Volume 26 (1873) (431 pages)

January 4, 1873.] MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. Patents & f NVENTIONS. Telegraphic List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. "Repowrrp OrrictaiLy FOR THE Mivtxo anp SormnTito Pages, DEWEY & OO., PUBLISHERS anD U. 8. amd Fonxion Patent Aornts.] By Special Dispatch, Dated Washington D. C., Dec. Bist, 1872. , Foa Wrexs Enprxc Decesmen 17TH, 1872. Cacrn.—James W. F. How, Douglas Co., Oregon. Saw-Suaapenrxo Swaor.—Alfred J. Hinds and James 8. Howe, Santa Cruz, Cal. TragsHino Macurxe.—James T. Watkins, Santa Clara, Cal Poatasie Water Hraten.—JohuS. Woolsey, Gilroy, Cal. Miners’ Sarerr Cannuestick.—Theodore A. Washburn, Gold Hill, Nevada. Brp Borrom.—David P. Mahan, Antioch, Cal. REISSUE. Hypraviro Mrxmo Appanatus. —Frank H. Fisher, Nevada City, Cal. ——"*The patents are not ready for delivery by the Patent Office until some 14 days after thedate of lasne. Norr.—Coptea of U. 8, and Foreign Patents furnished by Dewrr & Co., in the shortest time posstble (by tolegraph or otherwise) at the lowest rates, All patent business for Pacific coast inventors transacted with greater security and in much less time than by any other agency. Eclipse Gold Mine, Inyo County, Cal. Eps. Pness:—Naturally feeling some little interest in the welfare of thismine, I have from time to time, read the London Mining Journal and other papers relating to it, and at last seeing in the Inyo Independent Mr. Polkinghorn’s reply to Tamhlyn’s remarks on the mine, inserted in former, and judgiug from the tenor of same, that many may run away with the idea that ths mine uever can be made profitable, I beg to say, from my knowledge of the property, to those interested, that I cousider the Eclipse with water-power of largecapacity for milling purposes, or such as I understand the company are in possession of, second to no gold mine on the Pacific Coast, if haudled in its management by parties who thoroughly understsud both mining and milling such ore, but to think for a moment, that anyone accustomed to pick aud gad is a fit manager, is decidedly wrong, and the like is too often the cause of such failures, as made in this mine. It is to he very much regretted that such is also too frequently the case in foreign miues, especially where tne character of the ore differs so much from home mines, or to that which the ae sent to manage are sccustomed to. he process at the mill, and oad or separating the ore in the mine, not only bothers, hut make many a good man of experience, after doiug his hest, think he has a great dea] to learn to treat it right; heuce, permit me to ask your nnmerous readers, where does the good lay in a stranger to such ores. a Iam fnlly convinced if both managers cngaged in this mine, prior to the present one, could and would speak the truth in regard to it, they would admit that they knew but little of the compouent parts of the Eclipse Lode— whatto save for milling or smelting, or which to throw away—in case at any time a portion of the lode shonld be minus both gold and silver. And not heing conversant with that part containing base metal makes it still worse, being detrimental to amalgamation in saving the precious ore. If snch is not separated and thrown aside whilst hreaking the ore underground, it nevercan be done after, to any advantage of moment. This important point being elighted or overlooked was the canse, no doubt, in a great measure of the rock paying eo much less than the average made by the old company. I assure you at the time of my leaviug the present company, that the pile of ore at the mill, eome eighty tons or more, taken out of the mine long before the purchase of the property, hy the present owners, would have paid close on $25 per ton, if treated rightly in melting; this yield being the lowest ever made from the same ore taken from the same pile and dump. My fullimpressiou always has been, und is yet, in fact, that in shape of reserves there still remain in the mine, large quantities of the same kind of ore. After my leaving the property, I can’t vouch for anything poor Tregellas, or his foreman Tamblyn did. They might have made a bad mixture of the ore in breaking it, and I thiuk more thun likely they did so. At all events, permitting me to speak plain, I attribute the failure of the Eclipse entirely to had management on the mine, and Ido hope that the present manager, Captain Jones, will repair to the company the great waste occasioned by it. The mine, with its large and highly metalliferous lode, I have looked on to be very valuahle, though knowing it would take capital to bring it ont; but the company, having perfected that great desideratum, water-power, should now especially make a desperate effort for another trial, under different management, as in their nltimate success I have the greatest faith. JosEPH ENDEY. Hendee’s Patent Gun Lock. The accompanying cut shows au improved . guu lock, the invention of Edwin B. Hendce, which consists of a cock or hammer and trigger, constructed and arrauged to operate in