Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

a Ho urnal of Useful Arts, § ficuce, aud lining and Mlechanical Progress. ; EWEY «& €O.,, PUBLISUERS And Patent Sollettors, SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1866. VOLUME Number 14. ob F TABLE OF CONTENTS. wrnia River MivIng—Tl pNew California Patents, Racca . reste’ s Desnlplncizing VroThe Traciory Curve and the} cess—Miining Iv Ualaveras, Properties of Grinding} fhe Kuux Amalgamator, Vlates—Nu, 8. Lvecture ot 1lbe, From Calaveras Counly. Wining Partnerships. Frou EB) Deradu County, Load ag an Autalguimator, More About sodinm (maigam!] Sew Yo. k Metal Clreular. Corbeit'a Ruasting Furnace, [Sun Francisco Prices of CopKew Morne i TAUREN BEES elu ar GES iar ve ; Ci thoreh. mtg > 0 GAR LUE el als u) Editarinl asd Selene. Minox Sharcholders’ Direolaw The Origin of Things, Bale Lake. tory. New Publications. Stovk Bales and Reports, Liat of OMeers of Mining) sxn Francisco Vrices Current Isimpanies aod Iacorpora ‘Xow Mining and Otber Adtlons. Vortise ments, ett. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Mining and Scieutific Press. Miscellancous Advertisements, Ono week, per mquare. $1 60 One manth, pre square 4 00 Ohe qaarter 13 mouths), p: quare. > Sw Advertisements of great length, or of § racter, Ynaurtad by contract on the most favorable terms. Mining Advertisements. Ifpatdin aldcante, Nolices of Mcelinzs, per square, one week. .$1 54 Slow Notices of Mectings, per square, Four weeks. 4 00 3 00 Assesainent Notices, of ordinary length, fo AVUCHS 0 cen vearsoscncen cost eeservinnsses os 7 OO 5 00 Asscesinont Notlees, of moro than usnal length, Jor cach uddillonal square.. 00 3 00 Delinquent Sulos, per syaare, two 50 20 Dehnquent Sales, per square, Ihree w Su 26 Poslponements, per square. one week 3) 100 Slips af Advertisemvnts, printed for stexsinenis, per linadred Advertising law blunks, olroulars, md Adviee.. BGP The space of ten lines of slid agnte wleertiaing type vonatitutes @ square, Terms of Subscription. Tuk Mixtne any Scuentinic Purasia published every Saturday inorning ou inte sixtcen Pages—size of déarperta Weekly) at the a lowlug rates: One enpy, one yenr, by mail, In advunee., Oue copy, six Months; by inail, Wt advan: One copy, one year, by expresa Gue copy, six. months, by expr Five coples, one year, by mail, In advan By clty curriers, per month, RIE CONES 5 ees cere rn vanes Mouthly Series (or parts), conta Mouthly Serles, contuling & Nus Tux Cincitation of Ihe Press, already extenslve, 1s rapfdly Inercasing, and subtantial men who can prot by wideTy disseminating information of thelr business amongst the Mow Intelligent. ntiuvential and Indusirlul cinsses of the Paclile States ard Terrltorles will lind ne more cilectual or economical inediun Mor advertising. L «& CO., Proprietors. Patent Agency and Job Printing OMce, WS Clay street, san Franelsco. Aprlil, 1806, TJudicious Resolutions. S-veral of our most substantial and judiciously managed mining corporations have passed resolutions, since the approvnl of the new nssessment law, requiring oll notice of asseasinents nnd srles to be published in the Misixo ano Scientiric Press, the only tborough (daily or weekly) mining journal on this coust. Our efforts to concentrate all mining advertisements in one paper, lor the econumical ‘convenience of sharebolders and assessment piyers, ars meeting with decided snecess. Pbose who believe in supporting the mining canse, shoull bear our paper in inind, and bring.up this subject at the next trustes or shareholders’ meeting. Pro [roy.—From the Jron Age, ofMarch 8th, we lenrn that the total production of pig iron in tbe United States, according to statemonts made at tho gnarterly meeting of the American Iron and Steel Association, held at Wushington, D. C., Feo. 27tb, 1866, was in 1865, 910,555 tons; while in 1864, it was 1,130,280 tons; thus showing a decrease in ono year of 219,725 tons. There was also, at the samo time, a lurge decrease in the production of steel. New Typs.