Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

SCIENTINIC PRESS. The Highest and Lowest Prices of Mining Stocks Dnring 1871. The flnctuation of niining stocks is provsrbially great, and in order that our readers may see the difference that has existed at different times during tbe year, we give below the bighest and lowest prices with the time of ocenrrence, of the more promincnt mines dealt in at the Sau Francisco Stock Board. Alpha was highest in September and October, $20, lowest in January, $3. Amador $390 in April, $265 in August. Belcher $150 in December, $624 in January. Chollar-Potosi 390 in April, $27 in Sept. Crown Point $170in December, $151; in Jan. Cons, Vinginia $1824 in April, $154 in Feb. Daney $1214 in September, $214 in January. Fureka Cons, $29 in Noveinber, $7'j iu Jan. Eareka $365 in January, S11 in August Empire Mill $25 in May, $1 in April. Gould & Curry $173 in Jnne, $10 in March. Golden Chariot 285 in Feb., 344 in Nov. Hale & Norcross $145 in July, $51 in April, Ala Elmore $2074 in December, $2 in Nov. Imperinl $55 in May, $324 in September. Mammoth 80 cents in March and October, 22 cents in February. Meadow Valley $364 in November, $1314 in March. Ophir $3374 in December, $324 in Jannary. en Hidden Treasure $1224 in Jnne, $3 in Febrnary. Overman S4lin Aug., $2 in Jan. and Feb. Raymoud & Ely $150 in October, 15 in Jan. and Jnly. Savage $80 in March, $33'in August. Segregated Beleher $45 in October, $124 in January and February. Sierra Nevada $33 ia Decsmber, $3 in Aug. St. Patrick $55 in May, $20 in September. Yellow Jacket $80 in March, $844 in Dac. Pioche $2814 in September, $4 in Deesmber. Wasbington & Creole $854 in September, $4 in November. MAnysvILLE Fouxpry.—This well known fonndry, which turns out a good share of the best mining machinery on tbe Coast, being in a favorahle location for that work, bas its advantages further increased hy the addition of a new partner to the firm. Mr. W. QR. Eckart, who has beeu successful as an engineer, superiutendent and draftsman on this Coast, and whose name is connected with the well known Scott and Eckart cut-off engine, has entered the estahlisbment as one of its proprietors. Messrs. Prescott & Scbeidel are well known men in their line of business, and we are certain that with their accomplished assistant, Mr. Eckart, in their firm, their business will he increased still more to the satisfaction of themselves and patrons. Making a wide range of mining, farming and other machinery suitable to the times and locality, this pioneer estahlishment bas, we believe, suffered less from continued dull times, than any other foundry in the State of equal size and importance. We sbonld like a report from month to month of the work the new firm turns out, as it surely indicates more or less of the’ tbrift and industry of various and important sections of the interior. — Tae Syow Brocraprs.—Overland travel has heen seriously impeded this winter by some blockadss, aud the one now existing on the Union Pacific is rather serious. We hsar continually of snow-hound trains, heavy storms, dissatisfisd passengsrs, delayed mails, ete. A good deal of valuable freight is lying at different points on tbe routs and provisions and fuel are hecoming scarce, not only on the trains but also at the different stations along the road. The mails for this city are some nine days behind time and nohody knows when they will arrive. This puts business men and everybody else to considerable inconvenience, hut it cannot be helped. We bave become so used to the morning mail from the Mast that we have almost forgotten tbe days when it came by steamer and was so long on the way. Luar Drying Arpararus.—Messrs, Lord & Hall have utilized the escape steam at Vesler’s sawmill, Puget Sound, by turning it into an air-tight cbest made for the purpose of drying lumber. The Dispatch says that the experiment works well, and tbat lumber can be taken from tbe log and thoroughly dried by this process in fortyeigbt bonrs. An Improved Printing Press. There isno department of mechanical construction in which more ingenuity bas been exercised or more progress made, tban in the construction of printing presses. The illustration which is herewith given represents one of the most approved machines for all classes of joh work, and is known as tbe ‘‘Glohe Press,” of which there are three sizes manufactured. The shects are placed upon the platen,! opposite to, aud incliued from, tbe hed in front of the pressman, whose position can be apprebeuded by ohserviug, that the foot rests on the treadle. The bed of the press upon whieh the type are fastened, shows the word Globe in the form in this representation. The type are inked by the passage over them of the rollers, seen in tbe engraving at the point of distrihution, on the inking cylinder. The action of the press is entirely automatic, the power being given by the foot ou ths treadle or hy a helt to a driviug wheel. The presses of this kind are now for the first time received inthis eity, hy the California Type Co., of whicb Mr. Geo. L. Fanlkner is agent. They are considsred a decided improvement in several respects on machines of this pattern which Loss py Aprasion.