Volume 26 (1873) (431 pages)

4 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [January 4, 1873. Stock Sales for Week Ending Jan. 2—S. F. Stock & Ex. Board Toe) NAMES OF . © . Shs. FRIDAY. . SATURDAY. MONDAY. . TUESDAY. . WEDNESD! ¥/THURSDAY. . 70t" ae COMPANIES. . linft.[ghe! Prices. Bold. 215 Cederburg. 7 Oon.Gold Hill q asltse . , 1K@12%4 Eclip impire M: eee on Gonld & Curry Holden Obariot, ‘ooking Bird ¢Mabon.e0. fe Rion Belen Phoenix. 5 & Ely. one Cosa es 100) 544@ 5/4 Shel Prices. [shal Prices. [aba Prices. "alas Prioss. \Sha. Prices, 4. 510)18" @i8%«. 150 43% 150/65)5@68 i F t89 em 1 125 e % , 50 1085 hs ~ PoTE.—t—California, *—Washoe. +White Pine. § —Ely District Bureka Distriot. {—Idaho, . —Nearly.?—Over. §. F. Stock and Exchange Board, Tuvrsnay, Jan. 2d, 1873. The stock markst this wesk has not been very lively, the holidays and tbe wsather both combining to decrsass business. The leading stocka are thought to be bslow theirreal valuss and ownera are holding on fora rise. The Ely District mines are ratber in ths background, and ssrious disputes have occurred in this district about mining property. The mills on the Caraon rivsr are now running full and the railroad carrisa as mnch as bsfore the fire in ths tunnel, so the Washoe minea ought to pick up alittle. The Belcher and Crown Point are sxpsctsd to resnme dividsnds thia month, which will bstter ths credit of their locality. Tbers is said to be more monsy now in circulation in Virginia City than in any city of its aize in the Unitsd Statss, and ths local press ia aanguine that tbe future will bs still more prospsrous thau tbe past. Tbe unusually large number of new incorporations this week ought to be bsnificial to our mining interest, but that remains to bs asen. If one out of twenty of thsm ars placed on tbe dividsnd paying lst, we may considsr oursslvssin nck. Several petroleum mining companiss will be noticed aa well aa a number of coal mining companiea, On Friday the stock markst waa very quist, witb few ordsrs and few buysra, On Satnrday it was a little ateadier al Gould & Curry roae $9; Hals & Norcroas, $3; Savags, $6; Opbir, $2; Chollar, $2; Con. Virginia, $2; Caledonia, $1; Overman, $3; Jacket, $3. Monday the market was stronger but at the afternoon Board there waa a amall bueinese done. Belcher rose $1 higher than on Saturday; Con. Virginia, $3; Crown Point about the same; Ophir, $3; Cbollar, $1; Raymond & Ely, $4. The Board adjourned over from Monday until Thuraday, so tbere wae no business done Tueeday or New Years day. To-day the etock market wae only moderately active, and not much busineea was done. Below is news from the minealater than that to be found in our Mining Summary. Savace.—During the week snding Dec. 28th, 784 tons of ore was extracted averaging $34.32 per ton; 625 tons were ssntto mill and 274 tona remain on dump. Haz & Norcross.—The work of constructing the pumps, pump-bsds and pump-tanks was finished on the 29th. During the wesk ending Dec. 28tb, 810 tona of ors was extracted; 852 tons dsliysrsd to mills; and 1,058 tons rsmain on dump. Raymonp & Exxy.—On ths 27th ult. $31,965 waaahipped; previous shipments in Decsmber $256,039, to which add last shipmsnt, making a total of $288,006 in 27 days; squal to $16,662.82 per day. There was a strike at this mins last week on account of working boura. Full . shifts of tsn-hour msn are now at work, altbough they atruck for eight-hour shifts. Ceprrporo.—This company havs received 318 ouness of gold from 12 daya’ run of ths mill. Evrexa Consoripatzp.—Prospects are rsported fayorabls for a large body of ors in ths northwestsrn drift of the Lawton ahaft. Thrse furnacea running. Evrexa.—Tbe last clsan up for five days ‘run of ten atamps was 975 ounces of amalgam. Geological Survey. Ws csll the attention of numeroua parties who psrsiat in tbs assertion that nothing has really bsem accomplished by Profesaor Whitnsy in the Geological Survey of California, to the following notice of the mannerin which 1 map of hie aurvey was received by the learned Professore of Cambridge: * At the November meeting of the Academy of Sciences, held at Cambridge, Mass., Professor J.D. Whitney read a paper entitled ** Notice of tbe Progrese of tbe Topographical Work of the Geological Survey of California."’ His elucidation of tbe work and tbe maps drew forth commendatioue trom Professor Agassiz and Pierce, Professor Agassiz eaid he had been critically examining tbese maps, and was surprised at their extent tbeir beauty aud accuracy. The geological eurvey of France had been going on for more than thirty yeare, but kad not produced eo much in the way of topographical work ae had been done in tbe short time of the geOUR MINING SHAREHOLDERS’ DIRECTORY. [CommaTED WEEKLY FROM sLL Noricks ADVERTISED ON a F, Jovrenats.} Secretary, SF Ofiice, A: ’t, Levied, Deling’t. Sal f 4 Location. ecretary, ce, Aasm’ evi e. ng ale. LTE aoe To. Eureka Dist, W. W.Trayior. 414 California St. Dec. 23. Jan, 2 Feb. 14 AMAZON S. ie . Ely iiehel M.J. McManue, €09 Sacramento St. io Oct. 2° Jan. Jan. 22° Arizona &Utah Wasb. J. seph Maguire. man Cal. St. 100 Dec.7 Jan. 10) Jun, 20 ‘Arkansas M, Co. Ely Disirict. J.H. Applegate. 9 Monig’ry St. 50 “Noy. 6 Deo.16 = =Jan. 10 Baltimara Con. BM. Co. ashoe. D., T, Magny sor eno ‘St. 50 Noy.12 Dee.18 Jan. 1) BUNKER HILL e. M. OO. Gal CharleeH. Knox, hig ae 13 FiretSt. 1000 Deo 3 Jan. Jan 27* Calaveras é ie Cal, T. B. Wingar 18 California St. 25 Nov.t4 Dec.18 Jan. Obapinan M, & M. ‘Go, F. Swift. 41S 5 om omery St, 25 Dec. 12 Jan. 20 Feb,12 Con. Virginia M. Co. Veehoe. O.T. ea 40] California St, 800 Dec.J6 Jan. 20 Feb, 1i CORMILLERA G, & 5. M.CO. Meco Henry M. Ree: 321 Washington St. 15 Dee. 21, Jan.2l. Feb. 10° Esta Bueng Cone S. M, Co, Nevada. A. Noel. "419 California St. 2 Dec. 16 Jan. 22 Feb.) ;6LD 1 Cee EG Pslmen Ma Bont oe Stell), Deocsh, Feb.” web 35" cOLD Nevada Uo.,Cal, alimer, arket and Spear Sts. ac, ‘eb. 4. ‘eb. GOLD RUN 3 oe Co. Cal. W. G. Holm: , 443 California St, Nov.2l Deo,2t Jan, GREAT BLUE I, R. CO. Cal, Wm. H. Watson. 302 Monlg'ry St, 1 Nov.16 Dec. 18 Jan. 7* Green Valley Blue G. Co. Cal. A. 0, Carpenter, Merchar ts' Ex, 2 Dec,12 Jan. Keb, Hale & Norcross S. M. Co. Wershoe. J. F. Lightner, Bi California St. 5 0 Deo. 12 Jan.15 Feb, . M. Ely Distriot. " R, Wilde, 6 Monte’ry St. 1 Nov. Dec. 25 Jan. 13 Cal. ie kk King. ae Mealilonea St. 1% Nov. }L Deo.16 Jan. Ely Diet. B. Minor. 411% Califoru‘a St, 100 Nov.7 Dec.13 Jan, Ely Dist. iE Kaplan, Merchants’ Ex, 100 Nov.12 Decis Jan. By Pee Dan'el Buck. 331 Montgomery St. 10 Dec. 12 Jan. 19 Feb. 9* aehoe. J. M. Buffington. Merohants’ Ex, 5 Deo13 Jan. 17 Feh.3 San Luie 2Chiepo. G. Sta#acke. 305 Sansome St. 2 0 Deo, 4 Jan. 13° Web. 4 aie R. ite 414 California § fe 10 Deo. It Jan.14 Feh. 4 Co. ist viet. Javallier, alifornia . eC. an, eb. Shan 4 Ge % Cal, A.D. Carpenter. Merobante’ Ex. 2 Deo, 12 Jan. 11 Feb. Lander Cun. M. Co. a, Nev. J. Lincoln, 332 ese su el Nov.14 Deo.16 Jan, Hone eeT et Gisiboo 3.Co, Boren ol. B.B. Minor. 41K Oal. St. 5 0 Nov. 3 Jan. 4 Jan, 25 Maznolia S,M. Co. Kureka Dist. L. Katlan, Merchants? Ex, 1 Dec. 17. Jan. 22, Feb, 10. ficMahon S. te Oo, Schell Creek. G. R. Spinney. 20 California St. 2. Nov. 25 Dec. 28 Jen, 2) fa MMOTH BLUE 0, CO. Cal. up M. Buffington. New Merchants' Ex, Nov.18 Deo. 23 Jan.13* hs. M Co, White Pine. J.L. King. 411 California St. } Nov.12 Dec.38 Jan. arion 8, M. Co, Ely pistrict. i: Kaplan, M ee 2 Deo. 3 Jas.15 Feh. innesota G. & 8. M.Co. aho. Wm, ¥ illie, 419 i. 50 Nov. 21 Dec.28 Jan. 18 MINA RICA M. Co. Placer Ge Cal. GR. se California St. 3 Nov.19 Deo.?3 Jan, 13* OORING BIRD M. vada. H. O, 419 Ol. St. 1) eo.5 Jan. 10 jan, 31# T. JEFFERSON M., & M.CO. os 1. J, Wat 418 Californla St, 15 Dec. 18. Jan. 27. Feh, 17* ewten poaty Con. M. Co, Ely Dist. W. E. Lamb, ah Salil onie St. 25 Deo. 3, Feb. 1. eh, 2. NORMAN 0, M, Co. Amador Co W.H W. Montromery St. 6 Nov.1l Deo.12 Jan. 4* I Nsuonal M M, Co. e Co., Nev, . M sy13¢ allforala St. 60 Nov.7 Deo. 13 _dan.6 OUD PROV JOENGE M Tussen. Frank Swift. Montgomery St. 25 Nov.7 Deo.l4 Jan, 6* OPHIRG., §.