Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

76 ‘ Se The Mininy and Srientific Press. By Exrness.—Two cents per copy will be added to our usual rates of subscription (to pay Wells, Fargo & Co.’s tariff) on papers seut by express, If counecting expresses in the Interior make additional ebarges, subserihers must themselves settle tbe same. Mr. I. N. Hudson, ls authorlzed to sollelt subseriptlons, advertlslng, etc., for the Minne aNpScientirio PRess, In San Francisco, and to recelpt lor the same. QUARTZ OPERATOR'S . HAND BOOK. ’ A Fook for Every Intelligent Prospector, Shareholder, Miner and Machinist. ZENAS WHEELER AND P.M. RANDALL, Anthors and Publishers. " Bounn 1n Crora—l44 Paoss, DuopEcito. Tas Quartz Orgraror’s Hann Boox Is nreseated to the, public’as n carefully prepared eplteme of all that is valuable for.the praetical operator in the mivo and mill. We have bere-all the most nectssary hints and directions for testing and assaying the ores of tbe various minerals ; aa explanatton of cbemical terms ; a briel and intellizible deserlptiou of the numerous processes for roasting ores, and tbe extraction Sf metals from tbeir ores by amalgamation and otherwise. P . The work also contains an orlgina] and bigbly intorestfog discusslon of tbe tractery and differently formed grinding plates, as applied to the reduction of ores—a subject not only of special iuterest to the sclentitic reader, but alsa practically of the highest impertunce to-every quartz miner *” Professor Silliman, of Yale, and Hodgson, of the College of Californiu, haying examined tbls discussion, as submitted to theat hy ‘its author, Mr, Randall, previous to tho eompilatiou of tbis work, speak of tbe same as not only mathematically correct, but also as of great practical value, Messrs W.R. Eckart, Jr., Eugineer, (Jate of U.S, N.,) and W. M. Belsbaw, assuyer and superintendent ot tboS T. M. Co., to whom the entire work was submitted . while passing through.tho press, speak of thc same as one: of bigb practical importance to quartz miners and millmn generally. No work bas heen offorod to tho mining publle of Califertia wbicb contains so much valuable information, con-" densed into so couvenieut aspaee as is bere presented. In its preparation, mucb care bas been taken to secure brevity, couciseness, and simplicity—in fact to make it a eomplete aud reliable Quartz Minzn's Hann Boor. Tae Table of Contents of tbis beok will be found on pa 416 of the Mininc anp Scienmipic Press of July Ist, 1865. sold by booksellers generally. Price by mail, postage paid, $1.25. Address ‘‘ Wheeler & Randall, at the Miring and Sticntifie Press Offiee, San Francisco,” “a1 4 N THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY 1852. 1866 ANEW VOLUME. Fourteenth Year of Publication, THE GOLDEN ERA. Founded in 1852. Tbe oldest Weekly Paper in tbe State, permanently establlsbed,and more widely cireulated at home and abroad tban any other on tbe Pacific Coast. In California, the. Atlantic States, and tbrougbout the entire field of Its great and rapidly increasing circulation, Taz GoLpEN Era is unlversally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence. Among its contributors are all the hest writers on this sido of tho Continent, and correspoudents and contributors of distinguisbed ability in New York, Paris and London. Miss BRADDON’S greatest Sensation Story, published from advance sbeets: RUPERT GOODWIN; —OR— THE SECRET OF WILMINDON HALL, A NOYEL,—-BY MISS M, Ey BRADDON, Author of “ Lady Audley’s Sceret,” Tbe Outcasts,”? “The Doetor’a Wife,’’ “ Tbroe Times Dead.” etc. —1N-~ THE GOLDEN ERA. Now IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE 1 t Tos Comnen Era is now enlarged hy the addition of eight columus to its pages—and presents fifiy-six columns, containing the greatest possible variety of Valuable aud Entertaining, Original and Selected Matter, all combining to render Tas Colppn Era a Literary and Family Jourual ‘of surpassing interest and attraction; a Weleome Guest in Cettage and Cabin: tbe favorite at the Greside in City and Country, the most useful, agroeablo altogel ber desirable publication for California readers and their kiudred and friends in the Atlantie States, Europe, and clsewbere, Every Household in tbe Mountains and Valleys, tbe Citles, Towns, and Mining Camps of California and tbroughout the Pacific States aud Torritories, should roceive and welcome THE CotpEn Ex as a rogular weekly visitor. Serial Romances in The Golden Era. of San Francisco, State of California, Inthe matter of tbe Estate of ALVA L, STILES, deceased. Order to show cause why order of sale ot,raal estate sbould noi be made. Tt appearing tothe said Court, by the petitlon herctofore, presented and filed by Jobn M. Stiles, the Admlnistrator of the esiate of Alva L. Stiles, deceased, praying for an order ot salo of real estate, that it is necessary to’sell the whole, or somo portion of the real estate of said deceased, to hay