Volume 18 (1869) (430 pages)

84 The Mining and Scientific Press. California Academy of Sciences. Tho Academy met on Monday evening, February 1st, Col. Ransom in the chair. Highteeu gentlemen were elected members, and donations were received of petrified wood from a mine near Grass Valley, presented by Mr. T. A. Mudge, (who at the last annual meeting was unanimously elected Secretary) and of a suit of armor worn by the natives of Alaska before the immigration of the Russians, SILVER MINES IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA, Mr. H. G. Hanks read an interesting paper on the mineral resources of Owen’s River and adjacent districts, and exhibited some marvelously rich specimens, forming a collection of twn or three hundred. Mr. Hanks had explored the Montgomery, Blind Springs, Keyes, Inyo, Russ, Kearsage, Cosn, Alabama, Telescope, Slate Range, Argus, Salt Spring, Washington, and other districts; also an extent of almost unknown country in Southern Neyada and Northern Arizona, whence many valuable specimens were obtained. Some of these were labelled as assaying equal to the White Pine ores. The report referred more especially to the Inyo district, Death Valley, and particularly to the Gun Sight lead, the first silver lode found in California, of which any record exists. He stated that an immigrant party in 1849 came in and reported having seen fahulously rich silver mines ou their way, and brought in specimens of pure silver. In 1850, Dr. French, at the head of a party went out to hunt for it, but unsuccessfully, and it has existed in story ever since. The finest specimens exhihited by Mr. Hanks were of argentiferous galena, tetra hedride, kerargyrite, stromeyerite, and molyhdate of lead. There was also a large and rich specimen of Partzite. Some from the Muntgomery district, at the northern end of Owen’s River, are fahlores, and antimonial and ehloride of silver, and show an abundance of the free metal. Dr. Gibbons made an interesting statement in relation to the swelling and shrinking of adohe land under the influence of rain and drouth, its effect upon buildings, and observed that eracks in walls thus caused were often erroneously attributed to earthquakes. New Inventions, To Prevent INcRUSTATION oF STEAM Boizers.—We learn that a Mr. Hugh MeQuade, of Grant County, Oregon, has patented an invention for the prevention of inerustation of steam hoilers. His method is to prepare the inside of the boiler plates befnre or after construction, witha galvanic coating cf copper or some other substance with which silver will amalgamate. ‘This always presents a smooth surface to which nothing will attach. His patent bears date Oct. 6th, 1868, and it is his intention to soon bring the invention to the notice of practical engineers on this coast. He has already had applications for the use of his invention, from parties at the East. It is stated that there have been over 300 inventions patented, haviug a similar purpose, noue of which have been entirely successful.—Poriland Oregonian. Wesp’s AppER.—This is not a snake, but alittle machine intended at once, and without error, to furnish the sum of any number of figures that may be required. It consists of a flat piece of board to which are fastened two wheels of hrass or silver, with an indicator; one of the wheels is marked with numhers from zero to ninetynine; and on turning this wheel halfaround from the numbers to he added together, taking them one after the other, tho indicator instantly shows what is the sum. A patent has been taken out for a new process in cigar making. ‘The leaf tohacto is ground tn 2 pulp and run offin sheets, as paper is made, done up and sold by the quire or ream—and then every one makes his own cigar, if he pleases. A PHIMADELPHIA professor has invented a steam brick kiln, whereiu 100,000 bricks ean be eyonly burned in three days, AWNeEw car wheel has reeently been invented, which is made in two parts, and eonsists of a web which is bolted fast to the hub, and a ring of rubber interposing betweeu tho web and the huh, which is seeured by the belts and flanges to receive the jar of the loaded car. It is elaimed that by this arrangement the ears ride more . easily, and the danger of breaking the axle is diminished. New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors, Especially reported by the U. 8. