Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

64 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. {January 27, 1872. The Scientific Press, Established in 1860, is now the Largest, Most Original, Best Mlustrated and most Ably and Carefully Edited Practical Mining Journal on the Western Continent. Its contents are made up of fresh intelligence ina condensed and interesting style, easily appropriated by the reader, who finds its columns replete with new facts and ideas not obtainable in the books of the past or in any one other of the journals of the day. Varied in its carcfully compiled and conyeniently arranged departments, yepresenting the special and leading industries of the Pacific States—Mining, Mechanism, Manufacturing, Building, Improvements and Inventions—it becomes a weekly informant to all Scientific, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Industrial Progressionists on the coast, an immense list of whom testify to its pleasant, profitable and elevating influence. The progress of our journal has been steady and unyarying. Encouraged by a liberal ¢lass of readers who exhibit their appreciation in a substantial way, we shall, with our increasing facilities, experience and information, make each coming issue superior to its predecessor. Let every friend of Science and Industry on this side of the continent take pride, not only in sustaining, but accelerating the advancement of a faithful representative of its highest interests by subscribing for it and urging its patronage by others—now, without delay. Subscription $4 a year, inadvance. Address DEWEY & 00, Publishers and Patent Agents, 338 Montgomery St., S. E. corner California St., 8. F. SAN FRANCISCO Our U. S. anp Foreren Parent Agency presents Many and important advantages as a Home Agency over all otbers by reasons of long estahlishment, great expeTience, thorough system, and intimate acquaintance with tbe subjects of iuventions in our own community. All wortby inventious patented througb our Agency will have the benefit of an illustration or adescription in the Screnririo Press. We transact every brauch of Patent ousiness, and obtain Patents in all civilized countries. The large insjority of U. S and Foreigu Puteuts granted to inventors on the Pacific Coast have beeu obtained tbrougb our Agency. We can give the best and most reliable advice as to the patentability of new inventions. ADVIOE aNn CIROULARS FREE. Our prices are as low ae any first-cl jes in the Tastern States, while our advantages for Pacific Coast inventors are far superior. ENGRAVING ON Woop, of every kind, for illustrating . machinery, buildings, trade circulars, labels, plain or in eolors, designed and cut iu the best style of the art by experts in our own office. Also, engraving on metals. DEWEY & CO., Pubtishers, Patent Agents. and Engiavers' No, 338 Mi y St., San F: isco, Cal, FRANCIS SMITH & C9., Manufsetuvers of Pi@gmrR AU EITC PIPE, Artesian Well Pipe—aAll Sizes. Having the Latest Improved Machinory, we can makeit au object to Mining and Water Companies or Water Works TO CONTRACT WITH US FOR SEIEET IRON PIPE. All Work Guaranteed. OFFICE at 112 Battery Street San Francisco. 