Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

296. She Mining and Heientific Dress, Minky wid Seientitic Press, G. W. M. SMITH. W. B. EWER. A. T. DEWEY. DEWEY & Cco., PubHshers. Orrigx—No.505 Clay street, corner of Sansome, 2d floor. Terms of Subscription: Fr in advance,. in advance, Carrlers and News ars One copy, per annum, One copy, six montis, jee For sale by’ 85 00 2°3 00 ¥t is Empossible for cditors to know att the merits and demerlts of thelr correspondence, consequently the reader must not reeelve the opinions of-our contributors as ourown. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sles and the evidence of any error which may appear will be re eeivedinirlendship and treated with respect. American and Forelsn Patents,—Letters Patent for Inventors ean be eccured tate United States and foreign eonntries through the Minine ano ScientiFi0 Press PATENT Aceney. We oficr applicants reasonable terms, and they ean rest assnred of a strict compliance with our obligations, and afaitbfu)l performance of allcontracts. For reference, we will furnish the names of numerous parties for whom we have obtained patents during the past two ycars. Favorable to Inventors.—Persons holding new inventions of machinery and important improvements, can have the same tlustrated and explained inthe’ Mintne anv Scientific Pagss, free of charge, if Jn our judginent the discovery is one of rea) merit, and of sufficient Interestto our readers to warrant publication. Payment in Advuunce.---This paper will not be sent tosubseribers beyond the term paid for. The publishers well know that a good journal cannot he sustained on the credit system. Mr. Wm. I, Bradshaw, is our Speclal Correspond: nt and Traveling Agent. Al) favorsor assistance rendered him Inhis progress through the country In behalf of our journal, will be duly acknowledged. © San Franeiseo, Jan Ist, 1865. Mr. A. ©, Knox, fs our fully authorized Traveling Agent, and all suhseriptions, or other favors extended to him, will be duly acknowledged at this office. ‘San Franeisco,,Jan 11th, 1866. Mr. ZX. N. Hindson, is authorized to solicit subseriptlons, advertising, ete., for the Minne anp Screntiric Press, in San Francisco, and toreceipttor thesame. Afr. S. D. Woods, will correspond and act as Agent of the Minne AND fcieNTIFiC Press In the interlor. j i RT San Francisco: Saturday Morning, May 12, 1866. RAILROAD MACHINE SHOP. We took occasion. a-few-days since, to visit the Machine-Shop of the Snn Jose Railroad Company, under the superintendency of Mr. R. R. Bishop, Master Machinist of the road, and were shown by him through all the different departments. We were much surprised at the completeness of the arrangement for the monufacturing or repairing of all kinds of railroad machinery. The car building department is a large and conveniently arranged bnilding, where they can turn out first-class cnrs, complete, with as an elaborate a finish as any establishment of the kind in the Eastern States, and at & price much less thon the cost of importation. In the machinist room the Company have under the management of Mr. Bishop,—whose skill as » mechonic in that particular line of the art canuot be excelled,— some of the finest pieces of mechanism in the ehnpe of turoing-lathes, drilling-machines, ete., which we have ever met with; these machines were tnoreover the product of American ingenuity. One thing in particular that attracted our attention wns oue of McKenzie’s Elevators, with which one man can with the utmost ease place a car axle on the lathe, the endless chain of the Elevator fitting into the groove of the blocks in such a manner as to prevent the weight to be“rnised from falling. The wnchinery is driven by one of Hondley’e Engines which, by the by, is the most compact and economical thing of the kiud often met with, and which does its work noiselessly, cheaply and effectually, Mr. Bishop informed us that the Engineer does as much work in the shop, besides attending to his engine, as any mon he has; and the whole cost of repairs since the engine was first put up, some inonths ago, bad been but twenty-fivo cents. We noticed the workmen busily engnged in