—The milled edgss of our coin causes more loss in weight from abrasion than is gensrally supposed. We frequently meet witha piece of coin, the edges of which has heeome smooth hy nse ; hnt unless it is refused hy some prudent storekeeper in exchange for goods, little attention is paid to it. The government ) isthe loser. Julius Jeffreys, F. R. S., says that a single hank has lost £7,000 in one year by light gold through abrasion, and thinks a good deal is due, to the steel edges of the banker's shovels. Ou one occasion when entering the Bank of Enggland he was struck hy tho glittering aspect of tbe whole counter, upou which tbe sun was shiuiug. Myrinds of particles of gold were refiscting the sunlight to the eye. It was manifest that these particlss had heeu struck off from the sovereigns whicb had changed bands over the counter that day, and mainly hy the sharp steel edges of the shovels in each endeavor to undermiue the coins. It was also plain that in the mutual friction of the coins tbe milled edges mnst do the work of mutual raspings as effectually as any form that could be chosen with that design. To Warre Pine Susscrrsers.—Ws hsve received ths positive assertion that a cartain postim eo AN have heretofore been kuown to the craft in the Unitsd States. Tbe enterprising manufacturers have been for some time industriously at work to remedy ths defects which experience had shown to exist in the early presses of this pattern, and now, while all the good features are retained, and some new ones added, they are building a press that is pronounesd much more simple and compact than formsrly, aud quite as strong and durahle, and fully equal in ornamental design and finisb, to any press in the market. Round's Printers’ Cabinet, standard authority in thsse matters, says that ‘‘experiencsd pressmen now pronounce them equal in all rsspscts fo any press made, while the peculiar features for which tbey are particularly noted, commend them to many as decidedly superior. Some of tbe advantages of this press consist in throwing off ths impression at will ; the accessible vertical position of the bed in plain view of the operator ; the long period of ‘‘rest” of the platen, favoring a careful laying of the sbeets ; detention at will of vihrating rollers on an unusually large distrihuting cylinder; a simple and quick fastening and releasing the chase ; easy and preciseadjustment of the grippers, while placed flat on the tympan sheet, and tbe impression arms whicb grasp the yoke of tbe platen and witb a gentle pull giving the impression with a dwell qnite preferable to that obtained hy the crank motion of other presses. IMPROVED PRINTING PRESS. «mastsr in White Pine connty, Nevada, has asserted that ths goodly numbers of copies of the Screntrric Press sent to that post-officears ‘in the way;” that hs delivers copies to whoever calls for thsm ‘regardless of uamss;” that he gave ‘2, batch of them to a miner from a certain canon who wanted some reading matter;’’ that be has upon an ocession said: ‘Some one has robbed the office of ali the Screntrrto Presses it contained, etc. Now if thess are facts, we think the aforesaid postmaster will recognize this article, if some subscriber will present him a marked paper; if that don’t do him any good, we will show it to the Postal Agent for this Coast, with names of person and place. If there are any other like postmasters to whom respectahle newspapers ars ‘‘in the way,”’ we hope our snhscrihers will report them. Postmasters generally are very obliging to our snhscrihers, and ws know our interests are mutual. Althongh a freely ahnsed class of officers, we know that most of them are very worthy and obliging. It is really for their interest tohe so. The particular post-office alluded to above was formerly complained of for having a “grah-hox”’ in which all the newspapers wers put, and subscrihers were obliged to help themselves to their papers out of it—if they conld . find them. Thatstyle of ‘keeping post-office” has ceased in California, and ought to he aholished in Nevada—if it isn't. Geverat Lez Consonmpatep.