouraged Miners.— .•l//. Democrat, May 10:
At the Spring Tunnel mine, Georgetown township,
which is being worked by Messrs. Hewett and Sav-
age of Oakland, they cleaned up last week after a
run of six days, with results so satisfactory that the
owners have determined to run night and dav hence-
forth.
Another Mining Contract. — A contract has
been let for sinking 50 ft deeper on the Pleasant Val-
ley ledge, and a number of experienced Cornish
miners have come over from Plymouth, Amador
county, to do the work. This is a large ledge — from
five to eight ft, from its first discovery and in all of its
workings it has turned out uniformly high grade ore,
and has constantly improved as greater depths have
been reached. All old miners who have examined it
concur in the opinion that the Pleasant Valley mine
has a long and prosperous career in store.
Tin; Eureka Mine. — E. E. Cheek has charge of
the Eureka mine, located in the suburbs of George-
town, and is about to erect a mill which will have a
capacitv for crushing 60 tons per day. This mill has
been built at the East, and is now on its way out
here. Mr. Cheek has lately discovered a ledge run-
ning parallel with the main ledge of the Eureka, which
from present indications is exceedingly rich.
A Paying Mini;. — At the Josephine mine, George-
town township, the mill is being run day and night
on high-grade ore, and it is now- apparent that they
will have to add 10 more stamps to the 10 now at
work.
Wonderfully Rich Ore.— At Aldcrson's store
may be seen a number of large samples of the ore re-
cently struck in the Mount Hope mine, near Grizzly
Flat, to which strike we made brief reference in
qui' hi?;! issue. It is un like-any ore we have seen from
any other mine in the county. It is all mineral, of
an exceedingly dark lead color. It is lined with
streaks, some of ihent an inch thick, of tellurium,
imbedded in sulphurets. Test assays made in San
Francisco have yielded from $180 to $285 per ton.
This ore was struck on the 200 level, about 80 ft from
the Flag Staff line. They have explored it for 20
and 30 ft, sufficient to demonstrate that there is a
large bodv of it. Of course this ore cannot be w 1 irked
by the ordinary wet process without enormous ^.I'-lc,
as the gold is in exceedingly fine particles, closely
combined with the tellurium and sulphurets, ami a
large proportion — probably nine-tenths — would float
off. Therefore Supt. Lyon must erect smelting works
or ship his ore to some point where it can be smelted,
or content himself with but a small portion of the
gold it contains.
Inyo.
Tui'. K.EYNOT. -Inyo Independent, May 12: As-
sessor Irwin has returned from an official visit to
the Beveridge country. He says the Keynot mini
yielding plenty of free gold ore, which works from
$35 to $4° Per ton, at the new Lasky mill. Tin
yield of gold bullion is from $r, 000 to $1,200 per
week. The McEvoy mill is idle for the present.
Mono.
Illinois. — Homer Mining Index, May to: This
claim is situated on the mountain side west of
Mono Lake, and has heretofore been briefly alluded
to. It is owned and is being developed by Wm. L,
Callahan and E. F. IsbeH. A surface crosscut 14
feel in depth shout- .1 strong vein of two feet of free
gold ore inclosed in black slate country rock, with
some porphvrv casings. The ore yields handsome-
ly in fine gold on being crushed and panned. The
owners have a torrent of water crossing tin' ground
and a dense forest of nut pine limber.
Gki/./i v. — The umnel in the Grizzly, siiuaied a
few hundred Yards above the May Lundy mill, has
followed in the vein a distance of T55 feet, at which
point a crosscut six feel to the eastward fails to show
the hanging wall, though il bus reached a heaw cla\
seam rich in gold. Some of the ore encountered in
the crosscut is also very rich i 11 Uvc and fine gold.
The tunnel is still 15 feet short of the face of the
bluff, where il is confidently believed the vein will as-
sume greater solidity, but is being vigorously pushed.
Nevada.
tji akt/ Minks. — Nevada Transcript, Ma\ t6:
The Nevada City mine is looking better now than
ever before. They are doing a large amount of
dead work, and in fact their aim seems lo have been
to thoroughly open the mine before attempting to
make it a bullion producer, which they might do at
any time were they so disposed. They have now
reached the 600 ft. level and there they found a
splendid three foot ledge, which looks as well as any
rock found on any of the levels above that point.
Owing to the large quantity of water coming in on
the 600 foot level they are now putting in a heavier
pump, and will have everything in order on that
level in a few days. On every level the rock averages
about the same, and pockets of rock are often found
that will go into the thousands of dollars per ton.
The Sherman Consolidated, of Gold Rat. in Went-
worth's ranch is now in full operation. They expect
to have to sink their incline about 100 ft. to strike
their ten foot ledge. They are down about 25 ft..
and are running it at the rate of eight feet per day.
As soon as they get into the ledge they expect to put
up a ten or twenty stamp mill. This company owns
two ledges, .and the rock from one yields $22 per ton
and the other-- -the ten foot ledge— $11 per ton.
Nearly all the slock is held in this city, and strange
to say, (which speaks well for 1 he enterprise and con-
fidence our people have in quartz mines in this dis-
trict) there are only three mines being worked here
where a controlling interest is owned outside of Ne-
vada city. Neither is there one listed on the Stock
Boards or its shares hawked about on the streets,
The shares of all our leading mines are held wilh a
firm grip — no one seems disposed to part with any
they possess.
The Bulldozer mine is on Deer creek, nearly oppo-
site Joseph Worrell"s ranch. J- C. Locklin recently
bonded this mine, and is now making preparations to
open it up. A shaft was sunk on the ground by the
owners, to the depth of about 20 feet. Two lots of
rock were taken out, which yielded $18 p;r ton, and I
they were run out by water. Mr. Lcckl n has com-
menced putting up a building for his hoisting wnrks
which will be run by a 20 ft. overshot wheel, which
he recently made.
Placer.
The Gold Blossom.— Placer Herald, Mav 12:
From six roastings, a little less than a ton each, of
sulphurets and selected sulphurets ore, there was
cleaned up at the Gold Blossom mine last Thursday
r 50 lbs. of amalgam, which being retorted yielding
59 lbs. of gold bullion, and this did not include what
went into the settler, estimated at nearly one-third. This,
rating the bullion very low, would be nearly $2,000
per ton, and proves conclusively two things: First,
that the heavy sulphurets ore of that mine, of which
it bears so much, is exceedingly rich in gold; and sec-
ond, that the furnace they have built for the purpose
of reducing this sulphurets and the sulphureted ore
is a success. In addition to these results, which are
encouraging of themselves, the ore put through the
mill ever since the, mine started up, about the first of
the present year, lias yielded quite satisfactory.
Rich Dust.— Placer Argus, May 12: The Ral-
ston mine at Pennsylvania Flat, 12 or 13 miles above
Michigan Bluff, is a valuable property from which
rich returns are very confidently expected, inasmuch
as considerable quantities of rich dust have lately
been taken out. The mine is owned and run by the
Ralston Brothers, sons of the late W. C. Ralston, of
San Francisco. The boys are building them a com-
fortable house on the mine, the lumber for which they
are sawing in a mill of their own. About 17 men are
employed in the claim at present. Samuel F. Ral- 1
ston, the Supt., is an energetic young man of about
24, who has had the advantages, not only of a first-
class education obtained in the East and in Europe,
but he h is had the still better equipment of a practi-
cal knowledge of of the machinist's business at which
he served four years, apprenticeship. The other
brother is in his 20th year, and is named William C,
after his father. Mining prospects at Last Chance
are brightening up, judging by the fact that Merrill &
Sutton (who lately leased the mine owned by John
Hemsley, of Forest Hill) found it advisable and 'nec-
essary last week to hire 10 additional miners to helpiJ
them work their claim. The May Flower mine at
Forest hilt is doing first rate, mid the superintendent
Mr. Chappellet, feels much elated, so we are told, at
die uncommonly good prospects since the striking of
a bed of soft gravel the other day. We don't feel at
liberty to say much about the value of the periodical
ill an-ups made at this or any other mine, but it is
not long since it was found necessarv to send an*
armed escort to Auburn in company with a messen-
ger who brought down several thousand dollars' ivorffi
of May flower bullion.
Plumas.
Indian Valley.— Greenville Bulletin, May 10?
Tl i^ mine is now at a greater depth than any other
in the district, the shaft is 605 ft deep, the entire dis-
tance being sunk on the ledge, and from top lo bot-
tom the ledge is less than two feet out of perpendicu-
lar. From the surface the width of the ledge has
varied from about 15 to 20 ft, alternately contracting
and expanding from the lesser to the greater of tlnse
figures. Probably no harder ore was ever mined, not
a pound can be got without blasting; it is very much
like flint. Within the fissure— for a fissure it un-
doubtedly is -the ore is curled and twisted like cross-
grained timber, bands and bunches lie at all ,inglc\
sometimes inclining to one side, sometimes to the
other, and again quite flat. Where the bottom of
the shaft now rests the vein is about 18 ft wide, and
the drift is in about 150 ft; the level is kept ahead of
three slopes that are being worked one above an-
othei, and each in ad\ance of the one above it. So
little prospecting has yet been done on the property
that but little can be known of its real value, yet we
think enough can now be seen to warrant the belief
that this may yet be the most important mine in the
district; whether it shall be or not depends entirely
upon a continuance of skill, care and economy in the
management. Mr. Frank Harland is Supt. of the
mine, Henry Harland has charge of the mill, ;md
Thomas Buckingham is mine foreman.
Arcadian Mill.— A clean-up was made at the
Arcadian mill and the amalgam retorted out on
Monday; the bullion obtained left a profit of 100%
on the total expenses of the mine and mill during j;
days' run. In this are included wages, timbering
mine supplies, liberal estimate lor wear and tear of
machinery, and the cost of water power. Alllheqjffi
milled on this run was taken from the upper tunel in
the Sun Set ledge; the slope on this ledge is now
open 125 ft, and the \ein runs from f\\e to eight feet
wide. The ore is low grade, but is soft an(\ casil
worked, six men. including the mine foreman, can
easily gel out 20 tons daily, this being the capacity
of the 10 stamp batten- in the mill.
Premium Mini..- -The owners of this mine have
been prospecting it during the past three or four
years, and have now become so fully satisfied with
the value of the property thai the machinery for a
mill is in course of construction at the Greenville
Iron Works.
San Eemardino.
Mammoth.— Calico Print, May 12: The work
in this mine has been partially suspended, the force
of men being employed in opening up the road in
Wail street canyon, which has been completed to the
mine. A tramway and car track 600 ft long extends 1
from a dump near the lower tunnel to a 200-ton ore
bin in the canyon below. Preparations arc being:
made to extract a great deal of ore. The force of
men will be increased; and a large quantity of on. I
will be taken out and shipped lo the mill every (lav.
Some good ore is being taken out, and the prospecU
of the mine are as bright as ever.
Silver King. — Work in this mine is still progress ,
ing, and the yield of bullion is increasing, owing, K
a certain extent, to a more careful assortment of tin
ore. Another ore bin that will hold 200 tons ha: j
been built a short distance from the superintendent :
office. Mr. Al. Waitt has been appointed foremai
of the mine.
Kearsage. — Three men are at work on thisininc
and judging from the character of the ore takt*n out
it is a valuable piece of property that is destined t'
Mat 19, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
341
yield Us owners a handsome fortune each. A shaft
is down 25 ft from which ore of a high-grade Is being
extracted. The ore is carefully assorted, and the
four or five tons sacked on the dump assays
up in the hum
ls\ (ncirle. — This mine is making a fine record,
tee it was opened it has netted excellent re-
[ here arc si\ men at work in the mine, and
the tunnel and towing up beautifully.
I leven tons of ore were taken to the Silw
mill at Hawley's station within the last week, [ohn
J -in-- is now foreman of the mine.
B< >rax> The excitement in
has not decreased. Monumei
int lands like office seekers just before
election. Men -.t in out Eron
e rows of monuments, and do
i pace until the shades of night pre-
vent further operations. In udc of a fdaj
two men located .,<■ * laims, ami ; was lament that.
If men work the silver mines with the same energy,
tne country with monuments, the
camp would - n be booming. Judging from re-
in.- fine borax prospect ha ■ b en located,
F. M
Neel is al I property,
and H. 1 for s8,ooo.
rt.-,i that reduction work w ill be
prepare i1 the market. 1
railroad that the expen ■ >>f exit u I
shipping it will be considerable less than that which
11 inopojized b) I bleman
a ' 'o. Whili -■> ironing fort* ■ ilyzing the
■ !. Salt, alum. 1 ilaubers
salts, poi and several other
substances are found, some of which ma) prove to be
wry valuable when it is determined, by experts, the
can be put.
Sierra.
Tne Rich Stkike in Sailob Ravink. Sierra
Tribune, MaJ-n: In last week's issue we m< rationed
the fact that an Important find had been made in the
okLPage mine, located in Sailor ravine, two miles
north of this place, tne Page ledge was taken up
by Messrs. Baker & Cowden three years ago. Pre-
vious to that time it had been located b) parties who
ti several thousand dollars at a depth of only
15 ft from the surface. After locating the mine,
Cowden & Baker prospected along the eroppings
1200 ft and found a fine prospect the whole distance.
A tunnel was then started and run in 20 ft on the
vein, Tin- ledge at this point is two and n half feet
wide. About four inches of this is enormousl) rich,
as high as $20 having been washed out of one pan of
dirt, the balance of the ledge shows tine milling ore.
f*he formation of the vein is porphyry and slate,
course north and south. The lead Is supposed to be
.in extension of the Good Hope, lying one mile south.
The location of the Page ledge is such that it can be
worked to a depth of several hundred feet by tunnel,
which is a very great advantage. Mr. Baker was
down from the mine on Tuesday and called at this
office. He exhibited several pounds of ore taken
from the ledge, thai was literally alive with gold.
These gentlemen have undoubtedly found a bonanza.
Good Yield. — Mt, Messenger: Thirty-four thou-
sand dollar-, was realized from the last two months'
crushing at the Margaret Quartz Mine, and the prob-
able yield this month, it is believed, will be twenty-
two thousand dollar-.
One hundred and eighty ou~cesaweek is being
taken out of the Ruby Gravel Mine. Last Monday,
sixty thousand dollars' worth of very rich quartz was
taken out of the Rainbow.
J. B. York cleaned up with his arastra in his
. quartz ledge, this week, four hundred and fifty dol-
lars, result of thirty-three days' run From fifty-three
tons oi ore.
Derbeo- -The Dcrbcc gravel mine is coming to
; the front as a paying property. Since Supt. Denoon
.took hold he has paid a debt of $80,000. run 3.000
ft. of outside tunnel, and settled all the expenses of
die mine working through a shaft. Those who have
visited it say thai this is the richest drift mine thej
• ever saw.
PHCENIX Mint..- The Phoenix Quartz Mine, at
Sierra City, under the control of Mr. Deideshimer,
started up on Wednesday. The first work to be
done is sinking a shaft. After a short time forty or
fifty men will be put to work. A mill will also be
built at no distant day. The Phoenix is a thoroughly
prospected mine, and will give a good account of it-
self.
Tuolumne.
on the 3900 level is down some 20 ft, in a
rotable formation.
Sierra Nevada.— The drift north on the 3900
level found a very favorable streak of ore, which, .it
lh, is liable to
' h< 'it. t cut some verj rich ore.
but, at the same time, die flow of water was such
that it was net considered. Judicious to push I
the drift has been for .1 time discontinued.
North Goi in ft Ci rry. — During the week had
some trouble with a four-foot ■■ rock, but
have timbered all up solid, and
cedent ('I Hi spot
Crown Point,—! tv till hold
and the usual amount of V
being exi nt to the mill.
Columbus District.
Northern Belle.— TrueFissure, Maj is: The
the easl from the end of the 01 I
in advanced 11 ft, its
total length being 38 ft. The crosscut to l!
from the level above, n a point 200 ft from t1
his been extended tX ft, ih run to
date being 54 ft. Its foi ■» streaks
of black 1 gh as $60
per ton. rii.- slope al the e istern end of the ninth
roved materially, and looks promising
; -1 the future, ["he daily output ol ore he been
: tons. Both mills are running as usual and
tod work. Five of die stamps of mill No, 2
part of the week on ore from
the Columbus Con, nun.-. A shipment of bullion
umoundnj to £13,941 1 made on the toth
instant.
Mot \i Diai ' itcrmediate drift below
the third level, and west ol winze No. 1 is giving n
small amount of $50 ore. rhe slope from w inze No,
_■ is yielding con id ■ 65 ore from a two-foot
ledge. A winze has been started on the ledge below
this stope and is now showing eight inches of $80
ore. 1 he stope above west drill from Callison winze
is looking well and turning out a good deal of ore.
The ore is opening to the west as it is extended up-
ward. The western part of the stope shows about
two reel "I $75 ore, and the eastern end shows some
18 inches of $65 ore. Two shipments of bullion
wen- made during the week, one of $5,681.06 on the
3d instant, and one of $7,649.96 on the 7th instant.
Lewis District.
BULLION,— Elko Free Press, Mayi: Four bars
of Lewis bullion were received in Elko Tuesda)
afternoon. They were from the Hetty O'Neal mine
at that place, and came up on the freight train, con-
signed to the bank. This makes seven bars received
from that mine during the past two weeks, and
ought to be enough to pay off the miners and mill
hands. The bullion was snipped to San Francisco
Wednesday morning.
ARIZONA.
THREE Shifts. -Tuolumne Independent: Colby
is going after the Divoll bonanza in good shape, and
working three shifts. He calculates where the next
gold-bearing strata makes into the vein- as indicated
by the lav of the ''country" — he will "get it" as big
as ever. 'Anyhow, the "fat" of the "Big Nugget"
claim will go in to baste the golden goose of the
bonanza.
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
Ut ah.— Enterprise, May 12: There will soon be
active prospecting on the 2500 level, and the indica-
tions for finding ore are excellent.
California. — The C. & C. winze, which is to go
to the 2900 level, is progressing well, and the south
drift, with which the winze will connect, is being
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible. This will be a
very important connection. From near this point
will take place the reopening of the old ore bodies
shut up at the time of the fire.
Hale & NORCROSS. — Although every one is con-
fident that the recent find in the Hale & Norcross is
hut the top of a big body of ore, yet no one can say
where the deposit may end. While most of those
who have seen the deposit are loud in its praise there
are those who say nothing is certain until shown up.
YELLOW Jacket. — Are extracting about 140 tons
of ore per day, with an improved appearance in the
mine. The prospecting sections are showing well.
To the northwest is coming in a body of ore never
before seen in the mine, and the existence of which
had hot heretofore been suspected.
Con. Virginia.— On the 2500 level work has
been discontinued in the face of the southeast drift,
iu order to allow the hot water to drain out at the
face.
Best & Belcher.— The northeast drift on the
2500 level is cutting occasional streaks and bunches
of quartz that give low assays. The ground is of a
very favorable appearance.
Union Con*.— The winze at the end of the east
Bullion from Walker.— Prescott Courier,
May 10: Guilford Hathaway, the jolly giant, whose
conveyance carries passengers from Prescott to the
Howell reduction works, on Lynx creek, and vice
versa, made the round trip yesterday and brought
the best news ol the season, which is that two of
Hesser's six-mule teams started yesterday morning
for the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, with between
12,000 and 15,000 lbs of silver bullion. Other
teams, hauling the precious stuff, will start to-day,
and similar shipments will follow. The company
will pay its small army of workmen to-day.
Cave Creek.— Arizona Gazette, May 10: Mr.
Dan While returned from Cave creek yesterdays and
from him we glean the following items: Wm.
Everson has struck a very rich streak of gold-bearing
ore in his mine, and will have some worked soon,
■\ clean-up from five tons of ore, worked in an
arastra, from the McShackerty mine yielded $60 in
gold, or at the rate of $12 per ton. The ore was
taken from the entire width of the ledge, which is
about 80 ft, without assorting, ;ind the yield is satis-
factory The Golden Eleece mine, owned b) Mr.
Mack, is showing up well, and will prove a good
piece of property. The Quien Sabe mine, owned by
Messrs. Polhemus and Goodfcllow, also shows well
in free gold and permanency of ledge matter. Work
on the Phoenix mine has been suspended for a time,
the tools, furniture, etc., having been removed to
the Golden Fleece.
COPPER.— Mohave County Miner, Ma) 6: Until
within the past few months but little attention has
been paid to the numerous ledges of copper ore
which abound in many parts of Mohave county, in
fact so much lias been written about our gold, silver
and galena ledges that our copper deposits have
been almost lost sight of. This has been owing
principally to the fact that there have been no facili-
ties for working copper ores in this county, and that
the rates of freight have been loo high to allow of
their shipment elsewhere. The Atlantic iV Pacific
railroad, however, has changed all this, and mining
men and prospectors ;ire now turning their attention
to our copper ledges as well as the other more valu-
able ones — more precious, but not less useful. Cop-
per ledges abound more or less all over Mohave
county, though little or no work has been done on
any of them heretofore, except on Grand Gulch and
Adams' claims, which lie in the extreme northwestern
portion of the county, near the Utah line. The
Grand Gulch M. Co. has erected large smelting works
near the mine, which have been in successful opera-
tion for the past two or three years, but Mohave
county has experienced little or no benefit from them,
the. mines and smelter being owned by citizens of
Utah, and all of the bullion produced being shipped
to Salt Lake. It is now proposed to move these
works from their present location to the banks of the
Colorado, at a point near Pierce's ferry where wood
and water are abundant. The mines of Gold Basin
and Lost Basin districts, on the opposite side of the
river, furnishing the necessary fluxes in unlimited
quantities. If this proposition is carried out it will
be a great help to Mohave county, and more espec-
ially to the miners of Gold Basin and Lost Basin. In
the southwestern portion of the county, on the west-
ern slope of the Wallapai range of mountains, *ire
found some immense deposits of copper ore, of which
we will endeavor to give a correct and exact descrip-
tion, though they should be seen to be properly esti-
mated. The mines are situated near the western
boundary of the Cedar Valley district, about 15 miles
from Cedar and some 35 miles south of Kingman.
The Atlantic & Pacific railroad passes within 14
miles of the largest of these claims. The copper
mines of Mohave county are destined to take a
prominent place among its many other rich mines,
and it will not be many mom ' Mohave
will 1m* producing an output of copper bullion that
will astonish » veryone and make some ol ttv
companies in the southern portion of the 1
take a bat
1: —Pinal Drill, May 10: Al lh
Creek smelter, the tunnel from the bottom of the
well has reached across the creek. An incline shaft
: the tunnel at the end 1
which will intercept all the flow of water in the creek
and give a plentiful supply for ill purposes. This
work will be finished within another week, Thev
1 nek water.
Silver Kino, Work at the Silver King consists
in the sinking ol the various shafts, with better ro-
d. In the Silver King mine it-
self thej are linking the working shaft deep
the ore is full; 1 rich as above.
COLORADO.
YORK tit i • n. — Register-Call, May 12: A re-
porter of the Sfgister-Call, yesterday, visited York
1 luleh and Vermillion mining districts. 1 le found a
large number ol prospectors at work on different
locations le. Thi m ;l promising ol
re the Barnacle and 1 ondon, which have it-
tractcd a great deal of attention, and, through their
discovery, have led to the discovery, ofothi
Smock *V 1 0, have .1 lease on the London, but,
owing to lieaw seepage of water, are not working
below a depth of 40 ft. Development work is con-
fined to drifting north and south. At the Barnacle,
north of the London and on the same vein, a new
pit has been started, in which, from the grass roots
down to a depth of only two feet, mineral has been
found. The water in the London is being kept un-
der control by means of a "whip." In a conversa-
tion with Mr. Owens, the fact was elicited .that the
average of the ore sold from the Barnacle — ten tons—
has netted an average of $100 per ton; that the time
devoted to its development — two men working — has
paid them $12 per day. A. E, Graham, Mark C.
Christenson and Christian C. Johnson have made a
location called the Denmark, southwest of the Barn-
acle. They have a pit down to a depth of 10 ft, and
are tracing up the vein on the Iheast, which they
claim will cross or intersect the Barnacle. The
ere\ice matter is decomposed, but as yet no mineral
has been taken out.
Keystone Lode. — This promising true-fissure
vein, situated in Quartz Valley mining district, is be-
ginning to show up more splendidly than ever be-
fore. It is now opened up for a distance of over
400 ft in length. The main shaft is down to a depth
of no ft, with a California whim, blacksmith shop
and other surface improvements thai are needed to
continue deeper workings at that point along the
line of the vein. Last of the whim shaft is another
shaft 80 ft deep. Both shafts are connected by n
drift. A recent visit to the property convinces the
reporter that an ore body — left in reserve — could be
made to produce fully $9,000. It is a characteristic
of the vein that where it widens out the best pay is
found — the mill dirt running six ounces gold per
cord. The average of the ore, so far as the reporter
has been able to obtain, has been four ounces gold
per cord. The average width of the pay matter is
fully four feet. The mill gold commands, at the
banks of the city, $15 per ounce.
IDAHO.
Another Bonanza. — Ketchum Keystone, Ma\ 4:
Recent developments in the Junction prospect dis-
close a remarkable ore vein of 18 to 22 inches of
solid galena and carbonates, The ledge is firm, un-
covered 30 ft, and traced 800 ft. It is tapped by a
tunnel starting but a few feet from the main road.
The grade of ore is good, and the owners intend to
put on a large force just as soon as the roads will
admit of ore hauling. Want of spnee forbids
further mention in this issue.
Ketchum a Smelting Center.-— The Phila-
delphia Mining & Smelting Co. will immediately
plant two additional smellers of 50 tons capacity
each, to be constructed after the pattern of the
famous Grant works at Denver. Contracts are
made for all the necessary building materials, and
the machinery is en route. The new plants will be
finished and ready for operation within six weeks
from dale. They are to be placed about 100 ft from
the original plants, and connected with the same by
a shed! It is the purpose of this great enterprise to"
control the entire Wood River country and furnish
a profitable market to the whole mineral region sur-
rounding, in Idaho and adjoining Territories, and
to be prepared at any time for the reduction of all
smelting ores from any region, even at the neces-
sity of new and additional plants. The said com-
pany will aim to concentrate their smelling facilities
at this point, refusing no smelting ores and .paying
for the same the best p6ssiblc cash price obtainable
anywhere. Ketchum is destined to become, in the
near future, a great smelting center. They will com-
pete with the world, and, having plenty of capital
and better facilities, will leave little room for the
various one-horse stacks about the country. A
capacity of 180 tons daily is certainly a lest for the
mineral wealth of Wood River. The adoption of
Omaha prices, cash, less transportation, leaves no
possible reason for a continuation of shipment, and
the mines of Vienna, Sawtooth, Galena, Boulder,
Lake creek, Ketchum, Warm Spring creek, Bullion
and Bclleuie will find their only profitable market at
this place. As fast as the entire Wood River and
surrounding country can turn out ore it can be sold
for the highest cash price, and turned into bullion at
the Philadelphia Co.'s works at Ketchum; and this
settles the problem of finding a profitable market.
Thus the only thing remaining is 10 extract the ore.
The new smelting works will be fitted out in the
latest and most approved style with every anvanta-
geous modern improvement, such :is electric lights,
etc.
The Granite Formation.— Wood River Times,
May 10: To the west of the limestone formation,
on Deer creek, are located. the Washington, Snowrly
and Davitt mines upon one continuous vein, in a de-
composed granite formation. The development
work on the Davitt mine, so far, lias opened up
richer and larger bodies of ore as depth is obtained.
The Star mine, which is a good property so far as
explored, is in the same formation. The Parnell
mine is another instance, located upon Deer creek.
The majority of the developed properties are in
white and blue lime.
The Narrow Gauges.— The Narrow Gauge
mines are employing more men daily, and, with the
Bannock, form a lively camp. A strike of fine ore in
the Marrow * rauge No. 1 was made last week and
no! reported. This location is in 0 iilon
between granite and lime, and is regarded as .1 valu-
able property.
MONTANA.
Mot I.TON, — inter Afouti tain. Ma) 9: Everything
is running smooth!) al the Moulton, and the ore
bodies continue to show no signs of exhaustion, On
the 300 level , <nth vein is
vers promising, and ten tons of high grade rock is
extracted daily.
The working force of the Clear »-rit has been re-
duced until the decision of the company with refer-
ent . to the erection of a smelter to treat its product
shall be made known. Mr. Kessler says that the
mine in its present condition is full) capable ol sup-
pi) ing a 50 ton m
NEW MEXICO.
Notes.— La h Vail, v Herald. Maj to: tne < ire
de Mesa, at the north end oftheMagdalenas, is 1
ing free gold. Pat Cleary has made a discover) ol
excellent mineral in the white mountains, It is re-
ported that rich placer claims have been found in
Los I 'errillos district, Santa Fe county. Per-oxide
of manganese in large bodies appears in the name-
less mine at the head of Water canyon. The large
ore dump of the Boston mine, .d Paschal, is bi ing
carefully assorted preparatory to smelling, An im-
portant discover) of free Mowing oil in Valencia coun-
ty, by Albuquerque miners, has been con firmed.
Rust) gold has made its appearance in the Cabinet
mine ol the Galinas, and by Prof, Simmon's assay
yields a total \.due of $666.75, An important strike
of gold ore has Iwen made 13 raJ9es southeast of
Santa Fe and four miles northwest of Glorieta, as-
saying $500 per ton. Col. Stapleton has discovered
and located .1 bodv of excellent bituminous coal on
[aralosa creek. The coal lies in two veins, one five
'feel and the other two feet in width, divided by shale.
Hardee & llurlburt have sufficiently developed the
Supprisc mine, in the Bald mountain district to as-
sure its sterling value. Last week ore taken from
the bottom of the shaft assayed 692 ounces of silver,
or $"88. This mine is in the same mineral bell in
which all the recent rich properties were discovered.
A large bod) of silver has been struck in the Silver
King Mine, at Bullard's Peak. The character of the
ore is similar to thai of the Black Hawk mine, and
reported equally as rich. The properly is owned b\
Messrs. Bradley and Henderson, who have done a
large amount of development work upon it. The
strike was made at a depth of ninety feel. W. S.
Ross, one of the old pioneers, has "hooked on" at
last. Mr. Ross informs us that he has struck a vein
of free gold bearing quartz, four and a half feet in
width, at a depth of ten feel. It is no secret that
the ficarrilla placer fields are as rich as any dis-
covered. Where there are such immense deposits of
gold in the gulches there must be some very rich
leads. The Reserve, near Socorro, is worked by a
well constructed double compartment shaft. No. 1
is down 230 feet; No 2 has reached 125 feet, from
the bottom of which a level runs west with a view of
intersecting the main lead of the claim, and when that
is reached it will be in solid formation. No sloping-
lias yet been attempted. The dump of No. 2 dis-
plays a quantity of rich chloride ore.
UTAH.
BEAVER COUNTS Minks. —-Salt Lake Tribune,
May ri; Beaver county has a brilliant prospect of
future greatness. The Horn Silver is sending out its
steady stream of bullion, so is the Carbonate, Cave
and some other mines, while the developments going
on give promise of big things from several districts.
From parties from Frisco we learn that there was a
succession of strikes which have made but little noise,
and vet are important events. The 1'icacho range,
lying southwest of Milford, is about nine miles in
length, and the greatest width three miles. On this
range a few persons have been delving for the past
10 or 11 vears, working under many disadvantages,
and yet always with a hope that their day of pros-
perity would come with such abundance as to fully
repav for all their toils and capital. Taking the
range, and there have been strikes in the Magnolia,
Creedmoor, Samaria, Mammoth, Talisman, Stal-
wart and several minor claims which lie with the
trend of the range and extend nearly its entire length.
The Samara has several thousand tons of ore in
sight, according to reports. The Talisman has 100-
ouncc ore in a 50-ft shaft, which struck the ledge 200
ft below the croppings on its dip. The Mammoth
700-ft tunnel with an equal amount of drifts,
and has a large body of ore, lately struck. The
trike is at a depth of 400 fi on the ledge, the ore be-
ng carbonate —50 or 60 ounces silver to the ton, and
55% lead. Cullen & Ryan, the owners, are prepar-
ing to ship extensively, The Stewart, owned by P.
H. Martin and brother, is looking very fine, and has
v'er) rich ore. They arc down about 200 ft and,
with depth, the ore grows richer. This locality,
known as the Star district, is all within from 5 to 15
miles of Milford, and hence is easy of access. In
this connection it is well to give the products of
Beaver county in the past, up to January 1, 1883:
Horn Silver bullion, February 17. '1879, to January
1. 1883, $6,938,698.73; Frisco M. & S. Co., January
i, i88r, to januar) r, 1883, $900,000; Shauntic
Smelter, 1873 to 1877, $1,000,000; Troy, Riverside,
Mountain (Juecn, etc., $600,000; total, $9,428,688.73.
The Horn Silver has produced this year, to May 3d,
$1,210,600, ami Frisco M. & S. Co has been turning
out a regular stream, so that the county has pro-
duced nearly or quite $12,000,000 in precious metals.
The Cactus property, near Frisco, is getting in shape
with its concentrators to soon make itself known as a
large producer, while other claims in that locality are
being developed to good properties. The Cave mine
sends out its steady stream of ore for reduction at
the Frisco smelter, and in this district, lying east of
Milford and extending over towards Beaver, there
arc being developed several good properties. The
outlook of Beaver county is certainly bright.
REVIEW.— Salt Lake Tribune, May 12; 'The re-
ceipts of ore in this city for the week ending May
loth inclusive, were $132.451. 12, against $i73,72+ST
the week previous, and $118,371.82 the week before
that. The shipments for the week ending May 5th,
inclusive, were 68 cars bullion, 1,635,777 lbs; 5 cars
copper matte, 148.410 lbs. Total, 73 cars— 1,784, -
187 Has. The Horn Silver shipments for the week
were nineteen cars, $57,000 of bullion; previously re-
ported during the present year, $1,210,500; present
aggregate, $1,267,500. The quarterly dividend, of
$300,000, which has been so regular under the pres-
ent management, is officially announced for May 15.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 19, 188
Oregon Notes.
Editors Press:— While Portland to a person
coming from San Francisco seems a dull and
unimportant sort of place, it is, nevertheless, a
very active and rapidly growing town, sharing
largely in the generally prosperous condition of
the State, business throughout Oregon having
been unusually good the present year. This
whole northwest country, Oregon, Washington
Territory and British Columbia included, has,
in fact, been well prospered of late, a condition
of things due to a variety of causes. In the
first place, the wheat crop of Oregon, its staple
product, has been large, and is being disposed
of at remunerative prices. The hop crop, too,
both of this State and Washington Territory,
has yielded abundantly, aud was gathered in
fine condition and found ready sale at prices
more than double ever before realized by grow-
ers here. The lumber business, not only in
Oregon and about Puget Sound, but even in
some parts of British Columbia, has been lively
and paid well. The mines, wherever worked,
have produced a full average of bullion, while
the great activity in railroad building has im-
parted additional life to all other industries,
this last being the principal factor in bringing
about so much improvement in the business of
this entire northwest country.
Railroad Building and its Effects.
There are now approaching this region two
trans -continental railroads, the Canada Pacific
to terminate in British Columbia, and the North-
ern Pacific with branches terminating in Oregon
and ^Washington Territory. Then, there is
what is known as the Oregon Short Line, which,
starting from Granger, a station on the
Unoin Pacific road in Wyoming Ter-
ritory, strikes northwest across Idaho,
and, entering eastern Oregon, connects
with the general railroad system of the
State at Baker city. In addition to this,
we have various local roads,- some of
them branches of the main overland
lines, and upon all of which work is
either now in progress, or will shortly
be commenced. Among these _ local
roads projected or being built, is one
from this city to Astoria, also one lead-
ing east up the valley of the Columbia
river, one from the coast up the valley
of Rogue river, one leading into Grand
Ronde valley. A narrow gauge track
is being laid down to connect the town
of Reno, on the Central Pacific, with
southeastern Oregon, a part of this road
being finished and in operation. The
gap on the California & Oregon railroad
is being closed.
When Oregon comes to be placed in
direct railroad communication with the
Atlantic seaboard it is expected that im-
migration will be greatly increased, the
facilities for reaching the State from that
quarter having heretofore been very im-
perfect. The prospect of this being ac-
complished so soon has already caused
much government land to be taken up
and considerably enhanced the value of
both farming lands and town property in
many parts of the State. In some farm-
ing districts the value of land has, through
the building of railroads into or near them,
been advanced from twenty to fifty per
cent, the inhabitants being able now to dispose
of their produce at a profit, which before they
could not do, even wheat failing to bear cost of
transportation to market. The railroads, em-
ploying so many men in their construction, have
also created a local demand for the products of
the farm as well as for fresh meats of all kinds,
thereby affording the husbandman and stock-
raiser a good home market, where before they
had none or only a, very insufficient one.
Every town along and adjacent to these new
railroads is a very hive of industry, swarming
with workmen, and teeming with busy life of
every kind. East Portland is one great work-
shop, in which railroad machinery of many
kinds is being turned out and thousands of
freight cars being built in anticipation of the
wants of the various companies.
As Compared With California,
Oregon seems to possess some advantages and
some disadvantages, the natural features and
conditions of the two countries being in many
respects alike. Large sections of both are cov-
ered by rugged mountains, treeless sage lands
and arid deserts. The mountains of Oregon are
( ilittle worth except for their timber, they be-
ing for the most part well wooded. The sage
there are some valleys and river bottoms where
both these pursuits can be carried on to advan-
tage, the whole district being well suited to
fruit growing. On the California side of this
belt much placer mining is being carried on,
with a little also over the line in Oregon.
About Coos Bay, a little north of the California
line, extensive coal mines have been opened,
and are now being worked.
Meteorological Conditions.
In the valleys and on the open uplands, which
in both States, constitute the principal grain
growing districts, the soil and climate are much
alike, the most notable difference being that the
climate of this State is more moist than that of
California, the ". average annual rainfall here
amounting to forty-six inches against only about
half that quantity in San Francisco, where the
rainfall fairly represents that of central Califor-
nia. Not only is the amount of precipitation here
greater but it is distributed over a longer period
than with you, we having only three, whereas,
you have six nearly rainless months in the year.
But little rain fal s in California after the first
of April and hardly ever enough to set the
plows going before the middle of November.
We usually have from two to three inches of
rain in both April and May with nearly half as
much in June and July, August being" here the
only absolutely or nearly dry month in the
year. February is apt to be our wettest month
and not December, as in California. In Sep-
tember we usually get from three to three and
a half inches of rain with about the same quan-
tity in October, followed by five to six inches in
November, December and January, each. Feb-
ruary almost always brings from twelve to four-
teen inches and March about one half as much.
Besides so much more rain, we have a greater
number of cloudy days with more damp and
misty weather generally than is experienced in
service than the Goodall & Perkins line have
secured to these two cities. Against this com-
pany no word of complaint has ever been heard
from either the commercial or traveling public,
a fact that speaks volumes in their praise.
Portland, Oregon. H. D.
Pitch in.
We don't like to say anything reflecting even
remotely on our old time miners — they are as
good hearted a set of men as the sun ever shone
on — but some of them are not sufficiently wide
awake for their own interest. Here, in this
country, are hundreds on hundreds of
gold and mineral bearing quartz ledges, and
nearly every old miner in the different districts
knows of some one or more ledges from which a
good prospect can be obtained, and probably
most of them have made "locations," staked off
claims, and did a little work on croppings. Now,
if sufficient "elbow grease" had been laid out
on these ledges to make a good showing in the
way of development, and the ledges presented a
favorable appearance, as many of them undoubt-
edly would do, there would be no difficulty in
the owners either obtaining means to continue
their work or selling their claims for fair prices.
The old timers have the best show at present,
by reason of familiarity with the country, and
should go for everything they can in the min-
eral line, and go for it with vim. There are
"dead loads" of gold in our ledges and hills,
and there are men and capital coming after it.
Let the pioneers secure themselves, or place
themselves in positions to have a share of the
future golden era. Let every one who has not
done so pitch in, secure a quartz claim or an
interest in one, and go to work to reveal its
Situation and Surroundings of Portland
We give on this page a handsome engraving
showing Portland, Oregon, and some of the not-
able features of the country surrounding it. The
growth and prospects are themes which the Ore-
gonian never tires to talk about, and they are
matters in which all who enjoy the growth and
development of the Pacific coast will take an in-
terest. Of late years, Oregon and Washington
Territory have secured a large share of the im-
migration to this coast, and the settlement of
the country and the increase of its productions
has been notable. It cannot be doubted that
progress in this direction has but just set in,
and that the coming completion of through lines
of transportation eastward will add a new impe-
tus to all industries and swell the population of
all well placed towns, while at the same time it
will plant new towns and new country homes
upon the vast and rich region which is still un-
occupied.
Portland— in latitude 45° 3Q' north, longitude
122° 27' 30" west — is a port of entry, the county
seat of Multnomah county, and the commercial
metropolis of Oregon. It is pleasantly located
on the west bank of the Willamette river, about
thirteen miles above the junction of the Colum-
bia, and about 110 miles — by the river course —
from the Pacific ocean. The city is located on
a plateau, which gradually increases in height
as it recedes from the river, until it forms a
range of hills at the western extremity of the
city, from which may be seen the snow-capped
summits of Mounts Hood, St. Helena and Jef-
ferson, the Cascade range of mountains, and
the meanderings of the Columbia and Willa-
mette rivei's.
Approaching Portland on board a steamer
PORTLAND, WILLAMETTE RIVER, AND MOUNT HOOD,
California, the excessive moisture of the climate
having gained for the inhabitants of Oregon the
absurd name of "Webleet."
The foregoing remarks apply only to North-
ern and Western Oregon, the annual rainfall
here, as in California, increasing as we go north,
and diminishing as we go south and east. Thus,
it amounts at Roseburg, in the southern part of
the State, to only thirty-six inches, while the
quantity that falls at Olympia, seventy miles
north of this plaee, amounts to sixty-three
inches. Then, too, the country lying east of
the Cascade mountains has a climate very
unlike that of Western Oregon, the former
having much less ram, but more snow, with
colder winters, the climate being in most re-
spects similar to that of Nevada, and other
countries lying east of the Siena Nevada. East-
ern Oregon is an elevated, mountainous region,
the various ranges being separated by fertile
valleys or broad sage plains, the latter affording
much good pasturage, but being, as a general
thing, deficient in water and timber. In some
of the mountains in this section of the State,
gold mining, principally placer, is successfully
and extensively carried on.
Notwithstanding its somewhat moist climate,
Oregon is an exceedingly healthful State, quite
as much so as California, which, of course, is
saying a good deal in favor of her sanitary con-
ditions. We have here very little rheumatism
merits.
Old timers are too liable to sit down in the | from San Francisco, at the present time, one's
first impression of the place is usually
of a decidedly unfavorahle character,
owing to the line of dingy looking docks
that obstruct the view. However, on
landing and passing from street to
street, a city of peculiar beauty is
opened to the view, and one is surprised
at the massiveness of the buildings and
general thrift displayed in all branches
of business. However, one blot on the
otherwise unsoiled picture consists in the
narrowness of the streets, most of which
are but sixty feet in width. This de-
fect, however, is soon lost sight of as
we move from place to place and see on
all sides unmistakable signs of wealth
and comfort.
From the summit of the hills above
referred to a scene of simple grandeur is
unfolded. Away to the north the whole
face of the country is dark with timber,
through which the silvery water of thw
Willamette is plainly visible until it
empties into the great Columbia, twelve
miles distant. From far up the Colum-
bia, the bright water may be seen as it
moves steadily onward to the sea, and it
is only lost to sight in the dim distance
far to the west. Slightly east of north,
and beyond the Columbia, the quiet lit-
tle village of Vancouver is plainly visi-
ble, while, overlooking the river to the
east of it, may be seen the Government
neighborhood of a good thing and never find it. J reserve, with its barracks and parade ground,
New comers keep their eyes open and hunt for while in the latter a tall mast supports
gold, and generally find it by industriously the stars and stripes as they proudly wave
seeking it. George Klein went over to Dead- | in the free air of heaven. To the right of
wood, hunted for and found the continuation of this, and far off in the north, the pure white
the rich French Gulch leads, right where many
other men had passed but failed to search;
Shafter dropped on the famous claim above the
Tower House, and is making a fortune; Bang-
hart went up to Whiskytown and went to work
and found the famous Mad Mule seam diggings
and a fortune; Zent came from Oakland, and he
and his partner went to work at Whiskytown
and struck a $2,000 pocket in less than no
time; Lowry came up here after an absence of
twenty odd years, and he and Brincard took
their picks, shovels and pan, and after a few
days persistent work struck the Middle Town
pocket which shelled out $10,000 or so, in a
couple of weeks; Welsh and his partner got
tired of not making much money at Redding
and set to work at the head of OLney Creek and
discovered a decomposed ledge from which they
have taken more money than they ever expected
to have when they started for California. And
we might go on with this enumeration, but
have said enough to remind all that we have the
gold in our county, and that those who hunt for
it are likely to find it. — Shasta Courier.
consumption or other pulmonary complaints,
iands"l6cated™mostiy in the eastern and south- I while anything like endemic diseases is hardly
astern parts of the State, contain a great deal i known. Malarious fevers, so common in the
of bunch grass, affording a large amount of pas- Western States and along some of the river bot-
1 ■ ■ ■ toms of California, occur here in but few locali-
ties, and always in very mild form. According
to the mortuary statistics of the U. S. Census,
Oregon shows a lower death rate than any other
State or Territory, save only Idaho.
What has tended to check the growth of Ore-
gon, with her abundance of cheap land, fine
climate and other natural advantages, has been
her remoteness irom the great supplying centers
of population and her comparative isolation,
she, having been until lately without a single
railroad connecting her with countries outside
her own borders. The steamships plying be-
tween this port and San Francisco have it is
true, in good part made up for this deficiency,
no communities having ever enjoyed a better
turage. The soil is generally good, and with
* irrigation produces fair crops of grain. The
facilities found here for irrigation are, how-
ever, very limited, water being a rather scarce
commodity. The deserts, occupying also the
southeastern part of the State, except the little
grazing afforded by their scanty growth of
bunch grass, are nearly worthless. Southeast-
ern Oregon and northwestern California are
much alike, nearly the whole region being
either hilly or mountainous, and well watered
and timbered. The soil is everywhere good,
but owing to the density of the forests in some
places and the generally rough and broken
surface of the country, it is not of much value
for either 'farming or grazing purposes, though
A Lucky Cave. — Last week a cave occurred
I at the mouth of Hamilton McCormick's tunnel,
through which he was working a quartz ledge.
There was so much debris he concluded it would
be^a great deal cheaper to hydraulic it, and pre-
pared a sluice to wash the dirt, thinking he
might get enough gold out of it to pay for the
expense. When he cleaned up the gold he was
surprised to find a very large number of nuggets
varying in size from four bits to several dollars,
and the nuggets alone yielded him about five
hundred dollars, besides fine gold reaching over
that amount. Mr. McCormick thought he might
clean up a little gold, but had not the remotest
idea of getting a thousand dollars from the de-
bris. He says he had never seen any nuggets in
the immediate vicinity of his place before, where
he had been mining for many years. — Transcript.
summit ot St. Helena may be seen reaching
above the surrounding mountains, standing 9,-
570 feet above the level of the sea; behind it,
Rainier shows its cap of perpetual snow looming
up in the heavens for 14,444 feet. Two other
snow-capped mountains are seen to the right,
but to grand old Hood, "the pride of Oregon,"
is ascribed the honor of capping the climax, as
it sits in its silent glory, 11,255 feet high, off in
the mountains to the east, perfectly formed,
symmetrical and beautiful.
The people of New Mexico and Arizona are
organizing to protect themselves against the
Apaches. It is the fashion to growl at the mili-
tary, but it appears that the Department forbids
them crossing the Mexican line, or that of the
San Carlos reservation in pursuit of hostiles.
This gives the savage adequate protection. They
maraud in Mexico until they are chased out,
when they run for the reservation, killing, scalp-
ing, and burning on the way. Once across the
line, their war parties are fed and recruited at
Government expense until they are ready to go
back to Mexico, when the same thing is repeated.
An organization of frontiersmen will not observe
the sanctity of San Carlos, but will cross the
line and catch the Apache with his gun un-
loaded, and the difficulty will be solved. — Ex-
chanije.
Mining, to result successfully, admits of no
neglect and must be watched attentively. Con-
fidence and good staying qualities go far to make
the successfulmining man. Never giveup while
hope remains, for another foot further may bring
the desired object. Never be carried away with
the idea that heavy ore bodies must be the im-
mediate result, or disappointment will follows
The cool, calculating, careful, energetic miner is
the one who always wjins. Good, honest mining
ability, well encouraged, never yet injured a
mine or banned a district. About one dozen
such men are needed in Aurora. — JUsmeraH^
Herald,
May hi, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
S43
The Ejnjgijmee^,
The Canal Age.
Apropos o! the movement at present in pro-
the Ship '-anal be-
bween Liverpool and Manchester, a writer in
em ably-conducted North of England paper Tory
pointedly draw - - ! 1 1 >■ "l"
the remaining years of the nineteenth century
being 'Tin I ina ;
his opinion being that the present indications
arc in the line oj a large extension inland water
carriajgebymeani of canals, and that the problem
oi quick intei ounication has now
been solved, aim wt to "finality/1 by Bteamshipa
and railways. Whether or not finality has been
ched by tho; two great civilizing agi i
it is undoubte . thi i i prospects oj
lie immediate
future bulk very largely to the
commercial men and ol engine* rs. Mot only is
ill' re in hand the pro I he Liverpool and
Manchester Ship Canal, with its probabli
of $30,000,000, i -'hum d I i make an income
enough to paj ilH-.liar.hr.lil r ii only a single
ship of 4,000 tons pass bot]
but there are also variouB other, great inland
water way schemes, of aa1 onal and int m
tional importance, either iu hand or actually
carried into execution.
The Bum of $200,000,000 has recently been
voted by the French Parliament for inland
canalization works, and it is thought that at
least five times that sum will have been spent
upon Buch works before the system of inland
water carriage in France has been completed.
Many of our readers are familiar with the
great engineering works which have resulted in
tin; completion of a ship canal connecting the
city of Amsterdam with tin- sea, ami they
scarcely require to be informed that it has
proved to bea remarkable success, commercially
and otherwise.
Additional canals are likewise in course of
construction or projected iu Belgium, a country
well adapted by nature for such works.
Then, going into Prussia, we find that there
i- a prospect of a speedy beginning with the
• anal scheme which aims at connecting the
Rhine, the Weserand the Elbe with the Baltic
sea, at an estimated cost of upward of $35,000-
000. Proceeding further east, we should notice
another proposal which bids fair to become an
accomplished fact in the early future, which is
a scheme to cut a ship canal to connect the
river Danube with the Oder, and thereby join-
ing the Black sea with the Baltic.
But in Russia it is proposed to enter upon
even a much larger canal scheme, to wit: one to
connect the river Dneister with the Vistula,
and thereby to bring the great ports of Odessa
and Dantzic into direct communication.
A cable diapatch of May 10th says: A
meeting *>f influential shipowners, to-
day, in London, including representa-
tives of 3,000,000 tons of Suez canal
traffic, unanimously adopted a resolution favor-
ing the construction of another canal across the
isthmus, and appointed on executive committee
to carry out the plans of the meeting. More
or less similar schemes are likewise contem-
plated in other parts of the world— in Canada,
Southern Europe, Southern Asia, the U. S., etc.
In our own country, the Florida canal may
now be considered a definite fact. An organi-
zation was effected in Washington on the 9th
instant, by the election of ex-Governor John C.
Brown, of Tennesee, as President, with a large
number of wealthy and influential corporators.
Gov. Butler, of Massachusetts, among them.
It was estimated that the canal will cost $30,-
000,000, of which $26,000,000 was reported as
subscribed. The canal will be about 100 miles
in length, and broad and deep enough for the
largest class of ocean steamers. Its connection
on the gulf side will be through the mouth of
the Suwanee river, now so famous in song. It
will connect with the St. John's river about
twenty miles above its mouth.
Will the Mississippi Change its Mouth?
The drawing off of a considerable volume of
water from the Mississippi by the Atchafalaya
river has created some alarm at New Orleans
and neighboring towns on the great river. At
the present time the Atchafalaya river is draw-
ing away from the Mississippi a volume of water
estimated at 800,000 cubic feet per second, or
about one-fifth of the latters entire volume, and
is pouring it into the Gulf by a route only one-
third as long as that pursued by the Mississippi,
and having besides a much greater fall toward
the sea level. The result of all tins is that the
Atchafalaya river is steadily increasing its vol-
ume to the detriment of the Mississippi: and if
the outlet to the former is not stopped up, or
prevented from increasing in size, New Orleans
will, in time, be without a river, and all of the
money expended upon the jetties will have been
expendedto uo purpose. It is predicted by a
prominent U. S. Engineer, that the Mississippi
will cut its way into the Atchafalaya bayou,
within a year or two, and make that the main
channel from the mouth of the Red river to the
Gulf.. Should that occur, it would shorten the
line to the Gulf a bout 200 miles, but as the
cities along the present course and Capt, Eads
will decidedly object to the change, it is likely
that such steps as we suggested last season will
be adopted to prevent the change, and at the
same time allow of the overflow, in very high
water from the Mississippi, through Atchafalaya
bayou to the Gulf and thus save the country be-
low the mouth of the Red river,
Useful Information.
Improved Leather for Pump Valves.
Umost ever) one who has hail anything
with leather valves, whether in c taction with
ther machinery, Bays the
;• , knows the difficulties al
upon the ase of ordinary leather for the purpose.
Various substitutes for Leather have been tried,
among which may be mentioned rubbei
tins Bnapee, but serious objections t<> all have
ident, even on slight trial, and the de-
mand for a really good article foi this purpose
is widespread. The Shultz Belting Co., ol St,
I ly in i idaced a pecul |
article ol leather for this use, which, says the
characteristics possesses many ad-
in positions h here
ordinary leather has in q few days broken off by
the binge-like motion to which valves are sub'
jected, valves madeol fulled leather have proven
vny durable. A peculiarity is that the material
thus produced become softer the inure it is
bent and winked. The Cambria Dr k>.,
placed valves made of this material in the most
severe part.- of their engine, and up to a very
short time since they were still in use and were
working satisfactorily. The statement is mad.'
bj the general manager of the company that
valves made ol ordinary leather bo the Bame
position only last a few days. From the fact
that valves made of this material, wherever in-
troduced, have given verj great satisfaction, it
wonld seem that the employment of leather of
this kind, for the purpose, was a matter in
which iron manufacturers generally are inter-
ested.
Relative Costs of Street Lighting by
Electricity and Gas in New York.— New
contracts for Lighting the streets of the great
city of New York have just been awarded, to
begin May 1st. The price to be paid for gas
lighting for the closely inhabited part of the
city, in which by far the larger portion of the
lamps are located, is $17.50 per year per light.
In the outskirts and sparsely inhabited regions,
from $19.50 to $32.00 per 'gas light is to be
paid. The use of electric lights will be contin-
ued in portions of Broadway, Fifth Ave., in-
cluding certain parks and squares, in all, a
length of about six miles, at seventy cents per
night per light. Arc lights are used of the
Brush Company, also of the United States Com-
pany's styles. Each electric light displaces six
gas lights. The contract price for each electric
fight amounts to $225 per year per light, which
is rather more than double the cost of gas in the
chief parts of the city. It is conceded, how-
ever, that the quantity of light furnished by an
electric light is much greater and better than
that yielded by the six displaced and dingy gas
lamps. The streets that are illuminated by the
ectric lamp present an attractive and brilliant
appearance. Reckoned by quantity of light
supplied, the arc lamps are far cheaper than
gas. Mot so, however, with the incandescent
system — the Edison system, for example, which
is not at present used for street lighting in New
York. Each small Edison light, not quite equal
in force to an ordinary gas light, costs rather
more than gas.
Preparing for Accidents. — The passenger
engineers on the New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad are being furnished with a
small box of appliances to be used in case of ac-
cidents. They are requested to carefully read
the instructions which accompany the box, in
reference to the proper treatment of injured
persons, to have their firemen do the same, and
to keep the box constantly on the engine, where
it can be obtained at a moment's warning. The
box contains broad and narrow bandages, with
safety-pins to fasten them, a compress of dress-
ing cotton covered with cotton gauze, haemos-
tatic cotton to stop bleeding, surgeons' plaster
for use in bruised wounds to draw parts togother
and permit healing by first intentions, a bottle
of soothing ointment for cuts, burns, scalds,
etc., and a bottle of tincture of arnica. The
little pamphlet which accompanies the box
gives minute descriptions how to bandage any
part of the body, and illustrates the same by a
number of cuts.
A COLONIAL EXHIBIT.— A prominent and in-
teresting feature in the approaching Amsterdam
Exhibition will be the Colonial Section, in which
will be shown specimens of the production and
resources of the entire colonial world. It will
comprise examples of everything interesting in
the natural history of the different colonies. A
second category will comprehend a complete
collection of objects illustrative of the civiliza-
tion of the tribes and people indigenous to the
several colonies, their manners, customs, do
mestic economy, arms, dress, etc. A third group
will consist of everything of use or interest in
colonial enterprise — the appliances of travel or
exploration, the military equipments, manufact-
ures, coinage, etc,, of the European settlers.
Brass Work that is so dirty by smoke and
heat as not to be cleaned with oxalic acid
should be thoroughly washed or scrubbed with
soda, or potash water, or lye. Then dip in a
mixture of equal parts of nitric acid, sulphuric
acid, and water; or, if it cannot be convenient-
ly dipped, make a swab of a small piece of
woolen cloth upon the end of a stick and rub
the solution over the dirty or smoky parts;
leave the acid "on for a minute and then wash
clean and polish. ■
»'aim oi Darkening in Bronkb Work.
.< ty oi Architects, of Berlin, have been
bting the subject •>!" the change oi ome
kinds of bronze to a black hue. It appears that
one ol the most notable statues in that city had
become covered with a darkish layer, while an
old cannon before the arsenal had retained its
u color, the two having been exposed to
the Bame atmospheri * action. Upon being ana
Lyzed, the bronze of the cannon was ;
ol nine parte copper and one part tin;
the bronze of the statue, however, exhibited »
good per ol zinc, and to zinc the
ol color is regarded as due. [n order to
in the tarts in the case definitely, several
■ ippi i alloys were subjected to the action ol a
copper solution. The result was that the alloys
of tin and copper alone took the green color,
while the alloys containing zinc became more or
leas black, according to the quantity of zinc
they contfi lui
A so i \i ml "Eli ctrio Flanskl" has bet a
invented iu France by Dr. Claudat, who affirms
that it is efficacious against rheumatism. This
flannel contains, per kilogram of wool, ll.">
grams of oxides of tin, copper, zinc, and iron.
A series of threads of the tissue saturated with
these metallic products arc woven alternately
with the ordinary threads. The flannel so pre-
pared forms a dry pile M. Drincourt, profes-
sor of physics at the Rheims Lyceum, and M.
Portevin, of the polytechnic school, have
proved, independently, by very precise experi-
ments, that Dr. Claudat's flannel liberates elec-
tricity, either by simple contact, or better, in
contact with the products of transpiration
when the tissue is applied to the body.
Hkmlook Bark Extract. — There are pro-
duced annually in North America 1 00,000 barrels
of hemlock bark extract, of which a single Boston
firm produces 7*2,000 barrels. They own nine
extract works, and operate *2.'i tanneries All
the tanneries of the United States consume an-
nually 1,250,000 cords of hemlock bark, pro-
duced in nine States. As the yield of bark
is about seven cords to the acre of hemlock
timber, the yearly consumption implies the
cleaiing of ITS, 000 acres.
A Rival for Krupf. — Judging from recent
accounts, there is now growing up on the
banks of the river Tyne, in England, an estab-
lishment which, it is stated, promises to bear
comparison with Kruno's enormous works at
Essen; Germany, in addition to a shipbuilding
yard capable of turning out vessels of war of
the largest size.
GfooD Health.
Constipation.
Constipation is the beginningof many diseases.
It is the most prevalent of all affections among
those not accustomed to out-door activities. It
frequently commences in infancy through the
neglect or ignorance of parents; and the health
sometimes becomes permanently impaired, before
the cause is discovered by the physician.
There should be at least one free and natural
movement of the bowels every day, and when
that is not the ease, all proper means should be
promptly employed to bring it about. Nature
intends that the waste material, after digestion
is completed, shall be passed out of the system
within a certain time, but if that time is exceed-
ed it commences to be absorbed, thus the blood
is poisoned and the vital force is impaired; hence
the body becomes an easy prey to disease.
Dyspepsia is generally the first diseased con-
dition caused by constipation. The liver soon
becomes involved as a result cf indigestion, then
the kidneys. It is evident that a long contin-
ued derangement of either of these important
organs must result most unfortunately. All ex-
perience proves that habitual constipation is a
very unsafe condition of the system, and one
liable at any time to develop incurable diseases.
Various plans have been devised for the cure
of this distressing complaint; but we do not be
lieve in restricting the treatment to any one
remedy. To secure success, various methods
must be employed, and employed persistently.
Some will after a while lose their effect, and
others must be substituted; no quarter should be
shown until this great enemy to health is over-
come. The habit of taking purgative medicines
to relieve the bowels often increases the trouble:
that is, the system becomes accustomed to this
remedy and there is no relief without it; the
remedy debilitates, and it becomes only a ques-
tion of time how long thetreatment can be borne.
As in these cases there is always a torpid liver,
we should commence thetreatment with a mild
cathartic- as two or three liver pills; and then
pay especial attention to the diet. Bread made
from crushed wheat or oatmeal should be used;
we should not restrict the patient as to other
foods, except as to quantity. He should cat
enough, but not overload the stomach. A tum-
bler of cold water with a teaspoonful of table
salt dissolved in it and drank every morning
half an hour before breakfast, often acts like
magic in restoring the bowels to their natural
condition. There are many cases of obstinate
constipation, where the whole trouble exists in
the lower part of the rectum, by impacting of
fecal matter, due to feeble action of the muscles,
and to a congested and dry condition of the mu-
cous membrane at that point.
Regular and vigorous out-door exercise is all
important. Kneading the bowels with thehands
has been recommended; also, the drinking of
water frequently, to which we should
add a little table salt,
went use ol a syringe should be avoid-
ed, for much the same reason that cathartics
ought t<- be avoided. X«» harsh or very active
treatment is required iu these cases; but mild
n medics may be employed persistently; in mot,
the) Bhould never be remitted until the bowels
become regular and the health i- restored. \\ e
believe that a majority of cases are curable.
We know of one case of great severity that
lasted twenty two years, and was then cured,
although the general health has never been fully
restored. Hall\ Journal of Health.
'' aj li-,..!!..,- oi Shoes, -That the a is we
woai are seldom made of the proper shape has
been often pointedout by scientific writers; but
the habit and fashion are not easily changed.
The poor suite,- m.. ,-e from this cause than the
well to-do; for cheap Bhoos are generally worse
in pattern than more costly ones, and, being
'hin, sin and i v flexible, cause greater dis-
tortion to the feet. I feformitfes of the feet and
toes are especially frequent among the poor.
This matter was the subject of an able and in-
teresting paper, read by Col, Ziegler, Chief
Surgeon of the Swiss army, at the Geneva
Eygienic Congress. He stated that ever} year
S00 recruits are rejected for malformation of the
feet, resulting from badly-fitting shoes. The
foot is in reality a bow, so elastic that at every
step it contracts and expands, lengthens and
shortens, and a line drawn through the center
of the great toe intersects the heel. Shoe-
makers do not give room enough for the lateral
extension of the great toe, confining it until it
is forced against the other toes, giving rise to
inflammation, corns, ulcerations, and some-
times true articular inflammations. Another
evil is flat-footedness, « hereby the arch of the
foot is converted into a straight line, and pro-
longed walking rendered impossible. Another
cause of this defect is the carrying of heavy
weights at an early age, but in most cases per-
fect shoes would restore the foot to its normal
condition. A test of a perfect pair of shoes is
that, when placed together, they should touch
only at the toes and heels; the soles should fol-
low the sinuosities of the feet, and, to give room
for their expansion, should exceed them in
length by fifteen or twenty millimeters.— Popu-
lar Science JVaws.
The Increase of Insanity in the past few
years, as shown by recent publications of the
Census Bureau, appears to be very great.
According to this statement the number of in-
sane persons per thousand population in the
United States has doubled in the past ten years.
This statement is probably somewhat in excess
of the real facts, as the inquiries in the last cen-
sus were much more searching than on former
occasions, but at best it seems that the percent-
age of insane persons in the population of this
country must have increased very materially.
It is a startling fact that out of our 50,000,000
of people, over one half million, or one per cent.
of the population, are either insane, idiots, deaf
mutes or blind, are suffering imprisonment for
crimes committed, or arc inmates of reformato-
ries or poor houses.
Smokim; for Health.— "Don't you know'
it's very wrong to smoke, my boy ?" said an
elderly looking lady in a railway waiting-room,
to Young America, who persisted in puffing a
cigarrette, much to the old lady's discomfort.
"Oh, I smoke for my health," answered the
boy, emitting a volume of smoke from his
mouth, which almost strangled the old lady.
"But you never heard of a cure from smok-
ing,'' continued the old lady when she had re-
gained consciousness.
"Oh, yes, I did," persisted the boy, as he
formed his mouth into a young Vesuvius;
"that's the way they cure pigs."
"Smoke on, then," quickly replied the old
lady; "there's some hope for you yet!"
Tiik Lance/, says: "It is high time that at-
tention was directed to the subject of narcotics
generally, and the use of chloral and bromide of
potassium in particular. Incalculable injury is
being done, and public opinion is being griev-
ously misled by the tolerance given to the use
of 'sleeping drafts,' falsely so-called. In regard
to this matter and that of the reckless use of
hypodermic injections of morphia, the profes-
sion should seek to form a deliberate judgment,
and gravely deliver itself. At the present mo-
ment we are under a heavy responsibility,
which it is idle to deny and vain to disown."
Warm water, of all remedies, is the one of
most general application. Cotton dipped in
warm water makes the best and cleanest poultice
that can be used. It is the most healing appli-
cation for cuts, bruises, wounds, sores, felons
and other inflammations. A very convenient
way in case of felon or other painful abscess, is
to hold the hand for hours in water as warm as
can be comfortably borne. — Journal of Health.
The possibilities of electricity in medicine,
according to a popular German physician and
medical writer, seems to be almost without
limit. The writer referred to, Dr. Suprunenko,
reports quite a number of cases which have
hitherto never been treated with electricity,
but which in his recent practice have yielded
to a moderately strong induction current,
344
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Headwaters of the Arkansas; New
Dry Ore Separator, '337. Passing Events; Arbitration
in Mining Matters; Cupellation Loss in Silver Assay;
Working in Foul Air Underground, 344 English in-
vestments in Pacific Coast Mines; Timbering in Mines,
345. Patents and Inventions; Notices of Recent
Patents, 348.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Fremont Pass, Headwaters of
the Arkansas, 337. View of Portland. Oregon, 342.
The Austrian System of Timbering, 2 5. -
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.— Valuable Improve-
ment in the Manufacture of Refined Tool Steel; Steel vs.
Iron; In the New Alloy; American Locomotives and
Cars; Progress of Electrical Invention; Molding Pat-
terns; The Steam Engine; An Expert Workman; Trac-
tion Increases Tests, 339
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- Meteoric Iron; The
Artificial Aurora Borealis; An Internal Mite in Fowls;
Food for Thought; Thorium; Genesis of a New World;
On the Ammonia in the Air and in Rain, etc., at Great
Hights; Vibratory Movement of Bells, 339.
MI.STNG STOCK MARKET.— Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 340.
MINING SUMMARY- From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico Oregon and Utah, 340-41.
THE ENGINEER.— The Canal Age; Will the Missis-
sippi Change its Mouth, 343.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Improved Leather for
Pump Valves; Relative Costs of Street Lighting by
Electricity and Gas in New York; Preparing for Acci-
dents; A Colonial Exhibit; Cause of Darkening in
Bronze Work; A So-called "Electric Flannel;" Hem-
lock Bark Extract; A Rival for Krupp, 343
GOOD HEALTH- Constipation; The Hygiene of
Shoes; The Increase of Insanity; Smoking for Health,
343.
NEWS IN BRIEF- On Dage 348 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS. — Inter-Oceanic Transit; Min-
ing Property; The Postal Changes; Recent Contributions
to the California State Mining Bure u, 3:8. Oregon
Notes; Pitch In; Situation and Surroundings of Port-
land, 342-
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
San Leandro Village Carts— Jacob Price, San Leandro.
St. Augustine College — J. H D. Wingfield, Benicia, Cal.
The Home Seminary— Miss M S Castleman, San Jose.
Assessment Notice — Seaton Gold Mining Co., S. F.
Meeting Notice — Gagnere Mining Company, S. F,
Arbitration in Mining Matters.
At the organization of a mining district in
Arizona the other day, a "committee of protec-
tion" was organized, to consist of eleven mem-
bers, whose duty it is to arbitrate any dispute
which may arise in the camp.
Now, this seems an exceedingly sensible
thing to do. Probably the miners themselves
are just as good judges of what is right and
proper as two or three courts and a dozen or
two lawyers. They may not be up to the law,
but are'more apt to dispense justice, and dis-
pense with law. Most of the disputes in mining
camps— aside from brawls — are on questions
connected with location and claim, and on
these subjects the miners are as well posted as
anyone. In settling questions of this kind by
arbitration, much valuable time is always saved,
as well as money.
We have a great deal too much law in all
walks of life, and there is by no means so much
confidence in the justice of legal decisions as
there was formerly, since the justice is so often
entirely lost sight of in the web of legal techni-
cality. It really seems as if justice conlcl
be more properly administered without the for-
malities and technicalities, when experience has
so frequently shown its what stumbling blocks
they are. Still people seem to cling to the old
traditions, and while blaming the legal fraternity
for its adherence to the "precedent," look with
shyness at anything for which precedent is
not shown. But awards by arbitration are re-
cognized by law and the practice is one very
ancient.
In such isolated localities as mining camps, or
farming communities, in new States and Terri-
tories, it seems as if award by arbitration would
work well. The system possesses the merit of
simplicity. When a dispute arises between
neighbors, involving property, where no
agreement can be satisfactorily made by' the
parties themselves, other neighbors acting as
arbitrators are apt to come to a correct decis-
ion, as if a whole court full of lawyers was em-
ployed. And what is important, in a new com-
munity, no money need be spent, or time
wasted. It has been found that in criminal
matters in mining camps the decisions of the
citizens, carried out promptly as they are some-
times, generally cure the evils they are intended
to remedy, perhaps as well as more formal pro-
ceedings.
It is not, by any means, intended to imply
that such a " committee of protection" should
usurp all the functions of the courts, but by its
help much needless litigation could be pre
vented. Many mining camps have been kept
back for years by litigation which kept pend
ing for months and months, when a vigorous
searching out of the truth, and prompt decis-
ion, would have been to the benefit, not only to
the litigants, but the whole community, for
the community suffers in these contests by the
cloud the litigation throws over the camp. "" The
Arizona miners have well named their committee,
therefore, for they can protect the people from
the evil effects of the quarrels of a few.
Passing Events.
The late rains have been good for farmer and
miner as well, and the water that has fallen is
being utilized, as far as possible. We note
elsewhere new tactics on the debris case by
which the attorney of mining companies is
served with injunction papers in default of the
proper officers being served.
From all points we hear of men going to work
for copper, and copper prospects are being de-
veloped rapidly everywhere. The experience
of a few mines has encouraged miners to look
for this metal, and it is gradually becoming
more important every year in the cost of pro-
ducts of this coast.
New smelters are being put up at Ketchem,
'Idaho, and that point expects to be a smelting
center before long.
Work on the new borax deposits in San Ber-
nardino county is being prosecuted, and it seems
likely that a large borax field will be developed.
In Sierra county, several rich strikes are
noted, and a general revival of the quartz in-
dustry of Nevada county is going on. Men are
prospecting, and many new mines are being
opened. In Utah, the mining prospects are
very encouraging. From Lower California
comes news of new placer [mines, but it is no
doubt in a dry region,
Saving Gold. — At the Indian valley mine,
Plumas county, every precaution is taken to
save the gold, which is very fine and difficult
to catch; an unusual proportion of silvered
plates is used, then there is a revolving cylin
der, into which the sand from the batteries is
put and thoroughly worked to secure what
amalgam it may contain; after .being worked in
this cylinder the sand is convej'ed to an oscil-
lating pan where it is again shaken and ground
by pieces of iron and round balls weighing four
or five pounds. In the sluices that carry away
the tailings, boxes are placed that serve as traps
for catching any -gold or amalgam that might
have escaped ; these are examined every few
days, in order, not only that the gold may be
recovered, but also that the fact of its escaping
from the mill may be known, and the cause as-
certained and remedied.
Cnpellation Loss in Silver Assay.
The term "cupellation loss" is applied to indi-
cate a minute loss of silver unavoidably sus-
tained in the process of cupellation in assaying,
which arises from a small portion of that metal
being mechanically carried along with the lith-
arge into the body of the cupel. The amount
of this loss increases with the quantity of lead
present in the assay (whether contained origi-
nally in the assay or added subsequently for the
purpose of slagging off the copper, etc.); it is
relatively greater, as the silver globule is larger,
but represents a larger percentage of the silver
actually contained in the assay, in proportion
as the silver globule obtained diminishes in size.
It has, however, been experimentally proved
that in assays of like richness in silver, this
loss remains constant, when the same tempera-
ture has been employed and similar weights of
lead been oxidized in the operation.
In the blowpipe assay this loss is not con-
fined to the ultimate operation of cupellation,
but occurs, though in a less degree, in the con-
centration of the silver lead, and in the pre-
vious scorifi cation of the assay, had such opera-
tion preceded the concentration. The total
loss in the blowpipe assay is found, however,
to be less than in the ordinary muffle assay,
since in the latter case the whole of the oxid-
ized lead is directly absorbed by the cupel.
In mercantile assays of ore it is not custom-
ary to pay much attention to the cupellation
loss, and the results are usually stated in the
weight of silver actually obtained. Where,
however, great accuracy is required, especially
when the substances are very rich in silver, the
cupellation loss is added to the weight of the
silver globule obtained, in order to arrive at a
true per c entage. The proper amount to be
added for this purpose in blowpipe work is
shown in the annexed table, which is slightly
modified by George Attwood from Plattner's:
Big Bend Tunnel. — In an item published
last week concerning the rapid work done in
the Big Bend tunnel, Butte county, in the mat-
ter of drilling, it was inadvertently stated that
the drills used were IngersolTs, whereas the
whole drilling outfit in the tunnel is a Burleigh.
The President has appointed Norman H.
Camp, Superintendent of the Assay Office, I. T..
vice William Walters, suspended.
99.5
90
SO
70
00
50
40
35
30
25
Cupellation Loss, or Percentage of Silver to be
added to the actual percentage found by assay
in order to show the true percentage of silver
contained in same, the entire amount of lead
in or added to the assay being the following
multiples of the original weight of assay.
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Professor Kost proposes to make a geological
survey of Florida at his own expense.
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Lower California Mines.
The peninsula of Lower California no doubt
has many places where gold exists, which have
not yet been found, but the region is such a
barren and dry one that there is little encourage-
ment for prospectors. Even if they do find
gold, if it is not on very rich ground it will not
pay to work, owing to scarcity of water. There
have been mines worked there on a small scale,
in different localities, but Americans have made
very little money in the country. Every now
and then, however, we hear of new mines being
discovered, and news of one of those discovered
reached here this week. A dispatch from
Guaymas says: By the arrival of the schooner
Rambler, twenty hours from Moleje, the news
of the placer discovery in Lower California
is confirmed. Manuel Grejalba came over di-
rect from the mines and brings some six pounds
of coarse gold, among which is a gold nugget
weighing sixteen ounces. The major part of the
gold resembles that found at Mormon Gulch in
California. Being interviewed, Mr. (-Irejalba
said that the mines, so far as prospected, were
about live miles wide by about twenty in length,
and situated in a valley of the mountains some
two hundred miles from Moleje. There were
only a few natives at the mines when he left,
but quite a crowd on their way there. Mr.
Grejalba has found a gold quartz mine near the
seat of the jdacers, and only came over to get
suppliss and tools for the working of his claim.
The mines are only some fourteen miles inland
from' the Angel Gardia bay, opposite to Buron
island, where there is a good harbor, plenty of
water, wood, etc. A large party starts from
here on the Rambler, which leaves on Friday
and takes all she can carry. Mr. Garcia also
came over in the Rambler, and brings about
seven pounds of coarse gold. The town of
Guaymas is alive with miners anxious to reach
the other side. Another schooner has been laid
on, and will sail by the end of the week,
Working in Foul Air Underground.
It is one of the characteristics of miners that,
at every mining accident, even in fiery
collieries, there is a desire on the part
of the men employed, to enter the mine to
rescue their fellow workmen. There never
was an accident on this coast that there was
lack of volunteers to help imprisoned miners,
and upon the Comstock, particularly, many
instances of heroism and bravery may be re-
called. In England, where frequent accidents
occur in the coal mines, there are always plenty
of men to go into the dangerous galleries, and
a commission appointed to enquire into the
cause of mine accidents recognize this fact so
well that they now propose to instruct men in
the proper means of working in foul air, under-
ground, and having the necessary appliances
ready for use at any time.
In fact, the English Government has taken
hold of the matter' and the Home office lias
issued a circular to the mine owners, asking
them to take an active interest in promoting
arrangements which may contribute towards
the general introduction of efficient means for
saving life. After proper examination, the
Secretary of State recommends the use of the
Fleuss apparatus, by which men may remain
in localities where the atmosphere is in a highly
vitiated or irrespirable condition. Practical
and conclusive proofs are cited of the read-
iness and efficiency with which the Fleuss
apparatus can be applied to the saving
of life after explosions ; and illustrations
unfortunately occur quite often that show
the necessity of having some such thing
ready for immediate use. It is suggested that
the system upon which lifeboat stations have
been organized and developed with such bene-
ficial results might be applied without difficulty
to the creation, in mining districts, of stations,
where the Fleuss apparatus should be stored in
sufficient numbers, and maintained in readiness
for immediate use, and where the instruction
of men from the surrounding coal mines in its
use, should be systematically carried out. A
rescuing party could thus be speedily on the
spot after the occurrence of an accident in a
particular district, in which a station had been
established. It is necessary, however, that the
men shall have some experience with the ap-
paratus and the commission suggests Chat cer-
tain collieries in each district should be supplied
with six sets of apparatus and lamps, together
with the necessary appliances for making and
compressingthe gas required. At each of these
collieries, which should be in such a position
that a special train could be obtained and dis-
patched at the shortest notice a dozen or more
of the men who work there should be trained to
use the apparatus and lamp. Facilities are
also to be given to men working at other col-
lieries for learning how to us the lamps.
The apparatus to which we refer is thus de-
scribed in the Reports of Her Majesty's Inspec-
tors of Mines:
"The apparatus, which is carried upon
the back of the diver, miner or explorer, con-
sists of a strong sheet copper cylinder, twelve
inches by six and a half inches, with domed
ends, and carjable of holding four cubic feet of
oxygen gas at a pressure of sixteen atmospheres.
Above the cylinder and .attached to the side of
it, is a square metal box, twelve inches by
twelve inches by four inches, to contain the
carbonic acid filter, which ib a box of vulcanite,
divided into four compartments, and with a
wooden lid made airtight by an india-rubber
washer, and having an inlet and an outlet tube;
this box is filled with a packing of ordinary tow,
interspersed with two pounds of stick caustic
soda; the exhaled breath passes twice up and
down through the interstices of the tow, by
which it is finely divided, and thoroughly freed
of carbonic acid by the caustic soda, the excess
of moisture collecting under a perforated false
bottom arranged for the purpose. A fiat bag
of vulcanized india-rubber is fastened to the ap-
paratus, and is connected by an india-rubber
pipe over the shoulder to the outlet pipe of the
filter; the bag is also in communication with
the oxygen chamber, and the supply of oxygen
to the bag can be regulated by a jamb screw
valve under the control of the wearer.
"An india-rubber mask is made to'fit air tight
to the face, and is held in place by straps buck-
led up at the back of the head; the mask is fitted
with a pair of flexible valved pipes, the one for
exhaling being in communication with the inlet
pipe of the filter, and the other for inhaling in
communication witli the air bag. The exhaled,
breath having passed through the filter enters
the bag in a purified state, and then meeting
with its complement of oxygen is fit to be again
inhaled. The bag being perfectly flexible, read-
ily expands or contracts as the breath passes in
or out of it. so that no effort is required in res-
piration. Foster and Fleuss's patent safety
May 19, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
345
mining lamp is a modification of the limelight,
methylated spirits of vine being used in
copper
sphere, seven baches in diameter, and capable of
being cb urged with oxygen of from
sixteen to twenty atmospheres. To the top ol
the Bpheri.- is attached a small spirit lamp, with
two wicks, between which through a small jet ;i
minute- stream of oxygen regulated by an adjust-
ing valve on the sphere, Ls allowed l
-_ the fiame against s cylinder of time
held on a rtud placed to receive it. ■■ I
is covered in by a double dome-shaped metal
having an annular space left between
iinl outer surfaces which is filled with
are inserted
each other in the inner and outer
utlot ralve is fixed in the inner i
ipe oi the products of
combustion, from the inside of the casing into
the annular space filled with water bet
i ough h bich I ubble and
through another outlet valve fixed on the
top of the outer case. The cover is attached to
the lower part by means of a screw , an air-tight
joint being made by a leather «
The inventors state that the lamp "will burn
for four horn • equally well under water, in car-
bonic acid, or in firedamp;'' and that "it cannot
get hotter than boiling water."
English Investments in the Pacific
Coasr, Mines No. 4.
I -.].,i,.. AND SciKNTIKIi pRI - by H.
Duo!
The Last Chance S. M. Co. [Limited. I
The mines ol this company are Bituatud at
the head of Bingham canyon, Oquirrh mountains,
Utah. Though hut little developed when pur
chased by the English company in 1872, tin
Last Chance lode showed in its upper working:
a body of high-grade gold and silver-hearing ore
The company organized in London, with a capi
tal of flnn.iuin ■_'(>. I.H1U paid up shares, 17. each.
The company, having accepted the property on
the favorable report of their own examiners,
proceeded to open up the mine in a systematic
and thorough manner, erecting at the same
time suitable works for the reduction of the ore,
considerable quantities of which were disposed
of at a good price before these works were got
in readiness. During the first year of the com-
pany's existence, there were disbursed to the
shareholders seven dividends of two shillings
each fourteen shillings in all, the last dividend
having heen payed in July, 1873. While the
ore in the upper portions of the mine carried so
much lead that it could not well he milled,
there was still not enough to fit it for treat-
ment by smelting. To supply this deficiency,
the company bought the Hooper lode, lying
contiguous, the ore from which, though poor in
the precious metals, being high in lead, was
mixed with that from the Last Chance mine,
the two turning out a considerable amount of
fair-grade smelting ore. For a couple of years
the company was tolerably prosperous, when,
the line of permanent water in the Last Chance
mine having been reached at a depth of about
400 feet on the vein, the ore changed from oxi-
dized to sulphuret, rendering it so intractable
that it could neither be smelted nor disposed of
on the market. In this dilemma the company,
instead of providing concentrators, or putting
up suitable reduction works, as they should
have done, suspended operations, there being at
the time some debts outstanding against them.
These debts remaining unsatisfied and others
accruing, no net earnings having meantime been
made, the property was attached and sold, after
which the company iu London went into liqui-
dation and their affairs were finally wound up.
This done, a new company, called the Last
< 'hance Consolidated, was formed, the most of
the shares in which were taken by the mem-
bers of the old company. The property was
redeemed, but the new concern being delayed
clearing away the financial wreck and settling
other preliminary matters, did not get into the
field and fairly at work until the fall of 1SS0,
since which time the company have been en-
gaged in further developing their mines and
putting them in shape for future production,
no net earnings during the interim having heen
made.
Although the new ""company is believed to
have a valuable property, they have not as yet
put up any additional reduction works, it be-
ing their policy to avoid further expenditures
until their mines have been so fully proven that
they will run no hazard in incurring such ex-
penditures to a reasonable extent. They have
it in contemplation to drive a tunnel
that while it drains the Last Chance mine will
serve as an adit for the removal of the Hooper
ores, the erection of concentration works also
entering into their future plans. There have
been opened up between fifteen and twenty
thousand tons of ore in the Hooper mine. This
ore is poor in silver, averaging only about
twelve ounces to the ton, but rich in lead, car-
rying from thirty to forty per cent of that
metal. Under the new administration both
mines have been worked on tribute, the miners
receiving about seventy per cent of the ore ex
tracted and the company the balance, the lat-
ter taking and selling the whole of the ore and
dividing the proceeds in the above proportions,
Pursuing this policy the company
profit to defray current • :
in- the thorough exploration of their n
the same time. The ore in the lower workings
of tin Last Chance mine, now filled with,water,
though b h in gold and silver at the
rations were suspended there. No at-
tempts will be made to unwater this mine till
the projected tunnel shall reach the lode. Par-
ol with the situation are ol the
"pinion that the prosperity that marked the
early biBtO] -y o! this property will, under the
superintendent, having beard big stories
i South America, suddenly i
break for that country; the foreman, foi
or other reasons, having ako lit ont for parts
unknot n. Thi general man user, « ho
at salt Lake City, instead •■! stopping
should have don
superintendent to till the | uceremo-
niously vacated, offering the new incumbent a
handsome bonus on condition that a certain
quantit) u out in a
time. The result was that a good deal of lime
FIU. 1. -AUSTRIAN SYSTEM OF TIMBERING IN OPENING TUNNELS.
present judicious management, he eventually
restored to it.
The Davenport and Matilda Mines,
Located in the Little Cottonwood canyon, were
sold to an English company in 1872. Prior to
the sale the Davenport lode had been somewhat
developed, a little exploratory work having
also been done on the other lode. Four or five
hundred tons of ore, carrying about twenty per
cent lead and fifty ounces of silver to the ton,
had up to that time been extracted and shipped
or smelted. The new owners, on their coming
into possession of the property, erected two
rock was sent to the surface and made to do
duty for ore. And so, between incompetence,
dishonesty and extravagance, matters went from
bad to worse, and the company getting heavily
in arrears to their workmen and others, their
property was attached and finally sold to sat-
isfy the claims of their numerous creditors.
Passing into other hands these mines have
since been worked with moderately good re-
sults, though their upper levels are now about
exhausted; and if production is to be kept up,
further exploratory work will have to be done,
to which end new and costly hoisting and pump-
FIG. 2. -BOTTOM HEADING FOR TUNNEL.
furnaces, with a joint capacity of fifty tons per
day. Large and commodious buildings, with
very complete machinery, were put up near
the mouth of the canyon, the motive power
being water obtained from Cottonwood creek.
Numerous buildings, with hoisting works, were
erected at the mines, a substantial tramway
having" also been laid down for facilitating the
transportation of the ores from the mines down
to Grizzly Flat, at the head of thecanyon, where*
they could he loaded on wagons. A steam saw
mill was brought in and quite a town built up
at Grizzly Flat, situated a short distance below
the mines, the expenditures of the parties in
charge having been liberal, not to say lavish,
from the start.
Although the mines for the first year or two
produced tolerably well they made no net earn-
ings and finally failed to meet current expendi-
tures. Seeing how matters were going, the
ing machinery will be required. The money in-
vested by the shareholders proved a to^al loss.
The Story of the Tacoma Venture
Another of these Utah failures, being short, is
quickly told; the enterprise, in so far as bullion
production is concerned, having been abandoned
in its infancy. The mine hearing this name,
the latter given also to the English company
who bought it, is located in the Lucin district,
Goshute mountains, near the Nevada line and
about seven miles south of the Central Pacific
railroad. The property was purchased by par-
ties in London in 1ST-, and the next year out-
fitted with a smelting furnace having a daily
capacity of twenty tons. Results not coming
up to expectations the furnace was shut down
after a few weeks' run. From this time on no
further efforts at working the mine were made
by the new owners, though it has since been
worked; off and on by other parties,
During tlie year 1875, there worshipped from
1 ■ ■ Ian and Galena smelters,
354 i ms ol e t< i U< ot ore. The ownership ol
111 rest in the English
company, though they have not had the praeti
cal control oi it For b< I years past There
was a rumor uol impany,
in London, intended to resuscitate the mine,
which, judged by all accounts, is a reasonably
and should never have h
The ore h< re com Lai ol bhi
carbonate of lead, with very little Bulphuret,
but containing enough oxide of iron to Mux it.
it is a go ad carries a fair per
ilvt i and lead with a little gold,
1 ■ icalfeatup ol the district are simi-
lar to those about Leadville, the formation be-
ing Lime and the ore masses capped with a
ons here
have to be carried on i dj ^advantages,
the countrj being di kitnb of timber and but
poorly supplied with water. These drawbacks
are. howovi i . m q mi i ,,,.- compensated for
through the proximity of the district to the
railroad. Besides the lecomatherearc numerous
other metalliferous lodes in the Lucin district,
all carrying similar ores, and on - e ol which
agood deal oi work has been lone. Although
several of these lodes make a fine showing of
ore, the output of bullion and the ore ship-
ments here havebcen comparatively limited; the
entire district, tor some reason or other, appear-
ing to have always rested under a cloud. De-
spite this, the mines arc well spoken of by
many good judges who have visited and exam-
ined them, and it is probable enough that a
mining enterprise set on foot here would, if well
c lucted, meet with success.
Timbering in Mines.— No. 9.
The Austrian Tunnel System.
A cause assigned for the sinking of the top-
timbers in the early Austrian tunnels, has been
insufficient propping of the face. As soon as
these faces are pressed inward into the tunnel-
space, the top heading sinks. Care must there-
fore be taken, in treacherous or very soft
ground, to hold this face well hack. Finally,
came the question of how to dispose the "tim-
bering" in its erection so as to cause each suc-
cessive piece added to form an integral part of
one homogeneous whole system. It has been
customary, in the Austrian system, to place
the upper center timbers first, and then the
lower, beneath the middle sill, and this has
been done even in the softest material. This, of
course, necessitates undermining and under-
pinning the upper set after it has once been
placed. If the ground is moderately
firm this method may be carried out
with no great trouble, but in very bad ground
undermining of timber is always disadvan-
tageous. Even a slight loosening, caused by
this undermining, may shake all the timbering
above.
Looking into the matter, the later Austrian
engineers, and notably Mr, Rziha, have advo-
cated the "Firstenbau,"' or bottom break ing- in
system. As thus applied, the bottom-heading
is, first of all, driven throughout the tunnel,
serving at once as an adit for the water, giving
also free ventilation and establishing the align-
ment of the tunnel definitely. Then this can
be enlarged to a higher and wider heading, the
bottom timber of which ultimately acts as the
bottom sill of the tunnel timbering; its cap is
the subsequent middle sill, and its side props
are the legs of the subsequent lower center
frame. To strengthen this frame the horizontal
longitudinal bars are placed beneath the cap, as
shown in Fig. 2.
This bottom heading ( Fig. 2) being completed,
as a rule the ground above has been so well
drained as to offer no very serious difficulties
in excavation, The top-heading is then con-
structed, and the advantage of this method of
procedure evidently lies in the building
from below upward. The lower set acts
as a foundation for all the subsequent
work, and remains undisturbed in its position,
as it was first placed. Moreover, this high
heading again serves to further drain out the
sides before the enlarging is begun.
This latter is commenced on the right and left
at the top, and thence continued, as shown
in Fig. 16. The excavation of the sidewalls is
then begun, and the full excavation taken out.
First 1 is cut ont, then '2, then 3, and then 4.
The cutter then proceeds downward. The
main tunnel is shown by dotted lines.
This timbering of the full area of tunnel hav-
ing been finished in sections of six, nine, or
eighteen feet, according as the ground may
permit, the masonry is begun. As the arch
goes up, the props to the roof-timbers are re-
moved, and the latter are stayed by temporary
props resting on the centres, until the arching
reaches'thein and they can safely be removed.
Where the material is not too loose, the lagging
also is taken out.
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[May 19, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors,
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., S. F.
For the Week Ending May 8, 1883.
277,103.— CHURN— H. Baldridge, Los Angeles,
Cal.
"77250— Ice Cream Freezer— F. Espel, S. F.
277I269.— Life Preserver Holder— Wm. P.
Gray, Aihsworth, W. T.
277,285.— Feed Water Heater and Puri-
fier— Tas. W. Rubber, S. F.
277,134.— Crushing Mill— F. A. Huntington,
S. F.
277,141.— Buck SAW— E. A. Learned, S. r\.
277, 143. --Carpet Fastener— Emma J. Lewis,
S. F.
277,300.— Car Coupling -J. C, Look, Nuba City,
Cal.
277,148.— Fruit Basket— R. E. Morey, S. F.
277,330.— Refrigerator, Filter and Water
Cooler— T. C. Native!, Brooklyn, Cal.
277,360.— BRAKE Block— M. J. Signeira, Brook-
lyn, Cal. , „,
' 277,361.— Steam Boiler Furnace— R. L, Slater,
S F
'277,365-— Boiler Tube Stopper— William F.
Smith, Tucson, A. T.
277,174.— Hay Rake and Loader — E. B.
Towl, Franktown, Nev.
277,177.— Curved Rotating Plow for Sub-
marine Work— A. W. Von Schmidt, S. F.
277.395-— Sole Trimming and Channeling
Machine— J. H. Wiegand, S. F.
277,013.— Fruit Drier— W. C. Doherty, Sacra-
mento, Cal.
277,122.— Incrustation Preventive — George
Downie, Salinas City, Cal.
Note— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
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Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention ■.
Fruit Basket.— Roswell E. Morey, S. F.
No. 277,148. Dated May 8, 1S83. This inven-
tion relates to certain improvements on fruit
and berry boxes or baskets, which are composed
of thin wood shavings, or veneers crosing each
other at right angles on the bottom, and having
their turned-up sides united at the top. These
upper edges are united in various ways to insure
strength and sufficient rigidity bjr wires, con-
tinuous strips of metal, etc. This invention is
designed to utilize short strips of sheet metal
in the construction of baskets of a considerable
size; and it consists of a strengthening strip of
metal clamped upon each of the four sides, and
enclosing at their meeting angles, wires, either
short or continuous, which are properly bent
and secured by cx-imping the metal upon them.
Churn. — Herman Baldridge, Los Angeles.
No. 277,103. Dated May 8th, 1SS3. In the
operation of this churn, the peculiar form and
position of the dasher revolving on a horizontal
axis in a vertical vessel, when taken in connec-
tion with the curved sides of the vessel, a par-
ticularly advantageous effect is produced, in
that the cream is not dashed against the maxi-
mum resisting snrface, as would be the case if
the vessel had flat sides, but is rather swept
around the curved surface, following the direc-
tion imparted by the wall of the vessel, and is
thus not beaten so severely as to injure the
texture or grain of the butter, and at the same
time the operaton of the driving crank is ren-
dered easier.
Removing Tires, — Nelson B. Hervey, Santa
Rosa, Cal. No. *27">,909. Dated April 17, 1883.
The device is intended for removing tires from
wheels, and it consists in a leveled disk or roller
upon which the edges of the tire rest, and in a
pressure -roller adapted to impinge upon and
force down the felly of the wheel. Means for
vertically adjusting said pressure-roller and
causing it to rotate, complete the invention.
The usual manner in which tires are removed
is by hammering. This, besides being very la-
borious, sometimes splits the felly ^and other-
wise injures the wheel. The object of the in-
vention is to remove the tire by a steady pres-
sure, applied in the most advantageous manner,
and with the exercise of small power.
Buck Saw. — Edward A. Learned, S. F., as-
signor of part interest to H. S, Durder and H.
L. Welch. No. 277,1-41. Bated May S, 1883.
This relates to certain improvements in saws
of that class, known as bucksaws, in which the
tension of the saw is maintained by the con-
stant action of a spring frame or spring attach-
ment. In this class of saws it is extremely
difficult to force the end frames together and
hold them while the pin is being pat through
the frame and saw to hold the latter in place.
This invention is designed to obviate the diffi-
culty by the use of a spring latch or latches,
which open to admit the end of the saw-blade,
and then engage with suitable notches therein
ao as to hold the saw firmly when the strain is
again brought upon it.
A Curious Incrustation Preventive.
A very great number of mechanical and
chemical means have been tried to prevent the
incrustation of steam boilers. One would be
surprisedto learn the variety of substances which
have been employed to that end, some of them
quite curious in their nature to be applied to
such an object. It has remained for a Califor-
nia inventor, however, to be the first to utilize
the eucalyptus in this connection, which adds
another to the various uses to which this very
useful tree has been put.
The invention consists in introducing into
the boiler an infusion, decoction or other prepa-
ration of eucalyptus, either the wood, bark,
leaves, blossoms and capsules, or any part which
will produce the desired effect, said infusion
either made separately, and afterwards intro-
duced into the boiler, prepared in the feedwater
prior to its introduction into the boiler, or pre-
pared within the boiler itself, so as to remove
any scale which may have been already formed,
or so as to affect the water as to prevent the in-
crustation of the boiler by any substance which
may be htld in solution or suspension in the
water, and at the same time avoid any injurious
effects to the shell of the boiler.
There are many modes of applying the euca-
lyptus, such as boiling the leaves or other
parts, making a cold infusion, or in other ways
extracting the desired substance, which may be
afterward introduced to the boiler, as required,
either with the feedwater or by a cup or cham-
ber into which it may be placed, and by suitable
cocks admitted to the boiler; or the leaves may
be put in a receptacle and put in the boiler.
The charge to be used and the frequency of re-
newal depends on the size of the boiler and the
character of the water used, this being easily
determined by inspection.
Of course, the inventor is aware that tannin
or tannic acid is inherent in the eucalyptus, and
that tannic acid in various forms has been used
to remove scale. But tannic acid injures the
boilers in the absence of any other element to
counteract the effect of the tannic acid on the
metal after it hasperformed its work on the scale.
He does not pretend to give any theory of the
chemical action of the eucalyptus, but he has
demonstrated to his own satisfaction and that
of others, by long continued experiments, that
the eucalyptus will remove scale from boil-
ers, or keep them free from scale without injur-
ing the shell of the boiler itself, and will also
prevent any rust or corrosion.
The inventor of this process is George Dow-
nie, of Salinas, Monterey county, who has just
received his patent through the MINING anu
Scientific Press Patent Agency. Mr. J. Mc-
Gillivray, of Oakland, is associated with him,
and patents have been applied for in Great
Britain, Germany, and other foreign countries,
so highly important is the invention considered.
A company is to be formed to extract the act-
ing elements from the substance by steam pro-
cess, and prepare the extract for foreign ship-
ment. California is the only partof the United
States where the- eucalyptus family flourish,
which they do here as well as in their native
home, Australia. Where frosts occur, however,
the tree does not do well.
We are informed that this substance has
been applied with great success in very many
places. In some cases where applied, the
sediment has dropped off in pieces, and in
others it has precipitated like a thin paste or
mud. This seems to depend on the water.
Some eleven months have been passed in try-
ing the various experiments which have been
made.
In Salinas, where the remedy was discovered,
the water is very bad for boilers, so much so
that the railroad people will not use it in
their engines. Yet the inventor states that it
has removed scale from boilers there, and pre-
vented its forming. At the Buckeye mill,
Marysvillc, it was tried to remove the scale
from three old boilers, and put into two new
ones to prevent any forming, all supplied from
the same heater where the leaves are applied,
and, Mr. McGillivray tells us, it acted equally
well in both cases. In a number of boilers in
this city it has been efficient, notably at the
Baldwin hotel, where the well water caused
rapid incrustation, and nothing had heretofore
News in Brief.
Eight- hundred emigrants, assisted by the
government and Tuke's committee, embarked at
Gal way, for Boston, on Saturday.
The Canada Pacific Railroad will be com-
pleted by December, 1886, which is four years
earlier than the contract stipulates.
It is reported the Cree Indians are preparing
for a war to avenge their losses during their
late horse-stealing raid into Montana.
The Digger Indians of Placer, Nevada and
El Dorado counties are about to hold their an-
nual conclave of mourning for the dead.
In New York the local steamboat inspectors
refuse certificates to ferry-boats that store their
illuminating gas in tanks in their holds.
It is reported from Salt Lake that an exten-
sion of the Union Pacific will be made through
central and southern Nevada to California.
The various potentates of Europe and Asia are
slowly converging to Moscow to participate in
the coronation festival at the end of the month.
It is announced that negotiations are pend-
ing between the Union and Central Pacific for
bringing overland trains six hours earlier into
San Francisco.
The sensational developments of criminal
practices in the opium dens of New York have
led to an investigation of similar dens of iniq-
uity which infest Chicago.
The building boom in Great Britain is mar-
velously prosperous, and railway construction
seems to be almost feverishly active. Public
works are starting up everywhere.
The present is the severest spring ever known
in Nevada, and vegetation is at least six weeks
backward. There will be fine pasturage, how-
ever, when the grass does get a fair start.
The Brooklyn Bridge Trustees have fixed the
fare for foot passengers at one cent. The dis-
bursements thus far on account of the construc-
tion of the bridge amount to §14,6S9,905.
The Mountain View Immigration Society has
been organized by colored residents of Stockton.
The Society has for its object the bringing of
negroes from the Southern States to the Pacific
coast. The men are for farm laborers and the
women for house servants.
The Trustees of Columbia College, New York,
have prepared a plan to receive young women
for a four years' course outside of but under
the supervision of the college; graduates to be
entitled to the same honors as the young men
who have taken the regular course.
It is stated that there is to be a scarcity of
cocoa. The rebellion in Ecuador has prevented
the natives from gathering the cocoa crop there;
the revolution in Hayti has reduced the crop in
that restless island, and in Colombia dry weath-
er and grasshoppers have destroyed the entire
crop.
THE trestle work railroad bridge now being
constructed across Lake Pontchartrain will,
when completed, be twenty-one miles in length
and will be the longest bridge of the kind in the
United States. More than l;"i,000,000 feet of
lumber outside of the piles will be used in its
construction.
W. W. McCoy, of Corral de Tierra, says the
Salinas Index, lias a well that goes dry during
the rainy season for about three months, while
in the dry season it constantly flows a stream
of pure water. Within three rods of this
spring is another from which an abundance of
water runs the year round.
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Mining and" Scientific Press.
California Quartz Mines.
Thn Daily Nevada *
says: Interviews with many of the mine awn
ere and employes in mines, show the quartz
mining interests of this locality to be particn-
laxly prosperous at this time. From
of the district to the oth< i the indnatry is en
larging, and yet do! one oat of a hundred "f
the good claims are developed. In till
of the assertion that the development of our re-
ttourcea in that line has bc&I . been begun, we
o call attention to the impressions of a
gentleman who, about ;i year ago, came here
from the East to examine a particular quartz
mine in this township. He remained heresei
era! days after attending to his special mission,
and ii" part <;( the district was left unnoti< ed by
liitn. On the daj <>i his departure, in conversa-
tion with one of our mining men, he Baid: "Lei
me tell yon one thing. I have visited everj
mining 'center on the Pacific coast, as mj s\n
• i.ii busineaa is to make a thorough examination
of properti Foj Eastern capitalists, and 1 as
sure you that in my judgment, the outloob for
an immense mining industry in Nevada City is
second to that of no othei oi tried The whole
surroundings indicate ;> vast network ol ledges
that will take ages to work out. Why, ^ir, there
has nothing been done around here in the w.u
oJ ow aingup the immense wealth that lies bur-
ied in tin- ground. Instead <•( there being eight
or ten mills running, 1 believe that within ten
years then will he eighty Or 8 hninlred, ;ilnl
they will all he doing as well, if not better, than
those at work now, provided you can gut capital
inhere to take hold of your mines. TMb district
is bound to come to the trout, and the line pins*
peets should entice capital to your doors. There
is something substantial about your mines that
we seldom find in other sections. They are bust-
ing, and that is what is going to keep up your
town and make property very valuable here for
years to come. This district has been scratched
over a little, ami that is about all that has been
done in the way of quart/ mining. If there
never had been any Comstock, Nevada City ami
Gras9 Valley wouldnow have a population of
ten or fifteen thousand apiece instead of six or
.srven thousand, and these hills would be alive
with men. Never mind, my word for it you
will see it vet."
The gentleman referred to is no enthusiast,
but cool, clear-headed and scientific, as well as
a practical miner, and his words were well con-
sidered. The iptartz interest has been growing
slowly for the past five or six years, and each
year as it rolls by shows an increased bullion
shipment ami new* mines added to the list.
There is no excitement here, hut everything
goes along quietly, and the large number of men
employed shows that the mines are in a healthy
condition. There is not a mine in the district
that is a stock gambling proposition, but all of
them are owned by men who have personal
supervision of them. The amount of go1 I taken
out, or the profits, are known to no outsider,
and we may say that is one great reason why
Nevada City does not with the outside world
assume the high place that it actually deserves.
If the whole truth about the mines was pub-
lished in the local papers, where one dollar is
brought here for investment there would be
thousands; but the owners take the ground
that they are conducting private busi-
ness enterprises, the same as a grocer
or dry goods dealer, and the public has
no right to ask for a statement as to
the results. Their mines arc not for sale, and
they have as great a dislike for having an im-
pression go out that there is any attempt to
"boom'' the properties, as a hen does fora swim
in a mill pond. Such a course acts as a barrier
in keeping capital away. For instance, an at-
tempt is made to sell a nunc to parties who are
not familiar with this section. The first ques-
tion asked is, "Have you any paying mines in
this district?" The reply is, "Yes: such and
such mines." "How much do they take out per
month or annum, and how much does the best
and poorest rock pay?" " I d m't know exactly,
but know that they pay largeJy for the invest-
ment." That is about all that can be said, and
its very indefiniteness gives rise to a suspicion of
something wrong, and scares the capitalist into
giving the district a wide berth. If the situa-
tion of our mines could be given to the public as
at Virginia City, Bodie and other places, Ne-
vada City would be as familiar a name all over
the world as any mining camp on the coast.
The Idaho mine is the only one in Nevada county
that publishes its dividends, and everybody
knows there are a number of others that arc
paying comparatively as well.
Smeltin<; Furnaces.— The Southwest Sen-
tinel (New Mexico) says: Messrs. Fraser &
Chalmers have recently taken the contract for
all the material to enlarge the works of the Ben-
son Smelting k Reducing Company of Benson,
Arizona Territory, composing two water-jacket
galena smelting furnaces and all material and
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gist of great experience and ability. Fraser &
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for furnishing the boilers and motive power
complete to drive the electric machinery for the
Brush and Swan lights now being placed at
Albuquerque, New Mexico, for lighting the city
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clay alike uniformity, uuder one or all the stampa hi a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hid Mill it has run eont i huoubIv for two
years, never having bean out of order or costiu^ a do!Wr
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAU
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agent,
Philadelphia Chemical Stoneware Manufactory,
1100 East Cumberland St., PfliiMDELi'iirA, Pa.
Manufacturer of
all kinds of
IGTILL]
// \ // \ J] £§~ —FOR
tJE5 ^ -g *© fS&l 'HunU&eluriiig
•era «"""£"•' "«• !Si"cS rCIDil OncmiBts.
I™7!! IZf V 0 C"'y •! FQI I A'"o Chemical Bricks
111 m? FM'H*i<"PirmtnjMiNIL— J| for Glover Tower.
_Wli|lEj^
^l^^nErfKfflo^J
Seaton Gild Mining Company.— Loca-
tion of pnii. i j.al pheu of Imslncja, fan Pr.nolso >, CUI-
oKrornU0 ° °'worlu' DW«™, Amwlor County,
NOTICE.— Thire »ro dollnqnenl „p,n the fnllowlnr
doscrlbrcU.oc, on .ocoimt of A.«,.mn,ii Kfo. 2 l«v!«d
A TO 10, 18S8, tlie sovoral amounta not opposite llie
imoies of the respective ulu'eholdere, as follows :
Name*. No. Ctrtlflcalo. No. Shares. Amount.
'^""•EA, I 10 8 75
Warner. Atex fi 10 "-
Slarllu, A, Trmtic 6 6,000 17t CO
Ja.uii, A, Trustee 7 6 000 175 00
Ma tin. A, Trustee 8 5 000 876 00
.run, A, Trustee „ ^ 875 00
Martn, A, Trustee. .10 1000
Uartlo, A, Trustee 11 L000 73 00
«"!"' $■ Jru8t01! 12 1.000 76 00
Martn, A, Trunin. 13 1,000 75 00
Mar,,.,, A, Trust.. u 1,000 76 00
Bar U, A, Iruste. 16 1,(00 :., u,
Ma-tin, A, Trusteo 16 1000 7., ,„,
Martn, A, Trust e 17 1..00 75 00
Marlin, A, Trustee 18 1000 76 00
Martin, A, Trustee 10 1,000 75 00
M. nil,, A, Trustee 20 600 37 50
;J'r':n. A. Trnstoe 21 600 37 50
M<rtin, A, TruBteo 22 600 87 SO
J 'r!'u' A| J'UB'oe 23 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 24 500 3750
Martin, A, Trustee 25 500 87 50
Martin, A, Tru-tee 26 600 37 60
Martin, A, Trustee 27 600 ' 1,
Martin. A, T.-u.teo 28 COO 3750
Martin, A, Trustee 20 600 37 50
Manln, A, Trustee 30 4 000 300 00
Martin, A, Trusteo 81 900 67 50
Davis, John A 32 90 C 75
M.r.m, A, T, ustec 33 5 000 875 00
Marl,,,, A, Trustre 31 5 000 875 00
Marl.o, a, T ustee 35 6 000 875 00
Martin, A. Trustee 30 4 000 307 60
Kellogg, C W 37 100 7 50
Martio, A, Trustee 38 6 000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 39 6,0)0 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 40 5.000 376 00
Martin, A, Trustee 41 6.000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee. 4? 10,000 750 00
FiB.hor, Butler C 45 100 750
Cornwall, PB 46 4,890 360 75
And in accordance with law, and an order of the B.ard
of Directors, made on the 10th day of April, 1883, so
many shares of each [ arcel of BUeh sto. k as may bo
noeessary, will he sold at public auction, at 628 Cali-
fornia St., Boom 6, San Fran, iseo, Cal.. on TUESDAY,
the 6:h day of June, 1SS3, at the hour of 1 o'clock, p. M , of
soil day, to pay Faiil drllnqu nt assessment thereon,
together with cos's cf advertising and expense of Bale.
A. MARTIN, Storetary.
CFIfE— Room 0, 52S Califon.it St., San Francisco,
California.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, May 2, 1888.
A', a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above,
named Company, he'd this day, Dividend No. 51, of
Twenty-five Cents (25.) per share, was declared, payable
on SA1URDAY, May 12. 1883, at the office in this city,
or at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, in New
York.
WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No 29 Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
NOTICE !
Tbe annual meoling of the GAGNERE MIXING
COMPANY will be held od the FIFTH day of JUNE,
1883, at 120 Kcainj Street, Room No. 11.
GEO. R. WILSON, Secretary.
IMHAUSER'S
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAFtTY LOCK ATTACHMENT.
3-n-. i Q=S
¥M
(Patented 1S75-U 7-S0-S1.)
Beware of lo trine ems nte. ThiB Iiistrumeut ie supplied
with 12 keys Jor VI ataMona. Invaluable for aJl <*oncertia
eropltnifCf nisrht watchmen. Send for Ci'culars to
DUNHAM, CARRIGAN & CO.,
Saa Francisco, - - California
To Prospecting Quartz Miners.
Miners having reliable properties in California, a«d
who are willing to eivo ono-half of their interest in Ihe
Bame for suitable machinery, may benefit themselves by
correqpondiuswith me. ALMARIN B. PAUL.,
Room 20, Snfo Deport Buildhis, San Francisco.
350
Mining and 'Scientific Press.
[May 19, 1883
Srop apd JAachipe ll/offe
F. P. Bacon, Pri
0. L. Fouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairsrs of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BCILDBFB OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Macliiner?. Port
able, Stationer? ana Marine Engines,
Office and Works-222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
fgrAtfentB for C. H. Baker's Mining Horae Power;
Bishop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Jron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery,
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping; on Cars*
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SOOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMSNTO, OAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. *E»
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
W»X. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Minin g Machinery. Brodie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher. 4 tons per hour S150.00
" 2 " 6 626.00
•■ 3 " S " " " 925.00
" 0 " 15001bs " " 150.00
The Beat Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tints, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSOH. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUFACTURERS OF CASTINGS OF BVHRT BHSORLPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best HoiBiiug Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Uprij
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN
Macnine and
. Engine Works,
109 & 111 Beale St., |
SAN FRANCISCO. I
mm
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Prioe, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive "Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen MiniDg Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Go .
* PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary, Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills. Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of IQlning and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
tST Catalogues furnished on Application. ^$
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vebtioal Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settleks,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO.
TVilliam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS Se CANTBBLL).
M^CIiHIXILSriE WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Medart Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For the StateB of Californ;a, Oregon and Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho. Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
Best Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
pat. on. 25, 1881. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
tfSTSBND for Circular and Prior List. TS&
Nos. I 29 and 131 Fremont Street, ... SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MARSBUTZ.
T. G. OANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY I AM. IVORS TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Sew Mills. Aiialga
mating Macnines.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of nnequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15;000Orank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price LiBts free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER. Pa. 407 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
i *j^E9
&**/■
lWMflfrW\
■H reaJ^JBWA'wWl
fMilfllll™
lrtS§
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pros't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branohbs,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete wit
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES; Barges and Steam Tuga con-
structed with reference to the Trade In which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any Blze
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1883.
RANKIN, BRAYT0N & 00.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
and most improved machinery and proceFSes for base and
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting Furnaces for silver,
lead and copperores, with new and important improve-
mants, superior to any other make. Hoisting Workd,
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. V.'e
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' expe-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepare d to
furnish the moat approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order-
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illu strated circular.
PATENTS
BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR INVENTORS AND
handled in UNITED SPATES and EUROPE.
Profitable Investments in "Valuable Patents made for
Capitalists by
GEORGE B. DAVIS,
820 CALIFORNIA STREET, Room 14,
(Over Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Eank)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Pacific Coast offers a good market for useful In-
ventions. This office offers convenient aDd centra! quart-
wer here inventors can exhibit and explaiu their models
frees of charge. Reliable Agonts in Eastern States.
Circulars sent free.
TO LET.
CONTEACT
To Run a
BEDKOCK T XT ZLNT INTEL
By Machine Drill. Call on or address
I\ E BIHGE, 104 LeMcsrtorfT St„ San Francisco.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1866.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
Slsa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc , etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice.
TUBBS & CO.,
611 and 618 Front Street, San Francisco
May 19, 1883.]
MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS.
351
PACIFIC 3MCja.OHI3NTESI=l"S" DESPOT.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
The Kortinir'a Injector tithe simplest,
cheapest and beet in use. Will draft iu
own water, Mot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Seud (or Circular.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fsy ft Co., Wood Work,
ing Machinery.
Boment ft Son's Machinist*
TooIb.
Blake's Steam Pumpa.
Perry'a Centrifagal Pumpa.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payno's Vertical and Horizontal
steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma-
obiniBts' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ei-
hauBts.
Jndeon's Steam Governors.
Pickering's 8team Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan ft Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting'e Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
DisBton's Circular Saws.
Frank ft Co.'s Woodworking
Machinery.
| New York Belting ft Packinc
Co. '8 Rubber Belting, Hoaej
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
Mors Than 10, 00U In Use.
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK
EDWARD A. BIX, Agent,
47 and 49 Fremont Street, - San Francisco, Cal.
UROIST ^.ISTID STEEL -WTIRE HOISTING EOPES.
ORE AND
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Po xer.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
Water Buckets,
BELT
Compressor?.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
Odb Horse can easily heist over 1,000 pounds at a depth of 500 feet. The whim
in mainly built of wrought iron. Tht hoisting-drum is thrown out of gear by the
lever, while the load is held in place with a brake by the man tending tha
bucket. The standard of the whim ia bolted to bed-timber', thu/; avoiding all fram
work. When required tbeBe whims are made in auctions to pack on mule*.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 100 ore now n use, irivine entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cant, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentration are clean from the Bret working. The wear and tear arc merely nommal
A machine can be seen 'n workimr order, and ready to make tests, at the office of Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To thoee Intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph' Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That lesal advice has been riven that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of or-s is an iofriiieement on patents held and owned by the Fruc Vanning Machine Company ......
That suit h is been commenced in New York against an end-shake m .chine similar to the Trillin, h, and 'hat as
soon as decision is reiched in the courts there, proceedings will be taken ami nut all Western inf r'"f ™»"to- . .
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the publ c is I *ercfo™
warned that there is considerable riBk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents lave been
"""'That if Ihero are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can mnvfiotUK .and sell I to siioh a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement wi I
h0Vhirweranall>yoteecrouhr'sdv'e8 again«t any one making, selling or using any machine in'"nging any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; Apr. 27, 1880. Patent, applied for
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial a^inst the Triumph, or any o.b«
machine, for stakes of SI. 000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
poom 7, 109 California Street, - r - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
Nov. 6, 1082.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
Black. GrlazedL Po\rS7-cler,
In liegs and Crises. The Befit Low Grade Explosive in the market. CoulaiuB no Nilro
Glycerine. Superior to Judson or aiiy Klack Powder made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Mo.t Uniform and beet Nitio Glycerine Fowder manufactured, on
which we are prepared to furniBh at very lowest priCLS.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VULCAN POWDER CO,,
218 California St., San Francisco,
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
CSik x"o^ With Important Improvements, malc'mr'it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
-Comprisinj? the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book sent froa to those
owning water power.
Those improving' water power should not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for mak:.i^ tida
Wheel. Address
JAMES LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, Kew York City
PARKE & LACY, General Agentsi, 21 Sz. 23 Fremont St., S. F.
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 19, 1883
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIE COMPRESSOR.
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron CranS: Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valvea at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less -water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
cot jrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
Phseton Style, with Calash Top.
Piano Box, without Top..
What People are Saying about San Leandro Village Carts :
The following extracts from letters are samples of what I am constantly receiving, and not
one of them was solicited, but are merely incidental portions of correspondence about sales :
Salinaj. Dee 11, 1" SI.
Friend Price :-The cart came ail light. Have driven
around town a Ji'tle, and am much pHased with it. I rhiuk
it a GuccesB, and ought to make you a fortune Now turn
yourself loose and make ine something haudsome, with pole
and jhafta, full lazy iat k, etc. (Here follows rpecifieitions,
etc ) Als > send me one grade A plm-ton style. * s * *
Yours tru y, Paris Kilburn.
LAKEFORT Mills. Aprils, 1833.
Mp. Jacob PiaoE:-I was in S, F. a few d^ysagnml
purchased one of your carts, and I like it first-iate. I think
I can sell several h-^re. If aereeatle will act asyoura^eot
in this place. Respectfully, etc., M. Starr.
Sacramento, April 14, 1333.
Jacob PRICE, Sao Leandro.— Dear bir: Cue received.
All O.K. I consider your guarantee (as to riding qualities
and remaining level) fully sustained in every parii"ular. In
fact, J. have nevtr lidden in aoyih nn more easy. It is supe-
rior to anything I have seen here in Sacrs niento, and that is
sayi,'g a great deal, for there are five different makers. Any-
thing I can do to aid you in rnakiog sales I shall do cheer-
fully. I send you §100 by Wells. Fargo i Co. Your3 truly,
F. M. Page, Int. Rev. office, Sac.
Point Arena, Apr. 16, 1883.
Mk. J. Price.— Bear Sir: * * I have now ut:ed the cart
I purchased of you some days, and hud it all anyone could
wish for, and can say it is the BEST ONE MADE, as I
think I have seen the in all. I have to get out freouently and
let parties try it, although I do not exactly like to do so, but
1 make that all iitht. I think you will receive at lsaat 20
ordi-rs during the next few months from parties who have
si-eu mine. 1 know four already who will call on your agents
in the city the first time they visit the bay. Yours tmly,
R. B. PlIILLIl'S,
Fernuale, Oct. 16, 18S2.
Jacob Price, "Esq.— Dear Sir: I send you yICO by ex-
press for another cart exuetly like the piano box you sent us.
It is for Mr. Dudley, one of our farmers He likes the onf
Tayler hns so much that he is bound to have one exactly
Use it. He wants it at once. He offered Taylor §100 for hit
to-day. "When will you ship the Morrison cariv
Yours truly, P. A. Alford,
Mrs. M. B'.archar. Napa, says: "Cart sent on trial fourd
to be as represented, and rides as nicely as possible." En-
closes chtck for §110.
H. L, LeCiy, Sheriff of Yuba Co., fsays: "The cart has
arrived and bet-n tried, and fmud to be satisfactory in all
respects. I send you draft for §135. Think you are likely to
sell mjre here."
Dr. J. H. Hcaly. Benicia, say;: "I find the cart as repre-
bo ted :u all respects. Nothing could ride eaeier."
N. P. Austin, Santa Barbara, says: "I enclose draft for
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VOLUME XLVI
Number 21.
Lodes in Placer Claims.
Although numerous instances have occurred
« here ledges ha\ e been fountl in placer claims,
then are a number of Legal questions involved
uch circumstances exist, that have not
been iettle<£ The United states Land Office
has lately been dealing with some of these. In
one ease where a patent was issued for a placer
claim as tar hack as 1876, a lode claimant ap-
plied for a patent on his lode claim within the
limits ol the placer claim, in 1880, alleging that
the lode was known to exist at the date of ap-
plication of the placer claim. There was con-
flict of opinion on the question of whether the
lode was known to exist at the time of the first
application, A hearing was had to determine
the question, and the Register and Receiver
found from the testimony that at the time of
the issuance of the placer patent, January U,
1876, there wasno "known ledge or quartz lode,
or other rock in place bearing gold, silver, cin-
nabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable de-
posits."' And upon appeal to the Commission-
er of the Land Office, that official reviewed the
testimony and affirmed the finding of the local
officers,
When the Land Office directed the inquiry
to In- made as to whether the lode was known
to exist at the time of the placer application,
the lode claimant swore the placer claimant
knew at the time it did exist. Now conies the
Secretary of the Interior and says that this
brought the ease within the rules established
by the Department in the late case of Becker
vs. Sears and War Dance lode vs. Church
Placer, in which it was held that the lode must
be known to exist at the time of application.
He directs that all proceedings subsequent to
the lode claimants' application for patent be
dismissed without prejudice, and that the
lode claimant be permitted to proceed in com-
pliance with the statute. The adverse claim
can then be made and the controversy settled
by the court. The lode claimant's application
was rejected on the ground of conflict with the
patented placer claim.
California Iron.
The furnaces of the iron mines at Clipper
(Jap, Placer county, in this State, began turning
out iron this week, which is now being shipped
here. It will be remembered that some months
since, by an explosion and fire at the works, a
serious loss was incurred, and that the works
had to be rebuilt. The owners were not dis-
couraged, however, but went ahead, and now
they have everything running again.
This is the only iron mining we are doing in
California, although iron is found in many parts
of the State. The Clipper Gap iron is first-class,
and is purchased as fast as produced. Arrange-
ments are now being made at the Judson works
to put up the necessary works to make wrought
iron of the pig from these mines. The rolling
mills already built there will be extended as
soon as iron can be supplied for them from this
source, and it will not now be long before this
is done.
It is in industrial enterprises of this character
that much of the future welfare of this.State de-
pends. We have been dependent for iron on our
imports, and this home product will be of great
assistance. Of course, this mine cannot nearly
supply the demand. Still, it reduces the im-
portation appreciably. The new furnaces work
well, and the iion turned out is "No. 1 " in
every respect. It is to he hoped that it will
not be very long before other iron deposits in
this State will be developed, so that some time
in the future we will be independent and be
able to produce all our own iion.
Huntington's New Crushing Mill.
Frank A. Huntington, of this city, has de-
voted considerable attention of late years to
mining machinery, and especially ore-crushing
appliances. He last week obtained a patent on
a new crushing device through the Minim: and
Scientific Prkrr Patent Agency, and which is
illustrated in the accompanying engraving. It
lie replaced when worn out. These shoes may
be made of cast iron, but the large interior die G
of the pan is of wrought iron, because it will
v, ear smoother and not become chipped.
The rollers l>, have vertical stems or shafts c,
to which they are fixed vertically ami the shafts
extend up into or through sleeves /', in whieh
they are fitted to turn. These sleeves have
horizontal trunnions which turn in boxes on the
HUNTINGTON'S CENTRIFUGAL, ROi^ijiJJK QUARTZ MILL.
consists of a pan having an interior circular die
around its periphery, and, in combination with
this, of a series of rollers, which roll against the
die, being suspended by vertical shafts turning
in sleeves which have horizontal journals above,
so that the rollers may swing rapidly. The
suspending mechanism is supported upon a
cross or frame, which is driven by a central
frame which is keyed to a central shaft. Scrap-
ers serve to lift the material from the bottom
of the pan as the rollers do not touch the bot-
tom of the pan, so that it will be carried be-
tween the roller and the die until sufficiently
fine to pass through the screen. The rollers
are allowed to swing to and fro from the center
of the pan, and when the frame is rapidly ro-
PRIMITIVE METHOD OF GRINDING ORE
shaft, and the rollers are thus thrown outward
against the die by centrifugal action.
In connection with this apparatus, Mr. Hunt-
ington employs scrapers, which are carried
around by the frame and throw the material to
the outside, where it will be acted upon by the
crushing rollers until it is fine enough to pass
through the screens on the sides of the pan above
the crushers, as shown in the cut.
The engraving .shows a portion of the pan
broken away so that the mechanism can be un-
derstood; h represents the rollers, which hnve
cylindrical shoes surrounding them, whieh may
tated the rollers will be thrown outward by cen-
trifugal force so as to crush anything which may
pass between them and the die, G, surrounding
the inside of the pan. The ore is fed through a
hopper, A.
Mr. Huntington says that this mill has worked
very well at the Whidder mine, El Dorado
county, in this State. It is constantly crush-
ing, and has a good discharge. The cost of
erection and freight are small. He says, also,
it is a very good amalgamator, saving fully nine-
tenths of the gold in the mill.
California capitalists have purchased thir-
ty-six sections of railroad land northwest of
f^piague, W. T,
Influences on Shots in Blasting.
Blasting may be defined to be the rending or
tearing apart of any solid body, by the pressure
or shock exerted upon it from the sudden de-
velopment of gas of high tension, evolved on the
ignition of some explosive compound placed
contiguous to it. This is the definition given by
Drinker in his work on "Tunnelling." As the
drilling of the holes may lie said to be the dear-
est part of blasting it follows that great care
should be taken in setting each hole in such a
position, and in drilling in of such width and
depth, as to insure the greatest effect at the
least cost. When the many circumstances
whieh may influence the effect of a shot are re-
called, it is evident that the proper setting of a
hole is a matter rattier of practice based on ■ ■ >.
perience, than one to be decided by empirical
rules, for even were a set of rules deduced from
experiments in one material, they would only
apply, under similar circumstances, in the game
material, The effect of a shot may be influ-
enced, among other considerations, by:
1, The shape in which the rock is pre-
sented, the size and number of the open Faces,
the shape of the piece it is desired to take out,
"if that is an object, and, of course, primarily,
in the size of the cross section of the face if it
is heading work.
■J. The texture of the rock, whether it is
hard or easy, firm or louse, brittle or tough;
thus experience gained in blasting close grained,
hard granite, trap, gneiss, etc., would not apply-
to sandstone, limestone or slate.
3. The structure of the rock, as to whether
it is stratified, laminated or fissured; upon its
cleavage, etc., and upon whether it is massive
or broken.
4. The elasticity of the rock.
5. The explosive used.
6. Whether the holejs to act alone, or simul-
taneously with, or following others; and in the
case of simultaneous firing, the creation arises
of how the waves of osscillation will best act
in concert.
7. The character of the fuse and tamping.
Working Ore.
An engraving on this page will be recognized
by many as the means employed in .Mexico
very extensively, and in Arizona, New Mexico
and California, more or less, for working ores.
The apparatus is a very simple one to make,
and a couple of mules furnish the motive power.
Arastras, Chile mills and appliances of similar
construction arc very good amalgamators
and work much closer to real value of ore than
more complicated machines. But they do their
work slowly. Perhaps, however, time is an
element of success in amalgamation move than
is Generally recognized. The American plan is
to work the material through as quickly as pos-
sible; but Mexicans do not value time so much,
so perhaps they get better results on this ac-
count. __
Tim ber on Mill-site. — The Commissioner
of the General Land Office has given the follow-
ing opinion: "If the mill-site claim is tim-
bered, there would seem to be no good reason
why the lawful claimant should not be permit-
ted to cut and remove the timber tiinrou for the
purpose of constructing a mill, reduction works,
tramways or other accessory required in the
development of his mining interests. Jo pel
mitting the removal of the timber from such
mill-site or tract of non-mineral land prior to
the issuance of patent therefor, it is strictly
forbidden to make such timber an article of sale
for prhate gain or speculation.
354
Mining and Scientific Press.
[May 26, 1883
Early History of the Gomstock— No. 4.
Editors Tress
quite numerous for
-Claimants are becoming
' who made the first assay
of Comstock ore ?" I desire to say, that from
my own knowledge the first ore assayed was by
H. W. Theall & Co., in Marysville, Cal., in
May, 1859. The ore was brought from Washoe
by one Elija McCurdy, who, after knowing the
results, went to Nevada City, and remained
there until the last of June, when, in company
with Shep McFadden, Sam Beard and Bart
Kinch, they arrived here on the 9th of July, and
entered into acontract with Leu Savage and
Chase, to run a tunnel for one half of the
ground, which contract was completed,
and is well known to old Comstockers.
All the parties sold out their interests for
considerable sums. So as you see, if Dr. Lans-
/.weert's friend, Major R. Killaley, did not bring
his ore to San Francisco until July 2S, 1859,
he was behind some time. The Savage tunnel
had been run one hundred feet by that time and
ore had been shipped to Sac, via Placerville,
from the eroppings of the Ophir. In July it
was an "open secret" in Marysville and Ne-
vada City, that silver ore had been discovered,
and in August Johnny Newman had completed
his house, and by September had killed an Irish-
man, who was known as Sailor Jack, formerly
of Forest City, Cal. So you will sec the Doctor
is "off." Eob't G. Lowerv.
Virginia City, Mar. 15, 1S83.
Arizona Outlook.
The Arizona Gazette says: The interest in
mining affairs throughout this Territory has
less of the sensational, and far more of the
practical and lasting about it, than we have
ever previously known. In Yavapai, Mohave
and the counties south of us, this industry is be-
ing prosecuted with vigor, and our own county,
although she bears the name of being the lead-
ing agricultural section, is not far behind in the
matter of her mining industries. New and rich
mines are being discovered in the districts north
of us, and it is but a question of time before we
will lead the most favored sections of our Ter-
ritory in the production of the precious metals.
Castle creek, with its immense and rich depos-
its of copper and silver, will soon he added to
the list of producers. Cave creek, Winifred,
Magazine and other districts equally as rich,
have felt the depressing effects of bad manage-
ment; many mines in which, were forced to shut
down.
This state of affairs has happily been relieved
by a general change of management; men of
good sense and practical mining experience
have entered into the business with a view to
fully develop their properties and put them on
a paying basis. Confidence in the richness of
their mines is gradually but surely returning,
and all that is needed to confirm this is the
erection of reduction works. As soon as these
facts are known, and are found to be reliable,
the money which now lies molding in the safes
of capitalists waiting for investments will cir-
culate in this direction, and we will then enter
upon an era of stable prosperity hitherto un-
known in our Territory. To persons seeking
investments in mines of worth, we cordially ex-
tend an invitation to visit the mineral resources
of Maricopa county.
A New Find. — The .Exchange mine at Monte
Christo, was one of the richest drift claims in
that section in early days, and the ground was
supposed to have been thoroughly prospected
and worked out. It seems, however, that sev-
eral experienced miners, known as Thatcher &
Co. , have been engaged in looking for a possible
bonanza in the old claim for some time past.
People know more about drift mining now
than they did twenty years age, and in this in-
stance a fine prospect is encountered in a mine
that was virtually abandoned by former owners.
Thatcher & Co. merely raised up about forty
feet above the old workings and discovered a
new channel. Our informant says that the new
channel has every appearance of proving exten-
sive and rich. There are numerous other so-
called worked out gravel claims in the county
that experienced prospectors might do well to-
day by paying a little attention to them. — Si-
erra Tribune.
Boring for Gold. — A new plan of prospect-
ing for placer gold is by using an auger of a pecu-
liar form that bores a hole about three feet
in diameter- — indeed, what might be called a
shaft. Speaking of an operation of this kind,
the Plumas National says: The work of boxing
Mills' big shaft is going steadily on, and about
156 feet of tubing is now in. The borer goes
down from two to three feet per day, and for
the past two weeks has been cutting through a
beautiful bed of blue gravel, which contains
some gold. There are many indications that
the bedrock will show good pay, and the best
miners who visit the shaft are highly pleased
with the character of the gravel.
The agent of the Gold Stripe Mining .Co.,
Plumas county, expects to be able in a few days
to make a proposition to parties who have
claims against the property, to offer fifty cents
on the dollar, in liquidation for the same. If
this offer shall be accepted it is likely that op-
erations will be begun at the mine without de-
lay, otherwise, he says, nothing may be done
this summer.
The Coming State.
The Resources of Washington Territory.
Governor Newell, of Washizigton Territory,
while at the national capital as a commissioner,
delegated by various municipalities, corpora
tions and prominent citizens, to urge upon Con-
gress the early admission of their Territory as a
Sbate, was interviewed by a reporter of the
Washington Post and asked what claims, other
than the one of 125,000 population, he would
urge.
" I cannot reply better than by stating what
our resources are, and thereby demonstrating
our ability to sustain ourselves as a State. We
consider that we have the ability to assume the
functions and bear the expense incidental to
Stateship. "
"What are these natural resources upon which
you base your claim to be self-sustaining?"
"Leaving out Alaska, Washington Territory
is the extreme northwestern possession, and lies
between the Pacific ocean and Idaho, British
Columbia and the Columbia river. It contains
70,000 square miles, aggregating 450,000,000
acres. It is divided by the Cascade mountains,
an extension of the Sierra Nevadas, which run
nearly north and south into two separate re-
gions, differing essentially in their characteris-
tics, and called respectively east and west
Washington. The latter occupies about two-
fifths of the Territory, and is known as the
Puget Sound basin. The surface is hilly and in
some portions mountainous. Four fifths of this
surface is covered with dense forests, the trees
being of great magnitude. They consist of
white and yellow fir, cedar, hemlock, spruce and
pine, with smaller quantities of ash, alder, oak,
pine and maple. The fir tree especially reaches,
when full grown, an enormous size, the average
tree measuring four feet with an altitude of from
250 to 300 feet. Many monstrous specimens
are found, some fourteen feet thick. This vari-
ety is found nowhere outside of Vancouver's
Island, Washington Territory, and Western
Oregon. It is highly bituminous, tough, elastic
and enduring, and especially adapted to the
construction of naval vessels in all their parts."
"Have you nothing but trees, Governor?"
" We have other resources equal in value to
the wood, which I will tell you about after I
have told you about the huge cedars we have.
We have gold, silver , copper, zinc, cinnabar,
tin, plumbago, mica, soapstone, marble, gran-
ite, sandstone, and limestone ; all these are
found within our limits. To utilize our timber,
saw mills of large capacity are operating upon
Puget Sound, the largest of which is at Port
Ludlow, a new structure, complete, but not
yet in operation, being 430 feet long and 200
feet wide. It has a cutting capacity for 218
foot logs. The amount cut last year was 35,
000,000 feet. This is sent to the Pacific coast,
Asia, Australia, France, England, and the
Nile. There are 12,000,000 acres of such tim-
ber, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
There are cedars in existence twenty-one feet in
diameter in all parts of the Territory. The
bark of the fir tree is used mainly for fuel. The
forests are filled with elk, deer, bears, foxes,
rabbits, grouse, pheasants, ducks, and other
game."
" Have you any coal deposits ? "
" Gen. McMicken, the Surveyor-General of
the Territory, informed me in a recent inter-
view, that the entire Puget Sound basin is un-
derlayed with coal. The indications are appar-
ent everywhere. The varieties are bituminous,
lignite and anthracite. Extensive mines have
been opened at Seattle, Tacoma, and along the
line of the Northern Pacific. The mines at
Seattle and Tacoma are extensively operated,
each town having facilities for loading vessels at
the rate of 1,000 tons a day, the mines being
located within one hour of rail communication
from the bunkers, at which the vessels are
laden. Four steamships of 3,000 tons capacity
arc already established upon a line which sup-
plies Oi'egon and California. Five more are to
be added."
" What else have you ? "
"About 7,000,000 of acres of Puget Sound
basin is easily convertible to the best agricul-
tural and grazing lands. The river bottoms,
the heavier dam meadows and other alluvial de-
positsfurnishasoil of inexhaustible fertility. The
islands of the Sound are also highly productive,
and indeed the entire surface of the country,
when denuded of its timber, if that day could
arrive, is especially well adapted to grazing and
grain raising. White clover seems to be indig-
enous to the soil, and is absolutely irrepressi-
ble in its growth wherever the sun shines upon
it. But the great agricultural and grazing por-
tion lies east of the Cascades, the great plateau
of the Columbia. Here are 30,000,000 of acres
of land — prairie land — undulating and moun-
tainous, mainly bare of vegetation, save sage-
brush and bunch grass. Nearly all of this
country is capable of producing, under proper
cultivation, prodigious amounts of wheat, rye,
barley, oats, flax and cultivated grasses. The
census report indicates an average wheat crop
of twenty-seven and a half bushels to the acre,
the largest average yield mentioned there. I
have seen a field of 2,000 acres which yielded an
average of thirty-five bushels. Of these 1,000
acres averaged fifty bushels. The season for
seeding extends nearly equally well from Octo-
ber till May, and for harvesting, from July to
December. The straw being firm and strong,
stands, and the hull, being firm, prevents the
grain from falling out.^ During last season,
250,000 tons of surplus wheat were sent out of
the Territory, and the estimated production for
the next three years is 350,000 per year. Not
one acre in a hundred, even then, will be under
cultivation. The grain is especially adapted for
export, not being injured by transportation."
" What kinds of fruit grow in your w'ould-bs
State ?"
' 'Fruits grow luxuriantly to great perfection,
and many native to warm latitudes, such as
prunes, etc., grow well. Vegetables also
grow exceptionally well. Stock is raised ex-
tensively; beef cattle, of which 250,000 head
were exported last year; dairy cows, sheep and
swine all thrive and prosper."
"How about your coast line?"
"Washington is destined to be a great mari-
time and commercial center of the Pacific coast.
Puget Sound, the great Mediterranean of this
continent, covers an area of 20,000 square
miles, has a shore line of 2,000 miles, an aver-
age width of seven miles, and a depth of thirty
to 200 fathoms, which is free from rock, bar or
shoals. It ramifies through the main portion of
Western Washington, furnishing easy and safe
oxitlet to the world for the products I have told
you about, and also communication. The rivers
afford inland navigation of 2,000 lineal miles,
the chief being the Columbia, which runs north-
west 200 miles through Eastern Washington,
bearing the waters which drain an area of
400,000 square miles. Seven hundred miles
of railroad are already built. The Sound is
connected with the Columbia, and connections
will soon be made with the Atlantic and sea-
board by means of the Northern Pacific, which
will be completed this fall, 300 miles only hav-
ing to be constructed, two hundred miles of
the road bed for which is made. These waters
are inhabited by salmon, hallibut, trout, cod
and eighty other varieties of fish; §3,000,000
worth of salmon was canned last year on the
Columbia river.
"Have you any towns, Governor?"
"The towns are comparatively small. The
chief of these are Seattle and Walla Walla.
Other towns exist elsewhere, and many are
springing into existence. Churches of the vari-
ous denominations to the number of 300 are in
full operation. The system of education is
simple. Sections 16 and 31 of every township
are donated by the Government for school pur-
poses. A university is in successful operation
in Seattle. There are eight daily and thirty
weekly papers, all conducted with decency and
ability." •
" The finest climate in the country? "'
"The climate is the most remarkable feature
of western Washington. The thermometer dur-
ing the winter averages forty degrees above
zero. The summers are delightful, being free
from heat, thunder showers, or other evils and
inconveniences that attach to hot climates. The
scenery is grand, the Olympic and Cascade
ranges being 15,000 feet high, with many others
of nearly equal altitude, covered with eternal
snow, present scenes of grandeur not surpassed
elsewhere. "
" No drawbacks to this Arcadia ? "
"There are two things that might be consid-
ered so. There is a wet and a dry season, the
former extending from January to March. This
is considered by some people disagreeable, but
it is essential to the great vegetable productions.
High winds also prevail in Eastern Washington.
These are the only complaints I have heard in
a residence of three years. A country more
agreeable in its personal surroundings lias yet
to be discovered, so far as I have experienced. "
"And you want to be a State? "
"The people are especially desirous of avail-
ing themselves of the advantages of Statehood,
being conscious of being able to sustain them-
selves and do honor to the Union. "
Black Hills Copper Mines.
For four or five years past attention h as
been attracted to wonderful copper and silver
ledges about twenty-five miles northeast from
Prescott, in the Black Hills, hut not until
within the last year has any considerable work
been done in that section with a view to their
proper development. Mr. Ruffner, some four
years ago, located several ledges, and made an
effort to induce gentlemen of means to take
hold and assist him in examining their true
merit, but in this he was unsuccessful. Again
about one year since he made an effort and was
more successful, as Hon. Hugo Richards had
expended some means in finding out that heavy
bodies of ore actually existed in the Black
Hills, and it was then that Gov. Tritle and
Prof. Thomas went in there and satisfied them-
selves in the premises, and purchased the
interest of Mr. Ruffner, and went to work
properly developing the property. To-day
over 100 men are at work building a road
into the copper fields, and machinery manu-
factured at Chicago upon paterns of Rankin
it Bray ton, of San Francisco, has bean pur-
chased, and is now at Ash Fork, within fifty
miles of the mines, awaiting the completion of
the road, when it will be placed in position,
and bullion by the wholesale will be the result.
In this district, other well-known gentlemen
own several of the gilt-edged mines, among
whom is Lieutenant Kingsbury, now of Fort
Mason, near San Francisco. The works going
on will bring these outside properties into prom-
inence and open an avenue for their development.
It is thought that the road will be completed
and the machinery up, treating the ores, within
the next sixty days. Those who have seen this
property agree with Prof. Thomas that it is
very valuable, and justifies the outlay in mak-
ing the costly improvements now going on, or
in the words of Col. Sellers, "there's millions
hi it'."— Arizona Miner.
Marys vale.
The Salt Lake Tribune says : From tunc to
time much has been written and said in regard
to Marysvale being the center of a large mining
and mineral section, and as possessing vast re-
serves that only need a more thorough develop-
ment to place it among the leading ranks of Ore-
producing communities. It would seem, from a
critical examination of all the geological condi-
tions which go to make up vast mineral areas,
that this region was pre-eminently fitted to be-
come, in the near future, one of the leading ore
sections. Such being the case, the question
naturally arises, why is there not a better show-
ing given at the present time on some of the
leading properties in the way of shipments of
bullion output, and why is there not more capi-
tal invested ?
As an answer to the first, it can be said the
owners are quietly working away on some of
the leading mines, not wishing to make much
noke as the developments progress, preferring
to make sure before commencing the reduction
of the ores, that they have true and permanent
mines, and that plenty of ore may be on hand,
so that the run for its reduction may prove con-
tinuous.
As an answer to the second, it may be said,
that unfortunate management in some of the
leading properties here, has had its demoraliz-
ing effects to a greater or less extent, in keeping
out capital that would otherwise have invested.
There is one thing, however, certain, and that
is, if this section has not given the showing
that other mining camps of the Territory equally
endowed have, it is not owing to any want of
mineral resources. Marysvale possesses everwj
natural facility for a successful mining camp,
but unfortunately her selection has not been for
the best, during the past year or two, in getting
parties at the head of affairs who would work
for the best interests of the community,
We have a ten-stamp mill here, as good
new, but is at present lying idle, and as good as
dead property to the owners.
There are some as fine properties here,
can be found in any mining camp in the Terri-
tory, and perhaps a greater variety of precious
metals exist here than in any other section of
the country.
Prominent among some of the most conspicu-
ous mines at present is what is known as the
Lucky Boy. This property is situated just
above the Deer Trail and directly beneath the
Pluto. The Lucky Boy has every condition in
its favor foi being another Horn Silver lode.
It opens out first as a salinide of mercury lode,
but as depth is attained the mercury seems to
play out with the change of formation, and at
the end of the present workings an incline of
about 140 feet, run at an angle of 15" to 20°.
The formation changes from what "was originally
a block chrystillization formation to that of the
heaviest spar. The specific gravity of this spar
must be exceedingly great, as it seems when
handled to be equal in weight to gold. Black
sulphurets of silver are just beginning to come
in this spar, and the probability is that within
the next 10 or 15 feet run in on the spar, some-
thing in the way of gold and silver will be
brought to light that will far eclipse the
legends of the Arabian Nights; and this is no
idle boast or exaggeration, but present indica
tions give every inducement for that belief.
as
Debris. — In the Superior Court at Marysville,
Monday, before Judge Keyser, in the debris
suit of Yuba county vs. Eureka Lake & Canal
Company Consolidated, the court fined the defen-
dant $250 for contempt of the injunction to cease
discharging debris into Yuba river. The motion
was on purely technical grounds. An injunc-
tion was issued and served when suit was com-
menced six months ago, but has been entirely
disregarded by the defendant. There were four
unsuccessful attempts to serve the order in re-
gard to the contempt on defendant's agent, and
service was finally made on defendant's attor-
neys. This is a new proceeding in the slickem
suits.
A QUARTER of a million dollars' worth of bul-
lion has been shipped from the Bonanza Kim
mine, at Providence, San Bernardino county,
from January 1st to the 1st of May — foiu
months — all done with a ten-stamp crusher.
For the month of April, a twenty-five da-9
run, the bullion output was $58,000, being th<
reduction of 508 tons of ore.
The Greenville Bulletin of Plumas county
Col., says: All the mining sharps in the coun
try ridiculed Mills for sinking a shaft in Ameri
can valley, but now that blue gravel has beei
struck and traces of gold found, the sharps bcj_"
to weaken and think that there may be some
thing in geology and scientific mining, after all
A Circular received from Battle Mountaii
announces that Frank Green of that place ha?
concluded to erect smelting works there, ant
will smelt ores at $20 per ton. He will pa;
railroad charges on ores, and customers will hay
the privilege of handling their own bullion, o
he will dispose of it for them.
A second payment of $216,600 was made b;
English capitalists for the Drum Lummon*
mine of Montana, on the 18th of April, als-
100,000 shares of the company's stock (on
third of the whole) was also delivered to th
seller, Thomas Cruse, who retains a large intei
est in the mine.
May 2G, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
E'e^h^nic^l Progress.
Lubrication.
jcct which doi
ition it deserves was brought before the
"f tin- Manchester Association i>i"
ui'l draftsmen, at a recent
atui'l.c.
i Mi .). Vcitch Wilson, >>n tin* lubrication of
•dm iry beai in
I earn. Mr. \\ ilson dealt
ith thi question in an exhaustive m
'itli regard to ordin - under norma)
low ti that the
fcric int i t" be emj)] i
They must not
inBamable t'apor undei 350 d
tin.: the) must not act upon the metala with
nek they come in contact, nor oxidize, which
Ued to combustion and i
■machinery; they must have body adapted to
ie work to be done; their boiling-point must
sufficiently high t,. prevent evaporation and
cure durability, and their freezing point must
tiough to insure'regularity of feed fr im
- and convenience in handling.
result of numerous experiments, he
me convinced that mineral oils were,
ry lubricants; but
M mind the fact that mineral oils could
>btain< d in every respect as safe as the
aimal oils, ami thai I In admixture of
literal oil with animal or vegetable oils neutral-
d the acidity in the one case and the acidity
d oxidizing tendency in the other, he was of
prion that the safest, must efficient, and most
komical lubricants for all manner of bearings
R to be found in a judicious mixture of ani-
J, or vegetable, witb good mineral oils!
pith regard to cylinder lubricants, thepecul-
Bonditions were tin- liberation of natural acids
i ible and animal fats by tin- action of
am and heat, the action of these acids on the
linders, and the evidence that in these acids
iv constituent parts of all animal and vegeta-
i fats and oils: they could not be removed by
{ process of retiniug. One of the lubricants
gc-ly in use was tallow, but that this was the
ise of considerable injury to the engine cylin-
rahe had abundant evidence to prove. From
! mass of evidence he had collected upon the
Beet, he was convinced that, if care were
Seised in the selection of the oil, and equal
I in its preparation and application, hydro-
Don oil would be found thoroughly efficient
a cylinder lubricant, absolutely harmless and
Eh nunc economical than tallow. Sometimes
mall percentage of vegetable or animal matter
s added, in order to increase the lubricating
perl ies, and in his experience this had always
in attended with favorable results.
lot air engines might be lubricated on the
ie principle as steam-cylinders, but gas-
lines presented a new and special feature, as
their case the lubricant was not only subject-
temporarily t<> the intcuse heat of the explo-
11, but also came in direct contact with the
ne, and was liable to be carbonized thereby,
therefore, vegetable or animal oils and fats
re objectionable in steam cylinders, they
re much more so in the cylinders of gas-
rines.
A Reminiscence of Blacksmithing.
\ correapondent of the Btaehmlth and
Whtehcright communicates to that journal the
following reminuj sence of blacksmithing in "ye
olden time":
Forty years ago Northern Pennsylvania was
My ancestors squatted on
land from three to 6ve miles apart from e* b
' ■
twenty miles away fi ier blacksmith.
- 1\ primitive kind. The
bellows was made nearly square, and had a
square box on top to hold wind, as fchej turned
it. The drill:. was a post-hole in
'!" ahop and b lover, n ith oni or
;- h..ys on the other end, « hile ray
itting down, did the drilling with a
ron bit and brace.
I bfti e ofto n seen aim drill for two hours to
do a job thai can now b< tl ■ bj our of the
new drill presses in fifteen minutes.
When he put on wagon tires he cut the tires
in two pieces and then bent them with
hamnn rs on □ block made for that purpose.
Alter being bent the two tires were riveted to-
_. fcher and welded.
To make the tire the right size, it was laid
on the wheel and the rim of the wheel was
si rati bed with a "scratch awl." i:i\. ts wi re
put through the felloes at every joint. The
screw-plate used then was apiecaof Bteel three
eighths thick and one and one hall inches wide,
with three holes in it. The holts had to be
made to lit the plate. The first tap used by my
father was made with a three square tile. In
those days bar iron was used for everything.
The usual sizes sold by merchants were two
inches by one half, three fourths or one inch.
Horseshoes, small holts, etc, were forged from
this iron.
From September till March, we made shoes
and nails until nine o'clock p. m. Now the
smith can get shoes, nails, in short, everything,
ready made; hut forty years ago, it was very
different. If my father were to see the tools I
use now, he would ask me what they were for.
ksKH and Barrels of .Steel. — A Wolver-
Epton, Eng., firm have turned their attention
the manufacture of casks and barrels of
n. The two edges of the sheet steel which
n the cask are brazed together in such a
liner as to justify the title of "seamless,"
ich the patentees have applied to these pro-
tions. The head of the barrel is also riveted
ihc body, so as to leave no seam, and the end
s are shrunk on hot, thus making a very
d end, while, at the same time, the rims are
;k enough to give a good purchase to the grap-
lg hooks of hoists and cranes, for loading and
lading purposes. The bush for the tap does
project beyond the rim, so that the nozzle
ot liable to be knocked out and injured,
i casks are more durable than wood, less
ky and lighter— an eighteen gallon steel cask
thing some ten pounds less— a not unimpor-
fc consideration as regards transit. In point
hape, the steel ^barrel is exactly that of a
1-formed wooden one, the bulge of the belly
wing of its being easily rolled along, and
ter managed by one man than drums can he
two.
Steel, Steam, Gas AND Water PrpE. — Lon-
don Iron bears witness to the advantagesof steel
over iron in the making of pipe. It remarks
that the Chameroy company make pipe of steel
plate for conveying water under high pressure.
The steel plates are coated with lead on both
sides by immersion or otherwise, then rolled to
form, riveted and soldered the whole length and
covered with pitch. The first cost of steel is
not much greater than that of iron, and the steel
pipes possess considerable advantages over those
of iron. The lead coating is superior on ac-
count of the fineness of grain in the steel; the
resistance to tensile strain and internal pressure
is 50 to 150 times, and the resistance to deforma-
tion longitudinally from 30 to 40 times greater,
while the superior elasticity of the steel plate
permits of the pipes receiving tolerably hard
knocks withou* being permanently deformed.
For equal thickness the steel tubes stand twice
the internal pressure of the iron, and being both
light and strong, they are admirably adapted
for laying down temporarily and taking up
again.
SeiEJMTlFIG Pr^OQF^ESS.
The Visibility of Ruled Lines.
At a recent i ■ In Boston Scientific
hue ruling, from which n fen interesting point-
are worth especial nutiee. The Pj
that he had ruled band lines, in which the lines
ad delicate thai th j could not be
ushed with a mi roscopi , ilthoi
spacing was mm h n ithiu tin powei ol I In
■ n solfi, \ el then could be no
mistake about the existence of the lines, for
several n ison i hi pressure of the diam I
on the glass was sufficient to prod
whili ving over the surface of tin- glass it
produced the peculiar singing sound, which is
always indicative of the action of the d
"ii glass, and final: \. came visible
when filled with fine graphite.
There is a limit beyond which lines cannot
be filled with graphite. Thai limit is from
cue eighth to one nine thousandth of an inch.
\ most surprising result ui sum.- ,,i the i k
periments of Prof, lingers is that the naked eye
can discern not ohlj single luies, that cannot
beseen with a microscope, but that il can also
detect errors which the microscope will not show.
Thus, be has a glass upon winch lines are dis-
tinctly visible to the naked eye, and, although
an objective of low power w ill show them, one of
a higher will not.
Again, even errors or imperfections in ruling,
which cannot be seen or measured with the
microscope, may reveal themselves to the eye by
a peculiar waviuess of the image.
The Professor attributes the failure of the
objective to show the lines, as mentioned above.
to the present impossibility of illuminating the
lines with light of the exact angle of incidence
required, and the proper angle of illumination,
he thinks, deserves more careful attention.
West Indian Phosphate.
The works at Mona Island. West Indies,
which were started about two yi
now well advanced, and with afull productive
capacity <>l fn-m •_'(!, Hi in to :to,in
'' '" - 1 mo ■ ilready in high favor in the
United States, where it hi roughly
t» Bted, and is | rt, if not
U rock, ol win. ii aov consul
Th,
pVLATiNG Wire.— A new method of insulat-
wii'e for electrical purposes has recently been
pted by the Triplex Insulated Wire and Rub-
Company. The method consists in tinning
wire; it is covered with a layer of soft rub-
, around which a strip of soaked linen is
roped, and which in turn is covered by an
cr layer of thick, hard rubber. For under-
imd wires another layer is added. The pro-
i of manufacture of this insulated wire is
y simple, all the layers being put on in one
ration by means of machinery, thus making
possible to furnish a comparatively cheap
ole. The wire is fed from a reel into agroove
upon two steel rollers heated with steam,
simultaneously two strips of soft rubber,
tl more than covering one-half of the wire,
i excess of rubber is stripped. The coated
e is then automatically wrapped with soak-
.uien strips, and is carried to a second set of
s, where two strips of hard rubber arc
ted around it to a third coating.
Large Got-Bouim; Machines.- Two ex-
ceptionally large gun-boring machines are now
being constructed for the British government
by a Manchester firm. The main bed for each
machine weighs seventy-six tons; the main
driving head-stocks, which are six feet high,
with spindle weighing twenty-eight tons each,
and the steady rests carrying the guns weigh
twelve tons each. The bed for operating the
boring bar is fifty-four feet long and weighs
sixteen tons, and the total weight of each ma-
chine, when complete, will be 180 tons. The
machines are constructed to bore six feet six
inches diameter and fifty feet long, and the
main head-stock is driven by a worm-wheel
eight feet iu diameter and four inches pitch.
Two machines of similar construction were
built for the government by the same firm a
few years since, but the present ones are by far
the largest of their kind yet constructed, and
have been ordered to meet the requirements for
heavier and more powerful ordnance.
A Novelty ix Fire Proof Structure.— A
novel dej)arture in the construction of lire-proof
structures has been made by Mr. Samuel Liddle,
of Hamilton, Nev., for which he lias obtained a
patent. The invention consists in a building
with a hollow shell, and perforated iron posts
and beams, which shell is to be filled with water
from a reservoir above in case of fire. By an
ingenious arrangement, the water is conducted
through their hinges into the hollow blinds.
After the fire the water may be drawn off into
a tank, and pumped back into the reservoir
again. This invention is also applicable to the
hulls of vessels.
American Kmijnes in London. — In a plant
they are now erecting over the river Thames,
in London, England, they are sending two en-
gines made by the Armington Sims Co., of
Providence, K. L, for, after thoroughly experi-
menting, they could not find an engine made in
England, or all Europe, that could do the work
as well as the Yankee engine. Another engine
is to be placed under the library of the House of
Parliament; this was after a visit and a report
of a committee, that the engine would run
without noise or jar.
The Volatilization of Solids. In a com-
munication to the Manchester Literary and
Philosophical Society, Air. Henry Wilde deals
briefly with the behavior of solids at high tem-
peratures, in relation to the property possessed
by these solids of giving off vapor of their own
substance. In connection with incandescent
electric lamps this phenomenon is made suscept-
ible of easy study. Platinum threads were at
first used for these lamps; but it was soon
found that an atmosphere of platinum vapor
was formed in the interior of the bulb, which,
after the lamp had been in action a considerable
number of hours, condensed on the surface of
the glass, and formed a bright reflecting surface
like a mirror. The substitution of a filament
of carbon for the platinum in lamps of this
order overcame the objection to a great extent;
for the vaporization and condensation of the in-
candescent material, however interesting from a
philosophical standpoiut, was fraught with
much practical inconvenience. Still, when a
high degree of incandescence is imparted to the
carbon in the modern lamp, an atmosphere of its
vapor is formed in the interior of the bulb,
which condenses on the glass, forming a dark
lustrous surface, and thereby obstructing the
light in the same manner as when a filament of
platinum was employed. Thus the behavior of
the carbon and platinum in such cases clearly
shows that the most dense and refractory sub-
stances in nature vaporize at high temperatures
while still retaining their solid form. Electric
lamps were shown by Mr. Wilde, exhibiting
the condensed platinum and carbon on the in-
terior surfaces of the glass bulbs.
Putting Pelagic Animals to Sleep.— The
American Natnral'/sl says Br. Fol, of Geneva,
has made the important discovery that codenter-
ates and echinoderms may be rendered insensi-
ble and kept so for hours and even days, without
injury, by saturating the water with carbonic
acid. The containing vessel must, of course, be
hermetically closed. The animal at once be-
comes insensible and motionless, but preserves
its natural appearance, and recovers at once
when again placed in pure sea water. This
method may be used not only for obtaining life-
like photographs, hut also, as Dr. Fol suggests,
for transporting animals alive. Fishes andmol-
lusks do not survive this treatment, and crust-
aceans for only a short time.
Dr. Fol tried various narcotics, but found
that small doses would not bring the animals to
rest, while large doses acted as poisons. The
same proved true of tobacco smoke and aijueous
solutions of ether, chloroform, and ethyl bro-
mide. Sulphydric acid and carbonic oxide gave
satisfactory results in only a few cases.
i'i.m in England and
on the Continent, i specially the latter,
the hi. .re highly run,. fcilizors arc gen-
erally Used.
The deposits or accumulations occur on the
Floors ol theimin i
1 In island a tertiary coral rocl
ten or twelve miles ahnoi I mi. rruptedly.
The thickness of the depi ■■■. aboul
four or five feet. The rock phosphate, which
is really phospbatized coral rock, is found both
as a massive stratum or .-hell underlying the
l»-d guano, and also incrusting the u
rock found imbedded in the guano, The ,lr
posits are very interesting from a sen ati6i
point of view. The crystallized i
itc. and gypsite are found II
primary formation.
Many new combinations of phosphoric acid
giving rise to a new series of phoBphatic
als, are Quite abundant. The two examined an.!
described bj Professor Sheppard, of Ne^n n en
OS inonite and monititc are bi-basie and hold the
highest combination of phosphoric acid known
in any natural phosphate. They occur well
crystallized. The Mona guano analyzes fifty-
two to sixty-eight per cent bone phosphate ona
dry basis, and commercial samples of the rock
eighty-seven to eighty-eight per cent bone
phosphate. Both are singularly free from iron
and alumina. Many Indian relics and remains
have been found in and •under deposits, viz.:
implements, pottery, shells, bones, etc. Some
of these most interesting relics are in mj pos-
session. The work is under the personal super-
vision of Mr. J. (;. Miller, of Ottowa, a pi ■
tical scientist. -American Railroad Journal.
Ax Ebonite Thermometer. — A thermom-
eter, more sensitive than the mercurial indica-
tor—one that will indicate the thousandth part
of a degree centigrade is promised by M.
Miuhelson, who has demonstrated the princi-
ple on which his very sensitive instrument is
constructed before the French Physical Society.
He does not employ mercury or spirits for his
thermometer, but something that expands still
more in the presence of heat— namely, hardened
rubber or ebonite. The instrument is in the
form of a spring, which is made of platinum on
one side and ebonite on the other, and as the
latter dilates some ten times more than the
former under heat, there is naturally exerted a
rise and fall in force everytime a rise and fall of
temperature takes place. The force exerted is
communicated to a delicate lever or arm, and
this, reflecting a beam of light from a lamp,
magnifies the force that has been developed,
and renders the change easily readable to the
eye. Kdison, it may be remembered, em-
ployed rubber for a similar purpose. — Cottoi^
Wool anil Iron.
An Insect Exhibition* is to be held in Paris
this year, from July 1st, for just three weeks,
under the auspices of the Central Society of
Agriculture and Insectology. It will include
first, useful insects; second, their products,
raw, and in the first transformations; third, ap-
paratus and instruments used iu the prepara-
tion of those products: fourth, injurious insects
and the various processes of destroying them;
fifth, everything relating to insectology.
MoONT -Etna is in eruption, pouring out
from the central crater a stream of lava. Ve-
suvius is in its usual passive state, although
there is always a subterranean stream of lava
flowing. Visitors are conducted by guides to
the spot where the liquid fire may be seen
through an aperture in the solid crust of lava.
The column of smoke constantly ascends, and
;it intervals at night there is a brilliant light,
PRODUCTION Ol" Sri.i'lltu IX THE SOIL OF
Paris. — Some recent excavations for public
works, in Paris, have opened masses of mixed
rubbish in which there is an abundance of na-
tive sulphur. Its crystallization can be per-
ceived by the naked eye, and the microscope
shows that the crystals are octahedral, with
the usual forms of natural crystals, sometimes
truncated and combined with right prisms.
Daubree attributes the origin of the sulphur to
the simultaneous presence of sulphate of lime
and organic matters which arc associated with
it, such as vegetable remains, manure, leather,
and fragments of bones. In some places, the
rpiantity of sulphur is sufficient to pay for min-
ing. It consists of a breccia of small fragments,
incrusted with crystalline sulphur, which helps
to cement them together. Crystallized sulphur
is also produced between fibers of decayed
wood. When the bed was opened it exhaled a
powerful odor, resembling that of phosphorus,
which was attributed to phosphuretted hydro-
gen.- ( 'omptes Rendu*.
Dust, Mist, and Clouds.— Mr. Aitken draws
the following conclusions from an extensive se-
ries of experiments: "Whenever vaporcondens-
es in the atmosphere, the condensation is always
made ona solid nucleus, which is furnished by
particles of dust. Without dust there would he
neither mists nor clouds, and the super-saturated
air would transform ever-y object upon the
earth's surface into a condenser upon which it
would deposit its excess of water. Whenever
the breath becomes visible in a cold atmosphere
it demonstrates the impure and dusty condition
of the air. The foam of the sea, meteoric mat-
ter, and fires are fertile sources of the dust and
impurity. " — Lex Mondes.
Bkoxze colors can be fixed upon glass or
porcelain, according to Professor Uocttger, by
pamting the articles with a concentrated solu-
tion of potash water glass of thirty degrees B.
and dusting 'them with the bronze powder. The
latter adheres so firmly that it will not he af-
fected by water, and may Tie polished with steel
or agate,
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[May 26, 18, J
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..California.. 7.
....Nevada.. 44.
. .California. . 1.
Nevada.. 12.
. . . .Nevada ..la.
. . California . .10.
. . . .Mexico. . 2.
...Nevada. .22.
. . . . Nevada. .44.
.Nevada.. 1
50. .Mar 27
5.. May 2
10.. Apr 20
30.. Mar 12... Apr 2(i
1 00,. May 21.. Line 21.
15. .Apr 10. ..May 15
35 f'0..Apr 20. ..May 2(1
%.. May 2... June 0.
10. .Apr 10. .May 1 I
5. .Apr 21 ..Miv'24.
10.. Apr 2;
.327 Pirn
. . . 309 California st
- 319 California st
.328 Montgomery st
....408 California st
.309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
.309 Montgomery st
220 Sansome st
May SI. 7.E M Hall 327 Pine st
.July 11.
I une 20.
"Ma
[une S. .June 27. ..W E Dea
Slay 21. .June 6.. .W L Elliott
July 1«
Ju
.P Jacohi
F Sperling. . .
;IU. .F Schiniieier.
25. . V S Monroe.
4...H A Chavle,.
May 28.. June]
25.
20.
10.
50.
15.
25.
10.
01.
1 00.
50.
1 00.
25.
W H W
H G lones
.Slay 31 ...J ] Scoville
Apr 2... May I. .May 28. ..J H Sayre
May 16 . rune 21. . July 12.. J W Pew
Mar 13 . . . May 10 . . May 31 . . H Smith
Apr 20... Line 1. . June 21.. .C L McCoy
.May 7. . - Junell. -J une 30. .C E Elliott
May 17.. June 20:. July 11.. WE Dean
.Apr (>.. .May 10. .May 31... G R Spinney
Mar 16. .Apr 30. . May 25. ..R N Van Brunt..
Apr 28.. June 4. .July 22. ,C G Brook:
109 Montgomery
...309 California st
785 Folsom st
304 Montgomery st
. .. 4'9 California st
302 Montgomery st
327 Pine st
.309 Montgomery st
330 Pine st
310 Pinest
307 Montgomery st
-309 Montgomery st
327 Pinest
309 Montgomery st
310 Pinest
818 Pinest
210 Front st
May 2. .June 0. . June 20. ..J M Buffington. 309 California st
Mayl6...June20..July 9..G C Pratt 309 Montgomery st
Mayl4, . . June 15. . July 16. . T H Applegate 320 Sansome st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
Buchanan G M & M Co.
Lima Con SM Co
Lucky Hill Con M Co. ..
Name of Co mpany.
.California.. 2.. 05. .Mar 80. ..May 2. .June 1.
Arizona.. 5.. 05. .Apr 4. .. May 15. .Jun 5.
...Nevada.. 2.. 10. .Apr 2. .. May 4.. fun 4.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
.P J Sullivan 121 Post st
R D Hopkins 436 Montgomery JK
I Co.
Calwrca M Co
Caledonia M Co.....
Crown Point M Go . .
Excelsior Deep Grave
Fairplav Con M Co. .
Fair Plav Con M and M Co..
Morgan M Co California. .C L Tilden. .
New Coso M Co California. .R Shamwald.
Silver Hill M Co...! Nevada. .W E Dean...
Silver Hill M Co Nevada.. WE Dean..
Location
. . . Mexico
. . .Nevada
. . .Nevada
.California.
.California
Secretai;
.W L Elliott -
.W L Oliver.,
.J Newlands.
.'!'. 1 Watson .
.TW Nowlin.
.T W Nolin .
Office in S. E.
220 Sansome st. .
. 328 Montgomery st. .
327 Pinest..
323 Front St.. .
.230 Montgomery st..
.230 Montgomery st .
..806 Market st.
Meeting,
Date.
June 11
June 5
June 4
June 6
May ?S
May 28
.May 26
...Annual..
. . .Annual. .
...Annual.,
. .Annual . .
. . .Annual ..
. . .Annual . .
. . .Annual . .
. . .320 Sansome St.. Annual June 5
. .3C9 Montgomery st Annual May 23
. .309 Montgomery st Annual .... May 24
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Name of Company Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount . Payable.
Bulwer Con M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 Apr 1 2
Contention Con M Co Arizona. .D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 May 28
lackson M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 10 Mar 17
Ken tuck M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pinest 10 May IS
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W P<-w 310 Pin est 25 May 14
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. AVm Willis. 309 Montgomery st 50 Apr 16
Silver King M Co Anzona..J Nash 315 California st 25 May 15
' tandard Con M Co California. .Win Willis 309 Montgomery st 25 May 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OF
Uompasv.
3.35
Week Wf
Endino Endini
May 3. May 1U.
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas .....
.Belcher
'Belding ..,,-.
Hest & iJelcher
Bullion
Beehtel
Belle lalo
Bodie
Beaton
Bodie Tunnel.
Ciiedonia
California
Caallenge
Cnollar
C jnfidence
Oon Imperial . .
Con Virginia...
Crown Point..,
Day
Elko Con
E. Mt. Diablo ]■•••
Eureka Con '-■••
Eureka Tuiiuel -^; ■
Exchequer ',~0?
Gaud prize ' V-
Gould&Curry f-\\
Y a]e&Norcro:s — : '•iD
Holmes I-"*
Independence . . .
JiUa
Justice
j ickson
Kvafcuck
Martin White. . .
Mono
Alexiuin
Mb. IMablo
Mr. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle..
North Noonday.
Navajo
North Belle Isle.
Occidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal
Savage
Sag Belcher
Sierra Nevada...
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
South Nevada 1 —
Syndicate ! —
Tuscarora —
Union Con '4.05
Utah 1.80
Ward j....
Wales
Yellow Jacket 3.45
Wkkk
Endinc
May 17.
.35 1.501.50 1.90.1. SO J .70
25c 30i I 2 35 45c Cc
... 5Jcj 5"c 65c 45c 55c
45c 50cl 40c 50d 25c 30c
.05 1.301.05 1.20 95c 1.10
66c i.65 "i lis "i i!o5
3.70 4.23
75c Stic
35c 40c ... . 35c
1.05 1.25 80c 1 _
.... l(Jo| 10c
Wekk
Ending
May 24.
1.55 1.90
1 65c
(60
: 5SC
105 1.1
i.'ds i'55
3.95 A. 25
70 ?5c
25c '36c
1.00 1.15
10c
5c 10c 5c 10c
.... 25ci 20c 2ic
35c 4fc 2£c
2.15 3.2 12.20 2.51
1.40 1.951.60 S
5c 10c.... 5c
55c 45c 50c
1.60ll.2o 1.4C
1.35
15c
25c .
lOcj.
2;c
S&l 5 I ',3.75 5
70c, 6Cc 7fo!.-.. 55c
30 35c 40cl 2"c 35c
1.351 1 I.I5 90c
2,302.30 2 6l'« 30 2.55
3.40 3.35 3.65i3..c5 4.10
55C 65 c1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 60r
60c 70c! 50c 55c
.... 5c....
65 c
81
2.15 2
25c .
SjS.25
20c ... ■
2. SO 3.05 2.65 3.1;
2.35 2 451.90 2.30
and.... 25c
1.25
,10 2.30J1-P0
25c' 25c 75c
1.20 1.4011.20 1.30
90o 80c
2.15 2
2.40 3.703.30 4.15:3.*
50c 55c 50c 6"c 00c 65c
4.40,3.70 4 Of
2.10 1.85 2. 05
2rc .... 2 c 2ic
4.5U-3.50 4.903.05
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
2.50
2 00
35;
Sftc
2.55
4.35
35c
2.40
3?c
1.85 2.05
25c 30c
2 20 2.55
25c 30c
1.40
2.15 2.'C5
3.85
Work on the
bridge across the
by driving piles,
ties owning- clock
bridge will immc
suit. The bridge
with the views of
the draw spans wi
Northern Pacific Railroad
Willamette was commenced
It is publicly stated that par-
iroperty above the site of the
liately begin an injunction
will be built in conformity
United Status engineers, and
1 be 1 7r» feet in clear.
THE revenue cutter, Thomas Corwin, that
since her return from her famous cruise, the
middle of last November, has been lying in this
port is about to leave for the Arctic on her
regular bix months' cruise.
iispay, a. jr., May 24.]
Argenta 95c@H
Aoclea 70ci
Alta 70(3750.
Alhion 35c I
Bodie l.lf
B&Belcher...4.65t§4 85
Benton 10c
California 25«_'30c
Caledonia 20c '
Couhdence 2'
Challenge 40c|
Con Arirginia. 60@65oi
Ohollar 3.65@3.70;
Crown Point 17
Elko C 20<
Exchequer 40c|
Grand Prize S0<" s?c
Gouid & Curry. . .3.45</0.\
Hale &~Nor....:...7:l(a3\
Justice 25c
Mexican 3.95(«4
Navajo .1.85,
No them Belle 6@61
N Ex. Utah l!
Ophir 2.00^2.65
Overman .35c,
Potosi 1.4H
Savage 2.85@2.95l
Sierra Nevada. .ir^di'-.S!1.
Scorpion 75(£80C|
Utah 2.901
Union 6.62.',w iv,
Yellow Jacket 4.60l
IPTEKNOON SESSION.
Alta (V(«fi5c
Argenta 1.05(31 10
Albion ...,35c
Alpba 1.80@1.9 1
Bodie le>1.10
Belcher 1 .'
Bullion 70c
B&Beloher ...4.0:c*4.I0
Belmont 70c
Benton 10c
Chollar 8.10@3.15
California ..2-<(i.j0c
Crown Point... 1.5Eci. fill
Cnntidence 2
t'a'edonia 15c
Challenge 30t.?15c
Con Virginia 5f-(<*60c
KxcheqUfr 35@40c
Eureka Con 3
Elko C 20c
Grand Piize OCc^c
Gould & Cnrry 2 9 s*
Hale & Nor 6^«6.87?
Justice 45c
Mexican 3.r,C«i3.G5
Navajo 1.8'«i'!.90
Northern BeUe S.87i
Ophir 2.4X^2.55
Overman 30c
Potosi 1.30@1.35
Trojan 10c
Savage 2.5.ricr2.i;0
Scorninn 70<n?5c
Sec Belcher 2*
S Nevada 3.50«f3.S?.'.
