Volume 17 (1868) (428 pages)

340 The Mining and Scientific Press. New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. Especially reported by the U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., to Dewry & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the Mining and Screntiric Press. For tHE WeEEx Enpinc Novuesper 30. No. 83,820.—Iurrovep Harr REsToRATIve. E. J. Balcear, of Martinez, Cal.: I claim the within-descrihed ingredient or root, treated and prepared in ahout tbe manner herein specified, for the purposes set forth. The ahove is a very ingenious applicatiou of the common soap root so abundant on the Pacific Coast. The inveutor, a lady, has evidently secured a valuable patent. No. 83,839. — Improvement mv HARVESTERS, Jas. F. Earl, of San Francisco, Cal.: 1. Iclaim the vertical adjustmeut of the cutter-frame relative to the maiu framie, upon a pivot or shaft, in advance of the main axle, by means and substantially iu the manner described. 2. The arrangement of the driving-gear, in combination with the vertically-adjustable cutter-frame, substantially as descrihed, whereby the hight of said frame may be adjusted withont d:sturbiug the workiug relation of the gear-shafts. 8. The rake-head, constructed as described, in combination with teeth applied thereto, and operating substantially as described, 4. The manner of actuating the rakes by means of the straps or belts, and drums or rollers, and sbifting clutches, operating as described. 5. Operating tbe shifting-clutcbes, by means of the rake head acting alternately thereon through tbe clutch-levers, as described, 6. The slotted plate, to which the middle fingers are attached, forming the hox inclosing the springs, and permitting the withdrawal of the lever-staple and the removal of the sickle, as described. 7. The arrangement of the fulcrum of the reel-frame, in rear of and above the pivot or axis around which the sickle-frame is adjusted, in combination with means for simultaneously adjusting said frames, whereby the relation of reel and sickle is varied when the higbt of cut is varied, as described. 8. The hollow reel-shaft, provided with the end-hubs and with the central stiffening-sleeve and central bub, as descrihed. 9. The adjustment of the steering-wheel upon a horizontal axis or pivot, forthe purpose of maintaining the same in a vertical position, irrespective of the position of the main frame and cutters. 10. The attacbment of tbe driver’s stand or seat and the sickle-adjusting mechanism to the horizontal axis upon which the steering-wheel is adjusted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth, 11. The combination, witb the grainplatform, of a reciprocating rake, adapted to deliver the grain at either end of the platform, as set forth. 83,842.—IupRoveD Quartz CrusHeR. — Edward Ford, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the horizontally-acting batteries A and B, when placed oue ahove the other, and aoting against the vertical dies E E, with the screen M, and feeding the ore from one to the other, the whole constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described. This invention consists in placing a series of vertical dies one above another, also a series of stamps which act horizontally against these dies by means of springs behind them, and which are operated by cams and tappets, so that as the ore is fed to the upper stamp itis reduced to a certain degree of fineness, aud then passes through a screen to the second, where itis still farther reduced. The stamps have a certain length of face, and are run at such 2 speed as to catch the falling ore as it passes between them, and the dies thus effectually erushiug it, : 83,845.—Iuproven Drepeinc Macniw,— Andrew J. Gove, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim the beam E, turning about the axie ¢, and tbe governing-chain G, G’, moving ehout the drum H, together with the excavator B, and its lever D, pivoted to the beam , at the point F, also the regulating chain I, the whole constructed aud arranged substantially as and for the purpose descrihed. 2. The heam HE, and the iever D, with its excavator B, working in the well or opening a, substantially as and for the purpose . herein descrihed, The object of this inveution is to provide . heds of rivers, or other places where the mud orsaud to he removed is under water, and it consists of strong horizontal wooden framing or staging, mounted upon the requisite huoying apparatus, which is made in two sections, at one end leaving space sufficient for the spade or excavator to pass up and down through it. Thespade or exeayator is attached to the end of a lever of sufficient length, which is connected at its fulerum tothe end of a small beam. The center of this heam is secured to the framework on each side of the division in the float, hy a holt passing through it, upon which it turns. A chain is attached to the lower side of the heam near its upper end and passes through the lower end over a sheave, and is attached to the lever midway beiween the fulcrum and weight. A similar chain is secured to the upper end of the beam, and passes back over a sheave and to the opposite end of the beam, aud a third chain is attached to the excavator, and passes up and through a sheave in theframework, directly over it, and serves to raise and lower it. 83,862.