Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

a Yournat of Alsetul Arts, Srienee, nud Pininny and Rlechanical Lrogress. DEWEY & CO., PURLISUERS And Patent Solleitors. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1865. VOLUME XI. Number 5, TABLE OF CONTENTS. The age ef ge Gold Aaa OES UA of QmMeera of Mining ks, . Gompantics and Incorporaom wordt “simaden'Quick. tlona. allver “Mine. . Report of enggaborstlens for Increasing Commerctal © month Valuo of Betas Farther from, the Santa BarTron-clada—a » bara Metcor. Jottings eae ahs a Monntalns, agorant Medieal Expert tints Mita at Reese River. mielits he Fifth Industrial Palr. Mining Summary. Movnt Lincoln Rultortal und Select Intercettng Letter from Aus: elle La PIERS Direethy. to Important Coal Striko at Mt. tork Sates and Reports. Diablo. an Francleco Priecs Current A Trip to the Mountatns, ay Mining and Other AdTho Foundries. IP vertisements, Ete. Rates of Advertising — IN THE — MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESB. Mining Advortisemeate. Notices of Meetings, per square, onc week. Notices of Meetings, menage re four weeks. . 5 Assesunent Nutieca, of ordinary length, four v Asseannent Notices, of more thau usual length, for each ndditional square Delinquent Sales. per square, two weeks Delingnent Sales, per square, three wee Postponementa, per square, one week. eups ot ao vote mens printed for raeetingsor sacs: ments, per handred. ‘Aver tole blanks nn cireulars. Miscellaneoas Aagaeiaatll ae ere owt S@ s8Sz see One week, per square. One inonth, per sq One quarter G months), per squa -. Advertleomenta of great length, rac inserted bs contract oa ihe nose feos poe Begm Ten lines of solid advertiving type constitutes a square. RO rie EBS 6 te! Terms of Sabseription. THE Mining ano Sciestiric Press ls published evory SatUrday morning (contalntng sixteen pages~—size of Harper's Weekly) at the following rates: One capy, one year, by mall, in advanec. One copy. sx months, by mail. In advutiee. One copy, one year, hy EXPTCAs. One copy, six months, by express . Flye coples, ene year, by mail, In By elty Set per month, Sinzlo eons debenecoensrecane Monthly Serles (ur parta), col Monthly Serles, containing 5 Nos senses & Bune ausezse3 6225 Tre Cincunation of the Pness, already extensive, ls ie idly lnercasing, and subtantlal men who can profit by wide. Ty disseniinating Infarmation of thelr business amongat the most Intelllgent. Infiuentiat and Industrial classes of the Pacifie States and Territorles will flnd no more effectual or eeonomical medium for advertising. DEWEY & CO., Proprietors. Patent Agency and Job Printing Office, 505 Clay street, San Franelsco. July 1, 1865, Yerrmie Disaster.—Our citizens have been called npon the past week to mourn over one of the most terrible disasters which has ever occurred on the Pacific ceast. On the 30th of July, the steamer Brother Jonathan, Sound for Oregon, struck a rock off the coast, near Cresent City, and went down almost instantly—so quickly that, so far as yet beard from, only one boat load of passengers was saved, sixteen in number,. out of over 160 known to have been on board. Probably there has never been a trip made up the coast,by any steamer or other vessel, on beard of which were so many of the leading and prominent men of our city and State, as left here on Friday of last week on the ill-fated Brotber Jonathan. The flags throughout the city are etill at half-mast in token of respect and mourning for the unfortunate sufferers. Sonernixe New.—Paper, iron and linen shirt collare are fast going out of use. ‘I’bey are giving way to an entirely new article in thot line, known as Ward’e Iudia-rubber enamelled collar. They may be obtained at 323 Montgomery street, in this city. Tbey are eaid to bea very neat and serviceable article. Mitt ror Anizona.