Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

Mining and Scientific Press, —“T’w Guise Hour, Moruer,” suid a little boy who was abvat to die at Measilla. What ‘sweet worda he spoke! Huw grandly their echovs must liuvo pluyed along the walls of angel-chambers! Such geotleoess und purity of spirit as that child possessed are traascendent. such tenderuess uf soul, soch lope. such desire, have never been inentiooed io the puthetic stories of those who died of love. Men lave expired while spenking words of sublimest iinport, words carrying thoughts into the world ag imperishable us its highest hiils! The great und heroic have stepped into the invisible existence withvat regret or fear ; the Christian bus rejviced ut the coming of the final hoar, and wurtyrs ltave perished, calauily uggertiny their anchutgeable faith, and patriots have answered) deuth strokes with ua defiunt Jaugh, und seuffold-victins and self-destrnyers v ceased tu breathe without a warmuor ora b. Bat ull the instances of Weroisu, ull the shining lteurt sucrifices, all the utysterious alliunces vf the mortal and the spi itual ure dim when near tho soul splendur of the cliild dying to sve his muther! ‘The powerfal ure weuk, the great becoine less, the brave lose thir prominenco in the vast aggregate of men, and all of inuctal grandeur loses beauty beatde that young pussion-tluwer, that little sensitive plant in the devustated garden of life.— alle Donald, Arrogance can neither supply the want of talents, nor adorn them when possessed. By Mait.—The Misine anp Sciesmipic Press will be sent by moi! te any partof the etvilized world. In case of removal, subserivers bave only to inform us of the postoffice aldreax of their old and new locajion, and the paper will be sent accordingly. BACK VOLUMES, Back files of the Minixe ann Scirvrirto Pness, from January Isf, 1864, to the present time, wlll be furnisked at $3 per voluine of slx inonths, bound ju cloth, $5 Ssxp cz Worp.—If any subserlber to this journal falls toreceive the same regularly und promptly, they will coufer a favor hy informing us at once, ining and Scientific Press JOB PRINTING OFFICE, No. G05 Clay street, corner of Sansome. CERTIFIOATES ities STOCK —Foa — MINING — ANN PETROLEUM Companies Neatly Printed. Stock Certificates of all kinds embellished with wood culs and electrolype engravings, We devote special attentlon to the exceution of aji kinds of work required by Mining Companies, Machiulsts and Manufacturers. A Good Financial Weekly, The Stockholder: MONITOR OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY, Ts published every Tucsday Morning, At 72 Whilllam street, New Work, —arving— Quotations of all important Bonds and Stock Sccuritles in the United States; GOVERNMENT, STATE, CITY, BANK, INSURANCE, PETROLEUM, MINING, and other miseellancous Joint-Stock Organizations, with the Filnanclal Statements of the same; Noticcs of Payment of Interest and Olvidends— fact, all matters that can be o} Interest to Securltyholders. Its columns willbe found replete with Important and usefinancial informatlen. Tfis Quotatlons given are correct, and may be relied upon either tor the purcbase or sale of Bonds or Stocks, Tue StoexuoppeER is the only strictly financial paper puddahed in He United States, TERMS, FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR. Allietters shonld be addressed, GEO, M. NEWTON, Publisher, bvi2er 72 Wilitam street, New York, Evectrotire Cuts, Encaavixes, Erc.—Our Job Printing office is abundautly supplied with elegant e1gravings, orother to suit the various —» and branches of Industry In thia state, Machinery. IWUN TE R’s PREMIUS CONCENTRATOR, AMALGAMATOR AND SEPARATOR, Awarded a Sliver ateneint the Inte Mechanics’ UNTER'S CONCENTRATOR CAN BE SEEN IN OPER. ation daly at the Novelty Iroa Works, #remant street. Parties wishing to purchase Concentrators WII tind it to Vhelr advaatase fs examine the abuve mactine before purchasing else whore, tor tho following reasons: fsb. Lt will work the sands from a Sstamp buttery, and save from lU to 2) per cent. more sulphurets than any maje bultt on the Pacitte coast. 