Volume 06-07 (1862-1863) (510 pages)

W: By EWHR, EDITOR. ‘VO Loee be SANIT: { A JOURNAL OF MINING, MANUFACTURES, SCIENCE, ART, CHEMISTRY, INVENTIONS, ETC. . ) NO EWLR & sMITH, PROPRIETORS. ANCISC( REMOVAL. The Office of the Mrsixe axp Screntirie Press, has heen removed to Rooms Nos. 46 and 57 Government House, evr: ner of Washington and Sansome Streets. We have been induced to make this change of location, not only with the view of securing nv re foontand better aceounnodations for ourselves. hut chiefly to better accommodate persons having business with the office. Our lucation is now central, easy of access, and in the direct way of the chief travel of the city to and from the Post Office. SALT AND SALT MINES. One of the facts of scientific interest bronglit to licht hy the “ Sonthern rebellion is the diseovery of an important deposit of rock salt of remarkable purity in the island of Petite Anse. in Vermillion Bay, on the Gulf Cunst of Louisiana. Sult springs had been known on the island from an early period. but no suspicion existee of there being ruck salt near t ¢ surface until the late owner, with the view to improve the flow of water from one of the saline springs, caused an excavation to be made, when at the depth of only fourteen or fifteen feet from the surface. the laborers struck a bed of white rock salt, which they at first imagined to be ice. ‘There was no moisture or brine in the deposit, the salt being compact, hard and perfectly dry. It was at once recognized, and has since proved of incalculable advantage to the Confederates, as well as a source of great wealth to the owner. The above facts. as condensed from an Eastern exchange, should be a matter of great encouragement to the owners of the © Salt Spring,” noticed in our last issue as having recently been discovered in the neighborhood of Virginia City. It was with no little . Surprise, when conversing with one of the proprietors of this . spring, a few days since, that we leained that no efforts have been made to seek for the depusit of rock salt from which this spring, of such intensely salt water, must flow, The loeality of the ground and other circumstances are such as to lead to a reasonable supposition that a very slight excavation fq would, undoubtedly, lead to the most valuable deposit of jrock salt ever discovered, and that too, at probably a mere moity of the expense which would be required for putting up ‘the necessary wo ks for evaporation, ete., which must otherwise be done to render the spring available. If our memory serves us, it is now several months since this discovery was anounced, and yet, as we learn from parties Acquainted with the locality, no steps lave been taken to turn the same to profit. Perhaps the owners are not aware of the prize they have found. If not, it is to be hoped that some enterprising capitalist may step in and turn to profitalle jaccount a discovery, which mnst soon become of great imjportance to that region. The consumption of salt in the ) eighborhood of Virginia City, for domestic and chemical jpurposes, is already very large and must soon become immerise. “Its production atso convenient a point ought to . pring about a most important reduction in the present price . pf the article, and by so much, will it become a public benefit to the district, besides a large source of reveuue to its fory) jAlnate owners, whoever they may be, ‘. structed, statues and all, of paper mache. GOLD MINING NEAR PLACERVILLE. We have several times, during the past season, had occalsion to referto a mining district, known as Poverty Point, a short distance from Placerville, to the north, and on the ‘American River. One of the richesteluins in this district the New El Dorado, has been tied up in Jaw for nearly a year. The ease will soon come to trial, however, and the question of title so settled that the work of opening and developing the mine can onee more be resummed. The New York Co., who hold an extension of this Jead, are now crushing 24 tons of rock per each 24 hours. Their stock is selling in this city at $150 per share. The Hfarmon Gold and Silver, Mining Co., which is now almost daily quoted in the stock reports of this city, is also located in this neighborhood. The original locators of this claim were Kenney & Harmon. who have worked the claim constantly with arastras since 1853. They have recently sold three-quarters of their interest to San Francisco capitalists, who have organ’sed the present (umpany, and are now putting up a 15-stamp mill, to be run in connection with aset of Eddy's Flectrical Amalgamators (using Wheeler's Pans.) the whole to be in operation about the middle of the present month, and to be driven by a 25-horse power engine. They have a 40-foot shaft on their ledge, the rock from which is paying from $25 @, $30 in the arastras. They are also running a tunnel to the vein, through