turning the bearinge of a lot of car axles, just passed over to them from the Pacific Forge Company’s Works, now in snecessful operation close nt hand, and at a less cost than imported ones, and in quality mnch superior. We tnke much pleasure in noticing such evidences of enterprise whereever fonnd. THE SAN JOSE Waen a vain man makes up his mind, he might well feel mortified at the smallness of the pnckage. THE BLUE LEAD 0R OEMENT MINES. Recent developments are attracting an unustially large share of attention to what is generally known as the * Blue Lead ” or ceinent ¢. mines, which ore found occupying a belt of country from two te three miles in width, and extending from the Feather river on the north, } to the Merced on the south, n distance of up-. wards of 200 miles. All admit that this grayel or cement overlies the dry bed of an aucient river; bat whether that bed once formed one continuous stream, or whether there may have been several strenms running in the same general direction, nnd having their outlets along the coast of a great inland sea, or otherwise, is as yet a matter to be determined. It is to be regretted that so little attention has hitherto been paid to data of interest, “in connection with this valuable and extraordinary deposit. Some considerable space is devoted to its consideration in the last published volume of the California Geological Survey ; but not sufficient to render the observations there recorded of much practical or scientific value. It is proposed, however, by the Survey, at some foture tithe to connect together these various river chaunels, aud thus recoustruct the system of water courses by which the Sierra -hns been furrowed, in an age long gone by, and before the preseut system of rivers could have had an existence. The practical vnlue of such a work can searecly be estimated in the aid it would render the miner as a ‘guide to his explorations, and in giving a clue to the extent and duration of this valuable class of mining. Whnt is called the “blue lead” proper, is a narrow belt of hard cemented blue gravel, varying from fifty to several hundred Ieetin width, ond from three or four to fifteen or twenty in depth, and occupying the lowest portion of the depression along which this aucient water course found its way. The course of this lead is extremely tortuous, and must have run through a comparatively level country. There appenrs to be’ evidences of its having met with “feeders” at various intervals along its course, coming in from the cast. At the points of junction of these feeders or branches, the lead appears to be seusibly widened. Some idea of the immense changes which the face of the country has undergone since these ancient rivers found their way along what ts now the flank of the Sierrmm, may be inferred from the fact, that these beds have been covered up by a detritus,a large portion of which is volcanic, to a depth of nearly or quite 1,000 feet. Since that deposit wos made, the present system of rivers hns had its origiu, passing at a greater or less angle across this ancient deposit, and in some localities, os near Forest Hull in Placer county, they hnve cut their way down through this 1,000 feet of gravel and continued on from 200 to 3,000 feet deeper still, in the hard slnte below ! In our last issue we gave some account of what is doing in cement mining in and around You Bet, in Nevada county, A hasty trip into that section, last week, enables us from personal observations to fully corroborate the stateneuts of our correspondent. Another correspondent, in onr preseut issue, gives some description of similar mining operntions at and nenr Smortsville, on the road about half way from Marysville to Nevada. The same class of “diggings” is found, at intervals, all the way throughout the entire extent of this immeuso deposit of auriferous gravel. Their im. portance and vnlue can searcely be estimated. A Smver Mountain Craur.