the debts, expenses and charges ot adininistration that have already acerued, and the debts, oxpenses and charges of administration that willor may accrue during the admluistration of said estate. it is therctore ordered by the said Court, that all persons intcrested In tbe estate of said decensed, appear before the Said Probéte Court on WEDNESDAY, the tourtecnth day of February, A. D. 1866, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court Room of said Probate Court, at the City Hall, in said City and Counry, then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said Administrator to sell so much of tho real estate of-the sald deecased, ng shall’ be neeessury for the purposes abovemeniloned: Aid thataeopy of this ordcr be published at . least tour. successive weelts in the Mining and Scientific, Press, a newspaper printed and published in said City and. County. oe M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Dated January Hth, 1866. \ ‘ Office-of tho County Clerk of tho ole and County of Sau Franeiseo—l, Wm. Loewy, carly Clerk’ of the Clty and Connty of San Franclsco, State of California, and ex-oficio Clerk of the Probate Court In and lor said City and-Counly, do hereby eertify the foregolng to be a true and correct copy of an order duly made and entercd upou the minutes of said Probate Court. . Witness niy band and the scai of said Probate Court, this eleventh day of January, A. iG. WM. LOEWY, Clerk. ¢U, 8. Int: Rev. Sonus Sets, t eancellcd. [Seat.] By A.J, Jecuurs, Deputy Clerk. Tros. B. Bisnor, Attorney. . 2l24w . N THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY of san Francisco, State of California. 1n the matter of tne Estate of SAMUEL L. DENNISON, deceased. Order fe gbo eause why Urder of Sale of Real Estate should not e made, lt spear ae said Court, by the petition heretofore C presented and by. BE. MeNear avd Patrick Scully, who aro ereditors of said Estate ot Samuel L. Dennison, deceased, DU Ns for an order of Sale of real estnie, that it ls nceessary to sell the whole, or some portion of the real estute of said deccased, to pay the debts outstandlig against said deceased, the debts, expenses, and charges of admliistratlon that haye already acerued, and the debts, expenses, and charges, of administration tbat will or may aecrue during the adininistration ot said estato. ‘tis therefore ordered by the said Court, that all persons interested in the estate of said dceeased, appear before the sald Probate Court on WEDNESDAY, tue fourteenth day of February, A. D. 1866, at cleveu o'clock in the terenoon of said day, at the Court Rcom of said Probate Court, . at the City Hall, in said City and County, then and there to show eauso why an order should not be granted tothe said petitioners, authorizing and requiring the Administra. trix of sald estate to seli so much ot the 1¢al estate of the . said deceased, as silali be Haces: ary tor the pni poses abovementioned: And thata coy ol this order be published at least four successive weeks lu the Mining aud scicutlOe Press, a Newspaper printed and published in said City County, and that a citation issne to Maria J. Dennison, the Administratrix ot said estutc, and be served upon her at Teast_four weeks prior to the time above-mentionoc for Seid hearlug. ' 9 M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Dated January 11th, 1866. Office of the County Clerk of the City and County of San Franelseo—I. Wm. Loewy. County Clerk of ihe City and County of San Francisco, State ot California, and ex-ollicio Cierk of the Probate Coprt im and for said City and County, do hereby certify the roregoing to be a truce and correct copy ol an order duly made and eutered upon the minutes of said Probate Court. ‘ Wituess my hand, and tbe seal of said Probate Caurt, this eleyouth ay ot January, A. D, 1866. * 4 U.S. Int. Rev. Stamp, 5 ets, WM. LOEWY, Cierk. t ‘eancelied. [Seal.] . d, Jecners, Deputy Clerk. Porter & Houtanay, Attorneys for Petitioucrs. 2v12-tw FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE CITY AND County of San Franelsco, State of Calitornia.In Goamy Court, r “ In tho matter of the anplication of LA MORRONENA SILVER MINING COMPANY, Yor Order ot Dissolution. Notice is hercby given, pursuant to law and an oriler of the Hon. Sanpen Cownes, County Judge of suid City and County, thisday made, that La Marronena Siiver Mining Company, u corporation duly organized and doing business 4n anid City and County, has made appileation, by petition duly filed, that said Company be disincorporated und dissolved, and thatsald applteation wlii he heard by und before ihe Hon, Sanus. Cow ies, County Judge aforesmd, on the seveuteenth day of Yebrnary, A. D. 1866, at lO o'clock A. My In the Court Room of said County Court, iu the City Hall Building of said City and Connty. 