5 The Sulphiureis are Washed elean, containing tcus That len percent, ot sand SI. The waste irce gold and amalgam ts amalgainated on the copper plaos; not a mercury aud searecly atrace af mptal passes off with the sand. 4ite Itashnpllelty (4 a sulictent r minendntton for tts general use asn Concentrntor, The viriallon of speed Ina Marte Mill des not effect the working nf iho Muclidpe, he suine was demonstraicd ut tho tate Mechaules’ Ful, when with the grentest itRkGULaRiTy of syEKo the beat of resulta Were given, Sth There ls no clerging or stopping to clean out the snlpharets an sand; consequently no waste from any Inatientlon on the part of the attendant 6th. Ue extitblulme tha working of the machine (It Is not Tun cinpty) all classes ef ores and faltings, fram 50 paanila acol npwinis are cyacentented Unat purties mury ave it to lest the machine with. Glve It irlal, aml satisfaction le gnarunteed, All orders and any Inforination required. ablress, re ANDREW IUNTRR, Novelty fron Works, Fremont st, sun Franelsco, 1$vi1-sin Or wE, T. STEEN, Agent. BAUX & GUIODS Separator & Amalgamiutor 2 Is the most important improvement in mini, ever Intreduced, It wax awarded lie FIRST Machinery REMIUM at the San Francisco Nechanics' Mair for 1364, where lt proved itself to be the best Separator and Amalgamator among all the ecoinpetiltors. Constructed an principles which combluc Scientimie Kxow LkoGk with PracticaAL Expeniencs, those Pans extract mere gold and allver from thelr ores than au others In use. ns a few honrs trial will demonstrate. MILL men will find It to thelr advantage to employ these pans as Separators, In addition tothe ordinary Amualgators now In use, and to reWork thelr old failings. The cost of these pans ls Inconslilerable, and thelr structure Is such that they can be readily separated In parts con: venient for eee onmules, Aniong the many advantaes possessed by BAUX & GUIOD'S Pun, are the following: The triding cost for atiendance> Its small enst; lts portability; The large quantity of pulp It cau operate uponin a giv: en time; It may be worked even weeks whhout stopping as If ls constructed to work continnously; The complete thoroughness of te separution of the reek from the metuls and the triting power required to work them; They can be attached to any ordinary erusiilng npparatus, We bave the pleasure of referring purties Interested to the fuliowlng partles, who have our Pan (n_ use: Jetlersonlan Mining Combany: Bowman’s Ranch, Nevada county; The Freneh MIL, Nevada City; Crnil’s Gravel Cement Works, Nevada county; Wallmin’s Chlorination Works, Nevada. Ual.; Gold HIfi Quartz Mill, Waslroe. Manufactured at the Vulcan Iron Works and San Franelseo Foundry, Sun FPrancisee, and at Heugh & Thotu's Foundry, Nevada City. For turther particulars, or to see Ntis Panin operation, callon or address : J.B. BAUX, Fremont Sircel, near Mission, adjoluing the San Franelsco Iron Works, Sau Francisco. 4v8-Gdt BLAKE'S QUARTZ BREAKER Is now extensively used for breaking frard masses of Quartz or Ores To a size sultable for stamps. These mueitines are patented, aud are in practical operation in CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, WASHOE, ENGLAND, . — anp — THE ATLANTIC STATES. These Machines, or clreulurs contalulng further informatlon ees them, muy be obfalned of the undersigned. ne BLAKE & TYLER, Box 2077 San Franclsco Post Ollice, CHAS, T. BLAKE, E. TYLER, Adaho City. Michigan Blair. 4vlu FRANCE, WM. P. BLAKE, San Frauclsco, Wepburn & Peterson’s AMALGAMATOR. HE SUBSCRIBERS WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of the Minins Public to thelr Reducer and 'Amualga. Mator, and also to their Separator for reduchig and separaling the mineral from Gold and Silver Ores, Mannfactured and exhibited atthe Vulcan Iren Works, Nos 187 and 139 First street, San Francisco. These machines sceure te the MIncr a more Expedltious and Perfect Reduction and Amnigamation, a less Hahillly to accident and delny, and a greater amouut of useful effect in proportion tothe power employed to keep them 1n operatlon fan any olber machine now in use for produciug slit -arresuits. This fact ls attested to by thelr general adoption and preference at ali the principal Reduction Works In Nevada; among which may be mentloned the Oould & Curry Mill, the Silver State Rednction Works, Zephyr Fla) Mfl, Ploneer Mill, Eastern Slope Mill, Pho:m!x Mill, ete, gm This Amaigamator may be seen in operation at the European Metallurgical Works, Bryant St. bet. 34 and 4th. VThe Mechanten’ Institute aWanorp 4 PREMIU“ SILVER MEDAL TO BRUCKNER’S MECHANICAL ROASTING FURNACE, Parties wishing to erect such Furnaces, are requested to leave their crders with T. KALLENBERG, Vavil 416 Marker strect, San Francisco. TIONT'’s IMPROVED WIND-MILL. THIS