Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

376 The Btining wil Scientific Lreas. Mining aul Scientific Press. W. BE EWER, yc aerereesce SENIOR EnitTor. ©. W. M. SMITH. W. B, EWER. A. T DEWEY. DEWEY & CO., Publishers. ———— Orrice—No.505 Clay street, corner of Sansome, 2d floor. Terms of Subscriptions on ef anim, in advance,. One ee tix months, In advance, . ag Sar For sale by Carriers and Newsdealcrs. <x It ia Empossible for editors to know st the merits and demerits of thcir correspondence, consequently the reader must not recclve the opinions of our contributors as onrown. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sides and the evidence of any error which may appear will be re ecived in friendship and treated with respect. American and Forel Patents.—Letters Patent for Inventorscan be seeupedanalie United States and forelen countries through the Mining AND SCIENTIFIC Parss PaTtENT Acency. We ofier applicants reasonable terms, aud they tan rest assured of a strict Pp with our and afalthful performance of allcontracts. For reference, we will furnish the names of numerous partles for whom we have obtalned patents during the past two years. Favorahle to Inventors.—Persons holding new Inyentlons of machlucry and importait Improvements, can have the game Mlustrated and explaincd in the Mininc anp Screntiric Press, free of charge, lf In our ‘judgment tlic discovery is one of real merit, and of sufficient interest to nur readers to warrant publication. Payment ta Advunce.---This paper will not be sent tosubseribers beyond the term pald for. The publishers well know that 2 good journal cannot besustained on the redl system. San EF ranciseo: Saturday Morning, Dec: 16, 1865. A State Mining Oonvention. Pursuant to the request of scverai mining journals and representative mining individuais, the association known as the ¢ California Mining Bureau,” of San Fran, cisco, through their Board of Trustees, have issued the toilowing call for a Mass C8nvention of the miners of California: y : ‘ Resonven, That a Mass Convention of the miners of the State o € Callfornia, be and is.iiereby calicd to assemble in the city-of Sacramento, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th of January, 4.p. 1866, at 12 o’clock, and that any person cngaged fn actunl mining operations shail be cligible to a seat la said Convention. JOSEPH W. LOW, Vice-President. J.B, Waircomr, Recording Secretary. San Francisco, December 6, 1865. ‘ Ricw Specimens or Coprer.—We have received from Messrs. Kepler & Mack, a small box of very rich specimens of copner ore, from a vein recently discovered in Mono county, near Mono lake. The ore consists of red oxide, sulpliuret of copper, copper glance, and native copper, and is exceedingly rich. Notwithstanding the mine is located at such a great distance from a market, if ore auything near as rich as that sent can be obtained, it will pay to transport-it to San Frauciaco ; or if charcoal can be made reasonably cheap in the immediate vicinity of the mine, that charneter of ore inay he very readily run into matte of a very high percentage of assay, which will greatly cheapen the cost of transportation. Our correspondents, who own oue-lialf of the vein, inform us that they already have several tons out, as rich as the samples sent, aud that preparations have been made to continue the work of development, already began, through the winter. The véin is thus far from four to eight feet thick, and very favorably located for being worked. We shall be pleased to hear from them again as the work of development progresses. Heavy ‘Irem or Exrense.—The Gold Hill News gives some interesting figures with reference to the cost of wood in running the mills and machinery at Wasboe. It says that to ron the mill of the Gould & Curry company, it requires thirty corda per day, and for the macbinery of the company at the Bonner shaft, aix cords, making thirty six cords, or about 13,000 cords per year. It estimates the average cost to be $15, making a consumption by this company, of $200,000 worth of fuel in each year. Upon this basis it eatimates the qnantity of fuel consumed by the mines and mills arnund there, at 200,000 cords per annum, creating an expense of $3,000,000. ‘The price of wnod, as suggested, might be greatly reduced by tbe conatruction of a railroad to the Sierras, and we may add, by tbe completion of the propoaed flume from Alpine to thy Carsou river. . Mr. Donaz, the present manager of the Fremont Grant, is removing the machinery of tbe’Mount Ophir works to Bear Valley, where it will be put in order for crushing rock from tho Joesphine mine. “ Fs IMPORTANT ADVANUE IN THE PRIOE OF COPPER, be The troubles in Chile, as we predicted some weeks ago would be the case, have produced a most important advance in the price of copper. Telegraphic advices from London up to November 20tb, report thls advance to be $156 perton