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Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

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The. Mining, andl Scientific Press: 7 all — loeations haveybéen made. “The Fyeeilte says: ‘Phe veing are all “silver bearing, with perhaps@ truce of gohl, dud the speciniens brosght iu indtcaty tlneral uf a superiut character, and we prediet they will assuy largely, ‘ "A little over six tons of ore from the Yunkee ‘Blade, « prodoced threo hors of bullion valued ut $3,950. So great n volume Of wnter has recently been tapped in the Oleander m'ne on Lander Ihijl: a3 to drive nat the workmed and’ teibporarily stop its further working. Tho New York ond Sily rs Teak mining pany have stopped work for the preseut, Setsz to defeetive furnaces and impertect mas chine Vhey will discard their Gardiner Ure and Little Giant engine, und replacu then timediately by a 20stump mill ud uv powerlal engine. Esmeralda— The Unieu has these items :. “Phe news from Voiie this week is deeidedly fluttering. ‘The Empire mill is ernsbing, rock which pays, well, und the ives ol the eompany give proutise of an ubuinlant yield of guod oru. The ffomestake is also busily cugaged crushjag rock of o superidr quality. © ‘Vhu New York eompuny; at Silver Peak, bos suapendud operations, and they will bu eomn-: pelled to rennin idle till now mneltinery ean he procured. ‘The reagnn assigned for the suspension is, that the ‘Thanderbolt Crusher whieh they ereeted in their mill has proved o failure.’ [We predicted this. —Kds. Press.1 i Thu Challenge company, ot! Columhus dis.’ trict, took aton of of ore from the Plata ledye some time azo and hail tt worked: by a’ mill at Dayton, lrom whieh they received the very eatisfsetory return’ of $324 jn iailver ond $13 in, gold.! Hunmolae— “Phu Register hos the lollowing 4 ‘items":” The Seniinole tunnel is now in 94 feet, nnd rock su mncb improved thutgreater speed is making than formerly. Superintendent Davia showed us rich eroppings Irom, the Seminule fede, taken ot a point 700 feet above the tun. pellevel. Balhaeh made an: assay of an nverage of these: croppings;i showing o ‘voloe of $82 40 in silver to the ton of roek. The Silver Bullion Series, Indian. paul coming out u fine claim. 7 The Monroc. company, continues cls cite of . develypment, and that ledye of fiue auriferous yartz gradually widens as depth is attained. The Pioncer company, in this district, ‘Joba . @. Fall, ngent, is driving dhead with work in the Chameleon and lnskip eluims. Prospect . in the Chameleon, good. ‘The Pioneer mill, ip Ty. o ct, is cellent working order, and is prepared ‘fo run day and nizht —batteries and a ung snp-" ply of rock ig sufficient. George Faulkueér, one of the owners’ of 'the Sheha mill and, mine, is back; from the Bay, and tnaking preparations to sturt the, mill. He; has sume hundreils of toas of Sheba oie, Boine of Yosuinite, und expeets, Considerable. at ties ftom the De Soto. The Bssex. elaim, adjoining ‘the ‘Empire. is, prospectinye Well ubder work, and the owners, ste Bieasia with its” apfearanée>-thi Mes it Will prove us Yood “bs: ‘the Eni pire. * The Nevada. erhe “contpactors last” week ane their workin’ this’ elaii, but ‘closed’ slivrt of thé'ledye. ‘The eompaby has’ ad work,'expeeting to put the torinel i in about 2 feet further. All the miners’ s' sigtts a early strike. yooys -.h: * Col. Silver, of the Empire nnd elaim, is now in San Fradciseo moking his arrangeuients. for a mill