Volume 17 (1868) (428 pages)

68 The Mining and Scientific Press. Leading Book Concern of America. Sometime since we gave a pretty full description of the priuting and book manufactory of Messrs. D. Appleton & Co., situated in the city of Brooklyn. While in New York, lately, we visited the new store of this firm, and were pleased to see the completeness which the Appletons have attained in the construction and adaptation of their new huilding to their extensive trade. Their business has been handed down from father to sons; the latter profiting by experience, now conduct a business economieally and systematically, which other persons equally intelligent, but tess practical, would lead into utmost confusion, A fine portrait of the Appletons’ father— a countenance betokening straight-forwardness—is among the elegant decorations of their reception room. ‘The elder Appleton’s first book was a tiny affair; and yet in those infant days of American book-publishing, it received more deliheration than a full-sized volnme, destined to reach its twentieth thousand, now receives. In three months, the sales of Dickens’ works at this house amounted to over 500,000 volumes; Mulbach, in the same period, also reached over 300,000; and Cornell’s series of school books, 200,000. If the educational advancement of 2 nation may be noted by the increasing sales of books, this indicates rapid progress in the United States. Appletons’ new building is located at Nos. 90, 92 and 94 Grand street, corner of Greene, two blocks west of Broadway, and was built expressly for their trade, which had ontgrown their former location on Broadway. As the leading book house of America, a brief description of the store will be of interest; but a visit alone can convey an adequate conception of its elegance and magnitude. It has a front of 75 feet on Grand street, and 100 feet on Greene, and is five stories high. The front on Grand street is of sandstone, and that on Greene street of brick, with sandstone facings. Large and elegant iron pillars flank the doorways on both streets, and give additional snpportto the structure. The cost of the building was $160,000. The basement, 75 by 100 feet, is a general stock room. Here may he seen great piles of cyclopsdias, school books, and Dickens’ and Scott’s novels, and the standard works of the house, freshfrom the Brooklyn book factory. Under the sidewalks areranged the ‘‘suhscription books” of the house,—an important department of its business. Broad flights at each end of the basement lead to the firstfloor, which is perhaps the busiest place iu this busy establishment. Entering through the western door on Grand street, the visitor will find himself in the retail department. The business of this branch is condneted precisely the same asin the Broadway store, though it occupies less space on the premises. The fittings are in oak, rich and neat, which, iu a word, is the style of the furniture and decoratious throughout the building. Adjoining the retail bureau is the subscription department, which has grown into an immense business within a few years, and is still steadily increasing. Next, to the left, is-the city hranch, which is a complete book store in miniature, intended for the supply of the local trade, Ascending to the second floor by the wide, casy staircase, or by the easier elevator (which lands one on every floor in succession) the first object of interest to the casual observer is the ample and beantifully furnished suit of business offices on the Grand street front. Ou this floor also is the educational department, throngh which the colleges, academies, and common schools of the country are furnished with those standard works the enumeration of which occupies several pages of the catalogue. The distribution of some of the leading popular school books, such as Webster’s spellers, Cornell’s_ geographics, and Quackenhbos’ arithemetics, constitutes of itself an enormous business, The third floor is similar in general respects to the floor below, and is full of juvenile books, poetry, works of fiction, photograph albums, ete., ete. The posts have a corner to themselves, as in Westminister Abhey, though here their works are anything but dead.” Theolog and Spanish literature are on the foyrth floor, The fifth and last floor serves the purpose at present of a store-yoom for goods in bulk, Of all the leading books, it is the inteution of the Appletons to keep a very largo supply always on hand, New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. Specially reported by the U. S, Patent Office, Washington, T C., to Dewey & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. Issvep ror THE WEEZ ENDING JuLy 14, 1868. 79,820.