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., to Dewey & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PREss. For THE WEEK ENpiInG January 19th. 85,892.—IorpRoVEMENT IN WaTE “WHEELS, Edwin Adams, Orolewa, Cal.: I claim the above described water wheel, having sliding buckets G G, working in a trough or channel C, said buckets heing forced out at the proper pnint by the pressure of the water admitted through pipes O O, to central chambers K K, and operating in hollowarms FF, and being forced in, to pass the head of the trough, by cams P P, acting against the rollers I I, attached to the shoulders H H, the several parts bejug construeted and arranged, and operating together substantially asdescrihed. The nature of this invention is to providean improved water wheel with sliding buckets, for the purpose of utilizing the power of a small stream of water, having a great force of pressure, and consists of a wheel turning on a horizontal or vertical axis. Around the axis are made water chambers, in which water is admitted through pipes to force out the buckets through npenings in the rim of the wheel, from which position they are withdrawu by frietinn rollers passing over the inner edges of involutes at the sides of the wheel. The water as it enters the chamhers, acts on a series of pistons correspnnding with, and at the ends of the buckets, but having an area, enough larger than that of the buckets, to insure their prompt action. In our issue of Dee. 26th, 1868, we gave some information of a practical test of this wheel. 85,973.—IMPROVEMENT IN SasH-Locks.— William A, Sublett, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim in comhination with the detached ball C, and lever F, the slot E, narrowed hoth at top and hottom, and the catch P, for holding the ball against the upper incline in the lower sash, to fasten it down, substantially as described. The object of this invention is to provide au improved device for supporting the sash of windows at any desired elevation, in such a manner as to preeludo all possibility of their falling, unless it is desired to lower them by operating the device, It also relates to a mode of securing the windows when closed, so that they cannot be opened from the outside. In the casiug opposite the sash, isan opening deepest at the upper cnd and tapering to the bottom, forming an incline slot, in which a round metal ball is placed, which falling to the lower part of the slot, hinds the sash tightly, and prevents its falling. A lever with a projecting handle is so arranged, that by pressing down upon it, the ball is raised tn a wider part of the slot and the window allowed to fall. A small catch is pivoted ahove the handle of the lever which may be turned down, and thus lock the sash so that it can not be raised until the eatch is freed. Mr. Sublett is now manufacturing his device for sale. His invention is an ingeninus one, and attracted much attention at tho last Mechanics’ Fair. 86,007.—Inrprovep Brake Buock Houper. Arthur W. Dorr, Lake Valley, Cal.: Iclaim the plate A, provided with-the lip or flange a, and fixed jaw b, in comhination with the screw B, and the movahle jaw C, fitted in the oblong slot d, in A, and provided with the screw nut e, all constructed and arranged in the manner suhstantially as and for the purpose set forth. 86,008.—Iuerovement 1x Tea Kerrors.— Joseph H. Downing, Healdsburg, Cal.: I claim the combination with the hailkettle, formed after the fashiou of a common tea-kettle, made of whatever material, the pieces D D, substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and descrihed. 86,024.—Hyprocarpon Buryer.—N. May, . and H. F. Stivers, Sau Franeiseo, Cal.:. 1. We elaim mixing the oil and water by means of the braneh pipes C C’, at the junetion of the main pipe E, befnre it enters the firo and water-box or furnace, and the stop-cocks D D’, forregulating the relative quantity of water and nil substiantially as described. 2. The hydrocarbou burners deserihed conzistiug of tho tanks A B, pipes CC’, uuiting in main pipe EH, chamber J, with pipes a a, furnace F, with eocks G, aad late H, the whole being econstrueted and b Pp Pror. W. P. BuaKe has been appoiuted . prranged as described for the purpose set U. S. Assay Commissioner for California. . forth. 