—'be Daily Alta, of this city, has come out in new type, whicb makes n ‘handsome print. QALIFORNIA RIVER MINING. The annoxed engraving represents one of a peculiar cluss of mniving scenes, often met with in the Suinmer season, in.tho mountains of Califoruia. This kind of mining is called u “fluming operution,” and ia conducted in the following manner ; During the season of low water in the rivers, which usually lusts frown July to November, the miners, in order to work tho bed of o stream, build a dgm not somo convenient point ; aud from that dum cunstruct of boarda, a fluine: capable of carrying all tbo water then iu the river, over 80 much of the river bed ng they proppse to work during the Summer. ‘The duin being made tight, ond tho water Ict into the flume, the bed of the strsnmn is laid bare and driving, in its course, no less thau six diftarent wheels. By the aid of the pumps driven by thess wheels, the miners are able to sink holes down through the gravel nnd boulders quite to the bed-rock of the river, near und upon which the chief pnrt of ths gold is usnally found. The river beds in this wuy are worked over and over agatn, yeur after year, Of late ynars, however, the most of this kind of work is dons by Chinamen, who nre satisfied to labor for very sinoli pay. Such “diggings” will not, in many places, pay cnougb to indnee Americnns to engsge in thein. The gravel in tho beds of the rivers, is often found 15, 20 and 30 feet in depth. It is deeper toward tbe mouths of the rivers, where the stream is less swift, than naarer their source, where the water,runs so rapid ns to wash neurly everything awny. : We often read about the “bors” on the streams, where large amounts of gold are taken for the convenient operations of the miner. Tliese flumes are constructed of common unpluned inch boards, properly secured by frame out from the gravel. These bars are quite different from the bars which we read of ns obstructing the moutbs of rivers, often rendering They vary in size necording to the amount of water which they are expected to carry. At intervals along this flume, are generally placei! whut ors called . “stream wheels”—that is, water-wheels made work and sustained by supports. like steaniboat wheels. When the paddles or floats of these wheels ure dropped down into the current of water passing through the fume, they ure made to revolve by the action of the current, and so revolving are capable of driving the pumpa required to remove the seeprae water from the excavations which the ininer makes in obtaining bis auriferous sands Irom the river bed. By examining the picture, the reader will observe that the wheels are constructed with long axles, extending from the wheel in the flume quite to the opposits side of the now dry bed of the streum. Attachcd to those axles, aud generally ncar their outer extreinity, sinnil pulleys will be observed, over which are made to pass the belts of chain pumps, » peculiar class of pumps genernlly used in freeing plrcer mines froin water, and constructed of no succession of buckets attached to a belt of India rubber or canvas. Pumps worked by volves could not be used for snch a purpose, because they would soon be choked up by the pravel, avd rendered useless; while the chain pump readily briugs up the gravel that may be inixed with the water. ‘The course ol the strenm, represented in onr engraving, may be easily trnced winding around it very difficult for vessels. to enter. These last mentioned bars usually extend quite across the stream, and ure generally covered with water. ‘I'hey are propcrly so called, because they extend across from bunk to bonk, as bors ina fence extend from pest to post. In botb cases these bars are deposits of snud formed by opposing currents, eddies, ete.; but those deposits which the miner nguully calls o bor, is an accumulation, of sand on the bank of a river, which is submerged at high wuter; but which is alwuys bare at low water, so thot nt such times they can be worked without fluming. ‘The term ‘bar’ in this case is misupplied ; but long and general usage compels us to necept it. These latter bars on tbe mountain strennis of California, have usunlly been fonnd immense sources of werlth From some of them, millions of dollars’ worth of gold have been worked out. When such o har is found. great num. bers of miners usnully flock thither, nnd soimetimes quite a town is built np ctose by. The locnlity represented in the engraving anpenrs to have been such a plnce; and after the bar was worked ont, the river was flumed to get the gold from the bed of the stream, which is almost always rich directly opposite or just below a bar. Yon will see that quite a little town has grown up, on the high ground just above the bar. Such settlements were formerly very common all nlong tbe larger. Streams throughout the mountains. 