Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

188 Ghe Mining and Srientifie Yress, Postage,—The postage on the Mining ano ScreNTIFIC Ress to any portian of the Unlted States is twenty cents per anuum, or five cents per quarter, payable In advance at the Post Office delivering the paper. Postage free in the cily an county. Forelgn postage (with few exceptions) two cents per copy, prepald. To Bremen and the German States (marked via Breinen and Hamburg line), three cents per copy, prepald. Single conles toany address Iu the United States, two eents. Svuscnine FoR It.—The lurge, illuslrated sixty-four column weekly newspaper—the San Fraucisco MINING ann Screynrio Prres—should be taken by every miner, prospector, and intelligent citizen throughout Colorado, as it gives a mint of most useful information to be gained no other way, on miuving matters generally.—[Rocky Mountaiu News. Traveling Agent. Mr. Rosert LatmMore Is now on a canvassing tour for the Press through Butte, Colusi, Tehama, Shasta, and SisKlyou countles, and we recommend him to the favorable consideration of our friends. OUR NEW YORK AGENCY. Mr, Gzo, M Newron is our authorized agent in New York City, and wll] recelve advertisements and subscriptions for the Mining AND Scientiric Press at regular rates. Sample copies of our weekly and monthly issues ean be procured wae caillug itpon him, at the ollice of the ’* SrockHoLpyR,’ » 2 Willlam street. PHILADELPHIA AGENCY, Parties wishIng to subscribe or adyertlse in the Mixing AND SClENTIFIC Pitesscan be accommodated by calling upon our Agent, Mr. Turner Hamixtron, at the Assembly BuildIng, t06 South Tenth strect, Philadelphia, Pa., where samp coples of our publications can always be fonnd. Rites of Ailvertising MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, Mining Advertisements. Notices of Meetings, per square, otie week, + $1 0 Notices of Meetlngs, persuynare, four weeks, 2 50 Assessineut Notices, ol ordinary length, four weeks. 5 U0 Assessinent Notlees, of more than usual length, EGE each additional square. 2 50 Delinqueut Sales, per square, two weeks. 2 Ww Delinquent Sales, per square, three weess 250 Bee cents, per square, one week,. 100 Bubs of ute printed for or assessee bundred.. oo 2M Ravertsine blanks and cireular Free Miscellaneous Advertisements. One week, per square. One month, per sqnar Gne quarter (3 months), p GH Advertisements of wreat lensth, Pp inserted by contract on the row favorable terms. Bap Ten lines of solid advertising type constitutes a square. LOX 7 Tacter, Terms of Subscription, Gas MininG anu Scientific Press Is published every Saturduy morning (containing stxtcen pages—size of Larper's Welty) at the following rates: One copy, one year, by mail. In advance. + $5 00 One copy, sJx mombs, by mail, In ac, 3 00 One copy, oue year, by express. 6 50 One copy, six mouths, by expre: 3 50 Five copies, one year, by mail, In pavalce? Ou By city carrlers, per month. 50 hile capies Ties cMeerK «Gane By Monthly Series (or parts), coniaining 4 4 BK Monthly Series, containing 5 Nos. ores ares éeng Tre Circunation of Ihe Press, already extenslye, Is rapIdly incrensing, and snbtantial nen who can profit by wide. ly ssemnating Information of their business amongst the most intelligent influentlal and industrial classes “OF the Pacific States and Territories will find no more effectual or economical nedium for advertising DEW « CO., Proprietors, Patent Agency and Job Printing Gifice, 505 Clay rea Sa Francisco. July} 1863 FIRST PREMIUMS! FOR PRINTING, AWARDED AT THE MECHANICS INDUSTRIAL EXMIBITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1866, —AND AT THE— State Fair at Sacramento, 1866, =T6 =. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS OF THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, —AND— CALIFORNIA YOUTH'S COMPANION, 505 Clay street, San Francisco. The FIRST PREMIUM, © dIplomia, was awarded Messrs. Dewey & Us., by the Mecliimics’ Instieute, for the best samples ot NewsPaPen PRINTING. The First preaiom was also awarded hy the State Agrienlural Society to Messrs. Dewey & Cu , Yor the best speciinchs of Buok PRINTING ited ub the ‘State Fair, heid at Sacramento, September, (6s Jos Pnintixe of all Kinds correctly and quickly done, at the oftice of the Yourw's Comranion, 505 Ulay street, corner ol Sausome, by 1st DEWEY & CO, By Exeness.—Two ceuts per copy will ve added to our usual rates uf subscription (to pay Wells, Purge & Co.'s tavilf) on papers sent by express, Il counectiug expresses in the interior make additional charges, substtibers must themsvlves settle the same. 1852 1866 A NEW VOLUME. Fourtecnth Year of Puhlication, Tie GOLDEN ERA. FOUNDED IN 1852. The oldest weekly paper in the State, permanently established, and more widely circulated at home aud abroad, than any other paper on the Pacific Coast. In Calilornia, the Atlantic States, aud throughout the entire field of its greal aud rapidly increasing circulation, ToE Gounew Era is universally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence. Among its coutributors are all the best writers on thls side of the Contineut, and correspondents and contributors of distinguished ahility in New York, Paris and London, Miss BRADDON’S greatest Sensation Story, published from advance sheets: RUPERT GODWIN, = OR SECRET OF WILMINDON A NOVEL,—DY MISS M, E, DRADDON, Author of “ Lady Audley’s Secret,” “The Outcasts,” “The Doctor’s Wife,’’ “‘ Three Times Dead.” ete. oe THE GOLDEN ERA. NoW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE . THE HALL. GOpinions of the Press; THE Gotnzx Era.