UtBh 2.8U@2.9i"i
Union Q.2*
Yellow Jacket 4,i0
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall be
pleased to receive further reports ;
Northern Belle, May 14th, $7,624; Standard Con.,
14LI1, $33,971 ; Mt. Diablo, 16th, $7,550; Penal Con..,
to date for May, $14,329; Christy, i8th, $8,856;
Northern Belle, 17th, $6,207; Alhambra Con., 19th,
$5,113; Mt. Diablo, 17th, $6,141; Navajo, 22d
$16,000; Final Con., 12th to 15th, $6,095 ; Yellow
Jacket, 17th, $20,285 ; Standard, 19th, $42,000;
Contention, 19th, $21,059; Head Center,, 22d, $5,-
317; Auburn (Dun Glen), 17th, $2, 500; Hanauer,
15th, $3,150; Alice, 15th, $5,i9r; Horn Silver, 16th,
$18,000; Bullionville, 17th, $2,498; Ontario, 16th,
$8,448; Horn Silver, 17th, $9,000; Starmont, 17th,
$3,345; Hanauer, 17th, $1,650; Horn Silver, 18th,
$6,000; Ontario, 18th, $8,744; Hanauer, i8th, $1,500;
Crescent, 19th, $6,060; Hanauer, 19th, $1,500; Horn
Silver, 19th, $6,000, and 20th, $9,000; Crescent, 20th,
$4,080; Bullionville, 18th, $2,582.
:en c.|iutc
ces have
occurred
hopeful
Mining Share Market.
As our stock tables indicate, there, lias
a lively market during the past week, and
been pretty steady; still nothing special In
to cause this, except, perhaps, the mi-
feeling up on the Comstoek that something will
be struck before long. Where that something is to
be found, however, is still a matter of conjecture. ■ A
the north end they have cut what appears to be the
apex of an ore body. A joint Sierra Nevada and
Union Consolidated winze is being sunk on the 2900
level to the eastward of this ore body, anil at a proper
depth, a drift to prospect it will be run to the west.
On the 3100 level of the Mexican a drift is being run
to the northward. This drift will eventually connect
with the winze now being sunk by the Sierra Nevada
and Union Consolidated companies. In the middle
mines all is progressing favorably, in the Hale and
Norcross the new incline winze is likely to develop a
body of good ore in going down.
ItyjMI^G 2UJV1JV1/\^Y,
'The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
Alpine.
i'kikk in the Polakis, — Monitor Argus,
A very favorable strike was made last
Ri
May
Tuesday in what is known as the Polaris location
virtually a continuation or location between the
Stella and Colorado No. 2 mines. T. N. Hansen,
one of the owners, brought into town the same day
some samples of ore and had an assay, which showed
$86.73 silver per ton, with a trace of gold. He re-
ports that this find was made within a distance of
fifteen feet from the surface, and the entire length
of the tunnel does not exceed twelve feet, and
reports that an ore body has been encountered that
had. every indication of proving permanent and rich.
We congratulate Messrs. T. N. Hansen and D. R.
Hawkins, the owners of this claim, on striking such
good ore so near the surface.
Amador.
Volcanic Mining Items. — Amador Dispatch,
May 16: A very prom'skig gold quartz mine has
been recently developed by Mr. Canvin near Volca-
no.' Mr. Hadler, near the old Markley, sank a shaft
100 ft. deep on a vein that in earlier days yielded ex-
cellent results. All the new ground in lower portion
of shaft, shows high grade ore some two feet broad.
The owner is seeking for assistance to plant larger
machinery than heretofore used, for the purpose of
sinking 100 ft. deeper. The twenty stamps of the
Downs mill are now running steadily. The stopes
between the 400 ft. and 500 ft. levels are supplying
the mill with ore of apparently inexaustible qualities.
Productive as usual. It is reported that a gravel
mine near North fork, on the Mokelumnc river, was
sold a few days ago to San Francisco parties. Work
in the deepest shaft (320 ft.) of the Acme mine, some
three miles above Volcano, was stopped last Thurs-
day. Since last November the mine has been under
the satisfactory management of Mr. Sletcher, an old
quartz miner identified with the mining interests of
Calaveras and Amador for years. The heavy flow
of water encountered in the 300 ft. level, is stated to
be the principal cause of deferring operations there
for the present. The Company paid nil demands
promptly and continues working a few men near the
surface. Mr. Muck is developing large quantities of
ore on the former Sorocco mine. The Volcano Tun-
nel Co. are now realizing expectations of dividends,
under the prosperous supervision of Supl. Doolittle,
a practical hydraulic miner. Although the grade of
the large flume in tunnel is sufficient and the requi-
site supplv of water has been very limited, a large
space of ground has been swept off to the flume
grade. The clean-up will be large. The gravel re-
maining below the Hume grade is all new, rich, and
estimated to be from twenty to fifty feet in depth.
It is intended to hoKt this gravel into the flume dur-
ing the summer, sufficient water being at command
then for that purpose.
Lambing Gravel Claim. Amador Ledger,
May 16: A large force of men are employed upon
this gravel mine, situated in the neighborhood of
Irish hill, in lone valley, consisting of 15 while men,
and a lot of Chinamen, the latter under the direction
of Hugh Clark, formerly Underground foreman of
the lone coal mine. The pay dirt is very rich, as
much as $7.50 to the pan has been taken out. The
gravel is from four to six feet thick, the richest por-
tion resting on the bedrock. This gravel, however,
lies under from 20 to 25 ft of top-dirt which has to be
scraped off before the gold can begot at. One pit,
about 25 ft square, has been worked out, and yielded
$1900. Another pit is now almost ready to com-
mence mining out. Although so very rich the enor-
mous expense involved in removing the top-dirt ren-
ders it problematical whether it can be worked profit-
ably. The nature of the ground- a sort of quicksand
in places — makes it hazardous to attempt extracting
the;pay-dirl by drifting.
Mammoth. --There is little going on at this mine.
The mill is still idle. Only two men arc employed
sloping rock. The tunnel is being pushed ahead as
vigorously as possible It is doubtful whether the mill
will be started again until existing litigation has been
settled. The wet weather of the past week has made
it impracticable to haul ore even the short distance
from the mine to the mill.
MISCELLANEOUS.- The Kelly mine is at a stand-
still, the boggy state of the roads making it impossi-
ble to haul ore from the Morgan mine.
Sutter Creek. -Developments at the Mahoney
are looking favorable. A forge of men have been
working at the 900 level for three weeks past. A
crosscut at this depth has been run west, and in the
last few davs a change lias taken place in the nature
of the ground. Gangueand slate has put in an ap-
pearance, which is considered a good indication.
Some quartz has been met with, which prospects
fairly. At the mill 20 stamps are kept running stead-
ily on rock from the open cut near the mill, and
seems to be paving. Twenty stamps of the Amador
Consolidated are kept going on ore taken from an
open cut on the property. The quartz now being
taken out is of better quality than at anytime before.
Calaveras.
Started Again, — Calaveras Ckromch, May 17:
The Empire mine, in Old Woman's gulch, started
up again this week. We are informed that the mine,
which is worked through an incline tunnel something
like 600 ft in length, has been cleared of the water,
and active operations commenced. The mill was
started and everything runs smoothly and satis-
factorily.
Robbed.-— Some thieves recently robbed the sluice
boxes in the claim of W. V. Clark, near Railroad
fiat. The five first boxes were cleaned up and con-
tents appropriated by the wretches. A night watch-
man had been employed to guard the claim against
the thieves for some time, but on the night in ques-
tion there was.no guard, a fact upon which the
thieves seemed to be well posted. Mr. Clark was
exceedingly unfortunate thus to lose the fruits of a
whole season's run. From what was left by the
thieves, together with what was cleaned up in the
daytime previous to the robbery, Mr, Clark realized
but about 50 cents a day fur hi^ labor during the
season.
Mukphv.s. - -Calaveras Citizen. May 17: Business
is booming now in the vicinity of Murphys, Knowl-
l)n, Dodge and Sublet are putting up a Kei 1
quartz mill on the O. K, and Buckhorn mines,
the Sperry spring, of five tons daily capa ■
Stephen Kendall is the millwright. The Fair \
has paid off, and Tom Goodwin, the superinten ,
of the Calaveras mine, is stirring up the bovs.
Oro Plata is running night and day with a I
force of men and taking out good pay.
El Dorado.
Tn P. Dp.i.marcia Mine.— Mt. Dewon\itty[-A-
This mine has developed into one of the i
promising quartz mines in the county. It is 1qc |
about one mile and a half northeast of Kelse) .
one of the large reservoirs of the California W
and Mining Co. One of the shafts, at a depi
90 ft, developed a ledge six ft wide that averages
per ton. In consequence of a surplus of water
shaft wasabanduned, and another was started a:
distance to the southeastward, which "paidfron
ground down." This was on a supposed '
but it gradually developed with depth into a four
ledge, bearing rich sulphurets in vast quantities
90-pound lot of the ore was worked, and yielded
or at the rate of about $180 per ton. A 10-st
mill and substantial hoisting works are to be ere,
during the summer, when work will be vigorc
prosecuted. The present owners, Messrs. McG
Kcllev, are residents of Kelsey.
Pekin Mining District.— A largely-attei
meeting of miners was held at the residence of J
son and son, China Hill, Mud Springs township
Wednesday May 9U1, for the purpose of electii
new Recorder for Pekin Mining district, the fo
Recorder having removed from the district, i
a great number of new discoveries have recently
made, and in which there has been a greal reviv;
the mining industry. By unanimous choice pre;
the vacant olfiee was conferred upon ). W. John
who with his father has been among the most
ccssfut miners of the district, and largely insl
tal in developing its capabilities and attracting
tention to it. The most notable feature of this'
trict is its great "greenstone belt," along winch I
are now ;i score or more of richly paying inii^re
terprises in course of vigorous prosecution
velopnicnt. There is every indication that 1
district wil warmly contest with Grizzly Flat J^
distinction (if being recognized as the best
camp in Ml Dorado county, and Grizzly will 1)
look sharply to Iter laurels.
Mariposa.
Dii.tz Mine.— Mariposa Gazette, May 18:
the return of Captain Diltz from the Fast, work 1
this mine has been resumed In a force of men,
they are blasting away ;i heavv bank of ledge i
lined with strata of quart/, which is piled for
ing purposes, and the dirt run out on a car t
washed through the sluices. The mine at this;
looks exceedingl) well, and the further proseci
of the work \\ i I no doubt soon de\elop a riehde
of gold — particularly characteristic of this mi
besides a Urge quantity of good milling ore, v>
will be preserved for future operations. The oI<
tunnel has fallen in, and cannot be made avai
for useat present, Captain Diltz recently visitec
Whitlock mines, and found them almost inaeees
to reach, caused by the overgrowth of cha]
and chimcsal. The Captain immediately eB
men to clear away the thicket of brush, making
mines accessible to visitor*. The Spencer J
shows a vein from three to nine feet thick and i
good looking ore. The Whitlock shows a vein fnj
six feet in thickness, at a point where the ore m
$20 a ton when last worked. Then' are also <
places on this vein which look remarkably
The Schroedcr mine is said to he making g00(.
of the water from the upper ditch supplied 1
late rains. Large quantities of surface dirt is h
washed away from the mine and vein.
Mono.
Corn. 1. A, — Homer Index, May 19: Work i
ing pushed in all three of the adits penetrating
Gorilla lode, and the ore bodies are cveryw
strong and of good quality. Recently work
commenced on three scams of ore crossing-the 1
lode at right angles, and a few feet into theffi^
the hill these seams came together, forming a
foot solid vein of high-grade ore.
Illinois. —Callahan and Isbell arc opening
one of the most promising properties in this pa
the county, on the mountain side overlooking
western shore of Mono Lake.
MAY LUNDY. — This mine is making regular
very heavy shipments of bullion, though wearc
yet at liberty to give the figures. The mine is ii
cellent condition and is turning out sonic very
ore, in the extraction of which about sixty met
employed underground. The road is improving,
everything about the mill is running smoothly.
In Brier— The Virginia Creek Hydraulic Mi
Company, operating on a large grave! field adja
to the Old Mono diggings, is now employing a 1
force of men, and meeting with very encou:
prospects. The Mono Lake Hydraulic ^
Company is working the usual force, though *h(
treme cold weather has somewhat retarded the
gressoflate. McKinnon and McDonald are 0
ing their Ohio mine, near Mt. Uibbs, and 1
struck rich silver ore equal to that of the KHa B
Considerable prospecting is being carried oil h
south end of Tioga district, and with the most
couraging results. The Grizzly mine, all ive
May Lundy mill, is still improving in appearaiic
the tunnel progresses. Work is soon to he c
menced on several mining locations near the he."
Mill- Creek canyon. Jordan district and the '
Mono diggings are beginning to show considei
life.
Nevada.
NOTES. — Nevada Transcript, May 19 :
Banner Con Tunnel Co. (Ternan & Co.), at Ba
hill, a short distance from this city, will in a few
have its 10-stamp quartz mill running. But
people have any idea of the amount of prospet
that is going on within a mile or two from the C
house. Go in any direction, and prospectors wi
found doing all kinds of work in developing It
There is one vast net-work of valuable ledges in
vicinity, and it would seem, judging from the n
new enterprises that are being started, that the I
ness men arc just beginning to find it out. A
years ago if any one, except a capitalist, comme:
operations on such a thing as a quartz ledge arc
here his credit went below par with a rush.
Mate of affairs has all subsided now, and ever;
«^o can afford it is taking an interest in qi t
20, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
:i-V,
jx lu
" but
Vtl Li
! eighbo nlire pro-
it in ibis cily, I
is -ji prosperous, and its quart* interest
■
Plumas.
i Hill.- Plumas Witionat, May i--:
un good uwtliorii) that the I
■■l. and is found
: ■
IC gravel
in g<»od paying pros|iects. No flume
l»- had there at present, and the pros-
to be done with the old-fas! I
tint dow-going method will gi
i is wortli, and the m
will be in i i ..hi |, ible. The
ireinoni hill is pretty •
ilit imt i1.
Id Mountain, of
1 1
I
in good
| thf
II in- i i even thing t.. run
i
I results.
i on ihi- Piai i I hitch
the qun in ahun la no
i i i pi omising
■
mi on it whii li nig. The
.'i' I nil ttmu-
■ it tip, md now finds himself
■ i put up machinerj . ihi-. is a good
: lllSt,
■ . ille Bulletin, May 17:
1 . irucG the tunnel was continued
:! m order to make 1 ertain
sought, .tin! not .1 mere
n found sati ifact 11 1
.1 then started along on the h Lnging wall of
B; thi- i . now in about 130 It. Where the
, it was found of th-- same width as
the old ivi irking ■, (oo ft ato ■•■■■. >i-
ore did not prospect worth much,
^11 the drift was continued alongside
•1. the ledge; the latter being soft
k required heavy limbering all the way,
;ing wall the gn iund is solid and no
g is needed, \i short inter\Fa!s apart as the
pes s the ledge is cut into and the ore pros-
almust at any hour good pay may l>e found;
mfident assurance that a body of
Brill be cut into about 200 ft ahead of the
mbt of the drift. Should anj good ore be
n the mean time, of course it will be got by
hen the ledge shall be opened for
The present condition and future prospects
Hen Mountain mine are now very encour-
itll who have interests in the district.
HST M ink. — The work of putting dow n the
depth has been hindered during the
con lance of rainy weather; in
him. additional pumping facilities have been
I, the shaft is again clear of water, and sink-
Ben resumed. I'll tu this time but eight
I . . ■ 1 en kept running. Mr, Davis says about
Of the pre-.! hi week he will drop eight more
1111 to till it shall be seen what future
confi-
pros-
Cres-
\vw\- ma) be made in the mine; hi:
11. .v. gre r than ever that the future
ill far surpass an) thing vet seen in the
te.
Shasta.
■ Mink- Shasta Courier* Ma) (9: The
mini' above the Tower House, in French
■ fine paying property. Inside of
rs Mr. Shatter has cleaned up over $30,000
Hz crushed in a small arastra, The work
oping the mine, is not near complete but the
I grow better as the work progresses, and it
Lied that there is already fully as much ore in
has been crushed. If expectations are re-
Kdge will be tapped soon by tunnel that will
le mine to be not only one of the extraordi-
I but ol mammoth extent. Shafter was in
mi the hotel business and pitched in to
I mine in earnest, and we heard a mining
I remark a few weeks ago that "if the owner
Bern me nt patent for the mine he would get
pi it that would make his eves stick out.
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
I Cos. — Enterprise, May 16.— The joint
Mvada winze on the 2900 level is down about
It will eventually be sunk to the 3100 level to
Kith the drift now going north in the Mexi-
said level. Some ore is being taken out from
rift No. 2 on the 2900 level, but they are near
of the deposit in that direction.
KA Nevada. — North drift No. 2 on the 2900
s about reached the terminus of the ore in
ection.
Bff NoRCKoss. — The work for the connec-
1 the wih/e down from the 2400 level is pro-
Hfcli. A new winze has been started near
■of the south drift, which will follow the ore
It will go down at an angle of about 55 de-
u A\. Not much work has been done on the
(s nM lb.- 2900 level, but the material in the
iws very little change.
.o\\ Jacket.— The mine is looking well and
> well. Not only is there being found much
de ore in the old slopes, but also considerable
ound that is productive is being opened.
'.js Belcher. The northwest drift on the
iffiis being advanced in ground that is hard
'. The diamond drill shows that this charae-
roiind will continue for a considerable dis-
EfflRNiA. — The C. and C. winze is making
rogiess. Drain boxes are being put in on
o level, and on the 2900 level the usual pro-
being made in the main south drift,
IK. — The old Central tunnel is being repaired
>aii*s are also being made to the ladders in the
iclinc. Some ore is still being extracted from
ppings.
LLAR. — In crosscut No. 3 on the 2600 level
rogress has been made during the week in
quartz of a good appea ;li not carrying
much metal.
me lair ore is being cxtracli tl I
west dnii In 01
■ ins.
i 'how n Point, i lie ti ual imouni ■ >l ■ ire is be-
!o the mills.
Columbus District.
North kk n 1 . . .
■
being pushed ahead 1
n the fourth I 1 nig and
continue their usual yield of on 1
iiiewb.it, In, th in extent and qualii
the Mrsi
■
the It-t repoi i Some very
lu. ted from the teventh level, ihi
point being quite promising. Ore
grade is being encountered in the slope at I
■mi end 1 'i the ninth level, tt impro
nice as tl Phe d til) output ol
ore ha t>een nboul 65 ions, which is sent to the null.
Both ot the mill . are running as ti! ual, .•■■
go,„l work. The bullion shipments amounted to
r, tor the we.-k em ling Ma) 17th, andaggre-
. i 13.80 on \i.i\ account to th
Mm m Diahi.o Hie »tope from winze No. s
shows two feel ol $65 ore. I he ledge below this
■,.■-. v. ide, and givi 1 ■ ij ol
ore worth $60 per ton. The slope above the third
level, near the head ol winze No. 2, is showing a
foot of $70 ore, [*he stope near winze No, .(is
yielding a small auioiml of $100 chloride, while the
intermediate stope above winze No 1, between the
second and third levels, is giving a little $150 ore
from a narrow ledge. The east intermediate, be-
tween the first and second levels, is turning out con-
siderable £70 ore. The stone from the west drift
from the ( allison winze shows some two feet of $70
ore, the formation in the extreme western end of the
stope shows improvement as the work progresses. A
little ore of a good grade is being sloped from a
point near the shaft on the first level. A bullion
shipment amounting to $5,676.51 was made on the
10th instant, and another of $7,550.58 on the 14 th.
Eureka District.
Ei i;i.k \ Tunnel. -Eureka Sentinel, May 10:
I here are fifty-two men on the pay roll at the Eureka
Tunnel, of whom on!) eight are working on ore, the
remaining forty-four being engaged in dead work.
Still the mine is paying expenses right along and
laying aside a surplus every week for the reduction of
thecompany's debt. Within the next week or ten
days, the mass of dead work now being done,
handling ore seven or eight times, and all that, will
be over with. 1 he cribbing in the new shaft, which
is now down to the depth required to relieve the first
level, was finished last night. Work on the station
will be commenced to-day and pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. After that the apparatus will be
put infer working the cage' without delay. The haul-
ing up of ore by steam, will markan important era in
the history of tiie Eureka Tunnel. The output of ore
will be greatly enlarged at once, and running ex-
penses greatly curtailed. The shaft will be sunk
deeper continuously to connect with the workings on
th.- second level. The ambition of (Jen. Connor is
to have all ore come up as soon as practicable
by steam through the new shaft. When this is re-
alized, if developments keep pace with the outlook
at several points, the tunnel will cease to be called
a "small mine" and will have to be classed among
the mines called big. The Addison chamber, in
which the principal mining is being done at present,
looks better from day to day and improves always
the deeper it is explored.
'Garfield. District.
Western.— Virginia Enterprise, May 18: The
Western mine, at Garfield, is shipping ore to the
Northern Belle mill at Belleville. During the last
month 123 tons were shipped there, yielding $226
per ton, and 15 tons were shipped to San Francisco
that yielded $692 per ton.
Mount Cory District.
Milt, and FURNACE. — Hawthorne Bulletin, May
i3: Constructing engineers, who will immediately
begin the work of surveying and grading the mill
and furnace for the Mount Cory M. Co., are ex-
pected here in a few days. The plans and specifi-
cations are nearly finished, and the engineers will
leave San Francisco as soon as all are completed. It
is authoritatively slated that the capacity of the mill
will not be less than 20 stamp?. The location has
not yet been decided upon.
Pinto District.
Ok P.. — Eureka Sentinel, May 18: Some high-
grade ore is coming out of the Queen mine. This
property is a constant ore producer. Messrs. Berry-
man Bros, are still taking ore out of the Silver Nug-
get mine, Silverado mountain. Several new loca-
tions of mining claims have been made lately in
Pinto mining district, which is fast coming into favor
with prospectors. The old Champion mine, on
Alhambra hill, has been twice relocated, and will be
worked by O. H. Smith and Richard Berryman. A
tunnel will be started and run on the contact of the
limestone and. trachyte, from which a crosscut will
be driven in under the old workings upon the ledge.
There is some good ore in sight.
Secret Canyon District.
MONITOR. — The main tunnel of the Monitor mine
is in 100 ft. The indications arc very good at the
face, but it will be carried forward 150 ft further,
from which point an upraise will be made to connect
with a shaft sunk to a depth of 12 ft upon the ledge.
The ore from this mine is of excellent quality, and
the ledge is strong and appears permanent. There
is considerable quart/- ore, containing black metal
and bright chloride of silver, coming out of the
Metaline mine, Secret Canyon district. The ore is
taken from a seam which makes between limestone
and trachyte. There are veins of almost pure mag-
nesia in "the mine, which, when broken into lumps,
can be used as chalk, making a clear, white mark.
Tuscarora District.
Elko Cow.— Tfmes-Xeview, May 17: During
the past week drift No. 3 has been advanced a dis-
tance of five feet; total length, 100 ft. Owing to
foul air have been obliged to discontinue operations
in this drift. The ledge is in fine quality of quartz.
Drift No. 4 has been extended a distance of 15 ft;
total length, 157 ft. During the past few feet the
ledge hasproduced quartz containing large quantities
of siilphurets. During the next week expect to make
ith -liati No. 1, which wil
\ *oon
l lion ,s in. i,|,- w,,rk uitl be r.siti 1
"1 tin- nun.-.
N'ORTI
■ : ■
snme sinking, and will be connected with
level. Present depth, 40 fi.
: \.- \o, j ■
in 23 ft. The ore now
ind the stones ai 1
I to start up on i1"- : pih inst.
ARIZONA.
' ■ uritr. Ma) 15: I he DCSl
news we have to relate, this morning, is thai large
in ir 1 >mj ai 01 and 1 ithi 1 m t< liin
ery, lor [In 1 ' 1 \. mini . w ill arrive shortly. Sinking
below the first Hater level will then commence. I..
D, Hnrdj f the best mill! nun 1 n thi I'ai ific
1 1 al the 1 e, We heard, thai the 1 1 l ms
■! 1 ■ ' < ire fin >m the < >a idem mine (propertj of
■ 1 1 k Co. ), worked about $1,800 per ton in San
i- 1. sec All who \i.wr examined the I lowcll 1 "'-■
Belle mine pronounce it a fine property, h 1- pro*
11 anen se quantities of ore. Miner: &> thai
Hate A \laji.i have a very rich mine in Hassayampn
1 reek. Slabs of the ore seen b) us in this town were
rich. The Dosoris and Silver Belt minescontinue to
produce abundance of rich silver ore, Mine owners
who have plent) Of rich rock are hoping that some
man or company will come in and start other reduc-
tion works.
Minim, in Yuma Cot'N'n —Arizona Sentinel,
Ma] [9 five mines in die Ilaeu\.ir mountains in
this county, have been soldfor$[oo,ooo. The mines
are about nine miles north of < lullen's wells, and
seven miles west of Old Campo Seco. I In- ores ,wc
copper, carrying gold and silver. < upper mining in
Yuma county has never been thorough!) tried, ■nu\
from the character and quantity of the ores of this
district, it will surely prove a success, TheHacuvar
country will greatly help the trade of the northern
portion of Yuma count), and will in a few months
make heavy shipments of copper bullion. The cop-
per industry will have another impetus through the
development of promising claims near William's
fork, owned by prominent citizens of Los Angeles,
There is also considerable activity in the mines around
Plomosa, by which summing up, the opening of the
Hacuvar country, William's fork and Plomosa, will
soon cause the streets of Ehrenherg to bustle with
life and activity, farther south, Silver district is
flourishing with a magnificent 40-ton smelter and a
quartz mill in active and successful operation, both
producing silver bullion in paving quantities. ' astir
Dome is looking up, and so are the splendid mines
in the Mohawk mountains. The ores from the latter
place arc of a promising character of quartz earning
gold and silver in both a chloride and siilpluirel form.
A general resume of the mining outlook of this count)
can be stated in a few words: That to-day the mines
of this county show as good prospects as any in the
Territory, and that the majority of the mining pros-
pects now being worked are paying their owners
handsome and solid profits.
COLORADO.
Atlantic District. — Colorado Miner, May u;
Our reporter paid a visit to the mines of Atlantic dis-
trict this week. The Empireand Middle Park wagon
road was found free from snow and in good condition
for wagons up to a point on the big bend where the
trail leaves the road, The first property visited was
the Edith Belle lode, discovered in 1881 by S. H.
Bennet ami Mr. Stanton, This mine has Iain quiet
for some lime though it is intended to prosecute work
diligently the coming season. It is located on Kus-
sel mountain about a quarter of a mile from the Mid-
dle Park road, and is reached by a trail of slight
grade, which could be converted to a good wagon
road al comparatively slight expense. A good frame
house, capable of accommodating 12 men, has been
erected, together with a log shaft-house and black-
smith shop. The developments consist of a discov-
ery shaft 20 ft deep, a crosscut 25 ft in length, and
several open cuts. A cut was run this spring which
has just entered cover, exposing a vein of quartz of
two to six inches in width, carrying finely dissemi-
nated mineral, specimens assaying from $329 to $436
per ton and carrying one ounce in gold. Some of
the specimens, which showed no mineral, after being
placed in the furnace were covered with bullous of
silver "roasted" out,
A. and P. Tunnel.— The tunnel is now in 1450
ft and going a head from two to three ft a day. The
rock for too ft has been unusually hard. Before
that a spur was driven on some 200 ft, which, how-
ever, circled in ami out of the line of the tunnel like
a wave. It contained soft gangue and some mineral
that ran as high as 47 ounces silver. Fifteen men
are employed, and the heading is supposed to be
within 50 to 60 ft of the Diamond Joe. The Potosi
lode was struck some 500 ft in. Upon this Messrs.
Snow and kiggs have drifted under lease 175 ft wes-
terly, having a depth at the breast of over 600 ft.
The crevice has specks of mineral and looks more
promising than heretofore.
IDAHO.
Vienna News, — Ketchum Keystone, May 14:
Reliable persons from the upper country inform us
that operations in Vienna will assume a lively shape
at an early date. The immense quartz mill of the
Vienna Co. is standing ready for a long run with huge
amounts of ore from the Mountain King, Solace and
Vienna mines. The otdy thing now causing delay
is the snow, which, owing to the cold weather ex-
perienced in April, has been a month later in melting
than was experienced in March, Ca'pt. Henrv
Guyer, who, it will be remembered, was engaged to
run' the Vienna Co.'s works just as soon as the season
would permit, in '83, is on his way to Vienna, and
other signs of opening operations begin to show-
as snow leaves the Sawtooth divide.
MONTANA.
TH E CI KA NITE MoO NTAI n . — Inter-Mountain,
May 14: The Granite Mountain mine, in the Phil-
ipsburg district, now ranks as one of the richest
silver mines in the Territory. The vein is rich,
regular and permanent, and the ore dump is rap>
idly assuming mammoth proportions. It is the in-
tention of the company, in the near future, to erect
a mill, but in the meantime a
of No. 1 ore will be shipped to St. I
lion, Ac
Donation of 1.000 ton ol
and it is now b ing sacked foi shipment,
■ the property was ap| In tl thi
did nol
re nulled in Butte, and the replj was thai
0 hip [1 to St Louis. ' It ci
vet) easily milled in Bui 1 dinary nil
iomc ruby and anl
iilvcr l he Butte mill . haw all the home
ore they can work, and il is foi this re
that arrangements foi the ti ■ of tin
" .ramie Mountain proi
lMi'RO\ 1 mi s rs 1 1 mi Smki 1 1 r. Butte
1 . 1. ; the .... ., numt ol Siipt,
W. J. King the Bell works are rapidlj geltin
■ tie- extensive operations, ivhich will be
tl onnei t< d
with the old working* and ore can be hoi
sufficient quantity to suppl] both blasts at the
smelter. Anion- other important impn 1
which will great!) facilitate the handling ol ore, is
tramway running under the calcining furn
necting with an elevatoi and elevated tramway, bj
winch the ears can be filled with ore from the fui
naces and transported direct to the blast feed: 1 he
calcining furnaces have been doing somi •
dinar) work during the pa I week, eai li
averaging toj : tons of ore pei lay,
Cined down i" less than five per cent sulphur.
Twenty-one tons ol ore is run through the single
blast each day, which produces a daily man. outpi 1
of about 10 tons. At the mine, work on tl :w
three-compartment shaft is steadily progressing, The
work of pulling in the station set at the 270 was
finished last Friday, and crosscutting to the old
workings may now be commenced at any time, but
the intention is to drive work on the shaft as rapidly
as possible to the .|oo and crosscut to a point beneath
the old workings, with which connection will be made
by an upraise. It is expected that this connection will
be made within the next 30 days, when sloping will be
commenced 011 the high-grade West vein, and from
40 to 60 tons per day hoisted to supply both blasts oi
the smeller, I he output of which will then I e U" ■ fid
to from 20 lo 30 tons of matte per day,
NEW MEXICO-
Tiik 1. a ic 1 i.sij. MiKK.—NeioSoutJwcst, May i|
A gentleman just in from the Carlisle mine at Steeple
Rock, informs us the < arlisle Co. is still working
away with a large force of men. The principal work-
ing is in the 6x18 ft shall. The company intend
sinking this shaft to a depth of 3^0 ft before running
the level. Il is down already quite a distance. I le
says the) were preparing to stari up 15 stamps of the
mill as he left. He also informed us that the mine
will, in all probability , develop into one of the great-
est mines on die .1111011011. I he ore bodies on the
surface, .uul exposed by the working is simply enor-
mous, It is a Sulphuret Ore and when down to water
level it becomes has,-, bui the machinery of the com-
pany under the skillful management of Wm. Fairish
the superintendent, is such, and has been so con-
structed that the treatment of it is provided for. It
seems to be the opinion of every mining man who
has seen this property, that there is nothing any-
where thai excels it. The cropping? are immense,
and the vein is as well defined as the hills through
which it passes. The Star of the West adjoining
this claim on the west, the Center and Pennsylvania
adjoining it on the east and all on the same lode,
promise to develop into big mines also. The latter
claims are owned by different parties. But as vet
little work has been done on them. Theseminesare
in Grant county and in the Steeple Rock mining
district. There are a great many fine prospects out
there. Indeed we know of no mining camp any-
where in any country that has a more encouraging
outlook than this district. Ii is beautifully located,
only 15 miles from Richmond and the Gila river.
close to the line of the Lordsburg and Clifton rail-
road, and an excellent wagon road to the camp.
The district yields gold, silver and copper. Thel Carl-
isle mine is a gold mine. There was great excite-
ment there when the discoveries were first made, but
after the present company commenced operations
the noise quieted down.
OREGON.
XOTKS. — Jacksonville Times, May 18: The rains
are keeping up what water supply there is. I1', M.
Blevins, of Siskiyou county, is in this section on a
prospecting tour. Rich rock is being taken out of
the old John Roten ledge on Kane creek. T. ]'..
Hueston, of Thompson creek says the miners of that
region still have plenty of water. The miners have
made nt> extraordinary reports as yet.
UTAH.
A Rf.vii.,\v. — Tribune, May 19: The movement
of bullion for the week has been the smallest of any
week this year, the receipts in this city for the week
ending May 17th, inclusive, being $87,613.46, as
against $132,451.12 the previous week, and $17.3,-
724.51 the week before that. The shipments for the
week ending May 12th, inclusive, were: 41 cars
bullion, 1,045,894 ihs; 5 cars ore, 114,928 lbs; 1 cat-
ore, 32,600 lbs; total, 47 cars, 1.193,422 lbs. The
Horn Silver shipments of bullion were 14 cars, of the
value of $42,000; previously reported for the present
calendar year, $1,267,500; aggregate at this dale,
$1,309,500. The quarter!) dividend of $300,000 was
duly paid on time, Mav 15th. The week has been
eminently one of preparation, and the signs of the
resumption of summer's activity are on every hnn'tl
The opening of the Alta tramway, the bettering ol
the canyon roads; and the departure of mining nun
hither and thither, all tend to the same purpose.
The ( Irescent bonanza diminishes no whit in interest.
It sent in during the week 200 of ore (not counted in
above receipts) that were sold here at satisfactory-
figures. A dividend of 10 cents per share, ■amount-
ing l° $50,000, has been declared by the CnSseen l,
payable | une 20th. This company also advertises for
proposals for hauling ore from its dumps for a year,
on the basis of 60 tons per day, from which it will be
seen that the intention of the management is busi-
ness. The Sampson is also moving; there was re-
ceived from it on the 12th (aside from the report of
receipts above given) three cars of second-class ore,
which netted the company a' little short of $40 per
ton,
858
Mining and Scientific Press.
Santa Cruz Mountains.
We give herewith a sketch of the crowning
hight of the Santa Cruz mountains, Mt. Bache,
or, as it is locally called, Loma Prieta, which is
the name applied by the Spanish-Mexican popu-
lation to any chaparal covered mountains which
look black in the distance.
The entire system of elevations between the
Bay of Monterey and the Golden Gate is some-
times included under one name, and called the
Santa Cruz range, which is, however, properly
the term for the southern and middle portions of
the hills in question, or those included in Santa
Cruz county. Here, in fact, are the highest
mountains and the broadest belt of elevated
country; the chain diminishing in hight and
breadth as it runs north, until it finally sinks
beneath the ocean at the Golden Gate. The en-
tire range, from the Bay of Monterey to the
end of the peninsula, is about sixty-five miles
in length, and its greatest breadth is about
twenty-five miles. The eastern ridges are
highly metaphoric, and constitute the main por-
t;0.i or backbone of the range. Mount Bache be-
for about forty miles. The northerly portion
of this metamorphic ridge lies back of Mountain
View, and of it Black mountain is the culminat-
ing point, being about 3,000 feet high. Here
are several parallel ridges which run out into
the plain to the southeast, their strike taking
them to the north of Mount Bache, the range
being broken and irregular in the intermediate
region, where cut through by the Los Gatos and
Quito ci*eeks. All these ridges have steep
slopes, and are very dry in the summer and cov-
ered on their northeastern sides with dense
chaparal, composed more exclusively of the
Adenostoma fasiculata, or "chamis," than
were similar tracts farther south, where various
species of ceanothus predominate in the dense,
thorny and almost impenetrable growth, to
which the name of "chaparal" is universally
given.
The slopes on the southwest sides of the
mountains were less inhospitable, being coyered
to a considerable extent with wild oats, as were
also the foothills. The foothills in this region
extend several miles into the San Jose plains,
and are covered with a fertile soil; they form
Mineral Prospects near the Colorado.
The Calico Print says: Reports are constantly
coming in from points along the railroad, be-
tween here and the Colorado river, in regard to
the country which is now being prospected for
mineral by numerous parties.
From what we hear, we conclude that there
is a large area of fine mineral land in the eastern
part of this county, which has only been par-
tially explored, and which shows very favora
ble indications of immense quantities of hidden
wealth, which will be extracted at no distant
day, by the combined efforts of hardy miners
and enterprising capitalists. The railroad has
opened up a large extent of country, barren,
desolate and apparently worthless, but which
the indefatigable prospector has proved, by
months of weary explorations, to be a land of
gold, silver, copper, borax and other substances
which are a source of wealth, now brought
within the reach of even ordinary capital.
The greatest drawback to the prospector has
been the scarcity of water; but now it can be
obtained at any point on the railroad for two
cents a gallon, by applying to the proper rail-
road officer, who will order the water car to
stop at any convenient point for the benefit of
prospectors.
The other day we obtained a few items of
interest from S. W, Fulton, who has been out
[May 26, 1883
Mining with British Capital.
English capitalists have no objection to put-
ting a few sovereigns in mining enterprises
whenever convinced that they will get them
out again with a fair prospect of a few more.
Accordingly they are working mines in nearly
all the Pacific States aud Territories. \Vo
simply wish at this time to note the operations
of two English mines in California for the last
half of the year 1882. These are the Plumas
Eureka and the Sierra Buttes. The first-named
J produced 29,400 tons from its recpective claims
during that period. All this ore was reduced,
besides thirty tons previously on the dumps.
The ore yielded only $6.00 in free gold, and
yet it was worked at a profit, because the ex-
pense of mining, including prospecting, was
only $3.35, while the cost of milling was only
forty-five cents per ton, making a total ex-
pense of $3.80. The net balance for the half
year was §141,000, and out of this sum a divi-
dend of $70,313 was recommended. This has
since been paid. The mine has given to its
stockholders to date the sum of $1,730,800.
The Sierra Buttes mine produced 15,760 tons nf
ore during the same interval, all of which
passed through the mill. The ore yielded $7,48
per ton, or, including tailings, $8.18. The work-
ing expenses were $5.50, including $4.98 for
mining and prospecting and fifty-eight cents for
MT. BACHE (LOMA PRIETA), SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, CAL
ing the highest point ; this has an elevation of
3,780 feet, being less than a hundred feet lower
than Mount Diablo. This mountain mass, to
which Mounts Choual (3,530 feet) and Umun-
hum (3,430 feet) belong, is the dominating one
of the range, although there are points farther
north which rise to over 3000 feet.
In crossing over from Santa Cruz, in a north-
erly direction across the chain, to the Santa
Clara valley, before reaching the metamorphic,
a mass of rocks is traversed which is much broken
and elevated, some of the ridges being fully
2,000 feet high. In rising on to this elevated
ridge, from an elevated point near the summit,
an extensive view is to be had of the southern
part of the range of the high and deeply eroded
ridges of Mount Bache to the east, and of the
ranges to the northeast, which are also lofty
and rugged, rising in some places to nearly 3,500
feet in elevation. The scenery on this road
from Santa Cruz to San Jose is hardly surpassed
in grandeur and beauty by anything in the
coast ranges. There are heavy forests of pine,
firs and oaks, which almost vie with those of
the Sierra in size and vigor of growth.
The metamorphic belt, before spoken of as
occurring on the east side,' forma the highest
ridges of the range. The higher masses extend
from a point back of Redwood City, southeast
some of the most delightful and attractive farm
ing lands of the State and are now being largely
planted with trees and vines.
The Santa Cruz mountain district is rapidly
becoming one of the most famous in the State
for rural improvement, and is certainly a most
desirable district.
A New Kind of Belt.— A new method of man-
ufacturing belts or bands for machinery, which
comes from Paris, is applicable to rubber,
woven tissues of gutta-percha, and consists in
making the belt in longitudinal belts or grooves,
the main object of which is to increase the ca
pacity of the belt on the same cross section, say
twelve inches, by the extra strength put in the
same space, and also to prevent so much stretch-
ing and variation. Another modification of the
same invention is grooving one side of the belt
the same as saw teeth, then putting these two
pieces together, leaving a plain bearing surface
for contact besides, thus making a double belt,
which is less liable to stretch or to warp. Es-
pecial machinery is built for the purpose,
and the claim for it is that better contact is
given. The pores are closed during this groov-
ing process, the belts have a higher resisting
power, and do not twist on the pulleys. The
grooves may be regular, irregular, spiral, or
Some of the best mining authorities are now
beginning to think that the main Comstock
goes north, through Utah, instead of east, as
heretofore supposed.
with Tom Ryan and Chas. Ells, prospecting in
the vicinity of Sacramento Springs, a station
seventeen miles from the Colorado by rail, and
about six miles in a direct line. There are mines
in this neighborhood that were worked twelve
or fourteen years ago by fiesoldieis, who hauled
their ore to the river, where it was loaded ou
the steamers that ply up and down the river.
Thousands of dollars' worth of work was done on
these mines, and the reason they were abandoned
was on account of the Indians and the ex-
pense of transportation.
Recently some of these mines have been
worked, and they are showing up well. A
number of parties prospecting in the mountains
there have taken up claims that look well. Mr.
King, an assayer, is located there with his
family, and is busy taking assays. He is inter-
ested in a number of mines with Messrs. David
Nagle, Smith and Hoover. The latter is re-
corder of the district. Recently they shipped
about six tons of ore to San Francisco, the
highest assay of which reached $2,000 to the
ton. Messrs. Fulton, Ryan & Co. have secured
some fine looking claims, and have brought in
some specimens to be assayed. It is stated that
there is an abundance of desert willow in the
mountains where the mines are located, and
plenty of other kinds of timber on the river.
The formation of the ledges denote permanence.
They carry silver and gold, and some copper.
We were assured that a better country for pros-
pecting could not be found. The miners there
are sanguine that a bright future is in store for
this section of country, and feel confident they
will be richly rewarded for their labors.
milling. Excluding the work on the eight
and ninth levels, the working expenses wen
$4.15 per ton. The net balance for the ha'
year was $43,800, from which a dividend c|
$30,025 was recommended. This has sine,
been paid, and makes a total of $1 ,400,300 give
to stockholders to date. The accounts hetwee
the Company and the bankrupt firm of Cross*!
Co have been written off and finally sefctlec
Here are two low grade quartz mines in thi
State that are being worked by English capiti
at a profit. Are there not other quartz claim]
of equal value now lying idle? Is it not poss
ble for Americans to work mines in the sarn
districts as cheaply as the English? We ougl
to do better with our mines than foreigners. ]
is a sad commentary on our enterprise and s;
gacity that Englishmen can do better with oi
resources than we can ourselves. There ai
large quantities of $6 and $8 Gold quartz rot
is this State waiting development. — BuHetvtu
It is said that the Homes take Mining Co., «
Black Hills, will erect a 200-stainp mill. It m
only a few years ago that a sixty-stamp mi
was the largest in that camp. Then came a
eighty-stamp, and afterwards two 120-stan
mills.
The Copper Queen mine, of Arizona, in-
duced 1,138 tons copper in the first quart)
this year.
A Sax Francisco company purchased tl
Onondaga mine in Safford District, a few da;
ago, for $11*2,000. Safford, the discoverer of tl
mine, is to receive one-third of this sum.
May 20, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
359
The Opium Evil at the East.
Our Eastern fri< ode ure waking up widely to
t Ji.it i'l opium
ion. They find, u we have Found, that
the Aeiatioa not only ruin thenuelvi b with the
drug, but are enticing American*, both young
and old, into their base haunts, and accom
thi i! physical and moral ruin.
ports from New York and Chicago
revolting a< te aa the enticing of school girls into
their ba ■ drugged and destroyed.
h. tin- 'i. gross «-f orime Una la the baat
cxia most Loudly foi condign punishment, They
that tin' 1 1'-- has possessed
, and is gaining ad-
1 In women oi the upper classes.
Thus it u striking at the welfare of the whole
people, and Eastern | pie Fully appreciate that
it must be stamped out with no gentle heels.
The i inst the opium demons
.M Mew York city is brought by the
oi the I Satnolic church and they
are deserving for credit for their summary
and vigorous movement. They were most an
uoyed by the orgies of the Chinese, for their
churches and i pie were in proximity to their
trongholds. They suffered at first for
their efforts, but they are now gaining the vic-
tory, for the offieers of the Law and public senti-
ment are now comingquickly to their aid. What
has b< en done is thus described in a Jispateh
from N<w York on Wednesday morning:
Father Barry, of the Church of the Transfigu-
ration, the society which is moving for the ex-
pulsion of the Chinese from Mott street, said
today : "We have had no such Sunday for
years in this neighborhood as the Last. It was,
outwardly decent ami orderly. We
could get through the streets without being in-
sulted, and the Air was not made hideous by
yells and loud talk that generally make Sunday
here a pandemonium. So far, we have at-
tained the only object we had in the beginning
uf thin agitation —outward decency and order.
Ah for i. pium smoking, I don't feel able to hope
that'it will be suppressed." Being asked if the
matter will be brought formally before the Grand
Jury and legal proceedings instituted, he said:
"I suppose that will be done. It is very dirfi-
eult, however, to get correct evidence on the
subject. We can all swear we have seen little
girls go into these idaces and that they stayed
there for hours. We know the character of the
occupants, and we must draw our own conclu-
sions. Of course it is a very difficult matter to
g<t a confession from one of the intei-ested
parties, and if evidence of the commission of
any iniquity beyond opium smoking is required
as proof, we cannot produce it. All the decent
residents of the vicinity, without distinction of
race or creed, have come forward voluntarily
and offered us their ai 1, and some of them have
made tenders of money. That shows that there
is no prejudice in the matte:-. Israelites, Pro-
testants and Catholics have united in giving
testimony to the existence of the evils, and in
their offers of assistance to us."
Some of the leading journals of New York are
apparently shielding the vile opium fiends with
statements that there is no law which pro-
nounces opium smoking a crime. If that be so,
the sooner they make such a law, the better
for the welfare of their people. They will
find that the evil with which they have to con-
tend, face to face, is no easy thing to vanquish.
They will find that with the strongest laws they
must exercise constant vigilance and act
promptly and zealously, if they would save
their young people from ruin and their old
people from suicidal folly. It is only by constant
work that the vice is kept within any bounds in
California, and even with that, it is ceaselessly
drawing its victims from all walks of life and
bringing sorrow to many households. We have
to fight it in city and in country. There is no
need of being tender fingered about it or to at-
tempt to bring it under the rank of class perse-
cution. It is a vice which the Chinese authori-
ties abominate and do their best to stamp out
in the Empire, and the people of the United
States owe it to their own safety and to the
welfare of the sojourners among them, that the
ways of the opium purveyors and users shall be
made as hard as possible.
Useful Information.
Painted Diamonds.
The latest fraud in p tone* furnishes
a curious confirmation of the law of chromatic
contrasts, and an unexpected illustration of
Shakespeare's saying i
M refined gold, t" paini Ihe lily.
About six month;- ago, the owner Of a mag-
oificent gem, which he bad supposed t" i- a
Brazilian diamond of the first water, suddenly
found it reduced to about onerfifth it-, value by
being accidental I \ washed with BOap-SUds.
mple process revealed its true character
i a yellow African diamond of inferior grade.
ick, which was originally played in Paris,
has ni 1 1. 'i been reproduced in tin- country, and,
it is rumored, that a single firm on Chatham
street wasthuBsw tndled out of many thousands of
dollars without being able t<> detect the perpe
trator of the fraud.
of the sort is now in the New Haven
courts, being tried bj Judge Denring, some of
the particulars of which may be «ii interest.
and - rve to put persons on their guard against
v. hal is really an ingenious deception :
Jacob Nepel, a manufacturing jeweler in that
city, had .several diamonds, apparently of great
value, which he disposed of by an agent to Mr.
Edward Kngel, a diamond broker of seventeen
years' experience. The gems were faultless,
but the low priic set on them awoke suspicion
that they were either stolen or Bpurious. Sev-
eral local dealers examined them, using a mi-
croscope for the purpose, and pronounced them
tiiu- ol'l mine diamonds, and worth five or six
times their price. Mr. Kngel then took them
to New York, and exhibited them to Messrs.
Seller & Bardell, importers and dealers in
precious stones, who were also deceived by the
appearance of the gems, until the owner men-
tioned his suspicions. Mr. Heller, remember-
ing to have heard of a new process of painting
diamonds, took one of the studs, estimated to
be worth from $1,000 to 1,500, washed it in
soap-suds, and found it to be a cheap African
diamond, worth perhaps $140. The rest of the
set proved to have been tampered with in a
similar manner. On returning to New Haven,
Mr. Kngel sought redress through the courts,
and probably will get it.
The explanation is as follows : The common
African diamonds are naturally a honey-yellow.
On dipping one of them for a few minutes in
an aqueous solution of aniline violet, and then
letting it dry, it will be found that, while the
luster remains unimpaired, the color is changed
from yellow to the fine steel-blue usually ob-
servable only in the best stones. The two col-
ors, yellow and violet, it will be noticed, are
complementaries, and, on blending, produce
the brilliant result described. The aniline is
easily removed by the application of soap-suds,
the water being tinged, not violet, but green,
while the diamond regains its original yellow
hue. — Scientific American.
Thjb Effect oi Hi it <>\ Floi u. It fre-
quentl) happens that wheat <>r rye tlour. in
-pit- ..t tii- greatest cars in kiking, yields an
interior loaf, an. I the failure is commonly at-
tributed ti» adulteration; but when submitted
i" investigation, neither microscopic nor cnemi
real any adulteration. Such Hour
is returned to the miller or dealer as unlit for
us. . Tin miller says the tlour was injured by
the heating oi bhe stones, and the deal* ■
liter* the « lit i*i*t tO the , ircil Inst .lilies that the
BUS must have -ln.iic upm, tin- sacks during
irtation. ft has been proi ed by numer-
ous experiment- that ll.uir cannot bear tin- ac-
tion "i the Mm. even « hen not exposed directlj
to its rays. When Hour is exposed to the heat
of tin- sun an alteration takes place in the
gluten similar to that produced by tin heating
of the stones. For this reason it is advisable
that the transportation of Hour should take
place, il possible, on cool days or by night, as
well as that flour should be stored in a cool
place. Hi. -'<•,! Journal of Chemistry.
A Mother Killed by Sudden Joy.— Ooy is
said sometimes to kill outright, though bucIi
cases an.- extri mely rare, \ perfectly au-
thentic and .jiiitc recent instance of such an .»■-
ma\ he worth recording, A certain
Mad. bar. icli.-, who kept a little mercer s -Imp
in Paris, bad a son who, when his turn came
■ i ■ ion, unfoi bunately drev a ' 'bad
number," and had to go as a marine to -
"tin. he remained several months, lb was
then transferred to Guadaloupe; but the letter
in which lie announced the fact to his mother
never reached her. She continued writing to
aid, as her tetters received no reply,
she fell into a Mate of profound despair, and
i oucluded that her son was dead, Recently,
however, the youne man, having have tore-
turn to France, unexpectedly presented himself
mi his mother's shop and threw himself into his
motliei's arms. The poor woman, Stupefied at
his Budden apparition, uttered a cry of joy,
then all at once she reeled and fell dead to the
floor.
Utilization ov Diseased Potatoes. A cor-
respondent of the Journal of tfu Socu ';/ of Art,
Bays : I know from practical experience that
M. Bourlier and M. Serve are quite correct as
to the value of diseased potatoes as an article oi
food for cattle, pigs, etc., but the most impor-
tant item to be observed they omit in their di-
rections, which 1 tevisc as follows : Boil the
diseased tubers fast till done; drain, and let
them become perfectly dry by spreading them
out on sieves a gravel screen is the best. The
tuber, when cooked, is free from poison; the
water in which it is boiled is very strong poison,
and will scour, if not kill, any animal that par-
takes of it. \Yhen dry, ram tight into any kind
of dry cask (with salt), and keep in a cool place
till wanted. One boiler full can be dried and
paeked while the next is cooking, so that a large
quantity can be cooked in one day. Every
farmer should know this, as it would save him
suffering any loss, however bad his crop might
he. — r.v,,. H/m. PascaV.
A Useful Kind of Solder.— -A soft alloy,
which attaches itself so firmly to the surface of
metals, glass, and porcelain that it can be em-
ployed to solder articles that will not bear a
ery high temperature, can be made as follows :
Copper dust obtained by precipitation from a
solution of the sulphate by means of zinc is put
in a cast iron or porcelain lined mortar, and
mixed with strong sulphuric acid, specific
gravity 1.85. From twenty to thirty or thirty-
six parts of the copper are taken, according to
the hardness desired. To the cake formed of
acid and copper there is added, under constant
stirring, seventy parts of mercury. When well
mixed, the amalgum is carefully rinsed with
warm water to remove all the acid, and then set
aside to cool. In ten or twelve hours it is hard
enough to scratch tin. If it is to be used now
it must be heated so hot that when worked over
and brayed in an iron mortar it becomes as soft
as wax. In this ductile form, it can be spread
out on any surface, to which it adheres with
great tenacity when it gets cold and hard. —
Polyt. Noihblait:
Coloring Photographs.— A new method of
joloring photographs has been patented by Mr.
Jesse \V. Hyman, of Englewood, N. J. The
process consists in immersing the photographs
in a solution of naphtha, pararfinc, mastic drops,
ether, and vinegar, and applying to the back,
in oil paint, the desired shade and tone, and
also applying a mixture of glue and glycerine
to the back and pressing the back to canvas
until cohesion takes place, whereby the whole
picture will be flexible and have the appearance
of having been painted on the canvas.
Gtood Health,
Pojsoxoos Paper. ISightj Rmr samples of
colored paper, supplied !•> a Massachusetts firm
For the Qsi ol Kindergarten pupils, show arsenic
to be present to a considerable extent in a
large number uf the papers, and in eight of the
specimens, to a dangerous degree. These strips
or paper are used by the children in weaving
various designs, and, of course, this work
is a most natural occasion for the use
"I nature's mucilage the saliva. The
mamifaetiircr, indeed. calls attention to
the tact that the most attractive colors contain
arsenic cannot, indeed, be made without it
but suggests that there is m> danger if the chil-
dren be taught to work with their mouths shut.
Even if a child could be taught to overcome its
nature enough to keep things out of its mouth,
while it might in a measure diminish the risks
from lead and other poisons used in the same
papers, it is hardly necessary to say that it
would be far from removing the exposure to
arsenical poisonings. Tin Medical hews.
When entry is made of a mining claim and
the money paid for the land, the receiver of the
local land office in which the claim is entered,
fills out two receipts for the amount paid; one
of these is transmitted with the final certificate
of entry and the papers, and the application to
the general land office. The other receipt is
given to the purchaser. When patent is issued
it is delivered to the party holding the dupli-
cate receipt, who surrenders the same. An attor-
ney for the owner, or any one else holding the
duplicate receipt, can obtain possession of the
patent. Usually this receipt is held by the
attorney in the case, who holds it until he gets
his fee.
Mill Sites.— By a recent ruling the claimants
of mill sites are permitted to cut and remove
timber thereon for the purpose of constructing
mills, reduction works, tramways, or other ac-
cessory required in developing their mining
interests. In permitting the removal of timber
from amill site, or tract of non-mineral land prior
to the issuance of a patent therefor, it is strictly
forbidden to make such timber an article of sale
for private gain or speculation.
Layer Bread is made of a seaweed (For-
phyra laciniata ) found growing on the low
rocks. The women gather it in large baskets
and carefully pick it over, wasii it, and then
pick out any other sort of seaweed that may
get in with it. It is then thoroughly washed
again to remove all the sand, after which it is
boiled for about two hours, then chopped up
with a knife, rolled into lumps, and sprinkled
with oatmeal to keep it together and make it
look clean. It is only made along the- Glower
and Devonshire coasts, where a great many
women earn their living by making it. After
it is cooked it will keep for about three or four
days in summer, and for about a week in win-
ter. Most of it is taken to the Swansea market,
for which a great deal is sent from Devonshire,
where the seaweed grows more abundantly than
about Glower. It is sold at 3d. , 4d., and 5d.
per pound. The poor people are very fond df
it, and eat it either fried with bacon grease, or
else cooked like a vegetable with meat. — Kew
Report,
Flux for Ikon or Steel. —It may be use-
ful for some of our readers to know that a flux
for welding iron or mild steel can be made as
follows: Take one part of lime to two or three
parts of liver sand, such as a plasterer would
use for a finishing coat.
Chills— Their Causes and ConsequeDces.
Catarrhs should receive careful consideration,
instead of the neglect which they generally
meet with until they have fastened on the part
affected so much as to excite the attention, and
perhaps alarm, of the sufferer. Here, however,
we propose to say a few words about the causes
of chills.
A person in good health, with fair play, easily
resists cold. But when the health flags a little
and liberties are taken with the stomaeh or the
nervous system, a chill is easily taken, and ac-
cording to the weak spot of the individual, as-
sumes the form of a cold, or pneumonia, or, it
may be, jaundice. Of all causes of "cold,"
probably fatigue is one of the most efficient. A
jaded man coming home at night from a long
day's work, a growing youth losing two hours'
sleep over evening parties two or three times a
week, or a young lady heavily "doing the sea-
son," young children at this festive season over-
fed and with a short allowance of sleep, are"
common instances of the victims of " cold."
Luxury is favorable to chill taking; very
hot rooms; soft chairs and feather beds
create a sensitiveness that leads to catarrhs, It
is not, after all, the "cold," that is so much to
be feared as the antecedent conditions that give
the attack a chance of doing harm. Some of
the worst colds happen to those who do not
leave the house or even their bed, and
those who are most invulnerable arc often
those who are most exposed to changes
of temperature, and who, by good sleep, cold
bathing, and regular habits preserve the tone of
their nervous system and circulation.
Probably a good man}' chills are contracted
at night or at the fag end of the day, when
tired people get the equilibrium of their circu-
lation disturbed by either over-heated sitting
rooms or under dieated bedrooms and beds.
This is especially the case with elderly people.
In such cases the mischief is not always done
instantaneously, or in a single night. It often
takes place insidiously, extending over days
or even weeks. It thus appears that "taking
cold" is not by any means a simple result of
a lower temperature, but depends largely on
personal conditions and habits, affecting espe-
cially the nervous and muscular energy of the
body. — Lanrt'1.
Cure foi; Ivy Poisoning. — Bathe the parts
affected with sweet spirits of nitre. If the
blisters be broken, so as to allow the nitre to
enter the cuticle, more than a single application
is rarely necessary; and even where it is only
applied to the surface of the skin three or four
times a day, there is rarely a trace of poison
left next morning.
The Pulse of Animals.— In horses, the pulse
at rest beats forty times, in an ox from fifty to
fifty-five, and in sheep and pigs about seventy
to eighty beats per minute. It may be felt
wherever a large artery crosses a bone, for in-
stance. It is generally examined in the horse
on the cord which crosses over the bone of the
lower jaw in front of its curved position, or in
the bony ridge above the eye, and in cattle,
over the middle of the first rib, and in sheep by
placing the hand on the left side, where the
beating of the heart may be felt. Any material
variation of the pulse from the figures given
above may be considered a sign of disease. If
rapid, hard, and full, it is an indication of high
fever, or inflammation; if rapid, small, and
weak, low fever, loss of blood, or weakness. If
slow, the probabilities point to brain disease,
and if irregular, to heart troubles. This is one
of the principal and sure tests of the health of
an animal.
For Cold Feet, or bad smelling feet, venti-
late the dark dungeons in which they are con-
fined. Wear loose boots, and, so far as praeti -
cable, low shoes. Have a relay — a second pair
— so that one pair can be airing all the time.
Active walking or running warms the feet, but
unless the stockings are changed and the feet
put into loose slippers, directly after the exer-
cise, less advantage is gained. For bad cases
of thisdisease, exercise the bare feet, go bare-
foot upon all practicable occasions, as tramping
up and down the beach when at the seashore,
etc. Improve the living habits at all points.
Fat plain food, chiefly meal, fruit and vegeta-
bles, and be temperate in eating as well as
drinking. Thus shall the circulation be made
and kept pure, and caused to flow to the ex-
tremities to keep them warm, while cleanliness,
in the ordinary sense, will then keep them
clean.
To Prevent the Skin from Discoloring
after a Blow or Fall. — Take a little drj'
starch or arrowroot, and merely moisten it with
cold water, and lay it on the injured part. This
must be done immediately, so as to prevent the
action of the air upon the skin. However, it
may be applied some hours afterwards with ef-
fect. I learned this when a resident in France.
It may already lie known here, but I have met
with none among my own acquaintances who
seem to liave heard of it. Raw meat is not al-
ways at hand, and some children have an insur-
mountable repugnance to let it be applied. I
always make use of the above when my chil-
dren meet with an accident, and find that it
keeps down swelling, and cleanses and facili-
tates the healing of scratches when they happen
to fall on the gravel in the garden.— Popular
Science Newt.
Prevalence oe Cancer. — It appears from
figures taken from the records of the Board of
Health, that cancer — most shocking of all dis-
eases— is a fast-spreading evil in New York
city. In 1800, as appears, it was the cause of
304 deaths, a proportion of about one in a hun
died of all the deaths recorded. In 1S79, 57-
persons died of cancer, or about two per cent
of all who died within the year. In 1880,
there were 659 fatal cases of the disease, a start-
ling increase, and a total greater than that .of
the victims of scarlet fever in the year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Surface Ground of Lodes
Claims.
in Placer
EDITORIALS.— Lodes in Placer Claims; California
Iron; Huntington's New Crushing Mill; Influences on
Shots in Blasting. 353. Passing Events; Surface
Ground of Lodes in Placer Claims; Gold for Blowpipe
Examinations; Foundry Notes; Local Astronomical Ob-
servations, 360. Notes froin Eureka, Nevada; New
Rotary Crusher. 3M. Patents and Inventions; Notices
of Recent Patents; English Investments in Pacific Coast
Mines-No. 5, 364.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Huntington's Centrifugal Roller
Quartz. Mill; Primitive Method of Grinding Ore, 353.
Mt. P.ache (Loma Prieta), Santa Cruz Mountains, Oil.,
358. Arrangement of Vertical Timbers for Supports;
Temporary Timbering in Circular Shafts, 361.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS.-Lubrication; Casks
and Barrets of Steel; Insulating Wire; A Reminiscence
of I'.lacksmi thing; Steel, Steam, Gas and Water Pipe;
lip Large Gun-Boring Machines; A Novelty in Fire-Proof
Structure; American Engines in London, 35^.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- The Visibility of
Ruled Lines; The Volatilization of Solids; Putting Pel-
agic Animals to Sleep; West Indian Phosphate; An
Ebonite Thermometer; Production ol Sulphur in the Soil
of Paris; Dust, Mist, and Clouds, 355.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 356.
MINING SUMMARY-From the various counties of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon-
tana, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 356-7-
OSEPUL INFORMATION.— Painted Diamonds;
A Useful Kind of Solder; Flux for Iron or Steel; The
Effect of Heat on Flour; Utilization of Diseased Pota-
toes; Coloring Photographs, 359.
GOOD HE iLTH.— Chills- Their Causes and Conse-
quences; Cure for Ivy Poisoning; A Mother Killed by
Sudden joy; Poisonous Paper; The Pulse of Animals;
Cold Feet; To Prevent the Skin from Discoloring after a
Blow or Fall; Prevalence of Cancer, 359.
MISCELLANEOUS.- Early History of the Corn-
stock— No. 4; Arizona Outlook; The Coming State;
Black Hills Copper Mine; Marysvale, 354. Santa
Cruz Mountains; Mineral Prospects near the Colorado;
Mining with British Capital, ti58. The Opium Evil at
the East, 359.
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 364 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Air Compressors— Clayton Pump Works, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mining Engineer— Ottokar Hofmann, S. F.
Irving Institute— Rev. E. B. Church, S F.
Anderson Springs— Anderson it P-triquin, Lake Co , Cal.
Passing Events.
A very important event for this State was the
starting up this week of the iron furnaces in
Placer county, and as the iron is of fine quality
it will be an exceedingly useful product for
California.
The great Brooklyn bridge was formally
opened on the 24th inst. , and is now used for
regular traffic. This marks an era in the engi-
neering world.
The opening of the National Exhibition of
Railroad Appliances at Chicago this week is
another important industrial event. California
will be represented there by several important
inventions which are practical in their nature.
The laying of the foundation stone of a new
astronomical observatory this week is a matter
of interest to local scientists.
The general news from the mining regions is
quite encouraging in its nature. Miners every-
where are busy and the business of mining is
gradually gaining in public esteem as legitimate
work is steadily pursued, while stock gambling
is on the decline.
Lewis E. Atchinson, long and favorably
known as a mill man of much experience, and
as an assayer of more than ordinary ability, and
"highly esteemed for his personal qualities in
many of the camps of the coast, died recently
at Richmond', Indiana, of pleuro-pneumonia.
J I is last professional engagement was with the
Hope Mining Company, of Phillipsburg, Mon-
tana.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
a short time since held for cancellation an en-
try of lode claims in Montana, because
the ground covered thereby had been previ-
ously patented- as placer claims, said pat-
ents having been issued in April and May, 1881.
It appears that the lode applicants located their
claim May 5, 1S79, filed application for patent
November 2, 1880, notice whereof was regularly
published from November 5 to Jan. 6, 1SS1,
whereupon they made mineral entry No. 611,
January 14, 1881. Their application calls for
"1,497 linear feet of the Shonbar vein, lode or
deposit, bearing silver and other metals, to-
gether with surface ground, varying from 464
to 53S feet in width * * * in the Summit
Valley Mining district, Montana." It appeared
that affidavits were filed of persons resident in
said district, alleging that the Shonbar lode is a
well defined vein, rich in minerals, and that its
existence was known at, and long anterior to,
the date of said placer application.
The Secretary of the Interior, to whom the
case was appealed, says the case, so far as it re-
lates to the question of the existence of a known
lode, is within the rule established by the De-
partment in the matter of the Mammoth Quartz
mine, wherein it was ordered that the lode
claimants be permitted to proceed pursuant to
statutory provisions by application for patent
upon the lode claim, by regular publication,
subject to the filing of an adverse claim and by
institution of suit in a court of competent juris-
diction. This case we refer to in another
column of this number of the Press.
In rendering his decision the Secretary of
the Interior says: "But the present claim ex-
ceeds twenty five feet in width, on each side of
the vein. The application has been allowed,
publication regularly had, and the entry made.
In fact, said claimants had completed their
proofs, and the same were matter of record in
your office, for several months prior to the is-
suance of the placer patents, and no adverse
claim was filed. It would not be practicable,
therefore, at this stage of the case, to remit
these claimants to the performance de novo of
such preliminary requirements. In the absence
of an adverse claim they are entitled to take
their lode and twenty-five feet on either side.
The only question remaining is whether or not
the excess over that width of surface ground
can be allowed. I think this cannot be done.
The lode claimants, in order to protect their
right to the full extent of their claim, should
have filed adversely to the . placer application
within the statutory period; but, having failed
so to do, they are expressly restricted by the
statute to their lode, ' and twenty-five feet of
surface on each side thereof. ' "
The decision of the Commissioner of the Land
Office that patent could not issue to the lode
claimants was, therefore, reversed by the Secre-
tary of the Land Office, who directs the pat-
ent to the lode to issue, on the filing of a cor-
rected plat properly defining the restricted sur-
face grounds.
tion of bisulphate of potash, and cast into an in-
got, or any other desirable shape. The gold
can be beaten or rolled into thin foil, and [it is
then ready for use.
Mr. George Atwood, in his work on "Blow-
pipe Assaying," recommends the addition of
bisulphate of potash as an extra precaution in
case that a slight trace of silver should still re-
main with the gold before the fusion.
Gold for Blowpipe Examinations.
Gold for blowpipe examinations should be
pure, especially for assays of nickel and copper.
The most convenient form will be found to be
that of a thin foil. If not procurable it can be
prepared as follows: Take a piece of gold coin
and fuse it with three times its weight of silver,
and when in the state of fusion pour into a ves-
sel containing cold water. Collect the granula-
tions thus formed, and dissolve in a flask or
beaker glass with diluted nitric acid. After
boiling for fifteen or twenty minutes decant
carefully, and wash the gold residue with dis-
tilled water; then attack the gold with strong
nitric acid (1.30 specific gravity) for twenty to
thirty minutes. Decant and wash repeatedly
with warm water, then add nitro-hydrochloric
acid and boil untilthegold is completely dissolved.
Dilute with water, warm slightly, allow the
solution to settle for about 24 hours, then decant
and add oxalic acid slightly in excess. The
mixture of trichloride and acid to be heated
gently. The precipitation is slow, but is greatly
assisted by heat. When finished, decant and
wash on a filter; afterwards heat over a gas or
lamp flame in an evaporating dish or capsule.
The gold is easily reduced by this means to a
metallic state; then fuse and cast into an addi-
Foundry Notes.
Within the past few months there has grown
up on the shores of San Francisco bay, one of
the largest manufacturing establishments on
the Pacific coast, and which would do credit to
much older communities than our own. The
ground for the works of the Jud-
son Manufacturing company was not
broken until about July 1st, of last
year. Since that time the company has erected
extensive buildings, manufactured tools and
machinery, systematized a large business and
built up a thriving trade, which is rapidly in-
creasing. The works are in the western part
of Oakland, near Emery station, on the line of
the Central and Southern Pacific Railroad and
on the edge of the bay shore. The water front
forms one boundary of the grounds, and the
overland railroad track the other.
A representative of the Press recently vis-
ited these works, and like other visitors for the
first time, was surprised at the magnitude of
the "plant" and the marked evidences of
rapid growth which were everywhere seen.
In each of the large buildings are scores
of busy workers intent on allotted tasks,
each doing some one thing or preparing some
one part of the products of the establishment.
Ponderous engines, curious machines, blazing
furnaces and ingenious tools occupy their proper
places; and one may watch a mass of rough
iron come in one door and follow it through
the various processes until it goes out another
in the form of nails, tacks, hardware, agricul-
tural implements, or any of the various pro-
ducts of the place. The buildings themselves
are plain, but light, airy and clean, and it
is apparent that the comfort, health and
convenience of the employees has been consid-
ered, as the matter of light and ventilation has
not been neglected. The establishment is di-
vided into departments, each of which is separ-
ate in itself, and distinct from the others. The
mowing machine shop, foundry, file works, tack
works, paint shop, wood shop, etc., each has its
building and alloted space, and what is more,
each department has its superintendent, who
has his own private office, where he attends to
all in his department.
Without going into any detailed description
of the engines, boilers, the wood or iron-work-
ing machinery, tools or utensils, it will be
enough to say that in its equipment the estab-
lishment is very complete, the machinery in
every department being the most improved and
recent patterns. No expense has been spared
in procuring the very best appliances of all kinds.
Iron tracks are laid all about the grounds, so
that hand cars are used to facilitate the hand-
ling of material. The grounds are all sewered,
and the buildings stand well up off the ground
on brick piers, so the air passes freely under
them. The tide flows each day to the edge of
the grounds, carrying off debris, and the fresh
trade winds come unobstructed from the Pacific
ocean through the Golden Gate, right over the
works.
This company has adopted the plan of mak-
ing its own machinery and tools whenever prac-
ticable, and in their machine shop maybe seen,
in all stages of preparation, tack and nail ma-
chines, file machines and tools, and all the va-
rious implements which are used in manufaetur
ing the products of the establishment. There
are lathes, drills and all the tools necessary to
do the very best style of mechanical work.
In the tack factory may be seen the men cut-
ting, by the aid of machines, the fiat iron into
strips. There is a pickling room where the iron
is put through a process of pickling to
take off the scales. Going up above by
the elevator, we find a busy scene, where are
the tack and nail machines to manufacture some
200 kinds of nails and tacks, from the tiny iron
tack to the two inch clout nail. There are
twenty machines in this room, and very ingen-
ious they are in construction and operation.
Many of them were maTle on the premises.
Down stairs again we visit the polishing room,
and then the tinning department where the
tacks are tinned. Near by is the bluing room
where the tacks are "blued." Opposite is a
packing room where girls pack up and label the
tacks, ready for market. This industry is an
entirely new one on this coast.
The Judson File Works forms a new in-
dustry on this coast, and having a capac-
ity of 100 dozen a day. These files have
been tried by the best mechanics and proved
equal to anything ever imported into this mar-
ket. In these rooms are cushioned steam ham-
mers, grind-stones, file machines, etc., for mak-
ing all varieties of files.
In the coal building, they now have on
hand 4,700 tons of Australian coal. From here
railroad tracks are laid and the coal conveyed
to where it is used in the buildings. In the
rolling mill building, the rolls are now turn-
ing out bar and flat iron for the manu-
factures of the establishment and for the gen-
eral market. It was intended to have a capac-
ity of 30 tons a day, but seems to be doing more
work than that. The furnaces m this mill con-
sume their own gas and smoke; and a magnifi-
cent large engine runs the rolls. The building
is light and airy, and all the arrangements are
well carried out.
There are now some 240 men employed at
these works, but when in full running order it
is expected that 1,100 will be employed. Dur-
ing a couple of months this year they ran night
and day, though now only day work is being
done.
Among the varieties of hardware manufac-
tured at these works are barn-door hangers,
barn-door rollers, rails and pulls, well wheels,
blacksmiths' tuyere iron, bench screws, wheel-
barrow wheels, cast washers, carpenters' and
farmers' sledges, and round and square-faced
sledges, hitchmg weights and posts, wine press
screws, etc. The Judson horse shoe nails form
another very important branch of local manu-
facture. In California Victor Mowers alone, a
large trade is being built up, as they are turn.'
ing out ten mowers a day and have built
over 1,000 this season.
The company possess exceptional facilities as
to site, appliances and resources. They control
the Clipper Gap Iron mines at Clipper Gap,
Placer county, in this State.
From these mines a superior article of iron is
produced, and the new furnaces are now turn-
ing out a large quantity of pig. This is the
largest iron mine on the coast. These works
will use this iron in their manufactures to a
large extent hereafter. Mr. Kgbert Judson,
President of the company, was the pioneer
mover in this enterprise, as he has been in sev-
eral other home industries in this State.
Local Astronomical Observatories.
During the past week, the corner-stone of a
new astronomical observatory was laid in Oak-
land, with suitable ceremonies. The observa-
tory is the gift, to the city of Oakland, by a gen-
erous citizen, Mr. A. Chabot, and is intended
particularly for the use of students of the pub-
lic schools of Oakland, and vicinity. Mr.
Chabot does not make any provisions or prom-
ises, but puts the coin in the bank to be drawn
upon, and says, "Go ahead," and they are go-
ing ahead. The telescope is to be a refractor
of eight and one fourth inches aperture,
and will be mounted on a fine substantial pier
30 feet above the ground, and protected by
a suitable dome. All the necessary appli-
ances will be available, and arrangements will
be made for transit observations. The gift is a
timely and handsome one, and science has
reason to be grateful to Mr. Chabot for his gen-
erous disposition.
San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland will
soon be very well equipped with respect
to telescopes. Capt. Charles ( ioodall is about
purchasing a large one, which he will put up in
an observatory on his residence. The Board of
Regents of the University of California are about
to order a good instrument for the University,
so the students there will be able to make
observations.
In addition to these, Mr, Charles Burkhalter,
a young gentleman of Oakland, has a four and
a half inch instrument with equatorial mount-
ing, which he has been using some months. Mr.
Burkhalter is an amateur, but did good work
on the occasion of the transit of Venus. He
has constructed a substantial brick pier on
which to mount his instrument, and has himself
made a light revolving dome of wood and can-
vas, so he has now a complete observatory.
The mechanism for the equatorial mountings he
made himself, and lie also mounted and ad-
justed the instrument. The whole observatory
is a very creditable job, and as the glass is a
good one, Mr. Burkhalter can ib good work.
Berkeley and Oakland, with three large tele-
scopes, are well provided for. It Beems strange
that no public-spirited citizen of San Francisco
has come to the front with a telescope for the
public school children. There is only one good
telescope here, and that is a private one,
at the " Davidson observatory, " belonging
to Prof. George Davidson, of the U. S.
Coast Survey, and President of the California
Academy of Sciences. He has been very
obliging with it and given many an opportunity
for observation, sometimes to his own inconven-
ience. The instrument is six and one half
inch aperture, by Clark, and is a fine one of its
size.
It seems probable that this State will become
somewhat noted in the matter of astronomical
observations, for we are to have the Lick tele-
scope, of 30 inches, at Mount Hamilton some of
those days, whilst the telescope now mounted
there is a Clark of twelve inches aperature.
There will be a full corps of astronomers, and
the observatory will be completely equipped
with all the necessary appliances; means will be
provided for prompt publication of all important
facts. Great things are expected from the large
telescope in a region where the atmosphere is
exceptionally clear and steady.
May 20, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
301
Notes from Eureka, Nevada.
On the l©th inst the personal property <>f
the Albion Company was sold at Sheri£
and tlniH the company have been relieved of n
lortion of their indebtedness. The mine
i- gradually improving, and great hopes are en-
Certained for entire relief from its present em-
inent.
! ihafl "f tin- Eureka Con. mine
n -link 20 feet during the past week, and
i rier t" work than hi reto
Care, an additional 20 feet vriU be made during
ek. Drifting towards the ledge
u ill shortly be oonuneneed, when I do not
doubt that the mine will l>e soon placed strong
'«n its legn again.
The Trlbutue.
I n the l'l<" hi \ :u i>1 Jackson mine*, have
been taking out considerable ore. Two s g
boys, Raneoch and Keefe, have been in
dustriously assorting over the old Jack-
ion dump for several months past, and have
displayed remarkable judgment for ladi bo
young, neither of them being over 15 years old.
lave paid Be veral hundred dollars tribute
t<. the company, and maken nice profit for them-
Such enterprise in these youths i liigh
lv commendable, Messrs. Robert Waters &
Co., wlio have been leasing the < Irant mine on
McCoj , or Mineral hill, for the past two years,
have taken ont several small pockets of ore
from time to time, and in runnings drift to
connect thaGeraJdine tunnel with the old < Irani
incline -hat't, discovered a rich vein about three
_■-. Sum-, then the\ hive followed the
ore which has opened up, and is now ali.ua
[•in i. . t tliii-h. The vein is of high grade
quartz, and in the centre is a very rich charac-
ter of black metal and yellow chloride, some of
which assays as high as $2,000 per ton. For
some time past the ground in the Silver State
tunnel has looked very favorable for ore, and a
few days ago a strike was reported, but owing
to press of business I have not h;nl time to vis-
it it. Iii the neighborhood of these mines, the
croppings are either of massive iron or small
blossoms oi i i'li ore.
The Magnet series of mines which lay to the
southward, upon the same Kelt, ami to which
adjoins the Eureka Tunnel mine, is evidently
of the great properties, that, with develop-
ment, will in the future become a great ore pro-
dueer, but for want of Capital to open it in good
shape little is heard of it.
The Eureka Tunnel
Was never in a more prosperous state than mm.
The nre being sent up from the North Addison
chamber is the richest for the quantity that has
ever been taken from the mine* The heat of it
is being stored in the office, under lock and key,
and the entire mass is rich. The South Addi-
son chamber is still yielding good ore. Adrift
has been started from the engine shaft going
north from the 105-foot level, the face of which
is in ore somewhat mixed with lime, the ore,
however, being rich and easily separated.
The engine shaft is now down 119 feet. Sink-
ing lias lately Keen retarded, hut to-day one of
the ropes was taken into the tunnel and placed
upon the reel, and the other will be put on to-
morrow. The cage will be swinging on Wednes-
day, when the guides will be put in, and all will
lie in readiness to steam up and resume sinking
mi Saturday morning. Then look out for an in-
crease in the output of the mine.
At the Alexandria, work is progressing finely,
and this mine will soon be heard from.
The Sunset mine has been leased to parties
who are highly encouraged with their prospects,
and expect to be shipping ore by June 1st.
The Frankie Scott Con. is yielding some good
ore, and the Antelope mine, although but little
is said about it, is looking better than ever,
anil the ore is increasing.
Another new strike has been made in Bead
Kroke mine, but these strikes are becoming so
common that the one is no more than reported
when another is made. It is a fine property.
A valuable strike has also been made in the
Dug (Jut mine. A ledge six feet in thickness
has been uncovered in the main tunnel, one foot
of which is, solid carbonate of lead. A large
quantity of rich ore is being extracted from
around the old Chambers from where, but a few
weeks ago, some beautiful specimens of native
wire silver were taken.
The ore output in the Home Ticket mine is
increasing, and its neighbor, the Golden Rule
tunnel, is showing a really good prospect.
A quantity of very heavy rich lead ore is be
iug uncovered in the Altoona mine on Adams
hill. The formation around it is of even grade
quartz.
The Republic Mine
On Prospect mountain, is worthy of special no
tice. A great deal of good ore has been taken
out of it lately, and its prospects are above
the average of 1'rospect mountain mines. It
has been opened by a vertical shaft, down 40
feet, to a natural cave going down an additional
SO feet, at the bottom and on the sides of which
is quartz ore of good quality. All of this is in-
termixed with carbonate ore. A tunnel has
been started, entering the hill at a point calcu-
lated to strike the cave at or near the top of it.
Twenty tons of ore was shipped to the Rich-
mond furnaces a few days ago, and five tons per
day can easily be extracted from the mine.
The Ganges shaft is down 80 feet, and two
men are at work in it, taking out a little high
grade ore.
Thele are thnr llleli working in tile Indu^tn,
mine, prospecting, and taking out some ^h*| ore.
The mines oi the
Outside Adjoining Districts
Are showing mark Mr. A. i ;.
Rich, oi the Kutcrpriae Miuingand Irrigating
Co., IHamond district, came up from San Pran-
i week, and visited the mine. He is
evidently pleased with the outlook, u th
about H«t i,., t ... !..u the Mnt ice. Here the
: thick, and two feet iii thickness
■•I ii i- ol high -I ule ore, the bal ■■■
good quality.
At Secret Canyon
The mines are all booking well. Some very
high gradi on i tn in ■ tripped fro n
the Irish Dnbaasend* r i tin way the name
of the mine is recorded, M. H.8. mine.) The
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PIG. 1. -ARRANGEMENT OF VERTICAL TIMBERS FOR SUPPORTS.
tion of concentrating machinery upon the
ground is to be the result of this visit. When
completed more active operations will take
place upon the company's property, which is a
very extensive one. It is expected that an av-
erage of twenty tons of rich ore and concentra-
tions will then he shipped to the furnaces at
Eureka per diem, it is estimated that there
Monitor mine main shaft is down twelve feet on
a vein of rich ore, which is crossed by a gash
vein of quartz. A tunnel is being run to strike
under the shaft at a depth of about 250 feet,
and although it is only one half the distance it
is intended to run it, is showing splendid min-
eral indications. Some good prospecting is be-
ing done in the Metaline mine, and a large
FIG. 2. TEMPORARY TIMBERING IN CIRCULAR SHAFTS.
are at least 50,000 tons of ore in sight, stripped,
and ready to be broken down. The deepest
working upon the ledge which carries ore con-
tinuously from top to bottom, is about 300 feet.
This is known as the Mammoth Ledge, and
from it Mr. Phillips, the Superintendent,
kindly brought in a fine specimen this morning.
It is a nice piece of ore, weighing about ten
pounds. Its assay value is $106.65 in silver,
and it carries also sixty-three per cent of lead.
It was taken from the Mammoth Ledge, at
quantity of quartz ore, full of chloride and
black metal, is being sent to the surface.
Pinto District.
Active preparations have been commenced
upon the Rescue mine, at Silverado, from which
good results are anticipated to be derived at an
early day. The usual quantity of rich ore is
coming from the Queen mine.
A rich strike has been made during the week
in the Western Globe. The Fair Play has been
leased, and operations resumed, with fine pros-
pects ahead. A patent uill >h,,ith h.
the White Rose lode. There is a targe
tarta and lead ore upon the dump, and
the mine looking well, although work upon it
has been suspended for the pre* at, \ tunnel
ntact oi two formations in
ll"' Diana nun-'. rhis WOrk is intended to Bys-
the development of the property,
onsiderahle ore in sight in the old
works. The Berryman Tunnel is progressing
slowly, but the work is being done with due re
gard to economy. A line prospect is the Kttie
Qcodman mine, lately lo rated m pinto district.
It has a ledgi I hi i Feel thick from the crop
running d iwn to a depth ,,t 20 Feet From thi
surface, II increases rather than diminishes;
thi on assays From $15 to $36 \»v ton in silver,
and carries a trace of copper. Tin- center <-!'
the vein is quart/ and yellow carbonate ore.
As 1 have been predicting, Pinto district is re
ceiying renewed attention From prospectors this
3 ' ■" i *ll"i »>ll u" doubt wind up ; I i
prosperously. M. n. Joai m
Eureka, Nev., May 21, 1883,
New Rotary Crusher.
David Bushman, of Quincy, Plumas county,
has just patented through the Minim: \\t,
SriKvririr Prkss Patent Agency, a new form
of rotary ore crusher. There is a easing or
mortar having at one cud a hopper through
which ore is fed to the mortar. In tie bottom of
the mortar, near one end, is a die, made remova-
ble. Mounted transversely in the mortar is a
shaft, and rigidly secured to this shaft are two
disks, under the mortar. Heavy beaters are
pivoted between these disks by bolts. These
holts are pivoted at such distances apart that
when turned down to lie between the disks tin-
point of one shall just reach and rest upon the
base of the other, thus economizing space and
preventing choking or clogging by the beaters.
At the rear of the mortar, the bottom and bed
are curved, and the peripheries of the disks
move close to them, and at the other end of said
mortar sufficient space is left to allow the beaters
to be thrown out horizontally to strike the die.
Screens are provided, so the pulp passes out of the
mortar when crushed fine enough by the beaters.
The disks are revolved towards the hopper,
and each beater, after it passes the center of
gravity, falls forward and downward from its
place between the disks, and strikes its blow
on the rock on the die. The continued revo-
lutions of the disks then draws the beater back-
ward over the die, grinding and pulverizing the
ore it has broken. This action is repeated by
each beater.
The rate of revolutions of the disks deter-
mines the force and rapidity of the blows, the
latter increasing with the speed as the centrifu-
gal force becomes greater. The blow delivered
upon and the subsequent dragging of the beater
over the rock have a beneficial effect in thor-
oughly disintegrating and reducing it to a fine
pulp. Any of the beaters may be removed and
replaced when desired.
Timbering in Mines, No. 10.
Fig, 1 of the accompanying engraving indi-
cates the arrangement of timbers and supports
by which vertical pieces can he made to serve
as supports.
Fig. 2 represents the temporary timber fram-
ing for circular sections on the French system.
These frames are placed a short distance apart,
supporting the facing boards, and are rendered
solid by the cross timbering. .Slips are also
nailed or pinned to and on the support. These
methods may be used according to the nature
of the ground being mined. The engravings
are sufficiently clear in themselves and need no
detailed description.
California Railway Appliances. — Califor-
nia will be represented at the coming exposition
at Chicago of railway appliances. General
Master Mechanic A. .). Stevens, of Sacramento,
has sent a model of his new improved valve
motion for locomotives. By this invention, the
eccentrics, links and all the appurtenances usu-
ally placed between the frame of the locomotive
and under the boiler are entirely done away
with. The merit of the invention is, that steam
can be cut oil' at any point of the stroke and
retain the cylinder full of steam to the extreme
end of the stroke. This, it is believed, effects
a saving of thirty-three and a third per cent, of
steam, and, consequently, also of fuel. Mr.
Stevens has also sent drawings of the new mam-
moth locomotive that is being constructed at the
Sacramento shops, and to be named El Goberna-
dor (The Governor). This engine will be much
larger than the one in use at Tehachapi, which
is at present the largest in the world. The ex-
position opened on the 24th instant, and will
close on the 23d of June.
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[May 26, 188^
Metallurgy apd Oreg.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
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113 Leldesdorff Street,
Bet. California and Sscramemo Sts , SAN FRANCISCO-
ASSAYlnO TAUGHT.
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Established, 1869. C. A. Luokhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
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Plans and Specifications furnished for the
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Special attention paid to Examinations of
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application.
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ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
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will be Bent free upon application. Agents tor the Paten*
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San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, MANtJPAOTDTim.
Several first premiums reoelvt d
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call spioiaJ
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving unversal
satisfaction. This Is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
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aivdly can contract for large supplies at favorable ratee.
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Dug's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For reducing to an Impalpable powder all bind) of hard and brittle Btibstances, Buch as QUARTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, OOLD
AND SIlVKR ORES, BARYTES, LOAL,
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THOS F. ROWLAND. Sole Han'fr, Bmoklyn, N. Y.
JOINT FOR SHEET METAL PIPE.
RE-ISSUE PATENT NO 8.214 TO J03EPH
MOORE Avr» * R * vjCIg SMITH.
" The invention conBfsl tu ■■ i lug the nieetiDg ends of
the pli»en firmly toge h r and placing ab« d or tubn around
the outdde ol the met tiog endn. widen is larg. r in diameter
tiim the iiijie.-i, and which is long enough t'< extend a dis-
tance on each side of the joint and then iilliui; the np*ce
ii. ii the oUlfitde baud or lulie and the i ipe, with a
packing of lead or Ouher sou marrUl, either by casting or
Cam ping." --(Kxtiait from mieclnca'ion of Patent.
Th -at* Joints lifcve been tested for 8 year* , mid aro undoubt-
edly tbe beBt j en* made fjr aheot liOD |i.'jies-THK BEST
AND CHEAPEST,
Any 1NPKINGEMENT will be PROSECUTED.
BRaNClS SMITH & CO.,
Manufacturers of Pipe cf all Kinds,
130 BBALB feT., SAN FRANCISCO.
Redlands.
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No brush or ienoes on the land, which Is es-
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The price of lnnd has steadily advanced from
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held at $200 per aore,
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last year. Theve tanks are mad e by machinery, from tbe
best of materials, and shipped to all partB of the country
Each piece numbered. JNo skill required in setting up.
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[May 26, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co/s
Si ientific Press Patent Agencv, 252 Market St., S. F.
Fou Week. Ending May 15, 1883.
277,826.— Sulky Dirt Scrapf.r— H. M. B. L,
Babcox, Modesto, Cal.
o77 , ,, — Tuiuu.ar Lantern— K Boesch, b. b.
277'452._Ma(;[iinr for Cutting out Cigar
Wrappers— J. Brandt, S. F.
277.543.- Rotary Crusher— David Bushman,
Onincv, Cal. " .
277 463.— Horse Collar— Win. Cosbie, S. K
277,547. Cut-off for Screening Devices for
FLOUR, etc— Geo. Cottreal, S. F.
o77i552._Railway SwrrcH— Thos. J. Daly,
S. F.
277,554. —Apparatus for Maturing Sherry
Wine— M. T. De Abreu, St. Helena, Cal.
277,490.— Wheel Guard for R. R. Cars— Jos.
Jacobs, S. F.
277.578.— Ore Crusher and Pulverizer— Jas.
H. Kinkead. Reno, Nev.
277762.— Hydraulic Mining Apparatus— J.
H. Martin, Bidwells Bar, Cal.
077,590. —Wrench— Jos. McAlpin, S. F.
077,508.— Fountain— M. M. Murray, Coulter-
■ville, Cal.
277,630.— Canister— C. M. Symonds, S. l\
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Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention :
Cut-off for Screening Devices for Mi d-
ui.incs, Flour, etc. — <4eorge Cottreall, S. F.,
Cal. No. 277,547. May 15, 1883. This in-
vention relates to a new and useful cut-off to he
used in connection with purifiers, reels, centri-
fugal machines and other screening devices for
separating the different grades of middlings,
Hour, etc. In machines for this purpose, what-
ever may he their character, the material is
sifted through the cloth sieve, reel, or other
screening device to separate the good from the
poor. The good passes through and is directed
down to suitable screw-conveyers, by which it
is carried off. In this operation, when the ma-
terial first passes upon or into the screening de-
vice, it lies in such quantities that none but the
u-ood stuff can pass through, but as it reaches
the farther end and becomes thinned out the
poor material works its way through also, to
some extent. It has been the practice here-
tofore to arrange under the screening device
slides, or what are usually called "flop-boards,"
which, as their name implies, are flat boards,
which can be turned from one inclination to
another to direct the material into one or the
other of two conveyers. When it is found that
at a certain point in the screening device the
material comes through, poor with good, then a
flop-board at that point is turned so as to direct
the stuff into a separate conveyer, from
which it is taken and passed through again.
The objection to the slides is that they are in-
convenient, and the fault with the flop-board is
that they do not fit closely enough to form
tight joints. The object of this invention is to
provide an improved means for accomplishing a
perfect result; and it consists in a number of
spouts or chutes hinged upon the center board
separating the conveyers and having semi-circu-
lar sides adapted to fit in slots or grooves made
in the under portions of the separating parti-
tions, secured between the walls of the hopper
or gather-boards above. The spouts are thus
made to form close joints with each other, and
may swiug from one inclination to the other
without allowing any material which falls into
one to get into the other.
Apparatus for Maturing Sherry Wine.—
Manuel T. De Abren, St. Helena, Cal. No.
277,55-4. May 15, 18S3. This invention re-
lates to an apparatus for maturing sherry wine;
and it consists in a novel construction and com-
bination of parts. In the maturing of sherry
wiue it is customary to expose the casks or
tanks containing it to a long continued heat,
and for this purpose they are usually placed in
buildings or chambers which may be closed
tight. Within these buildings the tanks or
casks are subjected to the action of hot air from
furnaces or heaters until the desired change is
effected. Great care must be exercised not to
let the heat become too great, and also to pre-
vent fires, and in any event the casks become
dry and must berecoopered, and a considerable
percentage of the wine is lost by evaporation.
In this invention there is a house or chamber to
receive tanks or casks and above it is a glazed
structure, one opening into the other. The
heat of the sun is intensified and retained so a
high temperature is allowed. The heat pro-
duced in the' upper glazed structure circulates
freely in the lower one, and sherry wine is thus
matured with very little artificial heat. Heat-
ing pipes arc arranged for night and cold or
cloudy weather.
\- Switch,— Thomas J. Daly, S. F.,
277,552. Dated May 15?.1SS3. This
invention relates to railway switches of that
class in which an arm or device attached to the
car is adapted to come in contact with and op-
erate a lever in the road-bed to throw the
switch. It consists in the construction of a pe-
culiar arm attached to the car, and in the
novel arrangement and construction of the
actuating lever in the road-bed, together
with a swinging cover to protect it.
The object of this invention is to provide an
automatic switch especially adapted for street
railways. By reason of its construction, the
switch rail will remain normally closed, but
will be thrown in readiness for the front wheel,
and will thereafter be controlled by said wheel,
and by the arm upon the car until the rear
wheel takes charge of it, which it will close
again for the straight track.
Wrench. — Joseph McAlpin, San Francisco,
Cal. No. 277,590. May 15, 1883. This in-
vention relates to a new and useful wrench; and
it consists in suitable jaws fitted one upon the
other, to move together or apart, and in a han-
dle connected with one jaw by a knuckle-joint,
and with the screw-shank of the other by a
loosely seated or swiveled ball-nut, whereby
said jaws may be adjusted by the nut and their
grip tightened by the power applied to the piv-
oted handle. The object of this invention is to
furnish a wrench having not only the ordinary
power of gripping, but one whose grip is in-
creased in proportion to the power applied to
operate it to avoid slipping, and further, to
provide a wrench which may be readily used in
small space with facility and with great power.
Fountain. — Maui-ice M. Murray, Coulter-
ville, Cal. , assignor of one half to Alexander ii.
Black, of same place. No. 277,598. May 15,
18S3.' This invention relates to an improved
vessel for containing liquids and keeping them
cool or warm, as may be desirable. It consists
in an outer vessel having a pivot adapted to re-
volve in a step of a base, and provided with in-
terior divisions for various liquids, in combina-
tion with a removable cover, through which a
series of funnels project, and carrying on their
lower ends the stoppers of the interior vessels,
whereby the inventor is enabled to fill all the
interior vessels and main vessels without remov-
ing the cover.
Hay Ra ke and Loader. — Ebenezer B.
Towl, Franktown, Nev. No-. 277,174. Dated
May 8, 1S83. This hay loader consists in a
wheeled frame, adapted to be attached behind
a wagon, and provided with a peculiar directing
apron in which a novel toothed cylinder re-
volves, and from which a traveling draper ex-
tends to the wagon, whereby the hay is picked
up from the ground, elevated to the draper and
by it carried to the wagon. The object is to
provide a simple and effective machine to load
hay upon a wagon to which it is attached, and
which it follows.
Canister. — Clarence M. Symonds, San Fran-
cisco, Cal., assignor to George H. Tay & Co., of
same place. No. 277,630. May 15, 1883.
This invention relates to an improvement in
canisters, such as are usually employed to con-
tain tea, coffee or spices — and in an open and
pivoted closing slide upon the top.
News in Brief.
Bismarck is framing a plan of an Imperial
insurance department, the duties of which will
be to supervise insurance companies in Germany.
There were twenty-two deaths from yellow
fever during the past week at Cuba, mostly in
the military hospital.
The cost of the Brooklyn, N". Y., bridge, so
far, has been §14,627,379.69. The cash on
hand is §62,526.14, and the liabilities are §146,-
156.45.
The City of Peking, on her next trip from
Hongkong, will bring about 400 Chinese pas-
sengers, coming back to San Francisco on their
return certificates.
Chinese are being smuggled into Washing-
ton Territory from British Columbia. Eight
are reported to have been murdered by Indians
who were rowing them across.
Many" Americans have left Paris for Moscow,
among them Mr. Mackey of the Comstock, who
makes the journey with his family in his own
palace car, in a style that creates great aston-
ishment.
From advices received from points in Illinois
visited by the cyclone Friday night, 63 deaths
have already been reported in the State, and
the number of injured is estimated at very
nearly 200.
The five sea elephants which left San Fran-
cisco on the 11th instant, arrived in New York
on Saturday evening. Two of them will, in a
few weeks, be sent to the London Zoological
Garden, and the others to the .1 ardin des Plantes,
Paris.
The other day the Portland, Me., dry dock
was opened for a vessel to come in, and after
the gates were closed and the water pumped
out, it was found that a large school of herring
had been captured.
The mineral exhibit at the Denver Exposi-
tion grows in magnitude every day. The coun-
ties in Colorado, under the State law, have thus
far appropriated §50 000 for the mineral col-
lection.
Containing all the essentials of a true tonic,
give satisfaction, is Brown's Iron Hitters.
nd sure t
English Investments in the Pacific
Coast Mines— No. 5.
[Prepared for the Mining and Scientific Press by H
Degroot.]
The Utah Silver Mining Company (Limited.)
Another London incorporation, with a capital
stock of £100,000—10,000 shares of £10 each-
purchased in 1872 from Buel & Bateman a
group of mines in Bingham Canyon, consisting
of the Red Warrior, Dartmouth, Portland,
Belshazer, and one or two others, paying, as
usual, an unduly large price for the same, none
of these so-called showing at the time much
good ore or being much developed. Two smelt-
ing furnaces having a joint capacity of thirty
tons per day were soon after erected near the
claims, and run for a year or two with but
moderate results. The ores of this company,
like the most of those in the Bingham district,
ran low in silver though rich in lead; the bul-
lion made here being worth but $125 per ton —
the poorest produced in Utah Territory. Be-
low the oxidized zone the ores grew base, iron
as sulphuret becoming very pronounced. This
change in the character of the ores necessitating
their being dressed before going to the smelt-
ers, the company put up costly works for that
purpose; shortly after these dressing works had
been completed the ores underwent still another
transformation, changing suddenly to an almost
solid zinc blend, and becoming so poor in galena
as well as silver, that they could no longer be
worked with profit. As a result the company
was obliged to give up working their mines,
though the dressing machinery continued to do
some custom work for a while longer. But the
earnings from this source being insufficient to
keep life in the concern, operations of all kinds
were finally suspended. No dividends were
ever paid by the company, and, except a triflie
realized from the sale of their plant, the money
invested proved a total loss.
Mammoth Copperopolis.
This mine is located in the Tintic mining dis-
trict, Juab county, and about 75 miles south-
west of Salt Lake City. It is on the same vein
as the Crismon- Mam moth, a mine that for many
years has enjoyed an excellent reputation, and
which it adjoins on the south. The vein is a
very large one, and carries ores rich in gold,
pilver and copper. In one of the excavations
made on this lode it presented the remarkable
feature of a stratum of rich auriferous quartz
lying by the side of a 12-foot vein of copper ore,
the former constituting the foot- wall of the
latter.
The mine was sold to an English company
in 1871, who at once erected a ten-stamp mill
for reducing the free gold-bearing ores, and also
two furnaces for smelting the copper and silver
ores. The gangue in this lode consists mainly of
a granulated quartz, carrying besides gold and
silver a large percentage of copper carbonates,
oxide of iron, zinc blende, bismuth and a small
quantity of lead. The mine has been well pros-
pected and somewhat developed by means of
several large surface openings and by tunnels,
one of which intersects the lode at a depth of
200 feet; a shaft has also been sunk on the lode
to a depth of sixty feet. From these openings
large quantities of high grade ore were extracted
i:ilS72and shipped to Liverpool. The first
class ores here run about thirty-five per cent
of copper, fifty ounces in silver and usually a
little gold, some of the ore being very rich hi
that metal. While the English company, after
the custom in those days, paid a great deal
too much for this property, the investment, had
the enterprise been well managed, might still
have proved a good one. But the business at the
mine seems to have been badly conducted,
costly plant, both a mill and furnace having
been put up in advance of ore development,
and much money wasted in road building and
other improvements notstrictly necessary. In lo-
cating the reduction works the blunder was made
of placingthem at apointwhereit was impossible
to get enough water to keep tip steam more
than a few months in the year. Struggling
along for a few years without making any net
earnings or even defraying current expenses,
the company became embarrassed and finally
suspended operations, the most of the money
invested in the enterprise being lost.
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
There is for sale in this city, by I. A. Heald, American
Machine and Model Worky, 111 and 113 First St., a
Rutherford fulverizer, an improved revolving- barrel
crusher, which was only used ft few times and is as gocd
as new. It will be so!d very much below cost, and
miners who are in need of euch an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. It is
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other sub-
stance?. Reference aa to above can be had upon applying
to tliis office.
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Prizes at the Saokett School. — Sackett
School closed on Friday with the following
award of medals and prizes: The "Hathaway"
gold medal, offered by Jotham Bixby, Esq., of
Los Angeles, for excellence in the study of
classics, to Charles C. Stevenson, of Idaho City,
Idaho Territory, with honorable mention to
Richard Belcher, of Marysville. The Harmon
gold medal, offered by A. K. P. Harmon, Esq.,
of Oakland, for excellence in the study of the
English language, to James A. Crawford, of
Los Angeles, a graduate in the English course
of study. The second cash prize of §5 to Frank
White, of Penryn. The Haines prize of $10,
offered by J. W. Haines, of Nevada, for gen-
tlemanly conduct in family, to Frank White, of
Penryn. The prize for improvement in writing,
to Master Alex. McDonald, of Oakland, with
honorable mention to Frank Owen, George
Brown and Harry Burdick. Prizes in spelling,
to Henry Myers, of Courtland, and Henry
Chauvet, of Glen Ellen, with honorable men-
tion to Robert M. Dodsworth, of Los Angeles,
on the classical course. Honorable mention
was made of J. Tully, of St. Helena, Benj.
Brierly, of Point Gamble, W. T., and Charles
Adcock, of San Francisco. The term has been
one of unusual earnestness and fidelity in study.
J. M. McPherson, A. M., Professor of Mathe-
matics in Fish University, lias accepted the po-
sition of head master and teacher of mathemat-
ics in the school. He will enter upon his du-
ties July Kith.
Avpreciative. — The Mining and Scientific
Press published by Dewey & Co., of San Fran-
cisco, is one of the most valued of our ex-
changes. Whenever we find it on our table we
naturally reach for the scissors, knowing from
past experience that every fresh number con-
tains something of general interest in any com-
munity. The last issue, containing double the
amount of reading matter, was especially de-
voted to Arizona and its mines. In this con-
nection we note with pleasure that Mohave
county is beginning to attract that attention
among mining journals which it has long tie-
served, but has heretofore been denied. — Mo-
have County Miner.
Judges and Mines. — The Tombstone AV-
jmblican says: It is peculiarly unfortunate for
people living in sections where the principal in-
dustry is mining, and where more or less litiga-
tion is constantly in progress, that judges should
be sent them who, by their own admission, are
totally ignorant of all law bearing upon mining
cases, and wholly incompetent to render intelli-
gent decisions. As a natural consequence, valu-
able mining properties are tied up, and the
whole community is forced to suffer through
the incapacity, or fear, of a federal judge to
venture even so much as an opinion. How long,
oh! how long! are we to be thus afflicted?
Our Agents
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cause of practical knowledge and science, by assisting
Agents in their labors of canvassing, by lending their in-
fluence and encouraging favors. We Intend to send none
but worthy men.
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M. P. Owbn— Santa Cruz county.
J. W. A, Wright — Merced, Tulare and Kem counties;
Jarhd C. Hoaq — California.
B. W. Crowkll — Arizona Territory.
N. H. Hapqood — Plumas county.
M. H. Joskpii— Eureka, Nev
F. W. Stratton — Placer, Nevada and El Dorado coun-
ties.
I. M Lriuv— Lob Angeles, San Bernardino and San
Diego counties.
A. C. Knox- Oregon and Washington Ter.
M. D. Shradrr— Man Mateo county.
Ore Pulverizer, — The rotary ore pulverizer, advertised
in another column as for sale by Mr. Heald, has been used
but very slightly, and is a bargain to any one in want of
such a machine. It is only sold because the company which
ordered it is dissolved, and there is no possible use for it.
All the necessary gearing, frame, etc , go with the pulver-
izer, which can be set running in half an hour after it is
received. Parties needing something which will grind ore
fine, will do well to communicate with Mr. Heald concerning
this machine.
Important additions arc being continually made in
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria is
constantly receivi ig accessions of new fish and other marine
life. The number of sea lions is increased, and there is a
better chance to study their actions The pavilion has new
varieties of performances The flora! department is replete,
and the « ild animals in good vigor. A day at Woodward's
Gardens is a day well spent.
i'CIiAYTON"
AIR COMPRESSORS
For CATALOGUES, ESTIMATES, Etc Address,
CLAYTON STEAM PUMP WORKS
i.-,.t-<;y 1 1. BROOKLYN, N.Y.
(Near Approach to New York & Brooklyn Bridge. )
0TT0KAR H0FMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
speoially. Address,
Cor. Fifth and Bryant Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
May 26, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
Exploration of Mines After Accidents.
In last weelu Press wehad something to iaj
on thin subject and now copy the following from
Mr. \V. Howard, of Chesterfield, the
iy «.f tin- Chesterfield end Derbyshire
institute of Mining, Civil, and Mechanical
1 rring to the olrcnJar uildressed by
the Home Office to owners ol oosJ mines and
bfrtereeted in coal mine operations
throughout the kingdom, states, ins letter to
i i, that the government recommendation
oi "tii. creation in mining districts of stations
where the Plenss apparatus should be stored in
suffioient nnmbers and maintained in readiness
for immediate d i . and where the instructions
ol men from the surrounding coal mines in its
use should be systematically oarried out," was
brought before a meeting of the ( Ihesterfield and
Derbyshire Institute of Mining, Civil, and
UeohanicaLEn^neers on Aj.nl M. by Mr. Jack-
son, the managing partner of the Clay Cross
( roUierieSj and I hal the required organization
will be it once taken in hand under the auspices
of that institute. Mr. Howard adds; "U is
ble to add that the Brat use
oi the Pleuss apparatus En a coal mine was at
Netherseal Collier} in this (the Midland] 'Ms
trict, in the beginning of 1881, itsuseonamore
extensive scale al the Seaham Colliery being
Later, viz., in June 1881, and at Killingworth
Colliery in April I8S2. It is probable that the
oaganization of the St John Ambulance classes,
flrst taken np, in connection with mining, by
the same institute, and now in operation here
at most of the collieries, may be extended bo
training in the use of the Pleuss apparatus.
Another invention i Libin'a firedamp and escaped
gas indicator) has within the past fortnight and
for the first time in this country been BUDjected
to trial at Chesterfield by myself, in concert
with Mr. (_'. K. Jones, of the Chesterfield Gas-
works! The trials extended over three days,
and were in part witnessed by the chief and
assistant government inspectors of mines for the
district and about twenty managers of the lead-
ing collieries, including Staveley, Clay Cross,
Eastwood, Black well, Sheepbridge, Kidding*
Pinxton, Unstone, Boythorpe, Albert, Alma,
Pilsley, and Tinsley Park. The result showed
that, compared with the Davy safety lamp — still
almost universally us_d inscarchuig for firedamp
in mines -the Libin indicator denotes a less
percentage either of manufactured gas or of
firedamp than the lamp. This was proved Hist
by exact and thoroughly diffused mixtures of
ordinary lighting gas with air, three per cent
S arer]y showiug in the lamp, but being indicat-
ed with perfect distinctness by the Libin instru-
ment, at two per cent similar mixture being also
indicated by the latter only. On further trial
in a coal mine at Boythorpe, the lamp showed
firedamp in one only of three places, in all of
which the Libin instrument indicated its pres
ence. The instrument as used in the mine on
this occasion was connected with a small electric
battery carried id a waist belt, and connected by
wires with a bell; by a sliding contact arrange-
ment no spark was given off. In this form it
can be employed for examining any place in a
mine that can be examined with a safety lamp.
Kor positions in which it can be permanently
fixed, it is designed to communicate and keep
up intelligence of the state of the main return
airways to the manager's oilice. In both forms,
fixed and portable, but chiefly in the former,
there arc wide fields for its use elsewhere than
in inines, particularly for the detection of gas in
coal hunkers on board ship, and in buildings.
On board ship, especially, at different points
among the cargo, where safety lamps cannot be
introduced, the automatic registration of several
Libin's detectors, each having a separate wire
and indicator, and employed either separately or
together with similarly equipped thermometers,
would denote the place, degree, and extent of
danger. Such warnings would, of course, sug-
gest means of remedy in each particular instance,
•and ultimately, it may be expected, would lead
to better methods of stowing and ensured safety."
Baker's Mining Hor.se Power Hoist. —
When a man first begins to open up his claim
an ordinary hand windlass does very well.
But, when he gets down fifty feet or so he be-
gins to think he has a pretty good job on hand,
hoisting by hand, and looks about him for some
better means. Steam is too expensive and the
ordinary horse whim too clumsy and bother-
some—an appliance which in its crudity is more
trouble than it is worth. An efficient and prac-
tical machine is now made by the Pacific Iron
Works, of San Francisco, and at their branch
works in Chicago, which just fits in this period
of development of the mine. This is the * 'Ba-
ker Mining Horse Power Hoist." The machine
is strong and simple so that any one can
manage it, and a horse does the work.
The following are some of its advantages: It is
made entirely of iron, and is, therefore, very
durable and not affected by climatic changes;
no piece weighs more than 2."i0 pounds, thus ad-
mitting of its being packed on mules to other-
wise inaccessible localities; the hoisting drum
is under the complete control of the man at the
shaft, and is capable of carrying 500 feet of
five eighths steel rope; a pulley may be placed
upon the end of the drum in such a way that a
pump can be run continuously without interfer-
ing with the hoist; at the ordinary speed of a
horse a thousand-pound bucket of ore can be
raised at the rate of 120 feet per minute; the
cost of erection is slight, as two men in half a
day are able to put it in place ready for work.
One Guilty Man Who did not Escape.
W'c wish to put it upon record as prominently
as possible, that one man who proved
to ■ public trust and plundered the public
has received his deserts at the
hand> of a court of justice. So many
m l, bo many plunderers
have (ailed of piini-hment, that people
have almost despaired of justaoe, and criminals
have looked upon largest) alingsas eminently safe
spoils. That a decision has been reached, and
a sentence passed which consigns s public plun-
derer to a common criminal'seell i* s matter
For general satisfaction. It will have I
wholesome affect upon the behavior of other
men in places of trust; it will spread the im-
pression that honest) in office a as ue< i
i est} in private hie, and that dishonesty is
just as dangerous.
To show that w have a judge who can take
an old-fashioned view of official corruption and
that their an most cogent reasons for BOVeritj
with public offenders, we give below the address
of Judge Crane, oi the Alameda County Supe-
rior Court, in pronouncing a sentence of four-
teen years in the State prison against Kay, the
county treasury thief. He Baid:
Maro P. bay. you have been Ci nvicted l>y
your own confession of guilty of the crime of
forgery. The forgery consists in forging a
count}- warrant for a not very large amount, it
is true $76. This crime has always been looked
upon in law as one of the most dangerous that
could be committed against the peace and good
order of society. It strikes at the foundation of
all confidence between man and man, and de-
stroys all confidence in the integrity of public
officials. In addition to having committed the
simple crime of forgery which, under the Eng-
lish law, and until a late period, was punish-
able with death you have added to it the
enormous offense of betraying a sacred trust.
Among all your fellow-clerks you were selected
as the I>eputy Auditor of this county. As such
you held the keys to the treasury, and were
authorized to draw orders in the name of your
principal, on the county treasury for any sums
for which they might properly be drawn. This
trust you have basely betrayed. It has not
even the excuse of a crime that has been com-
mitted under circumstances of temptation, or in
the heat of passion, or under an excitement, or
under the pressure of want. So far as it ap-
pears, you were amply provided for, so far as
salary was concerned. You had no need of
this money for any legitimate purpose. In-
deed, there has been no circumstances of
extenuation shown to the Court. It is
simply, barely and only the fact that you
were the trusted, confidential deputy of
your principal, and that you deliberately, and
without any apparent motive or cause, other
than the commission of crime for your own gain,
have committed this forgery for which you have
been arraigned, and of which you have pleaded
guilty. Now, while the object of the law is re-
formatory so far as the criminal is concerned, it
has another object in view, and that is, that
justice shall be dealt out to those who offend.
This justice must be in proportion to the enor-
mity of the offense and must be such as to deter
others vdio may be disposed to commit a
like crime. We can conceive of no possible
mitigation in law, looking at the face of this
offense. Every portion of it seems stamped
with the enormity of crime of the worst guise --
of deliberate, preconceived, cool, calculating
crime. We do not think, therefore, that in the
discharge of our duties, as the guardians of the
public peace, and as the administrators of jus-
tice, we should lie justified in inflicting a light
or even a mitigated sentence for a crime of such
enormity. If our public officials cannot be
trusted, if those who are placed in places of
confidence cannot be relied uyon, what reliance
is to be placed upon those who are not in such
positions? You have not even the excuse of
being ill-informed. You are educated — you
have greater light than an ordinary criminal
has — and therefore are more accountable. Now,
under all the circumstances of the case, the
court have come to the conclusion, and we have
done it deliberately and in view of vindication
of the law and the ministration of justice, that
the crime deserves the severest punishment
which the law can inflict; and now the painful
duty only remains of announcing the conclusion
in regard to the sentence, to which the Court
has come, and that is that you, for this crime
of forgery of which you have pleaded guilty, be
confined in the State prison for the term of 14
years. "
We trust these weighty words will be duly
pondered, and will have due influence both to
warn those who may be tempted and to awaken
those who are f>rone to sympathize with dis-
honest officials to the fact that a sin against the
people is really an outrage greater than the
coarse deeds of low thieves, and should not be
condoned or excused. Let Judge Crane's sen-
tence be also an inspiration to the people; a
surety that it is not the true province of the
law to prepare for the escape of the large vil-
lians and the punishment of the little ones, but
that the punishment is to be commensurate
with the crime committed or the trust betray- d.
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NEW OFFICES, 1882:
Elevator 12 Front,
San Francisco.
Branch Offices in all Foreign Countries,
Oikculars or Information for Inventors sent freb
on application,
fiEO. H. 3TR0N9.
W. B. Ewer.
A. T. Dlwei
_JlggjQ|Tipapie3.
Sfa°„fflclal n°t'ces of their companies In
Seaton Gold Mining Company.— Loca-
;-.;Ur .Location oIwo,ts. Drvto.-n, Am.dor &£$,
NOTICE.— Thin »re delinquent uiun the InHovinp
»•?..'.,' ""' '""^ amounts set oppn
names ol the rospective sli.rermMer., as follof™
N "' No. Certificate. No. Shares. Amount.
a0™! K a i ]n
Warner, ajej ;,
Mi.riin, A, Trustee o
Martin, A, Trustee 7
Martin, A, Trustee s
.Martin, A, Trustee !i
Martin, A, Truster 10
Martin, A, Trustee J!
Martin, A, Trustee 12
Martin, A, Trustee 18
Marlin, A, Trustee M
Martin, A, Trustee 16
Ma-tin, A, Trustee l<;
Mirtin, A, Truat.e 17
Martin, A, Trustee..]!, la
Martin, A, Trustee 10
Martin, A, Trustee, ... .' 'JO
Martin, A, Trustee... 21
Mirtin, A, Trustee 22
Martiu, A, Trustee 2a
Martin, A, Trustee 21
Martin, A, Trustee 2r>
Martin, A, Trustee 2(i
Martin, A, Trustee.... 27
Martin, A, Trustee 2S
Martin, A, Trustee... 20
Martin, A, Trustee .' 80
Martin, A, Trustee 31
Davis, John A 32
Marlin, A, Trustee 38
Martin, A, Trustee..... 34
Martin, *, T.ustee 85
Martin, A, Trustee 311
Kellogg, 0 W 37
Martin, A, Trustee 38
Martin, A, Trustee 88
Martin, A, Trustee 40
Martin, a, Trustee..]!! 41
Martin, A, Trustee 42
Martin, A, Trustee 43
Fischer, Bortha C 4a
Cornwall, P B 4(>
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And in accordance with law, and au order ef the B)ard
of Director!, made on the 10th day of April 1583 so
many shares ol each parcel of 6uch stock as may bo
necessary, will he Eold at public auction, at 528 Cali-
fornia St., Room 0, San Frant iseo, Cai.. on TUESDAY
the 5lh day of June, IS83, at the hour ol 1 o'clock r 11 of
Bail day, to pay said delinquent aEseBament thereon
together with cobIs of advertising and expense of sale.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
OVTICE-lloom ti, 52S California St., San Francisco
California. '
NOTICE !
The annua] meeting of the GAGM.UU MINING
COMPANY will be held on the FIFTH day of JUNE
1883, at 126 Kearnj Street, Room No. 11.
GEO. R. WILSON, Secretary.
Cakkk i'i. Mai li n g.— We take alt possible care to mail
our papers prompt and correct, and we seldom hear of com"
plaints in its postal delivery; yet we would thank any* sub-
scriber, who may happen to mis a copy, to send us at cnee
a postal card, giving full address and the date of the num-
ber miss ed, and we will remail them.
Carson and Colorado Railroad.
(NARROW-GAUGE.)
The Company announce the completion of ile line March
1, 1882. toCANDELARIA. Columbus Mining District Es-
meralda Co., Nev., 158 miles from Mound Hone (Tun •♦ion
with Virginia and Truckee Railroad).
STAGE CONNECTIONS,
At Hawthorne with U. R. Btage Company's daily coaeheB
for Aurora (26 in.); liodie (37 in.); Lundj aud Bnilseport
At Luuing (125 milea f-oro Mound Houhi-) with nib,,' ,
Salisbury & l'o, 'b tri-w.'t'itly Ktnaos (leaving Tuesday. Thurs-
day and Saturday mornings) lor Grantsville, Belmont and
Tybo.
At Kellevi'U; (!50 miles from Mound House) with Bellevil'c
a-nd Indepeudonce SUge Co. 's stages for bt-n'on (40 n )
Binliii|i Cre< k, Rig Hue and Independence.
At Caodolnria, with V. S. Stnyu Uo.'s Mag-n for Oolurc-
bus (8 in }, Silver Peak, Montezuma, Alida Valley. U-ii-l
Mountain, etc.
THROUGH TICKETS
To the above points for sale at San Franclnco, Sacra.u'-nt »
Reno, Carson and Virginia R. R, Ticket offices.
This is the direct and natural route for Passengers and
Freight, to points iu Southern Nevada. Mono and Tny<.
countieB, California, The Hue. laid with steel ritlw and ni|-
wood ties and equipped wi th new and brst-class rolling stock,
ia penetrating new and most promising Mining Districts
which are now attracting deserved attention throughout t be
country.
For information on through freight rates apply to
H. M. YERINGTON, D. A. BENDER.
Genl Supfi. Oon'J Freight & Pam Agen t
Cartion, Nev.
Books for Miners and Millmen.
Kustel'b Concentration air Okeh (of all kinds), includ-
ia^r the Chlorinatiou Process for gold-bearing sulphurate,
a-rseniurets, and gold and silver ores generally, with V2Q lithe •
graphic diagrams. 1867. This work is uncqualed by any
o'ber published embracing the nubjucts treated. Post-paid
$.7.E9. Printed and sold by Dewey & Co., S. F.
Kusthl'h Roahtino ofGold and Silver Ores (Hecond
Edition, 1880), and the Extraction of their Respective
Metals without Quicksilver. Illustrated. 15C pages. A val-
uable and carefully written work. Postpaid, $?. Sold by
Dewey &, Co., 8. F
Aaron's LbAfHiNO Gold and Silver Ores.— The most
complete hand-book on the subject extant, 101 pages octave.
Illustrated by 12 lithographic engravings and four wcod-
cuts. Fully iudexed. Plainly written for practical men.
In cloth, §3. Sold hy Dewey & Co.. S. F.
The Exi-LoiiERs' Miners' and Metallt iuusts' Cn.-.r
anion, by J. R. Phillips, M. E.. comprising a practical ex-
position of the Various Departmetitsof Exploration, Mininp.
Engineering Assaying, and Metallnrt-y aootaininR 672
Pages and 83 Engravings. Ti iuf, bound ia -loth, .$10.50.
Soidby Dewey k Co., S F.
MiNiNn. Engineering. Mechanical, F-rjiivg, Snr-
entikh',1 ndi'*thia.l ANo Nf.iv Eookh in general can - v
ordered through Dewey & <lo., publishers of t.ne .Vini.no
and Scientific Press. S. i\. at puolishers' raisa.
Phillip's Explorers' a.nd Assavlps' rtorpwviuN
(Third Edition). Pries of Vol. I, post-paid, S6. Sold by
Dewey & Co . S, F.
De wey & Co ! ^SSgf •* } Patent Ajrls
366
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[May 26, 1883
Iron and jflachipe toofe
T. P. B\con. Prea.
0. L. Pouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repair 3rs of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND EUILDBHS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery. Port-
aDle, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
£3TA(jent8 for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Biehop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker",, Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SAORAHBNTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works.
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Bates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALQ-AMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. between Howard & Foleom, 8. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and ValveB, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. (a.PRICES MODERATE. "Si
J. H. WEED. V. KINOWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steara Engines, Flour.
Quartz and MiniogMachintry. Brodie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour 8450.00
" 2 " 6 ' 625.00
" 3 " 3 ' 925.00
" 0 " 15001DS " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices
Power, Hydraulic Ram or oylinder Elurators, Hand Powe,
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quart*
Mills, Mining: Pumps, Hoisting Machinery. Shafting, Itod
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THORNTON TUU&li'aOiS
BROTHERS,
THOHAS THOMPSON.
THOMPSON
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUPACTUR«RB OP CASTINGS OF HVBRY DHSGRIPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
— AT —
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
BeBt Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Beet Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HMEN,
MacMne and
Engine Works,
'3 & ill Beale St.
••MS FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in hia assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
/ PARKE & LACY. Proprietors.
No, S California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
?0§£p- Stationary* Portable and H< iatingr Engines and Boilers
'"%^j Sawmills. Shingle Mills. Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, togr**tner with, a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
tW Catalotrues furnished on Application. JBF
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission StS., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Enqines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO.
"W^illiam Hawkins.
(STJCCESSOB TO HAWKINS & CANTEBLL).
MACHI1TE WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also ol the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, (or Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Medart Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
E>y^ For the States of Colifonra, Oregon aud Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
^y Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
5^ BeBt Balanced Pulley in the World Also Manufacturers of
25,i88i. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
RZTSzhd por Circular akp Price List. ^SiJi
Nos. I 29 and I 3 I Fremont Street,
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
S&N FRANCISCO, CAL.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron. Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francleco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPE0VED PORTABLE HOISTING
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
ENGINES
HOME INDtrsTRV : ALL. WORE TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flnur, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Arualga
mating Macnines
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 14 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Oearlng of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Orossheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
(V. H TAYLOR, Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trado In which they are
to he employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and|non«
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plana
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
Bheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to anv other Pump.
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER, Fa. 407 Library St., PHILADELPHIA
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
cal utility, which are covered by letters patent.
No other furnaces can compare with theBe for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED of them are now run-
ning on the Pacific Coast, giving results never before
obtained as regards continuous runnincr, economy of
fuel, grade and quality of bullion produced. We are
preoared to demonstrate by factB the claims here made.
These Smclterg are i-hipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or s'one work, except that for the crucible,
thus Bavin g great expense and loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improve rnent» that experience has sug-
gested as valuable in this classof machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to super-
intend construe ion and runnintr of furoaces. Estimates
given upon application. Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRAXTON & CO..
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco. Chicago
and New York.
CONTRACT
— To Run a —
:be id :r,oc:k: orxjasrasrEL
By Machine Drill. Call on or address
F. E. IEI1EGE, 104 Lridcsriorfr St., San Francisco.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1856.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
Sisa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc , etc
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on Bhort notice.
TUBBS & CO.,
fill and 61S Front Street. San Francisco
LOKD'S
Boiler Cleansing Compound,
For the prevention and remr v«l of Sca'e in
Steam Boilers, and for Neutralizing- Acid,
Sulphur arid Mineral Waters.
Important safeguard and remedy for all users of steam.
For Circulars and all information r garding its use, please
!y at office of the Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
118 & 120 Market and 15 & 17 California St. , San Francisco
May 26, 1883.]
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Mining1 Machinery Depot,
cfe
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
j
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR
With Adlustabla Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts-
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air cheat
covers. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valvo stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. N"
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Snowing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
The Kortlmr'e Injector
cheapest and best in use,
own water, hot or cold,
varying pressure. Send
la the simplest,
Will draft its
and feed under
Importers and
Nos
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Dealers in Machinery
2 and 4 California Street, S.
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pomps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. rs Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
and
F.
SOLE
Supplies.
AGENTS FOR
Hoisting Engines
Kinds.
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery WheelB.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disaton's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co. 'a Woodworking
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packine
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,
V
With Important Improvements, makintr]it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest mm*
v^yo Lowest head paed in this country. Our new Illustrated Bcok sent free to those
■> V owning water power.
Those improving water power should not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shopa and New Machinery are provided (or maki.ig thlf
Wheel. Address
JAMBS LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE &; LACY. General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St.. S. F.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
Blacli. G-lftzeca. Powder,
In kegs and cases. The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Contains no Nitro
(.llycLTine. Superior to Judaon or any Elack Powder made. m
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Moit Uniform and beat Nitro Glycerine Fowder manufactured, an
which we are prepared to furnish at very lowest prices.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VULCAN POWDER CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
WiBEBOOMI
»3 4 94 Liberty St., New York
roaccenaors to MOREY & SPfiBR Y.J
Manufacturers of all kinds of—
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS i
Newburg, - New York.
The Foundry and Machine Shop vo-vltig hf>en enla-vRed we are nnwpro-pived *r»
make from the incut imnrovc.1 niUter-iR QUARTZ nud STAMP M ILLS complete, for
worfcimr GOLD and SILVER ORES,
HO&En IMPROVED PULVERIZER,
For WET or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
The 118118 revolve Horizon tall r without friction.
5 ft. Bize, weight 7.000 lb*., and does more work than 15
Stamp*, 3 ft. size, weigh t 3 UK lbs.
Concent) afcing Mil s, R< ck BreakPrB, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators) Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumping Ma-hinery, i'n,i,:.- - a> d Boilers, aDy size
roqulredi Hydraulio Oiaota and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, H,.fety Cages. The Hf-rd Power Tuo-atemD
Mill weight 280 ll>s. THE EUREKA WIRE I OPE
TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy
draulic Sluices
Steel SHOES and DIES fo r Stumps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAYORE CONCENTRATOR and ibo
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfullv given S nnl lor I'alnlognc.
Address, THE MOREY & SPE^^Y MINING M»CHhERYCO.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OP
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACfflNE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NUTS
V'ASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
tr Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. £Q2 Market St., UNION BuOCK.
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THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO,
Manufacturers of
WIRE ROPE and "OTIIFIIE:
Of Every Description.
For Inclined Planes, Standing Ship Rigging, Suspension Bridges, Ferries; for Mines and all hinds of
Heavy Hoisting; ior Stays and Guys on Derricks, Cranes and Shears; for
Tillers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, LightniDg Conductors, etc.
Galvanised and Plaiu Telegraph Wire,
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.
14 Drumm Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE BUCK TaOBN BARBED FENCE (One Piece Solid Steel.)
tars END FOR CIRCULAR.ffil
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STKOUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
Orders may be addressed to us at any i>f the fol-
lowing places, at each of which wc carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Stree'.
PORTL,*NI>, OREGON,
No. 43 Frott Strea.
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.
Nos. 152 and 164 Lake Stree',
And 40 Franklin Stree),.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
No . 209 North Third Street
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nob. 811 to 819 Korth Second Street
$1,000 CHALLE2TCEI
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
-A.:M:^LC3-j!v:ivr..A_T:r.ixrc3- plates,
For Saving Gold.
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This is no new, patent, nou-exploBive Safety Powder, but the Genuine
Standard Nitro- Glycerine Powder, as safe to use and handle as any other Nitro-
Glyoerine Powder manufactured. The fumesand gases, common in nitro-glycerine
powders, are destroyed, and do not leave the miner w.'th headache or nausea.
The powder is put up in cartridges of any size to aui<. the consumer, and ia
exploded in the same manne' as all other high explosives; that 1b, by means of
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It is not claimed for this powder that it ie a
non-explosive, or safer than other nitroglycerine powder. All powdei', and
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That let*al advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
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That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumoh, and I hat as
Boon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken against all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
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patent?. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
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ANDERSON'S SPRINGS,
V Near Middletown,
Lake County, Cal,
Nineteen miles from Calistoga, Napa County,
five miles from Middletownand ten milea from
the Great Geysers, between which and Ander-
son's Springs there are good wagon roads.
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cure of Rheumatism, Paralysis, St. Vitus'
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Liver and Kidney affections. Chalybeate Iron
Spring for hemorrhages.
Scenery unsurpassed ; climate mild and equa-
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health and asthmatics are invariably relieved.
Trout fishing in the grounds; deer hunting
in the immediate vicinity.
New cottages for the better accomodations of
gnests. Cooking good.
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1883.
Improved Postal Scale.
We present on thin page drawings of an im-
provement on postal scales, recently patented
through the. Mining and Scientific Pbess
Patent Agency, which embraces some m-w and
dovoI features designed to expedite the operation
of weighing letters and other mailable matter,
This is done by the apparatus instantly show-
i,,_ bhe nnmber and value of rates or stamps re-
quired for any particular letter, package or
parcel, dispensing with all manipulation of the
poise and beam, and all computation in connec-
tion with the weight, number and aggregate
value of the stamps. It will he seen from the
drawing that the operation for determining the
number of rates, or stamps, and their value at
two, three, five and six cents, is by means of
two stationary curved rests carrying, on their
Concave edge, graded weights and two movable
curved arms, having the fulcrum, or knife edge,
at the point of contact of the two sets of curves,
carrying the weight pan upon which the letter
or other object is placed, on which the postage
is to be ascertained.
The object being placed upon the pan will
depress it, and at the same time raise the arms,
which successively, on their convex edge, lift
the weights oil' the rest, through the
curved slot, until an equilibrium is
readied, when the hand, or pointer, attached to
the arms will indicate on the index scale, the
number of rates or stamps required. These
numbers are found in the first series of spaces
below the hand, the value of which at two,
three, five and six cents will be found in the
first, second, third and fourth spaces, below
each number of rates. In the open space above
the numbers are figures showing the weight;
as they are not, however, an clement in the op-
eration of the machine, they are not embraced
in the index and might, with great propriety,
he omitted entirely.
When a letter or parcel is carefully placed
(not dropped) upon the weight pan, very little,
if any, osseillation will result; the hand of the
operator should remain in position, after plac-
ing the object on the pan, to remove it the mo-
ment the index hand, or pointer, indicates the
number of rates, etc. Herein consists the great
saving of time, and the vast superiority of this
scale or machine over all others, which we be-
lieve it is destined sooner or later to supersede.
When the machine is at rest the hand points
to, or rests on, the second vertical line in the
index, which represents one rate, or one- half
ounce, and will not move until the weight upon
the pan exceeds one-half ounce. It the excess
is but slight, the hand will rest between the
second and third lines. A small increase will
send it on to the third line, where it will rest
until the weight upon the pan exceeds two rates,
or one ounce. The hand will then pass beyond
the third line, and rest between the third
and fourth, or on the fourth line, indicating three
rates or one and one-half ounces. Under in-
creased weight the hand will move forward, as
above described, until it has passed the
last vertical line in the index, indicating
that the object is in excess of ten rates, or five
ounces. The counter poise weight, "No. 1," is
then placed in its rest upon the end of the
curved arms, which will immediately return to
their first position. If the weight on the pan is
not in excess of eleven rates, or five and one-half
ounces, the hand will remain stationary, and
one rate will be added to the last on the index,
and one value at two, three, five or six cents,
as the case may be, will be added to the amount
in the column under ten rates.
This process of adding the number of rates
and value found in the last column to tin num-
ber and value "f rates shown by the hand, con-
tinues until the hand passes the last line in the
index, indicating that the weight upon the pan
is in excess of twenty rates, or ten ounces.
Weight "No. '2" will now be substituted for
"No. 1," when the same conditions will follow,
excepting that twica the number and value
likely to get out of order. A cover extends
over the curved rests and arms protecting and
preventing any derangement or displacement of
the weights,
For general infonuat'ou, a card, furnishing
valuable information on postal matters is affixed
to each machine. J. Frank Miller, of Oakland,
Alameda county, ( 'alifornia, is the inventor
and patentee. His address is lock box No.
1300, Pdstoftice, San Francisco.
( iiri'i.i;. The import of copper into England
MILLER'S IMPROVED POSTAL SCALE.
and France has been 3,181 tons greater during
the first three months of this year than of 1SS2.
On the other hand, the export from England has
also been 2,289 tons greater. The English home
consumption has been 1,305 tons less, and the
French 793 tons more, or a total of 512 tons
less. English and French consumption and En-
glish exports show a total increase this year of
found in the hist column will be added to the
number and value shown by the hand.
The entire absence of springs, wires or fric-
tion of any kind, and dispensing with all calcu-
lations as to number and value of stamps at any
ascertained weight, and all manipulation of the
poise (which, except when accidentally at the
desired point, requires always two, and fre-
VOLUME XLVI
Number 22.
Firedamp and Gas Indicator.
Among the improved scientific instruments
for mines, recently put in use, we lately
described the Fleuss apparatus for going into
mines where bad air or gas exists, giving the
result of some experiments in that direction.
Another invention has just been subjected to
trial by Messrs. YV. F. Howard and C. E.
Jones, of Chesterfield, England. This is Libin's
firedamp and escaped gas indicator. The trials
extended over three days and were witnessed
by the Chief and Assistant Government Inspect-
ors of Mines for the district, and about twenty
managers of leading colleries. The result
showed that, compared with the Davy safety
lamp, still almost universally used in searching
for firedamp in mines, the Libin indicator de-
notes a less percentage, either of manufactured
gas or of firedamp, than the lamp. This was
proved first by exact and thoroughly diffused
mixtures of ordinary lighting gas with air, three
per cent scarcely showing in the lamp, but be-
ing indicated with perfect distinctness by the
Libin instrument; a two per cent similar mix-
ture being also indicated by the latter only.
■On further trial in a coal mine at Boythorpe,
the tamp showed firedamp in one only of three
places, in all of which the Libin instrument in-
dicated its presence. The instrument, as used
in the mine on this occasion, was connected with
a small electric battery carried in a waist belt,
and connected by wires with a hell ; by a slid-
ing contact arrangement no spark was given
off. In this form it can be employed for exam-
ining any ^dace in a mine that can be examined
with a safety lamp. For positions in which it
can be permanently fixed, it is designed to com-
municate and -keep up intelligence of the state
of the main return airways to the manager's of-
fice. In both forms, fixed and portable, but
chiefly in the former, there are wide fields for
its use elsewhere than in mines, particularly
for the detection of gas in coal bunkers on
board ship, and in buildings.
WEIGHT FOR
fpiently three or more moves before the weight
is determined), insures the utmost accuracy and
dispatch. In banking houses, insurance offices,
counting houses, etc., etc., where large num-
bers of various sized letters, parcels, etc., are
daily prepared for the mail, the machine will
be of great convenience and value.
In the various post offices, where large num-
bers of letters, etc., have to he weighed, o»
tested, it will be invaluable, as it will decrease
the time ami labor of weighing from eighty to
ninety per cent.
For mail matter, other than letters, the ma-
chine is graded at ounce rates, with correspond-
ing values, and can, like those for letters, he
made of any desired capacity. The macliines
are not complicated aud are comparatively in-
expensive.
The machine is in compact form and not
POSTAL SCALE
1,606 tons, the stock in both countries having
consequently increased 2,985 tons, against 1,410
tons during the same period last year, or a net
increase this year of 1,5/5 tons. On the 1st
ult., the total visible supply in England was
51,855 tons of fine copper.
The Southern Country- Boominu.— H. M.
Yerrington, Superintendent of the Carson and
Colorado Railroad Company, reports much ac-
tivity in the various mining districts tributary
to the road. The country is rapidly filling up
with prospectors, who are well satisfied with
the results of their explorations in the
southern country. Gold and silver and cop-
per and lead claims are being daily discov-
ered on every side. The revival of pros-
perity is particularly marked in the Panamint
country, .San Gregorio, Bishop's Creek, Darwin
and Benton.
Antimony is selling in England at £39 and
£11 per ton for French Star regulus,
German Iron for Bridge Building.
The German iron works seem to furnish the
best material for bridges. It is true that
the prices of the German works are a little
higher, but the quality is so much better that
this makes no difference. The superior quality
of the German material lies principally in the
execution of labor, in the great exactitude of
the work, and in the superior quality of ma-
terial employed. In consequence, accidents
like the destruction of the Tay Bridge (which
call forth hut little comment from the English
iron papers) do not happen in Germany. The
difference in the working itself is that in Ger-
many all rivet holes are bored, but in England
and America they are stamped with a stamping
machine, and this method does great harm to
plates, very often leaving little vents, and by
experience plates are- weakened 10 percent.,
sometimes even 40 per cent more than by the
other method. As regards the quality of. the
English material itseff, it is very well known
that it breaks if worked in a cold state. Con-
sequently, at collisions of steamers, when the
plates only ought to get bent, they are broken
in, and many people lose their lives. Very
often German shipowners have been reproached
that they have their steamers built in foreign
countries notwithstanding the fact that the Ger-
man iron and steel industry can compete with
that of any other country, and has the largest
exportation after England, The collision [ of
the Cimbria ought to he a warning not to risk
valuable cargoes by saving a small amount in
cost of steamers, beside' rendering the lives of
those; onboard more secure.
.70
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 2, 1883
foRRESPONDEJMCE
Arizona Notes.
[Written for the Press by B. W. Crowell ]
Phcenix— Salt River Valley.
This is a thriving little town of about 3,000
inhabitants, the county seat of Maricopa coun-
ty, which is often called the agricultural county
of the Territory. In this matter I cannot
speak advisedly, as I have seen but few coun-
ties, yet as far as I have seen this compares very
favorably in its apparent possibilities. Phcenix
is the queen city of the valley, situated 2S miles
north of Maricopa station, S. P. R. R., on the
direct thoroughfare to Prescott, the capital of
the Territory — 124 miles north— and has the
patronage of an immense freighting business,
branching off in all directions from here to the
various mines and cattle ranges in the distant
bills. The plan of the city is thoroughly
American, regular, with wide streets 100 feet
for the main avenues, and SO feet for c-oss
streets. Every street is supplied with a clear
stream on each side, running along the curb
stone, and so perfect is the natural grading of
the plane that it seems almost optional with the
citizen which way the water shall How.
The town was laid out in 1S70, and without
the aid of any manufacturing establishments
except flouring mills, and no near mines or any
exciting booms of speculation, it has steadily
built up its present large and substantial posi-
tion, as a permanent town of 3,000 population,
with a full beginning for first-class American
institutions. There are four churches, a large
two-story brick public school edifice for the
departments of graded schools, which shows the
ruling vote of the community on the subject of
education,
The two daily papers, with their weeklies
and also another weekly published in Spanish,
are somewhat indicative of the intelligence of
the people of this valley. Another daily is
talked as about to start, showing the confidence
another editor has of the future of this town.
The population of the town is perhaps one
third Spanish, but they are of the quiet, indus-
trious class of good citizens. The county will
erect its permanent public buildings here, this
year, on an ample plaza provided for, in the
town plot. This, with a large storehouse now
building, and other improvements going on,
will add materially to the town's appearance,
and to the life of business here this year. But
there seems to be no desire to build up the
town rapidly. The large store firms now doing
a thriving business care not to see any large
competition come in. The banking firm of Sol.
Lewis and M. W. Kales are satisfied if they can
enjoy the local business as a unit. This lino
lately accommodated the Territory of Arizona
by purchasing her bonds of seven per cent,
$260,000. giving a premium of 312,000 for the
same.
The various mechanics seem to be well repre-
sented, and having abundance of work at remu-
nerative prices.
The main dependence of the city of Plneuix
is the rich farming lands of
Salt River Valley,
This valley, usually called Salt river, though
it joins on and embraces a portion of rich lands,
watered by the Gila, is a very extensive plain,
60 miles long by 12 to 20 miles in width. The
Salt river has furnished water for numerous
ditches for irrigating portions of these lands
for cultivation ; but still the cry is more water
for irritration, and this demand is being heeded
by new ditch enterprises.
Those in the extreme west of this valley are
now looking anxiously for the completion of
Webb ditch, taking water from the Gila, to ex-
cellent government lands. But nearer Phcenix,
about 25 miles below the city, work is now be-
ing done on another Gila river canal, under the
direction of Hon. Mr. Rumburg, that will sup-
ply irrigation for miles of rich farming and
grain lands on the north side of the < iila, below
where Salt river joins with it. There are vari-
ous natural advantages here for a large colony
settlement. The land, rich and choice, with
abundance of fuel on the lands, and a large
amount of heavy cottonwood timber along the
banks of the river. The lauds are very easily
cleared and easy to cultivate— a rich alluvial
sand and gravel, and occasionally some little
mixture of adobe. The land is now covered by
arrow, sage, or grease bushes, and mesquit hard
wood. Plight here in this lower portion of the
valley are undeveloped resources, ample to
build up a good county. "When I visited there a
few weeks since, -there were no signs of any
ownership, other than United States govern-
ment, their survey stakes only appearing.
The lands now occupied in the vicinity of the
Phcenix and for twelve miles west and four
miles north, are well watered by Salt river
ditches, the river passing about two miles south
of town, and the Grand canal, about four miles
to the west of Phomix. The lands lying be-
yond the canal could not be irrigated as they
slope all toward the river for several miles.
How to reach the vast table lands beyond, has
been the problem, and has at last begun to be
solved by
The Arizona Canal Co.,
Incorporated here in Phcenix, Dec. 20, 1S82, by
M. YV. Kales, W. A. Hancock and Chas.
Churchill, with a capital stock of $500,000, of
par value £500 each share, Work is now being
commenced, by about twenty teams and a force
of men under W. J. Murphy, which after the
hot harvest season is past will be increased to
100 or more teams, and as many men as are re-
quisite to ensure an early completion for crops
in 1885. The present camp will be located near
the mouth of the Verde. The capacity men-
tioned is 40,000 inches, miners1 measure. They
tap the Salt river on the north bank about
three fourths of a mile below where the Verde
river flows into it, and where a hard bed rock
bottom prevents the sinking of the waters into
the sand, at a point about two miles east of
Mt. McDowell, thus securing an elevation suf-
ficient to reach the higher mesa lands and irri-
gate the vast tract to the north and west, not
accessible by the Grand canal or other ditches.
Government Land.
It is a good place for a poor man to get a
good farm on government lands. The public
laud is here surveyed and accessible — open
plains that with wagon and horses you can
drive to any portion of it, and where it is set-
tled and cultivated there are section roads.
The light bushes are easily cleared off by grub-
bing hoe at the rate of one to two acres per
day, but with sagebrush rake and six horses
they can be cleared much faster. The land is
very free and easily cultivated. The mer-
chants seem to have great faith in the culti-
vator of the soil, and till their big ledgers
with accounts that are to be paid after harvest.
I noticed one of these bills yesterday where
syrup was charged S>1. 75 per gallon, bacon
twenty-five cents per pound, flour $5 per hundred
pounds, and it has now advanced, to .^5.50.
These are high prices, but the farmer soon
takes the benefit of these high prices when he
sells much and buys little. The house can be
built cheaply of the adobe style, with log raft
ers, brush and dirt and plaster roofs, that will
serve till able to do better.
The Settlers from Utah
That come to this territory seem to be very
poor, yet they generally have good teams and
wagons and some few implements and seeds
with them. They will stop and camp, or
live in the wagon until they plow and put in
some seeds for the first season's use, before they
attempt to build any house. In a few weeks
they have garden sauce of their own raising,
and thus early strengthen their faith in the pro-
ductiveness of the soil. They fully appreciate
the importance of useful occupations for all
members of the family. For cash to supply
needed groceries they will do some work with
team, or as laborer in the adjoining settlement,
and in a short time, they are all comfortably
fixed, with a place of their own.
Phamix, May 9th, 1S83.
Wyoming Mines.
The mines of .South Pass, Wyoming, are look-
ing well, and give fair promise of making good
showing this season in bullion product. The
Carrissa property, owned by B. Robers and
H. S. Reedall of this city, has just been leased
to W. W. Pitkin and Nat Gisbom, the lease
having been perfected yesterday. The mine has
a large body of $15 free milling gold ore in sight,
and the lessees are in hopes that as depth is
gained the ore will improve. Belonging to the
property is a five-stamp gold mill, operated by
water power. This mill can be doubled in ca-
pacity, the water wheel and quantity of water
being ample for this, aud it "will probably be
done. This mill is located only half a mile
from the mine, hence the cost of getting ore to
the mill and reducing is small, and can be furth-
er reduced by putting in more stamps, which
will require no more hands to operate. Pitkin
and Gisborn own the Red Jacket, lying near,
on which they have done considerable work,
first by sinking a shaft which tapped good ore,
and at the same time struck water which drove
them out. The property is so situated as to be
easily drained by a tunnel. Abandoning work
at the shaft, they have driven a tunnel 400 feet,
and expect soon to cut the vein at a depth
which will free the mine of water and give them
a large ore body above. Mr. Pitkin who has
been on the property a long time, and is very
familiar with mines, is sanguine over the present
outlook of that district, which he unhesitatingly
pronounces a good mineral region. He says all
that is wanted is capital and enterprise to
bring the South Pass country into prominence
as a gold ijrodueer. — Salt Lake Tribune
There are at present about thirty men work-
ing in the Drum Lummon mine running cross-
cuts, and sinking three inclines or winzes on the
lead about ninety feet apart. The 1,100 feet
tunnel is being vigorously pushed into the hill,
the men working eight hour shifts. It is report-
ed that the new mill will be erected near the
tunnel. Experiments are being made on the
ore by running it through the old mill in the
process, a drying furnace having been impro-
vised for that purpose. Credit is due to Mr.
Cruse in developing this valuable property
which is mammoth. Mr. Attwood has purchas-
ed a cozy residence and erected offices for the
Montana Mining Co., of which he is the super-
intendent, at the foot of Cruse Mountain which
has a back-ground 7S0 feet high and is highly
picturesque.
The Christy Mill and Mining Company of
Utah is credited with a bullion product of over
SI, 500,000 in the past five years, as follows:
1878, £302,537; 1S79, £245,46u; 1SS0, S272,0S5;
1881, §316,039; 1882, 8372,426; total, §1,508, -
553.
The Deep Spring Country.
Mr. P. A. Chalfant contributes to the Inyo
Independent, an article on this region of country,
from which we condense the following:
The undersigned returned late last week
from a brief visit to Deep Spring mining dis-
trict. This visit was not undertaken for fun,
still less with the view of writing an account
thereof, but solely as a personal matter, shared
by Mr. Oscar Stickney, wherein the moving
cause was the hope of finding some clue to the
lost key of the great grub question. But, as
others, perhaps quite as worthy, are looking for
that same clue, it will be well to record a few
observations for their benefit. It would fill a
book to tell of all the mining claims bordering
on Deep Spring valley; their name is legion —
though they are all recorded under other names
than that.
Numerous as these locations appear to be,
they really represent but comparatively few
distinctive ledges; as a rule, scarce a ledge but
has at least two 1 ,500 foot claims located upon
it, while there are some with not less than six.
This is notably the case with one, which, for
want of a better known name, is called the
Whiteman Lode,
After "old Grid. Whiteman,'' oue of the most
widely known prospectors on the coast, and also
one of the original locators of the ledge in ques-
tion. There are no less than six consecutive
locations on this lode, besides two or more on
what appears to be a branch of the same. The
ledge having a plainly discernable dyke of por-
phyritic rock for a foot- wall, and cutting across
several lateral ravines, runs northeasterly from
the valley along the high ridge facing Soldiers'
Pass, on its northwestern side.
The deepest of these lateral ravines cuts the
ledge near the middle of its length. Scores of
assays were had, and scarce one fell short of a
hundred dollars to the ton, silver almost exclu-
sively, while a fair proportion went double that,
some even to $600. Some coyote holes, the
deepest not exceeding fifteen feet, were sunk on
each of the several locations, and quantities of
good ore, ranging from a hundred pounds or so
to eight or ten tons, were extracted from all of
them, the largest pile being found on the branch
lode.
Certain it is that the croppings and solid rock
near the surface of the vein yet retain their sil-
ver in paying quantities, as has been demon-
strated time and again. For the most part, if
not in its entire length, the vein cuts across the
general stratification of the granite country
rock. About half a mile north of this White-
man lode is a parallel ledge, called the Gilbert,
which crops out for a distance of about 1,600
feet, the southern end extending quite down
into the valley. William Hedge, whose faith
in this ledge and the district in general is suffi-
cient to remove mountains, is working away
upon it, single-handed and alone. Thus he has
managed to get a shaft down some 25 feet.
While he does not claim to have "struck it" in
the full sense of all that phrase implies, he does
find about three feet of ledge matter in the
bottom, and interspersed through it, small
quantities of rich ore, mostly black or brown
oxides, but also considerable stephanite.
Directly across the valley, on the side of the
main Inyo range facing the valley, are to be
found numerous claims, some of them having
been located and worked twenty years ago, and
with which, notably the Cinderella, are asso-
ciated some thrilling tales of the subsequent In-
dian troubles. Not having seen these mines, as
well as dozens <if others overlooking the valley
on all sides, especially the west and north, all
that need be said, is that so rich have several of
of them always shown themselves to be, that
some of the very first locators are still at work
upon them. The Hiskey and Walker five-stamp
mill, erected in 1S72, worked several months on
gold ores from a number of these ledges, quite
a large lot of "Blue Bird" going as high as $625
per ton, it was claimed that this mill turned
out more bullion per stamp than any
other ever run in the county, nevertheless,
after a few months' operation, the superior at-
tractions of the Lida valley mines, forty miles
distant, caused the removal of the mill to that
place where it yet stands.
The rather lofty ridge at the north end of the
valley is the division between Wyman and Cot-
tonwood creeks, the two being some eight miles
apart. The latter debouches into Fish Lake
valley.
Some five miles up Cottonwood, from Piper's,
and mostly on the northern face of the ridge
above alluded to, are to be seen many locations.
In general, these ledges are small, but yielding
exceedingly rich ores, both gold and silver.
This has been the scene of some thirteen years'
continuous operations by Mr. O. K. Berry, the
Recorder of the district. ' During all these
years Mr. Berry has wrought, often entirely
alone, sometimes in bonanza, sometimes in bo-
I'asco, (especially in the matter of a sufficiency
of "grub"), on different ledges in the vicinity,
from which, at intervals, he has shipped enough
high grade ore to supply necessities, although
it has happened that $300 ore, in lots of two or
three tons, barely paid shipping and reduction
expenses.
Among others of Mr. Berry's locations, was
one known as the " "7S." This he had opened
in several places; the principal work was just
below the summit of a narrow ridge, permit-
ting a tunnel from the east side and a 45° incline
from the croppings on the west side.
The ores generally of the district are of a
class susceptible of successful concentration
both silver and gold. It is likely that method
(concentrating) will give better results thanany
"silver process" involving roasting and all that
sort of thing. The gold ore can be worked
to a pretty high percentage by battery and
plates alone, but they, too, should be concentra-
ted. The " '78" mine can certainly furnish ore
enough to keep a five, perhaps a ten-stamp
mill going right along. There are other ledges
near by apparently quite as large or larger thau
this, and so far as opened, no less promising.
There are perhaps a hundred dumps within
reach of the two creeks named, on each of which
paying ore is now piled up. There is an imme-
diate need for a small mill on each of these
creeks. With such, and square and liberal
dealing. Deep Spring would give profitable em-
ployment to a very large number of chloriders,
saying nothing of the prospect for deep and peflj
manent mining.
Sampling Mills.
The main business in hand by superintend-
ents Yerington and Laws, of the Carson and.1
Colorado, upon their present visit, is to fix
upon the location on their line of two or more
sampling mills, where ores can be received^
sampled, bought and paid for by ore buyers.
Such a "plant," consisting of a steam engmu,
rock breaker, small pulp mill, assay office, ete.i'
can be established at a cost of $2,500, and it
is probable that three will be needed — at Bishop,
Big Pine, or Independence, and near the lake.
Mr. Wm. B. Miller, superintendent of the Mel-
rose reduction works near Oakland, accompanies
the party, and will spend some time in exam-
ination of the various districts, mines and
character of the ores, in furtherance of the'
enterprise.
In this our mine owners and prospectors,
whose properties have dragged upon their hands
as almost worthless, because of the absence of
any way of realizing upon the ore extracted,
will at once begin to see a gleam of daylight.
Many old ore dumps will be cleaned out, real-
ized upon, and new work and actual deep de-
velopments begun. The railroad managers are'
wisely determined that the purchasing agents
shall satisfy all ore producers that their sampling
is perfectly fair, and that the prices paid, by
whatever works wanting the ores, shall be ex-
actly in accordance with their true value in the
metals contained. This is accomplished by the
seller taking a precisely similar sample and
sending it here, to San Francisco or where ho
pleases to acknowledged experts, for assay and
comparison of results.
Now, if we want better times, let those who can
and who know they have good ore, get to work
and take it out. The cash therefor can be ob-
tained at the most liberal prices consistent with
safety to the buyer. These affairs will lead up
to the final establishment of some great central
reduction works in the valley, capable of
handling any kind of our mineral products. —
I ni/o Independent.
The Wood Business of the Truckee
Basin.
The wood business of the Truckee basin is no
small portion of its source of wealth. As is
natural in every country where sawmills
abound, and lumber is made, cord wood forms
a principal adjunct. Many large trees 50 to 80
feet high ara cut down from which only one
good saw log, perhaps 20 feet long, or even less,
can be obtained, the remainder being cut up
into firewood, and not left to rot on the ground.
The Central Pacific, with its large number of
engines, consumes vast quantities. Carload
after carload is shipped to the valley west and
the country east, and piled in their woodsheds
for use during the year. Something of an idea
of the contribution of the Truckee basin to this
demand may be gleaned by knowing that Bron-
co furnished last season 3,000 cords; Prosser
creek, 5,000; Martis creek, 6,000; Truckee,
18,000; Donner boom, 4,000; Donner lake side,
3,000; Champion's, 3,000; Kneeland's mill,
3,000— total, 45,000 cords, all of which is pur-
chased by the Central Pacific Railroad Co. The
winter of 1S81 and 1882 proved a cheap one for
the railroad company. The best wood is cut in
the fall and winter, for the reason that the baiS
holds closer to the wood, and the railroad com-
pany always tries to contract for wood cut dur-
ing the fall and winter months. The labor is
principally by Chinamen, who receive an aver-
age of $1.50 per cord for cutting, the wood
when delivered at the ti-ack selling from S3.75
to §4 per cord. — Truckee, Republican.
Some two or three years since, the agents of thr*
C. P. R. R. looked over the coal mine at Goiqi
Creek, Idaho, and pronounced it good. They
gave it as their opinion, that the coal very near-
ly resembled the celebrated brown coal of < Ro-
many. At the present time there is a party of
practical miners at work in these mines, sink-
ing shafts and tunneling; and before long it is
confidently expected that one of the largest and
richest coal beds in the West will be opened
up, and added to the already large mining in-
terests of the region.
The Silver City papers are justly proud of
the recent strikes made near that place. Thoj
are a credit to the country and will be a sub-
stantial benefit to the town. Such discoveries
cannot fail to bring New Mexico to the attention
of the mining world even more prominently than
heretofore
UNI.
1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
;ti
I^eqh^nic^l Progress.
Proper Use of Belting.
The mode of applj lug belting in traiuimiUed
power should always be correct, becao
if this u
tided to. The Miction between the belt
and tho pulley in the source Erom whiofa the
power of ' he bell ia derii ed, and thi i
({rest dirTerem e between the sliding friction of
the hell mid the adhesion of tin- Belt to the
pulley, rhe latter often wastes more power
to transmit, while the former con-
fen the rea] power, so that in applyin
oil, and other adhesive bud pod deal
of power i* wasted inatead of helping to im n i
It. It reqiitree power t<> tear a bell from a
pulley, and the amount of force re-
quired t<> do this ia bo much wasted. The fric-
tion between the belt and pulley is the whole
source j>i power, and the coefficient of (this
friction will be the measure of the power of the
bell
While want of strength would render a belt
hi increase in the strength would not
increase its ability to transmit power unless the
friction was increased al the same time. There
are certain elements that tend to increase the
efficiency in every belt, and others that detract
from it. Those that increase the efficiency of
■ mi v belt are the friction between the belt and
iii. pulley, and the tensile strength of the belt,
and those that tend to decrease the efficiency
are adbesionr'the power required to bend the
belt, and the extra friction caused l>y the ten-
sion of the belts on the pulleys. Adhesion ia
found to exist most perfectly between surfaces
that are coated with some semi-liquid, such as
Oafltor oil, and the least amount of adhesiveness
is found between two dry substances, such as
between a dry belt and a dry pulley.
The power required to bend a thick belt is
greater than may appear at tirst sight, hence it
would Ik- hotter, in order to save power, to use
a broad thin belt than a narrow thick one, and
as it has been found that the resistance of the
belt bending is inversely as the diameter of the
pulley, it will always lie found that large pul-
leys are the most economical in this respect.
Experiment has demonstrated that the greatest
effect is obtained when the belts are moistened
with water, and the least when moistened with
oil. Friction is always in proportion to the
pressure, and not the amount of surface in con-
tact; and experiments will show that two belts,
one being only- half the size of the other, will
give an equal amount of power when the pres-
sure is the same, but when the pressure is very
slight, an increase of surface may result in an
increase of friction. It has been fully proved,
however, that where the pressure is excessive
any diminution of the surface will cause an in-
crease in the friction.
Compressing Bran.
Mr. Seamans, Secretary of the Millers' Na-
tional Association, has been authorized to pay
an award of §1,000 to any one who will con-
struct a machine capable of being put to prac-
tical use, which will compress 100 pounds of
bran bito a space equivalent to a Hfteen-inch
cube, which is equal to 3,37*» cubic inches, The
object is to bring the refuse of wheat grinding
into a form sufficiently compact to make it a
transportable article of merchandise.
In reply to this offer, a correspondent of the
Millers* Journal says, "It can't be done;" to
which assertion Mr. Seamans replies as follows:
"The Belt Packing Company, of Minneapo-
lis, will pack one ton of bran in a space o\}x
■2\x2}2 feet, which is equal to 3,375 cubic inches
for 100 pounds. 1 have a sample in my office
made by this machine, which is compressed to
the rate of 3,150 cubie inches for 100 pounds. I
have another compressed at the rate of 3,075
cubic inches; both are pressed dry. The party
producing the latter sample says of his ma-
chine: 'My machine will compress 1 10 pounds
in a cube of fifteen Inches square, which is more
than you require. My machine is very simple,
easy to operate, worked by hand or power; is
not expensive. Full size, nine feet high, three
and a half by two feet on the floor,' etc., etc.
I have letters from at least ten parties that
claim to be able to fulfill the requirements. A
machine is now in operation in Chicago wrhich
will not only compress dry bran to a much
greater density than we require, but will com-
press hay and straw to the density of maple.
It will not do in this age and generation for
any man or set of men to proclaim to the world
that what they may not be able to accomplish
is impossible. Mr. Blinn's machine may equal
his ambition — be satisfactory to him — but will
not help us to export our bran as at present
represented to work."
An Improved Bell Telephone. — M. D'Ar-
sonval, a French electrician, has devised a new
form of Bell receiver, which, for its size and
weight, is claimed to be the most powerful yet
constructed. According to the description at
hand, the chief modification consists in inclos-
ing the bobbin entirely between the poles of the
magnet, this being done by making one pole of
the magnet the core of the bobbin, and the
other pole an inclosing ring of iron. The induc-
tive plate vibrates over the poles and upper sur-
face of the coil as before. The complete instru-
ment is said to weigh only a little over five
ounces, and to be as powerful as the heavy
Onwer-Bell receiver,
Manufacture of Machinists' Tools.
I'll.- state of busih
pre of machinists' tools indicates the industrial
prosperity Of the country With almost unerring
exactness, it .my given time. Are the times
good '•. is btunnaat I ming ! Is money plen-
tiful? Then we may know that railu.i
ties are easily negotiated, and thai n
available for railroad extensions and renewals.
The mechanical industries in all their depart
tnents, equally feel the impetus of a new lif--.
Shops for construction and repairs are wanted,
either on a larger scale or in new Locatio
pour in upon those who furnish
i i <<■, n- i, ..i. tunes, steam hammers,
punching and shearing machines, 'bills, etc.
Of late, tool manufacturers complain that
orders for new work come in very slowly, so
that the ordinary force of men can be re-
tained in employment nnl\ as they may have
v. t iti hand old orders partially executed. This
Bluggisfa condition of things is felt by the
lai'L""-t ainl most popular and prosperous con-
Cems, as well as the rest. In a notable instance
the deoline ia something like fifty par cent,
compared with "Hush times " which have
gone. The tailing off is not confined to any one
or more <>f the leading specialities, such as lo-
comotive building, but all branches of mechani-
cal enterprise seem to be affected. It is ob-
aerved, however, within a few days, since the
decline in the standard grades of iron, and since
the return of ease in money, that enquiries arc
more frequent, encouraging hopes of better
times ahead, The present, if a period of uncer-
tainty, is also a period of expectation, from
which, it is hoped, all grounds of doubt will
soon be eliminated. The question of cheaper
iron may be the pivotal point upon which the
issue turns. At least, it is well known that
large contracts for steel rails aud other materi-
als are held in abeyance, to await the course of
events in the immediate future. A more gen-
eral movement of the various products of agri-
culture, such as naturally attends the resump-
tion of internal navigation, and especially a
more confident assurance of abundant crops
from the approaching harvest, or from seed now
going into the ground, may suffice to inaugurate
brighter day.
Large Steel Castings. — Owing to the rapid
and very extensive growth of the manufacture
of Siemens steel in Scotland, there has of late
been somewhat extraordinary demand for large
anvil blocks, and during the past few weeks
two of immense size have been cast. Referring
to these, our contemporary, Ehiffineering, says
that up till now there has not been many anvil
blocks in Scotland weighing more than 140
tons, but recently one was cast at the Dalziel
Steel Works which is said to contain 170 tons
of metal. There is also in progress at the steel
works of the Govan Forge and Steel Co., Glas-
gow, an anvil block which is estimated eventu-
ally to contain about 165 tons of metal. In
both cases these anvil blocks are intended for
use with twelve-ton steam hammers, of which
there are now several in regular work in Scot-
land. The Govan anvil block will be in two
pieces, the larger of which, weighing about 140
tons, was finished a short time since. It was
cast in a mold occupying the position which
the block will occupy after it has been slightly
cooled and canted over upon its proper base.
The other portion, which will form the top
piece of swage-block, and weigh about twenty-
five tons, will be cast in a short time. The
mixture used in the anvil blocks under consid-
eration was about one quarter No. SGartsherrie
and three quarters scrap cast iron.
Testing Scales. — The new testing scales in
use at the office of the local Inspectors of Steam
Vessels of this city are the most accurate ever
invented. It is used to test the strength of the
iron to be used in the construction of steam
boilers, and has a testing capacity of "6,000
pounds. The metal to be tested is firmly grap-
pled, and the powerful double fulcrum lever is
made by one man to exert its ponderous power,
dragging the strongest steel asunder like
molasses candy till it snaps, A self-acting
marker moves over the horizontal scale-beam
by a system resembling clockwork, and denotes
the gradual amount of power applied, and stop-
ping instantaneously with the breaking of the
iron tested, gives the accurate test. All of the
tested samples are carefully tagged, showing
the test applied and for what boiler intended,
aud kept in boxes for future reference, as, for
instance, when a boiler bursts, its strength of
material may be officially ascertained.
California Mechanism. — Drawings of the
new locomotive «E1 Gobernador, now being
built at the Sacramento shops, and which will
be the largest locomotive in the world, will be
sent to the Chicago exposition of railroad appli-
ances. Master Mechanic A. J. Stevens, of the
Sacramento shops, will also send a model of his
improved valve motion for locomotives, which,,
it is claimed, will effect a saving of thirty-three
per cent in steam,
SeiEj^TIFlO Pf^og^ess.
A Needed Invention. — The Philadelphia
Press says: "The man who can inform the
United States Government, before July 1st, the
best way to destroy the printed revenue stamps
in the bank check-books without destroying the
check blanks, may possibly hear of something
to his advantage by communicating with Secre-
tary Folger. "
Improvements in Secondary Batteries.
[n a report upon an improved form of the
storage battery lately made bj Prof. Henry
Morton, he found that one cell containing 16
plafc whose united weight was 4ti pounds (and
with lead-lined box and liquid included, SO
pounds), b hen folly charged would yield a cur-
rent of 32.5 amperes at the beginning and 31.2
amperes at the close of ;i continuous discharge
for nine hours. The current supplied by 50
Buofa cells connected in series, w ill suffice bo run
4J Kdison incandescent lamps for nine hums.
If fewer lamps are used with the same battery,
the] would Be operated of 00111*80 for a propor-
tionally longer time. Thus 1 1 lamps would be
supplied by a ."iO-ccll battery for ."if} hours con-
tinuously: or, as lights are commonly used in
private houses on the average for 5 hours each
night, such a battery once charged would oper-
ate II lamps for a week. To express the rela-
tion between weight of battery and power, it
may be saiil that for each lamp operated for 9
hours, 1 1-7 cells of battery would be
required, or a weight of about 00 pounds of
battery. This would be, for each hour of burn
ing each lamp, 10 pounds of battery.
As compared with the recent experiments on
the Faure storage battery, made by M. Treses
at the Conservatorie des Arts et Metiers, in
Paris, these results show a decided superiority.
Thus, in Tresca's experiments a cell weighing
95 pounds yielded a current representing 793,-
701 foot-pounds of energy; whereas the results
obtained by Morton with the new battery
weighing but SO pounds, represented a yield of
1,826,168 foot-pounds. This, in comparison
with the yield of the Faure battery, exhibits
more than twice the energy with one-fifth less
weight.
As respects the efficiency of this new battery
in delivery — that is, the amount of current given
as compared with that used to charge them, the
results are reported by Prof. Morton to be re-
markably good. He reports, in other words,
that he is able to obtain from these batteries 00
to 91 per cent of the current used to charge
them, which greatly exceeds the results obtained
by Trcsca with Faure's batteries, who reports a
loss in charging and discharging of 40 per cent;
and Messrs. Perry and Ayrton, who make the
loss 18 per cent. .
Lastly, on the important question of retaining
the charge during a long time, Morton reports
that he charged three cells aud locked them in a
closet on February 1st, and allowed them to re-
main until February 16th, when he commenced
discharging them at the rate of 32 amperes, con-
tinuing this rate of discharge on the next day.
He thus obtained 266.7 ampere-hours of cur-
rent. Comparing this with the 286.5 ampere-
hours of current obtained from three other
cells which he discharged soon after charging
them, the result shows a loss of only seven per
cent in standing unused and charged over six-
teen days.
These experimental results appear to indicate
a decided advance in practical efficiency for
these batteries.
Science and Religion. — A long and very
able review of the new book, "Whence, What,
Where ?" appears in a recent number of the Chi-
cago Times, in which the writer regards the book
as a pioneer in the desirable work of "harmoniz-
ing science and religion." We have never felt
that there were any antagonisms between exact
science and true religion. Speculative science
and speculative religion will always be at log-
gerheads, and the contest can have but little in-
terest to the thoughtful and observant. When
the indefensible dogmas which now embarrass
and distort both religion and science are elim-
inated, it will be seen how impossible it is that
truth can antagonize itself. The most thor-
oughly scientific man must by the influence of
knowledge be the most religious, and so the re-
ligious man must be upheld and supported by
science. TliQ trouble is, that men of research,
students in science and theology, are biased by
theories and speculations, and by unwarrantable
dogmas. Science teachers presume to tell us
what is possible and what is impossible; re-
ligious teachers, what we must believe, and
what we must not believe. The material and
spiritual insight is clearer to-day than it was
yesterday, and the next century will witness
advances, the magnitude and beneficence of
which we can scarcely now conceive of. — Popu-
lar Science News.
The Flectric Light in Paris. — It is not un-
common to meet in our streets peddlers of kero-
sene going from house to house vending their
illuminating fluid from a can. In Paris the elec-
tric stored light is carried about the streets like
kerosene here, and it is said to have become a
favorite way of illuminating houses on social and
official occasions. The accumulators are car-
ried in a vehicle, which is stationed in front of
the house, and electric wires are conducted into
the building through the windows. Incande-
cent lamps are placed in the ordinary candela-
bras, and the fitting of the most complex light-
ing is an affair of but a very short time.
Sire's Pendulum. — M. Sire has presented to
the French Academy a modification of Fou-
cault's pendulum, which accurately exhibits the
laws of displacement in whatever latitude the
experiment may be tried.— Compfes Rendu*,
Aii Interesting Discovery.
"ling fcoaFrench paper, the Echo tht
Nord, a number of coal mines in the n
ul to bi i isited by a bam
dI great distinction. Mee ., .
centlj Bonl Erom the placi in Question
Academy of Sciences, in Paris, and to the au-
thorities at the British Museum, inviting dele-
gates from each of tin- bodies to pay ;i visit to
■ ■ rraneau passages, where an' uncommon
discovery is said to have been made. The pap,.!
in question relates how, in excavating a neu
passage, tin miners came across Borne extraor-
dinary fossils; proving the presence there, al
some remote period, of human beings, i
as of animals and Gsb.es. The passage in ques-
tion led, as it appears, into two caverns, the
mouths of which Gave long been closed up, and
in the first of these were discovered five perfecl
fossils- one of a man, two of women and two Of
children, besides several weapons and utensils
of petrified wood and stone. The second cav-
ern, discovered sometime later, contained no
less than eleven fossil bodies, described as being
of large dimensions, a Quantity of miscellaneoui
objects, and some precious stones. In addition
to this, it is ascertained that the walls of the
cave were covered with rude sketches repre-
senting the combats of men with gigantic ani-
mals, from which it would appear that the hu-
man race, while battling for existence with the
aid of stone axes against the monsters of the
Held and forest, were still acquainted with the
graphic arts, and anxious to perpetuate their
deeds of early heroism. The bones and ',. di.s
themselves have now been removed to the
neighboring towns of Lens and Lille, in the lat-
ter of which places they were recently ex-
hibited.
A New Projectile— Mr. J. 1). Cable, of
Pittsburg, Pa., has applied for letters patent
for^a shell which, as a destructive weapon, is
claimed to be unequaled. It is a nitro-glycerine
bomb, and is described as follows: A heavy
conical shell is first cast, and so arranged that
one end is much heavier than the other, One
end is closed with a tightly-fitting cap screwed
on after charging. The interior of the shell
is divided into three compartments, each sepa-
rated by a heavy plate-glass cap. The division
furthest from the open end is filled with sul-
phuric acid, the next with glycerine and the
outer one with nitric acid, these three elements
being the component parts of nitro-glycerine.
A small opening through the center of* the cap
fitting the open end of the projectile admits a
steel rod, to each end of which is firmly at-
tached a small circular piece of metal, the inner
end resting against the first glass cap. The
outer cap is then screwed on and the projectile
is ready for service. According to the principle
of gravitation the heavy end naturally strikes'
the ground first, the steel rod is driven through
the plate-glass partitions, the chemicals are
mingled and a nitro-glycerine discharge takes
place. The inventor claims that if such a pro-
jectile should strike a vessel it would have a
disastrous effect, and as a means of reducing in-
trenchments it would 03 serviceable beyond
measure.
Magnetization of Ikon and Steel by Rup-
TUttK— At arecentmeetingoftheSociety of Physi-
cal and Natural Sciences, at Karlsruhe, Germany,
Mr. Bissinger dwelt at some length upon the
phenomenon of magnetization of iron and steel
when broken in the testing machine. The phe-
nomenon is ascribed not to the elongation of the
bar, but to the actual fracture, and both parts
are converted into two magnets of sensibly
equal power.. The shock and vibration of the
metal on breaking, is in all probability the cause
of magnetization. In testing bars for tensile
strength, tiic south pole is formed at the upper
end of the bar, aud it has been found that the
different iron objects near the machine at the
moment of rupture are also magnetized, but to
a less degree.
An Old Storage Battery Patent. — Elec-
tricians are interested at present in the discov-
ery in the Patent Office of a patent issued Feb-
ruary 6, 1861, to C. Kilchof, a New Yorker, for
an electric battery, which presents all the
features of the storage batteries in use at the
present day — lead plates emersed in acidulated
water, which becomes coated with the oxide of
lead. The principle appears to be the same as
that of the Plante (French) storage battery, and
the storage batteries now in market must here-
after rely upon peculiarities of construction in-
stead of comprehensive claims.
The Geographical Society. — At a meeting
of the geographical Society of this city last
week, J. C. Flood was made an honorary mem-
ber. A lengthy paper was read by G. P. Lan-
sing, on ' 'The Influence of Early Arabian Inter-
course with China." The essayists hadgrouped
together a large number of facts bearing on the
interesting theory that Kiirope owed most of
its early progress in arts and sciences to the
centuries of commercial intercourse between the
Arabs and Chinese; the former thus introducing
the latter 's civilization into Europe.
Still Another New Thermometer. — Prof.
Tait announces that by means of pure iridium
and ruthenium he has been enabled to construct
a standard thermo-electric thermometer, capa-
ble of reproduction anywhere, and which would
afford a perfectly definite standard for the com-
parison and measurement of high temperatures,
for which at present no proper instrument
exists.
