Volume 14 (1867) (436 pages)

Terms: One Venr, 85; Six Months, &3. a Hournal of alsetul Arts, Srience, and Mining cand Mechanical Progeess. DEWEY & CO., POBLISUERS And Patent Sot letlors, SAN FRAN CISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1867. VOLUME XIV. Numbee $3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Riltleger’s Ore Separaling Boxes, ete, Partalte—a New ‘Mineral. Ubirase Lake Tauntel Chloride of Sodium Proceat Prospecting Extraordinary. Fever aud Agito — Exhala. ilons of Piints. Silver Palaces, Earthquake In Klamath. Anmvrican Arms in Rurope, Artillery Exporhnenta. Givkl Prospecturs in South America, Callfurnia Prison Commis. wlon, Tarls Exposition. Paclile Cheimlent Works. Thotegraphing Ayplied to Seulpture, Consulate Requirements, Callforula Acndeiny of NatNew Patents and Inventtons. Mereesiesab SLsceLuaxy.— lron_and Steel, Properties of; Iron, Diversibllity of; Deaulphurlzlug Furnace, A New, Wore and Sleain Towause, Relative cost of, on Cnnals, Scurytinic MisceLLaNy — Sillca—huislucnce of In Vege totfe Fibers Light from the Moou and Venus: WaterProol Boota: Carbonte Acid Gas—Liquefaction ot, Im portant Medical Discavery; Phosphate of Lime; Useful Hine. Stininc Sexmany—Embrnelng lute Intellheence from the various countles and dls. triets In Culltornla, Brith Columbla, Colorado, ldaho, neu Scleuces, Clegy's ConutingHouse Ruler—Ilustrated, Montana nnd Nevada, MnIng Shareholders’ DirectRoastlng Furnace, Kiepziy's. € Arizona, Great Central CupSan Francisco Market Rates. per Ming Sun Franelseo Weekly Stock Notices to Correspondents, 3 Contributed fur eur Cabinet. ory. Agrell & wining Block Sales of the Circular. Stock Prices—Bld and Asked. Tue Pacific Chemical Works, We took occasion, a few days since, to pay a visit to tho Chemical Works of Messrs. Falkonau & Hanks, This is one among the numcrous branches of industry which have recently been established in this city, and which are so suggestive of the progress that isnow being made by the people of this coast. The Pacific Chemical Works were established about six months ago, the Laboratory being located on the corner of Center and Folsom streets, near the Mission. The works are quite extensive, suhstantial, and admirahly arranged. The company is well prepared for every description of work pertaining toan analytical and manufacturing laboratory. Assays, analyses, and chemical inyestigations of every character are there made at the shortest notice. Pharmaceutical preparations, photographie chemicals, and all chemicals in general use in the arts and manufactures, are either kept constantly on hand, or made to order. Messrs. Falkenau & Hanks are also prepared to give advice upon all matters pertaining to technical chemistry. The importance of an enterprise of this kind to our growing manufacturing industry is almost incalculable, to say nothing of the increased development of our home resources which it induces, through the manufacturo of such chemicals as are required on this coast from the crude materials which ahound within our own territory. Among the numerous articles of their manufacture, which are heginning to enter into general use on this coast, we noticed some very fine samples of cyanide of potassium, an article for which there is now a large demand among our quartz miners. Particular attention is paid to this especial branch of chemical manufacture, the great advantage in the use of which, in amalgamating operations, is beginning to be very generally nnderstood. ‘Their city office is at 629 Washington street. Tue Laws or Antzona.—We are indebted to Gov, McCormick for a full set of the Laws of Arizona, passed by the Territorial Legislature of 1864-5-6, properly indexed for convenient reference ; the whole prefixed by the Organic Act of tho Territory. They form a valuable addition to our library. Clege’s Counting House Ruler. We givo annexed a very simple yet useful form for a Counting House Ruler, or ono which answers admirably for all ordinary purposes. It has been devised by Mr. D. Webster Clegg, of the Pacific Business College of this city. Its advantages are numerous—its disadvantages, none. Hence, it should be preferred to all other rulers. Among its advantages, in addition to those common to the ordinary rulers, we may mention its use as a paper-cutter, as a rule for measurement, and its adaptability for exact measuring of various distances, as usually required in ruling vertical lines for dollars and cents, or ponnds, shillings and pence, or for thousands of dollars in the dollar column, to avoid the necessity of pointing off the numerical period, together with any desired and uniform width of parallel lines, ete. The under portion of the ruler is slightly concave, so as to avoid The Great Central Copper Mine---Arizona, This