which ore will be taken direct to the mill, Mr. Charles W. Moulthorp is the Superintendent for this Company. This stock first made its appearance in this market. some three or four weeks since at ahout $25 per foot. Since that time it has been gradually advancing until to-day we quote it at $52. They have about 250 tons of good pay rock now on the ground, and will continue to increase their supply of ore until the-mill starts. The business office of this Company is at room No 11, Atheneum Building, in this city. The Niagara, north extention of the New York, is highly spoken of. They are soon to have 100 tons of rock crushed as a test of the value of their mine. The Dardanelle, west extention, recently took $1,300 from 10 tons of rock crushed at the Poverty Point Mill. The St. Louis is located in the same neighborhood, also the Quartz Mountain with 600 feet of tunnel and the Massasoit, ‘with 25 tons of rock out and ready for crushing. ‘The Baltic recently made a trial test of their rock with a result of $22,50 per ton. This is one of the most promising Quartz Mining District, in this State. Tar New Mecnanic’s Insrirutr.—This new building was formally opened to the members on Wednesday evening last. Quite a large number were in attendance. .We looked in vain, however, for the presence of many who should haye been there to have given their moral and material aid to an enterprise which promises to be of such vital importance to our city and state. The Library of the Institute -is quite large and well selected, and we doubt not that asthe long winter evenings ap; roach, this place will be a favorite resort for the mechanics of this city. CO: PER IN OREGON. Dr. Paul d'Heirry. a gentle;nan well known in this city, has placed iu onr cabinet several fine samples of evpper ore from a lead in Josephine County, Orego , known as the “Queen of Bronze.” One of these specimens consists of the ordinary yellow sulphurets, the other differs materially frou any eopper ore we have before met with on this coast. It is an antimonial sulphuret of copper, aud is found in immense masses, as un vutcrop, covering a fine ledge, four feet thick, of sulphurets. ‘The company. which is a private enterprise, under the superintendence of Dr, Ileirry, owns, besides the one above described. anuther, and a parral el ledge, about three hundred fect distant, with a well defined lead of sulphurets, 14 feet thi k. These ledyesiun due east and west with a perpendicular dip. They are located just above the California State line, and about sixty miles from shipping at Cresent city. The proprictors intend to erect two everberatory furnaces upon their mine, early the ensning Spring for the purpose of reducing their ore to regulus. A smelting furnace will subsequently be added in which fhe regulus will be reduced to ingots, before shipping. The Dr. informs us that an abundance of most excellent material is found upon the spot for making the firebrick which is necessary for such furnaces. Tere is every indication that the mines must soon become very valuable. The contemplated experiment of smelting the ore at the mine is quite an interesting one at this time, and we shall watch, with much interest, for further result. Var Rervcio Mininc Company.—The mines of this Company are located in the celebrated Jesus Maria, of the Sierra Madre, in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and about 250 miles from the port of Guymas. There is a good wagon road two-thirds of this distance, with a pack trail for the other third. Freight for this city costs about $100 per ton. A steam engine of sufficient power, with a 20-stamp battery, barrels provissions, tools, ete, went down: on the Oregon, on the 15th. inst. The mill will be running by February. The entire cost of this plant ” will be $20,000. The mine will soon be in condition for raising a large amount of ore. The ore is argentiferras, carrying a large value in gold and is very docile in reduction. The Mexican patio process is now in operation at the mine, with a result of about $125 to the ton. The mine is. under the superintendence of Captain Taylor. Mintxo Excnance Boarp at Stocxron.—A Stockbrokers’ Board has been organized at Stockton on a “ new principle.” Says th « Lidependent: Instead of the v xa voc’ bids of Stock Boards, the offers of stock and bids wilt be accomplished through an ingeniously arranged bulletin board, which will always be lying upon the table in the rooms of the Board, the contents of which will be published every morning in this paper, thereby giving the members wishing to sell, the full benefit of this market. In the Arctic regions, where the thermometer is below zero, persons can converse at more than a mile distant. Dr. A church in Prussia, holding 1000 persons, has been conJamieson asserts that he heard every” word of a sermon at the distance of two miles.