— Improvement In HorsE-POWER Fastenzr.—Richard Knott, Suisun Cal.: I claim the arrangement of the frame A, with arms E, E, attached to the timbers C, C, the hooks G, G, and adjnsting-screw I, I, for fastening tbe horse-power to the ground, retaining it in position, and leveling it, substantially as herein described. The inventor claims that by this device the horse-power is confined more securely to the ground, and can be taken up and replanted by one man in less time than it takes two men to accomplish the same ohject by the ordinary method, But two adjustable pieces of timber are employed. 3,568.— IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR Couteotinc Precious Mrraus.—James T. McDougall, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim vertical or inclining iron standards OC, C, with stems or bars D, D, resting ou aplate or plates of copper B, or plates of some other metal having affinity for mercury, when used for collecting the precious metals, substantially as descrihed. 2. Tron standards, with asupporting horizontal base on the edge of which there are projections, E, E, so that when placed side by side, open spaces, F, F', will he formed between the said staudards, having one or more stem or bars projecting upward, all of which serve as rifles when placed in running water, substantially as and for tbe purpose specified. 3. Tron stands, with hollow projecting stems H, containing bars, slips, or tuhes of copper, H’, or other metal having affinity for mereury, communicating with the water outside through slits or openings, I, I, substantially as descrihed. 4, Copper resting on iron, the iron resting on copper, the copper having amalgamated, silvered, or mercurialized surfaces, when placed in sluice-boxes, or other apparatus, or equivalent device, designed to intercept and collect the precious metals moving with tbe water in the manner and for the purposes hereiu specified. 5. The metallic obstructiug and collectingsurfaces or equivalent device, separately or in combination, whether placed in sluiceboxes, concentrators, or other apparatus for collecting the precious metals moving in running water, substantially as described. This invention is intended for quartz mills, placer miniug, and other places where water is used for washing the precious metals, and is varied in its construction for different purposes. The inventor says: I place in my sluice-box a plate of copper or other metal, the upper eurface of which is either amalgamated, silverod, mercurialized, or in its natural condition; this plate is bent at right anglesto form the eide plates. Upon the bottom of this plate I place iron standards having a square or oblong base, single or in sections, from which one or more stems or hars project upward. On the sides and corners of the bases there are projections, so that when the standards are placed eide hy side there are spaces between them. Loosely fitting copper tubes having amalgamated, silvered, or mercuriallized surfaces are placed over the projecting stems, of sufficient length to reach the surface of the stream. Thesestems and tubes serve as vertical riffles, and when placed iu rows across the ruuniug stream, convert it into eddies, between each series of standards. The particles of metal floating in the water, however buoyant they may he, are drawn into the eddies, and hy the well-known whirlpool movement, are subject to a double impulse; a downward and an improved machine for dredgiug out the . ovtiyard movement from the vort x of the eddy, and the metal is brougbt into contact with the amalgamated surfaces where it is retained. An engraving with a full description is necessary to exhihit the advantages and entire principles of thisinvention, 83,906. —InipROVEMENT IN SELF-ADJUSTING Hooxs.—William Bisbee, and Fleming G. Kearn, Yreka, Cal.: We claim forming a notch b’, upon the inner side of the head or heads of the hook B, substantially as herein shown and descrihed, and for the purpose set forth. 83,919. — Improvement Im FasTENIne HorsE-powers To THE GROUND.— Walter Buchanau, Jr., Main Prairie, Cal.: i Ielaim the straps C,andh, b, and the beams D, D, and G, together with the links g,g, and m, with their keys, the whole constructed and operating suhstantially as and for the purpose berein descrihed. This device was illustrated aud described in the Press, August 22d, 1868. 