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298 The Mining and Scientific Dress,
ee
‘ Brevities,
Ove million and a half of cigats are made
io San Francisco monthly.
Tus seedless Zante grapes have attained
perfection in Santa Clara county.
B. D. Wuson, of Los Angeles, has some
four huadred lemon trees on his plantation,
pearly one-half of which are of the Malaga
variety.
Nicuoras Woop, an eminent coal miner, a
man well known to the English public, and the
especial and iotimate frieod of George Stephenson, is dead. ’
Twenty-rive tons of peanuts, raised by
Chinamen in Yolo county, were shipped for
this market in one day. ‘They are said to be
larger and finer than those imported.
A tocomotive lately run the distance from
Berlin, Connecticut, to Harford, in fourteen
minutes, or nearly a mile a minute, under steam
produoed by peat fuel.
Tas Turks pound their coffee in a mortar,
instead of grinding itas wedo. The pestles,
after long use, become precious, and bring
great prices. Savarin says that coffee thus
treated is far superior to that which is ground.
Tue town of Healdsburg has been some‘what excited over reported rich “ strikes" of
gold-bearing quartz on Mussian river, near
Geyserville. Rumor says several gold ledges
have beeo found, and rock taken out which
showed the yellow particles of gold to the
paked eye.
Bautpwin’s Locomotive Works, in Phila‘delphia, has turned out an engine, named
“ Consolidation No. 63," which weighs 38 tons
6cwt. It has eight driving wheels, forty-eight
inches in diameter, with but a single truck ;
length of furnace oine feet, 173-inch flues, 20inch cylinder, with 24-inch stroke. The weight
of the engine rests upon thedrivers. In a trial
made a few days since this engine drew seventyfive empty coal cars up a 146-foot grade.
Proressor Ears, assistant State Geologist
of Minnesota, has examined the Vermilion
Lake mines. He reports the veins as true fissure veins, and says they yield gold and silver
in quantities which will abundantly pay for
working, They are easily traced for a distance
of a mile anda half; ‘he auriferous district,
however, is limited in extent, and its geological
limits were distinctly traced in the surrounding
rocks, which enclose a gold bearing district. of
about fourteen miles long and eight in width.
Weeps.—The microscope reveals the -fact
that every stem and twig as large asa quill
contains some ten thousand little tubes,
throuzh’ which the water. or sap is constuntly
passing upward duriog growth, to the leaves
above, which spread it out by ineans of their
fine net-work, and give it in the form of vapor
to the air. With ten weeds upon a square
foot, it is estimated that the careless farmer
has forty-four million pumps at work on every
acre, dissipating the moisture and drying up
the soil at the expense of the crops.
Machin ists and Foundries. .
PALMER, KNOX & CO.,
Golden State Iron Works,
\Nos. 19, 21, 24 and 23 Firat Street,
SAN FRANCISCO,
MANUFACTURE ALL KINDS OF
MACHINERY,
‘oT EAM ENGINES AND QUARTZ MILLS
DUNBAR'S IMPROVED
Self-Adjusting Piston Packing,
Requires no springs @r serews; 13 aiways steam tight;
without excessive friction, and never ,
gets slack or leaky,
WHEELER & RANDALL'S
NEW GEINDER AND AMALGAMATOR
HEPBURN & PETERSON'S
AMALGAMATOR AND SErFARATOR,
Tyler’s Improved Water Wheel,
ent the greatest_power, at iower cost, than any
Wheel in use. There arc over 1,500 running,
giving universal satistuction.
KNOX’S AMALGAMATORS,
WITH PALMER'S PATENT SYEAM CHEST,
Superior tor working either Gold or Sliver Ores.
Genulne White Iron Stump Shoes and Dten
Having been engaged for the pasteight years In quarte
miniug, and being cauversant with all the improvements,
either In Mining or Milling, we are prepared to furuish, at
tbe shortest notice, the most pantecs machinery for reduc
ing ores, or Saving either gold or silver. av iigy-tt
Our Patent Agency,
The PatentAcencr of the Mrxixo ann Sorentteto Press
has been signalized with remarkable suecess during the
pneltwoyeirs. The importance to the inventive geuius of
this eoast of a thorough and reliable agency for thie sulicitation of Lxrteus Patent from the United Stntes and toreign
Governinents eannot be over-rated.and the Proprietors of the
Persa, feeling the responsibility whieh rests upon tiem, and
the reward which nist tollow the faithfui berlormance of
their trusts, will take care to afford inventors every advantage to be secured to them through 4 eompetent and reBponsible agency upon this coast,
A neutand useful journal One of the most preseutable
and usciui ip the State.—[Sunday dlercury,
= ——VAG VLECK & KEITH ENGRAVERS!
prepared at the shortest notice and at the
kinds of Castings.
to fifty inches diameter.
use;
Pump and Fire Engine,
BOILERS.
