Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

400 The Bining wl A Nice Tuine.—The Mariposa Gazette says that Mr. Moore, of Idaho City, formerly of Mariposa, has disposed of a portion of his interest in a qnartz vein in that Territory for the pice little sum of $800,000. The “ interest ” spoken of we suppose to be arhalf interest in the farfous “ Morning Star Ledge.” Om Rerinery in Los Ancztes County.— The citizens of Los Angeles, according to the ‘News, are now burning oil from the refinery of the Philadelphia Oil Company, on the Camulas Rancho. The Company is prepared to furnish from their well and refinery all that may be needed to supply the demand. Hanscom Copper Mixe.—The owners of this mine seem determined to improve the fine prospects they have, for developing, in Del Norte connty, one of the richest copper lodes on this coast. A new election of olficers has ‘taken place, which will be reported in our list in the first issue of next month. J.B. Cone, Bustvesa AcENcy.—Makes private sales of Property and Business Places of every description, in the city and tbroughout the State ; procures partoers with Jarge and small amounts of money; negotiales sales of muning property, and does a Gensial Agency Business. Patronage solicited hy mail, express, or hy personal application at the office, 402 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. 23vLltt NEW! NOVEL! USEFUL! a INDISPENSABLE! COPYRIGHT SECURED. j BROCKWAYWYS PERPETUAL. CALENDAR Showa wlthont hesitation The Date or Day of the Week, —oR— Any Day or Date in the 19th Century, Bendering it a prompt and accurnte ASSISTANT RECKONER, Besides answering fally And Conveniently All the Purposes of the Ordinary Counting-House Calendar During the Ninetecnth Centary. Tbe Calendar for each month ls arranged in a single column, asin theregulariy published (book) Almanacs, rendering tt more easy for reckoning, in most instances, than ¥ C Hh form of Calendars. the’ It is simply nnderstood. It affords the same reference from year to year. It avoids errors. It occupies a convenient space. Its nsefuiness increases hy use. Onco used it hecomes indispensable, It is worth one hundred times its cost. Its cost is trifling, hut its valne is constant and perpetual. For aslngle reference it is often worth ten times Its cost. In FINANCIAL, LEGAL and Business transactions, it saves many grave and Important mistakes. DEWEY & CO.,Sole Agents For tbo Copyright on the Pacific Coast. For satx only hy Canvassing Agents, and at the Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency, Book, News and Job Printing Office, 505 Clay Street, San Francisco. STANDARD SOAP C0’S WASHING POWDER. a Facts that can be Proved: One Ponnd of the Standard Soap Co.'s CONCENTRATED ERASIVE WASHING POWDER will do the work of two pounds of Bar Soap, saves haif the time, iabor and expense; does not injure the ciothes, but turns them out sweet and.clean. No additional BoaF needed, works papas, wellin hard and soft water; cxcelient for wooiens, as it contains no resin; splendid for dishes, milk cans and dair. . ‘Ten pounds will produce a barrel ot fine Soft Soap in ten minutes, Manufactured and putup, with full directions for uso, in pound papers and packages ot 10, 12 aud 24 lbs., by the STANDAED SOAP CO., 3vll-im 207 Commercial strect San Francisco. MINING LAWS AND FORMS. Third Edltlon revised and enlarged. Complicd by H. B. CONGDON. THIS Edition contains all the laws of the STATE OF CALIFORNTA and NEVADA TERKITORY, reintive to Mining Corporations toe with the Mining Ordinances of Mexco, plete, Digest ot Decisl. ot the Supreme Court; Formsetc. 