WIND-MILL 158 RAPIDLY taking the place of all other Milla on the Cacitic Const. These MUlts are so slinple in thelr coustruetion, that when once bnult, they ean be pul In order by almost any person; nid wilen unee In order they willrun for years without repairs, Prices, from $50 to $1,000. ROUND AND SQUARE WATER TANKS BUILT TO ORDER, HLUNT'S PUMPS Are admitted to be the best In the > Market tor Wind Mills, being bullt expressly for that purpose. ghey ean be sct, and tuken apart with acommon wrench, and are very easily repalred. : HUNT’S ENDLESS CHAIN . HORSE POWER For Sawing Wood. ALSO, THE Self-Regulating Morse Power 1s so arranged as to glvo a steady motion, and 1a calculated to be used fortnrning Wood, lyon or Brass, alse for Scroll or Cireular Sawing, and Is fully equal to Steam for any light work, The above MachInes are built of the best materials, and made as Durable as Wood and Iron will make them, ALL WORK WARRANTED. Agr For further Partleulara sec small cireulars. <r EE. O. EXONT, No. 23 Second Street, and 108 & 112 Jessie Strect, San Fran sco. 26-3n) ¢ Portable Steam Engines! “*Woadley’s” nnd * Hittinger’s’? Make, COMBINING THE MAXIMUM OF EFFICIENCY, Durahility, and Economy, with the Ninimum of cb, Welght and Price. 2 These Engines are favorably known, a large So" number being In use on thls coast for holsting, pumping, threshing, milling and mining purposes, Steam can be gut up on these Engines in fitteen minutes afler reachIne the pluce of operation, and the time, expense of setting bvilers, machinery. and **construction account? saved, (whieli ts often the diflerence between the successfnl and unsuccesstnl prosecution of milling onterprises) in fact, the portable prinelple Is the pioncer's trieud, and enahtes hlm to draw engines on thelr own whecls Jo his cnbin door, and plant on the outermosi contines of clyilizatlon the saw nud grist mill, andl ithas done and wlil do more to help subdue the contlnend than any other of the modern molors which are erowding socicty and normalizing tbe world. All sizes on hand from 3 to 30 horse power, with and without carriages, Also, Portalle Saw and Grist MIl's, TREADWELL & CO., For sale by 3y12-3m Corner of Frant and Market strees. Stevens’ Pressure Packing. Patented March 7th, 1865. Pressure Packing ta now conceded, by the best ongineers, to be the most effectual method of making aud keeping the metallic riug of pistons steam-tight. STEVENS’ PACKING has the advantage of being cheaper in first cost than the ordinary packing, and can be applied to old style pistons with very little wlternticn or detentivo, In place of testimonials, tho Patentce requests of those who aro using the ald spring packmg to inquire of the owners of the ynrious eugiucs which now bave tbis packIng in use—some of which buve been running from three to twelve months withoul being opened, or showing any descriptive leak—and sct upon tbeir recommendation. Further jarticnlars ean be had by applying to the Patcutee. ANDREW STEVENS, Master Mechauie, Alameda Raiiroud, or at the VULCAN [RUN WORKS, where they uy ustrated In the 3Uning “AEE eg ey AM an be seen, atuny time, in course of construction. nov8 3m* lod ANDREW STEVENS, od CUMULATIVE POWER PRESS. 4 oepmanm ENGINE! AND ARROW TIE. E. C McCOMB, Agent. No, 1 Government House, cor. Sansome and Wasbinytort sts. 23V10 Spe eae OYLINDER,F 'UR-FOOT STROKE, IN PERfect Order. Inquire at VULCAN IRON WORKS, 13: and 139 Firstatreet, or to 26ylltt IIEFYNEMANN & CO., 311 and 313 California street, PATENT AMALGAMATO: These Machines Stand Unrivalea. For raptdly pulverizing and amaicamating ores, th have nocqual, Nocttorl has been, or willbe, spared te. have then consirnefed [n the niost perfect manner, and of the great number now ln operation, not one fas ever ulred repaies. The constanut and increasing demand for them Is sutliclent evidence of thelr merits. /, They ore constrncivd so axto apply sieam directly into the pulp, er wlth steain bottoms, as desired. Br This Amalgemator Operates sa Follows: The pan being filled, the motion of the muller forces the pulp to the center, Where {his drawu down throngh the a erture and between the grinding surfaces, Thence It js thrown to the periphery futo the quicksilver. The curved plates agam draw if to the center, where It pisses down, and to the clreumference as betore. Thus It is constantly pein In a regulur How between the grinding surfaces and nto the qnickallver, until jhe ore 4s reduced jo an mpalpable powder, and the metal amairamated, s ) Retlers mude on the xame princtple exec! nil others.