W: By EWHR, EDITOR. ‘VO Loee be SANIT: { A JOURNAL OF MINING, MANUFACTURES, SCIENCE, ART, CHEMISTRY, INVENTIONS, ETC. . ) NO EWLR & sMITH, PROPRIETORS. ANCISC( REMOVAL. The Office of the Mrsixe axp Screntirie Press, has heen removed to Rooms Nos. 46 and 57 Government House, evr: ner of Washington and Sansome Streets. We have been induced to make this change of location, not only with the view of securing nv re foontand better aceounnodations for ourselves. hut chiefly to better accommodate persons having business with the office. Our lucation is now central, easy of access, and in the direct way of the chief travel of the city to and from the Post Office. SALT AND SALT MINES. One of the facts of scientific interest bronglit to licht hy the “ Sonthern rebellion is the diseovery of an important deposit of rock salt of remarkable purity in the island of Petite Anse. in Vermillion Bay, on the Gulf Cunst of Louisiana. Sult springs had been known on the island from an early period. but no suspicion existee of there being ruck salt near t ¢ surface until the late owner, with the view to improve the flow of water from one of the saline springs, caused an excavation to be made, when at the depth of only fourteen or fifteen feet from the surface. the laborers struck a bed of white rock salt, which they at first imagined to be ice. ‘There was no moisture or brine in the deposit, the salt being compact, hard and perfectly dry. It was at once recognized, and has since proved of incalculable advantage to the Confederates, as well as a source of great wealth to the owner. The above facts. as condensed from an Eastern exchange, should be a matter of great encouragement to the owners of the © Salt Spring,” noticed in our last issue as having recently been discovered in the neighborhood of Virginia City. It was with no little . Surprise, when conversing with one of the proprietors of this . spring, a few days since, that we leained that no efforts have been made to seek for the depusit of rock salt from which this spring, of such intensely salt water, must flow, The loeality of the ground and other circumstances are such as to lead to a reasonable supposition that a very slight excavation fq would, undoubtedly, lead to the most valuable deposit of jrock salt ever discovered, and that too, at probably a mere moity of the expense which would be required for putting up ‘the necessary wo ks for evaporation, ete., which must otherwise be done to render the spring available. If our memory serves us, it is now several months since this discovery was anounced, and yet, as we learn from parties Acquainted with the locality, no steps lave been taken to turn the same to profit. Perhaps the owners are not aware of the prize they have found. If not, it is to be hoped that some enterprising capitalist may step in and turn to profitalle jaccount a discovery, which mnst soon become of great imjportance to that region. The consumption of salt in the ) eighborhood of Virginia City, for domestic and chemical jpurposes, is already very large and must soon become immerise. “Its production atso convenient a point ought to . pring about a most important reduction in the present price . pf the article, and by so much, will it become a public benefit to the district, besides a large source of reveuue to its fory) jAlnate owners, whoever they may be, ‘. structed, statues and all, of paper mache. GOLD MINING NEAR PLACERVILLE. We have several times, during the past season, had occalsion to referto a mining district, known as Poverty Point, a short distance from Placerville, to the north, and on the ‘American River. One of the richesteluins in this district the New El Dorado, has been tied up in Jaw for nearly a year. The ease will soon come to trial, however, and the question of title so settled that the work of opening and developing the mine can onee more be resummed. The New York Co., who hold an extension of this Jead, are now crushing 24 tons of rock per each 24 hours. Their stock is selling in this city at $150 per share. The Hfarmon Gold and Silver, Mining Co., which is now almost daily quoted in the stock reports of this city, is also located in this neighborhood. The original locators of this claim were Kenney & Harmon. who have worked the claim constantly with arastras since 1853. They have recently sold three-quarters of their interest to San Francisco capitalists, who have organ’sed the present (umpany, and are now putting up a 15-stamp mill, to be run in connection with aset of Eddy's Flectrical Amalgamators (using Wheeler's Pans.) the whole to be in operation about the middle of the present month, and to be driven by a 25-horse power engine. They have a 40-foot shaft on their ledge, the rock from which is paying from $25 @, $30 in the arastras. They are