&G.M. CO. Placer Co. O.H & 402 Montgomory St. b Orient S. M. Co. Eiy a strict. J. ea) 411 California St, Jan, Overman 8. M. Co. Wash ww 414 Calitornia St. Pacific Boiax Co. Tectteraida, Aer E, Leuba. 507 Montgomery St. Pacitic Coe) ies Co. Contra Costa Vo. A. Lachman, Firat and Market. Petticoat M. ¢ Cal. . Lightner, 438 California St. Piocbe West Be M. Oo. Ely Dut. r » Corburn, 413:Cal Hea Sa Piocho 8. M, Ci Ely District. C._E, Elfiott. 413 Cal. St. Phenix § M. Co. paren District. J, fazuiro. 419 Cali ‘ornla St. PIERMONT M. & M. O00. Nev. J, W: Clark, 418 California St. Placer G. M. Co. Placer Co., Cal. GW. R. King. 41] California St. Pocahontae G. M. Oo. El Dorado Co. D. \. Jennings 401 California St. \UAIL HILL M. & W. CO. Cal, T. F. Cronise. 38 California ed Jacket G & 8. M. Co. Washoe. H, G, Huward. 332 Montgomery St, 10 Deo an. Jan, 25 Rising Star. Eureka Dist., Ca). J. M. Buttington. Merchante’ Bx. 1h Nov.22 Dee 27. Jan.13 Sandereon G, M. Co. al, ‘W. Stuart. ae Gon St. 1244 Nov. 25 Deo.27 Jan. 17 Silver Peak M. ae Ely District. H.O. Ky Hus 9 California St. a Dec. 6 Jan. 1] Jan, 3l South Cheriot Idabo. J. L. Kin hii California St. £0 Nov.27 Jan. 6 Jan, 27 SPRING et ME LDN 7. CO. Nev. J.M. Bodhington. Mercbants’ Ex. 20 Dec.17 Jan 26" Feb. 1i* Starr King S. M. Co. Elko, Nev, L, Kapla Merchants’ Bx, 50. Doc.26. Jan. 3. eb, 19 Succor M. & M. Co. ashoe. W. H. ‘Watson. 302 Montgomery St. 100 Nov.:6 Jan. Jan, 27 Summit M. Co. Amador Co. gab Geo. Davidson, 731 Montgomery St. 25 Deol] Jan. 20 Feh.7 Tecumseh G. S.& C. M. Co. ¥. J. Herrmenn. Kearny St. 25 Nov.18 Dec.2? Jan. 17 Tebama Con. M. Co. Schell Creek: W. W Sietson. 414 California St, 6) Nov.27 Dee, 28 ‘an. 18 Unlon Grevel M. ore Cal, T, Derby. ae i C) ae 150 Dec.7 Jan. 25 Feb, 15 U.S. GRANT M. 0, Cal. Enoo Taylor. 226 ieee & Nov. 13 Dec. 30 an. 2 VIRGINIA CON. M. CO. Cal. 7, B. Wingard. 318 Cali fornia St. 2 Deol] Jan.20 Feb, 10* Washington & Creole M, Co, Ely Diet. F. D. Cleary. Merchants’ Ex. 50 Dec, 21 Deo. 26 Jan. } Wallington M ie 8. Co, Utab. R. Waginer. 414 California St. 10 Nov.12 Deo. 18 Jan.7 ‘War Eagle M. Idaho. , F. Baleelm. 426 Monta'ry St. 200 Nov4 Dec. 10 Jan.8 Ward Beecher an M.&M.Co. Nev. D. A. Jenninge. 401 Oulifornia St. 110 Nov.21 Dec.28 Jan. 22 YULE GRAVEL M. CO. Cal. Wm.H. Watson. 301 Montgomery St. 20 Dec.18 dJan.18 Feb,10* MEETINGS. Name of Co. Location. Secretary. Officein S.F. Meeting. Date. Con, Virginia Ne Co. Waehoe. D. T. Bayley. 401 Gaiiests St. Annual dun, 9 Central Wn. Willis. af Heel (or St Annual, Jan, 13 Eavle Quicksilver M. Co, Wm. HWateon. ant Exe St. Special Feb, 21 Indue Called by ‘Tructees, Morcbanty xehange. Special Jan. 6 Lemon Se & M. Oo. Mercbant St. Spociel Jan. 6 Ophir S. M. Co. Washoo, Jos, Marke, Meroe en a sen ates peoial Jon. 27 Gray & Bieho 8. M. Co. 8. aE Dllbe 5 415 Mont, OMeRYARE Annual, Jan. 10 Gold Run M. O. C. Palmer. Cor.Market an: Spear Sts. Special. Feb. 4 South Crowil Point M, Oo, Called by ries Express Building. Special, dan. 31 Sierra Nevada M. Co, Waal R. Wegene: 414 California St noual. Jan, 1 St. Patrick G. M. Co. Cal ne * called by Trustecs, 401 California St. Special Jan 21 Ely M. Go. Ely District. A.J, Moulder. 320 Sansome St. onual. Jan, 23 Ward Beecher 8. M. € Nevada, 0. F siecle 42 Montgomery St. Annual Jan. 1, 420" M. Co. Called he Trurtces, 623 Montgomery St. Speclal. Jan. 22 LATEST DIVIDENDS—(Within Laat prea Months.) Name of Co. Location. Secretary. Office .F, Amount. Payable. Beleber S Co. Washoe, H. 0. Kibbe. 419 California St. 00. ept. 10 Black Diamond Coal Co. Californie. FP. B. Cornwall. Or. Harrison and Spear, ‘per cent, Noy. 11 Conerbbrae: . Co. allfOLa ite D.M. Bokee. 420 Montgomery St. 50c, Oec. 21 Eastport Cooe Bay Coal, I. L. Pool. Merchants’ Ex, 85 00 Teo, 10 ureke G M, Co, Grass Valloy. R, Wegener, 414 California St. $1 00 Deo. 10 abogan G.& 8. M. Co. Idaho, ,T. J. Owene, 402 Mont’gry, S ? 50 Aug.7 ailey M. Co. Ely District: T. W. Colbnrn, 403 California St, 00 Deo. 16 Aah. & Ely M. Co, ly Diet., Nev. A.J Moulder, 413 California St. $5 00 Deo. 10 Piocbe 8. M. Co. Ely Dist., Nev, C.E. Elliot. 