83,961.—Improvrp JouRNAL-Box.—George H. Henfield, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim the frame C, having a ceuterbar, b, secured to the shell A, by pins d, d, and dove-tailed ends in the recesses h, h, in combination with the soft-metal bearings B, B, separated by the eingle longitudinal bar b, substantially as described. 2. The frame ©, surrounding and separating longitudinally the soft-metal bearings B, B, the latter secured to the shell A, by pins e, and tbe former by pins d, and dove-tail recesses h, h, protected and strengthened by the corner-pieces k, k, cast upon the shell, as herein shown aud descrihed. 84,001.—Improvep Macnins For ScovrInc, Buacxine, AND Finisnine LEATHER. F. W. Rust, Umatilla, Oregon, Assignor to Self, A. E. Rogers, and A. C. Gibhs. 1. Iclaim the scouring blocks H, hinged to the pendulum rod, and held in place by rods G, working through the cross-heads F, and provided with springs substantially as desérihed. 2. The hinged levers I, attaohed to tbe swinging frame, aud arranged to operate or adjust the scouring block H, substantially as set forth. 3. Suspending the scouring apparatus, upon a yielding support, and providing it with a lever and weight, arranged substantially as descrihed, ior the purpose of adjustiug the scourers to the thickness of the leather operated upon and also to regulate the pressure of the scouring devices, as described, 4, The hollow pendulum or its equivalent for holding the blacking, and feeding it upon the leather while in operation, substantially as set fortb. 5. The perforated cross-pipe T, or its equivalent, when arranged to move with the scouring or smoothing devices, for distributing the blacking evenly over the surface of the leather, as descrihed. 6. I claim the platfurm B, provided with a series of balls C, secured locsely in its under side, substantially as set forth, for the purpose of enabling it to be moved in any desired direction, while the machine is iu operation. Homan Sacrivices to Nucessrry.—Coal is needed to make power, to drive machiues, and to warm millions of people’s homes in winter; therefore coal we must have. Poor people in a tlackly inhabited country, as elsewhere, must live by labor, and labor must be done to meet necessities, in order to obtain their price; therefore helpless people, uuder such circumstances, must go into the coal mines, and there become sacrifices to the world’s cruel, inexorable demand. It isan old, oldstory: the people wild permitthemselves to be sacrificed in New Caledouia as stolidly and _ stupidly they used to bear it on tbe Hawaiian heiaus; on the American railroads and in the English coal mines precisely as they formerly submitted to itin the religious prison yards, and iu castle courts. The following is the latest: Wiean, (England), Nov. 26.—A terrible explosion occurred in Arley Mine Colliery. Three hundred men were at work in the pit at the time, most if not all of whom perished; thirty-two bodies have thus far been recovered. Hundreds of the relatives and friends of the unfortunate miners are gathered at the mouth of the pit, aud the scene is heart-rending. Monrrzuma SMELTING Works.— We lcarn that iu consequence of attachments served hy Messrs. Spence, Rollins, Brown, Nason and others, these works will unfortunately rest for a while uuder a disability. Contributions for our Cabinet. Under this heading we shall continue to mention and describe, according to merit, such specimens of ores, minforwarded toe by Wall Gr express, Brenalds tual artlete will be numbered and placed tn ourcabinet, and recorded all Hing aha pre donor, and the ciaim or location Nos. 289 to 293 inclusive were presented by Mr. J. H. C. Bennett, of Santa Clara, proprietor of a manganese vein at Penitencia Creek, ten miles from Santa Clara, where about eighty tons of ore—psilomelan and pyrolusite-—have been taken ont. No. 289.—Wad, witb pyrolusite, or brown and black oxides of manganese. Used for chlorination, bleaching and making oxygen. 290.—Psilomelan, or black silicate of mangauese, 291.—Rhodonite, or manganese spar, heing the red silicate of manganese. It changes on exposure to the air into psilomelan. Calespar is intermixed. 292.—Psilomelan and Rhodonite mixed, the latter gradually changing into the former by oxidation. Free silica, and calespar iu sufficient quantity to effervesce. 293.—Rhodonite, with clear and distinct joining to psilomelan, into which it hecomes beautifully transformed as soon as sufficiently “cooked,” as the miners say, in the oxygen of the air. In Rbodouite, the manganese is Mn O; in psilomenon it is Mn 02 Mr. Bennett raises the query whether Rhodonite would not answer as well as pyrolusite for the manufacture of menganese iron. For making oxygen it will not do, as it is already in the reduced state to which pyrolusite is brought, after being divested of half its oxygen when put into the fire, or subjected to the iuflucnce of acids. 