86,042.—Improvement In Omninuses.— Heury M. Stow, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim in combination with a single fore-wheel turning laterally upon an upright pivot shaft, whieh supports the front end of the body, and throws the weight thereof upon the axle of said wheel, a slotted tongue embracing said wheel, turning laterally upon the same center therewith, and extending back of the wheel, and its rear end having a movable connectinn with asegmental bar or way attached to the body, and receiving the strain of the draught suhstantially as descrihed. jf 2. In combinatiou with the subject matter of the foregoing claim, the friction wheel on the rear end of tho tongue to lessen friction in turniug. 86,086.—IuPRovEMENT IN PRoPELLERs,— Alfred C. Loud, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the propelling wheel herein descrihed, consisting of two or more disks secured in an oppositely inclined position upon a shaft, so that they meet at one point in their periphery, and are there united or joined together by bolts or otherwise, substantially as shown and descrihed for the purposes specified. RE-ISSUB. 3,274.—Inrprovep Pavesent.—Henry M. Stow, San Francisco, Cal. Patented December 10, 1867. 1. Ielaim a pavement, composed of alternate tiers of square-ended and wedgeshaped blocks, the wedge-shaped ends of the latter being driven into a foundationbed of sand or earth, suhstantially as and for the purpose described. 2. A pavement, comnosed of blocks, with ‘lower ends wedge-formed, and all driven down into a foundation-bed of sand or earth, substantially as shown and described. 3. A pavement, composed of wood, or in whole or in part of other suitable material, laid on a foundation-bed of sand or loose earth, as described, anda portion of the blocks driven down into said foundation-hed, to pack the same substantially as and for the purpnse specified. Premature.—Several inventions having heen noticed (iuadvertently, no doubt) under the head of ‘ patents,” by the daily press, we are led to remark that when an application for a patent is merely allowed, the invention is not patented, and will not be until after the government receives an additional fee. This the inventor frequently—intentionally or inadvertently—neglects to send, and a patent does not issue. Until a patent isswes, or the application is perfected, the invention is treated as confidential at the Patent Office, and (except in special cases) it is unusual to report publicly cases at this stage, as it might often prejudice the interests of inventors. _ The earliest reports of the full list of patents issued to inventors of this coast are reccived by this office, advanced direct by order of the Commissioner of Patents, for which we pay a liberal sum, and to give inventors and the publie the benefit of it at the earliest moment, it is forwarded to the daily press before it appears in our own journal. Resourners oF THE Paciric Srore.— Appleton & Co., New York, publish a massiveoctavo volume of nearly 800 pages, uuder the title of Resources of the Pacific Slope, by J. Ross Browne, which embodies besides the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky Mountains, heretofore noticed, a sketch of the settlement and explorations of Lower California, etc., from notes by Gabb, Loehr, and Browne, taken on their tour in the interest of the Lower California Land and Emigration Society. Tae ADVERTISING ANNUAL for 1869, of Hudson & Menet, of No. 41 Park Row, N. Y., and 626 Montgomery street, San Franciseco,—a beautifully printed little pamphlet,—has been seut to us, and is found valuable in virtuo of its list of the newspapers of the Pacifie coast; eontaining besides, articles of interest to advertisers and business men. Tor ManvracTurRrR anp Burnper.— Western & Co., of No. 37 Park Row, publishers of the New York Jowrnal of Mining, la-e issued the first number of a monthly iliustrated periodical nf the above title. It is a eredit to the printer’s aud engraver’s arts, no less than to the judgment of the editor. The price is $1.50 per annum. New Incorrorations.