—We would call the attention of all newly-arrived Cuxlifornians to this cxeelleat weekly colemporary. We bave seen the Era so frequently at the family Greside, and in the rude cabins of many industrious miners, that it would secm superfluous to 1ecommend it to old Callioruians, Ti is the obsiest literary jourual on the coast, (S. F. Mining and Scientific Press. Tus Gornen HRA, which has just entered upon Its fourteenth volume, is fully entitled to he considered as THe literary paper of the Pacific coast. Its proprietors understind the wants of the community, aud furnish their readers with all the popular works of fiction as fast as the prool' sheets are received Irom the Lasteru States and Europe, and wilh a greater varicty of original mutter in. the line of light literature, than can be found in any similar paper on the coutinent. Ss! F, Alta Calilornia. Tne Gotpex Era has entered upon its fourteenth year of puhlicalion. How many competitors for public favor have beeu started during this time, and not possessing the freshness and origiuality of the Gotpenx Era, baye siruggled torough a sbort, sickly existence—at last to “ flicker out”? —almost unnoticou. No siogle paper in the State is more read and admired, and friends in the States appreciate it fully as highly as the thonsands here who weekly scan its columus. tis no copyist, being in all its main features Caliloruian, und unlike the * story papers’ in geueral, its coutents are interesting to ali who take an interest in ‘the literature of this coast.—[Napa Reporter, Tae Goipen Era, as a good family paper, as a literary production, cuinot he surpassed withiu the limits of America, and America beats the world in publication of firstrate literary papers. It 1s Slied to overflowing with exeellent reading matter, Original and selected prose and poetry. {tisnow puluishing, from advance sheets furnishei from New York, two very imterestiug stories, cach chapter of whicb is alone worth the subscription price of the Gornen Era.—[Folsom Telegraph, Tae Gowpex Era is decidedly the hest journal of tho kind on this coast, and, we had a'most said, in the United Stites, It is prepared with great care and labor, wud pnblishrs an immense amouut of reading matter. The serial stories of the hest anthors are printed in its columns, aud us locu) gossip is always pungent, racy and instructive, — [S. F. Examiner, Tue Gowen Era is one of the hest journals of its class in the whole country, and is carefully and intelligently concucted.—(S. F. American Flug. Tar Gorpen Era is enlarged by the addition of eight columns of reading matter. Jt was never more worthy thy support of the reading public than at preseat,—[S. F. Morning Call, Tur Gotnen Era is decidedly the hest famify paper puhlished in the State and we aro pleased lo learn that il is in a flourishing couditiou.—[Sacramento Bee, Tae Gotpex ERA, a8 a strictly literary and news paper, is chief among the Ne-t. Its correspondence and editorials ave of that origiuality of style so peculiar to tins const.— [Oregon Sentiuel, Tus GoLpun Ena is the hest literary paper published ou this coast, 1t abounds in stories both real and fictitious, e worth a careful pernsal hy every oue.—[Santa utinel, THs Goren Ena is as good a literary paper as can he procured on the crntinent.—{Red Biuff Independent. THE GoLDRN Fra has eutered upon ils fourteeuth yolume. Tt is hy fur the best Jiterary and family paper ever puhJished on this coast.—[Souoma Democrat, THE GOLDEN Ea isa most ably conducted literary journal, in every way worthy of ils Jarge circulation, and churactrrized hy a flow of wit and freshness of satire in dealing with the prominent follies of the age that is truly refreshing.—[Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Tue Gorpen Erais a fiue family and literary paper, as the hroad Cuion avywhere cau boast of. .—[Deover Rocky Mouutam News, Tue Goipen Era is the best family jourual in the United States.—(Salt Lake City Telegraph. Tue Gotues Era isn highly handsome quarto of fifty-six columus, comprising the lreshest and the richest cream of American belles Icttres. Nothing uorth or sonth, or east or west, can he cnmpared to it. as an elegan: family and literary *newspuper. —[Uuion Vedette, Salt Lake City. Tur Gowen Era, instead of ecanomising duriug these Jull times and presenting a paper to match the times, is as Wrilliaul as mver, It has a Lilenled corps of literatenre, and keeps fully upto the mark.