conuectiou with each other eo as to dispense with the use of the tumbler, sear and searspring, heretofore in use. The ordinary breechpiece of a gun, which fits against the under portion of the stock, is extended and the gnard is secured to it. The nipple, a, communioates with the chamber in the barrel from the under side, as shown, beiug secured in a proper sized hole, which is made at any angle through the breech of the barrel near the forward part of the guard. The hanimer, CG, is hinged to the guard between two lugs, so that whou it stands, vertical its striking face will bear upon the nipple, a. A strong steel spring, e, is counccted to its lan instaut wheu it is desired to fire the gun. The extension piece to which the guard and lock are attached, can, if desired, be made in a separate pieee, 80 as to be easily removed ; and, when necessary, a firiug pin can be nsed in plaee of the nipple, a, as in breech-loading or cartridge guns. The trigger, D, is kept down so as to be oaught by the hammer by means of a spring, The advantages which the inventor of this device claims over the ordinary locks are: Doing away with the necessity of cuttiug away aud grcatly weakening the stock of agun; reducing the number of pieees in the lock, thus reudering it more simple and not liable to get out of order; the hammer is removed from its objectionahle position on top of the guu and located entirely out of sight wheu firing; danger of accidents is greatly lessened, especially when the lock is protected by the cover, and, being placed inside of the guard, it is also protected HENDEE’S PATENT GUN LOCK. lower end by means of a link, as shown, and is bent so as to be purallel with the guard, its opposite end being secured between the guard and gun-barrel, a, or stock. Across the upper face of the hammer is a groove or channel, which serves to catch the half-cock notch. The trigger, D, is hinged to the plate above the hammer, aud is held by a smallrivet, at the proper angle, the finger-piece of the trigger heing formed at the opposite end. In the faee of this trigger, D, whieh is next to the hammer, THE AMERICAN is a peculiarly shaped recess, into which the grooved end of the hammer, @, enters when drawn back, and forms the half-cock, in which position the groove in the end of the hammer, @, and the recess in the face of the trigger, D, with their projecting parts, form a dovetail which holds the hammer, C, firmly, and from which position the hammer will not be released by drawing upon the trigger. Just back of the recess, on the trigger, D, is u projection which is slightly curved hackward, so that the hammer can be drawn past it and catch at the full cock on its concave side, the poiut of the projection entering the groove in the hammer, ¢c, from which the hammer can be readily released by drawing backward on the trigger, D, the reactionary} force of the spring, e, causing the hammer to strike the nipple, a, with the force necessary tu explode the cap. In order to protect the lock from the weather, and remove every possihility of accident from carelessness in handling or otherwise, a cap or cover is provided, which is made of a suitable shape to slip over the guard, and thus enclose the entire lock. This cap can be removed in. when the cover is off. Thecap being eutirely below the gun, the eye will be protected from defective csps or flying pieces. The hammer esn readily be brought to a full cock while the gun is in position to be fired, and the gun then fired very quickly, especially when provided with a self-loading device. The parts, being outside, are easily cleaued and kept in order. This lock can be applied to arms of all descriptions. Parties desiring further information can address Mrs, BOTTLE FILLER. M. J. Hendee, widow of the pateutec, room 45, No. 314 Bush street, in this city. Prxsonau.—Mr, 0. H. McKee, forseveral years Isst past chief of the Mining Claims Division, General Land Office, Washington, D.C., has recently resigned and formed a connection with Messrs. Hoyt & Sears, Miuing Attorneys, Merchants’ Exchange building in this city. The specific knowledge of the technicalities of the mining laws of Congress and rulings thereunder possessed by Mr. McKee, will render his services especially valuable to. parties desirjug mining patents or wisbing to present adverse claims. ‘The card of the firm of Hoyt, Sears & McKee willhe found in another column. Toe Mrmino War at Procne.