16 mo. tlexibio cloth, 192 pp. $2.5u. Published by H H. BANCROFT & CO. . JOB PRINTING —FOR— THE PEOPLE! Mining and Scientific’ Press JOB PRINTING OFFICE, 505 Clay Street, (Southwest corner of Sansame street, on 2d floor,) Formorly WATERS BROS. & CO.'S. ‘We are now prepared to offer customers the most favorable inducemcuts to patronize our Book and Job Printing Establishment. Our office is supplied with an EXTENSIVE aseornene of Type, and the pusr style of Presses for coop WORK an CHEAP AND RAPID PRINTING, Patrons wili always find ns well up to the times, ready to exccute superior work, and furnish the same as ehcap as any prom pt and reliabie firm in San Francisco. ,Our aim is to sur ovr custoners in reeniGy to style and prices, and wiii guarantce entire satisfaction to every rcasonable individnal who may be kind enough to bestow upon us his patronage. i‘ . “ We give especial attention,porties in making up or revising their copy. caro Will always be givon to the publication of LAW BRIEFS, CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, * MISCELLANEOUS BLANKS, BLANK EBOOKS, MINING BLANKS, when desired, In assisting Particular BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, CAEDS, CIRCULARS, MINING REPOETS. Orders from the interior will reecive prompt attention. We shali take care to secure correctness in all work executed for parties out of town. Small packages can he forwarded by mail at smail cxpense. City customers, or persons visiting San Francisco, are Invited to cali and examine our specimens, when they will be politely informed of our prices by the Proprietors. DEWEY «& CO., Proprietors, Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency, Newspaper and Job Printing Office. 605 Clay Strect, San Francisco. A. T. DF WEY. W. B. EWER. C. W. M. SMITH. {. Tae Gowwrn ERs for Six Months. Scientific Press, 1852. : 1866 ANEW VOLUME. Fourteeuth Year of Publicatiou, THE GOLDEN ERA. Founded in 1852. The oldest Weokly Paper In the State, permanently established, and more widciy circulated at home aud abroad thau any other on the Pacific Coast. In California, the Atlantic States, and throughont the entire field of its great and rapidly iucreasing eirculation, Taa GoLpEN Era is universally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence, Among its contributors are all the best writers on this sido of the Continent, and eorrespondents of distinguished ability iu New York, Paris and London. Liberal Terms to Ciubs. Tae Gotpen Era is furnished to CLUBS at the following rates: Tbreo Copics, oue year, Ten Dollars ; Five Coples, one year, Fifteon Dollars ; Ten Copies, one ycar, Twenty five Dollars. Ah extra copy will be forwarded, free, for one year, to the person sending a eluh of five or ten suhscribers. THE Gotnen Era is now eularged hy the addition of eight columns to its pages—and presents-fifiy-six columns, containing the greatest possible variety of Valuable aud Entertalning, Original and Selected Matter, all combining to render Toe GoLpEN Era a Literary and Family Journal of surpassing intercst aod attraction; a Wolcome Guest in Cottage and Cabin; the favorite ut the fireside in City and Country, the most useful, agrceable altogetbertdesirahle publication for California roaders and their kindred and friends in the Atlantic States, Europe, and elsewhere. Every Household in the Mouutains and Valleys, tbe Cities, Towns, and Mining Camps of California aud throughout the Pacific States and Torritories, should rocclve and welcomo Tue Gotpen Era asa regular weekly visitor. Serial Romances iu The Golden Era. The most popular Novels of the present day published as Serials,from week to week, in the Gorpen Era, from advance sheets, Simultaueousiy wlth their appearance in the English and Atlantie Periodicals. Among the contributors to the Gotpex Era aro all the prominent writcrs of Literary Reputc in Califernia and on the Pacific Coast, also correspondents and contributors of distlnguished ahility in tbe Atlantic States and Europe, comprising an array of Talent and Gcuius unapproached hy-any Literary Journal iu Caliioraia, the Atlantic States, or Europe. “THOUGHTS AND THINGS” APPEAR WBEKLY IN THE GOLDEN ERA. Read “ Thoughts and Thiags’’ in tho GotpEN Era, “ Professor Cloarquill.’’ in the Goldon Era, “ Dogherry,’’? in the Goldon Era. *¢ Alice Mason,”’ in the Golden Era, ° « Hugb Humphrey,” in the Golden Era. * Bill Dadd,” in the Golden Era. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GOLDEN ERA. One Year...2+-.-$400 Six Months..$2 00 To Maii Subscribers. ‘THE GotpEn Era for Oae Year. .$4 00 -$2 00 THE GoLDEN ERA for Three Months, -$1 00 Sent from the Office to any Address in California and Oregon—Nevada, Washington, Idabo, Utah and Colorado Territories—the Atlantic States, Europe, and al) parts of the World. Take care to write distinctly the name of tho person, tho naine of the city, town or locality where the post office is situated, and the namo of the County and State, in order that the paper may he fully and accurately directed to cyery address, AGENTS in overy part of tho State receive subscriptions for the GoLpEN ERA. POSTMASTERS in California, Oregon, and neighboring Territories obtaining subscriptions for the Gotpex Eka and forwarding the same, with name and addresa of the suhpeer thes sei he allowed a very liberal commission therefor. Liberal Terms to Clubs. Three copies, one year, Five copies, one year. Ten copies, ONG year. .seceersececes Now is the Time to Subscribe, TO ADVERTISERS. Best Advertising Mediam.—Tho Golden Era is the oldest Weekly Journal in Callfornia, and indisputably enjoys hy far tbe largest circulation in the city of San Francisco aad In the interior of the State. THE GOLDEN ERA Is universally read in every city, town, village and mJning and agricultural precinct in California, and offers unusual and uncqualled advantages to those who desire to hriug their business promlaently before the community. Only a limited space is devoted to advertising. All advertising pages are also largely occupiod with fresh and interesting reading matter, and no advertisement can escape attention. The charges for advertising aro not so largo, proportioned to tho benefits derived, as thoge of other papers, Liberal terms wlil he mado with those whe advertise for three or six months, or Ly tbe year, BROOKS & LAWRENCE, GoLpen [ra BUILDING, No, 643 Clay etreet, near Moutgomery , San Francisco EAST CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. Division EX.—Mnthemntics and Engineering. Cass 3~RaiLways ano Roans. Adams’ Roads and Rails. Beans on Railway Curves. Brees’ Railway Practice, 2 vois: 4to. Burgoyne'on Common Roads.. Bourne's Drawings of the London and Railway, imperial folio.. sree tenenose-= Byrne's R. R, and Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book. 150 Chattaway on Railways: Capltal and Dividends 50 Cole's Contractor's Book of Working Drawings. 5 00 Dempsey’s Practical Railway Enginccer, 4to 28 50 Dempsey on Iron in Railway Structures 6 00 Easton on Street Raliways.. 2 50 Gillespie on Roads and Raiiroads 2 25 Haskoll on Railway Construetion, 2 vois. 30 00 Haskoll on Railway Construction, 2d series. -30 00 Holley’s American and European Railwas Practice, TT plates, folio..-+es+0.05 Shee anaes Aneee + 160 Homans’ Raiiroad and Insurance Almanac 2 25 Jervis’ Railway Property.. 160 Lardner's Railway Economy. -. 160 Leahy on Making and Repairing Roads 325 Rood’s R, R. and Stago Regulations for California: 1 Shunk on Railway Curves... SH CASRCANEOS 15a Simms on Leveling and Curves for Railways. 6 00 Stephcuson on Raiiways . on 50 Stimson's Express Business and Railroads 200 Vose'’s Hand-Book of Rallroad Construction Wood's Treatise on Railroads.. a 500 Young's Steam on Common Koads. sees 900 Cuass 4—Drsinace aNn LEVEES. Burnell's Hydraulic Engineering ... bid Dempsey's Drainage of Districts and Lands. . 