—lIt is reported tbat tbis mine, located in Eureka District, has changed owners at large figures, the principal purchasers being J. B. Haggin, Lloyd Tevis, Geo. Hearst and Henry A. Fox, all of this city. Extensive improvements are contemplated. Wren's Ore Concentrator, Our readers will natnrally look witb interest to anytbing tbat promises improvewisnts in the mode of working silver ores, and their attention is directed to the following notice of the improved econcentrator of Mr. Thos. Wren, which appears in the Reese River Reveille of a late date: This new and so far successful iuventiou bas, after provoking delays and innumerable ohstacles, heen set at work iu good carnest. Tbe machinery consists of a twelve-horse power engine; a Wheeler's ecrusber of tbe largest size; arevolving scresu, set at a slight angle, opsn at both ends, the upper and greater part of the sereen covered with a No. G0 wire sereen or sicve, the lower lesser part witha coarse sieve; and the necessary appurteuauces, running gear, etc., for the whole. The process is simple, thougb entirely scicntifie. The rock, after being thorougbly dried iuthe kiln, is fed into the erusher, whence, hy means of a spout, it is conducted aud fed into the uppsr end of the revolving sercen. The pulp passes through the fine screen, while the waste passes throngh tbe coarse screen, The pieces of rock too large to pass through either sieve of the screen are discbarged at the lower open end. The rock discharged tbrougb the snd of the screen is earried by anelevator back to and passed through the crusber and sereen. By these means low-grade ores, whicb bave heretofore heen worthless on account of the cost of milling, can be worked at a profit. The expense of running the works are: one sngineer, one man to feed the erusber, one man to tend the dryiug kiln, and one cord of wood perday. The capneity of the apparatus will prohably hs considered over 20 tons for a working day of ten bours. The principle of working tbis exceedingly cheup and simple apparstus is this: Mineral-bearing rock is friahle at those parts contsining the mineral—therefore it is the more easily fractured at tbat point. The crusher bas both a erusbing and a grinding motion; the rock being broken into small pieees exposes its mineral surfaces, which, grinding against each other, is disintegrated from the gangue; and, being in fine particles, is passed tbrougb the sereen in the form of pulp. It is then further concentrated by means of water, the fine particles of granite, quartz and sand being wasbed off. We have not room at present for 2 more detailed ststement ; but any millman or mecbauic will be able to sse ata glance tbe principle of the invention. It is now running on tbe old waste dump of the Savage miue. The dump is lurgely mixed witb granite or clay and will average about $25 per ton as it liss. From this comparatively worthlsss grade of ore tbree tons are reduced to about one ton of pulp, assaying fully $60, the residue assaying ahout $5 per ton. The $60 pulp is tbeu furtber reduced by water to an amount assaying at the rate of $150. New Miyinc Law.—The telegrapb informs us that the Legislature of Utab bas under consideration a new mining law for that Territory. It provides tbat in order to bold claims, $50 worth of work sball bs performed for every 200 feet loeated, and for evsry tunnel site, $500 wortb of work must be dons. All locations and transfers must be reccorded in the County Recorder’s office of ths respective counties, locators to hold their claims as real estate. It is said that tbe miners are strongly opposed to the bill. os ee ce Coa Minzs on Firr.—We understand that tbe Bellingham Bay Coal mines are in dangsrof being destroyed by fire. It has been smouldering for some time, hut bas recently got beyond control and tbreatens to consume the whole seam. A few days ago the flames drove ont the workmen, and it is now suggested to deluge the mine in order to save the workings from destruction. RecErveD, from Gov. Potts, of Montana, the Report of the Auditor and Treasnrer of that Territory, for the years 1870-71. As anenconragement to stock-raisers, which he thinks in the futnre will he one of the strongest dependences for the revenus of the territory the Auditor recommends that all thoroughbred stock hrought into the territory be exempt from assessment and taxation for the first year.

