Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

Che Mining and Scientific Press, 79 Wuat ts 4 State ?—Keat, the great American commentator on law, says that ‘Iu public Iaw, a State is a complete or self-sufficient body of persons, nnited together in one commonity for defenso of their rights, nnd to do right to foreigners.” Our Federal Union is soch a Stato ag this. Bersrapt, the artiat, has mode $120,000 with his brosh in threo years. Ife is now building a princely mansion at Irvington, on the Hudson, aad drives the most stylish team in tho Central Park. Ges. Butina’s celebrated tower nenr Bermuda Hundreds, from which, for so many mouths, lyux-eyed sentinels pried into tho movements of tho rebel troops, was the other day sold at public auction tor the sum of five dollars. ‘Thero wero at least th.rty cords of good timber in the structure. A Frew days ago a grizzly bear was killed in the foot-hills above Stockton. Ve weighed five hnudred pounds, and the Stocktouians proceeded immediately to eat him. PHILADELPHIA AGENCY, Parties wivhing te snbscrilbe or advertlso In ihe Mixing ann detenteric Purss can be accomtmodated by calling upon our Agent, Mr. TorNer Uaxitrox, at the Assembly Bulld-" Jng, 106 South Tenth street, Phtladelphia, Pa., wbero samp coples of car pubileatlons can always be found. Br Main.—The Mistne asp Sciextivic Press will he sent by moil (o avy partof the clvilized world. Ia case of romoval, snbgeribers bare only ta Inform us of the postoffice addreas of [helr old and aow Iecation, aud the paper will be sent accordingly. BACK VOLUMES, Back Oles of the Mintre ayy Sorrxtivio Press, from Janwary Ist, 185), to the present time, will be furnished at $3 per voluaic of slx months; beund in cloth, $5 Ssxp oy Worn.—lf avy aubscriker to this journal fails torecelve the sama regularly and promptly, they will confer a favor hy Informing us at once. ANNUAL REPORT -~OF THE— Pacific Insurance Company. N COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT OF THE LEGISLA.turo of the Siate ef Caliiernla, antltled "An Act cencerulng Corporations, passed April 24, 1850, the Pacific Ine Company ef Sau Franclsce mukes tho fellowing al Rupert: I —The amount of Ihe a SEVEN NUNDRED AND and pald In GOLD...4 Pe sesaneees . »$750,000 De canon of the Assets Is ON ON AND FUFTY-ONE THOUSAND, FOUR IUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND THIRTY-SEVEN CENTS.$1,051,420.37 I1I.—Tiie Compauy has NO NEBTS. IV.—The amount of insurance effec An lial Stock ef this Company be IFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, ted during the year, and which remained In fercu December 31, [8é5: $12,973,919 . 484,408 This Company commenced underwriting Marino Risks, August I. 1305: -—Thls Company insures _ngalnst Ihe fellowing risks, BUILDINGS, HOUSEHULD FURNITURE, MERNDISE, RENTS, LEASEHOLDS, VESSELS IN PORT AND THEIR CARGOES, and othe: PERSONAL PRUPERTY, AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE. Also, of CARGOES, TREASURE, CUMMISSIONS, PROF1Ts, WAK RISKS, and ON ALL MARINE AND INLAND NAVIGATION RISKS, TO. AND FROM ALL PORTS IN THE WORLD. VI—This Conpany witi tako on any FIRST-GLASS RISK Not te exceed $75,00) (thie Umit fixed by law), and on all large risks will relnsure te un extent consistent with PRUDENCE In other RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES. J. HUNT, President. A.J, RALSTON, Secretary. San Franelsco, January 19, 1866. viz. Witilam Alyord, S. M. Wliisen, G. W. Bell, Alex. Welll, M. Cheescinan, Chas. Mayne, Abn. Seligman, Wm. Hooner, Plage Tevis, Anson G_Sdles, Jehn B. Newton, T.L. Barker, Jehu G. Brny, Edward Martiu, Ja: e Fremery, A. Hayward, D. 0. Mills, Wm. Sherman, D W.C. Rice, H. Hanssinann, John O. Earl, C. Meyer. L. B. Benchiley, Alfred Berel, D. J. Uliver, Meses He G, T. Lawien, Alpheus Bull, Willlam Scholle, E, L. Goldsteln, W. C. Ralston, Louls NeLane, Moses Ells, John Wightman, Ojlver Eldridge, P L. Weavor, L. Worbes, David Stern. Sachs, A. B. Forbes, Froderick Billings, J. G, Kellogg, State of Callfornia, City and County of San Francisco, gs. Onthis nineteenth day of January, A, D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-slx, personally appeared befere me, S. Homans, a Notary Public, In and fer the sald City and Ceunty, and therein realdins duly commissioned and sworn, A. J. Ralsten, who, belug duly sworn, did depese and suy thathe is the Scerectary of the Pacific Insurance Company, and that the statemenIs contained in the foregoing Reperl of the Pacific Insurance en are truc, full and curroct. A.J. RALSTON. Sworn and subserbed to befere Tre D. 1866. H. 5S. HOMANS, Netary Public, ¥ 123m. oe MINERS Whn wish to erect Quartz Mills, Concentrnting or Smelting Works, will find it te their Interest ty consult the undersigned, as te the hest and cheapest modo of Reduclng Oros. Relng acqualnted with all the modern Impreyements of Europe nnd America, in Mining, Mnchinery and Metallurgy, I undertake the erection of any kind of Works, and warruut their successful operation. Oold, Silver and Copper Orcs bought in any qnantity. Assay of Ores made by a new Fire Process in half the usual time, an. at half price, Apply to 23yllqy J, MOSHEDMER, 423 Washington street, San Francisco. FOR SALE! A STEAM ENGINE! 