Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

Peientific Press. 2807 the.shelter yalleya amopg the bills, There are Unousan s of acres ot Boe avricultnral lands, but owing to tha djstaned from, market ind cost of tfunsportation, ft ls vot leretb fire! i . Mechanical 3 sy 7 A Scepsrirere ror TUK Riya = Papa.e been lonod profitable to ‘édttivate any more Wrrkt.—Mr, Henry bi, Yen, ‘a tinswith ot Walt ain tian was nocossary fur “ran wi shag mnt the rapid developumt of the. copper mings . in the nurthern part of the county will doubt, . leas pens a hone pepe; for all the cereals , wb can ha grown. y worst drawback, beth to the mjniog and agrleattural lntérdst: of. this . ‘enunty; js the’ Tack'of ‘skilled tebe: + Where is’! gat¢ient capitat in the ines of! inany,-of the 7 iMhabitonte toda moch ‘toward: hol devel: ment nf theiy minivg internets; but as argen-: eral rule the people seem to be appalled at the idraul achuafly eogacing jin, physign} lybon. they like gery well . y woupt w myushing ay fish over “the Blatt? bat when it contes' to tikihe up the pick or ‘ie ‘drill, the thlog is ultp:’ gether impossible. Mo bea MG EN be? TApaving Millertow batweon ‘threa und faar o'clock in the ofternnon,and traveling by.a oirenilvus' route thrungh, the foot-nills, le renghed,(.; the resideuce of Mr. ia on Dry,-Creek. Rug twelve wiles south, of a tt about seyeu,n" sek in the eveaing, whe ¢ speut the night, and io the ‘indraité F de ont! in'Mis‘@am:! prny to visit lis’ fend nud veiehbot’ Mr.) Mat!" fhdis why. astavell i hlmeelf, is a’ shnreholddr in theiN, 4%. U. conper compauyi, he saith. ment on Dry Creek is but two or three yenrr: qld, but the farmera ara nliye gnd-awake to the true interests ‘of, themselves ond, Ale, »RoUntry, und are raising large crops of hay aad grain, and aéattlhe as ntuch"as possilile in developing the thiniuse resdurces of Utd Gounty.: “May thay . hive rhatiy: a’ prosperous seasons as the present’ one promises to be. “iTeavite Dry Crvek ‘about: eleven o'clock onPriday.morning the 4th ihst.s:cf ‘reached the forig.of King’s rivep, bhinty . injles; south. of Millerton, about thrne,.o'cluck tb the. afternoon. King’s riveris a beautiful, gleat streamp_of dongideratily larger volume thin the San Joaquin, dnd is'dlvided af tits ‘point’ jato bvér a ’duzén Tranchvs of various! sizes, four‘of which ate! tivers of considerable magnitude y-the Harvest’ being tenior .twalve reds jiu: svidth) and utiout4 three! feet deep, with a, tapld: curraitt. j The © delta" formed, by thasa braughes is ahont. five; wiles in; width, of tich iowlan: 5 well, caslanted to growing. if iy corn, sweet, potatoes or £otdi Bh ‘to ‘be” “alaioet ‘eiitirely’ ufeul?. ton’; ‘but ay tivated; prububly'on account uf! thé °ddtiger' of fidods. ''On both sides “f' the «river: next the plaie are a few: fine well cultivated firh& After leaving: King’s! River. and, ‘ners . on the. plains,’ 1 Was conscious of .pothing of apccial terest except the piereing north, Winds, uatil withia a few oules of this place. b. ayo 4 . VIRAL AG iD 7a Tie ‘eodnty Heat « of Tulare!tounty, is! ‘thedtad ott ti.” delta’ formed by» {iie’ separation! -6F ‘ths Kawiah. river into, several branches before inky jag ipto. .tha: tules.»,/Phe town. is, beaytitully . shaded with; oak trees, which form, almost), aL forest ae many mile Th every, ireeti Ns be land is low and very rich, ‘ada ted to the, growl i of hedily evérythiiig prbWiuced in “the Souther avd‘ Middle States of thé Union!’ The mediis! oftirrightion are abundant and cheap, “owing’ to’ . : the!) small elevation :.of the slands'sbove: the} a be a felis ob streams. Business for an agricultural qtomn dg . ; very, brisk indeed, rang 8 heap Wears the. ADy) pearan thrift. 1 if e PS CERHON, of the princijial, business street uses, are. very me Tulteeyed, beipe te a "the Genter’ ie Fe Jota, and wederally hid awa ainoiite'vitie’ . ant Tghade 'trdess until they can’ dully'bé seen by’) coming. up quite nearthem.: jA very. large pro-il! portion atch. housaxare of brick. andthey, dre, generally of but,one. 2 ShOPFa wihich,, with; theie, location give them. kA a, prity,, homelike aspect,, which is very inviting to u stranger, Tietown eontailis’” a" ae popalition’ df 900% tg’ wholé popdlation: Being probkbly ‘from 2500 to’ 300, though toa. strinien ttiw Id tobias ppear tavhase.