— They wan Oe DUI xo cunstonily aud perfectly In contact with quicksilver, that the particles ure rapidly und eom pletely absorbed. MALL men are Invited to examine these pans and setiers for” themselves, o) Mie PACIFIC FOUNDRY, lvl Ban Francisco, Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Known as YUNGERFOND & PRATER’S Concentrator,) MANUFACTURED AT THE San Francisco Foundry and Steam Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets, All orders promptly attended to. 2v12 DEVOE, DINSMORE & CO. HUNT’s PATENT Circular Sweep Horse-Powers, For running Chnrns, Washing Machines, Grindsienes, Tam pln witer, suing wood, and other thy machinery. Price, S10), at the Pactory. HUNTS PATENT SELF-REGULATING TREAD HORSE: POWER ls superior to any machine of the kind in the markel. Price, with Governor, all corn hee to gel to work, al the Factory, $100. Manufactured by E. 0. HUNT, Tv10 28 Second atrect, San Francisco, Important to Miners. NEW PATENT I OASTING PROCESS, AM NOW PREPARED TO OFFER TO THE MINING cemmunity a New Roasting Process, which hos been approved ag novel and benefiela! by ihe best authorities in rope. A Furnace ean be erected In a few days ata trifllng expense, nnd one man ls able to Roast ten tonsof Ore or Concentrated Sulphurets per day, MORE COMPLETELY AND CHEAPER Than any other Process. Ail the Sulphur js saved, b being converted Into Bisulphide of Carbon, whicb is 4 valuable product, and wiil pay nearly all oxpenses. For partleulars, apply to J. MOSMEIMER, 26v11-3m. 423 Waabington street. QUARTZ OPERATOR’S HAND BOOK A Book for Every Intelligent Prospector, Shareholder, Miner and Machinist, ZENAS WHEELER AND P.M, RANDALL, Authors and Pobliishers, Bourn 1n Crota—lii Paces, Duoprecimo. Tng Quartz OrgraToa’s Hann Book ts oresented to the publie as a carefully prepared epitomo of all tbut is valuable for the practical operator in the miue and mill. We have here all tho most necessary hints aud directions for testing and assayiug the ores of the various milucrala; an explanation of chemical terms; a briet and intelliglbin description of the numerous processes for reasting eres, and the extraction of metals from thelr ores by amalgamation and otherwise, The work also contains an original and highly interestIng discussion of the tractary and differently formed grindijug plates, as applied te the reduction of ores—a subject not only of special intorest to the seimntifie reader, but also practicaily of the highest importance te every quartz miner Protessor Sillimau, of Yale, and Hodgson, of the Collegn of California, haviug exumined this diseussiou, as aubmitted 10 them by its author, Mr, Randall, previous to the compilation of this work, spexk ol the sane as not only mathematically correct, but also as of great practical valuc, Messrs W.R. Eckart, Jr., Engineer, (late of U.S, N.,} and W. M. Belsuuw, assayer and superintendcut of the S, T, M. Co., to whom the eutire work was submited while pussing through the press, speak ol the saine as one of bigh practical importance to quartz miucrs aud miil‘aon generully. . No work hus been offered to the mining public of Callfornia which contains so much yaluable information, condensed into s0 coovenient a space as is here presented, in Ms preparation, much eire has been tukeu to secure brevity, conciseness, und slmplicity—in fact 10 make it a complete aid reliable Quartz MiNEK’s Hanp Boor. fne Table of Cuntents of this book will be found on pa 415 ol the Mining anp Saxxtiric Pass of July 1st, 1865. sold by booksellers generally, Price by muil, postago pail, $1.25, Address ‘* Wheeler & Raudall, at the Mining and Scientific Press Oflice, Sau Francisco,” 291 Removal. The Office of the Minrno anv Screntimo Press has been removed to the old printing sland known as Waters Bros. & Co., southwest corner of Clay and Sansome slreets, epposite the Niantic Hotel (belng one block soulh of cur forme localion), where we may now be found, with more commodlous apartments and an extensive Jon Printing Orriox. San Franelsco, April luth, 1865. Sunscrize roa tr.—The large, Silustrated sixty-four column weekly newspaper—tbe Sau Francisco MiinG aND Scmentirie Parss—sbould be takeu by every minor, prospector, and intelligent citizen throughout Colorado, as it gives a mint of most useful luformation to be gatned no other way,on mining matters geuerally.—[Rocky Mouataln News.

