Volume 13 (1866) (424 pages)

_ ———— "The alining anil Seientitic Press, 197 — Ge A Hint to Advertisers in General, and San. Franciscans in Particular. Tho following article from the VWountain Messenger, published in Dowtieville, the county scat of thrifty Sierra, illustrates an important fact which some peuple are prone to overlook, viz: thut tt ts not the lowest priced advertising which is the elteapest. For instance, an advertisement tuserted for $30 in a journal issuing 3,000 copies, is twice as cheap as nt $20 in a paper having otly 1,000 circulation ; Fudlelous Advertising, It ia pasalng strange huw few business inen In the cities . of this State understand ndvertising judiciously In the . country prusa, Whelber making thelr arrangements with . the publishers or thelr agents In San Frauclsco. There aro five ]ferenl agencies which recelve aivertisiog for the conutry papers of Ihe toterlor. only two or three of which ore able to seeure an agency for first-clase papers, such us have an extensive clreulittow aud establisbed tales of ndvertising, from which they decllno tn vary at ilis oplion nf the ailvertisor, Thess papers aro usually full of alvertiaing at falr rates, only a trifle In advance of papers baying o very limited circulation, The other agenta and pudllshers hive no bil-bed prtees, an consequenily overcharge tf they hayo an opportunity, bat generally take ndyertlslug at about twenty per cent. Ives fan usual rates; and the foolish adverilser who gets his alvertisements Into a score or two of these Journals dnubt Jexa thinka he Is advertising jadiclously aol cheaply, when fn fact he Is paying tbe very dearest price, conslderlug the limited circulition his advertisement obtalus, Thus, Many business men, thnugh they doubtless fad lt pays to adverilse, even tu thls class of papers at this inw rate, aro adverilsing Injullclonsly and paylng double rates for the circulution they desire to aud miglt ebtaln by advertlalng Io first class papers, the rales of which aro buts trifle higher than thoes which alvertise for such prices as thoy cuonobtaln. Thesc inw price advertising agenls work an injury to bath puhlisbers nnd advertiiers, und ure ratvly able to liquidate wheu the quarterly setilement is due, aml thelr names are bauded abnut through tke press with eplihets of well meriicd contempt. Whit» the penny-wiso style of business referred tn pays ous class of udyertisers very well, !¢ works injury tn others who fail to vbbtala the value of thelr money, There is hardly any khul of trado extensively carried on In San Francisco that will wot yuy to adveriise througbout the State, to the mutual benebt nf thy advertiser and pub{lshor; bit a want of general {nformation concerning the nmbunt of trade to he vxpected has eslablished a waut of coufhlenceto try, Advertising In the East Is more geucra] because statisties of trode aud its profits prove lta valus, nimost without trial, Ths {ndacemeuts to advertise In thla Stato are nn less, ns we propose to show by reference tn tho cousumptlen of gonds In this county. From the Aulitor’s office we learn that there are no less than two hundred licensed retail dealera in Sierrn county, whose annual saics In the aggregate foet up the handsome sum of $3,500,000, and {tls to be presumed that uono of these dealers have nverstaled their sales. To this amount may be added $1,590,000 worth of goods purchased on privme necount lor mincrs’ winter stores, and for the supply of lucorporuted companies and quartz mille, making in total a valuable trade of about $5,000,000 anuuiily. The wealth and population of a section, and the influ. enee and circulntion of an old estublisbed paper, determine {ls value as an advertising medlum—a matter never lest fight of by an experlenecd advertiser, Tho Messenxcre ts one of the eldest and best established Papers In the Statv, and has always cnjoyed an exiensivo circulation (wholly unaided by party