-over ‘B00 of £00004 hetc.is one: phareh, four hotela,a largo flosring mill;ans a; ozen,or so.of saloons and, stores.,, ‘I'he, public achool numbers, about 100 papils, while Prof, Van Doren’ ¥ seminary, a private s¢ merit, usually has ‘forty (or fifty. «1 seminary to-day, and” iftnOssee 'the perform! dnées of Some’ of ‘hie« dinskes. ‘UAThoos ‘them Wns a recitationlin Koglish'! composition’ “int yih0'S Which some’ of the. pupils’ tead’ Sonic, spacimens of their.work, which though plain: ,parration,, showed an origipality jof thought, and, islity, of “expressioa, truly worthy of prais ‘Th ‘formed sot. acquaintances’ ain ovig the oat Of thls'place and am''géaérally iuch’ picayed With them, ‘and'l hope oa'my fetorn from, Clear’ Gréek, whither I: Gre to. snorroyw, to: improve upealit.; . egoad bins voli tDs ., Visalia, May 8, 1865, 1B ie ue esa po Waew: fe. eo. ‘saw subliaaneail in a cemetery, he asked him what,he wus do; ing there. ‘ Pm seeking,’ said the philosopher, . ; “for the bones of your “ancestors among “those . Of beggars ¥ ‘but everything here uppeu: 80 confused and! mingled: together," the swivel: joiat in, ingenious hve + thetinside, coy . fit the dele. Moon Buy hus nade npplieation thronyh the patent ageney coimected win ‘this Merten . had an opporrimily of collecting a number of . Impor: ant facts regarlling Bate tha steel, which patent for.an Invéntign, whict! ia pine athe to take the placa of paddle wlicels, a3 a propeller: ; for Steambyats. “The invention’ consists in the aplstitutign nf thin; fly “plates, ‘attuched to AAuyigontal beams-on each widewel the but ettached to the win shaft,iund arranged ao that whed theecio shult turns, one, pf tre boqng . on ‘eneli” ‘side 13 fits: and the of ‘er dow tt, uid ote Tetting'the plates (ovliiel serve ag padilles) J perpendicnlarly into te water, und ‘then’ draw. ‘ing them ptrnight back,” while’ ot’ the’ Bdine') tine, the other ond id" raleod ont of tle water ‘and nigyed forward out‘of water, remy to take ‘the place of the otlicras soon asiit/is clear from tho water, The ‘action is precisely like thnt,of. #-paddie workeil aver sth side, ofa boat, sAuy, nuinbdr, of paddles, ay, he, ysed, ne Taere,j Js pnp, +pawer fust by! either lifting, OF, carrying deud water. Mr, Lea h bag constr veyed a small boat,. reaynble of: ‘carrying two inen, to. which he has . ‘applied’ ‘his invéntion,” ‘and’ ‘which i is suid to] Work adittrably. ii rkepeebuine the expértiaedt: was mode in sinodtti' Waters:l' [Tow 4t will ayork’ in rough . water, of 00 a larger skale remdins to be shoyn., We should like to see the inven-. ition enbjected tow practical test, dud shall illas‘trate it ia the eululiis of’ the? Porss ow an early ve) Din — joasita sal od ieee eee al Wagrul Investion. — Mr. Abraham. Gre ol ‘his 3 apes ‘exhibited’ te" us a model designed to enable street cars to’ pass tironind: itho-Bhort curves oa ar Bbrect ra oads Viti as, dittle wear and expenditara ar power, as they ore moved: upoa a Straight line. ' The invention . ‘consists of three parts—irat,, the, ‘fore und hind; wheels! are aitached. to separate trucks and, joied ' ia tha center by connection similar, te ‘ that’ élaplgyed to couacct the separate cars of ‘a train,, instead: sat. the: stiff: ‘connecting: Teach . generally , “employed j + secolid,'! the “axles! sre wmadeii n fio pieces! connected touch'aftér tiie } ;fanoer, ofa 3 ‘swivel inl a ‘chaill} by means of . ; iwhich when npsee¥sin ys as. ia turhinls ¢ hives’ Sh wheel miy ‘mule, hore burs ‘thun'uaothen, ins Somieetioil berween fh the ‘two ‘being: kept Up by the “center j the. _ third jim: prdvement vousists. of a oew devine: for attach. . cig the tongue to the, wehicle, ‘which is much pation tO” ‘any other; employed. b'The iaven18. now bing, tested on cav:Noo16, of the: x or th \ Beach pod Mission Railroad -and with’ os Mr.,Skellyl the snperiotend:. Tt will .doabtless be universally . . droad inen, and we.trustthat the nto, whois :really:a deserving: ‘gentleman, quite advanced ia: life may: rea pa substsotial benefit from ity-ns @. solace ‘for fig, declining years. 4 Mc,, Greg lias made, applici-, big through . our Agency : ne Patent of his . , invention. { Ree o1 1 ignite ‘guccess, ‘ent testifies. adopted; by ra “ented stay 7 ‘A New Gow Tobe. Witliati’ Radolph’ ‘ona f “AY Braun, of . this city, have obtaidéd!a patent’ ithrongh the . Mrxino7 axp:iScrbsinmtic Wangs’ Agency, for a very vaiuablesimprovement in gan . : locks. The inypraveynent; consists.in discarding . Mba danger plate of the lock.ever the tumbler, j. od re the spring y all tumbler into. the ouitsidd r iain plate, instead of alfpwing ib to project into the inside’ of the stick; a8 with ‘the ‘}otdiiaty lock, A ‘smaller: ‘plate, lying’ At! on fF ers the spring and tumbler com ing.the lock aerncatlypas possible . ! T heir logks (the invention is:ap. . either . « direct:}.ar back-agtign locks) . . ‘nore eimple,t than ‘those. in Solamon use, ‘add generally considered the tion of ‘art, and ‘furthermare, do! uway with One *ureat 0 jection to thejold style, obviating tlic necessity of. cutting tte the stock to such a depth as tal Weakeu it; and readeriit liable to be broken’ by! even walight blow.;'The new lock.fits on rather) pletely; rende Avater-proof. ! than inte, the stock, rand, strengthens yathen than weakens, it; ag Tt j3 not necessary to cot) away ‘the wood 10° any considerab c. extent to). IMr. Radulph ‘has’ ‘gone Kast ‘0 . commence the miabufacture of the lock: lane to Dr. Franz. an, absorption of. 3. 