Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

20 Ghe Hlining antl Scientific Press, SALES OF THE WEEK BY THE 8S. F. STOCK & EXOBANGE BOARD. Monday, January 8. 86 shs Ophir at 230@340 per toot. 12 shs Savage at 760@745 per foot. 2shs Savage at 755 per foot. s 5. 6 shs Savage at 740 per foot, 3 30. 2 shs Savage at 750 per foot, 8 3. 4 shs Chollar-Potost at 150 per foot. 1sh Beicher at 169 per foot. 9 sbs Yellow Jacket at 440@152!¢ per ft, 83. &shs Yellow Jacket at 445@455 per ft, 5/6. 12 shs Yellow Jacket at 450@460 per foot. 12 shy Yellow Jacket at 42¢@410 per ff, s 30. 6 shs Yellow Jacket at 455@150 per ft, h 30. 4ahs Gould & Curry at 900 per foot. 2shs Halo & Norcross at 249 per foot. 10shs Emplre M & M Co. at 270@276. 2 shs Bullion at 30 per share 45 shs Imperial at 107@108 per share. 6 shs Imperial at 107 per share, 83. 15 shs Imperlal at 106@105 per share, a 15. 5shs Overman at 41 per share, 8 10. 18 shs Overman at 41@40 per fout. 10 shs Overman at 41 per foot, 8 3. 0 shs Lady Bryan at 24@2}4 per share. $1,000 San Jose R R7 # cent Bonds at 72% $6,500 Legal Tender Notes at 69°4@69124,83 $ 6,000 Legal Tender Notes at 6934 per cent. Tnesday, January 9. 96 shs Ophir at $10@325 per share. 12 shs Ophir at 310 per foot, 5 30. 4 sha Gould & Curry at920 ver foot, bh 30. 8&shs Gould & Curry at900@890 per foot. 23shs Chollar-Potosi at 13944@140 per foot. 2shs Chollar.Potosl at 140 per foot, b3. 6shs Ghollar-Potos! at 140 per foot, 83. 15 shs Chollar-Potosi at 137% per foot, 30. 16shs Hale & Norcross at 240@235 per fr. 22 shs Savage at 720@700 per foot. 2 shs savage at 700 per foot, $ 15. 3 shs Savage at 700 per foot, s 90. 1 shs Belcher at 150 per foot. 83shs Yellow Jacket at 435 per foot, a 3. sha Yellow Jacket at 485 per foot. § shs Crown Point at 560 per share, 4shs Orown Point at 570 per foot, b 30. 15 shs Overman at 39 per foot, s 10. 10 shs Overman at 89 per share, $5. 10 shs Exchequer at 7% per share. 180 shs Lady Bryan at 4@4% per share. 10 shs Sierra Nevada at & per share. 10 shs Slerra Nevada at 74 per share, s 15. 10shs Imperial at 105 per share, $10. 12 shs Imperial at 105%@107 per share. 16 shs Confidence at 24@26 per share. 4shis Confidence at 25 per share, b 30, AFTERNOON SESSION. 60shs Ophir at 885 per share. 12 shs Ophir at 340 per foot. lsh Yellow Jacket at 435 per foot. Ish Yellow Jacket at 485 per foot, 5 10. Ish Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot. Ish Yellow Yackct at 450 per share. 6 shs Yellow Jacket at 445 per foot. sb Yellow Jacket at 445 per foot, 8 3. 2shs Yellow Jacket at 44714 per foot. lsh Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot, 83. 2shs Savage at 705 per foot, 2 shs Savage at 705 per foot, s 3. ish Savage at 708 per foot. 8 sbs Savage at 70734 per foot. 4 shs Savage at 710 per foot. 4shs Savage at 71234 per foot. 8 sha Savage at 730 per foot, b 30. 3 ahs Savage at 745 per foot. . 2shs Chollar-Potosi at 140 per foot, b 30. Ish Chollar-Potosi at 188 per foot. 1sh Hale & Norcross at 235 per foot. 20sbs Crown Folnt at 560 per foot. 10shs Wide West at 914 per share. 20 shs Wide West at 934 per share, 3 30. 80shs Lady Bryan at 3/4 per share. 10 sha Lady Bryan at 334 per share. 20 sbs Lady Bryan at 3@254 per share. 55 shs Lady Bryan at 234 per share. 30 shs Lady Bryan at 234 per share, 3 3. 65 shs Bulllon at 30 per share. 10 shs Bullion at 31 per share, bh 3. 10 sha Bullion at 30 per share, 310. & shs Imperial at 108 per sbare. 6 shs Imperlal at 10734 per share, h5. 16 shs Imperial at 108 per share, h3. 6 shs Exchequer at 6!g per share. 130 shs Exchequer at 6 per share. 30 shs Spring Valley W W at 5414 per cent 2shs Cal Steam Nav Co at 60 per cent, s 3. 2shs Cal Steam Nav Co at 6034 per ct, 8 3. Amount of sales.. tere cee $126,267 00 Wednesday, January 10, 4ghs Would & Curry at 860 pcr foot, s 30. 4shs Gould & Curry at 850 per foot, 8 30. 3shs Sayage at 700 per foot, s 6, 8 shs Savage at 705 per foot. 6shs avage 1t 700 per foot. 4 shs Savage at 700 per foot, b3. 2-shes Savage at 690 per foot. 8shs Savage at 680 per foot, s 3. 3 shs Savage at 710 per foot, b 30. lsh Savage at 690 per foot, $3. Sshs Savage at 695 per foot. 8 shs Savage at 695 por foot, 33. Ish Savage at 685 per foct, 6 30. 2shs Savage at 690 per foot, s 10. 8 shs Sayag at 690 per foot, 85. ‘lsh Savage at 7v0 per foot, b 30. ish Savage at 785 per foot, 53. ish Savage at 680 per foot. 30. 4shs Yellow Jacket at 450 per foot, eash. 3 sha Yeliow Jacket at 450 per foot. 2shs Yellow Jacket at 440@430 per ft, 8 10. 1shs Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot, 83. lsh Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot. 20 shs Crown Point at 655 per foot. 4shs Crown Polnt at 560 per foot, 5 3. § shs Crown Point at 560 per foot, cash. 6 shs Chollar-Potosi at 139 per foot. 2shs Chollar-Potos! at 138 per foot. 6 shs Chollar-FPotosi at 140 per foot. 10 shs Chollar-Potosi at 149 per foot, 8 80. 4shs Chollar-Potos! at 1424 per foot. 17 shs Chollar-Potosl at 11234 per foot. 6& shs Chollar-Potos! at 139 per foot, 230. _ FROM THE OFFICIAL REPORTS Ot the Fitth Judustrial Cxhibition Of the Mechanics’ Institute, San E'rancisco, 1865. [Now in Press—Mining and Scientific Press Book and Job Office.