50 Dempsey's Drainage and Sewage of Town: 15 Eiklngton'’s System of Draining, Land. 600 Frencb’s Farm Drainage, 100 iliustrations 175 Frisi on Rivers, Torrents and Canals. Hewson on Levees of Rivers, Svo. Johnstone's Treatise on Draining, Emhanking, ete, 4t Kllppart on Land Dralnage. Munn’s Practicai Land Drainer Stephen's Manual of Practical Draining, $d edition. Wiggins on Emhanking Landa from the Sea.. . +. (TO BE CONTINUED.) H. H. BANCROET & CO., Booksetlers and Statloncra, Sau Franelsco, Cal. 25vll WwW. T. GARRATT, City ’ BRASS AND BELL FOUNDER &B & 2B Cor. Market and First Sta, opposite Oriental Hotei, SAN FRANCISCO. Manufacturer of Brass, Zinc, and Anti-Friction or Babbet Metal Castings; CHURCH AND STEAMBOAT BELLS, TAVERN AND HAND BELLS AND GONGS, FIRE ENGINES, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS, Stcam, Liqnor, Soda Oii, Waterand Fiange Cocks, and Vaives of all descriptions, made and repaired. Hose and ali other Joints, Speiter, Soider, and Copper Rivets, &. Gauge Cocks, Cylindcr Cocks, oil Oiobes, Steam Whistles, HYDEAULIC PIPES AND NOZZELS For aliniba pareoees, Iron Steam Pipo furnished with Fittmgs, &c. Coupling Joints of ali eizes. Partlcular attcution paid to Dishllery Work. Manufacturer of “Garratt’s Pat tent Improved Journal Metai.” Highest Market price pald for OLD BELLS, COPPER AND BRASS, «£57 Ste @ PREMIUMS. ist Premium, at Sacramento Fair,.1862 iat Premium, at 8. FPF. Bay Diatrict.18623 ist Premium at Sacrameuto.,...1863 ist Premium, at San Francisco,..1864 see eee ASEE lat Premium, for Cordiais. Ist Premium, for Hygienic Bitters.1864 Awarded to V. SQUARZAPacific Mail Steamship Co. The following SteamshIps will he dispatched on the folRS tin lowlng named days, Decemher 30—GOLDEN AGE January 10th--CONSTITUTION Seene Erom Folsom street Wharf Atll o'clock A. M., pnnctnally to the hour, For Panama. Passcngers will be conveyed from Panama to Aspinwals by the Panama Railroad Company, and from Aspinwail to New York by the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company A Baggago Master will be sent through each trip. Cabin passengers wili be berthed for Atlantic steamer. OLIVER ELDRIDGE, Agent. Corner Sacramento and Leldesdorff sts. Capt. E.N. Farnsworth. Constitution and By-Laws a Mining and Prospecting Companies Elegant] printed, with c ire and dispatcb, at the office of the Mining and Scientific Press. ap Orders from the Interior faithfuly attonded to.

400 The Bining wl A Nice Tuine.—The Mariposa Gazette says that Mr. Moore, of Idaho City, formerly of Mariposa, has disposed of a portion of his interest in a qnartz vein in that Territory for the pice little sum of $800,000. The “ interest ” spoken of we suppose to be arhalf interest in the farfous “ Morning Star Ledge.” Om Rerinery in Los Ancztes County.— The citizens of Los Angeles, according to the ‘News, are now burning oil from the refinery of the Philadelphia Oil Company, on the Camulas Rancho. The Company is prepared to furnish from their well and refinery all that may be needed to supply the demand. Hanscom Copper Mixe.—The owners of this mine seem determined to improve the fine prospects they have, for developing, in Del Norte connty, one of the richest copper lodes on this coast. A new election of olficers has ‘taken place, which will be reported in our list in the first issue of next month. J.B. Cone, Bustvesa AcENcy.—Makes private sales of Property and Business Places of every description, in the city and tbroughout the State ; procures partoers with Jarge and small amounts of money; negotiales sales of muning property, and does a Gensial Agency Business. Patronage solicited hy mail, express, or hy personal application at the office, 402 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. 23vLltt NEW! NOVEL! USEFUL! a INDISPENSABLE! COPYRIGHT SECURED. j BROCKWAYWYS PERPETUAL. CALENDAR Showa wlthont hesitation The Date or Day of the Week, —oR— Any Day or Date in the 19th Century, Bendering it a prompt and accurnte ASSISTANT RECKONER, Besides answering fally And Conveniently All the Purposes of the Ordinary Counting-House Calendar During the Ninetecnth Centary. Tbe Calendar for each month ls arranged in a single column, asin theregulariy published (book) Almanacs, rendering tt more easy for reckoning, in most instances, than ¥ C Hh form of Calendars. the’ It is simply nnderstood. It affords the same reference from year to