5A. per . cent takes lace, during the passage, of “heat through ; a 60 ann of air pine ty centimeters, fone ; ‘for éolored gascs te, absorption, ig greuter 4: but “all colorless gases, Tow ehow (9D810% not distinguish them200¢{ ,¢) yalé Snared-divergence frodi-the-atuiosphere, © © Jchip: cdstings with excelleot results ; BeasaMer StEEL IN Ausrnia. — A recent number of the Austriaa Journal of Mining ‘and: Metall: ‘ay Was on important connoaonica tion from an iron: Worker, {n which he suys thnt whilat engaged’ in tho tron workgof Storishe . , A ow, Crpsurxa, Macmixe. —Tho terprise eoaipany, at Meadow . Lake” ‘District are now nosing Q “erughtag” Machine for reducing thair ores, constrnected on a priaciple involviag much asoveltyysThe machina isan impromed Clue, mull ; the Amprevenrent, consisting ia oa arrangement for constantly presenting to the he thinks thu’ great, expansiou that the new wethod:of producing steel is undergoing, rendur i interesting nnd yaluhle to the ry . World. Vhe Stori. steel” works prodace their Stott, in juassive blor ‘ks,, ‘which ap, wrought} tlieretidm by Tatagters and* rulfers i ga.a, mer; ihantable supe. “Before placity _ ther, in: the . . morket! béwever sumpled ake taken, from these blocks und snbiitted to the most severe 2 teats, . some: of whicli he describemas follows a An eight-sided: hay two and a half inches in diatneter, Was taken, and by one heat wrought ‘into’ ‘a! ‘rectiinamlar bar, one inch hy onettalf . inch, “with velean, starp corners, ‘his Wass, heated once and sharpened toa point: ‘the shurp end was cut off aul a nail liead made upon Tt / this nail! whs bent urodud dn = eprher hile coldvvaw >: nother rod; one ipeh, by oneHalt’ Fa wos bent like the fetter S, antinered Losether an welded’! the thiekAiaes-Was huomered vut.to a point, Without showing. any breaks EO the . comers. . 'Tv a'bhe eizhth inch plate fiftcon)Koles wera! ponched,~ ont-twenty fourth inch, uparty tha, plate renuined: without:a crack, aud the holes. ooked os though, they werd bored ; the:corner of the plate Was. then bent dowh like the corner Sof! a visiting chtd. “A har 114514 inch was hammered foto a chisel, hirdened, and used to it wad brokea, and -showed. aa excellent stecly fracr, ture; the other end waa bent cold toa right. anyle; without ;etagking it “in . the least. ‘No evidence at red shurtuess appeared ja ene of . “the samples. . mn lty sutton, wey hit Pn ‘UNdwdornoD br Rotuwo Iroy.--Tha Bot ton ‘Advertiser says ¢1A ‘ vevent invention, of a, new inethod!of rolling ‘iron’ is one bf the’ niost! important yet, made * for;-the working. ofl this! useful nietal.; Tt consists of a process for rolling into irteg nlar isl hapes, by which, here a sirfacus projections and’ depressions vat! dbtdined with tHe ‘sniné facility ast plain . eel facea have herctofore ‘been prodgad 7. Ns (rusult ig accomplished by means ot adjusta dises; of any.sdesipnbleipattern, pliced upon aan through them the impress of the figures jwiieli they bear, Instead of solid rolls’ tamed 8) with aroavbs aod peripheries in the ‘ordmarymanner, the idventor uses the cast ot wrought ¥en ‘spinfdtes!!on' which ‘dre! slipped ¢nst ‘iron, steel ringsondises\! forming grooves! or. peri] 4 -heries cotresponding tothdse of ey td and susceptible of lan{alinost infinite vaviel combinations. ‘The. spindles aré ave? J project. beyond, the, .honsinus of one sida,! ttrast giving an opportunity for placing upon . them. every val riely’ of pattern’ ‘dises, and. requiring but a few soos td etfecs ‘any’ dvsited chine gs, Hi tot tad .Tae. Tao Paovudr. —The , returns of the anthracite furnaces of’ the United’ Statés® tor Isto slow a p ad deer ease in products) aontel Tpalted Wi its ot" their operations, during. thé’ previous ‘Of the! thirty faruaces: in, the Lehighiigroup, twettty ' two are how'in blage. } in.) 865 the productiby of (his region amounted . ; lito 1773438. tons, being 36,695 tons less thaa in 1864, ‘Two of the, establishments in this group exhibit a lalling off .of 25 1000, tong ; iv. their united ‘production, ; i 1 deo . } . Wad) gining and” manufacturing “Von dl reporte:the f: follwib g g interesting and, unportant expetimeut « A es of pigyiren. which, after, haying been . . J reanelted and; tect fifteew, minutes jn n, fasion {i . bore) a strain of 20, 836,pounds ; bore, when . kept ja a state of fuston for 2'¢ hours, 2 27, 456 ‘pounds §; . teeth en y “hours in’ fusion, 99, 27 . ponnds ; les hours, 38\3E2 