372
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 2, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
Comi'ilbd Every Thursday From Ad vertisements in Mining and Scientific Press and Ctder S. F. Jodrna ls.
Com )'
ASSESSMENTS -STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Location. No. Amt. Levied. Dllinq'nt Sale. Secretary. Place of Business
Mhambra M Co Nevada . . 16 . .
AllaSM Co , Nevada.. 2>..
Belle Isle California.. 5..
Benton Con M Co Nevada. .10. .
Best and Belcher M Co Nevada . . 26 . .
Belcher M Co Nevada.. .32. .
Belmont M Co Nevada. . 7. .
Bodie 'f and M Co California.. 7..
Bullion M Co Nevada. .27..
Continental C & I Co.. Contra Costa Co.. 1..
Con Amador California. . 5. .
Campo Seco Copper M Co. . .California.. 1..
Con Imperial M Co Nevada. .19. .
[Jay SM Co Nevada.. 12..
Eureka Con M Co Nevada.. 4. .
Hope Con M and M Co Nevada.'. 2..
Independence M Co Nevada. .11. .
Julia Con M Co Nevada.. IS..
1. ad y Washington M Co Nevada.. 3..
Mt Auburn M Co 11. .
North Belle Isle California. . 6..
Napoleon M Co California. ■ 7. .
Ophir M Co Nevada. .41. .
Potosi M Co Nevada , . 12 . .
Red Hill Hydraulic M Co California.. S..
Summit M Co California . .10. .
Union Con M Co Nevada.. 22..
Utah S M Co Nevada. .44..
Wales Con G and S M Co .... .Nevada. . 1. .
7.. May 7... June 11.. July 2..F J Schwarze 324 Washington st
25.. Apr 10... May 15.. J un 4...W H Watson 302 Montgomery st
20.. May 16.. June 19.. July 10.. J W Pew 310 Pine st
10.. May 26.. July 2. .July 19... W H Watson 302 Montgomery si
50. .May 8. . . 'June 13. .July 3. . . W Willis 309 Montgomery st
25.. Apr 21.. May 24.. June 12.. J. Crockett 327 Pine st
25.. Apr 30... J une 4.. June 25... C C Harvey 309 California st
25. .May 1.. June 4. June 25. .C C Harvey 319 California st
20.. Mav 7... June 11.. July 5. J M Brazell 323 Montgomery st
5.. May 26.. July 5. July 24. ..W E Greene 309 Montgomery st
50.. May 17. June 21.. July 11.. F B Latham 408 California st
5.. Apr 27.. May 31. . June 20. . . D Buck 309 Montgomery st
5.. May 2... June 8. June 27... W E Dean.- 309 Montgomery st
30.. Mar 12... Apr 26.. May 21... E M Hall 327 Pine st
1 00.. May 21.. June 21.. July 16.. P Jacobus 309 Montgomery st
%.. May 2.. June 6.. June25..FS Monroe. 304 Montgomery st
30.. May 25.. June2S.. July?3.. J W Pew 31" Pine st
10.. Apr 10. .May 14.. lun 4...H A Charle- 4'9 California st
5..Apr2l ..Miy.il June 13. .W H Watson.. . 302 Montgomery st
2D..MavV5. June27. July 16... J H Wilkins 438 California st
20. May LU June 2 .July 12. J W Pew 310 Pine si
10 . . Mar 13 . . . May 10 . . May 31 . . H Smith 307 M on tgomery st
50.. Apr 26.. June 1.. [une 21... C L McCoy 309 Montgomery st
25.. May 17.. June 20.. fulyll-.W E Dean 3<M) Montgomery st
5.. Mav 24. . [une2C. July 23... E Hestres 328 Montgomery st
01.. Mar 16. .Apr 30. .May 25. ..R N Van Brunt P18 Pine st
50. .May 2. June 6.June26..J M Buffington. 309 California st
1 OO..Mayl6..June20. Julv 9..G C Pratt 309 Montgomery st
25 . , May 14 . . . June 15 . . July 16. J H Appleg.ite 320 Sansome st
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LIdT8 OP THE BOARDS
Buchanan G M &M Co California.
Caborca M Co Mexico.
Elko Con M Co Nevada.
Golden Fleece Gravel M Co. -California.
Loreto M and M Co Mexico.
Lima Con S M Co Arizona.
Lucky Hill ConM Co Nevada.
Pleasant Valley M Co California.
San Miguel Con M Co. Mexico.
2.. 05..Mar30...May 2. June 1...P J Sullivan *21 Post st
7,. 10., Apr 20 ..May 21.. Iune6...WL Elliott 220 Sansome st
1.. 15. -Apr 10. ..May 15 Jun 7. .. F Sperling 309 California st
29.. 35 00.. Apr 20. . .May 26. June 16. .F Schirmeier 785 Folsom st
4.. 10.. Apr 27... May 28. Junel8..H G Jones 327. Pine st
5.. 05. -Apr 4.. .May 15. Jun 5. ..R D Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
2.. 10.. Apr 2... May 4. Jun 4..HAUnrich 37 Ellis st
1.. 15.. May 7.. June 11. June 30.. C E Elliott 327 Finest
2.. 100. .Apr 28. June 4. July 22. .C G Brooks 2L0 Front st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name of Comtany. Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting. Date.
Caborca M Co Mexico .W L Elliott 220 Sansome st Annual June 11
Caledonia M Co Nevada. .W L Oliver 328 Montgomery st Annual June 5
Crown Point M Co Nevada.. J Newlands 327 Pine'st Annual June 4
Excelsior Deep Gravel Co. . .California. .T. J Watson 323 Front'st Annual June 6
M Co..
New Coso M Co
Solid Silver M Co
Name of Company
Bulwer Con M Co
Contention Con M Co.
Jackson M Co. . .
606 Sacramento st Annual June 9
. ..320 Sansome st Annual ." June 6
606 Sacramento st Annual June 9
. . .R Hunson
. . . . California . . R Shainwald ....
. . ..California. .R Hunson
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amoi'n
California.. W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05...
Arizona. .D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25..
Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgnmery st 10..
Kentuck M Co Nevada . . J W Pew
Navajo M Co.. Nevada.. I W P w. .
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada. .Wm Willis
Silver Kin* M Co Annona. J Nash
tandard Con M Co California. ,\Vm Willis.
Payahle,
Apr 12
M.-U-2S
Mar 17
..310 Finest 10 May IS
310 Pin st 25 May 14
.. ..309Monteromery st 50 Apr 16
31 5 California st 25 May 15
...309 Montgomeryst 25 May 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
week week Week Week
Ending Ending Ending Ending
Uomtanv. May lu. May 17. May 24. May 30.
1.50
2
3.70
75c
5c
35c
2.15
1.40
5c
45c
1.35
Alpha
Mta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas ■
jrfelcher
Beldinc
Kest& Belcher.
Bullion
Bechtel...... .
Belle Isle
Bodie
Banton .-
Bodie Tunnel. .
Cuedonia
California
Challenge
Chollar
C jnfidence
Con Imperial..
Con Virginia. . .
Crown Point...
Diy
Elko Con.
E, Mt. Diablo.
EurekaCon j «
Eureka Tunnel 6"c
Eschetiuer j 3io
<5rand Prize 1
Gould & Curry,... I -30
F ale & Norcrof a. . . .| );35
Holmes
Independence.
JiUa
Jiatiee
.Tickson
Kjntuck ..
Martin White
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle...,
North Noonday. . .
Navajo
North Bale Isle..
Occidental
Ophir
Overman
Oro
P jbORi ■
Pinal
Savage
Sag Belcher
Sierra Nevada....
Silver Hill
Slyer King
Scorpion
South Nevada. , . .
Syndicate
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah \\
Ward .
Wales .
Yellow Jacket ]3
2.35
1.20
3.95
70
35c
1.05
10c
35t
3!if
1.P0 2.2(
25c 75».
i'.20 i'io
80c 90c
2 2.15
50
20c
1.05
90c
3.15
0.0'
4A
1.15
1.10
(.65
10c
iJc
l
10c
20c
30c
i c
1,40
25c
1.15
£0;
"50c
60C
70c
4.60
3.75
10c
3.75
fife
7r0
81c
4.4=.
9g
'3Fc
20c
40c
2.20 2.55
25c 30c
2.15 2.65
n ...
51 53
icj "V
70c 75r
5J 6S
1.401.40
•i'.hh
4 $.'
2.(5
•20 c
J.05
1. 35
20c
2.50
4 50
95c
2J0
70c
3 45
3
88
20i
VI
1.15
! 9£
4.25
3.85 4i'4.40
Bullion Shipments.
We quote shipments since our last, and shall be
pleased to receive further reports:
Bodie Tunnel, May 23d, $3,007; Bodie, 21st, $5,-
256; Christy, 23d, $12,918; Northern Belle, 21st,
$8,336; Pinal Con., 16th, $4,228; Standard, 21st,
$42,098; Mt. Diablo, 21st, $7,503; Christy ,27th,
$4,978; Mt. Diablo, 24th, $6,125; Navajo, 28th,
$11,500; Northern Belle, 24th, $6,376; Yellow Jacket,
23cl> $9>9°6; Horn Silver, 22d, $18,000; Bullionville,
22d, $2,510; Stormont, 22d, $3,170; Hanauer, 22d,
$1,530; Horn Silver, 23d, $6,000; Bullionville, 23d,
$2,728; Hanauer, 24th, $3,000; Crescent, — -, $3,970;
Ontario, 26th, $11,517; Alice, 27th; $24,236, and for
May. $70,329; Horn Silver, 27th, $33,000; Ontario,
27th, $10,864; Bullionville, 27th, $2,516.
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Thursday a. m.,
300 Argenta
180 Andes
250 Alta
100 Alpha
800 Benton
100 Bodie Con
655 B. & Belcher..
270 Bullion
1100 Con. VinHnm.
435 Chollar
160 Crown Poiut..
150 Confidence
200 Caledonia
1370 Con. Imperial,
50 EurekaCon...
600 Excneque
550 Grand Prize...
4)0 Gould & Curry
1140 Hale & Nor...
250 Julia
Martin White .
460 Mexican
Navajo,,,
75 Northern Bolk-
780 Ophir
10 Occidental
600 Overman
330 Potosi
1050 Savage
May 31.
55c
1.05@1 10
00c
.3.1003 I
20c
1 05
.5 37 .'.("51.
. 1.200UJ
4.05@4.10
.... "1.90
. . . .3A@3J
....20<« 45c
Mine
3i
....50c
. ... 35c
4i«4 ID
.."SrytU
30c
.5JM5.37.1.
1.55
6.25
3.90@3.95
2J
.!.65@70c
1.85
...2.90(83
Sierra Nevada 7@7j
Ncorpkm 00('i 95c
Silver King 10.62.'.
Tiptop 25c
Trojan 25c
Utah 3*
Union 7J@g
Yellow Jacket A 8Ufr/4.85
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Argenta ...55(o60c
Albion 40c
B. A Belcher 5}f«53
BndieCon 1 OSWl'lo
Chollar 4.10@t.20
California 40c
Con. Virginia 75@85c
Elco Con 25c
EurekaCon 3A
Grand Prize 45c
(Jonltl-fc Curry... .3. 00^4
HaleA Nor..
Mexican... .
M. White...,
Navajo
N. Belle Is..
Ophir
Potosi
Savage
950 .
200 Tiptop 3;c
8J/&9
■ .4.S5W4 £5
30c
,.1.55@1.60
20c
.3.8003 85
.1.800*1.90
.3@3 15
Mining Share Market.
There has been quite a little flurry in mining stocks
this week as our table shows. The general impres-
sion seems to be that developments will be made
shortly on some of the Comstock mines. Senator
Fair has gone away to Europe and left the Comstock
to its fate, even giving it something of a "set back"
in an interview with a reporter, notwithstanding
which, prices have been firm. The Virginia Enter-
prise is conservative on the subject, and in
an issue of recent date says: Prices are still low
for leading stocks, and the developments made
would perhaps justify still higher prices at some
points, but purchasers should bear in mind the fact
that as yet no new bonanza has been struck. We
are always desirous of saying the best that can pos-
sibly be said for every mine on the Comstock, but
just at present we can see no foundation for a boom.
The San Francisco people appear to think different-
ly, and are now managing things to suit themselves.
At the north end there is as yet no sign of ore in
the Sierra Nevada and Union Consolidated winze,
but doubtless when the 3000 level is reached and a
drift run west a deposit of value will be found. The
fine showing of ore on the 2903 is proof of this.
Should it be thought worth awhile, this ore might
now be followed down by means of winzes. It is of
rather low grade, and such a plan of working would
be poor economy.
At the south end of the lode quite a bonanza of
low grade ore has been found in the Yellow Jacket.
In the Belcher and Crown Point a good deal of ore
is in sight in all the openings.
It is said 100 Mormon immigrants from Swit-
zerland, poor, ignorant, and in many cases im-
becile creatures, to get rid of whom the com-
munes are willing to pay 160 francs per head,
are coming by the steamship Nevada, of the
Guion line, which left Liverpool on May 16th.
Ifyj^G gUjvljViy^Y.
_ The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Mammoth.— Ledger, May 26: Senator J. P. Jones
and others have secured an interest in this prominent
mine. A working capital of $100,000 is to be put in
the treasury for a systematic development of the
claim. A tunnel is to be run from near the Mokel-
umne river. This will strike the ledge on the Mam-
moth ground at a distance of about Soo feet from
its mouth. It will then have to run over 1,000 feet
more to reach underneath the present shaft. It will
tap the ledge at a depth of nearly 1,000 feet. The
tunnel is to be of a most substantial character, sup-
plied with a double track. Operations were started
on this undertaking last week, and it will be pushed
ahead with all possible speed. As soon as the ledge
is struck, the intention is to put up a 40-stanvp mill.
The tunnel will take at least six months to complete,
making an average of 10 feet per day. Air com-
pressor drills will be used, operated by water power by
means of one of Knight's wheels. The same water
that runs the mill, can also be used to run the drills.
It is estimated that the construction of the tunnel
will cost from $25,000 to $30,000.
Bunker Hill.— We are pleased to be able to re-
port a prosperous state of affairs at this mine. The
ledge of good milling ore encountered in the footwall
at the 500-foot level continues to yield well. About
30 feet have been stopeel out at the north end, and
the face looks as well as ever. One clean-up has
been made, which realized something over working
expenses, but how much we are not prepared to
state. It is satisfactory to know, however, that all
the hands were paid off promptly at the end of the
month, and also the first installment on the old in-
debtedness was paid at the time agreed upon. The
present run is expected to turn out even better than
the previous one. Free gold is occasionally to be
seen in the ore. From 25 to 30 men are employed,
and 10 stamps of the mill are running. The ore is
being extracted from the 500 and 270-foot levels.
The property is being judiciously managed under the
superintendency of N. W. Crocker, with J. \Y.
Truscott, a first-class practical miner, in charge of
the underground works.
Miscellaneous. — The Loyal Lead is being
vigorously worked. A 10-stanip mill is pounding
away steadily on ore taken from the long tunnel run-
ning south. A substantial track, some 500 or Coo
feet long, enables the ore to be run easily to the mill.
One clean-up has been made, and we understand the
amount came up to the expectations of the owners.
At the South Spring Hill claim sinking is being
prosecuted. The shaft is over 500 feet deep, and the
indications are of such a character as to induce con-
tinued sinking. Eight of W. Moon's teams arc busy
hauling rock from Morgan's claim to the Kelly mill.
They are putting it at the mill at the rate of 45 tuns
per day. The mill is running full swing, and crush-
ing it about as fast as it is being hauled.
Volcano. — Sentinel, May 23 : Volcano is no
duller than other towns where water in proper quan-
tities and in proper times makes prosperity. The
late rains very much aided the small mines ; the large
hydraulic mines were not helped, however. The
output from this district will be considerable. The
Downs mine has good rock for a 40-stamp mill ; its
capacity is only 20 stamps. The ore is good working
ore, averaging $20 per ton. Mason's prospect on
Kate Gray gulch is most gratifying. He has a three-
foot ledge, with good defined walls. The pay chute or
chimney is ovor 200 feet long. The rock prospected
will reach or exceed $40 per ton. The Pioneer dis-
trict is looming up. The Modoc has 150 tons of ore
on the dump. No one estimates that it will average
less than $40 per ton, and six men can keep the mill (10
stamps) running continually on the same rock. The
Stolcken mine looks well. Twenty-five tons are on
the dump, which experts average at $60 per ton, with
a good ledge. The Tunnel Co. has cleaned up.
The amount taken out I do not know. Enough has
leaked out for us to know that the ground is far
richer than last year, and the return is gratifying to
the owners. Hadley & Vail have water for three
weeks' more run, and will not clean up till the end
of the season. They are doing well. Geo. Evans,
at Rancheria, is in the same fix.
Calaveras.
Mine Sold. — Chronicle, May 22 : The quart/
mine known as the "Star of the West," located at
Skull Flat, about three miles from West Point, and
owned by Mr. Carey of that place, was recently pur-
chased by a part}' from Sacramento. The mine has
been idle for some time, but operations are now to be
commenced upon it at once. The amount for which
the property was sold we did not learn.
Notes. — Mountain Echo, May 22: We learn that
work will soon be commenced in the Jack Rabbit,
near Monarchville. We understand that prepara-
tions are making for the erection of a mill on the
Morgan mine at Carsons. Twenty more stamps are
to be added to the Gold Cliff mines as soon as the
material can be obtained. Mining prospects are
daily growing better in this section. There are at
present seven or eight arastras running steadily and
paving well. Also, two mills — one ten and the other
twenty stamps — and several more in course of con-
struction.
El Dorado.
Benfelut's Gravel Mi^e. — Mountain Demo-
crat, May 26: On Tuesday of last week, Fred.
Benfeldt started up again at his gravel mine near
Smith's Flat, which had been shut down since the
cold weather had frozen up the water with which his
machinerv is run, and compelled him to stop. Of
course, in the meantime the lower works had filled
with water, and it was a matter of considerable
trouble and expense to restore affairs to their former
condition. He has about twenty-five men at work,
which force will probably be increased to forty or
fifty within a short time. This mine is the mainstay
of Smith's Flat, which, if a new bench is struck soon
in the Kuni Fa, as is confidently predicted, will be
one of the liveliest little camps in our count;-.
Richer than Evick.— At the Mount Pleasant
mine, Grizzly Flat, they have been sinking the main
shaft from the 400-foot level, with die intention of
running a new level at a depth of 500 feet from the
surface. Before starting the new level they must
sink to a depth of 515 feet, the additional 15 being
for a sump. Last Sunday morning, about three
o'clock, having reached a depth of about 507 feet, a
body of high grade ore was found making into the
shaft, quartering across it. It was cut into a width
of about seven feet, and the workmen pronounce it
a better quality of ore than any previously found in
that marvelously rich and steady paying mine. The :
formation of this ledge is in corrugations, narrowhjg I
in some instances to two and one1" half or three feet
and in some places on the 400-foot level widening to !
13 feet, which was six feet wider than anvthing
found on the higher levels. The extent to'which
the ore body cut into the shaft last Sunday indicates
a much greater magnitude for the ledge at the 500
than was found on the same range at the 400 level, ;
and indicates that the mine is vastly more valuable)
than any previous estimates.
Mariposa
Pipe Links.— Mariposa Herald, May 26: 'M,
County Surveyor has been engaged at the Schroeder,
and Schantz mines this week in running a pipe line |
across the claims, terminating in a natural basin
which will make an extensive reservoir. The survey i
developed the fact that the natural advantages for a,
large reservoir and water power at these mines are
much greater than at first supposed. Besides, there
is timber of various kinds suitable for building and
timbering purposes, sufficient to last yet many years.
The late wash at the Schroecler mine has further un-
covered the large vein of quartz rock, which is con-
sidered'of great value.
DiLTZ Mine.— An inspection of the northerly
shaft and level of this mine, made this week by its
owner, proved it to be in good condition. The shaft
is about 80 feet deep, and the level running from the
bottom of the shaft northerly about 75 feet shows a
splendid vein-of ore nearly the whole length.
Mono.
Serious Accident. — Bodie Free Press, May jQ
About noon on Thursday an accident occurred at the'
Standard mill, which resulted in the complete ruin
of the engine which has done such noble service for
nearly six years. A break occurred in the crown oi:
tiie strap which connects with the crosshead — that is,
at the junction of the piston with the connecting rod
with the crank. The result was a sudden separation,
the piston living back into. the cylinder, smashing the
head into a dozen pieces, and throwing one half ofiti
a distance of six feet. The rod passed in the other]
direction as far as it could and then caught on the;
frame of the engine. As the momentum of the fly-
wheel, weighing 19,900 Ihs. , continued to force the
crank around, it in turn was forced offits block. The
eccentric rod broke, and the connection of the valve
motion to the frame of the engine also broke and fell
to the floor. The shaft itself was twisted, one an
of the fly-wheel broken, and the engine is utt^flj
ruined.
Stanpard Con.— Bodie Free Press, May
During the past week there were employed 89 min«
iS enrrnen, 4 laborers, 3 watchmen, 3 firemen
station-tenders, 4 Irnmwaymen, 3blacksmith-help(
and 1 woodman, at $4 per day; 4 oremen, at $^.so,
4 carpenters, 3 blacksmiths, 5 engineers, 3 brakeinS
1 ropeman and two shift bosses at $5 per day; 1 chid
engineer, 1 carpenter, 1 blacksmith and 1 pumpmsfflj
at $6 per day; 1 foreman, at $250 per month and i
clerk. There was extracted and shipped to the 1 "
1203 tons of ore. The bullion shipment was valued
at $42,098.
Bodie Con. — During the past week 136.84 tons ol
ore were hauled to tlejuill, and 181,44 Lons were
crushed. The average assay value of the pulp
$44.68 per ton; that of the tailings was $6.24. The
ore hoisted since last report amounted to 233 car
loads, of which 55 loads were from the 206 level, to;
from the north workings between the 640 and 78c
levels, and 15 cars were from the 740 and 770 ft
(ihaft) levels.
Outlook.— Homer Mining Index, May 26: The
mining outlook for this portion of Mono county,
better than any anticipated it could be, a month ago
at this time. During the past two months some ol
the most important discoveries have been made that
have gladdened the hearts of prospectors for the past
two years, while the developments in working mines
are of the most flattering character. Notwithstand-
ing the many annoying failures, through lack of cap-
ital and experience, we have never for a moment lost
confidence in the richness, permanency and ultimate
importance of the mines of Homer, Jordan and Tioga
districts. Every mine so far as opened in this
(Homer) district has proved a paying property, save
one, and every mining man who has criticallv ex-
amined that one believes it would pay well under
judicious management. It certainly has a great deal
of rich ore. Rut it takes capital to open and prepare
for working on a paying scale any mine that is wonffl
opening. We are now confident that before the
summer is aver vast sums of capital will be ealled
into requisition for the development of mining prop-
erty in each and all of the three districts named.
Nevada.
Improvements at the Empire.— Foothill rid-
ings, May 22: The Empire hoisting works and mill
have been undergoing some very marked improve-
ments in the last several days, and for that reason
the mine and mill have been closed. The hoisting?
works have been raised in order to give fall at the
mill sufficient for putting in the self-feeders, (four in
number) and new concentrators. It has not yet been
decided, by the management, what kind of a con-
centrator will be used, but it will be the latest and
most improved. The work on the hoisting works;
will be completed to-night, and the shaft will go on
in the morning. The single track from the n to the
13 levels has been taken up and a double track laid
in its place. The company have also commenced \
sinking a double compartment shaft from the 13 and
will continue it until the 14 level is opened up.
Foreman Charles Stokes, informs us that the Empire i
mine has never looked better since it was first opened.
The rock now coming out (and there is plenty of it)
being first-class mlliing ore, and much of it being
rich specimen rock.
Lowest Level of the Idaho.— Grass Valley
Union, May 27: For some time past the new and
lowest level in the Idaho mine (No. 14) has been
driven eastward on the lode, which showed well in
size but was of low grade, but on Friday a blast blew !
out some fine specimen rock, showing that the regu- 1
lar pay chute, which has yielded so immensely in the
past years, has again been reached. The distance
from the incline to where this rock was taken out
was 135 ft. The strike h important as showing that
ink 2, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
373
till going downward ami Eastward
lo its usual direction. The distance be-
13th and 14th levels is 200 ft, which will
p ;i large amouni oi new bad nklng of
e below the 14th level will b
on as the water power connections are made 10 the
imping and hoisting work, which is now only the
: time.
Placer.
'I'm. Ori . . ... System. Plooei Herald,
<ty 18: The roasting furnace in o|>eration at the
11s iu Ik- ju-.i what the miners
in waiting fur, vi/: Something
at wout I save a of the gold at a
■
I the county will assa) from $50 to
■■ et by the mill ■
p considered good rock that returns from
[erred
Ihe gold .""i river can to ivedcloa up to the os-
y value, and we understand the expense of the pro-
■ \\ light. '1 hi tgement
would seem, 1
iih a doze in operation
this neighborhood this would be a livel) camp,
ie old proci the returns bein received
■n the di
waging.
A \i v, Mining I.01 \ 1 ion, Pirn 1 r Times, Mft)
.: A few igi 1 partie from Sacramento,
fa .l new location partly on the old abandoned
Ja Belle gravel mine, at Alta. Hie new claim is
\lta Placer Mil tains 140 acres,
north, locisi, s. Spcncerand R.
led, were up from Sacramento, Saturday, and
piplcted arrangements to coi ncc work in a
ion lime. A stock company will be incorporated
iffi red tor sale. The claim will be drifted
rough an incline shaft started in the Shady Glen
ne ground, adjoining on the south. Work
the old Ada Belle mine, about 1 1 years ago, satis-
Etorily proved that a rich lead runs through the
aim. The last days' work turned out $16 a day to
e man, but on account of a continuous litigation
ith referew e tq title, work was suspended. Miners
n are ai quadntcd « ith the ground certify that it is
1 >■! any in this section. The new company
r. , onfidenUy expect to strike a big thing when the
Hn gravel channel is opened out thoroughly.
Whs iK.ts Fvrnacr in Operation.— Placer
[r/v/A/, May 26: The iron blast furnace and
Rpdry buildings, .it Hotaling, destroyed by fire
ago, have all been replaced on an im-
■ in, and after some delay, caused by defects
, the elevators, the blast was put on last Saturday,
\ thing, we learn, worked smooth and quite
Esfactory lo those in charge. They have already
aite a pile of new iron in the yard, and even pros-
pcl before them for a successful summer's run.
ccording lo one authority they have on hand 14,000
ird of wood, 300,000 bushels of coal, and 8,000
»ns of iron ore. They are at present working two
jiposits of ore, both of which yield a high grade, and
v extensive. More or less improvements have been
lade in and around the town, including a new office
ir the superintendent and other new buildings.
Altogether the place promises to be more prosperous
I the future than even before.
Plumas.
Ak< adian Mill, Greenville Bulletin, May 23:
Ire from the Sunset ledge continues lo be worked in
^e mill, giving results thus far as good as was
sached during the previous month.
I'm mas CON. — A vein of ore about four ft wide
as been struck in a prospect tunnel, the ore is of
lir quality, the ledge appears to be well defined,
nd stands nearly vertical. It is thought that this
Bin is only a stringer, and will soon run into a much
irger ore body. This and other circumstances are
kelv to put the Plumas Con. in a prosperous condi-
on before long.
,'Intuan Valley Min.k. — About 6 a. m. to-day
iie pinions of the hoisting engine were completely
tripped of teeth, the thing was done in a moment,
lit the engineer instantly applied the brake which
eld good and no further damage was done. Mr.
larland, the superintendent, was on hand in a few
mutes ami had men at work clearing away the
ftk l) machinery; he will push the work with his
Mid energy so that the delay occasioned will not
Reed a week.
Wiles L.EOGE, — Years ago two brothers named
IViles worked a placer claim on the west side of the
esmoir, at Round valley; they took out a good deal
if money and then sold the claim to parties who
ievar tried to do much with it. For some months
last John EUis has been prospecting on the same
[round for quartz and before the late storm set in
lad found a ledge; when water began to run a
itream was turned along on the top of the ledge and
t washed off for a distance of 60 ft or more. So far
IS uncovered the vein averages over live ft wide and
>rospects from 20 to 30 dollars per ton. The parties
Rerestecl propose to lease the Kettle mill and pro-
teed at once to work the mini-; the distance from the
nine to the mill is only a few hundred yards, the ore
:an be got and worked very cheaply.
San Bernardino.
BULLION. — Calico Print, May 19: Last Wcdnes-
ilay 345 pounds of bullion were shipped from the
Silver Odessa mill, at Haw lev's, valued at $5,300, be-
ing the returns from Athambra ore. Yesterday, 155
pounds of bullion, valued at $2,400, were shipped
from the Oriental mill.
Providence Items,— There has been shipped for
the first two weeks of this month by the Bonanza
King Con. mill, $33,258, besides considerable unre-
torted amalgam. The shipments for the present
month's returns will not be less than $70,000. The
Belle McGilroy and Mozart group of mines have been
bonded during the past week to San Francisco parties.
The bonds compel them to work during the coming
months. A large force of men will be sent from San
Francisco to start up the works. C. N. Hasson and
W. B. Caldwell left this morning for the west side of
the mountains on a prospecting tour. The ore dumps
of the Bonanza King have been largely increased
during the past two weeks.
At the Lava Beds. — Messrs. S. H. Baker and
J. M. Parker, and another gentleman, are now at the
Lava Beds working on some claims that they had
located. They have run in a tunnel on one claim a
distance of thirty feet, and the showing is good.
They are now sinking a well in the alkali flat near
the Clark mine, and are down about twelve feet.
1 ii they will suetiecd in getting plenty;
of water, which will l«- of great value in <!-
ili>- nun'.-..
''"I, [111 x Mini . 1 alico Print, Ma)
i is completed, si,. Monday,
■ m as the
■
ore. Ihe mill is the best and most complete hide
raw working null that can be
nil Is, she
can !»-■ mad.-, b) the addition of a Howell 1 bloridit-
ing Furnace, a first class roasting mill. She
thai purr* M|er. and
Howell mullers, dies and m<
inuller arm-, with Stevenson's niouldboards set in
cement All this 1 ■ differenl from the ordinary iron
imon in raw mills, and so valueless
f the mill at am time is .hanged s,, as to work
roasted ore ['he mai hinerj i ■>. and first
td lli'* manner in V hii '■■■ In ; buill ■'
hitect, » >. 1 'rai
who I'-ft nothing undone to make her the first class,
complete, solid little mill that -.lie is. The man who
h work without anj specifications or written
con tract, other than a verbal agreement, as was dom
bj Mr. 1 'randall, is worthy <>i appreciation,
Shasta.
Furnaceville, Cor, Shasta ( ourier, May 22:
I he Afterthought mill shut down a few days ago for
repairs; but tin actual cause though, was no wood',
as on account of the recent long continued rains the
r.»ads were in such a condition that hauling could
not be done. The prospects are very good, but on
account of the limited amounts of necessary works,
such as agitators, pans, leeches, etc., ihe stamps
can only be run a small portion of the time; the
n suit, how ver, of the ores put through is very favor-
able. Mr, Stewart has just sent down by Mr, Redi-
ker another trick, and at the mill there are 30 sacks
ol 150 lbs. each of cement copper ready for shipment,
that yields about 85 per cent; former shipments have
always made satisfactory returns. About 25 men are
now employed in and about the mill, Messrs Morley
& Naulslmiy have a claim in the district, near the
Afterthought mill, that prospects well in gold; thev
are now running a tunnel on the vein, and talk of
[timing up an arastra.
Sierra.
The Plumbago Mine.— Sierra Tribune, May 26:
A gentleman from San Francisco examined the above
property last week, with a view of making a report
on the same to an Lnglish company. The Plumbago
quartz mine is located at Minnesota. The mine has
been opened sufficiently to prove that it could be
made a big paying property if properly handled.
SAVAGE Mine. — J. Minor Taylor is expected to
arrive here from Virginia city soon to start up work
at the Savage mine. The recent developments made
by the Bald Mountain Extension Company is liable
to create a boom all along the ridge this summer.
It is the opinion of all those who have paid any at-
tention to the workings of the Savage mine that a
channel will be uncovered in that claim at an earlv
dale.
CHINESE Miners.— Seven or eight Chinamen have
buill flumes and a dam, erected a derrick, and made
other preparations for mining the ground in the creek
by the Masonic hall, and upon which Mr. F. D.
Soward's building stood. It is quite interesting to
watch the heathens hum for gold.
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
Sierra Nevada. — Enierprise, May 26: On the
2900 level the joint Union Consolidated winze is now
down nearly 70 feet. It is in a favorable formation,
and is being sunk at the rate of nearly 20 feet per
week. It will be eventually put down to the 3100
level, where it will connect with the drift now going
north from the joint Ophir and Mexican winze. The
end of the ore has been reached in north drift Mo. 2
on the 2900 level.
Hale and NORCROSS.— The station for-the winze
is almost completed. In cutting out this station a
new streak of good ore some ten inches wide was
encountered. These streaks appear to widen in
going down, and are probably the tup of a deposit
thai will open out when followed down by the winze.
There is no trouble with water. The ore is of a
strong appearance.
Best and Belcher.— The northwest drift on the
2500 level is being advanced in ground that is hard
and dry. It has been long since there has been any
crosscutting in this mine. They will soon be in a
position to make extensive explorations.
Union Consolidated. — In south drift No. 2, on
the 2900 level, the end of the ore deposit has been
reached.
Yellow Ja< KET.— The mine is yielding well at
nearly all points, l^uitc a bonanza of low grade ore
has been found in new ground on what the miners
term ihe "Frog I'ond Level." This is really quite
a valuable discovery, The mine is really looking very
fine throughout.
Ol'HIR. — A considerable quantity nf ore is still
being extracted from the croppings, and this work
will be much facilitated by the opening out of the old
tunnel.
Ciioi.i.ak. — In crosscut No. 3, on the 2600 level,
good progress has been made during the week in
quartz of a good appearance, though not carrying
much metal.
Bald Mountain District
Free Cold. — Eureka Sentinel, May 26; Luther
Clark returned from Bald mountain yesterday, bring-
ing with him some specimens of white quartz, show-
ing specks of free gold. This character of rock is
abundant in Bald mountain district, in wide ledges,
which crop out boldly on the surface, but have not
been prospected to any considerable depth. A num-
ber of years ago Pete Lovell tried an arastra on the
ground, and washed the gravel hfone of the canyons,
but it did not pay very well, owing to the scarcity of
water. The principal feature of mining in Bald
mountain district is the excellent prospect it offers of
showing up valuable copper mines. Fine surface
bodies of copper have been uncovered, but the de-
posits, as in the case of the gold ledges, have not been
worked deep enough, except in the case of George
Lamoureaux's claims, and one or two others, to prove
whether they will be of permanent value or not.
Judge Adams is on the ground, comfortable housed
in his new cabin, and is about to begin his summer's
work prospecting,
Columbus District.
The Im kv Hill Strik ■>-.-, May
26: Within the present month another bit oj
am new-- has been given to this community, .on! one
that again brings to the from the Colurnbu
district. The proper!) of the Lucky Hill mining
company adjoins that ol u,e 1 lolumbus Consolidated
on the west, and it was thought lb- bod) oi on
found in tin- latta extended into the ground of the
[brmer. Accordinglj a -h.iit was started al
reel from the line, and at a depth -1
ncountcrcd, whi
ind high grade ore, Kn aver-
age ->t ihe « hole gives fine ass tys, and as
continues, the outlook * highly encouraging.
Northi kn Bi 1 11. - Sinkinghas been con ic d
' : d on the eleventh level, which,
it is ihouj hi will connect with the body of ore en-
countered abOVi Ihe first shnft level. Tlie |-n ;., ,
ing operatio 1- in all partf ol the mine are being
!'ii hi d ahe td .1 rapidl) as possible, and all work in
and around the mine is progressing satisl
The daily output of ore has been about fifty four
tons. Both mills are running steadily and doing
14 l work. The bullion shipments amounted to
$14,741.83 for the week ending May 24th. and a total
of $42,155.33 has been shipped on May account to
the same date.
Mount Diablo —The slope above the west drift
from the Callison winze is looking well; the west end
shows 2 feet of $80 ore, while in the ten in* there are
; ' ■ feet of p75ore. A little ore is being sloped from a
point on the first level, near the shaft, and also from
tho Mount Diablo adit. Two bullion shipments
were made during the week— one on the 17th inst.
of $6,140.04, and one of $7,503.39 on the 25th.
Eureka District.
Anotiii r Furnace.— Eureka Sentinel, Ma\ 23:
Another furnace will be started up to-day at the Eu-
reka Con. reduction works. The bins at the works
are filled at present with Eureka Con. and tribute
ores. The idea in starting up another furnace is to
gel the mass of this ore out of the way, in anticipa-
tion of increased shipments from the Eureka Tunnel
in a few days upon the completion of the new shaft,
through which it is calculated ore will begin to be
hoisted by steam next Sunday. It is understood,
also, that arrangements will be completed within a
very short time by which ore will be allowed to be
shipped for reduction from the Albion. The tribu-
ters in this mine are reported to be doing very well
in their pitches, from which, and from other parts of
the mine generally, it is believed ore enough can be
shipped to help out materially in keeping one furnace
at work. In connection with this it may not be out
of order to say that a number of mines on 1'rospecl
mountain are looking well, and give promise alto-
gether of a good ore product this summer. If the
outlook is not deceptive, there will probably be enough
custom ores shipped to the Eureka Con. works to keep
the additional furnace running for some lime. If
they strike ore in the Locan shaft, as is expected, we
may speculate upon the starting up of the remaining
furnace before the opening of another winter. This
is a consummation devoutly to be wished, and we'll
hope for it if we can't do anything more.
A New Departure.— Eureka Sentinel: The
steam hoisting engine at the Eureka Tunnel will
start up to-day. This will mark an important epoch
in the history of the mine. From to-day on the facili-
ties for working will be greatly enlarged, and ore
shipments very much increased. With the powerful
aid of steam developments will be rapidly pushed
forward, and the mine thoroughly explored at greater
and greater depth. We may say that to-day the first
step was taken towards solving the problem whether
Prospect mountain is, what it is supposed by miners
in this camp to be, a rich and extensive deposit of
paying ores.
Jackrabbit District.
King Fisher. — Pioche Record, May 18: On
Tuesday we took a flying trip out to Jackrabbit dis-
trict for the purpose of looking at this much talked
of claim. We found there had been very little work
as yet done on the claim, nothing but the lime cap
having been removed. At the place where it is in-
tended to sink the shaft, there is a gray carbonate
ore, the ledge being claimed to be 18 ft in width.
The assays from this ore range from $20 to $100. All
indications here tend to confirm the belief that there
is a large deposit of ore at this point. A few feet up
the hill, in a hole about three feet in depth, between
the surface dii t and cap rock, there is a seam of soft,
rich yellow ore, we should judge from four to seven
inches in width, which assays from $1:50 to $600, and
of course picked pieces would show up into the thou-
sands. This character of ore has been taken out at
several places on the surface, always found between
dirt and cap. About three tons of this rich ore have
been extracted. This claim has a remarkably ex-
cellent top showing, and if the gray carbonate
should develop into the body of ore that its owners
believe it will, they then will have a good and valu-
able mine. The King Fisher is an old Burrows loca-
tion, then known as the Blue Bird. During the week
word was sent in that a shot had been put in the gray
carbonate ore and that about 20 tons of good ore
was broken. It appears to be an immense blow
out,
Safford District.
Struck our;. — Eureka Sentinel, May 26: A let-
ter received from Palisade last evening states that a
fine vein of ore has been found in the Illinois claim
at Saftord. 'I his mine is owned by T. R. Jewell and
O. W. P. Baily, and joins the celebrated Onondaga
on the west. Work has been continuously done on
this claim, but until yesterday no ore of any im-
portance had been discovered, though its close prox-
imity to the Onondaga has always led the owners to
believe that mineral in paying quantities would be
found.
ARIZONA.
Old Dominion Copper, — Globe Chronicle, May
19: Furnace No. r of the Old Dominion Co. was
started last on the 7th of April and has been running
continuously ever since, producing for the 41 days
ending at 7 o'clock yesterday morning 298.1559-2000
tons of bullion. Furnace No. 2 was started on April
18th and had also peen in constant operation, the
joint product of the two furnaces being 414.710-2000
tons. The single and joint runs of the furnaces are
the best on record, P'urnace No. 3 was started up,
All three of the furnaces are now running regularly.
COLORADO.
l.i ISING Ml . . \|.n 2^
McCall, William Vgnew, J. T.
Richard Jenkins, Willis Marks and 1 1. i\ Russell,
have taken .. leasi f the 1 in - I tenry lode 1 1 1
nell hill. 1 wo drifts are being driven at the
live depths of 40 and 10, n Yesterda) theyw
gagi d in 1 Ie iring the main -1
water,
K. W. Henderson, E. S. Mills, Rbberl K. Morris,
Nate A, Sears and David Winton have taken .1 lea e
of ihe Whiting and Butlej 01 oell hill.
I be) are -inking the main shaft on the former vein,
which is now down to a depth of 22^ ft, and drifting
both 1 i! i an 1 west. East of the Whiting-, I,. 1
cotl and Wm. Bowdin have sub-leased
known as the Spur huh-, a feeder to the V.
The\ .uv sinking .1 sli ifl to m k< □ ■
.1 dnli on the Whiting, where ii is cl 1 :d th
body ol mill dirt.
The usual number of miners are employed on the
i iminell, the principal portion - i
by tributers.
The Prize mine, worked bj J. W. Bostvvick, Den
Sullivan and others, are taking out a ^>n,\ qunlitj of
mill and smelting ore.
Wm. Richards continues development work on
the Jones. Hoth the milling ami smelting ore keeps
Up to ils former standard.
A pool of miners has been formed rh Nevadaville
to work the propcrt) of the 1 rilpin « outify M . ( 'o.,
on the Burroughs lode. There i> a good plant of
machinery over the mine. Work has been com-
menced, and as the pool is composed of practical
miners, good results from their developments of that
portion of the Burroughs can be anticipated,
IDAHO.
The Ontario. — Ketchum Keystone, May 22:
This mine exhibits a beautiful body of galena in the
breast of the latest work, ore that is nearly three feel
through and perfectly solid. Ore has been taken
from it in large quantities for several days and still
the vein holds out with remarkable richness. Two
men are at work on the Black Horse claim.
Forty -Ton Smelter-Plant. — Wood River
Times, May 26: It is stated thatSupt. Chase, of [he
Davitt mine, on Deer creek, is taking definite action
toward the construction of a 40-ton smelter-plant ad-
joining the Hailevsamplingworks, below town, which
will have all the latest improvements, including ( Or-
nish rollers, and all needed appliances for success-
fully treating Wood river ores, the works to be lin-
ished early this season. The project seems to be 50
far well inaugurated, and if the works are completed
there will be another home market made here
for ores, and the number of men which will be -irnl
ily employed by the work will add to the prosperlv of
the town. Mr. Chase and the Davitt Co. are said to
mean to have a smelter here, even if thev are com-
pelled to build it themselves.
MONTANA.
Various M.mKS.~~/nter-Mountiun, May 22: The
Mount Moriah continues to produce 15 tons of ore
daily. Good ore has been struck in the
south 320 ft crosscut of the La Plata. Preparations
are being made to sink the main shaft of the Colusa
to the depth of 400 ft. It is now 260 ft deep. The
Montana smelter is now running at full blast. It is
reported that Wm. McCaskle will have charge of the
Anaconda smelter when completed. The Moulton
now ranks as one of the most reliable producers
among the silver mines in Montana. Work has been
temporarily suspended on the Shakespeare on ac-
count of the departure of Mr. Claggctt, one of the
owners. The immense strike in the Poser holds out
in fine shape and is proving one of the most impor-
tant ever made in the district. It is the intention of
the Anaconda Co. in the near future to put upon the
St. Lawrence a similar hoist lo that on the Anaconda,
The surface cut on the Magna Charta is producing
daily 20 tons of ore assaying from $50 to $90. The
Parrot mine under first-class business management,
is moving on the even tenor of its way and has no
trouble is supplying the smelter with all the ore it can
treat. The daily output now is about 60 tons. The
Gagnon is opening up line on 500 level. In the 400
level the vein was somewhat segregrated, but in the
new- level it is all together, and the face of the east
drift presents a compact ore body seven feet wide,
assaying from $75 to $100 per ton according to sam-
ple assays. Some of the ore is of very high grada,
UTAH.
PARK City MINKS. — Salt Lake Tribune, May 25:
R. Mackintosh who went to Park City the other da\
made a minute examination of several mines there,
and what he says of them is of much importance, he
being so familiar with mining matters. The first
mine visited was the Crescent, and he passed through
all its workings. He says that Mr. Daly, the super-
intendent, has opened up the property in excellent
style, exposing large bodies of ore. The ore at the
upper workings of the Crescent property is low grade,
and as depth on the vein is attained, it grows richer,
bringing the average well up. Mr. Mackintosh classes
the mine as being the largest, cleanest and best body
of lead ore he ever saw, and says the quantity is so
enormous that it is foolish to attempt an estimate of
it; that it exceeds the most sanguine expectations of
the stockholders. He describes the mine as having
all the workings connected, and says that as much
ore as there is exposed roo tons'per clay may be taken
out for the next 12 months, and there will be more in
sight than at this time. The Apex he describes as
looking well. Work is going on at the top of the
ore chute and is liable to open up a large ore body
in the belt of the ore zone. On the Silver Key they
have drifted 100 ft on the ore chute, where they have
two feet of solid ore, which runs from 70 to 120
ounces silver, and the property looks very promising.
He visited the Sampson and found the two compart-
ment shaft down 20 ft, and work being pushed. They
intend to cut the vein 200 ft below the present work-
ings on the incline. The property he classes as fine
and reports 20 men employed. -Snow on the Apex
ground lies from six to ten feet, and on the Crescent
it is nearly gone. The Crescent Co. have a new road
up Thayne's Canyon, which they have commenced
using, and this enables them to send down 40 tons
per day. This will be increased to about double this
amount soon. The sampler is handling about 40
tons of ore per day, and expects to handle 100 soon.
The Park is looking up, and the outlook is bright.
374
Mining and Scientific Press.
[Junk 2, 1883
How a Scale Insect Grows.
Few who are able to recognize scale insects
on sight have ever informed themselves ac-
curately upon the progress of growth of the
insect from the egg to maturity. The study
is one requiring close attention and can be
traced only by one who has given much time
to the observation of entomological phenomena,
but the general reader can by reading obtain
an idea of the method and time in develop-
ment which will be of interest and value.
We propose to expound this matter by the
publication of Prof. J. Henry Comstock's ac-
count of the life-history of the red scale insect of
Y\orid&{axpidiotit$tficus), which resembles the red
scale which afflicts our orange growers. The
appearance of the insect at its different stages
is given in the engraving. Of course there
are special manifestations in the growth of this
insect which are characteristic of it, but ii
many points it no doubt resembles others of its
Prof. Comstock obtained the eggs of this in-
sect from Florida and put them upon orange
trees growing in pots in his office in Washington.
The day after they were placed upon the trees,
April 13, the eggs began to hatch. The newly
hatched larva (Fig. 2 c) is broadly oval in out-
line and yellow in color. The antennae are five
jointed; the three basal joints are very short
and nearly equal in length; the fourth and fifth
joints are each longer than the three basal
joints together. The fifth joint is strongly
tuberculated at tip so as to appear bifurcated.
The eyes are prominent and of the same color
as the body. The young larvse are quite active,
but they settle soon after hatching. Some set-
tled the same day that they hatched.
April 14, it was found that the young lice,
although only twenty-four hours old, had
formed scales which completely concealed them
from sight. These scales resembled in appear-
ance the fruiting organs of certain minute fungi.
They were white, circular, convex, with a
slightly depressed ring around the central por-
tion (Fig 2 d); their texture was quite dense,
and they were not firmly attached either to the
insects or the leaf, a slight touch being suffi-
cient to remove them without disturbing the
larvse. The larvse had not changed in appear-
ance, and were able to move their legs and an-
tenna?.
April 15, the lice had not changed percepti-
bly. The scales had become higher and more
rounded.
April 16, the lice had contracted consider-
ably, being now nearly circular, at least as
broad as long; in other respects there was no
apparent change. The scales were found to
vary somewhat; those most advanced having
the central portion covered with a loose mass
of curled white threads. (Fig. 2 e.)
April 17, there was apparent no further
change in the larva; but the mass of threads
covering the central part of the scale was
found in some specimens to have greatly in-
creased in size, equaling in night three or four
times the width of the scale. This mass is cot-
tony in appearance, and in those specimens
where it is largest is more or less in the form
of a plate twisted into a close spiral. (Fig. 2/)
April 19, not much change was apparent in
the larva, but the mass of cottony excretion
upon some of the scales had increased enor-
mously; so that in some cases it extended in a
curve from the scale to a point five times the
width of the scale above the leaf and down to
the leaf.
April 21 , it was observed that the larvse had
become more or less transparent, and marked
with large irregular yellow spots near the lat-
eral margin of the head and thorax, and with a
transverse row of similar spots across the base
of the abdomen; the tip of the abdomen is very
faintly yellow.
April 23, it was observed that the scales ap-
peared faintly reddish in color with the center
white; the reddish color, however, was due in
part to the body of the larva, which is now
orange-red, showing through the scale. It
should be noted that in only a part of the
specimens did the cottony mass become en-
larged as represented in Fig. 2/. The greater
part of the scales remained until this date of
the form shown in Fig. 2 e, and the cottony
spirals have now disappeared, probably having
been blown away.
April 24, some of the larvse had become deep
orange in color.
April 26, most of the scales had become deep
orange in color with the central part white ;
some had at the center a small nipple-like
protuberance ; others still preserved a short
tuft of a cottony excretion. This tuft is either
removed by wind or otherwise, or it becomes
compact, melted, as it were, to form the nipple-
like projection referred to above.
April 28, the insects appeared as they did
two days ago; the scales had become very
tough, and it was with difficulty that they
could be removed from the insect.
April 30, the insects atill remained appar-
ently unchanged. Some of the scales were only
about one half as large as others, and still re-
mained- perfectly white; they proved to be
male scales. All the scales at this date had an
elevated ring on the disk, with a central nipple.
May 3, many of the larvae began to show
that they were about to molt, the form of the
next stage being visible through the skin of the
insect,
May 5, nearly all of the larva? had molted;
they were now orange-yellow, with the end of
the body colorless. The molted skin adheres
to the inside of the little scale, and therefore
cannot be seen from the outside. The scales
are now pink, or rose colored, with a center
white.
May 14th, the insects had become a somewhat
paler yellow, with the anal segment slightly
darker. Most of the scales were now dark pur-
ple. On removing an insect a very delicate
round white plate was observed adhering to the
leaf where the mouth parts were inserted.
May 18th, the male scales were fully grown.
At this stage they were dark reddish brown in
color, with the center white, and the posterior
side, which is elongated, gray. At this date
some of the males had transformed to pupa?;
others were still in the larva state; these larva?
were covered with roundish, more or less con-
fluent yellow spots, leaving only the margin
colorless; the end of the body was pale orange.
The newly -transformed pupa? resembled in mark-
ings the larva? just described. None of the fe-
males had yet molted the second time; their
color was deep orange.
May 21st, nearly all of the males had changed
to pupa\ It was observed that the last larval
skin is pushed backwards from under the scale,
to the edge of which it freqently adheres.
May 24th, none of the male pupa? had trans-
formed to the adult state.
May 29th, it was found that during the five
days previous more than one-half of the males
had issued, and the remainder, though still under
the scales, were in the adult state. It was now
forty-seven days from the time the larva1 hatched.
June 2nd, no males could be found; the females
were about one-half grown, and were whitish
with ii regular yellow spots.
June 9th, eggs were observed within the body
of a female.
June 17th, it was found that one of the fe-
males had deposited nine eggs, of which six had
The Action of Heat on Clinkers.
The particular objection to the combination
and fusing of the silica, lime, potash, soda and
sulphur in the ashes of coal into a vitreous mass
is that unless the greatest care is exercised it
will accumulate upon the grate bars in sufficient
quantity to exclude the passage of the air nec-
essary for combustion, and thus lower the tem-
perature of the furnace. The several constitu-
ents of the ashes are variable in their nature,
and by the forms which they take under differ-
ent intensities of combustion, greatly affect the
efficiency of the coals to which they belong.
Being differently fusible themselves, and affect-
ing differently the fusion of each other, no two
of the earth's alkalies or metallic oxides of the
ashes are alike in their agency when subjected
to an elevated heat, and their mutual reactions
are, moreover, changed as the temperatures to
which they are exposed are changed. It hence
arises that the residue from many coal-melts to
a large extent under no very intense heat into
various descriptions of hard and semi-vitreous
slags* Others yield a less stony clinker, and
some, again, at a far more elevated heat result
in a partially agglutinated, spongy, open cinder,
or even in a flaky ash. There are, perhaps, no
coals whose ashes, when exposed to the highest
temperatures procurable by artificial blasts,
will not soften to a cohering cinder, or even
melt in part into a stony clinker. As the ten-
dencies, however, to these several degrees of
fusion are various, it proves to be a distinction
affecting the practical value of coals, which is
of the utmost importance. In domestic con-
sumption, where the heat of combustion is
comparatively moderate, the quantity rather
than the quality of fusibility of the ashes is the
point of greatest consideration. Where, how-
ever, an excessive and melting heat is required.
THE RED SCALE OF FLORIDA. AND ITS GROWTH.
hatched. This is sixty-six days from the hatch-
ing of the egg, and probably about twenty days
after impregnation of the female.
Two California Mines.
At the recent half yearly meeting of share-
holders of the Plumas' Eureka, in London, ac-
counts showed a balance on the half year end-
ing Dec. 31st, 18S2, of $141,600. A dividend
of §70,313 was recommended. The quantity of
ore produced during the half year was 20, 075
tons from the Plumas Eureka mine, 755 tons
from the Seventy-Six mine, and 8,630 tons from
the Rough and Ready and Elizabeth mines, giv-
ing a total output of 29,460 tons. The mills re-
duced 20,490 tons. The average cost of mining,
including prospecting, was $3.35 per ton, thus
making the average working expenses 93. SO per
ton. The average yield of the ore in free gold
was $6.60 per ton.
At the meeting of the shareholders of the
Sierra Buttes, the accounts showed net ba'ance
on the half year's product ending December 31,-
1S83, of $43,S00. A dividend aggregating $30,
625 was recommended leaving $13, 175 to be add-
ed to reserve. The amounts paid in connection
with the Cross and Co. assets settlement, as the
proportion applicable to the mine, have been
written off, and the question has thus been final-
ly disposed of. The mine produced 15,769 tons
of ore during the half year, and the same quan-
tity reduced by the mill. The average yield of
the ore was $7.48 per ton, and including the pro-
duce of the tailings $S. 18 per ton. The work-
ing expenses average $5.56 per ton, the mining
cost including all prospecting having been$4.9S,
and the milling cost SJ$0.5S per ton. Excluding
the cost of the eighth and ninth levels, the
average working expenses would have been
$4.15 per ton. It may be mentioned that the
cost of constructing the eighth level was $.51
and of the ninth $.90 per ton of ore worked,
the practicability of employing coal at all will
often be determined by this one quality of clin-
kering of the ashes. In all such circumstances
such coals are best, the ashes of which are of a
nearly pure white color, and, with a large
amount of silica and alumina in their composi-
tion, contain little or no alkili, nor any lime
nor oxide of iron. In general it requires a high
temperature to fuse these ingredients when
taken by themselves; but the presence of oxide
of iron tends to lower the point of fusion, and
thus increases the difficulty. — Exchange.
Forty-Five. — Something like a year ago the
Bald Mountain Company started gangway 45
from their mam tunnel at a [joint 1000 feet
south of the Ruby Co's south line. The gang-
way was run on a course a little north of east a
distance of 950 feet, at which point a shaft was
sunk to a depth of 100 feet. A drift has been
run to the eastward some thirty or forty feet,
but owing to the amount of water encountered
work was suspended and gangway abandoned.
No large body of gravel was found, but gravel
encountered was well washed. A fair prospect
was obtained. The Lowel Avenue tunnel is
eight feet lower than the lowest point reached
by the shaft, which will enable them to bottom
the channel with a tunnel if they desire to do
so. The channel is supposed to be the same
that was worked by the old Extension at Rock
Creek. — Mountain Mennengi'r.
The Sitting Bull Smelter at Black Hills
produced $63,2S7 in base bullion from a ten
days' run. It is said that the smelter will
remain idle for the rest of the season, as with
the addition and improvements to the mill,
all ore can be handled by the new works, which
will be ready by the 1st of June.
In the Salmon River country there is nothing
specially new to report, but the preparations
for an active season and the prospects for it, are
better than ever before.
Mineral Deposits of British Burmah,
Although the Burmans, as a nation, exist
almost entirely by agriculture, and although
the country has hitherto been little explored,
enough work has been done to show that the
metalliferous wealth of Lower Burmah, Upper
Burmah, Karennee,and the surrounding States,
is exceedingly rich and varied, so that it is
doubtful whether Siam or Lower Cochin China
are much more bountifully supplied with na-
ture's gifts. It is officially believed that were
the more productive measui'es of British Bur-
mah worked upon an improved European sys-
tem, instead of by ancient native processes as
now, the experiment would be found to pay
very well in the long run, despite the higher
value of labor there, in comparison with other
sections of Her Majesty's Eastern dominions.
Almost all the commoner known metals and min-
erals exist within its narrow confines, being fre-
quently met with in quantities sufficient, appar-
ently to be worth excavating, while — and this is
perhaps the mostimportant consideration of all —
coal is found plentifully in all the chief mineral-
producing districts. The geological structure of
the country shows three distinct sections, nearly
corresponding, it is said, with the divisions of
Arkan, Pegu, and.Tenasserim. The former pro-
duces limestone, coal and petroleum oil; Pegu,
laterite, or brick earth, together with iron ore
and manganese; while the eastern division
abounds in tin, lead, gold, antimony, graphite,
coal and limestone. Galena has likewise been
found at Teelawlay, near the junction of the
Amherst, Shwaygyin, and Salween districts,
one mine of this metal having been profitably
worked for some time past. Antimony is mostly
found in the East Ivarennee hills, in Salween,
and at Gaing-Ateran township, in Amherst;
also in the Toungwaing mines near Moulmein,
where it occurs disseminated in small grains
through the rocks. From the latter mines,
antimonial ore has already been extracted. In
the Tavoy district some remarkably fine iron
deposits are known to exist. From these large
quantities of ore were formerly extracted, while,
as boding well for their ultimate future, it may
be added that an extensive and easily ac-
cessible coal Held has recently been discovered in
close contiguity. There are other iron mines at
Thanzeik, now un worked, with coal in convenient
proximity; while in Ava, past the British
frontier, the extraordinary rich fields of Sagain
are met with. It was here the late King of
Burmah erected machinery for smelting and re-
ducing ore; but although the works were of the
then most approved style, nothing further haw
been done towards producing iron; and the peo-
ple of Upper Burmah still rely upon the im-
ported article. Here, again, coal is ready to
hand. About fifty miles north of Mandalay
some beds were traced by Dr. Oldham, of the
Geological Survey; while comparatively recent-
ly Mr. Bryce came across large quantities in
the Chindwin river, at some distance beyond
the British frontier. The tin mines near Mergni
are too well known to require recognition here
otherwise than by name; suffice it to say that
twenty-eight mines have been opened, though
so far they have only been worked by Chinese
immigrants in a most desultory fashion. Coal
is plentiful in this place also, large workable de-
posits having been explored at a short distance
up the Tenanerin river. Gold is produced in
minute quantities at Shwaygyin, once famous
for its diggings. The Thayetjundat, which
Hows into the Shwaygyin, brings down with it
a certain amount of auriferous sand. But, un-
happily, the search for the quartz reef from
which the river gold is presumably de-
rived has hitherto proved unsuccessful ;
nevertheless, hopes of its early discovery are
still confidently entertained. However, where
the best chance presents itself is in the district
now being opened up by the States railways.
The Irrawaddy Valley line from Rangoon to
Prome intersects the rich Myamoung coal levels,
besides passing within a reasonable distance of
the Hensada beds. As iron ore has been ti'aced
in many places along the route of this railway,
especially in the vicinities named above, there
exists every natural inducement to the building
up of a great industry. Moreover, the Ran-
goon and Toungoo line will pass through a met-
alliferous and carbonaceous region, and here
again mining is likely to develop eventually to
a large extent. Another point, however, has
to be considered as bearing upon the problemati-
cal chances of these iron fields being shortly
worked. Until now wood fuel has been exclu-
sively used upon the Burmese railways, but
vigorous attempts are now being made to obtain
a cheap indigenous coal supply, and should the
government engineers meet with the success
they anticipate either in Myamoung or Hensada
the neighboring iron mines are sure to come in
for their fair share of attention on the part of
private capitalists. In short, it would appear
that, in developing the mineral resources of this
province, English enterprise may find one of its
best opportunities, — Iron.
It is said that the Homestake Mining Com-
pany of Black Hills will erect a 200 stamp
mill. It was only a few years ago that a sixty
stamp mill was the largest in that camp. Then
came an eighty stamp, and afterwards two 121
stamp mills. The rumor indicates a permanency
in mining in that section which is gratifying to
note,
sn
I
Il;m; 2, 1888.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
The Ejmgijmeef^
Two New Trans-Continental Roads.
reported that the engineering ■
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, at thi
have rec ictious to ma
•■ Colorado river at once and begin
operations oo the line, thence through Cajon
pans to Cotton. It will be borne in mind that
when the Atlantic ' be Co
rado rivei . a shorl oe, 1 hey n ere met
by the Southern Pacific with a road fn
Mohave station, which broughi the A. St P. to
a halt, If the ibove run true, it
i hat tin \. & l'. intend eithei
San Diego and i ton a line ol - thence
to San rrati<- i tco, or that they will turn to the
: ar H i "in1', and reach the Coast range
.it mi- near Point * Soncfipt i i uce along
bhi ■ i I i ran This would form
i opposition road to the Southern Pa< Ific.
\ bin, it i> reported that the Denver and Rio
i .i mde, which is already at > fit Oake, thereby
completely Daubing the Union Pacific, have de-
termined i heir tine from the joutfa
era point of Salt Lake westw ardly direct to San
Pranciaco. li both of these projections arc car-
ried out we shall soon have throe lines in full
competition for the great and growing business
of California, and one of them a double line.
Th« Kaiway Milium: OV THE WORLD,
The following is the estimated railway mileage
of tin: world, January 1, 1883 :
Mile* Miles.
1 d Sliii ...113,000 Australia 3,200
1 [09,000 Africa 2, 200
■. ■ ' 8,000 Mexico 2, too
So 11! 1 America 7,000 Canada 8,500
( irand total 253,000
These figures arc not claimed to lie exact. It
is absolutely impossible to obtain official re-
turns for the same period, within a year after
or two after date; ami so it is necessary to use
the latest available statement and add the prob-
able increase since that time, Europe and Asia
are a great deal older than the United States,
but the latter country has about as many miles
of railway as both the former continents. If
Canada's and Mexico's mileage were added to
that of the United States, the aggregate would
be more than the total for Europe and Asia.
BUSINESS fob the Florida Canal. — The pro-
posed Florida canal, the New Orleans City linn
claims, would secure a greater tonnage than
that now passing through the Suez, or likely to
pass the Panama canal when or if the latter is
completed. Vessels passing through the Suez
canal are now charged $2 per ton; those passing
through the Panama canal will be probably
charged $2.50, but it is estimated that twenty-
five to thirty cents per ton would yield a hand-
some return on the capital necessary to con-
struct the Florida canal, as there are no engi-
neering difficulties, and on the Florida canal
the tonnage passing through it would amount to
(>, 000,000 of tons annually. The New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the scheme,
and the Item believes that the capital will be
secured without difficulty.
Guarding Against Accidents.— A com-
mendable thing is now being done by the Cen-
tral Pacific in equipping 7,000 freight cars and
'200 engines with the Westinghouse automatic
air brake. It is claimed for them that they ap-
ply themselves in case of accidents. The pres-
sure is not put on from the engine, as is the
ease with the simple Westinghouse air-break
used on the passenger trains, but from a reser-
voir under each car. The engine prevents the
pressure being applied, but let the connecting
hose be broken or cut loose and the pressure
from the reservoir locks the wheels by brakes.
The improvement is of especial value on the
mountain grades, and by making the control nf
the train easier, will enable greater speed to be
made andbe a safeguard against accidents.
A Woman's Knowledge of Engineering.—
A resident of Trenton says three or four years
ago it was found that certain shapes of steel
and iron work were required for the East
River bridge, siWh as no mill was then making.
This necessitated new patterns, and representa-
tives of the mills desiring to bid for the work
went to New York to consult with Colonel
Hoebling. They were greatly surprised when
Mrs. Roebling sat down with them, and by her
knowledge of engineering helped them out with
their patterns and cleared away difficulties
which had for weeks been puzzling their brains.
Mrs. Roebling, a day or two since, passed over
the bridge in her carriage, the first vehicle to
make the transit.
Wood River is about uniting with the rest
of the country in the iron bands of the railroad,
the track being completed to Hailey a week or
so ago", and nearly to Bellevue by this time.
The mines of that country are mainly in good,
enterprising hands, and they will make a record
of production this year that will give the coun-
try a better name than anything that has been
or could be said of it.
The Second Suez Canal has now taken defi-
nite shape. The Company have announced that
they propose to commence the cutting forth-
with, and have applied to the English govern-
ment for their support in obtaining the neces-
sary concession of land from the Kedive.
Useful Information.
Improved Process of Making White
Lead.
in tin- United States the manufacture of
white Lead, is conduct d according to the Dutch
method, Plates or gratings of lead are 1
to the fumes ol vinegar, in vessels set in tan, or
stable manure, which arts as a hot-bed to warm
and volatilize the vinegar. As fche lead is cor-
roded, it becomes covi red with the carbonate,
which is removed with hammers and ground
i I i i dious, slovenly and unhealthy,
and many attempts have been made to improve
H , ba1 none of them ba^ e 3 [elded a product
equal to thai which results from corrosion,
M tcroscori a !!■■. unined, i he carbonate of lead
formed upon tin- metal, is found to consist
chieflj mi minuti crystals, which are hyd rated,
Laminated and transparent. These are mingled
with a smaller quantity of exfoliated particles
of the carb te, which are opaque. These
particles, it is claimed, impart to the « hite lead
i1 it ■■ 11 k ibh* j: \u 1 *f r&Biuifying cila as well
as what the trade calls its body, I. ('., its prop
completely covering objects painted with
it. By the new process workmen are nut re
quin I to detach by band tin.: carbonate from
metal which remains uncorrected, and the pro-
duct is s;iii| to consist almost exclusively 'it
the valuable opaque particles. To effect this,
the lead is first] brought to the porous or
spongy form, by which tin- surface, exposed to
the slow earbonating process, is enormously en-
larged, the thin mass being seemingly compose
"i open interlaci d fibres. This is put in a close
chamber, and there exposed to a mixture of
atmospheric air, carbonic acid, and the vapor
of acetic acid. The carbonic acid, generated by
combustion, is cooled and purified before it is
driven into the chamber. The air passes in
warm, and care is required to maintain the
proper degree of moisture. The carbonate is
the shape of the metal upon which it is formed,
and the material is not removed until the cor-
rosion is complete.
Ri'bber Stamp Ink.— The following propor-
tions are said to give an excellent ink, which,
while not drying up on the pad, yet will not
readily smear when impressed upon the paper:
Anilin red (violet), ninety grains; boiling dis-
tilled water, one ounce; glycerine, one half tea-
spoonful; molasses, half as much as glycerine.
The crystals of the violet dye to be powdered
and rubbed up with the boiling water, and the
other ingredients stirred in. Another indorsing
ink, which does not dry quickly on the pad, and
is quickly taken by the paper, can be obtained,
according to the Papier Zeitung, by the follow-
ing recipe: Anilin color in solid form (blue, red,
etc.), sixteen parts; eighty parts boiling dis-
tilled water; seven parts glycerine, and three
parts syrup. The color is dissolved in hot
water, and the other ingredients are added
whilst agitating. This indorsing ink is said to
obtain its good quality by the addition of the
syrup.
Value of the Sunflower. — Agriculturists
claim it is the best egg producing food known
for poultry, keeping them in a thriving condi-
tion, and largely increasing the production of
eggs. Every poultry raiser who tries it will
find that this seed is the best food known for
glossing the plumage of fowls, and is almost in-
dispensable to those who want to fit their birds
for exhibition to the best advantage. The Rus-
sian sunflower is easily raised, requires very
little care, can be grown in fence corners, or
other places difficult to cultivate. Its produc-
tion of seed is immense, yielding often at the
rate of one hundred bushels to the acre. It
should be planted in hills, four feet apart, any
time from the 10th of May to the 1st of July.
Three quarts of seed will plant an acre.
Silvering; Glass. — Professor Palmieri has
devised a process for silvering glass by means of
the reducing action on the salts of silver, which
is said to have the advantage of producing a
very brilliant metallic deposit. When into an
amnion iacal solution of nitrate of silver is
poured, first a little caustic potash, and then a
few drops of glycerine, the reduction begins at
once; and this action is accelerated if ether or
alcohol be added to the mixture. A moderate
heat and darkness are said to increase the bril-
liancy of the precipitate, and darkness also fav-
ors the adhesion to the mirror of the deposits.
Cleaning Glass Vessels. — For cleaning
glass vessels, Herr Muller condemns the use of
quartz-sand and {especially for vessels meant to
hold drinks) lead-shot, and recommends gyp-
sum (without silicate) and marble, a!sj bruised
bones. Where it is desired to clean glass and
porcelain vessels thoroughly, of organic matter,
a mixture of sulphuric acid and bichromate of
potash is best.
Better, than Hemp. — The mescal, from
which the Indians manufacture saddle blankets,
is said to be better for making ropes than hemp.
Thousands of acres of the article grow wild in
San Diego county, says the Sun, which could
be converted into ropes.
Protective Coating for Iron. —A varnish
composed of 120 parts of mercury, 10 parts tin,
'20 parts green vitriol, 120 parts water, and 15
parts hydrochloric acid of 1.2 specific gravity,
furnishes a good coating for iron exposed to the
weather.
Incombustible Paper.
Mi. <;. Meyer, at a recent meeting of the
Societe d' Encouragement, exhibited a new
unbination designed for the manufacture
of incombustible cardboard or paper of all Borts
and shades. The inventor did not wish to make
known at the time the chemical composition of
this paste, and also of a new ink exhibited
with it, as the patents that he had applied for
in < ol many and America, had not yet been ob-
tained, lie made known the fact, nevertheless.
that asbesths was the principal thing employed
in the manufacture of bis incombustible paper.
He presented specimens of writing, printing,
engravuig, etc., made with his inks of different
colors, nnd al 0 mowed a water-color drawing
that had been submitted to the fiery ordeal of
the potter's furnace. The painting had pre-
served all its brilliancy and the paper all its
flexibility. I'.y request, the inventor for a few
minutes exposed to a gas name a sheet of his
paper, upon which he bad written with ink of
his composition. Neither the ink nor the paper
changed. In order to demonstrate by a most
conclusive test how great a heat the paper and
ink were capable of withstanding, Mr. Meyer
then placed a lithograph, fifteen by sixteen cen-
timeters, between two layers of glass in a state
of fusion. On removal, the paper was found to
have completely resisted the action of the heat,
and the engraving to have preserved all its
sharpness.
Zinc Paint ran Castor Wkocgut Ikon.— A
process Of painting, as a substitute for galvan-
izing, has been invented by Messrs. Neujean &
1 )claite, of Liege. It is specially intended for
objects of large dimensions, which cannot well
be moved, and therefore cannot well be dipped
into a bath of melted zinc. The zinc, when
finely pounded, is simply mixed with oil and
siccative. In this way a varnish is obtained,
which is applied with a brush in the usual man-
ner. A single layer is sufficient, but two are
preferable. The coated objects can be left as
they are, or bronzed or painted as required. j
Paper from Moss. — A new branch of in-
dustry has sprung up in Sweden lately— the
manufacture of paper from moss, not from the
living plant, but from the bleached and blanched
remains of mosses that lived centuries ago, and
of which enormous masses have accumulated in
most parts of Sweden. A manufactory of paper
from this material has begun operations near
Joeukoeping, and is said to be turning out paper
in all degrees of excellence, from tissue to sheets
three quarters of an inch in thickness.
GtOOD Health.
A Household Friend— Flaxseed.
[Written for the PRESS by I. H.J
Yesterday one of the boys came in from a
walk through the fields, with the rather alarm-
ing announcement that he had a barley-head or
wild oat in his eye. The eye looked red and
inflamed and could not be touched without
pain. Several ineffectual attempts were made
to remove the substance, whatever it might be,
by drawing the upper lid back and using a soft
handkerchief; but the cause of the trouble could
not be reached; it had fixed itself firmly at the
back of the eye-lid. .lust then I remembered a
hint given in some article on accidents, and act-
ing upon it, a single flaxseed was slipped into
the corner of the eye, under the upper lid, and
allowed to remain there for about ten minutes.
Another effort was then made to remove the
intruder and with perfect success; it proved to
be a grain of wild oat with a long needle-like
point. Lubricated by the flaxseed it slipped
out with ease, and in a few minutes the pain
had entirely ceased and the eye soon recovered
its natural appearance.
Then and there I resolved that I would tell
the mothers who read the Press, as a similar
accident may easily happen to any child at this
season; and the prompt use of a safe and easy
remedy may avert many serious consequences.
No household in the country should ever be
without a supply of flaxseed, both whole and
ground, for there is scarcely anything which
can be used with greater success by the ama-
teur physician. At least half of the ailments
of little children may be traced to cold or to
some disturbance of the digestive organs, and
in either of these cases a flaxseed poultice is a
sovereign remedy.
Pour boiling water on the ground flax-seed,
stirring briskly at the same time till it is the
consistence of mush, then put it into a flannel
bag, previously prepared, apply it as hot as it
can be borne, and cover with several folds of
flannel. Let it remain until it begins to cool,
when it may be replaced by another. In cases
of cold on the chest, hoarseness and cough, it
often acts like a charm, and also in attacks of
diarrhea and pain in the bowels. I have seen a
little child, screaming in agony, relieved in a
few moments by this safe household remedy,
falling into a quiet sleep, and awaking the next
morning quite well. Its great recommendation
is that it can do no harm, even if it should fail
to do good, which is more than can be said of
many nostrums confidently prescribed for family
use.
Flax-seed tea, if properly made, is also excel-
lent for colds and coughs, and is pleasant enough
to necessitate no coaxing of the little ones.
Put two tablespoonfuls of the seed into a quart
of cold water, set it over the fire, and when it
begins bo boil, allow it two minutes by the
clock. Then strain, odd the juice of a lemon
and white sugar to baste. Keep it OH the hack
Of the stove where it will be warm, and give fl
wineglass full at abort intervals.
X. B. If you think by having whole tlax
seed in the house you are prepared against all
emergencies, as you can easily grind it, if
wanted, in the" coffee mill, jit. it' try if; hut I
would advise you to moke 1 h< experiment some
day when it is not needed, and when you can
afford to be laughed at by the shining Little
Beedsoa they slip through the mill intact. 1
have tried it ! Wai.m t Cm 1 1.
Everybody's Business.
Editors Press:— For a practical people the
anomalies we eternally perpetrate and perpetu-
ate are astonishing, Professedly we value life
at a far higher rate than cosh. No line frees
the murderer. We establish costly tribunals
to insure condign punishment to the manslayci1.
K\ eu the flicker of coin has the machinery of
the law, at a vast expense, arrayed against libit,
The community are agreed that the stealing
of goods and the violent taking of human life
should be checked at whatever CO t,
In the face of all this we allow wholesale theft
and murder. This, too, without depreciatory
or deprecatory word.
We permit ourselves to be robbed of that
which is far the most valuable of om- posses
sions — our health— yea, we endure to be indis-
criminately slaughtered by that most detest-
able of methods- insidious poisoning.
The value lost— disbursed in doctors' fees and
drugs and funeral expenses— exceeds tenfold the
amount stolen by criminals. The lives lost are
tenfold the lives violently taken by convicted
criminals. This insidious poisoning we idly and
culpably ignore; name it dipthcria or typhoid
fever; accuse Providence, excuse self. Retained
are the cesspools; retained the contaminated
water supply; retained the festering piles of
nastiness, not from ignorance, but from sheer
laziness. "My brethren, these things ought not
so to be. Edwd, Berwick.
Carmel valley, Monterey, May 6, 1883.
Sewage Perils.— Speaking of these, the
Popular Science News has some very sensible
remarks. It says : "The vast number of trap*,
valves, automatic plugs, bent ttubea, etc., used in
houses have resulted from efforts among plumb-
ers and inventors to meet the difficulties of the
situation by the first method. It may be said
that some degree of success has crowned the ef-
forts of the mechanics to obviate sewage per-
ils, but the success has been by no means what
the gravity of the situation demands. At pres-
ent there does not appear to be a single me-
chanical appliance known which effectually,
under all circumstances, affords immunity from
the return of deleterious gases and disease
germs into dwellings." But it goes on to say
that a Mr; Mallett, a well-known chemist, has
invented a device called a gevmacide, "which
most admirably meets an important end.. This
device is very simple, and consists in placing
behind the lid of water-closets a black walnut
box, within which is a metallic case holding a
mass of chrystalline chloride of zinc. This zinc
is open to a gentle flow of water, which gradu-
ally dissolves it, and it flows into the bowl con-
stantly, night and da\ , sterilizing the water so
that no living germs can pass." This looks
very much as if it met and overcame the diffi-
culty.
Tiki'kntink in Diptherlv.— Afierman, who
enjoys a great reputation for veracity and reli-
ability, recommends as a new remedy for dip*
theria, oleum terebinthin.-e rectificatum. Chil-
dren take one teaspoonful morning and night;
adults a tablespoonful. In children tepid milk
is given after it; it mightalso be mixed with the
same. The effect of this remedy, which has of
late been highly praised by different authors, is
said to lie really a miraculous one. Within all
ready half an hour after the administration of
the drug, a bright red redness begins to spread
from the margin of the diphtheritic exudation,
and this redness becomes generallydiffused over
and taking the place of the false membrane, and
the disease is said to disappear within twenty-
four hours without leaving the slightest trace.
While this wonderful effect is said to be inva-
riably met with when the remedy is made use of
at the very commencement of the disease, those
who recommend it so highly contend that it is
also successful, only less rapidly, in cases that
have already progressed for several days,— Med.
and Surg. Reporter.
Overheated Apartments, — Dr. William
A. Hammond warns against overheated apart-
ments. He says:- "An overheated apart-
ment always enervates its occupants. It
is no uncommon thing to find rooms heated in
winter by an underground furnace up to
ninety degrees. Fights and murders are
more immerous in hot than cold weather, and
the artificially heated air that rushes into our
rooms, deprived as it is of its uatural moisture
by the baking it has undergone, is even more
productive of vicious passions. It is no sur-
prising circumstance, therefore, to find the
woman who swelters all day in such a tempera-
ture, and adds to it at night by superfluous bed
clothing, cross and disagreeable from little
everyday troubles that would scarcely mine her
temper if she kept her rooms at 65 , ami opened
the windows now and then,''
376
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Miller's Improved Postal Scale,
339. The Red Scale of Florida and Its Growth, 374.
Peterson's Improved Cart; Straightening up Timbers by
Wedging, 377."
EDITORIALS.— Improved Postal Scale; Firedamp
and Gas Indicator, 369. Passing Events; Less No-
madic; Lime and Powder; New Form of Amalgamator;
Improved Quartz Pulverizer; Lands Mineral in Charac-
ter, 376. Enlarged Issues of the Mining and Scien-
tific Press; Mine Timbering; An Improved Two-wheeled
Cart; Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics' Institute;
Bullion Output, 377- Patents and Inventions; No-
ti.'i> ■-.( !;<.■■.. ni i\it-.nts. 380.
CORRESPONDENCE. -Arizona Notes, 370.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. - Proper Use of
Belting; Compressing Bran; An Improved Bell Tele-
phone; Manufacture of Machinists' Tools; Large Steel
Castings; Testing Scales; .California Mechanism; A
Needed Invention, 371-
SCIENTIPIC PROGRESS. - Improvements in
Secondary Batteries; Science and Religion; The Electric
Light in Paris; Sire's Pendulum; An Interesting Dis-
covery; A New Projectile; Magnetization of Iron and
Steel by Rupture; An Old Storage Battery Patent; The
Geological Society; Still Another New Thermometer,
371.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 372.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 372-3.
THE ENGINEER. — Two New Trans-Continental
Roads; The Railway Mileage of the World; Business for
the Florida Canal; Guarding Against Accidents; A
Woman's Knowledge of Engineering, 375.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Improved Process of
Making White Lead; Rubber Stamp Ink; Value of the
Sunflower; Silvering Glass; Cleaning Glass Vessels;
Better than Hemp; Protective Coating for Iron; Incom-
bustible Paper; Zinc Paint for Cast or Wrought Iron;
Paper from Moss, 375.
GOOD HEALTH.— A Household Friend— Flaxseed;
Everybody's Business; Sewage Perils; Turpentine in
Diphtheria; Overheated Apartments, 375.
MISCELLANEOUS.— Wyoming Mines; The Deep
Spring Country; Sampling Mills; The Wood Business of
the Truckee Basin, 370. How a Scale Insect Grows;
Two California Mines; The Action of1 Heat on Clinkers;
Mineral Deposits of British Burmah, 374-
NEWS IN BRIEF— On page 380 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Lithographing— Schmidt Label Company, S. F.
Hydraulic Giant— Joshua Hendy Machine Works, S. F.
Baker's Horse Power — Pacific Iron Works, S. F.
Passing Events.
The somewhat unusual activity in the mining
share market attracts considerable attention
just now, and there seems to be a feeling that
the Comstock is going to give the mining com-
munity an excitement before long, Still, noth-
ing has been developed yet.
Reports from the Lower California gold ex-
citement are very contradictory, but, judging
from what is made public, the region is not an
attractive one for miners.
The Cour d'Alene gold excitement, which has
attracted so much attention in Montana, has
quieted down, and it is now believed it was
started by a "crank." The mines are now pro-
nounced "a fraud."
There is a good deal of prospecting going on
down in the southern part of this State, and
many new mines are being opened At the
lower end of the Carson and Colorado railroad
Hne, there are hundreds of men roaming the
hills in search of mines. Some of the old dis-
tricts down that way, are showing signs of re-
turning vigor, and no doubt some very good
mining sections will result from the work now
being done.
Tii E burning of the Harrison reduction works
was a sad blow to LeadviUe. , iThe works will
be rebuilt.
Less Nomadic.
It would seem that one factor of the increas-
ing prosperity, from a mining point of view, of
the Pacific Coast States and Territories, is the
tendency which has developed for miners to be
less nomadic than formerly. At one time men
were rushing from place to place wherever
mines were found and spending so much time
prospecting, that they never developed any-
thing or did any steady work. The roving in-
stinct is of course inherent in the miner, but he
is now more judicious than formerly, and it
takes more than mere vague rumors to make
him "shake the camp" and start off for new
regions.
There is a growing tendency among miners,
as a class, to go to work and develop claims in
good districts, and the result is more prosper-
ous mining camps and increased production.
The class of men who wander about from camp
to camp, doing a little here and a little there,
is disappearing with the old pioneer, and pros-
pectors now look for mines to keep, or sell at
good prices — not a bottle of whisky and a mus-
tang, as has too often happened. When placer
mines were plenty this sort of thing did all very
well, but quartz mining is somewhat different.
We hear now of miners building comfortable
cabins where they expect to live, and making
up their minds to stay by their mines and the
camp. They are not to be enticed away on
wild goose chases by mere rumors or chance
stories. After a couple of partners have sunk
a 100 foot shaft and drifted a while, they do not
drop the mine causelessly and let their labor go.
They are, in fact, sometimes apt to work away
too long. They cannot tell when a quartz mine
is worked out as they could a placer claim,
and they work on, hoping to strike bonanza
any time.
It really seems, therefore, that the miners, as
a class, are less nomadic than formerly. True,
they prick up their ears when placer discoveries,
such as were announced on the Yukon river, in
Alaska, recently, or the other day in Lower Cal-
ifornia, Mexico, are heard of. But they wait
now for confirmatory reports, and do not drop
pick, pan, shovel and claim and leave for the
new El Dorado. They are more content to
work what they have, if it is worth anything
at all. The mining areas are now larger, and
the number of miners much greater than form-
erly. Distances are practically lessened by
railroad lines, but all camps are not within
the borders of a few States, as formerly. Min-
ers content themselves with less nomadic hab-
its, and more flourishing camps are the con-
sequence.
Lime and Powder.
We have several times referred to the system
of "blasting with lime," now being successfully
worked in many English coal mines, so as to
avoid danger of gas explosions from powder
flash. It is found that though the lime is very
useful, in many cases it will not always meet
the requirements of. coal working. What now
seems to be wanted is a table of comparisons
between the compressed lime and gunpowder,
so that a miner may know hoW many ounces of
lime are equal in power to a given quantity of
powder. A paper on this subject was read the
other day before the Midland Institute of Min-
ing Engineers, by Mr. C. E. Rhodes, who gave
the result of some experiments made in the
Swallow Wood and Parkgate seams of coal at
Aldwarke main, with the newly invented lime
cartridges. The experiments commenced in the
Swallow Wood seam. This seam, Mr. Rhodes
explained, was of a singulaidy tough character,
and it had heretofore been impossible to get it
otherwise than by blasting with gunpowder.
Record has been kept of every shot, and he was
able to state that about 1'2 tons of coal were
brought down for every pound of powder used.
For the lime cartridges, 4S feet of coal was
holed to a depth of three feet, six inches; eight
shot holes were put in five feet apart, and the
necessary time was given for the lime to take
effect, the sprags were taken out, and the result
was that three and one half tons were brought
down for the eight shots. Another experiment,
with seven holes drilled, brought down eight
tons. This showed that in some instances the
lime would not take the place of gunpowder,
which was much to be regretted, for some less
dangerous explosive than gunpowder was much
needed. Experiments had also been tried in
the Parkgate seam, which had in some places a
sticky top; there the lime woi'ked better, but
still would not biding down the coal soj well as
powder,
New Form of Amalgamator.
In the construction of pans for the purpose of
amalgamating and grinding ores which have
been partially reduced by stamps, or other pul-
verizing appliances, it is necessary to keep up a
constant circulation of the pulp so that all parts
may continually pass beneath the muller and
the grinding shoes, so that it may be properly
reduced and amalgamated, and this circulation
is usually produced by means of wings or other
attachments, within the pan, by which to re-
turn the pulp to the center above or below the
mullers.
A patent has just been obtained through the
Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency
by Geo. W. Strong and Walter L. Strong, of
this city, for a' new form of amalgamating pan,
in which they produce a more" perfect and con-
stant circulation" by meUns of the angles formed
by the shape of the pan within which the muller
revolves.
The upper part of the pan is made square in
horizontal section, and it may be slightly
smaller at the bottom than at the top for more
perfect action, although the operation may also
be carried on in a pan with vertical sides.
Through the center of the pan is a hollow core
or sleeve, through which projects the shaft
which rotates the muller. When the muller is
set in motion, the pan being charged with pulp
from the battery or crusher, the current will
flow radially outward until it strikes the cor-
ners of the pan where it will be arrested and
thrown back upon itself from above, passing
down the center and beneath the nuiller and
grinding shoes.
In order to produce the most perfect circula-
tion the lower corners of the pan are cut inward
so as to make corner faces which are flat. This
gives the bottom an outline nearly or quite oc-
tagonal, with the sides sloping upward from it,
so that when the pulp flows out from beneath
the shoes it strikes these faces and is thrown
upward, so that there will be a strong down-
ward current at the center, while the external
current is upward. The angles of the pan in-
terrupt the rotary and centrifugal currents and
throw them back toward the center, at the top,
and this produces a rapid and constant circula-
tion of the pulp, which is thus compelled
to pass constantly beneath the shoes until
every part has been subjected to a thorough
grinding action, and also contact with the mer-
cury which is contained in the pan.
Improved Quartz Pulverizer.
The Mining and Scientific Press Patent
Agency has just obtained for James H. Kin-
kead, of Reno, Nev., a patent on a new ore
crusher and pulverizer of that class in which a
rotary crushing disk or plate is revolved against
a stationary one. The crushing plates are
peculiarly ribbed or dressed. On the face of
the plate are a number of ribs radiating from
the center and increasing in width towards the
circumference. The outer surfaces of these
ribs are flat, and continue the plane of the
disk. Thence they slope to the center, and
their edges are also beveled. Between the ribs
are formed depressions, in one of which an
aperture is made corresponding with an aper-
ture through the muller with which the hopper
communicates. There is a similar muller hav-
ing on its face a flat disk and a concave crush-
ing plate provided with ribs. When the two
mullers are brought together the faces of the
disks are in close proximity, and also the flat
outer surfaces of the ribs on the crushing plates
while on account of the concavity of the two
plates an interior space is provided with which
the hopper communicates.
Ore is fed in at the hopper, and passes through
a stationary muller and opening in the crushing
plate into the central space formed by the con-
cavity of the two plates. Power is applied to
the shaft, and the crushing plate of the muller
crashes the ore between its ribs and those of
the other plate, and its disk grinds or pulver-
izes it against the other disk. The ore is finally
discharged into a casing or hollow disk, having
a discharge opening. The shaft may be ad-
justed by setscrews to force the revolving parts
nearer to or further from the stationary ones, to
regulate the degree of fineness of the ore. The
larger pieces of ore remain within the concavity
of the crushing plates until they gradually work
down or out nearer to the outer ends of the
ribs, where they are crushed more and more,
and finally ground to a powder.
The bill passed by the Provincial Legislature
of British Columbia, amending the laws relat-
ing to gold and other minerals, except coal, has
been disallowed by the Dominion government.
Lands Mineral m Character.
Fully ten years ago the Commissioner of the
General Land Office issued instructions to the
effect that whatever is recognized as a mineral
by standard authorities, and is found in such
quantity and quality as to render the land more
valuable on this account than for agriculture,
was a "valuable mineral deposit" within the
purview of the Act of May 10, 1872. Rulings
to this effect have been held with reference to
asphaltum, borax, auriferous cement, fire clay,
kaolin, mica, marble, petroleum, slate and
other substances. A case has just been decided
which determines that land more valuable for
its deposit of limestone than for agriculture is
mineral land, and subject to sale under the min-
ing laws of the United States.
It appears that the tract in question was re-
turned as mineral by the Surveyor General, and
was withdrawn as such by order of the Com-
missioner of the General Land Office. Upon
the petition of Brierly (claiming it to be agri-
cultural in character), it was advertised and sold
to him by the superintendent of schools for the
county in which it is located. Shortly there-
after, the supsrintendent notified him of the re-
fusal of the State authorities to confirm the sale,
or to take any jurisdiction over the tract so
long as the Surveyor General's return remained
unchanged, and he was tendered the purchase
money he had paid, which he refused to accept.
He then applied for a hearing to enable him to
show its agricultural character, which the Land
Office allowed him. The testimony shows that
the tract has little agricultural value, that it
lies chiefly upon a precipitous mountain-side,
that less than thirty acres — and these consti-
tuting several distinct parcels — are susceptible
of cultivation or irrigation, and that its chief
value consists in a limestone ledge, the stone of
which is used as a flux in neighboring smelting
works and for manufacturing lime. It seems
even that the agricultural claimant at ono time
made a mineral location on the claim.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
decided that land chiefly valuable for limestone
is not subject to entry under the mining laws,
and therefore adjudged the tract in question to
be agricultural, notwithstanding the ruling of
Commissioner Burdett, in the case of Rolfe,
that where land was more valuable on account
of limestone than for purposes of agriculture, it
may be patented under these laws.
The Secretary of the Interior, to whom the
case was appealed, reverses the decision of the
Land Commissioner, and decides that the tract
is more valuable for its limestone than for ag-
ricultural purposes. The mineral claimant
therefore takes it.
The large falling off in the amount of money
coined this year cannot fail to attract attention.
The Mint employees have apparently had a very
easy time of it. The value of the coin made is
not only less, but there is an equally great dif-
ference in the number of pieces coined. The
amount of Double Eagles coined in the same
time last year was only $3, 392, 500, There
were 14,301,800 cents made last year, against
11,523,900 this year. It is true the Mint have
made 2,024,020 Dimes this year, against none
last year, and S,92(i,440 in 5 cent pieces, against
2,679,S00 last year.
A Southern Immigration Bureau. — The
Los Angeles Board of Trade is considering the
establishment of an Immigration Bureau, the
duty of which shall be to secure for Southern
California its just proportion of the sweeping
tide of immigration about to set in for this
coast. The following gentlemen were elected
as the committee of five on immigration: Albert
Brown, John F. Humphries, J. De BarthShorb,
L. J. Rose and W. H. Workman.
There is now in San Francisco a lady, whose
presence is well worth remark. She is Prof.
Mary Krom, of the Denver School of Mines,
and is believed to be the only practical female
assayer in the United States. She is on the
coast partly for recreation and partly for miner-
alogical observation.
At a recent meeting of the miners of Jordan
district it was resolved that $20 worth of work
shall be done on each and every placer claim of
20 acres, and §100 worth of work on every
placer claim of 160 acres, within 12 months
after location, otherwise such claims shall lie
subject to re-location.
The completion of the iron bridge of the At-
lantic and Pacific Railway over the Canyon Di-
ablo, in Arizona, adds another to the list of
high bridges. It spans a dark gloomy gorge.
The bridge is 240 feet above the water, and 541
feet long. It weighs 837, 1 30 pounds, and it
cost §200.000. ,
June 2, 1883.]
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Enlarged Issues of the Mining and Sci-
entific Press.
It its the intention of the publishers of this
journal to span no ent> rpriae in advancing the
fatore interests of its readers by all n
and practicable method H. Among other ad-
vances, we contemplate issuing soon several ex-
tra sized sheets, especially devoted to different
important localities, commencing with the
Territory of Alaska.
'I'd. contents of this issue will include a veil
d map nearly the size of two ,
the I'kkss; views of several seaports, towns,
scenery ami other objects of interest. This is a
new Land, concerning which nevi information is
coming to band, and its resources are just be-
ing developed. Alaska is situated on our own
coast, Largely drawing her 'supplies from our
own Stat..-, and will aoon become of that impor-
tance to our community which will render it to
oar advantage to be well posted on all that per-
tains to the welfare and progress of our neigh-
boring uorthmen. Our map will show the nu-
merous water courses of Alaska, the means of
water communication, the harbors, etc. We
shall give a description of all the mining regions
BO far opened, and in fact such information as is
available, and will be of general interest.
Other double editions will follow shortly
after, which will he devoted to the special in-
terests of other mining localities.
All these regions possess more or less interest
for California and San Francisco. We ship
goods of certain kinds from here, and, from a
commercial point of view alone, our interests
are mutual. Moreover, the advancement of
these regions docs good to the whole coast, in
which we are all interested.
Persons who can contribute information of
special or general interest to our readers for
these various issues are solicited to semi the
same as early as possible. If miners will send
us descriptions of their mines or camps we shall
be very glad to receive them.
As we make this extra effort to advance the
interests of all concerned in the places named,
we ask that all who can, to favor our enterprise
by making "the matters more widely known,
and the Mining and Scientific Press more
extensively patronized. The mining literature
of the world is comparatively limited. Miners
and scientific men especially should be liberal to
assist their helpers in a line of publication,
which, at best, cannot be expected to be largely
profitable while doing strict justice to the high-
est interests it represents.
The dates of issue of the proposed extra
sheets maybe varied, if circumstances should
demand it, but due notice will be given.
Timbering in Mines— No. 11.
The accompanying engravings show the
means employed to move the heel or foundation
of vertical timbers when it becomes necessary
to do so. It sometimes happens that the move-
ment of the ground cants the timbers. Again,
it is sometimes necessary to swedge the timber
out at the heel to get solid work. Fig. 1
shows where the wedges are driven, and Fig. 2
shows the same. Fig. 3 is a further illustration
of the method of moving the timbers. The
wedges are seen between the timber and side
wall. The engravings are self explanatory.
Swansea. — The old Swansea works, which
have for years been a landmark on the margin
of Owens Lake, will soon cease to be. For ten
days past Mr. Wheeler has had a small force at
work taking down the old furnace building,
preparatory to the erection of works on higher
and more suitable ground. We learn from Mr.
Wheeler that it is the intention of the Swansea
Company to at once put up first-class smelting
works of furnace capacity of thirty tons per
day, with every recent improvement. — Inyo
Ili<Ujii'ii<h'iil.
We see by the Bodie Free Press that the Vev-
nir Copper Works have started up. Good re-
sults are expected from the operations of this
company.
An Improved Two-Wheeled Cart.
We illustrate on this page a new style of cart
patented through the Mining asm SCIENTIFIC
Press Patent Agency by Mr. Nelson Peter-
son, of Antiocb, Contra < tats county. Of late
years considerable attention has been paid to
this Subject, and the ingenuity of inventors has
led to various constructions, having in view the
iject, namely, to make a cart an agreea-
ble and pleasant means of conveyance. The
many advantages which a two-wheeled vehicle
PETERSON'S IMPROVED CART
enjoys over one with four wheels have been
heretofore offset by the single obvious disad-
vantage of the unpleasant motion which the
rider experiences as a result of the transmission
of the vertical movement of the shafts (pro-
duced by the jogging of the horse) to the axle
and body of the vehicle. This results as a ne-
cessity where the shafts are secured firmly to
the axle, the springs likewise, and the body to
the springs. None of the parts have any inde-
pendence of movement. Any break in the
Industrial Exhibition of Mechanics'
Institute.
The Mechanics1 Institute will open its Eigh-
teenth Industrial Exhibition at the pavilion on
Laxkin street, ruesday, Sept I lth, and it will
not close until Saturday, October loth.
morable one to
this State, and particularly to this city. 0D ac-
count of the large number ot" visitors who intend
to take part in the Triennial Conclave, of
Knights Templar, occurring in the latter part of
August. Duru ;■■■.! n here they will
met learn all that Is possible re-
garding the products and industries of thi
and will naturally look to this fair for miu-li in-
formation and to find the best of the farm, the
workshop and the studio. Those who exhibit
will have an extraordinary opportunity to show
and explain their articles.
In order Go stimulate production and inven-
tion, and give suitable recognition to meritorious
exhibits, there will be awarded, as set forth in
the premium list, gold, silver and bronze medals,
diplomas, and certain sums in money.
It is the intention ol the management to have
the exhibition of machinery in motion especial-
ly complete, thus enabling visitors to witness
the actual production or manufacture of various
articles, an exhibit both interesting and instruc-
tive. To that end it is expected to have in op-
Deration wood-working machinery ,(for the prep-
aration of wood for building and other pur
poses; iron-working machinery of the most per-
fect kind; agricultural machinery and imple-
ments for the farm and household; looms for
weaving fabrics of wool and silk; boot and shoe
machinery, mining machinery, hydraulic ma-
chinery, including the largest and most im-
proved steam pumps; apparatus showing the
advancement in electrical science; new and novel
application of wind power, and many other me-
chanical inventions of interest and value.
The display of natural products will embrace
cereals, fruits and vegetables; and on account of
the increasing importance of viticulture, it is
expected that the exhibit of grapes and native
wines will be large and include all varieties.
For the first time in a number of years the
department or mineralogy will be represented,
Figure 1.
Figure 3.
Figure %.
STRAIGHTENING UP TIMBERS BY WEDDING.
rigid construction of the parts will accomplish
a good result. Accordingly, some have made a
spring connection between the shafts and the
axle, and others have placed similar devices be-
tween the springs and the body. These connec-
tions Mr. Peterson deems insufficient and unsafe.
He accomplishes the result by hinging the side
springs to the axle. In order to limit the move-
ment of the springs when thus hinged, he connects
their ends forward and back with the cross bars
of the shafts, by means of loosely playing links
and intervening metal straps. These allow the
requisite independence of the springs and body,
while affording a limit to their movement and
giving security to the rider. The hinge joint
by which the springs are connected with the
axle is a model of neatness, simplicity and
strength. The shafts are held above and are
secured to the axle by means of side brakets,
and afford a direct draft for the horse. The
body and seat are supported from and by the
springs above and have no connection with the
shafts, which thus cannot transmit their un-
pleasant motion any farther than to oscillate
the axle, which motion is at once counteracted
by reason of the independence of the springs.
The vehicle is thus rendered a comfortable
and pleasant conveyance. Its entire construc-
tion is workman-like. It has no small parts to
jet out of order, or to rattle. It is strong* and
durable, and renders as good service as a buggy
embodying at the same time the advantages of
lightness and economy.
and it is the intention to endeavor to have a
comprehensive collection of specimens. Special
arrangements are being made for an art display,
which w ill embrace many noted paintings. The
four large galleries are being re-arranged, with
improved light for this occasion. The system
of heating and ventilating the Horticultural De-
partment will be such as to insure safety to
plants and flowers, the exhibit of which promis-
es to be an attractive one.
As heretofore, the' music will be made a
prominent feature. The best obtainable or-
chestra during each afternoon and evening will
entertain visitors with classic and popularmusic.
There will be no charge for space. Ample
power from two lines of shafting; also steam
and water in reasonable quantities will be fur-
nished free. Those who intend to be exhibitors
are requested to lose no time in applying for
space, or in signifying their intention of so do-
ing. All information may be obtained from the
secretary, who will furnish upon application a
copy of the premium list, rules and regulations,
and blank application for space. J. H. Culver
is secretary, and his address is Mechanics' Insti-
tute, 31 Post street.
In England it was found that 87G separate
fatal mining accidents took place in 188*2, as
compared to 844 in 18S1 ; causing the deaths of
1,121 persons in 1SS2, as compared to 954 in
18S1; increase in separate fatal accidents, 32;
increase in loss of life, 17'-.
Thk Geokdia Gold Belt. — Henry Wilson,
recently of the Comstock, writes: "The gold
belt in Georgia extends from Virginia ami North
Carolina to Florida and Alabama. It is from
120 to 140 miles wide. Thousands of people
support themselves by'working in the mines.
In one place alone, in Lampkin county, twenty-
six mills are running, each of which employs
from five to fifty men. Some of these gold
mines have been worked for years, and in places
the earth is dug away sixty feet. Four hundred
acres were sold some time ago for $5,000,000 to
English capitalists. All the mining is done by
wealthy capitalists, and there are few poor men
in the belt. It is a busy place. Good wages are
paid, and the men are industrious and sober.
People are flocking there from the far AVest, and
even from Australia and Mexico."
The Bullion Output.
The Mim Directors1 report fur Iss-j M-ill be
I iiteoo
jivingin detail the output of each state.
Territory and mine in the United States. It
.shows a decrease in the production of gold bull-
ion for the year amounting to BOine >■_•. ,000.
The principal decn ■ in California,
anted to 91,000,000, and in Da-
kota. There was a small increase in I o
There was a Ul . ni t|u.
mines of the Appalachia range. Tie. mil cs ol
■ Bhowea an incn ol fullj [GO [•• c
cent, and those ol North Carolina gave seventy
1 output fi these
mines is small, hut the increase is so marked
that it is expected at an earlj day to be of con-
Biderable importance. The product of silver
for the year snowed an increase over ti .
ear of $2, jh"\. The princiDal in-
'■'■' a le v, as ft om the output o thi w oo3 river
district, in Idaho, and the Laki Valley district,
in Mexico. The mines of Nevada and Colo-
rado pretty nearly held their own. For the
first tune in the history ofthe country there
was a shipment ol silver bearing orea from
North ( larolina, In the opinion of the officials
of the Mint Bureau, based upon recent investi-
gation, the mines of the < 'arolinns, < feorgia and
Virginia are attracting the attention of capi-
talists who will develop them to a degree un-
precedented, and it is believed profitably.
The following tables give the estimate made
of the bullion product Of I 'ali forma and Xe\ ad a,
made by the Director of the l lilted States Mint!
The product of this State has fallen oil. owing
to the hydraulic mines not all being at work*
Still, the estimate given tor Nevada county
seems very small indeed :
CALIF0HNX
I'm mil-.
(:<.!•).
Silver,
Alpine
1,500,00(1
650,000
670,000
300,000
SO, 1
(SlIO.OOO
80,000
IfHI.IKru
220,000
260,000
inn.
17.IHMI
250,
■-■lii.n. o
Amador
Butte
130,000
20,01 0
20,000
24,000
4,000
Merced
in. '
350,000
800,000
1,250,000
400,000
20,000
100,000
5,000
soo,
110,000
720,000
-ii. ooo
in. 1
600,000
5,000
400,000
710,000
380,01 0
In. m ii
Placer
Plumas
San lii rnardino
150,000
■SI 1,111 Ml
Sierra
15,000
Tulare
Yuba
$345,000
Churchill
Elko
Esmeralda ,
Kureka
Humboldt
Lander
Lincoln .
Nye
Storey (including Lyon) .
Wli" '
Washoe .
Total* 52,356, > 86,750,000
§50,000
35,1
50,
835,000
350,000
Lin,
25,
21,000
920,
in,
10,000
SS.000
500,000
1,470,
1,700.
80,
1, , t
430,000
230,000
860,000
461
17,oiio
The Silver Platf.d Copper. Wire hitherto
employed soon rubs oh" and the unwelcome
disagreeable red color of the copper makes its
appearance in spots here and there. MM.
Comte and De Bary Krocss have used the alum-
inum alloyed with silver to avoid this difficulty.
We learn from the Polytcehnisches Notizblatt
that Troeltsch and Danselman in their lace fac-
tory at Weissenburg, made use of nickel which
had been deprived of its brittlencss. Fleitman
and Wittc, of Iserlohn, made the discovery not
long since that the addition of a small quantity
of other metals would render the nickel so duc-
tile that it could he drawn out into wire of the
finest numbers and be scarcely inferior to cop-
per.
Microscopic Inscription of Physiological
Movements. — M, Marey has invented an in-
strument which enables him to make an exact
record of the phenomena of circulation, respira-
tion, and muscular and nervous actions. By
employing a line steel point and a thin layer of
lampblack, movements which do not exceed
one tenth of a millimeter (.004 in.) are magni-
fied to great dimensions. The apparatus can
easily be carried in the pocket. — Gomptes
Rendits,
Gold Mountaix. — <iuy Thorpe has com-
pleted his arrangements for reducing ores in his
arastras at Gold Mountain, in the southern part
of Esmeralda county, near the State line, and
was to have started up on Thursday last. He
has about 15 or 20 tons from three or four dif-
ferent mines, which will be worked as a test.
There is an abundance of water and plenty of
wood on hand. — Eureka Sentinel,
378
Mining and Scientific
Press.
[JUNE 2, lgg3
Hejajjlifgy apd Oreg.
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET.
Near Firat and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, I860. C. A. Luckhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Proceas.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, "Waters, Etc
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications famished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
C. A. LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
JOHN TAYLOR & CO,.
IMPORTERS OP AND DBALBRB IN
[Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc.
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Prospectors, etc.,
to our full stock ol Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scoriflers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals. . ,.
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these goods both as to quality and price. Our
New Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, wiU be sent on
application. .
iyOur Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tableB lor computation of assays in grains and grammeB,
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Paten'
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
O. KUSTKL.
H. K0STBL
^METALLURGICAL WORKS.
?\ S18 Pine St., (Basement),
<Corner of Leidesdorff Street, - SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by an;
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, MineralB and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
Q. KUSTBL & CO.,
Mining; Engineers and Metallurgist
OTTOKAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. Address,
Cor. Fifth and Bryant Sta.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
113 Leidesdorff Street,
Bet, California and S.cramcn'o Eta, SAN FRANCISCO
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
iarPersonal attention insures Correct Returns, "aa
THCS. PRICE'S
Assay Office and Ohemica'
Laboratory,
&24 Sacramento St., S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F.
: J. S.PHILLIPS :
JTkxAMINtH, ASSAVER, AND METALLUKG1ST
143 'Xbabs- Practice1. Pacific Coast 141
Send for list of lus Mining Books. Tools. <fc.
Instruction on Assaying and Testing.
I ADVICE. ON MINING ANt> METALLURGY.
J Assaying Apparatus selected ana su ppliett. ,
lAgencyloraJSwanseaCo. oayrog mixed oreB.l
ASSAYS FOR PROSPECTORS 42; PER METAL
FXGAB.X & RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a gluzed surface on the iron,
to which no scale will adhere and which preserves the iron.
The preparation is strictly vegetable, and is war*
wanted to do all that is claimed for it without injury
the metal, Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY & CO., Agents.
an Francisco.
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
AND
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogue*, Estimates, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.]
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
HERCULES SLAYING THE GIANTS.
HERCULES POWDER
Derives its name from Hercules, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow
of his club broke a hi^h mountain from summit to base.
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better thau any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro- Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralise
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to any powder of that grade
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and HERCULES Powder.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No, 230 California Street, ....
San Francisco, Cal.
f/lipipg tppeer?.
Luther Wagoner. C. E., M E.
John Hays Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco, and
Alamos, Sor ora, Mexico.
Snecial attention to the decerning and construction of
ConeentrationWorkBfornllo.ee. Gradual reduction by
rolling impact, c a&BiQcation by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Eittiuger
tables."
^^■Correspondence and samples solicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
GEORGE MADEIRA,
Geologic t and Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Maihinery
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Thirty
years in the mines of the above States.
SI 1IABLA ESPASOLA I
Address, care this office or SANTA CRUZ, CAL.
W.W.BAILEY,
Mechanical Er\gir\eer5
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. P.
Plans and Spec fiealiuns iamished for Hoisting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min
ing Engineering,
SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
<J4 Post Street, San Francisco
A. VAN DER NAXLLEN, Principal.
Send for Circular.
W. C. JOHNSON, Engineer,
Fltcnburg, Mass.,
Engines, Mining and Railroad Macilnery aiii Sntiplies
PURCHASED ON COMMISSION.
Correspondence Solicited. California and Nevada Refe r-
ences. Full advantages of falling pi ices in Eastern
markets secured our customers
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining; and Civil Engineer.
Montgomery Street, San Franclaoo.
fVReporta. Surveys and Plana of Mines made. MJ
WM. HARTLING.
URNKY KIMBALL
BARTLING & KIMBALL,
BOOKBINDERS.
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manufacturers
506 Clay Street, (southwest comer Sansome),
SAN FRAKG1SC0.
JOHN L. BOONE,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9 ,
No. 320 California Street, S. P.,
(Over Wellfl Fargo 4 Cr.'s Bant.
Special Attention Paid to Patent Law.
N. B. — Mr. J. L Boone has been connected with the
Patent business for over 16 jears, and devotes himself
almost exclusively to Patent litigation and kindred
b ranch ep.
Patent Life -Saving Respirator.
PREVENTS LEAD POISONING AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those
engaged in dry crusti-
ng quartz trills, quick-
silver mines, white lead
corroding, feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere is filled
with dust, obnoxious
smells or poisoni us
vapors. The Respira-
tors are sold suv ject
to approval after trial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wi I be re-
funded. Price, S3 t
each, or §30 per dozen
Address all communi
cations and orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY, Sole Agent,
43 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Manufacturer.
Several first premiums receive d
'mm
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. 1 would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving unversal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens ezten
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rat-en.
Orders solicitedand promptly attended to.
82 Fremont Street, San Francisco,
Jim; 2, 1883.J
Mining and Scientific Press.
379
oxzxo^oo FRA8ER & CHALMERS, ^^ois
MANUPACT0RBHS OP IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
11-fcv Ififcf made extensive additions to our Shops And Machinery, we h*ve now the LARGEST and BEST AP-
POINTED SHOPS in *Sc West. We are prepared to build from the Latest and Host Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
For working gold and silver ore* by wot or dry crushing. The SUUfeMt. Howell's Improved White, Bmnton's &
PoniSjMf, fur working base ores. Rotary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water Jackets, cither Wrought or cast Iron, made In sections or one piece, either round, oblong, oval or square. Our
atlurnd most extensive In oml SPECIAL FURNACES FOR COPPER BMELTING, Slat Pots and Cars, improved
orni. iJul'it'ii und OoppW Moulds and Ladles, Litharge Cars .aid Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Cats.
HOISTING ENGINES
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
Coarse Concentrating Works, [mprovad Jits, Crashing K.illors, Sizers, Trommels, EUttODgQX Tables, and all other
adjuncts (or thfl proper irorUofl "1 Gold. Silver and popper Ores, complete in every detail.
II U,I.1I)IK IMPROVED ORK TRAMWAYS. We refer to Gen. Custer mine. Idaho, 6,000 feet long;
Coluiubus Mine, Col., 4,7Mi feet long; Mary Murphy mine, Cub, 6,000 feet long, all in constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer"s Cut-off Engines.
C0KLIS8 ENGINES from 12x;«; Cylinders to 80x80. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES (ruin i.xlu i„ :t,x:(o HOILEHS
of every form, intulu of Pino Iron WorfcsG. 11. No. lFUugelron, or Otis Steel. WorkmaiiHlii| i ml. \ll
Rivets Hand Driven,
Large or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cylinder Engines, from 6x10 to 18x00. This latter mzl- furnished J. R. Haggln for Giant nn-1 Old Abo Co , Block
ilfloOorUflsPamplDgBnffioeB, £6x00, for Hateting and Pumping Works, for 2,000 foot deep. Baby Hoist* for Prospeetinir, -111. p. to t; H. p.
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Works, Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles- Best In Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
CONTINENTAL WORKS, BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Dug's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For rednolog t I alpable powder all 1,1ml ml haul and brittle substances, such aBlJUAHrZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, COLD
AND SILVER ORES, U.UtYTKS. COAL
PHOSPHATE EOCK, ETC.
It Is slrop'o and cot liable to trot, out o' order, Revolving Shell being constructed of Siemens-Martin steel, and all parts niecbanica
in design a,>d of tlr»t-clasa construct i m. Weight fi.fiOO lbs.; heaviest piece, 1,500 lb}. It will pulverise 7 to 10 Tons In lo Hour-.
witli L!0 H. P. For circulars and !u.l particulars apply to or address,
THOS F. ROWLAND, Sole Man f r, Brooklyn, N. Y.
JOINT FOR SHEET METAL PIPE.
RE-ISSUE PATENT NO. 8,214 TO J03EPH
MOORE AND FRANCIS SMITH.
" The inveDtion consists in connecting the meeting ends of
the pipes Irmly together and placing a bai d or tube around
the out'ide of the meeting ends, which is larger in diameter
than the pipes, au<l which is long enough to extend a dis-
tanoe on each aide of the joint and theu filling the Bpace
between the outside band or tube and the ripe, with a
packing of lead or ot.her soft material, either by casting or
tamping,"— (Extract from specification of Patent.
Thuse Joints have been tested for 8 years, and are undoubt-
edly the hunt joint made fur sheet ilun pipes -THE BEST
AND CHEAPEST.
Any INFRINGEMENT wUlbe PROSECUTED.
FRANCIS SMITH & CO.,
Manufacturers of Pipe of all Kinds,
1»0 BEALEST., SAN FRANCISCO.
IMHAUSERS
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAFETY LOCK ATTACHMENT.
(Patented 1S75-6-7-80-S1.)
Beware of luiringenients. This Instrument is supplied
with 12 keys lor 12 slatious. Invaluable for a'l concords
oinplojing night watchmen. Send for Circulars lo
DUNHAM,
£aa Francisco,
CARRIGAN & CO.
California
LORD'S
B oiler Cleansing; Compound,,
For tne prevention and. removal of Sca'e In
Steam Boilers, and for Neutralizing Acid,
Sulphur and Mineral Waters.
Important tafeguard and remedy for all users of ateam.
For Circulars and all Lnf ormution r garding itause, please
apply at office of the Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR fit CO.
118 & 120 Market and 15 & 17 California St. , San Francisco
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGHEST PRICKS PAID FOR
Gold, Silver and Lead Ores and Snlphnreta
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the beat facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BT, - - Superintendent
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER
Patented May 28, 1S32.
FLOURNOY'S ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
FOR STEAM BOILERS.
Will iffectually rid of scale any steam Y oiler, and, ag
long aa used, prevent its accumulation. EsDeclally
recommended to parties owning THRESHING MA-
CHINES, la entirely free from acida, acting as a pre-
servator of the iron and a lubricant. Is recommended
by the "Scientific American" bb the beBt known. Has
been used in the U. S. Mint of San Francisco for the
past two year?. Send all orders to
GEO. FLOURNOY, JR.,
220* McAllister St , - San Francisco
George Flournoy of the firm of Flournoy, Mhoon &
Flournoy, Attorneys-at-Law, above address.
Tuib lb *be beet and che^pfrat. Ore Feeier now in use.
It has fewer parts, requires lc33 power, is simpler m
adjustment than any other. Feeds coarse ore or BOic
clay alike uniformily, under one or all the stamps in a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hill Mill it ha? run continuously for two
years, never having been out of order or coBtmf a dolla/
for repairs.
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IRON SLUICE RIFFLE.
I have an Iron Riffle, adapted for Hydraulic, Drift and
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everytkingel-e. (Cost Bix cents per pound.) Address,
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Indian Spring Drift Minb, Feb. 26, 1883.
Mr. A. D. Patt!: — T have tried your Riffles thorough' y,
and find them a fine Riffle They are good with quick-
silver or without. They- gather the fine gold and rusty
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I shall liy 30 more, and if they save the same amount ot
gold in four weeks' run, 1 bha.ll want 100 more. I am not.
afraid to vouch for them. B. G. McLain,
Superintendent Indian Spriug Diift Mine.
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Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U.
S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., &. *.
For Wkek Ending May 22, 1883.
277,979.— Hko ok Pillow— Blockman & Evans,
S F
'2/7,982.— AGRICULTURAL MACHINE— A. Brad-
ford, Dalles, Or. , , _
277,989.— Water jacket tor 1« urn aces.— John
H. Canavan, Globe, A. T.
277,991.— Spoke Extractor.— R. Nt. Caughell,
Shedd, Or. , _ „
278004.— Sofa-Bed— B. F. Farrar, S. K
278 ia£— Water Heater— H. A. Gantert, S. F.
o7s oib.— PuMPiNfi Apparatus for Deep
Wells and Mines—]. H. Buffer, Jacksonville, Or.
278,240.— Life Preserver— Geo. P. Hunt, b.F.
' qo2 —SWING— Walter Hyde, Oakland, Cal.
278I243.— Lubricating Compound— H. E. Lep-
per, Carson, Nev. ,
273iI5 h —traction Engine— L. F. Lillard,
Dixon, Cal. , _ .. _
278,160.— Dry Ore Separator— J. C. McCur-
dy, s. F. „ „ .
278,035.— Amalgamator and Settler— 1' red.
Morris, S. F. __. _, _
278,044.— Wire Rope Railway— W. S. Ray,
S, F
278,045.— SeWer Trap- Geo. A. Reich, S. F.
278,189.— Ball Cock— Wm. Smith, S. F.
278,059.— Amalgamator— G. W. & W. s.
Strong, S. F.
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Amalgamating Plates.
We saw this week at the silver plating works
of E. G. Denniston in this city, five very large
amalgamating plates for a mill in Colorado.
These are the largest heavy plates that have
ever been plated, they being five feet by eight
feet — forty square feet of surface on each. The
plating is done on heavy copper, and is a very
creditable job indeed. The preparation of sil-
ver-plated amalgamating plates for catching
amalgam, gold and silver, has now become
quite an extensive business, and Mr. Denniston
having been the pioneer in this line, has built
up quite a reputation and trade, shipping his
plates all over the country. He has a bath S
feet long. 0 feet deep and 3 feet wide, specially
for these large mining plates. The establish-
ment is now the most extensive one in the
United States on this kind of work. They are
now filling orders in every direction and com-
peting successfully with Eastern parties. Mr.
Denniston has lately enlarged his works, and is
now putting in a 25-horse power engine and
boiler. The engine is a Westinghouse, made in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, by the Westinghouse
Machine Company. The works are branching
out and will soon have power and room to let.
They are very busy now, and mining plates
particularly are in demand. Gold, silver and
nickel plating in every variety is done. The
many years' experience in these lines which
Mr. Denniston has passed through enables him
to do his work with skill and satisfaction. The
personal supervision lie exercises over the vari-
ous departments is one of the prominent factors
in the success of the establishment.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Cable Railway.— Wm. S. Ray, S. F. No
278,044. Dated May 22, 1S83. This consists
in a novel construction of the ropeway and of
the gripping apparatus by which the car is con-
nected with the rope, whereby the car may be
propelled around curves, or made to cross other
cable lines without interfering with them. This
is effected by the use of an independent moving
device which is placed in the upper part of the
cable tube or tunnel where the curve or cross-
ing is to be made, and a mechanism secured to
the grip, which will engage with this device
when required, the rope or cable being de-
pressed so as to be entirely out of the way at
these points.
Sofa Beps.— B. F. Farrar, S. F-. No. 278,004.
Dated May 2S, 1883. The improvements con-
sist in the means for hinging and adjusting those
parts or portions which are intended to fold up
or open out — as, for example, the back or heads.
The object is to provide a simple and effective
means for operating the hinged parts and sus-
taining them in any desired position.
Spoke Extractor.— Robert N. Caughell,
Shedd, Oregon. No. 277,991. Dated May 22,
18S3. This invention relates to a new and use-
ful device for removing spokes from the hub,
and it consists in a peculiar clamping ring fit-
ting the spoke and acting as a lever, and having
a fulcrum on the hub, and a means for applying
the power at the outer side.
The Dry Creek bridge below the town of
Healdsburg was partially destroyed by fire last
week.
Francis D. Moulton has struck salt near
Warsaw, in New York. The well is located on
the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad, midway
between Warsaw and Leroy. Salt was found
at a depth of 1,150 feet.
A devil fish measuring eight feet in circum-
ference, was captured at Santa Monica a few
days ago.
Weak muscles and nerve*, sluggishness of thought and
inactivity, cured by Brown's Iron Bitters,
Orr Pulverizer. — The rotary ore pulverizer, advertised
in another column as for salt by Mr. Heald, has been used
but very slightly, and is a bargain to any one in want of
such a machine. It is only sold because the company which
ordered it is dissolved, and there is no possible use for it.
All the necessary Hearing, frame, etc , go with the pulver-
izer, which can be set running in half an hour after it is
received. Parlies needing something -which will grind ore
line, will do well to communicate with Mr. Heald com erning
.his machine
Our Agents.
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cause <■• practical knowledge and science, by assisting
Agents in 1 heir labors of eanvassinjj, by tending their in-
fluence and em raging favors. We intend to send none
but worthy men.
<l. YV. McGukw Santa Clai'a county,
M. I'. Owss— Santa Cruz county.
.1. W. a. Willow1— Morced, Tulare and Kuril counties.
.Tared Ct Hoao California".
I-;. W. Crowrll -Arizona TcrriTJorV
N. II. IlAroooD Plumas county. '
M. H. Joseph -Eureka, Nev.
I. M. Leihy— Los Angeles, Wan Bernardino and San
Diego comities.
A. 0. Knox— Oregon, and Washing-ton Ter.
r. W. xn:\rni\ Sierra and Sfnba counties,
.1. -wiiKu, -Yolo county,
.V. Rover Sacramonto eountj\
A New Bergstrom Organ.
Bergstrom & Co, , of this city, have recently
finished the construction of a very fine large
organ for the First Methodist Church of Oak-
land. It combines all the very latest improve-
ments, and its exterior finish is of rich but
neat design. The upper section is open, expos-
ing the large diapason pipes, which are taste
fully decorated in gold and colors to harmonize
with the frescoing of the church.
The organ proper is divided into great, swell
and pedal, each of which may be operated sepa
rately, or all coupled into one. It is provided
with two banks of keys, of four and one-half
octaves each, and two octaves of pedals. There
are IS stops, as follows :
Swell organ— Oboe, bassoon, flautina, flute
traverso, stop diapson, viola treble, viola bass,
trumpet and tremolo.
Great organ — Fifteenth, twelfth, flute har-
monic, octave, melodia, open diapason.
Pedal organ — Cello, courdon.
General — Bellows signal, three sets of coup-
lers, great forte, great piano (the last two
worked by the foot), and swell.
The stops of the great and swell organ work
directly upon 5S notes each, and those of the
pedal upon 27.
The stops are so arranged as to give immediate
and distinct response, and Mr. Sam'l Mayer,
one of our most skilled organists, speaks highly
of this feature. The couplers are adjusted be-
tween the manuals, and consist of three sets of
two each, one to couple and the other to un
couple, the effect being produced in either case
by a mere pressure of the thumb or a finger,
which can be done without raising the hands
from the keys. These couple the swell and
pedal, the great and swell, or the great and
pedal. The pedal couplers connect the entire
great organ with the pedals, or shut it off, as
the case may be. The swell organ is controlled
by the foot, and is so arranged as to remain at
any point of swell the operator desires, and
without the necessity of Securing the pedal.
Thus the wing may be entirely closed, slightly
opened, half opened, or fully opened, and the
foot withdrawn without disturbing the effect.
This also is a novel contrivance.
A Backus' water motor is to be supplied to
furnish power. The air is first taken into one
large bellows, and thence is distributed to six
smaller ones, working independently, from
which the air presses into the pipes by the ac-
tion of the stops.
Messrs. Bergstrom & Co., makers of this
fine instrument, have an extensive factory in
this city where various styles of organs are
made. They have supplied many of the
churches and Sunday schools of this coast with
organs. Mr. Bergstrom has introduced many
features of his own invention in the instruments
and they are highly spoken of by all who
have heard them. This particular organ has
an excellent tone, and at both the public and
private exhibitions it was commended both
by experts and amateurs.
Prof. J. G. Lemmon and wife expect soon to
make their summer botanizing excursions to
Arizona. Until July their time will be spent
mostly in the canyons of the north side of the
mountain ranges, where the climate is more
comfortable than on the plains. After the early
rains, which usually prevail in July, they will
leave their wilder mountain camps for the more
propitious fields for botany below. The rapidity
with which the verdure and flora of the plains
spring up and grow after the warm rains is said
to seem almost marvelous. We trust our read-
ers may often hear from these faithful devotees
of a noble calling, and whom we hope will re-
turn in health in due season, with stores of good
News in Brief.
Eight thousand emigrants, mostly Mormons,
have passed through Hull, England, the past
few days for America.
Governor. Stanford has sent Wild Flower,
Hinda Rose, Bonita and five colts to be entered
for the Chicago races in July.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company has
men out in the field examining and appraising
land in eastern Washington Territory.
The once despised lands of .Nevada are being
rapidly taken up. The sales by the State Land
Office since last January have been about 6,000
acres per month.
While riding up the Suislaw River, near Eu-
gene City, Or., the accidental discharge of a gun
in the hands of G. Harper killed his son, who
was by his side.
The ship George S. Homer arrived at Port-
land, Or,, yesterday, from New York, 116 days
out. She used auxiliary steam thirty days and
passed through the Straits of Lemaire.
The Lower California gold excitement is fiz-
zling out. The gold shipped from there was
sold by Indians to Mexicans, and there is no ac-
curate knowledge of when or where it was
found.
An 1,800,000-acre purchase of land in the
Panhandle of Texas, by an English syndicate, is
reported. The price paid was $3,000,000. The
tract will be fenced. It borders thirty miles on
Indian Territory.
At a meeting of the miners of Bear Mountain
district, New Mexico, it was decided to call the
new camp "Fleming." Miners' wages in the
district are $4 per day.
North Bloomfield Gravel M. Co.'s bonds,
to the extent of $50,000, will be redeemed
on the 21st. The mine continues to pay
largely.
Vigor, strength and licahh nil lound
Brown's J ion RUlers.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished for uublication in the Mining ami Soientifh
by HENKY <i. Hanks, State Minei:ilngt.st.|
Puns.-
[CATAIOOUE.1
4885. Red Porphyry Rome, Italy. J. S. Hittell.
4386. Green Porphyry Koine, Hulv. J.N. Hittell.
4887. Limouite after Pyrite— Tied Hill, Butte Co.. Cal
A. B. Paul.
4888. Murex Indivia -Recent Shell, Japanese Waters.
4899. Cannel Coal, used by the natives as an ornament,
probably water-worn fragments from the sea beach Siberian
shore of Behring Straits. George Balser,
4890. Crude Copper, product of the Soda Springs smelting
furnace Esmeralda Co;, Nev. J. D. Oroeaman,
4891. Fossilif erous Limestone Siberian Coast of the Arctic
Ocean. George Balser.
4892. Zircon Saud— Hydraulic mine, Irish Hill, Amador
Co., Cal, J. W. Loomis.
4893. Volcanic Asb (?) lone Valley, two miles from lone
City, Amador Co., Cal. .1. W. LoomlB,
4894. White Marble Nine miles north of lone City, Ama-
dor Co., Cal. J. W. Loomis,
4S95. Pyrite- Yellow Jacket mine, Esmeralda Co., Nev.
C. Ogg.
4896. Durangite A very rare mineral found in lodes of tin
in the tin mines of Conetn. Dunuigo, Mexico. J, Z. Davis.
4897. Anthracite (V) Coal Queen ( 'iiarlotte's island. Uritish
Columbia. M. Tooraey.
4898. Copper Ore - Near Revanna, Los Angeles Co., Cal.
C. F. Allen,
4899. Copper Ore— Ingomar mine, near Lulling, Ksmeralda
Co., Nev. J. H, Grossman,
4900. Pyrolusite- Alameda Co., Cal. Rev. Mr. Briggs.
4901. Chalcedonic Quartz Dry Creek, six miles northeast
■ if lone City, Aniudor Co., Cal. .1. W, Loomis.
4902. Talc- Near San QueutiiiBay, Lower California, Mex-
ico. A. Morales.
4403. Chromic Iron— Near Livennore, Alameda Co., Cal,
1. W. Martin.
4904. Stilmitc, Sulphide of Antimony Paniniint Valley,
Inyo Co., Cat. George K. Philips. This deposit haslong been
known, and may be found located on Atlas Sheet No. 65, D.
Wheeler's Atlas, Geographical Surveys and Explorations west
of the 100th meridian.
4905 Pyrite Clipper Coal mine, Lincoln, Placer Co., Cal.
Johu Laudis.
4906. Pebbles— Found beneath the coal (No. 4905), Clipper
Coal mine. Lincoln, Placer Co., Cal. John Laudis.
4907. Bog Iron Ore Found live miles from Alameda, Ala-
meda Co., cal. Dr. S. (i, George.
4908. Obsidian, variegated Near Mcl-tride's ranch, Mono
Co., Cal. J. M. Graham.
4909. Pecten Fossil- Sandstone Bluff, township one ninth,
and on Humboldt meridian, Humboldt Co., Cal. J. M.
Graham.
4910. Shell Roek - Sandstone Blnff, township oue north,
and on the Humboldt meridian, Humboldt Co., Cal. ,1, M.
Graham ,
4911. Jeffriesite Tulare Co., Cal. Win. H. Randall.
4912. Silver Ore, very rich, showing Cerargyrite— Queeu
mine, Calico District, San Bernardino Co., Cal. J. Daggett.
4913. Kaolin (pure, prepared) Worcester Royal Porcelain
Works, Lngland.
4914. Pure Porcelain Clay, baked— Worcester Royal Porce-
lain Works, England.
4915. Fire Clay Worcester Royal Porcelain Works, Eng.
4916. Clay— From Nevada City (No, 4220 1), baked in a com-
mon sewer pipe kiln by Gladding & Mel Sean, who say if it was
properly washed and otherwise prepared, it would be eirual to
the best kaolin,
4917. Fossil Horse Bones Desert east of Silver Lake, Lake
Co., Oregon. John Daggett,
4918. Necklace A plant which grown on Pitcuiru's Island,
and worn as an ornament by the women of that island. John
Daggett.
4919. Tapa, or Nativi; ( 'loth of the South Sea Islanders, in
rive stages of manufacture. John Daggett.
4920. Wood, from which tapa (No. 4919) is made South
Sen Islands, John Daggett.
4921. Water, two gallons- From (loose Lake. Modoc Co.,
Cal. F. H. Merrill.
4922. Gold Quartz— Gagnere mine, section 32, townships
north, range 14 east, in the town of Tuttletown, Tuolumne
Co., Cal. George R. Wilson.
4923. Trocbns Magus, Upper Pliocene Fossil - Hills of Asti,
Alessandria, Northern Italy.
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NOTICE.— Thflre are delinquent npm tbo following
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April lo, 1883, the several amounts set opposite the
names of the respective shareholders, as follows :
Names. No. Certificate. No. Shares. Amount.
Scott, E A -1 10 8 7i
Warner. Alex 5 10 75
Martin, A, Trustee 6 6.000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 7 5 000 375 00
Mat tin, A, Trustee 8 5 000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 9 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 10 1000 76 00
Martin, A, Trustee 11 1,000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 12 1000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 13 l|00O 75 00
Marl in, A, Trustee..... 14 1,000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 15 l,00n 75 00
Ma-tin, A, Trustee 16 1 000 75 00
Martin, A, Trust e 17 1,<00 75 00
Martin, A, Trus'-ee 18 1 000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 19 1.000 76 00
M.rtin, A, Trustee 20 500 37 50
Mirtln, A, Trustee..,.. 21 500 37 50
M-irtin, A, Trustee 22 5U0 37 50
Mirtin, A, Trustee 23 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 24 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 25 600 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 26 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 27 500 37 M>
Martin, A, Trustee 28 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 29 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee. ... 30 1 000 300 00
Martin, A, Trustee 31 900 67 50
Davis, John A 32 90 6 75
Martin, A, Trustee 33 5 000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 34 5 000 375 00
Martin, A, Tmetee 35 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 36 4 900 367 50
Kellogg.CW 37 100 7 60
Martin, A, Trustee 38 5.000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 39 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 40 5,000 375 00
Martin, &, Trustee 41 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 42 6,000 "75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 43 10,000 750 00
Fischer, Bertha C 45 100 7 50
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It i<* made entirely ©ff Iron; no pice,, weighs
over 250 pounds. At the ordinary speed of 0 horse a
1,000-pound bucket of ore- may be raised 120 feet per
minute. Tbe hoisting drum is under the complete control
of the man at the shaft, and is callable of carrying 500
feet of five-eighths steel rope. The cost ol erection is
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p anion, by J. fi. Phillips, M. E.; comprising n practical ex-
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Ifop and JViachifie Wfr
F. P. Bkcos, Pres. C. L. Fours, Sec'y.
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinda of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BDILDBRB OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Macbinery. Port-
aMe, Stationery ana Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St. •
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
*3TAt;ents for C. H. Baker's Mloing Horse Power;
Bishop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. BakeiJfl Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Jron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery.
Marine and Stationery EngineB, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumpiner Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on. Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. OAL.
BOOT, NIELSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, OAL.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co,,
~c * PARKE & LACY. Proprietors.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder BraceB, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lines and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. ^fc
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
W1VL H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San FranciBCo.
Portable and Double SawmillB, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Minin g Macbinery. Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour §450.00
■• 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
•• 3 •• 3 925.00
" 0 " 1500 lbs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power Hydraulic Rain or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
T-mks, etc For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON.
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
KANDTAOTOTIBRS OP CASTINGS OP SVBRT BBSCTUPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
JMechanics' Fair, 1882
— FOR—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Beat Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and BfiBt Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. 0HVIEN/
Engine Worts,
109 & 111 Beale St.
.SAN FRANCISCO.
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. S California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety o(
GARDNER
GOVERNOR
'^^
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
i^s^r Stationary, Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
s|lp£? of Alining and Mill Supplies, inclnd-
jpgplr ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
EST Catalogues furnished on Application, £t
GEORGE W. PRESCOTT.
IRVING M. SCOTT.
H. T SCOTT.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps;,
Horizontal Engines, VENTTLATiNa Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-oft Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
Send for Late Circulars. PRESCOTT. SCOTT & CO.
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branohbs,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls ol Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andjnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved planB
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam CapBtana, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
moBt approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
^W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTRELTJ.
^LJLCHZI2STE WORKS,
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, for Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Medart Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For the States of Californ;a, Oregon and Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
BeBt Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
issi SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
£afSHND for Circular and Prick List. "&3i
Nos. I 29 and 13 1 Fremont Street. ... SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Ball Patent Valve,
LINK OR GOVERNOR
Engine and Locomotive Boiler.
1500 IN LToE.
BEST -A-:r>T:D CHBAPilST.
TATUM & BOWEN,
25, 27. 29 and SI Main St., San Francisco'
187 FRONT ST., PORTLAND.
A. J. McNicoll.
['nii.M' HINKLB.
L. C. MAKSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and. Howard Sts., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME; INDITSTRY I ALT. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Sew Mills. Anjalga
mating Machines.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or caat-iron requiring three-fold
strength.
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheada for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear WheelB of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
CRANK SHAFTS. SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Works. CHESTER, Pa. 407 Library St., PHILADELPHIA I
PHILIP HINKLE & CO.,
Elevator Works,
in; and IIS .Main Street, Snn Frnnclsro,
Manufacture all kinds of
Patent Hydraulic, Air Pressure, Steam
and Hand Power
ELEVATOBS,
Witn the Latest Improved Appliances.
Only "PEBBLE" Establishment.
Muller's Optical Depot,
136 Montgomery St. near Bush.
SPHCXALTT FOB. 33 TSARS.
The most complicated cases of defect
lve vision thoroughly diagnosed, free of
charge. Orders by mail or express
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order Two Hours Notice.
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NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCK DRILLS.
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
18 and 20 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
IHOUST j=±TSTX> STEEL "WERE HOISTING ROPES.
ORE
CARS.I
ElRODElCK&BASCOM ROPE Co.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
1 to 100 Horse Po *er.
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel
ORE AND
Water BncRets.
BELT
Compressor?.
MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
Out) Hone can e&eily hwtat over 1,000 pounds at a deptu of 600 tool J
in mainly built of wrought Iron. The hoist. iiK-drum is throu u out of gear by the
lever, whllo tho load is held tu placo with a brakw by the man bonding the
buoket. The sUndard of the whiuiis bolted to hi <i all f ram
work. When required these whims are madu in section* to pack oa mulei.
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
The Kortlnit'a Injector
cheapest and beat in use
own water, hot or cold,
varying pressure. Send
Is the simplest,
Will draft itB
and feed under
for Circu.ar.
and Dealers in Machinery and
N06. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay k Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps. '
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 's Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
Hoisting1 Engines
Kinds.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery WheelB.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co. 's Rubber Belting, Hose"
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
^arjixttdosZOTEOUXMBagt1
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16, 000 In Use.
._ ■-_
$1,000 CHALLENGEI
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen *n working order, and ready to make teste, at the office ol Hinckley, Spiers & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those Intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shakhuj motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is au iofringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company
That Buit ImB been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumnh, and I hat as
6oon as decision is reached in tho courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public iff therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machiuc until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-3bake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we Bhall protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1869; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
machine, for stakes of 31,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, - t * SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
Nov. 6, 1882.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
Blaclt Glazed 3Po-\*7-c3.ei*,
In kegs and cases. The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Contains no Nitro
Glycerine. .Superior to Judson or any Elack Powder made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Mo.t Uniform and best Nitro Glycerine Powder manufactured, o. a
which we are prepared to furnish at very lowest pries.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VULCAN POWDER CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, irska.gjitt'ne
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and tho Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Bcok sent froe to those
owning water power.
Those improving water power Bhould not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops aud New Machinery are provided far makiag this
Wheel Address
JAMES LEFF£L A CO.,
Spi-ingfleld, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE3& LACY, General Agents, 21 «fc 23 Fremont St.. So F,
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Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
^VIR COMPEE88OE.
With Adiustable Cut-ofi' Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crank Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the action of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside -of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
§ and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
EMERY WHEELS and
GRINDING MACHINES.
The
Tanite
Company.
STROUDSBUKG, MONROE COUNTY, PA.
Ordors may he addressed to us at any of tlie fol-
lowing plates, at each of wldcli we carry a stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL..
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
No. 43 Front Street.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Noh. 152 and 164 Lake Street.
And 40 Franklin Street..
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
No.
) North Third Street
LOUIS, MISSOURI,
Nos. 811 to 819 Korlh Second Street
GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
_A.X^-A.XJC3--A-3^-A-a?Il^rC3- PLATES,
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1883.
VOLUME XLVI
Number 23.
New Pumping Apparatus for Mines.
I
Tlio engraving on this page illustrates a now
form of pumping apparatus designed by John
II. ttufier, of Jacksonville, Oregon, who has
patented his device through the Mining ind
. ii in i« Prjbsm Patent Agency. The shaft
of a mine is represented with stations at various
levels, whore pumps are placed. At the surface
of the ground, and across the mouth of the
shaft is mounted a shaft iipDii which is Becured
n pulley. Hbctending from each of the various
Btations or levels are short shafts, each carrying
double faced pnlleys, all of which are here in a
vertical plane with the pulley at one side of the
shaft.
Clamped upon top of the face of the upper
pulley is a nat cable or belt, the ends of which
pass over the aides of the pulley and hang down
in the shaft. The cable may be a flat wire
cable, OV a chain, as maybe necessary, ('lamped
to the tops of the next two pulleys, upon their
outer faces, are similar Hat cables or belts, the
ends of which hang down on each side.
Under the three pulleys, upon their inner
faces, are clamped flat cables, the ends of which
extend up over the sides of the pulleys, and are
connected with the depending end of the flat
cables alongside of them respectively by round
.aides or chains, or cords, thus completing the
connection between all the pulley? so the oscil-
lation of the driving pulley will oscillate the
other three. Tightening nuts and turn buckles
take up the slack.
To produce the oscillatory movement a steam
engine cylinder is mounted on the surface, and
in a frame are two rods or tracks, upon which a
traveler is adapted to reciprocate. The end of
the piston rod of the engine is connected with
this traveler to which it transmits a reciproca-
ting rectilinear motion.
Secured on the shaft is a pulley with three
faces. A band or belt is clamped on top of the
central face and thence passes loosely around
one side of it and under the pulley, and is se-
cured to the end of the traveler nearest the
steam cylinder. Two similar bands or belts are
clamped to the outer faces, thence pass loosely
around and under the pulley in an opposite di-
rection to that of the central band, and are se-
cured to the opposite end of the traveler.
Through these bands or belts the rectilinear
reciprocatory motion of the traveler is convert-
ed into an oscillatory movement, with which
the pulley is affected. Through the shaft and
pulley all of the other pulleys are oscillated.
The movement is reconverted into a rectilinear
reciprocating motion affecting the pump rods.
There are frames and tracks in said frames, and
reciprocating travelers at each station where
there is a pump.
Secured upon each of these shafts are pulleys
having three faces. Bands or belts are clamped
upon these faces and pass loosely around them,
being secured to opposite ends of the travelers,
the arrangement being similar to those of pul-
ley and traveler above. Thus the oscillating
movement of these pulleys is transmitted to
the pump rods in a rectilinear reciprocating
motion to operate the pumps. There are no
racks or pinions.
These pumps are supposed to be double-acting
pumps, and are connected with each other
through suitable pipes and intervening tanks,
or in any appropriate manner. Vertical pumps
may he also worked on exactly the same principle,
with a little different arrangement. One ver-
tical pump is shown in the engraving. The in-
ventor states that this conversion of rectilinear
to oscillating motion, and vice versa, while be.
ing simple, is advantageous in overcoming the
dead-center of crank motion for one half of a
circle.
Although the engraving shows the pumping
■■■■ ' ^
lating pulley, connected through belts and
chains with an oscillating driving-pulley re-
ceiving motion from an engine or a hand-crank,
as might be desirable.
The operation of the lift pump hr.s a tendency
to [throw the system out of balance by the
amount of force required to operate it. This
HUFFER'S MINE DRAINING APPARATUS.
PUMP ARRANGED FOR WELL
apparatus in a shaft of a mine, it is obvious
that the same apparatus is applicable to a deep
well. In all ordinary cases of this character
no stations « ould be required other than the
one near the bottom, where the pump would be
supported. This could be in any practicable
manner. The principle on which the well pump
is operated is shown in the smaller of the two
engravings accompanying this article; the
details are arranged to suit circumstances.
The pump - rod would be reciprocated in
the nuwner already described by the oscil-
may be overcome by adjusting the cut off of
the steam engine, allowing it to admit more
steam at one end than at the other. When the
required depth of shaft is reached, the lift pump
may be dispensed with. This apparatus will
work at any angle desired by fastening the
chains or cables at the center of the pulleys on
a line in the new direction. By the use of this
apparatus the power is exerted directly against
the water to be lifted, less the friction on the
bearings, and the inventor is confident there
will be no jar in pumping, t- J3 xi?gys
Coal Lands and School Sections.
Some little time since, certain miners applied
to the U. S. hand Office, to enter certain'eoal
Lands in Washington Territory, hut the Com-
missioner of the General Land Office refused to
accept the money for the lands, because the land
applied for was reserved for the purpose of be-
ing applied to the common school funds, under
the law establishing the Territorial government
nf Washington. From this decision the miners
ippcaled to the Secretary of the Interior and, as
ill the papers were regular, the only ques-
tion presenting itself was: "Is the land subject
to entry under the coal Act ?"
On March -2d, IS.">£," Congress 'passed a law
leclaring that "sections lb" and 3li in each town-
ship of Washington Territory, shall be reserved
for the purpose of being applied to common
schools in that Territory.'' The Secretary of the
Interior holds that this was a reservation, not a
grant, as no granting words were used. The
title remained in the United States and the
sections remained subject to future disposal of
the.ti#.vernment.
These sections then being simply reserved for
school purposes and not granted, and the Gov-
ernment having parted with no control over
them, it was undoubtedly competent for Con-
gress, in its discretion, to make any other dis-
position of them it might deem advisable, under
whatever conditions it might deem proper.
Therefore, when Congress in lSb'6, 187- and
IS73 established a system for the disposal of
its mineral lands, a system differing widely
from all other methods of disposal of public
land, a system which provides in terms that
mineral lands should be disposed of under its
provisions and in no other way, the conclusion
is natural that whatever may have been the
Congressional intent at the time of the passage
of the actof 1853 (at which date the existence
of minerals in Washington Territory was un-
known), it underwent considerable modification
before 1S6G and finally in that year signified its
changed purpose by the Act of ISfiti, followed
by those of 1S72 and 1S73.
The Secretary is of the opinion that Congress
iirtended the mining Acts to apply to all public
lands of the United states shown to be mineral
in character. It is the settled policy of Con-
gress to except from all grants and reservations
to State, railroad or other persons all mineral .
lands in whatever sections the mineral may be
found. That such is the policy of the govern-
ment appears to be very definitely settled by
the case of the Ivanhoe vs. Keystone, recently
decided by the Supreme Court of the U. S. In
this case no exception on account of the mineral
character of sections 1H and 30 could be found
in the language of the Act granting said sections
to the State of California, yet nevertheless the
court held that "Congress did not intend to de-
part from its uniform policy, i. e.j of reserving
mineral lands, in this respect in the grant of
those sections to the State."'
If this principle applies in ease of a grant, it
would certainly apply with at least equal force
to a reservation where the title never passed out
of the government. The Secretary concludes,
therefore, that mineral land in these sections
was reserved from the reservation for the Ter-
ritory of Washington, and was designed for dis-
position under the mining statutes of the United
States.
Frank Brotiieuton is running the leaching
works of George Nicoll & Co,, of San Antonio,
386
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 9, 1883
Mining Dividends.
The New York mining papers keep lists of
dividend-paying mines standing, and run them
from issue to issue, indefinitely. But no two of
them are alike, either as to mines or amounts
paid, and none of them are complete. The Salt
Lake Tribune gives a list, as full as it can make
it, and suggests that some of the papers in the
.States and Territories concerned take the
trouble to verify the amounts given, and to add
such as may he wanting to make a complete
list. It will he understood, of course, that
there are many mines in all these States and
Territories owned by corporations, or by indi-
viduals, or firms, which have realized great
profits and divided them without any publicity.
A ease in point is that of the Emma, which, be-
fore the mine caved in and otherwise fell into
litigation and troubles and perplexities of vari-
ous kinds, sold 26,651 tons of ore for $2,581, 40S.
Out of this take the cost of mining, hauling,
sampling and selling, which could hardly ha\'e
exceeded §15 or $20 a ton, or, at the outside,
S5S1,50S, and the §2,000,000 would betprofit,
and might have been disbursed as dividends.
The Flagstaff, well ami honestly managed, must
have shown an equal or greater profit. Some
of the Bingham mines, as the Old Telegraph,
the Spanish and the Jordan, which have turned
out 50,000 or 00,000 tons of ore each, must have
realized a profit of $10 a ton: and so, in propor-
tion, of the Miller, what is now the Joab Law-
rence, the Grizzly and Lorinia, Davenport,
Prince of Wales, Reed & Benson, Eclipse, Flor-
ida, Hidden Treasure, Queen of the Hills, Mono,
and some of the mines of Star district. It is
hardly likely that the dividends actually de-
clared and paid by Utah mines represents more
than one-third, or certainly one-half, of the
profits realized from the business during the
last twelve years . With these preliminary re-
marks to indicate what is doubtless as true of
other mining States and Territories as it is of
Utah, we submit the following lists, arranged
from the New York papers.
UTAH.
Mines. Total Div. LastDiv. Ann.
Harbee& Walker... $ 60,000 Nov. 1880 10,000
Horn Silver 2,300,000 May 1883 300,000
Leeds 78,000 Oct. 1878 9,000
Ontario 4,925,000 Ian. 188! 75.000
Stormont 155.000 Nov 1881 10,000
Christy 90,000 Ci.000
Crismon Mam 100 000 Sept. 1876 10,000
Eureka Hill 30,000 Oct. 1879 10,000
Total 3 7,738,000
MONTANA.
Alice $ 400.000 Dec. 1881 40,000
MEXICO,
Joaiistira S 800,000 Feu 1883 40,000
DAKOTA.
Dead-Terra S 900,000 Jan 1883 20,1100
Father dc Srait 570,000 Feb 1883 20,000
Great Eastern 16,000 July 1SS0 3,000
Homestake 1,912,500 Mar. If83 40,000
Total $ 3,398,500
ARIZONA.
Copper Queen $ 975.000 Apr 1SS3 125.OC0
Contention 2,274,000 Mar. 1883 62,500
Silver King 1,230,000 Mar. 1883 25,000
Tombstone 1,250,000 Apr. 1882 50.C00
Tip Top 100,000 Nov 1881 20,000
Total Wreck 50,000 May 1883 25,000
Virginia 140,00 0 Apr. 1882 20,000
Total S 5.989,000
CALIFORNIA.
Amador Con 8 486,500 Jan. 1879 15 000
Hodie 1.295.000 Nov. 18S2 20,000
Uulwer 165,000 Apr. 18 3 10,000
Excelsior 875.000 Oct. 1880 25,000
Cold Strip 76.000 lulv 1881 22,500
Green Mountain 212,000 Nov. ISSt 9,375
Idaho 3.341.250 Feb. 1SS3 25.000
Inyo 45.000 Apr! 1882 6,250
Plumas 151,000 July 1879 S,000
Rising Sun 52,000 May 1SS1 11.950
Spring Valley 50,000 Ian. 1SS1 50,000
Standard 4,125,000 Apr. 18S3 25.000
Total ? 10,377,250
NEVADA.
Argenta S 40,000 Feb. 1880 20,000
Hulls Isle 3011,000 Dec. 1879 10.000
Belcher 15.397,200 Apr. 1876 104,000
1 'on Virginia 42.933.900 Aug 1880 162,000
California 31,330,000 Dec. 1879 108.000
Confidence 78,000 May 1865 12.4S0
Crown Point 11.5SS.000 Ian. 1879 25.000
Daney 56 000 lulv 1803 21,600
Eureka Con 4,817,500 |ulylS82 50,000
Gould & Curry 3.S26.800 "Oct. 1870 54,000
( '.rand Prize 450,000 Sept. 1880 25,000
Gen. Thomas 50,0011 Aug. 1SS0 12,500
Hale & Norcross.... 1,598,000 Apr. 1871 56,000
Independence 2:'5,0 0 Sept. 1879 25,000
Indian Queen 365.000 Nov. 1882 25,000
K. K. Con 50,000 Sept. 1883 12.500
Kentu.k 1.262,000 Mar. 1870 9.000
Leopard 162.500 Dec 3876 5,000
Modoc Con 50.000 Dec. 1S76 30,000
Martin White 90.000 luly 18741 30 000
Meadow Valley 1,260,01.0 |unel878' 18,000
Mon. Belmont 75.000 Dec, 1873 25.000
Manhattan 400,000 Feb. 1877 50,000
N. Belle Isle 30,000 Aug. 1SS1 16,000
Navajo 100,000 Apr. 1883 25.000
Northern Belle 2,375.000 Mar. 1883 56.000
Ophir....; 1,695,000 luly 1880 100,800
O'gl Hid Treasure. . 31,999 June 1870 21,333
Raymond & Ely. . . 3,075.000 "Sept. 1873 60,000
Starr Grove 160.000 June 1881 20 000
Savage 4,460,000 June I860 28.000
S. Nevada 1,102,500 Jan. 1871 100,000
Yellow Jacket 2,184,000 Aug. 1871 '-42,850
Richmond Con (est).. 5,000,000
Total $136,594,499
The gross output of Nevada must be nearly
three times this sum— say §350,000,000. The
Comstock alone has produced $240,000,000;
Pioche, perhaps $20,000,000; Eureka, $50,000,-
000: White Pine, $10,000,000; and other dis-
tricts the rest of it, $30,000 000. The total of
assessments on Washoe mines is about $72,000, -
000; other Nevada mines, $10,500,000; Cali-
fornia mines, $5,572,000; Idaho mines, $920,000;
Dakota mines, $SB5,000; Arizona mines, $440,-
000; Utah mines (Leeds), $S7,000; about $91,-
000,000. Against this there is a total output,
easy, of $500,000,000. But, of course, the
assessments levied do not represent all the
money that has gone into the business, proba-
bly not more than ten per cent on the whole.
The gross output in twenty years of California,
Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and
Dakota, and Montana would push §1 ,200,000,000
very hard, and probably not more than one
third of this was net.
Bassick
COLORADO.
S 305,000
125,000
May 1880
Apr. 1883
Feb 1880
Mar. 1SS0
Dec. 1882
60,000
101/00
10 000
50.000
10,000
30,000
Chrysolite
Climax
. . . 1 ,000,000
ISO ooo
Dec. 1SS1
Aug 1S80
July 1881
Oct. 1882
May 18-0
Mar. 1883
May 1881
Jnlv 1SS1
Dec 1878
Mar 188!
Sept. 1S*2
Jan. 1883
Aug. 1880
Mar. 18S0
100.0(0
60.000
Uimkin
Evening Star
Freeland
200.000
5",000
. ., 1,225. 000
51,000
21,250
15,000
60 0(0
50.0C0
2.F0.I
Glass-Pendery. . . .
Hibernin
251 000
ISO.OOO
210,000
25,000
120,000
20,000
1, 000,000
100,000
La Plata
Little Chief
Morning Star
N. V. and Co!.. . .
610,000
310,000
700,000
1,050,000
640.000
550.000
25,000
12,000
132.000
100.000
700.000
60.000
9",000
27,900
26,250
. .8 10,740,700
60,0' 0
20,000
100,000
100.000
July 1879
5JOC-6
Prussian
R E. Lee
Ian. 1883
Dec. 1882
Nov. 1381
15,000
100,000
c ,
United Gregory. .
Smelting Ores.
It is not generally known, but still it is
nevertheless a fact, that as fine prospects for
first-class smelting ores are to be found iu Ma-
zourka canyon, opposite Independence, as in
any other part of the Inyo range. The Union
district has been greatly neglected and over-
looked by what few mining men who have vis-
ited Owens valley. The idea has got abroad,
and it has been fostered by certain parties, that
all the good mines and prospects are situated in
the southern portion of the county; but this is
a mistake, as can be easily proved to any well
posted mining man who will take the trouble
to spend a day in examining the prospects in
Mazourka canyon, under the guidance of a
man who is familiar with the locations. It is
true that but little work has been done on the
claims in this particular section, where the lead
ores are mostly found, but that little has shown
up as encouraging prospects for good mines as
can be found in any other mining district in
the State. This statement is based on the opin-
ion of men who have had many years of practi-
cal experience in smelting ores, and who have
thoroughly examined the district a number of
times. The facilities for cheap mining and
smelting are unequalled in any other part of
the Inyo range, being very accessible, with an
unlimited supply of wood for cheap charcoal
close at hand, and the mines only about six
miles from Independence, and two miles from
the railroad and Owens river. The particular
section referred to embraces about four miles in
length by one mile in width, within which is
located some ten or twelve claims, in a form-
ation between limestone, granite and quartzite.
An immense ledge, running north and south,
with brown iron oxide croppings, which can be
seen from a distance of several miles, contains
the lead ores above mentioned. On the north
end of this belt or ledge is situated the Eagle
mine, which shows a fine vein of smelting ore,
carrying about forty per cent of lead and forty
ounces of silver per ton. - This mine has been
prospected some, and about thirty tons of ore
are now on the dump. Want of means, and
some way of selling or smelting the ore,
stopped the work. The next claim on the south
of the Eagle is the Tubal Cain, showing a vein
of lead ore three feet wide, assaying fifty ounces
of silver, five dollars in gold, and forty per cent
of lead. About thiity tons of this ore has been
taken out and now lies on the dump. The ore
is a dark brown carbonate of lead, carrying a
good percentage of iron, which adds to its
value as a smelting ore. This mine is within
300 yards of a good wagon road. The next
claim on the south of the Tubal Cain is the
Mabel and Emma, with the same character of
lead ore, but of a higher grade in silver. A
shaft thirty feet deep has been simk on this
mine and considerable ore taken out. Joining
on the Mabel and Emma, still south, is the
Oneida mine, with two shafts, showing a vein
three feet wide, and the same ore as the other
claims. The above are only a feu of the many
good prospects in Mazourka. Many others
could be named, showing rich gold and silver-
ores, which in any other country would create
an excitement. It certainly seems strange that
parties coming into tliis valley to look for
mines will not even go to look at prospects that
any one competent to judge must pronounce
valuable when once examined. — Iiu/o Indepen-
dent. .
Since the discovery of the Lake Superior de-
posits, the copper mines of- the United States
have, until recently, yielded a sufficient supply
to meet the demand. for home consumption,
leaving, also, a large surplus for export.
Thoughts on Prospecting.
A Plain Talk by an Idaho Paper.
The following article, taken from the Belle-
vue (Idaho) Chronicle, will doubtless be read
with a great deal of interest by many of our
miners and prospectors. It is a correct view of
the matter, and doubtless is the experience of
every mining town on the coast. We give the
article in full :
Mining is of more interest to the Ckroti/r/e'x
readers at this particular time than any other-
topic, so that a plain talk must be permitted to
miners and others interested jln mines. We do
not wish to speak disparagingly of any man's
prospect. We know the earth abounds in the
highest grade ore to be found in any country.
No matter what others may wish to say against
Bellevue — no matter how eagerly they wish to
speculate in town lots in other places— not a
word has been uttered derogatory to our mining
resources. We want to be understood at the
start, and then the observations made will be
taken in the right sense. There are too many
prospects held by men who wisli to realize a
fortune from the mere prospect. A man digs a
hole in the ground twelve or fourteen feet in
depth and strikes a good deposit of ore. He
lays aside his shovel and pick, asks an enor-
mous sum for the evidence he has of the exist-
ence of ore, and from that onward does nothing
more on the prospect than kthe law requires.
His prospect may be a good one, and with de-
velopment it may be made a paying mine. But
it costs thousands of dollars to develop a pros-
pect into a paying mine, granting the ore holds
out. Owners of prospects must bear the fact
in mind that a prospect is not a silver mine. If
these prospective mines could be purchased at
reasonable figures, it is thought that about 100
would change hands inside of one week in the
vicinity of Bellevue alone. Perhaps five men
would be put to work upon each one of these
claims. In addition to these men already work-
ing mines, we would have 400 or 500 more. It
would not take long with such a force to develop
our mines and start a general baom that would
benefit both business men and mines. About
four years ago, it will be remembered, a great
mining excitement prevailed at Bonanza, Idaho.
Prospectors held valuable prospects, and many
could have realized fair fortunes from them;
but capitalists could not afford to pay extor-
tionate figures for mere ^prospects. The result
is, nearly every one of these prospectors still
own their claims, which are practically worth-
less, and years of time has been lost in waiting
for something to turn up. The bird iu the bush
is still at large.
Of course Bellevue is not like Bonanza, but
this matter of holding prospects at enormous
prices will have the same effect on the owners.
It will have a tendency to concentrate the
mining energy into a few of the leading mines,
and prospects will remain as sucli till the
owners are as gray as rats. Much depends
upon mines falling into hands prepared to work
them. To this end, for the good of the pros-
pectors, we suggest that the" moral of the Bo-
nanza story be heeded. Realize every cent you
can for your property, but it will pay better to
sell it than to take the risks incident to the
vicissitudes of a mining country.
Gold, Silver, Copper.
Yavapai county, says the Prescott Courier is
justly celebrated for her rich mines, which hold
in place shiploads of the precious metals and
unmeasured quantities of the useful ones. Until
very recently, shipments of the precious ones
have not been very large. Old style mills,
erected mainly to work quartz for free gold,
were not very successful. Their partial failure
gave the county a sore eye, from which it is
now fast recovering. Our first quartz men
thought of nothing but gold, of which they
found a great deal in some ledges. It is but a
few years since men discovered that, with the
gold, silver was in close communication. Now
it is silver and gold. Silver is predominant in
all our mines, it is the metal that Hows from
the Lynx creek smelter in a steady stream, that
makes the Silver Belt, the Black Warrior, the
Peck, the Alta, the Cougar, the Tiger, and the
scores of other mines valuable. What makes
our silver mines more valuable than those of
other localities is the fact that gold is associated
with the whiter metal, making the value of our
bullion much higher than it would otherwise be.
We have just learned, after many failures,
how to mine and reduce ores, and nothing can
now retard the progress of the country.
Another advance was made when our pros-
pectors discovered ores carrying copper in pay-
ing quantities. The mines of Castle creek
district, south of Prescott, were, we believe,
among the first to make this fact plain. Then
came C. C. Bean's discoveries and developments
in Copper Basin, near Prescott, where there are
acres of copper.
The Copper Mountain mine, Agua Fria dis-
trict, about 25 miles east of Prescott, was dis-
covered by men who, we believe, knew its
value, but were unable, or unwilling to work
it. Gus. F, Stoddard, a young, able and enter-
prising citizen of Hartford, Connecticut, hap-
pened to come out to Big Bug district, where
he heard of the Copper Mountain. He ex
amined it carefully and purchased it for his
company. Mr. Taft and Mr. Stoddard's
brother then commenced the work of developing
the mine. It opened well and favorably. A
30-ton smelter was recently procured and set
up; coke was brought in and the smelter, which
started up a few days ago, has, every day, run
out. six tons of copper, which is entirely free
from arsenic and antimony. This copper is
shipped to Phelps, Dodge & "Co., New York
City. The Copper Mountain and the Copper
Queen mines are, so far, the only ones in Ari-
zona which produce the free metal. As the
mine promises to last for many years, we may
safely conclude that, to Mr. Stoddard's fore-
sight, sound judgement and economical business
habits are our citizens indebted for another pay-
ing mine and successful smelter.
The Waterwheel Trials
The test of the Reaction Hurdy-Gurdy
Water Wheels at the Idaho mine has been com-
pleted some time, says the Foothill Tidings, and
the result has just been given to the newspa-
pers for publication. The tests commenced on
April 30th and continued, in public, until all
of the competing wheels had a fair and impar-
tial trial. The Peltou wheel came out victori-
ous, according to the figures, and we believe
that all of the competitors conceded that the
Peltou was the best wheel. This test at the
Idaho will doubtless be the means of establish-
ing the Peltou as the wheel to be used gener-
ally. Mr. George G. Allan, at his foundry in
Nevada City, is now busily engaged in the
manufacture of these wheels, he having orders
from all over the State.
In making the tests a prony brake was used
on wheels b' feet in diameter, under a head of
380 feet and 0 inches, the point of connection
with the scale beam describing a circumference
of 30 feet. In measuring the water to ascertain
the cubic feet per minute discharged, a thin
plate weir, without contraction, 3 feet and A
inch long, was used, and the J. B. Francis for-
mula for discharge of water over weirs, was
adopted as the basis of the calculations. These
were made by Mr. George Fletcher, Auditor of
the Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, and were
as follows:
HI
iir.sw irk
WIIKK.L.
Hca<! nf
Cubic ft
Weight on
Revolu-
Horse-
water over
of water p
brakes, lbs.
tions.
power.
weir, inches.
minute:
44-11
190
79.2
4.075
163.211
S58J
260
84.2
4.975
, 168.211
31.111
246
S0.5
4.975
103.211
886J
276 '
54.4
4.975
163.211
29 s
281
76.1
4.975
163.211
358
259
S4.3
4.975
163.211
Other tests were made of this wheel resulting
in an average of 82.925 horse-power, utilizing
69.1) per
cent of the force and impact of the
wat.;r.
I'KLTOX W1IKKL — KIKST TK8T.
Heart of
Cubic ft.
Height on
Kevohl- Horse- water over
if water per
brakes. Il.s.
tions. powor. weir, inches.
minute.
465
254'. 107.58 4.975
163.211
465
255 1(17.97 4.975
103.211
460
256 107.05 4.975
163.211
400
250i 107.26 4.975
SKCOND TKST.
163.211
46"i
256.', 108.43 4.9511
162.08
470
249 100.39 4.9511
162.98
460
257'. 107.08 4.95(1
102.98
405
254 107.37 4.950
I.UWKK MlZ/.I.K,
162.98
465
257 107.47 4.95(1
162.98
466
2541 107.68 4.950
STILL [iOWBB.
162.98
405
253 106.95 4.95(1
HIGH XO/.ZLK.
102.98
465
256 108.21 4.9511
162.98
465
249 105.26 4.950
162.98
Average
horse-power, 107.49, or 9.2
KNIGHT WIIKKL — KIRST TKST.
per cent.
Head of
Cubic Ft.
Weight on
Kevolu- Horse- water over <
f water per
brakes, U.S.
tions. power, weir, inches.
minute.
430
217 84. .8
152.60
41 IU
232 84.36
152.60
40H
236 85.8
152.60
The cubic inches of water in this test were
reckoned on the amount of miner's inches used,
allowing 1.40 cubic feet per minute for one
miner's inch. This shows 77. IS per cent of the
power of the water.
SKCOSD TKST.
Head of Cubic ft.
Horse- water over of water per
power, weir, inches. minute.
lOO.Tti 5.;t2fi 180.7-2
8S.00 5.100 109.85
Average per cent of first test 70.5. Average
per cent of second test 71.2. These were the
only tests made of this wheel, the nozzles
breaking and having none other on hand.
Weight on
Kevohl
irakes, llis.
tions.
460
241
475
204
Weight on
brakes, llis,
400
llevoUv
tions.
1S4
TAVLOK WlIBBIi.
Head of
Horse- water over
[lower, weir, inches.
68.91
!.1«
4.1)7;
4.97!
163.-2
163.2
Average per cent of first test
per cent of second test 60.5.
Average
Yim'Nctown, Ohio, has an organization called
The Humanitarian Inventive Association, hav-
ing as one of its objects the assistance of inpe?
cunious inventors, who have not the means of
bringing useful inventions to the attention of
the public, so that their merits can be properly
recognized. Not a bad idea, unless the Asso-
ciation takes all the meat in the nut and leaves
the inventor the shell.
Thk Lower California mines may be rich, but
water is scarce. John Temple, of Virginia City,
says he was in that region six years ago, and
would have stopped and commenced work, had
there been any chance for water. There arc
springs at which one may pan, or possibly run
a rocker or "long torn,'' but in all that re-
gion there is no water for sluicing.
Jokb 9, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
387
II}EeHy\Nic/\L Progress.
Seasoning Wood.
Wood requires time in which t" season very
much ia proportion to the density ol the fiber.
But tins rule is Dot without an exception, for
pitch rniu-, which is not at all ;i densely Bbered
quires a lung time in which t<> Beason,
even when th< proa i i conducted under fav-
orablu conditions. This occurs in consequence
of tic resiuoua character of pitch pine, the
■ ires "1' the « ood and thus
■topping up tin channels through which the
moisture would otherwise exude. There arc
some woods: ami mahogany, ebony, anil somo
other of the tropical woods, are of tin. num-
ber that even in theirliving state contain very
little moisture.
Plants that are of slow growth contain less
moisture, when in ■> living state, than ilo those
whose growths are rapid, A mahogany tree
h quires 500 years in which to mature, ami is a
consequence, its texture is exceedingly dense.
Being dense in texture, it requires a long time
in which to season, ami during that Lengthened
period it shrinks very little. Mahogany should
not l" kept longer than necessary in the log,
because inasmuch as the outside portion of the
log contains the greatest amount of moisture,
and it being the exposed part, it will, as the
wood dries, shrink more than the inner w 1,
ami sn, to allow, for the outside shrinking, out-
si. le shakes will and must occur. The same re-
mark applies with equal force to all Log timber,
hut we name the circumstance in connection
with mahogany particularly, for the reason that
it is a general practice for some to keep their
mahogany logs for a long time in an unsawed
state.
What is (Ialvam/im.',' -In reply to an in-
quiry as to the meaning of the word "galvaniz-
ing," as applied to iron that has been coated
with /inc. foe Manufacturer and Builder replies
that the word so applied is a misnomer, and is
misleading to many, who naturally infer that it
refers to an clecto-deposited coating, as it
should do, from the derivation of the word.
This journal adds:
There is, nevertheless, some ground for the
name, as the protective action of the zinc in
shielding the underlying metal from oxidation is
partly an electrical or galvanic one. Thus, at
the points of contact of the two metals, (iron
and zinc), in the presence of moisture a galvanic
action is set up, in whichthe zinc as the electro-
positive element of the couple is oxidized, the
iron as the electro-negative element heing pro-
tected. The iron thus coated will remain uu-
corroded for a very long time. To bring this
protective influence into prominence, it will he
well to contrast the behavior of tinned iron
(made in a similar manner by immersing cleaned
iron into a bath of molten tin). Here we have
also two metals in contact; but in the presence of
moisture they behave very differently from zinc-
covered iron. Here, too, a galvanic action takes
place between the two metals at the exposed
points of contact, whenever moisture is present,
put the conditions are reversed. In this case
the iron is the electro-positive element,
and the tin the electro-negative one; and it is
the iron that is oxidized while the tin is pre-
served. Hence the necessity of painting tinned
iron (such as roofs) wherever it is exposed to the
weather, as otherwise it would be more rapid-
ly destroyed by corrosion than if the iron were
exposed alone, the galvanic action between the
two metals serving to facilitate the oxidation of
the iron. The name "galvanized," as applied
to zinc-coated iron, is, we believe, of French
origin, the process, according to Dr. lire, hav-
ing been originally patented in France. — Me-
chanical News.
ELECTRICITY. — Indications are multiplying
that the electric motor will ere long be substi-
tuted for steam upon local rail way lines in large
cities. At least a vigorous attempt will be
made to apply it in that manner, and the ques-
tion will be settled, for the time being, whether
it is a practical and economical agent. Hith-
erto the examples of its use have been merely
interesting scientific experiments, and have left
unsolved the great problem of profit and loss,
which is the point on which its destiny hinges
so far as railway managers are concerned.
There is now a strong probability that the elec-
tric motor will be practically tested on one of
the elevated railroads in New York; and a tun-
nel railroad under the Thames, in London, is
shortly to be built, the trains on which will be
drawn by electric engines. Nothing remains
to be determined in regard to this motive
power, to insure its general introduction, ex-
cept the vital question, whethor it will pay.
The other advantages possessed by it are suffi-
ciently obvious to render the public impatient
for its speedy and thorongb trial.
AVkt and Dry Coal in Making Steam. -
A series of tests were made recently at Bochuin,
(Germany, to determine the value of wet and
dry bituminous coal in the making of afeam.
Washed slack, holding IS per cent of water jnd
9.0 per cent of ash, evaporated 5.7 pounds oi
water per pound of fuel; while the same coal,
with only three per cent of water, made from
eight to S.5 pounds of steam. Making due al-
lowance for moisture by reducing to a standard
of like quantities of coal, free from moisture,
there is found to be a direct loss by using wet
coal of 14 per cent.
Grading Pig Iron by Grain.
An interesting circumstance which demon
Borates the poasfblfi error arising from
pig iron by fracture has been investigated bj
Mr. KriuM Sjosdedt, chemist of the Shelby
Iron to., Alabama. The Journal ol tin' United
States Association <>r Charcoal Iron Workers,
in referring to the matter, aays that a Lit of
iron had been selected by the grain only, and
graded as Noa, 1, -and 3. When remoltedand
chill tests taken from it, the No. 2 iron showed
a deeper chill than either No. I or 3, and deep
enough for a No. ■") iron.
The Practice it Shelby Iron Works is tn
grade all ear wheel iron by the chill plate, ae
follows :
UradeS Of Car-M heel iron ; Nos. 1 and *_'
show no chill iu pig; Nn. 3 chills one-fourth
inch; No. i ohille one-half inch; No. 5 chills
three-fourths to one inch; No. 5J chills three-
fourths to one inch with the air chill; No. 0
mottled; No. 7, white; iron is also assorted by
grain.
Foundry iron : No. I X, very open grain
and soft; No. 1, open grain and soft; No. 2
medium grain; No. 3, close dark gray.
Mr. Sjosdedt made partial analysis (,f the pig
iron of each grade, and the chill tests taken
from them are as follows :
No. I pig iron contains 1.042 per cent silicon;
the chill test, 1.040 per cent silicon.
No. 2 pig iron, .511 per cent cilicon and .612
manganese; chill test (a), .480 per cent silicon,
and ,576 manganese; chill test (o), .495 percent
silicon, and .535 manganese.
No. 3 pig iron, .020 per cent silicon, and .540
manganese; the chill test, .749 per cent silicon.
What was graded as No. 2 pig iron, therefore,
corresponded in its chemical constituents witli
a Shelby No. 5 (the average amount of silicon
of which is .65 to .45 per cent), and, as the
manganese is neither unusually too high nor too
low, and the surface of the pig has all the ap-
pearance of a high grade iron (being much more
honeycombed than sample No. 3), the fact of its
high chill is quite natural.
The No. 2 pig iron was selected on account of
its open grain, it showing a fracture between
Nos. 1 and 3.
A Difficult thinc: to Unukkstand, — One
of the most difficult things to make an ordinary
mechanic understand is that two things cannot
occupy the same place at the same time. It is
consequently a never ending source of wonder-
ment to him when he finds that lace, a gelatine
film, or a pressed flower, can be made to give
an impression in lead, or even in soft steel,
when passed between the rollers of a transfer-
ring press. That the soft substance can indent
the hard one taxes his credulity to the utmost,
and when he sees the work done he is ready to
disbelieve his own eyes. When such a man
finds the print of a hair on his cold forging, or a
thousand and one other instances illustrating
this fact that two substances cannot oc-
cupy the same space at the same time,
his wonderment exceeds all bounds, and
yet, though slow to believe such a demon-
stration as this, it is easy to accept the fact that
a little water on the piston may be sufficient to
smash the cylinder or blow off the head, which
is only onother illustration of the same fact.--
Meclianicts.