"~ GIN ES, —Marine Engines, Oselllating and Beam ;
Locomotives, Stationnry Enzines, Horizontal, Upright, Oscillating and Beam, from six
i Also, Scott_& Eckart’s Adjustable Cut-olf Regulator—best in
W. R. Eckart's Balance Valve for Stationary Engines, Woodward's Patent Steam
ocomotive, Flac, Tubular, Upright, Cylinder and Cornish, and every
Variety of Roiler Work. All sizes of tubes and pipes for pumps.
-MLPS.—The Excelsiar double-acting Foree Pimps are manufactured hy us.
very superior Pumps are warranted the best, and are fast replacing ali othor Foree Pumps.
ulie, Hay, Rag,. Portable Stim
ark and Malt Mills, and ail. tcrics, or mach
Pans and Tubs.
Stern and Side Wheel Boats,
BLAKE'S
These a
Established in 18$49--Corner First and Mission streets,’ San Francisco.
AVING INCREASEO OUR FACILITIES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, WE ARE NOW
most reasonable rates, 1o furnish 1]
kinds and description of Machinery, ineluding Steam Engmes, Quartz Mills, Mining Pumps
of all kiuds, Hoisting Gear, Gas Work, Laundry Machinery, Architeetural and Ornamental
Castings, Sugar Miilg, Saw and Flour Miils, Water Whecis of all kinds, Hydraulie
Serew and Drop Presses, Coining Machinery, Pile Drivers, B
AMALGAMATING MACIIINER Y¥.—Whecler & Randall's Improved Tractor;
Curve Pau, Zonas Wheeler’s improved fiat bottom pan, Beid)
Prater’s coneentrators, Waklee’s pans, Beers’
Mills, Scttlers of all descriptions, Retorts o:
ms pan, Veatch's tnbs,
an, German Barrels, Arastra Cearing, Chile
all sizes and shapes, for Stlver and Gold,
Mills, Straight Batteries, for wood or iron frames, Dry Orushing Baties with the latest improvements, every variety 07 Stamps, Mortars, Cama,
PATENT QUARTZ CRUSHERS, of all sizes.
OIL BORING TOOLS AND MACHINER Y—Of the latest and most aproved construction, made from drawings lately made by Prof. Blake at the oll wells in
Eewreie We have the facilities for working gold and silver quartz and other ores, to
test their valite, by the hundred weight or ton.
Russia Iron Sercens, of all degrecs of fineness and of all quallties of Iron. All work done
in the:best manner at the lowest cash prices.
GEO. W. PRESCOTT, RVING M, SCOTT
H. J. BOOTH & CO.
GEORGE T. PRACY,
MACHINE WORKS,
Nos 109 and 111 Mission street, between Main and Spear,
SAN FRANCISCO.
STEAM ENGINE, FLOUK AND SAW MILL
‘And Quartz Machinery, Printing Presses,
—— ann —
MACHINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE AND
REPAIRED.
Say-Special attention paid to Repalring.y qy-3
T. G. PURSING, JF FIMIFR.
PACIFIC FILE FACTORY
No. 58 Keale Street,
Between Market and Mission streets, San I") aneiseo.
ILES RECUT AND WARRANTED AS GUuOD AS NEW,
or Novharge. The only establishment in the State.
We alsomanufacture Reaper and Mower Sertions,
By 13-ly DURNING & FISHER, Prop’rs,
LEWIS COFFEY. 3.9, 6 2DON
LEWIS COFFEY & RISDUN,
Steam Boiler & Sheet Iron Works.
ype oniy exelnsively Boiler Making estabilshment on the
Pacific Coust owned and conducted by Praetient Boiler
Makers. All orders for New Work and the repairiuy ol Old
Work, executed ax ordered, and warranted as to quality,
Old Stand, eorner of Bash and Market streets, apposite
Orientai Hotel, San Francisco,
GLOBE
Foundry and Machine Shup,
STOCKTON, CAL.
KEEP, BLAKE & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Quartz, Saw and Grist Mill Irons, Steain
Engines, Horse Powers,
Mining and Irrigating Pumps, Car Wheels, Derrick Iro: ,
House Fronts, Iron Fencing, Balcony Railings, ete.,
at San Francisco prices. Orders solielted
13v13-ly and promptly excented,
Pacific Forge Company.
FORGING AND IRON WORK.
TBE, PACIFIC FORGE COMPANY HAVE JUST ERECT.
ed, in this elty, on Fourteenth street, near the machine
shop ot the San Jose Railrond, a lure cstablishment ror the
purpose of forging and working in wroneht iron. Our ham
mer is the largest upon this coast, and we are prepared te
Manafacture, at short notice. all kinds of heayy forgings,
car axles, shatts, steamboat cranks, piston-rods, wagon
axles, anit other similar work This Ie the first general
shop of the kind erected in this State, and we solicit the
patronage ofthe pubile. Al. orders executed atr Ile
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jt PENDERGAST.
} HANSCOM & CO, CW. W, HANSCOM,
dtna Iron Works !
Soniheast corner Fremont and Fehnmu streets,
SAN FRANCISCO,
Practical Machinists and Iron Founders,
q MANUFACTURE
STEAM ENGINES,
QUARTZ MILL MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS,
‘ SAW MILLS, FLOUR MILLS,
BDunbiur's Improved Self-Adjusting
LISTON PACKING,
Now'so extensively: used in tlie East and in this State, Requires 10 springs or screws; is alwuys steam: tight; without
excessive frietion, aud never gets slaek or leaky.