contribuilons) equaled by ua other In this locality at any time during tho Just tet years, aml lus entered upon Its thirteeutb volnine with increased snbseriptions and exteniled alvertisIng patronage. Jt lings been twieo enlarged since Its removal from La Porte to Pownieville, in 1864, and now presenls more reading space nud type than any other weekly local journal in the State (not connected with a daily Issue), and more local matter, No business mun is without it, and its circulation extends throughout the mines in all the differout camps oF this county and vicinity, as follows: Forest Cily, Aleghauy, Chips’ Flat, Minnesota, Amerlean Hill, Sierra Valley, Downieville, Goodyear’s Bar, Camptonvillo, Eureka, Port Wine, La Porte, Sawpit Flat, Glbsonviile, Newark, Voker Flat, Howland Flat, Pine Grove, and St. Louls, besides many otber smaller camps. The Mussencer has an extenslye job office, and docs tbo printing and ndyortising of the county. REMINGTON’S ARMORY. Agency, 310 Washington st., Sun Pranelsco, PRICES REDUCED! These arms have bee preferred by the United States Government, and stand muegualed by any in the world. Revolvers, Army. Navy, Belt_ andPocket, Double and sin gle Action; Repeaters, and vest-pocket Pistols, with copper ammunition; Potlee Revolvers, n new to 6inch barrel; Rite Canes — an entirely new Arm—baving a Tange and accuracy equal to a rifie, and a pias perfect Oane. All the new models for sale very jo Tavisit ALBERT E. CRANE, Just Published. HE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAOE, BEING FOUR IMortani Lectures on FUNCTIONS and DISORDERS of tho Nervous Systom aud Reproductive Organs, to be haul by lar essing an gigabs aa stive on SATU, stempy, to Seeretary PACIE MUSEUM OF Moutgomery street, Sun i anclseo. 131 yy CnancinG THe AonrEss.—Neclarge ts made for changing the address of this paper. To give ull necessary iuformation, write ls plainiy us follows: ‘¢ Chunge address of tbe Miuing aud Scientifie Press trom Mr. . --County, . State, to iW oeee County, vece Slate, ., .186-.77 MININ G SHAREHOLDERS’ . DIREOTORY, (Compiled for every lasue, from advertisements In the Mixing ann Scitszirto Parss and other San Francisco Juurnals}. ‘ames of GCompanlex, District or County Amounl of Assvesment; Date nf Meetlig; ment Sale; ond Amount and Thue nt Ff vomnprising th of Locatl Day of D nythent of Dividends, SAME ant or Dar oar AND LOCATION, ASSKSMKAT DELINQUENT, NY Sauk Assurance M, Co. Cat. $1 Arbltroa M. 3 Antioch P, Veirol. Co., Contra Comin Ov. $ Cynrollduted 5. 1. pe Go, $f Chiplonens M. Ca. Capitola dg. 8 &C. 3 Grown Point, diac, SU It. Conildency 5. M. Co, 8 pl25—Oet 12 ia Annual Meeting Oct 2 Annual Meeting Oct & -Mecting Oct 6 Oct S-Nov 2° Ghitaneash M. co Chaparral Hil U. & 8, A. Diana G. & & M.Co. Nov. $5 Diamond €. Del Nort Dancy 0. & », LYON Cn. Exchequer M. Cn.,Storcy co. El Tuste 3. M. Co., Brn. Mex. Enterprise G, £ 8. i é 1 Oct 17 Enterprise G. & 3. . $1 spt 2O—Uect tS Eureka, Sau oan Milident $1. » pecan Pay md ly—sepet Geo. Washington G.& 5, »Alp. cn.$2.60,.0¢t 20—Noyv 5° Great Central M. Ca, Annual Meeting Oct 8* Gould & Curry, dividend Ssu tt. Poyuble duu 8 Numboldi G.&8. M. Co. Nev. $2. Nov 1—Noy 27* Itanseuni G. M. Co. Drl Norte ev, 15d. -Oct 18—Noy 5 tale & Norcross, divident. a eener eves nyable Sept 15 Imperial G. & §. M. Cn. dlvidend sh Payable &rpt 1s Independent C. At. Co, Dividetd.. ayuble Sept l G&S. M. Co. Yuba co, Div. $108h.Payablo Aug 23 Keystone M. Co. Calaveras Cn. $4. Oct 22—Noy lue Lady Bell C, M. Co. Del Norte co, 10¢. Sept W—Oct 2¢ ae Br ey ne 2h—Cct 12 a Vietolre 9 Oct 1 Leds Broun M. Co. i vee Libertad G. & 5. M. Co. Mex. $5. Mina Rica de tas Flores M. & M. Co. Melones niu Siumisluns G. 8. dC. ¢ Mamuntoth G. M. Co. Kern co. $500. Nuestra S'’ra do Guadeloupe S. M. Co, $1 Old Colony S. M. me eaean $5. Overmuu'S. M. Patrnelnia and oie 5. M. Co. $1.25. Rattlesuake G. &S. M. Co. Yuba co. $1. San Marclal 8. 