—IsPROVEMENT IN CHmINEY CoWwLs. J. W. Foard, San Francisco, Cal: T claim the ventilator, composed essentially of thepipe A, and cow] C, united hy the connectiou-pipe B, the cow] having the expanded end e, to receive the air to create the curvent, and the elongated cylindrical or parallelopipedon discharge end ce’, for the purpose described, all the said parts being constructed and arranged to operate together, substantially in the manner specified. 79,880.—ImpRovENENT Ix Gano PLow.— James T. Watkins, Santa Clara, Cal.:_ 1. Iclaim the plows H, H, in combination with the blocks Ei, E’, the holdingscrews I, I, by which the plows are adjusted, and the wedges a, a, constructed and arranged substantially as descrihed. 2. The blocks E, E’, mounted upon the axles C, C’, and the bent arms J, J’, with the set-screws K, K’', for regulating the depth of the furrows, suhstantially as descrihed. ’ 3. The bent arm N, and connecting-rod O, with the handle M, and the catch P, for disengaging the plows, substantially as described. 4, The bent axle R, with the nut R’, and the screw S, for raising aud depressing the furrow-wheel, substantially as described, This. invention relates to an improved method for regulating the depth of the furrows, as well as a device for instantaneously disengaging one or both of the plows from the earth. For this purpose the plow standards are firmly attached to axles extending across the frame. From these axles, arms or levers extend forward so as to rest on cross-bars, and they may be raised or lowered by means of set-screws, thus regulating the depthsof the furrow. Two other bent levers are also attached to the axles before mentioned, which may be operated separately or connected by a link or rod. By these, oue or both plows can he thrown out of the ground at once, and held by a catch orspring. To regulate the relative hight of the furrow wheel, the axis on which it turns is bent so as to form a vertical arm, and at the top again bent to a horizontal position where it forms a strong nut. A long screw works through this nut, and by its operation raises and lowers the wheel. 79,903.—IneRoveD Fire Krnpiro.—Chas. Gaudin, Zoe Granier and J. Granier, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim forming a fire kindling ball upon the end of an inflammable wick, for tho purpose of ready ignition as herein shown and descrihed. 79,954. Orr CRUSHER, GRINDER AND AMALoamator.—John A, Collins, Virginia City, Nev.: 1, I elaim the combination and arrangement of the cylinders C, crushing wheels D, axle E, and central plate F, with arms projecting downwards and supporting said axle, substantially as descrihed. 2, The comhination and arrangement of the driving-plate G, on the shaft H, the friction rollers N, on the arms of the revolving plate L, and thestationary plate K, above it, substantially as described. 3. The combination and arrangement of larger rollers L, with smaller S$’, within the cylinder C, the former rolling upon the latter and upon the cyliuder, but the latter or smaller rubbing and grinding against the eylinder as described. This invention was fully deseribed in onr issue of Noy. 2d, 1867, page 276, Vol. XV. 80,014.—Imrrovep ApprE CoRER AnD SuieER.—Isaac Rogers, West Chehalem, Oregon: 1. Iclaim tlie combination of the slidebars F, cross-bars H, tube M, knives N, aud tim O, with each other and with the guides or slides G, and parer-fork Q, substantially as herein shown aud described, and for the purpose set forth. 2. The combination of tho adjustable guide P, with the rim O, and slide bars F, substantially as herein shown and desciibed and for tho purpasce set forth. 8, The comhination of the eross or foothar J, and levers 1, with the bottam board A, and cross-har H, of the sliding-har F, substantially aa herein shown and desoribed and for tho purpose sot forth, Notices of Recent Inventions. 79,425.—IuPROVEMENT IN MacHInr FOR Kitn Dryino.—Ashbel B. Winegar, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. Telaim amachine for drying salt and other snhstances, composed of the furnace A, pan or disk B, the radial arms G, G, spindles H, H, with the hoes or stirrers I, I, I, attached to them, with the movahle bar J, for turning them in different directions, so as to continually stir and turn the salt in the pan or discharge it at will from the periphery, the whole constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein descrihed. 