Volume 28 (1874) (430 pages)

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. (January 3, 1874. Alpine County Mines. From the general mining review of the <Aline Miner we collate the following:—Alpins ietrict is hounded by Silver Monntain on ths south, Raymond on the weet, Wehster on the north and Monitor dietrict on the east. Its water powsr snpplisd by a frontage on tbe East Carson tiver of eoms ssven miles ie nnsnrpasssd, and the heet of timher in eufficisnt qnantitiss for years to come, in connsction with numerous ledges of silver-bearing ore, makes this a locality of more than ordinary intstsst. The rich ledges of ths Scandinavian Gafion have a hearing direct for ths hsart of this district, and many of them have heen sufficiently proepected to give them a market . value in the eyes of mining experte. The St. Helena Mina, Supposed to he the northern extension of the Buckeye No. 2, now owned and worked by the Exchequer Co. ot London, has had considerable work done npon it, devel-oping a good qnality of ore in moderate snpply. The deepest working does not extend below 80 or 100 feet, at which point the ledge is large and well defined, ahowing nnmistakahie evidence of being a true fissure vein. This mine is owned hy John Weis & Co., of Markleeville, and is valued at a round figure, notwithstanding the present depression in mining matters. There are several other promiaing Iedgss in the vicinity of the St. Helena, all of which will find their natural outlet at Markleeville, Mount Bullfon. This is a mountain of large extent, literally seamed with maseive ledges whose outcrop in places reaches an altitude of 46 feet ahove the aurronnding country. The Mount Buailion Tunnel Co., an Englisb institution, started at a point on the west hank of the Carson river at Bulliona, and drove in the mountain a distance of 2,000 feet to eut a belt of ledges which oross the eastern face of the monntain. They stopped ahout 250 feet short of tbe point where the main ledge might reasonahly have been expected to cut the plane of the tunnel. The company did not stop for lack of funds, like most of the companies that have undertaken the development of our mines, hut stopped on the recommendation of a Superintendent who assumed a knowledge of mineralogy in advance of the expert sent out hy the owners previous to the purchase of the property. When a company will accept the diotum of a person of: the merest snperficial knowledge of geology and mineralogy, in preference to that of such an adept as the very celebrated John Arthur Phillips of London, they are deserving of the loss entailed upon them by the ahandonment of so magnificeut an euterprise as this. The Santa Eulalia Company once had a vast property in this district, consisting of a large number of ledges and about 2,000 acres of the finest timher land in the State. After expending several thonsand dollars in ’63 and ’64, when the first reaction came after the great excitement of 60-63, they allowed everything to go by the board. This company had a large’ eloment from Virginia, Nev.; among them we call to mind Samuel A. Chapin and Jndge Leconey, and thelamented E. A. Hille, one of the pioneers of ‘‘Waehoe.”” Mr. Chapin is probably one of the most extensive Cometock owners ofthe present day, having paterts for several thonsand feet onthat famous lode, seattered along its line from Guld Hill to the lower end of Silver City. One of his locatione is destined at no distant day to make its fortunate owner one of the richest men on the Pacific coast. This is the Table Mountain mine, near the Bacon mill, Prof. Raymond py ose it nnmistakahly on the Comstock ledge. This leads ua to tre question, have we a Comstock ledge in Alpine connty? How often has this question heen asked, and how variously answered, nore but the pioneers of Alpine can tell. We have heen favored with transient visits dating from ’62 to the present writing, from such celehrities as the late Dr. Snell, of Sonora, Cal., Prof. Whitney, of the State Geologioal Snrvey, Captain James Barrett, of Cornwall, England, John Arthur Phillips, Prof. Cognia, of the Paris School of Mines, all of whom have a world wide reputation; besides such lesser lights as Prof. Kustel; Prof. W.T. Rickard, F. 0. 8.; Dr. Veitch, M. E., of Virginia, Nev., Prof. Lapham of Milwankee, Janin, brother of Louis Janin of diamond notoriety, and others less known in the mineralogical walks of life. The ve:dicts of auch men as Phillips, Barrett and Sne'l, were decidedly favorahle, while tbat of Whitney was 80-80, and a majority of the-balance decidedly that Alpine county mnst in time take high rank in the prodnetion of the precious metals. To refer hack tothe query as to whether we have a Comstock ledge in Alpine county, and in answer to that query, wo are permitted to copy from a late report on the Good Hope Mine. This mine is eituated on the hank of the East Carson river, shout two miles from Markleeville. The reportsays: ‘The evidences are unmistakable that this is a true fiseure vein. It has heavyelay walls and carries a large volume of water, and can he traced hy its outcrops for & long distance, and the country upou each side for a great breadth shows evidence of exteneive mineralogical metamorphism, ag does the snriounding oountry to the Comstock. It is a feir presumption that like causes produce like reeults. The ore, too, is a free milling ore, identioal in its combinations with the Comstock, and so like in appearanoe that no person hut an expert ean distinguish between them.’”’ This mins wae located in 1863, and was worked spasmodically np to the serly part of 1867, when the company hecame bankrupt and it fell into the hauds of creditors. A first effort was mads to develop ths mine by an incline ebaft following the foot-wall, hut at a depth of thirty-two feet the water hecame too strong for hand control, and work suspended. The nsxt effort was bya tunnel running into ths hill to strikes the ledgs at an ohtnse angls, and thence hy following the ledge eouth into ths mountain. Ths tunnel from its mouth, in for a distance of 200 feet, penstrated a country rock of soft porphyry, when it cut a clay wall six fset thick, which drained off the water from tbe incline shaft above referred to, ehowing this clsy to he the true east wall of ledge. After paesing this wall for ahout 20 feet the vein matter consisted of a mixed porphyry and quartz ehowing some veinsof quartz of a thickness of eight inches, which were qnite rich in gold and silver. On the west walla solid vein of qnartz, three feet thick, was etruck, which wae thence followed in an. nnhroken chain eouthward into the monntain 400 feet. At points in this distance the ledge made to a width of 10 feet, while the average would be be ahout five. The ore in eome places is much decomposed, while in others it required a free use of powder to extract. The dip of the ledge is about 40° to the west, with a strike averaging nearly due north and sonth. The ore at ‘the depth attained hy this tunnel is of a low grada, averaging by mill tests $12.75 per ton. Atthe time of the suspeneion this grade ore could not be worked to a profit. But with the facilities tbis mine offers for cheap extraction and he improved methods of reduction, it can now be made to yield a profit of at least $2.60 per ton. Taking the quantity of ore in sight, witb the almost certain increase in quantity and quality, as greater depth is attained, this mine offers great inducemente to capitals, and must at no distant day find an owuer of sufficient means to make it a first-class property. Mines in and abont Virginia and Gold Hill, with not one-tenth part the promise of this, have had from a hnndred thousand to half a million of money spent on their development, without grudging, and are still heing worked with vigor when the degree of promise ata thoussand or fifteen hundred feet is nothing as compared with the Good Hope. The Pantaloon Survey. The Sonoma Democrat gives the following concerning the contested survey of the Caslayomi grant, in which case Commissioner Drummond recently ordered a new survey: “Mr. Drummond’s instrnetions are that the two legs of the so-called Pantaloon survey shall he cut off, leaving the Geyser Springs and the quicksilver minee in the Hog’s Back range on public land. This will give satisfaction to the miners and settlers on that portion of the land which will be left out of the new survey. It leaves the title to the Geysers, the Little Geysers, and all the mines with the loeators and discoverers, or those who have pnrchased from them. The title to the Geyser Springs now lies with J. S, Polack or W. S. Chapman. The former claima under a location of school land warrants. Chapman, who is in possession, claims under a location of Sioux scrip. The contest for this great California wonder narrows down to these two parties, between whom a suit is pending. The claimants under the graut are, of course, defeated by the decision of Oommissioner Drummond. Tbe grant was made by Micheltoreno to Montenegro, an officer in the Mexican service. It called for eight leages of land. Montenegro sold to Forhes, British Coneul, his right for $4,000. One-half the purchase money was paid down and one-half to be made on confirmation of the title hy the United States. The claim was rejected by the land Commissioners, Their decision was set aside by the United States District Conrt. Meanwhile Forbes died without, as Montenegro claims, having paid tbe balance of the purchase money. He then deeded the land to Fremont for the sum of $80,000. Brooks and Valentine, land agents, sneceeded to Fremont’s title. T. J. Bell, of the house of Burron & Co., represents the Forhes heirs, Atthe instance of Brooks and Valentine the famous Pantaloon survey was made by J.T. Stratton, deputy from the office, of U. S. Surveyor-General Hardenbergh. The body of the plat lies in the direction of Cloverdale, One leg ran down Russian river, inclnding allthe land between Little Sulphnr and the Muscalacon, Tzabaco and Sotoyome ranchos, The other leg ran up Big Sulphur Creek, and included the Geyser Springs and a numher of mines, The snrvey was rejected hy the Land Office in Waehington, and forwarded hack to take testimony regarding the houndaries. This was donein April last. The recent decision looating the land north of Little Sulphur, in a compact hody, is the result of that examination, The claimants of the Caclayomi (now shorn of its monstrous proportion, its wonderful natural curiosity and its wealth of quicksilver) will have leisure undisturhed to fight over the fine sheep range which is left them south of Little Sulphur Creek,’”’ Fisa Hatourne in Caurya.