31. Co., Mex. $1 Sunta Crux Potrol Ol Works ¢ Segregated Belcher M. Co. Ni Suutlige M.Co., dividend Tecumseh O. S. & C. M. Co. Cal. £0c Union Muttole Oll co., Humboldt co., $15. White & Murphy G. & 5. M. Co. $1. Yellow Jacket 8, M. Co., div. $40 sh. + Sept 21-Oct 10 8—Oct 1s she Jefferson G. -Oct 4—Uct 20 Octl—Oct31* Sept 7—Oct 5* CO 2b—Oct 10 «Sept 22—Oct & macnn el 12—Oct 3" nudal Meoting (et 2d* Sept 1W—Oet §* ayable Septs -Sept 17—Oct §* Sept 24—Oct 15% -Oct 1]—Noy 1* + Payable Sept 15 *Those marked with nn asterlsk (*) are advertised In thi journal. Se San Francisco Stock k and Exchange Board, Fray Dre September 28, 1866. Bid. Asked. United States 7 3-10ths. «+. $ 7634 $ 77 Gov. Legal Tender Notes L valrs State Bonds, 7 @ ceut. 8137 83 San Franelsco 10 DB cent. 100 San Franciseo Bonds, 1855, 6 @ ceut. “ el San Francisco Gas, 2 140 Sun Francisco Bone ,6 Been 69 71 Sacramento City Bonds, 0 cent. 19 2I Sucramento Couuty Bovds, 6 ba cout. 61 hy Marysville Bonds, 10 B cent. vid $2 Stovkton Buus, to B ceut, 85 95 Yuba County Bonds, 10 A ceut. 80 85 Butte County Bonds, 10 @ cout, 70 80 Califorula Navissction Co 71 74 State Telegrupb Steck. 32 Bt) Sacrameniu Gas Co.. . 18 Spriug Valley Water Co. 61 63 . RAILROADS. Sacramento Valley Rallroad 6 Omnibus Rajlrowl,. G42 56 Central Railroad Co. og 65 North Beach aud Mission . 46 46 MINING STOOKA, UT eon +» $55 $100 10 16 OL 100 Coufidence, 50 66 Ophir. 203 207 Gould & Curry. 540 610 Empiro M. & M. Co. 63 ae Savage.. 1085 1115 Choliar-Potos: 110 124 Halo & Noreross. 1075 1800 White & Murpby. os os Sierra Nevadn, 31 3h3 Yekow Jacket. 632 685 Overman. 2 4 Crown Point. 875 900 Imperial . 82 84 San Francisco Market Rates, WHOLESALE PRICES. Frupar, Sept, 28, 1866, + 5600@56 Flour, extra, B bbl. Do Superfine.. Corn Meal, # 100 th. Wheat, @ 100 tb. Oats, B 100 ib Barley, B nae th Beans, ® 100 th Potatoes, 8 100 tb Hay, A ton. Bceonco Live Unk Wnod, ® cord Beef, on foot, Blb. Beef, extra, dressed, Sheep, on foot,. cack Hogs, on loot, @ th. Hogs, dressed, @ th. eae GROCERIES, ETO. . Sugar, eritshed, @ib.G : Yo China.. la@ ll Colfec, Costa Rica, rc) tb 2@ 26 Do Rio. 23 @ 2344 Tea, Japan, ® 80 @ 90 Do Green.. 70 @ 1 2% Hawaiian R ee Bb. 9@ — China do. 64@ Tf Coal O11, @ gal, 6 @ 0 Candles, @ th. 16 @ 2232 Raneh Butter, ‘a tb. 85 @ 5245 istbmnus do . 80 @ 3744 Cbeese, Culiforul 0@ 17 Epgs, @ doz. —@ 50 Lard, @ tb 19 @ 20 am and Bacon, Bib. @ 21 20 Shoulders WYy@ 15 Tue Press is a large, slxteeu puge paper, aud is truly a valuable assistant to ‘the miniug Interests of the Pavihe Coast —[xye County hews. Oct 19—Nay 21%" Ketall Prices, Butter, Califorola fresh @ tb. . 1a «0 do pickled A ib . Bq 80 D 7-0 . oq — sto New York, @ tb. & 4a 50 Chevse, B Ib. . be 2 Houey,, 26 fh. . 80a 40 bees, Boles. ' 60g 6v Lard, @ Ib. + 224@ 25 Hans and Bacon, ‘ » Bog 25 Cronberri, B cal. _ THO 1 00 Potatocs, old, @ Ib . . --@ = do Sew 8 1b . 1@ 1k Tomatoer, @ th. : @ 6 Gufous, B tb. . 39 6 Applys, No.1, B Ib A 3m Ob Prare, Invle ® Ib. 5 82 10 Plunis, dricd, A 16. : 20 22 Penches, Irled, @ Ib. . ba — Uranges, @ doz. 5 n0@ — Lenwis, A doz ‘ is@ Chickyna, apieco, a 87@ 1 12 Sunp—Paic & C. 0 $@ 10 Castile -—@ 16 FIRST PREMIUMS! ron PRINTING, AWARDED AT THE MECHANICS’ INDUSTRIAL EXIYBITION SAN FRANCISCO, 1865, —AND AT THE— State Fair at Sacramento, 1865, = TO— DEWEY & CO. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PRESS, MINING AND 505 Clay street, San Francisco. RATES OF ADVERTISING. —IN THE — Mining and Scig¢ntific Press. Mining Advertisements. Ifpaidin Advance Notices of Mectlngs, persquare, three weeks.$3 50 $2 SU Notices of Mectings, per square, four weeks. 4 00 3 0) ee Notices, of ordinary length, four aan auanne Notices, ‘ot more than usual length, . four weeks, for cach additional square. 4 00 3 00 Delluquent Safes, per square, two weeks. . 250 2 00 Deliuyuent Sales, per square, three weeks. . 