—[S. I. Dratnalic Chron. RA is now in its fourteenth sae of publicadion, and is cstablished on a firm hasis. [t hag TOE number of regular contributors, and gives a greater variety of reading mattcr thav any other paper of the kind published in San Franciseo,—[Quiacy Union. Tur GoLorxn Era las commenced its fourteenth year With a steady improvement in literary and typographical appearance —[Yreke Journal. Tre GOLDEN Fra hegan in the infancy of the State, and has grown with it, uatil there is now hardly a post office ia the State, or an this coast, where it js uot taken, It empleys the b writers in the Adantic States, in Europe, and in Californin.—(Colusa Sun. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GOLDEN ERA. One Year.-+.+eee++ $5 00] Six Menths.,.-.$ 2 50 To Mail Subscribers; Tar Gotnry Era for Oue Year, +35 00 Tue Gotpen Era for Six Months 250 Tu Goupen Era for Three Monlls..0+eecere oe BROOKS & LAWRENCE, Go.pex Era Buitninge , No, 645 Clay street, near Moutgomery, San Francisco, City College Laboratories, Sontheast Cor, Stockton and Geary sts, Practical and Analytical Chemistry and Metallurgy. THOMAS PRICE, Professor of Chemistry, (Formerly of the Normal College, Swansea.) wit GIVE PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS IN QUALItative and Quanlitative Analysis and Assaying. The e@ourse qualifies students for the appheation of Chemistry Hoe eS MANUFACTURING ARTS, and MINING PHARMACEUTICAL and TECHNICAL CHEMISTRY, such as is required by Medical and Pharmaceutical Students, will be taught to such students as may requlre It. Course of General Chemistry. Fyening Lectures will be delivered every Tuesday, at half: past seven o'clock, P. M., in the Philosophical Hallot ie ollege, without extra charge to Ihe students In the [nstitution. On and after the ith of February, the Lxboratcries w aM be open every day, except Sundays, froms A. M. to 6 P. M. For further particulars, address KEV, P. V, VEEDER, Principal of the City College. Or at 406 California Street, SANTA CLARA COLLEGE, §. J., SANTA CLARA, CAL, Condneted hy the Fathers of the Soelety of Jesus, The FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION of thls College will commence on Monday, August 28th, 1865. TERMS—Tultion tn the Classical and Sclentific Department; Boarding and Lodging; Washing and MendIng of articles washed; School Statloncry; Medical Attendance and Medicine; fuels allebt baths, Clery per session of ten wiouths. Pew ete ees S390) For further information and cataionaes ake to the President of the College, or to Rev. A Maraschi, St. Ignagus, Roel Market street, San Fritnelsca, REV, A. MASNATA, S. J., Presidont. SACRAMENTO SEMINARY. BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Tenth Street, between F and G, fession commenced January 8, 1866. MR, AND MRS, HERMON PERRY, Tvl2te Principals, 6vI2tf Benicia College. HE TWENTY-SECOND pSESSLON HAS JUST OPENED. Puplls received at any The Instruction 1s divided. inte three tary conrsc; he English, or Sclontific dinary College Course. Puplis generally, and especially those in the Preparatory Departments, board at the Justitution, under the direct charge of the Tenchers. For further information, sone tor Clrenlar, 3v12-3in. Cc. J, FLATT, Principat. arts—The Elemen‘course; and the orANNUAL REPORT =, —OF THE— Pacific Insurance Company. N COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT OF THE LEOISLAture of the State of Calliornin, entitled ‘‘An Act concerning lornoratlons,” passed April 22, 1850, the Pacltic In surance Vompany of Suu Franclsco nukes the tollowlng Annual Report: {1 —The amonnt of the Capital Stock of thls Company Is SEVEN HUNDRED oe FIFTY THOUSAND DULLARS. and: pald li GOLD. coye. ss ceverer scree eves eves «S750 4100 IL—Th the Assets is ONE MILLION AND FIFTY-ONE THO usa ND. FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND THIRTY: ee CENTS. .$1,051,420.37 If1.—The Company has NO DEBT: IV,—The amount of insurance enoted eas the year, and ware remained lu torce December 31, al commenced underwrithng Marine hee 118 Company Insnres agninst {he following risks, BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ME CHANDISE RENTS, LEASEHOLDS, Vit AND THEIN CARGOES, ie other PEL ERY, AGAINST. ae) OR DAMA Also, on Cea A ITs, At WAR RISLS, ON LAX ‘D NAV IGATION. TSS, TO AND FROM ALL PORTS N THE WORLD. NL —This Company will take on any FIRST-CLASS RISK not to excecd $75,000 (be linlt fixed hy law), and on all large risks wlll reinsure to an extent consiste nt with PRUDENCE iu other See COMVANL Bay HUNT, fresile A.J. BA LsTON, SU retnigy San Franclsco, January 19 1866. Witham Alvord, 8. M. Wilson, G W. Bell, Alex. Weill, M. Cheescman, Chas, Mayne, Abm. Selisinan, Wm Hooper, Lluyd Tevis, Anson G_Sniles, John B. Newton, T.