since the fivst of October. Sales of copper‘were made in Liverpool, October 16th, at $396.88 ; one week later, October 23d, it was quoted at $416 24 ; on the 3d of November, our latest dates by mail, it was selling at $464.64. We have not the selling price at hand for November 20th ; it was $150 advauce, however, of the quotations of Octoher Ist. Atlatest New York dates, manufacturers at the Eastern States were buying more freely thau for the previous two months, in anticipation of still further advances; but no stocks were accumulating. The market was firm with a rising tendency, with but little foreign copper in the market. : Previous to the late complications between Spain and Chile, copper had dropped to a very low standard, and the subsequent advances which have heen caused by these troubles will ineet with but comparatively small recession when the news reaches England of the late more peaceable complexion which political matters have assumed in that quarter. California will therefore-reap a permauent benefit from these troubles, in the enhanced value of copper, which will be sensibly felt in the percentage price of her ores. Minine Corporations.— We would call the special attention of our readers to an article on the “ Past, Prescnt and Future of our Mining Interésts,” which will he found on the second page of the present issue. We have not space to give the article entire this week ; that portion relating to the savings which may be made in reduction and general management, will appear in our next. In the meantime we recommend for the serious cousideration of all interested (and whoin California is not either directly or indirectly interested therein), that portion of the communication of Prof. Rowlandson, which refers to the Constitution, By-laws and general management of incorporated mining cotnpanies. We do not understand that the Professor recomineuds tit? introduction of the Cost Book System as an entirety; hut he gives the main features of it as affording reliable suggestions, which may be of service in arriving at the necessary legislative modifications of our present mining laws, which all admit to be a matter of the utmost importance, nay, of absolute necessity. Whether placing the geueral management of our mining companies directly into the hands ofthe stockholders at large, would be better than throwing proper safeguards around the action of Trustees, is a matter for careful consideration. The difficulties attending the latter.course are apparent to all; and the posaihility of obtaining intelligent action lroin a large mass of stockholders, who generally know next to nothing of what they are endeavoring to manage and direct, is also a inatter for grave consideratiou. We trust such discussion will be had in the premises, through the public press and at the approachiug Convention, as will lead to efficient, wise and practical legislation. : A party of surveyors are marking out a road from Montana to the mouth of the Mussel! Shell river, on the Missouri, aud expect to oh. tain goods that way uext summer. If our San Francisco merchants would take the matter seriously in hand, a communication could be opened up between this city aud Montana, via the Colorado river, which might eventually be worth milliona, annually, to the trade aud mechanical jadustry of this city. Montana is destined to become one of the richest States in the Union. Mining iy Viraixta.—There are two thousand miners “at work in the gold mines at Gooebland and Louis counties, Virgima. ‘They make about a dollar and aisty cents a day, out of which must come their board and other expensea. i Colorado, Bancrorr’s Caratoovs or Scientiric Booxs. We have received a copy of Bancroft’s Catalogue of sejentific books for 1865. ‘Tbe entire collection represents 2,505 different works, varying from one to eighty-eight volumes each. Tbe entire collection is divided into twentyone groups, aud those groups subdivided ipto seventy-three distinct classes. Much care and judgment has heen displayed in methodically alranging and classifying this large collection of scientific publications. ‘The work is so well done that the reader can turn to any department of Science, to the extent of seventy-three classifications, for authors upon the subject in regard to which he may be seeking information, or for a book he may wish to purchase. This model catalogue has been arranged hy Mr. W. H. Knight. the efficient manager of the subscription department of this extensive firm. This large collection of different works in the single department of science; may afford the reader some idea of the immense aggregate collection of books, which is to be found upon the shelves of Bancroft & Co.