4y24-cowsml6p . son's Building), Room 32, Third floor. HENDY’S Improved Lamont Steam Engine Regulator, WITH STOP VALVE ATTACHED. PERFECTLY RELIABLE. Rapidly Superceding all other GOVERNORS ~ Wherever introduced, We Invite the Attention of those ” INTERESTED IN OR USING STEAM ENGINES, 70 OUR IMPROVED REGULATOR AND CUT-OFF, FOR EITHER . Stationary or Portable ENGINES. An Examination Will BE SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE MOST SKEPTICAL OF ITS UTILITY AND SIMPLICITY, And the many References in Our Possession FROM ENGINEERS WHO ARE Using them, attest their PRACTICAL SUPERIORITY Over all others. We refer to Union Iron Works; Pacific Tron Works; Fulton Iron Works; M. Taylor, Grass Valley; Phoenix Quicksilver Mining Co., Napa Co.; Samuel McCurdy, Nevada Co., and others. JOSHUA HENDY, Office and Works, 82 Fremont Street, San Francisco. Hendy's Ore Ooncentraters and Circular Saw Milles THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY Are now manufacturing beeidee the famous regular GIANT POWDER, A NO. 2 GIANT POWDEER,! Somewhat slower In its Expl which wer d for BANK BLASTING, COAL MINES, AND FOR ALL SUCH WORK WHERE THE ROCK IS NOT VERY HARD It is fully as safe as the other and evolves neither smoke nor noxious fumes when exploded. Price. 50 Cents per Pound. The sales of hoth grades iucrense very fast, which is the beet proof of their superiority over other explosives. BANDMANN, NIELSEN & CO 20v22-3n16p 4 General Agents, No. 210 Front Street. WwW. T. GARRATT & CO. . crnTry . Brass and Bell Founder, A Corner Mission and Fremont Streets, MANUFACTURERO OF Brass, Zinc and Anti-Friction or Babbet Metal . Hubbard, Lippincott, Bakewell & Co., CASTINGS, Church and Steamboat Bells, TAVERN AND ,AND KELLS, GONGS, FIRE ENGINES, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS. Steam, Liquor, Soda, Oil, Water and Flange Cocks, and Valves of all descriptious, made and repaired. Hose and all otber Joints, Spelter, Solder and Copper Rivete, etc. Gauge Cocks, Cylinder Cocks, Oi) Globes, Steam Whistles. HYDRAULIC PIPES AND NOZZLES for mining purposes. Irou Steam Pipe furnished witb Fittings, etc, Coupling Joints of all eizes, Particular atteution paid to Distillery Work, Mannfacturer of ‘‘ Garratt's Patent Improved Journal Metal.” Ke-Highcst Market Price paid for OLD BELLS, COP. PER and BRASS. 6-tf W. T. GARRATT, MANUFACTURERS. J, E, Emerson's New Patent Flango Toothed Circnlar Saws, are superceding all others. Croshy's Patent Gang Saw Buckle; Lippencott d& Tuile's Patent Cross Cut Saws; Gang Saws; and all of tbe celebrated brauds of SAWS formerly manufactured hy botb Hupparn Bro. & Co. and Lirrencorr & Co. Also, SHOVELS, AXES AND SPADES, All orders from tbe Pacific Coast will receive epecial attention and be forwarded with dispatch. Our exteusive fecilitice enablo us tofurnish our Goods at tbe JAMES HILEMAN, wW.T. LITTLE, MINING BUREAU —oOr THE— Lowest Market Prices, , Pacific Coast. Sacramento City Office at Vice-Consulate of France. San Francisco Office, 331 Montgomery street (StevenAnd all Warranted of SUPERIOR QUALITY, R2For Descriptivo Catalogue and Price Lists eddrcas HUBBARD, LIPPENCOTT, BAKEWELL & CO., 7mall-lép-tf Pittshurgh, Pa. ‘J, BERTON, President. MAGAZINES, E. P. Hurouis, secretery. i P, An, W. E. LOOMIS, Harper's. a} $4 00 3 N.B.—Application for Registry. -r Examination and ene : News Dealer Report on Mining Property, may be mads to the Secre. New York Ledger. AND STATIONER, fary, San Francisco oftice. Blackwood. Oe Hom 8. E, corner of Sansome end ACTIVE MEN! ee eee a ar. Lady s Friend SUPPLIES ALL WITH EXPERIENCE IN CANVASSING . Harper's Weekly. 