—tThere is an increased movement of mining operations in Alpine county. We have lately seen rare Specimens froin several lodes. ‘The most re cent samples are noticed in another column. We understaud that tho Pennsylvania coinpony lately struck a rich spur (leading to the main yYein) which coutains both gold nnd silver, some of the rock being judged as good as the best Comstock ore. The gold is visible in grains varying from the size of a pin head toapea. ‘The preseut season secws likely to prove up this important district. CONTRIBUTED FOR OUR CABINET. Under this heading we Shall continue to mention and deseribe according lo merit, such specimens of ores, mineials, Vosstls, curiosides, cte., as aay be presenled or fo warded to us by mail orexpress prepald, Exe article will be numbered aud placed in our cabinet and recorded with the name ot the donor, aud Ihe elalm or location from whence it came. ‘M. A. Woopsine, of Georgetown, 1] Dorado county, sends us several samples of ore. No: 1 isa very interesting speciincn, and most un_ doubtedly contains emery. It is well worth a careful analysis. The fact of its intimate associatiou with cmerylite, is, to a certaiu exteut, presumptive evidence that it contains emery. No. 2 is a very fine specimen of emery, and fully auswers the description of that mineral which we gaye iu our issne of April 14th. Emerylite, of itself,is most uuliko emery. The] first is a micaceous niinernl,) strongly resewbling mica, foliated like that mineral, and oecurs in coarse plates; the latter is an aluminous mineral, very hard, serntehes quartz, is . erystalized and similar in. its uature to corandum, the amethyst, ruby, etc. Where it occurs massive, it is finely granulated, or semierystalized in structure, and in color varies from a deep to a bluish or blackish gray, aud is sometimes: brownish. The specimens of buth minerals sent answer well the above description. No. 3 is a specimen of mangnNo. 4 is probably a hydrated silicate of alumiua, containing, probably, both iron and mangauese. No. 4 is a scoriaceous tnineral, composed of silex and alumiua. of u uotable quantity of the latter may be detected by wetting it with the tongue, wheu it will give off the strong odor peculiur to that miueral, aud which is never perceived in silicious rocks. The mineral from W. 8. G., of Colusa, is evidently of a basultie origin, and is, probably, destitute of any of the precious metnls; we will, however, give it a fair test. Bucreyr No. 2, Silver Mountain District, Alpine county, Cal. ‘Ve are indebted to Mr. D. C. Riddell for samples of ore from this company’s claims, consisting of dark gray sulphurets, showing some ruby silver. Assays have been made ranging froin $120 to $1,568 per ton. These claiins were located in 1861. Some six weeks since the ledge wns struck at a depth of about eighty feet, width five feet, dipping cast nt an angle of about forty-five dezrees. Direction, north and south. Both walls arc’ well defined. The company have given powers of attorney for the sale of this mine in the Hast, subject, however, to be re voked by telegraph. Mr. G. W. Mank is Superintendent. He is now engaged in timbering the mine, preparatory to pushing forward the work of developing the same. nese. Assay or Ores rrow Prhackr County.— The Placer Herald has an article on the quartz ledges in that neighborhood, and gives the results of some assays made by Mr. Treadwell, of Ophir. We copy them : Oputr Disrrict.—Salmon’s (now ‘Pallmans’) lead, silver, $105,60, gold, $24.11; totaf, $129.71 per ton. ; Boulder Lead—Croppings—gold $60, silver $11.28 ; total $71.28 per tou. Sulphurets from the same $1,600 per ton. North Star.— Sulphurets—gold $2784.12, silver $197.88 ; total $2,985 per ton. Peter Wolter Lead. — Sulphurets— gold $1,130.12, silver $30.27 ; totul $1,180.39 per ton. This lead has yielded rock extraordinarily rich iu free gold. Avnurn Disrricr.— Vanderbilt Lead—Croppings—gold $60.28, silver $8.86; total $69.14 per ton. Aspinwall.— Croppings — gold $30, silver $19,61; total $5961 per -ton. Salphurets, gold $330, silver $62.01, total $292.04 per ton. Great Eastern.