—a collection larger and wore varied than can be found in any other bookstore on the continent. In making up the catalogue, great pains has been taken to convey, in the most concise manner, the fullest iuformatiou consistent with such a compilation with regard to each work enuinerated. The book is first named, by ‘itle, then follows the announcement of its illustrations with the,. number of maps or plates, if such there are ; then the style of the volume, the character of its biuding, number of volumes, place and date of publication, price, etc. This full reference renders the catalogue especially valuable to purchasers froma distance, who may wish to send for hooks; they will know just what to send for and the price and style of the work, etc. A Sovrsern Paciric Raiwroan.—Hon. T. G. Phelps, and others, filed articles of incorporation ou the 2d inst., fora liue of railroad to run from San Francisco to San Diego, thence to the eastern line of the State of California, there to connect with the road of another company, which will continue it onward to the lower Mississippi river. Capital, $30,000,000 ; ling of ronte in this State 720 miles. Active measures are also being taken to commence the construction of a northern railroad from the upper waters of the Missouri to the upper waters of the Colombia ; the length of which will be tnuch less than either of the other two. Hach of these roads will doubtless be wanted within'a few years, and each will add vastly to the development of the sections of country through which they may pass; but it is to be regretted that the efforts of capitalists and men of influence cannot be concentrated upon one road first, until that is completed. The undoubted success which would attend the construction of the first one opened, would greatly hasten the construction of each of the others. Looxino Axnovr.—The Nye County News says that Mr. J. Is. Clayton, the geologist, accompauied by Col. Rust and Mr. George Clink, an English gentleman, recently made quite ap extended tonr through the Twin River mines. These gentlemen entertain a good opinion of the District, aud design sbortly returning to° give it a more careful aud complete inspection. Col. Rust has entered into negotiation for certain mines in Twin River, amongst the number being aoure of tbe hest claims there, and may possilly contract for others, if he can procure them on terms to suit him. This gentlewan bas also made an examination of many ledges in the vicinity of Dayton, and will be very likely to make a purchase of some of them on account of parties at the Hast. Tue Monrana Mines are attracting considerahle attention at the present time. Persons who have visited them recently speak very highly of them, and there will, doubtless, be a very large emigration thitber another season. Montana draws the chief part of her supplies from Chicago and other Eastern cities. A nearer and more dircct communication might be opened up with ‘San Francisco, via the ‘Tar Minine Sane Manxer in this city has met with a noticeable decline during the past few weeks, which reached nearly all the leading stocks on the list. A slight improvement was noticed on Wednesday ; but not sufficient to stay the panic which appeurs to have seized upon nearly all the dealers in the market. The most. noticeable failing off was in the Alpha, which fell from $635@#640, our quo, tations of last week, to $135(@@$150 A this week. No reason whatever is assigned for this stampede, and probably no valid one exists. ‘The receipts of treasure for the week have been $875,000, making an aggregate of $2,425,000 for the past fifteen days. The product of Nevada shows a slight falling off doring the past thirty days; but this decline has been more than madeup by increased receipts Irom the north coast, ard from the interior of this State. Earraguake at Sea.—The bark Live Yankee, which arrived at Portland on the 13th inst., reports that when at sea, on the 26th of November, on her voyago from this city to Portland, she experienced the effect of an earthquake; which was sensibly félt, jarring the ship, and making the rigging tremble considerably for a moment. Autecrn Inueca, Stock Saue.—Charies L. Stone bas commenced suit in the Fourth District Court against. the Mount Vernon Gold and Silver Mining Company, to compel the defendants to transfer 100 sbares of stock tn plaintiff, which were assigned to him by Silas L. Stone, Jr. The stock in question was sold for delinquent assessments and purchased by J, W. Mandeville, for the company, which sale plaintiff claims to he illegal. . Mammotu Gorn Nouccrr.