3 50 2 61 Postponements, per square, ono week. 16 100 Shps ot Advertisements ribs ach for meetings or assessments, per hundred ..s0sseeeee 100 Advertising law blanks, circulars, 1 and AdvIce..006 Free RG™ The space of ten lines of sotid agate advertising type constitutes a@ square. Miscellaneous Advertisements, One week, per square. One month, per square oe ot ter @ months), per square. semenuts of great length, or of special character, arrieee ied by contract on ike inost favorable terms. Terms of Sub: Subscription. One copy, one year, by mail, 1n advance. One copy, six months, by mil, in advance. One copy, oue year, by express. One copy, six months, by HY Tess. Five cuoples, one year, by mail, in 0 By clty carriers, per menth 60 Single copics. 15 Mouthly Series 65 Tun CincuLation of the Prass, already extenslve, Is rapidly Increasing, and substantial tradesmen who can profit by widely disseniinating information of thelr business umongst thie most intelligent, Influential and industrial classes of the Pacific States and Territories will find no more effectlve or economical Ten Yin for advertising ac CO., Proprietors. Patent Agoncy and Job Pelntng Office, 605 ie rae San Francisco. (lamis] Ju , 1866. euning and Selentlfie Press PATENT ee PS my and Salentitie Press ook Ce eae lentifie Press PRI x an entific Press on Mining and Scicutifie Press pEewne . co., Mluing aud Sclentifie Press Pablilshers, Mining and Scientific Press (Established, 756”) Mining and Selentific Press San Pranc Mining anid Sclentifie Press CIReuL ARS FREE. Mining and § Press bseribe Now! Published Saturdays, contalning ie pages, at $6 per year. Endorsement by the Miners’ State Convention The following resolution wus adopted by the Callfornla Miners’ State Convention, held at Sacramcuto, Jan. 17th, 1666: Resolved, That we regard a mining paper or journal of great lmportanee tothe mining Imerest of Callfornola, and werecommend the Mining anp Scizntirio Pnxss, of San Francisco, to the consideration and support of the miners of the Puelfie evast. Subscribe Now ! 1866 JANUARY Ist, 1866 Commencement of Twelfth Volume OF THE— Mining and Scientific Press Published Every Snturday. The title of our journal is a truthful expresston of its character. It affords n class of progressive information to tho Miners, Mcchunics and Professional Men of tho Pacific Coast, which cannot be derived from books, or other publications. Each Volume comprises, in reality, a book of new intelligence and facts relating to Mining, Mechanism, Metnllurgy, Science and Art, developed by our rich and peculiar resources, and identical with onr own industry and ltistory. By tho encouragement of intelligent economy in LaBOR and Goub-savine, wo shall make tho Press a source of INDIVIDUAL PROFIT to its patrons, as well as a publie benefit to every local community in which it circulates. The prospects of our journal are now brighter than at any former period. Our facilitie3 for furnisbing a valuable paper are constantly increasing. Following are some of the many opinions gencrously expressed hy our neigbbors: Editorial Expressions; Votose Twe.rra.—The Mining anD ScrenTiFic Press with its last issue, commenced its twellth volume. Siuco Dewey & Co, have * held the ribhons”’ Ils gait has been rapid towarda perfect jdurnal, Its appenrunce evidences its prosperity, but doubtless, like some of the rest of us, it can Stand mereuxed ecouragement, Let such he given, and, our word ior it, volume thirteen will acknowledge recelpt. —(Golden Era. Misting ann Scientirio Press.—We recelved a vislt a fow days since, from Mr, Wued, agent for the Mixtx¢ ann SciENTIFIC PRESS, Wbo is now gauvassing this county for subscribors to that valuable jeurnal. The Press la layaluable te miuers and mecbuulcs, being ithe only journal of any Importance on the coast entirely devoted tn their interests.