mine is located on Williams’ Fork, nino miles from the Colorado river, and about 1,000 feet from the celebrated Planet mine, which has heen shipping ore to this city for some time past. It is thought by some to be onthe same vein with tho Planet; but the supposition has not yet been demonstrated. Tho mine is owned chiefly by San Francisco capitalists, and is under tho superintendence of Mr. Wm. Thompson. Work was commenced upon it about three years ago, but until quite recently has progressed hut slowly, in consequence of the unsettled state of the country, and the difficulties of transportation hetween this city and the Colorado, These difficulties, however, having uow heeu measurably removed, active operations have been commenced, which have already resulted in most important developments. According to the report placed at our disCLEGG’'S NEW PATENT blotting; the edges are also made beveled. By raising the rulcr, as the work progresses, the bearings always come between the lines, so that the writer can rule backward or forward. The method of measuring off variahle distances will he at once suggested to the ohserver, hy ean examination of the illustration herewith presented, which is done hy placing the lower beveled rude-edye of the ruler to the edge of the paper or line already drawn, or the upper or lower edge to the two openings, as the case may require, which arrangement locates the ruler exactly in its proper position for drawing the next line, and so on. By varying the width of the ruler and the corresponding openings, any desirable variation of space may be readily attained. The saving of time, and uniformity ond neatness of work, secured hy the employmeut of this rnler must soon bring it into general use. The simple fact stated at the outsct, that it cannot possihly have any disadvantage, inseparable from other rulers, and the possibility that it might possess some positive and peculiar advantages over those in commou use, should he quite swilicient to determine the buyer in its favor in alj cases. In the counting-house, in the school-room, and in the office of the professional man, it is equally serviceahle. As a paper-cutter, with its natural handle, it exccls all patented ones for that purpose. This ruler has heen pronouuced by those who have examined it, to he, without doubt, the ne plus ultra) sot thick. ‘The shait is also connected with . of rulers, It will soon ho for sale by the trade generally, and can be made of wood, metal, or any other desirahle material. Applications for a patent for the same have been made through the Minine ann Screnqirio Press Parent Acuney. COUNTING-HOUSE RULER. posal, the company have two small fnrnaces running, turning out copper from 91 to 96 per ceut. fine, which is being shipped to this city. A large lot of this copper was received a few days since, which has heen sold for fifteen cents per pouud—$300 per ton. The cost of delivering such copper here is but a little over $100 per ton, The company has two more shipments on the way, hoth of which amount to ahout thirty thousand pounds. Regular shipments will be made hereafter. The ores of this mine are oxyds and carhonates, very little or no iron or sulphur being present; hence the company is ahle to turn out at one smelting a very good article of copper. Some of thiscopper has been used by the brass founders of this city, who have pronounced it a very fair article for mauy commercial purposes, just as it comes from the furnace. Within less than two months they will have a larger furnace iu operation, which they think will he ahle to turn out from three to five tons of copper per day. Tho company own two parallel ledges of 8,600 feet each. Only one ledge has as yet beeu developed to any considerable extent. Upon this an incline has been sunk to the depth of one hundred feet, at which point there are some indications of sulphurets coming in. At tho depth of about fifty feet drifts have been run each way from the shaft about one hundred feet, all the way in ood ore—vein varying from five to seven . the surface by atunnel, through which the. ore will be taken out. The outcrop of the vein has been stripped quite a distance, developing good ore all the way. The superjntendent estimates that he has fully five thousand tons of ore opened to sight, which will avorago a yield of 25 per cent. . the different U. S. Land Offices. Coysunate RequmrsmEnts.