—Artieles of incorporation have been recently filed in the County Clerk’s office in this city as follows: Norra Buoomrme tp GRAven Minine Co. Nevada Couuty. Jan. 28d. Capital stock, $800,000; 8,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: L. L. Robinson, S. F. Butterworth, Thos. Bell, R. Bayerque and W. C. Ralston. Pactrie Union Gas Co.—San Franeiseo. Jan. 23d. Capital stock, $100,000; 1,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: David Simpsno, James Atkinson, Edward C. Lovell, W. Fisher and Chas. Halsey. Mouroan Boumpine Association.—San Francisco. Jan. 23d. Capital stock, $250,000; 2,500 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Howard Chapman, Matthew Bridge, J. W. Ackerson, J. A. Ross, Chas. Harrison, Wm. B. Lake, Joel S. Josselyn, D. A. McDonald and Joseph McGill. Union Lanorrrs’ AssoctaTion.—San Francisco. Jan. 25th. Trustees: Lenpold Dubereau, P. F. Clere and Nicholas Guille. Ipa 8. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 28th. Capital stock, $320,000; 3,200 shares, $100 each. Trustees: W. H. Burnett, W. A. Lampe, R. A. Boyle, H. Kaster and S. E. Oakley. Paumer 8. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 28th. Capital stock, $400,000; 4,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: J. S. Silver, W. A. Lampe, R. A. Boyle, Henry Kaster and 8. E. Oakley. Lexineton M. & M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 29th. Capital stock, $1,600,000; 1,600 shares, $100 each. Trustees: R, A. Hawkins, F. Lux, J. W. Tabor, P. Chamherlain and W. B. Latham. San Francisco and Wurm Pint M. Co. White Piue, Nev. Jan. 29th. Capital stock, $600,000; Trustees: A. Meyer, J. R. Bidleman and T. D. MeKeun. Bropt S. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 30th. Capital stock, $500,000; 10,000 shares, $50each. Trustees: A. W. Whitney, Otto Kloppenbureg, Coll. Deane, Matthias Van Winkle and Martin Scheper, Lanp Furenasers’ AssocrATion.—San Franciseo. Jan. 30th. Capital stock, $100,000; 200 shares, $500 each, with right to increase to $400,000. ‘Trustees: J. F. Crosett, C. J. King, George Spaulding, D. E. Hayes, J. W. Cherry, J. A. Magaguns, J. E. Boyce, Geo. H. Lovegrove, C. H. Daley, W. E. Mayhew, 8. Barker. President, J. W. Cherry; Vice-President, C. J. King; Seeretary, J. F. Crosett; Treasurer, J. A. Magagnos. San Francisco anp TREAsuRE Crry MrnInc Co.—White Pine Nev. Feh, 1st. Capital stock, $1,000,000; 20,000 shares, $50 each. Trustees: H. A. Lyons, T, J. Poulterer and Vernon Seaman. Srerurye Mrxtne Co.—Arizona. Feb. 2d. Capital stock, $300,000; 3,000 shares, $100 each, ‘Trustees: Jos. Frank, Moses Rosenbaum and Chas. E. Hiteheock. Par SHerman Mrntxe Co.— White Pine, Nev. Feb. 4th. Capital stock, $1,000,000; 10,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Chas, E. McLane, Jno. Hewston, Jr. H. P. Wakelee, R. L. Ogden and B. M. Hartshorne. Ciry Front Ferry Co.—San Francisco, Feb. 4th. Capital stock, $500,000; 5,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Samuel Tyler, Chas. M. Tylerand Henry F. Williams. A Seare From Bournine Giant Powver, Quite a scampering took place among the hands working in the Ida Elmore mine one day last week, oecasioned by one of the men accidentally dropping a lighted candle into 2 box containing several pounds of Giant Powder. On learning of the accideut, the men who were working near the scene at the time, broke furiously for the shaft, expecting every second to be blown into the middle of next summer, and it is well they did so, fnr the fumes arising from the burning powder were intolerable. All of the men were more or less affected bythe terrihle steneh befnre they could he drawn up. and two of them ware so nearly suffocated that they were not able to resume work for several days.—Owyhee Avalanche, Jan. 23d, i Giant Powder contains the same ehemieal ingredients as nitro-glyeerine, with the addition of some silver, whereby it is transformed from a fluid into a solid substance, and rendered less susceptible of voluntary decompnsition, nr of accidental explosion from any slight percussion. It is identical with the dyuamite. One of the objeetions to uitro-glycerine in the mines whero it has been used, is the injurious effeetion the health by the fumes geuerated. ©