%. Burker, John G. Bray, ay ard Martin, Jas. De Freniery, A. Hayward, Mills, Wm. sherman, Ww. G. Rice tk Fu nesiranine John O, Earl, C. Meyer. L. B. Beuchley, Altred Borel, D. J, Giver, Moses Heller, G T. Lawton, Alpheus Bull, William Scholle, £. L, toldsteln, W. C, Ralston, Louls McLane, ae Ellls, oh Ww ightman, Osiver pride, Weaver, Davia Stern, achs, .B Predera Billings, J. ee Kellond, State of Callfornia, City and Gi County of San Francisco, ss. On thls ulneteenth day of January, A, D. one thousand GeuG hnndred and sixty-six, personally appeared beture ie, §. Homans, a Notary Publle, In ind for the atld City and Gonats, and therein residing, duly commissioned and sworn, + Ratston, wlio, being duly sworn, did depose and siy that he is the Secretary of the Pacific Iusuraieu Company, and that the statements conlalned tr Ue Tore golng Report nf the Pacille Insuranes CTR are true, full and correct. LSTON. Saal n ee ye ecaeae to Hee ine, this 19th day of Janney ry .D. H. S. HOMANS, Notary Puhlic. SSRDGESEOGESESEEEEIS! Hii ++ nar 5 BUY = fst The Monthly Series a ame OF Tie bas se sae = MINING AND SCIENTIFIC := = PRESS. pa a+ zt pz Send 1t to Your Friends, FSi # Issued at the close of EACH Month. = = PRICE. .se00¢0-05000+-60 CENTS, + = SGURGUAAHUUSRAUESHGGSUSEHNEUENSEUYS 28 ++ Ge New Mining Advertisements. Continued Mining Advertisements will be found under another head Good Hope Gold and Silver Mining Company, Alpine District, Alpine County, California. On and after April 23d, 1866, the Offca and principal place of business of the above Company, wil] be located in tbe town of Markleeville, Alpine County. By order of the Board of Trustees. PRFSTON MORRIS, Secretary. San Francisco, March 23, 1866. Tmar24 8w George Washington Gold and Silver Min-= ing Company, Silver Mountain District, Alpine County, California. Notice.—Tbere are delinquent upon tho following deserJbed stock, on account of assessment Ievled on the 20th day of February, 1868, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: Names, No. Certificnte. No. Shares. Amount, Adams, Geo G 215 6 $7 An Adaths, Mary E 15 10 16 00 Andrews, MO pot issued 100 150 00 Brayton, "1G 102, 1° 8, 104, 104 127, 128. 129, 130 431, 222) 293; and "204 10-ea 120 180 00 Brayton, JG 106 4 8 60 Rrayton, JG 225 2 300 Berry, Harrison 101 25 37 50 Booker, WL 285 10 165 00 Bolts, John 271 1 1 50 Roggs, Geo W 127 8 9 00 Boges, AG 67 IL 16 50 Bowland, Wm 241 5 7 50 Bal, Jonathan 88 5 7 60 Burk, John 236 10 15 00 Brown, Thos 25: in 15 00 Bradbury, Wm 159 5 7 50 Breed, TL not issned 15 112 60 Coon, MR 110 and 111 26-6, 50 75 00 Coon, MR 14 5 7 50 Cone, Harriett B 19 6 7 50 Cook, A J 93 10 15 ¢0 Clark, J Warren not issued 10 15 00 Clark, Sarrh A 122 5 we C’ark, Miriam 124 25 37 40 Clark, P A 16 5 7 60 Clark, P A W6and1l7 len 82 3 00 Gark,P A 10 and1914-ea 8 12 00 Clark, PA 120 3 4 60 Co-nwell, J F 82 and 83 10-ea 20 30 00 Coulter, Samuel 141 10 15 00 Calderwod, Mathew 7160 10 15 60 Carmichael, A 230, 231, and pa 10-ea 30 45 00 Carmicbael, A 9 18 i Custer. John 5 7 60 Cone, Jesse B 18,183 and it 10-e2 20 45 00 Cone, Jesse B 126 5 7 50 Cheeney, A wv not issued 110 165 00 Denning, Wi 163 lo 16 00 De Graff, Wm 142, 143, 144, 145 148 and 216 10-ea 60 Davidson, Ole BT 5 Tintton, David 2i4 “4 Dutton, David 219, 220, 242 and 243 10-ea 40 80 00 Eagan, ED 140 2 3 00 Elswarth, Wm 180 Ry 7 50 Grigsby, TL 99 10 15 00 esby, AD 100 10 16 15 Grigsby, BD 17 10 15 0 Grigsby. RF 169 10 15 00 Gillam, Jas 78 and 74 10-ea 20 30 00 Green, Joseph 218 10 15 00 Griswold, M T not Issued 85 127 60 Hargrave, EJ 170 6 7 40 Hayward, GC 45 § 7 50 Hammett, FW 264 10 15 00 Hackney, H W 1n7 , 6 7 0 Hastie, Robert 259 10 15 00 Hill, VR 69,70,and 71 5-ea 16 22 50 Hughes, James 179 2 3 00 Hnghes, James 292 3 4 50 Hendrickson, Henrietta 280 5 7 50 Herbert, Henrictta 20 10 15 00 Kather, Chis 90 15 22 50 Kercheval, Sarah A 240 10 15 0 Luciani, Charles 90 16 22 30 Linn, Geo 2F3 10 15 00 Lindan, A 257 5 7 6 Lawrence, F 8 not issued 90 185 00 MeLea, Donald 27 1 1 40 Mudgett, John 281 and 262 5-ea =610 15 00 Mott, Hiram 258 13 19 40 Mercer, Susan 98 10 15 00 Mylett, James 227 and 228 10-ea 20 30 On Mylett, James 229 ES 12 00 MeGee, Jus 78 6 7 50 Mecklenherg, Jogoph 272 5 7 50 Miller. G A gL 10 15 00 Marks, M 106 5 7 60 Mason, Chas 254 6 7 60 McGill, Wm 41 6 7 50 Mosher, Wm H 1¢e9 5 7 50 Mecfonald. A C 184 7 10 0 McGrath. J J nol igsned 80 90 00 Nelson, J G 58 6 7 50 Nelson, AG 7 55 1 1 50 Nelson, Shr stopber 92 64 10 50 Pearron, 1N 198 21 31 50 Pearson, 1 N 199, 200, 20), 212 d213 5-ea 25 37 50 Phillirs, WL 92 16 22 50 Phillips, WL 276 10 15 00 Pilkington, J B 15 and 76 20-ea 40 60 00 Pilkington, J B 7 8 12 00 Potter, J C 97 5 7 50 Phelps, Tracy F not Issued 85 97 50 Ransdell,S W 245 5 7 60 Roberts, TR 279 6 9 00 Robinson Chas F not Issued 25 87 50 Squarza, V 197 7 60 Severson, T not issued 4 6 00 Sedgley. Jas T not issued 105 157 50 Townsend, TB 87 10 15 00 Voon, Mathew 161 5 7 60 Vick. 7 286 16 16 00 Whilten, © J 288 10 16 00 Whitton, MS 184, 186, 187,188 180, 190. 191, 192 193, 194, 195, aye 10-ea 120 150 00 Whilton, MS tf 10 60 Whitton, iWin H 204, 205, 206, Dor 237, 938, and 239 10-ea 70 105 00 Whitton, Wm H cal 6 7 60 Whitton,Green 84,85 and 80 10-ea 30 45 00 Whitton, F 95 10 15 (0 Whitton, Wm T 214 10 15 60 Wyckoff, JL ord 10 15 00 Williams, Samuel §9 30 45 00 Williams, Samnel 280 5 7 40 Woodward, EP 11 Jo 15 ¢0 And in accordance with law, end an order of Ihe Board of Trustees, miede on the said 20th day of ¥ehruary, 1866, so many shares of each parcel of said stock as may he neeessary, will besold at public auclion, at the anction rooms of Olney & Co., No, 626 Montgomery street, on the 10th day of April, 1888, at the hour of 12 o’clock M. of said day, to pay safd delinquent assessment thoreon, together with costs of advertising aud expenses of sale, W.D, ROOT, Secretary. , Office, 838 Montgomery street, San Francisco. miar2é