6 Patent Ropr Hose Covemyno.—In our advertising columns will be geen an illustration among the hills. ‘the white spot near the centre of the picture is tbe pond formed by tho dam, from which the water niay be seen run-. ning tbrougb the flume, quite to the foregrnund. orders from the interior lor this article are increasing. and thot where uscd, its cbaracter of this useful inveation. We understand thot for utility is well sustained. ot . eu New Oalifornia Patents, —_— Mr. John Mott's application for lstters patent fora revolving plow, through the agency of . the Mixtno ano Screntiric Pness, hos been allowed. ‘Two applications for improvements on this valuoblo invention by the putentee are how pending through our ngency. Mr. John Evuns, of Virginia City, hns received notice thot his application tor lettsrs patent for improvement in safety cages for hoisting in mines, has been allowed through the agency of this office. The following patents have nlso recently heen iasned : _ Quartz Crusnrr.—-John Fleck, Sonta Cruz, California: First I claim the two jaws, A A, provided witb two upper inclined parts, a n, and lower vertical purts, b b, in connection with oscillating frame or walking beam, B, and frames, F F, all arranged to onerate in the tnanner substuntiolly as and fur tbe purpose set forth. Second, I further clnim the combination of the jaws, A A, oscillating frame, B, and the wheels, f f, for securing the upper enda of the jaws in tho frame ns herein specified. This invention relotes to a new and improved machine for crushing quartz, and it consists in the employment or use of two jaws arranged to operate with n reciprocating notion. ‘Gotp anv Sinver Wasurxo Apparatus. Joshua Hendy, San Francisco, California: I claim, First, the gnide fingers, ‘I' T, attached to distributor, G, working in slides, V V, or their eqnivalent.Second, The riffls bars, R R, coated with mercury, for the purpose as herein set forth. Third, I claim the rifle bars, R R, guide fingers, T' ‘I’, and slides, U U, in combination with distributor, G, and pan, B, with convex bottom, nod central outlets, @ c, substantially rs described and for the uses and purposes as hsreiubefore set forth. Mrcnanres’ Instrrure.— We understand that the work of grading the lot for the new building on Post street, has rlready been commenced. Notice of an important meeting has been issned as follows: To the Stockholders of the Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco :—There will be a specin! meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco, at the Rooms of the Institute, 529 Calilornia street, city and county of San Francisco, on Friday cvening, April 20, 1866, at 744 o'clock. ‘I'he object of ths nieeting is to consider the propriety of authorizing und empowering tle President and Board of Directors of said Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco, to sell the lot and building now owned and occupied by the Institute, on Culifornia street, Rod to make a good and safficient deed of the same, und to transrct such other business ns may voine properly before the meeting. Hi. J. Boora, President. J. B, Prince, Recording Secretary. a Our Papen 1n New Yorx.—Our sgent, Mr. George M. Newton, 72 Willinm street, New York, is forwarding s goodly number of Gothom subscribers to the Mintne-axp Scrrntrric Press by every stcamer. Many of the names aro highly appreciated on our list beyond the mutter of pecuuinry support. Triuxro. —We understand that Eastern capital has been secured to this company. A. large order has been already given to the Pacific Iron Works in tbis city for ‘additional stamps and otber macbinery for tbe mill of the company, located in? Lower Califnrnin. Woe are witbout further particulars. deel rr