3 Itness my hand and the Seal of sald Connty Conrt, this ‘eighteenth day of Jaunarys, 1866. The most popular Novels of the present day publisbed as Serials, from week to weck, In tbe Gorpen Era, from advance sheets, simultaneously witb thelr appearanco in the English and Atlantic Poriodicals. 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Best Advertising Medium.—tThe Golden Erais the oldest Weekly Jonrual in California, ind indisputably oujoys by tar the largest circulation in the city of San Francisco aud in the interior of the State. THE GOLDEN ERA Is universally read in every city, town, village and mining and agricultural preemet in California, and offers uunsual and unequalled advantages to those who desire to bring their business promincutly before the commuuity. Only 4 limited spaee is devoted to advertising. All advertismg pages are also largely oceupied with tresh aud iuteresting readiug matter, aud uo advertlacmeut can eseape attention. The. charges for advertising aro not so large, proportioned to the benefita derived, as those of otber papera. Liberal terms will he made with those who advertise for three or 3ix montha, or hy tbe year. BROOKS & LAWRENCE, i Sealand U.S. Rev. We. ‘LOEWY, Counly Clerk. Stamp, 50e, eaneeled. § By J. Narurary, Dep. oe fe Bvlzdw . 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Constitution and By-Laws tor — Mining and Prospecting Companies Elegantly printed, with care and dispatch, at the office af tbe Mining and Scientific Press. ay Orders from tbe Interlor falthfuly attended to. New Mining, Advertisements. Continued Mining Adverti: will be found under another head Animas Silver Mining Company, Ventenas, Durange, Mexico. Norice.—Tbere are delinquent upon the following de-; seribed stock, on account of assessment leyled on the 30th . day of December, 1865. the several amounts sct opposite the’ names of tbe respective sharebolders, as follows: Names. No. Certificate, No. Shares, Amount. Lansing Halght 656, 67, 59, 6062, 63 97 $38 80 Lansing Haight unissued 155 62 00 Edwards Woodruff § 60 20 00 Mrs. Caroline E Woodruff 106 150 60 00 Jerry Parsons, 8t 100 40 00 J Fillehrown 828 60 20 00 P Decker 48 60 20 00 B Bigelow 96 60 20 00 W C Beleher 86 10 400 And In accordance with law, and an ordor of the Board of Trustees, mado on the 30tb day of December, 1866, so many sbarea of each parcel of said stock as may be ncees sary, will he sold at public auction, at the office of the Seeretary Pro tem., Troms Hitt, 622 Montgomery sircet, on tbo 19th day of February, 1866, at tho hour of 12 o’clock M. of said day, to pay sald delinquent assossment thereon, together witb costs of advertising and expeuses of sale, f i feb THOMAS HILL, Seeretary Pro tem. Bine Ledge Gold and Silver Mining Company, Lander County Novada, Notick.—There are delinquent upon tho following descrihed Stock, on account of Assessment levlod on tbo! 2a day of Jannary, 1806, tho soyoral amounts set opposite tho names of tbe respectivo sbareholders, as follows : . Names, No. Certificate. No, Shares, Amount. Aron, Jos 98 1 $1 00 Aron, Simon 118 100 Abrams, M 220 1 1 00 Beer, Julius 12 to 10 00 Beer, Julius 95 lie 1 00 Beer, Julius lo¢ 3g 1 50 Beer, Julius 106 15 15 00 Beer, Julius 120 5 6 50 Bachman, D 221 1 1 00 Biddloman, EJ 19] q 7 00 Cutter, HF 208 6 6 00 Cutter, HF 231 67 67 00 Oobn, € 61 5 5 00 Franeis,D B 3° 5 6 60 Frank, J 222 1 1 00 Greene, S H 220) A 1 00 Heath, R W 216 BL4g 34 50 Harrington, WC 24 1 1 00 Haas, Solomon 129 5 5 00 Ligbt, C H 187 43g 4 26 Levy, Isaac 225 2 2 00 Moyerteld, M 226 vt 2 00 Perley, DW 19 20 20 00 Perley, DW 20 20 20 00 Porley, DW 23 10 10 00 Perley, D W 25 5) 6 00 Barley, DW vd 5 5 00 mith, AN 227 5 5 00 Strauss, Emanuol 105 5 5 00 Strauss, Emanuel 116 5 5 09 Seott, H217 188 138 00 Wensinger, FS 228 3 3 00 Woodleaf, H 229 L 1 00 Waterman, BR 155 2) 200 Watriss, Geo E 207 34 13-16 34 82 And iu aeeordance witb law, and an order of tbe Board of Trustees, made on tbe 2d day of January, 1866, so many sbares of eacb parecl of said stock as may be necessary, will he sold at public. anction, at tbo office of the Company, by Joues & Bendixcn, auctiouoera, on-the 20tb day of February, 1866, at the hour of 1 o’clock P. M. of said day, to pay said delInquent assessment thereon, together with costs of advertising aud expenses of sale. N. C. FASSETT, Secretary, Office, 402 Front street, Sau Fraucisco, Cul, feb3 Evoca Consolidated Copper Mining Company. Locatlon of Works: Court Hill District, near Blnck's Ferry, Del Norte County, Califormia. Notiesis hercby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of saideompany, held on the 3ist day of January, 1966, an assessmeut of twenty-five (25) cents pershare was levicd npon the assessable capital stock of said company, payablie mmedlately, in Uniled States gold and silver coin, to the Sccretary,at the office of' tho Company, at No. 537 WashIngton street, room No. 3, lu the City and County of San Francisco, California. Any stoek upon which sald assessment shall remaln unpaid on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as delinquent, and