SCIENTINIC PRESS. The Highest and Lowest Prices of Mining Stocks Dnring 1871. The flnctuation of niining stocks is provsrbially great, and in order that our readers may see the difference that has existed at different times during tbe year, we give below the bighest and lowest prices with the time of ocenrrence, of the more promincnt mines dealt in at the Sau Francisco Stock Board. Alpha was highest in September and October, $20, lowest in January, $3. Amador $390 in April, $265 in August. Belcher $150 in December, $624 in January. Chollar-Potosi 390 in April, $27 in Sept. Crown Point $170in December, $151; in Jan. Cons, Vinginia $1824 in April, $154 in Feb. Daney $1214 in September, $214 in January. Fureka Cons, $29 in Noveinber, $7'j iu Jan. Eareka $365 in January, S11 in August Empire Mill $25 in May, $1 in April. Gould & Curry $173 in Jnne, $10 in March. Golden Chariot 285 in Feb., 344 in Nov. Hale & Norcross $145 in July, $51 in April, Ala Elmore $2074 in December, $2 in Nov. Imperinl $55 in May, $324 in September. Mammoth 80 cents in March and October, 22 cents in February. Meadow Valley $364 in November, $1314 in March. Ophir $3374 in December, $324 in Jannary. en Hidden Treasure $1224 in Jnne, $3 in Febrnary. Overman S4lin Aug., $2 in Jan. and Feb. Raymoud & Ely $150 in October, 15 in Jan. and Jnly. Savage $80 in March, $33'in August. Segregated Beleher $45 in October, $124 in January and February. Sierra Nevada $33 ia Decsmber, $3 in Aug. St. Patrick $55 in May, $20 in September. Yellow Jacket $80 in March, $844 in Dac. Pioche $2814 in September, $4 in Deesmber. Wasbington & Creole $854 in September, $4 in November. MAnysvILLE Fouxpry.—This well known fonndry, which turns out a good share of the best mining machinery on tbe Coast, being in a favorahle location for that work, bas its advantages further increased hy the addition of a new partner to the firm. Mr. W. QR. Eckart, who has beeu successful as an engineer, superiutendent and draftsman on this Coast, and whose name is connected with the well known Scott and Eckart cut-off engine, has entered the estahlisbment as one of its proprietors. Messrs. Prescott & Scbeidel are well known men in their line of business, and we are certain that with their accomplished assistant, Mr. Eckart, in their firm, their business will he increased still more to the satisfaction of themselves and patrons. Making a wide range of mining, farming and other machinery suitable to the times and locality, this pioneer estahlishment bas, we believe, suffered less from continued dull times, than any other foundry in the State of equal size and importance. We sbonld like a report from month to month of the work the new firm turns out, as it surely indicates more or less of the’ tbrift and industry of various and important sections of the interior. — Tae Syow Brocraprs.—Overland travel has heen seriously impeded this winter by some blockadss, aud the one now existing on the Union Pacific is rather serious. We hsar continually of snow-hound trains, heavy storms, dissatisfisd passengsrs, delayed mails, ete. A good deal of valuable freight is lying at different points on tbe routs and provisions and fuel are hecoming scarce, not only on the trains but also at the different stations along the road. The mails for this city are some nine days behind time and nohody knows when they will arrive. This puts business men and everybody else to considerable inconvenience, hut it cannot be helped. We bave become so used to the morning mail from the Mast that we have almost forgotten tbe days when it came by steamer and was so long on the way. Luar Drying Arpararus.—Messrs, Lord & Hall have utilized the escape steam at Vesler’s sawmill, Puget Sound, by turning it into an air-tight cbest made for the purpose of drying lumber. The Dispatch says that the experiment works well, and tbat lumber can be taken from tbe log and thoroughly dried by this process in fortyeigbt bonrs. An Improved Printing Press. There isno department of mechanical construction in which more ingenuity bas been exercised or more progress made, tban in the construction of printing presses. The illustration which is herewith given represents one of the most approved machines for all classes of joh work, and is known as tbe ‘‘Glohe Press,” of which there are three sizes manufactured. The shects are placed upon the platen,! opposite to, aud incliued from, tbe hed in front of the pressman, whose position can be apprebeuded by ohserviug, that the foot rests on the treadle. The bed of the press upon whieh the type are fastened, shows the word Globe in the form in this representation. The type are inked by the passage over them of the rollers, seen in tbe engraving at the point of distrihution, on the inking cylinder. The action of the press is entirely automatic, the power being given by the foot ou ths treadle or hy a helt to a driviug wheel. The presses of this kind are now for the first time received inthis eity, hy the California Type Co., of whicb Mr. Geo. L. Fanlkner is agent. They are considsred a decided improvement in several respects on machines of this pattern which Loss py Aprasion.