—On the 27th ult. the Pioche Phoenix Mining Co. took possession of about 100 feet of ground, lately worked hy the Raymond & Ely company and claimed by hoth companies. A barricade was raised by the Phoenix on the disputed ground aud other preparations made to hold it. One of the Phosnix men was killed while the parties were exchanging shots. Since then the hostility has ceased _and.no farther violence is an. ticipated. The Raymond & Ely people agreed . not to work west on levels Nos. 4and 5 and the Pheenix people agreed not to work east from winze, while the latter retain possession of all the ground they hold. : The American Bottle Filler. Among the articles brought into reqnisition on this coast by the necessities of our large and increasing wine interest, are bottle fillers, designed to do away with the slow aud tedious process of filling bottles by hand, where large uumbers have to be filled. The latest improvemeut in this useful machine is that of Messrs. Armstrong & Marks, which was pstented through this agency, aud a sketch of which is shown iu the accompanying cut. The inventors of this machine claim that one man can do as much work withit as three can without it. Iu fact, it is only a question of how fast a man or boy can haudle the bottles, as it will fill bottles faster than the full ones can he removed aud empty oues replaced. A, represents the tank or reservoir in which the liquid to be bottled is contained. One or more siphons, D, D, are secured at their middles to the edges or sides of the tank by means of urms or trunuions, so that one leg will pass down inside of the tank while the other haugs outside. Acap, E, fits over the inside end of the siphon, (Fig. 2,) to the upper end of which u spiral spring, d, is secured. This spriug coils around the tube upward, and is secured to it at some point between the cap and bend of the siphou. The cap, Z, has an opening at one side, as shown, @ short distance above the end of the tube throngh which the Hquid passes when the cap is in position. It will be seen that the spring will draw the cap upwards so that its closed end will be aguinst the open end of the tnbe ; but when the cap is forced down ward the open end of the tube comes opposite the opening on the side of the cap, c, aud the liquid enters the siphou. In order to operate this cap, a rod, which has its lower end secured to the cap, extends up wards to a sufficient distance to strike the underside of a bar which passes across the tank, A, just back of the siphons. Now when the leg of the siphon, D, which is outside of the box, A, is forced toward the box, the leg inside of the box is raised so as to cause the rod to open the inner end of the siphon; and whenit is again freed, the force of the spring will again throw the siphon to its former position and close the inner end. In order o cause the siphon to retain its charge when not in use, the outside extremity of the outer leg is closed and an openiug made iu the side of the pipe just above the closed end. This opening is not as large as the hole through the siphon tube. This the inventors have discovered will cause the siphon to holdits charge until the inner end is opened aud the liquid allowed to flow through it, thus rendering the siphon automatic and perfectly under control. Secured horizontally tc the tank, A, is an outward projectiug flange, B, in which a recess is made oppositeeach siphon. A latch, C, is hinged to this flange and a spiing draws it arms the opening in the manner shown. To fill the bottles the outer leg of the siphon is introduced into them untilthe head around the upper eud of the bottle rises above the flange, B. The bottle and onter leg of the siphon are forced towards the tauk until the neck of the hottle enters the recess in the flange, B; the latch ¢ then embraces the outside of the neck helow the bead and holds it in position. This same movement lowers the cap in the opposite or inside leg of the siphon and allows the liquid to run through until the hottle is filled. By keeping the liquid in the tank at the proper level the bottles will not overflow and the work of filhng can he accomplished without waste. The bottles being held by the neck in a similar position would be all filled. The removal of the bottle from the latch causes the valve at the rear end of the siphon to close and stops the flow; while the removal of the bottle from the siphon causes displacement euough to admit of corkiug without bursting the bottles. The siphons when once charged will retain the Hquid an indefinite leugth of time. To nse the machine the appuratusis placed in front of the hogshead containing the liquid, so that the faucet will project over the top of the tauk A, or it cau_be connected by hose if more convenient. When the tank is filled toa level with the latches in front, the siphons are pressed into the latches ¢, aud by the usual manner fill the siphons and release them from the latch. The attendaut then places himself in front of the apparatus, with the empty hottles at his left haud and space for full ones on his right. A bottle is placed on the end of the first siphon and it is pressed into the latch, the others in proper order. By the time the last hottle is in the firstis full; this is removed with one hand and a new bottle placed in its stead, and soon. By this means a large number of hottles can he filled in a short time with little labor. The inveutors claim that any one can, ufter a little practice, fill 75 dozen bottles per hour with this machine. Parties desiring further information can address James Armstrong, No. 240, 6th street, or Samuel Marks, corner Folsom and Fourteenth streets, in this city.

