Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

The Mining andScientific Press, aysteniatically on tho mine, and they are pushing the expluration and extracling ore at the same time. ‘I'he company is also working the Vusearora miue, sitta ed in Marshall Canon, fom which excelleat mineral is beiog proenred. When the mill is completed a Inrge amvunt of superior ure will bave accumolated, aud the wurk ul reduction will muve steadily on. New Disewer es.—Spanhling ond Cahaiey huve been prospecting Ib the White Muoantains, about filty nutes west of the Silver Veak district, nnd they diseovered und lucuted sixteen ledges, vurying in size trom three to twelve feet. ‘Vhey named the new district the White Monntain. Some of tho veins exhibit gold withunt a trace of silver, others silver without a trace of gold, nnd others ugain contnin both gold and silver in varying proportioas, Many of the specimeng are very beautiful, and the presence of copper hns given to them the solt iridescent tints. Cabaley discovered also in the niountaing forming the easteru boundary of Fish Lake, and about fifteen miles from White Mountain district, threo large veins of silverbearing mineral, speciinens irom’ which exhibit musses of durk gulphoret of silver, but te enuld not prospect the raage thoroughly ou aceonnt of the Indians—the Tadiunn tribe— who are thieving rogues, and 1equired iucesgant watching. Crassus District-—A new mining district, named a3 ubove, hag besn laid out on tho edge of Death Vulley, abvut fifty miles southeast of Silver peak. ‘Ibe leads ure from four to lilteen feet thick, nnd assay from $20 to $400 per ton. ‘bere is plenty of wood and water within six or eight iniles, though none is found io the inmediate vicinity of the mines. Mount Vernon, —We enjoyed, recently, tl.n plensurn of a visit from Captain Robert Knapp, saperintendent of the Mount Vernon company. The Captain ig at present working tbe mines ol the company located in the Mammoth District, nombering, ws believe, seventy ledges ; and he hus commenced a tuimel whieh will cut. in the distnuce of 500 feet, at least filty veins— upwards of thirty of which belonz to the comoe ‘This nuinber does not include the blind edzea. ‘Ihe tunnel has an open cut o! 120 feet, and hus beea run in lurty-tive feet. Capt Koapp is an experienced and intelligent mining superintendent, and the enterprize he hus been selected to conduct will prove one of the greatest ia magnitude yet undertaken in tbe country, FROM THE NORTH. A correspondent of the Montana Post writes from Helena, March lst: Although the weather is still severe, active preparations are being made hy all lor Spring. dn riding through the numerous gulches, one is snrprised tu see so muclt work being done this early ia the season. Grizzly, aud particularly Gry Gulch, show great activity, the latter being coinpletely filled with piles of pay-dirt, one ol them estiaiated 1o cuutain $28,000. ‘Those who worked this gulch last season did not find the good pay-streak that bas since heen struck. Oro Fino Gulch is receiving a practical dam. ming, much more effective for good thun wordy effurts in the same line previously indulged in. by unfortunate winers. ‘lwo profaue utilizers of water, of considerable length, have been run across this guleh—one at Junction, and the other n mile ahove. Quartz mining is receiving mere and better direct attention than ever before in this vicinity. Many miters are devotiay their whole time to the development of their quartz property; and in the coming seago7, the rich belt ol leads extending in a uortheasterly and sonth westerly direction, acrosthe heads of the neighboring gulches, will des serve the attention o! others than “ pilgrims.” Worden’s mill, on the Cliff extension ol the Big or Croesus lead, is finely progressing toward completion; and it will not be long belore we sbull know by practical demonstration whether our filteen miles of quartz hears the game relation to oll neighboring leads that the Irish irl supposed the turtle did to ceitaiu vermin, when she called it the ‘daddy of all bed bugs. Another writing to the Post from 'Pipestem Fork,” says : New lodes have been struck this winter ; one, which is eight feet in width,shows the recious metal in nuggets, all over it. The migrant has now a shaft down some forty feet in depth, aud the rock is richer than ever. Free gold can be obtained from any of the tock, und by roasting in a common fire, globules of silver can be plainly sees. When the mill gets once at work, . will furnish the returns of the amount of rock crusbed and the yield per ton. A communication in