} [Continued from Page 5.] ON ARCHITECTURAL & MECHANICAL DRAWING. Committee : M. F. BUTLER, IRVING M. SCOTT, D. FARQUHARSON, P. J. O'CONNOR. The Committee appointed on awards for the best architectural and mechanical drawings, report— That they have examined the different drawings exhibited, and take pleasure in awarding the first premium to the very beautifully-executed designs suhmitted by Messrs. England & Turnbull, architects. They make this award most cheerfully, as it has rarely heen their fortune to meet with such elahorateness and artistic finish, united with such boldness of execution. The drawing of a steam-engine, by C. W. Boynton, tbe Committee con-. sider the best mechanical drawing on exhihition, it showing great care in detail’ and fine workman-lke finish, for which they award a first premium. Yo Master S. C. Higgins, for drawings of locomotives, the Committee award honorable mention. ‘hese drawings showed decided genius, and, with proper study and practice, ignoring the bad habit of indiscriminate coloring, the exhihitor will certainly excel. ON PENMANSHIP. Committee : W. L. D. BARDE, EK. KNOWLTON, JAMES DENMAN. , The conimittee after careful examination of the penmanship of different! exhibitors, award to H. P, Heald the first premium for best specimens of pen. manship and husiness writing. ; The committee award to I'.S. Butler, for excellent ‘ Caligraphy,” a special premium ofa silver medal. 2 ON HYDRAULICS. Committee : F. G. HESSE. 8. DINSMORE. IRVING M. SCOTT. Leffel’s American Double Turbine Water Wheel —This wheel may be considered as a eombination of the Jonval and the inward-flow turbine, known under the name of central-discharge wheel. The lower wheel acts on the principle of tbe Jonval turbine, but, instead of receiving its supply from the top, the guide-plates are placed outside tho wheel, so that the water flows from the outer circumference inwards on the wheel, to be discharged, like Jonval’s, at tbe bottom. The upper whcel receives the water in tho same manner, but discharges towards the center, at the inner circumference of the wheel. The form of the lower whbcel bas a tendoncy to give the water a downward motion, so as to balance part of the weight, to relieve the step. It is thé opinion of the committee that such a combination cannot increase tho averago efficiency of both wheels combined above that of either wheel, provided both wheels separately yield tho same effect ; but, ifthere is a difference, it follows that the average efficiency of both wheels combined must be less than that of the superior wheel. The adjustahlo guide plates are well adapted to prevent loss through the contraction and expansion ofthe stream. It is the opinion of the committee that such a combination of wheels might be turned to great advantage by furnishing simple means of closing the inlet . or ontlet openings of the upper wheel entirely, whereby the same wheel could be used with the same advantage and efficiency for very small and large quantities of water. The committee recommend the workmanship and general adaptation of the turbine, and give their opinion, in the absence of practical tests mado under their own supervision, that its efficiency will compare favorably with some of the best wheols Tyler's Improved Water Wheel, entered by Smith § Hanscom, Agents for California. —This wheel recommended itself at once, on account of its simplicity, consistent with the true principlo ofits action, It is an inward flow turbino (central discharge vortex) wheel. The guide-plates aro all united in one, forming a spiral passage for the distribution of the water, In tbe opinion of the committee, the disadvantage of such an arrangement, in producing more friction, deserves little consideration if compared with the great benefit resulting therefrom, viz., simplicity of construction, cheapness, and durability. 7 Both of the above deseribed wheels, being of Eastern invention, they cannot compete for premium. Excelsior Pump,. W. D. Hooker's Patent ; and Hansbrow’s Pump.—Both of these pumps are California inventions, and enter into competition as to their superiority. Both contain different points of merit, which, as a whole, ave so evenly balanced that the committee were unable to discriminate between their claims, but awarded to each, for their respective excellent qualities, a silver medal. ON MINERALS, COLORS, ETC. Comnnittce: H. C. BENNETT, W. BAUSMAN. The mineral resources of California and tho adjoining States and Territories are so varied in cbaracter, sproad over so large an extent of country, and so wonderful iu richness of ore as to excito surprise and clicit the admiration of the nations of the world. Though a comparatively barren and desolate country, whoso vast area was considered almost valueless, and promising but few attractions to the emigrant, the excitement produced by the discovery of the precious metals in California, caused a flow of travel and of population to settle in the land, unparalleled in the history of nations. The epochs of the discoveries of minerals on tho Pacifie slope of the United States have been so near together and continuous as, scarcely, to be entitled to separation. Commencing with the discovery by Casterillo of the quicksilver mines of New Almaden in 1845, but twenty years have sufficed to bring