—A curious mode of fish hatching is said to be followed in China. Having collected the necessary spawn from the water’s edge, tbe fishermen place a certain quantity in an empty hen’s egg, which is sealed up with wax and put under a sitting hen. After some days they hreak the egg and empty the fry into water well warmed hy the sun, and there nurse them until they are sufficiently strong to be turned into a lake or river. Carbolic Acid. The men that hsw flesh and saw bones for a living are enjoying a sensation, A new invention has heen given them which, though less. startling than ths discovery of sther or chloroform is not a whit less important. Ethsr abolishes the pain of operations, but thenew agent in many respects abolishes'tthe operations themselvee, and reetoree to solid ueefulnsss limhs which, three years ago, presented only the alternativs of ampntation or death. . Ths name of ths new king is carholie acid, and tbe eurgical world is all astir on the subject of his majeety’s exploits, Carbolic acid has a low origin and a smutty pedigree, for it was born in the coal mines. When coal tar is subjected to certain chemical manipulations it yields a mass of beautiful white and silky cryetale, having an odor like creosote, and such a strong pungency as to be almost caustic. Dilnted in water, however, it is very mild, and is borne evenon raw flesh without pain. About three years ago Prof. Lister, of Glasgow, Scotland, stnmbled upon the discovery tbat under certain management carbolio acid would heal up most fearfnl injuries withont the formation of any of the offensive matter heretofore considered inevitable, and with scarcely any of the ueual pain and exhaustion —-in fact it would close np with healthy flesh ghastly openings, which aforetime had been wont to terminate in amputation or death. Such startling results could not remain unnoticed. The whole surgical world was aronsed, and experiment followed experiment, until a wide field of fresh facts was explored, and a new surgical principle of magnificent proportions stepped into the arena, Let us reyiew a few of the main pointa of the discovery. Suppose a patient has received an injury, shattering the bones of the knee-joint and opening its cavity to the external air. What has usually been the conseqnence ? First of all, it begins to grow red, hot and swollen; in other words, it is inflamed. Next it hegins to discharge immense quantities of yellow matter, then the air which gains access oauses these finids to decompose and become horrihly offensive. The decomposition generates poison in the depths of the wound of a most deadly character, which infects the surronnding flesh with erysipelas and mortification; meantime the hroken bones die and rot, the patient hecomes rapidly emaciated, and his haggard countenance hetrays his fearful exhaustion; his veins ahsorh the poison from the wound and carry it to the whole system, often causing him to sink into an untimely graye; or he may barely survive, and recover, after years of suffering, with a crippled limb. Now such caees are treated on a new plan, and thedifference in the result is marvelous, The skin remains white and natural; there is no offeusive odor, and scarcely any discharge or ewelling; the bones do not decay; the flesh does not mortify; the blood is not poisoned. . In short, the patient recovers as easily as thengh he had not been in theslightest danger. What makes the difference? The microscope has revealed the mystery. It has heen discovered that everywhere around us there are conntless germs of living animals invisible to the naked eye, They float hy millions in the very air we hreathe, and penetrate to every open wound, where, alighting like an invisible dost on the moist surfaces, they develop and multiply hy myriads every honr. These microscopic animaleules are the canse of putrefaction in all dead animal matter, and of mmany poisonous aud putrid discharges from wounds in living flesh. So true ie this that in the hottest summer weather, if a joint of buteher’s meat be snbjected to some process sufficient to kill all the germs upon it, and measures be taken to prevent the access of any more, it will dry up without offensiveness or decay. The same thing occurs in the pure air of the Rocky Mountsinregions. In theee lofty hights there is often euch a destitution of organic germs in the air that dead carcasses ahsolutely dry up on the ground without decay. It is these pestilential animaleules which canse the chief part of danger and trouhle in wonnded knee joints and in many other surgical troublee, Hence, where filth and foul material is most abundant the germs are most numerous, and human wounds most dangerons, as, for instance, in overcrowded hospitals and in illventilated honses. . Prof. Lister found that diluted carholic acid, though innocent when applied to human flesh, was a deadly poison to all microscopic animals; and with this fact like a sword iu his haud he conceived the idea of destroying all the microscopic animale in a wound by this means, and of preventing the entrance of any more, and thus evading the chief terrors and dangers. Without going into tedions details, we may etate the outline of his plan as follows: The surgeon prepares two hottles, one of which contains water holdiug five per oent. of carholic acid in solution, and the other has oil holding ten per cent. of the acid. The wound is first cleared of all dirt, sticks and other dead ohjects which may be present, as well as all hits of bones which may be lying luose init. Itis then boldly and thoroughly washed out with the watery solution, which kills every animalcular ge1m within it without any serious pain to the patient. The parts are then closed up and a piece of lint or cotton hatting is dipped in the oily solution and laid over the whole wound, Over this is placed tin foil or rubber t oloth, to ksep out ths air and retain the vapor of the carbolic acid. This procese in wide wounds must he renewed svery day, bnt in thoee with small orifices may be used only once aweek. Ofcoures it is varied in many ways, according tothe nature of the injury and the fancy of the surgeon; hnt two points muet hs observed, viz., to kill every animalcule in ths wonnd, and to prevent any nsw ones from sntering. The resulte ars aetonishing.