—. Mountain Messenger. We can give our testimony that it Is always replete witb uscfal and valuable lulormatiou to miuorsaud niechauics, [Placer Herald, The publishers Intend to make it the ‘Scientific AmorlIcan”? of the Pacific Coast. Every mluer sboulMd have a copy of it in his cubia, for it will he Glled with useful ° formation co tbe pick and snovel fraternity.—[Iri Journal. It contalns correspandence from different sectiens, giving accounts of new discoveries In gold, silver aud copper, und should be taken by every person tbut wishes to keop well posted on the developments of onr Stute und the Territories. —[Mountain Messenger. With the last number is an index tn the whots volume, most useful and yaluable to thoso who keep files of that paper .—[Shasta Courier. Prof. J. D, Whitney’s address on Mining, is given entire. * * * Wo presorve the Press, nud would like to have a full fle.—fNapa Reporter, Tae Mintnc Press ls particularly the minors’ jeurpal, and is doiug more for tbe sohd interests of tho tale than any other, by enabling its readers to unlock tbe mines of untuld wealth whicb lie wasto around them.—fMountain Messenger, The public should support the enterprise of tho Minixe Puess, oue of the best papers in the State, by a liberal putrniiage, as It is only by a system of legitimate reports" that our miues can bo favorably brought belore men capital helow,—([Calaveras Chronicle. Under the management of Messrs, Dewey & Co., the Press has heen much improved in every respect. * * It deserves a liveral support.—[Virginla Union. A good pnper for tbls country.—[Humboldt Register Na. Those who would have a good paper of this character should subserihe now, —[Marysville Appeal. It emhraces ove of the Gnest Gelds in the world, and seems to improve it. * * Tt will he second to no scientific record now published on 1hls contiment.—[Loa Angeles News, Aneatand uscful journal. One of tbe most presentahle and usoful In the Stute, [Sunday Mercury, Such a journal has been needed on ibe Pactéc Coast. Tbe Press fills he bill_—[Reese River Reveille, A splendid paper, and should bave a good lst of subseribers In prosperous Grass Vulley.—[G. V. National, We receive, regularly as clock work, this exceedingly valuable and ‘interesting journal.—[Nupe Reporlor. Interesting and Important to miuers and Mountain men, [Butte Record. Friends pleased with our efforts In the publication of the Press can rendor us essentlal aid by furnishing correspondence and allimportantinformation whleb may come under thelr observation, and by calling the attentlon of their RUGGLES’ PRINTING PRESS. For Sate or Exehauge. 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_ ———— "The alining anil Seientitic Press, 197 — Ge A Hint to Advertisers in General, and San. Franciscans in Particular. Tho following article from the VWountain Messenger, published in Dowtieville, the county scat of thrifty Sierra, illustrates an important fact which some peuple are prone to overlook, viz: thut tt ts not the lowest priced advertising which is the elteapest. For instance, an advertisement tuserted for $30 in a journal issuing 3,000 copies, is twice as cheap as nt $20 in a paper having otly 1,000 circulation ; Fudlelous Advertising, It ia pasalng strange huw few business inen In the cities . of this State understand ndvertising judiciously In the . country prusa, Whelber making thelr arrangements with . the publishers or thelr agents In San Frauclsco. There aro five ]ferenl agencies which recelve aivertisiog for the conutry papers of Ihe toterlor. only two or three of which ore able to seeure an agency for first-clase papers, such us have an extensive clreulittow aud establisbed tales of ndvertising, from which they decllno tn vary at ilis oplion nf the ailvertisor, Thess papers aro usually full of alvertiaing at falr rates, only a trifle In advance of papers baying o very limited circulation, The other agenta and pudllshers hive no bil-bed prtees, an consequenily overcharge tf they hayo an opportunity, bat generally take ndyertlslug