413 California St. S100 Aug. 10 rovidence Gé& . Oo, J.M, Buffington. Merchante Exchange, $1 00 ‘ov. 12 * Advertised in this journal, ological survey of California. Prof. Pierce thought it waa a work of immsnae national importance, and should not he intsrrupted. Profsssor Whitnsy had worked through much adversity and difficulty, but he had been rewarded by such magnificent resulta, California bad reason to be proud of the work and could not do less than carry it to a successful completation. Palmer's Postal Telegraph Bill. Palmsr’s bill providing for the sstablishmsn t of a postal tslsgraph service will rsceive tbs almost unanimous approval of tbe Committee on Appropriations. 1. Palmer gives some intsresting statisitcs relative to tbe effect upon the prsss of England by the reduction of telegrapb tates. Formerly the English tslegraph aent news reports to only 173 journals in the ysar. Aftsrwards tbs Postoffics ssnt them to 467. The telegraph companiss sent during the ssssion of Parlimsut nsarly 6,000 words daily, and duriug ths remaindsr of the ysar 4,000 words daily. Ths Postoffice in the year ‘afterwards, sent dnring the session of Parlimsnt nearly 20,000 words daily, and during tbe remainder of the year nearly 15,000 words daily. Tbe increase in private business was at ths same rats. Under the present system of telegrapbing in the United States, thers is not an adequats degres of sccuracy, secrecy and promptuess in delivery of mesaagss. Tslegraph offices ars oftsn placed in tbs charge of boys immature iu experience and education, and companies locate tbeir offices in rooms devoted to otber kinds of business and unprotected from tbe intrusion of curious and mischievous visitore. The Postoffice Department ie sworn to secrecy. On the otherhand, telegraph operators are under no legal obliga tions not to divulge the contents of messagee, Here is a mass of etatistics which are unanswerable as argumenta for the chaoge demanded by the people in the telegraph eystem. They fortify the position assumed by tbe press of tbe couutry, and strengthen the bands of tbe friends of the measure everywhere. Tbeopponents of thie rigbteousand equalizing reform Arg PoraTors ExpiostvE ?—Ths N.Y, Gas Light Journal says thata few days sincs ths engineer of Ryan’a Pork House at Galsna, IIl., having heard that potatoes would keep the boiler fres from scales, put half a bushsl in it —used tbe engine one day only, when he opensd the valves, Ist all tbe water out of tbe boiler, took off the head of tbe hand hols (7 by 9) placsd it against tbe opsuing, covering it sxcept sufficient space to admit his arm. Wishing to ascertain the effect of ths potatoes, hs attempted to put a lighted candls in ths opening, wben an sxplosion took place, throwing bis hand back with great violence, and driving tbs loose hand-hole bead with sucb fores that it burisd itself two feet deep into a coal pile in the rear, shaking ths whole building and filling tbe room witb a cloud of sooty substancs. Tbe Sngineer says that he saw nothing in this sxplosion that looked like fire or blaze, and tbat ths boilsr was not injured. Ths Journal though dsvoted especially to the discussion of subjects connected witb gas, ia unable to explain tbe mystsry. Maonricent Ron.—Ths Salt Lake Mining Journal, of Decsmber 19th, says:—Ons of the biggest runs of bullion evsr made in the Territory, in the same lengtb of tims, has just beeu niade by ths Saturn Smelting Works at Sandy, of which Mr. 8. M. Gerrish 1s ths affabls supsrintsndent. In twenty-aix days tbere was a run of 365 tons of bulhou, which avsraged 165 ounces. Raiuway enterprise has met with great auccess in Japsn. The firat line has been opened with great eclai, and rapid traveling has proved so oongenial to Japanese teate that three additional trains per dey pane been added to the original time-taCh Inp1ana has rich minea of excellent coal, and furnacea just built can produce 50,000 tona of pigaa year, while mills at Tndianapolia, New Albany, Greencastle and Terra consiet only of two gigantic monopoliea the Western Union Telegraph Company and thel Associated Press.—Eureka Sentinel. Haute produced 13,000 tons of rails in the past year.