to the knowledge of the world a richness of varied mineral resources in California ' and the adjacent eountry, hitherto unequalled. In 1848, Marshall discovered gold deposits at Coloma, which led to further researches and discoveries, the attractions of which has developed, as it were, a new nation on the Pacific coast, and stimu‘lated the building of a trans-continental railroad, unequalled in magnitude, the completion of which promises to be witnessed hy the presentgeneration. Following the discovery of gold, in 1848, eame that of coal, which was found at Belling. ham Bay, Washington Territory, in 1855, at Coose Bay, Oregon, in the: year . following, and in the vicinity of Mount Diahlo, in this State, in 1858. Besides . these, other well-defined cvidences of coal deposits have since been found in various } places throughout.the State, and appearances now justify the assertion that, before many years have passed, California will export largely of this mineral, which plays so important a part in the prosperity of all civilized nations. . In 1856, immense deposits of rich copper ore were discovered in Calaveras county, and, from present indications, other portions of the State promise to prove . equally valuable in deposits of this mineral, whicb promise, if realized, will mako. this tho greatest copper producing country of the world. In thé autumn of 1859, the discovery of silver ore in Washoe, then a portion of Utah Territory, and now the State of Nevada, ereated an excitemeut which resulted in tho development of mines that now produce annually more silver than is needed to meet the entire wants of our nation for coin and otber purposes. With the de. velopment of this mineral wealth in Nevada has come the permanent settlement of that State and a knowledge of agricultural resources in that comparatively barren country, not before supposed to exist. Besides the above-named valuable ininerals, there have been found in California indisputable evidences of the existence of many others, well known to commerce and manufactures, the requirement for which will doubtless stimulate their practical development at an early day. Among these . may be mentioned iron, lead, tin, sulphur, borax, arsenic and antimony, the production of which will open new fields of labor and enrich the State. While, in one sense, the mineral resources of the Pacifie coast can scarcely be termed “ mechanics,” still, the production of the precious and other metals opens a wide field for mechanical invention and labor, and bas already done more to cause the production of manufactures and machinery among us than all the other interests of the State combined. Witb these immensely valuable products, but with no practical mining knowledge among our people except tbat acquired by actual experience and hard labor, we have as yet scareely prospected our mineral wealth. Could the mining population of our State acquire but a smattering even of scientific knowledge of the various forms in which minerals are found, there is no doubt but that much, now passed by as valueless, would be found to pay well to work, either for home use or for export. To remedy this great want we need a mineralogical school or college, with 9 museum or eabinet attacbed, for a display of the different forms of ore and the furnishing of reliable information as to their value for profitable working. This should be a State enterprise, and its cost, if located in a proper place, would be a thousand-fold repaid by its results. With a better knowledge of minerals, the misrepresentations of interested and designing persons would, in a great part be checked and partics disposed to invest in mining enterprises have a shenpard against the many mining swindles such as have been perpetrated heretoore. The collection of minerals in this department was much larger and more valuable than was ever before exhibited in this city, and gave some idea of the almost limitless list of the mineral products of this coast. Tho most promineut object in this department was the exhibition of samples of COAL. The exbibitors of eoal were not numerous, but the specimens presented were of large size and excellent quality. The Black Diamond Company sent a very fine specimen, woighing npwards of 8,000 pounds, from their mine at Mount Diablo. . , The Eureka Company sent an enormous mass, weighing nearly 6,000 pounds, from tbeir mine at Mount Diablo, bnt it arrived too late for exhibition. The Fuca Straits Coal Company sent a specimen from their mine, located in Washington Territory. This very fine sample, which weighs 150 pounds, was accompanied by & very interesting case of fossils, obtained by their exhibitor, V. M. Faucoult, from the rocks overlying tho deposit of coal, which fossils are of great value to men of science as aids in fixing tho geological position of the coal measures on the Pacific coast. ; Thero was also on exhibition a specimen of coal, of good qnality, reported to . have been taken from a vein near Mayfield, Santa Clara county. All the samples of coal were of better quality thin thoso exhibited last year, thus clearly showing that with the increased depth of mines the coal improves in quality, and giving good reason to hope that in timo coal suitable for smelting