New Zealand Ironsanh. — Ironsand works
for the manufacture of ironsand into iron have
recently been completed at Onehunga, on the
west coast of New Zealand. There are scores
of miles of ironsand in that colony, but not-
withstanding the high percentage of iron which
the sand contains, all attempts to render re-
munerative the manufacture of iron from it
have hitherto failed. Excellent steel has been
produced from the sand, but the process of
manufacture was found to be too costly. Re-
cently, however, machinery has been imported
from tlie United States, and it has been found
that, with the aid of this machinery, the sand
can be worked cheaply. Mr. W. H.
Jones, formerly of the Rockaway Ironworks,
New Jersey, has been appointed manager to
the new Onehunga works. It is proposed at
present to manufacture only bars and iron wire,
but the manufacture of hoops, sheets and plates
is to be undertaken. The plant on the ground at
present consists of a furnace 32 feet in hight, a
reverberatory puddling furnace with a deoxi-
diser over it, in which the sand is deoxidised by
the waste heat from the puddling furnace, and
a separator. The ironsand is brought by sea
from the jVIanukau Heads, and is, in the
first instance, taken to the separating shed,
where, by the aid of magnetics, the iron
is separated from the other foreign matter
and they fall into separate shoots. The iron-
sand contains from seventy to seventy-rive per
cent of pure iron after the separating process,
but it is estimated that five per cent is still left
in the refuse, which is partly beach sand, with
a small percentage of titanium. The ironsand
thus cleansed is then hoisted to the top of the,
furnace, into which it is introduced by a num-
ber of small openings into a series of retorts,
where it is subjected to heat, causing the oxy-
gen to be expelled from the iron, thereby re-
versing Professor BarfFs invention of coating
iron with black oxide. After the expulsion of
the oxygen, the sand is in a wrought metallic
state. Upon opening a valve any required
quantity of red hot sand is run into the pud-
dling furnace, where the carbon is burnt out of
it, after which the iron is treated as in a7i ordi-
nary puddling furnace, blooms being taken from
the furnace and finished.
SeiEJMTIFIG P^OG^ESS.
Some Examples of Chemical Synthesis.
But a few years ■•-•< the determination of the
exact composition of a body was regarded as
ihe highest application "J chemistry. Espe-
cially was thifl the CaBC WOOD, tie* hudy was
I ■ -ipnate it into its elements, bring
them into Forms \.<< be weighed, and ascertain
their precise quantities and proportions, was the
most refined pro, ess of the chemist's art. That
lie should Combine these .■lenient s, and With
them create_ln.il lies similar- to those belonging to
Nn' organic kingdom, was regarded, even by
the fathers of th< science, as too much to hope
for. And yet, that is just what is being done
t .0 -day. The application of the processes of
analysis brought chemistry much renown, and
made it an exact science. By the application of
the processes of synthesis, the chemistry of
the laboratory usurps the funetions of the chem-
istry of vegetation, and creates the important
products of agriculture, madder and indigo, out
of their elements. The study of chemical
synthesis is, therefore, incumbent on the stu-
dent. Let us take one of Mr. Edison's incan-
descence lamps as mounted and ready for use.
The line bow of earbon within the glass globe is
in the midst of a vacuum. Now let us surround
it with an atmosphere of hydrogen, by admit-
ting that gas pure and dry, sjjd and put the
lamp in circuit. If the electrical current is
strong, the carbon will glow for a moment and
then disappear. It has combined with the hy-
drogen and formed a hydro-carbon, which is
aeriform and transparent, therefore invisible.
By means of well known tests, this aeriform
compound is proved to be acetylene, the com-
position of which is equally well known. In
order to form it, the atoms of earbon and of
hydrogen have arranged themselves in twos,
thus: C2 H2. Carbon and hydrogen, members
of the mineral kingdom, have united to form
acetylene, an organic body and a constituent of
illuminating gas. Now, as acetylene can be
converted into olefiant gas, C2 Hi, and then into
alcohol, Ca Ho 0, it follows that alcohol and its
numerous derivatives may be classed among the
products of the chemical synthesis. But they
by no means comprise the only class. Were we
able to heat the globe containing the acetylene,
and maintain it at nearly the fusing point of
glass, the molecules of acetyline would, so to
speak, form themselves into groups of three,
which may be represented thus, C2 H2, C2 H2.
('2 H2. or, more briefly, (V, Hb, which is benzol,
the most important of all the components of gas
tar; the point of departure of a host of valuable
organic products, including aniline and indigo.
The force which coerced the molecules of acety-
lene into uniting to form benzol, was heat, and
the atoms of carbon and of hydrogen were also
combined by the intense incandescence of the
carbon. The incandescence was caused by a
current of electricity, but had it been produced
equally by any other cause, acetylene would
have been formed. The phenomenon was not
electrical, but calorific.
By synthetic chemistry, the gas tar products,
represented by benzol, napthaline, ami anthra-
cene, may be converted into the petroleum pro-
ducts, and the relation between the two classes
having thus been established, the question
whether they are, or are not mutually converti-
ble, at once arises. Fortunately for the great
petroleum interests of the country — fortunately
for the manufacturers and consumers of artifi-
cial dyes— the question is settled in the affirma-
tive. The waste product of the Russian petro-
leum refineries in the Caucasus, has been there
converted into anthracene, and from this an-
thracene the "'Badische Anilin tmxl Soda-f abrik"
at Ludwigshafen, manufactured alizarine and
sent it to the Moscow exhibition. Naphthaline,
which yields magdala red, Martin's yellow, and
uaphthylamiue blues and violets has also been
obtained from the residuum in the petroleum
stills, and benzol as well, which yields indigo
and the group of aniline colors. Such are some
of the results directly traceable to the study of
chemical synthesis — From a lecture by /Jr. A. L.
Kennedy.
Licirr prom Gas. — The amount of light given
out by a gas flame depends upon the tempera-
ture to which the particles of solid carbon in
the flame are raised, and Dr. Tyndall has
shown that of the radiant energy set up in such
a flame, only the one twenty-fifth part is lumi-
nous; the hot products of combustion carry off
at least four times as much energy as is radi-
ated, so that not more than one-hundredth part
of the heat evolved in combustion is converted
into light.
Sei'akatini; Citkic anij Tartaric Acids. —
C. Rovera contributes the following to the
Olornal Farm. Chitn. A solution which con-
tains both acids is neutralized with sodium car-
bonate, and then boiled to expel the carbonic
acid. To this is added enough of the original
solution of the two acids to make it distinctly
but faintly acid. Then a solution of calcium
chloride is added, and this precipitates all of
the tartaric acid. The filtrate from this pre-
cipitate contains calcium citrate, which sepa-
rates if the solution is boiled.
How to Brighten Carpets, —After the dust
has been thoroughly beaten out of carpets, and
they are tacked down again, they can be bright-
ened very much by scattering cornmeal mixed
with coarse salt over them, and then sweeping it
off. Mix the salt and meal in equal proportions.
Formation of Arsenides by Pressure.
Spring has continued his experiments on the
formation of chemical compounds by simple
pressure, and no* gives the results obtained
with arsenic. When zinc tilings ami pulverized
arsenic, mixed in the proportions required bj
the formula Zna Usare submitted to a pres-
sure of 6,500 atmospheres, a homogeneous me-
tallie like block is obtained, crystalline under
the microscope, and brittle under tL. hammer.
It dissolves completely ju sulphuric aeid, evol-
ving hydrogen arsenide and leaving ..nlv a
small black residue. A similar mixture of lead
and arsenic gives a homogeneous block of me-
tallic Luster, hard and brittle, and which does
not olog the file. Tli.' arsenide of tin corre-
sponding to the formula Sn:; As, thus ..htaiued,
is a white metallic mass, brittle with foliated
structure, fusible at a higher temperature than
tin. and difficultly soluble in hydrochloric aeid
with -volution of H;i As. The cadmium arsen-
ide required three pressings, and gave a brittle
metallic mass. No compound of as high a com-
position in arsenic, < 'd:t As- eon Id he formed by
fusion. Copper combines with arsenic under a
pressure only with difficulty. After eight pres-
sings a homogeneous metallic mass resulted,
brittle and granular, grayish-white in color.
Silver acts similarly, giving a bluish-gray homo-
geneous metallic mass. Arsenic itself, when
submitted to 6,500 atmospheres, acquired a me-
tallic luster and a specific gravity of 4.!)] —Btr
Berl. Ohem. Gen.
Formation ok Chemical Compounds by
PRESSURE.— Mr. Spring, the (Jerman chemist
whose experiments on the formation of solids
by pressure were recorded in our columns some
time since, has continued his researches, and
now gives some of the results obtained. He
found that when zinc filings and pulverized ar-
senic in proper proportions arc 'sumitted to ra
pressure of 0,500 atmospheres, a homogeneous
metallic-like block is obtained, which appears
chrystalline under the microscope and brittle
under the hammer. It was found to dissolve
completely in sulphuric acid, envolving hydro-
gen arsenide, and leaving only a small black
residue. A similar mixture of lead and arsenic
gave a homogeneous block of metallic luster,
hard and brittle, and which does not clog a file.
Arsenide of tin obtained in this manner is a
white metallic and brittle mass, with foliated
structure, fusible at a higher temperature than
tin, and dissolving with some difficulty in hy-
drochloric acid. The arsenide of cadmium was
submitted to pressure three times, and gave a
brittle metallic mass. Copper was found to com-
bine with arsenic under pressure only with
difficulty, and after having been submitted to
the operation some eight times a homogeneous
metallic mass was obtained, brittle and granular
and grayish-white in color. Silver was found
to give a similar mass, being of a bluish-gray
color and homogeneous in structure. Arsenic
itself, when submitted to 6,500 atmospheres,
acquired a metallic luster and a specific gravity
of 4.91.
Xew'and Stalk Brkak— Aeelebrated French
chemist, M. Boussingault, has recently been en-
investigating the nature of the change which
takes place when bread becomes stale, some-
thing which has hitherto not been understood.
In the course of his experiments, a circular loaf
12 inches in diameter, and six inches thick, was
taken from an oven heated to 240* Reaumur,
and a thermometer forced into it three inches.
The thermometer indicated 78' R. (207.5 F. }.
The loaf was then taken to a room, the temper-
ature of which was 15* K. (00J F.), and found
to weigh seven and a half pounds. In 12 hours
the temperature of loaf sunk to lit' R. (73" F.),
and in 24 hours to 15' (06), and in 30 hours
to 14" (03.5). In the first 48 hours it lost
only two ounce* 'in weight. After six days
the loaf was again put in the oven, and when
the thermometer had indicated that its temper-
ature had risen to iboJ R. (150J F. ), it was cut
open and found to be fresh, and to possess the
same qualities as if it had been taken out of the
oven the first time; but it had lost twelve
ounces in weight. Experiments were made
with slices of bread with similar results, prov-
ing conclusively, that new bread differs from
old, not by containing a larger proportion of
water, but by a peculiar molecular condition.
This commences and continues to change dur-
ing cooling, but by again heating the bread to
a certain temperature, it is restored to its orig-
inal state. It is the mechanical state which
makes new bread less digestible than old. The
former is so soft, elastic and glutinous in all its
parts, that ordinary mastication fails to reduce
it to a sufficiently digestible condition.
Luminosity of the Magnetic Fielu. — Pro-
fessor W. F. Barrett, of Dublin, has been mak-
ing some interesting .experiments to test the
correctness of the discovery claimed to have
been made by the late Baron von Reichenbach,
viz., that a peculiar luminous effect, resembling
a faint electric discharge in rarefied air, eman-
ated from the poles of a magnet, and was rend-
ered visible in a perfectly darkened room.
CoOKi \<;. —A Montreal firm has invented and
patented a machiue for cooking by electricity.
It consists of a saucepan so isolated by non-
conductors that the bottom forms the positive
pole of the current. The negative pole is at-
tached to a movable point which travels in
circles over the bottom of the pan underneath,
distributing the heat over the whole surface
and with sufficient rapidity to avoid burning a
hole through the pan at any one point,
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 9, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
BUAY FROJ1 ADVBRTISKMJGS'
mi Scientific Press and otiibr s. F. .Iucunals.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Aluamhra M Co
Iidle Mo
Houtou ('"u M (
lientA Belcher F
atiun. No. AMY Lkvied. Deltno/nt. Sale
16.. 07.
Worth Belle: Isle
I'ntii
: \l I
ud HillH M (
Union Con M C
Utuli S M Co...
Wulea Con G & S M C
Nevada.
.California.
....Nevada. .10..
....Nevada. .26..
.... Nevada.. 32..
....Nevada.. 7..
A 'aliforuia... 7..
....Nevada 27..
.( 'aliforuia.. 5..
....Nevada.. 19..
....Nevada.. 4 .
....Nevada.. 2.,
....Nevada.. 11..
... .Nevada.. 3. .
11..
. .California. . li. .
.. . .Nevada.. 44..
.. . .Nevada ,12..
. .California.. 8..
. ...Nevada.. 22..
....Nevada.. 44..
. Nevadi
,May 7...Iiint_' 11..
May 16. .June 19..
10. .May 26. .July 2..
50. .May 8..Junel3..
25. .Apr 21. May 24..
25.. Ayr 30.. June 4..
25.. May L.June 4
20. .May 7. .June 11..
50.. May 17.. June 21..
05.. May 2.. June 8..
1 00.. May 21 June 21..
25..Mav 2. .June 6
30. .May 25.. June 28..
05.,Anr 21. .May 24..
20.. May 25.. June 27 .
20. .May 16. .June 2..
50. .Apr 2)i..JuiiL' 1..
25. .May 17. .June 20. .
05. .May 24..Juus26,
50. .May 2. June 6.
1.00. .May 16. June 20
25.. May 14 "
Srccr.KTAi:
July 2 F J Kclnvarze..
.July 10.. J WPtW
.July 19.. WH Watson...
.July 3.. \V Willis
. June 12 J Crockett
.June 25.. C C Harvey
June 25.. C C Harvey.. ..
.July 5..JM Brazed....
.July 11. .TB Latham...
.June 27. .WE Dean....;
.July 16.. P Jacobus
June 25. .F S Monroe
.July 23. .J W Pew
;JuneI3..W H Watson..
..Tidy 16. .J H Wilkins...
.July 12...T WPew
.June 21 CL McCoy....
.July ll.-WKDean ....
.July 23 E Hesfcres
.June 26. -J M. BuffiuEton
July !)..<! C Pratt
Tidy 16. J H Applegatc.
Pi,ai:k of Bi-kine.sk.
....324 Wasliiiife'ton st
310 Finest
...302 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
327Piuest
309 California st
309 California at
328 Montgomery st
'. 408 California st
. . .309 Montgomery st
, , .309 Montgomery st
304 Montgomery st
310 Finest
. , . .302 Montgomery st
438 California st
310 Finest
...,309 Montgomery st
....309 Montgomery st
.... 328 Montgomery st
309 California st
... 309 Montgomery st
320 Sansome st
Ifyj^Q Sujviw^y,
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
( Ijinino Sucn C M Co
CnntinentiU C & T Co....
Colden Fleece GM (Jo...
Hamburg M Co
Loveto M & M Co
MoreauMCo
IV;is;nit, Valley M Co....
Sun Miguel Con M Co...
Ymjui M Co
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS
California.. 1.. 05.. Apr 27.. May 31. .. .June 20.. X) Buck 309 Moutgomory st
. July 24. .W E Greene....
...Tune 16.. F Scliirineier. . .
..July 24.. D A Jennings..
, . June 18 . H G Jones
. July 20..CLTilden
..June30..CEKllintt
..July 22.. C G Brooks.
30D Montgomery wt
...785Folsomst
11)1 California at
327 Fine st
...806 Market st
327 Pinest
210 Front st
f T Atkinson 337 Pine st
Namk of Company.
Caborca M Co
Golden Gate M Co
Solid Silver M Co
Name of Company.
Meeting.
. .Aunual.,
California.. 1.. 05. .May 26. .July
...California.^,7). .35. 00. .Ayr 20. .May 26.
Nevada.. S 25.. May 24.. July 2.
Mexico.. 4.. 10.. Apr 27.. May 28.
California.. 9 50. .May 28..June29.
...California., 1.. 15. .May 7. Jnnell.
Mexico.. 2.. 1.00. .Apr 28. .June 4
Mexico.. 1 30.. May 24.. June 28.. . .July 18.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location, secretary Office is S. I
Mexico. . W L Elliott 220 Sausome st.
R Hunson 606 Sacramento st Annual..
California. .B Hnuson 606 Sacramento st Annual . .
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Location, secrktaky. Office in S. F. Amount.
JSuiwer Con M Co California. .W Wilis 309 Montgomery st 05
Contention Con M Co Arizona. .D C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 May ZS
Keiituck MCo Nevada.. J WPew 310 Finest 10 May IS
Navajo M Co Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pine st 25 May 14
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Apr 16
Silver King MCo Arizona. .J Nash 315 California st 25 May lo
Standard Con M Co California. .Win Willis 309 Montgomery St.
Date.
.... June 11
June 9
.... June 9
Payable.
..Apr 12
25 May 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argenta
Atlas
Belcber
Bolcting
Best & Belcher....
Bullion
Bechtel
Belle Isle
BodieCou
Benton
lioOie Tunnel
Caledonia
California
Cballengc
('hollar
Confidence-
Con. Imperial
Con. Virginia
Crown Poiut
Day
Flco Con
Eureka Con
Eureka Tunnel —
Exchequer
Grand Prize
Could & Curry —
Hale & Norcross.,
Holmes
Independence
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Keutuck
Martin White....
Mo
1.50 .
45
45 .55
25 .30
95 1.10
1 CIO i*05
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
M t. Pi ttosi
Noonday
Northern Belle
North Noonday...
Navajo
North Belle tale .
Occidental.
Ophir ..
Overman
Oro
I'otosi
Pinal Con
Savage
Seg. Belclier ......
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
South Nevada
Tnsca.rora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow Jacket
Week
End j no
May 17.
Week
Eniuni;
May 24.
3.95
70
.25
1.051 00
.10....
2.75 4 50
.70 1.15
.70 1.10
.35 .40
.55 1.00
iM 2'25
4 '.65 el
.10 1.40
.20
.10....
.25 .25
.35 .30
2.20 2 50 2.45
1.60 2.00:1.85
.05....
50| .50
1.25 1 401.30
3.75
.25'....
i. 00 2.5)1
.552.00
.25 .351 .35
.90 1.001 .85
2.30 2.552.55
3.55 4.104.35
.50 .55
.20
3.05
2.75
.in
.95
2.95
65
2.65 3.15
" "1 3.00
6 00
1 90
1.20
.80
2.00
6.75
Week
Ending;
May 30.
Week
Ending
June 6.
3.00 4.50
.65 .95
65 1.10
1.15
.20
30
■10
3 85
2.00
05
... .30
.20 .55
.30 .60
.40 .70
3.15 4.25
2.50 3.75
.10
3.00 3.75
60 .65
40
50
3.30 4.45
7.50 "
. .35
2 50 2.90
25
2.301.85
.25 .25
1 .25 ... .
2.20 2.20
.75 .25
i!3o;i'.25
.90|....
2.152 15
...J2.50
5.00 5.25
6i6.00 6J
2 05 1 50 1
,30 20
....1.25
2,552.60 4.50
.35
.95
3 70
1.85
1.401.40 2.10
....1 70
2.65 2.85 3.45
2.90 3.00
6.25 S3
.. .20
.. 105
75 1.15
.75
.25 . . .
4.003.S:
20 .25
3.25 3.50
,75
.75
.50
2 65 3.15
7.00 SB
6i U
1.55 1.70
.. .15
50 2 50
2.80 4.25
.40
.i;n
1 90
.70
2.25 3.05
2.75
5.50 8£
10 .20
10fJ 105
.70 1.15
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange
Till I1SHAV A. SI.,
i.r'"> Argenta
1120 Andes
50 Alta
1100 Benton
ion BodieCou
120 B.& Belcher...
50 Bullion
200 Belmont
120 Belcher
1300 ( Ion. Virginia .
11170 Chollar
50 Crown Point ..
30 1 ''in. Imperial..
1300 California
100 Exchequer
700 Grand Prize...
355 Goidii & Curry ,
395 H»le& Nor....
."Oil Independence,
305 Mexican
180 Onhir
300 Overman
7.rp0 Potosi
WO Savage ,
075 Sierra Nevada.
100 Scorpion, .'.,.,
00 Utah
1050 Gnion
110 Yellow Jacket.
AFTERNOON SE
1100 Argenta...
100 Alta
160 B. & Belcher. .
June 7,
50e
,, ,75@80c
75c
.15c
1.05
4.40
1.10
30c
1 55
70c
..::;.'..".■';. 55
...:, 1.::
10c
35c
50c
50c
.,ii
■I'M'ta-lAo
10 Bodie Con.
100 Belcher....
680 Chollav....
600 California
750 Con. Virgil
,.40c
1.40(nl.45
2,55(§.r "
- ■ • .7i@7i
65c
...2.95@3
7>iS
.4.60@4.65
SSION.
...,45@50c
75c
,...4@4.05
100 I
nitidu
200 Caledi
100 Challenge
2100 Con. Imperial....
360 Crown Point
1050 Exchequer
600 Elco Con
175 Eureka Con ,
550 Grand Prize
701) could & Curry.,.
515 Hales Nor
400 Julia
50 Justice
350 Mexican 3
650 Navajo ,
80 Northern Belle. . ,
10 Occidental ,
430 Ophir 2
190 Overman
25 Savage
50 Silver King
100 Scorpion. ,,..,..,
■110 Siena Nevada..
50 Silver Hill
100 Trojan
700 Union Con
70 Utih
150 Yellow Jacket. 4
1
1.45
1.15{B3.
30c
60c
3
20c
,40c
10c
.... 1.35
,..40@45c
20c
..4.45("3?.
,..45(«50c
,.2.70@2S
... 7>71
Mining Share Market.
There was somewhat of a break in the market this week,
luit transactions have been pretty lively in Comstocks,
though "outside stocks" have been neglected. Our tables
show the rate of variation. The fact that water had been
found in the Hale and Norcross winze caused exaggerated
eportsto he circulated. The Union-Sierra Nevada joint
winze is down about SS feet and in good vein material, the
same as that encountered in the drift of the '2900 level.
When the winze is sunk to a distance of 100 feet, a station
will he cut out, and erosscuttiny west will be commenced.
The situation at the other mines on the Comstoek remains
about the same as usual. At the south end of the lode a
large quantity of low grade ore is being taken out of the
Yellow Jacket. In the Belchev and Crown Point a good
deal of ore is in sight in all the openings. Our tables on
this page give the number of assessments delinquent this
month. Should the above assessments be collected in full
as reported, the money will be apportioned geographical b
as follows:
Nevada—
Storey countv $224,050
Elko/ 75,000
Eureka 75,000
Nye 7,500
Lyo,, 7,1)00- SJSS,550
California —
Mono county 25,000
Amador 15,000
El Dorado 15,000
Nevada 10,000
Butte V"*1
Calaveras 5,000- ,5,000
Arizona —
Cochise county 5,000 - 5,000
Mexico—
Chihuahua :- ">'>.0(Kj
Sonora 3,000- 33,OOU
Total $521 ,550 §521 ,550
Following is a condensed statement of the assessments
delinquent in the first six months of the year:
18S2, 1SS3.
Nevada $2,840,100 §2,984,990
California '. .' 623,600 78S,u44
Dakota 75,000
Vrizona 155,500 82,000
Utari 22,000
Idaho 15,000
Alaska 20,000 19,(50
Mexico 70,000 138,000
Totals s3,821,200 53,112,784
.15c
oo(.:;Vji5
....1.60
....7.25
li
Bullion Shipments.
Wo quote shipments since our last, and shall be
pleased lo receive further reports:
Head Center Con., May 29th, §3,390; Head Center and
Tranquillity, 20th, Ws,676; Northern Belle, 27th, ^,452;
Standard, 28th, §14,472; Contention, 27th, sl4,*4o; 1 ihristj .
28th, s2,102; Mt. Diablo, 28th, §3,495; Jit. Diablo, olst,
s4,4!ii;; Yellow Jacket, June 3d, §10,594; Christy, May :ilst,
S5.070; Navajo, June 4th, *I2,UO0; Bodie Con.. May 28th,
s,">,l>i2: Argenta, June 4th, §7,500; Contention, 1st, slS,180;
Alhainbni, Con., 4th, §3,98S; Head Center Con., 4th, sS,-
450: Mt. Diablo, 3d, sfl,S73; Northern Belle, 3d, ^4,755;
Hanauer, May 29th, -«,27u; Crescent, sH,650; Horn Sib er,
29th, §15,000; Ontario, §14,595; Ihillionvillc, §3,107; Cres-
cent. 30th, *;i,4S0; True Eissnre, 30i^, *"\300; Silver Kecf.
on* May, *4r.,l(">s: Horn Silver, 30th, §_!, CIO; Bullionvillc,
:!0t)i. $2,991; Hanauer, -Tune 2d. s7,:ino; Storniont, 2d,
§3,500; Ontario, 2d, §9,953; Horn Silver, 2d. sil,')00; Ha-
nauer, 3d, si, 750; Crescent,- 3d, §3,530.
. |fi(«45e
....2.30
105
75c
..5itps
10e
15c
,..6g@7
Work is going steadily on in the mines at
iMwucyville, Nevada,
We see by the Pinal Drill that after consider-
able trouble the well at the l^ueen ereek smelt-
er has been finished and a supply of water is as-
sured. Two wells were dug and connected by
a tunnel.
At Benson, Arizona, the large smelting furnace
of Saulsbuvy & Co. is in successful operation
and the business of the town is good.
NMIWES, brain and nniselcs gain strength and the power
Of endurance by using Brown's Iron Bitters,
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
A Big r/iND. — Sierra Tribune, May 31: A quartz
boulder said lo contain $10,000 in gold was found in
Cox & Curley's claim at Gibsonvillelast week.
Jackson, — Amador Ledger, May 30: Prospect-
ing continues without any decided change. No pay
rock of any consequence has been encountered as
vet. The rich ore that was struck just previous to
the closing down of the mine under llie old bond,
proved to be a small streak, and soon vanished en-
tirely. Drifting is I eing vigorously prosecuted.
Misci-:i.i.ANi£oi\s. — A five stamp mill is to be
erected on a quartz claim near Rutte Mountain
jwned by J. Hageman and others. The quartz is
rejwrted to be very rich. The mining industry is
having a boom from all points in the vicinity of the
county seat just now, W. A. Nevills is still below,
purchasing machinery for the'operations at the Mam-
moth.
Plymouth. — Cor. Ledger, May 30: From all
that I can learn, the Amador Pacific mine yields an
average of $75,000 per month, and the sulpliurets are
sufficiently to pay the working expenses. In some
parts of the mine, the rock is very rich, and the men
working in these places are closely watched, as the
richness of the ore is a constant temptation. The
Pacific is a pleasant mine to work in. It is not near
so hot as in the Empire. The miners in the Empire
have to take off their shirts sometimes half a dozen
times in the course of a shift, to wring the sweat out
of them. Also, they have frequently to take off their
boots to relieve them of perspiration. In the Pacific
the miners work in comparative comfort. Accidents
are less frequent in the Pacific than in the Empire.
As a rule, there are more accidents in old mines than
new ones. Some three or four men arc now laid off
owing to accidents which have befallen them within
the last two weeks in the Empire, Two of them are
on crutches; another had his shoulder dislocated by
an old timber falling on him. A pair of new ropes
have been put in at the Empire the past week, which
makes it safer for those who are lowered to a depth
of 1,300ft every day.
Sutter Creek. — Sinking at the Consolidated
Amador is being prosecuted rapidly. They have al-
ready sunk 60 ft, the ground being very favorable.
By the end of August it is expected that the 300 ft
will be accomplished. Indications at the 900-foot
level of the Mahoney are favorable. No pay ruck has
been encounted as yet, but it is thought thai the ledge
is not far off. Forty stamps of the mill are running
part of the time on ruck from the open cut. The ore
is of low grade, but perhaps sufficient to pay expenses
until a better quality is struck.
Butte.
A Dust Deposit. — Butte Record, June 2: One
of Butte creek's hard-working miners ami speculators
arrived in town this morning with $3,000 worth of
precious dust, which was deposited in the Bank of
Butte County, This dust was the result of a month's
work in six or seven little pick-and-shovel claims. In
making the trip to Chico the miner was well guarded.
Besides being armed himself, he had a companion
who carried a Henry rifle across his knee.
Calaveras.
Campo Seco Copper Company", — Cor. (. hivniclc;
TheCampoSeco Copper mine was first opened in 1861,
and worked continuously until 1866. It then closed
down on account of the depreciation of copper.
Work was again commenced about a year ago, and
850 tons of ore have been shipped as an experiment,
and with such satisfactory results as to justify the
construction of reduction works upon the mine,
using what is known as Dodge's system of working
gold, silver and copper ores, which was set in opera-
dun about ten days ago. The dimensions of the
reduction works are 60 feet by 122 feet. The ore
first passes through a rock breaker, then into a pul-
verizer. From there it is deposited in a tray, to
which is attached an elevator, and lifted to a hopper
above, where it is fed by a cylinder containing a
screw, into a revolving furnace. The- furnace is 28
feet long, 8 feet in diameter, and revolving at the
rate of one revolution in two minutes. This furnace
is constructed of iron, with brick lining inside.
When leaving the furnace, it is then in a condition for
leaching, for which there are a series of tanks, five
of them being 16 feet square and four feet deep, and
two that are 16 feet square and six feet d« ep, In one
of the latter is placed iron to precipitate the copper.
It then passes into the Inst tank, cleansed, then
placed on a drying table. The ore is reduced from
four or five per cent lo eighty and ninety per cent.
It is then shipped for refining, some to Europe and
some to the Eastern Slates. There are employed at
present about ten or twelve hands, but when every-
thing is in full operation, it will einploj about thirty
men.
El Dorado.
EUKEKA. — Georgetown Gazette, June 2: Devel-
opments on die new Eureka lode by Mr, Cheek, con-
tinue, and the ore is improving very much. The
width of the ledge is not yet known, the shaft being
entirely in the ledge, extending 10 ft from the east
casting to the west. The lode may be 12 or more ft
in thickness, It continues to prospect well in free
gold from one side of Ihc shaft to the other, much of
the ore being of rather high grade. Here appears to
be the beginning of an opening up of a mine which
will in the near future, rank among the best mines in
California.
Cederkerg. — Mr. A. J. Morrcll, ofSan Francisco.
accompanied by Mr. Easlon, arrived on Saturday
last. The former, President of the newly incorpo-
rated Morrell Con, G. M. Co., to inaugurate work
on the Cederberg property. Mr. Easton, who is in-
terested in the new mining guild, expressed himself
much pleased with the character of this mining dis-
trict, so far as he could judge from the few clays
spent here, and proposes during the summer to make
a general examination of the raining opportunities
of this part of El Dorado county. Mr. M. Hollir.gs-
worth (of Iowa), left for San Francisco on Wednes-
day, having commenced prospecting on his com-
pany's mine, the result of which will determine the
extent of work they do on their mine this summer,
Mono.
Chances in Jordan. — Homer Index, June 2: J
The latest reports from Jordan district are lo the ef-
fect that Francisco Butler, Superintendent for the I ><■-
troit Copper and the Mono Lake Hydraulic mining
companies, received orders from below, juslas he was
getting ready to start up the copper works, not lo
pay more than $3 50 per day for underground miners
nor more than $2 50 per day for tramway and other
outside workmen, whereupon he tendered his resig-
nation, which, it is reported, has been accepted and
notification telegraphed that his successor will be up
in a few days. Yesterday morning L. Jacobs, for a
long lime foreman of the hydraulic works, received
official notice of his appointment as Superintendent
of that mine, li is not at all probable that the cup-
per company can get men to work for $2 50 per day
and at the same time pay $8 per week for board, nut-
can good miners be bad in this part uf the counlrS
for $3 50 per day,
< li moi.i. \. — The track iron, cable and cars for the
tlorilla tramway arrived on Sunday last, and werg
hauled up to the foul of the tramway near Wasrotii
The reduction works arc being put in thorough re-
pair, and will be ready to start up by the time the
tramway is completed. The capacity of the worts
is six tons per day.
GREAT Sikrua— Tioga.— An accident occurred
on Wednesday last whereby the cylinder head was
cracked, necessitating a delay of several days, and
consequently all the underground force in the main
adit had to be knocked off temporarily.
Neptune No. 2— Jordan.— This rich prospect,
situated on the summit of the ridge northwest of the
Old Mono digging, we are pleased lo learn, is to be
speedily developed on a comprehensive scale, Joshua
R. Crane, the discoverer and locator, having secured
ample means in Bodie for that purpose.
May I..UNDY.— Every thing about the May l.imdv
mine and mill is-now running smoothly, both insti-
tutions being full handed, and the bullion shipment^
are regular and unusually heavy.
Nevada.
Si, ate Range, — Foothill Tidnigs, May 29: The !
Slate Ringc mine, better known as Perrin's, is lo-
cated near Forest Springs, 011 Wolf creek, four or
live miles from Crass Valley. The mine has yielded
richly in the past, but of late years it has been idle.
The properly is held under a United States patent,
and the owners of it are Judge Giles S. Brown, of
You Bet, and Joseph Perrin, of Grass Valley town-
ship. A Tew months ago some "tribulers" went
into the mine and struck a good ledge, this ledge
being a different one and above, as we understand,
the one formerly worked under Mr. Perrin's manage-
ment. The tributers are now taking out very rich
rock. They <- lU it "hundred dollar rock" which
in 'ans that ii will pay that amount to the load. A
load is somewhere about a ton and a half. One of
Uie tribulers, Mr, Neilson, says he would not sell the
ore as it now lies on the dumb for $100 a load. The
owners arc going lo work right away on the ledge,
Another shaft will be sunk at such a point as will not
interfere with the contract of Xeilson ,v < lo., fhe tri-
buters. Joseph Flack has the contract for putting
up the whim which will be used for hoisting, There
will be no need for pumping machinery for a long
time, because llie ground is well drained by a tunnel.
When it becomes necessary to pump there is an abund-
ance of water power near the mine. Mr. Garett
Brown will superintend the new work for the owners.
He will reside near the mine, his wife having come
down from You Bet to-day lo arrange t he-house lltey
have taken.
Sherman Con. — Nevada Transcript, Ma) a&
The reporter made a hurried visit yesterday afternoon
with E. C. Wolfe, one of the stockholders, to tm
Sherman Con. mine on Gold Flat, The new incline
shaft is already down 104 ft in soft and very wot
ground, and when a depth of 200 ft has been reai hed
the first drift will be run. By an ingenious contri-
vance a double pump is run with a single pi. nit of
machinery, one of the pumps keeping the new shaft
dry and the other drawing water from the old work-
ings which are now 25 ft more or less to the east!
Another shaft is being sunk still further lo the east
by the aid of a whim and in a day or two more the
ledge will be reached by a drift from this that is being Jk
run about 35 ft below the surface. There are in (lie
claim some five ledges, including the Sherman which
has been well prospectedandfound of excellent crade,
the Big Fast and West and the Daisy. These ledges, I
or the most of them, come together from different
directions almost under the new hoisting vv urks. The
mine is in charge of Thomas Peard, and gives em-;
ployment now to 12 men who work on three shifts. 1
The development of the claim is being rapidly pushed
and every thing is done in a first-class manner thai
indicates good management. The Sherman stock-
holders are business men about town and they have
an encouraging prospect for a valuable property.
Plumas.
Got.n Stkii'1'. Mine. — Greenville Bulletin, May
28: A few men were put to work last week clearing
up the tunnel and stope where work was lefl
off last fall, in order to get out arrangement is about
completed with John Mclntyre and W. Deal, hy
which the ledge recently discovered by them will be
made available for work in the mill.
Mining; Sai. e.— The Sun Sei claim continues lo
develop so well that a very competent jud^e of mines,
C. (J. Rogers, Supt. of the Green Mountain, with J .
I). Hender associated with him, has bought a half
interest in the mine.
An Indian's Mine. — An Indian named Barney
Tutt has been prospecting for months past in tin: can-
yon above the Genesee mine. Barney has lately struck
a ledge that promises lo turn out a good thing for
him; he is building an arastra with a 28 foot wheel
and doing nearly all the work himself.
Indian Valley! — All the necessary repairs to the
wrecked machinery were completed by Sunday after-
noon. On Mondav morning work was resumed at
mine and mill and now all is going on with the ac-
customed regularity.
Emerald District. — Since last fall prospecting
woTa has been kept up steadily on the Lucky S. claim,
'ihe mine is now so far developed that the director
of the company will go to the ground on Friday and
examine it carefully, with a view to determine whether
or not a mill shall be built at once.
( IRESGENT. — With the finishing up of what ore reak
mains in the dump house the mill will be stopped fo^
a lime, this ore will not last longer than to-morrow.
Ji.ne 0, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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works ;it tiiis
.. ■■ ied bj ill'-- < '.iii! . ting i ,,. i
and under ihe m
drift -.r two runs, and then, through
in the work was lateen away,
arse the work had to be suspended The
i. MM richly Tor the ibor per-
tnd it now seems to i
L A nice inn.
is running, which pumps the wntei and
' ■ : ■
ingenuity and mi ihe mine,
fi in depth. I he "pump i mp ■.
u rubber belt, i" which tin buckets a
bell runs into a "sump" at
where the buckets fill nnd
when they arrive at the top, pass over a drum or roller
and discharge* into i Hume which Likes away the
I ninvance is novel in
i le, and highlj U is
'ii the time to
mine dry. I : trtment !-■ fitted
up lor a cage, on
•i led to the top, . ruu io
■ ■
rks. Work has bit) iusi con i
in ihe drifts, ami no returns hn m ide, but
then i no i h im ■■ fi i] i fa
known to be good, and die c! i I
i b) this
Shaft Messrs. Miller and Flynn handle ihi i
and Mr. I'. 1 1 i of the mine.
i mon i I lii.i..--\u new ol mm h importance
. exi epl that the pi ■
vigorously and ever)
to the fact that a rich and extensive gravel
mine is there. ' [*he tunnel lias di
gravel foi more th in one hundred u across in
id to equal in appenrance anj
be found in the blue gravel channels of Rien
'I he owners are satisfied with the prospects, and will
now put up buildings, etc., for permanent work. No
in be washed at present, as there is no lum-
ber for flumes, but the pan ami rocker prospects
gold in quantities sufficient to pro' e that l taremoni
is solid, lit.- hill will be a busj place for years to
come, and furnish employment for a large number ol
men.
San Bernardino.
: i r.— Calico Print, , June a: < lonsiderable ad-
vancement has been made in this mine within the
Last few weeks, Besides the clearing away of sur-
fa< e e u*th on the blufts, and at the same time taking
out a large quantity of good ore, a shaft has been
sunk i" a depth of 50 ft on the ledge from which ore
1 being taken, n tunnel has been driven in on the
in the south 40 ft, and another on the north,
ia ft, A large quantity of fine ore is taken from
these tunnels, keeping a ear busy running Ihe ore
• .at Li i the chute.
BfSM \i;i k. The working force on this mine has
been increased to eight men. Work in the shaft is
progressing in the midst of good ore. It is Mr.
Godfrey's intention to sink the shaft to a depth of
50 ft, then crosscut and slope ore.
Snow Bird. The new cuts recently made in the
hill arc looking well, ihe veins opened up getting
broader and the qu unity and quality of the ore in-
■'■ ising. Out of the numerous veins that can be
seen running through the hill there is n likelihood
that a permanent ledge will be struck, of which they
ire feeders. The Coleman Co., who recently bought
event! borax deposits a few- miles east of Calico,
have a dozen men at work taking out Ihe borax and
shipping it to San Francisco.
Sierra.
kn 11 Bowlder. — Mountain Messenger: A very
rich quartz bowlder was found in ihe Nevada claims
at Gibsonville, a few days since. The bowlder was
was found lying close to the surface, and weighed
10- pounds. It is. estimated to contain over $2,000.
Fifteen hundred dollars was offered for it, but the
offer was refused. Cox, Denoon and Gourley are
the owners of the claim. The Rainbow company,
1 liips Flat, has done remarkably well during the last
two weeks, the ouiput of gold going away up into
the thousands. The owners are reticent in regard to
the j ield, but it has undoubtedly been larger than out-
iders are aware of.
1 IIBSONVILLE. — The Union company are still tak-
ing out excellent pay, although they are bothered
some with water. The company's tunnel is in over
4,000 feet. Unfortunately they were about 30 feet
too high, and are obliged to work through an incline.
Water has increased so fast that the company has
let a contract at $125 per week to keep the mine free
from water. Gravel and water are both raised by
hand as yet, which renders the working exceptionally
expensive. For the past month and more the gravel
has paid in the neighborhood of six or seven dollars
per carload. The North American company now
lias its tunnel clear through the ridge, and has found
gravel that pays $2.25 per load, which is good pay,
considering that the mine is not an expensive one to
work, as mines go.
EXTENSION. — The Extension company took out
78 ounces and 10 pennyweights of gold last week
the value of which was $1,460.10. The company are
working 18 breasters, More cars are being made as
rapidly as possible. The company are now working
three mules to haul their gravel, and the workmen to
and from their work, a little over 4,000 feet. A con-
nection by n-inch pipe has been made with the
Bald Mountain works at Lowell avenue, and by
doors in the tunnel, the air is forced through Ihe
drifts and out by the way of the avenue. The work-
ings have not yet crossed the channel, and nothing
is known positively in regard to its width. The com-
pany have at present all the men they need, or will
need for a long time, and it is useless for miners from
abroad to apply for work at present, as it is the policy
of the" company to employ men resident in Sierra
county in preference to outsiders. We notice that
the company has a series of rules posted at the tun-
nel mouth. Among others is one to the effect that
nun getting intoxicated and failing to rep; rt for work
at the proper time, may consider themselves dis-
charged. Water to wash gravel will probably hold
out for six weeks or two months longer, after which
pumping will have to be resorted to or washing
stopped.
Trinity.
Another Rich Ledge. — Trinity Journal, June
2; Mr. I. W Blakemore was in town last week" and
left with us aspc ledge re-
cently discovered b) Uncle [immy Blakcm
which Ik ridge from ICastman Gulch
and on ih< . ileh tide, being about on.- mile
southwest of the rich lodi Mr, (-. Hickey.
This is the eighth gold-lwaring lias been
ed In "Uncle [im", but Cat exceeds in rich-
thnt he has before found. The late discov-
ery is well-defini
width, the rock being estimated to go from $10010
$300 to th.- ion in free gold, Rock is now being
taken out and crushed in a 1 1 jisim in
Gluch and we hope to I results when a
NEVADA.
Washoe District.
II \u wn Mori k< ■■ . ivinze now be-
ing sunk on the 2600 level is now down 1 , ft, and al
l!i' bottom ■_; fn im $30 io - jo pei u >n. it
fi a new streak, as i> is
leep enough to cut the
to the westward a few feet.
'Iwoorii ire have been found to
. rein m cutting om and en-
larging the station, fvighl before last, al .1 poinl
■ ing fora car track, they found
im he w i< le, which shows fine ore.
I here are till feed* ol ning in where work
wa ■ discontinued at the west wall ui the station, and
the ■ round in thai direction presents a very favorable
app ai tin e, 1 in rythinj 1 . ms to indie tte that they
arc on the top ol wnai h ill prove to 1- .1 Favorable
■ 1 ore, The) have drifted out under the
ti starts on the 2400 level, nnd nave opened
a chambei for an upraise, bul the upraise itself has
not been started, as they are awaiting the co-opera-
tion of the Chollar folks in this worfe Only about
80 It remain to be excavated to make this connection.
It will be of immense value as it will give thorough
natural ventilation lo a large amount of ground which
is now very hot. The ore brought up out of the new
streaks yesterday shows well in sulphurets and chlo-
ride.
Mi ksa Se\ \n.\.— On the 2900 level the joint
Union Con. winze is down about 88 ft, and is in a
favorable formation of vein material.
Bl 1 VN» D1.1 1 111 h. —The northwest drift on the
2500 level is advanced in ground that is hard and
dry. The diamond drill shows that this character of
ground u ill continue for a considerable distance. It
has been long since there has been any crosscutting
in this mine. They will soon be in a position to
make extensive explorations.
Vi 1 1. > Jacket —This mm: is voiding well at
nearl) all points. Quite a bonanza of low-grade ore
has been found in new ground on what the miners
term the "Frog Pond Level." This is really quite a
valuable discovery.
Ol'IUR.— A considerable quantity of ore is still be-
_ extracted from the croppings, and this work will
be much facilitated by the opening out of the old
tunnel.
Potosi.— Although active prospecting is not in
progress in this mine at present, the developments in
the adjoining mines show- that they have a valuable
streak of ground to the west.
Con. Virginia. — On the 2700 level the drain is
completed. The west drift on the 2700 level is mak-
good progress in very favorable vein material.
Rebel Creek District.
Tin. Ohio Mink. — Stiver State, June 1: Joseph
McColley, one of the owners of the Ohio mine in
Rebel creek district, informs us that work is being
prosecuted steadily on the mine, which continues to
look remarkably well and produce rich ore. Some
12 or 15 tons of the ore will be brought heie shortly
for shipment.
Bullion District.
kit m ORE. — Tuscarora Times-Review, June 1: It
is reported that large bodies of rich ore have been
found in Rullion district, south of Beowawe, and
across the mountain from Lewis.
Columbus District.
Broke the Main Shaft", — Trite Fissure, June
2: The main shaft in mill No. 1, or upper mill, of
the Northern Belle company, at Belleville, broke on
Thursday night. This will necessitate the complete
closing down of all the machinery in the mill until a
new shaft can be received from San Francisco. The
steam cylinder of the engine has needed repairs for
sometime, and will be attended to during the two
weeks' stoppage.
Pushing the Work.— The new siteof Columbus
Con. hoisting works is one of activity. A large force
of carpenters, masons and laborers are busy framing
the building, putting in the engine and other foun-
dations, and clearing the ground in the vicinity of
the new shaft, which has already been sunk a dis-
tance of 60 ft. The new works will be the largest in
the district, and will be ready in about three or four
weeks, A description of the building and machinery
will be given next week.
Mount Diablo. — The slope from the lower winze
No. 2 shows two feet of $70 ore, and the slope above
the third level, near the head of this winze has devel-
oped some 15 inches of $85 quartz. The stope above
the west drift from the Callison winze is looking well
the ledge averages fully two feet in width, the grade
of the ore being about $75 per ton. A small amount
of ore of a good grade continues to be extracted from
the first level and from the Mount Diablo adit. A
shipment of bullion amounting to $6,125.59 was
made May 24th, and another of $8,494. 53 on the 28th
ultimo.
Grantsville District.
Quirt. — Grantsville Bonanza, June 2: Everything
is as silent as the tomb in the Alexander and Brook-
lyn mines. Active operations have not yet been
commenced.
Lewis District.
Resuming Operations. — Tuscarora Times*Re-
view, June 2: Work is lo be resumed on the Dahl-
gren mine, at Lewis. T. G. Morgan, Supt. of the
mine, has returned from Arizona, where he had been
examining mines for Eastern parties, and he goes
direct to Lewis to make arrangements to commence
work.
Mount Cory District.
Reduction Works, — Bodie Prck Press, June 2:
Warren Loose returned Friday from a trip to Mount
Cory. He says that the .Mount Cory Co. have
graded out a place 100x300 ft for their reduction
I 1 Salkeld ft B ["his is foui
rniles from Hawthorne and several m
wile. M imp Ki,| hope is
Ophlr Canyon District
June 2: The
Iwin K. M. Co., Ophir canyon, is shipping bullion
steadily. It looks as if 0 fair ww\ to be-
come a flourishing camp once 1
Taylor District.
Mo WoRK.VWhite Pine News, June a: Parties
1 from Taylor District inform us thai there
on to 300 men there— only about 40 of whom arc
working agebrush in tl
11.;. b'lM-ath it. Tayloi 1 - expected to I n
inter, but just now is no 0 hunting
work.
Union Diatrict.
Not Phospf.i riu>.— Grantsville Bona* . |une
Union mining district has never been prospi cted lo
■; extent and tin- discover) ol new nurii 1
valuable as any yet opened will not surprise ai
acquainted with the district. fames Liston, Jake
1 ro iding, Steve Merlon and W. < Irowell are working
their mine in Union district with the most encourag-
ing result5 and tin y are taking out some l '
grade ore,
Washington District.
Redui riON Works. — Grantsville Botumta, June
2: Reduction works will probably be erected foi the
purpose of converting ores from the Hon. A. |.
Franklin's mines into bullion.
ARIZONA.
keeper will be C. P. Tatro, who resigi
llcvue to take charge of the books.
■'■ ti 1 the ibovc si |o im .1
will he employed.
MONTANA.
1 Mini v Inter- Mountain, Max _ . 0
the 200- ft east drift of the Magna <
crosscut Intel) extended to intersect the south vein,
f ore which ;
$75-77 TI
■ ol rthei
a solid width of 18 ft the ore sample-- \\ onn
an eighi n breasl is being extracted wnicii .>
nd - ■ ounces. I »'l tonne! brothers who
have a lease and a $50,000 bond on ihi Sun D
making arrangements to erect a steam hoist on ihi
■ -i ■ nd-acofl s< mtl
I ibout 20 ton-, of ore dailj .
continues. The 300-ft north crosscui of the Bell ha
■■ ■! from the new three-compartment shaft
but the work does not interfere with the sinking
which will be continued to the 400-ft station. The
Lexington mine and mill are running smoothlj tnd
the pn "i action of $50 and $60 ore rein
60 tons daily. The output ihi- month promises lo
■i ■ ■ ". ■-■> <j. I'll. 1 '. .li.i-a is produ ;
75 to 100 tons of ore daily, according lo the require-
ments of the smelter. The Moulton keeps on the
even tenor of its way and under the charge of Mr.
Pat Clark, one of the best practical miners in Montana
is making a very satisfactory r.-.oid. The uppi !
levels of the mine show an abundance ol ore wliich
is so accessible that the working force has been con-
siderably reduced and the output is still in e ■
the capacity of the mill.
A Review.— Tombstone Epitaph, June 2: In
the varied experiences we have had of mining camps
on the Pacific coast we can not call to mind one in-
stance in which so various a display of ore can be
shown up, or so general a mineral impregnated re-
gion exposed, as in the Tombstone mining district.
In new mining regions developments are few and far
between, but here week b) week we have lo record
not only the development of ore bodies alread)
known, but the existence of new leads, which so far
have never been heard of in public, and in places
that no mortal man would look for mineral bodies
of ore, are found by hard work and indomitable cour-
age. The inference, therefore, is, that as a mineral
region Tombstone is unsurpassed in any State or Ter-
ritory of the United Stales of America, and that as
our mines are only in their infancy we have before
us a future and such a future as none of those resi-
dent here can or will be ashamed of. Since our last
report we can record new developments in the Alps.
Ground Hog and Prompter, tending to confirm our
statements; and from the appearance of each and all
they are permanent developments, and as such will
do much to keep the character of Cochise county
mines before the eyes and recollection of capitalists.
Within the next year, we perdict not only a boom
here, but the permanent investment of capital that
will do us all good, and make the name of Tomb-
stone dugub ious though it is) of at least as great his-
toric fame as has ever been gained by the Comstock
or Virginia City in its palmiest days.
COLORADO.
A Strike in Lincoln Tunnel.— Georgetown
Courier, May 31; Dumont was somewhat excited
Saturday, by a good vein of ore having been encoun-
tered in the Lincoln tunnel propertv of the Albro G.
& S. M. Co., of Philadelphia. The long looked-for
and anxiously expected California lode has been in-
tersected. The vein exposed so far shows eight
inches of solid ore, carrying yellow and gray copper.
This mineral has all the' characteristics of that found
in the Albro mine. The facilities for extracting the
ore cannot be excelled in the county- The crosscui
tunnel, situated as it is near the base of the mountain
obviates the necessity of a wagon road being built,
as a chute is the most feasible. This tunnel is un-
questionably the main avenue to all the properties
located upon Albro mountain. The owners deserve
all the profit that can be derived from what appears
to be so splendid ka bonanza. There untiring pa-
tience, perseverance and confidence is worthy the
emulation of other companies in this vicinity. I he
Mansfield company should take this into considers
tion.
IDAHO.
Ore and Bullion Shipments.— Wood River
Times, Mav 26: Ore is rolling down from the Da
vitt, Jay Gould, Idaho Democrat and other mines to
the sampling works here, thence to the Ketchum
smelter, and back in base bullion bars for shipment
to Omaha by rail. The shipments are becoming
larger each week, and soon the bullion shipments
will be the best evidence of the mineral resources of
this section.
The WARM Springs District.— The mines in
the Warm Springs district are all showing well in
depth. The men are now down 50 ft, with a vertical
shaft on the Island mine, in quartz and galena. The
vertical shaft on the Night Hawk is sunk to the
depth of 75 ft, with a well-defined vein and a ra-mch
bodv of shipping ore at the bottom. The main shaft
on 'the Black Hawk mine is down 280 ft, and each
shift is sending up tubs full of galena which will sell
at good figures on silver assay. There are 1.400 to
1,500 tons of ore out on the dump at the Irvine mine
ready to be hauled to the Ketchum smelters, and
more piling up daily. The Irvine and West fork
groups of mines are' so productive at present that the
Philadelphia Co. counts upon a sufficient supply from
them to keep the smelting works running, and the
manager expects that they will ship 6.000 tons the
present season. The East and West Forks, Elkhorn,
Greenhorn, Trail, Eagle, Lake and Boulder creeks,
with North Fork thrown in, are clear of snow on the
south hillsides, and ready for mining operations.
Numbers of men are camped at their respective
claims, starting work for the season.
The New Sampling Works. -Wood River
Times, June 2: The new Hailey Sampling Works
will be under the personal supervision of Mr. Moul-
ton, one of the proprietors, who will endeavor to see
justice done to both bu>er and seller. The foreman
will be W. W. Phillips, one of the best samplers on
the west side of the Rocky mountains, who comes
hen- from the Utah Sampling Mill, Salt Lak.
works, and thai lite contract for erect nig them lias | he has had several years' experience; and th
. wher
* book
NEW MEXICO.
Coal Crop pings. -Las Vegas Gazette, May 22:
At last it seems to be an established fact ihnt Las
Vegas is to be supplied with coal from it own vicinity.
Much excitement was caused yesterday by the new -
that a fine three-foot vein of true carbon had been
discovered by some workmen engaged in excavating
for a culvert on the bank of the Gallinas just in the
rear of the Montezuma hotel at the hot springs. The
coal, which lies near the surface in a locality where it
can easily be worked, is pronounced by experts to be
of a very superior quality — and while the extent of
the deposit cannot be estimated as yet, it is
abh- io suppose from the formation, that thr supply
will be immense. Another fine cropping of very
superior coal has been discovered by a miner nami <J
Howard, al Mineral hill 15 miles from this city, \
couple of sacks of the product have been brought inlo
town and are now on exhibition at N. L. Ri isenthal's
store. Howard will put on men to develop thi
showing at once, in order to claim ihe bonus of $500
offered by ihe board of trade, to the first person who
shall produce a good mine of the precious fuel within
reasonable hauling distance of Las Vegas.
Victoria Mining Camp. — Southwest Sentit/e/,
May 26: This camp is a very promising one. It is
situated in the southern portion of Grant county,
about three and one-half miles south of the S. I'.
railroad, and in a direct line from Gage station. Hut
very little has been said about this district, for the
reason that very heavy capitalists are interested, and a-*
as they do not desire lo sell but anxious to buy more,
it is not to be expected that much information can
be gleamed from them. However, having been en
the ground ourselves we know something about the
camp. Messrs. Hearst & Head own five claims in
the district and have about 30 men at work on the
Last Chance mine. This is an excellent piece "I"
property and is so regarded by the owners, who un-
derstand mining operations as well as anyone in
New Mexico. The formation is limestone and the
ore is found in "pockets" or chambers. Often sonic
very large bodies are found in some of the ore depos-
its. They are down 250 ft with their deepest shaft
and have extracted a great quantity of mineral. It
runs on an average 32 ounces in silver, $12 in gold
and 35 lead. The camp contains about 30 men.
The Hut Cut is another good claim. Mr. Callahan,
who is the superintendent and represents a N. Y.
Co., has 400 ft of work done on it, and is opening it
up rapidly. He and Hearst & Head are shipping
their ores to Benson. A. T., where there arc good
smelting works. They ship on an average isx> tons
per day, and are realizing handsome profits in the
transaction. George E. Price has nine claims in this
camp, all of which are looking well. The Jefferson
mine, owned by Charles Fuller and John Grondhouse
is an excellent piece of property. The owners have
now on the dump about 100 tons of heavy lead ores.
The Arizona, owned by a St. Louis Co., is looking
splendid.
Fleming Djstrh t Strike.-— Las Vegas Gazelle,
June 2: Native silver was struck in Old Man mine.
Vamp Penrose, the other day, and 30 tons of high-
grade ore has been shipped. The real wealth of the
new camp is only beginning to be known. Great
excitement prevails over the late strikes, and every-
thing is at high pressure. Capitalists are arriving
daily, seeking investments in the new bonanzas.
Property is changing hands at enormous figure, and Ihe
prospects are almost certain for still further advanci s.
Thousands of people are Ilockinginto the new camp,
main hotels ami stores are going up, and everything
is booming.
UTAH.
A Big Mining Strike. Salt Lake Tribune,
[une 2: There was a rumor in this city last week of
a big strike in Rig Cottonwood, but it could not be
traced to authentic source, and but little was said
about it till yesterday, when parties who visited the
mine confirmed the previous report. The strike was
in the properly of the Silver Mountain M. Co. , which
is situated on Kessler's Peak, Big Cottonwood. For
some time past a tunnel has been run to cut the vein,
and this was accomplished last week when the tun-
nel had penetrated the mountain 400 ft. An ore
body five ft wide, the first-class assaying ^ ounces
silver, ^3 v lead, $3 gold, the second class 23 ':.
ounces silver, 26 %lead, was encountered. The tun-
nel is 400 ft below the upper workings, and all the
ore can be extracted through it. The strike is the
most extensive that has occurred in Big Cottonwood
in several years, and will do much toward causing
oiheis to develop their properties. Ore shipments
will begin as soon as the roads are put in condition,
and Sm'cr mountain will add its wealth u< ihe pros-
perous Territory.
390
Mining and Scientific Press.
[Junk 9, 1888
The Cedar of the Gods.
[Written by Mrs. JkanneC. Carr ]
An unexpected but most welcome rain
lias left all our young conifers in their
Sunday's best, and so beautiful are they that I
would fain add my weak voice to the chorus of
rejoicing and praise outpoured by a thousand
feathered songsters this May morning.
Of many delightful trees the accompany-
ing faithful portrait will give a very
correct idea of the typical form of the
Himalayan or Indian cedar in youth.
Our specimen, fifteen feet high, was purchased
of W. B. West, of Stockton, in 1878, and
brought here in a four inch crock, with a small
specimen of the Cedar of Lebanon, both in my
lunch basket.
Each are now developing their distinct char-
acters, and looking upon the exquisite drooping
grace of the one, and the sturdy horizontal arms
of the other, I send my thoughts afar to the
scenes where these noble representatives of for-
est grandeur are native.
The Deodar forms vast forests in the Hima-
laya mountains, where the eminent botanist
Sir Joseph Hooker studied it, and recorded his
observations in the "Himalayan Journals "more
than twenty years ago. The brothers Schlagint-
weit were among the earliest botanists of these
elevated regions, and I shall never forget meet-
ing one of them at an inn in Mariposa, in the
summer of 1869, he returning from, and I going
to worship in the Big Tree Groves. His compar-
ison of the Asiatic and American Cordilleras was
most interesting and instructive. The people
who live in the chalets among Deodar are
brave and patriotic like the Swiss ; and passion-
ately attached to their mountain homes. They
are often fair haired, and of a lighter complexion
than the inhabitants of the plains. In times of
which chronology has no measure, the ancestors
of these hill people worshipped trees, and built
vast temples in the plains below; it does not
appear that the Budhists now specially rever-
ence auy vegetable except the banyan,
The uses of the Deodar are manifold; it
serves every purpose of our large family of firs
and pines.
Remembering that the Deodar on its native
heath enjoys a rainfall of 120 inches, I am
surprised to see how well it has accomodated
itself to a climate with less than twelve inches.
The next ten years'will be of much more impor-
tance in demonstrating whether these trees can
be truly acclimated here, than the past five
have been, for we tend our young conifers like
so many babies. Shadingthem when necessary,
and mulching them abundantly. All the
shavings from our new house have been care-
fully saved for this purpose.
In close proximity with the Deodar stands my
Cedar of Lebanon, very different in color, this
being a rich grass-green, while the Deodar is
silvery; should they live fifty years, their heads
will touch each other. And this tree, too, was
studied by the botanists just mentioned, not
only on Lebanon, where a few specimens remain
of the gi-eat forest which Hiram, King of Tyre,
cut down to oblige King Solomon, but also in
the Taurus mountains, where there are virginal
forests still preserved, because there is yet no
means of transporting the precious timber when
it may serve the builder's uses. The oldest
specimen of the Cedar of Lebanon in Europe is
in the Jardin de Plantes, in Paris, where it was
planted by De Candolle, who brought it from
Palestine more than a century ago. It is related
that the vessel in which he crossed the Mediter-
ranean was unseaworthy, and in the prolonged
voyage the sailors and passengers suffered
greatly for water, but De Condolle resolutely
denied himself, and gave his scanty por-
tion to the little tree, which, thus saved
from perishing, has become his monument.
The oldest Cedar of Lebanon in the United
States is in the Bactram Gardens, in Philadel
phia. This was raised from a seed.
During his visit to this coast in 1S70, I was
surprised to hear Dr. Hooker say that he con-
sidered the Cedar of Lebanon and the Deodar
specifically identical, the change of habitat ac-
counting for the difference in their appearance
and mode of growth. I rather resisted this
view, having had no opportunity to compare
the cones, but the better I become acquainted
with them, the more I become of his opinion.
Then the way that our Pacific coast conifers are
behaving under cultivation in England, unsettles
ones cherished ideas about permanence of char-
acteristics. Now,Thujagigantea ishere a massive
tree of compact form, usually a dense pyramid of
living green ; but a variety sold in England as
Thuja Lobbi is described as looking like "a
delicate fishing rod laden with the most ex-
quisite fronds of ferns, each standing quite clear
of its fellows, by reason of the rapid growth of
the central shoot."
The above description is not too florid for our
beautiful Deodar. And right here let me say
a word about pruning these trees. I was inex-
pressibly shocked last October, on a brief visit
to Sacramento, to find the pride of the Capital
park, John Ellis' splendid row of Deodars, hope-
lessly maimed and skeletonized by the shears.
Ten years' growth can hardly repair the damage
to their beauty If let alone severely for that
length of time, the side branches will grow out,
droop downward and hide the disgrace of their
naked trunks.
It is permissible to touch the Deodar with a
knife when a riotous growth causes it to send
up two or more leaders. Even then it is better
to wind a scrap of fine wire around all except the
finest and strongest, thus forcing the sap to it;
after a few weeks the ligatured branches will
fall off, leaving no scar. And if it is ever
necessary to prune the side branches, the cut
should be made at least half an inch from the
stem, and the cut painted or smeared with
clay. The stub will reclothe itself, and pre-
vent diseases of the bark from exposure to sun
and wind.
Deodars may be grown successfully from cut-
tings; they never make quite as handsome trees,
but will serve an excellent purpose as screens.
And there is no reason why a single Deodar
should not adorn a town lot, for half a dozen
years, even if want of space should require its
removal afterwards. Very small conifers,
weeping cypresses (not Montereys), and golden
arborvita?s can be used with good effect in
miniature grounds. The common American
hemlock which grows slowly in California is
one of the best for this purpose.
■ But I have wandered too far from my sub-
ject and purpose, which was to promote the
culture of these lovely trees. In another paper
I will gossip concerning the Auricaria family.
Pasadena, May 6, 1SS3.
Quicksilver Dissolves Gold. — Thos. K.
Beecher, while investigating the mines at this
place, decided a question which has long per-
plexed the practical miner — that is, that quick-
silver will dissolve gold. Miners have always
imderstood that nothingbut "aquarcf/ia" would
dissolve gold, yet they have known that mer-
cury, after being used in saving gold, retained
Wood River,
Many new coiners express surprise that there
is not a greater number of people in town, and
that the streets are not crowded with men. Of
course citizens of Hailey feel a natural interest
in seeing strangers favorably impressed with
this section upon their arrival ; but such observa-
tions as, "The town looks quiet, and few peo-
ple are to be seen," evince a superficial percep-
tion on the part of those who express them.
Last year there were computed to be 10,000
miners, prospectors and residents of all callings
in the Wood River country. Of that number
the towns contained not over 3,000. This sea-
son so far, with the arrivals in Wood River
averaging 40 daily, the towns are not increasing
much in population, and this fact is the best
evidence that the country is growing as it
should — for permanence. Out of 1,000 ar-
rivals this spring in Hailey, not 200
have remained in town. Every day
especially early in the morning parties
on horseback leading pack animals loaded with
tools and mine supplies may he seen starting
out in every direction for the hills, to prospect
or work mines already located. Not less than
100 men have gone from town the present week,
and every man who leaves for the mines be-
comes a pi'oducer of wealth, and each town
eventually receives a proportion of the product
of his labor.
The present season there will be 20,000 min-
ers and prospectors in the Wood River country,
while probably the population of the towns will
not be increased more than half. To any prac-
dHHiiiiiii
g&Hg
THE DEODAR OP THE HIMALAYAS. (Cedrus deodara )
a portion that was impossible to separate but
by retorting. They called quicksilver in this
condition " charged," but supposed the gold
was merely held in suspension. Mr. Beecher,
being a thorough chemist, described the test he
had made, which left no doubt that mercury
will dissolve gold to the extent that miners x\n-
derstand by the term "charged." This fact be-
ing understood, it is evident that mercury used
in a flume, though the "clean-up" may be small,
yet the mercury will contain, in solution, as
much gold as if it had amalgamated a greater
amount of gold. Therefore, miners should re-
tort their quicksilver after every " clean-
up" to save the loss of the gold which neces-
sarily wastes with the waste of quicksilver,
that this scientific discovery places beyond a
peradventure. — Placer Times. '
In the middle ages, the production and use
of copper would seem to have been, in a great
measure, abandoned, probably because of the
discovery of the more precious metals with
which it was found associated. At least the
records of that period in the world's history
contains little concerning the working or use of
the metal.
In the year 1844, the Lake Superior copper
mines were discovered, and these have since
proved to be the richest and most productive
mines of copper in the world. Abundant evi-
dence of the previous working of these mines
were found in the rude stone tools and primi-
tive appliances for reducing the ore which had
been left by an unknown people, who had, in ages
Xjast, inhabited this continent, and whose his-
tory is unwritten.
tical business man, or to those who have
participated in mining excitements and wit-
nessed the rise and fall of new mining countries,
it is an evident fact that wildcat countries have
always grown rapidly and inaugurated a boom
in stock deals and mine sales, but not in legiti-
mate business. Under that I'egime a town
sprang into existence with several thousand
population, which, being out of all proportion
to the product of the mines tributary thereto,
finally experienced the inevitable collapse.
Wood River grows slowly and surely. It
embraces the largest area of rich mineral
country ever discovered on the Pacific coast,
and will sustain at a large profit to the men
working their own claims, or to companies em-
ploying them, 50,000 miners. — Wood River
Times,
Miners — and by this term we mean men who
own mines and work them — are not at all pleased
with the law which allows a man to locate any
number of claims and hold them by trickery.
One operative miner yesterday told us that in
his immediate neighborhood a certain man
claims, for himself and others, perhaps forty
claims, some of which are good and would be
worked if they could only be located by work-
ing miners. The claim-owner in question holds
his ground as long as the law will let him.
His plan is, not to do assessment work, but to
watch and wait until time is up, when he re-
locates and holds them for another period.
This kind of performance should not be encour-
aged. Mines can never be developed in this
way, so that it is not strange that working
miners desire a change in the law. — Prrscoff
Courier.
Snake River Placers.
A New Method for Working the Fine Gold.
It really looks as though the method of sav-
ing the fine gold in Snake River valley has
been found. The credit is due to a company of
working miners, men who have followed min-
ing all their lives. The idea seems to have
been borrowed — at least in part, from the man-
ner in which tin is saved in Cornwall. The
best of it is that no ponderous and expensive
machinery is required. The method is simplici-
ty itself, and any jack -carpenter can make a
machine in a couple of days. A machine re-
quires one man to run it, and from the first 40
hours' run $S9.50 in gold was retorted.
It is not claimed that all the gold was saved,
but it is unquestionably true that more is
saved than by any other method hitherto tried.
These men bought twelve planks in Ogden,paid
$1 a plank freight to get them to Eagle Pock
over the Utah & Northern, and in a few days
went to taking out gold. Some rough lum-
ber they bought here, but there is not
probably exceeding 300 feet in the entire
machine. It is no longer a question of faith,
and this company of miners have already com-
menced to multiply their machines, with the
same certainty of being engaged in a legitimate
business that will pay them from $7 to $10 per
day to the man, that a farm hand in Missouri
has when he works for $15 a month.
And now, to give our readers some crude1
idea of how the gold is saved. A sluice box
with a false bottom is constructed; the false
bottom is of perforated sheet-iron. The gold
and black sand drops through these holes ou
to the second bottom, while the coarser stuff is
carried out and dumped into the river. Some
twenty feet from the river, the sand and gold
drop through a slit in the main sluice into a
second sluice box, just under and crossing it at
right angles, or like the top of a letter T. This
last box has a number of smaller sluice boxes,
reaching from it toward the river, and casting
the water and lighter sand into it. The whole
is something in the shape of a stable fork, the
handle being the main box, the cross-piece be-
ing the second or lower sluice box, and the
tenth representing the final boxes, after passing
through which the water is allowed to waste.
The bottoms of these last boxes are padded
with burlap, which is removable at pleasure. In
the burlap is where the gold is found, and about
once in every twenty-four hours the burlaps are
wrung out into a tub and the gold is retorted.
There are some devices adding to the perfection
of the machine which are not necessary to men-
tion, as an effort so to do would result ^in con-
fusing the reader. It is enough to know that
each machine is good to save, say $20 a day, and
that two men are sufficient to run it twenty-
four hours — or one man on duty at a time.
Water, of course, is a side question — but
there is plenty of water. In high water Snake
river can be brought into use. There we have
North Willow creek, South Willow creek and
Sand creek. When all these get low, the]
Snake River Water Co. can supply any
amount of water through their canal and put it
anywhere.
It is hard to say what the result of saving
this gold is to be. There are a million acres of
land, and you can find the color anywhere. D.
F. Chamberlain showed me a pan he had just
washed out below town, and there were a thou*
sand colors in it. Only yesterday the writer
picked up a pebble fully a mile from the river
on an open prairie, and few gold colors discern-
ible in it to the naked eye. If that pebble had
remained, in a few hundred years it would have
dissolved and added its little specks to the
other specks that have been released from simi-
lar stones, and one more color would have been
found by the man who shall wash a pan of dirt
from that spot a thousand years hence. — CorJ
Salt Lah- Tribune.
Leaching Works.
It will be remembered that some time ago
Albert Arentz visited Eureka, bringing with
him 15 tons of ore from the Mt. Cory mine,
near Hawthorne, to test the reduction of it iu
the Geddes & Bertram! mill by the leaching
process. He went away delighted with the
working of this plan and reported the same to
the Mt. Cory Company, who accepted his
suggestion to adopt the leaching process for
their ores, and have appointed him to superin-
tend extensive new works about to be con-
structed at Coryville. These works are thus
described by the Walker Lake Bulletin: The
main building will be 300x140 feet, and the en-
tire works when completed will cost about
$150,000. They will doubtless be the best ou
the coast, as every useful improvement in ma-
chinery and process will be adopted. The
works will consist of a mill and improved
Brockuer furnance, capable of working from fiO
to 70 tons daily. It is not to be a stamp mill,
but a leaching mill with revolving furnaces.
Krom rolls, somewhat similar to Cornish rolls
in appearance, but of greatly improved con-
struction and manner of working will be used.
The ore will first be broken in rock breakers,
from wdiich it will pass to an improved form of
dryer. After drying it will be put through the
rolls, where it can be crushed to any fineness
required. After crushing the pulp will be put
through the chlorinizing furnaces, of which
there are four, and from the furnaces will 08
taken to the leaching vats, wdiich are operated
by an improved method. The silver is precipe
tated in the vats and is then melted into bars.— •
Eureka Sentinel,
June 9, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
391
A Bright Outlook at Saiford District.
Never in the nisi -1 district did
its mines Look better than they do to -day, v v. -
lately received from that section pictaree the
en i- bright and encouraging! The Onon-
lie mammoth mine of the rani]., under
the able management of Col. Tyson, I
stripped on the surface along the ledge a dis-
tance of 800 feet, exposing ore varying in width
from eight inches to six feet, and in pi i
930 to f4£0 per ton, A force of 20 men is em-
ployed .a present, and more are to be put on as
soon as necessary I iola arrive from Salt Lake
city, A new tunnel has been started about 25
feet belou the oM workings, which is to be run
a distance of s < I feet, there to connect with a
shaft which is being sunk on ore on the northern
end of the cl.«im. The outlook on tin
is more than encouraging, and should the ore
continue down, the wealth of this mine would
be fabulous. Fully 800 aaohs of ore arc await-
ing shipment to Salt Lake, and a large quantity
is i> tn- Loose on the various dumps preparatory
to sorting and sacking.
The Zanoli
This claim is really at present the onlj well
developed one in the district, and shows a con-
siderable amount of work. The ledge was first
encountered in the shaft at a depth of 30 feet,
and baa since continued down a distance of 112
feet, varying in width from three inches to six
feet, the latter being the present width of the
ledge at the bottom of fcne shaft. The ledge
is perfeet and well defined, the foot and hang-
ing walls being plainly disceraiblethroughoutthe
entire depth of the shaft. The ore "averages
high, assays ranging from $2tJ to $300 per ton.
Polly 125 tons are already on the dump, and a
careful estimate of the ore in sight in the mine,
places the value at $40,000. The owners of this
property deserve encouragement, as they per-
sistently toiled and labored in pushing a tunnel
a distance of 300 feet without success, finally
going to a place above, where, at a depth of
:t00 feet, the ledge was encountered. If present
indications continue, it is the intention of the
owners to erect a mill on the Humboldt river,
at Oirard, about a mile distant, where it is es-
timated ores averaging .SI 2 per ton can be
worked at profit.
The Other Mines
In the district we pass for the present, as suf-
ficient developments have not been made to as-
certain the extent of the ledges. Assessment
work is being done on most of them, and it is
calculated that by the 1st of June, fully 100
men will be at work in the district. The
country abounds in ledges, and the appearance
of the Onondaga and Zanoli should' encourage
owners in the vicinity tn commence operations
immediately upon their properties.
The Country
Is all that could be desired. Wood and water
are abundant, Safford canyon being a net-work
of springs and water courses. The Humboldt
river is distant but a mile and a half from the
mines, where ample water power can be pro-
cured for mill purposes. A little settlement
has been established at Gerald station, where
the C. P. trains stop for passengers coming and
going to the mines. At Safford a number of
comfortable dwellings have been erected, where
hereafter man and beast may be accommodated.
Several buildings are shortly to be removed
thither from Palisade, and the 1st of duly will
see a thriving little villiage in the northern end
of the county.
"The Sleeping Village,"
As Palisade has been termed by some, will re-
ceive untold benefits should the future of Saf-
ford prove as now anticipated. Commerce and
travel must necessarily center at that place, and
already the little town is beginning to feel the
effect of operations at Safford. Baum, the gen-
ial proprietor of the Depot hotel, is renovating
and otherwise improving its popular hostelry,
preparatory to the anticipated rush. The Pali-
sade hotel has fallen into the hands of D. T.
Jones and wife, a deserving couple, and is being
conducted in a first-class manner, and though it
is situated a little out of the line of travel, they
will undoubtedly get their share of patronage.
Syl. Bunta, an old Tuscaroran, has leased the
Hogle corner, and is ajrparently doing a good
business. Tom Jewell, S. S. Carney, "Curley"
and all other old standbys are still wrestling
with Dame Fortune, and appear to be perfectly
contented in placidly waiting the coming boom.
The K. & P. Railroad shops are in full blast,
the climate is lovely, the people are happy over
the bright prospects, an(j ft {s more than prob-
able that ere many months roll around another
promising camp will be added to the taxable
property of Eureka county. — Eureka Sentinel,
Next to iron, copper is the most useful metal
in the world. In its general distribution,
it comes next to that most important of all
metals. The qualities of durability, malleabil-
ity; ductility, etc., it possesses render it adapted
to a great variety of purposes.
The general work at Tombstone progresses
steadily and energetically. Those mines which
have not reached water level are doing their
utmost to reach that point, as it is a foregone
conclusion that the developments beneath this
level are likely to be productive of better ore
than what has been found above.
Useful Information,
The Manufacture of Watches.
Few persona eetiinate the amount o
in a watch of modern manufacture. Nearly a
thousand prooesai - are need in completing
them. There are fifteen distinctly different
kinds, and as man) ac i Sfl » u ieties oi finish,
number ol ■ constri ctiou of balances, etc.,
independent of cases and their varieties. Women
are largely employed in the work of watch-
making, especially in Switzerland. But since
the year 1850, the whole process has undergone
immense change by the substitution of machin-
ery for hand work, which originated with Mr.
Dennison and Kdwurd Howard, of Boston, who
established the Brat manufactory of watches at
Roxbury, Mass., when it was moved, in 1854,
to Waltham, on the Charles river. Each sep-
arate portion of the watch is made on a machine
specially constructed for the purpose, and the
employed are so accurate that I-170<>
part of an inch can be measured. Some of the
portions used in watch making arc so minute
that it tikes 160,000 of them to weigh a pound.
VVatbh Glass in Paint. Water glass is now
being made use of in the production of a paint
which, in addition to its beauty and durability,
is also advantageous as a means of protection
against the action of lire. As a floor paint it
is found especially valuable. The surface hav-
ing been well cleaned, any crevice, or cracks
between the boards arc next luted with a thick
mixture of water glass and pulverized chalk or
gypsum, then, by means of a stiff brush, a coat-
ing of water glass, of syrup-like consistency, is
spread over the floor, and to this succeeds a
second coating of the same, mixed with a de-
sired color— the latter a mineral color, as the
alkilies of the water glass commonly decompose
vegetable colors. This coating having become
dry, other layers of the water glass are given,
until the floor acquires a fine lustrous appear-
ance. In order to insure a polished brightness,
the surface is ground off a little, oiled, and
thoroughly dried. The water glass is not worn
away either by heat or by continued use.
Melting Iron with Copper. — In the new
alloy of copper, iron and zinc, considerable dif-
ficulty has been experienced in securing a
uniform admixture of the iron. A London ex-
perimenter is said to have overcome this by his
method of introducing the iron into the mixture
of zinc and copper. When ordinary wrought
iron is introduced into molten zinc, the latter
readily dissolves or absorbs the former. The
exact point of saturation, or the proportion dis-
solved or absorbed, varies with the temperature
at which the molten zinc is maintained during
the process, and it is by carefully ascertaining
and controlling this temperature that a perfectly
uniform product has been obtained. The metal
thus produced, and to which the name of delta
metal has been given, is stated to be as much
superior to brass as phosphor-bronze is to gun
metal, or as steel is to iron. It possesses great
strength and toughness, and samples cast in sand
give a breaking strain of twenty- two tons per
square inch.
Fence Posts that will Last. — A writer in
an exchange says: "I discovered many years
ago that wood could be made to last longer than
iron in the ground, but thought the process so
simple that it was not well to make a stir about
it. I would as soon have poplar, basswood, or
ash as any other kind of timber for fence postsr
I have taken out basswood posts after having
been set seven years that were as sound when
taken out as when first put in the ground:
Time and weather seemed to have no effect on
them. The posts can be prepared for less than
two cents apiece. This is the recipe : Take
boiled linseed oil and stir in pulverized coal to
the consistency of paint. Put a coat of this
over the timber, and there is not a man that
will live to see it rot.11
A New Invisible Ink.— C. Widemann com-
municates a new method of making an invisible
ink to Die Natw. To make the writing or the
drawing appear which has been made upon pa-
per with the ink, it is sufficient to dip it into
water. On drying, the traces disappear again,
and reappear by each succeeding immersion.
The ink is made by intimately mixing linseed
oil, one part; water of ammonia, twenty parts;
water, 100 pai'ts. The mixture must be agi-
tated each time before the pen is dipped into it,
as a little oil may separate and float on. top,
which would leave an oily stain upon the paper.
Hemlock Timber. — The timber of the hem-
lock tree is rejected by the builders, and yet
it might have its important uses. "The stone
which the builders rejected, the same became
the head of the corner," seems to apply to hem-
lock for granaries. It is claimed for it that it
will keep rats out, as they will not gnaw it in
consequence of the sharp slivers penetrating
their jaws, and they lose all relish for the grain
beyond. This hint should be taken advantage of.
Needles and Pins. — One of the flourishing
industries of Oermany is that of the manufact-
ure of needles and pins. The eight manufac-
tories of Iserlohn alone consumed in 1S82 no
less than 600 tons of wire, employing 800 male
and 700 female and juvenile work-people, be-
sides seven steam engines and four water wheels
of 230 horse power. A large export trade is
thus maintained,
Ki:<'\ i/i m.. How to make woods, such as
cherry, mahogany, etc., look like ebony, ifi
often desirable, and a correspondent of the ffvb
gives the following directions : To imitate
black ebony, first wet the wood with a solution
"l logwood and copperas, boiled together and
laid on hot. For this purpose two ounces oi log-
wood Kips, with one and a halt ounces ol cop-
peras, to a quart ol water, will be required.
When the work has become dry, wet the sur-
ain with a mixture of vinegar and steel
filings. This mixture may be made L\ disaob
tug two ounces of steel filings in half a pint of
vinegar. When the work has: become dry again,
sandpaper down until quite smooth; "then oil
and nil with powder drop black mixed in the
filler. Wnrh to be ebonized should be smooth
and free from holes etc. The work may receive
a light coat of quick -drying varnish, and then
be rubbed with finely pulverized pumice stone
and linseed oil until very smooth.
Li minoi s Pa i vr [K Railway Cauki \<:ks.
Luminous paint appears to be steadily working
its way into practical use. A railway carriage
painted inside with the Balmain phosphorescent
paint is included in one of the trains between
London and Kothcrhithe via the Thames tun-
nel. Although only one-half of the available
space of the carriage is painted, the phospho-
rescent light is quite sufficient to enable the pas-
sengers to distinguish small objects when pass
ing through the tunnel; and, moreover, the
light is powerful enough to enable the indica-
tion of an ordinary watch. It is probable
that the railway companies will be euabled to
effect a considerable saving of gas and oil by us-
ing the phosphorescent paint.
To Clean a Watch. — Place a watch, with
the ease open and the works in motion, in a
vessel so that the watch will be entirely cov-
ered with benzine. After three hours it will
be found that the watch has been thoroughly
cleaned. The vessel should be covered with
parchment paper, and the watch, before it is
removed, should be slightly agitated. Lastly,
the watch is laid in benzine again, but this time
a little petroleum nil is added, in order to lubri-
cate the machinery.
To Polish Steel.— Mix half a pound of fine
emery powder with the same quantity of soft
soap, and add a small piece of soda. Simmer
this over a slow fire for two hours, to extract
all the moisture. Rub on with a flannel, and
finish with plenty of dry whiting.
(2ood Health,
Sleeplessness.
A imysician, writing in the Christian Union
on this subject, remarks:
The causes that produce this serious trouble
are various. Not unfrequently the tendency to
it is inherited with a delicate nervous organiza-
tion, and overwork will increase it. It is
difficult for the sufferer to know just how much
work, mental and physical, may be accom-
plished without producing the unpleasant re-
sult. For one so constituted a most watchful
care becomes important, and the most interest-
ing employment must be turned away from at
the first sense of weariness.
An earnest conversation with a friend exciting
your sympathy, the demand upon your strength
made by an invalid, reading an article that
stimulates the mind to intense thinking, may,
any of them, cause you to spend weary, wake-
ful hours and lead to severe exhaustion on the
morrow.
By watchfulness you may learn to spare your-
self the over-fatigue, as a duty which others
may not understand the reason for. You may
avoid the conversation and the book at evening,
seeking them at an earlier hour when the choice
iies with you. But with every care you are lia-
ble to suffer from causes you can neither foresee
nor prevent.
Sometimes indigestion will awaken you at
the small hours, and take revenge for some very
slight departure from the careful diet you uni-
formly adopt. Recently it has been discovered
that many persons lose hours of sleep because
they are in need of nourishment; that the fast
is too long that continues from supper time at
six o'clock until six or eight o'clock the next
morning.
Physicians who used to prescribe bromide of
soda or potassium for sleeplessness now urge
their patients to take beef-tea instead. The
writer, after trying various prescriptions with
little benefit, was at length so fortunate as to
receive such advice. At first beef-tea was used
with some light bread or biscuit broken in
it, sipped from a spoon as warm as it could be
taken. Afterwards milk, just scalded, not
boiled, was substituted, and, to make it more
easy of digestion, a teaspoonful of lime-water
was added to half a tumbler full of milk. To
facilitate matters, a pocket stove with an alco-
hol lamp, or an arrangement for the gas fix-
ture, should be at hand. If neither beef-tea
nor milk can be easily procured, hot water,
with an infusion of hops or mint, may be sub-
stituted, or even hot water alone will quiet
restlessness and induce sleep. A darkened
room that the moonbeams cannot enter, a lit-
tle fresh air from an open fireplace or window,
are valuable assistants in making the sleep con-
tinuous.
When once the habit of wakefulness is broken
up, the beef-tea or milk may be taken cold,
but not iced, it you arc always a poor sleeper,
it will be well to continue this late supper as a
permanent thing in your daily life.
for it in the case of aged and delicate
persons who may be under your roof: ami, as
the troubles of life appear most weighty when
Bcanned in the midnight hours, you may be
able to Lighten the load for the Vest of "their
journey.
Practical Hints about Glasses.
Persons finding their eyes becoming dry anil
itching oh reading, as well as those who) find it
necessary to place an object nearer than four-
teen inches from' their face to read, need spec-
tacles.
Persons under forty years of age should not
wear glasses until the accommodating power ol
iliv eye has been suspended and the exact state
nf refraction determined by a competent oph
thalmic surgeon.
The spectacle glasses sold by peddlers and by
jewelers generally, are hurtful to the eyes of
those who read much, as the lenses arc made
of inferior sheet glass and are not systematically
ground.
No matter how perfectly the lenses may In-
made, unless they are mounted in a suitable
frame and properly placed before the eye, dis
comfort will arise from their prolonged use.
There are three systems of grading spectacle
lenses: the Knglish, the metric, and the Prus-
sian. Those made to supply the demands of
the trade in this country are carelessly made,
and are poor imitations of either the English or
metrical system. The metrical scale has no
equivalent, is not graded by any uniform rule
of dividing the inter-focal spaces, and is there*
fore unsuited to the exacting demands of
science.
The near sighted eye is an unsound eye, and
should be fully corrected with a glass, notwith-
standing the fact it may need no aid for read-
ing.
The proper time to begin wearing glasses is
just as soon as the eyes tire on being subjected
to prolonged use. — Medical Herald,
PNEUMONIA. — One reason why pneumonia is
so fatal in the spring is doubtless that people
are not aware that the danger of contracting it
does not pass off with the period of winter
minimum temperatures. On the contrary, as
an eminent medical authority has shown, "the
latter part of the winter and the spring (during
February and until June) is the season of pneu-
monia," especially of the disease in its compli-
cated forms, with continued fever. The very
dry polar waves may sap the strength of the
body and make it a prey to insidious pulmonary
disease. But they would be powerless to do
this without the aid of the intervening spells
of mild, moist, vernal weather, during which
the alimentation of the body is light and the
heavy winter clothing exchanged for stylish
spring garments. In this latitude, when April
arrives it finds all delicate, amende and hard
working people with a minimum of vitality and
disease- resisting powers. The true preventive
measures against pneumonia and the prevailing
diseases of this inclement season are, therefore,
a rigid adherence to winter dress and a gener-
ous diet for the next three or four weeks, with
as much rest and recreation as possible.— Nfao
York- Herald.
Warm Bed Clothing fob Children".— It is
fully asimportantthat cliildrenshould be warmly
clad at night as during the day. Nor is it suf-
ficient that the bed-clothing should be warm.
Indeed, we are apt to err in using too many
blankets rather than too few. Then the rest-
less child kicks off the cover, and from a warm
perspiration becomes chilled through, and a
severe cold is the consequence. Delicate chil-
dren should sleep in flannel, while for more
robust constitutions Canton flannel in the
lighter grades is heavy enough. Night-
drawers are to be preferred to night-gowns,
and the legs of the drawers should
be long enough to reach the feet.
Indeed, the style which covers the foot also,
like a stocking, is an excellent one for children
who are restless sleepers. Night-gowns for
babies should be long enough to come down
well over the feet, and flannels should lie worn
in cold weather, the pinning blankets which
are furnished with all layletts. In every house-
hold where there is a baby, there should be at
least one ojjen fire where its feet may be occa-
sionally toasted. No one can sleep healthily
when cold, and the baby will rest much better
if laid to sleep upon a warm blanket than be-
tween cold sheets.
Household Dirt.— The dirt which may be
wiped from the walls, swept off the furniture,
and beaten out of the carpets of any ordinary
house, would be suffieient, if it were sprinkled
in the form of dust over the patients in the
surgical wards of a great hospital, to bring all
their wounds into a condition that would jeop-
ardize life. It cannot be supposed that such
dirt is innocuous when it is breathed or swal-
lowed, and it certainly possesses the property of
absorbing and retaining for long periods, the
contagious matter given off by diseases. In-
stances without number are on record in which
the poison of scarlet fever, long dormant in a
dirty house, has been roused into inactivity by
imperfect attempts at cleaning. The preserva-
tion of health is not a mere mechanical question
of the perfection of any certain mattei-s, but
depends upon the intelligent avoidance of all
the causes by which disease is liable to be dis-
seminated.— fJceora/or and Furmmn,
392
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— New Pumping; Apparatus for Mines,
38£). Passing Events; Electric Pumping in Mines;
Mines in Town Sites; Fresno Mines: New Water Jacket
Furnace; Rapid Tunnel Work, S92- Improved Amal-
gamator and Settler: Timbering' in Mines— No. 12;
Academy of Sciences; D'Arrests' Comet, 393. Patents
and Inventions; Notices of Recent Patents, 396-
ILLUSTRATIONS.— Huffer's Mine Draining Appa-
ratus; Pump Arranged for Well, 385. The Deodar of
the Himalayas (Cedrus deodara), 390. Methods of
Framing Round Timbers, 393.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. -Seasoning Wood;
What is Galvanizing; Kleit.ricity; Wet and Dry Coal in
Making Steam; Grinding Pig Iron by Grain; A Difficult
Thing to Understand; New Zealand Ironsands, 387.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.- Some Examples of
Chemical Synthesis; Light from Gas; Separating Citric
and Tartaric Acids; How to Brighten Carpets; Forma-
tion of Arsenides by Pressure; Formation of Chemical
Compounds by Pressure; New and Stale Bread; Lumi-
nosity of the Magnetic Field; Cooking, 387-
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 388.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Oregon and Ctah, 388-9.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— The Manufacture of
Watches; Water Glass in Paint: Melting Iron with
Copper; Fence Posts that will Last; A New Invisible
Ink; Hemlock Timber; Needles and Pins; Ehonizing;
Luminous Paint in Railway Carriages; To Clean a
Watch; To Polish Steel, 391.
GOOD HEALTH.— Sleeplessness; Practical Hints
about Glasses; Pneumonia; Warm Bed Clothing for
Children; Household Dirt, H91.
MISCELLANEOUS.- Mining Dividends; Smelting
Ores; Thoughts on Prospecting; Gold, Silver, Copper;
The Waterwheel Trials, 386. "The Cedar of the Gods;
Wood River; Snake River Placers; Leaching Works,
390. A Bright Outlook at Safford District, 391.
NEWS IN BRIEF— On page 396 and other pages.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Assessment Notice— Seaton Gold Mining Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice— Standard Con. M. Co., S. F. .
Trinity School— Rev. E. B. Spaulding, S. F.
Engines— J. M- Lakenan, Grass Vallev, Cal.
Mills Seminary— Rev. C. T. Mills, Alameda Co., Cal.
Passing Events.
The exceedingly warm weather which has
prevailed in this State, this week, is somewhat
phenomenal. In San Francisco the thermome-
ter ranged higher than it has since the Signal
Service station was established here. It has
been over 100 degrees in the shade. In many
parts of the State the hot weather has been
experienced for several days.
There is little new to report from the min-
ing regions other than we have noticed in our
usual summary. Both Montana and Idaho are
just now attracting a large share of attention,
and many new mines are being opened. The
railroad connections now established with sev-
eral of the prominent camps will give mining
affairs a "boom1' up there this summer.
No encouraging news has been received from
the Lower California mines, and it is probable,
as we predicted, that the placers there will
amount to little owing to scarcity of water.
Who says that Calaveras placer mining is
played out? There is a man living at Railroad
Flat who "nans out" between $5 and $6 a day.
There is lots of gold in our gravel beds yet,
only it is not hunted for quite as extensively as
in the earlier days. — Calaveras Chronicle.
The Grantsville Bonanza advises miners in
search of work to keep away from G rantsville
till they are certain active operations have been
commenced.
Large quantities of ores of all characters and
grades are now shipped from the districts ex-
ing from Benton south for 150 miles.
Electric Pumping in Mines.
There has been a great deal of talk about the
application of electricity as a motive power in
mining operations, but few know that practical
employment of the force has been made on
working pumps in mines. This has been done
however, at the Trafalgar colliery in the far
famed Forest of Dean, where Mr. William B.
Brain, one of the proprietors has applied elec-
tricity in a way to interest all mine owners.
The generator and engine are on the pit bank.
The machines are sufficiently portable to be car-
ried about by a single individual, and, neverthe-
less, might be worked up to several horse-power.
In connection with it are a couple of cables
which are carried down the pit shaft. Sus-
pended in one of the corners of the engine shed
are two instruments — the ' ' Ohm meter " and
"Volt meter," answering to the steam gauge of
the engine boiler. These show the amount of
electric power being generated by the dynamo
machine. Mr. Brain has adopted a simple de-
vice which indicates, approximately, the amount
of electric power being generated without refer-
ence to meters at all. By introducing a couple
of miniature incandescent lamps (Swan's or
Edison's) and by looking at the amount of light
they emit, the man in charge is able roughly to
determine whether the electric force being gen-
erated is up to the requirements or otherwise,
and he regulates the steam engine which drives
the dynamo accordingly.
The electric pumps are in small chambers in
the mine. The electric fluid is, as stated,
brought from the surface to the pumps by
cables, or stout insolated wires. The pump
works thirty -two strokes per minute, and can
throw a gallon stroke up a vertical hight of
ninety feet. It is pointed out that the electric
pump was provided to meet a special difficulty,
and here hinges an illustration of the great use-
fulness of the new power. There was only a
small quantity of water at this point of the
working, but in order to prevent its descending
through the measures into lower parts of the
colliery the electric pump was introduced, and,
as already proved, with very great success.
Small as it may be admitted is the actual utility
of the pump in a colliery such as this, where
large bodies of water have to be dealt with,
nevertheless, 'from a mining point of view, it
represents thousands of pounds. At Trafalgar,
as in hundreds of other collieries, there are
identical circumstances, where at various points
water has to be either caught or allowed to pro-
ceed down the workings to other points. By
contrivances such as the present one, the diffi-
culty is economically and readily compassed, as
the machine, when once started, continues with-
out attention, except occasional oiling two or
three times a day. In the present instance, the
engine on the bankissufhciently powerful to work
a dozen such machines as the one described, and
Mr. Brain is making arrangements to replace
other pumps at various stations in the colliery,
with electric pumps, and the firm will thus get
rid of a heavy detail of cost in the working ex-
penditure. As compared with the old system,
the saving in wear and tear is considerable. At
1,000 yards from the shaft is a donkey engine
and boilers and pumps; these will be shortly
superseded by one of the new machines.
This mine has gaslights all through its gal-
leries. Telephones from the manager's office
connect with instruments at the pumps and
various stations, so if anything goes wrong it is
instantly noted. The manager has also at the
pump stations electric lights, which are kept
burning by the same current which runs the
pumps. The saine engine on the surface runs a
dozen or so of the small pumps. Apart from
the application of electricity for the pumping
of water and drainage of collieries, it is con-
templated to employ electricity for winding
the coal in the pit. A good deal of this,
heretofore, has been done by horse power. At
Trafalgar there are forty eight horses em-
ployed in the colliery, and their first cost, as
well as subsequent maintenance, is an important
item in the profit and loss account. In one
station a powerful engine is employed in draw-
ing coals, and likewise provides the motive
power for working of the main pumps. It was
stated that the cost of the steel ropes alone
from this station was between i'300 and £400,
and this was equal to the cost of laying down
the electric station and appliances already
described, and that, moreover, there was a
heavy cost involved in the wear and tear of
lengthy ropes as employed. There are electric
signals throughout the colliery, and the further
experiments being made there are of the utmost
importance to mine owners all over the world.
Nevada Covxty Bullion. — In the abstract
of the report of the Director of the U. S. Mint
as telegraphed to this coast, Nevada county, of
this State, is only credited with some $300,000
yield. The North Bloomfield, Milton and Eu-
reka Lake hydraulic mines, on one ridge alone,
a mere ink stain on the map of the county, pro-
duced double that amount, and the aggregate
of two quartz mines would certainly aggregate
all the county is credited with. It is probable
a typographical error has occurred and that
$3,000,000 instead of $300,000 was intended by
the Mint Director, since Nevada county is, and
has been for many years, our center of gold
mining in this State,
Mines in Town Sites.
There have been a number of cases of litiga-
tion concerning the right of miners to mines
on patented town sites. The great change
which introduced an entirely new system of
mining laws, differing from that of any exist-
ing government, was made by the Act of July
26, 1S66, and it gave, with certain restrictions,
legislative sanction to the laws and customs
of "local authority" affecting possessory rights
and the added privilege of acquiring title to
the mine itself under the authority and forms
of law. This change gave such rights, even
agaiust the government, as required modifica-
tion of the town site provisions and resulted
in the enactments of 1867 and 1S68, with ex-
press reservations against the acquisition of
mhies or valid mining claims. The Revised
Statutes now contain the several provisions
with the subsequent amendments of the min-
ing laws. The law first granted the town
right, and afterwards abridged it only so far
as to admit the new relations presented by the
enactment of mining statutes, and the reason
of the whole seems to result in this, accord-
ing to the Secretary of Interior, who rules
that by the acquisition of title to a town site
no right remains to proceed for patent for
mining ground under the reservations of law,
except :
1st. For the mines, with only such incidents
of surface ground and the like as are actually
necessary to the use and operating of the same;
and,
2d. For such mine and possessory rights, in-
cluding surface ground not hi excess of that
recognized by law at the date of location-, as
were acquired by the applicant or his grantors,
privies in interest, before the legal inception of
the patented town right.
But as with the grant of mines, the power to
dig them is impliedly given, so by the reservation
of mines the power necessary to their enjoy-
ment must be also reserved; and this reserva-
tion to and by the government must inure un-
der the mining laws to citizens of the United
States authorized to explore and possess them,
and acquire the government title thereto.
If then, an applicant seeks to acquire patent
for a mine (lode or vein), within a patented
town site,, based upon a location subsequent to
such patent, he must be required to show af-
firmatively the existence of such mine and its
true location, and prove his possessory right
and value of work performed, as in other ap-
plications. He will not, however, be permitted
to proceed as for a claim with surface claim,
limited only by the usual statutory restrictions as
to width along the vein, but will only be allowed
to claim the necessary surface ground for the
convenient working of his mine, in no case
in excess of the legal width at date of
the town-site appropriation. His plat must
distinctly show the ground so claimed with re-
lation to all other claims and the occupation
and improvement of others, whether municipal
or otherwise — and proof of such necessary pos-
session and use must be furnished sufficient to
make a clear prima facie showing of his right.
If such showing be made he may proceed to
publication, and if no adverse claim is filed may
obtain his patent, containing the usual town-
site reservations, for the protection of any in-
terest previously acquired.
Fresi.0 Mines.
We are told that Messrs. Litchfield & B. F.
Jones have leased the Texas Flat mine in Potter
Pudge district, Fresno county, for two years,
and afterwards got a bond on the mine during
the period of the lease, the bond being for $10,-
000 and 3,000 feet of ground. The mine has
been rich in the croppings and was worked
down until the pay body gave out, the lead
having been lost. They started an incline down
on the vein, the ore then gave out, but left a
fine ledge matter. Search for an ore body had
been pursued for some years on the surface, and
all other places with the exception of the right
one.
Messrs. Litchfield & Jones in commencing
work cleared the incline of the debris, went
down from fifteen to twenty feet and struck as
fine a body of ore as was ever struck in Fresno
county.
They continued to sink the incline in the
ore for forty or fifty feet, and the ore has the
same appearance on all sides and bottom. The
ore contains a large percentage of sulphurets, of
which the percentage runs from seven and a
half to twentv-five per cent. The lowest assay
averages $153.75 per ton, but some very high
assays have resulted from tests of the rock.
Among other mines of the neighborhood are
the Fresno Flat Enterprise, Jim Lang, where
they are building a mill, Last Chance, where
there is a mill, and Spangle, which has a small
but rich ledge. All these mines are working on
excellent showing.
New Water Jacket Furnace.
Water jacket smelting furnaces are now used
very extensively on this coast, for smelting
copper and lead ores and their number is rapidly
increasing. An improvement on this style of
furnace has just been patented through the
Mininc and Scientific Press Patent Agency,
by John H. Canavan, of Globe, Arizona, by
which the walls of the furnace are kept cool
with the use of less water than usual, and the
inventor claims, some 20 per cent less fuel. For
convenience the upper half of the furnace may
be made of cast-iron, with the tuyere-pipes
cast on the inside, and it may be bolted to the
lower part. This jacket is intended to be used
both for water and for air, the water occupying
the lower part, and the air, which is to be em-
ployed as a blast, being introduced into the
upper part above the surface of the water
through the blast-pipe. This pipe enters near
the top of the exterior casing of the jacket, and,
being bent sharply downward between the walls
of the jacket,- extends nearly to the bottom of
the air-space.
The pipes connecting with the tuyeres, ex-
tend up to near the top of the jacket, so that
the air which is discharged from the lower end
of the pipe, must rise between the walls of the
tuyere, where it is heated before it enters the
tuyere-pipes, and a hot blast is thus produced
to be discharged into the furnace. This cur-
rent of air at the same time prevents the walla
of the furnace at the upper part from becoming
too much heated, while the water protects the
lower part.
When the furnace is to be worked, water is
admitted by an inlet-pipe, into the water-cham-
ber in the lower part of the jacket, and is also
admitted into the air-space through a cock,
so as to rise to the level of another coek
through which any surplus may be allowed to
overflow. This water in the air-space remains
as long as the air-blast is not used and protects
the upper part of the furnace from too great
heat. When the air-blast is to be admitted the
cock at the bottom of the air-space is opened
and the water allowed to run out. The air from
the blast apparatus is admitted through the
pipe and is discharged close to the bottom of
the air-space of the jacket, whence it rises to
near the top and is heated by its contact with
the wall of the furnace before entering the tuy-
ere-pipes. These pipes convey it down to the
tuyeres, through which it is discharged into the
lower part of the furnace. The water in the
lower part and the blast of air passing through
the upper part keep the walls of the furnace
sufficiently cool without the necessity of keep-
ing the whole jacket full of water. Whenever
the blast of air is shut off water may lie again
admitted to the air-space.
Rapid Tunnel Work.
Some exceptionally rapid work is now being
done by the Burleigh drilling machinery em-
ployed at the Big Bend tunnel, in Butte county,
in this State. The following figures, showing
progress for the month of May, will be of inter-
est to miners:
Total number of In 1 ,'s drilled, 1,128; total depth
of holes drilled, 7,053 icct; average depth of holes
drilled, 6.25 feet; number of pounds of No. 1 powder
used, 3,700; number of pounds 6f No. 2 powder
used, 50; number of drills sharpened, 820; time oc-
cupied in drilling, 155 hours and 10 minutes; average
time per shift, 1 hour and 40 minutes; number of
carloads of rock extracted, 3,690; tunnel advanced
for month, 360 feet; previously reported, 1.742 feet;
total tunnel built to date, 2,102 feet; total number of
shifts in month, 93; average progress per shift, 3.87
feet; average progress per shift, 24 hours, 11,61 feet;
number of working days in month, 31; number of
working shifts in month, 93.
Gov. Tritle, of Arizona, says that Tucson
shows the enterprising spirit of its people in the
numerous enterprises projected and under way.
The Board of Supervisors of that county has
recently donated $15,000 for the erection of a
smelter and reduction works there and had car-
ried out as far as they were concerned the pro-
visions of the acts passed at the last Legislature,
providing aid in the shape of bonds for the con-
struction of two additional railroads, (hie is
the Port Lobos, to be built from Tucson to the
Gulf of California. The other is a narrow _
gauge, and will be built in the direction of
Globe; thence it is contemplated by the aid and
co-operation of Maricopa county to extend it to
Phoenix.
The coinage of the various mints for May was
$4,721,200, of which $235,000 were standard
dollars.
June 9, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
393
Improved Amalgamator and Settler.
A pecnliar amalgAmatoi and settler has just
been patented through the Mikixu mn Scikn'-
tihc I'm bk Patent ;. k Mor-
ris, i.f this city. It is made mostly of wood,
den platform is prepared having a oentral
secured to it bj
down through ad platform. Around
it, "ii the platform, are fitted segmental
blocks, forming a plate or disk, which is the
bottom of the amalgamator or vessel, These
blocks are nailed down to the platform. This
nded to obviate any shrink-
age. The sides ol the vessel ore made of staves,
the lower ends of which are nailed to the pe-
I'ipherii of the blocks forming the bottom. The
in i ored together by wooden hoop .
en the botl "n ol the ressel are laid Beg-
mental blocks or dies, which, by being made
uhortcr than the blocks forming the bottom,
Leave a peripheral channel or groove. Their
sides arc also provided with thin strips,
whereby thej arc separated sufficiently to
form shallow radiating grooves. On the ton
of tin- central post is a cap which serves as a
stop or bearing for a verticil shaft, which is
journaled therein. On this shaft is the cross
frame of the muller, in the arm . of v. huh are
secured rods extending down within the vessel,
marly to the blocks. On these rods are
I'..,-, K fitted the muller shoes or blocks, which
pass along the bottom and adjust themselves
vertically on the rods. A weight is placed
on each Bhoe to keep it down to its place.
'The muller is revolved by a crown gear on top
of the .shaft, with suitable connections.
Tlie device is for settling ore pulp in order
to separate the heavy particles from the mud
and slime after the ore has beon ground. The
revolving muller keeps the pulp agitated. The
waste after separation is gradually forced to
the center where it escapes. Two holes are
made through the centra] post and platform
which carry off the waste into a channel under
the platform. These holes are not made at the
very top of the post, but on a small ledge
cut out nearly at the top. The escapes are easy
to make and being right at the center ami top,
none, hut the worthless part which has been
fully separated and has risen to the top, will lie
discharged. The whole device is simple and
economical and is put together in such a man-
ner as to lender it water-tight and durable.
White Pine Mines.
The condition of the mines at the old camp of
Hamilton, White Pine county, Nevada, has
much improved of late. The Sweetwater min-
ing company, a New York corporation, has
leased the "Old Smoky" mill, spent $25,000 in
new machinery and improvements, and has
leased the water works from the Eberhardt &
Aurora company to run it. This company has
its second regular pay day on the 10th, and dis-
burse then ST, 000 among the employes, of
whom there are at present thirty in their mines,
and as many more in the mills. In the Stafford
mine there is ore enough to keep the mill run-
ning for at least a year without any further
prospecting, and there are 500 tons on the
dump and at the mill.
Two large ore wagons ar3 to be kept con-
stantly running from the mines to the mill with
ore.
At the Eberhardt and Aurora tunuel there are
twelve men employed, and some fine quality ore
is being brought out of it. Over 12,000 feet of
tunnel, drifts and cross-cuts have been made,
and the pluck and perseverance of this com-
pany will doubtless be productive of good re-
sults. The general opinion prevailing in the
camp is to that effect.
There arc several small mines being opened
by their owners, and more or less ore extracted.
Now that the means to reduce ore cheaply
will be furnished, a general revival of the min-
ing interests in this once famous locality is con-
fidently expected.
The Jenny A. mine, on White Pine moun-
tain, is a very extensive and valuable property.
There are immense deposits of low grade ore in
sight, and rich ore in smaller quantities. The
Superintendent, however, has been absent sev-
eral months. With a proper amount of capi-
tal and necessary reduction works, which it is
hoped will be supplied through the efforts of
Mr. J. R. Kendall, the Jenny A. property
will prove one of the best mines in the country.
At the Kcenigsbury mine there are ten tens of
ore on the dump that will average §300 per ton
in silver. Some very fine ore is coming from
the Hope mine and there are several others that
are coming to the front as ore producers.
Timbering in Mines— No. 12.
If the Bides of the roadway arc strong, and
i alone weak, the latter may be sup-
ported by timber costing upon the former
Such pieces are called fchej are
let into tin- rook "ii each side, as beami
into walls, to obtain a bearing. In thus plac-
ing the timbers, care i-< taken to give each
uiiieient and an even bearing at each
end, so jw to properly distribute tie pi
The diatanco of the* pieces apart will, of
course, In- determinedly the strength of the
incumbent rock. To distribute the support of
er the roof, and to prevent the
fall of small portions ol roch « hioh become de-
tached from the mass bj atmospheric and othi r
, lagging is driven in between the lieeft-
i "i.l the roof in .1 direction at right angles
to the former. Wnen Blabs are used, the flat
-id. is turned to the roof, in order to cover as
targi a orface as possible, Sometimes, ea
pecially in Prance, branches ol trees are bto
ployed for this purpose, to form a network
against the roof. The slab or planks are suffi-
ciently long to roach at least from center to cen
hole, usually with its smaller end downwards,
and the headpiece having been placed with one
ads in the hob- in the rock, oul for it.
audits upper end resting upon the upp i
inekion, tin tatter is driven into the
vertical position. By this means sufficient fric
tion is developed to hold the two
i . it", however, in e ol the
yielding of the Hoor, or a miscalculation in the
length .-I the itarn hion, this friotion is ool ob
tained, wedges must be driven ineithei I
or above the stanchion.
As it is desirable not to weaken the timber
by notches or any unnecessary cuts, can will
be required in preparing th< hi
111 most eases these siul'ae.-s will be ||,M (,,
gethor by faction alone, and two method ol
preparation may then lie adopted. In One the
lower side of the cap is cut away with the axe
in a alight di jn e, so as t<. give a flat be li in ■
surface. TL upper end of the stanchion is in
tliis case i nt off square In the other method,
the upper end of tne stanchion is hollowed out
to receive the round surface of the cap. These
methods, as use.l with round timbers are shown
in Figs. 1 and 2.
Whatever be the method adopted, it is im-
portant to make the cap bear evenrj upon the
stanchion, bo as to avoid any tendency tn split
the pieces when the pressure comes upon them.
Sometimes the lateral pressure from the sides
of the excavation will lie greater than the dov n-
Pig 5. Fixing Timbers In Roof.
METHODS
ter of two head-pieces, but it is better that
they should rest upon three of these supports.
To distribute the pressure equally over the
headpieces, wedges are driven in between them
and the roof wherever a space exists. The
mode of inserting the headpieces will be under-
stood from a reference to Fig. 5 of the accom-
panying engravings, which shows a plan of a
drift with roof removed; in other words look-
ing down on it. A hole or notch A is cub into
the side rock near the roof, to a depth sufficient
to give the requisite bearing, and made slightly
broader than the timber to be inserted, in order
to allow the play required by the operation.
On the opposite side of the excavation, a similar
hole B is cut; but the fore side of the hole is
cut away in the manner shown in the figure, for
the purpose of allowing the headpiece to be in-
serted. The mode of introducing the head-
piece is shown by the dotted lines. Before,
however, the end has been thrust into its
definite position, a wedge is placed at ;/, with
its thin end outwards, and against this the
headpiece is driven until a sufficient degree of
tension has been given to it.
It may sometimes happen that one side of the
excavation, as well as the roof, needs support.
In such a case a method of half timbering is
adopted. A hole, similar to that at A, in Fig.
is cut into the side roof, to receive one end
of the headpiece, or cap, as it is frequently
termed.
A shallow is also cut in the floor, to receive
the end of the timber that is to stand vertically
on that side. .This vertical pieceis variously de-
scribedas "upright," "leg" or "stanchion." The
stanchion is set in an inclined position in this
ROUND TIMBERS
ward pressure of the roof, and in such a case
there will be a tendency to throw down the
stanchion. This tendency must be counteracted
by slightly touching both the cap and tl:
stanchions, as shown in Fig. 3. To avoid
weakening the timber, the least possible deptli
consistent with the requisite degree of resist-
ance should be given to this notching. It will
be observed that in consequence of this notch-
ing, there will be a tendency to split the tim-
ber when the pressure is thrown upon it. To
avoid this tendency, a stay may be placed be-
neath the cap, as shown in Fig. 4. In such a
case the notching will not be required, and the
cap and stanchion will be held together by sim-
ple friction, in the manner already described.
The support of thestanchion will be distributed
over the side of the excavation by means of
slabs or planks, placed horizontally between
them and the rock, in the same as they were
placed between the headpiece and the roof.
John H. Martin, of Oroville, Butte county,
in this State, inventor of an unproved hydrau-
lic elevator for working- gravel mines, has left
for Gunnison City", Colorado, under an engage-
ment to a company of capitalists, who intend
to open and work hydraulic mines on the Gun-
nison river, within the limits of the Indian res-
ervation, where Colonel Thornburg and Agent
Meeker met their fate.
Academy of Sciences.
. my, on
Mou.Ihn ovening last, Hon. Chancellor Hartson
was elected a resid< nt member. Robt. K. ('.
|-h. D., read a paper "On the Molina
con Fauna of the Colorado Desert and I
Rast Thereof." He first .-poke of the extinct
01 foBSil pond snails, found at Indio
station, on the Southern Pacific railway, and
of the Fresh water mussel Bhells ol the same re-
gfion, commonlj called the Anodonia Califor
>"<<• rutin. He said the < lolorado basin was once
■" " lab i ol lagooni , 160 miles in
length, Borne portions of n hich are now 1954
fei i below the ocean level Tins whole n ion
bears marks of having undergone great depres
sions, and also great elevations betwi en bhi
middle tertiary and the close of the tertiary era
surely, before the early quarternary. This
whole field of economic genlogj is an an worked
one. Physa, meaning pouch, is applied to a
family of fresh water Bhells. At Indio, San
Dieg< unty, they are found fcwenty-seven feet
belma the old sea line. Salt water shells Found
a* a greater depth areolderthan the more re-
cent fresh water forms. Similar shells are found
on Santa Barbara Island, oi£ the coast, indi-
cating that formerly a connection existed be-
tween the head of the Colorado basin and the
Santa Barbara channel. In dry regions the.se
•shells are white, and in wet places they are
darker externally.
Colonel George B. Gray, Chief Rngineer of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, said at one period
the waters of the Pacific Ocean flowed beyond
Indio station, and the waters of the Gulf of
California extended far inland along the ( lolora-
do basin, Marks of a submergence extend over
a large area, and subsequently a sedimentary
filling up was deposited in the lowest localities.
He th raght a scientific examination of the old
water line of the old Colorado basin or desert
would develop many interesting facts likely to
lead up to data of very general interest.
Dr. H. \V. Harkness spoke of the disease
affecting our sycamore trees, which now appears
more general than at any time for twelve or
fourteen years past. It results from the attacks
of a fungus which kills the leaves and finally
destroys the tree. This pest .began in the East-
ern States about the year 1739, since which it
has made steady progress and threatens to ex-
terminate the sycamore trees all over our conti-
nent.
John G. Lemnion and his wife, presented and
explained 96 Arizona plants from the Ruaehuca
mountains.
Professor Davidson made some remarks on
D'Arresis comet which we give in another
column.
Mr. Rolgkeb, late Superintentent of the
Chrysolite mine, Colorado, and lately employed
in the interest of the Copper Prince, Arizona,
has gone to Sonora to inspect some prospects
for New York parties,
D'Arrests" Comet.
At the meeting of the Academy of Sciences
on Monday evening, Prof. Davidson stated that
as a matter of interest to astronomers Mr. Hind
gives certain data which indicate that the
chance of seeing the comet at this present visit
is very alight indeed. On the (Jth of June at
Greenwich, mean midnight, the predicted right
ascension of the comet is 13 hours and 9.6
minutes, and the north declination 12 degrees
and 48 minutes, when its distance from the
earth will be 190 millions of miles, and from
the sun '243 millions of miles, whilst the in-
tensity of its light will be only one fourth of
the lowest value at which the comet has hitherto
been observed. This low degree of light will
continue to August, and then slightly increase
until the end of December, when it will be three
times brighter than in the summer months.
And yet it is very doubtful whether it can be
seen, especially as it will then set about two
hours and eight minutes later than the sun.
The theoretical intensity of the light of a
comet, considered as unity, is represented by
the reciprocal of the product of the squares of
the distances of the comet from the earth and
from the sun.
.So far the search for the comet has been un-
successful, and Mr. Common reports that with
his larger reflector he has been unable to find it;
but he notes the surprising number of faint
nebula- which are lying along its predicted
track.
This comet is one of the short period comets,
having a period of 6.44 years, and an aphelion
distance of 3.75j and thus belongs to the group
of comets and meteor streams whose aphelion
distances are near equal to the radius of the
orbit of Jupiter (5.20). It was observed in
1.85.1, 1857, 1870 and JS77.
The orbit of this comet almost intersects that
of the lost comet of De Vico, in heliocentric
longitude 33° 37', and with the elements of
1851 the distance between the orbits was only
507,000 miles.
He Vico's comet is another of the short period
group with a period of 5.49 years, and an apeh-
lion distance of 5.02, or within the orbit ol
Jupiter.
Tiie prosperous Colorado mining town, ( Ihaffee
City, will, after duly 1st, be known as "Mon-
arch'' upon the official postal guide. The Post-
master General has, upon the request of the
miners, ordered the change to be made. The
mineral developments in the vicinity of Monarch
are unusually large and promising, and invest-
ors are looking that way,
394
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[June 9, 1883
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WHITALL,
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PHILADELPHIA
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MflHin Mil I Ono o! the best made in this State
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PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 * 19 Fremont St.. 8. F.
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STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
The Be^t and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purchased through (holer,
aid are sold direct to container OtUy by H. H. BROMLEY,
sole rfealtr in these goods
Reference— Any first-class Engine or Machine Build t in
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F. C3-- BECKETT,
Manufacturer of
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENGINES AND BOILERS,
FROM 2 TO 90 -HORSE POWER.
Improved Hoifi'.i'ig Eogiuee, Engines for nfceam Yachts. Engines for pumP'ug artesisn weUs and irrigating and
Caiuing purposes, una all kinds of Machinery.
Repairing1 Promptly Attended to.
Wo. 44 FIRST STREET. SAM" FRAWCISCO. CAL.
LOBD'S
Boiler .basing Gijnii,
For the prevention and removal of Sca'e In
Steam Boilere, and for Neutralizing Acid,
Sulphur and Mineral Waters.
Important fafeguard and remedy for all users of steam.
For Oircnlara and aU informiitioo rgarding itauBe, please
app'y at olfrce of the Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR fit CO.
118 & 120 Market and 15 & 17 California St. , San Francisco
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
'There is for sale in this city, by I. A. Heald, Americu.1
Machine and Model Works', 111 and 113 First St, a
Rutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which was only used a few times and is aa good
as new. It will be Bold very much below cost, and
miners who are in need of euch an appliance for a saiall
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. Itip
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other Bnb-
staneec Reference as to above can be had upon applying
to tins office.
This is ihe only StietMitically Constructed Burket in
the market. It is itru. k out from charcoal stampinr
iron. No comers to catch. No seams to bunt. No
intei ior corners to clog up. It runs wiih great Ease, and
half the power of the old stvle bucket. WILL OUT-
WEAR HALF A DOZEN OF THEM.
PRICES REDUCED.
T. F. ROWLAND, Sole Mfr.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Cai.,
cirry a Btock of all Bizes.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with steam power to let in the
Pacific Power Co.'s new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California street.
ROCK DRILL
F0 4 MINES, QUARRIES, ETC.
J. CUYAS, Agent,
10 Pari* Place,
New York.
RICHARD C. REMMEY, Agint,
t m /(s»«™™ ™ i ™"'J^j JacidS. Chemists.
V~J W £F 0*|FaIf AIbo Chemical Bricks
BiZnm «»""" "Mii« jfGKi ,1T ., 1 for Glover Tower.
S96
Mining and Scientific Press,
[June §, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dkwev & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agkncv, 252 Market St., S. F.
Fob Wekk Ending May 29, T8S3.
278,482.— Dredger Chain— II. B. Angell, S. F.
278,652. Casting Stereotype Plates I 'Jaas.
Bachelder, Portland, Oregon.
278,405. Carpenter's Bevel Cummings &
Van Arriringc, Oakland, Cal.
278,377. '"Lifting [Ai k [as. Dawson, S. F.
278,325. Dry Ore Conoentrator — W B. Far-
well, S. F.
278,422. Tucker Attachment kok Sewing
Machines -Fisher .& L-Iart, S. F,
278,355.— Apparatus for making C/ rbon
Plates- Molera & (Vivian, S. F.
278,451.— Valve Gear for Steam Engines
E. O'Neill, S. F.
278,607. - Automatic Hanging up Attach-
ment for Label VarnishingMai mines— Schmidt
& Rahsskopff, S. F.
278,612.— Flue Plugging Device — F. Sharp,
I, os Angeles, Cal.
278.474. Harness Coupling— I.. Wartcnberg,
Anaheim, Cal.
278,632. — Harrow— J. A. Thronson, Daton.W. T.
Notr. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Noticesvof Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Dredger Cttain.— Horace B. Angell, S. 1?.
No. 278,482. Dated May '29, LS83. This in-
vention relates, generally, to improvements in
drive chains of that class in which the ends of
adjoining links arc pivoted upon and connected
by a transverse pin; and these improvements
are applicable to chains used in dredging ma-
chines for elevating the buckets and lowering
them again to their work. Chains of this class
are exposed, in addition tn the ordinary wear
caused by the longitudinal strain of one link
upon another, to the destructive grinding ac-
tion of sand and other gritty substances,
which work their way into the joint between
the links, and in a very short time destroy the
bearing surfaces. When these links are con-
nected by a simple steel pin, it has been found
that in a very few days the wear causes the
joint to work loose and in a short time become
unfit for use. Attempts have been made to rem-
edy this difficulty, by surrounding the pin with
a tubular bushing of hard steel, which could be
renewed when worn out. It was found, how-
ever, that the wear upon this bushing was so great
and so speedy, that there was necessity for con-
tinual renewing of the bushing at some point or
other in the length of the chain, and the util-
ity of the chain was thereby greatly lessened
and the expense, not only of manufacturing but
of keeping it in repair, correspondingly in-
creased. Mr. Arigell's invention consists in a
peculiar sectioualbushiug interposed between the
pin and the bearing surface of the link, each sec-
tion of which shall be of such a width as to cover
the bearing surface of the eye within which it
is held.
Valve Gear for Steam Engines.— Eugene
O'Neill, S.F. No. 278,461. Dated May 20, 1 SS3.
These improvements in valve gear consist mainly
in a mechanism by which the eccentrics actuate the
valves, and in an improved construction of the
valves and their seats, and also in a means for
connecting the exhaust valve stem with the ac-
tuating levers. In the mechanism already
patented by Mr. O'Neill, the steam and exhaust
valves are both operated from above by suitable
stems; but the stems of the exhaust valves pass
up through hollow sleeves, and their seats must
be removed through the top, thus requiring con-
siderable work when it is necessary to gain ac-
cess to the exhaust valves. In the present in-
vention, each steam valve has a stem passing
upthroughthetopofthesteamchc?t, and connect-
ed with the actuating mechanism. The exhaust
valves have stems which pass downward
through stuffing boxes at the bottom.
Carpenter's Bevel.— James B. dimming
and B. F. Van Amringe, Oakland, Alameda Co.
No. 278,405. Dated May 2fl, 1 883. The inven-
tion relates to that class of carpenter's instruments
or tools known as "bevel squares," and it con-
sists in a blade pivoted in each end of the slot-
ted stock, and in the formation of the ends of
said blades. The object is to combine in one
instrument two blades, so formed and capable
of such adjustment as to answer the purpose of
two separate bevels and a square in the most
convenient manner.
Meetings and Elections.
Cuowk Point G. .\s\< S. M. Co.— June 5th. Directors;
C, I,. Woller, President; R. F. Morrow, .1. P. Jackson, A. K.
P. Harmon, and J. II. Douirison. -lames Newlands con-
tinues as Secretary, and Sam. L. Jones as Superintendent.
The company had a cash balance on June 1st of about
•922,000.
Yhi.i.ow Jackrt M". Co. — Line 1st. The meeting1 of this
company is thus reported by the Virginia Enterprise:
The resignation of Joseph R. Ryan was read by Secretary
Ofcey. George D. Edwards, of S. I1'., was elected to till the
vacancy. The resignation of H. II. Mollis was read. John
W. Eckley .was elected to fill the vacancy. The resignation
of A. M. Cole was read. W. K. Sharon was elected to lill
the vacancy. The resignatian of Mercer Otey as Secretary
was read by Secretary Otey. W. H. Blauvelt was elected
to lill the vacancy. George D. Edwards wa3the» elected
;is Vice-Pl'CSident. The Hank of California was elected
Treasurer, vice the Nevada Bank. Captain Taylor con-
tinues as President and Superintendent. Kecreta Otey
will remain in the company's employ til I the annual elec-
bion (July 16tli),to dose up theyear's accounts and initiate
his successor.
The mines at Gold Park still remain closed
down.
Tint feeling of languor and debility that follows phys-
ical exertion, removed \>\ using Brown's Iron Bitters.
Important additions are being continually made in
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria is
constantly rcceivi ig accessions of liew fish and other marine
life. The number of sea lions is increased, and there is a
better chance to study their anions. The pavilion has new
irietiesof perforninni es. The floral department is replete,
id the wild animals In good vigor. A day at Woodward's
'rdeus is a day well spent.
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
[Furnished For publication in the Minim; and St'lBNTlTTe
Press hy Hknry CI. Hanks, State Mineralogist. ]
[cataiouue.]
4924. Silver On Mina de Friaa, State of Tolima, U. S. do
Colombia, S. A. Carlos Faulhaber. This is an old Spanish
mine reopened in the year ISS2. It bus given large returns to
the owner, but belongs now to an English company. The ore
body on the 500-foot level is IS feet aCl'OES. The ore is crushed
at the mine and sent to England tor reduction.
4925. Silver On— Mina la Pava, state of Cauca, V. S. de
Colombia, S. A. This mine was started fourteen years ago.
It is not worked with any system, but has yielded a great deal
of silver. The reduction is by barrel amalgamation. Carlos
Faulhaber.
4920. Silver (ire Mina la Soledad, State of Antinuia, V s.
de Colombia. S, A. This is a new mine; ore vein three to
four feet broad, and hut little work being done on it. t larlos
Faulhaber,
4927. Silver Ore Mina Guadualejo, State of Cauca. U. S.
do Colombia, S, A. This is a very large mine, is well opened,
and is beginning to pay well. Carlos Faulhaber.
492S. Melania Tetrica (Gould) Recent Shell, Viti Island,
South Seas. Thomas Griffin.
4929. Crystallized Cinnabar in Crystallized Calcite— Gimda
lupe mine, Santa Clara county, Cal. Henry May.
4930. Calcite, Iceland Spar I'ioehe. Lincoln county, Nev.
Mrs. H. II. Day.
4931. Free Cold in Ojmrtx -Hover Hill Gold Mining Co.,
Thompson ville, Davidson county, North Carolina. J. '/.. Davis.
4932. Conglomerate Pioneer district, ( iila'eouuty, Arizona.
( 'liarles H. Comstock.
4933/ Pebbles From the Harbor of Lubeck, Baltic Sea.
Germany, James Behrens,
41134. Anglesitc (Sulphate of Lead) Siena Mosado, Du-
raugo, Mexico. II. H. Ward.
4935. Cinnabar Santiago, Duraugo, Mexico. H H. Ward.
4930. Tin ore (Cassiterite) Cacario, Duraugo, Mexico.
Said to be found in large quantities. Altitude of the mines,
12,000 feet. II. H. Ward.
4937. Rich Silver Ore- American Plagmiue, Soccoro, Ne\»
Mexico. Frank Drake.
4938. Rich Silver Ore- Ivanhoe mine, Grafton, Soccoro
comity, New Mexico. Frank Drake.
4939. Copper Ore (high grade). Silicate and Oxide, Cilery-
socolla and Cuprite Black Knife mine, Soccoro county, New
Mexico. This specimen and the six that follow ore a series
ilustrative of the operation of smelting by the Water Jacket
furnace. Frank Drake.
4940. Copper Ore (low grade) Yielding from three to five
per cent of copper, hut which ean he smelted with a small
profit. (See No. 4939.) Frank Drake.
4941. Iron tin; Used as a flux in copper smelting. (See
No. 4939.) Frank Drake.
4942. Calcite I'scd as a mix in copper smelting, (See No.
4939.) Frank Drake,
4943. I (opper < Ire Partly smelted in Water Jacket furnace.
(See No. 4939.) Frank Drake.
4944. Slag -Formed in copper smelting with Water Jacket
furnace. (See No, 4939.) Frank 1 Irake.
4945. Copper Bullion Containing 381 ounces of siher to
the ton. obtained in Water . laeket furnace. (See No. 4939.)
Prank Drake.
4946. Rock Specimens, 30 varieties- Siera Madia, Duraugo,
Mexico. Thomas Cilniore.
4947. Rich Silver ore (EinboliteJ— Plutarch mine, Calico
district, San Bernardino county, Cal, John Daggett.
4948. Rich silver ore, coated withEmbolite Garfield mine,
Calico district, San Bernardino county, Cal, John Daggett,
4949. Silver Ore Occidental mine, Calico district, Sun
Bernardino county, Cal. S. Heydeufeldt, Jr.
4950. Silver Ore— Colconda mine, Calico district, San P.er-
nardiuo county, Cal. Mrs. Townsend.
4951. Stone Implement, supposed to have been used by the
Indians in grinding and preparing paint-Found in a cave 150
feetdeep, Calico district, San llernardino county, Cal. Jas.
Gould.
4952. Silver Ore— Veto mine, Calico district, Sau Bernar-
dino county, ('al. Charles Kaufman.
4953. Barite (Sulphate of Baryta! - Calico district, Sau
Bernardino county, Cal. S. Heydeufeldt, Jr.
4954. Seleuite (Oypsum) Calico district, San Bernardino
county, Cal. S. Heydeufeldt, Jr.
4955 Ulexite (Borate of Lime)— Fish Lake valley, Esmer-
alda county, Nev, W. D. Linton.
4956. Ulexite, variety usually called "Sheet Cotton," con-
taining JJoracic Acid-Death Valley, Inyo county, Cal. J.
Dauuet.
4957. Borax-Made from Ulexite (Borate of Lime) decom-
posed with Carbonate of Soda, J. Daiuiet.
■1953. FussUi remits Uoek Near Soledad, San Diego county,
Cal. W. C. McDougal.
4959, Slate- Near Red Hill, Butte c unity, Ca
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Bismarck has been chosen
Dakata.
San Fernando is to build anew and elegant
school house.
Hanlan, the famous oarsman, is coming to
California in September.
The San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Asso-
ciation will offer £30,000 in premiums this year.
The <Teyser stage capsized the other day, go-
ing down the grade with a lot of passengers,
but no one was hurt.
A cyclone did considerable damage in Texas
and Alabama Sunday. Several persons were
killed and much property destroyed.
OcEANSLDE is the name of a new watering
place just laid out on the line of the California
Southern railroad, in San Diego county.
BtiRciiARL, -Director of the Mint, left Wash-
ington Saturday upon an official visit to the
mining regions of the Western States and Ter-
ritories.
It is stated that the railroad company will
try the experiment of making its cars at Seattle,
W. T., with a view to establishing a manufact-
ory there.
The Belgraria left Queenstown Thursday
with 700 State-aided emigrants, and the Pim-
nician left Glasgow on the 30th with *2H0 of the
same class of passengers.
The rainfall during the last month was phe-
nomenal, being 3.52 inches. The nearest ap-
proach to this figure during fourteen years was in
1879, when '2.3f> inches of rain fell.
The members of the Salvation Army have
been notified by the Chief of Police of New
Haven, Conn., that they must stop street sing-
ing in future, under penalty of arrest.
It is whispered that the engineer?, conductors,
brakemen and other employes of the Southern
Pacific west of San 'Antonio, are organizing a
strike on account of a recent ten per cent re-
duction.
The new grain wharf at Port Costa will cost
$250,000; employs 1.75 men in its construction;
will be finished by July 1st; 320 feet will be
utilized as a warehouse, capable of storing 100,-
000 tons of grain.
New Life
is given by using Brown's
Iron Bitters. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warms the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease; in the
Summer it gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs ;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
fect condition. Brown's
Iron Bitters ensures per-
fect health through the
changing seasons.it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
tion, Kidney and Liver Dis-
ease, &c.
H. S. Berlin, Esq., of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Co., Attorneys, Le
Droit Building, Washing-
ton, D. C, writes, Dec. 5th,
18S1:
Gentlemen : I take pleas-
ure in stating that I have used
Brown's Iron Bitters for ma-
laria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of imitations.
Ask for Brown's Iron Bit-
ters, and insist on having
it Don't be imposed on
with something recom-
mended as "just as good'.'
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
(Uipijig Cofiipapies.
Persons interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication of
the official notices of their companies in
this paper, as the cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
Seaton Gold Mining Company.— Loca-
tion of principal place of business, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia. Locution of works, Drytown, Amador county,
California.
NOTICE. -There are delinquent upon' the following
described stuck, on account of Assessment No. ■-», levied
April in, ISMS, the several amounts set opposite the names
■ if the respective shareholders, us follows :
Names. No. Certificate. No. Shares. Amount
Scott, E A 4 in % ;r,
Warner, Alex 5 in 7f,
Martin, A, Trustee 0 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 7 5,000 S75 00
Martin, A, Truntee K !>,0UU 375 nit
Martin, A, Tiustee i) 5, :i7fi m
Martin, A, Trustee In 1,000 7fi UU
Martin, A, Trustee II 1,000 7fi 00
Martin, A, Trustee 12' 1,000 70 00
Martin, A, Trustee 13 1,000 7ft 00
Martin, A, Trustee. ,t 11 1,000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee..".. . 1 15 1,000 7f> 00
Martin, A, Trustee 16 1,000 7!
Martin, A, Trustee 17 1,000 70 00
Martin, A, Trustee. .... is 1,000 75 00
Martin, A, Trustee 10 1,000 75 Oil
Martin, A, Trustee 2u ftOn 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee 'il nun 37 !W)
Martin, A, Trustee 'li 500 ~\~ 5(1
Martin, A, Trustee ii 50(1 :; * 50
Martin, A, Trustee 24 fiOu '.',' 50
Martin, A, Trustee '.'5. 500 H, 50
Martin, A, Trustee , 'Hi 500 ::«" 5o
Martin, A, Trustee ^7 500 37 50
Martin, A, Trustee MR 500 :t7 511
Martin, A, Trustee '>•.* 500 ;!7 50
.Martin, A, Trustee So 4,000 300 00
Martin, A, Trustee 31 9on (17 50
Davis, John A H2 90 i\ 75
Martin, A, Trustee 33 5,000 37f> Of
Martin, A, Trustee ;!4 5,000 375 00
Martin, A. Trustee 35 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee Hit -1,000 337 50
Kellogg, C W 37 100 7 511
Martin, A, Trustee 3? 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 39 5,0011 S?5 nil
Martin, A, Trustee 40 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee 41 5,000 375 00
Martin, A, Trustee -!'2 5,000 375 00
Martin. A, Trustee 43 10,000 .750 00
Fischer, Bertha <'. 45 luu 7 50
Cornwall, l' H 46 4,89n ;\M 75
And in accordance with law, and an order of the Board
of Directors, made on the 10th (lav of April, 1883, so
many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be
necessarj , will be sold at. public auction, at 528 California
St., Itoom (i, San Francisco, (*al.,'oii TUESDAY, the Gth
day of June, 1883, at the hour of 1 o'ulock i». h., of said
day, to pay said delinquent assessment thereon, together
with costs of advertising and expense of sale.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
OFFICE -hooin G. .Vis California St,, San Francisco,
California,
POSTPONEMENT.
The atmvi; wale "f delinquent stock is liuri'hy postponed
to TIIUKSDAY, the 28th day of June, 1883, at. 1 o'clock
i'. M., at. the siune place. By order of the Hoard of Di-
rectors,
A. MAKT1N, Secretary.
Sau Francisco, June 6, 1SS8,
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE flF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, June 2, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the ahovo
named company held this day, Dividend No. 55, of twoiltj -
five cents (25c.) per share, was declared, payable Tl'ES-
DAY, June 12, 1883, at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Com-
pany, in Now York, or at the office in this city.
WILLIAM WILLIS, Secretary,
OFFICE— Room No. 2!), Nevada block, No. 300 Mont-
gomery street, Sail Francisco, Cal.
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The opuotiU out iilu truics liio recMi'.ly •introduced
G.ip an . spring Mlacbment, whloh replaces Uic w |ghl
urlfftDtlty tjo-' und result In an obuou. imi>r-<\ inj m
i pnwtloa) operation of the large number <f Lbcfc
tuehUM DOW in u-e demonstrate* tho (a"t l1
IplQ upon which a porfoc*- Ore Fcrder n b\
llriifited iitiiat of a carrier and not that ol ■■< snn'klns
Ublr. I 'iii form fecdl-g ia no* pOM-ble npon the latter
plan. '!'«« ore muit ij<? evenly parried apon a sttadi
advancing pUnfl or table to the line or point of dt-ii.
and tl ero be simply dronped. Jjrky or sp UtnodiotU}
acting c«> trlvnnooa will not nnnrarttie pa'pou (ox i d-
[ og wet or sticky ctus. nor for tbe ores of mines weere
they majf cbtuige from sharp quarts to an tateimli »d ma-
teria] ol <|uaitz and earthy inattor.
1 ne o Feeders are in Successful Prectlcuv
Operation In the following Quartz
MllU, and are giving Perlect
aatlef"Ction to their
Managers-
Cemproiriae.....
10 Staines..
. .Vaiipoaa county, Cal.
Soulsby
•2i> **
...Tuolumne " "
Patterson
20 "
it ■< ti
20 "
. .Calaveras *' "
Mali'-nc)
ii.
Zdle
10 "
•• ii ii
Pacific
4U "
<• ii ii
Naehvlil.-
20 "
Ei Dorado " '*
Oross
so ■«
ii ii .i
20 "
...Placer "
St Patr'tk
If. "
•1 i.
40 "
20 «' . .
•I ■• i.
Idaho
:io "
ii u i.
Green MouutaU
tiO "
. ..Plumas "
Plumas-Eureka..
60 "
•i ii it
Bulwer-Standard
30 ' '
. Bodi«, Mono, "
Standard
20 "
M .i ii
Noondat ....
ao "
>i ii k
Hi? Dry Creek. .
10 "
...Fresno " '■
44 "
. . .Lyon county, Nevada.
32 "
Vivian
1« " ..
i< ii ii
Chi isty
5 "
Contention. .
20 "
...Tombstone, Ariz na.
(Jrand Central. .
20 "
i» ii
ti'insriinc
20 "
...Black HiHn, Dakota.
liomestnlte
200 "
•• •• ii
father da Smei.
80 "
ii ii ,i
Hidden Treasure
40 "
ii ii i.
Highland
120 "
And in many other Mills in the Mining Districts it the eu-
'.ire United States, and as well in Nova Scotia and Aus-
tralasia. The superiority of these Feeders o%or others
mamifa tUird has been eo thoroughly demonstrated that it
in not deemed pertinent tu cite the numberless n.atances
<>f bote fict.
Manufactured and for Sale by
THE "JOSHUA HENDY MACHINE
Nos. 49 and 51 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cat.,
Manufacturers of Quartz, Saw Mill and General Machinery. Agents for "BAKER" ROTARY PRESSURE BLOWERS, W1LBRA
HAM KOTARY PISTON PUMPS, P. BLAISDELL & CO. 'S MACHINISTS' TOOLS, and the Celebrated "HOT POLISHED SHAFT
INC," from the Akron Iron Coinpany, Akron, Ohio. Also Manufacturers of New ami Dealers in Second-Hand Boilers, Engines ami all
Descriptions of Machinery.
^CATALOGUE AND PARTICULARS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION. *
WORKS,"
DEWEY &. CO.
Scientific Press
American and Foreign
PATENT AGENCY,
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is no new, patent, non-explosive Safety Powder, but the Geuuiue
Standard Nitro Glycerine Powder, as safe to use and handle as anv other Nitro
Glycerine Powder manufactured. The fumes and Erases, common in i i ro-alycerine
powders, are destroyed, and do not leave the miner w'lh headache or nausea.
The pnwder ia put up in cartridges of nny size tc sui-*. the consumer, and
exploded in the samB manner as all other hieh exp'osives; that is, by means of
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It is not claimed for this powder that it ie a
non-ex plosive, or safer than other oi'ro-iilycerine powder. All powder, and
especially nitrn-glyceriDe powder, thru'd re handled cartfuily. The EXCEL-
SIOR POWDER is as safe, and for strength far surpasses any oilier powder on
the market. Addre.s all orders t7
EXCELSIOR POWDER
Room 9, No. 3 California St.,
COMPANY,
San Francisco, Cal
252 Market Street
NEW OFFICES, 1882:
Elevator 12 Front,
San Francisco.
Branch Offices in all Foreign Countriest
Circulars of Information fok Inventors bent frei
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on the label of their paper. If it is not correct, or if the
paper should ever come beyond the time desired, be sure
to notify the publishers by letter or postal card. If we are
not notified within a reasonable time, wc cannot be respon-
iblc for the errors or omission of agents.
FOR SALE
By J. M. LAKBNAN, of Grass Valley Foun-
dry, Grass Valley, Cal.
One 20'ilich liorc engine, 24-inch stroke; one 18-iuch
bore engine, 10-inch stroke, Meyer's cut-off; one 14-inch
bore onginc, 36-inch stroke, Meyer's cut-off; two 12-inch
- urines, 30-inch stroke ; two sets hcavj |i ping gear,
with boh and « ccting roil irons; etc.; I5U reotol 16-inch
pump pipe »f j-inch iron, heavj flanges; besides other
mining and milling machinery.
for information, address
,1. M. I.AKKNAN,
Gross Valley, Cal.
JOHN L. BOONE,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9 ,
No. 320 California Street. S. F.t
(Over Wells Fargo & Gc.'s Bardr. •
Special Attention Paid to Patent Law.
N. E.— Mr. J. L boone has beeo connected with the
Patent business for over 15 .tears, and devotes. himself
almost exclusively to Patent litigation and kindred
branches.
Inventors
L; PETERSON
MODEL MA HER.
258 Market St., N. E. cor. Front, up-sfcairs, San Fra cisco
Experimental mac'iinery and all kiuds of rodels, tin, cop-
per and braaa work
Patent Life -Saving Respirator.
PllKVKNl'S MSAD POISONING AS D KALIV ATION.
Invaluable to those
engaged in dry cruBh-
ng (iuartz trills, quick-
silver iiiineB, whi'e lead
corroding, f eedinn
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where tbe surrounding
atmosphere is lilled
with dust, i 1. 1,. i- ;..-,
smells or poison m
vapois. The Respira-
tors are gold sub ject
to approval after ti i il,
and. if not eitisfactory,
the prici) wi I be re-
funded. Price, §3
ear Ii, or §30 per dozon
Address all cominuni
ca Dions and orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY, Sole Agent,
43 Sacramento Street. San Francisco, Cal.
WM. BARTLING. HBNRY KIMBALL
BARTLING & KIMBAXiL,
BOOKBINDERS
Paper Rulers & Blank Book Manufacturero
505 Clay Street,(southwest corner Sansome),
SAN FRANCISCO.
Educational.
TRINITY SCHOOL
1534 Mission St . San Francisco-
*N
M
Cluircli. Boarding & Day School for Young Men & Boys.
" V ' ■ iIVi
Irtra REV B. B SPAULDINU, Rei
MILLS SEMINARY.
W>0 "exl term ol thia welM m\ liiatitntion will
t'omineiico "ii
WeilnentlBy Aufifurt 1, l^s:j,
For < Irculore j^viiuj inrticulars, address
REV. C. T. MILLS.
Mill« s. iniiiarj r. O., Untuoda I o , CkJ.
St. Augustine College,
BEN1CIA, CAL.
'Juhty-flnst Term OpenB
TL'aSOAY JULY 31, 1883,
At 'J o'clock.
RT. RKV. .1. II I). WINGFIELtJ, D. D., LL. D.,
President,
W. E. CK '.mbjirj.ain, Jk.
T. A. ROHINHON
LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, $70.
Paid in Installments, $75.
C9*S?!iil ■' >r eircularp.
IRVING INSTITUTE.
YOUNG LADIES' BOARDING SCHOOL.
103(i Va'cnciaSt. , San Francisco.
The huildine haj been enlarged and n fitted, The next
tession will commence July 23d. For catalogue, address
REV. EDWARD B. CHUSCU, A.M..
Principal.
Dewey A Cp.{»SS?« .1 Patent Agt's
THE HOME SEMINARY,
San Jose, California.
Iticorfomted iSS/.
FOR YOUNG LADIES AND MISSES.
Next Term begiPB August 15, 188y.
For Particulars and Terma of Tuition, Addroes
MISS M. S. CASTLEMAN, Principal.
THE HOME SCHOOL
FOK
YOTTUC LADIES,
1825 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Cal.
Organized in 181 .'.
TERMS BEGIN IN JULY AND JANUARY.
MISS H. N. FIELD, Principal.
SACKETT
(FOR BOYS)
SCHOOL.
Takes first rank for thoroughness
and ability of its teachers; alto"
for home care.
Business, Classical, and
English Departments.
Next Term commences July i<;tlP
Send for Catalogue to
D. P. SACKETT, A. M., Principal,
OAKLAND, CAL.
LAUREL HALL.
Home School for YoigLatlies aid Children,
The Twentieth Annua! Session will commence Thurs-
day, August 2, 1883.
1 ThiB Institution ofu-rs to a limited number advantages
of the highest order, b.t,inp a large corps of well-known
teachers who give inclividuJ <--<re and treatment to each
pupil. Address MRS. L. MAN riON-BUCK MASTER,
in Mateo, Cal,
398
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 9, 1883
Jrop and fflachifie W&.
F. P. Bacon, Prea. C. L, Fours, Sec'y-
The Globe Ironworks Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairsrs of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AMD BUILDERS OF
Mining Machinery. Port
;rj anil Marine Engines.
Office and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.'
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
OrAErentg for C. H. Baker's Mioins Horse Power;
Birhop'd Miniug Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Jron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping oil Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second, and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE <5z CO-
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & OO.,
MANUFACTURBRB OP
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
BAGRAMBNTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard Si Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lines and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. JS.PRICES MODERATE, ^t
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
Witt. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Minieg Machinery. Brudie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour S*50.00
" 2 " 6 " " " 625.00
'■ 3 " 8 " " '* 925.00
" 0 " 1500 Itis " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horae power. Also, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Twits, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, 8. F.
THOMAS THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
WANtJPAOTURBRB OP CASTINGS OP BVBRY BHBORIPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
— AT—
^Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
— FOR—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best HoiBUng Engine and Boiler
combined and Bdfit Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. OHMEN,
Engine Worts, §(
■3 & 111 Beale St. IB
SAN fUANClSCO. JH|
COKE. PATENT- COKE.
This COKE is exclusively need by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting aod Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co, and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co .
' PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.
No. S California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers In every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR,
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Existing Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills. Kmery Wheels and Grind-
ers* Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Alining and Mill Supplies, includ-
^ in^r Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
K$T Catalogues furnished on Application. .ftf
Geo. W. Prescott, President.
Irving m. Scott, Gen'l Manager.
H. T. Scott, Vice-Pres't and Tress.
Geo. W. Dickie, Manager.
J. O'B. GUNK, Secretary.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pullets, Etc., .Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
UNION IRON WORKS,
y&.Nii for Late Circulars.
fn I'.UKSI'HTT,
Reliance Machine Works, isso
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
ff. H TAYLOR, Pres't JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
Ik all its Bramchm,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, bnilt complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
Btructed with reference to the Trado in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, andfnone
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moBt approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground,
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work,
SHIP WORK. Ship aud Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS- Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Nos.
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Med art Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For tho States of California, Oregon aud Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizo/ia. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
Best Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
;. oct. 25, i88i. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
/tej'SBND for Circular and Price List. '"&A
129 and 131 Fremont Street, - - - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
l. c. marshutz.
T. Q. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Northwest Cor. Main and. Howard. Sts., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY I ALL. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED I
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. Aroalga
mating Macaines
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills
STEEL
CASTINGS
FROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequalad strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgings or cast-iron requiring three-fold
strength .
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, OrOBsheads for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10.000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority over other Steel Castings.
ORANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING specialties.
Clroulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
WafItu. 4'WIV.*tTV.K. Pa. 407 Mhrnrv St.. PHTf.l n«!f,PH| 1
RANKIN, BRATT0N & CO.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OF
MINING MACHINERY.
Plants for Gold and Silver Mills, embracing the latest
atidmost improved machinery and processes for tase ;m-l
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting- Furnaces for oiii'er.
lead and copper ores, with new and important improve-
munts, superior to any other make. Hoisting* Worky.
Pumping- Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. \y«
offer our customers the beet results of thirty years* expt-
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared •»
furnish the moBt approved character of Mining- and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in derign and construction
to that of any other make, at the lowest possible prices.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running order,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc., in any of the
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on ap-
plication. Send for illu strated circular.
!ATLASEBG,ME
WORKS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES
and BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock for Immediate Delivery.
H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Cal.
SQUARE FLAX PACKING.
Entirely Exempt from Hemp or Jute,
AND
THE BEST IN THE WORLD
For either Steam or Water.
ENGINEERS "WILL FIND IT JUST WHAT
TEEY HAVE BEEN WANTING.
iarSend for sample and price list. Manufactured by
W. T. Y. SCHEKCK,
36 California Street, : : Sin Francurco Cal,
FLOURNOY'S ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
FOR STEAM BOILERS.
Will < ff -ctually rid of scale any steam roller, and, as
long as used, prevent i'B accumulation. Especially
recommended to parties ownine THRESHING MA-
CHINES I* entirely free from acids, acting as a pre-
servator <*f ihe iion and a lubricant, la recommended
by the "Scientilc American" *s ibe b'-st known. Has
been used in the U S. M'nt of San Francisco for the
fast two years. Send all ordors to
GEO. FLOTJRNOY, JR.,
220^ McAllister St., - San Francisco
George Floumoy of Ihe firm of Flournoy, Mhoon &
Floumoy, Attorneys-at-Law, above address.
June 0, 1883.J
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399
Mining Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron CranH Shafts-
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actioa of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop insidc-of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. The only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. No
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
The Kortintr'a Injector
cheapest and best in use,
own water, hot or cold,
varying pressure. Send
is the simplest,
Will draft its
and feed under
for Circular.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S.
SOLE AGENTS FOR 1
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinista
TooIb.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould'B Hand & Power Pumps, t
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co. 'a Ma- ^
ch mists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
'--sE
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausta.
Jndson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
DisBton's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co. 'a Woodworking
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hobo,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 16,000 In Use.
fe4,
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from HimcniKa, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
strength. On one occasion he slew several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grad s.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
^W^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTBELL).
ZMZ^CZrHUZLSriE WOIRKS
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., ■ - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MININO AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also of the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, tor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
cf,
mm
1 ^WHKJ&fi'JpSP*'
m
iSSoH
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN B B,
IBl£icl£- G-l£i.zod Poveder,
Id kegs and cases. The Best Low Grade Explosive in the market. Contains no Nitro
Glycerine. Huperior to Judeon or any Elack Powder made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Mo*t Uniform and best Nitro Glycerine Towcler manufactured, l»-J
which we are prepared to furnish at very loweBt prices.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VULCAN POWDER CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
JAS. LEFFELS TURBINEWATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, makri.tr]it the
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Laxges* and the Smallest Wheels, under i>oth the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Bcok eent frog to thOBe
owning water power.
Those improving water power should not fail to write us for New Prices, before
buy!"? elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for mak-jg this
WheeL Address
JAMES LEFFEL c& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE Sl LACY, General Agents, 21 &. 23 Fremont St.. S. F.
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[June 9, 1883
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Timbering in Mines— No. 13.
When both aides of the excavation as well as
the roof are weak, which ia the most common
case, the form of timbering adopted will be
similar to that shown in the accompanying en-
graving. Sawed, hewed or round timber may
boused u convenient. In this case we have
two stanchions, surmounted by a cap or head-
piece, and the timbers are pilt together by
notching or otherwise, according to circum-
sta 18. Generally, in levels driven by hand
labor, tin* two stanchions are slightly inclined
toward the axis of the excavation, so as to give
;i trapezoidal section," as shown in the figure.
In BUch a case the timbers are not placed nor-
mally to the stratification, but their position ts.
favorable to stability. One advantage of this
position of the stanchions is the consequent re-
duction in the length of the headpiece, without
a material lessening 6f the breadth of the ex-
cavation. As the headpiece is subjected to a
transverse strain, the importance of this advan-
tage is obvious. When the level is driven by
machine labor the sides are vertical, and hence
the stanchions will, in such a case, be placed
vertically.
Sometimes the Boor of the excavation as well
as tin' sides and the roof is weak. This happens
when the rock of the floor is of a soft nature.
Where, a soft floor has to be dealt with two
points present themselves for consideration.
One is the difficulty of obtaining a support for
the stanchions upon such easily yielding rock
and the other is the tendency of the floor to
rise in the middle in consequence of the pres-
sure on the sides. Some instances of these were
recently given to the readers of the Truss.
This tendency is very marked in many of the
under clays of the coal seams and it necessi-
tates the adoption of means for its prevention,
as otherwise the destruction of roadways goes
on continuously. This means is found in com-
pleting the framing of the timbering by placing
beneath the stanchions a piece similar to the
cap above them. When the floor is only
slightly weak these pieces may consist of half-
round timber placed with the flat side down-
ward ; but if the tendency to rise is great
whole timber must be employed. The upper
surface is slightly cut down and, in some cases,
notched with an ax to receive the lower ends
of the stanchions. Slabs or planks will some-
times be required beneath these pieces, placed
in the same manner as those above the caps, for
the purpose of keeping the floor down.
Rkno needs reduction works very much.
There are hundreds of base metal mines around
in the vicinity, but if the prospector finds one
it is an elephant on his hands, solely because of
the inability to have the ore reduced at any
reasonable figure. Once assured that their ore
could have a market, in less than two years
hundreds of new mines would be worked.
Taylor district, Nevada, is just now attract-
ing much attention. A town has been laid out,
and some of the vacant buildings in Ward are
being taken down and removed there.
Silver Shoes and Dies.
We made brief reference a few weeks since,
to the invention by Messrs. .luhnsoii it
Osborn, of l>os Cabezaa, Arizona, of a
new style of shoes and dies for amal-
gamating pans, formed of silver. The silver
amalgamates readily and presents a surface hav-
ing a strong affinity for any particles of gold,
silver or mercury, and will arrest the latter
even when in its most difficult condition to save
when it is finely divided or "floured." The
TIMBERING IN DRIFTS,
mating pans, and give now an engraving j shoes are represented at li, and the dies at A in
illustrating the application. The ordinary i the engraving.
iron shoes and dies are subjected to considerable ' In some eases the shoes arc in the form of rol-
wear by the sharp sand passing between them, j lers which rotate as they pass over the dies,
THE new smelter at Battle Mountain, Nev.,
will be in running order in a very short time,
and those owning mines close to town have be-
gun shipping ore to be smelted.
Moke prospecting is being done now than at
any other time in the history of TCureka disr
trict,
SILVER SHOES AND DIBS
and more or less iron is taken up with the
amalgam, which is thus rendered base; and it
is difficult to separate the gold and silver con-
tained in it. The iron has, of course, no par-
ticular affinity for the particles of gold, silver or
amalgam, and is of no assistance in arresting
them.
Messrs. Johnson & Osborn propose as ii'ncw
1 article of manufacture, shoes and dien for amal-
AMALGAMATING PANS.
and the pulp is caused to pass between the sur-
face of the rollers and the die, the great affin-
ity of the amalgamated silver causing it to take
up the passing valuable particles with great
avidity. In this case the inventors think there
is little need of the scouring or grinding action
of flat shoes and dies. These shoes and dies
may be used in what are known as ' 'continuous
pans" in which the pulp \B led in at U}e eenter
and is discharged continuously at the periphery
of the pan. These silver shoes and dies add to
the amount of silver by their wear, so ab.su-
lutely nothing is lost, and there is no additional
expense created to separate out base bullion
afterwards. These shoes and dies form a new
article of manufacture and may be practically
applied ijuite readily.
The Lower California Placers.
The nature of the reports from the newly dis-
covered placers of Lower California, is not such
as Would encourage men to leave their present
work for the arid region in question. When
this excitement first began, the Press stated
that it was not likely to lead to anything but
disappointment, since even if good placers are
found, there is no water for the miners to work
with. The gold mines that have been found in
Lower California in time past have amounted
to little on this account. When men have to
pay fifteen cents a gallon for water to drink at
the mines it follows there is not much use try-
ing to work placer ground, and when this ob-
stacle is added to that of great distance from
civilized places, it is unlikely that the mines will
amount to anything.
The men who have returned bring back very
unfavorable reports of the mines and the
regions, as the following, dispatch dated Cuay-
mas, June 10th, shows: "The Joyce and Cash-
man party arrived to-day, after a hard trip to
the placers. It took four days to cross the
Griilf on our trip out, the distance being 111
miles to Trinidad Hay. Thence we went to the
placers on foot, the distance being ninety-five
miles, through a country devoid of vegetation
and over a rough trail where water was very
scarce. Nellie Cashman, with a party of five
men, started from Trinidad Bay ahead of the
rest of the party. Nellie and two of her party
came near dying of thirst, but were rescued by
the rest of the party overtaking them the second
day out. When we arrived at the placers we
found what there was of them completely
worked out, Mexicans and Indians having
worked them at least for one year. I
saw over one hundred batches worked without
a color. The placers are twelve miles from the
nearest water, which is of inferior quality and
which the Indians pack in and sell for 15 cents
per gallon. From all appearances, inside of one
month there will be no water nearer than the
Mission San (Jertrude, twenty -seven miles from
the mines. We paid §16 passage for ourselves
and the same for our burros to cross the Gulf."
"Sheep Mountain" is the name of a new
mineral section in Idaho which is attracting
many miners from Oda, Boise, Custer and Al-
turas counties. It is stated that the mines so
far discovered give great promise for large re-
turns over working expenses, though the coun-
try is yet comparatively isolated. The ["nearest
route to Hailey is up Wood river to the head of
Salmon river, and down the Salmon to the Mid-
dle fork. The mines were about 100 miles
north of Hailey, or forty miles beyond Stanley
basin.
The Soutfh&l Sentinel, New Mexico, says:
Nearly the entire distance between Silver City
and the new strike is covered with locations,
and prospectors are in the field fifty miles be-
yond. The whole country is being scoured, and
reports of find* are constantly cumin- in,
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[June 16, 1883.
California Then and Now *
After passing over a few miles of smooth,
rolling hills clad with wild oak, alfileria, clover
and mustard, our party of hunters descended
into the fair valley of San Margarita, part of
the princely estate of Don Juan Forster, and in
a short time they reached the ranch-house it-
self.
The place is a relic of that golden age of
California life which lay between the decline of
the Missions and the invasion of the Yankee.
Here still stands the old ranch-house, a great
quadrangle of adobe, built around a courtyard,
the seat of a little empire of 30 square leagues
of land, much of it the very best in Southern
California. The great walls, nearly a yard
thick, hint strongly of cool days in summer
and warm nights in winter. The long massive
beams, cut in the mountains 30 miles away; the
rafters lashed with raw-hide instead of be-
ing nailed; the old red tiles made by the
Mission Indians and'held in place by their own
weight — all speak of the difficulties of building
in those days. Yet the whole is massive and
strong, and will stand for many a year to come
when far more costly structures are decayed,
Here still, as in bygone days, may be heard th =
whizz of the riata thrown by the skillful hand,
for there yet linger a very few of that most ex-
tinct race, the old vaqueros of California — men
who could, single-handed, ride down, lasso and
bind the wild bulls of the hills on a mountain
side, where a city rider would hardly dare to
lead a horse.
Rude was their system of justice; but they
had no probate courts or public administrators.
They had no doctors or lawyers; but then they
died without expensive assistance, and their
families got at least 1% of the property they left.
Living in true patriarchial style, surrounded by
plenty of the solid necessaries of life, with plenty
of servants that cost only their board, with
nothing to do but look after their herds, roll
cigaritas, attend fandangos and meriendas,
and warble their beautiful language, they drifted
down the stream of time without touching oar
or rudder, or striking sand-bars or snags. That
soft Arcadian day is gone. Its twilight still
lingers in a few places, but its sun has set for-
ever. Our countrymen came and were wel-
comed, for, contrary to the common belief, the
majority of Californians were anxious for the
change. We came with our usual Yankee con-
ceit, and our prejudice against everything that
comported not with our notions of "progress" —
all strengthened by the prejudice against Mex-
icans imbibed during the war with them. We
came to load them with ruinous costs and atro-
cious lawyers' fees to maintain those vested
rights of property which all nations respect, to
squat on their ranches and live on their cattle;
to pass laws to destroy their only industry, and
as time had proved, the best industry of this
southern country. We came to lend them
money at five per cent a month, and trap them
into contracts to pay it for a long enough time
to sweep away their homes with the mortgage.
AVe came to turn up the parvenu proboscus at
Indian-bred and Castilian-bred alike, and
treated as "greasers" some who were our
equals in every respect, and the superiors of
many of the upstart Americans who sneared
at them.
I do not believe that justice has ever been
done to the Spanish of California, and this is
not the only place to do it, even if I were fully
qualified for this task. But such ideas as are
generally obtained from newspapers and maga-
zine articles about Texas and Mew Mexico con-
vey a very false idea of the Spanish of Califor-
nia. Their names were written high upon the
roll of honor of the State ; and they have been
among the best and most honest of State and
county officials, and the most incorruptible and
impartial judges. No more law abiding or bet-
ter citizens existed than the upper half of the
Spanish, and it is difficult to see wherein the
lower half are any worse than the lower half of
American society. If they are, it is only be-
cause they have bettered the instruction of ex-
cellent and faithful teachers. Their laziness, so
much talked about, is precisely what that of the
Western farmer would be if overwhelmed
by a horde of Chinese, who should pass
laws that virtually compelled him to
abandon his way of making money
and adopt theirs, of which he knew nothing,
and which would barely make him a living. If
their possessions are gradually slipping from
them and their lands passing into the stranger's
hands, it is due to the laws and the heavy taxes
we have forced upon them, much more than to
either their own improvidence or want of thrift.
And when more than half the Americans are
going the same road, we might as well acknowl-
edge that we do not know all about the best
way to make a living in southern California,
and that the old inhabitants did know at least
something of that art; for it is certain they were
nearly all wealthy and wanted nothing.
After their visit to the old Mission our
friends were glad to sit down under Don Juan
Forster's great front porch and look down the
valley toward the sea, just as the flood tide of
rosy mist began to flow in from the sinking sun,
and the soft carpet of the high, smooth hills to
run through all shades of purple, green and
gold. The waves of light ran rippling over
the rolling slopes of silvery-green wild oats;
the emerald meadow in front was dotted with
horses and cattle; the wild geese and brant in
' From ilie "Rille, Rod and Gun in California," by T. S.
Van Dyke.
clamorous mobs were marching in from the
coast; the wild ducks in whizzing flocks scudded
up and down the valley; here and there a
snipe was pitching and squeaking aloft;
the sandhill cranes, with dolorous "gr-r-rooo,
gr-r-rooo," were floating across the blue zenith;
the white pelican, the egret, or the swan, was
winging its solemn way toward the laguna, and
from the canyon came the clear "ohio, ohio," of
the valley quail.
"It seems like an enchanted laud, does it
not?" said Laura. "I don't wonder so ;manv
people fall in love with California."
"You are now seeing it at at its best. There
are times when it is different from this," said
Dona Juan, with a frankness that is too rare
among the Californians, when any question
about California comes up. "We experience
here three kinds of winter. First, the 'good'
winter, when .there is just about rain enough,
and that properly distributed; then vegetation
is* at its climax, crops are good and the sloughs
and ponds have plenty of water, and geese and
ducks, as well as other game, are plenty. Sec-
ond, the 'medium' year, when there is not rain
enough (or not properly distributed), to make
much more than half a crop of grass and grain,
but when their is still enough to feed all stock
and cover most of the expenses of the settler
The first of these may be too wet for the very
sick invalid, the second will be about right, and
there is a third will suit him exactly, if he
wants only clear, warm weather, and has no
sympathy for a suffering land.
"But who with a sentient soul can behold the
'dry' or 'bad' winter and not feel sorrowful ?
Day after day and week after week the sun
climbs the unclouded sky, sinks into his ocean
bed of silver, carmine and gold, and flames next
morning at the eastern gate with as smiling a
face as that of a just-accepted lover. At long
intervals, as if in mockery of our hopes, a very
few raindrops patter on the roof. And once or
twice there may be enough of a shower to tempt
one to borrow an umbrella, but not long enough
to make him yield to the temptation to keep it.
But January treads on the heels of February,
and February joins March in the long procession
of bright days, with a smiling face above, and
sad and sickening faces below. Then yonder
rolling hills of velvet green are brown and bare;
the violets and the alfileria, called out by the
first good rain, sprout, curl up and wither away,
or seed out at an inch high; the earth yields no
interest on the farmer's loan; the bee returns
empty to his hive; the quail declines to mate;
the hare retires like a monk to the cloisters of
the rocks ; and the goose returns disgusted to the
north. The ewe deserts her new-born lamb, and
the raven begins to feed on her before she lies
down to die. The ox or the horse staggers to the
spring and isunableto return; bloated and weary,
the overworked buzzard sits around on the cor-
ral fence; and still nature keeps up her steady
dress-parade of fine weather, and the sun smiles
on, smiles on, as bright and soft as if bound on
an errand of mercy instead of an errand of death. "
As he finished this doleful description, Don
Juan shrugged his shoulder, with a gesture of
resignation; and then, recovering his wonted
demeanor, he arose, and writh a smile excused
himself, to provide for the entertainment of his
guests within.
"Many people are very much disappointed
with California, and do not like it,"
said Belville, after his host's departure.
"It has been so abundantly overpraised
by some writers who, not content with
dipping their quills into the rainbow, must tear
up the whole brilliant arch by the roots and
splash it over their pages, that thousands have
come here hoping to enjoy the felicities of
heaven without the preliminary of dying. And
nobody who has taken his ideas from these hy-
per-diabolical books— hyperbolical I mean, but
it's all the same in this case — can feel anything
but a bitter disappointment when he comes to
Oalifornia. All this has produced a reaction,
until it is now the fashion to be quite as
unjust on the other side."
Music Among Miners.— "As I passed down
Main street, I was attracted by a crowd of men
standing in front of the tonsorial saloon.
They were listening to music and song coming
from within — a guitar and accordeon. The air
played and song sung were very good, but soon
a critic among the crowd arose and said : 'I
can improve that by going home after my fid-
dle,'and off he went. A second, hearing the
remark, said : 'By Jove ! I will get my flute.'
Another got his banjo, and another said : 'I
will bring the snaredrum and triangle,' and in
less than half an hour six musicians were on the
ground. In ten minutes I was listening to a
complete philharmonic band of good musicians
performing together on their vai'ious instru-
ments as one man. Is it not surprising what
an amount of talent is hidden beneath the gar-
ments of our Pacific coast workmgnicn *?" This
pleasant little incident took place in Tyho, so
small a mining camp that the outside \i orld
hardly knows that it has an existence. The
Eureka Sentinel agent there, C. B. Streitberger,
reported it for the Belmont Courier.
Concentrators. — Before the introduction of
the Frue concentrators in this district, only
about forty per cent of the assay value of quartz
could be obtained. Now rock yields fifty and
sixty per cent by the Frue. There ought to be
a fortune in the tailings that are being sent
lown to the lower country, if some process
could be found that would work them up to
eighty or ninety percent. — Nevada Transcript.
Settling Tanks in Silver Mills.
The following " Notes on Settling Tanks in
Silver Mills " were submitted at a recent meet-
ing of the American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers, by Albert Williams, of the United States
(Geological Society:
A large proportion of the work performed in
wet-crushing silver mills is devoted to the
handling and re-handling of pulp between the
battery and the pans. There seems to be no
generally applicable substitute for the settling-
tanks, and in the present system of constructing
mills the tanks involve an amount of labor
which may be regarded as disproportionate and
unnecessary, in view of the automatic improve
ments which have been introduced in other di
rections.
This difficulty has been met, however, by
Boss's continuous process, in which the pulp
flows directly from the mortars to the first of a
series of constantly working overflow -pans.
This method has been adopted at the Noonday
mill, Bodie, California; the Harshaw, Arizona;
the Sierra Grande, New Mexico; and the
Prietas, Sonora. The continuous process
while giving excellent results with special
ores, and under peculiar local conditions (such
as a deficiency in water supply), is not, I believe,
claimed to be available for all raw amalgamat
ing mills, notwithstanding its well merited
popularity for certain work. Some trouble has
been experienced from the tendency to concen
tration in the pans, though this can be avoided
by skillful manipulation. It has also the disad
vantage inherent in combinations of distinct
operations; it requires a very nice adjustment
of the water supply to obtain full battery effi
ciency without running the pans too thin
though the latter defect is partially compensa-
ted for by the gradual thickening of the pulp
as it proceeds through the series of pans. The
objection is similar to that which holds in s
parallel duplex process, that of combining roast
ing and smelting in a single furnace, where each
operation is injuriously affected by the neces-
sity of fitting it in with another and entirely
different one.
In the prevailing type of wet-crushing silver
mills, the battery sands, after settling, are ma
nipulated in one of the three following ways :
They are either shovelled into wheelbarrows
or cars, and thus conveyed to the pans,
or they are dumped in heaps upon the plat-
form immediately back of the pans, from which
they are again spaded into the pans ; or, if
taken from the row of tanks nearest the pans
they are sometimes thrown directly from the
tanks into the latter by a single handling.
Each of these methods may be applicable in a
single mill, according to the arrangement of the
tanks relatively to the pans. All involve hard
work and the employment of many men. Thus
of the force employed in six Comstock mills
(the Brunswick, California, Mariposa, Morgan,
Scorpion and Trench), which in 1SS0 numbered
215 men, no less than forty-nine were tankmen;
and of the crews of two mills in Owyhee county,
Idaho (the Ellmore and Jones & Adams), six
were tankmen in a total of nineteen. The wages
were §4 per shift of ten and twelve hours.
These eight examples show that twenty-four
per cent of the labor in the mills named con-
sisted in handling the tank pulp. The instances
cited include all the data I have at command,
and probably show a fair average of the prac-
tice in mills of the same type. Remembering
the notable saving which has been effected in
other details of modern amalgamating mills it
appears that here is a possible opening for im-
provement.
The object of this paper is to throw out a
hint which may invite discussion, and may sug-
gest to the builders of the mills of the future a
remedy for the existing clumsy, slow and ex-
pensive mode of handling tank pulp. In-
stead of the laborious shovelling of the
heavy, tenacious pulp to higher levels
from the tanks, why not utilize the
always obliging force of gravitation ? This is
already done in passing the ore from the bins
successfully through grizzlies, rock-breakers
and ore feeders to the stamps, and in settling
the pulp; and after leaving the pans the pulp
flows downward to the settlers, and thence to
the agitators and sluices. In all these stages
the movement is steadily downward, and is
effected by gravity. It is only when the set-
tling tanks are reached that an interruption oc-
curs. Suppose now, that instead of the ordi-
nary tanks we mtroduce a series of hopper-
shaped boxes provided with gates at the bottom,
placing the pans six to eight feet below the
usual level, and discharging the settling boxes
into movable troughs leading to the charging
holes of the pans. The position of these self-
dumping tanks would be the same as that of
the ordinary ones; the grade of sluices from the
battery to the tanks would not be changed; and
the arrangement of overflow gates would be
identical. The tank capacity could also be
kept the same while diminishing the area, for
the capacity of the common tank is deter-
mined by the limit of depth from which a
man can conveniently shovel — this depth rang-
ing in present mills from twenty-four to forty
inches, and seldom exceeding 30 inches. The
proposed system would allow the compartments
to be smaller in area because of their corre-
spondingly greater depth. The gates at the
bottom of the tanks could be actuated by levers
extending above the pan floor. Perhaps the
best arrangement would be to employ hinged
bottoms surfaced with burlap, sheet-rubber, or
other packing. Any slight leakage would not,
be objectionable; for the water would be
strained as it escaped, and all drippings would
collect in a large fixed trough underneath the
tanks, from which the water could be conduct-
ed to the slime ponds or used in diluting the
pan and settler charges. The details of con-
struction can be elaborated by any mill de-
signer.
The plan of using gravity-discharging tanks,
is, I admit, open to certain objections. It de-
mands steeper grades inside the mill, to allow
room for a half floor beneath the tanks, and to
give sufficient fall for the sluices from tanks to
pans. The work of excavation for foundations
would be increased, and the mortar beds would
need somewhat heavier backing. On the other
hand, the area occupied by the building could
be slightly reduced. The expense would de-
pend largely upon the natural grade of the site.
For a twenty-stamp mill the addition to the first
cost (given a favorable site) should not exceed
Si, 000 — an amount which could be saved in
wages of tankmen in a three months' run.
Colorado Ores in Utah.
In the Montrose (Col. ) Musxemja' of the 17th,
we find the following: Mr. Knapp and Mr.