January 4, 1873.] MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. Patents & f NVENTIONS. Telegraphic List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. "Repowrrp OrrictaiLy FOR THE Mivtxo anp SormnTito Pages, DEWEY & OO., PUBLISHERS anD U. 8. amd Fonxion Patent Aornts.] By Special Dispatch, Dated Washington D. C., Dec. Bist, 1872. , Foa Wrexs Enprxc Decesmen 17TH, 1872. Cacrn.—James W. F. How, Douglas Co., Oregon. Saw-Suaapenrxo Swaor.—Alfred J. Hinds and James 8. Howe, Santa Cruz, Cal. TragsHino Macurxe.—James T. Watkins, Santa Clara, Cal Poatasie Water Hraten.—JohuS. Woolsey, Gilroy, Cal. Miners’ Sarerr Cannuestick.—Theodore A. Washburn, Gold Hill, Nevada. Brp Borrom.—David P. Mahan, Antioch, Cal. REISSUE. Hypraviro Mrxmo Appanatus. —Frank H. Fisher, Nevada City, Cal. ——"*The patents are not ready for delivery by the Patent Office until some 14 days after thedate of lasne. Norr.—Coptea of U. 8, and Foreign Patents furnished by Dewrr & Co., in the shortest time posstble (by tolegraph or otherwise) at the lowest rates, All patent business for Pacific coast inventors transacted with greater security and in much less time than by any other agency. Eclipse Gold Mine, Inyo County, Cal. Eps. Pness:—Naturally feeling some little interest in the welfare of thismine, I have from time to time, read the London Mining Journal and other papers relating to it, and at last seeing in the Inyo Independent Mr. Polkinghorn’s reply to Tamhlyn’s remarks on the mine, inserted in former, and judgiug from the tenor of same, that many may run away with the idea that ths mine uever can be made profitable, I beg to say, from my knowledge of the property, to those interested, that I cousider the Eclipse with water-power of largecapacity for milling purposes, or such as I understand the company are in possession of, second to no gold mine on the Pacific Coast, if haudled in its management by parties who thoroughly understsud both mining and milling such ore, but to think for a moment, that anyone accustomed to pick aud gad is a fit manager, is decidedly wrong, and the like is too often the cause of such failures, as made in this mine. It is to he very much regretted that such is also too frequently the case in foreign miues, especially where tne character of the ore differs so much from home mines, or to that which the ae sent to manage are sccustomed to. he process at the mill, and oad or separating the ore in the mine, not only bothers, hut make many a good man of experience, after doiug his hest, think he has a great dea] to learn to treat it right; heuce, permit me to ask your nnmerous readers, where does the good lay in a stranger to such ores. a Iam fnlly convinced if both managers cngaged in this mine, prior to the present one, could and would speak the truth in regard to it, they would admit that they knew but little of the compouent parts of the Eclipse Lode— whatto save for milling or smelting, or which to throw away—in case at any time a portion of the lode shonld be minus both gold and silver. And not heing conversant with that part containing base metal makes it still worse, being detrimental to amalgamation in saving the precious ore. If snch is not separated and thrown aside whilst hreaking the ore underground, it nevercan be done after, to any advantage of moment. This important point being elighted or overlooked was the canse, no doubt, in a great measure of the rock paying eo much less than the average made by the old company. I assure you at the time of my leaviug the present company, that the pile of ore at the mill, eome eighty tons or more, taken out of the mine long before the purchase of the property, hy the present owners, would have paid close on $25 per ton, if treated rightly in melting; this yield being the lowest ever made from the same ore taken from the same pile and dump. My fullimpressiou always has been, und is yet, in fact, that in shape of reserves there still remain in the mine, large quantities of the same kind of ore. After my leaving the property, I can’t vouch for anything poor Tregellas, or his foreman Tamblyn did. They might have made a bad mixture of the ore in breaking it, and I thiuk more thun likely they did so. At all events, permitting me to speak plain, I attribute the failure of the Eclipse entirely to had management on the mine, and Ido hope that the present manager, Captain Jones, will repair to the company the great waste occasioned by it. The mine, with its large and highly metalliferous lode, I have looked on to be very valuahle, though knowing it would take capital to bring it ont; but the company, having perfected that great desideratum, water-power, should now especially make a desperate effort for another trial, under different management, as in their nltimate success I have the greatest faith. JosEPH ENDEY. Hendee’s Patent Gun Lock. The accompanying cut shows au improved . guu lock, the invention of Edwin B. Hendce, which consists of a cock or hammer and trigger, constructed and arrauged to operate in conuectiou with each