HANSCOM'S CRUSHER,
The best of the kind now in use in tils State or anywhereelse
Wheeler & Rindal’x New Grinder and,
Anmatgumator,
Which only needs examination to be appreciated.
Tyler's Improved Water Wheel:
Sins greater power. at lower enst, than any wheel in use
Send _tor one ot our cirenlars, giving fli tubles
All Wheels warranted to give the tower as set forth, or
the money wiil be refunded,
Sole makews foc thix coast of the “ Pendergast
White Tron Stamp Shoes :nd Dies.
fone senulne unless obtained from us. Every one warranted, . "
Patented Machinery of all kinds will be furnished by us
atmarket prices. Partleular attention given to drawings
and specifications ot machinery, which will be made to
order. The patronage ot Hr aie ig respeertully solicited,
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J. 0. HANSCOM
H, §. SMITH,
FULTON
Fonndry and Iron Works.
HINCKLEY & C0.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES,
‘Qu
ia
tz, Elour and Saw Mills,
Grinder and Amalgamator, Brodle’s
proved Crusher, Mining Puamps,
Amalzgamators, and all kinds
of Miaeh ery.
« 45,47 and 49 First street, between Market and Mis.
sion street, San Francisco, Bay
NEPTUNE IRON WORKS,
Corner of Mission and Fremont Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO,
MARINE,
Locomotive,
And all kinds of
HIGH PRESSURE
Y ,
dates, and with promptuess and atisfation, 19v123m
F, N. BACON, LINAS STEWART,
‘BACON & STEWART.
PRACTICAL MA CHINIS''S,
No. &1 Beale strect, San Francisco.
All kinds of Machinery made and Kepulred,
Partieuiar attention paid to PRINTING PRESS work.
fees ee ed aa will be attended to with aan
bess vad on reasonable terms. The patronage of Pri
is respectfully solicited, ue 8 Stal lovis-ly
Steam Boilers
A MADE,
ll Boliars guaranteed and
tested by U. 8. Boller Inghee betore sent out of
the Shop, at Shop expense.
Al Kinds af Sheet Iron and
Water Pipe, Coal Oil
Stills, Wrought iron
Worms, ete., etc,
Manutuctured to Order.
Old Koilers Repaired
UNION IRON WORKS,
Sacramento.
WILLIAMS, ROOT & NEILSON,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS,
And ull kinds of Mining Machinery.
Also, Hay and Wine Presses made and repaired
i neatness, durability and dispatch.
Dnnbar’s Patent Self-Adjasting Steum Piston
PACKING, for new and old. Cyiinders, Mmanufactared
tu order.
Front Street, between N and O streets,
I4vll SAGRAMENTO CTY
SAIN FRANCISCO
Foundry and Machine Works,
N. E. Cor. Fremont «nd Mission streets,
“ Manufacturers of
Marine and Stationery Engines:
Quartz Machinery, Saw, Flonr and Sngar Mills, Mining
Pumps, Hoisting Oear, Agricultural impicments, ete.
—ALSO—
Wine, Cider, Cotton and Tobaceo Presses
of the latest Improved Patterns,
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS,
Of all sizes, constantly on hand; Quartz Mill Shoes and
Dies warranted to be pinde of the best white irun;
Danbar’s Improved Self-AdjastIng Platon«
Packing, requires no springs or sere Ws; is always yleamHehe wilhout excessive frietiou, aud never gets siack or
leaky,
MACHINERY, OF 'ALL DESCKIPTIONS,
Bought, sold, or exchanged, Bolt Cutting and Castings ot
the lowest market rates.
6vil-Iy DEVOE, DINSMORE & CO
JAMES MACKEN,
CoP PE BR S&S MM rae,
226 Fremont st., het, Woward & Folsom
All kins of COPPER WORK done to order in the best
No,
Manner. Partienlar attention paid to Steamboat,. Sugar
House and Distillery work.
Kepairing promptly and neatly attended to.
i3v
N
JOHN LOCHHEAD’S
Steam Engine Works,
Beale street, ncar Misslon, Sun Francisco,
TEAM ENCINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION BUILT
to order— Marine, Stationary, or Locomotive.
‘HOISTING AND PUMPING ENGINES,
. PORTABLE ENGINES, OF ALL SIZES, Q
DONKEY PUMPS, Eve, Ere, Ero.
The attention of the parties engaged in shipping or inland
navigation Is called tonite pd Mae
Sapertor Workmunship
of Mr, LOCHHEAD, who has heen in the businces in San
Franclseo for the last fourteen veara, and enjoys the reputation of having huilt ONE HUNDRED AND SBYENTEEN
STEAM ENGINES. NGINE>
»Reruw Propellors of ali kinds, and Steam Raat Machinery
Gvl2ly D. CAMERON,
generatly, made to order, and warranted to give panes
satisfaction tiovery particular. 2yi2-3n