188 Ghe Mining and Srientifie Yress, Postage,—The postage on the Mining ano ScreNTIFIC Ress to any portian of the Unlted States is twenty cents per anuum, or five cents per quarter, payable In advance at the Post Office delivering the paper. Postage free in the cily an county. Forelgn postage (with few exceptions) two cents per copy, prepald. To Bremen and the German States (marked via Breinen and Hamburg line), three cents per copy, prepald. Single conles toany address Iu the United States, two eents. Svuscnine FoR It.—The lurge, illuslrated sixty-four column weekly newspaper—the San Fraucisco MINING ann Screynrio Prres—should be taken by every miner, prospector, and intelligent citizen throughout Colorado, as it gives a mint of most useful information to be gained no other way, on miuving matters generally.—[Rocky Mountaiu News. Traveling Agent. Mr. Rosert LatmMore Is now on a canvassing tour for the Press through Butte, Colusi, Tehama, Shasta, and SisKlyou countles, and we recommend him to the favorable consideration of our friends. OUR NEW YORK AGENCY. Mr, Gzo, M Newron is our authorized agent in New York City, and wll] recelve advertisements and subscriptions for the Mining AND Scientiric Press at regular rates. Sample copies of our weekly and monthly issues ean be procured wae caillug itpon him, at the ollice of the ’* SrockHoLpyR,’ » 2 Willlam street. PHILADELPHIA AGENCY, Parties wishIng to subscribe or adyertlse in the Mixing AND SClENTIFIC Pitesscan be accommodated by calling upon our Agent, Mr. Turner Hamixtron, at the Assembly BuildIng, t06 South Tenth strect, Philadelphia, Pa., where samp coples of our publications can always be fonnd. Rites of Ailvertising MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, Mining Advertisements. Notices of Meetings, per square, otie week, + $1 0 Notices of Meetlngs, persuynare, four weeks, 2 50 Assessineut Notices, ol ordinary length, four weeks.. 5 U0 Assessinent Notlees, of more than usual length, EGE each additional square. 2 50 Delinqueut Sales, per square, two weeks. 2 Ww Delinquent Sales, per square, three weess 250 Bee cents, per square, one week,. 100 Bubs of ute printed for or assessee bundred... oo 2M Ravertsine blanks and cireular Free Miscellaneous Advertisements. One week, per square. One month, per sqnar Gne quarter (3 months), p GH Advertisements of wreat lensth, Pp inserted by contract on the row favorable terms. Bap Ten lines of solid advertising type constitutes a square. LOX 7 Tacter, Terms of Subscription, Gas MininG anu Scientific Press Is published every Saturduy morning (containing stxtcen pages—size of Larper's Welty) at the following rates: One copy, one year, by mail. In advance.. + $5 00 One copy, sJx mombs, by mail, In ac, 3 00 One copy, oue year, by express. 6 50 One copy, six mouths, by expre: 3 50 Five copies, one year, by mail, In pavalce? Ou By city carrlers, per month. 50 hile capies Ties cMeerK «Gane By Monthly Series (or parts), coniaining 4 4 BK Monthly Series, containing 5 Nos. ores ares éeng Tre Circunation of Ihe Press, already extenslye, Is rapIdly incrensing, and snbtantial nen who can profit by wide. ly ssemnating Information of their business amongst the most intelligent influentlal and industrial classes “OF the Pacific States and Territories will find no more effectual or economical nedium for advertising DEW « CO., Proprietors, Patent Agency and Job Printing Gifice, 505 Clay rea Sa Francisco. July} 1863 FIRST PREMIUMS! FOR PRINTING, AWARDED AT THE MECHANICS INDUSTRIAL EXMIBITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1866, —AND AT THE— State Fair at Sacramento, 1866, =T6 =. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS OF THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, —AND— CALIFORNIA YOUTH'S COMPANION, 505 Clay street, San Francisco. The FIRST PREMIUM, © dIplomia, was awarded Messrs. Dewey & Us., by the Mecliimics’ Instieute, for the best samples ot NewsPaPen PRINTING. The First preaiom was also awarded hy the State Agrienlural Society to Messrs. Dewey & Cu , Yor the best speciinchs of Buok PRINTING ited ub the ‘State Fair, heid at Sacramento, September, (6s Jos Pnintixe of all Kinds correctly and quickly done, at the oftice of the Yourw's Comranion, 505 Ulay street, corner ol Sausome, by 1st DEWEY & CO, By Exeness.—Two ceuts per copy will ve added to our usual rates uf subscription (to pay Wells, Purge & Co.'s tavilf) on papers sent by express, Il counectiug expresses in the interior make additional charges, substtibers must themsvlves settle the same. 1852 1866 A NEW VOLUME. Fourtecnth Year of Puhlication, Tie GOLDEN ERA. FOUNDED IN 1852. The oldest weekly paper in the State, permanently established, and more widely circulated at home aud abroad, than any other paper on the Pacific Coast. In Calilornia, the Atlantic States, aud throughout the entire field of its greal aud rapidly increasing circulation, ToE Gounew Era is universally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence. Among its coutributors are all the best writers on thls side of the Contineut, and correspondents and contributors of distinguished ahility in New York, Paris and London, Miss BRADDON’S greatest Sensation Story, published from advance sheets: RUPERT GODWIN, = OR SECRET OF WILMINDON A NOVEL,—DY MISS M, E, DRADDON, Author of “ Lady Audley’s Secret,” “The Outcasts,” “The Doctor’s Wife,’’ “‘ Three Times Dead.” ete. oe THE GOLDEN ERA. NoW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE . THE HALL. GOpinions of the Press; THE Gotnzx Era.