unless payment shali be mado before, will bo sold on Monday, tbe 19th day of March, 1866, to pay tho delinquont assessment, togethcr with costs of advertising and cxpenses of the sulé. By order of the Board of Trusices. CHARLES E. ABBOT, Secretary. _ eres 637 Washington street, Room 3, San Francisco, Cal. . George Washington Gold and Siiver Mining Company, Silver Mountain District, Alpiua County, California. Notice,—There are dellaquent upon tbo following described stock, on accouut of assessment levled on the 26th . day of December, 1866, tho several amounts set opposite the names of the respective sbareholdorsg, as follows : \_ Names. No. Certificate. No.Shares, Amount, Berry, Harrlson 0 26 $25 00 Coon, MR 110 and 111 25-en 60 60 00 Coon, MR 114 5 6 00 Coon, MR 118 3 3 00 Clark, J Warren 123 1 “1 00 Clark, J Warren not issued 10 * 10 00 Clark, Sarab A 122 5 6 00 Clark, Miriam “424 25 25 00 Clark, PA 115 6 6 00 Clark, PA M6and1l7 tea 86.2 2 00 Clark, PA 126 3 3,00 Clark, P A 119 and 121 ¢-ea 8 § 00 Coruwell, J F 80, 81, 82 l0ea 30 30 00 Denuing, Wm 168 10 10 00 Dake, C W 246 12 12 00 Egan, ED 140 2 2 00 Elswertb, Wm 180 6 6 00 Gibson ; James 88 and 40 10-ea 20 20 00 Grabam, T B not issued 10 10 00 Keeney; Charles W 182 2 4 2 00 Kercheval, Sarah A 240 io © 1000 Lee, ON not issued 92:3 10 00 Mecklenberg, Josepb 165 6 " 6 00 Miller, JE 66 10 10 00 Sloan, HH 28 and 29 10-en 20 20 00 Savage, Ricbard 164 10 10 00 Whitton, MS 68 7 7 00 Whitten, CJ 183 10 Io 00 Sloan, H H 36 64 6 00 Kuigbt, Thomas 3t 4y 6 00 And in accordance with fnw, and an order of the Board of Trustees, made on the 26th day of December, 1865, so many shares of eacb parcel of said stock as may be necessary, will be gold at tbe auction rooms of Messrs. Oluey & Co., No. 626 Montgomery street, on the 20th day of February, 1866, at tbe hour of 12 o'eleck M. of said day, to pay said delinquent t thereon, togetber with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. W, D. ROOT, Secretary. Office, 338 Montgomery street, San Francisco. fehd Jewett Gold and Sliver Mining Company, Gold Hilt Distrlet, Storey County, Nevada. Notice Ishareby glven, that ata meeting of tho Board of Trustees of said Company, hetd on tbe 29th day of January, 1866, an assessment of ono dollar ($1) per share was lovled upon tho caplial stock of sald company, payable Immediately, in United States gold coln, to tho Sceretary, Any stock upon which sald assessment shall remaln unpaid on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be adyertised on that day as dellnquont, and niless payment shat] be made before, wlll be sold on Tuesday, the 20th day of March, 1866, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. By ordor of tho Board of Trustees. G. M. BURNHAM, Secretary Pro tem. Office, 436 Jackson street. feb. Lady of the Lake Goid and Silver Mining Company, San Francisco Distriet, Mohave gonnty, Arizona Territory. Notice Is hercby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of sald Company, held on the Ist day of Febraury, 1866, an assessment of iifty (60) cents per sharo was levied upon the capital stock of sald company, payable on the 2d day of February, 1866, In United States gold and silver eoln, to the Seeretary:, at his office. Any stock upon whieh said assessment shall remain unpaid .on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as detinquent, and unless payment shall be made before, will be sold on Monday, tbo 19thday of March, 1866, to .pay the, dolinquent assessnrent, te~ gether with costs of advortislng and expenses of sale. By order of tho Board of Trustces. WM. HOLLIS, Secrelary. Office, $02 Montgomery street, San Franclseo, Oal. feb3 Leiand Gold and Silver Mining Company, San Franclsco Distriet, Mohave County, Arizona Territory. Notico ls hereby glvcn, thai at a meetlug of the Board of Trustees of sald Company, held on the Ist day of February, 1866, an assessment of fifty (60) cents per share was levied upon the capital stock of sald Company, payable on the 2d day of February, 1866, In United States gold and sllver colu, to the Secretary, at bls office. Any stock upou whieh sald assessment shallremain unpald on the 3dday of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as deliuquent, and unless payment shull he made before, will besold on Monday, the 19th day of March, 1866, to pay the dell t t, Ai with eosts of advertishig and expenses of sale. WM. HOLLIS, Scerctary, Office, 302 Montgomery atreet, San Franeisco, Cal. fed Owens River Canal Company, Tulare County, California. Nonce.