a Ho urnal of Useful Arts, § ficuce, aud lining and Mlechanical Progress. ; EWEY «& €O.,, PUBLISUERS And Patent Sollettors, SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1866. VOLUME Number 14. ob F TABLE OF CONTENTS. wrnia River MivIng—Tl pNew California Patents, Racca . reste’ s Desnlplncizing VroThe Traciory Curve and the} cess—Miining Iv Ualaveras, Properties of Grinding} fhe Kuux Amalgamator, Vlates—Nu, 8. Lvecture ot 1lbe, From Calaveras Counly. Wining Partnerships. Frou EB) Deradu County, Load ag an Autalguimator, More About sodinm (maigam!] Sew Yo. k Metal Clreular. Corbeit'a Ruasting Furnace, [Sun Francisco Prices of CopKew Morne i TAUREN BEES elu ar GES iar ve ; Ci thoreh. mtg > 0 GAR LUE el als u) Editarinl asd Selene. Minox Sharcholders’ Direolaw The Origin of Things, Bale Lake. tory. New Publications. Stovk Bales and Reports, Liat of OMeers of Mining) sxn Francisco Vrices Current Isimpanies aod Iacorpora ‘Xow Mining and Otber Adtlons. Vortise ments, ett. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Mining and Scieutific Press. Miscellancous Advertisements, Ono week, per mquare.. $1 60 One manth, pre square 4 00 Ohe qaarter 13 mouths), p: quare. > Sw Advertisements of great length, or of § racter, Ynaurtad by contract on the most favorable terms. Mining Advertisements. Ifpatdin aldcante, Nolices of Mcelinzs, per square, one week.. .$1 54 Slow Notices of Mectings, per square, Four weeks.. 4 00 3 00 Assesainent Notices, of ordinary length, fo AVUCHS 0 cen vearsoscncen cost eeservinnsses os 7 OO 5 00 Asscesinont Notlees, of moro than usnal length, Jor cach uddillonal square... 00 3 00 Delinquent Sulos, per syaare, two 50 20 Dehnquent Sales, per square, Ihree w Su 26 Poslponements, per square. one week 3) 100 Slips af Advertisemvnts, printed for stexsinenis, per linadred Advertising law blunks, olroulars, md Adviee.... BGP The space of ten lines of slid agnte wleertiaing type vonatitutes @ square, Terms of Subscription. Tuk Mixtne any Scuentinic Purasia published every Saturday inorning ou inte sixtcen Pages—size of déarperta Weekly) at the a lowlug rates: One enpy, one yenr, by mail, In advunee., Oue copy, six Months; by inail, Wt advan: One copy, one year, by expresa Gue copy, six. months, by expr Five coples, one year, by mail, In advan By clty curriers, per month, RIE CONES 5 ees cere rn vanes Mouthly Series (or parts), conta Mouthly Serles, contuling & Nus Tux Cincitation of Ihe Press, already extenslve, 1s rapfdly Inercasing, and subtantial men who can prot by wideTy disseminating information of thelr business amongst the Mow Intelligent. ntiuvential and Indusirlul cinsses of the Paclile States ard Terrltorles will lind ne more cilectual or economical inediun Mor advertising. L «& CO., Proprietors. Patent Agency and Job Printing OMce, WS Clay street, san Franelsco. Aprlil, 1806, TJudicious Resolutions. S-veral of our most substantial and judiciously managed mining corporations have passed resolutions, since the approvnl of the new nssessment law, requiring oll notice of asseasinents nnd srles to be published in the Misixo ano Scientiric Press, the only tborough (daily or weekly) mining journal on this coust. Our efforts to concentrate all mining advertisements in one paper, lor the econumical ‘convenience of sharebolders and assessment piyers, ars meeting with decided snecess. Pbose who believe in supporting the mining canse, shoull bear our paper in inind, and bring.up this subject at the next trustes or shareholders’ meeting. Pro [roy.—From the Jron Age, ofMarch 8th, we lenrn that the total production of pig iron in tbe United States, according to statemonts made at tho gnarterly meeting of the American Iron and Steel Association, held at Wushington, D. C., Feo. 27tb, 1866, was in 1865, 910,555 tons; while in 1864, it was 1,130,280 tons; thus showing a decrease in ono year of 219,725 tons. There was also, at the samo time, a lurge decrease in the production of steel. New Typs.