pouats } “and ae ‘hours, 37/652) pounds the ‘squaré"itich. T -, deisity x rose. from” 7175. to: ‘the pe to" rT 5343 i i he last “experiment.” ” : wl at: ‘Heat Propuck BY THe AGITATION, OF Water2 2 while’ engayéd io experinithting’ on the evolution ‘of I ‘heat by ‘th? agitation ‘of! Water,” M mE Rennie rade use, cof a kind of-ehtirn : capa’ ordinary . roljers, -whigh dave upon the bars . . . Tategesnny 10. Expeintent. = The Pittsburg’ ; lot copper ‘against ‘cholera, ‘it 1s alr e er ushing fa a of the, wheels a acw supply of the ore’ fron whieh ‘all Liat was reduced safficisntly fine by tha previous passage of the ‘Wheel-hes Ween: rentoveds ‘Phe advantages of Suvh an improvoment, if it'can. be made prnctical, must 1DO!, apparent sta, all. . Theigventor, Mr, Kin, elaims,. boy haye done this, and, has taken athe , necessary Steps. to pecure a pater’ for ithe same hrough tha M 1) AND “TiriS PRess a ea Ea ay a machine is at work at tho’ Teterfetie mill, ahd giving -codil eatisfactlon: “Fhe‘tneebine i is com. pozed of threé iron Wheels,six {vet if diameter» hspith six-inch face, weighing! with ‘the axles Mand other aces siipagi ments) 2 2100 pbunds euch. ‘These’ wheels ore revolvéd by rotating sarge ‘{dron plate oridisk resting: upon the: top-or: cir Peamference ofthe .wheela, ‘iis. diskcis shar. ranged that, any required weight, say; alle tons, nore (or tess, cau be placed ; upaa ioe “thus! er to the 2 weight o of the Wheels, . ‘ora, is Beraped off from 4thia surface y jon Fy oh the wheels! ‘revolve, passed ‘thirongh ‘a sev, of thé nécéssary fineness,’and then’ elevated £6 ‘as to be again automotinally or otherwisa ‘phiced Befora:thé.-wheel fora second crushiag./! We are informed, that carefully: conducted experi;ments haye shown that this njode of crushing effects aa importang, Saving, in. the expeodit ol power over tha,” use of ELL with t he addéd valde’ of" rushing the” Fock dry.* Wa “hope soon ‘to’ be‘ hble‘to ‘pive w. nidve nil clar ‘description of thls-muchine, and shoald -be pleassd to: hear that iti éoatiaugs to. give:sntisfactions: fecave vil of Ae Gotp'Tesr A good text! for kotd‘or’ silver isa piecerof lunbr. esastio: ( uséd nitrate» of silver).::] La usidg: this; miaterjal. it shouldirbe . properly fixed ja some, instrament , gonvenignt for handliag. Slightly, wet. {he metal,,to ,be tested and rub it gently with the caustic. lf the'metal b be gold or ‘silyer, the wi G Srveevtone oy ewtld park’ “will be fiin€ but if an ialérior metal, it’ will be quite ladle.” Jewellers Wwhis Bifchase old Bold,’ ‘atten nee-thistesh wh al l7 sit of iaoiioly ek * ithe’ Mést Feta ie een most fusiold ‘inetal has “hitherto® Beet edlapobee! EL Vibismuth, 2” parts ¢rtead, 41 3°ti4,02 s" and “its ;melting: poiduaTaboatt t d9c-HviBut anvalloy, ; composed ofjiifoar!icadmium.: and five each biswath, lead and:tin vbog; neegatly been. foand to fuse at about 180° F. “obem ov Ls » Siepean d Fact syita“Rrcarp ‘po . ALLOYs.— Alloys ia.w high, the, prepanderating «metal, is the worse 1 conductor 9 of, heat present the cnrigus result that: they cond luct he, tag it ey did aot ‘eOataia a particle of thé Better con uctor ; “the Mebindactins! powel’ of ateh ahioys being the same aeif the bars used ia'the’ experiment ; were entirely, composed: of the worse codduct. ing metal, eoltayorg out Io nodetobiznos Dur sensation -apon ‘the éaty connected by L meanslof a tubé with: -watér,in' Soacrong nudu. dations, was found ta,;be jmuch ‘greatdn than Pthat upos . the ear connected.with ,thejgame pmnter, by means of, a solid: _rod.,, When, both tube and , rod were em] sloyed " siulianeous ys ‘sound wae Heard ‘oly in ‘that e sup plied with ear supplied ‘the titbe. “ Pie! 1 = = Lidl tit Gopree A ry bea oF, CHOLERA.saan . support’ ° the theory of the pres eryative a tion at: ee ca tat the great district of wpper” pytites’ bf tid Riointo, and -its-pidlongation “on the! "Heulvalia UP aaale™ never been! visited ‘by oholeral/nb Ho Wine Wie She Biker Run Robtks 1 vMni \ Wal Sastaagvidee, of: Aldermusley Iron Wo 3. Amber ays,.in the Loudon, Afinble, of, containing, _ ten, -pojinds of .watet, and: er) ne znd Teas diet rail ever made was'at which ‘revolved. at ‘the rate of 232. revolutions, per minute, He succeeded, i in raising the;temr. , perature of the water, to bailing poiut,, and, as . h¢lfe Bedlipzton! Iron’ Works. Northtinberland, and froin these woiks,# staff of mea:were sent to Penydarron, to teach the, Welshmen to an illustration, au egg was: boiled bard, in six ‘minutes. . A large portion of the arated in the: Freibery bartels! may} probably . He ixdeduated tor iu“this mahndr. “US +eHt92e4 heat. en. . “make rails.” oa ——— Tun THE Trow, Ox, oF “Taynsse, is pbgadant, easily wo ,and, Fields . in he, ough way Wott tlitrty-to Bilty per Sent obtpoue et © Looe