—Tbere are delinquent upon tho following deseribed stock, on account of assessment leyled on tho 4th day of January, 1866, tbe several amounts set opposlte the names of the respective shareholders, as followa; Naines. No. Certificate, No, Shares, Amount. Gilhland, E P 23 5 $2 00 Cilliland, Newell 24 5 2 00 McKinney, Wm x6 10 4 00 Waruer, A K 27 25 10 vd Loomls, Riley 28 25 10 00 Preble, Mra L A 29 5 2 00 Sictson, Wm 36 4 1 60 Wehber, LA 37 lo 400 Hastings, N 39 25 10 00 ". Holleuback, J 40 30 12 00 Preble, S We 44 10 4 00 Dows, HJ 45 10 4 00 Wrignt, DJ 46 lo 4 00 Brown, DJ aq. 10 400 Perrin, Otis 48 25 10 00 And in accordance with law, aud an order of the Board of Trustees, inado on the 4tb day of January, 1966,s0 many sbarcs ol each pareel of azid stock as may he ueeessary, will he sold at public auetinn, at Maurice & Co.’s sateroom, 327 Montgomery street, on Monday, the 10th day o February, 1866, at tbe bour of 12 o‘cloeck M. of said day, to pay.said dclinquent 1 thereon, together witb eosts of advertising and expenses of sale, T. L. BIBBINS, Secretary. Offiee, 618 Merchant street, San Francisco. feb2 Our Circulation,—THy Munine any Scientiric Press hasa large and permanent subscription lst, and eujoys a more uulversal cireulation among stockholders and persons directly interested in mlning than any other paper on hi coast, : :

76 ‘ Se The Mininy and Srientific Press. By Exrness.—Two cents per copy will be added to our usual rates of subscription (to pay Wells, Fargo & Co.’s tariff) on papers seut by express, If counecting expresses in the Interior make additional ebarges, subserihers must themselves settle tbe same. Mr. I. N. Hudson, ls authorlzed to sollelt subseriptlons, advertlslng, etc., for the Minne aNpScientirio PRess, In San Francisco, and to recelpt lor the same. QUARTZ OPERATOR'S . HAND BOOK. ’ A Fook for Every Intelligent Prospector, Shareholder, Miner and Machinist. ZENAS WHEELER AND P.M. RANDALL, Anthors and Publishers. " Bounn 1n Crora—l44 Paoss, DuopEcito. Tas Quartz Orgraror’s Hann Boox Is nreseated to the, public’as n carefully prepared eplteme of all that is valuable for.the praetical operator in the mivo and mill. We have bere-all the most nectssary hints and directions for testing and assaying the ores of tbe various minerals ; aa explanatton of cbemical terms ; a briel and intellizible deserlptiou of the numerous processes for roasting ores, and tbe extraction Sf metals from tbeir ores by amalgamation and otherwise. P . The work also contains an orlgina] and bigbly intorestfog discusslon of tbe tractery and differently formed grinding plates, as applied to the reduction of ores—a subject not only of special iuterest to the sclentitic reader, but alsa practically of the highest impertunce to-every quartz miner *” Professor Silliman, of Yale, and Hodgson, of the College of Californiu, haying examined tbls discussion, as submitted to theat hy ‘its author, Mr, Randall, previous to tho eompilatiou of tbis work, speak of tbe same as not only mathematically correct, but also as of great practical value, Messrs W.R. Eckart, Jr., Eugineer, (Jate of U.S, N.,) and W. M. Belsbaw, assuyer and superintendent ot tboS T. M. Co., to whom the entire work was submitted . while passing through.tho press, speak of thc same as one: of bigb practical importance to quartz miners and millmn generally. No work bas heen offorod to tho mining publle of Califertia wbicb contains so much valuable information, con-" densed into so couvenieut aspaee as is bere presented. In its preparation, mucb care bas been taken to secure brevity, couciseness, and simplicity—in fact to make it a eomplete aud reliable Quartz Minzn's Hann Boor. Tae Table of Contents of tbis beok will be found on pa 416 of the Mininc anp Scienmipic Press of July Ist, 1865. sold by booksellers generally. Price by mail, postage paid, $1.25. Address ‘‘ Wheeler & Randall, at the Miring and Sticntifie Press Offiee, San Francisco,” “a1 4 N THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY 1852. 1866 ANEW VOLUME. Fourteenth Year of Publication, THE GOLDEN ERA. Founded in 1852. Tbe oldest Weekly Paper in tbe State, permanently establlsbed,and more widely cireulated at home and abroad tban any other on tbe Pacific Coast. In California, the. Atlantic States, and tbrougbout the entire field of Its great and rapidly increasing circulation, Taz GoLpEN Era is unlversally regarded asa Literary and Family Journal of unequalled excellence. Among its contributors are all the hest writers on this sido of tho Continent, and correspoudents and contributors of distinguisbed ability in New York, Paris and London. Miss BRADDON’S greatest Sensation Story, published from advance sbeets: RUPERT GOODWIN; —OR— THE SECRET OF WILMINDON HALL, A NOYEL,—-BY MISS M, Ey BRADDON, Author of “ Lady Audley’s Sceret,” Tbe Outcasts,”? “The Doetor’a Wife,’’ “ Tbroe Times Dead.” etc. —1N-~ THE GOLDEN ERA. Now IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE 1 t Tos Comnen Era is now enlarged hy the addition of eight columus to its pages—and presents fifiy-six columns, containing the greatest possible variety of Valuable aud Entertaining, Original and Selected Matter, all combining to render Tas Colppn Era a Literary and Family Jourual ‘of surpassing interest and attraction; a Weleome Guest in Cettage and Cabin: tbe favorite at the Greside in City and