2. The sliding board or plate O, at the bottom of the hopper, operated by the spring P, cords 8, lever T, and beveled pinion U, substantially as and for the purpose specified. The object of this invention is to provide an improved kiln for drying salt sud other substances that require to be kiln-dried before being rcduced or prepared for market. It consists in the construction of a furnace, of masonry or iron, circular in form, or any other shape whose outlines and dimensions shall answer the purpose. Over the furnace is placed a drying-bed, or disk of iron or other material, the whole being surrounded by a rim, with the necessary discharge-opening. A suitahle vertical driving-shaft, having its step in the center of the disk, is suspended by frame work above the furnace, by means of which a series of radial arms, having stirrers attached to them, is rotated. In operating tho machine, the salt or other article to be dried is admitted to the pan through the hopper, which discharges through the ecnter. The stirrers are so constructed and arranged as to spread the substance evenly over the surface of the drying-bed. The machine may be so operated as to make it self-feeding and self-discharging in action. The discharge may also be effectcdinto an elevator or other convenience by which it may he transported to the mill for grinding. The furnace may be so constructed that either fuel or steam may be used for drying. 77,880.—CarRIaGESPRiING.— Walter B. Higgins, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the combinatiou of thesprings D, D, with the wooden spring A, to form the connection of the same with the body of the carriage, suhstantially as described. The ohject of this invention is to construct and attach springs to siugle and doublo wagons and carriages. It consists of a continuons wooden spring, combined with other springs of a spiral or elliptical form, or of any elastic material, which are placed at tho frout and rear ends of the wagon-body, aud connect it to the continuons wooden spring. By this simple device a cheap wagon-body, with an ordinary spring attachmeut, may be made to ride easily, and without the jar occasioned by the occasional coming down to its ‘bearing or axle, The danger of the hreaking of springs when riding over a rough road is also greatly removed by this device, The springs will also last much louger and with much less cost for repairs, than when used without this device. RECENT INVENTIONS. New Hypraviio Minine Iyventrion.— The Nevada Transcript described a new mining invention recently brought out in that city as follows: ‘‘ We noticed yesterday at the shop of Crawford & Leavitt, on Main street, an ingenious combination of distribntor and monitor for hydraulic mining, which promises to supersede everything of the kind heretofore in use, This invyention, of John Jacobs, dispenses with the distributor, and is used withont any hose whatever, making an immense saving. It throws water to any part of the horizon; a great desideratum in hydraulic mining; and allows at the same time all necessary dip, while it does uot injure the stream like the “goose-neck.” It is pronounced by good miners to be perfect. We learn that an 11inch machine will be got up for exhibition at the State Fair. The one we have deseribed was on its way to Quaker Hill for trial in Jacobs & Sargeut’s diggings. Mc. Jacobs has been over a year perfecting his iuveution, and filed a caveat several months ago at Washington. Iy Rome, a city having 200,000 inhahitants, there is but one newspaper, and a poor one at that. Capiran anp Lapor—Can THEY CooPER4TE ?—This important question is answered in a startling manner in the Scientific Review for June. That logicians and mathematicians would ohject to the argument can matter little, provided it helegally and commercially conclusive. It is attempted to demonstrate that a manufacturer whose capital in stock, plant, etc., is of the estimated value of 6,000/., the profits thereon 6002. per annum, or 10 per cent., and who pays 3,000/. a year in wages, can, by the mere adoption of the codperative principle, place himself in a position to pay 30 per cent. higher wages to his workmen, and obtain 13 per cent. instead of 10 per cent. for himself ; or, in other words, that he can, with the advantages of the codperative system, so divide the 6002. profit that ond of it the workmen shall receive 9007., and himself 7802, The benefits of codperation have never before been put forward in so favorable a light, nor has it ever before been so Satisfactorily proved that by means of codperation the “‘loaves and fishes” can be so admirably manipulated, even in modern times. — Exchange. If tho Review will read and reflect upon what has been written and said upon this matter, there need be no ‘‘ mystery” about it, whatever. The figures, impossible as it may appear, may be in spirit, if not in letter, approximately, if not fully realized, under the codperative system. The result must of course be obtained from the increased amount of lahor that may be obtained from the same number of workmen within the same time. If £900 in gold cannot be got ont of £600, it is atleast