84 The Mining and Scientific Press. California Academy of Sciences. Tho Academy met on Monday evening, February 1st, Col. Ransom in the chair. Highteeu gentlemen were elected members, and donations were received of petrified wood from a mine near Grass Valley, presented by Mr. T. A. Mudge, (who at the last annual meeting was unanimously elected Secretary) and of a suit of armor worn by the natives of Alaska before the immigration of the Russians, SILVER MINES IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA, Mr. H. G. Hanks read an interesting paper on the mineral resources of Owen’s River and adjacent districts, and exhibited some marvelously rich specimens, forming a collection of twn or three hundred. Mr. Hanks had explored the Montgomery, Blind Springs, Keyes, Inyo, Russ, Kearsage, Cosn, Alabama, Telescope, Slate Range, Argus, Salt Spring, Washington, and other districts; also an extent of almost unknown country in Southern Neyada and Northern Arizona, whence many valuable specimens were obtained. Some of these were labelled as assaying equal to the White Pine ores. The report referred more especially to the Inyo district, Death Valley, and particularly to the Gun Sight lead, the first silver lode found in California, of which any record exists. He stated that an immigrant party in 1849 came in and reported having seen fahulously rich silver mines ou their way, and brought in specimens of pure silver. In 1850, Dr. French, at the head of a party went out to hunt for it, but unsuccessfully, and it has existed in story ever since. The finest specimens exhihited by Mr. Hanks were of argentiferous galena, tetra hedride, kerargyrite, stromeyerite, and molyhdate of lead. There was also a large and rich specimen of Partzite. Some from the Muntgomery district, at the northern end of Owen’s River, are fahlores, and antimonial and ehloride of silver, and show an abundance of the free metal. Dr. Gibbons made an interesting statement in relation to the swelling and shrinking of adohe land under the influence of rain and drouth, its effect upon buildings, and observed that eracks in walls thus caused were often erroneously attributed to earthquakes. New Inventions, To Prevent INcRUSTATION oF STEAM Boizers.—We learn that a Mr. Hugh MeQuade, of Grant County, Oregon, has patented an invention for the prevention of inerustation of steam hoilers. His method is to prepare the inside of the boiler plates befnre or after construction, witha galvanic coating cf copper or some other substance with which silver will amalgamate. ‘This always presents a smooth surface to which nothing will attach. His patent bears date Oct. 6th, 1868, and it is his intention to soon bring the invention to the notice of practical engineers on this coast. He has already had applications for the use of his invention, from parties at the East. It is stated that there have been over 300 inventions patented, haviug a similar purpose, noue of which have been entirely successful.—Poriland Oregonian. Wesp’s AppER.—This is not a snake, but alittle machine intended at once, and without error, to furnish the sum of any number of figures that may be required. It consists of a flat piece of board to which are fastened two wheels of hrass or silver, with an indicator; one of the wheels is marked with numhers from zero to ninetynine; and on turning this wheel halfaround from the numbers to he added together, taking them one after the other, tho indicator instantly shows what is the sum. A patent has been taken out for a new process in cigar making. ‘The leaf tohacto is ground tn 2 pulp and run offin sheets, as paper is made, done up and sold by the quire or ream—and then every one makes his own cigar, if he pleases. A PHIMADELPHIA professor has invented a steam brick kiln, whereiu 100,000 bricks ean be eyonly burned in three days, AWNeEw car wheel has reeently been invented, which is made in two parts, and eonsists of a web which is bolted fast to the hub, and a ring of rubber interposing betweeu tho web and the huh, which is seeured by the belts and flanges to receive the jar of the loaded car. It is elaimed that by this arrangement the ears ride more . easily, and the danger of breaking the axle is diminished. New Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors, Especially reported by the U. 8. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., to Dewey & Co., American and Foreign Patent Solicitors, and Publishers of the MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PREss. For THE WEEK ENpiInG January 19th. 85,892.—IorpRoVEMENT IN WaTE “WHEELS, Edwin Adams, Orolewa, Cal.: I claim the above described water wheel, having sliding buckets G G, working in a trough or channel C, said buckets heing forced out at the proper pnint by the pressure of the water admitted through pipes O O, to central chambers K K, and operating in hollowarms FF, and being forced in, to pass the head of the trough, by cams P P, acting against the rollers I I, attached to the shoulders H H, the several parts bejug construeted and arranged, and operating together substantially asdescrihed. The nature of this invention is to providean improved water wheel with sliding buckets, for the purpose of utilizing the power of a small stream of water, having a great force of pressure, and consists of a wheel turning on a horizontal or vertical axis. Around the axis are made water chambers, in which water is admitted through pipes to force out the buckets through npenings in the rim of the wheel, from which position they are withdrawu by frietinn rollers passing over the inner edges of involutes at the sides of the wheel. The water as it enters the chamhers, acts on a series of pistons correspnnding with, and at the ends of the buckets, but having an area, enough larger than that of the buckets, to insure their prompt action. In our issue of Dee. 26th, 1868, we gave some information of a practical test of this wheel. 85,973.—IMPROVEMENT IN SasH-Locks.— William A, Sublett, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim in comhination with the detached ball C, and lever F, the slot E, narrowed hoth at top and hottom, and the catch P, for holding the ball against the upper incline in the lower sash, to fasten it down, substantially as described. The object of this invention is to provide au improved device for supporting the sash of windows at any desired elevation, in such a manner as to preeludo all possibility of their falling, unless it is desired to lower them by operating the device, It also relates to a mode of securing the windows when closed, so that they cannot be opened from the outside. In the casiug opposite the sash, isan opening deepest at the upper cnd and tapering to the bottom, forming an incline slot, in which a round metal ball is placed, which falling to the lower part of the slot, hinds the sash tightly, and prevents its falling. A lever with a projecting handle is so arranged, that by pressing down upon it, the ball is raised tn a wider part of the slot and the window allowed to fall. A small catch is pivoted ahove the handle of the lever which may be turned down, and thus lock the sash so that it can not be raised until the eatch is freed. Mr. Sublett is now manufacturing his device for sale. His invention is an ingeninus one, and attracted much attention at tho last Mechanics’ Fair. 86,007.—Inrprovep Brake Buock Houper. Arthur W. Dorr, Lake Valley, Cal.: Iclaim the plate A, provided with-the lip or flange a, and fixed jaw b, in comhination with the screw B, and the movahle jaw C, fitted in the oblong slot d, in A, and provided with the screw nut e, all constructed and arranged in the manner suhstantially as and for the purpose set forth. 86,008.—Iuerovement 1x Tea Kerrors.— Joseph H. Downing, Healdsburg, Cal.: I claim the combination with the hailkettle, formed after the fashiou of a common tea-kettle, made of whatever material, the pieces D D, substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and descrihed. 86,024.—Hyprocarpon Buryer.—N. May, . and H. F. Stivers, Sau Franeiseo, Cal.:. 1. We elaim mixing the oil and water by means of the braneh pipes C C’, at the junetion of the main pipe E, befnre it enters the firo and water-box or furnace, and the stop-cocks D D’, forregulating the relative quantity of water and nil substiantially as described. 2. The hydrocarbou burners deserihed conzistiug of tho tanks A B, pipes CC’, uuiting in main pipe EH, chamber J, with pipes a a, furnace F, with eocks G, aad late H, the whole being econstrueted and b Pp Pror. W. P. BuaKe has been appoiuted . prranged as described for the purpose set U. S. Assay Commissioner for California. . forth. 86,042.—Improvement In Omninuses.—