4 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [January 4, 1873. Stock Sales for Week Ending Jan. 2—S. F. Stock & Ex. Board Toe) NAMES OF . © . Shs. FRIDAY. . SATURDAY. MONDAY. . TUESDAY. . WEDNESD! ¥/THURSDAY. . 70t" ae COMPANIES. . linft.[ghe! Prices. Bold. 215 Cederburg. 7 Oon.Gold Hill q asltse . , 1K@12%4 Eclip impire M: eee on Gonld & Curry Holden Obariot, ‘ooking Bird ¢Mabon..e0. fe Rion Belen Phoenix. 5 & Ely. one Cosa es 100) 544@ 5/4 Shel Prices. [shal Prices. [aba Prices. "alas Prioss. \Sha. Prices, 4. 510)18" @i8%«. 150 43% 150/65)5@68 i F t89 em 1 125 e % , 50 1085 hs ~ PoTE.—t—California, *—Washoe. +White Pine. § —Ely District Bureka Distriot. {—Idaho, . —Nearly.?—Over. §. F. Stock and Exchange Board, Tuvrsnay, Jan. 2d, 1873. The stock markst this wesk has not been very lively, the holidays and tbe wsather both combining to decrsass business. The leading stocka are thought to be bslow theirreal valuss and ownera are holding on fora rise. The Ely District mines are ratber in ths background, and ssrious disputes have occurred in this district about mining property. The mills on the Caraon rivsr are now running full and the railroad carrisa as mnch as bsfore the fire in ths tunnel, so the Washoe minea ought to pick up alittle. The Belcher and Crown Point are sxpsctsd to resnme dividsnds thia month, which will bstter ths credit of their locality. Tbers is said to be more monsy now in circulation in Virginia City than in any city of its aize in the Unitsd Statss, and ths local press ia aanguine that tbe future will bs still more prospsrous thau tbe past. Tbe unusually large number of new incorporations this week ought to be bsnificial to our mining interest, but that remains to bs asen. If one out of twenty of thsm ars placed on tbe dividsnd paying lst, we may considsr oursslvssin nck. Several petroleum mining companiss will be noticed aa well aa a number of coal mining companiea, On Friday the stock markst waa very quist, witb few ordsrs and few buysra, On Satnrday it was a little ateadier al Gould & Curry roae $9; Hals & Norcroas, $3; Savags, $6; Opbir, $2; Chollar, $2; Con. Virginia, $2; Caledonia, $1; Overman, $3; Jacket, $3. Monday the market was stronger but at the afternoon Board there waa a amall bueinese done. Belcher rose $1 higher than on Saturday; Con. Virginia, $3; Crown Point about the same; Ophir, $3; Cbollar, $1; Raymond & Ely, $4. The Board adjourned over from Monday until Thuraday, so tbere wae no business done Tueeday or New Years day. To-day the etock market wae only moderately active, and not much busineea was done. Below is news from the minealater than that to be found in our Mining Summary. Savace.—During the week snding Dec. 28th, 784 tons of ore was extracted averaging $34.32 per ton; 625 tons were ssntto mill and 274 tona remain on dump. Haz & Norcross.—The work of constructing the pumps, pump-bsds and pump-tanks was finished on the 29th. During the wesk ending Dec. 28tb, 810 tona of ors was extracted; 852 tons dsliysrsd to mills; and 1,058 tons rsmain on dump. Raymonp & Exxy.—On ths 27th ult. $31,965 waaahipped; previous shipments in Decsmber $256,039, to which add last shipmsnt, making a total of $288,006 in 27 days; squal to $16,662.82 per day. There was a strike at this mins last week on account of working boura. Full . shifts of tsn-hour msn are now at work, altbough they atruck for eight-hour shifts. Ceprrporo.—This company havs received 318 ouness of gold from 12 daya’ run of ths mill. Evrexa Consoripatzp.—Prospects are rsported fayorabls for a large body of ors in ths northwestsrn drift of the Lawton ahaft. Thrse furnacea running. Evrexa.—Tbe last clsan up for five days ‘run of ten atamps was 975 ounces of amalgam. Geological Survey. Ws csll the attention of numeroua parties who psrsiat in tbs assertion that nothing has really bsem accomplished by Profesaor Whitnsy in the Geological Survey of California, to the following notice of the mannerin which 1 map of hie aurvey was received by the learned Professore of Cambridge: * At the November meeting of the Academy of Sciences, held at Cambridge, Mass., Professor J.D. Whitney read a paper entitled ** Notice of tbe Progrese of tbe Topographical Work of the Geological Survey of California."’ His elucidation of tbe work and tbe maps drew forth commendatioue trom Professor Agassiz and Pierce, Professor Agassiz eaid he had been critically examining tbese maps, and was surprised at their extent tbeir beauty aud accuracy. The geological eurvey of France had been going on for more than thirty yeare, but kad not produced eo much in the way of topographical work ae had been done in tbe short time of the geOUR MINING SHAREHOLDERS’ DIRECTORY. [CommaTED WEEKLY FROM sLL Noricks ADVERTISED ON a F, Jovrenats.} Secretary, SF Ofiice, A: ’t, Levied, Deling’t. Sal f 4 Location. ecretary, ce, Aasm’ evi e. ng ale. LTE aoe To. Eureka Dist, W. W.Trayior. 414 California St. Dec. 23. Jan, 2 Feb. 14 AMAZON S. ie . Ely iiehel M.J. McManue, €09 Sacramento St. io Oct. 2° Jan. Jan. 22° Arizona &Utah Wasb. J. seph Maguire. man Cal. St. 100 Dec.7 Jan. 10) Jun, 20 ‘Arkansas M, Co. Ely Disirict. J.H. Applegate. 9 Monig’ry St. 50 “Noy. 6 Deo.16 = =Jan. 10 Baltimara Con. BM. Co. ashoe. D., T, Magny sor eno ‘St. 50 Noy.12 Dee.18 Jan. 1) BUNKER HILL e. M. OO. Gal CharleeH. Knox, hig ae 13 FiretSt. 1000 Deo 3 Jan. Jan 27* Calaveras é ie Cal, T. B. Wingar 18 California St. 25 Nov.t4 Dec.18 Jan. Obapinan M, & M. ‘Go, F. Swift. 41S 5 om omery St, 25 Dec. 12 Jan. 20 Feb,12 Con. Virginia M. Co. Veehoe. O.T. ea 40] California St, 800 Dec.J6 Jan. 20 Feb, 1i CORMILLERA G, & 5. M.CO. Meco Henry M. Ree: 321 Washington St. 15 Dee. 21, Jan.2l. Feb. 10° Esta Bueng Cone S. M, Co, Nevada. A. Noel. "419 California St. 2 Dec. 16 Jan. 22 Feb.) ;6LD 1 Cee EG Pslmen Ma Bont oe Stell), Deocsh, Feb.” web 35" cOLD Nevada Uo.,Cal, alimer, arket and Spear Sts. ac, ‘eb. 4. ‘eb. GOLD RUN 3 oe Co. Cal. W. G. Holm: , 443 California St, Nov.2l Deo,2t Jan, GREAT BLUE I, R. CO. Cal, Wm. H. Watson. 302 Monlg'ry St, 1 Nov.16 Dec. 18 Jan. 7* Green Valley Blue G. Co. Cal. A. 0, Carpenter, Merchar ts' Ex, 2 Dec,12 Jan. Keb, Hale & Norcross S. M. Co. Wershoe. J. F. Lightner, Bi California St. 5 0 Deo. 12 Jan.15 Feb, . M. Ely Distriot. " R, Wilde, 6 Monte’ry St. 1 Nov. Dec. 25 Jan. 13 Cal. ie kk King. ae Mealilonea St. 1% Nov. }L Deo.16 Jan. Ely Diet. B. Minor. 411% Califoru‘a St, 100 Nov.7 Dec.13 Jan, Ely Dist. iE Kaplan, Merchants’ Ex, 100 Nov.12 Decis Jan. By Pee Dan'el Buck. 331 Montgomery St. 10 Dec. 12 Jan. 19 Feb. 9* aehoe. J. M. Buffington. Merohants’ Ex, 5 Deo13 Jan. 17 Feh.3 San Luie 2Chiepo. G. Sta#acke. 305 Sansome St. 2 0 Deo, 4 Jan. 13° Web. 4 aie R. ite 414 California § fe 10 Deo. It Jan.14 Feh. 4 Co. ist viet. Javallier, alifornia . eC. an, eb. Shan 4 Ge % Cal, A.D. Carpenter. Merobante’ Ex. 2 Deo, 12 Jan. 11 Feb. Lander Cun. M. Co. a, Nev. J. Lincoln, 332 ese su el Nov.14 Deo.16 Jan, Hone eeT et Gisiboo 3.Co, Boren ol. B.B. Minor. 41K Oal. St. 5 0 Nov. 3 Jan. 4 Jan, 25 Maznolia S,M. Co. Kureka Dist. L. Katlan, Merchants? Ex, 1 Dec. 17. Jan. 22, Feb, 10. ficMahon S. te Oo, Schell Creek. G. R. Spinney. 20 California St. 2. Nov. 25 Dec. 28 Jen, 2)

fa MMOTH BLUE 0, CO. Cal. up M. Buffington. New Merchants' Ex, Nov.18 Deo. 23 Jan.13* hs. M Co, White Pine. J.L. King. 411 California St. } Nov.12 Dec.38 Jan. arion 8, M. Co, Ely pistrict. i: Kaplan, M ee 2 Deo. 3 Jas.15 Feh. innesota G. & 8. M.Co. aho. Wm, ¥ illie, 419 i. 50 Nov. 21 Dec.28 Jan. 18 MINA RICA M. Co. Placer Ge Cal. GR. se California St. 3 Nov.19 Deo.?3 Jan, 13* OORING BIRD M. vada. H. O, 419 Ol. St. 1) eo.5 Jan. 10 jan, 31# T. JEFFERSON M., & M.CO. os 1. J, Wat 418 Californla St, 15 Dec. 18. Jan. 27. Feh, 17* ewten poaty Con. M. Co, Ely Dist. W. E. Lamb, ah Salil onie St. 25 Deo. 3, Feb. 1. eh, 2. NORMAN 0, M, Co. Amador Co W.H W. Montromery St. 6 Nov.1l Deo.12 Jan. 4* I Nsuonal M M, Co. e Co., Nev, . M sy13¢ allforala St. 60 Nov.7 Deo. 13 _dan.6 OUD PROV JOENGE M Tussen. Frank Swift. Montgomery St. 25 Nov.7 Deo.l4 Jan, 6* OPHIRG., §.&G.M. CO. Placer Co. O.H & 402 Montgomory St. b Orient S. M. Co. Eiy a strict. J. ea) 411 California St, Jan, Overman 8. M. Co. Wash ww 414 Calitornia St. Pacific Boiax Co. Tectteraida, Aer E, Leuba. 