a very easy matter, under the codperative system, to get £900 in value of labor, out ofa cost, which, under the old system, would yield only £600 in value. There is nothing like giving a man an interest in his labor, over and above his wages. The effect is magical. It has been tried within the last three or four years, in almost all kinds of business, and in establishments employing from a Yew hundred dollars of capital up to millions ; and never, so far as we have learned, has such an experiment worked disastrously to either capital or labor. With the codperative system so successfully demonstrated as it has been within the last fow years, it is astonishing that any intelligent class of laboring men can be induced to resort to the pornicions and unprofitable system of “strikes” to right either real or imaginary wrongs between labor and capital. Minrwo Prorits.—It would appear from statistics given in the commercial departments of our city papers that mining was on tho average a largely losing bnsiness. For instance, we read that the dividends f@r the first half of the present year were only $904,000, while the assessments have been $732,200, thus giving a total profit to onr incorporated companies of only $160,890, for the many aggregated millions invested. Theso facts by no means snbmit a fair basis on which to fonnd a judgment with regard to the general condition of our mining interests. But very: few of our best paying mines are incorporated ; and when they are incorporated it is upon snch an extensive basis as to leave margin for but a very small] interest on the capital invested. People in this State when they have a really good mine, and are able to work it, are very seldom anxions to sell on terms that will admit of any profit in the investment to the purchasers, Holders of mining stocks havo been peculiarly unfortunate the past year, as will he scen by comparing the figures above given, with those for a corresponding period of last year, which may he stated as follows: Last year the aggregate dividends amounted to $1,983,200, and tho assessments to only $332,280—leaving a general profit of $1,650,920. As will be seen, the dividends disbursed this year show a falling off of over $1,000,000 as against last year; at the same time, the assessments have heen increased over $400,000, ContinentaL Life Insurance Company, 302 Montgomory street, corner of Pine.

68 The Mining and Scientific Press. Leading Book Concern of America. Sometime since we gave a pretty full description of the priuting and book manufactory of Messrs. D. Appleton & Co., situated in the city of Brooklyn. While in New York, lately, we visited the new store of this firm, and were pleased to see the completeness which the Appletons have attained in the construction and adaptation of their new huilding to their extensive trade. Their business has been handed down from father to sons; the latter profiting by experience, now conduct a business economieally and systematically, which other persons equally intelligent, but tess practical, would lead into utmost confusion, A fine portrait of the Appletons’ father— a countenance betokening straight-forwardness—is among the elegant decorations of their reception room. ‘The elder Appleton’s first book was a tiny affair; and yet in those infant days of American book-publishing, it received more deliheration than a full-sized volnme, destined to reach its twentieth thousand, now receives. In three months, the sales of Dickens’ works at this house amounted to over 500,000 volumes; Mulbach, in the same period, also reached over 300,000; and Cornell’s series of school books, 200,000. If the educational advancement of 2 nation may be noted by the increasing sales of books, this indicates rapid progress in the United States. Appletons’ new building is located at Nos. 90, 92 and 94 Grand street, corner of Greene, two blocks west of Broadway, and was built expressly for their trade, which had ontgrown their former location on Broadway. As the leading book house of America, a brief description of the store will be of interest; but a visit alone can convey an adequate conception of its elegance and magnitude. It has a front of 75 feet on Grand street, and 100 feet on Greene, and is five stories high. The front on Grand street is of sandstone, and that on Greene street of brick, with sandstone facings. Large and elegant iron pillars flank the doorways on both streets, and give additional snpportto the structure. The cost of the building was $160,000. The basement, 75 by 100 feet, is a general stock room. Here may he seen great piles of cyclopsdias, school books, and Dickens’ and Scott’s novels, and the standard works of the house, freshfrom the Brooklyn book factory. Under the sidewalks