at about twenty per cent. Ives fan usual rates; and the foolish adverilser who gets his alvertisements Into a score or two of these Journals dnubt Jexa thinka he Is advertising jadiclously aol cheaply, when fn fact he Is paying tbe very dearest price, conslderlug the limited circulition his advertisement obtalus, Thus, Many business men, thnugh they doubtless fad lt pays to adverilse, even tu thls class of papers at this inw rate, aro adverilsing Injullclonsly and paylng double rates for the circulution they desire to aud miglt ebtaln by advertlalng Io first class papers, the rales of which aro buts trifle higher than thoes which alvertise for such prices as thoy cuonobtaln. Thesc inw price advertising agenls work an injury to bath puhlisbers nnd advertiiers, und ure ratvly able to liquidate wheu the quarterly setilement is due, aml thelr names are bauded abnut through tke press with eplihets of well meriicd contempt. Whit» the penny-wiso style of business referred tn pays ous class of udyertisers very well, !¢ works injury tn others who fail to vbbtala the value of thelr money, There is hardly any khul of trado extensively carried on In San Francisco that will wot yuy to adveriise througbout the State, to the mutual benebt nf thy advertiser and pub{lshor; bit a want of general {nformation concerning the nmbunt of trade to he vxpected has eslablished a waut of coufhlenceto try, Advertising In the East Is more geucra] because statisties of trode aud its profits prove lta valus, nimost without trial, Ths {ndacemeuts to advertise In thla Stato are nn less, ns we propose to show by reference tn tho cousumptlen of gonds In this county. From the Aulitor’s office we learn that there are no less than two hundred licensed retail dealera in Sierrn county, whose annual saics In the aggregate foet up the handsome sum of $3,500,000, and {tls to be presumed that uono of these dealers have nverstaled their sales. To this amount may be added $1,590,000 worth of goods purchased on privme necount lor mincrs’ winter stores, and for the supply of lucorporuted companies and quartz mille, making in total a valuable trade of about $5,000,000 anuuiily. The wealth and population of a section, and the influ. enee and circulntion of an old estublisbed paper, determine {ls value as an advertising medlum—a matter never lest fight of by an experlenecd advertiser, Tho Messenxcre ts one of the eldest and best established Papers In the Statv, and has always cnjoyed an exiensivo circulation (wholly unaided by party contribuilons) equaled by ua other In this locality at any time during tho Just tet years, aml lus entered upon Its thirteeutb volnine with increased snbseriptions and exteniled alvertisIng patronage. Jt lings been twieo enlarged since Its removal from La Porte to Pownieville, in 1864, and now presenls more reading space nud type than any other weekly local journal in the State (not connected with a daily Issue), and more local matter, No business mun is without it, and its circulation extends throughout the mines in all the differout camps oF this county and vicinity, as follows: Forest Cily, Aleghauy, Chips’ Flat, Minnesota, Amerlean Hill, Sierra Valley, Downieville, Goodyear’s Bar, Camptonvillo, Eureka, Port Wine, La Porte, Sawpit Flat, Glbsonviile, Newark, Voker Flat, Howland Flat, Pine Grove, and St. Louls, besides many otber smaller camps. The Mussencer has an extenslye job office, and docs tbo printing and ndyortising of the county. REMINGTON’S ARMORY. Agency, 310 Washington st., Sun Pranelsco, PRICES REDUCED! These arms have bee preferred by the United States Government, and stand muegualed by any in the world. Revolvers, Army. Navy, Belt_ andPocket, Double and sin gle Action; Repeaters, and vest-pocket Pistols, with copper ammunition; Potlee Revolvers, n new to 6inch barrel; Rite Canes — an entirely new Arm—baving a Tange and accuracy equal to a rifie, and a pias perfect Oane. All the new models for sale very jo Tavisit ALBERT E. CRANE, Just Published. HE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAOE, BEING FOUR IMortani Lectures on FUNCTIONS and DISORDERS of tho Nervous Systom aud Reproductive Organs, to be haul by lar essing an gigabs aa stive on SATU, stempy, to Seeretary PACIE MUSEUM OF Moutgomery street, Sun i anclseo. 