year. It avoids errors. It occupies a convenient space. Its nsefuiness increases hy use. Onco used it hecomes indispensable, It is worth one hundred times its cost. Its cost is trifling, hut its valne is constant and perpetual. For aslngle reference it is often worth ten times Its cost. In FINANCIAL, LEGAL and Business transactions, it saves many grave and Important mistakes. DEWEY & CO.,Sole Agents For tbo Copyright on the Pacific Coast. For satx only hy Canvassing Agents, and at the Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency, Book, News and Job Printing Office, 505 Clay Street, San Francisco. STANDARD SOAP C0’S WASHING POWDER. a Facts that can be Proved: One Ponnd of the Standard Soap Co.'s CONCENTRATED ERASIVE WASHING POWDER will do the work of two pounds of Bar Soap, saves haif the time, iabor and expense; does not injure the ciothes, but turns them out sweet and.clean. No additional BoaF needed, works papas, wellin hard and soft water; cxcelient for wooiens, as it contains no resin; splendid for dishes, milk cans and dair. . ‘Ten pounds will produce a barrel ot fine Soft Soap in ten minutes, Manufactured and putup, with full directions for uso, in pound papers and packages ot 10, 12 aud 24 lbs., by the STANDAED SOAP CO., 3vll-im 207 Commercial strect San Francisco. MINING LAWS AND FORMS. Third Edltlon revised and enlarged. Complicd by H. B. CONGDON. THIS Edition contains all the laws of the STATE OF CALIFORNTA and NEVADA TERKITORY, reintive to Mining Corporations toe with the Mining Ordinances of Mexco, plete, Digest ot Decisl. ot the Supreme Court; Formsetc. 16 mo. tlexibio cloth, 192 pp. $2.5u. Published by H H. BANCROFT & CO. . JOB PRINTING —FOR— THE PEOPLE! Mining and Scientific’ Press JOB PRINTING OFFICE, 505 Clay Street, (Southwest corner of Sansame street, on 2d floor,) Formorly WATERS BROS. & CO.'S. ‘We are now prepared to offer customers the most favorable inducemcuts to patronize our Book and Job Printing Establishment. Our office is supplied with an EXTENSIVE aseornene of Type, and the pusr style of Presses for coop WORK an CHEAP AND RAPID PRINTING, Patrons wili always find ns well up to the times, ready to exccute superior work, and furnish the same as ehcap as any prom pt and reliabie firm in San Francisco. ,Our aim is to sur ovr custoners in reeniGy to style and prices, and wiii guarantce entire satisfaction to every rcasonable individnal who may be kind enough to bestow upon us his patronage. i‘ . “ We give especial attention,porties in making up or revising their copy. caro Will always be givon to the publication of LAW BRIEFS, CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, * MISCELLANEOUS BLANKS, BLANK EBOOKS, MINING BLANKS, when desired, In assisting Particular BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, CAEDS, CIRCULARS, MINING REPOETS. Orders from the interior will reecive prompt attention. We shali take care to secure correctness in all work executed for parties out of town. Small packages can he forwarded by mail at smail cxpense. City customers, or persons visiting San Francisco, are Invited to cali and examine our specimens, when they will be politely informed of our prices by the Proprietors. DEWEY «& CO., Proprietors, Mining and Scientific Press Patent Agency, Newspaper and Job Printing Office. 605 Clay Strect, San Francisco. A. T. DF WEY. W. B. EWER. C. W. M. SMITH. {. Tae Gowwrn ERs for Six Months. Scientific Press, 1852. : 1866 ANEW VOLUME. Fourteeuth Year of Publicatiou, THE GOLDEN ERA. Founded in 1852. The oldest Weokly Paper In the State, permanently established, and more widciy circulated at home aud abroad thau any other on the Pacific Coast. In California, the Atlantic States, and throughont the entire field of its great and rapidly iucreasing eirculation, Taa GoLpEN Era is universally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence, Among its contributors are all the best writers on this sido of the Continent, and eorrespondents of