—Croppings—gold $60, eilver $18.80 ; total $78.80 per ton. Tur fossil remains of a gigantic bird, estimated to have stocd twenty-five feet high, have been discovered in some beds of limestone at Nelson, in New Zealand. The remains cousist of a head, minus the lower jaw, the dimeusious of which are three feet six inches, by oue’ foot ten inches. . , UNSHED tears are better than those that fall. How hlessings brighten as they tnke their flight. The preseuce ’ LIST OF OFFIOERS OF CORPORATIONS AND MINING OOMPANTES. q [PUBLISURD IN THE FIAST ISSUE OF KACH MONTH.) [Below we give the date of recent meetings beldin this city and the names of officers chosen or appolnted, Every bona-lide company Is Invited to scud us the result of thef election, tobe this pnt on record, gratultously, with a1 other facts of geueral interest } ‘ hd Rerurn Corrrr M. Co., Andrew Valley district, El Dorado Co., Cal_— May 1st, 1866. Trustees: Jno. W. Dwinelle, E. W. Leonard 0. P. Hart, W. N. Mafiley, G. M. Adams. Sornta ,Cons. G. & S. M. Co.—Trustees ; J.S8. Josephi,; H. Loewy, A. Unger, J. Hi. de la Moutngue, Wm ‘lishel. President, d. 8. Josephi; Secretary, D. E. Josephi; Supérin: tendeut, F. J. Boyer, Carirona G. & 8. M. Co-—April 30, 1866. Trustees : 8. Peck, J. R. Hely, 8. A. Swart out, S. C. E. Thayer, ©. K. Abbott. Presie” : 2 . dent, C.E, Abbott ; Secretary, D. R. Beckford 5 Treasurer, E. H. Smarthout. “RECENT INCORFORATIONS. F Jone Quartz M.Co.—Principal place of bugs iness, San Frauciseo. Capitul stock, $260,000, divided into 400 shares of $500 each. ‘Trustees: Lewis Girette, George Heurst, Louis Sloss. . : ‘ YT Assurance M., Co.— Location, Monterey County. Cal. Capital stock, $144,000, divided into 1,440 shares of $100 each. Trustees :! J. A. Eaton, G.R. Spinney, Win. F. Brondreth, Win. Leflingwell. Mansoru G. M. Co—Location, Keyesville District, Kern County, Cnl. Capital stock, $240,000, divided into 24 shares of $10,000 each. Trustees: Geo, 1). Roberts, Alex. W. Baldwin, and C. J. Hillyer. Neactrt & Corcoran 8. M. On—Lotation, Storey County, Nev. Capital stock, $200,000, divided into 2,000 shares of $100 each. ‘Trustees: W. Neagle, Isaac EB. Davis, Win. Corcoran, and Daniel Murphy. The State Geological Survey. Eprtor Mininc Press.—My attention wae called to nn editorial article under the above eaption, which appeared in a Inte number of the Ala California, fron which I quote the following extract: “The volume on geology, ‘already published, has attracted much atten tion tor-its deseription of the distribution of the Jurassic, ‘friassic, and Cretaceous forma. tions under circumstances different from those observed elsewhere.” Having nttentively read the volume in questiou, and having failed to remark the difference alluded to in the sentence marked in italics. I am desirous of ascertaining whether any notable difference exists in the arruugement. of these rocks in this State, as compared with the snine series in other countries or not, Perbnps you, or some of your readers, could inform me ou a point which : “YT Want to Know.” Rough and Ready, May 5th. We are not aware of any general difference in the eequence or arrangement of the above named rocks in this State, as compared with the same series in other countries. Perhaps our contemporary alluded to some minor epecialty, and, in the haste of writing, made too wide a generalization. _—_ “Secure a Homusrsan ” is the best advice that can possibty be given to thousands of our citizens who are possessed of moderate means, but are yet without a real Zome in this beantiful land nnd fruitful clime. Ino nnother portion of this paper will be observed a notice of lands and homesteads for sale by G. I. Smith, Esq., at San Leandro. Mr. Smith is a fair minded gentleman (something that cannot be said of most land operators,) and wo advise those in this city and in the interior of this coast, who wish to secure a liberal homestead in a congenial climate nenr San’ Francisco, and of easy access to the city, to correspond with Mr. Smith, or take a trip some pleasant day to San Leandro. Good schools are in close proximity to these lands, Inrortant Minino Suit.—James Neall and J. R. Crondall have commenced suit agninst the Green Emigrant Quartz Company for $10, 000, a sale of the property, and a division of the sales pro ‘rata among the stockholders. This suit relates to the quartz ledge on Bald Hill, three miles north of Auburn, Placer 4 county, upon which the big strike wns made a year ago.