— Mining Journal, More Salted Mines. The Detroit Free Press eays: It is pretty generally known that E. B, Ward of this city, made a big thing hy investing in the Silver Islet mine in Lake Sugerior, which hae panned out more silver dollars for the stockholdere than any similar enterprise entered into since the palmy days of California mining. His euccess with Silver Islet made him‘ approathable as to other mining etocke, and it , has just been ascertained that he claims to have been taken in and done for fully as badly as these who invested their greenbacks in the famous Arizona diamond humbug. History, as stated in his complaints before the police justice of Detroit, sets forth that in 1872 he was approached hy John M. Whitney of Salt Lake, and Joel Lawrence of Chicago, on the subject of purchasing stock in the Eureka silver mine, located in Utah. Ward looked enviously at the rich specimens placed ‘pefore him, and finally declared that if he was sure the mine was all right he might take stock. Whitney and Lawrence wanted him to he sure that it was all right—in fact, they were adverse to his taking a dollar of stock until he had perfectly satisfied himself on that point. They did not press him stronger, hut held the hait ready for him and were contentto wait. Ward sent an ‘‘expert’’ to Utah with instructions to examine the mine, and satisfy himself that it was as represented. Daring the agent’s ahsence the two men dieposed of considerable stock to residents of Detroit, Several small capitalists had eilver mine on the hrain, and hearing that Ward was going in heavily they went for the stock like rats for a grain hin. Itis said that about $50,000 cash was paid over to Whitney and Lawrence by Detroitere hesides what was ohtained from Ward. When Ward’s agent came haok be told such a tale of richness that the Captain conld hardly take it allin at once. The mine just glistened with silver, and all that was needed was capital to mine it and send it away to be coined. The agent bronght back a nnmher of specimens to back up his assertions, and when these were emptied out Ward could doubt no longer. Whitney and Lawrence called around after a day or two, aud there was no delay in closing the hargain for etock. Tbe complaint avers tbat Ward agreed to and did take $200,000 worth of stock, giving in return the following property: Three promissory notes, each of the value of $10,600, payable in one year from October 7, 1872, with interest at eight per cent. The deed of a tract of laud in Oakland county, deecribed as the southweet qaarter of section 33° nortb, of range 11° east, containing 160 79-100 acres and valued at $16,000, Twelve hundred shares of Silver Islet (Lake Superior) mining stock, valued at $60,000, Thirteen hnndred ehares of the stock of Wyandotte Rolling Mill Company, worth $65,000. Lots 101, 102 and 103, section 8 of the governor and jndges’ plan of the city of Detroit (tbe old Mansion Honse Property on the corner of Griswold and Atwater etreets), valued at $95,000, Whitney and Lawrence had ohtained what they came for, and soon after the hargain was consummated they left for parts nnknown. It was not long hefore Ward emelt arat. The eilver ore remained in the gronnd and the mine was not being worked as far as he conld ascertain. He waited awbile, and when his letters of inquiry was sent back, and he conld not learn the whereabouts of the men who had “stocked” him, he sent anotber ‘‘expert’’ to Utah to see what the matter was and to make a new inspection. About this time Lawrence came back here and made a glowing report of what the mine was doing, stating that tbirty tone of ore were awaiting shipment and more ore was being got ont every day. Ward did not give any intimation that he had dispatched asecond agent, ard his man arrived at the mine, made an inspection for himself, and soon fonnd that the whole thing waa’nt worth the powder to blow it up, The first agent had heen badly duped hy men who knew how mnch depended on his making a favorable report, but they weré rot prepared for tue second visit, and the real etate of affairs came to light. When the agent returned Lawrence was not tobe fonnd, and on the 7th inst. Ward filed his complaints bere and ohtained warrants for the arrest of hoth. It was ascertained that Lawreace was in New York and Whitney in Salt Lake City. Detective Stadler was sent East and Sergeant Britton, West, aud, as the telegraph has already stated, hoth have secured their men. The prisoners will be arraigned here, and when the whole case is laid bare it is expected that something rich in everything heside silver will.be unearthed, Lawrence and Whitney are said to he worth’ $40,000 apiece, and they will no doubt make the liveliest kind of a fight. The other Detroit stookholders are, itis stated, also prepared tq make complaints againgt them, ?