areranged the ‘‘suhscription books” of the house,—an important department of its business. Broad flights at each end of the basement lead to the firstfloor, which is perhaps the busiest place iu this busy establishment. Entering through the western door on Grand street, the visitor will find himself in the retail department. The business of this branch is condneted precisely the same asin the Broadway store, though it occupies less space on the premises. The fittings are in oak, rich and neat, which, iu a word, is the style of the furniture and decoratious throughout the building. Adjoining the retail bureau is the subscription department, which has grown into an immense business within a few years, and is still steadily increasing. Next, to the left, is-the city hranch, which is a complete book store in miniature, intended for the supply of the local trade, Ascending to the second floor by the wide, casy staircase, or by the easier elevator (which lands one on every floor in succession) the first object of interest to the casual observer is the ample and beantifully furnished suit of business offices on the Grand street front. Ou this floor also is the educational department, throngh which the colleges, academies, and common schools of the country are furnished with those standard works the enumeration of which occupies several pages of the catalogue. The distribution of some of the leading popular school books, such as Webster’s spellers, Cornell’s_ geographics, and Quackenhbos’ arithemetics, constitutes of itself an enormous business, The third floor is similar in general respects to the floor below, and is full of juvenile books, poetry, works of fiction, photograph albums, ete., ete. The posts have a corner to themselves, as in Westminister Abhey, though here their works are anything but dead.” Theolog and Spanish literature are on the foyrth floor, The fifth and last floor serves the purpose at present of a store-yoom for goods in bulk, Of all the leading books, it is the inteution of the Appletons to keep a very largo supply always on hand, New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. Specially reported by the U. S, Patent Office, Washington, T C., to Dewey & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. Issvep ror THE WEEZ ENDING JuLy 14, 1868. 79,820.—IsPROVEMENT IN CHmINEY CoWwLs. J. W. Foard, San Francisco, Cal: T claim the ventilator, composed essentially of thepipe A, and cow] C, united hy the connectiou-pipe B, the cow] having the expanded end e, to receive the air to create the curvent, and the elongated cylindrical or parallelopipedon discharge end ce’, for the purpose described, all the said parts being constructed and arranged to operate together, substantially in the manner specified. 79,880.—ImpRovENENT Ix Gano PLow.— James T. Watkins, Santa Clara, Cal.:_ 1. Iclaim the plows H, H, in combination with the blocks Ei, E’, the holdingscrews I, I, by which the plows are adjusted, and the wedges a, a, constructed and arranged substantially as descrihed. 2. The blocks E, E’, mounted upon the axles C, C’, and the bent arms J, J’, with the set-screws K, K’', for regulating the depth of the furrows, suhstantially as descrihed. ’ 3. The bent arm N, and connecting-rod O, with the handle M, and the catch P, for disengaging the plows, substantially as described. 4, The bent axle R, with the nut R’, and the screw S, for raising aud depressing the furrow-wheel, substantially as described, This. invention relates to an improved method for regulating the depth of the furrows, as well as a device for instantaneously disengaging one or both of the plows from the earth. For this purpose the plow standards are firmly attached to axles extending across the frame. From these axles, arms or levers extend forward so as to rest on cross-bars, and they may be raised or lowered by means of set-screws, thus regulating the depthsof the furrow. Two other bent levers are also attached to the axles before mentioned, which may be operated separately or connected by a link or rod. By these, oue or both plows can he thrown out of the ground at once, and held by a catch orspring. To regulate the relative hight of the furrow wheel, the axis on which it turns is bent so as to form a vertical arm, and at the top again bent to a horizontal position where it forms a strong nut. A long screw works through this nut, and by its operation raises and lowers the wheel. 79,903.—IneRoveD Fire Krnpiro.—Chas. Gaudin, Zoe Granier and J. Granier, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim forming a fire kindling ball upon the end of an inflammable wick, for tho purpose of ready ignition as herein shown and descrihed. 79,954. Orr CRUSHER, GRINDER AND AMALoamator.