296. She Mining and Heientific Dress, Minky wid Seientitic Press, G. W. M. SMITH. W. B. EWER. A. T. DEWEY. DEWEY & Cco., PubHshers. Orrigx—No.505 Clay street, corner of Sansome, 2d floor. Terms of Subscription: Fr in advance,.. in advance, Carrlers and News ars One copy, per annum, One copy, six montis, jee For sale by’ 85 00 2°3 00 ¥t is Empossible for cditors to know att the merits and demerlts of thelr correspondence, consequently the reader must not reeelve the opinions of-our contributors as ourown. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sles and the evidence of any error which may appear will be re eeivedinirlendship and treated with respect. American and Forelsn Patents,—Letters Patent for Inventors ean be eccured tate United States and foreign eonntries through the Minine ano ScientiFi0 Press PATENT Aceney. We oficr applicants reasonable terms, and they ean rest assnred of a strict compliance with our obligations, and afaitbfu)l performance of allcontracts. For reference, we will furnish the names of numerous parties for whom we have obtained patents during the past two ycars. Favorable to Inventors.—Persons holding new inventions of machinery and important improvements, can have the same tlustrated and explained inthe’ Mintne anv Scientific Pagss, free of charge, if Jn our judginent the discovery is one of rea) merit, and of sufficient Interestto our readers to warrant publication. Payment in Advuunce.---This paper will not be sent tosubseribers beyond the term paid for. The publishers well know that a good journal cannot he sustained on the credit system. Mr. Wm. I, Bradshaw, is our Speclal Correspond: nt and Traveling Agent. Al) favorsor assistance rendered him Inhis progress through the country In behalf of our journal, will be duly acknowledged. © San Franeiseo, Jan Ist, 1865. Mr. A. ©, Knox, fs our fully authorized Traveling Agent, and all suhseriptions, or other favors extended to him, will be duly acknowledged at this office. ‘San Franeisco,,Jan 11th, 1866. Mr. ZX. N. Hindson, is authorized to solicit subseriptlons, advertising, ete., for the Minne anp Screntiric Press, in San Francisco, and toreceipttor thesame. Afr. S. D. Woods, will correspond and act as Agent of the Minne AND fcieNTIFiC Press In the interlor. j i RT San Francisco: Saturday Morning, May 12, 1866. RAILROAD MACHINE SHOP. We took occasion. a-few-days since, to visit the Machine-Shop of the Snn Jose Railroad Company, under the superintendency of Mr. R. R. Bishop, Master Machinist of the road, and were shown by him through all the different departments. We were much surprised at the completeness of the arrangement for the monufacturing or repairing of all kinds of railroad machinery. The car building department is a large and conveniently arranged bnilding, where they can turn out first-class cnrs, complete, with as an elaborate a finish as any establishment of the kind in the Eastern States, and at & price much less thon the cost of importation. In the machinist room the Company have under the management of Mr. Bishop,—whose skill as » mechonic in that particular line of the art canuot be excelled,— some of the finest pieces of mechanism in the ehnpe of turoing-lathes, drilling-machines, ete., which we have ever met with; these machines were tnoreover the product of American ingenuity. One thing in particular that attracted our attention wns oue of McKenzie’s Elevators, with which one man can with the utmost ease place a car axle on the lathe, the endless chain of the Elevator fitting into the groove of the blocks in such a manner as to prevent the weight to be“rnised from falling. The wnchinery is driven by one of Hondley’e Engines which, by the by, is the most compact and economical thing of the kiud often met with, and which does its work noiselessly, cheaply and effectually, Mr. Bishop informed us that the Engineer does as much work in the shop, besides attending to his engine, as any mon he has; and the whole cost of repairs since the engine was first put up, some inonths ago, bad been but twenty-fivo cents. We noticed the workmen busily engnged in turning the bearinge of a lot