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Collection: Books and Periodicals > Mining & Scientific Press

Volume 13 (1866) (424 pages)

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The Mining and Srientific Press. — Ramroap ror Sournern Catirornta,—A new scheme for a railroad throngh Southern California has heen proposed. ‘The plan is to connect Sacramento city with Fort Yuma, via Fort Miller, in Fresno county. ‘he road will be ahout 600 miles in length, and will pass directly through a large portion of the richest agricultural region on the Pacific coast. A district which is rich in mineral wealth, but which is now-languishing for want of cheap means of transportation, would hy this road be brought near to San Francisco. It is to he hoped that the project will be carried out. ED Paciric Hraman Hour Water Cone, at Fountain Farm, near Oakland. Chartered and conducted according to tho teachings of the Hydropathic College of New York, by the Paclfic Hygeian Homo Association (incorporated), B. J. Suita, M. D., Consulting Physician; R. S. Macsetu, M. D., Attending Physictan; W. G. W. Hanrorp, Manager; H. ANpaxws, Business Agent Office, Baths and Lecture Hail, No. 627 Sacramento street, between Montgomery and Kearny sireets. Free Lectures every Tuesday and Friday venings. 16v13-tf Ounry & Co., Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents, attend promptly to ali bnsiness entrusted to their care In San Francisco and Oakland. Mining and other corporations will find Col. Olney well posted and thorough in transacting sales of‘delinquent stock. Office, on Broadway, Oakland, and No. 318Montgomery siteet, San Francisco. nold To Owners of Mineral Cabinets. Amulner in Nevada has a lot of choice Crystals, which he desires to dispose of at reasonable rates to parties who may desive to complete their display ot minerals. Address the office of the '* Mining and Scientific Press.” 19v13-tfe Valuable Books on Mining, Mineralogy, Geology, Metallurgy, Etc. ANSTED’S Gold Seekers Manual. 1 vol. 12mo. eluth. ANTISE&LL.—The Manufacture of Photogenie or Hydro-Carbon Vils, trom Coal and other Bituntinows Substances, eapable ot TO Burning Fluids. By Thomas Antisell, M. D. yol. 8vo. BUCKLAND (Rev. Wm.)— Geology atid Mineralogy. 2 vols. Svo. cloth DUFRENOY. — Mineralogie. 5 volun, BVO. ee ccc cee ce cence eee renter sees ceeen seen eesereeneerees « 20 00 DANA’S Manual of Mineralogy. Revised edition. 260 illustrations. lzmo. eloth. New Haven 1863. School Edition. og DANA’S Manual of Geology. Numerous Iljustrations. 8vo. hal! moroceo, Philadelphia, 1863. 6 75 DANA’S Text-Book of Geology. Tilustrated. 12mo, cloth. Philadelphia. 1861. . ELDERHORST’S Blowpipe.—Analysis and Determinative Mineralogy. oe cullen: revised. $vo. cloth. Philadelphia, 1866. FAIRBAIRN. —Iron: its ‘History, prope tles, and je a Manufacture By: Wm. Falr-bairn, C. E., lyvol.8yo. New Edition.... FEUTCHWANGER. —-A. Treatise ou Gems. 1 vol. 8vo. cloth I GOODYEAR’S Translation. A Treatise on the Assaying of Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold and Mereury. trom the German of ue Bodeman and Bruno Kerl. 1 vol. 12mo. cloth. . HUMBLE. —Dictionary of Geology and Mineralozy. Third Edition, Revised 1 vol-8vo. eloth. 9 00 HOSKOLD’S Practical Treatise on Mining Land and Bae, Surveying, Engineering. Ete. Tvol. 8v0. Cloth. ..--..esees sees eee ee ee KUSTEL.—Nevada and California Processes of Silver and Gold Extraction, for gcneral usc, and 300 225 75 especially for the Mining Public of Calitornia and Nevada; also, a description of the General AGE n+ vol. lurgy of Silver Ores. y Guido Kustel, Miin, yoeer Illustrated by accurate sens vo. cloth. LAMBORN —-Rudimental Treatise on the Metaliurgy of Co 1 vol. 12mo. limp glory Tilustrated . LAMBORN. —Rudimentary Treatise on the Metallurgy of Silver and Lead. vol 12mo. limp cloth. Illustrated. MITCHELL’S Manual of Practical hg onl ing. 1 vol. 8vo. eloth MAKINS.—A Manual of Mleellureys more articularly of the Precions Metals, including the fethods of Assaying them. By G. H. Makins. I vol. Lamo: cloth. sae’ by upwards of 50 coat gS. a OVERMAN (Fred. ia Treatise on Metatcomprising Mining, and General and ParMetallurgical Operations. 1 vol. Svo. cloth. 5 00 100 100 8 50 Heute PIGGOT—The Chemistry and Metallurg: 1 yo. of Copper. 