other eo as to dispense with the use of the tumbler, sear and searspring, heretofore in use. The ordinary breechpiece of a gun, which fits against the under portion of the stock, is extended and the gnard is secured to it. The nipple, a, communioates with the chamber in the barrel from the under side, as shown, beiug secured in a proper sized hole, which is made at any angle through the breech of the barrel near the forward part of the guard. The hanimer, CG, is hinged to the guard between two lugs, so that whou it stands, vertical its striking face will bear upon the nipple, a. A strong steel spring, e, is counccted to its lan instaut wheu it is desired to fire the gun. The extension piece to which the guard and lock are attached, can, if desired, be made in a separate pieee, 80 as to be easily removed ; and, when necessary, a firiug pin can be nsed in plaee of the nipple, a, as in breech-loading or cartridge guns. The trigger, D, is kept down so as to be oaught by the hammer by means of a spring, The advantages which the inventor of this device claims over the ordinary locks are: Doing away with the necessity of cuttiug away aud grcatly weakening the stock of agun; reducing the number of pieees in the lock, thus reudering it more simple and not liable to get out of order; the hammer is removed from its objectionahle position on top of the guu and located entirely out of sight wheu firing; danger of accidents is greatly lessened, especially when the lock is protected by the cover, and, being placed inside of the guard, it is also protected HENDEE’S PATENT GUN LOCK. lower end by means of a link, as shown, and is bent so as to be purallel with the guard, its opposite end being secured between the guard and gun-barrel, a, or stock. Across the upper face of the hammer is a groove or channel, which serves to catch the half-cock notch. The trigger, D, is hinged to the plate above the hammer, aud is held by a smallrivet, at the proper angle, the finger-piece of the trigger heing formed at the opposite end. In the faee of this trigger, D, whieh is next to the hammer, THE AMERICAN is a peculiarly shaped recess, into which the grooved end of the hammer, @, enters when drawn back, and forms the half-cock, in which position the groove in the end of the hammer, @, and the recess in the face of the trigger, D, with their projecting parts, form a dovetail which holds the hammer, C, firmly, and from which position the hammer will not be released by drawing upon the trigger. Just back of the recess, on the trigger, D, is u projection which is slightly curved hackward, so that the hammer can be drawn past it and

catch at the full cock on its concave side, the poiut of the projection entering the groove in the hammer, ¢c, from which the hammer can be readily released by drawing backward on the trigger, D, the reactionary} force of the spring, e, causing the hammer to strike the nipple, a, with the force necessary tu explode the cap. In order to protect the lock from the weather, and remove every possihility of accident from carelessness in handling or otherwise, a cap or cover is provided, which is made of a suitable shape to slip over the guard, and thus enclose the entire lock. This cap can be removed in. when the cover is off. Thecap being eutirely below the gun, the eye will be protected from defective csps or flying pieces. The hammer esn readily be brought to a full cock while the gun is in position to be fired, and the gun then fired very quickly, especially when provided with a self-loading device. The parts, being outside, are easily cleaued and kept in order. This lock can be applied to arms of all descriptions. Parties desiring further information can address Mrs, BOTTLE FILLER. M. J. Hendee, widow of the pateutec, room 45, No. 314 Bush street, in this city. Prxsonau.—Mr, 0. H. McKee, forseveral years Isst past chief of the Mining Claims Division, General Land Office, Washington, D.C., has recently resigned and formed a connection with Messrs. Hoyt & Sears, Miuing Attorneys, Merchants’ Exchange building in this city. The specific knowledge of the technicalities of the mining laws of Congress and rulings thereunder possessed by Mr. McKee, will render his services especially valuable to. parties desirjug mining patents or wisbing to present adverse claims. ‘The card of the firm of Hoyt, Sears & McKee willhe found in another column. Toe Mrmino War at Procne.