—Thore is no position that Americans scem to covet so much as that of Consul toa foreign port. Applications for theso posts are so numerous, and so frequently from persons totally unfitted to perform the duties of such an office, that the Secretary of State has issued a circular of instructions to applicants, setting forth the necessary requirements for such a position. In this circular, apphcants are informed that they must be over twentyone years of age, undoubtedly citizens, have taken the oath of allegiance, be able to write a good hand, thoroughly acquainted with arithmetic, geography, Enghsh grammar, bookkeeping and history, especially that of the United States. They will also he required to pass an examination in the Consular Manual, Kent’s Commentaries, Story on the Constitution of the United States, and the text of Wheaton’s Elements of International Law. They should also understand French, or some other Enropean language. A New Roastixe Furnacs. — Messrs. Agrell & Klepzig have devised a new roasting furnace, which is so constructed that the hearth is caused to revolve, while a set of stationary stirrers is made to so turn and distribute the mineral as to obviate any necessity for hand stirring. ‘The stirrers are attached toa shaft which extends horizontally over the hearth, from which they may be readily removed by merely slipping them along over the end of the same, and taken out at the working door. The shaft is made hollow, the better to withstand the action of the gases, and to allow of the application of steam, if thought desirahle. The furnace is charged through hoppers npon its top in the usual menner, and requires no attention after the charge is placed upon the hearth until it is ready for removal, except the tending of the fire. A drawing of one of these machines may be seen at tho Pacific Foundry, on First street, which will be explained to any parties who may be desirous to examine into its principles. Applications for a patent for this invention has been made through the Muyive anp ScrentTIFIc Press PatentT*AGENCY. Tur Coxsonmation Act. —We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of this Act, ‘‘The Charter of the City and County of San Francisco; with other acts specially and generally relating to San Francisco, and the General Orders of the Board of Supervisors.” It is compiled hy T. Hart Hyatt, Jy., and publshed by the order of the Board of Supervisors. It has a complete and convenient index. It is not only indispensahle to the lawyers and the law-makers of the city, hut is a desirable addition to the brary of the private citizen. Tr sine LAw passed by Congress last July, has, as it happens, never been sent to Now that a change in the law is coutemplated, it will probably not be sent to thom until some ‘action is takon.

Terms: One Venr, 85; Six Months, &3. a Hournal of alsetul Arts, Srience, and Mining cand Mechanical Progeess. DEWEY & CO., POBLISUERS And Patent Sot letlors, SAN FRAN CISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1867. VOLUME XIV. Numbee $3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Riltleger’s Ore Separaling Boxes, ete, Partalte—a New ‘Mineral. Ubirase Lake Tauntel Chloride of Sodium Proceat Prospecting Extraordinary. Fever aud Agito — Exhala. ilons of Piints. Silver Palaces, Earthquake In Klamath. Anmvrican Arms in Rurope, Artillery Exporhnenta. Givkl Prospecturs in South America, Callfurnia Prison Commis. wlon, Tarls Exposition. Paclile Cheimlent Works. Thotegraphing Ayplied to Seulpture, Consulate Requirements, Callforula Acndeiny of NatNew Patents and Inventtons. Mereesiesab SLsceLuaxy.— lron_and Steel, Properties of; Iron, Diversibllity of; Deaulphurlzlug Furnace, A New, Wore and Sleain Towause, Relative cost of, on Cnnals, Scurytinic MisceLLaNy — Sillca—huislucnce of In Vege totfe Fibers Light from the Moou and Venus: WaterProol Boota: Carbonte Acid Gas—Liquefaction ot, Im portant Medical Discavery; Phosphate of Lime; Useful Hine. Stininc Sexmany—Embrnelng lute Intellheence from the various countles and dls. triets In Culltornla, Brith Columbla, Colorado, ldaho, neu Scleuces, Clegy's ConutingHouse Ruler—Ilustrated, Montana nnd Nevada, MnIng Shareholders’ DirectRoastlng Furnace, Kiepziy's. € Arizona, Great Central CupSan Francisco Market Rates. per Ming Sun Franelseo Weekly Stock Notices to Correspondents, 3 Contributed fur eur Cabinet. ory. Agrell & wining Block Sales of the Circular. Stock Prices—Bld and Asked. Tue Pacific Chemical Works, We took occasion, a few days since, to pay a visit to tho Chemical Works of Messrs. Falkonau & Hanks, This is one among the numcrous branches of industry which have recently been established in this city, and which are so suggestive of the progress that isnow being made by the people of this coast. The Pacific Chemical Works were established about six months ago, the Laboratory being located on the corner of Center and Folsom streets, near the Mission. The works are quite extensive, suhstantial, and admirahly arranged. The company is well prepared for every description of work pertaining toan analytical and manufacturing laboratory. Assays, analyses, and chemical inyestigations of every