of car axles, just passed over to them from the Pacific Forge Company’s Works, now in snecessful operation close nt hand, and at a less cost than imported ones, and in quality mnch superior. We tnke much pleasure in noticing such evidences of enterprise whereever fonnd. THE SAN JOSE Waen a vain man makes up his mind, he might well feel mortified at the smallness of the pnckage. THE BLUE LEAD 0R OEMENT MINES. Recent developments are attracting an unustially large share of attention to what is generally known as the * Blue Lead ” or ceinent ¢. mines, which ore found occupying a belt of country from two te three miles in width, and extending from the Feather river on the north, } to the Merced on the south, n distance of up-. wards of 200 miles. All admit that this grayel or cement overlies the dry bed of an aucient river; bat whether that bed once formed one continuous stream, or whether there may have been several strenms running in the same general direction, nnd having their outlets along the coast of a great inland sea, or otherwise, is as yet a matter to be determined. It is to be regretted that so little attention has hitherto been paid to data of interest, “in connection with this valuable and extraordinary deposit. Some considerable space is devoted to its consideration in the last published volume of the California Geological Survey ; but not sufficient to render the observations there recorded of much practical or scientific value. It is proposed, however, by the Survey, at some foture tithe to connect together these various river chaunels, aud thus recoustruct the system of water courses by which the Sierra -hns been furrowed, in an age long gone by, and before the preseut system of rivers could have had an existence. The practical vnlue of such a work can searecly be estimated in the aid it would render the miner as a ‘guide to his explorations, and in giving a clue to the extent and duration of this valuable class of mining. Whnt is called the “blue lead” proper, is a narrow belt of hard cemented blue gravel, varying from fifty to several hundred Ieetin width, ond from three or four to fifteen or twenty in depth, and occupying the lowest portion of the depression along which this aucient water course found its way. The course of this lead is extremely tortuous, and must have run through a comparatively level country. There appenrs to be’ evidences of its having met with “feeders” at various intervals along its course, coming in from the cast. At the points of junction of these feeders or branches, the lead appears to be seusibly widened. Some idea of the immense changes which the face of the country has undergone since these ancient rivers found their way along what ts now the flank of the Sierrmm, may be inferred from the fact, that these beds have been covered up by a detritus,a large portion of which is volcanic, to a depth of nearly or quite 1,000 feet. Since that deposit wos made, the present system of rivers hns had its origiu, passing at a greater or less angle across this ancient deposit, and in some localities, os near Forest Hull in Placer county, they hnve cut their way down through this 1,000 feet of gravel and continued on from 200 to 3,000 feet deeper still, in the hard slnte below ! In our last issue we gave some account of what is doing in cement mining in and around You Bet, in Nevada county, A hasty trip into that section, last week, enables us from personal observations to fully corroborate the stateneuts of our correspondent. Another correspondent, in onr preseut issue, gives some description of similar mining operntions at and nenr Smortsville, on the road about half way from Marysville to Nevada. The same class of “diggings” is found, at intervals, all the way throughout the entire extent of this immeuso deposit of auriferous gravel. Their im. portance and vnlue can searcely be estimated. A Smver Mountain Craur.—tThere is an increased movement of mining operations in Alpine county. We have lately seen rare Specimens froin several lodes. ‘The most re cent samples are noticed in another column. We understaud that tho Pennsylvania coinpony lately struck a rich spur (leading to the main yYein) which coutains both gold nnd silver, some of the rock being judged as good as the best Comstock ore. The gold is visible in grains varying from the size of a pin head toapea. ‘The preseut season secws likely to