—A mill ie in process of erection at Woolsey’e Ranch, near Prescott, Arizona. The machinery will be upon the ground by the last of the present month, and will be put in running order with all convenient dispatch. THE FIFTH INDUSTRIAL FAIR. By reference to our advertising columns the reader will observe an official “notice to exhibitors,” that the Pavilion is now open for cxhibitors to enter their articles intended for exhibition, There will be no postponement of the day of opening, which has been fixed for Thursday next. Workinen are still busy, under the direction of the officers of the Institute, in finishing up the preparations for the display. ‘The statue of Lincoln has already been placed upou its pedestal under the great dome of the Paviliou. The fountain, which surrounds it, is completed, and the water was let in yesterday. Parties are engaged in arranging the flags, evergreens, etc., which are tv adorn the structure. ‘The tables and other fixtures are ready to be put in place for the reception of articles to be exhibited. Somme of the heavier pieces of machinery are in place, and the foundation is prepared for the engine. Tbe carpenters and inasons have finished their work upou the “Old Folks’ Kitehen,” and those premises are now ready to receive such contributions as the benevolent may see fit to contribnte towards the object in aid of which it has beeh devised—to raise a huilding fund for a “ Sailor's Home ” in this city. The plan on which it is designed to furnish and manage this institution is fully detailed in our advertising columns, to which we would refer the reader. We bad the pleasure, on Thursday, of examining a magnificent cabinet, which will be placed in the mineral department by Capt. Aiken, of Coulterville, Mariposa county, of whicb we sball give a full description in onr Datty Fair Press. It is expected that tbe mineral display will be an important one, and such as shall speak well for the value of our mines. Mr. Bruckner will exhibit his patent revolving cylinder furnace. tor desulphurizing sulphurets. It is already in the Pavilion. The Fire-Alarm Telegraph bas taken a stand, and the wires are already up to connect with the office at the City Hall. A gong will be placed in the Pavilion, upon which fire alarms will be sounded simultaneous with the fire bells. The proprietors of the Minino ann Screntiric Press have a new Franklin press in the building, which will berun by steam. It will be set in order by the first of the week. Exhibitors should lose no time in making their entries, and arranging their goods for exhibition. Monday will be none too early to commence, even for the lighter articles of exhibition. More work can be done then, and more conveniently, tlian later in the week, when the rush commences. It is to be hoped tbat the railroad and steamboat companies will oonclude to make a reduction in their rates of fare during the continuance of the Exhibition. If excursion tickets should be sold, they would doubtless tend to greatly benefit the pecnniary interest of both the companies and the Institute; and such a step would be most fully appreciated by tbe entire commuuity. Te Bonner sbaft in the Gould & Curry mine ie now 525 feet indepth. It is destined . to be the deepest sbaft on the continent. QUARTZ MILLS AT REESE RIVER. According to the Recse River Reveille, there are at the present time fifteen mills working io the Reese River district, and rnnning 115 stamps. In addition to these there are now in process of erection, in various parts of the district, eleven other mills, the most of which will be completed within nincty days, and whieb will run 143 stamps. The following table, which we copy Irom the Reveille, shows the location and the number of stamps of each. ‘I’he first columm of figures gives the number of stamps in the mills now running, the second coluiu shows the uumber of thoso in process of erection: Naino of Mill, Location, Stamps. Stamps. Atluutic & Pacific..Uniou, 20 3. F. Canon, 3 Cutifornia Au-tin, 10 Chifton. .Austin, 4 Confidence. . . Yankee Blade, 20 Cortez. Cortez, 10 Eagle Avstia, 3 7 Eurek: Biz Creek, 10 Keyston: Austin, 20 Long Island, Austin, 5 Midas. Freemaa, 35 Manhattaa’,. . Ausiln, 10 10 New York & Ioae one, 10 Parrott, Mitlyille 16 Pioneer, Austin, 10 Picveer, Tune, iy Pheip: Big Creek, 10 Roos Kegan Canoa, 35 Social Een Canon, 6 Stephen --lgan Canva, 10 Stirling Kingston, 20 Union., ‘ TlAostin, 5 6 Waore.. . AUSLIO, 5 Totalleee. doeceeee deveersees » 115 143 143 Grand total... eeerececees 208 _ In addition to the above, steps are being taken for the erection of several other mills. Scareely a week clapse in which we do not hear of the purchase of some mine by Eastern capitalists, who invariably take immediate steps forthe erection of a suitable mill npon the same. Some idea of the amount of work done by these mills may be formed from tbe fact tbat their monthly consnmption of quicksilver is fully forty flasks. The Reverlle ventures the following prediction, “ that within one year the: niountaius and hills and cations and ravines of Reese River, will be vocal with the hum of industry, and will echo the music of a thousand stamps; for a tithe only of the causes now in motion will produce that effect.” Tax Hyprostatic Exoins.