—'be Daily Alta, of this city, has come out in new type, whicb makes n ‘handsome print. QALIFORNIA RIVER MINING. The annoxed engraving represents one of a peculiar cluss of mniving scenes, often met with in the Suinmer season, in.tho mountains of Califoruia. This kind of mining is called u “fluming operution,” and ia conducted in the following manner ; During the season of low water in the rivers, which usually lusts frown July to November, the miners, in order to work tho bed of o stream, build a dgm not somo convenient point ; aud from that dum cunstruct of boarda, a fluine: capable of carrying all tbo water then iu the river, over 80 much of the river bed ng they proppse to work during the Summer. ‘The duin being made tight, ond tho water Ict into the flume, the bed of the strsnmn is laid bare and driving, in its course, no less thau six diftarent wheels. By the aid of the pumps driven by thess wheels, the miners are able to sink holes down through the gravel nnd boulders quite to the bed-rock of the river, near und upon which the chief pnrt of ths gold is usnally found. The river beds in this wuy are worked over and over agatn, yeur after year, Of late ynars, however, the most of this kind of work is dons by Chinamen, who nre satisfied to labor for very sinoli pay. Such “diggings” will not, in many places, pay cnougb to indnee Americnns to engsge in thein. The gravel in tho beds of the rivers, is often found 15, 20 and 30 feet in depth. It is deeper toward tbe mouths of the rivers, where the stream is less swift, than naarer their source, where the water,runs so rapid ns to wash neurly everything awny. : We often read about the “bors” on the streams, where large amounts of gold are taken for the convenient operations of the miner. Tliese flumes are constructed of common unpluned inch boards, properly secured by frame

out from the gravel. These bars are quite different from the bars which we read of ns obstructing the moutbs of rivers, often rendering They vary in size necording to the amount of water which they are expected to carry. At intervals along this flume, are generally placei! whut ors called . “stream wheels”—that is, water-wheels made work and sustained by supports. like steaniboat wheels. When the paddles or floats of these wheels ure dropped down into the current of water passing through the fume, they ure made to revolve by the action of the current, and so revolving are capable of driving the pumpa required to remove the seeprae water from the excavations which the ininer makes in obtaining bis auriferous sands Irom the river bed. By examining the picture, the reader will observe that the wheels are constructed with long axles, extending from the wheel in the flume quite to the opposits side of the now dry bed of the streum. Attachcd to those axles, aud generally ncar their outer extreinity, sinnil pulleys will be observed, over which are made to pass the belts of chain pumps, » peculiar class of pumps genernlly used in freeing plrcer mines froin water, and constructed of no succession of buckets attached to a belt of India rubber or canvas. Pumps worked by volves could not be used for snch a purpose, because they would soon be choked up by the pravel, avd rendered useless; while the chain pump readily briugs up the gravel that may be inixed with the water. ‘The course ol the strenm, represented in onr engraving, may be easily trnced winding around it very difficult for vessels. to enter. These last mentioned bars usually extend quite across the stream, and ure generally covered with water. ‘I'hey are propcrly so called, because they extend across from bunk to bonk, as bors ina fence extend from pest to post. In botb cases these bars are deposits of snud formed by opposing currents, eddies, ete.; but those deposits which the miner nguully calls o bor, is an accumulation, of sand on the bank of a river, which is submerged at high wuter; but which is alwuys bare at low water, so thot nt such times they can be worked without fluming. ‘The term ‘bar’ in this case is misupplied ; but long and general usage compels us to necept it. These latter bars on tbe mountain strennis of California, have usunlly been fonnd immense sources of werlth From some of them, millions of dollars’ worth of gold have been worked out. When such o har is found. great num. bers of miners usnully flock thither, nnd soimetimes quite a town is built np ctose by. The locnlity represented in the engraving anpenrs to have been such a plnce; and after the bar was worked ont, the river was flumed to get the gold from the bed of the stream, which is almost always rich directly opposite or just below a bar. Yon will see that quite a little town has grown up, on the high ground just above the bar. Such settlements were formerly very common all nlong tbe larger. Streams throughout the mountains. 