the Post, from Deer Lodgs, says : Quar'z interests in this connty are being regarded with sone affection hy even the most nnti-quartz on the-brain people, the Butte City leads proving themselves of great richness and extent. ‘There are some thirty loads prospected, sbafts having been sunk to a depth of twenty to seveuty-five fect cu each. I have good anthority for saying that the enm of $22,OU was offered lor a claim on the faunas “Rocker” lode near Silver Bow. The Original is being developed by a New York company. and it is nwre than exceeding the anticipations of the lucky owners. ‘I'he Alice Brown is also ot great value, besides the kmpire, (or * Brady,“ ns ibe jnarpers eall il,) Vidis, Union, nud u host of others, the mantes of which 1 cannot recull. From German Gulet 1 hear the most Waltering necounts. here nre about 400 iminers ut work, und they ure all doing well, Frenel Gulcli and Silver Bow are all promising oweh better than it has been snpposed they would, and there will be employment for a large foren this season. ESMERALDA, NEVADA, The Union alludes to secing seven bars nt the express office, Avrorn, from the Diana claim, at Llot Springs. ‘The bars weighed upwards of 180 pounds, and were the resnit of two weeks’ erushing iu the company’s litile tuill, NEW MINING LAW. Aw Acr Extittep an Act Coxezrntno PartNensmps ¥OR Muixina Porroses— ApPROVED, The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Srerion 1. Whenever any two or more persons heing owners, occupants, or locators, of any mining elaim, or when aay two or more persoas shall havo associated themselves together, with or without any written agrecmeat, (but net as a body corpornte,) for the purpose of working or prospceting any mining claim oa any of the public luads of tho United States, shall, after beiag aotified in writiag hy any aember of said miniag compaay that they have been associated in satd miaing cliim, be deeaied to be eopartners for tho purpose of prospecting or workiag said miaiag elain, aad shalt Lo suliject to the provisioas and liabilitics imposed by this Act. Sec. 2. Altera miaiag claim shall have been located, nny person who shall be a member of the company desiriag to work said claim, aay notify the other members of the company of his or their desire to have an assessmeat levied aguinst the owners of said claim for the purpese of prospecting, workiag, or developing such cluim, desigaating a time and place for a meetiag of the members of such company for the purpose of levyiag such assessment ; such notice shall be givea as provided in the fourth section of this Act, and if a majority of the shares ia such miniag claim be represented at such mectiag, then a majority of thuse preseat at Buch meeting shall be authorized to levy such assessment; but if a majority of the shnres in such company be aot represented at such mecting, then a majority of those present shall be authorized to cause the said miniag claim to lie prospected or worked, and thereafter the owners in such mining claim shalt be liahle for their respective proportioa of the expeases so iacurred in prospecting, working, or developiag such elaim, to the extent of the value of their interest in such claim, aad thereafter asscssments may be levied from time to time, not oftener than oace in thirty days, by aay member aot deliaquent of said mining company, agaiast detinqucat members for the collcction of sufficient amouat of assessment to pay for the workjag nnd prospecting of such claim up to the time such assessment is made, nod such delinquent assessmeat may be collected as ia this Act provided ; provided, that when the mining companies have byJaws designatiag what amouat of work sha!l be done in such claim, then any assessment made as provided ia this Act shall not exceed an amount sufficieat to pay for the work reqaired by the bylaws; aad, pronided further, that no new asgessment shall be made until all previous assessments havo heen paid, or the remedies for the collection thereof shall have been exbaustcd. Szc. 3. Any member of a mining compaay, or his heirs, excentors, administrators, or assigns, in any miniag claim, who shall neglect or refuse to pay any assessmente, or shall neglect to perform aay labor or other lability which shall be come due from him nader this Act, may, after the expiration of thirty days after such agsessmeat, labor, or other liability has become due, be notified ia writing by aay remaining member or members, or by his or their agent, that such asscssment, labor, or other liability is due, which written notice shall specify the name of such miae and the district wherein