Heury M. Stow, San Francisco, Cal.: 1. I claim in combination with a single fore-wheel turning laterally upon an upright pivot shaft, whieh supports the front end of the body, and throws the weight thereof upon the axle of said wheel, a slotted tongue embracing said wheel, turning laterally upon the same center therewith, and extending back of the wheel, and its rear end having a movable connectinn with asegmental bar or way attached to the body, and receiving the strain of the draught suhstantially as descrihed. jf 2. In combinatiou with the subject matter of the foregoing claim, the friction wheel on the rear end of tho tongue to lessen friction in turniug. 86,086.—IuPRovEMENT IN PRoPELLERs,— Alfred C. Loud, San Francisco, Cal.: I claim the propelling wheel herein descrihed, consisting of two or more disks secured in an oppositely inclined position upon a shaft, so that they meet at one point in their periphery, and are there united or joined together by bolts or otherwise, substantially as shown and descrihed for the purposes specified. RE-ISSUB. 3,274.—Inrprovep Pavesent.—Henry M. Stow, San Francisco, Cal. Patented December 10, 1867. 1. Ielaim a pavement, composed of alternate tiers of square-ended and wedgeshaped blocks, the wedge-shaped ends of the latter being driven into a foundationbed of sand or earth, suhstantially as and for the purpose described. 2. A pavement, comnosed of blocks, with ‘lower ends wedge-formed, and all driven down into a foundation-bed of sand or earth, substantially as shown and described. 3. A pavement, composed of wood, or in whole or in part of other suitable material, laid on a foundation-bed of sand or loose earth, as described, anda portion of the blocks driven down into said foundation-hed, to pack the same substantially as and for the purpnse specified. Premature.—Several inventions having heen noticed (iuadvertently, no doubt) under the head of ‘ patents,” by the daily press, we are led to remark that when an application for a patent is merely allowed, the invention is not patented, and will not be until after the government receives an additional fee. This the inventor frequently—intentionally or inadvertently—neglects to send, and a patent does not issue. Until a patent isswes, or the application is perfected, the invention is treated as confidential at the Patent Office, and (except in special cases) it is unusual to report publicly cases at this stage, as it might often prejudice the interests of inventors. _ The earliest reports of the full list of patents issued to inventors of this coast are reccived by this office, advanced direct by order of the Commissioner of Patents, for which we pay a liberal sum, and to give inventors and the publie the benefit of it at the earliest moment, it is forwarded to the daily press before it appears in our own journal. Resourners oF THE Paciric Srore.— Appleton & Co., New York, publish a massiveoctavo volume of nearly 800 pages, uuder the title of Resources of the Pacific Slope, by J. Ross Browne, which embodies besides the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky Mountains, heretofore noticed, a sketch of the settlement and explorations of Lower California, etc., from notes by Gabb, Loehr, and Browne, taken on their tour in the interest of the Lower California Land and Emigration Society. Tae ADVERTISING ANNUAL for 1869, of Hudson & Menet, of No. 41 Park Row, N. Y., and 626 Montgomery street, San Franciseco,—a beautifully printed little pamphlet,—has been seut to us, and is found valuable in virtuo of its list of the newspapers of the Pacifie coast; eontaining besides, articles of interest to advertisers and business men. Tor ManvracTurRrR anp Burnper.— Western & Co., of No. 37 Park Row, publishers of the New York Jowrnal of Mining, la-e issued the first number of a monthly iliustrated periodical nf the above title. It is a eredit to the printer’s aud engraver’s arts, no less than to the judgment of the editor. The price is $1.50 per annum. New Incorrorations.