6 Patent Ropr Hose Covemyno.—In our advertising columns will be geen an illustration among the hills. ‘the white spot near the centre of the picture is tbe pond formed by tho dam, from which the water niay be seen run-. ning tbrougb the flume, quite to the foregrnund. orders from the interior lor this article are increasing. and thot where uscd, its cbaracter of this useful inveation. We understand thot for utility is well sustained. ot . eu New Oalifornia Patents, —_— Mr. John Mott's application for lstters patent fora revolving plow, through the agency of . the Mixtno ano Screntiric Pness, hos been allowed. ‘Two applications for improvements on this valuoblo invention by the putentee are how pending through our ngency. Mr. John Evuns, of Virginia City, hns received notice thot his application tor lettsrs patent for improvement in safety cages for hoisting in mines, has been allowed through the agency of this office. The following patents have nlso recently heen iasned : _ Quartz Crusnrr.—-John Fleck, Sonta Cruz, California: First I claim the two jaws, A A, provided witb two upper inclined parts, a n, and lower vertical purts, b b, in connection with oscillating frame or walking beam, B, and frames, F F, all arranged to onerate in the tnanner substuntiolly as and fur tbe purpose set forth. Second, I further clnim the combination of the jaws, A A, oscillating frame, B, and the wheels, f f, for securing the upper enda of the jaws in tho frame ns herein specified. This invention relotes to a new and improved machine for crushing quartz, and it consists in the employment or use of two jaws arranged to operate with n reciprocating notion. ‘Gotp anv Sinver Wasurxo Apparatus. Joshua Hendy, San Francisco, California: I claim, First, the gnide fingers, ‘I' T, attached to distributor, G, working in slides, V V, or their eqnivalent.Second, The riffls bars, R R, coated with mercury, for the purpose as herein set forth. Third, I claim the rifle bars, R R, guide fingers, T' ‘I’, and slides, U U, in combination with distributor, G, and pan, B, with convex bottom, nod central outlets, @ c, substantially rs described and for the uses and purposes as hsreiubefore set forth. Mrcnanres’ Instrrure.— We understand that the work of grading the lot for the new building on Post street, has rlready been commenced. Notice of an important meeting has been issned as follows: To the Stockholders of the Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco :—There will be a specin! meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco, at the Rooms of the Institute, 529 Calilornia street, city and county of San Francisco, on Friday cvening, April 20, 1866, at 744 o'clock. ‘I'he object of ths nieeting is to consider the propriety of authorizing und empowering tle President and Board of Directors of said Mechanics’ Institute of the city of San Francisco, to sell the lot and building now owned and occupied by the Institute, on Culifornia street, Rod to make a good and safficient deed of the same, und to transrct such other business ns may voine properly before the meeting. Hi. J. Boora, President. J. B, Prince, Recording Secretary. a Our Papen 1n New Yorx.—Our sgent, Mr. George M. Newton, 72 Willinm street, New York, is forwarding s goodly number of Gothom subscribers to the Mintne-axp Scrrntrric Press by every stcamer. Many of the names aro highly appreciated on our list beyond the mutter of pecuuinry support. Triuxro. —We understand that Eastern capital has been secured to this company. A. large order has been already given to the Pacific Iron Works in tbis city for ‘additional stamps and otber macbinery for tbe mill of the company, located in? Lower Califnrnin. Woe are witbout further particulars. deel rr