purposed may he obtained. The product of tho coal mines near Mount Diablo is over 4,008 tons per month. : GoLD. . The displays of gold specimens on exhibition were very numerous and interesting. Aside from their intrinsic value, the arrangement of the specimens was: excellent, affording the publica good opportunity of eomparing a great number of samples. : eaptia J. M. Aiken exhibited a beautifully arranged collection of specimens of gold from all parts of this State, and from Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia, which displayed more difference in appearanco than was by many supposed to exist. This collection was one of the most popular features of the Fair. In it was exhibited the largest mass of crystalized gold, probably, ever found in the State. Also, a very largo number of specimens of quartz and placer gold, and upwards of 400 vials containing auriferous sulphurets from various mines. Timothy Hinckley cxhibited a fine mass of native gold, weighing cight pounds, and valued at $2,000, taken from his claim near Jackson, Amador county. Besides the above, thero were a great number of smaller collections of gold quartz from mines in all sections of the State, which tho Committee have to omit mention of for want of space in the report. SILVER. The display of silver ores. in the Exhibition was both valuable and varied. Many of tho specimens exhibited from the mines of Lower California, Arizona and Mexico, were of large proportions and great intrinsic value. , The “ Consolidated Company of Eureka District,”. Arizona, exhibited a mass of argentiferous galena, which weighed 650 pounds. ' ‘The Emilia mine, at Guerrero, Mexico, exhibited some very fine specimens of silver ore, as did the Neustra Sefiora del Carmen mine, of Mexico, which were very rich in native silver. There was a good display of silver ore from tho Comstock Ledge, Reese River and other districts in Nevada, as also from Silver Mountain and other districts in Alpine county, and from Placer county, in this State. COPPER AND COPPER ORES, The display of copper and copper ores on exhibition afforded a pleasing proof of the rapid progress made in the development of this important branch of tho State’s resources. +, : Tbe Union mine, at Copperopolis, furnished tho largest mass of sulphurets and the most beautiful cabinet specimens of native copper and eopper ores. One mass of sulphurets sent by this company weighed 1,205 pounds, and another weighed upwards of 1,000 pounds, both being free from gangue rock. This company also exhihited two fine specimens of filliform native copper. Tbe La Victoire mine, Mariposa county, exhibited some fino samples of sulphurets and oxides, and a peculiar talcoso ore, containing large plates and masses as well as fine grains of metallic copper. , The Sauce mine, in Lower California, exhibited a very fine assortment of ores, similar to those from the La Victoiro mine, and known to contain a large percentage of both gold and silver. Thero were several other fine collections of eopper ores exhibited from mines in different portions of the State, which wero of much interest. Of metallic copper there were several exhibitors. ‘ . Haskcil & Co. exhibited twelve bars of very fine copper, the same being a sample of five tons obtained by operating on the ore of tho Lone Treo and Dozier mines, in Mariposa county—chiefly oxides and carbonates. Theso parties deserve great credit for their enterprise in cndeavoring to smelt the ores of copper in onr State. Theso, in many cases, containing but a low percentage of metal, which the cost of transportation preelndes shipping, would, therefore, in the absence of smeltiug or concentrating at the mines, practically prove valueless, ; Mr. Meader, of the Union mine, Copperopolis, exhibited specimens of copper “matte”? or “regulus,” obtained by concentrating the poorer ores of that mino, which, otherwise, would have been worthless, owing to the high cost of trausportation and other expenses necessary to bring it to market. TIN AND 17S ORES. Thore was a very fine collection of tin ores on exhibition from several localities in Mexico. The North American Tin Mining Company exhibited a large and heautifal eollection of ores from their mine at Durango, and five largo ingots of the motal obtained from the ores.’ The Durango Company, who have a mino in the same locality, also exhibited a fine collection of ores. : LEAD. There wero a number of very fine specimens of the ores of tbis metal on ex« hibition, chiefly carbonates and sulphurets. ; MLACK, LEAD, OR GRAPHITE. Tho Eureka Plumbago Mining Company exhibited a number of large specimens of the product of their mine, of which large quantities are shipped to the Atlantic States and Europe. : ; There were quite a number of exhibitors of what appeared to be graphite, from anumber of places in the State, but which was, really, an ore of manganeso, and of little value at tho preseut time. The opportunity to compare the two ores, as afforded by the Fair, will, probably, be the means of saving future expense and annoyance to those who had previously confounded tho ores with eaeb, other. PRECIOUS STONES. Captain Aiken exhibited a very fine collection of precious stones, found in this State, whicb, in number and variety, exceeded any previous,display. Among thom