—On the 27th ult. the Pioche Phoenix Mining Co. took possession of about 100 feet of ground, lately worked hy the Raymond & Ely company and claimed by hoth companies. A barricade was raised by the Phoenix on the disputed ground aud other preparations made to hold it. One of the Phosnix men was killed while the parties were exchanging shots. Since then the hostility has ceased _and.no farther violence is an. ticipated. The Raymond & Ely people agreed . not to work west on levels Nos. 4and 5 and the Pheenix people agreed not to work east from winze, while the latter retain possession of all the ground they hold. : The American Bottle Filler. Among the articles brought into reqnisition on this coast by the necessities of our large and increasing wine interest, are bottle fillers, designed to do away with the slow aud tedious process of filling bottles by hand, where large uumbers have to be filled. The latest improvemeut in this useful machine is that of Messrs. Armstrong & Marks, which was pstented through this agency, aud a sketch of which is shown iu the accompanying cut. The inventors of this machine claim that one man can do as much work withit as three can without it. Iu fact, it is only a question of how fast a man or boy can haudle the bottles, as it will fill bottles faster than the full ones can he removed aud empty oues replaced. A, represents the tank or reservoir in which the liquid to be bottled is contained. One or more siphons, D, D, are secured at their middles to the edges or sides of the tank by means of urms or trunuions, so that one leg will pass down inside of the tank while the other haugs outside. Acap, E, fits over the inside end of the siphon, (Fig. 2,) to the upper end of which u spiral spring, d, is secured. This spriug coils around the tube upward, and is secured to it at some point between the cap and bend of the siphou. The cap, Z, has an opening at one side, as shown, @ short distance above the end of the tube throngh which the Hquid passes when the cap is in position. It will be seen that the spring will draw the cap upwards so that its closed end will be aguinst the open end of the tnbe ; but when the cap is forced down ward the open end of the tube comes opposite the opening on the side of the cap, c, aud the liquid enters the siphou. In order to operate this cap, a rod, which has its lower end secured to the cap, extends up wards to a sufficient distance to strike the underside of a bar which passes across the tank, A, just back of the siphons. Now when the leg of the siphon, D, which is outside of the box, A, is forced toward the box, the leg inside of the box is raised so as to cause the rod to open the inner end of the siphon; and whenit is again freed, the force of the spring will again throw the siphon to its former position and close the inner end. In order o cause the siphon to retain its charge when not in use, the outside extremity of the outer leg is closed and an openiug made iu the side of the pipe just above the closed end. This opening is not as large as the hole through the siphon tube. This the inventors have discovered will cause the siphon to holdits charge until the inner end is opened aud the liquid allowed to flow through it, thus rendering the siphon automatic and perfectly under control. Secured horizontally tc the tank, A, is an outward projectiug flange, B, in which a recess is made oppositeeach siphon. A latch, C, is hinged to this flange and a spiing draws it arms the opening in the manner shown. To fill the bottles the outer leg of the siphon is introduced into them untilthe head around the upper eud of the bottle rises above the flange, B. The bottle and onter leg of the siphon are forced towards the tauk until the neck of the hottle enters the recess in the flange, B; the latch ¢ then embraces the outside of the neck helow the bead and holds it in position. This same movement lowers the cap in the opposite or inside leg of the siphon and allows the liquid to run through until the hottle is filled. By keeping the liquid in the tank at the proper level the bottles will not overflow and the work of filhng can he accomplished without waste. The bottles being held by the neck in a similar position would be all filled. The removal of the bottle from the latch causes the valve at the rear end of the siphon to close and stops the flow; while the removal of the bottle from the siphon causes displacement euough to admit of corkiug without bursting the bottles. The siphons when once charged will retain the Hquid an indefinite leugth of time. To nse the machine the appuratusis placed in front of the hogshead containing the liquid, so that the faucet will project over the top of the tauk A, or it cau_be connected by hose if more convenient. When the tank is filled toa level with the latches in front, the siphons are pressed into the latches ¢, aud by the usual manner fill the siphons and release them from the latch. The attendaut then places himself in front of the apparatus, with the empty hottles at his left haud and space for full ones on his right. A bottle is placed on the end of the first siphon and it is pressed into the latch, the others in proper order. By the time the last hottle is in the firstis full; this is removed with one hand and a new bottle placed in its stead, and soon. By this means a large number of hottles can he filled in a short time with little labor. The inveutors claim that any one can, ufter a little practice, fill 75 dozen bottles per hour with this machine. Parties desiring further information can address James Armstrong, No. 240, 6th street, or Samuel Marks, corner Folsom and Fourteenth streets, in this city.