also running a tunnel to the vein, through which ore will be taken direct to the mill, Mr. Charles W. Moulthorp is the Superintendent for this Company. This stock first made its appearance in this market. some three or four weeks since at ahout $25 per foot. Since that time it has been gradually advancing until to-day we quote it at $52. They have about 250 tons of good pay rock now on the ground, and will continue to increase their supply of ore until the-mill starts. The business office of this Company is at room No 11, Atheneum Building, in this city. The Niagara, north extention of the New York, is highly spoken of. They are soon to have 100 tons of rock crushed as a test of the value of their mine. The Dardanelle, west extention, recently took $1,300 from 10 tons of rock crushed at the Poverty Point Mill. The St. Louis is located in the same neighborhood, also the Quartz Mountain with 600 feet of tunnel and the Massasoit, ‘with 25 tons of rock out and ready for crushing. ‘The Baltic recently made a trial test of their rock with a result of $22,50 per ton. This is one of the most promising Quartz Mining District, in this State. Tar New Mecnanic’s Insrirutr.—This new building was formally opened to the members on Wednesday evening last. Quite a large number were in attendance. .We looked in vain, however, for the presence of many who should haye been there to have given their moral and material aid to an enterprise which promises to be of such vital importance to our city and state. The Library of the Institute -is quite large and well selected, and we doubt not that asthe long winter evenings ap; roach, this place will be a favorite resort for the mechanics of this city. CO: PER IN OREGON. Dr. Paul d'Heirry. a gentle;nan well known in this city, has placed iu onr cabinet several fine samples of evpper ore from a lead in Josephine County, Orego , known as the “Queen of Bronze.” One of these specimens consists of the ordinary yellow sulphurets, the other differs materially frou any eopper ore we have before met with on this coast. It is an antimonial sulphuret of copper, aud is found in immense masses, as un vutcrop, covering a fine ledge, four feet thick, of sulphurets. ‘The company. which is a private enterprise, under the superintendence of Dr, Ileirry, owns, besides the one above described. anuther, and a parral el ledge, about three hundred fect distant, with a well defined lead of sulphurets, 14 feet thi k. These ledyesiun due east and west with a perpendicular dip. They are located just above the California State line, and about sixty miles from shipping at Cresent city. The proprictors intend to erect two everberatory furnaces upon their mine, early the ensning Spring for the purpose of reducing their ore to regulus. A smelting furnace will subsequently be added in which fhe regulus will be reduced to ingots, before shipping. The Dr. informs us that an abundance of most excellent material is found upon the spot for making the firebrick which is necessary for such furnaces. Tere is every indication that the mines must soon become very valuable. The contemplated experiment of smelting the ore at the mine is quite an interesting one at this time, and we shall watch, with much interest, for further result. Var Rervcio Mininc Company.—The mines of this Company are located in the celebrated Jesus Maria, of the Sierra Madre, in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and about 250 miles from the port of Guymas. There is a good wagon road two-thirds of this distance, with a pack trail for the other third. Freight for this city costs about $100 per ton. A steam engine of sufficient power, with a 20-stamp battery, barrels provissions, tools, ete, went down: on the Oregon, on the 15th. inst. The mill will be running by February. The entire cost of this plant ” will be $20,000. The mine will soon be in condition for raising a large amount of ore. The ore is argentiferras, carrying a large value in gold and is very docile in reduction. The Mexican patio process is now in operation at the mine, with a result of about $125 to the ton. The mine is. under the superintendence of Captain Taylor. Mintxo Excnance Boarp at Stocxron.—A Stockbrokers’ Board has been organized at Stockton on a “ new principle.” Says th « Lidependent: Instead of the v xa voc’ bids of Stock Boards, the offers of stock and bids wilt be accomplished through an ingeniously arranged bulletin board, which will always be lying upon the table in the rooms of the Board, the contents of which will be published every morning in this paper, thereby giving the members wishing to sell, the full benefit of this market. In the Arctic regions, where the thermometer is below zero, persons can converse at more than a mile distant. Dr. A church in Prussia, holding 1000 persons, has been conJamieson asserts that he heard every” word of a sermon at the distance of two miles.