it is located, and shall particnlarly mentioa the liability which has been incurred. Sec. 4. Such notice, aad alt other notices required uader this Act, shall be served as follows : Firsi—If the party reside in the couaty where the mine is located, it shall be delivered to him personally or teft at his place of residence. Second—lIf the party reside ont of the county, hut within the State, aad his placo of residence is known, such notice shall be deposited ia a post office or express office, ia a scaled eavelop, with postage or express charges, as the case may be, prepaid, addreesed tg such party at his place of vesideace. Third—TIf such party resido out of the State, or his place of resideace is unknown, such aotice shalt be published once a week, for eight successive weeks, ia some aewspaper published ia the couaty where the mine is located, if there be such paper, otherwise, in some newspaper published in an adjoining county. ! Sec. 5. Ifthe person so notified shall neglect or refuse to pay or discharge such assessments, . work, or liability, for tea days after personal service or leaving notice at his residence, when such. into the water days afler deposit in post or express office of such aotice, when such deposit has beea mnde, or uatil the expiratinn of the fall period of publicatina hereia proviled, whea pulilieation is made, thureaf ter such delinqueat shall he deemed to have absolutety forfeited and abandoned to tho other membors of said mining compnny, all the right, title, elaiin, nad iaterest owned, held, or possessed hy such delinquent in the enid mininy elnim, snch portion thereof us shall be sufficient to satisfy such delinquency ; the remuiaing mreaiber or members may scll the iatervst of such detiaqueat inember in aid to such miniag elaina, or 20 mich of said in terest. as may be reqnir] to pay soch asscasment! or linbility, together with costs of sale. Szc. 6. All sates andor the provisions of this Act shall bo nt public nuction at tho mining claim, and shall be made by aay constublo of the township, auetioneer, or Sheriff nf tho county, nad by giving ten days notice thereof by posting written notices in three public plnces within the miaing distriet where snch ming is locnted. The notice shall also specify the extent of the iaterest of the dliaquent, aad tho amount of the delinquency, and the nume of sneh deliaquent member or members, at the time aad placo of such sale, which place shall bs within the district where the mino is located, nnd shal! commeaco by offering the smallest number of leet or shares in such claim for sale, aad coatinus sclling at tho snmo time and place until a sufficient auarber of feet or shares is sold to py the delinqueat assessment or linbilities, and the oflicer sctling shall execute a deed to tho purchaser or purchasers, and such deed shal! be recoived in alt courts as prima facte evidenco of the lawfn! authorily of the officer selling, aad of the regularity of all proceediags prior to ths execntioa of the deed, aad as prima facie evidence that alt tho right, title, aad iaterest of the party deliaquent has been Inwfully aad rightfolly sold aad eoaveyed to tho purchaser, and the purchaser's title to such miaing elaim shall bo absoluto, Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall also apply to nll persoas who have refused or neglected to siga articles of incorporation or a deed of trust in uny iacorporated miniag compaay. Sec. 8. An Act entitled an Act concerning partaerships for miaiag purposes, approved April 4th, 1864, is hereby repealed. Sec. 9. This Act shnll take effect from and after its passage. The Origin of Things, Grass Houses anp Trrowino Strones.—In the reign of James I., the Scotch adveutnrers who came over with that monarch were greatly annoyed by persons breaking the windows of their houses, and ,among the instigators was Buckingham, the Court favorite, who lived ia a large house in St. Martin's fields, which from its ereat number of windows was termed the “Glass Louse.” Now the Scotch, in retalintion, broke the windows of Buckingham’s mansion. ‘Ihe courtier complained to the king, to whom the Scotch had previously applied, and the monarch replied to Buckingham : ‘Those who live in glass honses, Steenie, should be careful how they throw stones.” Whénce arose the common saying. “¥Wear, Hrar!”—This phrase, originally ‘hear him,” wns first used in Parliament to remind inemhers of the duty of attending to the diseussion, bot gradnally became what it now is, that is to say, a ery indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or decision. Taanksetvinc Day.—In . 