1S asye CYLINDER,F )UR-FOOT STROKE, IN PERBite eae ai Pa ecen nee the San Fran& oolen_Favtory ac olnt. Inguire at VULCAN IRON WORKS, 137 and 139 First street, a to pe Be this 19th day ef Jant j Machinery. WUNTER’S PREMIUAL CONCENTRATOR, AMALGAMATOR AND SEVARATOR, Awurded a Stiver ae vt the late Mechanies’ UNTER'S CONCENTRATOR CAN DE SEEN IN OPER. atlva day atthe Nevelly ron Works, Fromont street. Partles wishing to purcliase Coneenirators will tind It to thelr advantace to exuinine the above machine before purchasing elauwhere, for the fullewing reasons: Ist. it will werk the sands from u &stump ballery, and save from WW to 3) per cent. more sulphurets than avy machine bulltun ithe Pacific coast. bo Suiphureta are washed clean, contalnlag lesa than ten per cent. of sand. 3d. The waste tree geld and amalgam i* amalgamated on the copper plates: nu truce of econ mercury snd scarcely a trace ef metal passes off with the sand. 4th. Its slmplleity ls 8 mitticient reeemmondnuiion fer its general use as 8 Concentrntor., Tho varlatlun of speed Inn quate Miltdoos not elect the working of Ihe Machine. he sume wus demonstrated at the luie Mechanics’ Falr, when with the greatest tmtkautantty or spxxp the best of resuits were given, Sth. Thers is no clogglay or sjopping to clean oul the sulphorets and sand; consequently no waste from any Inattentlon on the part of the uttenduni. 6th, In exhibiting the working of the machino {It la not Tun empty), ali classes of ores aud Tullings, from 50 pounds und upwards, are concentrated that partley may soo ft tu test the machine with. Give Ita tll, and satisfaction . and auy Informatien required, al e . VW HUNTER, ANDREV Novelty Iron Works, Fremont st., Sun Franclyco, 1$v13-3in Or to E, T. STEEN, Agent. BAUX & GUIODS Separator & Amalgamator machinery REMIUM at the San Francisco Mechanles’ Falr fer 1864, where It moved a Constructed en principles which combine 1cAL EXPERIENCE, these Pans extract more gold and sliver frem thelr ores than any i Is the mest impertant improvement In_ mini ever Introduced. lt was awarded the FIRST 3 itself to bo the best_Scparater and Amalgamator amen tlie cempetiters. SomaniFic KNowLeper wita Pracr ‘others In use, as afew hours trial will demonstrate. men wlll find tt te thelr advantage te employ these pins as Scparaters, in addition te the erdinary Amalgaters new ip use, and to re-work thelr eld tallings. The cost of theso pans is Inconsiderable, and their struc. ture Is such that they can be readily separated In parts cenvenlent Yor packing en mules. Ameng the many ndvanta‘pes Peace iby BAUX & GUIOD'S Pan, are tho fellowing: Tho trliilng cest for attendance; Its small cost; Its portabillty; The large quantity of pulp tt can operato upon In a g1yen time; It may be worked oven weeks without stepping, {as It ls censtructed to werk continuously; The conplote thoroughness ef the separation of the rock from tho metals and the tritiing pewer required te work them; They cau be attached to any ordinary crushing apparatus. We have the pleasuro of referring parties Interested to the fellewing parties, whe havo eur Pan In use: Jefferson. Inn Mining Company, Bowman's Ranch, Nevada ceunty; The French Mil, Nevada Uity; Crall’s Gravel Cement Werks, Nevadi Ca Waltmnn’s Chlerlnatlon Works, Nevada. Cal.; Geld Hill Quartz Mill, Washoe. Manufactured at the Vulcan Iren Works and San Fran: elsco Foundry, San Francisco, and at Heugh & Thom’s Fonndry, Nevada Clty. For further particulars, or to soe this Pan in operation, 1 ddress call on or addre J.B. BAUX, Fromont Street, near Mission, adjolning the San Franclsce Trou Werks, San Francisca 4ve-tdf _ BLAKE'S QUARTZ BREAKER Is now extensively nsed for broaking hard masses of Quartz or Ores Ton size sultable for stamps. These machines are patonted, and are lu practicalopcratiou In CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, WASHOE, ENGLAND, FRANCE, i i THE ATLANTIC STATES, These Machines, or circulars contalning further !nformatlon regarding them, may be obtained ef the undersigned. tat? BLAKE & TYLER, Box 2077 San Francisco Post Office, CHAS. T. BLAKE, E. PYLER, one Clty. Michigan Bluff, WM. P. BLAKE, San Vranelsco. Hepes & Peterson’s AMALGAMATOR. } HE SUBSCRIBERS WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of the Mining Public to their Reducer aid ;Amalgamator, and alse to their Separater for reducing and separatIng tbe mincral frem Gold and Silver Ores, Manufactured and exhibited attho Vulcan Lron