Ferguson, two prominent smelting men of Salt
Lake, were in Montrose Sunday morning on
their return from Ouray. They had been inves-
tigating the chances for securing San Juan ore,
for reduction in Utah, and have purchased sev-
eral carloads to be used as a test. This is a
step that is in the right direction for us. The
smelters of Utah have been successful. Labor
is cheap there, and the cost of reduction is, of
course, low, and should these gentlemen suc-
ceed with their experiment, as they undoubt-
edly will, a splendid market will be opened up
for our ores. Montrose being about midway
between Denver and Salt Lake, we see no good
reason why the Denver and Rio Grande road
should not carry ore from here to Salt Lake for
the same price it is now hauled to Denver for.
If this is done, when the wagon road is com-
pleted from Ouray to Red mountain, the ores
of that famous camp can be shipped to Salt
Lake for less money than to Denver by way of
Silverton. Then if the Utah smelters can re-
duce the ores at a saving on Denver prices, all
the ore of Red mountain and the rich camps of
Ouray and the San Miguel will find its market
in Mormonlraid.
It may be urged that the Rio Grande inter-
ests in Colorado are such that they would pre-
fer to work for Denver and Pueblo business
as against Salt Lake, and consequently they
may not give the latter place the same advan-
tage on rates. We cannot see it in that light
however. With 700 miles haul from Denver,
and about 600 from Pueblo, to Salt Lake, on
through traffic, it is much more to the interest
of the narrow gauge to build up a great metrop-
olis in Utah, than to help build up the Colora-
do smelting points. By building up a rich,
prosperous and populous territory west of us,
that company can look for an immense through
traffic over their line.
Another item in favor of Salt Lake, is the
fact that their coke comes from Colorado. The
D. & R. G. would therefore have the hauling
from Crested Buttes, a distance of nearly 500
miles, the very coke that would be used in re-
ducing our ores after they reach the Salt Lake
smelters. All this would tend very materially
to increase the company's traffic, and we con-
tend that by giving the western smelters good
rates on San Juan ore, the railroad company
will be pursuing a policy that can but result in
building up an immense traffic for the road.
Should the recent visit of Messrs. Knapp and
Ferguson result in opening up a market in
Utah for San Juan ore it will be a great thing
for Southwestern Colorado.
New Mill and New Concentrator. — Ternaii
& Co.'s new mill, at the North Banner Tunnel
min^, works very satisfactorily. Five stamps
are kept busy upon a good quality of ore, and
as soon as everything is ready the other five
stamps will be started up. A Golden Gate sul-
phurets concentrator is being put in by G. W.
Waitt, of Boston, who is on this coast for the
purpose of introducing the machine, which is
of recent invention, and which, it is claimed,
will perform .twice as much work as those of
the Frue patent. The machine costs twice as
much as the latter. This is the first one to be
.put up in this section, and the agent guarantees
that if it fails to do as represented the owners
of the mill need not purchase it. Should the
working of the new concentrator prove unsatis-
factory, Mr. Waitt will bear the expense of
putting it up. The machinery at the above
mill is driven by a Pelton wheel. — Nevada
Herald.
The Auburn MrNE. — It is reported that the
Auburn mill and mine, at Dun glenn, suspend-
ed operations yesterday. It is to be hoped that
such is not the case, yet from what miners
have been saying about the Auburn for a year
or more, we fear the report is too tme.—iSilver
State.
Reported Big Strike. — By passengers on
last night's train the report is brought that a
very large chamber of exceedingly rich ore has
been struck in the Christie Company's mine at
Mineral Hill. No definite particulars could be
had, but the story is that the find is of great
importance. — Eureka Sentinel.
June 16, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
II}EGHy\Nic/\L Progress.
A New Mode of Wire Manufacture
A French invention for wire manufacture is
deHcribed at length in a communication re-
ceived from HngU&h patent aolicitora The
■ ni method *>f manufacture requii
peati ol thr metal first through the
rolls for the pu the ingot,
and then through draw plates in order to fur-
ther reduce tin* wire to the required diami ter.
The indention in question ha ject an
impr igement of rotating Ingot mold,
whereto tl i i n adi p d po isibl to i ul t In
metal directly in the form "f wire of the re-
quired dian arly bo. This apparatus
■■! of s vertical shaft supported at its
lower extremity iu a Eootatep bearing. Thr
shaft carries ;i cast iron plate, provided at its
outer edge with on annular channel, which i-
! ed in 01 covered bya ring or annular cover
fonnin . the Id proper, For this purpose the
ling is provided with a groove of suitable form
foi the reception oi a molten metal, « bleb is
contained in a, pocket or ladle, supported by
an iron ring swivelling on trunnions or centres,
and carrying a rod or arm, to the nppex extrem-
ity of which is attached a cord, connected to
and capable of being wound upon a pulley or
drum on the vertical shaft. The lower part of
this sliarf is provided with a bevel wheel,
geared with a corresponding « heel on a horizon-
tal shaft, provided with East and Loose driving
pulh-ys. The annular channel is supplied witn
water by a pipe, this water passes through a
stop-cock, traverses footstep bearing, and is
conducted along the centre of the vertical shaft,
whence it flows through a radial pipe to the
channel. The water escapes from the channel
through another radial pipe, decendsin the cen-
ter of the hollow vertical shaft, and is dis-
charged through channels formed in the foot-
step bearing, into a pipe provided for its recep-
tion. The metal run into the mold or annular
groove is cooled by the circulation of the water
and solidities. The wire thus produced is lift-
ed by a finger or point, and conducted away
from the mold. The rotation of the shaft
causes the cord attached to the arm on the
ring supporting the ladle, to lie wound upon
the drum or pulley, thus tilting the ladle and
causing it to deliver the molten metal in a reg-
ular and constant stream. The periphery of
the drum or pulley is made of special form, de-
termined by experience, with a view of caus-
ing the metal to flow with regularity. The
framework of the apparatus is made of cast
iron, and is provided with a trough or gutter
for the reception of tho water in case of leak-
age. The wire obtained by means of this ap-
paratus requires to be passed once or twice
through a draw plate. By suitably modifying
the form of the revolving mold, the wires may
be made with enlargements, swelling or other
appendages of any suitable material.
at Thus, it i . hat the stylographic
pen yields ••■ tin proprietor of the patent ao
less than £20,000 annually. TIl
is said u> be derived from a patent for a pen for
in various colore. Tin i
gummed newspaper cover is now a rich man.
■ ads of lead pi ocila
have made tin ownei <.i" the patent indi |
The Abyssinian well is said to have yielded to
i-i.il inventor, Colonel Green, no less
khan £000,000. The inventor of th roller-
i ted to have acquired a b 1 1
£200,000. r
tho returning ball, with India rubber coating,
ial other amusements foi children-
turned from £10,000 to £15,000. The
toy called the "Cricri" brought the inventor
within nine months a sum oi £30,000. Although
1 ■'" i f< v. in tano a bj do means prove that all
small inventions must yield such profits, it may,
nevertheless, bi - dd thai many ore lost to the
inventor from wanl oi an< rgyand perseverance,
while another person, who will take the matter
up later, will make a fortune by them.
403
SeiEjMTine P^ogf^ess.
Telpherage.
tMPROA EMI vr p. Mor-Ali; ENGINES. -The
WanvfaAturwH' Gazette, in speaking of hot-air
engines, Bays: "In an improved form of hot-air
engines now coming into use, the action is such
as to overcome almost all the difficulties en-
countered under the ordinary system. After
the tire is made, the retort becomes heated to a
dull red heat, which rise of temperature ex-
pands the small amount of air inside the piston,
'"on \<\ this means forced in the air cylinder
downward. After this expanded air has done
duty, the displaocr, which is actuated from a
crank, forces the air which has been condensed
against the cold sides of the top part of the
cylinder back to the hot end of Jhe retort. As
the piston performs its stroke, due to the ex-
panded air in the cylinder, a small air valve is
kept closed by the pressure; but as the piston
makes the return stroke, a small valve on the
top of the cylinder opens for a sufficient length
of time to permit air to enter the cylinder, to
replace any which has escaped through defect
in [lacking. It is therefore not only automatic
in receiving the proper supply of air for expan-
sion, but is also automatic in its lubrication,
for whenever this down stroke is made, a small
amount of oil is draw into the cylinder for lub-
ricating the metallic piston— a great advantage
in hot-air engines.1'
Floors Weakened by Gas Pipes.
A short article in the Building and Engineer-
ing Times, on the subject of weakened floors,
deals vury intelligently with the harm that may
be done in this direction by careless gas fitters.
It is common enough, in eases where a pipe has
to be led under flooring and across joists to
serve a pendant, for the pipe to be taken
straight across the center of the room, and the
joists notched about an inch deep all the way.
Workmen who do this never reflect on the harm
they are doing to the floor, nor do they know
that a notch cut out of the top of a joist will
seriously weaken it. This at once becomes evi-
dent when it is known that the strength of a
joist, which is a rectangular beam, is propor-
tional to the depth squared. If therefore, a
groove one inch deep is cut across a seven-inch
deal, the reduction of strength is not only one-
seventh, but a great deal more, in the propor-
tion of thirty-six to forty-nine, or a loss of
rather more than one-quarter of the original
strength of the ( beam. This somewhat start-
ling result is due to the self-evident fact that
the upper part of the joist is required to be
solid, in order to resist compression, just as
much as the lower portion must be capable of
bearing tension; and to cut a notch in the top
of it is equivalent to removing the substance
along the whole depth of the joist, to the full
depth of the groove. This observation only
applies to cases where the notch is cut out of
the center of the span, which is the commoner
practice. There is much less objection to cut-
ting joists close to the end, and thus allowing
the pipe to be laid round the room to a point
where it can be run to the center between two
joists. Or, if this course cannot be followed, the
pipe may safely be passed through a hole bored
in the middle of the joists. If this is not feasi-
ble, the indispensable notch may be cut right
down to the middle of the joist, and the pipe
thus laid across the neutral line; the space
above being afterward rilled with a tight wedge
which will safely transmit the compressive
stress.
Malleable Nickel. — Pure nickel, after
melting and casting, generally holds a greater
or less quantity of oxygen in solution, and the
metal is brittle. To hinder the injurious effects
of the oxygen, it is necessary to incorporate in
the melted nickel some substance which has a
strong affinity for oxygen and also for the nickel
itself. J. Gamier finds that phosphorus serves
both of these purposes very satisfactorily, pro-
ducing effects analogous to those of carbon in
iron. If the phosphorus does not exceed three
tenths of one per cent the nickel is soft and
very malleable; above this quantity the hard-
ness increases at the expense of the malleability.
Phosphorized nickel, when alloyed with copper,
zinc or iron, gives results which are far superior
to those that are obtained from the same nickel
when not phosphorized. By means of the phos-
phorus, Gamier has been able to alloy nukel
and iron in all proportions, and always to ob-
tain soft and malleable products. The contra-
dictions of illustrious chemists are thus ex-
plained, some saying that such alloys were brit-
tle, others that they were malleable; the latter
had alloyed the nickel to phosphorized iron. —
Gomptt a R< iu In*.
The Value of Inventions. — It is generally
supposed that small inventions have no value.
But if we enquire more closely into the history
of some of the "trifles" that have been in-
yented, very different conclusions are arrived '
Electricity as a Railway Motor. — Mr.
Edison is said to claim that, by means of a cen-
tral rail, electricity can be used as a motor on
railways so as to effect a saving of thirty-three
per cent in present cost of coal for steam loco-
motives. He admits, however, that electricity
is not likely to be generally adopted for heavy
freight trains or through passenger trains, but
believes that electrical motors will be invaluab!
for street cars, elevated railways and other
short lines. An example of their adaptation to
these purposes will be seen on the elevated elec-
trical railway at the railway exposition. At
present it is admitted that electricity as a mo-
tive power is not as economical as steam for
operating railways, but it is not impossible that
in the future much greater economy may be in-
troduced.
This new term is applied to a mode which lias
ieed !•> Prof. H« enring J< akin
inburg, for the transmission of vehicles contain-
ing g Is to q distance, h\ means of an electric
current, not c lectod with the vehicles them-
selves. The Professor's idea is to employ
Btrained motel cables, which will serve both to
sustain the load and convey the electric i
The frames or trucks supporting the load run
along the cable on n heels, and the cars or l Is
ire impended below them from the axles of the
wheels. In the simples* arrangement of the
line there is a break of continuity at each post
upporting it. and the sections of cable are
themselves insulated from each other and the
earth. Tin > are, however, capable of being
connected by movable coupling pieces, actuated
by the train, so that all the sections receive the
exciting current and form part of the general
circuit. The current is supplied to the line by
a stationary dynamo -electric machine, and since
the line is elevated from the ground on insulat-
ing standards, the .same dinamo will supply a
considerable length of line, as the leakage need
not be excessive if proper precautions are taken.
Mr. Edison has adopted the plan of dividing the
whole Line into short sections of a few miles,
With stations and feeding dynamos at each. Dr.
•Siemens favors the use of an insulated conduc-
tor supported beside the line, and giving cur-
rent to the motor on the train by means of a
running connection pulled by the train. Prof,
Ayrton and Perry have sought to overcome the
leakage difficulty by making the line in very
short sections, each of which is put in circuit
with the dynamo in turn as the train pro-
gresses, by an automatic action of the train itself.
In this way there is only one section electrified
at a time — namely, that over which the train is
running— and the leakage on the whole line is
consequently very small.
The loads or cars on the telpherage line are
connected together in trains, and the length of
a train is nearly the length of a section of the
cable or conductor. On passing either 'of the
movable coupling pieces between two sections
the train throws it out of action, disconnecting
the two sections at that point, but the circuit
between these sections is maintained through
the wheels of the train itself and a conductor
on the train. In circuit with this conductor is
a dynamo-electric motor, which is actuated by
the current, and propels the train by driving
the wheels. The train is provided with a gov-
ernor, which acts directly to check the train if
the speed becomes excessive by short circuiting
the electro-motor, or otherwise bringing electric
brakes into operation. To further insure that
one train shall not overtake another, Prof. Jen-
kin provides an automatic telegraphic commu-
nication along the line, and the trains, in pass-
ing, close and open the telegraphic circuits. It
will be seen from the above description that tho
control of the trains is completely automatic
and independent of the train officials.
not take plate in the dark. Without light
■■!"P only sickly blossoms, like the
well known white -nans of potatoes kept in
oeUaw. M„ aeceasityof light for the tffe of
dee seen in the effort made by plants
kept in darkened rooms to reach the apertur.
which admit light, growing, as it were, toward
them. I he plant, therefore, develops with an
energy proportioned to the intensity oi tht
light, and the greater fruitfulness of the tropios
ts to be ascribed not only to the higher ■■
ature, but also to the greater chemical inten-
sity of the sunlight. Recent obsei vatioi
established that the red and yellow ran
not the blue and violet, produce the
chemical effect on the haves of plants.
Ilvimw Lie SILICA.— If a solution of potas-
sium or sodium silicate (water glass) is decom-
posed by an acid, gelatinous silicic acid sepa
rates, if this be dried at a red heat, and the
operation repeated until the alkaline salts are
entirely removed, a pure silicic oxide (silica) is
obtained that is insoluble in acids. Landrin
says it is the source of the real hardening m
hydraulic mortar.
In certain cases the alumiuate of lime is a
help to the setting of the cement, somewhat as
gypsum would be, for, notwithstanding its
slow solubility, it renders the combination of
the hydraulic substances easier at the first im-
mersion and prevents the rapid entrance of
water into the mass of the mortar, which is
favorable to the slow and gradual union of the
lime with the hydraulic silica. It is a fact, for
instance, that the lime from Theil, which con-
tains none of the aluminate, cannot be used for
hydraulic constructions in the ocean, because
it eurmbles before it sets, while it is proved
veryjvaluable for use in the Mediterranean sea.—
Comjit. Rend.
Cast Iron Chilled Tools.— At a recent
meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engi-
neers, in England, Mr. Fielding exhibited some
cast iron chilled tools, and said that with
chilled tools— the cost of which he showed to
be merely nominal — he was able to turn cast
and wrought iron and gun metal at from 50 to
100 per cent higher speed than with tools made
from steel. He expressed surprise that such
tools had not come into more general use.
Don't Overdrive Your Machinery.— The
policy of driving our machinery is a losing one.
When normal speed is on, and the machinery
is running, all is well, but the moment the
speed is increased beyond the natural bearing
capacity, something must give way. It may
not be at once, and the unnatural speeding may
go on very well for a term, but the machine is
wearing away faster than it should, and some
of these days the man who runs it will be forci-
bly reminded of the old deacon's " onedioss
shay,"
New and Remarkable Chemioal Experi-
ments.
The liquefaction of oxygen gas and nitrogen,
the freezing of alcohol and sulphide of carbon,
are the latest achievements of chemical science.
This news comes to us from the laboratory of
M. Wroblewski, in Cracow, Poland, who has
given some interesting particulars in a dispatch
to M. Debray, published lately in Oomptes JRen-
dus. By the use of liquefied ethylene, M.
Wroblewski and K. Olszewski obtained the re-
markably low temperature of 136° C, equal to
212.8 F. Oxygen gas subjected to about this
temperature, and compressed under a pressure
of about 25 atmospheres or 375 pounds to the
square inch, was readily liquefied in glass tubes,
and formed a colorless and transparent liquid,
very mobile, and resembling carbonic acid.
Nitrogen was also liquefied, forming a color-
less liquid.
Alcohol was solidified at 130.5° C, or 202.9°
F., forming a white body. Sulphide of carbon
froze at about 116" C, or 176.8° F.
These are certainly very interesting and re-
markable experiments. Air contains by weight,
approximately, 23 parts of oxygen and 77 parts
nitrogen. It is common to compress it to a far
greater degree than above mentioned. For mo-
tive power, in driving compressed air locomo-
tives, a compression of the air to 1,000 pounds
to the square inch is in some cases employed.
The difficulty heretofore experienced in the
liquefaction of oxygen and nitrogen has been to
obtain a sufficiently low temperature in con-
junction with compression. This obstacle now
appears to be removed, and a variety of new
and valuable observations concerning the nature
of gaseous substances may be expected.
Vegetable Parasitism in Fishes appears,
from recent observations made by Messrs.
Olivier and Riehet, to be so constant that it
maybe regarded as normal. These gentlemen
examined about 150 fishes taken in the Channel
and the Mediterranean, and in all of them they
found in the peritoneal liquid, in the lymph, in
the blood, and so in all the tissues, microbes
more or less numerous, having all the characters
of land microbes, and being capable of similar
reproduction. These organisms were mostly
the bacterium called Bacillus. The authors cul-
tivated these microbes successfully. They also
repeatedly made an experiment which consisted
in putting a whole fish or part of it in paraffine
melted at 120 or 140°. After solidification, the
paraffine was coated with several layers of col-
lodion and Canada balsam. The tissues thus
guarded from atmospheric germs all showed,
after a few weeks, an extreme development of
microbes which were not those of putrefaction.
The authors propose to investigate the mode of
penetration of these parasites and their influ-
ence on the vital functions.
Transmission or .Sound Through
Some very interesting observations
The
R.OCK.-
have been made in the course of mining work
in the Hartz mountains, Germany, on the dis-
tance through which sounds are transmitted in
rock; the -latest facts relating to the subject
being recorded by Herr F. Schell, of Grand.
In a horizontal direction, the firing of shots at
the face of a cross-cut has been heard in a cross-
cut driven toward it, the face of which
was 447 feet distant from it. Until recently,
however, no occasion has presented itself to ob-
serve how far sound was transmitted in a verti-
cal direction. A level was driven on a vein at a
depth of 538 feet below the surface, and hap-
pened to strike 187 feet distant, in a horizontal
direction, below the stamp mill dropping stamps
weighing 300 pounds. The dropping of the
stamps on the surface could be distinctly heard
in the heading below, which in a direct line,
the hypothenuse of a right angle tringle, was
separated by 471 feet of rock.
The Chemical Effect ok Sunlight on
Plants. — Dr. Hermann Vogel, in his treatise
on "The Chemistry of Lightand Photography,"
points out the chemical effect of sunlight on
plants, and especially the modified growth of
plants owing to differences in the intensity of
light, stating that these variations in the chemi-
cal intensity of light are very important to the
life of plants. The green leaves of plants inhale
carbonic acid and exhale oxygen under the in-
fluence of light, but this breathing process does
Selenium as a Regulator of Heat. — Ac-
cording to the Gomptes Jiendes, Mr. P. Ger-
main proposes to use the various degrees of re-
sistance which selenium opposes to the passage
of electricity at different temperatures and un-
der different rays of the spectrum, to the regu-
lation of the temperature in muffles for enamel-
ing painted glass or porcelain. He uses a ther-
mo-electric battery of thirty elements, winch
receives the heat directly from the muffle. The
opposite pole is connected with the wall of a
porous vessel, full of water, which maintains a
sensibly constant temperature. The thermo-
electric current increases in potential propor-
tionally to the elevation of temperature in the
muHle. The selenium wdiich is brought into
circuit remains comparatively unaffected until
the muffle has reached the proper luminous tem-
perature, when it allows the current to pass and
to give a signal by means of a bell.
Will Gas Pass Through Stone? — Prof.
Doremus has shown this to be the case in some
experiments made not long ago. A block of
brown sand stone, twelve by fifteen inches long
and four or five inches thick was used. A pipe
was clamped on to the stone by means of iron
plates, and this pipe connected by means of
flexible tubes with the gas pipes. The re-
mainder of the stone was painted over several
thicknesses with varnish. Opposite to the point
where the gas was applied there was another
pipe foi- the gas to escape from. In a few mo-
ments a lighted paper applied to it caused a
flame to appear, showing that the gas had
passed through the stone.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 16, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS* DIRECTORY.
BVBRY TiiiRSI-.u KROM ADVERTISEMENTS IN MlXlXe ASP :
1". .!.•! uNnLs.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS.
Company.
AUuunbra M Co
Belle I>K California.,
L(H A.TIOS NO
.... Nevada.. 16,
nConMO
Best & Belcher M « . .
I M Co.
Bultiou M Co
i oa Amador
Eureka Cod M I
Bale & Notctoss M Co
Independence M Co.,
Lady W -
Martin White M ■
Ml Auburn St<
North Belle Isle
Potosi
Hot Hill HM( i
Tip Top M Co
UtahSM Co ...
Widest SMi
am t Levied. Dkukq/st Sale.
07.. May :... lime 11.... July 2
.May 16.. June 19 buy 10.
SK( ROTARY. PLAI E 01 Bl SlSEJft
F .1 Sehnrarze SW Washington st
,J W l\'« 310 Pine st
Nevada .10.. 10.. May 26.. July 2.... July 19.. W H Watson SW Montgomery st
Nevada .96 . 50.. May S.. June IS..., July 3,/WWillis 309 MontcnnieTy st
.Nevada .32.. 3n..Aiw 21.. May 24 Time 1S..J Crockett .331 Pirrest
Nevada 27 30. .Mas 7 .June 11 luly 5..J M Br.L--.ell S2S M.iiitpmRry st
liforria . . 50.. May 17., June 31 luly 11.. PB Latham 408 California st
Nevada., -t . 1.00. .May 21 .lime 21 Tnly I6..PJaoobus 3«> M.mt^.mery st
. ... Nevada. 77.. 50. .June 7. ..Tnly 11.... Aug 2..SF Lightmr 309 Mouteomerj s
Neva.l.) - . 11 . . 30. . Mav 23. ..lime 3S Inly 23. -.1 W Tew
Nevada.. 3 . 05.. Apr 21.. May 24 Tune 13..WH Watson..
.Nevada.. 15.. 25,. July 9 July U....Aug B..J JSooville...
11.. 20.. May 25. ..lime 27 ...July 16., J H Wilkuis
....California.. 6.. SO.. May 16.. June 2 Tuly 12...1\VPe\v SlOPinest
Nevada 12 . 25. .Mav 17.. June 30 luly U..W K lV;in ;W MmitjronuTy st
....California.. s ., 05.. May 24. .June 26 Tuly S3..£Hestres 32S MontRomery st
Arizona.. '",.. 33 May 29.. July G ...Aug 6.. H Dens .309 Montgomery st
Nevada.. 44.. 1.00.. May 16..Joue90 ...July 9..CfCPratt 309 Montgomery st
....Nevada.. 1 35 .May 14. .June 15 Inly 16. J H Applegate 330 Sansomest
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. .43$ Of
OTHER COMPANIE5-NOT ON THE LISTS OP THE BOARDS.
4.00.. June 7 J dj
05.. Mav 86., July 5..
10. .June 4. .July 7..
10..Jime E.;July 14..
Hi. ..time l..July 7..
25.. May 24.. July 2.,
05 May 29..July 10..
10..Aur 2?.. May 38..
50.. May 3S..JuneS9
Alaska M Co .... California.. 2.
Continental C & I *'•■ Olii.mii.1.. 1.
Champion M Co California.. 12.
Goodsbav M Co CaEfornia..H,
Gorilla M Co California.. 1.
Hamburg M Co Nevada..
Homeward-lmnnd M Co CWiforiua. l.
I oreto M & M Co. Mexico., i.
Morgan M Co California.. -
I'leasmt Valley MCo California.. 1.. 15.. May 7. .June II rune 30.. C K Kllnut.
S:ni Miguel Con M Co Mexico.. 3.. 1.00.. Apr 2S..June -i Tuly 23.. CG Brooks..,
Vuqui MCo Mexico., l 30., May 24. ; Jvme 23, . . , July 1S..TT Atkinson,
..inly 3S,.AJudsou .330 Sausome st
.July 24. .W K Greene 309 Montgomery st
■July 38..PWeteel 533 Montgomery m
.Aug 4..C C Harvey.
..Aug 1..A A EnqUist ..,
.July S4..D A Jennings. .
.July 28. .A Bowie
.June 1? .HG Jones
July 80..C LTUdeu
...309 Montgomery st
...436 Montgomery st
401 California st
,..SU Montginnerv st
337 Pine st
906 Market st
327 Pine st
310 Front st
337 Finest
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
N VMS OF I'nMV \N\
Union ron s M Co
North Belle Isle
i.o! mion Secrktari Office in S. F, Meeting
Nevada .1 M Buffingfe m 309 Montgomery st Annual . .
Nevada . . J W Pew 310 Pine st Annual. .
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THRER MONTHS.
NASII OF i- OMPAXY.
Bidwer Com M Co
•■.-: >ii Con M Co
Kentncfc M Co
Navajo W Co
Northern Belle M \ M Co
Silver King M Co
Standard Con M Oo
l.o, \rto\. Secretary.
. . .California. .W Wilis.
, ^runma. .DC Bates, ....
Nevada.. J W Pew
Nevada.. J W Pew,. .
Nevada.. Wm Willis... .
Arirona...! N.i.Mi
...t'alil"orni.i..M'm Willis.. ..
Office in s. f.
. . 309 Montgomery st
..309 Montgomery st
310 Hue si
3io Pine st
. .309 Montgomery st
315 California st
. .309 Montgomery st
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..July 1
.June 9
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...Apr 12
,. AprSS
. .June 20
...May 14-'
...Apr 16]
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Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
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Week
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Company.
May 21
Mi.
:>o .T.nu. 6
June 13
Alpha ....
1,55
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' 75
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4 50
2 50
5 75
Alta
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1.15 .65
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85
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1.00 .35
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Atlas
Belcher
Beldhig
Best .v. Beleher
1.05
1.10
.55
.05
.20
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1.05
1.55
1.55
s asilso
2.25
1 55
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3.95
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J.65
3.00
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Bullion
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.10
I 40 .85
l.Si
1. 10
1.50
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Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
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' California
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i Confidence
i Caledonia
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1 Northern Belle.
t Ophir
i Overman
» Potosi
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i Silver King
t Senator
i Scorpion
1 Sierra Nevada.
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Mining Share Market.
(Mining stocks have not acted very encouragingly
to dealers this week, as our tables show. The Coin-
stocks have not held up, ;is was expected, notwith-
standing no less an authority than Mr, l-'lood speaks
favorably of the situation there. lie believes the
Comstock is to-day the besl place in the world in
which to find a mine, lie has not lost control of
the north end mines, neither does lie intend to. He
says there is nothing to fear from the water. Mr.
Mood expects Macka} home in a few weeks, when
he and Mackay will visit Virginia together and make
a thorough inspection of the mines, 11> regards
the present situation {as very hopeful, and says deep
mining is no obstacle to success, though its pursuit
requires courage, and economy will have to be prac-
ticed in order to produce the host results, Mr, l-'lood
ts considering the practicability of introducing the
electric light into the mine-. The Sutra tunnel, he
says, is the salvation of the Comstock. He thinks
Mr, Fair either misrepresented, or that he was
laboring under some kind of hallucination, when he
said what he did about the Comstock in New York.
The following are the financial balances of the
various mining companies on June ist: Cash on
hand Alta, $28,875.00; Albion Con.. $54.
genta, $3,519.58; Belcher. $36,750.36; Ran ton Con.,
56,488.66; Bcchtcl, $241.96; Bodie Con., $41,334.99;
Bttlwer, si-:. 220.07; California, 514.800.' 13
Virginia, s55.074.54; Chollar $38,984.12; crown
Point, s21.iM.27; Challenge con., $5,160.23; Con.
Imperial. 52.27b.S7; Day, J5.510.S5, Gould and
Curry, 512,349.04; Hale and Xoreross, 517.0S7.61;
[aekson, 52. 279. S;; Lady Washington. $59.83;
v .. ; 044,85; Mexican, $3X1357.64; Northern
Belle. $63,74 >• »S 0| ■ "" ~-'.; ! *»■ ".^ Occidental,
56,029.09; Potosi, S4.S75.05: Scorpion, $6,231.57;
Sa\age $22 "55.55 Standard, 508,754.72: Sierra
Nevada. $59,104.60; Silver Hill. $2,547.14; I'tah.
5750.50. Indebtedness l>est and Belcher. 57,802.41 ;
Grand Prize, $11,879.04; Utah, $31548.23.
Water-Gas Fuel fur Steamships.— A test
is about to be made in England of the use of
(rater-gas as fuel for steamships. The Mauritius
steamship line has built a steamship called the
Htron, of 1,000 tons burden, and provided it
with the apparatus invented by Dr. C. Holland
for making water-gas. Dr. Holland's process
has been tested ou the Long Island and Erie
railroads: but this is the rirst time that it. or
any similar process, has been applied to a steam-
ship. The Nrron is to ply between London and
the islands of Mauritius and Madagascar, and it
is expected that she will start on her trial trip
on May 10th. She has been fitted out with six
furnaces precisely like those placed by Dr. Hol-
land in the experimental locomotive named after
him on the Erie road.
Eads1 Isthmus Railroad.— Active work lias
been commenced on the Tehauntepec railroad.
The steel rails are already ou the ground, to-
gether with six engines and a large number of
cars. Senor Sanchez, President of the com-
pany, is now in the United States ostensibly to
rest a while from his arduous labors, but in
reality he has been commissioned by the Mexi-
can government to negotiate a small loan for
the purpose of completing the isthmus railroad.
As this line belongs exclusively to the govern-
ment, and prompt payment will be guaranteed,
the necessary funds will, no doubt, be readily
obtained in St. Louis or New York,
ll^lfJG gUJV!_M;AR.Y'
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned.
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Pinkkk Hiu.— Amador Ledger, June 9: The
second clean-up at the Bunker Hill mill since the
resumption of work was made Wednesday of last
week. The run was for about 25 days with 10
stamps, and die yield was about $3,000 in bullion,
besides sulphurels, valued at $1,000. This is con-
sidered a very satisfactory result The employes
were paid off last Tuesday, and the second install-
ment on the back indebtedness was paid promptly
according to agreement
Miscellaneous. —The clean-up of Hadle\ &
Vair's gravel claim at Posey Hill above Volcano'was
finished last Friday, and resulted in enriching the
lucky owners to the tune of so.ooo— a big yield.
The Kelly mill- is cleaning up on Morgan's rock.
with prospects of a good yield.
From Si 1 tkk Creek. — Cor. Amador ledger,
Juneo: The Amador canal is still giving trouble.
Two breaks have occurred since my last writing.
which involved considerable time and expense to re-
pair.
Another Stir* ommenu d.— Another suit has
been commenced over lite Mammoth mine. This
lime Mr. Kenton is the plaintiff. He did some work
on the claim 17 or t8 years ago. The suit lias been
started in the United States Court in San Francisco,
and the demand is for 600 feet of the north end of
the claim, which includes the bonanza. The com-
plaint alleges fraud in the securing of the patent.
["hat is always the way. When a man strikes .1 good
thing, no matter how straight-forward and honor-
ably he acted in obtaining possession and title, half
a dozen claimants rise up and conjure up some
ground for litigation and wornmem. The new suit
will not be likely to interfere with the prosecution of
work. *
Coai„ — Amador Dispatch, June 9; We were
shown a large chunk of fine looking coal the other
day, taken from the nunc, near 1 ..tucha Plana,
owned by Messrs. Murray and Waddcll. It appears
to be greatly superior in quality to the lone coal,
and can be worked to advantage ,i- soon as the
means of transportation becomes more convenient.
The vein is about seven feet in thickness.
Calaveras.
From Ml Rl'HV'S.— Cor. .1//. AV//,', June 9 Half
a mile west «.!" town the little one-stamper,
ol great capacity, lifts and drops its migbtv
ami night and day, with the precision ofclock
work. A visit to this little mill is sure to please
one. li> smipleness is the one great great feature
and one 1- convinced that its 130 drops ,1 minute will
do the work that is claimed For it. The ore from the
mine— O. K. — on which ii is running, 1- .■; g 0
quality, and the mine looking finch*. Messrs.
Knowlton. Soublett <fc Co., have .1 good property,
and the> are deserving of it, A few miles north of
lown. on the Washington, all is activity, Carpen-
ters are busily engaged hi erecting a fine residence
for the Supt Mr. McXevin, and other necessary
buildings will follow in quick succession. Work has
been retarded somewhat on account of the difficulty
hitherto of getting lumber on the ground. The tlCW
shaft is being driven wiih , ill the speed that experi-
enced miners can accomplish in eight hours.
El Dorado.
ElREK a. — Georgetown Gasttfc, [unc 9: Should
the new Eureka ledge continue to hold its present
thickness in depth and retain its richness, it will be
one of the best dividend paving mines m the State.
The lode is more than 10 ft wide, and prospects well
in free gold throughout . .. so far as we can
judge, about $io per ton m free gold; but Mr. I heck
Who is Opening Uie lode, thinks it Wl'll average fully
$15, The quart/ is now showing quite a pev cent o(
fine looking sulphurets, which maybe rich in cold
for all we know
Fresno.
A Vali vw E Mine.— Fresno R&ubtican, June 9;
The Abbie mine, situated in Fine Hold mining dis-
trict, is rapid!} coming to the front as one of the
most valuable mines in the county. On Mav 26th,
$1,214.10 was obtained from 11 tons o( rock", or at
the rate of over $r roper ton. They are now work-
ing at a depth of 50 ft from the surface, the ledge
widening and getting richer as thev descend. They
have abundance a( water for hoisting purposes.
Win. Robertson and fessie Morrow, of this citv, arc
owners.
Mono.
Temporarh i t osed Down.— Bodie /-Vw/VeM,
June 6: The Bodie runnel mill has closed
temporarily. Supt Thorn is Buckle} states that oi
late the mill has been working low grade ore, and it
is thought advisable to open np some rich veins
know n lo exist west of the present workings. While
this dead work is progressing the mil! will remain
closed.
Nevada.
To hk Worked.— Nevada Trkwxript; The
American claim, owned by die Citizens Bank of this
city, is situated on the south bank ot 1'eer creek, four
miles easi of town. It embraces 120 acres, And is
supposed to include the outlet of the rich Cjuaker
hill channel, from which much gold has been taken
at various placs. The ground in the American loca-
tion has never been worked at all as yet, but nego-
tiations now pending are likely to result in it being
opened up during the preseni season. It is fcv >f-
ablv situated for hydraulicing, and perhaps can be
drifted to advantage. I lie new ditch ot the South
Yuba Co. runs by it. and a fall of 300 ft could te ob-
tained.
The North Banner.— Nevada Transcript*
,unc 9: Five stamps of the new 10-stamp mill at the
"North Banner Tunnel mine (Ternan i: Co.'s) are
now pounding away steadih on good ore, the ma-
chinery doing its work well, G. W. Waitt, from
Boston, is putting into the mill a SUlphuret concen-
trator called the Golden Gate, which is a very recent
invention.
Placer.
\ Pi sryn MINE, Placer ./v.'.-, [unc 6: The
<■ hfcago and Pacific M.and M. Co., is the full name
and title of an incorporated company who are oper-
ating ami n tsl ol Penryn, The works
comprise a 200-ft shaft, with tunnels extending north
and south from the 100-ft and 200-ft levels, together
with hoisting apparatus and a io-stanip quartz-mill
worked by steam. At the xoo-ft level the northern
tunnel is 125-ft long, and the southern, 90-ft while
at the bottom of the shaft both tunnels are 180 ft in
length. Not much has been done lately, owing
to certain improvements, such as the putting in of
two Frue concentrators; but in a short time every-
thing will be ready for a good start, and 20 lo 25
men will be employed at the mine and mill. At
present there are only six We are informed that
a good body of ore is in sight, and that the prospects
for the early development of a first-class property arc
excellent. The company is made up chief!} of
Chicago capitalists — whence doubtless the name.
Francis W. Pike is the name of the new superintend-
ent, and W. H, Oates is the foreman. The com-
pany run their own boarding-house.
Plumas.
Copper, — Greenville Bulletin y |une 6: During
the past two or three years the Fugle Brothers have
been prospecting for copper on the mountain east of
North Arm. Last year thev found a ledge cropping
out at an elevation of about r,6ooft above Uieslream;
on this they sunk 40 ft to lest the vein, and the re-
sult being satisfactory thev then started a tunnel that
would cut into ital an additional depth of 100 ft.
This tunnel has now reached the ledge which is found
to be of great width, probabh 40 ft; the ore is esti-
mated to contain as high as 40 , of copper. On the
surface the ledge crops out for a long distance. The
father of the Fugle Brothers is an old German miner,
familiar with the copper mines at Germany; he is now
with his sons and is confident that mines of great
value can be found on this claim .
OPHIR Con.— This claim is cast of the Indian Val-
ley mine and contains two ledges, named respective-
ly the Ophir and Primrose; these run"parallel to each
other, and arc about ioo ft apart J, P. Hall is the
sole owner. North and south the Claim is bounded
by patented ground. In sinking a distance of onh
ten ft in the Primrose the ledge opened out to over
dure tiims the initial width; prospects on the Ophir
ledge are also very encouraging, Mr. Hall shows
quarl taken from tins ledge that is quite rich; it is
not "spotted,*1 but has the gold well distributed
through the mass, and has siuh general characteris-
tics as warrants the belief that there is a large bodv.
Of L
WolpCrrek. Hie ledge discovered b) MclnYyre
and Deal is 25 ft wide; the ore is richer than an \
seen in that locality for a long time. An amicable
arrangement has been made between all the parties
concerned so that no vexations delays will prevent
the steady working oi the mine. A greater activity
than ever is among the nrobabililii - lor that place,
San Bernardino.
Rest, I ulico Print: The ore body consists ol
two veins 1 1 black metal mixed with horn silver and
red chlorides. These veins are about eight feel
apan ruii parallel and dip at an angle of forty-live de-
grees to the southwest. The upper and most con-
venient one to follow has been stripped by an inclined
shaft to the depth of 20 feet, where it changes its
course and apparently goes straight down. This
i.e. t was noted with much satisfaction In the owners,
who are fu lb persuaded that the two veins combine
at no great depth, forming a lead from whit Ii ore can
be extracted with great rapidity. Ova five tons of
ore, expected lo work 5700 or $Soo per ion, have
been taken out, and will soon be milled. Work will
then be suspended during the healed term.
P'lsMAKi k. I his mine, like its neigh1 .
Humbug, is astonishing all by the richness of its.
deposits. Mr. Godfr) reports another rich strike
near the east line of the claim.
Occidental. Messrs. 1.. N". [aekson, foreman
of the Oriental mine, and \ndy 1 tuntei , have leased
the western portion of this mine, next to the Hum-
bug. Iwo men are at work taking out ore simi-
lar to that in the latter mine, and more nun will be
added as prospects justif) .
Ht'MBUG, This phenomenal mine is still holding
its own. There is 800 tons of ore on the dump,
mined by four men in less than four days,
Ext HEQt'RR, This is decidedly a rich mine The
developments of the last few days have removed all
doubts of its permanent value.
Granite DlsTRii r, Calico Print: Several days
ago. Messrs. Joiner & Morrow called at our Office.
They had just arrived from Granite district, where
they have been prospecting foi some time, and have
taken up ado/en or more copper claims. The; bring
in some very flattering reports concerning the pros-
pects of that camp. If one-half of what is supposed
to exist there in the matter of copper is ever taken
from the mines, it will be immense. We were shown
some tine specimens oi copper containing a small
percentage of galena, which assays fiftj orsixt) per
cent of copper. There are a few ledges that are said
to be forlj or fifty feet in width, and many six feet
in width. The specimens show n us ...unc Fr< u 5
new locations recently made this side of Granite
wells. Thev are claimed 10 be very favorabh located,
and are six or eight miles nearer the railroad than
the older locations. The claim- have on'v
partially prospected, bu( enough to cause the owners
to be highly elated over what they have disco ered,
They intend to do more work on the claims as soon
as possible, and puf diem in a condition to meet with
a ready sale. The lowest assay made was el. ven pi 1
cent, .nid the highest ninety. It may take some time
to put the mines out there in a condition to com-
mand good prices, but the time is coming when they
will lie opened and be a source of great wealth tu
th( county.
Sierra.
Nugget.— J//. Messenger, June 9: A nugget,
weighing 12 ounces, two of which is quarto, worth
about 5200. was picked up in the ground sluice, last
week, at Mowry and Eggleston's diggings, Craycroft
hill. The Extension Co. took out ?s ounces ind
6 pwts. of gold, last week. An old miner remarked
that it was the handsomest lot of gold dust he ever
saw. It brings $iS.6o per ounce before melting. Its
true gold value at the mint is $19.72.
Shasta.
From Freni it Gulch. — Cor. Shasta Conner,
June 9: The deal in precious metal increases; the
mines grow better. Jim Blakeniore, (Old Km" as tile
boys used to call him in each days, when he was
real!} a boy) has found a big prospect m [enning's, a
branch of Eastman's gulch; many think it is the
father of all the lodes in (he Deadwood locality, It
Jome 16, 1883.]
Mining and Si [] ic Pi:
in.
i
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width; ill"-- id. n nre comp«»lpnl [tidgt ■., ihlnk the
line $aoo
Hmik h h ill gl In nd<
mm i dollar* wan
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■ III I I m. I. .'
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tnrlc foi h I ; I mcl I lift ton,
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| »: Mr, Yn
mil i i ■ ithful '■■■ "i kmcit, i" i ■ doing
rood work, lie It n i
: i || ,1 i , ,, I tlllcll
giving hli f debris, Thi
n
i t iii .ni ia
ii, upplii .1 h lUi • nndlc . we on ton <l the tunnt I mil
I mi ■' ii ei hgth, i In i ii I net i vi n Ii
inothet longi i al fhe bn.se of tin hall ■ mi
S^oo.oo" ponded I • find ll ■
L*l| IJ] '"" III .11. ' ; ■!. ■ Mi , .1 ■ . I ■ |f I] I h- ■
mine ar bettoi than tti ) have hcrctoftm
I liilllp . .ii l,i ■ i. hi. i nth
i. i 'i" ii ' ii- ni thai pro i" ■ 1 1 el\ ; i i n
NKVADA
WiihImm- Dl '
RNIA, /■ n/rrpnu , | | 9 1 . and I .
unfa and timbered i< i ft, SottUi 'ii Ifl on tlio
■ ■ . 1 advanced ind limbered 1 1 ft.
Union < 'on, ' in the i.ooo level are cutting oui -
1 ition In the foinl Sierra Nevada wince,
t h-iiik.- An- repairing the old Central t id,
and putting ni n faddi i In die m Lin Incline, Arc
■■'■ on from the cr inplngs, I lave i tried the
pumping engine, There havi I , ■; ions c>
inn led and wnl la the mills.
Sikhka Nevada. ( in ihe .;.■- o \c\ el ni ting
■ ml 1 tat Ion In the |oinl i 'i i, vi Inxo,
l nol.i \k, 1 luring the seven dnys ending thl
date i-i 11 were added i" the I th ol crosst ul fi >
I, mi the i,6 10 level, making ihi lotal length ioa fl
1 'M Monduj , Ihe tth, » i n It wn usi led In the
face 1 'i thl ■ 'ii 'ti. ow Ing to the pra .nun | ol ihe we il
1 .1111111 \ . In the evening of the jth, a iii Ifl wa
i u i'ii southwest, al .1 polnl ia it west of the main
1 uernl In cros tcul No, | [*hls di Ifl wa ■ cai rleri
forward ■ ■ ft. The material pn icd thi ough w n
pi .1 ph) 1 \ nnd i la)
yi.i 1 m\ I M kkt, \i the Winters shaft we ere
extrrn ting and shipping il [i i ton ■ ■ ■' ore per
.I iy, 1 in air In the noi th di Ifl on the second level
goi 50 foul Hi it we have been obliged to place .1
■■1 and .ni pipe fo renew the mine, Vrc malt
g 1 1 press in the work ol reopc g the fourth
Ic 1 1, and Ii 1 .<■ ■ leaned oul and rettmbered the we il
.luii j ■ . m from ihe tatli in,
Belmont District.
1 Mi'Hi \\ [no. ' twi '■ ' 1 in 1 lei 1 mine In lm-
1 Ing .it '■'■'■1 ) polnl
the work ol developmeni
>. 1 is Verj rich ore was encountered during the
pre 1 ni '.'■ eek In the K nlghi ground, and also In the
Konth tunnel, In the M 1 & Martin ground) and
ai the north end, g 1 ore 1 1 al h 1 c mtered dally.
Bet-nice District.
Wokk PROQHKSSING, Silver State, [une 7: Bel
mi .' iii .1 1 n 1 la coming to the from as a mining camp.
1 .w.i illbcrt, jusl in from the mine i, repot ts tin pros
pi ci ■ * ■ i" Ing tn 1 clo ■■■ There are 1 , 01 1 noi ■■
ai work on the mine 1, several ol which are yielding
ore The Silver Ridge and Wild < loose are produc-
ing rich ore, and Mr. Gilbert ia here making arrange
me 11 is i" gel tenma to haul the "shipping ore from
tlio >c nn ■ to the railroad, either to be worked hi ri
,,, , ni 1.. Sail 1 .iii' l It) . 1 hcj have ;o 01 61 1
1, in-, .ii these mines read) roi shipment, and any
quantity ol ii in sight. Wallace Goodellisnt work on
die Golden Crown mine, ind has several hundred
1 1| ore "ii the dump, \ io*stamp mill Is being
, rectcd by ■ I, W. Bothwcll, to work th "c from
this mine, and the mill is expected to be completed
about the .ph of July. There nrc n greal many
other mining > laim In th ■ district, on which more
or less prospi cling has been done, Some ol these
nre I u ge ilzcd veins, w hlch yield good milling ore
that will not pay for shipment, M Is expected thai
iii.- new mill will reduce those ores al reasonable
price , 1 thus encourage the develoj meni ol the
district.
Bullion District.
\im.n Camp, Sitvei State, June 6: John
[■*, Gtllighan, oj l£lko, who has jusi returned 1
(nun Bullion Mining District, which lies near Cor
iiv.iml some 35 ml'cs south ol Bcownwe, gives the
Independent a glow ng account ol the mines, the rich-
ness of the ore mid the general prospects of the camp,
He says a whirlwind ol cxcitemcnl regarding these
mines is rushing through 1 .am in count) and spread-
ing like a prnlrle tire, The denizens ol Lewis nn \\\ 1
packing llieli g 1 ind 1 ic t, too on |acks,
nnd navigating, bogs and baggage, to the camp,
I iin-r iniiii . have been sold 1 il ildc 1 apttall 1
ami two other bonded within the pasl iwo weeks, and
three newly Incorporated companies nrc now ship-
ping oil tfii la Bcownwe with which to begin opera
Lions, Al 1 ■'" 1 proi pci tor 1 arc In the dl .'1 11 t,
The five-stamp chloride mill only one in the din
II h 1 >is turning out ioo pounds ^l I mil inn per week,
nml they are now grading for the erection ol an lin
proved ten-stamp mill immediately, Other mills will
also (|Ulckly follow, foi there is plenty of ore to 1 p
them steadily employed, Mr, ulllighnn may possl
lily In- over sanguine, hul En speaking of those now
going Into camp he remarked: "'I hey have goi much
the beat of those who rushed off to Arizona, Wood
River and other foreign excitements, roi before the
latter can get hark, n town lol In the city of Bullion
will be in itself a bonanm,"
OolumbtiH District.
Mount Diablo, True Fissure, June 9; The
Intermediate drifts below the third level, and weal ol
winze No, t, Is giving n small amount ol %/■■-, ore,
1 he ledge in the slope east of winze No, 2, Is in
two ami one hall feel In width, and a says ■).'- ■, pel
ton, I hi . ..i ol wlnn Ni
altove nnd below tua tli 1 well nnd
in
I
■ .
1 1 ,1
I ,],..., ii , fit drift fi iin tin
1 "all '"'ii :e 1 look in
■ ■ ,,, .r
■ itl 1 hi ledgi ivi 1 1
... , j . , 1 .
1 I ti Ilato drift ■■ ■ 1 . ■ . I. thi
■
■ ni ■■! bull 1 1 ling tu wo
,.1 . 61 01 1 ■ ■
itrnin for M111 1 ■ <
Dure! 1 DI
i'i" i" 1 |'n.. 6 1
lieen 1 vol ) pen cptlhli brl In nlnj up 1 1
growlo ■ lasi 1. ■ ■■ 1 1 In mi ni in brlghl
oning np nnd th il ^ , lin fnel 1 th .1 tin
1 ig 0 itlool ■.■ 1 in ■.. 1 in ihi 111 i- nn 1 intj
11 ■ i" day, w ■■ don 1 thl ti
: ■ ' 01 induct d, I mi wa d 1 in
thai more mini ■ in In ing worked ind 1 11
■ " dm ed iii. hi evi 1 bi 1 the 1 j ol
11 i1 1 hen 1 ■ 1 1 irge nm 1 ol m •, being
turned l""'-<' In the 1 nmp, Whaii Ii goc ■ to,
thi Ul ii 1 Ing 1 yi 'i || .. orn 1 here I ■ 1
iii hole '"ni. where th 11 nobod) 1 nn locate. No
body will admll thai lie Is gi iilng in) ol the lucre,
md we'll sweat that II the inel Inn nn. 1 mywherc
In mmi 'ii id m Ighborl 1 wo d 1 a It,
1 he 1 lui nn; mil 1 tl nt) d ig thu in .1
tliree h 0 year, ■■■ lu ilvo ol \n these
alone, paid oui ovei 1 ,' foi oxpen •■ , 1 he
\sscs*oi ■ l 1 how ihla, l in . 1 . ni. .1 1 ind
1 thing -I ihe pre icnt, I he future 1 bright VII
along ihe line wo hem goi id new \i ihe * •• ddc
A Bcrtrand, Supt, Clarke thinks they have .1 blggai
bod) "i I'M1 i'i. in wn ' vet unt ovorcd In the " bi
fore , iiir news ol an old time bonanza is brought up
1 1 Mineral 1 Nil, I lafford makes a show Ing thai
v. 'i ii"- [ulnc expc on , wo do noi
ngree with the lixprtm In valuing the I hnondag 1 ai
$10,000,01 mi, imi ever) body thai has seen it mysthal
It Is n i'i- mlnei ICureka I el 1 ■ liowlng ui) bettct
and bettei nil the time; tin- \n ■ loolunfl bcttei
to da) than al anj time since it goi Into trouble; foi
the La 1 1 ■■ h eek nl 1 ovei y dti) we have had to
1 hronlt lo the dlscovei j of ore In ■ one ol n thou
sand little mine \\ the Rub) 1 hmdorberg looks as
ti ii it was ii 0 i»- it iii .iimiii, it had 1 to tons
of ore at the Richmond for sampling yesterday! and
ye tcrda) the Alcxond nine howed up a thn 1 it
bod) "i $70 quart! ore In the winze. All wc want
now 1 ke Rome howl Is to make all these things
id I and to ii Ike ore In the di Ifl from the F.ureka
( on. new li iii,
Mll.lMiin.lh DUtrlot,
Tub 11 vims, (ii ant .villi- Borntn»a, June 4: 11.
Harries returned from an extended trip through
Mammoth Mining dlstrlcl on Monda) 1 Ii ipi u
in glowing lei ms ol the mines he saw ai lillswoi th
.mil Marble E'*alls and says thai he had no idea thai
there wn si cl i exposed. 1 1< Is confidenl
thai in- ran successful!) lench the ores and leaven
, 1 margin of profit both foi himself ami the nun
ei 1 ol the mines,
Silver Point Dlitriot
i n,'i'.. Belmoni ( ouriei t'Yom Joseph Kughouse
.-.• learn thai 1 rani ' arrio Is nbottl to ship n
bci "I ton ■ "i in .1 1 In is ore to the fefferson mill for
reduction, 1 Ic also Informs us thai the mine ■<« ned
by l'i>, una. in Woodson 1 larrard, James Wilson and
1 1 . Bryson Is being worked constantly, and they
are striking very good ore, The work "I develop'
mmi Is also being prosecuted with energy In the
mines al Silver Point, 'I here are now thirteen men
■
bull tioldm
lion will
1
■
■
I 1 1 1 VI 1 ia I Ii"
Ri iyal M 1 ■ II : 1 'I in bi
• 1 In
1 nlilli il I- gn n pi ilw n In 1 1 111 il
1 'Ii 11 1 n 1 In
in in 1 in hi
ii 10 I'lio lading 1 1 ' '■ ■'■■
in hn b tried liaulli ind ihi
mill will I I 1 Igiu lm
■ i' I ■' il Ill ibll 1 till I 1*1*1 "I till'
COLORADO.
I'- R t'O Vi I II
gentl tio I ii ghl) 1 1 -"I ill m ol
flotild ) tnicd 1 n \\ 1 .in.- ii iv thai
i ■ Id, between in ■ \ tnd the 111 il ol 1 1
voai i'i itlui 1 1 ■■ mill f dollars II ihi ow ni 1
would i'i them lo c< ittltl do II hi
gavi a ■ ihe folli i« Ing figure , whli h we find
tied bj tlio 1 wl ghl 10 knot 1 In \ ellow 1 'lm
mine liu In Ighi 1 th of on ihe ! illdi
hn ; o< '. tin i'i 111 Inn -."- i.ooo; iha P man,
■ ""i ii"' 1 ntei ' »i can | ;i i, \, mal Ing 1
In ' in 1 hi in. .ii, 1 mine 1 an bi In ■ thi
amount up la 1 1, .-- o en ill) . 1 lo al 10 sn) t th >i
on the plel 1 ti I road to ( irlbou, Il ■■■ 111
1 11 ( thing i' u < ni ibou l iiii i" prodtii 1 ;o ton
ol smelting ore pel dtt) . I ,o1 u 1 hope » imc - ftoi 1
will 1 tide to tri and gel thoownci 10I dime mines
to worli them to tnoii full ' apai Ity,
Mn , \id 11, Cor, I lenvci Ripubtti t/t in aboul
ten dji) 1 worlt will bo c ■ 1 igalu on Ihe 1 1
Ingl ow ned in 1511 1 rue idnlc and ' ieo 1 ! imltli
1 in |.ii.[" -rtv lie ■ dlrecl line between lin
Madonnn and m n h mint ■ I51hco orod In 1870,
ami w iiii an h prospecting a ■ was then doi t,
howed 1 out in ilvi iv thai II 1 onti 1 mlnei il, ^1
ilillii.nl I ' in ill llllpl ■ Iii' I na.lr
ai ntlng lo govoral ions, the rotui 11 ■ from h hit Ii
showing from |o to 80 ounce In il Ivor, and in tvei
ngi ol i" pel • i''ii in lead
Tim lAiiii'i w 1 .in. 1 was discovered and lo
catcd in 1878. Mi'-i passing through .1 numbei ol
nvi nershlps became, by 1 ho 11 , the propei ty ol Its
1 1 owner, J, s. hot who, in September,
1 ■ • , hi ".in devi loj ni ii.. i- 1 !■. Him n .
from ihtpmenl hai - been $5 1 per ton, net, cle 1
cvei y expense, The mine In its present cb] 1 can
tm n "iii ii'n tons "i ore per day, and II la expci ti d
thai when iii<' new tunnt 1 reaefiea the ore body the
. mtpui 1 an in doubled, 1 hrcc shift 1 are woi I cd In
twent) four hours, olghl hours each. Tlioore, like
the other ores ol the camp, Is free smelling, ol tin
character so much In demand throughout < olorndo,
1 in Monaki ti Mink has resumed shlpmenl
the trail being < leni ol Bnow, This week three cm
id . thirty ton* were shipped lo the ' Imnl imoll
ni 1 ienver, 1 he building ol the railroad Is pro
grossing steadily, thi grading ol the highest and
nm. 1 iiiiin nil 1 ts along the routa are being worked
ui with vi!-,1 I*, the level and en lei portion being
lefl foi Inter on In the work.
ii worlt m thai dlsti Ii t, and ore \ ■ being shipped i"
feffi ion Imi reduction. SIlvoi Point Is situated
about fourteen miles wesl ol Belmont,
Hulllviin District.
Work, Vliginln fititerpHsdi June <t. A few
min<". arc .11 work hi Sullivan dlstrli t. Wora was
Itepl going on one or two claims nil lasl winter, ' ine
,,i tho ie days wc .<!>■ likely to hem ol n iirlke In
thai region,
Taylor DiHtrlct.
\ 1 1 1: \r iini. Attention. Plocho Record, 1 1
j,; This district la now attracting much attention
nl il i
IDAHO.
u a:. I il'.- 0NT1N1 1 ]}
'\ 1 1 tlvei Times,
ii 9 merit, there being no excitement con-
nected with It, 1 in1 mines, says the Ploche Herord,
are noi mere prospeots, bui have been worked to
oome depth, and good quantities of high grade ore
are exposed In them, A town has been laid oul and
many ol die vat anl buildings In Ward are being
taken down and conveyed to the new town In Tayloi
dl ti Ii 1.
'lui'. Mount Cory Bonanza, Virginia /inter
prise, Inn'' 6; There can be little doubl but n bo
1, .in,'. 1 1 . about i" bo hatched al Ihe Mount Cory
mine, and Superintendent Patton, of the bonanza
mine, has also gone oul there, from all accounts
the Mount Cory Is ei wonderful mine, h contains
vast quantities of both free-milling and smelting
ores, They will have both mills and smelting
furnaces al work. All ihe ores hove been so thor
oughl) tested b) actual working that the owners
I, now - a< tl) what they will pay. By means ol 1
era! 1 ;Is, di Ifts and cros 11 uts they have opened
up n vasl quantity ol ore, \ll this was d • before
they made nn) move toward putting up reduction
works, proving everything as they have ifone along,
dnd 1 1 ' ■■ Impossible foi tin an lo have made a mistake
in anything. Other Important dlsi overles have been
ami .mi being in ide In the same region, and the
Indications are thai al no distant day Hawthorne
will be a very Importanl mining center, Liming,
n few miles further oul on the 1 'arson and ' Colorado,
i., (dread) doing quite an ncllve bu ilness In the ship
mi-iil of ihi".. m
W
I ■ ij. fohn V, I'-Rrwell and Asn W, Clarke, own
ni1. oi the Marrow Gauge is, have had a disagree
nnd application has 1 »« -< - r » made foi " % 1
lion oi Interests. This accounts lor the recenl Mr*
pension ol work on the Nfarrow Oaugi Honnacl
group,
Atlanta Okie, MbJoi Petit, Supt, and i"11
ov, >i the greal Mania mine, al Atlanta, who I
sounding n few days in M alloy, received a note from
his foreman Insl night, whli h read a 1 followa: "Foui
hundred level atli > l< We cul the ledge la n nlglii
(on the ■.■mil) and cul sin Int hosol ore." I his provei
die continuation to Ihls level ol Hi'' ledge and ore
body formed on iin- uppei loveli 1 Itidlt ati thi
cxl Hn' '■ "i 1 bonanza oi rto mean proporl ■
Major Pell) fell very con ft do nl thai this would be tl"'
, ,1 ■,,., .imi he has noi been disappointed,
TmB/STi Patuh k minii. sni.K, a letter from the
|..,, ,1 inform 1 the 'IHmei Jinl 1 ii liny ford, who wai
;| pnrtner ol ' lolonel Adams, who was 1 Hied In thli
city lasl summer, has in .1 sold the St, Pnlrii It mine,
Mil.
. ,
I . .lin NOVO ' ■ 1
Iiv rM of tl
"■■I.
r tin
1 1 . I I I 'I .1 I ....
1 1 1 tin group ol proper! Ii
which wi 111 i'i- iin- hand 1 ■
I 1 1 . I : I • lui.
III ll.i 1 .mil.
1 ■ ! I 1
'■
Ii "I v
1 he now thrrr-i'omi it th Ht'll ha
reaehed a depth ol 1 (i 1 l
1. ,
■ lugli blnsl '"" ■ I'll In from tin 100 fool
ill in '' i'i' '■!■ ml I. ' ," "■ trnti
■ •
1 ■ 1st drift fr< ■!" ii ■
. Idn 1 .ni 1. ..ii. In 1 ind 1 |U ilil ■• \n lm
I ml itl H ■ ' '" lilt 111 iii' |O0 ■' ill Ifl
'.nn. ni iin- Mngn t Chnrtn 1 ] ■ ] ■■
two fi ■ 1 u Idi ind tmpli I'ln ■ 1
.ti 'M it tin ' ilv iiib ni ■ ■ 1 . ■ i. ■ ■ 1 ii,.
■ii itt 1 in paj nn ii in tha brt?ii .11,1..
ami ■ hall 1 Ii tnd pai < t mill
■ ■ ■ 1 ! m 1
: from thin nun. nt 1 1, 1.1
NKW Ml-.
I'a 1 1 1.. 1 ■ || |.i. ■ al ivi'l
nge dull) hlpmcnl ol high gi idn nn 1 n I ltd
M in " mini al 1 It* g, 1 al ' iMouty (01 1 □
cai load 1 In llvi*r city tlermt iwl
Partial ro ■ re- ol ■ d Ii in Ilubli iim Ui 1
pany ti| f«i mei lilpmenl of It
ii' . i" ■ 11 .'I-. in ■ i'ii dr / fo r'i tweni
do) iii. ■ 1 n 1 . in- 1 mgibli . nnd 1 pi tin 4nte
men I ol ilium 1 ■ worth more ih in 1 d 1
ol tgut . Ind) 1 1 imlnnti puffingi
I'.n. . i 1'iki., \ big gold irlkc ■ ii In thi1
Pino ■ Utoi in. .nm. I. .1 . tgo I ' 'i in ni 'i ■
Will COn I" lm '" lied I I" ) 11 old tj ' 1(1
ind ■■ oi 'i lis i been loi titotl to dnti i
ire -tin going on, ind ihi pro»»| th
■.. i ) i leh flncl I ool nul toi i In i big I
tin ■ 1 1 1 ,
'lm. I'lubbs imi Itt I , il tllmqut rqtit i has tl I
i- " ' ti ai . "i i ■ bin . w ni* ten mora carload i m
the road,
Kingston i ati no V\ oki Vi Itwm
VI i i * > I aid well, ropre - ntlng ti > ompnn
nmplo capll J Its pit It u tin n bulldlu i
doRiguod foi ti' pi ■
i lilnoi j . and propo ■ to hn ■■ tin woi It tlvi
i ,|„ , fidon .. itiim tli' ii' ' [hit ly 'i tj l he in i
i filnorj will l" tlrlvi n 1») t twenl Itorm power en
r ■ 1 1 1 1 , ind loi the I'M I '■,' ill ilsl "I "i I
i ipabli ol i" 'tm1: ten ion ■ Ol on pi > tin I In -
woi i . ai.- dc its, mil i"i tin in .iini' in ■ il the lo ■■ ■■> n It
..I lin ' "",' <ml tin . Ill .1 pli I - l>il.
v. ill in nddi il to from lima lo time a tin i
demand i, Mi. ' aldwell ml n n ihal h ' Itl
el the utrati and to om net t, 01
■,iii|i, ai the opt "i ' nil i i ni | m
will in- available foi thl i prot i ■■ , and i nn hi redin ed
i>, thi propoitl i t rol| hi
i i uhtoNi N° camp In i w Wi i fives
in Ightei i ni c foi tin i i th in I Ing Noi
,, , )'. has been dei olopt 'I th tl Ii i no i i i
di pth ii' ifi < i' gt I '■■'■'"■' of ih i"" i
phenomenal in the yU Id they lin ■ i led from tin'
surface down. ' ■ agt . thi Pen Ii i dl ttrli i ha
more prod g ;s th in any In tin i ,and
iome ol them arc pa) Ing hand Ih Idciid br
, i ihe »sl to tin pre i nl owners, i lie
Ii port hn and Its trlbutnrle ., Ihe Mldtll i
,s,,nili Peri hi I tni.nl .ni. , ih'- l ruJIUo nnd I
r,i,,ii. a ami ti butnrli ■, all 11 ' ' .'I ■ thi 11
courses mngnllii out
The whole 1 1 |
erall/ed.
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to in
,1 ,i.
I tl J '' ■
nigh
ORJOGON
wh'ich Is situated near Bclluvuc, ton Haiti
, ompfth) , organ l/,cd foi the purpose,
Mtn.MiMiN I'll KNACKS lil.oU N IN. I ,<t I '.a I Cl', H
turned la .1 nlghi from a trip to Muldoon, 1 he Mul
1 loon furnaces are running on Muldoon ore, and
turning oul bullion Bteadu) . {put the tow 11 1 very
quii 1. owing to tin' facl that wage 1 are low nnd verj
iru men employed.
Moid'. Minsual, Kctchem Keystone, |une 81
Mr ...i .. |, 11. Adam ■ and |. 1 1, Cn isldy, two well
1 nown and respected miners ol Wood River, ha vim;
lea cd the Imperial, In Grccnl Gulch, foi a length
ol him i.i.n ted in '>>' I' turmel above the th ol
the 'ii icovcry shaft, and fol'owed the vein a distance
,,1 go n extracting sufflolenl ore to pay expanses.
\i„,mi torn n from the bri nsl ol the tunnt I, which b)
ih,. vvay i ■ ihe wry (h il worlt ol development on the
location, ' prominent vein oi quart/ began turn
to gnlt ni 1 I' sltll • ontl is showing In the
breast, al tin I our visit, full) two h ol solid
alma, I in- extends fro p to I m ol tl"
inin'1 ami ; IlkllOWn ill, I. iim i' bcVOIld, I he ni
re vein is distinctly visible from side to side and
,[, to bottom, sparkling In n lustci "i bright ne
nothing in any prospei 1 ol equal <l
MlNl'.KAI.
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ARIZONA.
• ■Ilii
R001 it ■ I Mfl'i rict, Pinal Drill, funi
lm,-, Hutchinson & < la, started their nt
furnace In Rogers dl itrlct, on Monday last, li work
mi the World Beater, Silver Chief, MtinluUtcii and
].,i v ' rapt ■ ft l lit 10 mines nre tin property
oi iv I', Broeniian and I lias, ' lesllnger, Wn wit-
ne 1 'i the ■ 1111 1 : process, which i ■ perfeel nnd the
. lopmcnl to sui pai 1 this, and nre )ubllnnt with
owners in tlic sen ic 1 il in c den Ivc nddltlt "
mineral wealth ol Wood RIvoi
MONTANA.
, . Ilk
cam|
nm
r 1 mini.. Butte Miner, [une 71 The
continues lo Improve with devi lopmcnl , ond
v to prove - "i the blggc 1 propt rtfcfl In the
The Moniana ' lopper ' lo. are producing so
ol in. mi. ami arc shipping .1 large nmouni ol
Bedrot It Oet/werat,
1 1 mining ' imp
jCflltll) an a I pi I I 01 nl I'i' IBnt. \\ Iii 1 "" 'i'1 tl
will, mnple and til itrusi it has now, owing to the
nnd Indu itl | ol Its ft H pioneers, gained the
confidence and 1 1 01 ol 1 npltnll its to a 1 irgi tli gn 1
;,tl,| ran «mh I linn aid I" a j'.i. Bit I C tolll tflfl i
nn [■ Held -I the tamo ng 1 tl 1 1 gli
pro ,pci tm!: 1 being n; sly pushed I rlt li til
covcrle 1 nre "I frequent net urrence, wc have nont ol
ihal wild unwholesome exi Itemettt, whit h hn ■ provi 'I
ii,, , ,1, 11 ol 10 man) proml ilng field ■, nnd 1 [hi
1 1 j . ni" ■ persons, 'J he steady de-
termined Industry exhibited by oui mining populn
tion reflects • rcdll on them, nnd augui well 1
1 r, nnd il our camp ovei attain the posh ,
I progpet 1 ■ pn dli t, Il will In grallf) Ing lol ■■
n„ ;, energy nnd perservem - hi il the reward II ■"
|,,.,ilv ments, It U n iclc ■■ to nttempl emmn 1 ttlng
mn man) valuable mineral deposit*, btil 1 It 1
mym ll perfectly |ustlfied In advising .my pe
lool in" foi a safe and profitable In' ■■ nl to 1 ill
„,; whai wc »<«■•■ require Is men ol iy nnd
energ) , to tut h '"i' camp offi 1 iplendld Indm ■
ments,
ll'I'A II.
Ii\i,-, (,1'uiiv Sail l flkc Trlhum , funi fi 1 he
1 ),,i , ol mines nl Pnrjt I Itv, lying wesl ol tl"'
i mi.nio, '"mi rise ■ , p itt nlcdi li co erlng tl
,', '. of mrfneo. ' 'ii the 1 - Win 1 lo thl ■ d n<
,ii',oiit 478,000 hn '■ h ■ pended, and now the
oroperty •■■ hi a fall ■' 1 1 r " ■' " I
|j, ■ 1 whli li nm 1 f"H" ■ Hindi ■' I"i I
,,, |]C ,,,,,,!,• from this onward. Mr. Unl) h '""' ''
1,1 ,,,,.,,1,011 a aipc Hide I tin ' n ■ nl mint
nllt i„. in tool, aii.a 1,1 . In'tercsla In the Daly
group lie will ilnlt n two 1 omnnrlmcni ihafl to 1
3Cpth ol several hundred fct 1 1 n ptirposc ol di
, [npfng a vein which ho has been pro 1 ■ b
tu -i , loi Bovcral years, and whit h hn 1 been pro1 rrl
1 ,|, 1, • oi ,, ti, iii. ' lm - fi '"
,,,, [a . , 800, We has I" twi 1 n 1 1 1 , 1 1 »»n
..!. ihe dump 'I hi /eln I n trong ind ■■ 1 01
I,,,.!, mi. ni. on in Europi , Pro ipei toi 1 report
finding of good pincei digging . nl the head "I Pipe
stone rass, nnd thai n part) who lefl here to da )
ami nre making $7 pci 'lav to the man. 1 lm k' rnn
h,',n, ,i hi< It lays between the Alice and Magna
im] 1 , llttli 'i 'i 1 "• property 111 pro ■ 1
mo] 1 , nccllcnl one when propcrl) o\ id, Mi 1 1 il
has bee 'nrl ' ll the pn 1 tbra veni , ink I Ii;t
I, ,,1 , io, live - 1 ■ In M" gi ' " ' ' '
I:, ,i, in 1B70, lie alii iv..ioi n liiii ntu
'nnd mlnei "» ' plnw '■ !l l ' illfornla,
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Mining and- Scientific Press.
[June 16, 1883
The Sawtooth Country.
A correspondent of the Salt Lake Trlhune
says : I got into this part of the country a
week ago today, and to say that I was sur-
prised at the prosperous outlook of this district,
would be drawing it quite mildly, considering
that I had been led to expect, from reports by
those "know-it-alls," that a traveler will often
run across on Wood River, I had been told that
the "upper country," as Vienna and Sawtooth
are called, was a district where no paying mines
existed, where ores were terribly low grade,
and base at that; where "copper mills" were
being remodeled to crush the product of the
country; where snow was twenty feet in depth,
and salt bacon one dollar per pound, and other
eatables in proportion. Such reports must orig-
inate from old-time members of a lying club.
Notwithstanding the drawbacks mentioned, I
came right along through Wood river and
reached the summit of the Wood River and
Salmon river divide, and from that elevated
position I saw bare ground in all directions,
excepting upon the high peaks and upper part
of the gulches surrounding the valley of the Up-
per Salmon. Descending the mountain, I made
my way towardSmiley canyon, and un till reached
a point within four miles of the town of Vienna,
I encountered but very little snow. As it was
early in the morning the crust was sufficiently
hard to bear one's weight, and no difficulty was
experienced in reaching Vienna. I found the
town just starting in for a summer's campaign.
Everybody seemed to have some building to fix
up, and the inhabitants, generally, had the ap-
pearance of a go-ahead class, which is character-
istic of towns that have something like a solid
competent to judge estimate at least
$150,000 blocked out ready for shipping.
Yet, in the face of these facts, there are par-
ties who will say there is no backbone to the
Sawtooth country. But never mind, "Truth
crushed to earth will rise again," for the dis-
tricts of Vienna and Sawtooth never had a
brighter future ahead than they have to day.
About fifteen inches of snow yet remain on
the ground around Vienna city. The streets
are bare and the snow is disappearing very
rapidly. Our mail arrives and departs via
Cayuse. Pack trains are coming into town and
wagons will very soon follow. The roads will
be in good condition in ten days or two weeks,
to this place.
Prospectors coming to Sawtooth and Vienna
can come right along now, and by the time they
get here and get outfitted the snow will be suf-
ficiently gone to allow of prospecting the sur-
rounding country.
Paradise' District, Nevada.
For some time past J. V. McCurdy, an ex-
perienced and practical mining and mill
man, has been at work with a view of
starting up the Paradise valley mine
and mill, which have been shut down
for over two years past. After conisder-
able trouble and expense, and several trips to
San Francisco and the Paradise mines, he suc-
eeded in purchasing the Wild Uoose mine for
the Paradise Valley company, and he is now
making arrangements to commence work on
both mines and get the Paradise Valley com-
pany's mill in running order. It is estimated
by experts, who have examined the Paradise
Minnesota District, Arizona.
From the Mohave Miner we take the follow-
ing: The Minnesota district was formed De-
cember 27th, 1SS0, and probably less is known
of it than any other district in the county.
This is probably due to its isolated position,
lying as it does out of the usual run of travel.
The nearest settlement or mining camp to the
district is El Dorado canyon, which lies on the
opposite bank of the river from the district and
about eight to twelve miles from the nearest
mines. Mineral Park is some forty miles from
the district in a southerly direction. The dis-
trict is some twenty miles square and is bound-
ed as follows:
( 'ommencing at Johnson's rock on the Colo-
rado river and thence running east twenty
miles; thence north twenty miles; thence west
to Roaring rapids on the Colorado; thence down
the river to the place of beginning.
The general character of the country may be
termed desert in the truest sense of the word,
the entire area included in the boundaries of the
district being totally devoid of wood and water
and containing nothing in the shape of vegeta-
tion but cactus and a little brush, except on the
bank of the Colorado where plenty of cotton-
wood and niesquit is found. As to the mineral
wealth of the district very little is really known
so far. as very little prospecting has been done.
It is well known, however, that a great many
well defined ledges varying in width from two
to '20 feet and more do exist, and that they are
mostly of low grade, some of them containing,
however, bunches of very rich ore. What lit-
tle work has been done in the district has con-
tons of ore was taken and hauled to the Lincoln
mill, a distance of twelve miles, for reduction.
This ore worked $120 per ton. The vein from
which it was taken averaged about eighteen
inches in width, the ledge being very spotted.
Etiwanda Canyon.
We present on this page a very fine view of
the Cascades in Etiwanda canyon. It repre-
sents a portion of the scenery on the head-
waters of one of the streams in the Cucamonga
mountains, that furnish water for the Etiwanda
settlement. This canyon was formerly known
as Day canyon, but more recently it is called
Etiwanda canyon, after the settlement planted
by the Chaffee brothers and which has become
of prominence in southern California during the
past year.
Beer and Bumming in Mining Camps. — "A
year ago in the University of Berlin, now in a
mining camp of the Wasatch Rocky mountains
selling cigars for a short bit." That is how a
young man put it to us in Park City the other
day. We couldn't help asking (to ourself) why
sell cigars at all? And the same query touch-
ing cigars and beer and spirits occurred to us as
we passed in and out (on business) of the score
nf saloons along the main street of that town,
making a miserably poor living, while the hills
are full of fortunes for the energetic worker.
Living a camper's life, cooking and washing for
one's self, without any of the comforts or re-
quirements, on the slim profits of selling beer.
It would make a new town of it, if nine out of
ten of the saloon keepers would close out to the
CASCADES IN ETIWANDA CANYON, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CAL.
foundation to build upon. Quartz camps, as a
general thing, take a longer time to come into
prominence than a galena district, but when
they do reach a paying position, they remain
there a greater length of time than those dis-
tricts, where a ten ton freight car will carry all
the ore extracted in three years' development
work. These quartz mines go down to the
deep, and thus far have proved themselves to
be much richer and the ore more abundant as
depth is attained.
A fine twenty-stamp Frasier & Chalmers1 dry
crushing mill is fast nearing completion at the
outskirts of the town. There is plenty of life
around the Vienna company's mill, which, un-
der the able superintendency of Captain Henry
Guyer, who informed me that the mill would
commence dropping stamps within the next
three weeks, or probably earlier, all owing to
how soon the roads would become passable for
heavy freight wagons. The road winds its way
up past the basin and is intended for hauling
the ores of the Mountain King, Solace, and Vi-
enna mines. These three mines were the only
properties of any great importance developed
during the past winter, with the exception of
the Nellie group, which closed down along the
middle of the winter, owing to an avalanche
that swept over the cabin, killing two of the
men. Several hundred tons of ore are on the
dumps, and in the ore house of the Mountain
King mine, awaiting the arrival of teams. Many
thousand tons more are blocked out in the mine,
ready for shipping, but until the ore can be
* hauled away to the mill, it will not be ex-
tracted. The Vienna property has also many
hundred tons awaiting the . arrival of the
ore haulers. The Solace mine has devel-
oped wonderfully well this winter. Men
and Wild Goose mines, that there is at least
10,000 tons of good milling ore in sight in both
mines, with a fair prospect of an unlimited sup-
ply of similar ore. This ore will be taken to
the Paradise mill, on Martin creek, for reduc-
tion. The mill was built for dry crushing and
there are roasters attached to it, but it will be
changed to a wet crusher, as the greater part
of the ore does not have to be roasted.
The resumption of operations on these mines
is of great importance to Paradise merchants
and fanners, as it will give employment to a
number of men and put several thousand dol-
lars a week in circulation. The Paradise Valley,
during the short time it was worked, produced
about 8500,000 in bullion, and unless the min-
ing men, who closely examined and sampled it,
are greatly mistaken, there is ore enough in
sight to produce as much more. The Wild
(loose mine is on the same lead as the Bullion
of Paradise. — Silver Stale.
Ti'scakoka Notes. — The Basin Company's
mill is nearly completed and ready for opera-
tion. It will start up sometime about the mid-
dle of the month. There is a considerable
amount of ore already on the dump, and enough
more in sight in the mine ready for stoping to
keep the stamps running during the season.
Present prospects indicate that the mill will
render a good account of itself before the snow
flies again. If the Basin Company makes the
success which the present prospects justiythe
anticipations of, it will give an impetus to min-
ing in a section of our district which has here-
tofore been sadly neglected, but which many
experienced miners believe to contain the largest
and most valixable mineral-bearing ledges in the
vicinity of Tuscarora.
sisted in taking out a few of these rich bunches
and taking the ore across the fiver to the
Lincoln mill, at Kl Dorado canon, for reduction.
About the first location made id the district
was the old Jennie mine, which was located in
December, 1SS0, by John Hewes, J. Baer, and
others. These parties took out some rich rock
and had it worked at the Lincoln mill. The
ore worked so well, that the Lincoln Company
immediately bought the claim, paying the own-
ers $1 ,000 each for their interest. The company
at once put some men on the mine, who sunk
a shaft some thirty feet deep besides doing con-
siderable surface work, and at the end of about
two months had cleared between six and seven
thousand dollars. About this time the company
became involved in litigation, which resulted in
the closing down of the mill and everything
connected therewith. Most of the ore taken
from this claim during the short period it
was worked by the Lincoln Company milled
about S425" per ton, the ore being rich in
horn silver. There is two feet of oi'e at the
bottom of the shaft, but it is of a low grade,
the rich pocket evidently not going down to
that depth. The company having become com-
pletely "busted," to use a homely but expres-
sive phrase, this claim was neglected until on
January 1, 1SS3, it was re-located under the
name of the Ontario by J. Baer and J. H. Barker,
Baer being one of the original locators of the
mine, who proposed to do ^some work on it this
year. This mine is eight miles from El Dorado
canyon, over a fair road.
Another mine which has produced considera-
ble ore is the Weaver, which was located a few
days after the Jennie mine by John Weaver and
others. The work done on this claim consists
of a shaft and tunnel, from which some forty
tenth, shut up their shanties, and go to work,
even for wages, if they couldn't strike out for
themselves. The same is true of all other
flourishing mining camps. You can always tell
where the "boom ' is, for every second door is
a saloon, and not ouj nun in a hundred of those
who thus follow and prey upon the mining in-
dustry make a half decent lwiug out of it, while
there are very few of them wli j are not ashamed
of it. There is not even money to be made out
of it; and if not that, or some sort of a comfort-
able living, what is there? — Salt Lake Tribune.
The Tiffin Gtkoujp Sold. — The Tiffin group
of claims, in Narrow (iauge gulch, Deer Creek,
which comprises claims known respectively as
the Tifiin, Tiffin No. '2, and Seneca, and which
adjoin the Forest Creek group on the west,
were sold yesterday to the representative of
some Tifhn, Ohio, capitalists, for the ridiculous-
ly small sum of $S,000 - 81, 000 for each claim.
This figure is much below the actual value of
the property, but tiie Kunkel Brothers, who
owned it, also own a number of adjoining loca-
tions, and they sold the Tirliu group in order to
get moneyed men interested in the District, —
wood River Times.
Scientific Movements in Cincinnati. —
There has been unusual awakening in scientific
circles in Cincinnati during the past few
months; a polytechnic school has been organ-
ized; a State forest association formed, with
its headquarters in Cincinnati; and courses of
popular lectures on chemistry, zoology, botany
and history, have been given at the afternoon
school in popular science and history,
June 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
The Ej^gijmee^
The New Egyptian Canal.
The Now Egyptian canal seems ■
foregone conclusion, not so much on account oi
the international complications attending the
rtresen! Suez canal] but because oi the
uisiness Becking that way of transit to and
From the Atlantic and Indian ocean-*. A special
meeting of all parties interested will be held in
London oro hi iring thi pn enl June for
the purpose ol considering the three schemes for
the canal, whioh arc as follows: First, a new
canal parallel with the one now in existence, to
. ,,t £6,000,000. Tlie second for a canal from
Alexandria d|j the Kile, passing -th of Cairo
to the Red S i, and the third south ol ( tairo to
■ •. B-uh of the tatter, it i- estimated, will
cost £12,000,000. A majority ol the committee
favor tin- Alexandria route. French opposition
t'. these schemes i-^ ridiculed, ami the monopoly
claimed by M. de Lessens for the Suez company
La considered untenable. An English syndicate
ha tin ady received offi i - for tin' w hole capital
required. The present can I ia bringing in about
|50,000 per day, hence there can '»■ no doubt
hut that with tin- constantly increasing ratu of
business, a BCCOnd canal will pay from fin' I'll.
No nation lias the tithe "I" interest which Eng-
land jiosses.ses iii the undertaking, and there is
no doubt hut that English capital will put it
through at the earliest .lay practical.
A New Kind ov Mountain Road.— An
ii I.. says that a tramway is to be built up
Pike's Peak, which will overshadow the Mount
Washington railway. The plan is to construct
three ol these tramways, each nearly three
miles long, one beginning at the end of the
Other. The first will start at the rear of the
iron springs, at Manitou, (Job, and the last will
be terminable in front of the signal station on
Pike's Peak, an elevation of 14,200 feet. The
supports will be made of trees not less than
eight inches in diameter, and about twenty-
four feet high, braced above and below. On
these an endless wire cable, of one inch bore,
will revolve, and upon which will he fastened,
at intervals of about 100 feet each, a large cov-
ered armchair, in which two persons can com-
fortably sit. This will be suspended about
eight feet from the ground, and pass at entering
and discharging points along a movable plat-
form to load and unload, without stopping.
The lower section will be propelled by an en-
gine at the lower end. The center one will be
driven by water power, utilized on the moun-
tain side through a turbine wheel, and the
(third by an engine erected on the summit of
;tihe peak,
Stju;ni;ti i kn i NO a Foun i iation. — An inter-
esting way of strengthening a weak foundation
was recently tried on a new building that sud-
denly commenced to settle. The excavation for
the walls ihad been carried down until a mixt-
ure of coarse sand and gravel was found, which
was deemed suitable. During a heavy rain
wuter found enttranee to the cellar, when the
sinking resulted. The building was braced,
the cellar drained, and then the inside wall of
the foundation was uncovered down to a little
below the bottom. A ^-shaped piece of mason-
ry having a bight of about twice the width of
the base was then built, the bond between it
and the wall being carefully looked to. After
this had been finished upon the inside, it was
repeated upon the outside. The base of each
of these pieces was equal in width to that of
the wall, so that the operation practically
trebled the bearing surface of the foundation.
It may be well to add that the water will not
again be permitted to enter that cellar, as ev-
ery passage way has been securely closed.
The St. Gothard Tunnel. — Investigations
have been made of the cause of weakness in the
parts of the .St. < lothard tunnel where the vaults
were crushed, and it is thought that the acci-
dent must be attributed to the action nf damp
air upon the shists and gneiss, and to the de-
composition which resulted therefrom. The
presence of anhydrous sulphate of lime, or kar-
stenite, was also an important agency, its trans-
formation into gypsum being followed by a dis-
aggregation which renders the rock incapable of
sustaining its pressure. Other hypotheses have
naturally been framed, but this is considered
as the most plausible.
The Mersey Tunnel. — Rapid progress is now
being reported in connection with the tunnel of
the Mersey railway, England, and nearly 700
men are said to be employed, both night and
-day, working iu eight-hour shifts. The tunnel
will be three and one eighth miles in length.
The drainage headings are about 100 yards in
advance of the main headings, and will act as
reservoirs, into which the water from the main
tunnel will be drained and run off to both
sides of the Mersey, where pumps of great
power will raise the water to the surface.
The New Bridge across the Firth of Forth,
now building, will, when completed, be among
the most remarkable bridges in the world. The
main girder will be within a few .feet of a mile
in length, and will rest upon round cylindrical
piers, each of which will weigh 16,000 tons. It
will, of course, be high enough for all vessels to
pass underneath, and about 42,000 tons of steel
will be required in its construction. The esti-
mated cost will be $7,500,000.
Useful Information.
Rendering Cement Airproof.
A method ol rendering eem< nl imp n ioua to
air has be. n Bncceesfully practiced by Herr C.
This experimentalist claims to have
found that the only way to render cement un-
alterable by atmospheric influences is by the
application oi a cold solution of one part of buI-
pnate of iron in three parte of water. The arti
be protected slum Id be left to soak in the
solution for twenty-four hours, when they lake
; h -black tint From the hydrated protox-
ide of iron. The absorbed solution i> decom-
posed in the interim' oi the cement, \\ hich la in
■ in wi ighl tin per cent. All the pores
of the mass arc thus Btopped bj the hydrate,
:md as this compound is not attacked by air,
the cement iteeu becomes impervious, dement
facing may be washed down with several coats
of the solution. When dry, the cement may be
covered with a wash of oehcr, or },\ ;1 solution
of sulphate of alumina, if a greenish-white
face is desired, the surface may be first washed
with a solution of chrome alum, and then with
loapsnds. Either of these coats may bepainted
-I colored in distemper. It has been observed
that when oil Colors are laid Upon bare cement
tic \ easily peel or scale oil': hut this inconven-
ience may be avoided by washing the cement
thoroughly With soapsuds;, and when perfectly
dry rubbing with a brush or limn cloth until
the surface shines. Afterward the oil colors
may be applied in the usual way.
Origin ok the New York and Brooklyn
BRIDGE IDEA. — The question by whom the idea
of erecting a bridge between New York and
Brooklyn was originally conceived, is appar-
ently settled by a communication to the Jour
wl of Commerce, iu which journal, moreover,
the first public mention of the scheme was
made. A correspondent of that paper writes :
"In the month of February, 1853, my uncle, the
late John A. Roebling, accompanied by his wife
and son Washington, then a lad of fifteen years,
came from Trenton to my house in Hicks street,
.South Brooklyn, to attend the christening of
my infant daughter Amelia. Returning in the
afternoon by the Hamilton ferry, the boat was
caught in the ice, and drifted round in a help-
less condition for three or four hours. A boat
load of soldiers who were cast away from Gov-
ernor's Island were rescued on the trip. Mrs.
Roebling was in great anxiety of mind, having
left an infant child at home. Mr. Roebling
then took a solemn vow, in the presence of the
hungry, half-frozen passengers, that if bis life
was spared he would yet build a bridge across
the East river. * His vow and the
crowning idea of his life have been carried out,
not by the father, but by the son who stood so
nobly by his side."
Possiblk Cause of Firks. — Are not some
fires of apparently inexplicable origin to be ex-
plained upon the theory of Prof. Magnus, that
iron is combustible just as grain dust is explo-
sive, when mixed with air in certain propor-
tions? The simple experiment of Magnus is
thus described: "The pole of a good sized mag-
net is approached to a mass of iron filings, a
bunch of which readily attaches itself thereto.
In this condition, being not only in a highly
comminuted state, but carrying a large quantity
of air mechanically entangled in the loosely ag-
gregated mass, the iron is in so favorable con-
dition for combustion that the approach of an
ordinary spirit lamp is sufficient to inflame it —
in fact, it burns readily and continuously like
any ordinary combustible." We can see no rea-
son why these necessary conditions should not
occasionally occur in shops where mixed work
is done, and the absence of wooden shavings or
the like from the neighborhood of a light would
be taken as evidence that the cause of disaster
did not proceed, even remotely, from the pres-
ence of the light.
Neatsfoot Oil. — This oil varies in quality
as regards what part of the feet it is taken
from. The mode of obtaining it is as follows:
The feet and hocks of neat cattle are cut off
about eighteen inches above the hoof, denuded
of skin and slit up longitudinally. Near the
hoof is a small mass of soft fat, which is scooped
out with the knife, and set aside for the prep-
aration of the best quality of oil. The hoofs
are washed in cold water, and then boiled in
open pans set in brickwork, and heated by a
fire beneath. A certain quantity of oil is thus
boiled out of them, and when skimmed off,
forms an inferior grade of neatsfoot oil. After
about three hours' boiling, the tissues between
the horny hoof and the last digit bone are suffi-
ciently softened to allow of the lattpr being
easily scooped out of the hoof with a knife.
These "cores" consist of bone, gelatinous mat-
ter, and fat, and together with small pieces of
fat, previously alluded to as being removed
by the knife before boiling, are put into a sep-
arate pan of fresh water, and all boiled together
for the extraction of the oil. This forms the
best kind of neatsfoot oil.
Ax AncikxtIiRUEK Bronze Horse. — Grecian
reports state that recently, as some ^-Eginatan
fishermen were fishing for sponges, near Delos,
they came upon an ancient bronze horse at the
bottom of the sea, about two fathoms and a
half deep. It is described as being of colossal
size and almost covered with shell fish. After
much effort the fishermen succeeded in break -
ilie feet of the horse, and took it
L, where they offered it for sale.
The matter came t>i the knowledge ol oneoi
two ftrchieologists, who purchased the equine
bronze foot This they found to be of excellent
workmanship, and it Appears clearly t.. indi
cat) thai the equestrian statue is a valuable
relic <>f antiquity. It has accordingly been de-
termined to endeavor t* » discover the where-
oi ?ii'' lor-. , and to fish it up, if possible,
entire, It is suspected that the statu. ■ i- prob-
ably an ancient votive offering, which was once
Bet up in the island of Delos. The interest felt
in the matt' r i>> all the greater as, if the work
is recovered, it will he the Bret bronze horse oi
a large Bize which has been preserved sines tin
classical age of ancient Greek art. There an
very Few iquestrian Btatues preserved from an-
cient t dim .in. ! hardly one which can be demon
-■i i ;ii nl to be of i i-reek origin.
Watkr Pow er of thk Alps.- It is now pro-
posed tn u.i the enormous water power of the
Alps for working electric railways in Switzer-
land. Operations are understood to be in pro-
gri ■ 1 1. »w tu connect the towns of St. Moritz
and Pontresina by an electric railway four and
three-fourth miles long, the motive power to be
supplied by the mountain streams. Should the ex-
periment succeed, the undertakers of the rail-
way will extend it to the north for a distance of
some forty-seven miles, and in a southerly di-
rection for about thirty miles, and thus effect a
.second junction between the Swiss and Italian
railways.
Mucilage mi; F-nvki.opks.— Take a quarter
of a pound of gum Arabic, dissolve it in one
pint of boiling water; add a piece of borax as
large as a walnut; when thoroughly mingled
with the water — which can be done by frequent
stirrings— bottle in a large-mouthed buttle;
through the cork pass a hen's feather, and you
will have a pint of mucilage as good as the best ;
shake the bottle occasionally for three or four
days after it is corked. If the weather is hot,
a tablespoonful of alcohol will prevent all
mold.
Imitation Caoutchouc. — Dankworth and
Landers, of St. Petersburg, have invented a
composition which is elastic, tough, waterproof
and insolatin'g, and which is applicable to nearly
all the purposes for which India rubber is used.
It is composed of a mixture of wood and coal
tar, linseed oil, ozokerit, spermaceti and sul-
phur, which are thoroughly mixed and heated
for a long time in large vessels, by means of
superheated steam.
Is a Cold a Fever ?— A New Theory.
The theory that colds are the result of expos-
ure to cold or damp air is generally accepted.
Indeed, most persons afflicted with this disorder
are able to trace its origin satisfactorily to them-
selves at least, to some undue or unusual con-
tact with outside air. They seeK no other ex-
planation. In the columns of the Popular
Science News Dr. Page, of Biddeford, Me., un-
dertakes to show the fallacy of such a course of
reasoning. That his theory is new to most peo-
ple is no proof that it will not hold good.
Having made the subject of colds a special
study for ten years, he concludes that the ail-
ment which is universally called a cold is in
reality a fever, and is directly caused by indi-
gestion or impure air. He says: "Foul air
prevents the purification of the blood; hence
the accumulation of impurities which in their
exit give rise to the symptoms popularly sup-
posed to indicate cold. Hot living-rooms ren-
der impossible the digestion of more than a
little food, and that of the plainest sort, by
making only a little necessary.
Indigestion results from eating improper food,
or some degree of exce ss, the excess being
either positive or relative, according (I) as the
skin is more or less sweltered with clothing, (2)
the lungs more or less outraged by bad air, and
(3) the entire organism more or less invigorated
by fresh cold air. It is unquestionably true
that wheu, by reason of wrong conditions, the
system has become ill-conditioned — that is
when, there are impure matters to eliminate
— some chance exposure to a bracing atmos-
phere may so invigorate the organism by the
presence of fresh air in the lungs and its touch
upon the skin that the process of elimination
begins, and but for the return to the close over-
heated atmosphere of the home, this process
would often be completed all unconsciously to
the individual, who now makes the great mis-
take of 'confounding the cause of his recovery
with the cause of his disease.' "
Dr. Page disapproves of covering the body
with a superabundance of clothing. People
sometimes take cold by putting on flannels.
Care should be taken to regulate clothing by
the weather. In conclusion the doctor says
that if it could become popularly known that
the symptoms observed in cases of "cold" were
evidences of an effort on the part of the organ-
ism to eliminate impurities which have been
collecting perhaps for months, and that "fast-
ing, fresh air and exercise are nature's triple
panacea" for the disorders, a very great propor-
tion of all severe sicknesses would be prevent-
ed. Popular Science remarks that without pre-
suming to question the efficacy of the doctor's
remedies for colds, we think there are compara-
n people possessed of sufficient temer-
ity tu discard the winter flannels with pneu-
monia or a kindred disease Btaring them in the
Tin: DELrsiON or Ai;m m. l] IJeACTV, says
tin I mdon Lancet, lias broken out afresh.
That paper utters a warning crj against the
mischievous error that "arsenic in small doses
is good fur the complexion." It is not difficull
to imagine the risks women will incur to pre-
serve "r improve their "good looks." No more
in i niouj det ice for recommending a di ag i an
be hit upon than that which the authors of this
baneful prescripti t "arsenic for the com-
plexion1' have adopted. Suffice it to recall the
fact that for many years past chemists and san-
itarians have been laboring to discover means
of eliminating the arsenical from the Baits col
Oling matter of wall papers .and certain dyes
Once largely used for certain articles , if cloth
ing. It is must unfortunate that this hopcleSS-
Iv antagonistic recommendation of arsenic to
improve the complexion should have found its
way into print. Those who employ tin drug
as advised— and there are many either already
using it or contemplating tin- rash act will do
so at their peril, bo far as they an- able, how -
ever, it will he the duty nf medical men to
warn the public against this pernicious practioe,
w hich is only too likely t<< he carried on secretly.
It is not without reason that wc speak thus
pointedly, and urge practitioners to be on the
qui in'w iu anomalous or obscure cases.
Spectacles.— There is no particular ageat
which spectacles arc required. As a rule, men
need them between forty five and fifty, and
women after forty. Many persons object to
using spectacles because they think it makes
them look older, and so injure their eyes by
straining them, when if they had used specta-
cles it would not have happened. When one
cannot see clearly by gas light or lamp light
without holding the object further from the
eyes than is agreeable or natural, then they re-
quire spectacles and are injured by not using
them. Often the injury is such that no optician
can remedy it. Another very good test of the
eye to see if there is any difficulty at first
sight in distinguishing the figure 3 from 5 in
ordinary reading by ordinary light. If there is.
spectacles arc needed. — Herald of Health,
The Rapid Increase or Insanity in this
country is fearful to contemplate. Insanity
costs the state of Massachusetts 8800,000 a year.
Every insane person represents a dead loss of
at least $5,000 and an indirect loss of much
greater. This represents an outlay of $200 a
year for as many years as the patient lives.
Insanity is increasing in this State rapidly, and
fresh inquiries are made as to the best way of
treating the insane. The congregated system
is denounced and the cottage system advocated.
A new plan for the treatment of the insane is
demanded here. Probably no State in thy
Union is so generally affected in this direction,
as ( California.
Petroleum — Its Medical Properties and
Uses.— The United .States Dispensatory, a
standard work with druggists, says (page 1 ,582)
that "In Germany petroleum is highly extolled
as a remedy for tapeworm, and that it was
often used with advantage in epidemic cholera
by Dr. Andreosky, of the Russian army." In
fact, from the earliest discovery of petroleum to
the present day, there has been a strong convic-
tion that the good qualities of crude oil have
not been appreciated, and that it undoubtedly
possesses great medical properties. As a lini-
ment it is certainly preferable to any of the oils.
Its great penetrating powers and its freedom
from rancidity, are advantages which no other
oil possesses in so high a degree.
A Cure for Bkkjtit's Disease, — General
Robert C. Schenck, formerly Minister to Eng-
land, is now enjoying excellent health. A year
ago, it is said, the doctor declared him to he
dying from Bright's disease. "You have been
too high a liver," they said; "but if you will
come down to a prescribed diet, we may possi-
bly save you." "What is the diet?" he asked.
"Milk and tomatoes; and you mustn't touch
anything else for a year." He agreed to it, so
the story goes, and is now perfectly well and
able to eat and drink whatever his appetite
craves.
Smell ok Paint. — The Herald of Health says
this disagreeable and unhealthy smell may be
got rid of or greatly modified as follows: Slice
very finely several onions, place them in water
in the center of the room; close the doors and
leave one window up a little for a slight change
of air, and let them stand for a few hours, when
the smell will have nearly all gone. If you have
no onions use a handful of hay iu the water, in
the same way.- These remedies are simple and
always obtainable. If the room is very large,
use two pails and "double the quantity of onions
may be used.
Poisonous Coloks ix Fooo. — A new law has
come into force in Germany, prohibiting tin-
use of poisonous substances to color any food
designed for consumption, or for the wrappers
enclosing any article of food. The law extends,
also, to the employment of any poisonous ma-
terial in toys used for playthings for children,
and in paper used for wall decoration, or dress
material. Sm-h a law is rieedi -I m some other
countries besides Germany,
408
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Timbering in Mines— No. 13; Silver
Shoes and Dies; The Lower California Placers, 401.
Passing Events; An Arastra Mill; Government Bullion
Statistics; Reduction Works; Mining Surveys; Electric-
Light in Arizona; 'Die Campbell Process, 408- A New
Hurley Crusher, 409. Patents and Inventions; Notices
of Recent Patents; Wrought Iron Pulleys, 412.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — Timbering in Drifts; Silver
Shoes and Dies in Amalgamating fans, 401. Cascades
in Etiwanda Canyon, San Bernardino county, Cal.,
406. The Best & Althousc Barley Crusher, 409.
MECHANICAL PROGRESS--A New Mode of
Wire Manufacture; Floors Weakened by Gas Pipes; The
Value of Inventions; Improvement in Hot-Air Engines;
Malleable Nickel; Electricity as a Railway Motor; Cast
Iron Chilled Tools; Don't Overdrive Your Machinery,
403.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS -Telpherage; New and
Remarkable Chemical Experiments; The Chemical
Effect of Sunlight on Plants; Hydraulic Silica; Vege-
table Parasitism in Fishes; The Transmission of Sound
Through Rock; Selenium as a Regulator of Heat; Will
Gas Pass Through Stone, 403-
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 404-
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 40 -5-
THE ENGINEER.-The New Egyptian Canal; A
New Kind of Mountain Road; Strengthening a Founda-
tion; The St. Gothard Tunnel; The Mersey Tunnel,
407.
USEFUL INFORMATION.— Rendering Cement
Air-proof; Origin of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge
Idea; Possible Cause of Fires; Neatsfoot Oil; An
Ancient Greek Bronze Horse; Water Power of the Alps;
Mucilage for Envelopes; Imitation Caoutchouc, 407.
GOOD HEALTH. -Is a Cold a Fever?— A New
Theory; Spectacles; Petroleum; A Cure for Bright's
Disease; Hmell of Paint; Poisonous Colors in Food,
407.
NEWS IN BRIEF-On page 412 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS. — California then and Now;
Settling Tanks in Silver Mills; Colorado Ores in Utah,
402- The Sawtooth Country; Paradise District, Ne-
vada; Minnesota District, Arizona; Etiwanda Canyon,
406.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Chloridizing Furnace— R. A, Nevin, S. F.
Dividend Notice — Silver King Mining Co., S. F.
Mining Partner Wanted— "B. S.," San Francisco.
The Harmon Seminary— S. S. Harmon, Berkely, Oil.
Passing Events.
The virtual bursting of the Lower California
placer mining bubble is chronicled this week.
The excitement was quieted much more quickly
than such things usually are, not more than a
month having elapsed since the announcement
of the discovery of the mines. Now we hear
there is no water to work the mines, and that
they are worked out any how.
The conquering of the Arizona Indians by
General Crook, who followed the murderous
bands into Mexican territory, surrounded and
captured them, with the chiefs, women and
children, is a cause of great congratulation to all
who desire to see the development of the South-
west go on as it should. For Arizona, particu-
larly, the news is good, but New Mexico and the
northern states of Mexico are fields for the ad-
venturous prospector as well, which, however,
were more or less dangerous while these hostiles
roamed the land.
There is not much to record aside from this
except what we elsewhere refer to. The
mining business of the country is rapidly ad-
vancing in material prosperity, and, what is
more, is daily becoming more generally recog-
nized as a legitimate field for the investment of
capital, the element of gambling formerly con-
nected with it being generally eliminated.
An Arrastra Mill.
It is pretty well understood among those who
work gold ores that there is nothing which can
beat the common arrastra as an amalgamator.
The only objection to it is its lack of speed,
but perhaps that is really one of its elements of
excellence after all. It may be that time is
really a more important factor in amalgamation
than it is usually credited with; and that one of
the reasons of lack of thoroughness of more
modern appliances is that they are constructed
to hasten matters somewhat too rapidly. AVhat-
ever the reason, the old arrastra holds its own
as an amalgamator, and many hundreds of tbem
are doing service all over this coast, mainly for
miners with small claims of their own.
There is a regular arrastra mill business at
Dos Calezas, Arizona, owned by ' 'Arrastra"
Johnson and E. F. Foster, a description of
which will interest many readers. The mill
consists of 16 horse power engine and 8x8
Dodge rock breaker and four arrastras. The
arrastras are each 9 feet 6 inches in diameter,
and when the bottoms are new are 8 inches
deep, and on each arrastra is a pulley S feet in
diameter* and run by a 6 inch belt. All four
arrastra belts run on one upright pulley that
makes 3 revolutions to 1 revolution of the
arrastras; and the upright pulley is driven by
spur and bevel gear.
The engine makes 160 revolutions, the pulley
that drives the spur wheel 135 revolutions, the
upright pulley 27 revolutions and each arrastra
9 revolutions per minute. The mill runs so
smoothly that one outside of the mill can hard-
ly hear the mill run, and with 15 pounds of
steam the engine can run the four arrastras, and
grind 5 tons of hard gold quartz in 24 hours.
When the rock breaker is working about 30
pounds of steam are used; only one cord of wood
is used in 24 hours.
Each arrastra runs 1,250 pounds of ore per
batch, and two batches in twenty-four hours.
After the ore has been ground four hours the
quicksilver is put in. More quicksilver is need-
ed at the beginning of a run than afterwards,
and too much quicksilver is almost as bad as
too little. Every batch must be prospected to
see how much is needed, for some kinds of ore
will, where the batch is thick, raise all the loose
quicksilver and the amalgam will remain in the
crevices, so that when too much quicksilver has
been put in once the next batch will not need
so much, or probably none at all. Other kinds
of ore will not raise the quicksilver at all, so
that every batch must receive just enough to
amalgamate the gold the ore contains, usually
about four ounces of quicksilver are used to one
ounce of gold.
After the ore has been ground nine hours it
is ready to thin up, and just enough water is
added to the batch to settle the sand a little
and then run xill the sand is ground, when the
batch is ready to run off. By this plan all the
gold is amalgamated and settled and caught in
the crevices. One of the arrastras is arranged so
that silver rock can be run; it is connected to
the boiler by one-half inch steam pipe and sil-
ver ore can be worked to as high a percentage
in this arrastra as in any- other pan. The
steam pipe and cover for the arrastra cost but a
trifle. A drag of iron of about 200 weight
helps to grind and also helps the amalgamation.
Electric Light in Arizona.
Editors Press: — The business of electric
lighting seems to be making progress in this
Territory, both for public and private use. Or-
ganizations having recently been perfected in
Tucson, Phoenix and Prescott, under franchises
granted by the Brush Electric Light Company
of Cleaveland, Ohio, and the Swan Incandes-
cent Electric Light Company of New York.
A Brush-Swan Electric Light Company was
incorporated here a few days since, with a cap-
ital of $50,000, comprising some of the leading
citizens of Prescott. The Howard Smelter and
Mining Co. , the United Verde Mining Co. and
the Conger Mill and Mining Co. are about to
adopt the Brush Light for the illumination of
their works. It is said that other places are
considering favorably these combined Brush and
Swan lights. B. W. Crowrll.
Prescott, June 7th, 1883.
The surveyors on the Oregon and California
extension, from Corvallis to the junction, are
still engaged in running preliminary lines.
They are now between Monroe, Oregon, and the
junction. In another week they will be ready
for locating, when grading can be commenced.
Reduction Works.
The establishment of smelting works, ore
samplers and mills at various points along rail-
road routes is one of the industries now being
inaugurated which is destined to work great
good to the mining interests. There are many
localities where men have been long at work
where their efforts have been greatly retarded
by lack of means of reduction for their ores.
Miners in small camps have been unable to
work their ores to advantage, and have left
mines idle which would pay good profits. Cus-
tom mills with no competition and uo camps,
when men could go nowhere else, have been
apt to get most of the yield of the work, leav-
ing the miners out in the cold.
The fact of there being a market for ores in
any region is greatly to its advantage. Men of
limited means, with an opportunity of disposing
of their ores, can do profitable work where
heretofore they have struggled along for years.
Capitalists are seeing that there is a chance for
investment in these works and a chance also of
getting hold of good claims at reasonable
prices. We hear of sampling works being con-
templated at several points where ore purchas-
ers and miners will be accommodated. The
mining community will be greatly benefitted
when such establishments become still more
numerous. An opportunity to come into the
market with ores is all many of the miners
want, and thousands of new mines will be
opened and old ones more thoroughly devel-
oped.
Mining Surveys.
It has been officially decided that applicants
for mining patents are not bound to note on the
plat, and in field-note conflicts with unofficial
surveys. And, moreover, failure to comply
with the regulations of the Surveyor-General
does not necessarily annul a survey unless the
same fails to comply with the law. In a recent
case the plat and field notes of a survey failed
to show a conflict with another mine, although
the latter had been previously surveyed, and
they neglected even to indicate a thirty feet
tunnel lying within the limits of the claim. By
reasons of the omissions the man who patented
was unable to tell by the plat and field notes
that the claim in any manner conflicted.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
rules that there is nothing in the regulations
that would require a deputy to note conflicting
surveys other than those made under direction
of the Surveyor-General, ami this prior survey
was a private one. The existence of such a
survey in the pi'esent instance may have been
well known, and it could therefore have been
readily noted, but such is not always the case,
and to require that every survey, whether of
record or not, shall be noted would in many
cases work unnecessary hardship, particularly
if a failure to recognize such survey was held
to invalidate the notice given to adverse claim-
ants.
The Surveyor-General may make regulations
for the guidance of his deputies in the perform-
ance of their work, but a failure to comply
therewith does not necessarily annul a survey
unless the same fails to conform to the law.
The Commissioner thinks the published
notices in this case were sufficient to provoke
inquiry, and have owners hunt the matter of
conflict up. That is what publication is for. It
was admitted the published and posted notices
were read, but for some reason no protest was
made at theproper time.
The Secretary of the Interior has directed a
recognition of mining claims of settlers upon
the public lands in Montana ceded by the Crow
Indians under agreement made June 12, 1880,
and ratified by Congress Apiil 12, 1882. The
Secretary holds that these lands, being ceded
by definite boundaries, become public lands
upon the date of the approval of that act of
ratification, and from that date the legal rights,
of settlers and claimants took effect.
A Novel Banter. — A Truckee wood-
chopper throws his gauntlet in the face of all
who can swing an ax scientifically, as follows:
"I hereby challenge any man on the Pacific
Coast to cut logs for ten hours, for from $100 to
$200 a side, the match to take place in three
weeks from the signing of articles, and to be
within ten miles of Truckee."
A 10-stamp custom mill is soon to be erected
at Clinton by some Bodie gentlemen, to work
the ores from the Silverado and other mines that
have ore in their dumps. The mill will be
hauled from Bodie.
The Campbell Process.
A New Method, for Treating Refractory
Ores.
Of metallurgical processes on this coast we
have had a good many ; and as these processes
have been numerous, so also have they been
varied in kind, having been made up of the
good, bad and the indifferent. We have had
the well meaning but ignorant empiric, essay-
ing a business for which he was but little fitted,
either by education or experience ; the Fryer
fiasco furnishing a notable example of this
kind. Then we have had the scientific fraud,
the man Tichnor standing pre-eminent as the
representative of the purely bogus. But while
some few adventurers have so sought to impose
their worthless or fraudulent devices on the
mining public a much larger number of honest
and capable experimenters have entered the
field, and by their well directed and persever-
ing efforts greatly advanced the business of
practical metallurgy. We have only to recur
to the early history of ore crushing on this
coast to appreciate the gains that have been
made in this . department of mining. What
would be thought of the man now who should
undertake to pulverize gold-bearing quartz with
an old fashioned bark mill ? And yet the writer
was witness to just such an attempt made in
this city years ago, and that by a man who was
then considered an fait at the business. The
mill did not grind up much quartz, but we have
a distinct recollection that the quartz ground
up the mill in a very short time. While this
incident illustrates how we have progressed
from barbarism to enlightenment in this arm of
the service, it may safely be said that the chem-
istry and metallurgy of the business have more
than kept pace with its mechanical advance-
ment. But, while we have accomplished so
much, and this Campbell process promises a
great deal, persistent and intelligent experi-
ment of this kind lies in the direction of one of
our sorest needs.
It is every year becoming more and more ap-
parent that our most productive, permanent
and profitable mines are to consist of those
yielding large quantities of rebellious ore*. In-
calculable and to the uninformed incredible are
our resources in this respect. They abound in
nearly every district throughout the vast ex-
panse of our mineral domain. They stretch
almost continuously along both slopes of the
Sierra Nevada for a distance of nearly 400
miles. Even in the Coast Range we have im-
mense and valuable deposits of this kind; and
what we have in California and Nevada is
duplicated in Colorado, Montana and New
Mexico and largely obtains in all the otherStates
and Territories of the Far West. Rich lodes
without number remain everywhere untouched,
because of our inability to successfully handle
these intractable ores, this being the obstacle on
which hundreds of, what would otherwise have
proved prosperous enterprises, have been
wrecked. We have said this much by way of
showing the important bearing that any im-
provement in the treatment of our obstinate
ores must have on the mining industries of this
coast.
The Contriver and His Contrivance-Getting
lo Work.
The process we are about to describe is the
invention of Br. John Campbell, of New York
city, who had the patentable features of it se-
cured by letters patent two years ago. Since
that date a good deal of time has been spent by
him and his assistants in perfecting the manipu-
lations and appliances of the method and testing
its merits in a practical way. Hence, the delay
in announcing this new device to the public,
the inventor being unwilling that it should at-
tain any notoriety until he had corrected some
minor defects and rendered the whole as perfect
as possible. To the performance of this task Dr.
Campbell brought large scientific acquirements
and experience in the treatment of difficult
ores, insuring to him the advantages that result
from theory and practice combined. From the
knowledge so obtained, this student and worker
has evolved the plan about to be described for
working non -amalgamating and non-smelting
ores. Owing to the natural and very proper
distrust with which all new methods are apt to
be regarded at first, some difficulty wasforatime
experienced in getting enough ore to keep the
works steadily employed, this affording further
cause for interruptions and delays.
Apparatus and Various Manipulations.
The Campbell process is operated on this
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coast by the Pacific Mining ami Redni
who hare their works in this city, at No. 110
Kitch street] -i in close proximity to
tght depot of the Central Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroad companies. In the
building which contains the plant, ;i plain but
>< lions Htriictuiv, has been
concentrated everything pertaining to the buei-
Here are the roasting Furnace, condens-
ing chambers, lead bath, smelter, etc. Enter-
building from Bitch Btreet, tin* visitor
passes through a large apartment filled with
sacks and piles of ore to the rear, where are
situated i Dodge rock breaker and a Dodge
pulverizer, which crush the ore sufficiently fine
through a twenty mesh screen. Near
bj an Located the boilei and engine, the latter
having ample power Eor driving all the ma-
chinery connected with the establishment. The
ore after being crushed to the above fineness is
passed through a hopper to an elevator, which
carries it up ami discharges it into a funnel at
the top of tin- roasting furnace, a stack six feet
in diameter and twenty-four feet high, made of
heavy boiler iron and lined with fire-brick. As
the ore from the runnel dropping by its own
weight enters the furnace it is struck by a steam
exhaust, which imparts to it a rotary motion,
causing it to spread out evenly and lilt the in-
terior of the tube.
Two apertures at the bottom of the furnace,
• >u opposite Bid a, an entered, each by an iron
nOZZle, through which is kept Up a constant
rh.u of
Crude Petroleum.
Being tired by the contrivance known as the
Parson & Northey hydro-carbon injector, the
flame from the burning fluid is driven into and
up the furnace, creating an intense heat. The
falling ore, retarded in its descent by its swirl-
ing motion and the upward current of hot air,
is subjected to a thorough roasting before it
reaches the pit prepared for its reception at the
bottom of the furnace. This petroleum, kept
in a large cask elevated above and at some dis-
tance from the furnace, to which it is fed
through a connecting pipe, proves to he a cheap
and otherwise serviceable fuel, costing but six
cents per gallon, from four to six gallons suffic-
ing, on an average, to roast one ton of ore.
When once the furnace is brought to a high
temperature, not over two ore three gallons of
oil are required for roasting ores that carry a
large percentage of sulphur, as that mineral,
when heated to the point of combustion, be-
comes itself a fuel, greatly assisting to feed the
flames.
The smoke, [nines and dust from the roasting
furnace are taken in on the overturn and carried
down into and through a series of
Condensing Chambers,
Five in number, after passing along which the
residue escapes through the main smoke stack.
The last chamber in this series is partially filled
with water, which absorbs any noxious gases
coming in contact with it. The dust collected
and the vapors condensed in these chambers
contains always more or less gold and silver of
atomic fineness, a considerable saving of the pre-
cious metals being effected through their em-
ployment. The arrest of these gases, fumes
and smoke in this manner, besides the gain
mentioned, serves to relieve the premises from
what might otherwise prove a source of ill
health and discomfort.
The ore, which in its passage through the
flames becomes almost wholly desulphurized,
drops into a brick inclosure beneath the furnace,
whence it is hauled out on a cooling floor. Here
such amount of iron as may be necessary for
fluxing is added, after which it is removed to
another apartment containing
The Lead Bath and Plunger,
The most novel, as well as noticeable feature
of the new process, and winch may be described
as an oblong-nearly rectangular iron vessel, or
receiver, inclosed on all sides and capable of con-
taining 4,000 pounds gallons or more of melted
lead. Projecting upwards from one side of this
vessel, near the bottom, is an iron pipe ten
inches in diameter and open at the top. This
vessel stands over an oven, which being heated
with charcoal brings its contents up to the
proper temperature, and so maintains them
while work is going on. From one and a half
to two tons of lead having been placed in the
bath, or receiver, fire is applied in the oven be-
neath and the metal brought into a molten
state. This done, a quantity of ore is thrown
into the iron pipe, and by means of a pestle
shaped plunger that works up and down in the
ad through the mass of molten
had, the ol the ore bi inging it
speedily to the surface, in its passage through
the lead the ore takes on from thirty to Forty
percent of that metal. Coming on top and
there remaining, (the dry ore bo mixed mechani-
cally with lead is taken U] shovel and re-
moved from the hath through an opening on its
upper side. Thrown in q heap, the heated mass
is cooled with a spray of Water, after which it
s weighed and passed into the sineU-T, tin-
jiiantity of lime required for fluxing, deb
also by weighing, having previously been add-
ed. Charging the ore in this manner with
lead converts an otherwise non-smelting into a
letting ore, in which condition it readily
I th Liver and gold. The lead is not
here used instead of quicksilver for amalgamat-
ing the precious metals, but as an agent for pro-
moting smelting.
Ihe Smelter Here in Use
Is a water jacket furnace of about twenty tons
daily capacity — fuel, English selected or patent
prepared coke, though it is thought a mixture
of this with common gas coke could be used to
advantage. In localities where coke could not
grade and thereby save cost in transportation
and refining. As this procedure can h
on indefinitely, it is possible to enrich the bull-
ion to almost any desired degree, it b
Oy to run it up to a value
ton. In districts tar re-
'in railroads ox other cheap means ol
transportation it might be found eoonoji
grade the bullion up to Sve oi even ben times
this value. The loss of lead is in
amounting to not more than fouror five percent
bo the ton of ore treated, auch Loss varj ing with
the conditions ol the ore and furnace. liven!
ually a good deal of the lead bo temporarily 'lis
appearing is yr,,\ ered,
Recapitulating the Strong Points.
As this process has now passed through ita
experimental stages, during which it was sub-
jected to the most crucial tests, some ol which
suggested important alterations and amend-
ments, it is possible to speak of the results
reached by it with a good degree of confident .
Summarizing what seem to lie its more patent
advantages, as explained bj the managers, the
following points are presented:
1st. The item of cheapness; the managers
stating that ores of the most base and obstin if
THE EEST
ALTHOUSE
CRUSHER.
well be obtained charcoal might, of course, be
made to answer for fuel. A large iron pipe re-
ceiving the smoke, dust and fumes from the
smelter carries them over and discharges them
into the line of condensers connected with the
desulphurizing furnace, thereby making these
arrangements for avoiding waste and rendering
innocuous what would otherwise become a stand-
ing nuisance, very complete. The bottom of
this smelter forms a huge crucible, iuto which
the molten bullion settling is there retained at
a fixed level, with the slag on top. This bullion,
under such arrangement, flows out in a small
but constant stream into an iron kettle, whence
it is dipped into molds, f irming pigs of about
eighty pounds each. The slag, as often as there
may be occasion, is drawn oil' and run into con-
ical-shaped iron pots. It contains never any
appreciable quantity of gold or. silver, the most
careful assay failing to detect in it more than a
trace of either. Any copper that it contains is
recovered in the shape of a button at the apex
of the cone, from which it can readily be de-
tached with a hammer.
Another Noteworthy Peculiarity
Of the Campbell process consists in the plan of
returning this lead bullion and passing it re-
peatedly through the lead bath and smelter
every time in connection with a fresh batch of
ore, each of which imparts to it an additional
quantity of the precious metals, the object of
this being to bring the bullion up to a 'high
kind may be worked by the methol described)
at the average cost of less than $S per ton.
2d. Effectiveness. We are told that the
precious metals contained in any ore, however
refractory, may be extracted to within three
or four per cent of results obtained by fire assay,
and generally somewhat closer. As evidence of
its capabilities in this respect, it may be stated
that the works of the company are now and
for some time past have been running on ore
from the Manzanita Mine, situated on the
easterly slope of the Coast Range, in Colusa
county. This ore, as rebellious, perhaps, as
any in nature, and which had been given up as
wholly intractable, after trial by the
Swansey, Newark, Selby and other first-class
metallurgical establishments, seems to sur-
render its gold under the Campbell process,
with the greatest readiness. As this ore car-
ries, on an average, gold to the value of $60 per
ton, it can be reduced at these works with
large profit, the cost of mining, transportation
and treatment amounting to less than $12 per
ton. The Manzanita mine is said to contain a
large body of this high grade but exceedingly
obstinate ore. Lots of ore from other mines,
distinguished for their baseness, have shown
themselves docile when treated by this proc-
ess.
3d. Adaptability to the treatment of a large
school of ores incapable of being successfully
handled by other methods, such as ores carry-
ing too little had foi smelting, and t
for amalgamation,
**&■ l " ! certainty ol results: B ■
■ be im i of the
Campbell pPOc ■ .,■ | HttU . '11 ,■ ■ , ,
irefully Bamplcd and
assayed the product can ha estimated with great
- iforehand,
5th. Simplicity . ia thi proc i- n
0 arc its manipulations fofl and
'■^'b "'"!• ' ito ■ id assayei or practi
cal metallurgist can mast* rail then i aboul il
"' '"' '" ' 1 :' ,|f """ can any skill rather than
great scientific know] Ig. being essential on
the part of thosi chai ged with the general
aupervisi i the business. A point requiring
much care is the addition of the proper fluxes,
to ascertain whirl,, frequent assaj ol the ore
become n scessary,
The Campbell process has hi -.. „.lt
and its workings witnessed by a number oi
our leading mine owners, mfllmen and metal
lurgists, who regard it with favor. The
'""l" ' pursued by Dr. Campbell of quiet-
ly going on and perfecting his process, in-
stead Of seeking to prematurely advertise its
merits, as ban been too much the practice with
this class of inventors, is one to he commended.
Besides the establishment in this city, similar
works have been put up and are now ready for
operations at Idaho Springs, hi the Stale of
Colorado, the prospect being that many others
will .soon be erected at different points through-
out our mining States and Territories,
The general office of the Pacific .Mining and
Reducing I lompany is at 413 California street,
San Francisco; officers John I). La Monte,
President; .lames VV. Burling, Secretary; John
Campbell, General Manager; George P. Beards-
ley, Assayerand Metallurgist.
A New Barley Crusher.
We,
give an engraving on this page, of a new
barley crusher, now offered to the public by the
inventors and manufacturers, Best an, lAlthouse
of 614 Broadway, Oakland. This crusher is con-
structed on new principles and is different from
any other grinding machine now in use. it has
an iron frame, weighs liiOO pounds, and has
three rolls; one nine inches in diameter, and two
rolls, each five inches in diameter. The two small
rolls work against the large one, and .'rain
passes through between two sets of rolls and is
crushed by gradual reduction. All the rolls
have an end movement, and this end movement
causes the faces of the rolls to be always moving
when crushing. Thus the machine combines
four principles of grinding, while there are but
two used iu the ordinary roll system of grind
nig, viz: The crushing and the differential mo-
tion of the rolls. The two new features that have
never been used before, are : First, -^-the grain
passes through two sets of rolls. Second.— the
end movement of rolls.
The inventors assure us that this machine
can be attached to the engine of a thrashing ma-
chine in the field and grind the grain as it is
thrashed, at the rate of fifty barrels of flour
per day; or at the same time it can chop from
forty to fifty tons of barley They guar
antee this machine to be superior to the°best
buhrs or rolls manufactured, and that it will do
double the amount of work that the best make
of French buhrs will do. It docs not require
half the power they use. It makes No. I Gra-
ham flour. The rolls never get dull or want
sharpening.
A profitable mine yields more business and
more comforts to the surrounding region than
anything else can. It makes work for miners,
lumbermen, wood and coal and iron men; the
merchant and the farmer alike rejoice at it, and
the more it produces the more prosperous every
other business is, for it makes work ami it ab-
sorbs material as nothing else does, and the great-
er its production the greater is the demand for
earth's necessities and luxuries.
"When a mining claim is abandoned subse-
quent to publication and period to entry and
payment, a case should be presented in which
the executive department should be compelled
to take jurisdiction, because the law under
the state of facts allows the abandoned land
to be again located by any qualified person in the
same manner as if no location of the same had
been made and makes no provision for the de-
termination elsewhere of any question orcontro
versy arising out of this class of conflicting
claims.'
"The fact that'large expenditures have been
at some prior period made upon a mining claim
does not excuse the claimant from the necessity
of complying with the law in making annual im-
provements or performing annual labor.''
Vu"roi;i.\ and the other Australasian polonies
urge the British Government to annexthe New
Hebrides, the Solomon islands and other groups
of islands in the Pacific.
A pBiiaUNBNT restoration of exhausted ami woru-out
functions follow the i{se of Brown's Iron Sifters,
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 10. li
[Metallurgy and Ores.
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
NO. 23 STEVENSON STREET,
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, 1869. C. A. Lookhardt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
C. A. LTJCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
"johTtSylor & coT
IMPORTERS OP AND DKALBR8 IH
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
BflllVIICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG-
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc.
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Projectors,, etc.,
:to our full Btock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scoriflers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals. .... ,• -
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these aroods both as to quality and price. Our
Hew Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will he sent on
application. ' .
iS'Our Gold and Silver Tables, Bhowing the value per
ounceTroy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammes,
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & OO.
^METALLURGICAL WORKS,
P\ 318 Pine St., (Basement),
Comer ol LeldcadorH Street,
SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Testa Made by anj
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, MineralB and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on,
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
G. KUSTBL & CO..
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
0TT0KAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works a
specialty. AddreBS,
Cor. Fifth and Bryant Sts„
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
113 Leidesdorff Street,
Hit, California and Stciamcnto Sti., SAN FRANCISCO'
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
iarPeraonal attention insures Correct Returns."^
THOS. PRICE'S
Assay Office and Ohemica1
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St.. S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F. *
ST. -^J.&PHrLLTPS :•.'-■ NEW £
^TfiXAMI-NEK, ASSAVER, AND METALLURGIST
044 Years' Practice* Pacific Coast l4t|
Send for list of kis Mining Books. Tools, <£c.
Instruction on Asmyinq and Testing.
ADVICE. ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied.
lAgencyioratiwanseaCo. baying mixed ores ■]
ASSAYS FOR PROSPECTORS $2. PER METAL
riGAKI &. RICHMOND'S
BOILER AND TUBE COMPOUND.
We guarantee our COMPOUND to remove
all scale and prevent any more being deposited. The
COMPOUND forming a glazed surface on the iron,
to which ho seal's will adhere and which preserves the iron.
Thepreparation is strictly vegetable, and is war-
ranted to do all that is claimed for it wi thout injury
fcj the metal. Send for a circular.
H, P. GREGORY & CO.. AffentB,
San Francisco.
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
AND
J±m COMPRBBBORS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogue?, Estimatep, Etc., address
Berrv & Place Machine Company,
PAHKB <Ss LACY, Proprietors.)
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
rsacce^.ors to MOREY & SPJfiRRYj
-Manufacturers of all kinds of-
Mine and Mill Machinery
TJiBEBOOMS :
93 & 94 Liberty St., New York.
WORKS :
Newburg,
The Fouidry and Machine Shop hfflTifig been cul'iVReit we are row prepared *l
make from the meat improved patterns t(U"ARTZ a ad STAMP M ILLS complete Jot
working GOLD apd SILVLK ORES
Hours dtcoveo pulveriser,
For WET or DRY Crtirtring.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The BaHs revolve If nrlzmitally without friction.
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 lb;., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weigh 3.000 His.
Concentrating Mills. Rock Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Rcasting Furnace?, Hoisting and
Pumping Machinery, Eugioes &■ A Boilers, any size
= required, Hydraulic Giants a ml Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
gS Buckets, Safety Cages. The Hand Power Two-stamp
-Mill, weight 280 !hs. THE EUREKA WIRE ROPE
TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Hy
draulic Sluices.
Steel SHOES and DIES fo r Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IMLAY ORE CONCENTRATOR and tbe
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully giren Send lor I'iifnlogue*
Address, THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.
pirn hmn.
Luther Wagoner, C. E., M. E.
John Hays Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco, and
Alamos, Sorora, Mexico.
Special attention to the desiening and construction of
Concentration Works for nil ore?. Gradual reduction by
rolling; impact, classification by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Rictinger
tables.
^^Correspondence and samples Eolicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
CBOB.GS HADEZEA,
Geologist and Mining Engineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Machinery
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Thirty
years in the mines of the above States.
SI HABLA ESPASOLA !
Address, care this office or SANTA CRUZ, CAL. *
W.W. BAILEY,
Mechanical Engineer,
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. F.
Plans and SDee'flcations iarnished for HoiBting, Pump-
ing, Mill, Mining and other Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
OEEY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, with proper use, tfaia Compound ■will remove end prevent fill
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILEES.
Ten years ttiil, in widely separated lo caliiiep, h s demonstrate d the value of this invention, and its applicability
to d fftrent qual lies of water. References cheerfully furnished to ary one wishing- same.
iS-TEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION.^
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. P.
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min
ing Engineering,
SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
24 Poet Street, San Francisco
A, VAN DEB N AttJOKN, Principal
Send for nircnla"".
W. C. JOHNSON, Engineer,
Fitchburg, Maes.,
Engines, Mining and EaitauMacMnery an! Supplies
PURCHASED ON COMMISSION.
Correspond en ce Solicited. California and Nevada Refe r-
ences. Full advantages of falling pi ices in Eastern
markets secured our customers
READY FOR DELIVERY
LATHES, DKJLLING MACHINE?, PLANING MAGHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order,
SAN FRANCISCO TOOL CO., • ■ 21 Stevenson St.. S. F.
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining and Civil Engineer,
Montgomery Street, San Franolaco.
iSTReporte. Surveys and Plans of alines made, jn
Redlends.
The most delightfully situated colony in-
Southern California.
Remarkably healthy, being 2,000 feet above
the sea level.
Wholly devoted to fruit culture, and espe-
cially adapted to oranges and raisins.
Advantages of church, school, store, depot,,
hotel, stage line, telegraph and telephone.
Illustrated Circulars on Application.
JUDSON& BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO. CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, Manofaoturbh.
Several first premiums raceivi d '
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special '
attention to my SLOT CUT and
BLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving unversal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners using Battery Screens exten
Bively can contract for large supplies at favorable rates.
Orders solicitedand promptly attended to.
82 Fremont Street, San Franolaco.
June 10, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
411
o^io^oo FRASER & CHALMERS, ^mois
MANUFACTDBERS OP IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
mill. j±nh ix/Hhnte lUEAOHiirxr
Having made extensive additions to our Shops and Machinery, we hive now the LARGEST and BEST AP-
POINTED SHOPS In the West. We are prepared to build from the Latest and Most Approved Patterns,
QUARTZ MILLS
For working (fold and silver ores by wet or dry crushing. The Stctcfcldt, Howell's Improved White, Bruntoo's &
BrucWner Furnaces, for working base ores. Kotary Dryers, Stetefeldt Improved Dry Kiln Furnaces.
SMELTING FURNACES,
Water Jackets either Wrought or cast Iron, made In sections or one piece, either round, oblong, oval or square. Our
patterns most extensive in oatt. BFEC1AL PTJBNACBB FOR COPPER SMELTING. Slag Pots and Cars. Improved
form. fiul'ion and Copper Houldfl Uld Ladles, Litharge Cars i.ud Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Cam.
Large or Small for flat or round rope. Double Cy
also Corliss Pumping Engines, 'JtixGO, for Hoistinjj
HOISTING ENGINES
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
Coarse CODoentraUng Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers. Sizers, Trommels, Rittenger Tables, and all other
adjuncts f..r iht- proper working .•( Gold,, Silver and Copper Ores, complete In even detail,
HALLID1K IMPROVED ORE TRAMWAY!*. We refer to Gen. Custer mine, Idaho, 5,000 feet long;
CVlmnl.ua Mine, Ool., 4,760 feet long; Mun Murphy mine. Col., 6,000 feet long, all in constaut operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyers Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENQJNE8 Irom 12XSG Cylinders to 30x00. TLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 0x10 10 36x30. BOILERS
Of every (orui, miide ol Pine lruii Work-j C. II. No. 1 Flange Iruit, or Otis Steel. Workmanship the most careful. All
Rivets II aiul Driven.
linJer EiiL-ines. from 0x10 to 18x60. This latter site furnished J. B. HaKRln tor Giant and Old Aho Co , Black Hills
and Pumping Works, fur 2.000 feet deep. Buby Hoists for ProMpeetlnjr, \ H. P. to tt II. P.
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Works. Fulton and Union Sts., Chicago, Illinois.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles Best in Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St.
CONTINENTAL WORKS, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Due's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For reducing to nn impalpable powder all kinds of hard and brittle sutmtanccs, euch as tiUAKTZ, EMERY. CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SIl-VER ORES, BARYTES. COAL. OCHRE. MAVOANE3E, 1KO.V ORE-t,
raosn^A-TE ZRoaiK;, etc.
It is sfmp'e and rot liable to get out of order, Revolving Shell being constructed of Siemcm*-Mart)n steel, and all parts meehanica
in det-tgn a.id of Hristclisa construct! in. Wcishi 6,600 lbs.; heaviest piece, 1,500 lbs. It will pulverize 7 to 10 Tons In 10 Honrs
with 30 H. P. For circulars and lu 1 particulars apply to or address,
THOS T. ROWLAND Sole Man'fr. Brooklyn, N. Y.
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO..
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
BIonSST PRICKS PAID FOR
GoM, Silver and Lead Ores and Sulphureta
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ETC.
This Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
COLD, SILVER and LEAD
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Machine and Model Works, 111 and 113 First St., o
Rutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which was only used a few times and ia aa (rood
as new. It will be sold very much below cost, and
miners who are in need of such an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. It it
suitable for a pulverising mill for powder or other sab-
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 1G, 1883
Patents y\ND Inventions,
List of U. S. Patents tor Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agency, 252 Market St., b. b.
For Week Ending Junk 5, 1883.
278,675.— Agricultural Machine— JohnBach-
elder, Napa, Cal.
278,890.— Fruit Drier— C. A. Curran, Albany,
Oregon. „ _ ,
278,996.— Machine- for Wetting Gkatn— John
Miller, Milton, Oregon.
278,225.— Gang and Sulky Plow — Phillip
Moore, Portland, Oregon.
279,012.— Feeding Straw as Fuel to Furna-
ces— W. S. Prosser, Auburn, Cal.
279,031.— Cravat Supporter — Frederick Smi-
ley, S.' F.
278,836.— Tike Upsettkr— William Valentine,
Redding, Cal.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Tucker Attachment for Sewing Ma-
chines.— Alfred A. Fisher and Albert Hart, S.
F. No. 27S,422. Dated May 29, 1 883. The im-
provements consist generally in the arrange-
ment of parts and their construction, having in
view the provision of a tucker attachment more
nearly approaching perfection than the machine
previously patented for the same purpose by
these inventors. They consist particularly in a
novel means of adjusting the base plate and the
lower or under guard, and in the particular con-
struction of said guard and its under-lying
tuck securing plate; also in a novel means for
regulating the width of the tuck guiding slot
and in a novel adjustable tuck guard or sup-
port within the slot; also in a novel means for
adjusting the upper guard, and in adjustable
attachments thereto for guiding the goods to
the tucker, and in the means by which this is
accomplished.
Adjustable Coupling for Harness. — Louis
Wartenberg, Anaheim, Los Angeles county.
No. 274,474. Dated May 29, 1883. This ad-
justing coupling for harness is specially adapted
forthelinksor connections by which thetugisat-
tached to the whitHetree. It consists of a screw
turning in a nut in the link, to which the end
of the screw is secured, said screw having a
swivel connected with its opposite end, to
which the coupling hook or bar is connected.
Cravat Supporter. — Frederick Smiley, S. F.
No. 279,031. Dated June 5, 1883. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful cravat sup-
porter, the object of which is to conveniently
and effectively secure the cravat to the collar
button. The invention consists in a metal loop
hinged to the lower back edge of the stiffener,
and having certain spring wires within and
guarded by it, to form with its head a means for
grasping the shank of the button.
Tire Upsetter. — Win. Valentine, Redding,
Shasta Co., Cal. No. 27S,836. Dated June 5,
1883. This invention relates to a new and use-
ful tire upsetter, and it consists in a stationary
block having a fixed and a movable jaw, and
sliding block having similar jaws, though op-
positely placed, and an intervening lever so con-
nected with the movable jaws that by its move-
ment in one direction it separates the sliding
from the stationary block after swinging open
the movable jaws, and by its movement in the
reverse direction it draws the sliding block with
its jaws, the stationary block having previously
closed the movable jaws. The object of this
invention is, broadly, to shrink, or, as it is com-
monly called, "upset" tires. This is a well
known operation, consisting in gripping the tire
in two places and forcing the gripping devices
together, whereby the tire is thickened, and
consequently shortened to render it smaller in
diameter. The particular object of this inven-
tion is to provide a convenient and effective de-
vice for this purpose, one in which the entire
operation of gripping the tire and shrinking it
i.s performed by the movement of a single lever.
Our Agents.
Our FitiBxns can do much in aid of ouv paper ami the
cause of practical knowledge and science, by assisting
Agents in their labors of canvassing, bv lending their in-
fluence and encouraging t';u ors. we intend to semi none
but worthy men.
<;. W. McGurw— Santa Clafa county.
M. I'. Owen -Santa Cruz comity.
.1. W. A. Wright- Merced, Tulare and Kern counties.
,Tarki> 0. Hoaq— California.
B. w. Crowkll— Arizona Territory
N. n. tlAi'oooD- Plumas county.
M. 11. .TosEt'ii— Eureka, Nev.
I. M. Lkihv Los Alleles, San Bernardino and San
1 liego counties.
A, C. Knox Oregon and Washington Tev.
I'. \V. Stratton— Sierra and Yuba counties.
J. J. Bartblii— Yolp county.
Jamks W. Boykr.— Sacramento county.
At Sweetwater the Summers mine has 30 mc
at work,
Wrought Iron Pulleys.
There is now in this city an establishment
for the manufacture of wrought iron pulleys,
where they have just completed the largest
wrought iron pulley ever made. It is ninety-
six inches in diameter with fifty inch face. It
was made for Starr's mill, Vallejo, for which
they have already manufactured 500 similar
pulleys of smaller diameter. Messrs, Clot &
Meese, of the Keliance Machine Works, 129
and 131 Fremont street, who make these
Medart patent pulleys on this coast, have facil-
ities for making fifty pulleys a day. They have
shown commendable enterprise in acquiring the
right for this patent of the coast, and are reap-
ing their reward. They supply the machine
shops of this city. They have a contract now
on hand to supply the large flour mill, about to
be erected in Portland, Oregon, with over 900
pulleys of various sizes.
The objections to cast pulleys in common use,
are, that they are apt to be badly balanced and
unduly heavy and weak. In casting such pul-
leys the rim chills in advance of the center,
which causes the parts to be strained and weak-
ened, and the rim is liable to be weakened.
The wrought rim pulleys combine, the minimum
weight and the maximum strength. The arms
of the pulley are straight, and their number is
increased. The smaller sizes have six, the
medium eight, and the larger ten or twelve
arms. The rim, owing to the nature of the
material, is much stronger than the cast rim.
The construction is such that this style of pul-
ley is well balanced for all speeds. The center
of gravity of a completed pulley, made by this
process, is made to coincide more absolutely
with its geometrical center than has been pos-
sible under the ordinary methods of manufact-
ure. The wrought iron face is denser than the
cast, and being ground smooth it greatly lessens
the wear on belting. There is no danger of
breakage in handling when shipped loose, which
saves freight. The rims are cold rolled, either
crowning or straight. The process of manufact-
ure, as well as the product and machinery, are
protected by patents.
Government Bullion Statistics.
Although only a very brief abstract of the
report of the Director of the Mint has been tele-
graphed to this coast, there is great dissatisfac-
tion at the figures of bullion product referring
to this State. The yield is given as a total sev-
eral millions below that which Mr. Valentine,
of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Kxpress, has assigned
California, and his figures have always been
considered reliable. If Mr. Kurchard is re-
ported correctly he has made a very bad blun-
der in Nevada county figures. He places that
county's yield at some $360,000. The fact is
that the Idaho mine alone yielded $566,000, and
paid $263,500 in dividends. The North Bloom-
field mine yielded $386,146, and the Milton,
$410,044. These mines foot up alone a million
and a quarter. It seems likely from this that
the director is misrepresented by the telegraphed
figures, as it does not seem possible such a stu-
pid blunder could be made.
Still, what are we to say of Sierra county, as
referred to in the following paragraph from the
Sierra Tribune: " Director Burchard, of the
Mint, estimates the production of Sierra county
during that time at $1 10,000 ! This is about as
near right as the Mint statistics generally are.
The gold production of the Rainbow Mine
alone last year was about $200,000, and the
Sierra Buttes yielded at least $100,000. The
total production of the county for 1882 was
probably at least $500,000."
It is apparent that the statistics of produc-
tion are placed too low here at any rate. The
truth of the matter is that the Mint Director's
Bureau has more of a political flavor about it
than is good for the results. When men who
collect the material for the chiefs' report are
selected for political reasons rather than for
special fitness, good work cannot be expected.
The publication of erroneous statistics is much
worse than no publication at all. People al-
ways read these reports as "blue books" and
base their opinions on them. When California
is credited with twenty-five per cent less than
the real yield, corresponding injury is done to
her mineral resources. If the <_jovernment is
going to give us statistics, it ought to have
them properly collected and have them correct.
The figures as published, do California great
injustice,
Rogers' District, Arizona.
[Written for the Piutss by C. II. AARON.]
Northward, a little easterly from Pinal, over
rolling foothills formed of conglomerate and
covered with the gravelly detritus thereof, con-
sisting largely of quartz, along a dry wash cut
through the same conglomerate, over a low
ridge and into a large canyon, the bed of which
for some distance consists of a hard blue rock,
thickly veined with adherent barren white
quartz, up "a very high hill" at its head, in
which mica, schist and barren quartz abound,
over the crest and along a ridge of coarse por-
phyritie granite, covered with ' 'brush" and
Spanish daggers, and intersectedby a prominent
but said to be a barren quartz ledgp, down again
into a pretty canyon well wooded with oak and
juniper, with plenty of grass, but at this season
no running water, brings the traveler to the
camp at Rogers' district.
The camp consists of three rough shanties, a
tent or two, and a small smelting furnace, built
in Mexican style of adobes. A rudely con-
structed horse power machine works the blower.
The mines are to the left, looking northward,
in a continuation of the ridge spoken of which
divides the watersheds of the Gila and Salt
rivers. The formation here is syenite chiefly.
The veins are small and well defined, carrying
rich ore in lumps and bunches among a mass of
vein matter. Silver glaner, antimonial galena,
lead carbonate, azurite and malachite, copper
arseinate, pyrites, ochreous matter of various
shades, anglesites or, as the miners called it,
"anthracite of lead," quartz and calsite are
among the contained minerals. A good deal is
said about "chlorides" but none was observed.
The miners usually callany oxidized or ochreous
ores "chloride ores," while the true silver chlor-
ide is known among them as horn silver only.
The principal mines were discovered seven
years ago, and they have been worked to a tri-
fling extent ever since. A few carloads of se-
lected ore have been exported, but the expense
consumed the greater part of the proceeds.
Some working mechanics from Pinal have re-
cently put up the little smelter, which is now
just beginning to turn out bullion. As the ore
is well adapted to smelting, it is hoped that the
miners, who have shown great pluck and per-
severance, will now be enabled to demonstrate
the value of their properties, which is only open
to question on the score of continuity of the
veins and quantity of ore, the quality being
quite satisfactory.
The district is well wooded and fairly watered.
The timber is chiefly oak and juniper quite near
the mines, but at the distance of about two
miles is a pinery, from which an abundance of
lumber and mine timbers can be got in the
future, should the requirements of the camp
justify the erection of a sawmill. The eastern
slopes in particular are covered with a dense
growth of brush, which makes prospecting diffi-
cult. Of course cactus is not wanting, and
Spanish daggers bristle on all sides. In the
canyons, locust, walnuts and cherries grow ; the
soil in many spots being rich and deep. The
nanzanita reminds one of California, and ac-
counts for the alleged presence of bears, while
deer, rabbits and quails abound. Peccaries are
also found, if not here at least a few miles away.
Rogers' district is fifteen miles from Pinal by
the route described. A better entrance to and
exit from the district can be had to the west-
ward, over a comparatively low pass leading to
a canyon which debouches at a point on the
Casa (rrande road, only forty-five miles from
the railroad; and this will be the route should
the camps flourish. It passes through Cole dis-
trict, in ■which are some very promising pros-
pects.
It is very fortunate for the miners in this sec-
tion that a rather high mountain intervenes be-
tween it and Pinal, otherwise the purveyors of
wood to the Silver King mills would soon make
that commodity very scarce here. As it is, they
have nearly reached the summit on the south-
ern side, and may possibly yet cross over under
the stimulus of enhancing value, as any desired
grade can be had by means of winding trails
over which a train of "burros" can pass.
On one of the mountains bordering the little
valley of Rogers' district on the east, are said to
be some ruins of ancient dwellings. The min-
ers wonder what could have induced the resi-
dence in such a place, of a people who knew
enough to build such houses, and did not know
enough to dig for silver. It is suggested that
game and wild fruit may have been the object.
Destructive Fungus. — Dr. H. W. Hark-
ness, of the California Academy of Sciences,
furnishes us with the following note: "The
fungus which has so generally affected the
leaves of the apricot and cherry is the Pkyllox-
ticta circumaciHsa (Cook). The fungus destroys
a limited portion of the leaf, which it attacks
when the dead part shrinks away from the liv-
ing, and tearing itself loose from the healthy
portion of the leaf, falls to the ground ; hence
the holes. In South Australia, where it
abounds, it is called the 'shot hole fungus.' "
Important additions are being continually made in
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria is
constantly receivi ig accessions of new fish and other marine
life. The number of sea lions is increased, and there is a
better chance to study their actions The pavilion has new
varieties of performances The floral department is replete,
and llie wild animals in good vigor. A day at Woodward's
Gardens is a day well spent,
Enlarged Issues of the Mini" g and Sci-
entific Press.
It is the intention of the publishers of this
journal to spare no enterprise in advancing the
future interests of its readers by all reasonable
and practicable methods. Among other ad-
vances, we contemplate issuing soon several ex-
tra sized sheets, especially devoted to different
important localities, commencing with the
Territory of Alaska.
The contents of this issue will include a well
prepared map nearly the size of two pages of
the Press; views of several seaports, towns,
scenery and other objects of interest. This is a
new land, concerning which new information is
coming to hand, and its resources are just be-
ing developed. Alaska is situated on our own
coast, largely drawing her "supplies from our
own State, and will soon become of that impor-
tance to our community which will render it to
our advantage to be well posted on all that per-
tains to the welfare and progress of our neigh-
boring northmen. Our map will show the nu-
merous water courses of Alaska, the means of
water communication, the harbors, etc. We
shall give a description of all the mining regions
so far opened, and in fact such information as is
available, and will be of general interest.
Other double editions will follow shortly
after, which will be devoted to the special in-
terests of other mining localities.
All these regions possess more or less interest
for California and San Francisco. We ship
goods of certain kinds from here, and, from a
commercial point of view alone, our interests
are mutual. Moreover, the advancement of
these regions does good to the whole coast, in
which we are all interested.
Persons who can contribute information of
special or general interest to our readers for
these various issues are solicited to send the
same as early as possible. If miners will send
us descriptions of their mines or camps we shall
lie very glad to receive them.
As we make this extra effort t«> advance the
interests of all concerned in the places named,
we ask that all who can, to favor our enterprise
by making the matters more widely known,
and the MiNiNd ami Scientific Press more
extensively patronized, The mining literature
of the world is comparatively limited. Miners
and scientific men especially should be liberal to
assist their helpers in a line of publication,
which, at best, cannot be expected to be largely
profitable while doing strict justice to the high-
est interests it represents.
The dates of issue of the proposed extra
sheets maybe varied, if circumstances should
demand it, but due notice will be given.
Fu knack. — We had a call this week from
Mr. Robert A. Nevin, of Silver Cliff, Colorado,
the patentee of a valuable ore-roasting and
chloridizing furnace. Mr. Nevin states that it
has been in use at Navajo mine, in Tuscarora
district, .Nevada, and has resulted in a large
saving to the Navajo. Mr. Nevin thinks of in-
stituting suit for the infringement of his patent,
unless a satisfactory settlement can be effected.
Secretary Chandler will advertise for
sealed proposals for the purchase of two iron-
clads, two iron and twenty-six wooden ships,
which have been condeu.ned by boards of in-
spectors as unfit for naval service. The follow-
ing vessels now at Mare Island are included in
the list: lienicia, Narragansett, Nyaek, Saco,
Tuscarora and Alaska.
Complimentary samples of this paper are
occasionally sent to parties connected with the
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Persons so receiving copies are requested to
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give it their own patronage, and, as far as
practicable, aid in circulating the journal, and
making its value more widely known to others,
and extending its influence in the cause it faith-
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Extra copies mailed for 10 cents, if ordered soon
enough. Personal attention will be called tc-
this (as wall as other notices, at times,) by
turning a leaf.
June 16, 1883.]
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Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
I Kunii-Oi' .1 f. .r publication to the ftflSlNU I Nil *' IKSTirii
II BH bjrHRKBT *• KANKM SUUj Hlflfl Uogbl 1
■
1980 PfcpollU Nc.tr Red Hill. BuM luibr, Cal.
r.»;i Rook Specimen (undetermined] i;<-.| Hill Hut-.
■ .ii
1982 Rnefc Bpeehuei raunwll Rod Mill. Hutu-
ouunbr, c.i
mined) EM Hill. Butte
i .'i
r-.» Rich Wrer Orn (Urge npeotmenl Gobbler mine,
i ■ .1 ii .i. John
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■ ill .mii ranch,
twelve mil.- loutfa ..f GujMUdupi i nine, Santa
t i.tr.t count] Cal B. C H.iIjh
1969 i.m j i c . [ron <»,-,-. marked Oppw I H .in. ■
ranch, twelve tntlee south "i Guadalit|w (Julckidlvcr mine,
Santa ' 'i;*r-i ooantf, < '.il K C Huhn
490! [i Ire llHnol .1 / Dart
1968 Sulphur. Native Murdoch ulphui ii pa It, Kiunei
nt] Nm M H Durden
1988 Ow laid to j"- Rlcb In Silver Grtgsb) mini I li
count) ' al B y Giigsby,
I Soda f.o. in i lalloo district, Ban Bur
nanlino onimty. ' 'al W B. Murdock
1971 - i Basalt] Tenia marsh, Esmeralda
i nunbTi Nei -' H ' 'riiMnniii.
1972 Lath and Puinlot AIvIho, Santa ' Ian county, I to i
There Isaeha f volcanic vents In thu valln the niuulu
Iiiih- river winds through them; they rise bul u few feel >' ■■' i
tin valla) !■: \ T Gallagher
1973 Uurlte Blue Carl ate ol Coppei Near Tool s
Mnii. 1 1 unei ilda count) Nevada
t'.<74. Model (tw« ipee an) at pierced and eueraved
Reindeei homi 1' I In a cave (n Perlgord Doruogne,
Franca Described In "Primitive Man." Lows Piguler, folio
J3 and figured folio 103 hi the same wort Supposed to have
. i ol authority
4375. Modal ol .. Dagger ol Reindeer Horn Tin- hilt
carved Uke reindeer Original 1 1 In a cave In Perlgord,
■ France. [Figured folio 107, "Primitive Mun.' by
I. ■ Piguler i
IB76 Model ol .i figure carved In Reindeer horn < Iriglnal
found In .i cave In Purigord, i togne, Prance,
1977 Node] ol .i figure carved In Reindeer boru Original
found inaoaveln Perlgord, Dordogne, Prance
1978 Model "i i figure carved In Reindeer born ■ -Original
found lu a cave in Perlgord, Dordogne, Prone*
1979 Model ol u figure carved In Reindeer born Original
round in .i caVe lu Perlgord, Dordogne, Prance.
1980 Figure carved on Relndeerhorn Original found ina
cave in Perlgord, Dordogne, Prance
1981. Model ■" a Hgure carved in ELeludoer horn Original
i. mum) in .i cave in Perlgord, Dordogne, Prance
1983 Model of n figure carved In Reindeer boru Original
t i in .i i ave in Perlgord, Dordogne, France,
4983. Model -•( a dagger or bodkin Original found In a
cave in Perlgord, Dordogne, Prance.
1984 taeulate of Nickel (?) Humboldt nntaina oud
district, north "f Wlnnemuoca, Humboldt county, Nev,
1985. GunroHChecllte [Tnngstati ol Lime and Copper
Lower California Mexico
[988 Band rrom a well in the < lolorado desert, Ban Diego
count y, < '.il J. Z. Davis.
1987. Iron Ore (Hematite) Jackson, Amador county, Cal.
I Bluxoine
1988 VI balol ■ lr the Bftlaena Mysticrtus, Unwln-jirl,
or Great Polar whale, known by the name *>f Baleen among
the whaler* Kor di-xcriptioii m. 'Marine Mammals of the
Northwest Coast of North America," by < *j« i «t Charles M.
Bcammou, puhli»lo-d by John 11. Cannany, s r
408^. Ammouitua IfoBsila) Santa Pe district, Esnicraldn
county, Nevada •!. H. Croaaman.
1990. Fossil Shells (midetermlned) Banta Pe district,
Bameraldn county, Nevada, -1 il Grossman.
1991 i-,,^ii Bhell \nodontn (?) Roof of Centonnial coal
mine, Contra Costa county, Cal E. w Martin
1992. Tourmalin) Santa Pe dlBtrict, Esmeralda county.
Nevada, .1 H Crosamam
Double Rates of Interest.
The following is u eynoiisis of the decision
rendered lty Judge Marks against double rates
of interest charged on a mortgage note ui the
ease of Oakland Bank of Savings eg. John Ap-
plegarth :
This action is brought by the plaintiff to
foreclose a mortgage, made by the defendant to
the plaintiff the 20th day of November, 1879,
the security of a note for §0,000, bearing interest
at the rate of one and one-twelfth per cent per
month, payable monthly in advance, and setting
forth that in case of default of these payments,
shall bear interest from the date of maturity at
two per cent per month, compounding monthly,
and shall then, at the option of the holder, be-
come payable. The sum so due shall there-
after bear interest at the rate of two per cent
per month, compounding monthly until paid.
The direct issues made by the pleadings and
the main question before the Court are: 1st.
What was the amount due the mortgage debt
at the commencement of the action? 2d, Was
the sum due plaintiff on the contract?
The opinion of the Court is that it cannot in-
fluence the latter contract and that Sec. 1,919
of the Civil Code places an express limitation on
such contract. The Supreme Court, in bank,
recently decided in the case of the Savings &
Loan Society vs. Hortou, that a claim charging
the original rate of interest at the election of
the security holders, was within the limit of
Sec. 1,010 of the Civil Code, and consequently-
inoperative. It appears to tbc Court that the
amount due plaintiff from defendant on the
contract, on the 1 st day of September, 1882,
was $6,383.29, less the amount to be legally de-
ducted therefrom by defendant, as the mortgage
tax on plaintiffs mortgage for the current year.
Thatthedefendant tendered the plaintiff the sum
of $6,344.55, which the plaintiff refused to accept,
without any valid reason. The Court considers
that Sec. 2,076 of the Civil Code of Proceedure
is conclusive as to the consequence of an un-
qualified refusal and which estoppes the plain-
tiff from taking anything from the defendant by
virtue of action to foreclose the mortgage. Ac-
cording to these views, the Court on an exam-
ination of the law and evidence, it follows that
the defendant is entitled to the equitable inter-
position of the Court, and is of opinion that re-
lief awarded to the plaintiff should be substan-
tially as recited by the defendant in his answer,
that the same is true and the defendant is en-
titled to recover cost of this action. The tender
of defendant on September 1st, of the full
amount due, stopped the interest on the ob-
ligation.
The Court, holding from the evidence ad-
duced and the law applicable, that the defend-
ant is entitled to receive the sum of $82.62, and
the plaintiff the remainder of the money held
by the Court in this action, Defendant is also
entitled to a judgment in his favor for costs of
this action.
Alpine's Mines.
Vi ■ i ' ■•! mine* fi ive been worked during the
past year in the oounty and some little proi
pectingdone on what was considered favorable
• with verj suite in
some of the claim;-. The recent prospect
Btruck leads us to believe that then
main rich mines within our border undevi toped,
and that our county is not played oat as a min
iug field :.<l by many. Our county
under great disadi i against
several other mining counties adjoining us.
There seems to be a decided prejudice against
Upine by many, as a mining district, for the rea
son that so many have been deceived and do-
frauded by those doing a mining business in the
county. They have passed judgment on our
mining industries, without ever enquiry g what
was the cause of the failures. In the first
place expenditures have been made on
the surface, instead of opening up the mines,
and a large staff of hangers-on have eaten up
the funds of the stockholders, or used it in such
a way as not to open up and develop a mine as
it should he, or in useless and extravagant ex-
penditures, and Alpine is blamed For her value-
[essmines. The time is not far distant in the
future when capitalists may visit our section in
Bearch of, and to purchase mines. We want uo
booms. Open up your mining properties in-
stead of trying to sell undeveloped claims for
fancy prices ; when purchasers come along be
reasonable and willing to sell for the actual
value of your mine, and not its prospective
value. The time has passed for fancy prices,
and the amount in sight as in other kinds of
business, is the true value of mining properties.
Monitor-4 1 rt/iut.
News in Brief.
Tin; British underwriters are demanding ad-
ditional premiums on vessels going to China,
especially Frenchmen. The increase of piracy
is feared.
A NOVKL insurance policy has just been taken
by a merchant of Huron, viz: The company
insures the windows against cyclones, the risk
being SI 25.
The Chinese excursion and picnic to Couey
Island, on Monday, was attended by 250 Chi-
nese, chiefly members of the different Sunday
schools.
In 1860 the population of Oakland to San
Francisco represented a ratio of one to thirty-
seven ; in 1870, one to fifteen ; in 1S78, one to
eight, and by the school census of 1883, one to
six.
Captain Kai>s will sail for Europe on the 20th
on business appertaining to the Teliuantepec
Ship Railway. Captain Eads asserts confi-
dently that at the end of five years ships will
be carried on rails from one sea to the other.
At Hamburg a number of prominent ship-
ping firms expressed sympathy with the pros-
pect of a second Suez canal, and resolved to
communicate with the British Committee with
a view of eventual participation in the under-
taking.
The track of the Northern Pacific railroad
will be laid to Helena, Montana, in a few days,
and the first through ticket from Helena and
Butte to St. Paul will be sold to the highest
bidder at auction. A lively competition is ex-
pected for the honor.
A Dispatch from Dalles, Texas, says the cat-
tle drive so far this season exceeds all expecta-
tions, as over 200,000 head have already passed
over the trail that leads through Albany. This
does not include more than half the cattle that
have been driven from Texas.
Rev. Kiavard Everett Kale proposes
writing a history of the Pacific ocean and its
shores. He has been collecting material for the
work for forty years past. He will write a
chapter on the discovery of California for the
forthcoming history of the United States.
A tuck friend to the weak and convalescent is Brown's
Iron Bittern.
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Invaluable to those
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corroding, Feeding
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the surrounding
atmosphere is tilled
with duat, obnoxious
smells or poisonous
vapors. The Respira-
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to approv-d after tiial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wi 1 be re-
funded. Price, $3
each, or §30 per dozen
Address all communi
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43 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, Cal.
WM. BARTLTOQ. HBNRT KIMBALL
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605 Clay 3treet,(80uthwest corner Saoaome),
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IS'Three numbera Btnt freo to all Bubacri tiera e&st of the
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Director*, made on the 10th .I04 ol April, L883 n
mairj shares erf each parcel ol such stocft as mav be
st",n;::-;r^ ,V,l'lat|"l,,li,' '^'^•^^i.'ornia
bt.,itooni8.SanJranatt!o,Cal.,'oti TUESDAY, the 5th
&cos^nf2?v*5 5^,,cn*Mre8»,»Bnt thereon, together
h itn nists of advertising and expense of sale.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
ralifrlrniaV ,;'>',m ''' 528 Ca,ifoi™« St.. &»' Fmncisco
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale of delinquent stock is borebj poatponeri
to THURSDAY, the L'Sth day of J , L883, at i o'clock
p.m., at the same place, lu order of the Board ol l>i-
rectors.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
San Francisco, June 'i. 18e8.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THK
Silver King Mining Company.
San Francisco, June ."<. 1883.
At a oieeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named company, held this day, n Dividend (No. 42) of
twenty-five cents (25c.) per share was declared, payable
on FRIDAY, June 15, 1888, at the office of the coinpanj ,
room 10, No. 328 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal,
Transfer books will close June 0, iS83, at 3 p. m.
JOSEPH NASH, Secretary.
MINING PARTNER WANTED.
A gentleman who is n graduate of Freiberg and has had
'Xperiei in tbc mines on this eoast, is desirous of form-
ing a partnership with some one experienced in mining
iff airs, with a view to establishing Works here. Having
some capita! be wishes to add it to what may he furnished
iy fchc partner, with the idea of forming a permanenf
nining and metallurgical business. A graduate of some
nining school preferred.
Address " H. S. ."
Care of Editor " Mining and Scientific Press,"
252 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Standard Consolidated Mining Company.
San Francisco, June. '2, I
At a meeting of the Hoard of Difcetors of the above
named company held this day, Dividend No, 55, of twenty-
five cents (25c.) per share, vvas.declared, payable TUES-
DAY, June 12, 1883, at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Com-
pany, in New York, or at the onjfts in this oitj .
WILLIAM WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room No, 20, Nevada block, No, floo Monti
uoin'.iy street; Saii Fnun w o, I al,
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[June 16, 1883
ffoji ajid jVlachijie hh
P. P. Bacon, Prea. O. L. Pouts, Seo'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AHD BUILDERS OF
Locomotives, Hoisting aim Mining Machinery. Port-
Office' and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
iaTAeents for C. H. Baker's Mining Horse Power;
Bit hop's Mining Pump Apparatus; C. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepare d to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery EngineB, Hock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping: on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLE & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Rates.
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & rTolsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
AU kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^PRICES MODERATE. "®fc
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BXB.CH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Floor,
Quart/, and Mining Machinery. Brodle's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, 4 tons per hour §450.00
" 2 6 " " " 625.00
- 3 " S ' ..- 925.00
" 0 " 1500 lbs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Price3.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all Bizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. AIbo, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tinks, eta For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
TH0MA8 THOMPSON. THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MANUFACTURERS OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BBSORTPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
—AT—
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
—yon—
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. Oi-IVIEM,
Engine Works,
109 & 111 Beale St. I
SAN FRANCISCO.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
o
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co., Eisdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.
' PA.RKB & LACY, Proprietors.
GARDNER
GOVERNOR,
No. 3 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
Stationary. Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with a general line
of Alining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose*
tST Catalogues furnished on Application, .ffijr
Gko. W. Prescott, President,
Irving M. Scott, Gen'l Manager.
H. T. Scott, Vice-Pres't and Treas.
Geo. W. Dickie, Manager.
.1. O'B. Gunn, Secretary.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sis., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump,
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Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
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TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
UNION IRON WORKS
Send von Lath Circulars.
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Send koh Late Circulars,
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JA.3VC^.IjC3-_A.Z^L^K.TI3SrC3- PLATES,
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Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amalga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plain.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most extensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
UDited States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, o
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Corner Beale and Howard Sts„
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
W. H TAYLOR, Preu't, JOSEPH MOORE, Sup't
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branohvs,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and.none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
Bheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP "WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made alter the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting PumpB, for Irrigation or City
Water WorkB purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Nos. 129
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Med art Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For the States of Californ'a, Oregon aud Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
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SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
itsT Sbmd for Circular ANn Prick List. TEH
31 Fremont Street, ... sftN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron "Works,
l'.o thwe t Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francleco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME} INDUSTRY 1 ALI* WORE TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills. At»alga
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CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills.
Galena Silver & Copper Ores.
The PACIFIC WATER JACKET SMELTERS embrace
many features that are entirely new and of great practi-
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No other furnaces can compare with theee for dura-
bility and in capacity for uninterrupted work.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED of them are now run-
ning on the Pacific Coast, giving results never before
obtained as regards continuous running, economy of
fuel, grade anil quality of bullion produced. We are
prepared to demonstrate by facts the claims here made.
These Smelters are chipped in a complete state, requir-
ing no brick or stone work, except that for the crucible,
thus savin g great expense aud loss of time in construc-
tion.
Complete smelting plants made to order of any capacity
and with all the improvements that experience has sug-
gested ag valuable in this classof machinery. Skilled and
experienced smelters furnished when desired to super-
intend construction and running of furnaces. Estimates
given upon application. Send for circular.
RANKIN, BRA5TON & CO.,
Pacific Iron Works, San Francisco, Chicago
and New Yorlc.
QUICKSILVER.
T3E CELEBRATED
ERAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaden, Santa Clara Co., Ca^.
For sale in any quantify Tradeuu'k A 03 top cf
Flasks secured by United States Patent, and regisi«.Ti\
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guaranteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipped from S-in Jose, f. o.
b., for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and idsl-o
or Utah.or delivered at Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 'swtiar7,
aud Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., San Francisco, wifcboui
cVar^e. Railroad rates from San JoEe a-e the same es
from San Francisco.
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VOLUME XLVI
Number 25.
Timbering in Mines.— No. 14.
Special Form of Timbering.
A form of timbering is employed in Prance
and described by Andre, that is deserving of
special attention, inasmuch as it possesses very
valuable qualities and is but little known in
ofhei countries. This form is capable of offer-
ing an enormous resistance; so great, indeed, as
Frequently to withstand the pressure when the
walling has been completely crushed. It has
been found to last three or four years
in situations where the ordinary tim-
bering has been destroyed in two
or three months, and to have successfully re-
sisted the destructive action of the "creep,"
when, in consequence of an accident or a strike,
the mine has been closed for some time. These
properties render theformer valuablefor the main
roadways of a mine, and for use on those parts
where the pressure is very great. As a suitable
substitute for walling, the former offers, under
such conditions, a very considerable degree of
economy.
The two main features of this system are,
first, the employment of struts to support the
stanchions and the cap at the points where they
have a tendency to yield; and, second, the use
of longitudinal pieces to bind together the dif-
ferent sets of timbering.
The system will be understood from an in-
spection of the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1
of which represents a set as designed for a nar-
row roadway of a single line of rails. Fig. 2 is
a sectional or side view. The principal timber-
ing observed is of the ordinary construction,
the peculiarity of the system lying wholly in
the means employed to strengthen the structure.
The timber used for the purpose is round, and
of relatively small dimensions, the diameter be-
ing about three inches for narrow roadways,
and about four inches for the ways intended for
a double line of rails. It will be seen
from the drawings that two uprights
are placed inside the principal stanchions,
and in contact with the latter through-
out their length. These uprights are
firmly set in the floor, and reach to about one-
third of the bight of the stanchions. Their
upper ends are bird-mouthed, to receive the
longitudinals, which are intended to bind the
sets together. These longitudinals arc merely
placed end to end, and they are held in position
by friction alone, no nails or other means of
connection being used. The length of these
pieces will be equal to the distance of the sets
apart, center to center, or some multiple of
that distance, and it is important that
they all be of the same diameter.
The distance of the sets, that is, each pair of
stanchions with their cap, apart, is determined,
of course, by the strength of the rock. Gener-
ally, in fairly strong rock, they may be placed
at intervals of three feet from center to center,
anil in very weak and fissured rock at intervals
of eighteen inches. In some cases it may be
necessary to place them closer together. As it
is impossible to estimate the strength of rock
accurately, it may also become necessary to
double the sets, that is, to place a new
set-between every two existing sets, after the
iirst timbering has been completed. The di-
mensions of the pieces will likewise be deter-
mined by the same condition of strength in the
rock. As the pieces furnished are rarely of
equal size, the larger and small should be made
to alternate so as to have the weaker set be-
tween two Btronger ones. In some cases,
economy of timber may be gained by thus al-
ternating sets of different dimensions. It is
desirable that the timber should be sent mto
the mine cut to the requisite length.
The similar longitudinal is placed in the mid-
dle of the cap, and supported by two struts
abutting upon the longitudinals. The ends
of these struts are bird-mouthed, like the upper
ends of the uprights. Thus it will be seen that
the stanchions and cap of the principal timber-
ing are supported at those poults at which they
begin to yield, and that in consequence of the
connection furnished by the longitudinals, a
pressure occurring at one point is distributed
over several sets of timbers. Thus the timber
is produced, capable of resisting an enormous
pressure. It is obvious that this bracing may
be applied to every set of timbers, to each al-
ternate set, or to those portions only of the
timbering of a level against which the timber's
pressure is, or is likely to be, excessive. Of
course, the full advantages of the system are
obtained only when every set of timbers is
braced.
Lower California Placers.
Late news from the Lower California Placer
mines does not indicate any very promising
prospects of a great mining Held in that region.
The lack of water is of course a very great
drawback, even if the mines arc as rich as was
FRENCH SYSTEM
LEVELS.
.Treat
is rendered capable of resisting a very
pressure.
The operation of fixing these bracing pieces
are performed in the following manner. The
workmen first place the longitudinal in posi-
tion beneath the caps, and fix it there tem-
porarily with pieces of wire. The length of this
piece may be from nine to twelve feet. The
side longitudinals are 'placed and held in posi-
tion in the same way. Two or three of the up-
rights are then placed at suitable points beneath
the side longitudinals, and some of the struts
are inserted obliquely and driven gently towards
theirultimatepositions. The whole of the bracing
being thus rendered self -supporting, the wire is
removed, and the remaining uprights and
struts put in obliquely, and driven firmly
into their positions with a heavy mallet.
If the correct length has been given tothesev-
eral pieces, and the work is executed by an ex-
perienced man, a firm and unyielding framing
at fiist represented. Mr. P. B. Chison, who has
just arrived at (Juaymas from the gold fields
reports as follows: Since the exodus of the
Americans some considerable prospecting has
been done, and all those who have worked at
the placers arc making something. One party
now at Muleje has sixteen ounces, the result of
three weeks' work. An expedition well pre-
pared with provisions and all tools for mining,
has left for the placers. Quito a number are
coming in from the lower end of the peninsula.
A new gulch has been discovered some five
miles from the present placers and nearer to the
Mission of San Gertrude.
In this connection we would call the attention
of parties owning dry placer mines to a new
machme (pneumatic sluices), recently patented
through the Mining and Scientific Pkkss
Patent Agency, which is intended for this class
of ground. The agents, J. H. Suggett, Carlin,
Nevada, or J. M. Thompson, 1252 Market st.,
in this city, will put the machinery on any
good ground for an interest in the same.
Booming.
The term "booming" is applied, in mining
parlance, to an operation much resembling the
old procesB of "Hushing," as used in V*orkshir< ,
for discovering lead lodes. A reservoir is iirst
constructed at the head of the ground to be
worked. Into this water is conducted, from the
most convenient source still higher up, by Humes
or ditches. These reservoirs vary in size from
a small pond to an acre or two lake, and the
ditches are often 8, 10 and 12 miles long. When
the basin is full, and a continuous head of water
is in running operation, gates are opened, let-
ting loose the whole volume of the liquid, which
tears down the mountain side in a huge volume,
sweeping everything before it, carrying tons of
bowlders, gravel and dirt down to the gulch be-
low. If auriferous ground is to be worked, a
long and massive wooden Hume is built at the
foot of the hill, into which the debris is carried
with all the force of the falling waters, and the
sand and rocks washed along in its course, while
the gold is deposited by its own gravity behind
the riffles in the bottom of the race. These
Humes are built with great strength ami solidity
to withstand the immense wear.
The self-acting gate, now considered the best
(whereby the opening and shutting of the gate
of the reservoir is made automatic), consists
of a water-box suspended in guides, the rope
from which passes over two pulleys, one of
twelve feet and one of five feet, to the lower
edge of the canvas gate (barred with strips of
iron or two-inch timber). When the water in
the reservoir reaches the proper bight, a small
flume conducts it to the box, which, when full
of water, has weight enough to i-oll up the gate
at the bottom of the reservoir from the bottom,
allowing the water in the reservoir to issue
through a gate (generally 4x6 feet in size). By
the time the reservoir is nearly empty, tho
water in the weight box has discharged itself
through holes, made for that purpose, m the
bottom, and a weighted arm on the second pul-
ley drops the gate to its place, when the pres-
sure of the water keeps it in place, water tight.
One man' is considered ample force to run a
boom, and his duties consist mostly in clearing
timber from the ground to be worked and in
breaking the larger bowlders into sizes small
enough to go through the flume, which is
usually four feet wide, with a grade of one foot
in twelve feet. The use of a boom permits the
working of ground that could by no other
means be made to pay. The experience of the
Summit county, Colorado, miners goes to prove
that, notwithstanding the large amount of
water used and the velocity with which it rushes
through the flume, the gold collects readily in
the upper boxes of the Hume, in which mercury
is generally placed. Booming permits the work-
ing of claims that would otherwise be valueless.