prove up this important district. CONTRIBUTED FOR OUR CABINET. Under this heading we Shall continue to mention and deseribe according lo merit, such specimens of ores, mineials, Vosstls, curiosides, cte., as aay be presenled or fo warded to us by mail orexpress prepald, Exe article will be numbered aud placed in our cabinet and recorded with the name ot the donor, aud Ihe elalm or location from whence it came. ‘M. A. Woopsine, of Georgetown, 1] Dorado county, sends us several samples of ore. No: 1 isa very interesting speciincn, and most un_ doubtedly contains emery. It is well worth a careful analysis. The fact of its intimate associatiou with cmerylite, is, to a certaiu exteut, presumptive evidence that it contains emery. No. 2 is a very fine specimen of emery, and fully auswers the description of that mineral which we gaye iu our issne of April 14th. Emerylite, of itself,is most uuliko emery. The] first is a micaceous niinernl,) strongly resewbling mica, foliated like that mineral, and oecurs in coarse plates; the latter is an aluminous mineral, very hard, serntehes quartz, is . erystalized and similar in. its uature to corandum, the amethyst, ruby, etc. Where it occurs massive, it is finely granulated, or semierystalized in structure, and in color varies from a deep to a bluish or blackish gray, aud is sometimes: brownish. The specimens of buth minerals sent answer well the above description. No. 3 is a specimen of mangnNo. 4 is probably a hydrated silicate of alumiua, containing, probably, both iron and mangauese. No. 4 is a scoriaceous tnineral, composed of silex and alumiua. of u uotable quantity of the latter may be detected by wetting it with the tongue, wheu it will give off the strong odor peculiur to that miueral, aud which is never perceived in silicious rocks. The mineral from W. 8. G., of Colusa, is evidently of a basultie origin, and is, probably, destitute of any of the precious metnls; we will, however, give it a fair test. Bucreyr No. 2, Silver Mountain District, Alpine county, Cal. ‘Ve are indebted to Mr. D. C. Riddell for samples of ore from this company’s claims, consisting of dark gray sulphurets, showing some ruby silver. Assays have been made ranging froin $120 to $1,568 per ton. These claiins were located in 1861. Some six weeks since the ledge wns struck at a depth of about eighty feet, width five feet, dipping cast nt an angle of about forty-five dezrees. Direction, north and south. Both walls arc’ well defined. The company have given powers of attorney for the sale of this mine in the Hast, subject, however, to be re voked by telegraph. Mr. G. W. Mank is Superintendent. He is now engaged in timbering the mine, preparatory to pushing forward the work of developing the same. nese. Assay or Ores rrow Prhackr County.— The Placer Herald has an article on the quartz ledges in that neighborhood, and gives the results of some assays made by Mr. Treadwell, of Ophir. We copy them : Oputr Disrrict.—Salmon’s (now ‘Pallmans’) lead, silver, $105,60, gold, $24.11; totaf, $129.71 per ton. ; Boulder Lead—Croppings—gold $60, silver $11.28 ; total $71.28 per tou. Sulphurets from the same $1,600 per ton. North Star.— Sulphurets—gold $2784.12, silver $197.88 ; total $2,985 per ton. Peter Wolter Lead. — Sulphurets— gold $1,130.12, silver $30.27 ; totul $1,180.39 per ton. This lead has yielded rock extraordinarily rich iu free gold. Avnurn Disrricr.— Vanderbilt Lead—Croppings—gold $60.28, silver $8.86; total $69.14 per ton. Aspinwall.— Croppings — gold $30, silver $19,61; total $5961 per -ton. Salphurets, gold $330, silver $62.01, total $292.04 per ton. Great Eastern.