—Messrs. Hansbrow & Redding have made an important improvement in their hydrostatie engine, by which they are enabled to greatly economize in the use of water. One of these improved machines, of much greater power than that exhibited by them last year at the Fair, has just been built at the Miners’ Foundry, for Messrs. Clark & Nichols, of Amador connty. Tt will be put up on the St. Louis lode, at Irisbtown, about three miles from Pine Grove. A Yrsrisre Haw Sroru.—The French papers epeak of a terrible bail etorm which recently occurred in,the province of Cambia, France. It is said that the entrance to the, canal at Vendhuilte wae so obstructed by. the, hail, which froze into 2 mass, that a large,num-! ber of workmen had tobe employed, with picks to clegr,it,out . Gen, Rosrcrane has gone, to, Reese River. . } IMPORTANT GOAL STRIKE AT MOUNT DIABLO, We are informed by Messrs. Greenhood & Newbaner, that on Saturday last they had the good fortune to strike a bed of coal in the shaft in which they have been working so * long, at Somorville, near Mount Diablo. The company is known as the “ Independent,” and was orgunized in 1860. Their shaft is 710 feet, with a drift about 400 feet from the surface, running sone eighty feet toward the vcin. Over a year and a balf ago, while working in this drift, they encountered a sudden influx of water, which drove them from the drift and the shaft, Heavy pumping machiuery was immediately set to work, which has been kept in constant operation from that time to the present. A sbort time since they succeeded in lowering the water to a point a few feet below the mouth of the drift, when it was found that tho flow was decreased fully onehalf. They then commenced boring near the eud of the drift, and on Saturday last, after the augur had reached a depth of twenty-eiglit feet, they had the good fortune to come upon a four-foot seam of coal. ‘bis coal, as brought up by the augur, appears to be of 2 character quite superior to that obtained from any of the otber mines in the vicinity ; all of which are worked much nearer the surface—thus proving that the Mount Diablo coal improves in depth. We are informed that on trial it has been ascertained that the coal which las now been struck contains a mucb less percentage of sulphur tban that from the mines worked at a higher level. We eongratulate Messrs, Greenhood & Newbauer and their associates in tbe fair prospect which they now have of soon ‘being reimbursed for the heavy outlay expended in this important development. Cowsouipation or Inporranr Mintnc Ca-« NALS In Nevada County.—It is stdted by the Nevada Gazette that the Middle Yuba Canal and Water Compauy aud Kureka Lake Water Company, who have long been in litigation regarding their respective ditches and water privileges, have settled all their difficnlties by cotsolidation. These companies supply a large extent of mining country with water, which is chiefly used in hydraulic operations. Latest From THe Marrote Oi Disrrict.— Prof. Rowlandson has sbown us a hottle of oil handed him while he was passing througli Napa, on Friday last, and which was obtained fromthe Allen & Sutter Co's well, on the Mattole, at the shallow depth of only fortyfive feet. The sample wae a portion of some that was brought to that place by a messenger dispatehed-for that purpose, and was kanded _, to the Professor tbat be migbt make an analysis af, the ‘same. A Psrrotzum Rerinery is about to be established in tbis city. The locality eelected is near Meigg’s wharf, in the northern portion of this city, a point convenient for receiving the crude material, and re-shipping the same when required. The refining of petroleum and manHe will be absent ARO, or, three weeks, and will ) ufactnring of illuminating and lubricating oils doubtless _be heartily, welcomed by tbe citizens . must soon become an important branch of Ceres of our : sister, State. . business in this city, t