Works, Nos 137 and 139 First street, San Francisco. Those machlues securo to the Miner a more Expeditlous and Perfect Reduction and Amulgamation, a less tinbility to accident and delay, and a greater amount of urciul effect In proportion to the power cinployed to keep them 1n operatlon than any other machine now In use vor producing simi -arresulis. ‘This fact 1s attested to by their gencral adoption and preference at all tho principal Reduction Works in Nevada; among which may be mentioued the Gould « Curry Mill, tho Silver State Reduction Works, Zephyr Flat Mill, Pioneer Mill, Eastern Slope Mill, Phenix Mill, ete. This Amalgamator Toy be scen in operation at the European Metallurgical Works, Bryant St. bet. 3d aud 4th. [1Hustrated in thu Miniug and Scelentific Press, ah 9th, . HEPBURN & PETERSON, nov8 3m* MeCOMB’S CUMULATIVE POWER PRESS AND ARROW TI. E. C McCOMB, Agent. HEYNEMANN & CO., 26yIltf $11 and 313 California street, No, 1 Government House, cor. Sansome and Washington sts. 2310 dre a guaranteed All erdors . dress, The Meohanics*® Institute AWAUDDD A PREMIUM SILVER MEDAL : TO BRUCKNER'S MECHANICAL ROASTING FURNACE, Partles wislilng to orect suck Furneccs, are. requested to leave their crdorg with 2 ‘ a T., KALLENBERG, “ 12y1I 416 Markot strect, Sa Pranciseo. TION T’s IMPROVED WIND-MILL. THIS WIND-MILL IS RAPIDLY taklng the place ef all ether Jills en the Pactilc Geast. These Mills aro se slinple In thelr censtructlon, that when once bullt, they oan bo put In orderby almest any érson; and when ence In ordor ey willrun for years without repalrs. Prices, from $50 to $1,000. ROUND AND SQUARE WATER TANKS BUILT TO ORDER. WUNT’S PUMPS Are admitted to be the hest In thi Market fer Wind Mills, being bullt’ expressly for that purpose. any can bo sct, ald taken apart wit! acemmen wrench, and are very easily repalred. 4 HUNT'S ENDLESS CHAIN HORSE POWER a For Sawing Wood, ALSO, TOE Selt-Regulating Elorse Power Isso arranged as te give a steady motion, and 1s calculated ite be used lor turning Wood, Iren er Brass, alaofor Scroll or Circular Sawing, and is fully equalto Steam for nny leht werk, The abevo Machines aro built of tho best materiuls, and made as Durable as Woed and Iron will make them, ALL WORK WARKANTED. ka For further Particulars sco small cireul or WATER WILEELS { Equal to the Best Overshot Wheel NI POWER PLEDGED “RONDA LSIXxa LEPEELS AMERICAN DOUBLE TURBINE I4 now mannfactured by the Vulcan Iron Works Gornbeny : In this clty, and orders for tho sdmo can he filled finmedtnately. We havea dare supply ,of the ditterent sizes, fram 10 fiehes to . That we may know the pe or sized Wheel yeu require, Moasnre your water In tho fellowing way: Take the width ef the stream, tbe average depth and tho distance {t fows in a miuule., AU tho Wheels already in uso. ane unlversal satisfaction. Pe ee send fer a Cirenlar, i This Wheel'ls especially adapted to! mining purbores. It is light, and can be easily packed inte the mountalns. Wheels weighing from 100 to pounds, will yfold from 10 to 4iLhorse-power under a head ot 25 or 30 tect. They are tho’ cheapest wheel to’ set up known, as they are so arranged asto produce the greatest power peaslbie from the water used. . Como and sce them, or send for n Circular te LEFFEL & MYERS, At Vulcan Iron Works, office 137 and 129 First street, San Franclsce. 4vlitf * : My VARNEW’S PATENT AMALGAMATOR. ° These Machines Stand Unrivaled. 1 v — 4 For rapldly pulverizing and amalgamating ores, they hava no eqoual., Ne effert has becn, or will be, spared Io havo them constructed In the mest perfect manner, and of tho great number now In epceratten, net Ono has ever reuired repairs. The constant and increasing demand tor them lg sufficlent evidence of their merlts. ‘, They sre censtructed se asto apply stekm. direclly Into the pulp, or with steam,bottoma, as desired, This Amalgamator Operates aa Follows: Tho pan being filied, tho motlon ef the muller ferces tha pulp to the center, where it 1s drawn down through the aperture and between tho grinding surfaces. Thence lt is tbrown te Ore Po eC Intothe quicksilver.The earved pintes again draw It tothe centor, where It passes down, and te the 'circumferenca as before. Thus itis constantly assing iu a regular flow between the grinding surfaces and nto the quicksilver, until the ore is reduced to an impalpable powder, and the nietal amalgamated. Setlers made on thé same princtplo excel nll othars.