—The Salt Lake Union Videite has been shown a gold nngget which weighs 1783 ounces, or nearly thirteen pounds avoirdupois, and worth there, in greenbacks, $3,871.50. It was taken, a short time aince, out of Snow Shoe Gulch, thirty miles from Helena, Mo:tana Territory. It was purchased by Tutt. & Donnell, merchants of Montana, who are sending it on ‘to one of their firm at present in New York. ~ . Tue eastern end of the Pacific Railroad las been completed as far as Lawrence, Kansas, a distance of about 1,300 miles. There is now uninterrupted communication, by rail, between the capital of the nation and the capital of the youngest Stafe but two in the Union. It is expected that by July the road will be extended aa far as Fort Riley. <7 Two ‘meteorologists, the brothers Blatter, have just taken up their residence for one year inn small building on the T'eodola mountain, ohe of the Alps, at an elevation of eleven thousand three hundred and sixty-seven feet above the level of the sea, or three thousand three huudred feet higher than the St. Bernard, for the purpose of making meteorological ohservations. +r =_ Ossrrucrions To Navication.—The steamer Chrysopolis,on her way down the river, on Thursday last, grounded upon a newly formed sand bar, about two miles below Sacramento. When the steamer left Sacramento the river was twelve feet above low water mark, and the grounding, under such circumstances, ahows that a rapid accumulation is going en in that river, which augurs badly for the future of its navigation. To Corresronpents. — “ Gold-Bearing Snlphurets and their Reduction,” by “ A Student of Metailurgy,”fwill appear next week. “The Age and Formation of Metal-Bearing Rocks,” by ‘(F. A. HL,” is received and will appear. The proceedings of the “Mass Meeting of Mi. ners at Summit City” will appear next week. Instrrors Batt.—The ball given by the Mechanics’ Institute, on Thursday evening, ia ~ generally conceded to have been a very pleasant party, about six hundred ladies nnd gentlemen heing present. Gey MecCurnnan and family are uow in” Brussels, : e

376 The Btining wil Scientific Lreas. Mining aul Scientific Press. W. BE EWER, yc aerereesce SENIOR EnitTor. ©. W. M. SMITH. W. B, EWER. A. T DEWEY. DEWEY & CO., Publishers. ———— Orrice—No.505 Clay street, corner of Sansome, 2d floor. Terms of Subscriptions on ef anim, in advance,. One ee tix months, In advance, . ag Sar For sale by Carriers and Newsdealcrs. <x It ia Empossible for editors to know st the merits and demerits of thcir correspondence, consequently the reader must not recclve the opinions of our contributors as onrown. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sides and the evidence of any error which may appear will be re ecived in friendship and treated with respect. American and Forel Patents.—Letters Patent for Inventorscan be seeupedanalie United States and forelen countries through the Mining AND SCIENTIFIC Parss PaTtENT Acency. We ofier applicants reasonable terms, aud they tan rest assured of a strict Pp with our and afalthful performance of allcontracts. For reference, we will furnish the names of numerous partles for whom we have obtalned patents during the past two years. Favorahle to Inventors.—Persons holding new Inyentlons of machlucry and importait Improvements, can have the game Mlustrated and explaincd in the Mininc anp Screntiric Press, free of charge, lf In our ‘judgment tlic discovery is one of real merit, and of sufficient interest to nur readers to warrant publication. Payment ta Advunce.---This paper will not be sent tosubseribers beyond the term pald for. The publishers well know that 2 good journal cannot besustained on the redl system. San EF ranciseo: Saturday Morning, Dec: 16, 1865. A State Mining Oonvention. Pursuant to the request of scverai mining journals and representative mining individuais, the association known as the ¢ California Mining Bureau,” of San Fran, cisco, through their Board of Trustees, have issued the toilowing call for a Mass C8nvention of the miners of California: y : ‘ Resonven, That a Mass Convention of the miners of the State o € Callfornia, be and is.iiereby calicd to assemble in the city-of Sacramento, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th of January, 4.p. 1866, at 12 o’clock, and that any person cngaged fn actunl mining operations shail be cligible to a seat la said Convention. JOSEPH W. LOW, Vice-President. J.B, Waircomr, Recording Secretary. San Francisco, December 6, 1865. ‘ Ricw Specimens or Coprer.—We have received from Messrs. Kepler & Mack, a small box of very rich specimens of copner ore, from a vein recently discovered in Mono county, near Mono lake. The ore consists of red oxide, sulpliuret of copper, copper glance, and native copper, and is exceedingly rich. Notwithstanding the mine is located at such a great distance from a market, if ore auything near as rich as that sent can be obtained, it will pay to transport-it to San Frauciaco ; or if charcoal can be made reasonably cheap in the immediate vicinity of the mine, that charneter of ore inay he very readily run into matte of a very high percentage of assay, which will greatly cheapen the cost of transportation. Our correspondents, who own oue-lialf of the vein, inform us that they already have several tons out, as rich as the samples sent, aud that preparations have been made to continue the work of development, already began, through the winter. The véin is thus far from four to eight feet thick, and very favorably located for being worked. We shall be pleased to hear from them again as the work of development progresses. Heavy ‘Irem or Exrense.