Peientific Press. 2807 the.shelter yalleya amopg the bills, There are Unousan s of acres ot Boe avricultnral lands, but owing to tha djstaned from, market ind cost of tfunsportation, ft ls vot leretb fire! i . Mechanical 3 sy 7 A Scepsrirere ror TUK Riya = Papa.e been lonod profitable to ‘édttivate any more Wrrkt.—Mr, Henry bi, Yen, ‘a tinswith ot Walt ain tian was nocossary fur “ran wi shag mnt the rapid developumt of the. copper mings . in the nurthern part of the county will doubt, . leas pens a hone pepe; for all the cereals , wb can ha grown. y worst drawback, beth to the mjniog and agrleattural lntérdst: of. this . ‘enunty; js the’ Tack'of ‘skilled tebe: + Where is’! gat¢ient capitat in the ines of! inany,-of the 7 iMhabitonte toda moch ‘toward: hol devel: ment nf theiy minivg internets; but as argen-: eral rule the people seem to be appalled at the idraul achuafly eogacing jin, physign} lybon. they like gery well . y woupt w myushing ay fish over “the Blatt? bat when it contes' to tikihe up the pick or ‘ie ‘drill, the thlog is ultp:’ gether impossible. Mo bea MG EN be? TApaving Millertow batweon ‘threa und faar o'clock in the ofternnon,and traveling by.a oirenilvus' route thrungh, the foot-nills, le renghed,(.; the resideuce of Mr. ia on Dry,-Creek. Rug twelve wiles south, of a tt about seyeu,n" sek in the eveaing, whe ¢ speut the night, and io the ‘indraité F de ont! in'Mis‘@am:! prny to visit lis’ fend nud veiehbot’ Mr.) Mat!" fhdis why. astavell i hlmeelf, is a’ shnreholddr in theiN, 4%. U. conper compauyi, he saith. ment on Dry Creek is but two or three yenrr: qld, but the farmera ara nliye gnd-awake to the true interests ‘of, themselves ond, Ale, »RoUntry, und are raising large crops of hay aad grain, and aéattlhe as ntuch"as possilile in developing the thiniuse resdurces of Utd Gounty.: “May thay . hive rhatiy: a’ prosperous seasons as the present’ one promises to be. “iTeavite Dry Crvek ‘about: eleven o'clock onPriday.morning the 4th ihst.s:cf ‘reached the forig.of King’s rivep, bhinty . injles; south. of Millerton, about thrne,.o'cluck tb the. afternoon. King’s riveris a beautiful, gleat streamp_of dongideratily larger volume thin the San Joaquin, dnd is'dlvided af tits ‘point’ jato bvér a ’duzén Tranchvs of various! sizes, four‘of which ate! tivers of considerable magnitude y-the Harvest’ being tenior .twalve reds jiu: svidth) and utiout4 three! feet deep, with a, tapld: curraitt. j The © delta" formed, by thasa braughes is ahont. five; wiles in; width, of tich iowlan: 5 well, caslanted to growing. if iy corn, sweet, potatoes or £otdi Bh ‘to ‘be” “alaioet ‘eiitirely’ ufeul?. ton’; ‘but ay tivated; prububly'on account uf! thé °ddtiger' of fidods. ''On both sides “f' the «river: next the plaie are a few: fine well cultivated firh& After leaving: King’s! River. and, ‘ners . on the. plains,’ 1 Was conscious of .pothing of apccial terest except the piereing north, Winds, uatil withia a few oules of this place. b. ayo 4 . VIRAL AG iD 7a Tie ‘eodnty Heat « of Tulare!tounty, is! ‘thedtad ott ti.” delta’ formed by» {iie’ separation! -6F ‘ths Kawiah. river into, several branches before inky jag ipto. .tha: tules.»,/Phe town. is, beaytitully . shaded with; oak trees, which form, almost), aL forest ae many mile Th every, ireeti Ns be land is low and very rich, ‘ada ted to the, growl i of hedily evérythiiig prbWiuced in “the Souther avd‘ Middle States of thé Union!’ The mediis! oftirrightion are abundant and cheap, “owing’ to’ . : the!) small elevation :.of the slands'sbove: the} a be a felis ob streams. Business for an agricultural qtomn dg . ; very, brisk indeed, rang 8 heap Wears the. ADy) pearan thrift. 1 if e PS CERHON, of the princijial, business street uses, are. very me Tulteeyed, beipe te a "the Genter’ ie Fe Jota, and wederally hid awa ainoiite'vitie’ . ant Tghade 'trdess until they can’ dully'bé seen by’) coming. up quite nearthem.: jA very. large pro-il! portion atch. housaxare of brick. andthey, dre, generally of but,one. 2 ShOPFa wihich,, with; theie, location give them. kA a, prity,, homelike aspect,, which is very inviting to u stranger, Tietown eontailis’” a" ae popalition’ df 900% tg’ wholé popdlation: Being probkbly ‘from 2500 to’ 300, though toa. strinien ttiw Id tobias ppear tavhase.