— The pring the pulp so constantly and perfectly In centact with. quicksilver, that the particles ara rapidly. and cem»+ ( pletely absorbed. MIN men are ifyited to examine'thesa pans and sotlara for themselves, nt tha PACIFIC FOUNDRY, wi San Francisco. ; 5 ii E. O. HUNT, No, 28 Second Street, and 108 & 112 Jessie Street, San Frauclsce. ae 26-3 Portable Steam Engines ! “Foadley’s” and “ Hittinger’s”’ Make, COMBINING THE MAXIMUM OF EFFICIENCY, Durability, and Ecouomy, with tho Minimum of welgit and Price. These Engines are favorably known, a larze number belng In use ou this coast fer hoisting, pumping, threshing, milling and mining purposes. Steam can be got up on these Engines‘in fifteeu minutes after reaching the place ef operaticn, and the time, expense of settlng boliers, machinery, and ‘construction account” saved, Ovitich is often the difference between the successful and unsuccessful presecution ef milling, enterprises,) in. fact, the portablo principle 1s the ploneer’s friend, and ennbles him to draw engines'on thelr own wheels to his cabln tbe saw and grist mill, and ithas done and will do moro te help subdue the coniinent than any otber ot the modern’ Motors which are crewdlug society and normalizing the world. . AU sizes on hand from 3 te 30 horse power, with and without carringes. i Also, Portable Saw and Grist M1l's. For salo b; TREADWELL & CO., 3y12-310 Corner ef Front and Market streets. Stevens’ Pressure Packing, Patented March 7th, 1865. f neers, to be tho most effectual method of making aud STEVENS’ PACKING has tbe advantago of being cheaper . , in first cost than the ordinary packlag, and can be applied to eld style pistous with very little alteration er detention. In place of testimeaials, the Patentce requests of those ‘who are using the eld‘spriug packing to inquire of the owners ef tho various engines which new havo this packing in use—seme of which have heen running from thrca totwelvo months without being epened, er shewing' any . , descriptive Icak—and act upon theirrecommendation. — Furthor particulars can be had by applying te the Patentee, ANDREW STEVENS, Muster Mechanic, Alameda Railroad, or at tho VULCAN IRON WURKS, where they an be seen, at any time, in course of construction, iodr ANDREW STEVENS, SALMONS PROPELLOR. AMALGAMATOR . ' —— Challenge Settler Has been in nse and thoroughly tested, both In California and Nevada, with entire satisfaction to all parties conecrned. These Machines ure Made entirely different from any others, And with the same power will grind, amalgamate, settle aud scparate, wore gold and silver ere thun any ethers now inuse. Manufactured at the SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDRY, . ! where Machines cau beseen In operation. Address deor, and plant on the cutermost cenfiues of civilization. . Pressure Packlug is:now conceded, by the best engi. . keeping the metallic ring of pistons stcam-tight. bp Important'to Miners. . NEW PATENT ROASTING PROCESS. 'AM NOW PREPARED TO.OFFER TO THE MINING cemmunity a New Roasting Precess, which has been anpreved ns-novel and bencticlal hy the best ‘authorities in ithona, A Furnaco can be erected in a few days ata trifilng oxpéense, and ene man ts.able to Reast ten tons of Ore or Cencentrated Sulphurets per day, MORE COMPLETELY AND CHEAPER That any other ‘Precess. All tho Sulphur Ia sated, wy helny converted pater e ide ef Carben, which Is a val-: uiblo product, and wil} pay noarly ail expensés, Por particulars, apply, to J. MOSHEIMER, * 26v11-3m ‘ 428 Washington street. Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Known as HUNGERFORD & PRATER'S Concentrator,) aay {MANUFACTURED At TH Fi San Francisco Foundry and Steam 7 Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets. All orders promptly attended to.2yl2 ‘ DEVOE, DINSMORE & co, FUNLT’S PATENT Circular Sweep Horse-Powers,For running Chnrns, Washing Machines, Grindstenes, um plni a Sng. woed, and other light machinery. ice, S100, at the Factory. AUNT'S PATENT SELY-REGULATING TREAD HORSEPOWER is superier te any machine ef the kind in tha market. Price, with Governor, all Gea) to set to work, at the Factory, $300, Manufactured by . E. 0. HUNT, "v10 28 Sccond streat, San Francisco, ‘MITCHELLS ' sal COMBINED. FAUCET AND MEASURE. rN an a This is one of the most useful inventlons of the day, and ig destined to go into‘unlversal use’on this coast, .as*lt has In tho Eastern States. Tho Invontion consists of'a combined Faucet nnd. Meas. ure, so arranged thatthe liquid centonts of any cask or other vessel can be drawn and’accurately measured without the use of measures or funucls ather than such as are embraced in the Faneet lisclf. While it obviates altogether the use of measures, it operates much wore perfectly than the old method of drawing and mecasnring such liquids as have a teudency to foam up when drawn, as coal oil, linseed Oil, ete, . The Proprietor has made arrangements with. GAL. LAGHER, WEED & WHITE, of the California Brass Founary of this city, fer the manufacture of this Faucet, and Is . prepared to furnish the urticle er sell territories. Here 1s achance for men with small capital to Invest in a good SylI Jd. & W. C. SALMON. business. 4 tReaidoucel $20 Taylor street, near O'Farrell street. . D.C, MITOHELL, LSet Sau Francisco, Aug. 22d, 1865, lovli-3m