294, —Azsenical nickel, or red nickel py-rites, with hornblendic gangue, from a vein in the high Sierra in El Dorado County, Charles Evaus. 295.—Casing to the above, of nickeliferous iron pyrites, and sulphuret of nickel, 296.—Ore of the Silver Cord ledge, Owyhee County, Idaho, consisting of dark red antimenial silver (pyrargyrite) and auriferous iron pyrites, This vein is three to seven feet wide, and the ore, found at a depth of 157 feet, assays $300 to the tou. Presented by L. G, Lewis, one of the owners of the mine. New Incorrorations.—Articles of incorporation have been recently filed in the County Clerk’s office in this city as follows: Pactrio Coéprration Renrer AssocrAaTIon.—San Francisco. Nov. 23d. Trustees: H. A. Gorley, Theodore Cocknell, H, T. Graves, Henry R. Reed, C. H. Pollard, D. M. Gore, Albert Folsom, Joseph M. English, Tbomas B. Leurs, S. P, Taylor, J. F. Michell, Wm. B. Lake and George L, Smith. Henry Srreer Homesreap ASsociarion, San Francisco. Nov. 23d, Capital stock, $39,600; 132 shares, $300 each. Trustees: R. J. Tiffany, G. W. Bunnell, J. H. Bucklie, H. W. Rappleye and T. B. Lewis. Poxit Lonos Homrsrnap Association. — San Francisco, Nov. 25th. Capital stock, $15,600; 48 shares, $325 each. Trustees: E. F. Clark, H. H. Noble, M. T. Brewer, H. Malfan, A. Mills, J. W. Nye and P. H. Blake. Exxction oF Orricers.—Quam, Hin M. Co,—Nov. 25th. Trustees, Geo. W. Beaver, (President), A. J. Pope and W. E. Dean; Secretary, T. W. Colburn. Amone the marvellous improvements of the age is inhalation, for diseases of the head, tbroat, lungs and chest, recently introduced by Dr. Nestell, of the N. Y. Lung Institute, whereby healing vapors, at the natural temperature of the air, are inhaled from a crystal globe, thus going directly to the seat of the disease, and through the same door by which it entered. This is the only rational medicine, it strikes us, for transmitting those remedies orthodox with the accepted science, but iu a subtle form, and a most powerful auxiliary for the alleviation and cure of respiratory affections. This theory, so opposed to the old, affords snflicient groundhope with invalids,—-at all events, we arrive at that opinion from personal convictions, not mere observation aud hearsay, and confideutly commend it to the afflicted. x

340 The Mining and Scientific Press. New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. Especially reported by the U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., to Dewry & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the Mining and Screntiric Press. For tHE WeEEx Enpinc Novuesper 30. No. 83,820.—Iurrovep Harr REsToRATIve. E. J. Balcear, of Martinez, Cal.: I claim the within-descrihed ingredient or root, treated and prepared in ahout tbe manner herein specified, for the purposes set forth. The ahove is a very ingenious applicatiou of the common soap root so abundant on the Pacific Coast. The inveutor, a lady, has evidently secured a valuable patent. No. 83,839. — Improvement mv HARVESTERS, Jas. F. Earl, of San Francisco, Cal.: 1. Iclaim the vertical adjustmeut of the cutter-frame relative to the maiu framie, upon a pivot or shaft, in advance of the main axle, by means and substantially iu the manner described. 2. The arrangement of the driving-gear, in combination with the vertically-adjustable cutter-frame, substantially as descrihed, whereby the hight of said frame may be adjusted withont d:sturbiug the workiug relation of the gear-shafts. 8. The rake-head, constructed as described, in combination with teeth applied thereto, and operating substantially as described, 4. The manner of actuating the rakes by means of the straps or belts, and drums or rollers, and sbifting clutches, operating as described. 5. Operating tbe shifting-clutcbes, by means of the rake head acting alternately thereon through tbe clutch-levers, as described, 6. The slotted plate, to which the middle fingers are attached, forming the hox inclosing the springs, and permitting the withdrawal of the lever-staple and the removal of the sickle, as described. 7. The arrangement of the fulcrum of the reel-frame, in rear of and above the pivot or axis around which the sickle-frame is adjusted, in combination with means for simultaneously adjusting said frames, whereby the relation of reel and sickle is varied when the higbt of cut is varied, as described. 8. The hollow reel-shaft, provided with the end-hubs and with the central stiffening-sleeve and central bub, as descrihed. 9. The adjustment of the steering-wheel upon a horizontal axis or pivot, forthe purpose of maintaining the same in a vertical position, irrespective of the position of the main frame and cutters. 