623, after the Pilerims had gathered their harvest, Governor Bradford sent out a party to hunt for game, “that they might furnish themselves with an abundant feast and rejoice together, iflter they had gathered in the fruits of their Inbors.” So they shot the game, cooked and ate it, and also teasted Massnsvit, together with ninety of his Indians. hey “thanked God with all their hearts for the good world and the good things in it,” and so kept their first ‘Thanksgiving. Iu 1646, the venerable Governor Bradford said: “ Nor has there been any general want of food among ns since, to this day,’— ‘This, we believe, is the origin and history of a festival which is soon to become a national institution. fs Make a Cat’s Paw or Ons.—Richardson’s allusion to this phrase in his dictionary fully sustains its origin as given here. He says: “Catspaw, (common in vulgar speech, but not io writing,) the tool, the instrument, derived, probnbly, from the fahle, in which the ape employs the cat to pick the chestnuts from the hut coals with her paw, while he is quietly cracking them.” This lable is related in a story of a cat and monkey, ina “Voyage. Ronnd the World, by Dr. John Francis Gemelli Carreri, 1695.” The ductor was told by D. Anthony Macbado de Brito, adiniral of the Portugnese fleet in Tndin, that in order to punish n malicious monkey, he placed upon the firs a cocoa nut, of -which inonkeys ure very lund, and then hid himself to see how the nnimal would take it from the fire}. without burning his paws, ‘The cunning creature looked about, and seeing a cat by the fire-side, held her head in his mouth, and with _ Subscribe Now! r ey JANUARY Ist, 1866 1866 Commencement of Tweifih Volume —oOFr Tak— Mining and Scientific Press Published Every Saturday. 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Our facilities for furnishing a valuable paper are eonstantly inerensiag. ; Following are soms of the many opinions generously expressed by our neighbors: Editortal Expressions: The publishers Inteud to make it the “ Sclentific Amorican’’ ol the Paclfie Cuast. Every miuer should have a copy of it in bis cabia, for It will be filled with useful information ,o the pick and shovel frutomity.—[Trinity Journal. Sliould be taken by every man ownlng " feet”? [und hrajox} in this State.—[ Beacon. ed In no other tea journals cap tho reader fine the same amount of reliable wining newsas in the Presx.—{Contra Costa Guzetie. . a Every stockbolder in different mines will find It will pay to take and read this mining journal.—[Contru Costa Gazelto, The Press is to the Pacific Coast what the “ Scientific American’’ Is on the Atlaniic. It deserves lts success.-— [Aurora Dally Times, It ig fully up to the times, and furnishes the latest min ing improvementsand intelligeuce,—[Calaveras Cbronicle. 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The Mining andScientific Press, aysteniatically on tho mine, and they are pushing the expluration and extracling ore at the same time. ‘I'he company is also working the Vusearora miue, sitta ed in Marshall Canon, fom which excelleat mineral is beiog proenred. When the mill is completed a Inrge amvunt of superior ure will bave accumolated, aud the wurk ul reduction will muve steadily on. New Disewer es.—Spanhling ond Cahaiey huve been prospecting Ib the White Muoantains, about filty nutes west of the Silver Veak district, nnd they diseovered und lucuted sixteen ledges, vurying in size trom three to twelve feet. ‘Vhey named the new district the White Monntain. Some of tho veins exhibit gold withunt a trace of silver, others silver without a trace of gold, nnd others ugain contnin both gold and silver in varying proportioas, Many of the specimeng are very beautiful, and the presence of copper hns given to them the solt iridescent tints. Cabaley discovered also in the niountaing forming the easteru boundary of Fish Lake, and about fifteen miles from White Mountain district, threo large veins of silverbearing mineral, speciinens irom’ which exhibit musses of durk gulphoret of silver, but te enuld not prospect the raage thoroughly ou aceonnt of the Indians—the Tadiunn tribe— who are thieving rogues, and 1equired iucesgant watching. Crassus District-—A new mining district, named a3 ubove, hag besn laid out on tho edge of Death Vulley, abvut fifty miles southeast of Silver peak. ‘Ibe leads ure from four to lilteen feet thick, nnd assay from $20 to $400 per ton. ‘bere is plenty of wood and water within six or eight iniles, though none is found io the inmediate vicinity of the mines. Mount Vernon, —We enjoyed, recently, tl.n plensurn of a visit