Country, the most useful, agroeablo altogel ber desirable publication for California readers and their kiudred and friends in the Atlantie States, Europe, and clsewbere, Every Household in tbe Mountains and Valleys, tbe Citles, Towns, and Mining Camps of California and tbroughout the Pacific States aud Torritories, should roceive and welcome THE CotpEn Ex as a rogular weekly visitor. Serial Romances in The Golden Era. of San Francisco, State of California, Inthe matter of tbe Estate of ALVA L, STILES, deceased. Order to show cause why order of sale ot,raal estate sbould noi be made. Tt appearing tothe said Court, by the petitlon herctofore, presented and filed by Jobn M. Stiles, the Admlnistrator of the esiate of Alva L. Stiles, deceased, praying for an order ot salo of real estate, that it is necessary to’sell the whole, or somo portion of the real estate of said deceased, to hay the debts, expenses and charges ot adininistration that have already acerued, and the debts, oxpenses and charges of administration that willor may accrue during the admluistration of said estate. it is therctore ordered by the said Court, that all persons intcrested In tbe estate of said decensed, appear before the Said Probéte Court on WEDNESDAY, the tourtecnth day of February, A. D. 1866, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court Room of said Probate Court, at the City Hall, in said City and Counry, then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said Administrator to sell so much of tho real estate of-the sald deecased, ng shall’ be neeessury for the purposes abovemeniloned: Aid thataeopy of this ordcr be published at . least tour. successive weelts in the Mining and Scientific, Press, a newspaper printed and published in said City and. County. oe M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Dated January Hth, 1866. \ ‘ Office-of tho County Clerk of tho ole and County of Sau Franeiseo—l, Wm. Loewy, carly Clerk’ of the Clty and Connty of San Franclsco, State of California, and ex-oficio Clerk of the Probate Court In and lor said City and-Counly, do hereby eertify the foregolng to be a true and correct copy of an order duly made and entercd upou the minutes of said Probate Court. . Witness niy band and the scai of said Probate Court, this eleventh day of January, A. iG. WM. LOEWY, Clerk. ¢U, 8. Int: Rev. Sonus Sets, t eancellcd. [Seat.] By A.J, Jecuurs, Deputy Clerk. Tros. B. Bisnor, Attorney. . 2l24w . N THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY of san Francisco, State of California. 1n the matter of tne Estate of SAMUEL L. DENNISON, deceased. Order fe gbo eause why Urder of Sale of Real Estate should not e made, lt spear ae said Court, by the petition heretofore C presented and by. BE. MeNear avd Patrick Scully, who aro ereditors of said Estate ot Samuel L. Dennison, deceased, DU Ns for an order of Sale of real estnie, that it ls nceessary to sell the whole, or some portion of the real estute of said deccased, to pay the debts outstandlig against said deceased, the debts, expenses, and charges of admliistratlon that haye already acerued, and the debts, expenses, and charges, of administration tbat will or may aecrue during the adininistration ot said estato. ‘tis therefore ordered by the said Court, that all persons interested in the estate of said dceeased, appear before the sald Probate Court on WEDNESDAY, tue fourteenth day of February, A. D. 1866, at cleveu o'clock in the terenoon of said day, at the Court Rcom of said Probate Court, . at the City Hall, in said City and County, then and there to show eauso why an order should not be granted tothe said petitioners, authorizing and requiring the Administra. trix of sald estate to seli so much ot the 1¢al estate of the . said deceased, as silali be Haces: ary tor the pni poses abovementioned: And thata coy ol this order be published at least four successive weeks lu the Mining aud scicutlOe Press, a Newspaper printed and published in said City County, and that a citation issne to Maria J. Dennison, the Administratrix ot said estutc, and be served upon her at Teast_four weeks prior to the time above-mentionoc for Seid hearlug. ' 9 M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Dated January 11th, 1866. Office of the County Clerk of the City and County of San Franelseo—I. Wm. Loewy. County Clerk of ihe City and County of San Francisco, State ot California, and ex-ollicio Cierk of the Probate Coprt im and for said City and County, do hereby certify the roregoing to be a truce and correct copy ol an order duly made and eutered upon the minutes of said Probate Court. ‘ Wituess my hand, and tbe seal of said Probate Caurt, this eleyouth ay ot January, A. D, 1866. * 4 U.S. Int. Rev. Stamp, 5 ets, WM. LOEWY, Cierk. t ‘eancelied. [Seal.] . d, Jecners, Deputy Clerk. Porter & Houtanay, Attorneys for Petitioucrs. 