12mo. clot! PITILLIPS AND DARLINGTON, Bue ordsol' Mining and Metallurgy; or, Facts and Memopale for the Use of Mine Aveuts and Sr By Phillips aud John Darlington. 1 et BY A. Suowden Piggot, M. BD. ae seen tenaeees 400 PERCY (John). —Metallargy ; ‘the. ‘Act of Extraetiug Metals from their Ores, and adantiug them to various Purposes of SELES Trou and Stecl. Evol. 8v0. Cloth. ...5.:.1seressevesevees B PLATTNER AND MUSPRATT on the Use of ihe Blowpipe._ 47 Diagrams. Third edition, revised. 8vo.¢loth. Londou, 1854. : Practical Use of the Blowpipe ; Heine 2 Graddee Course of Analysis. 12m0. dlotb tore SCOFFERN’S Useful Metals and their AL Toys. LVOl. COUN.. ec ese c cece eee eee tere reece SMITH’S Blowpipe — Vade-Mecum. ~The Biowplpe. Characters of Minerals Alphabetically Arranged. 8v¥o. cloth. ga 1812 URE'S Dictionary of gArts, Manufactures, and Mines. 2,500 Engrayéies. From last London edition ae 8vo.cloth. New York...+..0.05 Y.—A Geological Survey of CaliMeo or ee Work oo 186010 1864. By D. Whitney. Per. vol quarto WHEELER & RANDALL'S Quartz Operator's Handbook. Flexible cloth, 12mo. enn SUE CISCO, 1305 6.. cece esc es ease rece er eee tees veveeeteee Any of the above Books will be furnished by return mail or express, on receipt of the price with postage added, Any other books desired will also be furnished at the lowest San Francisco retail prices. ane DEWEY & Co., Mining and Scientific Press Office, San Franeiseo. livl3-lamtf SiR 17¥12coptf Biase “asl (4 i SSLTY UNTO ui Boiler ero and Sheet Iron Wa Misslon Street, between Beale nnd Fremont, San Franelsco, N. B.—All kinds of Boiller and Sheet Irou Work executed at the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable terms. MOXNIHAN & AITKEN. Bo 50D CLAY 9 . nee SS med Pusrisuenrs oF TEE Mining a1 and Scientific a —_AaAnD— 00K . AND JOB PRINTERS PN SANSOME, SAN FRANCISCO. PRINTING OF EVERY VARIETY CORRECTLY AND PROMPTLY DONE. HALL’S SARSAPARILLA, YELLCW DOCK AND IODIDE OF POTAS THE BEST BLOOO PURIFIER KNOWN. Persons thnt are troubled with Kheumntlsm, Scrofaln, Neuralgia, Morbid Liver, Silt Rheuns, Pimples, Golls, or any of the many diseases that origlnute from Impure Glood, would flndlé mneh to their advantage to give this,jnstly celebrnted article atrial. One or two bottles are quite sufficlent to convince the niost skeptical of its merlis. Et contulns nelther Spirit, Arsenle nor Mereury, Which cannot be truly snid of any otber preptration called “Sarsapnrilla.’® SHEPARDSON & GATES, Prop's. WN. W. cor, Snnsome and Commercial sts.
22v13-3m WM. HAGEMANN, Sole agent for Schaffer & Budenberg’s Steam Gauges, And oll articles used by Engineers, Cheltenham Fire Clay Works, St. Louis; PATENT METALLIC BURIAL CASKETS ; Turnball & Gammersell's Hearscs, 103 Calitornia street, corner of Davis street. 18v13-3in16p SAN FRANCISCO. HENRY PICKEL, CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER, No. 111 Sonth Sixteenth strect... ... Philadelphia, Penn. Oceldental Hotel, and No, 711 Mission strect, 26v13-lm * SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. California Steam Navigation i 44 COMPANY, Steamer ARGS PT. Oe, A, POOLE. e CHRYSOFOLIS Gavi Vosten CORNELIA PT, W. BROMLEY. oe Ce Ree a o'cioe aM, ¥ (Sundays ted, Sacramento and Stoekton, contcctine wien h ae stcamers for SG salt, Colusa, oa and Red HUME Steamships AJAX, PACIFIC, ZABA, CALIFORNIA, ACTIVE and SENATOR, leave, ue Peel for Touolulu, Portland. Oregon, New Westiuinsier, British Culumee Victoria, V, I., Santa Barbara, San Pedro, and San Onice of hee Comets northeast corner of Front and Jackson stree B. M. WARTSMORNE, 1$v12 Prenldent, Job Printing Press for Sale--$250. A Largest Size (half medlum) RUGGLES’ BEST JOB PRESS, in fiue order and good as new, can be had for S50, enash—lowest price. Warranicd.: Apply to DEWEY & CO., Muming and Scientifle Press Office, Rhewnatism !! Still Another Witness! Latrone, Cal., Sept. 19, 1866. QVbite Oak Township, El Dorado Co. } This is to certity, that I have, Yor over thirty-six years, been affileted with Chronic and Inflammatory Rheumatisin, and the sufferings and tortures I endured in consequence cannot be told. Ihave, atan expense of thousands of dollars, employed niany physicians, both in this country aud in murond qvhere I was boru and resided many years), among which were several eminent professors of medicine, and Lexperienced no benetit trom their treatment, more than attimes aslight and temporary rollef. Abont two years ago I was induced by some persons who had been cured by it to use Richard's Remedy lor Rhenmatisin. It is enough to say that 1 was almost immediately relicved, and that l have not suffered withit since. 