—We would call the attention of all newly-arrived Cuxlifornians to this cxeelleat weekly colemporary. We bave seen the Era so frequently at the family Greside, and in the rude cabins of many industrious miners, that it would secm superfluous to 1ecommend it to old Callioruians, Ti is the obsiest literary jourual on the coast, (S. F. Mining and Scientific Press. Tus Gornen HRA, which has just entered upon Its fourteenth volume, is fully entitled to he considered as THe literary paper of the Pacific coast. Its proprietors understind the wants of the community, aud furnish their readers with all the popular works of fiction as fast as the prool' sheets are received Irom the Lasteru States and Europe, and wilh a greater varicty of original mutter in. the line of light literature, than can be found in any similar paper on the coutinent. Ss! F, Alta Calilornia. Tne Gotpex Era has entered upon its fourteenth year of puhlicalion. How many competitors for public favor have beeu started during this time, and not possessing the freshness and origiuality of the Gotpenx Era, baye siruggled torough a sbort, sickly existence—at last to “ flicker out”? —almost unnoticou. No siogle paper in the State is more read and admired, and friends in the States appreciate it fully as highly as the thonsands here who weekly scan its columus. tis no copyist, being in all its main features Caliloruian, und unlike the * story papers’ in geueral, its coutents are interesting to ali who take an interest in ‘the literature of this coast.—[Napa Reporter, Tae Goipen Era, as a good family paper, as a literary production, cuinot he surpassed withiu the limits of America, and America beats the world in publication of firstrate literary papers. It 1s Slied to overflowing with exeellent reading matter, Original and selected prose and poetry. {tisnow puluishing, from advance sheets furnishei from New York, two very imterestiug stories, cach chapter of whicb is alone worth the subscription price of the Gornen Era.—[Folsom Telegraph, Tae Gowpex Era is decidedly the hest journal of tho kind on this coast, and, we had a'most said, in the United Stites, It is prepared with great care and labor, wud pnblishrs an immense amouut of reading matter. The serial stories of the hest anthors are printed in its columns, aud us locu) gossip is always pungent, racy and instructive, — [S. F. Examiner, Tue Gowen Era is one of the hest journals of its class in the whole country, and is carefully and intelligently concucted.—(S. F. American Flug. Tar Gorpen Era is enlarged by the addition of eight columns of reading matter. Jt was never more worthy thy support of the reading public than at preseat,—[S. F. Morning Call, Tur Gotnen Era is decidedly the hest famify paper puhlished in the State and we aro pleased lo learn that il is in a flourishing couditiou.—[Sacramento Bee, Tae Gotpex ERA, a8 a strictly literary and news paper, is chief among the Ne-t. Its correspondence and editorials ave of that origiuality of style so peculiar to tins const.— [Oregon Sentiuel, Tus GoLpun Ena is the hest literary paper published ou this coast, 1t abounds in stories both real and fictitious, e worth a careful pernsal hy every oue.—[Santa utinel, THs Goren Ena is as good a literary paper as can he procured on the crntinent.—{Red Biuff Independent. THE GoLDRN Fra has eutered upon ils fourteeuth yolume. Tt is hy fur the best Jiterary and family paper ever puhJished on this coast.—[Souoma Democrat, THE GOLDEN Ea isa most ably conducted literary journal, in every way worthy of ils Jarge circulation, and churactrrized hy a flow of wit and freshness of satire in dealing with the prominent follies of the age that is truly refreshing.—[Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Tue Gorpen Erais a fiue family and literary paper, as the hroad Cuion avywhere cau boast of. .—[Deover Rocky Mouutam News, Tue Goipen Era is the best family jourual in the United States.—(Salt Lake City Telegraph. Tue Gotues Era isn highly handsome quarto of fifty-six columus, comprising the lreshest and the richest cream of American belles Icttres. Nothing uorth or sonth, or east or west, can he cnmpared to it. as an elegan: family and literary *newspuper. —[Uuion Vedette, Salt Lake City. Tur Gowen Era, instead of ecanomising duriug these Jull times and presenting a paper to match the times, is as Wrilliaul as mver, It has a Lilenled corps of literatenre, and keeps fully upto the mark.—[S. I. Dratnalic Chron. RA is now in its fourteenth sae of publicadion, and is cstablished on a firm hasis. [t hag TOE number of regular contributors, and gives a greater variety of reading mattcr thav any other paper of the kind published in San Franciseo,—[Quiacy Union. Tur GoLorxn Era las commenced its fourteenth year With a steady improvement in literary and typographical appearance —[Yreke Journal. Tre GOLDEN Fra hegan in the infancy of the State, and has grown with it, uatil there is now hardly a post office ia the State, or an this coast, where it js uot taken, It empleys the b writers in the Adantic States, in Europe, and in Californin.