-over ‘B00 of £00004 hetc.is one: phareh, four hotela,a largo flosring mill;ans a; ozen,or so.of saloons and, stores.,, ‘I'he, public achool numbers, about 100 papils, while Prof, Van Doren’ ¥ seminary, a private s¢ merit, usually has ‘forty (or fifty. «1 seminary to-day, and” iftnOssee 'the perform! dnées of Some’ of ‘hie« dinskes. ‘UAThoos ‘them Wns a recitationlin Koglish'! composition’ “int yih0'S Which some’ of the. pupils’ tead’ Sonic, spacimens of their.work, which though plain: ,parration,, showed an origipality jof thought, and, islity, of “expressioa, truly worthy of prais ‘Th ‘formed sot. acquaintances’ ain ovig the oat Of thls'place and am''géaérally iuch’ picayed With them, ‘and'l hope oa'my fetorn from, Clear’ Gréek, whither I: Gre to. snorroyw, to: improve upealit.; . egoad bins voli tDs ., Visalia, May 8, 1865, 1B ie ue esa po Waew: fe. eo. ‘saw subliaaneail in a cemetery, he asked him what,he wus do; ing there. ‘ Pm seeking,’ said the philosopher, . ; “for the bones of your “ancestors among “those . Of beggars ¥ ‘but everything here uppeu: 80 confused and! mingled: together," the swivel: joiat in, ingenious hve + thetinside, coy . fit the dele. Moon Buy hus nade npplieation thronyh the patent ageney coimected win ‘this Merten . had an opporrimily of collecting a number of . Impor: ant facts regarlling Bate tha steel, which patent for.an Invéntign, whict! ia pine athe to take the placa of paddle wlicels, a3 a propeller: ; for Steambyats. “The invention’ consists in the aplstitutign nf thin; fly “plates, ‘attuched to AAuyigontal beams-on each widewel the but ettached to the win shaft,iund arranged ao that whed theecio shult turns, one, pf tre boqng . on ‘eneli” ‘side 13 fits: and the of ‘er dow tt, uid ote Tetting'the plates (ovliiel serve ag padilles) J perpendicnlarly into te water, und ‘then’ draw. ‘ing them ptrnight back,” while’ ot’ the’ Bdine') tine, the other ond id" raleod ont of tle water ‘and nigyed forward out‘of water, remy to take ‘the place of the otlicras soon asiit/is clear from tho water, The ‘action is precisely like thnt,of. #-paddie workeil aver sth side, ofa boat, sAuy, nuinbdr, of paddles, ay, he, ysed, ne Taere,j Js pnp, +pawer fust by! either lifting, OF, carrying deud water. Mr, Lea h bag constr veyed a small boat,. reaynble of: ‘carrying two inen, to. which he has . ‘applied’ ‘his invéntion,” ‘and’ ‘which i is suid to] Work adittrably. ii rkepeebuine the expértiaedt: was mode in sinodtti' Waters:l' [Tow 4t will ayork’ in rough . water, of 00 a larger skale remdins to be shoyn., We should like to see the inven-. ition enbjected tow practical test, dud shall illas‘trate it ia the eululiis of’ the? Porss ow an early ve) Din — joasita sal od ieee eee al Wagrul Investion. — Mr. Abraham. Gre ol ‘his 3 apes ‘exhibited’ te" us a model designed to enable street cars to’ pass tironind: itho-Bhort curves oa ar Bbrect ra oads Viti as, dittle wear and expenditara ar power, as they ore moved: upoa a Straight line. ' The invention . ‘consists of three parts—irat,, the, ‘fore und hind; wheels! are aitached. to separate trucks and, joied ' ia tha center by connection similar, te ‘ that’ élaplgyed to couacct the separate cars of ‘a train,, instead: sat. the: stiff: ‘connecting: Teach . generally , “employed j + secolid,'! the “axles! sre wmadeii n fio pieces! connected touch'aftér tiie } ;fanoer, ofa 3 ‘swivel inl a ‘chaill} by means of . ; iwhich when npsee¥sin ys as. ia turhinls ¢ hives’ Sh wheel miy ‘mule, hore burs ‘thun'uaothen, ins Somieetioil berween fh the ‘two ‘being: kept Up by the “center j the. _ third jim: prdvement vousists. of a oew devine: for attach. . cig the tongue to the, wehicle, ‘which is much pation tO” ‘any other; employed. b'The iaven18. now bing, tested on cav:Noo16, of the: x or th \ Beach pod Mission Railroad -and with’ os Mr.,Skellyl the snperiotend:. Tt will .doabtless be universally . . droad inen, and we.trustthat the nto, whois :really:a deserving: ‘gentleman, quite advanced ia: life may: rea pa substsotial benefit from ity-ns @. solace ‘for fig, declining years. 4 Mc,, Greg lias made, applici-, big through . our Agency : ne Patent of his . , invention. { Ree o1 1 ignite ‘guccess, ‘ent testifies. adopted; by ra “ented stay 7 ‘A New Gow Tobe. Witliati’ Radolph’ ‘ona f “AY Braun, of . this city, have obtaidéd!a patent’ ithrongh the . Mrxino7 axp:iScrbsinmtic Wangs’ Agency, for a very vaiuablesimprovement in gan . : locks. The inypraveynent; consists.in discarding . Mba danger plate of the lock.ever the tumbler, j. od re the spring y all tumbler into. the ouitsidd r iain plate, instead of alfpwing ib to project into the inside’ of the stick; a8 with ‘the ‘}otdiiaty lock, A ‘smaller: ‘plate, lying’ At! on fF ers the spring and tumbler com ing.the lock aerncatlypas possible . ! T heir logks (the invention is:ap. . either . « direct:}.ar back-agtign locks) . . ‘nore eimple,t than ‘those. in Solamon use, ‘add generally considered the tion of ‘art, and ‘furthermare, do! uway with One *ureat 0 jection to thejold style, obviating tlic necessity of. cutting tte the stock to such a depth as tal Weakeu it; and readeriit liable to be broken’ by! even walight blow.;'The new lock.fits on rather)