Mining and Scientific Press, —“T’w Guise Hour, Moruer,” suid a little boy who was abvat to die at Measilla. What ‘sweet worda he spoke! Huw grandly their echovs must liuvo pluyed along the walls of angel-chambers! Such geotleoess und purity of spirit as that child possessed are traascendent. such tenderuess uf soul, soch lope. such desire, have never been inentiooed io the puthetic stories of those who died of love. Men lave expired while spenking words of sublimest iinport, words carrying thoughts into the world ag imperishable us its highest hiils! The great und heroic have stepped into the invisible existence withvat regret or fear ; the Christian bus rejviced ut the coming of the final hoar, and wurtyrs ltave perished, calauily uggertiny their anchutgeable faith, and patriots have answered) deuth strokes with ua defiunt Jaugh, und seuffold-victins and self-destrnyers v ceased tu breathe without a warmuor ora b. Bat ull the instances of Weroisu, ull the shining lteurt sucrifices, all the utysterious alliunces vf the mortal and the spi itual ure dim when near tho soul splendur of the cliild dying to sve his muther! ‘The powerfal ure weuk, the great becoine less, the brave lose thir prominenco in the vast aggregate of men, and all of inuctal grandeur loses beauty beatde that young pussion-tluwer, that little sensitive plant in the devustated garden of life.— alle Donald, Arrogance can neither supply the want of talents, nor adorn them when possessed. By Mait.—The Misine anp Sciesmipic Press will be sent by moi! te any partof the etvilized world. In case of removal, subserivers bave only to inform us of the postoffice aldreax of their old and new locajion, and the paper will be sent accordingly. BACK VOLUMES, Back files of the Minixe ann Scirvrirto Pness, from January Isf, 1864, to the present time, wlll be furnisked at $3 per voluine of slx inonths, bound ju cloth, $5 Ssxp cz Worp.—If any subserlber to this journal falls toreceive the same regularly und promptly, they will coufer a favor hy informing us at once, ining and Scientific Press JOB PRINTING OFFICE, No. G05 Clay street, corner of Sansome. CERTIFIOATES ities STOCK —Foa — MINING — ANN PETROLEUM Companies Neatly Printed. Stock Certificates of all kinds embellished with wood culs and electrolype engravings, We devote special attentlon to the exceution of aji kinds of work required by Mining Companies, Machiulsts and Manufacturers. A Good Financial Weekly, The Stockholder: MONITOR OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY, Ts published every Tucsday Morning, At 72 Whilllam street, New Work, —arving— Quotations of all important Bonds and Stock Sccuritles in the United States; GOVERNMENT, STATE, CITY, BANK, INSURANCE, PETROLEUM, MINING, and other miseellancous Joint-Stock Organizations, with the Filnanclal Statements of the same; Noticcs of Payment of Interest and Olvidends— fact, all matters that can be o} Interest to Securltyholders. Its columns willbe found replete with Important and usefinancial informatlen. Tfis Quotatlons given are correct, and may be relied upon either tor the purcbase or sale of Bonds or Stocks, Tue StoexuoppeER is the only strictly financial paper puddahed in He United States, TERMS, FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR. Allietters shonld be addressed, GEO, M. NEWTON, Publisher, bvi2er 72 Wilitam street, New York, Evectrotire Cuts, Encaavixes, Erc.—Our Job Printing office is abundautly supplied with elegant e1gravings, orother to suit the various —» and branches of Industry In thia state, Machinery. IWUN TE R’s PREMIUS CONCENTRATOR, AMALGAMATOR AND SEPARATOR, Awarded a Sliver ateneint the Inte Mechanics’ UNTER'S CONCENTRATOR CAN BE SEEN IN OPER. ation daly at the Novelty Iroa Works, #remant street. Parties wishing to purchase Concentrators WII tind it to Vhelr advaatase fs examine the abuve mactine before purchasing else whore, tor tho following reasons: fsb. Lt will work the sands from a Sstamp buttery, and save from lU to 2) per cent. more sulphurets than any maje bultt on the Pacitte coast. 