Mining is being conducted with great energy
in the San Francisco canyon, above Newhall,
says the Los Angeles Times, the only drawback
being the scarcity of water and the failure to
make a dry washer a success. From the grass
roots down there is a show of gold, and could
water be put on the land fortunes might be
made.
Extensive concentrating works is what is re-
quired on Wood River. All our ores will pay
to concentrate. It will be vastly more economi-
cal to ship concentrations than to ship ore, even
were the rate only 815 a ton.
418
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1883
The Comstock Lode.
A Virginia Enteiyrixe reporter has been in-
terviewing Mr. J. C. Flood, the "Bonanza
King," and from the published report we take
the following:
"Have you faith still in the Comstock?"
"Yes. I think as I always did. When it
comes to looking for a mine, the Comstock is
about the only place where I would go to look
for it just now. These other places, which we
hear so much about, are all right, but the Com-
stock offers the best prospect. Of course, the
thing to do is to find a mine, and while the out-
look is encouraging, all conjectures are useless in
regard to the future. Find a mine, and every-
thing will come round all right. TheComstock,
in my judgment, is the field for work."
"Very true, but if there is any foundation in
the stories now being circulated, the Bonanza
firm is losing control of the mines up our way."
"That's all nonsense. We have not lost con-
trol of any mine which we desired to hold. The
Yellow Jacket, over which there has been so
much talk, I did not want; because, under the
present circumstances, we could do nothing
with it. The group of which it is the center,
is of no account, unless concentrated in the
hands of one management. I advised Morrow
myself to go in and secure the control of Yellow
Jacket, while it was to be had for a song. Even
if we decided to hold that mine, it could not be
done without unnecessarily exciting the market.
As soon as we make the slightest move, they
all jump up. Morrow and his friends can pitch
in, and no one is any the wiser."
'But what about Union and Sierra Nevada.
They say that those mines have slipped out of
your hands V"
"As I said before, that's all nonsense. We
have no inteution of giving up the north-end
mines unless the stockholders are dissatisfied.
We are getting down pretty deep there, but
with economy and with the advantages we have
now in the way of machinery and the knowledge
acquired in regard to the best methods of ex-
ploring at that great depth, there is no reason
to apprehend that we are making any mistakes.
The ground is interesting, but that of itself is
not sufficient. We must find a mine, and that's
what the stockholders want."
"Then you don't entertain any apprehension
in regard to water?"
' 'Not a bit. We can take care of all the water
that may come our way. Until I saw Patton I
had some misgiving on account of the great
depth where we are working. He is a reliable,
faithful man, and a more skillful engineer never
worked on the lode. He never loses his head,
and is always at work, planing and studying
what is best to be done."
"Yes, that's what those who know the man
in' Virginia City says about him, but the inces-
sant strain seems to be telling hard on him.
Mr. Patton is beginning to look like another vic-
tim of overwork."
"You evidently don't know him. He is as
fresh as a boy. Why, up at Mount Cory he
was as young and as full of life and energy as
ever. The way he went through those levels
and took out samples from every corner sur-
prised me. There are few men that have the
physical or mental resources in them for work
that Patton has to-day."
"Then you don't believe that deep mining is
played out?"
"I do not. That's an old scare-crow. When
we were getting into Consolidated Virginia we
were told we were going too deep. I thought
differently. You know the result, and there's
no use my saying any more. The Sutro tunnel
gave us a new surface — a new startling point."
"How deep, then, do you think you can go
and still feel hopeful.
"As deep as we can find the ore. Patton
tells me that he can go down to the 4,000 level
with his present facilities. But don't misunder-
stand me. We must find a mine. I can only
say that the situation warrants looking for one,
even at that depth. We are justified in con-
sidering the Sutro tunnel level as our starting
point when we talk about depth. So we are
really no deeper now than we were when I se-
cured control of Consolidated Virginia. In
other respects the situation is a much more
difficult one. Our safety lies in the practice of
the most rigid economy. The reduced market
value of silver makes an important difference.
The financial world has been educated to believe
that the Comstock, when productive, turns out
nothing but silver, and that fact keeps the price
of silver down."
"You don't mean to say that the mono-
mctalists and bi-mctalists arc ignorant of the
fact that for every fifty-five cents in silver we
produce forty-five cents in gold '.'"
"I mean to say that it is almost a fixed belief
that the Comstock is exclusively a silver pro-
ducer. Deidesheimer's speech did the mischief.
That speech, in which he exaggerated the pi-o-
duct when we found the bonanza, was published
in every financial center, and it left a deep im-
pression. It will take them thirty years to find
out that the Comstock yields gold, as well as
silver. Silver went down soon after Deides-
heimer's talk, and it has never come up since,
and does not seem likely for a long time to re-
cover from the shock."
"When shall we see you on the Comstock
again, Mr. Flood?"
"I promised Mackay, before he went away,
that 1 would visit Virginia City soon. I havea
dispatch from him that he is now on his way
back. He left Moscow a week ago, and is
coming right home. In a short while he will
be back. Then he and I together will pay your
town a visit."
"Well, it is encouraging, Mr. Flood, to learn
that you think well of Virginia City. Our own
people have never lost hope. But we felt de
pressed at times during the long gloom, and
what with Mr. Mackay in Europe, Mr. Fair
going abroad and the accounts of your buying
real estate extensively in San Francisco, and
building great warehouses, we had come to be-
lieve that the bonanza firm were turning the
cold shoulder our way."
"A man ought to be allowed to buy a little
real estate."
"But Mr. Fair gave us a parting kick. He
told a New York reporter there was no im-
provement on the Comstock, and gave him to
understand that while there was hope— that
was about all we had left. That was not kind,
when every miner on the Comstock knows that
the .prospect has not been so encouraging for
five years."
"Mr. Fair should not have said what he did.
If he has not been misrepresented in what he
did say, he did wrong. The fact is, Mr. Fair is
not a well man. He is ill. Six months in Eu-
rope may cure him."
The reporter had informed Mr. Flood of his
connection with the h'uli ;rpris< -, and before he
left him asked him if he had any objection to
his publishing the substance of the conversa-
tion which had taken place. Mr. Flood replied
that he had no desire to be made conspicuous
in print, but if it would do the people of Vir-
ginia City any good to know his views, they
were welcome to them. He believed the Com-
stock was the best place in the world to-day to
find a mine, and the problem, which requires
skill, courage, perseverance and economy, was
to find the mine. He had faith in the men who
were trying to accomplish that result, and he
had faith in the old lode as strong as in by-gone
days, when men could be found who spoke as
disparagingly of it as some speak of it to-day. He
said also that the contract which Sutro had
made with the mines was a good thing for the
tunnel and a good thing for the mining compa-
nies. That contract was made on his (Flood's)
advice. But for it Sutro would have "gone
broke." But the tunnel was to-day its own
best vindication. Without it we would be help-
less in the deeper levels. The situation was
encouraging both above and below the tunnel
level. AYe had all been in such a hurry to go
down, down, that the upper levels had not been
half prospected. Improvements were still un-
der contemplation. He had been considering
the practicability of introducing the electric
light under ground, and was now awaiting the
result of certain experiments to determine
the best patent. The scheme would not only
save candles, but, if successful, of which he had
no doubt, it would conduce to the safety and
comfort of the miners.
The Anti-Miners' Attack Upon the Drill
Miners.
We have often warned our readers and the
quartz and drift mine owners that the state-
ments of the anti-debris lawyers and the officers
of that association were not to be relied upon.
They have repeatedly stated that they did not
intend to attack any quartz mines or drift mines
but only intended to close the hydraulic mines.
We have often called attention to the legal con-
clusion that if they close one kind or class of
mines they could close any and all mines, and
urged upon mine owners, other than hydraulic,
the absolute necessity of joining the Miners'
Association or some other mode of defense to
protect their property and interests.
In the early stage of the present litigation
between the anti-miners and the miners, Judge
Van Clief was perhaps the most prominent of
the many legal advisers and counsel of the anti-
miners. For some good cause he has for a long
time past not appeared in any of the present
suits, and had apparently remained quiet, re-
moving his residence from San Francisco to
Sierra county. The reason is now apparent, for a
suit has recently been commenced in Sierra county
by a person named Kennedy, who owns a small
piece of land on Rock creek, against the Ruby
Mining company, whose only property con-
sists of a drift mine, forming a part of the well-
known Bald mountain channel. This company,
after expending a very large amount of money
in running a long tunnel and prospecting,
found the channel a few months ago. No sooner
do they get fairly at work than the anti-miners
turn up in a suit, brought ostensibly for Mr.
Kennedy, in the Superior Court of Sierra
county, by Mr. Van Clief, against the Ruby
company, to enjoin them from muddying the
water or using Rock creek as a place of deposit
for the tailings from the drift mine. The com-
plaint is similar, in almost every way. to the
stereotyped complaints of the anti-miners in the
suits against the hydraulic mines, and atks for
the same relief, '/. e., an injunction to prevent
the mine from being worked.
If this is not a practical refutation of the as-
sertions of the anti-miners, and a complete jus-
tification of our assertions, that the statements
of the anti-mining lawyers cannot be relied
ivpon in any way, then we are much mistaken.
Our mine owners, both quartz and drift, who
have hugged themselves with the promise of the
anti-miners, may, and we trust will, now awake
to the fact that it is war all along the line, and
the quicker they enter the field and buckle on
their armor for the fight, the better will be
their chance of not being forced to sustain an
isolated defense. For, as certain as it is now
that the Ruby drift mine has been attacked
by the anti-miners, so will all the principal
drift and quartz mines be attacked. It is only
a question of time.— Nevada Transcript.
Carbonate, Colorado.
J. 1). Taylor, a Denver real estate dealer, re-
turned from a two weeks' trip to Garfield county.
He spent several days at Carbonate, and brings
back favorable reports from the new Colorado
eldorado. A Republican reporter engaged Mr.
Taylor in an interview, and in response to nu-
merous inquiries gave the following information
concerning that new mining excitement.
How to Get There.
The best route is by way of Red Cliff, which
is reached by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
From that place to Dotsero, forty-five miles dis-
tant, the journey is made with freighters, but
Wall & Witter expect to have a stage line in
operation in about a week. The route is down
Eagle river. The journey is continued the next
day to Dotsero, which is reached about ten
o'clock.
Dotsero.
The town of Dotsero is located at the conflu-
ence of the Eagle and Grand rivers, and is sur-
rounded by a fine agricultural region. Its alti-
tude is about b',000 feet, and the population
numbers 300. It has been the winter ren-
dezvous for carbonate pilgrims, and lias about
sixty tents and cabins. The bridge across the
Grand at this point has a length of about 450
feet, and will be completed within about a
week. Dotsero has three saloons and two hotels,
but no doctors or lawyers have yet located
there.
Dotsero to Carbonate.
It is about twenty miles from Dotsero to Car-
bonate. Leaving Dotsero, a journey of one and
a half miles is made up the Grand to the mouth
of Deep creek. Crossing Deep creek the old
Indian trail is followed to Ute 1'ark. Tn follow-
ing this trail an elevation of about 4,000 feet is
made in going a distance of five miles. The
journey is then continued between Deep creek
and Sweetwater, until the head of Deep creek is
reached, about three miles from Carbonate. Up
to this point but little snow is encountered, and
Mr. Taylor expects this part of the route to be
free from snow in about three weeks.
Carbonate.
Carbonate has an elevation of about 11,000
feet, and at the present time it has a population
of about 300. Eight men remained there during
the winter. About two months ago the popu-
lation numbered fifty people.
The town is located in the mineral belt, and,
according to the statement of Mr. Taylor, a
part of the town site has been staked off into
mining claims. The formation is limestone,
and the mineral is found both in veins and de-
posits. The character of the ore is principally
argentiferous, but that region also produces
gray copper, zinc blend, iron pyrites and car-
bonates. The Ryan shaft, now being worked,
is seventy-eight feet deep, and is located near
the main street of the town. The tests of the
ore from this property show eighty ounces in
silver and twenty-two per cent lead.
Mining in Snow.
In some parts, the snow has disappeared, and
yet mining is now being followed in other places
by digging blindly through the snow. Mr.
Taylor located a claim which was covered with
three feet of snow. When the ground cannot
be seen the miners drive stakes in the earth 300
feet apart, and after locating as much territory
as one desires, they commence to sink blindly
in search of mineral. Though Garfield county
occupies the western territory of what was for-
merly part of Summit county, yet by special
laws the claims have the usual size of 300 by
1,500 feet. This mining district is supposed to
have an area of 10x25 miles.
IroD and Coal.
Mr. Taylor further n pints that there are
large quantities of coal and iron near Carbonate.
About three miles south of the town there are
large and almost inexhaustible quantities of
coal, similar to that found at Canyon City.
Hematite of iron is also said to abound in large
quantities in the same vicinity. Owing to these
great natural resources, Mr. Taylor predicts
that the coal and iron industry will yet be
a prominent business feature of this new dis-
trict.
Other Resources.
Fine timber lands also abound in this district.
Numerous small lakes arc found, containing a
bountiful supply of fish. The agricultural re-
gions along the river are rich and fertile. The
parks are filled with deer and antelope, and
bears are quite numerous.
To Have a Railroad.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad is making
arrangements to build a railroad to Carbonate.
The railroad has already been completed to
Rock creek, and a surveying party is laying out
a route to Carbonate. Nineteen miles of the
route have already been surveyed. Mr. Tay-
lor is well pleased with the country, and pre-
dicts for it a brilliant future.
The value of mining stocks upon the San
Francisco lists a few years ago was §275,000,-
000, says the Bulletin, but the whole list is not
now worth more than §5,000,000.
Copper in Arizona.
The Arizona Silver Belt says : The" extent of
the copper deposits of the country through
which the A. M. B. road will pass is difficult to
determine. In what is known locally as "the
Verde country," they arc far more extensive
(area considered) than they are in Globe dis-
trict, though the work done on them has been
comparatively little. Considerable prospecting
is being done, and claims are taken and held by
men who trust to the A. M. B. railroad to make
them valuable. So far as actual production
goes, these mines have no record, due to the
fact that they are far from the railroad, and
have no wagon road over which to haul their
supplies or bullion. In Globe district, the area
of country in which copper shows as a leading
mineral is irregular but extensive. Two miles
from McMillen, east, it shows in strong veins
mixed with silver, and it also shows west of
the Bloody Tanks, a distance, longitudinally
with the copper belt, of thirty miles. It is
about two miles across. From McMillen to
Globe it does not crop much, but from the
latter place to the Tanks it is always present.
The priucipal development is included in an
area embraced by a sweep of four miles from
the east, around the north, to the west. The
ore is found in veins of varying size. That of
the Old Globe is 150 feet wide — the largest;
and that of the Takoma has the greatest depth
- 450 feet. Both of these, and the Buffalo and
Long Island are on true veins and yield a high
grade of ore. Copper production may be said
to have started with the Carrie company, two
years ago; but they did not score a success be-
cause of faulty management, and the silicious
character of their ores; the latter feature mak-
ing it necessary to use large quantities of flux,
thereby reducing the percentage of copper, to
such an extent that (with the enormous freights
charged) it could not be handled. The Buffalo
company erected a smelter and ran it with
much success, but they too had to succumb to
the heavy outlays and the reduction in the
price of copper. The Old Dominion company
erected smelters where they had no mine, and
spent money lavishly and foolishly until the
advent of J. J. Williams who wedded the
mines and smelters, and has made a continuous
record such as never was known in the histoiy
of copper mining before. The Long Island com-
pany, under Frank Nicholsou'smanagement, pro-
duced a great deal of copper, but high freights
have stopped the work. Tfie Takoma, a rich
property, and the Old Dominion must also stop
until a railroad makes it possible to use lower
grades of ore, and pay dividends to stockholders
instead of enterprise-killing freights to the
Southern Pacific railroad and teamsters. The
copper product of this district, for the actual
running days is a revelation, as it pjasses six
tons per diem for each smelter. From the data
furnished by the different superintendents, we
gather that, '21,650 tons of ore have been
treated; that 3,777 tons of coke have been used;
that 3,159 tons of copper have been produced,
and that S211,71b* have been paid for freight.
There are six smelters in Globe, all of which
must soon be idle; if there was a railroad, all of
the companies but one would increase their
plant, and new companies, now organized ,
would commence operations. It is safe enough
to say that twelve smelters would be operating
in this district, in six months after the comple-
tion of a railroad; and between Globe and the
A. & P. road at least twenty. These would
consume an aggregate of 160 tons of coke each
day, or 5S,400 a year, and produce — say 2!), 200
tons of copper. With the cognate interests
that must necessarily grow up about such an
enlargement of this industry, it would seem to
be, and is, a cogent argument in favor of the
building of the A. M. B. railroad, not only as
an agent in developing the country's wealth but
as a channel for profitable investment.
Debris Suit. — A dispatch from Marysville,
dated the 13th inst., says: The trial of the case
of Allen S. Noyes vs. the Spring Valley Hydraulic
Gold Company closed to-day in the Superior
Court of Sutter county, before .fudge Keyser.
The case was taken under advuement. Judge
Keyser will visit the mine and plaintiffs land.
The plaintiff asks for an injunction to -prevent
the defendant from discharging water and
debris through Dry creek into and upon plain-
tiffs land. The defendant's mine is at Cherokee,
and valued at one million dollars. It is one of
the largest and best equipped hydraulic mines
in the State, using a constant daily supply of
2,200 inches of water. The tailings from the
mine flow through Sawmill ravine into Dry
creek, thence between many miles of embank-
ment constructed by the defendant's prede-
cessor. The old company still owns 42,000
acres of land on which embankments
are built, the embank ments forming a
canal, the use of which defendant had acquired
by lease. After leaving the canal the defense
claim the watter is settled in the lake on Kep-
pel's land, and thence flows pure into Butte
creek, from the headwaters of which 1,-SOO of
the 2,300 inches used at the mine is taken.
The plaintiff, however, claims that water and
slickens flow from the mouth of the canal down
upon plaintiffs land four miles below. This
trial lasted eight days and a great deal of con-
tradictory testimony was introduced. The
suit is not fathered by the Anti-Debris Associa-
tion, and it is presumed that if an injunction be
^ranted the plaintiff will sell his land to the
defendant, and the latter's operations will be
resumed.
June 23, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
419
IT]EQH^Nicy\L Progress.
Hardening and Tempering Steel.
Prof. Chandler Roberta, of London, England,
in : 1. 1 . -Tit Lecture on theoretical considerations
connected with hardening and tempering steel,
stated it to bav< been lung known that there
are extraordinary difl ween the prop-
. 1 1 ii s mi wrought iron, steel and cast Iron, but
knowledge thai these differences depend
upon the presence or absence ol carbon was
onh a century old.
It waanot until 17*1 that Bergman, Profes-
sor in the University of Qpsaln, Bhowed that
ivronghj irouj keel and cast iron leave, when
d in certain acids, amounl - ol a
graphatic residue, varying from one-tenth to
two and a half per cent, which are essential to
the constitution of these three varieties of
metal. Bergman's work led many early experi-
menters notably Clouet, in 1790— to attempt
to ■ itabliab the importance of the part played
Us carbon, and Clouet converted purr iron into
steel by contact, at a high temperature, with
the diamond. Prof. Roberta said that this ex-
periment had been repeated by many other
observers with varying success, as in all the
earlier worfe the action of I'm nan- gases which
had not been excluded, might have converted
the iron into steel without the intervention of
the diamond
It remained for Mr. W. II. Pepys to repeat
Clooet'a fundamental experiments under condi-
tions which rendered the results unequivocal,
by employing electricity as a Bource of heat.
This experiment, which had been communi-
cated to the Royal Society in 1815, was then
performed in the way Pepys had indicated.
It was then shown that in soft, tempered and
hardened steel respectively, the carbon has a
distinct "mode of existence," as is indicated by
the widely different action of solvents on the
metal in these three states. The evidence as
to whether carbon in steel is combined in the
chemical sense, or is merely dissolved, was then
considered at some Length, special reference be-
ing made to the results obtained by various ex-
perimenters, from Berzelius and Karsten to
Professor Abel, of Woolwich.
Professor Roberts stated that the researches
of Troost and Hautefeuille afforded strong evi-
dence that in "white" cast iron and steel the
carbon is merely dissolved, a view which he
adopted, as he did not consider it to be at all
in opposition to the fact recently show by Pro-
fessor Abel, who had shown that in the carbon
left by the slow action of solvents on soft steel
is a carbide of iron. The various physical, as
distinguished from the chemical, theories that
had been propounded from the time of Reau-
mur 1 1 7*2*2) to that of Akerman (1879), to ac-
count for the "intimacy of the relation" of car-
bon to iron in hardened, as compared with soft,
steel were then described.
In recent years much importance had been
attached to the physical evidence as to the pe-
culiar constitution of steel, and it had been
shown that there is a remarkable relation be-
tween the amount of carbon contained by dif-
ferent varieties of steel and their electrical
resistance. Some of the very interesting ex-
periments of Professor Hughes on this point
were then exhibited and described. Professor
Roberts concluded by saying that the value of
the early work by Bergman and Reaumur had
rather been lost sight of in recent discussions;
and the importance of the degree of carburiza-
tion of steel, from the point of view of its
technical application, was illustrated by refer-
ence to a series of curves. It was incidentally
mentioned that in the case of the variety of
steel used for the manufacture of coinage dies,
the presence of one-tenth per cent of carbon
more or less than a standard quantity, made all
the difference in the quality of the metal.
one -fourth greater than those of homogenous
iron.
"5th. That hammered steel in the late Spezia
trials proved rmperior t<> any other material
tested for armor plates. The nineteen
inch plate resisted penetration and was only
partially broken up by four shots, three oi
which had n striking energy of between 33,000
and 34,000 foot tons each. Not one shut pene-
trated the plate. Those ol < hilled iron were
broken up, and the steel projectile, though of
excellent quality, was set up to about two-
thirds of its Length. This experiment seems to
promise the solution of the problem to deter.
mine a material for armor plates which, though
limited in thickness to the carrying capacity of
the ship to be protected, will still have Buffi-
list&nce to break up the projectiles of
the larcesl guns nou in the naval service, with-
out being penetrated or broken by tbeprojectUe.
"it serins probable that a hammered Bteel
plate, like that tried at Spezia, if equal in thick-
ness to the belt armor of the Inflexible (22
indies), won M stop the shot of the 100 ton gun
(Armstrong) fired with its greatest practicable
t elocitj ."
"Finally, these later experiments confirm
this Hoard in its opinion, enunciated some years
since, that, while the 12 inch rifled gun may
prove a sufficient armament for the tmrbette
batteries of our sea coast defenses, as against
the Lighter ironclads of foreign navies, iron
turrets, armed with guns of 100 tons weight at
least, will be needed to meet the attack of
armored ships of the latest construction."
The 100 ton chambered Armstrong gun,
throwing a projectile of a ton weight, and tired
with a charge of over 700 pounds of powder,
may be taken as a sample of the monstrous re-
quirements of modern war. Such guns must
be both made and operated by machinery.
Sqiejvjtifig Pf^ogf^ess.
Past Work in a Carriage Shop. — At the
annual dinner of the Carriage Builders' Na-
tional Association, in Philadelphia, Hon.
Phineas Jones told of fast work he had lately
witnessed in a carriage factory that turns out
from 15,000 to 20,000 carriages a year. He
said : "I saw them setting tires. I noticed
how fast they put the tires on the wheels.
They put on fifty-three sets of tires in fifty min-
utes. This is work, and a fact. One man put the
tires into the oven and took them out after they
were heated. There were about sixteen tires
heated all the time in the oven, and then there
were two rollers driven by a belt revolving all
the time, with a strong fire at the rear of it,
and when the tires were taken out two other
men stood there and put them on. I timed
them, and they put on a set a minute. And
the man told me that one day, when the tire
setter wanted to be away the next day, and it
was then five o'clock in the afternoon — he told
him those wheels had got to be tired the next
day, and he said : 'I will tire them to-night.'
There were fifty-three sets of them, and he put
them on in fifty minutes. Those are facts. I
noticed one man setting tires, and I timed him
with my watch. He lit the forge and put on a
tire a minute. I said that is lively work."
. I
Modern Guns and Projectiles.
The United States Board of Engineers for
Fortifications has recently submitted a valuable
report upon the practice in Europe with the
heavy Armstrong, Woolwich and Krupp rifled
guns. The conclusions of this report are as fol-
lows:
"Experimental firings for penetration during
the past twenty years have determined:
"1st. That wrought iron and cast iron, un-
less chilled, are unsuitable for projectiles to be
used against iron armor; that the best material
for that purpose is hammered steel or Whit-
worth's compressed steel.
"2d. That cast iron and cast steel armor
plates will break up under the impact of the
heaviest projectiles now in service unless made
so thick as to exclude their use in ship protec-
tion.
"3d. That wrought iron plates have been so
perfected that they do not break up, but are
peuetrated by displacement or crowding aside
of the material in the path of the shot, the rate
of penetration bearing an approximately deter-
mined ratio to the striking energy of the project-
ile, measured per inch of shot's circumference.
"That such plates can, therefore, be used in
ship construction, their thickness being deter-
mined by the limit of notation and the protec-
tion needed.
"4th. That though experiments with wrought
iron plates faeed with steel have not been suffi-
ciently extended to determine the best combina-
tion of these two materials, we may neverthe-
less assume that they give a resistance about
New Adaptation of Electricity. — One of
the most ingenious adaptations of electricity,
recently introduced, is that by which machinery,
when in motion, may be instantly stopped, as
in the case of an engine. A wire rope, coiled
around the stem of the throttle valve of the
engine, carries a weight which is held in place
by a rest, and the whole arrangement is such
that the passing of an electric current along a
wire releases this rest and causes the weight to
fall. The tension thus thrown upon the wire
rope acts upon the throttle valve, cuts off the
supply of steam, and, consequently, stops the
machinery. Buttons, with wire connections,
are placed in different parts of the works, and
on pressing any one of these the passage of an
electric current acts as above mentioned. In
any factory these electric buttons can be placed
in every room, or several of them in a large
room, as may be required. Should any one
happen to be caught by the machinery, the sim-
ple pressing of a button in the most distant part
of the factory will quickly stop the whole.
Tornadoes.
Sergt, John I". Finley, Signal Service
at Kansas * Sty, Mo., has published, in a pamph-
let mi tornadoes, some useful directions con-
cerning the course to be taken to escape the at-
tending dancer. The inhabitant of a tornado-
Frequi nti d di triet must be watchful in the Ben-
son Mt visitations, for he can never know when
the destruction will come upon him. On the
first sign of the approaching vortex h< must run
— always to the north, unless by going in that
direction he will have to cross the entire path
of the storm. If he is nearer to the southern
edge than to the center of the probable path, lie
may go south, bearing slightly cast, but in no
event run directly to the east or northeast. It
is impossible to save any building which may
He in the path of the tornado, or any property
that cannot be got out of its way. No ma-
terial, no method of construction, can be com-
petent to resist the raging destruction. Noth-
ing rising above the ground can escape it.
The most practicable measure of precaution is
to construct a "dug-out" at some suitable point,
within easy distance from the house, to serve as
a place of refuge or shelter. The retreat should
be entirely underground, with a roof at least
three feet thick, not rising above the surface of
the earth, and entered from the northern or
eastern side. A "cellar cave" may be con-
structed from the cellar, if the house has one,
to serve as a substitute for the " dug-out." It
should be excavated from the west wall of the
cellar, toward the west, and should be made as
complete and secure as the "dug-out.1* If,
however, the storm cannot be escaped, if no
refuge is at hand, or there is not time to get to
it, the safest thing to do is to place one's self
against the west wall of the cellar, face toward
or against the south wall, as near the south-
west corner as possible. The northeast quarter
is in any case a fatal position, and should al-
ways be avoided. If one is actually overtaken
by the tornado, his only resource is to cast him-
self face downward upon the ground, with his
head to the east and his arms thrown over his
head to protect it. If a stump or large stone,
or anything heavy, that the wind will not blow
over, is near, he may get a triHe of protection
by throwing himself to the eastward of it. If
in a house with no cellar, he should get into the
west room, on the ground floor, if possible, and
away from all stoves and heavy furniture.
The people'of towns might find it to their
advantage to provide for having a watch, to be
on duty on all days when the air bears the pre-
monitory symptoms of a violent wind-storm, to
give a signal to the whole population on the ap-
pearance of the first real threatening signs. The
signs of the formation and approach of a tornado
cloud are distinct and sufficiently suggestive to
afford opportunity for timely and concerted ac-
tion. Sergeant Finley, is continuing, his investi-
gations of the phenomena of tornadoes, and he
has prepared three full schedules of minute in-
quiries calling for the facts attendant upon the
appearance of the storms, which he sends to
persons who were within the path of one, who
were on the outer edge of the path, and who
were within 10 to 100 miles from it.
n matter of temperature would
rail for. Generally the line is formed of very
small trees, and immediately scrubby plants,
from the absence of deep soil, begin." V)
In-!- 1- !(•!• it'.
TWTNKLINU ituim; Aokoh \s. Arago, in his
admirable note OH Scintillation, says that at Hie
end of the eighteenth century Dr. Ualu
marked, that at Dublin the Northern Lights
made the stars singularly undulating in tele
scopes, and that according to Neckere, de Saua-
sure, and Forbes, the stars do nut twinkle in
Scotland unless there is an aurora \ foible.
Montigny's observations of scintillations have
coincided with many visible auroras. At each
one of those coincidences the intensity of the
scintillation was much greater at the moment of
the aurora than on the previous evening Or on
the following day, when the atmospheric con
ditions were the same but no aurora wi
\\ hen a magnetic perturbation is noticed at the
Brussels observatory without any accompanying
visible aurora ; the intensity of the scintilla-
tion suddenly increases, and it is then much
greater than on the previous evening or on the
follow ing day under the same atmospheric con
ditions, with the exception of the magnetic pei
turbations. ( 'omplen Rendu*.
Conductivity of Carbon.-^A contribution
to the theory of the carbon telephone transmit-
ter is to be found in recent researches by
Messrs. J. Probert and A. W. Soward. It has
long been known that carbon has the power of
absorbing and condensing gas within its pores,
aud also that resistance of carbon powder to an
electric current through its mass is not a true
resistance, but may be resolved into two factors
— namely, the true resistance of the carbon
particles and the resistance of or disturbance'
occasioned by the gas or air confined within the
existing spaces. In blocks of solid carbon the
air spaces are naturally smaller, and the resist-
ing or disturbing influence is weaker than in
the case of carbon powder, but still it exist? ,
and the experiments of the gentlemen above
mentioned prove that the conductivity of por-
ous carbon in different gasses at different pies
sures varies with the chemical nature and dens-
ity of the absorbed gases.
The Recent Eclipse Observers. — The
American eclipse expedition, which went out to
the Caroline Islands, in the Southern Pacific,
last March, to observe the total eclipse of the
sun, has arrived in this city, on their way back.
The observations made were very valuable and
highly satisfactory. The chief work consisted,
first, in the strong evidence obtained of the
non-existence of a planet interior to Mercury.
This result, in a scientific point of view, is very
valuable. Most of the work done is of such a
nature as not to admit of a popular statement,
but it is regarded as entirely satisfactory to the
astronomers. The English party photographed
the spectrum, but their results cannot be stated
until after the photographs have been examined
m London.
Drilling Glass. — For drilling holes in glass,
a common steel drill, well made and well tem-
pered, is the best tool. The steel should be
forged at a low temperature, so as to be sure
not to burn it, and then tempered as hard as
possible in a bath of salt water that has been
well boiled. Such a drill will go through glass
very rapidly if kept well moistened with tur-
pentine in which some camphor has been dis-
solved. Diluted sulphuric acid is equally good,
if not better. It is stated that at Berlin glass
castings for pump-barrels, etc., are drilled,
planed and bored, like iron ones, and in the
same lathes and machines, by the aid of sulphu-
ric acid. A little practice with these different
plans will enable the operator to cut and work
glass as easily as brass or iron.
Fire Bricks krom Flixt. — A new manufact-
ure has sprung up in England, and one which,
according to the Iron promises well for those
who have embarked in it. This is the manu-
facture of fire bricks from flint, at works which
have lately been started at Charlton, Kent, by
the Thames Flint Fire Brick Company. The
bricks are manufactured under Sir Henry
Edwards1 patent. These bricks have been tried
in various steel and iron works furnaces devel-
oping intense heat, including Siemen's regenera-
tive furnaces, and. the results in all cases are re-
ported to be most satisfactory.
Shall we Smell by Telephone ? — Who
shall say that the principle of the telephone may
not be applied to other senses than that of hear-
ing and sight? "A few years ago," said a dis-
tinguished electrician, recently, "the distance
at which you could hear a sound was limited.
Now it is practically without limit. You can
smell a flower only at a short distance. I do
not see why a telephone for the nose might not
enable you to smell a rose in New York, even
though you were located in Atlanta. So of the
taste and touch. A new application of the
principle of the telephone might enable you
to remain in Atlanta and kiss your wife in Lon-
don, or taste a berry in Paris. The telescope
has already made a clumsy step in this direc-
tion for the sight. We would have thought the
man crazy a decade ago who said you could
stand in New York in 1883 and hear every note
of a concert in Boston. Quite as crazy as the
man who now predicts that in 1903 you may
sit down in Atlanta, see a theatrical represen-
tation in Cincinnati, smell a bouquet in New Or-
leans, taste a fresh oyster in Baltimore, and
shake hands with a friend in Savannah, all at
the same time. In these days it is only the im-
possible that happens."
What Causes the Timber Line. — The cause
of what is known as the timber line on high
mountains continues to be discussed in scientific
periodicals, and the attempt continued to con-
nect the line in some degree with mean annual
temperatures. The writer of this paragraph has
had the matter in mind when on these high ele-
vations, and the explanation seemed very sim-
ple. On all these high peaks there is a continu-
ous, though in some cases slow, descent of the
soil from the summit to the base of the hill.
He has never seen a case, where there was soil
enough to grow a tree,, that trees were not
growing. As the wash from rain or melting
snow will be nearly uniform in a given range,
there will be of necessity some uniformity in
the timber line. On Mount Washington and
other high places, little plots of dark vegetable
earth can often be found far above the present
timber line, the remains of trees which existed
I before the earth was washed away. What is
I called the timber line seldom shows graduated
Motion ou Sun Spots. — Spoerer, in a letter
to Faye, reports the results of comparisons of
his observations for twenty years, which seem
to indicate a slight tendency in sun spots to
move towards the equator, between the paral-
lels of 5° and 10,J, and a slight tendency to move
towards the poles between the parallels of 20u
and 25°. Carrington and de' Kico found that
the direction towards the equator predominated
up to 1"»" of latitude, and towards the poles in
higher latitudes. The tendencies were so
slight that Carrington did not attach any im-
portance to them. Faye regards these results
as fatal to the hypothesis of Siemens, for if the
sun is fed by an influx at the poles, he thinks
that there should be a uniform tendency of the
spots towards the equator in all latitudes. —
Comptes Rendus.
Movements ok Submerged Bodies. — In de-
fending his hypothesis against the attacks of
French academicians, Dr. Siemens refers to the
experiments of Froude, at Torquay, under the
direction of the English Admiralty. He arrived
at the unexpected result, that a submerged
body, if it moves with a uniform velocity
through a perfect fluid, will encounter no re-
sistance whatever. By a "perfect fluid" he
understood a fluid free from viscosity or quasi
solidity, and in which no friction is caused by
the gliding of its particles over one another or
over the surface of the body. The luminifcr-
ous tether is presumably such a fluid, and the
discussion of Siemens' theory cannot be settled
until all the consequences of perfect fluidity are
duly settled. — Comptes Rendus.
Pressure Battery.— A. P. Zazareff has ad-
dressed a note to the-French Academy relative
to an eLectro pressure battery. The produc-
tion of electricity is due to the passage of a so-
lution of glycerine, under the action of a pres-
sure which is more or less severe, through a
mixture of coal and anthracite. — Comptes Ren-
dzts.
More Fossil Discoveries at Cm: on. —
Another important discovery was made Mth
inst., in the State prison quarry, at Carson. A
few yards from the alleged prehistoric tracks,
ten well-preserved teeth wen* found, about five
inches long, recognized as having belonged to
the species known as the saber -too ted tiger.
120
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
COMI'IMSD EVERY TUUESDAV FROM AliV
BRTISBMKXTS IN MlXlSG AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS AND OTHER S. F. JOURNALS.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOABDS
Location. N
CoMI'ANV.
Alhambra M Oo —
Belle iBle
Benton Con M ' '"• •
Itcst & Belcher M C
Bullion M Co
( 'mi Amador
Caledonia M Co...,
Exchequer M Co. . .
KnrekaCou M Co..
RoultL & Curry M C
Hale & Norcroas M Co Nevada.. 77..
ImlnpLiixUincc M Cu Nevada.. 11..
Martin White M Co Nevada. . 15. .
Mt Auburn M Co 11..
North Belle Isle California. . b . .
l'ofcosi Nevada 12. .
RedHiUHM Co California.. 8..
Tip Top M Co Arizona.. 6.
Utah S M Co.,..
Wales Con G St S M Co. .
Nevada. .Hi,
..California.. 5.
Nevada. .10.
Nevada. .2*;.
Nevada 27.
. .California.. 5.
Nevada. 39.
Nevada. -IS.
Nevada. . 4
.Nevada. .45,
Am't, Levied. Dexinq'nt. Sale. Secretary.
07.. May 7.. June 11. .. .July 2..F J Schwarze..
20.. May 16.. June 19. .. July Hb.JWPew
10 May 26.. July 2... .July 19. .W H Watson..
50. .May 8.. June 13.... July *
20.. May 7..Juue 11...
3..W Wilhs..
.July 5..JMBrazell..
..July 11.. FB Latham.
9.. R Wegener.
50.. May 17.. June 21.
20.. June 15. .July 19.
20.. June 14.. July 19.
1.00. .May 21 June21.
50.. June 15.. July 20.
50. .June 7. .July 11. .....
30. .May 25.. June 28.... July 23..JWPew.
25.. July 9. July 11. ...Aug 8.. J J Scoville.
20. .May 25. .June 27 . "
20.. May 16.. June 2.
25. -May 17.. June 20.,
05.. May 24.. -Tune 26.
25 May 29.. July
Place of Business.
324 Washington st
310 Pine st
... 302 Montgomery st
309 Montgomery st
...328 Montgomery st
408 California st
414 California st
Nevada. .44., 1.00. .May If',.. June 20
.Nevada.. 1.. 25. .May 14. June 15 .
. Aui 9. .C E Elliott 327 Pine st
July 16. .P Jacobus 309 Montgomery st
.Aug 13.. A KDurbrow 309 Montgomery st
Aug 2..SF Lightner 309 Montgomery st
310 Pine st
. . . .309 Montgomery st
July 16..J H Wilkins 438 California st
July 12..J WPew 310 Pine st
July 11.. W E Dean 309 Montgomery st
July 23 E Hestres 328 Montgomery st
Aug 6 HDeas 309 Montgomery st
July 9 . . G O Pratt 309 Montgomery st
July 1C. JHAnplegate 320 Sansome St
OTHER COMPANIE3-NOT ON THE LI:»T3 OF THE BOARDS
June 20
Alexander M Co Nevada
Alaska M Co Cahtomia
Continental C & I Co California,
Champion M Co California. .12..
Eintracht G M Co California. . 2. .
Genesee M Co California.. 1..
GoodshawM Co California.. 14..
Gorilla M Co California.. 1..
Hamburg M Co Nevada. . 8. .
Homeward-houud M Co California.. I..
Lima Con M Co Arizona.. 6..
Morgan M Co California.. 9..
Pacinic M & Reducing Co — California.. 1..
Pleasant Valley M Co California . . 1 . .
San Miguel Cou M Co Mexico. . 2. .
Yaqui M Co Mexico.. 1..
2.. 1.00.
2,
Aug 6.... Aug 27.. J K Warren 307 Montgomery st
4 00. .June 7. .July 9. ...July 2S..AJudson 320 Sansome st
05 May 26. .July 5.... July 24. .WE Greene 309 Montgomery st
10 .June 4. .July 7.. ..July 28.. P Wetzel 522 Montgomery st
05.. June 12.. July 7. ...Aug 3..HKuuz 209 Hansome st
40. .June 20. .July 30. . . .Aug 22. .J Stedtfeld 419 California st
.Aug 4..CC Harvey 309 Montgomery st
Aug 1..A A Emiuist 436 Montgomery st
July 24. .D A Jennings 401 California st
July 28.. A Bowie 314 Montgomery st
Aug H..RD Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
July 20..CLTilden 806 Market st
Aug 15..J WBeviling 413 California st
June 30.. CE Elliott 327 Pine st
" " C G Brooks 210 Front st
T T Atkinson 337 Pine st
10.,
June 6.. July 14..
.June l...Iuly 7..
25. .May 24. .July 2 .
05 May 29. .July 10 .
05.. June 11.. July 18..
- 50. .May 28. .June 29..
25.. June 20.. July 25..
15. .May 7. .June 11..
1.00. .Apr 28. .June 4., ..July 22..
30.. May 24.. June 28.. . .July 18.,
Name of Comi-anv.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Location. Secretary. Office in S.
F. Meeting. Date.
Union Con S M Co Nevada. . J M Buffiugton 309 Montgomery st Annual July 16
North Belle Isle Nevada. .J W Pew 310 Pine st Annual June 27
New Coso M Co California.. RNShainwald 320 Sansome st Annual July 10
New York M Co Nevada., F E Diets-, 327 Pine st Annual June 27
Sierra Con M Co Arizona. ,R D Hopkins 436 Montgomery st Annual June 22
Utah S M Co Nevada G C Pratt 209 Montgomery st Annual July 10
Wedge Cou M Co Nevada . . H B Cougdon Annual June 22
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Najik of Company. Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Amount. Payable.
Bulwer Con M Co California.. W Wilhs... 309 Montgomery st..
Contention Cou M Co Arizona.. D C Bates 309 Montgomery St..
Keutuek M Co Nevada. .J W Pew 310 Pine st. .
Navajo M Co Nevada. .J W Pew 310 Pine st. .
Northern Belle M ii M Co,. Nevada.. Wm Willis... 309 Montgomery St..
Silver King M Co Arizona.. J Nash ..315 Calif oniia st..
Standard Cou M Co California.. Wm Willis 309 Montgomery st..
05 Apr 12
25 Apr 28
10 June 20
25 May 14
50 Apr 16
25 ;.Tune 15
25 June 12
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. P. Stock Exchange.
Alpha
Alta
Andes
Albion
Argcnta
Atlas
Belcher
Beldiug
Best & Belcher...
Bullion
Bechtel
Belle Isle
Bodie Con
Benton
Bodie Tunnel
Caledonia
( lalifornia
Challenge
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Imperial. . . .
Con. Virginia. . ..
Crown Point
Day
Elko Con
Eureka Cou
Eureka Tunnel. . .
Exchequer
Grand Prize
Gould & Curry...
Hale i. Norcross.
Holmes
Independence....
Julia
Justice
Jackson
Kcutnck
Martrn White ....
Mono
Mexican
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle...
North Noonday..
Navajo ,
North Belle Isle.,
Occideut;d ,
Ophir ,
Overman
Oro
Potosi
Pinal Con ,
Savage
Seg. Belcher
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
Silver King
Scorpion
Tuscarora
Union Con
Utah
Ward
Wales
Yellow .Jacket
Week
l-'.NDlNli
May 30.
2.75 4.50
.70 1.15
.70 1.10
.35 .40
.55 1.00
1.55 225
1.00
.10
.20 .50
.30
,7ii
4 60
3.75
.10
1.00
1.75 2.45
3.85
2.00
.05
.30
.40
3.15 4.25
2.50 3.75
10
95
1.40 2.45
3.00
.25
3.75
.60 .65
.40 .75
,50 .
3.30 4.45
7.50 9;
.25
3.25 3.50
50 2.90
25 .30
6.00 6i
1 50 1.85
.20
1.25 2.50
2.60 4.50
.35
1.40 2.10
70
2.85 3.*6
2.90 3.00
6.2f "
.20
m
1.15
6.25 95
2.90 4.25
Week
Ending
June 6.
3.00 4.50
.65 .95
.65 1.10
.35
.35
lls5 2.25
3.90
,85
3.40
3 10
35
45
2.65
7.00
.35
.20
.25
2.50
3.60 5jj
1.70
.15
40
1.25
2.25 3.05
2.75
5.50 8g
.10 .:
103 lOg
.70 1.15
6.50 Bj|
2.45 4.75
Week
Ending
June 13.
45
1 55 2.25
Week
En in no
June 20.
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange.
.20
l!35
4.30 5.25
1.05 1.25
.20
1 lO'l.OO 1.05
.15 .5 .10
.25 .
.45
.55
25
.20
3.00 3.50
.70
.45
.15
2.50 3.95
7.75
.10
.40
40 .50
.8013.20 3.45
.55i2.50 3.20
.10.... .10
.80 .55 .70
351 40 1.65
40 .55 1.00
"" 15 .20
3.10 3.25
.. .75
30 .75
20 .30
2.70 3.40
H
.50
.35
.15
.30
2J5
25 7 00
1.50 1
.50
.20
2 00
3.95
.65
1.40 1.60
"" 1.00
2.60 2~
3.00
7.00 8.25 _
10.
lOfi 10 J .
1.00
3.10 4.15
3.00 3.25
6.50 6£
1.85 235
2.00
2 70 3.40
60
Thursday a. M., June 21,
650 Argenta 15(o 20c
200 Andes 65c
250 Alta 60xo65c
50 Alpha
100 Albion 40c
35 B. & Belcher 4.60
550 Belle Isle 60c
100 Bullion 90c
50 Belcher 1 ""
100 Bodie Con 1.05
200 Con. Virginia 55c
550 Chollar 3J@3 30
20 Crown Point 1.40
450 California 35c
40 Caledonia 05c
50 Confidence 2.50
1000 Day 95c
100 Exchequer 30<«~35c
300 Gould & Curry 25c
700 Grand Prize
240- Hale & Nor 7i(*7i
630 Mexican 3(&3,05
350 Navajo 2.33
520 Ophir 2j@2.S0
20 Overman 40c
150 Potosi 1.35(ol.40
350 Savage 2.50
805 Sierra Nevada. ..4v_ ^_
270 Scorpion 70c
500 Senator 10c
200 Silver King 05
90 Utah 3
2040 Union 4.80(34.90
AFTERNOON session.
200 Argenta 20c
450 Alta 60@65c
330 Andes 70c
450 Atlantic Con 10c
30 Alpha 2
160 B. & Belcher 4.70@4j
250 Bodie Cou l(pl.05
200 Belmont 1
100 Benton..-. 05c
330 Belcher 1.40i7j1.45
1050 Belle Isle 50c
735 Chollar 3.40{tt3.45
50 California 30c
550 Con. Virginia 60c
100 Confidence 2h
50 Challenge 40c
405 Crown Point 1.45(SU
780 Day 95c<ffl
130 Eureka Con 3A
600 Grand Prize 25c
1170 Gould & Curry.... 3@3. 05
385 Hale& Nor 73@73
400 Independence 30c
J.00 Julia 15c
710 Mexican 3.20(534
785 Navajo „2l
25 Northern Belle, &
780 Ophir 2.95<&3
300 Ovennau 40(o45c
650 Potosi 1.40@i.45
1100 Savage 2.55(^2.65
835' Sierra Nevada.4.65@4.80
2065 Union Con 5i@5jJ
200 Utah 3.20@3.25
200 Wales Con 25c
100 Yellow Jacket... 4i@4.55
The following is mostly condensed from journals pub-
lished in the interior, in proximity to the mines mentioned;
5,00 5S
1.60
.90
2.40 2.70
6J"
.10
lOi
25 .30
4.25 4.75
We would advise all parties looking for work
to stay away from Grantsville. There is noth-
ing being done in any of the mines, and we are
under the impression that things will remain as
they are until his Satanic Majesty influences the
powers that control the production of the
precious metals to order it otherwise. — Grants-
ville Bonanza,
Considerable excitement prevails in Bodie
over recent mining discoveries about the head
of Parker canyon, and also over developments
in other portions of Prescott district.
The trial of the debris suit of Noyes vs. .Spring
A alley Hydraulic Company has been commenced
in Sutter county.
A [ink vein of building rock has just been
discovered on the Los Felis rancho,Los Angeles
county.
Mining Share Market.
Mining stocks have fluctuated considerably this
week, but have been more downward than the other
way. Yet at the principal mines, on the Comstock
and at Bodie, nothing has occurred to change prices
five cents either way.
At the north end. nothing more is known of the
ore vein on the 3000 level than when the joint Union
and Sierra Nevada winze was first started. All work
is still to the east of where the ore body cut on the
2900 will strike the 3000 level. Nothing more
known of this deposit of ore than was seen where it
was mined on the 2900 level. The diamond drill
will not be used in the crosscut, unless indications of
a dangerous flow of water are seen. At the Yellow
Jacket they are extracting about 150 tons of ore per
day, and are opening new ground, which will prob-
ably considerably increase the daily yield. Much
good ore is still being found in the Belcher and Crown
Point mines.
Bullion Shipments.
Pinal Con., June 4th to 8th, inclusive, $9,110;
Contention, 9th, $23,980; Bodie Tunnel, 13th, $3,195;
Diablo, nth, $8,597; Syndicate, 51I1, $9,042; Stan,
dard, nth, $21,369 ; Mt. Diablo, 14th, $6,336;
Northern Belle, 14th, $7,381; Pinal Con., 9th, $1,-
214; Bodie, 18th, $6,660; Head Center and Tran-
quillity. 16th, $4,973; Contention, 16th, $22,333;
Pinal, Con., 10th to 15th, inclusive, $5,625; Han-
auer, 13th, $2,320; Horn Silver, 13th, $9,000; Storm-
out, 14th, $3,240; Nevada, 14th, $1,870; Horn Silver,
14th, $9,000; Hanauer, 15th, $2,230; Horn Silver,
15th, $9,000; Alice, 15th, $22,984; Horn Silver, 16th,
$9,000; Tintic, 16th, $3,650; Turrill, 16th, $1,489;
Hanauer, 17th, $4,300; Horn Silver. 17th, $9,000.
An oil well is being sunk on the summit of
the range of mountains back of the Ojai, Ven-
tura.
CALIFORNIA.
Amador.
Downs.— Amador Ledger, June 16: The Downs
mine made a clean-up last week for a month's run,
amounting to about $4000. The mill has closed
down, as the water supply will not be sufficient to
insure another month's run. There is plenty of rock
in sight, enough it is said to last for a couple of years.
Sinking, however, is to beprosecuted during the period
of forced idleness at the mill. The shaft is to be
carried 100 ft deeper, which will give a total depth of
600 ft.
Miscellaneous.— The first clean-up of Morgan's
rock, at the Kelly mill was made a few days back,
and we are informed on good authority that the yield
was highly satisfactory, better in fact than was an-
ticipated. We are not in a position to give the ex-
act figures, except that the yield was over $3,000,
which would give from $6 to $7 per ton. The hy-
draulic claim, at the Oneida flat, which has been
idle for sometime for want of lumber, started up
again the other dav. A splendid strike is reported,
at a spot half a mile or so north of Plymouth, on the
road leading to Nashville. Parties who have seen
specimens of the quartz say it is studed with gold,
and the discovery bids fair to create something of an
excitement. As usual, several claimants have already
appeared to the property, and vexatious litigation is
likely to be the result. The Loyal Lead mine is be-
ing worked with very encouraging prospects. The
first clean-up panned out $2,000, which, it is said,
was more than sufficient to pay expenses. The
present crushing is expected to surrender at least
from one-fourth to one-fifth more than the last.
Calaveras.
Good Dikt. — Calaveras Chronicle, June 16: We
have been informed that the gravel in the Empire
mine in Old Woman's gulch, averages over $i-5°, to
the car-load, and that there is plenty of it. That
sounds like business. In the near future we shall
endeavor to give a full description of this valuable
property.
The Fahey Tunnel. — Work is progressing fa-
vorably in the tunnel claim owned In Kaliey & Co.,
near the French hospital. Tunnel No, 1 is in 200 ft,
at the end of which a "raise" of 12 ft was made and
tunnel No 2 run, which has now reached a length of
over 200 ft. For a considerable distance the tunnel was
run in old works which were badly caved and re-
quired a great deal of limbering. The object for
which the tunnels are being run is to reach the chan-
nel in the Stockton Hill ridge.
El Dorado.
Grizzly Flat Minim; Items. — Mt. Democrat,
June 16th: At the Mount Pleasant mine, Grizzly
Fiat, the sum of $26,000 was cleaned up within the
past month, of which the expenses ate up less than
$6,000. Work on the new shaft is being vigorously
pushed. At the Mount Hope mine thev are taking
out better ore than ever lsefore. It is so" rich that it
is deemed prudent andeconomical to sack it for haul-
ing from the mine to the mill. Superintendent H.
H. McClellan of the Melton mine was in town the
latter part of last week, and reports his mine as look-
ing remarkably well. On Sunday the mill was shut
down to afford an opportunity for putting in the new
stamps recently forwarded from Morey's Foundry,
this city. When they start up again it will be with
15 stamps instead of 10 as heretofore.
Eureka. — Georgetown Gazette, June 16: The
work of development on the new Eureka lode by Mr.
Cheek, still progresses with the most favorable re-
sults. The west wall has been encountered, and
looks favorable. The ore resembles the best taken
from the old ledge, and although highlycharged with
sulphurets prospects well in free gold. This un-
looked for development has already caused a bouy-
ancy in the confidence of our citizens. We rejoice to
know that our esteemed friend Sam Watson has
struck a pay seam in his claim south of town, from
which he has taken some $600 already.
Cedeeberg. — From the North Cederberg exten-
sion Dr. Martin recently obtained a very handsome
specimen of gold, with a bright colored crystal em-
beded in a little quartz on the exterior, weighing about
9 ounces. Visiting Zentgrafs near Wild Goose Flat on
Tuesday, we found his mine fully redeeming the esti-
mates formerly made of its value. The ore maintains
its character and is looking even better than it did
last March. The projected tunnel to tap the ledge
and dump on to the mill floor, is now an accom-
plished fact, as the ledge was reached the day of our
visit, after running into tiie hill 100 ft, and will now
be run along the lode to the main shaft. All the
work in this mine is being done in a most thorough
manner, and it is now one of the most valuable min-
ing properties in the State. At the mine near his
residence, Mr. Z. is also running a tunnel, to tap the
shaft, drain the mine give air and greater facilities
for drifting and sloping the rich ore struck last win-
ter in the shaft.
Inyo.
The Pioneer, -Inyo Independent, [unc 16:
Work is being resumed in old Kearsarge district by
Geo. Thorpe and Jas. Ward, owners of the little
mill just above the Kearsarge property. Mr. Thorpe
went up the mountain Thursday with pack mules
loaded with quicksilver. They will work on tailings
from the Kearsarge during this month, when they
will make a run on the rich sulphuret silver ores
which have been extracted from the Kearsarge the
past winter.
The Elgin. —Messrs. Barnes, Keys & Baker have
completed a horse-power arastra in one of the
Beveridge district gorges or canyons, and have gone
over with supplies. They intend working as a starter
some 25 tons of free go'd ore from the, Elgin mine.
McEvoy's Mill. — Wednesday last Supt. Mc-
Evoy brought in $1,200 in gold bullion as the result
of 8 days' run of his mill in Beveridge. Good ore is
being extracted from some of the old claims, with the
prospect now that the mill can be kept running stead-
ily all summer. Beveridge district is a rough region,
but its ore veins carry rich gold quartz that produces
the bullion, and that is what talks.
For Shipment.— A. Wingard, one of the oldest
mine-workers of Inyo, returned from San Francisco
last Tuesday. He received per railroa d a large nuni
her of ore sacks and has gone at work on the Drum-
mer Boy mine, in Mazourka canyon, to ship ore al-
ready out and to extract more- as many carloads as
can be found that will pay.
Mono.
Rich Gravel.— Homer Index, ]unc 16: Trie
Virginia Creek Hydraulic Mining Co" is reported to
have cut into some exceedingly rich gravel — $2.50 to
the pan. The Gorilla tramway will be completed in
a few days, when the hauling of ore will be .com-
menced and the reduction works started up. Wil-
liam Erwin and Charles L. Drew have leased the
Mocking Bird mine, and are now extracting ore to
be reduced in the Parsons arastra.
Nevada,
Ol.u Mack 'Slim-..— Transcript, June 17: Work
will be resumed to-morrow in the Old Mack mine at
Canada Hill, after a brief suspension on account of
the Eastern owners not being prompt enough in
making a needed remittance. The incline, which is
down 125 ft, will be sunk deeper. The 6 and 4-inch
pumps in use are not powerful enough to handle the
water, and a 10-inch pump will be substituted for the
4-inch one.
Rich Ruck From the Slate Range.— Grass
Valley Union, June 10: A clean-up of 17 loads of
quartz from the Slate Range (Perrin's) mine, was
made at Sothern's mill on Wednesday, which yielded
$146 to the load. A previous crushing went some-
thing like $82 per load. This rock is a portion of a
tribute contract of 50 loads which is being taken out
by working miners. They have the ground opened
with enough rock in sight to complete the contract,
which to appearance will yield equally as well as that
which has been taken out. In the meanwhile the
proprietors are sinking a whim shaft on the ledge at
the same point on the vein, and will be able to work
down on the incline over 300 ft without having to
pump, as the vein is drained at that depth by a tun-
nel.
Plumas.
Crescent Mine.-— Greenville Bulletin, June 16:
During the absence of Mr. Davis at Virginia ( 'itv the
mill and all work in the mine was stopped. Imme-
diately on his return last week he resumed work i
both mine and mill, and now everything is going on
as usual, There is some difficulty or misunderstand-
ing between Mr. Davis and parties in San Francisco
who are interested in the mine. A clerk sent here by
them, and claiming to be acting under orders from
them, ordered the mine and mill stopped as stated.
Mr. Davis regards this man as his subordinate, and
will not permit a mere clerk to interfere with him in
the management of the mine. Mr. Davis claims a
title in the property and a personal interest in the
working of it, and seems to hold that if the others do
not choose to be interested in the work there is noth-
ing to prevent him from continuing it on his own ac-
count.
Green Mountain Mint;.— The old mill was stop-
ped on Sunday to admit of souk- repairs in the ma-
chinery, This will be finished about Friday, when
the mill will again be started up. The new mill js
running steadily as usual, Sonic very good ore has
lately been taken out in the upper levels, the yield of
bullion showing a gratifying increase. In the tunnel
the ledge has improved very much in appearance
during the past few days. The walls have become
better defined and the quartz is now of such a char-
acter as warrants the belief that the expected pay ore
will be cut into very soon. In fact it is quite »eason-
able to believe that a good chimney may be found
any day, or even any hour.
RICH, — Mt Messenger, June 16: The lucky
owners of the Four Hills Quartz Mine, near Eureka,
Plumas county, have a bonanza in the shape of a
pocket, nearly all gold. Pieces, weighing several
ounces, of the pure metal, are taken out; and the ore
is said to be rich beyond any other seen in that valua-
ble mineral region.
San Bernardino.
Alhambra.— Calico Print, June 16: The large
force of men that have been employed on this mine
has been withdrawn, and only three men arc working
at present prospecting an open cut. The bin is full
of first-class ore.
LYON.— Since the connection of the two tunnel ,,
making a continuous tunnel through the hill, stoping
has been going on energetically, and a good quantity
of ore that will average well has been taken out. The
ledge is four or five ft in width, and the paying streak
about two ft. This mine has an exceedingly fine
prospect. It is the intention of the owners to com-
mence hauling ore to the Pioneer mill at Hawley's in
a short time.
DUNOERBKKO: — The shaft in this mine is down 30
ft on the extension of the body of ore that runs
through the Gobbler and is equally as rich. The ears
are kept busy running the ore over the tramway, .1
distance of 550 ft, into the ore bin.
Gobbler. This promising mine, one of the excel-
lent group belonging to the Alhambra M. & M. Co.,
is still progressing in its developments; 18 men are
taking out a large quantity of good ore, there be-
ing 50 tons of the same in the bin. Two teams are
kept busy daily hauling ore to the mill. Sinking in
the shaft continues and stoping has been commenced
in both tunnels. An ore body ten ft in width has
been opened on both sides of the shaft, which ex-
tends the entire length of the tunnels and has every
indication of going down to an indefinite distance.
The yield in bullion from this mine is at present con-
siderable, and as work is now performed under
ground, the miners will not be soarfected by the heat
as to be obliged to suspend work during the heated
term.
Comet. - This mine, 50 promising and so favora-
bly located next to the Little V is owned by Tom
McFarlane, J. W. Waters, Jr., and Jack Cockeran.
It has been thoroughly prospected with most favora-
ble results, ore being uncovered in severals cuts. A
good road has been recently graded to the mine,
which reduces the expense of getting the ore to tin-
mill. In a few days teams will commence hauling
the ore to Hawley's station.
SNOW Bird. — Work is progressing on this mine
slowly but surely. The results of developments late-
ly have been quite encouraging. In the north-west
corner of the claim two men are taking out ore in
small quantities, yet it is exceedingly rich.
Sierra.
Pumping. — Ml. Messenger, June 16: The B. M.
Ex. Co, have started up their pumps at the Pliocene
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shaft, water in the South Fork having slacked off to
such an extent that they were not able to wash all
the gravel they arc getting out, The Ame
< -j. expect to finish cleaning up on Saturda
have had anoth ■■ ek, covering up
more of their bottom. The yield iliis season will be
no fair criterion ol the richness of the mine.
Uncas. [*!* ! ni i i o. did not redeem the Hog
canyon propert) at the expiration of the time of re-
demption it having expired a few days since. P. A.
Lamping and Capi. Mead, of Oakland, are now up
looting al the property. Mr. Lamping ex]
lake charge "f and to develop the property al no dis-
laotday. rbefaceofthe North America tunnel,
run from ovillff, Sierra Co., is now in
The gravel pays $».2$ per carload. There
are no idle men in I lownievillc. All the miners here,
where throughout the county arc busy in their
claims. Sierra'sgo'd yield this year will be larger
than form past. Work on the foundation
■ if the Sierra Butt s quartz mill, has been commenced
.. I ity. I lie Bald Mi. Co., at Forest City,
tasl week] cleaned up i8o ounces of gold.
ViELt), rhe yield of the Ex. Co. last week was
no ounces, working 20 bre.ist._-t ■-. Several coarse
found.
Trinity.
Pkospri TING.— Trinity Journal June 14: Pros-
. ip distrii I 1 1 being ■■ igorousl)
ted and rumor* ol new finds reach us every
iut sufficient particulars, however, of
which to make an Item. Send us the facts if you
woi ill mentionin .
NEVADA.
man & * o. are taking some good ore from the t Incle
Sam tunnel. The |one B ■ ■■■ been shipping
v good ore from the Queen mine to the
Richmond nirnai mated on
Silverado mountain, adjoining the
ie, and has been on ore producer from the
I are driving their
tunnel ahi ith an ore body that ha:
Washoe District.
i uou.AJt. — Virginia Enterprise, June 16: The
done in this mine was a drift started June
I .it a point 12 ft west of the main lateral drift in
This was pushed ahead 22 ft in
1 lay and porphry, when work was sus-
nd the main south drift temporarily bulk-
hcadedto keep back the heat, when the force of
miners was transferred to the Hale and Norcross to
assist in making an air connection between the 2400
and 2600 levels. The men are still at work in an
upraise on the 2600 level of the Hale and Norcross,
Union Com. — At the 3000 level a station has been
cut out and a west crosscut started.
Sierra Mkvada.— On the "3000 level a station
(joint with the Union Con.) has been completed and
,1 .. 1 -._ crosscut started.
HALE and NORCROSS, — The winze below the 2600
level is down about 27 feet. The ore on the west
side Still continues. The upraise from the 2600 to
meet the winze coining down from the 2400 level is
Up 10 feci. 1 >n the 2400 level the winze has been
bailed out nearly down to the 2500 station.
SAVAGE. — No work is being done at present in
this mine, but once connection has been made be-
tween the 2400 and 2600 levels and a good circula-
tion of air obtained, prospecting operations will be
resumed under more favorable circumstances than
at any time during the past .seven or eight years.
Yellow [a< ket, — Are extracting some 150 tons
of ore daily.' and ire doing a good deal of prospect-
ing; also are cleaning out and retimberirfg old drifts
at points where ore is likely to be found. They arc
now taking out nearly $fco.ooo per month.
OPHIK. — Good progress is making in the work of
repairing the old Central tunnel, and in the prepara-
tion for hoisting ore at the old cropping*.
Gould and Ci rry. — West crosscut No. 2 on the
2^00 level is now out over 500 ft. The material is
quartz, clay and porphyry. The porphyry is quite
hard.
MEXICAN, — On the 2900 the upraise to meet the
Winze down from the 2700 level is progressing at the
rate of from 10 to 12 ft per week.
Con. Virginia. — Sinking on the C. & C. winze
progresses at the rate of 10 to 12 ft per week. On
the 2700 level the southeast drift is being repaired
and a drain is being cut.
Si ORPION. — On the 500 level the west drift is be-
ing advanced at the rate of 12 ft per week. The
ground is the usual vein material of that section.
ANDES. — Some very fair ore is being* found, and
the indications are favorable at several points, where
promising streaks of quartz are coming in.
Belmont District.
PROGRESSING. — Belmont Courier, June 16: The
work of repairing the Belmont mill is progressing
steadily.
Columbus District.
Nortiikrn Belle. — The southwest drift on the
fifth shaft level has been extended 8 ft during the
week, its total length being 114 ft. The formation
is hard quartz, carrying streaks of sulphurets which
give assays as high as $40 per ton. The crosscut to
the south, on the same level, has been advanced 10 ft
into ground promising well for ore. Some ore of a
very good grade is being extracted from the seventh
mid ninth levels. Ore hauling was resumed on Tues-
day last, and was the first delivery for a week. The
force at work in the extraction of ore has been kept
up meanwhile, the surplus being stored in the chutes
in the mine. Owing to the stoppage of the mill but
one shipment of bullion has been made This was
on the 14th instant, and amounted to $7,381.08.
Mount Diablo. —The stope from winze No. 2
shows several seams of $70 ore, in all about 2% ft in
width. A stope has been started from the east drift,
on the second level, and has cut 15 inches of $75 ore.
The stope above the west drift from the Callison
winze is looking well and yielding a number of tons
of $80 ore daily. The ledge averages fully 2% ft in
width, and in the center of the stope there are fully
5 ft of $100 ore.
Jefferson District.
Ore. — Belmont Courier, June 16: Charles Kan-
rohat has struck a good body of paying ore
of his m 1112s at Jefferson.
The Jefferson S. M. Co. is prosecuting the work
of development with energy. The mill is running
nicely, producing the usual quantity of fine bullion.
Pinto District.
Mining Notes.— One-half ton ol ore per day is
being sent to the surface from the Fair Play on Al-
hambra hill. In the Western Globe a drift from the
120 level is being run on good ore, and a shipment
will soon be ready for the furnaces. Richard Berry-
n traced from the surface to a depth ot several feet
and a large quantity of ore taken from it. M. B.
Bartlett A 0 Uvelj at work upon the old
11 mine on Alhambra hill. O. H. Smith and
Richard Berry man Jr. have run a tunnel along the
contact "i the limestone and trai
Reveille District.
Ai WORK. Belmont Courier, June 16: Wine
owners are hard at work in Reveille district, this
county.
Safford District
1 Hi. 1 inondac t.— Saffbrd & [une 16: The
shaft near the crest of the hill is down 15 ft, the ledge
showing strong in the bottom. Foreman House will
erect a H indlOSS OS SOOn as timbers can be got ■''- rosa
the I Eumboldt, The tower tun net is being d
.! fasi as practicable by two shifts. No ore is being
broken for want of room to place it. every available
part of the dump space being filled lo overflowing.
The Humboldt is still rising, and unless it recedes
soon work is likely to be suspended.
Oi K < 'i;i s. u seems somewhat strange that Saf-
ford ores can be shipped to Salt I.akc City and
worked at less rate than in our sister town Eureka,
though such appears to be the fact. It seems to us
that satisfactory terms could be made with the K. Sl
1*. road and the smelters at Eureka by which our
ores could be shipped lo that place and worked at a
profit. At leasl a fair lest can be made, and we are
informed that Supt. Read of the Eureka ton. is
willing to make such test and if possible ascertain if
air smelters can compete with those of Salt Lake.
The H. & 1J. road, we feel confident, will offer lib-
eral inducements, and in so far as theexperiment has
never been tried, we suggest that some of our mine
owners ship a car-load of ore to Eureka, as it will
prove tin- means of settling all further doubts in the
matter.
San Antonio District.
Leaguing.— Belmont Courier, June 16: George
Nicholl _fc Co's leaching works are still running suc-
cessfully in San Antonio district, this county.
Santa Fe District
BRADLEY'S Last Kind. — True Fissure, June 16:
Santa Fe district is full of life at this time, some good
prospects being found and all the mines at full tide
of industrious development. The Rattlesnake is a
promising claim owned by Owen Bradley. It is
opened to a depth of 30 ft, where it shows a ledge of
8 ft. The average assays have been very encourag-
ing, going as high as $80111 gold with a fair showing
of silver. Mr. Bradley has several tons of ore on the
dump, from which he expects to make a shipment
very soon.
Taylor District.
ITEMS. — Whith Pine News, June 16: Joe Caro-
thers has put about 20 men to work on his company's
mines. The Monitor is employing 32 men. This is
a $4 a day camp, and woe to the man who would of-
fer to work for less. Joe Carothers commences this
week to grade for his new mill. There are lots of
men here, ready to do the work at short notice. The
Monitor mine is looking well, with plenty of good
ore in sight. W. G. Lyons, who owns a third inter-
est in the properly, looks after the mine. Robert
Briggs will superintend the mill during Met Jill's ab-
sence East.
Tuscarora District.
Grand Prize. — Times-Review, June 14: Mill is
now working some tribute ore from the old chloride
slopes. As soon as it is worked, will mill the com-
pany's ore.
Elko Con. — Drift No. 4 has been advanced 13 ft
the past week. The formation is hard syenite. Will
cut the west lateral vein within a distance of 10 ft from
the present face of drift.
NAVAJO. — Good progress is being made above and
below ground, The new boilers will soon be in place
and other improvements will be completed as soon as
possible.
Belle Isle. — North drift, 450 level, has been ex-
tended 88 ft; progress during the past week 15 ft.
ARGENTA. — Stopes producing some good ore, but
the ledge is small. Shipped crude bullion valued at
$9,500.
Tybo District.
SOON Start. — Belmont Courier, June 16: It is
expected that the Tybo mill will soon stall up on
ores from ihe 2-G mine,
"White Pine District
Hamilton Notes.— White Pine News, June 16:
The Smoky mill started up again on the 8th instant,
and everything is running smoothly. They have put
in a large new whistle which is as sonorous as a fog-
horn. A small force of miners has been put to work
on the Edgar mine, two men on the Mammoth, and
sevcralassorters are at work at other mines on the hill.
Austin Jacobson is taking out some fine ore in the
Konigsberg, It is chloride, black metal and galena
and will go $300 to the ton. Capt. Drake expects
instructions daily from London to resume work with
the Burleigh drills in the tunnel. Our town wears
an air of prosperity and people seem contented and
in better spirits than for years past. Four dollars
per day is paid for underground work by the Eber-
hardt and Sweetwater companies. Italians are
mostly emploved around the mill, who gel $3 per
day. '
examining c. C. Bean's properties, we
ma\ sel it down as a fact thai furnaces will soon be
running there, loo, as well as nt the Eureka mine,
in BlacK Hilts. Persons who arc acquainted with
mine- owned b) the Callen Co., in Walnni 1
district, express confidence in the result down there,
iphine. at a depth of 70 ft, has 5 ft of gold
bearing rock, which will yield, b) mill pn> t
least $40 a ton. The mine has a streak of free gold
rock which is as rich as any ever before seen in this
land of metallic wonder-.
ARIZONA.
The OUTLOOK.— Prescott Courier, June 16: The
so-called "mining outlook" is now very encouraging
in Arizona, Here in Yavapai county, the mining in-
dustry, as far as carried on, is more successful than
at any previous time in our history. We have the
Howell reduction works sending out two or»three
tons of bullion daily; the Copper Mountain works;
the Black Warrior mill; the Tip Top mill and many
others. The Peck is being put in condition to pro-
duce bullion. Callen's Walnut Grove mill will com-
mence crushing Monday next. We might mention
other works, but have named a sufficient number to
let people know that it is not all talk and no silver.
In addition, considerable rich ores are being sent east
and west for treatment. As Mr. Douglass, the great
copper man, has arrived and was, yesterday, in Cop-
Pinb Spring Mine.— Arizona Miner. June 16:
On Thursday evening, June 7th, Gavin iV Co. had
sunk 15 ft on their great bonanza, and at that depth
the ledge showed better than on the surface- some
ap inches of "re showing itself near the hanging wall.
Of this 10 inches is fully $15,000 ore, while- the re-
maining 20 inches is $1,500 value. At the present
writing $50,000 have been taken from the mine, with
ever) indication of permanency. The walls are now
solid and smooth, dipping at an angle of 45". Many
people thought that the owners were oft", because of
having refused $150,000 for this property, when there
was but a hole of 5 ft sunk. It now transpires, how-
ever, that the] were wise in refusing the offer, for,
let the mine turn as it may, they have out $50,000
and $100,000 in sight; hence they can't lose, but
have a fair prospect of getting millions. Since the
settlement of Arizona commenced no such find or
strike has been made as that of Gavin & Co. The
ore is marvelously rich and the vein unusually large
for such high grade vein matter. The extensions
are being worked, showing the same decomposed
material as is found in the original discovery, and
the probabilities are that good ore will soon come in.
Silver King. — Pinal Drill, June 16: The town
of Silver king is booming and many people arc pour-
ing in. On the Monarch of the Sea they now have
a tunnel of 200 ft. from the crosscut they have ob-
tained first-class ore. Sinking will begin next week.
The Silver King Co. is building an office at the
mine. They are sinking the main shaft and are strik-
ing for 1000 ft; thev are now making a station at
800 ft.
COLORADO.
MoNAKCII DISTRICT. — Cor. Denver Republican,
June i6: Work has again been resumed on the
Oshkosh. This excellent property is but a short dis-
tance from the town, and of such easy approach thai,
at .1 small expense, its ore can be directly loaded up-
on the cars. Discovered in 1878, it remained in pos-
session of its locator till the following year, when de-
velopment began, which has at intervals been con-
tinued up to the present time. After the discovery
of the ore body was made, a tunnel of 135 ft was run,
and ore taken out in sufficient quantities to prove be-
yond a doubt that the mineral existed in a large and
well defined body. Mill-runs show returns of $34
per ton, net. The property is now patented, and
will be hereafter steadily worked. The owners in-
tend to be ready for regular and continued shipments
as soon as the railroad reaches the camp. Among
other improvements and additions to the facilities of
the town may be mentioned the saw mill, lately erect-
ed and in operation about a mile above town and at
a point below a line growth of timber, composed of
white pine and spruce. The marble discoveries on
the northwest side of town will be opened up for
quarrying in a very short time. Such development
as has already been done shows this new and valua-
ble property to be of great extent and the quality has
been pronounced by experts to be of very fine and
beautiful character. So far the full extent has not
been positively determined, but even at the present
time such a large body has been uncovered as to war-
ant the employment of labor for the full development
of it. Work upon it will be commenced in a short
time, and a further and more comprehensive de-
scription will be then made in future.communications.
Although shipments of ore are being made, still con-
siderable is accumulating on theore dumps and in the
ore houses, awaiting the arrival of the Denver and Rio
Grande road.
California Mine Gold Retort.— Register
Call, June 16: W. T. Lewis brought up from the
mills of the California mine company in Black Hawk
to-day 200 ounces of gold retort cleaned up the past
two weeks from 100 stamps. The output of this
splendid property in milling and smelting ore is yield-
ing $25,000 per month. Sinking in the mam shaft
is being continued. It has attained a depth of over
1,400 ft — the deepest mine in the State of Colorado.
Splendid Returns.— The California mine com-
pany's production of mill retort from last week's run
aggregated 382 95-100 ounces gold, 100 stamps run-
ning. The several retorts having a currency valua-
tion of $6,112. The quality, quantity and richness
of the ore does not diminish as depth is attained the
best mill dirt coming from the lower workings. The
California mine company have the pluck and back-
bone to continue deeper developments, and they are
to be congratulated in meeting with the success that
is rewarding their capital and labor.
Montezuma. — A postal received from A. Wett-
stein, from Montezuma, Summit county, last evening,
states that snow storms on Collier mountain, where
he is working, are of daily occurrence. He advises
miners not to come of there just at present, as very
little development work can be done at this lime.
The St Johns company are trying to make arrange-
ments with the railroad company for shipment of ore
to the Denver smelters on a reduced basis of rates.
Should they prove successful, the company will put
60 miners at work near that place. With more fav-
orable weather for mining and prospecting, business
of all kinds will increase.
IDAHO.
Wood River Ore and Bullion. — Times, June
16: A freight train, of seven cars, left Hailey for
Omaha yesterday forenoon, and another was to leave
for the same place about five o'clock this afternoon.
The train that left yesterday morning took three car-
loads of bullion and two of ore for Omaha, one of
brick for Shoshone, and one of miscellaneous freight
for way points. The ore and bullion cars went di-
rect to I'ocatello, and on to Omaha. Ore and base
bullion are now arriving at the depot at the rate of
about three car-loads a day, on an average. As the
weight taken on each car is between 12 and 15 tons,
it follows that the daily yield of ore and bullion at
present is about 40 tons. This is a very small yield,
to be sure; but it must be borne in mind that the high
freight tariff— $30 a ton to Omaha— has prevented
mine-owners from selling an) ore except such small
quantities as were required to procure the wherewith-
al to pa) running expenses. Since ihe reduction ol
rate to $27 per ton. however, (which was announced
yesterday) the miners have doubtless determined to
make more liberal shipments, and u ^ probable that,
within two weeks, the shipments will average 01 least
60 tons pel
Oub Possible Ore Vield.— Wood River. June
'' I ireful figuring, based upon measurements of
the ore bodies now thorough]) opened by drifts and
winzes, and ready for the drill and pick to extract
from the mine, show thai according to ihe rate of
each man's work so far in taking down ore, there can
be ihe following lois extracted regularly per month
from the mines named below, as soon as the mine
owners desire to make shipments. The amount^
given are approximated from the daily product and
placed in the aggregate as monthly shipments i"i
better understanding of the shipment facilties required.
Here they are: Mayflower, 500 tons: Bullion, 500;
fay Could, 300; O k, 240; Ophir, 150; Rough and
Ready, 75; Mountain View, 75; Idahoan, 240: I it-
reka, 300; Valley View, 150; Point Lookout. 150;
Parnell.75; Chicago, 75; Total, 2,83010ns. As will
be seen at a glance only mines at Bullion, <t in lb'*
immediate vicinit) of that town, are mentioned. If
I >eer Creek, Warm Spring < reek, the mines around
Bcllevue, on the East Fork and elsewhere be taken
into consideration, it will lie generally admitted b) ill
who understand the matter, that the figures above
given can be readily doubled, and ihe yield thus
brought up to 5,660 tons per month. This yield can-
not be expected now, however, owing to the high
freight rates; but with lower rates the product would
soon reach the quantity stated.
Rocky Bab and Atlanta.— Cor. Bellevue Sun,
June 16: The Ada Ellmore mill is running, and also
a 10-stamp mill below town. These two mills, and
the mines from which the ore is extracted, give em-
ployment to about roo men. One hundred and fifty
men are at work alAtlanta, and there are many more
who are idle and will not be employed till the w:igon
road is open to Rocky Bar, which will not lie for three
weeks yet. Grading for two of the new mills at Atlanta
has commenced, and teams are in demand. The
mines are now looking first rate, and ver) livel) times
are anticipated.
MONTANA.
PHILII'SBURG. — I liter- Moan tain, June 16: The
Philipsburg mining district, whichfor some years has
been resting on its laurels, and in which very little
deep development has been going on lately, has en-
tered upon a new lease of active life and is having a
genuine boom. This fact is owing in a great degree
to ihe recent developments on the Granite Mountain
in tunnel No. 2. The tunnel has a total length of a
little more than 1,000 ft. The rich pay ere was first
encountered at a distance from the face of about 900
ft from which point ihe oie has preserved a uniform
width of three ft, increasing in many places to five
for a length of 130 ft. This shoot as far as explored
samples 300 ounces, though much of its product as-
says considerable more than that. Within a few
days 500 tons of $500 ore will be shipped lo Chelten-
ham, near St. Louis for reduction in ihe Harrison
works.
NEW MEXICO.
NOTES.— Los Vegas Gazette, June t6th: The
Iron King mine at Kingston is improving with every
day's work, Recently it has been put in a good con-
dition for sloping. The large amount of travel on
the Silver (.'ity & Deming road indicates an unusual
activity in the mines of the interior of Grant county.
Tinhorn capitalists are not thriving in New Mexico
to-day. Miners have learned to size up a mans pile
before entering into any extensive negotiations. The
Superior and Bullion never , gave greater promise of
permanent value than they do to-day. The camp of
Kingston may be depended upon. All the mush-
room in it has disappeared. The mines about Flem-
ing are yet the wonder of the world. Whoever heard
of a $500,000 pro; erty being paid for out ofthe work-
ings from the grass roots down at the rate of $75-°°°
a month, as is the Old Man. Machinery is being
erected at the Cash Entry mine in the Cerillos.
Carlisle Group. — Southwest Sentinel, June 16:
The owners of the Carlisle group of mines in Steeple
Rock district, have made arrangements to develop
the properties. The group is comprised of the ( en-
ter, Pensylvania and the Star of the West. Work
will be pushed with earnestness and vigor. Judge
A. S. Potter we learn will superintend the workings
and select a place where ground will be broken.
Should the owners meet with their anticipations in
striking large bodies of mineral, it will take consid-
erable coin to purchase the properties. The Carlisle
lode is absolutely ihe finest looking mine in the great
Southwest. The Thicket mine, two miles north of
Bremen's '76, is proving Wbea very valuable prop-
erty. The main shaft is now down 85 ft and has
306 tons of first-class carbonate ore on the dump.
The rock assays all the way from 20 ounces to 670
ounces in silver per ton. The formation and con-
tict is about the same as that on Mr. Piemen's cele-
brated mine, and there is no doubt but that when as
fully developed it will prove to be equally as good
property. The mineis owned by Samuel Eckstine,
Messrs. Learned, Roach, and Stevenson.
OREGON.
Mining Notes.— Jacksonville Times, June 16:
A prospector has found a promising silver ledge near
Ashland. Klippel & Keaton are digging a new ditch
to bring water on their Poorman's creek diggings.
Wm. Selph and Mr. Cole are now prospecting for
quartz in the Blackwell district and are sinking a
shift at present. Thos. Chapman, of Josephine
county paid Jacksonville a visit Monday, from whom
we learned that the season is at an end with most
miners. Considerable mining is being done near the
mouth of Beaver creek, in the Siskiyou mountains.
Patterson Bros, have a hydraulic in operation there.
DeLamater & Newman, who own Mrsl-class mines
near Kerbyvilte, have cleaned up. They made a
satisfactory run, although water was not as abundant
as usual. D. Steckel, of Wolf creek called this week
who informed us that the Portland Co. ty whom he
is employed washed off a large piece of ground that
is now being cleaned. Crushing has been suspended
at Welch & Ross' mill in Willow Springs precinct,
owing to the scarcity of water. About three tons ol
rock'fiom the John Roten ledge on Kane creek was
crushed and prospected even better than anticipated
422
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1883
Have Your Claims Patented.
That we, as a mining [community, are on the
eve of new conditions, cannot be denied. The
incoming of the railroad with its revival of old
interests and the creation of new ones, will en-
large, change and modify present business rela-
tions largely, and give strength and impetus to
long flagging powers'. With an increase of bus-
iness there will naturally be a clash of inter-
ests. A new race of men will follow the track
and spread themselves throughout the mines.
Among these will be numbers with whom might
makes right; others, keen-eyed, shrewd and
bold, will discover defects and take technical
advantage of such shortcomings. The history
of every mining camp on the coast has been one
of contention, litigation, violence and fraud, in
the matter of the settlement of the mining
titles. Titles that seem perfect now, because
they pass unquestioned, will assume a different
aspect when subjected to the critical test of
legal investigation, qr perhaps submitted to the
decision of an unlettered jury, whose minds are
swayed one way or another by the eloquence
or chicanery of lawyers. "In time of peace
prepare for war," is an ancient adage. Patents
that may now be obtained with ease, will be
renderedmore difficult in time, when the county
becomes full of aggressive, active men thirsting
for wealth and determined to war for it at
every possible point. One man will not be al-
lowed, peacefully and unquestioned, to hold
dozens of locations, from year to year, unworked
and unpatented. With or without right, these
claims will be invaded, "jumped," and posses-
sion held at the mouth of the shotgun, unless
the owner can show a clear and perfect patented
title to it. This state of affairs is bound to
come. The easy-going, indifferent conditions
now existing, cannot always last. Now, there-
fore, is the time to make application for a pat-
ent to secure perfect and undisputed patent
title to those claims which are deemed of suffi-
cient value, and any claim that is not worth
the cost of a patent, is valueless for any pur-
pose whatever. A patent fixes definitely, for
all time, the question of ownership, and places
its holder above the reach of blackmailers, who
ever lie in wait to assert a claim to mining
property when it is approaching a sale. Capi-
talists are loth to invest money in claims that
are unpatented. They have had a hard and
bitter experience in the purchase and holding of
mere locations, and are seldom tempted to in-
vest in them unless they discover some unusual
merit, for which they are willing to take the
chances. The experience yet to come to our
miners will demonstrate the truth of this state-
ment.
Already have we heard of two individual
cases where property in this county could have
been disposed of for most respectable sums, had
the same been perfect in title. One thing is
certain, that no man able financially to purchase
a mine, will do so as long as there is a cloud
hanging over it. Lawsuits can be more easily
obtained than by being bought. It is safe to
say that many a one who now rests in financial
security as to title, will be surprised in the fu-
ture to find that when he is about to realize
upon his property, that he is balked by an
"outstanding title." This can hardly fail to be
the case where there have been so many loca-
tions and re-locations made, running through a
series of years, and the question as to the le-
gality of re-locations resting in the mouths of
men who, for a valuable consideration, may re-
member this or that state of facts. We cannot
state this necessity too strongly or argue the
matter with too great a force. We know what
the future must develop, and we warn and ad-
monish the holders of mining claims that this
is the acceptable time for obtaining patents to
their ground. We do not desire to prophesy
evil, but the logic of events point in the direc-
tion we have spoken of. We cannot hope to
escape the dangers, vicissitudes and experiences
of other places, situated as we are. Human
nature has not put on many changes recently,
and this climate has no elements to repress and
hold back the grasping spirit of men to whom
gold is a Clod. — Inyo Independent.
RtJNNTNii by Water Power. — Everything
being in readiness the water was turned on at
the Idaho mill on Friday afternoon, and has
since been going without interruption. The
change of connection from steam to water was
made in less than an hour, which was speedy
work. With 70 inches of water under 450 feet
pressure 35 stamps are driven with ease, and as
satisfactorily as done with steam. The wheel
used is the Pelton, (i feet in diameter, and it is
found that over 90 per cent of the power of the
water is obtained, or as much as was shown at
the experimental trial of the wheel made several
weeks ago. The water power connections for
doing the hoisting aud pumping will be com-
pleted within ten days. — Grass Valley Union.
Carson and Colorado Railroad. — The end
of the track is six miles south of Chrysopolis,
and within eight miles of Independence.
Within a week it will be at Hawley, on Owens
lake, about four miles south of Swansea, and
directly opposite Cerro Gordo district, which is
distant about five miles. Hawley will be the
temporary terminus and will be a very impor-
-tant station. In addition to Cerro Gordo, Dar-
win and Panamint, situated respectively twenty-
four and fifty miles east, will receive their sup-
plies throngli tin's point. A number of mines
in these districts will resume work, and a great
deal Of business will be done this summer.
The Grain of Wheat.
Even in the hurry of harvest it will be well
to pause a moment to consider the structure of
a grain of wheat. It is seldom, however, that
we do stop from our hurried work to think of
the material we are handling. Rather is the
golden grain treated as we would sand or gravel,
merely with a thought of its market value.
But the kernel of wheat is an interesting study.
A grain of sound ripe wheat in itself, is a small
thing ; but let us examine it and see what it
contains. In form it is nearly egg-shaped, with
a longitudinal groove on one side ; if we sever
it horizontally the sections are heart shaped.
The accompanying engraving, showing a longi-
tudinal section of a grain of wheat enlarged
sixteen diameter, gives a clear idea of its
structure. The outside layer or cuticle is
mainly composed of silex — the mineral base
of sand— which is rendered soluble by pot-
ash in the soil, and is carried by the little veins
of the wheat plant and deposited with the
woody tissue. The bran consists, first of ' the
eplcarp (1) or outer coat of longitudinal cells;
next the mesocarp (2) or inner coat
of longitudinal cells ; and the endocarp
'3) or the coat of transverse cells. This
triple coat, while indigestible to man,
(yet highly relished and valuable as cattle
food,) is perfectly adapted by nature for the
reproduction of the plant, performing the
function of circulation for the seed, without
which it could not develop a new plant, or even
germinate. At the upper end of the kernal is
seen an appendage, consisting of minute Ali-
ments, or hairs, that are absorbants of moisture
in the earth, and which convey it to the
outer coats, and thus perform an important
office in aiding germination.
Returning now to the coats of the grain, No.
4, is the episperm, or outer seed coat, and No.
5, the tegmen, or inner seed coat, which contain
a substance called cerealine. No. 6 is the per-
have gained sufficient vitality to lay hold of the
food she also supplies in the earth and the at-
mosphere for the growth and maturity of plant
life.
The Wheat Grain Analyzed.
isperm — a single layer of large cells filled with
gluten and nitrogenous products, the most nu-
tritious portion of the grain. Pure gluten is,
for the most part, composed of proteine, a sub-
stance which forms the basis of the nitrogenous
compounds, albumen, fibrin and caseine, be-
sides sugar, gum and soluble albumen. Gluten
is not, however, limited entirely to this layer
(No. 6), as it is found distributed through the
interior of the berry, as well as in the bran.
No. 7 is the endosperm, or large cells, which
form the central portion of the berry, consist-
ing mainly of starch in minute granules.
The phosphates of soda, lime and magnesia
are found about the center of the kernel, where
the outer layer turns into the berry, forming an
inner heart-shaped section. These are the bone
and brain-making elements of wheat, and the
greater the quantity that can be obtained or
preserved in the reduction of the grain the more
valuable is the flour.
The chit, germ, or embryo, is seen at No. 8,
near the large end of the kernel, and in the
crease. It is rich in gluten, and contains also
starchy oil, etc. Over the germ is a thin scale-
like pellicle, easily removed with the thumb
nail, revealing the little germ containing oil be-
neath,
While the illustration and description given
show what the general structure of a grain of
wheat is, it must not be supposed that the
gluten and the starch are strictly defined lay-
ers. They are mingled together, the gluten
largely pre dominating towards the bran, while
starch forms much the largest portion of the
center.
Nature's provisions for the perpetuation of
vegetable, as well as animal life, are perfect;
her laws are harmonious, and at the same time
inexorable. She requires perfect conditions if
the highest results are to be obtained. In the
degree that such conditions are present, will be
the measure of excellence found in each and all
of the myriad forms of life that abound on the
earth. In a grain of wheat, nature furnishes the
constituents required by the delicate plant that
springs from the germ under the friendly influ-
ence of moisture and warmth in soil, and sup-
plies to both the radical and the plumule, the
pobulum necessary to their existence until they
Nevada and Her Merits.
The State of Nevada is under a temporary
cloud ; but there are some things about it
which must not be forgotten ; some things, says
the Salt Lake Tribune, which sharp business
men should always keep in sight. It has not
yet been a State 20 years ; it has never con-
tained more than 05,000 people ; it has
been discriminated against and robbed by
transportation companies as no State never was
before ; but it has yielded more gold and silver,
and paid more dividends from its mines than
any other three or four States and Territories
combined, except California, Its people have
purchased from other States and Territories
more material than the same number of men
ever purchased in the same length of time.
And it has paid in gold and silver for all it has
bought. The bullion of Nevada, between 1S60
and 1864, acting as a lever in the national finan-
ces, did more to uphold the credit of the country
than did the product of the most powerful
Eastern State; and because of that product
and the product of ■Calif ornia and these inte-
rior Territories, those in power had the material
with which to meet the country's interest ob-
ligations; the courage to commence to pay the
mighty debt, and finally to bring about resump-
tion ami a reduction of 50 per cent in the rate
of interest. A State which has been so impor-
tant, which still remains with but two or three
exhausted mines, and with plenty of others
which have never yet been any more than sur-
face-scratched, should not be dismissed with a
sneer. It must be borne in mind, too, that a
great many of the camps of Nevada have been
worked from 100 to "250 miles from the railroad,
and that when the railroad was reached the
fare was eight cents a mile and freights were in
the same ratio. Nevada has no terminal points,
and heuce it costs tln*ee times as much to send
anything to any point in Nevada as it does 300
miles further east or west. If under such cir-
cumstances Nevada has been made to pay,
there must be some unusual merit in its mines,
and the promise of what it is to accrue to the
first railroad that penetrates its southern dis-
tricts is a matter which sharp railroad men
should keep in mind. Its gold aud silver is not
its only minerals. We of this place are rather
proud of the fact that by evaporating the
water from six or seven barrels filled from Salt
Lake there remains a barrel of salt. In South-
ern Nevada there is a mountain of solid salt,
from which the moisture was long ago evapo-
rated, and it is as white and pure as the clean
est Eastern table salt. There are besides vast
beds of iron, borax, gypsum, sulphur, copper
and other minerals which are more used than
either silver or gold. And two-thirds of all
that region of more than !)0,000 square miles is
naturally tributary to this city. If none of the
existing railroads are ready to begin the work
of extension in that region, the men of this city
should commence a narrow-gauge road to the
southwest. One million of dollars would build
the first 120 miles. This could easily be mort-
gaged for enough to build 120 miles more.
That much road would command Beep Creek,
Osceola, Pioche, Bristol, Ward, Taylor district,
White Pine, Reveille, HotCreek, Tybo, Belmont
and as many more smaller districts, all of which
want cheap machinery, cheap fuel, cheap labor
and cheap supplies of all kinds. Twenty per
cent, on the cost would be $400,000 per annum,
or a trifle over §1 ,000 per day. Ten car loads
of freight at $10 per ton and 20 passengers per
day at three cents per mile would be ample to
pay expenses and give to the owners 10 per
cent, on their investment. The truth is, such
a road would at fair rates pay for itself, clear
of expenses, once in every three years. Our
sharp men should make a note of these facts,
and the holders of real estate should not forget
that the road, if built, would have the effect
to just about double the real value of their
property.
Useful Notes on Water.— One gallon of
distilled water weighs ten lbs. ; one gallon of sea
water weighs 10.32 lbs.; l.S cubic feet of water
weighs 100 lbs.; 30 cubic feet weigh one ton,
equal to 224 gallons; one cubic foot contains six
and one-fourth gallons. [The English standard,
or Imperial gallon, is here referred to.] The
average daily consumption of water in towns is
10 to 20 gallons per head. In pipes, the square
of the diameter in inches equals pounds weight
of water per yard. Example: An incli pipe
holds nine lbs. per yard. One hundredth inch
of rain is about one ton weight to the acre. A
nominal horse power for a boiler requires one
cubic foot of water per hour. Circular aper-
tures are most effective for discharging water,
since they have less frictional surface for the
same area. The vena contracta is the best
form of orifice for dischai'ging water. The or-
dinary speed to run a pump is 80 to 100 feet
per minute. The pressure in pounds per square
inch of a column of water is the bight of a
column in feet multiplied by 534, or, for an ap-
proximation, one - half pound pressure per
square inch for each foot of hight. Water, in
flowing through an aperture, has a velocity
equal to that acquired by a heavy body falling
freely from a hight equal to the distance be-
tween the center of the aperture and the sur-
face of the water. Doubling the diameter of
an aperture increases the flow four fold.
Campo Seco Copper Mine.
The village of Lancha Plana is situate some
fourteen miles southwest of Jackson, and on the
north bank of the Mokelumne river. AVhileits
variegated resources, consisting of deep gravel
mines, coal and copper lodes, are still excellent,
cozy cottages, surrounded by productive or-
chards, gardens and grain fields, greet the eye.
Numerous abandoned reservoirs for water, now
filled level with the debris of the horrid hydraulic
miner, yield continual fat crops of alfalfa and
clover. In the absence of a hotel, the weary
traveler is pleasantly entertained by Mr. J.
Maroon and lady, with all the home comforts
that per,tain to intelligent farm life.
Crossing the river on a suspension bridge, a
short distance east of the village, a well graded
wagon road leads to the Campo Seco Copper
mine, distant one and one-half miles. The matrix
of the vein is slate; course, west of north ; dip
of vein, east, at an angle of about 60°. The
incline is 200 feet deep. The ore in the lower
level reaches twenty feet in lateral extent and
has been stoped about seventy-five feet in a
linear direction. A three foot Knight's wheel
with sixty footpressiiregives the motive power for
hoisting and a four-inch Garrat's plunger pump.
Some 800 tons of assorted ore were shipped to
San Prancisco. The low grade residue on
dump, some 700 tons, nre now being worked at
the company's reduction works, a short dis-
tance below the mine. The reduction works
were substantially constructed to reduce cop-
per ores by M. B. Dodge's methods and pat-
ents. Soda, obtained from gas works, is mixed
with the oi*e and then fed to the rock-breaker.
Thence a pulverizer receives the ore, discharg-
ing it through a screen. The screenings are
carried upwards by a belt, to which buckets
are attached, dumping the material into a hop-
per which feeds the revolving roasting furnace.
This roaster is a huge cylinder, 28x8 feet, mak-
ing two and a half revolutions per minute. The
cylinder weighs some twenty tons and when
lined inside with fire-proof brick and in oper-
ation, about fifty tons. A brick furnace under
the upper end of the cylinder, which is slightly
inclined from the horizontal, supplies the heat
required for roasting. At the lower end a con-
tinual stream of pulverized, roasted ore is dis-
charged, thence passing to the leading vats, and
ultimately to precipitating tanks. A heater
supplies the vats with steam. The rock-breaker,
pulverizer and revolving furnaces are propelled
by a four and a half foot Knight's wheel with a
pressure of 1 00 feet. The works have a capacity
of reducing twenty tons of ore in twenty-four
hours. Mr. C. Borger is superintendent.
Wallace, the eastern terminus of the San Joa-
quin & Sierra Nevada railroad, is within six
miles, westerly, of the mine. This belt of cop-
per lodes extends northerly through a portion
of Amad«r, and southerly through Calaveras. I
was shown fine specimens of copper ore and
native copper, taken from the extensions of the
above mine years ago, but the pursuit was
abandoned on account of the then low price of
copper. — Cor. Amador Disfialch.
The Violin.
We have recently examined a violin made by
C. W. Powers, of this city. The wood of the
top is about forty years old, and was taken
from the broken spar of a sailing vessel; the
back of the violin is of line Eastern maple, se-
lected by White, the well-known violin maker
of Bostou — the whole being put together and
finished in a masterly manner, showing unusual
skill in mechanism and acoustics. Judging
from its tone it would bear comparison with
many a reputed "master."
The violin has come to be looked upon by
many connoisseurs as a fathomless, complex
scientific problem. Indeed, it is little under-
stood, mainly because no practical knowledge
cau be gained from books on the subject. Its
unprofitableness as a study prevents it being
generally pursued by those devoted to studying
dead arts, and it would seem destined t<> re-
main shrouded in mist. To the theorist, a lack
of knowledge only lends an additional charm
and fascination, to the already entrancing effect
of the "magic wand" in the hand of the skilled
artist.
There are several amateurs in this city who
display considerable skill in the construction of
the violin. An hour is well spent in the work-
shop of Captain D. C. M. Goodsell. Having
had ample time and means, he has applied him-
self assiduously to this pleasurable work, for
the past twenty years, not a day passing that
he has not given it some attention. During
that time he has gained much knowledge rela-
tive to sound, and its distribution in the violin.
A "chef" would hardly escape his eye unrecog-
nized, yet his knowledge is likely to remain
with him — and the same can be said of Gem-
under, of New York, and others, unless they
choose to transfer their deductions upon paper,
for the benefit of those to follow them.
Science, as well as time, has demonstrated
that the wood in violins needs to be protected
by varnish; not alone from dampness, but nat-
ural decay. The oil of varnish penetrating the
wood and leaving an elastic, outward surface,
arrests that decay as nothing else has been
shown to do, and with age mellows and intensi-
fies the tone vibrations— a fact which is often
overlooked, or disregarded. Proper varnish is
necessary, however, for this result; the finest var-
nish even, used in manufactories will not do for
this rjurpose. Much more might be said to in-
terest the lover of the violin in this "far" west-
ern coast, but for the present this must suffice,
June 23, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
42;
Sierra as a Mining County.
Ever rince ls",u, Sierra hat ranked,
richest mining
counties of the State, "i course there i* no
meaiwof ascertaining the annnal yield "t the
inineaoi this county Bince that period. Were
we able to i" tatistiea, th
would notonly verif) our assertion, bntwoulil
even astonish old Oaliforuians, familiar as they
arc with stories oi the i mse wealth which
I amid the ridges of the
Hie. ra Nevada. From the period mi ntioned
[ion has l n ots upied uj a lar ;e | i
l ,11,, ii ,,i ]iai,l\ mini rs, « bo nave not onlj
i. .mi, I profitable i nployment in the river l»'>K
rai ini'.s and hill mbra I w ithin I h
the inly. biri many of them have retired as
millionaires i im tliehard labor of miniogt or
ntered into mercantile or other more
profitable pui mil i. There are prosperous mer-
. I,, ni aii.l bankers residing ami doing business
in tii,- ,■ iy aow, worth thoii tens of tl -
Bands of dollars,, w'ho came here poor men and
made the foundations of th nes by I tan I
labor with pick ami shovel. Instances of this
character are so numerous that the con-
clusion l»' es inevitable that Sierra intj
I. as afforded tin- most profitable field for
mining labor in the State. And what it has
heen in the past, i t still i». The main wealth
->t' this country remains as yet untouched in
gravel deposits, deeply imbedded in the hills.
ami in quartz lodes which traverse almost
every mountain's side. It certainly requires
much patient ami almost superhuman labor to
develop the gold deposits of these hills, but the
labor is~being applied, and will yet he applied
«ith still greater force. The rich hill diggings
,,t Fir Cap, Howland Flat, (iibsonville and Port
Wine ami vicinity, have not heen surpassed by
any in the State, ami they still promise to yield
vast stores of the precious metal for years to
,■ i, The quart!! interest of this section, yet
in its infancy, is attracting the attention of
capitalists abroad, ami "ill soon loom up in
proportions. Comparatively speaking,
I, ut little has heen done toward developing this
interest, yet the enterprises of this character,
which are being prosecuted, have proved re-
munerative in the highest degree. This inter-
est is sure to be of great importance to this
county at an early date, anil will form a solid
hasis of permanent prosperity. When the facts
to which we allude become more widely known,
a new industrial population will he attracted
hither, and the business and prosperity of Sierra
county will again loom up, rivalling the palmy
days of the past.
Queer Ore.
A knowledge of mineralogy obtained from
the hooks is very good as far as it goes, but
practically it does not go very far. More than
this, in this country of ours of a thousand and
one singular formations, the miner, experienced
in every day work, stumbles frequently upon
rock the character of which he can tell no more
about than if he had never mined a day in his
life. A case in point happened the other day
at the Eureka Con. reduction works, at which
tribute ores and sample lots are received from
all over Southeastern Nevada. Some ores had
come in from Reveille District, Nye county,
some CO miles southeast of Tibo, and from
Morey, which no miner in this district would
stop on the hills to look at for a moment. The
rock from Reveille especially seems wanting in
every aspect of what is called ore in these parts.
'I'u use Bob Zeile's expression, it looks like a
mixture of lime and brick-bat. But this very
stud', some six tons, was tested and found to
average over $2,000 per ton in silver and gold,
chiefly the former. Some experts came down
to the works and Uncle Zeile showed them the
pile from which an assay had been made, with
the remark: " What do you think of this sort
of stuff? I don't think there is any thing in it."
They all agreed with him, of course, and went
away with the impression still strong in their
minds that what they don't know about ore is
not worth knowing. — Eureka Sentinel.
Useful Information,
The Fresno Foothills. — "Vic," a corre-
spondent of the Chronicle, writes as follows from
Coarse Gold Gulch : Along the eastern boun-
dary of Fresno county, or that portion embrac-
ing the foothills of the Sierra Nevada moun-
tains, lies a region of undiscovered mineral
wealth and agricultural possibilities, neither of
which have received any great amount of atten-
tion. The early influx of prospectors to the
coast brought its pro rata of the "pick-and-pan"
brigade to this isolated region. An honest and
dishonest, shrewd, keen-witted mob, they came
and went, leaving monuments of their industry
along guleh and ravine in heaps of gravel and
sand. There is now some fine gold being sluiced
and rocked, and occasionally a nugct of consid-
able value is found. The outcropping of the
quartz, iu many places gold-bearing from the
surface, is almost continuous from the Fresno
to the San Joaquin river. A few quartz mills
of small capacity are being run upon ores al-
ready extracted. Many horse arrastras are
running with good success, but unless the ores
thus worked are of great richness nothing but
a living results from this mode of reduction.
Thus the mineral wealth of Fresno county is
still an unknown quantity ami awaits an in-
vestment of capital.
Ancient Mortar.
muiiing th.- other day, Bays a contem
ol Old No-inn, an old Roman
fortress in the south "t" England, Dear Salisbury,
surprised at the remarkable strength
of the mortar by win. ,n,i sandstones
iveri held together. We find the mystery ox-
plained in th..- following paragraphs from an
authority on th.- Subji
••'I'll.' ancient masons were so very scrupulous
in the pro in i that it is
Baid th.' Greeks kepi ten men constantly em-
ployed for a I- ol tunc to each basin :
this rendered their mortar of sucli prodigious
, that, v'etruvius tells us, the pieces of
plaster falling ofl from old walls served to make
tables.
"It was a maxim among the old masons to
their laborera that they should dibit.- th.- mor
tar with the sweat .-t their brows; that is, labor
a long time, instead of drowning it with water
to ha\ q it done the sooner.
"The weakness of modern mortar, compared
to the ancient, is a common subject of regret ;
and man} ingenious men take it for granted
thai the process used by the Kotnan architects
in preparing their mortar is one of those arts
which arc now lost, and have employed them-
stlves in making experiments for its recovery.
"But the characteristic of all modern artists,
builders among the rest, semis to be to spare
their time and labor as much as possible, and to
increase the quantity ol the article they produce
without much regard to goodness; and perhaps
there is no manufacture in which it is bo re-
markably exemplified as in the preparation of
common mortar."
Analysis ok THE Okance. — The lioston
Journal of * 'om/merci publishes the following re-
sult of the analysis of a medium sized orange,
purchased in Faneuil Hall market : The skin
weighed 67.5 grams, which is '23.8:1 per cent.
The seeds weighed seven grains, which is 2.84
percent. The pulp weighed ll S2 grains, wdiich
is S3.iS:i per cent. The skin contained in 100
parts: Water and volatile oil, 78; organic mat-
ter, 21.30; ash, .64. The seed contained in 100
parts: Water, "i0; organic matter, 48.04; ash,
1.36. The pulp contained in 100 parts: Water,
90.90; organic matter, 8.08; ash, .42. The pulp
contained in 10 parts: Grape sugar, 4.3; cane
sugar, 4.2; in free acid, 1.5. The free acid con-
sisted of about e^ual parts of malic and citric
acid. The ash constituents of the orange were
as follows : Potash, 3S.7; soda, 7.0 ; lime, .23 ;
magnesia, 0.5: ferric phosphate, 1.7; sulphur,
2.9;, silica, 0.2; phosphoric acid, 13.4. A gen-
tleman in Manchester claims to have succeeded
in applying orange peel to a very useful pur-
pose. Grange peel dried in or on an oven until
all the moisture has been expelled becomes
readily inflammable, and serves admirably for
lighting fires or for resuscitating them when
they have nearly gone out. Thoroughly dried
orange peel will keep for a long time, and might
be collected when the fruit is in season and
stored for winter use.
Protecting Iron from Rust. — A new proc-
ess for preserving iron is dcscril >ed by Les
M'onden. It consists in treating the casting
with dilute hydrochloric acid, wdiich dissolves
a little of the metal and leaves a skin of homo-
genous graphite holding well to the iron. The
article is then washed in a receiver with hot or
cold water, or cooked in steam, so as to remove
completely the chloride of iron that has been
formed. Finally the piece is allowed to dry in
the emptied receiver and a solution of caout-
chouc, gutta percha or gum resin in essence of
petroleum is injected and the essence afterward
evaporating leaves a hard solid enamel on the
surface of the iron work. Another plan is to
keep the chloride of iron on the metal instead
of washing it olf, and to plunge the piece into a
bath of silicate and borate of soda. Thus it
forms a silico-borate of iron, very hard and
brilliant, which fills the pores of the metal skin.
As for the chlorine disengaged, it combines
with the soda to form chloride of sodium, wdiich
remains in the pickle.
The Future ok the Cottonwood.— The
despised cottonwood may yet become the most
popular as well as the most valuable tree. Late
inventions and discoveries have revealed the
fact that the finest polish and strongest house-
hold furniture can be made out of paper. It
can be pressed so hard that no instrument short
of a diamond can scratch it, and it can be given
the finest shades in imitation of wood, ami pro-
duced cheaper thau walnut, mahogany or ebon.
And late discoveries in paper making establish
the fact that cottonwood makes the whitest and
strongest fiber pulp yet manufactured out of
wood. There are vast quantities of pulp im-
ported, and some newspaper men are clamor-
ing for it being done free of duty. I'aper mills
in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and other Northern
States, are shipping thousands of cords of pop-
lar wood from the Chowan river in Nofcth Caro-
lina, one mill in Delaware contracting for 30,000
cords. ^
How to Test Flour. — In testing flour it is
always a good sign to have a yellow tint, but if
it is very white with a bluish tint it is not so
good, because it lacks the gluten. Next exam-
ine its adhesiveness by wetting it and kneading
it between the fingers. If it works dry and
elastic it is g 1; it it is soft and sticky it is
poor. Flour thrown against a dry, smooth, per-
pendicular substance, such as a hoard, will show
whether it has life in it or not by adnerii
Lump, oi , if aftei igue ingil in th h ind, it re-
■ shape from pressure, it is a _■ 1 Sign.
Gluten will turn red if cochineal is applied in a
■; I pel !Sn ■ idly tell
how Urge a quantity of gluten there is in w heat
by using cochineal
Tin Glue Pot. There an- ,
times, truthfully says one of our contempora-
ries, when a glue pot ill the house is a "well
spring of pleasure, and is an economical in-
vestment, especially when one of the kind
here described: Buy at a tin shop one small
tin cup, eo ting five cents, and a large on.-,
costing about b n, in which the smaller one can
oi six cents' worth of glue will mend
a great many broken articles, or will fasten the
things that have bee ■ unglued. Put the
glue in tfifi small cup with a little water; nut
boiling water in the larger one, and set the glue
pot in it; in a few minutes the glue will mell
and be ready for use,
Water-Peoof Leather. E. Pollack has the
following note on water-proof leather: The
fat having been removed, the clippings are
mixed with starch paste, some gum arable, and
One per cent of alum, and pressed into plates.
It is then treated with a solution of soda soap,
and pressed again. Thus it becomes impreg-
nated with fatty aluminous compounds. Greased
leather clippings are first to he treated with
sodium, silicate of caustic. The resulting soap
is then rendered insoluble by impregnating
with alum or zinc sulphate.
Etching &iqutd foe Steel. — Mix oneounce
sulphate of copper, one-half ounce of alum, and
a tcaspoonful of salt reduced to powder, with
one gill of vinegar and twenty drops of nitric
acid. Tins liquid may be used for either eating
deeply into the metal or for imparting a beau-
tiful frosted appearance to the surface, accord-
ing to the time it is allowed to act. Cover the
parts you wish to protect from its influence
with beeswax, tallow, or some similar sub-
stance.
To Protect Brick Walls. — Bricks are very
porous, and paint very expensive on such a
surface. Still brick houses with unprotected
walls are always damp after a protracted rain.
A cheap preparation that would prevent the
water from permeating the brick might be made
by mixing a thin wash of Portland or Rosendale
cement, with preference for the former. It may
be applied in the same way as whitewash.
Paint for Kitchen Walls. — For a paint or
varnish suitable for kitchen walls, that will
wash or can be cleaned in some easy manner,
where the walls are not hard finished, use lin-
seed oil paint, that is, any colored metallic ox-
ide, graded in linseed oil.
Good Health,
Fireside Chats on Health.
[By Hilda Dei.esthek.]
I noticed in theSciENTii-'ic pRESSof May 5th,
the mention of a possible cure for neuralgia by
the eating of raw oatmeal soaked in milk. If
oatmeal taken in that way would keep the
bowels open it might cure many aches and pains,
for constipation brings on so many diseases.
But the item I refer to reminded me of the di-
rections given me by an experienced nurse for
making oatmeal gruel for my sick boy.
"No, don't cook it much," said she, "the
more you cook it the more binding it will be.
Let it just barely come to a boil, then turn it
out and take it up to him. Don't strain it,
make him eat the meal and all if you want to
cure constipation. I suppose he won't relish it
so well when cooked so little, but then it isn't
bad for a medicine, and anybody could get used
to it so as to like it after a while, I reckon."
This was a new doctrine to me, for when J
first learned about making oatmeal mush I was
duly impressed by my teacher as to the desira-
bility of cooking it two hours or more; so I sup-
posed that half an hour for gruel, after it began
to boil, was none too much. But now I think
I have had some proof that mush is more
healthy when cooked only half an hour. I wish
some of your Scotch readers would tell me how
it is prepared in Scotland.
Night Sweats.
A simple remedy for night sweats, which J
have tried on more than one occasion, is the
drinking of cold sage tea, a few swallows at a
time, during the day and evening, and did not
have to use more than one or two cups a day
for a few days, before the cure was effected.
This remedy was given me by a physician, but
whether it would cure a case of long standing I
cannot say, but think it worth trying.
Vomiting.
As the fruit comes on, if your children are
taken with pains in the stomach by eating un-
ripe or overmuch fruit, give them lukewarm
water until they vomit. Or, if they are taken
with vomiting, it is a sure sign that there is
something in the stomach that needs to be
thrown off, and the vomiting will often be
stopped the sooner if you assist in the cleans-
ing process by the free use of warm water, in-
stead of being frightened and dosing them with
all sorts of medicine to stop it. For several
ivergavemy children a drop of medi-
cine; sometimes they would ask for the drink
<>f warm water or a Wet compress at USght, il
■ IL Of course I paid att. ttl
their bathing and tried to give them plain good
food to eat. at regular times. The vomiting of
d by too frequent ai
Nurseorfeed th.' ucein two hours for the
first two weeks, then our.- in three hours: then,
ii they cry, you may know it is not becausi
they are hungry, 1 am sure they are some-
time ■ nursed, v, hen th. tr stomachs are iln «h
o\ .] Loaded, iust because they cry.
Diarrhea.
When I was quite a small girl, I read that
eating from three to six strawberry leaves would
cure this disease, ami after that if I was ever
taken Bick iu thai way, instead of complaining
to my mother 1 used to gather and eat mj
strawberry leaves, and was \,i \ soon well
again. Sine COming to ( 'alifornia 1 have used
cultivated instead of wild strawberry l.a\cs. I
have met | pie who refused to cat green corn
because it produced the aroe effecl upon them
a- a dose of physic; but trjej would take the
phjaic and suiter the consequences with all the
equanimity possible. Let them trj the green
corn again. I believe thoj will find then
the better fur it.
Grape Cure.
I have heard several times about the grape
cure as practiced in Germany, but can learn
nothing of the method. 1 would be glad if any
one knowing about it would tell us what disease
it cures, and whether patients are allowed any
other kind of food, or do they live on] grapes
alone? And do the} swallow the skins or seeds
of the fruit? California has such deliciou
grapes, let us make all the good of them
we can.
Learning to Swim.
The great difficulty to the beginner is to learn
to keep the proper position of the body after at-
taining it. Tins difficulty can only be over-
come by using the proper stroke after having
placed the body in the correct position."
In the use of the arms, the only direction that
can be given is to remember that when the
arms are thrust forward at the beginning of the
stroke, such positions of the elbow and hands
should be taken as will make the least resistance
to the water. To accomplish this, the hands
should be placed palm to palm, and the elbows
made to come quite close together, starting them
from under the chest. In making the effective
part of the stroke, our object is to get a forward
motion only. The arms and hands should be
so placed as to produce the greatest resistance
upon the water. To accomplish this, the
palms of the hands should he thrown outward,
and the plane of the direction of the stroke of
the arms made parallel to the surface of the
water.
The most important and the most often 'tie
Fective point in swimming is the mode of using
the legs. It would be well for a beginner to
observe the swimming of a frog, for undoubtedlv
the same method of using the legs should be
adopted by man as is displayed i.i the model
swimming of that amphibian.
In analyzing the stroke of the frog, we notice
that there is no vertical motion; the whole di-
rection of the force is in a plane exactly hori-
zontal, and is accomplished by virtually open-
ing and closing the space between the knees —
offering the sole of the foot as a resistance while
kicking, and placing the feet in a position of
least resistance while recovering.
In accomplishing the first of these conditions
— the opening and closing of the space between
the knees — the knees should be thrown out, and
the contraction of the legs made slowly, in or-
der to cause as little resistance as possible to
the headway already attained.
It will be found that, if we alternate the
stroke of the arms and legs by giving propul-
sion with one while recovering with the other,
a more constant buoyancy will be attained,
and for long swims it will be found far less
fatiguing. — Popular Science Monthly.
The NOVEL-READING Disease. —Physicians
are familiar with a complaint which, although
sufficiently specific, has yet no name of its own.
The patient suffers from an alarming and mor-
bid thirst, and consumes a perfectly fabulous
amount of fluid, almost always of an unwhole-
some nature. Tea, in a highly diluted shape,
raspberry vinegar and water, soda water, or
some other such abominable mess, is taken by
the gallon, and the unnatural craving is stimu-
lated by indulgence. Wholesome food is re-
fused ; no exercise is taken ; and the patient
finally sinks into a flabby and sickly condition,
which nothing but severe and determined treat-
ment will shake off. This dropsical habit of
body finds its exact analogue in the species of
mental dropsy. which is produced by over-in-
dulgence in three-volumed novels. This terri-
ble complaint is one of the worst evils which
modern civilization has brought with it. Its
progress is gradual, very insidious, and often
almost imperceptible. At first all that is no-
ticed is that the sufferer is apt to be found bent
over a novel at unnatural hours. Soon, Imv
ever, the disease becomes more pronounced,
and in its worst stage novels ;i:" read through
at the rate of three or four, or ev a Ave, a week.
or, at an average, in a severe and chroni ,
of some two hundred and fifty or three Iinmlved
a year.— Herald of Ihallh,
424
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS.— Timbering in Mines— No. 14; Lower
California Placers; Booming, 417. Passing Events;
New Gold Discoveries; Miners' Accident Belief Societies;
Knowledge of Working Miners; Lead, 424- -The Cali-
fornia College of Mines, 425- Patents and Inventions;
Notices of Recent Patents, 428.
ILLUSTRATIONS -French System of Timbering: for
Main Levels, 417. View of Berkeley, the University
of California and San Francisco Bay, h25-
MECHANICAL PROGRESS. — Hardening and
Tempering Steel; Modern Guns and Projectiles; Fast
Work in a Carriage Shop; New Adaptation of Eleetri-
uitv Drilling Glass; Fire Rrieks from Flint, 419.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. -Tornadoes; Shall we
Smell by Telephone; What Causes the Timber Line;
Twinkling during Auroras; Conductivity of Carron; The
Recent Eclipse Observes; Motion of Sun Spots; Move-
ments of Submerged Bodies; Pressure Battery; More
Fossil Discoveries at Carson, 419.
MINING STOCK MARKET.-Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess,
merits, Dividends anil Bullion Shipments, 420.
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Oregon and Utah, 420-1.
USEFUL INFORMATION. — Ancient Mortar;
Analysis of the ('range; Protecting; Iron from Rust; The
Future of the Cottonwood; How to Test Flour; The
Glue Pot; Water-Proof Leather; Etching Liquid for
Steel; To Protect Brick Walls; Paint for Kitchen Walls,
423-
GOOD HEALTH.- Fireside Chats on Health; Learn-
in"- to Su ini: The Novel-Reading Disease, 423.
NEWS IN BRIEF— <>n page 428 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS. — The Comstock Lode; The
Anti-Miners' Attack Upon the Drill Miners; Carbonate,
i tolorado; Copper in Arizona, 418. Have Your Claims
Patented; The Grain of Wheat; Nevada and Her Merits;
CampoSeco Copper Mine; Tlie Violin, 422. Sierra as
a Mining County; Queer Ore, 428-
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Mining Machinery— .Etna Iron Works, S. F.
Assessment Notice— Gould & Curry M. Co., S. F.
Dividend Notice— Buhver Con. M. Co., S. F,
Passing Events.
The breakage of the big mining dam on the
Yuba, elsewhere fully alluded to, is a disas-
trous matter, not only to the company and
those directly injured, but to the mining inter-
ests. The mines to which it was necessary are
our largest gold producers, and of course that
source of bullion product is stopptd for a time.
In a general way it lessens confidence in dams,
though that should not be the case, as such ac-
cidents are liable to occur to any structure.
The news of a rich mining field in Lower
California, full details of which we give in an-
other column, will be read with avidity. Like
all rich things, however, there are serious
drawbacks.
In the mining regions work is .being vigor-
ously prosecuted in all directions, and generally
prospects are very favorable for a full yield this
year. So many new mines are opened that it
is difficult to even keep track of them; yet our
"Mining Summary1' gives details of all such
things.
Copper, in Liverpool. — Late quotations of
eopper in Liverpool are: Chile bars, good or-
dinary brands, £63 10s. to £63 15s. Ore,
12s, 4Jd. per unit. The total visible supply is
48,519 tons fine against 51,755 tons on May 1st.
Lead in Liverpool is selling at £12 17s. 6d.
to £13 for English and £12 12s. 6d. per ton for
Spanish,
The deepest mine in Colorado is down 1,400
feet. It is called the California.
New Gold Discoveries.
A Rich Mineral Belt in Eaja California,
, Mexico.
For several years it has been well known
that very rich copper mines existed near San
Borgia, Baja California. The ore from these
mines not only carried from twenty-five to
ninety-five per cent of copper, but also^from S8
to §25 in gold and §15 to $250 per ton in silver.
There is but very little doubt that the sixty
tons of ore bought by the Revere copper works
in Boston, twenty-two years ago, and from
which white copper was made, equal if not
superior to the celebrated "Pang tang" of the
Chinese, came from the Morales or San Bor-
gia copper mines. It has also been well
known that the richest silver ore ever found in
Mexico, was accidentally discovered between
San Borgia and Cedros Island shore, by some
shipwrecked sailors, and although thirty miles
from water, wood or grass, the sailors returned
and proved the truth of their reports by showing
the ledges or veins, from whence they took the ore.
Within a year a Californian discovered a very
rich gold quartz mine, adjoining the San Borgia
or Morales copper mines, from which he took
§8,000 in a few days, by pounding the ore or
rock in a hand mortar; and his companions or
associate minera took their §5, $10 and §20 per
day from the same vein. Just how gold, silver
and copper, each distinct and separate by itself,
could exist within a stone's throw of each
other, unmixed, is a mystery unsolved by the
practical miner, and a question which may
puzzle the geologist and mineralogist to solve.
These rich discoveries led to the organizing and
sending out last fall, of well equipped prospect-
ing parties, to explore an entirely unknown
country. The wet, cold winter was a godsend
to them, as water aud grass were found every-
where. We are now informed that these par-
ties were at last rewarded by discovering in the
last of April, the evidences of gold and finally
the gold itself. At first a gulch was found,
emptying into the Pacific ocean, twenty miles
west of San Borgia, latitude 29°, longitude 114°,
about fifteen miles in length, which was rich in
placer gold. Nuggets from SS to $360 were
found. Men took
$100 Per Day to the Man.
The gulch was found to have branches of fifteen
miles or more in length. The first gold was
found on the naked bed rock, made bare by the
winter's floods or heavy rains. Upon careful
examination it was found that the ancient
gravel stream lay about two feet below the sur-
face and that the pay streak, or bed of gravel,
was about four feet thick. Subsequent explor-
ations show that the ground or placer belt is
seventy-five to 120 miles in length by thirty to
forty-five miles in width, with gold in almost
every gulch, canyon and ravine.
Difficulties-
No water is found, only for drinking and cook-
ing, and this, in many cases, has to be carried
on mules' or burros' backs from 5 to 12 miles,
aud in one case 20 miles. Twenty miles
from the first discoveries there is a large stream
of water which can be carried in iron pipes, and
used in 20 to 25 miles of the different gulches.
As found, this water soon sinks, and is lost in
the loose gravel of these desert wastes. Not a
stick of fuel is anywhere to be found, only a
limited supply of small brush and shrubs, hard-
ly sufficient for cooking. No grass is found,
only a few weeds or plants, upon which the
small native mule or burro can live. It is im-
possible for a horse of any kind to live in the
entire region.
Distances-
It is 614 miles by land to San Borgia, 594 to
the new mines, or where the discoveries were
made, from San Diego, Cal. , and not less than
400 miles by water from San Diego to Lagoon
Heads, or 375 to Rosalia bay. From here to
the mines it is about 40 miles over a desert.
Small vessels, drawing not over four or five feet
of water, can go up the lagoons, Manuella or
Black Warrior, for 15 or 20 miles, and within 12
to 20 miles of the new gold fields, over a desert
void of water, fuel, or grass. On the east shore
of Manuella lagoon, nearest the placers, there
used to be fresh water, but nothing is now known
whether the well is still there or not. PartieB
going to the mines should take supplies to last
them at least for six months, as not one thing
can be had to eat or drink. The heat is intense,
95° to 110° daily in the shade, when there is
any, and often 120°, and will continue so for 120
days to come. "Water is found in the dryest
seasons, from San Diego to San Fernando, every
10 or 15 miles — a distance of 403 miles — and
from San Fernando to the new mines every 15
to 25 miles. In the dry season 36 miles is the
longest drive to water. Just how rich or how
extensive the rich portions of the gold fields
will be found, is yet a question which will be
solved before January. Hundreds are leaving
by land and water for the mines. Parties are
returning to different supply points almost daily
after provisions, toolB, etc., bringing one, two,
six and eight pounds of good gold dust with
them. This is the best evidence of the gold ex-
isting in quantities.
Caution.
Let no one rush off wildly, or without due
preparation. If as extensive and rich as re-
ported, there will be enough for all. November
or December will be a much better time to go
there than at present in the heated season. All
the work must be done with dry washers or by
fanning out the ground and dirt and leaving
the gold. If as reported, the gold fields cannot
be worked in six months or in five years, and
the working of these placers will develop the
vast copper, silver and gold mines near by, the
great deposits of nitrate of potash and soda,
alum, sulphur and borax, the veins of mica,
manganese, spiegel and iron. Let every one
wait until the facts are known by those who
are already in the mines or on their way there.
At least let every one think twice before they
start off into such a wild and barren country.
Wagons can go from San Diego to San Fer-
nando, a distance of 403 miles over a very fair
mountainous road, but no further; only burros
or native mules can be used beyond.
Miners' Accident Relief Societies.
In England they now have in the mining
districts, excellent institutions known as the
"Miners' Fatal Accident Relief Socities,''
which we might with propriety form in this
country. Although the survivors of sufferers by
great mining accidents, involving serious loss of
life, are often liberally provided for by the
munificence of the public, the majority of fatal
accidents result in the loss of one or two lives,
and in these cases the survivors are almost or
entirely neglected — a small contribution of the
field club or the owners or other sources, and
perhaps the burial expenses usually represent-
ing all the assistance received. The only
remedy for this is a miners' fatal accident relief
society supported by the miners, colliery
owners, lessors and the public. Such an associa-
tion not only provides for the few fatal acci-
dents which awaken public sympathy but also
for those numerous cases which do not attract
attention, but which are found by experience to
entail far more misery than is caused by the
great colliery catastrophes. All those who are
interested in movements for the relief of the
bereaved and destitute will assist a society like
this.
The objects of the society are to provide for
the widows and children and the payment of
legacies to the relatives of unmarried members
who may be killed by those casualties which
are of such frequent occurrence in and about
coal, or other mines or quarries and a sum to
defray the funeral expenses of members acci-
dentally killed in and about the pits. This is es-
sentially a workmen's society movement. The
men all give it their hearty support. On this
coast in the larger camps, some such organiza-
tion as this could do much good.
Alaska Edition. — We shall publish a double
edition of the Mining and Scientic Press next
week devoted mainly to the interests of the
Territory of Alaska. We shall give a fine large
map of Alaska, showing the mining districts,
etc., and other illustrations relating to the re-
gion. There will also be considerable informa-
tion concerning the mines and mining districts,
and a good deal of matter of interest to pros-
pectors and miners generally. This special edi-
tion will be of value to all who are in search of
information about our northern possessions.
The one-ledge theory has been exploded so
far as it was supposed to apply to Tombstone.
The Republican says that the developments
made in that camp tend to prove that there
are three distinct formations, in which ore
bodies, varying in size, are met with, viz.,
lime, porphyry or quartzite, and the belt known
as the manganese formation.
Antimony is selling in England for £39 to
£40 per ton for French Star Regnlus.
Knowledge of Working Miners.
We have not in this country any of the
science classes or colliery institutes such as
exist in the mining regions of Great Britain,
where the miners who work every day may
learn some of the scientific part of mining free
of charge if they choose. Thsre they have
these things managed so well, that any one
desiring may have an opportunity to learn
from good instructors, and see experiments
carried on which educate him in his calling
from day to day. Some of the colliery insti-
tutes offer money prizes for essays in mining,
restricting the contestants. That is they offer
a prize, for instance, to any one not over the
grade of an overman. The object is to draw
out the intelligence of the working miners and,
further, to encourage among them the study of
mining and kindred subjects. It encourages
the more intelligent miners to compete for the
prizes. In a recent notice we see that prizes
are offered for " the three best essays on
practical mining written by any miner
working in or about the coal mines of the South
Durham Inspection District."
We have, unfortunately, never made any or-
ganized attempt here to assist the practical
working miner to learn more than he learns
while at his regular work. He does not have
much chance to learn the reasons of things ex-
cept what he picks up from the technical news-
papers of the day. And it is to his credit that
he has learned a great deal from such sources.
Journals like the Mining and Scientific Press,
which circulate in mining communities, have
furnished him witli tlie experiences of others,
and with the descriptions of machines, pro-
cesses and methods, which have enabled him to
become more progressive than if he worked
away blindly day by day at his labor. None of
our rich men who have made their money by
mining have ever thought proper to offer prizes
for essays on mining from practical men. If
this had been done, a great deal of value would
no doubt have been added to our literature on
the subject.
These men who blast and pick, and timber,
and do other work under ground have experi-
ences which, if properly formulated anil pre-
sented to the world, would be of tlie greatest
utility in future work. They study Nature in
their own way, but generally without the aid of
scientific training, which is reserved for the few.
Nevertheless, were it possible to obtain from
them various experiences, the world would be
the gainer. Every district has its peculiarities,
learned only by the men who wield the miners'
tools.
Lead.
California is not now much of a lead pro-
ducer, but Nevada continues to produce large
quantities. Utah is the heaviest producer,
shipping lirge amounts East, and now working
some of it up into sheet and pipe, and making
white lead. A good ' deal of argentifer
oua galena has been mined in Castle Dome dis-
trict, Arizona, and smelted at the Selby Lead
Works, in this city. As this ore ran low in
silver, its extraction may be said to have come
the nearest to anything that has been done in
the way of lead mining proper, the value of
most of the plumbiferous ores treated here con-
sisting of gold and silver. We have not worked
any ores of this class exclusively for the lead
they contained. For a long time 5,000 or
6,000 tons of lead were exported from this city
to China, where it is used largely as lining for
tea charts; but the Chinese now get most of
their supplies from England.
For the past ten or twelve years the Selby
Lead Co. have turned out an average of 6,000
tons of lead. About 3,000 tons of this they
now manufacture into bars, shot, pipe, sheet
lead, etc., in which shape it is consumed on
this coast.
The Richmond Con. Co., at Eureka, Nev.,
has for a very long time been turning out about
4,500 tons a year. The Eureka Con. produces
about the same amount, which is sent as crude
bullion to the Selby Smelting Works here.
During 1S77 and 1S7S the price of lead was low,
and the production was checked on this eoast.
The industry is now fairly prosperous, and
promises to expand under present conditions.
The Wood River country, Idaho, produced
about 4,000 tons of lead in 1881, and 5,000 in
1882. Most of that made in 1881 was from ore '
shipped to Salt Lake and Omaha. Last year
one-third as much was produced by smelters in
the county. It is thought these Wood River
mines will produce 6,500 tons this year.
June 23, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
The California College of Mines.
The University of California is an institution
wisely planned and richly equipped, and its
facility includes scholars niOHt eminent in the
country in their special linen of thought and in-
vestigation. The institution, top, is most de-
lightfully and eligibly situated. Its tame is be-
i ug widely spread, and its future expansion and
growth will lie commensurate with the progress
of our better half of the country.
Our engraving shows the University buildings
lunds, the surrounding town of Berkeley,
the beautiful hay of San Francisco, and beyond
are 1 be ' lolden ( Sate and the city of San Fran-
3eeu from San Francisco, Berkeley
seems a gray, ribbon like strip, drawn -lose in
between the water and the hills. Mure closely
id, it expands into a broad slope, or
tilted plane, with a rise s<> gradual that, in cross-
ing it, one attains a considerable elevation be-
fore be is aware that he has left the level of the
ocean. Hence, it has bight without the effort
Of ascent, ami those desirable accidents of
higlit, pure air, and an ample prospect, which
includes plain, valley, mountain, inlet, island,
and near!) every other incidental feature of
earth, water and atmosphere, considered essen-
tial tu line landscape. This natural panorama
L"nivei>ity by 1». ( >. Mills, Ks.j.; the Pioche
collection, an extensive miscellaneous collection
of minerals, roeks, ores, shells, etc., from ill
parts of the world, and especially from Si. nth
America, presented to the University by the
late r. L. ,\. Pioche; the Banks collection,
consisting of miscellaneous minerals and roeks,
presented by -lames K. Keen,-, Esq.,
rranciseo; selections from the Ward
east-, purchased by the University; and cur-
rent donations.
The Museum of IlistoriealGeology is in proc-
ess of formation. The Museum of Palceon*
tologv contains a full suite of the fossils of Cali-
fornia, both animal and vegetable. Etlosi of
these have been already described and fig-
ured; the animals in the State < leolog-
ical reports of Professor .1. It. Whit
ney, and the plants, by M. Lesquereux,
in the Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative
Anatomy of Harvard. The palaeontologies! ma-
terial from the Voy collection has, however,
never been worked up, and offers, consequently,
to the student an excellent field for original
work. There are also selections from the series
of Ward casts.
The Museum of Petrography contains many
foreign rocks, but is especially rich in Califor-
nia material, collected by the corps of the State
geological Survey and by Mr. C. I). Voy. The
rocks are being arranged systematically and
geographically, so that, as the collection be-
tugation, facilities for which are freely
tl of the student. All of
the foregoing museums are open at all times to
tin public, Mr. Rivers being in constant attend-
ance to Bhow visitors through the various col-
lections.
Chemical. Assaying, and Metallurgical
Laboratories.
The chemical Laboratories are planned after
the most careful study oi the newest and best
arranged laboratories of this country ami of
ESurope, with the aid and advice of many ex-
perienced teachers of analytical chemistry.
There are two principal Laboratory rooms, one
for qualitative analysis, the other for ipiantita-
tive analysis, each having accommodations for
thirty-two pupils. Thej contain a qui
evaporating niches, sand and steam bath.-;, dry-
ing ovens, alter apparatus, etc. There are rooms
all well equipped for fusions, organic analysis,
gas analysis, etc. ; also a balance room, with
balances from the best makers. Such apparatus
as is needed for the study of analytical chem-
istry is loaned to the students, without charge.
There is a good supply of apparatus tor carry-
ing on original investigation.
The metallurgical laboratories are large and
well equipped. The assaying laboratory is do
signed to otter every facility for the assays of
all kinds of ores, bullion, slags, mattes, etc.
The crushing and sampling room contains large
terj , amalgamating nana, settlers, concentrating
apparatus ■ ine nu aace and leaching appa-
ratus, and will enable students who have finished
the undergraduate Course in metallurgy and as-
saying, to aample, assay and then treat by the
methods in actual us. _■,,],! and ail-
ver ores of California. In all su.-li cases, the
student will be required t< amount
and causes oi Losses, and the expense of treat-
ment.
Mineralogical and Petrographical Labora-
i ories.
The mineralogical Laboratory is provided with
collection of unlabeled minerals, which
students determine by their physical pr parties,
A separate course on blowpipe is offen d bj I 111
chemical department. Special studentsonmin
eralogy will find everj facility for in
tions in optical mineralogy, the apparatus" at
disposal consists of .1 Large reflection goniome
ter and spectri iter (reading direct to ten sec
onds), from Fuess, in Merlin: also, from the
same maker, Groth's I. aivi rsal Apparatus, i-
sisting of a polarization instrument for both par-
allel and converging polarize*] light, an appa-
ratus for determining the angle of optii i
and a Bmall goniometer and spectrometer ; also.
an apparatus for cutting and grinding crystal
sections.
In the petrograpliical laboratory every facility
is furnished for the study of roeks, both by tin-
ordinary process of mineralogical investigation
#^^1*:%^
VIEW OF
BERKELEY, THE UNIVERSITY OP CALIFORNIA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY
of San Francisco bay and the adjacent hills is
especially remarkable for a refined variety of
outline and color, but the noblest effects are not
-wanting.
In preparing the view which we present, the
artist stood upon one of the low hills in rear of
the University grounds, and the reader looks
with him down upon the campus, with its trees,
shrubbery and openings, upon the rear side of
the buildings, and thence westward upon the
slope of the Berkeley plain and the bay beyond.
Of the four large buildings shown, that upon
the left is the College of Agriculture. The
building semi-circular in form is the Bacon Art
and Library building. Next to the right is the
College of Letters. The last of the four build-
ings, partly hidden among the trees, is the Col-
lege of Mining and Mechanical Arts, of brick,
four stories high. It is devoted to the studies
implied by its name, and is splendidly fitted out
for its uses. Some description of this depart-
ment will interest our mining readers.
The Collections of the University.
In the first place, to the mining student, great
interest centers in the geological, mineralogical
and palaaontological collections of the University.
The collections are made up from materials
obtained mainly from the following sources:
The State Geological collection, which has been
placed at the disposal of the University; the
Voy collection, consisting of a large number of
California fossils, minerals, rocks, etc., col-
lected by Mr. C. D. Voy, and presented to the
comes more complete, the geographical distri-
bution of the rocks of the Pacific coast will be
known with great accuracy and detail. It is
designed to issue, as soon as possible, a descrip-
tive catalogue of the rocks of California.
The Museum of Economic Geology, although
so recently founded, is already large, and is in
frequent receipt of valuable acquisitions from
all parts of the Pacific coast. The importance
and value of this collection can scarcely be over-
estimated. It will subserve two purposes— on
the one hand it renders possible a course of in-
struction in ore deposits, which is of essential
importance to those who intend to pursue the
profession of mining engineer, and, on the other
hand, the ore deposits of this coast will be col-
lected together for the first time in one institu-
tion, where they can be subjected to careful and
critical comparative investigation, to the end
that the laws of their occurrence may, as far as
possible, be determined. To this end an elabo-
rate blank book has been devised, in which are
carefully tabulated the name, locality, form,
thickness, dip, strike, wall rocks, etc., of every
ore deposit on the coast, as soon as accurate in-
formation upon these points can be obtained.
The mass of statistics thus obtained Will be
made the basis of the above-mentioned investi-
gations.
The Museum of Mineralogy is very large and
fully arranged, and is supplied with ample case
room It fully illustrates the instruction in
mineralooy, and offers inexhaustible material
iron mortars and rubbers (a panning sink), an
assortment of sieves, and a large sampling table.
Another room is devoted to the ore or pulp
scales and the fluxes, and contains a hood with
burners and stands for parting gold and silver.
The furnace room contains four crucible fur-
naces and three muffle furnaces, arranged for
burning coke, a large Freiberg muffle furnace,
and one for crucibles arranged to burn soft coal.
These furnaces have all been carefully designed
and are built into the walls and ironclad in a
substantial manner. A storeroom and a weigh-
in" room for the assay balances complete the
lower floor. On the floor above, a large room, de-
voted to bullion and volumetric assays, contains
a pair of muffle furnaces, parting hoods, a gal-
vanic battery, work benches, tools and a pair oi
steel rolls. Another room, lighted by yellow-
glass windows, is devoted to the humid or mint
assays. A third room, for special investigations,
contains a gas muffle furnace and one for cruci-
ble assays; also a water-blast blowpipe and a
distillation apparatus. A special balance room
is arranged on this floor for the finest assay
balances. All the appliances are of the most
improved pattern, and offer excellent oppor-
tunities for instruction and original research.
The only charges are for the materials actually
used by the students.
The appropriation lately made by the Legis-
lature for this college will be at once applied to
the construction of a metallurgical laboratory.
It will contain a small rock breaker, stamp bat-
and by the preparation of thin rock sections and
examination under the microscope. The labora-
tory possesses six first class microscopes. The
student has access at all times to the facilities
provided for this work, and the material to he.
investigated is practically inexhaustible.
The Mining Course.
The Course in Mining is designed for stu-
dents who wish to become mining or metal-
lurgical engineers, or to engage in one of the
many pursuits connected with the mining in-
dustries, such as the surveying and mapping of
mines, the assaying and working of ores, the
designing and use of mining machinery, or the
exploitation of mines. In order that people in
the mining regions may know what may be
learned in the course, the following is pre-
sented :
The undergraduate course includes a thorough
preparation in the modern physical sciences,
training in English, and the acquisition of a,
reading power of German (or French ). It may
be completed by. the average student in four
years. Instruction is given according to the
nature of the subject, either by leotures anil
recitations, or by practical exercises. The lec-
tures are fully illustrated. The practical exer-
cises consist of laboratory and field work, iu
which each student does the work himself under
proper guidance. The following is an outline of
the course in additional to English and German
(or French):
(CONTINDKD OS PauE 430.)
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1883
_ [Metallurgy apd Ofeg.
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
NO. 23 STEVENSON STREET.
Near First and Market Streets, S. F.
Established, 1869. 0. A. Ldckhabdt, Manager.
Ores Worked by any ProcesB.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branchea.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Mines, plans and reports furnished.
C. A. LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
~J0HfT TAYLOR & 00,7
IMPORTERS OP AND DBALBRfl IN
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG
.GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc
118 and ISO Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention of Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, Prospectors, etc..
to our full stock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scorifiers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals.
Having1 been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the first discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for th ese e-oods both as to quality and price. Our
Hew Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will he sent on
application.
jO-Our Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for comp utation of assays in grains and grammes,
will be sent free upon application. Agents lor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
^METALLURGICAL WORKS,
?\ 318 Pine St., (Basement),
Corner ol Leidesdorff Street, - SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and Tests Made by anj
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
Q. KUSTEL & CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
0TT0KAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leacbing and Cblorination Works a
specialty. Address,
Cor. Fifth and Bryant Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL-
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
113 Leidesdorff Street,
Bet. California and S;crameno Sts., SAN FRANCISCO
ASSAYING TAUGHT.
^"Personal attention insures Correct Returns. *ffi&
THOS. PRICE'S
Office and Ohemica
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St., S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assaver,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F.
^rlSl?' '<f.S.PHILUPS--
|-jexam1nlk, assayer, and metallurgist
043 Years' Practice' Pacific Coast 14(1
Send/or list of fas Mining Books, Tools. t£c. ■
Instruction on A*»aying and Testing r.
I ADVICE. ON MINING AND METALLORt.lt.
I Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied. {
I Agency lot a Swansea Co. buying mixed ores.
ASSAYS. FOR PROSPECTORS S Z-.-PER METAL
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
There is for sale in this city, by I. A. Heald, American
Machine and Model Work*, 111 and 113 First St., a
Rutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barrel
crusher, which was only used a f ew times and is as good
as new. It will be so'd very much below cost, and
miners who are in need of such an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning it. It is
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other sub-
stances. Keferenee as to above can be had upon applying
to this office,
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, Estimate?, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.]
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
[Successors To MOBEY & SPiDBEYJ
— — Mmufacturers of all binds of—
WABEEOOM8:
92 & 94 Liberty St., New Vort.
Mine and Mill Machinery
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York.
o
The Fouodry and Machine Shop "nifivii g Vi^en e iVvfted we ars re w preppred '
make from the meat imnrnvrd rmtterus u (J AKTZ ajd ttfAft._P M ILLS complete, fo'
worKing GOLD and SILTEK ORES.
Mm IMPROVED PULVERIZER,
For WE C or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The "fia-Ms revolve Horizontal! v withmt friction,
5 ft. aize, weight 7,000 lb*., and does more work tban 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weigh 3 000 His. ' i
Concentrating Milis, Rfjck Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans aid Separators, Roasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
„ Pumping Machinery, Engines a' d Boilers, any size
r"'*1 ' ~ " •''VJ "^r — '|--"i '-L' - re mured, Hydraulic ('Hants and Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
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MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for Mills and Bj
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StE el SHOES and DIES fo r Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for I ML AY ORE CONCENT RATOR and t.V
MINERS' HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given Send lor Catalogue.
Address. THE MOREY & SPERHY MINING MACHINERY CO.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, with proper use, file Compound 'will remove tnd prevent fill
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years trial, iii widely senaratrd In caliiiep, has demonstrated the value of this invention, and its applicability
to d. liferent o,uali<ing of water. References cheerfully furnished to any one wishing: same.
O-TEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION.-®!
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATBES, DRILLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SABS' FRANCISCO TOOL CO., - • 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
(Aijiipg tjigijieeft
Luther "Wagoner, O. B., M E.
John Hays Hammond, M\ E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco, and
Alamos, Soi ora, Uaexico.
Special attention to the dei-ieming and construction of
Concentration Works for nil ores. Gradual reduction by
rolling; impact, e'assification by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Rhtmger
tables.
£3TCorreBpondence and samples solicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
MINES REPORTED UPON.
GEORGE MADEIRA,
Geologi t and. Mining Fnprineer.
Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Matbinery
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Thirty
ytars in the mines of the above States.
SI HABLA ESPAXOLA !
AddresP, carp this < fflce or SANTA CRUZ, CAL.
W. W BAILEY,
Mechanical Engineer,
Room 22, Stock Exchange, S. F.
Plans and Soec flealinns iarninhed for Hoisting-, Pump-
ing, Mill, Milling and otaer Machinery. Machinery in-
spected and erected.
SCHOOL OF
Practical, Civil, Mechanical and Min
ing Engineering,
SURVEYING, DRAWING AND ASSAYING,
1A Post Street, San Francisco
A. VAN DER NAILJLEN, Principal.
Send for Cirrailio-.
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PCRCHASEU ON COMMISSION.
Correspondence Solicited. Cal fornia and Nevada Refe r-
ences. Full advantages of falling piices in Eastern
mark ots secured our customers
F. VON LEICHT,
Mining and Civil Engineer.
Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
£3TR.aporf.s. Surveys and Plane of Mines made. JW
^WTATER TANKS.
Over 700 of our well-known Water Tanks put in service
last year. These tanks are mad e by machinery, from the
*>est of materials, andehipped to all parts of the country
Each piece numbered. No skill required in settiDg up.
WELLS, RUSSELL & CO.,
MECHANICS' MILL?.
Cor. Mission & Fremont Sts., San Francisco
San Francisco Pioneer Screen Works
J. W. QUICK, MArnTFACTtTRBB.
Several first premiums recetoi d
for Quartz Mill Screens, and Per-
forated Sheet Metals of every
description. I would call special
attention to my SLOT CUT and
SLOT PUNCHED SCREENS,
which are attracting much at-
tention and giving unversal
satisfaction. This is the only
establishment on the coast de-
voted exclusively to the manufac-
ture of Screens. Mill owners ueing Battery Screens exteu
sively can contract for large supplies at favorable rateB.
Orders solicited and promptly attended to
32 Fremont Street, San FranciBDO.
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For the prevention and rem' vel of Sca'ein
Steam Boilers, and for Neutralizing Acid,
Sulphur and Mineral Waters.
Important safeguard and remedy for all users of steam.
For Circulars and all information r garding itauso, please
apply at oflice of the Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR &. CO.
118 & 120 Market and 15 & 17 California St., San Francisco
June 23, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
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MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED AND APPROVED FORMS OF
UaviOK made extensive additions to our Shops and Machitiory, we have now the LARQEST and BEST AP
NTED SHOPS in the West. We are prorared to build from the Latest and Moat Approved Patterns,
POINTED SHOPS i
QUARTZ MILLS
For working fcmld and silver ores by wet or dry crushing. The Stetefeldt, Howell's Improved White, Bruuton'a &
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SMELTING FURNACES,
1 u keta. either Wrought or cast iron, made in sections or one piece, cither round, oblong, oval or square. Our
patterns most extensive In use. SPECIAL FUKNACES FOR COPPKK SMELTING. Blag Pots and Cars. Improved
torn, UnPfiKi and Copper Moulds and Ladles, Litharge Cars and Pots, Cupel Furnaces and Cms.
HOISTING ENGINES
Wire Rope, Safety Cages and any Size and Forms of Cars.
Principal Office and Works, Fulton and Union Sts.. Chicago, Illinois.
Frue Ore Concentrator, or Vanner Mills.
Coarse Concent rating Works, Improved Jigs, Crushing Rollers, Bison, Trommels, Bitteoger Tables, and all other
adjuncts for the proper working ol Gold, stiver and Copper Ore-*, oplete In every detail.
it \ij.mhi improved OKK TRAMWAY*, ffs refer to Qen. Custer mine, Idaho, 6,ooo tee
ColumhuM Mine, Ool., 1,760 feet long; Mary Murphj mine, OoL, 5,000 [eel lon«, all In constant operation.
LEACHING MILLS,
Improved Corliss and Plain Slide Valve Meyer's Cut-off Engines.
CORLISS ENGINES from 12x86 Cyllndera to 80x60. PLAIN SLIDE VALVES from 6x10 lo 36*811. BOILERS
of every form, made of Pine In n Works C. II. No. 1 FlaDge Iron, or Otin Steel. WorkmaOHhlp the most cftrefill All
Rivets Hand Driven.
Large or Small for fiat or round rope. Double Cylinder Engines, from 6x10 to l&txOO. This latter size furnished J B, Haggln for QIant n
also CorliHB PumpinK EnxllieB, 20x60, for HoistiiiK and Pumping Works, for 2.000 feet deep. Biihy Holnta for Prospeellnif. 4 H.
d Old Abo Co , Uliick
P. to ti H. P.
McCaskell's Patent Car Wheels and Axles- Best In Use.
New York Office, Walter McDermott, Manager, Room 32, No. 2 Wall St
CONTINENTAL WORKS, BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Due's Mechanical Atomizer or Pulverizer.
For reducing to an impalpable powder all liimlfl of hard and brlltle HlbflluneoB, eueh as 'iUAUTZ, EMERY, CORUNDUM, GOLD
AND SILVER ORES, BAKYTES, COAL, OOI111E, MANGANESE, IRON ORE'S,
PHOSPHATE EOCK, ETC.
It Is aimp'e and rot linble to tret out o' order, Revolving Shell being constructed of Siemens-Martin at.cel, and all parts mechanica
in donlgn anq of ffr^t-class construct! id. Weight 5,500 lti9.; heaviest piece, 1,600 lbs. It will pulverize 7 to 10 Tons in 10 Hour*
with u0 H. P. For circulars and fu 1 particulars apply lo or address,
THOS T. ROWLAND. Sole Man'fr, Brooklyn, MT. Y.
SELBY
SMELTING and LEAD CO.,
416 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Gold and Silver Refinery
And Assay Office.
HIGDK8T CHICKS! I'AID FOR
Gold, Stiver and Lead Ores and Solpharets
Manufacturers of Bluestone.
ALSO, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, SHOT, ET0.
This Company has the best facilities on the Coast
for working
GOLD, SILVER and LEAD
IN THEIR VARIOUS FORMS.
PRENTISS SEI.BY, - - Superintendent
MINERAL LANDS,
COPP'S U. S
Laws, Forms,
Has no surplus verbiage. Contains Dr. Raymond's Glos-
sary- Explains how to examine mining titles. Contains
numerous court decisions. Gives the Public Land Com-
missions Codiflcai ion, and gives many and improved forms.
Price -Full law binding, extra paper, $6.00.
For Sale by DEWEY & CO., San Francisco.
San Francisco Cordage Factory.
Established 1866.
Constantly on hand a full assortment of Manila Rope,
Sisa Rope, Tarred Manila Rope, Hay Rope, Whale
Line, etc., etc.
Extra sizes and lengths made to order on short notice
TUBBS & CO.,
611 and 818 Front Street, San Francisci
Patent Life -Saving Respirator.
PREVENTS LEAD POISONINU AND SALIVATION.
Invaluable to those
engaged in dry cniab-
og quartz mills, quick-
silver mines, white lead
corroding, f eediDg
thrashing machines
and all occupations
where the Biirroundiug
atmosphere is filled
with dust, obnoxious
smells or poison*. us
vapors. The Respira-
tors are sold Buhject
to approval after trial,
and, if not satisfactory,
the price wil be re-
funded. Price, S3
each, or §30 per dozen
Address all communi
cations and orders
to
H. H. BROMLEY, Sole Agent,
43 Sacramento Street. San Francisco, Gal.
FOR SALE
By J. M. LAKENAN, of Grass Valley Foun-
dry, Grass Valley, Cal.
One 20-inch bore engine, 24-inch stroke; one 18-inch
bore engine, 40-inch stroke, Meyer's cut-off; one 14-inch
bore engine, 36-inch stroke, Meyer's cut-off; two 12-inch
bore engines, 30-inch stroke ; two sets heavy pumping gear
with bob and connecting rod irons, etc.; 450 feet of 16-inch
pump pipy of l-ini'h iron, heavy flanges; besides other
mining and milling machinery.
For information, address
J. M. LAKF.NAN,
Grass Valley, Cal.
MILL & -MINING MACHINERY.
F. A. HUNTINGTON,
No. 45 Fremont Street. - - San Francisco, Cal.
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This machine requires less power, less care or attention, and ia lesa liable to got out of repair than any concentra-
tor now in ueo. All of which any practical miner will comprehend when seeing it in operation.
The wear and tear is nominal, and the construction so simple that any miner can put it up and run it; and the lov
price brings it within the reach of all mill men. as it will save enough to puy for itself in any mill in a very ehct
time. One machine will concentrate the tailings from a live-stamp batter. .
WM, BARTLINQ. HBNRY KIMBALL
BARTLING & KIMBALL,
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CENTRIFUGAL ROLLER QUARTZ MILL!
After running one of those mills on the Whidden mine, in El Dorado county, over four months, and thoroughly
testing its capacity and durability, I am prepared to offer it to the mining public, an*' claim for it th3 following
advantages o\ er the drop stamp mill :
1. 'J. he cost of same capacity it not more than one-half that of stamps.
2. Freight to mine one-fourth that of stamps.
3. Cost of erection at mine one-tenth that of stamp?.
4. It runs with one-third the power per ton of ore crushed.
5. The wear id lews than that of stamps.
0. Tha wearing parts are eaily duplicated.
7. It has an>uch better diaclurge, and Ieav. s the pulp in better condition for concentrating.
S. It is a better Amalgamator, saving fully nine-tcnthB of the -'Old in fie mill; the I alaneo can be saved on
plates in the usual manuor.
9. It is continually crushing; not like the stamp, using power to suspend it in air ninety-nine one-hundredths
or the time, and the balance mailing a thundering noise, and accomplishing cor/tpara^-oflty small results. It is as f rf
in advance of the stump nrill as the present method of making tl tur with improved rolls is over the Iudian'9 mode o.
crushing corn in a stone mortar.
F A. II (INT f NOVO .V, ESQ.— DKAR Sm: Your Centrifugal Roller Quartz Mill has run on the Whidden Gold
Mining Company's property, at Shingle Spring^ El Dorad > county, Cil., about four months, and it did good and
Batijfa^tory work; a greater portion of gold remaining in the mill than in a stamp battery.
FRED. JONES, Supf.
SHINGLE MACHINES AND SAWMILL MACHINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
The Pacific Ritral Prkss— a most excellent publics
. „ in— with the bit: inning of the new year donned anew
firm, as either f)f the publishers or editors connected wuh j &tKi exceedingly neat typographical dress. Its reading
trwnffitc are qi:ite likely to be absent at times. | columns needed no Improvement.— A lamed a Knciual.
ADDRitssall corresponednce to the.nameof the paper or/.,.
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PATENT DETACHABLE TOOTH SAWS,
Manufactory, 17 Si 19 Fremont St.. 8. P.
H. H. BROMLEY,
Dealer in Leonard & Ellis Celebra'ed
TRADE MARK,
mm
STEAM CYLINDER AND MACHINE OILS,
The Best and Cheapest.
These Superior Oils cannot be purctased through dealer
aid are Bold direct to consumer only by H. H. BROMLEY,
sole <*ealtr in these got d9
Eeference— Any 6rst-claaH Engineer Machine Builder in
America. Addies3, 43 S acrainciitl* St.. S. I'".
THE BEST IN USE!
iMPROVEEtRUCKET
This is the only Scientifically Constructed Bucket in
the market. It is ttiu.k out from charcoal stampinp-
iron. No cornera to catch . No Bfam3 to burst. No
inteiior corners to clog up. It runs with great sage, and
half the power of the old stvle bucket. WILL OUT-
WEAR HALF A DOZEN OF THEM.
PRICES REDUCED.
T. F. ROWLAND, Sole Mfr.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
II. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Cal.,
carry a stock of all sizes.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
Room with ateam power to let in the
Pacific Power Co. 's new brick building,
Stevenson street, near Market. Eleva-
tor in building. Apply at the Com-
pany's office, 314 California gtmet.
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ROCK DRILL
FOK MINES, QtTARBIES, ETC.
J. CTJYAS, Agent,
10 Park Place,
New York.
RICHARD C. REWIMEY, Agent,
Philadelphia Chemica.1 Stoneware Manufactory,
1100 East Oumbeilaud St., PniblDianrA, Pa.
Manufacturer of
all kinds of
leware
FOR—
Esi Manufacturing
acidII Chemists.
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Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1£83
J^ATEJMTS AJ^D XnV^710^8
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dewey & Co.'s
Scientific Press Patent Agencv, 252 Market St., S. F.
For Week Ending June 12, 1883.
279,i2£.--Gold Washer Belts & Wilson, Salt
Lake, Utah.
279,325. — StheetCae Propulsion R. F. Bride-
vvell, S. F.
279,225.- Automatic Railwav Alarm— Frank
Cliftord, Carson city, Nev.
279,236.- Sisi'knsion Hook- Sam'l J. Fletcher,
S. F.
27CM43. BUCKLE D. G. Dray, Pleasant Hill,
Oregon,
279,242.- Magazine Firearm — H. T. Haz-
ard, Los Angeles. ( '.ri.
279,249. —Girder and Beam -Peter H. Jackson,
S. F.
279,266. Vehicle Seat- Jos. Newman, Sacra-
mento, Cal.
279,273. -Telemeter — Wm. D. Patterson, S. F.
279,428.- Two-wheeled Vehicle- N. Peter-
son, Antioch, Cal.
279,277, —Orchard Cultivator — G. Richard-
son and G. Fnderson, San Jose, Cal,
279,438.— Saddle Horn -O. Ruparts, Albany,
Oregon.
Note.— Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
security and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
Dewey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Automatic Railway Alarm. — Frank Clif-
ford, Carson City, Nev. No. 279,225. Dated
June 12, 1SS3. This invention relates to a
novel automatic railway alarm to be used at
crossings ; and it consists in a mechanism at-
tached to the locomotive, preferably between
the cylinder and the first driver, consisting of a
revolving hub, provided with peculiar forked
arms, which, by coming in contact with posts
placed suitably upon the side of the track, are
turned to revolve a disk, furnished with an ec-
centric groove, in which a stud upon the end
of a pitman, connected through intermediate
devices with the steam-whistle travels. There
is a peculiar hand connection to operate the
whistle. The object of this invention is to pre-
vent accidents at points where roads cross the
railway track and this is done by sounding an
alarm, which, by reason of the operating
mechanism, is not dependent upon vigilance of
the engineer, but is automatic in its operation.
Two- Wheeled Vehicle. — Nelson Peterson,
Antioch. No. 279,428. Dated June 12, 18S3.
This invention relates to the class of two-
wheeled vehicles known as " carts," and to cer-
tain improvements therein. The invention con-
sists in a hinge connection in the main body-
supporting springs and the axle, and in combi-
nation therewith of suitable connections be-
tween the ends of the springs and the shafts of
their cross-bars. The object of the invention is
to overcome as much as possible the jogging
motion of the horse, which is usually communi-
cated to the seat, and the object is attained by
such a construction as to break the rigid con-
nection between the shafts and axle and the re-
maining parts of the vehicle.
Suspension Hook. — Samuel.]. Fletcher, San
Francisco. No. 279,2313. Dated June 12, 1883.
This invention relates to a a new and useful
suspension hook for sustaining curtains, drapery,
etc., and it consists in a double plate, having a
swivel hook in its top, and in a screw-eye pass-
ing through said plate and receiving a nut. A
particular adaptation of this hook is to suspend
from it at the same time the heavier curtains or
drapery and also the lace curtains to the best
advantage. The usual way in which curtains
are suspended is by a cornice, or a horizontal
pole upon which are fitted a number of rings.
These rings have eyes or staples in them, and
some kind of hooks or pins are secured to the
curtain and engage with the screw-eyes to sus-
pend them. All these hooks have in some way
to be sewed to or pinned into the material, and
they cannot be made ornamental, nor can they
be applied with much readiness. The lace cur-
tains are secured to a rod behind the pole, and
are drawn up so tight that they are seen from
the inside above the droop of the heavier cur-
tains. It is the object of this invention to pro-
vide a hook adapted to be readily applied, cap-
able of ornamentation, and which will suspend
from itself; both the heavier curtains and the
lace curtains.
Telemeter.— Wm, D. Patterson, S. F. No,
279,273. Dated June 12, 18S3. This inven-
tion relates to a new and useful telemeter, and
consists in a tube having a means at one end
for observing the direct and reflected rays of
light from the object, and a means at the other
end for causing the reflected ray to coincide
with the direct ray, and for reading the angle
of the reflected ray, whereby said angle, the
base and the right angle of the direct ray with
the line of coUimation in the tube being known,
the size of the angle of the reflected ray may be
readily computed and the distance of the, object
ascertained. The object of this invention is to
ascertain the linear distance to any given ob-
ject, and to provide for this purpose a simple and
effective instrument.
Orchard Cultivator. — Gamos Richardson
and Geo. Knderson, San Jose. No. 279,277.
Dated June 12, 1SS3. This invention relates to
a new and useful cultivator, especially designed
for use around trees in orchards, etc. The in-
vention consists in a frame, the teeth of which
on one side of the center are set in an opposite
direction to those upon the other side. The
center of the frame is provided with a bearing
for embracing the trunk of the tree, and a
means for rendering it adjustable to fit different
sizes of trees.
Vehicle Seat. — Jos. Newman, Sacramento.
No. 279,266. Dated June 12th, 18S3. This
invention relates to a new and useful im-
provement in vehicle seats, and it consists in a
cushion socket or recess, in connection with the
shell, and in the construction, whereby this
socket is formed. The seats of vehicles are
usually constructed with a bottom portion to
sustain the cushion and flaring portion, called
technically the "shell, '' to confine the cushion,
and to form a slight back or rest for the occu-
pant. This shell is built right out from the
bottom, and is generally not more than six
inches high. The cushion is then laid on the
seat. In certain classes of vehicles, notably in
those known as "side bars,'1 the springs are
made rather light for sake of the appearance,
and thei'efore they do not ride as easily as
others. In order to compensate for this, cush-
ions have been used which have been somewhat
of an improvement, and this demonstrates that
greater improvement can be made in this di-
rection, if it were possible to use cushions hav-
ing deeper springs. In the present construc-
tion of the seat this is not possible, and the
cushion, being thicker, would throw the rider
uncomfortably high; or by lowering or dropping
the bottom of the seat, forming a socket, or re-
cess, below the shell, a thick cushion having
deep springs may be used, and the result at-
tained. This is the object of this invention,
namely, to be enabled to use a cushion having
deep springs without throwing the rider too
high.
News in Brief.
A HALIBUT, weighing 202 pounds, has been
caught in Puget sound, near "Whatcom, W. T.
There is more than $2,000,000 worth of
opium in the Appraiser's store in San Fran-
cisco.
The Suez company has agreed with the Eng-
lish Government as to the terms of making the
second canal.
So crowded are the hotels at Seattle, W. T.T
that many people are unable to find sleeping
accommodations.
The Salvation Army now, it is stated, num-
bers 484 corps, with 1,500,000 members, whilst
the income amounts to £121,000.
The exports of wheat from the port of New
York from June 1st to June 20th will be about
145,000,000 bushels, against 132,000,000 last
year.
De Lessefs estimates that the cutting U>
flood the North African desert.can be completed
in five years, at a cost of not more than $30,-
000,000.
Loivpoc is much elated at the result of the trial
of J. W. Saunders, one of the leaders in the riot
when a saloon was destroyed in that town some
months ago.
There were about seven hundred and fifty
wheelmen in line at the third annual meet
of American wheelmen, held in New York,
May 28th, and the procession was one mile in
length.
It is stated that at Red Rock canyon, on the
regular road from Mojave to Independence,
the carcasses of 2,000 sheep are lying, polluting
the atmosphere for miles about It is surmised
that they were poisoned by the bad water of
that place.
iEtna Iron Works.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
the firm of Starr, Malter & Co., of Nos. 217,
219 and 221 Fremont street, San Francisco, who
have thoroughly reorganized the business form-
erly conducted by Messrs. Pendergast, Smith &
Co., well known as the .-Etna Iron Works. The
affairs of the old firm were satisfactorily ad-
justed in the interest of former creditors, whose
accounts were liquidated almost entirely in full,
the honor of which action being due to Messrs.
Malter & Starr, who came promptly forward,
voluntarily meeting the creditors in an honora-
ble, upright manner, thereby saving the reputa-
tion of the old concern, ami also adding to their
own. As heretofore the business will be manu-
facturing general iron work, marine, steam and
hydraulic engines, but they will make a speci-
ality of mining machinery. New improvements
in machinery and apimratus of all modern kinds
have been added in the various departments,
making these works very complete in all detail.
A new office of general superintendent has been
created, and good choice was demonstrated in
selecting the former superintendent, Mr. Geo.
Birfell, to fill the place. He is a young man
thoroughly practical in every department of
manufacturing, having learned and graduated
in the business in this city. He is eminently
fitted to hold so important a trust, and under
his supervision the .^Etna Iron AVorks should
not fail of success.
The California College of Mines.
(Continued from Pace 425.)
Mathematics. — Algebra, geometry, trigonom-
etry, analytical and descriptive geometry,
differential and integral calculus.
Physics. — A course of lectures on experi-
mental physics : heat, light, sound and elec-
tricity, followed by practice in the physical
laboratory.
Chemistry. — Experimental lectures and reci-
tations on inorganic chemistry, particular at-
tention being paid to the chemistry of the metals
as a basis for subsequent work in metallurgy.
Also, extensive laboratory practice in the quali-
tative and quantitative analysis of minerals,
ores, rocks, and metallurgical products. The
use of the blowpipe is taught in connection with
this work. Quantitative analysis is elective
with surveying, but is required of those who in-
tend to become candidates for the degree of
Metallurgical Engineer.
Mineralogy. — Lectu res on chryst allograph y
and the physical properties and uses of the
moat important ore, gangue and rock-forming
minerals. The course is illustrated by numer-
ous models and a collection of over 10,000 min-
erals. Considerable time is devoted to practice
in the determination of minerals by the use of
the knife, lens and streak-plate. The working
collection for this purpose alone contains over
2,000 specimens.
Geology. — A course of lectures on dynamical,
structural and historical geology. The course
is illustrated by numerous drawings, casts aod
models of fossils.
Mechanics. — Lectures on analytic mechanics;
strength of material with applications to fram-
ing, timbering and machine construction; hy-
draulics, pressure of water in dams and reser-
voirs, flow of water in pipes and ditches, hy-
draulic motors. The course is illustrated by
numerous problems and applications.
Mechanical Drawing and Construction. —
These are made, as far as possible, an applica-
tion of the course in mechanics to mining and
metallurgical engineering. Instruction is given
in designing machinery and fixed structures for
mining and metallurgical work.
Surveying. — This course includes: Land and
topographical snrveying and leveling; the lay-
ing out of roads, tramways, ditches, pipe lines,
mining claims ; underground work ; extensive
practice in the field with compass, transit, level
and plane table, and the plotting of field notes
and constnu'tion of maps and sections. The
instruments and grounds of the University
furnish excellent facilities for this work. The
course in surveying is elective with quantita-
tive analysis, but is required for those who in-
tend to become candidates for the degree of
Mining Engineer.
Mining. — Nature and mode of occurrence of
ores; prospecting and exploring ore deposits;
United States laws governing location of claims;
open cut and quarry work; hand and machine
drilling; explosives; blasting; tunneling, with
methods of excavation and timbering; shaft
sinking, timbering and walling; stoping; tram-
ming; hoisting; pumping ana drainage; light-
ing; hydraulic mining; general organization and
administration. The course is illustrated by
■ Ira wings, sketches, data, and references to
typical mines in operation on the coast.
Metallurgy. — (General part): Classification
of ores and processes; crushing and sampling
ores; fuels; fluxes; refractory materials; fur-
naces; accessory machinery; metallurgical prod-
ucts. (Special part): The metals selected are
the ones at present most important on this
coast — gold, silver, lead and quicksilver. Both
wet and dry methods of reduction are taken up
and discussed in detail. The illustrations and
data are drawn, as far as possible, from actual
work on the coast.
Assaying. — The fire assays accompany each
metal in the course of metallurgy, and the in-
struction is made, as far as possible, to illus-
trate the methods of reduction used on the large
scale. Particular attention is paid to the fire
assays of ores of gold, silver, lead and quick-
silver. The assays of fuels aud the remaining
useful metals are elective with advanced work
in construction.
Thesis.— The undergraduate course concludes
with the preparation of an original thesis on
some subject connected with mining or metal-
lurgy.
Excursions. — Students are urged to use their
holidays and shorter vacations throughout the
course to visit and study the many large ma-
chine shops, foundries, rolling mills, powder,
smelting and other technical works in the vi
cinity of Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco.
They are also urged to use their summer vaca-
tion of two months, and their winter vacation
of three weeks, to visit and study various typi-
cal mines and reduction works at a greater dis-
tance. Students who earnestly and systemati-
cally pursue the above plan not only do better
and more intelligent work at college, but make
acquaintances and acquire a fund of informa-
tion that is afterwards of great practical use to
them
Postgraduate Courses.
Students desiring any time to pursue ad-
vanced or special work after graduation, will
find every facility extended to them which the
libraries, laboratories and collections of the
University offer.
Candidates for professional degrees in this
college must satisfy the following conditions:
A candidate for the degree of Mining Engi-
neer must be a graduate of the College of Min-
ing of the University, or he must give evidence
satisfactory to the Faculty of having success-
fully pursued a course of study, equivalent to
that given in the College of Mining in the Uni-
versity.
In addition to this he must pass a satisfactory
examination in the following subjects : mining,
ore dressing, petrography, economic geology,
thermodynamics (elements), drawing and con-
struction of mining machinery, blowpipe assay-
ing, and political economy. He must have had
at least one year of actual practice in the field,
in the course chosen, and must show by an
original memoir upon some subject bearing
upon this profession, his power to apply his
knowledge to practice. This degree will not
be given earlier than three years after gradua-
tion.
A candidate for the degree of Metallurgical
Engineer must pass an examination in the fol-
lowing subjects : Metallurgy, ore dressing, as-
saying and analysis, blowpipe assaying, ther-
modynamics (elements), drawing and construc-
tion of furnaces and metallurgical machinery
and political economy. In all other respects
the requirements are similar to those stated for
the degree of Mining. Engineer.
Special and Partial Course Students. — Stu-
dents who may not be able to take the full un-
dergraduate course may attend such classes in
mining, metallurgy or assaying as they may lie
prepared to enter.
Petrography and Economic Geology.
In the chemical course the instruction is pe-
trography, covers the following ground : ( 1 )
The different methods of rock investigation,
viz., physical and chemical; (2) rock texture and
rock structure; (3) the different forms in which
rock masses occur; (4) classification and nomen-
clature of the leading systems proposed; (5) de-
scriptive petography, special attention being
given to the rocks of California; (6) petrogene-
sis, or the origin of rocks; (7) changes and de-
compositions which rocks undergo. The labo-
ratory is well equipped, and the student has
every opportunity for practice in the determi-
nation of minerals by the microscope and ordi-
nary mineralogical methods. A large field for
original research is open to the student in the
museum of petrography. The course is open to
all students who have completed the University
course in. mineralogy, or an equivalent course
elsewhere.
The course of instruction in economic geology
consists ( 1 ) of a consideration of the geological
nature of ore deposits; (2) a special description
of the ore deposits of this country, with refer-
ences to the most instructive examples of foreign
ore deposits. The course is illustrated by geo-
logical maps and charts, and sets of specimens
of ores and wall rocks from the principal ore
deposits on this coast.
Pacific Mill Company. — Following is the
list of officers of the Pacific Mill and Mining
Co.: Trustees— W. S. Lyle, J. W. Mackay,
George Congdon, C. O'Connor and George Frier.
President, J. W. Mackay ; Vice-President,
George Congdon ; Superintendent, D. B. Ly-
man; Secretary, W. H. Lowell.
A. TRint strengthening medicine ami health renewer is
Brown's Iron Bitters.
Captain Werh, champion swimmer, will
undertake to swim through the Niagara whirl-
pool on the 21st of July. The $10,000 sub-
scribed is raised by railway companies, who are
using it as a grand advertisement, and will run
special excursion trains.
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pt a letter before posting to see that the stamp is in place
Recently one of our agents in Los Angeles county found a
letter contain ing S3 for one year's subscription to our paper.
h;ld for postage which the writer no doub ithought he had
duty stamped, and but for the incidental finding of it by
our agent, would of course have supposed we had received
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Address all corresponednce to the name of the paper or
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June 23, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific' Press.-
429
Recent Contributions to the California
State Mining Bureau.