—The milled edgss of our coin causes more loss in weight from abrasion than is gensrally supposed. We frequently meet witha piece of coin, the edges of which has heeome smooth hy nse ; hnt unless it is refused hy some prudent storekeeper in exchange for goods, little attention is paid to it. The government ) isthe loser. Julius Jeffreys, F. R. S., says that a single hank has lost £7,000 in one year by light gold through abrasion, and thinks a good deal is due, to the steel edges of the banker's shovels. Ou one occasion when entering the Bank of Enggland he was struck hy tho glittering aspect of tbe whole counter, upou which tbe sun was shiuiug. Myrinds of particles of gold were refiscting the sunlight to the eye. It was manifest that these particlss had heeu struck off from the sovereigns whicb had changed bands over the counter that day, and mainly hy the sharp steel edges of the shovels in each endeavor to undermiue the coins. It was also plain that in the mutual friction of the coins tbe milled edges mnst do the work of mutual raspings as effectually as any form that could be chosen with that design.

To Warre Pine Susscrrsers.—Ws hsve received ths positive assertion that a cartain postim eo AN have heretofore been kuown to the craft in the Unitsd States. Tbe enterprising manufacturers have been for some time industriously at work to remedy ths defects which experience had shown to exist in the early presses of this pattern, and now, while all the good features are retained, and some new ones added, they are building a press that is pronounesd much more simple and compact than formsrly, aud quite as strong and durahle, and fully equal in ornamental design and finisb, to any press in the market. Round's Printers’ Cabinet, standard authority in thsse matters, says that ‘‘experiencsd pressmen now pronounce them equal in all rsspscts fo any press made, while the peculiar features for which tbey are particularly noted, commend them to many as decidedly superior. Some of tbe advantages of this press consist in throwing off ths impression at will ; the accessible vertical position of the bed in plain view of the operator ; the long period of ‘‘rest” of the platen, favoring a careful laying of the sbeets ; detention at will of vihrating rollers on an unusually large distrihuting cylinder; a simple and quick fastening and releasing the chase ; easy and preciseadjustment of the grippers, while placed flat on the tympan sheet, and tbe impression arms whicb grasp the yoke of tbe platen and witb a gentle pull giving the impression with a dwell qnite preferable to that obtained hy the crank motion of other presses. IMPROVED PRINTING PRESS. «mastsr in White Pine connty, Nevada, has asserted that ths goodly numbers of copies of the Screntrric Press sent to that post-officears ‘in the way;” that hs delivers copies to whoever calls for thsm ‘regardless of uamss;” that he gave ‘2, batch of them to a miner from a certain canon who wanted some reading matter;’’ that be has upon an ocession said: ‘Some one has robbed the office of ali the Screntrrto Presses it contained, etc. Now if thess are facts, we think the aforesaid postmaster will recognize this article, if some subscriber will present him a marked paper; if that don’t do him any good, we will show it to the Postal Agent for this Coast, with names of person and place. If there are any other like postmasters to whom respectahle newspapers ars ‘‘in the way,”’ we hope our snhscrihers will report them. Postmasters generally are very obliging to our snhscrihers, and ws know our interests are mutual. Althongh a freely ahnsed class of officers, we know that most of them are very worthy and obliging. It is really for their interest tohe so. The particular post-office alluded to above was formerly complained of for having a “grah-hox”’ in which all the newspapers wers put, and subscrihers were obliged to help themselves to their papers out of it—if they conld . find them. Thatstyle of ‘keeping post-office” has ceased in California, and ought to he aholished in Nevada—if it isn't. Geverat Lez Consonmpatep.