from Captain Robert Knapp, saperintendent of the Mount Vernon company. The Captain ig at present working tbe mines ol the company located in the Mammoth District, nombering, ws believe, seventy ledges ; and he hus commenced a tuimel whieh will cut. in the distnuce of 500 feet, at least filty veins— upwards of thirty of which belonz to the comoe ‘This nuinber does not include the blind edzea. ‘Ihe tunnel has an open cut o! 120 feet, and hus beea run in lurty-tive feet. Capt Koapp is an experienced and intelligent mining superintendent, and the enterprize he hus been selected to conduct will prove one of the greatest ia magnitude yet undertaken in tbe country, FROM THE NORTH. A correspondent of the Montana Post writes from Helena, March lst: Although the weather is still severe, active preparations are being made hy all lor Spring. dn riding through the numerous gulches, one is snrprised tu see so muclt work being done this early ia the season. Grizzly, aud particularly Gry Gulch, show great activity, the latter being coinpletely filled with piles of pay-dirt, one ol them estiaiated 1o cuutain $28,000. ‘Those who worked this gulch last season did not find the good pay-streak that bas since heen struck. Oro Fino Gulch is receiving a practical dam. ming, much more effective for good thun wordy effurts in the same line previously indulged in. by unfortunate winers. ‘lwo profaue utilizers of water, of considerable length, have been run across this guleh—one at Junction, and the other n mile ahove. Quartz mining is receiving mere and better direct attention than ever before in this vicinity. Many miters are devotiay their whole time to the development of their quartz property; and in the coming seago7, the rich belt ol leads extending in a uortheasterly and sonth westerly direction, acrosthe heads of the neighboring gulches, will des serve the attention o! others than “ pilgrims.” Worden’s mill, on the Cliff extension ol the Big or Croesus lead, is finely progressing toward completion; and it will not be long belore we sbull know by practical demonstration whether our filteen miles of quartz hears the game relation to oll neighboring leads that the Irish irl supposed the turtle did to ceitaiu vermin, when she called it the ‘daddy of all bed bugs. Another writing to the Post from 'Pipestem Fork,” says : New lodes have been struck this winter ; one, which is eight feet in width,shows the recious metal in nuggets, all over it. The migrant has now a shaft down some forty feet in depth, aud the rock is richer than ever. Free gold can be obtained from any of the tock, und by roasting in a common fire, globules of silver can be plainly sees. When the mill gets once at work, . will furnish the returns of the amount of rock crusbed and the yield per ton. A communication in the Post, from Deer Lodgs, says : Quar'z interests in this connty are being regarded with sone affection hy even the most nnti-quartz on the-brain people, the Butte City leads proving themselves of great richness and extent. ‘There are some thirty loads prospected, sbafts having been sunk to a depth of twenty to seveuty-five fect cu each. I have good anthority for saying that the enm of $22,OU was offered lor a claim on the faunas “Rocker” lode near Silver Bow. The Original is being developed by a New York company. and it is nwre than exceeding the anticipations of the lucky owners. ‘I'he Alice Brown is also ot great value, besides the kmpire, (or * Brady,“ ns ibe jnarpers eall il,) Vidis, Union, nud u host of others, the mantes of which 1 cannot recull. From German Gulet 1 hear the most Waltering necounts. here nre about 400 iminers ut work, und they ure all doing well, Frenel Gulcli and Silver Bow are all promising oweh better than it has been snpposed they would, and there will be employment for a large foren this season. ESMERALDA, NEVADA, The Union alludes to secing seven bars nt the express office, Avrorn, from the Diana claim, at Llot Springs. ‘The bars weighed upwards of 180 pounds, and were the resnit of two weeks’ erushing iu the company’s litile tuill, NEW MINING LAW. Aw Acr Extittep an Act Coxezrntno PartNensmps ¥OR Muixina Porroses— ApPROVED, The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Srerion 1. Whenever any two or more persons heing owners, occupants, or locators, of any mining elaim, or when aay two or more persoas shall havo associated themselves together, with or without any written agrecmeat, (but net as a body corpornte,) for the purpose of working or prospceting any mining claim oa any of the public luads of tho United States, shall, after beiag aotified in