5 00 : busincss, can now obtain lucrative and permanent emCBee race Eastern Perodicals, ployment by DEWEY & OO., Pateut Agents and Publiehof ers the SOIENTINIC PRESS and the PAOLFIO,RU. kopdon Society. oC eens RAL PRESS, No, 414 Clay etreet, S. F.j London lll. News. 1500! Year, Month, or Number, Travelers’ Guide. CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD. OVERLAND TRAINS. PassengriExpress . Qin, Ati, Bias 88 Passengr Sundays . Daily. via! 1872, Baan Sundays Except‘d'/Oakland. ED Oakland, Except'd LEAVE VE. ARRIVE. . ARRIVE, 4.00 par) 7.00 AM}.San Francisco. 2.20 PBL ADRIVR San Francisco and San Jose. ARKIVE. 1,40 A BT 8.35 AM 7. OAM LEAVE, LEAVE. 43,45 ADL 10.25 a n1. 1,50 8.0 PM 0 Pat LEAVE, OAKLAND BRANCH.—LEAvE SAN FRaNcisco, 7.00, 810,92, 1010 and 11 20a. m., 12 10, 1 50, 3.00, 400, 5 15, 640, 8 06 9,20 and '*1130 p.m. (920, 11:20 and 3.00 to Oakland only). LEAVE BROOKLYN, *5 20, 6 40,750, 900 and 11 00a, m,, 130, 240, 455, 6.10, 7.40 and 10.10 p, m, Lrave OakLANO, *5 40, 650, 800, 910, 1000, and 1110 a. m,, 1200, 1 40, 250, 3.50, 5 05, 6 20, 7.50 and 1020 p, m. ALAMEDA BRANCH.—LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO, 7 20, 900, and 1ll5a.m., 130, 400, 530and 700 p.m. (720, 1115 and 5 30 to Fruit Vale only). Leave Harwanrps, “430, 700 and 10 45a. m.,, and 3 30 Leave FRuIT Vaue, *5 25, 735, 900and 1120 4. m., 405 and 530 p.m. CALIFORNIA PACIFIC RAILROAD. p.m. 120, Leave ave Arrive at Arrive ; Arrive S. Fran. . Vallejo. . Calistoga, Davis. [Knighta. 7.30 AM] 9.30 aM] 1.0 PM = vee *4.0 PM] 6.30 Pag 9.10 # noes age *4.00 PM) 6.35 Paf}.-+ 10 00 Pat) 11.45 Pw 47.304 att 11.00 aat. Lt PM 3.20 pM Leave . Leave Teave Arrive . Arrive Knights.} Davis, Calistoga. Vallejo. . S. Fran. TLV AM cite se seenneees eee 10.30 a3t. 12.15 BM Set *8,00 A BI 10, Oba a1) 12.15 rat eee é Bee 3.00PM 6.00 PM. 8.00 FM SAN FRANCISCO & N. PACIFIC R. R. »/*1L00 AM) Arrive 45 A MM ‘ 20 A Dt nt 30 AM 45 PM Healdsbu: 45 A BI) Leave. CAL. P. R. R. COS STEAMERS. Leave. . Leave. Arrive. . Arrive. #400 P ]"4.00 P at}.San Francisco. ./*10,00 B ar/*8.U0 P ar JOOEM] .. le Vallejo staeeeers . 600 PM 7.00 Pat i Beni 5.00 P at 2,004 at]. : Arrive. . Ar Leave. +5undays only. A. N. TOWNE, Gen'l Supt. *Sundays excepted. T. H. GOODMAN, Gen’l Pass'gr and Tiokot Agt. N. W. SPAULDING, Smithing and Repairing ESTABLISHMENT. Saw Nos, 17 and 19 Fremont Street, near Market, MANUFACTURER OF SPAULDIN GS Patent Tooth Circular Saws. They have proved to be the most durable and economical Saws in the World, Each Saw is Warranted in every respect: Particular attention paid to construction of Portable & Stationary Saw Mills. MILLS FURNISHED AT SHORT NOTICE At the lowest Market Frices. Futlled RAWHIDE BELTING AND LACING, Made by H, ROYER, No, 437 Brannan sirect, San Fuancisco, SAN FRANCISCO SCREW BOLT WORKS, PHELPS BROTHERS, Proprietors, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF Machine Bolts, Bridge Bolts, and Ship or Bind Bolts, 18 and 15 Drumm Street, San Francisco, Ay2dly HINTS FOR We will send on receipt of stamp for postage, FREE,, our 48 pago Circular, containing 112 Illustrated MecbaniINVENTORS cal Movements; adigest of PATENT LAWS: information bow to obtain patents, and abont tbe rights and privileges of inventors and patentees; list of Goverment fees, practicalhints, etc.,etc., Address DEWEY CO., Publishers and Patent Agents, San Francisco,