507 Montgomery St. Pacitic Coe) ies Co. Contra Costa Vo. A. Lachman, Firat and Market. Petticoat M. ¢ Cal. . Lightner, 438 California St. Piocbe West Be M. Oo. Ely Dut. r » Corburn, 413:Cal Hea Sa Piocho 8. M, Ci Ely District. C._E, Elfiott. 413 Cal. St. Phenix § M. Co. paren District. J, fazuiro. 419 Cali ‘ornla St. PIERMONT M. & M. O00. Nev. J, W: Clark, 418 California St. Placer G. M. Co. Placer Co., Cal. GW. R. King. 41] California St. Pocahontae G. M. Oo. El Dorado Co. D. \. Jennings 401 California St. \UAIL HILL M. & W. CO. Cal, T. F. Cronise. 38 California ed Jacket G & 8. M. Co. Washoe. H, G, Huward. 332 Montgomery St, 10 Deo an. Jan, 25 Rising Star. Eureka Dist., Ca). J. M. Buttington. Merchante’ Bx. 1h Nov.22 Dee 27. Jan.13 Sandereon G, M. Co. al, ‘W. Stuart. ae Gon St. 1244 Nov. 25 Deo.27 Jan. 17 Silver Peak M. ae Ely District. H.O. Ky Hus 9 California St. a Dec. 6 Jan. 1] Jan, 3l South Cheriot Idabo. J. L. Kin hii California St. £0 Nov.27 Jan. 6 Jan, 27 SPRING et ME LDN 7. CO. Nev. J.M. Bodhington. Mercbants’ Ex. 20 Dec.17 Jan 26" Feb. 1i* Starr King S. M. Co. Elko, Nev, L, Kapla Merchants’ Bx, 50. Doc.26. Jan. 3. eb, 19 Succor M. & M. Co. ashoe. W. H. ‘Watson. 302 Montgomery St. 100 Nov.:6 Jan. Jan, 27 Summit M. Co. Amador Co. gab Geo. Davidson, 731 Montgomery St. 25 Deol] Jan. 20 Feh.7 Tecumseh G. S.& C. M. Co. ¥. J. Herrmenn. Kearny St. 25 Nov.18 Dec.2? Jan. 17 Tebama Con. M. Co. Schell Creek: W. W Sietson. 414 California St, 6) Nov.27 Dee, 28 ‘an. 18 Unlon Grevel M. ore Cal, T, Derby. ae i C) ae 150 Dec.7 Jan. 25 Feb, 15 U.S. GRANT M. 0, Cal. Enoo Taylor. 226 ieee & Nov. 13 Dec. 30 an. 2 VIRGINIA CON. M. CO. Cal. 7, B. Wingard. 318 Cali fornia St. 2 Deol] Jan.20 Feb, 10* Washington & Creole M, Co, Ely Diet. F. D. Cleary. Merchants’ Ex. 50 Dec, 21 Deo. 26 Jan. } Wallington M ie 8. Co, Utab. R. Waginer. 414 California St. 10 Nov.12 Deo. 18 Jan.7 ‘War Eagle M. Idaho. , F. Baleelm. 426 Monta'ry St. 200 Nov4 Dec. 10 Jan.8 Ward Beecher an M.&M.Co. Nev. D. A. Jenninge. 401 Oulifornia St. 110 Nov.21 Dec.28 Jan. 22 YULE GRAVEL M. CO. Cal. Wm.H. Watson. 301 Montgomery St. 20 Dec.18 dJan.18 Feb,10* MEETINGS. Name of Co. Location. Secretary. Officein S.F. Meeting. Date. Con, Virginia Ne Co. Waehoe. D. T. Bayley. 401 Gaiiests St. Annual dun, 9 Central Wn. Willis. af Heel (or St Annual, Jan, 13 Eavle Quicksilver M. Co, Wm. HWateon. ant Exe St. Special Feb, 21 Indue Called by ‘Tructees, Morcbanty xehange. Special Jan. 6 Lemon Se & M. Oo. Mercbant St. Spociel Jan. 6 Ophir S. M. Co. Washoo, Jos, Marke, Meroe en a sen ates peoial Jon. 27 Gray & Bieho 8. M. Co. 8. aE Dllbe 5 415 Mont, OMeRYARE Annual, Jan. 10 Gold Run M. O. C. Palmer. Cor.Market an: Spear Sts. Special. Feb. 4 South Crowil Point M, Oo, Called by ries Express Building. Special, dan. 31 Sierra Nevada M. Co, Waal R. Wegene: 414 California St noual. Jan, 1 St. Patrick G. M. Co. Cal ne * called by Trustecs, 401 California St. Special Jan 21 Ely M. Go. Ely District. A.J, Moulder. 320 Sansome St. onual. Jan, 23 Ward Beecher 8. M. € Nevada, 0. F siecle 42 Montgomery St. Annual Jan. 1, 420" M. Co. Called he Trurtces, 623 Montgomery St. Speclal. Jan. 22 LATEST DIVIDENDS—(Within Laat prea Months.) Name of Co. Location. Secretary. Office .F, Amount. Payable. Beleber S Co. Washoe, H. 0. Kibbe. 419 California St. 00. ept. 10 Black Diamond Coal Co. Californie. FP. B. Cornwall. Or. Harrison and Spear, ‘per cent, Noy. 11 Conerbbrae: . Co. allfOLa ite D.M. Bokee. 420 Montgomery St. 50c, Oec. 21 Eastport Cooe Bay Coal, I. L. Pool. Merchants’ Ex, 85 00 Teo, 10 ureke G M, Co, Grass Valloy. R, Wegener, 414 California St. $1 00 Deo. 10 abogan G.& 8. M. Co. Idaho, ,T. J. Owene, 402 Mont’gry, S ? 50 Aug.7 ailey M. Co. Ely District: T. W. Colbnrn, 403 California St, 00 Deo. 16 Aah. & Ely M. Co, ly Diet., Nev. A.J Moulder, 413 California St. $5 00 Deo. 10 Piocbe 8. M. Co. Ely Dist., Nev, C.E. Elliot. 