—The Gold Hill News gives some interesting figures with reference to the cost of wood in running the mills and machinery at Wasboe. It says that to ron the mill of the Gould & Curry company, it requires thirty corda per day, and for the macbinery of the company at the Bonner shaft, aix cords, making thirty six cords, or about 13,000 cords per year. It estimates the average cost to be $15, making a consumption by this company, of $200,000 worth of fuel in each year. Upon this basis it eatimates the qnantity of fuel consumed by the mines and mills arnund there, at 200,000 cords per annum, creating an expense of $3,000,000. ‘The price of wnod, as suggested, might be greatly reduced by tbe conatruction of a railroad to the Sierras, and we may add, by tbe completion of the propoaed flume from Alpine to thy Carsou river. . Mr. Donaz, the present manager of the Fremont Grant, is removing the machinery of tbe’Mount Ophir works to Bear Valley, where it will be put in order for crushing rock from tho Joesphine mine. “ Fs IMPORTANT ADVANUE IN THE PRIOE OF COPPER, be The troubles in Chile, as we predicted some weeks ago would be the case, have produced a most important advance in the price of copper. Telegraphic advices from London up to November 20tb, report thls advance to be $156 perton since the fivst of October. Sales of copper‘were made in Liverpool, October 16th, at $396.88 ; one week later, October 23d, it was quoted at $416 24 ; on the 3d of November, our latest dates by mail, it was selling at $464.64. We have not the selling price at hand for November 20th ; it was $150 advauce, however, of the quotations of Octoher Ist. Atlatest New York dates, manufacturers at the Eastern States were buying more freely thau for the previous two months, in anticipation of still further advances; but no stocks were accumulating. The market was firm with a rising tendency, with but little foreign copper in the market. : Previous to the late complications between Spain and Chile, copper had dropped to a very low standard, and the subsequent advances which have heen caused by these troubles will ineet with but comparatively small recession when the news reaches England of the late more peaceable complexion which political matters have assumed in that quarter. California will therefore-reap a permauent benefit from these troubles, in the enhanced value of copper, which will be sensibly felt in the percentage price of her ores. Minine Corporations.— We would call the special attention of our readers to an article on the “ Past, Prescnt and Future of our Mining Interésts,” which will he found on the second page of the present issue. We have not space to give the article entire this week ; that portion relating to the savings which may be made in reduction and general management, will appear in our next. In the meantime we recommend for the serious cousideration of all interested (and whoin California is not either directly or indirectly interested therein), that portion of the communication of Prof. Rowlandson, which refers to the Constitution, By-laws and general management of incorporated mining cotnpanies. We do not understand that the Professor recomineuds tit? introduction of the Cost Book System as an entirety; hut he gives the main features of it as affording reliable suggestions, which may be of service in arriving at the necessary legislative modifications of our present mining laws, which all admit to be a matter of the utmost importance, nay, of absolute necessity. Whether placing the geueral management of our mining companies directly into the hands ofthe stockholders at large, would be better than throwing proper safeguards around the action of Trustees, is a matter for careful consideration. The difficulties attending the latter.course are apparent to all; and the posaihility of obtaining intelligent action lroin a large mass of stockholders, who generally know next to nothing of what they are endeavoring to manage and direct, is also a inatter for grave consideratiou. We trust such discussion will be had in the premises, through the public press and at the approachiug Convention, as will lead to efficient, wise and practical legislation. : A party of surveyors are marking out a road from Montana to the mouth of the Mussel! Shell river, on the Missouri, aud expect to oh. tain goods that way uext summer. If our San Francisco merchants would take the matter seriously in hand, a communication could be opened up between this city aud Montana, via the Colorado river, which might eventually be worth milliona, annually, to the trade aud mechanical jadustry of this city. Montana is destined to become one of the richest States in the Union.