that: will crush 35 (tons, of ore per day. A mill site below Dun Glen, _oommanding a plenty. of water _for.ateain’ purposcs and convenient t tothe mine and to, wood, has-been secured. Awid fee sttye ty shalt in na about 90! feet deep—s sinking. and en soon ‘to ‘blrike’ ‘the t upper wull éf the first Te a RIZO Sa A te NA ‘ “Pike hbndred otincés of gold dust: from the’ Einn’s' Greek and Weaver district plueer mines, and a considerable camountiof.gold: fram the Vulture lode, were bronght,.to Los Angeles by: Mr, Goodwater-reccutly. Some of the. placer, nuggets are, worth one, hnndred dollars cach. Mr. G. bronght also soine silver bricks Troin the Be eon ailver mie, ‘helonging to omy & Co. entree 1. IDAHO. are now full ‘of water, and ihe wining eommunity 'ure*bosily at work, ‘Veky few “idle meni arejty be segn on .the,atreete, dhe, claims iu . Elk and, Moore's erveka, still afford work for a large population, ‘aid the banks of hoth streams. are rapidly eaviug in ander; hydraulie pressure. The elatnis on the bars heretofore neglected ore gouerally paying’ better than even their aanguine owners auticipated. the lands of Mr. ‘lorrey, has been put in ex-, {know of. The World of. April 28th, says : “The difehes’ is nearly equal to the demand, OE in some toculities inure Ineo areewunted ilu eun be found. “Wages enutimtu ut six dollars per day, und seven dollars per tight. -OWYHEE. ‘the Ainsworth mill, oo Sinker creck is to he overhnuled gud thoroughly repaired. A new dauble turbinu wheel is. to-repluce the old Nrrangement, aud the steam works arc to be fitted op also. The siruluncke of 2ist April snyss “The eompauy nre vigorously proseeuting work on the Surplus ground of thu Orv Fino, and have ulready eunsiderablu pay rock out ut'the otine, and ‘to facilitate thy work, have erected a whim for rnising water und ruck. All things consiilered, the Sinker mills hayu a scuno of prosperity not far nlend.” ¢* A large number aru preparing for extended Bot voce for ayy inilus rguod, staking Owyhee headquurtera. Discuveries are daily reported.” ‘the same paper snys of the Adrinti¢ : " The ledye bewring this name lies acrosa nt -the mouth of Collve Gulch—ene mile weat al Silver. Upou on exatnination, last week, we. found n tunnel in the first extension south, and n’shalt down'twenty feet! La the ‘tunnel the ledge was o mere veani, nnd ut the’ bottom of the shaft fully six feet wide nnd incressing very fast. Assayy of the rock range from $28 to $900 per’tou.” Freight from San Franeisco to Owyhee is now only fourteen . cents: per “pound . This is via the Sacrameuto river and Paeife railroad. et MONTANA., The Pen d‘Orcille ronte js open for abil animals. ‘The Radiator’s correspondent ot Jeflerson’ Guleh, snys : ‘The result of the past two weeks mining hus surpassed* the inost sane guine expretations. tena Ti oat: have seen n ungget taken out today: by Prank frelund & Co, that is valued at $276 25, the Targest one found in this gulch I believe. Mr. Wate in ‘digging a drain ditch to his claiin picked up $1,060: ee sluicivg! or wushipe the dirt.Mr. Martin on the claim immediately ndjoining tha One above inentioned, rocked. out $54.89 in’ less’ than two hours with o stnall hand rocker and no otie to help him. Messrs. . Gansaalis¢’& .Co., in the lower district, have struck upon very rich deposits in: their ground with prospects varying from three to five dollafs to the pan. ‘of ditt. Messrs: James Ware and: Allen, 1'am_ informed, ‘have the riehest elaims in Burris district, yielding from twentyfive to Bfty and even as high-as one hundred dullarg to the pan of dirt,. In regard to quartz lodes I. bave hut this to aay, . that tliere liave béen guite q nuntber found in the upper district, nune in the lower that 1" Aniong! them -are. thet Montana; Grey Engle, ~Luelia, ,Hintna Dayis, Divide, Lode, etc, ; How righ; . these ledges are { ain, not prepared to Say. There will be two BAe erected ‘here the’ coming” summer.’ . paw x ‘ : 3 expressman ‘Tron Blacktoot City to McClelland gulch! intornis ns’ that the . solelies iu that-vieinlty are-turning. out) -ninch better. than, the; moat sanguine antieipated. . I nd his, been mined. all winter.. Lin; Jeol gilch has, proved . a suceess ; the gulehi eenetally pays well. One party has béen off feted .£4,0:00 for arthird’ of the ditt a" trom one, drilt during; the winter. jo ; pons OREGON. » pe The Dalles. Mountaineer of.-Moy 4th says.: ‘Two hundred apd. forty pounds ol.quartz taken from Columbia ledge, near Vuncouyer, ussayed $26.29 of ‘gold and silver,” The’ rock wag not sulected; bat ‘taken from’ a quantity thrown out . by a blast sunk two f et in the ledge. -” Tie Mr. W. H. Farrar has just” finished working five hundred pounds:moréi of!the Vancoiver quurtz.the result.of which was assayed: by wing Myrick & Co., and .a,good peturn is sh own, Placer ‘diggings have, been found that pay well, id’ the ‘vicinity of {ihe ‘Wdges, which seni loe fiiey sl che Oregonian.) BRITISH COLUMBIA. The road to’ Big Bébd was opened at last: negounts. ‘Those -lrom, California: and. elae-; where, who had gone via Victoria, had arrived at the digeings; while those who wiutered at’ Colville, or who fla’ attempted to go Op vid Portland and’ the Coluinbia ‘river; hud nob: yet: beep able to, reaeh their eluitus. “lL COLORADO. ", The following arc from the Colorado Joz-' wal ss Oo We are told that vse ‘parties owning ihe ‘Barker. lode in Hureka, and who have ;had, it; bonded somnc two years,are nyw clearing $l, ovo! a week by working it and sellin their, ore to the Lyon Smelting Works. ty “There is more real excellent ore moving in different directions just: ovw‘than fora long) 7 OF Atl ‘The supply, of lahor . . time before. Keith lins the pressing offer of lavlaly ‘. repuirs. is ubout fifteen ip portly ‘of Vatcouver.—’ Peartne one hondred cords, ut $300 to $350 o eord. Everybody wants u test of his ore before butlding onu of the furnaces. Mr. Aduns bas the Gnest show fur bre‘ia the Barlington lode we have ever sedn. A shaft one hundred unil sixty feet in depth, and>a drift of one buudred und ten feet loyg, both all, tha way disclosing a fing crevice. Heis giving the C&T. Desniplinrize rs u fair’ trial, prepara. tory to adopting Keith's. The Denver News of April 25th, soya: We! lvoked at the little lamp of bullion from Lynn's works luat evening, at the oxpress office. It wuighs vighty pounds, twunty-tive per cent. being gold, und the buluiice silver, and is wortl in eoin valne. about $6,500. This piece of ballion, from Gregory vores, is the product of one of Lyon's luruaces, thu other undergoing 4 GEORGE E, BROWN, : (Lato Atsisiant Examiner tn tho U.S. Vateat OMieay AVING” RESIONBD THAT VOSITION AFTER 4 TERure of offec of ekghiteen tonils, offers Nedeeites lo INVENTORS AND THE! ASSIGNEES,’ if " aS s— Patent Solicitor, Tre will make Preilininary Exadwnntiang in the’ Patent Onlee, with a view to aseertam the Parentabllliy of guy luventlon that aay be sutiallied lotim fir tht. irr poe: will prepare the vecessury papers: lor those wv he veh us make Applications tor !