10. The attacbment of tbe driver’s stand or seat and the sickle-adjusting mechanism to the horizontal axis upon which the steering-wheel is adjusted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth, 11. The combination, witb the grainplatform, of a reciprocating rake, adapted to deliver the grain at either end of the platform, as set forth. 83,842.—IupRoveD Quartz CrusHeR. — Edward Ford, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the horizontally-acting batteries A and B, when placed oue ahove the other, and aoting against the vertical dies E E, with the screen M, and feeding the ore from one to the other, the whole constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described. This invention consists in placing a series of vertical dies one above another, also a series of stamps which act horizontally against these dies by means of springs behind them, and which are operated by cams and tappets, so that as the ore is fed to the upper stamp itis reduced to a certain degree of fineness, aud then passes through a screen to the second, where itis still farther reduced. The stamps have a certain length of face, and are run at such 2 speed as to catch the falling ore as it passes between them, and the dies thus effectually erushiug it, : 83,845.—Iuproven Drepeinc Macniw,— Andrew J. Gove, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim the beam E, turning about the axie ¢, and tbe governing-chain G, G’, moving ehout the drum H, together with the excavator B, and its lever D, pivoted to the beam , at the point F, also the regulating chain I, the whole constructed aud arranged substantially as and for the purpose descrihed. 2. The heam HE, and the iever D, with its excavator B, working in the well or opening a, substantially as and for the purpose . herein descrihed, The object of this inveution is to provide . heds of rivers, or other places where the mud orsaud to he removed is under water, and it consists of strong horizontal wooden framing or staging, mounted upon the requisite huoying apparatus, which is made in two sections, at one end leaving space sufficient for the spade or excavator to pass up and down through it. Thespade or exeayator is attached to the end of a lever of sufficient length, which is connected at its fulerum tothe end of a small beam. The center of this heam is secured to the framework on each side of the division in the float, hy a holt passing through it, upon which it turns. A chain is attached to the lower side of the heam near its upper end and passes through the lower end over a sheave, and is attached to the lever midway beiween the fulcrum and weight. A similar chain is secured to the upper end of the beam, and passes back over a sheave and to the opposite end of the beam, aud a third chain is attached to the excavator, and passes up and through a sheave in theframework, directly over it, and serves to raise and lower it. 83,862.— Improvement In HorsE-POWER Fastenzr.—Richard Knott, Suisun Cal.: I claim the arrangement of the frame A, with arms E, E, attached to the timbers C, C, the hooks G, G, and adjnsting-screw I, I, for fastening tbe horse-power to the ground, retaining it in position, and leveling it, substantially as herein described. The inventor claims that by this device the horse-power is confined more securely to the ground, and can be taken up and replanted by one man in less time than it takes two men to accomplish the same ohject by the ordinary method, But two adjustable pieces of timber are employed. 3,568.— IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR Couteotinc Precious Mrraus.—James T. McDougall, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim vertical or inclining iron standards OC, C, with stems or bars D, D, resting ou aplate or plates of copper B, or plates of some other metal having affinity for mercury, when used for collecting the precious metals, substantially as descrihed. 2. Tron standards, with asupporting horizontal base on the edge of which there are projections, E, E, so that when placed side by side, open spaces, F, F', will he formed between the said staudards, having one or more stem or bars projecting upward, all of which serve as rifles when placed in running water, substantially as and for tbe purpose specified. 3. Tron stands, with hollow projecting stems H, containing bars, slips, or tuhes of copper, H’, or other metal having affinity for mereury, communicating with the water outside through slits or openings, I, I, substantially as descrihed. 4, Copper resting on iron, the iron resting on copper, the copper having amalgamated, silvered, or mercurialized surfaces, when placed in sluice-boxes, or other apparatus, or equivalent device, designed to intercept and collect the precious metals moving with tbe water in the manner and for the purposes hereiu specified. 