64 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. {January 27, 1872. The Scientific Press, Established in 1860, is now the Largest, Most Original, Best Mlustrated and most Ably and Carefully Edited Practical Mining Journal on the Western Continent. Its contents are made up of fresh intelligence ina condensed and interesting style, easily appropriated by the reader, who finds its columns replete with new facts and ideas not obtainable in the books of the past or in any one other of the journals of the day. Varied in its carcfully compiled and conyeniently arranged departments, yepresenting the special and leading industries of the Pacific States—Mining, Mechanism, Manufacturing, Building, Improvements and Inventions—it becomes a weekly informant to all Scientific, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Industrial Progressionists on the coast, an immense list of whom testify to its pleasant, profitable and elevating influence. The progress of our journal has been steady and unyarying. Encouraged by a liberal ¢lass of readers who exhibit their appreciation in a substantial way, we shall, with our increasing facilities, experience and information, make each coming issue superior to its predecessor. Let every friend of Science and Industry on this side of the continent take pride, not only in sustaining, but accelerating the advancement of a faithful representative of its highest interests by subscribing for it and urging its patronage by others—now, without delay. Subscription $4 a year, inadvance. Address DEWEY & 00, Publishers and Patent Agents, 338 Montgomery St., S. E. corner California St., 8. F. SAN FRANCISCO Our U. S. anp Foreren Parent Agency presents Many and important advantages as a Home Agency over all otbers by reasons of long estahlishment, great expeTience, thorough system, and intimate acquaintance with tbe subjects of iuventions in our own community. All wortby inventious patented througb our Agency will have the benefit of an illustration or adescription in the Screnririo Press. We transact every brauch of Patent ousiness, and obtain Patents in all civilized countries. The large insjority of U. S and Foreigu Puteuts granted to inventors on the Pacific Coast have beeu obtained tbrougb our Agency. We can give the best and most reliable advice as to the patentability of new inventions. ADVIOE aNn CIROULARS FREE. Our prices are as low ae any first-cl jes in the Tastern States, while our advantages for Pacific Coast inventors are far superior. ENGRAVING ON Woop, of every kind, for illustrating . machinery, buildings, trade circulars, labels, plain or in eolors, designed and cut iu the best style of the art by experts in our own office. Also, engraving on metals. DEWEY & CO., Pubtishers, Patent Agents. and Engiavers' No, 338 Mi y St., San F: isco, Cal, FRANCIS SMITH & C9., Manufsetuvers of Pi@gmrR AU EITC PIPE, Artesian Well Pipe—aAll Sizes. Having the Latest Improved Machinory, we can makeit au object to Mining and Water Companies or Water Works TO CONTRACT WITH US FOR SEIEET IRON PIPE. All Work Guaranteed. OFFICE at 112 Battery Street San Francisco. 