pletely; rende Avater-proof. ! than inte, the stock, rand, strengthens yathen than weakens, it; ag Tt j3 not necessary to cot) away ‘the wood 10° any considerab c. extent to). IMr. Radulph ‘has’ ‘gone Kast ‘0 . commence the miabufacture of the lock: lane to Dr. Franz. an, absorption of. 3. 5A. per . cent takes lace, during the passage, of “heat through ; a 60 ann of air pine ty centimeters, fone ; ‘for éolored gascs te, absorption, ig greuter 4: but “all colorless gases, Tow ehow (9D810% not distinguish them200¢{ ,¢) yalé Snared-divergence frodi-the-atuiosphere, © © Jchip: cdstings with excelleot results ; BeasaMer StEEL IN Ausrnia. — A recent number of the Austriaa Journal of Mining ‘and: Metall: ‘ay Was on important connoaonica tion from an iron: Worker, {n which he suys thnt whilat engaged’ in tho tron workgof Storishe . , A ow, Crpsurxa, Macmixe. —Tho terprise eoaipany, at Meadow . Lake” ‘District are now nosing Q “erughtag” Machine for reducing thair ores, constrnected on a priaciple involviag much asoveltyysThe machina isan impromed Clue, mull ; the Amprevenrent, consisting ia oa arrangement for constantly presenting to the he thinks thu’ great, expansiou that the new wethod:of producing steel is undergoing, rendur i interesting nnd yaluhle to the ry . World. Vhe Stori. steel” works prodace their Stott, in juassive blor ‘ks,, ‘which ap, wrought} tlieretidm by Tatagters and* rulfers i ga.a, mer; ihantable supe. “Before placity _ ther, in: the . . morket! béwever sumpled ake taken, from these blocks und snbiitted to the most severe 2 teats, . some: of whicli he describemas follows a An eight-sided: hay two and a half inches in diatneter, Was taken, and by one heat wrought ‘into’ ‘a! ‘rectiinamlar bar, one inch hy onettalf . inch, “with velean, starp corners, ‘his Wass, heated once and sharpened toa point: ‘the shurp end was cut off aul a nail liead made upon Tt / this nail! whs bent urodud dn = eprher hile coldvvaw >: nother rod; one ipeh, by oneHalt’ Fa wos bent like the fetter S, antinered Losether an welded’! the thiekAiaes-Was huomered vut.to a point, Without showing. any breaks EO the . comers. . 'Tv a'bhe eizhth inch plate fiftcon)Koles wera! ponched,~ ont-twenty fourth inch, uparty tha, plate renuined: without:a crack, aud the holes. ooked os though, they werd bored ; the:corner of the plate Was. then bent dowh like the corner Sof! a visiting chtd. “A har 114514 inch was hammered foto a chisel, hirdened, and used to it wad brokea, and -showed. aa excellent stecly fracr, ture; the other end waa bent cold toa right. anyle; without ;etagking it “in . the least. ‘No evidence at red shurtuess appeared ja ene of . “the samples. . mn lty sutton, wey hit Pn ‘UNdwdornoD br Rotuwo Iroy.--Tha Bot ton ‘Advertiser says ¢1A ‘ vevent invention, of a, new inethod!of rolling ‘iron’ is one bf the’ niost! important yet, made * for;-the working. ofl this! useful nietal.; Tt consists of a process for rolling into irteg nlar isl hapes, by which, here a sirfacus projections and’ depressions vat! dbtdined with tHe ‘sniné facility ast plain . eel facea have herctofore ‘been prodgad 7. Ns (rusult ig accomplished by means ot adjusta dises; of any.sdesipnbleipattern, pliced upon aan through them the impress of the figures jwiieli they bear, Instead of solid rolls’ tamed 8) with aroavbs aod peripheries in the ‘ordmarymanner, the idventor uses the cast ot wrought ¥en ‘spinfdtes!!on' which ‘dre! slipped ¢nst ‘iron, steel ringsondises\! forming grooves! or. peri] 4 -heries cotresponding tothdse of ey td and susceptible of lan{alinost infinite vaviel combinations. ‘The. spindles aré ave? J project. beyond, the, .honsinus of one sida,! ttrast giving an opportunity for placing upon . them. every val riely’ of pattern’ ‘dises, and. requiring but a few soos td etfecs ‘any’ dvsited chine gs, Hi tot tad .Tae. Tao Paovudr. —The , returns of the anthracite furnaces of’ the United’ Statés® tor Isto slow a p ad deer ease in products) aontel Tpalted Wi its ot" their operations, during. thé’ previous ‘Of the! thirty faruaces: in, the Lehighiigroup, twettty ' two are how'in blage. } in.) 865 the productiby of (his region amounted . ; lito 1773438. tons, being 36,695 tons less thaa in 1864, ‘Two of the, establishments in this group exhibit a lalling off .of 25 1000, tong ; iv. their united ‘production, ; i 1 deo . } . Wad) gining and” manufacturing “Von dl reporte:the f: follwib g g interesting and, unportant expetimeut « A es of pigyiren. which, after, haying been . . J reanelted and; tect fifteew, minutes jn n, fasion {i . bore) a strain of 20, 836,pounds ; bore, when . kept ja a state of fuston for 2'¢ hours, 2 27, 456 ‘pounds §; . teeth en y “hours in’ fusion, 99, 27 . ponnds ; les hours, 38\3E2 pouats } “and ae ‘hours, 