2v12-tw FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE CITY AND County of San Franelsco, State of Calitornia.In Goamy Court, r “ In tho matter of the anplication of LA MORRONENA SILVER MINING COMPANY, Yor Order ot Dissolution. Notice is hercby given, pursuant to law and an oriler of the Hon. 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Constitution and By-Laws tor — Mining and Prospecting Companies Elegantly printed, with care and dispatch, at the office af tbe Mining and Scientific Press. ay Orders from tbe Interlor falthfuly attended to. New Mining, Advertisements. Continued Mining Adverti: will be found under another head Animas Silver Mining Company, Ventenas, Durange, Mexico. Norice.—Tbere are delinquent upon the following de-; seribed stock, on account of assessment leyled on the 30th . day of December, 1865. the several amounts sct opposite the’ names of tbe respective sharebolders, as follows: Names. No. Certificate, No. Shares, Amount. Lansing Halght 656, 67, 59, 6062, 63 97 $38 80 Lansing Haight unissued 155 62 00 Edwards Woodruff § 60 20 00 Mrs. Caroline E Woodruff 106 150 60 00 Jerry Parsons, 8t 100 40 00 J Fillehrown 828 60 20 00 P Decker 48 60 20 00 B Bigelow 96 60 20 00 W C Beleher 86 10 400 And In accordance with law, and an ordor of the Board of Trustees, mado on the 30tb day of December, 1866, so many sbarea of each parcel of said stock as may be ncees sary, will he sold at public auction, at the office of the Seeretary Pro tem., Troms Hitt, 622 Montgomery sircet, on tbo 19th day of February, 1866, at tho hour of 12 o’clock M. of said day, to pay sald delinquent assossment thereon, together witb costs of advertising and expeuses of sale, f i feb THOMAS HILL, Seeretary Pro tem. Bine Ledge Gold and Silver Mining Company, Lander County Novada, Notick.—There are delinquent upon tho following descrihed Stock, on account of Assessment levlod on tbo! 2a day of Jannary, 1806, tho soyoral amounts set opposite tho names of tbe respectivo sbareholders, as follows : . Names, No. Certificate. No, Shares, Amount. Aron, Jos 98 1 $1 00 Aron, Simon 118 100 Abrams, M 220 1 1 00 Beer, Julius 12 to 10 00 Beer, Julius 95 lie 1 00 Beer, Julius lo¢ 3g 1 50 Beer, Julius 106 15 15 00 Beer, Julius 120 5 6 50 Bachman, D 221 1 1 00 Biddloman, EJ 19] q 7 00 Cutter, HF 208 6 6 00 Cutter, HF 231 67 67 00 Oobn, € 61 5 5 00 Franeis,D B 3° 5 6 60 Frank, J 222 1 1 00 Greene, S H 220) A 1 00 Heath, R W 216 BL4g 34 50 Harrington, WC 24 1 1 00 Haas, Solomon 129 5 5 00 Ligbt, C H 187 43g 4 26 Levy, Isaac 225 2 2 00 Moyerteld, M 226 vt 2 00 Perley, DW 19 20 20 00 Perley, DW 20 20 20 00 Porley, DW 23 10 10 00 Perley, D W 25 5) 6 00 Barley, DW vd 5 5 00 mith, AN 227 5 5 00 Strauss, Emanuol 105 5 5 00 Strauss, Emanuel 116 5 5 09 Seott, H217 188 138 00 Wensinger, FS 228 3 3 00 Woodleaf, H 229 L 1 00 Waterman, BR 155 2) 200 Watriss, Geo E 207 34 13-16 34 82 And iu aeeordance witb law, and an order of tbe Board of Trustees, made on tbe 2d day of January, 1866, so many sbares of eacb parecl of said stock as may be necessary, will he sold at public. anction, at tbo office of the Company, by Joues & Bendixcn, auctiouoera, on-the 20tb day of February, 1866, at the hour of 1 o’clock P. M. of said day, to pay said delInquent assessment thereon, together with costs of advertising aud expenses of sale. N. C. FASSETT, Secretary, Office, 402 Front street, Sau Fraucisco, Cul, feb3 Evoca Consolidated Copper Mining Company. Locatlon of Works: Court Hill District, near Blnck's Ferry, Del Norte County, Califormia. Notiesis hercby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of saideompany, held on the 3ist day of January, 1966, an assessmeut of twenty-five (25) cents pershare was levicd npon the assessable capital stock of said company, payablie mmedlately, in Uniled States gold and silver coin, to the Sccretary,at the office of' tho Company, at No. 537 WashIngton street, room No. 3, lu the City and County of San Francisco, California. Any stoek upon which sald assessment shall remaln unpaid on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as delinquent, and unless payment shali be mado before, will bo sold on Monday, tbe 19th day of March, 1866, to pay tho delinquont assessment, togethcr with costs of advertising and cxpenses of the sulé. By order of the Board of Trusices. CHARLES E. ABBOT, Secretary. _ eres 637 Washington street, Room 3, San Francisco, Cal. . George Washington Gold and Siiver Mining Company, Silver Mountain District, Alpiua County, California. Notice,—There are dellaquent upon tbo following described stock, on accouut of assessment levled on the 26th . day of December, 1866, tho several amounts set opposite the names of the respective sbareholdorsg, as follows : \_ Names. No. Certificate. No.Shares, Amount, Berry, Harrlson 0 26 $25 00 Coon, MR 110 and 111 25-en 60 60 00 Coon, MR 114 5 6 00 Coon, MR 118 3 3 00 Clark, J Warren 123 1 “1 00 Clark, J Warren not issued 10 * 10 00 Clark, Sarab A 122 5 6 00 Clark, Miriam “424 25 25 00 Clark, PA 115 6 6 00 Clark, PA M6and1l7 