20 Ghe Hlining antl Scientific Press, SALES OF THE WEEK BY THE 8S. F. STOCK & EXOBANGE BOARD. Monday, January 8. 86 shs Ophir at 230@340 per toot. 12 shs Savage at 760@745 per foot. 2shs Savage at 755 per foot. s 5. 6 shs Savage at 740 per foot, 3 30. 2 shs Savage at 750 per foot, 8 3. 4 shs Chollar-Potost at 150 per foot. 1sh Beicher at 169 per foot. 9 sbs Yellow Jacket at 440@152!¢ per ft, 83. &shs Yellow Jacket at 445@455 per ft, 5/6. 12 shs Yellow Jacket at 450@460 per foot. 12 shy Yellow Jacket at 42¢@410 per ff, s 30. 6 shs Yellow Jacket at 455@150 per ft, h 30. 4ahs Gould & Curry at 900 per foot. 2shs Halo & Norcross at 249 per foot. 10shs Emplre M & M Co. at 270@276. 2 shs Bullion at 30 per share 45 shs Imperial at 107@108 per share. 6 shs Imperial at 107 per share, 83. 15 shs Imperlal at 106@105 per share, a 15. 5shs Overman at 41 per share, 8 10. 18 shs Overman at 41@40 per fout. 10 shs Overman at 41 per foot, 8 3. 0 shs Lady Bryan at 24@2}4 per share. $1,000 San Jose R R7 # cent Bonds at 72% $6,500 Legal Tender Notes at 69°4@69124,83 $ 6,000 Legal Tender Notes at 6934 per cent. Tnesday, January 9. 96 shs Ophir at $10@325 per share. 12 shs Ophir at 310 per foot, 5 30. 4 sha Gould & Curry at920 ver foot, bh 30. 8&shs Gould & Curry at900@890 per foot. 23shs Chollar-Potosi at 13944@140 per foot. 2shs Chollar.Potosl at 140 per foot, b3. 6shs Ghollar-Potos! at 140 per foot, 83. 15 shs Chollar-Potosi at 137% per foot, 30. 16shs Hale & Norcross at 240@235 per fr. 22 shs Savage at 720@700 per foot. 2 shs savage at 700 per foot, $ 15. 3 shs Savage at 700 per foot, s 90. 1 shs Belcher at 150 per foot. 83shs Yellow Jacket at 435 per foot, a 3. sha Yellow Jacket at 485 per foot. § shs Crown Point at 560 per share, 4shs Orown Point at 570 per foot, b 30. 15 shs Overman at 39 per foot, s 10. 10 shs Overman at 89 per share, $5. 10 shs Exchequer at 7% per share. 180 shs Lady Bryan at 4@4% per share. 10 shs Sierra Nevada at & per share. 10 shs Slerra Nevada at 74 per share, s 15. 10shs Imperial at 105 per share, $10. 12 shs Imperial at 105%@107 per share. 16 shs Confidence at 24@26 per share. 4shis Confidence at 25 per share, b 30, AFTERNOON SESSION. 60shs Ophir at 885 per share. 12 shs Ophir at 340 per foot. lsh Yellow Jacket at 435 per foot. Ish Yellow Jacket at 485 per foot, 5 10. Ish Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot. Ish Yellow Yackct at 450 per share. 6 shs Yellow Jacket at 445 per foot. sb Yellow Jacket at 445 per foot, 8 3. 2shs Yellow Jacket at 44714 per foot. lsh Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot, 83. 2shs Savage at 705 per foot, 2 shs Savage at 705 per foot, s 3. ish Savage at 708 per foot. 8 sbs Savage at 70734 per foot. 4 shs Savage at 710 per foot. 4shs Savage at 71234 per foot. 8 sha Savage at 730 per foot, b 30. 3 ahs Savage at 745 per foot. . 2shs Chollar-Potosi at 140 per foot, b 30. Ish Chollar-Potosi at 188 per foot. 1sh Hale & Norcross at 235 per foot. 20sbs Crown Folnt at 560 per foot. 10shs Wide West at 914 per share. 20 shs Wide West at 934 per share, 3 30. 80shs Lady Bryan at 3/4 per share. 10 sha Lady Bryan at 334 per share. 20 sbs Lady Bryan at 3@254 per share. 55 shs Lady Bryan at 234 per share. 30 shs Lady Bryan at 234 per share, 3 3. 65 shs Bulllon at 30 per share. 10 shs Bullion at 31 per share, bh 3. 10 sha Bullion at 30 per share, 310. & shs Imperial at 108 per sbare. 6 shs Imperlal at 10734 per share, h5. 16 shs Imperial at 108 per share, h3. 6 shs Exchequer at 6!g per share. 130 shs Exchequer at 6 per share. 30 shs Spring Valley W W at 5414 per cent 2shs Cal Steam Nav Co at 60 per cent, s 3. 2shs Cal Steam Nav Co at 6034 per ct, 8 3. Amount of sales.... tere cee $126,267 00 Wednesday, January 10, 4ghs Would & Curry at 860 pcr foot, s 30. 4shs Gould & Curry at 850 per foot, 8 30. 3shs Sayage at 700 per foot, s 6, 8 shs Savage at 705 per foot. 6shs avage 1t 700 per foot. 4 shs Savage at 700 per foot, b3. 2-shes Savage at 690 per foot. 8shs Savage at 680 per foot, s 3. 3 shs Savage at 710 per foot, b 30. lsh Savage at 690 per foot, $3. Sshs Savage at 695 per foot. 8 shs Savage at 695 por foot, 33. Ish Savage at 685 per foct, 6 30. 2shs Savage at 690 per foot, s 10. 8 shs Sayag at 690 per foot, 85. ‘lsh Savage at 7v0 per foot, b 30. ish Savage at 785 per foot, 53. ish Savage at 680 per foot. 30. 4shs Yellow Jacket at 450 per foot, eash. 3 sha Yeliow Jacket at 450 per foot. 2shs Yellow Jacket at 440@430 per ft, 8 10. 1shs Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot, 83.. lsh Yellow Jacket at 440 per foot. 20 shs Crown Point at 655 per foot. 4shs Crown Polnt at 560 per foot, 5 3. § shs Crown Point at 560 per foot, cash. 6 shs Chollar-Potosi at 139 per foot. 2shs Chollar-Potos! at 138 per foot. 6 shs Chollar-FPotosi at 140 per foot. 10 shs Chollar-Potosi at 149 per foot, 8 80. 4shs Chollar-Potos! at 1424 per foot. 17 shs Chollar-Potosl at 11234 per foot. 6& shs Chollar-Potos! at 139 per foot, 230. _ FROM THE OFFICIAL REPORTS Ot the Fitth Judustrial Cxhibition Of the Mechanics’ Institute, San E'rancisco, 1865. [Now in Press—Mining and Scientific Press Book and Job Office.