—John A, Collins, Virginia City, Nev.: 1, I elaim the combination and arrangement of the cylinders C, crushing wheels D, axle E, and central plate F, with arms projecting downwards and supporting said axle, substantially as descrihed. 2, The comhination and arrangement of the driving-plate G, on the shaft H, the friction rollers N, on the arms of the revolving plate L, and thestationary plate K, above it, substantially as described. 3. The combination and arrangement of larger rollers L, with smaller S$’, within the cylinder C, the former rolling upon the latter and upon the cyliuder, but the latter or smaller rubbing and grinding against the eylinder as described. This invention was fully deseribed in onr issue of Noy. 2d, 1867, page 276, Vol. XV. 80,014.—Imrrovep ApprE CoRER AnD SuieER.—Isaac Rogers, West Chehalem, Oregon: 1. Iclaim tlie combination of the slidebars F, cross-bars H, tube M, knives N, aud tim O, with each other and with the guides or slides G, and parer-fork Q, substantially as herein shown aud described, and for the purpose set forth. 2. The combination of tho adjustable guide P, with the rim O, and slide bars F, substantially as herein shown and desciibed and for tho purpasce set forth. 8, The comhination of the eross or foothar J, and levers 1, with the bottam board

A, and cross-har H, of the sliding-har F, substantially aa herein shown and desoribed and for tho purpose sot forth, Notices of Recent Inventions. 79,425.—IuPROVEMENT IN MacHInr FOR Kitn Dryino.—Ashbel B. Winegar, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. Telaim amachine for drying salt and other snhstances, composed of the furnace A, pan or disk B, the radial arms G, G, spindles H, H, with the hoes or stirrers I, I, I, attached to them, with the movahle bar J, for turning them in different directions, so as to continually stir and turn the salt in the pan or discharge it at will from the periphery, the whole constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein descrihed. 2. The sliding board or plate O, at the bottom of the hopper, operated by the spring P, cords 8, lever T, and beveled pinion U, substantially as and for the purpose specified. The object of this invention is to provide an improved kiln for drying salt sud other substances that require to be kiln-dried before being rcduced or prepared for market. It consists in the construction of a furnace, of masonry or iron, circular in form, or any other shape whose outlines and dimensions shall answer the purpose. Over the furnace is placed a drying-bed, or disk of iron or other material, the whole being surrounded by a rim, with the necessary discharge-opening. A suitahle vertical driving-shaft, having its step in the center of the disk, is suspended by frame work above the furnace, by means of which a series of radial arms, having stirrers attached to them, is rotated. In operating tho machine, the salt or other article to be dried is admitted to the pan through the hopper, which discharges through the ecnter. The stirrers are so constructed and arranged as to spread the substance evenly over the surface of the drying-bed. The machine may be so operated as to make it self-feeding and self-discharging in action. The discharge may also be effectcdinto an elevator or other convenience by which it may he transported to the mill for grinding. The furnace may be so constructed that either fuel or steam may be used for drying. 77,880.—CarRIaGESPRiING.— Walter B. Higgins, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the combinatiou of thesprings D, D, with the wooden spring A, to form the connection of the same with the body of the carriage, suhstantially as described. The ohject of this invention is to construct and attach springs to siugle and doublo wagons and carriages. It consists of a continuons wooden spring, combined with other springs of a spiral or elliptical form, or of any elastic material, which are placed at tho frout and rear ends of the wagon-body, aud connect it to the continuons wooden spring. By this simple device a cheap wagon-body, with an ordinary spring attachmeut, may be made to ride easily, and without the jar occasioned by the occasional coming down to its ‘bearing or axle, The danger of the hreaking of springs when riding over a rough road is also greatly removed by this device, The springs will also last much louger and with much less cost for repairs, than when used without this device. RECENT INVENTIONS. New Hypraviio Minine Iyventrion.