IFunii-i.i.i far pnbUcatfcm to Uu MwiMn uid
by ii»mh t. iu\k-, State Wnunlogtet]
I''.a.u.'" i < l
UB3 <■•]■]■'■! Sum On Bweel Vengeance mind Rants
intjr, Nei ■ ' H I ' i ■ 1 1 : ■ i
1904 i "I'l" r ' tre, Red ' i\i'ii- Sweet VenManca mine,
Santa Fe dlrtrtcr : ,i\.\,'. .i li
4996. Ooppti < ire Johnson mine, dmi boning, !
..nutty. Net .1 H ''r<<Miinmn.
IBM Wall Koch Street Veugeenoenihie.Buita Fo district,
iy.*3 i J .H. Crossnuui
I0P1 w..n Booh Sweet VfiiuMiioe mil
•n.i. I manldo Bounty, Nei (Bee Wo 4993.) J h Cross
man.
4998. Travertin eel Santa Cnu county, Cal
Mt I <: T .inn. r
Uom(tM No 8739] T.-. | i w, Dtj]
:
5000. r..j.|«T <»r.- Italy mine, near Ltinjng I
.'•■iirity. Hot. J H Ckhbdeo
5001. Copper Ore Honors mine, near Ijuum, i n i tl< i
DOODtj N- v .1 II i rnrtdtuan.
5002 CTi»p|irr <>&■ Copper King mine, near Liming. I".
meraJda e ninty. Hen J H CitM man
5003. Wall Booh [Hanghu Wall), Lime Stone Copper
King mine, Dear Lontng, Esmeralda ry, Nev .1 n
5004. Wall Book (Foot irall), Taloow Slate ffl Coppei King
•-, Dear Ltmlng, Esmeralda county, Nov ■' H I i
man.
5005. Fi»»*il it..i f Ham (i, (Femur) Near Goldwin
hay. nortli <-( Norton sound, Alaska. .). 0. fJreen.
5006 Ttuk ..f an Elephant Near Goldwin bay, north of
Norton --.uu. I. AJaaka> .1 C. 'Jrvun.
5007. TuMth -.f Blenhaa PrbnlgenJua Near Goldwin bay,
Dorthol Norton sound, Alaska. J C Green
'-"-' f'aldt- I'1 |....t li,.lry.'l'li»l), found with Prictte
i rhetoo, ' lurry oountyi Oregon John Creeawi U
5009 Calotte Bad of the Klamath river, Yreka, Siskiyou
county. Gal I»r K c; Haarn.
5010 Dolomite Raymond and Ely mine, Eureka oountyi
Nov.; 700-foot level. Mm H . H Day.
^'ii. I >'.].. niiu- iiioti-yoiiliili .ni (.'upper Ore Itnyinnti.l and
KlyiidiJiv Mr* II II Day
5012. Largo Hrwciim-ii containing Possll Oysters Posa
creek. fi.otliillN..f .Sierra Nevada. Kern county, Cal. K. Dun
oeuy, M D,
Lots (if Work tor the Carson Mint.— An
attache n| the branch mint at Carson informs
the Reno Gazette that the authorities at Wash-
ington do not buy any bullion for it, but let it
stand on its own bottom. They fix the price it
can pay for silver and allow any one party the
privilege of depositing as high as J 0,000 ounces
a day. If people bring sufficient metal there to
keep it running, well and good; if not it shuts
down. Just now quite a lot of bullion is being
put in every day, and it is piling up much faster
than it can be coined. There is several months'
supply on hand now, and there is no reason why
the inflow should cease so long as Southern
Nevada and the Comstock yield anything.
An Experiment.— Thirty tons of sulphurets
from the Murchie mine have been shipped to
Omaha to be worked by a new process, which,
it is claimed, 'returns a larger per cent of the
precious metal than any of the processes in use
on this coast. It is an experiment on the part
of the Murchie mining company, and the re-
sult will be awaited with interest by the other
mining companies hereabouts. The sulphurets
are valued at $260 per ton. — Nevada City IJ>
aid.
Electrical Balloon. — Tissandier, the French
balloonist, proposes to build a balloon to be
driven by an electro-dynamic machine fed by
accumulators. The balloon is to be eliptic in
shape, and about 40 meters long. It is calcu-
lated to have a total lifting power of 7,000 lbs. ,
or, after deducting the weight of the accumula-
tors, a capacity of raising fully 2,000 lbs. of
freight and passengers.
If toc are trick and troubled with dyspepsia, Brown 'f
Iron Bitters will cure you.
Attend to This.
Our subscribers will find the date they have paid to printed
on the label of their paper. If it is not correct, or if the
papec should ever come beyond the time desfred be sure
to notify the publishers by letter or postal card. If we are
not notified within a reasonable time, we cannot be respon-
ible for the errors or omission of agents-
Ore Pl'I.VBRIZKR, — The rotary ore pulverizer, advertised
in another column as for sale by Mr. Heald, has been used
but very slightly, and is a bargain to any one in want of
such a machine. It is only sold because the company whrch
ordered it is dissolved, and there is no possible use for it.
All the necessary gearing, frame, etc., go with the pulver-
izer, which can be set running in half an hour after it is
received. Parties needing something which will grind ore
fine, will do well to communicate with Mr. Heald concerning
this machine.
Important additions are being continually made
Woodward's Gardens. The grotto walled with aquaria
constantly receivi ig accessions of new fish and other marine
life. The number of sea lions is increased, and there is a
better chance to studv their actions The pavilion has new
varieties of performances The floral department is replete,
and the wild animals in good vigor. A day at Woodward's
Gardens is a day well spent.
THE OVERLAND MONTHLY,
A Monthly Magazine.
Devoted to the beat interest of the Pacific Coast. Thin
magazine ia the exponent of a vigorous literature and has
what is so hard to create, A DISTINCTIVE flavor.
gy Single Copibs 35 cents; yearly subscription, S4.00-
SAMUJSL CARSON, Publisher,
120 Sutter St., San Francisco.
JOHN L. BOONE,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9 ,
No. 820 California Street. 8- F.,
(Over Wells Farno & Co.'s Rank.
Special Attention Paid to Patent Law.
N. B. — Mr. J. L. Boone has been connected with the
Patent burin ess for over 15 jeara, and devotes himself
alinort exclusively to Patent litigation and kindred
branches. *
No Whiskey!
Brown's Iron Bitters
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that are not com-
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper-
ance by promoting a desire
for rum.
•' Brown's Iron Bitters
is guaranteed to be a non-
intoxicating stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso-
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi-
cating beverages.
Rev. G. W. Rice, editor of
the American Christian Re-
view, says of Brown's Iron
Bitters:
Cin.,0.,Nov. 16, 1S81.
Gents : — The foolish wast-
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul-
gence of our people, makes
your preparation a necessity;
and if applied, will save hun-
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuperation.
Brown's Iron Bitters
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
biliousness, weakness, debil-
ity, overwork, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c, and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
Educational.
St. Augustine College,
BBN1CIA, CAL.
'Xhlrty-flret Term Opens
TL-ISDAY JUMf 31. 1883,
At 1! o'clock.
RT. REV .1. II. I). W1NQFIELD, D. D., LL. 1).,
Proeiilent.
Persona interested in incorporations will
H? w2l , °, recommend the publication of
tho official notices of their companies In
mi,rtiE«per '' a?. the- cheapest appropriate
medium for advertising.
MILLS SEMINARY.
The next term of this well-known Institution will
< tuionce "ii
Wednesday August 1, l£83a
For Circulars giving particulars] address
REV. C. T. MILLS,
Mills Seminary P. 0., Alameda <'o., Cal.
Is the Besc Pump In the World. Another
New Improvement is Lewis' Patent
Spray Attachment.
Can change from solid stream to spray instantly. Regu-
lar retail price, §6. Weight, 4} lbs. Length, 3'2 inches.
For sale hv JOHN H. WHEELER,
111 Leidesdorft St., S. F.
I'. S. — A sample can he -seen at this office.
W. E. Cp.vmbbrlain. Jr.
T. A. Ko HI- NMON
LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, $70.
Paid in Installments, $75.
£OT3end for circulars.
Mining Compapies.
THE HARMON SEMINARY,
Berkeley, Cal.
A FIRST-CLASS BOARDING SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
For Catalogues or other information, address ri. S.
HARMON, Berkeley, Cal., or E. J. Wickson, 414 Clay
Street, San Francisco.
THE HOME SCHOOL
FOR
1TOTJITG LADIES,
1825 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Cal.
Organized in 1S7J.
The next Year licitins on WEDNESDAY, .ll"LY 25, 1883
MISS L. A. FIELD, Principal.
SACKETT
(FOR BOYS)
SCHOOL.
tHJUSJUTlFUl PKE88 0FF1UE, 252 Slarket (Kleva-
tor 12 Front), S.F. Pamphlet for Inventors Jree.
Takes first raQk for thoroughness
and ability of its teachers; al&o
for home care.
Business, Classical, and
English. Departments.
Next Term commences July 16th
Send for Catalogue to
D. P. SACKETT, A. M., Principal,
OAKLAND, CAL.
LAUREL HALL.
Home School for Yorajr Ladies aMCMlilreii.
The Twentieth Annual Session will commence Thurs-
day, August 2, 1883.
This Institution offers to a limited number advantages
of the highest order, having a large corps of well-known
teachers who eive individual care and treatment to each
pupiL Address MRS. L. MANSON-BUCKM ASTER,
San Mateo, Cal.
IRVING INSTITUTE.
YOUNG LADIES' BOARDING SCHOOL.
103(1 Valencia St., San Francisco.
The buildine had been enlarged and rrfitted. The next
eeseion will commence July 23d. For catalogue, address
REV. EDWARD E. CHURCH, A.M.,
Principal.
Seaton Gold Mining Company— Loca-
co, Cull
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i III;,.
NOTICE. There are dclinqucnl u, the followinc
'',"r,l ,M w"; ,', "'"'"">"■.*.....„„,„ NO.
Ai-nl iii. 1888 the several a. nhi sot opposlti I mies
ol the n spcctivc shareholder*, em follows
No Cor!
i: a
THE HOME SEMINARY,
San Jose, California,
Incorporated fSSr.
FOR YOUNG LADIES AND MISSES,
Next Term begins AuguBt 15, 1883.
For Particular!) and Terms of Tuition, AddreBS
MISS M. S. CASTLEMAN, Principal.
JOHN BERGSTROM,
ORGAN BUILDER.
29th. and Mission Sts.
[Established, 1851.]
Warnc
Martii
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Martin
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Martin, A, Trustee 10
Martin, A, Trustee 20
Martin, A, Trustee 2\
Martin, A, Trustee 22
Martin, A, Trustee 28
Martin, A, Trustee -i\
Martin, A, Trustee 25
Martin, A, Trustee 26
Martin, A, Trustee 27
Martin, A, Trustee 28
Martin, A, Trustee 20
Martin, A, Trustee ;«>
Martin, A, Trustee 31
Davis, John A w<,
Martin, A, Trusts- 33
Martin, A, Trustee 84
Martin, A. Trustee 35
Martin, A, Trustee :if;
Kellogg:, CW 37
Martin, A, Trustee 38
Martin, A, Trustee ;in
Martin, A, Trustee. ..... 40
.Martin, A, Trustee II
Martin, A, Trustee 42
Martin, A, Trustee 43
Fischer, Bertha C. 45
Cornwall, I* R 46
And in accordance with law, and an order of the Board
of Directors, made on tho 10th day of April, l--:;, bo
many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be
necessary, will he sold at public auction, at 528 California
St., Room 6, San Francisco, Cal.,'on TUESDAY, the 5th
day of .lime, 1883, at the hour of 1 o'clock P. M., of said
day, to nay said delinquent assessmenl thereon, togethei
with costs of advertising and expense of sale.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
OFFICE— Room 6, 028 California si,, San Francisco
California.
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POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale of delinquent stock is herohj postponed
to THURSDAY, the 28th day of June, 1883, at 1 o'clock
r. M,. at tho same place. By order of the Hoard of Di-
rectors.
A. MARTIN, Secretary.
Ran Km 1 1 cisco, June 6, 18^:s.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company
San Francisco, June 20, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board i>f Directors of the above
named company, held this day, Dividend No. 18, of five
cents (5c.) per share, was declared, payable on Thursday,
July 12, 18S;{. Transfer books closed on Monday, .Inh 2,
1883, at 3 o'clock r. m. This dividend is payable at the
Fanners' Loan and Trust, Company in New York, on all
stock issued there, and at the office in this city on all
stock issued here. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE Room 29, Nevada Block, N... 803 Montgomery
street. San Francisco, Cal.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.""
Gould and Curry Silver Mining Company.
ASSESSMENT No. 45*.
Levied Tune 15, lSStt
Delinquent July 20, 1888
Day of Sale August 13, 1888
Amount Fiftv cents nor share.
ALFRED K. DURBROW, Secretary.
Office— Room No. 69, Nevada Block, No. 300 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
SQUARE FLAX PACKING.
Entirely Exempt from Hemp or Jute,
THL BEST IN THE WORLD
For tirlier Steam or Wafer.
ENGINEERS "WILL FIND IT JUST WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN WANTING.
£3TSend for sample and price list. Manufactured by
W. T. Y. SCnENCK,
36 California Street, : : San Francisco Cal.
The Lemmon Herbarium.
This Herbarium has been removed from the Blake
Housd to a permanent place at 1205 Franklin St., near
Fourteenth St., Oakland, one square east of the Pose
Office, where plants of the Pacific Coast, including
Arizona, may be determined on application, and instruc-
tion given in botany durinp the winter. Seta or single
specimens of the rare and new ferns of tho Pacific Coaafc
for sale.
430
Mining and 'Scientific Press.
[June 23, 1883
Iron ajid JVIachipe Vfofe
F. P. Bacon, Prea. O. L. Pouts, Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Kepairsrs of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND BUILDERS OF
M and Mining Macliinerr, Port-
Offlce and Works— 222 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
1ST Agents for C. H. Baker's Mioin^ Horse Power;
Bit-hop's Mining Pump Apparatus; 0. H. Baker's Quick-
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
Marine and Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Sliipptng- on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second and Jefferson
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB & CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. GAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
Front Street, Between N and O Streets,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Golden State & Miners Iron Works,
Manufacture Iron Castings ana Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Batea
STEVENSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St., between Howard & Folsom, S. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FJtANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds ol Brasa, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
and Valves, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ^.PRICES MODERATE. "H
J. H. WEED. V. KINQWELL.
California Machine Works,
WM. H. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portalile and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Miniu g Machint ry. Erodie's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher, i tons per hour $350.00
" 2 " 6 625.00
" 3 8 ' 925.00
" 0 " 15001t>3 " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the Lowest Prices.
Power, Hydraulic Ram or cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any piu-pose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Of all sizes — from 2 to 60-Horse power. Also, Qoart2
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery, Shafting, Iron
Tanks, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J. HBNDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS TIIOMPBON
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and 131 Beale St. , between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MAHOTACTURHRB OF CASTINGS OF BVBRY BKSORIPTION.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED
— AT —
Mechanics' Fair, 1882,
Best Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Best Hoisting Engine and Boiler
combined and Best Upright Engine in
motion to
W. H. OrlVIENV
Engine
109 & in Beale St.
SAS FRANCISCO.
COKE, PATENT. COKE.
o
Thia COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, in his assay office, by the Seiby
Smelting and Lead Co., Prescott, Scott & Co-, Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
J PARKE & LACY. Pronrietors.
No. S California Street,
San Francisco.
CAL.
Importers and Dealers in every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
STEAM PUMPS,
^^ Stationary, Portable and H. isting Engines and Boilers
.i£sS5 SawmilJs, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls, together with, a general line
of Mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Rubher Belt-
ing Packing and Hose>
iST Catalogues furnished on Application, .ffif
Geo. W. Prescott, President.
[rviso M. Scott, tJcu'l Manager.
H. T. Scott, Yice-l'rcs't.aiirl Treas.
Geo. W. Dickie, Manage]
.J. OB. Gunk, Secretary.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box. 2128.
BUILDERS OF
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump.
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Engines, Baby Hoists, Stamps^
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Fans, Pans,
Automatic Cut-off Engines, Hock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
UNION IRON WORKS
; to PRESCOTT,
SKNI> l-'l.H 1,AT
\H GOLD QUARTZ and PLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(V. H TAYLOR., Pres't. JOSEPH MOORE, Supl
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Brancoss,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built complete with
HuIIb of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Bargee and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and'none
but first-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the moBt approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any size
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
Bheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the irround.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe made by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
WincheB, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after the
most approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumps, for Irrigation or City
Water Works purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
BAKER'S MINING HORSE POWER.
JA_]vc^.xJC3--A-nyi:-^Tiisra- plates,
For Saving Gold.
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills aod Wet or Dry Placer Aiualga
mator Machines made to order, corrugated or plair.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most extensive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast M iniiij- States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plate* bought, o
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 & 655 MIeslon St., San Francisco, Cal.
E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
rpHK MOST EFFICIENT AND PRACTICAL MACHINE
-*- ever invented for the service of Prospectors and
others requiring the owe of a Horse PcwsrJ possessing all
the rciiuircnieiits of a first-claws hoist and affording means
Tor the continuous operation of a Pump or Blower without
interfering with a hoisting apparatus.
It i« made entirely of Iron; no piece weighs
over 250 pounds. At the ordinary speed of a horse a
1,000-pound bucket, of ore may he raised 120 feet per
minute. The hoisting drum is uiiderthe complete control
of the man at the shaft, and is capable of carrying 500
feet of five-eighths steel rope. The cost of erection is
slight, as two men in half a day can easily put it in place
readj for work.
While tin power is more particularly for mining pur-
puses, it is equally adapted to all other uses where animal
power is required. tfjr SEND FOR CIRCULAR,
Address
PACIFIC IRON WORKS,
Rankin, Brayton & Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO - AND - CHICAGO.
66
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Medart Patent 'Wrought Rim Pulley
For the States of California, Oregon and Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Moatana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
Best Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
25,1881. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES
Nos. I 29 and 131 Fremont Street,
'Srkd for Circular ash Prick List '^fi
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. G. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Nothwe-t Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Frencieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
-MANCPACTORBRS OF-
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
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Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Mills.
luating Macnmes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Ouartz Mills. I Dewey & Co {26lt^££et} Patent Agts
An? alga
CLAYTON',!
AIR COMPRESSORS
For CATALOGUES, ESTIMATES, Etc Address
CLAYTON STEAM PUMP WOEKS
15* 47 York St. BROOKLYN, N.Y.
(Near Approach to New York & Brooklyn Bridge. )
WHITALL, TATUM & CO.,
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA.
CHEMICAL AND OTHER IWME,
CATALOGUES SENT UPON APPLICATION.
J0NE 23, 1883.]
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With Adjustable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Crann Shafts.
Machinery Depot,
2 1 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F.
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR.
SPECIAL ADVANTAOES.
Absolute certainty in tho actios of the valves at any speed. Perfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure. Takes less water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covsrs. Entire absence of springs or friction to open or shut the valves. No valve stems to break
and drop iusido-of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. Tho only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. N»
expensivo foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
DISPLACEMENTS in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
The KortJutr'a Injector is tho simplest,
cheapest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or cold, and feed under
varying pressure. Send fot Circu.^r.
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
Nos. 2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Son's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps.
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Hoisting Engines
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson'a Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disston's Circular Saws.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packing
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hose,
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting.
BLAKE STEAM PUMP.
More Than 10,000 in Use.
•Smb^.,
THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sporting, Cannon, Mining, Blasting and
HERCULES POWDER
HERCULES POWDER will break more rock, is stronger, safer and better than any other
Explosive in use, and is the only Nitro-Glycerine Powder chemically compounded to neutralize
the poisonous fumes, notwithstanding bombastic and pretentious claims by others.
It derives its name from HRRcn-BB, the most famous hero of Greek Mythology, who was gifted with superhuman
Btrength. Ou 0110 occasion he slow several giants who opposed him, and with one blow of
his club broke a high mountain from summit to base.
No. 1 (XX) is the Strongest Explosive Known.
No. 2 is superior to anv powder of that grade.
PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ORDERS' RECEIVED FOR HERCULES CAPS AND FUSE.
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
Aaityi^ ^°^ With Important Improvements, niakiw,'|it Lno
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest and the Smallest Wheels, under both the Highest and
Lowest head used in this country. Our new Illustrated Book sent froa to those
owning water power.
Those improving water power should not fail to write ua for New Prices, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinery are provided for mak;.i_; this
Wheel. Address
JAMES LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and 110 Liberty Street, New York City
PARKE & LACY. General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St.. S. T.
JOHN F. LOHSE, SECY.
Office, No. 230 California Street
San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAILROAD AND MERCHANT IRON,
ROLLED BEAMS, ANGLE, CHANNEL AND T IRON, BRIDGE AND MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SCREWS, NCTfe
WASHERS, ETC., STEAMBOAT SHAFTS, CRANKS, PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, ETC., ETC.
Car and Locomotive Axles and Frames, and Hammered Iron of Every Description.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SCRAP IRON
«r Orders Solicited and Promptly Executed.
Office. No. Soy Market St., UNION Bi_OCK.
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is no new, patent, non-exploRive Safety Powder, but the Genuine
SS=1I Standard Nitro-Glycerine Powder, as flafe to use and handle as any other Kfitro-
=i Glycerine Powder manufactured. The fumes and gases, common in nitro-glycerina
r^1 powders, are destroyed, and do not leave the minor w'th headache or nausea.
The powder is put up in cartridges of any fcizo to sui^, the consumer, and is
exploded in the same manner as all other high explosives; that is, by means of
cap and /use, or by electricity. It is not claimed fur this powder that it in a
non-explosive, or safer than other niiro-Klyuerhie powder. All powder, and
especially nitro-glycerine powder, ehould be handled carefully. The EXCEL-
SIOR POWDER is as safe, and for Btrength fur surpasses any other powder on
the market. Address all orders to
EXCELSIOR POWDER
Room 9, No. 3 California St.,
COMPANY.
San Francisco, Cal
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THE JOHNA.ROEBLING'SSONSCO.,
Mr,nufHCt urors of
WIRE ROPE and WIRE
Of Every Description.
For lnciliwfl Plwio-f, Standing tihip Rigging, Suspension Bridges, FerHo*; i'oi Bliv.cs n,ii<.t;iil Itludaoi
Heavy Hoisting; for Stays and Guys o>i Derricks, Cranes and Shears; lor
Tillers, Sawmills, Sash Cords, Lightning CousJuclnrE, oto,
Gah:-'ii>;ed;nd PUi.i Telegraph Wir*.
Agents for NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH CO.,
|14 Dramni Street,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAL.
THE BUCK TaOBM BASBBD PEtiCE (One Piece Solid S-bsJ.)
*2TSEND FOP CIRCULAR.^
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VANNING MACHINE.
Over 400 are now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, more than any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentration;} are clean from the first working. The wear and tear are merely nominal.
A machine can be seen *n working order, and ready to make tests, at the office o/ Hinckley, SpierB & Hayes, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice has been given that all shaking motion applied to an endless traveling belt used for concen-
tration of or^s is an infringement on patents held and owned by the Frue Vanninir Machine Company.
That suit has been commenced in New York against an end-shake machine similar to the Triumph, and that as
soon as decision is reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western infringements.
That the patent laws make v.xers of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public iB therefore
warned that there is considerable risk in purchasing aoy end-shake machine until our various patents have been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-3hake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we shall protect ourselves against anv one making, selling or using any machine infringing any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1860? Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1879; April 27, 1S80. Patents applied for.
That we are, and have been, ready at any time, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or any other
macbiue, for stakes of 31,000.
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Room 7, 109 California Street, - - - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
Nov. 6, 1882
"V^illiam Hawkins.
(SUCCESSOR TO HAWKINS & CANTEELL).
210 and 212 Beale Street, bet. Howard and Folsom Sts., - - San Francisco.
Manufacturer of
IMPROVED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES,
FOR MINING AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Also at the HAWKINS' PATENT ELEVATOR HOIST, tor Hotels, Warehouses
and Public Buildings.
Steam Engines and all Kinds of Mill and Mining Machinery.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN BB,
Black. G-lazed I*c>"v^7"ca.ox*,
In kegs and cases. The Beat Low Grade Explosive in the market. Contains no Nitro
Glycerine. Superior to Judson or any Black Powder made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Most Uniform and best Nitro Glycerine Towder inarm factored, on
which we are prepared to f u rnisb at very lowest prices.
Caps and Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VTTLCAN POWDER CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
Patented Oct. 11, '81.
isriErvinsr's
.'KLK URATE D
zing
FURNACE,
Working up to 94 per cent of Fire Assay,
using 25 per cent less salt since
commencing, about a
year ago.
jarMOBNSHS FOR USE F0KJ9Al>E,-£ft
Or Furnaces Constructed.
A i Id ress,
R. A. NEVIN, Patentee.
(Box 2361.) San Francisco, Cal.
ATLASW
INDIANAPOLIS, IND..U.S,
MANUJTACTOREBS OP
STEAM ENGINES
and BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock for Immediate Delivery.
H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Cal.
T,. SI. STARR.
/ETNA IRON WORKS
MANUFACTURERS OF - -
IRON CASTINGS AND MACHINERY
of all Kinds.
MARINE, STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Mining; Machinery a Specialty.
217, 219, and 221 FREMONT ST., SAN FRANCISCO.
Braoch Offic. 66 Broadway, New York.
STEEL
CASHES
PROM 1-4 TO 10,000 lbs. WEIGHT.
True to pattern, sound and solid, of uuequaled strength, toughness and
durability.
An invaluable substitute for forgiuga or oast-iron requiring three-fold
strength .
Gearing of all kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammerheads, Crossheada for Loco-
motives, etc.
15,000 Crank Shafts and 10,000 Gear Wheels of this Steel now running
prove its superiority ovur other Sfciml Castings.
fTRANK SHAFTS, SHOES, DIES and GEARING speelaltiea.
Circulars and Price Lists free. Address
CHESTER STEEL CASTING CO.,
Worfen, CHESTER. Pa. «OJ Library 8t„ PHILADELPHIA
Redlands.
The most delightfully situated colony
Southern Califoi hia.
Remarkably healthy, beinj
the sea level.
!,000 feet above
Wholly devoted to fruit culture, and espe-
cially adapted to oranges and raisins.
Advantages of church, school, store, depot,
hotel, stage line, telegraph and telephone.
Illustrated Circulars on Application.
JUDSON & BROWN,
Redlands,
SAN BERNARDINO. CALIFORNIA.
THE ROLLER ORE FEEDER.
Pa'.o.it.d Msv 28, 1SS2.
Dewey & Co. ;5,l5c?st 1 Patent Agt's,
Tnis is ihe b.«jt and cliecp*et Ore r>«der dow in use.
It h.18 fewer pai^s, vequir^g k3S power, is simpler '',i
adjuBtment than any other. Fvds coarse ore or SOU
ciay alike uniformily, under one or all the stamps } ti a
battery, as required
In the Bunker Hill Mill it has run ^odUquousIv for two'
years, never having; been out of order or codti«^ a dolW
for repairs.
Golden State and Miners' Iron Works,
Sole Manufacturers,
337 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
Journal of Mining*
A.JL.A.&K.A. 'EJDXrTX01<T--rr^Kr^JSTrT^r-F0TJTl PAGES.
BY DEWEY & CO.,
Publishers.
Galvanic Treatment of Copper and Sil-
ver Ores.
[Experiments are being made in Japan with a
view to the introduction ■ •! the use of tin- gal-
v inie process of treating silver ores. The solu-
tion of chloride of silver in Bait (chloride of so-
dium i, obtained by tin- Augustin proc*sss, has
been treated thus. A groat difficulty experi-
enced has been to find a proper material for the
, lectrodes. Platinum is excellent, hut costs
too uincli, with a bath HK) centimetres deep,
and with a sectional area <>f 100 oentiinotres of
the copper conductors, the requisite aim. mil of
platinum being at least 70killogrammes, liold,
silver, quicksilver and all base metals being
dissolved by (she chlorine, set free l>y the de-
composition of the chloride of silver, cannot he
used. Advantage has been taken of this clis-
lolving power of the chlorine, set free after many
trials, in tin- following way, hut only on a small
scale thus far.
Two Becker glasses, A and B, are partly
filled with a salt solution of chloride of silver,
and connected by the tube, G, whose ends are
bound with linen cloth to prevent the entrance
of an) solid BubstanceB, Two electrodes of
platinum wire are introduced into the glasses
as shown in the figure, the cathode in A and
the anode in B.
The decomposition of the dissolved chloride
commences and the chlorine set free attacks the
copper (for instance) pyrites. There are formed
IK'I Cu Cls Ke-<'U, and .also Cu S< U and Fe2
S3*Oi2, these last sulphates being changed by
the chloride of sodium, bo long as this is pres-
ent, to Cn Cb P"c2 ' !lc and sulphate of soda(Nas
SO 4). The necessary supply of chloride of
sodium i which is constantly being decomposed)
is effected by allowing fresh salt solution to
drop constantly from a vessel D. Thus there
is maintained a How of the solution through C
to A, when the excess, holding principally sul-
phate of soda, is drawn nfT by a syphon as
show n.
The chlorides which go into solution arc be-
ing constantly decomposed— copper, iron, silver,
etc., are precipitated on the bottom of A, in
slightly coherent masses, while the chloride at-
tacks anew fresh bodies of ore. The process
continues without interruption until all the ore
is decomposed and all the metal precipitated.
The process has been used successfully ouly
in the laboratory, but trials are being made
with a view to its introduction on a large scale.
Where power is cheap it promises to he valuable,
especially for ore rich in lime, which has been
very difficult to treat successfully by other
methods. — #■ "• ■#■ Zeilm\h
Mining Expedition to Alaska.
An expedition left here last week in a
schooner with a party of miners who arc going
to work certain mines in Alaska for parties in
Oakland. They go well equipped in every re-
spect, though starting rather late. Col. A. F.
Williams, of Oakland, was in Alaska some
ten years since and located an argentiferous
galena mine near Golowin bay, Norton sound.
We had a conversation last week with Col.
Williams, and also the captain of the expedi-
tion. They expressed themselves confident of
developing a fine property. The ore is almost
pure galena, and runs up over $150 per ton in
silver.
The country all about the region visited by
(Job Williams and party is a very difficult one
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1883.
to prospect in, but this is not on account of the
heavy timber, as most people suppose. This
heavy timber is more prevalent in the southern
part of the Territory, But there is a heavy
coal "t moss covering 1 1 1 • ■ whole face of the
country, making it very hard to get about. In
fact, it is a most villainous country to get about
in. The moss is from one to two feet thick, and
the ground is more or less boggy, so that if one
The Outlook.
Mr, Kvarts, in his Centennial oration in Phil-
adelphia, made this remark: "All the modifi-
cations of European politics accept the popular
principles of our system and extend to our
model. The movement towards equality of
representation, with the enlargement of suf-
frage and pul die education in England, the
BECKER GLASSES FOR
steps oft' the moss bed, he is apt to get into the
hog. Ten or twelve miles isagood day's travel,
so it is very hard to prospect.
There are belts of timber here and there, hut
the mountains are generally barren and free
from brush and trees. Yet there is timber here
and there, and plenty for fuel or mining pur-
poses.
The country rock is mainly a micaceous slate;
TREATING SILVER AND COPPER ORES.
restoration of unity in Italy, the confederation
of Germany under the lead of Prussia, the act-
ual Republic of France, the unsteady throne of
Spain, the new liberties of Hungary; the eon
trol gain to the people of a share of govern-
ment throughout Europe— all tend one way —
the way pointed out in the Declaration of In-
dependence." It is a bright harbinger upon
our sky that there is a growing faith in Repub-
WORKING BEACH DIGGINGS
but no L'old was found. The mountains seem j lies,
to be of a white spar, which some suppose to he
lime. There are great dikes of granite extend-
ing for miles and miles. No sulphurets of iron
were found anywhere. There is plenty of mica
in great scales and sheets.
At a MEKTiNfi of British shipowners in Lon-
don, on June '28th, opinions we're received from
eminent English counsel which were decidedly
against the monopoly of Count de Leaseps of
the work of construction of the new canal across
the Isthmus of Suez. A committee of ship-
owners will forthwith demand power to con-
struct tin? eanab
IN NEW ZEALAND.
It shows that we are in the Gulf Stream
of Time. And the fact is undeniable, that as
fast as the nations of the earth come upon a cer-
tain plane of civilization they feel in their veins
the warm pulsations of civil and religious lib-
erty. John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer,
Walter Baghot, and, indeed, all the great
writers on the political questions of the age,
admit the fact. Even the crowned heads of
Europe confess it, and only hope to guide the
movement a little while longer, relaxing the
reins of absolute power as slowly as they can.
Forty years ago'M. D. Tocqueville said that he
did not believe that a democratic form of gov-
ernment was tho best thing for the world, but
VOLUME XLVI
Number 26.
that it Was inevitable, and the BOOUer kings and
potentates made up their mind to meet it the
better for them. Everywhere are indications
that the empire of one ruler is over, that the
reign of the million has begun. The person of
every monarch is hedged about with bayonets.
The bomb that hursted under the coach of the
Czar of Russia in the streets of Petersburg
shook every throne in Europe. Everybody ha
heard of Bortholdi's statue of "Liberty Enlight-
ening the World," now nearly completed by the
French sculptor. It is to he presented by the
Republic of France to the Republic of America,
and placed in the harbor of New York. It is
l.">0 feet in length, and will stand on a pedestal
of equal height. One arm of the magnificent
figure supports an uplifted torch which will he
a brilliant electric light at an elevation of more
than 3O0 feet above tide water. This splendid
object of art embodies a grand idea. It will
stand at the fort of our great commercial me-
tropolis as the symbol of a political movement
that began on this Continent, but is destined
to Hash its light over the whole world. It is
also a symbol of political progress. We are in
a world movement that has not yet produced
its best men or form of government. The evo-
luting forces never go backwards: and in the
struggle of life the best wins. It is a movement
that is slowly working the harharism out of our
politics, bigotry out of our religion. Science is
hopeful. Religion is hopeful. Government is
hopeful. The energies of unspeakable possibil-
ities lie before us, and
"The higher mounted mind still sees the morning
spread
The Silent Summit overhead,
Beach Mining.
At several places on the California ami Ore-
gon coast beach mining for gold is carried on.
In New Zealand a considerable amount of gold is
procured from the beaches. PFear Charleston is
a settlement of Shetlanders whose time is di-
vided between small farm cultivation and the
working of fine gold from the sea sand, which,
after heavy weather, is easily got at, and
found to be highly auriferous. These beach
claims are deemed quite valuable. The u.nk
iug results of the claims are various, much" de-
pending on the weather.
The engraving given herewith shows a party
of Shetlanders working the black sands on the
beach near Charleston. They use the peculiar
New Zealand beach-box, shown in the engraving.
Water is brought into the riffles by means of
hose at the rear end.
Many of the "beach-combers" are of the opin-
ion that the gold on their claims comes from the
depth of the sea during the storms, and not
from the inland workings, as many others sup-
pose. It is, however, a difficult question to
determine.
A DistfATCn dated Guaymas, 28th instant,
says: Quite a party of Mexicans, most of them
capitalists, have arranged a trip to the new
gold mines on the Antonio. Careful investiga-
tion shows that the first parties who went on
the gold fields failed to prospect beyond the im-
mediate reach of water. The largest nugget
yet brought from there was shown yesterday,
weighing some four and a half pounds. All the
American miners who have the means are going
hack.
The damage by fire on the Island of Gutty
jewsky, at the north of the Xrva is now asti.
mated at 10.000,000 rubles,
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 30, 1883
KoRF^ESPOjNlDENeE,
English Investments in Pacific Coast
Mines.— No, 6.
The Sutro Tunnel and English Capital Ori-
gin, and Early Bistory of the
Enterprise.
|!'n
.roil for
Mining and SciEXTWic I'kks
1>E6R00T. |
BY H,
Although the Sutro Tunnel company is a
Nevada corporation, it may for the purposes of
this writing, be properly treated as an English
concern, inasmuch as English capitalists have
furnished nearly all the money required for
prosecuting that work, and have almost from
the first controlled the affairs of the company
The object of this enterprise was the construc-
tion of a tunnel designed to intersect the Corn-
stock lodo at a depth of 1,600 feet or more, and
to he used for ventilation, drainage and work-
ing purposes. The originator and active pro-
moter of this project was Adolph Sutro, whose
name it bears, and who, conceiving the idea as
early as 1861, began soon after agitating the
subject, though no steps were taken looking to
the inauguration of active measures until 1S64.
In the fall of that year, Mr. Sutro applied to
the Legislature of the State of Nevada for a
franchise, with right of way for such tunnel,
which, in the month of February following, was
granted to the applicant and his associates.
This accomplished, a company was formed for
undertaking this formidable work, some of the
large mine owners and prominent citizens of
Nevada being on the Board of Directors. While
there were so connected with the company at
the start, some of the more influential citizens
of the State, to Mr. Sutro belongs the merit of
first moving in the matter, though the idea of
its importance is said to have been, in the first
instance, suggested to his mind by others.
How He got the Original Idea.
Now, Mr. Sutro was not himself a mining en-
gineer, nor even a practical miner. He had
never beep to Freiberg, and knew little about
driving adits, drifts, crosscuts, or other under-
ground works. He had been brought up to
other pursuits, and had, till the time of his em
barking in this enterprise, been engaged in the
laudable, because necessary, occupation of fur-
nishing to our tobacco snuffing, tobacco chew-
ing and tobacco sucking population enough nico-
tine to enable them to digest their victuals.
With tn'e rush of emigration to Washoe, he had
gone over to Virginia City for the purpose of
establishing there a branch house in his busi-
ness. Sojourning at this active center of min-
ing, he happened to overhear one day some edu-
cated engineers discussing the question of a
deep-lying tunnel to drain and work the Corn-
stock lode, citing, in the course of their conver-
sation, the utility of such works, as demon-
strated at various points in Europe. From the
hint so thrown out, Mr. Sutro, it is alleged,
gained his first idea in regard to a scheme of
this kind. Now that it may not be supposed
that Mr. Sutro was eaves-dropping on the occa-
sion alluded to, it should be explained that the
Washoe hotel of that day was a flimsy concern,
consisting of a huge sheet of cotton-drilling
stretched over a light wooden frame, so fluffy
and loose of texture that the occupant of one
apartment could not help overhearing what was
being said in another, whether adjoining or
.some distance away. So, if Mr. Sutro did hear
what these gentlemen from Freiberg, Clausthal,
or elsewhere, happened to be talking about, it
was no fault of his, nor was there any impro-
priety in his appropriating and acting on the
suggestion so thrown out, even if he did do this,
the tradition being rather apochryphal, any-
how. But however Mr. Sutro first became
possessed of this idea of driving a tunnel, he
certainly managed to get it, and what was more,
managed to make a good deal out of it in the
end.
The Mine Owners First Favor and Then
Oppose the Project.
The leading mining companies on the Corn-
stock lode were at first so favorably impressed
with the utility of the proposed tunnel, that
they contracted with Mr. Sutro to pay him a
royalty of two dollars per ton for all the unlia-
ble or marketable ore taken from their mines,
after the work was finished, Mr. Sutro binding
himself to have it completed by a certain date.
In 1866, Mr. Sutro procured an act of Congress
to be passed, confirming the right of way
granted to him by the Nevada Legislature.
This act also empowered him to purchase, at a
nominal price, several thousand acres of land at
the mouth of the tunnel, douated to him large
sections of any mineral bearing lodes that his
tunnel might intersect, and made "it obligatory
on the mining companies to pay the stipulated
royalty, since, by compromise between the par-
ties, reduced to one-half."
Meantime, Mr. Sutro, though he had suc-
ceeded ingettmgnearly$l. 000,000 subseribedfor
the stock of his company, delayed active opera-
tions, no work having been done upon the much
talked of tunnel till near the end of 18UM, when
a beginning was made with a small force of
men. Distrusting Mr. Sutro's ability to get
through with the work by the time agreed
upon, the mining companies sought to repudiate
their contract with him, a movement that pre-
vented Mr. Sutro from getting any more sub-
scriptions for his stock, many refusing to take
shares already subscribed for. Then, too, the
mine owners had begun to think that the tun-
nel might not be so very useful after all. They
had by this time equipped their mines with
powerful hoisting works, whereby the lifting
and lowering service could be performed speedily
and cheaply. They had erected mills near by
and a railroad had been projected for carrying
their ores to the Truckee, where, with water
power, they could be crushed at a small cost,
the returning cars bringing in fuel, lumber and
other supplies. Out of this aspect of affairs,
differences arose between these parties, which,
as neither showed any disposition to yield, grew
at last into open hostilities; the result of which
was to destroy all chance of Mr. Sutro's raising
the money necessary for building his projected
tunnel, in this country. To canvass the merits
of the contest waged between these parties,
would require more space than could here be
spared for that purpose; suffice to say, it was
bitter and protracted, Mr. Sutro carrying on
the fight with great persistence, tact and en-
ergy. That he met with partial defeat and was
forced to apply elsewhere for financial aid, is no
disparagement to the justice of his cause or the
ability with which he maintained it.
He Goes to England and Makes a "Raise.''
Reduced to this strait — his last hope of rais-
ing money on this side extinguished, Mr. Sutro
packed his valise and taking his franchises and
subsidies hied him to England- to see what, if
anything, could be done with these valuable
muniments over there. Arrived in London, con-
ditions seemed to favor the object of his mis-
sion. The British people had by this time heard
much of the Comstock lode. They had long
desired to become sharers in its great wealth,
but interests in these mines had been advanced
to such terrific figures that they could not think
of buying "feet" at the then ruling prices. But
here was now an opportunity to acquire valuable
interests in the great Washoe lode at a moderate
outlay, there being even a chance of capturing
the whole thing in the not remote future; for,
Mr. Sutro had demonstrated that whoever con-
trolled the tunnel would be able to control the
mines also — in other words, the owners of this
structure would eventually become the owners
of the Comstock itself.
Now, Mr. Sutro is a good talker, he may al-
most be said to be a natural orator. Few men
are better able to present a case of this kind in
a forcible and taking manner. With a large
brain and a cheek of chilled iron, nothing dis-
courages, nothing disconcerts him ! Imagina-
tive, self-reliant, extravagant in his statements,
even reckless of facts, he talks on with a placid-
ity, audacity, plausibility and fluency that, if it
does not always confound an opponent is very
apt to captivate an unthinking hearer.
That a man so gifted in his peculiar and off-
hand way should have favorably impressed our
English cousins and even succeeded in taking
them in badly is not very strange. Besides,
the person of the Albion had not as yet been
much lacerated by the elaws of the American
"wildcat," wherefore, he stood then in less
dread of the ferocious beast than he now does.
This feline was then a mere kitten in Ins
Washoe lair, having scarcely as yet gotten his
eyes open.
What further tended to recommend Mr.
Sutro and his cause to the good graces of the
average Englishman was the fact that he
came among them in the guise of a persecuted
and injured individual — a sort of Columbus,
seeking aid to discover a new world— a prophet
as it were, without honor in his own country.
Now however John Bull may sometimes show
himself a little brusque toward a neighbor, he
is notoriously a lover of fair play, especially
where its enforcement and a tolerable interest
on the investment go together. So, when Mr.
Sutro related his tale of woe, recounting how
he had been wronged and abused by the
" blarsted Yankees," the sturdy Briton
listened with many expressions of sympathy
and encouragement. " Aw, to be sure" —
" quite so, Mr. Sutro, quite so," was disposed
to "'elp the poor man" in his extremity, "would
be 'appy to do the right thing ye know," etc.,
etc. Mr. Sutro knowing this to be
one of the infirmities of Bull, took
care to play it for all it was worth, the
outcomeof some hurried conferences had between
our Washoe adventurer and British capitalists
being an agreement on the part of the latter to
furnish the money required to carry on and
complete the Sutro tunnel, the sum named by
the projector as necessary for that purpose be-
ing about S3,000,000. This, as Mr. Sutro well
knew, would be altogether too little to complete
the job, but he knew equally well that these
parties, having put in that amount of money,
would, as a matter of self protection, be forced
to supply whatever more might be needed to
put the work through, and so contented himself
with naming such moderate sum. The funds
being forthcoming, the bulk of the stock carry-
ing with it control of the management, was
transferred to the new shareholders. Mr.
Sutro, who retained a certain amount of the
stock, was appointed superintendent in the
field, and operations on the tunnel, which had
up to this time been lagging, were thenceforth
pushed with great vigor.
The Work Hurried on and Brought to Com-
pletion-Mr. Sutro gets out and Makes
Money.
From the time operations were so resumed on
the tunnel, which occurred in 1871, they were
continued without further interruption till 1ST!),
when the main adit, '20,489 feet long, was
finished. Since that time the company have
been engaged driving the lateral tunnels, the
one running north and the other south along
the Comstock lode, and a little below it. The
main tunnel, which approaches the load at
right angles, intersects it in the Savage ground
at a depth of 1640 feet below the croppings. The
two lateral tunnels, which have reached a com
bined length of some 8,000 feet, are being
pushed actively ahead, the intention being to
extend them to all the more productive and
promising mines on the mother lode. This sys-
tem of tunnels is, throughout, in good condition,
though the work of keeping them so has proved
a heavy drain on the company's slender re
sources, more or less retimbering and other
costly repairs being every year called for. The
management from the first seems to have been
economical, energetic and judicious; even Mr.
Sutro's administration could not, in this respect,
have been improved upon. The company, while
they complain that this gentleman deceived
them, in that he sold his stock after agreeing to
hold on to it, concede that he managed their
affairs well. That Mr. .Sutro acted in bad faith
in the above particular, seems probable enough,
having thrown his entire holdings on the market
when at its highest, to the great detriment of
the company's interests. Out of these sales Mr.
Sutro is said to have realized over two million
dollars. The question suggests itself whether
or not money obtained by such and kindred
means is worth what it costs; some people think
it is !
As regards the future,
The Outlook for the Sutro Tunnel Company
Can hardly be considered flattering. The total
expenditures of the company to date amount to
nearly $8,000, 000. Of this sum over 81 ,250,000
consist of borrowed money, secured by mort-
gage on their entire property. Their revenues
from all sources for the year ending March 1,
1883, amounted to $63,213, of which $47,627
consisted of royalties collected from the mining
companies, the balance beiny derived from the
sale of produce raised on their ranch, the income
of real estate in the town of Sutro, and sundry
minor sources. The disbursements of the com-
pany for the. year reached §100,000, exceeding
their income by about 837,000, which sum was
borrowed to meet the deficiency.
The annual expenditures of the company, con-
sidering how much it costs to keep their tun-
nels in order, must continue about the same as
at present. To what extent their income may
be increased hereafter, will depend mainly on
the ore developments made in the lower levels
of the Comstock mines, which just now are
somewhat promising. Should large bodies of
high or even fair grade ore be opened up here,
the company might be able to relieve them-
selves of their present indebtedness, defray
current expenses, and possibly pay some small
dividends. Failing in such developments, this
of course could not be done, and the property
of the company would probably be sold to satisfy
the mortgage resting upon it. The show for
finding any large amount of pay ore in the lodes
cut by the company's main tunnel, and owned
by them, is not encouraging, notwithstanding
their superintendent reports such mineral indi-
cations in one of these lodes as, in his opinion,
justifies its further exploration.
Taking the most hopeful view of the case the
Sutro tunnel must Vie pronounced a somewhat
dubious investment. It is true, the trustees of
the company in their last report speak in a
rather assuring tone, telling the shareholders
that their tunnels are, for the most part, in
prime condition, and that the flow of water con-
tinues uninterrupted, though there is no inti-
mation that they intend to reservoir this flow
and declare an aqueous dividend. Apropos to the
above remark it may be stated that this tunnel
water is decidedly warm and highly mineral-
ized, which latter is more than can be said of
the Comstock ores just at present. Should the
venture prove a final disappointment these
shareholders will have only themselves to blame.
Investing their money in the way they did they
could have expected no other issue. How they
came to be taken in by a man like Mr. Sutro,
despite his fine presence and persuasive methods,
is something surprising. The circumstances
under which he came to them, a stranger, im-
pecunious and without credentials, were cer-
tainly enough to have excited suspicion and put
them on then guard. The man's evident inex-
perience in mining, the story of his grievances,
in short, every incident and fact connected witli
his advent in London, amounted to a broad
enunciation of the legal maxim, "caveat emptor."
But, however this tunnel may disappoint the
luckless shareholders, it has probably caused no
disappointment to Mr. Sutro himself. It has,
no doubt, accomplished all the projector ever
expected it to do, having drained the Comstock
lode to a depth of 1 ,6C0 feet, and the pockets of
the English investors to a much lower level.
The Mechanics' Fair. — The price of tickets
for the next Mechanics' Institute Fair will be:
Double season ticket, admitting two, So; single,
■'?3: children's season, Sl.oO; apprentices, $1.50;
adult single admission, 50 cents; children, 25
cents. To members of the institute in good
standing — that is, those not in arrears for dues
— double and single season tickets will be sold
at half the above rates. The Directors believe
by this reduction to greatly increase the mem-
bership of the Institute, which costs but one
dollar to join and fifty cents a month for dues.
Arctic Currents.
Along the Alaskan and Siberian Coasts.
[Abstract of a paper read before the California Auademy
of Sciences by Captain C. L. Hooper, of the [_*, S. Rev-
enue Marine. |
On account of the varied and extensive duties
assigned to the Conrin, and the limited time in
which to perform them, a regular connected sc-
ries of current observations in Behring strait was
not taken as it was hoped to do. It was
my intention to return for that purpose, after
dispatching a sledge party along the Siberian
coast early in June. But the .rough treatment
received by the vessel in the ice-pack, resulting
in the loss of rudder and other damage, necessi-
tated a change of plans. It became necessary
to seek a place of comparative safety with the
vessel where the rudder might be repaired, and,
to entrust the current work to a boat's crew, left
for the purpose on the West Diomede, an island
in Behring strait. Unfortunately, the boat's
crew accomplished nothing. Owing to boister-
ous weather, the boat could not be launched.
So much time was consumed in making the
necessary repairs, owing to the fact that all the
harbors were still frozen up, and we were com-
pelled to make them at sea, that I did not feel
justified in remaining longer in the vicinity of
the straits, but pushed on to the northward as
fast as the ice would permit. Consequently,
we were limited in our
Current Observations
To such as could be made, from time to time,
by noting the drift of the large masses of ice by
comparison of the ship's position, as shown by
dead reckoning, and that shown by observation,
and by noting the velocity and direction of the
current when at anchor. And as we remained
at anchor but little, the latter class of observa-
tions were seldom taken, and never in a suffi-
ciently connected form to be of much value.
Many of our observations were taken in the vi-
cinity of the ice-pack, and as this pack where
found occupies about one-third, and in many
places one half, of the entire depth of the shal-
low Arctic sea, it exerts as much influence on
the surface currents as a body of land of the
same area, and as the pack, or that portion of it
which we are able to observe, is constantly
changing its position — not only from month to
month in the same season, owing to the destruc-
tion of the ice by melting, difference of prevail-
ing winds, etc., but also varies its position from
season to season according to the amount of ice
formed during the previous winter — it will
readily be seen that the consequence is constant
change in the force and direction of the current,
and the result of one set of observations in the
vicinity of the pack is but slight indication of
what may be found by the next observer.
In addition to these constant changes in the
Vicinity of the Ice Pack,
Other difficulties are encountered in making ob-
servations on the currents, while a vessel is
cruising from place to place. Owing to almost
constant fogs, it frequently occurs that several
days pass without an observation for position.
Then, if a difference is found to exist between
the position by dead reckoning and that by ob-
servation, which can only be accounted for as a
current, it is impossible to determine in what
part of the ship's track, the current was en-
countered, how much is due to the tidal cur-
rent and how much to the wind. There is
yet another difficulty encountered by naviga-
tors in high latitudes, which bears upon this
subject, that of accurately determining the
ship's position by observation, even in clear
weather.
The same causes interfere with the accurate
location of "coast lines," and no doubtaecount
for errors that are often attributed to other
causes. When we consider the extent of these
difficulties and the fact that they are almost
constantly encountered, it will readily lie seen
that any theory, based upon a few observations
taken by one, or even several vessels, from
time to time, and in different parts of the
Arctic ocean, rests upon slight grounds, and is
susceptible of grave error, and that unless sup-
ported by evidence of a more definite character,
it should be given but little weight. And in
submitting the results of my observations, dur-
ing the cruise of the Gaioin in 1881, they are
subject to these explanations. I'erfect accuracy
is not claimed; they are, however, in the main,
correct, and taken in connection with other
facts, to be presented, must have their weight.
On the 2Sth of May, the Corwin anchored at
St. Lawrence Island, and
Swung to a fctrong Northerly Current,
Which, however, slacked and indeed, entirely
stopped, a few hours later. This change was
undoubtedly due to tidal action. Although the
wind was from the northward, it was very light
and not sufficient to influence the current to
any extent.
On the 30th of the same month, while an-
chored at West Diomede, the ice was ob-
served to besetting to the northward, at about
two knots per hour. The wind blowing fresh
from southeast witli snow squalls.
During the night of June 3d, the Corn-in,
while trying to get south through Behring
strait, was met by a large body of ice drifting
through into the Arctic ocean from Behring sea,
which completely filled the strait; and being
compelled to heave to until the next foreuoou,
the direction of the current was found to ln-
northwest and its velocity about one-half ;i
mile per hour; weather calm.
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Junk 30, J 883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
435
IT]E(3Hy\Nicy\L Progress.
Damascus Steel.
11m t« rin "■ I 'aniascuB steel," or, ;u* it is fre-
quently called, Damascus Mules, in applied to a
kind of steel which shows a variegated watery
appearance on the polished surface. It came
original!) from \sia, and the scimitan 01
chiefly hin I lainascuH, where the art of mann-
fart urn ipeara to have been best un-
L't'Uent quality of this cut-
particularly the scimitars, has long been
proverbial; no other steel has been I
equal it in tenacity and hardness. The process
by which this steel is worked i.s not known; it
i t faithfully preserved among those who
igaged in the manufacture. European
and scientific nan have endeavored to
imitate the Asiatic damask, but with ill sue-
he form and appearance of the steel has
wnterfeited, but its quality has never
been equaled. French manufacturers, particu-
larly, have wasted a great deal of time and
means in such attempts. The probable cause
aperior quality of this steel is in the raw
ore; ana it may in some measure
in- attributable to the skill of the artisan who
manufactures the blades. It has been ascer-
tained that the ingots of wootz of which the
oriental Damascus is made come from (Joleonda,
and it is, therefore, probable that it is manu-
factured in the same manner as the Indian.
WOOt& This supposition is strengthened by
it v.duc 01 the blades, and the peculiar! •
ties of tin- woote.
Alexander Burns, in his journey to Cabool,
tells ns that a scimitar was shown him in that
city which was valued at five thousand rupees,
and two others at fifteen hundred row
The first was forged in Ispahan, in the time of
Abbas the Great The peculiar value of this
weapon consisted in its uniform damask; the
"water" could be traced upon it, like a skein of
silk, the entire length of the blade. Had this
"water" been interrupted by a curve or cross,
the blade would have been of little value. One of
Lper weapons was also of Persian make;
its "water" did not run straight, parallel with
tin blade, but was waved like a watered silk
fabric. It had belonged to Nadir Shah. The
third scimitar was a Khorassan blade; there
TON neither straight nor waved lines in it, but
it was mottled with black spots.
All three blades were strongly curved, but the
first was more so than the others. They tink-
led like a bell, and were said to improve by
age.
[nutations of Damascus steel arc made daily,
and have been made for the last ,"i0 years, and
. no doubt that some good has resulted
from these experiments. The real value of the
imitations, however, is quite limited. Damask
steel has been made, and is made of such per-
fectly developed veins, by welding together
■ bundles of small slips of steel and iron, or steel
d different kinds, that all imaginable figures
\ bich can be delineated by hand have been uni-
ts, id. The smoothed water, the waved water,
a t. rsiou of the damask, and the spotted damask,
i.. : .ill been produced ; names, letters, inscrip-
tions, leaves and flowers have been represented;
but all these pretty things do not make Damas-
cus blades of equal quality with those of Asiatic
manufacture. It appears the Persians do not
use so much skill in forging, but depend upon
the elements. Recent experiments have shown
that when blades are cooled slowly, as by swing-
ing them in the air, a damask is produced on
steel highly charged with carbon. This, how-
ever, ia nothing new; for the next best blades
to those of oriental manufacture — the blades of
Solingen — have been hardened or tempered in
that way for centuries. It is certainly th\R most
perfect mode of hardening steel, where tenacity
also is desirable.
It is said that one hundred parts of soft iron
and two parts of lamp-black, melted together,
make a fine steel of great strength. It is also
said that equal parts of cast and wrought iron
turnings make a fine steel, of damask quality,
which is superior for arms and edged tools.
There is no doubt that, by such means as the
foregoing, an imitation of the appearance of dam
ask steel may be effected; but it will depend en-
tirely on the quality of the steel, the iron, the
cast iron, the lamp-black or the crucibles
whether the resemblance will extend to the
quality of the steel.
Damask veins may be made to appear on the
surface of polished steel by washing it with a
thin solution of sulphuric or muriatic acid,
which will dissolve the softer parts of the steel
first on those points which contain the least
carbon; after which the steel is washed in fresh
water, and oiled or waxed. It is not known
whether or not the Orientals bring out their
. in a similar way. .Steel is sometimes
buried underground, often for months together,
to improve its quality. May not this be the
manner in which the Orientals etch their blades?
I mil/i and Wher/n-r'njhf.
Why Iron Chills.
Kor chilling cast iron, says a writer in the
American Machinhi, different pieces require
nt treatment, but there is one essential
point to be borne in mind, that is, the chill
should be covered as quickly as possible. It is
iblc to do this too quickly, providing the
ading parts of the mold will stand it.
The hottei and loHic liquid the Iron, the deep i
and smoother the .hilled surface will be.
The process of chilling iron involves a ehem-
inge in the part chilled. That part con-
tains carbon in n combined form, u hile the parts
sting that are uot chilled conl
tan in two forms, graphite unoombined, and
combined carbon m a rma degree than the
chilled parts.
Cold blast iron contains a larger w , , ,,t ,,t
carbon than hot blast iron, and when
sold blast ir.m comes in contact with i i tuning
. the sadden Lowering of the temperature
produces tin- chemical change which results in
what is called a chill. The more liquid the
iron, the deeper and more complete thi
of converting the uneombinea into combined
carbon. When this change is made, so far si
my observation goes, it \> permanent. Even
ramelting does not undo the transformation.
A number of years ago there were made iii
the shop where I worked several largo castings
th.it were chilled from one inch to two inches
Ic.p. Some of these castings were condemned
for imperfections. They were made from the
best of iron — "Richmond" and " Saulsbury"
and the foreman concluded to put the con-
demned castings into locomotive driving-wheels.
They were broken up and east, and every
wheel Broke like an icicle when being pressed
on the axle.
The castings I speak of were for safes, and
One was taken from the wand while red and sub-
jected to the cooling effect of a stream of water.
This was done to demonstrate that in case of
water being played upon them at a fire there
would be no danger. When this one mentioned
was cooled by means of water, it was broken up
like a piece of ice: in fact, a laborer, with hob-
nailed shoes, literally granulated portions of it
beneath his feet. This showed the chemical
change going on to the end of the cooling proc-
ess.
Now, then, cold blast iron is the strongest of
irons, yet it contains combined carbon in a
greater degree than hot blast iron, which proves
that, to a certain exxent, its presence increases
its tenacity, and beyond that it decreases the
strength of the metal.
PHOSPHOBIZED NjcKEL.— Pure nickel, after
melting and casting, generally holds a greater
or less quantity of oxygen in solution, and the
metal is brittle. To hinder the injurious effects
of the oxygen, it is necessary to incorporate in
the melted nickel some substance which has a
strong affinity for oxygen, and also for the nickel
itself. J. Gamier finds that phosphorus serves
both of these purposes very satisfactorily, pro-
ducing effects analogous to those of carbon in
iron. If the phosphorus does not exceed three-
tenths of one per cent, the nickel is soft and
very malleable. Above this quantity the hard-
ness increases at the expense of the malleability.
Phosphorized nickel, when alloyed with copper,
zinc or iron, gives results which are far superior
to those that are obtained from the same nickel
when not phosphorized. By means of the phos-
phorus, Gamier has been able to alloy nickel
and iron in all proportions, and always to ob-
tain soft -and malleable products. The contra-
dictions of illustrious chemists are thus ex-
plained, some saying that such alloys were brit-
tle, others that they were malleable. The lat-
ter had alloyed the nickel to phosphorized iron.
Metallization ok Timber, — The Hubennick
process for metallizing wood consists in first im-
mersing it in a bath of caustic alkaline lye, in
which it is allowed to remain for two or three
days, according to the degree of permeability of
the wood, at a temperature of 167° to 104°
Fahr. From this bath the wood passes to
another of hydrosulphate of calcium, to which
is added, after twenty-four or thirty six hours,
a concentrated solution of sulphur. Here it re-
mains for about forty-eight hours, at a tempera-
ture of 95° to 122° Fahr., and, lastly, for from
thirty to fifty hours, the wood is immersed in a
solution of acetate of lead at the same tempera-
ture. The timber, thus pickled, is allowed to
dry, when it is said to lie susceptible, after
burnishing, of a high polish, and even a metal-
lic luster, which is more brilliant if the surfaces
of the wood have been previously nibbed with
lead, tin or zinc plates, and then polished with
a glass or porcelain burnisher. Treated in this
way, the wood may assume the appearance of
a metallic mirror, being at the same time hard
and very strong.
2<3iej^tifio Ppvogri:ss.
Hollow Bric/k Walls. — The question is
often asked— "Are hollow brick walls better
and stronger than solid walls ?" For instance :
Brick building, four stories, first floor earth;
second story, machine shop, say fifteen tons ;
third story, stove shop, say nine tons; fourth
story, light goods, say six tons. The Scientific
American answers as follows: The tremor of
factories is more severe upon hollow walls than
upon solid w: alls, unless more than the quantity
of material in a solid wall is put into a hollow
wall. It is the weight of material in the walls
that counteracts tremor and swaying. A hol-
low wall under any circumstances for factories
should be thoroughly bonded at small internals.
Mr. J. B. Sherman, of Boston, is reported to
have recently concluded a series of experiments
upon a new metal discovered by him, with a
view of ascertaining its adaptability for tele-
graph wires. The experiments, it is said, have
yielded results favoring the adoption of the new
material, which is reported to have the appear-
ance of silver, 'and costs to produce about five
cents a pound.
Labor and Food.
The hum in body never ceases to work. Even
in the meat profound slumber some oi the func-
tions "f lire are going on, as, for instance, breath
circulation of the blood, digestion, when
there isfood ii b; and it follows thai
Borne part of the nervous system is, th
** ake and attending to business all the day and
night itmg. i„ tne act l)t LiTing.some of the
raostanceoi tiM. body i, being constantly con-
Mined. IheamouKi..,- Uil|.k ilnii. bytheheart
in one day m propelling tii» hi00(i hj now esti-
mated as equal to the work oi a su.am engine in
raising 125 tons one foot high, or one ton 126
feet high. We lose in Weight by working,
Weigh a man after several hours' hard labor,
and lie will be found two or three, and, in ex-
treme cases, several pounds lighter. If we do
not wish to become bankrupt, we must replace
by food the amount we hive Inst by labor.
Hunger and thirst arc the instincts which
prompt us to do this. They are like automatic
alarm clocks, which stop the engine at various
points to take on fuel and water. In a healthy
man as much is taken in as is required to main-
tain the weight of the body against loss. Na-
ture keeps the account. On one side is so
much food spent in work; on the other,
so much received into the stomach for
digestion. They should balance like the ac-
counts of an honest book- keeper. In an un-
healthy person the instinct of hunger becomes
disordered and does not sound the alarm, and
so the person goes on working without eating
until he becomes pauperized; or the instinct
works too frequently, and he eats too much and
clogs the vital machinery. A calculation of the
business done in the body reveals the fact that
fora hardworking person about Si pounds of food
and drink are used up daily; some bodies use more
and some less, but this is the average. The
profit which the body gets on this transaction
lias been calculated, and may interest our
readers. The energy stored up in the 8A pounds
of food ought to raise H,400 tons one foot high.
Most of this energy, however, is expended in
keeping the body warm and its functions active.
About one-tenth can be spent in our bodily
movements or in work. The profit, then, on
the process is about ten per cent. This is
enough to raise 340 tons one foot high each day.
A profit which is quite enough for earning a
good living if rightly expended, and it is prob-
ably more than most make, but all ought to
strive to reach this point if possible. — Scientific
A meriean.
The Value of Metals.
Following are the names of those metals val-
ued at over §1 ,000 an avoirdupois pound, the
figures given representing the value per pound:
Vanadium— A white metal discovered in 1830,
$10,000.
Rubidium — An alkaline metal, so called from
exhibiting dark red lines in the spectrum an-
alysis, §9,070.
Zirconium — A metal obtained from the min-
erals zircon and hyacinth, in the form of a
black powder, $7,-00.
Lithium — An alkaline metal; the lightest
metal known, §7,000.
Glucinuni — A metal in the form of a grayish-
black powder, $5,400.
Calcium — The metallic base of lime, $4, .500.
Strontium - A malleable metal of a yellow-
ish color, $4,200.
Terbium — Obtained from the mineral gad-
olinite, found in Sweden, §4,080.
Yttrium — -Discovered in 1828, is of a grayish-
black color, and its luster perfectly metallic,
§4,0S0.
Erbium— A metal found associated with
yttrium, $3,400.
Derium— A metal of high specific gravity,
a grayish-white color, and a lamellar texture,
§3,400.
Didyniium— A metal found associated with
cerium, §3,200.
Ruthenium— Of a gray color, very hard and
brittle; extracted from the ores of platinum,
§2,400.
Rhodium — ( )f a white color and metallic
luster, and extremely hard and brittle. It re-
quires the strongest heat that can be produced
by a wind furnace for its fusion, $2,300.
Niobium — Previously named columbium, first
discovered in an ore found at New London
Conn., §2,300.
Barium — The metallic base of baryta, §1,800,
Palladium — A metal discovered in 1803, and
found in very small grains, of a steel-gray color
and fibrous structure, §1,400.
Osmium— A brittle, gray-colored metal,
found with platinum, §1 ,300.
Iridium — Found native as an alloy with
osmium in lead-gray scales, and is the heaviest
of known substances, §1,000.
■V by the wind over an-
the potential energy of this latter i.-.
and a certain
velocity '* generated, ,When, however, one
stratum oi water is brought upon another cov-
ered with a tlun layer. »f,,il and, consequently,
having leu potential energy than the first the
amount of force transformed into kinetic is cod
siderably less than that remaining as |
In other words, there would be
tinual disappearance of actual force, and this
would explain the tendency of the v.
subside much more quickly than when no oil is
' bmnfi Ht ndu*.
Philosophy of Quieting the Waves with
Oil. — Van der Menshrugghe reasons as follows
to explain the effect produced by a thin stratum
of oil spread over the surface of the sea to
quiet the water : To increase the surface of a
mass of water, a certain amount of force is re-
quired, and this force is stored away, as poten-
tial energy, in the superficial layer of the water.
Also, when the free surface of the mass of
water is decreased, proportionate amount of
this potential energy is changed into kinetic or
actual energy. Thus, when one stratum of
Nature in Siberia.
" The history of animal and vegetable life on
the tundra," says our author, "is a very curi
0Ub ,„,e |.-()l, ejght months out of twelve every
trace of Vegetable life is completely hidden un-
der a blank* six fcet thi(.k of Bn0W| which
effectually eve,, ,.V(.ry pI,lllk ,lMll li|[._h tnv B
there are none to hid*. During six months '
this time, at least, animal life is u..iy traceable
by the foot prints of a reindeer or a fox on the
snow, or by the occasional appearance of a raven
or Snow-owl wandering above the limits of for-
est growth, where it has retired for the winter.
Kor two mouths in midwinter the sun never
rises above the horizon, and the white snow re-
flects only the fitful light of the moon, the stars,
or the aurora borealis. Early in February the
si ly just peens upon the scene fur a few
minutes at noon, and then retires. Day by day
he prolongs his visit more and more, until Feb-
ruary*, March, April and May have passed, and
continuous night has become continuous day.
Early in June the sun just touches the horizon
at midnight, but does not set any more for some
time. At midday the sun's rays arc not enough
to blister the skin, but they glance harmlefl ly
from the snow, and for a few days you have tin-
anomaly of unbroken day in midwinter. Then
comes the south wind, and often rain, and tin-
great event of the year takes place— the ice on
the great rivers breaks up, and the blanket of
snow melts away. The black earth absorbs the
heat of the never-setting sun; quietly and swift-
ly vegetable life awakens from its long sleep,
and for three months a hot summer produces a
brilliant Alpine flora, like an English flower
garden run wild and a profusion of Alpine fruit,
I 1 i versified only by storms from the north ,
which sometimes for a day or two bring cold
and rain down from the Arctic ice.'' — Ckrtm*
fur*' Journal.
Observations on Sound: — The following
urious observations on sound have been care-
fully verified by an extended series of experi-
ments: The whistle of a locomotive is heard
S,300 yards ; the noise of a railroad train, 2,800;
the report of a musket and the bark of a dog,
I ,S(I0; an orchestra or the roll of a drum,
1,600; the human voice reaches to a distance
of 1,000; the croaking of frogs, 900; the chirping
of crickets, S00. Distinct speaking is heard
in the air from below up to a distance of 600
yards; from above, it is only understood to a
range of 100 yards downwards. It hi*s been
ascertained that an echo is well reflected from
the surface of smooth water only when the
voice conies from an elevation. Other similar
phenomena connected with the transmission of
sound have been observed, but the results dis-
agree, either from inaccuracy in the observa-
tions or from the varying nature of the cir-
cumstances affecting the numbers obtained.
Such variations occur to an extent of 10 per
cent, to '20 per cent., and even more. The
weather being cold and dry, or warm and wet,
are the chief influencing causes. In the first
place the sound goes to a greater, and the
second to a lesser distance.
Permanent Lamp Attachment.— Mr. (_'. H.
Stearns, F« R. S., has recently introduced an in-
teresting application of the incandescent lamp
to microscopes. A small Swan lamp of two or
three candle power is permanently attached to
the microscope, and serves in place of the ordi-
nary oil lamp, over which it has the advantage
of requiring no cleaning, giving oft' no smell or
much heat, and yielding a purer light. The
great care and facility with which the lamp can
be adjusted is beyond comparison with the or-
dinary gas or oil tiame, especially when the
light has to be shifted to above or below the
stage for illuminating opaque or transparent ob-
jects. Condensers may also be got rid of by its
use. The light of the lamp is controlled by a
small resistance coil, and two or three drove or
Bessemer cells are sufficient to work it.
Iron ami Steel Magnetized by Break-
ing.— At a recent meeting of the Society of
Physical and Natural Sciences, Karlsruhe, M,
Bissinger made a communication on the mag-
netization of bars of "steel and iron- when broken
on the machine, serving to test them. The
phenomenon is not due to elongation of the bar,
but to the actual breakage; and both parts arc
converted into two magnets of sensibly equal
power. The shock and trembling of the metal
on breaking, is probably the cause of magneti-
zation. According to Professor Hughes' recent
experiments, in the testing machine, the bars
are placed vertically, and the south pole is
formed at their upper part. The different iron
objects near the machine, at the moment of
rupture and vibration, are also magnetized,
but to a less degree,
436
Mining and Scientific Press.
(i, 1883
MINING SHAREHOLDERS' DIRECTORY.
I EVERY Tl
HAY IIK.IM AliVKIITlSEMKNTS IS MIXING ANO SCIENTine ritBSS AST) OTIIBR S. F. JOUKNAI.S.
ASSESSMENTS-STOCKS ON THE LI3TS OF THE BOARDS.
( uMiMNY. Location. No. am't. Levied. dklinq'nt. Saxe. Seukktaky. I'nack of iu-.siniws.
\ in Irs S M Co Nevada 22 25 June 27.. Any 2.... Aug 22.. B Bun-is 309 Montgomery st
\v<:;\t;\ ill',.' ..'...'. '".,' ..Nevacla'.a6.. 25. .June 21. .July 24 ...Aug 17..EMHall 327 Piue fit
AJliambra M Co Nevada.,16.. 07.. May 7. .June 11. .. .July 2..F J Sotawanse 324 Wit«hi
Belle Isle California.-, 5.. 20, .May Hi.. June 19. . , July 10..JWFew
Ui-iiton Con Ml'" , Nevada.. 10.. 10. .May 26. .July 2 Inly 19.. W H "Watson ■ ■ ■ O J
Be«b& BulcherM C Nevada. .26.; f>0..Ma'v 8..JunelS Tuly 3..WWiUUi, ... . ■■ .
Itillliun M i'm Nevada 27.. 20.. May 7.. June 11 Tuly 5 T 1
Califoriiiii M Co Nevada.. S.. 20.. June 26.. Aug 4...S,,. '1 '
Cnij Anuwlm- California. . 5,. 50. .May 17..Juoc 21 , ..July
Caledonia M Co Nevada. .30.. 20., June.. 15, luly ' .:'
KxoliHiKcrM Co Nevada. .19. . 20..Jlibel4.
KvmSvonX-Ca Nevada.. 4 . 1. 00. .May 21 I .......
C.-m-A : .WOi K'37a3» H K Juno** ■■
M-Cc. . Vtmla 4.-, 50 T.u,_ It ■■■'
II..!. '. N,.:..:. -U Cm Nevada. 77., W..June 7. ■ „(. g
}l2Sn«l*HM t 1" ^■mv- -■'■■'■ July 23 K Hestres 328 Montgomery st
■',"'..',;■' oT'S' ai.,.r.,o 0 . Vu- »;..H 0,„ :w Montgomery Rt
' .I' , «.;.May 1G. .June 20 .. July 9..GCPratt 309 Montgomery st
; J" 25. .May 14. .June 15.... July 16. J H Ablegate 320 Sausome st
j NIES-NOT ON THE LIST3 OP THE BOARDS-
[«.. 2.. 1.00. .June 20. .Aug 6. ...Aug 27 . . J K Warren 307 Montgomery st
all! iri in.. 2.. 4.00. .June 7. .July 9....Jidy 28..A Jiulsoii 320 Sausome st
i., i alii irniH.. 2.. 3.. June 26. .July 27... Aug 30. .L Shannalum 125 First st
CAl ' [.. 1.. 05. .May 26 .July 5... Jidy 24 .. W E Greene 309 Montgomery st
i;.i'.i . ,....! . .12. . 10.. June 4. .July 7 ...July 28. .P Wetzel .522 Montgomery st
',! . 'I ■ . 2.. 05.. June 12.. July 7... -Aug 3.,HKunz 209 Sausome st
I aid niiia., 1.. 40.. June 20.. July 30. ...Aug 22. .J Stedtfeld 419 California st
CaJii -nil ..14.. 10. .June 6. .July 14 Aug 4..CCHarvey 309 Montgomery st
■■ ■ \] • .. , . .California-. . 1.. 10. .June l.:.July 7... Aug 1 . . A A Enquisi 436 Montgomery st
■ M Cu Nevada.. 8.. 25.. May 24.. July 2,... July 24.. D A Jennings 401 California st
Homeward-hound M Co California.. 1.. 05 May 29. .July 10.... July 2S..ABowie 314 Montgomery st
Lima ( Ipn M.Co Arizona. .6.. 05.. June 11.. July 18 Aug 6..RD Hopkins 436 Montgomery st
Morgan M Oo California.. 9.. 50. .May 28. .June 29... July 20..CLTilden 806 Market st
PacifiicMK Reducing Co. ...California.. 1.. 25. . June 20. .July 25. ...Aug 15. .J W Reviling 413 California st
■San Miguel Con M Co Mexico.. 2.. 1.00. .Apr 28. .June 4. ...July 22 .. C G Brooks 210 Front st
YaquiMCo Mexico.. 1.. 30.. May 24.. June 28.... July 18.. T T Atkinson 337 Pine st
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Name of Company, Location. Secretary. Office in S. F. Meeting. Date.
Bust and Belcher Nevada . .W Willis 309 Montgomery at Annual Tidy 9
New Coho M Co California,. RN Sbaimvald 320 Sausome st ...Annual July 10
Utab K M Co Nevada... G C Pratt 309 Montgomery st Annual Tuly 10
Union Con S M Co Nevada...! M Burlington 309 Montgomery st Annual July 16
LATEST DIVIDENDS-WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
NA3IE OF COMrANY. LOCATION. SECRETARY. Of.FJCK IN S. F. AMOUNT. PAYAUTjB.
Buliver Con M Co California. .W Willis 309 Montgomery st 05 Apr 12
Contention Con M Co Arizona.. T> C Bates 309 Montgomery st 25 Apr 28
Kcrituck MCo Nevada.. J W Pew 310 Pine st 10 June 20
Navajo \l Co Nevada. .J W Pew 310 Pine st 25 May 14
Northern Belle M & M Co Nevada.. Win Willis 309 Montgomery st 50 Apr 16
Silver King M Co Arizona.,. T Nash :U5 Calif.. rnia st -J'. June 15
Standard Con M Co vCalifornia. . Win Willis 309 Montgomery st 9 25 Tune 12
allowing is mostly cpndefi
i [he interior, in pro ■ : ■■ ■ .
Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in
S. F. Stock Exchange.
NAME OF
Week
Week
Week
W
EK
Ending
Endino
Endinu
Eni
INU
Company.
June 6.
Jnn
J 13.
June 20.
June 27.
Alpha
65
.95 .75
.85. .60
70
45
.60
Amies
.ts>
1.10 .75
.85 .60
75
.55
6(1
.:to
.40 .35
,55
3n
.35
Aveenta
.36
.65 .20
.45 .20
.3(1
.15
.20
Atlas
|
.. ,1
Btilolier
Uridine
llest k Bulclier
1.30
2.251 55
2.251.35
1.75
1.10
1.20
3.90
5g " 5 ! 66
6lo64!30
5 25
4.05
4.50
.65
1.351.10
1.501.05
1 25
.90
.95
lluchtel
........
.. . .1
Mellelsle
.'ill
.60;....
.20 .40
mi
.45
60
1 ID)
1.151.00
1 101.00
Hi.
,90
1.05
r.cnton
.10
-2C
.15 .5
.10
.05
.15
"Hi,.lie Tunnel
.;«:
Caledonia
.Ml
55
.20
.25....
III
III
California.
311
M
.35
.45, .25
411
III
25
Challenge
m
.n
,45
.55 .40
50
4(1
Ohollar
1.15
4.253.40
3.803.20
3 45
2,75
2.90
Confidence
2.511
3.75'3.10
3.55 2.50
3 "il
1. 00
2.40
Con. Imperial
.10....
.10....
III
.05
.10
Cm. Virginia
till
.95 .70
.80 .55
7(1
.45
..55
Crown Point
.■II)
2.451.60
2.351 40
1 65
1.25
1 45
Jlay
.40 .55
1 no
fill
85
Elko Con
.ai
.25 15
.20 .15
211
20
25
Kureka Con
t.«h
3.50 3.00
3.503.10
3 US
"i.llll
8.00
mi
.75 .70
.85....
75
,25
7(1
M
.75 .45
.65 .30
.75
.at
SO
Grand Prize
4h
.50' .15
.45 .20
30
.(til
25
Gould & Curry
1,115
3.15 2 50
3.95 2.70
;; 111
2.50
". HO
Hale & Norcross...
I m
81; 7.75
85 6i
It
*> 25
» IKI
.611 ....
.50....
.35 .311
"35
"35
1 iidepenrteucL-
1 05
hi
.20.
.15 .10
15
IKI
15-
.251 .25
.30 ... .
311
.15
.20
Jackson
... ....
Keotuek
2.50 ....
2.75 ....
/. 50
Martin White
.30: .5
.211 ....
05
Mono
.10....
Mexican
'1 lill
t! 4 )0
5.003.10
4 15
), 80
3.05
Mt., Diablo
....3.00
3 25
1 IKI
3 25
Mt. Potosi
Noonday
Northern Belle
liS
7^ 6.25
7.006.50
6;
1 50
6h
North Noonday
Navaj
1 ,55
1.701.50
1,651.85
2 35
•I 25
4 20
North Belle Isle....
.15,....
.20
35
.50
Occidental
51)
2 50 ■ • • ■
2 00 ... .
2 01;
1.65
1.90
Onhir
« HI
4 25 3.31)
3.95 2 70
3 k:
•1, 25
2.90
Overman
On,
Potosi
.411
.60 .50
.65 .40
.60
.31)
.4(1
1 85
1.001.40
1.601.31)
1 IK
1 55
1 10
Pinal Cnu
.70 .80
1.00....
91
.80
Savage
'1 25
3.05 2.60
2.8(12.40
'/, 71
1 911
2.30
2 75 . .
3 00 ... .
■sierra Nevada.
5 511
8J 7. 110
8.25 4.45
HI
a no
4.50
Silver Hill
III
.20....
.10....
II
.05
Silver King
in;
Ill; 111;
108 ....
llll
tit
lit;
Scorpion
:m
1.15 .85
1 00; .70
.85
.60
.70
Union Con
H 50
IS s;
4.7 5 2.90
92 4.80
78
4 35
5;
Ttali
•' 4ii
3.75 2.70
3 75
8 811
4.90
Ward
Wales
.... 20
,31
fellow Jacket
4.01)
5i 5.00
5; 4.25
4.75
3.60
4.15
Bullion Shipments.
Christy, 20U1, $6,171; Mt. Diablo, 18th, $7,729;
Argenta, nth, $5,668; Argenta, roth, $6,745; Mt-
Diablo, 21st, $3,960; Horn Silver, xgtli, $18,000;
Slurmont, 19th, $2,835; H.anauay, 19th,- $1,960;
Crescent, 20th. $8,200; Hanaucr, 20th, $1,830; Horn
Silver, 20th, $9,000; Ontario, 20th, $15,876; Horn
Silver, 21st, $9,000; Ontario, 22st, $4,056; Horn Sil-
ver, 22..I, $9,000; rlullionville, 22d, $3,044; Ontario,
221I. $4,391; Horn Silver, 24th, $9,000; Ontario,
24th, $4,627; Stormont, 24th, $2,950; Hanauer, 24th,
$1,715; Bonanza King, 24th, $i,ooo; Contention
< *<>n. 23d, $17,482.
Sales at San Francisco Stock Exchange
., Junu 2H.
|0@45c
5Ui"5oc
... .75(«80c
..1.10(«1.15
90c
45c
..'Mali 05
2
10c
40c
, .yllC'TOC
TT-lfRMDAV /
110 Amies...
150 Belle Islo
130 Bullion..
150 Belcher..
50 BodfeCoL...
250 Con. Virginia. .
1140 C'liollar
100 Crown Point...
50 Caledonia
50 Confidence....
500 Con. Imperial.,
100 Challenge
550 Day
85 Eureka Hon ti
400 Eureka Tunnel B5c
300 Gould& Curry.2.35f-''2,4o
1800 Grand Prize 10c
275 HaleS Nor 6]
260 Independence 85c
490 Mexican 2.80(ft-2.85
20 Mt. Diablo 3J
1610 Navajo 3.10(^3.15
1/5 Northern Belle... M(p:M
425 Ophir 2,40@2.45
50 Overman 30c
50 Occidental 1.65
300 Potosi l]t"1.30
160 Savage 2.05
640 Srierra Nevada 3.60@3.65
ion Scopion 60c
30 trtah 2.90
580 Union 4.40@4.45
400 Yellow .Jacket. .3 60@3.65
AFTERNOON SESSION.
350 Argenta
15c
400 Alta
.,;45@50c
150 Andes
55c
300 B. & Belcher..
4.15
350 Belle Isle
. . .55fii'60c
700 Crmllar
L'.S,V'<L\W
1000 California
10c
50 < 'onridence
2.20
200 Crmvn Point,.
1.30
300 Day
60c
20 Eureka Con...
64
300 Exchequer
20c
500 ElcoCon
1000 Grand Prize..
10c
170 Gould & Curry
£'
250 Hale& Nor...
53
450 Independence.
...Krtl.05
55 Mt. Diablo....
3J
200 Miirtin White.
05c
1300 Navajo
4.10(64 20
10 Northern Belle
6?
400 N. Belle Is....
45c
260 Onliir
.2.55
70 Overman
35c
40 Occidental
1.65
260 Potosi
u
450 Savage
1.904&1.95
620 Sierra Nevada
r.3.40@31
450 Scorpion ......
60c
810 Union Con,...
:.4.35@4*
200 Utah
. ...2.80
350 Yellow Jacket
..33<g3.8Q
Till! State Cftmmissioner of Agriculture, of
Kentucky, is trying to introduce silk culture
into that State.
Mining Share Market.
Mining stocks have been rather dull for a week,
and the brokers adjourn over from Saturday until
next Thursday. Our tables show the slight fluctua-
tions in the market. All interest now centers in
Union Consolidated. Although the streak of
ore cut by the crosscut in the first winze
and Sierra Nevada -crosscut on the 3.000
level is spoken of as being four feet in width
the quartz formation at that point is really much
wider. There is about four feet of solid quartz, then
quartz and porphyry arc sandvyiched in for several
feet in the west, quartz predominating. This ap-
pears to be the top of a new formation that has no
connection, as far as can be seen, with the ore vein
cut on the 2900 level. How far the west crosscut
may yet have to go before reaching the ore body for
which it was started nobody can say, as no one can
tell what changes of dip may have occurred in the
walls of the vein below the 2,900 level. When cut
above the vein showed every indication of being the
top of an ore body. In the Union ground a raise
was made on it, and it was found to wedge out at
the bight of twenty feet, while it seemed to be rapid-
ly widening in going downward. This ore vein is
about 500 feet east of the west wall of die Conistock
lode, and it is worthy of note that the point where
the big bonanza in the Consolidated Virginia and
California was first cut, at the south end, was about
the same distance from the main west wall. The
west wall of the ore streak,- where last seen on the
2,000 level, was going down almost vertically. The
Enterprise thinks there is nothing to prevent it turn-
ing for a time toward the west, for should it go
straight down it would not reach the west wall of the
lode much under 500 feet. All the big ore bodies of
the Comstock have been found to go down straighter
than the main west wall of the lode, and have event-
ually brought up against said wait. The present
prospects arc well out towards the middle of the
lode.
. ■-■'-,
0
■...:,..■,. ■ 1 I . " . ■ ■■' . : : ■' -V.
\ ,,-.. ,-.;.. on id liority that
ledly improved
in , .lifting on the 600
avel. I looking ore has been en-
3 as the developments have pro-
1 .-body seems to be of a pyramid shape,
-.1.! ■: oinke has been made at the apex. At first
it was not more than two or three inches wide, but
after sinking a few ft it has widened out to one ft,
and still widening. The value of the discovery is not
known at present, beyond the fact that the rock is
unquestionably of high grade, and full of live sul-
phurets.
Miscellaneous. — Talisman mine and mill have
been sold by A. Weil to J. R. Tregloan, represent-
ing the South Spring Hill Mining Company, and
otner Eastern parties. The purchase price is $4,500.
Mr. Tregloan went below last week to close the trans-
action. It is understood that the purchasers intend
to commence work upon the property at an early
date. A report is in circulation around Amador that
the Original Amador mine has been sold to A. Hay-
ward, who owns a claim adjoining, but we cannot
trace the report to any trustworthy source. It is
reported that ore has been struck in the bottom of
the Keystone mine. A company of Chinamen have
purchased a gravel claim on Jackson creek, half a
mile below town, from Thomas Jones, for the sum
of $400. They are putting up a cabin on the ground,
and preparing to work it forthwith.
Calaveras.
Br. Asr. —Calaveras Chronicle, June 23: A blast
of 400 pounds of powder was set off in the Mammoth
hydraulic claim on Tunnel Ridge, owned by J. V.
Vieth, Esq., Tuesday last, and did excellent execu-
tion. The Mammoth is one of the largest hydraulic
claims in this vicinity, employs quite a number of
hands and is paying well.
Mill. — Mt. Jicho, June 20: The five stamp mill
being erected on the Confidence mine by J. T.
Fletcher, will SQon be completed. This mine has
been thoroughly prospected and is known to be rich.
The cross-cut in the Porter mine has already passed
through a body of ore 30 ft wide and as yet no sign
of a foot wall. The ore assays about a hundred dol-
lars per ton in silver and a small per cent in gold.
Inyo.
A SmkLTEE. — Inyo Independent, June 22: It is
reported that Mr. W. P. Miller, the purchaser ofjthe
Montezuma mine, will at once erect a 30-ton smelter
in the neighborhood of the property, and that the
furnace is already shipped from San Francisco.
Other works are projected by Mr. Miller, and no
doubt will be carried forward energetically to success.
The influence of the railroad in reviving our interests
and developing the country is being already strongly
and substantially felt,
The Keynot. — Owing to some troubles about the
water supply the Key not mill is temporarily shut
down. The mine, at the lowest workings, is yield-
ing immensely. We saw two specimens weighing over
60 pounds each of rich free gold ore, intended by Mr.
Lasky for contribution to the coming Mining 1 exposi-
tion at San Francisco.
Napa.
COAL. — Cnlhtagan\ Locations have been made
within the past few days on land four miles or more
north of town, where bituminous coal has been found
in quantities to cause considerable excitement among
the parties interested. It was discovered by a couple
of prospectors from abroad who are posted in geolog-
ical formations, mineralogy, etc. The coal burns
readily and if there is a large deposit of it, why, of
course, there arc millions in it. Work will soon be
commenced on the ground and further developments
made. It would be decidedly pleasing to find a
large amount of coal here. It would add to the re-
souuees of this locality, which, however, now has
sufficient to make the Upper Xapa valley boom
with business in the future.
Nevada,
Tiikovvn Out oi- Employment. —Nevada Trans-
cript, June 22: By the breaking of the Knglish dam
about roo hydraulic miners will for a lime be thrown
out of employment at French Corral, 50 at Sweet-
land and 35 at Sebastopol. It is not at all unlikely,
that the dam will be rebuilt as soon as possible, and
that by another season work can be resumed i'u the
mines mentioned. The 80 mile* of ditches and
Humes and the vast gold deposits belonging to the
Milton Co. will certainly not be allowed to remain
idle any great length of time.
A Failure. — Nevada Herald, June 31 : The
Golden Gate sulphurel concentrator put up at Ter-
nan & Co.'s mill, as an experiment, has been taken
out, the machine utterly failing to do the work it was
claimed it would. Two Fruc concentrators, the best
and most economical contrivances yet invented for
saving sulphurets, have been ordered, and will soon
be in operation at the mill.
Mariposa.
SWEETWATER. — Mariposa Herald, June 22: We
are pleased to note that Messrs. Rice and Ferguson
have made a very important development in their
mine, on the head of Sweetwater. During the past
year they have been driving a crosscut tunnel, which
cut the vein after driving 170 ft. It is large, regular,
and well defined, carrying a large percentage of sul-
phurets, with considerable free gold. This is certainly
very encouraging, and should this prove to be the
vein from which the rich float and placer gold came,
that has been found in the immediate vicinity during
the past 20 years, the Union will soon be classed
with the leading bullion producers on this coast. We
are also informed that Messrs. Grove and Ellingham
have completed the winze connecting the levels in
their mine, which thoroughly ventilates the present
workings, and as soon as their steam pumps arrive
from San Francisco, sinking will be resumed on their
present ore body, which is of a high grade and free
milling character.
DiLTZ Mine. — Mariposa Gdzette, June 22. Last
Monday, at this mine, the sinking of a shaft was
commenced at a point on the vein designated by Mr.
Ricks r 1, tl ' 1 ■■■ i ■■>■
■ .■■.'■■' ■ thoiougl
■ . ■ .•• it ■ "• i .■ irfaci j 1 1 : ■ I ■
.,',.cu workings of
■ ■■ — . heavy ledge of rock
■ ii , the main vein of quarts about
■ in ood milling ore was struck. The
thi vein at this point, settles crflhtshisivel;
jstence of a well-defined body of ore, e.xtcn.lih!.'
die full length of the claim, and the permanency, of tile
mine. The sinking of this new shaft will be proseettWd
at once and continued down till it reaches the lin<
of the lower level, about 300 ft deep, which level w 1 ,
commenced by Captain Diltz on the north side of the
hill, Fome two years ago. Mr. Rickard will recom-
mend to his company, which is expected to Un-
charge of the mine as soon as arrangements arc per
fected, to continue the tunnel through the mountain
some 1,600 ft, thus affording a backing or drift from
the level to the surface at the highest point 5 ■■ 800
le^t. A 10-stamp steam power mill will also be rec
ommended, erected at the adit of the proposed tun-
nel, to crush the ore extracted from the mine ite the
work progresses.
Bandereta Mine.— The news from this mine is
of a most cheering character. Charley Mast, the
superintendent, has a force of 40 men "employed in
building a ditch two and a half miles long which will
be completed by the middle of July next. A ditch
will have a fall of 250 ft which will give all the power
needed to the new hurdy guidy wheel now under
way, and soon to be erected at the mill. A new
chute of ore is being opened which is likely to prove
as famous for its richness, as any that have pre-
ceded it.
Mono.
Landslioe. — Homer Mining Index, June 23:
Last Sunday night a landslide occurred near the Old
Mono laggings, which washed away a large portion
of the Virginia Hydraulic Co. 's ditch, damaging it in
the extent of $1,000. The slide was caused by water
from the ditch si ping through and softening a portion
of the almost perpendicular mountain side, causing
it to become loosened and give away. The accident
caused a delay of several days in the mining opera-
tions.
Placer.
Iowa Hill. -Cor. Placer Herald, June 23: Iowa
Hill is commencing its season of summer quietness.
On Monday the last hydraulicking of the season was
done, the water supply of both the Iowa Hill Canal
and Gleeson ditch failing. The Homeward Bound and
Golden Gate mines are now making their final clean
up, both yielding well. The latter mine has yielded
very largely during the season, the nuggets and large
amounts of gold taken out being reminders of the
days of '49. The hydraulic season, though later and
shorter than last year, has been equally as goad.
There is considerable stir in drift mining at present.
The Succor Flat Co., are sinking an air shaft 300 ft
deep, which, when connected with the under ground
workings, will permit of the employment of a large
number oi men. As they are said to have a large
amount of rich gravel opened up, some big returns
may be looked for soon. The Walls boys are work-
ing their drift claim, having a large amount of pay
gravel in sight. The Colfax Companv are putting
up a ten stamp mill on the Australian Ouartx. Mine,
which will soon be running, and it is rumored thai
Professor Blake, who is expected here soon, also in-
tends to put up a ten stamp mill on the adjoining
I'rovidencia Mine. Both are considered quartz prop-
erties equal to any in the county.
Plumas.
Four Hills Mine. — Greenville Bulletin, ] : 20:
From a well known resident of Mohawk valley the
following facts in connection with the Four Hills
mine have been obtained. The statements can oe
safely depended upon. On Tuesday of last week
John Sutton, John Neville, J, C. Nierem and John
A. Phipps. the latter of Plumas Eureka mine, all
went over to Four Hills: about the time of their ar-
rival the aprons were cleaned off and the Superin-
tendent Mr. George Reynolds, for the satisfaction oi
the visitors, requested one of them to feed the bat-
tery for some time, and then mark the result. Mr.
Phipps did as requested and fed during four ami a
half hours, the aprons were again cleaned and $5,000
worth of gold was taken off. Every few hours the
battery must be stopped, not for cleaning up, but be-
cause lumps of gold accumulate on the dies so that
crushing rock is prevented. A hand mortar is kepi
in constant use in which se'eeted pieces of ore are
pounded; the amount obtained in this way during
one month was $150,000. In the office at the mine
candle boxes are filled and shipped away with ore
that is too rich to either mill or work in the mortar.
Repeatedly a retort has been filled with ore broken
just fine enough to get into it, and the gold smelted
out without any further preparation. The gentle-
men named' were shown into the shaft from which
the ore was taken, and assert positively thai on all
sides of this the rock appears full of gold. On one
occasion three holes charged with giant powder were
exploded with but little apparent result, the amount
of gold in the rock being so great as to prevent it
from blasting out. Chisels and hammers have bei 11
used, as in the copper mines at Lake Superior, to
separate masses of rock held together by gold. The
ledge in which this deposit is found is 25 ft wide; the
poorest of it is rich milling ore. George Reynolds,
the superintendent, owns one-fourth of the mine; he
was formerly a banker in Marysville; the other three-
fourths are owned by parties in San Francisco. The
mine is situated six miles southeast from Johntown,
on the Downieville trail ; from Quincv it is 36 miles
distant in a southeast direction. This immensely
rich deposit, and the one found last year by Messrs.
Edman and Mahnlund at Fagle Gulch prove thai tin
riches of the mineral belt are now only begining to
be discovered. At the latter mine the tunnel berp
run to lap the ledge will soon be completed; #hen
this is done results will he produced equal lo what ;
now seen at the Four Hills mine.
1
Good Quartz.— Plumas Yatwuu/, June
Quartz prospecting is all the rage on the East branch
and some good ledges arc being opened. The work
on the Hallsted ledge on Rich gulch, proves that it
is rich and of vast extent, and several old
croppings have been found in the same locality, ( >nu
day last week Mr. McPherson, of Meadow valley,
found what is supposed to be the northwesl
tion of the Hallsted ledge, on the Deadwooi I
the mountain, and he has quartz which sho\
gold and is very rich. Fred Lewis has sonii
quartz, and the indications point to a large ai
quartz mining camp at that place in the neal
June 30, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
137
San Bernardino.
f*>k\\ Devblophi Print, June 93:
orax claims in 1 uch were
purchased by < loleman A Co. has been pro-
, ice the oinpan> (obt
of the property. Several men are employed in taking
out borax, 'I he deposits thai arc being opened up
are htrgr ,tnd of a high grade. We learned front V.
M, \i. !, tii-- roreman, that a building 14x40 ft is to
■ i 'in one of 11 - d iys, ami
that it h reduction works
v.ill l»- built for manufacturing the bo
This claim is situated in \A
rco about two and ■> half miles from town, am! has
recentl) been bonded by 11, II. SpeDcer, "i 1 jos
Angeles. Some work had ahead) been done on the
uding a tun ii. -1 and an incline shaft of 30 ft.
Mr Spencer intends to pul on a force of'n
roceei ■ dittouslj ■
, Whitmore 1 ■ I
Ik'ch quite suce :-»sful 1 praent of this fine
property. The returns from i>r<- milled hi
quite sai tr> ci-'d thai the -•" ions
ips v. ill realize more bullion to the
1 ■ yet milled-
I \gg '■■■■■ ' work in this promis-
[I) rich on- filled
I working on the
id up a fine body
n dined ah ift ao ft. The own-
ii pleased with their prospects, They
will toon ship what ore they have on hand, but will
li'ii do n upemtions on tin- mine in a few weeks
'/hlit id. hoi weather is <>ver.
llARPIl in this mine continue
withoul any diminution in tin- richness of the results.
Sinking and drifting arc daily advancing in tl ■ midst
if ore. The ore is free milling and is
extracted and loaded on the teams without much ex-
pense. ' )ver 200 tons of ore have been hauled from
this mine to the-Oriental mill, the pulp assaysof which
average 1 to ounces to the ton, ami which, U is thought
mil net above, $20,000.
Sierra.
Gold Lake. — Mountain Messenger, )une 23:
All the ekams in tin1, rich mining district tr- yulding
large returns this season. Cox, M\crs, Dorsey and
other are having good cleanups. Mr. Dorsey
1 jet, worth $00 to Sierra City, the other
day, 1 week, Thursda) and Friday, Foss& Den-
! up "n the bedrock over $3,000 worth of
ipecimens one valued at about $1,400. ^The water
1 1 ieen very short.
Sierra Si ttes. — Sierra Tribune, "June 22: The
sierra I'.uttcs mine at Sierra City is undoubtedly the
besi managed mine in the State. For 14 years, dur-
ing which time the present company has owned the
■ . there lias been a monthly dividend declared
regularly. Tunnel No. 8 is now in a distance of
4,200 ft. Prom this tunnel to No. 7 above not a
pound of oiv has been disturbed. No. 9 tunnel,
several hundred feet still lower down the mountain
side, was started last year, and at this time is in
2700 ft. The ledge was tapped a few weeksago and
the course of the tunnel was changed somewhat in
order to follow the vein. There are several distinct
pay chimin * ; of ore in the mine and it will be neces-
s;m to run the lower tunnel into the hill one and a
hall miles to reach all of these. Although the mine
has been worked on a mammoth scale for over 20
years, it would seem that work was just beginning
and it is impossible that a century would give time
--nough to exhaust the immense bodies of ore that
are being opened out. Dr. Sawyer paid a visit to
die tool drift mine last Sunday. This mine is Un-
couple of miles east of Sierra City. H is
iirii tl} :i home enterprise, a large amount of money
having been expended by residents of that section in
developing the claim. The channel was encountered
;i short time ago and gravel that is being taken reg-
nlarlj now yields handsomely. Six dollars was ta-
ken from two pans of dirt that was picked up out of
the dump Sunday. Supt. Shaw started the work of
sinking in the main shaft of the Marguerite mine last
week. The 20 stamp mill is pounding away day and
night on ore that will probably average $15 per ton.
Messrs. Abbe, Sawyer & Flint, of Sierra City, are
driving ahead a tunnel on their ledge, located in
l.ady"s canyon. It is said that 500 lbs of gold have
been taken out of the Four Hills mine during the
past month or two. This sounds big to persons
who do not understand that Sierra county is capable
of showing the richest quartz mines in the world.
The Hog canyon quartz mine is to be started up
soon. There is a mill on the property. Harry
Warners owns the Mountain quartz ledge, located
east of the Sierra Buttes lode. Harry has expended-
about $25,000 in placing the claim in shape to work,
and now he is confident that he can show as fine a
piece of mining property as there is in the State.
Uggleston & Avowry's hydraulic mine at Craycroft
Hill has yielded handsomely this season.
May Buy this Golden Gate. — There is very
strong talk of organizing a company of Sierra county
men to operate at the Golden Gate mine, at Allegha-
ny. The proposed plan is to issue 20,000 shares of
stock at $1 each, $10,000 would suffice to pay off all
lawful claims against the property; $5,000 would
pump out the mine and place things in shape to de-
velop the bonanza that is certain to be found. As
no definite action has been taken in the matter yet
we can not give any further particulars at present.
The successful working of this mine would prove a
greater benefit to southern Sierra than any other en-
terprise that could be inaugurated.
Shasta.
Whiskvtown, — Cor. Shasta Courier; June 22:
The Blair, Saulan & Co. quartz mine is bonded to
the Phcenix M. Co. for $4,000. This mine lies one-
fourth of a mile west of the Phccnix and has good
returns. P.. S. & Co. had to slop work on account
of water. Evidently, this is a good mine, but it re-
quires capital to work it.
Trinity.
Bui.i.vriiont1.-— Trinity Journal, June 32: Quartz
interests in Bullychoop are said to be looking re-
markably favorable of late, which reminds us that a
promised communication from that district relative^o
its mines has not yet been received. Henry Burns,
our thoroughly practical hydraulic miner, formerly
superintendent of the McGillivray mines on Trinity
•river, is firm in the conviction that the mines of Trin-
ity counfy promise as veil as any on the coast,
NEVADA.
Bullion District.
TllK Oi Cor. 1 ureka Sentinel, June 26:
1 ■ not v.ir> much fr<»m other nevi
among us lw< ■ ■ n. < (ne is the
the other is the miner, who wants a
Men of this latter sort will have to
wait. They are not needed: foi The>
Lion after the risk and pioneer
work are over, and the n ■ edout for them.
Several of them are lying around the saloODS .old
ich other the bit
The prospectors on the other hand, are putting in
their best licks, with the pro paying harvest in
the future. They arc putting ore in 1
..■enough work to satis!) themsel
material here for a big, prosperous camp.
Men with a little capital can do well here now . thi
yet The Lime-
stone Silver Mining ■ 0, havi ju 1 begun work on
their propert>. They have 10 1
galena and carbonate ore going straight down into
the lime. Their progress 1 Lg rlj watched.
The formation is favorable foi large deposits and the
indication* fii The Battle mountain folks are
talking of bus > 11 wagon road to the Limestone
( 'o.'s mines, in order to get shipments o! ore for their
nev furnaces to run . »n,
Esmeralda District
Undergoing Repairs. - Esmeralda Herald,
June 22: Wednesday we visited the Silver Hill mill
at 1 Jregory flat. The mill is being thoroughly overr
hauled and repaired by H. Marden, Billy Ball doing
the work with the aid of John Vernon, A. Hull and
Johnny Booker. Two new pans are being put in
and two old ones made as good as new. Five new
tanks have taken the place of the old leaky ones, and
blind drains cut to carry oft' what water may ooze
out. The engine is receiving an overhauling. An
addition has been made to the building for a black-
smith shop. Eugene Godat is excavating on the
outside for a slum tank. New belting will take the
place of the old, and when all the alterations and im-
provements are completed, the mill will be equal in
every respect to any 10-stanip mill in the State. As
near as can be judged at this time, it will be ready_to
crush about next Thursday or Friday.
Eureka District.
Richmond.— Eureka Sentinel, June 16: There
was considerable flurry on the streets yesterday, oc-
casioned by the report that an important strike had
been made in the Richmond mine. Through in-
quir\ from those who are at headquarters and are in
a position to know, and who, also, have no disposi-
tion to equivocate, we learn that there is "nothing in
it." The condition of the mine at present, however.
is not discouraging. On the contrary, the outlook
is hopeful. Small bodies of ore are being found
from time to time that keep the mine up, while the
indications are favorable for finding an ore body.
\ ery thorough and important prospect work has
been done during the last 12 months, with the confi-
dent expectation on the part of the present manage-
ment of ultimately striking something big on the
lower levels.
Safford District.
Purchasing Ores. — Safford Jixpress, June 20:
The Onondaga Mining Co. gives notice that it will
hereafter purchase all ores on the dumps at Safford
which assay $25 per ton and over. This is encourag-
ing news and demonstrates the low quality of ores
that can be worked in this district, especially when it
is taken into consideration that these ores have to be
shipped to Salt Lake City, a distance of several hun-
dreds of miles and there worked at a profit. This
will be a great help to miners in our district who may
be in need of money and have not the time or means
to ship their rock away.
Shipping Ores. — Eureka Sentinel, June 16: The
Onondaga mine at Safford will commence shipping
ore to Salt Lake on Thursday next, a contract hav-
ng been let yesterday to C. H. Hall, of Reowawe to
haul the same from the mine to the railroad. The
ore will be taken across the river in a row-boat until
the water becomes low enough to allow fording.
This is encouraging news for our neighboring dis-
trict, as we are informed that the mine can furnish
steadily 30 tons a day for an indefinite period.
Taylor District.
Fink Prospects. — Cor. White Pine News, June
22: Your correspondent visited several of the mines
of this district to-day. I was more than pleased at
the many fine prospect? to be seen in the camp.
The first I visited was the Old Brown Bull, owned by
Wm. Pryde, Bob Simpson and another partner.
The mine is looking 'well and they are taking out
some good ore. They have all the prospects of de-
veloping a first-class mine. Hon. A. J. Blair is sink-
ing a shaft, and the indications are that he will soon
show up a mine second to none in the district. But
little work has been done, though its owners have
refused $16,000 for it. It is owned by John Verzan
and two partners, who are at present engaged in the
butcher business. There are lots of idle men here,
though I believe all the Cherry creek boys are at
work.
Tuscarora District.
Elko Con. — Times-Review, June 2r: Drift No.
4 has been extended a distance of 15 ft the past week,
the last 3 ft being in vein matter on foot wall of west
lateral vein. Will discontinue development in this
portion of the mine for the present and immediately
commence to straighten and retimber shaft No. 2-for
the purpose of improving our hoisting facilities.
Navajo. — Have started an upraise to connect with
the 350 level. Other work in and about the mine
progressing as usual.
Grand Prize. — West drift on the 700 level is in
334 ft. Joint winze below the 700 level is down 31
ft. The upraise from south crosscut on the 500 level
is connected with the 400 level and have commenced
sloping from it. The ledge is about a foot wide of
fair grade ore. Mill is running on company ore now.
Independence. — The vein shows a width of 3 ft,
but no ore. Drilt north, 300 level, extended '27 ft;
total length, 524 ft. No material change in the for-
mation.
Ak Gent a. —West drift from ledge has been ex-
tended 16 ft; is in ledge matter giving low assays.
Stopes are producing a little ore.
North Belle Isle. — Good progress has been
made in advancing the drift and upraise on the 300
level. During, the next week upraise will connect
w ah the ' 1 ■
is lookin i r mineral.
Washoe District.
HALE wn Norcross. — Enter}
The winze below the -moo level is down about 35 ft.
It still si,., . ,,i ore on the west side >>i the
bottom. Progress is slow at this point, as much "i
: used .u the winze which js i" con-
nect the 12400 .iid -•'■' ■ 1
Sikkra Nevada.— Ou the 3000 level the joint
Union Co out from thejoint winze
a distance of 46 ft. The face is in a mixture of quart/
and porphyry. This material is verj hai Qd
breaks ,,ut pooi!\ in blasting, llou farilmaj b to
the ore v ei - the distant d
on the dip the ore may have taken below the 2900
level.
Mi.\h w On the 3100 level the north lateral
Lvanced as rapidly as possible 1
nect with thy deep winze ol the Union Con. and
Sierra Ni will presently be sunk to the
31:00 level. This connection will be one of great irtl
portance, as it will cool and ventilate an immense
amount of new and very interesting ground.
< IPH1R. Good progress is making in the work of
repairing the old I entrel tunnel. This tunnel starts
on Mill street, under the lower railroad bridge, and
will come in about too ft below the surface at the old
Mexican shaft. When repairs are completed the ore
now taken out at the surface at the cropping*; will
come out through the tunnel to Mill street. The
ladders in the main incline are being repaired.
Yi 1 low JACKET.— The Sagebrush, second and
third level are yielding about the usual quantity of
ore. They will soon have the west drift from the
fourth level open. At this point it is expected that a
good deal of paying ore will be found.
ANDES. — Considerable prospecting is being done
and some paying ore is being extracted.
California.— The south drift on the 2900 level
is being advanced as rapidly as possible, as also is
the west crosscut on the same level.
North Gould and Curry.— Good progress is
made in the sinking. The rock at the bottom of the
shaft is vein porphyry, with frequent streaks of quartz
and seams of clay.
Crown Point. — The upper levels arestill yielding
a considerable amount of paying ore, with the chance
of finding more in the prospecting sections.
White Pine District.
RUNNING. — Cor. White Pine Xews, June 26: The
Smoky mill is running finely — everything about it
seems in first-class order. They pump back the
water from the tailings dump after being used, with
a neat little arrangement pul up for that purpose.
The new pans are doing all that was expected of
them. A nice stream of water is running from the
new tunnel in Momomoke hill. Two teams, in
charge of Alex. Muir, are now hauling ore from the
hill. Some very fine ore is being taken from the Saf-
ford mine. A narrow streak of very high grade ore
is reported to have been struck in the Truckee.
ARIZONA.
New Smelter.— Silver Bel/, June 16, Mr. Fitch,
an experienced smelter, has leased the old New Kra
mill property, from Mr Duryea, with the intention of
erecting a smelter for the treatment of argentiferous
galena ores. There is more than the possibility of
success in the scheme, as there is a great quantity of
such ores rich in silver, in this district.
Peck District.— Cor. Arizona Miner, June 22:
A party of six, including your correspondent, took
a trip to the Black Warrier mine last week. The
party was shown through the mine by the
genial and accommodating Supt. Mr. Eamans, who
spared no efforts to make the visit as enjoyable as
possible. Arriving at the mine we found
everything bustle and activity. The large pile of
ore on the dump was examined and found to be very
rich. Then we proceeded to examine the mine.
After going through a tunnel 250 ft in length we
came to the hoisting works, when we were let down
in the bucket to the 50 level, from which place we in-
spected numerous tunnels and saw great quantities
of very rich ore. After wandering about for some-
time in the bowels of the earth we became desirous
of once more seeing the lovely sunshine and beau-
ties of nature on the surface. We were then hoisted
up in the same way we were let down/and after pass-
ing again through the 250 tunnel we found ourselves
once more on the surface of the earth, feeling quite
good over our first experience in mining. The hoist-
ing works on the Peck mine will be completed in a
few days, when the true development of the mine
will be commenced with. great energy.
COLORADO.
Dumont. — Georgetown Courier, June 22: Drift-
ing has commenced both east and west on the Cali-
fornia lode, in the Lincoln tunnel. The vein shows
up finely as the drift progresses. Thewhole vem.for
20 inches in thickness is being saved. Considerable
smelting ore is interspersed through the vein. Quite
a number have been soliciting a lease, but the com-
pany are too wide-a-wake .for such sharks. This
company have expended too much money in run-
ning their cross-cut tunnel to intersect with this large
and promising vein, to give the cream of it away to
every Tom, Dick, or Harry that comes along. The
lower level running west now shows a vein of solid
smelting ore 20 inches in thickness; mill dirt 25 in-
ches thick. One car load of smelting ore was shipped
last week to the public sample works at Black Hawk.
The Mansfield mill. is being filled up with the mill dirt
from the Aibro mine. The Lee mine is looking
splendidly. Sinking the shaft upon the Milton still
progresses. *
IDAHO.
Placers. — Idaho World, June 16. Messrs, Don-
ahue & Murphy are -having' good success so far this
season in their hydraulic placer mining ground above
Bear Run, on the Gold Hill side, ,.near Elk creek, just
below Mann k Co.'s hydraulic, hill placer mining
ground. Thevare running one hydraulic with a fall
of 120 ft, and with about 300 inches of water, and
are running night and day shifts, with four hands by
dav and three at night.
BOULDER Ckeek.— M. W. Johnson, General H.
R. Caulkins and J. A. Greenlaw, a buyer and oper-
ator of mines from Park City, Utah, came to town
this morning. These gentlemen arc mine investors
the coast, h.r, ;i
nected with some of the larger negotiations m
main mining camps, Mr. Greenlaw is largely inter-
Leadville mines andi in their manag 1
!
man) days, and examined all the principal ...
cations in Warm Spring district. They are ne
Bouldei creek,
with the Munition of devcL me of the besi
mines there, and will invest largeb in prelim
work.
! Fork Item- | Abrahams ami
Fainer, tw< ■ ind Mew Mexico prospectors
who came to Wood rivi r a couple of week sago, con
eluded to try their luck on the Bast Fork ol Wood
river. I asi Fridaj they strut k a pro: peel on the lull
adjoining the Ben Butler, l.i/./ir Lemp, and Blue
Bromide. They called it the Colorado, mad<- a loca-
tion, and began work. Since then the) have made
a cut in the ledge, exposed three strata of galena,
each four inches wide, and extracted over 1 ■
pounds of ore which assays 91 ounces silver and 7s
lead to die ton. They are developing their claim,
OREGON.
Nui i.s. — Jacksonville Times, )uue 2: Bj bee ,v
Newman's claim has been shut down for the ■ 11,
About $2,000 w,!s cleaned up recently, which shows
that the claim is a good on..-. I.. A. Hcbcrlie re-
turned from Josephine county Monday, and informed
us that the companies working hirye claims in thai
section are getting ready to clean up, as water is be-
ginning to fail. Considerable chrome is being taken
out right along from the mines in the vicinity of the
low divide of Smith river, for the transportation of
which to Crescent city teamsters ej'mg down from
here can earn SSoO per ton. ( ',. W. Bnrrage and
Mr. Pomerov, representing capitalists of Portland,
have men at work prospecting some iron deposits in
the vicinity of Rock I'oint. The outlook is promis-
ing and we expect that some important developments
will be made soon. The mineral resources of southern
Oregon are gradually receiving the attention they
deserve.
MONTANA.
Summit Valley Plaqers.— Butte Miner, June
20: In 1864 when the placer diggings of Summit
valley were first worked they were considered vt-r\
rich ; and old timers tell interesting stories of tin for-
tunes which were washed out of the ragged looking
gulches which abound south of the city. Placer min-
ing at that time may be said to have been in its in-
fancy, and the methods employed were exceeding])
crude, the pan and rocker being the plan most in
vogue for separating the precious dust from tie
gravelly soil. It was supposed that when the soil
was worked off to the partially decomposed bed-rock
the ground was exhausted ; which was a fallacy likelv
to prove of great advantage to the present owners of
some of the old placer claims. A Miner reporter re-
cently found two men prospecting an old claim south
of the city limits, which was supposed to have been
worked out years ago. In his presence one of
the prospectors scraped an ordinary miners' spade
full of decomposed granite from the surface of the
bed rock and panned it out of the spade in a pool of
water which had settled in the rocks, getting 55 cents
in coarse gold from the single spade full. John
Moves is now working his claim, which lies partly
within the city limits and just east of lower Main
street, with good results. Hydraulic works nre em-
ployed for which the Noyes ditch supplies 350 inches
of water. A larger supply of water might be profita-
bly used, but the head is good, and with the present
supply the banks are tumbled into the stream and
thence through the 300 ft of sluice box with astonish
ing rapidity. Mr. Ncyes has earned the value of the
decomposed granite on the surface of the bedrock,
and after the hydraulic works have washed the soil
away, nine men are employed in shoveling it into
wheelbarrows and wheeling it to the sluices. Two
clean-ups have been made this season with very sat-
isfactory- results. Hereafter clean-ups will be made
every two weeks, and judging by previous results it
would not be surprising if the production for the sea-
son amounts to $30,000 or $40,000.
A NICE C'LEAN-Ui'.— Inter-Moiniloin, June 20:
A gentleman by the name of Wing has been operat-
ing the Driscoll sluice box on the tailings of the old
Centennial mill for the past six or eight weeks, and a
few days since cleaned up 700 pounds of quicksilver
and 7s pounds of bullion as a result of the run. The
bullion proved lobe worth $10 a pound, and esti-
mating the quicksilver at the market rates, the clean-
up was worth between $1,000 and $1,200 - a very
good showing. The concentrations are also saved,
which will prove an additional source of wealth from
the run.
NEW MEXICO.
Smelter.— Southwest Sentinel, June 20: Silver
City needs a smelter as much as she needs a fire en-
gine. The carloads of ore and concentrations which
leave our depot each day, should be treated right
here on the ground. There is money in this, besides,
for the right man. Responsible parties who enjoy the
confidence of miners, could make advantageous con-
tracts, right now, for sufficient ore to run a smelter
six months or even a year. The Benson smelter is a
success both financially and practically. The Albu-
querque smelting is doing equally well. Both draw
their main supply of ore from Grant county, New-
Mexico, everv pound of which would come to Silver
City for reduction, if responsible, enterprising men
woitid put up a smelter here. Who will move in the
matter? There's money in it. What is supposed to
be the Viola ledge has been struck in the Oallatia
mine at Pyramid, and an additional force has been
put on. The value of the ore already shipped from
the Old Man mine at Fleming will riot fall far short
of $100,000; and the out put show's no signspf di-
minution. Fleming continues to be the liveliest
camp in the country. Peter Wagner is doing good
work on his Atlantic No. 3 claim at I'inos Altos.
The main shaft i^ now down 145 ft, and a whim has
been erected for deeper working. The vein at the
bottom of this shaft is three ft thick, the body hav-
ing varied but little in the last 50 ft. The ore Assays
from $80 to $103 in go!. I, and from to to 27 ounces
in silver. There are between 200 and 300 tons on
the dump, Mr. Wagner has a good property, and
has taken the preliminan steps 1., .niie: a pau itt,
438
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 30, 1883
Arctic Currents,
(OonTtnufjD from Tama 434-.)-
June 7th, steaming from St. Lawrence Bay-
to St. Lawrence Island in calm weather, (time
20 hours) a current set the vessel thirty miles
in an east, northeast direction.
July 2d, steaming from Behring strait to
Marcus Bay, (time nineteen hours) the vessel
was set to the northeast eighteen miles. There
was no wind at the time, but for several days
previously a fresh north, northwest gale had
been blowing. In passing through the straits
near the Diomede islands at that time a strong
current had been encountered which was the
subject of remark on board, some estimating it
as high as three knots per hour.
From 7 r. m., July 2d, to 4 a. m., July 3d,
steaming from Marcus Bay towards St. Mich-
aels, Norton sound, the current set the vessel
east, northeast thirty miles.
At 4: 30 f. M., July 12th, a short stop was
made at Cape Prince of Wales. A northeast
current necessitated frequent working of the
engine to hold the vessel in position. Wind
moderate and variable. July 30th while made
fast to the shore ice at the east end of Herald
Island, the current was measured with
the chip and line and found to be to the north-
ward one knot per hour. There was no ap-
parent change in the velocity or direction of the
current during the time the Corwin re-
mained at the island, from 9:45, P. M., until
3 a. m. The ice was setting steadily northward
during that time.
At Cape Wankerem, latitude GS°-r>' longi-
tude 176&-30',
A Tidal Current
Was observed with a rise and fall at that time
of about two feet. The flood tide set along the
coast to the northward. On the 4th of August
while cruising in the strait south of Wrangel
Island the meridian observations showed a
west, northwest current of twelve miles, hut
as the position had not been determined by ob-
servation for two days previously, it would be
impossible to locate the current definitely.
However the main fact remains, the vessel had
been set twelve miles in a direction away from
Behring strait, the wind had been light and
variable and could have influenced the current
hut little.
During the 4th and ">th of August the ship's
position was determined by observations and
a current found of one knot per hour, setting
north, northwest, wind moderate from east to
southeast.
On the 10th of August, while at anchor off
the south coast of Wrangel Island, near the edge
of the ice pack, the current was observed to be
setting from one-quarter to one half a knot, in a
northwesterly direction.
August the 11th, when about eight miles off the
southeast end of
Wrangel Island,
The current was measured with a chip and line,
and found to be about three-quarters of a knot
per hour, in a northeasterly direction (the direc-
tion of the coast line). During the night the ice
continued to drift to the northward. The lead,
in which the Conoin was at anchor, changed its
position to the northward about eight miles.
On the following morning, August 12th, while
at anchor near the shore, off the east end of
Wrangel Island, the current was observed to be
setting north one and one-quarter knots per
hour. The wind during the 11th and 12th
was moderate from west to southwest.
August 13th, the vessel's position was de-
termined by observation and the reckoning
brought forward from the position of our land-
ing place on Wrangel Island, showed a north,
northeast current of one mile per hour, for the
twenty-four hours. At midnight, August 16th,
a short stop was made at Point Belcher, and the
current was found to be setting to the north-
ward along the coast about one mile per hour.
The same current was observed a few hours
later, when at anchor near Point Barrow. The
wind during that day was light and variable.
August 17th, anchored at
Point Barrow,
Measured the velocity of the current, and
found it to be one and three quarters miles per
hour, following the direction of the land to the
north and east. During our stay at Point Bar-
row the wind was light and principally from
the eastward, so that it would have but little
effect on the current.
August 18th, got underway from Point
Barrow and steamed to the southward with a
strong head current; wind fresh southwest,
which, no doubt, accelerated the current.
At 7 a. m. the following day, at Point Bel-
cher, found the cm-rent setting to the north-
east along the land, but very much decreased
in velocity; the wind was light southerly.
From meridian, August 19th, to meridian,
August 20th, while steaming to the southward
between Icy Cape and Point Hope, the vessel
was set to the northward along the land thirty
miles. From 5 p. m., August 20th, until merid-
ian of the 21st, the current was found to have
set twelve miles north by east, one-half
east. From 4 a. m. , August 22d, to meridian,
August 24th, in Behring strait and sea be-
tween the Diomede Islands and Plover Bay,
the current set seventy-five miles to the north-
ward; the wind blowing a fresh gale from the
south and southeast. Some days later in
returning over this track, with a moderate
wind, no current was encountered.
in September, the result of our observations
in kut/'-'bue sound showed a tidal current with
a rise and fall of about three feet. The great
Currents of the Arctic Ocean,
So far as known, may be briefly described as
follows:
First — An easterly current through the cluster
of islands lying to the northward of the Ameri-
can continent. This current is best shown by
the drift of the English exploring vessel, the
Resolute. After being abandoned by her people
in Melville sound she drifted with the current
through Barrow strait, Lancaster sound and
Baffin's bay into Davis strait ; a distance of
about 1,200 miles.
Second — A southerly current between Grin-
nell land and the west coast of Greenland. This
current has been often remarked by navigators,
but is best shown by the drift of the Polaris
while beset in Smith's sound, and also by the
remarkable drift of a part of her crew on the
ice floe through Smith's sound and Kennedy
channel to the coast of Labrador.
Third — A southerly current between the east
coast of Greenland and Spitzbergen. The strong
southerly set met by Parry in those seas in his
attempt to get north from Spitzbergen by means
of boat and sled, and his heroic but unavailing
efforts to overcome this obstacle by which Na-
ture guarded that route to the pole, need not be
recounted here.
Fourth — Still farther to the eastward, be-
tween Spitzbergen and the coast of Norway, a
branch of the Atlantic Equatorial current, so
much modified both in temperature and velocity
as to be almost unrecognizable passes to the
northward and loses itself in the icy regions.
Fifth — And last, the current through Behring
strait and that part of the Arctic ocean lying to
the northward. The existence of this current
has been doubted by the Hon. Clements Mark-
ham, in a paper read before the Royal Geo-
graphical Society of London, and indeed by
some of our own countrymen. They quote
in support of their belief the incidental
mention of the reports from the relief
vessel Rodi/ers, which was burned while
at anchor at St. Lawrence bay. The reports
from her are said to show no northerly current
in the vicinity of Wrangel Island, but a regular
tidal current with a rise ami fall of five feet.
They quote, however, at the same time, the
words of the New York Herald correspondent
with the Rodgers; the latter says: "It was
surprising to see the ice moving constantly to
the westward along the shore." This is not
only inconsistant with the theory that the Rodtj-
ers found no current other than a tidal one, but
it agrees with the result of the Cow-ins obser-
vations in that vicinity. From one-quarter to
one half knot westerly current on the south
side of Wrangel Island, and a northerly current
along the east coast of the island. A glance
at the chart will show the impossibility of a
northerly current through Behring strait having
any other than the direction indicated along the
south and east coasts of that island, if unob-
structed by ice. As already stated, however,
all currents are subject to cnange in the vicinity
of the ice pack.
One Theory Advanced
In relation to the Behring strait current is that
it is caused by the rivers emptying into Behr-
ing sea and Norton sound. The effect of the
rivers in Kotzebue sound was remarked by
Capt. Beechey, B. N., who in speaking of a cur-
rent encountered between Point Hope and
Kotzebue sound, says: "It varied from one
and a half to three miles per hour, and was
strongest in shore; it was very constant, and
the water was much fresher than the ordinary
sea water." He adds, it is necessary here to
give some further particulars of this current, in
order that it may not be supposed that the
whole body of water between the two conti-
nents was setting into the Polar sea at so
considerable a rate. By sinking the patent log
first five fathoms and then three fathoms, and
allowing it to remain in the first instance six
hours and in the latter twelve hours, it was
clearly ascertained that there was no current at
either of those depths; but at the distance of
nine feet from the surface the motion of the
water was nearly equal to that at the top.
Hence we must conclude that the current was
superficial and confined to a depth of between
nine and twelve feet. By the freshness of the
water alongside Captain Beechey believed that
the current was occasioned by
The Many Rivers
which at this time of the year empty themselves
into the sea at different parts of the coast, be-
ginning at Schischmareff inlet. He further
says, so far there is nothing extraordinary in the
fact- But why this body of water should con-
tinually press to the northward in preference to
taking any other direction, or gradually expend-
ing itself in the sea is a question of considerable
interest.
The remark applies with equal force to
such rivers in Kotzebue sound, as pass
through Behring strait, while the decreased
specific gravity of this river water
due to its higher temperature and freedom from
salt, would prevent its readily mingling with
the surrounding salt water. The fact of its
flowing northward through Behring strait,
notwithstanding the course of the current is
broken by shoals, sand bars, capes, islands, etc.,
is not so readily explained except upon the
theory of the surrounding current having the
same direction.
In proof of the existence of this current we
have first the
Remarkable Drift of the " Jeannette."
This vessel entered the ice near where the ob-
servations of the ttodyrrs ar* said to have up-
set all existing theories in relation to Arctic
currents ; and notwithstanding the enormous
friction of the ice, at points of contact, to be
overcome, and in the face of adverse winds
which many times set her back to the south and
eastward. In twenty months, as a resultant of
all currents, she had made 500 miles in a north-
westerly direction. Unlike the drift of the
Resolute through Barrow strait and Lancaster
sound, or the Polaris party in Smith's sound
and Baffin's bay, the Jeannette drifted in the
open sea, where she was subject, in a much
greater degree to the varying influence of the
wind, and where the strength of the current
would naturally be less than if confined within
the narrow limits of a strait or sound. In view
of these facts it is believed that this drift fur-
nishes proof of the existence of a northerly cur-
rent which has it origin south of Behring strait,
in comparison with which all observations yet
made sink into insignificance.
Then we have the
Formation of Shoals
On the north side of all points on the American
continent, from Behring strait to Point Barrow,
Beginning at Cape Prince of Wales we find that,
although the water to the southward shoals
gradually to the shore, the detached shoal lies
entirely to the northward of the cape. At
Point Hope we find the detached shoal with
four and one-half fathoms of water on it entirely
to the northward with twelve fathoms of water
inside within two cables' length of the point.
The same is true of Cajie Lisbourne, a shoal
with five fathoms of water, lies wholly to the
northward of the cape. The Blossom shoals off
Icy cape appear to be due to other causes
than the current, possibly some peculiarity of
the bottom. This, however, is a mere surmise,
and is made upon the ground that they differ
greatly from other shoals tound along the coast,
which are subject to nearly the same conditions
of ice and current. Although lying to the
northward of Icy cape, they differ in the fact
that instead of one, there are several of them,
lying parallel with the shore and having deep
water between them.
At Point Barrow the detached shoal lies en-
tirely to the northward, although shoal water
exists along the shore, to the southward.
The Drift of the Behring Sea Ice,
Through the strait into the Arctic ocean, each
year, and the fact that the southern limit of the
Arctic pack retreats to the northward with
well closed edges, during the summer, until
brought south again by the fall gales, cannot
but be regarded as another evidence of the
northerly direction of the current.
The fact that of all the whale ships lost north
of Behring strait, but one has been found south
of where wrecked; the discovery, near Herald
Island, of part of a vessel burned south of Behr-
ing strait, must also be regarded as evidence
pointing in the same direction. We have also
the testimony of whalers, the only men who
navigate these seaB regularly, not one of whom,
so far as I can learn, doubts the existence of
this current. Then comes the testimony of the
natives living on the shores of Behring strait, to
the same effect. But in all this evidence, there
is nothing inconsitent with a regular tidal cur-
rent in Behring strait.
In a paper read before the Geographical So-
ciety of the Pacific soon after my return from
the Arctic ocean in 1881, I stated my belief in
a tidal current in Behring sea and the Arctic
ocean, and also that a braneh of the KiroSiwa,
or
Japanese Warm Stream
(so called), passes through Behring strait, both,
however, subject to the ever-varying conditions
of wind and ice; and in applying this name to
the origin of the current which, I believe, passes
through Behring strait, I referred not to the
small stream separated from the main body of
the equatorial current by the Japan Islands, and
which flows northward as a separate stream
only so long as it is separated by these islands,
but to the western edge of the great equatorial
current which makes the circuit of the North
Pacific, and to which the name of the smaller
stream has been applied. The impossibility of
this small stream maintaining a separate exist
ence from the Japan Islands to Behring strait,
with anything like a uniform velocity and tem-
perature and clearly defined edges, must be
plainly apparent when we consider the facts.
The Effect of Wind
Upon the surface currents of the oeean are too
well understood to require discussion at this
time. To the winds are due the equatorial
currents of both oceans, while ocean currents
might and would occur if not influenced by
winds. In the constant efforts which are made
by the sea to maintain its equilibrium in spite of
disturbances due to difference of temperature
and the consequent difference in evaporation,
these currents would necessarily be slight and
nearly in the direction of the meridian owing to
the positions of the disturbing elements, heat
and cold, and not at right angles to the meri-
dian as is the case with the equatorial currents
of both Atlantic and Pacific oceans. These
are caused by the trade winds, and run in a
westerly direction, until turned in the direc-
tion of the meridian by contact with the
eastern coast of the great continents.
In the case of the Atlantic currents, the new
direction is to the northward, owing to the
direction of the coast line upon which it
impinges, while the Pacific current is divided,
one portion flowing to the southward. But it
is the northern branch which is now under con-
sideration, a small portion of which, I believe,
passes through Behring strait, but in a mod-
ified form, both as to velocity and temperature.
deferring again to the causes of the differ-
ence in the
Specific Gravity in Sea Water
In different parts of the ocean, the temperature
and percentage of salt, we find that the former
decreases and the latter increases it, and as in
case of two strata of different density coming in
contact, the stratum having the greatest
specific gravity would, in obedience to the laws
of gravitation, sink below the other,
it will be seen that an equatorial
current can exist as a surface current only so
long as its temperature is sufficiently high to
render it lighter than the adjoining stratum.
As it comes in contact with the colder waters
in its passage, its temperature becomes lower
and it sinks below the waters of the higher lati-
tudes, which, on account of decreased evapora-
tion and the large amount of fresh water dis-
charged into it from streams of melted snow and
ice, contains much less salt, after which it may
continue its course as a warm under current
until neutralized by the surrounding water; or,
as in the case of a shallow body of water, like
Behring sea, the result of a contact between two
currents of different temperatures must be the
creation of a single current by the mingling of
the two, whose direction will he that of the
stronger of the originals, and whose velocity,
temperature and specific gravity will be their
mean.
A Branch of the "Kiro Siwa"
Extending to Behring strait would thus be very
much modified in all respects, in fact, its tem-
perature could be but little above the normal
temperature for that latitude, consequently the
comparatively low temperature of the waters of
Behring strait is not inconsistent with that
theory, as has been claimed, neither has any-
thing yet been made known which in any way
conflicts with the belief so long held by naviga-
tors in a northerly current through Behring
strait, which has its origin in the equatorial
current of the Pacific.
In my opinion the mistake lies in applying
to this current the name of "Japanese warm
stream.'' The name suggests an erroneous idea,
Death Valley Borax Mines.
The Eagle borax works are situated in Death
valley, near Bennett's wells. The Inyo Inde-
pendent says the plant consists of 3*20 acres of
borate lands, situated about twenty -two miles
south of the Coleman works, and ninety miles
from Daggett station, on the P. I. branch of the
S. P. K. K. , hence all the freight goes that way.
At the works the raw material is boiled in tanks
twenty feet long, three feet wide and two deep,
and is afterwards cooled and crystallized in
twelve galvanized iron tanks. The production
of refined borax so far amounted to twenty-two
tons per month. Mesquite wood from the
borders of the valley, and nut pine from the
Panamint range furnish plenty of fuel; and
good water abounds, surrounded by about
twenty acres of meadow land. The first ship-
ment of thirty-seven tons of crude material real-
ized eight cents per pound, the article being of
unusual purity, and, according to Prof. Price,
about equal to the best refined article. — San
Bernardino Judex.
An Adverse View. — Wm. B. Owens writes
to the Sierra Tribune from Harrisburg, Alaska,
on date of May 1st and says: "There is no
money in the place. Traders use leather checks
to trade with. People are coining here on
every ship by the hundreds, and A majority of
them have no money to get away on. There is
no chance here to work for wages, for there are
no mines to work. A man cannot walk one
mile on account of the underbrush and moss be-
ing so thick. The only way a man can get
around is in a canoe. There is no gravel around
here, and the quartz does not amount to much.
There is some quartz on Douglass Island which
prospected very rich on top, but gave out a
couple of feet from the surface. Tell the citizens
of Sierra county not to come to this country at
present, for there is nothing here. Something
might be developed in the interior after awhile;
but that will not be for sonic time yet, as it
costs too much now to get out through the
country. It costs ten cents a pound to get stuff
over the portage after it leaves the canoes. It
is packed on the backs of Indians. The Yukon
river, which is about two thousand miles long,
is the place I speak of when I say the interior.
No one knows anything about the river so far
as gold is concerned. Harrisburg is on the
lower edge of Alaska. The weather here is fine.
We have a little rain daily. The days' length
at this writing is about twenty hours."
The Malayan Canal. — The Survey Com-
mission for the cutting of the Isthmus of
Kraw has returned to France. It has been six
months on theMalay Peninsula. Lieutenant Bel -
Ion, in charge of the survey, declares that the cut-
ting of a maritine canal on the level through
the isthmus will present insignificant obstacles.
The isthmus is an uninterrupted forest of the
most valuable timber. The lower stratum of
the ground is granitic; the upper almost every-
where is soft sandstone. The length of the
canal is 111 kilometers, fifty of which have to
be cut. For the rest of the distance the river
will be utilized.
The San Francisco and Pacific Stock Ex-
change have resolved to adjourn from the close
of business on Saturday, June 30th, to Thursday
morning, July 5th — over the Fourth of July,
June 30, 1883.]
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The Ejmgij^eeFv
Progressive Designs Upon the Holy
Land.
China an. I Japan, after the lapse ol centuries,
were at Last compelled to open their porta to
Foreign trade ana to adopt many of the Lm-
pro entente of higher civilutatinu. And now
it is proposed that the Holy Land shall be
aroused from its lethargy t<> experience a thrill
of tin.- progress which Has lifted the surround
iiig nations into commercial prosperity ami
political greatness. An English company, with
tin- Duke o| Marlborough at its head, li a Iw d
Ecnmjad to' make the preuminary surveys to find
.mt whether it will be practicable to carry out
several suggest ■ ! enterprises. The first con-
templates a canal twenty-live miles iii
From ilnita, no the hay of Acre, through the
plain ol Asili.M'i.u to the valley of the Jordan,
to he 200 Feet wide, which would conduct the
waters <>i tin- Mediterranean into the heart of
Palestine, It in further proposed t<> build a
oonaJ twenty miles in length from the head * * f
tin- -nit of ,\k:tl>uali to th«' . f. ;ul sea. The Lon-
iimi Railway A > w* says : " If these plans are
carried out it is expected that an inland sea,
about 200 miles long, varying in width from
bbree to ten miles, and 'hep enough to float
of the largest size, woufdextend from the
Mediterranean to the Red sea." Supposing it
possible to overeome all the engineering ditlicul
ties in the pruseeution of these grand works the
consent of the Porte will he necessary before
tliey are undertaken; and it is feared that cer-
tain European PoWera would otter objection to
any privileges of an exclusive character being
granted to Kngland. The London Times refers
to the proposed enterprise as follows:
It is possible the new enterprise may be
proved to the satisfaction of many devout men
ami women to be the fulfilment of the prophecy
of Ezekiel, to the effect that there is to be a
broad sea in the desert, and that " the fishes
shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto En-
sglaim."
A Wikk Tramway Road pob Passengers.—
Some enterprising men of Colorado have con-
ceived the idea of building an "elevated" tram-
way to the summit of Pike's Peak for the trans-
portation of those who desire to experience the
solitude of that hight. The altitude of the
mountain above the sea is 14,200 feet, and the
length of the road in making the ascent will be
about nine miles. It is proposed to build the
line in three divisions, each operated by a dif-
ferent motive power. The tramway is to be an
endless wire cable carried on substantial sup-
ports at a hight of about twenty-four feet above
the ground. Attached to the cable at intervals
of about 100 feet there are to be large arm
chairs, each capable of holding two persons.
The first division will be from the iron springs
at Manitou, and the cable will be moved by
a steam engine at the lower terminus. The cable
of the second division, higher up the mountain,
will be moved by power from a turbine wheel,
driven by the water from one of the cascades
on the mountain. On the third and upper di-
vision the cable will be operated by a steam en-
gine located at the signal station on the sum-
mit. Platforms are to be constructed at the
ends of each division, so that passengers may
safely and quickly change cars. It is expected
to complete the line by August 1st. The pro-
posed fare, it is said, will be $5 for the round
trip. The plan seems feasible enough so far as
the construction of the line is concerned, but
the working of the boiler and engine at that al-
titude is a matter of experiment, and as all the
fuel will have to be transported over the line
for the summit engine, it remains to be seen
how much surplus steam there will be on hand
after drawing up the coal.
Useful Information,
How i" Keep Cn Flowers.— A reporter
found his way int.* a florist's and feasted his
eyes and DOSS OU tin- beautiful buds that lay in
bouquets there, "Mow long will this clove
pink Last?*' hr inquired. '"Oh, with care, a
week or ten days. A solid rosebud will last
about th- rhen b good deal in
knowing hpu t-i keep flowers fresh." "Do you
use any preparations any salt in the water, or
ammonia, or the like '• '"Not at all. That'- ail
sense. All that is necessary to keep flow-
rs fresh is to keep them moist ami cool. If
people, ins i cad of dipping flowers in water or
putting them in a vase w it h water, would simply
wrap them up in a wet newspaper, they would
find that they would keep far fresher over
night. A wet towel or napkin would be to..
heav\ and crush the blooms too much, and, lie-
sides, it would allow the moisture to evaporate
too easily. —Chreland, Ohio, HfraJd. (hi the
above, the Scientific American says : Flowers
can he preserved in their natural form and
color. 111801; the stems in water, in which
twenty-five grains ammonium chloride isal am-
moniac) have been dissolved. Klowcrs can be
preserved in this way for fifteen to thirty days.
To preserve them permanently for several
months, dip them into perfectly limpid gum
water, and then allow them to drain. The gum
forms a complete coating on the stems and
petals, and preserves their shape and color
long after they have become dry.
A Picture i^ the Heart op an Oak. — a
correspondent of the Waterbury, (Conn.)
American^ writing from Watertown, says that
Mr. Benjamin Marvin, of that town, in split-
ting a log of black oak, observed a picture on
the smooth grain in the heart of the tree. It
is a landscape, or rather a clump of trees, with
trunk ami branches and twigs as clearly defined
as though drawn with ink or photographed by
the sun's rays. The trees form a picture about
four inches square, showing like the open leaf
of a book, and the same on the opposite page.
Mr. Marvin says it is a pretty good portraiture
of the clump of trees which he felled, the pic-
ture appearing in the heart of the largest one.
Such pictures are sometimes said to be a result
of lightning flashes, but they are more com-
monly the result of the arborescent crystalliza-
tion of manganese. They are quite common
on the cleavage faces of different rocks. The
so-called pictured rocks are produced in a simi-
lar manner.
Water Gas For Steamships.— A test is
about to be made in Oreat Britain in connection
with the use of water-gas as a fuel for steam-
ships. It is reported that the Mauritius Steam-
ship Line has built a steamship called
the Heron, of 1000 tons burden and
provided it with the necessary appa-
ratus for the purpose in question. The
Heron is to ply between London and the
islands of Mauritius and Madagascar,
ami it was expected that she would
start on her trial trip about the mid-
dle of this month. She has been fitted out
with six furnaces, and great expectations
are entertained as to her saving in fuel. It
is also rumored that another English steamship
company has placed sufficient confidence in the
project to begin the construction of a vessel
without coal bunkers.
Market Street Cakle Road. — On the loth
inst. the cable on the Valencia street extension
of the Market street railroad was laid. It
took eighteen horses to pull the cable through
to the terminus beyond Twenty-sixth street, and
to haul the great wire rope around the drum
there and back to the engine house at Valencia
and Market streets it required twenty-two
horses. The cable is four and one-quarter
miles long. The first car for this cable road
left the Central Pacific railroad shop at Sac-
ramento on Thursday of last week. Thirty-six
have been ordered, a dummy and coach in
one piece, and two four wheeled trucks in-
stead of the usual four-wheels with dead
axles.
A New Method of Manufacturing Belts
or bands for machinery, which comes from
Paris, is applicable to rubber, woven tissues of
guttapercha, and consists in making the belt in
longitudinal ribs or grooves, the main object of
which is to increase the capacity of the belt on
the same cross section, say twelve inches, by
the extra strength put in the same space, and
also to prevent so much stretching and varia-
tion. Another modification of the same inven-
tion, is grooving one side of the belt the same
as saw teeth, then putting these two pieces to-
gether, leaving a plain bearing surface for con-
tact besides, thus making a double belt, which
is less liable to stretch or to warp. Especial
machinery is built for the purpose, and the
claim for it is that better contact is given. The
pores are closed during this grooving process,
the belts having a higher resisting power, and
do not twist on the pulleys. The grooves may
be regular, irregular, spiral, or crossed.
Greasy Color. — The painter is frequently
annoyed by having his paint or varnish crawl,
or draw up, leaving ban BpOtfl, when applying
it over a painted surface The cause is what
is known as "ereasj color*' that is, it the paiiu
was not mixed with ..il it is a greasy pigment,
such as lamp-black, but the most com a
trouble is boo much oil. To overcome the diffi-
cult) wash thi ' ■■ ... simply rub a damp
fthamuij over it; or, it it he only a small spot
that app. ., | Vi-' blow thc breath upon
it, and the crawling will 1 rercome, Paint
• r-' Mtt<t
Prkssi an Wii.i. Not Prevent Fkkkzini;.
Water will freeze, however closely e.jnliiH , 1 , n
the proper temperature is present. If powder
or dyn ami t j is confined in a chamber, that is
strong enough to prevent bursting, it will not
prevent the chemical combination, when brought
to the proper condition for explosion, whether
by heat or otherwise. The pressure will last
until reduced by cooling, new combinations, or
waste. These experiments have been made by
tiring a coiitinsd charge and allowing it to waste
through a small vent.
An Elamtio Lacquer. — A lacquer, said to be
of great elasticity, perfectly supple and not
liable to peel off, is made in the following man-
ner: About 120 pounds, of oil varnish is heated
in one vessel, and 33 pounds of quicklime is put
into 2*2 pounds of water in another. As boou as
the lime causes an effervesence, 55 pounds of
melted Indiarubber are added. This mixture
is stirred and then poured into the vessel of hot
varnish. The whole is then stirred so as to be
thoroughly mixed, then strained and allowed to
cool, when it has the appearance of lead. When
required for use, it is thinned with the neces-
sary quantity of varnish and applied with a
brush, hot or cold, preferably the former. This
lacquer is useful for wood or iron and for walls;
it will also render waterproof, cloth, paper, etc.
A Person Aqed at Eiohteen.— There is in
Schuyler county, Mo., a young old man, who,
without apparent cause, living plainly on a
farm, has in eighteen years passed through the
physical changes of fourscore. At the age of
six he had all the development of strength and
muscle usually in a lad of fifteen. At twelve
his beard was grown and gray hairs appeared.
Now, at eighteen, he is as decrepit as any old
man of eighty, and seems tottering on the verge
of the grave.
M. PoMi'iEi", a French aeronaut, has made
two ascents with elongated balloons, carrying
four people. Both were successful. In his
second he obtained a movement of the balloon
in the required direction by the action of his
rudder independent of the wind, which appears
to lie the first time any aeronaut has done so.
Preparing Smoked Meat.— When meat is
exposed directly to a thick smoke of a fire of
any kind, the lamp black will accumulate
on it, giving it an unsightly and unsavory ap-
pearance. Put the meat in sacks made of thin
cloth, which will admit the creosote and keep
oft* the coarse smoke.
The Journal df Pha/rmacie says that a mu-
cilage composed as follows will unite wood,
porcelain, or glass : Eight and a half ounces of
gum arabic in strong solution, twenty grains
of solution of alumina dissolved in two-thirds of
an ounce of water.
(2ooD Health,
Joining Ruivber Belts.— There are a great
many plans for joining the ends of rubber belts.
Some use rivets, others hooks, but lacing is con-
sidered best. The manner of lacing is of con-
siderable importance, as the strength of the
belt is only equal to the strength of its weakest
part, hence the most economical manner of join-
ing the ends is that one which will make the
strength of the joint equal to the average
strength of the belt. India rubber is a good
substance for belts that are exposed to the
weather, as it does not absorb moisture. Belts
should not be subjected to a strain of over
three pounds to the square inch of section,
and beyond a certain point tightness has but
little effect.
Horn may be welded or joined by heating
the edges until they are quite soft and pressing
them together until they are cold. It may be
softened, after sawing it into plates or sheets,
by exposing it to powerful pressure between hot
iron plates. Before pressing, the pitch must be
removed, and the horn softened, first by soak-
ing for some days and then boiling in water.
il- starvation," which is Dr. Pag"
definition of the disease under consideration.
With relation to the dreaded Brighta di
ease, while agreeing with the most eminent
physicians ol all schools that this is a disease
reMiItm. 'n e . - r ill-conditioned ';" I
still, 'unlike almost all practitioners, Dr. Page
holds that this, too, is a disorder which is
readih amenable to "natural treatment.'' The
consideration of the other diseases named is
somewhat unique in character, and the author
maintains that a strictly natural regimen is not
only preventive, but curative of a!! disord'
long as a restoration to health is possible, an.l
this, too, at stages subsequent to what are, in
general practice, held t.. he incurable. The
book relates mainly to a disease whose treat
incut, judged by the mortality reports, has
hcen radically wrong; ami, as a whole, will well
repay a careful perusal, even b> those who fed
obliged tu dissent from some of its conclusions.
It is designed not only for popular reading, but
as a text- book for physicians of all schools, the
most intelligent of w horn are coming more and
more to realize the importance of hygiene as
an aid to, if not as the principal treatment of,
all disorders.
Natural Cure for Consumption.
We have before us a valuable little treatise,
thetitle page of which reads as follows: "Natural
Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's
Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Colds, Fevers,
etc. — The Origin, Prevention, and Removal of
Disease. A Manual of Hygiene for well and
sick. By C. E. Page, etc., author of "How
to Feed the Baby," etc. Two hundred and
seventy-eight pages, 12mo., extra cloth. Price
$1.00. New York: Fowler & Wells, Publish-
ers, 753 Broadway."
From a careful review of this work, it would
seem that we have, at last, a health book,
written by one who has devoted his life to the
study of the prevention, as well as cure, of sick-
ness, through a rational interpretation of nat-
ural laws. "Is consumption curable?" is a
question which— outside of nostrum venders
and charlatans, who have no scruples against
lying for gain — has long since been answered
in the negative. There is a conviction to this
effect, in the minds of the people. The local
doctor, of whatever school or skill, is no more
expected to cure consumption, than to extend
the average age of man to a round century.
Indeed, if the patient recovers, it is declared
throughout the community that the disease
was not consumption after all, for, "if it had
been, he would never have recovered ! " While
indorsing this position as regards patients who
shut themselves up at home and submit to med-
ication, Dr. Page shows, by reference to the
records of the dissecting-room, that par-
tially consumed lungs do often heal, and
that many persons who have never,
perhaps suspected the presence of the dis-
ease, have lived for many years with less than
an entire pair of lungs. Even after one-half of
a lung has been destroyed, a perfect cicatriza-
tion of the tuberculous ulcers has taken place,
and there has continued to be performed all the
essential functions of the sound organ. "But,"
says our author, quoting Dr. Oswald, "in
ninety-nuie out of a hundred cases it will be
found that the first improvement followed (not
ui>on a change of 'doctors,1 nor the swallowing
of an irregular nostrum, but) upon a change
from a sedentary to an out-door and active mode
of life." He affirms the position that, given
anything like natural conditions, such as it is
the aim of this book to prescribe, "pulmonary
consumption in its earliest stages is, perhaps,
the most curable of all chronic diseases.1' A
most remarkable case of self-cure, that of a
young and determined girl, whose disease had
passed to the "last stage," is given, and vouched
for as an actual fact. The work is designed to
illustrate the "food and fresh air cure" for,
Bathing Abused, -Doctor Sargent, medical
director of the Christian Union gymnasium,
Boston, astonished a lecture audience, by the
assertion that there can be abuse in bathing.
Our cities arc full, he said, of thoughtless per-
sons, who pride themselves upon being superior
creatures, because they indulge in the luxury
of a full bath daily, with a frequent Turkish or
Russian ablution as an extra— a kind of bath
which the doctor thinks should only be taken
under advice for disease. He explains that
free perspiration and the wearing of heavy
flannels, promote the functions of the skin, so
that only an amount of bathing essential to
cleanliness, is needed to maintain health.
Warm baths are the substitutes which luxury
has devised to do the work of exercise and make
up for the deficiencies of artificial life. Twice a
week is often enough to take them, according
to the lecturer, as their too frequent use is de-
bilitating. The tonic effect of a cool sponge
bath in the morning, would not willingly be
given up by those wdio know the delightful
after-glow and the protection which the habit
affords against colds; but here again a discrimi-
nating science, backing up common sense, steps
in and says: "No cold bath, unless they are
agreeable and you are, in point of health and
vigor, fully up to it." The intelligent person
who learns to "know his frame," and to observe
the effect of diet, bath and exercise, can usu-
ally order his life better than anybody can di-
rect it for him.
Healthful Exercise. — Walking, of itself,
says Dr. Sargent, of Harvard College, is of no
value as an exercise, but a spirited walk is one
of the finest of all exercises. If a man enters
heartily into this exercise he will be benefited
by it. Horseback riding is an excellent exer-
cise for circulation, as very little of the nervous
energy is expended. For a person who uses
the mind excessively, however, this form of ex-
ercise is not good, as it produces nervousness.
Swimming is, without exception, one of the
finest of all physical exercises. It developes
especially the lower portion of the chest, the
legs and arms. Running, at a regular an I fixed
pace; boxing, to teach one to keep the temper
under adverse circumstances; rowing and canoe-
ing, to strengthen the upper part of the thorax
and chest, are useful. The benefit to be de-
rived from regular practice in a gymnasium, by
which the mind and nerve-centers are so trained
that they have a certain amount of control over
the body, so that while the muscles may give
out, this mental power, when once obtained by
physical training, will never be lost, is of the
greatest account.
Ai'omte in Dvsenterv. — The New York
Medical Journal publishes an account of the
treatment of 1">0 cases of acute dysentery by a
Dr. Owen, who employed only a very weak so-
lution of aconite, of which he administered
about one drop an hour. This treatment was
substituted for the regulation treatment with
ipecac. The doctor commends the treatment
very highly, and says that patients like it very
much better than the nauseating doses of ipecac.
We have no doubt that Dr. Owen's method is
an improvement over the old one, but we have
successfully treated, fully as large a number of
cases without either aconite or ipecac, employ-
ing chiefly the hot enema, with sufficient satis-
faction to the patients to lead them to declare
that they would afterward employ no other
treatment in the event of a similar attack.
Nitrate of Silver as a Medicine.— When
nitrate of silver is used as a medicine for a
length of time, the skin becomes of a peculiar
bluish or slate color. Many may remember the
familiar face of the blue man who formerly
lived in this city, and whose face had assumed
this singular hue. There is also a "blue man of
Missouri" whose skin is discolored in the same
manner and from the same cause. When about
15 he took live drops of a solution of nitrate of
silver, containing 20 grains to the ounce, and
continued this forfive orsix months. At the end
of that time he observed that his face and hands
were becoming <hrk. This color has become
permanent, a id hence his sobriquet. Nitrate
of silver is sontetimos used as a remedy in epi-
lepsy.
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TABLE OP CONTENTS.
EDITORIALS. —Prospecting in Alaska: Surface
Mines at Ilarrisbury, Alaska, 442- Hunting the Sea
Otters; The Signing of the Declaration of Independence,
447- The Peerless Traction Engine; A Submarine
Monitor; An Early Celebration; The Broken Dam, 448.
Beach Diggings; Galvanic Treatment of Silver ,and
Copper Ores; Mining Expedition to Alaska; The Out-
look, 433. Passing Events; Close of the Volume; Our
National Day: Map of Alaska; .Mining Machinery; Im-
migration; Alaska Scenes, 440-
1LL.OSTRATIONS —Working Beach Diggings in
New Zealand; Becker Glasses for Treating Copper and
Silver Ores, 443. Scenes in Alaska— Harbors and
Rivers of the Northwest Coast of Alaska, 441. The
Signing of the Declaration of Independence; Sea Otter
Hunting on the Pacific— The Alaska Islander's Canoe or
Btadarka, 447. Herald Island in the Arctic; The Cor-
win in a Nip off Cape Koman/.off, 443. The Peerless
Traction Fngine or Road Locomotive, 448.
CORRESPONDENCE. -English Investments in
Pacific Coast Mines— No. ti, 434.
MECHANICAL. PROGRESS. -Damascus Steel;
Why Iron Chills; Phosphorized Nickel; Metallization of
Timber; Hollow Brick Walls, 435.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. — Labor and Food;
The Value of Metals; Philosophy of Quieting the Waves
with Oil; Nature in Siberia; Observations on Sound;
Permanent Lamp Attachment; Iron and Steel Magne-
tized hv Breaking, 435.
MINING STOCK MARKET. -Sales at the San
Francisco Stock Board, Notices of Meetings, Assess-
ments, Dividends and Bullion Shipments, 436
MINING SUMMARY— From the various counties
of California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New-
Mexico, Oregon and L'tah, 436-7.
THE ENGINEER.— Progressive Designs Upon the
Holy Land; A Wire Tramway Road for Passengers;
Water Gas for Steamships; Market Street Cable Road,
439.
USEFUL INFORMATION.-Huw to Keep Cut
Flowers; A Picture in the Heart of an Oak; An Elastic
Lacquer; Joining Rubber Belts; Creasy Color; Pressure
Will not Prevent Freezing; A Person Aged at Eighteen;
Preparing Smoked Meat, 439.
GOOD HEALTH.- Natural Cure for Consumption;
Bathing Abused; Healthful Exercise; Aconite in Dys-
entery: Nitrate of Silver as a Medicine, 439.
NEWS INBRIEF-0npage452 and other pages.
MISCELLANEOUS.-An.-tie Currents. 434. Death
\ alley Borax Mines, 438. Alaska Mines; Scenery of
the Northwestern Archipelago, 442- Change in Rail-
way Trains; Note for Millmen, 447- Alaska. 444.
To Vulture City, Maricopa County. A. T., 449. Alaska
Bears, 443-
Close of the Volume.
This number* is the last one of Vol. XL VI of
the Mining 'and Scientific Press. The vo-
luminous index on the last page shows what a
range of subjects has been treated during the
past six months, and how great a variety of
reading matter has been given. We have kept
track of all new discoveries in science and me-
chanics, as well as in mining and metallurgy.
The mining community has been able by our
columns to keep pace with all improvements,
by seeing what was being done in their branch
in all parts of the world.
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oldest mining paper on the coast, and its ex-
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such material as will be. of use to the prospect-
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in their business. We have taken trouble to
describe in detail all new processes, machines,
etc. , that have come to the front. All the cur-
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so that people may keep posted as to what is
going on in various districts. The newly pat"
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the decisions of the courts and departments af-
fecting the mining interests.
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BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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Practical Metallurgist— C. H. Aaron, Pinal. Arizona.
Passing Events.
This week we devote our space largely to con-
sideration of Alaskan affairs, and have obtained
a great deal of information about this region
which will be useful to miners and prospectors.
The approaching national holiday has already
occasioned the usual temporary business lull,
many taking the opportunity to have a short
vacation. The customary festivities will take
place in this and other cities on the coast.
It is noticeable that there are a number of
custom mills and reduction works going up in
various camps, where miners may have ore
worked. Establishments are being fitted up,
also, where ores may be sold. The increase of
such facilities argues well for the future of min-
ing on the coast.
Several new strikes are recorded in our "Min-
ing Summary/' The beginning of work with
nickel ores, elsewhere] alluded to, is an impor-
tant thing. No'doubt the starting up of a few
mines will encourage prospectors to search for
this valuable metal, There are doubtless
plenty of Other flepositS than tln.se mentioned.
Our National Day.
It is one of the noblest endowments of our
nature, that while standing on this Meeting
point of time we can look both ways. By mem-
ory and history we may in some degree recall
the past, and by hope and imagination antici-
pate the future. We are now ^concerned with
only one great event in the past. Next Wed-
nesday is the natal day of our Republic. There
are days that come to us all fraught with such
special reminiscence, that it seems to be a duty
to put ourselves into an attitude to breathe
what is healthful in the passing air. We are
such slaves of association that we can most
easily think and feeJ the stir and thrill
of great ideas in our country's history, upon the
day that comes most fragrant with national
memories: And yet it is not possible in a brief
article to lift the veil of Time and tell the old
story, how two millions of people moved by one
patriotic impulse, forsook the plow, shop, coun-
ter, and home, to follow the fortunes of their
new-made flag over many a bloody field, till
victory crowned their efforts at Yorktown.
But we shall find the spirit that animated them
embodied in the events that immediately led to
the declaration of independence. Let us watch
the process of a nation's birth !
The movement for independence was not any
sudden explosion of heated passion, nor was it
the work of any one man or set of men. For
months it had been talked over as a "consum-
mation devoutly to be wished," by the me.
chanic in his shop, the fisherman along the
northern coast, the planter in the sunny south,
and the pioneers and hunters of the west. It
had been warily discussed in town meetings,
social parties, in the pulpit, newspapers, by the
Committee of Safety, and the Provincial Legis-
latures. The members of the Colonial Congress
were no company of reckless adventurers, who
had everything to expect and nothing to lose by
a revolution. They were slow, cautious men,
who long hesitated and were silently borne on
the current of events. June 7, 1776, Richard
Henry Lee, in the name and by the special au-
thority of Virginia, proposed this resolution:
"That the United Colonies are and- of right
ought to be free and independent States; that
they are absolved from all allegiance to the
British crown, and that all political connection
between tliem and the State of Great Britain is
and ought to be dissolved," This was the first
step. It was intended as a feeler. The light-
ning was in the hearts of the people and only'
needed an electric touch to cause it to flash upon
the world. That touch had been given. Bixt
how timidly the great actors in this mighty
drama came upon the stage. The resolution
was seconded by John Adams. A long and
warm debate followed. Many members were
afraid to take the decisive step. They still
hoped that the eloquence of Chatham, and the
influence of Rockingham might effect an hon-
orable reconciliation. It was finally agreed to
adjourn the discussion of the question until the
first day of July. The time arrived to consider
the resolution. Fifty-four members were in
their places. The outlook was ominous. The
business of the day began by reading a letter
from General Washington, who returned the
whole number of men under his command who
were fit for duty as seven thousand, seven hun-
dred and fifty-four. Many of these were vol-
unteers for a year, whose time of service was
nearly out; all needed money, clothing, and
ammunition, and Congress had no credit, and
no power to levy a tax. Sir Henry Clinton had
just arrived before Charleston with a line of
battle -ships, and the safety of the place was in.
doubt. New York was threatened by Lord
Howe, with a formidable armament that had
already arrived at Sandy Hook. General
Montgomery had panted out his brave soul
under the walls of Quebec, and the little army
that had invaded Canada with fair hope of suc-
cess, was on the retreat, badly shattered by dis-
aster and disease. The Indians on the frontier
were already on the war-path. As yet no
foreign power had sent a word of sympathy that
could kindle a ray of hope in the bosom of the
most sanguine. Such was the state of affairs
on the morning of the first of July, 1776. Is it
any wonder when the order of the day was an-
nounced that for a few moments there was a
profound silence. Who could foresee the fu-
ture? There might be defeat, confiscation,
and the scaffold lurking in the silent coming
months. John Adams broke the solemn still-
ness by a speech, which tradition says was im-
pressive, impetuous, and powerful, and like a
mighty torrent, swept away every objection;
and on the evening of the second day the reso-
lution passed, only one dissenting colony, New
York, not yet able to concur. The Rubicon
was crossed. The old thirteen British Colonics
stepped fortli among the nations of the earth
free and independent States. A committee was
immediately appointed to prepare a formal
statement of the reasons of the separation. Mr.
Jefferson drew up the paper, and showed it to
Adams and Franklin, who made only a few-
verbal corrections, and Congress entered upon
the consideration of the document. For two
days its statement of principles and reasons
were sharply analyzed, and every word criti-
cally scanned. On the Fourth of July, 1776, it
received. the approval of Congress, and copies
were ordered to be sent to each State, and that
it be read at the bead of the army, and it was
everywhere received with an unbounded, spon-
taneous enthusiasm by the people. As long as
this day is cherished in patriotic memory, and
the sentiments of that memorable document
burn and glow in the hearts of the people
throughout the land, the stability of the Union
is assured, "One as the Sea but multitudinous
as the waves. "
Mining Machinery.
Mr. Edward A. Rix has recently leased the
whole of the large building on Fremont near
Market street, formerly occupied by Jonathan
Kettridge, and has remodeled it and made ex-
tensive improvements, to adapt it to his grow-
ing business. It is now arranged to carry on
a general machine business. Mr. Rix also car-
ries on the business of the late Mr. Kettridge,
making iron shutters, doors, etc. The shop is
particularly well lighted, the proprietor having
sacrificed considerable floor space in order to
have good light on the lower floor. No shop in
town is better arranged in this respect. The
forging and machine shop has all the necessary
tools, lathes, planers, etc.
Mr. Rix makes a speciality of small steam
engines for general work. He makes one with
boiler and all, for small work. He is also agent
for the well known Knight water-wheel, which
is in use in many parts of this coast. Aside
from the general mining machinery, in which
Mr. Rix deals, a speciality is made of the Rix
hoist, a very effective type of machine for its
purpose, strong,' durable, and of a type which
experience has recommended. Quite a large
stock of wire rope is also being taken in. This
rope is made in St. Louis and Mr. Rix has
now an agency for its sale. The Heald & Mor-
ris horizontal engine is also kept in stock.
The principal business carried on, however, is
that connected with the National rock drills and
compressors. These ilrills are all over the
coast. There are 30 of them running on the
Oregon and California company's road. There
are 12 or 15 in the Idaho company's mine,
Nevada county, and also five in the Compro-
mise mine, Conltcrville; two in the Sierra Buttes,
etc. A mine in Montana has just ordered 16
of these drills, which we are informed is the
largest single order of the kind ever given on
this coast. There are a number of small mines
here using one or two of these well-known
drills, among themmay.be mentioned the M ar-
chie, Springfield, Pacific, Empire, etc. Mr.
Rix has furnished drills and compressors for all
of the railroad plants on the coast.
The new fronton the old building has greatly
improved it. The floors have been fixed up
and the general design remodeled. There i*
an incline from the basement to the sidewalk,
divided with a track for a car, a wire rope with
power being used for hauling up heavy material
from the lower shops. Mr. Rix did not have ,
sufficient room at his old place of business but
now has commodious premises well adapted
for a growing business.
Map of Alaska.
The large map of Alaska which we publish
in this number of the Mining and Scientific
Press, was drawn for us by Mr. W. D. Patter-
son, C. E. , from latest available data. It takes
in those portions of the extensive region which
are of interest to the miner and prospector. By
it may Vie seen the main water courses of the
territory, by means of which inter-communica-
tion is carried on. Of course, on such a scale,
it would be impossible to delineate the smaller
streams. Yet there are thousands of them in
every direction, as might be expected from the
character of the country,
The coast line of Alaska is indented with
harbors and rivers, from one end to the other.
"Hundred harbored Maine" does not possess
a more ragged coast line. Smaller courses run
to the waters' edge everywhere, making it diffi-
cult to penetrate the country much back of the
river lines.
Our map, which we engraved especially for
this edition of the Pkems, will be useful to all
interested in Alaska. Where possible, we have
indicated the geological formation; but the re-
gion has been only slightly prospected, and com-
plete data are wanting.
Immigration.
In compliance with an invitation from the
Sacramento Board of Trade, Arthur K.
Briggs, president of the Immigration Asso-
ciation, and C. H. Street, secretary, appeared
before the board List Friday evening in Sac-
ramento, with a view of interesting the merchants
of that city in a plan to bring the northern and
eastern portions of the State more prominently
before the people of the Eastern States and Eu-
rope. It was proposed by Mr. Briggs that the
Sacramento merchants raise the sum of $3,000
for the purpose of platting the government lands
in those sections of the State tributary to Sacra-
mento; and also for taking the field notes from
the books of the office of the Surveyor-General.,
and to make a personal examination of the lands,
the work to be published in pamphlet form for
distribution. Mr. Street exhibited the plats of
Butte, Lassen, Shasta and Placer counties, as
made up in the office of the association, which
showed what lauds were open for settlement,
available for agricultural purposes etc. It was
estimated that 'Jo, 000 f am dies could be located
in the fourteen counties tributary to Sacramento
on available government land, besides which
there is a large area of timber, mining and
swamp lands. The Sacramento merchants
favored the proposition, and those present sub-
scribed the sum of §900 for the purpose, and
appointed a committee to canvass for the sum
required. It was proposed that subscription
be made at a basis of a certain sum for twelve
months, the subscriptions to be made in quar-
terly installments to the Board of Trade, and
by them paid over to the Immigration Associa-
tion.
Alaska Scenes.
On page 4S1 of this number of the Press are
several fine views of Alaska scenery. Figure I
is a view of the town of Sitka. Figure '1, shows
Sitka Harbor, looking seawards with its nu-
merous wooded islands and protected anchorage.
Fig. 3 is one of the legendary carvings found at
Fort Simpson and other localities. These
images are not . worshipped, but are rather
historical or legendary. Fig. 4 is an Alaskan
river scene, the houses and huts of the villages
clustering along the bank. Fig. 5 illustrates
Wrangel. All these localities are more fully
referred to in other parts of this issue.
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Prospecting in Alaska.
From a conversation we recently had with
an Alaska miner, who has spent several seasons
there, we were given the impression that the
country is rather a bad one to prospect in.
.Strangers not used to the Indians have the most
trouble. The Indians know those persons who
have passed several years there. The old hands
have, therefore, the best chances. The natives
are more liable to commit depredations on strang-
ers. The moss, bogs and timber are great
hindrances to the prospector's work. Canoes
and boats have to be used for transportation-
After a mining camp is struck it is all right,
but hunting up the camps is hard work.
Rivers, mountains, timber, marshes, etc., are
serious obstacles. When a lot band together as
did the men who went up the Yukon last year,
it is all right, for they can take a small steam-
boat.
The ordinary prospector cannot do this, but
must carry provisions long distances and other-
wise rough it pretty hard.
The dense mass of moss which covers so much
of the ground is the worst obstacle, however.
Men can make but few miles a day with such
walking. At any time .they may slip through
into boggy, wet ground. To do any prospect-
ing, they must remove this covering of moss.
On the coast it is not so cold, but in the inteiior
in winter the cold is extreme.
Harrisburg is ISO miles from Sitka, and is the
same distance from Wrangel that Sitka is.
Wrangel is an unimportant place that the Cas-
siar mines built up. For three or four years
there was good leads, but now there is little
doing.
Some few men stay at Harrisburg all winter,
and there is some little work done on the ledge
or the island. With its very short days, and its
cold, little can be done in the winter; it takes
about all the available time to gather wood to
keep warm with.
Some of the men ground-sluice. Little is be-
ing done with quartz on the main land. Four
years ago there was quite a rush to Alaska, but
last year few men went. Men have been push-
ing into the interior for the last three years.
They go up the Chilcat river as far as they can,
and then pack across the range and get some
gold; they even go over into British Columbia;
They try to get on the continuation of the
Cassiar gold belt.
About Harrisburg there in nothing in the
creeks at all; and this is the case elsewhere.
The auriferous gravel is on the hills, but there
is no " wash " down below. The gravel has
evidently been formed by glasial action and the
gold has not been washed down into the hol-
lows and ravines, as it has in this country.
In ordinary gold-bearing regions men prospect
the creeks first, here they do not; the experi-
ence about Harrisburg taught the miners this.
The country is a bad one for a man to get
''broke" in, because there is no chance for him
to get days-work, and distances are great with
few settlements. Men without means should
never think of trying to do anything mining or
prospecting in Alaska.
Surface Mines at Harrisburg, Alaska.
In conversation with a miner, who owns
claims at Harrisburg, we were told that the
claims are in high banks or benches, and the
gravel is from three to twenty feet in thickness.
The material is a sort of decomposed stuff— a
mixture of broken quartz and other debris.
Sometimes a reef of quartz will be met with in
the gravel bed.
Water is plenty, and is brought to the gravel
beds in ditches from the creeks. There is no
company furnishing water, the miners bringing
it themselves to their claims. The season lasts
from five to six months, but varies considera-
bly. The miners at Harrisburg take up "200 feet
frontage on the hill ground and 1 ,000 feet run
ning back. Most of the mines are on the main-
land, but there are some on the islands. There
are two companies mining on Douglas island.
All the region close around lias been taken
up. Some little prospecting outside has been
done, but it has not paid. The mines are not
in a regular gold belt; it does not seem to be a
regular wash. The belt cannot lie traced at
all. Wherever stringers of quartz are found,
placer ground is met with around it. The
quartz and placer ground have to be recorded
separately.
The creeks do not yield gold. The "basin"
is two or three miles above Harrisburg, and
diggings are around this basin. Hydraulic noz-
zles arc used there, the same as we have in Cali-
fornia. The character of the gravel is different,
for it is broken up by glaciers, and not in the
shape it is as with us, where water has acted
upon it.
Alaska Mines.
Placers and Quartz near Harrisburg.
I Prom our Alaska correspondent Geo. E. I'ilz.)
In all the reports and letters written about
our Alaska country but very little truth or
correctness has been shown. But I feel it my
duty to say something about our country to the
public from my stand point. Since the discov
eries of the Harris mining district two years
ago last fall, Harrisburg has had but very
little attraction for outsiders ; yet we must not
be thrown entirely in the shade. But very little
having been done with our minesbut light pros-
pecting, we are still rather obscure, although
our little settlement has done very well for
itself. It has started out on its own merits and
I expect will have to keep on to work up on
its own merits. Being so far away and cut off
from any other country, it is no wonder that
we have not come before the notice of the pub-
lic more than we have. The placer mines about
whose uncertain prospects I wrote you two
years ago, not being an expert placer miner,
myself, have far outreached my estimates.
With a small lot of 100 miners in ISSl thecamp
produced from reliable authorities §150,000 in
gold dust, for which amount I can also vouch,
as a close observer; in 1SS2 everything had to
be started up, as the canq) was new. No houses,
roads or trails were built until June, ISSl , and
every claim had to be first opened and pros-
pected. In 1882 the season was unusually late
here, as everywhere else. The late season and
the deep snow did not allow the miners to com-
mence work until six or eight weeks later than
the year before; then the season has closed early
also, although, so far as I can gather data, the
camp has produced, for about three and a half
months working time, over §200,000 in dust.
This is placer product alone. I have learned
that the production of the above amount is
distributed among the different claims as fol-
lows: The Island claims consisting of Williams
& Co., averaged from 80 to 132 ounces per
week regularly for twenty -six or twenty-eight
weeks. These are the only claims that were
able to put in a good season, they being the
lowest ones. The Powers claim produced
above 25,000; the Harris and danrau about
S12 000 or SH,000; the Bulger Hill Co., $15,-
000 to $ Hi, 000; Grey & Co., $8,000 to £9,000;
Leary & Co., $S,000; Franklin claim, $10,000;
Bordreau & Co., #S,000; Dix & Co., $10,000; R.