} [Continued from Page 5.] ON ARCHITECTURAL & MECHANICAL DRAWING. Committee : M. F. BUTLER, IRVING M. SCOTT, D. FARQUHARSON, P. J. O'CONNOR. The Committee appointed on awards for the best architectural and mechanical drawings, report— That they have examined the different drawings exhibited, and take pleasure in awarding the first premium to the very beautifully-executed designs suhmitted by Messrs. England & Turnbull, architects. They make this award most cheerfully, as it has rarely heen their fortune to meet with such elahorateness and artistic finish, united with such boldness of execution. The drawing of a steam-engine, by C. W. Boynton, tbe Committee con-. sider the best mechanical drawing on exhihition, it showing great care in detail’ and fine workman-lke finish, for which they award a first premium. Yo Master S. C. Higgins, for drawings of locomotives, the Committee award honorable mention. ‘hese drawings showed decided genius, and, with proper study and practice, ignoring the bad habit of indiscriminate coloring, the exhihitor will certainly excel. ON PENMANSHIP. Committee : W. L. D. BARDE, EK. KNOWLTON, JAMES DENMAN. , The conimittee after careful examination of the penmanship of different! exhibitors, award to H. P, Heald the first premium for best specimens of pen. manship and husiness writing. ; The committee award to I'.S. Butler, for excellent ‘ Caligraphy,” a special premium ofa silver medal. 2 ON HYDRAULICS. Committee : F. G. HESSE. 8. DINSMORE. IRVING M. SCOTT. Leffel’s American Double Turbine Water Wheel —This wheel may be considered as a eombination of the Jonval and the inward-flow turbine, known under the name of central-discharge wheel. The lower wheel acts on the principle of tbe Jonval turbine, but, instead of receiving its supply from the top, the guide-plates are placed outside tho wheel, so that the water flows from the outer circumference inwards on the wheel, to be discharged, like Jonval’s, at tbe bottom. The upper whcel receives the water in tho same manner, but discharges towards the center, at the inner circumference of the wheel. The form of the lower whbcel bas a tendoncy to give the water a downward motion, so as to balance part of the weight, to relieve the step. It is thé opinion of the committee that such a combination cannot increase tho averago efficiency of both wheels combined above that of either wheel, provided both wheels separately yield tho same effect ; but, ifthere is a difference, it follows that the average efficiency of both wheels combined must be less than that of the superior wheel. The adjustahlo

guide plates are well adapted to prevent loss through the contraction and expansion ofthe stream. It is the opinion of the committee that such a combination of wheels might be turned to great advantage by furnishing simple means of closing the inlet . or ontlet openings of the upper wheel entirely, whereby the same wheel could be used with the same advantage and efficiency for very small and large quantities of water.. The committee recommend the workmanship and general adaptation of the turbine, and give their opinion, in the absence of practical tests mado under their own supervision, that its efficiency will compare favorably with some of the best wheols Tyler's Improved Water Wheel, entered by Smith § Hanscom, Agents for California. —This wheel recommended itself at once, on account of its simplicity, consistent with the true principlo ofits action, It is an inward flow turbino (central discharge vortex) wheel. The guide-plates aro all united in one, forming a spiral passage for the distribution of the water, In tbe opinion of the committee, the disadvantage of such an arrangement, in producing more friction, deserves little consideration if compared with the great benefit resulting therefrom, viz., simplicity of construction, cheapness, and durability. 7 Both of the above deseribed wheels, being of Eastern invention, they cannot compete for premium. Excelsior Pump,. W. D. Hooker's Patent ; and Hansbrow’s Pump.—Both of these pumps are California inventions, and enter into competition as to their superiority. Both contain different points of merit, which, as a whole, ave so evenly balanced that the committee were unable to discriminate between their claims, but awarded to each, for their respective excellent qualities, a silver medal. ON MINERALS, COLORS, ETC. Comnnittce: H. C. BENNETT, W. BAUSMAN. The mineral resources of California and tho adjoining States and Territories are so varied in cbaracter, sproad over so large an extent of country, and so wonderful iu richness of ore as to excito surprise and clicit the admiration of the nations of the world. Though a comparatively barren and desolate country, whoso vast area was considered almost valueless, and promising but few attractions to the emigrant, the excitement produced by the discovery of the precious metals in California, caused a flow of travel and of population to settle in the land, unparalleled in the history of nations. The epochs of the discoveries of minerals on tho Pacifie slope of the United States have been so near together and continuous as, scarcely, to be entitled to separation. Commencing with the discovery by Casterillo of the quicksilver mines of New Almaden in 1845, but twenty years have sufficed to bring to the knowledge of the world