Che Mining and Scientific Press, 79 Wuat ts 4 State ?—Keat, the great American commentator on law, says that ‘Iu public Iaw, a State is a complete or self-sufficient body of persons, nnited together in one commonity for defenso of their rights, nnd to do right to foreigners.” Our Federal Union is soch a Stato ag this. Bersrapt, the artiat, has mode $120,000 with his brosh in threo years. Ife is now building a princely mansion at Irvington, on the Hudson, aad drives the most stylish team in tho Central Park. Ges. Butina’s celebrated tower nenr Bermuda Hundreds, from which, for so many mouths, lyux-eyed sentinels pried into tho movements of tho rebel troops, was the other day sold at public auction tor the sum of five dollars. ‘Thero wero at least th.rty cords of good timber in the structure. A Frew days ago a grizzly bear was killed in the foot-hills above Stockton. Ve weighed five hnudred pounds, and the Stocktouians proceeded immediately to eat him. PHILADELPHIA AGENCY, Parties wivhing te snbscrilbe or advertlso In ihe Mixing ann detenteric Purss can be accomtmodated by calling upon our Agent, Mr. TorNer Uaxitrox, at the Assembly Bulld-" Jng, 106 South Tenth street, Phtladelphia, Pa., wbero samp coples of car pubileatlons can always be found. Br Main.—The Mistne asp Sciextivic Press will he sent by moil (o avy partof the clvilized world. Ia case of romoval, snbgeribers bare only ta Inform us of the postoffice addreas of [helr old and aow Iecation, aud the paper will be sent accordingly. BACK VOLUMES, Back Oles of the Mintre ayy Sorrxtivio Press, from Janwary Ist, 185), to the present time, will be furnished at $3 per voluaic of slx months; beund in cloth, $5 Ssxp oy Worn.—lf avy aubscriker to this journal fails torecelve the sama regularly and promptly, they will confer a favor hy Informing us at once. ANNUAL REPORT -~OF THE— Pacific Insurance Company. N COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT OF THE LEGISLA.turo of the Siate ef Caliiernla, antltled "An Act cencerulng Corporations, passed April 24, 1850, the Pacific Ine Company ef Sau Franclsce mukes tho fellowing al Rupert: I —The amount of Ihe a SEVEN NUNDRED AND and pald In GOLD......4 Pe sesaneees . »$750,000 De canon of the Assets Is ON ON AND FUFTY-ONE THOUSAND, FOUR IUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND THIRTY-SEVEN CENTS.$1,051,420.37 I1I.—Tiie Compauy has NO NEBTS. IV.—The amount of insurance effec An lial Stock ef this Company be IFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, ted during the year, and which remained In fercu December 31, [8é5: $12,973,919 . 484,408 This Company commenced underwriting Marino Risks, August I. 1305: -—Thls Company insures _ngalnst Ihe fellowing risks, BUILDINGS, HOUSEHULD FURNITURE, MERNDISE, RENTS, LEASEHOLDS, VESSELS IN PORT AND THEIR CARGOES, and othe: PERSONAL PRUPERTY, AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE. Also, of CARGOES, TREASURE, CUMMISSIONS, PROF1Ts, WAK RISKS, and ON ALL MARINE AND INLAND NAVIGATION RISKS, TO. AND FROM ALL PORTS IN THE WORLD. VI—This Conpany witi tako on any FIRST-GLASS RISK Not te exceed $75,00) (thie Umit fixed by law), and on all large risks will relnsure te un extent consistent with PRUDENCE In other RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES. J. HUNT, President. A.J, RALSTON, Secretary. San Franelsco, January 19, 1866. viz. Witilam Alyord, S. M. Wliisen, G. W. Bell, Alex. Welll, M. Cheescinan, Chas. Mayne, Abn. Seligman, Wm. Hooner, Plage Tevis, Anson G_Sdles, Jehn B. Newton, T.L. Barker, Jehu G. Brny, Edward Martiu, Ja: e Fremery, A. Hayward, D. 0. Mills, Wm. Sherman, D W.C. Rice, H. Hanssinann, John O. Earl, C. Meyer. L. B. Benchiley, Alfred Berel, D. J. Uliver, Meses He G, T. Lawien, Alpheus Bull, Willlam Scholle, E, L. Goldsteln, W. C. Ralston, Louls NeLane, Moses Ells, John Wightman, Ojlver Eldridge, P L. Weavor, L. Worbes, David Stern. Sachs, A. B. Forbes, Froderick Billings, J. G, Kellogg, State of Callfornia, City and County of San Francisco, gs. Onthis nineteenth day of January, A, D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-slx, personally appeared befere me, S. Homans, a Notary Public, In and fer the sald City and Ceunty, and therein realdins duly commissioned and sworn, A. J. Ralsten, who, belug duly sworn, did depese and suy thathe is the Scerectary of the Pacific Insurance Company, and that the statemenIs contained in the foregoing Reperl of the Pacific Insurance en are truc, full and curroct. A.J. RALSTON. Sworn and subserbed to befere Tre D. 1866. H. 5S. HOMANS, Netary Public, ¥ 123m. oe MINERS Whn wish to erect Quartz Mills, Concentrnting or Smelting Works, will find it te their Interest ty consult the undersigned, as te the hest and cheapest modo of Reduclng Oros. Relng acqualnted with all the modern Impreyements of Europe nnd America, in Mining, Mnchinery and Metallurgy, I undertake the erection of any kind of Works, and warruut their successful operation. Oold, Silver and Copper Orcs bought in any qnantity. Assay of Ores made by a new Fire Process in half the usual time, an. at half price, Apply to 23yllqy J, MOSHEDMER, 423 Washington street, San Francisco. FOR SALE! A STEAM ENGINE! 