Driver, $5,000: N. Latour, $4,000; Howe & Co.,
£4,000; Hillwell & Co., #4,000; McGinnis Creek,
#8,000; Lemon Creek, $6,000, and a large num-
ber of small claims that have done equally
well. The expense of extracting these amounts
has given employment to about two hundred
white men at from #3.50 to #4 per day, and
about four hundred Indians at from $1.50 to
$2.00 per day.
These amounts of dust were obtained by
Ground Sluicing
On top of the quartz ledges, by washing the de-
composed quartz through the sluices, and it is
no doubt that the percentage of gold saved in
this way does not exceed 40 to 50 per cent of
the actual value of dirt worked. The gold has
to be saved by quicksilver. There are but very
few of the claim holders who understand amal-
gamating. So they most all have but a
short string of boxes from 00 to 100 feet long,
mostly set at an angle of 6" to 12 degrees,
through which is rushed the dirt by turning on
every inch of water the boxes will carry, and
by rushing bowlders through as big as the boxes
will carry them. The gold is all small grained,
rough (as it comes out of the oxidized quartz),
and stands but very slim show to get to the bot-
tom of the boxes, and to come in contact with
the quicksilver. Besides, the gold is more or
less eoated and rusty, our ores being all sul-
phuret ores, and the gold only having been freed
through oxidization.
AH these placers are
Located on the Hillsides
Around the quartz ledges. None are worked
in the creek bottoms or gulches, although very
good prospects can be gotton in the water-
courses, which are only used now as tailing
dumps. The quartz mines are still but little
explored, and it will take some time and capi-
tal judiciously expended to show up the true
value of our quartz mines. The best success in
quartz has so far been reached through the judi-
cious management of the Alaska. Cold Mill and
Mining Company by its superintendent, Mr.
John Treadwell. This company owns a couple
of
Locations on the Douglas Island,
About a half mile across from this burgh, and
undoubtedly possess one of the biggest mining
properties on this coast. The placer miners,
having illegally taken possession of the surface
of the company's property, have had for some
time several hydraulic giants working on the
ledge, wherever the ore is decomposed, in places
to a depth of over 10 feet, but they have done
good, inasmuch as they have shown up the
ledge to its full width, which is over 800 feet
at this company's ground, and as wide as
1,300 feet on other points of the ledge. There
is a 5-stamp mill on the island. Mr. T. cut into
the ledge, which raises from the hanging wall
to the foot wall, over 400 feet, and started sev-
eral tunnels— one at the hanging wall, and sev-
eral on other parts of the ledge, running south
from the foot wall. The ores which were ex
traeted from these tunnels (every particle was
ore) he put through the mill, and it yielded him,
in free battery amalgamation, from $5.50 to $12
in free gold. The concentrated sulphurets
showed a percentage of from three and one- half to
eight per cent, assaying from $S5 to $100 per ton,
making an average, so far as worked and tested,
of over $11 per ton. As the tunnel approaches
the foot-wall the ore increases in value, as is
shown by both milling and placer mining.
It is to be hoped thatCongresswill before long
take final steps to give us some sortofeivil gov-
ernment, so as to prove rights and ownership.
Undoubtedly with the present prospects the
Alaska M. & Mg. Co, would not hesitate to
erect a suitable reduction works, to insure them
large dividends, but I suppose they do not
choose to start in to much litigation as that
might cost more than the mines would justify.
With the mines on the mainland but little
has been done, owing to the scarcity of funds.
The mill, erected by Webster & Co., was six
months in erecting, and, when completed, was
so badly managed that nobody wanted to take
any ore to the mill to be worked.
There is plenty said and written in this place
about mines by persons who never saw a mine
in their lives, and who have followed farming,
wood-chopping, hay-ranching, etc., until com-
ing here. Yet the public accepts their opinions,
and employs them as their agents to show up
the merits of this country. Several new dis-
tricts, and discoveries were made here
during the last season; prominent among
these are the coal deposits at Murder Cove,, at
the south point of Admiralty Island. Some
very good and large ledges were discovered,
located at Montana creek, McGinnis creek and
Mount Goat creek, all west of this place on the
mainland between here and Lynn canal.
Through personal inspection, I found a belt of
large and well-defined ledges, carrying high-
grade gold ores. The principal one among these is
the Telegraph and Alexandre lode, which
shows, for a distance of a couple of miles, a
strong, well-defined ledge of from 50 to 100
feet in width. Here, also, the placer miners
have again followed the quartz prospectors, and,
regardless of prior locations, gone to work
ground-sluicing off such parts of the ledges as
they find to be decomposed. At Cross Sounds,
near Hoonyah, is a splendid marble deposit. I
visited the place and found a large belt of mar-
ble, which carries in its center a stratum about
50 to 100 feet wide, of the purest white fine-
grained marble, which will rival any Italian
marble.
E. Bean, who spent some months last sea-
son between the headwaters of Chilcat and
Yukon rivers, brought out some splendid high-
grade copper samples, of which he claims lie
found a large belt of a mile wide anil about
twenty miles long, claiming it to be about fifteen
miles from deep water navigation, covered with
heavy timber and near water. The prospecting
parties for placers on the Yukon, report satis-
factory prospects on the McMillan and AVhite
rivers.
Scenery of the Northwestern Archi-
pelago.
The course of the average ocean steamer on
the "inland passage" to Alaska, is about as
crooked as the most fastidious could wish. For
instance, says a Bulletin correspondent, we called
at Yictoria for ship's supplies and for discharge
of freight, being detained thus twelve hours.
Then we steamed up the gulf of Georgia, di-
rectly on our way, for about ninety miles, to
Nanaimo, where we coaled under difficul-
ties, from the great Wellington mines. Across
the little Departure bay, little more than a
pistol shot from the chute of the North Wel-
lington mine, we observed a group of deserted
and weather-beaten cabins, on the point of the
beautiful little New Castle Island, whence was
quarried the fine building stone, for the San
Francisco branch mint. Putting off from this
same point of land, is the wreck of a pier,
eaching back into the bluff and losing itself in
the cloud of smoke which day and night lingers
in eddies over the same spot. There, we were
told, was the famous Nen Castle coal mine, the
oldest of the Pacific collieries, which was aban-
doned several years ago, because of the un-
quenchable lire which had been kindled within
its walls and filled all its caverns and corridors
with death, and thus shutting down one of the
finest coal mines on the coast. But I am imi-
tating, the digressions of our steamer. From
Nanaimo we returned over the same course by
which we came from Yictoria to Tort Town-
send. This doubling on our cou rse cost us
nearly 200 miles extra travel, and a very annoy
ing delay. Bucked with freight, we left Port
Townsend at midnight, and in the forenoon of
the next day we were off Nanaimo again, on our
journey up the coast, and henceforth we had
no more delays to speak of, and no particular
incident or event worth mentioning.
Grand, but Monotonous Scenery.
For the tourist will see all through this won-
derland a thousand things which he can de-
scribe neither by mouth, nor pen, nor brush.
There is at first a thrill of pleasure, mingled
with awe, as one enters this almost limitless
sweep of inland, island- studded seas. The
charm of the first consciousness that you are
being, without a jar or jolt, borne over these
narrow seas, almost fathomless in their un-
broken depths, winding in and out among tiny
islands, covered with forests and veined with
various minerals, is well nigh irresistable. The
average tourist has no disposition to resist the
spell. He surrenders unconditionally. But as
the scene broadens into empires and continents,
and sweeps on and on for hundreds of miles in
unbroken and unvarying grandeur, the prisoner
chafes under the burden of his bondage. There
is a surfeit of wonder, the mind reacts, and the
traveler would hail with real pleasure the sight
of a something common. Indeed, when the
morning broke upon us in the little mining vil-
lage of Harrisburg, there was many an old
miner who almost wept as he recognized, in the
shadow of mountains of eternal snow, the rude
cabin of the gold hunter, and a simultaneous ex-
clamation of pleasant surprise broke forth from
our uninitiated passengers.
Harrisburg and its Mines.
At Harrisburg many of our passengers found
their destination, at least for the present. Their
tents were soon spread upon the rainy beach,
and long before night scores of them were off
to the gold fields. Strolling, or rather stumb-
ling and climbing through the dripping, mossy,
muddy town we found the whole of it mapped
off in mining claims, while through the center
a sluice was running full of muddy water.
Some of the miners gave us good reports from
their diggings, but there was what at first
seemed to us a puzzling reticence and half-
heartedness about even the best reports, by
which the hurrying stranger would be easily de-
ceived. But if you could get into the confidence
of one of these same men, you would readily
have solved the whole puzzle, and you would
be prepared better to estimate the miner's confi-
dence in his mines. I found the absence of civil
government a serious barrier to all the mining
and industrial interests of Alaska. Men, as a
rule, are a little afraid to say they have a good
mine or a good business of any kind, lest some
adventurer in the absence of human law, and
regardless of all higher law should dispute their
right by superior force, cunning or downright
meanness, and thus indirectly rob prospectors
of all they have found or can hope to find. I was
shown what I am convinced is a valuable
quartz mine, one of the largest in the world, 1
was assured, which would long ago have been
fully developed, but for this uncertainty. As
it is the proprietors are simply holding it and
waiting the dawn of the light of civil govern-
ment. But in spite of all their rights and then-
vigilance, large sums have been taken from the
"placers" that cover the rock above, while
hundreds of thousands of dollars, I was assured
by the Superintendent of the mine, have been
wasted through careless and slovenly mining by
those who have no right to a foot of it. Miners
are now scraping up the " tailings " on the beach
hundreds of feet below the claim, and washing
out in rockers good wages. By the time we
were ready to leave Harrisburg at midnight,
many of our gold-hunting fellow passengers had
"seen the elephant," and armeel with tickets
for Yictoria, Portland or San Francisco, re-
turned by the same steamer that brought them.
They were thoroughly disgusted. Others more
timid never gave up their staterooms; while
others still would gladly have clung to the boat
until she had borne them out of the country
forever, but, alas, they were "dead broke,"
and must stay a while longer at all hazards.
Other MineB.
Some of our gold hunters pushed on for the
Chilcat country, landing in Pyramid Harbor
and packing across the portage to the interior.
In about thirty miles they reach the Yukon
tributaries. Some good prospects have been
found in the interior, I am told, but nothing
seems to last. Mines suddenly " pinch out"
or wash out. Some good claims which for two
years were known to pay ftfiO per day to the
man, are now entirely abandoned, There arc
also said to be some good prospects on Admi
ralty Island, but on the whole I am convinced
that the mining outlook in this part of our
great northwest Territory is not such as to en-
courage any great rush. Indeed, I am inclined
to utter a kindly word of warnuig to young
men of small means against coming to Alaska
for any business just yet. For men of ample
means and energy there are no doubt some for-
tunes up here, but under the most favorable
circumstances such fortunes can only be ac-
quired by the hardest industry. However, it
must not be supposed that Alaska is poor in
resources. Far from it. She is unquestionably
rich in fish and furs.
It Would not Work, — The experiments re-
cently made at Tiernan & Co.'s quartz mill dem-
onstrated that the newly-invented (Jolden Gate
sulphuret concentrator will not do the work
that was expected of it, and the agent has boxed
it up again and bid good-by to the scene of the
failure. Tiernan & Co. have ordered two Frue
concentrators, which machines have been in op-
eration in all the mills in this district for several
years past, and have never yet been found lack-
ing in any respect. They are easy to keep in
order, moderate in price, made of durable ma-
terial, and save a larger percentage of sulphu-
rets than any other ever invented. — JVi vctda
Transcript.
Personal. — Mr. A. T. Dewey, of the firm of
Dewey & Co., proprietors of this journal, is rus
ticating at Highland Springs, Lake county, with
his family. Mr. Dewey is taking a much needed
rest from business cares, and his employees trust
he will return from his vacation with renewed
health and energy.
The Paris municipality has devoted ten thous-
and.francs to defray the expenses of delegates
from Paris to the forcoming Boston exhibi-
tion.
Jcne 30, 1883.]
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Alaska Bears.
The Size, Food and Habits of the Species
._ il;..'.ui ■■ i
Daring the past winter, while engaged in
compiling maps showing the distribution o! fur
bearing animals in Alaska in connection with
raj report on Alaska, i had occasion to consult
antic. rities «.n tin;- proper nam--* of the various
of Alaskan bears. With the blach bear,
■■' ■■ i ■■"■ rieai and the polar bear, ur*ua
maritimua, or tftatlaasarctUMj there was no diffi-
culty, but it was different with the so-called
brown bear of the traders. Dr. Dull, in his
list of Alaskan mammals, gives us both the
grizzly, ursus f> rox, or "brown bear, " and the
Barron Uround bear, urtnu Kichartfuonii. At
fchi date il i of< to say that urmuferox does
not exist in Alaska, though the BO-colled brown
bear resembles him muchin size and disposition.
I found him in all parts of Alaska visited by
me, with the exception of the Aleutian Islands
west nf Oonimak, his range being nearly as
wide as that of the fox and mink. Richardson
described the Barren Ground bear (subsequently
named after him) as of nearly uniform yellowish
or brownish color, tips of fur paler on forehead
and back; forehead broad, lege long; claws in-
termediate si/e, between Americanm and ferox\
dimensions 5 foot *J inches in length by '2 'feet !>
inches in height. This description does by
no means fit all theAlaskan brown bears, or even
a majority of them, but it comes nearer than any
other authentic description atom- command, and
consequently Mr. F. \V. True, of Washington,
advised mc to adopt for my maps and reports
the name of ffichardftonii, which I agreed to do
under protest. With Mr. True I examined
over fifty bearskins in possession of the National
Museum at Washington, but, strange to say,
not one of them was from Alaska, and 1 was
only able to point out those which most resem-
bled the animal I had in my mind. My per-
sonal acquaintance with
The Alaskan Brown Bear
Is of long standing. Nearly nineteen years ago,
I found myself in a log house on Cook's Inlet,
in the month of December, when all bears of
regular habits ought to be hibernating and
asleep.
One morning, at about ten o'clock, when my
lamp was still burning, I heard a rattling at the
latch of the hall door. Believing it to be an
Indian boy, I opened the door, and saw, instead
a bear. Without stopping to ascertain his [spe-
eies, I threw the burning lamp at him, and
ran for my rifle, while the astonished ani-
mal made for the woods in great bounds. I ex-
amined bis tracks in the deep snow, and found
that I could just fill the impression made by
the bear's forefoot with the ringers of both hands
widespread, while the hind foot was nearly as
long as my arm from the elbow down. My ac-
quaintance with this species was not renewed
for some time, but I had frequent opportunities
for measuring skins. From fifty measurements
1 obtained an average length of considerably
over six feet, and a distance of three and a half
feet between the center of the back and forefoot.
In many instances I measured skins of over
eight and nearly nine feet in length; one meas-
uring nine feet and nine inches bore evidence of
having been stretched. According to my ex-
perience, the Alaskan brown bear is fully equal
in size to the grizzly, or even the average Polar
bear, and certainly much larger than the Barren
< i round bear or i&Vtardsonw,as described by Rich-
ardson himself. Thebroadforeheaddistinguishes
it from both the white and the black, and the
claws are less formidable than those of the
grizzly, rarely exceeding three inches in length.
In his habits, which I had many opportunities
of observing, the Alaskan brown bear
Differs Much from all Other Species
Thus far described. He does not climb at all;
he shuns the timber, except for concealment in
the daytime, and exhibits an astonishing pre-
dilection for swamp and marsh land, where one-
would imagine locomotion to be extremely diffi-
cult for so ponderous a body. If he hiber-
nates at all, he does so only in the far north.
In the continental region south of the Yukon
river, the male at least is abroad at all times of
the year. He is not opposed to working for
his living, and plows up whole hillsides with
his claws in search of roots or small rodents.
He is also the great road-maker of Alaska. His
enormous weight and broad understanding en-
able him to leave a trail of comfortable width,
and', as he is of methodical habits and loves to
follow beaten trails, he makes a road easier to
follow and travel over than any Indian trail
trodden by successive generations. During my
earlier wanderings in Alaska, I was often puz-
zled by finding well-beaten trails along the
crest of high, narrow ridges, and in the most
inaccessible places, knowing, as I did, that the
natives could not be induced to climb even a
hill of moderate hight. I confess that the road-
making is not intentional.
The Alaska Bear as a Fisherman.
As a fisherman, the Alaska brown bear dis-
plays skill, ingenuity and preservancg. When
the salmon begin to ascend the countless
streams of Alaska, on their journey of repro-
duction, the bears repair to the banks and begin
operations. Their fishing is done chiefly at
night, but in well sheltered spots. I have been
-able to watch the process in daytime, On the
larger rivers, a smooth, sloping bank is select-
ed, u|K>n which the bear stretches hinu
fortablj i tie water. It it b<
the movements of the silvery or brightened fish
can l»- easily followed, but even in muddy
ttn amc bh< ;.. u kno« I he right time I
by watching the ripple caused by the salmon's
irith one
huge paw and one or more Eish are brou
■ ctended claw:- i , , Ql most com
mon process, but frequently a fallen, h
ttergi acted a point <
■ live Ssh is carried
from the Lank to be eaten and this we
must u.-cribe to aosonirj I iter in the Bea-
uess of these bears than 1 am. In dis]
kan brown bear resemble*
t. Be will attack man upon the
: at ion, and sometimes with-
out any apparent cause. I have Been a bear
whom 1 accidentally wounded at very long range
attempt to reach me by crossing a wid<
with a six-knot current, to simpl-
self. The natives in nearly all parts of Alaska
consider this bear as exclusively a mai
while thi . is Nincii hunted bj boys,
h ho hool arrows into him am] kill him
ally, while be endeavors to extract the shafts.
1 in the ■ rown and black bear
saw one skin suspended from the -stern
of the United States Bteamer
Coririn, which touched the water fully eight
and a half feet below the rail. The" largest
cask at St. Michael's would not hold it fur ship-
ment to San Francisco, The shore range of the
polar bear in Alaska lies chiefly beyond Bering
strait, bu us are encountered every
year on Norton Sound, and even Ear clown the
Yukon delta. Saint Matthew's Island (un-
inhabited } seems to bi resorl of these
animals. In this paper 1 have endeavored to
support my belief that the huge, deep-furred,
brown-yellow Lear of Alaska, w ith his m idc
HERALD ISLAND IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
V.'H
objection to fish, when it is of "high" flavor,
than has the Alaska native. One night I
watched a huge fellow feeding among the wind-
rows of dead salmon left upon the sand-bars by
the receding water of the river. It was quite
dark, but the strong phosphorescence of decay-
ing fish made it appear as if the bear was mak-
i g a meal of fire. In the months of July,
August ami September berries are plentiful,
and the bear begins to vary his diet, subsisting
to a great extent upon the most toothsome ber-
ries.
In the Coast Regions,
Where the snow does not fall deeply,
this food is obtainable nearly all the winter.
Another delicacy much sought after by these
bears is the stalk of the wild celery, which
dig clams when the tide is out, and in times of
scarcity they do not scorn a meal of seaweed.
The Black Bear of Alaska
Does not range beyond the timber line, and
has a strong predilection for mountainous coun-
try. During berry season bis flesh is quite
palatable, though of coarse fibre, but the meat
of the brown bear is repulsive to civilized pal-
ates at all times of the year. At Prince Wil-
liam's Island, where both the Americans and
the lUchardeonii are found, I have seen skins
nearly black, but of coarse texture, of the
brown species. In view of the great difference
in their habits, I am unwilling to believe in a
mixture of the species, and perhaps the change
in color can be accounted for in some other way.
The natives of that region assured me that the
range of territory, and with habits prcculiarly
his own, is, perhaps, entitled to the honor of a
separate species. Personally I entertain the
greatest respect for him, but 1 have observed
him only as an amateur, and must leave it to
those who make natural history a profession to
lix his exact status, whatever may be his stand-
ing among tbe other ursidai of Alaska.
Arctic Scenery.
In this number of the Press is a very inter-
esting account of Artie currents, referring
specially to those on the Alaska and Siberian
coast and on Bering Straits. The paper was
written by Capt. Hooper, who made the mem-
morable voyage in search of the Jeannette One
"
g=^3BggFimMr'
THE UORWIN IN A MP OFF CAPE ROM^ZOPP.
son, the dead and half dead fish which cannot
get away are consumed on the banks and river
bars. Evidently the Alaskan bear has no more
grows in bunches on the hillsides, looming up
above the luxuriant grass. From the top of
a mountain on Kodiak island I watclltd a fami-
ly or group of bears, nine in number, feeding
on this plant. They proceeded from bunch to
bunch, and when I subsequently surveyed the
field I found the grass trampled and beaten down
around each hunch, but to my astonishment one
stalk had been left standing hi each instance.
The solution of this puzzle I leave to those bet-
ter acquainted with the true scientific inward-
I females of the black bear bring forth their
young nearly a month earlier than their off-
colored sisters or cousins, which, if true, would
indicate a further and corresponding difference,
that would effectually prevent an intermixture
of the two species.
The Polar Bear
Has been so frequently and so well described
that I will merely mention that the ursziA
marilimm of the Arctic coast of Alaska seem
to exceed in average size those described
by Richardson, who stated that they do
not exceed six feet in length. I
of the accompanying engravings shows
the Corn-in in a " nip,/1 and the other
a view of Herald Island. These two
engavings are reproduced in tbe Press as
matters of interest in connection with Capt.
Hooper's paper. They illustrate a character
of scenery met with on the coast in winter in
the northern latitude.
A evcuiNE passed over Elberton, Ga., on.
Sunday evening, killing Bynum Bell (colored),
and blowing down sixteen buildings, including
three churches.
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Alaska.
Something General about the Country
Geography.
[Head before the Geographical Society of the Pacific hj
W\ !'. Pattkbbon, U. K.I
The Territory of Alaska, purchased by the
United States Government from the Russian
Government for S7, 000, 000, the formal transfer
of which took place on Oct. IS, 1867, is partly
situated between the 130 and 141 meridians
west of Greenwich,
and the 55th and
60th parallel of
north latitude, and
partly between the
141 and 165 merid-
ians west of Green-
wich, and the 55th,
71° 33' parallels of
north latitude. The
boundaries may be
m ore particularly
described in con-
sonance with the
treaty made with
the Russian Gov-
ernment in the year
1825, by the Brit-
ish Government.
The boundary line
by said treaty com-
mences at the head
of Portland canal,
situated on the
130th meridian of
west longitude from
Creenwich, and on
the 55° 50' parallel
of north latitude
from the initial
point. The bound-
ary linetrendsalong
the coast at a dis-
tance of thirty miles
from the shore line
to Mount St. Elias.
Thence follows a
meridian line from
the summit of said
mountain to the
Arctic ocean-
Thence follow the
coasts of the Atlan-
tic ocean westward,
and the Pacific
ocean southeast and
eastward to place
of commencement.
The summit of
Mount St, Ellas is
situated approxi-
mately on the 140°
30' meridian of west
longitude from
Greenwich. The
purchase from Rus-
sia was regarded at
the time as a bad
business by the peo-
ple of the United
States. Mock ad-
vertisements p u r ■
porting to come
from the Secretary
of the State appear-
ed in the daily pa-
pers of New York,
etc., offering the
highest price for
waste lands, worn-
out colonies and
submerged and un-
discovered islands,
icebergs, polar
bears, volcanoes and
earthquakes. That
Mr. Seward took a
correct view of the
benefits which
would arise from
the purchase, lias
been since amply
proved. The area of
territory purchased
is about 400,000
square miles.
Climate on the
Coast.
The existence of
a branch of the
Japanese warm
stream carrying to
this coast its waters
imposes at the out-
set the necessity of
a high isothermal
line along the whole
northwest coast of
America. The rec-
ords of the state of
the thermometer established the fact. The
botany and conchology of the whole region
add their certain confirmation. The whole
southeast coast of the Alaska peninsula is
bathed by these same waters, which retain
a high temperature to Kadiak, thence west-
ward this temperature decreases, although
the latitude decreases. The report of the
botanist exhibits a flora that could not exist
in this latitude without an unusually high
isothermal condition, accompanied -with a
groat cqndensatfoji oi vapor ami precipitation
of mfc. The influence of the Asiatic current
at the Aleutian Islands is shown by the presence
there of two species of HaUo/ls, three species of
Crcpiilnla, two of lf&isurella and other species
whicharemore abundant and range farther north
than their allies in the Atlantic. The tempera-
ture of the sea water at Sitka in the latter part
of July, by observation made there, was at the
surface 52° 1', air 54° 9'. At Kadiak Island,
the temperature of surface water was 45°; the
temperature of air was 4S° 9'. Traveling on the
same parallel of latitude, the temperature of sea
water increases as we journey west.
The mean temperature of the year at Sitka,
renders progress through it very slow and diffi-
cult, especially when there is a heavy growth
of wood and underbrush. At Fort Simpson,
Chilkhat, bKadiak, Unalaska and the islands
westward this morass exists to the summits, or
snow line of the mountains.
The Prevailing Winds.
In winter are easterly and if from the south-
ward are accompanied with snow and rain;
when from the north-east the weather is gener-
ally clear and cold. The fogs of New Found-
land and Nova Scotia, haveanineontestableclaim
to preeminence from their constant density to
is almost similar in character, being influenced
by the Japan current on the north side of the
Alaska peninsula, commencing from Bristol
Bay and Prybiloff Islands. The Arctic current
through Bering strait influences the climate,
and the circumboreal fauna common to Green-
land, Ochotsk sea and the extreme north of
Europe are found.
Early Discoveries
It may here be noted that Norton bay was
discovered by Capt. Cook, in the eighteenth cen-
tury, and was named after Sir. Fletcher Norton,
speaker of the British House of Commons.
in latitude 57° 3', derived from twelve years'
observations, is 4" 9' Fahrenheit. The mean
temperature of the interior of British Columbia,
between the parallels of 49° and 54' north lati-
tude is 41° Fahrenheit. The average annual
amount of rain melted, snow and hail, that fell
from 1847 to 1S64 was S'2.66 mches. The aver-
age rainfall in British Columbia west of the
Cascades, in latitude 49° and 50°. is 50 inches.
The whole extent of country subject to these
rains is covered with Sphagnum from one to
two feet in depth, even on the steepest hill-
sides, This carpet is saturated with water, and
those prevailing at Sitka at westward to
Kadiak. The stormy weather commences in
October and the winter breaks up about the end
of March. March, April, May, June and July
and sometimes August are good months with
an average monthly rainfall not much greater
than that on the Atlantic coast. The
weather in Cooks Inlet north of 60" of latitude
is said to be much better in summer than along
the coast generally. The thermometer in sum-
mer rises to 95° and in winter falls to 5S'J below
zero. To sum up it may be said that from Sitka
westward to the Alaska peninsula the weather
Bristol bay and Cook's inlet were also named
and discovered by this navigator.
Vitus Bering, a Dane by nationality, was
drawn into the Russian service by the fame of
Peter the Great, and his expeditions had been
directly organized by that sagacious monarch.
Peter did not live to carry them oiit. Their
principal object was to find out whether Asia
and America were one, or whether any part of
their coasts were contiguous.
The Empress Catharine, as she endeavored
in all points to execute most precisely the plans
of her deceased husband, began her reign with
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an order for the expedition t<» Kamtsclmtka.
Vitus Bering wae appointed commander. On
the Ith ol April 1728, a small craft n «- put on
the stocks, at the town of NTiahni, \.-u
K.iintHi.liatka, and
tannehed and Darned the U On she
•joth he went to lea. r.. ring followed
-t soaal of Kamtsohatka and Si-
beria, and discovered the [aland of St. Law-
He reached aa far north aa 67 is.
and then found the coaat turned to the weet,
whereon
non that he had reached the extremity ol leia,
44n
vessels of Ilia Heet got separated by a storm ami
caeli hail t.i prosecute the voyage;
The Aleutian Inland md other
islands aear the American coast. Many adven-
Hi of July, mi turee were had with the natives. Scurvy at hut
made its appearanoc emonf
They vera finally wrecked, on a small [aland on
the Asiatic coast, bearing Russian namat were
nailed after Russian navigators and discoverers.
Those with Km. ipe Suck-
ling, Admiralty Island, Prince oi Walee bland,
re named by Vancouver, or Cook of the
Royal navy. Cook nude a complete survey of
tance from Fort St. Miohaaia to the Yukon by
its doea not exceed 280 milea; by the
mouths of the river thedistanceu approximately
700 milea to the same point On the morning
of the 27th October, 1888 the expedition st.irt.-d
from Port Onalaklik traveling up the river of
the same name. On the morning of the 8th
instant they sighted the mighty Yukon,
and at sundown they broke for the 'woods and
stood on an immense snow-clad Geld
The mighty Yukon from hash to bank was not
less than a mile. This was at the Indian Village
Koltag; theme they traveled 33 miles up stream
and that there was no connection between the
continents. In the main point he was right,
but he was totally wrong in his conclusion as
to the Asiatic coast, commencing its westward
eonrse from the point reached by him, he re-
turned to the Kamtschatka river without seri-
ous injury to his vessel. The second
voyage was undertaken to discover the
Pacific shore of America. After much
trouble in transporting their goods and
building ships, they at last, on the 4th of
July, 1741, he went to sea, the port of departure
being'this tiine Petropaulovski. On the 20th the
the Alaska Coast as far north as Cape Prince of
Wales; and Vancouver afterward sailed over
the same ground and differed very little from
Cook in observations to fix positions «of capes
and islands.
Geography and Climate of Interior.
The Ex. Western Union Telegraph Co. expedi-
tion up the Yukon started from Fort Unalaklik.
By adopting this route they were able to cut oft'
580 miles. The distance to Nulato by the
mouths of the river is 700 miles, buta land route
to this place is employed in winter by the Rus-
sians traveling from Norton Sound. The dis-
oii the ice and snow to Nulato, a Russian trading
post.
Nulato is the most inlandand also most north-
ern of all the Russian Fur Co. posts. It is on the
north bank of the Yukon on a flat stretch of
open land bounded on the S. W. by the Nulato
river, a tributary of the Yukon. Employes of
the Russian Fur'Co. were the first explorers of
the Yukon Malakoffin 1S38, and Derabintthe fol-
lowing year reached this -portion of the ri\ c-r.
In the winter of 1S43, Zagoskin of the Russian
Imperial Navy arrived, having reached Nulato
by the route just described, and he assisted at
the budding of the fort. Here the Telegraph
party wintered. The ooldeatday forth
occurred on December 5th, when th
- fell to minus 68 Pah., or ninety below
bher was lovelj ai
was not Lit. Their bill of fare for Christmas
dinner consisted of .Soup,- a la Yukon, Antic
grouse roast. Alaska reindeer meat, Nulato
. California presi rved peas and
tomatoes, dried apple pudding, gingerbread,
a la Dab, iced cheese and iced water, winding
up with a fair supply of tangleleg, or fire water
and pipes. Pine auroral a;splays were witness
■ d by them; during
tin- winter one took
the form of a grace-
fiil, u n d ulating
snake of electric
1 1 ^h t - evanescent
Colors pale as those
"t a lunar rainbow
ever and again Bit-
ting through it, and
long streamers and
llations mov-
ing upward to the
bright stars which
distinctly shown
through its hazy,
i thereal form. The
was beauti-
fully calm and clear,
il'l but not intense-
ly, the thermometer
at li! below zero.
The
Yukon Tribe of
Indians
Is the largest tribe
on the Yukon river.
They have a wilder
and more ferocious
cast of countenance
than the Nyletes
and other tribes,
Chess tribes were
much feared by the
Russians. Behind
the port of Nulato,
in a small burial
ground, Lieutenant
Barnard, of the
English, lies. He
was landed at St.
Michaels Oct. 12th,
I.S.iO, and from'
thence traveled to
Nulato. The Indi-
ans, after murdering
one Russian farther
up the river, came
down and surround-
ed the fort at Nula-
to. They stabbed
the Russian com-
mander of the port.
The Englishmen
fired several shots
without effect. A
powerful struggle
ensued, at last over-
powered by num-
bers they threw
him down and stab-
bed him repeatedly.
As they came from
his house a Russian
shot one Indian from
a window, when
the rest fled. The
reason for the butch-
ery is involved in
mystery, but it may
he as well to state
tin's case in order
that miners ascend-
ing the river be put
on their guard. I
have been obliged
1 " Btand guard for
some days and
nights with others
at I'enatsind sonnd,
on Vancouver's Is-
land, fearing an at-
tack. The Indians
on tile coast require
firm and kind treat-
ment, and though
a shot may never be
fired, firearms, al-
ways ready for use,
exercise a beneficial
influence among
them. I could, if
timepermitted, give
many instances of
Indian attacks and
murders on the
northern coast to
substantiate my
statement. The first
Break-Up of the Yukon Ice
Occurred on the 10th of Way at Nulato, which
is 600 miles from the mouth! It is a mile and
a quarter wide in other places. It opens out
into lagoons four and five miles wide, studded
with islands. It is navigable for 1,800 miles,
for large bateaux, or steamers, and skin boats are
preferable for voyaging through the ice, as they
spring and give, and are not liable to be dam-
aged as a wood canoe.
The Telegraph party made their final start
from Nulato, to ascend the river, on the 2fith of
May. At this time the river was open, float-ice
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[June 30, U83
running in the stream. About a mile above
Nulato°steep cliffs abut on the west side of the
river showing a blue sandstone formation with
shale. Near the Coyukuk river the bluffs ter-
minate on the river in a blue sandstone bluff.
A constant running survey was made by bear-
ings and apparent distances, with many wind-
ings. The general direction to Fort Yukon is
northeast. The weather was intensely warm,
(this was on the second of June), the thermome-
ter standing T2J in the shade. The evening and
the early morn are the
Only Times for Traveling
In this country during the brief summer. The
heat rises often to 80J in the shade. There is
no darkness whatever; a subdued twilight stood
in its place, and the sunset glow never left the
horizon till it merged in sunrise on the 7th of
June. The mouth of the Tanana river was
reached. The country on each side is low and
swampy. This was the farthest point reached
by Russian traders, and is 240 miles above Nu-
lato. This is a great gathering place for the
Indians. In general character, they are good.
Immediately above the mouth of the Tanana,
the river Yukon narrows. This place has been
named by the Hudson Bay Co. the Ram-
parts, a fortification from the crags and castel-
lated structure, which tower grandly above.
A long, low, occasionally submerged island of
rocks makes an obstruction in the channel, and
the water boils and fumes around them; but
there are clear steamboat channels on each side
through which the stream runs at the rate of
about seven miles per hour. This part of the
river abounds with moose deer. They are scarce
below this and never found as low down stream
as Nulato. They are a staple article of food for
the Indians. The meat is excellent ; far above
deer, or reindeer meat. Moose, properly stewed
down is a great luxury. When full grown they
average from 700 to 1200 pounds in weight.
After three days' towing the party emerged
from the Ramparts. These rapids will be,
therefore, about thirty miles in length.
The country then opens out low and flat.
On the twenty-third of June Fort Yukon
was reached. They thus ended their journeyof
600 miles from Nulato, occupying 29 days, 26 of
which had been engaged in actual travel. Here
the sun on the 22d, now the shortest night of
the year, set at a few minutes after eleven
and rose about quarter past twelve,
or the sun was only absent from their gaze
45'. They entered Fort Yukon, giving vent to
their feelings in a volley of firearms, which was
immediately answered from shore.
This Hudson bay post is now in American
territory. The H. B. Co. were always aware
that their fort was on Russian soil, but had an
arrangement with the Russian Co. about this
matter. The goods, confined to trading
goods only, were always brought through the
whole series of forts from York factory, on
Hudson bay, the men of each post contributing
something towards their transmission. The
employes of Fort Yukon fetch their goods
from La Pierre house, a small post at the head
of the Porcupine river. This trip occupies
them twenty days, camping regularly. A port-
age of eighty miles has then to he made, over
which the goods are
Packed on Men's Shoulders
For the greater part of the distance from Fort
McPherson, which is situated thirty miles
above the confluence of the Peel river with the
Mackenzie. The nearest fort on the Mackenzie
is Fort Simpson, distant 1,500 miles from Fort
Yukon.
Fort Yukon
Is the most remote of the H. B. Co.'s forts, and
is in the high latitude of 67° north latitude
approximately. The post was found to be far
superior to the Russian post, having newly
plastered walls, glazed windows, carpeted floor
and open fire-places, and a general appearance of
cleanliness. This was the termination of the
W. U. Telegraph expedition. Mr. Ketchum
and Lafarge, who returned from a trip to Fort
Selkirk, when the Telegraph expedition peo-
ple were at Fort Yukon, reported the river
occasionally running through mountain gorges,
but navigable for steamboats the whole dis-
tance to Fort Selkirk, of 600 miles; supplies of
meat and game along the route good, and the
Indians everywhere peaceable and desirous of
seeing more of the white man. The trip had
been made in 29 days, and camping each night
ascending, and four days descending the stream
without camping.
The General Course of the Stream
Agreed with Arrowsmith's maps. They brought
with them from Fort Selkirk two pine cones,
determined to be Pinus Contorta; a
variety observed on the River Yukon.
Fort Selkirk has been abandoned by the H. B.
Co., on account of the great difficulty of keep-
ing that fort supplied with goods. On the Sth
..) uly the telegraph party started down stream
for Fort Yukon on their return trip. On the 23d
they reached the northern mouth of the Y ukon
river 65 miles from Fort St. Michaels, and for
the first time slept ashore.
General Remarks.
The fisheries of the Yukon,; are likely yet to
lie considerably worked. The finest salmon on
the coast are found in the river. They are of
two kinds, sal mo cortfntfhi& and *almo dermatlmift.
The larger kind sometime^ measures five feet in
length. This variety is so rich that there is no
necessity, when frying it, to put fat in the pan.
Other kinds of fish, such as sturgeon, etc., are
numerous. The timber on the upper Yukon is
mostly birch and maple, intersr/etsed with Arc-'
tic spruce, and in last June, 1SS2, u Mr. Schieff-
Un and his party ascended the Yukon river on
a small stern-wheel boat, which they took up
with them on a sailing vessel to the mouth of the
river. They ascended to the mouth of the
Tanana river and established a camp there.
SchiefHin then went on a prospecting tour. He
made discoveries, and found washings of suffi-
cient importance to justify the detail of a
courier to make the long and perilous journey
overland to Sitka, in order to convey the news
rapidly to his brother in Philadelphia. It is re-
ported that the washings averaged $1.50 per
pan, and that in some instances $10 per pan
was produced. There is a steamer on the river
which makes two trips each year. The river is
frozen over until about May. For the ordinary
prospector with small means, it will be a risky
business, and a man must be well fitted out.
But I feel confident that paying mines will be
found at the head waters of the Yukon and
Tanana.
Minerals on the Coast.
At Sitka, fruit trees were introduced in the
governor's garden and special attention devoted
to their culture, but they have not borne fruit.
Berries abound throughout the country in great
abundance ; potatoes yield well. Turnips,
beets, carrots, parsnips and the root crops,
with cabbages and the like, are cultivated in
a few gardens. Wild peas have also been found
growing. Cranberries grow wild and are well
flavored.
At Kadiak the weather is somewhat colder
than at Sitka. The thermometer has never read
below 18J below zero in winter. At St. Pauls'
vegetation commences in June, and grass
springs forward with remarkable rapidity. It is
usually cut about the 1st of August and cures
well and rapidly with a few warm days.
The Russian company always kept hun-
di'eds of cattle here. Cabbages, carrots, tur-
nips and potatoes are successfully raised. The
mean temperature of the air in August is 50°.
There are no trees of any size whatever, upon
the Aleutian Islands. The timber at Kadiak
Island is small, and yet is the source of supply
for the Aleutian Islands. At Cooks inlet
the climate is warm. The climate is much
milder towards the north than on the
Atlantic seaboard on the Eastern shores
of America. No forests are found above the
mouth of the river Egg, about the 60'J of
latitude. On the western they extend as far as
latitude 66" 44', or nearly 70" farther towards
the pole. The sun being always above the ho-
rizon in summer, and the rays falling continually
on the surface of the earth prevent the temper-
ature from cooling too much. With the sun
thus shining the growth of plants is rapid in
the extreme. The snow has hardly disappeared
before a mass of herbage has sprung up. The
country from Norton Sound to Point Barrow is
avast moorland whose level is only interrupted
by promontories and isolated mountains. Inland
from Norton Sound groves of white spruce are
found till in latitude 66 J 11' pinits alha disap-
pears.
The Minerals on the Coast
On Cooks Inlet there is a vein of coal seven
feet in thickness. Coal has also been found at
Chatham strait, also at Frederick Sound, vein
not very thick.
The most important discovery of coal has been
made at St. John's bay, 17 miles north of Sitka,
recently. Informants state the coal to be of great
thickness and anthracite. It has been burned
on a United States steamer, and reported on
favorably. Petroleum has been found near Kat-~
may bay, in latitude 50° 0' 1", longitude 154° 54',
abreast of Kadiak island. Three streams met
with in this locality appear covered with pe-
troleum. Specimens of pure copper have been
found on the Copper river, about 20 miles above
its mouth. Masses of a cubic foot in size have
been got here, and the Indians hammer out cop-
per implements from it. Very fine marble has
been found close to Sitka. Sulphur is found pure
on many of the Aleutian Islands. The Aleu-
tian Islands are all volcanic. A large, rocky
island in this chain, known by the Rus-
sians as the Bojoslav volcano, rose from
the sea in 1796. The spot where the
St. Michael fort now stands has been
covered by the sea within the memory of In-
dians. In fact, I have noticed in my travels
along the coast, that the whole of the north
coast of Cape Flattery, northward, has been sud-
denly elevated. Hot springs have been found at
Sitka. The Indians of the coast are divided
into four distinct tribes: the Koloshes, Chilkhats,
Aleuts and Malmelutes. The extensive sheet
of water north of the Aleutian Islands is called
Bering's sea, of great evenness of submarine
surface at a very small depth. This sea teems
with fish. It is marked by several large
islands, upon one of which, St. Paul, the fur-
seal fisheries are carried on. This Alaska
Commercial Co. are allowed to kill 100,000
each year of young males, for which privilege
they pay the United States government §2.50
for each skin. The Shumagin Islands, on
the southeast coast of Unalaska peninsula,
are famed for the great cod banks
in the vicinity. These hanks have furnished
much of the fish taken to San Francisco. The
prevailing forest tree is spruce, growing to the
hight of 1 HO feet and four feet thick at the butt.
Hemlock, alder and willow are found, but the
most valuable wood of the country is the yellow
cedar, with a fine even texture, good size and
great strength. The teredo will not'bore in it and
after 2J years' trial at Fort Simpson, the foun-
dation for the fort buildings was found sound,
when all other kinds were completely rotten.
This timber and the other kinds named cover
the coast from Sitka as far north as Lituya Bay.
To Vulture City, Maricopa County, A. T.
[From our Traveling Correspondent J
Passing from Phtenix, styled by some the
"Gem City," and by others the "Garden City"
of Arizona, we reluctantly leave the cool streets
with the tall cottonwoods on either side, reach-
ing over to touch boughs in the center, and also
the cooling streams, trailing a boundary for
each - sidewalk; the air all fragrant with the
scent of many flowers, that so gracefully adorn
the front yards of the various dwellings; and
as we. near the suburbs, the orchard and vine-
yard, and the blue flowered alfalfa, with the
waving wheat and barley fields — all these seem
to say with asmile, thisis "desert land. " A pleas-
ant ride of four miles along the farms brings you
to the Grand canal, where you ford on graveled
bottom, cooling the horses' limbs and sides.
Here the freighters stop in midwater and fill up
their barrels, preparatory to making a dry
camp that night on the plains. These canals
are the arteries of vegetable life on these plains.
From this point the roads radiate in different
directions across the plains, none of them
are favored with a guide board to say " Pres-
cott via Black canyon, " Prescott via Wicken-
burg," "Tempe," Castle Creek, or any of the
score of important places to be reached by these
roads.
The Traveler
Must get his points and bearings well arranged
before he starts, or at this place he will find at
least two other roads besides the right road ;
and should there by chance be campers there,
he may find out, that they know less about the
roads than he does. But all these guide boards
will eventually be erected, when not so much
needed. - But when on a traveled road across the
plains, it is well beaten and not easy to lose
that main thoroughfare.
If your animal gets tired you will find places
where there is plenty of bunch grass close to
the road and can take off saddle and let him
eat, and take a lunch yourself. I met some
Mormon freighters — they said they would camp
at the grand canal that night. Noticing they
had no hay, they said they had a hoe with them
and would stop on the way and chop some
bunch grass — enonghto do them with their bar-
ley. A pleasant trip of twenty-two miles on
this Wickenburg road brings us to Agna Fria or
Calderwood's where the water is cold and sweet
from a deep well and where they aim to treat
the travelers well. Mr. Calderwood has here a
stock range, and also has grain and alfalfa lands
on Salt river. I met here M. Salsbury, Supt,
of the
Benson Smelting Furnace,
And grit a few items. The smelter had been run-
ning successfully right on as I saw it in March.
They lately loaded two freight trains or 30 cars;
each with 15,000 lbs. of lead bars carrying large
percentage of silver and gold. They now have
10,000'tons ore on dump and 2,000 tons iron ore
purchased from the edge of New Mexico. Have
all the lime rock needed as flux for 100 years
within one mile of the works. The com-
pany has ordered another, and larger
furnace to he erected immediately which
when completed will enable them to smelt 70
to 100 tons per day.
Concentrating Tailings.
He has purchased the Montezuma, a galena
mine, near Seymore, from which he has been
smelting ores ; and also secured by purchase
the vast body of Vulture mine tailings at Wick-
enburg, and has ordered from San Francisco a
steam engine and eight large-sized Frue concen-
trators to reduce the quantity, and concentrate
the richest portion, which will be sacked and
freighted to Maricopa by teams about 60
miles, and thence by R. R. to Benson to be
used as a flux, and also to add much to the
value of bullion. This is a large body of tailings
and is not a trifling undertaking,' but after
fully testing, it was considered a feasible, pay-
ing proposition, and the parties now in the
undertaking mean business.
Mr. Salsbury has made his mark in the State
of Nevada and Colorado as a thorough business
man, and a success, and all who knew him there,
prophesy success for him in all he undertakes
here. But Mr. Salsbury's greatest financial
success was in the Black Hills mines. His
plant at Benson, A. T., gives him the R. R.
privileges, being at the junction of the Mexican
branch with the S. P. R. R. and well supplied
with switches and room to conveniently pile up
thousands of tons of ores and fluxing materials.
The prospectors can bring their few tons of
prospect ore and as soon as sampled and
assayed they get their pay for it less $20 per
ton for cost of smelting.
Vulture Mine and City
Is 60 miles from Phumix, and one of the noted
old mines of the territory. To attempt to give
any history to do justice to the great energy
and perseverance of those who located, or those
who followed them in guarding and working
this mine would require several long chapters
of very thrilling pioneer history.
The Indians were hostile and many, and
knew where the few watering places were.
The whites had no knowledge of the country
except what they learned by very costly ex-
perience. Here in the foot hills were some
high outcrops of rocks that carried veins
of quartz and free gold. But sixteen miles is a
long distance to go for water.
About twenty years ago Henry Wickenburg
and Mr. Peoples were prospecting, and acci-
dently, while seated to rest, Wickenburg dis-
covered the vein of quartz with gold.
The undeveloped, uninhabited country,
together with the hostility of the Indians and
the great distance from water, made discoairage-
ments enough to have caused most persons
to forever abandon all idea of working that
lead. I am not able to give the names of those
who shared in the various stages of the develop-
ment of this, now great, Vulture mine. As
early as 1864-65 they had interested parties
with small means, and a road was made through
the hills sixteen or eighteen miles to the nearest
water privilege and there erected a quartz mill,
which made the large pile of tailings lately
bought by Mr. Salsbury. But to haul loads of
water always back for the use of the
mines and the teams, and then to
travel with an armed escort of sharp-
shooters, all helped to increase the expenses of
their operations. Mr. Yager, of Yuma was at
one time hauling with ten teams, of ten large
mules each, from the mine tomill at Wickenburg,
to the hight of sixteen hands, and of great power
at $10 per ton freight. He had a number of his
men killed and lost many animals.
A Mr. Chapman of Los Angeles, was hauling
one with eighty mules. He was shot and all
the mules were taken. One of his drivers was
shot in saddle and falling was crushed by the
wagon passing over him. A butcher was shot,
and many were the depredations on life ami
property during several years.
Mr. Hodges, now keeping a boarding-house at
Vulture City, was out in this region 22 years
ago. He was six years acting as a ( rovernment
guide, and was at the head of a citizen's organ-
ization of rangers.
He says, "I was here with the first miners 21
years ago last June. At that time the Indians
were peaceable and friendly. Mr, Peoples and
his party came in from California, and discov-
ered rich hill diggings of gold at Antelope.
Some of Peoples' party lost a horse by Indians,
and they shot two Indians, and then the war
began; and the Indians had the best of it,
for ten years." Thus many were made to suffer
by the brutal rashness of whites, who were
too eager to boast of killing an Indian.
There were at one time fifteen arrastras run-
ning on the Vulture ore; then a forty-stamp
mill. But the very high costs of all necessaries,
and the losses and depredations, caused a change
to be made in location of mill and much loss of
time, and expense was the result. A mill was
built at Seymore, eleven miles from the mines,
thus lessening the distance of hauling the ore
and water. This mill also is worn out and torn
down years since, and now this property is in
the hands of New York capitalists incorporated
as the Central Arizona Mining Co. They have
erected a grand eighty-stamp mill at the mine,
with all the necessary steam power and labor-
saving appliances, cars and tracks, self-feeders,
etc. , so that no hauling is necessary at the nines;
an air compressor to supply the mines with
good air and furnish the power for the Burleigh
drills.
The Water is Pumped
Up from Seymore, or "Pump Station," on an
eminence of 300 feet, and flows by gravity from
there to the mill in seven-inch iron pipes. To
get the supply at Seymore, it is piped in iron
five miles to a reservoir, and from this, a large
compound Davy engine and pump of fifty-horse
power from the Risdon Iron Works, S. F.,
forces it to the 300 foot elevation.
This machinery and the mill has been running
two and a half years with excellent satisfaction
and without accident.
The immense labor of this pump is shown in
the fact that each twenty-four hours the mill
and the city requires 250,000 gallons.
The daily consumption of wood at pump and
mill is twenty-five cords, worth $6 per cord at
the mill. But next year they expect to burn
petroleum instead of wood.
The eighty stamps cease not, day or night for
months at a time. The daily capacity of mill
is 240 tons. The ore is free milling gold rock of
low grade; amalgamate in the battery, and
amalgamated plates outside battery,. No other
devices or concentrators used for saving the gold.
The mine is now employing 110 men including
those employed in the mill. They now have a
foundry to remelt the old castings and make
new. McAlister of the Tombstone foundry was
just finishing this improvment; 180 tons of old
castings were on hand as materials for new cast-
ings. This will save a large item of freight
expense for dies and shoes. Mr. Hughes,
the Superintendent was absent on business,
but a prominent person in the town
remarked "everything goes on very regular and
prosperous since Mr. Hughes has had charge of
the works."
Mr. W. H. Davis mining foreman was very
courteous in showing me around on the outside
works — as was Mr. Barnes the amalgamator in
showing me the inside workings.
In the office 1 found R. P. Todd the financial
and legal adviser to be a very pleasant business
man, and ready to give information.
As a prudential measure the miners pay reg-
ularly each month a small sum to R. D. John-
son, M. D.— who is known as the Co's Doctor.
He too I found to be a very agreeable and
scholarly young man. The laborers too seemed
of the very first class, orderly and sober men.
The City of Vulture is a neat little town with a
school enrollment of 47 pupils A neat little
society and free reading hall, where the literary
society holds weekly meetings for literary and
social culture. In these meetings the mill
June 30, 1883.]
Mining and Scientific Press.
44',
officials and some of the Uboren in mill and
mine take active interest.
This mining company can l« "considered as
a rare illustration <>f how wealth is created and
how a large community will really get their
support, in a very expensive place, by what can
l>e extracted from a huge outoropping rook of
the desert. ) iood arrangement ana good order-
ly industry accompliabeethis, and fau^uabeeeven
the tnxnriea "i food and clothing bo alL
Riotous strikes and intezfeeenoe would here
pe immediate ruin and desolation*
>* proapectioff is still being done in the
vicinity ami nope of finding rich gold mines, is
yet sending out prospectors on every hill and
ravine. This Vulture is an immense body of
sold quartz, traced and opened for a long -lis
tanee as a regular vein. This generation will
onh partially teal the resources of this mine,
H. W. Cbou hi.
Hunting the Sea Otters.
The hi i otfe rs are, according to Soammon in
his "Marine UammaJa of the North west Coast, '
the most valuable fur-hearing animals inhabit-
ing OUT ocean. Tiny are caught as far south as
■_'S north latitude and northward to the Aleu-
tian islands. The fall-grown animal may be
five it in length, including the tail. The head
resembles that of a fur seal. The fur is black
or dark brown. 1 >tters have been secured
along the California coast for many years, but
now there are but few secured. Of late they
have been shot from the shore by hunters who
have wandered up and down in search of
them.
The mode of capturing the sea otters between
Point Greenville and the Aleutian islands varies
with the different native tribes inhabiting that
coast. The Aleutians, dressed in their water*
proof garments, made from the intestines of the
seals, wedge themselves into their baidarkas
(which are constructed with a light, wooden
frame, and covered with walrus or seal skin);
and, donning their hunting caps, plunge through
the surf that dashes high among the crags, and,
with almost instinctive skill, reach the less tur-
bulent gruundswell that heaves in every direc-
tion. These aquatic men are so closely con-
fined by the narrow build of their boats, and
keeping motion with them, too, that their ap-
pearance suggests the idea that some undescrib-
ed marine monster had just emerged from the
depths below. Once clear of the rocks, how-
ever, the hunters watch diligently for the
otters. The first man that gets near one, darts
his spear, then throws up his paddles by way
of signal: all the other boats form around him,
at some distance. The wounded animal dives
The Signing of the Declaration.
We give "ii this page a small reproduction
of Trumbull's Fa us painting, " The Signing
of the Declaration of Independence." " The
formal act ol separation from the Mother
country had been discussed for weeks and
finally a declaration was adopted on July 4th,
177b. He final signing of the parchment copy
was August 2, 177'!.
lean tradition has clung to the phrases
assigned to the different partii tpanl in this
Bcene: John Hancocks commentaryon bis own
bold handwriting, "There, John Hull m
Change in Railway Trains.
The ne« time card of the Central Pacific
Kaihoad lias been completed, and, unless there
Should be further changes mad. by the Duion
Pacific, thfl arrival and departure oil overland
trains will be as follows:
Bast-bound overland train will leave San
Francisco at the same hour as al present. Com-
mencing on thi evening ol Tuesday, July 3d,
the Eastern train will arrive here at 4:25 P. M.
instead of 6:55 A. M. as now, and in San Fran
oisco at 8:40 p. m. On the 3d of duly there
will be two overland trains to arrive, one at
Note for Millmen.
[Written for the Passu bj < n Ubow.]
It frequently happens in mills that I
bullion are weighed by avoirdupois for Want ol
proper bullion scales and troy weights. The
ore assay tables for twenty gramme assays may
'"■ conveniently utilized in turning avoirdu-
pois pounds into troy ounces, or in finding the
assay \ alue of any number of pounds.
To find the troy Ounces Corresponding to any
number of pounds, consider the pounds as mill!
grammes got from an assay of twenty grammes
of ore, and from the aasaj table take th.
terton which such an assay would (jive; multiply
yy ten (move the decimal point), the reeuU u
he number of troy ounces which equal the
jiven number of pounds.
To fin. I the value of a bar weighed in pounds,
nultiplythe weight in pounds by the fineness,
jold oi- silver, which wives the numbei ol
pounds of either metal in the bar; conside] this
-lumber as milligrammes of metal from a twenty
gramme assay, and from the table find the cor
responding value in dollars ami cents for the
riven metal. This value, multiplied by ten, is
che value of the bar for that metal.
The fractions of a pound in th.- bar weighl
must be written as decimals, a half pound being
).">. a quarter 0.2">.
These methods are easier, quicker and less
liable to error than the calculations. They de-
pend upon a coincidence of figures. One milli-
gramme bears the same relation to twenty
grammes that one-tenth of a pound does to a
ton, namely, 1-20,000; hence the value of a
pound of gold or silver is equal to ten times the
value, per ton, of ore indicated by one milli-
gramme of either metal, in a twenty gramme
assay. The assay tables are to be round in
nearly all mills and assay offices, being given
away by dealers in assayers* goods.
THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE-
my name without spectacles. "' Franklin's,
"We must hang together, or else, most assur-
edly, we shall all hang separately;" and the
heavy Harrison's remark to the slender K\ bridge
Gerry, that, in that event, Gerry would be
kicking in the air long after his own fate would
be settled. These things may or may not have
been said; but it gives a more human interest
to the event, when we know that they were
even attributed. What we long to know is,
that the great acts of history were done by men
6:5") a. m. and one at 4:25 I*. M., having left
Omaha twenty four hours apart.
Coming westward trains will leave Omaha at
1*2:05 p, M., arriving at Ogden at 7 A. M. of the
second day. The Central Pacific train leaves
at the latter hour, arriving here at 4:25 p. m. of
the second day, arriving in San Francisco at
8:40 p. M. There is here a saving of 14J hours.
Leaving San Francisco at 3:30 p. m. the East-
ern train arrives at Ogden at 9:30 a. m., and at
Omaha at" A. M. of the fourth morning, instead
Lower California Placers. A dispatch
from (iuay mas, dated the 26th, says: By the
I arrival of the schooner Ramblert thirty hours
from Muleje. the following additional news is
brought from the mines direct : Prospecting is
being fully pushed and several new and rich
placers have been discovered. Quite a party
from San 1'iego have arrived, having landed at
the west coast at San Fernando, and thence come
to the mines overland. They report good pas-
turage and water on their route. Small parties
are straggling in also from the south end of the
peninsula. A company is being formed to bring
water to the regions of placers. Luis I larcia
and party have struck a rich canyon about six
or seven miles from the Mission. Dry washers
SEA OTTER HUNTING ON THE PACIFIC— THE ASASKA ISLANDER'S CANOE OR BAIDARKA.
deeply, but soon returns to the surface, near
some one of the baidarkm forming the circle.
Again, the hunter that is near enough hurls his
spear and elevates his paddle, and again the
ring is formed as before. In this way the chase
is continued until the capture is made. As soon
as the animal is brought on shore, the two
oldest hunters examine it, and the one whose
spear is found nearest its head is entitled to the
prize.
The number of sea otter skins taken annually
is not definitely known, but from the most au-
thentic information we can obtain, the aggre-
gate for the past three years has been 5,000,
1.000 of which came from the Kurile islands;
and -valuing each skin at $50, amounts to the
sum of £250,000.
The principal question considered before
a Cabinet meeting, one day this week,
was relative to the alleged shipment of
pauper immigrants to this country, from
Ireland, by the British authorities. The
result of the deliberation on the subject,
is shown in the subsequent action of the
Secretary of the Treasury, who telegraphed in-
structions to the Collector of Customs, at New
York, to co-operate with the Commissioners of
Immigration, at that port, to prevent all immi-
grants landing found to be paupers, within the
meaning of the law. In the event of such pau-
per immigrants having already landed, as is re-
ported to be the case with a large number
shipped on the steamer Fartwda, the Collector
is instructed to take all practical measures to
have them re-shipped to the port from whence
they came.
like ourselves, and not by dignified machines.
Even those who look with the greatest pride
and hope upon the present and future of this
nation, must admit that the Continental Con-
gress contained in 1 776 a remarkably large pro-
portion of able and eminent men. Of the mem-
bers who took part in that silent drama of 1776,
some came to greatness in consequence, becom-
ing presidents, vice-presidents, governors, chief
justices, or judges. Others came, in equally di-
rect consequence, to poverty, flight or imprison-
ment. "Hunted like a fox by the enemy;" "a
prisoner 24 hours without food," "not daring
to remain two successive nights beneath one
shelter"— these are the records we may find in
the annals of the Revolution with respect to
many a man who stood by John Hancock on
that summer day to sign his name. It is a
pleasure to think that not one of them ever dis-
graced, publicly or conspicuously, the name he
had written.
of at 4 p. m., as at present, making a saving in
time of fifteen hours. The Union Pacific has
put on a second daily train between Omaha and
Ogden, leaving Omaha at S r. M., and arriving
at Ogden at 6.15 p. m. Returning it leaves
Ogden at 0 P. m.. and reaches Omaha at 3:20 p.
M. The Oregon express will leave at 3 P, M.
instead of 2:30 P. iff., connecting at Roseville
Junction with the west-bound overland, where
passengers and mail from the east will be trans-
ferred. This will give a much earlier mail to
the northern residents.
As to other local trains, what changes there
will be has not been definitely settled, but the
Colfax train will probably leave at 12:40 p. m.
instead of 2:30 p. m., and 3:50 p Iff. local to
San Francisco will leave an hour earlier. — Sox-
ramcvlo Record- Union.
Interesting Experiments. — In experiments
made by Professor A. Wagner, with some metals
and alloys and water in a certain condition,
some curious results were obtained. In water
containing saltpetre and air free from carbonic
acid, lead and zinc were most violently at-
tacked, tin and Britannia metal onTy a little,
copper, brass and German silver not at all.
With air and carbonic acid in the water, zinc
and lead were attacked most; copper, German
silver and brass were not acted upon by dis-
tilled water, while tin and Britannia were af-
fected to some extent. None of the metals
showed any signs of dissolution in the absence
of carbonic acid,
Nature says there are 12,000 miles of under-
ground telegraph wire in the United Kingdom.
The cost of underground wire per mile is
four times that of overground, while the
capacity of the latter is four times that of the
former. .
In an interview with an SfatierpHw reporter a
few days since, J. C. Flood stated a fact that is
not generally known, viz., that for every fifty-
five cents of silver mined from the Comstock,
there were produced forty-five cents in gold.
It is believed that the Chileans will gradually
evacuate the north of Peru under the treaty
made with Iglesias, and that he will establish
his government, commencing in Trujillo and
ther leading towns.
are doing well. By the Rambler considerable
gold was brought in, but it is almost impossible
to find where it is. Three of the passengers
who came over have some i\ve pounds, and will
return with provisions, etc. Quite an excite-
ment exists here from the news, and confidence
in the ultimate richness of the bonanza is freely
expressed. The weather is very warm, but
nights cool.
Rallkoa J) Men in Uniform.— On and after
the 1st of duly, all conductors, baggage-
masters and brakemenon passenger trains in the
employ of the Central Pacific Railroad company
will be uniformed. The cloth of the uniforms
will be navy blue. In summer, employes on
the Southern Pacific may substitute blue flannel
suits. Caps will be of the same color, railroad
style, bell- crowned, flat top, cloth or leather
visor, with a small "C. P." button at each side.
The caps of conductors will have a band an
inch and a quarter wide, with gilt braid of suit-
able width at the top and bottom of the band.
Other men will have a gilt braid at the centre
of the band. Conductors, baggagemen and
passenger train brakemen will wear on the front
of the cap metal or gilt- embroidered badges,
designating the position of the wearer. Freight
traiii "rjrakemen will not have any uniform.
The last batch of immigrants from the Swin-
ford Union, 100 in number, have gone to
Queenstown, for shipment to the United States.
It is said the most of them have been in the
workhouse.
448
Mining and Scientific Press.
[Juke 30, 1883
The Peerless Traction Engine.
We present herewith a cut and description
of the lately improved "Peerless" Traction
Engine, or road locomotive. The boiler is of
the locomotive type, with the steam and water
apace so arranged that when descending steep
grades the water cannot flow to the front end
of the boiler, which would expose the top of
the firebox, or crownsheet. The engine is lo-
cated on one side, near the top of the boiler,
with the flywheel and gearing on the opposite
side, making it of equal weight, and within
easy access of the engineer. A frame formed of
wrought iron extends from the front of the
firebox to a sufficient distance to the rear of the
same, where it supports the platform for the
engineer, the water tanks and toolboxes on the
top, and coal box under the floor. This frame
is carried by heavy steel springs, which rest on
stirrups attached to the bearings of the main
axle. These bearings are free to slide in a ver-
tical direction, required by the yielding of
the springs upon which the entire machine is
carried. Said bearings are in every other
direction kept in a fixed position by guides
formed in the lower end of t le side plates
(which are the framework supporting the
counter shaft and gearing), forming pedestals
similar to that of a locomotive. By this ar-
rangement the entire weight of the machine is
carried by the springs. The large or master
gear wheel, shown in cut, back of the trac-
tion wheel, turns on a hollow trunnion,
fastened tc the side of gear frame. The main
or driving axle passes through this trunnion,
having sufficient room for the extreme vertical
movement
bolts in the hub, these drawing up on the
tapered ring. By the combination of iron and
wood, and the securing of quick adjustment
when necessary, it is claimed that this wheel
will outwear any other style for the service re
quired.
The motion of the engine is reversed by a
new device, using but one eccentric. The ad-
vantages claimed over the link motion and all
other reversing devices are, that no part of it
is in action, except when in the act of revers-
ing, which makes it more durable, giving no
trouble to the operator, because requiring no
adjusting. It is easy to operate, there being no
danger whatever in doing so, even with a full
pressure of steam on the valve.
A brake is used by which the engineer can
perfectly control the momentum of the engine.
A steering attachment is provided, and this,
together with the reverse gear, blower, throt-
tle, cylinder cocks, tire door, ash-pan drop, ana
all parts requiring the attention of the engineer,
is within easy reach as he stands on the plat-
form.
This engine is protected by letters patent,
granted to Mr. F. F. Landis, and is manufact-
ured by the Geiser Manufacturing company of
Waynesboro, Penn.
A Submarine Monitor.
The submarine monitor is the name of an in-
vention by J. H. L. Tuck, an old Californian.
It is designed for use in naval warfare and har-
bor defense. It is a" cigar-shaped steel boat,
thirty feet long, with six feet breadth of beam
and six feet depth of hold, and is propelled by
of the boiler and all machinery | electric motors. The monitor is manned by a
The Broken Dam.
The Milton Mining and Water Co. are so welt
satisfied that the breaking of their large dam
was due to human agency that they offer a re-
ward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons guilty of the act. It has
alwayB been understood that the burning of the
brush dam built by the State on the lower Yuba
was done by persons inimical to mining, and it is
suspected that this dam was also destroyed
purposely. At all events, the company is so
well convinced of it that they offer a big re-
ward. The dam that was broken last week is
situated about twelve miles above Eureka. It
lies partly in Nevada and partly in Sierra
counties. The dam was built twenty- four
years ago, at a cost of $75,000, and was what
is known as a crib dam, being constructed of
heavy timbered cribs, filled with earth and
rock. Eight years ago it was greatly strength-
ened at large expense.
It was also raised thus increasing the capac-
ity of the reservoir This was done by put-
ting a very deep facing of stone on the outside,
and also a stone lining on the inside, carrying
the comb a considerable height above the top
of the old dam. The inside facing of the dam
which has an incline of about forty-five de-
grees, is lined with plank. The sectional
width at the base was about 350 feet. The
perpendicular height of the top of the
dam above the base of the outside escarpment
was about 131 feet, but, as the channel, across
which it is thrown, has a very rapid descent,
the depth from the surface of the water to the
toe of the inner face was about S6 feet. The
resting upon the springs,
avoiding all shocks to the
machinery which would be
produced by passing over
rough and stony roads.
On the driving axle out-
side of the main or propel-
ling gear is located the com-
pensating gear, which is of
a new construction and is
made with inter- meshing spur
pinions, which gear into inter-
nal gear-wheels, one of which
is formed on the hub of one
of the large driving or pro-
pelling wheels, which re-
volves freely on the axle,
while the other is an internal
gear wheel keyed to the axle
which drives the propelling
wheel on the oppeske side,
it being keyed to the axle.
The inter-met hi ug pinions,
above referred t >, are carried
in a wheel between t le above
named internal gear-wheel.
The pinions are in pairs. The
pairs gear together one half
the width of their face on
the wheel which carries
them, while the other half
gears into internal gear-
wheels, accomplishing the
same, as does the old bevel
wheel compensating gear,
and is superior from the
fact that there is no side
thrust (consuming power) as
is the case with bevel gears,
thus applying all the power
to the gearing in the direc-
tion the wheel revolves. This
•gearing is all enclosed in a
*.lust-proof case. To allow the vertical move-
ment of the boiler and engine being carried upon
the springs, and at the same time have a
positive connection to the above described com-
pensating gear and traction wheel, there
is employed a universal coupling device,
^ery simple and peculiar in construc-
tion. It consists of a malleable iron
ring whim is curried between the main and
compensating gears, being connected elastically
to the main or driving gear by two links or rods
diametrically opposite each other for the for-
ward motion, and two for the backward mo-
tion, and then similarly connected from the
ring to the compensating gear. These links or
rods pass through lugs or projections cast on
the compensating gear, having sufficient play in
the lugs to allow them to move back and forth
when the two wheels change their positions.
The rods or links extend far enough through
the lugs to hold a series of rubber pads
to take up sudden jars and shocks. The links,
by being attached at right angles to each other,
connecting the ring to the compensating gear,
and this to the main or driving gear, permits of
vertical movement of the driving gear, no mat-
ter how uneven and rough the road may be,
and allows of the full power being applied to
the traction wheels, without strain, acting
similarly to a universal coupling, the ring hav-
ing somewhat the movement of a gimbal-ring
in a surveyor's instrument.
The traction wheels are of large diameter and
broad face, the tire being fluted to secure better
contact with the earth. The felloes are made
of malleable iron, with pockets or recesses in
which are inserted the spokes, and are bolted
to the tire. The hub is of oast Iron, surrounded
by an iron ring, with its outer face tapered, and
resting on this ring are the spokes, each being
provided with a metal plate or heel. The spokes
arc retained j.n place by means of a plate bolted
to the sides against the hub. Should any of t.he
spokes become loose, they can be simultaneously
rt out against* the feljoes by tightening tho
THE PEERLESS TRACTION ENGINE OR ROAD LOCOMOTIVE.
captain and a crew of two men. The captain,
equipped in a suit of submarine armor, is sta-
tioned on deck. He has the free use of his
hands and arms, and although invisible himself,
can see distinctly any objects around and above
him, and cau communicate with his men by
telephone. Seated in the stern of the boat is
the helmsman, who, by means of a horizontal
fish-tailed rudder, controls the course of the
monitor, and by observing an indicator, which
is in front of him. can tell her exact depth un-
der the water. The third man is stationed at
the pumps. He regulates the ballast of the
b'oat and sees that the captain is properly sup-
plied with air. At any time that it is required,
he can raise the monitor to within fifteen feet
of the surface and take in a stock of fresh air,
without making any surface demonstration. It
is claimed for the boat that it can thus remain
under water for an indefinite time, sail wherc-
ever it wills, and rise to the surface or sink to
auy depth, at the pleasure of its captain. In
the event of war, the invisible little monitor
would, after sailing about and taking observa-
tions, rise under the keel of a vessel, noiselessly
attach its explosives, fire them by electricity,
and then, guided by the indicator, retire to a
safe distance, until the hostile ship was blown
out of the water. The plan of the monitor has
been highly commended by naval officers and
engineers, and it is claimed, that with the ser-
vices of two of these boats, an attack on our
harbor, by any naval fleet in the world, could
be successfully resisted. — W, If. MiUiken, in
the Ev(/hii-i'i\s' Chronicle.
Mokk Electric Motors. — The cars of the
Newark and Bloomfield railroad in New Jersey,
two and one-half miles in length. are being fitted
with electric motors. One dynamo station, witha
20-horse power engine will be used, and the
electric current transmitted along the tv&cks
to the cars. The cars . will be run for
si. ■_'.-» expense each day of \\\ [innrs.
An Early Celebration.
During the summer of 1848. Company D of
ColonelStevenson's regiment of New York volun-
teers garrisoned the Mexican town of San Jose,
upon the Gulf of California. The writer is un-
der the impression that Lieutenant George A.
Pendleton was at that date in command, in
consequence of the arrest of Captain Naglee, by
order of Colonel R. B. Mason, commanding the
department of California, upon charges of shoot-
ing, without authority, prisoners of war.
As the Fourth of July approached, the mem-
bers of the command felt that something must
be done to celebrate the anniversary appropriate-
ly. The men, the majority of whom were under
twenty-one years old, decided upon having a
fandango. That was about the only amusement
or entertainment possible in that remote place,
and was one which they knew would meet the
approval of the senoritas, of whom the town
could boast a goodly number. The place chosen
for the assemblage was about a mile and a half
from the Quartel, and permission was obtained
for all hands and the cook (the usual guard
excepted) to remain outside the sentry line all
night if so inclined. Each participant paid into
the general fund "quatroreales," to cover expen-
ses. Three Mexicans were engaged as musicians,
the post baker was induced to provide a good
supply of cake (a luxury little known to the
Mexican population), cordials were provided for
the gentler sex, and mescal for the hombres.
At that period of the year the days were
extremely warm, consequently the "exercises"
were delayed until an early hour of the evening.
With the setting of the sun, our boys, in small ,
squads, strolled across the Arroyo towards the j dam itself was about 400 feet long, and the
dam it formed back of it was
about two and a half miles
long, and a half-mile wide.
At the point where the dam
is located there are three ra-
vines or gulches, which neces-
siaated the embankment of
the dam being built in three
sections. As the flood swept
down the river canyon it car-
ried every thingin its path, up-
rooting eiant trees, removing
ponderous boulders and play-
ing sad havoc with cabins,
bridges and other structures
it met with. Back of Granite-
ville the water is said to have
bien at least 100 feet high.
At Moore's Flat it reached a
bight of 60 feet. The English
dam was owned by the Mil-
ton. Then- loss will be enorm-
ous, as the dam contained a
full season's supply of water,
without which the company's
mines and ditches are useless.
Henry Piehoir, acting pres-
ident of the Milton Company,
said speaking of the loss to
the company, resulting from
the break of the dam, it can-
not be computed with any-
thing like accuracy until it
is known what property, de-
stroyed by the rush of waters
in their course, will have to
be paid for. The mere cost
of building the dam does not
by any means represent the
amount of loss. One item
alone — the profits the com-
pany would have derived
from the use of the water
that was lost by the breach — is estimated
at $75,000. This figure is set down as
the value of the water alone, computed
on the basis of the work it would
hrve done. If the company should conclude
not to rebuild this year, it loses all of next
winter's water supply, thus enforcing idleness
on its mines, which are dependent solely upon
this source. If is should determine to rebuild
this year, in addition to the water lost, valued
at §75,000, the company will have to be at ex-
pense of about $150,000 for construction. The
flume which carries the water from this dam to
the mine is 75 miles long. With the exception
however, of a few boxes near the dam, it is re-
ported uninjured.
In view of the uncertainty of tire outcome of
the peuding litigation, in which the debris
question is involved, the company has not yet
determined whether it will be rebuilt immedi-
ately, as it does not desire to put §150,000 in
work which they may not be permitted to
use after it is completed. The altitude of the
reservoir is about 5,000 feet above the sea level,
and is located at the source of the Middle Yuba.
rendezvous, situated about midway between the
town and the Gulf. In due time the senoritas
also put in their appearance. Many of the male
Mexicans hovered around in the gloom, while
those more friendly disposed joined in the
festivities. The volunteers were indifferent to
the feelings of the unfriendly Mexicans, being
themselves in sufficient number to repel any as-
sault. They had brought their bayonets with
them, suspended to their sides, while some had
also pistols. This precaution was a necessity,
and no doubt cooled the ardor of the enemy; at
least, no occasion arose for their use. The boys
enjoyed the evening dance to their full satisfac-
tion, and often afterwards, while they sat at
their camp-fires in the gold-diggings, the even-
ing entertainment in the lower country was
related.
Over thirty-four years have passed since that
frolic, and the majority of those present have
long since gone to their last rest. William S.
Johnson, James A. Gray, Joseph Sims, Carl
Lipp, James Harron; Charles Rosseau, John B.
Phillips, Alpheus Young, and George W. Tombs
are still residents of this State; while John
Wolfe, Alden W. James, George A. Corgan,
John A. Chandler, Francis D. Clark, and Jacob
W. Norris are residents of the Atlantic States.
Of the dead, we recall to memory the genial
spirits, Aaron Lyons, Harry Wilson, Hank
Judson, Jack Warrington, John W. Moore,
and Charley Ogle. Six nobler comrades it was
never the lot of man to associate with; and to
this day their memory is ever green to their
living comrades of the early Californian days.
— July Overla/ixd.
Long Run. — During the run of the Inde-
pendence-Navajo mill just closed, at Tuscarora,
oommencing on the '20th of July, 1SS2, and end-
ing on the 10th inst., it has turned out bullion
to the amount of $818,866:42. This, for a mill
of but ten stamps, is probably the best record
in tho ^tatc of Nevada,
The Red Star Line Steamship Company, ply-
ing between New York and Antwerp and
Philadelphia and Antwerp, is building two
new vessels, the Westemland and Moorland,
each of 5,500 tons register, to accommodate the
increasing passenger travel.
Gre \t distress is reported among the fishing
families along the Labrador coast owing to the
detention of spring supplies by a jam of
gulf ice along their shores. It is feared that
some deaths from starvation have already oc-
curred.
Of forty-two deaths at Damietta (Egypt)
Monday, twenty-eight are known to be from
cholera. The rest, it is supposed, were from
the same roalady,
June 30, 1883.]
Minin- ld Scientific Press.
The Sitka Distict.
The Southern Division of {Alaska.
Tho people of the United States are taking
nor* vei it in Alaska than
formerly. Its mines, forests and fiahi
evidently destined t«. create wealth for the pio-
ti ■ region, though as yet there are
comparatively few people in the country.
The editor of this journal had an opportunity
not Lou \l with Mr. JKr
• [••■nt a winter in the southern division ol
i sitka «ii^t ri^ i. M> had an
opportunity ol risiting nearly all the principal
settlements ol the Indians, and the few towns
"i the white men, in the end
tion about the country ami Hainhabi
Mr. Krause says that southern Alaska re-
minds him in more than one respect of the
■ Norway. In I* ii, countries i*
met a mountainous coast thickly covered with
'■'■ lj no m tween them a
complicated 'sysi I i annels of
different sizes; a climate moderated in a high
■ oanic our-
numerous resources and g \ fishing
of peculiar and
beautiful attraction, which is Frequented, at
least in .\orwa_v, every summer season by thou
I travelers. Bat Mr. Krause agrees with
Mi. VWH. hall, that Alaska is in every re-
uperior to Norway, and no one who ha*
visited t\utw regions will doubt the wi
> . although the part ol country re-
referred to lias not proved, so far, the most vol
liable one of the whole pui i
lopulation of southern Alaska i* very
small. The number of the Indians will scarcely
<■ cceed 10,000, and there are not more than 300
to 500 permanent white settlers. No doubt the
country would have a far greater population,
but the Pacific coast states and territories being
far more attractive, it is not expected that any
considerable increase of population will take
place, unless newly discovered gold mines prove
lit' high value.
Indian Tribes.
There in also little hope that the Indian
bribes will Ik- preserved from the common fate
of the red man, notwithstanding the efforts
made for their civilizing and christianizing.
These Indians belong to the Thlinket peo-
ple, with the exception of four tribes of rTydas,
in the southern part of Prince oi Wales Island.
It is a remarkable fact that the Thoumets,
tlydas and < 'In msians, although they differ
wholly in language and features, have adopted
the same customs and the same superstitious
believings, originated, it .seems, by the Kydas.
TIm most powerful and, unless to a recent
date, most warlike of the Thlinket tribes are the
Chilcats, at theJiead of the Lynn channel, geo-
graphically divided by a long, narrow peninsula,
into the Chilcats proper, settled in two villages
at the Chilcat river — one near its mouth and
the other some fifteen miles inland — and tin-
* thilcats, at the < Ihilcat lake. These Indians do
not hunt or fish as much as the Thlinket tribes.
For many years they have monopolized the
trade into tbe interior, and they art- very
anxious to keep the white traders and the other
Indians from a direct trade with the nomadic
Indians at the head-waters of the Yukon river.
Expeditions for tradeare organized by Chilcat
Indians during the whole year -even in winter,
There are two principal routes in the interior,
the shortest, but most difficult one is on the
eastern side where from the head of a deep
channel a branch leads off to the lakes, which
empty their waters into the Yukon. They
travel no more than three days. From the
Chilcat river to another chain of lakes they
travel six to seven days. Both routes meet
afterwards near the abandoned fort of the
Hudson Bay Co. which was once destroyed by
:i < Ihilcat expedition. But the Chilcats are not
allowed to take tne western route.
In winter time they go on
"Snow Shoes"
Manufactured by the Indians in the interior and
also by themselves. On both sides they have
to cross a glacier. In the interior they do not
find SO much snow as on the coast. They sel-
dom use sledges and nowhere dogs for sledging.
They carry their provisions and merchandise
themselves, or the richer ones by servants, tak-
ing as trading goods mostly tobacco leaves and
some blankets. In former years the Chilcat
Indians went also over the mountains to Yaku-
£at bay where they get sea otter skins hut now
II!)
the Sitka Indiana chum the trail and tin- Coil-
■ its gave it up.
The Headwaters or the Yukon.
and Hvcr in si/*- in North America, be-
Dear the sea coast, can be reached
in three days. This interesting Eaot will in fn-
nomic vain.-. Two yean
I. this route and went down
i n-aih as faras Fort Yukon. Others have
gone that route since, but it is mountain
a hard trip.
Local Manufacturing Notes.
. Sai win & Sons' Iron Kouudrj is
large business at then place on Fremont
St., s. K., employing the beat clan and skillful
workm
Tub Tunitr PowderCo., 218 California St.,
S. P., report a good trade with increasing or-
ders. They make a high grade powder, quite
popular among consumers, and
trade i
0\k of the neat known manufacturers in the
line of oak tanned leather to Iting, is L. P.
Heeen, whose factory at 128 and 130 First street,
S, P., is prepared to furnish, at short ootice,
the best rawhide lacing, cut strings and sides.
Libera] discounts arc given on large orders.
The products from tins.- works enjoy good re-
pute.
1 ■ ■ ■ Mechanics' Foundry, located at Nos. 213
to 219 First street, s. p., are running full with
orders and are doing first- olasa work. They
manufacture to order quartz mills and all kinds
of machinery castings, stove plate, light, line
and smooth castings, car wheels, gas and water
pipe, etc. The officers are .lohn ('. Quinn,
mi. audi;. VV. Kelley, Business Mana-
the Columbia Foundry at 133 and 135 Beale
St., are tjuite buaj in the manufacture ofhonse
fronts and machinery castings of all
Mr, Reese Llewellyn the pro-
of these works is also patentee
Llewellyn's Heater Kiltcrer and Con-
for steam boilers, a mechanical
contrivance simple and useful. It is
I mi .1 for the Patent Filterer, Heater and
I londenser that it saves fuel, water, labor, wear
and tear of tubes and plates, repairs and also
risk of explosion. The saving in water alone
IS said to he 33%. Among the many testimo-
nials already given to the inventor, who strongly
recommend its efficacy aretheC.fP. it S. p.
k. ft. Cos, Union Pacific K. R., Mare Island
Navy Yard, the N. O. Mint and many others.
Mr. L. Miller, Jr., of 335 Bush street, S.
]■'., has made quite a reputation lately, having
Becured the contract and been awarded hirst
prize for the manufacture of the elegant and
rich trophy, made of solid gold and silver only,
to be contested for in a competitive drill of the
Knights Templar, during the coming Conclave
this slimmer. It is a veritable work of art and
can be seen at his studio, 335 Bush street,
where he isalso engaged in manufacturing jewelry
and diamond setting, working in quartz, moss-
agate, mineral and cabinet jewelry. Quart/
specimens bought and sold.
kinds
prietor
ol the
. ■' user
Banking.
The Bank of California still maintains its po-
sition in the front rank of banking, with a capi-
tal of $3,000,000. This bank is one of the best
advertised concerns in its line throughout the
United States. A large foreign business is trans-
acted, and they have a branch at Virginia City,
with correspondents in all prominent mining
centers, which is a feature of this institution.
The officers are: Win. Alvonl, President; Thos.
Brown, Cashier; B. Murray. Jr., Assistant
Cashier.
A conservative firm of good repute are Messrs.
Sather & Co., bankers, located on Montgomery
street, corner Commercial, San Francisco. Mr.
J. S. Hutchinson is cashier of this bank. They
make a specialty of bills of exchange and tele-
graphic transfers on Drexel & Co., of New York
and Philadelphia, and make collections in all
parts of the United States, issue letters of credit,
and draw bills of exchange on London, Paris,
Hamburg, Cologne, IJeilin, Bremen, and chief
cities of Europe.
Among the leading banking institutions in
San Francisco is the First National Gold Bank.
The institution has a paid-up capital of $1,500, ■
000, with a sin-plus fund and undivided profits
of over §300,000. A general banking and ex-
change business is transacted, and drafts and
commercial credits are sold on principal cities
of the United States and chief cities throughout
the world. The officers are : I ). Callaghan,
President; G. A. Low, Vice-President; E. \K
Morgan Cashier -the directors being composed
of prominent and substantial citizens.
Sulphuric Acid Fumes is Consumption.—
It having been observed that, in connection with
a manufacturing process, involving the produc-
tion of slight fumes of sulphuric acid, and which
has been carried on for 44 years in the vicinity
of London, not a single instance of consumption
had occurred among the great number of work-
men employed, the natural inference was
that the immunity was due to the a»id fumes.
The director of the manufactory— a pupil of
Liebig — has hence suggested that a new method
of treatment for consumption should he adopted,
by bringing the patients into contact with an
atmosphere moderately charged with sulphuric
acid.
.\f \kk yourself health; and strong- Make lifo'happy- by
using Brown's Iron Bitters.
About Obtaining Patents.
Patents are Virtually Contracts
Uetw^DiMMuiuriMiaUie public The consideration Bow-
nasutfl The Ooierament require tho folio wins
tioninct. luu inaDnUo.n»for»p»tentah»ll
UMlo«e»D«« «nd awful i,llt,r., t.,,,,-,,1 ol « lodi ht> U tho
BTHBDa original inn tut, that the Inn
BMteaa 'Patented, or publbh«i in a prhiu-d publication
■ nurtu li«,.Un...i Third. Umt u„- [mention
hiu not been In public u»c, or on sale. ... i
prior to his application for a patent. Pourth. that the in-
vrtUiou Biiall be propuriy deecrfued aiulcUim.-l in tbe ipeel
ncaiion forming a part of th-- patent Provided au LnTentOl
oomnUei strlotli «rt»h these aondlitons, tbe Qoi
gauranWoa that tho tuvenUir »h*ll have the exclusive right
w make, use and »rli tin- tinny invented roc the term oi 15
The Patent Law provide* that in case a patent, which in
ited in oompluntoe
»uh Hit- iv.|iiinmMU o( tho law, itraay bo am
rendered v.n.i. BeDOe, it in of the (rreat.-at importance to
rental that lira pateut or contract lw ak.lUully itnd
twvurattily drafted, that it mo) ul!,.rd him complete prole.
lion for his Invention during- the life of Ids patent.
Secure a Good Patent.
Ai Inventat should first ascertain whether or not hid im
provemeut ha been patented to another. Tola reqnlresan
exhaustive search among all the ptteuta in the class to which
the tafentlon relate*. Thlmiuesti-.n can often he answered
gTratnitou.siy by na, ImmedlaU |j on reoel vlog f all loformation
of the Inveni , by reason Ol i>«r long and extensive prac-
pfttenl solicitors and editors ana publishers ,,f first-
clan.% Bclentilic and Uiduatriul journals, during the pant 20
years aod ovor. When the question of priority of lOTontlon
la nut bo reudUy to be determined, it te generally best to
make what is termed a 'prelimiuury examination." by search
Ing through the patent otHco reports among the putoms In
the claaB to whic. the tnventii:ii relates, and referring to our
exteiiBivo patent library, containing compilations ot Bp-.iiitl
classes of American aou foroigu baTentlons, mechanical die
tioaariea, BOleutiflc encyclo]iedUH, Ales of acieiititlc and me-
chanical newspapers, ami nu Lrnmt nsfl number of Jiatent ap-
plications by inventors of tha l'acl lie coast, carefully fiJod by
ililri oHice since I860,
If, by this •"preliminary examination," the improvement is
found to have been previously invented, our client will re-
ceive, for tho umall sum of ».1 for tho eiumluatiou. a verbal
or written report showing definitely whereby his foveutiou
has been anticipated, thereby aaving blm furthtr expense
and perhapa much iline, useless delay, anxiety, etc.
To avoid all unnecessary delay, however, in securing pat-
ents ut the earliest moment practicable, inventors will do
well to forward a model, drawing or sketch, with a plain,
lidl and comprehensive description of their Invention (stat-
ing distinctly what the particular points of Improvement
are), with $i5 as a first installment; of fees. If the im-
provement appears to ua to be novel and patentable, tbe
necessary paperB for an ajmlication for a patent will be pre-
pared immediately, and forwarded to the inventor for his
signature. When the inventor receives the application and
finds it duly prepared, he will carefully sign and return the
same plainly addressed to us, with postal money order or el-
press receipt for our own fee. The cai^e will then be
promptly Hied by us in the Patent Office, anc vigorously
prosecuted to secure $0 best patent possible. IThia course
is the moat, expeditious and mitisfactory, as no time is lost
in tianflmitfiug correspondence relative to the preliminary
steps to tie taken. | When the pateut is allowed the inventor
will be duly notified, and on sending the linal Government
fee of $20 to us, we will order the issue of the patent, and
forward the same as soon -is it is secured from the Patent
Office.
Tbe payments are thus divided
no pretence of doing cheap work,
nor do we afterward make additl
bill up to a fair compensation,
and thoroughly, and we never giv
a chance to obtaiu a patent.
nd made easy. We make
in order to entice custom,
joal charges to bring the
We do our work honestly
e a case up as long as there
i Agency charge is from
@25 to $30, or sometimes more, if the luvertion is Intricate
or complicated, or requires much labor. Drawings cost
from $5 upward, according to their number and the time
employed, and, if a model is s-nt. the express charges upon
this and the papers must bo added, The total coBt, in addi-
tion to Government fees, rarely exceeds §40, and for this we
do all we can without appeaHng tbe caEe.
When the invention consist* of a n-^w article of manufact-
ure, or a new composition, B&mpleB of the separate ingredi-
ents sutbeient to make the experiment and also of the man-
ufactured article itself, muat he furnished.
Models and Drawings.
Models are now seldom required by the Commissioner of
Patents, and generally only in intricate cases. Perfect
drawings of practical working machines are considered more
satisfactory to the Patent Office than the old and more
^nmbersome system of stoiing up an immense hulk of al-
iii- st numberloE.s models.
Drawings or sketches, fiitiicient to illustrate clearly the
invention, with a aiiHicient description to enable us to make
full Bet of peifect drawings for tbe Patent UlKce i'b all
that we require. A model will answer our purpose as well,
however, in cases where the inventor can more easily fur-
u sh it for our use.
Tne value and even tbe validity of a patent often depends
On tbe character, clearness aua sufficiency of its drawings.
There are thousands of existing pstentB in which the Im-
provements are bub partially or very poorly illustrated in tiie
drawings. When an attempt is made to dispose of such pat-
en's, the vagueness and defects of the drawings often preju-
dice capitalists and manufacturers againBt the invention,
while in reality it may he of great value, and would meet
with ready Bale had tho invention been fully portrayed by
artistic and skillfully executed drawings. Again, when pat-
en's of this charac ter are brought Into court, the uncertainty
and anibigu ty of the drawings enable the opposing experts
to mystify the judges as to the construction or combination
of I'.l.i- intended to he covered by tbe nateotee. la all
cases piepared by us, the drawings are made under our per-
sonal oiiperviBion, by smiled draftsmen in our coastant eni-
p oy, and every piecautlon ia taken that the invention is
fully and cleaily shown by different views, so that tbe Im-
provement will be readily understood by the *xaraiuers in
the Patent Office, and comprehended by the public when
the patent is granted.
In the Patent Office
The application is assigned to tbe Examiner having charge
of the class to which the iuvention relates. The case muBt
then take Its turn with others in *.he order of filing, and in
due time is carefully examined to test the novelty of tha In-
vention. If tbe examiner fails to bud anything that antici-
pate1! the invention, a patent Is immediately allowed, pro
vided the specilic»tion and claims are drafted in proper form,
Should the Kxaminer find a prior patent whitb, in his opin-
ion, anticipates one or more of the claims in the application,
a letter of rejection is Bent to the attorney in charge of the
case; and. if the attorney coincides with the views of the h.x-
aminer, the claims rejected are erased. In preparing appli-
cations for paten's, an attorney should be careful ti famil-
iarize himself with the class of inventions to which the ap-
plication pertains, so that the speciti. atlou and claims may
he drafted as nearly perfect in the first iaut&nce as is pos
Bible. This course saves much time in prosecuting the up
plication to a patent.
When rlaimB are improperly rejected on patents which do
not anticipate the spirit or wording of the claims, proper
steps are immediately taken to convince the Examiner of
his error. This is done, in most part, by personal arguments.
as the differences in consttuctiou, operation, fuuciiou and
results are more rea'ily discovered and appreciated by au
oral presentation of the facts than can possibly be dine by
relying solely on written arguments. In order that the
Patent Office record of the patents sha'l be complete, an
oral argument is generally supplemented by a manuscript
brief, that othars, in examining tbe files at any future time,
may clearly compreheud the positi in taken by tne Examiner
and attorney in prosecuting tne can • to patent.
In addition to our own peraoual attention to the interests
of our clients here, we have, for ovcr 12 yearB past, bad con
stantly in association with ua iu Washington, one of th -:
souudest legal counselorsand ablest of practitioners in pat-
ent business in this country, who carefully attends In person
to our business at the Patent Uffice, a^d haB attained auc-
iss in a most marked degree.
Perfect Claims.
The value and force of a patent are dependent nn its
claims. A patent mpy disclose to the public the most im-
portant and valuahle invention, and yet the claim he of
Buch meager scope that the patent is actually woit.hless.
When tbe claims of a patent are so loosely drafted that In-
fringers c«n flood the market with improvements, differing
Trom the improvement disclosed by the patent only (n slight
changes in construction and arrangements of parK such a
ufttunt is valueless to th© owner, as it fails to afford him
that exclusive and complete protection guaranteed by the
Patent Law. Hence it N that the greatest care, akil] and
perseverauoc are required, rtrst. in properly drafting the
culms In the ilrst Instanc. and 8c ind, la prosecuting the
appl cation before the Patent Office, and main) i
rumu or the Inn - ■ u broad and n
'u will warrant. This latter ia no easy tank The
Kxmmloosi of the Patent Office torn In the can*
tornuys naitusg ttu- latatesta of t-e public It is their
mora doty to Bxercfse tbe greateat care and wat<
■ i no; secure claiuiaof graatJ r lOope than
■stiff entitled to It is but natural that i
tliuea in error as 1 i p.- ehou.d be ac-
credited an Invention, All amlnera sot under
in Inventor
bis Just rights, yet it is the duty of the attorney to maintain
tho claimi. oi Ida client, if be is oonvtneed that they m just
ami proper, To mcoeed m this requires the display ■ r una
nrmncss and ability; and when bh- Examiner ia made to see
Uum the inventor La honestly and fairly entl
which hav.- been rejected, bo will almost iuvaiiul.h recede
from bin former action, and allow the case.
Advantap;ea to Inventors on the Pacific
Coast.
, T1" i"" ' ' o (continuously editors and pub
lafi raof the Mining mo Stikntifii Punas, m arlj Drain
Itn oarly commencement ii , ,.;,,
"' !' " to the local inventors of the Pacific States
ban art pott ■ I !■■ inj . tht i
Members of the firm give personal attention to
' to their care, The] I
longer In practice In patent soliciting than moat ajn ota who
are Htm personally engagtd in the business. Tney bans
^■eui-ed more u s. and rorelgn patents In the past 2d years
"Jntp n rj r. w ezoapUons) than any other firm still existing.
Their piuctlce baa be-n so Biiccesflful and long continued
that tbe gre»t majority of inventions on this Bide of the
American con-Incut bave been patented through their
agency, thua alfordlng them great and valuable OX]
Off thorougb lulormatioii of tbe true principles and pointB of
norelt] in the inventions, wheth.r general In character or
rly local to this coast.
Thfl axtenalve bushii-as combination and experlunce of this
doubtedly one of tbe most fortunate lot
■ ling Inventors prompt and reliable advice, and the
best possible facilities for securing their full patent nghta
with Bafety and diapatch at uniformly reasonable rates.
Rvory patentee of a worthy invention Is guaranteed the
gratuitous publfcat on of a clearly -stited and oorreel dfl
scrlptlon of his luvtntion. in one or more of our Influential
and reliable newspapers. Bft'ording just the circulation that
1 i calculated bo widely inform the class of readers most
fcpeclalli interested in the .subject of his invention.
Saving of Time Etc.
Inventors on this coast will find that owing to our famil-
iarity with inventions and local affaire of this ooafil
more readily and fully comprehend their wants, and thuB
Bave much ol the time ordinarily consumed iu preliminary
writing hiuk and forth whtn distant agencies are employed.
Caveats.
& Caveat Is a confidential communication made to the
Patent Office, a-jd Is therefore tiled within [fa secret archives.
The privilege secured under a caveat iB, that it entitles the
caveator to receive notice, for a period of one year, of any
apnlication for a patent subsequently filed, and which Is ad-
judged tr» be novel, and is likely to interfere witb the in-
vention described In the caveat, and the caveator i* then re-
quired to complete IiIb anplication for a patent within tlnree
months from the date of said notice. Oaveat paper* should
be very carefully prepared. Our fee for the service varies
from $10 to $20. The Government fee Ib $10 additional
To enable us to prepare caveat papers, weonlj require a
ketch and description of the Invention,
Rejected Applications.
Inventors who have rejected cases (prepared either by
themselves, or for them by other agents), who desire to ascer-
tain their prospects of success by further efforts, are invited
to avail themselves of our uurivaled facilities for securing
favo able results. We have been sue cessful in securing Let-
ters Patent in manv previously abandoned case*. < >urterms
are always reasonable
Inventors who rto business with us will he notified or the
tate of tht- ir application in the Patent t '11 ice, w ben It is pos-
sible for us to Uo so.
DEWEY & CO ,
Patent Solicitors, Office ofMlNtNO AHP SCIENTIFIC PHBRB,
252 Market St. Klevator entrance, No. 12 Kront St. S P.
tlKO. II. si ni'M) W. B KWKG. 1 1, I.KWE1.
Our Agents.
Our Fiuksds can do much in aid of our paper and the
cause of practical knowledge and science, by assisting
Agents in their labors of canvassing, by lending their in-
fluence and encouraging favors. \Ve intend f.. send none
but worthy men.
G. W. McGrbw— Santa Clara county.
M. P. owk\ Santa Cruz county.
.1. \V. A. Wriout— Merced, Tulare and Kern counties
.Iarkii 0. Ho.ut California.
B. W. fiiowKLi,- -Arizona Territory
AI. H. Josrpii— Eureka, Ncv.
I. M. l.Kinv Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San
Diego counties.
A. C. KNOX— Oregon and Washington Ter.
J. J. Bartell— Yolo county.
SucctMjafu.1 Parent Solicitors
Ah Dewev fc Co. have been in the patent soliciting bv.n!
neas on this coast now for so many years, the firm' nmue
Is a well-knowu ono. Another reason for its popularity is
that a great proportion of the Pacific coast patcntfl Issued
by the Government have been procured through their
agency, Thay are, therefore, well and thoroughly posted
on the needs of tho progressive ujiiURtrial l!:i*iph of this
coast. They are the best posted firm on what has been
done ;n all branches of industry, and i'.re able to judge of
what is new and patentable. In thin ihav have a great
advantage, which ia of practical dollar and cent value to
tlieir clients. TlmtiaMiis understood and appreciated is
evidenced by 'he number of patents Issued uirouafh fhelr
SoiKNnr-tn Piiksb P.itcut Agency ;S. F.) from week .0
:ek and year to fOM
CuMPblMKNTARY SAMPLES OP THIS PAPER are
occasionally sent to parties connected with the
interests specially represented in its columns.
Persons so receiving copies are requested to
examine its contents, terms of subscription, and
give it their own patronage, and, as far as
practicable, aid in circulating the journal, and
making its value more widely known to others,
and extending its influence in the cause it faith-
fully serves. Subscription rate, J4 a year.
Extra copies mailed for 10 cents, if ordered soon
enough. Personal attention will be called to
this (as well as other notices, at times,) by
turning a leaf.
Orb Pi h kkizkr.— The rotary ore pulverizer, advertised
in another cob as for sale by Mr. Heald, has been used
but very slightly, and 1- n liargahi to anj one in want of
tn-li li machine, Ii i- only old hecause the company which
ordered it is dissolved, and there (to | i!ih 11
All the neeeshSry gearing, f-.i ■ »"lili the pulver-
izer, which can \-: s«?r runni II h 111 after it is
received, Panies needing soujefmilg whiell ivul t;rind ore
cfine, will do well to communicate with Mr I [eald concernin
his machini .
mpori ini additions are bejng continually made in
Woodward's Gardens, T1 lied with aquaria is
constantly recti vi ig accessions -if new fish and other marine
Ufe, The number of sea lions i-. increased, and there is a
better chance to study rheir actions The pavilion has new
varieties of performance*. The floral department is replete,
and the wild animals in good vigor. A dayat Woo
Gardens ia a day well spent.
450
Mining and" Scientific Press.
[June 30, 1883
|lletallli[gppyreL
Nevada Metallurgical Works,
No. 23 STEVENSON STREET.
- Near First and Market Streets, S. P.
Estailibbbj), 1869. 0. A. LOTKBARDT, Manager.
Ores Worked by any Process.
Ores Sampled.
Assaying in all its Branches.
Analyses of Ores, Minerals, Waters, Etc.
Working Tests (Practical) Made.
Plans and Specifications furnished for the
most suitable process for working Ores.
Special attention paid to Examinations of
Minos, plans and reports furnished.
C. A. LUCKHARDT & CO,
(Formerly Huhn & Luckhardt.)
Mining Engineers and Metallurgists
~ iPTrAYLORXcaT
IMPORTERS OF AND DKALBRS IN
Assayers' Materials,
MINE and MILL SUPPLIES,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS, DRUG
GISTS' GLASSWARE AND SUNDRIES, Etc
118 and 120 Market Street, and 15 and 17
California St., San Francisco.
We would call the attention o! Assayers, Chemists,
Mining Companies, Milling Companies, ProBpectors, etc.,
to our full stock of Balances, Furnaces, Muffles, Cruci-
bles, Scoriflers, etc., including, also, a full stock of
Chemicals. ..... ,■
Having been engaged in furnishing these supplies since
the Brst discovery of mines on the Pacific Coast, we feel
confident from our experience we can well suit the de-
mand for these goods both as to quality and price. Our
New Illustrated Catalogue, with prices, will be sent on
application. . . ,
is-Our Gold and Silver Tables, showing the value per
ounce Troy at different degrees of fineness, and valuable
tables for computation of assays in grains and grammes,
will be sent free upon application. Agents tor the Patent
Plumbago Crucible Co., London, England.
JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
•
METALLURGICAL WORKS,
318 Pine St., (Basement),
Comer of Leldeedorff Street,
SAN FRANCISCO
Ores Sampled and Assayed, and TeBtB Made by an>
Process.
Assaying and Analysis of Ores, Minerals and Waters.
Mines examined and reported on.
Piactical Instruction given in Treating Ores by ap-
proved processes.
G. KUSTBL & CO.,
Mining Engineers and Metallurgist
OTTOKAR HOFMANN,
Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
Erection of Leaching and Chlorination Works 8
specialty. AddreBS,
Cor. Fifth and Bryant Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
WM. D JOHNSTON,
ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
113 Leldesdorff Street,
Pet. California and Sacramento St9., SAN FRANCISCO
ASSAT1NB TAUGHT.
impersonal attention insures Correct Returns. TEt
THOS. PRICE'S
Assay Office and Chemical
Laboratory,
624 Sacramento St.. S. F.
EDWARD BOOTH,
Chemist and Assayer,
No. 110 Sutter St., S. F. *
:j.S.PHILUPS'-
„ f£XAMI.Nl-.H.. ASSAYER, AND METALLURGIST
Eg 43 "Years' Practice*. Pacific Coast lit
Send/or tist of his Mining Books. Tools, <£c.
Instruction on Assaying and Testing.
■ ADVICE ON MINING AND METALLURGY.
J Assaying Apparatus selected and supplied.
Ij^gencylorattwanseaCo. paying mixed ores.
ASSAYS-FOR PROSPECTORS $2. PER METAL.
Cheap Ore Pulverizer.
Tiiere is for sale in ilus city, by T. A- Heald, Anieriaui
Mashiho and Model Work*, 111 aDd 113 First St, a
Itutherford Pulverizer, an improved revolving barr;
crusher, which was only used a f ew times and is as tfood
as new It will he so'd very much helow cost, and
miners who are in need of tuch an appliance for a small
mine will do well to make inquiries concerning: H. It if
suitable for a pulverizing mill for powder or other sub-
stances. Reference us to above can be hadupon applying
to this office.
INGERSOLL ROCK DRILLS
AND
Mining Machinery.
For Catalogues, Estimates, Etc., address
Berry & Place Machine Company,
PARKE & LACY, Proprietors.]
8 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
Established 1864.
THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO.,
[Saccet^ors ^o MOREY & SPiSRRYj
-Manufacturers o f all ki nd 9 of-
Mine and Mill Machinery
WAREROOMS :
& 94 Liberty St., New York.
WORKS :
Newburg, - New York.
The l'oindry and Machine Shop "n^-vii.g m'en e-ik-vRed we are iosv prepared *i
make trom the meat improved i.stterMS l/UAIITZ & id Mi'AiVf M ILLS com^tem, for
working GOLD and SILYiLK ORES.
nisrs 1 wF PULVERISER,
For WEf or DRY Crushing.
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT and DURABLE.
The "Balh revolve Horizontally without friction,
5 ft. size, weight 7,000 lb*., and does more work than 15
Stamps, 3 ft. size, weigh 3,000 lbs.
Concent) afcing Mills, Ruck Breakers, Amalgamating
Pans and Separators, Ruasting Furnaces, Hoisting and
Pumv-iog Machinery, Engines ai d Boilers , any size
required, Hydraulic < Hants a nd Pipe, Ore Cars, Ore
Buckets, Safety Cages. The Hand Power Two-stamp
Mill, weight 280 lbs. THE EUREKA WIRE HOPE
MOREY'S IMPROVED PULVERIZER TRAMWAYS, Concentrating Riffles for Mills and By
Q " draunc Sluices.
&teel SHOES and DIES for Stamps, and Mine and Mill Supplies. Agents for IML AY ORE CONCENTRATOR and the
MINERS" HAND ROCK DRILL. Information and Estimates cheerfully given S end lor I'aluloguc.
Address, THE MOREY & SPE«KY MINING MACHINERY CO.
ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
Manufactured by RICKARD & DURDEN.
We guarantee that, with proper use, this Compound will remove end prevent sll
INCRUSTATION IN STEAM BOILERS.
Ten years trial, in widely separated lo calitiee, has demonstrated the value of this invention, and its applicability
to different qualities of water. References cheerfully furnished to any one wishing same.
13-TEN POUND SAMPLE BOX FURNISHED FREE ON APPLICATION. ^a
BERRY & PLACE MACHINE CO., Sole Agents,
No. 8 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. P.
READY FOR DELIVERY.
LATHES, DRILLING MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES
And Other Machine Tools.
STRONG, DURABLE AND SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED MACHINES.
Wheel Cutting to Order.
SAST FRANCISCO TOOL CO., 21 Stevenson St., S. F.
ipipg tpgipeer?.
Luther Wagoner, C. E., M. E.
John Hays Hammond, M. E.
Wagoner & Hammond,
MINING ENGINEERS,
318 Pine St., San Francisco, and
Alamos, Sorora, Mexico.
Special attention to the deeiemug and coustruction of
Concentration Works for nil ores. Gradual reduction by
rolling impact, c a&siQeaiion by air currents, improved
pointed boxes and corrugated rubber and iron Rittinger
tables.
|®"Correapondence and samples solicited from parties
having low-grade properties.
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Reports on mines furnished; Estimates of Machinery
etc. Special attention paid to the examination of mines
in Mexico, California, Arizona and New Mexico. Thirty
years in the mines of the above States.
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Remarkably healthy, being 2,000 feet above
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Several first, premiums recelvt d
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H. P. GREGORY & CO., Agents, San Francisco, Cal.,
carry a stock vt all Bizes.
PACIFIC POWER CO.
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RICHARD C. RENIMEY, Agent,
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\ Manufacturer of
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[June 30, 1883
)E*ATEJJTS AJ^D iNVEJNITIOfiS
List of U. S. Patents for Pacific Coast
Inventors.
From the official list of U. S. Patents in Dbwkv & Co.'s
Scientific Prrss Patent Agf.ncv, 252 Market St., S. F
Por Week Ending June 19, 1883.
279,094. — Transmitting Power prom a Cen-
tral Station,— John L. Boone, S. F.
271.,, 640.— Dry ore Separator— M. B. Uodge,
S. F.
279,641, — Separator for Wet Ores— M. B.
Dodge, S. F.
279,643. — Mincing Knife— Catharina Gilberts,
S. F.
279,745. Tap ani» Faucet Gregg and Erior-
3y, Santa Cruz.
'279,75o.--Rasp S. T. Harrison, S.F.
279.758. Adjustable Horseshoe Peter Hicks,
Napa, Cal.
279,769.— SAW-SWAGE Simon Kinney, Port
Townsend, W. T.
279,770. — Adjustable Grate - Frank Knox,
Woodland, Cal.
279,878.- -Photographing Moving Objects
E. J. ^Iuybridge, S. F.
279,603. -Fan Wheel - W. Schmolz, S. F.
279,831.- -Link Protector -A. V. Smith, S.F.
279,834.- Drilling Machine— Jas. C. Smith,
The Dalles, Or.
279,613," Wheel Harrow Thos. A Sweet.
Cambria, Cal.
279,675. Car Coupling s. g, A. t'rquhart,
S. F.
279,719, -Fruit Drier- -A. Crawford, Sebasto-
pol, Cal.
13,992.— Design Badge, ok Emblem — Philip H.
Rinn, S. F.
Note. — Copies of U. S. and Foreign Patents furnished
by Dewey & Co., in the shortest time possible (by tele-
graph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent busi-
ness for Pacific coast Inventors transacted with perfect
hccurity and in the shortest possible time.
Notices of Recent Patents.
Among the patents recently obtained through
L>2wey & Co.'s Scientific Press American and
Foreign Patent Agency, the following are
worthy of special mention:
Automatic Adjustable Grate. — Frank A.
Kuore, [Woodland, Yolo Co,, Cal. No. J79.770.
Dated June 19, 1883. This invention relates
to a new and useful adjustable grate, the opera-
tion of which is automatic, and it consists in
the details of construction of a grate supported
by the free ends of levers pivoted at opposite
ends in the fire-box, and in a means of operating
a weight upon the outside of the box for
raising the free ends of the supporting level's
and elevating the grate as the coal is consumed.
The object of this invention is to keep the fire near
the top of the fire-box, no matter what the
state of the coal may be. Adjustable grates
depending upon the direct operation of some
person, and which, when adjusted and
set, remain so until again altered are common,
but the object of the inventor is to furnish a
grate which shall adjust itself by rising as the
coal is consumed, so as to keep the tire near
the top.
Tap and Faucet. — Isaac N. Cregg and Ed-
ward Briody, Santa Cruz, Cal. No. '278,745.
Dated June 18th, 1883. This tap and faucet
consists in a pipe or tap screwed permanently
into the vessel, and provided with vents or ports
at its rear end. Within this end is screwed a
solid plug, the threads of which, when under
the ports, close them, hut when moved, lock
open them, so that the Huid may find an escape
by the smooth portion of the plug, which is of
sufficiently smaller diameter to form such a
passage. This plug is operated by a faucet,
the end of which is provided with a mortise;
the faucet screws into the tap and engages with
a tenon upon the end of a plug, said tenon only
reaching into the mortise far enough to leave a
passage through the latter into the faucet. The
object is to furnish an effective tap and faucet,
and one in which the parts are not liable to
bind or otherwise get out of order.
Aiwvstablk HonsKsnoE. — Peter Hicks,
Napa, No. '278,7.">8. Dated June IS, 1883.
This invention relates to certain improvements
in horseshoes, by which the inventor is enabled
to so adjust them to the hoof as to allow the
latter perfect freedom to expand both at the
front and rear. It consists of two curved bars
fitting the sides of the hoof and meeting at the
front. These bars are made straight or flat
across the front edge, and may have a dove-
tailed groove or projection across their front
edges to receive a transverse bar, which is cor-
respondingly tongued or slotted to fit til e front
o£ the side plates as one, while it allows them
so .separate sidewise to accommodate theexpau-
tion of the foot.
Car Couplings. Samuel (J. A. Urtpihart
S. F. No. ^ft.e"."). Dated June 19th, 1883,
This invention relates to certain improvements
iu car couplings; and it consists of a novel
construction of a bumper loosely supported
from its rear end, t<> allow movement of its
front end; of a spring-actuated coupling-pin, of
peculiar fonn, and lever connections by which
the pin link may be raided for the admission of
an approaching link, so as to couple therewith;
and of certain details of construction. By this
coupling there is no necessity for going between
the cars, as the link can be raised either from
the top or side of the car.
Link Pkotector. — Andrew V. Smith, S. ¥.,
Cal. No. 279,831. Dated June 19th, 1883.
This invention relates to a new and useful
means for protecting links from wear by fric-
tion, whether the said links are used in a chain
or singly. It consists in a peculiar independent,
removable bearing, adapted to fit and to be
wedged or keyed into the end of the link. The
object of the invention is to prevent wear of
the link.
Fruit Drier. — Adam Crawford, Sebastopob
Cal. No. 279,719. Dated June 19, 1SS3. This
fruit drier consists in an iron frame or building
constructed in a peculiar manner. The object
of the invention is to provide a strong and dur-
able apparatus adapted to withstand the heat,
being fire-proof, and especially adapted for the
circulation of the heat.
Desicn for a Baiice. — Philip H. Rinn.
Dated -lunuary 19, 1883. This invention re-
lates to a novel design for pin, badges or em-
blems which are made in the form of a maltese
cross; and it consists of a mosaic or inlaid
work of squares upon the arms of the cross
so as to imitate a tessellated pavement in per-
spective.
Enlarged Issues of the Mining and Sci-
entific Press.
It is the intention of the publishers of this
journal to spare no enterprise in advancing the
future interests of its readers by all reasonable
and practicable methods. Among other ad-
vances, we contemplate issuing soon several ex-
tra sized sheets, especially devoted to different
important localities. The next will be on
Utah Territory, July2*st.
We shall issue a special double edition about
Utah has won for herself a bright name from
her many dividend paying properties, and each
year her mineral resources are being more and
more developed. The mines are scattered over
a wide region and are in great number. The
record of bullion shipments is highly encourag-
ng in the interests of legitimate Ruining. A
general description of the mining regions with
such maps as will aid in illustrating the loca-
tions of the districts, will be given in this edi-
tion.
Other double eilitions will follow shortly
after, which will he devoted to the special in-
terests of other mining localities.
All these regions possess more or le*s interest
for California and San Francisco. We ship
goods of certain kinds from here, and, from ;,
commercial point of view alone, our interests
are mutual. Moreover, the advancement of
these regions does good to the whole coast, in
which we are all interested.
Persons who can contribute information of
special or general interest to our readers for
these various issues are solicited to semi the
same as early as possible. If miners will send
us descriptions of their mines or camps we shall
be very glad to receive them.
As we make this extra effort to advance the
interests of all concerned in the places named,
we ask that all who can, to favor our enterprise
by making the matters more widely known,
and the Mining and Scientific Press more
extensively patronized. The mining literature
of the world is comparatively limited. Miners
and scientific men especially should he liberal to
assist their helpers in a line of publication,
which, at best, cannot be expected to be largely
profitable while doing strict justice to the high-
est interests it represents.
The dates of issue of the proposed extra
sheets maybe varied, if ciicumstances should
demand it, but due notice will be given.
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San Francisco Savings Union
!i32 California Street, Corner Webb.
For the half year ending with June 30, ISSM, a dividend
has been declared at the rate of four and thirty-two one-
hundredth's (4 32-100) per cent per annum on Term De
posits, and three and sixty one-hundredths (;l 6'0-HiO) per
rent per annum on Ordinary Deposits, free of taxes, pay-
able on and after THURSDAY, 12th July, 1883.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The German Savings and Loan Society.
For the half year ending June 30, 1SS3, the Board of
Directors of the GERMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SO-
CIETY has declared a dividend on Term Deposits at, the
rate of four and thirty-two one-huudredtlis (4 32-100) per
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three and six-tenths (3 (I-lO)per cent per annum, free from
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July, 1SS3. By order,
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(Hilling Companies.
Persons interested in incorporations will
do well to recommend the publication of
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this paper, as the cheapest appiopriate
medium for advertising.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gould and Curry Silver Mining Company.
ASSESSMENT No. 45.
Levied June 15, 1SS:!
Delinquent July 20, 1863
Day of Sale Angnk IS, 1SS3
Amount Kifty cents per sliure.
ALFRED K. DtlRBROW, Secretary.
OmcE— Room No. 69, Nevada Block, No. 309 Mont-
gomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE
Buiwer Consolidated Mining Company
Ran Fraiuiseo, June 21, 1883.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above
named company, held this day, Dividend No. ]g, of fifteen
cents (L",c.) per sbare, was declared, payable on .Monday,
July 2, 1883. Transfer hooks closed on Saturday, June 23,
1883, at 12 o'clock M. This dividend is payable at the
Farmers* Loan and Trust Company in New York, nn all
stock issued there, and at the office in this city on ;ill
stock issued here. WM. WILLIS, Secretary.
OFFICE -Room 29, Nevada Block, No. 809 Montgomery
Street, San Francisco, Cal.
IMHAUSERS
Watchman's Improved Time Detector,
WITH SAFETY LOCK ATTACHMENT.
(Patented 1S75-0-7-80-81.)
Bewai6 of I\ifringem*nts. This Instrument i«i supplied
with 12 ltays for 12 stations. Invaluable for a"! '-one* r.ia
employing night watchmen. Send for Circulirs to
DUNHAM, CARRIGAN & CO.,
Saa Francisco,
California
"PEBBLE" Establishment.
Tub Pacific Rural Press, a most excellent publication,
with the beginning of the new year donned a new and ex-
ceedingly neat fc) poj-^aphieal dress. Its reading columns
needed no improve meuit. i— Alameda Encimtl.
Muller's Optical Depot,
186 Montgomery St. near Bosh.
SPECIALTY FOB. 33 TEARS.
The most complicated cues of defect
lve vision thoroughly diagnosed, free o(
charge. Orders by mail or express
promptly attended to.
Compound Astigmatic Lenses Mounted to
Order Two Hours Notice.
FLOURNOY'S ANTI-SCALE COMPOUND
FOR STEAM BOILERS.
Will t ffectually rid of scale any steam boiler, and, as
long as used, prevent ice accumulation. Especially
recommended to parties owning THRESHING MA-
CHINES. Is entirely free from acids, acting as a pre-
servator of ihe iron and a lubricant. Is recommended
by the "Scientific American" as the best known. Has
been used in the U S. Mint of San Francisco for the
past two years. Send all orders to
GEO. FLOTJUNOY, JR.,
220} McAllister St., - San Francisco
George Flournoy of the fl of Flournoy, Mhoon &
Flournoy, Attorneys-at-Law, bove address.
JOHN L. BOONE,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
Rooms 7, 8 and 9,
No. 820 California Street, S. F.,
(Over Wells Far go 4 Oo-'h Bank.
Special Attention Paid to Patent Law.
N. B. — Mr. J. L Boone has been connected with the
Patent business for over If. years, and devotes himself
almost exclusively to Patent litigation ami kindred
branches.
C. H. AARON,
CONSULTING AMI PEACTICAL METALLUEGIST.
- miih.k ..(■'
"Testing and Working Silver Ores; Leaching Gold
and Silver Ores."
Mines Examined as to Practical Value,
Address, PINAL, ARIZONA.
Inventors
L. PETERSON
MODEL MAKER.
253 Market St., N. E. cor. Front, up-ataira, San SVa eiuco
Experimental machinery and all Limit; of models, ti u, en I
per and brass work.
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Mining Machinery Depot,
21 and 23 Fremont Street. S. F
NO. 7 IMPROVED
AIR COMPRESSOR
With Aclluslable Cut-off Poppet Valve Engine, and Forced Iron Cranfc Shafts.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
Absolute certainty in the actios of the valves at any speed. Torfect delivery of the air at any
speed or pressure. The heating of the air entirely prevented at any pressure Takes Iosb water to
cool the air than any other Compressor.
Power applied to the best advantage. Access obtainable to all the valves by removing air chest
covjrs. Kntiro absence of springs or friction to open or shut tho valves. No valve stems to break
and drop inside of cylinders.
Have no back or front heads to break. Tho only Machine that makes a perfect diagram. Nu
expensive foundations required. Absolute economy in first cost and after working.
Displacements in air cylinder perfect. Showing less leakage and friction than our competitors
and a superior economy of about 20 per cent.
Small Sizes made in Sections not to Exceed 300 lbs.
^-"^r^1^.
ESTABLISHED IN
1860.
ABLE, FAITHFUL AND
REASONABLE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
THE CONSUMERS' COMPANY.
VULCAN BB,
Blctols- G-lazed. ro^?trca.©r,
Iq begs and canes. The Bent LowGrade Explosive in tbe market. Contains no NJfcro
Glycerine. Superior to Judson or any Tlack 1'owdwr made.
Is Unequaled for Bank Blasting & Railroad Work.
o
VULCAN NOS. I, 2 AND 3,
The Strongest, Moat Uniform and heat Nifcio<!)ycerine Fowder maim facturcd, aa
which we are prepared to furnish at very lowest prices.
Caps aiid Fuse of all Grades at Bottom Rates.
VXTLCAIT POWDEK CO.,
218 California St., San Francisco,
c. n. maj.tki;.
/ETNA IRON WORKS
MANUFAOTI REUS OF
IRON CASTINGS AND MACHINERY
of all Kinds.
MARINE, STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Mining. Machinery a Specialty.
217, 210, and 221 FREMONT ST., SAN FRANCISCO.
MALTBB. L.IND & OO . Agents, 180 Broadway. New York.
Patented Oct. ] 1, '81.
ISTE^VHST'S
FURNACE,
Working up to 04 per cent of Fire Assay,
using ■■!■• per cent less salt since
commencing) about ;i
year ago.
,Tr liIVBNSKS FOB USE F0K.SA.LK,iMft
t»r Furnaces Constructed.
Address,
, R. A. NEVIN, Patentee.
yyyy (Box '2861.) San Francisco, Cal.
Educational.
THE HARMON SEMINARY,
Berkeley, Cat.
A FIRST-CLASS BOARDING SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
For Catalogues or other information, address s. S.
HARMON, Berkeley, Cal., or E. J. Wickso.v, 414 Clay
Street, San Francisco. -
THE HOME SCHOOL
FOE ■
"3TOTJ1TG LADIES,
1825 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Cal.
Organized in 1872.
The next Year begins on WEDNESDAY, JULY 2f., 1883
MISS L. A. FIELD, Principal.
Is the Best Pump m the World. Another
New Improvement is Lewis' Patent
Spray Attachment.
Can change from noiiti stream to spray instantly. Regu-
lar retail price, 86. Weight, ■![ lbs. Length, 32iiicn.es.
Foil Salb bv JOHN H. WHEELER
111 Leidesdorfi' St., S. F.
P. S.- A Kfimplu can he seen at this office.
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Iron ajid ffiaciiipe hh
•■■. r r..u-u\, Proa C. L, Pouts), Sec'y.
The Globe Iron Works Co.,
Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
MACHINERY AND IRON CASTINGS,
AND ];CluPRr>8 OF
Locomotives, Hoisting and Mining Machinery. Port-
able, Stationery and Marine Engines.
Office ana Works- ir22 and 224 Fremont St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
jtaTAcenla for C. H. Bulter'd Mining; Horse Power
Ulehopld Mioiug Fump Apparatus; C H.~ Baker's Quick
silver Feeder.
Oakland Iron Works.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
Heavy and Light Castings and Machinery
nd Stationery Engines, Rock Breakers, Stamp
Mills, Pumping Machinery, Donkey Engines, etc.
Good Facilities for Shipping on Cars.
Works Located Cor. Second, and JefferBon
Streets, Oakland.
SCOVILLB 8s CO.
UNION IRON WORKS,
SACRAMENTO. CAL.
ROOT, NIBLSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS AND ALL
Kinds of Machinery for Mining Purposes.
Flouring Mills, Saw Mills and Quartz Mills Machinery
constructed, fitted up and repaired.
(Trout, Street, Between N and O Streets,
8ACKAMHNTO, OAb.
Golden State & Miners iron Works.
Manufacture Iron Castings and Machinery
of all Kinds at Greatly Reduced Eatea
STEVKNSON'S PATENT
Mold-Board AMALGAMATORS,
Golden State Pressure Blowers.
First St.. between Howard x> Folsom, 8. F.
California Brass Foundry,
No. 125 First Street, Opposite Minna.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
All kinds of Brass, Composition, Zinc, and Babbitt
Metal Castings, Brass Ship Work of all kinds, Spikes,
Sheathing Nails, Rudder Braces, Hinges, Ship and Steam-
boat Bells and Gongs of superior tone. All kinds of Cocks
B8, Hydraulic Pipes and Nozzles, and Hose Coup-
lings and Connections of all sizes and patterns, furnished
with dispatch. ra.PK.ICES MODERATE. "E»
J. H. WEED. V. KINGWELL.
California Machine Works,
Witt. B. BIRCH,
Engineer and Machinist,
119 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Portable and Double Sawmills, Steam Engines, Flour,
Quartz and Miuin g Machinery. Bruuio's Patent Rock Crusher
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
No. 1 Crusher. 4 tons per hour $450.00
" a " 6 625.00
" 3 '■ " 8 925.00
•• 0 " 1500 lbs " " 150.00
The Best Crusher in the Market and at the LowoBfc Prices.
fewer, Hydraulic Rain or Cylinder Elevators, Hand Power
Hoists, for sidewalks any purpose, Saw Arbors and Mill
Fittings. Repairing promptly attended to
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
of all sizes— from 2 to 60-Horse power. AIbo, Quartz
Mills, Mining Pumps, Hoisting Machinery. Shafting, Iron
Tuika, etc. For sale at the lowest prices by
J, HENDY, 49 and 61 Fremont Street, S. F.
THOMAS' THOMPSON
THORNTON THOMPSON.
THOMPSON BROTHERS,
EUREKA FOUNDRY,
and' 131 Beale St., between Mission and Howard, S. F.
MAIiUPAOTUKHRf* OF CASTINGS OP BYHRY BBBORIPTION.
SILviER MEDAL AWARDED
Mechanics' Fair, 1882
[lost Upright Engine and Boiler com-
bined, Beet Hoisting Engine and Boiler
ombinnd and Bust UprigHt. Engine in
motion to
W. H. QUMEN,
. Eftgifte-W-orks,
103 & 111 Beale St.
a uj Francis be.
COKE. PATENT. COKE.
This COKE is exclusively used by Prof. Thomas Price, la his aBBay office, by the Selby
Smelting and Lead Co., Preacott, Scott & Co., Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works and others in
this city. Large supplies are regularly forwarded to consumers in Salt Lake and Nevada, to the
Copper Queen Mining Co., Longfellow Copper Mining Co. and other consumers in Arizona.
The undersigned are in receipt of regular supplies from Cardiff, Wales, and offer the COKE
for sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.,
316 California St., San Francisco.
Berry & Place Machine Co.,
* P&.RKE & LACY. ProDrletors.
No. 8 California Street,
San Francisco,
CAL.
Importers and Dealers hi every
Variety of
GARDNER
GOVERNOR.
Wood and Iron Working Machinery,
^ STEAM PUMPS,
%0- Stationary. Portable and Hoisting Engines and Boilers
Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Emery Wheels and Grind-
ers, Gardner Governors, Planer Knives, Sand
Paper in Rolls* toget Her with a general line
of mining and Mill Supplies, includ-
ing Leather Belting, Knhber Belt-
ing Packing and Hose.
tST Catalogues furnished on Application. Jg9
GrKQ, W. Pkbbcott, president,
[tin kg M. Sgott, Gen'] Manager.
H. T. SriiTT, Vice-Pres't and Treas.
Obo. W. Dickie, Manager.
J, O'B. GUN.vj Secretary.
UNION IRON WORKS,
Office, 61 First St. | Cor. First & Mission Sts., S. F. | P. 0. Box 2128.
BUILDERS OP
STEAM, AIR AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Agents of the Cameron Steam Pump,
Home Industry.— All Work Tested and Guaranteed.
Vertical Enoines, Baby Hoists, Stamps,
Horizontal Engines, Ventilating Pans, Pans,
Automatic Cxm-orz Engines, Rock Breakers, Settlers,
Compound Condensing Engines, Self-Feeders, Retorts
Shafting, Pulleys, Etc., Etc.
TRY OUR MAKE, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN USE.
UNION IRON WORKS
Successors to PRESCOTT, SCOTT & CO,
(III l.ATK t li;UI,.\KS,
GOLD QUARTZ andPLACER MINERS'
Silver Plated
^:rvEJA_iJC3--A-:TVL'.A-Ti:r>TC3- plates,
Fox- Saving Gold.
Every description of plates for Quartz Mills and Wet or Dry Placer Amal&ra
mator Machines mado to order, corrugated or plaio.
OVER 2,000 ORDERS FILLED.
The most oxtenBive and successful manufacturer of these plates in the
United States. Will fill orders for delivery in Rooky Mountain and Pacific
Coast Mining States at lower prices than any other manufacturer.
Old Mining Plates Replated. Old Plates bought, o
gold separated for low percentage of result.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS,
653 it 655 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal
K. O. DENNISTON, Proprietor,
Corner Beale and Howard Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
ff. H TAYLOR, Pree't. JOSEPH MOORE, Sup'l
Builders of Steam Machinery
In all its Branches,
Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers,
HIGH PRESSURE OR COMPOUND.
STEAM VESSELS, of all kinds, built completo with
Hulls of Wood, Iron or Composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, BargeB and Steam Tups con-
structed with reference to the Trade in which they are
to be employed. Speed, tonnage and draft of water
guaranteed.
STEAM BOILERS. Particular attention given to
the quality of the material and workmanship, and[none
but flrst-class work produced.
SUGAR MILLS AND SUGAR-MAKING
MACHINERY made after the most approved plans
Also, all Boiler Iron Work connected therewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any alee
made in suitable lengths for connecting together, or
sheets rolled, punched, and packed for shipment ready
to be riveted on the irround.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Boiler Work and
Water Pipe mado by this establishment, riveted by
Hydraulic Riveting Machinery, that quality of work
being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK. Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made after frhe
moBt approved plans.
PUMPS. Direct Acting Pumpa, for Irrigation or Oily
Water WorkB purposes, built with the celebrated Davy
Valve Motion, superior to any other Pump.
1850. 1883.
EANKIN, BRAYT0N & CO.,
127 First St., San Francisco, Cal.
BUILDERS OP
MINING MACHINERY.
Reliance Machine Works,
CLOT & MEESE,
Sole Licensed Manufacturers of the
Med art Patent Wrought Rim Pulley
For tlio States of California, Oregon and Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho, Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and
Best Balanced Pulley in the World. Also Manufacturers of
fA*. oqt, 25, 1881. SHAFTING, HANGERS AND APPURTENANCES.
itirSRND for Circular ANn Prick List. '<,£&
Nos. 129 and 131 Fremont Street, ... SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
L. C. MARSHUTZ.
T. O. CANTRELL
National Iron Works,
Nottliwect Cor. Main and Howard Sts., San Francieco,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IMPE0VED PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINES
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
HOME INDUSTRY ! ALL. WORK TESTED AND GUARANTEED !
Stationary and Compound Engines, Flour, Sugar, Quartz and Saw Minsr " j£>r alga
mating Macnmes.
CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION-
Sole Manufacturers of Kendall's Patent Quartz Mills.
Plavits Tor Gold and Silver Mills, embracing t,.o Iufcvat
midmost improved machinery and processes for ,nne ,-nir!
free ores. Water Jacket Smelting FumaceB tor i; . .
lend and copper ores, with new and important itoprotve-
in nts, superior to any other make. Hoisting Work.,.
Pumping Machinery, Chloridizing Furnaces, etc. V.Y
offer our customers the best results of thirty years' eiRhr
rience in this special line of work, and are prepared '■<>
furnish the most approved character of Mining and Re-
duction Machinery, superior in design and construction
to that or any other make, at the lowest possible pricen.
We also contract to deliver, in complete running oro*cr,
Mills, Furnaces, Hoisting Works, etc, in any of TOO
Mining States and Territories. Estimates given on am-
plication. Send for illu atrated circular.
QUICKSILVER.
T3E CELEBRATED
ERAND.
Shipped Direct from the New Almaden Mine,
New Almaiien, Santa Clara Co., Ca'.
For sale in any quantity Trade aw k A on fop cf
Fusks secured by United States Patent, and re-V* i'
Flueks contain 70^ lbs. (quicksilver. Weight and purity
gd-iranteed.
CARLOAD LOTS will be shipprd from Sin Jose, f. o.
k, for Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Moi: .ana ami Idt>*o
or Utah.or delivered at Pacific Mail Stc unship Co. 'Bwi.-ari*,
aud Depot of S. P. R. R. Co., Sun Francisco, »\
charge. Railroad rates from San Jose a-e the t.'nlb rs
from" San Francisco.
J. B. RANDOL,
P. O Bi-<, 1 07S.
320 San3ome Street. 8. F
TO HYDRAULIC MINERS.
We recommend our
ItMTFIRO'V'Er) OI-A.TSTT,
Lately introduced, as being the beBt Hydraulic Machine
ever manufactured, being simpler, lighter, cheaper, and
more easily worked than any style before used. They are
givilV>-'&&'s^rict'ori ■ *° J1!' EiTiies uslcg them. A cut la
being pre'pi 1 uppearin a li
machine is fuiTyproteTStcd by patents v
i ;;iiM\mtee onr customer*
HOSKIN BROS.,
Mar\ |
SO, 1883.]
M [ N ; » ^n FMTi
Pdc-c-
NATIONAL COMPRESSORS and ROCR DRILLS.
EDWARD A. RIX, Agent,
18 and 20 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal.
ratoisr ^visrx) steel, wire hoisting hopes.
ORE
C-A.PIS.
WIRE ROPE
BROUERICk&BASC'DM ROPECO.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENGINES
;^^ 1 to 100 Eorae Poster.
!»-• d
KNIGHT'S
Mining Water Wheel.
OVBa 10 IN" I sk IN CAL.
ORE AND
Water Buckets,
BELT
Compressor?.
! MINERS' HORSE-WHIM
One llniwoui t-willy hitUt oror 1.000 pound* ut * depth ,,i 600
la mahilj ;
lent, whIUt tin- to Ld place with a brake I
the wbloi U boll i „<\ (ram
work. Win
NATIONAL DUPLEX COMPRESSOR.
H. P. GREGORY & CO.,
\h* Korttag'e Injector, la the simploat,
chfftpest and best in use. Will draft its
own water, hot or col I, and feed under
'varying pressure. So ad for Circu.ar.
Importers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies.
2 and 4 California Street, S. F.
SOLE AGENTS FOR *
Nos.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
J. A. Fay & Co., Wood Work-
ing Machinery.
Bement & Sou's Machinists
Tools.
Blake's Steam Pumps.
Perry's Centrifugal Pumps.
Gould's Hand & Power Pumps
Perrin's Band Saw Blades.
Payne's Vertical and Horizontal
Steam Engines.
Williamson Bros. Hoisting En-
gines.
New Haven Machine Co.'s Ma-
chinists' Tools.
Otto Silent Gas Engines.
iiupniBiJS
Hoisting Engines of all Kinds.
Sturtevant's Blowers and Ex-
hausts.
Judson's Steam Governors.
Pickering's Steam Governors.
Tanite Co. Emery Wheels.
Nathan & Dreyfus' Oilers.
Korting's Injectors and Ejec-
tors.
Disaton's Circular Sawa.
Frank & Co.'s Wood Working
Machinery.
New York Belting & Packiue
Co.'s Rubber Belting, Hosej
Packing, etc.
Ballard's Oak Tanned Leather
Belting,
More Than 10,001) In Vm
$1,000 CHALLENGE!
THE FRUE ORE CONCENTRATOR,
— OR—
VAMWirra machine.
Over 400 nre now n use, giving entire satisfaction. Saves from 40 to 100 per cent, mure Hum any other Con-
centrator in use, and concentrations are clean from the first working. The wear and tear arc merely nominal.
A machine cun bo Been in working order, and ready to make teBta, at the office ol Hinckley, Spiers & HayeB, 220
Fremont Street.
To those intending to manufacture or purchase the so-called "Triumph" Concen-
trator, we herewith state:
That legal advice lias been given that all shaking motion applied to an endlesa traveling belt used for concen-
tration of ores is an infringement on patent** held and owned by the Frue Vanning Machine Company
That sui', bus been commenced in New York against an end-Bhake machine similar to the Triuronh, and that as
ftooo as decision ia reached in the courts there, proceedings will be taken agai nst all Western irf rlneexpents.
That the patent laws make users of infringements responsible as well as makers, and the public is therefore
warned that there ia considerable risk in purchasing any end-shake machine until our various patents hawo been
decided.
That if there are those who for any reason prefer an end-shake machine, we can manufacture and sell to such a
machine of that description, as efficient as the Triumph, and at a lower price, and no liability for infringement will
then be incurred by the purchaser.
That we Bball protect ourselves against any one making, selling or using any machine infringing; any of our
patents. Patented July 9, 1867; May 4, 1S69; Dec. 22, 1874; Sept. 2, 1870; April 27, 1880. Patents applied for.
That we arc, and have heen, read^- at any j^imo, to make a competitive trial against the Triumph, or an., other
machine, for~stakes of"$T,000;
ADAMS & CARTER, Agents Frue Vanning Machine Company,
Boom 7. lOti California Straet, - - - SAWFRANCISCO, CAL
Nov. (I, I .:.
JAS.LEFFEL'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL,
The "Old Reliable,"
With Important Improvements, maktngflt t"°
MOST PERFECT TURBINE NOW IN USE,
Comprising the Largest aud the Smallest Wheels, under both the Hi^livut and
Lowest, head used in this country. Our new illustrated ; . to Uioeo
owning water power.
Those improving water power Bhould not fail to write uh fur Nuw Prlcno, before
buying elsewhere. New Shops and New Machinory are provided I
Wheel Address
JAMES LEFFEL <& CO.,
Springfield, Ohio, and HO Liberty Street, New Toj
PARKE .fc LACY. General Agents, 21 & 23 Fremont St... S. T.
EXCELSIOR BLASTING POWDER,
Manufactured by the
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY.
This is no new, patent, non- explosive Safety Powd
Standard Nitro -Glycerine Powder, as safe to use ai
Glycerine Powder man ufictured. The fumes and .
powders, are destroyed, ami do not leave the miner wUh li idn ■' • or i
The powder is put up in cartridges of any size to aui>'. the consumer, and I*
exploded in the eamn manna - as all other high explOBit es; that is
cap and fuse, or by electricity. It is not claimed for tr. is pov/dnr thai it I
non-explosive, or safer than other nfro-glycerine powder. All powdi
especially nitro-glycerine powder, rhoti'd be handled carefully. The .
SIOR POWDER is aa safe, and for strength' farsurp&giv. .
tbu market. AddresB all orders ti
EXCELSIOR POWDER COMPANY,
Room 9, No. 3 California St., - San Francis
456
Mining and Scientific Press.
[June 30, 1883
INDEX TO VOL. XLVI
OF T1TK -
(Vlipipg and Scientific lm
From January to June, 1883.
A P.VOE.j
Academy of Sciences, 8, 35, '6, Be,
las, 3211. 3J3 mSSS1
Incidents •i'**1, (.oil,
K,™l l, Ik, .'..ntities .124 Pol,,
Ftna lr.,1, Works |28 Co"
Aconil.'-iu Dysentery «3 Colo
V ki |V 'IK:""1
Ui ;"ia !".■•■■ „■■-. "•„ic,"'"
\i is! h iisn Mining Region. 7-MConi
■Alaska .... 144. W5C
Alaska, Fraspecluigui... • > ' - . ' om
lij.ti Surface Wines at JCoin
ami
PAtlK.
School
,...385
the Pacific Ooasi.. 59
of Minos 425
,, Mines 202
,. Ores.... 402
.,. Prospects Near. .358
203
D' Arrest's 393
rii-t. .
Harrishurg
Alaska Mines
Masks Beavs ..... ....
Alaska Islander's I an
Uaska, Scenes in....,
Ahr.l.a .Mining K\]
Hon I" ■
'Alaska, Man of
All,,, Nell
Aluminum
Alpine's Mines
AnjalfiS-matinB Pnns..,
Aroalgal nig Plates dsu
Amalgamating, Substances
nsinl ill °;
Amalgamator. . . .- — ■;']'
AnJalganiator, Bowens....Luc
-Amalgamator, Davis ..... l
Amalgamator and Settler. ..w.,
American Institute of Mta-
ing Engineers .......49, 11
Ammouiainthe Air AH!
Antimony
Arbitration m Mining 1
Matters *"
,v,cti,- Currents —
Arizona Copper, ■
Arizona. Fauna .,i
AriEona in Genera
Ariz,. n a Lookout.
Arizona Notes..
\iia Reduction
Aurora Borenhs
•Arc ■
Miues
g State
uteri Homesteads. .
District
'ession . .
Comstock Lode 290, US
Comstock Mines. History
Of 176, .'Ml. 266, 354
Concentrator 402
'Concentrator, Davis' ...1, 402
(.'nnsnliilatcil Virginia 40
Constipation 79. 343, 439
Consumption 39.207
Copper IRS. 297, 386
Copper in Arizona 418
Cnniier, iinpirritins ill. . . .75. 80
"' "ng. 106, 202, 220,
■ Mil
llurgy
.,,).', ..,, Purine Coast
r topper ' ires in Mexico
, topper Smelting Plant
[Topper Zinc Alloy
'Corwin ,,if Cape Rom
zoff
1 2'J, 354
100
..219
Cot.tu
1'i.ft.
, Pi, .KM
..135. 138
..294
..351
447
271
179
.254. 123
.39. 2S7
361
He
►Arctic
l:in,l In'tlie .
trinnsas, Headwaters
Arsenic for i oniplcxlou
Arsenical Beaut]
l. .ml" I !■'"
Ashes ol ii„ Dead
•,.,,!,,, II I oundations
ABpball Mortar ■■-■■-■
Vsses'Milk for child™
Vssayuig Silver BlUlion
Timber
Crackled Glass
Crusher, Rotary ....
Curious Facts
Cut-off Vail''
D
4 i.i ins. Construction of,.
nam. Pi-okcti
nan in s Steel, 430
Dav, Cor National 141)
Debris 182
Debris 0111**01.. 168, 218. 354.
..167
.106
.IIS
IIS.
Deela
1...
Asse
Astri
■ l-'i
In
B
PaWiit Metal
Babies, Reeding.. .
[Balance Bol
Ballooning
Banner Mine
Bathing
Rarley Crusher .
■I! h Diggings...
He Fair
'Bee Ranches
Bells. Movement* o
Belting, Power of .
Belts 235,5
Belts, Rubber
Relts, Selecting ...
Rensi.n ...
Berice District...
Bessemer Steel.
Beveridge District.
BigBeial Tunnel ..
Black Sauil
Blacksiuitbing
Blasting, Shut in . .
Rh.nd Clogging....
Plowpipi Issaj rn
Boiler Cleaning Con
Bona
Boon
Bora
Pan. Mm.-.
lioter.r.'.i::i ::: Itizii.a
Brain, A Heavy
Brain Work
r. mi i lompresshig —
Hi,:,, I, New ami Stale
Breaking Metal
Bricks
Brick Walls
Blight's Disease
British Bunnell, Mi
Deposits of
British Columbia Fish'
British Columbia Mi,
188,
British Columbia for
pectors
Bronze, White
Bronze Works
Brooklyn Bridge
Building aud Come
Mn
.,,,1
Ditch Enterprise,
Diving for Gold
Hi vers li
Di
, ,1' Inilepnnd-
gtho s43
ountry .162, 370
rican s, ,:,.... 271
isiti 6, 22, 24
laiiles '.'I
355
lintcd 359
311
Ill
233. 575
..234
,'Tii
193
Earth CI,,;
Mining Work . .
Magalia
sinns in Mines.
E
it.
-.183
m7 E<k<e
.12)!
193. 419
'ools 19
ul Excursion 11G
i:j, Efflorescence .mBrickWalls 23
-., I '. t: : igbt. -71
,',, Electric Lighting, 7:., :>1L'. 343
uS Electric Liglitin Ajizoun..408
tec Electric Light in Los
•'iV'J Angeles 322
*■■ inlElw'tric Bijibt of r ts . . 257
■"»n Electric Pmniiitigiu Mines.392
'-^Electric Unite 235
'■■qcs Electrical Accumulators.. . 91
';.;.'- Electricity 35.79, 307, 387,419,
.176
.178
.182
.1*36
.. 23
..223
..355
49
Georgia Uol'l Belt
Genus Homo, NewSliecie
German Iron
Glass, Drilling
lass, Making
law, Silvering
lass, Tempering
luc Tot
Glucose RiisinesK
;.>m
iolil Suvillg
Cold Distribution
Gold Discoveries
Gold for Blowpipe Exar
Goldiiil'aUfcrcia
Culil Mines. Curious
Gold Mines in British 0
rombia
Gold-Producing Region..
Gold, RustJ
tilrass for Low Ground'..
Growth of Hair and Nail
Gnu-boring Machines
(Jims ami Projectiles
H
Hamburg Engineering Ill
Headache 223
Health Bern*. 7. 23. 39. 55. Ill
27.139.157, 1S3, 2(17,223, 255
"71 287,311.327,343, 359, 375
331, 4«7. -123.
Heart Disease 151
Heat and Magnetism 203
Hen-t -in Clinkers 374
Helping Hand 19
Hei llockBarli 343
Hi listing Ropes and Pnims.328
Home Manufacture 193
Homer District 255
Horse Power, Baker's 121
Horse Power of Water
Wheels 25
Horses TJnder Ground 105
Hot Air Engines 403
I
'Ice Manufacture 89. 96
Idaho H6
Immigration Association of
California !
Immigration Matters J
Important Case '•
Incrustation, Preventive. . .;
India Bridges ]
Indian Question
Indurated Ware -..
Industry. A New *
Page.
Mining ami Metallurgical
Appliances 312
Mining aud Scientific Press bo
128. 285, 377. 412.
Mining Bureau ltiS
Mining Bureau < lontnbu-
fcioiis, 1. 9, 17. 33, 52. '55, 76
80, 89, 92. 108, 198. 114. 127
132, 148. m, 180. 191. ^04, 225
22S, 23ii, 260, 276, ;i38, ;»lt, 393
413. 429.
Mining (.'oitipiiny Expense^ 3J
Mining Iiividends ■•^i-
'Mining Drill. tngerBoll...,3J)5
Mining Exposition . -.25, 3115
Mining Laws, 6. 8, 34, 40, 50
65, 2(H, 224, 360. 376, 385, 392
Mining Laws of Mexico.... 34
Mining Locations f>5
Mining Management 54
"Mining, Montana 80
Mining Plants 224
Mining Review 57
Mining Region. British
Columbia 1™
Mining Share Market (see
] 4th page weekly)
Mining Stook Tallies Isee
4th nag
Mining S
and 5th
Mining !■
rectory
Mining
Mining
Infants, fare of
Ink, Invisible
Insects
Interest
Interesting Discovery...
Inter Ocean Transit
Invention Hel]>s Labor.
Inventors' Institute
Inyo Range.
Iron
Iron, Chilling
Iron aud Steel
Iron < 'olunins
Iron from Busting..
Iron in California ..
Iron Making Process
Iron Rust as a (Vine
Iron Sand
Iron with Copper —
Irrigation Problem..
ickly)
Tariff.
4th
vekly)
dews' Di-
p weekly)
122, 340, 408
17.
with British fa] tttul35S
Minnesota District 406
Mission of Labor 222
Mohave County 294
"Monterey 9
Mortar, Ancient 423
•Mortising Machine Driv-
Mules in Coal" Mines'. .'.'.'.'.. 151
Music Among Miners '0
N
Naibnaking 179
Nevada and Her Merits. ..423
Nevada Bullion 32S
Nevada Notes 25
Nevada's Salvation 42
•Nevada. Southwestern,... 128
130.
New I 'ahinet Steam Bath.329
New Dress..,
New Gas
New Mexico Mines,
New Projectiles. . . ,
Nickel..
, Metal
.413
.371
.338
.179
,.106
12G
307. 3*7
435
219, 371
251
4231
Observatories..
Official Villain!
Ui] ,.n Water...
Opium Evil —
Oregon audWs
37
. .,.,1117
..61, 204
371
403
166
172
435
439
376
190
PAOB,
"Sea Otters. Hunting 443
Seenerv of the Northwest-
ern Vrcbipelago. 442
Sediment in Suspension . . .320
Sediment in Mini ngSt,re;iins2r5
SetMin"- Tank in Silver Mills402
Sewerage 7, 375
Shaft Descending 178, 267
Shi]! Railway, T. lunnit, pec 31
Sheet Lead Manufacture,
PATENTS.
FAUK.
De
oalga
Shoes and Dies for
mating Tans —
Shop Practice
Siberia
Sierra County Mi)
Silk CulturifltS....
Silver
Silver Bell District...
Silver Cupellation, Loss m.344
"Silver Mining in Arizona. .289
Silver * >res. Processes for. .152
Silver Shoes and Dies.
..312
34, 374,
....137
,...386
Igiug Wines, M,
Ahrew 364
Ague Remedy, C, L. Robin-
sou 276
Agricultural Maclu'ne, J.
Bachelder 412
39 'Agricultural Machine, A,
Mradft.nl
Silvering Mirn
Sitka District
Slate
Sh.tsin Ba»-s
Sluice Box
^Smelting Furnace,
can
Smelting Ores
Smelter, Bell
Smelter, Shakespeare.
Smoke, Prevention of.
Smoke, Utiuzationof
Snake River.
.107
449
311
1U3
....220
Mew
217
Soj
SoapBiihhl-
Soda Indus)
of (
Mn
'Engine :
Engiiu-,
Engines.
i Mills,
d & Mo
ufactm-
Bullio
Iddlio
Hiillio
Makii
Oiltp'
jg^j Enlargctl Issues of I'v . 152
j'jjl Esmeralda I' oal Fields,..,. 06
' ' 'u ' Etiwanda Canyon 406
;,.; ■',,.2 I'lm-eka Notes, 50, SO. 97. 113,
, . ;,'■„ 134. 157, I5n. 162, 212, 226,
",.,- 2511, 273. 2HS, 297, 332, 361,
■■" ' I.MTVhodv'^ liusine^.,. , 37«
i Shi
nth
nits, I, 20, 3f
70. <.rj, MM, 124. 148, 180,
220, 236, ^52, 268, 284, 308,
340, 356. 372, 388, 120,
Butter, Preservation of . .
I'ahh' Road, Bridewell's.
Calaveras County Mines .
Calico District
California
California Quartz Mine.-..
Campbell's Prouem
.len'erson
Johnson
Jordan District
Journal RearinRS..
Jupiter, Spots on. . .
K
Kecley Motor
L
Labor Statistics...
Labor and Food ...
Lido- in Africa
Lands Mineral in
ter
LakG Valley Mines
Lactpier. Elastic .
Lava Bread
Leaching Works. . ,
Lead .'...-
Lead Poisoning....
Lead Tariff
Leadville Mines...
Legislature
Light upon Amalgamation. 34
Lifting Apparatus .321
Lime and Powder 375
Local Manufactures 328
Locomotive Boiler 123
Locomotive.... 95, 147.229,307
Locomotive Springs 55
Lodes in Placer Claims,. -.353
.king (Musses, Spotting
437
359
ihington . . .340
regon Mines 62, 342
(re Crusher, Dodge's 226
. 59' nre. Curious ." 423
. 35|Ore, Low Grade 202, 208
tare Pulverizer
.,387 Ore Separator, Dry
ire Smelting
.307 ore Veins and Reducti
Works
(ire Working
. .206 ores. Galvanic Treatment
if Silver and Copper 433
Origin of Life 35
Ostrich 52
Outlook, The 433
Over heated Apartments. .375
..337
..386
.353
of
Lower California Mines,
ini. 417,423.
Lubrication -
Lucky Cave
Lumber in Humboldt...
M
Machine oil
Pacific Business College .200
Paint 39, 55, 407
Panama Canal 7
. i .435] Paper ( 'ar Wheels 147
3 Faner, Incombustible 375
ac- Paper Rails 179,203
..376 Paper Splitting 167
,dU rr.r:i:lir.- Mir.;*'. VS 2011. ■•:•-&. 404
t3'i Partners, Non-paying , 40
, 359 Patented < *laiins - . 422
390 !' Patio Process 185, 192
...424tPatent Office Work 328
...2541 Petroleum 107
. , is. Petroleum. Origin of 163
59; "Patterson District 131
1 52' 'Payne's Portable Engine. 257
-' Peabody 202
Pearls 25
►Peter Cooper 240, 256,326
Photo-Electric Battery.... 35
Photographing Sound
Waves 323
Photomicrography 307
Phosphates, West Indian. .355
Pig Iron Grading 387
"151 Placer Claims, Expeudi:
tureson 'o
Placer Mines 112, 121
Planer and Smoother 201
Soft Steel
Solar Power
Solar Radiations
Solar Theory
Solder
Soldier's Homestead...
Solids, Volatilization o
Sound, Observations oi
Southern Exposition...
Southern Nevada
Spices, Artificial
Spring Valley Mines...
Steamboats, American
Steam Boilers
Steam Engine —
Steam Heating —
Steam Pressure. . .
Steam Whistle. ...
Steel, Barrels of ..
St.ee! Casting .
311
122, 160, 390
255
107,
131
.,..323
267
.... 180
323
35
35!
,.2S£
.,..355
....435
....217
34. 30i
....161
....250
....151
203. 251
33P
75
323
219
355
323
..267,323
Steel
*Stock Car, Anderson s 169
Storage Batteries.. 183. 326. 371
Street ( In r P< >wer ) 63
Submerged Bodies 419
Submarine Monitor.. .
Sulphur, Flame of 3'-s3
Sulphur in the soil 355
Sulphuric Acid .,.,.107
Sunbeams
Sun. Constitution of 287
Sunshine 255
Son Spots 419
Superstition about Cents, . .29(1
Surface Ground of Lodes. .360
Surgery. 55, 239
Stu-veyiug Instruments — 256
Sweet Compound 203
Sweeping the Sky 147
Swcllingand Bottom Breaking
Ground, 250.
Swim. Learning to 423
Tanite Com
Tariff on Li
Tariff on Metals..
Taps and Dies . .
Teeth, Decay of...
Tehichepa Disastc
Telcgrapli
Telephorn
Telescope
T
,aiiys Works,
Pack. paoV
Gas Machine,*; P .Imhl.212,228 ^-'»'.bl J IT IL'oavan ..310
< , I.trifyi::! .w-r^r. V *-" ' -:" }; IT p^LyJt... Hi
M. Provonch.n-.. [56, 172 *>*J>W;j»wea! &PatKu
Girder or Beam,
■eil flea
Tellu
127.251, 419
Copper
Plumbago
Plumas Mines
Poisonous Paper. . .
'Pi.rtli'
nl
id Lahi
, The
Of.
Maebi
Maciii
Mad
Magi .
Magnetic Sepiiratum
l 'res
Midaria in New England
Man anil Animals
Manufacturing Notes
...2551 Postal Changes
...147 'Postal Scales
. , . 163| Postal Telegraph
...371 Posts
. .267 Pool Mining for Gold.
.... 54
287
....359
342
... .337
....389
6
111, 391
. 15:
lie Footprints... 132
Kstrict 255
, New 371
. .254. 386
■ w.
LftlH
ispensiug
AppliH
nth.
| Pumps in Miues
. 95 Pyramid, New Mexici
435 o
.293' ^
91l'?uieksilver, Califoraii
..43E
mi 1 i
..I \-.
s 74
Mill, il
s. Cutting 439
Milling.
WnturPearld sels241
Mill SiU
Eootbilla 423
Millnien
Mines 200 3112
Minerals
. and Power IS
Mineral
i.ni to Eoretoll 150
Mineral,
uices 107
Mineral
f .I'ldrator. 124, 145.
Mineral,
eleoi.i'i HI t\ i
i;.,,u [48
Furnace, Swetlisli Blast.. .305
Miners' Combination Too
hnri ,,.,!
138 Furnace, Water Jacket. .. .392
Miners' Inch of Water...
. 1 . >2
,ienn .'1 1 ',< i
ivni, ,...403
Furnaces Butter than Mills. 338
Miners. Interesting t
. *>5
I;;;;;;;;1:,;;,1;;
.ts 3*7
k of. 50
G
Miners' Lives
Miners' N. « Sofetj' Lam
'm
hills
359
Galvanirfng 38?
Miner- Protection
. %
Oil yv
,...283,323
Gai'land Sewer Traji 28
Mine. Iftej Ac-idents
364
hroine Vellnw
...123
Gas Engine In
Mine, and Mining in 1882
. hV
oal Eor Klir.
201'
OasPipus 41)3
Mines and Census.......
,11)0
-
1 kjologiStS ■ ■ -" ■**
Mines id Town Sites
,392
[lUinlratlniitf,
\i LnesJn|Moutana,
,43V
Metals, Molecular Struct-
ure of
Metals, Puuebiiig
Meteoric Iron
juicksilver, but] on.
Quartz Pulverizer. ,
Railroad Business .
Kails, Length of..
139 Railways
.lOlBnled
443 Busty
,105i
Id.
J76l S
129ISacket.t Scl I...
200 Safety Lamp
"d Safford District..
.35, 28;;
443
408
.. 35
..391
..310
..167
-.370
'S.102
..270
Telpherage 403
Temperature 97,219
Thermometer, Ebonite 355
Thorium 339
Tight Lacing 111,207
Timber Culture Act 28S
Timber Line 41!
^Timbering Mines. 73. 97. 113,
249, 345. 301. 377. 393, 401, 417
Timber, Strength of 183
Time Detector 14<I
Tin Roofing 20
'i'ioga District &i!
Tombstone Notes 297
Tornailoes
Tourists' Illustrated Guide,
•Transit in Mining Shaft. .
Transit ( thservation
Tucson Notes
Tunnel, Channel
Tunnel, Hudson River
Tunnel Locations
Tunnel. Mersey
Tunnel, Screw in
Tunnel, St. Gothard..
Tunnel. Submarine.. .
Tunnel Work
Tunneling, I 'enter! Ion
tern
Tuscarora
Two California Mines
lalgamator, A.c. limwn.iao
106,
Amalgamator, <i. W, and
W L Strong 370. 380
Amalgamator and Concen-
trator, W. P. Davis 1
Amalgamator and Settler,
J. H, Morris 380, 393
Amalgamator, H ft, Liud-
ltsy 156
Anchor. L. H. '"Rhodes 44
Arithmetical Chart. J. B.
Finch , 276
Assay Furnace, J. C. Tan-
peiner 156. 168
Balance Bob. W. K Eck-
272, 276
Balky Horses, Breaking. .1
Lucas 12,28
Baling Press, 11. Tyack.. . .190
Ball Cock. Win. Smith 380
Bag Holder, W. E, Slielien-
berger 140
Bed, A Pillow, Blockm.au A
Evans 1180
Bell Ringer. E. Lawson .... 316
Boat Detacher. T. H. Sell-
276
Boiler Furnace, It. L. Slater.348
Boiler, C. fuimniugs 270
Boiler Tube Stopper, W. F,
Smith 34§
Boiler Scraper, J. M. Lake-
nan 97
Boiler, Straw-Burner, J.
Stevens 106
Bolting Reel, J D Hurst.. 140
Boracic Acid, W. B Robert-
son 244
Booking Apparatus, H. L.
House 100
Boring Machine, "W. E. Wild260
Box Fastener, S. ,x M. Mar-
tinelli 212
Brace for Axle Spindles, R.
R, Spedden 200.280
Brake, F. I. Meyers 44
Brake, G. R. Duval 84,106
Brake Block, M.J. Signiera.345
Bridge. D. M a Hock 156
Bridle Bit. M J. O'Leary. .2JW
Bucksaw, E. A. Learned. . .348
Buckle, C, W. Blake 140
Buckle, D, G. Cray 428
Buutline for Sails, T. A.
Storer K6
Cabinet Bath, IV Sullivan.. 41
fal.leKoad. A. H. LigbthalUMI
Cable Road. A S. Hallidie.3I6
Cable Grip, A H.Lightball,244
Car Axle, <;. W. Beabm-y. .260
Car Axle Box. C. and It,
Wood 212
Car Brake (2), Kilbora S
Smith 44
Car Brake, Buckley ,\ Jack-
son 1%
Car Brake, E. T. Stone. ...166
t'lfbou Plate, Molera .^
Cebrian lfG
Oar Coupling, J. L. Look, 150,
tr Coupling, <;. W. Bed-
bury... 28
ir Coupling, W. Adams.. 28
Hi- Coupling, L. I!. A. Ur-
riuharl 452
'ar Propulsion, R. F,
BritUnrefl
ili'jienti'l's Bevel, Cum
iHiUgsS Van Ainbritlge.,396
Carpet, Fastener, E. J.
Lewis I
I ■aniera SlmtU'i", D. L. Boy-
dsou 156
Canning Apparatus, R,
Wheeler 44. 68
'anister, C. M. Synioiids ..304
Candy JIanufacturer, W. C.
Hildebrond 156
Oastonet, o F. \Vestphid,.196
Case for Firearms, J. Jctt, .332
Cemeni Pipe Mold, X. W.
Stowell 08
Center Board, W. (_). Cirri!
Jackson 428
(odd Washer. IVtts .\ Wil
sou 12P
Governor and Cut-off, H.
H. ButViiiu T.ir
Grain Thrasher, Ruder >^
Malsburrv If*
Grain Cleaner (2). W. E,
Wild 200
Grain Separator, M. Wil
cox....' 156
Grain Sepamtor, D. Beflfc.28j6S
drain Wetter. J. Miller.. ..412
Granite Powder (Trade
Marki.CrauitePowderCo I:
GratL- for Stoves, J. Broker II
P.Knox. 451
Holman.no
Screw Clamp, A. Wauge-
iiiiin 2te
Sediment i Collector. J.
KpauIdhiH 311
Seam for < ! rain Bag ■. R
Detriek 214
Seeder and Cultivator, S\
E. Hem is IM'
Separator, Dry Ore, M, E,
Hodge 452
Separator for Wet ' 'res, \l
B Dodge 4,v;
SeWHiTrap, T N Reth b W
S, v.rTrap, L l> Unrig . - »:
-■ v i Trap, \ Ll^i.'lih . .:'.P
Si ui K Implement ""
Ro
irt,,
Uair Spinui
Siianhling
„ S Ada
,l:dr„ I'n
igMai*
pin
J.
Spanl-ling Jib
Hammer, H. O. Hooper. ... MO
Hand I IU, A Wright. .. .1%
Hand Turning Tool, J. A.
Plummei' 44
Hand Vise. S. B. White-
head 28
Harness < 'oupliug. A. P.
Cross 244
Harness Coupling. L War
tenberg 396,402
Harness Tail Piece, "
Mead 175
Harrow, J. K. Banc 15(j
Harrow, J. A. Thompson. .396
Harrow, Wheel, T. A Sweet45S
Hay Rake, E, B. Tow] 34$
Header and Thrasher, W
H. Parish 12, 6S
Horse foliar, W. Cnsbie..;364
Horse Power, E. A. Rix. 84, 10J
Horse Power, W H. Worth. 3U
H<»rscsboc. J. Doyle 100
Horseshoe. Adjustable, I'
Hicks
HyftrooarbOU Burner, W.
Jasper 27t
Hydnvulio Mining Madiini
J, E. Russell 10C
Hydraulic Mining Machine
J, II. Martin 364
Ice < 'ream tweezer, F.
Espel 228, 34£
lee Chest. C. D M'
Incubator. J. Peterson, 100, 1H6
Insole for Boot, E, K
Cooley 140
Jails, l 'on,strnctii
M, McLean 156
Kitchen Cabinet I9(
Knife, Machine, 0, Gilberts. 45f
Label \"arnisher Attach-
ment, Schlllidt & L'ahss-
kopiT 3P6
Lamp Lighter, H Sohhlotdi
Lantern, E, Boeseh 304
Lantern, J < lillig
Lathe, \ 3 Sai m..lO0, lot
Lemon S<iuec/ei*, Kelh'V .V
Whiummr 3li
Letter Pile, P. D. Adams, ..L
Life Preserver Holder, W,
P.Gray 348
Lifting -lack. .1. DaWSOU...39l
AYS,
ng Mat
eg Machine
R
i
koh
■
■atllc.
.... 100
Shot Measurer, A. T.
Hazard 332
sin; f I'. Sliunnan ...270
Silver Shoes aud Dies,
Johnson i; Oshorn, 312, 316
till.
Sketelua-s' Rasul. M. A
Merrill 244
Soda A-K I'orilviug. E. H,
Russell 100
ifa Bed, J, H. Parnir ... 380
ilc Trimmer, J, H. Wieg-
aud 348
Soldering fans, .1. .1 John
333
Sorghum. W "iking, J.
Vanueidmrgb
Speed Regulator, Mob-n
' ' hriiin..
Sprinkler, Henderson
■ hult/...
Spoke Kxtracfcur, N
Caughell. .
Stiicking ficrrick, L.
Mitchell .
Stairs, illuminating, P. H.
Jaekson
Steam footer. A. Sher
"i
3teom Trap, A L. Pish Q
3tereotype Rates, *',, sting,
f Batchelder -Wo
St,.ck Car. J. C. Foster . . . . I IK
-Stock Gar, A. V. Andei
MOU '•' "■■ I
Stop Valve, T. Hennesj , 21
Stone Driller, J T. Clark.. 140
3toye, I '. il nnnton.,.,68, Eh
Strainer for Faucets, C F.
BiU'rington ,310
3tr«et Sweeper, G. V. Wood
bury 338
Straw Fee ler.W.S Prosser.lL'
■inlky Han
D.
. 31
S
. .Mi.
N
,.380
T
■
Sol
tlky Din Scraper, II. M.
Bdheox »M
dky Flow, p, K. Slockt-tU'.fllO
Snpjily Apparatus for Feed-
ers. J. P, Cobb 31'i
Surcingle, Maltby & SabiU6.24.'>
, K. Blackm
ng A*
H. N.
Suspender Hoot, ll. M,
lb [inanii
Suspension Hook
Fletcher
Swing, w. H
Tank and I'l
Rivers,
e," Holmes
D.
39, 336 ft*' .,
..,,311 rjonosi
311
107
7
341, 3.^2
Sys-
.122, IMI.
374
u
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Cruz Mountains 358
■V District 202
litaf 190
mufacture 75. 267
; Sawing Steel with Sand . . . .107
1 Sawtooth District 209, 406
"Scale Insects , 374
"Scale on Ornamental Trees 78
. "Soules, Postal 3611
f Scales, Testing.,., 371
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Spangler 310
" u. Ruwe. Holmes &
.. 84
ll Baldbridge 348
i, Case, E J. Praser.316
iVrappor Cutter, J.
ilt 304
ntrator. . I. Hubert... 310
Concentrator, W. P Davis,]. 12
rooking Cabinet, A Sigal .172
Cork Extractor. B. Morgan 2S
Cord Grasper, A Savage. ..244
Coupling Link, H M. Jones.140
frat,- for Fowls (2), T. F.
Woods). te 316
Cravat Supporter, F. Smi-
ley 412
Out off for Flour Screening.
C fottrell 304
Cultivator, Richardson &
Euderson 428
Cylinder Boring Machine,
W E Wild 260
llirt Scraper, J. Porteons. .260
Design or Badge Knblem,
P. M Kinn 452
Drafting Instruments, 11.
Maricopii f. Root 12
.,■146 Dredger, A. J Burr 172
Drag Saw, f. Thompson... 84
Dredger Chain, H. B. An-
gell 396
Drier, Emit. A. Crawford .402
Drilling Machine. J. C.
Smith 452
DrvWiisher.J C,McCurdy330
Electric Lamp, J. G. Water-
house 206
Electric Signals, C. Cum-
mings 276
Engine. P. F. Goodrich 44
Fnvelepc. D Luhiu 156
Equalizing Apparatus, C.
Bridges
Evaporator Cooler, c. W.
Deitricr
'.SC I'"iOicet, Berry .\ Cliolnev, 28
"-" Feed Water Heater, J. W,
Wheat Grain of 422 Hiiffer
White Pine 3'J3 Feathering Fa. biles, fhas.
Will Power 7 Megon 2b, 68
Whit, r...ii,l 74,375 Firearm, 1-1 T Haavra....«8
^Vjve 355, .||)3 1. n-i I'.scap,,. J. I:. Davis. ..100
Win1 llau "l- 54 Fire-proof Htructiu-e, y.
Wil-,. Ti-auiuiiy . 430 Litldle 10B
V, ~\ ~ ' "^Filtn- 1 Miliar 84 106
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Vecetaljle Pain
Venezuela Goli
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Vulture ritv
(iiiinty, A T
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Walker Mining District
Walls, Banking
Walnut I trove Mining Di:
trict 2Sfi
Washington Monument 111
Waste Pi,,es 271
Watches 310, 391
Water, Notes on 207, 422
Water on Plants 219
WaterGas 439
Water Pipe 355
Water Power of the Alps. .407
►Water Wheel. Davison's. .105
'Water Wheels. Hoi
Power i if
Water Wheel Trials
1 Combustion
Lubricating Compound, H.
E, LeUPcr ;tS(
Metal Tube Former, H. F.
Lea : 276
Millers' Ciiiiillestiek, J,
Jones 44, 6£
Miners' < 'audli'stick. J. C.
Martii 260
Miners' Combination Tool,
.1. Jones 1 1. ii,r
Miners' Car, C. < llsen, . , dS, UK
Aline Surveving, It. Gib-
bons 256, 261
Moth Tran. u. W The iell.261
,\asal Bespirntor, W, A.
Fruhling 8S
Nipper for Pile Drivo
Hudlock 22S. 244
Ore < 'oiieinti-ator. Aihnns
,v Carter 151
Ore Concentrator, W. B.
Karrell 39(
OreCrtiaher(2),M, it DodgeI9l
(ire Crusher. D, Kuslunan. 3BI.
361
Crusher, ■
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*Ore Mill, F. ,\
ton
i ii-e Separator,
H, Kin
364, 37t
Hunting-
.... 34S, 353
\. Ueor-
....332,'3S
i iptometer, L. A Bertuling.27'
Pencil clasp, .1 F. Poster, . 191
Photograph in- Moving ' Hi
jeets, V. .1. Muybridge. 15S
Pipe, Water, .1 P. Culver .HI.
Plow, .7. 0, Rollins Hi;
Plow. Submarine, A,
Von Schmidt 34S
Plug Stop Valve. L, D.
Craig 244
Poison for Squirrels, A K,
Power. Tniiismil ting, .1. I.
Boone 452
Booth
Post Driver, H I',. Fair-
man 332
'Postal Scale, . I. F Miller. 332,
369.
Flout Press, It, .1 JaoohS, ,101
■ Pumps, ' ipeiitting, .J. il
Huffer 68, 73, 38(1. 3BT
Pump, S Jackson 84
Pully Block, Jackson &
Carter 300, 316
Biiilwav Alarm, F, Clif-
ford 42S
Railway fide, w. B Mor-
ris 84. lOt'
Railway Switcli.T J Daly.3«
Railway Switch. W. Mc-
Call 212, 228
Rail Straightoner,
chette
Rasp, S. J, I larrison . . .
Refrigerator Car. B
Bughoy
Refrigerating, II D. C
3W
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."Gregg M
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Tap imil -Fa
Fnoidv...,
I'ele.L'f.iph Key, X. Farreui
WD. Patters 3
Thimble and Thread i 'Ul
ter. W. J. filler IBS
TiineUlobe, A. Jackson .. .172
I'ire Ftemover, X. B. Ilcr-
vey 3Jfl
Tire Setter, F W.tine 300, 3B
rireUlisetter, \\ Valentine n '
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Vducld liiiviiu.', Huta.nS
MnllilT. 140
WllH-lr, T»i, i, I"l, «'.
T AiTul 100, ll"i
Vehicle, 'Twn-wlionlml, .1 1
lai- 212, 22'
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Vehicle. Two wjieoluil, 'I
W. ll.i i 21-'
Vehicle, Two-wl tell, ''
P. Ki all 56, 172
Vehicle, Two irliooleil, N.
Petcrsou I3B
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Vehicle, Tw,>-wheeleil, B,
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Vehicle, Ti", ivhceled, '■
\ Wririil 28, li''
Wfttch Canlatnr, -I. *'.
1. an, In, nun 3, 3J
Wualtlng Machine, W, A
Heilges »'•
Waahiiifi Vlachi'ie, (1. ■! 0.
Kate. m
Water Cftillet Splash I'. •!.
.1, Williams 276
Water i I, ■■,-t St. neli Trap,
I, IL I'l'il:.- 241
Water "■ -t. i-. II A <■■'"
terl 3«<l
Water liaia-i Fill I'uia, .,,-,■.
.1. II Cai.aia,, .. 380 SO
Water Pi*Wer, (I Klliott. I In
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Smith 156, 176, 211
Water Meter, I' Walker. ..ISO
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Zinc
Zinc Paint
"'•WFil.' Handle, G W Hill. ..316
1 Pressure CrUUge, F.
390 G.Herse 276
35 Flue Plugging Device. F.
178, 3S7 Sharp 396
fB Font Wanner, J. Rohinsou.lOO
,a.| Fountain, M M. Murray. ..364
Fruit Basket. R. E Morey.348
146 370 Fruit Drier, W. E. D,,h,irty.3-rS
Fmit Drier. ('. A Curran. .412
Fruit Fitter. (*. A Curran.316
Fruit Btoner, J. M. Hnilow. 28
Fruit Stoner, H, C. Hill.. . .156
Furniture Pail, .I.e. Feltnn. 212
<iung Plow, G. Lesseudeii. .196
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Refrigerator
Refrigerating wat
Cogswell
Kaddle Horn. O. I
Safety Alarm, W, i
Snl'ily Valve. A II [i
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156
Null., I 348
172
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Saw Swage, S. .1 Kinney.. 452
Saw Tooth (re-issue), X. W.
Spauldiug 27C
Saw Tm, t.h. Dressing, S il.
Chase 156, 172
Sawmill I'airia-i.-.r Sal„„-li22S
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Windmill, il K i
Windmill. J. IS. T s ..111
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Wilson II. si
Wrench, .I MeAl 3B
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