tea 86.2 2 00 Clark, PA 126 3 3,00 Clark, P A 119 and 121 ¢-ea 8 § 00 Coruwell, J F 80, 81, 82 l0ea 30 30 00 Denuing, Wm 168 10 10 00 Dake, C W 246 12 12 00 Egan, ED 140 2 2 00 Elswertb, Wm 180 6 6 00 Gibson ; James 88 and 40 10-ea 20 20 00 Grabam, T B not issued 10 10 00 Keeney; Charles W 182 2 4 2 00 Kercheval, Sarah A 240 io © 1000 Lee, ON not issued 92:3 10 00 Mecklenberg, Josepb 165 6 " 6 00 Miller, JE 66 10 10 00 Sloan, HH 28 and 29 10-en 20 20 00 Savage, Ricbard 164 10 10 00 Whitton, MS 68 7 7 00 Whitten, CJ 183 10 Io 00 Sloan, H H 36 64 6 00 Kuigbt, Thomas 3t 4y 6 00 And in accordance with fnw, and an order of the Board of Trustees, made on the 26th day of December, 1865, so many shares of eacb parcel of said stock as may be necessary, will be gold at tbe auction rooms of Messrs. Oluey & Co., No. 626 Montgomery street, on the 20th day of February, 1866, at tbe hour of 12 o'eleck M. of said day, to pay said delinquent t thereon, togetber with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. W, D. ROOT, Secretary. Office, 338 Montgomery street, San Francisco. fehd Jewett Gold and Sliver Mining Company, Gold Hilt Distrlet, Storey County, Nevada. Notice Ishareby glven, that ata meeting of tho Board of Trustees of said Company, hetd on tbe 29th day of January, 1866, an assessment of ono dollar ($1) per share was lovled upon tho caplial stock of sald company, payable Immediately, in United States gold coln, to tho Sceretary, Any stock upon which sald assessment shall remaln unpaid on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be adyertised on that day as dellnquont, and niless payment shat] be made before, wlll be sold on Tuesday, the 20th day of March, 1866, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. By ordor of tho Board of Trustees. G. M. BURNHAM, Secretary Pro tem. Office, 436 Jackson street. feb. Lady of the Lake Goid and Silver Mining Company, San Francisco Distriet, Mohave gonnty, Arizona Territory. Notice Is hercby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of sald Company, held on the Ist day of Febraury, 1866, an assessment of iifty (60) cents per sharo was levied upon the capital stock of sald company, payable on the 2d day of February, 1866, In United States gold and silver eoln, to the Seeretary:, at his office. Any stock upon whieh said assessment shall remain unpaid .on Saturday, the 3d day of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as detinquent, and unless payment shall be made before, will be sold on Monday, tbo 19thday of March, 1866, to .pay the, dolinquent assessnrent, te~ gether with costs of advortislng and expenses of sale. By order of tho Board of Trustces. WM. HOLLIS, Secrelary. Office, $02 Montgomery street, San Franclseo, Oal. feb3 Leiand Gold and Silver Mining Company, San Franclsco Distriet, Mohave County, Arizona Territory. Notico ls hereby glvcn, thai at a meetlug of the Board of Trustees of sald Company, held on the Ist day of February, 1866, an assessment of fifty (60) cents per share was levied upon the capital stock of sald Company, payable on the 2d day of February, 1866, In United States gold and sllver colu, to the Secretary, at bls office. Any stock upou whieh sald assessment shallremain unpald on the 3dday of March, 1866, will be advertised on that day as deliuquent, and unless payment shull he made before, will besold on Monday, the 19th day of March, 1866, to pay the dell t t, Ai with eosts of advertishig and expenses of sale. WM. HOLLIS, Scerctary, Office, 302 Montgomery atreet, San Franeisco, Cal. fed Owens River Canal Company, Tulare County, California. Nonce.—Tbere are delinquent upon tho following deseribed stock, on account of assessment leyled on tho 4th day of January, 1866, tbe several amounts set opposlte the names of the respective shareholders, as followa; Naines. No. Certificate, No, Shares, Amount. Gilhland, E P 23 5 $2 00 Cilliland, Newell 24 5 2 00 McKinney, Wm x6 10 4 00 Waruer, A K 27 25 10 vd Loomls, Riley 28 25 10 00 Preble, Mra L A 29 5 2 00 Sictson, Wm 36 4 1 60 Wehber, LA 37 lo 400 Hastings, N 39 25 10 00 ". Holleuback, J 40 30 12 00 Preble, S We 44 10 4 00 Dows, HJ 45 10 4 00 Wrignt, DJ 46 lo 4 00 Brown, DJ aq. 10 400 Perrin, Otis 48 25 10 00 And in accordance with law, aud an order of the Board of Trustees, inado on the 4tb day of January, 1966,s0 many sbarcs ol each pareel of azid stock as may he ueeessary, will he sold at public auetinn, at Maurice & Co.’s sateroom, 327 Montgomery street, on Monday, the 10th day o February, 1866, at tbe bour of 12 o‘cloeck M. of said day, to pay.said dclinquent 1 thereon, together witb eosts of advertising and expenses of sale, T. L. BIBBINS, Secretary. Offiee, 618 Merchant street, San Francisco. feb2 Our Circulation,—THy Munine any Scientiric Press hasa large and permanent subscription lst, and eujoys a more uulversal cireulation among stockholders and persons directly interested in mlning than any other paper on hi coast, : :