— The Nevada Transcript described a new mining invention recently brought out in that city as follows: ‘‘ We noticed yesterday at the shop of Crawford & Leavitt, on Main street, an ingenious combination of distribntor and monitor for hydraulic mining, which promises to supersede everything of the kind heretofore in use, This invyention, of John Jacobs, dispenses with the distributor, and is used withont any hose whatever, making an immense saving. It throws water to any part of the horizon; a great desideratum in hydraulic mining; and allows at the same time all necessary dip, while it does uot injure the stream like the “goose-neck.” It is pronounced by good miners to be perfect. We learn that an 11inch machine will be got up for exhibition at the State Fair. The one we have deseribed was on its way to Quaker Hill for trial in Jacobs & Sargeut’s diggings. Mc. Jacobs has been over a year perfecting his iuveution, and filed a caveat several months ago at Washington. Iy Rome, a city having 200,000 inhahitants, there is but one newspaper, and a poor one at that. Capiran anp Lapor—Can THEY CooPER4TE ?—This important question is answered in a startling manner in the Scientific Review for June. That logicians and mathematicians would ohject to the argument can matter little, provided it helegally and commercially conclusive. It is attempted to demonstrate that a manufacturer whose capital in stock, plant, etc., is of the estimated value of 6,000/., the profits thereon 6002. per annum, or 10 per cent., and who pays 3,000/. a year in wages, can, by the mere adoption of the codperative principle, place himself in a position to pay 30 per cent. higher wages to his workmen, and obtain 13 per cent. instead of 10 per cent. for himself ; or, in other words, that he can, with the advantages of the codperative system, so divide the 6002. profit that ond of it the workmen shall receive 9007., and himself 7802, The benefits of codperation have never before been put forward in so favorable a light, nor has it ever before been so Satisfactorily proved that by means of codperation the “‘loaves and fishes” can be so admirably manipulated, even in modern times. — Exchange. If tho Review will read and reflect upon what has been written and said upon this matter, there need be no ‘‘ mystery” about it, whatever. The figures, impossible as it may appear, may be in spirit, if not in letter, approximately, if not fully realized, under the codperative system. The result must of course be obtained from the increased amount of lahor that may be obtained from the same number of workmen within the same time. If £900 in gold cannot be got ont of £600, it is atleast a very easy matter, under the codperative system, to get £900 in value of labor, out ofa cost, which, under the old system, would yield only £600 in value. There is nothing like giving a man an interest in his labor, over and above his wages. The effect is magical. It has been tried within the last three or four years, in almost all kinds of business, and in establishments employing from a Yew hundred dollars of capital up to millions ; and never, so far as we have learned, has such an experiment worked disastrously to either capital or labor. With the codperative system so successfully demonstrated as it has been within the last fow years, it is astonishing that any intelligent class of laboring men can be induced to resort to the pornicions and unprofitable system of “strikes” to right either real or imaginary wrongs between labor and capital. Minrwo Prorits.—It would appear from statistics given in the commercial departments of our city papers that mining was on tho average a largely losing bnsiness. For instance, we read that the dividends f@r the first half of the present year were only $904,000, while the assessments have been $732,200, thus giving a total profit to onr incorporated companies of only $160,890, for the many aggregated millions invested. Theso facts by no means snbmit a fair basis on which to fonnd a judgment with regard to the general condition of our mining interests. But very: few of our best paying mines are incorporated ; and when they are incorporated it is upon snch an extensive basis as to leave margin for but a very small] interest on the capital invested. People in this State when they have a really good mine, and are able to work it, are very seldom anxions to sell on terms that will admit of any profit in the investment to the purchasers, Holders of mining stocks havo been peculiarly unfortunate the past year, as will he scen by comparing the figures above given, with those for a corresponding period of last year, which may he stated as follows: Last year the aggregate dividends amounted to $1,983,200, and tho assessments to only $332,280—leaving a general profit of $1,650,920. As will be seen, the dividends disbursed this year show a falling off of over $1,000,000 as against last year; at the same time, the assessments have heen increased over $400,000, ContinentaL Life Insurance Company, 302 Montgomory street, corner of Pine.