4y24-cowsml6p . son's Building), Room 32, Third floor. HENDY’S Improved Lamont Steam Engine Regulator, WITH STOP VALVE ATTACHED. PERFECTLY RELIABLE. Rapidly Superceding all other GOVERNORS ~ Wherever introduced, We Invite the Attention of those ” INTERESTED IN OR USING STEAM ENGINES, 70 OUR IMPROVED REGULATOR AND CUT-OFF, FOR EITHER . Stationary or Portable ENGINES. An Examination Will BE SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE MOST SKEPTICAL OF ITS UTILITY AND SIMPLICITY, And the many References in Our Possession FROM ENGINEERS WHO ARE Using them, attest their PRACTICAL SUPERIORITY Over all others. We refer to Union Iron Works; Pacific Tron Works; Fulton Iron Works; M. Taylor, Grass Valley; Phoenix Quicksilver Mining Co., Napa Co.; Samuel McCurdy, Nevada Co., and others. JOSHUA HENDY, Office and Works, 82 Fremont Street, San Francisco. Hendy's Ore Ooncentraters and Circular Saw Milles THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY Are now manufacturing beeidee the famous regular GIANT POWDER, A NO. 2 GIANT POWDEER,! Somewhat slower In its Expl which wer d for BANK BLASTING, COAL MINES, AND FOR ALL SUCH WORK WHERE THE ROCK IS NOT VERY HARD It is fully as safe as the other and evolves neither smoke nor noxious fumes when exploded. Price. 50 Cents per Pound. The sales of hoth grades iucrense very fast, which is the beet proof of their superiority over other explosives. BANDMANN, NIELSEN & CO 20v22-3n16p 4 General Agents, No. 210 Front Street. WwW. T. GARRATT & CO. . crnTry . Brass and Bell Founder, A Corner Mission and Fremont Streets, MANUFACTURERO OF Brass, Zinc and Anti-Friction or Babbet Metal . Hubbard, Lippincott, Bakewell & Co., CASTINGS, Church and Steamboat Bells, TAVERN AND ,AND KELLS, GONGS, FIRE ENGINES, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS. Steam, Liquor, Soda, Oil, Water and Flange Cocks, and Valves of all descriptious, made and repaired. Hose and all otber Joints, Spelter, Solder and Copper Rivete, etc. Gauge Cocks, Cylinder Cocks, Oi) Globes, Steam Whistles. HYDRAULIC PIPES AND NOZZLES for mining purposes. Irou Steam Pipe furnished witb Fittings, etc, Coupling Joints of all eizes, Particular atteution paid to Distillery Work, Mannfacturer of ‘‘ Garratt's Patent Improved Journal Metal.” Ke-Highcst Market Price paid for OLD BELLS, COP. PER and BRASS. 6-tf W. T. GARRATT, MANUFACTURERS. J, E, Emerson's New Patent Flango Toothed Circnlar Saws, are superceding all others. Croshy's Patent Gang Saw Buckle; Lippencott d&

Tuile's Patent Cross Cut Saws; Gang Saws; and all of tbe celebrated brauds of SAWS formerly manufactured hy botb Hupparn Bro. & Co. and Lirrencorr & Co. Also, SHOVELS, AXES AND SPADES, All orders from tbe Pacific Coast will receive epecial attention and be forwarded with dispatch. Our exteusive fecilitice enablo us tofurnish our Goods at tbe JAMES HILEMAN, wW.T. LITTLE, MINING BUREAU —oOr THE— Lowest Market Prices, , Pacific Coast. Sacramento City Office at Vice-Consulate of France. San Francisco Office, 331 Montgomery street (StevenAnd all Warranted of SUPERIOR QUALITY, R2For Descriptivo Catalogue and Price Lists eddrcas HUBBARD, LIPPENCOTT, BAKEWELL & CO., 7mall-lép-tf Pittshurgh, Pa. ‘J, BERTON, President. MAGAZINES, E. P. Hurouis, secretery. i P, An, W. E. LOOMIS, Harper's. a} $4 00 3 N.B.—Application for Registry. -r Examination and ene : News Dealer Report on Mining Property, may be mads to the Secre. New York Ledger. AND STATIONER, fary, San Francisco oftice. Blackwood.. Oe Hom 8. E, corner of Sansome end ACTIVE MEN! ee eee a ar. Lady s Friend SUPPLIES ALL WITH EXPERIENCE IN CANVASSING . Harper's Weekly. 