character are there made at the shortest notice. Pharmaceutical preparations, photographie chemicals, and all chemicals in general use in the arts and manufactures, are either kept constantly on hand, or made to order. Messrs. Falkenau & Hanks are also prepared to give advice upon all matters pertaining to technical chemistry. The importance of an enterprise of this kind to our growing manufacturing industry is almost incalculable, to say nothing of the increased development of our home resources which it induces, through the manufacturo of such chemicals as are required on this coast from the crude materials which ahound within our own territory. Among the numerous articles of their manufacture, which are heginning to enter into general use on this coast, we noticed some very fine samples of cyanide of potassium, an article for which there is now a large demand among our quartz miners. Particular attention is paid to this especial branch of chemical manufacture, the great advantage in the use of which, in amalgamating operations, is beginning to be very generally nnderstood. ‘Their city office is at 629 Washington street. Tue Laws or Antzona.—We are indebted to Gov, McCormick for a full set of the Laws of Arizona, passed by the Territorial Legislature of 1864-5-6, properly indexed for convenient reference ; the whole prefixed by the Organic Act of tho Territory. They form a valuable addition to our library. Clege’s Counting House Ruler. We givo annexed a very simple yet useful form for a Counting House Ruler, or ono which answers admirably for all ordinary purposes. It has been devised by Mr. D. Webster Clegg, of the Pacific Business College of this city. Its advantages are numerous—its disadvantages, none. Hence, it should be preferred to all other rulers. Among its advantages, in addition to those common to the ordinary rulers, we may mention its use as a paper-cutter, as a rule for measurement, and its adaptability for exact measuring of various distances, as usually required in ruling vertical lines for dollars and cents, or ponnds, shillings and pence, or for thousands of dollars in the dollar column, to avoid the necessity of pointing off the numerical period, together with any desired and uniform width of parallel lines, ete. The under portion of the ruler is slightly concave, so as to avoid The Great Central Copper Mine---Arizona, This mine is located on Williams’ Fork, nino miles from the Colorado river, and about 1,000 feet from the celebrated Planet mine, which has heen shipping ore to this city for some time past. It is thought by some to be onthe same vein with tho Planet; but the supposition has not yet been demonstrated. Tho mine is owned chiefly by San Francisco capitalists, and is under tho superintendence of Mr. Wm. Thompson. Work was commenced upon it about three years ago, but until quite recently has progressed hut slowly, in consequence of the unsettled state of the country, and the difficulties of

transportation hetween this city and the Colorado, These difficulties, however, having uow heeu measurably removed, active operations have been commenced, which have already resulted in most important developments. According to the report placed at our disCLEGG’'S NEW PATENT blotting; the edges are also made beveled. By raising the rulcr, as the work progresses, the bearings always come between the lines, so that the writer can rule backward or forward. The method of measuring off variahle distances will he at once suggested to the ohserver, hy ean examination of the illustration herewith presented, which is done hy placing the lower beveled rude-edye of the ruler to the edge of the paper or line already drawn, or the upper or lower edge to the two openings, as the case may require, which arrangement locates the ruler exactly in its proper position for drawing the next line, and so on. By varying the width of the ruler and the corresponding openings, any desirable variation of space may be readily attained. The saving of time, and uniformity ond neatness of work, secured hy the employmeut of this rnler must soon bring it into general use. The simple fact stated at the outsct, that it cannot possihly have any disadvantage, inseparable from other rulers, and the possibility that it might possess some positive and peculiar advantages over those in commou use, should he quite swilicient to determine the buyer in its favor in alj cases. In the counting-house, in the school-room, and in the office of the professional man, it is equally serviceahle. As a paper-cutter, with its natural handle, it exccls all patented ones for that purpose. This ruler has heen pronouuced by those who have examined it, to he, without doubt, the ne plus ultra) sot thick. ‘The shait is also connected with . of rulers, It will