1S asye CYLINDER,F )UR-FOOT STROKE, IN PERBite eae ai Pa ecen nee the San Fran& oolen_Favtory ac olnt. Inguire at VULCAN IRON WORKS, 137 and 139 First street, a to pe Be this 19th day ef Jant j Machinery. WUNTER’S PREMIUAL CONCENTRATOR, AMALGAMATOR AND SEVARATOR, Awurded a Stiver ae vt the late Mechanies’ UNTER'S CONCENTRATOR CAN DE SEEN IN OPER. atlva day atthe Nevelly ron Works, Fromont street. Partles wishing to purcliase Coneenirators will tind It to thelr advantace to exuinine the above machine before purchasing elauwhere, for the fullewing reasons: Ist. it will werk the sands from u &stump ballery, and save from WW to 3) per cent. more sulphurets than avy machine bulltun ithe Pacific coast. bo Suiphureta are washed clean, contalnlag lesa than ten per cent. of sand. 3d. The waste tree geld and amalgam i* amalgamated on the copper plates: nu truce of econ mercury snd scarcely a trace ef metal passes off with the sand. 4th. Its slmplleity ls 8 mitticient reeemmondnuiion fer its general use as 8 Concentrntor., Tho varlatlun of speed Inn quate Miltdoos not elect the working of Ihe Machine. he sume wus demonstrated at the luie Mechanics’ Falr, when with the greatest tmtkautantty or spxxp the best of resuits were given, Sth. Thers is no clogglay or sjopping to clean oul the sulphorets and sand; consequently no waste from any Inattentlon on the part of the uttenduni. 6th, In exhibiting the working of the machino {It la not Tun empty), ali classes of ores aud Tullings, from 50 pounds und upwards, are concentrated that partley may soo ft tu test the machine with. Give Ita tll, and satisfaction . and auy Informatien required, al e . VW HUNTER, ANDREV Novelty Iron Works, Fremont st., Sun Franclyco, 1$v13-3in Or to E, T. STEEN, Agent. BAUX & GUIODS Separator & Amalgamator machinery REMIUM at the San Francisco Mechanles’ Falr fer 1864, where It moved a Constructed en principles which combine 1cAL EXPERIENCE, these Pans extract more gold and sliver frem thelr ores than any i Is the mest impertant improvement In_ mini ever Introduced. lt was awarded the FIRST 3 itself to bo the best_Scparater and Amalgamator amen tlie cempetiters. SomaniFic KNowLeper wita Pracr ‘others In use, as afew hours trial will demonstrate. men wlll find tt te thelr advantage te employ these pins as Scparaters, in addition te the erdinary Amalgaters new ip use, and to re-work thelr eld tallings. The cost of theso pans is Inconsiderable, and their struc. ture Is such that they can be readily separated In parts cenvenlent Yor packing en mules. Ameng the many ndvanta‘pes Peace iby BAUX & GUIOD'S Pan, are tho fellowing: Tho trliilng cest for attendance; Its small cost; Its portabillty; The large quantity of pulp tt can operato upon In a g1yen time; It may be worked oven weeks without stepping, {as It ls censtructed to werk continuously; The conplote thoroughness ef the separation of the rock from tho metals and the tritiing pewer required te work them; They cau be attached to any ordinary crushing apparatus. We have the pleasuro of referring parties Interested to the fellewing parties, whe havo eur Pan In use: Jefferson. Inn Mining Company, Bowman's Ranch, Nevada ceunty; The French Mil, Nevada Uity; Crall’s Gravel Cement Werks, Nevadi Ca Waltmnn’s Chlerlnatlon Works, Nevada. Cal.; Geld Hill Quartz Mill, Washoe. Manufactured at the Vulcan Iren Works and San Fran: elsco Foundry, San Francisco, and at Heugh & Thom’s Fonndry, Nevada Clty. For further particulars, or to soe this Pan in operation, 1 ddress call on or addre J.B. BAUX, Fromont Street, near Mission, adjolning the San Franclsce Trou Werks, San Francisca 4ve-tdf _ BLAKE'S QUARTZ BREAKER Is now extensively nsed for broaking hard masses of Quartz or Ores Ton size sultable for stamps. These machines are patonted, and are lu practicalopcratiou In CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, WASHOE, ENGLAND, FRANCE, i i THE ATLANTIC STATES, These Machines, or circulars contalning further !nformatlon regarding them, may be obtained ef the undersigned. tat? BLAKE & TYLER, Box 2077 San Francisco Post Office, CHAS. T. BLAKE, E. PYLER, one Clty. Michigan Bluff, WM. P. BLAKE, San Vranelsco. Hepes & Peterson’s AMALGAMATOR. } HE SUBSCRIBERS WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of the Mining Public to their Reducer aid ;Amalgamator, and alse to their Separater for reducing and separatIng tbe mincral frem Gold and Silver Ores, Manufactured and exhibited attho Vulcan Lron Works, Nos 137 and 139 