5. The metallic obstructiug and collectingsurfaces or equivalent device, separately or in combination, whether placed in sluiceboxes, concentrators, or other apparatus for collecting the precious metals moving in running water, substantially as described. This invention is intended for quartz mills, placer miniug, and other places where water is used for washing the precious metals, and is varied in its construction for different purposes. The inventor says: I place in my sluice-box a plate of copper or other metal, the upper eurface of which is either amalgamated, silverod, mercurialized, or in its natural condition; this plate is bent at right anglesto form the eide plates. Upon the bottom of this plate I place iron standards having a square or oblong base, single or in sections, from which one or more stems or hars project upward. On the sides and corners of the bases there are projections, so that when the standards are placed eide hy side there are spaces between them. Loosely fitting copper tubes having amalgamated, silvered, or mercuriallized surfaces are placed over the projecting stems, of sufficient length to reach the surface of the stream. Thesestems and tubes serve as vertical riffles, and when placed iu rows across the ruuniug stream, convert it into eddies, between each series of standards. The particles of metal floating in the water, however buoyant they may

he, are drawn into the eddies, and hy the well-known whirlpool movement, are subject to a double impulse; a downward and an improved machine for dredgiug out the . ovtiyard movement from the vort x of the eddy, and the metal is brougbt into contact with the amalgamated surfaces where it is retained. An engraving with a full description is necessary to exhihit the advantages and entire principles of thisinvention, 83,906. —InipROVEMENT IN SELF-ADJUSTING Hooxs.—William Bisbee, and Fleming G. Kearn, Yreka, Cal.: We claim forming a notch b’, upon the inner side of the head or heads of the hook B, substantially as herein shown and descrihed, and for the purpose set forth. 83,919. — Improvement Im FasTENIne HorsE-powers To THE GROUND.— Walter Buchanau, Jr., Main Prairie, Cal.: i Ielaim the straps C,andh, b, and the beams D, D, and G, together with the links g,g, and m, with their keys, the whole constructed and operating suhstantially as and for the purpose berein descrihed. This device was illustrated aud described in the Press, August 22d, 1868. 83,961.—Improvrp JouRNAL-Box.—George H. Henfield, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim the frame C, having a ceuterbar, b, secured to the shell A, by pins d, d, and dove-tailed ends in the recesses h, h, in combination with the soft-metal bearings B, B, separated by the eingle longitudinal bar b, substantially as described. 2. The frame ©, surrounding and separating longitudinally the soft-metal bearings B, B, the latter secured to the shell A, by pins e, and tbe former by pins d, and dove-tail recesses h, h, protected and strengthened by the corner-pieces k, k, cast upon the shell, as herein shown aud descrihed. 84,001.—Improvep Macnins For ScovrInc, Buacxine, AND Finisnine LEATHER. F. W. Rust, Umatilla, Oregon, Assignor to Self, A. E. Rogers, and A. C. Gibhs. 1. Iclaim the scouring blocks H, hinged to the pendulum rod, and held in place by rods G, working through the cross-heads F, and provided with springs substantially as desérihed. 2. The hinged levers I, attaohed to tbe swinging frame, aud arranged to operate or adjust the scouring block H, substantially as set forth. 3. Suspending the scouring apparatus, upon a yielding support, and providing it with a lever and weight, arranged substantially as descrihed, ior the purpose of adjustiug the scourers to the thickness of the leather operated upon and also to regulate the pressure of the scouring devices, as described, 4, The hollow pendulum or its equivalent for holding the blacking, and feeding it upon the leather while in operation, substantially as set fortb. 5. The perforated cross-pipe T, or its equivalent, when arranged to move with the scouring or smoothing devices, for distributing the blacking evenly over the surface of the leather, as descrihed. 6. I claim the platfurm B, provided with a series of balls C, secured locsely in its under side, substantially as set forth, for the purpose of enabling it to be moved in any desired direction, while the machine is iu operation. Homan Sacrivices to Nucessrry.