a richness of varied mineral resources in California ' and the adjacent eountry, hitherto unequalled. In 1848, Marshall discovered gold deposits at Coloma, which led to further researches and discoveries, the attractions of which has developed, as it were, a new nation on the Pacific coast, and stimu‘lated the building of a trans-continental railroad, unequalled in magnitude, the completion of which promises to be witnessed hy the presentgeneration. Following the discovery of gold, in 1848, eame that of coal, which was found at Belling. ham Bay, Washington Territory, in 1855, at Coose Bay, Oregon, in the: year . following, and in the vicinity of Mount Diahlo, in this State, in 1858. Besides . these, other well-defined cvidences of coal deposits have since been found in various } places throughout.the State, and appearances now justify the assertion that, before many years have passed, California will export largely of this mineral, which plays so important a part in the prosperity of all civilized nations. . In 1856, immense deposits of rich copper ore were discovered in Calaveras county, and, from present indications, other portions of the State promise to prove . equally valuable in deposits of this mineral, whicb promise, if realized, will mako. this tho greatest copper producing country of the world. In thé autumn of 1859, the discovery of silver ore in Washoe, then a portion of Utah Territory, and now the State of Nevada, ereated an excitemeut which resulted in tho development of mines that now produce annually more silver than is needed to meet the entire wants of our nation for coin and otber purposes. With the de. velopment of this mineral wealth in Nevada has come the permanent settlement of that State and a knowledge of agricultural resources in that comparatively barren country, not before supposed to exist. Besides the above-named valuable ininerals, there have been found in California indisputable evidences of the existence of many others, well known to commerce and manufactures, the requirement for which will doubtless stimulate their practical development at an early day. Among these . may be mentioned iron, lead, tin, sulphur, borax, arsenic and antimony, the production of which will open new fields of labor and enrich the State. While, in one sense, the mineral resources of the Pacifie coast can scarcely be termed “ mechanics,” still, the production of the precious and other metals opens a wide field for mechanical invention and labor, and bas already done more to cause the production of manufactures and machinery among us than all the other interests of the State combined. Witb these immensely valuable products, but with no practical mining knowledge among our people except tbat acquired by actual experience and hard labor, we have as yet scareely prospected our mineral wealth. Could the mining population of our State acquire but a smattering even of scientific knowledge of the various forms in which minerals are found, there is no doubt but that much, now passed by as valueless, would be found to pay well to work, either for home use or for export. To remedy this great want we need a mineralogical school or college, with 9 museum or eabinet attacbed, for a display of the different forms of ore and the furnishing of reliable information as to their value for profitable working. This should be a State enterprise, and its cost, if located in a proper place, would be a thousand-fold repaid by its results. With a better knowledge of minerals, the misrepresentations of interested and designing persons would, in a great part be checked and partics disposed to invest in mining enterprises have a shenpard against the many mining swindles such as have been perpetrated heretoore. The collection of minerals in this department was much larger and more valuable than was ever before exhibited in this city, and gave some idea of the almost limitless list of the mineral products of this coast. Tho most promineut object in this department was the exhibition of samples of COAL. The exbibitors of eoal were not numerous, but the specimens presented were of large size and excellent quality. The Black Diamond Company sent a very fine specimen, woighing npwards of 8,000 pounds, from their mine at Mount Diablo. . , The Eureka Company sent an enormous mass, weighing nearly 6,000 pounds, from tbeir mine at Mount Diablo, bnt it arrived too late for exhibition. The Fuca Straits Coal Company sent a specimen from their mine, located in Washington Territory. This very fine sample, which weighs 150 pounds, was accompanied by & very interesting case of fossils, obtained by their exhibitor, V. M. Faucoult, from the rocks overlying tho deposit of coal, which fossils are of great value to men of science as aids in fixing tho geological position of the coal measures on the Pacific coast. ; Thero was also on exhibition a specimen of coal, of good qnality, reported to . have been taken from a vein near Mayfield, Santa Clara county. All the samples of coal were of better quality thin thoso exhibited last year, thus clearly showing that with the increased depth of mines the coal improves in quality, and giving good reason to hope that in timo coal suitable for smelting purposed may he obtained. The