—Artieles of incorporation have been recently filed in the County Clerk’s office in this city as follows: Norra Buoomrme tp GRAven Minine Co. Nevada Couuty. Jan. 28d. Capital stock, $800,000; 8,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: L. L. Robinson, S. F. Butterworth, Thos. Bell, R. Bayerque and W. C. Ralston. Pactrie Union Gas Co.—San Franeiseo. Jan. 23d. Capital stock, $100,000; 1,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: David Simpsno, James Atkinson, Edward C. Lovell, W. Fisher and Chas. Halsey. Mouroan Boumpine Association.—San Francisco. Jan. 23d. Capital stock, $250,000; 2,500 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Howard Chapman, Matthew Bridge, J. W. Ackerson, J. A. Ross, Chas. Harrison, Wm. B. Lake, Joel S. Josselyn, D. A. McDonald and Joseph McGill. Union Lanorrrs’ AssoctaTion.—San Francisco. Jan. 25th. Trustees: Lenpold Dubereau, P. F. Clere and Nicholas Guille. Ipa 8. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 28th. Capital stock, $320,000; 3,200 shares, $100 each. Trustees: W. H. Burnett, W. A. Lampe, R. A. Boyle, H. Kaster and S. E. Oakley. Paumer 8. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 28th. Capital stock, $400,000; 4,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: J. S. Silver, W. A. Lampe, R. A. Boyle, Henry Kaster and 8. E. Oakley. Lexineton M. & M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 29th. Capital stock, $1,600,000; 1,600 shares, $100 each. Trustees: R, A. Hawkins, F. Lux, J. W. Tabor, P. Chamherlain and W. B. Latham. San Francisco and Wurm Pint M. Co. White Piue, Nev. Jan. 29th. Capital stock, $600,000; Trustees: A. Meyer, J. R. Bidleman and T. D. MeKeun. Bropt S. M. Co.—White Pine, Nev. Jan. 30th. Capital stock, $500,000; 10,000 shares, $50each. Trustees: A. W. Whitney, Otto Kloppenbureg, Coll. Deane, Matthias Van Winkle and Martin Scheper, Lanp Furenasers’ AssocrATion.—San Franciseo. Jan. 30th. Capital stock, $100,000; 200 shares, $500 each, with right to increase to $400,000. ‘Trustees: J. F. Crosett, C. J. King, George Spaulding, D. E. Hayes, J. W. Cherry, J. A. Magaguns, J. E. Boyce, Geo. H. Lovegrove, C. H. Daley, W. E. Mayhew, 8. Barker. President, J. W. Cherry; Vice-President, C. J. King; Seeretary, J. F. Crosett; Treasurer, J. A. Magagnos. San Francisco anp TREAsuRE Crry MrnInc Co.—White Pine Nev. Feh, 1st. Capital stock, $1,000,000; 20,000 shares, $50 each. Trustees: H. A. Lyons, T, J. Poulterer and Vernon Seaman. Srerurye Mrxtne Co.—Arizona. Feb. 2d. Capital stock, $300,000; 3,000 shares, $100 each, ‘Trustees: Jos. Frank, Moses Rosenbaum and Chas. E. Hiteheock. Par SHerman Mrntxe Co.— White Pine, Nev. Feb. 4th. Capital stock, $1,000,000; 10,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Chas, E. McLane, Jno. Hewston, Jr. H. P. Wakelee, R. L. Ogden and B. M. Hartshorne. Ciry Front Ferry Co.—San Francisco, Feb. 4th. Capital stock, $500,000; 5,000 shares, $100 each. Trustees: Samuel Tyler, Chas. M. Tylerand Henry F. Williams. A Seare From Bournine Giant Powver, Quite a scampering took place among the hands working in the Ida Elmore mine one day last week, oecasioned by one of the men accidentally dropping a lighted candle into 2 box containing several pounds of Giant Powder. On learning of the accideut, the men who were working near the scene at the time, broke furiously for the shaft, expecting every second to be blown into the middle of next summer, and it is well they did so, fnr the fumes arising from the burning powder were intolerable. All of the men were more or less affected bythe terrihle steneh befnre they could he drawn up. and two of them ware so nearly suffocated that they were not able to resume work for several days.—Owyhee Avalanche, Jan. 23d, i Giant Powder contains the same ehemieal ingredients as nitro-glyeerine, with the addition of some silver, whereby it is transformed from a fluid into a solid substance, and rendered less susceptible of voluntary decompnsition, nr of accidental explosion from any slight percussion. It is identical with the dyuamite. One of the objeetions to uitro-glycerine in the mines whero it has been used, is the injurious effeetion the health by the fumes geuerated. ©