—(Colusa Sun. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GOLDEN ERA. One Year..-+.+eee++ $5 00] Six Menths..,..-.$ 2 50 To Mail Subscribers; Tar Gotnry Era for Oue Year, +35 00 Tue Gotpen Era for Six Months 250 Tu Goupen Era for Three Monlls....0+eecere oe BROOKS & LAWRENCE, Go.pex Era Buitninge , No, 645 Clay street, near Moutgomery, San Francisco, City College Laboratories, Sontheast Cor, Stockton and Geary sts, Practical and Analytical Chemistry and Metallurgy. THOMAS PRICE, Professor of Chemistry, (Formerly of the Normal College, Swansea.) wit GIVE PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS IN QUALItative and Quanlitative Analysis and Assaying. The e@ourse qualifies students for the appheation of Chemistry Hoe eS MANUFACTURING ARTS, and MINING PHARMACEUTICAL and TECHNICAL CHEMISTRY, such as is required by Medical and Pharmaceutical Students, will be taught to such students as may requlre It. Course of General Chemistry. Fyening Lectures will be delivered every Tuesday, at half: past seven o'clock, P. M., in the Philosophical Hallot ie ollege, without extra charge to Ihe students In the [nstitution. On and after the ith of February, the Lxboratcries w aM be open every day, except Sundays, froms A. M. to 6 P. M. For further particulars, address KEV, P. V, VEEDER, Principal of the City College. Or at 406 California Street, SANTA CLARA COLLEGE, §. J., SANTA CLARA, CAL, Condneted hy the Fathers of the Soelety of Jesus, The FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION of thls College will commence on Monday, August 28th, 1865. TERMS—Tultion tn the Classical and Sclentific Department; Boarding and Lodging; Washing and MendIng of articles washed; School Statloncry; Medical Attendance and Medicine; fuels allebt baths, Clery

per session of ten wiouths. Pew ete ees S390) For further information and cataionaes ake to the President of the College, or to Rev. A Maraschi, St. Ignagus, Roel Market street, San Fritnelsca, REV, A. MASNATA, S. J., Presidont. SACRAMENTO SEMINARY. BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Tenth Street, between F and G, fession commenced January 8, 1866. MR, AND MRS, HERMON PERRY, Tvl2te Principals, 6vI2tf Benicia College. HE TWENTY-SECOND pSESSLON HAS JUST OPENED. Puplls received at any The Instruction 1s divided. inte three tary conrsc; he English, or Sclontific dinary College Course. Puplis generally, and especially those in the Preparatory Departments, board at the Justitution, under the direct charge of the Tenchers. For further information, sone tor Clrenlar, 3v12-3in. Cc. J, FLATT, Principat. arts—The Elemen‘course; and the orANNUAL REPORT =, —OF THE— Pacific Insurance Company. N COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT OF THE LEOISLAture of the State of Calliornin, entitled ‘‘An Act concerning lornoratlons,” passed April 22, 1850, the Pacltic In surance Vompany of Suu Franclsco nukes the tollowlng Annual Report: {1 —The amonnt of the Capital Stock of thls Company Is SEVEN HUNDRED oe FIFTY THOUSAND DULLARS. and: pald li GOLD.. coye. ss ceverer scree eves eves «S750 4100 IL—Th the Assets is ONE MILLION AND FIFTY-ONE THO usa ND. FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND THIRTY: ee CENTS. .$1,051,420.37 If1.—The Company has NO DEBT: IV,—The amount of insurance enoted eas the year, and ware remained lu torce December 31, al commenced underwrithng Marine hee 118 Company Insnres agninst {he following risks, BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ME CHANDISE RENTS, LEASEHOLDS, Vit AND THEIN CARGOES, ie other PEL ERY, AGAINST. ae) OR DAMA Also, on Cea A ITs, At WAR RISLS, ON LAX ‘D NAV IGATION. TSS, TO AND FROM ALL PORTS N THE WORLD. NL —This Company will take on any FIRST-CLASS RISK not to excecd $75,000 (be linlt fixed hy law), and on all large risks wlll reinsure to an extent consiste nt with PRUDENCE iu other See COMVANL Bay HUNT, fresile A.J. BA LsTON, SU retnigy San Franclsco, January 19 1866. Witham Alvord, 8. M. Wilson, G W. Bell, Alex. Weill, M. Cheescman, Chas, Mayne, Abm. Selisinan, Wm Hooper, Lluyd Tevis, Anson G_Sniles, John B. Newton, T.