distinguished ability iu New York, Paris and London. Liberal Terms to Ciubs. Tae Gotpen Era is furnished to CLUBS at the following rates: Tbreo Copics, oue year, Ten Dollars ; Five Coples, one year, Fifteon Dollars ; Ten Copies, one ycar, Twenty five Dollars. Ah extra copy will be forwarded, free, for one year, to the person sending a eluh of five or ten suhscribers. THE Gotnen Era is now eularged hy the addition of eight columns to its pages—and presents-fifiy-six columns, containing the greatest possible variety of Valuable aud Entertalning, Original and Selected Matter, all combining to render Toe GoLpEN Era a Literary and Family Journal of surpassing intercst aod attraction; a Wolcome Guest in Cottage and Cabin; the favorite ut the fireside in City and Country, the most useful, agrceable altogetbertdesirahle publication for California roaders and their kindred and friends in the Atlantic States, Europe, and elsewhere. Every Household in the Mouutains and Valleys, tbe Cities, Towns, and Mining Camps of California aud throughout the Pacific States and Torritories, should rocclve and welcomo Tue Gotpen Era asa regular weekly visitor. Serial Romances iu The Golden Era. The most popular Novels of the present day published as Serials,from week to week, in the Gorpen Era, from advance sheets, Simultaueousiy wlth their appearance in the English and Atlantie Periodicals. Among the contributors to the Gotpex Era aro all the prominent writcrs of Literary Reputc in Califernia and on

the Pacific Coast, also correspondents and contributors of distlnguished ahility in tbe Atlantic States and Europe, comprising an array of Talent and Gcuius unapproached hy-any Literary Journal iu Caliioraia, the Atlantic States, or Europe. “THOUGHTS AND THINGS” APPEAR WBEKLY IN THE GOLDEN ERA. Read “ Thoughts and Thiags’’ in tho GotpEN Era, “ Professor Cloarquill.’’ in the Goldon Era, “ Dogherry,’’? in the Goldon Era. *¢ Alice Mason,”’ in the Golden Era, ° « Hugb Humphrey,” in the Golden Era. * Bill Dadd,” in the Golden Era. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GOLDEN ERA. One Year.....2+-.-$400 Six Months....$2 00 To Maii Subscribers. ‘THE GotpEn Era for Oae Year.. .$4 00 -$2 00 THE GoLDEN ERA for Three Months, -$1 00 Sent from the Office to any Address in California and Oregon—Nevada, Washington, Idabo, Utah and Colorado Territories—the Atlantic States, Europe, and al) parts of the World. Take care to write distinctly the name of tho person, tho naine of the city, town or locality where the post office is situated, and the namo of the County and State, in order that the paper may he fully and accurately directed to cyery address, AGENTS in overy part of tho State receive subscriptions for the GoLpEN ERA. POSTMASTERS in California, Oregon, and neighboring Territories obtaining subscriptions for the Gotpex Eka and forwarding the same, with name and addresa of the suhpeer thes sei he allowed a very liberal commission therefor. Liberal Terms to Clubs. Three copies, one year, Five copies, one year.. Ten copies, ONG year. ..seceersececes Now is the Time to Subscribe, TO ADVERTISERS. Best Advertising Mediam.—Tho Golden Era is the oldest Weekly Journal in Callfornia, and indisputably enjoys hy far tbe largest circulation in the city of San Francisco aad In the interior of the State. THE GOLDEN ERA Is universally read in every city, town, village and mJning and agricultural precinct in California, and offers unusual and uncqualled advantages to those who desire to hriug their business promlaently before the community. Only a limited space is devoted to advertising. All advertising pages are also largely occupiod with fresh and interesting reading matter, and no advertisement can escape attention. The charges for advertising aro not so largo, proportioned to tho benefits derived, as thoge of other papers, Liberal terms wlil he mado with those whe advertise for three or six months, or Ly tbe year, BROOKS & LAWRENCE, GoLpen [ra BUILDING, No, 643 Clay etreet, near Moutgomery , San Francisco EAST CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. Division EX.