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. (January 3, 1874. Alpine County Mines. From the general mining review of the <Aline Miner we collate the following:—Alpins ietrict is hounded by Silver Monntain on ths south, Raymond on the weet, Wehster on the north and Monitor dietrict on the east. Its water powsr snpplisd by a frontage on tbe East Carson tiver of eoms ssven miles ie nnsnrpasssd, and the heet of timher in eufficisnt qnantitiss for years to come, in connsction with numerous ledges of silver-bearing ore, makes this a locality of more than ordinary intstsst. The rich ledges of ths Scandinavian Gafion have a hearing direct for ths hsart of this district, and many of them have heen sufficiently proepected to give them a market . value in the eyes of mining experte. The St. Helena Mina, Supposed to he the northern extension of the Buckeye No. 2, now owned and worked by the Exchequer Co. ot London, has had considerable work done npon it, devel-oping a good qnality of ore in moderate snpply. The deepest working does not extend below 80 or 100 feet, at which point the ledge is large and well defined, ahowing nnmistakahie evidence of being a true fissure vein. This mine is owned hy John Weis & Co., of Markleeville, and is valued at a round figure, notwithstanding the present depression in mining matters. There are several other promiaing Iedgss in the vicinity of the St. Helena, all of which will find their natural outlet at Markleeville, Mount Bullfon. This is a mountain of large extent, literally seamed with maseive ledges whose outcrop in places reaches an altitude of 46 feet ahove the aurronnding country. The Mount Buailion Tunnel Co., an Englisb institution, started at a point on the west hank of the Carson river at Bulliona, and drove in the mountain a distance of 2,000 feet to eut a belt of ledges which oross the eastern face of the monntain. They stopped ahout 250 feet short of tbe point where the main ledge might reasonahly have been expected to cut the plane of the tunnel. The company did not stop for lack of funds, like most of the companies that have undertaken the development of our mines, hut stopped on the recommendation of a Superintendent who assumed a knowledge of mineralogy in advance of the expert sent out hy the owners previous to the purchase of the property. When a company will accept the diotum of a person of: the merest snperficial knowledge of geology and mineralogy, in preference to that of such an adept as the very celebrated John Arthur Phillips of London, they are deserving of the loss entailed upon them by the ahandonment of so magnificeut an euterprise as this. The Santa Eulalia Company once had a vast property in this district, consisting of a large number of ledges and about 2,000 acres of the finest timher land in the State. After expending several thonsand dollars in ’63 and ’64, when the first reaction came after the great excitement of 60-63, they allowed everything to go by the board. This company had a large’ eloment from Virginia, Nev.; among them we call to mind Samuel A. Chapin and Jndge Leconey, and thelamented E. A. Hille, one of the pioneers of ‘‘Waehoe.”” Mr. Chapin is probably one of the most extensive Cometock owners ofthe present day, having paterts for several thonsand feet onthat famous lode, seattered along its line from Guld Hill to the lower end of Silver City. One of his locatione is destined at no distant day to make its fortunate owner one of the richest men on the Pacific coast. This is the Table Mountain mine, near the Bacon mill, Prof. Raymond py ose it nnmistakahly on the Comstock ledge. This leads ua to tre question, have we a Comstock ledge in Alpine connty? How often has this question heen asked, and how variously answered, nore but the pioneers of Alpine can tell. We have heen favored with transient visits dating from ’62 to the present writing, from such celehrities as the late Dr. Snell, of Sonora, Cal., Prof. Whitney, of the State Geologioal Snrvey, Captain James Barrett, of Cornwall, England, John Arthur Phillips, Prof. Cognia, of the Paris School of Mines, all of whom have a world wide reputation; besides such lesser lights as Prof. Kustel; Prof. W.T. Rickard, F. 0. 8.; Dr. Veitch, M. E., of Virginia, Nev., Prof. Lapham of Milwankee, Janin, brother of Louis Janin of diamond notoriety, and others less known in the mineralogical walks of life. The ve:dicts of auch men as Phillips, Barrett and Sne'l, were decidedly favorahle, while tbat of Whitney was 80-80, and a majority of the-balance decidedly that Alpine county mnst in time take high rank in the prodnetion of the precious metals. To refer hack tothe query as to whether we have a Comstock ledge in Alpine county, and in answer to that query, wo are permitted to copy from a late report on the Good Hope Mine. This mine is eituated on the hank of the East Carson river, shout two miles from Markleeville. The reportsays: ‘The evidences are unmistakable that this is a true fiseure vein. It has heavyelay walls and carries a large volume of water, and can he traced hy its outcrops for & long distance, and the country upou each side for a great breadth shows evidence of exteneive mineralogical metamorphism, ag does the snriounding oountry to the Comstock. It is a feir presumption that like causes produce like reeults. The ore, too, is a free milling ore, identioal in its combinations with the Comstock, and so like in appearanoe that no person hut an expert ean distinguish between them.’”’ This mins wae located in 1863, and was worked spasmodically np to the serly part of 1867, when the company hecame bankrupt and it fell into the hauds of creditors. A first effort was mads to develop ths mine by an incline ebaft following the foot-wall, hut at a depth of thirty-two feet the water hecame too strong for hand control, and work suspended. The nsxt effort was bya tunnel running into ths hill to strikes the ledgs at an ohtnse angls, and thence hy following the ledge eouth into ths mountain. Ths tunnel from its mouth, in for a distance of 200 feet, penstrated a country rock of soft porphyry, when it cut a clay wall six fset thick, which drained off the water from tbe incline shaft above referred to, ehowing this clsy to he the true east wall of ledge. After paesing this wall for ahout 20 feet the vein matter consisted of a mixed porphyry and quartz ehowing some veinsof quartz of a thickness of eight inches, which were qnite rich in gold and silver. On the west walla solid vein of qnartz, three feet thick, was etruck, which wae thence followed in an. nnhroken chain eouthward into the monntain 400 feet. At points in this distance the ledge made to a width of 10 feet, while the average would be be ahout five. The ore in eome places is much decomposed, while in others it required a free use of powder to extract. The dip of the ledge is about 40° to the west, with a strike averaging nearly due north and sonth. The ore at ‘the depth attained hy this tunnel is of a low grada, averaging by mill tests $12.75 per ton. Atthe time of the suspeneion this grade ore could not be worked to a profit. But with the facilities tbis mine offers for cheap extraction and he improved methods of reduction, it can now be made to yield a profit of at least $2.60 per ton. Taking the quantity of ore in sight, witb the almost certain increase in quantity and quality, as greater depth is attained, this mine offers great inducemente to capitals, and must at no distant day find an owuer of sufficient means to make it a first-class property. Mines in and abont Virginia and Gold Hill, with not one-tenth part the promise of this, have had from a hnndred thousand to half a million of money spent on their development, without grudging, and are still heing worked with vigor when the degree of promise ata thoussand or fifteen hundred feet is nothing as compared with the Good Hope. The Pantaloon Survey. The Sonoma Democrat gives the following concerning the contested survey of the Caslayomi grant, in which case Commissioner Drummond recently ordered a new survey: “Mr. Drummond’s instrnetions are that the two legs of the so-called Pantaloon survey shall he cut off, leaving the Geyser Springs and the quicksilver minee in the Hog’s Back range on public land. This will give satisfaction to the miners and settlers on that portion of the land which will be left out of the new survey. It leaves the title to the Geysers, the Little Geysers, and all the mines with the loeators and discoverers, or those who have pnrchased from them. The title to the Geyser Springs now lies with J. S, Polack or W. S. Chapman. The former claima under a location of school land warrants. Chapman, who is in possession, claims under a location of Sioux scrip. The contest for this great California wonder narrows down to these two parties, between whom a suit is pending. The claimants under the graut are, of course, defeated by the decision of Oommissioner Drummond. Tbe grant was made by Micheltoreno to Montenegro, an officer in the Mexican service. It called for eight leages of land. Montenegro sold to Forhes, British Coneul, his right for $4,000. One-half the purchase money was paid down and one-half to be made on confirmation of the title hy the United States. The claim was rejected by the land Commissioners, Their decision was set aside by the United States District Conrt. Meanwhile Forbes died without, as Montenegro claims, having paid tbe balance of the purchase money. He then deeded the land to Fremont for the sum of $80,000. Brooks and Valentine, land agents, sneceeded to Fremont’s title. T. J. Bell, of the house of Burron & Co., represents the Forhes heirs, Atthe instance of Brooks and Valentine the famous Pantaloon survey was made by J.T. Stratton, deputy from the office, of U. S. Surveyor-General Hardenbergh. The body of the plat lies in the direction of Cloverdale, One leg ran down Russian river, inclnding allthe land between Little Sulphnr and the Muscalacon, Tzabaco and Sotoyome ranchos, The other leg ran up Big Sulphur Creek, and included the Geyser Springs and a numher of mines, The snrvey was rejected hy the Land Office in Waehington, and forwarded hack to take testimony regarding the houndaries. This was donein April last. The recent decision looating the land north of Little Sulphur, in a compact hody, is the result of that examination, The claimants of the Caclayomi (now shorn of its monstrous proportion, its wonderful natural curiosity and its wealth of quicksilver) will have leisure undisturhed to fight over the fine sheep range which is left them south of Little Sulphur Creek,’”’ Fisa Hatourne in Caurya.—A curious mode of fish hatching is said to be followed in China. Having collected the necessary spawn from the water’s edge, tbe fishermen place a certain quantity in an empty hen’s egg, which is sealed up with wax and put under a sitting hen. After some days they hreak the egg and empty the fry into water well warmed hy the sun, and there nurse them until they are sufficiently strong to be turned into a lake or river. Carbolic Acid. The men that hsw flesh and saw bones for a