Mining iy Viraixta.—There are two thousand miners “at work in the gold mines at Gooebland and Louis counties, Virgima. ‘They make about a dollar and aisty cents a day, out of which must come their board and other expensea. i Colorado, Bancrorr’s Caratoovs or Scientiric Booxs. We have received a copy of Bancroft’s Catalogue of sejentific books for 1865. ‘Tbe entire collection represents 2,505 different works, varying from one to eighty-eight volumes each. Tbe entire collection is divided into twentyone groups, aud those groups subdivided ipto seventy-three distinct classes. Much care and judgment has heen displayed in methodically alranging and classifying this large collection of scientific publications. ‘The work is so well done that the reader can turn to any department of Science, to the extent of seventy-three classifications, for authors upon the subject in regard to which he may be seeking information, or for a book he may wish to purchase. This model catalogue has been arranged hy Mr. W. H. Knight. the efficient manager of the subscription department of this extensive firm. This large collection of different works in the single department of science; may afford the reader some idea of the immense aggregate collection of books, which is to be found upon the shelves of Bancroft & Co.—a collection larger and wore varied than can be found in any other bookstore on the continent. In making up the catalogue, great pains has been taken to convey, in the most concise manner, the fullest iuformatiou consistent with such a compilation with regard to each work enuinerated. The book is first named, by ‘itle, then follows the announcement of its illustrations with the,. number of maps or plates, if such there are ; then the style of the volume, the character of its biuding, number of volumes, place and date of publication, price, etc. This full reference renders the catalogue especially valuable to purchasers froma distance, who may wish to send for hooks; they will know just what to send for and the price and style of the work, etc. A Sovrsern Paciric Raiwroan.—Hon. T. G. Phelps, and others, filed articles of incorporation ou the 2d inst., fora liue of railroad to run from San Francisco to San Diego, thence to the eastern line of the State of California, there to connect with the road of another company, which will continue it onward to the lower Mississippi river. Capital, $30,000,000 ; ling of ronte in this State 720 miles. Active measures are also being taken to commence the construction of a northern railroad from the upper waters of the Missouri to the upper waters of the Colombia ; the length of which will be tnuch less than either of the other two. Hach of these roads will doubtless be wanted within'a few years, and each will add vastly to the development of the sections of country through which they may pass; but it is to be regretted that the efforts of capitalists and men of influence cannot be concentrated upon one road first, until that is completed. The undoubted success which would attend the construction of the first one opened, would greatly hasten the construction of each of the others. Looxino Axnovr.—The Nye County News says that Mr. J. Is. Clayton, the geologist, accompauied by Col. Rust and Mr. George Clink, an English gentleman, recently made quite ap extended tonr through the Twin River mines. These gentlemen entertain a good opinion of the District, aud design sbortly returning to° give it a more careful aud complete inspection. Col. Rust has entered into negotiation for certain mines in Twin River, amongst the number being aoure of tbe hest claims there, and may possilly contract for others, if he can procure them on terms to suit him. This gentlewan bas also made an examination of many ledges in the vicinity of Dayton, and will be very likely to make a purchase of some of them on account of parties at the Hast. Tue Monrana Mines are attracting considerahle attention at the present time. Persons who have