First street, San Francisco. Those machlues securo to the Miner a more Expeditlous and Perfect Reduction and Amulgamation, a less tinbility to accident and delay, and a greater amount of urciul effect In proportion to the power cinployed to keep them 1n operatlon than any other machine now In use vor producing simi -arresulis. ‘This fact 1s attested to by their gencral adoption and preference at all tho principal Reduction Works in Nevada; among which may be mentioued the Gould « Curry Mill, tho Silver State Reduction Works, Zephyr Flat Mill, Pioneer Mill, Eastern Slope Mill, Phenix Mill, ete. This Amalgamator Toy be scen in operation at the European Metallurgical Works, Bryant St. bet. 3d aud 4th. [1Hustrated in thu Miniug and Scelentific Press, ah 9th, . HEPBURN & PETERSON,

nov8 3m* MeCOMB’S CUMULATIVE POWER PRESS AND ARROW TI. E. C McCOMB, Agent. HEYNEMANN & CO., 26yIltf $11 and 313 California street, No, 1 Government House, cor. Sansome and Washington sts. 2310 dre a guaranteed All erdors . dress, The Meohanics*® Institute AWAUDDD A PREMIUM SILVER MEDAL : TO BRUCKNER'S MECHANICAL ROASTING FURNACE, Partles wislilng to orect suck Furneccs, are. requested to leave their crdorg with 2 ‘ a T., KALLENBERG, “ 12y1I 416 Markot strect, Sa Pranciseo. TION T’s IMPROVED WIND-MILL. THIS WIND-MILL IS RAPIDLY taklng the place ef all ether Jills en the Pactilc Geast. These Mills aro se slinple In thelr censtructlon, that when once bullt, they oan bo put In orderby almest any érson; and when ence In ordor ey willrun for years without repalrs. Prices, from $50 to $1,000. ROUND AND SQUARE WATER TANKS BUILT TO ORDER. WUNT’S PUMPS Are admitted to be the hest In thi Market fer Wind Mills, being bullt’ expressly for that purpose. any can bo sct, ald taken apart wit! acemmen wrench, and are very easily repalred. 4 HUNT'S ENDLESS CHAIN HORSE POWER a For Sawing Wood, ALSO, TOE Selt-Regulating Elorse Power Isso arranged as te give a steady motion, and 1s calculated ite be used lor turning Wood, Iren er Brass, alaofor Scroll or Circular Sawing, and is fully equalto Steam for nny leht werk, The abevo Machines aro built of tho best materiuls, and made as Durable as Woed and Iron will make them, ALL WORK WARKANTED. ka For further Particulars sco small cireul or WATER WILEELS { Equal to the Best Overshot Wheel NI POWER PLEDGED “RONDA LSIXxa LEPEELS AMERICAN DOUBLE TURBINE I4 now mannfactured by the Vulcan Iron Works Gornbeny : In this clty, and orders for tho sdmo can he filled finmedtnately. We havea dare supply ,of the ditterent sizes, fram 10 fiehes to . That we may know the pe or sized Wheel yeu require, Moasnre your water In tho fellowing way: Take the width ef the stream, tbe average depth and tho distance {t fows in a miuule., AU tho Wheels already in uso. ane unlversal satisfaction. Pe ee send fer a Cirenlar, i This Wheel'ls especially adapted to! mining purbores. It is light, and can be easily packed inte the mountalns. Wheels weighing from 100 to pounds, will yfold from 10 to 4iLhorse-power under a head ot 25 or 30 tect. They are tho’ cheapest wheel to’ set up known, as they are so arranged asto produce the greatest power peaslbie from the water used. . Como and sce them, or send for n Circular te LEFFEL & MYERS, At Vulcan Iron Works, office 137 and 129 First street, San Franclsce. 4vlitf * : My VARNEW’S PATENT AMALGAMATOR. ° These Machines Stand Unrivaled. 1 v — 4 For rapldly pulverizing and amalgamating ores, they hava no eqoual., Ne effert has becn, or will be, spared Io havo them constructed In the mest perfect manner, and of tho great number now In epceratten, net Ono has ever reuired repairs. The constant and increasing demand tor them lg sufficlent evidence of their merlts. ‘, They sre censtructed se asto apply stekm. direclly Into the pulp, or with steam,bottoma, as desired, This Amalgamator Operates aa Follows: Tho pan being filied, tho motlon ef the muller ferces tha pulp to the center, where it 1s drawn down through the aperture and between tho grinding surfaces. Thence lt is tbrown te Ore Po eC Intothe quicksilver.The earved pintes again draw It tothe centor, where It passes down, and te the 'circumferenca as before. Thus itis constantly assing iu a regular flow between the grinding surfaces and nto the quicksilver, until the ore is reduced to an impalpable powder, and the nietal amalgamated. Setlers made on thé same princtplo excel nll othars.