a Yournat of Alsetul Arts, Srienee, nud Pininny and Rlechanical Lrogress. DEWEY & CO., PURLISUERS And Patent Solleitors. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1865. VOLUME XI. Number 5, TABLE OF CONTENTS. The age ef ge Gold Aaa OES UA of QmMeera of Mining ks, . Gompantics and Incorporaom wordt “simaden'Quick. tlona. allver “Mine. . Report of enggaborstlens for Increasing Commerctal © month Valuo of Betas Farther from, the Santa BarTron-clada—a » bara Metcor. Jottings eae ahs a Monntalns, agorant Medieal Expert tints Mita at Reese River. mielits he Fifth Industrial Palr. Mining Summary. Movnt Lincoln Rultortal und Select Intercettng Letter from Aus: elle La PIERS Direethy. to Important Coal Striko at Mt. tork Sates and Reports. Diablo. an Francleco Priecs Current A Trip to the Mountatns, ay Mining and Other AdTho Foundries. IP vertisements, Ete. Rates of Advertising — IN THE — MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESB. Mining Advortisemeate. Notices of Meetings, per square, onc week. Notices of Meetings, menage re four weeks. . 5 Assesunent Nutieca, of ordinary length, four v Asseannent Notices, of more thau usual length, for each ndditional square Delinquent Sales. per square, two weeks Delingnent Sales, per square, three wee Postponementa, per square, one week.. eups ot ao vote mens printed for raeetingsor sacs: ments, per handred. ‘Aver tole blanks nn cireulars. Miscellaneoas Aagaeiaatll ae ere owt S@ s8Sz see One week, per square.. One inonth, per sq One quarter G months), per squa -. Advertleomenta of great length, rac inserted bs contract oa ihe nose feos poe Begm Ten lines of solid advertiving type constitutes a square. RO rie EBS 6 te! Terms of Sabseription. THE Mining ano Sciestiric Press ls published evory SatUrday morning (contalntng sixteen pages~—size of Harper's Weekly) at the following rates: One capy, one year, by mall, in advanec. One copy. sx months, by mail. In advutiee. One copy, one year, hy EXPTCAs. One copy, six months, by express . Flye coples, ene year, by mail, In By elty Set per month, Sinzlo eons debenecoensrecane Monthly Serles (ur parta), col Monthly Serles, containing 5 Nos senses & Bune ausezse3 6225 Tre Cincunation of the Pness, already extensive, ls ie idly lnercasing, and subtantlal men who can profit by wide. Ty disseniinating Infarmation of thelr business amongat the most Intelllgent. Infiuentiat and Industrial classes of the Pacifie States and Territorles will flnd no more effectual or eeonomical medium for advertising. DEWEY & CO., Proprietors. Patent Agency and Job Printing Office, 505 Clay street, San Franelsco. July 1, 1865, Yerrmie Disaster.—Our citizens have been called npon the past week to mourn over one of the most terrible disasters which has ever occurred on the Pacific ceast. On the 30th of July, the steamer Brother Jonathan, Sound for Oregon, struck a rock off the coast, near Cresent City, and went down almost instantly—so quickly that, so far as yet beard from, only one boat load of passengers was saved, sixteen in number,. out of over 160 known to have been on board. Probably there has never been a trip made up the coast,by any steamer or other vessel, on beard of which were so many of the leading and prominent men of our city and State, as left here on Friday of last week on the ill-fated Brotber Jonathan. The flags throughout the city are etill at half-mast in token of respect and mourning for the unfortunate sufferers. Sonernixe New.—Paper, iron and linen shirt collare are fast going out of use. ‘I’bey are giving way to an entirely new article in thot line, known as Ward’e Iudia-rubber enamelled collar. They may be obtained at 323 Montgomery street, in this city. Tbey are eaid to bea very neat and serviceable article. Mitt ror Anizona.