413 California St. S100 Aug. 10 rovidence Gé& . Oo, J.M, Buffington. Merchante Exchange, $1 00 ‘ov. 12 * Advertised in this journal, ological survey of California. Prof. Pierce thought it waa a work of immsnae national importance, and should not he intsrrupted. Profsssor Whitnsy had worked through much adversity and difficulty, but he had been rewarded by such magnificent resulta, California bad reason to be proud of the work and could not do less than carry it to a successful completation. Palmer's Postal Telegraph Bill. Palmsr’s bill providing for the sstablishmsn t of a postal tslsgraph service will rsceive tbs almost unanimous approval of tbe Committee on Appropriations. 1. Palmer gives some intsresting statisitcs relative to tbe effect upon the prsss of England by the reduction of telegrapb tates. Formerly the English tslegraph aent news reports to only 173 journals in the ysar. Aftsrwards tbs Postoffics ssnt them to 467. The telegraph companiss sent during the ssssion of Parlimsut nsarly 6,000 words daily, and duriug ths remaindsr of the ysar 4,000 words daily. Ths Postoffice in the year ‘afterwards, sent dnring the session of Parlimsnt nearly 20,000 words daily, and during tbe remainder of the year nearly 15,000 words daily. Tbe increase in private business was at ths same rats. Under the present system of telegrapbing in the United States, thers is not an adequats degres of sccuracy, secrecy and promptuess in delivery of mesaagss. Tslegraph offices ars oftsn placed in tbs charge of boys immature iu experience and education, and companies locate tbeir offices in rooms devoted to otber kinds of business and unprotected from tbe intrusion of curious and mischievous visitore. The Postoffice Department ie sworn to secrecy. On the otherhand, telegraph operators are under no legal obliga tions not to divulge the contents of messagee, Here is a mass of etatistics which are unanswerable as argumenta for the chaoge demanded by the people in the telegraph eystem. They fortify the position assumed by tbe press of tbe couutry, and strengthen the bands of tbe friends of the measure everywhere. Tbeopponents of thie rigbteousand equalizing reform Arg PoraTors ExpiostvE ?—Ths N.Y, Gas Light Journal says thata few days sincs ths engineer of Ryan’a Pork House at Galsna, IIl., having heard that potatoes would keep the boiler fres from scales, put half a bushsl in it —used tbe engine one day only, when he opensd the valves, Ist all tbe water out of tbe boiler, took off the head of tbe hand hols (7 by 9) placsd it against tbe opsuing, covering it sxcept sufficient space to admit his arm. Wishing to ascertain the effect of ths potatoes, hs attempted to put a lighted candls in ths opening, wben an sxplosion took place, throwing bis hand back with great violence, and driving tbs loose hand-hole bead with sucb fores that it burisd itself two feet deep into a coal pile in the rear, shaking ths whole building and filling tbe room witb a cloud of sooty substancs. Tbe Sngineer says that he saw nothing in this sxplosion that looked like fire or blaze, and tbat ths boilsr was not injured. Ths Journal though dsvoted especially to the discussion of subjects connected witb gas, ia unable to explain tbe mystsry. Maonricent Ron.—Ths Salt Lake Mining Journal, of Decsmber 19th, says:—Ons of the biggest runs of bullion evsr made in the Territory, in the same lengtb of tims, has just beeu niade by ths Saturn Smelting Works at Sandy, of which Mr. 8. M. Gerrish 1s ths affabls supsrintsndent. In twenty-aix days tbere was a run of 365 tons of bulhou, which avsraged 165 ounces. Raiuway enterprise has met with great auccess in Japsn. The firat line has been opened with great eclai, and rapid traveling has proved so oongenial to Japanese teate that three additional trains per dey pane been added to the original time-taCh Inp1ana has rich minea of excellent coal, and furnacea just built can produce 50,000 tona of pigaa year, while mills at Tndianapolia, New Albany, Greencastle and Terra consiet only of two gigantic monopoliea the Western Union Telegraph Company and thel Associated Press.—Eureka Sentinel. Haute produced 13,000 tons of rails in the past year.