writiag hy any aember of said miniag compaay that they have been associated in satd miaing cliim, be deeaied to be eopartners for tho purpose of prospecting or workiag said miaiag elain, aad shalt Lo suliject to the provisioas and liabilitics imposed by this Act. Sec. 2. Altera miaiag claim shall have been located, nny person who shall be a member of the company desiriag to work said claim, aay notify the other members of the company of his or their desire to have an assessmeat levied aguinst the owners of said claim for the purpese of prospecting, workiag, or developing such cluim, desigaating a time and place for a meetiag of the members of such company for the purpose of levyiag such assessment ; such notice shall be givea as provided in the fourth section of this Act, and if a majority of the shares ia such miniag claim be represented at such mectiag, then a majority of thuse preseat at Buch meeting shall be authorized to levy such assessment; but if a majority of the shnres in such company be aot represented at such mecting, then a majority of those present shall be authorized to cause the said miniag claim to lie prospected or worked, and thereafter the owners in such mining claim shalt be liahle for their respective proportioa of the expeases so iacurred in prospecting, working, or developiag such elaim, to the extent of the value of their interest in such claim, aad thereafter asscssments may be levied from time to time, not oftener than oace in thirty days, by aay member aot deliaquent of said mining company, agaiast detinqucat members for the collcction of sufficient amouat of assessment to pay for the workjag nnd prospecting of such claim up to the time such assessment is made, nod such delinquent assessmeat may be collected as ia this Act provided ; provided, that when the mining companies have byJaws designatiag what amouat of work sha!l be done in such claim, then any assessment made as provided ia this Act shall not exceed an amount sufficieat to pay for the work reqaired by the bylaws; aad, pronided further, that no new asgessment shall be made until all previous assessments havo heen paid, or the remedies for the collection thereof shall have been exbaustcd. Szc. 3. Any member of a mining compaay, or his heirs, excentors, administrators, or assigns, in any miniag claim, who shall neglect or refuse to pay any assessmente, or shall neglect to perform aay labor or other lability which shall be come due from him nader this Act, may, after the expiration of thirty days after such agsessmeat, labor, or other liability has become due, be notified ia writing by aay remaining member or members, or by his or their agent, that such asscssment, labor, or other liability is due, which written notice shall specify the name of such miae and the district wherein it is located, and shall particnlarly mentioa the liability which has been incurred. Sec. 4. Such notice, aad alt other notices required uader this Act, shall be served as follows : Firsi—If the party reside in the couaty where the mine is located, it shall be delivered to him personally or teft at his place of residence. Second—lIf the party reside ont of the county, hut within the State, aad his placo of residence is known, such notice shall be deposited ia a post office or express office, ia a scaled eavelop, with postage or express charges, as the case may be, prepaid, addreesed tg such party at his place of vesideace. Third—TIf such party resido out of the State, or his place of resideace is unknown, such aotice shalt be published once a week, for eight successive weeks, ia some aewspaper published ia the couaty where the mine is located, if there be such paper, otherwise, in some newspaper published in an adjoining county. ! Sec. 5. Ifthe person so notified shall neglect or refuse to pay or discharge such assessments, . work, or liability, for tea days after personal service or leaving notice at his residence, when such. into the water days afler deposit in post or express office of such aotice, when such deposit has beea mnde, or uatil the expiratinn of the fall period of publicatina hereia proviled, whea pulilieation is made, thureaf ter such delinqueat shall he deemed to have absolutety forfeited and abandoned to tho other membors of said mining compnny, all the right, title, elaiin, nad iaterest owned, held, or possessed hy