%. Burker, John G. Bray, ay ard Martin, Jas. De Freniery, A. Hayward, Mills, Wm. sherman, Ww. G. Rice tk Fu nesiranine John O, Earl, C. Meyer. L. B. Beuchley, Altred Borel, D. J, Giver, Moses Heller, G T. Lawton, Alpheus Bull, William Scholle, £. L, toldsteln, W. C, Ralston, Louls McLane, ae Ellls, oh Ww ightman, Osiver pride, Weaver, Davia Stern, achs, .B Predera Billings, J. ee Kellond, State of Callfornia, City and Gi County of San Francisco, ss. On thls ulneteenth day of January, A, D. one thousand GeuG hnndred and sixty-six, personally appeared beture ie, §. Homans, a Notary Publle, In ind for the atld City and Gonats, and therein residing, duly commissioned and sworn, + Ratston, wlio, being duly sworn, did depose and siy that he is the Secretary of the Pacific Iusuraieu Company, and that the statements conlalned tr Ue Tore golng Report nf the Pacille Insuranes CTR are true, full and correct. LSTON. Saal n ee ye ecaeae to Hee ine, this 19th day of Janney ry .D. H. S. HOMANS, Notary Puhlic. SSRDGESEOGESESEEEEIS! Hii ++ nar 5 BUY = fst The Monthly Series a ame OF Tie bas se sae = MINING AND SCIENTIFIC := = PRESS. pa a+ zt pz Send 1t to Your Friends, FSi # Issued at the close of EACH Month. = = PRICE. ..se00¢0-05000+-60 CENTS, + = SGURGUAAHUUSRAUESHGGSUSEHNEUENSEUYS 28 ++ Ge New Mining Advertisements. Continued Mining Advertisements will be found under another head Good Hope Gold and Silver Mining Company, Alpine District, Alpine County, California. On and after April 23d, 1866, the Offca and principal place of business of the above Company, wil] be located in tbe town of Markleeville, Alpine County. By order of the Board of Trustees. PRFSTON MORRIS, Secretary. San Francisco, March 23, 1866. Tmar24 8w George Washington Gold and Silver Min-= ing Company, Silver Mountain District, Alpine County, California. Notice.—Tbere are delinquent upon tho following deserJbed stock, on account of assessment Ievled on the 20th day of February, 1868, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: Names, No. Certificnte. No. Shares. Amount, Adams, Geo G 215 6 $7 An Adaths, Mary E 15 10 16 00 Andrews, MO pot issued 100 150 00 Brayton, "1G 102, 1° 8, 104, 104 127, 128. 129, 130 431, 222) 293; and "204 10-ea 120 180 00 Brayton, JG 106 4 8 60 Rrayton, JG 225 2 300 Berry, Harrison 101 25 37 50 Booker, WL 285 10 165 00 Bolts, John 271 1 1 50 Roggs, Geo W 127 8 9 00 Boges, AG 67 IL 16 50 Bowland, Wm 241 5 7 50 Bal, Jonathan 88 5 7 60 Burk, John 236 10 15 00 Brown, Thos 25: in 15 00 Bradbury, Wm 159 5 7 50 Breed, TL not issned 15 112 60 Coon, MR 110 and 111 26-6, 50 75 00 Coon, MR 14 5 7 50 Cone, Harriett B 19 6 7 50 Cook, A J 93 10 15 ¢0 Clark, J Warren not issued 10 15 00 Clark, Sarrh A 122 5 we C’ark, Miriam 124 25 37 40 Clark, P A 16 5 7 60 Clark, P A W6and1l7 len 82 3 00 Gark,P A 10 and1914-ea 8 12 00 Clark, PA 120 3 4 60 Co-nwell, J F 82 and 83 10-ea 20 30 00 Coulter, Samuel 141 10 15 00 Calderwod, Mathew 7160 10 15 60 Carmichael, A 230, 231, and pa 10-ea 30 45 00 Carmicbael, A 9 18 i Custer. John 5 7 60 Cone, Jesse B 18,183 and it 10-e2 20 45 00 Cone, Jesse B 126 5 7 50 Cheeney, A wv not issued 110 165 00 Denning, Wi 163 lo 16 00 De Graff, Wm 142, 143, 144, 145 148 and 216 10-ea 60 Davidson, Ole BT 5 Tintton, David 2i4 “4 Dutton, David 219, 220, 242 and 243 10-ea 40 80 00 Eagan, ED 140 2 3 00 Elswarth, Wm 180 Ry 7 50 Grigsby, TL 99 10 15 00 esby, AD 100 10 16 15 Grigsby, BD 17 10 15 0 Grigsby. RF 169 10 15 00 Gillam, Jas 78 and 74 10-ea 20 30 00 Green, Joseph 218 10 15 00 Griswold, M T not Issued 85 127 60 Hargrave, EJ 170 6 7 40 Hayward, GC 45 § 7 50 Hammett, FW 264 10 15 00 Hackney, H W 1n7 , 6 7 0 Hastie, Robert 259 10 15 00 Hill, VR 69,70,and 71 5-ea 16 22 50 Hughes, James 179 2 3 00 Hnghes, James 292 3 4 50 Hendrickson, Henrietta 280 5 7 50 Herbert, Henrictta 20 10 15 00 Kather, Chis 90 15 22 50 Kercheval, Sarah A 240 10 15 0 Luciani, Charles 90 16 22 30 Linn, Geo 2F3 10 15 00 Lindan, A 257 5 7 6 Lawrence, F 8 not issued 90 185 00 MeLea, Donald 27 1 1 40 Mudgett, John 281 and 262 5-ea =610 15 00 Mott, Hiram 258 13 19 40 Mercer, Susan 98 10 15 00 Mylett, James 227 and 228 10-ea 20 30 On Mylett, James 229 ES 12 00 MeGee, Jus 78 6 7 50 Mecklenherg, Jogoph 272 5 7 50 Miller. G A gL 10 15 00 Marks, M 106 5 7 60 Mason, Chas 254 6 7 60 McGill, Wm 41 6 7 50 Mosher, Wm H 1¢e9 5 7 50 Mecfonald. A C 184 7 10 0 McGrath. J J nol igsned 80 90 00 Nelson, J G 58 6 7 50 Nelson, AG 7 55 1 1 50 Nelson, Shr stopber 92 64 10 50 Pearron, 1N 198 21 31 50 Pearson, 1 N 199, 200, 20), 212 d213 5-ea 25 37 50 Phillirs, WL 92 16 22 50 Phillips, WL 276 10 15 00 Pilkington, J B 15 and 76 20-ea 40 60 00 Pilkington, J B 7 8 12 00 Potter, J C 97 5 7 50 Phelps, Tracy F not Issued 85 97 50 Ransdell,S W 245 5 7 60 Roberts, TR 279 6 9 00 Robinson Chas F not Issued 25 87 50 Squarza, V 197 7 60 Severson, T not issued 4 6 00 Sedgley. Jas T not issued 105 157 50 Townsend, TB 87 10 15 00 Voon, Mathew 161 5 7 60 Vick. 7 286 16 16 00 Whilten, © J 288 10 16 00 Whitton, MS 184, 186, 187,188 180, 190. 191, 192 193, 194, 195, aye 10-ea 120 150 00 Whilton, MS tf 10 60 Whitton, iWin H 204, 205, 206, Dor 237, 938, and 239 10-ea 70 105 00 Whitton, Wm H cal 6 7 60 Whitton,Green 84,85 and 80 10-ea 30 45 00 Whitton, F 95 10 15 (0 Whitton, Wm T 214 10 15 60 Wyckoff, JL ord 10 15 00 Williams, Samuel §9 30 45 00 Williams, Samnel 280 5 7 40 Woodward, EP 11 Jo 15 ¢0 And in accordance with law, end an order of Ihe Board of Trustees, miede on the said 20th day of ¥ehruary, 1866, so many shares of each parcel of said stock as may he neeessary, will besold at public auclion, at the anction rooms of Olney & Co., No, 626 Montgomery street, on the 10th day of April, 1888, at the hour of 12 o’clock M. of said day, to pay safd delinquent assessment thoreon, together with costs of advertising aud expenses of sale, W.D, ROOT, Secretary. , Office, 838 Montgomery street, San Francisco. miar2é