37/652) pounds the ‘squaré"itich. T -, deisity x rose. from” 7175. to: ‘the pe to" rT 5343 i i he last “experiment.” ” : wl at: ‘Heat Propuck BY THe AGITATION, OF Water2 2 while’ engayéd io experinithting’ on the evolution ‘of I ‘heat by ‘th? agitation ‘of! Water,” M mE Rennie rade use, cof a kind of-ehtirn : capa’ ordinary . roljers, -whigh dave upon the bars . . . Tategesnny 10. Expeintent. = The Pittsburg’ ; lot copper ‘against ‘cholera, ‘it 1s alr e er ushing fa a of the, wheels a acw supply of the ore’ fron whieh ‘all Liat was reduced safficisntly fine by tha previous passage of the ‘Wheel-hes Ween: rentoveds ‘Phe advantages of Suvh an improvoment, if it'can. be made prnctical, must 1DO!, apparent sta, all. . Theigventor, Mr, Kin, elaims,. boy haye done this, and, has taken athe , necessary Steps. to pecure a pater’ for ithe same hrough tha M 1) AND “TiriS PRess a ea Ea ay a machine is at work at tho’ Teterfetie mill, ahd giving -codil eatisfactlon: “Fhe‘tneebine i is com. pozed of threé iron Wheels,six {vet if diameter» hspith six-inch face, weighing! with ‘the axles Mand other aces siipagi ments) 2 2100 pbunds euch. ‘These’ wheels ore revolvéd by rotating sarge ‘{dron plate oridisk resting: upon the: top-or: cir Peamference ofthe .wheela, ‘iis. diskcis shar. ranged that, any required weight, say; alle tons, nore (or tess, cau be placed ; upaa ioe “thus! er to the 2 weight o of the Wheels, . ‘ora, is Beraped off from 4thia surface y jon Fy oh the wheels! ‘revolve, passed ‘thirongh ‘a sev, of thé nécéssary fineness,’and then’ elevated £6 ‘as to be again automotinally or otherwisa ‘phiced Befora:thé.-wheel fora second crushiag./! We are informed, that carefully: conducted experi;ments haye shown that this njode of crushing effects aa importang, Saving, in. the expeodit ol power over tha,” use of ELL with t he addéd valde’ of" rushing the” Fock dry.* Wa “hope soon ‘to’ be‘ hble‘to ‘pive w. nidve nil clar ‘description of thls-muchine, and shoald -be pleassd to: hear that iti éoatiaugs to. give:sntisfactions: fecave vil of Ae Gotp'Tesr A good text! for kotd‘or’ silver isa piecerof lunbr. esastio: ( uséd nitrate» of silver).::] La usidg: this; miaterjal. it shouldirbe . properly fixed ja some, instrament , gonvenignt for handliag. Slightly, wet. {he metal,,to ,be tested and rub it gently with the caustic. lf the'metal b be gold or ‘silyer, the wi G Srveevtone oy ewtld park’ “will be fiin€ but if an ialérior metal, it’ will be quite ladle.” Jewellers Wwhis Bifchase old Bold,’ ‘atten nee-thistesh wh al l7 sit of iaoiioly ek * ithe’ Mést Feta ie een most fusiold ‘inetal has “hitherto® Beet edlapobee! EL Vibismuth, 2” parts ¢rtead, 41 3°ti4,02 s" and “its ;melting: poiduaTaboatt t d9c-HviBut anvalloy, ; composed ofjiifoar!icadmium.: and five each biswath, lead and:tin vbog; neegatly been. foand to fuse at about 180° F. “obem ov Ls » Siepean d Fact syita“Rrcarp ‘po . ALLOYs.— Alloys ia.w high, the, prepanderating «metal, is the worse 1 conductor 9 of, heat present the cnrigus result that: they cond luct he, tag it ey did aot ‘eOataia a particle of thé Better con uctor ; “the Mebindactins! powel’ of ateh ahioys being the same aeif the bars used ia'the’ experiment ; were entirely, composed: of the worse codduct. ing metal, eoltayorg out Io nodetobiznos Dur sensation -apon ‘the éaty connected by L meanslof a tubé with: -watér,in' Soacrong nudu. dations, was found ta,;be jmuch ‘greatdn than Pthat upos . the ear connected.with ,thejgame pmnter, by means of, a solid: _rod.,, When, both tube and , rod were em] sloyed " siulianeous ys ‘sound wae Heard ‘oly in ‘that e sup plied with ear supplied ‘the titbe. “ Pie! 1 = = Lidl tit Gopree A ry bea oF, CHOLERA.saan . support’ ° the theory of the pres eryative a tion at: ee ca tat the great district of wpper” pytites’ bf tid Riointo, and -its-pidlongation “on the! "Heulvalia UP aaale™ never been! visited ‘by oholeral/nb Ho Wine Wie She Biker Run Robtks 1 vMni \ Wal Sastaagvidee, of: Aldermusley Iron Wo 3. Amber ays,.in the Loudon, Afinble, of, containing, _ ten, -pojinds of .watet, and: er) ne znd Teas diet rail ever made was'at which ‘revolved. at ‘the rate of 232. revolutions, per minute, He succeeded, i in raising the;temr. , perature of the water, to bailing poiut,, and, as . h¢lfe Bedlipzton! Iron’ Works. Northtinberland, and froin these woiks,# staff of mea:were sent to Penydarron, to teach the, Welshmen to an illustration, au egg was: boiled bard, in six ‘minutes. . A large portion of the arated in the: Freibery bartels! may} probably . He ixdeduated tor iu“this mahndr. “US +eHt92e4 heat. en. . “make rails.” oa ——— Tun THE Trow, Ox, oF “Taynsse, is pbgadant, easily wo ,and, Fields . in he, ough way Wott tlitrty-to Bilty per Sent obtpoue et © Looe