such delinquent in the enid mininy elnim, snch portion thereof us shall be sufficient to satisfy such delinquency ; the remuiaing mreaiber or members may scll the iatervst of such detiaqueat inember in aid to such miniag elaina, or 20 mich of said in terest. as may be reqnir] to pay soch asscasment! or linbility, together with costs of sale. Szc. 6. All sates andor the provisions of this Act shall bo nt public nuction at tho mining claim, and shall be made by aay constublo of the township, auetioneer, or Sheriff nf tho county, nad by giving ten days notice thereof by posting written notices in three public plnces within the miaing distriet where snch ming is locnted. The notice shall also specify the extent of the iaterest of the dliaquent, aad tho amount of the delinquency, and the nume of sneh deliaquent member or members, at the time aad placo of such sale, which place shall bs within the district where the mino is located, nnd shal! commeaco by offering the smallest number of leet or shares in such claim for sale, aad coatinus sclling at tho snmo time and place until a sufficient auarber of feet or shares is sold to py the delinqueat assessment or linbilities, and the oflicer sctling shall execute a deed to tho purchaser or purchasers, and such deed shal! be recoived in alt courts as prima facte evidenco of the lawfn! authorily of the officer selling, aad of the regularity of all proceediags prior to ths execntioa of the deed, aad as prima facie evidence that alt tho right, title, aad iaterest of the party deliaquent has been Inwfully aad rightfolly sold aad eoaveyed to tho purchaser, and the purchaser's title to such miaing elaim shall bo absoluto, Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall also apply to nll persoas who have refused or neglected to siga articles of incorporation or a deed of trust in uny iacorporated miniag compaay. Sec. 8. An Act entitled an Act concerning partaerships for miaiag purposes, approved April 4th, 1864, is hereby repealed. Sec. 9. This Act shnll take effect from and after its passage. The Origin of Things, Grass Houses anp Trrowino Strones.—In the reign of James I., the Scotch adveutnrers who came over with that monarch were greatly annoyed by persons breaking the windows of their houses, and ,among the instigators was Buckingham, the Court favorite, who lived ia a large house in St. Martin's fields, which from its ereat number of windows was termed the “Glass Louse.” Now the Scotch, in retalintion, broke the windows of Buckingham’s mansion. ‘Ihe courtier complained to the king, to whom the Scotch had previously applied, and the monarch replied to Buckingham : ‘Those who live in glass honses, Steenie, should be careful how they throw stones.” Whénce arose the common saying. “¥Wear, Hrar!”—This phrase, originally ‘hear him,” wns first used in Parliament to remind inemhers of the duty of attending to the diseussion, bot gradnally became what it now is, that is to say, a ery indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or decision. Taanksetvinc Day.—In . 623, after the Pilerims had gathered their harvest, Governor Bradford sent out a party to hunt for game, “that they might furnish themselves with an abundant feast and rejoice together, iflter they had gathered in the fruits of their Inbors.” So they shot the game, cooked and ate it, and also teasted Massnsvit, together with ninety of his Indians. hey “thanked God with all their hearts for the good world and the good things in it,” and so kept their first ‘Thanksgiving. Iu 1646, the venerable Governor Bradford said: “ Nor has there been any general want of food among ns since, to this day,’— ‘This, we believe, is the origin and history of a festival which is soon to become a national institution. fs Make a Cat’s Paw or Ons.—Richardson’s allusion to this phrase in his dictionary fully sustains its origin as given here. He says: “Catspaw, (common in vulgar speech, but not io writing,) the tool, the instrument, derived, probnbly, from the fahle, in which the ape employs the cat to pick the chestnuts from the hut coals with her paw, while he is quietly cracking them.” This lable is related in a story of a cat and monkey, ina “Voyage. Ronnd the World, by Dr. John Francis Gemelli Carreri, 1695.” The ductor was told by D. Anthony Macbado de Brito, adiniral of the Portugnese fleet in Tndin, that in order to punish n malicious monkey, he placed upon the firs a cocoa nut, of -which inonkeys ure very lund, and then hid himself to see how the nnimal would take it from the fire}. without burning his paws, ‘The cunning creature looked about, and seeing a cat by the fire-side, held her head in his mouth, and with _ Subscribe Now! r ey JANUARY Ist, 1866 1866 Commencement of Tweifih Volume —oOFr Tak— Mining and Scientific Press Published Every Saturday. 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