soon ho for sale by the trade generally, and can be made of wood, metal, or any other desirahle material. Applications for a patent for the same have been made through the Minine ann Screnqirio Press Parent Acuney. COUNTING-HOUSE RULER. posal, the company have two small fnrnaces running, turning out copper from 91 to 96 per ceut. fine, which is being shipped to this city. A large lot of this copper was received a few days since, which has heen sold for fifteen cents per pouud—$300 per ton. The cost of delivering such copper here is but a little over $100 per ton, The company has two more shipments on the way, hoth of which amount to ahout thirty thousand pounds. Regular shipments will be made hereafter. The ores of this mine are oxyds and carhonates, very little or no iron or sulphur being present; hence the company is ahle to turn out at one smelting a very good article of copper. Some of thiscopper has been used by the brass founders of this city, who have pronounced it a very fair article for mauy commercial purposes, just as it comes from the furnace. Within less than two months they will have a larger furnace iu operation, which they think will he ahle to turn out from three to five tons of copper per day. Tho company own two parallel ledges of 8,600 feet each. Only one ledge has as yet beeu developed to any considerable extent. Upon this an incline has been sunk to the depth of one hundred feet, at which point there are some indications of sulphurets coming in. At tho depth of about fifty feet drifts have been run each way from the shaft about one hundred feet, all the way in ood ore—vein varying from five to seven . the surface by atunnel, through which the. ore will be taken out. The outcrop of the vein has been stripped quite a distance, developing good ore all the way. The superjntendent estimates that he has fully five thousand tons of ore opened to sight, which will avorago a yield of 25 per cent. . the different U. S. Land Offices. Coysunate RequmrsmEnts.—Thore is no position that Americans scem to covet so much as that of Consul toa foreign port. Applications for theso posts are so numerous, and so frequently from persons totally unfitted to perform the duties of such an office, that the Secretary of State has issued a circular of instructions to applicants, setting forth the necessary requirements for such a position. In this circular, apphcants are informed that they must be over twentyone years of age, undoubtedly citizens, have taken the oath of allegiance, be able to write a good hand, thoroughly acquainted with arithmetic, geography, Enghsh grammar, bookkeeping and history, especially that of the United States. They will also he required to pass an examination in the Consular Manual, Kent’s Commentaries, Story on the Constitution of the United States, and the text of Wheaton’s Elements of International Law. They should also understand French, or some other Enropean language. A New Roastixe Furnacs. — Messrs. Agrell & Klepzig have devised a new roasting furnace, which is so constructed that the hearth is caused to revolve, while a set of stationary stirrers is made to so turn and distribute the mineral as to obviate any necessity for hand stirring. ‘The stirrers are attached toa shaft which extends horizontally over the hearth, from which they may be readily removed by merely slipping them along over the end of the same, and taken out at the working door. The shaft is made hollow, the better to withstand the action of the gases, and to allow of the application of steam, if thought desirahle. The furnace is charged through hoppers npon its top in the usual menner, and requires no attention after the charge is placed upon the hearth until it is ready for removal, except the tending of the fire. A drawing of one of these machines may be seen at tho Pacific Foundry, on First street, which will be explained to any parties who may be desirous to examine into its principles. Applications for a patent for this invention has been made through the Muyive anp ScrentTIFIc Press PatentT*AGENCY. Tur Coxsonmation Act. —We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of this Act, ‘‘The Charter of the City and County of San Francisco; with other acts specially and generally relating to San Francisco, and the General Orders of the Board of Supervisors.” It is compiled hy T. Hart Hyatt, Jy., and publshed by the order of the Board of Supervisors. It has a complete and convenient index. It is not only indispensahle to the lawyers and the law-makers of the city, hut is a desirable addition to the brary of the private citizen. Tr sine LAw passed by Congress last July, has, as it happens, never been sent to Now that a change in the law is coutemplated, it will probably not be sent to thom until some ‘action is takon.