131 yy CnancinG THe AonrEss.—Neclarge ts made for changing the address of this paper. To give ull necessary iuformation, write ls plainiy us follows: ‘¢ Chunge address of tbe Miuing aud Scientifie Press trom Mr. . --County, .. State, to iW oeee County, vece Slate, ., .186-.77 MININ G SHAREHOLDERS’ . DIREOTORY, (Compiled for every lasue, from advertisements In the Mixing ann Scitszirto Parss and other San Francisco Juurnals}. ‘ames of GCompanlex, District or County Amounl of Assvesment; Date nf Meetlig; ment Sale; ond Amount and Thue nt Ff vomnprising th of Locatl Day of D nythent of Dividends, SAME ant or Dar oar AND LOCATION, ASSKSMKAT DELINQUENT, NY Sauk Assurance M, Co. Cat. $1 Arbltroa M. 3 Antioch P, Veirol. Co., Contra Comin Ov. $ Cynrollduted 5. 1. pe Go, $f Chiplonens M. Ca. Capitola dg. 8 &C. 3 Grown Point, diac, SU It. Conildency 5. M. Co, 8 pl25—Oet 12 ia Annual Meeting Oct 2 Annual Meeting Oct & -Mecting Oct 6 Oct S-Nov 2° Ghitaneash M. co Chaparral Hil U. & 8, A. Diana G. & & M.Co. Nov. $5 Diamond €. Del Nort Dancy 0. & », LYON Cn. Exchequer M. Cn.,Storcy co. El Tuste 3. M. Co., Brn. Mex. Enterprise G, £ 8. i é 1 Oct 17 Enterprise G. & 3. . $1 spt 2O—Uect tS Eureka, Sau oan Milident $1. » pecan Pay md ly—sepet Geo. Washington G.& 5, »Alp. cn.$2.60,.0¢t 20—Noyv 5° Great Central M. Ca, Annual Meeting Oct 8* Gould & Curry, dividend Ssu tt. Poyuble duu 8 Numboldi G.&8. M. Co. Nev. $2. Nov 1—Noy 27* Itanseuni G. M. Co. Drl Norte ev, 15d. -Oct 18—Noy 5 tale & Norcross, divident. a eener eves nyable Sept 15 Imperial G. & §. M. Cn. dlvidend sh Payable &rpt 1s Independent C. At. Co, Dividetd... ayuble Sept l G&S. M. Co. Yuba co, Div. $108h..Payablo Aug 23 Keystone M. Co. Calaveras Cn. $4.. Oct 22—Noy lue Lady Bell C, M. Co. Del Norte co, 10¢. Sept W—Oct 2¢ ae Br ey ne 2h—Cct 12 a Vietolre 9 Oct 1 Leds Broun M. Co. i vee Libertad G. & 5. M. Co. Mex. $5. Mina Rica de tas Flores M. & M. Co. Melones niu Siumisluns G. 8. dC. ¢ Mamuntoth G. M. Co. Kern co. $500. Nuestra S'’ra do Guadeloupe S. M. Co, $1 Old Colony S. M. me eaean $5. Overmuu'S. M. Patrnelnia and oie 5. M. Co. $1.25. Rattlesuake G. &S. M. Co. Yuba co. $1. San Marclal 8. 31. Co., Mex. $1 Sunta Crux Potrol Ol Works ¢ Segregated Belcher M. Co. Ni Suutlige M.Co., dividend Tecumseh O. S. & C. M. Co. Cal. £0c Union Muttole Oll co., Humboldt co., $15. White & Murphy G. & 5. M. Co. $1. Yellow Jacket 8, M. Co., div. $40 sh. + Sept 21-Oct 10 8—Oct 1s she Jefferson G. -Oct 4—Uct 20 Octl—Oct31* Sept 7—Oct 5* CO 2b—Oct 10 «Sept 22—Oct & macnn el 12—Oct 3" nudal Meoting (et 2d* Sept 1W—Oet §* ayable Septs -Sept 17—Oct §* Sept 24—Oct 15% -Oct 1]—Noy 1* + Payable Sept 15 *Those marked with nn asterlsk (*) are advertised In thi journal. Se San Francisco Stock k and Exchange Board, Fray Dre September 28, 1866. Bid. Asked. United States 7 3-10ths. «+. $ 7634 $ 77 Gov. Legal Tender Notes L valrs State Bonds, 7 @ ceut. 8137 83 San Franelsco 10 DB cent. 100 San Franciseo Bonds, 1855, 6 @ ceut. “ el San Francisco Gas, 2 140 Sun Francisco Bone ,6 Been 69 71 Sacramento City Bonds, 0 cent.. 19 2I Sucramento Couuty Bovds, 6 ba cout. 61 hy Marysville Bonds, 10 B cent. vid $2 Stovkton Buus, to B ceut, 85 95 Yuba County Bonds, 10 A ceut. 80 85 Butte County Bonds, 10 @ cout, 70 80 Califorula Navissction Co 71 74 State Telegrupb Steck. 32 Bt) Sacrameniu Gas Co... . 18 Spriug Valley Water Co.. 61 63 . RAILROADS. Sacramento Valley Rallroad 6 Omnibus Rajlrowl,. G42 56 Central Railroad Co. og 65 North Beach aud Mission . 46 46 MINING STOOKA, UT eon +» $55 $100 10 16 OL 100 Coufidence, 50 66 Ophir.. 203 207 Gould & Curry. 540 610 Empiro M. & M. Co. 63 ae Savage... 1085 1115 Choliar-Potos: 110 124 Halo & Noreross. 1075 1800 White & Murpby. os os Sierra Nevadn, 31 3h3 Yekow Jacket. 632 685 Overman.. 2 4 Crown Point. 875 900 Imperial . 82 84 San Francisco Market Rates, WHOLESALE PRICES. Frupar, Sept, 28, 1866, + 5600@56 Flour, extra, B bbl.. Do Superfine... Corn Meal, # 100 th.