5 The Sulphiureis are Washed elean, containing tcus That len percent, ot sand SI. The waste irce gold and amalgam ts amalgainated on the copper plaos; not a mercury aud searecly atrace af mptal passes off with the sand. 4ite Itashnpllelty (4 a sulictent r minendntton for tts general use asn Concentrntor, The viriallon of speed Ina Marte Mill des not effect the working nf iho Muclidpe, he suine was demonstraicd ut tho tate Mechaules’ Ful, when with the grentest itRkGULaRiTy of syEKo the beat of resulta Were given, Sth There ls no clerging or stopping to clean out the snlpharets an sand; consequently no waste from any Inatientlon on the part of the attendant 6th. Ue extitblulme tha working of the machine (It Is not Tun cinpty) all classes ef ores and faltings, fram 50 paanila acol npwinis are cyacentented Unat purties mury ave it to lest the machine with. Glve It irlal, aml satisfaction le gnarunteed, All orders and any Inforination required. ablress, re ANDREW IUNTRR, Novelty fron Works, Fremont st, sun Franelsco, 1$vi1-sin Or wE, T. STEEN, Agent. BAUX & GUIODS Separator & Amalgamiutor 2 Is the most important improvement in mini, ever Intreduced, It wax awarded lie FIRST Machinery REMIUM at the San Francisco Nechanics' Mair for 1364, where lt proved itself to be the best Separator and Amalgamator among all the ecoinpetiltors. Constructed an principles which combluc Scientimie Kxow LkoGk with PracticaAL Expeniencs, those Pans extract mere gold and allver from thelr ores than au others In use. ns a few honrs trial will demonstrate. MILL men will find It to thelr advantage to employ these pans as Separators, In addition tothe ordinary Amualgators now In use, and to reWork thelr old failings. The cost of these pans ls Inconslilerable, and thelr structure Is such that they can be readily separated In parts con: venient for eee onmules, Aniong the many advantaes possessed by BAUX & GUIOD'S Pun, are the following: The triding cost for atiendance> Its small enst; lts portability; The large quantity of pulp It cau operate uponin a giv: en time; It may be worked even weeks whhout stopping as If ls constructed to work continnously; The complete thoroughness of te separution of the reek from the metuls and the triting power required to work them; They can be attached to any ordinary erusiilng npparatus, We bave the pleasure of referring purties Interested to the fuliowlng partles, who have our Pan (n_ use: Jetlersonlan Mining Combany: Bowman’s Ranch, Nevada county; The Freneh MIL, Nevada City; Crnil’s Gravel Cement Works, Nevada county; Wallmin’s Chlorination Works, Nevada. Ual.; Gold HIfi Quartz Mill, Waslroe. Manufactured at the Vulcan Iron Works and San Franelseo Foundry, Sun FPrancisee, and at Heugh & Thotu's Foundry, Nevada City. For turther particulars, or to see Ntis Panin operation, callon or address : J.B. BAUX, Fremont Sircel, near Mission, adjoluing the San Franelsco Iron Works, Sau Francisco. 4v8-Gdt BLAKE'S QUARTZ BREAKER Is now extensively used for breaking frard masses of Quartz or Ores To a size sultable for stamps. These mueitines are patented, aud are in practical operation in CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, WASHOE, ENGLAND, . — anp — THE ATLANTIC STATES. These Machines, or clreulurs contalulng further informatlon ees them, muy be obfalned of the undersigned. ne BLAKE & TYLER, Box 2077 San Franclsco Post Ollice, CHAS, T. BLAKE, E. TYLER, Adaho City. Michigan Blair. 4vlu FRANCE, WM. P. BLAKE, San Frauclsco, Wepburn & Peterson’s AMALGAMATOR. HE SUBSCRIBERS WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of the Minins Public to thelr Reducer and 'Amualga. Mator, and also to their Separator for reduchig and separaling the mineral from Gold and Silver Ores, Mannfactured and exhibited atthe Vulcan Iren Works, Nos 187 and 139 First street, San Francisco. These machines sceure te the MIncr a more Expedltious and Perfect Reduction and Amnigamation, a less Hahillly to accident and delny, and a greater amouut of useful effect in proportion tothe power employed to keep them 1n operatlon fan any olber machine now in use for produciug slit -arresuits. This fact ls attested to by thelr general adoption and preference at ali the principal Reduction Works In Nevada; among which may be mentloned the Oould & Curry Mill, the Silver State Rednction Works, Zephyr Fla) Mfl, Ploneer Mill, Eastern Slope Mill, Pho:m!x Mill, ete, gm This Amaigamator may be seen in operation at the European Metallurgical Works, Bryant St. bet. 34 and 4th. VThe Mechanten’ Institute aWanorp 4 PREMIU“ SILVER MEDAL TO BRUCKNER’S MECHANICAL ROASTING FURNACE, Parties wishing to erect such Furnaces, are requested to leave their crders with T. KALLENBERG, Vavil 416 Marker strect, San Francisco.