. . Patents for interrrupihrttdnd . Th FE OR FOR@*% ha Already granten; wll? act asan Attorney in presenting A) Wicatlous a1 the tiatent oMce, and ht a ihenvto nalissue; wl) draw un Assigiments;: will examme Into the conttition of Terie Appllcations when desired to do so, nud underlake the prosecution of such ag amy, be coptojd erett patentable, aad at w hatever else is aan site ly Patent Solicitors, ’ % Address, ie 9. Rox, 2 =e Wastitac ton HE ges c. ; Southeast Cor. Stockton and Geary sta. Practical and Analytical Cheney ' and Metallurgy.” me a ogee a 2 ei (Formerly, of tho Normal College, Swansea) at Wi LL GIVE PRACTIGAL INSTRUCTIONS IN ‘QUALI tallve nnd, :-Quantiative Amity slg arid desaylng . ‘Tue! guurse qunllfies siudents lor the application of U hemistry ta METALLURGY, MANUPAUTURING ARTS, and MINING PURPOSES PHARMACEUTICAL and TECHNICAL ‘CHEMISTRY, such as Is required by Medieal and. pial mncay ol Stu dunts, wlll be taughe to such students as may: requird It} f Course,of General Chemistry991117 Frenlng Leetures will be dellvered byverys: Tne, half-past seveno'cluck:P M. lithe Philosoplileal the College, without Aa eharge + tu The siudents diy the Mm. / atlintion, On and after the lith of February, the Laboraturies w. Bk be open every day, execpt Suidays, from 8 A. M165 BMY ‘or further pitrticulars, address _ mi.. REV, P. V. VEEDER, Principal of thie! Gity Oottega: {1 i Or al 406 Chlitoroie Steet ? eyl2te Monday, August, ‘23th, 1865. TERMS—Tultion tn-ths Classical an) Scientifle Di fee ae Bourdl MER Lott pling Washing and Mend. * «: dig of artleles poche clioat Ste ‘Attendance and Medic we! fuel, igh }, per sepslon of tem months:,.; 4 For, es Informatian at suns President-of the Colleze, or ae Gollegey AU Sc EAS ‘sn ee CATE ae, SACRAMENTO SEMINARY. we edi ¢ BOARDING ScHoox. = FOR ‘YOUNG ‘LADii i" ' Menth' Street, between ¥ and MGs 4 } SACRAMENTO, CALS ts.) uy Ht fin’ Seasion, commenced January 8 1866. . .. ). MR. AND MIS." pd hicn Ni PERRY, Twit +) iPrinei pats. WM. HOKEITH & CO, . Chemists: ‘and Apotheearies, f ' puopntetons AND sancractoien$ or MOM. KEITH & ‘co S'WINE'OF PEPSINE, OR REN: ¢ Wiue, # new wa coe remedy for rpueie sia; ge dete. WM. I. KEM COS can 1b 18, : 1 ver Ola jul up in i ule seecyuund Gor Nes eae ‘y ay Gen az uclly usnElye. us required. at ba iF uN TOOTS qOWDE agnesia. Sof H. Bolth & is mth a la itferveseent Chtrate of lth & o's 1 Ae tee Vn. HH. meet ih & Go's Koseorary and Casior: Olly I 0. iLO: ¥ VM; he New & Co. belng. in frequent communication with Eastern and European markets, are eaniinnally re. noWhig’ their stock Gt ae a aA me Ohomleals, Fahey} Gouils, and Sellet Articles, & ts They also gle, . spi evlal ae ie, Pepleulshing on f; Biss usl -recelyed, A. soa. and sellesclected 3 mulce HERNS BINS CLLESE ATED‘ INSTRUMENTS: ey cone li part of Amputating and Obstetric sets, Pocket Cases, im Physlelans and others at a distance orderlig goods t¥ omy us, can depend upon having, Uiclr orders tiiicd wilh the . same regurd to atvacity and PuteK, ax though obtained in rion, aud ave vive particalar attention to packlag and pet 6. torwarding the sam: WM. H. KEITH €0.