living are enjoying a sensation, A new invention has heen given them which, though less. startling than ths discovery of sther or chloroform is not a whit less important. Ethsr abolishes the pain of operations, but thenew agent in many respects abolishes'tthe operations themselvee, and reetoree to solid ueefulnsss limhs which, three years ago, presented only the alternativs of ampntation or death. . Ths name of ths new king is carholie acid, and tbe eurgical world is all astir on the subject of his majeety’s exploits, Carbolic acid has a low origin and a smutty pedigree, for it was born in the coal mines. When coal tar is subjected to certain chemical manipulations it yields a mass of beautiful white and silky cryetale, having an odor like creosote, and such a strong pungency as to be almost caustic. Dilnted in water, however, it is very mild, and is borne evenon raw flesh without pain. About three years ago Prof. Lister, of Glasgow, Scotland, stnmbled upon the discovery tbat under certain management carbolio acid would heal up most fearfnl injuries withont the formation of any of the offensive matter heretofore considered inevitable, and with scarcely any of the ueual pain and exhaustion —-in fact it would close np with healthy flesh ghastly openings, which aforetime had been wont to terminate in amputation or death. Such startling results could not remain unnoticed. The whole surgical world was aronsed, and experiment followed experiment, until a wide field of fresh facts was explored, and a new surgical principle of magnificent proportions stepped into the arena, Let us reyiew a few of the main pointa of the discovery. Suppose a patient has received an injury, shattering the bones of the knee-joint and opening its cavity to the external air. What has usually been the conseqnence ? First of all, it begins to grow red, hot and swollen; in other words, it is inflamed. Next it hegins to discharge immense quantities of yellow matter, then the air which gains access oauses these finids to decompose and become horrihly offensive. The decomposition generates poison in the depths of the wound of a most deadly character, which infects the surronnding flesh with erysipelas and mortification; meantime the hroken bones die and rot, the patient hecomes rapidly emaciated, and his haggard countenance hetrays his fearful exhaustion; his veins ahsorh the poison from the wound and carry it to the whole system, often causing him to sink into an untimely graye; or he may barely survive, and recover, after years of suffering, with a crippled limb. Now such caees are treated on a new plan, and thedifference in the result is marvelous, The skin remains white and natural; there is no offeusive odor, and scarcely any discharge or ewelling; the bones do not decay; the flesh does not mortify; the blood is not poisoned. . In short, the patient recovers as easily as thengh he had not been in theslightest danger. What makes the difference? The microscope has revealed the mystery. It has heen discovered that everywhere around us there are conntless germs of living animals invisible to the naked eye, They float hy millions in the very air we hreathe, and penetrate to every open wound, where, alighting like an invisible dost on the moist surfaces, they develop and multiply hy myriads every honr. These microscopic animaleules are the canse of putrefaction in all dead animal matter, and of mmany poisonous aud putrid discharges from wounds in living flesh. So true ie this that in the hottest summer weather, if a joint of buteher’s meat be snbjected to some process sufficient to kill all the germs upon it, and measures be taken to prevent the access of any more, it will dry up without offensiveness or decay. The same thing occurs in the pure air of the Rocky Mountsinregions. In theee lofty hights there is often euch a destitution of organic germs in the air that dead carcasses ahsolutely dry up on the ground without decay. It is these pestilential animaleules which canse the chief part of danger and trouhle in wonnded knee joints and in many other surgical troublee, Hence, where filth and foul material is most abundant the germs are most numerous, and human wounds most dangerons, as, for instance, in overcrowded hospitals and in illventilated honses. . Prof. Lister found that diluted carholic acid, though innocent when applied to human flesh, was a deadly poison to all microscopic animals; and with this fact like a sword iu his haud he conceived the idea of destroying all the microscopic animale in a wound by this means, and of preventing the entrance of any more, and thus evading the chief terrors and dangers. Without going into tedions details, we may etate the outline of his plan as follows: The surgeon prepares two hottles, one of which contains water holdiug five per oent. of carholic acid in solution, and the other has oil holding ten per cent. of the acid. The wound is first cleared of all dirt, sticks and other dead ohjects which may be present, as well as all hits of bones which may be lying luose init. Itis then boldly and thoroughly washed out with the watery solution, which kills every animalcular ge1m within it without any serious pain to the patient. The parts are then closed up and a piece of lint or cotton hatting is dipped in the oily solution and laid over the whole wound, Over this is placed tin foil or rubber t oloth, to ksep out ths air and retain the vapor of the carbolic acid. This procese in wide wounds must he renewed svery day, bnt in thoee with small orifices may be used only once aweek. Ofcoures it is varied in many ways, according tothe nature of the injury and the fancy of the surgeon; hnt two points muet hs observed, viz., to kill every animalcule in ths wonnd, and to prevent any nsw ones from sntering. The resulte ars aetonishing.