TIONT'’s IMPROVED WIND-MILL. THIS WIND-MILL 158 RAPIDLY taking the place of all other Milla on the Cacitic Const. These MUlts are so slinple in thelr coustruetion, that when once bnult, they ean be pul In order by almost any person; nid wilen unee In order they willrun for years without repairs, Prices, from $50 to $1,000. ROUND AND SQUARE WATER TANKS BUILT TO ORDER, HLUNT'S PUMPS Are admitted to be the best In the > Market tor Wind Mills, being bullt expressly for that purpose. ghey ean be sct, and tuken apart with acommon wrench, and are very easily repalred. : HUNT’S ENDLESS CHAIN . HORSE POWER For Sawing Wood. ALSO, THE Self-Regulating Morse Power 1s so arranged as to glvo a steady motion, and 1a calculated to be used fortnrning Wood, lyon or Brass, alse for Scroll or Cireular Sawing, and Is fully equal to Steam for any light work, The above MachInes are built of the best materials, and made as Durable as Wood and Iron will make them, ALL WORK WARRANTED. Agr For further Partleulara sec small cireulars. <r EE. O. EXONT, No. 23 Second Street, and 108 & 112 Jessie Strect, San Fran sco. 26-3n) ¢ Portable Steam Engines! “*Woadley’s” nnd * Hittinger’s’? Make, COMBINING THE MAXIMUM OF EFFICIENCY, Durahility, and Economy, with the Ninimum of cb, Welght and Price. 2 These Engines are favorably known, a large So" number being In use on thls coast for holsting, pumping, threshing, milling and mining purposes, Steam can be gut up on these Engines in fitteen minutes afler reachIne the pluce of operation, and the time, expense of setting bvilers, machinery. and **construction account? saved, (whieli ts often the diflerence between the successfnl and unsuccesstnl prosecution of milling onterprises) in fact, the portable prinelple Is the pioncer's trieud, and enahtes hlm to draw engines on thelr own whecls Jo his cnbin door, and plant on the outermosi contines of clyilizatlon the saw nud grist mill, andl ithas done and wlil do more to help subdue the contlnend than any other of the modern molors which are erowding socicty and normalizing tbe world. All sizes on hand from 3 to 30 horse power, with and without carriages, Also, Portalle Saw and Grist MIl's, TREADWELL & CO., For sale by 3y12-3m Corner of Frant and Market strees. Stevens’ Pressure Packing. Patented March 7th, 1865. Pressure Packing ta now conceded, by the best ongineers, to be the most effectual method of making aud keeping the metallic riug of pistons steam-tight. STEVENS’ PACKING has the advantage of being cheaper in first cost than the ordinary packing, and can be applied to old style pistons with very little wlternticn or detentivo, In place of testimonials, tho Patentce requests of those who aro using the ald spring packmg to inquire of the owners of the ynrious eugiucs which now bave tbis packIng in use—some of which buve been running from three to twelve months withoul being opened, or showing any descriptive leak—and sct upon tbeir recommendation. Further jarticnlars ean be had by applying to the Patcutee. ANDREW STEVENS, Master Mechauie, Alameda Raiiroud, or at the VULCAN [RUN WORKS, where they uy ustrated In the 3Uning “AEE eg ey AM an be seen, atuny time, in course of construction. nov8 3m* lod ANDREW STEVENS, od CUMULATIVE POWER PRESS. 4 oepmanm ENGINE! AND ARROW TIE. E. C McCOMB, Agent. No, 1 Government House, cor. Sansome and Wasbinytort sts. 23V10 Spe eae OYLINDER,F 'UR-FOOT STROKE, IN PERfect Order. Inquire at VULCAN IRON WORKS, 13: and 139 Firstatreet, or to 26ylltt IIEFYNEMANN & CO., 311 and 313 California street, PATENT AMALGAMATO: These Machines Stand Unrivalea. For raptdly pulverizing and amaicamating ores, th have nocqual, Nocttorl has been, or willbe, spared te. have then consirnefed [n the niost perfect manner, and of the great number now ln operation, not one fas ever ulred repaies. The constanut and increasing demand for them Is sutliclent evidence of thelr merits. /, They ore constrncivd so axto apply sieam directly into the pulp, er wlth steain bottoms, as desired. Br This Amalgemator Operates sa Follows: The pan being filled, the motion of the muller forces the pulp to the center, Where {his drawu down throngh the a erture and between the grinding surfaces, Thence It js thrown to the periphery futo the quicksilver. The curved plates agam draw if to the center, where It pisses down, and to the clreumference as betore. Thus It is constantly pein In a regulur How between the grinding surfaces and nto the qnickallver, until jhe ore 4s reduced jo an mpalpable powder, and the metal amairamated, s ) Retlers mude on the xame princtple exec! nil others.