—Croppings—gold $60, eilver $18.80 ; total $78.80 per ton. Tur fossil remains of a gigantic bird, estimated to have stocd twenty-five feet high, have been discovered in some beds of limestone at Nelson, in New Zealand. The remains cousist of a head, minus the lower jaw, the dimeusious of which are three feet six inches, by oue’ foot ten inches. . , UNSHED tears are better than those that fall. How hlessings brighten as they tnke their flight. The preseuce ’ LIST OF OFFIOERS OF CORPORATIONS AND MINING OOMPANTES. q [PUBLISURD IN THE FIAST ISSUE OF KACH MONTH.) [Below we give the date of recent meetings beldin this city and the names of officers chosen or appolnted, Every bona-lide company Is Invited to scud us the result of thef election, tobe this pnt on record, gratultously, with a1 other facts of geueral interest } ‘ hd Rerurn Corrrr M. Co., Andrew Valley district, El Dorado Co., Cal_— May 1st, 1866. Trustees: Jno. W. Dwinelle, E. W. Leonard 0. P. Hart, W. N. Mafiley, G. M. Adams. Sornta ,Cons. G. & S. M. Co.—Trustees ; J.S8. Josephi,; H. Loewy, A. Unger, J. Hi. de la Moutngue, Wm ‘lishel. President, d. 8. Josephi; Secretary, D. E. Josephi; Supérin: tendeut, F. J. Boyer, Carirona G. & 8. M. Co-—April 30, 1866. Trustees : 8. Peck, J. R. Hely, 8. A. Swart out, S. C. E. Thayer, ©. K. Abbott. Presie” : 2 . dent, C.E, Abbott ; Secretary, D. R. Beckford 5 Treasurer, E. H. Smarthout. “RECENT INCORFORATIONS. F Jone Quartz M.Co.—Principal place of bugs iness, San Frauciseo. Capitul stock, $260,000, divided into 400 shares of $500 each. ‘Trustees: Lewis Girette, George Heurst, Louis Sloss. . : ‘ YT Assurance M., Co.— Location, Monterey County. Cal. Capital stock, $144,000, divided into 1,440 shares of $100 each. Trustees :! J. A. Eaton, G.R. Spinney, Win. F. Brondreth, Win. Leflingwell. Mansoru G. M. Co—Location, Keyesville District, Kern County, Cnl. Capital stock, $240,000, divided into 24 shares of $10,000 each. Trustees: Geo, 1). Roberts, Alex. W. Baldwin, and C. J. Hillyer. Neactrt & Corcoran 8. M. On—Lotation, Storey County, Nev. Capital stock, $200,000, divided into 2,000 shares of $100 each. ‘Trustees: W. Neagle, Isaac EB. Davis, Win. Corcoran, and Daniel Murphy. The State Geological Survey. Eprtor Mininc Press.—My attention wae called to nn editorial article under the above eaption, which appeared in a Inte number of the Ala California, fron which I quote the following extract: “The volume on geology, ‘already published, has attracted much atten tion tor-its deseription of the distribution of the Jurassic, ‘friassic, and Cretaceous forma. tions under circumstances different from those observed elsewhere.” Having nttentively read the volume in questiou, and having failed to remark the difference alluded to in the sentence marked in italics. I am desirous of ascertaining whether any notable difference exists in the arruugement. of these rocks in this State, as compared with the snine series in other countries or not, Perbnps you, or some of your readers, could inform me ou a point which : “YT Want to Know.” Rough and Ready, May 5th. We are not aware of any general difference in the eequence or arrangement of the above named rocks in this State, as compared with the same series in other countries. Perhaps our contemporary alluded to some minor epecialty, and, in the haste of writing, made too wide a generalization. _—_ “Secure a Homusrsan ” is the best advice that can possibty be given to thousands of our citizens who are possessed of moderate means, but are yet without a real Zome in this beantiful land nnd fruitful clime. Ino nnother portion of this paper will be observed a notice of lands and homesteads for sale by G. I. Smith, Esq., at San Leandro. Mr. Smith is a fair minded gentleman (something that cannot be said of most land operators,) and wo advise those in this city and in the interior of this coast, who wish to secure a liberal homestead in a congenial climate nenr San’ Francisco, and of easy access to the city, to correspond with Mr. Smith, or take a trip some pleasant day to San Leandro. Good schools are in close proximity to these lands, Inrortant Minino Suit.—James Neall and J. R. Crondall have commenced suit agninst the Green Emigrant Quartz Company for $10, 000, a sale of the property, and a division of the sales pro ‘rata among the stockholders. This suit relates to the quartz ledge on Bald Hill, three miles north of Auburn, Placer 4 county, upon which the big strike wns made a year ago.