1 keep the medicine on haod, and, on lhe first approach of any returning symptoms, I take n few doses, which Invariably puts it to ) Aight. Ithereflore cordially recommend It to the aiflicted as au unfalling remedy for Sa 25v18 FED'K FABER. Mammoth Quartz Lode, Keysville District, Kern County. “To ail whom.it may Coneern.’” ALL Pantizs negotiating for Interests in the above Lode, would do well to examine tliles before investing, as the legal title to a considerable portiou thereof is vested In the undersigned. WILLIAM MARSH, W. L. KENNEOY. Keyaville,-Kern County, Oct. 1, 1866. t6vl3nr$m BANCROFT’S CATALOGUE OF SCLENTIFIC BOOKS. CONTENTS: I.—Mllltury nnd Nawal Sclenee. IL.—Navigatlon nnd Shipbuilding, WW. cnc ee and Curpentry. ine Ets, hemlstiry nud Eleetrleity. yi, Mechanical Selence. WIT.—Applled ae ae andthe Useful Arta, WVIIT.-Cnrrency, Tiude, and Kesources, IxX.— Mathemniles und Eogineevlng. Geology, Explorations, and Meteorology ae OCGEN, Minlng, Ete. ntural History of ‘Animni Kingdom. fhe Verctable Kingdom, ve ecsue Arta, ty. Amusements, Games, Fortune Telling. SV Pa oreake Cus mae el vedliis and Dletionaries, —Ge laud Popnlur Sclence. RECT —_MincelInneons Works, . oats Catalogue will be mailed to any Address upon applijon. H. H. BANCROFT & CO.,, Booksellers und Stntioners, Sau Francisco, Cal. 8viz Ww. TT. GARRATT, : City ., BRASS AND BELL FOUNDER} & 68 & Cor. Mission and Fremont sta., SAN FRANCISCO. Mannfacturor of Brass, Zine, and Anti-Friction or Babbet Metgl Castings; CHURCH AND STEAMBOAT BELLS, TAVERN AND MAND BELLS AND GONGS, FIRE ENGINES, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS, Steam, Liqnor, Soda Oll, Waterand Flango Cocks, and Valves of ul debeyiptions,. made and repaired. Hose and all other Joints, Spelter, Sulder, and Copper Rivets, ac. Gaugo Cocks, Cylinder Cocks, Oil Globes, Steam Whistles, WYDRAULIC PIPES AND NOZZELS For Mining purposes, Iron Steam Pipe furnished with Fit s,&e. Coupling Joints of all sizes, Particular attention ting: patil to Distillery Work. Manutacturer ot “Garratt'’s Pattent Improved Journal Metal.” bayHighest Market price pald for OLD BELLS, Coneer AND BRASS. .©a ® 2 Pacific Map Bepot. A. GENSOUL, PUBLISHER, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN MAPS, ATLASES, Charts, Guide-Books. Globes, Kooks, Statlonery, and Funecy Articles, 511 Montgomery street, between Commercinl and Snera nieuto, San Francisco. Agents and Dealers supplied on Liberal Terms. bya2tt Metallurgy. RUSTEL'S NEVADA & CALIFORNIA PROCESSES —or— GOLD AND SILVER EXTRACTION, HE MOST VALUABLE WORK ON THE SUBJECT ever yublished, and indispensable to Mincrs, Prospectors, Metallurgists, and Millmen. Trice, cloth, $5; sheep, $6. Seut by mail, postage paid, 50 cents exlra. Forsale by Booksellers generally. Scientific Books. Always on hand, a complete assortment ot Worksinevery branch olf SCIENCE andthe USEFUL ARTS, together with 2 Fnll stock of Books in every department of Literature, bar Pronpt attention pald to orders hy nail. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. A. ROMAN & CO., Booksellers, Importers and Publishers, 417 aud 419 Montgomery sirect, Between Culitornin and Sacramento streets SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, 33v13-3ml6p Blanks, ‘Blank Mining Books, Constitution and By-Laws — FoR — Mining and Prospecting Companies Elegantly printed, wlth care and dispatch, at the office of the Mining and Scientifie Press. gap Orders from the interior faithfuly atteuded to. Endorsemcut by the Miners’ State Convyeution 4 The following resolution Wus adopted by the California Miners’ Stuie Couvention, held at Sacramento, Jan. 17th, 1866: Resotved, That we regard a mining paper or Journat 0 great importance to the mining interest of Califoraia, and werecommend the Mining ano Seimntivic Press, oF San Francelseo, to the eonslderatlon and support ol the miners ot Ihe Pacitic coust.