Wheat, @ 100 tb. Oats, B 100 ib Barley, B nae th Beans, ® 100 th Potatoes, 8 100 tb Hay, A ton. Bceonco Live Unk Wnod, ® cord Beef, on foot, Blb. Beef, extra, dressed, Sheep, on foot,. cack Hogs, on loot, @ th. Hogs, dressed, @ th.. eae GROCERIES, ETO. . Sugar, eritshed, @ib.G : Yo China.... la@ ll Colfec, Costa Rica, rc) tb 2@ 26 Do Rio.. 23 @ 2344 Tea, Japan, ® 80 @ 90 Do Green... 70 @ 1 2% Hawaiian R ee Bb. 9@ — China do. 64@ Tf Coal O11, @ gal, 6 @ 0 Candles, @ th.. 16 @ 2232 Raneh Butter, ‘a tb. 85 @ 5245 istbmnus do . 80 @ 3744 Cbeese, Culiforul 0@ 17 Epgs, @ doz. —@ 50 Lard, @ tb 19 @ 20 am and Bacon, Bib. @ 21 20 Shoulders WYy@ 15 Tue Press is a large, slxteeu puge paper, aud is truly a valuable assistant to ‘the miniug Interests of the Pavihe Coast —[xye County hews. Oct 19—Nay 21%" Ketall Prices, Butter, Califorola fresh @ tb. . 1a «0 do pickled A ib . Bq 80 D 7-0 . oq — sto New York, @ tb. & 4a 50 Chevse, B Ib.. . be 2 Houey,, 26 fh. . 80a 40 bees, Boles. ' 60g 6v Lard, @ Ib.. + 224@ 25 Hans and Bacon, ‘ » Bog 25 Cronberri, B cal.. _ THO 1 00 Potatocs, old, @ Ib . . --@ = do Sew 8 1b . 1@ 1k Tomatoer, @ th. : @ 6 Gufous, B tb. . 39 6 Applys, No.1, B Ib A 3m Ob Prare, Invle ® Ib. 5 82 10 Plunis, dricd, A 16. : 20 22 Penches, Irled, @ Ib. . ba — Uranges, @ doz.. 5 n0@ — Lenwis, A doz ‘ is@ Chickyna, apieco, a 87@ 1 12 Sunp—Paic & C. 0 $@ 10 Castile -—@ 16 FIRST PREMIUMS! ron PRINTING, AWARDED AT THE MECHANICS’ INDUSTRIAL EXIYBITION SAN FRANCISCO, 1865, —AND AT THE— State Fair at Sacramento, 1865, = TO— DEWEY & CO. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PRESS, MINING AND 505 Clay street, San Francisco. RATES OF ADVERTISING. —IN THE — Mining and Scig¢ntific Press. Mining Advertisements. 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Each Volume comprises, in reality, a book of new intelligence and facts relating to Mining, Mechanism, Metnllurgy, Science and Art, developed by our rich and peculiar resources, and identical with onr own industry and ltistory. By tho encouragement of intelligent economy in LaBOR and Goub-savine, wo shall make tho Press a source of INDIVIDUAL PROFIT to its patrons, as well as a publie benefit to every local community in which it circulates. The prospects of our journal are now brighter than at any former period. Our facilitie3 for furnisbing a valuable paper are constantly increasing. Following are some of the many opinions gencrously expressed hy our neigbbors: Editorial Expressions; Votose Twe.rra.—The Mining anD ScrenTiFic Press with its last issue, commenced its twellth volume. Siuco Dewey & Co, have * held the ribhons”’ Ils gait has been rapid towarda perfect jdurnal, Its appenrunce evidences its prosperity, but doubtless, like some of the rest of us, it can Stand mereuxed ecouragement, Let such he given, and, our word ior it, volume thirteen will acknowledge recelpt. —(Golden Era. Misting ann Scientirio Press.—We recelved a vislt a fow days since, from Mr, Wued, agent for the Mixtx¢ ann SciENTIFIC PRESS, Wbo is now gauvassing this county for subscribors to that valuable jeurnal. The Press la layaluable te miuers and mecbuulcs, being ithe only journal of any Importance on the coast entirely devoted tn their interests.—. Mountain Messenger. We can give our testimony that it Is always replete witb uscfal and valuable lulormatiou to miuorsaud niechauics, [Placer Herald, The publishers Intend to make it the ‘Scientific AmorlIcan”? of the Pacific Coast. 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