¥ stre! france t i Apothcearles' Nall, No. 521 Montgoiner Betweou Clay aud Commercial, San EXTENSIONS OR KEISSUES OF PATENTS . ‘razgm om fi \City College Taomimreet. are sar ot Chemistry;. ey St orf vmedtciie ee ee Wt SS i Professional. Cards. iif/% SC. LUGBEE « SON, , 2 ARCHITECTS. DESTONS, AFACTINE . “SRawrvies,‘AND DRAWINGS ON WOOD, 9. ac 74 and TD Montgomery: Block SAN FRANCISCO.0 +4 1-25y10m."0 — 9 FREDERICK MANSELL. Mechanical & Architectural Draughtsman, °: No, 422 Callfornta mrest, corner of Lolighortin Drawings of Mopets made for parte telits at Washington or arate 7H t a a o ae : oo ies applying, for ake OLNEY & Con REAL ESTATE, STOCK, General Auction and Commission’ Housd, 626 Montgomery atreet, (Montgomery Block). 4 JAMES N, OLNEY, Anctici se a Bid Sal : BEET 5 I BALES OF FURNIFONE AT RESIPENCES, 7140 S@r Administrators’, out-door, and Sree Sales promptly atteaded fo. ° re) 4 pa aot ay tae JAMES M. TAYLOR, eaten: > . Attorney and Counsellor at. Law, , COURT COMMISSIONED, appeinied hy the Fourth Distrtct® 4 Court, COMAINSSIUNER ODEEDS for Nevada rl and Massachuse.ts, Pe ol Court Block, San Prancisco. Re ast opposKe Clty Hall, Merchaat wlreel, and 636 div, ; TA Clny street. moi ea oe, t DEN TIST, 1" Sey Uae, No. G34: ‘Washington Strects:2 a) . eo Montgomery and BK ray Strecta " {OV¥E SAN FRANCISCO ears)" RR on oan ea eS AN gt a DR! DR. pROKFORD/ 62 OCULIST; Office of Dr. 'Beekford's “Golden Eye Waiter," 16vi2-Bm 1) 6 NO. Wt CLAY STREET. le alpu be ae a“ Tih. Os Th AUGUST KUNA ae, ” ‘Stock * Broker. ‘TLE to moe Member of tne, NA San Francisco Stock'and Kachahge Bohra, : at Buys ‘and Sells Stocks, * ‘Botids, Fte’* VL Ww i090 ven NO! 40 Washington Street; San Francisco.) grasa cE Here. Mule ceeeh, ity i, Moe Dye “ty red git 2: beth [0 8 + GOB DEBTIOENS co Isict Siaine Bid ‘and . Metallurgist, ' 908 OT TED fan ranclaco 3) 7) Tt iia 5 Ss Moti “2599: RT . 1 WELI-TADM PB. BUAB Ep 6 oi) ii ra dre SE wo, a Oy Tr, “eno oll i ery SANTA CLARA COLLEGE,S.J.,. '° (. ) MINING ENGINEER, 0. SANTA COLE UES cA. . and, Examonations of Mines, or give — i “ eels tusice Mreghratng her Orkney And ‘erection’ OF! Stax 9 Condneted by the ‘Fathers of th ley of . chinery. es iyo eit Jes oo bereits ouice’ a Linton lron Works, corner of Firstanit Mlasion.? nae r Lock Box 2, 017 wipameh cet San Francisco. 1 The vierbesen ANNUAD SESSION oF this ‘oattéda'wit away euii dent 0 ee a vovd «ft ae! commence ons * conn Z flit tr Tru E Oo Tae] . « W.O.: ANDREWS wee DE tt N OTARY PUBLIO 4 SANDTCOMMISSIONEN ‘OF DYEBDS) !" 1 8 OF 1o.626 Montgomery! Streeter s!)2 yl 87 au Weal ¢ . Joveay or SEORGE Fe BAKER, ,,..,-7 Haga 7 A ° Lithograph er, &. Engraver,. Ci. 52a Montgomery & ‘Sty, San Pnameissens., NING, STOCK C; EREIFICATES, LiTHOGRAPHED Minis ee re Abtsic STYLE. GALL AND / ‘ » (“EXAMINE eee we VOVEAE dh ipo nti » sts T an SBERNAW DAY, od gotentoed aes firas mea Mining 3 ngineer. hl a s No. st Montgomery, “Block, San Francisco, af wai cxamine, survey ‘and “report upon ations. and ons ang advise. coneeruing Invésioenta’in inining.« Gy tyy orl the machinery manugement and expendl hues of nines. pe fe seuaia ae at oH Mies oy 7 ne REMOY Adu D gainikd --1" MONS. AY 1 COULON, 1) io shia Informs nts patsahe § ae he has"temoted: hig“DRAWING”? nin ole L tyom Plue sireetto .,, shar 0 . o alu ge bee ane treet. t aT t it . Drawing Olasses'n the Byenivig wOh take: place ‘a¥ naunte & DRAWINGS, im OR nea es and peally § Aoae, . «a RUGGLES! PRINTING “PR mee ea Sale or wax clay ee ‘ith Mo mnewis tte oE . ‘The Metpnresor’ of the Shxivé asp Scttivtre Fits Have ? on-hand a Lait Medium Ruggles Engiue Jpb Press,dn conf dition goad. as uew, ‘heh, wee : sold cheap, or, <i sll tor a good HundIressa. a inedium or large size. PEWEY ‘& CO. Sob Printers, plop tduse Ofte, $06 Clay oteert, . ao Q i