—lIt is reported tbat tbis mine, located in Eureka District, has changed owners at large figures, the principal purchasers being J. B. Haggin, Lloyd Tevis, Geo. Hearst and Henry A. Fox, all of this city. Extensive improvements are contemplated. Wren's Ore Concentrator, Our readers will natnrally look witb interest to anytbing tbat promises improvewisnts in the mode of working silver ores, and their attention is directed to the following notice of the improved econcentrator of Mr. Thos. Wren, which appears in the Reese River Reveille of a late date: This new and so far successful iuventiou bas, after provoking delays and innumerable ohstacles, heen set at work iu good carnest. Tbe machinery consists of a twelve-horse power engine; a Wheeler's ecrusber of tbe largest size; arevolving scresu, set at a slight angle, opsn at both ends, the upper and greater part of the sereen covered with a No. G0 wire sereen or sicve, the lower lesser part witha coarse sieve; and the necessary appurteuauces, running gear, etc., for the whole. The process is simple, thougb entirely scicntifie. The rock, after being thorougbly dried iuthe kiln, is fed into the erusher, whence, hy means of a spout, it is conducted aud fed into the uppsr end of the revolving sercen. The pulp passes through the fine screen, while the waste passes throngh tbe coarse screen, The pieces of rock too large to pass through either sieve of the screen are discbarged at the lower open end. The rock discharged tbrougb the snd of the screen is earried by anelevator back to and passed through the crusber and sereen. By these means low-grade ores, whicb bave heretofore heen worthless on account of the cost of milling, can be worked at a profit. The expense of running the works are: one sngineer, one man to feed the erusber, one man to tend the dryiug kiln, and one cord of wood perday. The capneity of the apparatus will prohably hs considered over 20 tons for a working day of ten bours. The principle of working tbis exceedingly cheup and simple apparstus is this: Mineral-bearing rock is friahle at those parts contsining the mineral—therefore it is the more easily fractured at tbat point. The crusher bas both a erusbing and a grinding motion; the rock being broken into small pieees exposes its mineral surfaces, which, grinding against each other, is disintegrated from the gangue; and, being in fine particles, is passed tbrougb the sereen in the form of pulp. It is then further concentrated by means of water, the fine particles of granite, quartz and sand being wasbed off. We have not room at present for 2 more detailed ststement ; but any millman or mecbauic will be able to sse ata glance tbe principle of the invention. It is now running on tbe old waste dump of the Savage miue. The dump is lurgely mixed witb granite or clay and will average about $25 per ton as it liss. From this comparatively worthlsss grade of ore tbree tons are reduced to about one ton of pulp, assaying fully $60, the residue assaying ahout $5 per ton. The $60 pulp is tbeu furtber reduced by water to an amount assaying at the rate of $150. New Miyinc Law.—The telegrapb informs us that the Legislature of Utab bas under consideration a new mining law for that Territory. It provides tbat in order to bold claims, $50 worth of work sball bs performed for every 200 feet loeated, and for evsry tunnel site, $500 wortb of work must be dons. All locations and transfers must be reccorded in the County Recorder’s office of ths respective counties, locators to hold their claims as real estate. It is said that tbe miners are strongly opposed to the bill. os ee ce Coa Minzs on Firr.—We understand that tbe Bellingham Bay Coal mines are in dangsrof being destroyed by fire. It has been smouldering for some time, hut bas recently got beyond control and tbreatens to consume the whole seam. A few days ago the flames drove ont the workmen, and it is now suggested to deluge the mine in order to save the workings from destruction. RecErveD, from Gov. Potts, of Montana, the Report of the Auditor and Treasnrer of that Territory, for the years 1870-71. As anenconragement to stock-raisers, which he thinks in the futnre will he one of the strongest dependences for the revenus of the territory the Auditor recommends that all thoroughbred stock hrought into the territory be exempt from assessment and taxation for the first year.