—A mill ie in process of erection at Woolsey’e Ranch, near Prescott, Arizona. The machinery will be upon the ground by the last of the present month, and will be put in running order with all convenient dispatch. THE FIFTH INDUSTRIAL FAIR. By reference to our advertising columns the reader will observe an official “notice to exhibitors,” that the Pavilion is now open for cxhibitors to enter their articles intended for exhibition, There will be no postponement of the day of opening, which has been fixed for Thursday next. Workinen are still busy, under the direction of the officers of the Institute, in finishing up the preparations for the display. ‘The statue of Lincoln has already been placed upou its pedestal under the great dome of the Paviliou. The fountain, which surrounds it, is completed, and the water was let in yesterday. Parties are engaged in arranging the flags, evergreens, etc., which are tv adorn the structure. ‘The tables and other fixtures are ready to be put in place for the reception of articles to be exhibited. Somme of the heavier pieces of machinery are in place, and the foundation is prepared for the engine. Tbe carpenters and inasons have finished their work upou the “Old Folks’ Kitehen,” and those premises are now ready to receive such contributions as the benevolent may see fit to contribnte towards the object in aid of which it has beeh devised—to raise a huilding fund for a “ Sailor's Home ” in this city. The plan on which it is designed to furnish and manage this institution is fully detailed in our advertising columns, to which we would refer the reader. We bad the pleasure, on Thursday, of examining a magnificent cabinet, which will be placed in the mineral department by Capt. Aiken, of Coulterville, Mariposa county, of whicb we sball give a full description in onr Datty Fair Press. It is expected that tbe mineral display will be an important one, and such as shall speak well for the value of our mines. Mr. Bruckner will exhibit his patent revolving cylinder furnace. tor desulphurizing sulphurets. It is already in the Pavilion. The Fire-Alarm Telegraph bas taken a stand, and the wires are already up to connect with the office at the City Hall. A gong will be placed in the Pavilion, upon which fire alarms will be sounded simultaneous with the fire bells. The proprietors of the Minino ann Screntiric Press have a new Franklin press in the building, which will berun by steam. It will be set in order by the first of the week. Exhibitors should lose no time in making their entries, and arranging their goods for exhibition. Monday will be none too early to commence, even for the lighter articles of exhibition. More work can be done then, and more conveniently, tlian later in the week, when the rush commences. It is to be hoped tbat the railroad and steamboat companies

will oonclude to make a reduction in their rates of fare during the continuance of the Exhibition. If excursion tickets should be sold, they would doubtless tend to greatly benefit the pecnniary interest of both the companies and the Institute; and such a step would be most fully appreciated by tbe entire commuuity. Te Bonner sbaft in the Gould & Curry mine ie now 525 feet indepth. It is destined . to be the deepest sbaft on the continent. QUARTZ MILLS AT REESE RIVER. According to the Recse River Reveille, there are at the present time fifteen mills working io the Reese River district, and rnnning 115 stamps. In addition to these there are now in process of erection, in various parts of the district, eleven other mills, the most of which will be completed within nincty days, and whieb will run 143 stamps. The following table, which we copy Irom the Reveille, shows the location and the number of stamps of each. ‘I’he first columm of figures gives the number of stamps in the mills now running, the second coluiu shows the uumber of thoso in process of erection: Naino of Mill, Location, Stamps. Stamps. Atluutic & Pacific...Uniou, 20 3. F. Canon, 3 Cutifornia Au-tin, 10 Chifton.. .Austin, 4 Confidence. . . Yankee Blade, 20 Cortez.. Cortez, 10 Eagle Avstia, 3 7 Eurek: Biz Creek, 10 Keyston: Austin, 20 Long Island, Austin, 5 Midas.. Freemaa, 35 Manhattaa’,.. . Ausiln, 10 10 New York & Ioae one, 10 Parrott, Mitlyille 16 Pioneer, Austin, 10 Picveer, Tune, iy Pheip: Big Creek, 10 Roos Kegan Canoa, 35 Social Een Canon, 6 Stephen --lgan Canva, 10 Stirling Kingston, 20 Union., ‘ TlAostin, 5 6 Waore... . AUSLIO, 5 Totalleee. doeceeee deveersees » 115 143 143 Grand total..... eeerececees 208 _ In addition to the above, steps are being taken for the erection of several other mills. Scareely a week clapse in which we do not hear of the purchase of some mine by Eastern capitalists, who invariably take immediate steps forthe erection of a suitable mill npon the same. Some idea of the amount of work done by these mills may be formed from tbe fact tbat their monthly consnmption of quicksilver is fully forty flasks. The Reverlle ventures the following prediction, “ that within one year the: niountaius and hills and cations and ravines of Reese River, will be vocal with the hum of industry, and will echo the music of a thousand stamps; for a tithe only of the causes now in motion will produce that effect.” Tax Hyprostatic Exoins.