— They wan Oe DUI xo cunstonily aud perfectly In contact with quicksilver, that the particles ure rapidly und eom pletely absorbed. MALL men are Invited to examine these pans and setiers for” themselves, o) Mie PACIFIC FOUNDRY, lvl Ban Francisco, Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Known as YUNGERFOND & PRATER’S Concentrator,) MANUFACTURED AT THE San Francisco Foundry and Steam Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets, All orders promptly attended to. 2v12 DEVOE, DINSMORE & CO. HUNT’s PATENT Circular Sweep Horse-Powers, For running Chnrns, Washing Machines, Grindsienes, Tam pln witer, suing wood, and other thy machinery. Price, S10), at the Pactory. HUNTS PATENT SELF-REGULATING TREAD HORSE: POWER ls superior to any machine of the kind in the markel. Price, with Governor, all corn hee to gel to work, al the Factory, $100. Manufactured by E. 0. HUNT, Tv10 28 Second atrect, San Francisco, Important to Miners. NEW PATENT I OASTING PROCESS, AM NOW PREPARED TO OFFER TO THE MINING cemmunity a New Roasting Process, which hos been approved ag novel and benefiela! by ihe best authorities in rope. A Furnace ean be erected In a few days ata trifllng expense, nnd one man ls able to Roast ten tonsof Ore or Concentrated Sulphurets per day, MORE COMPLETELY AND CHEAPER Than any other Process. Ail the Sulphur js saved, b being converted Into Bisulphide of Carbon, whicb is 4 valuable product, and wiil pay nearly all oxpenses. For partleulars, apply to J. MOSMEIMER, 26v11-3m. 423 Waabington street. QUARTZ OPERATOR’S HAND BOOK A Book for Every Intelligent Prospector, Shareholder, Miner and Machinist, ZENAS WHEELER AND P.M, RANDALL, Authors and Pobliishers, Bourn 1n Crota—lii Paces, Duoprecimo. Tng Quartz OrgraToa’s Hann Book ts oresented to the publie as a carefully prepared epitomo of all tbut is valuable for the practical operator in the miue and mill. We have here all tho most necessary hints aud directions for testing and assayiug the ores of the various milucrala; an explanation of chemical terms; a briet and intelliglbin description of the numerous processes for reasting eres, and the extraction of metals from thelr ores by amalgamation and otherwise, The work also contains an original and highly interestIng discussion of the tractary and differently formed grindijug plates, as applied te the reduction of ores—a subject not only of special intorest to the seimntifie reader, but also practicaily of the highest importance te every quartz miner Protessor Sillimau, of Yale, and Hodgson, of the Collegn of California, haviug exumined this diseussiou, as aubmitted 10 them by its author, Mr, Randall, previous to the compilation of this work, spexk ol the sane as not only mathematically correct, but also as of great practical valuc, Messrs W.R. Eckart, Jr., Engineer, (late of U.S, N.,} and W. M. Belsuuw, assayer and superintendcut of the S, T, M. Co., to whom the eutire work was submited while pussing through the press, speak ol the saine as one of bigh practical importance to quartz miucrs aud miil‘aon generully. . No work hus been offered to the mining public of Callfornia which contains so much yaluable information, condensed into s0 coovenient a space as is here presented, in Ms preparation, much eire has been tukeu to secure brevity, conciseness, und slmplicity—in fact 10 make it a complete aid reliable Quartz MiNEK’s Hanp Boor. fne Table of Cuntents of this book will be found on pa 415 ol the Mining anp Saxxtiric Pass of July 1st, 1865. sold by booksellers generally, Price by muil, postago pail, $1.25, Address ‘* Wheeler & Raudall, at the Mining and Scientific Press Oflice, Sau Francisco,” 291 Removal. The Office of the Minrno anv Screntimo Press has been removed to the old printing sland known as Waters Bros. & Co., southwest corner of Clay and Sansome slreets, epposite the Niantic Hotel (belng one block soulh of cur forme localion), where we may now be found, with more commodlous apartments and an extensive Jon Printing Orriox. San Franelsco, April luth, 1865. Sunscrize roa tr.—The large, Silustrated sixty-four column weekly newspaper—tbe Sau Francisco MiinG aND Scmentirie Parss—sbould be takeu by every minor, prospector, and intelligent citizen throughout Colorado, as it gives a mint of most useful luformation to be gatned no other way,on mining matters geuerally.—[Rocky Mouataln News.