—Mnthemntics and Engineering. Cass 3~RaiLways ano Roans. Adams’ Roads and Rails. Beans on Railway Curves. Brees’ Railway Practice, 2 vois: 4to. Burgoyne'on Common Roads... Bourne's Drawings of the London and Railway, imperial folio... sree tenenose-= Byrne's R. R, and Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book. 150 Chattaway on Railways: Capltal and Dividends 50 Cole's Contractor's Book of Working Drawings. 5 00 Dempsey’s Practical Railway Enginccer, 4to 28 50 Dempsey on Iron in Railway Structures 6 00 Easton on Street Raliways.... 2 50 Gillespie on Roads and Raiiroads 2 25 Haskoll on Railway Construetion, 2 vois. 30 00 Haskoll on Railway Construction, 2d series. -30 00 Holley’s American and European Railwas Practice, TT plates, folio...-+es+0.05 Shee anaes Aneee + 160 Homans’ Raiiroad and Insurance Almanac 2 25 Jervis’ Railway Property... 160 Lardner's Railway Economy. -. 160 Leahy on Making and Repairing Roads 325 Rood’s R, R. and Stago Regulations for California: 1 Shunk on Railway Curves..... SH CASRCANEOS 15a Simms on Leveling and Curves for Railways. 6 00 Stephcuson on Raiiways . on 50 Stimson's Express Business and Railroads 200 Vose'’s Hand-Book of Rallroad Construction Wood's Treatise on Railroads... a 500 Young's Steam on Common Koads. sees 900 Cuass 4—Drsinace aNn LEVEES. Burnell's Hydraulic Engineering ..... bid Dempsey's Drainage of Districts and Lands. . 50 Dempsey's Drainage and Sewage of Town: 15 Eiklngton'’s System of Draining, Land.. 600 Frencb’s Farm Drainage, 100 iliustrations 175 Frisi on Rivers, Torrents and Canals. Hewson on Levees of Rivers, Svo.. Johnstone's Treatise on Draining, Emhanking, ete, 4t Kllppart on Land Dralnage.. Munn’s Practicai Land Drainer Stephen's Manual of Practical Draining, $d edition. Wiggins on Emhanking Landa from the Sea.... . +. (TO BE CONTINUED.) H. H. BANCROET & CO., Booksetlers and Statloncra, Sau Franelsco, Cal. 25vll WwW. T. GARRATT, City ’ BRASS AND BELL FOUNDER &B & 2B Cor. Market and First Sta, opposite Oriental Hotei, SAN FRANCISCO. Manufacturer of Brass, Zinc, and Anti-Friction or Babbet Metal Castings; CHURCH AND STEAMBOAT BELLS, TAVERN AND HAND BELLS AND GONGS, FIRE ENGINES, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS, Stcam, Liqnor, Soda Oii, Waterand Fiange Cocks, and Vaives of all descriptions, made and repaired. Hose and ali other Joints, Speiter, Soider, and Copper Rivets, &. Gauge Cocks, Cylindcr Cocks, oil Oiobes, Steam Whistles, HYDEAULIC PIPES AND NOZZELS For aliniba pareoees, Iron Steam Pipo furnished with Fittmgs, &c. Coupling Joints of ali eizes. Partlcular attcution paid to Dishllery Work. Manufacturer of “Garratt’s Pat tent Improved Journal Metai.” Highest Market price pald for OLD BELLS, COPPER AND BRASS, «£57 Ste @ PREMIUMS. ist Premium, at Sacramento Fair,..1862 iat Premium, at 8. FPF. Bay Diatrict..18623 ist Premium at Sacrameuto..,.....1863 ist Premium, at San Francisco,....1864 see eee ASEE lat Premium, for Cordiais.. Ist Premium, for Hygienic Bitters..1864 Awarded to V. SQUARZAPacific Mail Steamship Co. The following SteamshIps will he dispatched on the folRS tin lowlng named days, Decemher 30—GOLDEN AGE January 10th--CONSTITUTION Seene Erom Folsom street Wharf Atll o'clock A. M., pnnctnally to the hour, For Panama. Passcngers will be conveyed from Panama to Aspinwals by the Panama Railroad Company, and from Aspinwail to New York by the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company A Baggago Master will be sent through each trip. Cabin passengers wili be berthed for Atlantic steamer. OLIVER ELDRIDGE, Agent. Corner Sacramento and Leldesdorff sts. Capt. E.N. Farnsworth. Constitution and By-Laws a Mining and Prospecting Companies Elegant] printed, with c ire and dispatcb, at the office of the Mining and Scientific Press. ap Orders from the Interior faithfuly attonded to.