— The pring the pulp so constantly and perfectly In centact with. quicksilver, that the particles ara rapidly. and cem»+ ( pletely absorbed. MIN men are ifyited to examine'thesa pans and sotlara for themselves, nt tha PACIFIC FOUNDRY, wi San Francisco. ; 5 ii E. O. HUNT, No, 28 Second Street, and 108 & 112 Jessie Street, San Frauclsce. ae 26-3 Portable Steam Engines ! “Foadley’s” and “ Hittinger’s”’ Make, COMBINING THE MAXIMUM OF EFFICIENCY, Durability, and Ecouomy, with tho Minimum of welgit and Price. These Engines are favorably known, a larze number belng In use ou this coast fer hoisting, pumping, threshing, milling and mining purposes. Steam can be got up on these Engines‘in fifteeu minutes after reaching the place ef operaticn, and the time, expense of settlng boliers, machinery, and ‘construction account” saved, Ovitich is often the difference between the successful and unsuccessful presecution ef milling, enterprises,) in. fact, the portablo principle 1s the ploneer’s friend, and ennbles him to draw engines'on thelr own wheels to his cabln tbe saw and grist mill, and ithas done and will do moro te help subdue the coniinent than any otber ot the modern’ Motors which are crewdlug society and normalizing the world. . AU sizes on hand from 3 te 30 horse power, with and without carringes. i Also, Portable Saw and Grist M1l's. For salo b; TREADWELL & CO., 3y12-310 Corner ef Front and Market streets. Stevens’ Pressure Packing, Patented March 7th, 1865. f neers, to be tho most effectual method of making aud STEVENS’ PACKING has tbe advantago of being cheaper . , in first cost than the ordinary packlag, and can be applied to eld style pistous with very little alteration er detention. In place of testimeaials, the Patentce requests of those ‘who are using the eld‘spriug packing to inquire of the owners ef tho various engines which new havo this packing in use—seme of which have heen running from thrca totwelvo months without being epened, er shewing' any . , descriptive Icak—and act upon theirrecommendation. — Furthor particulars can be had by applying te the Patentee, ANDREW STEVENS, Muster Mechanic, Alameda Railroad, or at tho VULCAN IRON WURKS, where they an be seen, at any time, in course of construction, iodr ANDREW STEVENS, SALMONS PROPELLOR. AMALGAMATOR . ' —— Challenge Settler Has been in nse and thoroughly tested, both In California and Nevada, with entire satisfaction to all parties conecrned. These Machines ure Made entirely different from any others, And with the same power will grind, amalgamate, settle aud scparate, wore gold and silver ere thun any ethers now inuse. Manufactured at the SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDRY, . ! where Machines cau beseen In operation. Address deor, and plant on the cutermost cenfiues of civilization. . Pressure Packlug is:now conceded, by the best engi. . keeping the metallic ring of pistons stcam-tight. bp Important'to Miners. . NEW PATENT ROASTING PROCESS. 'AM NOW PREPARED TO.OFFER TO THE MINING cemmunity a New Roasting Precess, which has been anpreved ns-novel and bencticlal hy the best ‘authorities in ithona, A Furnaco can be erected in a few days ata trifilng oxpéense, and ene man ts.able to Reast ten tons of Ore or Cencentrated Sulphurets per day, MORE COMPLETELY AND CHEAPER That any other ‘Precess. All tho Sulphur Ia sated, wy helny converted pater e ide ef Carben, which Is a val-: uiblo product, and wil} pay noarly ail expensés, Por particulars, apply, to J. MOSHEIMER, * 26v11-3m ‘ 428 Washington street. Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Known as HUNGERFORD & PRATER'S Concentrator,) aay {MANUFACTURED At TH Fi San Francisco Foundry and Steam 7 Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets. All orders promptly attended to.2yl2 ‘ DEVOE, DINSMORE & co, FUNLT’S PATENT Circular Sweep Horse-Powers,For running Chnrns, Washing Machines, Grindstenes, um plni a Sng. woed, and other light machinery. ice, S100, at the Factory. AUNT'S PATENT SELY-REGULATING TREAD HORSEPOWER is superier te any machine ef the kind in tha market. Price, with Governor, all Gea) to set to work, at the Factory, $300, Manufactured by . E. 0. HUNT, "v10 28 Sccond streat, San Francisco, ‘MITCHELLS ' sal COMBINED. FAUCET AND MEASURE. rN an a This is one of the most useful inventlons of the day, and ig destined to go into‘unlversal use’on this coast, .as*lt has In tho Eastern States. Tho Invontion consists of'a combined Faucet nnd. Meas. ure, so arranged thatthe liquid centonts of any cask or other vessel can be drawn and’accurately measured without the use of measures or funucls ather than such as are embraced in the Faneet lisclf. While it obviates altogether the use of measures, it operates much wore perfectly than the old method of drawing and mecasnring such liquids as have a teudency to foam up when drawn, as coal oil, linseed Oil, ete, . The Proprietor has made arrangements with. GAL. LAGHER, WEED & WHITE, of the California Brass Founary of this city, fer the manufacture of this Faucet, and Is . prepared to furnish the urticle er sell territories. Here 1s achance for men with small capital to Invest in a good SylI Jd. & W. C. SALMON. business. 4 tReaidoucel $20 Taylor street, near O'Farrell street. . D.C, MITOHELL, LSet Sau Francisco, Aug. 22d, 1865, lovli-3m