product of tho coal mines near Mount Diablo is over 4,008 tons per month. : GoLD. . The displays of gold specimens on exhibition were very numerous and interesting. Aside from their intrinsic value, the arrangement of the specimens was: excellent, affording the publica good opportunity of eomparing a great number of samples. : eaptia J. M. Aiken exhibited a beautifully arranged collection of specimens of gold from all parts of this State, and from Oregon, Nevada and British Columbia, which displayed more difference in appearanco than was by many supposed to exist. This collection was one of the most popular features of the Fair. In it was exhibited the largest mass of crystalized gold, probably, ever found in the State. Also, a very largo number of specimens of quartz and placer gold, and upwards of 400 vials containing auriferous sulphurets from various mines. Timothy Hinckley cxhibited a fine mass of native gold, weighing cight pounds, and valued at $2,000, taken from his claim near Jackson, Amador county. Besides the above, thero were a great number of smaller collections of gold quartz from mines in all sections of the State, which tho Committee have to omit mention of for want of space in the report. SILVER. The display of silver ores. in the Exhibition was both valuable and varied. Many of tho specimens exhibited from the mines of Lower California, Arizona and Mexico, were of large proportions and great intrinsic value. , The “ Consolidated Company of Eureka District,”. Arizona, exhibited a mass of argentiferous galena, which weighed 650 pounds. ' ‘The Emilia mine, at Guerrero, Mexico, exhibited some very fine specimens of silver ore, as did the Neustra Sefiora del Carmen mine, of Mexico, which were very rich in native silver. There was a good display of silver ore from tho Comstock Ledge, Reese River and other districts in Nevada, as also from Silver Mountain and other districts in Alpine county, and from Placer county, in this State. COPPER AND COPPER ORES, The display of copper and copper ores on exhibition afforded a pleasing proof of the rapid progress made in the development of this important branch of tho State’s resources. +, : Tbe Union mine, at Copperopolis, furnished tho largest mass of sulphurets and the most beautiful cabinet specimens of native copper and eopper ores. One mass of sulphurets sent by this company weighed 1,205 pounds, and another weighed upwards of 1,000 pounds, both being free from gangue rock. This company also exhihited two fine specimens of filliform native copper. Tbe La Victoire mine, Mariposa county, exhibited some fino samples of sulphurets and oxides, and a peculiar talcoso ore, containing large plates and masses as well as fine grains of metallic copper. , The Sauce mine, in Lower California, exhibited a very fine assortment of ores, similar to those from the La Victoiro mine, and known to contain a large percentage of both gold and silver. Thero were several other fine collections of eopper ores exhibited from mines in different portions of the State, which wero of much interest. Of metallic copper there were several exhibitors. ‘ . Haskcil & Co. exhibited twelve bars of very fine copper, the same being a sample of five tons obtained by operating on the ore of tho Lone Treo and Dozier mines, in Mariposa county—chiefly oxides and carbonates. Theso parties deserve great credit for their enterprise in cndeavoring to smelt the ores of copper in onr State. Theso, in many cases, containing but a low percentage of metal, which the cost of transportation preelndes shipping, would, therefore, in the absence of smeltiug or concentrating at the mines, practically prove valueless, ; Mr. Meader, of the Union mine, Copperopolis, exhibited specimens of copper “matte”? or “regulus,” obtained by concentrating the poorer ores of that mino, which, otherwise, would have been worthless, owing to the high cost of trausportation and other expenses necessary to bring it to market. TIN AND 17S ORES. Thore was a very fine collection of tin ores on exhibition from several localities in Mexico. The North American Tin Mining Company exhibited a large and heautifal eollection of ores from their mine at Durango, and five largo ingots of the motal obtained from the ores.’ The Durango Company, who have a mino in the same locality, also exhibited a fine collection of ores. : LEAD. There wero a number of very fine specimens of the ores of tbis metal on ex« hibition, chiefly carbonates and sulphurets. ; MLACK, LEAD, OR GRAPHITE. Tho Eureka Plumbago Mining Company exhibited a number of large specimens of the product of their mine, of which large quantities are shipped to the Atlantic States and Europe. : ; There were quite a number of exhibitors of what appeared to be graphite, from anumber of places in the State, but which was, really, an ore of manganeso, and of little value at tho preseut time. The opportunity to compare the two ores, as afforded by the Fair, will, probably, be the means of saving future expense and annoyance to those who had previously confounded tho ores with eaeb, other. PRECIOUS STONES. Captain Aiken exhibited a very fine collection of precious stones, found in this State, whicb, in number and variety, exceeded any previous,display. Among thom