— Mining Journal, More Salted Mines. The Detroit Free Press eays: It is pretty generally known that E. B, Ward of this city, made a big thing hy investing in the Silver Islet mine in Lake Sugerior, which hae panned out more silver dollars for the stockholdere than any similar enterprise entered into since the palmy days of California mining. His euccess with Silver Islet made him‘ approathable as to other mining etocke, and it , has just been ascertained that he claims to have been taken in and done for fully as badly as these who invested their greenbacks in the famous Arizona diamond humbug. History, as stated in his complaints before the police justice of Detroit, sets forth that in 1872 he was approached hy John M. Whitney of Salt Lake, and Joel Lawrence of Chicago, on the subject of purchasing stock in the Eureka silver mine, located in Utah. Ward looked enviously at the rich specimens placed ‘pefore him, and finally declared that if he was sure the mine was all right he might take stock. Whitney and Lawrence wanted him to he sure that it was all right—in fact, they were adverse to his taking a dollar of stock until he had perfectly satisfied himself on that point. They did not press him stronger, hut held the hait ready for him and were contentto wait. Ward sent an ‘‘expert’’ to Utah with instructions to examine the mine, and satisfy himself that it was as represented. Daring the agent’s ahsence the two men dieposed of considerable stock to residents of Detroit, Several small capitalists had eilver mine on the hrain, and hearing that Ward was going in heavily they went for the stock like rats for a grain hin. Itis said that about $50,000 cash was paid over to Whitney and Lawrence by Detroitere hesides what was ohtained from Ward. When Ward’s agent came haok be told such a tale of richness that the Captain conld hardly take it allin at once. The mine just glistened with silver, and all that was needed was capital to mine it and send it away to be coined. The agent bronght back a nnmher of specimens to back up his assertions, and when these were emptied out Ward could doubt no longer. Whitney and Lawrence called around after a day or two, aud there was no delay in closing the hargain for etock. Tbe complaint avers tbat Ward agreed to and did take $200,000 worth of stock, giving in return the following property: Three promissory notes, each of the value of $10,600, payable in one year from October 7, 1872, with interest at eight per cent. The deed of a tract of laud in Oakland county, deecribed as the southweet qaarter of section 33° nortb, of range 11° east, containing 160 79-100 acres and valued at $16,000, Twelve hundred shares of Silver Islet (Lake Superior) mining stock, valued at $60,000, Thirteen hnndred ehares of the stock of Wyandotte Rolling Mill Company, worth $65,000. Lots 101, 102 and 103, section 8 of the governor and jndges’ plan of the city of Detroit (tbe old Mansion Honse Property on the corner of Griswold and Atwater etreets), valued at $95,000, Whitney and Lawrence had ohtained what they came for, and soon after the hargain was consummated they left for parts nnknown. It was not long hefore Ward emelt arat. The eilver ore remained in the gronnd and the mine was not being worked as far as he conld ascertain. He waited awbile, and when his letters of inquiry was sent back, and he conld not learn the whereabouts of the men who had “stocked” him, he sent anotber ‘‘expert’’ to Utah to see what the matter was and to make a new inspection. About this time Lawrence came back here and made a glowing report of what the mine was doing, stating that tbirty tone of ore were awaiting shipment and more ore was being got ont every day. Ward did not give any intimation that he had dispatched asecond agent, ard his man arrived at the mine, made an inspection for himself, and soon fonnd that the whole thing waa’nt worth the powder to blow it up, The first agent had heen badly duped hy men who knew how mnch depended on his making a favorable report, but they weré rot prepared for tue second visit, and the real etate of affairs came to light. When the agent returned Lawrence was not tobe fonnd, and on the 7th inst. Ward filed his complaints bere and ohtained warrants for the arrest of hoth. It was ascertained that Lawreace was in New York and Whitney in Salt Lake City. Detective Stadler was sent East and Sergeant Britton, West, aud, as the telegraph has already stated, hoth have secured their men. The prisoners will be arraigned here, and when the whole case is laid bare it is expected that something rich in everything heside silver will.be unearthed, Lawrence and Whitney are said to he worth’ $40,000 apiece, and they will no doubt make the liveliest kind of a fight. The other Detroit stookholders are, itis stated, also prepared tq make complaints againgt them, ?