5 00 : busincss, can now obtain lucrative and permanent emCBee race Eastern Perodicals, ployment by DEWEY & OO., Pateut Agents and Publiehof ers the SOIENTINIC PRESS and the PAOLFIO,RU. kopdon Society. oC eens RAL PRESS, No, 414 Clay etreet, S. F.j London lll. News. 1500! Year, Month, or Number, Travelers’ Guide. CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD. OVERLAND TRAINS. PassengriExpress . Qin, Ati, Bias 88 Passengr Sundays . Daily. via! 1872, Baan Sundays Except‘d'/Oakland. ED Oakland, Except'd LEAVE VE. ARRIVE. . ARRIVE, 4.00 par) 7.00 AM}..San Francisco.. 2.20 PBL ADRIVR San Francisco and San Jose. ARKIVE. 1,40 A BT 8.35 AM 7. OAM LEAVE, LEAVE. 43,45 ADL 10.25 a n1. 1,50 8.0 PM 0 Pat LEAVE, OAKLAND BRANCH.—LEAvE SAN FRaNcisco, 7.00, 810,92, 1010 and 11 20a. m., 12 10, 1 50, 3.00, 400, 5 15, 640, 8 06 9,20 and '*1130 p.m. (920, 11:20 and 3.00 to Oakland only). LEAVE BROOKLYN, *5 20, 6 40,750, 900 and 11 00a, m,, 130, 240, 455, 6.10, 7.40 and 10.10 p, m, Lrave OakLANO, *5 40, 650, 800, 910, 1000, and 1110 a. m,, 1200, 1 40, 250, 3.50, 5 05, 6 20, 7.50 and 1020 p, m. ALAMEDA BRANCH.—LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO, 7 20, 900, and 1ll5a.m., 130, 400, 530and 700 p.m. (720, 1115 and 5 30 to Fruit Vale only). Leave Harwanrps, “430, 700 and 10 45a. m.,, and 3 30 Leave FRuIT Vaue, *5 25, 735, 900and 1120 4. m., 405 and 530 p.m. CALIFORNIA PACIFIC RAILROAD. p.m. 120, Leave ave Arrive at Arrive ; Arrive S. Fran. . Vallejo. . Calistoga, Davis. [Knighta. 7.30 AM] 9.30 aM] 1.0 PM = vee *4.0 PM] 6.30 Pag 9.10 # noes age *4.00 PM) 6.35 Paf}..-+ 10 00 Pat) 11.45 Pw 47.304 att 11.00 aat. Lt PM 3.20 pM Leave . Leave Teave Arrive . Arrive Knights.} Davis, Calistoga. Vallejo. . S. Fran. TLV AM cite se seenneees eee 10.30 a3t. 12.15 BM Set *8,00 A BI 10, Oba a1) 12.15 rat eee é Bee 3.00PM 6.00 PM. 8.00 FM SAN FRANCISCO & N. PACIFIC R. R. »/*1L00 AM) Arrive 45 A MM ‘ 20 A Dt nt 30 AM 45 PM Healdsbu: 45 A BI) Leave. CAL. P. R. R. COS STEAMERS. Leave. . Leave. Arrive. . Arrive. #400 P ]"4.00 P at}..San Francisco. ./*10,00 B ar/*8.U0 P ar JOOEM] ... le Vallejo staeeeers . 600 PM 7.00 Pat i Beni 5.00 P at 2,004 at].. : Arrive. . Ar Leave. +5undays only. A. N. TOWNE, Gen'l Supt. *Sundays excepted. T. H. GOODMAN, Gen’l Pass'gr and Tiokot Agt. N. W. SPAULDING, Smithing and Repairing ESTABLISHMENT. Saw Nos, 17 and 19 Fremont Street, near Market, MANUFACTURER OF SPAULDIN GS Patent Tooth Circular Saws. They have proved to be the most durable and economical Saws in the World, Each Saw is Warranted in every respect: Particular attention paid to construction of Portable & Stationary Saw Mills. MILLS FURNISHED AT SHORT NOTICE At the lowest Market Frices. Futlled RAWHIDE BELTING AND LACING, Made by H, ROYER, No, 437 Brannan sirect, San Fuancisco, SAN FRANCISCO SCREW BOLT WORKS, PHELPS BROTHERS, Proprietors, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF Machine Bolts, Bridge Bolts, and Ship or Bind Bolts, 18 and 15 Drumm Street, San Francisco, Ay2dly HINTS FOR We will send on receipt of stamp for postage, FREE,, our 48 pago Circular, containing 112 Illustrated MecbaniINVENTORS cal Movements; adigest of PATENT LAWS: information bow to obtain patents, and abont tbe rights and privileges of inventors and patentees; list of Goverment fees, practicalhints, etc.,etc., Address DEWEY CO., Publishers and Patent Agents, San Francisco,