visited them recently speak very highly of them, and there will, doubtless, be a very large emigration thitber another season. Montana draws the chief part of her supplies from Chicago and other Eastern cities. A nearer and more dircct communication might be opened up with ‘San Francisco, via the ‘Tar Minine Sane Manxer in this city has met with a noticeable decline during the past few weeks, which reached nearly all the leading stocks on the list. A slight improvement was noticed on Wednesday ; but not sufficient to stay the panic which appeurs to have seized upon nearly all the dealers in the market. The most. noticeable failing off was in the Alpha, which fell from $635@#640, our quo, tations of last week, to $135(@@$150 A this week. No reason whatever is assigned for this stampede, and probably no valid one exists. ‘The receipts of treasure for the week have been $875,000, making an aggregate of $2,425,000 for the past fifteen days. The product of Nevada shows a slight falling off doring the past thirty days; but this decline has been more than madeup by increased receipts Irom the north coast, ard from the interior of this State. Earraguake at Sea.—The bark Live Yankee, which arrived at Portland on the 13th inst., reports that when at sea, on the 26th of November, on her voyago from this city to Portland, she experienced the effect of an earthquake; which was sensibly félt, jarring the ship, and making the rigging tremble considerably for a moment. Autecrn Inueca, Stock Saue.—Charies L. Stone bas commenced suit in the Fourth District Court against. the Mount Vernon Gold and Silver Mining Company, to compel the defendants to transfer 100 sbares of stock tn plaintiff, which were assigned to him by Silas L. Stone, Jr. The stock in question was sold for delinquent assessments and purchased by J, W. Mandeville, for the company, which sale plaintiff claims to he illegal. . Mammotu Gorn Nouccrr.—The Salt Lake Union Videite has been shown a gold nngget which weighs 1783 ounces, or nearly thirteen pounds avoirdupois, and worth there, in greenbacks, $3,871.50. It was taken, a short time aince, out of Snow Shoe Gulch, thirty miles from Helena, Mo:tana Territory. It was purchased by Tutt. & Donnell, merchants of Montana, who are sending it on ‘to one of their firm at present in New York. ~ . Tue eastern end of the Pacific Railroad las been completed as far as Lawrence, Kansas, a distance of about 1,300 miles. There is now uninterrupted communication, by rail, between the capital of the nation and the capital of the youngest Stafe but two in the Union. It is expected that by July the road will be extended aa far as Fort Riley. <7 Two ‘meteorologists, the brothers Blatter, have just taken up their residence for one year inn small building on the T'eodola mountain, ohe of the Alps, at an elevation of eleven thousand three hundred and sixty-seven feet above the level of the sea, or three thousand three huudred feet higher than the St. Bernard, for the purpose of making meteorological ohservations. +r =_ Ossrrucrions To Navication.—The steamer Chrysopolis,on her way down the river, on Thursday last, grounded upon a newly formed sand bar, about two miles below Sacramento. When the steamer left Sacramento the river was twelve feet above low water mark, and the grounding, under such circumstances, ahows that a rapid accumulation is going en in that river, which augurs badly for the future of its navigation. To Corresronpents. — “ Gold-Bearing Snlphurets and their Reduction,” by “ A Student of Metailurgy,”fwill appear next week. “The Age and Formation of Metal-Bearing Rocks,” by ‘(F. A. HL,” is received and will appear. The proceedings of the “Mass Meeting of Mi. ners at Summit City” will appear next week. Instrrors Batt.—The ball given by the Mechanics’ Institute, on Thursday evening, ia ~ generally conceded to have been a very pleasant party, about six hundred ladies nnd gentlemen heing present. Gey MecCurnnan and family are uow in” Brussels, : e