—Messrs. Hansbrow & Redding have made an important improvement in their hydrostatie engine, by which they are enabled to greatly economize in the use of water. One of these improved machines, of much greater power than that exhibited by them last year at the Fair, has just been built at the Miners’ Foundry, for Messrs. Clark & Nichols, of Amador connty. Tt will be put up on the St. Louis lode, at Irisbtown, about three miles from Pine Grove. A Yrsrisre Haw Sroru.—The French papers epeak of a terrible bail etorm which recently occurred in,the province of Cambia, France. It is said that the entrance to the, canal at Vendhuilte wae so obstructed by. the, hail, which froze into 2 mass, that a large,num-! ber of workmen had tobe employed, with picks to clegr,it,out . Gen, Rosrcrane has gone, to, Reese River. . } IMPORTANT GOAL STRIKE AT MOUNT DIABLO, We are informed by Messrs. Greenhood & Newbaner, that on Saturday last they had the good fortune to strike a bed of coal in the shaft in which they have been working so * long, at Somorville, near Mount Diablo. The company is known as the “ Independent,” and was orgunized in 1860. Their shaft is 710 feet, with a drift about 400 feet from the surface, running sone eighty feet toward the vcin. Over a year and a balf ago, while working in this drift, they encountered a sudden influx of water, which drove them from the drift and the shaft, Heavy pumping machiuery was immediately set to work, which has been kept in constant operation from that time to the present. A sbort time since they succeeded in lowering the water to a point a few feet below the mouth of the drift, when it was found that tho flow was decreased fully onehalf. They then commenced boring near the eud of the drift, and on Saturday last, after the augur had reached a depth of twenty-eiglit feet, they had the good fortune to come upon a four-foot seam of coal. ‘bis coal, as brought up by the augur, appears to be of 2 character quite superior to that obtained from any of the otber mines in the vicinity ; all of which are worked much nearer the surface—thus proving that the Mount Diablo coal improves in depth. We are informed that on trial it has been ascertained that the coal which las now been struck contains a mucb less percentage of sulphur tban that from the mines worked at a higher level. We eongratulate Messrs, Greenhood & Newbauer and their associates in tbe fair prospect which they now have of soon ‘being reimbursed for the heavy outlay expended in this important development. Cowsouipation or Inporranr Mintnc Ca-« NALS In Nevada County.—It is stdted by the Nevada Gazette that the Middle Yuba Canal and Water Compauy aud Kureka Lake Water Company, who have long been in litigation regarding their respective ditches and water privileges, have settled all their difficnlties by cotsolidation. These companies supply a large extent of mining country with water, which is chiefly used in hydraulic operations. Latest From THe Marrote Oi Disrrict.— Prof. Rowlandson has sbown us a hottle of oil handed him while he was passing througli Napa, on Friday last, and which was obtained fromthe Allen & Sutter Co's well, on the Mattole, at the shallow depth of only fortyfive feet. The sample wae a portion of some that was brought to that place by a messenger dispatehed-for that purpose, and was kanded _, to the Professor tbat be migbt make an analysis af, the ‘same. A Psrrotzum Rerinery is about to be established in tbis city. The locality eelected is near Meigg’s wharf, in the northern portion of this city, a point convenient for receiving the crude material, and re-shipping the same when required. The refining of petroleum and manHe will be absent ARO, or, three weeks, and will ) ufactnring of illuminating and lubricating oils doubtless _be heartily, welcomed by tbe citizens . must soon become an important branch of Ceres of our : sister, State. . business in this city, t