—Coal is needed to make power, to drive machiues, and to warm millions of people’s homes in winter; therefore coal we must have. Poor people in a tlackly inhabited country, as elsewhere, must live by labor, and labor must be done to meet necessities, in order to obtain their price; therefore helpless people, uuder such circumstances, must go into the coal mines, and there become sacrifices to the world’s cruel, inexorable demand. It isan old, oldstory: the people wild permitthemselves to be sacrificed in New Caledouia as stolidly and _ stupidly they used to bear it on tbe Hawaiian heiaus; on the American railroads and in the English coal mines precisely as they formerly submitted to itin the religious prison yards, and iu castle courts. The following is the latest: Wiean, (England), Nov. 26.—A terrible explosion occurred in Arley Mine Colliery. Three hundred men were at work in the pit at the time, most if not all of whom perished; thirty-two bodies have thus far been recovered. Hundreds of the relatives and friends of the unfortunate miners are gathered at the mouth of the pit, aud the scene is heart-rending. Monrrzuma SMELTING Works.— We lcarn that iu consequence of attachments served hy Messrs. Spence, Rollins, Brown, Nason and others, these works will unfortunately rest for a while uuder a disability. Contributions for our Cabinet. Under this heading we shall continue to mention and describe, according to merit, such specimens of ores, minforwarded toe by Wall Gr express, Brenalds tual artlete will be numbered and placed tn ourcabinet, and recorded all Hing aha pre donor, and the ciaim or location Nos. 289 to 293 inclusive were presented by Mr. J. H. C. Bennett, of Santa Clara, proprietor of a manganese vein at Penitencia Creek, ten miles from Santa Clara, where about eighty tons of ore—psilomelan and pyrolusite-—have been taken ont. No. 289.—Wad, witb pyrolusite, or brown and black oxides of manganese. Used for chlorination, bleaching and making oxygen. 290.—Psilomelan, or black silicate of mangauese, 291.—Rhodonite, or manganese spar, heing the red silicate of manganese. It changes on exposure to the air into psilomelan. Calespar is intermixed. 292.—Psilomelan and Rhodonite mixed, the latter gradually changing into the former by oxidation. Free silica, and calespar iu sufficient quantity to effervesce. 293.—Rhodonite, with clear and distinct joining to psilomelan, into which it hecomes beautifully transformed as soon as sufficiently “cooked,” as the miners say, in the oxygen of the air. In Rbodouite, the manganese is Mn O; in psilomenon it is Mn 02 Mr. Bennett raises the query whether Rhodonite would not answer as well as pyrolusite for the manufacture of menganese iron. For making oxygen it will not do, as it is already in the reduced state to which pyrolusite is brought, after being divested of half its oxygen when put into the fire, or subjected to the iuflucnce of acids. 294, —Azsenical nickel, or red nickel py-rites, with hornblendic gangue, from a vein in the high Sierra in El Dorado County, Charles Evaus. 295.—Casing to the above, of nickeliferous iron pyrites, and sulphuret of nickel, 296.—Ore of the Silver Cord ledge, Owyhee County, Idaho, consisting of dark red antimenial silver (pyrargyrite) and auriferous iron pyrites, This vein is three to seven feet wide, and the ore, found at a depth of 157 feet, assays $300 to the tou. Presented by L. G, Lewis, one of the owners of the mine. New Incorrorations.—Articles of incorporation have been recently filed in the County Clerk’s office in this city as follows: Pactrio Coéprration Renrer AssocrAaTIon.—San Francisco. Nov. 23d. Trustees: H. A. Gorley, Theodore Cocknell, H, T. Graves, Henry R. Reed, C. H. Pollard, D. M. Gore, Albert Folsom, Joseph M. English, Tbomas B. Leurs, S. P, Taylor, J. F. Michell, Wm. B. Lake and George L, Smith. Henry Srreer Homesreap ASsociarion, San Francisco. Nov. 23d, Capital stock, $39,600; 132 shares, $300 each. Trustees: R. J. Tiffany, G. W. Bunnell, J. H. Bucklie, H. W. Rappleye and T. B. Lewis. Poxit Lonos Homrsrnap Association. — San Francisco, Nov. 25th. Capital stock, $15,600; 48 shares, $325 each. Trustees: E. F. Clark, H. H. Noble, M. T. Brewer, H. Malfan, A. Mills, J. W. Nye and P. H. Blake. Exxction oF Orricers.—Quam, Hin M. Co,—Nov. 25th. Trustees, Geo. W. Beaver, (President), A. J. Pope and W. E. Dean; Secretary, T. W. Colburn. Amone the marvellous improvements of the age is inhalation, for diseases of the head, tbroat, lungs and chest, recently introduced by Dr. Nestell, of the N. Y. Lung Institute, whereby healing vapors, at the natural temperature of the air, are inhaled from a crystal globe, thus going directly to the seat of the disease, and through the same door by which it entered. This is the only rational medicine, it strikes us, for transmitting those remedies orthodox with the accepted science, but iu a subtle form, and a most powerful auxiliary for the alleviation and cure of respiratory affections. This theory, so opposed to the old, affords snflicient groundhope with invalids,—-at all events, we arrive at that opinion from personal convictions, not mere observation aud hearsay, and confideutly commend it to the afflicted. x